Report: China blocks Japan-flavored Taiwan film

Report: China blocks Japan-flavored Taiwan film
By MIN LEE,AP Entertainment Writer
Yahoo news

HONG KONG - China has reversed its decision to import a hit Taiwanese film that highlights Japan's 50-year colonial rule over the island because it may be offensive to nationalist sentiment on the Chinese mainland, news reports said.

"Cape No. 7" is Taiwan's most successful movie in years, earning more than 231 million New Taiwan dollars ($6.9 million) since its release on Aug. 22 and becoming the island's second top-grossing movie after the Hollywood romance "Titanic."

"Cape No. 7" is about a failed Taiwanese rock musician who returns to his small coastal hometown and is forced to play in a hastily assembled amateur band that will open for a Japanese pop star. He falls in love with the Japanese publicist overseeing the show.

The movie is also interspersed with a voice-over that reads from love letters written by a Japanese man to his Taiwanese love interest just after the island's colonial era ended. Japan ruled Taiwan from 1895 to 1945.

Cecille Huang, a marketing official at Taiwan's ARS Film Production, the company that made "Cape No. 7," said it had sold distribution rights to the import and export arm of the state-run China Film Group.

But "Cape No. 7" has sparked worries among Chinese officials that it might cause a nationalistic backlash in the mainland, newspapers reported. Japan also occupied parts of mainland China before and during World War II.

Chen Yunlin, a senior Chinese official in charge of relations with Taiwan, said the movie was tainted by its portrayal of Taiwanese who had been subject to "colonial brainwashing," Taiwan's United Daily News reported on its Web site Monday.

Reached on his phone Monday, Yuan Wenqiang, general manger of China Film Group's import-export arm, said he was in a meeting and couldn't immediately comment. Calls to China Film Group spokesman Weng Li rang unanswered.

Huang said she was still confirming the newspaper reports and had no further comment.

China and Taiwan split amid civil war in 1949, with the mainland ruled by the Chinese Communist Party and the small island ruled by the Nationalists. Beijing continues to claim now-democratic Taiwan as its territory and has threatened to retake it by force, while many Taiwanese say they have a separate cultural identity and prefer to keep the status quo.

China also decided not to release the 2005 Hollywood movie "Memoirs of a Geisha," apparently fearful that the sight of Chinese actresses Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li portraying Japanese entertainers would offend mainland viewers.

Da S poses with her bottom out; sexy orz

Da S poses with her bottom out; sexy orz
translated by x-WISHFULthinking @ http://asianfanatics.net

To promote for her new film “My So Called Love”, Da S had a sexy photo shoot for FHM. There was one photo where she had to stick her bottom out and pose, but people laughed and said it was the hot girl version of orz.

After filming 2 films, Da S has not only challenged both her physical and psychological limits, she has also forced love (which she previously had placed most importance on) to second place: “Right now, work is most important to me, it is my biggest source of happiness.”

Although she did not feel troubled from entering the situation too deeply, Da S revealed that while filming “My So Called Love”, due to feeling pressure, she would often call her sister Xiao S and Fan Fan to complain, and then the next day, everything would be alright and she would continue to film like nothing is wrong.

source : Liberty Times

At the Concert - gods vs. gods : Show Lo, Lee Hom Wang, Stanley Huang Sing and Dance, Amazing Outfits

Channel [V] held its [V] Power Concert at night on the 29th at the Jung Shan Soccer Stadium. Three pop kings Stanley Huang, Lee Hom Wang, and Show "Xiao Zhu [Little Pig] Lo performed in the wintry cold weather, attracting a jam-packed audience. The three were in competition for grand entrance, new outfits, and new dances, the whole performance was steaming!

Stanley's dark warrior god outfit gets screams

Stanley Huang wore a 3D see-through shirt, with the effect of a "Dark Warrior God," and was first to take the stage. With a cool appearance, all the girls in the audience were screaming continuously. And to make his signature song "Yin Lang [Sound Wave]" take on a different feel, 6 dancers learned a new, more complex dance of "men tossing each other around" with Stanley standing afar. He joked and said, "I told them to position themselves further away from me before throwing each other around, to prevent them from hitting me!"

Lee Hom Wang's riveted jacket pricks hand

Lee Hom Wang took the stage with his personal guitar, performing "Yao Gun Zen Me Le [What happened to Rock and Roll]" fashioning a 5 kg leather jacket decked out in 4,000 rivets, appearing as a "Rock and Roll Gentleman." But the rivets were pointy and would occasionally prick people around him, so everyone was standing 3 feet away from him. As an endorser for World Children's Day, he expressed that when he was in high school in the U.S., he had once volunteered at a McDonald's house charity. Yesterday he and the hosts had specially sung "Shou Qian Shou[Hand in Hand]" with 30 little children, to convey the concert's charity aspect.

Show's black, trendy performance outfit was extremely magnificent.

