(News taken from November 2000)
For his new album, Work IX “Still Dreaming” (Qing Chun Meng), Jeremy has changed from his past independent music to the more current popular music. He laughed and said, "I'm a little sorry to the person 13 years ago, the one who sang "Zhai Wen" (Condolence), the music idealist and persistent me." After listening to this album, you will notice that he has managed to preserved his original style.
During his promotion, Jeremy expressed that people may have long forgotten this depressed Jeremy Chang, so he has to use this promotion method to help his fans regain their memories.
MY says:
Jeremy has sure changed a lot. Looks like he is more opened now with his outlook on life.
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Nov 24/2000)
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Jeremy's New Movie Script
(News taken from November 2000)
Jeremy's new movie script deals with the long time issues that Taiwan has been facing with respect to it's international position. It talks about how a Taiwanese cab driver in New York, who has a "rob from the rich and give to the poor" attitude, robs from the United Nations government officials and then escapes back to Taiwan to deal with the political issues.
In response to his film production funding application for the movie script, "Siberian Butterfly", not being approved, Jeremy expressed that he will write one script every year until his application gets approved.
MY says:
Jeremy sure has persistency and patience.
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Nov 23/2000)
Jeremy's new movie script deals with the long time issues that Taiwan has been facing with respect to it's international position. It talks about how a Taiwanese cab driver in New York, who has a "rob from the rich and give to the poor" attitude, robs from the United Nations government officials and then escapes back to Taiwan to deal with the political issues.
In response to his film production funding application for the movie script, "Siberian Butterfly", not being approved, Jeremy expressed that he will write one script every year until his application gets approved.
MY says:
Jeremy sure has persistency and patience.
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Nov 23/2000)
Image Breakthrough for Jeremy and Ah Hong's Cooking Show
(News taken from November 2000)
According to Jeremy himself, his latest image breakthrough is adding color to his clothing. In the past he only wore black and white colors. But his coworkers laughed saying that he only added a blue shirt and brown scarf. He replied, "Hey, a breakthrough is difficult to achieve. I have to take it slowly!"
Jeremy was invited to "A Hong Shang Cai" (Ah Hong's cooking show). His dishes included, "Orange Duck Slices" and "Italian Pasta". While cooking the pasta, he threw a piece onto the wall. Chen Hong couldn't resist and commented, "You are very artistic." Jeremy replied, "This has nothing to do with being artistic. It's a method to test out if the pasta is done. If the pasta sticks to the wall then it is done."
MY says:
Jeremy can be so hilarious sometimes. Actually, I googled this thing about pasta sticking to the wall and yes, even Italian chefs say that it's a dependable method to determine that the pasta is done. Way to go, Jeremy!
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Nov 22/2000)
According to Jeremy himself, his latest image breakthrough is adding color to his clothing. In the past he only wore black and white colors. But his coworkers laughed saying that he only added a blue shirt and brown scarf. He replied, "Hey, a breakthrough is difficult to achieve. I have to take it slowly!"
Jeremy was invited to "A Hong Shang Cai" (Ah Hong's cooking show). His dishes included, "Orange Duck Slices" and "Italian Pasta". While cooking the pasta, he threw a piece onto the wall. Chen Hong couldn't resist and commented, "You are very artistic." Jeremy replied, "This has nothing to do with being artistic. It's a method to test out if the pasta is done. If the pasta sticks to the wall then it is done."
MY says:
Jeremy can be so hilarious sometimes. Actually, I googled this thing about pasta sticking to the wall and yes, even Italian chefs say that it's a dependable method to determine that the pasta is done. Way to go, Jeremy!
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Nov 22/2000)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Some more photos of Jeremy Chang
MY says:
Below are some more links to photos of Jeremy Chang.
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/ (left side click 影像特區)
Below are some more links to photos of Jeremy Chang.
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/ (left side click 影像特區)
5 Years in New York, USA
(News taken from June/September/November 2000)
To pursue his 12-year dream of becoming a movie director, in 1995, Jeremy set off to New York to study filmmaking for 5 years. He left after releasing his album, Work VII “ I Am Who I Am” (Lao Zi You Li). At the time he was full of resentment that no one understood why he was so persistent in composing music, but at the same time he as full of passion to have his movie dream. Due to album preparation and film script problems, Jeremy left his studies which delayed his graduation for 1 year. In May of 2000, he obtained his Master's degree in filmmaking from New York University.
Jeremy said, "I must be a self-torture type of person, leaving behind a good dentist job to become a singer and then going overseas to study." But for him, as a student, sweating in the hot sun for 7 to 8 hours each day just to catch the camera shot that gave the right "feeling" was well worth the hard work. A simple student life that could easily be satisfied was great.
