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Jay Chou catches 'Viral Agent'
China Post - Jan 20, 2012

King of Mandopop Jay Chou (周杰倫) reinvented himself again. Only a few months ago he released his latest album, “Exclamation Mark” (驚嘆號); now he plays an international security affairs agent in Dante Lam's (林超賢) new film “The Viral Factor” (逆 ...

Can Mandopop superstar Jay Chou be action man?
Straits Times - Jan 18, 2012

Taiwanese pop idol Jay Chou has dropped his squeaky clean image with his turn as a hard-nosed cop in Hong Kong action thriller, The Viral Factor. -- ST PHOTO: NURIA LING By Elrica Tanu Gritty, violent and oh-so-macho. Taiwanese pop idol Jay Chou has ...

Asus N43SL-DH51
PC Magazine - Feb 1, 2012

The Asus N43SL-DH51 ($999.99 list), also known as the Jay Chou Special Edition, is one of the latest laptop PCs from Asus that shows not only a deep knowledge of technology, but an eye for design. Asus has partnered with Taiwanese superstar Jay Chou ...

Photo: Taipei Times
Taipei Times - Feb 9, 2012

Fast forward to last weekend when a dinner was held in Hong Kong to hype the moderate success of Dante Lam's (林超賢) action film The Viral Factor (逆戰), which stars Tse and Jay Chou (周杰倫). When asked by the assembled media about his children, ...

SHOWBIZ: Double star power
New Straits Times by Loong Wai - Jan 26, 2012

Ting Director Dante Lam and superstar Jay Chou were in Kuala Lumpur recently to shoot The Viral Factor. Loong Wai Ting caught up with them TWO'S company. When Hong Kong director Dante Lam decided to pair Taiwan's superstar Jay Chou and ...

Review: THE VIRAL FACTOR May Be The Year's Best Asian Action Movie
Twitch - Jan 31, 2012

It's Jay Chou who is in the film. Now please wait... before your anti-GREEN HORNET sentiment takes over and makes you stop reading, please take note that the film - THE VIRAL FACTOR - also stars Nicholas Tse (NEW POLICE STORY, SHAOLIN, BODYGUARDS AND ...

The Viral Factor
Film Business Asia - Feb 6, 2012

The unit is attacked en route and betrayed by its leader Sean Wong (Andy On), who shoots fellow unit member Ice (Michelle Bai) dead; the bullet lodges in the brain of her colleague and boyfriend Wan Fei (Jay Chou), standing behind her.

Founder of leather wear brand cherishes his natural gift
China Daily - Feb 11, 2012

Zhu is now cooperating with the fashion brand of Jay Chou, China's top pop musician, and is also planning to work with the fashion brand of Andy Lau. "Cooperating with famous stars is one of the easier ways of getting publicity and this is only a ...

SIMON SAYS: Celebrate Chinese New Year with these blockbusters
Indie Wire (blog) - Jan 23, 2012

Sadly, more often than not, China Lion puts out movies like The Viral Factor, a frenetic but totally shallow and mostly inert action movie starring milquetoast stars Nicolas Tse and Jay Chou. Directed by Dante Lam (Fire of Conscience, Beast Stalker), ...

K-Pop Sweeps Thai Music Charts
Soompi - Jan 30, 2012

The only non-Korean acts on the ranking included Taiwanese stars Jay Chou and Wang Leehom in 37th and 47th place. The top 10 saw a complete wipe out by male groups. First place was taken by BEAST's "Beautiful," followed by JYJ's "Ayy Girl" and TVXQ's ...

Projections: Chemical Brothers movie blows minds
Toronto Star - Jan 19, 2012

It opens at the AMC Yonge & Dundas on Friday, as does The Viral Factor, a flashy Hong Kong import by veteran action-movie director Dante Lam and starring Jay Chou, the Taiwanese actor and pop star who made his Hollywood debut in last year's Green ...

Kung Fu Dunk
Sky Movies - Jan 23, 2012

Abandoned nipper Fang Shi Jie (Jay Chou) grows up in an unorthodox martials arts school where he learn some mystical skills, including one where he bends the hands of a clock back. While loitering in the street one night, he catches the eye of ...

Tao Jones: Recapping the 2012 CES, Part One
Wall Street Journal (blog) - Jan 17, 2012

Unfortunately, Smith and Sonnenfeld's weirdly disjointed banter with Sony chief Sir Howard Stringer made for the most awkward celebrity appearance at CES since, well, Seth Rogen and Jay Chou's appearance with Sir Stringer at last year's Sony presser.

