Harper's Bazaar
February 2005 NO. 182

Translated by Amy of Faithful 4ever

On Ken's Time
Listen Carefully to Ken Chu

The most brilliant one is Ken Chu of F4 who is the latest to release an album. His first album was finally released after many years of preparation. Slow work means careful work and he also has a band, enjoying the sensations of singing.

Interviewing Ken Chu is like getting into a debate. He always has his own way of speaking and his own set of philosophies. He's also like a sophisticated mischievous child who doesn't know modesty. His words are straightforward and unweighted. Because of this he has suffered a lot and been said to be hard to deal with. Actually, his heart is like an aged big child.

Ken admits that he's very fluctuating externally and internally, his thoughts are extremely conflicting and he has tremendous mood swings. He said laughingly that this is just how is acts. Regarding this personality of his, he has his own thoughts, "I myself live in conflict. Capricorns are half sheeps and half fish. To me, conflicts are needed to have points of view, have opinions. It's hard to be close to me not because of my conflicts, but because I'm frank."

After entering this field for quite some time now, Ken now polishes his words, but says firmly that he hasn't changed at all, "Polishing is because I don't want to make it difficult for others." After he finished saying this sentence he laughed. He can't even get along with himself. Regarding this he said that he can't do anything about it because since he lacks the strength to change, can only be proud of him. It's like a game a child doesn't play making himself get bruised. Ken has no choice or option but to love his malicious mouth on his pretty face.

Within my experience when I interviewed him 2 years ago, I was able to see that he was interested in music and photography. I never thought that he would really release an album in the future. The packaging was bound to take the idol route, but when he knew that that day's shooting was cold and without smiles, he had this inexpressible doubt. It was like the smiles on those covers or publicizing photos will oppress him to the point that he can't breathe.

The lyrics to a song and a song of the album was by Ken himself. "Black and White"'s lyrics was inspired by Audrey Hepburn. Ken's early-maturity makes people associate him with the indulgence of old things. He says that he loves classics, "Classics are very interesting to caricorns. They'll have a lot of feeling for classic songs, movies. It doesn't have to be old things, i-pods are new."

He describes himself as being easily emotionally touched. When traveling or working the local scenery will always be very attractive to him so he also loves photography, trying to capture that feeling. Over half of the book that comes with his album is scenery. Ken says that he rarely takes photos of people. But he loves to travel. If he's alone he'll go to Hua Dong or Mt. Ali. And earlier he went to Paris and also took a visit to Amsterdam. He said that he had more time than I had imagined. He then laughingly said that he originally was not as busy as everyone thinks he is.

Besides traveling, Ken also loves diving, or cooking at home. Ken likes to stay home and is a person who takes what comes. He says that he doesn't have some big dream. Entering the entertainment circle was also something he never thought about. And now, he said, he's doing his best with his work. In the future, his dream is a simple and steady life.