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  1. 2009/04/16 Shiina does new "Minna no Uta" song
  2. 2009/04/16 2NE1’s stylists are GDragon’s close friends
  3. 2009/04/16 Singer alan moves into modeling
  4. 2009/04/16 Good friends expose details: Jay Chou and Patty Hou's relationship started online
  5. 2009/04/16 2PM’s new single ‘2:00PM Time for change’
  6. 2009/04/16 Clash of Pop Titans?
  7. 2009/04/16 At the mention of Eddie Peng, Jolin hesitates
  8. 2009/04/16 FanFan Fan WeiQi Has Lost Her Voice; Progress On New Album Temporarily Suspended; Does Charity Work
  9. 2009/04/16 Ami Suzuki cast in "Blood Brothers" musical
  10. 2009/04/16 Charlene Choi shouted and said she was not a young girl（玉女)
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Shiina does new "Minna no Uta" song

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Singer-songwriter Ringo Shiina (30) has just put together a new song for the NHK program "Minna no Uta." This will be her second song written for the show, after "Ringo no Uta" in 2003.

The tune, which will be used on the show in June and July, is titled "Futaribocchi Jikan." With her own son in elementary school, Shiina said that she aimed to create a song that both parents and children could sing, like a new "do-re-mi." She also explained that she wanted a rhythm that would make people want to dance, forgetting about worries such as the ongoing global recession.

As announced last month, Shiina is releasing her first solo single in about five years, titled "Ariamaru Tomi," on May 27. That song is being used as the theme of the TBS drama series "Smile."

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2NE1’s stylists are GDragon’s close friends

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It is known that YG Entertainment’s upcoming 4-member female group 2NE1’s stylists are close friends to Big Bang member cum the representative fashionista GDragon.
YG said on the 16th, “2NE1’s stylists are GDragon’s friends Yang Seung Ho and Lee Hyun Jung.”
It was revealed that Yang Seung Ho is a graduate from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design while Lee Hyun Jung is from Chelsea College of Art. The 2 are currently on a school vacation.
It was known that GDragon had stayed until dawn for 2NE1’s album jacket photoshoot, showing his support for the 2NE1 members and also his close friends.
2NE1 is set to debut this May.

source: kbites
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Singer alan moves into modeling

No category 2009/04/16 17:19
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Singer alan (21) has just become an exclusive model for fashion magazine AneCan. She will start appearing in the magazine this spring.

The young singer of Tibetan descent is said to be the first music artist to become an exclusive model for AneCan. With her cute appearance and boyish personality, she has received a lot of attention from the fashion world, even before she made her major label debut in Japan in 2007.

alan's 10th single, "Kuon no Kawa," is being used as the theme song of the movie "Red Cliff: Part II." Released last week, the single ranked 3rd on the charts. This is the highest ranking so far by an artist from China, surpassing Faye Wong's 1999 hit "Eyes On Me" (#9).

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Good friends expose details: Jay Chou and Patty Hou's relationship started online

No category 2009/04/16 17:18
Source: NOWnews
Translation: http://www.jaychoustudio.com

After entering the entertainment industry, the only relationship Jay Chou has admitted to is the "Chou Hou relationship", this relationship that has already passed still makes people today curious, Jay Chou doesn't talk about it at all, but his 3 good friends, lyricist Vincent Fang, makeup artist Du Guo Zhang and dance teacher Ice Cream has helped him fill in the details, it turns out the Chou Hou relationship started online.

Vincent Fang said, Jay Chou actually doesn't know how to use the computer that well, he types with one finger and types very slowly, so he only types a few simple words, all the computer is to him is a tool for finding information. Teacher Ice Cream also revealed, Jay Chou spent a long time learning how to use msn, but he doesn't know how to register, so he steals other people's account to use.

Teacher Ice Cream said, one day Jay used his account to chat with Ice Cream's friends online, but the person on the other end discover it wasn't Ice Cream by the words and asked who he was? Jay Chou said, "I'm Jay Chou", the other person didn't believe him and asked him to turn on the webcam.

Ice Cream said, he usually leaves the webcam on, but Jay Chou insists on turning it off, because online cameras make him feel unsafe; but on that day, Jay Chou unexpectedly agreed to turn on the webcam so the other person could see him, "That person was Patty Hou." Ice Cream said, after the two got to know each other better online, they drew closer until they became lovers.

The Chou Hou relationship started in 2004 and ended in 2006, after the breakup, Jay Chou was still very low profile, but Patty Hou has been much more open, she once gave a comment on the Chou Hou relationship: "I've never rebelled before, this was my one and only rebellious act, I must be responsible for myself."
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2PM’s new single ‘2:00PM Time for change’

No category 2009/04/16 17:17


2PM’s new single ‘2:00PM Time for change’ has been revealed.

