Cecilia Cheung, Nicholas Tse Name Second Son ‘Quintus’

Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse released the first pics of theirsecond son named Quintus (Latin for ‘fifth’, as in the month of May).

The Wonder Girls Hit Asia With New Release MV In Three Languages!

The Wonder Girls released their new single 2 Different Tears on May 16th in Korean, English and Chinese! Check out the videos below.
English version


Chinese version

21st Golden Melody Awards Noms Now Out!

The 21st Taiwan Golden Melody Awards’ nomination list has been announced. Mandopop singer A-Mei received the most nominations, ten to be exact, for her album A-mit. Two superstars you won’t see in competition this year are Leehom Wang and Jay Chou. They did not release any albums in 2009. The awards ceremony will be held at the Taipei Arena on June 26th. Check out the (partial) nomination list below.
Best Song of the Year

• Riding White Horse from Lala Shu’s Lala Shu

• Come If You Have The Courage from A-mei’s A-MIT

• Singing In The Trees from Claire Kuo’s Singing In The Trees

• Desperado from Super Band North Bound Mega EP

• Fish from Cheer Chen’s “Immortal”

Best Mandarin Album

• If You See Him – Tanya Chua

• Hui Wei – Karen Mok

• Lala Shu - Lala Shu

• A-MIT - A-mei

• Immortal – Cheer Chen

Best Mandarin Male Singer

• JJ Lin – 100 Days

• David Tao – Opus 69

• Eason Chan – Fifth Floor’s Happiness

• Khalil Fong – Khalil Fong Classics

• Jam Hsiao – Princess

Poster, Movie Trailer For Tsui Hark’s ‘Detective Dee’ Released

Detective Dee & The Kingdom of the Phantom Flame (Di Renjie) are now out. The crime thriller stars Andy Lau, Carina Lau, Li Bingbing,Tony Leung Ka-Fai and Lau Ching-Wan. The plot summary below.

An exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu.

Detective Dee & The Kingdom of the Phantom Flame drops in theatres on September 23rd.

悟空妹連番爆料!周董:全是做"效果"

SunMi Quit Wonder Girls and return HOME to prepares for college

It has been known that SunMi has recently returned to Korea after the news that she will temporarily be stopping her activities as part of the WonderGirls.

According to a representative, SunMi is currently with her family after returning to Korea on 25th February. SunMi ended her promotions as part of the WonderGirls with the appearance on Pop-Con on 20th February.

Future plans are that SunMi will prepare for the college.

Meanwhile, new member HyeRim will join the WonderGirls. She already had her first performance as part of the WonderGirls last month.

[Teaser]Wonder Girls_2 Different Tears

The teaser was quite weird.

The teaser for Wonder Girls’ first new song in the US, 2 Different Tears, has now been released and I have to say that it was quite awkward. It is said to be an upbeat retro 80s song. The song should hit the charts soon. Check out the teasers. Also, Wonder Girls’ new album has reached #13 on iTune’s Chart!!

Wonder Girls enjoying Singapore

The Wonder Girls recently traveled to Singapore to promote a Sony Ericcson event at Iluma on March 9th. Via their own personal Twitters, both Ye Eun (Yenny) and Sunye (Sunny) uploaded a few selca photos as they expressed joy for their time in the South East Asian country. First, Sunye tweeted about their arrival saying, “Finally!We are in Singapore now?:) I really missed u guys haha” and followed up with a thankful tweet to fans saying, “Thanks so much Singapore for having us :) love u.. I love the weather here and the views..!!“. She then took her new phone on a test drive and took a photo of herself and uploaded it onto her account. Ye Eun on the other hand showed off her dress as she said, “I love this red dress!” and took a solo photo then proceeded to pose with rapper Yubin. Aside from working, the girls seem to be enjoying the sights and having fun as they try out the various foods there.

Rainie Yang voted sexiest Taiwanese star by US men's magazine

Rainie Yang's sweetie pie image now has international fans. The 26-year-old Taiwanese singer was voted as the sexiest Taiwanese female in US men's magazine Complex Magazine, thanks to her fresh and sweet appeal. The girl-next-door apparently is the hot favourite among American men. Rainie beat even the Taiwan's most famous legs, Lin Chi-ling. The supermodel-cum-actress with the baby doll voice was 5th place, lower than another cutie pie actress Ariel Lin, who's ranked 4th. The top 10 list of female stars are Rainie Yang, Megan Lai, Joe Chen, Ariel Lin, Lin Chi-ling, Barbie Hsu, Angela Chang, Bianca Bai, Coco Chiang, and finally, Cyndi Wang.

AI and Namie Amuro back for sexy R&B

The best combination in Japanese female R&B is back for the first time in seven years, with singers AI, 28, and Namie Amuro, 32, set to release their single “FAKE feat. Namie Amuro.”

The sexy pair performed together as part of SUITE CHIC in 2003 and ZEEBRA in 2006, but this is the first time for a song to be released under AI’ s name. 2010 also marks AI’s 10th anniversary on the music scene, and word is that she sounded Amuro out for her participation both publicly and privately.

“FAKE” is about a girl who has just been dumped by her man, and her talking about it with one of her girl friends. AI said: “This kind of thing would never happen to a girl like Namie, right? For that reason I thought it’d be interesting to have her on it.”

