Bosco Wong and Linda Chung criticised

Actors Bosco Wong and Linda Chung were recently criticised for their poor singing during their live performances at the first round of 2013's JSG Selections.

According to Apple Daily, Bosco and Linda, who won a Golden Song Award each for their hit single, "The Final Blessing" and "You Are One Half Of Me" respectively, disappointed their supportive fans with their lacklustre performance when asked to perform live on stage. 

Netizens claimed that the two actors' could not control their vocals and did not hit the right notes. Some even questioned Linda's ability to hold a solo mini-concert in August after her uninspired performance. 

When asked to comment on the criticism, Bosco Wong stated, "I thought I have given a good performance. But still, I will accept the criticism and improve my routine." 

Meanwhile, Linda Chung has no comment on the criticism. Her "Love Love Love: mini-concert will be held at the Kowloonbay International Trade and Exhibition Center (KINTEC) on 22 and 23 August.

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Andy Lau Denies Wife is Pregnant

Since becoming a father last year, Andy Lau (劉德華) has reduced his work load to enjoy family life. With Andy’s daughter turning one year old earlier, reports surfaced that his wife Carol Chu (朱丽倩) hoped to give him a son, and that she was already pregnant.

Andy and Carol’s love has spanned for more than two decades. In 1986, 24-year-old Andy traveled to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a tournament with the Hong Kong Celebrity Soccer Team and fell in love with Carol, who was 18 years old at the time. They shuffled their long-distance relationship between Malaysia and Hong Kong, purchasing properties in both locations. As Andy’s career soared in the 90s and the 2000s, the couple postponed plans to start a family. Finally, Carol became successfully pregnant and gave birth to Hanna Lau (劉向蕙) in May 2012. Andy became a doting father and it was understood that he wanted to have a second child.

At an earlier promotion for Switch <天机·富春山居图>, Andy dismissed recent rumors that Carol was pregnant. “Didn’t I say that the Internet rumors are false? If I have to clarify every fake story, that’s impossible. So I simply will not respond to it.” With their recent wedding anniversary, Andy said that they did not exchange gifts and spent it in their usual fashion.

Director Ambition

With the recent trend of actors producing and directing their own films, Andy also hopes to direct his own project. However, it takes time to prepare the right script.Time is a luxury for Andy, and directing may have to wait another two years. In the past two to three years, he had conceived a script about firemen, but he was too slow to put it into production and there were already two firemen-themed movies this year. For a future directing project, Andy hopes to film a comedy.

Source : mingpao 

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Bosco Wong Not Interested in Dating Now

Bosco Wong (黃宗澤) admitted that when he first joined acting, he had treated it like a hobby. After being in the entertainment industry for 13 years, he now sees it as a career. Aside from appearing in Hong Kong and mainland dramas, Bosco has branched out into the film and music industries, becoming a well-rounded artist with diverse tracks. But Bosco’s ambitions do not stop there, as he is also an entrepreneur and hopes to become a director one day.

Bosco made his first television appearance in a lemon tea commercial with Cecilia Cheung (張栢芝) in 1998. The following year, he successfully auditioned at TVB. Three years later, he gained notice after filming for Triumph in the Skies <衝上雲霄> despite portraying only a secondary role. Together with Ron Ng (吳卓羲), Sammul Chan (陳鍵鋒) and Kenneth Ma (馬國明), Bosco was promoted as TVB’s S4, the future generation of TVB siu sangs.  After 2005′s War of In-Laws <我的野蠻奶奶>, Bosco made a popular onscreen and real-life couple with Myolie Wu (胡杏兒).

Good Morale Despite All

Bosco has also enjoyed a rather fruitful career in China. For that, he is grateful to TVB for granting him the opportunities. Besides acquiring knowledge about the different filming techniques, Bosco also discovered his love for directing while working in China. He sees it as a career alternative to acting.