The album is personally produced by JYP to give the group their own style. The single will have 8 tracks including ‘What Time Is It Now’ as the intro track and also title song ‘Again & Again’ together with other tracks like ‘Hate you’, ‘She Might Come Back’.


The song ‘Again & Again’ is composed and written the lyrics to personally by Park Jin Young himself. And the song is also mixed by famous Brian Stanley, and its masetering done by Vladon Meller.

The MV to the title song ‘Again & Again’ will be revealed on the 16th. The MV is directed by Jang Jae Hyuk.

hear more songs at: kbites
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Clash of Pop Titans?

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By Tan Kee Yun / The New Paper

THE slated line-up of guest artistes at this Saturday's Wei Song Si Song (Garden Of Music) Concert is the most stellar Mandopop live ensemble in years.

There's hip-hop queen Jolin Tsai, Taiwan's dancing king Show Luo, husky-voiced Jam Hsiao, as well as Singapore's very own songbird Stefanie Sun.

Hong Kong actor-singer Daniel Chan and local veteran singer Maggie Teng round up the list.

But therein lies the all-important question: With so many big names sharing the same stage, how will the sequence of performances be arranged?

More specifically, who will be the finale act (read: the most popular)?

Who will go on first (read: seat warmer), and who will fill those slots in the middle (read: toilet break time)?

When The New Paper quizzed Mr Lim Sek, 49, chief executive of entertainment company Music & Movement and the concert's director and executive producer, he sounded unfussed and calm over the phone.

Clearly, he had seen this coming.

'It's inevitable you would bring this up, as there are a lot of artistes coming for the concert,' said Mr Lim with a laugh.

'Everyone would probably be thinking, 'Wow, so many stars, surely, there must be a major clash of egos!'

'But the fact is, all the artistes performing that night are good friends of the brothers Wei Song and Si Song. Among themselves, some are even bosom buddies (Show and Jolin), and they're looking more at having fun, to create a party atmosphere.'

Though he wouldn't give the details of the performance line-up, he promised that unlike your typical Mandopop concert, this wouldn't be one where each artiste does his or her own set and promptly leaves after that.

'You'll get to witness a lot of camaraderie between them and the brothers, plus it will culminate beautifully in a grand ending with all the artistes coming on stage.'

Each artiste will perform for an average of 20 minutes. The concert will be about two hours long.

For the finale, they will gather together to sing a new song the brothers had specially written for the show, said Mr Lim.

He stressed that all the artistes were 'utterly convinced by the logic and flow of the concert, once the rundown was shown to them'.

There was no diva-ish behaviour from anyone, neither were there complaints about the timing and length of their individual slots, he insisted.

Something different

'The concert is structured in such a way that each segment shares a part of the brothers' journey in their careers as songwriters and producers,' said Mr Lim.

'Most of the guest artistes are keen to use this opportunity to do something different, something you usually will not see at their respective solo concerts.'

For example, he said, this will be one of the rare occasions where you can enjoy listening to Stefanie Sun singing a duet with her two mentors.

She will also display her nifty skills on a musical instrument - you'd have to catch the concert to see which instrument that is.

All in all, said Mr Lim, it will be a concert celebrating friendship.

And friendship is definitely powerful enough to rid the superstars of inflated egos, he added.

'Ultimately, the brothers are not singers, so they probably wouldn't have dared to hold their show at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, without the appearances of their celebrity friends,' he said with a chuckle.

'These stars help to elevate the concert to a much bigger scale, it will be a great fun-filled night for the artistes and fans alike.'

FYI

WHAT: Wei Song Si Song (Garden of Music) Concert 2009

WHERE: Singapore Indoor Stadium

WHEN: 18 Apr, 8pm

TICKETS: $168, $148, $128, $98, $78 available from Sistic at 6348 5555 and www.sistic.com.sg
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At the mention of Eddie Peng, Jolin hesitates

No category 2009/04/16 17:15
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Source: UDN
Translated by catalie @ http://asianfanatics.net

As soon as Xiao S saw Jolin Tsai she asked, "Are you and Eddie Peng for real?" In the end Jolin hesitated. Xiao S even said bluntly that last time when Jolin was photographed with Billy's son Nick "it was fake".

Xiao S really loves asking about gossip, so her older sister Barbie's ex-boyfriends Blue Lan and ZaiZai were both asked until they didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Yesterday, it was Jolin's turn to appear on [Kang Xi Lai Le] and taking advantage of Jolin waiting for Gigi to come do guests' clothes and makeup, Xiao S first asked, "Let's revise your relationship rumours" then said, "Using a woman's sixth sense, I think there is [a relationship]." At this time, Jolin looked very awkward but Xiao S continued to 'attack', "If Eddie Peng was to hold your hand, would you be willing?"

