http://www.cctv.com/program/cultureexpr ... 1441.shtml
Run Papa Run! premieres
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/03/24/1261@337272.htm
Tong gets eerie feeling in HK - Rule #1
http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/ ... ndexF_html
"Option 3' review
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5755/1/
Liu Ye Turns 30 on Stage
http://english.cri.cn/3086/2008/03/24/1261@337296.htm
Charlene Choi
'I do wish to go back to the more innocent days.'
DON'T judge me based on my looks, she told a press conference.
She may be skinny, but she's tough.
And Charlene Choi, 25, one half of the Cantopop duo Twins, proved it.
In town on Friday to promote the clothing label Heroic Rendezvous, the willowy and delicate-faced Hong Kong singer was calm in answering all questions, even the ones concerning 'Ah Jiao'.
That's the nickname for the other Twin - Gillian, 26, who's infamously embroiled in the recent Edison Chen scandal.
Asked about talk in Hong Kong that the duo will disband, Charlene stressed: Twins 'will never break up'.
'We're friends forever,' she added.
Of the difficult last two months since the scandal broke, Charlene said: 'Every day you'll grow. What won't kill you only makes you stronger.'
But, she revealed: 'I do wish to go back to the more innocent days.'
Her answers came from within a wall of minders and five large men who surrounded her when she met the media just before a Heroic Rendezvous fashion show at a local club.
Before the press conference, we were told, if possible, 'don't ask sensitive questions'.
They were determined to protect her from being the Edison scandal's collateral damage.
But it was not as if Charlene had anything to worry about.
She took pains to talk about her partner, sharing little nuggets.
'When we were starting out and we didn't have money, Ah Jiao and I would design our own clothes and share them,' she said.
'I like the cartoon characters from Heroic Rendezvous - they look like AhJiao and me.'
Asked what Twins planned to do, Charlene revealed she is waiting for her partner to return from extended leave.
'We were midway into the recording of our new album but AhJiao is now on leave.'
As to when they'll be back in the studios to complete the album, Charlene replied: 'I don't know too. I hope it's as soon as possible.'
UPCOMING MOVIES
She is preparing to film two movies in the next month - a sequel to Storm Riders II (with Ekin Cheng and Aaron Kwok) in Thailand and another action movie in Shanghai.
She said she is used to being solo while acting; but it does get lonely when it comes to the other engagements.
'When I'm doing music-related things, it feels strange to be standing on stage alone.'
It seems that not only are the people with Charlene determined to protect her, her fans are too.
It was tough not to spot the 40 odd members of Twins Alliance Singapore. They were dressed in lime-green T-shirts and holding placards.
The three-year-old club has about 100 members.
Ms Adeline Wee, 25, an accounts executive, gushed about her idol.
'She is well mannered, very lively and very sincere.'
But mention the Edison scandal and she had the ready reply: 'It's over and we won't talk about it.'
Another member, Edmund, who refused to reveal his surname or his age, said: 'It's a private matter and I have nothing to say.'
It is understandable why the fans are devoted to Charlene and Gillian.
Just before the fashion show started, a member of the fan club came running to the other members excitedly, holding in her hands, 'a note from Charlene!'
Then came the urgent whispers: 'And she said to keep it private.'
But that fan wasn't very good at concealing the note. While they turned towards Charlene - seated in a balcony above them - to scream their thanks, the fan accidentally turned the paper around.
NOTE OF APPRECIATION
Let's just say the brief note, which was handwritten in English, thanked the fans for their support.
The note elicited more squeals of appreciation and prompted them to wave the placards with boosted energy.
But not everyone was taken in by the Choi charm.
Retiree Johnny Yap insisted he was not a fan.
'I'm here only to check out the disco and for the ang mo (Caucasian) models,' he proclaimed, although I saw him grinning from ear to ear when Charlene was on stage.
'I don't even like her. I hope Edison didn't have a thing with her too!'
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story ... 97,00.html
'I Not Stupid' girl is now Pageant Queen
http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story ... 04,00.html?
Too sexy for CCTV - The Duke of Mount Deer
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... sec=movies
The world of L - L Change the World,
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... sec=movies
23 days to live
http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp ... sec=movies
Possible Edison Chen sighting
A Hong Kong tabloid is reporting that Edison Chen had returned to Hong Kong secretly and that he is currently staying at the Le Meridien Cyberport Hotel. The magazine also published a picture of someone resembling Edison but due to the picture’s fuzziness, it is hard to verify if the person is indeed Edison himself.
After leaving Hong Kong, Edison was said to have flown to Thailand and then USA but later revealed that the actor-singer had flown to Thailand but had never boarded a plane for USA, instead returned to Hong Kong in secret. Upon his return Edison did not return to his luxury home or stay at the high security hotel, Four Seasons instead chose the Le Meridien Cyberport Hotel. It seems that he is attending to some personal business and preparing to live in America permanently and will fly to America when the new school year begins.
A witness had told the magazine that he had saw Edison near the Le Meridien Cyberport Hotel. The witness said, “On that day, around 5pm, Edison was wearing a t-shirt, jeans and beanie and made his way to Cyberport’s The Arcade from the hotel. He did not have any bodyguards but was accompanied by a female of around 20 years of age. I saw with my own eyes that Edison was with a westerner, who was quite good looking. She was holding something like a document, it seemed like they were talking business.
They were laughing and Edison appeared to be relaxed. But when he noticed that someone was looking at him, he immediately looked down and walked away.” When reporters asked Edison’s management company, the spokeswoman, Ms. Leung said, “The Hong Kong media did not see him. He is in America now and organising things over there.”
http://thegutterpost.blogspot.com/2008/ ... -hong.html
The Coolest Movie Theater in Hong Kong
http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/03/24/coo ... hong-kong/
China might bar Tiananmen broadcasts
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/con ... 5f1867d552
China's Tibet spin control extends to western web portals
http://www.varietyasiaonline.com/content/view/5754/1/
