Jerry Yan signs w/ Johnny's Ent, to become Kimura's junior colleague & take Japan by storm

Friday June 22, 2007 Taiwan

Source:
1.eastday.comhttp://enjoy.eastday.com/e/20070622/u1a2925658.html
2. ent.tom.comhttp://ent.tom.com/2007-06-22/000E/08227579.html
June 22, 2007
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After F4 loosened their grouping, Jerry Yan set up his own faction, and opened a talent management company. In order to develop his Japanese market, he secretly signed with SMAP's agent Johnny and Associates to act as his new manager, thus becoming Kimura's junior colleague.

Two years ago, after his contract with Fu Long has expired, Jerry has formed his own management company "Star Jerry" to personally handle his advertisement contracts and other projects. However, the venture seemed not very ideal as halfway through, he had already changed to 10 managers. The latest news is that Jerry would copy his "great senior colleague" Takeshi Kaneshiro, and sign a contract with a Japanese management agency. His new management back-up is SMAP's agency Johnny and Associates. To handle Jerry's career is SMAP's manager Miss Fan Dao Sanzhi, the Senior Talent agent in charge of J Dream company, a subsidiary of Johnny Entertainment.

When the highly famous Japanese group SMAP becomes Jerry'scolleague, it would help him open up his Japanese market

Studies Niponggo to cast in a Japanese serial

According to reports, when F4 went to Japan last March and guested in SMAP X SMAP, Jerry went missing for 4 hours after finishing their taping. He stayed inside the TV station and secretly met with Fan Dao Sanzhi to talk about collaboration arrangements. When Jerry returned to Taiwan, he vigorously studied Japanese and soon after he flew off again to Japan to photoshoot his new portfolio promo photos. Along the way, he met with Fan Dao Sanzhi again and voth parties finalized their joint cooperation. Johnny and Associates contract artist "Senior" Kimura had always been Jerry's idol. As both of them are well-known handsome guys in both Taiwan and Japan, it can turn him to be Kimura's junior colleague, that really excites Jerry!

After F4 parted ways, Jerry's solo career is the most ideal

In the coming days, Jerry will be giving muchfocus on his Japanese market

Since after the Taiwanese "Meteor Garden" was shown in Japan, it created an F4 wave among the locals, where Jerry's role "Dao Ming Si" was the most accepted among Japanese women. Now the Jerry had signed a contract with Johnny and Associates, he will soon allot a bigger time for his Japanese market, without ruling out the possibility of casting him in a Japanese TV serial. With regards, to this contract signing, Jerry through his manager admitted that he would be working with an investor outside of Taiwan, but related details was not revealed further.

In "The Hospital," Jerry huge improvement in hisacting skills was highly praised, that can land hima chance for the Japanese drama market.

Most unforgettable break up scene in the rain

Moreover, Jerry's starring TV drama "The Hospital" is currently being shown in Hong Kong. When this drama was shown in Taiwan, it had received pretty good ratings and reactions from viewers. Jerry frankly said that he had spent very much time and energy during the filming that drama, in researching for the script and internalizing the role. The most gratifying scene for him was his break-up scene in the rain with her leading lady Janine Zhang where he expressed depressing pain. After watching it, many people praised Jerry's huge improvement in his acting skills. He claimed that his role "Su Yi Hua" is very similar to his real personality, the same persistent man regardless o f work or feelings. For him, how much the ratings are is no longer important as long as the viewers like it after they watched it. He would be then well-satisfied.

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Source: Liberty Times
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2007/new/ju...today-show1.htm

Known in the Taiwanese showbiz circle as the "most mouth-watering yet also the most difficult to swallow" is Jerry Yan, who had already changed into 10 managers since he set up his own company for almost two years now. There are rumors that he would copy Takeshi Kaneshiro's ways and work under SMAP's agent from Johnny and Associates to handle his Japanese projects, thus becoming Master Kimura's junior colleague.

Rumored to had private talk with a female agent under Johnny's

Not long ago, there were rumors that Jerry signed under a new management and had foreigners investing for him. From all these guesswork, Jerry's friendly managers were asked but all of them each denied and said" Don't ask me!"

Actually, Jerry's No. 1 idol position in Taiwan and China has long been stable, but what he really wants to explore and fight for is the Japanese market. Ever since Takeshi Kaneshiro stood firm in Japan, still there had no Taiwanese artist who got it really big in Japan. From the many clues, it seemed that while Jerry was seriously learning Japanese, he got to talk with a famous Japanese manager. News even indicated that Jerry talked with the female agent Ms. Fan Dao from the Johnny group.