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Singer Jay Chou shares photos with Initial D co-star Edison Chen
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Jay Chou (right) shared on Instagram photos of him and Edison Chen posing in front of Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's pictures in London.
Taiwanese singer Jay Chou bumped into his former co-star, Canadian actor Edison Chen, while both of them were recently in London. And their rare joint appearance together took fans down memory lane.
The two are best known for starring together in Hong Kong street racing film Initial D (2005). Chou, 46, played the lead Takumi Fujiwara, while Chen, 44, took on the role of Ryosuke Takahashi, leader of racing team Red Suns.
The film, based on the Japanese manga series of the same name, also starred Japanese actress Anne Suzuki as well as Hong Kong actors Anthony Wong and Shawn Yue.
Edison Chen (left) and Jay Chou in Hong Kong street racing film Initial D (2005).
PHOTO: SHAW ORGANISATION
Chou shared on Instagram on July 4 two photos of him and Chen posing in front of Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara's pictures. They were attending an exhibition of Nara's artworks in London.
The Mandopop star also shared two movie stills of him and Chen in Initial D, and a fictional conversation between their two characters in the film.
Ryosuke Takahashi: Would you like to join my team?
Takumi Fujiwara: Sure!
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Ryosuke Takahashi: You transfer 300 yuan via WeChat first!
Takumi Fujiwara: …………
'Transfer 300 yuan via Wechat' was a meme from a video clip which went viral online. A netizen claimed to have received a voice message request from Chen, which turned out to be a prank by someone else.
Chou's post has attracted more than 296,000 'likes' and shared more than 226,000 times as of July 6 afternoon.
The singer completed the Hong Kong leg of his Carnival World Tour on June 29. He then headed to Britain to watch the ongoing 2025 Wimbledon Championships in London with his wife, Taiwanese-Australian model-actress Hannah Quinlivan.
Chen, who is also in London watching the tennis competition, was previously in Taipei in December 2024 to attend Chou's concert at the Taipei Arena.
Chou recently sparked speculation that he could have a role in Hong Kong director Stephen Chow's new movie Women's Soccer, after the singer shared on social media on July 2 a photo of them together. Chou was seen in the picture stepping on a football and mentioning Chow's movie Shaolin Soccer (2001) in the post.
