In new film “La Comédie Humaine,” Chapman To has a different kind of performance with Wong Cho Lam. Besides having “bed scenes” with Cho Lam, Chapman also showed up topless, trying to fight against the popular “lang mo.” In the film, the two have a close and ambiguous relationship. Chapman said: “Because the scene is about I fainted due to a fever, he saved me and brought me home, he helped me to take off my shirt, releasing some heat, he also applied medicated oil on me and fed me congee.” Asked his feelings of filming bed scene with Cho Lam, he said: “Not embarrassed, just two men. It’s good that during filming he didn’t do ‘Fun With Liza and Gods’ yet, didn’t have Angelababy this pretty look, otherwise I really afraid I would have physiological reactions.” Looking at his chest measurement, it’s not bad compared to lang mo, he said: “After I quit smoking, I did get fatter, but doctor said I’m healthy and it’s normal.”

Source: Oriental Daily / Translated by: KAY @ kays-entertainment.blogspot.com

News has come out of a concert tour to support the first album by super-aidoru group SMAP in two years. The double album “We are SMAP!” is due for release on July 21. It features collaborations with such artists as Daniel Powter, Rip Slyme and Love Psychedelico. The group have also collaborated with the Asahi Inryo beverage company to produce a new sports drink by the same name. The initial launch will see 10 millions bottles sold. A similar tie-up with Kirin Beverage in 2002 saw the sale of 8.4 million bottles of the “Drink! SMAP!” soft drink.

The “We are SMAP! Tour 2010″ will kick off on July 31 with two nights at Sapporo Dome, followed by four nights each at the Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan, Nagoya, and Kyocera (Osaka) domes, and finishes with five nights at Tokyo Dome.

Source: japan-zone

TVB held the costume fitting for new series, Female Fist <女拳> starring Liu Xuan, Bosco Wong Chung Chak, Kenneth Ma Kwok Ming, Fala Chen, and John Chiang Dai Wai.

In Female Fist, John Chiang will play the role of master arts master, Wong Fei Hung. Since the characterization is more relaxed and strays from previous portrayals by Kwan Tak Hing and Jet Li, John felt a measure of anxiety. He has been preparing two months for the physical requirements for this role.

Olympics gymnast, Liu Xuan, will be filming for TVB for the first time, with production commencing in July. Liu Xuan found it amusing that her wooden clogs, which make a clacking noise, announce her presence to the production crew. She fell sick for a full month earlier. Being exposed to the sun for a lengthy time makes her feel nauseous as well. The weather in Hong Kong and Beijing are very different and Liu Xuan is having difficulty adjusting to Hong Kong ’s humidity.

Fala Chen’s character resembles deceased actress, Dik Na’s, assertive and strong personality. In Female Fist, Fala will not have any sexy performances. Since this is a fictional character and does not bear any parallels to Dik Na’s life, Fala did not feel any pressure.

Source: the Sun
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Horikita Maki, Ito Hideaki and the rest of the cast for the stage play Joan of Arc attended a press event on 30th June. Horikita plays the title role of the saint who died at the young age of 19. This being her first stage work, Horikita said,”I don’t have the confidence yet and feel anxious but I will work hard so that I can stand on stage with full confidence.” She also revealed that she has recently started weight training to build up her strength.

While Joan was embroiled in crusades, what was Hideaki doing when he was 17? “Listening to Ozaki Yutaka with the thought of ‘I don’t wanna go to school!’, but still going obediently anyway,”he replied laughing. Asked about his red eyes, he replied that he had stayed up watching the Japan-Paraguay World Cup game. With a lady? “Unfortunately no, it was with guy friends. I can’t say this too loudly but I’m in the process of looking (for a girlfriend)!” he replied, a little extra appeal to ladies interested in watching the play.

Joan of Arc runs at Akasaka ACT Theatre in Tokyo from 30 November to 19 December and at Umeda Arts Theatre in Osaka from 24 to 28 December. Tickets go on sale from 3 July.

Source: unleashthegeek

Starring Kitagawa Keiko (23) and Okada Masaki (20), the film Matataki had its premiere on the 19th in Tokyo. At the stage greeting during opening day, a smiling Kitagawa expressed, “It’s been a year since we’ve filmed the movie. I’m really happy to finally share this with everyone.”