Xiao S was very interested in Jolin's love life, continuously asking her how long she must be with a guy until they hold hands and kiss. Jolin was hesitant and in the end replied, "One month." And when she is at that "important moment" with her boyfriend, must they have the same underwear? "Not necessarily, it doesn't matter if they're not the same colour, as long as it looks good." Tsai KangYong exposed Xiao S, pointing out that when she goes to the toilet, she will ask her good girlfriends to come chat with her, then asked Jolin whether she would do that, in the end she replied, "As long as it's not too smelly then I could."
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FanFan Fan WeiQi Has Lost Her Voice; Progress On New Album Temporarily Suspended; Does Charity Work

No category 2009/04/16 17:14
News Source: Yahoo! Taiwan, NOWNews, http://asianfanatics.net/forum/
Translation Credit: tammiest @ http://asianfanatics.net/
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While at an event yesterday (the 14th), FanFan Fan WeiQi revealed that she is currently devoting herself wholeheartedly to preparing for her new album; however, last week, she accidentally got sick-- one of the Bang Bang Tang didi's gave her a serious cold. She is currently "without" a voice; the background dub-in progress of her new album has to be temporarily suspended. Despite her cold, however, FanFan, whose "good works" do not "lose out" to anyone, still managed to attend the press conference for Maria Social Welfare Foundation's new program, "Happy Magic Cakes-- Giving the Gift of Love To Remote, Underprivileged Elementary Schools." She even generously dipped into her own pockets, buying 1000 cakes!

Since the beginning of spring (2009), FanFan has already spoken out on behalf of five charity events; not only has she not been paid for any of these appearances-- she has paid the associated make-up and travel expenses herself. FanFan expressed that, no matter how busy she gets in her work life, she hopes that she can do all she can to help those who are less fortunate than herself. She also hopes that she will be able to "spokesmodel for at least one charity event a month."

At the event, FanFan made cakes with two children from remote, underprivileged districts. FanFan discovered that she had very little drawing talent at an early age: once, when she was only a child, she drew a picture of a Labrador; she was told, however, that it looked like a sheep, not a Labrador! Afraid that she would "lose" out to a little first grader, FanFan could only secretly cheat! She asked a worker to prepare a small angel ornament for her in advance. After they finished making the cake, FanFan said that she would like to give her cake to her grandmother, who lives in Taichung.

FanFan called on everyone to join her in doing charity and showing compassion. She said that just $120 NTD (less than $4 US) would buy a "Compassion Cake;" the proceeds would go toward bringing love and warmth to the children who live in remote, underprivileged districts. They aim to sell 10,000 cakes. FanFan took the lead and purchased 1000 cakes; she emphasized that having the ability to "give back" to society is a very "happy" thing. In hard economic times, the underprivileged and disadvantaged need everyone's support and assistance.

Donation Hotline: 04-23716701, Extension 39
Donation Account Number (Transfer): 20521328
Account Name: 財團法人瑪利亞社會福利基金會 Maria Social Welfare Foundation
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Ami Suzuki cast in "Blood Brothers" musical

No category 2009/04/16 17:13
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The official website of singer Ami Suzuki (27) has announced that she will appear in the musical "Blood Brothers," which starts in August. It has been about a year and a half since her performance in Avex's "Kokoro no Kakera." This will be just her second stint in a theatrical production.

First performed in 1983, the musical is about twin brothers Mickey and Eddie, who are separated at birth but eventually meet again and fall in love with the same woman, Linda. Suzuki will play the role of Linda. The twins have been double-casted, with Shinji Takeda and Masaaki Fujioka playing the role of Mickey, while Kohki Okada and Mario Tashiro are playing Eddie.

The musical will be performed at Tokyo's Theatre Creation in Hibiya from August 7 to September 27. Advance ticket sales start on July 4.

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Charlene Choi shouted and said she was not a young girl（玉女)

No category 2009/04/16 17:12
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Yesterday, Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) disclosed in Cha Xiao Xin’s entertainment show <巴巴閉邊個夠我查篤撐> that recently the targets that she wanted to say ‘I’m sorry’ to was her grandpa and Si Si, because previously she was busy filming in Taiwan, and could not take leave to visit her grandpa, who was suffering from Severe Alzheimer's disease, and she was sorry because Si Si got injured from taking care of her grandpa. Speaking of her recently released album, Ah Sa said that her singing was more mature than when singing in Twins, and she disclosed that her colleagues actually suggested that she try the image of a Jade Maiden (玉女), and she was so shocked that she shouted: “No, even thinking and saying that shocks me!”

Other than that, recently, Ah Sa, Vivian Chow and Hins Cheung accompanied World Vision and went for an interview in Nepal, Vivian Chow had already supported 4 children, and Ah Sa and Hins joined the scheme and showered the children with love.
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