# JPM (band)

JPM is a Taiwanese Mandopop music band formed under the management of Sony Music company with artists Jay Chou, Leehom Wang, and Vanness Wu. The group debuted on January 11, 2011 with three members: Liljay, Prince, and Mao Di from A Legend Star Entertainment Corp. Two members (Jay and Prince) were originally part of Lollipop until 2009, while Mao Di is from Choc7.
Prior to Mao Di's addition, Jay and Prince released a single entitled Dance Can Be Replaced ("舞可取代") on July 8, 2010. On August 26, 2011, JPM finally released their debut album, Moonwalk which contains ten songs and one Cantonese version of "Because of You".

## Etymology

The name of the band is taken from the first letters of each member's names: LilJay, Prince and Modi, forming the band name, JPM.

## History
### 2010: Pre-JPM

Former Lollipop members, Qiu Wang Zi and Liao had been undergoing a series of secret training for the past year after they had separated with the band in 2009. On July 8, 2010, the two of them released a single entitled Dance Can Be Replaced ("舞可取代"). On September 10, they had their first concert at the Hong Kong Kowloon Bay International Trade and Exhibition Center to promote their single. In the end, their first single was successful as they received six awards at the end of the year, which includes "Popular Dance Song Award" and "Idol Award" by the "Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards Presentation", "Best Dance Song Award" and "Idol Award" by the "Seventh Hit Golden King Awards", and "Outstanding Dance Song Singers" and "Network Popular Singers" by the "Chinese Golden Melody Awards".

### 2011: Moon Walk Debut

On the day of A Legend Star Entertainment Corp.'s first anniversary, Liao and Qiu decided to get back together and form a new group called JPM, alongside Qiu's brother, Mao Di, on January 11, 2011. JPM aims for the top idol group in Asia with the release of their highly anticipated debut album. On August 26, 2011, JPM finally released their first album entitled Moonwalk. Their single, Moon Walk features a million-dollar music video in which the boys perform a spectacular "space dance" tailor-made for them by famous Taiwan dance choreographer Terry Lin. Aside from the music video, JPM members also contributed with the making of their album as Liao filled the role of the producer for part of the album, while Qiu Wang Zi is the lyricist of three songs and composer of two songs in the album. In addition with the ten songs listed, the album also includes a Cantonese version of "因為有你" (Because of You). On August 29, three days after its release, the album sales reached more than 50,000 copies. At the end of the year, JPM garnered two awards from the "8th Hit King Golden Awards", and three more in other music awards.
During this year, JPM members are also active in other fields. Liao continued his hosting career. Qiu Wang Zi was cast in two films, and starred in the television series "33 Gu Shi Guan (Fake Chocolate episode)" with Nikki Deng.

### 2012-present: 365 Album and first concert

On January 25, JPM released a Japanese version for Moonwalk album. The album consists of Normal Edition and First Press Limited Edition, which comes with a bonus DVD containing five music videos, one-hour music special, and interview footage.
During the first half of the year, JPM received two awards: "Hito Potential Group" and "Best Newcomer Award" from the 2012 Hito Pop Music Awards and Sprite Billboard Awards respectively, for their Moonwalk debut last year.
On November 30, JPM released their second studio album entitled 365 under the same label, Sony Music Taiwan. They use "Love" as the main theme of this album. In other words, each song is used to describe different types and stages of love. In addition with the theme of love, 365 album also emphasized the "Golden Triangle" concept to capture each members' individual firm and confidence and also to represent their strong brotherhood. According to Sony Music, JPM said: "We are the Golden triangle, the best ally and best friend" (「我們是黃金鐵三角，是最好的戰友也是最好的朋友」). Demonstrating the trio's mastery of a multitude of music styles, the new album's track list includes an electro-dance K-Pop-styled titular song "365 Days" especially produced by Korean producers. Moreover, the track list also includes a solo song for each member, and a collaboration with Kimberley Chen entitled "Internet". Once again, Liao and Qiu Wang Zi took part in putting the album together as Liao filled the role of the producer for half of the album, lyricist of three songs and the composer of two songs, while Qiu is the lyricist of the main song, 365, of the album.
Within the first week of its release, 365 managed to reach top three on the charts. JPM continued to promote their album all over and outside of their area, sometimes including Kimberley Chen with them. They are also invited to be "Red Heart charity spokespersons" not only to publicize their new album, but to do public service to families in need as well, as reported on December 13, 2012.
At the end of the year, JPM received two awards: "Metro Music Best Dance Song" and "Metro Music Awards in Asia jumped to sing Group" from the Metro Music Awards 2012 for their 365 album. To add to their awards list, JPM received eight music awards in the first half of 2013.
In June, it was announced that JPM would have their first concert, "JPM LovEvolution concert tour 2013 Love Evolution Tour" on August 3 at the Taipei ATT SHOW BOX. Because of the extensive preparation, the group even declined seven movie/drama proposals.

