BEIJING, June 30 -- Hong Kong teen heartthrob Nicholas Tse's fans have been waiting for his new album for a year. Now finally comes the long-awaited "One Inch Closer."

    "My previous songs made a strong impression of rock'n'roll, or a sense of heavy music. This time, I hope to change my performing style to get closer to my fans," said Tse. In "One Inch Closer," released Tuesday, many photos from Tse¡¯s daily life are enclosed, depicting scenes such as Tse playing with animals, cooking dessert, eating and napping, to provide a refreshingly different image of the pop star to his fans. 

    While Tse is considered to be one of the most promising pop stars of his generation, it is his off-screen escapades that have garnered the most attention. He¡¯s kept the press busy ever since setting foot in HK as a singer in 1996. In addition, his on-and-off-again relationships with Faye Wong and Cecilia Cheung have been prime water-cooler discussion fodder. Not afraid to share his opinions, Tse has also gained negative attention for his outspokenness in interviews.

    Busy making the popular television series "Proud of Twins" and a few films, he only released one Mandarin album ¡°Listen Up¡± and one Cantonese best selection ¡°Huang¡± last year.

    Tse said he hoped to get rid of his public image of being a bad-tempered and wild boy and become a ¡°good man.¡± In addition to his new Canto-pop album, Tse will issue a Mandarin album in August with the same new image.

    However, the songs in ¡°One Inch Closer¡± do not see many major changes in style. Fans can still get a feeling of heavy rock¡¯n¡¯roll from ¡°Wolf,¡± one of the songs from the album. A fan said: ¡°The song ¡®Wolf¡¯ reminds me of one song in Tse¡¯s Viva Live concert in 2001. I feel his voice has improved. He captures his earlier energy in this song.¡±Enditem

(Source: Shenzhen Daily/Photo: tom.com)