Della Ding knocks Show Luo out of first place in album sales

On last week’s G-Music's album sales chart, Della Ding’s “One In A Thousand” debuts at first place, dethroning Show Luo, who had been in the top spot for six weeks in a row! Her album landed in second on Five Music’s album sales chart. She responded during her signing event, “I want to thank my fans for their support. I will continue to work hard.”

Della has sung many theme songs for idol dramas. Her latest single, “Impossible on One’s Own”, which is written by Yen-J, is an insert song for SETTV’s “Inborn Pair”. The song has successfully topped various music charts including KKBOX, eZpeer, and other ring tunes download charts.

Della's "One In A Thousand" album is now available at YesAsia!

G-Music’s top 5 album sales
1. Della Ding – “One In A Thousand”
2. Show Luo – “Count On Me”
3. Pungon (Hao Jiao Xiang Qi) – “A Smile”
4. Hu Xia – “Flame Of Love”
5. A-Le – “Time Machine”

Five Music’s top 5 album sales
1. Show Luo – “Count On Me”
2. Della Ding – “One In A Thousand”
3. Various artists – “Absolute Boyfriend OST”
4. Mayday – “Second Round”
5. Roomie – “Super Lover”

Check out Della's "One In A Thousand" MV:



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

Lee Sinie cries in her studio return

Famous Taiwan musician Yao Chien's first animated film MELODY will soon be released. The film features James Lin (Lam Yau Ga) and Angelica Lee Sinjie as the voices of its leads. Yesterday a film novel press conference was held in Taiwan. Lee Sinjie appeared in person in support while Lau Yau Ga was absent due to work.

With the film release, the film original soundtrack will be released soon as well. Sinjie said that she was completely involved this time from song arrangement to production. Every time she recorded she had to practice several times with the producer and song arrangement personnel before recording. Recalling the process, she said, "The process was truly extraordinarily hard. Because I haven't been to the recording studio in awhile, the pressure was very great. I even hid in the corner and shed tears, but everyone was very satisfied with the resulting work."

After nine years away from the music scene, Sinjie returned in support of good friend Yao Chien. Not only her singing bug returned, she was also inspired to work on a new record. She revealed that preparations have already begun but she did not want to give herself too much pressure. The record will mainly feature her own creations as she hoped to bring her love to everyone, which was also the reason that she wanted to keep on singing; the new record at the soonest will be released at the end of the year.

Source: Takungpao
Translated by: hktopten

Yu Hao Ming Left with a Scarred Face; Selina Recovers & Enjoys Sports

Last year in October Selina and Yu Hao Ming were left severely injured due to an explosion scene while filming for "I Have a Date with Spring." More than a year later and after active rehabilitation, Selina has recently resumed work and even went to play badminton and cycling. On the other hand, Yu Hao Ming is still not yet ready to return to work. His good friends recently revealed on a show that his face is still swollen, has blood stasis (T/N: situation where blood isn't moving well in the body), and is no longer his handsome self. However at the end of last month, there were netizens that said they saw him in a cafe in Shanghai. Although he was still wearing a hat and elastic gloves, his mood and his recovery status seemed to be at a pretty good state.

Selina severely injured both of her legs and is still not fully recovered. She continued to stay optimistic and fell in love with sports. Selina met up with Hebe and Ella last week with Selina's father as their guide. They went cycling at Dajia Riverside Park, went to eat when they were tired, and played badminton for two hours afterwards.

[Omitted unrelated news]

Source: Chinatimes
Translated by: xbunnylicious @ AsianFanatics

R&B is also Discovered by Koreans? Nick Chou Responds to Copycat Criticisms

Nick Chou is about to release his newly self-produced album 'S.N.G.' The music video of his R&B title song with the same name has already garnered 220,000 hits on Youtube. However there are netizens that are complaining that he copied Taeyang from Korean group Big Bang's 'I Need a Girl.' Nick complained on his Facebook page regarding this, "There are people saying that you are copying Koreans if you produce R&B music. However Korea did not discover R&B music."

Nick Chou held an 'S.N.G.' autograph session on the 27th at Ximending and his handsome performances of his new songs left the thousands of "Mrs. Chou" crazily screaming below the stage. But also because of this new song, heated arguments started on Youtube. The R&B song 'S.N.G.' has attracted 220,000 hits on Youtube in just two short weeks. Some netizens praised his great improvements in singing and dancing.

But there were also people that criticized. The style of the song is said to be similar and a copycat of Korean group Big Bang Taeyang's 'I Need a Girl.' Nick Chou's fans responded angrily, "You all like Korean things so much that you've become crazy. Don't put down the efforts of Taiwanese singers."

Nick Chou responded on the 26th via his Facebook, "If it wasn't because Korea is so great, the younger generation of Taiwanese will still need to be educated... because some people still think producing R&B music equates to copying Koreans.. R&B is not even discovered by Korea... =_= This type of thinking is a pretty serious problem.. Perhaps everyone has forgetten that there were many Taiwanese that produced R&B music few years ago and were great at it?! Jay Chou.. David Tao.. Leehom Wang.. And if I must say this .. there isn't just one person that does R&B music in Korea.. You don't have to be responsible for what you say. Everyone has their own thoughts. I accept this open-mindedly.. but when you open your month and express your personal opinions to someone else's music, it only reveals that you totally don't understand music... Thank you to those who helped me explain online. I hope everyone won't be too agitated about this!!"

After starring in idol drama "I Love You So Much," Nick's popularity has risen tremendously. His autograph session on the 27th had attracted over a thousand fans to Ximending. Drama lead actress, Lee Chia Ying, supported Nick by gifting him leopard boxing gloves and praised him, "Nick is a really sweet guy." Nick responded by saying, "Lee Chia Ying, I'll treat you to dinner later."

