Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Armless Pianist, Liu Wei win 'China's Got Talent'

Armless Pianist, Liu Wei has not been held back by the lack of hands and arms. He plays piano, and quite well, with his toes. Liu Wei took China by storm, winning China's Got Talent, and now he is quickly becoming an international phenomenon.

Liu Wei, the 23-year-old armless pianist performs with his toes, won the reality show by singing James Blunt's song "You're Beautiful" and accompanying himself on the piano. Oh, by the way, Liu Wei can sing, too. He beat out a 7 year-old stand-up comic to win the competition.

Liu Wei lost his arms when he was just 10. He accidentally touched a high-voltage wire while playing with friends. By the age of 18, he had started playing piano with his toes. Liu Wei is a self-taught pianist.

"China's Got Talent" is a spin-off of the popular British show, "Britain's Got Talent" which was developed by Simon Cowell. It was BGT that brought us Susan Boyle. Now we have a Liu Wei, taking the world by storm, making great music, with his feet!




Pre semi-finals performance and bio: http://www.youtube.c...h?v=X9DilOIZMu4

Semi-final (long video version): http://www.youtube.c...?v=DD9gVPwEReo&
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Jay Chou and A*Mei romance rumours

Are Jay Chou and A*Mei seeing each other?

The duo was spotted on board a China Southern Airlines flight last week, leaning closely to each other.

The two stars had performed in Shenyang, China two Sundays ago before taking the same flight back to Taipei the next day.

A*Mei's agent clarified that she was just showing Jay a few tracks on her new album and was asking for his opinions. They had always exchanged ideas over the phone as well.

So why were they sitting so close?

"They were just sharing a set of headphones. If they were really avoiding rumours, they would not have sat together," her agent explained.

Jay's company JVR Music also responded that it is perfectly normal for two good friends to sit together for a chat.

Source : xinmsn.com & Fashion2news.blogspot.com

Arashi’s album becomes the first million-seller of 2010


Arashi leader Satoshi Ohno (29) has asked fans to keep supporting them as the group celebrated the news that their latest album “僕の見ている風景 (Boku no Miteiru Fuukei)” has sold more than one million copies according to figures released today, reports Oricon.

The album, released on August 4, has sold 8561 copies in the past week, bringing it to a total of 1007896 copies sold to date.

The group had turned up at their “JAL嵐JET” event at Haneda Airport today, ahead of the October 21st opening of the airport’s newest international terminal.

During the event, the members had thanked their fans for all of their support.

“Everyone, I hope you don’t turn away from Arashi…please, fly on our jet! We’ll be flying on it too,” Ohno said.

“When I hear our songs being played in the convenience stores, it makes me realise that a lot of people listen to us,” Masaki Aiba (27) said.

“I’m really happy,” Jun Matsumoto (27) said.

“The (album) release was in summer so everything’s been able to sink into me slowly over time,” Sho Sakurai (28) said.

Kazunari Ninomiya (27) could only say “it’s amazing…” upon hearing that Arashi’s latest single had also claimed the number one spot this week.

“It was a song made especially for my movie so I hope everyone who made the movie will listen to it,” he said.

The last Arashi album to sell more than one million copies was their best album “All the BEST! 1999 – 2009″ released in August 2009, making it two years in a row that the group has had a million-seller album. As an original album, it is the group’s first million-seller.

“僕の見ている風景 (Boku no Miteiru Fuukei)” is Arashi’s ninth original album, which includes their hit singles “Troublemaker” and “Monster”, and a number of solo songs. When the album had been first released in August, more than 730,000 records were sold in the first week.

Their record streak had earned them a place in last year’s NHK 紅白歌合戦 (NHK Kouhaku Uta-gassen) show, and Matsumoto has been reported to have said the group hopes to be invited again.

“It’s not something we decide, but if we do get invited (to Kouhaku) it would make me happy,” he said.

Today, the group continued to promote their Arashi Jet, and talked about their explorations inside and outside the plane.

It started with Sakurai, who softly mouthed “Hello, Tokyo” as he tried to copy the way The Beatles spoke when they had first stepped off the plane in Tokyo back in the 1960s.

“Our faces (on the plane)…wow, Arashi look cool! This is amazing, I can’t believe it,” Aiba said.

“I sat where the flight attendants usually sit. You don’t get that sort of opportunity very often. I feel a little embarrassed,” said Ohno.

“I sat opposite him and took lots of photos,” said Ninomiya.

“I was like the father figure watching the four of them running around,” said Matsumoto.

By: Fashion2news.blogspot.com

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Ada Choi Explains Her 'Sexually Explicit Sound Recording'


Recently a sound recording that's suspicious of being a sexual sound recording is circulating on the internet. Some netizens figured the recording is released by a Hong Kong artist on his/her Weibo (Sina Microblog). The file is removed several hours later. Based on the voice of the male and female in the recording, netizens suspect it's TVB actress Ada Choi and her husband Max Zhang.

Here's the short conversation in the recording:

Female: "Try harder!"
Male: "I can't."
Female: "Use more strength! Try harder!"
Male: "I really can't."
Female: "Not anymore?"
Male: "Can't, can't, really can't."
Female: "Use more strength! You can't just stop!"

Netizens compared voice of Ada and Max with voices of the couple in the recording and believe it's highly similiar.

Finally knew about the incident, Ada and Max immediately clear up on their Weibo, explaining it's not a sexually explicit recording. "Manager told us reporters have asked about an explicit sound recording. As for this, I want to say that it's indeed our voice," Ada admits. "However, they are scripts for a scene where we are moving sofa in a movie!," she explains. "Can't believe some people use such cheap way to promote and affect other's reputation to get attention. I'm very disappointed!"

Max seems helpless about this incident. "We didn't want to reply to anything before, but manager called us and said reporters want a response from us...I want to say there are many ways to promote...this type of promotion...sigh, I can just give it a laugh," he writes.

The couple didn't get upset by this incident. Ada is happy that her friends and fans are supporting and loving her still. Max thanks everyone for supporting them. "Actually I'm not unhappy, it's just there's a need to reply. It's good to have Weibo, can share everything with you guys," he says.

Source: 163, Weibo / By: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment

Kenneth Ma Learns Making Dessert to Impress Girls


Doesn't know how to cook, Kenneth Ma attended to a food event as guest along with "Tasty Angels" yesterday. The five had to perform catwalk and one of the angels almost fell, but fortunately it went well overall. Kenneth also tried to make dessert under the instructions from the cook. Female audience even fought to taste the final product. Kenneth said: "Knowing how to make dessert is actually very welcomed by girls. Really have to start learning it. Moses Chan knows how to make coffee!"

