'' Play '' received generally acclaims from domestic and international music critics . '' Cool-Style '' writer Jamie Lee described the album was " a fantastic and symbolistic work of the time . Tsai once again set a high standard for the C-pop music industry . " '' Today '' gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars , and it described the album was " a finely crafted electropop record " . '' Freshmusic '' gave the album 9 out of 10 stars , and it wrote that the album was " undoubtedly the benchmark work of C-pop music in 2014 , and it can be the magnum opus of Tsai reaching the peak again . " Tencent Entertainment wrote : " The Chinese music industry has never produced a dance-pop album as great as this one , and its superior production can be comparable to the albums of same genre in the Western market . " '' United Daily News '' writer Yen Fu-min described the album " built an unsurmountable obstacle for music from other Taiwanese dance-pop singers , you can hear Tsai 's dedication and consideration of conceptual integrity . It 's a " smart " dance-pop album from a " smart " diva . " Tencent Entertainment and Hit FM both listed the album as one of the " Top 10 Albums of 2014 " . Taiwanese songwriter Adam Hsu wrote : " She began to speak with overtones , she began to construct consciousness , and she began to exploit the territory of her new music world . " PlayMusic writer Danial Chang gave the album 4.5 out of 5 stars , and he described the album " broke the pop music framework , crossed the barrier between mainstream and alternative , and gave C-pop new depth and breadth . " '' Bloomberg Businessweek '' called Tsai the " Great Dance-Pop Artist " and described the album " thrust her into the international spotlight and made the globe know the world-level quality of Chinese dance-pop music . " Hou Cheng-nan , associate professor from I-Shou University , described the album " elevated the Chinese dance-pop level , and set an insuperable high standard . " DJ Mykal wrote : " Revolutions can have major effects only when they take place in the mainstream market . Tsai merged new dance music elements in the name of diva , and I believe there is a chance to have an impact on the general audience . " Chia Hsu from PlayMusic gave the album 5 out of 5 stars , reasoning that : " She is completely at ease with herself in dancing and playing music , and she successfully set a new high standard . " Taiwanese songwriter Eazie Huang wrote : " Musically the album already reached another higher plateau . " The album won Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Album and Best Vocal Recording Album , and the jury commented : " The entire album presented a superior level of recording skills , it 's full of surprises as listening , and it gave the audience a rich listening experience " , adding that : " The songwriting focused on the minority groups within the society , and it combined music with what the singer had experienced . The splendidness of the album amazed audience , and it 's a new milestone of Tsai 's singing career . Musically it explored new directions , and it 's quite successful both auditorily and visually . " On February 8 , 2015 , Tsai won for a KKBox Music Award for Top 10 Singers of the Year . On March 25 , 2015 , the album earned a QQ Music Award for Best Mandarin Album , and Tsai received two another awards for Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Female Singer and Most Popular Hong Kong/Taiwan Female Singer . On April 11 , 2015 , the album won a V Chart Award for Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Album , and Tsai received Best Hong Kong/Taiwan Female Singer . On May 15 , 2015 , the album received three Global Chinese Golden Chart Awards , including Album of the Year , Top 20 Songs of the Year for " The Third Person and I " , and Hit FM Song of the Year for " Play " . On May 18 , 2015 , the nominees for the 26th Golden Melody Awards were announced , the album received nine nominations — Best Mandarin Album , Best Vocal Recording Album , Song of the Year for " Play " , Best Music Video for " Play " and " We 're All Different , Yet the Same " , Best Music Arrangement for " Play " , Single Producer of the Year for " Play " and " Lip Reading " , and Best Album Design , and it became the album received the most nominations in the year . On May 31 , 2015 , Tsai won a Hito Music Award for Best Female Singer , the album won for Longest Chart Topping Album , and the song " Play " won for Top 10 Mandarin Songs of the Year and Song of the Year . On June 27 , 2015 , the album was honored with three Golden Melody Awards for Best Mandarin Album , Best Vocal Recording Album , and Single Producer of the Year for " Lip Reading " , and it became the album received the most awards in the year . On August 23 , 2015 , Tsai won two Music Radio China Top Chart Awards for Most Popular Hong Kong/Taiwan Female Singer and Top Songs of the Year for " The Third Person and I " . On September 15 , 2015 , Tsai was nominated for an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Taiwanese Act . On November 6 , 2015 , Tsai won two Global Chinese Music Awards for Most Popular Female Singer and Top 20 Songs of the Year for " Phony Queen " . On December 2 , 2015 , Tsai won an Mnet Asian Music Award for Best Asian Artist . On May 13 , 2016 , the album received an another Golden Melody Award nomination for Best Music Video for " I 'm Not Yours " . Hence , the album received a total of ten Golden Melody Award nominations , and it became one of the three albums who received the most nominations in history
V Chart Award
V Chart Awards
Play (Jolin Tsai album)