Hypnosis Show
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Hypnosis Show is Taiwanese
Mandopop
artist Show Luo
's third Mandarin studio album. It was released on 14 October 2005 by Avex Taiwan
. After receiving good reviews for the music video of the first lead track, "真命天子" (Destined Guy), featuring Jolin Tsai
, the album went on pre-order sale and all of the 10,000 copies were sold in one day.
Four editions of the album were released, including Hypnosis Show (Limited Charity Edition) (催眠Show 限量慈善) (CD) which included a pass to Luo's debut solo concert 'Love's Strength' Charity Concert (《愛的力量》慈善演唱會) at Taipei Arena
, Hypnosis Show (MV Encore Edition) (催眠Show 冠軍影音安可) containing four music videos; and Hypnosis Show (Commemorate Edition) (催眠Show 慶功加場版) (CD+DVD) with a bonus DVD containing 70 minutes of highlight live footage from Love's Strength Charity Concert on 18 November 2005.
winner and songwriter Di Zi , Bi Guoyong and Guo Jianliang plus Chen Wei of For Take One Music and Eric Ng of Funkie Monkies Productions, as well as choreographer Tommy of Dance Soul studios.
The first lead track, "真命天子" (Destined Guy), a collabration with Jolin Tsai
, is a dance track, in it she rapped and preformed in the music video with Luo. The other lead track "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) is composed by fellow artist Jay Chou
, especially for Luo with the music video featuring his then co-host on 100% Entertainment Barbie Hsu
.
The music video for "嗆司嗆司" (Chance Chance), a mid-tempo dance track, was directed by Lai Wei Kang. It features Taiwanese actress Maggie Wu (吳亞馨), who later co-starred with Luo in Hi My Sweetheart
; and a cameo by Luo's mother.
The tracks, "真命天子" (Destined Guy) and "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) are listed at number 55 and 70 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2005.
The tracks, "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) was nominated and "真命天子" (Destined Guy) won one of the Songs of the Year at the 2006 Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards presented by Hong Kong
radio station Metro Info. Both tracks were also nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2006.
Karaoke version with concert footage + some original footage
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 Show Luo
Show Luo
Show Luo also known as Xiao Zhu was born on 30 July 1979. He is a Taiwanese entertainer: Mandopop singer, dancer, host and actor. He has been dubbed "Dancing King of Asia" for his dancing skills.-Biography:...
's third Mandarin studio album. It was released on 14 October 2005 by Avex Taiwan
Avex Taiwan
Avex Taiwan Inc is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group based in Japan...
. After receiving good reviews for the music video of the first lead track, "真命天子" (Destined Guy), featuring 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:...
, the album went on pre-order sale and all of the 10,000 copies were sold in one day.
Four editions of the album were released, including Hypnosis Show (Limited Charity Edition) (催眠Show 限量慈善) (CD) which included a pass to Luo's debut solo concert 'Love's Strength' Charity Concert (《愛的力量》慈善演唱會) at Taipei Arena
Taipei Arena
Taipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...
, Hypnosis Show (MV Encore Edition) (催眠Show 冠軍影音安可) containing four music videos; and Hypnosis Show (Commemorate Edition) (催眠Show 慶功加場版) (CD+DVD) with a bonus DVD containing 70 minutes of highlight live footage from Love's Strength Charity Concert on 18 November 2005.
Album
In this album Show continues his partnership with producers Golden Melody AwardGolden Melody Award
The Golden Melody Awards is an annual Taiwanese music award, founded in 1990, presented by Government Information Office , Republic of China. It is usually presented in May, June or July each year and presented for music in Mandarin, Taiwanese, other Chinese dialects, and Taiwn's aboriginal...
winner and songwriter Di Zi , Bi Guoyong and Guo Jianliang plus Chen Wei of For Take One Music and Eric Ng of Funkie Monkies Productions, as well as choreographer Tommy of Dance Soul studios.
The first lead track, "真命天子" (Destined Guy), a collabration with 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:...
, is a dance track, in it she rapped and preformed in the music video with Luo. The other lead track "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) is composed by fellow artist Jay Chou
Jay Chou
Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...
, especially for Luo with the music video featuring his then co-host on 100% Entertainment Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu
Barbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
.
The music video for "嗆司嗆司" (Chance Chance), a mid-tempo dance track, was directed by Lai Wei Kang. It features Taiwanese actress Maggie Wu (吳亞馨), who later co-starred with Luo in Hi My Sweetheart
Hi My Sweetheart
Hi My Sweetheart is a 2009 Taiwanese Drama starring Rainie Yang, Show Luo and Lee Wei. It was produced by Comic Ritz International Production and Chai Zhi Ping as producer and directed by Lin He Long . It started filming on 26 July 2009 and wrapped in 23 November 2009...
; and a cameo by Luo's mother.
