It's a Jerry party!



You knew that fans of F4's Jerry Yan meant business when they tried to mob Outlook's lensman for his press badge, then tried to convince him to take their questions to this Asian superstar during the interview session on Yan's exclusive promotional trip ``Pepsi Jerry Party in Bangkok'' last Sunday at the Bangkok Convention Centre.

``It feels good to be here in Thailand. I'm so happy to be meeting my Thai fans,'' said Yan, one of the four members of Asia's biggest boy bands.

It probably didn't feel so ``good'' to adoring fans who waited in line overnight for a shot at getting admission tickets to the party. According to reports, those who showed up at 4am on D-day couldn't get a hold of one, and bidding for tickets was said to have gone as high as 300,000 baht.

Waiting, however, wasn't the only trouble these fans went through. They also had to collect 150 Pepsi bottle tops in order to camp out in the line, keeping their fingers crossed.

Pepsi said the reason for bringing their latest regional presenter to Thailand was to ``express our appreciation to consumers''.

The fans _ about 99.99 percent female _ certainly showed their own appreciation, constantly screaming and waving heart-shaped balloons for over an hour while the surly guards kept tight control over this overzealous reaction by being unnecessarily harsh and fuddy-duddy.

The excitement inside the hall was so thick you could have cut it with a butter knife, but it went up a notch when Yan appeared on-stage wearing a blue Pepsi sweater, white pants and sharp cheekbones.

After singing but one song, Yan went through a series of banal games with lucky winners, answering equally banal questions. He seemed to be quiet. Mostly he uttered ``hoa hoa'' (good, good) with a few ``mmm's'' here and there, yet was pleasant enough, walking through the whole hoopla as agreed.

The first game involved pre-selected winners who came on-stage to battle it out in a Yan trivia contest. It didn't matter who won as they got to be close to this 27-year-old heart-throb.

The second game was rather more exciting. Lucky winners paired up and pushed Pepsi carts through a collapsing wall composed of _ of course _ Pepsi boxes. Those with the fastest time were the winners. Two of the three teams fell down, alarming Yan, who was quick on his feet to go to their rescue.

More of the same ensued.

The most entertaining bit might have been when Yan was urged to get his camcorder to record his Thai fans. As the press release, handed out beforehand, promised: ``Surprisingly, the show touchingly ends up with Jerry taping his fans on video himself to keep as his precious memories.''

Very touching, indeed.

Back stage for a large group interview with the local press, who couldn't stop clicking shutters for even one second, Yan was still relaxed and continued to smile politely. It was a wonder that this superstar could keep himself under such control.

Questions were collected and possibly screened beforehand. Nobody understood why the very same questions that had been asked on-stage came back and haunted Yan yet once more _ the local press machine must be really curious to know what type of girl Yan prefers.

The answer, from both on- and off-stage: ``I like girls who love their families and can take care of the household properly. I also like girls who understand me, and who are beautiful from the inside.''

To sum it up quickly, it transpires that Yan wishes to explore Thailand more, thinks Thai fans are lively and eager, would be a professional basketball player if he weren't in showbiz, keeps fit by exercising and, most importantly, might consider a Thai girl as a possible mate when he learns the language.

On a more important subject, the reunification of F4, Yan remains positive though each member has more or less gone their separate ways, doing movies and TV series, writing and releasing solo albums after the mega success of the TV series, Meteor Garden I and II, which launched the respective careers of the four lads, and the two F4 albums.

``If opportunities arise, we will work together again. But now all of us are busy doing our own things. So if time and chance allow, it will happen, definitely,'' said Yan, or ``Jer-Ly'' to his Thai fans.

For the time being, he's working on a solo album, set to be released in May if everything goes according to plan. ``Now I'm in the phase of collecting songs. It's too early to tell what kind of music it will be. I hope to come back to Thailand for a concert or for a promotional trip after releasing my album,'' he said.

Source: http://www.bangkokpost.com

thanksto mala of OnlyF4

Jerry Yan Went to Thailand alone to Meet fans



Taiwan boyband F4 member, Jerry Yan, arranged a meet the fans session in Thailand, Bangkok in the position of a Pepsi spokesperson. He attracted lots of people, and the scene was not losing to any events that F4 attended.

In order to welcome Jerry, thai fans not only put up welcome banners, they even sang together along with the music. It's seen of Jerry's charm in Southeast Asia. This time, F4 isn't seen together and Jerry has did his own individual Pepsi promo, is it a sign of them developing individually?

