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'2009/04' - 308
 
Translated by catalie @ http://asianfanatics.net
Wang
Leehom and Show Luo who were caught up the payola crisis at the end of
last year, both received awards at last night's <Music Radio China
TOP Charts>. Xiao Zhu was greeting Elva Hsiao from the same company,
was next door to Leehom's room. The media wanted him to take a photo
with Leehom, acting out a "reconciliation" scene; colleagues joked, "We
have more people, we should be inviting them over instead!" Elva who
wasn't involved in the situation, seemed very confused upon hearing
this.
Wang Leehom won four awards including <Hong Kong &
Taiwan Best Composer>, more than Xiao Zhu who won two awards
including <Most Popular Singer>. There was an error with
performance times and no-one wanted to go to the other person's
dressing room to "break the ice" so they still couldn't meet up.
However, when interviewed, they said that they had seen each other and
said hi, showing excellent manners. When asked who he would choose if
he had to either see former love Selina or Leehom, he didn't hesitate
in choosing the latter, "Of course I'd choose Leehom, because we
haven't seen each other in so long," not allowing the media to steer
the topic in that direction.
Leehom who appeared in Louis
Vuitton suit, was the biggest winner at the awards event. He was very
touched saying, "Being able to take Chinese music all around the world,
this award has given me encouragement and hope, I want to give this
hope to the fans, so that everyone can fulfill their dreams." In
regards to the disturbances caused by Jackie Chan's slip of tongue, he
said, "Usually we chat about films and the script, we don't talk about
politics."
It has been almost a year since the SiChuan
earthquake disaster and Leehom revealed that he will be donating
royalties from his works and will also put up promotional outfits for
charity auction. He will be holding contribution events with fans from
different places, to fundraise for <Shui Guan Elementary School>
in MianYang, SI Chuan. Xiao Zhu who has just returned from learning
dance in New York, has reached another level in his dancing, and will
be filming an idol drama in June.
Jolin Tsai who had not
released an album last year, came to the awards event as a guest
performer, feeling very relaxed. She even compared weight and physique
backstage with Jam Hsiao, Khalil Fong and Nick. The four of them fooled
around causing Jolin to say they were like <America's Next Top
Model>, the guys also compared strength by carrying dumbells, all
wanting to be her <Real Man>.
S.H.E who received the "Best
Group Award", wore low-cut outfits, they kept bending forward cheekily,
laughing, "For today's thankyou speech, we just have to bend forward
and say 'thanks' that's enough." Ella wore 4-inch high heels; when Wu
Chun walked up to her to compare height, he purposely teased, "You're
not that much taller!" Angry, Ella punched him in the chest, laughing
and scolding, "I'll make more you have more injuries."
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source: E Daily
translations: dramabeans
The
two actors are featured in kpop singer Kim Hyung-joong’s rather hyped
music video; the song is his new single “Today’s Fortune” [오늘의 운세]. The
video itself is somewhat standard kpop ballad fare; the story is told
post-breakup, with flashbacks that point to a happier time when the
couple was in love.
Lee Da-hae last acted in the large-scale MBC
drama East of Eden, although she caused something of a stir when she
dropped out early citing dissatisfaction with her character and was
subsequently written out of the series. She spent some time abroad on
vacation, and hasn’t yet picked a follow-up project.
Meanwhile,
Baek Sung-hyun, a former child actor, is one of those up-and-comers to
keep an eye on (in my opinion). He acted in dramas like Damo and
Stairway to Heaven when he was in his early teens, and is now
transitioning to more adult roles. He was more recently in the Kim
Su-ro comedy film (alongside other up-and-comers Lee Min-ho and Park
Bo-young) Our High School E.T., and will soon be seen on KBS’s new
romantic comedy series Just Looking (aka That Fool aka the former Six
Months), which stars Kim Ah-joong and Hwang Jung-min.
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The preview to the next episode of SBS ‘Family Outing’ featuring Son DamBi to be aired on 3rd May has been released.
The
filming for the next 2 episodes of ‘Family Outing’ took place on 20th
and 21st April in a village in Jang Heung. And Son DamBi was the female
guest appearance on the show, which won her the attention of the other
Family members.
And naturally, there was a whole psywar that
went on between her and the 2 permanent female Family members Lee Hyori
and Park Ye Jin. Especially between the dancing queen Son DamBi, who
made it big with hits like ‘Crazy’ and ‘Saturday Night’ and sexy queen
Lee Hyori.
