Jay Chou (Chinese: 周杰倫, born January 18, 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. He is well-known for composing all his own songs and songs for other singers. 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 popular Mandarin singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres, covering issues such as domestic violence, war, and urbanization. In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay, under the record company Alfa Music. Since then he has released one album per year except in 2009, selling several million copies each. His music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and in overseas Asian communities, winning more than 20 awards each year. He has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide up to 2010. He debuted his acting career in Initial D (2005), for which he won Best Newcomer Actor in both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). He produced the theme song for the film Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li. His career now extends into directing and running his own record company JVR Music.

Filmography

• 2025Secret: Untold Melody — Original Film Writer, Songs
• Rap Star Dream Maker
• 2024Secret: A Hidden Score — Original Film Writer
• 2022Jay Chou Carnival World Tour
• 2021Mayday Fly To 2022
• 2021Race 1 — Showy, Executive Producer
• 2020Acting Out of Love
• J-Style Trip — Creator
• Immemorial Love For You — Original Concept
• 2019Skyfire — Theme Song Performance
• Dunk of China
• 2017Legend of the Naga Pearls — Producer
• 201610,000 Miles — Jay Chou, Producer
• 2016Now You See Me 2 — Li, Songs
• 2016The Invincible Tour Jay Chou
• 中国新歌声
• Chef Nic
• Super Brain — Special Guest Director
• 2014The Interview — Songs
• 2013Jay Chou Opus Jay World Tour 2013-2015
• 2013The Rooftop — Wax, Director, Writer, Songs
• 2012The Viral Factor — Jon
• Voice
• 十二新作 — Creator
• 2011The Green Hornet — Kato, Songs
• 2010Heroic Detective — Director
• 2010Jay Chou The Era World Tours
• Mr. J频道 — Director
• Pandamen — Li Ao / Leo, Creator
• 2010True Legend — God of Wushu / Drunken God
• 2009The Treasure Hunter — Qiao Fei
• 2009宋祖英 魅力·中国鸟巢夏季音乐会
• 2008Kung Fu Dunk — Fang Shijie, Songs
• 2007Jay Chou 2007 World Tour Concert Live
• 2007Secret — Jay, Director, Songs, Original Story
• 2006Curse of the Golden Flower — Prince Zhai, Songs
• 2006Fearless — Theme Song Performance
• 2005Initial D — Takumi Fujiwara, Songs
• 2005The Open Road — A lun
• 2004Jay Chou Incomparable Concert 2004
• 2003Hidden Track — Jay Chou
• 2002周杰倫 2002 The One 演唱會
• 周杰伦独立MV — Creator
• 1999The Masked Prosecutor — Songs
• 1998Fried Fish with Thyme — M
• 周大侠 — Creator
• 周杰伦 超时代 The Era 2010 世界巡回演唱会 — Art Department Manager
• 周杰伦2026甜甜的南宁嘉年华演唱会

Appearances as themselves (4)

• 20132013年邓丽君追梦 何日君再来纪念演唱会 — Self
• Sing! China — Self - Mentor
• 2008The Young Romantic — Self
• 2007Secrets Within: Inside Look at 'Curse of the Golden Flower' — Self