What Are You Waiting For
Jiro Wang
Fahrenheit’s Jiro Wang wants to leave boyband music behind on his rock-flavoured solo debut.
But it is not exactly a clean break.
Opening number Feel Me is all blazing guitars and propulsive drums.
The sentiment, though, sounds suspiciously familiar: “I can hold your hand tight, sketch a beautiful dream for you, I can/I can watch over you, can’t leave your eyes, have my fill of love.”
And the crowd-pleasing love ballads are still present.
However, they are not the best showcase for his pedestrian voice and certainly not when he pits himself against the power vocals of Power Station on Do You Dare To Love Me.
The strongest tracks here are the rock ballad Make-believe and the mid-tempo Perfect Heart Beat.
They were featured in the Taiwanese idol drama Absolute Boyfriend, in which Wang played the perfect robot boyfriend, and cleverly add a pop sheen to his rock leanings.
These credible efforts mean that I would rather wait for Wang’s next solo album than a new disc from Fahrenheit.
(ST)