Jolin Tsai’s new single, 〈Someday, Somewhere〉 is the theme song for the new Netflix series, 〈此時此刻 At The Moment〉.
蔡依林〈Someday, Somewhere〉歌詞英文翻譯 Jolin Tsai 〈Someday, Somewhere〉 Lyrics English Translation
Someday, somewhere
冰冷的心像海洋湛藍
A cold heart like the deep blue ocean
Someday, somewhere
不再獨自流淚 孤單
No longer shedding tears alone, lonely
我想要 最好的愛情 I want the best kind of love
哪怕是 虛構的玩笑 Even if it’s just a fictional joke
此時此刻 能 At this moment, I can
痛快地說愛~ Say love unreservedly
你是誰 或許都無關 Who you are might not be relevant
只管現在 this moment is all that matters
痛快告白 痛快轉身 Confess to the fullest, turn around decisively,
痛快勇敢 Be bold unreservedly
與你相遇的那瞬間 平視著愛 The moment we met, we share a mutual vision of love
somewhere, sometime
with you
Someday, somewhere
已經不為奇蹟 而存在 It exists without miracles
我想要 最好的愛情 I want the best kind of love
哪怕是 虛構的玩笑 Even if it’s just a fictional joke
此時此刻 能 At this moment, I can
痛快地說愛~ Say love unreservedly
你是誰 或許都無關 Who you are might not be relevant
只管現在 this moment is all that matters
痛快告白 痛快轉身 Confess to the fullest, turn around decisively,
痛快勇敢 Be bold unreservedly
與你相遇的那瞬間 平視著愛 The moment we met, we share a mutual vision of love
somewhere, sometime
with you
可不可能 先不想永恆 Perhaps, let’s set aside thoughts of eternity
I will be there for you OH~
繁星點點 我會認得 Countless stars, I will recognize
此時此刻 OH~ At this moment
我和你 結局好與壞 You and I, regardless of the ending
只管現在 this moment is all that matters
痛快告白 痛快轉身 Confess to the fullest, turn around decisively, 痛快勇敢 Be bold unreservedly
心意相通的這瞬間 我找回愛 In this moment of heart-to-heart connection, I rediscovered love
somewhere, sometime
with you
Lyrics by Chih Jen 任遲 and Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 Composed by Richard Craker and Jolin Tsai 蔡依林 Arranged by Jie Lin 林頡 and Richard Craker Produced by Howe Chen陳君豪 and Jolin Tsai 蔡依林
Oh my love 脫下你的外殼 Remove your shell 露出你的自然色 Reveal your natural colour 都可以的 It is all acceptable
也許你在害怕 Maybe you’re scared 怕你不被人接納 fear of not getting accepted 所以躲著 That’s why you’re hiding
你和我 You and me 在黑暗中 In the darkness
一樣脆弱 We’re equally fragile 自我拉扯 Pulling ourselves
我們同樣缺乏安全感 We’re both insecure 一樣害怕不會被愛 fear of not being loved 一樣不敢期待 dare not to have expectations
We all need somebody to hold We’re just people in the darkness Equal in the darkness
The things that we can’t see Are the most beautiful, beautiful to me
We all need somebody to hold We’re just people in the darkness Equal in the darkness People in the darkness Equal in the darkness People in the darkness Equal in the darkness
站到聚光燈下 Standing under the spotlight 喊出你心裡的話 Shout out what’s in your heart 抬起頭吧 Keep your chin up
那些抓不到的 Those that can’t be caught 反正就當成做夢 Think of it as a dream anyway 有何不可 Why not
Oh my love 你有我 You have me
我們同樣缺乏安全感 We’re both insecure 一樣害怕不會被愛 fear of not being loved 一樣不敢期待 dare not to have expectations
We all need somebody to hold We’re just people in the darkness Equal in the darkness
The things that we can’t see Are the most beautiful, beautiful to me
We all need somebody to hold We’re just people in the darkness Equal in the darkness People in the darkness Equal in the darkness People in the darkness Equal in the darkness
我懂你也渴望安全感 I know you want to feel safe 躲藏不是天生習慣 Hiding is not your natural habit 只是都受過傷 You’ve been hurt before
要再勇敢 再多一點 Be brave and a little bit more 每個人都試著冒險 Everybody tries to take risks 都要跌跌撞撞 everyone experiences stumble and falls
帶著勇敢脆弱與不安 With bravery, vulnerability and anxiety 練習去愛練習被愛 Learn to love and be loved 我們其實一樣 We’re the same
We all need somebody to hold We’re just people in the darkness Equal in the darkness People in the darkness Equal in the darkness
The mandarin title of the song 《都沒差》means “it’s all right”, literally means “no difference”.
