Feb.8.2008 Critics French their second album

Fahrenheit (prononcer Fei Lun Hai) est le nouveau boysband ta飛anais ?la mode en France. Successeur des F4 (en moins r閡ssi), le quatuor n?en 2005 sort en ce d閎ut 2008 son deuxi鑝e album, Two-sided Fahrenheit. Inutile de pr閏iser que le groupe doit sa popularit?au charme de ses membres, originellement acteurs et chanteurs pour des s閞ies t閘関is閑s (notamment Wu Chun qui a jou?dans l抋daptation des mangas Hanakimi et Tokyo Juliet). Sans grande surprise, Two-sided Fahrenheit est un album de ballades pour midinettes innocentes, que le physique des quatre jeunes 閜h鑒es attire probablement plus que la musique en elle-m阭e.

Le label HIM, en lan鏰nt Fahrenheit, n抋vait probablement pas la pr閠ention de leur faire faire de la grande musique. L抙umble but a 閠?atteint : le public cibl? les jeunes filles en fleur qui r陃ent du grand amour -la tranche d掆ge la plus d閜ensi鑢e-, adh鑢e compl鑤ement au concept et ach鑤e les CD du groupe par centaines de milliers d抏xemplaires sur l抏nsemble de l扐sie du Sud-Est. D抜nnombrables 閐itions du nouvel album Two-sided Fahrenheit existent : avec ou sans DVD (qui inclut entre autres les clips de Superb et de Cannot Love), versions japonaise, hongkongaise ou ta飛anaise, deluxe ou standard?Aucunement transcendant malgr?ses voix harmonieuses, davantage de maturit?et une premi鑢e place sans surprise dans les charts locaux, cet opus se laisse 閏outer distraitement en musique de fond, incapable de faire vibrer une seule corde sensible de notre 阾re.

Peu de choses ressortent de l掗coute de Two-sided?Les slows rivalisent d抲ne platitude insoup鏾nnable. Le premier titre Xin Wo (g閚閞ique de Romantic Princess chant?en duo avec les grandes s渦rs de S.H.E), Zhi Shao Hai You Wo ou encore Ming Ri Xiang laissent perplexe par le manque d抩riginalit?flagrant des m閘odies. Elles se ressemblent tellement qu抜l est impossible de distinguer une chanson d抲ne autre?surtout sans ma顃riser la langue. Nombre d抋ccords rappellent furieusement Jay Chou, l抋rtiste de r閒閞ence en mati鑢e de ballades langoureuses. Heureusement, les gar鏾ns chantent bien. Le petit chorus d閟ordonn?de Chu Shen Ru Hua, g閚閞ique de d閎ut du drama X-Family, s抋v鑢e par exemple savoureux. De m阭e, la mont閑 en puissance qui cl魌 Yi Wan Ge Kuai Le en piste 10 nous r閏oncilierait presque avec le genre. Ti Amo est LA ballade de l抋lbum : le duo Aaron Yan / Liu Li Yang fonctionne bien. Avec sa voix m閘odieuse et un bon coffre, Liu Li Yang fait de l抩mbre ?Aaron Yan qui a certes un joli timbre, mais aucune puissance.

Si Two-sided Fahrenheit regorge de mielleux, quelques titres plus entra頽ants s抏ssaient timidement au R&B ou au hip hop. On retrouve cet exercice de style chez de nombreux jeunes boysbands asiatiques comme les Dong Bang Shin Ki qui utilisent la m阭e formule : l抋lternance de slows et de chansons orient閑s funk, soul ou R&B. On d閏ouvre ainsi avec soulagement une petite pointe d掗lectro et des cassures de rythme cadenc閑s dans Chu Shen Ru Hua, du violon judicieusement associ??du scratch et un petit 閏art hip hop rigolo sur Xin Li You Shu (un must du CD qui donne envie de chalouper du bassin), ou bien le xylophone qui donne un aspect f閑rique au d閎ut de l抏ntra頽ant et l間er Xiao Xiao Da Ren Wu. Celui-ci, utilis?comme th鑝e musical pour Disneyland, joue avec ses sons 閘ectroniques typ閟 "cartoon spatial". La reprise de Xin Wo en piste 12 est plus 閚ergique que la version co-interpr閠閑 avec S.H.E qui avait lanc?le CD [NDE : il y a cependant de la marge avant de parvenir ?me sortir de la l閠hargie !匽. On l抋urait pr閒閞閑 en single. Enfin, Chao Xi Huan Ni permet au quatuor de s抏ssayer ?la pop, voire au punk tr鑣 gentil (soyons fous) avec un petit pont hip hop. Lenteur et mollesse emp阠hent toutefois de s抏xtasier. On regrette aussi qu抋ucun des styles abord閟 ne soit totalement ma顃ris? ?l抜mage de Ai De Wang Dao (piste 6) o?un vieux synth?mal r間l?accompagne sans r閑lle harmonie un flow rap noy?au milieu de chants nonchalants.

La musique de Fahrenheit est agr閍ble ?閏outer, mais ne marque pas ; elle n抋 pas d掆me et ne provoque aucune 閙otion. C抏st le souci r閏urrent des groupes ?qui l抩n impose paroles et m閘odie, et dont les repr閟entants (ici les quatre jeunes 閜h鑒es) ne s抜nvestissent absolument pas dans un quelconque message personnel. Jeunesse, na飗et?et innocence sont donc requises pour appr閏ier un minimum ce nouveau Fahrenheit. On aurait aim?plus original mais il faudra se contenter d抲n groupe honorable dans sa cat間orie ; loin d掙tre la d閏ouverte du si鑓le, mais avec quatre voix qui s抙armonisent bien, aucune fausse note et des airs romantiques diversifi閟 par l抋jout tant魌 de scratch, tant魌 de violon. Un album ?ne conseiller qu抋ux aficionados de beaux mecs, les autres peuvent passer leur chemin.

