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Monday, February 28, 2011

Godfrey Gao Feeds Changes Diaper; New Gal Appears

Godfrey Gao's mysterious little girlfriend appears! Talking about her, his eyes become soft and uncontrolled with a smile: "As long as she says it, I would buy her anything!"

He returned to Vancouver reuniting with his family during the Chinese New Year period, it was the first time meeting his elder brother's 7 months little niece, nervous and excited, unexpected this little miss started crying loudly on the spot , and unflinchingly. He was embarrassed to say: "Because still unfamiliar !"

He said that the small baby niece is larger in size than most of the babies at the same age, has inherited the Gao family's genes, since the Gao family has many males, so our little baby niece is everyone's precious baby, while Godfrey was in Vancouver, his mind was wholely placed on her, not only to help her buy clothes and shoes, he even temporarily became a daddy feeding her milk and changing diapers.

Source: Yam Chinatimes
Translated by: Cmiley @ Asianfanatics

Wu Chun Officially Goes Solo

The fact that Wu Chun is going solo is now official.

Wu Chun has decided not to renew his contract with HIM Records. The first thing he worked on after going solo is his own official fan club "Chun Zone International Fan Club," which was opened last month. The first fans meeting was held yesterday and 300 fans from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, and even Japan and Korea came.

Although now going solo, but the 31-year-old said he will still attend to events and endorse with Calvin Chen, Jiro Wang, and Aaron Yan as Fahrenheit together. He will focus on films this year and has no plans to release an album.

People are curious about his love life, and the actor expressed he hasn't date since he was 16. He doesn't really want to make relationship public.

"I don't want my partner to be in any trouble," he said. "Of course I want to share with everyone, but still have to look at the situation."

Source: Apple Daily, UDN
Translated by: Kay's Entertainment

Sunday, February 27, 2011

FanFan Fan WeiQi "Practices" For Weddings; Will Sing at Barbie Hsu's Wedding Banquet Next Month

FanFan Fan WeiQi will be marrying boyfriend Blackie (HeiRen) Chen JianZhou on May 7; the young couple has recently come to a standstill over the design and style of their new home. Though both had strong opinions, in the end, it was Blackie who gave way. FanFan said, "He makes all the big decisions; I make the little ones. But, because there are very few big decisions to be made, he usually listens to me."

Bride-to-be FanFan was out promoting her new album, Love & FanFan yesterday. HitFM specially prepared some familiar non-Taiwanese wedding traditions to help FanFan "prepare" and "practice" for her upcoming wedding, like an adorable little flower girl and a sexy garter. FanFan even made her own wedding bouquet. She and Blackie will be getting married at W Hotel on May 7; even NBA star 易建聯 Yi JianLi will be flying to Taiwan to attend. Unfortunately, however, the couple have not been particularly proactive in planning their own wedding; FanFan's mother had to nag at them to find a church!

FanFan's wedding gown will come from good friend 賈永婕 Gu YongJie's store, though FanFan has yet to settle on a design. Wang LeeHom will serve as best man, while Makiyo and 劉容嘉 Candice Liu RongJia will serve as bridesmaids. FanFan laughed and said, "Makiyo will be in charge of blocking all my drinks.(1) Also, that day, I'll make sure to provide her with a modest, chest-binding dress. That way, she won't steal away the bride's thunder!"(2)

The young couple have purchased a 75-ping(3) residence in MinSheng Community in Taipei for their new bridal home. They have already spent $5,000,000 NTD on remodeling and redecorating it; however, Blackie's style is "refined" and "simple," while FanFan prefers "warm" and "inviting." The two were at a standstill over style, neither wishing to back down. Once, Blackie even secretly had a dark black wood floor, as well as a very cool, cold, and hip wardrobe, installed. Upon FanFan's insistence, however, both were knocked down and redone.

The ordinarily carefree and outgoing FanFan is afraid of falling on her wedding day; she jokingly said that she would be wearing sneakers, rather than high heels, down the aisle.

Will Be Bringing Bikini to Sanya; Will Sing at Good Friend Barbie Hsu (Da S)'s Wedding

FanFan's good friend Barbie Hsu XiYuan (Da S) will be holding her wedding banquet next month, on the 22nd, in Sanya, on Hainan Island. She will be celebrating her marriage to and happiness with Wang XiaoFei. When asked whether or not she was preparing for the ceremony in any way, FanFan laughed and said, "I hear that the scenery there is really beautiful. I've already prepared a bikini!" Because of traditional superstition, FanFan cannot serve as Barbie's bridesmaid. She will, however, perform at the wedding banquet.