After 1.5 years, Jolin Tsai Ugly Beauty Tour is back in Taipei! She surprises the fans with her new opening look, she was wearing a silver gladiator look with a cape and mesh suit. The opening outfit, headpieces and other accessories weigh more than 8kg. She reminded her fans to wear their mask while singing. After performing The Spirit of the Knight, she yelled, “Who’s getting itchy? Who wants to get their head chopped by me again? Are you looking for trouble?”. When she was performing Bravo Lover, she asked her fans to stand up, “My love, y’all are looking great tonight.”
There’s an update on her wardrobe for the tour this time! She has added 6 new looks by her stylists including “kawaii candy barbie look”, “iconic double-sided muse”, “crystal-fringes cabaret singer from Moulin Rouge, Paris”, “energetic dancer”, “androgynous pink suit” and the opening “silver gladiator look”. All of the new outfits are imported from LA, the budget for the 6 outfits exceeds 4milion NTD.
Jolin laughed, “I didn’t plan to open that many shows. It’s fine, I’ve been training my throat.”
Before performing Say Love You and Fantasy, she confessed, “I wanna say, I love y’all.”.
Stars Align is performed for the first time tonight during the concert, Jolin gives us a dance performance which include Voguing and floorwork. Due to the complex hand gestures and rhythmic moves, her knees were bruised and she had to wear knee pads for practice. Surprisingly, it’s Jolin herself who asks the choreographer to add floorwork moves into the choreography. She said, “I wanna learn break dance for a long time and the music arrangement of this song is very suitable. ” She is super tired after the dance practice.
Jolin Tsai also performed 2 songs from other artists. She covers Eric Zhou’s The Distance of Love (以後別做朋友) and Waa Wei’s Only You (你啊你啊).
There’s an Easter egg in the Ugly Beauty merch. “If you`re reading this, I want you to remember you`re beautiful” is printed on the anti-counterfeit label underneath the “Ugly Beauty neon logo black tee” and the face masks.
11 months later, Jolin Tsai Ugly Beauty Tour is back in Kaohsiung, she will be performing 6 shows in 2 weekends, her last concert in Kaohsiung was 7 years ago. 6 shows have been sold out and contributed 160 million NTD. The hotels around K-Arena have been 90% booked and brings income to Kaohsiung tourism. She arrived 5 days earlier at Kaohsiung for rehearsal. Before going to Kaohsiung, she has practised her steps at home. Her working mode is on after entering the arena and she felt stressful. Jolin’s manager revealed that she was quite nervous because she hasn’t performed since the last concert in Taipei this year. She hasn’t danced in high heels for a long time and her leg was cramp when practising. She laughed and said, “I planned to bring my swimsuit and have a sunbath at the hotel’s top floor. I also wanna have a 1 day trip during my free time. However, I was so tired that I didn’t leave the hotel after finish practising”. Her manager also thought that the rehearsal during the last 5 days will be very chill, they even search for the best food around there. But once the perfectionist Jolin starts rehearsing, she couldn’t stop. She paid full attention to all the details. Thus, the rehearsal is getting longer each day.
During the opening, she lands on the stage with a custom made “crown of evil” prop from 7-storey height. She crowned the giant head prop with a crown which is specially ordered from the US, it costs up to 200k USD (around 6 million NTD). After performing The Spirit of Knight, Jolin greeted her fans, “After 1 year, are you here to let me shave your head? Do you like the devil? Let me give you some troubles!” Before performing Bravo Lover, she said, “Are your throats ready? Y’all haven’t performed yet? I can throw you the mic”. She invited everyone to wave the axe-lightstick and screamed, “My lovers are going to chop me with the axe right? Did you went for training?”
