Final Paper-Cindy

Topic:

Do you have a particular person in your mind that can be acclaimed as our cultural hero?

        In this world, most of the countries have their own cultural heroes to represent their own countries.  Of course, we Taiwan should have some, too.  In fact, Taiwan has many cultural heroes, such as the great director Ang Lee, the marathon runner Kevin Lin, and the MLB baseball player Chien-Ming Wang…and so on.

        Among all the heroes, I want to talk about double J, Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai.  They are both well-known stars around the world.  What’s more, some media said that they were couple before, but they are apart now.  I don’t know if it is true, but I would be glad if this is true.  Handsome and talented man vs. beautiful and hard-working woman, how wonderful, doesn’t it?

            Jay Chou, you can say that he is a musician, a singer, an actor, a boss and a director.  He put his feet in many fields and all did well.  He is an index of Taiwan’s entertainment circle.  The reason why his music is so popular is because that Jay is good at combining Chinese and Western music styles to create songs that fuse R&B, rock and roll and pop genres, including some issues like domestic violence, war and urbanization.  Jay became famous not long after he released his first album and had won a lot of awards.  He was on the cover of Asian Times after he joined the entertainment circle for just three years.  His great influence had formed a phenomenon which was called”Jay phenomenon.”  These years he tried hard to work in the movie field.  He became a director and an actor; what’s more, he also made the music for the movies.  Of course, he won a lot of applauses.  His first movie “Secret” is a very creative masterpiece.  I saw it times, I like the way he tells the story, and I also like the songs in it.  Some say Jay is a genius, I think I can’t agree more.

                Jolin Tsai, another super star in my mind.  She was my idol since I was very young.  She is one of the top singers in Taiwan.  Like Jay, she is not only a singer; she is also a brand designer now.  She had a title which was called” young boys’ killer” after she released her first album.  However, unlike Jay, she was not so lucky on her entertainment career.  She had the contract entanglement with her company.  Therefore, she disappeared for a few years.  After solve the problem, she came back to the stage with a whole new Jolin.  With the album” watch me 72 change” she became the most popular singer in that time.  From then on, Jolin became the diva in Taiwan.  Years passed, she is still very popular now.  However, the reason why I like Jolin is not only because that she is beautiful or she sings well.  The real reason is because that she is very hard-working, and she never gives up easily.  She can redo a simple movement times only to make it perfect.  She said that she is not a genius, she is a “地才.”  Only put more efforts than other people, she can compare with those so called genius.  She always says “If yon think you can, you can!” to encourage herself.  Now, she is a successful super star that is well-known by the world.  She owns the world herself.  Jolin is a very good model for everyone, we should learn her spirits.