Nick's album 'S.N.G.' will be released on the 30th and 15,617 copies are already preordered. He also announced that he will be holding a concert on June 16 with tickets going on sale starting the 28th. Regarding the special guest at his concert, he said, "There's someone we asked, but we have to see if he will be willing."



Source: ETtoday
Translated by: xbunnylicious @ AsianFanatics

Elva Hsiao admits to going bike riding with Kai Ko

It’s been 120 days since 32 year-old Elva Hsiao and 20 year-old Kai Ko were rumored to be dating and just days ago, they were spotted riding bikes together at night. Elva was at an event yesterday and admitted to going bike riding with Kai (top photos: Elva covered her ears when the media asked about the love rumor and she tried to hide her smile when talking about Kai). When asked if being with Kai made her feel younger, she replied, “I’ve always been young!” As for their 12-year age gap, she responded, “I don't reject it,” and expressed that she and Kai get along very well, “(He’s) very real, sincere, and filial.” However, she emphasized that her frequent dates with Kai are nothing more than going out with a friend. She then pleaded the media, “Oh, can you guys stop asking?!” Regardless of what she says, the media is not convinced as they’ve been spotted together numerous times which included going to the movies, hanging out at a nightclub, meeting at the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, at a coffee shop, and going bike riding.


Elva and Kai were seen at a coffee shop just the day before.

Kai wrote on Facebook yesterday, “(I’ve) been riding my bike every day! Whether it’s during the day, night, or early morning, I’m riding my bike. It’s truly relaxing!” Kai has cut back on going to the nightclubs ever since he was diagnosed with Lipoma. He will be getting it removed in June.


Left: Together at National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. /
Right: Rumors of the two dating began when they were spotted at the movies together.

Source: Appledaily
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

A-do makes a comeback after two years

Singaporean singer A-do is finally coming back to release a new album after two years since his last one. He revealed that during these two years, he has been living a steady life, which he gained a lot of weight as a result. For the sake of releasing the album, he is jogging every day and trying to eat less of starch related products. A-do said, “If I don’t eat rice, I don’t feel full. After a while, I stopped weighing myself.”

A-do has successfully shed off some pounds and weighs 70kg right now. He plans to lose 5 more kg. He smiled, “I look better on camera this way.” He also revealed that besides working on the album, his hobby was taking care of fishes. In fact, he invested 500 thousand SGD in it, “I invested on my friend’s Asian arowana breeding business, so if I didn’t have anything to do at home, I would be with the fishes.”

A-do's new album "9th Time Falling In Love" is now available for preorder at YesAsia!

Check out A-do's latest single "Valentine's Day" MV:



Source: UDN, 1980kisscarol's channel
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Jeremy Liu opts out of the Golden Melody Awards

Last year in July, Jeremy Liu released the album, “Touched”, and his single, “Thinking of You”, immediately became an internet sensation with his intentional flat vocals accompanied with a retro style MV. After Golden Melody unveiled its list of nominees, some expressed that it was a pity that Jeremy’s album was not nominated. However, Jeremy’s dad, Liu Jia-Chang, revealed that he did not allow the record company to send a GMA application for the album because he was afraid of his son feeling hurt. Nonetheless, he wanted to thank those who supported the album.

Although Jeremy’s “Thinking of You” received harsh criticisms and was an easy target for parody, his popularity rose ten-folds. As a result, Jeremy received many invitations to appear on variety shows, concerts, and movies. However, due to his inexperience in showbiz, he mainly participated in performing at various school mini-concerts and New Year countdown shows, while the rest were turned down. He was also originally supposed to appear in the Hong Kong Chinese New Year movie, “All’s Well, End’s Well 2012”, but because the movie had no script, Jeremy was too nervous to act in it.

Jeremy is currently making his third album. This time, he will have full control over it and all the tracks will be of his work.

In case you missed it last time:



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

Aaron Yan beats Jiro Wang by a nose in Sunday night idol drama ratings battle

Fahrenheit fans were torn apart last Sunday as Aaron Yan’s new drama, “Alice In Wonder City”, premiered against Jiro Wang’s “Absolute Boyfriend”. Here’s the result you’ve been waiting for... Aaron beat Jiro by 0.01%! However, it's hardly anything to celebrate about as it scored a disappointing 0.65% overall. The fans believe that both dramas were hurt due to airing at the same time, causing fans to constantly switch channels to catch both. Fahrenheit’s manager commented, “This is how the battle of idol dramas is. (I) can only say that both of them need to work harder.”

After “Alice’s” premiere, netizens praised Aaron's acting in violin playing scenes and expressed their liking for his nice character, but the drama failed to grab viewers’ attention due to its slow pacing. Although Jiro has been performing well in “Absolute”, netizens feel that manga adaptations have lost its power. This is also reflected in previous adaptations, “Skip-Beat!” and “Hayate The Combat Butler”, where both suffered in ratings.

TTV/SETTV's "Love Forward" continued its lead with 2.45%.

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

The Guillotines challenges Doomsday

The Peter Chan Ho Sun produced, Andrew Lau Wai Keung directed, Huang Xiaoming, Ethan Juan (Yuen King Tin), Chris Lee Yuchun, Shawn Yue Man Lok, Jing Boran, Purba Rgyal (Po Ba Gap), Zhou Yiwei starred THE GUILLOTINES (HUET DIK JI) yesterday officially confirmed in Cannes its release date to be December 20 2012. This was also after THE WARLORD (TAU MING JONG) and BODYGUARDS AND ASSASSINS (SUP YUET WAI SING) Chan Ho Sun again challenges the New Year slot and the rumored "Doomsday slot".

