Myself (album)

Myself (Chinese: Myself 2010概念專輯) is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Jolin Tsai's (Chinese: 蔡依林) eleventh Mandarin studio album. It was released on 13 August 2010 by Warner Music Taiwan.^[1] It was originally set to be released on the 5th August 2010, but was delayed until 13 August 2010. The album is the first to see Tsai experiment with Vogue, a dance style made popular by Malcolm McLaren, Madonna, choreographers Benny Ninja (America's Next Top Model) and Ahn Hyung Suk (Dong Bang Shin Ki's dance instructor).

Starting from 24 December 2010, Tsai will embark on the Myself World Tour to promote the album.

1 Reception
2 Track listing
3 Music videos
4 Reference
5 External links

Reception

The album debuted at number one on Taiwan's G-Music Weekly Top 20 Mandarin and Combo Charts; and Five Music Chart at week 33 (13 to 19 August 2010) with a percentage sales of 35.56%,^[2] 24.25%,^[3] and 42.38%^[4] respectively. It peaked at number one on all three charts for three consecutive weeks.

The tracks "美人計" (Honey Trap) and "無言以對" (Nothing Left To Say) and "玩愛之徒" (Love Player) are listed at number 1, 20^[5] and 55 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2010.^[6]

The album is the fourth best selling album in Taiwan in 2010, with 65,000 copies sold.^[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"美人計" (Mei Ren Ji Honey Trap)	3:35
2.	"Missed Call (Interlude)"	0:28
3.	"玩愛之徒" (Wan Ai Zhi Tu Love Player)	3:26
4.	"Secret Talk (Interlude)"	0:27
5.	"派大星" (Pai Da Xing Party Star)	3:53
6.	"Let's Start the Dance (Interlude)"	0:45
7.	"黑髮尤物" (Hei Fa You Wu Black-Haired Beautiful Girl)	3:24
8.	"無言以對" (Wu Yan Yi Dui Nothing Left to Say)	3:46
9.	"L'amour Est Parti (Interlude)"	0:27
10.	"小傷口" (Xiao Shang Kou Real Hurt)	4:28
11.	"娘子漢" (Niang Zi Han Macho Babe)	3:20
12.	"七上八下" (Qi Shang Ba Xia Butterflies in My Stomach)	3:31
13.	"解散愛" (Jie San Ai Let's Break Up)	4:09
14.	"I Love You Too (Interlude)"	0:08
15.	"即時生效" (Ji Shi Sheng Xiao Take Immediate Action)	3:18

Music videos

"美人計" (Honey Trap) - released on 27 July 2010.^[8] The music video features the theme dance of Myself, Vogue, with Jolin performing as a robot that can experience emotion. The music video was shot in Korea, directed by Cha Eun Taek, using one day timing, due to Jolin's tight schdule.^[9] It was nominated for Best Music Video at the 22nd Golden Melody Awards in 2011.^[10]

"玩愛之徒" (Love Player) - released on 9 August 2010.^[11]

"無言以對" (Nothing Left To Say) - released on 19 August 2010.^[12] This video features what is considered to be Jolin's finest dance performance during a ballad song. It has been toted as a better performance than her previous video for Love Player (玩愛之徒).

"七上八下" (Butterflies In My Stomach) - released on 1 September 2010.^[13] The dance features one male dancer with the rest being female.

"即時生效" (Take Immediate Action) - released on 7 September 2010. It features a guest appearance by Tsai's dog, Woo-Hoo. The dance sequence has been compared to the previous video for "愈慢愈美麗" (Slow Life), both songs use a white background and use similar dance moves.

"小傷口" (Real Hurt) - released on 9 September 2010. It features Tsai eating food in a sad situation of love and alone being hurt from love.

"黑髮尤物" (Black-haired Beautiful Girl - released on 1 November 2010. It was shot in Shanghai and features Tsai's new dances including some black suits which suit the song theme.

Reference

^ (Chinese) Warner Music Taiwan Myself album info 13 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) G-Music Mandarin Chart This links to the current week only - search for 2010 Week 33 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) G-Music Combo Chart This links to the current week only - search for 2010 Week 33 at bottom of page. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) 5 Music Chart 2010 Week 33 Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2010 (#1 to 50) Retrieved 2011-01-22
^ (Chinese) HITO Radio Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart- 2010 (#51 to 100) Retrieved 2011-01-22
^ (Chinese) Apple Daily 年度唱片銷量小豬15.5萬張首度踹下雙J 登基唱銷王 12 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-18
^ Warner Taiwan channel "美人計" (Honey Trap) MV 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) 蔡依林《美人计》MV首播展现Voguing舞精髓 27 July 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ (Chinese) GIO, Taiwan 22nd Golden Melody Awards nomination list 13 May 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-20
^ Warner Taiwan channel "玩愛之徒" (Love Player) MV 9 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ Warner Taiwan channel "無言以對" (Nothing Left To Say) MV 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09
^ Warner Taiwan channel "七上八下" (Butterflies In My Stomach) MV 1 September 2010. Retrieved 2011-05-09

External links

(Chinese) Jolin Tsai@Warner Music Taiwan

Jolin Tsai

Studio albums	Jolin 1019 (1999) • Don't Stop (2000) • Show Your Love (2000) • Lucky Number (2001) • Magic (2003) • Castle (2004) • J-Game (2005) • Dancing Diva (2006) • Agent J (2007) • Butterfly (2009) • Myself (2010)

Compilation albums	Together (2001) • Born to be a Star (2004) • J-Top (2006) • Jolin's Final Wonderland (2007) • Jeneration (2009)

Cover album	Love Exercise (2008)

Concert tours	J1 World Tour (2004-06) • Dancing Forever World Tour (2006-09) • Butterfly School Tour (2009) • Myself World Tour (2010-11)

Related articles	Discography • Awards and nominations