He never buys designer clothes, but in order for him to break into
Japan, he got to wear lots of name brands for the very first time,
being fussed over by the designer until he was covered in sweat all
over and felt dizzy in the head, declares frankly that it seemed like
he ¡°was getting married¡±!

ZaiZai Zhou Yu Min, who has only gone shopping and bought a few
clothes for himself only twice in the past, accepted more than a
hundred interviews from the media in Japan with all the grace of a
seasoned general in battle and even had close encounters with
Japanese girls. Dressed all in designer clothes, he was charming and
stunning, as different from the usually easy-going ZaiZai in the past
as heaven from earth.

Shows class and elegance, very unaccustomed to it
This reporter accompanied ZaiZai for this interview on his trip to
Tokyo. Seeing the upper-class look the stylists tailor-made for him,
mixing and matching 4 different outfits, ZaiZai was enjoying in the
midst of it. He said: ¡°I don¡¯t have any opinions, respect the
professionals.¡±

One of them was a very formal-looking suit. When the stylist was
tying a hand-woven Japanese silk tie on him, ZaiZai got so ¡°tied-
up¡± he broke out in a sweat. He changed his clothes, looking
irresistibly handsome. ZaiZai, who is euphorically in love, feels
that he¡¯s a bridegroom about to walk the red carpet, joking that, ¡°
This is so unfamiliar to me, I feel like I¡¯m getting married!¡±
Turns out this is the first time he wore a formal suit complete with
tie in a public occasion.

One can see that ZaiZai is obviously in a very good mood. He¡¯s got a
serious cold and his schedule for interviews is too fully packed he
doesn¡¯t even have the time to eat. But he was all smiles
nonetheless, answering every question promptly, and would even often
tease Da S and speak about matters about him and F3 with humour.

Where before he seemed an idol who¡¯s always kept under wraps and
isolated, he is now carefree yet composed, talking and laughing
happily. In a span of four years, ZaiZai has gone from the country
boy from Yilan, to the Taiwan idol most qualified to challenge Takuya
Kimura.

Shows self-confidence, character over gold accessories
In the NT$50,000/day suite of the 5-star Westin Hotel Tokyo located
in the Yebisu Garden Place, ZaiZai was having his hair done while
Itoh Masaru (stylist of 'The Gospellers' and other popular groups)
adjusts his outfit - dark blue suit jacket with a shiny, velvety feel
to it, full of class and elegance. Faced with the reporters, he is
steady and self-assured, like a superstar who has fought many battles.

When he was just starting out, all questions must be asked and
answered through his manager. But now he takes on everything volleyed
at him himself, every difficult question he answers easily with his
own wisdom. When the topic turned to name brands, he said: ¡°If I
wear jewelry or watches I will lose it, and I often lose it, so I
can¡¯t buy expensive name brands. A Thai fan once gave me a thick,
gold necklace, but I¡¯ve never worn it because I always fear that
I¡¯ll lose it, and also it¡¯s too ostentatious.

ZaiZai wears a Cartier ring on the middle finger of his left hand,
the style simple yet elegant. He said: ¡°I used to wear a pinkie ring
before, for protection against people who might want to do me harm, I
wore it until I lost it in the end.¡± The reporters joked that he
probably wore the pinkie ring until ¡°all his friends were gone¡±, to
which he bantered, ¡°Then it¡¯s good that I lost it.¡± Despite
hearing from everyone that there 2 kinds of pinkie ring, gold and
silver, and that the effect is vastly different. Gold can cause
financial losses, while silver attracts wealth, he still insists ¡°I
only wear this Cartier ring for the moment, and I don¡¯t want to take
it off.¡± Shortly after, Da S blurted out that, ¡°ZaiZai is copying
me lah¡±, she has an identical Cartier ring on her finger as her
boyfriend Lan Zheng Long (Blue) as a love token.

Shows good values, doesn¡¯t have a nightlife
Before, putting make-up on ZaiZai starts from below the forehead,
because his forehead is covered by bangs, it certainly doesn¡¯t need
it. And now? He said that: "I was really afraid of make-up, now I
don¡¯t insist what part they can¡¯t put it. I don¡¯t even like going
out usually. When I¡¯m not working or when I don¡¯t have classes, I
always just stay at home.¡± Lately, ZaiZai is into cooking. He¡¯d
cook dishes according to recipe books, and he¡¯s most satisfied with
his Japanese-style curry fried pork chop. Of course, there has to be
someone who encourages and supports him, to make him do it more
enthusiastically.

In reality, ZaiZai has a personality that¡¯s very low-key. He still
lives simply even after becoming famous. You won¡¯t see him in
nightclubs, and it won¡¯t be likely that the paparazzi will be able
to take pictures of him taking his girlfriend out to a movie, because
he doesn¡¯t go cinemas. Even get-togethers with F3 are often
cancelled because he always muddle up the dates. Vanness would often
scold him: ¡°ZaiZai, what is it with you! You¡¯re always mixing up
dates and days of the week!¡± Recently, Japanese girls are all
falling in love with him, but ZaiZai innermost feelings wasn¡¯t
really inundated with a rush of excitement. He has experienced too
many over-zealous fans who chase after celebrities. ¡°I¡¯m not
nervous, and I¡¯m not specially excited. I¡¯m just somewhat annoyed
that, had I learned to play the guitar better, then I could now sing
and play for all of you.¡±

Pure of heart, with looks straight out of a comic book¡Âthis, then, is
ZaiZai. "Meteor Garden" changed his destiny, but it didn¡¯t change
the purity and sincerity of his mind.

¡¾2005/03/16 United Daily News/ Lian He Bao¡¿

Translated by grendel of www.vicpower.net