Huang Xiaoming said that if the world would end, people should watch THE GUILLOTINES. "Coconut tree" would be with everyone. Yue Man Lok also joked, "Doomsday, I have waited for you for a long time!" Jing Boran said, "Thank you End of the World! When single guys go to the movies, they have a good reason to grab the hand of the girls next to you!" "Captain" Yuen King Tin due to military service could not spend "Doomsday" with his brothers shoulder to shoulder. Chan Ho Sun chose this slot for the release, mainly after watching the rough cut all investors decided to move the release from the summer to New Year. The young and hot blooded qualities were so right for the joy of the New Year. Chan Ho Sun pointed out that THE GUILLOTINES was Lau Wai Keung's best film since the INFERNAL AFFAIRS (MO GAN DOH) film series and INITIAL D (TAU MAN JI D). The actor performances also surprised him. Yuen King Tin and Yue Man Lok were better than expected. Huang Xiaoming was so good that he surprised him. Jing Boran, Zhou Yiwei and Po Ba Gap were all cool.

Source: Takungpao
Translated by: hktopten

Jackie Chan praises Michelle Chan as Best Of Asia

The film FA YEUNG (RIPPLE) on the 19th announced its first film teaser at Cannes' Taiwan Night. When the teaser finished, the entire venue cheered and applauded as the media and guests had nothing but raves. Famous Mainland director Lou Ye, female star Hao Lei and Jackie Chan saluted the director and the leads Joseph Cheng Yuen Cheung and Michelle Chen. Jackie Chan even passionately invited them for photos and made room in the middle for Michelle Chen. He praised Michelle Chen as the top female star in all of Southeast Asia. Jackie Chan then posed for photos with Siu Chung and Michelle Chen again. As Michelle Chen was about to return to her seat, Jackie Chan screamed, "YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE, don't go!" Michelle Chen joked, "APPLE was the previous film, now it is FA YEUNG, don't go!" Jackie Chan even joked that Giddens Ko could approach him for his next film, he could play HE IS THE APPLE OF MY EYE.

Siu Chung said that for this trip to Cannes he bought a bow tie but forgot to bring it with him. He even asked his manager to take the train back to the hotel to get it.

Source: takungpao, Mingpao, Singtao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Nick Chou Afraid To Get Intimate With Female Dancer For New MV

Earlier this week, Nick Chou released the music video to his new song "S.N.G". The video has a smooth, sexy vibe to it, so when it was revealed that the singer was afraid to get intimate with the female dancer, netizens were surprised.

During the video shoot, Nick and the female dancer had to participate in sexy dance moves and get close to each other. The production staff nicknamed this the "Courtship Dance". This proved difficult for the singer, who became nervous around the girl and couldn't touch and embrace her.

"Grow up! The lyrics to the song are like a sexual fantasy," the director told Nick, explaining that this behavior was appropriate for the nature of the song.

Although he knew this, Nick didn't want the female dancer to think he was trying to hit on her. "I was afraid our close, intimate touching would have some sort of significance behind it," he stated.

Check out his music video for "S.N.G" below:



Source: Now News
Translated by: Aysohmay @ JpopAsia

Michelle Chen prefers Joseph Cheng

Joseph Cheng Yuen Cheung, Michelle Chen, and director Zero Chou Mei Ling on the 18th began their third day of promote for their film FA YEUNG (RIPPLE). Aside from continuing the all day media interview relay, Siu Chung and Michelle Chen at night were invited to attend the Thai Film Night and met with the SUMMER SECRET lead actress who was known as Thai Lin Chiling. In addition, famous Thai directors and producers said Siu Chung and Michelle Chen to work with them. They were even invited to pose for pictures with guests and caught the attention of the entire event.

Michelle Chen's on screen old flame Chen Han-Tien also arrived at Cannes on the 18th. Originally he was scheduled to attend the Taiwan French film committee party and was absent at the last night. The media said that he was too weak. Instead Siu Chung and Michelle Chen continued their marathon promotion and were still full of energy. Michelle Chen said that last year she originally had a chance to attend the Cannes Film Festival, but because Chen Han-Tien's schedule conflict she had to cancel. She even joked that this time she came to Cannes to throw rocks at Chen Han-Tien to air her grievance from not being able to attend last year. When asked to choose between Chen Han-Tien and Siu Chung, Michelle Chen said without hesitation, "Of course Siu Chung!"

Siu Chung and Michelle Chen both wore white. Their prince and princess lok attracted many onlookers. When they posed for photos on the streets, they looked like they were shooting wedding photos. Siu Chung even reminded the photographers, "You don't need to deliberately avoid pedestrians, it's fine, this way has the Cannes street feel." He even joked, that if the wedding photos were shot in Cannes they would definitely feel great!

Source: Takungpao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Leehom Wang celebrates his 36th birthday

Leehom Wang turned 36 yesterday! When he arrived on location to film his movie early morning, the crew prepared a cake for him and the director gave him tea leaves that were worth 100 thousand RMB. Thirty members from his fan club visited him on location and give him five cases of red wine and two birthday cakes.

Leehom wrote on his microblog in the morning, “My calendar is marked with birthdays from over a hundred friends, but...today is my turn! I almost forgot.” Many of his celebrity friends sent their blessings. Kevin Tsai, host of Kang Xi Lai Le, left the message, “Things that you care about have great depth, and you’re brave in trying new things. It’s just that sometimes they don’t get the kind of attention that you do as an idol.” Vivian Hsu commented that Leehom is “a good man who does the dishes,” and added “Where would you find such a good man? (He’s) filial, tries hard, considerate, hardworking, talented, and handsome...Hope you’ll meet the right girl soon, be happy, and have kids soon!” His fans also left messages wishing that he could find his special someone soon.

As always, Leehom’s birthday wish was to “make better music and movies for everyone.” So far for this year, Leehom has already signed to film 15 commercials, hold 50 concerts, and make 4 movies. He has reportedly made 680 million TWD in just the first half of the year.

Source: Appledaily
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Ella Chen finds Mike He's kiss memorable

Mike He and Ella Chen Chia Hua earlier appeared on a TVB Entertainment News channel interview to talk about their film BAD GIRLS.

