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S.H.E Forever Sisters
[2008.11.27]
Seven years is not a short length of time. It had been said that this is a crossroad in any interpersonal relationship. Therefore, many couples, whether they were married or not, would view “seven years” as a test, much less working partners. This year is the seventh year of the formation of Taiwan’s most popular female group, S.H.E. They had considered this issue carefully: [Can we continue to be S.H.E?] This is not because of any problems between them, rather, they have to face being grown up. The next step in their lives may be marriage and children. Would they still be jumping around then as they are now?
Regardless whether the name S.H.E will continue forever or will end at a certain point in time, the trio had agreed that: [As long as S.H.E exists, we will bring happiness to everyone.]
In the last seven years, the three girls went from being total strangers to each other, to living together in a girls’ dormitory under the arrangement of the record company, stepping past the barrier of [meeting with each other easy, living with each other hard] and later each purchasing their own home. Although they no longer lived together, their relationship is still as tight as ever. Whenever there was some spare time, they would meet together for meals. Selina said: [Our relationship is like sisters. Even if in the future, we no longer releasing albums together and each has their own lives but we would still be like family and continue to meet in private gatherings.]
Continue to Sing for the Audience
Ella said: [The recording industry’s environment is getting worse and worse. For the album’s pre-sale meet and greet, we all worried that there wouldn’t be anyone coming! That day when we saw the long line-up, we were so happy that so many young people are still willing to buy original editions. Actually even we don’t know how long the singing career of S.H.E can continue, so we would use face it with the attitude of “letting nature take its course”. Making albums is our common interest. We worked hard to seize the opportunity each time. As long as there is audience listening, we are willing to continue singing.]
The stock market meltdown and the recession in the recording industry as well as natural and man-made disasters led to many people losing their laughter. Each day, everyone kept sighing as they looked at numbers and the index arrow going downward. S.H.E who had always gave the impression of being happy wanted to become [ambassadors of happiness], in hopes of releasing happy signals into the air waves. Hebe said: [Every time and each place that we performed, when we see our fans screaming enthusiastically, we would become very happy too. Everyone brought a lot of joy to us. Correspondingly, we hoped to get closer to our fans as well so that we can bring happiness to them.]
Each Other’s Psychologist
Being with each other for seven years, which one among them would be the ‘best listener’? They exchanged a look and then Selina said: [We are each other’s psychologist. There was a time when Ella, the most extroverted one, became very quiet in front of others. We knew that something happened with her. So we would meet and talk. Sometimes when I am unhappy, I also would ask them to come over to my place to talk about it. We have this tacit understanding that these are secrets between us that no one outside the three of us would know. Anyways, our fondest wish is for each other to find happiness.]
No Quarrels or Jealousy
S.H.E did not have any quarrel or jealousy in their relationship. Anything and everything were objects of discussions and nothing would be taken to heart. Just like Ella said: [We all trust the arrangements of the company. Sometimes if Hebe is filming a drama, I don’t have any work, I would go surfing and Selina would host programs or take some course while travelling. We would be happy just taking a vacation together, get some good rest and just enjoy it. However, the company basically would not allow us to take vacations together. One or two people must be busy before the other can relax.]
Searching for Happiness Together
Since they have such a great relationship, so what recent occurrence had moved them the most? Ella said: [It would be one of the album pre-sale functions. Selina had very touchingly written a letter to us. What she wrote was things that we normally said to each other. We could totally feel that while she had found her happiness (Selina in love) recently, she also really wanted us to find our happiness soon.] On her side, Selina was getting slightly teary-eyed: [That’s right! I spoke a little bit of time to write something sentimental to them. Originally, I had practiced several times at home because I wanted to read it aloud but within a few sentences, I couldn’t refrain from crying already. That day, we all ended up with swollen eyes from crying. But I was very happy inside because they all felt it.]
It was not necessary to over-explain the understanding between good friends. Just like this day when they gave this interview, although we had only 30 minutes including taking pictures, but they were extremely well-coordinated. One person would be giving the interview, the other one would be having her pictures taken and the third one would be signing autographs. When the three of them sat down together, they were also to continue each other’s sentences and carry on with the conversation. This type of understanding is definitely a product of togetherness through time.