## Members

| Member | Stage Name | Stage Name | Real Name | Real Name | Birthdate |
| Member | chinese | pinyin | chinese | pinyin | Birthdate |
| Liao Xiao Jie/Liljay/Brian | 小傑 | Xiǎo Jié | 廖俊傑 | Liào Jùn Jié | (1986-09-25) 25 September 1986 (age 38) |
| Qiu Wang Zi/Prince | 王子 | Wáng Zǐ | 邱勝翊 | Qiū Shèng Yì | (1989-04-14) 14 April 1989 (age 35) |
| Qiu Mao Di/Modi | 毛弟 | Máo Dì | 邱翊橙 | Qiū Yì Chéng | (1990-10-10) 10 October 1990 (age 34) |

## Discography

| Year | Title | Details |
| 2011 | Moonwalk (月球漫步) | Release date: August 26, 2011 (Mandarin ver.) January 25, 2012 (Jap. ver.) Label: Sony Music (Taiwan) Format: Studio album Language: Mandarin |
| 2012 | 365 | Release date: November 30, 2012 Label: Sony Music (Taiwan) Format: Studio album Language: Mandarin |

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Original title | Members | Members | Members | Role(s) |
| Year | Title | Original title | Liao Xiao Jie | Qiu Wang Zi | Qiu Mao Di | Role(s) |
| 2008 | Winds of September | 九降風 | | | x | 謝志昇(阿昇) |
| 2008 | Happy Funeral | 六樓后座2家屬謝禮 | x | x | | Cameo |
| 2009 | Love in the end | 愛到底 (第六號瀏海) | | x | x | (No. 3 and 6 bangs boys) |
| 2009 | The Great Escape | 廖問之越V風雲 | x | | | 廖問 |
| 2010 | Dance Gate 2 | 精舞門2 | | x | | Wang Zi/Prince |
| 2010 | Laugh Travels | 嘻游記 | | x | x | 白沙堂 (Baisha Tang); 沙地鼠 |
| 2011 | Honey Pupu | 消失打看 | | x | | 可樂 |
| 2011 | Gokusoku Senpō | 極速先鋒 | | x | | 林清風 |
| 2012 | | 極限衝鋒 | x | | | Liang Wei (梁威) |
| 2013 | Young Guns | n/a | | x | | 待定 |
| 2014 | The Break-Up Artist | 分手达人 | | | x |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Members | Members | Members | Role(s) |
| Year | Title | Liao Xiao Jie | Qiu Wang Zi | Qiu Mao Di | Role(s) |
| 2012 | 以為 | | x | | Wang Zi Yi |
| 2013 | 愛味男女 | x | | | Tang Yiwei (小傑-唐艾偉) |