After performing Hubby, she said, “Do I look different? This is our first meeting after a year. This is also my first time to perform after a year. I misunderstood y’all as y’all are wearing a mask and the screaming might sound soft. It’s for your health, but please scream louder? It’s very lucky to meet y’all.” She also added, “Y’all know how to sing my song? Is 1 year time of practice enough? Let me hear you sing.”
The singer discussed her feelings after performing Rewind. She feels damn good at the age of 40, “I took a lot of rest this year. I’m 40 now, it’s a great age. If you’re not 40 yet, let me tell you it feels damn good.“ She didn’t worry about her age, she knows what she wants. Jolin would want to do live broadcast during her 21st anniversary of career debut. Her manager asked whether she wants to perform any talent. She replied, “Do I really need to have a talent to do live broadcast?”. She also joked that she doesn’t want to sing anymore and wanted to flee with all the money. She cheekily said, “I never thought you still want to see me so much.”. She also panicked due to the lack of business, “I was panicked at first, I felt like I need to do something like exercising, baking. Then, I discovered that I’m tensed easily because I’ve been used to the busyness. After this show, I felt like I don’t need to have a talent to do live broadcast. Maybe I’ll broadcast me lying down at home.”
She shared with her fans her feelings during the first rehearsal which the audience wasn’t there, “I’m not the same as before. I enjoy listening to music on stage by myself. I feel lucky when I’m able to drag my exhausted body to the stage and found out that I still have the opportunity to sing and perform. Thank you for your continued support. No matter how badly I sing, you’re always there. I’ll try my best to give you the best show because y’all deserve it.”
Jolin has purposely practised a few Taiwanese songs that she listened frequently to treat her fans from the south of Taiwan. She will be performing different Taiwanese song during each of the concerts. The easter egg of the night is when she performed Mayday’s Peter & Mary (志明與春嬌) today! When the intro was played, the fans thought Mayday is performing. She spoke in Taiwanese, “Did I perform well? It’s been so long since I speak in Taiwanese but I still managed to sing it fluently. I want to have something little different every day.” She also thanked her fans for coming to the show. She was wearing a new costume, a dress with purple fringes and deep v-cut in Act V: DISCLOSURE.
She has prepared 13 costumes for the concert in Taipei. She added 5 more looks for the concert this time, including ‘pastel ugly beauty barbie look’, ‘retro hippie look embellished with purplish fringes’, ‘road-racing neon look’, ‘bold artsy elf look’ and ‘neon yellow and green suit’.
Setlist:
Act 1: THE ORPHAN
1
Necessary Evil
2
Sweet Guilty Pleasure
3
Spirit of The Knight
4
Ms Trouble
Act 2: UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE
5
Lady in Red
6
Honey Trap
7
Medusa
8
Agent J
9
Real Man + Mr Q
10
Bravo Lover
Act 3: UNHINGED
11
The great artist
12
J-game + 36 Tricks of Love
13
Overlooking Purposely
14
I’m Not Yours
Act 4: INNOCENT MINDS
15
Sun Will Never Set + Don’t Stop
16
Hubby
17
Say Love You
18
Karma
19
Fantasy
Act 5: DISCLOSURE
20
Rewind
21
Vulnerability + Sky
22
The Smell of Lemon Grass
23
Fear-Free + Pretence + Priceless + I Know You Are Sad + Compromise
Trigger Warning: This article may include certain political views that you might not agree with. It also includes harsh criticism from the netizens. I’m trying to elaborate more on the whys and the background behind this matter and you’re free to agree or disagree with me.
Jolin Tsai has received a lot of backlashes mainly in Taiwan since the release of the anti-epidemic charity song, “Fight As One”. The whole song is in English and it’s performed by Jolin Tsai and Eason Chan. Produced by Yunnan Television and Radio, this song is aimed to show the support for those front-liners who’re fighting the COVID-19. It also has a Mandarin version performed by Cai Xukun and Tong Liya. Fight As One is only available on the music streaming platform in China and YouTube. The lyrics seem harmless, it indicates that we’re all in this together, every country is working together to tackle this pandemic. The music video shows montages including the front-liners around the world, some of them are showcasing their battle scars or facial imprints due to long working hours. This is also the first collaboration between Jolin and Eason on a new song. However, this song and the music video have sparked different reactions and controversies, especially among the Mandarin-speaking audience.
