Kate Tsui & Raymond Lam - The more they fish, the popular they get

This Dragon year, Raymond Lam and Kate Tsui will be collaborating once again in TVB new series Thunderous Drug Raid. The other day, the two took advantage of their free time and did a warm up. They celebrated the new year together with salad and lively lobsters, which implies the meaning that this year they will get better and better, making more money.

Raymond has been developing in the three industries (TV, film, music) and had not had much time to spend with his family. So for this Lunar New Year, Raymond must take off and get back to his hometown in Xiamen to celebrate the new year with his family. Raymond admitted that he will just get busier and busier, and his parents will get older and older. If he can't even take a small amount of time off to spend with his family, then he doesn't know what the purpose of going out to work is, the meaning of hard work, and all the support his family has given him in the background to waste. Raymond laughed: "Each year when I go back to Xiamen, the happiest thing is having 'Great Aunt's Fruit' that my father personally made. It's really tasty, and this originated from my Great Aunt, but later my father changed it a little. I will definitely have to learn how to make this and pass it down generation after generation."

Although Kate has a break for the Lunar New Year, but she still had to do homework for the upcoming series Thunderous Drug Raid, in which she will be collaborating with Raymond. In the series, she plays a bar 'boxer' that will eventually turn into the next Queen of Drugs. In the meantime, she has already collected several films about drugs and tried researching the role. In regards to her Dragon year wish, Kate expressed: "This year, I am casted in two TV series Thunderous Drug Raid and Triumph in the Skies II. I hope that both will complete smoothly because my roles in these two series have great changes. (There is high possibility that your Drug Queen role will get you TV Queen this year?) I cannot think too much about that, and don't want to give too much pressure to myself. If I'm able to get nominated at the TVB Anniversary, then that's already pretty good. (What about in other areas?) I know last year I only had one film Turning Point 2, but I'm very excited that I was able to continue on the role as Paris. When the time comes, it'll be best if I could be nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards! As far as singing, I will just be mainly doing stage performances. I'm very happy that there are people who remember my song Hit Me."

Source: Mingpao
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Kate Tsui & Raymond Lam - The more they fish, the popular they get

This Dragon year, Raymond Lam and Kate Tsui will be collaborating once again in TVB new series Thunderous Drug Raid. The other day, the two took advantage of their free time and did a warm up. They celebrated the new year together with salad and lively lobsters, which implies the meaning that this year they will get better and better, making more money.

Raymond has been developing in the three industries (TV, film, music) and had not had much time to spend with his family. So for this Lunar New Year, Raymond must take off and get back to his hometown in Xiamen to celebrate the new year with his family. Raymond admitted that he will just get busier and busier, and his parents will get older and older. If he can't even take a small amount of time off to spend with his family, then he doesn't know what the purpose of going out to work is, the meaning of hard work, and all the support his family has given him in the background to waste. Raymond laughed: "Each year when I go back to Xiamen, the happiest thing is having 'Great Aunt's Fruit' that my father personally made. It's really tasty, and this originated from my Great Aunt, but later my father changed it a little. I will definitely have to learn how to make this and pass it down generation after generation."

Although Kate has a break for the Lunar New Year, but she still had to do homework for the upcoming series Thunderous Drug Raid, in which she will be collaborating with Raymond. In the series, she plays a bar 'boxer' that will eventually turn into the next Queen of Drugs. In the meantime, she has already collected several films about drugs and tried researching the role. In regards to her Dragon year wish, Kate expressed: "This year, I am casted in two TV series Thunderous Drug Raid and Triumph in the Skies II. I hope that both will complete smoothly because my roles in these two series have great changes. (There is high possibility that your Drug Queen role will get you TV Queen this year?) I cannot think too much about that, and don't want to give too much pressure to myself. If I'm able to get nominated at the TVB Anniversary, then that's already pretty good. (What about in other areas?) I know last year I only had one film Turning Point 2, but I'm very excited that I was able to continue on the role as Paris. When the time comes, it'll be best if I could be nominated at the Hong Kong Film Awards! As far as singing, I will just be mainly doing stage performances. I'm very happy that there are people who remember my song Hit Me."

Source: Mingpao
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Mandy Wong as "Kwan Yee So" the more scolds, the happier she is

Lunar New Year film I Love Hong Kong 2012 has become the box office leader among the Chinese films over the Lunar New Year week. Yesterday Evergreen Mak, Mandy Wong and several other cast members especially went to the theater to thank audience for their support and gave out red envelopes. As for Evergreen, who took the lead in the event, said with a smile that the other stars are too busy and he is the one that's not so busy. However, there will be another promotional event later and earlier Eric Tsang already made a special trip back to HK to celebrate.

It was said All Well Ends Well 2012 exceeded HK$10 million in the box office, Producer Ronald Chin expressed the last Lunar New Year film exceeded HK$20 million in the box office, and Eric said before that he will treat the entire crew for a trip to Japan, but up until now, the promise had not been fulfilled yet, so he hopes Eric won't break the promise. If they can't go to Japan, he wants to go to Korea.

L'Escargot's "Kwan Yee So" Mandy Wong had been greatly praised by audience that she is a very pretty girl in person and told her to add oil. She was so happy and couldn't believe her nasty role would be so popular. She personally did not mind being scolded, in fact, the more she gets scold, the happier she is.

