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It’s a battle of ratings between Jerry Yan and Vanness Wu

Taiwanese idol drama series Down With Love which stars two mega idols, Jerry Yan from F4 and Ella Chen from S.H.E will be making its debut on television screens this weekend. To instill some hype amongst viewers, the production team aired a special episode which consisted of trailers and exclusive interviews with the cast last Sunday.

The ratings for the special trailer episode raked in a meager 0.59% as compared to Jerry’s fellow F4 band member Vanness Wu’s ongoing drama series, Next Stop Happiness, which pulled in a healthy number of 7.15% in ratings.

The four members of F4 have been separately participating in various drama productions lately with Vic Zhou starring in Black & White and The Late Night of Madam Chin, Ken Zhu in the recently-concluded Momo Love, Vanness Wu in the ongoing Next Stop Happiness and Jerry Yan’s soon-to-debut Down With Love.

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January 20th, 2010

Mayday’s Singapore concert will be same day as S.H.E’s

Fans are in for a dilemma this April.

Two of the biggest Taiwanese groups have chosen the same night to hold their concerts here, promising to set off a series of unfortunate events.

The trio of S.H.E is slated to perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on 17 Apr for their S.H.E is the One World Tour. News arrived yesterday morning that rock band Mayday will have their Singapore stop of their DNA World Tour on the same date, at the Padang.

Since their successful and unprecedented two shows here last August, which attracted 14,000 people in total, there has been talk that Mayday will be back soon. 17 Apr will be the group’s first priced outdoor concert in Singapore.

The concert is believed to be similar to DNA’s Kaohsiung stop, although their company Rock Records said they are still in the midst of planning. The 18-metre-tall stage…

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January 19th, 2010

Wu Chun honoured by Lee Byung-hun’s gesture

The muscles of Taiwan meet the muscles of Korea. And they seemed to have rubbed off each other the right way.

Wu Chun and Lee Byung-hun were at the 2010 Asia Model Awards last Friday. Both won for their respective countries. Wu was also taken aback and pleasantly surprised when the Korean superstar proposed that they work together in the future.

It was the two’s first meeting, but due to a common passion for hitting the gym, the musclemen continued chatting after leaving the stage.

Wu said that when it comes to acting and experience, he has a lot to learn from his counterpart, but when the topic came to their physique, the member of Taiwanese boyband Farenheit assumed more confidence.

“His figure is quite good, but we’re different. He’s toned, while I’m bulky.”

Lee, who showcased his six-pack in his Hollywood debut G.I. Joe: The Rise of…

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January 19th, 2010

Ming Dao leaves J-Star

Top Taiwanese idol drama leading man Ming Dao has followed his screen lover Joe Chen’s footsteps and left the illustrious J-Star.

The management company is headed by its infamously fearsome boss, industry veteran Sun De-rong, who has scouted and groomed a whole host of Taiwanese celebrities, including Show Luo, 5566, Cyndi Wang and Matilda Tao. Both Ming Dao and Joe, who have played romantic partners thrice, learnt their ropes under Mr Sun.

Speaking through his agent, Ming Dao said he considered and also struggled for a long time to reach this decision. He added that he will never forget everything Mr Sun has given him.

On the news, his ex-boss responded, “This is the sad fate of an artiste manager. When he’s not famous yet, we have to find opportunities for him. When he is, we need him to give us opportunities.”

Following Joe’s earlier exit from J-Star,…

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January 19th, 2010

Goo Hye-sun thinks Fahrenheit are “more handsome than the Korean F4″

In their renewed role as tourism ambassadors for Taiwan, popular boyband Fahrenheit shot a S$150,000 music video (MV) titled “Touch Your Heart” in which they specially invited Korean actress Goo Hye-sun, 25, from the hit drama series, Boys Over Flowers, to guest star.

In the video, Goo dreams of traveling to Taiwan where she visits the various sights and sounds of the country with the four members of Fahrenheit as her guides.

Both sides met for the first time a few days ago to shoot the video at the Butterfly Pavilion, attracting large groups of fans to the area.

Goo felt surprised and flattered at the overwhelming attention she received from the four idols as they personally fed her with Korean-inspired spring rolls with kimchi fillings, and praised the friendly four for having their unique characteristics.

