Joey Yung big winner at 11th Chinese Global Music Awards

Sunday October 16, 2011 Hong Kong
Source: Oriental Daily
Translated by: aZnangel @ http://asianuniverse.net/forums/


The 11th Chinese Global Music Awards was held in Shanghai the other night. Joey Yung, Gillian Chung, Raymond Lam, Michael Wong and many other singers attended. Joey was the big winner among the female singers with a total of 4 awards. Malaysian singer Michael Wong also won 4 awards. Twins and Raymond Lam won 2 awards each. Eason Chan, Faye Wong, Stefanie Sun and Wang Lee Hom were absent, but they won awards as well.

Winners List

Most Popular Female Singer: Joey Yung
Most Popular Male Singer: Kenji Wu
Most Popular Duet: Eason Chan, Faye Wong - Because of Love
Most Popular Band: Soda Green, F.I.R, Mr.
Best Album: Kahlil Fong - 15
Media Recommendation Award: Twins
Best Stage Performers: Raymond Lam, Twins, Kenji Wu
All-Around Artist of the Year: Raymond Lam
Best Male Singer: Michael Wong
Best Female Singer: A-Mei
Chinese Accomplishment Award: Michael Wong

ong Kong singersHK singers are big winners in 9th Global Chinese Music award

The 9th Global Chinese Music Award Ceremony was held in Beijing two days ago. It was organized by Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong Radio. Among the 20 award categories, Hong Kong singers scooped 17.5 awards. Eason Chan and Joey Yung got the best male and female singers award. Hins Cheung and Khalil Fong got the most popular singer-songwriter awards. In all Eason and Khalil have got 4 awards each. Joey also got "Asia 5 strongest singer award" as well as "Golden song award". Charlene Choi got the "Asia 5 strongest singer award". Huang Xiaoming has got the 'Multi talented performer" and "Most popular male singer" award and Jason Chan also got "Asia most outstanding singer (HK)" award.

Source:MingPao
Translator: Hokkien128 @ http://www.asianvn.com

Hacken Lee sings good songs to thank his friends' support

Hacken has asked his good friends to write the songs for his new album "Today Special". They were Eason Chan, Hins Cheung, Louis Cheung, Mavis Fan, Khalil Fong, Jan Lam, Justin, Alan Tam and Jerald. Hacken expressed that he was under a lot of pressure collatting this album because every song his friend has wriiten was very good indeed. Therefore if the end result is not satisfactory, he couldn't face all his friends. He told reporters "I took up a lot of courage to ask each one of them to write song for me. I was worried what they think of me or not willing to help me. But I guess they didn't want to disappoint me, they didn't turn me down."

Source:MingPao
translator:dragon888@AEU/AVN

2008 Singapore Hit Awards Nominations

2008 Singapore Hit Awards Nominaftions
Translation by Sprezzatura and minivicki @ asianfanatics.net
Source: Here

Album of the Year:
Goodbye and Hello - Tanya Chua 蔡健雅
不想放手 - Eason Chan 陈奕迅
神秘嘉宾 - Yoga Lin 林宥嘉
虽然我愿意 - Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉
我很忙 - Jay Chou 周杰伦


Best Album Producer(s):
---arranged by producer - album [singer]---
Jim Lee - 不想放手[Eason Chan 陈奕迅]
Gary Cao (曹格) and Tu Hui Yuan (涂惠源) - Super Sunshine [Gary Cao 曹格]
Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) - Goodbye and Hello [Tanya Chua 蔡健雅]
Chen Wei (陈伟), Chen Xiao Xia (陈小霞), Chen Xiu Zhu (陈秀珠), Guo Wen Zong (郭文宗), Wang Zhi Ping (王治平) - 神秘嘉宾 [Yoga Lin 林宥嘉]
Jay Chou - 我很忙 [Jay Chou 周杰伦]


Best Song Producer(s):
---arranged by producer - song [singer]---
Bing Wong - 迷宫 [Joanna Wang 王若琳]
Huang Yun Ren (黄韵仁), Debbie Hsiao (萧贺硕) - 虽然我愿意 [Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉]
Leehom Wang (王力宏) - One World One Dream [Leehom Wang 王力宏]
Jay Chou (周杰伦) - 不能说的秘密 [Jay Chou 周杰伦]
Zhou Jia You (周佳佑), Zhou Heng Yi (周恒毅) - 洋葱[Aska Yang 杨宗纬]