Source: Mingpao
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Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung celebrate New Year with kids

Rumored to have reconciled their relationship, divorced couple, Nicholas Tse and Cecilia Cheung, secretly met over the Lunar New Year holidays with their children. Last night at 6 PM, Nicholas was photographed at Cecilia’s Parkview condo home. It was understood that Cecilia requested a dozen vacation days to spend the holidays with her two sons, Lucas and Quintus. In order for the family of four to spend the holidays together, Cecilia and Nicholas made advance preparations.

Since Nicholas and Cecilia’s photo collaborations with feng shui master, Mike, circulated last month, rumors that the divorced couple had reconciled spread like wildfire. Although Nicholas had denied the reconciliation claims, it was understood that Cecilia and Nicholas maintained a good relationship due to their love for their sons. The pair spent the last few days with their Lucas and Quintus.

Having already his sons the day before, Nicholas appeared again at Cecilia’s apartment last night, staying for half an hour. Upon leaving the residental building, a reporter rushed forward to issue New Year greetings towards Nicholas, upon which he smiled, “Yes, the same to you. Gung Hey Fat Choi!” Nicholas went back to his house in the Admiralty district. After putting on a leather jackets, Nicholas went to the Dragon King Restaurant in the Yau Ma Tei district. Upon seeing the press, Nicholas flashed a victory sign. Accompanied by his company’s employee, Nicholas enjoyed the holiday dinner.

Although Cecilia did not emerge from her apartment, she uploaded a video clip of Lucas eatting sphaghetti and shouting, “Yummy!” on Viddy. Cecilia originally requested 2 to 3 months vacation to spend with her sons. However, since she had too many work projects ahead, Cecilia was forced to shorten her vacation, returning to work in early February to film Dangerous Liaisons.

Cecilia’s new movie, The Lion Roars Again was originally scheduled to be released on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2012. Since China’s approval process for historical films were particularly rigorous, Cecilia’s manager confirmed that t was uncertain whether The Lion Roars Again will be able to be released according to its orginal date.

Source: Oriental Daily
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[News] After School members display their ‘cute’ Japanese fanclub passports!

Kahi expressed her love for ‘cute’ passports in Japan.

On January 27th, the singer shared with her fans via her Twitter that she and the rest of the members were currently performing in Japan. She also mentioned that the local fans there were required to flash a fanclub passport or a card in order to enter the venue for the show.

She wrote, “Wow. Our Japanese fanclub has passports and cards too. Cute ^^ It feels so exclusive! Please continue to show your support for After School!! Cute ~~~ gah~^^! Make sure to remember to bring your passport when you come to the performance~!^^”

The singer also shared the above photo, where fellow After School members Raina and Nana along with Kahi are holding their own respective ‘passports’.

Korean netizens who became envious of the passports responded with, “What about us Korean fan club members?”, “Unnie we want the passports in Korea too!”, and “Your performance tonight was amazing!”

In related news, the After School members showcased their athletic abilities at the recent ’Idol Champions’, drawing attention from viewers everywhere.

Source & Image: Kahi’s twitter

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[NEWS]Chinese "We Got Married" wife Hyomin, "I no longer will be jealous of Eunjung"

Hyomin revealed her thoughts on being in the Chinese version of "We Got Married".

On the 27th, Hyomin and T-ara appeared on KBS 2TV's "Music Bank". On this day, T-ara won the #1 award for the 2nd consecutive week for "Lovey-Dovey".

Prior to their performance, Hyomin met with Star News in the waiting room for an interview on her thoughts of being in the Chinese version of "We Got Married" and how shooting has gone so far.

Hyomin said, "For the Chinese 'We Got Married', I'll be with a Chinese idol who is two years older than me. Together, we had fun shooting while using a translator."

Hyomin continued, "The filming experience was really exciting and something I had never done before. In our group, Eunjung unnie is in 'We Got Married' and whenever she went to do filming, I always was envious of her. But now that I'm able to do filming also, I'm not jealous anymore."

"I hope that by being in the Chinese version of 'We Got Married', I can attract China's attention."

Meanwhile, Hyomin will be married to Fu Xinbo, a member of a popular Chinese idol group, Bobo. Super Junior's Kyuhyun will also be in the Chinese version.

The Chinese version of "We Got Married" will air in China via SMG on February 13th and 14th as a Valentine's Day special.

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[NEWS] Big Bangs "Tonight" MV on the First KPOP TV Special in Puerto Rico

WAPA TV and WAPA AMERICA (TV Stations) will be broadcasting their first KPOP special in a late night show called BACK2BACK on January 27th at 11:30 PM AST.

During the day, the host of BACK2BACK went on a different TV show to promote his program and talk about the 1st KPOP special to be broadcasted in Puerto Rico, although no specific artists were mentioned, clips of BIG BANG's "Tonight" MV played throughout the segment, giving Puertorican KPOP fans an amazing surprise.

[A/N: Lower volume as there is some screaming/spazzing on the video]

We are excited to see what is going to be broadcasted tonight, but we are sure our boys will be in it.

