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Vanness Wu forms new band “SMASH”

November 15th, 2011

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Vanness Wu’s upcoming movie The Road Less Travelled will open in theatres on Dec 12.

The film tells the story of five music lovers — Vanness Wu, Jimmy Hung, Dean Fujioka, Long Chen Han and Eric Tu — and their road to forming the band SMASH. The quintet made their official debut on Nov 13, attracting more than 300 fans at a promotional event.

This is Vanness’s third group in his showbiz career. He debuted as F4, together with Jerry Yan, Vic Chou and Ken Zhu, and later collaborated with Korean singer Kangta.

When asked if he is worried about falling out with good friend Jimmy, Vanness replied, Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Japan, Taiwan

Samuel Hui devastated over Ricky Hui’s sudden death

November 15th, 2011

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Ricky Hui passed away at the age of 65 last Tuesday, due to a heart attack.

While the entire Hui family was devastated, younger brother Samuel was the one who was the most affected by his brother’s death. Ricky and Samuel had been through thick and thin in the 70s and 80s, on their roads to fame. The singer is so devastated that he has not been eating well.

He was said to have refused to leave his house, opting to mourn the death of his brother at home. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Hong Kong

Tags: brother, death, Died, Funeral, heart attack, RIcky Hui, Samuel Hui

Nicholas Tse shakes up Malaysia with “Viral Factor”

November 15th, 2011

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The Emperor Motion Picture VIRAL FACTOR (YIK JIN) cost almost 200 million yuan and was shot in Malaysia and Jordan. The film gathered stars like Nicholas Tse Ting Fung, Jay Chou (Chow Kit Lun), Lin Peng, Bai Bing and Andy On Chi Kit. The production team earlier headed to Malaysia’s “Mongkok of Kuala Lumpur” golden triangle Jalan Raja Chulan. With the full support of the Malay government, the team not only had Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan

Tags: Chow Kit, Emperor Motion Picture, Jalan Raja Chulan, Jay Chou, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, mongkok, Movie, new, nicholas tse, VIral Factor

Jay Chou’s fans disgusted with Hannah Quinlivan’s voice

November 15th, 2011

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Jay Chou may not have come clean about his relationship with young model Hannah Quinlivan, but in a previous interview, the singer admitted that Hannah “is a very good friend of the opposite sex”.

A couple of days ago, Jay’s newly-directed commercial — in which Hannah had a part — debuted on television. In the commercial, Hannah only had one Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Taiwan

Tags: annoying, commercial, dating, disgusting, Girlfriend, Hannah Quinlivan, Harajuku, Hot Paradise, Japan, Jay Chou, Relationship, tokyo

And the winners are…….. 17th Singapore Hit Awards

November 15th, 2011

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Stefanie Sun was the biggest winner at the 17th Singapore Hit Awards which was held on Saturday, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.

She won five out of the 28 awards up for grabs, including Most Popular Female Artiste and surprisingly Best Album Producer for her 2011 album “It’s Time”.

“It’s Time” is the first album she worked on as a producer, alongside Lee Shi Shiong, Lee Wei Song and Kenn C.

“I am so emotional! I hope I Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Singapore, Taiwan