Recently, TVB has been suffering poor ratings, generating poor feedback for its dramas. Seasoned producers, scriptwriters, and actors left for China’s better opportunities, resulting in TVB having to resort to employ artists from other stations.  Bosco said, “This world is so big. There are so many television companies and equally as many actors. Who signed whom is not a big problem. The most important thing is everyone maintains a good relationship so that there can be future collaborations.”

Besides China, Bosco also feels that the upcoming issuing of free-to-air TV licenses to rival local stations will not affect the morale of the company. He supports competition as improving quality.

Not Mindful of Others’ Opinions

In currently aired drama, A Change of Heart < 好心作怪>, Bosco portrays a pair of twins. While the elder brother is a doctor, the younger one is a bartender. Because the twin brothers are rather similar in character, Bosco had to spend much effort in playing the two roles well so that the viewers are able to differentiate them. Although both brothers are humorous, the elder brother is more serious while the younger one is more indecisive and always up to mischief. Bosco felt that in real life, he is more like the younger brother. Bosco said, “[He] doesn’t like to explain himself, often causing others to misunderstand him. This is me, I don’t care how others see me.”

Love Is Not Priority

In A Change of Heart, the two brothers at two separate times, fell in love with Niki Chow (周麗淇). Though the pair shared several passionate kissing scenes, Bosco felt that Niki is too tomboyish and would never fall for her in real life. However, that did not stop the rumors from spreading that both were an item.

Bosco said, “It’s part of an actor’s job to play passionate scenes. In overseas films, people don’t find it strange to see lustful and bed scenes. Maybe it’s China’s culture! How can there be so many hook-ups? Thank you everyone for thinking so well of me. But neither do I have the effort nor ability.”

Bosco stressed that at the moment, he will let love take its natural course and just focus on his career. “Right now I do not want to think of dating. People at different stages will have different thoughts. I think of my business and work more than love.”

Source: ihktv.com

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Sammi cheng dances in place of yoga

Andy Lau Tak Wa and Sammi Cheng sau Man earlier went to Shenzhen for the BLIND DETECTIVE (MAN TAM) press conference and were asked to perform the bridge tango again. Sammi said that with all the dancing from the film promotion her body has become more flexible. The result was better than yoga.

Wa Jai continued to carry a cane and appeared as the film character Johnston. He said, "Walking with a cane is as easy as walking with my legs!" This time was their final BLIND DETECTIVE promotion together. They and director Johnnie To Kei Fung all said that they were reluctant to part and did not know when the next reunion will be. Thus they hoped to celebrate the success of BLIND DETECTIVE. Sammi joked, "Then we will have to have a proper feast!"

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Jordan chan takes two year off to raise his son

Congratulations! The 45 year old Jordan Chan Siu Chun and the 30 year old Cherrie Ying Choi Yi finally on July 1st gave birth to an almost 6 pound son Jasper. Little Siu Chun was born earlier than expected. When Ying Choi Yi realized her water broke, she immediately asked Siu Chun to return to Hong Kong. Siu Chun was lucky enough to return from Tianjin in time to be in the delivery room with his wife and witness the birth of his son under typhoon signal 3. Ying Choi Yi admitted it was like a dream and even joked that since her son was born during a storm, perhaps he would be able to command storms!

New father Chan Siu Chun spoke to the media outside the hospital. He could not hide his joy. "My son was born on July 1st. I of course went into the delivery room with my wife. My son is almost 6 pounds. The delivery was not natural but the entire process went very smoothly. She was very tough and wasn't scared at all." Siu Chun was in Tianjin when he learned that his wife was about to give birth. He immediately returned to Hong Kong. As soon as he landed he rushed into the delivery room. Finally he was able to accompany Ting Ting into the delivery room; however, Siu Chun has yet to be able to hold the baby yet because the baby had to be kept under observation in an incubator. However last night Siu Chun finally was able to hold the baby! He made a baby carrying pose for the press. "Earlier during an interview I had a lesson, I don't think I will have any problem. I scored in the 80s." Will he distribute baby photos? He said, "Probably not, I will save them for myself."

