Monday, April 30, 2007

Halina Tam to Get Married in September



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Halina Tam to Get Married in September

Earlier, there were rumours that Halina Tam would be marrying Eric Tsoi (蔡強榮), who was Isabel Leung (梁佩瑚) former boyfriend and Anne Heung's ex-rumoured boyfriend, in September. But the former Miss Hong Kong continually denied such accusations.

Yesterday, under the invitation of Chef Chow, Halina was the guest on 'Starry Kitchen'. When asked if she was taking this chance to learn to cook some dishes to be a good wife, Halina denied getting married but expressed that September would definitely be a good date. This caused her to later be pestered by reporters, who made her finally admit to getting married. Halina revealed, "My parents told me not to publicise big issues, it is better to maintain a low profile. (Will you be planning to have children?) No, I want to spend my time with my husband by ourselves."

Although she getting married in September, Halina is currently on a break but will begin filming in June. After 2 months of filming, she will then get ready for the wedding. Halina commented, "I have to work or else I will feel out of fashion."

Jessica Hsuan attends CHANEL Jewelry Exhibition


Yesterday evening, CHANEL held a special cocktail party at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to display their latest multi-million jewelry collection 「Les Essentiels」. Attracting many famous celebrities to attend, including: Paulyn Sun, Priscilla Chan, Jessica Hsuan, Chow Kai Bong & his wife were also present.

Jessica revealed that she has always liked this brand and keeps a small collection of jewelry herself. When asked if her boyfriend(s) ever presented her with a diamond ring, Jessica said, "Rings shouldn't be accepted so hastily. But I did receive a necklace before from my previous boyfriend."

Credits:Sidney
Source: Apple, Mingpao, and Singpao

Maggie Cheung Returns to Hong Kong & Will Resume Acting



Credit: Jayne Stars

Caption: Returning secretively to Hong Kong, Maggie Cheung's face was no longer swollen. Maggie shied away from the camera and her mother tried to block the lens in a protective measure.


In 2005, both Maggie Cheung Ho Yee and Sammi Cheng Sau Man filmed TV and movie versions of "Everlasting Regret" 《長恨歌》. Coincidentally, Maggie and Sammi both became severely ill at the same time and had to stop working. Sammi recently resumed working and Maggie also returned to Hong Kong secretively. With her face no longer swollen, Maggie revealed her come-back plans.

As one of TVB's top fadans in the past, Maggie had Thyroiditis in September 2005, causing her face to become extremely swollen. Since announcing her illness, Maggie reduced the number of public appearances, but her illness lingered.

In 2006, Maggie attended an awards ceremony in Malaysia. Despite heavy make-up, it was impossible to mask her swollen face and eyes. Maggie's swollen features made others recoil in shock.

Afterwards, Maggie announced discontinuation of all work projects to focus on her recovery. To avoid intrusion from the paparazzi, Maggie left Hong Kong. However, she maintained a blog and communicated her inner thoughts with the public.

Sammi resumed working the month before. Maggie was spotted having dinner with her family at 7 PM last night at an Italian restaurant. In a protective gesture, Mrs. Cheung shielded her daughter from the cameras. But Maggie was in good spirits and accepted reporters' interviews.

Maggie revealed that she will be resuming working. Her face was no longer swollen and her body was quite thin. During her illness, Maggie often wore scarves to hide her swollness. Wearing a simple t-shirt yesterday, it was obvious that Maggie was quite satisfied with her current figure.

R=Reporter, M=Maggie

R= Hi Maggie, long time no see! When will you meet publicly with everyone?

M= Yes! I am just having dinner with my family! (Smiling throughout) It's nothing special; can you give us a little privacy?

R= How is your illness?

M= (Smiling) Tomorrow I will attend a public function. My manager requested that I answer all press questions at that time.

Actually, Maggie will be attending a function in several days. Perhaps in her anticipation of returning to work, she provided the wrong date during the interview.

Since Maggie maintained contact with TVB, perhaps she will consider collaborating with TVB as one of her first come-back projects.

Jill Vidal Reveals her Crush on Edison Chen



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Jill Vidal Reveals her Crush on Edison Chen

Jill Vidal, who was interviewed on radio earlier, was asked to describe her dream lover. When hearing this, Jill immediately began praising Edison Chen by calling him handsome and cute. But as Edison already has a girlfriend, Vincy Yeung, Jill disclosed that she will not express her likings for him.

Despite being rumoured to be dating Kelvin Kwan, Jill did not hesitate to reveal her crush on Edison. She commented, "I like Edison. He is really cute!" Jill and Edison are under the same company and because of this, Jill met Edison at a celebration party earlier. Jill said, "I know he has a girlfriend, so I won't tell him... I will not pursue him because he has a girlfriend." Jill then expressed that she does not know who his girlfriend is and does not know who she is the daughter of.

When asked if she will now be embarrassed if she sees Edison, Jill laughed and replied, "I hope he doesn't listen to this interview. I'm not sure.... I'm really nervous! (Did you have a crush on him before you bumped into him?) I thought he was cute, just like a lot of other females."

Jill then revealed that her sister, Janice, also likes Edison. As both Jill and Edison perform the same genre of music, Jill was questioned if she hopes for a chance to work with him. She answered, "We both work on R&B and Hip Hop music, so I certainly hope for a chance to work with him. But I do not know if he wants to."

Funny Ella Chen & Wu Chun at "Hana Kimi" Press Conference


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First, she rested her head on his shoulder. Then, she whispered into his ear.

The final straw: She slapped his butt.

Suggestive moves by Ella Chen, of Taiwanese girl band S.H.E.

Her target? Wu Chun (吴尊), 27, of Fahrenheit, who plays her love interest in the popular idol drama Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (花样少男少女).

The couple have been rumoured to be dating since filming together last year. They also played lovers in the series' theme song by S.H.E.

Fans have also been rooting for the singletons to hook up. But when you put their intimate exchange in context, you realise they are just buddies. There was no hint of romance as they bickered and teased each other. When asked if there are sparks between them, an impish Ella, 25, replied: 'I really like Wu Chun!' Leaning over to rest her head on his left shoulder for dramatic effect, she added: 'See, we've gone public.'

But you know she had to be joking. For they went on to dish the dirt about each other. But not before whispering into each other's ears for permission first.

Wu Chun, who hails from Brunei, revealed of his co-star: 'She wears colourful underwear and she'd lift up her shirt to show us during filming.' Ella then went on to discuss Wu Chun's choice of white undies and poked fun at how he once wore black briefs under white shorts.

'His butt is so round, but mine is so flat. I'm bo ka ceng (Hokkien for no backside) while he's dua ka ceng (big backside).' As if to demonstrate her point, Ella made Wu Chun stand next to her so that we could compare their bums.

Then, the unimaginable happened.

While photographers clicked away, Ella reached out her left hand and slapped Wu Chun's right butt cheek. He jumped in surprise, but did not protest. Both of them laughed it off.

Was Ella just playing tit for tat?

After all, Wu Chun got away with grabbing her chest in the show.

She plays a girl who cross-dresses to enter a boys' school. But he discovers her identity when he had to carry her in one scene, which took seven NGs (retakes) to complete.

He said: 'The director told me I must be bold enough to touch Ella's chest... So I deliberately (did the) NG many times.'

And how did Ella feel? 'Itchy,' she said, with embarrassment.

When Wu Chun expressed surprise, she shot back: 'Of course I felt something. Do you think I'm a block of wood? But I also felt embarrassed, so I hid in one corner after the filming.' Ella was clearly more comfortable facing the media - she has had six years of showbiz experience - while Wu Chun seemed rather bashful. Both said they worked well together. Ella was like a big sister who took care of everyone, added Wu Chun.

Any chance of romance blossoming between them?

Ella said: 'Relationships require time, but both of us are just too busy, so we leave it to the future. But if Wu Chun makes the first move, maybe.'

Turning to Wu Chun, she teased: 'So how? Do you want to woo me?'

His shy response: 'How would we know what's in the future?'

Eason Chan "Settles" With Ayumi Hamasaki


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Eason Chan "Settles" With Ayumi Hamasaki

Earlier, Eason Chan openly criticized Ayumi Hamasaki for lip-syncing at her concert, but never would he have thought his words would bring such stress to Ayumi nor would they become headline news. Picutres of Ayumi getting drunk and acting out of character were taken, allegedly due to Eason's comments.

After a promotional event yesterday, Eason admits that he has a big mouth and what he says can affect many people, but he emphasizes that he did not intentionally say those words to hurt anyone. But if in fact it was his words that affected Ayumi's behavior then he is deeply embarrassed.

Reports have it that he openly criticized Ayumi to make headlines, so he can use the "fame" to debut in the Japanese music industry. Hearing this, Eason was utterly shocked. He says, "It was not intentional. If I have to use this type of news to gain fame, it would not be dignified and I'd rather not have the fame. I don't want to say things to hurt other people but if what I said did hurt others, then I must say I am deeply embarrassed. If I were to enter the Japanese industry, I would enter solely as a singer and not as headline news."

Eason was then asked whether he will publicly apologize to Ayumi, he says, "I don't have to do it publicly, I've already personally explained it to Ayumi. During my time with EEG, Avex [Ayumi's record company] helped produce my Mandarin albums so I've already personally explained to Avex's president that it was not intentional and I didn't know it would become such a big problem. But I don't know if he passed it along."