In reality, Jeremy's student life was far from easy. During his 5 years studying filmmaking at New York University, he nearly went broke, using up all his savings of 7,000,000 TWD (223,570 USD). One of his instructors, Christine Choy (a Chinese-American film director), had implied that he was there just for fun but his reply was that he was serious and he was determined to finish his studies for all to see. He suffered more hardship than the average person. He was on a tight budget of 10,000 TWD (320 USD) per month, eating only one meal per day. The rest of his savings was used to purchase filmmaking equipment which included: a 16cm camera, a film-editing machine, a director's lookout device and a sound-producing machine. His parents shook their heads when they heard this, commenting that he had never done anything right in his life. They even tried to persuade him to return to dentistry, to live a life with more reality.
Apart from filmmaking, Jeremy also learned to cook. "I went from not knowing how to cook for myself to being capable of cooking a whole meal for a full table."
Jeremy still made occasional trips back to his seaside home in Keelung city, Taiwan where he would spend his days daydreaming. He said, "If someone said to have seen me in a pub in Taipei, it would be impossible."
In order to forget his singing life and focus on his filmmaking studies, during his first year in New York, Jeremy had to refrain from listening to or singing any songs. But Jeremy was not totally disconnected from the music industry during his studies. He continued to compose for others to make some money for himself. During his stay in New York, many companies flew from Taiwan to invite him to sing. Some of his work which gained success during that time included: "Hiroshima Love", a duet with Karen Mok; "Why Do You Love Someone Else" for Andy Hui; the themesong for the drama "World April Days"; and "I Envy You So Much" for Chiang Mei Chi.
After graduation, he returned to the music industry to give his long time fans a gift and an explanation. Because he had been away so long, he was a bit nervous on the day of his album cover shooting. His coworker Winnie Xin came to visit him during the shot. In order for him to appear depressed, his make-up artist requested that he let his beard grow and starve for 1 week, eating only peanuts and rice each day. The result was achieved within 2 days. He said, "I often let my hair and beard grow long. Shampoo companies should hire me for their ads!"
Returning to Taiwan, he immediately applied for Taiwan Cinema's Film Production Assistance Program loan. He is currently still waiting for the application to be approved. Many people have suggested that if he lowered his budget to 5,000,000 TWD (160,000 USD) perhaps his chances would increase. But Jeremy's reply was, "The movie must be presentable. Why else would I have spent my time going to New York University for?" Music is merely Jeremy's interest but directing movies is his true love. He had also expressed that even if he failed to succeed in show business, he would rather go work for the post office, delivering mail than to return to dentistry.
One of the movie scripts that Jeremy wrote was called "The Siberian Butterfly". It is a love story dating back to 20 to 30 years ago, between a Russian Siberian Butterfly specialist and a Taiwanese girl. The movie contains many Siberian sceneries, plus some history of Taiwan's butterfly kingdom.
(MY: Incorrect information removed from this section.)
MY says:
This certainly shows that if Jeremy wants to do something, it must be his best work whether it is in music composing or film producing. I admire his determination for his dream, but when it comes to surviving, reality must kick in. Jeremy, at least you have a choice. You may not want to hear this, but your parents did provide you with enough education to take a second road when in need -- the skill of dentistry, which you will carry with you for the rest of your life. Many others are not so fortunate.
(MY: Incorrect information removed from this section.)
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Jun 9/2000, Jun 20/2000, Sept 21/2000, Nov 17/2000, Nov 20/2000)
To pursue his 12-year dream of becoming a movie director, in 1995, Jeremy set off to New York to study filmmaking for 5 years. He left after releasing his album, Work VII “ I Am Who I Am” (Lao Zi You Li). At the time he was full of resentment that no one understood why he was so persistent in composing music, but at the same time he as full of passion to have his movie dream. Due to album preparation and film script problems, Jeremy left his studies which delayed his graduation for 1 year. In May of 2000, he obtained his Master's degree in filmmaking from New York University.
Jeremy said, "I must be a self-torture type of person, leaving behind a good dentist job to become a singer and then going overseas to study." But for him, as a student, sweating in the hot sun for 7 to 8 hours each day just to catch the camera shot that gave the right "feeling" was well worth the hard work. A simple student life that could easily be satisfied was great.
In reality, Jeremy's student life was far from easy. During his 5 years studying filmmaking at New York University, he nearly went broke, using up all his savings of 7,000,000 TWD (223,570 USD). One of his instructors, Christine Choy (a Chinese-American film director), had implied that he was there just for fun but his reply was that he was serious and he was determined to finish his studies for all to see. He suffered more hardship than the average person. He was on a tight budget of 10,000 TWD (320 USD) per month, eating only one meal per day. The rest of his savings was used to purchase filmmaking equipment which included: a 16cm camera, a film-editing machine, a director's lookout device and a sound-producing machine. His parents shook their heads when they heard this, commenting that he had never done anything right in his life. They even tried to persuade him to return to dentistry, to live a life with more reality.
Apart from filmmaking, Jeremy also learned to cook. "I went from not knowing how to cook for myself to being capable of cooking a whole meal for a full table."
Jeremy still made occasional trips back to his seaside home in Keelung city, Taiwan where he would spend his days daydreaming. He said, "If someone said to have seen me in a pub in Taipei, it would be impossible."
