Four members
Without Toro, the band's popularity declined. The musical style of four-member Energy lacked the Rapcore sound which attracted most early fans. The remaining members continued their career with a Greatest Hits Collection entitled Energy 4 Ever, which contained four new tracks and two mash-ups of their previous songs. A limited edition of this album contains a VCD advertising Michael's Dance, a television drama Energy was shooting at the time. Touring by the band proved "tough" as Toro's lines had to be covered by the remaining members. Energy expressed that they were optimistic about the situation, and even joked about Toro's departure during public events.In 2004, Energy launched their first idol drama serial titled "Michael's Dance" (Chinese: 米迦勒之舞). This was seen by the media as an attempt to revive their popularity. Its original soundtrack (OST) released contains songs recorded by them, including "Hey You" and "I Hear the Angels Sing" (我聽見天使歌唱). "Hey You" contains heavy rapping while the latter track was a melodic ballad. Both songs, and "Dark Times" (黑暗時期) has slight Biblical references. The soundtrack also contained songs by other artistes like Sugababes and DMX. A notable track is "Let's Go" (一起走吧), which is performed by Energy and Show Luo (羅志祥). Penny sang a solo track for this show titled It Isn't Raining (traditional Chinese: 天空沒有下雨). This song is not included in the soundtrack, nor released on any other CD. This song was performed by Penny himself in Energy's FINAL FANTASY concert.
The album FINAL FANTASY (最後的樂園), released in 2005, signaled the end of a four member band. The singles "Heaven and Earth" (天與地 and "Taste of Tears" (眼淚的味道) had a more pop sound compared to early Energy music. This album FINAL FANTASY was criticised for using an excess of freestyle battle. The music video for Heaven and Earth has Ady trapped in a castle, and the other three members saving him. This seemed to allude Only Me and Toro's departure, telling fans that Ady was leaving the band. During Energy's Asian tour, fans tried to persuade the band to not disband. A documentary of this effort is released in the second edition of "FINAL FANTASY". After a series of FINAL FANTASY concerts, Milk turned to his solo career, which included hosting, advertising, and recording his first EP, titled "Puppet", which was released in 2006. Milk released his first solo album in 2008.
After the four man split, Energy attended several award ceremonies without Milk. They only performed their award winning hit "We" (我們). The announcement of a new album New Generation (猩人类) with a new line-up confirmed that Milk was no longer in Energy.
Members
Milk
- Commonly known as: Niu Nai (Chinese: 牛奶)
- Stage Name: Ye Yi Hua (traditional Chinese: 葉毅華; pinyin: yè yì huá)
- Real Name: Ye Nai Wen (traditional Chinese: 葉乃文; pinyin: yè nǎi wén)
- Birth Date: September 2, 1979
- Left the band as of 10 October 2005
Joe
- Commonly known as: Shu Wei (traditional Chinese: 書偉; pinyin: shū wěi)
- Real Name: Zhang Shu Wei (traditional Chinese: 張書偉; pinyin: zhāng shū wěi)
- Birth Date: November 4, 1980
Toro
- Commonly known as: Toro
- Real Name: Alvan Guo Wei Yun (traditional Chinese: 郭葦昀; pinyin: guō wěi yún)
- Birth Date: October 2, 1981
- Left the band as of July 2003
Ken / Penny
- Commonly known as: Kun Da (traditional Chinese: 坤達; pinyin: kūn dá)
- Real Name: Xie Kun Da (traditional Chinese: 謝坤達; pinyin: xiè kūn dá)
- Birth Date: March 18, 1982
Ady
- Commonly known as: A Di (traditional Chinese: 阿弟; pinyin: ā dì)
- Real Name: Xiao Jing Hong (traditional Chinese: 蕭景鴻; pinyin: xiāo jǐng hóng)
- Birth Date: July 21, 1982
Xiao Gang
- Commonly known as: Xiao Gang (traditional Chinese: 小剛; pinyin: xiǎo gāng)
- Real Name: Tang Zhen Gang (traditional Chinese: 唐振剛; pinyin: táng zhèn gāng)
- Birth Date: October 13, 1983
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