S.H.E: today i have bad luck, swallowed 8 fines

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S.H.E: today i have bad luck, swallowed 8 fines

For their upcoming album "PLAY," S.H.E held a autograph session at TaiPei's K-Mall, but before the autograph session even began, S.H.E already got 8 tickets, totalling up to $9800. Because the place was too crowded and cogested which blockted traffic, the police had to monitor the rest of the function, and their billboard/backboard of the stage had to be taken down, leaving S.H.E in shock. Selina says that the most tickets shes ever gotten was 6, and Hebe cries: "So embarassing!"

Due to S.H.E's popularity, at 10am in the morning when they arrived at K-Mall, the area was already packed with fans. Because there were too many fans, it blocked traffic and created problems, resulting in S.H.E recieving 8 fines.

K-Mall is often used as a place for artists to hold functions, but if the situations dont get better, K-Mall will be off limits for any more functions in the future. In the end, S.H.E promised K-Mall to hold their autograph session on level 1 so it wont block traffic, and the function began half hour later.

S.H.E autographed and shook hands with fans, and even though there were many fans that came to support them, S.H.E said that they would finish signing every single one. In return, S.H.E gave out their photobook of when they were on vacation, which includes their personal photos. One of the most "shocking" was Ella's sexy bunny costume. Ella says that she recieved a SMS from Selina's father, thanking her for the sexy photo as it "gave him and Selina's mom a beautiful night."

Gillian Chung's Naked Pictures Was A Set-Up


Ex-employee of management company claims: 'It was ploy to boost popularity.'
Tears were shed, accusations made and lawsuits threatened. And just when the smile came back on Hong Kong pop star Gillian Chung's face, comes another shock.

It seems her ordeal of being photographed eight months ago while changing was a set-up.

A former senior management personnel from her management company, Emperor Entertainment Group, has claimed that the entire fiasco was staged to create publicity for Gillian, who is one half of Hong Kong's Cantopop duo Twins. The person was identified only as Mr. L by the Hong Kong media.

Last August, Hong Kong gossip magazine Easy Finder weekly splashed a photo of Gillian changing on its cover, with the headline 'AhGill undoes bra in rear window'.

The pictures were allegedly shot by paparazzi with a pinhole camera during a Twins concert in Genting Highlands, Malaysia.

The incident sparked a furor in the entertainment industry where celebrities rallied against paparazzi for their unethical conduct. At that time, Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang and action star Jackie Chan were among those who rallied around Gillian. Malaysia even ordered Easy Finder to be taken off the shelves.

Emperor condemned the 'immoral' photos and said it would take legal action against Easy Finder, which is published by Next Media.

The company, owned by businessman Jimmy Lai, also publishes Next magazine and Apple Daily.

Popularity Woes

Mr. L claimed that since Gillian's debut five years ago, her popularity, or lack thereof as compared to her partner Charlene Choi, has always worried the management, reported Hong Kong's Oriental Daily.

'Last year, the company wanted them to go solo. But as Gillian was unable to hold the fort on her own, it was decided that Charlene would stay with her for another year,' claimed Mr. L.

Apparently, Gillian was a victim of the manipulation and was not privy to the deal.

'She is too timid. There's no way of informing her before it was carried out. But had it been Charlene, I believe she would cooperate,' he added.

The plan was simple.

Staff from Emperor allegedly hid a pinhole camera inside the changing room at the Genting Highlands concert.

Security was tight and only staff from the company could gain access easily.

The company then allegedly bribed Easy Finder with HK$200,000 ($39,000) to print the pictures. Mr. L said the execution was almost flawless, except for one glaring detail. After the blow-up, Emperor lashed out at the magazine and media, and vowed to take action.

The only recourse Gillian had was the fact that the Hong Kong court ruled that the photos were 'indecent'. The magazine was subsequently required to be wrapped and made to display an 'Over-18 only' warning. When contacted by Malaysia's China Press, Twins' manager Ada Wong's retort came fast and furious.

'No such thing!' she exclaimed.

She questioned the veracity of the report.

'This is ridiculous and there's no such thing, so there's no need for any response,' she said. She also denied that the duo would split up.

'It's all false, so I think you don't have to bother yourself with such news,' she said.

When asked about the status of the police investigations, she said that there was no need for them to go to Malaysia to assist in investigations at the moment.

The Malaysian police is investigating Mr. L's claims.

A police spokesman said that if it is the truth, he should have contacted the police rather than the media. He added that if the police get more evidence supporting the claim, they would not rule out the possibility of sending officers to Hong Kong to investigate. They may also work with Interpol.
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Here's the related article from Eastday (for those who wants to read the Chinese version):

“阿娇被偷拍事件”再起波澜。近日有媒体称“偷拍”不过是英皇与《壹本便利》的一次联合“炒作”,但昨天香港方面传来最新消息,马来西亚警方声称对该案已取得 “重大进展”,三名专案组成员将在五月中旬抵达香港,会晤受害者阿娇及包括阿Sa在内的八名证人。据悉,有关嫌疑人已承认“偷拍”。警方又表示,如果真是英皇自导自演,会控告英皇“报假案”。

警方说法——

1、嫌疑人已承认偷拍

TWINS成员阿娇(钟欣桐)去年8月在马来西亚云顶举行演唱会时,在后台被人拍下换衣照,八卦杂志《壹本便利》刊登后引起轩然大波。阿娇所属的英皇公司“愤而报警”,此案令马来西亚警方高层震怒,警方立即组成八人专案小组全程跟进调查工作,翻查案发地点云星剧场的所有闭路电视录影带,之后又通过国际刑警与香港警方沟通,希望到香港取证。至上周,香港警方告知,可以安排马国警员在五月中旬到港搜集证据。

专案组主要负责人是马来西亚彭亨州刑事调查主任努林,他前天向香港媒体证实专案组有三名马来西亚资深警务人员来到香港,拟会晤钟欣桐及另外八名证人,包括蔡卓妍(阿Sa)及两名当时在场的香港工作人员。据悉,专案组已取得重大进展。

马来西亚国内安全部副部长胡亚桥也公开称马来西亚不会放弃调查:“其实他们都承认了偷拍,只不过我们暂时缺乏人证、物证来进行检控。”另外,由于阿娇也已在香港报案,所以负责调查的港岛总区重案组会一直跟进案件,并安排一个秘密地点让马来西亚专案组成员会见有关证人。

2、若属“自导”将追诉

日前有内地媒体称,一位英皇“离职高层L先生”接受记者采访时,爆出“阿骄偷拍事件”竟然是英皇公司为了提高即将单飞的阿娇的人气,而与《壹本便利》进行一次联合炒作。“炒作”说一出,立即引起巨大反响。不过马来西亚警方高调介入的消息让不少网友质疑“炒作”说的真实程度:“英皇总不会愚蠢到戏弄警方吧?”

马来西亚警方对此声称,如果证实是英皇公司“自导自演”,会以“报假案”来追踪调查,并会以妨碍公务罪名提控涉案者,并称有关知情者可通过或书信方式提供情报。相关负责人还表示不希望知情者通过媒体来渲染此事,而使调查工作受到影响。

(英皇回应)

“不知L先生从何而来”

阿娇所在的英皇公司艺人管理部总监霍汶希坚决否认了炒作一说。她表示公司从来不回应“无聊的新闻”,且正对该事件进行调查,不排除以法律手段捍卫本公司的权益。她一再强调,首先公司最近没有高层离职,不知道这个L先生从何而来;其次也不打算让TWINS解散,“她们只是分开接拍影视剧,现在TWINS成绩很好,很受欢迎,没有必要分开她们。”

霍汶希还表示,公司会积极配合马来西亚和香港警方的调查,因为涉及警方办案,所以具体细节不方便多透露,但是希望事件可以尽快获得解决,将违法者绳之于法。她说阿娇现在正在无锡和谢霆锋拍摄电视剧《浣花洗剑录》,“没有看无聊的新闻,所以心情不受影响”。

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“阿娇偷拍事件”反响巨大

“阿娇偷拍事件”在香港引起了巨大反响,众多圈内、圈外人士都对阿娇表示了同情,以及对偷拍行为表示愤慨。

香港演艺人协会和香港无线电视台联合举行大型游行声讨会,过百位演艺界、教育界、妇女界等团体代表参加,表达对偷拍行为的抵制决心。声讨会上阿娇谈及个人感受以及精神如何受到困扰,成龙、张学友、刘德华等均参加活动声援阿娇。抗议活动不久升级为游行。去年8月30日,成龙、吴君如、梁家辉、阿 Sa等20多位艺人身穿印有“姑息养奸,痛心疾首”字样的黑色上衣,游行到香港特区政府总部并提交请愿信,强烈谴责《壹本便利》。

香港特别行政区长官曾荫权也公开谴责偷拍艺人隐私行为,强调无论如何侵犯别人隐私都是不能被接受的,并希望有关部门在保障新闻自由的同时,也能保护艺人隐私权。

Saturday, April 28, 2007

[2007] Kung Fu Mahjong 3 : The Final Duel


* Audio - Canto
* Subtitles - English
* Year - 2007
* Genre - Comedy
* Run Time - 91 mins

Cast
* Roger Kwok Jun-On
* Shirley Yeung Sze-Ki
* Yuen Qiu
* Nat Chan Bak-Cheung
* Ha Yu
* Patricia Liu
* Yuen Wah
* Winnie Leung Man-Yi
* Wong Yat-Fei
* Billy Lau Nam-Kwong

Synopsis
Ken (Roger Kwok), has mastered mahjong and is nicknamed “The Half-Century Man” because he once won 50 hands of mahjong in a roll. Everybody expects him to succeed his father, Uncle Man (Ha Yu), to be the Grandmaster of Kungfu Mahjong. However, Uncle Man has a heart attack on his 60th birthday and is hospitalized. Sophie, Uncle Man’s new wife takes the opportunity to persuade him to leave his estate to her instead of his son. Uncle Man tells her that she would get her wish if she beats Ken in a game of mahjong.

