Thursday, January 31, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
5566's Hong Kong Autograph Session A Success!,
Posted in today's Ming Pao:
Taiwan band 5566 has been around for six years, but yesterday was the first time they came to Hong Kong for the promotion of their new album, in the Metropole Centre, Tseung Kwan O, . They attracted more than 1,000 fans and 50 fans began queuing overnight at 10pm to get good seats. 5566 have a broad range of fans, including a couple of grannies lining up for the pao pao session. Fans screamed constantly.
5566 members include Sun Xiezhi (Tony), Wang Renfu(Zax), Wang Shaowei(Sam), Hu Meng Zhe (Jason) and have released 11 albums in 6 years. They were in Hong Kong to promote their new album 'Bravo'. Their first performance was the fast song "Roaming China (Man You Chong Guo)," and their singing and dancing led fans to an emotional high. As well, their pronounciation of Cantonese as "we" as a "Russian" and "album" as a " turning point "and ultra popular Wang Shaowei said with a laugh:" I am of Liangzi!" instead of "I am a Liang Zai'(handsome guy) were funny. When they said they may hold a concert in Hong Kong, the screams of the fans in the shopping mall were like sonic booms.
Lucky fans had close contact with 5566 for a number of interactive 'pao pao' sessions; a 76-year-old granny hugged Xiezhi, one fan attempted to pick up Mengzhe but was unsuccessful. Wangchaowei was given a big bear hug. They also ate cake that the fans brought. The signatures will be sent a 500 chip.
As it was the first time 5566 came to Hong Kong, they said that they were very happy and feel unworthy but hope that they can go there more and on tour. Since many Taiwanese boybands recently went there too, they were asked if they worried before coming to Hong Kong? Wangrenfu said: "5566 has been out for six years, and will inevitably be used to compare with other bands, but we only concentrate on our own work and see if there is any progress. The most important thing is to do our utmost to keep Fans happy.
Early over the same period before they released their new album, a FRH member had joked "I hope some groups sell more than 5,566 albums". When asked, Wangrenfu said: "We do not mind, I believe that was only an analogy. 183 Club doesn't mean they only sell 183 records. "
Malaysian Singer Nicholas Teo to Hold First Concert in Malaysia
Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Nicholas Teo will hold his first concert on home ground in March. The concert will be held at Stadium Putra, and while the venue’s 10,000-seating capacity is considerably challenging to fill, more so for a first-timer, Teo says he has confidence in his fans.
“We waited for a very long time for it (the venue). Our first consideration for this concert was the venue.” At a press conference on Wednesday to announce concert details, the organizers said more than RM900,000 had already been invested in the preparations for the event.
“I’ve been training daily and even recorded a theme song for this concert. My guest will be a female artiste and I’ll be singing a duet with her,” Teo, 26, said.
Warner Music Malaysia managing director Cheah Su Kong presented Teo with an earpiece specially made for use during his concert.
Winning the 2002 Astro Talent Quest with a heart-felt rendition of Huang Hun helped launch the Sarawakian’s singing career. Teo has since released three albums 1st Choice, Only Nicholas, and Prince. His biggest hit in 2007, Wang Zi (Prince) sold more than 100,000 downloads on caller ringback tone alone.
Apart from making music, Teo has also made forays into acting. He was the leading man in Taiwanese drama Smiling Pasta and Malaysia’s first award-winning Cantonese movie 3rd Generation. He also provided the voice for the Chinese version of Ratatouille.
One of the few Malaysian artistes who have successfully broken into overseas markets, Teo is well-known in China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan.
Nicholas [From Now On] Live in Malaysia will be held at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium on March 29 at 8pm.
星空主題曲 SKY THEME MV - 快樂的一天 Kuai Le De Yi Tian
The drama is nice.. as well de song and de MV.. Fully recomended
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Rynn Lim- 失戀學
Long time.. i heard this song.. but now i love this song very much.. i think is a very good meaning one
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Nicholas Teo's first home concert
KUALA LUMPUR: Taiwan-based Malaysian singer Nicholas Teo will hold his first concert on home ground in March.
The concert will be held at Stadium Putra, and while the venue's 10,000-seating capacity is considerably challenging to fill, more so for a first-timer, Teo says he has confidence in his fans.
"We waited for a very long time for it (the venue). Our first consideration for this concert was the venue."
At a press conference on Wednesday to announce concert details, the organisers said more than RM900,000 had already been invested in the preparations for the event.
"I've been training daily and even recorded a theme song for this concert. My guest will be a female artiste and I'll be singing a duet with her," Teo, 26, said.
Warner Music Malaysia managing director Cheah Su Kong presented Teo with an earpiece specially made for use during his concert.
Winning the 2002 Astro Talent Quest with a heart-felt rendition of Huang Hun helped launch the Sarawakian's singing career. Teo has since released three albums 1st Choice, Only Nicholas, and Prince. His biggest hit in 2007, Wang Zi (Prince) sold more than 100,000 downloads on caller ringback tone alone.
Apart from making music, Teo has also made forays into acting. He was the leading man in Taiwanese drama Smiling Pasta and Malaysia's first award-winning Cantonese movie 3rd Generation. He also provided the voice for the Chinese version of Ratatouille.