(1) 擋酒 Dang jiu is well-known Taiwanese slang (?). It's a practice in which a friend (actually, often a boyfriend) will drink every alcoholic drink that comes the way of the lightweight. Makiyo is well-known to be a fantastic drinker.
(2) Makiyo is also well-known to have a fantastic figure, which she loves to show off. She has been known, though, in the past, to specially cover up on her friends' birthdays or other big days-- it's something the media, her friends, and even Makiyo herself will reference and acknowledge.
(3) A 坪 ping is a type of measurement, used mostly in Taiwan and Japan. It measures 6 Japanese meters x 6 Japanese meters.

News Source: Yahoo! Taiwan, AsianFanatics
Translation Credit: tammiest @ AsianFanatics

Ella Exudes Superstar Charisma Even in Her Childhood and Revealed Slender Legs in Swimwear


Photo1 caption: Childhood photos of Ella and her elder sisters.


Photo2 caption: Ella seated in the middle as the crowned Beauty Queen, while her sisters stood behind her.


Photo3 caption: Even in her childhood, Ella exudes superstar charisma and would strike poses in heels.

We are pleasantly surprised to find S.H.E member – Ella’s childhood photos being circulated on Weibo today, and the provider of these photos is none other than Ella’s mother. Ella’s mother has registered on Weibo with the account name “Chen-ma A-Su” for sometime already, and would often update her blog contents to interact with netizens. This also provided an avenue for S.H.E fans to be even closer to their idol’s daily life.

Since last evening at about 9pm, Chen-ma started to post the childhood photos of Ella and her siblings on her blog. In her childhood days, Ella was dolled up by her mother and elder sisters, to play-pretend as beauty pageant queen for one moment, and a little princess in the next moment! When Ella realised her funny and adorable childhood photos were posted online, she could not help but exclaimed, “Oh my gosh! It’s freaky!”

However in her childhood years, Ella is already very gutsy. Many of her photos revealed Ella revealing her slender and beautiful legs in heels and she would even strike many Superstar charismatic poses. It is little wonder many fans chorused, “No wonder Ella is so good at striking poses, it is indeed a natural talent”, “It’s exactly like how Jerry Yan had put it! Ella’s legs are actually very beautiful, just that she does not usually reveal that to others!”

Source: http://tw.twent.chinayes.com/
Translation by: shyun_y @ AsianFanatics
Origin of photos – Chen-ma’s Sina Weibo

Wang LeeHom Welcomes the New Year for Charity; Can Sing, Act, and Direct: A Man of "18 Versatile Talents"!




Wang LeeHom with Taiwanese (Hokkien) "legend," Hong RongHong.

Director and Heavenly King Wang LeeHom certainly knows his friends: He turned down a $5,000,000 NTD performance and rejected a proposed commercial shoot itinerary to appear at yesterday's charity show, jointly sponsored by the Lin Rung San Foundation of Culture and Social Welfare and Liberty Times. He was the concert's (titled "Golden Rabbit Presents: Liberty Superstar Concert") star performer, and he used his "18 Versatile Talents"(1) and charisma to make the crowd super-high!

Turned Down $5,000,000 NTD; Stands as Liberty Superstar

Wang LeeHom's popularity is staggering; his engagements are never-ending. He originally had an overseas performance scheduled for yesterday; he would have earned $5,000,000 NTD for the appearance. However, without batting an eye, LeeHom turned down the engagement in favor of supporting the Lin Rung San Foundation and Liberty Time's charity event. He said, "Many involved are old friends; of course, I have to be there!"

His "heavenly king's" demeanor is extraordinary, apparent in every line of his body. Wang LeeHom appeared last night in a very suave way, in leather and combat boots. The English word "Liberty" was splashed along his ensemble. His first song of the night was 十八般武藝 [Shi Ba Ban Wu Yi] [The 18 Martial Arts (Versatile)]; the atmosphere and excitement at the venue immediately soared to a boiling point. The host, Patty Hou PeiCen praised him: "His music is wonderful, as is his acting; his acting is wonderful, as is his directing." LeeHom is definitely the pride of Taiwan, a man of "18 Versatile Talents"!