Stay tuned as BIG BANG headlines the spread of Hallyu in the Caribbean!

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Sherming Yiu to marry boyfriend of 8 years on April 26th

Sherming Yiu announced today that she will be marrying her boyfriend Alan Ng Chun Hong on April 26, 2012 wrapping up their 8 year romance. Sherming and her fiance Alan went to shoot their wedding photos indoors at Cyberport on the forth day of Lunar New Year. She felt greatly disappointed: "Today I initially planned to do the wedding photo shoot outdoors, but its too cold out, so we could just stay indoors." Sherming reveals she will be visiting Japan in April and do another wedding photo shoot with the Cherry Blossoms. She frankly said: "This wedding photography company thought I told them I was going to be married April of next year, but when they learned its April of this year, they were frightened and said the schedule is tight." When asked why she's in such a hurry, does April 26th have a special meaning? She said: "The hotel I liked didn't have any openings even in the earlier several months, so later they gave me a few dates to choose from and I chose the 26th because it is our remembrance day. In fact, June 26th is our actual remembrance day, but unfortunately June is too hot."

A touching, but funny wedding proposal

When speaking of the marriage proposal, Sherming laughed: "At the time, I was shooting the travel show with Eric Tsang and them in Japan. Then, I stayed there for a few more days, that day it was our remembrance day, and he came to find me in Japan. Actually, I already felt something was wrong, why would his friends tag along with us for dinner on our remembrance day? Later, he showed me a video and it was a video Alan personally made. He was looking for the letters that made up 'Will You Marry Me'. After watching it, he proposed to me, but I didn't even cry yet and he already started crying himself. Although it was really funny, I was still very touched."

As for the wedding, Alan's younger sister will be the maid of honor, but Sherming has a very flourishing group of bridesmaid. She expressed her bridesmaid are basically the same members from Toby Leung's wedding, including Angela Tong, Charmaine Sheh and Annie Man. Sherming also exposed that Annie Man competed with her to marry first, and Timmy Hung will be marrying Janet Chow in March, so she'll be the last one in line. Sherming laughed: "Some friends told us that because I'm the last one among the group, I will also get the least money gifts because they won't have any money left."

Asked if she's going to have a Dragon baby too? She blurted out: "I want to!" Sherming also laughed and said she may have lost the race in getting married, but she will fight to be the first in having a baby. As for her fiance is a village man, does the elders from his family want her to have more children or maybe have a boy? Alan made himself clear: "Does not matter. I feel two children is enough, one boy, one girl." Sherming said: "I want a girl, so I can help her dress up, but if possible, I do want a boy and a girl. It's best to have twins!"

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Aimee Chan hopes to portray psychotic roles; aims for Best Actress Award

Both Aimee Chan’s love life and career were flourishing. After Aimee’s romance with Moses Chan was exposed last year, it was surprisingly well received by the public. In the Year of the Dragon, Aimee hoped to make greater strides, “My income last year was okay. However, I did not sit down to calculate my total earnings. Money is not the primary driver for me, as I hope to gain more experience instead. Aside from saving money to buy an apartment for myself, I hope to purchase a larger home for my parents too!”

Aimee’s parents remained in Canada over the holiday, thus she visited her aunt and uncle in Hong Kong onLunar New Year Eve. Aimee praised her aunt for preparing tasty Fujian dishes for the holiday meal, in which the food preparation took 3 to 4 days. The family will eat rice balls to signify the family being together. Due to her westernized upbringing, Aimee disregarded the Chinese tradition of forbidding hair washing on Lunar New Year Day. Asked whether she will prepare rice balls for Moses, Aimee said, “Yes I will! Sesame rice balls are my favorite! I love eating desserts!” (How about coffee-flavored rice balls?) “I think the taste will be a bit odd!”

Aside from winning diamond bachelor, Moses Chan’s heart, Aimee also received the audience’s blessings for the romantic pairing. Since Aimee had a few days off over the holiday, the couple were able to visit many public places to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday together.

Asked whether her family had attempted to force her to get married soon, Aimee responded, “No, they are very open minded!” Although Aimee and Moses possessed large families, fortunately they were not nosy, allowing the couple freedom in their relationship.

Hopes to Win Best Actress Award

Aimee revealed her New Year wish, “Last year, I was often sick. As I age, I find that health is increasingly important, allowing you to do what you wish.” This year, Aimee hoped to challenge herself by portraying somewhat psychotic, evil, or tragic characters, preferrably extreme roles.

“I want to deliver an exciting feeling. I hope to continue to improve and not remain stagnant!” (Do you wish to become Best Actress?) “Of course! Teresa Mo and Sheren Tang are my idols! They are able to balance their personal lives with their careers. A friend advised that if you live a happy life, you will be able to deliver a good acting performance.”

Source: On.cc and Oriental Daily

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[News] Updated: Girls’ Generation to Visit New York for First Official U.S. Fansign Event and TV Appearances!

Update:

All dates and time updated. Start planning those trips.

After performing at SMTown New York in late October, Girls’ Generation will be making a return trip to New York next week to promote their music and meet with fans. (Note: All times are EST.)

