Taiwanese heartthrob Wu Chun wants to visit the Philippines

With the successful airing of the original Hana Kimi on ABS-CBN, Taiwanese heartthrob Wu Chun recently revealed on his personal online journal his intentions to visit the Philippines. “I'm happy that they have started airing ‘Hana Kimi.’ I am really trying my best to convince my company to do promotional activities in the Philippines,” Wu said in his blog.


Though his initial attempt to convince his managers failed, the 28-year-old singer-actor remains persistent to achieve his goal and very much determined to see his Filipino fans. “I will not give up and hope it will be a reality for all us to meet up one day,” he added.


Don’t miss the exciting happenings this week as Joey (Ella Chen), being the fastest runner in the entire school, gets into trouble when the rival team kidnaps her so she can’t participate in the intramurals. Brian (Wu Zun), on the other hand, becomes jealous of Tristan’s (Danson Tang) closeness to Joey. Joey doesn’t have single clue why Brian got mad at her and little did she know that her ultimate crush already knows that she is a girl.

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Ex Alfa music colleague, Xu Shi Chang said that Jay is cool in character, but warm at heart.,

Jay gives fans the impression that he is cool and talented, rich and is not easily influence by others. Do we really know how Jay is like as a person in his daily life? We shall learn this from Xu Shi Chang, who was in charge of Alfa music, and is a musician himself, who had describe the unknown side of Jay's story.

Jay does not behave like a 'diva' even after he was famous.

After Jay was famous, his value has raised, was living in a comfortable home in Taipei. "But he likes to stay in the office, he laughs with his colleagues, and did not show that he is superior than others. They would play basketball and other games together. What had changed is that he does not frequent the road side food stalls like what he did in the past, because he would be attracting unwanted attention if he appear on the streets." Said Mr. Xu.

He looks after the crew very well.

Jay has been very concern about the people working behind the scenes. Mr. Xu revealed that he will motivate all staff to compose songs and sing, and save it into his album. From there, we know that Mr Xu had wrote 'Silence' for Jay's 8 dimension album, and it became one of Jay's classics.

Due to the hospitality nature he has, it adds attractiveness to what he already is, and his road to the industry will widen. Jay is someone not to be missed from the Chinese music scene, and a good friend in private life.

source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Ex-Alfa-music-colleague-Xu-Shi-Chang-said-that-Jay-is-cool-in-character-but-warm-at-heart-talk528535.html

Jay Chou becomes teacher wanting to teach Chinese style music

A few days ago Jay Chou went into the studio for "Earth" on Jiangsu satellite television and shared his story with the audience. When he started talking about his partner Vincent Fang, Jay Chou exposed that Vincent Fang used to be very introvert, he wouldn't dare to speak if he saw a girl. And if he became a teacher, he hopes to teach students Chinese style music.

Learn piano because the teacher was pretty

Lots of people know that Jay Chou was "forced" by his mother when practising the piano, but initially he voluntarily wanted to learn, he jokingly said: "One reason was that the teacher was pretty." When he was 4-5, Jay Chou started to practise the piano, "When I was in elementary school, I liked a girl who had a quite Chinese style, that time there was a TV theme that was very popular, when I was 5 I listened to it like mad, and immediately learnt it, afterwards I played it in class. At that time I could only play with my right hand, I secretly looked at that girl I liked, at that time I especially had that feeling of achievement, because no one in class could play it, everyone gathered around. The girl I liked came over to listen, after hearing it, we started talking."

Vincent Fang was once scared of girls

Vincent Fang's lyrics have given a lot of colour to Jay Chou's songs. Jay Chou said that the traditional martial arts and medicine of China have both appeared in his lyrics, it's also given him a lot of inspiration. In his impression, he thinks Vincent Fang is like an ancient person. Jay Chou even said that Vincent Fang never used to say much, he was very introverted, he was especially nervous when he saw a girl, he just wouldn't talk, now he's slowly trained himself up, the change in him is very big.

Not giving up music or movies

The Jay Chou of today, not only does he do music, he does movies and is even a guest professor at a certain school. Towards this role of being a teacher, Jay Chou said frankly that he hopes he can teach some Chinese style music in the future, teaching students how to combine elements from classical music with elements from pop. Concerning the future, Jay Chou said that the things he wants to do most are still music and movies. As for matrimony, he shyly smiled waving his hand: "I'm still young, I'll put my energy into my career first."

source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Jay-Chou-becomes-teacher-wanting-to-teach-Chinese-style-music-talk528534.html

Jang Nara to participate in D-100 Olympics event

Jang Nara will be participating in the Beijing Olympics event on April 30 that is going to mark the 100 days before the start of the global sports event.