Wang LeeHom's self-acted, self-directed film, 戀愛通告/Love in Disguise, was very well-received. Yesterday, he performed the movie's theme song, 你不知道的事 [Ni Bu Zhi Dao De Shi] [The Things You Don't Know]. The young fans who were present were extremely excited, yelling, "This song is so popular recently!" He performed earnestly and passionately, and the atmosphere of the venue seemed to change. Everyone was transported into the romance of the movie, and the air seemed filled with the aura of love and romance. You could say that the "Golden Rabbit Present[ed]" the fans with a thick feeling of happiness!

Wang LeeHom took home a Director's Award for his directorial debut; the significance of the award is outstanding. LeeHom treats his trophy with great care, leaving it in his office. He said that directing is very different from music: "Singing is a one-person campaign, and you're pretty isolated while you're working. But a movie is a group project, and you can really gain and learn a lot throughout the process."

Will Be Releasing a New Album This Summer; Hollywood Has Come Knockin'

Wang LeeHom revealed some of his plans for this year: before summer, he will release a new album. He has already finished producing several songs. In his spare time, he has been reading movie scripts. Rumor has it that a Hollywood studio has sent him a script; they are waiting only for his approval. Another secret plan is this: LeeHom has himself been working on a script! It is currently an adventure script, and it is set in earlier historic times.

Wang LeeHom's appeal and charisma know no bounds. He closed out the night with 美 [Mei] [Beautiful], placing a perfect period at the end of a fantastic concert. When he was done, there was a long line of fans waiting backstage, all hoping for a chance to take a picture with Leehom. His popularity is astounding!

News Source: Liberty Times, AsianFanatics
Translation Credit: tammiest @ AsianFanatics

Jerry Yan becomes Zai Zai?

Last year, Jerry Yan earned more than 30 million NTD and replaced Zai Zai in the Kang Shi Fu Honey Jasmine Tea advertisements. He recently shoot a poster together with Cyndi Wang that was placed in all corners of China. However, eagle-eyed fans found a huge mistake on the poster. Despite the photo being of Jerry and Cyndi, the writing was actually Zai Zai and Cyndi Wang. When he heard of this, Jerry laughed and said, "Then, I should change my name to Zai Zai." Most of the posters have already been replaced to a corrected version and more will be reprinted.

On a side note, Jerry has at least ten scripts on his hands and is carefully trying to pick a role that is different from his previous idol drama roles -- one that is manlier.

Source: Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Black and White movie requests for 1000 extras and gets 600

Having started test shooting the Black and White movie, Director Cai asked for 1000 extras to shoot a frantic escape out of a shopping center. Despite only being paid 300 NTD for being an extra, 600 people showed up including many students who skipped school.

Black and White had spent around 350 million NTD total and the movie will include even more chases and explosions. Yesterday, they started filming at 6AM in the Dream Mall in Kaohsiung. The scene is of an explosion that happens during a concert and has the audience hastily running away. The crew had requested for 1000 extras online a month ago but only 600 managed to show up. Since it was going to be an explosion scene, the crew also set up all the extras with insurance.

Source: Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Ashin to be special guest at JJ's concert

JJ Lin will be holding his "I Am" concert on April 1st and 2nd in the Taipei Dome. He personally made a call to Mayday's Ashin to ask him to be the special guest at his concert. Ashin agreed instantly, but, when he heard the date, he had to ask, "April Fool's Day? Are you going to trick me?" To which JJ replied, "It's us joining together to trick the fans."

The two of them are both are singers and song writers, and both have their own brand with stores in Shanghai right next door to each other. After JJ asked Ashin to write the lyrics of "Black Fighter" in 2008, the two have not collaborated again, so this will be a great chance for the two to stand together once again.

Sources: Libertytimes, Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Peter Ho and Janine Chang volunteer for World Vision in Vietnam

After being invited by World Vision Taiwan, Peter Ho and Janine Chang started out yesterday for a six day trip to Vietnam. The always compassionate and generous Peter footed the bill to 100,000 NTD or hygiene products for the locals, 6 large boxes of presents totaling 120kg. Since they were overweight, he promised instead, "I'll send 50kg first and I will pay for freight shipping for the remaining 70kg." He also bought toothpaste and toothbrushes to give to the children, "The locals all use pools of dirty water, we need to provide the concept of health to them so that they will grow up healthy."

