Kim Bum

Kim Bum & Kim So Eun were voted as ‘The Most Matching Star Couple’ by the overseas audiences

Kim Bum and Kim So Eun were voted as ‘The Best Couple’ by the overseas viewers in the KBS2 Korean TV drama ”Boys Before Flowers’.

Arirang TV ‘Showbiz Extra’ carried out this overseas audience survey in the midst of celebrating it 1,000 episodes on the 22 July. According to the survey, Kim Bum and Kim So Eun ranked the first place in ‘The Most Matching Star Couple’. The survey targeted more than 3,000 spectators from more than 60 countries. Including countries like Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore.

Coming in the second place was Rain and Song Hye Gyo in Korean TV drama ‘Full House’. The third couple was the Lee Min Ho and Goo Hye Sun in Korean TV drama ‘Boys Before Flowers’.

On the other hand, Hero from DBSK was voted and ranked in the first place in the survey ‘The Most Wanted Star To Go On A Date With’. Beginning of this year, Hero was being voted as ‘The Asia’s Top Ten Handsome Man’ by the one the China satellite TV station. Following by are Lee Min Ho, Kim Hyun Joong and Kim Bum who are ranked No 2, 3 and 4 respectively in the survey.

**Source: koreanclicks.com

Kelly Chen

Kelly Chen Has Won Over Mother-in-law

8 September 2008
Emma Lam

Kelly Chen (陳慧琳) is busy preparing for her wedding next month, but she still took some time out to do charity work today. With the mid-autumn festival approaching, she attended a celebration at an old folks' centre, where she handed out mooncakes and spent some time with the senior citizens.

During the conversation, Kelly admitted that she has won the affections of her future mother-in-law and she believed that there will be no conflicts after her marriage. Kelly added that she has promised her future mother-in-law that she will start a family as soon as she can after the marriage, so that she can give the family a grandchild.

Kelly will be spending her last mid-autumn as a single woman working on the mainland and she smiled that making a little more money is never a bad thing. Asked if her fiancé Alex Lau (劉建浩) will complain about her not spending the festival with him, Kelly said that he is used to her busy work schedules.

Although the wedding is imminent, Kelly is still working to an extremely packed schedule. She revealed that she will have around four days off before the big day.

Source: batgwa.com

Kelly Chen

Kelly Chen Wai Lam (Kelly Chan, Chen Hui Lin, Chen HuiLin)
Chinese name: 陈慧琳 (陳慧琳)
Birth name: Chen Wai Man 陳慧汶 (Vivian Chen)
Birthday: September 13, 1972
Birth Place: Hong Kong
Height: 173cm
Blood type: O
Family: Parents, elder sister and younger brother
Education: Kobe Canadian Academy, Japan (high school)
Education: Parsons School of Design, New York (graphic design)
Language: Cantonese, English, Mandarin and Japanese
Profession: Actress and singer
Hobbies: Reading, interior design, packaging and textile design
Favorite color: Pink and red
Favorite food: Instant noodles
Favorite place: Wherever has sunshine and beach
Favorite sport: Dancing
Favorite actresses: Maggie Cheung, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston and Nicole Kidman
Favorite movies: “An Autumn’s Tale,” “Pretty Woman,” “The Sixth Sense,” “The Others” and “Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi”
Favorite singers: Sandy Lam, Madonna, Alicia Keys, Macy Gray, Britney Spears, Destiny Childs, Pink, Park Ji-yoon and Utada Hikaru

Biography
After completing her graphic design studies from New York, Kelly Chen came back to Hong Kong to pursue her career and became one of her friend's friend who owned a production studio. But in that moment there was no vacancy in the studio and Kelly was asked to audition a few.

Kelly Chen was picked to feature in superstar Jacky Cheung's organizer and later started in commercial advertisements in Shanghai. Your refreshing view was quickly in the collection from the eyes of the audience and film producers.

Kelly Chen later made her film debut "Whatever Will Be, Will Be" in August 1995 together with Aaron Kwok and sang the theme song film. Kelly then released a compilation album "Break The Sky" in September 1995 with a further 3 new stars.