Siu Mei said that this was his first film with Ella. He discovered that they shared the same habits. Sometimes he would "pick on" her off screen. Once he saw how tough the scene was for Ella, he pretended to give her a massage and pinched her foot instead. Ella also praised Siu Mei as a kissing expert. She said that when she and Siu Mei kissed she would think about him. Because she was already in character, no awkward situation would appear.

On the program they also mentioned their first love. Ella said that while in school she liked to play sports. She learned that an elder classmate had a crush on her and asked a friend to tell her. Then they began to chat over the phone and pass notes. Siu Mei said that he passed notes to someone he liked at school, but the teacher confiscated them all. At the time for girls he even put on his father's suit to dates. Looking back now he thought it was funny.

Ella just got married, will she continue to work on kiss scene after marriage? She said that marriage would not change or affect her too much. If she will have intimate scene she will first check with her own standards. As for parenthood plan, she said that after two years she will have a baby.

Source: Takungpao
Translated by: hktopten

Michelle Chen celebrates her birthday in Cannes

The film FA YEUNG (RIPPLE) actors Joseph Cheng Yuen Cheung and Michelle Chen and director Chou Mei Ling two nights ago headed to the Cannes Film Festival. The team went to Frankfurt, Germany for a flight transfer to Nice, France, but the flight from Taipei to Frankfurt was late in arrival. In addition the flight to Nice, France was oversold, Siu Chung almost did not make the flight. After some communication they finally were able to resolve the issue ten minutes before final boarding. After 16 hours they finally arrived in Nice.

They rested for less than two hours at the hotel before heading to the Cannes Film Festival site. As soon as Michelle Chen saw the Cannes Film Festival exhibition halls she excitedly took photos. Although everyone was very tired after the long flight, they were very happy to walk on the streets of Cannes. Finally they went to a famous Southern French restaurant for Southern French cuisine. Director Chou Mei Ling knew Michelle Chen's birthday would be at the end of May snuck out a birthday gift with Cannes Film Festival commemorative bag, tee shirt and mug. Michelle Chen was surprised and pleased. "Wasn't the director always with us? When did she sneak off to buy gifts?"

Siu Chung also haggled with a woman who was selling roses for flowers, which made Michelle Chen very happy. Michelle Chen said that this was the first birthday gift of the year and thanked everyone. They then raised a glass to Michelle Chen and sang the Birthday song. She made a wish for the film to perform well so next year they could return to Cannes again.

Source: Takungpao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Nominees for the 23rd annual Golden Melody Awards

The GIO (Government Information Office) has announced the list of Golden Melody nominees! (Photo on right: Tanya Chua announced the nominees for GIO)

Here are the highlights of the major categories:

Best Song of the year
Perfect Landing / Let You Replace Me
Noah’s Ark / Second Round
So After I’ve Grown Up / So After I’ve Grown Up
Speaking of Love / Sing It Out Of Love
Those Years / Those Years

Best Album
Second Round（no where ver.）
Perfect Life
My Love
No Crying
Sing It Out Of Love
Ren

Best Male Singer
Luan Dan A Xiang / Let You Replace Me
Yoga Lin / Perfect Life
Eason Chan / ?
Jay Chou /Exclamation Mark
Jam Hsiao / Wild Dreams

Best Female Singer
A-Lin / We Will Be Better
Stefanie Sun / It’s Time
Hebe Tien / MY LOVE
Waa (Wei Ru-Xuan) / No Crying
A-Mei Chang / R U Watching?
Tanya Chua / Singing It Out Of Love

Best Band
Mayday
Tizzy Bac
Buddha Jump
Mary See The Future
Sodagreen

Best New Artist
Wu Nan-Ying / I’m Just
The Girl and The Robots / Miss November
A-Fu Teng / Yuan Lai Ru Ci!!
Ilid Kaolo / My Carefree Life
Jess Lee / Thank You My Love

Best Music Video
Imperial Army / Takasago Army
Crazy From Loneliness / So After I’ve Grown Up
My Love / MY LOVE
Bird’s Nest / What Is Troubling You
Old Love Song / Home in the Arctic Village

Best Composer
Mayday’s Masa / Noah’s Ark / Second Round
Jiao An-Pu / Please Give Me A Better Rival In Love / MY LOVE
A-Chord Hsieh / So After I’ve Grown Up / So After I’ve Grown Up
Khalil Fong / Solitary Patient / ?
Tanya Chua / Speaking Of Love / Sing It Out Of Love

Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Newcomer Kimberley tops five charts

Kimberley Chen has been deemed the most popular newcomer of the year. She held her first celebration mini concert and signing event on Mother’s Day in Taichung and Taipei. Under the age of 18, performed in front of her fans for the first time, singing her new songs, “Love You” and “Never Change”. She revealed that she has been performing on the street since she was little, so she doesn’t feel nervous when singing on stage.

Since her “Love You” single has topped five different charts including KKBOX’s and EZpeer’s digital singles chart, as well as three other ring tunes download charts (Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, FETnet), her record company especially invited the Hulk to carry her onto the stage as an opening act. Although it wowed the fans, Kimberley actually has a fear of heights, so she was grabbing the Hulk’s arm tightly when she was sitting on his shoulder.

Her parents attended her signing events to show their support and Kimberley even invited her mom on stage, revealing that they chatted until 2am and shared the same bed for the night. Her mom said, “The release of your album is the best Mother’s Day gift.”

Kimberley's album is now available at YesAsia!

If you haven't already done so, check out Kimberley's "Love You" MV:



"Never Change" MV:



Source: UDN, Kimberley Chen's channel
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Jay Chou wants to get married in two years

Jay Chou went to a recording of the talk show, “我們一家訪問人” (Wo Men Yi Jia Fang Wen Ren), a few days ago. He openly spoke his thought about marriage, expressing his desire to get married and have kids by the age of 35. He believed that celebrities often marry late due to focusing on their careers. Celebs also always try to date in secret, making it hard to develop long term relationships like normal people. However, Jay told host Wang Wei-Zhong that he realized now that his “home is the only castle,” and a perfect life is having your most beloved person by your side.