Meanwhile, Ken falls in love with Nancy (Shirley Yeung), a lady of rotten luck. All her previous boyfriends were either bankrupt or had died in accidents. Ken’s fortunes go downhill instantly, to the extent that when he plays mahjong with Sophie and her lover, Bowie, he’s almost cleaned out.

Angie Chai: F4's new name is now "JVKV"

Angie Chai: F4's new name is now "JVKV"

Source: United Daily News (Lian He Bao)
http://udn.com/NEWS/ENTERTAINMENT/ENT1/3822934.shtml
April 28, 2008
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Angie Chai is the producer the Tourism Bureau idol drama "Fruit Tears", and is estimated to begin shooting in July. With regards to image packaging, AC said yesterday: "Everyone might not be aware that now it's important to change their name into JVKV (taken from the first letters of their English names), but these wordings won't have to change the so-called F4. Also, on the issue on who will substitute for whom, from the start, it's already known that Jerry and Vanness had previous commitments taken, and could not entirely join in the project. It's only Zaizai and Ken who would definitely be in the casting.

The changing of the all-famous F4 name might not be easy. AC explained that F4 is their role name during their Meteor Garden series. At that time, the Japanese Publisher who owned the copyrights authorized it's use. However, nowadays, the Japanese had come up with their own Meteor Garden. If this will continue, in the future it's possible that both countries will have two F4s. That is why the Japanese Publisher conveyed their wish that if another "wave" has nothing to do with the Meteor drama, they asked not to use the name F4 again. So in the Tourism Bureau's International Fan Meeting held a few days ago, the name was already changed to JVKV.

AC also said that actually, the Tourism Bureau looked for JVKV to serve as spokespersons, film an idol drama, as the 4 can undoubtedly act best However, Yan and Wu had already filled commitments by the second half of this year. She frankly said that with the drama's drawing power, its impossible to have 4 male leads for the parts. During that time, the drama "wave" role of Dao ming Shi was the heaviest, therefore, they never made the "Fruit" drama to demand 4 male leads, because there are presently two female leads, hoping to come up with two plots. Excluding Zaizai and Ken, she really once asked Mike He but finally, because of his commitments, they had to give him up.

Mike He to Replace Jerry Yan in F4?


UDN
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translations by xbunnylicious

Mike He will replace Jerry Yan as a new member of F4 and will participate in idol drama "果實的眼淚"? TVBS said, "Is that possible? Mike is in some way the "first brother" (leading figure) of our company." Chai Zhi Ping laughed regarding the F4 rumor, "Even if I were to replacement a member, I would choose Kingone Wang to replace him!"

After Jerry decided not to partipate in "果實的眼淚", rumors reported that Chai Zhi Ping planned on having Mike fill the position and turn Zai Zai in to the leader of F4. Mike's management company TVBS said after the rumors were revealed, "Mike is our company's most important leader. There were plans for him to develop in Japan and Korea. After filming Exchange Love, many requests for movies, dramas, and advertisements came in. Many of them came from overseas, so we had to politely decline Ms. Chai's offer."

After talking with his company, Mike obtained a one-month vacation. He will be leaving for Japan in May to experience the lifestyle there. He said, "After learning Japanese for so long, I want to go try the language out. I want to be able to ride the taxi by myself and stroll through the supermarkets."

During the promotions of Exchange Love, Mike was lined up with Rainie Yang and Kingone Wang. Because Mike is regarded as the leading figure, rumors had it that TVBS felt that it overshadowed the fact that Mike is the male lead.

Chai Zhi Ping said puzzled, "Is this the new rumor? I don't believe that Mike would complain about that. His adaptability is always very good." She admitted that she did try to have Mike fill the position for drama "果實的眼淚", but his schedule did not cooperate during that time. Regarding the Exchange Love promotion problem, Pan Wei Ling, the company spokesperson expressed, "Exchange Love is originally advertised as the new drama with the original cast from Devil Beside You. The leads are two male and one female!"

Hacken Lee talks about being a good husband


Source: http://hackenleeid-news.blogspot.com/, http://www.hackenlee.net/magazine.htm, [translated by Hianez]

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Hacken Lee talks about being a good husband

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Television Weekly Issue 923
Date: 7/16 – 7/22
Year: 1995

Hacken Lee talks about being a good husband

A little excerpt:
He feels that a true man must be felt from the bones. In his heart,
there’s no one clear definition to define a good husband. The relationship between a man and a woman is a strange one, there’s no one formula to calculate the end result.

After his trip back from America, the skinny Hacken Lee has turned into a moutstachy man. Although there were both good and bad comments towards his new image, he still told me happily “Though I did not purposely grew my hair and my beard, I just thought it was convenient, I now feel that this is the real Hacken Lee. I’m actually someone who doesn’t trim; sometimes I wonder: If I wasn’t a celebrity; I would dress like this every day. I’m not like Tony Leung. I believe that if Tony Leung is unable to become a celebrity, he will still spend money and dress safely.

Hacken, who has a manly appearance today, feels that a moustache is not the key indicator of a true man; he believes that if a man has nothing to hide, and does not hurt people unknowingly, he can be called a true man.

“A true man must be felt from the bones, of course not acting sissy is also the most basic factor!” he said seriously.

Having entered the entertainment circle till now, he has almost been to all over the world, and has also received western education when he was young. However, all of this has not altered this belief:
“The man controls the outside, the woman controls the inside” – a traditional Chinese belief. (something like the man takes care of the bigger things while the woman takes care of smaller things like the household – hianez)

“In my heart, there’s no one clear definition to define a good husband. Just like some men who like to beat their wives, and some wives who feel that they can take it. Such husbands won’t be considered bad; but I feel that once a man meets a woman that he feels is worth treasured, he will protect her no matter what, and give her all forms of care and concern, and a sense of security is most necessary…… I am considered a traditional man, if I get married in the future, I might not want my wife to be working.”

“Haha! I did not know that you were such a chauvinist!” the reporter said.

“Then you have misunderstood, because this act is not considered as chauvinistic! Actually, the relationship between a man and a woman is a strange one, there’s no one formula to calculate the end result. Just like some women who like to control others, and some who likes to be controlled. No matter what, you cannot confirm if she’s a “small woman” or a “big woman”. The problem lies with whether her other half can accept her attitude.”

Throughout the whole interview, Hacken kept stressing that there’s no right or wrong in any form of relationship. In his eyes, each person is like a different medicinal solution. Mixing one solution into another will cause different chemical reactions. Only the person who drank the solution will know exactly what has happened.

“So, the golden couple in people’s eyes separating one day is not a huge commotion. Also, 2 people who come from different parts of the world getting married shouldn’t be termed strange by others.” Hacken says honestly that he is still not 100% confident to take the role of someone’s “good husband” in real life. (hint: “good husband” refers to what hacken has said, the one who cares for the woman, gives her a sense of security……etc). However, towards his role of a father in the future, he has visions already.

“I won’t want to have a huge gap between myself and my children. If possible, avoid the age gap! That’s why I prefer to act as friends with
children. Occasional conversations are a must.”

Hacken also expressed that work, family and love has no order for him, because such issues are not related to each other at all. Being a matured man, when working he will focus on work but when he goes back home at night, he will put away all work related issues and accompany his family and children wholeheartedly. Even if important work issues crop up, he will try his best to avoid raising it up at home to prevent his family’s emotions from being affected. If the Hacken Lee who is married can accomplish all this, I’m afraid he can be termed “The greatest man”!

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(wow, after having thinking all these years WHY hacken grew his hair long and also a beard, the reason was so simple: because it was convenient. I like a lot of hacken’s own opinion in this article, especially his views on relationships. The one about medicinal solution is interesting too, and also quite true. These were his views like 10 years ago…and seems like he’s really going to become “The greatest man”!!!!!!!! hehe, I wonder if this is why Emily is not working at all? I don’t think she has been working all these years lol…except as hacken’s fashion consultant. Such a loving husband. I’m into tears already!! No wonder Vivian wants to marry him, oops, I mean marry someone like hacken! This gives me idea to start a new thread at the forum: your most desired husband =P
I love hacken more after the article! And I’m loving him more =) – hianez)

(of course, hacken is the perfect husband (and daddy, later on!)!!! smile.gif emily did work as a golf teacher for a while, i think... but even without work, hacken has said before, she's very busy helping him with clothes and other matters! wow, hacken is still such a traditional guy, in terms of the way he thinks of marriage....but he's also pretty open-minded....funny combination. -kate)

Friday, April 27, 2007

Teresa Mak 3 Months Pregnant


Teresa Mak Ka Kei got married less than half a year ago, but she admitted that she is expecting a baby in October 2007!

Good friend, Anita Yuen Wing Yee was excited and went shopping for maternity and baby products with Teresa. Anita also pre-planned Teresa's post-pregnancy arrangments.

In late 2006, Teresa married lawyer, Wong Kwok Ho. The couple enjoyed several months of sweet marriage before becoming parents-to-be.

An eye witness spotted Teresa and Anita shopping for baby products in Central district yesterday. Anita was very protective of Teresa, who appeared to to have gained some weight.

Reporters called Teresa to congratulate her. Teresa admitted that she was 3 months pregnant. The couple planned for this pregnancy in advance, giving her husband much joy.

"My husband is extremely happy. Each time we see the baby on ultrasound, I feel the joy of motherhood. The baby's expected due date is in October. I don't want to reveal whether it is a boy or girl yet."

"Anita was very excited when she heard my pregnancy news. We went shopping for baby and maternity products and she even advised on post-pregnancy arrangments!"

