T-ara
In Korean Singer, In T-ara
(Korean: 티아라; Korean pronunciation: [tʰiara]) is a South Korean girl group formed by Mnet Media in 2009. Before their debut, there was a high level of interest in the group as they were called "Super Rookies" and had been training for three years prior to debut. Originally a five member group, they released their first song Good Person for the Cinderella Man OST in April 2009. In June 2009 members Jiwon and Jiae left the group, ruining the original plans for debut. The next month, T-ara regrouped to become a 6 member group and released their debut single "Geojitmal" (Korean: "거짓말" lit. "Lies")Members
- Eunjung
- Hyomin
- Jiyeon
- Boram
- Soyeon
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Cecilia Cheung Gives Birth to Baby Boy
In Cecilia Cheung GossipHong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung has successfully given birth to a baby boy. It is her second child with actor husband Nicholas Tse .
Tse's father Patrick and mother Deborah Lee, who are both veteran actors, visited the couple in the hospital on Wednesday. Although it wasn't their first time becoming grandparents, they were still very excited.
"Thank you all, I am so happy," Lee told the media.
Patrick has confirmed that his daughter-in-law gave birth to a healthy boy at around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. No name has been announced yet.
Cheung and Tse married in a secret ceremony in the Philippines in July, 2006. Their first son Lucas was born in 2007.
Tse's father Patrick and mother Deborah Lee, who are both veteran actors, visited the couple in the hospital on Wednesday. Although it wasn't their first time becoming grandparents, they were still very excited.
"Thank you all, I am so happy," Lee told the media.
Patrick has confirmed that his daughter-in-law gave birth to a healthy boy at around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. No name has been announced yet.
Cheung and Tse married in a secret ceremony in the Philippines in July, 2006. Their first son Lucas was born in 2007.
source : english.cri.cn
JYP Denies Wonder Girls Mistreated in U.S.
In Wonder Girls GossipJYP Entertainment (JYPE), in charge of discovering and managing Korean pop sensation the Wonder Girls , has denied that the American branch of their agency ill-treated the girls who have been expanding their singing career into the United States.
The response came after local daily English newspaper The Korea Herald on Tuesday published an email interview with Daniel Gauss, the group's English tutor from October 2009 to May 2010, who claimed the girls were not covered by health insurance in U.S. and were being illegally housed in the JYPE office building in New York.
"The content of the report makes no sense. It's groundless," refuted JYPE CEO Jung Wook in a phone call with Asia Economic Daily later in the day. "They are malicious claims made by the English tutor who was fired over issues of his salary and are completely unfounded."
Jung went on to address Gauss' assertion that "one girl in extreme pain...... received no professional medical treatment" and "saw others with minor ailments go untreated" because they were not given health insurance.
"The Wonder Girls aren't new singers so they wouldn't have just stayed put if such problems actually existed. They've also been communicating freely [with their fans] through Twitter -- there is no reason they would have not been able to say anything if they were being mistreated," fired back Jung.
He also said he "will have to check" whether JYPE had to pay a fine of over 2,500 dollars in the U.S. for living in the office building which was illegally renovated for residential use, as argued by Gauss, but assured the five-member group had no problem living there.
"We were going to buy a place in New Jersey for the Wonder Girls but they said they wanted to live in Manhattan so we renovated the third and fourth story of the building into a house," explained Jung.
Gauss had also written that the group's leader Sun had to perform at a concert for mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson, which the girls endorse in the Asia-Pacific region, despite her father suddenly falling into a coma.
Jung again flatly dismissed the allegation and vowed to "take legal action if necessary after finding out why this person made such unfounded remarks."
The accusations have fueled heated debate amongst fans of the quintet who are considered one of the most popular female idol groups in Korea and also a hit in several countries in Asia.
Their singing career in the U.S., which they had virtually launched from scratch, took off to a record-breaking start when they placed their U.S. debut single "Nobody" on No. 76 of the Billboard Hot 100 in October of last year, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
Most recently, they have been garnering increased attention and hype ahead of their international album "2 Different Tears" waiting to go on sale on May 16 (Korea time).