Reception
This is the first time that an album of Luo's debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Weekly Top 20 Combo and Mandarin Charts, and Five Music Chart. at week 42 (14–20 October 2005) with a percentage sales of 8.06%, 16.7%, and 18.22% respectively. It stayed on the G-Music Mandarin Chart continuously for 14 weeks, selling over 100,000 copies, the Combo Chart and Five Music Chart for 12 weeks.The tracks, "真命天子" (Destined Guy) and "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) are listed at number 55 and 70 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2005.
The tracks, "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) was nominated and "真命天子" (Destined Guy) won one of the Songs of the Year at the 2006 Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards presented by Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
radio station Metro Info. Both tracks were also nominated for Top 10 Gold Songs at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2006.
Track listing
| # | Original Title | Pinyin | English | Remarks | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "真命天子" | Zhen Ming Tian Zi | Destined Guy | rap feat 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:... |
Bi Guoyong | 3:17 |
| 2. | "淘汰郎" | Tao Tai Lang | Eliminated Man | Bi Guoyong | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "自我催眠" | Zi Wo Cui Mian | Self-Hypnosis | composed by Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for... |
Di Zi | 4:24 |
| 4. | "嗆司嗆司" | Qiang Si Qiang Si | Chance Chance | Di Zi | 3:48 | |
| 5. | "猛男日記" | Meng Nan Ri Ji | Diary of a Muscle Man | Di Zi | 3:24 | |
| 6. | "黑眼圈" | Hei Yan Quan | Dark Eye Circles | Guo Jianliang | 3:46 | |
| 7. | "不懂我的心" | Bu Dong Wo De Xin | Don't Understand My Heart | 3:36 | ||
| 8. | "力量" | Li Liang | Strength | Eric Ng | 3:52 | |
| 9. | "駭客入侵" | Hai Ke Ru Qin | Hacker Invasion | Chen Wei | 3:55 | |
| 10. | "火警119" | Huo Jing 119 | Emergency 119 | Di Zi | 3:25 |
Music videos
- "自我催眠" (Self-Hypnosis) MV - feat Barbie HsuBarbie HsuBarbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
- directed by Tony Lin - "真命天子" (Destined Guy) MV - feat Jolin TsaiJolin TsaiJolin 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:...
- directed by Lai Wei Kang - "嗆司嗆司" (Chance Chance) MV - feat Maggie Wu (吳亞馨) and cameo by Luo MaMa (show's mother) - directed by Lai Wei Kang
- "力量" (Strength) MV - directed by Tony Lin
Karaoke version with concert footage + some original footage
- "淘汰郎" (Eliminated Man) MV
- "不懂我的心" (Don't Understand My Heart) MV
- "黑眼圈" (Dark Eye Circles) MV
- "猛男日記" (Diary of a Muscle Man) MV
Releases
Four editions(excludes pre-order editions) were released by Avex Taiwan:- 4 October 2005 - Hypnosis Show (Preorder Edition) (催眠Show) (CD) - includes a playing card set with logo designed by Show and autograph.
- 14 October 2005 - Hypnosis Show (催眠Show) (CD)
- 4 November 2005 - Hypnosis Show (Limited Charity Edition) (催眠Show 限量慈善) (CD) - includes a pass to Show's 'Love's Strength' Charity Concert (《愛的力量》慈善演唱會) at Taipei ArenaTaipei ArenaTaipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...
.
- 25 November 2005 - Hypnosis Show (MV Encore Edition) (催眠Show 冠軍影音安可) (CD+DVD) - includes 3 MV's
- 真命天子 (Destined Guy) feat Jolin TsaiJolin TsaiJolin 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:...
- 自我催眠 (Self-Hypnosis) feat Da SBarbie HsuBarbie Hsu also known as Dà S |Mars]] with Vic Chou of F4. She has also acted in movies, her first being the Chinese movie The Ghost Inside. She also had a singing career prior to her acting career. She was in a duo group called "S.O.S." with her sister Dee Hsu. Their last album was called...
- 嗆司嗆司 (Chance Chance) cameo by Luo MaMa
- 20 January 2006 - Hypnosis Show (Commemorate Edition) (催眠Show 慶功加場版) (CD+DVD) - includes a 70 minutes version of Show's 'Love's Strength' Charity Concert (《愛的力量》慈善演唱會) at Taipei ArenaTaipei ArenaTaipei Arena is an indoor sporting arena located in Taipei, Taiwan. Built in 2005, the large multi-purpose stadium can accommodate major international sport events such as ice skating, ice hockey, gymnastics, handball, basketball, tennis, badminton, table tennis, indoor soccer, boxing, judo,...
with special guest preformace of "真命天子" (Destined Guy) with Jolin Tsai and behind the scenes footage. For details of track listing - see Show Luo discography.
Charts
| Chart Name | |Peak Position | #1 | #42 / 14–20 October 2005 | #1 | 18.22% | 12 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-Music Combo Chart, Taiwan 風雲榜 (綜合榜) |
#1 | #41 / 14–20 October 2005 | #1 | 8.06% | 12 weeks | |
| G-Music Mandarin Chart, Taiwan 風雲榜 (華語榜) |
#1 | #41 / 14–20 October 2005 | #1 | 16.7% | 14 weeks |