This song is like any other common charity song that’s raising awareness and expressing gratitude. It’s not controversial at all. The message of the song and music video is positive, warm and touching. According to Jolin’s manager, she is touched by the lyrics and she accepted the invitation to sing this song.
Reaction 2
This song and the music video serves as propaganda from CCP to furbish their international image. Jolin was being accused of helping CCP to promote CCP’s image during this pandemic. For example, some part of the lyrics looks fishy, the current situation is not good at all.
It’s really not that bad if you think about it
For once the world has come together
Could’ve been much worse, you think about it
At least we’re not fighting one another
There is an official Mandarin translation for the lyrics and it’s way more subtle compared to the English lyrics.
內心的聲音說不要悲觀，
因為世界已經命運與共。
內心的聲音不需退縮，
至少我們還在彼此守望。
In the music video, the video shows a montage of some children (at 2:37) from various countries, were carrying signs that thank and praise China on combating this pandemic. After tracking the images, the images are mainly from Chinese media published in February. The news is about children from South America are supporting China’s effort. The children are from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, El Salvador etc.
Some pictures were published on the media during February.
Some of the netizens also responded sarcastically that while most of the countries are fighting the pandemic together as one but there is a country which is fighting alone as one. Taiwan is excluded from WHO participation because WHO refuses to recognize Taiwan as a sovereign state due to CCP’s objections.
The whole song is in English, the singers are from 🇹🇼 and 🇭🇰, the video features diverse people from foreign countries and children were holding signs. People might be hard to observe the propaganda behind this, it seems like a common universal charity project but the video includes China’s flag and messages supporting China. Cross-Strait relations between Taiwan and (Mainland) China has always been sensitive. China is deemed as the country where Covid-19 is first identified back in November 2019, some people are being skeptical on CCP’s effort in tackling the pandemic including Taiwanese netizens. As a result, Taiwanese netizens are furious and bashing Jolin after finding out she, as a Taiwanese, was participating in this project.
Reaction 3
There are some netizens pointed out that Yunnan Television and Radio is the producer of this project, it’s unfair to criticize and accusing Jolin of promoting the propaganda based on the montage in the music video. Jolin and her team might not aware of the details especially the visual part because Jolin only contributed her voice and the lyric is neutral. Jolin’s team has no control in inserting the scenes of Taiwan’s front-liners in this project.
3 days after the release of Fight As One, Jolin has responded on Facebook.
She said,
“I feel small (insignificant) at this moment.
No matter how the narrative about Jolin Tsai will be described and shaped in the future, I’d like to thank you deeply. In my limited performing career, I thank you for helping me and never gave up on accompanying me.
Perhaps, you no longer need me someday, and you don’t remember me anymore, I believe that it’s a gift that I should accept in my life.
Before that, I’ll definitely live harder, laugh harder, cry harder and sing harder for Jolin Tsai….. Thank you for showing up in the fragments of my life.
May you still remember to sing for your own life.”
Reactions on her response:
Reaction 1
Taiwanese netizens who are not satisfied with Jolin’s involvement in the project think that her response did not justify her stand. She is not small at all, there’re artists who’re blacklisted for speaking up. Jolin has always been an icon in Taiwan for speaking up about political issues like feminism, gender equality and marriage equality but she is quite selective in choosing the topics that she gonna speak up. She was being teased for not able to voice out about her homeland, Taiwan when Taiwan is treated unfairly by the world and CCP especially during this pandemic. In their opinion, Jolin did not publicly encourage Taiwanese citizens and front-liners who did not receive any help from WHO in combating the pandemic but she was promoting this project which deemed as propaganda from China. People are comparing her with international famous figures like Bill Gates and Barbra Streisand who praises Taiwan’s performance. Saying that, she might lose her source of income for supporting Taiwan’s healthcare and effort in fighting the pandemic publicly.
