About

[revised 19 May 2009]

Faye Wong Today (FWT) is for English speakers interested in commentary on the latest news about Faye Wong (王菲). Comments provide background information and opinions omitted in news stories. General focus: Who is Faye Wong? What is she up to? Why is she so famous in the Chinese-speaking world?

Considering the amount of misinformation about Faye that’s floating around on the web, I’m paying special attention to accuracy. Thus, if you do notice errors, please leave a comment identifying the errors and possible corrections.

I’m definitely interested in your thoughts and opinions so please post comments. If your comment provides info that may be of interest to everyone, I’ll post it as an article.

FWT is set to automatically post comments from addresses that have been previously approved. That is, if a visitor’s previous message has been approved for posting, her/his subsequent messages are posted immediately without moderation. However, if she posts from a different address, the comment will sit in a queue to be reviewed before being made public.

To reach me privately, email me at  feifan@wild4music.com. I sometimes forget to check my email so it may take a day or two for me to respond. If it’s urgent, post a comment in FWT to let me know that I have email.

Also, if you have suggestions for topics that you’d like to see covered or for improving this blog, please share them with me.

Thank you,
Feifan

Questions & Answers

1. WordPress video problems: You need to install Adobe Flash Player 10.0 (or later). After downloading and installing it, restart your computer and log back in to Faye Wong Today.

2. Downloading MP3s: Click here for the solution.

3. Songs written and/or composed by Faye: For a post on this topic, click here. For songs written and composed by Faye, click here. For songs written or composed by Faye, click here.

4. Sharing songs on Faye Wong Today: Any of the following methods would work:

  • First, upload them to one of the following: (1) a free host site, (2) YouTube as audio-only videos, or (3) a webpage or blog.
  • Next, post the URL in a comment to this message or to the “Fayve Songs” page (click on the tab at the top of the page).
  • I’ll post the songs as MP3s and site the persons providing them.

5. Contacting the owner: Post a comment in the “About” page (click on the “About” tab at the top of the page). All comments are screened before publishing. If you add “private” or “don’t publish” in your message, it won’t be published.

23 Responses

  1. Fayever, on August 17th, 2008 at 2:55 am Said:

    Hello Feifan!

    is it you? our old disappeared forum fellow? i hope so! maybe you can send me an email !

    best wishes
    Fayever

    PS: Absolutely best faye blog and news page on the web! Congrats!

  2. feifan, on August 17th, 2008 at 6:07 am Said:

    Hey, Fayever. Good to see you again. Thanks for the kind words. Sorry for disappearing from our forum. I guess I realized what Incog seemed to suspect, that blogging is probably best suited to my style and interests. I’m still trying to learn as much as I can about Faye, and a blog is a good way to share stuff I’m discovering and curious about. Looks as though Faye’s return will be postponed once more, perhaps another year or two. But the wait will be worthwhile. There’s only one Faye, and all of us know that when she returns, she’s going to blow us all away — again! In the meantime, her body of work and history is so vast and deep that it’ll keep us busy forever. Danke for writing.

  3. Lawrence Wong, on August 30th, 2008 at 5:56 am Said:

    This site is awesome!! Thanks a million for updating us all about Faye. We miss her!!

  4. feifan, on August 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm Said:

    Tkx, Lawrence. Faye’s coming back! But like Katie says, she never said she was retiring or not coming back so “returning” may not be the right word. But whatever, we’ll be hearing her again on new CDs! Seeing her again onstage. Performing new songs that she’s written and composed. Man, I’m going nuts!

  5. Wubing, on September 11th, 2008 at 6:51 pm Said:

    Yeah….we all MISS HER so much. Hey Lawrence, so surprise to see your blog. Not sure you still remember me ? But last time at a TIONG BAHRU Faye Wong event, I give u a rare Faye Wong poster I won cos I know u love it so much. Hehe, anyway, glad to see u becoming so successful. I love the shirt you wear in the LV red carpet thingy.

  6. ana, on November 18th, 2008 at 7:06 am Said:

    thanks for the site! love faye!

  7. feifan, on November 18th, 2008 at 8:01 am Said:

    Tkx, Ana. BTW, cool avatar!

  8. John Duong, on November 18th, 2008 at 6:43 pm Said:

    Hi,

    I stumbled upon your website and I am so happy your giving me little doses of faye everday. I have listened to her songs everyday for the last 15 years and i am so happy to be a fayenatic. I was wondering if you have compliation of these rare moments on disc to share.

    Thanks

  9. feifan, on November 18th, 2008 at 7:49 pm Said:

    Hi, John. I’m glad you found us at Faye Wong Today! Re CD compilations: No, I don’t have any. I seldom use CDs except to rip them to my computer in lossless format. After that, they sit on the shelf. I listen to Foobar2000 playlists via USB to DAC/Amp to headphones. When I’m away from my desktop, I usually just log on to Faye Wong Today and click on individual songs.