Jay further revealed that his classmates and friends have all been getting married and having kids in these past few years, making him rather envious, “I don’t want work to delay having kids,” while also worrying that there would be a communication gap if he have children later. His mom has never pushed him to get married or have any input on whom he dates, but from previous news reports, his mom seems to get along very well with his current girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan. Jay said he uses his mom as his standard for finding a girlfriend, “(She) at least has to be like my mom who has an artistic quality and has good manners.”

Although Jay used to like big eyes and long-haired girls, he now wishes his future wife to be someone who does house chores, is gentle, affectionate, and understands and admires his work, “My mom fell in love with my dad because of music.”

The show visited Jay’s high school in search of his teenage photos. During the visit, they found his junior classmate who revealed that it was Jay who asked her to help him apply to go on a contest show. In the video, his junior classmate asked Jay to treat her for dinner, which Jay generously promised, “Anytime you go to my restaurant, you just have to say that you’re ‘my junior classmate’ and it’ll be on the house.”

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Jay Chou Doesn't Want Work To Delay Him Having Children

According to the Taiwanese media, Jay Chou is on the verge of marriage. Rumors have been circulating that it is extremely likely that Hannah Quinlivan will become Mrs. Chou.

On the latest episode of "Wo Men Yi Jia Fang Wen Ren", the singer expressed his feelings about marriage. He explained that dating is hard for celebrities because you have to try to to hide your private life from the media, but he has come to realize the people you love are more important than whatever the media has to say. The singer wants to be married by the time he's 35 and wants kids as soon as possible.

Jay said that in the past few years he's seen may of his classmates and friends getting married, having children and starting families. He wants to do the same. "I don't want work to delay having children," Jay said, anxious about the possible generation gap if he waits any longer for children.

In the past, Jay was interested in girls with long, beautiful hair and nice round eyes. Now, he hopes his better half will be domestic, have a gentle personality, adore him and understand his music. "My mom fell in love with my dad because music. I want the same," he said.

Source: Sina
Translated by: Aysohmay @ JpopAsia

Newlywed Ella Chen promotes in Hong Kong

Taiwan artists Ella Chen Chia-Hua, Mike He (Hor Kwan Cheung) two nights ago promoted their new film BAD GIRLS. Ella just wed last week and earlier already rushed to Hong Kong to promote her new film. When reportedly she rushed to return to pay her mortgage, her face darkened as she said, "It's not because of that, who says you can't work after marriage?"

Ella and Siu Mei played games with fans. Siu Mei greeted fans in Cantonese. "Hong Kong Friends how are you!" Some fans used muffins to spell out Ella's name as a gift for their newlywed idol. Ella immediately tried it but said, "The muffin is too dry, next year you can add a little more water." Even though Ella was all smiles during the event, when Ella saw reporters she did not force a smile and asked the media not to ask about her marriage. "Today is already my second day in Hong Kong. With the tight schedule and a flu, I don't feel well and can't muster up the energy." When asked whether her husband was displeased that she immediately came to promote in Hong Kong after their wedding, she said, "I still have to work, Hubby didn't really say anything in particular."

Speaking of Ella reportedly had to pay mortgage so she returned to work soon after her wedding. Ella said, "It's not because of that, who says after marriage I can't work?" As for BAD, Ella said that the film has already been released in Taiwan and the response was decent. She said that in the film she had many fight scenes, but her co-star Siu Mei was a nice guy in the film so she was reluctant to hit him. Ella also said that she took a few martial art lessons for the fight scenes. During the shoot when she had time she would study with the instructor. Finally although she was hurt a little her injury was not too severe. Would her husband's heart ache for her? Siu Mei helped out and said, "Her hubby has always known how tough Ella's job is, of course his heart aches!"

Source: Takungpao, Mingpao, Singtao, on.cc
Translated by: hktopten

Gary Chaw forms Jazz band for new album

Former winner of Golden Melody’s best male singer, Gary Chaw, is leading a new band called “Sensation” with musicians from Argentina and Brazil. He plans to release a full English Jazz album called, “Sensation JAZZ” on June 6th.

He was in Taipei filming an MV when his mom paid him a surprise visit, bringing 30 oysters as a treat as well as to show her support for the new band. Gary expressed that he hadn’t seen his mom for 6 months, but spent a night chatting with her on the phone just the day before. He revealed that he is giving his mom a condo as a Mother’s Day gift. Since his older sisters have moved to the east end of Malaysia, he has chosen a place in the same building as his eldest sister, so that they can be closer.

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Dee Hsu to return to "Kang Xi Lai Le"

Barbie Hsu sighed in relief as she completed her last recording of “Kang Xi Lai Le” as a substitute host yesterday. She revealed that her sister Dee Hsu was doing well after giving birth to a baby girl.

Dee will be returning to host the talk show on the 23rd. She expressed , “I want to thank Barbie for doing such a good job on hosting the show so that I still have a job when I come back.” It turns out that Barbie actually wanted Dee to go back to work a few days ago, but Dee wanted to enjoy a few more days off.

Although Barbie got married in 2010, she has yet to have a baby. Chen Han-Dian, the comic relief on the show, gave her his blessing, “(I) hope Barbie will have a baby soon.” Barbie replied, “I hope so too!” Dee also mentioned before, “If Barbie wants a baby, she can borrow mine as long as she wants.”

Source: Appledaily, UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Jolin Tsai doesn't want to get married yet

Jolin Tsai held a press conference a few days ago for her upcoming “Myself” concert tour which launches on July 14th in Shanghai. When she talked about her good friend Stefanie Sun getting pregnant, she expressed, “We were young girls when we met. I just can’t imagine how I will be like when I become a mom.” She told the media that she had already congratulated Stefanie via a text message. Jolin, who’s 31 right now, sighed, “I hope I won’t be an older mother.”


