Taiwan singer Jolin Tsai
poses for a photograph in Taipei October 20, 2007. Tsai, a Taiwan
pop phenomenal and a famed dancer-singer throughout East Asia, said
on Saturday she aims to break into movies with sights on scenic
spots in the large, lucrative mainland market.
Jolin Tsai, a Taiwanese pop star famed throughout East Asia for
her singing and dancing, said on Saturday she aimed to move into
film.
Tsai, who has experience of appearing in videos, said she was
looking to star in light-hearted movies with a dance theme,
initially to keep her name strong among fans in the Chinese
mainland, Taiwan and Chinese-speaking Southeast Asia as well as
ethnic Chinese people elsewhere in the world.
"Movies are something I haven't done yet, and I've got to find a
chance," Tsai, 27, said at her Taipei recording company offices.
"I'd like to use my movements to evoke dramatic feelings."
She has set her sights on shooting films in scenic areas of the
mainland, such as the lakes and mountains of Jiuzhaigou in the
western province of Sichuan.
Tsai, one of the most popular and successful singers in the
Mandarin music market, has performed in the mainland countless
times and sold millions of albums there.
Tsai recorded a duet with Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue
for Minogue's new album due out next month. So far, she says, that
tie-up with the West is a one-off thing, but she hopes it can be
extended.
"I hope, of course, that in the future I can do it again," said
Tsai, who was dressed in black.
"I'm someone who doesn't stop. I'm always doing something. I'll
always look for more stuff to help me grow up."
Tsai's break into movies could generate recognition outside the
Chinese-speaking world, where other local pop singers often fail
because of differing music tastes and language barriers.
Tsai first made a name in 1999 by winning first place in an MTV
singing competition with a cover of the Whitney Houston song
The Greatest Love of All.
Her first album, Jolin 1019, came out a year later and sold more
than 400,000 copies in Asia. She has released nine albums
altogether. The most successful, Dancing Diva, sold more than one
million copies following its release last year.
Her latest album, Agent, has sold 150,000 copies since
its release in September.
(Agencies via CRI.cn October 21, 2007)