The release of the new record will mark the girls' full-fledged debut into the U.S. market, and will be accompanied by an album launching event to be hosted by U.S. blogger and TV personality Perez Hilton at the 1400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles.
The response came after local daily English newspaper The Korea Herald on Tuesday published an email interview with Daniel Gauss, the group's English tutor from October 2009 to May 2010, who claimed the girls were not covered by health insurance in U.S. and were being illegally housed in the JYPE office building in New York.
"The content of the report makes no sense. It's groundless," refuted JYPE CEO Jung Wook in a phone call with Asia Economic Daily later in the day. "They are malicious claims made by the English tutor who was fired over issues of his salary and are completely unfounded."
Jung went on to address Gauss' assertion that "one girl in extreme pain...... received no professional medical treatment" and "saw others with minor ailments go untreated" because they were not given health insurance.
"The Wonder Girls aren't new singers so they wouldn't have just stayed put if such problems actually existed. They've also been communicating freely [with their fans] through Twitter -- there is no reason they would have not been able to say anything if they were being mistreated," fired back Jung.
He also said he "will have to check" whether JYPE had to pay a fine of over 2,500 dollars in the U.S. for living in the office building which was illegally renovated for residential use, as argued by Gauss, but assured the five-member group had no problem living there.
"We were going to buy a place in New Jersey for the Wonder Girls but they said they wanted to live in Manhattan so we renovated the third and fourth story of the building into a house," explained Jung.
Gauss had also written that the group's leader Sun had to perform at a concert for mobile phone manufacturer Sony Ericsson, which the girls endorse in the Asia-Pacific region, despite her father suddenly falling into a coma.
Jung again flatly dismissed the allegation and vowed to "take legal action if necessary after finding out why this person made such unfounded remarks."
The accusations have fueled heated debate amongst fans of the quintet who are considered one of the most popular female idol groups in Korea and also a hit in several countries in Asia.
Their singing career in the U.S., which they had virtually launched from scratch, took off to a record-breaking start when they placed their U.S. debut single "Nobody" on No. 76 of the Billboard Hot 100 in October of last year, making them the first Korean artists to be placed on the chart in its 115-year history.
Most recently, they have been garnering increased attention and hype ahead of their international album "2 Different Tears" waiting to go on sale on May 16 (Korea time).
The release of the new record will mark the girls' full-fledged debut into the U.S. market, and will be accompanied by an album launching event to be hosted by U.S. blogger and TV personality Perez Hilton at the 1400-capacity Avalon in Los Angeles.
source: www.asiae.co.kr
S.H.E
In S.H.E, In Taiwan Artist
S.H.E is a Taiwanese girl group whose members are Selina Jen, Hebe Tien, and Ella Chen. The name of the group is an alphabetism derived from the first letter of each member's name. Since releasing their first album Girls Dorm (2001), S.H.E has recorded 12 albums with sales totalling over 4.5 million, and set ticketing records in each of their two concert tours. The group has acted in seven drama series, hosted two variety shows, and contributed 10 songs to six drama soundtracks. S.H.E has endorsed more than 30 companies and products, including Coca-Cola and World of Warcraft. Thanks largely to S.H.E's success, other Taiwanese record labels began forming their own girl groups.
In 2000, Jen, Tien and Chen signed up for a singing contest, and the winner, Jen, was awarded a record contract. Tien and Chen, who were both finalists, joined Jen to form S.H.E. The trio frequently covers songs by other artists, and performs original compositions. The group produces albums under the HIM International Music label. Avex Asia distributed S.H.E's music in Hong Kong, but transferred this role to WOW Music in 2007. EMI Music China is the distributor in Singapore and the People's Republic of China.
Background
On August 12, 2000, Taiwanese record label HIM International held open auditions, searching for new talent to complement Power Station. During the auditions, Taipei native Jen Chia-Hsüan sang Coco Lee's "Before I Fall in Love", Tien Fu-Chen, who hailed from Hsinchu, sang Shunza's "Write a Song" (traditional Chinese: 寫一首歌), and Chen Chia-Hwa, from Pingtung, sang Mayday's "Gentle and Soft" (traditional Chinese: 溫柔). All three were successful and were recommended to be included in the Universal Talent and Beauty Girl Contest. The preliminary rounds of the contest were held on August 20, 2000 in New York City. Entering the final preliminary round, Jen Chia-Hsüan was slated to sing Elva Hsiao's "The Closest Stranger" (Chinese: 最熟悉的陌生人); both Tien and Chen planned on singing Karen Mok's "Cloudy Sky" (traditional Chinese: 陰天). All three girls were successful again and secured three of seven spots in the TV round.