One of the few Malaysian artistes who has successfully broken into overseas markets, Teo is well-known in China, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea and Japan.
Nicholas [From Now On] Live in Malaysia will be held at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil Indoor Stadium on March 29 at 8pm.
The concert is organised by Warner Music Malaysia, Astro and MyFM, and coordinated by Star Planet.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Sourire Pour Moi 十分笑容宣传片
Haven release album on this.. you can see Rynn Lim New MV and dats de latest drama .. he is in now..
2006 Nicholas Teo Promo
Though this a kinda old.. but i would like to share dem wif Nicholas fans.. i took dem when he is in penang for his album promo...
Concert to be held in Malaysia on March 29th, Nicholas does not mind putting up a "revealing" performance
Reporter: Li Xiu Yun
Kuala Lumpur: Under the anticipation of many, "Prince" Nicholas finally settled on the date when he would be performing in his hometown. He was thoroughly confident of his own figure and did not mind revealing onstage.
Nicholas' "From Now On" Malaysia Concert will take place at 8pm on March 29th(Saturday) at Putra Indoor Stadium at Bukit Jalil.
When being inquired about the details of the concert by the media, Nicholas appeared mysterious and caused the former to have the feeling that "reaches the throat but not the stomach".
Upon repeated questioning by the media, Nicholas only disclosed a little information, saying, "I'm really happy that she is willing to be my first major concert's guest performer. She's a female. Previously, we had collaborated once due to a less careful situation. On the actual day of the concert, I will have an interactive type of performance with her."
Estimated investment of RM900,000
For this concert, the record company was especially generous and invested a figure of RM900,000. As to this huge favour, Nicholas did feel pressured but he was utterly confident that with a seating capacity of 10,000, the stadium will be fully-packed with audience on that day. He will be flying to Taipei to undergo training, engage in physical exercise for his body figure and to control his diet so as to present a different Nicholas Teo for the fans.
Those who had attended the press conference included Warner Music Malaysia General Manager, Xie Shu Guang, Huan Yu Television Station Head of Chinese Channel, Zhu Zhi Heng, MY FM Program Manager, Li Zhi Cheng and Red Box Marketing and Development Head, Chen Jia Ming.
Tickets are priced at RM80, RM100, RM150, RM200, RM260 each with an additional RM3 charge. They can be obtained at Sungai Wang Plaza Ground Level, by telephone at 03-92833667/77115000/21452233 or 24-hour online booking at www.starplanet.com.my.
Source: Guang Hua Daily
Developer to host CNY charity show - Micheal Wong
Developer to host CNY charity show
By PRISCILLA DIELLENBERG
SINGING sensation Michael Wong Guang Liang will be the main draw at a Chinese New Year charity show in Penang organised by developer SP Setia on Feb 15.
The Ipoh-born singer-composer, who is now based in Taiwan, would perform for 45 minutes at the charity show, said SP Setia property division (north) general manager S. Rajoo in Penang.
He said that about 10,000 to 15,000 people were expected to attend the free show, themed SP Setia Cares. Michael Wong sings for Unsung Heroes.
“Our ‘unsung heroes’ are those who tend to the less fortunate at various homes and centres. These people choose to work at such places not to earn a living but because they have a passion to help others,” said Rajoo.
He said the venue would be the Setia Pearl Island’s show village, which is now nearly completed and scheduled to be open for viewing early next month.
Rajoo said the event would begin with a street party from 6pm with fire-eaters, magicians, clowns and a “plastic man.” There will also be lion dance and dragon dance performan-ces.
He said the warm-up show was scheduled to start at 8.30pm with an 88-drum performance by the Malaysian Drum Symphony, followed by singing and dancing by The Three Sisters. There will also be a magic show and an appearance by the God of Prosperity as well as a slide show Tribute to the Unsung Heroes before Wong appears on stage.
“We are also inviting the residents and staff of the Spastic Children Association of Penang and Penang Cheshire Home for a dinner with our purchasers to celebrate Chinese New Year before the show,” he added.
Rajoo said Setia Pearl Island would also be launching its Cedar and Cypress three-storey link houses earlier that morning.
He said there were 19 units of the 20ft by 70ft houses with a built-up area of 3,000sq ft, and 41 units of the 22ft by 80ft homes with a built-up area of 3,300sq ft, with the price at RM798,000 and RM878,000 respectively.
Rajoo also said registration was open for its 84 units of Juniper three-storey semi-detached houses in Sungai Ara with a built-up area of 3,600sq ft.
He said the selling price was RM1.3mil with the launch date being scheduled for the second quarter of the year.
Michael Wong sets hearts aflutter
Starpix by SIA HONG KIAU
Michael Wong won fans over with old hits and new melodies at his first solo concert at the Arena of Stars.
Multiple award-winning Michael Wong is an endearing musician who wins even more hearts with his sincerity as he performs his sentimental ballads, which feature heartfelt lyrics and moving melodies.
The Arena of Stars in Genting Highlands was awash with roars of excitement at the most punctual concert ever as Wong started with a fast-paced Jing Tan Hao (Exclamation Mark).
Excited fans, some who came all the way from Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong, expressed their undying love and vowed to be never apart from the Taiwan-based, Ipoh-born singer-composer.
