Friday, October 19, 2012

Chilam Cheung Admits He's Wrong, Apologizes to the PA


Earlier Chilam Cheung exploded on Weibo scolding the PA for causing so much confusion in the filming schedule, being illogical, disrespecting the artists and ruining the HK television industry. He asked the PA to quit and find another job. Since Chilam's comments were pretty extreme, Netizens criticized that he went overboard. The PA made mistakes, but that does not mean he has to get another job. Lately Chilam has already put his anger behind him, and yesterday he acknowledged his faults. He admitted he was too tense and stubborn. He's considered a passer-byer shooting at TVB, unlike the other artists who work all year round, therefore he has no right to complain.

Yesterday Chilam appeared at TVB city to continue shooting for Triumph in the Skies II. He revealed the crew is wrapping up on the shooting of the HK scenes. Also, he has already reflected on the way he acted and the shooting process will go a lot smoother from now on. Chilam frankly expressed he thought about it and now understands, "Perhaps I was too tense and stubborn, but actually it's none of my business, I'm just a passer-byer. An artist's life, half the time is waiting to get in position for the shoot, there's nothing unusual about that." Chilam expressed he has matured after this incident and is openly admitting that he was wrong. "I'm not someone who works long-term at TVB, therefore I have no right to complain. It should be said by people who are really working hard. I was wrong, it was my fault."

Chilam feels filming is a joyous process and the problems have already been resolved, so in the future it will be a lot more comforting and he can enjoy the process. He's grateful of all the behind-the-scenes crew, "As for my apology, I already treated everyone a meal at a restaurant. When we start shooting in England, we will have an even better meal." Chilam also exposed he invested 6 figures into his costume expenses, "Many times when I'm in a series, I use my own costumes, for myself and the audience, it's all good!"

Fala Chen Imitates Teresa Teng; Wong He Performs "Gangnam Style"

Yesterday Fala Chen participated in Hunan TV's Bai Bian Da Ka Xiu (百變大咖秀), a celebrity imitation singing show, where she was disguised as Teresa Teng and performed I Only Care About You (我只在乎你). Fala had always had an elegant image, but this time she showed her humorous side. That night, Fala was on the show imitating Teresa's dress and style. Fala later shared a backstage photo of her in the Teresa look on Weibo.

Other Hong Kong artists who were on the show that night were Wong Cho Lam and Wong He. Wong He imitated Psy's Ganggam Style, while Wong Cho Lam imitated Li Qiong's Mountain Road 18 Bends (山路十八弯).

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Rookie group EXCITE releases music videos for “Try Again”

EXCITE, another new rookie group hoping to leave their mark on the industry, will finally be releasing their album after gaining attention with their participation on Brown Eyed Girls‘ Ga In‘s ‘Fashion King‘ reality series.

The group originally intended to release their debut album back in July but due to issues, the date had been pushed back.

Ahead of its release, the five member boy group, has revealed their music videos for “Try Again“, showcasing their talents through the drama version as well as the dance version.

EXCITE is Penta Entertainment‘s first male idol group, and is made up of members Seunguk, Minhoo, Sihyuk, Beat, and Tae.G.

Check out their debut MV below!

HyunA’s “Very Hot” banned from KBS and MBC

4minute‘s HyunA has run into a slight issue even before the release of her solo album, ‘Melting‘.

One of the tracks from ‘Melting’, “Very Hot“, has been deemed unfit for broadcast by MBC and KBS.

HyunA’s agency Cube Entertainment stated on the 17th, “The reference to a specific brand (KaKaoTalk) in the lyrics became a problem. The problematic lyrics were put into the song as they’re related to normal life behind the stage. It hasn’t been decided whether we’ll be fixing the issue and resubmitting the song for review yet.”

“Very Hot” is the first track HyunA has participated in composing and writing since her debut. ‘Melting’ releases on October 22 KST.

