Joey Yung - "Moment" album promotion in Taiwan (容祖兒Moment音樂會台灣) -August 24, 2012

Having launched her latest Mandarin album by holding a press conference in Taiwan last month (July), Joey is back again in Formosa for a series of marathon promotions. It's been six long years since the release of her Mandarin effort,needless to say Joey is super anxious about album sales and re-capturing the Taiwan/Mainland market via "Moment." Apart from participating in tv variety shows, press con, mv shoots and radio interview, EEG managed to slot-in a showcase-cum-autograph session for Taiwanese fans. Joey may be HK's reigning diva but her fan base in Taiwan and Mainland China still leave a lot to be desired. Naturally, both EEG and Joey hope to boost her popularity in the mandarin speaking market through the back-to-back release of her semi-autobiography movie, "Diva" and mandarin LP, "Moment." Sorry to say, although I'm a die-hard supporter of Joey and knows all her Canto songs by heart, I'm literally clueless when it comes to Joey's Mandarin tracks....the ones that I'm more familiar with are perhaps "小小" and "飆汗" (duet with Show Lo). Amidst treathening twin typhoon scare (Tembin and Bolaven), the showcase on Friday nite went smoothly. In fact, I was caught off-guard with the encouraging turn-out, especially after reading about Gigi Leung's new Mandarin album sales surpassing Joey's. Joey made it worth every moment for those who had braved the wrath of the typhoon winds and rains. Joey wooed the audience with her silky strong vocals and thrilling performance...covering not only all the tracks in "Moment" but her old Canto (16號愛人 + 心淡) plus Mando hits as well as songs from Khalil Fong and Xiao Ling. Someone in the crowd shouted "黃色大門" (the supposedly *祖詩戀* anthem) during the song request portion. Understandably, Joey pacified fans with other songs instead. Coincidentally, Heison (the mv director) was part of her group, too. In person, Heison bears a striking similarity to Sam Lee and he is pretty lanky, too. 正好 and 雾里看花 were clearly the killer songs from "Moment", judging from the crowd's enthusiasm. Audience at Riverside Live house kept clamoring for more with applause that soon morphed into a deafening shout for an encore. Joey was obviously in good spirits. The warm reception and full house attendance did wonders to increase her confidence ! Now that the promotional propaganda in Taiwan has ended on a high note, hopefully Joey would be making strong inroads in Taiwan. This album totally deserves your attention ! C U in Oct, Joey !

Kinohimitsu Meet and Greet Tavia Yeung at 1Utama (楊怡 Kinohimitsu宣傳) - 30 June (1 Utama Shopping Mall)

Collagen in liquid form is fast becoming women’s answer to the elixir to youth. Jumping into the foray of HK collagen celebrity ambassadors (after Joey for “NH Cola” and Sammi Cheng for “H20”) is none other than top TVB starlet, Tavia Yeung. Having attended the meet and greet-cum-product launch event at 1U mall, I’ve to agree that it was worth every penny to appoint Tavia as the spokes person for Kinohimitsu. From detox, stem cell, collagen to a host of beauty/health supplements, Tavia knows Kinohimitsu’s products inside out. The strength of Tavia’s popularity in Msia is pretty evident as a huge number of shoppers were lurking around the concourse with Kinohimitsu’s shopping bags. From my observation, NH Cola used to monopolizes a huge chunk of the local collagen market share but now, is facing stiff competition from Kinohimitsu due to its extremely aggressive promotion strategies and thanks to Tavia’s endorsement. Tavia is currently pre-occupied with the shooting of “Justice Attack” (法網狙擊)(co-starring Michael Tse) and is expected to wrap-up the drama in July. Thereafter, Tavia shall start work on “A Great Way To Care II” (仁心解碼)in August. I asked Tavia regarding the sequal to “The Hippocratic Crush” (On Call 36小時). She revealed that the production is slated for next year. Oh, well…meanwhile, we can look forward to Tavia’s “Three Kingdoms RPG” (回到三國)( I bet Fung Yee fans are rejoicing at the very thought of seeing them once again), set to air on July 9. I expect “Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles”(名媛望族) to be broadcasted within this year, too (though I’m not too keen on Tavia-Damian's May-Dec romance). Of late, Tavia’s name is often intertwined with Him Law and it’s no different during this function. The emcee asked whether Tavia is going to introduce Kinohimitsu’s collagen drink to rumoured beau,( ex-life guard-cum-“incredible hulk”) Him Law. Tavia said she will introduce the drinks to all friends. Yes, I guess that includes Him, too. Tavia’s wholesome image makes her the darling for many brands. Patrons who had purchased RM150 worth of Kino’s merchandise are given the opportunity to get Tavia’s autograph on a special Tavia mouse pad.