Saturday, September 6, 2008

Charlene takes off her clothes for "Butterfly Lovers", Chun speechless


Charlene takes off her clothes for "Butterfly Lovers", Chun speechless
In the upcoming movie “Butterfly Lovers”, Wu Zun had to help Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) do a medical examination to identify whether she is male or female. When Charlene took off her clothes, Chun was quite speechless. When the director yelled ‘Cut!’ Charlene got very nervous and asked Chun, “What did you see?”
The very handsome and hot body Chun, for his first movie “Butterfly Lovers” he broke 3 “first times”. It was the first time he filmed a movie, it was his first time wearing traditional outfit and it was his first time filming a martial arts theme. Chun said, “This year, 2 months before the movie started filming, martial arts guide Chen Xiao Dong was busy with the opening ceremony of Beijing 2008 Olympics, and at the same time had to take some time out to teach me martial arts.” When Chun was 18 years old, he had already practiced 3 months of martial arts with some monks, hence his basic skills was not bad. Chen Xiao Dong wanted Chun to specialize in fencing skills and he said that, “To have the sword come out sharply, the focus should be steady and your eyes must be on the target.” Chen Xiao Dong designed 4 major fighting scenes for Chun in the movie. One of them was he had to fight 50/60 people by himself and he says that Chun can match with Keanu Reeves from “The Matrix”.
Action scenes depend on skill, and love scenes depend on feelings. Chun who plays Romeo and Charlene who plays Juliet, from “male, male love” to “male, female love” meet many obstacles on the way. When asked how Chun finds out that Charlene is a girl, he begins to laugh non-stop. When he finally controls himself, he says, “There was one scene when I accidentally saw her take off her clothes. At the time, all the staff and workers were instructed to ‘Turn around’ and it was only the director, film guy and me who was allowed to look while she took off her clothes. After filming that scene, Charlene kept asking me ‘You were looking so closely, what did you see?’ and I said, ‘I didn’t see anything!” Chun’s assistant immediately came to his assistance and said, “Charlene was wearing ‘Little Cuties’ , Chun really did not see anything la.”(*translator’s note: ‘Little Cuties’ = small singlet)
However, after finishing filming “Butterfly Lovers”, Chun and Charlene have become good friends. Last week Charlene came to Taipei to film a MV, and Chun was happy to do some accompanying. Charlene originally wanted to eat Mala pot at the night markets, but Chun recommended not to, and it was then when they all went to eat at Harlem’s Taiwanese cuisine restaurant instead. Chun, who loves food, ordered a lot of food and was very content afterwards. On the subject of food, Chun said, “When my mother was alive, the thing she worried most about was that I would work too hard and not have time to eat. Now I work hard but I never forget to eat, I do take good care of myself so I want my mother in the heavens, not to worry about me.”
source : UDN
Translated by : x-WISHFULthinking

Wu Zun thinks of his passed-away mother when filming crying scenes; Alone In Taiwan; Breaks Down Into Tears; Mother Hid Sickness From Him

Born in Brunei, Wu Zun came to Taiwan to develop his career. With his parents not by his side, he misses them terribly and this has become his inspiration for his acting and interpretation of roles. In his first ever movie "Butterfly Lovers", he has to film a number of crying scenes, however he does not once use eye-drops but cries on the spot when needed. He says that he only needs to think of his mother who passed away 5 years ago from cancer, and tears will come flowing out.

Today, Chun has stepped out of the circle of idol dramas, and bravely attempt his first ever movie. His mother is his greatest driving force, he says because "now whenever I do anything, I will not feel as scared as the time when she left us."

Alone In Taiwan; Breaks Down Into Tears

Chun says that he hardly ever cries, and the only time he has done it infront of everyone was also because he was missing his parents. At the time, Fahrenheit were all together at an event, and they began talking about each of their parents that were never by their side. Chun thought of himself, being all alone in Taiwan, wanting to see his parents but cannot, hence he was unable to control himself and broke down into tears.

