Monday, December 31, 2012
Sammy Denies Having a "Foot Addiction": I'm Not a Psycho
Linda Chung to be Someone's Wife in 4 Years & Have 3 Kids
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Linda laughed and said she's a workaholic. She has to make use of the time she's still young and actively work, "Then I will just find my other half and marry off. (When?) Initially I wanted to let nature take its course, but I want to have 3 babies, I'm 28 now, so when I'm 32! (You still have 4 years left, time goes by fast!) It's just a plan! My ideas changes every year. I changed a lot since two years ago, perhaps two years later, I really will get married." In the past, Linda said she wanted to buy a home, but now her greatest wish is to 'buy' good health and a good sleep. She said: "There are so many strange illnesses now, we don't know what will happen tomorrow. I wish my parents good health, I want my Dad to retire and let us take care of him. He's always saying he wants to be my driver, so he can see me all the time and asked me to give him two more years."
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Raymond Lam Not Retiring in Near Future, But Eventually Will Have to Leave
He believes the media is trying to tie the two matters together because he lost the TV King award, he said: "Of course it would be great to get the award, but I won't feel discouraged because of that. (It was rumored you wanted to take JSG's male singer award?) The reports are quite original, I have never really had aspirations for awards." Earlier he was spotted at a nightclub and had a girl with her hair dyed blond approach him? He expressed that night he was just having a meeting about his concert with his colleagues and music team. As for the blond-hair girl? Raymond said: "Perhaps she's a friend of a friend, I don't know her at all. I didn't even greet her. Often writing stories like this, makes me unhappy because it makes everyone worry about me."
Also, it was said Raymond turned down new costume series Food for Slave? Raymond clarified: "TVB hasn't completely confirmed the series yet, nor have they made arrangements for me to be part of it. I haven't received any notice yet, but won't know until the final moment. (Unwilling to shave your head?) I have do to promotions and must have an explanation for the clients." When asked if he's worried TVB might switch over and start promoting Kenneth Ma more? He said: "TVB promotes everyone, there are so many series in a year, there is no reason to use the same few people for every series."
Moses Chan attended another event and when asked about Raymond's rumored retirement? He laughed: "Huh! Retiring? He said it before, but then what about his fans? (Take on his fans?) I cannot handle it. (Rumored he turned down a series?) Actually he is very active in this industry, hope he doesn't have the intention to retire so quickly. He still has many opportunities, must cherish them. (Because he lost TV King?) Actually, its not that big of a deal. Didn't get it this year, then try again next year, got to be more open." Nancy Sit told Raymond not to retire, she praised he's handsome, can sing and dance. He'll get TV King later too.
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Steven Ma Tells Raymond Lam: "Don't Waste Yourself"
It was also rumored Kevin Cheng turned down a TVB costume drama Cold Mountain Hidden Dragon because he didn't want to shave his head and TVB is turning to Steven for help? He said: "I temporarily left TVB in February of this year, but we have always been in touched. Catherine Tsang contacted me several months ago, but it is definitely not about this series. The rumor is a beautiful misunderstanding. Ricky Wong and other TV stations have approached me as well. If all goes well, I will have a decision after Lunar New Year. (Siu Sangs are unwilling to shave their heads?) I understand this because we can't accept other jobs for 6 to 7 months! I often shave my head, already 6 times. Although it is troublesome to do other jobs, but for a good script, it's no problem."
Moses Chan Won't Make Aimee Chan an "Aged Pregnant Woman"
Alastair later expressed even if he does see Moses, there will not be awkwardness, he said: "That time, Bernice said had never dated Moses before, so I'm not considered a love rival. I don't know Mr. Chan."
Earlier Moses was spotted spending Christmas as his girlfriend Aimee Chan's house. He admitted he was at Aimee's house, but they were having a party with a bunch of other friends. When asked what kind of Christmas gift he gave his girlfriend? He laughed: "I promised I wouldn't say it. After all, it is very warm and requires money to purchase it. (Personal product?) To me it is personal! (Did you and Aimee each give each other underwear? Does your girlfriend know your size?) Haha! Nope! (When are you two getting married?) When the time is right. (Pregnant before marriage?) That won't be too good, I'm a traditional man, must take it step by step. I won't have a baby before marriage." When speaking of good friend Ada Choi almost got a miscarriage, Moses said he has not heard about that, but will contact her to ask if she's alright later. A female reporter told Moses not to turn his girlfriend into an 'aged pregnant woman', he laughed: "Yes Madam!" Although the couple haven't planned their marriage yet, Moses exposed his mother loves Aimee as if she's a future daughter-in-law. "My mother praised she's a good girl, she's very pleased with her and believes she has promising potential in her acting career!"
Interview with former TVB veteran actor Deno Cheung: The ‘spoiled young master’ endures with all his might
Deno Cheung entered the industry when he was 20 years old. He recalls how he was swimming at a beach in Shek O one day where, coincidentally, a commercial was being filmed – the PA (production assistant) went over to him and asked if he wanted to participate, and just like that, his filming career began. In those first few years, Deno filmed commercials for all sorts of products, including toothpaste, M&Ms, real estate, etc. During the height of the karaoke craze in the early 90s, Deno switched to filming karaoke MVs (music videos) – in 4 short years, he filmed close to a thousand MVs and got the opportunity to work with some of HK’s most popular singers at the time, such as Kelly Chen (陳慧琳), Cass Pang (彭羚), etc. Deno recalls those early years with fondness: “Back then, we filmed 4 days a week and sometimes, we would even travel offsite to various locations.” Asked about his experience filming the MV for music queen Kelly Chen’s hit ‘Care Too Much About You’ (對你太在乎), Deno smiled and praised Kelly’s down-to-earth personality: “I remember how much she loved talking about food! During filming, she would constantly ask what we would be eating for lunch and where we should eat when we got off work!”