Show Lo's fans had lined up to get a spot at the concert 2 days ahead. When he finally appeared as the anchoring performer, the whole stadium was in a thunderous roar of excitement. He spent $100,000 to tailor a "Black, Trendy Dancing" outfit and glamorously emerged from the stage. He performed his new song "Gu Zhong Qiang Shou [Hot Shot] with brand new dance steps. One move, "Disappeared in Mid-Air," was when he while he leapt into the air, his dancers quickly pulled him to the back, making his fans utterly surprised!

The the music industries two big groups "Million Stars" and "Super Idol" both had their representatives. From Million Stars was Jam Hsiao and Jing Lun Huang with their steady singing, but from Super Idol was Chang Yun Jing singing Sodagreen's "Xiao Yu Zhou [Little Galaxy]" with a poor voice unable to catch a breath and very unstable. The promoters explained that Chang Yun Jing has asthma, and because the weather was too cold, it had affected the performance.

Source : China Times
Translated by o_ost1nao_o @ Show Lo's International English Forum

Mike He loves to buy underwear

source: chinatimes
translated by: Sarah @ http://asianfanatics.net

Mike He is in Tokyo right now, promoting SETTV’s "Bull Fighting" DVD, and when he had 4 hours spare time, he took 100,000NT to go shopping, but funnily enough, most of it was underwear. People are astonished by the style of underwear Mike buys –Spiderman, lamb, someone reminded him that people who like colourful underwear are very "self-harass"* but Mike boldy admitted, "I am la!"

Everytime Mike goes to Tokyo, he has to buy underwear, because there are lots of different styles, and the material is comfortable. One pair that he owns is pink and has lamb all over it and this made everyone astonished because it really looks like something a girl would wear. Mike laughed and said, “Initially, I wanted to buy Hello Kitty boxers, to wear during New Years when I play cards.” Other than his, he also took an interest in a pair of Batman boxers, but he said a bit proudly, “Only S (size) left, it’s too tight for me.”

Mike says that he has a very serious ‘shopping syndrome’. Previusly, after filming “Bull Fighting” and “Infernal Lover”, he bought 2 computers, video games, expensive remote control car all in one go to reward himself, but afterwards, he realized that it was a big waste of money.

Recently, Mike has acquired a small cream poodle by the name of “Miu Miu”. He says Miu Miu loves to be flighty, and every night, she will want to sleep with him, and if she doesn’t see him for a while, the next time she sees him, she will be so excited that she will accidentally “leak”. Also, whenever Mike is free, he will often take her outside and go for a walk.

Da S and Zaizai reconciles?

Da S and Zaizai reconciles?
source: liberty Times
translations: xiaochien @ devoted2barbie

After Da S and Zaizai 10 month long break up, the two have now reconciled.

ZaiZai was recently in Osaka, Japan for F4 concert, and an eyewitness also saw someone who seemed like Da S in Osaka. According to Japanese fans, after F4's concert on Oct 20, the next day at 10:00 am in New Otani Hotel, they saw a woman at the hotel's lounge. Fans have recognized that the woman was actually Da S. When she realized that she had been recognized, she immediately put her mask on and she got in a car and left, coincidentally, the car was identical to the car Zaizai used while in Japan.

Da S assistant responded, "DaZailian" reconcilation is just a rumor, but admitted that Da S did sent Zaizai congratulatory flowers for his concert in Japan, and the two have not reconciled. Zaizai manager also denied the rumor and said that Zaizai had secretly left that time. Zaizai is currently filming his movie for 14 hours, and doesn't have time to discuss about such matter. But the manager doesn't know whether they two still keep in touch with each other.

Leaving his Fahrenheit Group Mates, Wu Chun and his Father Stayed Behind in Guangzhou to Shop

Leaving his Fahrenheit Group Mates
Wu Chun and his Father Stayed Behind in Guangzhou to Shop
[2008.11.30]

This week, Fahrenheit came to Guangzhou for four days to shoot a commercial and to hold a concert sponsored by Meng Niu. For the upcoming new album, Wu Chun had cut a new hairstyle. In the new style, both the sides and the back were being trimmed very short but there was little difference in the front. The new hairstyle made him looked even younger.

"I am very willing to accept different hair styles. This hairstyle looked clean and cool. I hope everyone will like it."

On Thursday, Fahrenheit flew to Hong Kong to take a connecting flight to Taiwan. However, only Jiro Wang, Arron Yan and Calvin Chan were seen. This reporter knew that Wu Chun was separated from his group mates at the last minute because he was staying behind in Guangzhou with his father to shop.

Wu Chun said: "My father came to Guangzhou to watch our show. Originally my plan was to leave with everyone on Thursday morning but since my father was here and I am in no rush to return to Taiwan, so I changed it to taking a night flight back to Taiwan, so that I can shop with him for the materials needed for the renovation being done at home."