Talked about TVB might move its anniversary award ceremony early to prevent airing it the same day as ATV's Miss Asia, Kenneth believed there's no need to change dates: "No need to worry. This year's competition for TV king is quite intense. There's Moses, Wayne Lai. Heard Felix Wong from 'Gun Metal Grey' is good. Plus our female colleagues are very sexy, absolute no need to worry."

Source: Oriental Daily / Translation: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment

Angelababy Doubts, Ah Sa Fights Back




Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) just announced her 3-month relationship with William Chan and many friends and fans are congratulating them. However, not everyone is too happy for them.

After the couple confirmed their relationship, Angelababy, who is William's ex-girlfriend, commented on Weibo (Sina Microblog) about the news. "Do you really believe the relationship is only 3-months long?," the first generation pseudo model doubted.

However, perhaps afraid of further troubles, she immediately removed her comment and commented again the next day morning, but being more optimistic this time.

"It feels good to wake up naturally. Cherish the present. The best ending is that everyone found happiness," she wrote.

Ah Sa then commented the same morning. "Very very tired from yesterday and slept early. Now going to work, have to accept a day of gossips and rumors again. Good luck...to me!" And it seems she tried to fight back to Angelababy's initial comment about her new relationship.

The busy Ah Sa had to work the whole day. When reporters asked her about Angelababy's comment the first time, she didn't reply but finally responded the second time when meeting reporters again in the evening.

"I asked William. He believes Baby won't say such thing," she said.

Source: Mingpao, ON.CC / By: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment

Ah Sa Refuses to Kiss, William Still in 'Probation Period'



Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and William Chan publicly admitted their relationship yesterday. The couple were working in Zhengzhou and yesterday returned Hong Kong. Their return is anticipating and attracted more than 50 reporters to come. Wearing sunglasses, Ah Sa appeared with sweet smiles all over her face. Originally refused to be interviewed, they finally agreed to stand still for photographs. William put his arm on Ah Sa's shoulder and some people demand them to hold hands and kiss. Ah Sa backed away immediately and shout: "What?!"

They two answered questions from reporters while walking away. As for for ex-husband Ronald Cheng admits dating someone new, Ah Sa said: "If it's true, I give my blessing to them! (See William as your marriage partner?) You even have to pass a probation period for your job. (Working as a couple?) What? It's better not, it's kinda scary. It's more important to relax and be happy." William expressed there's no need to remove his "love tattoo" with Angelababy. Asked whether he worries she would face more pressure by opening up his relationship with Ah Sa? He said: "I think I'm strong enough to handle pressure. We received many people's blessings these two days. We have to thank many artiste friends. Give your blessing to us, everyone!" Then the couple got on the car and left the airport. Ah Sa first went to the recording studio, then went to the office of EEG. Asked whether Ronald knows about her new love, she said: "Isn't it on the newspaper?" Then she went back home to relax.

In addition, the couple accepted a radio interview on the phone. William frankly said he is feeling nervous and excited: "We have some experiences. Instead of hiding it, it's better to open it up. (Finally sparked up after knowing each other for 7 years?) We have similar personalities. When I'm unhappy, we would chat, and that let us know each other more. I admire Ah Sa and her heart the most. Dang, it's too nauseating!"

Ah Sa admitted it's very hard for her to hide about her marriage. She hopes this time opening it can be more relaxing, and can do regular things on a date like eating out and watching movies. She said: "He changed me a lot. I'm more relaxed, not that stubborn, and won't think too much. (You're older?) We need courage to do many things, it's not related to the age gap. When we're older, we will feel it's more important to be happy."

Source: Oriental Daily / Translation: KAY @ Kay's Entertainment

Guo Jingjing's "infrared camera" incident may be done by a mole


Chinese Olympic Diver Guo Jingjing was secretly photographed by a infrared camera ("see through"). On October 10th, a 2 hour and 7 minute clip circulated online, with 15 clips showing 'see through' photos of the many female divers practicing. Taiwan's "Today's News" expressed that based on the angle, it is believed that the person who took the photos is of close distance to the divers, and this may indicate that there's a mole.

The report expresses that besides Hong Kong, Japanese websites also introduced this clip saying that infrared camera went into the diving venue, used the infrared ray technology to secretly snap Guo Jingjing, especially focusing on her private areas.

After the exposure of this incident, Guo Jingjing has not revealed herself to the public, a reporter contacted her boyfriend yesterday. Asked how can the athletics be protected to avoid this kind of incident to happen again? He said over the phone: "This incident has not been verified yet, I will not answer hypothetical questions. Country athletic games, let the country handle it." When asked if he has comforted Guo Jingjing? He said: "It's not convenient for me to comment too much on other things, sorry."

By : Fashion2news.blogspot.com

Sammie Yu admits that she & Ronald Cheng are currently "developing"


Ronald Cheng and Charlene Choi divorced March 2010. Half a year later, they both found their other halves. As to the reports that he's pursuing iCable's CEN lead announcer Sammie Yu, Ronald departed from his usual "won't respond" stance and used the words 'in the middle of developing" to respond. Yesterday, it was reported that Ronald gave brand name gifts to Sammie, paid for her rent and served as her driver, however has no plans to make her "Mrs. Ronald Cheng". Yesterday Sammie accepted an interview with her colleague Michael Wai at i-Cable and clarified the rumors. She strongly stressed that she and Ronald are "in the middle of developing", and does not want to talk too much about her personal life.

Sammie expressed that she has known Ronald for a period of time now due to work, but it was only recently that they started keeping in touch more often. She wants most to clarify the untrue magazine reports regarding Ronald paying her rent -- her current residence is a shared purchase by her and her younger sister.

As for all the 'brand name' items that Sammie uses, she indicated that she has owned the handbag described in the reports for many years already. Also, she emphasized that she has the ability to take care of herself and won't easily accept gifts from others.

A magazine photographed Sammie in Ronald's car going back to her company, she explained: "That day I just finished having lunch with him -- being a gentleman, he hired a driver to pick me up. Actually my colleagues often drives me around too." At this point in the interview, Michael Wai confirmed this, saying that he has also driven Sammie around as well.

The magazine also claimed that Ronald didn't want his relationship with Sammie to 'see the light' (be revealed), so whenever he's with friends, he never lets her go with him. Sammie emphasized that whenever she and Ronald go out to eat, it's usually with a large group of friends, so she doesn't understand where the magazine's claims of "can't see the light" came from. Sammie also pointed out that the magazine's false reports angered Ronald and they have been in communication with each other about it, but it has not affected their relationship.