No pay raise for 12 years
It turns out that filming MVs was actually only a ‘side job’ for Deno – his ‘real’ job was in mechanics: “My friend had a company that specialized in buying second hand cell phones from Japan, refurbishing them in HK, then selling them in Mainland China -- since I had studied mechanical engineering, I was the one responsible for refurbishing the phones. It wasn’t really a full time job, so I still had time to film MVs on the side.” So with 2 salaries coming in, life must have been worry-free then? With a slight smile, Deno replied: “Worry-free? Of course not -- in fact, the work was quite arduous! Later on, I joined a certain company [TVB] and in a few years, that ‘double income’ was gone.”
In 1994, through a friend who worked behind-the-scenes at TVB, Deno was introduced to the station’s manager of the artists’ department at the time, Hsiao Siu Ming (蕭笑鳴). [TN: 蕭笑鳴 left TVB not too long after Virginia Lok took over the Artists’ Department in 2004; she is the wife of TVB’s production head Tommy Leung (梁家樹) and the mother of TVB actress Toby Leung (梁靖琪)]. After meeting with ‘Ba Jeh’ (Hsiao Siu Ming’s nickname), Deno signed with TVB and with that, started his 18 year ‘relationship’ with the company. Deno expressed that his early years with TVB were the happiest – at one point, he was practically filming non-stop and participated in so many series that he was able to accumulate over 290 ‘shows’ in one year! However, all of that changed in 2000 when, during the filming of the series Gods of Honour (封神榜), TVB held up Deno’s schedule for 7 months, yet only had him film for 3 days – as a result, Deno didn’t have enough ‘shows’ to fulfill his contract and had to rely on his meager salary from previous months to survive. Luckily, the next year, producer Lau Shi Yu (劉仕裕) invited him to participate in the series Country Spirit (酒是故鄉醇), which allowed him to ‘recover’ the lost wages. Deno revealed that for 12 years, he was never given a pay raise, which definitely made life difficult: “Luckily, I consistently had work and was very careful about spending money – at least eating the boxed lunches at TVB helped me save a lot of money on food!”
Filming action scenes in extremely hot weather almost sent him into shock
As the saying goes: ‘One minute on stage takes ten years of practice/hard work (台上一分鐘，台下十年功) – this has definitely been true in Deno Cheung’s case. Deno expressed that from the moment he joined TVB and filmed his first series, he was already ‘learning’ from the many experienced artists he collaborated with – one of those artists was actor Michael Tao (陶大宇): “Back when I participated in Detective Investigation Files 2 (刑事偵緝檔案II), I got the chance to work closely with Michael practically every day. Every time we had scenes to film together, I would practice by looking through the script and try to memorize all his lines, then imagine myself filming the scene in his position – when it came time to actually film the scene, I would observe the way Michael did it and see if there were any similarities with the way I practiced it – this was my way of learning. After that, I started doing the same thing with every series and slowly, it helped me learn a lot about acting – more importantly though, it also helped me develop a good memory. I remember back when I filmed Eternal Happiness (再生緣), I had a scene with Raymond Lam (林峯) where my character had 5 pages of dialogue – we did that scene in one take! Another time, when filming a scene for Country Spirit with Paul Chun (秦沛), my character had 3 full pages of dialogue for that particular segment. At first, I thought that since I was somewhat of a ‘newcomer’ at the time, Paul Gor wouldn’t pay much attention to me, but then, as I was practicing that particular scene with the director, Paul Gor heard me reciting those 3 pages of dialogue practically in one breath – when he noticed me practicing that scene, he immediately told the people around me to keep the noise level down so that I could concentrate. Seeing him do this truly made me feel very happy in my heart!”
In one of his last series with TVB, 2012’s Three Kingdoms RPG (回到三國), Deno played the historical character of Zhao Zi Long (趙子龍) – his performance was very well-received by audiences. Deno expressed that even though he already knew going into it that the character wouldn’t have much screen time, it was still important for him to do the best job he possibly could with it: “The action choreographer told me that at the end of the day, I’m the one in front of the audiences and so how much effort I put in to doing the action scenes, the audiences will definitely notice. The 2 days that we spent filming those scenes were very grueling and arduous. Coincidentally, that was also the time when the extras [temporary workers] went on strike – originally I was told that there would be 50 extras filming the scenes, however when I arrived, I found out that there were no extras at all due to the strike. Therefore, the production team had to call around last minute and eventually were able to find 10 students from the acting classes and 5 stuntmen to serve as extras – since we would have to re-use the same people as extras in the other scenes, we couldn’t have the cameras focus on them too much, so the cameras ended up being focused more on me and showing them fighting in the background with their backs toward me. This meant that I would actually have to be the one ‘fighting’ the entire time – throughout the filming, I felt like I had ‘died’ 4 times because we were filming outside under extremely hot weather with heavy costumes and armor. In between some of the fighting sequences, I would have to rest for 5 to 10 minutes to catch my breath and drink water – it was so strenuous that I almost went into a state of shock! I ended up drinking 8 bottles of water just filming those scenes alone!” Looking back now, Deno expressed that even though the filming was exhausting, the memory of that collaboration was a happy one, as he was able to work together with the production team to overcome the difficulties and finish the scenes.