In the preview video, Son DamBi was featured shouting
to Lee Hyori, “Now is my time!”, once again another ‘humiliating’ scene
for Lee Hyori since Kim Won Hee’s appearance on the show in April.
Though
you should have seen netizens’ responses, “You are still far from Hyori
standard”, “Son DamBi sexy? More like innocent looking”, “More anti
perhaps?”.
source: kbites
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Last
night the international fashion brand H&M had held an opening
ceremony of their outlet in Beijing, even though that day Beijing’s
weather was less than 10Celsius, the group of stars weren’t afraid of
cold at all, all of them were wearing thin fabrics to go against the
cold wind, wearing sexy dresses while walking on the red carpet, among
them Xiong Dai Lin’s sexy low-cut evening dress was revealing her
cleavage and legs, very attractive; while on the contrary the ever sexy
Zhang Yu Qi appeared in an elegant evening dress printed with Chinese
ink drawing.
As the most eye-catching male artist and as a
model, this time Zheng Yuan Chang didn’t walk on the runway as a model,
whereas he was here to support the event as a handsome and stylish
guest. After all the artists have walked into the shop and started to
look around, Zheng Yuan Chang, who still have a heart of a child, was
busy looking around in the children department, finding the children
apparels hard to resists.
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Taiwanese girl group S.H.E, popular throughout Asia in the eight years
in showbiz, had always been as close as sisters. Recently there was
constant news of their disbanding which had their fans worried. In the
end, their record company had to use the promise of [going solo without
disbanding] to clear the rumors. As for S.H.E, they also loudly stated
that they wanted to make money, wanted to date, wanted to get marry but
did not want to retire.
Since their entry into showbiz, the
popularity of S.H.E had been rising continually. Their road to success
could be described as smooth and easy. The trio with their singing and
dancing, was honored as [Heavenly female group of Asia], travelled
throughout China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with their concert tours and
performances and had so many endorsements that their hands were getting
tired. Therefore they were placed in the top three positions in the
List of Moneymakers among Taiwanese Artists. Hebe shared humbly: [We
did not earn that much money. We are just slightly more fortunate than
others in our age group, but not the type that became rich suddenly. We
can only say that we did everything that we are supposed to do and
earned what we deserved to earn.]
Relationship so good that they had never quarreled
In
the past there had been numerous groups that disbanded due to conflicts
and discord. However, S.H.E seemed to defy this destiny. Their
relationship was so close that they called each other [wife]. The trio
even claimed that they never had quarrels. Ella shared: [We always have
endless topics to chat about. Politics, family, relationships and even
idol dramas could get us start chatting non-stop.] Selina laughingly
expressed that it was only due to the fact that renting houses was more
troublesome, otherwise they would want to arrange the parents of all
three of them to live together.
Recently there was news of S.H.E
disbanding that had many fans worried. Their record company sent out
calming messages in admitting that while there were plans to have each
member [go solo] in releasing albums, S.H.E would definitely not
disband. However, looking back in history, it was very difficult for
female groups to be long-lasting like male groups. Furthermore, with
the economic downturn in recent years, S.H.E also admitted to feel
great pressure. Ella expressed: [With the current situation of economic
downturn and seeing how everyone is in the same boat, every time we
completed a new album, we would also worry that there won’t be an
opportunity for another one. But we wanted to do our best for what we
have in front of our eyes, regardless of sales being good or not,
regardless whether it is popular or not, we still want to make music
with sincerity.]
Hope to receive blessing if change in style after marriage
For
S.H.E, each day was extremely hectic with work but the thought of
stopping had never crossed their minds. Hebe shared: [We wouldn’t know
what to do with ourselves after we retired. Although we all passed 25
years old and perhaps not possible to keep on bouncing around as we
sing, maybe when the time comes, we will change styles. We will just go
with whatever comes naturally.] Would the three [beautiful girls] not
consider getting marry and having children? Selina immediately rushed
forward to answer: [We would get marry! All three of us are looking
forward to marriage. We often discuss among ourselves privately and
make guesses on which would be the one to get marry quickest. Even
after we have children we would still have gatherings and have fun
together. That would be a very good picture.] Selina laughed as she
contemplated the picture in her mind. Sitting next to her, Hebe also
laughed: [Wouldn’t that be kind of strange? We are like sisters but
they would be like brothers and sisters too. This type of relationship
will definitely be very complicated.]
Ella frankly expressed
that even after they married and had children, she hoped that S.H.E
would still be able to continue working but they must learn to balance.
As long as they live their own lives in earnest, she firmly believed
that their fans would support them with full blessings.