The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee announced the full roster of 100 stars who will be singing the Olympics D-100 official theme song entitled “Beijing Welcomes You.” Among the top Chinese stars included in the list are Jackie Chan, Nicholas Tse, Karen Mok and Emil Chau. Jang Nara is the only Korean celebrity in the said list.

Scenes from the event will also be made into a music video, which will be broadcast throughout China through CCTV and other broadcasting channels.

source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Jang-Nara-to-participate-in-D-100-Olympics-event-talk528518.html

S.H.E Mispronounces Wang Yue Xin's name; Ella "Went Crazy"

When S.H.E. mispronounced Wang Yue Xin's name during the award presentation, the reporters at backstage was already buzzing. It is obvious that they would be asked about the incidence. They actually were quite sincere in admitting the mistake and honestly admitted that because they did not recognize the word, they were going to ask the cute and funny Mr. Lau, the executive from Meng Niu, who was presenting along them to do the honors. It never occurred to them that out of politeness, the task still ended up with them. Actually, I think it is OK. People often hesitate briefly when they first see Wang's name because they are not sure about the pronounciation of the middle word, including myself, to be honest. I simply guess it right. There are people who really do not recognize this word. Furthermore, they (S.H.E) were not prepared because they were not informed who the winner was, so this mistake is acceptable. Who would have guess that when more than one reporter keep asking about this, Ella would suddenly jumped up and exclaimed that next time she is will pay more attention!

Hoho, I have often seen Ella "go crazy" in Taiwanese variety programs. Actually she is very true to herself. I really like this about her. I often felt a chill whenever I have to deal with the type of artists who are young in age but act overly mature or have a ready answer for any questions from reporter. These type of people are too hard to fathom. Took a picture with them during the celebration dinner. Standing next to Ella, my neck was red because I was breaking out in hives due to the cold at backstage. She saw me and asked what was wrong, was I bitten by bugs? I replied, no, it is just too cold and my skin was sensitive causing the hives. She said in concern, you should take care. She is a very sweet girl. And I did not realize that she is also very considerate.

source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/SHE-Mispronounces-Wang-Yue-Xin-s-name-Ella-Went-Crazy-talk528514.html

When Jackie met Jet

If Jet Li fights Jackie Chan, who will win? The audience will, says Rob Minkoff, director of The Forbidden Kingdom (Gongfu Zhi Wang), which premieres in North America today opens in China six days later.

It has been a dream come true for Chinese martial art lovers to see the two icons in one film. The story starts with a dream. Jason, an American teenage kungfu fan enters a fantastic world through the "gate of no gate," and embarks on the mission to rescue the Monkey King, who's trapped in a stone by his foe, Jade Warlord. Like the young Hobbits in The Lord of the Rings, Jason has several powerful escorts, including a silent monk played by Li and a drunken wanderer played by Chan.

The family-friendly film is a collaboration of scriptwriter John Fusco and Li. Several years ago Li was seeking a story for his daughter, and from a number of candidates sent to him he picked Fusco's, which was loosely adapted from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. It is a mix of Chinese mythology and tales and features a chaotic scene in which the Monkey King and Shaolin Temple monks fight together.

However, Li worried that the story was too much of a spoof for Chinese audience to accept. He suggested changing the storyline into a dream sequence. In dreams, anything can happen.

Minkoff is also quick to assume Chinese cinemagoers that the film in no way cheapens Chinese culture. He was even told by his Chinese wife, a descendant of the saint Confucius, and her parents that they would not tolerate cultural mockery.

"They put great pressure on me," he says jokingly. "I made sure that the characters are true to themselves, and to the core values they were endowed by Chinese culture."

Li has also helped introduce Chinese philosophy to the film. For example, when Jason asks Li's monk what to do when he is in danger, the monk replies: "Keep breathing". The two masters not only teach the boy kungfu, but also the importance of respecting his teachers.

"It has long been my wish to promote Chinese culture," Li says. "But it is a huge and complicated culture, so we may have to start with a simple approach first.

"To present a little bit of everything in an interesting way may be easier for Western audiences."