Fans were constantly screaming, stopping only while he was performing.
“If you don’t stop screaming, I’ll have to do something I’ve never done before,” the 37-year-old teased as he peeled off his jacket to reveal a sleeveless white shirt. “I thought about this for a long time as I’ve never worn anything like that before and my mother is here tonight.”
Singing Peng You Shou Ri Feng (Friend’s First Day Cover), he introduced his first guests for the night, label mates, the Asian boyband Boyz Frenz, which comprises Jackson Phang (Malaysia), Desmond Lim (Brunei), Darren Tan (Singapore) and Lance Onate (the Philippines).
“Lance is the first to sing a Filipino version of Tong Hua and it’s very nice.” Encouraged by Wong, Lance gave an impromptu rendition of the Tagalog song Now When You’re Gone.
The boys then entertained with the popular single, Boyfriend, from their debut album Oh! My Honey Boyfriend. Jackson even did a back somersault with a 360° spin.
Sitting at the piano, Wong serenaded the crowd with Yong Qi (Courage), Yong Bao Wo (Hold Me) and Feng Yu Tong Lu (Stand Together).
Amid requests for a piano encore, Wong continued with Cantonese tune Dang (Wait), originally sung by the late Hong Kong singer Danny Chan, and Mandarin song Mei You Yong Jiu De Ai Qing (No Romance Lasts Forever).
“Here’s a thought I’d like to share with you all. One day, I’d like to release an an unplugged album of songs featuring the piano. I’d probably call it My Piano and I. Then, I’d like to hold a concert with me singing and playing the piano only. What do you say?” Shouts of audience approval gave him all the encouragement he needed to proceed with the idea.
Wong sang more than half the songs from his latest solo album Bu Hui Fen Li (Never Apart) as well as chart-topping hits from his other best-selling albums Tong Hua (Fairy Tale), Yue Ding (Commitment), Guang Mang (Ray of Light) and his debut Michael’s First Album.
Then, he brought on Taiwanese artiste Maggie Chiang. Label mates and frequent collaborators, both singers engaged in light banter before singing Zhi Shao Hai You Ni (At Least I Still Have You) and Dui Ni You Gan Jue (I Have Feeling For You).
Chiang’s vocals were superb as she sang her signature hit Ai Ku Gui (Crybaby).
With this very concert, I’ve fulfilled yet another dream – one of holding a solo concert high up in the clouds here at Genting. It was a dream came true when I staged my first solo concert at Hong Kong’s Coliseum, then came my first solo concert in Malaysia at Bukit Jalil.”
Singing Wo Ni De Shou (Shake Your Hand), he mingled with his fans, who surged forward to make physical contact with their idol.
He closed with his biggest hit, Fairy Tale, the song that earned him a listing in the Malaysia Book of Records as the Malaysian Chinese Male Composer with the highest number of awards and also for The Best Selling Chinese Album.
Fans screamed for an encore and he obliged with Never Apart. Fireworks shot from front stage and he was showered with confetti as he took a bow and left the stage.
However, fans couldn’t get enough of him and clamoured for more, so he returned to the stage for the last time with If You Still Love Me, Heaven, First Time and Fairy Tale.
Never Apart – Michael Wong Live in Genting staged last Saturday at the Arena of Stars was organised by Genting Resorts World.
Going places
By S.S. YOGA - THE STAR
There’s no looking back for Victor Wong as he moves into new territory.
They were the trail-blazers who went to Taiwan, kicked opened the door and made the Taiwanese music industry sit up and take notice of Malaysian Chinese musicians.
Thanks to the breakthrough made by musical duo Michael and Victor (otherwise known as Guang Liang Ping Guan to their Malaysian fans), Malaysian artistes such as Fish Leong, Penny Tai and Nicholas Teo are now enjoying success overseas.
However, eight years after they went their separate ways, there remains an aura of mystery behind the break-up.
So it was that when I got the chance to interview Victor Wong Ping Guan recently, I asked him why he and Michael Wong Guang Liang (no relation), broke up after five years as a duo, when they were at the top of their game.
“That is a very common question, and I’ve answered it many times before,” said the soft-spoken 36-year-old who was in town to promote his new English album, Need U Most.
“There was nothing really fishy about it actually. It was a natural progression of things – from the very beginning we had already decided that we would go solo eventually. In fact, we were already progressing down that path – we only sang two songs as a duo in our last album Xiang Jian Ni (Want To See You), the rest were all solo tracks.”
Victor said they signed their first contract with Rock Records as solo artistes, not as a duo. However, because they’d sung together before on a self-produced demo album, the label decided to put them together.
Their debut album, Zhang Xing (Palm), turned out to be a huge success, and they decided to continue as a duo. Despite the successes of Malaysian singers such as Eric Moo and Mindy Quah in past years, Michael and Victor are the ones credited with kick-starting the current influx of Malaysians into the Taiwanese music industry with the success of their debut album in Taiwan – Wu Yin Liang Pin x 2 – which went platinum.