Some added it is impossible to differentiate music/artist from politics because some of her songs are inspired by the political issues as mentioned. It’d be hypocritical for an artist who supports equality but ignore basic human’s right and freedom of speech. Some believe that Jolin and her team were not manipulated, they have made the choice and aware of the purpose of the project, they have to sow what they reap.
Reaction 2
Some netizens support her and think that this response is sufficient. Jolin and her team have always been careful to not cross over the line. The lyric itself is neutral and did not mention the pandemic specifically. It’s a charity song and also a chance for her to collaborate with Eason. Jolin is contributing her voice but she wouldn’t know how the music video is gonna be like. We as the outsiders would not know the real situation and not sure if there is someone framed her to this. Jolin loves Taiwan and she has always been doing charity in Taiwan every year, supporting local film and participating in local award shows. She is Taiwan’s pride and she forever will be.
As a Mandopop artist, she is at her peak and she is “rich enough”. She doesn’t need to promote the sensitive propaganda for an authority for money. The cross-Strait relation is highly sensitive as always, it’s not fair to ask her to “solve the issues” when the politicians from both sides couldn’t “solve the issues” for decades.
—The reactions above are collected based on the comments/critics from Taiwanese netizens and KOL that I’ve read online from Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.—
My personal feelings about this,
Trigger warning: There is always an ugly side and a beauty side…
It’s painful to see her getting such backlashes recently and I bet she is not feeling great at all. I know she is not perfect and she is bounded by so many restrictions. In this case, I choose to believe that she and her team might not fully aware of the whole project. The project is totally fishy due to the lyrics, montage and producer. It’s highly controversial and causing backlashes by no means. This is one of the perks of being Taiwanese artists when they fail to balance out the political sensitivity. I trust Jolin and her team that they would not get involved in the project that hurts Taiwanese feelings. Her response did not defend herself either, it sounds like she is giving up on explaining.
Everything is about business and we all know which market is the biggest. As a fan, I don’t expect Jolin to pick a side because it will affect not only her career but the whole company as well. I have my own values and political views. There is a potential that we might not share the same views. When the cat is out of the bag, I guess I’ll leave the chat.
Before that really happens, I’d still support her like my family members. Life has its ups and downs and we as the fans will face it with her together.
If you’re reading this, I think we all love Jolin Tsai for various reasons. I love her because she keeps improving and evolving. She has a different character for every era and she is just getting better and better. Jolin Tsai is my idol and she inspires me through her artworks and her words of wisdom. It might be superficial and everything can be crafted but I can feel the sincerity from her performances and her speeches. I love when she was talking about empowerment and equality because I’m so glad to have an idol who share the same values as mine. It’s precious to see an artist like her to speak for the society. I sincerely hope she would continuously stand up for what’s right.
There is an elephant in the room and I hope one day we all can discuss about it without any worries and consequences faced.
7.48pm 8/4/2020 (GMT+8) Update: In my opinion, she is not right in this matter. About her response, she is not small (insignificant) at all in Taiwanese’s eyes, she is an A-list pop star. She was having high expectation from the Taiwanese on voicing out about the elephant in the room but she stays in the grey area. This will not satisfy people from black area and white area.
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It’s the 6th show of the UGLY BEAUTY tour in Taipei and also the end of the first leg of the tour. After performing Spirit of the Knight, she screamed, “It’s the last day, I want to collect my heads, how many heads are there today? Are you prepared to let me cut your head and give you some troubles?”. During Act III Unhinge, Jolin was wearing an artistic hat and become a shiny muse goddess. She and 16 dancers were dancing at The Great Artist inside a neon display shelf, wearing black and white stripes outfit with irregular shape.
