The C-pop/M-pop Discussion 3rd Thread

[maddy1111]

I agree ... even if I stan Jay Chou, I stop adoring him back in 2010 which is already 10 years ago :-/
He was really amazing since his second album (Fantasy/2001) till Capricorn (2008) / The Era (2010) maybe. It was incredibly span of 9 and/or 10 albums that were mixing together rap, rock, pop, traditional Chinese music etc. No other male singer got even close to him in terms of popularity and quality of music.
But since Exclamation Mark is just meh ... mediocre album after mediocre album.
There are some songs on each album I like, but in general Opus 12 (2012), and Exclamation Mark (2011) are just boring af albums.
Aiyo, Not Bad (2014) was a bit better but no even close to any of his previous work.
And his latest album Bedtime Stories (2016) is the weakest album of his career.
No wonder he didn't release a new album for 4+ years already, it seems like he is musically burnt out. No wonder after all these years of creativity ... but man, even so, how can someone as Jay Chou release a song like Mojito this year? I know it has been quite a hit in Taiwan, but even I feel ashamed when watching that music video. He is 41 but acting like 15.