In many of the series he participated in, Deno often played similar characters: the spoiled young master, the chap who betrays his triad boss, and other similar ‘villain’ characters – towards this, Deno laughed and stated: “Sure I would like to play other types of characters such as comical ones for example, but it rarely happened. Actually, come to think of it, producer Poon Ka Tak (潘嘉德) helped me a lot in the beginning, as he was the one who initially gave me the ‘good guy’ roles to play, such as the ones in Rural Hero (離島特警), Untraceable Evidence (鑑證實錄), The Awakening Story (婚前昏後), etc., but later on, even he started asking me to do villain roles too…haha! In terms of the ‘spoiled young master’ character, producer Lau Shi Yu (劉仕裕) was actually the first one to have me play this type of role back during Plain Love II (茶是故鄉濃) – from that time on, I continued playing that role.” Even though Deno did play a lot of typecasted roles, at least his performances were well-received by audiences – in fact, a netizen recently suggested that Deno should get together with other ‘known villains’ [artists who regularly play villain characters in series] such as Timothy Cheng (鄭子誠), Ricky Wong Chung Tong (王俊棠), Wong Man Piu (黃文標), and Cheng Kar Sheng (鄭家生) to film a ‘battle of the villains’ series: “Hey, if you send the idea to HKTV (CTI), there’s a huge possibility it might happen, as there is a lot of flexibility with their series – it could be 5 episodes, 10 episodes, even more! Since there’s 5 of us, we could do a 5 episode series and it would only take 1 week to air!”
Raymond Lam - Retiring From Showbiz One Step at a Time
The public is saying Raymond isn't happy with Wayne Lai becoming a three time TV King? Raymond said: "There is no such thing. I've always wanted to collaborate with him, but its unfortunate I still haven't had this opportunity. Wayne came to support me during my concerts and for my upcoming concert, I plan to invite him to come watch too."
But Raymond is only doing one TVB series per year now. It was initially set for Raymond to be part of next February's series Food for Slave with Ron Ng, Wong Cho Lam and ex-rumored girlfriend Linda Chung and he already did the sales presentation for it. However, he told TVB that he's not accepting this series. As TVB is lacking Siu Sangs and the current Siu Sangs like Kevin Cheng and Bosco Wong are already in Mainland filming; Moses Chan and Kenneth Ma are working on other series Transfer of Love Firm and The Hippocratic Crush II respectively, TVB is having a major headache on the casting and could only try to persuade Raymond to accept it.
Tommy Leung: Will Talk to Him Again
It was rumored Raymond declined to be part of this series because he was upset that he did not get any awards this year? Executive producer Tommy Leung expressed: "I am really not sure, but that role belongs to Raymond. Of course we hope he can be part of the cast. (But he didn't want to shave his head?) I'm currently on vacation, when I get back I will find out what the situation is. I'll try to talk to him again, there is still some time because the series doesn't start until late February."
Food For Slave producer (Wong Wai Sing) said: "The role has not been fully confirmed yet, many times the sales presentation isn't the final cast. (But its been said TVB intended Raymond to be the first lead?) This role is indeed very suitable for Raymond, it is about a prince becoming an emperor. The role has lots of room to develop and Qing dynasty dramas are very popular in Mainland. We can discuss more and he doesn't necessarily have to shave his head. Just stick on a wig, but the hair on the side must be shaved."
Lost TV King & Turning Down Series Not Related
Raymond admitted he turned down the series, he said: "The main reason is because this is a Qing dynasty series. If I had to shave my head, then I can't do other jobs, such as commercials, sponsors or music. There is no reason for me to be wearing a hat all the time. Also, I have a lot of jobs on hand between February and May. Filming schedules are tight, and at the same time I have two films releasing, Saving General Yang and another TVB invested film, so there is a lot of promotion work to be done. Saving General Yang isn't just promoting in Mainland, it's globally promoted. I feel sorry too, but I actually just want to concentrate on one thing, I don't want to be too distracted. First, that is physically exhausting and secondly the outcome won't be that good. Why should it be this way? Basically, this has nothing to do with me not getting any awards and I'm fussing to TVB about it."
Not An Impulsive Thought
In the past, TVB 'biological son' Raymond Lam had always been under the impression that he's 'bleeding TVB's blood', but it was understood Raymond actually only has a year left in his contract and he still does not have plans to renew it. Raymond did not answer directly, he said: "My contract isn't up yet, haven't really thought about it. I'm just focused on my concert. (What is the relationship like?) We've been okay." After some more talk, Raymond finally said honestly: "Ai! I've been confused before and didn't know what direction I'm taking. Should I be continuing to pursue my acting career? Or should I go back and be the eldest son in the family? I eventually chose family, my family. If I continue to be in this field, it is impossible for me to spend time with my family. Actually, I really like to be home and not many people know this. Because there is too little time for me to communicate with them, even my family doesn't know. When I first entered this industry, I wanted to do something I had interest on, something I could make a living off of and not let my family worry. However, there are a lot of unnecessary news that worries them. This reality is far from what I had pictured."
It looks like Raymond could only choose one out of the two, family or acting career. Will Raymond be willing to give up his career and retire from the industry completely? "I only could choose one out of the two. How can I not be willing to? What I'm pursuing is basically not these things, and it is not an impulsive thought. I've been thinking about this deep down for a very long time, my life goal is to go back take up the responsibility in my family. If I spend my life like this for another few years, then what? Since I've entered the industry, my mentality had not changed, my family is still the most important. My Dad is already 60 years old, his rags-to-riches family business, how could I not go back and help him out? That is not filial at all. I'm a family-oriented person."
When will this happen? Raymond said: "Won't be too long, but at what time, I really don't know. When I get to the point where I really don't have motivation to continue pursuing anything (referring to his acting career), I will choose my family." Is it because you lost the TV King award that you feel discouraged? "Absolutely not related. I have always had this thought inside my heart. (Disappointed?) How so? What if I get a lot of awards, then what? My plan, ideals and thoughts are all around me wanting to spend more time with my family. That's it. (Not afraid Fans be unhappy about this?) They love me very much and hope I find my own goals."