As a duo, Victor and Michael won two Chinese AIM (Anugerah Industri Muzik) awards for Best Group and Best Album in Malaysia, and a whopping 15 awards in total at the 1996 and 1998 PWH (Persatuan Wartawan Hiburan) awards, arguably Malaysia’s biggest Chinese music awards.
Unfortunately, Victor and Michael had different views of their music, and after five successful years together, they decided to part ways.
“Five years together was a very long time for us, especially since we never expected to last so long as a duo in the first place. We both had our own perceptions and preferences on how to make music, and when you are in a duo or group, you are limited by other people’s needs. So in the end, we decided it was best to go separate ways,” said Victor.
English album
While Michael has since switched labels (he joined Seed Music in 2005), Victor is still going strong with Rock Records, and has since released eight solo albums, including his recent debut English album, Need U Most, which according to him is the culmination of his dream to release an English album.
“I’ve been exposed to English songs ever since I was a child, and always fancied doing an English album. So when the record company gave me the chance to do it, I grabbed it! My mother loves the album because many of the songs hold memories for her,” said Victor who dedicated the album to his mother. The album consists of cover versions of songs from different eras ranging from the 1950s to the 1980s, to recent numbers like Way Back Into Love (from the motion picture Music & Lyrics). The songs were chosen based on Victor’s personal favourites, and include classics like Every Breathe You Take, Pretty Woman, Top of The World, and so on. Having sung in Mandarin all these years, switching to English took more effort.
“I had no problem with the pronunciation, but I had to change the way I sing because the tone of Chinese songs is different from English ones,” he said. “We recorded the album in Los Angeles, and while there I did some vocal training so that I can have a different vocal delivery for the English songs.”
That was not the only obstacle Victor had to overcome. The musical arrangements are also different. The Chinese albums offer new compositions and songs, while the English songs have familiar and classic oldies.
“The main focus is still my Chinese audience. I want to let them know that I can sing English songs too. The response so far has been pretty good, and some are asking me when the next volume will be released!”
Challenges ahead
Victor has also branched into acting recently, playing the lead role in his first-ever feature film, Zhu Ting Ai Ni (Determined to Love you), a drama which is produced in China.
“Acting is something very new and interesting to me; it’s similar to singing in that I need to express myself a lot, but instead of just using my voice, I have to use my whole body,” he said. “I felt a bit of pressure because we did the movie in China, and the rest of the cast are trained actors and actresses from China.”
Despite the challenges of juggling a singing career and acting, Victor reckons that versatility is essential for an artiste to survive these days.
The Chinese industry is getting very tough, especially for recording artistes. It’s almost impossible to survive through recording albums alone, unless you’re at the very top. So these days we have to perform in shows, hold concerts, act, and so on.”Victor has never thought of getting back together with Michael, though it may be a hugely popular move.
“I think we are past that. The best time would have been during our 10th anniversary in 2005. Now it will be much more difficult because we’ve developed different styles, and different perception of things. Of course, I’ve had people tell me that our songs as a duo were better, but I think we need to move forward and not look back,” he said with an air of finality.
Well, a pipe dream it may be for now, but with the recent glut of bands reuniting like The Police and Led Zeppelin, anything is possible these days, right? So here’s hoping that we may yet see a reunion of Michael and Victor in the future.
Victor Wong’s debut English album Need U Most is now out in stores.
Vic Zhou and DaS cant have a clean break, Although separated, Zaizai still wears Love necklace
Vic Zhou (Zaizai) and DaS ( Xu Xi Yuan) sometime before each acknowleged having separated, after that, the day before, at F4 promotional event in Xi Men Ding HOng Lau place, Zaizai accepts to respond about it again, " Right now, we are in touch almost everyday, our relationship is like family, it's like returning to Jie-Di from lovers." But after this separation, Zaizai expressed not wanting to date again for the time being ! And he, while being interviewed by a magazine, acknowledges, " When being in love, my flaw is that I cant, when being together in everyday life or small details, be romantic or say loving words ! " Vic admits his shortcomings, and regarding his "inflexible, not afraid to love" kind of personality he is very proud, " if my other half is bullied or threatened, i'll protect her without a second thought ! " Other than that, he laughes at himself not knowing how to socialize, so that's why he request from his other half, other than being filial, " I also wish she can enjoy with me a calm life at home, and outside, she can help me to mingle in with others. " Zaizai the day before has moved out of Xu's house, not looking for a new house anymore, it is reported, hs new home isnt bad, it is near a restaurant Lin Li, very fitting for a homebody to live in, and it's managed like a hotel, with small appartments, the monthly rent is around 5000.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Cyndi Wang Sings Theme Song for A Cartoon Series
The song was released on Friday.
S.H.E chosen to sing song for Steven Chow's new movie
To respect the movie company, HIM kept a low profile on this news. However SHE’s Cantonese song teacher-singer, Dai Pei Jia, revealed her experiences of recording with SHE on her blog. She praised SHE for learning fast and catching the Cantonese accent accurately. Fans who visited her blog shared this information and instantly many caught on the news. It was said that Stefanie Sun also wished to work with Stephen Chow, but yet SHE managed to seize the collaboration opportunity first.
