Jay Chou is coming to London again.
On October 5, Jay Chou shared a play photo of his play in in Camden Town, London on Instagram, and his son Romeo also appeared cute.
Then, he also posted photos of in the British art gallery watching exhibition , by the canal and Hyde Park , and asked online what delicious and fun fans in the UK.
I believe many people know that Jay Chou likes the UK very much and can be called the "No. 1 British fan" of in the Chinese music scene in .
For example, he often posts check-in photos of on social media for vacation in London .
In 2017 and 2019, he also held a solo concert at the Wembley Stadium in London, England, and was popular among local fans.
His "Big Ben", " is obviously ", "What's wrong" and other MV were also filmed at popular UK attractions such as London, Edinburgh , and Brighton .
Even major events in life - proposing and getting married to my wife Kunling were all completed in the UK. The romantic wedding also made the popularity of Selby Abbey and Howard Castle (Castle Howard) .
Today, we will take stock of the corners Jay Chou has checked in the UK according to the city classification.
, London
Camden Town
Jay Chou released a hip-hop single " One-time " in 2014. The main scenes of the MV were shot in Camden Town, London.
Located in northwest London, Camden Town is a cultural place where trendy people gather, with personalized graffiti, hip-hop artists and vintage shops everywhere.
Big Ben & Westminster Palace (Westminster Hall)
As the most famous landmark building in London, Big Ben and Westminster Palace are also frequent visitors to Jay Chou’s MV.
Jay Chou's single "Big Ben" was named after the landmark directly, and the MV also saw Big Ben and Westminster Palace many times.
Notting Hill (Notting Hill)
As a love song, the MV of "Big Ben" also pays tribute to British classic romantic love movie "Notting Hill" .
For example, Jay Chou came to the Blue Bookstore where the male and female protagonists of "Notting Hill" met in the MV.
MV also appears in the blue gate of the house where the male protagonist William Sack lives in .
Of course, the most famous attraction in Notting Hill is the rainbow house near Denbigh Terrace, which also appeared in the MV of Big Ben.
Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Square)
In the MV of the single " Heart Rain " released in 2006, Jay Chou used his singing to tell a sad love story: a boy who went to London to study and his seriously ill girlfriend communicated with his letters.
My girlfriend is about to die of illness and wants to ask someone to send a message to the boy, but when the letter was delivered to his home in London, the boy had not come back yet. By the time he got home and got the letter, his girlfriend had already died.
In addition to Big Ben and Westminster Palace, "Heart Rain" is also filmed in front of the Fountain in Trafalgar Square, followed by National Gallery of the United Kingdom .
Also featured in the MV in London’s iconic red telephone booth .
The Maughan Library
and "Heart Rain" are included in the same album "The Seventh Chapter of the Night" started with a murder in December 1983. The detective began to investigate based on the blue roses on the deceased, and finally locked on the restaurant waiter.
The entire MV has seven scenes: a park in the suburbs of London, a detective office, the doorstep of the deceased's elderly man, a flower shop, a library, a cafe, a street in London, and a suspect's home.
MV was filmed in London, England, one of which was filmed at the Moon Library at King's College, London (KCL).
Moon Library is a new Gothic building built in the 19th century. It was acquired and converted into a library by KCL in 2001. It was once the office location of British public documents and is known as " safe for the British Empire " .
2. Edinburgh
After talking about Jay Chou's favorite London, let's take a look at another Scottish city Edinburgh.
Jay Chou's MV "Mingmingju" released in 2012 was filmed in Edinburgh and was jokingly called by fans an unofficial Edinburgh travel promotional video.
It is said that the whole song was born very pleasant. Jay Chou first took the picture when he was shooting the song MV in Scotland, and then called Fang Wenshan what scenes he saw.
Fang Wenshan wrote the seagulls described by Jay Chou, Scottish bagpipes , Edinburgh, and the Middle Ages into the lyrics. The next day, after the lyrics came from Fang Wenshan, Jay Chou talked to each other in Edinburgh, and the two completed the creation of the song in this special way.
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh Castle)
The opening of the MV of "Mingmingju" is Edinburgh Castle, and you can overlook the entire Edinburgh at the top of the castle.
The fortress is also the best place for tourists to take photos and check in.
And the scene where Jay Chou held the coffee in his hand was taken in Edinburgh Castle's cafe .
Calton Hill
MV is also filmed on Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, which is a classic camera overlooking Edinburgh.
MV also appeared in the dome church on the mountain ,
and National Monument of Scotland .
Royal Mile (Royal Mile)
This scene was taken on Royal Mile Belt in the center of Edinburgh. Both sides are historical buildings, which seem to confirm the lyrics "In the medieval city".
Forth Bridge (Forth Bridge)
MV also took the scenery of the setting sun and seagulls flying by the Forth Bridge in Edinburgh, which is very romantic.
3. Brighton
White Cliffs of Dover
In the MV of "What's wrong" sang with Yuan Yonglin , Jay Chou took a scene at the beach town of Brighton Burling Gap Baiya in the UK, and the scenery was quite magnificent.
4. York
If the MV is filmed in the UK, then Jay Chou will hold the wedding in the UK, which definitely shows his love for British culture.
It is understood that Jay Chou and Kun Ling are both Christians. Jay Chou himself yearns for a fairy-tale wedding very much. Kun Ling even said after the marriage that "the princess dream is from Jay Chou's ", and the two set the wedding in the UK.
On January 17, 2015, the Christian wedding of Jay Chou and Kunling was held at Selby Abbey in Selby Town, Yorkshire, England.
According to media reports, Jay Chou personally organized this fairy tale wedding, and the whole wedding cost about million yuan (excluding the bride's jewelry) .
Jay Chou and Kun Ling’s wedding dresses are handmade and the brands are so mysterious that they are unsatisfactory. After the wedding ceremony, Jay Chou chose Castle Howard as the wedding party venue, which shows his love for British castle .
British investors wrote at the end
By sorting out MV and personal life, we found that Jay Chou is indeed a person with a strong British plot.
As for the reason, Jay Chou himself did not respond directly. But combined with his Christian background and his experience of practicing piano since childhood, the medieval European culture represented by Britain must have had a great influence on his teenagers.
No matter what, the historical heritage of the UK cannot be underestimated. This cultural soft power has also attracted a group of celebrities to travel, study and live in the UK.