Teresa's pregnancy motivated her to quit her smoking habit of many years. "Now I hate the smell of cigarettes!"

Due to Teresa's pregnancy, her good friend will be helping manage Teresa's lingerie store in Mongkok.

Will Teresa become a full-time housewife? "ATV is going through some management changes. My contract has not been finalized yet. I will decide after I have my baby, but I wish to continue to act!"

Credits : Jaynestars

Pretty Okay - Raymond Lam (Sudden Weekly Issue #613)

Pretty Okay (Duk Duk Dei)-Raymond Lam
credits: Bape@Raymondforest
translated by: Vickie @ ::The Honeypot:: ::RLzoo::

Mag Scans: http://z4.invisionfree.com/raymondlam/inde...p?showtopic=112


Originally, I wanted the prologue to be written like this:

"Sometime in the past, Raymond Lam was looked down on by the audience. Living in a mansion, driving race cars, a wealthy father. Seeing him is just seeing a spoiled brat. However, in two years recently, his spotlight was taken over by his close friends. On one hand Ron Ng has Ella Koon, Charmaine Sheh, "my favorite", and in debt; on the other hand, Bosco Wong has Myolie Wu, Fala Chan, and his ex-girlfriend that had breat implant. In comparision, "the wealthy kid" Raymond Lam is more stable. After going through what happened in the past, through all hard times, he finally "washed" himself...."

Nobody can predict the future.

This Monday, there was a article saying that Raymond played with a night club dancer when he was in Beijing filming, to say it in simple words, someone told on him. No matter if this was true or not, all of Raymond's effort in cleaning his background is all gone.
"I'll just see it as promotion for 'Heart of Greed', after all I'm a player in the series."
His words of unable to fix the problem is worse than the year where he said he didn't rely on his father. The Showbiz is a place where one is up and the other is down. Originally, Raymond is "good", but now, we only can say "pretty okay".

"Cleaning Up"

A man's weak school, is either women or money. This Monday, there was a magazine publishing an article about Raymond Lam filming in Beijing. There was a night club dancer who claims to be Raymond's girlfriend and talked about what happened in the room.

Raymond Lam took the magazine and read it without missing a word; sighing and mad.

"How is this possible! Crazy! They think I'm dumb! There's lots of paparazzi Beijing, why would I do such thing? This girl is my friend's friend, I barely even know her." Very frustrated.

"A lot of seniors had told me to watch out when we film in Mainland. We must be careful about our friends, because they want to use us. The Showbiz, if there's no ghost then there wouldn't be dead people."

Raymond Lam was originally in an excellent mood, just looking at the first picture; he was only leaning on a small piece of wood. Also, he pulled on the rope and gave the best facial expression he can. However, after he read the article that just came out, he was down.

"If I don't reply then they would say I admited it, if I did they would say I'm just denying it. I'll just let it be a promotion for 'Heart of Greed'. " Although he said it like this, but he really does care.

Just think about it, a few years about, ask yourself if you prejudiced Raymond who lives in a huge house, drives a race car, and his father is a millionaire. Nobody would believe he's taking his job seriously, and would only pay attention to his buddies. "Eh, this Ron Ng is pretty handsome, and this Bosco Wong is pretty good...."

His background is actually what "killed" him. In the recent two years, Raymond Lam filmed more and more series while his friends switch cars and switch girlfriends; after a long time, the audience will compare.

"In the past two years, I felt 'clean', because the audience would only care about my background and no matter what I do, nobody believes I put effort into it."

"This time, I'm very worried that my image in the audience's mind would be marked on."

Heavily Promoted Dramas

Raymond Lam's faster than the ones who started working the same time as he did.He entered the industry in 1998, that time he was only 19 and portrayed roles as soldiers, waiters, etc. After three years of being extras, he filmed 'A Step Into The Past'.

"Eight, around nine years ago, all the 'siu sungs' of TVB are 30 and over, there were rarely ones around my age. I was fortunate and worked with many seniors before they left."

Raymond worked with Louis Koo, Lawrence Ng, Flora Chan, Gallen Lo, etc. The audience thought he was a fresh newbie then, but now he has the protential.

"Gallen Lo left a great impression, he was one of those who always film the grand productions."

Everyone will need to look up, to film, one must film the promoted grand production. We did a small calculation with Raymond. He filmed 19 series total and most of them were 30 or 40 episodes, like 'Golden Faith', 'Bladed Heart', 'Twin of Brothers', 'The Last Breakthrough'', 'Lethal Weapons of Love nad Passion', and the 60 episodes one that was just finished, ' The Drive of Life'.

"In 'Heart of Greed', I'm only a guest star. The producer picked me for the love scenes in the series, but that took up around 30 episodes." Look, how fortunate.

If you were to say that he was fortunate, you might as well say he has the potential and elegance. Some actors who wore the yellow robes don't look like kings or princes, but Raymond does. 80% of his characters were either rich guys or professionals. His "worst" character was in 'La Femme Desperado' and he was a sales.

Speaking with Raymond about "rich guys", he looked awkward. Not wanting to be too humble, but doesn't want to show off.

In these years, he learned to be more quiet about things.

"I admit that I look better potraying those rich characters, but am I able to portray the other ones? Of course, of course! But you have to give me time to examine and obseve."

"Whatever it is, at least now I have a spot. All these years are not wasted. Do you think that we don't have pressure filming those long dramas?"

Pressure

Raymond's pressure is not having to pay bills for his house or car, but it's the most traditional problem.

"I'm not only the eldest son, but the eldest grandson and I have a lot of nieces and nephews too. There's a lot of family members in my family and they all look up to me, so I always am competitive ever since I was young, because I don't want to look bad."

Raymond's father is a famous business man, and has the name of "Xiamen Li Ka Sing", the eldest son should be the one that takes over. Raymond took a year of architecture in California before; if he didn't join the industry, he probably would be an architect.

"I thought about helping my father with his business, but being in this industry for a long period of time and just started to run things smoothly, I don't want to leave. My parents don't force me anyways, so I decided to film for a few more years."

"Even if I do help my father, I will have to learn from the beginning and it won't be easy. He has his troubles, I saw it with my own eyes, he needs more than 3 batteries for his cell phone a day."

Just like Oscar in 'Golden Faith'.

"Yes!" Raymond smiled uncomfortably.

Too many yees are looking at him; it was never like audience looking at actor or fans looking at idols.

"I get really nervous easily. Whenver I have some negative news, I won't be able to sleep and it seems like I won't tonight..."

His parents mostly live in Mainland, but they record his series.

"They would used to criticize me more, saying that I wasn't good enough. My mother would be asking why I'm working so hard. Now, they are more opened minded, and would praise me once in a while." Nothing's as excited as parents' compliments.

" A lot of artists would think about their future, like if they are not in the industry anymore, what would they do? I know that I have a road that backs me up, but I neve think about it, because thinking about it will kill me!"

"Being an artist have to face difficulties in order to have success."

However, he never told his parents that he was filming over night and brushing his teeth near the road while being looked at those office ladies and men.

"My father once said, whatever we are doing, we must learn how to be a person first, then learn to do other things. To let others know that you have the heart, you must put yourself down. Besides, I'm a regular young adult, there's not much of a background or a typical person I have or am."

Survivor

It is different. Raymond Lam who sees wealth since he was a little kid would not let money take him over after he became famous. He didn't buy new cars after buying one and seeing that we prepared a Viktor & Rolf shirt for him, he would say, "$3500? Is it worth it?"

This way, he can actually focus on his work.

"There's a lot of temptations in the Showbiz. I actually think I can stand these temptations."

Three years ago's "Olympics 6 Stars", then "New 5 Tigers", and last year's "World Cup 4"; from 6 to 5, from 5 to 4, not everyone can stay and Raymond is one of the survivors.

"TVB has four different filming areas, and one person can't film all! Now that there are some others that I can compete with, we can compare ourselves."

Being confident, will not be afraid of comparison. Knowing himself and others, Raymond understands his own strength and weakness.

"Because I entered the industry a little longer, of course I'll make a few less mistake. However, my weakness is being quiet. I really don't like showing myself in front of the audience, that's why I rarely appear on game shows."

"Super", Raymond Lam never been on it once, in 9 years, he only went on "15/16". "I was free that day, so I couldn't say no!"

To express himself, Raymond would rather sing. His 07 plan is to release an album, and he has signed EEG.

"When I was little, my hobby is to sing. When I was 7 or 8, my aunt would play the piano while I sing, and my dad would record all the songs I sang. Those old cassettes are still here today."

One summer, Raymond went to Shanghai to take singing courses for two months. Before he entered the training class, he was originally planning to be a singer. The contract was right in front of him, just that he didn't sign it.

"I think it's risky, because I knew that a music company will not give a lot of their budget to a newcomer so being an actor would be more safe."

Epilogue- So So

Raymond says, in the past, he would try to be more "normal". For example, he lived in a big house and went to school in an all boy school Saint Paul. His driver could have drive him for only 10 minutes, yet he chose to take the bus Star Ferry, and from there, transfer buses to his school with his classmates. On average, everyday he would waste an hour more on the bus rides.

"To be equal like my classmates and I don't want to be special."

Having a golden key might not be a good thing.

After entering the industry, he slowly didn't mind what others thought. "Hong Kong audience are the world's hardest group to control and know. If you film carefully, they mithg think you are over exaggerating. If you calculate too much, you often will calculate it wrong. In my experience, to want a series to be popular, you must say it's 'so-so'..."

Therefore, Raymond thinks that "Heart of Greed" is so-so. He's a lawyer, that cheats on his girlfriend. A terrible couple with YoYo Mung.