Mayday is the guest performer of the night, they performed Sky and This is Love 愛情的模樣 (by Mayday). They were discussing about Jolin’s outfit from the other segment. When Sky was played, Mayday showed up. Ashin (Mayday lead singer) seems to be stunned by Jolin because his response was delayed. Jolin thanked them for coming because they just finished their concert yesterday, “We’re always so close yet feeling like strangers, are you trying to hold my hands just now or…? I didn’t catch it. Y’all must be tired, just finished your concert yesterday.” Ashin replied, “It’s my pleasure. After my show, I’ll scroll Instagram to check out princess (Jolin)’s look.” Jolin added, “What about today?” Ashin replied, “Like it, very like it.” Monster (Mayday guitarist) replied, “It’s so bling, my eyes have photophobia.” Jolin added, “Y’all said my outfit is very revealing, did you look at my hip bone area? My upper part is covered and the hip bone area is revealing, it’s trendy and different than last time.” Monster replied the frightening level is high. Ashin added, “I love the Frozen feeling outfit, feel like wanting to wind up the clockwork at the back.” Jolin replied, “Then, you should come up earlier.” Ashin replied,”I’d come if there’s a show tomorrow.” Ashin also said the outfit from Act II is hot, “Luckily, I’m not showing up during the segment, if not my voice will be different than usual.” Jolin replied, “Do you want to see the XX (pasties) or undies.” Then they walked to the extension stage and performed This is Love, they even hold each others’ hand when performing.
The Smell of Lemon Grass and announcement of added shows
She said, “Tonight is the last show, I want to sing more for y’all. Humans are strange, I was looking forward to the final show during the first show and I hope the last show will never end. Today’s song include all of our memories, I hope I can listen to your good performance.” The fans were screaming. Jolin also announced more shows added to Kaohsiung stop, 9 and 10 May 2019. The shows on 15, 16 and 17 May which were announced earlier are sold out.
The celebs who attend the last show in Taipei are Jimmy Lin, Po-chieh Wang (Lady in Red), Claire Kuo, Rene Liu, Emma Wu, Selina Jen, OSN, Eve Ai, Show Lo, Shu Qi, Chi-ling Lin and her husband Akira and others.
Tonight is the fifth show of UGLY BEAUTY World Tour in Taipei. During Act II UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE, She was dressed as a “Bloody Red Queen”, she was wearing a tight corset and improved kimono. Under the tulle, you can see the cross-shape pasties at the bra top. After performing Knight of the spirit, she said, “the psycho killer is coming, where’s your axe? Hit your head with it and tell me who do you wanna see today? Do you want me to give you some troubles?” Then, she performed Miss Trouble.
Act II is the sexiest segment during the concert, Jolin came out riding a giant black scorpion, she performed Lady in Red, Medusa, Agent J and others. She also has a lot of “exercise” with the dancers above the big heart-shaped bed. The messages that Jolin wants to send is she wants to face your own inner pleasure, which is part of the Ugly Beauty. To make sure everyone can clearly see the dances, she was rocking a 10cm high heels, dancing on a bed which is 15 degree tilted. She needs to make sure the dance and balance are on point which makes her very careful even during the rehearsal. There’s also the S&M elements where she was being tie by the red ropes.
Finally, she shot the screen with her diamond machine gun and the screen was showing “BITCH”. It requires a lot of strength because the gun embedded with 10000 rhinestones weights 5 kg. She was like lifting a dumbbell during the rehearsal. Besides, she also has a small pistol embedded with 3000 rhinestones. When she was performing Bravo Lover, she was hung on the red ropes which is 5 storeys high, the ropes were embedded with 8500 rhinestones.
During this tour, she needs to raise three times, the most dangerous moment is during the opening when she is hung up 7 storeys high. She was sitting on a swing and performing Necessary Evil. She has been insured for 50 million NTD.
After performing Rewind, she laughed, “Tonight is the fifth show, did any of you watch all the 5 shows? Not much. First time watching? That’s great! When the 20th anniversary video was played, I have read a lot of reactions from y’all. You said, ‘Sis you’re so great, you have given me a lot of strength’. Sometimes, I also have the confusing moments. We encourage each other. When I’m scared, I will also want to listen to some encouragement.” She added, “I’m not that strong as you think when I’m on the stage, I make mistakes and I hope no one sees it. I’d feel lost like y’all. But, I’ll express myself through writing diary. I’m the same as y’all, I’m nasty, evil, pervy, pure, romantic and violent. There’s a lot my emotion stories in this concert, I hope y’all can peep at yourself bravely because y’all are very great. I always tell the media that we encourage each other, you have given me a lot of encouragement. Y’all are so nice during the concert, you never use the phone to watch, you use the heart.Regardless of my performance, I want y’all to rate me 100%. The louder you sing, the more I sing.”