Thursday, December 27, 2012
S.H.E visits ill health children on Christmas Eve
Decked in red outfits, the trio added festive cheer to the atmosphere in the hospital. Knowing that children’s programs are popular with the kids, Selina even did an imitation of “Butterfly Sister” who is a well-liked TV personality on children’s programmes for the young ones.
While the three ladies tried their best to lighten the mood of the ill-health children, the kids were too young to recognize them and even refused to accept the albums that they distributed, saying, “I don’t want [the albums]!”
Embarrassed by the kids’ rejections, the trio pasted strips of paper ‘tears’ on their faces and tickled the kids with their hilarious expressions. Hebe, who prepared many hand-folded Christmas trees, confessed that she was worried about doing a bad job with the craft-work. The songstress’ worries were unfounded as the children were delighted to receive the handmade gifts.
Parents of the warded kids also encouraged Selina, who has been through a tumultuous journey after the ‘fire accident’, to stay strong in face of the long road to recovery.
The 31-year-old shared her thoughts on her microblog after the hospital visit. She wrote: “This Christmas Eve is especially heart-warming and peaceful.”
Michelle Ye & Raymond Lam a Passionate Love Story 'Purple Hairpin Romance"
Collaborating again after 10 years, Michelle expressed although its been 10 years since she's seen Raymond, their friendship did not fade off at all. She said: "I remember my first day at work with Raymond, I couldn't help but to say to him, 'Ah, our chemistry is still the same, didn't change.' Just an eye expression and we take the same action without any words. It turn out time and distance can't affect chemistry. Both of us are greatly gratified by this fact."
Kevin Cheng Wants to be Wayne Lai's Father
Myolie expressed besides [portraying] good people, she hopes to try out images of all kinds of different people, she no longer wants to do those behaved or girl next door roles. Tavia has portrayed several scheming roles, she expressed she no longer wants to be the villian, which is completely opposite of Myolie Wu's wish.
Alice Chan Clarifies Her Relationship with Husband Hasn't Changed
Alice admitted she rarely sees her husband. His highest record of business trips was 37 flights within a month. He just came back from South Africa a few days ago. However, their relationship is still strong and haven't been affected and even if there are negative news going around, her husband hasn't tried to persuade her to leave the industry.
She expressed her husband accepts her looking sexy for work, but she has to especially clarify her relationship with her in-laws. It was rumored she's not close with her husband's parents? Alice said: "My mother-in-law loves me lots, every time I go to the US, I would cook up a delicious meal for them to enjoy."
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Wayne Lai Claims He’s a TV King Bargain
As for Kristal, reporters kept asking her questions regarding ATV firing 5 of their artists. She helplessly said: "Can't help it. Artists just want more opportunities to perform, not going back to the company to punch in (time cards). I will pray for my former colleagues. It's useless talking about it, just get frustrated the more we talk about it."
Nancy expressed this year she spent Christmas with her boyfriend for the first time, but they celebrated together with a large group of friends. She laughed: "Christmas was celebrated like a normal day, the atmosphere is much more lively with more friends." What Nancy really wants is to work with Wayne to earn more money together by attending more shows in pairs.
Moses Chan Introduces 'Big Brother' to Natalie Tong, but No Fate
Natalie revealed Amigo didn't do anything for her on Christmas, not even a SMS, but Moses Chan acted as a matchmaker and introduced a 'big brother' to her. Moses praised the big brother was more handsome than he is, but unfortunately the two had no fate.
Also, earlier Stephen Chan threw a Dooms Day party, but Natalie did not attend. She expressed: "We keep in touch by SMS, but he didn't invite me to the party. (Stephen is still troubled by a lawsuit, did you comfort him?) Nope, I don't want to bother him. (It was rumored TVB didn't allow their artists to go to his party?) No such thing."
Oscar Leung's 'Locust Theory' In Response to Kenny Wee's Demand Letter
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When asked who the 'locust' was? Oscar did not directly respond to the question nor did he say any names. He stressed Hong Kong is a place with free speech, he said: "All of the rumors that happen in HK, the people of HK have the right to comment and the comments made do not constitute defamation. I'm a HK citizen myself, I have my rights to make comments on HK news." Asked if he has contacted Eric Tsang? Oscar said: "Nope, we are all enjoying the Christmas break. There is no reason to waste time on worthless news."
Ron Ng Does Not Believe Raymond Lam is Leaving TVB
Ron said he does not believe his good brother Raymond Lam wants to leave TVB because of the earlier award results, he said: "It's just a rumor. TVB treats him well. (Comfort him since he didn't win any awards?) I'll comfort him when I see him, I did watch his series. He and Kate Tsui did very well, it's quite disappointing!" Ron has been busy shooting in Shanghai, but he has been following Eric Tsang's recent slapping case and Oscar Leung, who had suddenly gotten involved. Ron said: "I don't believe Eric would do that. Whether Oscar's comments are too over or not, it all depends on how the individual sees it. I don't think it's a problem! (Oscar refuses to apologize?) I believe Oscar is supporting Eric until the end." Earlier Kelly Fu exposed because she was too into character, she actually fell for Ron while they were working on Triumph in the Skies II together? Ron laughed: "Thank you! But, I think she's just talking about the series! If a female confesses to me, I would feel shy and embarrassed, but she didn't take any actions. She's a good colleague, and handles the love scenes well. (Any love sparks?) We'll have to see if there is a third installment, talk about it then!"
