TRANSCRIPT : Jerry on entertainment tom. online chat


LinBai: Hello everybody! please wait for a moment,
JErry will appear soon!
LinBai: Every online friends, welcome to tom.com
interview regarding Magic Kitchen..we are now in the
third interview...long awaited jerry is finally
here..how are you...(ni hao)
J: Ni HAO ( i guess you guys should know what is NI
HAO..it is like How are you!)
L: I notice that you caught a cold. are you alright?
J: All right. was not careful..so i caught this cold.
L: catching a cold is still okay..now on the web
people are discussing about your incident in the
airport where you hurt yourself?
J: Still okay..hope that you all be careful, I am most
worried about some women getting hurt.
L: We are most concerned is you, not getting hurt
yourself. let's take a look at online friends'
questions...(there are many online nicknames...I will
just call them O.F =online friends) O.F asked, can you
describe your performance in MK, do you like your
character?
J: similar to him a little bit personality wise, so,
when i acted itout it felt like myself. Still fine, by
Sammi's side, I help her, had some feelings of "crush"
on her.
L: in the past, did you have these feelings before?
J: Yes.
L: Come to think of it, this movie is Jerry's first
movie performance, O.F asks first time filming a movie
is it interesting? what is the difference with acting
in a tv series?
J: Because in the movie, the timeline is shorter. So,
won't be stuck in the same place for long. Filming
hours are long, sometimes lack of sleep,because
filming in a movie time is more stable..it is easier
to have sufficient sleep, so, a person will be more
able to perform better, this is how movies are better.
L: Many people would think a movie will pose more
difficulties, seems that Jerry thinks it is more
relaxing.
J: Not exactly relaxing. It is just that I feel that I
had more energy mentally and physically to focus on
the movie..Meteor Garden took about half a year to
film...during that half a year, we filmed from morning
to night, sometimes one day..sleep only for three
hours...sometimes cannot control myself. Movies film
only for one-two months, in that kind of situation..i
won't feel as pressured.
L: Jerry fans is more interested. Before you came in
here, we intervied Lee director. Lee Director has high
hopes for you, he regards you as having high acting
talent, next time..can act in many different
characters, many O.Fs wants to know if you have any
expectations in your acting career development?
J: Hope to try out many different characters. because
want to see how far I can go. of course, i am still
learning the ropes.
L: O.F asks, jerry when can you be an King in Acting
(meaning when he can reach the peak..achieve the
highest recognition in acting)
J: Actually i don't dare say. I feel that in this
business, there are many talented people. I just want
to try my best in acting my characters that is already
fine..King in Acting..is still far away.
L: At least right now this question came a little too
soon. don't worry..take it slow. It is good that he
asked you this question after you released your first
movie, if he asked you this before your movie about
becoming a king in acting..that would be scary. O.F
asks..when will you come up with your second movie?
what kind of material?
J: when is still not sure, but right now there are a
couple of good scripts, my company is still examining
them.
L: Convey an O.F's greetings, Jerry's fan said, Jerry,
eventhough time has passed for sometime, but i still
want to wish you a happy birthday. Yesterday, in the
airport somebody said you were hurt, many people cried
was sad. so, right here i will always support you, i
believe that this movie will be especially successful.
Yesterday after you left, many people were crying
there, we all did not know what happened in shanghai.
in reality, it is your movie fans feeling sad over
there.
J: They were very worried about me, I was also very
worried for them. I am still a very healthy person,
yesterday there were many young girls and also older
ones there, I am more concerned about them.
J: Jerry don't worry, those young girls was swept off
emotionally by this young man' handsome-ness..that
kind of strong impact is unimaginable. Your birthday
is special, we want to know how you celebrated your
birthday.
J: This year i was at home to accompany my mom. last
year, i was workng most of the time outside, had
relatively lesser time to accompany my mom, this year
I want to spend this special day at home with my mom.
L: O.F asks, Jerry's MK this time would you come to
promote in Beijing? Many fans are waiting for you.
J: I want to go to many places too, because right now
I am recording my album, I don't know if i will have
the opportunity to go there, i will also need to see
my itenary for the remaining trip.
L: O.F asks, representing Shanghai fans welcomes you
to come here, wants to ask do you like this city,
shanghai?
