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Tension was a Taiwanese R&B, pop music, and a cappella group that consisted of five members. The band was first signed by Shock Records, then signed by record label EMI Taiwan.[1]
Tension is a Taiwanese R&B/pop group, signed by EMI Taiwan.[2] The band consists of 5 members - Brian Fong, John Baik, Jimmy Hung, Andy Lee, and Raymond Hu. They were discovered during a performance at a local bar in Los Angeles by Taiwanese artist/producer David Tao. A record contract was offered to them a few months later, which sent them all to Taiwan as one of the first Asian-American groups to hit the market. Their first record album, Smart released in 2001, sold over 200,000 copies in a few months, giving them the highest first-week album sales during its release. After their success of touring and promoting their first album, they headed back to the states to work on their second album. While Tension was recording their next album, a legal dispute was placed against their first record label, Shock Records, making the group place a hold on its production. Their second album, Gotta be Your Man, was released in 2003. Tension received Best Album and Best Hit Single at the Singapore awards, and they were nominated at Golden Melody Awards for Best Group. They signed with record label, EMI, for their 3rd album, Planet love, which was pushed for an early release a few months after. They also recorded a compilation album titled "Story".
In a TV show, Jimmy Hung said they have split up already. 2. After the split, the band members still kept in close contact, though some of the members are in Taiwan and in America. The reason for the split was also stated by Jimmy Hung. He said that their music company, EMI, wanted them to sing cover songs from Korean and Japanese boy bands on which they did not agree on. Almost all of their members are composers and the reason why they are in the music industry is to create original music and not use other music, Hung said. In the end, after their contract expired, they decided not to renew it, and continue pursuing their dreams in a different way.
中/英文书Published on:1 January 2003, Tension's first confession of how they were formed and their initial journey and pursuit in their music career with photos of their daily lives.
繁體中文书Published on：11 February 2004, ISBN：9578034601
A record of the Tension's growth. Complete info on TENSION's childhood, family life, first love, music preference with precious childhood photos and Tension's confession to each other.
The content of the book is segregated into 4 parts:
Tension participated in the first Yellow Ribbon Charity Concert in Singapore[3] in 2004. Brian specially recomposed the melody of "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" to A Capella version for the official launch of the Yellow Ribbon Project and Yellow Ribbon Fund on 2nd Oct 2004.