Kelly Chen then released her first solo album Mandarin "Dedicated Lover" in December 1995 and May 1996 released her first Mandarin album, "I Don’t Think So." Later in November 1996, Kelly released her Japanese single "Traveller".

Kelly Chen continued their stars across Asia in both acting and singing their achievement in singing is much more successful then.

Kelly Chen is one of the few Chinese and Japanese album was fairly well received by the Japanese fans. Kelly appeared in a Japanese TV dramas.

Kelly Chen, the concerts around the world, including Australia and the United States and almost all parts of Asia. Their album "Paisley Galaxy" (花花宇宙) released in 2000 is one of the best seller of all time in Hong Kong and created the techno trend in the Chinese community.

Kelly Chen is also famous for their involvement in various charity organizations as ambassadors for the Red Crescent and UNICEF. It also imposes the "Kelly Chen Children Education Fund, in the hope to help more and more needy children.

Jolin Tsai - Profile

Jolin Tsai
Mandarin Name: Tsai Yi Ling
Cantonese Name: Choi Yee Lam
Birthday: 15, Sep 1980
Place Of Birth: Taipei , Taiwan
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Family Members: Parents , Elder sister
University: Fu-Ren Catholic University
Most Confident: Singing
Hates: Insomnia
Spoken Language: Mandarin , English
Hobbies: Watching Television
AKA: J-Game

Jolin Tsai's Favorites:
Celebrities: Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts
Male Singer: David Tao
Female Singer: Faye Wong , Mariah Carey
Flower: Rose
Pet: Dog
Season: Summer
Festival: Christmas
Colors: Black , White
Fruits: Every One Of Them
Feature: Eyes
Brand: Guess
Movie: My Best Friend's Wedding

Jolin Tsai was born in the 15th September 1980, in Sinjhuang City, Taipei, Taiwan. The youngest of two sisters, she was an outstanding student, participated in some of Taiwan's most prestigious schools including Jingmei Girls High School and the Fu Jen Catholic University, where she studied English literature.

Jolin was also a tremendous amateur singers, so they showed at the age of 18 when she won first place in an MTV-sponsored singing competition. In fact, industry executives were so impressed by Jolin's stirring rendition of Whitney Houston "The Greatest Love of All", it was promptly signed to a recording contract with Universal Music.


Dancing diva
Encouraged by their success, Jolin left Sony BMG in 2006 to join EMI Capitol, where they immediately began work on her next record, Dancing Diva. Published on 12 May 2006, the sexually charged album surpassed all expectations by selling more than two million copies in Asia, makes it easy successful album to date. In fact, Dancing Diva was so popular that they accounted for a dizzying 4.26% of all Mandarin album sales in Taiwan for the current year. Jolin's ninth album, Agent J, is as successful as Dancing diva Jolin and keep at the forefront of Asian pop lists.

Joe Cheng - Profile

鄭元暢 / Zheng Yuan Chang
English name: Joe Cheng, Joseph
Also known as: 小综 (Xiao Zong), Bryan (previously used)
Profession: Actor and model
Birthdate: 1982-June-19
Birthplace: Taiwan
Height: 188cm
Weight: 78kg
Star sign: Gemini Chinese
Zodiac: Dog
Blood type: O



Biography

Joe Cheng began his career with the catwalk modelling agency. His career began when he starred in the series The Taiwanese rose with the famous Taiwanese girl pop group SHE in 2003. The following year he took main leads in two other Taiwanese series, Nine Ball and Magic Ring.

His best-known role of the main role has been in the It Started With a Kiss, a Taiwanese 2005 series adapted from the Japanese manga Itazura Na Kiss, compared with Ariel Lin. Cheng returned for the sequel, They Kiss Again in 2007. Since They Kiss Again, Cheng has also starred in the Taiwanese adaptation of the Japanese series Honey and Clover.