J: I want to understand this place better, because i
do not have the chance to look around yet, most of the
time i will be in the hotel, also..last time's
concert, i don't have much memories. But, i have heard
many good descriptions about Shanghai, so, i hope that
if i get the opportunity, i would want to take a look
around.
L: At least you know the hotels well and has good
impressions on them. This time our interview is also
held in this JinMao hotel (not sure hotel's name) .
O.F asks, will you come to singapore?
J: I will go to singapore.
L: this o.f can look forward to that. O.F asks, he is
wondering if you are considering to come to mainland
to develop your career?
L: What counts as developing my career here? For e.g
when i release my albums, i will hold some solo
concerts, can these be counted as development?
L: His/her meaning is to have more chances to see you,
plus no only for you to familiarize not only with
hotels in beijing n shanghai..also familiarize
yourself with the streets and pubs here etc etc.
J: Hope that will have more time here, to visit
different cities in mainland, different cultures,
different places different people..the feeling is very
good, hope that i will have more chances to come here.
Besides these, i hope thru my album i can come here.
L: O.F asks, can you talk about your new album.
J: I have recorded about 4-5 songs for the album,
almost half of it now. I am very pleased with the
songs that I have currently. Because I have waited for
these songs for more or less a year, from 100 over
songs, I have chosen them. I like them alot
personally. In the movie, one of my songs is in there
too. Hopefully I can gather your opinions about the
song after listening to it.
L: It's good that you remind us, if not many friends
would have missed it. In MK, what is the title of your
song?
J: I don't know if the title of the song will change
later.
L: O.F asks, what is your biggest reward and
experience from filming this movie?
J: The biggest reward must be is to able to know such
a great person like Sammi with better acting talents
than I. Of course, I need to be grateful because they
have given me this chnce to work together. From them,
I have observed the way they dealt with situations,
e.g Sammi at filming location will make the atmosphere
very relaxed, Sammi has always been the role model for
newbies. Sammi and I had many acting scenes together,
i feel that she is a special artist, very
accomodating, easy to work with. This is what
surprised me. I felt that she might be a pretentious
or something like that. Our cooperation this time
actually we chat about many personal stuff off-camera.
Sammi is actually very unique, if not...she won't be
as popular as she is now.
J: speaking about popularity, you are also popular.
Next O.F asks, can you tell us during filming what are
your specially happy moments..can you share with us?
J: Getting to know Sammi and Andy makes me really
happy. Previously i was missing for a while, to
unruffle myself, during filming when i see many fans
because i was missing for a while, to come out
suddenly was kind of scary.
L: O.F says, i feel that you are very suitable to film
an ancient-costume film, if you act as a warrior, even
without makeup you are still able to look like it.
J: I want to wear ancient clothes too, I feel that it
is fun to be able to. very special. But right now the
scripts I received did not include any of these, but
in the future i will try out.
L: Today many online friends came nationwide and
overseas..news will definitely spread far and wide
overnight. Online friends said that they will book the
entire Beijing cinema to watch your movie, and
produced a special promotion card, that's why believe
that your movie will be a sell-out in Beijing.
J: I don't know how far is it from here to Beijing. I
know that friends (his fans) booked the entire
cinema..i am very happy about that. If it is not to
due to all these publicity, I hope to visit every
place that they have this kind of event. i don't know
if time will permit me though.
L:Today in Shanghai..you already have a little cold,
we don't want turbulence to strike Shanghai..the next
online friend, said that do you feel lots of pressure
working with so many hot shots in your first movie?
J: first yes..because we were not close, after all,
they are big stars..so, lots of pressure. But, after
meeting them..i feel that have been thinking too
much..Andy such a big star but after getting to know
them you feel more and more that he is very
gentlemen..good for us to follow their example.
L: That why this movie opportunity, lets you learn
many things
J:Yes.
L: Another online friend, jerry do you know that many
stars bought houses and started restaurants in
shanghai..do you have such plans?
J: Actually i have thought of that before have a
property and start business...I don't mind whether it
earns a profit or not but i hope to have a place...my