Selina’s Favorite [It’s Silent]
It was over a year before S.H.E released a new album [Miss Universe]. This album was also the stage where they started to change their style to [mature ladies]. Many of the songs in the album reflected their own thoughts. They wished to tell their feelings to the fans who watched them grew up, therefore they each chose a song that was most representative of their thoughts to share with everyone.
This song is the product of Selina collaborating with Jay Chou. She said: [When Jay gave this song to me he said he wanted me to write the lyrics. I kept thinking that the music is a love song, so I simply wrote about my feelings regarding love. These are my real experiences. I hope that the fans would use my feelings as the basis for their understanding of love.]
Ella had once commented that out of the three of them, Selina had the most affinity with males. Selina looked at Ella who was sitting next to her, and laughingly asked: [You sure it is me?] Ella nodded: [Isn’t it? Every time male fans come up to the stage, they wanted to confess (their love) to you. All guys view you as a goddess.] Selina said: [Perhaps it is because my outer appearance is more feminine. Actually I am very single-minded when it comes to love.]
Hebe Loves [Girls Ought to be Strong]
This song’s arrangement was like giving inspiration and strength to girls. For men, there had long existed the song [Men Must Be Self-Strong], now even women needed a [self-strengthening song]. This is an indication that females of the current era are no longer weaklings for men to shelter.
Hebe, whose outer appearance seemed gentler, proclaimed that she was not weak. In comparison to the workload of Selina and Ella, hers was obviously less. Would she be jealous? Hebe said: [No. Actually after filming {Bull Fighting}, there were a lot of scripts intended for me but I still have not found that I like. I agree with the arrangement of the company and that would be refraining from making bad choices, so I would use this time to improve my knowledge. Also we have to prepare for concerts. I am still very busy! Other than singing, all our other performances belong to different categories, therefore when they have good work, I would be happy and supportive. In our collaboration dictionary, there is no such word as {jealousy}.]
Ella’s Love for [Planet 612]
Ella described this song as using her favorite comic strip [The Little Prince] as its central theme. The Little Prince holds a bunch of roses to seek the one he would love the most in hopes of returning to Mars together with this person. Ella said: [My favorite is also red roses and the lyrics fit closely to my frame of mind. It is like the feeling in my heart.]
It was unexpected that Ella whose outer appearance was not the most feminine would love red roses the most. She said: [Because even as a child, I had always felt that red rose represent love. It is particularly romantic when it is budding. Although in the past, boys had presented me with red roses, but I believe that they just got lucky, actually they don’t understand my preferences.] Would she want her future [Prince] to have a bunch of red roses with him when he proposes? Ella laughed: [Of course, if he understands what I want, that would be the best. However, as long as he can surprise me and move me, I would be very happy already.]
Dogs Symbol of Their Lasting Friendship
Forcing together these three girls with their totally different personalities, backgrounds and preferences resulted in an amazingly harmonious relationship. In order to commemorate this deep and tight friendship, even their dogs are of the same lineage. At first it was Selina who had Pinky, a Toy Poodle, as a pet. Later, when Pinky became pregnant, she prayed that it can give birth to three puppies so that they can each have one and continue their friendship this way. The most amazing thing was that Pinky really did give birth to three puppies which thrilled S.H.E to no end. So they each took one home as a symbol of the trio’s relationship continuation, everlasting and never changing.
Pinky Gave Birth to Three Puppies
In Taiwan, Toy Poodles are called Gui Bin Gou, therefore, Ella’s pup was named Ah Gui, Selina’s was Xiao Bin and Hebe’s was named Gou Gou. This day, Selina brought along Gou Gou’s mommy, Pinky, to the interview location and showed us this [ancestral personage]. Recently, Pinky was promoted to being a grandmother because Ah Gui was matched up with Peony, the dog of Taiwan male model Yagami Tomohisa. The match produced three puppies. Ella happily took home [Tie Dan] who was weaned off milk recently so that whenever S.H.E were together, it would be with the three generations of dogs.
