Yeh Hui-Mei (Chinese: 葉惠美) is the fourth studio album by Taiwanese recording artist Jay Chou.
[3] Named after the singer's mother, Yeh Hui-Mei utilizes genres such as pop, R&B, and alternative rock, whilst containing influences from classical music, opera, and hip-hop.
Chou assumed creative control over all aspects of Yeh Hui-Mei, composing all of the tracks on the album and served as the executive producer and visual director.
[9] Alongside Chou and Vincent Fang, other musicians such as Alang Huang, Tseng Yu-ting and Vivian Hsu helped write the lyrical content for the record.
[8] The album is full of human, musical, experimental, satirical and social realism images that stimulate the flesh and blood of people.
"In the Name of the Father" is a song with a special mix of vintage music and piano, complemented by a fusion of Italian opera.
[13] "Same Tone" uses the sound of the pipa to create a Western classical atmosphere, and the interlude adds Argentine tango music to run through it.
[14] "Double Blade" expresses the Chinese being bullied in Chinatown, and their rebellion against the humble and peace-loving attitude of their parents, against the environment, and against inequality.
[21] Chou attended the new album launch held at the Kowloonbay International Trade & Exhibition Centre on 27 August 2003, and met with fans.
"[25] The album cover design of Yeh Hui-Mei features Chou donning a retro-style suit whilst sitting on a vintage chair and pays homage to the classic movie The Godfather.
[26] On 16 July 2003, "In the Name of the Father" was premiered simultaneously on more than 50 radio stations across Asia, with an estimated 800 million people listening to it at the same time.
"[28] In order to match the song and image, Chou went to Rome to shoot the music video for "In the Name of the Father," which was directed by Kuang Sheng.
The video tells the story of a child who grew up as a killer in a gangster family; one day, he suddenly discovered that the godfather who adopted him turned out to be the one who killed his biological father.
[29] The music video for "Sunny Day" was filmed in Tamsui, New Taipei City,[30] directed by Shockley Huang[31] and features actress Doris Lai.
[36] Kuang Sheng directed the video for "Dong-Feng-Po,"[37] which revolves around Chou singing in a house, shifting between past (1920s China) and the present.
Music critic Wu Jianheng gave Yeh Hui-Mei a very high evaluation, believing that the album began to convey Chou's concern for society, his thoughts were more mature, and the quality was good.
[63] On 15 November 2003, Chou performed at the "2003 Asian Superstar Anti-Piracy Passion Concert" that was held at the 80,000-seat Stadium in Shanghai and featured other prolific singers like Harlem Yu, Faye Wong, Leehom Wang, Ken Chu, Vanness Wu, Jolin Tsai, A-do, Shin Seung Hun, Mika Nakashima, Comic Boyz and Chemical Boys.
[66] The "Dynamic Zone Jay Chou Guangzhou Concert" was held at Tianhe Stadium on the evening of 20 December 2003, in front of 37,000 spectators.