TV Series
* 2003: 薔薇之戀 (The Rose)
* 2003: 米迦勒之舞 (Dance With Michael)
* 2004: 撞球小子 (Nine-Ball)
* 2004: 愛情魔戒 (Magic Ring)
* 2005: 惡作劇之吻 (It Started With a Kiss)
* 2006: 第一桶金 (Di Yi Tong Jin)
* 2006: 庚子風雲 (Geng Zi Feng Yun)
* 2007: 熱情仲夏 (Summer X Summer)
* 2007: 惡作劇2吻 (They Kiss Again)
* 2008: 蜂蜜幸運草 (Honey And Clover) - Currently Airing
* 2008:Love or Bread - confirmed


Music Video
* Gift - Jacky Cheung
* Leaf/Ye Zi - A Sun
* E Zou Ju (It Started With a Kiss OST) - Wang Lan Yin

Trivia
Good friend of Mike He (Xiao Mei) and Ethan Ruan (Xiao Tian)

Andy Lau - News

Andy Lau: Olympics Opening Was Indescribable

After their performances in the after-show concert for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing on Friday evening, Andy Lau (刘德华) and Joey Yung (容祖儿) in Hong Kong yesterday afternoon.

If Andy appeared at the airport at around 1pm, accompanied by two male assistants, he met a group of waiting fans, presented him with some gifts congratulatory letter. Shown a beaming smile everywhere, Andy said he was very happy to have than in the Bird's Nest stadium and never thought that he could watch the ceremony in such close quarters. He expressed the experience as incredible, but very exhilarating and exciting. He added that the atmosphere in the stadium was fantastic, and he loved every minute of the show, especially the finals, where China's greatest Olympian Li Ning (李宁) a round of the stadium into the air to finally light the flame.

Asked if he disappointed about not broadcast the concert, Andy said that he had nothing against it because the audience in the stadium were all in the enjoyment of the show. Andy showed that he will return shortly to Beijing to go and watch some of the events, but he would not go into detail about what sports he observed. Showing his support for the national team, Andy said that he believed China will win at least 40 gold medals.

Joey arrived at the airport a few hours later and she was in high spirits as she spoke about their trip. She said she saw the event on the screens back days during the main part of opening ceremony, peering out to the stadium now and again. She said that the live experience was very different, and they felt extremely proud to have been a part of it and a Chinese person.

(Photo: Batgwa.com)

Andy Lau - Profile

Andy Lau Tak Wah (Liu De Hua)
Chinese name: 刘德华 (劉德華)
Birth name: Lau Fuk Wing 劉福榮
Birth date: September 27, 1961
Birth place: Hong Kong
Height: 174cm
Blood type: AB
Family member: Parents, 3 elder sisters, a younger sister and a brother
Profession: Actor and singer
Hobbies: Singing, driving, acting, bowling and classic watch collection
Favorite color: Black, white and grey
Favorite food: Chicken wings, fruits and milk tea
Favorite actors: Brad Pitt, Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro
Favorite music: Classical and pop
Favorite singers: Michael Jackson and Boyz 2 Men

Andy Lau Tak Wah started his career in Hong Kong major television production company, TVB.

After studying at the school TVB, Andy Lau received some support opportunities in occupation before landing his first major role in "Hunting" (1982).

Andy's breakthrough came later in 1983, where he starred in the increasingly popular Wuxia drama "The Return of the Condor Heroes." Andy Lau is now an Asian superstar since.

Andy Lau was also chances on the big screen, and his first major success in films came in 1985 with "Unwritten Law", with another 2 sequels. From then on, Andy has over 100 movies in his still active acting career.

There are good and bad in these 100 + films, especially if Andy Lau was young, many of his films are a commercial basis and could be quite lousy. Only in recent years in which Andy began to pickier in films, and the qualities are more assured.

Andy Lau won many awards in his musical career, but his luck with Movie Awards is not so great. His first major acting award only came in 2000 as Best Actor in Hong Kong Film Festival with the film "Running Out of Time".

Andy Lau has always been eager to prove itself as a good actor and not as a popular idol, and after several years of disappointment, Andy Lau finally won the prestigious Golden Horse Award 2004 for his performance in "Infernal Affairs 3".