Sources revealed that the movie company approached SHE and they specially flew to Hong Kong to sing the theme song 《7仔》(literal translation: 7th Boy). This song is written based on the “outer space dog”. The song also had playful lyrics such as (literal translation), “7th boy, 7th boy, he likes everything… turn around and change his look, using his magical antenna, shining lights, every cells changed, hugging you tight, in my hands, flying around with 7th boy.” SHE sounded very mischievous in the song.
translation credit: syyang
holas Teo received double awards but caused one of them to fall off
Time：8.30PM
Venue：Sogo Green Box
Theme：《2007 Red Box Karaoke Year-Round K-Songs Top 20》
The award which Nicholas Teo received from the hands of Red Box Manager
Chairwoman, Zhu Yu Chan, was firstly in one piece. However, it soon fell
off Nicholas' grasp and the letter "K" has a corner missing.
Nicholas had won 2 awards from Red Box Karaoke Year-Round Selection and
Broadcast Rate. No one knew if he was overjoyed or...... The prize just
landed on the floor.
Red Box Karaoke disclosed 2007 Year-Round Top 20 songs and 5 duets with
the highest selection and broadcast rate. Nicholas relied on two songs,
"Wang Zi" (Prince) and "Cuo Le Zai Cuo" (Mistake After Mistake) to make
it as the only local singer who won double awards. It was not known whether
his hands turned weak for when it was time for a group photo to be taken
on stage, the prize dropped onto the ground.
The situation then was rather chaotic and it happened when Nicholas was
going up onto the stage. He smiled to avoid embarrassment and it seemed
that "dropping and spoiling awards" was not something that only Eason Chan
was capable of doing. Following that, Nicholas was hoping to find the piece
that was gone but to no avail.
Zeng Guo Hui also attended the award ceremony on that day. His Cantonese
song, "Everyone wishes to be loved" was one of the top 20. Other singers
include Henley Hsu, JNK, Orange Chen Hui Tian, Huang Yu and Chen Shi An.
Red Box, now in its fifth year, also held "Golden Mouse Revolution Media
Night" and had an appearance of the God of Wealth giving out various huge
prizes and celebrating the New Year early with everyone.
Winning List: Top 20 (in not any order)
1. Stefanie Sun - Those that I cherish
2. S.H.E. - Zhong Guo Hua
3. Nicholas Teo - Wang Zi
4. Eason Chan - Under Mount Fuji
5. Evan Yo - I Can
6. Gary Tsao - Betrayal
7. Tank - Personal Angel
8. Jolin Tsai - Agent J
9. Janice Wei Lan - Leaving Home
10. Guang Liang - Never Apart
11. A-Mei - If You Have Heard
12. Jay Chou - Secret Cannot Be Told
13. Zeng Guo Hui - Everyone wished to be loved
14. Justin Lo - Men-KTV
15. Guo Jing - I don't want to forget you
16. Fish Leong - Adoration
17. F.I.R. - Crescent Bay
18. Jay Chou - Cowboy on the Run
19. Nicholas Teo - Mistake After Mistake
20. S.H.E. - Mayday
Top 5 Duets
1. Rynn Lin, Sheila Majid - Melodi
2. S.H.E. + Fahrenheit - Thanks for your tenderness
3. Mayday + Chen Qi Zhen - Fleeing to the Moon
4. Wang Lee-Hom + Selina - You're a Song Within My Heart
5. Phoebe + May - Sign of Memory
Source: China Press
Thursday, January 17, 2008
張棟樑大馬演唱會 Nicholas' Concert Live in Malaysia
張棟樑大馬演唱會 Nicholas' Concert Live in Malaysia：
日期Date：2008 / 3/ 29 (六)
地點Venue : Stadium Putra Indoor, Bukit Jalil.
時間Time : 8pm.
大馬歌迷會會員優先訂票 Advance Booking for NFC members before 21/1/08：RM350 VVIP / RM260 VIP
謝謝大家一直以來的支持，棟樑終於要實現他的夢想，於三月舉行他的第一場大馬演唱會！為了回餽歌迷會會員，我們在23/1/08 公開售票之前優先讓會員訂購最前排的兩種票價，以便拿到最好的位子。任何預訂請在21/1/08前連絡NFC 會長 Auntie Kelly 016 2265575。逾期者自誤，恕不受理！謝謝！
Thanks for all your supports always! Nicholas is going to held his First Concert in Malaysia soon on March 08. Now, we are offering "Advance Booking" for 2 types of concert tickets (RM350 & RM260), only valid for NFC members internally before our public launch on 23/1/08. Kindly contact NFC Leader Auntie Kelly 016 2265575 before 21/1/08 for advance booking to get a better seating!
