And another one bites the dust. I don’t follow boy bands, regardless of where they are from (Taiwan, Korea, Japan, the States). But I know the basic information about most boy bands, and I tend to get really sentimental when I read about yet another one disbanding and/or losing a member. I remember finding KAT-TUN mostly annoying until Jin got kicked out, and then suddenly I found them fascinating.
After weeks of speculation, Wu Zun held a solo fanmeeting yesterday in Taipei, where he confirmed both good and bad news. The good news is that he is NOT quitting show business and moving back to Brunei to open more health clubs. Whew! The bad news is that he really did not re-sign a contract with his management and record company, and that Fahreneheit will no longer be releasing any new albums.
Wu Zun did not rule out reuniting with Aaron Yan, Jiro Wang, and Calvin Chen for promotional events and performances, but he announced that he will be flying solo from henceforth. He also discussed turning the focus of his career towards acting (oh my beautiful boy, I expect a rough road ahead – movie critics have especially sharp knives).
I know one person who’ll be a little bit sad hearing this news (my sister), and I find myself sad just because it feels like the end of yet another era. I’ve now gone through three major Taiwanese boy band disbandments – The Little Tigers in 1996, F4 in 2008, and now Fahrenheit in 2011.
There is always a possibility the record company will replace Wu Zun in Fahrenheit, or it’ll come back as a three person group. But I highly doubt that – Wu Zun was the leader and most visible member. Wishing Wu Zun all the best with his solo career!
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... ~scratches head~ But I thought I just read somewhere that the WEREN'T disbanding, that they'd just recorded more songs? Huh?
There were so many rumors the last few weeks. But the official news reports have all confirmed that he's out of Fahrenheit.
That's sad news Ockoala I remember when SS501 signed with different management company although they did not announced disbandment the possibility of being together is nil at this point in time. I'm not a fan of Fahrenheit but I watched all Wu Zun's drama he is totally eye candy but need a little bit of improvement acting-wise just like another eye candy Kim Hyun Joong. I hope his success on going solo.
Fahrenheit was my 1st group/band that I liked in recent years before moving on to another (DBSK, JYJ). I cringed watching their recent "Too Hot" album. They are good singing mellow love songs but vocally they are not great and sad to say, they can't dance. But they are the only likable fellow Chinese band and they are super fun/nice guys that I enjoy watching some of their dramas/movies. Wish all 4 good luck with all their endeavors.
OH yeah. I am a rabid fan. Their last album made me totally cringe. They don't have much of a vocal range nor can they dance, but they were so adorable and so sweet and so cute and so swoon worthy when they sang ballads.
I knew it wouldn't last, but STILL!
(seriously, doesn't Jiro like that really hard-core J-Rock music anyways. FLH is the anti-JRock)
Eventually Calvin, Jiro and Aaron will need to enter the military for 2 years, it is predictable that Fahrenheit won't last forever. Just wish that they can reunite and do a preformance together in the future. As of Wu Zun, he is really handsome but he needs to sharpen his acting skills and singing skills. Wish him the best and hope his success in the future!
Calvin already went and did his service (it lasted 12 days or something.)
Aaron is exempted because his all injured and has some disease.
I think Jiro already did his service..
WOW.. i know too much.
Yup - Jiro did his a long time ago and the other two are both out due to health reasons.
Oh really...Wow..only 12 days...how come they can't do it in Korea...I want my Binnie back in 12 days okay I will give him 24 days, how's that...BTW..they can get exempted if they have injury? Hmmmmm...thanks for the info.
so agree with you...
all his acting are quite forgettable and if i remember it i have this face i make just like when i eat lime. as far as i know, i remember Jiro wang more from HanaKimi and have come to adore his quite comical do in his works especially Momo Love...
anyway as far as i know, usually when the leader abandons ship it always ends up bad. that is like the asking another TITANIC catastrophe -- complete with the crashing into an ice berg and sinking to the bottom of the abyss...
but if the group doesnt disband, i keep thinking Jiro should be the leader, when I watch their MVs I always notice him more, and I mean he was considered as Jay Chou's bandmate, so i concluded he had that quality of being "the guy..." and I have always considered Jay as the man, well except for his latest sojourn to Hollywood with green hornet...!!!