Monday, December 24, 2012
Fans still reluctant to accept Jimmy Lin’s wife
They have a prejudice against Kelly and give negative remarks whenever her photo surfaced online.
His fans have also expressed hope that Jimmy would reconcile with his former girlfriend, Taiwanese actress Ruby Lin, after they were recently seen chatting happily with each other at an event.
Jimmy and Ruby had a two-year relationship in 1995 but broke up due to their busy work commitments at that time.
Netizens even designed a photo of the ex-couple and commented, "They [Jimmy and Ruby] look so compatible together. Kelly, watch out."
The 38-year-old actor has dated Kelly since 2007, but he kept their relationship under wraps for fear that he would lose his fans. During his birthday celebration in 2009, Jimmy officially announced their relationship to the media and disclosed Kelly had given birth to their child, Kimi. They registered their marriage that same year.
Kelly has since reduced her modeling jobs and stayed away from the limelight. She only appeared in public for the first time since getting married when Jimmy's father passed away in May last year. Kelly was spotted in public the second time when her sister-in-law got married last month.
In response to this matter, Jimmy's manager said, "It's not easy being a celebrity's wife. Not all fans will accept it, but most fans are rational."
Kenneth Ma Denies Dating Rebecca Zhu
Kenneth is taking opportunities to make extra income during the Christmas and New Year holidays, he laughed and said making money is his priority. He said: "It's fine if I can't invite friends out, making money is my current priority. I'm waiting until the housing prices go down a little more, so I can buy one. In the past, I bought stocks as my investment, but I lost 6 figures. Homes are better investments."
Wayne Lai to be in 'The Confidant 5 Tigers'
Jason Chan hopes to pair with TV Queens, waiting for Kiss Scenes
Jason reveals he is currently busy shooting new series Transfer of Love Firm with the two TV Kings Wayne Lai and Moses Chan. Asked which actress does he want to portray as a couple the most? He said: "I've paired with Fala Chen, Lily Ho, Sire Ma, etc. before, but of course I hope to work with Myolie Wu and Tavia Yeung, they're both TV Queens. I'll learned a lot from them! (Do you mind kiss scenes with them?) If necessary for the scene, I don't mind!"
Raymond Lam & Kate Tsui Loaded with Jobs Despite Losing Awards
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Although Kate lost the TV Queen award, she is still loaded with jobs and will have a prosperous year. When asked what Christmas gift she's getting herself as a reward? Kate said: "I've always wished to live with my family, in fact, what I want most is to buy a bigger house, so we can all live together. I am currently saving up for the down payment." Kate didn't get the TV Queen title, but compared to Tavia, she won the audience hearts, asked if she feels that's more important than the award? She said: "The speech I made on stage is from the bottom of my heart. I feel so warm knowing so many colleagues like me. I've gained a lot." Raymond and Kate's relationship is like 'aiya' siblings, does Kate feel its a pity that he didn't get the TV King award? She said: "Of course I feel disappointed, Ah Fung (Raymond) is a three-habitat artist, he handles all three areas of TV, film and music really well."
As for Raymond, he is shooting for a Mainland drama during the Christmas holidays, and will not be able to celebrate with his family. Raymond is also holding a concert in January, so aside from shooting series, he has to record songs and rehearse for the concert.
Kenny Wee Sues Oscar Leung for Defamation
In regards to Kenny asking Oscar to make a public apology? Oscar calmly said: "I'll see what happens then. I contacted my own lawyer about the case as well. Since he sent out a lawyer letter, I could send out my lawyer too. Hong Kong is a free society, if its a illegal to speak, then there isn't any freedom. I didn't use profanity or attack others in a derogatory manner. He thinks it's a big deal, but I don't think so. Perhaps some people think I'm speaking incoherently or arrogantly, but its their mouth, I cannot stop them. It really doesn't matter." Oscar did not believe his comments were too overboard and refused to take it back. He said: "I take back the words I said, but I still said it."
Kenny's wife Suki Tsui appeared at her first public event since Eric Tsang's arrest. When asked if she feels she's stuck in the middle? She said: "I'm ok. I will continue to do my work. There are other work to balance out." Will there be awkwardness if she sees Eric? She said: "I rarely go back to TVB, we don't bunch into each other all the time. Sometimes I do see him around, and I greet him, he's a senior." Will she help settle the issue? She said: "I don't have that ability, leave it to the professionals." She denied her public appearance rate declined due to her husband's case. She said: "I choose my jobs and I want to spend more time with my family." When asked if she's on her husband's side? She avoided: "It's not convenient for me to comment."
Esther Kwan Teases Bobby Au-Yeung's Belly Bigger than her Husband
Esther said she's just having dinner with her family over the Christmas holiday. She said her husband injured his arm from filming and feels heartbroken that he's always getting hurt, so she's currently looking for a doctor to treat him. However, she won't force him to reduce the amount of action scenes he does, she just hopes he takes better care of his body. Esther said: "Actually he's very careful, but sometimes its necessary for the film and accidents happen!" Its been a while since Esther's been in a series, she felt excited coming back to acting again, but for now she's only going to do one. She will have to see how the audience react before she decides whether she should continue filming series.
Friday, December 21, 2012
ATV Fired Up on Dooms Day, Fires 5 Truanting Artists
Monday's lesson was surprising mostly about ATV's 55 years in the industry, their footprints, standpoint and views on the free television licenses. The lesson was similar to a brainwashing course and the content was very boring. Several artists left half way and didn't go to class at all in the following two days. ATV executives were highly displeased by their behavior and on Thursday, they asked contracted artists to sign another term in the agreement. The artists are to promise to actively accommodate to ATV's training project. Yesterday Wong Ching personally served as the instructor of the class and was alarmed to see the low attendance rate. He was very angered, he immediately went to find the absented artists and fired 4-5 of them, including former Miss HK Priscilla Chi, Ben Cheung, lengmo Aki Chan, and host Cheung Tsz Ying (Che Che).
