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First, the good news: Taiwan's biggest musical export F4 have put out the sequel to their TV hit, Meteor Garden II, released second album Fantasy4ever and launched a money-raking whirlwind world tour. Even as fans hyperventilate in excitement, there's a nagging rumour going around that Jerry, Vic, Vanness and Vic are ready to call it quits. Is the F4 era coming to an end? STELLA THNG puts together an A-to-Z guide to F4's latest shenanigans and lets you decide.

A is for 'What's your (real) age again?'
Everybody knows Jerry Yan is 26 (DOB: 1 Jan 1977), Vic Zhou's 21 (DOB: 6 Sep 1981), Ken Zhu just turned 24 (DOB: 15 Jan 1979) and Vanness Wu is 24 (DOB: 7 Aug 1978). Intriguingly, an ex-Taiwanese VJ-turned-Singapore TV actor who knew Jerry and gang from way back, has a different story. After making us swear to keep his identity top secret, he reveals, "Jerry is definitely older than he claims. Much older."

B is for band split
Is it happening? Is it not? Consider the evidence. A black-faced Jerry recently announced at a press conference: "I will not confirm if I'll continue with my contract, but everyone can see the answer on my face." Meanwhile, small-town boy Vic is said to be overwhelmed by super-stardom and is dying to exit showbiz. With two of the most popular members itching to jump ship, is there still hope for F4? Judging from their solid-packed schedule, we suspect they'll be hanging around for a while. Acclaimed director Wong Kar Wai is eyeing them for his next film starring Vicki Zhao; Jerry and Ken are planning solo albums. Their manager Cai Zhi Ping also insists "they may take on individual projects but F4 will not break up". Still, fans seem prepared for the worst. In a recent internet poll, F4 was voted 'the band most likely to split up'.

And body piercings
While the less adventurous might say, scribble a diary entry, Ken marks significant events in his life by getting body piercings. At last count, he's accumulated seven, including one on his nipple........................

Read the full story in LIME February 2003!