The Da Xiao Jie Thread

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Da Xiao Jie promoting some cooking?-type show that they're on for YoYo TV. I think they've been on it for a while.

http://yoyotv.ebc.net.tw/apps/promo.aspx?id=44
(Warning: A video loads and plays automatically when you open the page.)

And them performing "Jia Jiayou!" on a TV show this year.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQ3MjEzNTgw.html

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Da Xiao Jie's profile has been removed from the Hello! Project website.
http://www.helloproject.com/member/index.html

[Starra]

Not really that surprised.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

You can still get to their profile through a direct link though, so. I dunno.

Anyway, it of course isn't the end all be all of popularity measurements, but according to NekoKai at mmbbs, these are/were Weibo follower numbers compared to JunJun:

JunJun - 9,788
Aiko - 36,567
Frances - 47,009

[DSQueenie]

I guess they weren't doing anything within HelloPro as long as they are still working him happy

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Frances and Aiko rocking out.
[youtube]rKY2jWsC0dM[/youtube]

[Zunu]

Da Xiao Jie's profile has been removed from the Hello! Project website.
http://www.helloproject.com/member/index.html

I think H!P was doing more of a kind of cross-licensing thing, and their real promoter is Forward Music.

http://www.forward.com.tw/fa/2011/

They seem to have a fair number of their clips on their YouTube page as well.

Didn't really look super closely but as far as I can tell there isn't anything indicating H!P affiliation either on their YT page, their blog or their facebook page.

..via which, btw, are a couple of very recent clips.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzdJNXrF4xI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKY2jWsC0dM

Don't read Mandarin or give a crap about them, so that's all I've got. (edit: N-K ninja beat me to that last link)

[Nayoko-Kihara]

A few videos of Frances and Aiko playing various instruments while singing. From the pictures I've seen, I would guess both of them are at least taking guitar lessons and slowly learning.

Frances
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99 (This is the song "You Are My Sunshine", she does the last part in English! Adorable.)
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/GPpd ... 0_06_02_99
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/GPpd ... 0_06_02_99 ("Frère Jacques" nursery rhyme)
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/m9LC ... 0_06_02_99 ("Old McDonald Had a Farm" nursery rhyme)

Aiko
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/sfOx ... 0_06_02_99
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/c-4B ... 0_06_02_99

Together
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99 ("This Old Man" nursery rhyme)
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99
http://www.tudou.com...ceId=0_06_02_99 (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

[Nayoko-Kihara]

Da Xiao Jie do "Gangnam Style".
[youtube]LIifcoMjyuk[/youtube]

[Starra]

That is the most adorable Gangnam Style-related thing ever, and I don't even like the song (at all).