Difference in Personality Complement Each Other
Since
this interview took place in a karaoke, whenever there was a spare
moment, Ella would select songs, following a Jay Chou song with a
Leehom Wang song. When Selina noticed this, she immediately exclaimed
that she wanted to sing a Fish Leong song. The two of them kept
fighting for the mic and were noisy as anything. Meanwhile, Hebe only
sat quietly and listened to the two of them sing. Perhaps that was the
secret to their getting along so well. Each personality had its own
differences but at the same time complementing each other. That was
what made S.H.E so adorable.
translated by : wyn0602 of CEFC
credits : CEFC and orientaldaily.on.cc
original source : http://orientaldaily.on.cc/cnt/lifestyle/2..._001.html#para3
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Big Bang DaeSung celebrated his 21st birthday with 5,000 other fans on
26th April in Seoul ShinChon during the ‘Hite Cool Concert’.
It
was a surprise 21st party for DaeSung who did not know about the it
prepared by fans. Big Bang performed the songs ‘Sunset Glow’ and ‘Lies’
etc, and in between the concert, fans shouted birthday song for
DaeSung, and presented a present of 210 cans of Hite beer.
DaeSung,
who were shocked by the surprise birthday party, said, “I’m shocked
with 5,000 fans gathering together for this guillera concert for the
birthday party. Doing the concert and my party together like this have
left me good memories.”
credits: momovip@BB fansite
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News from: auto.163.com
Credits: http://andylausounds.com
Andy: It’s hard to drive and still look handsome
It
was raining heavily in Shanghai on 24 April but it was still jam packed
with people in E3 hall of 13th Shanghai International Automobile
Industry Exhibition 2009 because heavenly king Andy Lau will be
appearing at the Acura booth. It was still one hour away before the
opening ceremony but the Acura had been jam packed with people waiting
to catch a glimpse of the heavenly king, the organizer sent out several
security guards to maintain order. Around 11:00am, following the
countdown timer on the Acura’s booth stage, onlookers started to get
excited and under the applause and cheers, Andy appeared on the stage.
Andy
was full of smile and energetic, he appeared to be in high spirit as
his presence calm the crowd. He was surprised when he noticed that all
three floors had been filled with people as he started to greet all
fans as he said: “I never expected so many people came here.” As per
instructed by the compere, Andy and the audience watch the Acura TL
commercial.
Andy’s friendliness trigger the fans’ enthusiasm as
it resulted in a small commotion. Heavenly king Andy had no choice but
to change his focus on the commercial onto the fans as he made used of
the microphone to cool down the fans as urge all to take note of their
safety and not to push to prevent any accident. In the end, the compere
said: “If the commotion is beyond control, Andy will have to leave
early.” Upon hearing, the fans and audience control of themselves, it
can be seem of the effect of Andy on them.
“At sunset, I sitting
on TL, remembering the first time meeting with her in the rain….” this
is the most beautiful and romantic scene in the Acura TL commercial, it
is also the proof of love between male lead Andy and female lead Guey
Lun-mei. In order to bring out the inner beauty of TL, it target the
driver of the car as people with taste. Acura specially invited well
known Hong Kong director Andrew Lau to direct the commercial as he
shoot the romantic love story like a movie.
In order to show off
the taste of TL owners, the male lead Andy is a wine manor in San
Francisco. This is the first time that Andy shoot a car commercial, he
express: “The commercial has a top class production team, it’s like
shooting a movie, I’m very satisfied with it, I’m delighted to be able
to collaborate with such a high class brand like Acura.” Andy whom
personally drove the vehicle himself has high praise for TL, he said:
“I love the sporty body of TL, it can really give me the care-free
driving experience. Driving on the urban and rural roads of San
Francisco, even drove on the Golden Gate Bridge, the driving experience
and beautiful scenery remain in my memory till today.” Andy also share
the background story of the Acura commercial, he also expressed the
attitude of life that TL represents: “The car can show the character of
the driver, I feel that Acura TL is a car that can allow you to enjoy
the fruitful driving experience and show off the driver’s character,
therefore it is a car that can satisfy all occasions.”
Andy
revealed that he got his driving license when he was 20-years-old but
he had not been driving for many years, for the shooting of the Acura
TL commercial, he had to drive the car himself. There is a scene in the
commercial where Andy had to drive the TL round the mountainous area,
Andy refuse the suggestion of a replacement driver as he insist to
drive the car himself for the shooting of the scene. For not driving
for several years and used to right-hand drive cars, Andy need some
time to get used to the car, but he was still full of charisma in the
commercial. He quipped: “It’s not difficult to drive, what’s more
difficult is to remain handsome while driving.”
