She started out with a MTV singing competition. Followed by her contract with Universal Music, she produced hits like "I Know You Are Sad" (我知道你很難過) from her first album Jolin 1019. Then she had hits like "Don't Stop" and "You Gotta Know" by her 2nd album Don't Stop. After that, Tsai's contract came into conflict, which put her music career in hiatus. However, she change both her image and moved to Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan), with the hit "Spirit of the Knight" (騎士精神). Followed by the album Magic 看我72變, which produced hits like "See My 72 Changes"(看我72變 ), "Say Love You"(說愛你) and Prague Square(布拉格廣場).
The success continued into the next album, "Castle" (城堡), which produced hits like "36 Tricks of Love" (愛情36計), "It's Love" (就是愛), "Pirates" (海盜) and her famous "Rewind" (karma police). A remix album was released, along with the famous hit "Signature Pose"(招牌動作). After that, Tsai embarked on the J1 World Tour, which spanned over Asia and for the first time she performed in North America. Then, Tsai released J-Game, which sold over 1 million in Asia over a month. The album also produced "J-Game" (野蠻遊戲), "Eyes Half Shut" (睜一隻眼 閉一隻眼) and her famous ballad "Sky" (天空).
By 2006, Tsai decided to leave Sony Music Entertainment (Taiwan), but soon switched to EMI Music Taiwan. Her 8th album, "Dancing Diva" (舞孃) prove to be more successful than her previous albums. The album had hits like "Dancing Diva" (舞孃), "Mr Q", "Wonder In Madrid" (馬德里不思議) and "Pretence" (假裝).
This album was also famous for her dance moves in her dance track, along with her famous ribbon dance. After another remix album was produced, she embarked on Dancing Forever Tour, which featured Tsai dancing in concert. The tour spanned across Asia, North America and for the first time in Australia. The Dancing Diva album also won her the Golden Melody Award of Best Mandarin Female Singer Award in 2007.
"Agent J" (特務j) was then produced, featured Tsai in a music movie along with her pole dance and aerial ribbon dance, the dance which almost paralysed her, learned in 10 Days. The album was as successful and left Tsai with hits like "Agent J" (特務J), "Alone" (一個人), "Sun Will Never Set" (日不落) and "Bravo Lover" (愛無赦).
In 2008, Tsai continued her tour and her first English cover album "Love Exercise" (愛的練習語) was released, however the sales were lower than expected. By 2008, Tsai's contract with EMI Music Taiwan ended.
Tsai started to work on her next album and along with her contract with Warner Music Taiwan. Her 10th album, "Butterfly" (花蝴蝶), was her most succesful album, selling 68% during the first week of release, which broke Mayday's album record. The album featured Tsai's most challenging dance, ballet, which she spent 3 months learning. The album spanned hits like "Real Man" (大丈夫), "Butterfly" (花蝴蝶), "Slow Life" (愈慢愈美麗) which was used as a bell ring in 3000 schools in Taiwan and her famous ballad "Compromise" (妥協). She then embarked on the 'Butterfly School Tour', which only traveled around Taiwan schools. By May 2009, she injured her waist, which forced her to cancel the rest of the tour and a 3 month break from her career.
Jolin attended the 2010 Head & Shoulders Chinese Show as the ambassador in Shanghai. She announced that her new album "Vogue" could be booked since early August, but the album name was later changed to "Myself". It is said that to make "Vogue" more attractive, Jolin has invited the vogue teacher Benny Ninja (teacher of "America's Next Top Model") and Ahn Hyung Suk (dance teacher of Dong Bang Shin Ki, also known as TVXQ) to teach her hand-gesture-based Voguing dance.
The lead single of her album, "Honey Trap" (美人計), along with its music video, was leaked through the Internet. Two other songs, "Take Immediate Action" (即時生效) and "Real Hurt" (小傷口), were leaked as well, which would be the 5th and 6th single of the album. Her album was stated to supposedly be released on 3 August 2010. The album, titled Myself, was released on August 13, 2010. The music video of "Love Player" (玩愛之徒), also the 2nd single of the album, feature Jolin naked in the bathtub. While the 3rd single, "Nothing Left to Say" (無言以對), feature her 1st dance in her ballad.
Myself has topped the chart of G-Music for 3 consecutive weeks only to be overtaken by Hebe Tien's first solo album. However, the album rebound back to first, during its 6th week and sold higher than its debut week. The lead single, "Honey Trap" (美人計), managed to peak at #3 of the Yes 93.3 Music Chart, while "Real Hurt" (小傷口) managed to top the Singapore Yes 93.3 Music Chart for two consecutive weeks.
The 4th single, "Butterflies in my stomach" (七上八下), was also made into an MV. "Take Immediate Action" (即時生效) video was also released in September 2010, featuring her dog in the video and "Real Hurt" (小傷口) video was released in the 2nd week of September 2010.
