Sunday, October 20, 2013

The Hippocratic Crush II promotion ( On Call 36小时 II- 造势活动) - Malaysia (20 Oct 2013) - 杨怡 Tavia Yeung, 吴启华 Lawrence Ng Kai Wah, 黄智雯 Mandy Wong and 袁伟豪 Benjamin Yuen.





































Our favourite medical team from TVB will be back on our screen on 4 Nov!. To hype things-up, Tavia, Lawrence, Benjamin and Lawrence (who has not aged a day since I saw him a decade ago) were at 3 different states to promote “The Hippocratic Crush II.”  Both Benjamin and Mandy’s singing were not impressive at all when they participated in “Voice Of Stars” but during the event, they were actually quite apt performing live. Benjamin deliberately emerged from backstage to take a pix with Mandy on his cellphone and gave her a hug of support when Mandy was singing.  How sweet and oh, my ! so into their lovebird characters ! Lawrence will not be involved in any love triangle with Tavia and Kenneth. Instead, he will be romantically linked with newbie, Tracy Chu. Many are concerned about this May-Dec relationship, especially appearance wise. There is no cause of worries, folks.  For a 49-year-old, he can still easily passes-off as someone in his mid- 30s. As seen in the trailer, we will have two pair of newlyweds in the sequel ( Tavia-Kenneth/Mandy-Benjy). One more new addition to the cast that gets me all excited is Louisa So. I missed seeing her in TVB productions.  Astro also announced that there will be a change to the annual AOD awards. For the first time, TVB will be the organizer, aided by Astro. This time around, voting will be opened to all Malaysians instead of just Astro subscribers. Voting period is from Nov 1 to Nov 22. The award ceremony will be held on Sunday (Dec 1, 2013). To date, there is no further information on ticketing.  I have a hunch that Chilam is most likely to make an appearance at the award ceremony since he has a concert at Genting, a day before. 

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

13th Global Chinese Music Awards 第13届#全球华语歌曲排行榜颁奖典礼- 5 Oct 2013

     
























































































Despite a huge congregation of singers at the 13th Global Music Awards (held for the second time in Malaysia), only a handful sparks interest. Namely, 戴佩妮 Penny Tai, 光良 Michael Wong, 曹格 Gary Chaw, 容祖儿 Joey Yung, 罗力威 Adason Lo, 邓紫棋 Gem Tang, 林峰 Raymond Lam, 谢安琪 Kay Tse, 娇钟欣潼 Gillian Chung, Sa蔡卓妍 Charlene Choi from Hong Kong;胡夏 Hu Xia, 周笔 Bibi Zhou and  玮柏 Wilber Pan. EEG team were out in full force, introducing Adason Lo (champion of ATV’s Asian Millionstar singing contest) for the first time to Malaysians. Decked in silver blue blazers, fans of singer/composer Adason flew all the way from HK to support their idol who rendered his self- composed “双子情歌” (Gemini Love Song).  The theme for the night is supposed to punk fantasy but apart from the deejays of the 7 stations, not many guests live up to the theme. Joey was so stunning in her simple purple gown, which reminded me so much of Angelina Jolie in “The Tourist” movie. Flash lights went off like crazy when Joey and LF (Raymond) made their way  to the red carpet. Joey swept four awards (the most prestigious being “Most Popular Female Singer “  honour, which also happens to be her fourth successive win).  I didn’t expect  Joey to  perform the powerful dance song -  “加大力度” ,dressed in evening gown, high heels  and without any dancers ! And you know what ?!! She was amazing !! The only setback is Joey’s command of Mandarin seems to have deteriorated slightly during her acceptance speech.
Even after joining Stars Shine record, I haven’t heard much about Kay Tse.  One thing for sure, she has definitely become prettier and more sensual. Kay looks great  in a bare back white gown, showing her slender figure and went home with a total of  4 awards. Another artiste that has grabbed my attention in recent years is powerhouse vocalist ,  22-year-old GEM Tang. I liked the edgy rock tunes in her last Canto album. Twins won awards for their individual efforts and not as a group. Gillian Chung was nursing a cold and so was Kay.  I dunno what’s with Gary Chaw but he kept teasing Charlene that she  was real pretty that night and coaxing  others (Wilbur and Raymond) to repeat the same thing. Honestly, I did not expect Raymond to get 4 awards. The media award must have been the biggest surprise, even to Raymond. LF  didn’t sing “On My Way “ (from “Triumph In The Skies II”) at Starhub TVB awards  the week before but he did not disappoint this time.
I have always thought that Hu Xia (who rose to prominence after singing  那些年” theme song) hails from Taiwan until recently. He is from China apparently but I believe he is based in Taiwan now.  Neither did I know that mainland singer, Bibi Zhou  speaks fluent Cantonese. Having said that, I am not familiar with their songs at all nor do I have any interests…just not my genre.  Wilbur Pan is charming  as always and he, along with Show, are the ones who truly displays awesome stage gung ho. I was pleasantly surprised by Michael Wong’s choice of attire. Not only does he managed to maintain his youthful look but he has a good eye for fashion too. There was a session where local talents, Micheal, Gin Lee and Ling Ka Chun took to the stage , performing Leslie, Danny and Anita’s medley. Gin and Michaelwere not bad but Ling Ka Chun sucks ! Gary’s outfit looks like grandma’s curtain drapes. By the time he paid tribute to the 4 heavenly king and Beyond, the hall is only about 1/3 full. This award ceremony is just too effing long and a number of the stars are already showing signs of weariness or already left by the time the 72 awards were given out.