The following is the girls’ schedule in New York:

Monday, January 30th

10:00 AM Arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport

Tuesday, January 31st:

1:00 PM Arrive at the Ed Sullivan Theater (219 West 53rd, New York, NY 10019) to tape “The Late Show with David Letterman”

5:15 PM Begin taping of “The Late Show with David Letterman”

Wednesday, February 1st:

7:45 AM Arrive at ABC Studios (7 Lincoln Square, New York, NY 10023) to tape “LIVE! with Kelly”

9:00 AM Begin taping of “LIVE! with Kelly”

Thursday, February 2nd:

7:00 PM Fan-signing at Best Buy Union Square (52 East 14th St., New York, NY 10003)

Soshified will be sponsoring a “Super Fan Contest” for all SONEs who come to New York to see Girls’ Generation. Fans that come to all four aforementioned events will have a chance to meet Girls’ Generation, take a group photo with them, and receive other Girls’ Generation merchandise. Flyers with contest rules and event and prize details will be distributed at each event, and every fan who attends each event at the designated time will receive a different-colored stamp at each event on one’s flyer.

Seven fans who attend all three events prior to the fan-signing and who come the Union Square Best Buy on February 2nd will be randomly selected by Girls’ Generation as winners of this contest.

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[News] David Letterman show seeks Girls’ Generation’s guest appearance for being interesting and unique!

Girls’ Generation are highly regarded by the music producer for American TV Network, CBS’s popular talk show ‘Late Show with David Letterman’.

SM Entertainment revealed a portion of the email received from the music producer of ‘Late Show with David Letterman’, Sheryl Zelikson, confirming Girls’ Generation’s appearance on the show.

According to the email, producer Sheryl Zelikson said, “We thought of Girls’ Generation as a very interesting and unique group and thus, we decided to invite them on the show. We are very happy that Girls’ Generation have agreed to come on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ as their debut appearance on an American talkshow.”

Girls’ Generation are scheduled to appear on ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on January 31st. On the show, the girls will be performing the title song of their 3rd album ‘The Boys’, which was released worldwide in October last year.

Besides the famous CBS talk show, Girls’ Generation will also be appearing on ABC’s morning talk show ‘Live! with Kelly’, on February 1st along with the famous pop star Jennifer Lopez. As American-born Tiffany and Jessica will be with the girls on these shows, they will not be having a translator with them during their TV show appearances.

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[News] Sunny featured in Miryo’s solo album teaser video!

Ahead of the release of Brown Eyed Girls’ Miryo first solo album ‘MIRYO aka JOHONEY’ on February 1st, teaser video and images were revealed.

On January 27th, a teaser video was unveiled and Sunny’s surprise appearance in the spy movie-like teaser have garnered a lot of attention from fans and netizens.

Sunny, the main character in the teaser video, put on a cool and meaningful expression while looking at the camera as she entered a building. Only phrases such as ‘Time to get crazy’ and ‘Miryo is coming’ were introduced in the video, arousing more anticipation as the day of the album release draws closer. With Sunny’s appearance in the teaser, netizens are wondering if there is a connection between Sunny and Miryo as well as the album.

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[News] Miryo to make solo debut on M! Countdown next week

Brown Eyed Girls’s resident rapper Miryo, who is gearing up to make her solo debut, will be showcasing her very first solo performance next week!

On January 27, Nega Network announced that charismatic rapper Miryo is set for her solo performance on Mnet's M! Countdown on February 2nd.

Miryo has already released 4 different concept photos and a teaser video, which features Girls' Generation's Sunny, for her first solo album, "Miryo aka Johoney". The album will be available on February 1st, so mark up your calendar!

Meanwhile, check out her teaser below:

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Bernice visits children at hospital sending her warmth

Bernice Liu just released her fourth book From Macbailey, With Love. Each time she launches a new book, she would give the proceeds to charity and this time, she selected the 'Children's Critical Care Fund'. On January 20th, Bernice arrived at Queen Mary Hospital to visit the young patients there and gave out gifts.

That day, Bernice visited a 3 year old girl named Tse Chi Wai. Little Tse is a beneficiary of the 'Children's Critical Care Fund' suffering from Thalassemia (inherited blood disorder), but has already got a bone marrow transplant. Bernice gave her new clothes as a gift to the little girl and promised to bring her 4 'Dog Doctors' to visit her if there is an opportunity. The little girl was extremely happy.

During the visit, Bernice coincidentally encountered a young girl coming in for her follow-up visit. The young girl was Bernice's junior from the dance school she used to go to. They've taken pictures together before at the school's celebration event. That day, the girl greeted Bernice and was very grateful to have had the chance to take a picture with her. Bernice encouraged her to stay strong and defeat her illness, there will definitely be a chance for her to dance again.

Bernice personally loves children, and hopes to have a some of her own after marriage. Unfortunately, there is temporarily no chance for that yet, but she smiled and said she will continue to work at it. This year she will have to take good care of her health and practice her Mandarin to break into the Mainland market.

Source: Mingpao
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Celebrity Dragon Babies to Be Born This Year!

The Year of the Dragon was a popular time to have children. Many joyous events occurred one after another, with numerous celebrities anticipating the arrival of their “dragon babies.” The gender of some of the babies have already been revealed, while some remained as mysteries.