Andy Lau had previously invested in the production of films in the early 90s but met with failure in the last few years he started his own production company back to the funding of new Asian directors with their film projects, and has achieved decent success before.

It was also in 1985 that Andy Lau released his first album, but it was him a few years to be recognized as an established singer.

In the 1990s, Andy Lau, together with Jackie Cheung, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok crowned waren '4 Heavenly Kings of Cantopop', and dominated the Hong Kong music arena until the late 90s.


Filmography

1982 Once Upon a Rainbow 彩雲曲
1982 Boat People 投奔怒海
1983 Home at Hong Kong 家在香港
1983 On the Wrong Track 毁灭号地车
1984 Everlasting Love 停不了的愛
1984 The Deer and the Cauldron 鹿鼎記
1985 Shanghai 13 上海灘十三太保
1985 The Unwritten Law 法外情
1986 Magic Crystal 魔翡翠
1986 Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Stars 夏日福星
1986 Lucky Stars Go Places 最佳福星
1987 Rich And Famous 江湖情
1987 Sworn Brothers 肝膽相照
1987 Tragic Hero 英雄好漢
1988 As Tears Go By 旺角卡門
1988 The Crazy Companies 最佳損友
1988 The Crazy Companies II 最佳損友闖情關
1988 The Dragon Family 龍之家族
1988 In the Blood
1988 Last Eunuch in China 中國最後一個太監
1988 The Romancing Star 2 精裝追女仔2
1988 Three Against The World 群龍奪寶
1988 The Truth 法內情
1988 Walk on Fire 獵鷹計劃
1989 Bloody Brotherhood 同根生
1989 Casino Raiders 至尊無上
1989 China White
1989 City Kids 人海孤鴻
1989 Crocodile Hunter 專釣大鱷
1989 The First Time Is the Last Time 第一繭
1989 God of Gamblers 賭神
1989 Little Cop
1989 Long Arm of the Law III 省港旗兵第三集
1989 News Attack
1989 Perfect Match
1989 Proud and Confident
1989 The Romancing Star 3 精裝追女仔3之狼之一族
1989 Runaway Blues
1989 Stars and Roses 愛人同志
1989 The Truth - Final Episode 法內情大結局
1990 Days of Being Wild 阿飛正傳
1990 Dragon in Jail 獄中龍
1990 The Fortune Code 富貴兵團
1990 Gangland Odyssey 義膽雄心
1990 God of Gamblers II 賭俠
1990 A Home Too Far
1990 Island of Fire 火烧岛
1990 Kawashima Yoshiko 川島芳子
1990 Kung Fu vs Acrobatic 摩登如來神掌
1990 A Moment Of Romance 天若有情
1990 No Risk, No Gain (Casino Raiders - The Sequel) 至尊計狀元才
1990 Return Engagement 再戰江湖
1991 The Banquet 豪門夜宴 - Cameo
1991 Casino Raiders 2 至尊無上II之永霸天下
1991 Dance with the Dragon 與龍共舞
1991 Don't Fool Me 中環英雄
1991 Hong Kong Godfather 衝擊天子門生
1991 The Last Blood 驚天十二小時
1991 Lee Rock 五億探長雷洛傳: 雷老虎
1991 Lee Rock II 五憶探長雷洛傳II: 父子情仇
1991 Saviour of the Soul 九一神雕侠侣
1991 The Tigers 五虎將之決裂
1991 Tricky Brains 整蠱專家
1991 Zodiac Killer 極道追蹤
1992 Casino Tycoon 賭城大亨之何新哥傳奇
1992 Casino Tycoon 2 賭城大亨II之至尊無敵
1992 Come Fly the Dragon 反斗马骝
1992 Gameboy Kids 機Boy小子之真假威龍
1992 Gun N' Rose
1992 Handsome Siblings 絕代雙驕
1992 The Moon Warriors 戰神傳說
1992 The Prince of Temple Street 廟街十二少
1992 Saviour of the Soul 2 92神鵰俠侶：痴心情長劍
1992 The Sting 俠聖
1992 What a Hero! 嘩！英雄
1993 Days of Tomorrow 天長地久
1993 Future Cops 超級學校霸王
1994 Drunken Master II 醉拳II - Cameo
1994 Drunken Master III 醉拳III
1994 A Taste of Killing and Romance 殺手的童話
1994 The Three Swordmen 刀劍笑
1994 Tian Di 天與地 - Actor, Producer
1995 The Adventurers 大冒險家
1995 Full Throttle 烈火戰車
1996 What a Wonderful World 奇異旅程之真心愛生命
1996 A Moment of Romance 3 天若有情Ⅲ之烽火佳人
1996 Shanghai Grand 新上海灘
1996 Thanks for Your Love 1/2次同床
1997 Armageddon 天地雄心
1997 Cause We Are So Young 求戀期 - Cameo
1997 Made in Hong Kong 香港製造 - Producer only
1997 Island of Greed 黑金
1998 A True Mob Story 龍在江湖
1998 The Conman 賭俠1999
1998 The Longest Summer 去年煙花特別多 - Producer only
1999 Fascination Amour 愛情夢幻號
1999 Prince Charming 黑馬王子
1999 The Conmen In Vegas 賭俠大戰拉斯維加斯
1999 Century of the Dragon 龍在邊緣
1999 Running Out of Time 暗戰
2000 The Duel 決戰紫禁之巔
2000 Needing You 孤男寡女
2000 A Fighter's Blues 阿虎 - Actor, Producer
2001 Love on a Diet 瘦身男女
2001 Fulltime Killer 全職殺手 - Actor, Producer
2001 Dance of a Dream 愛君如夢 - Actor, Producer
2002 Fat Choi Spirit 嚦咕嚦咕新年財
2002 The Wesley's Mysterious File 衛斯理藍血人
2002 Infernal Affairs 無間道
2002 Golden Chicken 金雞 - Cameo
2003 Cat And Mouse 老鼠愛上貓
2003 Give Them a Chance 給他們一個機會 - Cameo
2003 Running on Karma 大隻佬
2003 Infernal Affairs III 無間道III: 終極無間
2003 Golden Chicken 2 金雞2
2004 Magic Kitchen 魔幻廚房
2004 Jiang Hu 江湖
2004 McDull, Prince de la Bun 麥兜．菠蘿油王子 - Voice only
2004 House of Flying Daggers 十面埋伏
2004 Yesterday Once More 龍鳳鬥
2004 A World Without Thieves 天下無賊
2005 Wait 'Til You're Older 童夢奇緣
2005 All About Love 再說一次我愛你 - Actor, Producer
2006 I'll Call You 得閒飲茶 - Cameo
2006 A Battle of Wits 墨攻
2007 Protégé 門徒
2007 Brothers 兄弟 - Actor, Producer
2007 The Warlords 投名狀
2008 Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon 三國．見龍卸甲