### Television series

| Year | Title | Original title | Members | Members | Members | Role(s) | Network |
| Year | Title | Original title | Liao Xiao Jie | Qiu Wang Zi | Qiu Mao Di | Role(s) | Network |
| 2007 | Sister is Coming (Lollipop idol drama) | 棒棒堂偶像劇《姐姐來了》 | x | x | | Salesperson; 飾 王子 | |
| 2007 | Brown Sugar Macchiato | 黑糖瑪奇朵 (黑糖玛奇朵) (Hei Tang Ma Qi Duo) | x | x | | Xiao Jie; Wang Zi | FTV |
| 2007 | They Kiss Again | 惡作劇2吻 (恶作剧2吻) (O Tso Chu 2 Wen or E Zuo Ju 2 Wen) | | x | | Ah Nuo | CTV |
| 2007 | Love Is Here (Lollipop idol drama) | 棒棒堂偶像劇《愛情來了》 | x | x | | novelist; waiter | |
| 2008 | The Legend of Brown Sugar Chivalries | 黑糖群俠傳 (黑糖群侠传) (Hei Tang Qun Xia Chuan) | x | x | | Ronaldo (ep.13); Linghu Cong | StarTV |
| 2010 | Gloomy Salad Days | 死神少女 (Si Shen Shao Nu) | | x | x | Huang He 黃禾; Ah Pang 阿龐 | PTS |
| 2011 | 33 Gu Shi Guan - Fake Chocolate | 假面巧克力 (Jia Mian Qiao Ke Li) | | x | | Qiu Ke Li | STV |
| 2012 | As the Bell Rings | 課間好時光一年二班 | | x | | Cameo Ep.1 | 迪士尼頻道 |
| 2012 | Ti Amo Chocolate | 愛上巧克力 (Ai Shang Qiao Ke Li) | | x | | Wang Zi Yi 王子翊 | SETTV |
| 2012 | I Love You So Much | 粉愛粉愛你 (Fen Ai Fen Ai Ni) | | | x | Mao Di 毛弟 | CTS |
| 2012 | Just Like Small Flowers | 像小朵一样 | | x | | JJ | |
| 2013 | As the Bell rings 2nd season | 課間好時光一年二班(第二季) | | x | | Cameo | 迪士尼頻道 |
| 2013 | Flavor Lover | 愛味男女 (Ai Wei Nan Nu) | x | | | Tang Ai Wei 唐艾偉 | YouTube/Next TV |

### Stage Dramas

| Year | Title | Original title | Members | Members | Members | Role(s) | Date(s) |
| Year | Title | Original title | Liao Xiao Jie | Qiu Wang Zi | Qiu Mao Di | Role(s) | Date(s) |
| 2012 | Little Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf | 大紅帽與小野狼（劇場版） | | x | | Wolf | August 29, 2013 to September 1, 2013 |

## Books

* 2011年2月 傳奇星2011寫真記事 - Legendary Star 2011 Photo Calendar

## Awards

For individual awards list, see also: Liao Xiao Jie's Awards, Qiu Wang Zi's Awards and Qiu Mao Di's Awards
| Year | Category | Award |
| 2011 | 8th Hit King Golden Awards | Mandarin Golden Melody Awards - "Because of You" |
| 2011 | 8th Hit King Golden Awards | Most Popular Group in Dance Song |
| 2011 | Femina IT Awards | Trend Group Award |
| 2011 | 4th Mengniu Sour Yogurt Music Billboard Newcomer Festival | Almighty Portfolio Award |
| 2011 | MTV gods | Male Singer(s) Award of the Year |
| 2012 | Billboard Sprite Super Reds Hall Annual Festival | Best Newcomer Award (Taiwan) |
| 2012 | 2012 Hito Pop Music Awards | Hito Potential Groups |
| 2012 | Metro Music Awards 2012 | Metro Music Dance Song - "365 days" |
| 2012 | Metro Music Awards 2012 | Metro Music Awards in Asia jumped to sing Group |
| 2013 | Authority Oricon | shook the Chinese TOP of dancing and singing groups (trophy) |
| 2013 | Music Pioneer 2012 Awards | Best Premiered Song ("I do not want you") |
| 2013 | Music Pioneer 2012 Awards | Best Group in dancing and singing |
| 2013 | Music Pioneer 2012 Awards | Best Group |
| 2013 | 9th Annual Music King Golden Awards | Mandarin Golden Melody Awards - "365 days" |
| 2013 | 9th Annual Music King Golden Awards | Best Group - Taiwan |
| 2013 | 9th Annual Music King Golden Awards | Network popular Group |
| 2013 | 2013 Hito Pop Music Awards | Hito Popular Singer Campus |