Movie guide alt: Independent, limited release and foreign-language films
Belleville News Democrat - Feb 1, 2012

With Jay Chou, Nicholas Tse and Lin Peng. Written by Dante Lam and Jack Ng. Directed by Lam. In Mandarin, Cantonese and English, with English and Chinese subtitles. (2:02) NR. "We Need to Talk About Kevin" - A mother attempts to come to terms with her ...

Foreign blockbusters dominate holidays
China Daily - Feb 2, 2012

"The Viral Factor," starring Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou and Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, took 54 million yuan during the national holidays, ranking it highest among the Chinese films on offer. Prof. Yu Jianhong, with the Beijing Film Academy, ...

The Viral Factor: Fights in planes, trains and upside-down automobiles
Globe and Mail - Jan 20, 2012

The security agent, Jon Won (Jay Chou) was at work in Jordan trying to rescue a pretty germ-warfare specialist. Recovering from his bullet wound, our hero is told by mom that he must again travel abroad and locate long-lost brother Wan Yang (Nicholas ...

Foreign blockbusters dominate in China's national holidays
People's Daily Online - Feb 2, 2012

"The Viral Factor," starring Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou and Hong Kong film star Nicholas Tse, took 54 million yuan during the national holidays, ranking it highest among the Chinese films on offer. Prof. Yu Jianhong, with the Beijing Film Academy, ...

On Demand picks
Boston Globe - Jan 26, 2012

Taiwanese pop singer Jay Chou plays Kato, who turns out to have more talent than his boss. (PG-13; runs through Aug. 17) TY BURR (Starz on Comcast) How do you pull off a modern combat film without offending anyone? Make aliens the enemy.

Pop Stop
Taipei Times - Feb 2, 2012

The Lunar New Year holiday is a good time for Chinese-language movie premieres, and pop superstar Jay Chou's (周杰倫) new blockbuster action flick The Viral Factor (逆戰) proved to be a dragon at the box office in China, raking in the equivalent of ...

Justin Caleb Chenn Finds His Way
KCET (blog) - Feb 2, 2012

Jay Chou is a favorite, of course. Faye Wong, Na Ying, SHE, Soda Green are some others that I've grown quite partial to as well. OC: As an illustrator, you tell a story in a static form; as a filmmaker you tell a story with moving imagery.

'The Dead' follows Romero's Rules of Order
San Diego CityBEAT - Jan 18, 2012

Underworld Awakening: The vampire / werewolf conflict continues in 3-D! The Viral Factor: Asian pop star Jay Chou, who co-starred in The Green Hornet, is one of two brothers in this epic action film about crooks and an epidemic of small pox.

Party attendees welcome Year of the Dragon with traditional celebrations
Daily Illini - Jan 23, 2012

Luo said 60 to 70 percent of people in China watch the celebration on television to see festivals around the country and watch performances by the country's most famous musicians, such as Jay Chou. “It's probably the most important festival in China,” ...

movie listings
Vancouver Sun - Jan 20, 2012

The Viral Factor "" A Hong Kong action film directed by Dante Lam and starring Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse. 14A. Station Square, SilverCity Riverport. The Bridge on The River Kwai "" After settling his differences with a Japanese PoW camp commander, ...

Pop goes the military
China Daily - Jan 18, 2012

The soprano from Guzhang county in Hunan province's Xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture cooperates with musicians of myriad genres, including Taiwan pop king Jay Chou. Song is also the first Chinese singer to have been nominated for the Best ...

SHE's Ella Chen to get married on May 5
What's on Xiamen - Jan 28, 2012

She will then invite celebrity friends including A-mei (张惠妹), Jay Chou (周杰伦) and Greeny Wu (吴青峰) from the band Sodagreen (苏打绿) to share their joy at a Taipei wedding banquet on May 5.

This Week In Trailers: Windfall, The Viral Factor, Tatsumi, Doppelgänger Paul ...
/FILM (blog) - Jan 21, 2012

I know the very best part of The Green Hornet was Jay Chou and Nicholas Tse was one of the things that helped make Time and Tide so enjoyable for me. So while director Dante Lam hasn't made anything I've ever seen this is probably going to be the first ...

Is Dante Lam the next John Woo?
AsiaOne - Jan 25, 2012

And The Viral Factor, starring Taiwan's Jay Chou and Hong Kong's Nicholas Tse, looks set to be his next hit - with critics raving over its spectacular sets. But how does he match up to John Woo? Both are known for making guy flicks where blood, ...

Management changes, low inventory to help Acer hit Q1 profit
ZDNet Asia - Jan 31, 2012

It cut its third-quarter notebook shipment forecast from 6.4 million to 5.4 million units, and according to IDC PC analyst Jay Chou, had a backlog of notebooks in the retail channels which needed to be cleared before new models could be brought in.