Mother Hid Sickness From Him

At the time, Chun was studying in Australia and it was not till his graduation that his mother told him she had got cancer. When she passed away, the pain he felt turned into courage, he came into Taiwan, and now has become one of the biggest male stars in Taiwan.

source : chinatimes
Translated by : x-WISHFULthinking

Ron Ng is not Suki Tsui's cup of tea



Ron Ng is not Suki Tsui's cup of tea

Suki Tsui and Ron Ng have been working together in TVB's new series "Wives & Concubines" and they hardly had any rumors. They have also been reported having no communication. Suki explained yesterday that they would normally just say Hi, Say Bye. She also said Happy Birthday to Ron a few days ago. She joked by saying that recenty she likes to drink water. The meaning hinted that Ron Ng was not her cup of tea.

Ron Ng said that he felt Suki was very quiet and they only discussed about the script. When the reporter mentioned that Suki hinted he was not her cup of tea, he replied "We are just working, just for the series." (Is Suki your cup of tea?) "When we are filming yes because we are acting. When we are not filming No. I read a newpaper article that said she already had someone in her life". Earlier he was reported in a relationship that involved 4 people, himself, Toby Leung, Charmaine Sheh and Benny Chan. Ron said he has known Toby for many years and they are very good friends. On his birthday, she presented him with a present and gave him a hug wishing him a Happy Birthday. They did not avoid that situation or find it awkward.

Source : Mingpao
Translated by : kingkongit27

Gillian Chung's scene in the film (Mei Lanfang) will be removed due to protecting the Mei family reputation



Gillan Chung has had many downfalls since the scandal happened in January. She was replaced by her duo partner in the film (Butterfly Lovers). The film (Bathing Beauty) which she finished filming for had no release date either. Also her scenes in the film (Mei Lanfang) directed by Peter Chan were all deleted. The reason was because the Mei Family couldn't accept the sex scandal incident. Gillian was depending on (Mei Langfang) as a comeback but it seems this has caused her setback to her plans.

To protect the Mei Family's reputation

Mei Lanfang was a famous Beijing Opera artist. and will be played by Leon Lai. Gillian portrayed the character Fu Zhi-Fang in her younger years and is Mei Langfang's second wife. She only appeared for over 5 minutes in the film but now she doesn't even have 1 second. Since the scandal many people have been questioning whether Gillian's scenes would be deleted. Yesterday Mei Lanfang's son Mei Baojiu assistant Wu Ying accepted an interview for "Chengdu Shang Bao" but she stated that the Mei Family could not accept the main lead of the scandal to portray the role of their seniors. That is why all of her scenes are to be deleted. Maybe those scandal pictures were not a big deal to some people, but to the Mei Family it is a very big deal. How can they accept their mother and their mother in law suddenly related to some sex scandal news? From what I know of they are seriously going to remove Gillian's scenes from the film."

EEG have not received any notice

As to Gillian's scene being officially removed, Hong Kong has not received any notice to confirm this. However a spokesperson stated that the film will be released in January next year. Mani and director Peter Chan stated that her scenes would not be removed in an interview a month ago. But from what the Mei Family assistant said in the interview, it seems that Gillian will feel the pain once again and a setback.

Edison Chen's luck was abit better, although the film "Sniper" was also not released, but he still appeared for 3 seconds in the Hollywood film "The Dark Knight".

Source : Mingpao
Translated by : kingkongit27

Stephy Tang & Kary Ng play the role of Twins



Stephy Tang & Kary Ng play the role of Twins

Stephy Tang and Kary Ng were having their photo session for the 絕代雙嬌 poster.
In 絕代雙嬌 they played the role of twins. Therefore they have to be identical in many ways including their little habits. Stephy was asked what Kary was like, She replied "she is a tomboy, when she sits down, her legs are apart. Very difficult to learn how she frowns"

Kary said "Stephy always runs her hair with her fingers, she is not like what other people think that she fancies herself." In the film, Stephy always shouts at people, she even shouts at the grandma. She didn't really want to shout at the grandma, but grandma didn't mind at all . Stephy is the one who usually slaps people, but this time she got slapped by Kary. Kary did not slap her hard enough , she had 10 NG. Poor Stephy her face was red and swollen.

Source : MingPao
Translator : dragon888

Fiona trusts Jaycee 100% ; denied crying at a party



Fiona trusts Jaycee 100% ; denied crying at a party

There were media reports that Fiona went to Gilbert Yeung 's party and saw Jaycee cuddling another girl. She bursted into tears. The other night, a reporter asked Fiona if it was true. She said " I trust Jaycee 100%, first of all, I do not cry in public, and secondly I believe that he did not hug another girl."