Jolin made an appearance in the China Got Talent final, in which she performed "Black-Haired Beautiful Girl" (黑髮尤物). The winner of China's Got Talent, Liu Wei, got to perform in Jolin's subsequent World Tour.
As of 2010, Tsai was ranked 2nd of the Taiwanese Singers Earning ranking, with US$14.51 million. She is also the Top Female Singer Earner in Taiwan.
玫瑰少年
蔡依林 Lyrics
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誰把誰的身體
變成囹圄囚禁自己
亂世總是最 不缺耳語
哪種美麗會換來妒忌
你並沒有罪 有罪的是這世界
生而為人無罪
One day I will be you baby boy, and you gon'be me
喧嘩如果不停
讓我陪你安靜
I wish I could hug you, till you're really really being free
哪朵玫瑰沒有荊棘
最好的 報復是 美麗
最美的 盛開是 反擊
別讓誰去 改變了你
你是你 或是妳 都行
會有人 全心的 愛你
試著想像 you switched to his body
Sexuality 當心什麼會傷你
多少次的重傷 多少次的冷語
Drowning 誰會拉你
Dreaming 誰會陪你
Same shit happens every day
你離開後 世界可改變
多少無知罪愆 事過不境遷
永志不忘紀念 往事不如煙
生而為人無罪
你不需要抱歉
One day I will be you baby boy, and you gon'be me
喧嘩如果不停
讓我陪你安靜
I wish I could hug you, till you're really really being free
哪朵玫瑰 沒有荊棘
最好的 報復是 美麗
最美的 盛開是 反擊
別讓誰去 改變了你
你是你 或是妳 都行
會有人 全心的 愛你
玫瑰少年 在我心裡
綻放著 鮮豔的 傳奇
我們都 從來沒 忘記
你的控訴 沒有聲音
卻傾訴 更多的 真理
卻喚醒 無數的 真心
In the song "Womxnly" by Taiwanese singer Jay Chou featuring Jolin Tsai, the lyrics talk about the issue of identity and feeling trapped in one's own body or societal expectations. The lines "Who put whose soul into whose body, who turned whose body into a prison, the troubled world is never lacking in rumors, which kind of beauty will bring about jealousy" express the feeling of being judged for one's appearance or actions and the desire to escape societal norms. The repeated lyrics "生而為人無罪，你不需要抱歉" (Born human, without fault, you don't need to apologize) emphasise the message that everyone deserves acceptance for who they are and that they don't have to change who they are to fit in.
The song also touches on the issues of discrimination and judgement towards the LGBTQ+ community. The lines "Trying to imagine you switched to his body, be careful that sexuality doesn't hurt you" convey the struggles that members of the LGBTQ+ community face daily in a society that isn't accepting of different sexual orientations or gender identities.
Additionally, the song discusses the importance of accepting oneself and not allowing others to change you. The lyrics "Don't let anyone change you, whether you are you or you are her, it's all good, there will be someone who loves you with all their heart" emphasise the need to love and accept oneself, regardless of what the world thinks, and that there will always be someone who loves and accepts you just the way you are.
Line by Line Meaning
誰把誰的靈魂 裝進誰的身體
Who's soul in who's body do we reside
誰把誰的身體
Who turns their body into a prison
變成囹圄囚禁自己
Imprisoning yourself like a locked cage
亂世總是最 不缺耳語
Chaos never lacks whispers
哪種美麗會換來妒忌
What kind of beauty brings jealousy
你並沒有罪 有罪的是這世界
You're not guilty, but the world is
生而為人無罪
Born to be innocent
你不需要抱歉
You don't have to apologize
One day I will be you baby boy, and you gon'be me
One day we'll switch bodies
喧嘩如果不停
If the noise never stops
讓我陪你安靜
Let me accompany you in silence
I wish I could hug you, till you're really really being free
I wish I could hug you until you're truly free
哪朵玫瑰沒有荊棘
Which rose doesn't have thorns?
