Faye in CNN part 1

[@lcha1]

her songs are unforgettable. I have always remember her song ever since i saw mermaid got married. love the two songs in there.

[@nhlbx8281]

Faye is so elegant , so beautiful !

[@GreyJedi17]

I love Faye Wong. Since I was 11 years old

[@DerekBlais]

Respect. We love you, Faye.

[@auscent]

Of course people have to resort to criticizing faye's 'english'. When artists are perfect like faye, and there's nothing left for you to criticise, you just complain on superficial stuff. I saw her concert 4 times and she's a damn good singer.

[@LERYUKIAT]

@MsSlk350 我是王菲十多年來的歌迷， 據瞭解， 王菲本身最怕接受訪問， 即使是中文媒體的提問， 她還是必須經過一番思考， 才會慢慢解答對方的問題， 不善於言語的表達是她的特色， 而她也不喜歡說“場面話”， 總是要先認真思考以後才作答。 主持人也許說話太快了， 即便是使用華語， 王菲也一定是思前想後才會回答。 “不懂英文”和“英文不是很好” 二者有著極大的差異， 評論之前， 按照事實， 依照客觀， 方為妥當。 呂友杰 菲迷 101209 筆

[@bigfatdick5000]

Why the hell is everyone focusing on the artists' ”English" language skills but not on their *actual spoken content* every time an Asian artist appears on CNN interview. It shows how superficial you people are like you've never seen people speak English (international language) before. 90% of the comments here is about her "English language" skills, what would other people think of us East Asians. Same thing as Korean fans' comments for their stars.

[@DandinXY]

我爱王菲。 王菲的英文从她的女儿窦靖童 -

[@lastklim]

Agreed. It was my first time seeing this.

[@ninjapirate123]

are you still alive?

[@shaftula]

So? She lives in China... It's okay that she's proficient in her own language. Spanish is also an international language, but most non-Hispanic westerners don't speak it. In fact, whether English is an international language or not, you're basically excusing English speakers for only being monolingual, which honestly just perpetuates our American/European elitist stereotype.

[@yanli42]

那个时候回答就超得体 天后就是天后

[@leynaw58]

Personally, I don't know whether if she speaks English. BUT, she is a singer not an English teacher, why people are picking on her English here? She is a GREAT singer, that's all matters. Do you people speak all languages? She is Chinese, borned in China, it is not shameful for her not to speak English, it would be if she does not speak Chinese. Please give others credit that they deserve instead of being haters.

[@jamesinvest7165]

Very well said! I’m so proud of her in making a statement to CNN that she is a Chinese and she respects her country. It shows she has class, character, grace and self-esteem!

[@westofthetracks]

Faye is obviously bored in this interview, unfortunately comes through in her responses to the ridiculous questions- after dealing with that, no wonder she didn't even feel right talking about her own favorite songs- which are a sacred thing- she even said "should I?" before admitting almost secretively, to loving Cocteau Twins! When she said the Asian Financial Crisis had more of a strong effect on people's lives than the handover of HK, however, there was real truth you won't ever hear on CNN.

[@Rogapol]

Boy-o-Boy she is a good sort

[@muskmelon]

@AyuLIN there are two versions of the song, in Mandarin its called Red Bean (紅豆) and Cantonese version is called Repayment (償還)

[@hirotomizawa]

CNN: How are you a victim? Fans: We love you.

[@LERYUKIAT]

@MsSlk350 王菲曾在美國留學， 在美國生活了一段時期， 誰說她不懂英文？ 呂友杰 101208 筆

[@maldova]

What's annoying is the interpreter's voice keeping us from hearing Faye's

[@hoyle1911]

Strange they chose her native Mandarin. Her cantonese and english are perfectly listenable.

[@ninjapirate123]

Wow it's been 16 years

[@djbmore9405]

Anyone knows the name of the song at 1:00?

[@jayzyc]

非常对

[@temptationofmemories]

I agree it's smarter to pretend you don't understand at first and be able to choose your answere carefully espically depending on what they're asking

[@ninjapirate123]

are you still alive?

[@alexredhair]

That translator didn't even translate the tapei caller's question correctly. Only asked the difference between Asia and the West for her.

[@janeqy]

the mandarin version english name is red bean, cantonese version is diff.

[@ninjapirate123]

are you still alive?

[@caily111]

Her home was in Peking. ofc she used to speaking Mandarin.

[@royok915]

這位男主播應該來自印度吧?他 1:54 是唸 rebel or relabel? Was this male anchor from India? I'm not sure which word he pronounced at 1:54 , relabel or rebel ?

[@a.c.7573]

He said rebel

[@li-yue]

yea, you're right. that song was "Red Bean", but the hell "sometimes" comes from then? maybe just my recall of the lyrics. lol~

[@snowygirl]

And Hong Kong is the best!!! Hong Kong makes STARRRSSS

[@snowygirl]

8D I need time machine to go back in time so I can talk to herrrrrr or ask her questionnnnnnnnnsss

[@lpy031504]

王菲是第一位接受CNN訪問的華人歌手嗎@@!?