Sammie admitted that the constant chasing by the paparazzi is putting alot of stress on her, plus it's also affecting her family's lives as well as their emotions. Her father was especially affected, as he was very unhappy when he saw the magazine cover story. Therefore, Sammie hopes to return to a 'normal life' and handle her relationship in a low profile way.

Mag Lam to take part in Lunar New Year film "I Love HK" & new TVB series



Little star" Mag Lam became popular from "The Voice". She will soon have opportunities to work with film king Tony Leung Ka Fai in Lunar New Year film I Love Hong Kong and also with TVB's comedic kings, the three "fuk luk sau".

Lunar New Year film I Love Hong Kong will start shooting next week, the cast includes Film King Tony Leung, Eric Tsang, Wong Cho Lam, Johnson Lee, Louis Yuen and newcomer Mag Lam. Producer Eric Tsang expressed that this film is to bring happiness for the people of Hong Kong after the tragic Filipino tour bus incident.

Wong Cho Lam will finally be able to be a "man" again and won't have to pretend to be a girl anymore. As the three "Fuk Luk Sau" will be holding a concert in December and participate in the Lunar New Year film, they are very busy and they are also the popular pick for Best Group Award at the TVB Anniversary Awards. About casting Mag Lam for I Love Hong Kong, TVB Executive Virgina Lok admits that they are in the mist of consideration.

On the TV scene, it was said that Mag is casted for TVB new series ICAC Turbulence (廉政風雲) scheduled to start next month. She will be playing a ICAC investigator. As for singing, she has not produced an album yet, but is already appearing in big public events continuously, gaining stage experience, also an advantage to her singing career.

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

Arashi's New Single Sells 500K in First Week of Release


Arashi's 33rd single, Dear Snow (released October 6) has sold 501,000 copies in its first week of release. It took the number one spot in the singles ranking for the week of October 18th. Since their February 2004 release of PIKA★★NCHI DOUBLE, they currently have 22 consecutive number one singles. Out of 33 singles since their debut, 29 have placed number one on the charts. This is their fifth single this year to reach the top.  Dear Snow is the theme song for the movie Ohoku, which stars Ninomiya Kazunari. The movie is currently playing in theaters. Out of the five singles they have released this year, four of them have sold 500K in its first week. The other three include Troublemaker (released March 3), Monster (May 19) and Love Rainbow (September 8).

Masato Sakai stars as doctor in "Saigo no Ikaiho"


Masato Sakai (36) will star in an NTV drama special titled "Nise Isha to Yobarete: Saigo no Ikaiho," scheduled to air this winter. The story is based on the life of Zensho Miyazato (89), a "substitute doctor" who served the people of Okinawa for roughly 60 years.

After World War II, only about 60 doctors were left in war-torn Okinawa. As a result of the shortage, the occupying U.S. forces established a special "ikaiho" ("substitute doctor") system in 1951, authorizing former Japanese soldiers who had served as medics to practice medicine on the Okinawa Islands. Miyazato was one of 126 ikaiho who qualified. He served as the only doctor in his area, becoming a hero to the local people. In 2008, he retired at the age of 87 due to poor hearing.

In the drama, Sakai will play an ikaiho modeled after Miyazato. Shinobu Terajima (37) will play his wife, making this their first appearance together in a TV drama. The two will play the roles from their 30s to their 80s, requiring special makeup to achieve the effect of aging. Filming has already started in the village of Nakijin.

Other cast members include Machiko Ono (28). Masahiro Kunimoto is directing, while Kazuhiko Yukawa ("Joou no Kyoushitsu," "GTO") is in charge of the script.


By: Fashion2news.blogspot.com

Jacky Cheung’s mainland China concert tour commemorates half a century

Jacky Cheung will kick off his concert at the end of the year with a 50 city tour in mainland China. Jacky named the concert <> to commemorate having lived half a century. Yesterday, Jacky and his manager Florence Chan held a press conference in Beijing to officially announce that the Beijing leg of the tour will commence on January 21st through 23rd at the Wukesong Arena. [TN: Jacky’s World Tour concert will officially start on New Year’s Eve (12/31/10) in Shanghai].

Jacky indicated that next year, he will turn 50 years old and since 50 years is half a century, he decided to name his concert using this to commemorate his 50th birthday as well as the many years of beautiful memories he’s had in the music industry. Jacky expressed: “I will be 50 next year! When I was young, I looked down upon 50 year olds and felt that age was far away from me – now I regret using that type of attitude to view 50 year olds. I hope that today’s younger generation won’t look down upon people who are 50 – 60 years old.”

For his upcoming concert, Jacky expressed that he will be travelling to cities that he has never been to before – such as the city Ordos located in Inner Mongolia. Smiling, he states: “I’ve only heard of the city’s name while on an airplane, I’m not even sure which province it’s in! My geography is not very good, but I will make the effort to study about it to increase my knowledge of our mother country.” Jacky also indicated that he wants to hold a concert in his homeland of Tianjin so that he can see what types of changes the city has gone through these past couple years. Asked if he would ‘return the favor’ and ask Jay Chou to be a musical guest at his concert, Jacky said that he has not thought about a guest list yet.

Prior to the press conference, a Hangzhou worker from a company involved with the money-swindling situation several months ago appeared at the conference facility wearing a shirt with the words ‘Return Justice To Me’ on it. Earlier in the year, the company indicated that they had paid HKD$10 million deposit in the hopes of having Jacky perform 10 shows, however since the fraudulent situation was exposed, the company still has not received the remaining HKD$3 million that they are owed. Florence Chan made a special effort to clarify the situation again at the press conference, reiterating once again that both herself and Jacky have nothing to do with the situation and it was caused by a former employee who entered into an agreement with the company without her consent or authorization. 


By : Fashion2news.blogspot.com

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Aww No More Banana Fish :(

Not a cute news for Harajuku Lovers all over the world. Banana Fish, a very famous clothing store on the very famous Harajuku Street, suddenly closes right after its 10th year celebration. And, I wonder why.