Shirley Yeung and Andy Ng
Heavily pregnant and disappearing from the entertainment scene, Shirley Yeung was reportedly staying at her brother’s house in Los Angeles, USA, anticipating the arrival of her baby. The gender of Shirley’s baby remained unknown at this time.

Zac Kao
Becoming a father in March, Hong Kong singer, Zac Kao, will spend time with his pregnant wife when he did not have to work.

FAMA’s 6-Wing
Last August, rap artist, 6Wing from FAMA, announced that his girlfriend, who worked outside the entertainment industry, was pregnant. 6-Wing will be expecting the arrival of his daughter early this year!

Dee Hsu
Taiwanese celebrity, Dee Hsu (Little S), will be having her third child this year. Dee announced excitedly that her husband had “ejaculated haphazardly,” resulting in the accidental pregnancy of their daughter.

Yoyo Chen and Vincent Wong
Over 4 months pregnant, Yoyo Chen revealed that she was carrying a girl. Taking a break from filming, Yoyo was only engaged in light promotional activities until the birth of her daughter in May or June time frame.

Andy Lau and Carol Chu
After attempting to have children over the last 3 years, Andy Lau and his wife, Carol Chu, finally realized their dream. The couple will be expecting their “Little Dragon Girl” in June 2012!

Sonija Kwok and Zhu Shaojie
Although Sonija Kwok did not publicly announce the gender of her first baby, good friend, Leila Tong, gave her a set of baby girl clothes earlier.

Kelly Chen
Already possessing a son, Kelly Chen miscarried a set of twin babies in March 2011. Late last year, Kelly became successfully pregnant again through invitro fertilization. Kelly will be having another son.

Miriam Yeung and Real Ting
Miriam Yeung and her husband, Real Ting, announced that they will become parents, expecting a little boy.

Source: Oriental Daily
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Annie Man to Get Married in March 2012!

In 2008, Annie Man (???) was photographed by the paparazzi passionately kissing a man named Jason in a car. Last Thursday, Annie and Jason were spotted on Thursday trying out wedding dresses in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. The couple will be getting married on March 2, 2011 at the Four Seasons Hotel!

Thirty-five-year-old Annie Man possessed a very low key manner. That year, Annie had broken up with her architect boyfriend of 10 years, after which she did not actively look for another relationship. It was not until November 2008 that Annie was spotted kissing a 30-something man (Jason) in a suit in a $500,000 HKD black Mercedes Benz car.

Last Thursday, Annie and Jason were spotted window shopping. Before long, the couple entered a bridal shop, upon which the sales clerks immediately greeted them. It appeared that Annie and Jason had an appointment to try on their wedding attire. Annie changed into a sexy backless bridal dress, which sparked the admiration of everyone present, including Jason’s fixated stare. Afterward, Jason tried on his tuxedo for the wedding. The couple loving fixed each others’ attire.

In a telephone interview, Annie admitted that she and Jason were getting married. Asked whether she was currently pregnant, thus sparking the wedding, Annie laughed and said, “No! But if that were the case, then it was too early to confirm the pregnancy! I am trying to get married before Janet Chow (???) and Sherming Yiu (???)!”

Annie revealed that she has been dating businessman, Jason, for 3 years. Their relationship was very stable. “In fact, we had planned to get married at the end of last year, but we were unable to work out the schedule. After seeing many friends getting married recently, I took a more active role in planning our wedding.”

Annie’s bridesmaids will include Charmaine Sheh (???) ?Angela Tong (???)?Janet Chow (???) and Sherming Yiu (???). Asked whether she will retire from the entertainment industry after marriage, Annie replied, “No, but I will reduce my workload, as I want to have a baby.”

Annie Man was once a rising star at ATV. In 2000, after switching to TVB, she was heavily utilized until TVB’s policy of promoting only contracted artists was administered. Annie turned her career to mainland China, fading from the Hong Kong television circle. After breaking up with her architect boyfriend, Annie met Jason at cousin’s social gathering. When the press photographed Annie and Jason kissing in the car, the couple had just started dating. It was unexpected that their single kiss had locked their love!

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[News] Yoo Seung Ho chooses IU as his ideal type

Actor Yoo Seung Ho chose IU as his best ideal type.

Yoo Seung Ho appeared on the SBS TV show "One Night of TV Entertainment" on January 25th. During the show, the actor was asked what he would like to do most when he had a girlfriend and answered, "I thought about that but there wasn't anything in particular. I think I'll just like the fact that we are together".

He added, "I like someone who connects with me and someone who I can fall in love with at first sight".

Then his "World Cup" went on. IU became the finalist amongst Kang Sora, Krystal, Seohyun, Suzy, Jiyeon, Sulli and more.

When he was asked if he preferred older, same age or younger, he said, "I don't like that I am younger than anyone. I like someone younger but also I don't like having to take care of her. I think I would prefer someone my age who I can be comfortable with" and picked IU.

Meanwhile, Yoo Seung Ho said he would like to be acknowledged as an adult actor and not a little brother.

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[News] KARA announces date for "KARASIA" in Japan

As previously reported, popular group KARA will be holding their first solo concert titled "KARASIA" in Seoul on February. The girls also revealed their plan on moving beyond Korea and extend the concert tour around Asia.