She disclosed that she was very tired that night, but she couldn't leave as she had to wait for the rest of her friends to leave with her. She covered her face as she was so tired. People thought she was crying. Finoa stressed that she did not cry and Jaycee did not hug another girl either.

Source : MingPao
Translator : dragon888

(I also edited because parts ddnt make sense ... and people its JAYCEE ! Not Jaysee ! :P )

Linda Chung prefers tall guys



Linda Chung prefers tall guys

Linda Chung was guest for the programme of 范後感. She disclosed that she entered the entertainment circle as a result of the beauty pageant. Linda revealed that she returned to Hong Kong from Canada to develop her career. She has been in Hong Kong for 4 years now. It was only last year that she felt she had achieved something. Linda has high expectation and she always gives herself a lot of unnecessary pressure. She used to cry at least once a week. Then she got better.

Linda was rumoured to have been dating Raymond Lam and Philip Ng. She stressed that she is not dating anybody. She expressed that she does take a long time to warm to a person. Therefore one needs to be very patience with her. She prefers tall guys.

Source : MingPao
Translator : dragon888

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Linda Chung speaks about her Music Career



Linda Chung speaks about her Music Career

Linda Chung expressed her thoughts of wanting to have her own concert during an interview with a radio station earlier. However, she rarely has the extra time due to her busy schedule and it will only be the end of October when she is finally free. She has also expressed that there might be insufficient songs to sing as she had only released 1 music album so far. Reporters suggested Linda to sing Raymond Lam's song if she does not have sufficient songs, she replied "Its a good idea, I like his songs".

While mentioning about the newcomer award at the end of the year, Linda expressed that she hopes to receive the award. Regarding rumors of TVB only giving newcomer awards to people from their own company such as Raymond who received the newcomer award from TVB last year, Linda said "Raymond is really good in singing, his albums have good sales too. Many people have their opinion of drama artistes becoming singers and think its not possible. Both me and Raymond are serious about our development in the music industry. By working hard, I hope that people will change their opinion on us."

Source : Oriental Daily
Translated By : Kingkongkit27

Wu Zun and Charlene Choi meet-up 2 nights in a row




Wu Zun and Charlene Choi meet-up 2 nights in a row

Charlene Choi (Ah Sa) and Wu Zun, after finishing filming “Butterfly Lovers”, their relationship has heated up a lot; in the 3 days that Charlene came to Taiwan, she met up with Chun twice. On the 2nd, at about 11pm, after Chun finished his intense singing and dancing training for Fahrenheit’s upcoming concert, he went straight to the restaurant to meet Charlene. The 2 talked and laughed, and together, they even played a joke on the media waiting outside by writing on a cloth, telling everyone to watch “Butterfly Lovers”, fishing for free advertising.

However, this dinner is not a secret meet-up between Charlene and Chun, but actually because their co-worker Harlem invited everyone out to dinner. The very rich Harlem, invited everyone to eat Taiwanese cuisine at his own restaurant. It was past midnight when they all went their separate ways. Chun, who decided to walk home, took over an hour, and even then, he still had not reached home. Hence, he phoned his manager and said to the paparazzi that was following him: “I’m very tired, please don’t follow me anymore, I’m not going to go anywhere la!” After that, he got into a taxi and left.

Chun, because he is so busy preparing for Fahrenheit’s upcoming concert, he will promote for “Virgin” halfway through this month. Charlene accepted an interview from “Men’suno” magazine and in this interview she mentioned that in her eyes, Chun is a guy who lives life to the full. During one scene of the movie, Chun had to take off her shoes and massage her legs as she had an injury. At the time, the whole place was filled with candle-light and the atmosphere was very romantic. Charlene smiled sweetly and said, “When I saw Chun massaging my leg, my heart went ‘Ya!’ "

Source: chinatimes
Translated By : x-WISHFULthinking

Fahrenheit rising!

You might have thought the boy band era was over. Well clearly, it’s not.

Meet Fahrenheit. After being together for just a few short years, the four-member group from Taiwan has made its mark as Asia’s biggest heartthrob act, selling millions of records and even becoming spokespersons for the island nation.

