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The boys from Taiwan
Published on Jul 27, 2004
For Thai teenagers its a dream come true: F4 are finally coming to the Kingdom. But concert tickets arent going cheap
Thai fans have been waiting for two years but at last its confirmed. F4, Taiwans boy band and the hottest lads in Asia are finally going to perform in the Kingdom on August 30.
Its a dream come true, says a member of one of F4s fan clubs, smiling happily despite the crush at a press conference earlier this month dubbed Bangkok Fantasy with F4 at Centre Point, Siam Square. It is absolutely fantastic.
Centre Point the Thai equivalent of Harajuku, Tokyos famed pop area was packed with girls belonging to several fan clubs, among them, Fan Cool Gang, f4thailand.com, Ken-Chu International Fan Club, www.jerrybunnyclub.com and www.zaizhouclub.net. Reporters and staff members of Thai Yamaha Motor Co Ltd, the main sponsor of the upcoming concert, manage to find a space away from the crowd.
Weve been thinking about it for a while, says Jintana Udomsub, chief of commerce for one of the bestselling motorcycles in the Kingdom. For the past two months, weve been holding a special promotion offering a gift set to all buyers of a Yamaha motorcycle.
Were more confident about finalising the concert on August 30 because of our good connections, Jintana continues amid the screams. Its important that all four of members of the band are here.
The four members are Yan Cheng Xu, better-known as Jerry; Zhou Yu Ming, aka Zaizai or Vic, Zhu Xiao Tian, aka Ken; and Wu Jian Hao, aka Vanness. In 2002, F4 set a new trend in Asian music: a boy band who sway to the slow rhythms of smooth but exciting pop.
The four Taiwanese lads were a success from the start. Their debut album Meteor Rain sold well in many Asian countries. They then moved to the small screen, starring in their very own TV series called Meteor Garden I.
Thai teens waited impatiently for the debut album to arrive and snapped it up the moment Sony Music Thailand distributed it to the record stores. The same delay was experienced in importing the televised series, titled Rak Sai Sai Huajai 4 Duang in Thai and shown on Channel 3.
One of the soundtracks from the series, Liu Xing Yu sold 180,000 copies in Taiwan and was a bestseller in Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei and China. In Thailand, the track stayed at the top of 88 Peak FMs chart for four weeks and was in the Top Five for two months.
Fans of F4 all over Asia went wild when the boy bands second album, Fantasy 4ever, which featured another two hit soundtracks Jue Bu Neng Shi Qu Ni and Yan Huo Ji Jie recorded for the second TV series, became bestsellers.
The advertising companies stepped in and soon the foursome were the presenters on a commercial for a soft drink with the song, Ask For More. They also sang Elvis Presleys timeless hit Cant Help Falling in Love, for a soundtrack of Walt Disneys Lilo & Stitch. They won the Inspiration Award at MTV Asia Awards in Singapore.
In 2003, F4 became the presenters for Yamaha motorcycle companies all over the Asian region with the Make Your Life Different slogan of the Switch campaign.
The delay in bringing F4 to the Thai stage has been put down to cost, with rumours circulating that bringing the lads here would cost a cool Bt100 million. So just how much has Yamaha coughed up for the commercials and the concert?
A lot, says the chief of commerce. But I cant give the exact amount.
The expenses for the concert come to Bt50 million, says a public relations officer from Bec-Tero Entertainment. That explains why the ticket prices are so high.
Yamaha is distributing 500 free tickets for the concert to 1,000 customers. For more information, call the Yamaha Meet F4 hotline on (02) 238 4072.
The company will be making available 300,000 copies of an F4 portrait postcard. Motorbike owners should write their name, full address and motorcycle registration number, then send it to PO Box 707, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, before August 12. The lucky draw takes place on August 16 and the announcement of the lucky winners will appear on August 23 in Thai Rath.
Another sponsor, Mobile Easy by IEC, is also offering free tickets and souvenirs. to selected buyers of its mobile phones.
Kitchana Lersakvanitchakul
The Nation
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Tickets cost Bt6,000, Bt4,000, Bt2,500 and Bt1,000 and are available at all Thaiticketmaster booths at Central (Chidlom, Lat Phrao, Pinklao, Bang Na) and Big C (Ramkhamhaeng), at www.thaiticketmaster.com or by calling (02) 204 9999. They will go on sale from Saturday.
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