On January 26, KARA finally announced the date for their "KARASIA" tour in Japan. According to Japanese media outlet Oricon Style, the group will perform in Yokohama on April 14 followed by other shows in Osaka, Fukuoka and Tokyo.

KARA will start off "KARASIA" with their two-day concert at the Olympic Gymnasium in Seoul on February 18 and 19. The girls will then head off to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand on later dates.

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[News] JYJ's Jaejoong thanks fans for celebrating his birthday

On January 26, JYJ's Kim Jaejoong celebrated his 26th birthday. Fans over the world particularly in Egypt and Tokyo held birthday parties for their idol, while others sent donations to charity.

Showing his deep appreciation, Jaejoong tweeted, "Happy Lunar New Year everyone, I hope that all bad things disappear after this moment and I hope we’ll all be happy. Thank you for the birthday wishes!"

Jaejoong's fanclub donated 5,000,000 won, which were collected from selling handmade dolls and soaps, to the National Council of Children’s Welfare Center in order to pay for heating for 29 children during the upcoming cold months.

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[news] Park Bom's nose evolved since her early debut days?

2ne1's Park Bom's face has become a hot topic among netizens recently.

On an online community, a photo compilation was posted with various photo's of park bom. A very recent Park Bom was added into the compilation, it was a screen shot of her appearance on the teaser for SBS "Kpop star" which aired last 23rd of January. Netizens recognized that her nose seems to be a bit different.

Bom can be seen with dark hair and bangs, netizens pointed out that aside from her change of hair color, her half moon eyes seemed to become narrower and her nose more pointy since her early days of debut (even before 2ne1) and that her whole face seems to have changed a lot.

Netizens commented, "Bom looks like she's changing but she's still the fun Bom", "Its not her fault that the make up made her look different", "She just looks older", "Bom do not change anything from your face anymore".

Meanwhile, the full episode of SBS "Kpop Star" where Park Bom made her appearance will be broadcast on the 29th of January and she will be offering training lessons for the auditioners.

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[news] IU and Yoo Seung Ho models for G by Guess

The national Sister and brother IU and Yoo Seung Ho were chosen to be models for casual clothing brand G by GUess. 2012 spring/summer collection. The two were chosen for the popular brand and they recently went to Gyeonggi to have a photoshoot with the "modern/mainstream" concept.

IU and Yoo Seung Ho were chosen because of their young and youthful image and though the two were not used to being paired with the opposite gender, it was a challenged at first and they were shy but they managed to pull it off in the end.

The staff has high expectations for the two as they have the cool and youthful energy and the staff thinks they are perfect for the new collection of the clothing's brand. Meanwhile, posters and more promotional ads will be released this coming february for the collection.

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[news] T-ara's Eunjung injures her knee and needs 6 weeks recovery

T-ara's Eunjung has injured her left knee and due to her injury she has been diagnosed 6 weeks recovery. On the 24th of January, T-ara was on their way home after dance rehearsals and when she arrived in her house she tripped due to the slippery floor because of snow and due to her fall she has injured her left knee.

She was immediately sent to the hospital for an x-ray and it received first aid treatment immediately. Her results was revealed on the 25th of January and her results was a ruptured knee and she needed 6 weeks rest for full recovery.

Eunjung is now okay, she had her leg casted though her knee is still swollen, it is not the first time Eunjung has been to the hospital due to an injury. Meanwhile, they are still going to monitor her progress before cancelling any activities for her.

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Sammi Cheng and Andy plan wedding in August; Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung to get married in June

Entering the Year of the Dragon, the entertainment industry was full of good news. Two golden couples, Andy Hui and Sammi Cheng , as well as Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung will be getting married this year! Sammi and Andy chose to get married near their birthdates in August, while Aaron and Lynn opt for a small wedding in June 2012!

Over the last 20 years, 44-year-old Andy Hui and 39-year-old Sammi Cheng have broken up and reconciled several times; their reconciliation in 2011 was hailed as “the reunification of the century”! The pair have remained good friends throughout the years. Under Sammi’s influence, Andy became a Christian and their conversational topics broadened, while their hobbies became increasingly similar. The couple preferred to go jogging to reduce stress.

In the past, Andy did not possess a blogging habit. Perhaps influenced by Sammi’s passion for writing, Andy started blogging this year to share his inner thoughts with fans. From both Sammi and Andy’s recent blog entries, they appeared to hint that they had marriage in mind. Sammi wrote, “Life is beautiful…make my life complete!” Upon discussing his mentor, Anita Mui, Andy wrote, “There are too many separations and deaths [in life]. You cannot say that you are unwilling and cannot let go. The only thing to do is to treasure the people before you!” Of course the person before Andy to treasure was Sammi!

Sammi and Andy reportedly started planning for their future together. Although numerous wedding rumors cropped up last year, it turned out that the couple had decided to get married in August 2012. The news has been acknowledged by Andy’s family and friends. Both Sammi and Andy’s parents were extremely happy about the impending wedding, with one family member even revealing the news to a colleague at work. It was understood that Sammi and Andy intended to obtain their marriage registration overseas, after which they will hold a low-profile dinner inviting their close friends and family. However, this wedding plan was not supported by their family members, who wished to be more involved in celebrating with the couple [via a larger wedding banquet].

