Today 潘瑋柏 Wilber Pan WeiBo and a throng of enthusiastic fans-- yours truly included-- gathered in Taipei in the pouring rain for the singer's first autograph session for his upcoming album, 24個比利/The Story of Billy (24 Billys). Wilber’s team passed out a number of red “Will Pan” towels to his fans to use and keep, though many seemed reluctant to remove them from their packaging.
Wilber signed autographs in the rain for approximately 2 hours. When my turn finally came, all my rehearsed lines flew out of my head—and it was sadly over before I could even blink. I’d only purchased 3 CDs this time, so there were only 3 posters for him to sign—I suppose I’d gotten used to 5–7 CDs with LeeHom and Chang YunJing in the past and miscalculated. As a result, I couldn’t squeeze in my AF promotion and regret it sorely. But Wilber’s smile was as sunny and infectious in person (and despite the rain) as it is on TV and magazine covers, and he was extremely friendly and playful. Throughout the autograph session, he made funny faces at a little girl in the audience. Because of the rain, he had jammed a “New York” baseball cap over his hair, making him look very much younger than his 30+ years.
After the rain stopped (and I’d left, unfortunately), Wilber performed his title track for the crowd:
After a year and a half, Wilber is back with a bang. The album’s title song is a fast-paced dance anthem, penned by Wilber himself and arranged by longtime friend Blue J. The singer-songwriter also came up with the concept for the MV: since the song is about finding oneself, in the MV “Wilber” takes on multiple personalities:
The album will be released on August 31, 2012.
Translated by: tammiest @ AsianFanatics
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