Janine, who likes to draw, prepared a variety of brushes, markers and other stationary products, "Using a paintbrush to draw out their thoughts of life will also them to express their ideas and open the horizons of the children." Since Peter's foot still has yet to completely heal, yesterday, he returned to the hospital to get it re-wrapped.

When the two arrive, they will be reading together with the children, cooking, and, since they both of them love photography, they will be recording the daily lives of the locals with a professional camera. Once they arrive back in Taiwan, they will sell the camera and donate the proceeds to charity. Prior to leaving, Peter also said, "(My) friends sometimes say that I am childish, so I hope that I hope that this time my childishness will allow me to become closer to the children."

Sources: UDN
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Stefanie Sun releases first MV for new album

Stefanie Sun especially went to the seaside to film the music video for her new album’s main plug, “世說心語 (Telling The World The Words From My Heart)”. Under the recent cold weather, Stefanie exclaimed after filming for three hours, “I’ve been in the rain and cold wind all day, I have goose-bumps all over!” Her staff even prepared scarfs, blankets, and jackets for her so that they could cover her up to keep her warm between takes.


Stefanie taking a rest; staff members quickly dry her hair and give her blankets.

Despite the beautiful scenery shown in the MV, Stefanie’s frequent poses with her arms up caused some netizens to humorously comment, “The MV is all about Yanzi (Stefanie)’s armpits.”

Stefanie Sun's new album "It's Time" is now available for preorder at YesAsia!

Whether you like the scenery or Yanzi’s armpits, check out the song below:



Source: LibertyTimes, Appledaily, wdfmusic's channel
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Friday, February 25, 2011

Da S to take break from acting after marriage

A few days ago, Barbie Hsu appeared in Beijing for an endorsement activity and stated that due to preparing for the wedding ceremony, she's been hard pressed for time. With all the pressure that is placed on her, she almost doesn't want to go through with it anymore. She also revealed that she will temporarily leave the entertainment industry for awhile after marriage. Besides a few carefully chosen advertisements, she will not be appearing in any dramas within this period.

She has confirmed that Tsai Kang-yung will be the MC for the wedding, and it will be a simple wedding for only family and a few friends. As for plans after marriage, Da S has stated that she wants a child as soon as possible while she is still fairly young, so that she will be able to recuperate faster. And she will say goodbye to acting for a while, "Now that I have a home, I don't want to sacrifice so much for work anymore."

Being the perfectionist that she is, with all the wedding preparations, Da S has been putting so much pressure on herself that her mom and Xiao S had to step in and try to get her to relax.

Sources: UDN, Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Donghae & Siwon back out of Extravagant Challenge because of Ariel?

Extravagant Challenge hasn't even had the chance to recuperate from it's three-year-delay before being hit with more problems. Since Ariel Lin announced that she was dropping Extravagant Challenge for another GTV series, 我可能不會愛你 (roughly I Might Not Fall In Love With You,) fans have been bombarding the station with threats saying that they will boycott both series if Ariel is not the lead of Extravagant. Not only that, it is also rumored that Super Junior's Donghae and Siwon might have also dropped out due to the female lead being changed. GTV current statement is that everything out there are still rumors and they will be making an official announcement about the cast at the end of the month as the series can no longer be postponed due to copyright restrictions.

Source: UDN
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Jay Chou vs. Kobe Bryant in basketball

Jay Chou recently collaborated with Kobe Bryant of the LA Lakers in a Sprite commercial acting as opponents on the basketball court. In the commercial Jay is constantly being blocked by Kobe, ending in him saying, "Kobe is like a wall that I can't get past. Even a person, like me, with so much confidence can also become dismayed."

On Kobe, Jay says, "To collaborate with Kobe is the dream of many. To score against him is naturally impossible. The commercial was very creative in having me make a slam dunk on a skateboard. It was inconceivable -- the more impossible it is, the more fun it is." As for Kobe, he also praised Jay saying, "I knew Jay was a very remarkable all-round Chinese singer. His basketball skills greatly surpassed what I imagined and surprised me."

Not only did Jay and Kobe collaborate for the advertisement, they also sang a new single as the theme for the commercial, "天地一鬥" (roughly "Battle Between Heaven and Earth") Both Jay's and Kobe's names are in the lyrics written by Jiun-Lang Huang. This song, composed by Jay, also contains the most English lyrics out of all of Jay's songs. (Previously, the only English was in "Tornado" where he said "Baby.")