Aaron Kwok Ready to Get Married and Have 2 Kids

Dating for 5 years, Aaron Kwok and Lynn Hung’s relationship became increasingly public. Forty-six-year-0ld Aaron planned to get married with Lynn in the Year of the Dragon and have two children within the next 4 years.

After completing his Hong Kong Coliseum concert, Aaron requested a 2-week long vacation in June with his manager, Xiao Mei. However, Aaron purchased his plane tickets and hotel reservations privately and did not ask for help from anyone else. Such behavior aroused curiosity and under Xiao Mei’s repeated questioning, Aaron only revealed that he will not be in Hong Kong during those two weeks, refusing to disclose his travel location.

It was understood that Aaron and Lynn intended to obtain their marriage registration overseas, similar to their married friends Chingmy Yau and Shum Ka Wai getting married in Japan and Chilam Cheung and Anita Yuen in Australia. Thus far, only four or five friends knew about Aaron’s wedding plans; he intended to invite his closest friends to the small wedding.

To prepare having children with Aaron, Lynn allegedly went to the hospital for a gynecological exam earlier. Aaron hoped to have 2 kids before turning 50 years old, which was not a difficulty for the 32-year-old Lynn. In order to chase a dragon baby, Lynn also sought the help of a traditional Chinese herbalist to restore balance to the body, a popular practice among Hong Kong celebrities.

Asked about his wedding plans a few days ago, Aaron issued his usual denial. Upon the mention of a baby, he smiled widely, indicating the he loved children very much!

Source: Apple Daily

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Michael Miu blasts TVB for airing “L’Escargot” in poor time slot

Following Felix Wong’s criticism of TVB as “Totally Very Bad” and Golden Producer Lee Tim Shing’s complaint that Bottled Passion was given a “PK broadcast time slot,” Michael Miu was frankly unhappy that his new drama, L 'Escargot was aired during the Lunar New Year “cannon fodder” time slot. This resulted in the drama’s ratings hovering between 26 to 27 points.

L’Escargot was a realistic and tragic drama that did not contain any comedic elements. The content was not suitable to be aired during the festive Lunar New Year time frame. Michael said angrily, ”During the Lunar New Year, series with happier content should be broadcast. I do not understand why L’Escargot was aired now! The Programming Department made a very unwise arrangements! I am really unhappy!”

Asked whether the broadcast schedule dragged down the ratings, Michael questioned whether the ratings results were credible. ”The online and audience reaction have been very good. However, the ratings were affected by the broadcasting schedule! When Oscar Leung slapped Mandy Wong in the drama, the ratings peaked at 36 points, but the following day, the ratings slipped significantly by 10 points, losing 600,000 viewers! The audience needs to chase the follow-up to the earlier episode! It is really off the mark!”

Source: Oriental Daily
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Ron Ng Suffers bloody head blow in “Prominent Family”

Despite the Lunar New Year holiday, Damian Lau had to film TVB drama, Prominent Family . Despite being accompanied by “5 wives” on set, Damien did not feel better. Producer Chong Wai Kin especially prepared a sweet lotus seed and lily bud dish for the cast and crew; Idy Chan and Tavia Yeung fully enjoyed the dessert.

After Catch Me Now, Idy Chan and Damian Lau resumed their partnership in Prominent Family, in which Idy portrayed Damien’s second wife. Due to the complex character, Idy needed to warm up initially for the role; however, she became more immersed in her performance recently. Even Damien felt that Idy’s interpretation lent a unique temperament to her character.

Damien’s “fourth wife,” Tavia Yang, wrapped up filming at 3 AM last night. Despite the late hour, Tavia and Idy ate the sweet lotus seed dessert at the studio and got along well together [despite their characters' rivalry]. Tavia took the opportunity to learn acting tips from Idy.

Filming an outdoor scene on that day, Ron Ng filmed a scene in which he suffered a bloody blow to his head. In Prominent Family, Ron harbored a crush against Rebecca Zhu, who married Kenneth Ma. Ron was very excitable while filming the scene. Although the bottle was made of sugar crystals, it was still painful to hit the bottle against his forehead. Ron appeared to have been practicing ”iron head skills” as the blow against his head had no impact on him.

Producer Chong praised Ron for his endurance skills, “Ron is great! He has a lot of heart. It is quite painful to have a bottle hit against one’s forehead…but it is okay for a young man to suffer a bit!”

Source: Oriental Daily
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Raymond Lam buys red underwear briefs to ward off bad luck

Three years, Raymond Lam was a dark horse candidate in winning the Jade Solid Gold “Asia Pacific’s Most Popular Male Singer Award.” Besides winning the same award this year, Raymond also won JSG’s “Golden Melody Gold Award,” for his song Chok, which resulted in much public criticism for the awards results.

Aside from his controversial win at the JSG awards, Raymond Lam also continued to embarrass himself recently. In a Lunar New Year program recording in Guangzhou, Raymond’s crotch may have twitched. Afterward, he acted as if “The Three Gods” (Louis Yuen, and Johnson Lee, and Wong Cho Lam were transparent. Raymond even stepped on the 2012 Miss Chinese International contestants’ dresses and toes during the pageant. Encountering numerous troubles recently, Raymond Lam resorted to the most traditional method: buying red underwear to cleanse himself of bad luck!