friends are supportive of me..if i have a
store, if there's any event we can go there...this
location will belong to me and it is easier to
control. But, at the moment, i am still
thinking..nobody approached me to realize my dreams
yet.
L: It is easy for us to locate sponsors, like
Shanghai's airport, airport is very easy
really..because they rather have this store than have
their place ruined. O.F asks, after filming this
culinary movie, did you improve your culinary skills?
What are your specialty dishes?
J: Normally I know how to fry egg, steak too..know
some easy dishes Actualy i am quite interested to make
dishes..have thought about cooking for my future
girlfriend. because i feel that doing this is quite
romantic, maybe because i don't know how to sweet-talk
but cooking is still manageable for me.
L: This is definitely very romantic. O.F asks, what
kind of girlfriends are you looking for?
J: It is a girl with arms and legs with a face (with
the five senses on her face) (HE WAS JOKING!haha) this
topic has been asked so many times, this kind of
things depend on feelings..feelings are very
important, need to communicate, and able to accompany
my mother with me.
L: I understand your meaning from what you said.
Everybody likes to ask you this question. but this is
pointless. hopefully everybody will try to understand
no to ask this question anymore. O.f asks, if you did
not enter showbiz, what would you be doing now?
J: From about 5th grade, I have started working from
waiter, bartender, at that time it was kind of fun. I
remember at that time my sister and I would go to work
together. Before coming into showbiz, I was a model,
at the same time working at a bar, at that time too i
was thinking about starting a store with a friend.
because i know how to make thingytail drinks, has
certain familiarity with this restaurant business, i
think this is one of the careers that I know most
about.
L: So, making meals for girlfriend is of course
romantic, if you mix thingytail drinks for her too
that must be very good.
J: Yes.
L: O.F asks if you go online, what do you do online?
J: I am okay, because I am quite busy, not much time
to go online, but there are many friends(fans) that
writes messages to me online, but i seldom see them
online. for instance, I have this idea now. hope that
i can set up a club for my supporters, such as having
my own website, because i feel that there are many
friends who supports me through many different
websites. If there are some things that I want to
tell, there would be too many sites for me to go to.
So, I hope to have my own website. All my recent news
would be posted there. I am not very computer
literate. I want to find a professional to help me
with this matter. I also hope to share my feelings my
photos with everybody on the website. Not a monetary
transaction at all. This is my current view. Because I
have not met a suitable person that i can put my trust
in. I know that sometimes there are some transactions
on the web, i am afraid if somebody takes advantage of
this, therefore i am still looking for a suitable
candidate. I know some people from different fan
groups now but I am still observing to see if they are
really reliable, really want to work something out,
and will not do something negative like steal money
etc. I hope that this project will be carried out soon
because then i will have a medium to share with
everybody. And everybody will not be dependent on the
tv, newspapers to know how i am doing. Moreover, I
have taken many pictures myself I hope to share with
everybody.
L: We look forward to this kind of professional
website. O.F asks..recently any communication between
F4 members?
J: Four of us gathered together in Taiwan recently
(Vanness's premiere) e.g I finished filming in HK, Zai
Zai released his album, hope that everybody can also
support Zai Zai, becase i hope that four of us can
support each other, this kind of feeling is very good.
L: O.F asks, did you play basketball recently?
J: Yes. Later at night i will play basketball with my
friends. Because i can use this sport as a form of
tension release, in this line i am losing contact with
my normal friends, so through this activity i am able
to bond with them..for instance i will sometimes play
with Zai Zai once a month.
L: An O.F said that your basketball skill is better
than Jay Chou.
J: Actually he is better, very styllish, has tricks,
when i play basketball it is very much like my
personality...we always play basketball
together....but because he looks very stylish when he
plays basketball ...we are those kind that plays it
safe...i feel that he plays better. The last time
during the pepsi event i won't because he let me.
LinBAi: Now we have "Yanchengxu.net" 's huge cake to
celebrate your new movie hope that it will have great
sales....let us end with cutting cake..
J: Thank you everybody. Thank you.
*thanks to may ofhttp://dao.proboards18.com
Thanks to Crissy of Faithful 4ever

