Jiro Wang slammed for insensitivity towards victims of Beijing floods

Beijing was ravaged by the heaviest rain in over six decades over the weekend, causing widespread flooding and the deaths of at least 30 people. Singer Jiro Wang, who has been in the Chinese capital filming My Beautiful Kingdom, was resting in his hotel room when the storm struck, where he was struck by inspiration and penned a rain-themed poem.

He wrote, "The storm outside is like someone's tears; those under their umbrellas seem aimless as the sound of the rain falling echoes the sound of their longing. I foolishly smile like a child; even if there are no clear skies after the rain, I must also paint this colourful landscape. (My) longing is a laughable tragedy, just like this unexpected rain. I can only gaze at Beijing through my window and continue waiting. How wet; good poem!"

In Mandarin "How wet; good poem!" sounds alike and became the centre of much criticism as some fans felt that his likening of the storm to his feelings was insensitive and showed a lack of compassion for the victims of the disaster.

Actress Shu Qi stepped up to defend Jiro on her micro-blog, saying, "We are in Beijing, how could we lack compassion? If you look at Jiro's micro-blog, you'll be able to tell if he has compassion or not."

Jiro's manager has clarified that the poem was written at about seven in the evening and that Jiro had thought it was just a normal storm and learned about the devastation it had caused much later.

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Myolie Wu announces her break up with Bosco Wong

Today Myolie Wu announced she broke up with Bosco Wong, ending their 8 year relationship. She still insisted on attending the Ghetto Justice II promotional event, but forced a smile while playing the games. Myolie appeared tired at the promotion, she revealed she and Bosco were on a break for a while, and the break up happened a few months ago. Bosco said he'll wait for her and use time to prove everything? Myolie started tearing up after she heard this: "I'm sorry, I don't want it to be like this, seems like it's becoming such a big deal. I hope...we are adults, I hope we can leave this undisturbed and handle it maturely." During the time, she kept using tissues to wipe away her tears. When asked if Bosco had a third party? Myolie expressed they have already broken up, and she cannot respond for him. She only said she didn't have a third party. She said its been a long time since she's seen Bosco and they broke up peacefully. Earlier Bosco pledged over a phone interview that he'll hire bodyguards to protect her. Myolie became emotional again after she heard this. She just hopes the media and the public won't have too many speculations. Asked if she already moved out of their 'love nest'? Myolie said they have always been living separately.

Earlier on Eileen Cha's radio interview, Myolie said it was after deep thoughts before they decided to peacefully break up. The first person to find out was Bosco's mother. When asked if its because of a third party, Myolie said she has no right to answer for him, but they have once thought of staying together, unfortunately it did not work out. She said fate decided it. It turns out, when Myolie got the TV Queen award last year, the couple already had issues in their relationship, now that they have separated, they are still friends.

[TVB E-News] Eileen Cha called Bosco to confirm and he admitted the break up as well. When asked about a third party and the earlier reports that Bosco had 3 girlfriends, Bosco said it has nothing to do with a third party. His good friend Tang Chi Wai was interviewed and said Bosco has been really unhappy during this period and still is unhappy. Last night, Virgina Lok talked to Bosco on the phone until 4am.

Regarding to the relationship already started having issues last year when Myolie got TV Queen? Myolie was interviewed later and said she actually does not know why Bosco said that because the issues didn't start during that time. Then Myolie expressed that's why she doesn't want to talk about it in such detail, it's unfair to both of them. The reporter said well if she doesn't explain it, then people will speculate. Myolie said even if she does, people will still write nonsense. There were several reports on why they broke up. Some say Bosco is actually very quiet at home, but Myolie said it's not related. Myolie continued and expressed whatever reason it is, she does not want to talk about it because the relationship is between the two of them.

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A-Prince releases “You’re the Only One” MV

Revamped rookie group A-PRINCE has released the music video for their pre-debut release, “You’re the Only One”!

“You’re the Only One” has been garnering a lot of interest as it was composed by MBLAQ‘s G.O, who presented the song to A-PRINCE for their upcoming album.

A-PRINCE is also holding a mini-showcase on July 26, 2012, 7:00PM at Cafe Dorothy Jiangnan (Jiangnan Kyobo Tower next to Regent Tower, 1st floor). There is no admission fee and seats will be given on a first-come, first-served basis.

Watch the “You’re the Only One” MV below.

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Super Junior reveals they nearly broke up because of a misunderstanding

The Super Junior members revealed that they nearly split up over a few misunderstandings.

On the July 24th broadcast of SBS ‘Strong Heart‘, the Super Junior members opened up saying, “We were on the verge of breaking up because of an argument we had right before a live performance.”

“Leeteuk once got really mad right before an Inkigayo shoot,” Eunhyuk said. “The members continually joked around with him to the point where he inevitably grew angry.”

He continued, “It wasn’t me that was causing mischief, but Leeteuk misunderstood and thought it was me and got angry. Kyuhyun was the one causing most of the trouble, and Leeteuk made up with him but left me alone so it made me upset.”