In order to forget his singing life and focus on his filmmaking studies, during his first year in New York, Jeremy had to refrain from listening to or singing any songs. But Jeremy was not totally disconnected from the music industry during his studies. He continued to compose for others to make some money for himself. During his stay in New York, many companies flew from Taiwan to invite him to sing. Some of his work which gained success during that time included: "Hiroshima Love", a duet with Karen Mok; "Why Do You Love Someone Else" for Andy Hui; the themesong for the drama "World April Days"; and "I Envy You So Much" for Chiang Mei Chi.
After graduation, he returned to the music industry to give his long time fans a gift and an explanation. Because he had been away so long, he was a bit nervous on the day of his album cover shooting. His coworker Winnie Xin came to visit him during the shot. In order for him to appear depressed, his make-up artist requested that he let his beard grow and starve for 1 week, eating only peanuts and rice each day. The result was achieved within 2 days. He said, "I often let my hair and beard grow long. Shampoo companies should hire me for their ads!"
Returning to Taiwan, he immediately applied for Taiwan Cinema's Film Production Assistance Program loan. He is currently still waiting for the application to be approved. Many people have suggested that if he lowered his budget to 5,000,000 TWD (160,000 USD) perhaps his chances would increase. But Jeremy's reply was, "The movie must be presentable. Why else would I have spent my time going to New York University for?" Music is merely Jeremy's interest but directing movies is his true love. He had also expressed that even if he failed to succeed in show business, he would rather go work for the post office, delivering mail than to return to dentistry.
One of the movie scripts that Jeremy wrote was called "The Siberian Butterfly". It is a love story dating back to 20 to 30 years ago, between a Russian Siberian Butterfly specialist and a Taiwanese girl. The movie contains many Siberian sceneries, plus some history of Taiwan's butterfly kingdom.
(MY: Incorrect information removed from this section.)
MY says:
This certainly shows that if Jeremy wants to do something, it must be his best work whether it is in music composing or film producing. I admire his determination for his dream, but when it comes to surviving, reality must kick in. Jeremy, at least you have a choice. You may not want to hear this, but your parents did provide you with enough education to take a second road when in need -- the skill of dentistry, which you will carry with you for the rest of your life. Many others are not so fortunate.
(MY: Incorrect information removed from this section.)
Source of info:
http://members.tripod.com/~yizhen/
(Jun 9/2000, Jun 20/2000, Sept 21/2000, Nov 17/2000, Nov 20/2000)
Monday, January 28, 2008
More Facts on Jeremy's Songs, Being Single and Being a Dentist
(On stage interview with Fei Yu Ching 2003)
TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Gold Award for the Most Popular Mandarin Song with his song: "Do You Know I'm Waiting For you?" (Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma?)
Jeremy: "I had never been to Hong Kong. One day my record company informed me that my song was nominated for the Most Popular Mandarin Song award. I said at the time, how could this happen to me?"
Types of songs.
Jeremy: "I compose two different types of songs: the popular love songs and my own style of songs, such as "I Am Who I Am” (Lao Zi You Li) and “Don't Hit Me, Confucius” (Kong Zi Bu Yao Da Wo)."
Reading about Li Bai and Confucious.
Jeremy: "I don't read these books anymore. I read them when I was young. I remember very little on the facts. Read the first and last page, but ignore the middle pages...haha"
Response to Fei Yu Ching's question on being lonely.
Jeremy: "In between busy periods when there is nothing to do, I do sometimes ask myself what should I do or should I continue the way I am."
Response to Fei Yu Ching's comment on many performers being single for life.
Jeremy: "This could be a possibility."
Returning back to being a dentist.
Jeremy: "I can usually adjust myself after the first day, similar to driving a car."
Response to Fei Yu Ching's question on unforgettable moments as a dentist.
Jeremy: "In the past, a dentist would work closer to his patient's mouth. Since the outbreak of SARS, every dentist now wears a mask and does not bend down too close to the patient. Nowadays it is very common to have an dental assistant to help handle things, such as holding down the patient."
MY says:
Not sure when this on stage interview was done, whether it was before or after he met his girlfriend from Lithuania.
TVB Jade Solid Gold Music Gold Award for the Most Popular Mandarin Song with his song: "Do You Know I'm Waiting For you?" (Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma?)
Jeremy: "I had never been to Hong Kong. One day my record company informed me that my song was nominated for the Most Popular Mandarin Song award. I said at the time, how could this happen to me?"
Types of songs.
Jeremy: "I compose two different types of songs: the popular love songs and my own style of songs, such as "I Am Who I Am” (Lao Zi You Li) and “Don't Hit Me, Confucius” (Kong Zi Bu Yao Da Wo)."
Reading about Li Bai and Confucious.
Jeremy: "I don't read these books anymore. I read them when I was young. I remember very little on the facts. Read the first and last page, but ignore the middle pages...haha"
Response to Fei Yu Ching's question on being lonely.
Jeremy: "In between busy periods when there is nothing to do, I do sometimes ask myself what should I do or should I continue the way I am."
Response to Fei Yu Ching's comment on many performers being single for life.
Jeremy: "This could be a possibility."