Jay plans on filming the MV in the States, and Kobe held a press conference in the US stating that all proceeds from the downloads of the song will go to charity. Though Jay was not present, through a video he said, "When Kobe is bored, he can listen to my songs. To express the pressure of competition, I have many slow and fast songs. I hope we can play ball together next time."

Commercial



Theme Song



Source: UDN, JVRmusic
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Barbie Hsu Says Goodbye to Filming, Just For Now

Been in the showbiz for more than 10 years, Barbie Hsu (Da S) is taking a break right now.

Da S married Mainland millionaire heir Wang Xiao Fei last year after knowing each other for just a few weeks to the max. Currently busy planning out her wedding in March, she expressed she won't film anything for now but will shoot television commercials and ads selectively. Not only is to spend more time with her new family, but also to be prepared to get pregnant.

"Now I'm married, I don't want to work myself to death anymore," she said at an interview. "I hope to have kids soon."

The 34-year-old also confirmed "Kangxi Laile" host Kevin Tsai Kangyong will be her wedding host. It will be a very simple wedding next month. The only thing that is troubling her right now is arranging transportation and places to stay for her guests.

"I'm quite stressed that I thought of canceling the wedding."

Source: UDN
Translated by: Kay's Entertainment

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Hayate completes its filming

Just a few days ago, GTV’s “Hayate The Combat Butler” completed its filming. Since lead actress Park Shin-Hye had already returned to Korea, the crew all voted for her as the “queen of retakes” at the after-party. But lead actor George Hu felt bad and decided to take on the title as "king of retakes". He explained, “I admit that I caused quite a lot of retakes. I can remember my dialogues but because my Chinese isn’t perfect, I would have to retake.”

Costar and Otaku Goddess Tia Li has been nicknamed “dashing Li” for her busy schedule as she constantly received offers to film commercials while shooting for the drama; she would often dash in and out of the set once she finishes her scenes. In hope to get rid of her nickname, she stayed for the celebration party. After she got drunk and was about to be carried home by her manager, she kept shouting, “I want to continue!”

Wu Hoo member Shao Xiang laughed, "My friends didn't think it was anything when they heard that I was filming with George Hu and Park Shin-Hye, but their eyes became wide open when I said Tia Li." His friends also attempted to get Tia's contact number from him.

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Weekly ratings recap

It took awhile but “The Fierce Wife” finally exploded in popularity three months after it hit the airwaves. The SETTV-produced drama (airing on TTV) scored a series-high of 3.12% last Friday, and then 2.7% for its cable rerun on Saturday. Although “Wife” is nowhere close to taking over first place, it does appear to be making a dent on “Rookies’ Diary” which averaged 6.3% last week. FTV said they are not overly concerned by the recent performance of "Rookies". They believe it's a short-term issue since “Wife” is almost at the end of its run.

Here is a full recap:

Source: Chinatimes, Nownews, UDN
Translated by: PA @ CpopAccess

Pop charts: Will Pan number one in album sales

Will Pan is number one in album sales again after releasing the second edition to his latest album, “808”. The new version contains the 30 minute full extended version of “Totally Wanted” as a short movie, as well as four MVs.

Just one spot down on Five Music’s album sales chart, it’s Fish Leong’s compilation album with 20 classic hits, released by her former record company Believe In Music.

Source: Appledaily, pop charts as labeled
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Wu Chun drops out of Absolute Boyfriend and remains without contract

It's recently been revealed that Wu Chun's contracts with HIM and Comic had expired at the end of last year and there are no signs of him renewing the contracts after two months. He has stated before that the reason he would stop singing would be for his father. While there have still been promotions for a Fahrenheit album release, all the work Wu Chun has done for it was merely to fill the last of the requirements of his contract.

It has also been leaked that Wu Chun has dropped out of both his upcoming series (Absolute Boyfriend) and movie (Summer Holiday 2) leading to many speculations of him preparing to leave the entertainment industry. As of present, Wu Chun has expressed when interviewed that he has thought about leaving. For his fans, though, he will not depart rashly. However, he will not be putting his whole heart into the entertainment industry in the future.

