Ja(y)ded time ahead[1]
<p><span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="boyish">boyish</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="enters">enters</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span>. <span word="Du">Du</span> <span word="Lianyi">Lianyi</span> / <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mandopop">Mandopop</span> <span word="scene">scene</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="powers">powers</span>, <span word="Raymond">Raymond</span> <span word="Zhou">Zhou</span> <span word="analyzes">analyzes</span>.</p><p><span word="Jay">Jay</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="town">town</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="nationwide">nationwide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="his">his</span> 10<span word="th">th</span> <span word="album">album</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="except">except</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2009 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="starred">starred</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="big">big</span>-<span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="series">series</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="flops">flops</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="making">making</span>.</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="standard">standard</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 31-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unprecedented">unprecedented</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="Mandopop">Mandopop</span> <span word="musician">musician</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Noughties">Noughties</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="combined">combined</span> 25 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="albums">albums</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> - <span word="this">this</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="phase">phase</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cursed">cursed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="piracy">piracy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="them">them</span> - <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="whispers">whispers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span> <span word="charm">charm</span> <span word="slipping">slipping</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="stumbles">stumbles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="forays">forays</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="undermining">undermining</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="stature">stature</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Midas">Midas</span> <span word="touch">touch</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chou">Chou</span> <span word="maelstrom">maelstrom</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="with">with</span> - <span word="what">what</span> <span word="else">else</span>? - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="Jay">Jay</span>, <span word="released">released</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2000. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="Album">Album</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Golden">Golden</span> <span word="Melody">Melody</span> <span word="Awards">Awards</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="coveted">coveted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> 350 <span word="prizes">prizes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>.</p>
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