[Jolin Tsai] Let's PLAY with Queen Jolin in her 17th thread!

[pommy48]

Amei's album was really just WOW. I feel like she just mixed Amei and Amit in that album, so there's really not that much of a boundary between her personas.

I don't think Jolin is quite there yet with her personal creativity. It's nice to see her experimenting more, but since she's known as more of a mainstream pop artist, it might not be the time yet for her to go that personal with herself.

But this is definitely a good album for her to transition towards being a more serious artist!

[Tom Punks]

^ I felt like this album was a step back in the sophistication/"seriousness" department to be honest... MUSE felt less juvenile and more like a step toward being an in-her-thirties pop star. Especially when you look at the actual visual difference between the eras. MUSE was all about fashion and elegance, and it was so iconic and mature in a way that she's never really been before. PLAY feels more like an effort from Miley Cyrus (SORRY JOLIN ily but I can't think of a better comparison right now). The comedy, the err nightgown and hair curler scenes, the really juvenile teenage-sounding lyrics in I'm Not Yours, how off the wall Miss Trouble is, how loud and a little too in-your-face PLAY is... The ballads are a major step forward, but the album's one hot song (Medusa) isn't anything new for her and the poppy/EDM songs are pretty much some of the most generic pop songs she's had yet and that makes them feel really juvenile for me.

I don't hate the album (although nothing about it grabs me at all), but I really do think it's a huge step back in terms of becoming a more "serious" artist because Myself and MUSE were much, much closer to that imo.

[KuuXAyu-fan]

Linoa when can we expect a performance of Play?

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by KuuXAyu-fan

Linoa when can we expect a performance of Play?

PLAY's first signing session is on November 23rd, so on November 23rd I think ^^

[AyuHamasaki01]

I love the way she sings the 'mirror mirror on the wall' sentence at 1:52 of I'm Not Yours.

[Maemi]

When can we expect the preview of I''m Not Yours PV? *impatient*

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by Maemi

When can we expect the preview of I''m Not Yours PV? *impatient*

They never release previews for MVs so you'll have to wait for the end of December/early January for the full thing XD

[abestfah]

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

I love the way she sings the 'mirror mirror on the wall' sentence at 1:52 of I'm Not Yours.

I try to copy but I can't 555

[Irish_Ayu_Fan]

I'm so confused that on the Taiwanese iTunes, all the song titles are in English, but on the Irish one, they're in Chinese hahaha!?

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by Linoa62

They never release previews for MVs so you'll have to wait for the end of December/early January for the full thing XD

What's wrong with them

[maddy1111]

Originally Posted by Maemi

What's wrong with them

Why do you need short preview? It's so much better if they give us a full thing

[inthezone]

Why do people want her to get experimental and shit god, just enjoy pop music for what it is.

[pommy48]

Cause we appreciate not just listening to a cookie-cutter artist?

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by maddy1111

Why do you need short preview? It's so much better if they give us a full thing

Yes but you have to wait for the full thing longer I need sth to satisfy my curiosity after all

[Linoa62]

Originally Posted by KLJames

http://namieamuro.jp/news/news.php?nID=VFaM2jwl65
Namie web already stated that the MV only will release in LATE December, plus they just shoot it recently, so wait

Jolin's Fans Club and Jolin herself have stated that it would be released in January, that's why I said late December/early January...

[Linoa62]

I got my copies of PLAY today! (I ordered both pre-order versions).
Scans to come soon lol

From the booklet:
MV directors -> Jeff Chang (電話皇后 Phony Queen), Muh Chen (PLAY我呸 PLAY, I'm Not Yours feat. Namie Amuro), Fu Tienyu (The Third Person And I), Jennifer Wu (美杜莎 Medusa), Scott Beardslee & Kitty Lin (第二性 Gentlewomen), Thomas Wyatt & Edwin Eversole (唇語 Lip Reading & 自愛自受 I Love, I Embrace), Hou Chijian (不一樣又怎麼樣 We're All Different, Yet The Same).

Choreographers: Parris Goebel & Kiel Tutin (電話皇后 Phony Queen, PLAY我呸 PLAY, 美杜莎 Medusa), Danielle Polanco (I'm Not Yours feat. Namie Amuro). Sakura Inoue & Rui Akimoto are also credited for 電話皇后 Phony Queen's choreo.

EDIT:
Play With Medusa version scans:
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=707
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=708

[Maemi]

Originally Posted by KLJames

http://namieamuro.jp/news/news.php?nID=VFaM2jwl65
Namie web already stated that the MV only will release in LATE December, plus they just shoot it recently, so wait

Of course I'm not going to wait for it for god's sake.... I was just a bit disappointed that I'll have to watch the PV two months after listening to the song....

[ayu_ready?]

I'm happy about this album

[AyuHamasaki01]

Spoiler:

credits; Jolin Jeneration

0_______o wait, what? How?

[Linoa62]

Play With The Blonds pre-order version scans:
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=712
http://www.jolinjenerationgallery.co....php?album=711

I tried my best for the photobook since it didn't fit in my scanner...

Originally Posted by AyuHamasaki01

Spoiler:

credits; Jolin Jeneration

0_______o wait, what? How?

LOL
I read that she had to do one hour of warm-ups for this pose.