Representing the Japanese national team at the FIFA World Cup, DF Nagatomo Yuto (23) was an acquaintance of Kitagawa during her days at Meiji University. Kitagawa hopes the league will make a breakthrough in the tournament. “To everyone on the Japanese national team, please do your best to win.”

Source: Sponichi
Translated by: sparkles_n15 @ asianfanatics.net

Jay Chou’s Superman might not be able to fly, but he sure saved the day for Cape No. 7 director Wei Te-Sheng. The star apparently loaned 40 million (NTD) to the director for his new movie Seediq Bale. Filming of the epic began last November and is not expected to complete until July. The film’s financial troubles has been widely reported as its budget has already ballooned to a whopping 600 million. Most recently, the production is said to be owing 2.6 million in car rentals.

Jay Chou reportedly made 550 million last year. His company JVR Music confirmed the rumor was indeed true, “Jay supports good movies, good directors. They needed money at the time, so Jay helped out, but we can’t disclose the actual amount.”

Seediq Bale producer Huang Chih-Ming responded, “Director Wei worked as the assistant director on the pre-production of Monga. We later collaborated on Secret. He thinks it’s very cool of director Wei to make Seediq Bale. He loaned us some money after knowing about our financial difficulties. It was paid back to him in April. We had a written acknowledgment. He only charged us $1 for interest, so we are very grateful for his help.”

Overview of Super “Charitable” Man
(All values in NTD)

1 million – President Chou donated to help a female dancer with getting a heart transplant.
13.2 million – Donated to the Sichuan Earthquake
12.8 million – Donated 2 million to the 88 flood initially and sponsored 300 children in the disaster area.
40 million – Loaned to Seediq Bale

Source: Cpop Access

Jay Chou continued to wow fans on the 3rd night of his concert at the Taipei Arena. Not only did he impress the audience with yet another performance, but more surprisingly, his rumored ex-girl friend Jolin Tsai was special guest of the night!

The Era 2010 World Tour marks the 4th tour in Jay Chou’s 10-year career. Its state-of-the-art visual effects and production is said to cost 100 million (NTD). However, the concert was criticized by fans for being too short and featuring too many singers from his company. Jay Chou was quick to react as he added 4 songs on the second night. JVR Music’s Lara, The Drifters, Cindy Yen and Gary Yang all took the stage. Unfortunately, The Drifters was noticeably the show’s washroom break when they performed.

After former J-Girls Jessie Chiang and Hebe attended the concert earlier, fans got a real surprise when Jolin Tsai appeared as the special guest on the final night. She ascended onto the stage while Jay Chou was singing “Give Me The Time of a Song” during the encore. Fans were shocked and excited as they screamed through the rumored ex-couple’s entire performance. Interestingly, Jay Chou previously said his special guest would be someone beyond everyone’s expectations. And yes, he has kept his word indeed.

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Source: Cpop Access

BEIJING, May 29 — Jay Chou, Taiwan’s pop king, will sing the theme song for Jet Li’s new movie “Ocean Heaven.” It will be their second collaboration since Chou sang for Li’s 2006 movie “Fearless.” Guey Lunmei, Taiwan’s star and leading actress in the movie will also sing for the movie.

Dubbed as Jet Li’s first non-action work in his career, the movie tells a touching story between a father and his only son. When the father finds out that he is terminally ill, he decides to teach his only son, who is autistic, to live on his own.

Though viewed as a non-mainstream piece, it has attracted a group of big names to take part, including Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi and award-winning cinematographer Christopher Doyle.

Source: Xin Hua

Singing “Superman Can’t fly”, disclosing the thoughts of a heavenly king, in the new album “Hip Hop Air Hostess” and more, there are 3 songs related to flying,and it reflects his busy circumstances. Jay Chou buys cars without a second glance, but he smiled saying he has claustrophobia so he won’t be splashing out on a private jet.