The closing came so suddenly that it shocked the staff and the brand’s loyal customers, who have gone into mourning on the comments section of Banana Fish blog and on the Banana Fish Mixi group. On June 7th, the blog announced a big celebration for the 10th anniversary of the brand. Two days later, on June 9th, one of the staff from the press room made a blog post saying that the entire company was being shut down immediately. Stores were shut down on the same day (without any advance notice), leaving a general state of sadness and confusion.
The reason for the shutdown is not totally clear, but it appears to stem from some problem with the management of the company. In the four posts made on the official blog about the shutdown, there are references to problems with management that led to the decision, but there are no clear explanations. An excerpt from one of the staff blog posts (translated from Japanese to English) says, “The reason [for the sudden closing] is that the manager is now absent, and we cannot continue to do business with that being the case.”

The Banana Fish brand had a cult following among certain Japanese girls. The always-cute artwork they create for their clothing features various popular characters who are involved in storylines that customers could follow on the Banana Fish blog. Those storylines are often used in the creation of new items of clothing or accessories available for sale from the stores or website. Even though it’s not one of the biggest brands in Japan by any means, the girls who support the brand are very committed and engaged. Thus, the sudden end is being taken personally by many of these girls, as evidenced by the action on the Mixi group and the blog.
We’ve translated the entire “it’s over” announcement from the Banana Fish pressroom staff from Japanese into English. We think that it will give you a good idea of the shock and surprise that everyone at the company felt when they heard the news. Remember, this blog post came just two days after a big announcement about the upcoming 10th Anniversary celebration of the brand’s founding:
Hello! Moco here.
I have a very important announcement to make to today.
Banana Fish will be closing its doors and shutting down on June 9th, 2010 after ten years of solid activity since the first Banana Fish store opened in 2000.
I truly appreciate your patronage for all these long years.
As to why we are closing down our doors?
We are closing down all of our stores and breaking up the company now due to personal and unavoidable issues that the manager currently has.
The store and pressroom staff could do nothing to change this, and they all believe this to be a very regrettable situation.
We just announced our ten year anniversary event the other day, and the suddenness of this announcement honestly shook the staff as well.
New releases and events were all lined up, and we were looking forward to informing you as soon as we could, but now we are unable to and are all very saddened by this.
I still can’t believe any of this and am kind of wondering if it’s a lie for such a large brand to just suddenly disappear.
I truly apologize for any inconvenience or trouble this sudden announcement may cause you, the Banana Fish-loving customer.
Now for some of the business side of things, I am to inform you of everything that has been settled.
The following 5 stores (Sapporo Aruta, Yokohama Bibure, Takazaki Bibure, Sannomiya Bbure, and Fukuoka Bibure) will not be able to support any direct inquiries about the closing.
We will unfortunately and with many apologies be cancelling all items that we are holding on lay-a-way and mail back all the deposits to the customers.
Stores and offices that are our main contact will no longer exist so we cannot accept returned goods, repayments, or repairs.
Pointcards are no longer usable as of today, and coupons are invalid.
Any customer information that we have will be disposed of properly, so please do not worry about that.
We will leave the Banana Fish community on Mixi as a social network for our customers to stay in touch with.
I apologize deeply to those of you who have always loved Banana Fish, have come and shopped at our store, and have enjoyed reading our blog that the closure announcement must come in this form, but this was practically the only way.
To everyone that had any relation to Banana Fish, I say this with my deepest gratitude though I know that these words won’t sufficiently express it, thank you for everything!!
I know that the staff here will go their separate paths, but I look forward to the day that I can see you all again!
From all of the staff at Banana Fish.
There are three other messages posted on the official blog since the above announcement was made – all of them from various staff members apologizing for the situation and sharing their sadness and shock. (If you are interested in reading English translations of those three posts, let us know in the comments section and we’ll post them as well.)
One of the Banana Fish designers ended their final blog post with the following image. The message in the illustration was meant to lift the spirits of ex-staff and ex-customers alike, “Always Smile, Banana Fish Forever!
By: Fashion2news.blogspot.com

Summer Classics – Rain or Shine

The oppressive humidity of summer and the monsoon rains have begun their assault on the country, an attack to reign the coming months. The 30-degree-plus weather can be a struggle to beat, but what better way to greet July and August than by dressing the part?
From head…

Parasols are among the first items that pop into mind when the warm months arrive here. This protector from nature’s forces has been around for more than 4,000 years, with roots in Chinese and Egyptian cultures. Originally a mark of affluence or royalty, the parasol was used for protection from the sun. It was an innovation of the Chinese, who waxed the paper of the domes, to make them waterproof.
Reaching the Western worlds in the 16th century, the concept of the umbrella grew into a mark of fashion, and by the 1900s became a prevalent accessory among women. Though men once scoffed at the invention _ opting instead for the protection of their coats _ these days, umbrellas (if not their solar counterpart) are a necessity for any region.
Korea was also taken by the umbrella, with summers proving a particularly hot and rainy time of year. Though elsewhere parasols slowly grew out of fashion, their popularity has maintained in Asia, having integrated with the greater umbrella culture while feeding into the aesthetics of paler skin. These days, people of all ages can still be spotted with a small silk parasol tucked under their arm.
As the world grows into its comforts, however, functionality became a desirable trait over pure decoration. Fashion was no exception, with items being created for multi-use purposes.
“Recently, the division between parasols and umbrellas has become ambiguous, so there have been a lot of parasol-umbrella (hybrids) being released,’’ said Kim Du-ok from the Lotte Department Store. “Umbrellas with flashy colors or patterns have been popular, as well as ones with a coating that blocks off UV rays.’’
At the major department store, the brands of choice for most consumers include MetroCity (starting at 15,000 won for umbrellas all the way up to 190,000 won for parasols) and Louis Quatroze (from 20,000 won to 88,000 won).
…to toe
Call them what you will: Wellingtons, rubberboots, galoshes, gummies or rainboots. It’s no news that rain boots have been filtering their way into Korean society, in part through school children and the middle-aged manning the fish markets.
The past few years have seen a surge in variety and styles, from the classic Hunter Wellington boots (the source of the term “Wellies’’) established in 1817, to the chic-heeled rainboots found throughout the streets of Seoul.
For an original and functional twist on style, try Amaort, a hip Japanese company equally dedicated to fashion and sensibility. The brand solves the problem of bulk often associated with rainboots, choosing instead to go in the extreme opposite direction.
The innovative “Packable’’ line is made of a thin rubbery material that gives way easily, so that it can be rolled up and placed into a handy drawstring pouch. When unrolled and worn, a cotton band with elastic keeps water from entering through the tops of the boots. They are sold at the Myeongdong branch of A-land; not available from the store’s online Web site.
Those who are into more feminine monsoon gear can look toward Esquire, the Korean shoe and clothing brand, for their new, water-specific line of booties.
“It’s good to wear shoes that protects the ankle by giving it stability during the rainy season,’’ said Nam Ji-hee, chief of Esquire, about the decision to use the bootie style. “Booties match well with skinny jeans or miniskirts and it’s an item that captures both fashion and practicality for the wet rains.’’
The new line includes thick straps to keep the shoes in place on slippery days, a grip on the sole and open design that doesn’t retain water, making it a practical choice for the season at 255,000 won. The entire first stock of the shoe was sold out within a month of its release, according to the company.
For a more decorative look, try out the heel designed by French design company Guy Laroche (255,000 won), or the ubiquitous variation of the gladiator sandal. The absence of leather makes the shoe perfect for monsoon season, as the material is known to stain and warp when worn in heavy rains. For more information on the shoes, visit www.esquire.co.kr.