Leeteuk who was listening to Eunhyuk share this story explained, “I was trying not to grow angry at their fun and games, but it didn’t stop so I eventually exploded. I got mad at Kyuhyun and my emotions got the best of me so I stepped outside, when I found Kyuhyun he was crying and so I comforted him.”

“At that moment, I realized that these continuous misunderstandings and agitated emotions are what could cause our group to break up,” Leeteuk continued. “It was only 10 minutes before the live performance, and I felt bad that I could not make it up to Eunhyuk but there was just not enough time.”

In order to make Eunhyuk feel better, Leeteuk decided that he would ask Eunhyuk to say the speech after they earned the #1 K-Chart win. When Leeteuk asked him, Eunhyuk looked unenthused, and his thank-you speech was given with an expressionless face that was rather dry and formal. This only caused the atmosphere within the group to become more tense.

Fellow member Shindong then remarked, “These little misunderstandings caused such big fights that it was really upsetting. After that happened, we were able to bond our friendship more tightly on other variety programs.”

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Girls’ Generation’s Sunny attracts attention with her beautiful legs

A recent picture revealing Girls’ Generation member Sunny‘s gorgeous legs has attracted some attention. The photo is from a shoot Girls’ Generation did for SM Entertainment‘s IT exhibition, ’S.M. Art Exhibition‘. Sunny is sitting on the floor, posing for the shot in a way that flaunts her long legs.

Her black dress and pose accentuate her flawless legs in the picture, surprising netizens with her amazing figure. Already well-known for her small face and shapely body, Sunny stunned with her perfect proportions.

Netizens responded to the picture in awe with comments like, “I knew her body was shapely, but her legs are gorgeous too,“ “Her proportions are great,” and “She may be short, but her body line is amazing and her proportions are great, what a perfect body.”

S.M. Art Exhibition will be held from August 10 to the 19th at the COEX in Seoul, Samseong-dong.

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Kevin Cheng adds his own scene, slaps 'Law Yau' Myolie Wu's butt

After becoming 'double TV King' last year based on the 'Law Ba' role in Ghetto Justice, the title brought Kevin Cheng many gold digging opportunities in Mainland. To keep this momentum, next week's premiere of the sequel Ghetto Justice II cannot fail. For the sequel, Kevin added more to it, on the premiere week he'll have a chain of intense kiss scenes with Myolie Wu and even added his own scene, where he slaps Myolie's butt. Kevin directed his own 'scum' scenes to accommodate the Law Ba and 'Law Yau' (Myolie) gag.

Kevin revealed it was his idea to slap Myolie's butt: "Well the scum stuff is on me. She's my girlfriend, I'm Law Ba and the neighbors call her 'Law Yau', so this scene is pretty funny!" He expressed he has great expectations for the sequel, but he's not sure if the Olympics will affect the ratings.

When speaking of the nonstop kiss scenes, Myolie and Kevin both expressed because they're already a couple in the sequel, so it's reasonable. Myolie said: "I was a little nervous in the first season (part 1), but now that we're more familiar, we have a lot more chemistry. There is even a feeling like we're newly weds, this time the kiss scenes get very hot. (Sparks?) He's like a brother to me!"

Asked if she's afraid boyfriend Bosco Wong might get jealous? Myolie said: "Nope! We're just filming! I'm actually afraid Kevin's fans might get jealous, he's so popular. (A couple team with Kevin?) I am very confident this time, but I want to be a wild couple!" She reveals they create new sparks in the sequel because Christine Kuo gets in between them as the third party. In one scene, Christine got too agitated that there was a car flipping accident too.

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Raymond Lam caught on a date with his 'crush' 18 year old Karena Ng

[East Week] recently spotted Raymond Lam with his 'crush'. It turns out his crush is 18 year old, Karena Ng, a newcomer in the film industry this year. The two sparked after collaborating in the film Love is..Pyjamas earlier this year in April. A few days ago, the film company held an end-of-filming karaoke celebration, Raymond and Karena were seen chatting quietly off to the side where there were no people around. They were flirting the entire night until morning. On Saturday (7/21), the two were spotted on a date in Central. Because it was raining at the time, Raymond instantly protected Karena from the rain and walked her to the 7-seater van that was already parked nearby. The van drove them to another building.

When they got to their destination, Raymond and Karena went into the building. After about an hour, the two were seen walking out of the building. At this time, they must have noticed reporters taking pictures, so they quickly got in a taxi and kept their distance while in the taxi. Soon after, the taxi stopped and Raymond suddenly jumps out of the car and quickly ran away. Karena was left in the taxi alone.

Yesterday Karena responded to the rumor through her management: "Raymond Lam is just a friend, we aren't dating." She explained she and Raymond were invited to a private dinner party with a large group of friends. Coincidentally they were nearby, so they met up to take the taxi together to the location. However, Raymond suddenly remembered he had to buy something, so he got out of the taxi midway. Based on Karena's explanation, she really defended Raymond.

It was said Raymond sang love songs to Karena at the karaoke. Karena's manager said: "Actually that dinner party was just the Love is...Pyjamas end-of-filming celebration. The entire cast and crew were there playing, Raymond didn't sing the love songs, that were stated in the magazine."

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