Jolin (right) laughs happily when the media asked about Vivian (left).

Jolin is planning to release a new album in August. When asked if she would invite her boyfriend Vivian Dawson to be in her MV again, she answered, “We’ll see if it’s necessary.” As for the status of their relationship, she said, “We have no plans to get married yet.”

In regards to Will Pan’s recent love confession for her, she laughed, “He’s popular with girls.” As for whether or not there are any possibilities between them, she said, “We know each other too well, we’re like siblings,” and emphasized that this won’t affect their friendship.


Will Pan revealed that he has had a crush on Jolin for 7 years and said confidently, "Even till now, I believe Jolin still has good feelings for me."

Source: UDN, Appledaily
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Yoga Lin overcomes his fear of heights

Yoga Lin will be holding a concert at the Taipei Arena on the 2nd of next month. As part of the show, he will be lifted 7 meters off the ground while he sings. However, Yoga has been wanting to cancel this segment because he is scared of heights. His record company managed to talk him into it, thus, he is trying hard to overcome his fear by doing indoor climbing. The good news is, he succeeded in climbing 6 meters high.

For Mother’s Day, Yoga will be inviting his mom to his home in Taipei, “Actually, I’m inviting her to help me clean up the place!” He further revealed that his mom usually helps him change his light bulbs, “It’s because I’m afraid of heights, so I don’t dare to climb up a ladder.”

Source: Appledaily, UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Nick Chou prepares to release new album and avoids talking about Elva Hsiao

It’s been almost two years since his debut album and Nick Chou is finally getting ready to release his new album, “S.N.G”, by the end of the month. With all the tracks written by him, he happily exclaimed, “My goal is to be a singer-songwriter!” The idol turned singer-songwriter now avoids talking about his formerly rumored girlfriend Elva Hsiao. He gives his mom all his attention as he says he does not feel the need for a “love relationship” at the moment.

Nick held a mini-concert just the night before to showcase some of the new songs which he spent a year writing. The songs on his new album were selected by his manager out of 200 that he wrote. It will also be the first album that he is releasing under Gold Typhoon (Nick was with Warner Music previously).

When he wrote his new song, “內傷” (Heartache), it happened to be the time when he reportedly broke up with Elva in October 2010. He quickly explained, “I don’t write songs about relationships. I only write about life.” When asked if his heart ached during that time, he replied, “My heart aches because you asked me that.” He then said that he hadn’t seen Elva for the last four months. In regards to the rumors of Elva dating Kai Ko, he commented, “As long as they’re happy.”

His new song, “S.N.G” stands for “Super Nice Girl”, which is a song about finding a girlfriend. But since he was accompanying his mom to fight cancer last year, he said, “After what happened last year, I’m not interested in love relationships. I just want to be with my family.” He admitted that it was a painful year as he felt helpless and was on the verge of breaking down, “The worst has passed. I want her to be proud of my now. As for love, it can’t be forced.”

Check out Nick's "S.N.G" below:



Source: UDN, nickthereal0802's channel
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Mr. Rock Jam Hsiao wants to be Mr. Jazz

Mr. Rock Jam Hsiao is transforming himself to become Mr. Jazz. His new album titled, “Mr. Jazz - A Song For You”, will contain eleven classic English tracks that are recorded from a live performance. Jam says, “It is a very soothing album.”

In fact, the songs were recorded during Jam’s birthday celebration event with the fans a few days ago. He prepared and sang a series of Jazz songs at the celebration, which were recorded and compiled into this new concept album. As a birthday present, his record company Warner Music gave him an English dictionary and a saxophone to wish him the best for his career in music. Additionally, Warner Music also held a press conference yesterday to promote the upcoming album.

In related news, Jam is flying to Australia today to get ready for a concert on the 11th and 12th. As a result, he won’t be able to celebrate Mother’s Day with his mom, so he has already given her a big red envelope as a gift!

His originally scheduled performances in America on the 26th, 27th, and 29th have been cancelled due to unpaid expenses from the organizers. His management company made an urgent press release expressing that they had not received the payment for the performances, so the arrangements were cancelled according to the contract. Fans who bought tickets will need to contact the organizers. Nonetheless, fans in the states may get another chance to see Jam later this year as he plans to hold a concert tour, but no dates have been confirmed.

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

A-Mei Chang will need a miracle to release a new album this year

In the midst of her concert tour, A-Mei Chang returned to Taiwan to endorse some robotic massage chairs. She had just finished holding concerts in London and Malaysia, and she flew back to Taiwan on Sunday. At yesterday's event, she fulfilled her duty as the spokesperson as she praised the massage chair non-stop. She also revealed that she kept one in the backstage during her 8 concert shows at the Taipei Arena. (Photo on right: A-Mei (right) became the spokesperson for a robotic massage chair yesterday, pocketing over 10 million TWD.)

After transferring her management contract to Gold Typhoon, the record company applied for GIO’s funding for a new album that would have A-Mei collaborating with veteran musician Adia, who previously worked on Amit’s album. They’ve been approved for 3 million TWD, but the condition is that the album must be completed by the end of this year. Upon hearing this, A-Mei said, “Where are the songs?” Although she and her record company have started collecting songs, the main delay is caused by her concert tour which started last year September and will run till December 8th, holding at least 57 shows.

Going into the studio and recording new songs is difficult because A-Mei holds one to two concert shows every week. If she is to release a new album this year, her manager said, “It’ll be very hard. We’ll need a miracle.”

Source: UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Stefanie Sun is pregnant!

