The Taiwan star puts on 5 kilos to play “Kato” in a big screen remake of “The Green Hornet”.
According to Taiwanese media reports, Jay Chou sported a noticeably rounder face during his recent return to Taiwan for promotional events. He admitted to gaining 5kg during his trip to America and joked about feeling more like "a middle-aged man" than "a young and handsome man".
For his first Hollywood role as Kato, the sidekick to the Green Hornet (played by Seth Rogen) in the film, the singer had to appear more beefy and muscular. He underwent various training in Los Angeles for the past two weeks in which the production crew arranged for him to go through a series of English, gym, and driving classes to better prepare him for the part.
The singer confessed to having a poor grasp of the English language and openly agreed with the Americans' preferences of having the US-born Wang Lee Hom for the role of Kato because he "has a better standard of English."
Jay has composed 10 new songs for his latest album and will have to coordinate his recordings and filming schedule to see if a year-end release is possible.
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