Sony Music: Album Releases in March
Jerry Yan, You Hong Ming, Zhang Xin Zhe, Nicholas Tse
The above 4 artists' album have completed the last
round of
recording and will be released during the months of
March and April.
Thankyou for your patience.
**However, please note that circumstances may arise,
which may delay
the release. Please visit Sony website regularly.
thanks to CIA Jerry
thanks to sarah of f4group2003

Vanness Wu falls in love with a sparrow

Is Vanness Wu and Hebe's "Office Proposal's" first
monophyletic, "Sparrow Transforms into a Phoenix" a
clone of "Meteor
Garden?" The director said, "The two stories are
completely
different."
"Official Proposal" will be airing on April 4th at
9:30pm. In the
drama, Vanness is a 2nd generation businessman. He
returned to
Taiwan to manage his family's business. Hebe is a
shimmering member
of a singing group. The two's identities are distant,
but they
accidently come across each other and fall in love and
also decided
to elope.
The story of "Sparrow Transforms into a Phoenix" is
similar to Dao
Ming Si and San Cai's relationship in "Meteor Garden."
But the
director hasn't a different point of view. He said,
"These are too
completely different dramas. Office Proposal is
completely taken
from society. The differences in identity just adds to
the drama. I
found all new roles, it's not the fantasies in
cartoons/mangas/anime. Like Hebe's role is from a
shimmering 3
sister."
The director indicated that Vanness and Hebe both
represent a
different type of acculturation. Vanness is an ABC and
Hebe is a
simple Ping Dong girl.
When talking about working with Vanness and Hebe, the
director
praised the two greatly. He said, "The two of them are
both
children, and they are very into their work.
Especially Hebe. In one
scene she wore a pair of shoes that didn't fit her.
She walked back
and forth 40-50 times. She ran so much she got
blisters but she
didn't complain."

from
http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2004/new/ma...today-show1.htm
Translated by Amy

Lime Mag (Singapore) March 2004 issue

As befitting an F4 pop prince, local fans gave JERRY YEN a ear-
busting welcome when he came to town to promote his debut movie,
Magic Kitchen. LIME was there to record the action and provide audio
insulation advice. This story has been brought to you after much
elbow action, many "ouch!"-es and one very firm "Excuse Me!". As a
non-Jerry fan and a diligent press member who's trying to get my
work done, meeting the F4 member and his very vocal fan squad can
be, literally, a blast.

Fans of Jerry Yen are treated to an extra hour of anticipation on 14
January as they wait eagerly for their idol, (almost) here to
promote his first ever movie Magic Kitchen, also starring Sammi
Cheng and Andy Lau.

The air is electric with anticipation at Bishan Junction 8. As fans
chatter feverishly, press members try in vain to look nonchalent.
That is, until the subject responsible for a small eruption of
screams appears. Emcee n YES FM93.3 DJ Chen Liyi rallies the fans
on, "I see a black leather jacket!" the decibels treble as the 27-
year-old emerges n strides onstage with co-stars Nicola Cheung,
pretty in pink, n Vietnamese-American actress Maggi Q, elegant in a
white n gold dress. Yup, that's about the only time any of us paid
attention to poor Nicola and Maggi. Clearly, this is Jerry's night.
Even before his lady co-stars can take their seats beside Jerry,
security is struggling to push back metal barricades that keep
screaming fans away from the main press area, where us lucky journos
get the best view of his tousled locks.