Amuro flashed a wry smile and said “I got more nervous than during my own recordings.”

“FAKE feat. Namie Amuro” goes on sale March 31.

Calvin had Meniere's disease

Calvin Chen was dizzy and lethargic While Wu Zun shaved his head, Fahrenheit's other member, Calvin Chen recently was having brain fever and became lethargic. When he woke up on the day before the performance at Shanghai, Calvin was cold sweating, dizzy, and vomiting, thus he was rushed to the hospital to get an injection to stop his vomiting. After being examined by the doctor, it's known that he suffered from Meniere's disease. It could be caused by having too much pressure, insufficient sleep, so the inner ear's lymphatic secretion became imbalanced. Last year in the middle of an autograph session, Calvin felt that his surroundings were turning so hard, and he couldn't even stand up, so he was rushed into the ICU. But he took it lightly, as he continued to work and work, and he only had the time to see the doctor when he's back in Taiwan when he found out that he suffered from the disease.

Ariel Lin to film 2 new idol dramas: Taiwanese version 'Coffee Prince' & 'Extravagant Challenge' with Super Junior's Siwon & Donghae

After being absent in the idol drama industry for 2 years, Ariel Lin has accepted 2 new dramas this year. The first is ‘Extravagant Challenge’ (Skip Beat) which will resume filming after a one-year break. However, the original male lead Jerry Yan will be replaced by Korean group Super Junior’s Siwon and Donghae, and the director will still be Niu Cheng Ze. The other drama that Ariel has accepted is the adapted version of Korean drama ‘Coffee Prince’. She will take on Yoon Eun-Hye’s role, and the male lead is still in discussion.

Last year, Jerry Yan, Ariel Lin were to team up with Director Niu to film idol drama ‘Extravagant Challenge’, and they went all the way to Japan to hold the press conference. Jerry even went to Japan for free to help promote. However, when they returned back to Taiwan, they were informed that the drama would not go ahead, and all their hard work was wasted. Later, there were rumours that the male lead was changed to Wu Zun, and this angered Jerry, and he quit the drama altogether.

Ariel Lin has not starred in an idol drama for quite some time, and fans even went to her management company to protest. Many fans wrote letters to her assistant, and they even directed angry comments at her manager on Ariel’s official website, complaining that their idol is an actress, not a singer. Recently, she is busy preparing for her second album, and also a travel photobook. At the earliest, she will begin filming ‘Extravagant Challenge’ in August. And as for the Taiwanese version of ‘Coffee Prince’, Ariel fell in love with the original Korean drama at the time, so she is definitely anticipating her own performance!

Translation: Sarah

Tohoshinki's JEJUNG Spotted on a Date in Shibuya!

Tohoshinki's JEJUNG and a Japanese model have been spotted on a date in Shibuya. According to weekly magazine "Shukan Josei" the girl accompanying JEJUNG is popular model Yano Mikiko, who is working for fashion magazine non-no.

In the latest issue of "Shukan Josei" it is said that "JEJUNG and Yano Mikiko have been witnessed to enjoy a date near the Shibuya 109" and that "both of them wearing masks, have been standing and talking at a traffic light with arms entwined much like lovers".

Yano Mikiko is one of non-no's popular models and while JEJUNG had been spotted with Abiruh Yuh on a date last year in November, this is the second time for him for involved in a love story.

About the latest dating news JEJUNG's as well as Yano's agency commented "They have met about once with their managers. They are not lovers, only friends." As for now all rumors in a relations have been denied.

Tomoya Nagase stars in new Kudokan drama

TOKIO's Tomoya Nagase (31) is once again teaming up with screenwriter Kankuro Kudo (39) for a new drama series this summer. This will be their third one together, after "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" (2000) and "Tiger & Dragon" (2005).

Titled "Unubore Deka" ("Conceited Detective"), the show is an original comedy about an unusual detective (Nagase) who has a habit of falling in love with every female suspect, and his conceit leads him to believe that they are also in love with him. When he finds evidence of their crimes, he confronts them with an arrest warrant and a marriage proposal at the same time, giving them a choice between the two. Although his actual name will apparently not be mentioned during the show, he is known to everyone as "Unubore" for his conceit.

TBS says that they are lining up big-name actresses to play the guest role of the suspect for each episode. The network also hinted that there's even a case where the guest will be a male actor.

The regular supporting cast features Toma Ikuta (25) as an actor who is Unubore's friend, Mika Nakashima (27) as Unubore's ex-girlfriend, and Toshiyuki Nishida (62) as Unubore's father. The detective frequents a bar where he and a group of acquaintances are known as the "Unubore 5," consisting of Nagase, Ikuta, Jun Kaname (29), Ken Yahagi (38), and Mitsugoro Bando (54).

"Unubore Deka" will air on Friday nights at 10:00pm, starting in July

Namie Amuro as Asia's best-selling diva

Namie Amuro was awarded as Asia's best singer at International Music Awards in Monte Carlo on May 18, held in Monaco, which is immensely popular and will be broadcast internationally in 160 countries. Namie Amuro had a fantastic 2009 with the release of her album ' Past < Future ', which went triple platinum.

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