Best Singaporean Lyrics Writer:
---arranged by writer - song [singer]---
Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) - 当你离开的时候 [Tanya Chua 蔡健雅]
Xiaohan (小寒) - 达尔文[Tanya Chua 蔡健雅]
Tanya Chua (蔡健雅) - 空白格[Tanya Chua 蔡健雅]
Xiaohan (小寒) - 一人一半 [Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉]
Liang Wern Fook (梁文福) - 约好的以后 [Joi Chua蔡淳佳]


Best Singaporean Composer:
---arranged by composer - song [singer]---
JJ Lin (林俊杰) - 爱与希望[JJ Lin 林俊杰]
Jim Lin Qi Yu (林倛玉) - 代替 [Jim Lin Qi Yu 林倛玉]
Lee Shih Shiong (李偲菘) - 收藏 [Jam Hsiao 萧敬腾]
Wu Jia Hui (伍家辉) - 虽然我愿意 [Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉]
Jim Lin Qi Yu 林倛玉 - 庆幸有你爱我[Joi Chua蔡淳佳]


Best Singaporean Singer:
---arranged by singer - album---
Joi Chua 蔡淳佳 - 庆幸拥有
Tanya Chua 蔡健雅 - Goodbye and Hello
Pan Jia Li 潘嘉丽 - 在世界中心
Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉 - 虽然我愿意
Chen Wei Lian 陈伟联 - i 伟联


Best Male Singer:
Gary Cao 曹格 - Super Sunshine
Eason Chan 陈奕迅 - 不想放手
Yoga Lin 林宥嘉 - 神秘嘉宾
Jam Hsiao 萧敬腾 - 萧敬腾同名专辑
Jay Chou 周杰伦 - 我很忙


Best Female Singer:
Joi Chua 蔡淳佳 - 庆幸拥有
Tanya Chua 蔡健雅 - Goodbye and Hello
Fish Leong 梁静茹 - 崇拜
Karen Mok 莫文蔚 - 拉活。。。莫文蔚
Angela Chang 张韶涵 - Ang 5.0


Best Singer cum Composer:
---arranged by singer - album---
Tanya Chua 蔡健雅 - Goodbye and Hello
Gary Cao 曹格 - Super Sunshine
Khalil Fong 方大同 - Wonderland 未来
Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉 - 虽然我愿意
Jay Chou 周杰伦 - 我很忙


Best Group:
---arranged by group - album---
Energy - 天生反骨
JS - 此生最美的风景
Soler - X2
Big Mouth 大嘴巴 - 大嘴巴同名专辑
Fahrenheit 飞轮海 - 双面飞轮海


Best Band:
---arranged by band - album---
F.I.R 飞儿乐团 - 爱。歌姬
Sodagreen 苏打绿 - 无与伦比的美丽
Champion 强辩乐团 - 小霸王


Best Newcomer:
Joanna Wang (王若琳), Hsiao Hung Jen (萧闳仁), 2女, Afalean Lu (卢学睿), WOW
Yoga Lin (林宥嘉), Jade Liu (刘力扬), Lee Chi Ching (李志清), BY2
Wu Jia Hui (伍家辉), Jam Hsiao (萧敬腾), Aska Yang (杨宗纬)
Derrick Hoh Wei Jian (何维健), Xiao Yu (小宇), Debbie Hsiao(萧贺硕)
Amber Guo (郭采洁), Danson Tang (唐禹哲), Daren Tan (陈世维),
Crowd Lu (卢广仲) , Meixin (美心), Quack Wu (吴忠明)

Awards Based on Voting

Favorite Male Singer:
Gary Cao 曹格, Chen Wei Lian 陈伟联, Khalil Fong 方大同, JJ Lin 林俊杰,
Yoga Lin 林宥嘉, Show Luo 罗志祥, Leehom Wang 王力宏,
Wu Jia Hui 伍家辉, Aska Yang 杨宗纬, Jay Chou 周杰伦


Favorite Female Singer:
Tanya Chua 蔡健雅, Jolin Tsai 蔡依林, Claire Guo 郭静,
Fish Leong 梁静茹, Jade Liu 刘力扬, Joanna Wang 王若琳,
Elva Hsiao 萧亚轩, Rainie Yang 杨丞琳, A-mei Chang 张惠妹, Angela Chang 张韶涵


Favorite Group:
5566, Energy, F4, F.I.R 飞儿乐团, S.H.E, Lollipop 棒棒堂, Fahrenheit 飞轮海,
迷路兵, Sodagreen 苏打绿, Mayday 五月天


Favorite Newcomers:
丁当, 李志清, Yoga Lin 林宥嘉, Jade Liu 刘力扬, Afalean Liu 卢学睿, Danson Tang 唐禹哲, Joanna Wang 王若琳, 伍家辉, Jam Hsiao 萧敬腾, Aska Yang 杨宗纬

See the complete list here: http://www.singaporehitawards.sg/awards1.htm
The award ceremony will take place on October 25th.