Thanks to Dong Fang Ri Bao.

Credits to Xiujuan of OnlyF4

Bao Long's Charm Swept Away Thailand

Yan Cheng Xu (Jerry) held a meet and greet session on the twenty-first of March at Bankok, Thailand and while he was at it, he also publicized for Pepsi Cola. Large quantities of fans crowded at the scene. Fans, young and old, all used a distinct Thai-style Mandarin to sing his songs.

Source: 2004 March 22, Lian He Wan Bao @ http://udn.com

Translated by Sherry (Sweet Dreamz) of Faithful 4ever - http://f4.azn.nu, http://s2.invisionfree.com/faithful4ever

Jerry in Bangkok,but keeps up with elections

After casting his vote, Jerry flew to Thailand to participate in yesterday’s Pepsi Meet the Fans Session held in Bangkok. This event attracted 3,000 fans from all over the world. Suspended by the elections back in Taiwan, in the two days, his friend kept him up to date about them. His mood was astonished and nervous, he kept on saying, “Can’t be in confusion, must have peace, must have safetry.”

This year, only Jerry and Ken voted. Zai Zai filmed “Mars” and Vanness is an American citizen so he can’t vote. But everyone cares for the results of the election. When Jerry arrived in Thailand in the evening he contacted with his Taiwan friend, his mood following the ups and downs of the election. When the results came out, he actually was a bit shocked.

Yesterday, he returned to Taipei from Bangkok. He read all kinds of news on the elections on the plane. Once he arrived he immediately called home to tell them he safely landed. Broker, Zhi Xiang Li said that he had the butterflies with tremendous ups and downs. He only wanted Taiwan to be stable and didn’t think about anything else. In the coming days, Jerry’s main focus will be his album.

Source: Lian He Bao

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

Zai Zai’s stand-in loses conscious on the spot


Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu’s idol drama “Mars” needed to take a special trip to Xian Tai, Japan to film at the Yamaha racing track. In order to make Zai Zai’s role, Ling, to correspond with the professional racer in the manga, they hired a Japanese designer to help make Zai Zai two sets of racing clothes worth almost 500,000 dollars with two additional special racing helmets.

Going to Japan this time to work, Vic Zhou said that the deepest impression was when everyone had to do warm-up exercises, “shoveling snow,” everyday in the morning before work started. Whether it was the staff members or the actors, everyone had to shovel all the snow on the racing track in order to start filming. Sometimes, in order to make the snow melt faster, they used a furnace to melt the remainder of the snow to insure the safety of all actors.

For the filming of “Mars,” the Japanese side’s manufacturing unit especially invited many Japanese GP racers to go to Xian Tai to play the role of Zai Zai’s stand-ins. This really touched the drama group. Producer Angie Cai frankly said, “Everyone must pay attention to all the actors’ safety guard facilities. If an accident occurs, we really can’t pay the price.”

When filming “Mars,” there was an accident that makes one frightened. There was this one scene where Zai Zai takes part in a competition. When they began filming, the director first asked a professional to do a demonstration. In the scene of a batch of soaring motorcycles, when Zai Zai’s stand-in started to prepare to set off, he had to abandon the motorcycle and jump off as a result of a sudden burnout from the cold weather. The motorcycle hit the one in the front. The cascade terrified everyone. This stand-in for Zai Zai didn’t have enough time to get up and was hit by the motorcycles coming from the back. He appeared to be in a state of unconsciousness for at time.

However, one the ambulance arrived, the medical staff prepared a stretcher to send him to a hospital. All of a sudden, he miraculously woke up. This made everyone take a sigh of relief. Zai Zai, who witnessed this accident at the side, straightforwardly said that it’s very dangerous. If it had happened to him, the aftermath would be unimaginable.