She shared that they were more humourous and funny than the Korean F4…

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January 18th, 2010

Ella gets complaints for spitting at Jerry Yan

An act of thespian improvisation has unwittingly landed a TV show in trouble.

Down With Love, a idol drama production by CTV and GTV, will air on 24 January in Taiwan. In its recently released trailer, lead actress and S.H.E. member Ella Chen is seen spitting at her co-star Jerry Yan. This act has led to a warning from Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC).

At around the 1-minute mark in the clip, the two lead characters run into an argument, and after Jerry shouts at Ella, she takes a good spit at him.

When interviewed, Ella said the spit was not scripted, but her own improvisation. She felt that it suited the character and the scene, while the whole production crew also liked it.

But some members of the public complained her action isn’t kids-friendly. NCC contacted CTV and requested the scene to be cut, or a fine…

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January 14th, 2010

Joe Chen is not sick of working with Ming Dao for the third time

The upcoming idol drama Let’s Dance may be their third time pairing up as a screen couple, but leading Taiwanese actress Joe Chen hasn’t grown weary of fellow actor Ming Dao.

In Let’s Dance, Joe is one half of two sisters who both fall in love with a rich man’s son (Ming Dao). For the show, she had to take intensive dance lessons in Korea (her character is a talented dancer), and also face the challenge of portraying a character who gradually becomes blind.

The two played lovers in 2005’s The Prince Who Turns Into a Frog and 2007’s My Best Pals, leading fans to dub them “Most Compatible Couple”, but both parties have repeatedly denied that they are an item.

While the 30-year-old said in a phone interview that she’s not sick of her co-star, she was quick to add that nothing was going on between them….

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January 14th, 2010

Vic Zhou takes over Show Luo to be new shampoo ambassador

Taiwanese artist Vic Zhou is slated to take over Show Luo’s previous endorsement to become the new shampoo ambassador.

Vic’s manager shared that the 28-year-old recently went to Thailand in August last year to shoot a brand new shampoo commercial. He had to portray an adorable and affectionate persona for the 90-second commercial.

As popular figures amongst advertisers, both Vic and Show have not collaborated together on any advertisements. Show’s manager nonchalantly gave his two cents on Vic taking over Show’s previous shampoo endrosement, “For this endorsement, we have shot four commercials over the past three years. Show got to know Alice Kai from the commercial where they fell in love and got married.

“If he were to continue with his ambassadorship, are they going to film the arrival of a little baby? It is time for them to change people for a brand new refreshing take.”

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January 11th, 2010

Ethan Ruan proclaims his love publicly

In a move seen as staking his claim to his girlfriend, Ethan Ruan openly talked about his low-profile relationship with fellow model Tiffany Hsu at a photoshoot.

The two’s romance is not a secret, but the actor-model has consistently chosen not to talk about it.

But there have been recent rumours that F4 member Vanness Wu is in hot pursuit of Tiffany, his Autumn’s Concerto co-star. And as if to mark his territory, Ethan publicly praised his girlfriend as they made a rare appearance together.

Artists from Catwalk modeling agency gathered for a special Lunar New Year photo spread with boss and fashion guru Ivan Hong. Ethan and Tiffany became the centre of the media’s attention.

But on a rare occasion, Ethan didn’t seem to mind. He remarked that “she has soul,” and revealed that he would be giving her a NT$1,688 (S$84) red packet for Valentine’s Day.

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January 11th, 2010

Patty Hou confirms relationship with rumoured fiancé

Taiwanese TV host Patty Hou, 31, has indirectly admitted to her relationship with millionaire fiancé, Ken Huang, 34, at a Kaohsiung event. Ken is the vice-president of the securities department at Citigroup and, like Patty, was educated in the United States.

“I feel that it’s not easy for public figures to make friends, because he isn’t a public figure like me.”

The couple have also met Patty’s boss, media heavyweight Ge Fuhong, for a meal where she formally introduced Ken to him and told him of their wedding plans.

The couple are reportedly planning to marry on Jan 16 or 17. It was rumoured that they became engaged during Christmas last year.

Apparently, Ge was initially unaware about Patty’s secret romance. Reports said that after news broke, he visited her at the recording of her show Azio Superstar and had a 30-minute closed-door discussion with her. They were seen…

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January 8th, 2010