Ella’s Dog [Ah Gui] Almost Went Blind
However, what really pained Ella was when she brought Ah Gui along to go surfing, to let it happily run around at the beach. Unexpectedly its eyes were injured by the bright sunshine almost to the point of being blind. It no longer can come in contact with any strong lights, so she no longer could take it out or bring it along with her during work. This made her very sad. Although Ella doted on dogs, but it seemed that the fates of her dogs were not that good. Previously, her pug Qiang Qiang passed away due to an allergic reaction to anesthetic, now Ah Gui injured its eyes. Here is sincerely hoping that Tie Dan can defy such fate!
Meeting at NTNU Night Market for Steaks
Can everyone guess where would S.H.E bring us for good food in Taiwan? The answer is – Night Market. Don’t boo! Perhaps everyone is very familiar with night markets in Taiwan, eating smokies, oyster omelets, deep fried chicken, but which night market has the best spot for the most inexpensive yet tasty food? The good food recommendation from S.H.E is – Beef Steak King in the NTNU Night Market.
Ella highly praised the steaks and pork chops of that place as being really fresh, They described the attraction of this spot was its inexpensive cost, the freshness of the food, the size of the portion is big and is served piping hot. Therefore students would meet there for dates.
Of course, what the fans would want to know is whether S.H.E would go there to eat? They nodded: [Of course we would! And we abide by the rules and line up too!] Whether you can bump into them will depend on your luck.
Epilogue
Each time after interviewing S.H.E, there is always a number of friends asking me: [Out of the three, which one is the friendliest? Which one is the hardest to deal with? Which one has the most unique character?] Each time I would answer: I am not saying that Selina and Hebe are troublesome. It is just Ella’s personality is more outgoing and straightforward. Therefore, when taking pictures, she is the one who warm up the quickest and she can bring the other two members into the picture, so to speak. Next, Selina would manifest her feminine [power] and Hebe would naturally have the motivation to get involved. It is like a car and Ella is the ignition that turns them on. Therefore, they are .
credits: wyn0602 of HOPE
S.H.E Forever Sisters
[2008.11.27]
Seven years is not a short length of time. It had been said that this is a crossroad in any interpersonal relationship. Therefore, many couples, whether they were married or not, would view “seven years” as a test, much less working partners. This year is the seventh year of the formation of Taiwan’s most popular female group, S.H.E. They had considered this issue carefully: [Can we continue to be S.H.E?] This is not because of any problems between them, rather, they have to face being grown up. The next step in their lives may be marriage and children. Would they still be jumping around then as they are now?
Regardless whether the name S.H.E will continue forever or will end at a certain point in time, the trio had agreed that: [As long as S.H.E exists, we will bring happiness to everyone.]
In the last seven years, the three girls went from being total strangers to each other, to living together in a girls’ dormitory under the arrangement of the record company, stepping past the barrier of [meeting with each other easy, living with each other hard] and later each purchasing their own home. Although they no longer lived together, their relationship is still as tight as ever. Whenever there was some spare time, they would meet together for meals. Selina said: [Our relationship is like sisters. Even if in the future, we no longer releasing albums together and each has their own lives but we would still be like family and continue to meet in private gatherings.]
Continue to Sing for the Audience
Ella said: [The recording industry’s environment is getting worse and worse. For the album’s pre-sale meet and greet, we all worried that there wouldn’t be anyone coming! That day when we saw the long line-up, we were so happy that so many young people are still willing to buy original editions. Actually even we don’t know how long the singing career of S.H.E can continue, so we would use face it with the attitude of “letting nature take its course”. Making albums is our common interest. We worked hard to seize the opportunity each time. As long as there is audience listening, we are willing to continue singing.]
The stock market meltdown and the recession in the recording industry as well as natural and man-made disasters led to many people losing their laughter. Each day, everyone kept sighing as they looked at numbers and the index arrow going downward. S.H.E who had always gave the impression of being happy wanted to become [ambassadors of happiness], in hopes of releasing happy signals into the air waves. Hebe said: [Every time and each place that we performed, when we see our fans screaming enthusiastically, we would become very happy too. Everyone brought a lot of joy to us. Correspondingly, we hoped to get closer to our fans as well so that we can bring happiness to them.]