In the five years he has been in showbiz, Wu Chun has only been able to take a vacation on New Year each year. This has been making him feel ashamed at the neglect over his own family and has previously been made to think about working less and spending more time taking care of his father. Wu Chun's father also hoped that his son did not have to work so hard and go back to Brunei to led a simple life. Thus, at the end of his contract last year, Wu Chun moved back to Brunei, and has been there since.

On February 13th, the third branch of Wu Chun's fitness gym opened and when he was interviewed then, he finally revealed what he was truly thinking. "I have always said that if I was happy doing what I did, then I would continue. If I wasn't happy, I would return to Brunei. Everyone knows that the entertainment industry isn't the only thing I partake in. The company has discussed renewing the contact with me, but I have not made a decision on my future yet, so I've been pushing it off." Wu Chun also emphasized that Brunei is his true home. Seeing how happy he was at being home, he was asked whether he really hadn't thought about leaving the industry to which he answered, "I do want to a little because I really miss my family. Since coming back home, I have been very happy, but also feel a bit guilty because I didn't take good care of my father in the past and wasn't able to accompany him to the doctors for his back and legs."

Thinking about the past five years, he said, "I originally had a pretty good life, but I also had a sense of accomplishment when living a life where I could take care of myself. At the same time, that satisfaction was cut in half. The half I lost was spending time with my family and my freedom. I actually don't have much confidence in my acting, most of the force that pushed me was from my fans, so I won't speak of quitting so easily. I will continue working, but I require a lot of freedom and will only take on jobs I like." Regarding work in the entertainment industry, he said, "It requires sacrifice. I really cherish everything that I learned each day while working. It will be helpful in all the decisions I make in the future. Even if it will be hard, I will face everything with a positive attitude."

Could this really be the end of Fahrenheit?

Source: Nownews
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Selina Jen's wedding postponed

After seeing the excessive media reports about their wedding date, fiance Richard Chang decided to step out and clear things up as soon as he returned from his business trip. According to him, he did originally want to go with the wedding date in April. However, Selina is still undergoing painful daily rehabilitation during the day and not being able to sleep at night due to itchiness from recovering. In order to not create more pressure on her, they have both discussed things and they will be postponing the wedding to a future date.

Source: UDN
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Da S to hold wedding reception in March

Barbie Hsu and Wang Fei will be holding their wedding reception on Hainan Island on March 22nd. There are rumors saying that Kevin Tsai will be the MC for the couple since he is a good personal friend due to his relationship with Xiao S. Other wedding guests seem to have also already received their invitations.

Source: Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Penny Tai's Money Stolen By Close Friend (Now Confirmed to be Singer Jet Yi Jie Qi)

A large amount of money was fraudulently withdrawn from singer Penny Tai's bank account. The case was solved as the suspect, who is a close friend of Dai, admitted the crime.

Tai recently discovered $300,000NTD were withdrawn from her bank account 3 days in the row; however, she did not lose her ATM card.

The 32-year-old immediately reported it to the police and viewed the surveillance camera. She later posted the video on her Facebook and called fans for help.

Just a day after Tai posted the video, she received a phone call from a male friend (now confirmed to be Malaysian singer Jet Yi Jie Qi) and he admitted the crime. They went to the police the next day and he returned the money.

According to Yi, he needs money recently and decided to use Tai for help. He secretly took out the ATM card from her bag and went to get the money; then he put it back when he returned. He tried passwords Tai used often for her computer and accounts when withdrawing the money.


The suspect

Because Yi is a close friend of hers, Tai could not believe it and was very upset. However, she decided to forgive and no further action will be taken against her friend.

Some people believe the incident is Tai's way of promoting herself. Tai denied this on Facebook and expressed her helplessness.

"I'm not releasing an album right now, no need for me to promote. Thanks for hurting me again just after this incident!"

Source: Apple Daily, Liberty Times
Translated by: Kay's Entertainment

Monday, February 21, 2011

Penny Tai's Money Stolen By Close Friend

A large amount of money was fraudulently withdrawn from singer Penny Tai's bank account. The case was solved as the suspect, who is a close friend of Dai, admitted the crime.


The suspect

Tai recently discovered $300,000NTD were withdrawn from her bank account 3 days in the row; however, she did not lose her ATM card.

The 32-year-old immediately reported it to the police and viewed the surveillance camera. She later posted the video on her Facebook and called fans for help.

Just a day after Tai posted the video, she received a phone call from a male friend and he admitted the crime. They went to the police the next day and he returned the money.