Raymond Lam's story tells readers that there's no shortcut, no winning path nor rich in the Showbiz.

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Vickie's note: forgive me for my poorly translated article. Haven't translated for hecka long. Please exucse any grammar error.

Vincy Chan - A Big Hit in Malaysia


http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/04/27/UL-727891.htm
http://asianfanatics.net/forum/
translated by dee-lush

Vincy Chan - A Big Hit in Malaysia

Vincy Chan flew to Malaysia to perform as the guest performer at Joey Yung’s concert. Although being in the industry for only a short period time, Vincy already has a big fan base in Malaysia which welcomed her on the day of her arrival at the Malaysian airport. Fans told Vincy that they will be at Genting supporting her as she performs and that they hope she will be able to hold her own concert in Genting soon. When hearing this, Vincy promised to hold an autograph session in Malaysia to that she can be closer to her fans.

Not only will Vincy be performing at Joey’s concert, she also held a promotional event for her debut album ‘Vincy’ (感應) and her latest album ‘Flowers Without Snow’ (花無雪). Both albums have done well in sales with ‘Flowers Without Snow’ being a sell out in Malaysia. At the function, Vincy was also presented with a double white gold award for her album sales, which is a high achievement for a newcomer singer. When asked what other achievements she hopes for, Vincy replied, “I hope that the dance version of ‘傾斜樂園’ can be released so that I can perform it at this concert.”

Vincy has not been associated with many rumours, when the Malaysian media asked her who she hopes to be rumoured with, Vincy laughed and replied that she hopes to have rumours with Faye Wong and Stefanie Sun because she hopes to be introduced to the two superstars. It has also been reported that Vincy has earned a mini-fortune through working non-stop lately. When asked to verify this, Vincy expressed that she has no idea because it is her family that takes care of her finance.

Selina & Ah Shin Plays Kissing - NG! NG! NG! Ella pulls Hebe to demonstrate




Selina & Ah Shin Plays Kissing - NG! NG! NG! Ella pulls Hebe to demonstrate
Translated by: stephanieshieh
Source: Crienglish

Singing new single, "Mayday", S.H.E. also invited Mayday's main singer Ah Shin to act as Selina's love. The first kissing scene, both of them couldn't kiss "on target", they NGed 3 times. Only until Ella pulled Hebe and demonstrated did Ah Shin and Selina finish the scene. For this kiss scene, Selina specially went to Japan to study, and Ting Wen Chi reported that Selina who has been nicknamed "Ah Shin wife" is scared that best friend will be jealous.

After she reported to Mrs. Ren (Selena's mother), Mrs. Ren exclaimed, "Very good! Need to show all the love feelings!" Which makes Selina can't laugh and can't cry saying, "Other celebrities mothers usually protect their daughters and tell them not to be scared of kissing scene. Why my mother want me to spill my love feelings!?" Ah Shin and Selina never had private interactions, and yesterday they had to do a kiss scene - the atmosphere was a bit akward.

At first, there was the scene were Ah Shin had to carry Selina on a bicycle, Ella and Hebe were on the side joking around, causing the atmosphere to be warmer. Only until they had to film the scene with the kiss, Selina nervously started to grab drinks, keeping her breath smelling fresh. After overcoming the shyness, the director begged Selina to make the first move, causing her to yell: "I've never initiated in my life, don't make my life difficult!" There was a bit of a feeling when Selina and Ah Shin touched shoulders and held hands, but when they connected eyes, Selina finally gathered up her courage and moved foward, and the glasses-wearing Ah Shin finally counter-acted, took off his glasses, which startled Selina, and they kissed, except they missed, so they had to NG and start again. On the third try, Ella couldn't watch anymore, so she grabbed Hebe and became her own director and demonstrated how to act. Selina and Ah Shin deligiently watched, and after that, only needed one more shot to make the scene okay.

As about the feelings with lips, Selina praised: "Ah Shin has really soft lips." Ah Shin expressed that he didn't know there was a kiss scene until he got on-set, otherwise he would have tried to get into the character at home, eaten vegetarian for three days before coming to kiss.

Thursday, April 26, 2007

Ron Ng Mag Interview


I=interviewer
R=Ron

I: So when you were little, you must have enjoyed acting in front of you family right?

R: (laughs) No of course not. When I was little I didn’t really enjoy acting. I was just a very, very naughty boy. I started dancing when I was 18 and I just wanted life to be more interesting and after learning how to dance, I felt that there was a lot more to life.

I: So why did you pick dancing as your career?

R: this is because my dance teacher thought I had talent and complimented that I was very hard working and could dance well. So I entered TVB acting class and tested it out and if I could keep up it wasn’t bad for a start. So I decided to test it out and I actually became quite successful.

I: (can’t see the words clearly after zooming in) But the last line goes: So why do you pick acting as well?

R: Well when I was put with a partner she asked me if I wanted to join acting, I never ever thought of following this pathway to acting but I never knew what I wanted to act for but I still liked dancing. Though I really wanted to try it out. So I went home and asked my family if I should try it out and get their opinion.

I: Did they approve?

R: Mum said that she would think about it and she questioned me asking if it would be too much pressure, and could you live life, not being too busy, and having time for other things? If you really want to go, we will support you but before you make your decision you must think of it really carefully and don’t regret. You must have a good think about this. It took me 2 months, to think about this. I know two months just thinking about this acting career, though in the end, I never regretted and went ahead with acting.

I: You mum must be very understand with kids and understand what kids want to do. Am I right?

R: My mum is really nice. She supports me in whatever I intend to do. Though before I decide anything she makes me think hard and makes sure I never regret. And makes sure I don’t stop half way and give up. MY mum says that whatever I choose to do, it is my own responsibility to continue.

I: Your mum seems really supportive so I’m guessing she really likes kids?

R: Of course she loves her children, I mean which parent wouldn’t love their kids? But I also have my sister, who always bullies me and we always have fights (laughs) Though as we grew older we didn’t do this sort of stuff anymore, we more likely became friends and if I have any problems I would always turn to her and tell her my problems. Though every week, we would always have a family day and we would sit down and have talks and chats.

I: You have a very warm family relationship, and you seem to care about each other very much.

R: My family is very important to me, and I always put them first. And if I don’t have anything on, I always like to stay at home, because I love the feeling of staying at home.

I: So when your under pressure and have a lot of work to do you would always call home to make yourself feel better?

R: You know, That any boy in the world who ran away from home, would start crying and the first thing they would do is call their mum!

(I hope this might interest you to read it as I reckon its very interesting to know about His career, I finished the first page right here! Enjoyy


I: So your mum sort of made you the Today Ron NG?

R: Yes of course, and this job needs a lot of family support. Though acting takes a really long period. It takes about 3 months or more to finish a complete series. And that means I hardly ever spend time at home. Every time I get home I mostly see my mum and reckon shes become older.

I: So what do you do at home if your there usually?

R: At home I love watching DVDs playing with my cat and dog, going for a jog, going to the fish market. I love it there as there are many nice things to buy there. Every time I get home from working, I always like to stare at the fish in my fish tank as they are very nice to watch. And as I said, that’s the beauty of staying, home and this is why I like it so much.

I: So you have 8 types of animals at your place?

R: Of course not! I only have 3 types. A dog, cat and fish. Every time I talk about my dog it makes me feel so at home. (Laughs) Yes im talking about my dog AH MO, Ah mo has become to skinny lately.

I: Is it because you have been so busy acting lately?

R: No, If im not home, usually the house maids take care of him, I don’t dare to leave him at home alone as it will stink up the place, and all his hair everywhere.

Credit to http://ron-site.blogspot.com/

TVXQ's Radio Program Airs in Japan


A radio program hosted by the Korean pop idol group TVXQ is becoming quite popular in Japan. From earlier this month TVXQ has been hosting a weekly program called "TVXQ Bigeastation" on the Japan FM Network channel. The program is currently being aired on six local FM stations, and one more station will start broadcasting the program starting next month.

The program mainly consists of anecdotes by TVXQ members and their music. It is also open to new production ideas and requests from listeners. Attesting to the soaring popularity of TVXQ, fans have asked the program to be aired in large cities like Tokyo and Osaka as well.

TVXQ will represent Korea at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2007 on May 26th at the Saitama Super Arena.

KBS Global

Myolie Suffers Swollen Knees to Shoot Sexy Photos


As spokesperson for a slimming company, Myolie Wu has successfully slimmed down to just 105 lbs and trashed the rumours that she was binge eating in Beijing. After slimming down, she is even more confident in herself because she has slimmed her body but not her bust, so she has achieved the figure of her dreams.

Myolie shot a set of sexy ads for her sponsors earlier and each of her looks was very alluring. Among them, the 'wild angel' and 'innocent devil' were the most daring. Myolie also complimented the looks with nearly a hundred pieces of her own jewellery and although she was kneeling until her knees were red and swollen, the beautiful outcome of her pictures made it all worth it.

When Myolie dressed as her 'innocent devil' look, she wore a super short skirt to show off her legs. For 'wild angel', she pushed herself to the limit and just wore a feather 'nu bra'. She smiles: "The nu-bra was very heavy and there was always a danger of it slipping downwards, so I was regretting it at the time. So when we started shooting and I put my hands down, the crew and I were all very nervous, so they completed the shoot in only three minutes." Also, she posed in an s-shaped curvy pose wearing an orange low cut top, showing off her great figure, beauty and femininity all at once.