Jerry picks up the microphone. "Hello." My hearing will never be the
same. Really, they should provide protective hearing gear for the
press.

Soon, he's bantering cheerfully and flirting with the fans.
Obviously they have already forgiven him for being an hour late.
Prompting excited squeals from fans, the F4 member divulged that the
popular taiwanese pop group has plans to work on a movie together,
quelling rumours of a break-up following their various solo
projects. In fact, he reveals that things are so healthy in the
group, all four of them recently met up for a screening of Vanness
Wu's film, Star Runner.

Supportively, Jerry even thinks Vanness' kissing scenes were
fantastic. There's also a friendly plug for Vic Chou's recently
released album, Remember, I Love You . "We try to support each other
as much as we can", he quips in a show of camaraderie.

In Magic Kitchen, Jerry plays a young chef's assistant quietly
infatuated with Sammi Cheng's character. But in real life, he proves
to be quite the romantic. He admits that back in high school, he'd
once yell out, "I love you!" in public on Valentine's Day and even
though he never did find out for sure, he thinks his then-girlfriend
must have been touched by his gesture.

Uncharacteristically talkative, he also confesses he'd gone out with
an older woman before. And joy of joys, he has no qualms about
dating a fan if opportunity presents itself. Nodding thoughtfully as
he breaks into a smile, he adds, "Some of the fans are really not bad
looking," drawing appreciative laughs from the hormonal crowd.

And what could be sweeter than a man cooking for the woman he loves?
Yes, Jerry will be doing just that this Lunar New Year, as he whips
up dishes he'd learnt while filming Magic Kitchen for...Mrs Yen, his
mum. Heart skipped a beat, huh? No, he didn't pull a Britney Spears,
rest assured.

But the pots n pans can wait as the comely star says goodbye to his
love-sick Singapore fans. After a mere 40-minute audience with the
pop prince, the adoring masses who've gathered since midday for the
7pm press con bid adieu to their idol the only way they know - very
loudly. Here's a thought: do the F4 boys suffer from hearing
problem, you think?

Juicy Jerry Facts

Have a yen for Jerry? Savour these little-known titbits then

** It took 20 takes before he could kiss co-star Barbie Hsu properly
in their hit drama, Meteor Garden. What's up with that? It's Barbie
Hsu, you should have taken 50!

** Jerry's got really weird fans! One fan message at an online forum
reads, "I am really a freak of yours".

** He has a refrigerator at home that's more than 20 years old.
You'd think with all the dough he's rolling in, he could afford a
new one.

** A filipino news site reported that even big names like Mariah
Carey n Dionne Warwick did not attract as big an audience as F4 when
they visited the country.

** Ooh la la! In an internet poll pitting Jerry, clad only in jeans,
against fellow bare-bodied Takuya Kimura and Korean actor Won Bin,
Jerry won an overwhelming 70 percent of the votes.

** Jerry only knows one line of cantonese to save his life: "I'm
very happy to see everyone!". Gee, that's useful.

** He used to believe nasty rumours about Sammi Cheng until he
worked with her on Magic Kitchen. Hey, we reckon she could say the
same about him!

* His favourite part of his body? His fingers!

thanks to likejycx

03/Mar/04 - F4 goes solo - Not looking good.., Lets review back F4 recent years' news.
Source: Lian He Zao Bao

 

Taiwanese boyband F4 after attending a March Charity concert in Hong Kong, announced the news of going solo. Unfortunately, their popularity had been falling.

Can they really fly solo? Are they up to standard? Let's look back at these 2 years what F4 achieved and have been doing.

After charity concert in Hongkong, each F4 individual dreamt of own amibition and developing their own solo career - publishing solo album and filming movies. Soon after 1 year, the results are obvious enough to see... its not appealing and unpleasent reported by the media.