This issue startled many artists, they commented on how heartless ATV was being. They believed forcing artists to attend an unpaid training and working for free is unreasonable. Some of the comments made were, "Why force artists to go to the course every day, like its an office job?" , "Since ATV and the audience already recognize us as artists, then why do we still have to attend these lessons?" , "There are no series filming now, then why are they still trying to teach us acting?". It was understood, Priscilla and Che Che were back at ATV yesterday to get their "big envelope".
As one of the instructors, Kenneth Chan was shocked to hear the news, he feels everyone should maintain peace: "This is a heavy punishment, there should be a warning first!" He expressed he is not in HK a lot, and his topic was 'messing with one's mind', which is very vague. "If I'm able to help new colleagues understand the work more, then that's okay, but they should really hire a professional instructor to do the training. (Salary?) Haven't discussed that yet!" Kenneth expressed he doesn't have an educational background in performing arts, so he does not know how to teach others, but he's also fears if he says no he'll be the one fired as well.
ATV executive Yip Ka Bo responded: "Those artists were dismissed only because they could not accommodate the company's requests. (Artists feel taking lessons again is unreasonable?) This is not an acting course, it is a training course. It is fair and square. They could not accommodate, then ATV had to take such action. (Their contract says they must take this course?) The dismissed artists had that written in their contracts." Yip Ka Bo expressed "Asian Million Star" (Gong Si Hak), Miss Asia (Dominy Chau) and artist Chun Kai Wai were given a raise for good performance.
Aimee Chan Spent 10 Hours Picking Out a Loving Christmas Gift
Ruco expressed they'll be heading over to Malaysia for outdoor filming, he said: "My role is a tourist living in Malaysia, but actually I'm a music producer." Ruco expressed the whole series is revolved around sunshine and the beaches, which is different from his past serious roles. He expressed his role is rather playboyish, "I will have a romantic storyline with Aimee, Lin Xiawei and Elaine Yiu." Elaine posted a photo from the costume fitting and expressed she plays a singer-songwriter in the series, her name is "Hong Yi Kiu", which is the same as her role "Ko Yi Kiu" in Bottled Passion, but this time her partner isn't Raymond Wong, but rather Ruco Chan.
This is Tony's debut TVB series, he said he's been working out to get some muscles, "Because I have to wear swim trunks. (You and Lin Xiawei are a couple in this series, afraid of rumors?) It is an honor to have rumors with her!" It was rumored Tony is in "Sandy Yu's Party" (TVB executive), asked if he's worried of gossips that he's depending on a high executive to get up top? He expressed: "I can only depend on my hard work to prove everything."
Sharon Chan Taking Good Care of Herself Ready to have Baby
When speaking of Sharon's role in this series, she plays an unmarried mother. She praised her young co-stars are extremely smart, "They act like adults, so cute! (Have a child of your own?) One day, I will. Wait until I get better health and I currently enjoy my dating life." Earlier there were a lot of complaints on the TV King and Queen results, even good friend Kenneth Ma appeared extremely shocked when the TV King was announced. Netizens screen capped his long stunned reaction and madly circulated it online. Sharon expressed Kenneth is cute: "I'm not surprised because I voted for Tavia Yeung. As for TV King, I voted for Kenneth, so these things is very subjective." As for Roger, he praised Wayne Lai deserved the TV King title, "If we're just counting who has the most fans, then there should be a 'Most Fans Award' instead. (Raymond Lam and Kate Tsui are calling it quits on series?) Well then, let's see how they could be pleased. Ask to TVB to add another 10 concert shows for Raymond, so he can earn more money. But I think Raymond should shoot more series, it's difficult to balance in all three areas, music, film and TV series."
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Eric Tsang Released on Bail, Throws a Dooms Day Party
When speaking of how he's feeling, Eric expressed after the incident, he felt there feelings among people in this world. He said: "I'm very happy that so many people care about me. Since 8am this morning, my phone has been ringing nonstop! Even those whom I haven't been in touched with called! (Extremely worried?) All my friends are worried! (Report back to the police next month?) Just changing the guarantor!"
Eric later threw a "Last Second Dooms Day" party where he and his celebrity friends had a feast. When asked if he'll avoid drinking? Eric was already feeling high as he said he will continue to enjoy drinking: "Of course I'm drinking! It's last second!"
Meanwhile, after Kenny reported to the police that Eric slapped him at the wedding party, it was understood he told the police he had a celebrity witness. However, when the police talked to that witness, [he/she] said "I didn't see anything". Yesterday Kenny appeared at the Central police station to supply more information about the case. His wife, Suki Tsui, accompanied him to the police station.
Jason Chan Touched by "Flower Buying Fate" with Linda Chung
Jason expressed before he started filming this series, he was very nervous: "Actually I started feeling very nervous a few days before the first day of shooting. I was really afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it and won't do well. However, the majority of the time while I was filming, I didn't think too much!"
When speaking of the interesting things that happened during filming, Jason frankly expressed he clicked well with his co-star Linda Chung. One time he and Linda were chatting about their small collaboration back when he first debuted. He said: "Back then I was still studying in the TVB Artistes Training class, and collaborated with her in one series. That time I just had a small role of the person selling flowers and she was my customer. That scene was just a short 1-2 minutes, I had to think about it for a really long time before I could remember, but I really felt touched that she (Linda) still remembers after so long."