Raymond Lam Causes Stir When Buying Red Calvin Klein Briefs

Wearing a winter coat, a cap, and glasses, Raymond Lam appeared at a Calvin Klein store by himself the day before. During the checkout process, Raymond asked the female clerk for 3 boxes of red Calvin Klein briefs in medium size, as well as several packs of white cotton short-sleeved undershirts. Due to his unstoppable ”chok” charisma, Raymond attracted the smiling attention of the surprised saleswomen, who took the opportunity to chat with the idol of millions of people.

On that day, Raymond dressed in a low-key manner, deliberately bringing the visor of his cap close to his face. Faced with the saleswomen’s warm welcome, he reciprocated with his ”chok” smile. During the waiting period, Raymond also went to the women’s underwear section to glance for 1 minute, before returning to his originial spot. Was it possible that Raymond may have considered purchasing a gift for TVB executive, Virginia Lok?

At the request of the shop clerks, Raymond took several photos with them before departing with a shopping bag full of loot. [Spotting the reporter], Raymond appeared to realize that his intention of wearing red underwear to turn his bad luck was discovered. Without saying a word and an embarrassed smile, Raymond boarded a $600,000 HKD 7-passenger Toyota vehicle and left the scene.

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Dumped by Him Law, Mandy Wong gives up on men

Mandy Wong was one of the most prominent new generation of TVB fadans this year. In 2011, Mandy was already nominated for the “Most Improved Actress Award” and while losing out to Sire Ma, Mandy appeared in many popular series such as Ghetto Justice, Lives of Omission, and Men with No Shadows . In the currently airing L 'Escargot, Mandy portrayed a feisty pregnant woman who scolded everyone in sight, even stealing the limelight from female lead, Linda Chung!

Two years ago, Mandy gained notice for her role in Suspects in Love, while generating love sparks with costar, Him Law. After the muscular Him Law broke up with Theresa Fu, he quickly latched onto Tavia Yeung, giving up chances to develop further with Mandy. Allegedly, this development was a big blow to Mandy, who in turn asked out close female friends to go shopping [to soothe her broken heart]. Disregarding the chilly weather, Mandy even went to the beach sunbathing with her girlfriend.

Bad Luck in Love

Participating in the 2007 Miss Hong Kong Pageant, Mandy Wong was one of the top 5 finalists. Despite losing the crown, Mandy possessed better onscreen opportunities than other Miss Hong Kong winners. One of the reasons was because Mandy graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, majoring in theater and dance. It was rumored that her grandfather was the former President at the Academy, allowing Mandy endless performing opportunities. It was true that Mandy acted in drama after drama last year. Although they were only second and third line roles, Mandy’s performances left a memorable impression upon the audience.

One of Mandy’s memorable performances included Suspects in Love, which led to romantic rumors between Mandy and Him Law. Allegedly, Him became very entranced while filming opposite Mandy. Him even requested that kissing scenes be added between the pair, who kissed passionately onscreen.

Him even admitted that they had kissed comfortably on set and remained in touch after completing filming. Unfortunately, after Him and Theresa Fu broke up, Tavia Yeung snatched up Him. Not taking enough initiative, Mandy was given up, resulting in her heartbreaking disappointment. Mandy even cut her long hair short, while her behavior became increasingly forthright and tough.

Without coincidence, Mandy was immediately invited to portray tomboy roles, including Flying Tigers and Policewoman Love Battlefield, allowing her to sculpt her body into a broad physique. In the upcoming Lu Empress, Mandy shared a bathing scene with Tavia Yang, developing an ambiguous relationship together. Even TVB appeared to require that Mandy portray androgynous characters, a far departure from her former shy onscreen image!

In her previous relationship, Mandy discovered that her lover was involved with numerous women on the side, which made very sad. Falling easily for other people, Mandy chose to alienate herself from the opposite sex.

In fact, Mandy really loved women as companions. When she did not have to work earlier, Mandy asked a bespectacled woman to see a movie together. Afterward, Mandy and her girlfriend went clothes shopping and ate lunch at the mall. The two got along extremely well, with Mandy sometimes whispering, “Baby” towards the other woman.

Source: East Magazine #438
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Linda Chung: I didn't wash my hands after using restroom

Linda Chung and Michael Tse attended a Lunar New Year countdown event with rumored couple Fiona Sit and Khalil Fong. When speaking of the scene in L'Escargot, where Michael sucked Linda's bleeding finger from a cut, Linda laughed: "That day, I didn't wash my hands after using the restroom!" Michael responded immediately: "Wah! No wonder that night, I felt so uncomfortable!"

Also present at the event was Fiona who is going to hold her HK Coliseum concert in July, but she will have to first shoot two films and also have to direct the MV to her new song. She's already preparing now. When asked if she'll go send new year greetings at Khalil's house? She said: "Because of work, I can't go." As for Khalil, he is allergic to cats, so won't be going to Fiona's house to send new year greetings because she owns a cat.

Source: Oriental Daily
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