His new album is called “The Era” and Jay Chou revealed that originally they planned to use a fighter aircraft for the cover. He would board it looking handsome; a symbol of travelling through time, continuing the concept of music and bringing the fans a mixed style of Chinese and Western flying forward. However, because of time constraints they didn’t have time to rent a fighter jet, and the idea had to be scrapped.

Earning a few hundred million annually, buying a plane is not hard. Jay Chou is often travelling from here to there, yet he’s never thought about buying a private jet because he has claustrophobia. When he gets on a plane he’s too scared to look behind, “Like being on an elevator, if it stops halfway, I might go crazy.” So when he gets on the plane he immediately goes to sleep, he’s never had the experience of flirting with pretty girls like in “Hip Hop Air Hostess”.

He said, in this album half of the songs were produced in America. At the time he was filming “The Green Hornet”, and he completed the music in his trail. There are 3 songs related to flying; it’s just a coincidence.

Yesterday the ever busy Jay Chou was interviewed on SET. Regarding rumours that Jay Chou is taking on the role of Bruce Lee in “Yip Man 3″, he denied this, saying: “I don’t look like Bruce Lee, plus playing Bruce Lee comes with a lot of pressure, I suggest getting Danny Chan from Shaolin Soccer, he’s more like him!” He expressed he’ll start filming “Secret 2″ next year, as usual he’ll be directing it himself and starring in it as well.

Jay Chou prudent over choosing partner, definitely won’t get divorced

Earlier, Jay Chou went on UFO Radio to promote his new album and the presenter Joseph Wang asked: “What kind of girl does your mother like?” He thought about it and said: “I guess someone who is filial and can do housework.” Joseph Wang concluded: “So outward appearance is not important?” He laughed shouting: “I think it’s important!” The mother and son are close, but their view on girls is very different.

Jay Chou wants everything to be diao, but he has a different side when it comes to his family. Nicholas Tse has given him some food for thought, “In the past I went to Hong Kong often, I bumped into him when he was still unmarried, but after I bumped into him later, he was already a father. I talked to him about being a father, and it was pretty special.” Tse is 30 this year, and Jay Chou is a year older. Seeing him already a father of two, he’s not in a hurry but his attitude is rather contradictory.

“If I had kids, I can take them out to play, go on shows, but once I go abroad, what will I do since I can’t accompany them?” He said, once he gets married, there’s no way he’ll get divorced, “So I’ll carefully choose (my other half).”

Source: UDN
Translated by: http://www.jaychoustudio.com

Raymond Cho Wing Lim and Mok Ho Yan attended an event held by the Society for Abandoned Animals (SAA) with their children in Yuen Long. Raymond and Ho Yan were present for the grand opening of the animal medical centers. Raymond’s son, Brandon, and Ho Yan’s one-year-old daughter, clasped their hands and played together. From the event, Raymond hoped that Brandon can learn how to love animals.

Entering his “terrible-two’s” stage, Brandon has presented troubles recently. Raymond’s one-year-old Shih Tzu dog recently bit Brandon near the corner of his eye. Apparently, Brandon may have instigated the dog first, tempting it to attack in defense. Also when Raymond was trying to remove the mucous in Brandon’s nose earlier, he accidentally caused his son’s nose to bleed.

Earlier, Raymond revealed that the two-year and five-month-old Brandon has already attended school for half a year. As for Brandon’s talents, Raymond said that he has great public relations skills. Each time Brandon spotted family members, he would go to kiss and cuddle them. Asked whether Raymond wished his son to enter the entertainment industry, Raymond said, “I do not want him to. Let’s wait for him to finish school first.”

Raymond also joked that he often let his son watch his television series. When Brandon saw Raymond sharing intimate scenes with other women onscreen, Brandon will pat his mother, Elaine Chiang (daughter of John Chiang and Lee Lum Lum) and ask her to watch the scenes. Raymond found Brandon’s gestures amusing.

Due to the airing of Fly With Me <飛女正傳>, Raymond’s popularity has peaked recently. His portrayal of the attentive “Siu Nam Yan” (little man) was endearing and close to his real life personality. Raymond’s subsequent transformation into a villain in Fly With Me also attracted audience’s notice.

Compiled from Sohu.com and the Sun