After his close
experience with Acura TL, Andy had fall in love with the car and stress
that he always has high requirements when picking commercials to shoot.
As he understand that Acura is an European brand, he also managed to
see Acura on the roads of Hong Kong frequently, after finding out from
friends that Acura is a brand with good reviews, he decided to let
Acura become the first automobile he endorsed.
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Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
Joey Yung couldn't get enough of being a Host for first time
Joey
Yung is publicly known as a good singer, but the real test for this
Music Queen is being a host. Last night, Joey attended JSG as a guest
host for the first time. She was very nervous in her performance, but
in the end she was still satisfied with her performance. She said:
"Actually during rehearsal, it was better, but when it was time for the
real thing, I got nervous. Sometimes I sound "broken", but my speaking
skills has never been considered good, if it was good, my achievements
wouldn't just be this, I hope there will be another chance for me to be
a host. (Satisfied with performance?) Considered to be okay, the
Producer gave me 80%."
Another guest was Raymond Lam who came
back to Hong Kong especially to attend the show. He revealed that
recently he has been busy filming series, recording new songs and in
May he will be busy rehearsing for his upcoming concert. Raymond
helplessly said: "I'm afraid I won't have enough time, but my company
felt that I can do it, then I will try my best to make it work."
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Source: Takungpao
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Patrick Tang and Niki Chow not disappointed of "The King of Snooker" ratings
TVB
series "The King of Snooker" broadcast its finale last night, Patrick
Tang wanted to invite the cast of "Snooker" for a hot pot celebration
and to watch the finale together. Because the two main leads Adam Cheng
and Niki Chow were not in HK, they were unable to attend. Adam knew
what to do though, he gave the cast half dozen of Red Wine for them to
celebrate. Earlier there were a series of artistes involved in drunk
driving, Patrick is extremely obedient, last night he did not drive his
car to the dinner, he said: "I don't have a car tonight, I plan to
drink quite a bit, haven't drank so much in a long time. It is a rare
opportunity to be able to have dinner and drink with a group of
friends." Speaking of the overall TV Ratings for "Snooker" is only
average, asked if Patrick was surprised? He said: "Not surprised
because the ending was already set, but snooker was a side theme, I am
already happy enough that the ratings had a rise. I think Easter and
the economy has some influence on it though."
Niki not worried about poor ratings
Also,
female lead Niki Chow is currently in Japan filming for her Music
special programme, she will be returning to Hong Kong mid May. Patrick
called Niki in Japan on behalf of the Reporters, Niki expressed that
"Snooker" TV ratings having a small improvement, she is already happy.
But earlier she wasn't too worried about it. Yesterday, Jill Vidal
returned to Hong Kong from her drug possession case, Niki expressed
that being able to go back to Hong Kong is a good thing, she is happy
for her. Hope that everyone will give her another chance. Niki
expressed that in Japan there wasn't much news on Jill's case, rather,
the focus was more on a Japanese artist who was drunk and ran around
naked.
Speaking of the incident where the Japanese artist was
drunk and end up dancing nude around in public, Niki expressed that
every day when she turns on the TV she would hear news about that.
Also, Patrick felt that Jill is a responsible singer, hope that after
this incident, she can be a better person.
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HONG Kong actress-singer Miriam Yeung may seem all madcap, bubbly and happy-go-lucky but that’s her film image.
In real life, she’s actually serious in demeanour, philosophical even.
One
online report observed that since her break-up with actor Ronald Cheng
in 2004, she has become quite subdued and even melancholic, especially
when talking about her life.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo
recently, looking radiant and serene in a pristine, white pant-suit,
she gave an insight into how she perceives life.
“When something
disastrous happens to you, it’s merely a way for you to become more
successful. Everybody needs to learn how to fail before they can find
success,” she said.
On how she manages to keep her reputation as
fair and spotless as her complexion, she adds: “You can’t categorise
things into either good or bad only. So scandals are only in the eye of
the beholder.” Deep.
This year is shaping up to be a busy one
for Miriam. In January, she won the Most Popular Female Singer at TVB’s
Jade Solid Gold Awards, unseating the award’s five-year winner and hot
favourite Joey Yung.
After a year-long hiatus from making
movies, she is also preparing to shoot an action-comedy helmed by famed
Hong Kong screenwriter James Yuen Sai Sang.
Earlier this year, she filmed a drama serial in Beijing in which she played a swordswoman.
Well, keeping busy is always a good thing, especially when one needs to move on from a break-up.
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