Duets
* With Anita Mui
o Dance of a Dream
o Don't Say Love Hurts
o Moon Represents My Heart

* With Rosamund Kwan
o 相约到永远 - Xiang Yue Dao Yong Yuan

* With Jacky Cheung
o Miao Xiang Tian Kai

* With Kelly Chen
o 我不夠愛你 - I Don't Love You Enough

* With Sammi Cheng
o Happily Ever After

* With Sharon Cuneta
o In Your Eyes

* With Kenny G
o 你是我的女人 - You Are My Woman (1998)

* With Sandra Ng
o Love Is Like A Dream

* With Tony Leung
o 無間道 (廣東版) - Infernal Affairs (Cantonese Version) (2002)
o 無間道 (國語版) - Infernal Affairs (Mandarin Version) (2002)

* With Dicky Cheung
o 高高在下 - Journey to the West III (2002)


Awards

Hong Kong Film Awards

Best Picture
1997 Made in Hong Kong

Best Actor
1999 Running Out of Time
2003 Running on Karma

Best Supporting Actor
2007 Protégé


Golden Bauhinia Awards

Best Actor
2000 A Fighter's Blues


Hong Kong Film Critics Society Awards

Best Actor
2003 Running on Karma


Golden Horse Awards

Best Actor
2003 Infernal Affairs III