[@mlsi]

she doesn't really understand english although she sings english songs w/ almost no accent. i thought she spoke perfect english too until i heard her perform "eyes on me" live and she made mistakes that showed she didn't understand what she was singing. and here, she needed a translator.

[@dryzhao8391]

You are entirely wrong. Her English is pretty damn decent.

[@li-yue]

no it wasn't. the song they have showed there is called "sometimes"

[@ninjapirate123]

Yue Li are you still alive?

[@MrYannc]

这个是多久的时候的啊？

[@publicsharer01]

whatever ~~ donnot care about her accent ~~ she's got style~~~~~ :)

[@Vorteksio3]

Are you from China? It seems like you know a lot about Faye's music.

[@tomatokaka]

以王菲是绝对不会面对cnn讲英文

[@Fayenatic]

and is considered the chinese eyes on me (it was on the single) so Azndudex9 was actually right

[@pureecstasy]

shit the translation is so irritating, cant hear properly

[@reginablablabla]

sorry but i really dont think faye wong is that different. how is she a rebel?

[@mlsi]

@cdefgqqq, she really doesn't understand english. she needed a translator not just to translate what she said go english but to translate questions into mandarin.

[@googoochung]

Har? She knows english you know that? She lived in New York and her accent is purely American. Better than yours I bet.

[@Tippen90012]

sound like typical Beijing accent.

[@tt901901]

在媒體上她連中文都不多說了，你還指望她講英文呀？甚麼毛病，哈哈！

[@midnightadventure2903]

沒錯 哈哈哈哈

[@nhlbx8281]

没毛病😄 太喜欢她的性格了

[@天生丽质-y3l]

她根本就不会说英语，你们那么太牵强了吧？！

[@dryzhao8391]

@@天生丽质-y3l Get your facts right please.

[@天生丽质-y3l]

@@dryzhao8391 王菲就是不如邓丽君！

[@DudethatyelledMurloc]

@reginablablabla It's the hair! It's not asian enough

[@publicsharer01]

haha I agree...but its CNN after all

[@ypsilonzweevie1818]

好乱。。。

[@moto815]

faye should speak contonese instead of manderin i hate the cnn guy & the girl who translate it..the girl who call & ask question bad english..how long was this?

[@zayir521]

村姑王菲.....

[@djegesanhuang5281]

Gucci Elyar 我很欣赏村姑清纯,可爱,善良,天然美丽

[@fireman9943]

是啊！这样的纯、净、自然、无修饰、不做作的村姑，哪里有？！

[@wonderfullword123]

she moved to HK When she's a teen. she should be able yo speak ENGLISH

[@dryzhao8391]

And she does.

[@wonderfullword123]

@@dryzhao8391 hardly

[@erdyantodwinugrohozheng]

Well, I know that. But, Majority of HK people speak Cantonese more than English.

[@wonderfullword123]

@@erdyantodwinugrohozheng she study in hk, she should be able to speak English if she's not dumb

[@GTK4217]

@@wonderfullword123 why would she speak English? It’s not her native language

[@damocles2240]

She is from China not Hong Kong!

[@spicychickpea3477]

certainly talented enought for HK!! 🤷‍♀

[@juinshii]

what a horrible intervew..... i love her tho

[@corkystorky]

poor interviewer, poor me, we don't know how to speak chinese

[@wonderfullword123]

she can't speak english😑she lives in HK for a long long time!!

[@jamesinvest7165]

Why on earth should she answer in English? To please who? You? C’mon! I’m so proud of her in making a statement to CNN that she is a Chinese and she respects her country. It shows she has class, character, grace and self-esteem!

[@wonderfullword123]

@@jamesinvest7165 ahe should be able to speak.english. long time in hk no excuse. fullstop

[@jacknew718]

不是她不会英语，她在香港这么多年，早先也去过美国学习了一段时间，英语能不好吗……是节目组知道她不擅长回答记者问题，所以让她用中文回答然后翻译过去。设想一下如果她讲英文回答问题，也是磕磕巴巴不知道该怎么回答，CNN那边听起来会很费劲。

[@天生丽质-y3l]

王菲根本没语言天分

[@Vorteksio3]

English, unlike Chinese, is an international language.

[@lindayee7512]

Vorteksio3 ，

[@statamater5144]

Chinese isn't a language.

[@hexyko4850]

Nobody cares.

[@josephminami9694]

Fuck you, monolingual piece of shit

[@a.c.7573]

@@statamater5144 umm it is?

[@beavertown2006]

She can't speak English.

[@julielee4301]

beavertown2006 Yes she can!!

[@searchlight18]

It could be just like many American baseball players from Latin America, they know English, but when being interviewed on TV they want a translator so they wont make a mistake....

[@jovialfaltisco548]

She should try, it's embarrassing. Look at Jacky Cheung & Zhang Zhi Yi...They learn English mid-life & manage just fine. This turns out to be a very disoriented interview. It doesn't make her bigger, only shows her limitation.

[@konstantinstewart3800]

Nonsense., Speaking her own language is her choice. Her English is just fine. YOur going to put your demands on her? Ha ha ha

[@fireman9943]

Yes, She can, But she didn't want to speak English.

[@egg2201]

@zayir521 對阿.真遜.這麼紅英文卻這麼差...

[@jayzyc]

非常对