The good news for kungfu enthusiasts is that fight scenes take up a lot of screen time. There are a variety of kungfu styles on show, including the crane and tiger fist, no shadow kick and drunken kungfu. Minkoff grew up in the bay area of San Francisco. Like Jason in the film, as a little boy he went to China town a lot. But what piqued his interest in Chinese culture were kungfu films.

"In Chinese kungfu movies, typically two things are being expressed," he says. "One is the physical act of the fighting, and the spiritual side of the teaching, involving experience and conscience."

Minkoff's first Chinese kungfu film was King Hu's Come Drink with Me (Da Zui Xia), in 1966. He is fond of Bruce Lee and Shaw's films, too. In The Forbidden Kingdom, he goes out of his way to pay tribute to the old kungfu films.

Chan's drunken wanderer is a nod to his 1978 film Drunken Master (Zui Quan), while the silent monk Li reminds many of his character in The Shaolin Temple (Shaolin Si). Young actress Liu Yifei's supporting role as Golden Sparrow is inspired by Pei-pei Cheng's character in Come Drink with Me, while the white-haired witch is almost a replica of Lien Ni-chang, the heroine in Ronny Yu's The Bride of White Hair (Baifa Monu Zhuan).

The battles between Li and Chan, choreographed by Yuen Woo-ping, give each a chance to express his different style and personality.

"Jet was serious. He has learned traditional martial arts from a very young age, while Chan was hilarious and lighthearted," Yuen says.

"He can do a bit of everything," Yuen says.

A scene from the movie featuring Jason as an American teenage kungfu fan, Jackie Chan as a drunken wanderer and Jet Li as a silent monk. Photos courtesy of Huayi Brothers

In Minkoff's eyes, the two superstars are just like Buddha and his disciple.

"Li was like a disciple of the Buddha, but Chan is the Buddha himself," he says. "Jet is very serious and religiously dedicated to Buddhism. Jackie is not, he is free, always bringing happiness to people around him."

The crew took part in a big ceremony for the opening of the film, which was a very traditional Chinese gesture to pay tribute to the Buddha. As Minkoff recalled, Chan was quite lighthearted about it, while Li was serious and dedicated.

The two's cooperation, says Minkoff, is like the Beatles. Each is good, but when you put them together, it is magic.

"It's history. As time goes on, it will become historic. Even if you do it again, this is the first time," he says

source: http://asianfanatics.net/forum/When-Jackie-met-Jet-talk528498.html

"Catch Me Now" Promotion Event; Fala Denies Fighting Against Herself

TVB New Series "Catch Me Now" Promotional Event; Fala Denies Fighting Against Herself

TVB new series "Catch Me Now", yesterday held its promotional event, the cast from the series intended includes: Damien Lau, Joe Ma, Fala Chen, Aimee Chan and Konnie Lui. Female Lead Idy Chan was unable to attend because she's in Canada. At the event, clips of Siu Long Lui's (Idy) past perfomances were boardcast. Yesterday the cast split into two teams of 'soldiers-theives', they acted out a scene of the jewelry disappearance, Konnie who was in a bikini successfully stole the spotlight.

Damien Hopes for Good Ratings
Damien expresses that Idy was unable to attend the promotion, which is too bad, but earlier they contacted each other on the phone, she taught him how to promote. Damien hopes that the ratings could be as good as "D.I.E", if the ratings are good, he would celebrate with Idy Chan. Konnie Lui was asked about her stealing the spotlight, she said that she doesn't feel so because she's a newcomer, and yesterday her outfit was just the costume for the series. She said that the first time filming a series, the most memorable scene was when she had to model in the busy market street, at the time there were many people surrounding, she felt really embarrassed.

Fala Denies That she's fighting against herself
As for Fala Chen, her series "A Journey Called Life" already aired more than half of its episodes, "Catch" will replace "Journey" causing her to be fighting against herself but Fala does not agree because the two characters are very different. She hopes that the two series would get high ratings, and also the last series each artistes performed very well, she has regain full confidence for the ratings. Aimee Chan's first time filming a series and recently she has also been in "Best Selling Secrets", so her mood is very pleasing. She said that many of her friends said that her character is very funny and her acting is not bad. Speaking of yesterday there were reports of her and Matthrew Ko shopping together for pets, she said that actually that day she just bumped into him and her male friend called her for confirmation, she denied this. Asked if her male friend is pursuing her? She smiles and said she does not know, maybe she'll call him and ask him.

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