Saving Chinese "Nian" on the 2012 Spring Festival Gala
Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!
Watch the rest of the gala here.
UPDATE2: Han Geng currently in the US, to go on first TV show after lawsuit on 26th
For the record, Sina didn”t make up any of these rumors. They just reported what they found from various different sources, and explicitly stated in their articles which of the sources are legit and which ones are rumors.
If Han Geng joins eeMedia, he might work opposite Meteor Shower actress Zheng Shuang
UPDATE2: For the first time after his lawsuit, Han Geng will go on a TV show on the 26th. He will be attending Migu Celeb School, a show that showcases up and coming artists, the most popular of which is Taihe Rye’s MIC boyband. Meanwhile, he says he has been taking business, English and acting classes to better prepare himself for the future.
Migu is a collaboration between Shanghai’s Dragon TV and China Mobile. Previously, stars who have went on migu include SHE, Jane Zhang, Wilber Pan, Kimi Qiao Renliang, He Jie and BOBO.
Included in the sina article are rumors that perhaps it is instead Taihe Rye that Han Geng will join so that he can lead MIC. An interview with Li Yuchun, who is in both eeMedia and Taihe Rye, had Li Yuchun saying that she has yet to hear of any new of him signing with eeMedia. She said that she is good friends with Han Geng and that his dancing is excellent.
And interview with Taihe Rye CEO Song Ke said that he could not comment on Han Geng’s contract lawsuit. He said that he has met Han Geng before and thought him very polite and talented. He said that “Contracts are dead, but people are alive,” said Song Ke, who then added that artists and their company need good communication
source: sina
Further, another article says that the reporter has phoned Han Geng, who is currently in the US. The article said that Han Geng denied signing with eemedia, but said he’ll have to see what might happen with Taihe Rye.
source: sina
UPDATE1: According to this sina microblog (twitter), Da Peng said that the rumor about Han Geng joining eemedia is not true.
Ethnic minorities in Chinese entertainment
Does she look Chinese to you?
One of the most frustrating things about introducing new Chinese artists are the “they don’t look Chinese” comments. Considering China has 56 official ethnicities with their ancestral homes in China, and who knows how many unofficial ones, and 1.3 billion people, it’s unfair to homogenize any part of China (or of the world ). And according to wikipedia, minority populations are rising at 7 times the rate of the Han Chinese because the One Child Policy only applies to Han Chinese (no, China is not trying to eliminate its minorities via One Child).
Photographer Chen Haiwen recently paid a tribute to the diversity of China by producing a series of photos that captured this diversity. Along with a team of photographers, he traveled across China for a year to take photos of a family from each ethnic group. Those, along with thousands of other photos captured on the trip, were put on display in Beijing’s WangFuJing Street last month. zhouzhzh on youtube has a slideshow of all the photos.
Here’s a spot light on some, definitely not all, minority Chinese artists in pop culture.
Super Girl He Jie
our Yi-group
manager: Super Boy Ji Jie and brand manager for Bacardi
members: two powerful and tomboyish songstresses SM’s lost cause Zhang Liyin
and really lost cause Super Girl He Jie
and boyband Blue Bird Flying Fish‘s 70.
HuHu’s not Yi, but he’s there by association. Maybe Zhang Yunjing can join, too, by marriage. (more…)
Han Geng Submits Papers to Void Contract With SM
Court papers to void contract
According to South Korean sources, the only Chinese member of South Korean boyband Super Junior, Han Geng formally submitted papers to Seoul’s Central Court requesting termination of his exclusive contract with SM company. The details of the termination lawyers have said can not be conveniently disclosed to the public at this time.
Source: Sina (Sina is an entirely credible source for Chinese news, one of the most reliable for Chinese entertainment so I assume this is true.)
Source for Court Paper to void contract : Sina
Please no one do anything rash because of this news. Please.
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The rest of the article is background info about DBSG’s lawsuit, Han Geng in China etc. I see both bad and good in this.
