A 71-year-old Japanese fan holds Jerry Yan tight in Taiwan on Saturday, August 18, 2007. [Photo: Tungstar/CRIonline]

Despite typhoon Sepat striking, around 1,400 Japanese fans, most of whom were seniors, took a flight to Taiwan on Saturday to attend pop star Jerry Yan's public meet-and-greet.

Hong Kong-based Tungstar reports the eldest of them was 71 years old. When invited on stage, the old woman, dressed in a traditional Japanese Kimono, almost fell over from excitement. She held Jerry Yan tight, causing her compatriots to scream madly.