最好的 報復是 美麗
The best revenge is beauty
最美的 盛開是 反擊
The most beautiful thing is to bloom in resistance
別讓誰去 改變了你
Don't let anyone change you
你是你 或是妳 都行
Whether you're him or her, it's okay
會有人 全心的 愛你
Someone will love you with all their heart
試著想像 you switched to his body
Imagine if you switched to his body
Sexuality 當心什麼會傷你
Be careful of what can harm you when it comes to sexuality
多少次的重傷 多少次的冷語
How many times of hurt, how many times of cold words
Drowning 誰會拉你
Who will pull you while you're drowning
Dreaming 誰會陪你
Who will accompany you while you're dreaming
Same shit happens every day
The same thing happens every day
你離開後 世界可改變
The world can change after you leave
多少無知罪愆 事過不境遷
How many ignorant faults, how time cannot change the past
永志不忘紀念 往事不如煙
Never forget and commemorate, the past is like smoke
玫瑰少年 在我心裡
The rose adolescent in my heart
綻放著 鮮豔的 傳奇
Blooming in bright legends
我們都 從來沒 忘記
We've never forgotten
你的控訴 沒有聲音
Your accusation has no voice
卻傾訴 更多的 真理
Yet it conveys more truth
卻喚醒 無數的 真心
Yet it awakens countless true hearts
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ti Dao Jiang, Yi Lin Cai, A-Xin
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Min Chiu
我是剛入行的老師，也是LGBTQ+，日常中非常低調。我相信性取向與教學能力沒太多關係，並希望自己接觸的學生不會受到以前我們以前有過的傷痕
實際到了教學現場，非常驚艷於時代改變。老實說我雷達都感應過好幾個同學，但他們年紀還小，不能太早下定論。甚至很多人花了一輩子摸索自己是誰、喜歡什麼人（或可能誰都不喜歡）
班上有個男生活潑外向，大方提及性取向，自稱皇太后XDDD 他才13歲，是我見過唯一一個「從沒活在櫃子裡」的人，我以為在敏感的青春期年紀，多數孩子非常在意他人的看法，但也有人反其道而行。（最近還有一個女同學說“我前女友如何如何“，老師覺得wow😂）
認真對待每個學生，從他們身上尋找亮點，哪怕那種特別普通、存在感低的學生，我都不太捨得讓他們變成別人的背景。男孩子說話小聲、陰柔沒關係，女孩子特別野、豪邁也沒事，我都覺得他們超棒（老師濾鏡太重😂😂）
但願學校是提供同學們安全的地方，讓他們能夠放心、找到相信的大人而不懼怕。
補充：好幾個學生告訴我，男生可以陰柔多愁善感，女生可以陽剛比男生還強，人家內心喜歡什麼性別、性別認同是什麼 這些都很正常，這些人不該被欺負......聽得90後老師我超感動🥺
Beah Artemisia
As a bisexual and non-binary person, I feel so grateful for this message.
I'm not gonna cry, though I feel quite overwhelmed after this.
I'm proud of who I am, what I am. All the struggles I've faced and still face are my own and I think there are people out there who've to struggle a whole lot more than me.
I came out of my closet when I was 21 because I've spent all that time trying to be someone I was never meant to be.
As the song says, every rose has its thorns. Being a flower isn't a sign of weakness. Flowers go through one hell of a process to become the beauties they are destined to be.
Wall-flower, garden flower, cherry blossom... You are strong, no matter how you are.
Be strong and always aim to be proud of the hardships (be them psychological or physical, or both) you had to go through. It's hard, but we have to do our best, not to please others and because other people want to see us smiling, but because we want to smile to please ourselves. It's a continuous process.
There's no way to leave our struggles in the past, but I try to think about what made me stronger by going through those things.
蔣諺諺
謝謝 蔡依林
把葉永鋕的故事說出來～
也說出 所有被霸凌者的心聲，讓心中過去被教條囚禁靈魂被釋放。
我過去也是被長期校園霸凌的受害者，一直覺得自己有錯才被霸凌，環境沒有一個大人可以保護我～
過了25年，您唱出我們的心聲❤
謝謝 Jolin🎉
漫步妘林 pinyun
我在四年前，也有經歷過類似的事情
有一個人講著我胖、醜或著嘲笑我笨之類的話
其他人也把我當工具人、私底下說我壞話
算霸凌嗎？我不知道。
我不希望有下一個人
在那種環境下失去了自我
我們不想要再出現下一個受害者
謝謝Jolin 讓我相信世界上擁有著屬於我的那種
溫柔且強大的愛
R. S.
JOLIN是台灣少見懂得尊重舞者的明星,一般公司或藝人應該巴不得最好鏡頭設計都集中在自己身上,但JOLIN知道舞者的表現跟分量對於她的創作與表演有極大影響,相信看到這樣特別展示舞者的mv,舞者應該很開心,帶人要帶心,創作能量的強大絕對是集大成,恭喜JOLIN又有新突破了~!!
心存善念,謹言慎行
R. S. 說的 我太認同了 👍👍👍
何其洋
好想知道這些Dancer老師的國籍
David Lin
除了安室會，再來就是Jolin了，值得鼓勵的兩天后～
LT Chang
@何其洋 多數應該來自紐西蘭
Jill
為高彥發聲 願你在另一個世界有個屬於你的舞台 沒有歧視 沒有區別對待 沒有輿論攻擊 沒有人能夠傷害你 能夠自由的做自己🌹🥀
tt nst
我为高彦发声
Edwin
终将战胜资本
Yong Euvis
这手唱说一位男孩叫叶勇鍾
芳寶fangbao
@Yong Euvis 是最近中國也有一位少年跟這個遭遇類似 所以才會有為高彥發聲的留言 還有這首歌的主角是叫 葉永鋕