For the televised portion of the contest, to be aired on CTV's "TV Citizen", Tien Fu-Chen was scheduled to perform first, followed by Jen Chia-Hsüan. During the television round, each of the five judges would turn a light on if a singing flaw was identified — a total of three lights resulted in elimination. Jen Chia-Hsüan sang Christina Aguilera's "Reflection" with her singing flaws resulting in two lights. Tien Fu-Chen sang Kit Chan's "Loving You" (traditional Chinese: 喜歡你). Despite forgetting the majority of the lyrics, she received only two lights. Chen Chia-Hwa chose Rene Liu's "Afterwards" (traditional Chinese: 後來), but was eliminated after receiving four lights. At the end of the round, only four contestants remained, three of whom were Jen Chia-Hsüan, Tien Fu-Chen, and Chen Chia-Hwa. Among the four, the judges selected Jen as the winner, and awarded her a record contract with HIM International. Later that summer, HIM International contacted Chen and Tien, and asked both girls to audition once again. After a few test recordings, HIM signed both Chen Chia-Hwa and Tien Fu-Chen to record contracts.
Origin of the name
After recording the songs for their first album, the trio needed a name for the group. The company suggested several names, including H.B.O, Digi Girl, 3C Girls (Chinese: 3C美少女), and S.H.E Girl Friends (Chinese: S.H.E女朋友). The name Digi Girl would have reflected HIM's endorsement of Digimaster products, whereas H.B.O would have coincided with one of the songs on the girls' first album. HIM finally decided on S.H.E; as a result, Jen Chia-Hsüan became Selina, Tien Fu-Chen became Hebe, and Chen Chia-Hwa became Ella.
The group's name, S.H.E, was selected for two reasons. With the dots in S.H.E removed, the resulting word would emphasize the fact that S.H.E was a girl group; the dots symbolized individual differences with the three members. In addition, having an English name made the group more accessible to an international audience. However, there were concerns about how audiences would react to such a name; it was sufficiently similar to S.E.S., a then-established Korean girl group, that it was thought S.H.E might be labelled as plagiarists. As a result, HIM provided local audiences with an alternative Chinese name for their new group: 女朋友 (pinyin: nǚ péngyǒu; literally: "girl friends").
source: wikipedia
Wonder Girls - No Body - NY Performance
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The Brown Eyed Girls
In Brown Eyed Girls, In KPOPThe Brown Eyed Girls or B.E.G. (Korean: 브라운 아이드 걸스) is a South Korean girl group managed by NegaNetwork (Korean: 내가네트워크). The group consists of four members: Jea, Ga-in, Narsha and Miryo. Since debuting in 2006, the group has risen to popularity through a number of hit singles, beginning with 2008's "L.O.V.E."
Members
Jea (제아)
Birth name: Kim Hyojin (김효진)
Birthdate: September 18, 1983
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Miryo (미료)
Birth name: Jo Mi Hye (조미혜)
Birthdate: November 2, 1983
Position:Main Rapper
Narsha (나르샤)
Birth name: Park Hyojin (박효진)
Birthdate: December 28, 1983
Position: Main Vocalist
baby G (가인)
Birth name: Son Ga-in (손가인)
Birthdate: September 20, 1987
Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer, Sub Rapper
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Members
Jea (제아)
Birth name: Kim Hyojin (김효진)
Birthdate: September 18, 1983
Position: Leader, Lead Vocalist
Miryo (미료)
Birth name: Jo Mi Hye (조미혜)
Birthdate: November 2, 1983
Position:Main Rapper
Narsha (나르샤)
Birth name: Park Hyojin (박효진)
Birthdate: December 28, 1983
Position: Main Vocalist
baby G (가인)
Birth name: Son Ga-in (손가인)
Birthdate: September 20, 1987
Position: Vocalist, Main Dancer, Sub Rapper
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Ip Man 2
In Donnie Yen, In Hong Kong Movie 2010, In Ip Man TrilogyIp Man 2 is a semi-biographical film about the famous actor Bruce Lee's teacher, ie Ip Man. The film is scheduled to be made trilogy. Currently been running up to Ip Man 2. Played by Donnie Yen, continuing the story of Ip Man moved to Hong Kong. Amid economic hardship and a desire to introduce the martial art of wing chun, Ip Man had to deal with the mafia-mafia martial arts college in Hong Kong.