Returning back to being a dentist.
Jeremy: "I can usually adjust myself after the first day, similar to driving a car."
Response to Fei Yu Ching's question on unforgettable moments as a dentist.
Jeremy: "In the past, a dentist would work closer to his patient's mouth. Since the outbreak of SARS, every dentist now wears a mask and does not bend down too close to the patient. Nowadays it is very common to have an dental assistant to help handle things, such as holding down the patient."
MY says:
Not sure when this on stage interview was done, whether it was before or after he met his girlfriend from Lithuania.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Some Facts on Jeremy's Songs
(On stage interview with Fei Yu Ching 2003)
Song: "Do You Know I'm Waiting For you?" (Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma?)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang
Jeremy: "This song came about during a typhoon. I didn't know what was going on up there but down here I was waiting for someone."
Song: "Beautiful Flower Butterfly" (Mei Li De Hua Hu Die)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Jeremy Chang
Jeremy: "I've always liked butterflies. The biggest difference between humans and butterflies is that humans will grow old and die, whereas butterflies will become more beautiful as they mature and will die when they are most beautiful."
Song: "What Can I Take From You" (Wo Neng Dai Zou Ni De Shen Me)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Wu Bai
Jeremy: "Most people will think that this song was created by the beauty and the beast, with me being the feminine one and Wu Bai being the masculine one. In reality, Wu Bai can be very soft hearted in the lyrics he writes."
Song: "Hiroshima Love" (Guang Dao Zhi Lian)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Tu Ying
Jeremy: "It is very difficult to arrange for both Karen Mok and I be together on stage, therefore each time I perform this song, I have to find someone to take Karen's place. It becomes a game sometimes. I've even requested fans to come on stage to sing with me. It is very interesting to learned that there are many different voices."
MY says:
Every Jeremy song must have a story to it. The majority of the songs he wrote for other singers often are put into their first or second album. He jokingly said, "Now that they are famous, they won't need me anymore." He said that he doesn't purposely keep good songs for himself, every new song he writes is from scratch.
Did you know that Jeremy wrote two songs for Aaron Kwok in his earlier career: "Could It Be That You Still Do Not Know" (Nan Dao Ni Xian Zai Hai Bu Zhi Dao) and "My Heart is Still Beating" (Xin Xian Zai Hai Zai Tiao)?
Song: "Do You Know I'm Waiting For you?" (Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma?)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang
Jeremy: "This song came about during a typhoon. I didn't know what was going on up there but down here I was waiting for someone."
Song: "Beautiful Flower Butterfly" (Mei Li De Hua Hu Die)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Jeremy Chang
Jeremy: "I've always liked butterflies. The biggest difference between humans and butterflies is that humans will grow old and die, whereas butterflies will become more beautiful as they mature and will die when they are most beautiful."
Song: "What Can I Take From You" (Wo Neng Dai Zou Ni De Shen Me)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Wu Bai
Jeremy: "Most people will think that this song was created by the beauty and the beast, with me being the feminine one and Wu Bai being the masculine one. In reality, Wu Bai can be very soft hearted in the lyrics he writes."
Song: "Hiroshima Love" (Guang Dao Zhi Lian)
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Tu Ying
Jeremy: "It is very difficult to arrange for both Karen Mok and I be together on stage, therefore each time I perform this song, I have to find someone to take Karen's place. It becomes a game sometimes. I've even requested fans to come on stage to sing with me. It is very interesting to learned that there are many different voices."
MY says:
Every Jeremy song must have a story to it. The majority of the songs he wrote for other singers often are put into their first or second album. He jokingly said, "Now that they are famous, they won't need me anymore." He said that he doesn't purposely keep good songs for himself, every new song he writes is from scratch.
Did you know that Jeremy wrote two songs for Aaron Kwok in his earlier career: "Could It Be That You Still Do Not Know" (Nan Dao Ni Xian Zai Hai Bu Zhi Dao) and "My Heart is Still Beating" (Xin Xian Zai Hai Zai Tiao)?
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Angus Tong, Emil Chau & Jeremy Chang
Chinese Name: 童安格
English Name: Angus Tong Ange
Date of Birth: July 26, 1959
Place of Birth: China
Height: 176cm (5'-9")
Weight: 57 kg (125 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Interests: reading, movies, toys, computers
Sporst: baseball
Started music career: 1985
Chinese Name: 周華健
English Name: Emil Chau Wakin
Date of Birth: December 22, 1960
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm (5'-8.5")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Interests: unknown
Sports: running, swimming.
Started music career: 1986
Chinese Name: 張洪量
English Name: Jeremy Chang Hung Liang
Date of Birth: December 15, 1959
Place of Birth: Taiwan
Height: 173cm (5'-8")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Interests: composing music
Sports: table tennis, swimming
Started music career: 1987
MY says:
Most importantly, they all play the guitar. Wouldn't it be cool to have all 3 of them in one concert?
