Faye in (from up to down) Raf Simons, Jurgi Persoons and Jeremy Scott (1998, styled by TiTi Kwan)

One of my fave faye tour looks

The recent photos/videos of Faye getting a fan letter at the airport reminds me of this interview during the Fable album promotions.

DJ: Sometimes others get the feeling that Faye Wong doesn't like to talk much. But when you are with your fans, are you close with them?

FAYE: No, not close at all.

DJ: Do they email you?

FAYE: I don't use computers. (laughs)

DJ: So you don't have a close connection with your fans?

FAYE: No… I can say that I have none at all.

DJ: You don't have any?!

FAYE: First of all, I'm not used to having close communication with my fans. I don't think it's necessary. And I don't think there's a good channel for that.

DJ: Maybe there are too many of them, so you don't know who to respond to…

FAYE: But I know there are a group of fans who really love my songs and music... They will write to me and I will feel very happy and rewarded after I read their letters. Because when there are fans who really understand you, not just ask you things like 'what are your likes' and so on... they actually communicate with me about my music and they are very supportive in this aspect. I feel very rewarded. I didn't reply to them and say 'thank you'. But I will thank them by making better music.

DJ: Although you didn't reply to them, they can still feel your gratitude through your music.

FAYE: I hope they can feel it. They told me 'you don't need to communicate with us or see us or anything, as long as you create more good music, we'll be very happy'.

DJ: They understand you.

FAYE: Yes, you can say they are my 'soulmates' [those who understand your thoughts] You know, there's a difference between fans and 'soulmates'.

DJ: So they don't need to be crazy about you, as long as they understand you, it's good… I think Faye must feel that music is the best way to share her thoughts with them. And I think Faye's 'soulmates' will also choose this way to communicate. Thank you, Faye!

FAYE: Thanks!

2024.03.30 Faye (and Li Yan) at Beijing Airport

Singer Faye Wong spotted at Beijing airport with daughter Li Yan [Dim Sum Daily HK]

Faye Wong’s absence fuels fans’ desire for a comeback concert [Dim Sum Daily HK]

Style ID [Weibo]

unofficial fan recording of Faye & Anthony's duet featuring the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

her voice is mesmerizing 🌹

SOURCE: Tat Ming Archive II (video)

-- Liushu of design team ShuShu/Tong mentioned Faye in a recent interview

(SOURCE: VOGUE UK)

Di Dar: A perfect collision of European, Chinese, and Hong Kong music

(SOURCE: 千千闋歌與我常在)

Carina Lau, Faye Wong, and Sandra Ng presented the Best Actor award to Andy Lau at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2000. Faye was teased about her relationship with Nic.

(SOURCE)

happy days

[1080p/Full HD] Faye Wong 王菲 - 將愛 To Love

Then & Now: Ricky Chan, model for Faye's 執迷不悔 album

Soundtrack for Amazon Prime Series 'Expats'

Faye's song 'Summer of Love' from 1993 can be heard in the drama 'Expats' which is set in Hong Kong

(SOURCE)

2024.02.26 Faye & Nic were spotted at Beijing Airport after returning from vacation in Japan

Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse reunite in a high-profile display of affection at Beijing Airport [Dimsumdaily Hong Kong]

Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse flirt in public after returning from vacation in Japan [Next Apple News Taiwan]

Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse sweet scene at the airport [8world]

Faye Wong’s Quiet Fashion [popbee]

[一条Yit ENG SUBS ] Susie Au talks about filming Faye's MVs 'Last Blossom', 'Pledge', 'Moon at that Moment', etc. (turn on CC/Subtitles)

Faye Wong's chief MV director Susie Au, known as the "Hong Kong MV Queen", has cooperated with most of the entertainment industry in Asia: Eason Chan, Miriam Yeung, Sammi Cheng, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung...... Your must-sing songs in KTV, many MVs are from her. In January this year, YIT film crew visited Susie Au's home in Guangzhou and chatted with her about her interactions with superstars and the stories behind the MVs.

(SOURCE)

Faye Wong: 自便 (1997)

25th Anniversary

Faye Wong: Eyes On Me (1999.02.24)

While I'm not much of a gamer now, I used to play video games a lot when I was in grade school, and my top two favorite game franchises of all time also reflect two of my favorite video game soundtracks of all time: the original Spyro the Dragon trilogy, composed by Stewart Copeland (and famously, tragically, never officially released in either physical or digital format until very recently), and Final Fantasy VIII, composed by the prolific Nobuo Uematsu, who wrote the music for the Final Fantasy franchise in whole or in part through Final Fantasy XI.

Besides the gorgeous orchestral arrangements that make up the bulk of the soundtrack's sprawling four discs, there was also a notable vocal version of the central love theme. The central romantic story line in FFVIII was a notable game-changer for many young people who might not have found any reason to play video games before, bringing in many new players who would grow up to help expand the demand for alternative gaming, so its importance cannot be understated. The love theme between the characters Squall and Rinoa (and Laguna and Julie/Raine) was sung by ultra-popular Hong Kong-native Faye Wong, one of the most well-known figures in Asian pop culture at the time. Besides a storied career in films, Wong also had a history in popular music, having recorded several of her most well-known albums throughout the 1990s. I'm not sure how Uematsu was able to snag her for this soundtrack, but it created that delightful moment when the perfect song meets the perfect singer. "Eyes on Me" was released in Japan in February 1999, about two weeks after the release of the video game, and is a sweeping love ballad expanding upon the themes heard throughout the game, notably with cues like "Waltz for the Moon" and "Julia" (in fact, Wong is singing as the character Julia in the game, who is confessing her feelings toward Laguna during a performance). Wong's voice is lithe enough to keep the song light and sweet, rather than moody, which is perfect for the tone of the game, which is exciting, occasionally dangerous, and sometimes sad, but never dark or grim. There are many beautiful instrumental iterations of this theme throughout the game, but the song plays in its full vocal glory only twice: once toward the back half of the game, and again with an expanded orchestral arrangement upon the game's completion. They're all fantastic.

The single's c/w track is "ACACIA no Mi," a ballad composed by Jim Lau, this time sung in Mandarin. It's a pretty, though somewhat anemic, slow number that fits the mood of the disc, but of course comes nowhere near the grace and beauty of the A-side. The single finishes with the instrumental version of "Eyes on Me."

The single came in standard 3" mini-disc packaging, with the lyrics and credits written on the back of the cover. Not surprisingly, this song ended up being one of the most popular video game songs of all time, second only to Hikaru Utada's "Hikari," written for Kingdom Hearts. It hit #9 on the Oricon chart, which was also pretty impressive at that time for a song from a video game. The entire soundtrack to Final Fantasy VIII is incredible and merits many more words of analysis and praise, but this post is just for the game's most well-known song -- the four-disc soundtrack proper was released one week later. Like the rest of the OST, "Eyes on Me" has aged incredibly well, and still sounds as beautiful as the day it was released, a testament to both Faye Wong's impeccable vocals and Uematsu's bottomless capacity for moving melodies.

Catalog Number: TODT-5271