Credits : TVBSpace

Charmaine Sheh filming new series with Jordan Chan


Translated by: sehseh @ http://idlemindsehseh.blogspot.com
Source: Ent QQ

Charmaine Sheh filming new series with Jordan Chan

Charmaine Sheh, who has just finished filming TVB's grand production of the year [Drive of Life], attended an opening ceremony for a property investment event yesterday morning in Conghua. Charmaine place high hopes on this series (Drive) and regard it as one of her representative work for this year, with a chance of being nominated Favorite Actress award*. However, whether she could really receive any award, Charmaine says it will have to depend of the response as the series was not aired yet.
*Note: Charmaine said she have confidence in getting voted, but doesn't necessary mean she will win. Basically she's expressing confidence in [Drive].

Filming in Mainland is like a vacation

Yesterday morning, as soon as the purple dressed Charmaine appeared, she attracted a lot of housewives fans who pursue her. Charmaine said to the reporter, though [Drive] filming have wrapped up in Beijing since April 18th, she was very busy over the last few days due to events/functions. She has just returned to Hong Kong from Taiwan and directly come to Conghua. "I only slept 3 hours at home". However, Charmaine said that the events she recently attended are more demanding than filming series (Drive). "Because filming in Beijing is more comfortable than Hong Kong, there's no need to film in the middle of the night. In addition, this series have a lot of different storylines, therefore when other cast are working, I can take a break. Therefore filming this series feels a little like vacation." In the middle of this 'vacation', Charmaine also took time to visit The Great Wall of China: "I came to Great Wall when I participated in MHK pageant 10 years ago. Returning the place, I have many sentiments."

After winning "Best Actress" award at TVB anniversary award last year, Charmaine have yet to have another series aired to date. When asked by reporters if she was worried not being able to defend her title, she replied: "I feel that [Drive] is able to, my storyline with partner Raymond Lam is very appealing. In addition, I will be playing a villain; the middle part is mostly about me exacting my revenge. I am also very greedy of money, only money can give me a sense of security. This portrayal brought me a lot of challenge." The reporter jokingly asked if she was greedy for money in real life, Charmaine frankly said: "Money is very important." Regarding of the report that she was TVB highest earning actress last year, she smiled and said: "I don't know whether it's true (highest earning), but if you worked hard, you will receive some reward."

Doesn't mind a younger boyfriend

After finish filming [Drive], Charmaine disclosed that she will rest for a month before filming TVB new series, [Chan Mong Kat & Fong Tong Keng]. She will be working with Michael Tse and Jordan Chan in the series, with majority of scenes with Jordan. She said that this was her first time collaborating with Jordan; she hopes they can spark chemistry. Asked if she is worried there will be rumors, she said: "I'm never worried. This kind of news doesn't appear this year, they occur every year."

In addition, recently there were rumors about her newly 'rumored boyfriend' Ron Ng with Toby Leung. The reporters jokingly asked if she have the feelings of 'getting rid of trouble' (lat laan). "This ending is very good, but I never felt that it was 'trouble', but more like a publicity ploy." Regarding her other rumored boyfriend Benny Chan currently airing series [The Change of Destiny], Charmaine frankly said she haven't watched it, moreover she is not interested in watching television series, sounding a bit callous to her rumored boyfriend. "I prefer watching movies more than television series, because I do not have the time to chase TV series plot."

Previously in an interview, it was indicated that Charmaine's future boyfriend is between five years younger than her. Therefore, when reporter teased if she will be worried that communication will be affected if she has a younger boyfriend, she replied: "If we can communicate, age doesn't matter." In addition, Charmaine frankly said that she have thought of getting married by 30 years old, but now she already exceeded that age, therefore she didn't set a date to marriage anymore. As long as she goes along with fate, and she mentioned that the criteria for her boyfriend are "Must be taller than I am, dotes on me, and doesn't need to be wealthy."

Additionally, with the recent news of former TVB General Manager Mr Ho Ding Kwan joining ATV management board, there are reports of a headhunting list by Mr Ho, including Charmaine's. When asked if Nr Ho have contacted her, Charmaine said: "I just came back and didn't contact with anyone yet. My contract with TVB still have another 3 years to go, therefore it's too early to be discussing this. Therefore, please don't believe in the rumors, you can ask me directly if you have any questions."

TVB Blog: Raymond Lam - "I Was Jilted!"

"Lately, I've been filming "The Drive of Life", and my character's name is Wah Zhen Bon, Damien Lau and Gigi Wong are my parents. After "Yummy Yummy" and "Lethal Weapons of Love and Passion", Charmaine Sheh and I are portraying as couples again; it wasn't a challenge to act with her. Earlier, I was filming a wedding scene with her, due to last generation's problems, Charmaine jilted our marriage. In the end I was very upset, and my family members were embarrassed.

In reality, if the bride doesn't want to marry me, it's not as big of a problem, but if I suddenly got married, then that's a serious thing. Because if I want to marry now, it's under a condition without preparation, ha ha ha!

Filming this series is very fun, there's a lot of actors like Charmaine Sheh, Jessica Hsuan, Joe Ma, Myolie Wu, Michael Miu, etc; we are great friends off-screen to. Later, we'll be going to Beijing to film about one more month. I'm looking forward to this series, and I wonder what would the audience think of this?"


Kids came to see us during filming time.

Credits:The Beehive

Bernice & Bosco on 'Minutes to Fame'


Bernice Liu and Bosco Wong were guests on the latest episode of "Minutes to Fame" and as one of the contestants had to pick up their dance partner during their routine, Bosco, Bernice and hosts Sammy Leung and Miriam Yeung joined them on the stage and Sammy and Miriam ended up quite 'attached' to each other.

One of the contestants was a man dressed in drag and he looked horrific and then he made it worse by trying to act cutesy to the judges, fluttering his eyelashes. He was quickly sent away after 40 seconds, the lowest scoring act of the evening. Sammy joked that he resembled Miriam's ex-boyfriend Ronald Cheng. However, she was very gracious and was not embarrassed by this, laughing that she was worried if viewers were disgusted by him, they might smash their televisions.

After one of the dancing acts, Sammy pulled the judges onto the stage and when he picked up Miriam, she was screaming a lot and in the end, she ended up falling on him. Asked if she was worried about losing out to Sammy, she says she did not because they just did three spins and then she was back on the ground. Asked if she will add this act to her next concert, she smiles that the sponsors may think that they are watching a folk dance instead. As for Sammy saying that the contestant looked like Ronald, she says she will not mind because she knows he was just stirring up the atmosphere.

Bosco indicates that in the past, he entered a similar competition when he was at school in Form 6. He played 'Cinderella in Drag' for a play and had to cut out some false eyelashes from some black paper and wear an orange wig. He smiles that his memory of himself dressed as a woman will be forever in his mind.

When Bernice made her appearance, she demonstrated some of her dance skills, including one manoeuvre where she hugged her own legs standing upright. When he saw this, Sammy laughed that she was 'folding herself over'.


Credit:tvbspace

Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Korean Music Chart (4th Week of April, 2007 )

1.Let's shake it
Kill Gun

2.Love with more beautiful end than start
Lisa & Lee Sung-chul

3.Arirang
SG Wannabe

4.Scarecrow
Kim Gun-mo

5.After love
Tim

6.Flying Lady
Magolpy

7.Sad gift
Bank

8.Break It
Kara

9.Clock
Lee Sung-chul

10.Cactus
Just

Digital Chosunilbo

F4 International Fan Gathering News!



No holds barred! Japanese and Korean fans rush
to buy idol F4 goods, and sellers earn sky high

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Source: ETTV website
http://www.ettoday.com/2007/04/22/340-2085507.htm#im
April 22, 2007
summary by http://jerryskingdom.tk

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: FOR YOUR READING ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD OR REPOST ELSEWHERE WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION FROM JERRY'S KINGDOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

As the Tourism Bureau invited F4 to be the tourism ambassadors of Taiwan, it certainly attracted large quantities of foreign fans to come to Taiwan. This afternoon the 22nd, F4 just held their Fan Meeting. However, thousands of fans coming from Japan and Korea had already queered up earlier and rushed to buy all sorts of F4 related goods bring sold outside the venue.

Outside the National University of Taiwan Gym was already filled with Japanese and Korean fans as early as dawn. Thousands of people began to line up under the scorching heat just for panic-buying idol goods, spending thousands of dollars from their pockets. Japanese and Korean spending strength is amazing, with 10,000 to 20,000 no hold barred. In addition, they also look at the F4 goods carefully, and at the $1,000 price tag for just a news poster, $1,000 also for the Tshirt, and even the necklace with Jerry's picture printed in the pendant plus postcards fetched at $2,000, simply too expensive, and sellers took the chance to earn high. Fans were also satisfied with what they bought.

Not only did they must first buy the idol goods, but one Japanese fan even studied Chinese lessons for Zaizai, in case she would have the chance to meet her idol face to face.

But looking at the sales trend of the products, Asia's most popular is Jerry Yan, because not only does his individual products sell the most but fans also have his pictures printed on their wallet as they take them out to pay the goods, that his charms is really fiery hot.

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F4 super "money magnet" earns 100 million in
business opportunities from fan star chasers

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summary by http://jerryskingdpm.tk


IMPORTANT NOTICE: FOR YOUR READING ONLY. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD OR REPOST ELSEWHERE WITHOUT ASKING PERMISSION FROM JERRY'S KINGDOM. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

This afternoon at 1:30 pm, will perform at the same stage. But because this event is sponsored by the Tourism Bureau, it didn't create a stir! Since as early as 7 am, thousands of Japanese, Korean, Thai and many more countries started to troop to NTU, line up and bought F4 limited edition goods. Just for these related goods alone, more than 99 Million in business opportunities will be brought in.

Thai Fan: Jerry! Hello! We are already here! Wish we can quickly see you in Taiwan.

