Xie Na and Zhang Jie hugs as Zhou Bichang looks on flabbergasted...if only she came
After about three years of rumors, two years of dueting together as couples, Zhang Jie and Xie Na finally announced their relationship officially on the Hunan TV – Baidu Search Awards. Read more of their love story here.
In the 80’s, I’ve always thought an idol must be very very handsome, like Jimmy Lin, but then I realized that an idol is an example that one can follow. I’m happy to have such an honor, and thank everyone. I think I’m very lucky, I’ve released a lot of music works; I have my family, my friends, my colleagues, and the support my friends gave me, and I have my self, who can take care of Nana. I want to tell everyone: “We’re together, very happily.” Thank you for your blessings, and happy new year everyone. Thanks.
- Zhang Jie
Baidu is like google on steroids, and has the majority of the search market in China. The complete winner’s list below the cut
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Liu Shishi's pouting because she doesn't want to cry every other scene anymore.
If you had wished for incest in Chinese Paladin 3 because Hu Ge and Liu Shishi looked so cute together, their trip last month to Taiwan would make the fangirl (and boy) in everyone a squeal. Either that or you just really wanted to see Liu Shishi cry a lot.
For the airing of Chinese Paladin 3, Hu Ge, Liu Shishi( and Jerry Huang) promoted in Taiwan last month. Hu Ge and Liu Shishi went on two shows together, one of which involved them acting out various scenes between lovers and Liu Shishi crying about five times in one show. One particularly notable scene was the almost speechless interchange between the a pair of star-crossed lovers forced to separate due to family feuds. You can watch it cut here or the whole show here.
Both Hu Ge and Liu Shishi’s new dramas have recently came out. Hu Ge’s film remake of the time-traveling Jackie Chan film The Myth was very received and you can watch the whole series on youtube, thanks to MyChineseDrama. Liu Shishi’s “The aftermath of Madame Lady Snake” also came out, though she doesn’t appear until episode 3. Watch it here on MuNianCi’s channel.
Chinese Fusion singer Sa Dingding released her new album and it reached the top of the itunes music chart for the UK and for Switzerland. Interestingly, upon checking the music charts, there were no other East Asian-language albums among the other listed music market (apart from iTunes Japan), with one notable exception – Chris Li Yuchun’s first, second and third albums, all pop-oriented with the third having Zhong Guo Feng style managed to nab the top three spots for Belgium’s World Chart.
Congratulations to both these ladies!
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While Deng Chao was in New Zealand, his girlfriend, actress Sun Li was posing for a magazine to raise animal rights awareness. She has been a continuous long-time advocate for ethical treatment of animals in China, trying to raise awareness through various projects. She teamed up with equestrian Alex Hua Tian, who represented China in the 2008 Olympics as the youngest event rider. Their photoshoot for the magazine “The 5th Channel” showed images of her learning how to take care of his horse and he was photographed playing with her dogs. The exchange could be summed up by Sun Li’s statement: “All animals are friends of mankind, all deserve our care and concern, no matter if it is a stray dog or a purebred horse.”
For more pictures from the photoshoot, see the forums.
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Ma Xueyang's secretly praying Zhang Jie doesn't see this.
Top Combine have recently became the assistant hosts for Hunan TV’s new Huan Zhu Ge Ge show. The show is aimed at training Huan Zhu Ge Ge star hopefuls through a variety of exercises and meeting with veterans in the field. The show has came under fire for being too much of a host/guest-dependent show, but that’s no problem if you like Top Combine and the guests (Zhang Jiani of Dreams Link, Li Xiaoyun of Super Girls, etc.). Links to watch Top Combine sing really pretty songs, act as needles, butts, trash cans, etc. here.
As for the “trainees” themselves – none are Xiao Yan Zi (main lead) material, but there are definitely plenty of beautiful, talented people on the show that makes it worth watching.
Deng Chao released his first book of the series Super and Superman: Magical Life in the Movie Kingdom, and will hold the initial release, as well as a book signing event at major Beijing bookstore – Wang Fujing . After nearly a year, Deng Chao and the first “Superman”, Wang Zhongjun, CEO of Chinese mega film company Huayi Brothers, will share the cultures, customs, and landmarks of New Zealand to its readers. The main focus of the book will be on the details of New Zealand’s theater and movie arts, which includes interviews with the renowned Weta Workshop, where the special effects were created not only for classics like Lord of the Rings, Chronicles of Narnia, King Kong, but also for the recent globally popular movie Avatar.
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Avant-garde Chinese filmmaker Yang Fudong was commissioned by Prada to make the short film “First Spring” for their S/S 2010 Menswear campaign.Stills from the film were photographed by Zhou Shuhao, and used for the ads in the campaign, like the one above of 35 year old Chinese actor Geng Le, who appeared by special invite. He was last seen in the moderately successful Ma Liwen-directed romance film, Desires of the Heart, with an ensemble of top Chinese actors like Ge You and Fan Bingbing, and here he works with models Ji Lili, Zhao Lei, Gao Xiu Li, Jacob Coupe and Adrien Sahores, to depict an image of old China, showing off the timelessness of the brand.
For more of the gorgeous black and white photos for the campaign, and to watch the actual short film please visit the forums.
Chen Kun, The King of Five Champions
Chen Kun promised that if he sold more than 55,000 copies of his new album titled “Puzzle Me”, he would hold a solo concert. On January 8th, Actor Chen Kun attended an “ice-breaking” press conference in Beijing for his new album, “Puzzle Me”. He announced that his album sales went past the 55,000 mark and that he will keep his promise. This makes him the first professional actor from the mainland to hold a solo concert!
A few days ago, Chen Kun had an autograph session in Quzhou. So many people showed up that they had to call for extra security. After the event, Chen Kun headed to the sports stadium for a fan meeting, and performed five songs from his album, including his main hit “Rose Penalty“. His albums were sold out within days after release, and “Rose Penalty” topped all major music charts, gaining him the nickname of “the King of Five Champions”. His schedule for shows has been booked full for the few months ahead, and he will be going on a national tour as a gift for his fans.
Watch a video of Chen Kun breaking an ice-carved 55,000 and his friend and ex-super boy Chen Chusheng congratulating him here. (more…)
Modern Sky is, presently, one of China’s largest and fastest growing labels, housing many indie rock and pop artists under its banner. To celebrate the company’s twelfth anniversary on 12/27/2009, they threw a “home party” at their new Beijing headquarters with hundreds of artists, press, sponsors, the heads of fellow music labels, and other such guests in attendance. Given their humble beginnings, Modern Sky has proven to be a testament to the development of the Chinese music industry, and has much worth celebrating.
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