Siam Centre on Third

As Anna Wintour, the notorious editor-in-chief of American Vogue magazine, was quoted in the film September Issue as saying: “Fashion is not about looking back, it’s about looking forward.” And the hub of the Bangkok fashion scene, Siam Centre, is now doing just that.


Introducing “Siam Centre on Third”, a renovated version of the fashion zone that houses many high-end local brands on the third floor of Siam Centre. This one-of-a-kind project was created with the magic of the famous Greyhound Design Consultant team lead by designer Bhanu Inkawat, with contribution from Duangrit Boonnag Architect Company Limited.

Today, a brand new chic and sleek experience is offered to visitors – the whole floor has been adorned stylishly. Installation art pieces from young-blood artists and graphic designers also make the fashion zone worthy of a visit.

A total make-over of the area is one attraction, but the idea of celebrating the work of Thai designers has the most appeal.

“In the early days, Soda sold only T-shirts on a consignment basis. The initial feedback was very positive, so I decided to open my own store at Siam Centre in 1980, and at that time the brand focused only on T-shirts. Many thought it was too daring a move to open a store that sold only T-shirts, but the shop reached break-even point in the first month it opened. Customers crowded in front of the shop like it sold cakes rather than T-shirts,” said Menart Nanthakwang, designer and founder of Soda, sharing the legend of her 30-year-old brand and her bond with Siam Centre where the Soda flagship store is located.

Embrace the future of Thai fashion now at the newly opened Siam Centre on Third, on the 3rd floor of Siam Centre, where over 37 fashion labels await perusal by the fashionistas about town.

By: http://fashion2news.blogspot.com/

Kiss (Korean MV)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Donnie Yen pockets $15million for sexy underwear campaign




Very few stars can demand over 10 million RMB per movie, but that is not the case if you are WORLD STAR Donnie Yen! In fact, 10 million is not even enough to pay half of his salary for a movie, but it might be enough to get him to model some men's underwear. Donnie Yen was rumored to have been paid 15 million for doing a new set of underwear ads for a brand in Mainland China. Concerning his payday, he said, "It is over 10 million, but I can't give the exact numbers."
Donnie Yen has been on a roll in 2009 with a string of hit movies. He was called the number one money-maker of the year, reportedly making over 200 million RMB. He responded, "Huh? Oh no! That's exaggerated! The revenue department will come after me, there is no way I'll admit to this!" Concerning rumors that his salary-per-movie has risen to 22 million, he said, "Someone has offered me this amount to do a movie, but artists are in a passive position. The market adjusts naturally, like stocks rising and falling. I can only do my best in each movie."
His new movie Bodyguards and Assassins has made over 275 million in the Mainland box office. Donnie Yen would like to thank the audience for their support. He said the movie's success is not solely based on him, and he was already happy just to be a part of the production. His new movie 14 Blades, in which he battles Pirate Wu Chun, will hit theatres during the Chinese New Year. Donnie Yen said he doesn't feel the burden of box office success, and only hopes that everyone can acknowledge his contribution and influence to Chinese movies.
Unfortunately there is no video footage of his photo shoot, but here's a clip of Donnie Yen when he visited SETTV's Showbiz (WQYL) to promote Ip Man. Hosts JR and Meng Zhe show what happens when fools try to challenge Donnie Yen.....


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Raymond Lam almost damaged his eyeball

Raymond Lam took part in the Hong Kong Community Chess "million" fund raising walk yesterday, having finished his concert in Macau two days ago. Raymond is not representing TVB for the fund raising activity this time, rather he is representing the radio station as a singer for this event. When Raymond took his sunglasses off, the reporter noticed a red mark right underneath the corner of his left eye. He told reporter "I was rehearsing the dance routine, one of the dancers had accidentally injured my left eye corner. It nearly got to the eye ball. She (the dancer) didn't do it on purpose and I didn't want to say too much. I didn't want her to feel bad about it." Raymond revealed that since he had injured his eye, tears kept rolling down on his cheek in the concert. The audience thought he was so emotional that he was crying. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

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Xiao S defends husband from alleged cheating




Last December 30th, Dee Xu's (Xiao S) husband Xu Ya Jun (Mike) was seen in 2 different places, holding a pretty girl by the waist at the entrance of a pub in Taipei, attracting much speculation. Undoubtedly his mood was really down, but yesterday Xiao S comforted him by taking a shot at herself: "I can only say that this is the price he has to pay for marrying a star!" Barbie Xu (Da S) stood by her brother-in-law: "Mike is a gentleman who really knows how to take care and look out for others".
According to Taiwan's Apple Daily, Xiao S's husband, Mike was accompanied by a hot girl in a pub last December 30th, and photographs of him caught holding a lady's waist upon leaving came from a reader who signed off as "unable to bear it". Although he has denied cheating by saying he's "self-controlled and esteemed", but his mood was still affected. Xiao S said in dismay: "I've been an artiste for too long; I know very well the mentality of the readers and media. He's still not used to it, but between us, a one-sided allegation will not affect my love and trust in him."
She did not take her husband's action of "holding the waist" to heart: "He's usually really chivalrous, besides it was only a slight touch, compared to me jumping on Godfrey Gao, that is still fine." She continues joking even while standing up for her husband, but also reveals that Mike had personal complaints: "He feels that after marrying me, every time he goes out the door he's being watched, causing him unease; just like for some, their hobby is playing golf, so his hobby is to meet up with his friends in pubs. I used to frequent pubs too, but because I felt that you needed to shout constantly, and there was no way to chat, so now I prefer simple activities like drinking wine, and having dinner."
Xiao S expressed that she will not control her husband's activities because of this. Xiao S's parents-in-law also chose to believe in their son upon knowing that their son made the headlines, but warningly said: "If it is easy to be misunderstood, then it is better to avoid going."
Xiao S's sister Da S came back to Taiwan from Hong Kong after an event for a skincare brand she's endorsing yesterday. She revealed that she went with her mum to Xiao S's house early in the morning to see her niece; their mum immediately said loudly: "No good, Mike made the headlines." Mike awkwardly smiled bitterly at his mother-in-law: "Mum, I'm sorry."
Da S continued saying: "The couple were normal yesterday, they had breakfast with toast together; my brother-in-law is usually very considerate, whenever friends gather together, he would take care of everyone."


