Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai planned to release her new album this
November, but her new song ‘Phone Star’ was leaked online recently.
Despite
keeping production and recording under wraps, her new image for the
album as well as music video set was leaked last week. That was followed
by full and high-definition soundtracks of ‘Phone Star’ which were
available for listen and download.
The culprit who disclosed the
images was found to be the assistant designer of the company appointed
to film the MV and has since been fired.
Jolin, who was in New
York when the news broke, was helpless and at her second leak after the
first – her new song title – last month. But her manager and record
label, Warner Music, dismissed the possibility of it being done by the
same person.
As promotional activities have yet to begin, her
manager was evidently frustrated and said, “We are really angry and
upset as we have been preparing for this (album) for a while and wanted
to give everyone a surprise. With the infiltration of the Internet, it
is easy for such incidents to happen. For future releases, we will
increase protective measures to prevent similar cases from occurring.”
Currently
investigating the matter, Warner Music have requested netizens to take
down the song and will take legal action if need be.