Yu Haoming Releases Album with 'Hugs' from eeMedia family
Usually there’s one or two hugs at a album release, but Yu Haoming’s release of his first album, “Hug” was filled with them, which made the whole affair very cute. It included those from Wei Chen and Zhu Zixiao, the supporting H2 of Meteor Shower, and from his two favorite girls – Zheng Shuang and Liu Xijun. Top Combine, whom he trained with in their early days was there to support him as well.
Chinese Box Office Soars and Wang Xiaoshuai Goes Commercial
The Chinese Box Office just keeps climbing and climbing. For the first half of the year it reached 2.3 Billion in revenue. The overall box office for the year is estimated at 5.5 million which would show a 32% increase from last year. This is the sixth year in which it has sustained a 25% + growth. Considering that number is a percentage, China’s BO’s ability to maintain it is very impressive. And now formerly indie directors are finding that there’s no reason to stay indie.
Sixth Generation Indie Director, Wang Xiaoshuai who was last heard lashing out at commercially-successful Chinese directors, has apparently decided he has had enough of sitting on the sidelines when everyone else is taking advantage of China’s film goldmine. He plans to shoot a romance film set during the Sichuan Earthquake with a $60 million yuan budget, and says he would like to cast Han Geng. He gave choices for leading ladies as Jiang Yiyan, Tang Yan, and Gao Yuanyuan.
Han Geng Article about Rejecting "Chinese Hana Yori Dango" is False
And this is why I keep emphasizing you can’t trust everything you read. Not only do people write things with biases, but also some people just plain make up stuff.
Stage of Youth Preview + NGs + Wrap Up Celebration Pics
It’s basically like half mainland stars and half EEG people. What…is the point of Kenny Kwan? His acting looks so exaggerated, and while I don’t really seem to mind Joey Yung and Yumiko Cheng’s accents when they speak in mandarin, his bothers the heck out of me. That + the exaggerated acting is very, very painful to watch.
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I have a feeling I’ll be disappointed with Zhang Junning’s part…he just looks pensive in this, and it doesn’t seem like his role is very big. And he seems to be paired with Yumiko. Ugh. I’m going to fast forward to those parts anyway.
/useless commentary about a show that I’ve posted too much on.
Edit: Whoops. I put up the wrong video before.
Edit 2: Wrap up celebration for the series took place at Han Geng’s mom’s new restaurant. Junning looks cute peering over Han Geng’s shoulder in the background. More pics.
Han Geng and Zhang Junning Filming Dance Scenes Together
I’ve been waiting forever to find pictures of these two dancing together and this is it I guess. I must be the only one who is going to watch this not because of Han Geng but because of Zhang Junning, even though I like Han Geng too. Zhang Juning shot to fame last year when he landed a coveted role in Five Star Hotel, a Hai Yan drama series. He’s also pretty passionate about dancing, although he never had too much formal training. Zhang Junning seems to be trying to be a triple-threat, with acting, dancing, and sometime soon singing, which was expected since he was a music major at university. Let’s hope he lives to that potential because he’s tremendous eye-candy. More pictures below.
Chinese Celebrities When They Were Young
I said I would do a special fun post in exchange for someone making my banner when site hit 10,000. Well, here it is as promised, although nobody ever made me a banner. 
This is still incomplete…I don’t have a few people in here, and I wanted to put an after pic of everyone, but I got way too tired of that so I only put some for some people I didn’t think people would know (like all the mainland guys apparently), but eventually I will update this and make it the most comprehensive Chinese celeb baby picture list ever.
Love or hate her, you’ve got to admit Liu Yifei was one of the most adorable children ever.
More of cute adorable children behind the cut. I think it’s really rare for Chinese people to do plastic surgery (as of now) so this won’t be one of those “spot the differences” posts. This took a lot of time and effort to put together, so PLEASE DO NOT COPY AND POST ANYWHERE ELSE, w/o permission.