Source: ETToday

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

[03.24.04] ZZ not comfortable with cold weather Source : http://www.indosiar.com/v2/da/da_read.htm?id=1348 Vic admitted that he hates winter, but reluctantly he has to face the discomfort while shoot his latest drama Mars-Zhan Shen. The filming was shoot in Japan which initially make Vic happy, but the soonest he arrived there, Vic was so shocked learning that the weather reached below 0 degree, worst, Vic didnt bring with him , his winter outfit only light sweater & jackets. Right away, Vic called his manager in TW, "it's super-super cold here" ... knowing Vic discomfort with cold weather, his manager immediately send him thick clothes and gloves to warm him. Seeing the snow around him, Vic can still joking : "honestly, this is the first time i saw a real snow, first i was so excited but then the cold weather making my brain feel frozen. Credit: pepss of http://www.pure4.net

[03.24.04] ZZ and Da S frightened by motorcycle When the weather was better, Zai Zai and Da S filmed a romantic riding on a motorcycle scene. They both said, "There was not the slightest romantic feeling, only afraid that we'll fall." Source: Sing Tao Credit: amy of faithful4ever

[03.24.04] Zhen Shen Cleaning Snow off Door on their Own Cold fliming in Japan Snow on Car Track In order to flim Mars, Vic Zhou and Da S specially went to Japan to flim the scenes. As the role that Zaizai acted in Zhan Shen, Ling, was a professional car racer, Cai Zhi Ping specially got a Japan designer to help Zaizai to make 2 car racer outfitis that came near to 50 million, adding another 2 safety helmets. This time working in Japan, the deepest impression left on Zaizai was that everyone had to go early exercise every morning, and that's to " break ice". Everyone had to go onto the track and clean off all the snow on the track. They even had to use fire to dry up the snow that was on the track, this is to ensure the safety of all the actors. Source: Da Cheng Bao Credit: Xiujuan of http://onlyf4.proboards4.com

[03.24.04] “Catch Asia’s hearts” YAMAHA sponsoring motor-sports TV program 2004/03/08 Response of Japan Yamaha Motor announced that it is helping producing a TV drama, "Mars" , which is scheduled to be aired in Asia in summer of 2004, and will provide a motor-sports information variety show, called "Vic's Motor Sport World FUN FAN RUN". Mars is produced in Taiwan and scheduled to be broadcasted in Taiwan CTS, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China. Mars consists of 20 episodes, 60 minutes each. It is the story of a rider starting from the all-Japanese road race and striving towards the challenging of Motor Grand Prix. "FUN FAN RUN" is an information variety program produced by YAMAHA and has 12 episodes, 30 minutes each. It will be hosted by Taiwan-based Okinawa talent AiSa and Vic, and road racer Noribumi Abu. The motor sports program will be aimed at the young generation of Asian countries and will be aired in the same areas as Mars. Yamaha will provide the program with the machines for filming, race information, and know-how. Its broadcast schedule in Japan has not yet been decided.

F4 MAY Be Breaking Up Posted: March 25, 2004     Beautiful Dreamers Boyband F4 is (almost) dead. Long live Meteor Garden. Three years after the Taiwanese idol drama phenomenon hit our shores, idol drama series are still going strong. What explains their continued success and what can local drama makers learn from their popularity? By Ho Ai Li F4 MAY be breaking up, but the passion for idol-drama serials which the Taiwan boyband helped to pioneer remains hot. LACKLUSTRE: Local series Fantasy with Michelle Saram and Chen Hanwei failed to take off. In 2001, their trailblazing Meteor Garden revitalised Taiwanese TV drama serials and made the quartet - Jerry Yen, Vic Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu - household names from China to the Philippines. Naysayers at first said Meteor Garden, which spawned a successful sequel in 2002, was merely a passing fad. But three years later, idol dramas, which are targetted at viewers in their teens to the 20s, are still going strong. Mr Paul Chan, SPH MediaWorks' senior vice-president (programming, branding and promotions), links their hit formula to 'beautiful faces, beautiful shooting locations, catchy soundtracks and fairy-tale plots'. 'Youth at this stage in life are making dreams. Never mind if such 'dreams' are practical or not, they're part of growing up. Idol dramas are really about dreams,' he says. The genre has gone on to spawn copycats in China like Beach (2003), starring top Chinese actors Li Yapeng and Zhou Xun. It has also spun off Taiwanese-Korean collaborations like Scent Of Love (2003), and Taiwanese-Singapore efforts like Westside Story (2003), now airing on Channel U. Whereas the early efforts were a sugary confection of youthful dreams and fantasies, the latest hit idol drama in Taiwan mixes in social realism, exploring teen gangs with young and swoonsome leads. Called The Outsiders or Tou-yu, the series, which is sold as VCD sets here, stars newcomer Guo Pin-chao and Lu Ming-chun. =============================================== Source: The StraitsTimes Asia http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/life/stor...,241920,00.html