M JO

M JO
IndustryFashion
Founded14 February 2010; 14 years ago (2010-02-14)
FounderJiro Wang

M JO is a fashion label created by Taiwanese singer and actor Jiro Wang on 14 February 2010,[1] in collaboration with Dong Cheng Wei members Shu and Deng. The label's slogan is "Enjoy Love, Life, and Peace." As a design graduate of Fu Shin Trade and Arts College (Taiwan) with a degree in Advertising Design, Wang is personally involved[2] with designing the caps, clothing, and accessories, which are characterized by bold, vibrant, and colorful designs.[3]

In 2014, M JO's creator and designer Jiro Wang designed an exhibit for World Trade Centre (Hong Kong), in line with the 2014 FIFA World Cup and to celebrate the label's upcoming 5th anniversary,[4] where Wang's artwork, M JO products, and the label's iconic JO robot went on display from 30 May to 17 July 2014.[5] Wang's interest in elements of fantasy and science fiction gave rise to the exhibit's conceptual use of oversized gear wheels, planetary motions, and spaceships, amidst a cosmic backdrop. Street fashion was also a crucial thematic element.[6][7]

M JO has also collaborated with fashion labels such as the U.S.-based New Era Cap Company, South Korean fashion label Dolly & Molly, Japanese fashion label Shine,[8] as well as other Taiwanese celebrity fashion lines, such as those belonging to Darren Qiu and Fahrenheit mate Calvin Chen.[9]

In November 2014, Wang was invited to design a series of virtual stickers/large-sized emoji for Line (application), making him the first Taiwanese celebrity to design purchasable stickers for the company. Using his fashion line M JO's iconic JO robot as his theme, he designed the "M JO - JO Robot" series of 40 virtual stickers, which was released in LINE's sticker store on 24 April 2015.[10] Hand-drawn before they were transformed into computer graphics, the virtual stickers also incorporate popular contemporary Mandarin and Taiwanese dialect neologisms.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ M JO. M JO, 2010. Web. Retrieved 22 February 2015. http://mjo.com.tw/about.html.
  2. ^ Hsia, Heidi. "Jiro Wang to expand fashion line market." Yahoo!News (20 August 2014). Retrieved 22 February 2015. https://sg.entertainment.yahoo.com/news/jiro-wang-expand-fashion-line-market-071300010.html.
  3. ^ "M JO's Fantasy Football Field (M JO科幻足球場)." The Sun (Hong Kong) (10 June 2014). Retrieved 12 December 2014. http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/20140610/00482_002.html.
  4. ^ "M JO 5th Anniversary Pop-Up Store." Milk magazine 17 June 2014. Retrieved 12 December 2014. http://www.milk.com.hk/content/m-jo-5th-anniversary-pop-store.
  5. ^ "wtc more (HK's World Trade Centre Mall) and M JO's cosmic football fever (wtc more世貿中心 X M JO 太空足球熱『潮』)." Timable. Retrieved 22 February 2015. http://timable.com/zh-hk/event/505307.
  6. ^ "World Trade Centre (Hong Kong) X Jiro Wang: 1st M JO Pop-up Store (世貿中心X汪東城 全球首間M JO Pop-up Store). U Travel. Retrieved 22 February 2015. http://travel.ulifestyle.com.hk/mall/detail-event.php?id=ADIRZREvA30.
  7. ^ M JO. LookBook, 2010. Web. Retrieved 22 February 2015. http://mjo.com.tw/LOOKBOOK.html.
  8. ^ "Having established his own management company last year, Jiro Wang sets his sights on signing Chun's beloved daughter (去年自立經理人公司 汪東城盼簽吳尊愛女)." Wen Wei Po (Hong Kong-based Chinese language newspaper) (17 June 2014). Retrieved 12 December 2014. http://paper.wenweipo.com/2014/06/17/EN1406170022.htm
  9. ^ Chen, Calvin, and Jiro Wang. "Calvin Chen's WOW X Jiro Wang's MJO crossover, launching 'Rock Cute.' (辰亦儒服饰品牌WOW X 汪东城服饰品牌MJO 联名发表 ROCK CUTE)." Online video clip. Youku (May 2014). Retrieved 3 February 2015. http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzE1MDI3MzU2.html.
  10. ^ http://paper.wenweipo.com/2015/04/28/EN1504280017.htm "Invites SJ's Lee Donghae and Eunhyuk to workout together, Jiro Wang wins award in Korea (約SJ東海銀赫齊健身 汪東城揚威韓國 獲年度藝人獎)." Wen Wei Po (28 Apr. 2015).
  11. ^ http://ent.appledaily.com.tw/enews/article/entertainment/20150418/36500934/ Chen, Youying. Jiro Wang becomes 1st Taiwanese celebrity to design virtual stickers for Line (application) (汪東城台灣藝人頭香 為LINE畫貼圖). Apple Daily (Taiwan) (18 Apr. 2015).
  12. ^ http://ent.ltn.com.tw/news/breakingnews/1290659 Liberty Times. First Taiwanese celebrity: Jiro Wang designs virtual stickers for Line (application) (台灣第一人 大東自創Line貼圖). 18 April 2015.