Before performing I, she said, “I have a special feeling today, when I sang this song, it’s unbearable. It’s a very sad song to sing by just looking at the lyrics. I’ve never thought that 4,5 years later, the future me will be appreciating herself, that’s when I know I’ve grown up. You might not have the same growing process, I want to give you this song.” Then she performed a medley of ballads including Pretense, Priceless, I Know You’re Feeling Blue and Compromise. She is satisfied, “When I passed the mic to y’all, y’all can sing very well. I’ve listened to the loud voice these past few days, I felt like I want to cry. It’s amazing, can you feel my feelings? Y’all are so great. I’d be standing right here and I hope we can thank my sugar daddies/mummies (the sponsors) together.”
ISkyPretense, Priceless, I Know You’re Feeling Blue, Compromise
Tonight is the 4th show of Ugly Beauty World Tour in Taipei. After 1 day off, Jolin seems to be more active. Her manager revealed she had lied down at her home the whole day. After singing Spirit of the Knight, she said, “How many thousands of heads are on my hand today? Please chop me harder with my axe!”.
During Act 4: Innocent Minds, the stage design and the props are white and more fairy tale style, it’s like a white garden with giant horse, rabbit and the dancers are dressed as snowman.
After singing Hubby, she said, “Y’all are still in the holiday mood right? You won’t be disappointed for the next song.” When she was performing Say Love You, G.E.M rises on the stage, G.E.M said, “This song is for our queen Jolin.”. There’s a mini choreography and the ending pose is them showing finger heart.
Jolin invited G.E.M because she always met her at different occasions and shows. She though this collab is fresh. Jolin said she wanted to collab with her, she added, “You’re so tiny but your voice is so powerful.” G.E.M replied, “I was taking a selfie with Jolin at the backstage, I found out my head is twice the size of yours.” G.E.M said Say Love You is her first Jolin’s song, “When I was young… in primary school, that time you’re very young as well, the first Jolin’s song that I listened to is Say Love You. I’d be very excited when I can finish singing the whole song, there’s a part which the tempo is very fast and hard to sing.” Jolin replied, “That’s also the part that I kept forgetting.”After that, they performed G.E.M’s Light Year Away 光年之外. G.E.M was excited to be invited, “I’ve never seen her concert live but I saw her live performance during the music award show. The atmosphere and her dance are superb, I’m so excited to receive the invitation, super looking forward to this stage collaboration, I think the fans will feel surprised. My impression of her was when I was from primary school to secondary school, I always listen to her song around that time, like Do You Still Love Me, Rewind, I like Say Love You the most and it’s memorable because the lyrics are so many and tight. I have a sense of accomplishment when I can sing all the lyrics from the beginning to the end.”
When she was singing the ballads, she said, “We have strange thoughts without any exchange of words. When I was trying to seduce you, you’ll be there to “HA HA” (hinting the Agent J performance), I’d try very hard to not laugh. There’s a lot of cute axe clans under the stage. I’m quite nervous when I was on the stage, I care whether y’all felt high or bored.” She revealed that there were audience slept when she was performing. She said, “The dance-pop are not that hit back then, now everyone seems to appreciate it. During these 6 days, I’m very glad to see y’all are so hyper. Thank you for your anticipation.” Then, she performed Sky and Can’t Speak Clearly.
She is having a good vibe, she said “My voice is very bright, that’s so cool, I want to perform a special song.” She performed ‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston, it’s the song that helps Jolin won the singing competition organised by MTV in May 1998 when she was 18 y/o. It’s super meaningful to perform this song on her 20th-anniversary concert stage.After finish singing, she said, “You might not know this song, this is the song that I perform when I participate in the singing competition. My mum was doing my makeup and I looked so mature. I have debuted for 20 years, it’s because of this song, I stepped into this industry, it’s so weird. This is a song for y’all, don’t tell anyone. I planned to sing it on 31/12 but my voice was not stable.”
Greatest Love of All
She performed 39 songs tonight. Celebs who have attended the concert tonight are Hebe Tien, Chang Hsiao-yen, Joanne Tseng, Nana Ouyang and her sisters.
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