About this report, F4 manager Angie Cai then unwillingly answered, "In this kind of situation, who can gaurentee 100% ticket box sale?" She feels that economy is not doing good and it is still in the state of recovering, and facing the problem of privacy, this entirely is not F4's individual's fault.

Recently, media reports claim that Angie Cai is a bloodsucker of Jerry, therefore Jerry insisted going solo in other company and instead of continuing the contract with Fu Long management. On the other side, Vic just continued his contract at the beginning of this year already. As for Ken Chu, he has already fixed a decade contract and the possibility for Vanness to continue his contract is high. Therefore, this might result them to become F4 - 1 = F3 forever.

F4 Popularity drops? Going solo is gonna help or be bad?

To find out the results, reporters and media have gathered all their 2years achievements and at the same time, discussing which member of F4 can still make it through this few years and who will fall flat.

TV/Drama Series: After flying solo, potential decreased greatly.
Let's talk about drama series first. All F4 members after shooting Meteor Garden, continued to flim other Tv/Drama Series. For Jerry, he had <Love Injury>, <Come to my home!> For Vic, he filmed <Poor Prince> and once again co-operate with Ken and came out with <Love Storm>. For Ken, he hosted <Marmalade Boy>. Lastly, for Vanness, he hosted <Marriage Office (Qiu Hun Shi Wu Suo)>.

Out of so many dramas, Jerry's <Come to My House> seemed to do better in this case. However, when comparing to 5566's <My MVP Valentine>, it seemed to lose out a bit. This made people think twice again bout their real potential.

 

SOUNDTRACK:LOW PURCHASE RATE OF LOVESTORM and Vic's Remember I Love YouNow, lets change the subject to Soundtrack. Previous year, ZZ released his 1st album Make a Wish as well as Vanness Body Will Sing.

 

These two 'hot'bods made their very first step in the music industry. Under focused publicity, Vic's virgin album squeezed in smoothly into Singapore's RIAS Year Best-Selling Album. Vanness's then a bit lower.. but it was still nominated as Best Selling Album too.

This month, Vic Zhou Yu Min released his 2nd album 'Remember I Love You' which only remain in the Taiwan G-Music's billboard for only a week. Obviously losing to 5566 and Elva Hsiao and other singers who similarly released their albums in the same month. .

Some people thinks that F4 isnt that hot anymore, but Angie Cai then disagrees that because ZZ released his album around the Chinese New Year. So less publicity was did and plus the roaring of piracy products.

Another 2 members, Jerry Yan and Ken Chu then never had their albums released yet. If the delay is because that they cannot find suitable songs, then theres nothing they can do. But if they are to delayed any further, perhaps, it will affect greatly their popularity and attention by fans.

MOVIE INDUSTRY: Vanness awaits Korean Movie industry.

Now to Movies. Among the 4 members, only Vic have not join in the crowd.

Comparing to performance, Vanness did a good job and making a new perfect appearance. However, no matter where we see, only his body improve more than his heart. or probably, Vanness' role is better to make use of than the role that Jerry hosted in Magic Kitchen, secretly falling in love with Sammi.

Ken acted as a student in Sky of Love. His acting skills is so-so, but worst, this movie is originally extracted from a Korean movie. If audience is to compare both of this test, i am afraid to say that it is not to ken's advantage.

When comparnig ticket box sales, no one did good. Magic Kitchen had the benefit of releasing in Chinese New Year and acting with Andy Lau and Sammi Cheung, but never did they thought it will crash with another big blockbuster movie: Gui Ma Kuang Xiang Qu which did better.

 

Vanness is then waiting for Star Runner to be filmed in Korean. He also awaits for better results as he is acting with Korean Hot female star or maybe stepping into Korean music industry?

In conclusion from the results above, we can actually confirmed that F4's popularity did fell after the individual fled solo. For Jerry who always is the main lead, in anywhere, he still can develop further. As for the other 3, there are more for them to catch up. Especially for Ken, he needs to put in more effort.