- Thanks to 張棟樑马来西亚歌迷会 | Nicholas Teo Fans Club - Malaysia for the info -
KKBox Daily Top Albums Chart
1. Ang5.0 - Angela Zhang
2. I'm Busy - Jay Chou
3. Super Sunshine - Gary Tsao
4. Show Your Dance - Alan Luo
5. Adoration - Fish Leong
6. Invisible Superman - Amber Guo
7. I'm Good - Rene Liu
8. Dou Niu, Yao Bu Yao TV Series Soundtrack
9. Shou Fang Zi Ru - Li Sheng Jie
10. Start From Here - 王若琳(Joanna Wang)
Top Five Mandarin Albums (Jan.4-10)
Top Five Mandarin Albums Jan. 4 to Jan. 10
BY TAIPEI TIMES STAFF
1. Fahrenheit (飛輪海) and 2nd Album (雙面飛輪海) with 18.65 percent of sales
2. 5566 and Bravo (喝采) with 8.03%
3. Lollipop (棒棒堂) and GyaShan (哪裡怕) with 7.95%
4. Gary Tsao (曹格) and Super Sunshine with 6.12%
5. Valen Hsu (許茹芸) and Latitude 66 Degrees (北緯66度) with 5.8%
Fahrenheit & S.H.E playing in the snow ;Wu Zun loves eating Peking duck
credits ce.cn and CEFC FORUM
translated by fishybiznes of CEFC FORUM
Fans fined for breaching airport rules
By Chang May Choon
TAIWAN star Jay Chou will arrive tomorrow afternoon on flight BR225 to perform in two concerts
here in Singapore.
Mr Sin Teck Wee was among the many fans who greeted Taiwanese singer Jay Chou at the airport's transit area in July last year.
But if you think the fastest way to catch a glimpse of the star is to buy an air ticket to get into the restricted areas inside Changi Airport, think again.
Some hardcore fans are known to resort to this rather pricey method to see their idols up close.
But those who do so are actually breaking the law.
Two of Jay's fans found this out the hard way when they were recently fined $1,000 each
for doing that on 30 Jul last year.
Jay, 29, was then in town to promote his movie Secret and appeared at a meet-and-greet
session for transit passengers at the Terminal One transit mall area after arriving.
Sin Teck Wee, 33, and Jocelyn Soh Chia Ling, 28, were found to have bought air tickets to
Kuala Lumpur to gain entry into the transit area to see him.
NO-GO ZONE
However, only 'passengers with boarding passes who are proceeding to their next destination'
are allowed in this area. This means that those who enter the transit area must go on to board
their flights. Both Sin and Soh had no intention of flying off despite holding boarding passes.
They ended up being detained by an Immigration and Checkpoints Authority officer and
were handed over to the police.According to court papers, they were each fined
the maximum of $1,000 for breaching the Protected Areas and Protected Places Act.
They could also have been jailed up to two years.
Many Singaporeans were not aware that buying an air ticket to enter the transit area
without actually flying is an offence here.
'Is it so serious?' was a common response.
The New Paper understands that some fans who have done so in the past had been given verbal warnings. Others apparently managed to convince the airlines to change their flight after meeting their idols. They then used their tickets on a later date.
A spokesman for HIM Music, which manages popular Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit,
said that she had seen fans who obviously bought air tickets just to see the quartet.
Many such fans are teenage girls.
NO LUGGAGE
She said they had no luggage and their eyes were transfixed on the band even while
queuing to clear immigration.
They would then follow the guys around 'as if they're travelling together', and try to talk to them.
But the spokesman said she was not sure if the girls boarded a plane in the end or simply turned around and went home.
Freelance photojournalist Tony Yap told The New Paper that he realised it was an offence in 2003 after an airport official stopped him from taking pictures of Taiwanese pop group 5566 inside the transit hall.
Mr Yap, 26, was returning from an overseas holiday when he bumped into 5566 by chance.
But once he whipped out a camera and snapped away, he was stopped by an official.
'He asked if I had bought a ticket to see the group and said it was not allowed,' Mr Yap recalled.
'He asked for my passport and boarding pass, and even checked my overseas stamp.'
Fans who want to see Jay tomorrow can wait for him outside the arrival hall at Terminal One.
Mr Jonathan Tan, artiste and repertoire director of Hype Records, which is organising Jay's concerts,
said it was 'not worth it' to break the law.
'Let this be a note of caution to fans,' he told The New Paper.
'There are other ways to support an artiste, and Jay himself would not be happy to hear that
his fans broke the law to see him.'
