Was
Jeff a bad boy?
August 21, 2001
Jeff Wang acts as a bad-boy-turned-good-cop
in the upcoming drama Devil Blues. We meet the Taiwanese star for
some catching up.
By Kwok Kar Peng
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Sporting bright red hair (it's blonde as we speak now) for his role
in the Singapore-Hong Kong-Taiwan production of Devil Blues, we
couldn't help but comment on his resemblance to the popular Japanese
comic character Yingmu Huadao from Slamdunk (we'd rather not tell
him he looks like a certain mascot of a gigantic fast food chain).
In a split second, Jeff woke up from his sombre
mood and with eyes gleaming with teenage glee, went on to describe
the character in an excited tone.
 "My
character in Devil Blues changes the same way that Yingmu does.
They are very funny and lively guys, but when they turn serious,
everyone becomes so surprised at what they are capable of."
In Devil Blues, Jeff plays a delinquent who's
selected by a cop (played by Tay Ping Hui) to join a special task
force. "My character here is not a bad person at heart; just someone
who has made some mistakes. This is his chance to start a new life."
 Now
that we've lured him into a comfortable ease, we seized the opportunity
to ask him the naughtiest thing he's done when he was younger, hoping
he'll air some juicy dirty laundry.
His confession?
"When I was younger, I don't go home straight
after school, and my mother always got angry about it. Once when
I was 6 or 7 years old, I came home from school, opened the metal
gate silently, changed my shoes to slippers and ran out to play
with my friends. My mother was so worried she called my teachers
and friends.
"A child wouldn't
know what parents are feeling. When I'm a father, I must look out
for my children."
Not exactly the earth-shattering deed we were
hoping for, but looking at this young sunny man in front of us,
it's hard to imagine him doing anything more than out of cheeky
mischief.
Like many other artistes in MediaCorp, Jeff
will also appear in the huge production Hotel.
"I play a traveller in cowboy attire and stopping
over at the hotel for a rest. My appearance is in the last scene
in the last episode, and I think my image and character will leave
an impression with the viewers."
Watch this space for more news of Devil Blues
and Hotel!
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