Source of info:
http://datalib.ent.qq.com/star/1125/index.shtml
http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/21/21_6_1612_0_0_0.html
http://web.ezpeer.com.tw/profile/s248.html
English Name: Angus Tong Ange
Date of Birth: July 26, 1959
Place of Birth: China
Height: 176cm (5'-9")
Weight: 57 kg (125 lbs)
Blood Type: A
Interests: reading, movies, toys, computers
Sporst: baseball
Started music career: 1985
Chinese Name: 周華健
English Name: Emil Chau Wakin
Date of Birth: December 22, 1960
Place of Birth: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm (5'-8.5")
Weight: 74 kg (163 lbs)
Blood Type: B
Interests: unknown
Sports: running, swimming.
Started music career: 1986
Chinese Name: 張洪量
English Name: Jeremy Chang Hung Liang
Date of Birth: December 15, 1959
Place of Birth: Taiwan
Height: 173cm (5'-8")
Weight: 65 kg (143 lbs)
Blood Type: O
Interests: composing music
Sports: table tennis, swimming
Started music career: 1987
MY says:
Most importantly, they all play the guitar. Wouldn't it be cool to have all 3 of them in one concert?
Source of info:
http://datalib.ent.qq.com/star/1125/index.shtml
http://www.kkbox.com.tw/funky/21/21_6_1612_0_0_0.html
http://web.ezpeer.com.tw/profile/s248.html
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Who is Jeremy's other half (Part II)?
(News taken from February 2004)
One evening, during the month of February 2004, Jeremy and a cute blond short hair girl were seen eating at Taipei's well-known Thai Food House.
Jeremy encountered his first love at the age of 28.
MY says:
I still can't find her name. Could it be Julia (Juliya, Yulia) Kovaliova? The one that attended Townson University of Athletics? The gymnast who represented Lithuania on the bars in Sydney, Australia in 2000?
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/gossip/040217/040217_221145.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040402/040402_234062.html
http://music.yule.sohu.com/2004/04/08/52/article219775209.shtml
One evening, during the month of February 2004, Jeremy and a cute blond short hair girl were seen eating at Taipei's well-known Thai Food House.
Jeremy encountered his first love at the age of 28.
MY says:
I still can't find her name. Could it be Julia (Juliya, Yulia) Kovaliova? The one that attended Townson University of Athletics? The gymnast who represented Lithuania on the bars in Sydney, Australia in 2000?
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/gossip/040217/040217_221145.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040402/040402_234062.html
http://music.yule.sohu.com/2004/04/08/52/article219775209.shtml
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Photos of Jeremy Chang
MY says:
Below are some links to photos of Jeremy Chang.
Source of info:
Google:
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=%E5%BC%A0%E6%B4%AA%E9%87%8F&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
Baidu:
http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&ct=201326592&cl=2&lm=-1&pv=&word=%D5%C5%BA%E9%C1%BF&z=0
tom.com:
http://music.ent.tom.com/piclibs/zhanghongliang/index.html
163.com:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/media/pic/040402/040402_234199(1).html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/media/pic/040610/040610_253465.html
Below are some links to photos of Jeremy Chang.
Source of info:
Google:
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=%E5%BC%A0%E6%B4%AA%E9%87%8F&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
Baidu:
http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&ct=201326592&cl=2&lm=-1&pv=&word=%D5%C5%BA%E9%C1%BF&z=0
tom.com:
http://music.ent.tom.com/piclibs/zhanghongliang/index.html
163.com:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/media/pic/040402/040402_234199(1).html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/media/pic/040610/040610_253465.html
Jeremy Chang as a Dentist
(News taken from April 2004)
Because of his father's wishes, Jeremy gave up his most loved singing career and went back to work as a dentist. But he was never able to let go of singing and after convincing his family, it was agreed upon that he would have to work at the clinic at least one day per week during his record promotion period.
The record company took advantage of this by offering buyers a chance to win a 10k diamond that was worth $10,000 with the purchase of his new album. Only 10 albums contained the diamond and Jeremy would be the one packaging the diamonds in the albums. The lucky winners will have the option of having the diamond embedded onto their teeth by Jeremy himself. Jeremy thought at one time, that it would be neat to have his autograph engraved on his patients' teeth, so his patients would remember him forever.
During one interview, the host who knew him quite well, jokingly said that Jeremy's monthly income working as a dentist was only a mere $10,000!
As a dentist, Jeremy sometimes uses psychology to help his patients. He once said to one of his patients, "If pulling your tooth hurts, then I will quit my singing career!" It's easy to convince his patients to relax but he is just as reluctant to sit at the dentist chair. "Most people will think of the needle as a thorn, but to us dentists, we will think of whether the needle will enter into the muscles, bones or nerves. With this in mind, we get just as nervous."
After several years as a dentist, he has gotten used to the routine and no longer thinks about the past. "I will not only work as a dentist, singing is still my interest, therefore I will become a 'dentist singer'. I hope my patients will become my fans and my fans will also become my patients."
