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POP STOP

By Max Woodworth
STAFF REPORTER of Taipei Times
Friday, Feb 18, 2005,Page 14


The advent of the Year of the Rooster brought with it reams of speculation on the local gossip pages about local stars' fortunes, good and bad, for the year to come. For most of the stars, this year will apparently offer more of the same -- meaning celebrities who are down, such as Momoko Tao (陶晶瑩) and Vivian Hsu (徐若瑄), will continue to be down and should consider prospects abroad, while hot stars like David Tao and Andy Lau (劉德華) will continue to ride high.

Among those who'd best watch their back for lurking, ill-intentioned ghosts is Faye Wong (王菲), who, as a rooster zodiac sign is on a base year for her lunar cycle and as a result will be particularly prone to unpredictable events -- though that isn't always bad. Her prosperity index, however, is sky high for this year. Selina of SHE will have to pay attention this year to protecting her feet, while TV host Zhang Fei's (張菲) luck might be slightly down, including in the romance arena, where there will a lot of talk but not much action. Nothing new there, then.

Speaking of romance, the past week also included Valentine's Day, which meant the paparazzi were hiding in the bushes hoping to catch the local celebrities out on the town with their significant others. The biggest catch of the day was of Jay Chou (周杰倫) and TV anchorwoman Hou Pei-tsen (侯佩岑), who reportedly spent some intimate time on vacation in Japan over the weekend. The two have tried to shrug off any speculation of a romantic link, but haven't denied meeting up in Japan. If the rumors prove true, Jay will be the envy of Taiwanese men, who in a recent Internet poll on the 1111 job search Web site rated Hou as the most desirable woman in Taiwan, ahead of supermodel Lin Chih-ling (林志玲).

In film news, the organizing committee of the Oscars announced last week that Zhang Ziyi (章子怡) will be an award presenter at the ceremony set to take place next Sunday. Her selection to present an award is an early tip of the hat to the actress after House of Flying Daggers (十面埋伏) came away empty handed at the British Film Awards over the weekend.

Taiwanese film is sure to make a splash this week at the Berlin International Film Festival when Tsai Ming-liang's (蔡明亮) The Wayward Cloud (天邊一朵雲) plays in the competition. Known for his stark view of urban life, the film's press material features two of the film's stars, Lee Kang-sheng (李康生) and Lu Yi-ching (陸亦靜), stark naked engaged in some rough-looking hanky panky in the shower. Tsai told local media before leaving for Berlin with his cast that the film might shock some and judging from the photo stills, he's probably right.

For lighter film fare, a spokesperson for Stephen Chow (周星馳) announced last week that the director plans to shoot a sequel to Kung Fu Hustle (功夫), which has shattered Hong Kong box-office records, earning US$7.8 million. Consider yourself warned.


有誰可以告訴我Lunasy版主人到哪去了？思念她得緊！

[ Last edited by Cluvmusique on 2005-2-19 at 14:06 ]

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Strip Aid

Feb. 19, 2005  Electric New Paper, Singapore

IT all started with a terrible famine in Africa in 1984, when British pop stars got together as Band Aid to raise funds for the starving.

Then, American singers banded together and recorded We Are The World for African famine relief. The song was a hit, and the telethon it spawned saw millions of Americans phoning in contributions, advertisers battling for commercial spots, and a mountain of money raised.

Now, supermodel Naomi Campbell has gone a step further.

She's dropped her clothes for charity.

Looking stunning with long, tousled hair, Campbell, 34, posed naked - except for running shoes and a watch - for a Pirelli photographic exhibition in Paris.

The pictures, taken by French photographer Patrick Demarchelier, are now on display in New York, where they will be auctioned off to raise money for tsunami aid. She is the latest in a long line of stars around the world who have thrown themselves into fundraising activities to aid the Asian tsunami victims.

A Tsunami Soccer Aid match in England next month will pit a celebrity team that includes Brian McFadden against the Liverpool Legends led by Kenny Dalglish and Robbie Fowler.

ASIAN EFFORTS

More than 100 Chinese music stars banded together last month to record the song Love, a Mandarin version of We Are The World, which featured Jackie Chan, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung.

More than 100 Malaysian artistes, led by rap group KRU, have released a similar charity single, called Suluhkan Sinar (Shine A Torch), while Indian stars including Alka Yagnik and Sonu Ngiam are working on a similar project in Hindi.

Concerts around Hong Kong, India, Australia and the US have also raised millions, including one in Hong Kong starring 2R, Leon Lai, Miriam Yeung and Gigi Lai that raised HK$48 million ($10.9m), and one in Taiwan with F4, Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai and David Tao that raised NT$400 million ($20.5m).

