Jay Chou’s New Album ‘Greatest Works of Art’ Is the Star’s Most Ambitious Project

variety.com:

Lily Ooi Jay Chou likes to think big. His latest music release, “Greatest Works of Art,” is not just the Mando-pop king’s first full-length album after a six-year hiatus.

The album’s elaborate, international production of its eponymous first single and the accompanying music video, features the “cameos” of some of the biggest names in art history.It sets Chou up nicely for the his next creative chapter: an art film.“This music video has received a lot of good feedback, including from the French Tourist Office, so I will consider preparing a film project that tells a story revolving around an artist.

I might direct it too,” Chou told Variety. Despite having appeared in Hollywood films such as “The Green Hornet” as Kato, superhero blockbusters no longer appeal. “If I were to make a film, I would create my own style of art film.

Of course, it’s also necessary to take the commercial market into consideration,” he said.The newfound ambition of the mega pop star—also a music composer, producer, actor, and film and music video director—should not come as a surprise.