MY says:
Why does Jeremy keep on saying that he pulls teeth? Don't dentists in Taiwan replace cavities with fillings instead of just pulling teeth? Hahaha...signing his name on his patient's teeth???!!! Crazy guy, I tell you but he's got a good sense of humor though. :)
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/music/musician/040422/040422_240737.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040407/040407_235951.html
http://www.ifeng.com/home/news/ent/200404/05/234940.html
Because of his father's wishes, Jeremy gave up his most loved singing career and went back to work as a dentist. But he was never able to let go of singing and after convincing his family, it was agreed upon that he would have to work at the clinic at least one day per week during his record promotion period.
The record company took advantage of this by offering buyers a chance to win a 10k diamond that was worth $10,000 with the purchase of his new album. Only 10 albums contained the diamond and Jeremy would be the one packaging the diamonds in the albums. The lucky winners will have the option of having the diamond embedded onto their teeth by Jeremy himself. Jeremy thought at one time, that it would be neat to have his autograph engraved on his patients' teeth, so his patients would remember him forever.
During one interview, the host who knew him quite well, jokingly said that Jeremy's monthly income working as a dentist was only a mere $10,000!
As a dentist, Jeremy sometimes uses psychology to help his patients. He once said to one of his patients, "If pulling your tooth hurts, then I will quit my singing career!" It's easy to convince his patients to relax but he is just as reluctant to sit at the dentist chair. "Most people will think of the needle as a thorn, but to us dentists, we will think of whether the needle will enter into the muscles, bones or nerves. With this in mind, we get just as nervous."
After several years as a dentist, he has gotten used to the routine and no longer thinks about the past. "I will not only work as a dentist, singing is still my interest, therefore I will become a 'dentist singer'. I hope my patients will become my fans and my fans will also become my patients."
MY says:
Why does Jeremy keep on saying that he pulls teeth? Don't dentists in Taiwan replace cavities with fillings instead of just pulling teeth? Hahaha...signing his name on his patient's teeth???!!! Crazy guy, I tell you but he's got a good sense of humor though. :)
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/music/musician/040422/040422_240737.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040407/040407_235951.html
http://www.ifeng.com/home/news/ent/200404/05/234940.html
Jeremy Chang Negative News with Karena Lam
(News taken from December 2004)
Jeremy showed his fustration regarding the negative news between him and Karena Lam. Apparently, Karena had told the media that because Jeremy failed to pursue her, he froze her from any career advancement for 7 years. "She's not telling the truth. She has not only harmed me, but she has harmed the people who have helped her. If it wasn't for us, where would she be now? She should at least have the heart to tell the truth. I've been in the industry for 18 years. As long as I have done nothing wrong, I have nothing to fear about."
MY says:
Once again, voicing yourself in public will help clarify misunderstanding.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent/editor/star/041222/041222_359499.html
http://ent.tom.com/1306/1362/20041222-113144.html
Jeremy showed his fustration regarding the negative news between him and Karena Lam. Apparently, Karena had told the media that because Jeremy failed to pursue her, he froze her from any career advancement for 7 years. "She's not telling the truth. She has not only harmed me, but she has harmed the people who have helped her. If it wasn't for us, where would she be now? She should at least have the heart to tell the truth. I've been in the industry for 18 years. As long as I have done nothing wrong, I have nothing to fear about."
MY says:
Once again, voicing yourself in public will help clarify misunderstanding.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent/editor/star/041222/041222_359499.html
http://ent.tom.com/1306/1362/20041222-113144.html
"Hiroshima Love" Jeremy Chang & Karen Mok (Part II)
(News taken from April/May 2004)
How did the song "Hiroshima Love" come about? Karen Mok was at the lowest point in her career. The two new albums that she released in Hong Kong did not sell well. As a result, her record company suggested that she find Jeremy Chang to help write a song for her. She dug up the money out of her own pocket to purchase an airline ticket and headed for New York where Jeremy was currently residing. Jeremy had arranged to meet her at an old cafe in New York. Jeremy said, "I did not want to spend unnecessary money, even for a beautiful girl." Jeremy was reluctant to help Karen at the time, he didn't even know who she was then. But he owed the owner of the record company a favour and since she had made her way this far, he had no choice but to help her. He wrote the song right there in that cafe for her. Because this was a favour, he agreed to give the copyright to the record company, which meant that he will not receive any royalty for any record and MV sales for "Hiroshima Love". Little did he know that what he wrote was a success and Karen rose to fame overnight.
He clarified to the media, that he never had a relationship with Karen, "When we were filming the MV for 'Hiroshima Love', there was request for me to hug Karen from behind. I refused because my girlfriend was there watching. You see, there was no chance for us to be together."