According to the friend, he needs money recently and decided to use Tai for help. He secretly took out the ATM card from her bag and went to get the money; then he put it back when he returned. He tried passwords Tai used often for her computer and accounts when withdrawing the money.

Because he is a close friend of hers, Tai could not believe it and was very upset. However, she decided to forgive and no further action will be taken against her friend.

Some people believe the incident is Tai's way of promoting herself. Tai denied this on Facebook and expressed her helplessness.

"I'm not releasing an album right now, no need for me to promote. Thanks for hurting me again just after this incident!"

Source: Apple Daily, Liberty Times
Translated by: Kay's Entertainment

Sunday, February 20, 2011

Della Ding helps Shiou Jieh Kai wash his hair

Three times the charm, right? Della Ding comes back for the third time with a MV starring Shiou Jieh Kai. Unlike the two previous times, this MV features the two acting out a kissing scene and Della personally washing Shiou's hair for him. Sitting in the tub, Shiou praised Della's skills, "To have such a beautiful girl wash my hair is truly a blessing."

The song, "想原諒 (roughly Want To Forgive)," was composed by Mayday and now has a beautiful MV featuring Shiou and Della with plenty of intimate scenes showing the blissful times of a couple prior to their breakup. However, not only did Della have to wear a sleeveless dress in 7°C weather, she also sometimes fell so into the acting that she could not control her own emotions and continued crying. Seeing her like this, Shiou also became distressed and apologized to her over and over again on set.

Purchase Della's album Soul Mate on YesAsia.

Watch the MV:



Source: UDN
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

AK to hold concert in Japan

Last year, AK's Andy Chen and Kris Shen were wandering on the streets of Tokyo being street performers. This year, they have taken a great leap forward and will be holding their own concert next month in July. They have been very happy to see Japanese fans leave messages about how excited they were that they were going to see AK perform on stage for the first time.

Source: Libertytimes
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Stefanie Sun to release new album in March

It’s been four years since Stefanie Sun (Yanzi) has released an album, and after just a few days of preorder, it has already exceeded expectations. The thirty thousand preorder gifts that were prepared have been completely sold out. Thus, in order to make sure that the fans can get their CD and preorder gift at the same time, Stefanie’s record company has decided to push the original release date from March 1st to March 8th.

Stefanie was already in Taiwan on February 10th to film the MV for her latest single, "當冬日漸暖" (When the Wintry Night Gets Warm - according to yesasia), as well as to begin her album promotions. She went to the recording of veteran host Chang Hsiao-Yen’s talk show and Chang Hsiao-Yen revealed that she received a text message from the songstress asking her to star in the MV. Chang Hsiao-Yen rejected the offer after considering how long she has not done any acting, but Stefanie said, “You don’t know how much time it took me to finally have the courage to send you the text message. I really wanted you to be in it (MV).”

Stefanie explained that she wanted to portray the story of a woman who had been through and experienced many things. However, Chang Hsiao-Yen humorously said that upon reading the word “experienced” in the message, she couldn’t help but keep looking at herself in the mirror and stare at her winkles that day. Chang Hsiao-Yen later suggested Stefanie to ask Sylvia Chang to be in the MV instead, "You're not the first to ask me (to act). Earlier, Sylvia also asked me to, but she wanted me to act as an 80 year old grandmother. I didn't want to do it after hearing that it's a 'grandmother' role."


Stefanie at Chang Hsiao-Yen's talk show.

Stefanie Sun's new album "It's Time" is now available for preorder at YesAsia!

Here's a preview of one of Stefanie's latest single, "世說心語" (Telling the World the Words from My Heart - also according to yesasia):



Source: UDN, Appledaily, ItsTime2011's channel
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

James Wen Wears Sexy Thongs For Fans

James Wen doesn't seem to care about his image when he's with fans.

Yesterday he held a birthday party to celebrate his 33rd birthday early with fans. Playing an unfaithful husband in "The Fierce Wife," the actor joked he worried whether he should skip this event. In fact, many people are mad at his role, and the hot discussions made ratings peaked 3.12.

"Playing a role everyone hates, I must bear some great pressure," he said.

Some fans gave Wen sexy thongs as birthday present and they requested him to wear it at the event. Couldn't stop fans' ethusiasim, he generously put on the thong and took photos with fans. Looks like it was his way to "apologize" to fans and audiences.

