Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Chilam and friends live in Genting (冲上云顶演唱会) - 30 Nov 2013 (张智霖、陈敏之、罗仲谦和胡定欣) Chilam, Sharon Chan, Him Law and Nancy Wu



























































































For many years now, I have not seen adulation of this magnitude for a TV star. Evidently, Captain Cool is the man of the year . You have to witness for yourself the crazy frenzy during “Chilam and Friends” concert in Genting recently to know how popular this dude is. Chilam was mobbed wherever he goes…hotel lobby was packed to the brim with zealous fans of all ages and gender. Genting security had to resort to using secret passage ways to evade the crowd.
The concert’s top draw is Chilam, followed by Him Law who has amazed a massive following  in Malaysia, too. You can’t deny that Him is one heck of a lucky fella. His fame did not diminish after Theresa Fu’s scandal but soared to even greater heights, more so after his much publicized romance with Tavia and his endearing role as “Onion” in “The Hippocratic Crush.” Him has a bunch of loud and enthusiastic fans that have obviously moved him so much that he is willing to do an encore of Leon Lai’s “夏日傾情” Never mind if he sings off key ( but still looking pretty engrossed) as fans did not mind a bit. Him wore a tad too much make-up which made him look a little effeminate. Luckily, the make-up artist did a better job the next day when he appeared at TVB Star Awards presentation. Him wore a long black skirt with matching black boots. For a while, I thought he is gonna dance but he only belted slow “lum” songs.songs.
 I reserved my loudest cheers  for Sharon and Nancy. Sharon gave a very vibrant performance. Nancy (a former TVB New Talent Singing Contest participant) deserved compliment for her effort,too. Both may not be perfect singers but still, performed decently in sentimental and fast tracks. Sharon’s duet with Chilam was great !

Next came the moment everyone has been eagerly anticipating…..Cool Mor’s  grand entrance ! His attire on that day somehow reminds me of Master Q’s outfit. Chilam was his usual charming boyish self, enthralling everyone in the crowd.  It was one heck of chaotic scene when Chilam came down from the stage for the hand shake session. A mad rush ensued (with cell phones and cameras in hands) to get as close to Chilam as possible. Chilam sang mostly songs from this past tv series. Surprisingly, he belted Lesie’s classic “無心睡眠” (second time performing in public), with GorGor’s signature hands gestures. Chilam made no secret of his wish to clinch the Fave Actor award the following day (TVB Star Awards Malaysia) and needless to say, he nailed it !Again I felt kinda bad for Sharon because the other 3 performers got to stay back another day to attend the award ceremony. Better luck next year, Sharon. After the concert had concluded, I was greeted with a huge crowd lingering in the hotel lobby waiting for Captain Cool. Quoting Captain Cool’s famous quote – “I am handsome but I am not stupid, ”Chilam successfully gives die-hard fans the slip.