MY says:
Not many people will admit that they are moneywise, especially in the Asian entertainment world. I admire Jeremy for being so open about this. Sometimes you don't have a choice, but to clarify yourself in public. Keeping too quiet will only allow room for others to talk and think negatively of you.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040519/040519_247363.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040425/040425_241451.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/music/musician/040422/040422_240737.html
How did the song "Hiroshima Love" come about? Karen Mok was at the lowest point in her career. The two new albums that she released in Hong Kong did not sell well. As a result, her record company suggested that she find Jeremy Chang to help write a song for her. She dug up the money out of her own pocket to purchase an airline ticket and headed for New York where Jeremy was currently residing. Jeremy had arranged to meet her at an old cafe in New York. Jeremy said, "I did not want to spend unnecessary money, even for a beautiful girl." Jeremy was reluctant to help Karen at the time, he didn't even know who she was then. But he owed the owner of the record company a favour and since she had made her way this far, he had no choice but to help her. He wrote the song right there in that cafe for her. Because this was a favour, he agreed to give the copyright to the record company, which meant that he will not receive any royalty for any record and MV sales for "Hiroshima Love". Little did he know that what he wrote was a success and Karen rose to fame overnight.
He clarified to the media, that he never had a relationship with Karen, "When we were filming the MV for 'Hiroshima Love', there was request for me to hug Karen from behind. I refused because my girlfriend was there watching. You see, there was no chance for us to be together."
MY says:
Not many people will admit that they are moneywise, especially in the Asian entertainment world. I admire Jeremy for being so open about this. Sometimes you don't have a choice, but to clarify yourself in public. Keeping too quiet will only allow room for others to talk and think negatively of you.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040519/040519_247363.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040425/040425_241451.html
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/music/musician/040422/040422_240737.html
Saturday, January 5, 2008
"Hiroshima Love" Jeremy Chang & Karen Mok (Part I)
(News taken from June 2004)
Song: "Hiroshima Love" (Guang Dao Zhi Lian) 1989
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Tu Ying
Singers: Jeremy Chang, Karen Mok
"Hiroshima Love" was a help in boosting Karen Mok's career. At that time, record sales reached up to 400,000 copies. Many years later, "Hiroshima Love" remains one of most popular song on KTV. Jeremy stated that at the time, he never received one penny of royalty for this song. Both Karen Mok and Karena Lam were once students under Jeremy, but both have left to pursue their careers elsewhere. Now seeing his students having a successful career, he is very happy for them, "It was because I was poor then. As a composer, I didn't have very much money to invest in a singer. A singer has the right to choose a better and more financially stable record company to help their career grow. "
MY says:
It's no wonder that some people have been mislead to think that Jeremy was claiming Karen's "Hiroshima Love" as his work. I've seen one website that had Karen's name for both music and lyrics. But as with all news, most people will usually reside on the side of the person that is more popular.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040614/040614_254059.html
Song: "Hiroshima Love" (Guang Dao Zhi Lian) 1989
Composer: Jeremy Chang / Lyrics: Jeremy Chang / Arranger: Tu Ying
Singers: Jeremy Chang, Karen Mok
"Hiroshima Love" was a help in boosting Karen Mok's career. At that time, record sales reached up to 400,000 copies. Many years later, "Hiroshima Love" remains one of most popular song on KTV. Jeremy stated that at the time, he never received one penny of royalty for this song. Both Karen Mok and Karena Lam were once students under Jeremy, but both have left to pursue their careers elsewhere. Now seeing his students having a successful career, he is very happy for them, "It was because I was poor then. As a composer, I didn't have very much money to invest in a singer. A singer has the right to choose a better and more financially stable record company to help their career grow. "
MY says:
It's no wonder that some people have been mislead to think that Jeremy was claiming Karen's "Hiroshima Love" as his work. I've seen one website that had Karen's name for both music and lyrics. But as with all news, most people will usually reside on the side of the person that is more popular.
Source of info:
http://ent.163.com/ent_2003/editor/news/starnews/040614/040614_254059.html
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Jeremy's promotion, music tastes and New York
Jeremy Chang's promotion in 56 mainland cities (June 18, 2004)
Having been in the music industry for 18 years, this is Jeremy's first prolonged promotion in mainland China. His goal is to visit 56 cities in the mainland for his "In the Entire World Only You Don't Know" (Quan Shi Jie Zhi You Ni Bu Zhi Dao) collection promotion.
Life: Love Is More Important Then Music
Jeremy still works as a dentist. He believes his dentist occupation helps balance out his life. Being a singer is for himself, dentistry is to help others. In this time's promotion, he hopes to accomplish his father's wish, which is to find a wife to take home. This time in mainland he may be roaming about by himself, seeking for the right person. Jeremy says that he would rather die for someone who loves him, rather than die for music. His attitude towards life is, "Make sure you have an enjoyable life."
During his youth, Jeremy hung around bands in nightclubs. It wasn't until he had his electric guitar stolen in university did he learn to compose music. At that time, he never listened to Chinese music but preferred western music created by Yes, Pink Floyd and Queen.
In 1987, his first album, "Condolence" (Ji Wen) came out on cassette tapes and vinyl records. The vinyl is worth 9000 RMB in the market now. At the time, Jeremy thought he wasn't doing so bad with a few thousand copies of his album sold, until Dave Wong's album, "A Game, A Dream" (Yi Chang You Xi, Yi Chang Meng) came out and sold 20,000 copies. He realized then how bad his achievement was in comparison with Dave's. After listening to Dave's songs, he felt that this type of song shouldn't be too difficult to write, hence he made an attempt at writing in this style. The result came out in his song, "Do You Know I Am Waiting"(Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma) which became the most popular song in his album. Although this style was highly popular, it wasn't the style that Jeremy preferred.