Meeting with old friends and old enemies, evokes shades of sad, funny and angry in turns while enjoying this film. The spirit of nationalism in the face of the colonizer in his own city, burning emotion involved when enjoying this film.
This is a decent movie to watch. Enjoy.
Meeting with old friends and old enemies, evokes shades of sad, funny and angry in turns while enjoying this film. The spirit of nationalism in the face of the colonizer in his own city, burning emotion involved when enjoying this film.
This is a decent movie to watch. Enjoy.
Rainie Yang
In Rainie Yang
Yang began her career as a member of the all-girl singing group 4 in Love in Taiwan, where she was given the stage name of Rainie, matching the weather theme of the member's names. The group's popularity in the music industry was mediocre and they achieved limited success. After the group disbanded in 2002, Yang continued to pursue a career in the entertainment industry as a TV host, hosting shows such as the "Guess Guess Guess" variety show. After playing supporting roles in several dramas (including the mega hit Meteor Garden), she landed the lead role (as Qi Yue) in the CTV drama Devil Beside You opposite Mike He in 2005. Devil Beside You proved to be very popular, allowing Rainie's career to take off. The same year, she released her debut album, My Intuition, featuring her hit songs "Ai Mei" and "Li Xiang Qing Ren", which were both theme songs from Devil Beside You. My Intuition made Chinese entertainment history as the only debut album to reach platinum status, selling 1.5 million copies in East and Southeast Asia.Detail Info
楊丞琳 (Traditional) 杨丞琳 (Simplified) Pinyin Yáng Chénglín (Mandarin)
Birth name Lily Yang
Origin Republic of China (Taiwan)
Born June 4, 1984
Taipei, Taiwan
Occupation Singer, Actress, Host
Genre(s) Mandopop
Label(s) Sony Music Taiwan
Years active 2000–present
Associated acts 4 in Love
Official Web Site http://www.sonybmg.com.tw/pop/rainie/
Dramas
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | 流星花園 Meteor Garden | Xiao You |
| 2001 | 流星雨 Meteor Rain | Xiao You |
| 2001 | 陽光果凍 Sunshine Jelly | Mei |
| 2002 | 愛情白皮書 Tomorrow | Yuan Chen Mei |
| 2002 | 花香番外篇 Lavender 2 | Xiao Xiao |
| 2003 | 粉紅教父小甜甜 The Pink Godfather | Bao Xiao Ting / Chen Tian Shi + Zhi Xiang Ai Ni |
| 2003 | 原味的夏天 The Original Scent of Summer | Yang Pan Pan |
| 2004 | 候鳥e人 Love Bird | Jiang Ding Han |
| 2004 | 極速傳說 Legend of Speed | Juliet / Gao Yun |
| 2004 | 天空之城 City Of The Sky | Lu Bin Yan |
| 2004 | 聊齋系列之阿寶篇 Liao Zhai Zhi Yi | Zheng Ah Bao |
| 2005 | 惡魔在身邊 Devil Beside You | Qi Yue |
| 2007 | 換換愛 Why Why Love | Tong Jia Di |
| 2008 | 不良笑花 Miss No Good | Jiang Xiao Hua |
| 2009 | 愛就宅一起 ToGetHer | Chen Mo Mo |
| 2009 | 海派甜心 Hi My Sweetheart | Chen Bao Zhu |
| 2010 | 陽光小妹 Sunshine Girl | Unknown |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2001 | Merry Go Round 《初戀喳麵》 | Carlily Pang |
| 2007 | Spider Lilies 《刺青》 | Xiao Lü (小綠)/Jade |
| 2010 | The Child's Eye in 3D | - |
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