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Gary Yap Malaysia 2nd Promo
Malaysian DJ singer - Gary Yap.. 2nd round promo will be coming soon.. A Malaysia DJ, singer- actor will promote his 2nd round of his 2nd album.. Fans of his.. get a chance to see him soon and grab his latest album ya
- 12月29日07年（六）
3pm Center Square Mall, 吉打双溪大年
8pm Alor Star Mall, 吉打亚罗士打
12月30日07年（日）
1pm Perangin Mall 槟城岛
5pm Jusco Kinta City Ipoh, 霹雳怡保
12月31日07年（一）
9pm 云顶 Times Square大厅跨年到数活动
1月05日08年（六）
3pm Kuantan Parade, 彭亨关丹
1月06日08年（日）
3pm 吉隆坡金河广场大厅6pm Klang Parade, 吧生
1月13 日08年（日）
2pm City Square, 柔佛新山
6:30pm Selayang Mall, 雪州士拉央
JNK Malaysia Promo
-JNK [不一样] EP 签唱会-
1月 6号 星期日时间 : 下午 2点地点 : PRANGIN MALL, 槟城时间 : 下午 5点地点 : THE SUMMIT, BUKIT MERTAJAM
1月 13号 星期日时间 : 晚上 7点 30分地点 : IPOH PARADE, 怡保
1月 20号 星期日时间 : 下午 2点 30分地点 : MAHKOTA PARADE, 马六甲时间 : 傍晚 6点地点 : SEREMBAN PARADE, 芙蓉
1月 27号 星期日时间 : 下午 2点地点 : CITY SQUARE, 新山时间 : 傍晚 6点地点 : BATU PAHAT MALL, BATU PAHAT
Gary Yap Promo in Penang- Perangin Mall
Gary Yap arriving at Perangin Mall for his second round promo on 30th of December 2007. Arriving before 1pm, at perangin before his performance starts. He is so cute when he is dere.. and nice. em... the overall is very good..Not waiting long he starts his first performance by singing the remix of his song from his two Albums thats RESTART as well as 牵挂. The song mixing was great...写轮眼 and de remix from his first album Tell Me..de mixing is great..The most important is the performance. His performance have many types that are so energatic.. and his life performance was good.. wau.. is better than many singers that i have been going for many events. It is really a good improvement on his performance.After singing his first song remix, dere are some talking and chatting with the DJ, Siau Yue.. the DJ from Go Travel and going to be his partner in the new version of 8864. Great performance Gary. Gary explains futher on his DVD production as well as promoting his DVD which have the combination of his old MV from his first album as well as his latest album Restart. After having some chats wif the DJ.. Gary continues with his second performance from his Restart Album that is 让你飞 .. this song is so nice the meaning.. a translation of letting you go... he then distribute some of his poster to his fans... as a gift :) is so nice.. The second performance is a good one... and de song is so emotional .. and de songs is full of feelings...then Gary continues playing some games with his fans... which are litterally translate as acting cute.. haha..he is so cute with his cute face and performance. then he play the games with the audience to act cute with him.. haha..After playing some games wif Gary.. the third song from Gary is best debut... that is a nice song as well 再见灰姑娘 ... and this song is a song that caught my attention on this album. Other than that, Gary also had his handshake with the audience... during his performance on this song. Last performance... ended the song with a ballet sothing song from his latest album Restart "给你的歌" .. and a sing along with him. There he provide his fans his 2008 calender.. of his face.. After the songs.. a thank you wishes from himBefore ending the performance, he had his autograph session with his fans ... and also photo taking with his fans... he is a nice artist.Overall his performance was a great one... and his songs is so nice...live performance was great as well .. I bought his mtv DVD to get his signature as well as having a photoshot wif him..hehe.. Thanks Gary ..em.. lets see.. this MTV DVD is a combination from his 2 albums thats RESTART as well as his first album 牵挂. The MV for Tell Me and 让你飞 is more animated.. and the animation was so cute.. then.. other songs in the album had featuring many of his frens as well as models .. like Amber Cheah..is a nice MTV all of them and it can see is not just a MTV but more like a music Video... as each of the MV mosli is having the a clip which are related to his songs as well as all of them are so meaningful. It shows the meaning of frenships and love in all the MV. So, I would say is a nice and good one.. :)Gambate Gary...To view Gary performance in Penang, feel free to view at - http://www.esnips.com/web/GaryYapInPenangPeranginMall-30thDec
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Gary Yap
Name : Gary Yap
D.O.B : 15 Jan
Horoscope : Capricorn
Height : 182 cm
Weight : 66 kg
Nationality : Malaysian
Race : Chinese
Languages : Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Malay
Education : Bachelor of Economics (University Malaya)
Occupation : Artiste
Hobbies : Movies, Singing, Traveling, Compose Songs
Personality : Active, Talkative, Sociable, Friendly, And Lovely
Talents : Acting, Hosting, Singing, Dancing, Translator
Performance Experienced:
2007
24 May 2007 – Won 3 awards in Yeah! & Young Express Awards 2007飞跃娱乐最Yeah榜 , organize by MunSang Media Group, voted by readers thru SMS & voting form that release in magazines - Yeah! & Young Express. -
Readers most favourite M'sia male host: Gold 读者最爱本地男电视主持人:金奖 Gary Yap 叶俊岑
-Readers most favourite M'sia TV program 读者最爱本地电视节目Project SuperStar 《绝对SuperStar》
- Readers most favourite M'sia TV program's partner host 读者最爱本地电视节目拍档 :Gary Yap 叶俊岑 & Cheryl Lee 李欣怡
Rynn Lim Profile
Personal ProfileName: 林宇中 / Lim Yee Chung (Lin Yu Zhong)
English Name: Rynn Lim
Profession: Singer and actor
Date of Birth: 1978-Dec-29
Birthplace: MalaysiaHeight: 176cm
Weight: 64kg
Star sign: Capricorn
Blood type: O
Victor Huang Pin Kuan Profile
He formed a duo group with Michael Wong named 无印良品 (wu yin liang pin) in 1995 when they first started out as singers under Rock Records. They attained much success in Taiwan but decided to break up in 2000 to pursue solo careers. He has 8 solo albums to date, which includes his latest debut English album:
2000 – 自创品牌
Fish Leung profile
In her youth, Leong had participated in many local singing competitions and emerged as the winner in a few of them. Veteran singer Jonathan Lee discovered her during a singing competition at Hai Luo. She was then singing a song called Qī Dài (期待) which was composed by her friend. She started her career in Taiwan, in October 1997, after joining Rock Records of Taiwan. It was then that she adopted the name "Fish", because the last character of her name "茹" sounds like "fish" (魚) in Cantonese. Her debut album Yí Yè Zhǎng Dà (一夜長大) was released after two years, only to encounter an earthquake on the day of the album launch promotion (21 September 1999). Her career only managed to take off after the successful launch of her second album Yǒng Qì (勇氣), which means courage.
