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PEOPLE<br />
Baring his<br />
026<br />
As a member of Taiwanese boy<br />
band Fahrenheit, Aaron Yan is a<br />
seasoned music industry veteran at<br />
just 25 years old. But while working<br />
on his fi rst solo record The Next Me, Yan<br />
was thrown into pop idol boot camp.<br />
After its release in March, he embarked<br />
on a gruelling promotional tour across Asia,<br />
the fi rst he has done by himself. He had<br />
very little free time in between autographsigning<br />
sessions and media appearances;<br />
handlers even stood outside the toilet<br />
door, urging him to watch the clock. While<br />
making the video for his latest single, “I Can<br />
See Nothing But You”, he learned how to<br />
fence and spent 16 hours literally running<br />
through Taipei.<br />
Known for his work with Fahrenheit,<br />
Taiwanese pop singer Aaron Yan talks<br />
about his highly personal solo debut<br />
WORDS CATHERINE SHU<br />
He is betting on his hard work on The<br />
Next Me helping him to mature as an artist<br />
and earn him new respect among fans.<br />
“Singing has always been my passion,”<br />
says Yan. “Fahrenheit is known for<br />
youthful, passionate music. Recording<br />
a solo record gives me a chance to sing<br />
diff erent kinds of songs and discover new<br />
MUSIC<br />
things about myself.”<br />
Fahrenheit fans began buzzing about The<br />
INTERNATIONAL<br />
Next Me while it was still in the fi rst stages<br />
HIM<br />
of planning. The band became famous<br />
for its romantic pop ballads and Yan, the PHOTOS:
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