Full List of Winners – The 13th Global Chinese Music Awards 第13届全球华语歌曲排行榜得奖名单
Top 5 Most Popular Male Artiste Award 最受欢迎男歌手 5 强 : Michael Wong 光良/ Eason Chan 陈奕迅 / Gary Chaw 曹格 / Raymond Lam 林峰 / Wilber Pan 潘玮柏
Most Popular Male Artiste Award 最受欢迎男歌手 : Michael Wong 光良
Top 5 Most Popular Female Artiste Award 最受欢迎女歌手 5 强 : Joey Yung 容祖儿 / Bibi Zhou 周笔畅 / Jolin Tsai蔡依琳 / Penny Tai 戴佩妮 / Kay Tse 谢安琪
Most Popular Female Artiste Award 最受欢迎女歌手 : Joey Yung 容祖儿
Most Popular Composing Artiste Award 最受欢迎创作歌手 : Anson Hu 胡彦斌 /  GEM Tang 邓紫棋 /  Wu Jia Hui伍家辉 /  William Wei 韦礼安 / Wanting 曲婉婷/ Adason Lo罗力威
Most Popular Duet Award 最受欢迎对唱歌曲 : 在一起 – Gillian Chung 钟欣潼 + Anson Hu 胡彦斌 / 分手有理 – Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉 + Cheryl Lee 李欣怡 / 独行侠侣 – Kay Tse 谢安琪 + William So 苏永康
Most Popular Group Award 最受欢迎组合 : SHE
Most Popular Band Award 最受欢迎乐队 : IO Band IO乐团, Mayday 五月天,MP魔幻力量
Most Potential New Artiste Award 最受欢迎新人奖 : Isaac Dang 邓养天,Liu Mei Lin 刘美麟,Jackline 晴昕
Best Male Artiste Award 最佳男歌手 : Gary Chaw 曹格
Best Female Artiste Award 最佳女歌手 : Penny Tai戴佩妮
Best Lyrics Award 最佳作词 : Wymen 黄伟文 – 重口味
Best Music Composition Award 最佳作曲 : 饶善强 – 黄色夹克
Best Music Arrangement Award 最佳编曲 : 林迈可 – 大艺术家
Best Album Award 最佳专辑 : Bibi Zhou 周笔畅 – Unlock, William Wei 韦礼安 – 有人在等,Khalil Fong 方大同 – 回到未来, Joey Yung容祖儿 – Moment
Best Album Producer Award 最佳制作人 : Jay Chou 周杰伦 – 12新作
Most Talented Artiste Award 最佳全能艺人奖 : Gillian Chung 钟欣潼 / Charlene Choi 蔡卓妍 / Raymond Lam 林峰
Best Stage Performing Artiste Award 最佳舞台演绎奖 : Wilber Pan 潘玮柏
Media Recommendation Award 传媒推荐大奖 : Raymond Lam 林峰
Charismatic Voice Award 全球榜魅力歌声奖 : Hu Xia 胡夏 / Kay Tse谢安琪
Best Dressed Male Award 最玩强女服装奖 : Kay Tse 谢安琪
Best Dressed Female Award 最玩强男服装奖 : Isaac Dang 邓养天
Outstanding Regional Artiste Award (地区杰出歌手) :
马来西亚 – Gin Lee 李幸倪
北京 – HuXia 胡夏
上海 – Jacky Xue 薛之谦
广东 – Bibi Zhou 周笔畅
香港 – Kay Tse 谢安琪
台湾 – Wilber Pan 潘玮柏
新加坡 – Derrick Hoh 何维健
20 Hits of the Year (20大金曲) :
1. 回忆里的疯狂 – Michael Wong 光良
2. 纯属意外 – Penny Tai 佩妮
3. 谁来陪我唱完这首歌 – Gary Chaw 曹格
4. 今天终於一人回家 – Gin Lee 李幸倪
5. 修炼爱情 – JJ Lin 林俊杰
6. 秋意浓 – Jane Zhang 张靓颖
7. 改变 – Hu Xiu 胡夏
8. 一首心歌 – Ji Ke Jun Yi 吉克隽逸
9. 肋骨 – Bibi Zhou 周笔畅
10.加大力度 – Joey Yung 容祖儿
11.泡沫 – Gem Tang 邓紫棋
12.重口味 – Eason Chan 陈奕迅
13.顽石点头 – Raymond Lam 林峰
14.错过 – Charlene Choi 蔡卓妍
15.不想醒来 – Wilber Pan 潘玮柏
16.向左向右 – IO Band IO乐团
17.心醉心碎 – William Wei 韦礼安
18.红尘客栈 – Jay Chou 周杰伦
19.大艺术家 – Jolin Tsai 蔡依琳
20. 心还是热的 – SHE