Each Other’s Psychologist
Being with each other for seven years, which one among them would be the ‘best listener’? They exchanged a look and then Selina said: [We are each other’s psychologist. There was a time when Ella, the most extroverted one, became very quiet in front of others. We knew that something happened with her. So we would meet and talk. Sometimes when I am unhappy, I also would ask them to come over to my place to talk about it. We have this tacit understanding that these are secrets between us that no one outside the three of us would know. Anyways, our fondest wish is for each other to find happiness.]
No Quarrels or Jealousy
S.H.E did not have any quarrel or jealousy in their relationship. Anything and everything were objects of discussions and nothing would be taken to heart. Just like Ella said: [We all trust the arrangements of the company. Sometimes if Hebe is filming a drama, I don’t have any work, I would go surfing and Selina would host programs or take some course while travelling. We would be happy just taking a vacation together, get some good rest and just enjoy it. However, the company basically would not allow us to take vacations together. One or two people must be busy before the other can relax.]
Searching for Happiness Together
Since they have such a great relationship, so what recent occurrence had moved them the most? Ella said: [It would be one of the album pre-sale functions. Selina had very touchingly written a letter to us. What she wrote was things that we normally said to each other. We could totally feel that while she had found her happiness (Selina in love) recently, she also really wanted us to find our happiness soon.] On her side, Selina was getting slightly teary-eyed: [That’s right! I spoke a little bit of time to write something sentimental to them. Originally, I had practiced several times at home because I wanted to read it aloud but within a few sentences, I couldn’t refrain from crying already. That day, we all ended up with swollen eyes from crying. But I was very happy inside because they all felt it.]
It was not necessary to over-explain the understanding between good friends. Just like this day when they gave this interview, although we had only 30 minutes including taking pictures, but they were extremely well-coordinated. One person would be giving the interview, the other one would be having her pictures taken and the third one would be signing autographs. When the three of them sat down together, they were also to continue each other’s sentences and carry on with the conversation. This type of understanding is definitely a product of togetherness through time.
Selina’s Favorite [It’s Silent]
It was over a year before S.H.E released a new album [Miss Universe]. This album was also the stage where they started to change their style to [mature ladies]. Many of the songs in the album reflected their own thoughts. They wished to tell their feelings to the fans who watched them grew up, therefore they each chose a song that was most representative of their thoughts to share with everyone.
This song is the product of Selina collaborating with Jay Chou. She said: [When Jay gave this song to me he said he wanted me to write the lyrics. I kept thinking that the music is a love song, so I simply wrote about my feelings regarding love. These are my real experiences. I hope that the fans would use my feelings as the basis for their understanding of love.]
Ella had once commented that out of the three of them, Selina had the most affinity with males. Selina looked at Ella who was sitting next to her, and laughingly asked: [You sure it is me?] Ella nodded: [Isn’t it? Every time male fans come up to the stage, they wanted to confess (their love) to you. All guys view you as a goddess.] Selina said: [Perhaps it is because my outer appearance is more feminine. Actually I am very single-minded when it comes to love.]
Hebe Loves [Girls Ought to be Strong]
This song’s arrangement was like giving inspiration and strength to girls. For men, there had long existed the song [Men Must Be Self-Strong], now even women needed a [self-strengthening song]. This is an indication that females of the current era are no longer weaklings for men to shelter.
Hebe, whose outer appearance seemed gentler, proclaimed that she was not weak. In comparison to the workload of Selina and Ella, hers was obviously less. Would she be jealous? Hebe said: [No. Actually after filming {Bull Fighting}, there were a lot of scripts intended for me but I still have not found that I like. I agree with the arrangement of the company and that would be refraining from making bad choices, so I would use this time to improve my knowledge. Also we have to prepare for concerts. I am still very busy! Other than singing, all our other performances belong to different categories, therefore when they have good work, I would be happy and supportive. In our collaboration dictionary, there is no such word as {jealousy}.]