The Japanese, Koreans and Thais are simply like "Bai Guo Lian Jun" (JK: a certain Allied Force) because F4 jointly held an open concert in the afternoon. Before 7 am, fans began to gather. Even if it is only a Jerry replica stand was outside the venue, every minute there were at least 5 fans alternately taking picture with it. Zooming in the lens, there were tousands of fans who lined up, under the scourging heat, in three huge circles.

The oldest among the group of fans who came was ASAKO, wearing a kimono, unafraid of the sunburn, and who will turn 71 this year, is also a Jerry fan.

ASAKO: "Love, love, I extremely love him. Today, I first came from San Francisco. Unluckily, these was this concert so my stay there was extended, and my coming to Taiwan was postponed. "Deary, Jerry, I love You!"

On how much F4 charms is, just looking on how fans were rushing to buy the related good, then one would immediately know. Jerry's endorsed necklace plus 2 postcards are sold at $2,800. The official Tshirt, postcard and others fetched from $300 to $1,200. If a zero is added together it will total to about 1,000 per set.

There were 10 stalls located in the venue. so right away, it will earn some 99,000,000. However, because the Tourism Bureau invited F4 to push Taiwan tourism, the fans can't personally experience the joint concert. There were Taiwan's delicious fruits on display at the 2nd floor. Just downstairs, the crazy elder mom could not get enough in watching.


some extracted news
posted by kkla@nbbs.com

April 23, 2007

Lian He Bao
1. Over 5000 fans from Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and HK have brought over 1 billion of tourism income to TW. As there were too many people, a fan fainted at the site due to too much excitement.
When Yan Cheng Xu introduced Dan Shui, he exposed that he dated his ex-girlfriend in Dan Shui. Yan Cheng Xu held ZZ's hand on the side and pretended him as his ex-girlfriend. At the same time, ZZ played shy and put his head on Yan Cheng Xu's shoulder, and even pretended to kiss Yan Cheng Xu.

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1. However, for the opening number to show their language abilities, it seemed like their performance was not that good, like being nervous. Yan Cheng Xu indicates that he couldn't hear the sound from the ear piece that he didn't realize the host's question until after Vanness reminded him. When the 4 sang the first song First Time, it also had an embarrassing moment when Vanness' voice was lost from the microphone.

2. The Tourist Bureau indicates that F4's endorsement includes the 2nd meet session in October, 2 times of overseas promotion, and the idol drama. The commercial by the 4 members will be broadcasted in May. The fee for broadcasting the commercial in Korea will reach NT$25 millions. Also, the idol drama produced by Chai Zhi Ping is expected to be broacasted in Japan and Korea by the end of this year. So when looking at the time schedule, that idol drama should start filming immediately.

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1. In order to be afraid of not satisfying fans, each member of F4 had individual function with fans. Yan Cheng Xu had close contact with fans in KTV, and even allowed fans to touch his chest...

2. Yan Cheng Xu, whose funfests were opened to the media, was obviously more relaxed. In last night's function, he even invited his friend at school to be the host, playing silly. For allowing fans to touch his upper body, Yan Cheng Xu participated in planning personally. He said when interacting with fans, there's no limits. It was really exciting when he allowed fans to touch him here and there after their eyes were covered. For this round, Yan Cheng Xu should win the others.

3. Regarding touching, the reporter also noticed that ZZ pinched Yan Cheng Xu's butt at the meet session. When asked afterward, he laughed, "Yeah! Jerry's fans must envy me very much. I have even smelled his scent for numerous times!" Wu Jian Hao on the side even said, "Actually F4 like to touch each other off camera."

4. The organizer tried to maintain the balance, so even the seat placement was arranged in random. Regarding popularity, when having functions in Japan in the past, the most popular was almost Yan Cheng Xu all the time, and ZZ was the 2nd, but yesterday, their popularity was the same. On the other hand, Wu Jian Hao has successfully developed the Korean market that he was supported by a big group of Korean fans. In addition, as he showed his chest muscles, his performance on stage was quite eye-catching.


China Times
The meet session started at 2pm. Since early morning, Japanese and Korean fans had been waiting in front of the venue. The event was delayed for 15 minutes. Yan Cheng Xu was the first one to come out. The sakura ladies and houewives on the floor started to create a storm and their screaming was so powerful that almost like ripping off the roof. Looking inside the venue, with people packed on the floor, Yan Cheng Xu's popularity was the highest, and his fans accounted for almost majority of the audience. After they finished singing First Time, the host Tao Jing Ying tested F4's Japanese and Korean skills. Zhu, Wu, and ZZ all passed, when it was Yan Cheng Xu's turn, he got nervous easily, and had the situation again.

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Yan Cheng Xu had finally become relaxed. In last night's funfest, he treated his fans as friends. He didn't only ask his fans to call him 'good friend', he even asked his schoolmate at school to be the host. As there were too many fans, he needed to divide the function into 3 funfests.


ET Today
Yan Cheng Xu indicates that it is a pity that he can't play in this idol drama, but it was discussed before, and there will be chances to work together again in the future. Yan Cheng Xu confirmed not to play in the idol drama. As he is the most popular in Asia among the four, it seems like his fans will be disappointed for a long time.

Ken Watanabe Puts Heart In Latest Film

A press conference was held on Monday at Yongsan CGV theaters for Ken Watanabe, the star of the film "Memories of Tomorrow." It was his first visit to Korea.

While it's not uncommon for foreign actors to come to Korea to promote their movies, Ken's visit was impressive in two ways.

The Japanese star is also a Hollywood heavyweight, with roles in "Batman Begins," "Memoirs of a Geisha," and "Letters from Iwo Jima" and a best supporting actor Oscar nomination for his part in "The Last Samurai." And yet he personally booked his plane ticket and came to Korea on his own without a single assistant.

"I think some other actors might be a little over-protected," Ken said of his travel arranging skills. "I went to London on my own when we shot 'Batman Begins.' It's just a normal thing for a person to do, nothing about being an actor."

The second impressive feat was the way he answered some questions in Korean, despite the fact that he doesn't speak Korean. A lot of visiting actors can manage a simple "gam-sa-hap-ni-da" or "thank you", but Ken uttered full sentences as he talked about why he made the movie (he was impressed by the original novel).

"I made the movie with my heart," Ken said in Korean. "I want to deliver this heart to a precious person." The movie he claims to have "made with his heart" is a human drama about a man who loses his memories to Alzheimer's disease over the course of seven years. It's a particularly interesting choice for Ken considering his past struggle with leukemia.

The details aren't clear, but Ken is known to have stopped working for almost eight years after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia 19 years ago. And in fact the opening scene of the movie depicts the Alzheimer's diagnosis in a doctor's office.

"I'm seldom aware of my disease, but a closed box really opened up on me while we were shooting that first scene," Ken said.

Yet even this film wasn't enough to get the actor to discuss his real-life battle with illness. "Even two hours wouldn't be enough to talk about that. I'd rather avoid the topic because it might cause some misunderstanding for people suffering the disease, or for their families."

He added, "My father had a stroke at age 42, and my mother looked after him for nearly 30 years. There were a lot of things I wasn't aware of while we were filming the movie, but I realized many of them when we finished."

Ken's connection with Korea was also the topic of conversation. Ken married Kaho Minami in December 2005. "I heard that my mother-in-law comes twice a year to visit her ancestor's grave since she is from Busan, but I came too late to join her," Ken said.

As for Korean movies, Ken spoke about "Song Kang-ho" and "Bong Joon-ho" describing them as "respectable" and "excellent."

Vanness' New MV "Never Let You Go"


Autograph event at Ximending


V. Dubb Release Date: April 20, 2007
Lyrics by: Eric (LA)
Rap lyrics by: Vanness

Bobby Au Yeung Enjoys Two Wives



TVB's new series "Cold Encounters of the Third Kind" held a costume fitting ceremony yesterday as Toby Leung and Angela Tong appeared in Chinese and Western style wedding outfits. In his morning suit, Bobby Au Yeung can enjoy having two wives in this show because Angela is his wife, whilst Toby will be his mistress.

Bobby says that for the producer to arrange for him to pair with Toby, this is a great challenge for him. He smiles that maybe he will be the 'youngest' out of the whole cast. Asked if he will be pairing up with more young artistes in the future, he laughs that maybe there will be even younger ones in the future and he believes this is not a mistake by the company. When the reporters pointed out that he has the joy of both ladies, he indicates that this will be a comedy, so their relationship will be very clean and innocent. He says that he does not object to working with younger artistes. As for the earlier rumours that arose after Toby was spotted holding hands with Michael Miu, Bobby laughs: "We hold hands all the time. I hold her dad's hand with one and and her in the other as we cross the road." However, Bobby laughs that if he had children when he was 18, then his child would be Toby's age by now.

Toby indicates that in the show, she often has to wear short skirts and shorts to show off her figure and she will be fighting against Angela for Bobby's affections. Asked why she does not wear little tops, she says she will not and at most will wear a close fitting t-shirt, beucase she does not want to be embarrassed during filming and be unnatural. Asked if she will hold hands with Bobby, she smiles: "Yes, I will! Every day and even when we are eating. (Do you agree with finding romance late in life?) Age is not a problem, as long as he treats me well." Angela says that she finally has the chance to be the true wife in this show. As for the romance storyline between her and Raymond Wong in the show, she smiles: "Yummy yummy! (He is married though!) That's what makes him yummy, because I will never have him."

Raymond has recently signed an artiste contract with TVB and this will be his first series with them. He indicates that signing with TVB will be a change of working environment for him. As for the recent rumours that ATV are making big offers to attract talent, he says: "You can't compare. Money is not the most important thing and I see this as an investment. (TVB's pay is very slim!) It is okay and acceptable." As for his management contract, it is still with China Star.


