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Fluff from March 4th, 2001

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Above image courtesy The Sun (far left, left, centre) and Oriental Daily News (right).

The Japanese - Hong Kong entertainment circle cultural exchange continued unabated yesterday as Japanese actress Kyoko Fukada (far left) and SMAP band member Tsuyoshi Kusanagi were in town to shoot scenes for the Fuji television drama special FOOD FIGHT on location in the Mongkok and Central districts. For the scenes that were shot in the Central distict, Fukada joined a recently resurgent fashion trend by wearing a 'qi po' (left with Inagaki). Related images:

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ea501p.jpg (courtesy Apple Daily)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew25b1.jpg (courtesy Oriental Daily News)

Prior to reporting to the set, Fukada drew a crowd at the airport while Kusangi was mistaken for Takashi Sorimachi while wandering through the food markets in the Mongkok district. Related images (courtesy Apple Daily unless otherwise indicated):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ea1p.jpg (Fukada)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ea3pzok.jpg (Fukada)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew26b1.jpg (Fukada courtesy Oriental Daily News.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ea4p.jpg (Kusangi)

While Fukada and Kusangi were in Hong Kong, Nicolas Tse Ting-Feng was in Tokyo as he performed his first ever music concert in Japan at the Zepposaka Tokyo venue. Tse and guest peformer Grace Yip Pui-Man (centre with Tse) performed in front of a crowd of over 2,700 fans from Japan, South Korea and China. Among the faces in the crowd was the guitarist from the Japanese band Luna Sea -- Sugizo. Before the concert, Tse suffered an asthma attack but he decided to go ahead and perform the concert. Tse: "It is a problem but when you are performing live at a concert you got to give it your best and you can't hold anything back. If something happens, something happens. You can't prepare for it (an asthma attack) and you can't prevent it." Related images (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ex2pnew.jpg (Nic Tse)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ex4p.jpg (Tse's Japanese fans.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ex73p.jpg (Tse and Sugizo.)

In even more Japan - Hong Kong entertainment circle exchange news, Japanese celebrity Asaka Seto flew back to Hong Kong yesterday to continue work on her new Hong Kong movie BUT SEI CHING MAI (lit. ENDLESS LOVE RIDDLE). The movie is being directed by Andrew Lau Wai-Keung and co-stars Leon Lai Ming. Related image (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ea11p.jpg (Asaka Seto)

 

           

Above images courtesy The Sun.

Karen Mok Man-Wai (left) held the second and final concert of her two concert run at the Hung Hom Coliseum the night before last. As he did in Mok's first concert, Wong Bun-Yuen was a guest performer. Wong was joined on the roster of guest performers by Andy Lau Tak-Wah (centre). In addition to Mok's father and brother, faces in the crowd included Cecilia Cheung Bak-Chi, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Cass Phang Ling and her husband Jan Lam Hoi-Feng. Leung even went up on stage to give Mok a kiss and present her with a bouquet of flowers (right).

For her second concert, Mok paraded around in a variety of sexy outfits and performed a variety of sexy dance routines with both female and male backup dancers. During his guest appearance, Andy Lau joked: "I want to be one of your backup dancers."

Towards the end of the concert, Mok expressed gratitude for the support of her fans. Mok: "Everytime I open the newspaper, if there aren't rumours about who I'm in love with, there is talk of how short my pants are. If it wasn't for the support of my fans and my friends, I probably couldn't take it and would walk away from it all!" Related images (courtesy Apple Daily unless otherwise indicated):

http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew09b1.jpg (Mok and Lau. Courtesy Oriental Daily News.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed2pnew.jpg (Mok and Lau.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed3pnew.jpg (Mok and dancer.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed10pnew.jpg (Mok)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed5p.jpg (Mok gets kiss from her brother.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed12p.jpg (Mok gives gift to guest performer Wong.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed11p.jpg (Wong)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed4p.jpg (Mok shakes hands with fans.)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew09p4.gif (Leung and Mok on stage. Courtesy Oriental Daily News.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed6p.jpg (Leo Koo and Gigi Leung in the crowd.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed9p.jpg (Cecilia Cheung in the crowd.)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew09b2.jpg (Jan Lam and Cass Phang.)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew09p5.gif (Mok, her parents and her brother. Courtesy Oriental Daily News.)

For wallpaper-sized images of Karen Mok in concert, courtesy The Sun, click here:
http://www.the-sun.com.hk/channels/ent/20010303/20010303011815_0003.html


          

Above image courtesy The Sun (left, centre) and Oriental Daily News (right).