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am now official downing funeral garbs and sobbing whilst listening to their albums.
I know their have been rumors of them no longer getting along. BUT WHY! FOR THE LOVE OF BOY BANDS! WHY!.. JIRO!
不可以！你不要！为什么！！！
Okay, I'll stop now.
I feel the exact same way. The first thing in my head when I read the title was "Nooo!!!!!" Much as they are sometimes too much (sexy girl and too hot, I'm looking at you!), I tend to love their music. And I needs my Jiro!!
this sure does feel like the end of an era....when I started watching dramas and TW dramas in particular Fahrenheit were at their peak and though like you I never followed them I have seen a drama with each of them except Wu Zhun and maybe that's why a felt a connection with them so maybe thats why this feel a little sad...maybe this is a good thing for them especially Jiro Wang, who I've liked the best as an actor but now maybe he can pick some gr8 roles and flex his acting muscles a bit more....I cant speak for Wu Zhun but I do adore Aaron and Calvin though I find them much more limited actors compared to Jiro...but I wish all of them a good future anyways
awwwww, even though I haven't been following them recently I was all into them a few years ago. I totally loved Wu Zun! Watched Hana Kimi and everything too.
I was always a big fan of Kat-tun and Jin was well no offense to his fans but I didn't like his attitude and when he decided that he wanted to explore in the USA and leave Kat-tun as 5.. i was like YAY!! and then when he really did decide to go solo.. Double Yay!
But Wu Zun, I'm a bit sad, I'm a total fan of him! .. he's such a caring guy to his other band mates and the 4 Fahrenheit members support each other when they all have their separate activities.. I hope that he still keeps in good touch with the rest of his band mates and I wish him good luck with his acting.. I watched him in his Romantic comedies like Romantic Princess and Hana Kimi, but I think he's better suited for action movies! (I still have yet to watch him as a pirate in 14 blades and he's coming out with another movie with Barbie and Han Geng soon! :)
Thanks for posting!
Same feeling about Jin for me. I love his solo songs in KAT-TUN the most out of all the members' solo, but he really doesn't give a 'team' vibe when they shoot programs together. Now, I can fangirl over KAT-TUN without worrying about unnecessary things like whether Akakame is still an issue or not... which I totally don't care about but can't escape from as long as he and Kame are together on the same stage or screen... and I can buy Jin's albums without having to fangirl about him. Does that make sense? :P
I dunno much about Fahrenheit so can't comment, but I love this Taiwanese boy group called Energy and I remember mourning when Toro left the group... T__T
Eh? I always thought Jiro was the leader of the group?! Obviously, I live in some other dimension...
I've got to be honest here (and totally not intending to bash anyone). Jiro Aaron and Calvin can sing and their acting ain't half bad. The 3 aren't as pretty to look at like Wu Zun but the other 3 can definitely make it solo. As for Wu Zun, the boy's acting and Mandarin skills are still so stilted after being in the business for a while now that it can be hard to stomach sometimes.
I'm not exactly sad that they're disbanding but I had a feeling that they weren't going to last all that long...
"the boy’s acting and Mandarin skills are still so stilted " - that's what I'm thinking! Of all the guys, his acting is definitely not cutting it.
I really hate when bands promise that they will never disband and they go and disband...sad!
Looks like the past week has been full of sad news...first Kibum and Xander left (or rather the former kicked out) of U-Kiss and now my favourite T band decided to disband. Agreed they are not vocally the strongest but I always thought that they were really good together as a group...anyways I wish all four of them good luck! But I do hope they come back together (ugh in an interview last year Jiro said that he wants to release an album with his bandmates every year even if they do solo activities...I wish that could happen!)