Wu Chun had been wanting to expand his bedroom. Back in October when he returned to Brunei for the premier of [Butterfly Lovers], the renovation had already started with the walls coming down. However, at that time, due to his schedule, Wu Chun was not able to choose the materials himself and had to rely on his family to do it for him.

"Mainly it is my brother-in-law who is helping me in the renovation. I drew the design and then gave it to him to take care of it. Although they knew what materials I have in mind but in the end, they still don’t know if it would be to my liking. My father often travels to China for business. He is very familiar with local places that deal with building materials. Coincidentally, I am in Guangzhou and can spare the time, so we went and shop together. One must be very careful when buying things in China. As good as the item may look, it must be practical as well, so choosing would take a fair bit of time."

Unfortunately, the enthusiastically anticipating Wu Chun was followed by fans as soon as he walked out the door all the way to the supermarket where he was planning to purchase the materials. Then he was discovered by the salespeople there. In the end, all the female salespersons chased after Wu Chun for pictures and autographs. Chun’s father could only smile but did not know how to rescue his son. It was an absolutely chaotic scene. In the end, he was not able to purchase anything at all and had to act as human background the whole day.

translated by : wyn0602 of CEFC
credits : CEFC

Ariel Lin devouring bread; Joe Cheng used his mouth to help

Ariel Lin devouring bread; Joe Cheng used his mouth to help

CTV and GTV’s [Love or Bread] has started with their cross-country signing session. The first stop of yesterday was Taipei, it has gathered thousand of fans showing up to support them, and among the fans about 10 were coming from Korean, Japan and Hong Kong. Zheng Yuan Chang has rushed over by taking the flight from Mainland Shenzhen and the last to appear on the stage with Lin Yi Chen, Bryant Chang, Zhang Jia Hui and Wang Wen Xing.

Their previous episode has included the scene where the main 2 leads were playing the opposite part. Their disguise as the south brothers and asking to repay debts has stirred up a heated discussion among the netizen. When asked whether they are worried about ruining the image of the people from the South, both of them are not worried about it, Lin Yi Chen explains that it’s just acting. Then Zheng Yuan Chang also included that he is from the Taichung as well and the both of them said: [We love the south brothers!]

Yesterday during the event, Zheng Yuan Chang, Bryant Chang and Wang Wen Xing has to hang a bagel on their chest while Lin Yi Cheng, Zhang Jia Hui and a fan are in a competition where they have to use their mouth to finish eating the bagel. Lin Yi Chen put away her Golden Bell Winning Actress image and started to take big bites in front of the fans, at one time she almost choked too. Then Zheng Yuan Chang immediately asked Lin Yi Chen to transfer the half eaten bagel to him. The angle where they were having mouth to mouth pose makes the fans screaming non-stop.

In the series Lin Yi Chen played as someone who has to support her boyfriend financially, she said that in real life this will not happen to her at all, [Should be supporting each other] Lately she has quietly moved into her new house, planning to have a [Welcome party] but Lin Yi Chen is afraid that her friends will find it [boring], her manager smiles and explains: [Because nowadays her food are very plain and original, it’s the best if the dishes doesn’t involve with oil or smoke, of course she has to ask permission from mother and brother first.] While Lin Mama who wants to fulfill her daughter’s dream in aiming for a healthy life, has especially bought a small refrigerator for the new house, the reason for this will be no extra room for junk food.

Source : UDN

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Popular artists Ariel Lin and Joe Cheng’s [Love or Bread] signing session was crowded with fans

Lin Yi Chen and Zheng Yuan Chang’s series [Love or Bread], even though it has the Golden Bell Winning Actress Lin Yi Chen as the cast but its rating still lose to Rainie Yang’s [Miss No Good] that happens to air in the same time slot. The production team has immediately held signing session across all the cities in Taiwan to boost up the rating. The first stop was Taipei’s Station, and due to Lin Yi Chen and Zheng Yuan Chang, these 2 main cast, today Taipei’s Station was crowded with fans, seeing all the fans coming over to wait for them during such a cold weather, everyone is very confidence with the future ratings.

In the series Lin Yi Chen has to work extra hard for her boyfriend, in real life she said she is not that kind of person who will give financial support to her boyfriend. She is not against about managing and sharing financial investment together but if you want her to support her boyfriend financially then she won’t be able to accept it. While the another half, Xiao Zhong, Zheng Yuan Chang played as a ruffian who loves to dream, Xiao Zhong said before he becomes famous, he actually does love to dream a lot.

Lately Zheng Yuan Chang and Sylvia Chang are working on a stage play. They had just their premiere the day before yesterday. Xiao Zhong who just came back from Mainland, couldn’t wait to share the joy with his best friend Lin Yi Cheng, making Lin Yi Chen couldn’t wait to venture into stage play as well. Yi Chen expressed that she will go and support Xiao Zhong when he performs in Taipei next April.