Moses not wearing skating boots

Moses Chan, Josie Ho and Khalil Fong were attending the fashion show organized by GUESS the other day. When the models were doing the fashion show on ice, Moses was only wearing a pair of leather shoes. Moses revealed that when he was filming "The Ultimate Crime Fighter", he had learned ice skating. But he cannot afford to make mistakes during the fashion show, therefore he gave up the idea of wearing the skating boots.

Moses said "it was suggested a model would take the lead, but I am a man. Normally I skate quite well, but I don't want to make any mistakes. I prefer to wear my leather shoes, it makes me the odd one out too."

Moses also disclosed that he is an expect in surfing. "I am a very talented beach boy. I have surfing boards at home. But since I entered the entertainment circle, I haven't been surfing."

Source:MingPao
Translator:Dragon888@ http://asianvn.com

Niki Chow has written most of her songs in her new record

Niki Chow had an interviewed at the commercial radio yesterday. Speaking of her new song "輕飄飄", Niki said it was her first attempt to try R & B style. The music was by Khalil Fong. She liked the song and she thanked Khaili for writing the song for her. Niki said the DJ thought the lyric captived people's imagination. She explained the song appeared to be about feelings after making love. But it can also mean other feelings. "It's up to people what they want to think."

Talking about the new record, Niki said she wrote most of the lyrics. There is still one more song she needs to finish it. Niki hopes the new record would give people a different feel. She had spent a lot of time in it. Repoter asked if she was worried about Kevin Cheng who was filming some dangerous scene for saving people. Niki laughed that Kevin is only an actor, not a real firefighter. He was only filming, he is very safe indeed.

Source:Wenweipo
Translator:dragon888@ http://asianvn.com

Khalil Fong - Wonderland

01. Love Song
02. 夠不夠
03. 暖
04. 愛在
05. 公園
06. 簡單最浪漫
07. 十九八七....
08. 未來
09. 忘了美麗
10. Sorry
11. 愛愛愛 (Acoustic Version)

Releasing two of the best albums to come out of Hong Kong in recent years, Khalil Fong is sometimes compared to other contemporary Chinese-language R&B-pop artists such as David Tao and Leehom Wang. The comparisons are somewhat valid - they all sing in Mandarin, and they have unique abilities to blend modern pop music with R&B influences. However, for his third album, Wonderland, and his first release aimed for outside Hong Kong, Khalil lives up to his nickname "Soulboy" by leaving the pop influences at home and wearing R&B on his sleeves. For this full-blown soul-R&B album, Khalil draws from soul artists like Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, a bit of 80s R&B pop, and even a bit of Michael Jackson for good measure. The result is a less commercially satisfying album because of its lack of "catchy" ballads, but it's already a frontrunner for one of the best albums of 2008.

While Khalil tried to incorporate other genres into his previous albums, he makes a brave decision to commit to a common tone for the whole album this time. As a result, it may be harder to differentiate some of the tracks on first listen. For example, "Is It Enough" (Track 2), "Warmth" (Track 3), and "Love Is Here" (track 4) seem to share similar rhythms and arrangements. However, further listens begin to reveal differences in each song, most particularly in the melody. While they do share a similar sound (mainly because of the genre), they all work to give a consistently fluid tone to the album.

Perhaps I was somewhat mistaken when I mentioned that Wonderland lacks catchy ballads. It actually starts with "Love Song" (Track 1), a smooth R&B ballad that celebrates the simplicity of a good love song. Written with a message rather than a story in mind (the Khalil-penned lyrics declare itself to be a song that is "not complicated and not hard to sing"), Love Song is a soulful ballad that affects with simple composition and the usual smooth delivery by Khalil. The track not only qualifies as a worthy opening track, but is also poised to be Khalil's most popular song since "Love Love Love" from his previous album. Closing track Sorry (Track 10), penned by David Tao's usual lyricist WaWa, is also a solid ballad, incorporating 80s R&B influence while also infusing Khalil's own vocal style as well, making for a strong track that will most likely become a radio plug.