Having conquered much of Asia, Wu Chun, Jiro Wang, Calvin Chen and Aaron Yan now have their sights set on North America.

Last week, Fahrenheit sent two of its performers to guest star in the tenth anniversary of Sunshine Nation Finale — an annual star search conducted throughout Metro Vancouver by Fairchild Media.

Apparently, two members is all it takes to generate the required amount of hype. Within one hour of going on sale, tickets for last Friday’s concert were completely sold out.
The group’s representative duo, Calvin Chen, who won the Sunshine Nation competition in 2004, and Aaron Yan, easily managed to sell out the Michael J. Fox Centre in Burnaby. Not bad for a boy group with three out of four of its members aged 28 - virtual geriatrics in today’s youth-obsessed music industry.

No matter. They still attract fans half their age. Fainting, screaming and blowing kisses, Vancouver’s Asian-Canadian teenyboppers scrambled to get a glimpse of the two stars before they pushed their way into the Fairchild studio for a radio interview.

With two albums that continue to top charts, the group has sold millions of copies and continues to sell out concerts across Asia. Their debut, self-titled album, sold 80,000 copies within the first month of its release in 2006.

Chen, who is the latest member to join the group after having been discovered on the Sunshine Nation search in 2004, was earning his Masters in Economics at the University of Victoria when a Taiwan record label asked him to visit their headquarters based on his performance in the talent search.

But his father, Chen explained, did not support his dreams for fame and demanded that he stay in school. Determined to explore the possibility of a singing career, Calvin, 28, secretly hopped on a plane to Taiwan to meet with executives from the record label.

So much for a career in stocks and market shares.

Sitting next to Yan the day before the concert, Chen marveled at how far he has come since winning the competition four years ago. To be able to preform as a Fahrenheit member at the very talent search finale that made him a star seemed unreal, he laughed.
“It feels really good to be back. Vancouver has changed a lot since I was here last, especially Richmond and Robson Street,” he told the Asian Pacific Post, referring to the bustling suburb and Vancouver’s trendiest shopping neighborhood.

As the latest and greatest pop culture export from Taiwan, Fahrenheit has replaced F4 (also a four-boy band) as spokespersons for the country’s tourism industry in a bid to boost the number of tourists visiting Taiwan this year by seven per cent.

“Since F4 has proved quite effective in attracting young people to visit Taiwan, the Taiwan Tourism Bureau is continuing its strategy of using a ‘heartthrob’ band to present a vibrant and dynamic image of Taiwan,” Brian Su, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office press division director in Vancouver told the Asian Pacific Post.

“Fahrenheit will help attract young fans between the age of 18 and 30 to visit Taiwan as part of their fan-club activities. It’s been known that a lot of fans from abroad went to Taiwan to meet with the members of the band. While these fans stayed in Taiwan, a bit of sightseeing or shopping would generate tourism dollars.”

So far, it seems the strategy is working. Taiwan’s tourism increased by $36.6 million in 2007 alone. The number of tourists from Japan and South Korea also increased 15 per cent the same year, added Su.

According to the Tourism Bureau, Fahrenheit will shoot television commercials, appear on special travel episodes of Japanese television programs and hold fan gatherings both at home and abroad.

While Chen and Yan insist that Fahrenheit did not intentionally dethrone F4 as Taiwan’s top boys, the two bands are often compared to each other with whole chat rooms dedicated to debates on who deserves the title as Taiwan’s most talented sweethearts.

Modesty aside, the members of Fahrenheit have been able to market themselves as singers, actors and models. They are extremely popular around Asia for their roles in Taiwanese dramas such as KO One, Romantic Princess, Hana Kimi and Tokyo Juliet.

Their pretty faces have also made them prime targets for a range of products from vanilla chapstick to Hong Kong’s Disney Land.

But they still haven’t learned to write their own songs, Chen admits, which is not unusual for today’s pop stars. Malaysian born songwriter, Chen Xin Yan pens most of their songs as, “he know all four of our personalities so well.”

Each member of the group represents a season and temperature symbolic of his personality. Yan is winter at 41 degrees, Zun is autumn at 59 degrees, Chen is spring at 77 degrees, and Wang is summer at 95 degrees.

It is unclear how they chose those specific temperatures, but Fahrenheit has successfully turned itself into one hot commodity.

The Asian Pacific Post