 

Source: Lian He Zao Bao
Translated personally by kEn`kAn of Faithful 4Ever. http://s2.invisionfree.com/faithful4ever/index.php?
Please indicate proper credit when posting this anywhere. Thank You
 
***thanks to woweureka of www.onlyf4.com

Zaizai denies F4 will split and hopes for a Hong Kong
F4 concert
Posted: March 2, 2004

Pic from Apple Daily

A few days ago, Vic Zhou accepted an interview from
the program "Shi Ye Bu Shi Ye." He said that he really
likes to sing and act. When working he prefers to work
together with F4 members because he doesn't have to
sing as much on stage and it is very lonely working
alone.

Denies that F4 is disbanding
Zai Zai's schedule for 2004 is already jam-packed.
Therefore there are currently no plans yet for F4 to
appear together this year. But he thinks that it isn't
good to always depend on others. The four of them will
have to go their own ways sooner or later. When he was
asked whether this implied that F4 will be disbanding,
he immediately denied and said that he really looks
forward to holding another concert with F4. As for the
place, he chose Hong Kong. The reason being that the
last time they recieved a very good response from Hong
Kong fans the last time they held a concert there, he
wants to be in this kind of atmosphere again.

He had was said out to the public that he wants to
date, to feel the sweetness of love. When asked what
his ideal girlfriend would look like, he said that the
outside isn't important, he only requests for
something reasonable. Instead, the most important is
that they have an obedient personality and can cook so
that she can take care of him, a greedy eater. He will
also sing love songs for his girlfriend, especially
love songs by his idol Andy Lau.

Source: Ming Bao

Translated by Amy of http://f4ever.azn.nu

Zaizai < Ji De Wo Ai Ni > Special
Don’t like pink, sexy, and late girls

Probably the majority of us believe that late is already a pronoun for celebrities. Before I was a celebrity, being late wasn’t a personal habit of mine, especially on dates. I used to really hate those guys that are always late and make the girl wait for them. It is because I believe that it’s righteous for a male to wait for a female. To make a beautiful young lady stand at a street corner alone and wait is something that makes one’s heart ache when they picture it.

Nowadays, work is very busy. When following the announcements I’m afraid to meet up with an accident. For instance, stopping the car, stomachache, a change in time for recording a program, flight delays, etc., all lead to lateness which is already out of my control. Every time I see fans drenched from the rain waiting or the media waiting impatiently, inside my heart I say countless “sorry’s” continuously. If I there was an arbitrary choice, I think that every celebrity won’t want play the role of the one that’s late.

Getting back on the subject, even though during dates it is righteous for a male to wait for a female, but ladies should not keep the men wait too long for this reason. I personally dread those girls that spend all this money and time putting blush on their face. There’s nothing wrong with girls dressing up nicely, what’s wrong is that they waste too much time, killing many male’s patience cells. Perhaps it’s because I personally dislike sexy girls dressed in pink. After all, under the pinkness is true person. Simplicity is actually already basic mannerism. If you want a male to like you, why don’t you just make your true self emerge under the glamorous light?

Source: Xing Zhou Ri Bao

3/Mar/04: Theres still hope for F4, THEY ALWAYS HAVE HOPE!

Source: Lian He Zao Bao
Reporter interviewed a few experienced professionals in the music industry and media represensitives. The thing that is interesting is that both sides almost agree to a certain extend

Out of the 3 pros, 2 said that as long as everything is organised properly, F4 still has a higher possibility of returning to the highest peak of all bands just like when they started. 3 then said that as long as F4 never announced they are officially disbanded, they always have a chance to revert back and this have to depend on the 4's decision.

If these 4 were together again, they might attracted another wave of heat. However, if Jerry were to insist on not continuing the contract, result might not be good. They also said that F4 have the basic foundation's benefit which is better than these new-comers. If they can maintain the support of the fans, it will be even better that they wont be disqualified out of so many singers.