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Elizabete Kwong got a wealthy boyfriend 2 weeks after breaking up with abusive Amigo















20 year old mixed blood model Elizabete Kwong who exposed Amigo Chui allegedly beating her up, causing her physical and psychological harm has since become very popular. Her work load has also increased. After 2 weeks of breaking up with Amigo, she met a new boyfriend (Second generation of a wealthy family).

It is said that since Elizabete broke up with Amigo on the 22nd of last month, a friend introduced a guy from a wealthy family in South East Asia. He graduated from university overseas and is currently living in Hong Kong. He enjoys playing poker with his friends and computer games. He is also aware about the assault and feels pity for her. On New Year's Day she accompanied him to friends parties and family gatherings. As for Elizabeth meeting a new boyfriend in such a short length of time, Rival Natalie Tong stated on the phone "It's just like a TV series, but it's none of my business".

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It’s another boy for Cecilia Cheung!


Veteran Hong Kong actor Patrick Tse has revealed that his daughter-in-law, actress Cecilia Cheung is expecting a boy.

He told reporters on Sunday that he was informed immediately after his son, actor Nicholas Tse, and Cheung found out the gender of their second child.

When asked about his thoughts on Cheung having a second male child, Tse replied that he was "not disappointed in any way" and said that it did not matter because the couple "will continue to have children".

"I have always doted on Cheung because she is a great person; she always puts her family first and is willing to sacrifice for her family," he added.

Cheung's mother-in-law, former actress Deborah Lee, also said that the gender of the baby "did not matter" and that it is more important for both mother and child to stay safe.

Lee has certainly put her money where her mouth is. She has reportedly been preparing Chinese herbal tonics that cost almost HK$10,000 (S$1,800) per dose for Cheung on a regular basis.

Patrick Tse's revelation ends speculation over the gender of Cheung's second child since the couple announced last year that they were expecting another child.

The pair have been keeping mum about the gender since the announcement and were only willing to say that they "had done an ultrasound scan but the result is unknown".

Cheung gave birth to her first child, Lucas, in 2007 and had reportedly suffered two miscarriages prior to her current pregnancy. Her second child is due in May this year.

Channel News Asia
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Fahrenheit gave away towel; 80 year old fan goes crazy


Idol group Fahrenheit is promoting their concert DVD and held an autograph session. They signed thousands of DVDs until their hands were sore, and even their crew had to help massage the hands of the singers/actors. Calvin Chen joked, "I am so tired of signing I don’t even want to use a credit card anymore!" At their year-end banquet, the members each donated at least $50,000 NT, explaining that they had promised that the more DVDs sold the more they would donate. After a staggering 50,000 DVDs were sold, they were happy to match that amount by their donations.

Fahrenheit held autograph sessions on the 9th in Tainan and Taizhong. They took the recently constructed high-speed rail, and fans closely followed, with over 300 fans buying tickets for the high-speed rail in order to ride with their idols and give them gifts. As a result, it caused a great deal of confusion and traffic at the rail station, and the conductors struggled to control the commotion. Jiro Wang constantly reminded the fans to be careful of their safety and not to cause trouble for the other passengers.

At their event, Fahrenheit prepared heat packs and exclusive Fahrenheit towels to give away to lucky fans. After the four finished performing, they accidentally wiped their sweat with the towels that were meant to be given to the fans. It turns out that the fans didn’t care, and even preferred, these "scented" towels as they frantically clamored to grab the towels being thrown to them. One particularly special recipient was an 80-year old grandmother, who was given Wu Chun’s towel by the kind-hearted fan who originally caught it. When the elderly fan received the towel, she couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear.

Since they rarely have the opportunity to take a vacation during the New Year, Fahrenheit is excited for the short break and the upcoming year’s activities and hope all goes well. Wu Chun plans to take the opportunity to rest, but the youngest of the group, Arron Yan, said, "I hope to be able to go to Los Angeles and see Kobe Bryant play." Jiro has chosen to reunite with his family, and plans to go vacation abroad with his mother. Calvin and Arron’s delayed idol drama, "Love Buffet", will finally be re-shooting this year, and Calvin prays that he will have an excellent performance and also have good opportunities for new projects.

UDN

Translated by: alee @ CpopAccess
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Jerry Yan and Ella kissed in abduction scene



Earlier, while filming an abduction scene, the director added a kissing section last minute, and caused nearby child star Xiao Xiao Bin to cover his eyes when they started making out. Ella and Jerry have many kissing scenes in this drama, and Ella expressed that this drama is very interesting and different. "For example, I had to receive a hand grenade from Jerry through our mouths, and it got caught many times, making us laugh. The setting was also very hot, so our bodies got very dirty." However, they continued to film and finished the scenes like professionals.

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Translation: casablanca- @ http://asianfanatics.net
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Jacky Cheung lashed out at TVB’s unfair award ceremonies


Jacky Cheung had not release a Cantonese album in 5 years, his latest one will finally release next month. However because of the HKRIA ("Big 4") having copyright disputes with TVB, Jacky will lose another source of promotion. Jacky said that his company has told him TVB is standing firm on this issue, the situation is up to the level where "discussed until there is nothing to discuss anymore".

Break TVB's Monopoly
Yesterday Jacky attended RTHK's new program , speaking of the Big 4 and TVB copyright issues, Jacky expressed that there is no choice, he cannot control anything, only able to do well on his own part. Jacky said that his company has told him about the issue with TVB and that he knows his company had meetings with both i-Cable and ATV. He believes that his company can find a way out of this issue, but for the mean time he has not been notified of anything new. Although Jacky had not attended the award ceremonies for several years, but does he feel that its unfair to those singers who should get awards? He said that television stations do not focus too much on music, at most would be broadcasting MVs here and there, if those MV could be aired on different stations, then it is a benefit to the singers.