Today is the wedding anniversary of Stefanie Sun and her Indonesian husband Nadim Van Der Ros. To celebrate, 33 year-old Stefanie left the message on her micro-blog yesterday, “Yes, you guys have guessed right,” announcing her pregnancy! She expressed through her record company, “Thank you everyone for caring about my stomach. With Appledaily’s support, my wish has come true.”

However, Stefanie was in Taiwan in February to film a MV. She completed all her stunts as required which included being hung from a wire (see photo on right). Her manager explained that it was because she was not yet pregnant at the time. It has also been less than 3 months since she got pregnant, but her manager commented, “They are more western-like, so they’re not as superstitious.”

Ever since Stefanie got pregnant, her has forbidden her to do any house chores. Her manager added, “She often feels like there is a strange taste in her mouth, and always want to eat tangerines. She eats 3 of them at a time.” Although she loves seafood, she has been avoiding them since she heard that it may cause the baby to be prone to allergies.

When asked if Stefanie will be putting all her activities on hold, her manager replied, “Other than a change in eating style, she feels fine and has great energy. She will exercise normally, and work as normal.” She also expressed that she will definitely attend the Golden Melody Award ceremony on June 23rd as long as her doctor allows her to.

Source: Appledaily
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

[Updated] Cyndi Wang denies breaking up Sonia Sui and Yao Yuan-Hao

Recently, Cyndi Wang and Yao Yuan-Hao’s rumored relationship has been making news headlines in the entertainment section. Although Sonia Sui and Yao Yuan-Hao have been on and off for 8 years, they reportedly got back together again in the latter half of last year, but Cyndi is suspected of being the third person.

Readers told Appledaily that Cyndi was spotted visiting Yao Yuan-Hao’s home several times, driving a white Mercedes-Benz of the model E250. They were seen intimately holding hands and hugging in the underground parking of Yao Yuan-Hao’s home late last year. Cyndi’s manager quickly refuted the claims saying that she drives a black Mercedes-Benz and not a white one. However, Appledaily visited Cyndi’s place two days ago and found the white Mercedes-Benz parked in her parking spot with the same license plate as the one seen at Yao Yuan-Hao’s garage.

Additionally, some recognized the same kind of plates that showed up in dessert photos on both Cyndi’s and Sonia’s Facebook, which is found in Yao Yuan-Hao’s home.


Cyndi posted a photo of a cake she made (left) which was presented on the same kind of plate that appeared in Sonia's photo (right).

After dominating the entertainment news section for a week, Cyndi responded to the media for the first time today. Cyndi admitted that she briefly dated Yao Yuan-Hao back in May of last year after Sonia and Yao Yuan-Hao broke up. In August, she backed down when Sonia and Yao Yuan-Hao got back together. Cyndi cried, “I’m not the third person!” She then added, “I knew that they wanted to get back together in August of last year, so I told myself that I must pull my heart back.”


Cyndi and Yao Yuan-Hao were spotted at Kenting together last year July.

Cyndi explained that Yao Yuan-Hao told her that he broke up with Sonia in February. Thus, they started keeping in touch again. However, readers saw them together last year. Cyndi said, “I was once hurt by a third person, so I definitely wouldn’t allow myself to become the third person of someone else’s relationship! Not that I didn’t want to say anything. There are some things that I cannot say.” -- she was referring to the fact that Sonia did not announce her break up with Yao Yuan-Hao until last Thursday. She admitted going to Yao Yuan-Hao’s home, “The photo with the decorative plate was from May of last year. My friends and I were making desserts at his home.” She also admitted to owning a white Mercedes, but because she often drives the black one, that’s why her manager thought that she only had a black one.

When the media asked if Cyndi was still dating Yao Yuan-Hao, her manager quickly answered, “Not anymore,” and emphasized that Cyndi and Yao Yuan-Hao were not yet in a love relationship in February. Yao Yuan-Hao’s management company expressed that he was single between May and August last year, so he never cheated. They further advised that Yao Yuan-Hao had not seen Sonia for a month and a half, and the two had decided to break up back in February. The company stated that Yao Yuan-Hao and Cyndi are just friends and are not dating.

After the press conference, Appledaily asked Cyndi again whether she was still dating Yao Yuan-Hao or not. Cyndi responded, “I hope that my future boyfriend will be someone with broad shoulders,” hinting that Yao Yuan-Hao is irresponsible. Yao Yuan-Hao’s management company expressed, “It’s not that Yao Yuan-Hao does not have broad shoulders, he is very straightforward. Sometimes speaking out may not be the best thing for everyone. Staying silent is to protect each other.”


Sonia admitted that she had broken up with Yao Yuan-Hao at the LV grand opening event last week.

Sonia & Yao Yuan-Hao’s 8 year relationship

June 2006
- rumored to have broken up due to Sam Wang, but got back together after 6 months.
- last straw: each were rumored to be with Sam Wang / Jennifer Hong.

April 2011
- broke up after Sonia finished filming “Fierce Wife”, but they were seen holding hands again 5 months later
- last straw: Yao Yuan-Hao was seen giving a ride to a hot girl.

May 2012
- After getting back together again for 8 months, Sonia finally admitted their break up.
- last straw: things didn’t work out in addition to having a third person in their relationship.

[Update 5/9/2012] Yao Yuan-Hao finally responded to the media with a press release after the news reports about his relationships have gone on for a week. Besides “apologizing to everyone who has been concerned about his relationships,” he also apologized to Cyndi and Sonia. He said, “In regards to Sonia telling the media that I am the man whom she loved most, I thank her very much. I also want to thank her for accompanying my family to dinners. She is also the most important person in my life.” He emphasized that he was just a normal person, “I’m just the same as everyone else. We’ve had happy times, times when we got upset, and have quarreled before, but I never thought of hurting anyone.”


Yao Yuan-Hao (left) and Sonia Sui dated for 8 years.