Many stars have also dug deep into their own pockets, including Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, who gave US$10m ($16.5m) after his bodyguard died in Phuket.

Other big givers: Director Steven Spielberg, US$1.5m, actress Sandra Bullock, US$1m, DiCaprio US$1m and Linkin Park, US$100,000.

In Asia: Bollywood director Subhash Ghai, 2.5 million rupees ($97,500), Korean actor Bae Yong Jun 300 million won ($472,000), Jackie Chan HK$500,000 ($105,000), while Chow Yun Fat, Stephen Chow, Leon Lai gave HK$200,000 each.

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New Direction: The Great Leap 2005 ~ David Tao

For two years have his fans been waiting and it could have been even longer. Fortunately, Tao managed to overcome the controversials that almost led to the banning of his latest album, The Great Leap 2005 , the first part of a trilogy, and greets his fans with an intro and twelve new tunes.

Outstanding singer and song writer Tao wrote most of the songs by himself though he also teams up with other writers such as Wa Wa, Zhu Jing Ran, Li Zhuo Xiong and the 12 Girls Band.

The album is, indeed, a great leap from Tao's previous footsteps. Gone are the flashy so-called-breakthroughs in music arrangement, here comes the real deal, with David sharing his thoughts in his music. This is The Great Leap 2005 in Tao's music career as music, like any other performing arts, would die had the artists not characterized it. Only songs like Luo Da You's and Huang Zhan's shall live. This is also The Great Leap 2005 in Tao's life because the proactive and visionary repositioning of himself in the industry is clever and mature.

As for the genres of music, the album consists of a wide range of music including ballads and rock n' rolls mixed with keyboard sounds, Chinese opera and even carols aamong other music styles . Yet, R&B, his favourite in the old days, is not something he focuses on now. The present reviewer does not agree that Tao's changing style would lead to an overly-commercial album which, sadly, some might believe.

Ghost (Track#2), the leading track with a mysterious and exotic intro, differs from the usual Tao production and is imbued with a fascinating touch.

Accompanied by the 12 Girls Band and various string instruments, The Art of War (Track#5) is a masterpiece as the accompaniment enriches the song and eases its melancholy feeling. Catherine (Track#3) and Love Can (Track#4) are nice ballads, they passionately, sincerely and straight-forwardly describe love and are that particular type of ballads which Tao is very good at.

Who Do You Love? (Track#6) is quite good yet nothing extraordinary. Beijing Opera sounds are combined with David's trademark rap music in Susan Says (Track#7) and it is not too bad. Song For Anita (Track#11) is a ballad dedicated to the then great music diva Anita Mui. Sula & Lampa (Track#9) and Fated (Track#8) are also worthy of sparing your time listening to.

Reviewer: Stephen Lee (Li ZhongYan - Hong Kong)

Translator: theDan (Chen EnNeng)

Source: http://global.yesasia.com/en/Prd ... de-c/section-music/

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Thursday, Feb 24, 2005
Taipei Times


The Great Leap Forward 2005 (太平盛世) marks the end of a two-year hiatus for Taiwan's popular Mando-R&B star, David Tao (陶吉吉).

Rumored to be the first part of a trilogy of albums that will see Tao exploring "new and exciting musical directions," some of the tunes are a far cry from his more mainstream studio releases such as 2002's hit Black Tangerine (黑色柳丁).

To create his new sound, Tao has teamed up with a host of performers, songwriters and studio gurus including leggy classical crossover female ensemble 12 Girls Band (女子十二樂坊) and acclaimed producer Chu Jing-ran (朱敬然).

The result of these musical couplings has enabled Tao to mix and match various contrasting musical genres. None of the album's 13 tunes follow the same musical path and, while there's still an underlying R&B/soul feel to many of the numbers, the creative collaborations have paid dividends.

Tao successfully blends rock, R&B and Mando-pop basics with elements of classical Beijing Opera and electronica. Tracks like the weird and wonderful opener Ghost Overture (鬼) and Tao's sorrowful tribute to Anita Mui (梅艷芳), Song for Anita (她的歌), make for pleasant listening.

The highlight of the album, however, is the marvelous piece of 70s glam-rock, Sula & Lampa (Sula 與 Lampa 的寓言). Best described as Mando-rock's answer to The Ballroom Blitz, The tune's retro-chic will probably be lost on Tao's multitude of teenybopper fans, but it will leave those old enough to remember the likes of Sweet reaching for their bell-bottoms and platform shoes.

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能不能帮忙翻译一下啊
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