Jacky said that he is part of the older generation, where had more resources, but now they have less, at most singers are allowed to sing for 3 minutes, he only experienced singing for a minute before having to leave the stage. He said: "I don't know what the world has come to, how big of an impact it is I do not dare to say. How much support does television stations really give the music world? How much are they going to demand in the end? Rights and obligations should be deducted, that is what's relative. Even if there wasn't this incident, in the future something still will happen." Jacky said that award ceremonies is not about fair or unfair, it is about mutual beneficial collaboration, singers need television stations to help them promote, but the TV Station only has little resources to work with, but ask for so much back, this is unfair.

Don't always talk about blocking off
When asked if it was his generation that award ceremonies started becoming unfair? Jacky said: "award ceremonies are not fair, I already said it so many times! Once it is game over, on the basis singers who signed a contract should get support, don't always talk about blocking off. First, the speech needs to change." As for the record companies finding other ways out, is it breaking TVB's monopoly? Jacky said that it is not definite, but it is a good start. He smiled: "There is already nothing else to discuss about, this is pretty funny, what to do?! It is only one station broadcasting? There are many more people out there that listens to music." He felt that music should get more support and not get blocked off.

Regarding Eric Tsang not liking TVB's actions and exposed that the guest stars in their new film <72 Tenant Prosperity> not receiving any pay for their participation. Asked the lead actor if his salary was reduced too? He said that he received the full amount, no less no more. As for TVB artistes not getting anything? Jacky said: "I don't have a contract with TVB, so I don't get any money from them. I heard Eric say that each participating guest will get paid, but if it is fair, I don't know. That you will have to ask TVB artistes to know."

Takungpao
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/
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Fans invaded Jimmy Lin’s home, forcing him to sell Shanghai condo


Jimmy Lin's condo in Shanghai was invaded by fans. The security guard was fired. He sold it for TWD25M recently and made a 1.5 times profit, very money savvy.

Jimmy Lin’s condo in Shanghai was exposed by paparazzi who tailed him for news on his love life. The location and the surroundings were exposed. Anytime he worked in Shanghai there were fans camping outside. Some even managed to get his floor number, broke the code and went up to ring the doorbell. The security guard was thus fired.

Jimmy debuted at 17. He lived with his family in Taipei then. The outside of his building became a tourist attraction. Fans scripted love messages on the walls outside. Jimmy’s father had to go down daily to clean the walls. Jimmy’s younger brother had to deliver gifts and letters for fans. Some even rented a place in the building across the street in order to monitor his activities.

As to the news that he was selling his condo and quitting showbiz his manager Grace said, "It is true that Jimmy sold his condo but that he’s quitting is not true." Jimmy bought the condo in Shanghai for TWD10M and sold it for TWD25M.

Jimmy said, "I am sorry that neighbors were disturbed because of me. I hope that fans won’t waste time and energy. They should study and work hard."

translation by l_coco @ http://asianfanatics.net

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Hiroki Uchi plays lead role in Broadway musical


Former Kanjani8 and NEWS member Hiroki Uchi (23) is set to star in an upcoming production of the popular Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls." This will be his first time playing the lead on stage.


Uchi has been cast as the gambler Sky Masterson, a role previously played by fellow Johnny's Jimusho talent Toshihiko Tahara (48) in 1993. Uchi's supporting cast includes Kazukiyo Nishikiori (44) as Nathan Detroit, Rena Sasamoto (24) as Sky's love interest Sarah Brown, and Yumiko Takahashi (36) as Nathan's fiancee Adelaide.

"Guys and Dolls" will be performed at the Theatre Creation in Hibiya, Tokyo, from April 3 to April 30.

Tokyograph

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Ivy’s identity card number stolen and used for hacking


With news that singer Ivy’s ID number was leaked online, the source of leakage DC Inside comedy program Gallery experienced excess of traffic and serve downtime. A photo revealing Ivy’s ID number was posted up on the site on 10th January and with that Ivy’s personal information has been leaked online as well.

Ivy attempted the bungee jump on Mnet ‘Ivy Back’ recently, the problem was magnified when the reporter published a photo the certificate certifying that Ivy has succeeded in the bungee jump attempt. The reporter did not mosaic out Ivy’s ID number on the photo and just published the photo, and the photo was circulated rapidly online instantly.

Even though the photo was mosaic-ed later, netizens have already made captures of the earlier photo and posted them up on DCInside. With that, netizens have continued with leaking out Ivy’s personal information. Some netizens even hacked into community sites and portal sites with her ID number.

Ivy’s company said, "We will be taking legal actions against the reporter and also netizens who leaked out the personal informatio of Ivy. We will also be hiring cyber crime investigators and will be taking legal actions against any netizens who will use Ivy’s ID number to do hacking."

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Evan Yo left for military service


It has been reported previously that Evan Yo will be heading to the military this year after graduating from university. The time seemed to have come much sooner than expected as he previously planned to enter in late January. However, he quietly joined the military on January 5th after receiving his notification. Evan Yo record company has hoped to organize a farewell party and invite his mentor Jacky Wu. Unfortunately the local king had a very busy schedule so the plans had to be scrapped.

Evan Yo's last album Loneliness was released back in October of last year, and a repackaged version has just been released on the 8th. His record company originally planned a concert on the 15th to promote the re-release and let him bid farewell to the fans. Due to the sudden change of plans, they will cancel the concert and refund tickets. On a brighter note, Evan Yo has already completed some military training credits, so he will only be in the military for 11 months.

UDN, blump3music
Translated by: PA @ CpopAccess.com
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"King of Comedy 2" looking for new casts!


Stephen Chow's "King Od Comedy II" held its open recruitment for actors and actresses in Tsim Sha Tsui yesterday. It attracted over 200 applicants. The interview process started at 2pm, but as early as 10am, people were already lining up the street.

Some men disguised as females and others dressed up as past famous actors and actresses such as Bruce Lee and Cecilia Cheung. One guy even put on uncle MacDonald costumes. One family (three generations) came to the event specially from Macau. 54 year old Ms Law came with her 20 year old son and her 4 year old granddaughter. Ms Law dressed up as "Goddess of Mercy". She intended to preach the teaching of Buddha as well as supporting her son Lee Ka Ho who loves acting. Lee works in the casino and he was going to dress up as a girl for the interview. He said he has the advantage because he works in a casino. He is an expert to make people laugh and he is also beautiful when he put his make up on.

29 year old Andy dressed up as Bruce Lee, he was demonstrating "kung fu" to show off. He told reporter "Bruce and I have one thing in common. He was born in the 40s and I was born in the 80s. We both have a "0" in common. My name has a "wood" (木) in it and Bruce's surname also has a "wood" in it.