EEG head Yeung Sau-Sing (left) turned 57 years old yesterday (March 3rd). In honour of the occasion, a party was thrown the night before last at a hotel ballroom in the Happy Valley district. Originally, a five pound birthday cake was supposed to be cut exactly at midnight. However, because EEG stars Joey Yung Tso-Yi (centre) and Eason Chan Yik-Shun did not arrive at the party in time, the cutting of the cake was postponed until 12:30 am. In addition to Yung and Chan, EEG talents Dave Wong Kit, Lillian Ho Ka-Lei, Swing, Roman Tam (Lo Man) and Paulyn Sun Kai-Kwun were in attendance. EEG singers Nicolas Tse Ting-Feng, Grace Yip Pui-Man and Edison Chen Kwoon-Hei were in Japan so they were not present. Other EEG stars Gallen Lo Ka-Leung, Nick Cheung Ka-Fai, Bondi Chiu Hok-Yi and Ekin Cheng Yi-Kin were busy. Related images (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec1pzoknew1.jpg (Joey Yung)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec3pzoknew1.jpg (Paulyn Sun and EEG executive Mani Fok Man-Lei)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec2p.jpg (Birthday boy Yeung Sau-Sing)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec5p.jpg (Eason Chan and girlfriend Hilary Tsui Ho-Ying.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec8pzoknew1.jpg (Lillian Ho)

After returning to Hong Kong after a two week vacation in the United States, Aaron Kwok Fu-Sing made his first public appearance as he was a guest at a taping of a TVB special yesterday. Others on hand included: Eason Chan Yik-Shun, Joey Yung Tso-Yi, Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah, and Elle Choi Suet-Man (Siu Suet). Kwok denied rumours that he secretly met with Norika Fujiwara while on holiday by revealing that he spent time in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. He further revealed that he spent over HK$1 million buying new clothes and several hundred thousand dollars on six paintings by the French artist Mucha. Kwok: "I've always admired art so this time I bought a few paintings to store in my collection and to hang up at my restaurant." Related images (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ecc10p.jpg (Kwok)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ecc11p.jpg (Kwok and reporters.)


Above image courtesy The Sun.

Jacky Lui Jung-Yin and Valerie Chow Ka-Ling worked on location yesterday in the Seung Wan district as shooting of their latest television series HEALING HEARTS wrapped. Lui revealed to reporters that he will be taking a holiday from acting before accepting any new work. As for Chow, she declined to speak to reporters.

In other television news, the TVB series ARMED REACTION III continued shooting on location in the Clearwater Bay district as scenes were shot showing Ada Choi Siu-Fan's policewoman character undercover as a prostitute. Meanwhile, Kenix Kwok Ho-Ying worked on her new TVB series SI LAI SI YE (lit. HOUSEWIFE LAWYER) on location in the Wanchai district. Kwok remarked that her lines for the series are filled with legalese but it has given her an opportunity to learn about the law in Hong Kong. Related images (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04eb1p.jpg (Ada Choi)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/250pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ex102p.jpg (Kenix Kwok)


MISCELLANEOUS FLUFF:

- Athena Chu Yan, newcomer Chai Chi-Yiu, producer Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung and director Lee Wai-Cheung were out yesterday promoting their new movie NEVER SAY GOODBYE. Nicky Wu Kei-Lung, the star of the movie, did not attend the event because he was upset with producers for releasing an image from the film that appeared to show his buttocks. In the scene from which the still is taken, Wu's character appears to pose in the nude for a sketch artist. However, Wu held a press conference earlier in the day to stress that he shot the scene in a pair of bicylce shorts and that the buttocks were created by computer effects. After Wu expressed his displeasure with the doctored scene, producer Cheung apologized and promised to cut the shot from the movie out of friendship with Wu. In addition, Cheung stressed that the image published in the media was not an official one released by producers. Related images:

http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew05p1.gif (The computer generated buttocks. Courtesy Oriental Daily News.)
http://www.orientaldaily.com.hk/photo/20010304/ent/0304enew05b4.jpg (Wu holds a press conference. Courtesy Oriental Daily News.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04eb4p.jpg (Athena Chu. Courtesy Apple Daily.)

- In today's edition of Stalkin' The Stars, Francis Ng Jun-Yu, Sandra Ng Kwun-Yu and Anthony Wong Chau-Sang were seen out on the town in the Tsimshatsui district the night before last. Upon seeing the reporters, Francis Ng joked to Sandra Ng: "Luckily, I'm with Chau-Sang. If I wasn't, who'd know what those guys would write about us." Related image (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ed8p.jpg

- With her popularity on the rise due to DUKE OF MT. DEER 2000, Ruby Lin (Lam Sum-Yu) has become a hot commodity among Hong Kong advertisers. Lin, however, insists that she will not do any underwear commercials. Lin: "It's not because I'm ashamed of my body. It's just that it seems sort of strange to me to show part of your breasts to strangers." Related image (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ej500p.jpg

- Actress Christine Ng Wing-Mei and her husband Lin Hoi-Tong attended an event for an airline company the night before last. At the event, Ng revealed that she and Lin plan to have a child next year in the Year of the Horse. Ng: "I'm thinking of having a 'Horse' baby next year. I'm worried though that it will take me a while to get back in shape after I give birth." Related images (courtesy Apple Daily):

http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec19p.jpg (Ng and Lin.)
http://appledaily.atnext.com/webimg/640pix/20010304/Article_ent/04ec21p.jpg (Ng and Lin.)

 

LINK OF INTEREST

(SANNEY: Thanks to Steve S. for passing along the following link.)

Crouching China, Hidden Agenda: Richard Corliss of Time Asia finds a dozen ornery Chinese films, where the death-defying fight scenes are with the censors
http://www.time.com/time/sampler/article/0,8599,101297,00.html


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