In his album, "Guts of the Race"(Yao Zhong), his song, "Think Freely Eighteen Times" (Hu Xiang Shi Ba Ci) which contains 1800 characters, is the longest Chinese song ever created. While in New York, he created the shortest Chinese song in his album, "The Manhattan Bridge" (Qing Ding Ri Luo Qiao), called, "New York" (Niu Yue) with only 9 characters, "Broken Guitar, Worn Out City, Wish to Go Home" (Lan Ji Ta, Po Cheng Shi, Xiang Hui Jia).
In 1991, during the time when he was highly popular, he went to New York University to study filmmaking for one year. From 1995 to 2000, he returned to New York University for 4 more years and gained his master's degree in filming. His works included creating three music videos.
MY says:
Geez, it looks like Jeremy was homesick while in New York.
Composing and songwriting is like any other profession that requires creativity. Filmmakers, architects, interior designers, fashion designers, automobile designers, industrial furniture designers, programmers, etc., all have to lean their creation towards the liking of the person paying the money, the client. All too often I hear of students, all excited, getting ready to step out into the working world with their hard-earned education and their creative minds, only to be disappointed by their first, second, third and all other jobs afterwards. Money is what makes the world spin, though we may deny it at times. You have to be rich to create a film that you like and take the risk that others may not accept it. You have to be a rich architect to make a house that you and only you like. You get my drift?
Jeremy is a smart one though. He was able to steer his works in the path of the audience's taste. Good for you, Jeremy.
Source of info:
http://glsr.gov.cn/ent/news/shownews.asp?NewsID=91762
Having been in the music industry for 18 years, this is Jeremy's first prolonged promotion in mainland China. His goal is to visit 56 cities in the mainland for his "In the Entire World Only You Don't Know" (Quan Shi Jie Zhi You Ni Bu Zhi Dao) collection promotion.
Life: Love Is More Important Then Music
Jeremy still works as a dentist. He believes his dentist occupation helps balance out his life. Being a singer is for himself, dentistry is to help others. In this time's promotion, he hopes to accomplish his father's wish, which is to find a wife to take home. This time in mainland he may be roaming about by himself, seeking for the right person. Jeremy says that he would rather die for someone who loves him, rather than die for music. His attitude towards life is, "Make sure you have an enjoyable life."
During his youth, Jeremy hung around bands in nightclubs. It wasn't until he had his electric guitar stolen in university did he learn to compose music. At that time, he never listened to Chinese music but preferred western music created by Yes, Pink Floyd and Queen.
In 1987, his first album, "Condolence" (Ji Wen) came out on cassette tapes and vinyl records. The vinyl is worth 9000 RMB in the market now. At the time, Jeremy thought he wasn't doing so bad with a few thousand copies of his album sold, until Dave Wong's album, "A Game, A Dream" (Yi Chang You Xi, Yi Chang Meng) came out and sold 20,000 copies. He realized then how bad his achievement was in comparison with Dave's. After listening to Dave's songs, he felt that this type of song shouldn't be too difficult to write, hence he made an attempt at writing in this style. The result came out in his song, "Do You Know I Am Waiting"(Ni Zhi Dao Wo Zai Deng Ni Ma) which became the most popular song in his album. Although this style was highly popular, it wasn't the style that Jeremy preferred.
In his album, "Guts of the Race"(Yao Zhong), his song, "Think Freely Eighteen Times" (Hu Xiang Shi Ba Ci) which contains 1800 characters, is the longest Chinese song ever created. While in New York, he created the shortest Chinese song in his album, "The Manhattan Bridge" (Qing Ding Ri Luo Qiao), called, "New York" (Niu Yue) with only 9 characters, "Broken Guitar, Worn Out City, Wish to Go Home" (Lan Ji Ta, Po Cheng Shi, Xiang Hui Jia).
In 1991, during the time when he was highly popular, he went to New York University to study filmmaking for one year. From 1995 to 2000, he returned to New York University for 4 more years and gained his master's degree in filming. His works included creating three music videos.
MY says:
Geez, it looks like Jeremy was homesick while in New York.
Composing and songwriting is like any other profession that requires creativity. Filmmakers, architects, interior designers, fashion designers, automobile designers, industrial furniture designers, programmers, etc., all have to lean their creation towards the liking of the person paying the money, the client. All too often I hear of students, all excited, getting ready to step out into the working world with their hard-earned education and their creative minds, only to be disappointed by their first, second, third and all other jobs afterwards. Money is what makes the world spin, though we may deny it at times. You have to be rich to create a film that you like and take the risk that others may not accept it. You have to be a rich architect to make a house that you and only you like. You get my drift?
Jeremy is a smart one though. He was able to steer his works in the path of the audience's taste. Good for you, Jeremy.
Source of info:
http://glsr.gov.cn/ent/news/shownews.asp?NewsID=91762
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