Liz Ma who had appeared in "Beautiful Cooking" before couldn't make up her mind. One minute she wanted to dress up as Cecilia Cheung, but then she changed her mind, wanting to be Chibi Maruko Chan's Cherry. At the end, she freaked out. She later told the reporter that she felt there were very strong contestants out there that she didn't have to the courage to go ahead and had to pull out.

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Fan Bing Bing is a "Crying Drunk"


Fan Bing Bing has only learned to "drink" in recent years, so it is only natural that she have one or two experiences where she has exceeded her limit. When she gets drunk, she is not your typical "happy drunk"; instead she is crying in pain! Her old friends are used to it and think nothing of it, but new friends are quite scared. "However, while drunk I am actually 30% awake, I am actually quite sober deep down. Because that is like how boys are, I may consider wearing male clothes to meet a future mother-in-law!" She believes that it will allow the mom to think her son has a new friend.

Bing Bing feels that she lacks a "weak, pitied" aspect, which separates her from Zhang Zi Yi, Renee Liu and similar female stars. Males feel a pulling need to want to protect the aforementioned stars, but not her. Also, she admits that she gets along with male co-stars very easily, often connecting with them on a deeper level. "For example, Anthony Wong may be a weird person, but has his own unique taste and point of view. Alex Fong (Fong Chung Sun) is very manly, and exudes a sense of responsibility. As for Vic Zhou, he is very lively and loves to tell funny jokes."

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Translation: casablanca- @ http://asianfanatics.net
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Show Luo used his unlimited credit card plus $USD 1000/day cash spent in New York



Show Luo (Xiao Zhu) went to New York to learn dancing for about two weeks. His dancing and English became really strong, but his blood-bursting shopping strength is even stronger.

In just three short days, he already spent NT$100,000 cash. He even used his unlimited credit card to buy items to fill up two big luggage. How much did he spend?

He joked, saying, "I don't even know. I'll know when the bill comes."

translator's note:
NT$100,000 = ~US$3,000; average US$1,000 per day for three days

This article seems to be referring to Show's earlier trip to NYC in April 2009, where he went to take general dance classes. That was when he stayed there for about two weeks. His trip to NYC for the new album and MV did not actually last for two weeks, so I'm assuming that this article make a little mistake and referred back to his earlier NYC trip, and not the most recent one.

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Kim HyunJoong rejected "Family Outing 2" offer


SBS popular variety show 'Family Outing' MCs Yoo Jae Sok and Lee Hyori are leaving the show. The production unit is planning to change the format of the program and start a completely new season named 'Family Outing 2′. The new candidates for MC are currently the concerned in the industry.

In order to compete with KBS 2TV '2 Days 1 Night', SBS TV is currently planning the program content and also looking for suitable candidates as the new MC.

According to information received, the candidates in the host list include SS501's Kim Hyun Joong, 2PM's Taek Yeon, SNSD's Yoon Ah, Big Bang's Dae Sung and other idol group members, comedian Sim Bong Seon is also in the name list. The production unit mentioned that they are still currently discussion stage with the 7 artists in the name list.

Actually 2PM's management company's JYP entertainment related personnel revealed: "The production unit did come to discuss with us, but the related details are not raised. Also because of changes in the schedule, currently is not confirmed yet."

SS501's company DSP revealed in an interview: "We have already received the invitation, but their schedule are very tight so it is almost impossible'.

Big Bang Dae Sung will be acting in a new drama, therefore he most likely will not participate in the 2 Days 1 Night varity show, so it is still undecided.

news.hankooki.com + (Chinese translation) julieann @ hyunjoongchina.com + (English translation) SS501UFO.blogspot.com + quainte

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YG to start 2010 strong


According to OSEN, YG will be starting the first half of the year strong by Gummy, TOP, Daesung & 2NE1's comeback.

It is reported that Gummy will be singing the OST for a drama and Taeyang will then be releasing his solo album.
Daesung will be releasing his solo album and solo activities will start late-january or early-february after Taeyang & Big Show Concert ends, it is said that he'll reveal two songs from his album during the concert and TOP will be releasing his solo album next and all solo activities will start mid-february or early march!

2NE1 will then be releasing their 1st album which many are waiting for. YG has mentioned that 2NE1's 1st album is the most anticipated one and also one of the biggest topic amongst netizens, fans and has been receiving more attention then all other YG artists mentioned above.
* The awesome soompi kids are predicting the album to be out late March - early/mid April which is just after TOP solo activities end.

SE7EN will then make a comeback and Big Bang's album is (most probably) set for the 2nd half of 2010!

osen itszmaeee @2NE1's Soompi thread.
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Saturday, January 9, 2010

William Chan took Gillian Chung, Charlene Choi, Michelle Wai and Vivien Chow’s "first time"


Gillian Chung, William Chan, Michelle Wai and the rest of the cast including producer Chapman To and the director attended EEG's new film blessing ceremony. EEG's boss Albert Yeung also came to support, which clearly shows this film is a big production. Chapman praised that the acting from the cast was amazing, especially female lead Ah Gil who had a Bob haircut along with high heels. Mr. Yeung praised that she's so pretty that he'll faint.

Ah Gil reveals that in the new film, she plays William's girlfriend, having many kiss and bed scenes. She also gave her first on-screen kiss to him: "When the director called cut, I had to immediately push him away, the second time he backed off himself. After a few more kisses, he was pretty good to kiss. The bed scenes are still undergoing changes, it won't be pornographic." She then laughed and said that William and Michelle will have even more heated kiss scenes. Asked if she's worried that her film cannot be shown in Mainland? She said: "It's an artistic film, the main focus is the Hong Kong market."

William laughed and said that because Ah Gil gave her first kiss to him, looks like the kiss was filled with brain fire, he said: "I'm honored to take Ah Gil and Michelle's 'first time', even if there was no fee, I would still do it! (Who are you more heated with?) Michelle. We kissed more than 10 times and still had to keep going after 4 hours! From the bathroom to the corridor, living room to the sofa. My back was hurting after filming." Michelle laughed: "Kissed so much that my lips felt scraped. We were rolling around so much that our legs were bruised and we had to do it with many movements too." William said that he's usually filming in his underwear for most of the film. To show off his acting career, he has won Charlene Choi, Ah Gil, Michelle and Vivien Chow's 'first time' in different styles. Speaking of Michelle's breakthrough scene of revealing her full back, she said: "I didn't dare to watch the play back, when the Director called cut, I started crying."

Oriental Daily
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