Leong has enjoyed collaborations with prominent Chinese songwriters and producers, such as Lee-Hom Wang and Ashin of Mayday, the latter being her fellow labelmate. She has also sung duets with fellow Malaysians and labelmates, Guang Liang, Pin Guan and Yu Heng. Her albums have been best-sellers in the East Asia region, including Singapore and Taiwan, where she is based. Since making her debut in 1999, Leong has released eight solo albums. Her best-selling album The Power of Love had sold in excess of 1.5 million copies in Asia and more than 40,000 copies were sold in Singapore alone. Wings Of Love, her seventh and double-platinum album, topped Singapore’s RIAS sales chart for two weeks and remained within the top 15 positions for more than two months. Her Silk Road album in 2005 had sold 1 million copies in Asia. At the Singapore Hits Awards 2003, she was crowned the Best Female Vocalist. In 2004, she was presented with the Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer prize at the same event. In 2005, she won the Most Popular Female Singer and Regional (Malaysia) Most Popular Singer awards. After the success of the Love Parade World Tour 2004/2005, she is now preparing for another series of world tour concerts (including Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore) which will be begin on February 2007. Her latest album "Kissing The Future Of Love" is a hit and topped the Mandarin charts for weeks.
Micheal Wong Profile
Michael Wong (Chinese: 王光良; pinyin: Wáng Guāngliáng), born August 30, 1970, is a Malaysian singer and composer. Wong began his singing career with Rock Records in a duo with Victor Wong. The pair had attained notable success in Taiwan, but in a mutual agreement the two split in 2000. Wong has released four solo albums, the third being his breakthrough album Fairy Tale.He also enjoys success as an actor in Chinese dramas and movies.
Biography
Born in Ipoh, Malaysia to a family of six as the third child amidst two older brothers and one younger sister, the first step of Michael Wong's journey in the world of music began when his parents invested into a piano (a semitone lower) for him and his younger sister. Wong was ten years old at the time. He then began to accompany his six year-old sister to attend piano lessons together.
He has practiced the piano for seven years since then.Wong, as a devout Catholic, often sang in the church choir during his school days and was once a choir teacher at a church. Graduating from Sam Tet School in Ipoh, Wong often participated in musical performances in school and has been writing his own songs since secondary school. Arriving in Kuala Lumpur (the capital city of Malaysia) to pursue a course in computer engineering, he was introduced to MIDI (Music Information Digital Interface), and his interest in the world of music composition began to grow.
Nicholas Teo Profile
PROFILE
Name 姓名： 張棟樑 Nicholas Teo
Date of Birth 出生日期： 29 th November
Horoscope 星座： 射手座 Sagittarius
Language 語言： 華語 Mandarin 、廣東話 Cantonese 、英文 English 、馬來文 Malay
Hobby 嗜好： 籃球電動 Playing Basketball 、唱 / 聽歌 Singing & listening music, 電動 video games 、看電影 watching movies
Fav. Food 最喜愛食物： 甜品 Dessert
Fav. Color 最喜愛顏色： 淺粉色系 light colors
Fav. Singer 最喜愛歌手： 王菲 Faye 、陳奕迅 Eason 、張惠妹 A-Mei
Fav. Music 最喜愛音樂類型： R&B ， Pops
Fav. Magazine 最喜愛閱讀： 休閒娛樂雜誌 Entertainment & Leisure Magazine
Fav. Pet 最喜愛動物： 狗 Dog
Fav. Season 最喜愛季節： 秋天 Spring
Fav. Present 最喜愛的禮物： 衣服 Clothing
Fav. Sport 最喜愛運動： 籃球 Basketball
DISCOGRAPHY
- 1st Choice Nicholas 首选张栋梁 (2004)
- Nicholas 1st Album 张栋梁首张个人专辑, Taiwan Version (2005)
- Dearly Love You EP 只在乎你EP, Malaysia Only (2005)
- Only Nicholas 主打张栋梁 (2006)
- Smile Pasta OST 微笑PASTA电视原声带 (2006)
- Nicholas Teo : Prince (2007)DRAMASSmile Pasta as He Qun (2006)
EXTRA INFO
Nicholas Teo is more recognised in Taiwan than in Malaysia itself. I like him. His new album is very good.Also he's cute.Nicholas released his debut album Nicholas 1st Choice, in Malaysia last year followed by China in March this year. The song, Who Will You Think Of, made it to all the pop and ring tone charts in the Mainland. Nicholas went on a promo tour for more than 45 days, visited more than 20 cities and received great response from his fans there. Nicholas Teo First Album was later released in Taiwan this year and set an impressive record of selling more than 30,000 copies in one month.The boyish-looking artiste has been named the Young Malaysian Movement (YMM) Youth Ambassador 04-05.