The best section of the album is when the pace starts the pick up, as the musical tone begins to turn closer to funk. With a bouncy and engaging arrangement, "Park" (Track 5) sees Khalil channeling the vocals of Curtis Mayfield with a track that emphasizes feeling and rhythm more than composition. The following track, "Simplicity is the Most Romantic" (Track 6), is a perfect companion, incorporating rap into the mix without bringing it too close to hip-hop (despite the lyrics being written by Hong Kong rap group Fama). Matched with "10, 9, 8, 7..." (Track 7) to slow the tone down, this middle section gives the album a perfect pacing pick-up while sticking close to its overall tone. As a bonus, there's even a masterful interlude at the end of "10, 9, 8, 7..." that wraps up the section with just the right tone.

However, the album does get a little shaky when it tries to deviate from its genre with titular track Wonderland (Track 8), again written by Fama. The use of electronica deviates too much from the other tracks in terms of tone and rhythm. While the chorus brings the song closer to the tone of the album, Wonderland sounds like it belongs either at the end of the album or in another album altogether. Thankfully, the album gets back on solid ground with the pure R&B track "I've Forgotten Beauty" (Track 9), which stays close to Western R&B in both its abstractly composed melody and the bass and piano-driven arrangement.

Personally, my biggest gratitude to Wonderland is that it doesn't try to make an R&B album that caters to the Chinese market by including a track that features the contrived mix of Chinese traditional instrument and R&B aesthetics. Instead, Wonderland is an R&B album that happens to be sung in the Chinese language. While some may criticize the album as a flattering imitation of his favorite artists, I prefer to call this album a respectful homage. Yes, it does feature a lot of familiar influences, but Khalil always includes them while also injecting his own style of composition and delivery. With Wonderland, Khalil has pulled away from the rest of the pack to prove that he's one of the best soul artists Chinese music has to offer.

Recommended Tracks: Love Song (Track 1), "Is It Enough" (Track 2), "Park" (Track 5), "Simplicity is the Most Romantic" (Track 6), "10, 9, 8, 7..." (Track 7), Sorry (Track 10)

Review By Kevin Ma @ Yesasia

Khalil Fong Defends Fiona Sit, reveals the truth behind the Attacker

Khalil Fong held a press conference yesterday in Central, announcing his upcoming mini concert, Khalil Fong Wonderland Concert at Star Hall on March 30th and 31st. Many media outfits were invited to attend the press conference. He played and sang two songs, and revealed that the theme of his concert is environmental protection. Khalil revealed that his earlier Taiwan mini concert was warm up for the upcoming concerts; he even gained a few pounds during the Taiwan trip.

Fiona Sit, FAMA, Kay Tse, and Endy Chow will be the guests at the mini-concert. Originally, Khalil wanted to invite Andy Lau to be a guest. However, Andy is on a long vacation, and he didn't want to disturb him. Also, previously, Khalil wanted 四小強 (Hins Cheung, Ivana Wong, Louis Cheung) to be guests. But the timing of the concerts clashed with their schedules. Khalil revealed that he is nervous about the upcoming concerts because he hasn’t had time to practice. After entering the industry, he has never tried having enough time to prepare for a concert.

Regarding rumored girlfriend Fiona Sit's earlier attack, Khalil revealed that he had called her and knows that she is ok. He said, "Luckily it was only a small injury. I feel that she handled it well; she was very calm entering the hospital. I hope that fans or anyone do not resort to violence."

When asked he was worried about his own safety when attending functions, he answered. There is a chance for danger with anything. There are accidents when you are driving as well. Khalil learned from co-workers at their record company, Warner, that the man who threw the bottle at Fiona is a fan of Fiona's. Prior to the attack, the man constantly went to Fiona’s company to look for her. When employees told him that she was not there, the man refused to leave. Earlier, Warner had informed security to not let the man enter the company again. Normally, Fiona's fans are well behaved, so it appears that the man was a crazed fan. Fiona herself has not learned this news as she is working in Japan at the moment. Responding to comments from netizens that Fiona calling an ambulance was a waste of public funds and that she pretended to cry in order to get sympathy, Khalil said, I hope that the netizens and everyone else can view this event in a positive way.