But when speaking of touching moments, Jason said this year he is really thankful of all the opportunities TVB gave him. He said: "This year I had two series and I have hosting jobs. Really thank TVB. (Will you find a girlfriend to share the happiness?) Nope. If I get busier later, then I definitely won't have time to date. I rather just focus on my career."
Rebecca Zhu Criticized Poor Acting, Vents to Her Teddy Bear
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When speaking of this, Rebecca was clearly unhappy and had red eyes, she said: "Because I really worked hard on portraying the role. Of course I know the audience is focused for there to be so many discussions. However, as a newcomer I don't really know how to handle it. I will have to allow myself to grow slowly. (You're always reading the comments online?) Everyday a lot of people talk about it! (Which comments was the hardest to take?) They scolded me using profanity. That's not very nice, I really can't accept it. I just feel they don't really know me, but they're just attacking me. Others told me to retire from the industry and don't do any more acting. I saw some comments say I look ugly and that I should go get plastic surgery done as soon as possible."
Rebecca does not have many friends in the industry, so she doesn't have anyone she can vent to. She expressed she would just cry to her teddy bear at home: "Friends know my family isn't here with me, so they gave me a teddy bear to accompany me. When I'm unhappy I would vent to my teddy bear and I have a habit of bringing it with me when I go traveling."
As one says, there will only be growth with experience. Rebecca said many of her seniors aren't rapidly rising, so the only thing to do is to just suck it up and get through it. She said: "I have to try and be strong, learn to let go. Some things, I really don't have to be so stubborn on. I've cried about this issue before, I was just sitting on the couch crying all night! After I cried it out, I'm fine."
Christmas is around the corner, Rebecca plans to spend the holidays with her mom. She intends on cooking a big dinner to show her filial respect. When asked if she has a date with the opposite sex? She bashfully said: "I do have a pursuer, but he didn't ask me out. Actually, after I entered the industry, I like lively atmospheres. If friends invite me to a party, I would go if I have time. It's a pleasure to exchange gifts with friends. (A romantic day, will there be any sweet memories?) Broke up two years ago! I've cooked my own Christmas meal before, but that was my first time and it will be my last time. I hope someone could cook it for me in the future. Girls like to focus on being romantic."
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
T-ara turns down coveted alcohol commercial deal
Aside from Ahreum, T-ara’s youngest member (with the exception of Dani, who will join the group later), all of the members of T-ara are legally adults in Korea. However, as a big girl group in Korea, T-ara has apparently turned down this offer.
Their agency Core Contents Media stated, “We believed that having the girls appear in an alcohol-related commercial is not fitting, for the dancing, singing, fashion, and actions of idol stars are highly mimicked by the teenagers of Korea, and thus, we have turned down the offer.”
They further added, “[T-ara] will not be appearing in commercials that condone drinking culture to teenagers in the future as well.”
Nancy Wu Hopes to Get Married in 4 Years
Now that her career is going so smoothly, TVB actress Nancy Wu revealed that she has been thinking of marriage.
According to Jayne Stars, the actress considers her current boyfriend, Patt Shum, to be good husband material, and plans to get wedded to him in four years.
"Many of my friends are already married and some even have kids running around. I am 31 years old and I believe it is the right time for marriage. I shouldn't be playing the fields anymore. What I want now is stability and security, and Patt is the one who can offer me both. Maybe a few years from now, let's say before I turn 35, we will be married."
Previously, Nancy's string of romances included actors Deep Ng and Kenneth Ma, both of whom she had to keep a low profile with. Patt Shum is an entrepreneur in the advertising industry, and is considered to be an 'outsider', which was why Nancy felt able to talk openly about her romance.
"In the past, I cannot disclose my dates, as we were both entertainers. What we did may affect each other. Whatever he did, the media will come after me for information, and vice versa. We spent most of our time trying to fly under the paparazzi's radars; we didn't even want to go out to eat."
To date, the two having been dating for close to six months. During her birthday, Patt gave her a self-painted oil portrait of her.
According to Jayne Stars, the actress considers her current boyfriend, Patt Shum, to be good husband material, and plans to get wedded to him in four years.
"Many of my friends are already married and some even have kids running around. I am 31 years old and I believe it is the right time for marriage. I shouldn't be playing the fields anymore. What I want now is stability and security, and Patt is the one who can offer me both. Maybe a few years from now, let's say before I turn 35, we will be married."
Previously, Nancy's string of romances included actors Deep Ng and Kenneth Ma, both of whom she had to keep a low profile with. Patt Shum is an entrepreneur in the advertising industry, and is considered to be an 'outsider', which was why Nancy felt able to talk openly about her romance.
"In the past, I cannot disclose my dates, as we were both entertainers. What we did may affect each other. Whatever he did, the media will come after me for information, and vice versa. We spent most of our time trying to fly under the paparazzi's radars; we didn't even want to go out to eat."
To date, the two having been dating for close to six months. During her birthday, Patt gave her a self-painted oil portrait of her.
Linda Chung incurs wrath of production crew
There is a growing rift between Hong Kong
singer-actress Linda Chung and the production crew of her new TVB drama Big Wheel. This is caused by the
28-year-old’s repeated rejections towards dinner invitations extended by the
show’s sponsors.
The actress, who is admired by a number of wealthy magnates in
Macau, has been frequently travelling to the city for filming of late. Many
businessmen have tried to ask her out for dinner gatherings via a middleperson
but to no avail.
The representative of the renowned Koi Kei bakery, which the
drama is based on, invited the cast to a steamboat dinner last weekend and Linda
was again absent from the gathering, despite the full attendance of her fellow
co-stars such as Edwin Siu, Louis Yuen, Ruco Chan and Kristal Tin. She is said
to have returned to Hong Kong in a hurry after she was done with filming for the
day.
