Agent J (album)
Encyclopedia
Agent J is Taiwanese
Mandopop
artist Jolin Tsai
's ninth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 September 2007 by EMI Music Taiwan but was leaked on to the internet on 8 September 2007. The album was renamed Love Mission for Mainland China market. This is the second album Jolin released under EMI Music Taiwan. On 2 November 2007, a second edition was released with ten music videos, four dance instruction music videos, and a remix version of "愛無赦" (Bravo Lover).
It debuted at number one having almost half of all album sales in Taiwan on its debut week and racked up over 50,000 pre-release orders. Agent J became her highest debut breaking her previous one held by her last album Dancing Diva
which debuted with 27.68% at the G-Music Combo Chart and 51.1% on the G-Music Mandarin Chart.
The track, "日不落" (Sun Will Never Set) won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.
The track "特務 J" (Agent J) was nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs and Tsai won Best Music Video Performance for the MV of "特務 J" (Agent J) at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2007.
The track, "Sun Will Never Set" is a cover version of the original "Sunshine In The Rain" by Bodies Without Organs
. The track "Let's Move It" was used in a Toyota commercial.
In Hong Kong, the promotion was still continuing in December. Jolin is planning to go to Hong Kong for events and promotion in Christmas period as the album has now sold about 20,000 and is one of the best-selling Mandarin album in Hong Kong in 2007.
Taiwanese people
Taiwanese people may refer to individuals who either claim or are imputed cultural identity focused on the island of Taiwan and/or Taiwan Area which have been governed by the Republic of China since 1945...
Mandopop
Mandopop
Mandopop is a colloquial abbreviation for "Mandarin popular music." It is categorized as a subgenre of commercial Chinese-language music within C-pop. Mandopop was the first variety of popular music in Chinese to establish itself as a viable industry. As the name implies, Mandopop features songs...
artist Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
's ninth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 21 September 2007 by EMI Music Taiwan but was leaked on to the internet on 8 September 2007. The album was renamed Love Mission for Mainland China market. This is the second album Jolin released under EMI Music Taiwan. On 2 November 2007, a second edition was released with ten music videos, four dance instruction music videos, and a remix version of "愛無赦" (Bravo Lover).
It debuted at number one having almost half of all album sales in Taiwan on its debut week and racked up over 50,000 pre-release orders. Agent J became her highest debut breaking her previous one held by her last album Dancing Diva
Dancing Diva
Dancing Diva is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai's eighth Mandarin studio album. It was released on 12 May 2006 by EMI Music Taiwan. This is the first album of Jolin's since moving from Sony Music Taiwan to EMI Music Taiwan....
which debuted with 27.68% at the G-Music Combo Chart and 51.1% on the G-Music Mandarin Chart.
The track, "日不落" (Sun Will Never Set) won one of the Top 10 Songs of the Year at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM.
The track "特務 J" (Agent J) was nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs and Tsai won Best Music Video Performance for the MV of "特務 J" (Agent J) at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2007.
Album
The expenses for Jolin's album "Agent J" took 50,000,000 Taiwan dollars (1,513,179.80 USD), filming in Paris, England, and Thailand and taking dance lessons in Europe, Taiwan, and USA. Jolin had learn pole dancing and aerial ribbon dancing for a music video for her album "Agent J". Jolin learnt the moves within 10 days of intense training, almost paralysing her right arm. The deluxe version of the new album contains a three-part music movie featuring popular Korean actor Kim Jae Won and Hong Kong stars Stephen Fung and Carl Ng. Metronome was written by Jolin herself.The track, "Sun Will Never Set" is a cover version of the original "Sunshine In The Rain" by Bodies Without Organs
Bodies Without Organs
BWO is a Swedish electro pop group, formed in 2004. Prior to early 2006 they used the name Bodies Without Organs. In Sweden they have enjoyed considerable commercial success throughout their career, so far notching up 15 Top 40 singles, including a Number 1 with Temple of Love, and five Top 10...
. The track "Let's Move It" was used in a Toyota commercial.
Reception
Agent J is one of the best-selling albums around Asia. In Taiwan, the order before the album release had reached 50,000. One week after the album was released, the total sales in Taiwan has reached 150,000. Critics are expecting this album can sell over 200,000 just in Taiwan. In Hong Kong, the album debuted in HMV best selling Asian album at its peak number 2. As the album was released one week later after Taiwan, the Agent J has sold over 10,000 copies in Hong Kong.In Hong Kong, the promotion was still continuing in December. Jolin is planning to go to Hong Kong for events and promotion in Christmas period as the album has now sold about 20,000 and is one of the best-selling Mandarin album in Hong Kong in 2007.
Track listing
- "特務 J" Te wu J (Agent J)
- "愛無赦" ài wú shè (Bravo Lover)
- "一個人" yī gè rén (Alone)
- "怕什麼" pà shénme (Fear-Free)
- "桃花源" táohuāyuán (Ideal State)
- "冷前言" lěng qiányán (Prologue of Tacit Violence)
- "冷暴力" lěng bàolì (Tacit Violence)
- "非賣品" fēi mài pǐn (Priceless)
- "節拍器" jiépāi qì (Metronome)
- "金三角" Jīnsānjiǎo (Golden Triangle)
- "日不落" rì bù luò (Sun Will Never Set)
- "Let's Move It"
Charts
Agent J debuted on the G-music Charts with an accounted 45% of all album sales and 62.28% of all Mandarin album sales in Taiwan. On its third week Agent J dropped down to number two while Stars Reunion's new album "Love Stars Reunion - Yesterday, Now & Tomorrow" took the top position by a small gap. On its fifth week on the charts it dropped to 4 due to new album releases by other artists. On its sixth week on the charts it went up to 2 beating Jay Chou's new album "On The Run".| Release | Chart | Peak position | Chart run |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 21, 2007 | G-music Weekly Combo Chart (Taiwan) | 1 | 24 weeks (Till March 21, 2008) |
| G-music Weekly Mandarin Chart (Taiwan) | 1 |
External links
Jolin@Gold Typhoon formerly EMI Music Taiwan (2006–2009)- http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx
- http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard1.aspx