Psy performs on ‘The X-Factor Australia’

Psy performed on the most recent broadcast of ‘The X-Factor Australia‘.

He tweeted earlier:

PSY ✔ @psy_oppa

Must see #MelBstyle lol PSY - Gangnam Style (강남스타일) - Live in Australia on The X Factor 2012: youtu.be/qwCOCrkpSKE @YouTube 에서


The “Gangnam Style” singer performed his hit song, and Mel B of the Spice Girls even joined him on stage after his performance. Viewers voted for Mel B as the judge they most wanted to see perform the “horse dance” with Psy.

Psy traveled to Australia for the show on the 15th KST. Afterwards, he’ll be heading to the United States for more scheduled TV appearances as well as preparations for his new album.

Check out Psy’s ‘X-Factor’ performance below!

Him Law willing to sacrifice himself to help Tavia Yeung; TVB Invests in Taiwan

Yesterday Norman Leung hosted a celebration for Divas In Distress to reward the cast and crew. It was rumored Tavia Yeung told rumored boyfriend Him Law to 'sell' himself to TVB in exchange for the TV Queen award. Him said: "I have an artist contract with TVB and we just renewed it, but my management is still Filmko. Firstly, I must fulfill the both contracts. Whatever happens in the future, will think about it then. The reports that said Tavia told me to 'sell' myself to TVB, that is not true at all. Basically, there is no need for me to sell myself, she can just count on her own abilities to become TV Queen, that would be enough. I support her!" If Tavia does become TV Queen, will they announce their relationship? Him said: "That is two different matters. It is not that I'm not willing to sacrifice myself to help her, but that is not necessary. If necessary, I will definitely help out."

At the celebration, Norman surprised Liza Wang. He expressed he personally donated HK$100,000 to the 'Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong', he said: "I really admire Liza's advocacy for Cantonese opera." Liza responded to the bad-terms rumors with Gigi Wong. She said: "It is all over. That's old news. Basically nothing like that happened and I don't mind collaborating with her again."

TVB Purchases Land in Taiwan for Series Production

Norman announced TVB has acquired some land in Taiwan for 1.6 billion NTD (~HK$427 million). The land will be used for the TVBS headquarters for series productions, an investment totaling 4.5 billion NTD (~HK$120 million). The project is estimated to complete in 2015. Also, TVB and Shanghai Media Group are collaborating in producing a Mainland film, paving the development for TVB artists in Mainland.

Cheung Wing Hong Threatens Tavia Yeung Grabbing Her Neck (*just filming)

Recently, Tavia Yeung and Cheung Wing Hong (aka "Fan Kan" from Three Kingdoms RPG)were shooting in Mongkok for TVB new series A Great Way To Care II. The scene was about Tavia, disguised as a dancer and Cheung as the gangster, "talking business" on the streets. Cheung eventually grabs Tavia by the neck and pushes her into the glass. The the two engage in an intense dispute and when the police walked by, the two pretended to be friends.

This is the first time Tavia played a dancer, her costume looked exactly like a real one. She expressed she had to do some homework and learn how to be 'bad' for this role. She said: "Because I play a dancer, so I have to speak roughly. Sometimes I watch how the party girls act. The worse is, I personally don't smoke, so the most difficult part of this role is that I'm always smoking!" She reveals although she's disguised as a dancer, she is actually an undercover for the police. In the series, she has a relationship with Ben Wong. Her other co-star, Alex Fong, is always pulling pranks on people, asked if Tavia has been his target? She laughed: "I collaborated with Alex several times, we have chemistry. Uncle Alex talks slower now, he's toned it down now and hasn't played any pranks on us."

Cheung Wing Hong and Tavia have also collaborated several times. Also, Tavia is known to be a straightforward tomboy, so shooting the action scenes went well. He said: "Some scenes Tavia and I get into a fight, and what I fear most is doing action scenes with girls, but Tavia is such a tomboy, it's so much easier to shoot with her. Everything went smoothly."

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