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Afraid of seeing Selina, Show Luo would rather choose Wang LeeHom

No category 2009/04/27 21:36

Source: UDN
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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Lee Da-hae couples up with Baek Sung-hyun

No category 2009/04/27 21:33

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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Son DamBi VS Lee Hyori showdown on Family Outing

No category 2009/04/27 21:33

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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Zhang Yu Qi taking on a mature elegant image during her appearance; going against the sexy low-cut dress Xiong Dai Lin

No category 2009/04/27 20:32

Source : 163.com
translated by Kassy @ http://asianfanatics.net

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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S.H.E Want Money Can’t Wait to Get Marry But Say “No Way” to Retirement

No category 2009/04/27 21:28

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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5000 fans celebrated Daesung's birthday at the Hite Concert
No category 2009/04/27 21:24

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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Andy: It’s hard to drive and still look handsome
No category 2009/04/27 21:22

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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Joey Yung couldn't get enough of being a Host for first time
No category 2009/04/27 21:21

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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Patrick Tang and Niki Chow not disappointed of "The King of Snooker" ratings
No category 2009/04/27 21:20

Source: Takungpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/

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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Miriam’s outlook on life
No category 2009/04/27 21:18

New Straits Times

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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