Siu Chun revealed that Jasper's mouth resembled his Mommy's and nose and eyebrows like Papa's. He said, "He is very hairy, I mean eyebrows, hair too. His limbs are long. Of course he is very handsome." He even praised his wife for being tough. Even with the anesthesia she still could feel the operation in her lower half. She even spoke as her eyes teared up. Siu Chun felt that this was an experience that only women would be able to experience and tough out. He of course was very touched and even thanked his wife with a kiss for giving birth to his baby.

His son for now has no Chinese name yet, he would leave it for his wife to decide. For now he would be breast fed. He was the happiest that his son shared an astrological sign with him. "Coincidentally he was born on July 1st. Every year we will have fireworks to celebrate with. (It doesn't happen every year) It's still good!" According to Ying Choi Yi's facebook post, their son is named Jasper. Because Siu Chun's English name was Jordan, their son's name had to start with a J as well.

Will he reduce work to take care of his family? Siu Chun helplessly said that originally he wanted to stay in Hong Kong more to spend more time with the baby, but from July to August he will have to fly to Tianjin for work.

Siu Chun revealed that his wife always asked him to take acting roles, but he refused to yield. He planned to perform concerts for extra money, which was better than leaving several months for acting. Thus after all the work on hand he would not work another Mainland series for at least one to two years. He whined, "Give me some time with my son first. My wife had to suffer to give birth to our son. This would be a type of pleasure for the parents."

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heung Wa Keung yesterday visited at the hospital. Their son Jacky Heung Jor brought a gift in a Burberry bag. Mrs. Heung said, "I haven't called Ting Ting yet, but I believe they have to be very excited. (Will you give them any parenthood tips?) I believe they have done a lot of homework."

YOUNG AND DANGEROUS (GOO WAT JAI)'s Chicken Chan Siu Chun became a father, his co-star friends of course were happy for him. The humorous "Chan Ho Nam" Dior Cheng Yi Kin congratulated Siu Chun online right away, "Congratulation Pal, welcome Little Siu Chun."

"Dai Tin Yee" Michael Tse Tin Wa yesterday brought champagne to hospital to visit with his wife. After a hour, they left in the company of Siu Chun. Tin Wa said that because the hospital has not permitted it yet they have not yet seen "Chun B". He said, "I am very happy for them, I saw Siu Chun smile from the heart. (Did you give him any parenthood tips?) I didn't ask, but maybe tomorrow we will be back to see the baby." As for "Bau Pei" Jerry Lamb Hiu Fung, when asked if he would share any parenthood tips with Siu Chun he revealed, "He wouldn't listen. He listens to the boss (Ying Choi Yi)! We suggested names for his son, he told us not to mess around and to stay away. He wasn't afraid of his old lady, it's respect."

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It’s over for Shawn Yue and Kary Ng

Dating for less than a year, Shawn Yue and Kary Ng have called it quits.

Yesterday, Kary issued a statement via her Facebook and announced the end of relationship between her and Shawn.

“After a year of love, respect and adoration, Shawn and I have decided to go our separate ways in pursuit of our own personal journeys. As this chapter ends for us a new one begins, I kindly ask that you respect our privacy during this time. I will always adore Shawn, and we will remain as close as we always were! We wish nothing but the best for each other. From the bottom of my heart I thank those who’s been there for Shawn and I. I strongly believe the best is yet to come. Let’s focus on more important things in the world, always remember to live and love!”

There were earlier reports that stated that Shawn was ‘breathless’ over Kary’s clinging tightly on him, which led to the demise of their relationship. Shawn responded on their breakup and dismissed the reports as well.

“Although we have separated, we are still very good friends and still care and support each other. I only wish to tell everyone that those reports that hurt her are not true. We will cherish our friendship!”

The romance of Shawn and Kary was first exposed when the couple were spotted walking hand in hand on Valentine’s Day.

A close friend to the couple shared the couple’s romance was sparked due to a moment of impulse. After spending time together, they realised that they had different personalities and different interests.

Source : mingpao

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