3 Media represensitives then think that when these 4 boys were together, their popularity is higher. When looking at their current individual condition, going back to their 4's normal state is difficult as they have to depend more on themselves now. So maybe in the future, they would not be as hot as previous. Just because from the beginning, they were as deafening as the thunder, fans tend to look out for more higher results from them, and because of this pressure, F4 cannot hang on. Therefore the stress is too harsh on them.

But worth reminding is that... when beginning, it is F4 who raised up the heat of boyband.. in Asia. And soon, large bunchs of bands of different people were formed. But til now, it is still quite peaceful for F4. Only competitive bands are 5566 and Energy. However, these 2 bands cannot even stepped into hongkong's music industry. To think that F4 have already overcome the language barrier in Philippines, Thailand and Hongkong, why not dont talk about their competitors? Because the real rival and problem are themselves.
The Next Question is: When is F4's Next Cannon gonna be Fired?!

Source: Lian He Zao Bao

Translated personally by kEn`kAn of Faithful 4Ever

2/27 Help! This dude is stuck in uncool tearjerker
 
 
THIS is probably one show that Ken Zhu wants to
forget.
Before Meteor Garden ould propel this F4 poster boy to
stardom alongside Jerry Yan, Vic Zhou and Vanness Wu,
Ken was in a Taiwanese tearjerker called Sunflower.
While Ken played one cool rich dude in Meteor Garden,
he was just a rich dude in the uncool Sunflower.
He plays Xiao Long, the pampered only grandson in a
large family ruled by a draconian matriarch.
All his life the troublemaker Xiao Long has been
protected by his grandmother’s wealth and influence,
and this incurs the wrath of his own father, who is
jealous that his son is more favoured than he is.
As with all families with more money than they can
deal with, there’s a lot of fighting among the member
for their share of the moolah.
In typical Taiwanese soap opera style – think Taiwan
Ah Seng and Fiery Thunder bolt – the men do a lot of
backstabbing, plotting and all that nasty stuff.
The ladies just look wretched and do a lot (and I mean
a lot) of sobbing, except for the control freak
granny, of course.
Rising starlet Lin Weijun (infamous for cheating on
WeWe’s Lin Youwei with Ambrose Hui) also has a
supporting role here, as Xiao Long’s cousin.
Apparently, it was a toss up between Jerry and Ken for
the role of Xiao Long.
But in the end, Ken’s sunny disposition won him the
role – rather apparent from his hair-flipping and
toothy grins throughout the show.
And since then, Ken has gone onto play the shaoye
(Mandarin for rich boy) many times more.
But maybe Ken has done it once too often. For the
actor in him seems to have trouble shaking off the
spoilt brat persona even now.
Sunflower is showing over VV Drama (StarHub Ch 55),
Saturdays at 10.30pm

extracted from TNP, Watch It, 27 Feb 04 – Wendy Teo.
Thanks to Jordan of http://onlyf4.proboards4.com

Pardon, what’s your name again?

When F4’s Vanness Wu was here recently for movie
promotions, a curious reporter stood up and asked:
“Were your parents hoping for a girl to call Vannessa
when then had you?
Vanness chuckled – though he’s probably heard the
question a zillion times.
For the record, the American-born star did not choose
it himself.
It was his parents who named him after a road in Los
Angeles, known as Van Ness.
But, at least his unique name had made many people sit
up and take note.
Welcome to the world of Asian showbiz, where some
celebrities pick the most bizarre names for
themselves.
What’s a walking road sign when compared to, say,
Noddle, Jingle, and Shooky?
Is it just bad English? Or do these ludicrous names
have logical explanations?
Here we try to unearth the stores behind every unique
celebrity name.
extracted from TNP, 01 Mar 04 –Chang May Choon

*Only extracted the relevant bit about Vanness.
*thanks to jordan of onlyf4