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F.I.R. (Traditional Chinese: 飛兒樂團, 飛兒; Simplified Chinese: 飞儿乐团, 飞儿; Pinyin: Fēier Yuètuán) is a popular Taiwanese band. Renowned producer Ian Chen formed his own band and recruited the other two members to form F.I.R. They are well known throughout Asia with their hit "Lydia", which was the theme song for the Taiwanese TV drama "The Outsiders(鬥魚)". The drama was aired in Taiwan without revealing the singer of the theme song. Having a beautiful voice that asked for attention, the song attracted many fans, leading to F.I.R.'s big success when they finally debuted in 2004. Since their debut, they have often been compared with the disbanded Japanese rock band, Do As Infinity, because of the similar music styles and formation of the group members.
The name F.I.R. comes from the initials of the names of the three members: Faye, Ian, and Real. It is also an acronym for "Fairyland in Reality", one of their albums.
Members
Lead Vocal: Faye(飛)
* Name: 詹雯婷 (Zhān Wén Tíng)
* Birth date: August 27, 1981
* Personality: Independent, amiable, sincere
* Hobbies: Singing, chatting, traveling, music
* Specialty: Singing, musical instruments (guitar, harmonica)
* Wishes: To be a singer who composes music and writes her own lyrics
* Favorite Idols: "Being yourself is important, so I don't worship anyone in particular."
* Favorite Singers: Sting, Dave Matthews, Fiona Apple, Alana Davis, Alanis Morissette
* Favorite Genres of Music: Folk Rock, Acoustic Folk, Funk, Nu metal, Fusion, Pop, Jazzy-Hip hop, Soul, Blues
* Biggest Dream: Studying in a music school, spending her life with the person she loves the most
Producer/Keyboard: Ian (陳建寧)
* Name: 陳建寧 (Chén Jiàn Níng)
* Birth date: October 28, 1971
* Musical Instrument: Guitar, Keyboard, Keytar
* Hobbies: Composing Music and Movies
* Favorite kind of song: Any song that is composed spiritually
* Favorite Singer: Lim Giong, Sting
Guitar: Real (阿沁)
* Name: 黃漢青 (Huáng Hàn Qīng)
* Birthdate: March 11, 1980
* Hobbies: Drawing, going to the library, playing Chinese Chess
* Musical Instruments: Guitar, keyboard piano, arranging music on the computer
* Band Position: Electric Guitar, partially keyboard, partially arranges the music and sound
* Biggest Characteristic: Calm
* Biggest Weakness: Wants too many things
* Biggest Wish: To always have dreams
* Favorite Composers: Tetsuya Komuro(小室哲哉), D.A.I(長尾大), Hara Kazuhiro (原一博)
* Favorite Artists: Yoshitaka Amano (天野喜孝), Tsukasa Hojo (北条司)
* People Hated: People with no dreams, people who don't think
* Favorite Music: Music which encourages people, Japanese computer game music
* Favorite Singers (Overseas): Do As Infinity, Every Little Thing, aiko, CHEMISTRY
* Favorite Singers (Taiwan): Sky Wu (伍思凱)
Trivia
* Guitarist, Real, attended Do As Infinity's final concert event on November 25, 2005 in Budokan, Japan. He commented that he has been a fan of D.A.I. for quite some time. Real also signed a comment on a message board for D.A.I. outside the concert hall before going inside.
* Singer Faye is reportedly a big-time fan of the Irish band, U2, claiming to have bought all their albums under her collection. She even acknowledged that she loves to sing U2's songs in her spare time.
* Lead singer Faye used to be classmates with Jolin Tsai together at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei.
* In 2006, Faye incidentally met up with Chris Martin, lead vocal of the famous British band Coldplay at a train in Japan. Faye, being a fan of Chris Martin, was able to part ways with a picture together.
In August of 2006, F.I.R performed at the MTV Mandarin Awards Concert in Taiwan. They performed hits such as, Flight Tribe (Fei Xing Bu Luo), How Do I Live (Tian Tian Ye Ye), and Get High.
Credits: Wikipedia, AsianFanatics