Many felt that his new relationship with Cyndi came “too soon” after breaking up with Sonia, causing him to be suspected of cheating. Yao Yuan-Hao responded apologetically, “The time when I became single last year and when I was reflecting on the problems of my relationship, I was careless about how others around me felt. Due to my immatureness, I hurt them.”

In regards to his manager defending him and telling the media that he was single when he started dating Cyndi, he replied, “I won’t use my status of being single as an excuse for what I’ve done. But I will learn from this to become more mature. In every relationship, a man should always take full responsibility.”

Source: Appledaily, UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Brigitte Lin teaches Jay Chou to smile

Rarely appearing in public in recent years, "Great Beauty" Brigitte Lin (Lam Ching Ha) two nights ago attended a jewelry brand event as a surprise guests. Other guests included Cathy Tsui Chi Kei and Sylvia Chang (Cheung Ngai Ga), who even rarely appeared with her husband in tow.

"Great Beauty" was willing to make a rare public appearance. She joked that she was bored from staying at home all the time so she had to come out and play. In addition the brand donated money to her two favorite charity organizations, Josephine Siao Fong Fong's End Children Sexual Abuse Foundation and a Mainland children organization. Ching Ha in recent years has fallen in love with writing, but after INSIDE THE WINDOW, OUTSIDE THE WINDOW she has not had any new work. She said that she is still writing, but only randomly. She would consider publishing depending how her writing turned out. Did she still have the acting bug? She said yes, but he might not make a comeback. Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun) was rumored to have approached her about SECRET 2 (BUT NUNG SHUET DIK BEI MUK 2). She admitted that she met with him but destiny would decide whether they would work together. She also praised Chairman Chou as very friendly. Reporters said that he was not too friendly with the media, has she advised him? Ching Ha joked that she taught him to smile. Ching Ha's elder daughter was also in attendance but she said that her daughter did not like jewelry too much. Has her daughter introduced her boyfriend to her? She said, "She seems to have suitors. The best would be choosing someone like Daddy, personable and with good morals."

Cheung Ngai Ga said that she rarely wore jewelry and liked to collect watches more. With Mother's Day on the way, because her son is studying interior design in England he will not be able to celebrate with her. Whether her son would like to join show business it would depend on his personal intention. Is her son dating? She said probably because children now could not say. However earlier she has seen one and revealed that her son likes pretty girls and asks her to have an independent personality. As for work, she said that she was busy with a script for Johnnie To Kei Fung. Fans would like to see her work with Chow Yun Fat again, she asked whether that was true and asked whether Ching Ha would make a comeback.

Source: Takungpao, Mingpao
Translated by: hktopten

"Double J" and Lin Chi-Ling land on top 10 of Forbes' China Celebrity 100

The 2012 China Celebrity 100 list from Forbes has just been out. The list is compiled based on each celebrity’s activities, earnings, and exposure between the period of March 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012. In the top 10, our favorite “Double J” Jay Chou and Jolin Tsai occupy 1st and 7th place respectively. Jolin expressed through her manager, “Thank you for everyone’s support.” Lin Chi-Ling rounds out the top 10 as she has maintained her popularity by making movies and filming an underwear ad, which she pocketed 23 million TWD for.

Other popular Taiwanese actors and singers include Leehom Wang, Show Luo, A-Mei Chang, and Mayday. Shu Qi takes the 19th spot with her outstanding acting as well as drawing the public’s attention with her ambiguous rumored relationship with Leehom. Nicky Wu also makes it on the list after making a comeback with the hit mainland drama, “Scarlet Heart”. Both Ethan Ruan and Kaneshiro Takeshi are on the list, which is not a surprise. Magician Lu Chen, who just won the annual magician award, is also on the list.

As for celebrities from Hong Kong and the mainland, Andy Lau lands on second place after winning Best Actor at the Golden Horse and Hong Kong Film Awards. Besides being a box office hit, Fan Bing-Bing has also had many rumored relationships; she is 3rd on the list. Another mainland star worth mentioning is Huang Xiao-Ming, who is on the list again this year, landing on 23rd. Additionally, his rumored girlfriend Angelababy happens to be in the 100th spot. Huang Xiao-Ming commented yesterday, “I don’t really care about the ranking. I just want to do my best.”

Taiwanese celebrities on the list:

1　Jay Chou
7　Jolin Tsai
10　Lin Chi-Ling
16　Leehom Wang
17　Show Luo
19　Shu Qi
31　Dee Hsu
34　Ruby Lin
36　A-Mei Chang
37　Mayday
43　Nicky Wu
45　Barbie Hsu
50　Rene Liu
53　Rainie Yang
57　Hebe Tien
61　Wilber Pan
62　Wakin Chau
63　Jam Hsiao
64　Peter Ho
75　Kaneshiro Takeshi
76　(Magician) Lu Chen
80　Ethan Ruan
87　Christine Fan
92　Yoga Lin
95　Ella Chen

Click here to see the full list

Source: Appledaily, Forbeschina.com
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess

Harry of Da Mouth poses with Cheryl Yang

Da Mouth attended the recording for the variety show, “麻辣天后宮” (Gossip Queen), a few days ago. The staff hinted to Harry that a female star related to him would be making a special appearance. Thinking that it would likely be his rumored girlfriend Cheryl Yang, Harry was sweating non-stop.

It turned out that the staff had prepared a life-size cardboard cutout of Cheryl. Harry, feeling relieved, spoke openly about Cheryl. When host Tuo Zong-Kang asked, “If a girl like her is your girlfriend, would you cherish her?” Harry answered without hesitation, “Of course!” He then added, “Whenever I talk about her outside, it’s definitely all praises. She’s pretty, filial, has great character and personality. It’s hard to find (a girl like her)!”

Photo on right: Harry posed with Cheryl’s life-size cardboard cutout without reluctance.


Da Mouth...and Harry & Cheryl.

Source: Appledaily, UDN
Translated by: fufu @ CpopAccess