F.I.R.
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F.I.R. (simplified Chinese: 飞儿乐团; traditional Chinese: 飛兒樂團; pinyin: Fēiér Yuètuán) is a popular Taiwanese band. Renowned producer Ian Chen formed his own band and recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. They are well known throughout Asia with their hit "Lydia," which was the theme song for the Taiwanese TV drama "The Outsiders(鬥魚)." The drama was aired in Taiwan without revealing the singer of the theme song. Because of the beautiful vocals, the song attracted many fans, which led to F.I.R.'s big success when they finally debuted in 2004. Since their debut, they have often been compared with the disbanded Japanese rock group, Do As Infinity, because of the similar music styles and formation of band members.
The name F.I.R. comes from the initials of the names of the three members: Faye, Ian, and Real. It is also a backronym for "Fairyland in Reality", one of their albums.
Member Profiles
Lead Vocal: Faye(飛)
- Name: 詹雯婷 (Zhān Wén Tíng)
- Birth date: August 27, 1981
- Personality: Independent, amiable, sincere
- Hobbies: Singing, chatting, traveling, making music
- Specialty: Singing, playing musical instruments (guitar, harmonica)
- Wishes: To be a singer who composes music and writes her own lyrics
- Favorite Idols: "Being yourself is important, so I don't worship anyone in particular."
- Favorite Singers: Sting, Dave Matthews, Fiona Apple, Alana Davis, Alanis Morissette
- Favorite Genres of Music: Folk Rock, Acoustic Folk, Funk, Nu metal, Fusion, Pop, Jazzy Hip-hop, Soul, Blues
- Biggest Dream: Studying in a music school, spending her life with the person she loves the most
Producer/Keyboard: Ian (陳建寧)
- Name: 陳建寧 (Chén Jiàn Níng)
- Birth date: October 28, 1971
- Musical Instrument: Guitar, Keyboard, Keytar
- Hobbies: Composing music and movies
- Favorite kind of song: Any song that is composed spiritually
- Favorite Singer: Lim Giong, Sting
Guitar: Real (阿沁)
- Name: 黃漢青 (Huáng Hàn Qīng)
- Birthdate: March 11, 1980
- Hobbies: Drawing, going to the library, playing Chinese Chess
- Musical Instruments: Guitar, keyboard, piano, arranging music on the computer
- Band Position: Electric Guitar, some keyboard, some arranging the music and sound
- Biggest Characteristic: Calm
- Biggest Weakness: Wants too many things
- Biggest Wish: To always have dreams
- Favorite Composers: Tetsuya Komuro(小室哲哉), D.A.I(長尾大), Hara Kazuhiro (原一博)
- Favorite Artists: Yoshitaka Amano (天野喜孝), Tsukasa Hojo (北条司)
- People Hated: People with no dreams, and people who don't think
- Favorite Music: Music which encourages people, Japanese computer game music
- Favorite Singers (Overseas): Do As Infinity, Every Little Thing, aiko, CHEMISTRY
- Favorite Singers (Taiwan): Sky Wu (伍思凱)
Discography
Studio albums
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 1st | .jpg)
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F.I.R.-Fairyland in Reality (F.I.R.飛兒樂團 同名專輯) |
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| 2nd | 
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Unlimited (無限) |
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| 3rd | 
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Flight Tribe (飛行部落) |
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| 4th | 
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Love · Diva (愛‧歌姬) |
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Mini-Albums
- I Wanna Fly - Path to Dream All Record CD+2VCD
- (我要飛 - 尋夢之途全紀錄) (September 17, 2004)
- I Wanna Fly 我要飛
- Demo: Lydia
- Demo: Our Love 我們的愛
- Demo: Your Smile 你的微笑
- Demo: Tarot Cards 塔羅牌
- Glory Days- Anniversary CD+DVD
- Fly Away (unplug version)
- Thousand Years of Love 千年之戀(unplug version)
- LOVE*3 (unplug version)
- The Reason of Giving Up 死心的理由 (string version)
Single
Awards
2004
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2005
| Month | Awards |
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2006
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Cited Sources: F.I.R. Official Website "Profile"
Trivia
- Guitarist, Real, attended Do As Infinity's final concert event on November 25, 2005 in Budokan, Japan. He commented that he has been a fan of D.A.I. for quite some time. Real also signed a comment on a message board for D.A.I. outside the concert hall before going inside.
- Faye is reportedly a big-time fan of the Irish band, U2, claiming to have bought all their albums under her collection. She even acknowledged that she loves to sing U2's songs in her spare time.
- Faye used to be classmates with Jolin Tsai together at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei.
- In 2006, Faye incidentally met up with Chris Martin, lead vocalist of the famous British band Coldplay on a train in Japan. Faye, being a fan of Chris Martin, was able to part ways with a picture together.
- In August of 2006, F.I.R performed at the MTV Mandarin Awards Concert in Taiwan. They performed such hits as, Flight Tribe (Fei Xing Bu Luo), How Do I Live (Tian Tian Ye Ye), and Get High.
- Faye and Ah Qing are now dating, but they have denied rumors stating them being married next year.
External links
- F.I.R. Official Website, F.I.R.國際官方網站
- Official Website of "Flight Tribe 飛行部落官方網站
- F.I.R. Flight Tribe Promotional Website 飛行部落官方預告網站
- Unlimited official website, 無限官方網
- F.I.R album official website, F.I.R同名專輯官方網
- F.I.R. Fans Website F.I.R.飞儿乐团歌迷网〖飞儿乐团全球歌迷网〗
- F.I.R. International 国际飞儿
- Warner Music Taiwan
- Karazen: F.I.R. Album Reviews & Chinese Lyrics
- AMW168: F.I.R. lyrics, videos, and midi