Ella’s Love for [Planet 612]
Ella described this song as using her favorite comic strip [The Little Prince] as its central theme. The Little Prince holds a bunch of roses to seek the one he would love the most in hopes of returning to Mars together with this person. Ella said: [My favorite is also red roses and the lyrics fit closely to my frame of mind. It is like the feeling in my heart.]
It was unexpected that Ella whose outer appearance was not the most feminine would love red roses the most. She said: [Because even as a child, I had always felt that red rose represent love. It is particularly romantic when it is budding. Although in the past, boys had presented me with red roses, but I believe that they just got lucky, actually they don’t understand my preferences.] Would she want her future [Prince] to have a bunch of red roses with him when he proposes? Ella laughed: [Of course, if he understands what I want, that would be the best. However, as long as he can surprise me and move me, I would be very happy already.]
Dogs Symbol of Their Lasting Friendship
Forcing together these three girls with their totally different personalities, backgrounds and preferences resulted in an amazingly harmonious relationship. In order to commemorate this deep and tight friendship, even their dogs are of the same lineage. At first it was Selina who had Pinky, a Toy Poodle, as a pet. Later, when Pinky became pregnant, she prayed that it can give birth to three puppies so that they can each have one and continue their friendship this way. The most amazing thing was that Pinky really did give birth to three puppies which thrilled S.H.E to no end. So they each took one home as a symbol of the trio’s relationship continuation, everlasting and never changing.
Pinky Gave Birth to Three Puppies
In Taiwan, Toy Poodles are called Gui Bin Gou, therefore, Ella’s pup was named Ah Gui, Selina’s was Xiao Bin and Hebe’s was named Gou Gou. This day, Selina brought along Gou Gou’s mommy, Pinky, to the interview location and showed us this [ancestral personage]. Recently, Pinky was promoted to being a grandmother because Ah Gui was matched up with Peony, the dog of Taiwan male model Yagami Tomohisa. The match produced three puppies. Ella happily took home [Tie Dan] who was weaned off milk recently so that whenever S.H.E were together, it would be with the three generations of dogs.
Ella’s Dog [Ah Gui] Almost Went Blind
However, what really pained Ella was when she brought Ah Gui along to go surfing, to let it happily run around at the beach. Unexpectedly its eyes were injured by the bright sunshine almost to the point of being blind. It no longer can come in contact with any strong lights, so she no longer could take it out or bring it along with her during work. This made her very sad. Although Ella doted on dogs, but it seemed that the fates of her dogs were not that good. Previously, her pug Qiang Qiang passed away due to an allergic reaction to anesthetic, now Ah Gui injured its eyes. Here is sincerely hoping that Tie Dan can defy such fate!
Meeting at NTNU Night Market for Steaks
Can everyone guess where would S.H.E bring us for good food in Taiwan? The answer is – Night Market. Don’t boo! Perhaps everyone is very familiar with night markets in Taiwan, eating smokies, oyster omelets, deep fried chicken, but which night market has the best spot for the most inexpensive yet tasty food? The good food recommendation from S.H.E is – Beef Steak King in the NTNU Night Market.
Ella highly praised the steaks and pork chops of that place as being really fresh, They described the attraction of this spot was its inexpensive cost, the freshness of the food, the size of the portion is big and is served piping hot. Therefore students would meet there for dates.
Of course, what the fans would want to know is whether S.H.E would go there to eat? They nodded: [Of course we would! And we abide by the rules and line up too!] Whether you can bump into them will depend on your luck.
Epilogue
Each time after interviewing S.H.E, there is always a number of friends asking me: [Out of the three, which one is the friendliest? Which one is the hardest to deal with? Which one has the most unique character?] Each time I would answer: I am not saying that Selina and Hebe are troublesome. It is just Ella’s personality is more outgoing and straightforward. Therefore, when taking pictures, she is the one who warm up the quickest and she can bring the other two members into the picture, so to speak. Next, Selina would manifest her feminine [power] and Hebe would naturally have the motivation to get involved. It is like a car and Ella is the ignition that turns them on. Therefore, they are .
credits: wyn0602 of HOPE
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