Credits : TVBSpace

Jaycee Chan suggests Ah Sa act as a palace maid in Curse of A Golden Flower 2


Jaycee Chan suggests Ah Sa act as a palace maid in Curse of A Golden Flower 2

The 26th Hong Kong Film Awards was held on the 15th of April at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre. The prestigious event saw many stars dressed to their best.

Clad in a black formal suit, Jaycee Chan was accompanied by Ah Sa who revealed her shoulders in a white sexy dress. They co-presented the awards ‘Best Original Film Score’ and ‘Best Original Movie Theme-song’.
  
Laughing, Jaycee suggested Ah Sa should film the sequel to Curse of the Golden Flower. Ah Sa laughed and asked, “What role should I play?” Jaycee immediately answered, “Of course a palace maid!” causing everyone to burst into laughter.

In Peter Kam Pui-tat won ‘Best Original Film Score’ for Isabella (Ciao Bella), and Jay Chou took the award home ‘Best Original Movie Theme-song’. Jay Chou had been nominated twice in that category for ‘Huo Yuan Jia’ and ‘Ju Hua Tai’.

credit: SUN
translated by Blotty

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Ah Sa on the red carpet
Sa walking on the red carpet...you can really see how BEAUTIFUL she is and also her dress... infatuated.gif
Ah Sa and Jaycee
they are both so funny....again, charlene look very BEAUTIFUL...

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There is still part II to Curse of a Golden Flower??? I wouldn’t mind if Charlene play the role...because is something different for her….Charlene looks stunning Gorgeous and very BEAUITFUL indeed…I love her dress and her necklace…her recently weight gain really show now…she is really BEAUTIFUL now…Jaycee looks pretty cute… I haven’t seen him for awhile now…Congrats to Jay

Saturday, April 21, 2007

Shirley Yeung: "The Future is a Blank Piece of Paper"



TVB's new series, "A Change of Destiny" starring Steven Ma Chun Wai, Shirley Yeung Si Kei, Benny Chan Ho Man, and Selena Li centers around the startling book, "Chinese Prophecy" 《推背圖》, which has been the most accurate prophecy book to predict the destiny of China over the last several hundred years.

Shirley said, "I have heard of 'Chinese Prophecy' before filming 'A Change of Destiny.' The Chinese people possessed incredible intelligence and foresight into the future to produce a book containing such accurate prophecies."

Does Shirley want to predict the future and change her own fate? "I want to know the future too. 'Chinese Prophecy' utilizes only several diagrams and characters to hint at future events.

"However changing one's destiny is more difficult, but it is good to have advance warning in significant events. The future is similar to a blank piece of paper. Your destiny is dependent on how you react to certain events and how 'you draw your life' on the piece of paper."

Credits: JayneStars

Andy's ways of keeping fit



Source :: http://ent.tom.com/
Translated by AWCSG00175 (Jasamine) from http://forum.awc618.com

Andy Lau is an artiste who pays lot of attention on his physical build. This is how he keeps fit. During his rest days, he will have a cup of hot coffee and a toast for his lunch.
No sandwich, just a toast. It is through his strict diet and exercise that he managed to slim down.

When Andy is at work, he will share the same breakfast/lunch/dinner menus as his staff. EAsy! However, having said that, he will not eat a lot. It's really quality vs quantity...he is quite strict with what he eats.

When Andy dines with his friends, his favourite choice would be steamboat.
Now let's talk about beverage...Andy is also very strict on this. He seldoms drink cold drinks. Coffee and tea must be served hot. He also doesnt like mineral water.
He loves fruit punch eg apple with carrot (to supplement water content in the body).

Last but not least, Andy will do lots of exercise to keep fit. He has a well equipped gym at home to do that.

According to a fellow artiste in the movie A World without Thieves, Andy eats a lot of rice during filming, probably because filming drains a lot of energy and he needs lots of carbohydrates. However, Andy kept remind them
that they have to eat lots of fruits and drink carrot juice, especially the girls. He believed that carrot juice will
keep one youthful.

To summarise, Andy's diet as follows:
On work days
- Breakfast: milk + toast + fruits
- Lunch + Dinner - lunch box; high in fibre

Off days:
- Breakfast - one cup of hot coffee and oat porridge
- Lunch - one cup of hot coffee, one toast
- Dinner - pan-fried fish, vegetables with some meat. However, no beef please.

Week 15 CRHK Pop Chart

Week 15 CRHK Pop Chart

Rank this Week:
* = New on Charts

01: Love Forever - Sammi Cheng
02: Love Doesn't End - Leon Lai
03: Changed - Miriam Yeung*
04: The First Day - Kay Tse
05: Love Has Become the World's Shirt - Leo Ku
06: Mountain Song - Justin Lo + Kary Ng
07: The Third Body - Juno Mak + Denise Ho
08: People on the Moon - Eason Chan
09: I Cherish It - Stephanie Sun
10: Children's Song - Joey Yung*
11: Book of Prediction - Kenny Kwan
12: I Rather Sleep Later - Louis Cheung
13: Thinking After Love - Eric Suen
14: Communication Terminated - Jason Chan
15: Nearing with Each Step - Sun Boy'z*
16: The Second Time I Loved You - Hins Cheung
17: Daydream - Mandy Chiang*
18: Silly Girl - Jill Wei*
19: Angel - Mayday
20: Mask - Ivana Wong*

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WOOT! Congrats to Sammi for reaching number 1! Go Miriam for reaching number 3 first time on the charts! Love her new song!!!

Blogs of Note: 1000 and counting!

Today's Notable Blog is our One Thousandth - hurrah! For the curious, this Buzz post delightfully tells of Blogs of Note's history; in Ev's words it's:

"a simple, ongoing, irregularly updated list of blogs [we]'ve happened to come across and found interesting for one reason or another. This reason need not be substantial. It could be [we] liked a particular post. It could be the blog seems to have good writing, or good design, or original content or concept, or [we] just like the name."

Since re-launching Blogs of Note over a year ago, we've done a pretty good job of publishing a new one each day; of course this is entirely thanks to you all for creating such great blogs - keep up the great work!

Lately they've ranged from cooking (breakfast, a single dad's kitchen) to travel/outdoors (Alaska, Dubai, Australia) to music to documentary to international awareness - and that's just in the past 10. For more, check out the 5+ year archive at blogsofnote.blogspot.com, and here's to the next thousand!
— Eric Case

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

TVB Ratings Report (09/04/2007 - 15/04/2007 )

Credits to : anneheung11 @ http://tvbchinesenews.blogspot.com
From : http://www.tnplace.com/forums/
* Note: Above the reception of TV preliminary statistical result, is possible and the official reception of TV has 1 point to receive the viewpoint the error, only supplies the reference.

TVB Ratings Report (09/04/2007 - 15/04/2007)

1. War And Destiny (EPS 21 - 25) - 32 PTS

2. War And Destiny (EPS 26 & 27 - Ending) - 31 PTS

3. Heart Of Greed (EPS 01 - 05) - 29 PTS

4. 26th Hong Kong Film Awards (第二十六届香港电影金像奖颁奖典礼) - 28 PTS (Peaking At 30 PTS)

5. Best Selling Secrets (EPS 20 - 24) - 26 PTS

Anita Yuen show support to Andy


At the Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony last night, the organiser specially arranged Anita Yuen to go onto the stage to talk about the Andy Lau crazy fan incident to show her support to Andy. She pointed out that she had took up many roles all these years which includes Miss Hong Kong, actress, Best Actress winner, last year she took up the best role -- mother, but she won't be taking up the role of a fan, as she would not go idol visiting, car chase after idol's car, waiting for idol at the hotel, she will respect her idol as she know that they require their personal space too, what a fan should do is to support his/her idol and a successful idol would not like the fans to disturb the fan's life, both side should support and encourage one another.

Anita said: "Last year I acted in Protege while I was pregnant, hope I can win Best Supporting Actress in 2008, currently I'm an Andy Lau fan, although he's under huge pressure, but I wanted to tell him: Andy Lau, I support you forever."

Gillian Chung and Nicholas Tse Collaborate In New Ancient Series



As a father-to-be, Nicholas Tse is currently concentrating on his work in Mo Shek. This will be the first time that he will collaborate with Gillian Chung as an on-screen couple in 30 episode series, "Rinsing Flowers and Purifying Swords".

It has been said that "Rinsing Flowers and Purifying Swords" has the highest production fees of all Mainland series this year. Just Nicholas' salary for filming the series is already 10, 000, 000HK$. When speaking of having to re-portray the famous production of Leslie Cheung's back in 1979, and if Nicholas feel any pressure, Nicholas frankly responded, "When Gor Gor (Leslie)'s version was airing back then, it is a pity that I was not even born yet. I had actually planned to search for that version and watch it before beginning to film, but now I'm really stuck. My only option right now is just to do my best; hopefully, I'll be able to bring the character out."

Although Gillian's salary is not as high as Nicholas', rumour has it that her daily salary for filming the series goes to six place values (millions). And as Gillian has had her 'lips sealed' and been forbidden to film intimate scenes ever since she came into the ET industry, this series is not an exception either. While she was filming a romance scene with Nicholas earlier, it had only consisted of embracing and leaning on each other, nothing extremely intimate at all. Also, Nicholas had planned to ask for a break during July-August to stay by Cecilia Cheung's side while she gives birth, but his management company had only been able to arrange for him to be working in Hong Kong at the time, making it easier for him to accompany his wife.

Credit to Oriental Daily