  10. Kim, on March 20th, 2009 at 2:05 am Said:

    Hi feifan,

    You re-posted Dan’s links on the 3 old Faye albums on 19 March 2009. Did you get the links to work? If so, can you please help me or upload them on another free file-sharing site (eg. Megaupload) cos I really can’t open the, at all.

    Thanks a million!

    Kim

  11. feifan, on March 20th, 2009 at 5:41 am Said:

    Hi, Kim. The links didn’t work for me, too. I thought it was a problem with my setip, which sometimes balks at hosting sites. Hopefully, Dan will see your message and provide different links. Thanks for the heads up!

  12. feifan, on May 3rd, 2009 at 6:08 am Said:

    Hi anonymous.

    Thank you for the kind words.

    Re your question about producing “a DVD that contains a lot of the [Faye Wong] unpublished material” — I don’t think that’ll happen until we get better quality videos. Currently, the FLV files simply don’t have the resolution to reproduce well on TV or large computer screens. Unless the owners of the original videos are willing to upload high-res versions, I’m afraid we’re stuck with the tiny frames.

    Sound is also an issue. The vast majority of FLV files are not true stereo. They’re monaural that’s piped into 2 channels. Again, we’ll need better uploads.

    Re the Wong Yick audio — it’s #2 in “Kim: Questions About Rare Faye Songs”:

    http://fayewongtoday.wordpress.com/2009/02/28/kim-questions-about-rare-songs/

  13. jesse, on May 3rd, 2009 at 9:43 pm Said:

    hi,feifan! i have to admit that your blog is so nice, we all like faye,i believe faye will give us surprises in the near future,i hope her new concerts,CDs,and films,and how about you?
    i think we can become friends .

  14. feifan, on May 4th, 2009 at 2:26 pm Said:

    Hi, Jesse. Thanks for the kind words. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that Faye will really be back with a commercial and follow it up with an album, promotional appearances, a concert, and a film. Yes, when we’re fayenatics, we’re automatically friends!

  15. feifan, on May 6th, 2009 at 4:42 pm Said:

    Hi anonymous,

    Re your question: “About the Wong Yik duet. Could you tell me which CD this is on. I have heard it is on the self titled debut and also on a greatest hits by Faye. Can you confirm anything? Keep up the good work. Fingers crosed for a concert this year…. Best wishes”

    I can confirm the first but not the second. Hopefully someone knows if it’s on a Faye album.

  16. *ee*, on May 15th, 2009 at 6:47 am Said:

    i was searching for faye’s news and i came to yr blog. very nice/informative blog – keep it up. n looking FORWARD for our queen’s comeback after waitg for her so many yrs. im a fans since early 90’s and im glad she decided to come back :D

  17. feifan, on May 15th, 2009 at 7:41 am Said:

    ee, thanks for the kind words. I like that — “our queen.” Faye really is our queen, and we’re her loyal subjects in Feidom. Her voice is pristine and sounds healthier, rested. And she looks fabulous, as always. I’m looking forward to seeing her new TV commercials, and I hope this will be the start of a comeback in music and films as well.

  18. XBL Shanghai Hepcat, on May 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pm Said:

    I was looking at some you tube footage and a friend told me about this blog. I have a question no one seems to know the answer to. Does Fei ever do concerts in the US? Please respond. If I have to time a China trip to see her that’s fine.How can I find out tour dates? Any help would be appreciated.

  19. feifan, on May 27th, 2009 at 10:10 pm Said:

    XBL Shanghai Hepcat, this is a good question! We should probably do an article on her US/Canada concerts. These are ones that I’ve heard a little bit about:

    Chinese New Year Concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, NV, 20 Feb 1999.

    New York concert, 27 Nov 1994.

    Massey Hall concert in Toronto, 17 Nov 1994. (See Joshua Cheung’s review at http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/8598/faye/toronto.html)

    Edmonton concert, 16 Nov 1994.

    Vancouver concert, 13 Nov 1994.

    I may be mistaken, but I think she once said in an interview that she was no longer interested in doing concerts in the US.

  20. William, on June 30th, 2009 at 7:10 am Said:

    Hi,
    Wow…… Wonderful. Feifan… Nice to see the blog. U make make it for all Faye fans… Anyway, can u tell me, wer can i see her new tv commercial? Coz i’m M’sia & S’pore Faye Fans… All the best to ” Faye and Fayenatic group “

  21. feifan, on June 30th, 2009 at 8:00 am Said:

    Hi, William. I’ve been waiting to see clips of the actual ads that are or will be playing in China but I haven’t actually seen any. So far, all we have are the previews:

    Click here for the previews.

  22. Chris, on July 17th, 2009 at 12:25 am Said:

    Feifan,

    Thank you so much for all the latest faye’s update and news. You are wonderful!!

    Chris

  23. feifan, on July 18th, 2009 at 8:01 am Said:

    Chris, thanks for the kind words. I get a lot of help from other fayenatics around the world, and i wouldn’t be able to do this without them.

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