Source: Liberty Times, Apple Daily
Translated by: Kay's Entertainment

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Selina's wedding date remains the same despite accident

Despite the accident, Selina Jen and her fiance are still planning on holding their wedding on April 1st as originally planned since they have already booked the Sheraton hotel for the day. As expected, her group mates, Hebe and Ella will not be working that day and, instead, will attend her wedding as her bridesmaids.

However, there have been rumors that the groom is the one who wants to continue with the wedding as planned while Selina's father wants them to wait until Selina has completely healed before commencing with the wedding. And, thus, has also booked October 31st at the hotel (Selina's 30th birthday). Since Selina's new skin cannot be exposed to any UV rays, he wanted Selina to spend the first half o the year concentrating on getting well. On the other hand, the groom has already booked two locations for the wedding receptions in addition to the original hotel for the wedding booking.

Also, as previously reported, Selina has reached a settlement with HunanTV. However, her fiance is not fully satisfied with the results and plans on going on a mainland life show to express his dissatisfaction. It seems that Selina's father didn't not know about their until the show called him to ask whether he wanted to make a "surprise" appearance on the show. The son and father-in-law relationship looks like they need some working on from these recent events. Meanwhile, Selina, herself, is concentrating on getting better and working on her rehabilitation so as not to have to trouble the workers who spend hours aiding her each day.

Source: Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Mike He goes swimming

Hoping to turn over a new leaf in" Sunny Happiness", Mike He has been pulling out all the gimmicks. The first being bed scenes and the second being swimming in a pool with just swimming trunks on. For the simple dive scene, Mike had to take more than 10 attempts before getting it right. At one point he stated that he didn't know whether it was his sweat or the pool water on his body anymore.

However, it might have to take more than a bed scene or a swimming scene for Mike to dethrone Ethan Ruan from his title as the king of idol dramas considering Ethan already aced the two for the beloved "Fated to Love You."

Ethan swimming nude from FTLY ratings bet:



Source: Nextmedia
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Jerry Yan Cheng Xu - Money Sucking King for Overseas

It was reported that GTV's Down With Love, which was played by Yan Cheng Xu, was sold to overseas markets, such as Southeast Asia, Japan, etc, with the super high price of US 35,000 per episode. With 20 episodes in total, it's about NT 20 millions per sale, beating Peter He's and winning the throne of the Money Sucking King For Overseas.

Yesterday, GTV had the Spring Dinner for the media and announced that not including Mainland China, with Southeast Asia and Japan only, Down With Love was sold with NT 20.54 millions per sale. Furthermore, GTV's Vice President also stated that for the Japanese market, dramas played by Yan Cheng Xu can be sold US$ 20,000 more than others' per episode, and among other idol drama actors, only Wu Zun can be compatible. Then, the reporter also added that may be ZZ is compatible as well.

4 New Idol Dramas Are Coming

In addition, Peter He's Summer's Bubble/Desire is at the 2nd place, with the selling price of about US$8,000 per episode. Others were sold with about US $2000 per episode. GTV will broadcast 4 new idol dramas this year and Korean dramas will be focused as well.

Source: Liberty Times
Translation: kkla @ www.nbbbs.com

New girl group MissTER arrives

A new girl group has descended into the scene by the name of "MissTER." With their androgynous image, the group is setting out to shatter the stereotypical cute, sweet style of girl groups. Leading this group is Diana (Jin Tai), who became popular through One Million Star Season 2. In addition to being the leader, she is also responsible bringing the group together through a competition and production of the album. Along with the other members, Chiao, Chris, Milk, and Carol, Diana has been training in secret for a year spending millions for classes in other to perfect their debut, going so far as to living in a dorm together, similar to Jpop and Kpop idols.

Their album, "特先生 (roughly Special Mister)," set to release on the 25th, comes with 7 tracks of various genres and with the title track "Bomb Bomb Bomb," a cover of Korean idol group Shu-I's song released back in 2009. A lot of money was poured into creating the MV, including the hiring of Black and White's explosion team and getting the choreography created by Terry Lin, who has choreographed numerous numbers for other famous artistes.

The album is now ready for preorder on YesAsia.

Do you think their debut will be a success? Check out their song and MV now:

MissTER's Bomb Bomb Bomb MV



Original Shu-i Version



MissTER wishing everyone Happy New Year



Source: UDN
Translated by: Zahra @ CpopAccess
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