Translation to English

Fahrenheit aka Fei Lun Hai is the new Taiwanese boysband in vogue in France. Successor of F4 (and less successful), the quartet born in 2005 out of the early 2008 his second album, Two-sided Fahrenheit. Needless to say, the group owes its popularity to the charm of its members, originally actors and singers for television series (including Wu Chun who played in the adaptation of the manga Hanakimi Tokyo and Juliet). No surprise, Two-sided Fahrenheit is an album of ballads for dressmakers innocent, that the physics of four young ephebes attracts more likely that the music itself.

The label HIM, by launching Fahrenheit, probably did not claim them make great music. The humble goal has been achieved: the target audience, young girls in flower who dream of great love-the age group most-spender, fully agrees with the concept and buys CDs by the group hundreds of thousands of copies on the whole of Southeast Asia. Countless editions of the new album Two-sided Fahrenheit exist: with or without DVD (which includes, among others clips Superb and Cannot Love), Japanese versions, Hong Kong or Taiwan, deluxe or standard?Not transcendent despite its harmonious voice, more mature and a first place unsurprisingly in the local charts, this opus can be listening distractedly playing in the background, unable to vibrate a single chord of our being.

Few things stand out from listening to Two-sided?The rival slows a platitude unexpected. The first title Xin Wo (opening Romantic Princess sung as a duet with big sisters SHE), Zhi You Shao Hai Wo or Ming Ri Xiang puzzled by the blatant lack of originality melodies. They look so alike that it is impossible to distinguish one song from another?especially without mastering the language. Number of agreements recall furiously Jay Chou, the artist benchmark languid ballads. Fortunately, the boys sing well. The small chorus of disorderly Chu Shen Ru Ha, generic beginning of the drama X-Family, for example, is tasty. Similarly, the rising power that concludes Wan Yi Ge Kuai Le we r閏oncilierait almost 10 track with the genre. Ti Amo is the ballad of the album: the duo Aaron Yan / Liu Li Yang works well. With his melodious voice and a good safe, Liu Li Yang made in the shadow of Aaron Yan, which has a nice tone, but no power.


If Two-sided full of honeyed Fahrenheit, a few more titles entra頽ants timidly engage in R & B or hip hop. We find this exercise in style for many young Asian boysbands like Dong Bang Shin Ki using the same formula: the alternation of songs and slows oriented funk, soul and R & B. We discover with relief and a little hint of electro and breaks pace clocked in Chu Shen Ru Hua, the violin judiciously combined with a small scratch and hip-hop sounds gap on Xin Li You Shu (a must CD that gets sway of the basin), or the xylophone, which gives a fairytale at the beginning of the leading and light Xiao Xiao De Ren Wu The latter, used as a theme song for Disneyland, playing with his electronic sounds typed "cartoon space." The resumption of Xin Wo On the track 12 is more forceful than the co-interpreted SHE who initiated the CD [NotE: there is the margin before reaching me out of the lethargy!匽. It would have preferred single. Finally, Chao Xi Huan Ni allows the quartet perform pop, punk and even very nice (to be crazy) with a small bridge hip hop. Slow and softness prevent s'extasier however. It also regretted that none of the styles can be addressed fully mastered, like Wang Dao De Ai(track 6) here an old synthesizer poorly resolved without real harmony with a rap flow drowned amid chants nonchalant.

Fahrenheit's music is pleasant to listen to, but does not, it has no soul and does not emotion. This is the recurring concern of the groups who are imposing lyrics and melody, and whose representatives (in this case the four young ephebes) absolutely does not engage in any personal message. Youth, innocence and naivety are therefore required to assess a minimum this new Fahrenheit. We would have liked more original but it will be content with a group honorable in his class; far from the discovery of the century, but with four voices blend well, no false notes, and romantic tunes diversified by adding sometimes from scratch, sometimes violin. An album that does advise that aficionados of fine guys, the other can pass their way.

Traduction by me

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OMG...I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS!! stupid critics.. how can they say FRH sings w/o emotion? and they call the fans are naive?? we don't just look at the looks .. right?? grrrr...

I know seriously!!!! THEY'RE naive if they think they know the reason why I like frh!!!! JERKS! Frh might not be the best singers but they're progressing fairly well...and...
First of all, do they even know anything about singing with emotions? (Xin wo, wei ni cun zai, ti amo all had the most emotions)
Second, can they even understand the lyrics/language?
Third, maybe they're not used to the asian voices yet.
Fourth and most important point of all.....HOW DARE THEY DISS JIRO'S RAPPING!!!! ARGGGHHHH! NO ONE COULD'VE DONE IT BETTER THAN HIM! At least he was able to do it and not fake it like some wannabes.

what?! they said arron has no power?! wtf? he does have a good tone, and he has power too! lol

wooow. this is kinda stupid. theyre telling us, the fans, that we like FRH because of their looks? don't u think we would know ourselves better than they do? .... >:O

....on the bright side, we have FRENCH critics talking about fahrenheit. so that must mean fahrenheit must attract alot of attention in europe because why else would french people critique them? and if they're getting popular in europe, then that means it should be no time before they catch on in the US! hahaha.

im still mad at them for calling arron weak though. >:O