The staff tried coaxing her to turn up for the gatherings by
saying that “it is only for a short while” with “no alcohol served” but her
determination to reject such ‘entertainment’ activities has incurred the wrath
of the sponsors, colleagues and co-stars alike. Some believe that her actions
are a display of faithfulness to her boyfriend Philip Ng.
“She’s always been aloof, but it’s just a meal. We’re just
trying to make things go well [by making the sponsors happy],” the crew
complained.
Although Linda has since become a ‘loner’ on set, she remained
firm that she is not at fault and had broken down in tears previously as she
felt wronged.
Eric Tsang arrested over 'slapping businessman (Kenny Wong) at wedding'
Wee, husband of Suki Chui Suk-man, a 2006 Miss Hong Kong contestant, told police earlier that Tsang slapped him in a dispute at a wedding party at the Marriott Hotel.
A police spokesman confirmed that a man surnamed Tsang, 59, was arrested at Central police station yesterday in connection with a common assault and criminal intimidation case. The man was bailed and ordered to report back in mid-January.
A police source confirmed the arrested man was Eric Tsang.
Tsang said: "[I was just] assisting [the police] investigation. I can only say this much."
The source said Wee insisted to police that Tsang had slapped him. The actor was arrested when he was invited to Central police station for investigation.
Tsang, who was accompanied by a lawyer, has denied the allegations, the source said.
Earlier, Canto-pop singer Eason Chan Yik-shun and wife Hilary Tsui Ho-ying denied Tsui was a drug abuser amid claims a video had been shot showing celebrities taking drugs at Wee's restaurant. Chan's lawyer complained that someone was attempting to criminally intimidate his client with a "so-called video clip".
The lawyer also brought up another incident involving Tsui and a female friend at the restaurant.
The board of the restaurant, which is headquartered in Taiwan, issued a statement yesterday saying that what the lawyer had raised was libellous and it would reserve its legal rights.
On the video clip rumours, the statement said there was a notice at the entrance advising of CCTV cameras in the restaurant that were there to protect customers' safety and the restaurant's property, but it did not elaborate.
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Pre-debut photos of Taeyeon, YoonA and Jooyeon show their natural beauty
A fan compared photos of Girls’ Generation‘s Taeyeon and YoonA along with After School‘s Jooyeon from before and after their debut. All three of them boast of perfect beauty from even before debut, proving that their beauty was natural.
Fans commented, “I’m going to go crazy from YoonA’s beauty“, “Taeyeon is so cute when she was younger“, and “Jooyeon is so pretty even from before debut“.
Michael Tse Teases Tavia Yeung: Marry "Mr. Law"
The night after the TVB awards ended, Tavia celebrated outside TVB City with all her fans. When she got a giant congratulations card, she thanked fans for their suport and was so touched she cried. She promised fans she will be like Wayne Lai one day and get the award 3 times. It was reported Tavia plans to repay TVB by signing another 5 year contract? She said: "I already have a contract, and haven't thought of signing another one. I'm currently focused on my work and hope people will offer me more work so I can make more money."
Tavia said she hasn't celebrated with rumored boyfriend Him Law yet, but will probably do so with a large group of friends later. Her greatest wish now is to go on vacation with her mother. When asked why she didn't announce her relationship or confess her love at the award ceremony? She said: "Two different things! Still have lots of time, no need to rush. Take it slowly."
Raymond Lam No Award, Fans Fires at TVB for not Disclosing Voting Results
At the TVB Awards show, it was announced there was a total of 1.54 million votes, Wayne got 114,947 and Tavia got 110,795 of the votes; When Heaven Burns got 84,472 votes. The audience doubted these results and believes it was calculated incorrectly.
173 Complainers Displeased with Results
Yesterday the broadcasting authority received 110 complaints of the unfair award results; unsatisfied that TVB wouldn't publicize the voting results; and not enough time for the award presenters and winners to speak. TVB received 63 complaints for the same reasons.
Raymond was 'desperate' for the TV King title and had a huge group of fans' support. Last night, the fans waited for their idol outside of TVB and once Raymond appeared, one fan got very emotional and teared up: "We really support you!" Raymond said thankfully: "You guys are my best award!" Fans gave him a DIY 'Happy Sir' figure as a gift. Raymond said: "I'm disappointed I wasn't able to go on stage to thank my family and my loving fans. I will continue to work hard. Actually each candidate was a hot favorite, I just faced it calmly, but I did think this year's voting system was very fun and exciting. I saw Wayne backstage and told him I felt a little nervous because there are a lot of supportive fans. I feel regretful that I never collaborated with Wayne, he is a senior I respect. (You have better hopes for the music awards?) I just hope to have more rehearsal time and not focus too much on the awards." Later, Raymond joined Kate Tsui, Mandy Wong, Virgina Lok and Tommy Leung for a midnight snack. Raymond and Kate paid for the meal. He expressed the gathering was arranged earlier on, whether they bring home awards or not. Mandy celebrated her birthday early.
Kate lost the TV Queen award, but got the 'My Favorite TV Female Character' award instead. She said over 30 fans celebrated with her outside of TVB city with champagne and cake. She was very touched. Kate expressed Tavia Yeung wasn't her enemy in the TV Queen race, nor does she feel disappointed. She expressed she tried her best to get votes and has no regret. In the process, she gained love from her friends and colleagues, and thanked everyone who voted for her. She believes working at TVB from here on out will be very enjoyable and she'll continue working hard next year. Netizens attacked Tavia online, Kate said its all-citizen voting, she got the award because audience supported her and people shouldn't get too excited. She said she did chat with Tavia and gave her a hug backstage. She asked the public not to be so sensitive.
