F4 Gives Concert to 30,000 Asian Fans

Place: Fishermans' Wharf


According to various newsarticles today on F4's mini concert, they put the attendance at the mini-concert from 20,000 - 30,000 people.

F4 sang Waiting For You first, and Can't Lose You, Season of Fireworks, and Goodbye.
Each member also sang 1 solo song each.

Azio will broadcast the concert (Jan 19) and the autograph session (Jan 20) on Jan 26 and 27 for its "Waiting For You" Special.

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F4 2008 Event TVBS News

Source: TW Apples Daily
Date: January 20, 2008
Reported from Taipei by: Peng Su Juan


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Yesterday, F4 spent $5.1millions to hold a concert at Danshui Fishermen’s Wharf. from the left, Yan Cheng Xu, Chu Xiao Tian, Zaizai, and Wu Jian Hao is on the right.



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Fans thronged at the gorgeous venue.

F4 held their first free outdoor concert at Danshui Fishermen's Wharf last night. It was also Zaizai's first time to appear in public after his broke-up. F4 only sang 8 songs but spent $5.1 millions in that 45-minute short show. They attracted almost 20,000 attendances for which, 10,000 were overseas fans. Based on an average $20,000 spending for a 2-days-3-nights tour, they helped Taiwan Tourism to gain another $2 billions! Since it was overcrowded, a Japanese fan fell on jostle and was send to the hospital by ambulance just before the show began.

Ardently promote Tourism

Last night, F4 organized a free outdoor concert of their new album "Waiting for You" on a full scale. In addition to a U-shape extended stage, it also designed with 10 types meteor rain like firework effects. The four united to present 4 group songs and took turn for individual solos.

Zaizai, who recently broke-up with his girlfriend, made prior arrangements to refuse interviews. Yet, he appeared "unusually happy" on stage last night. He greeted fans in Japanese and teased to call himself "She Chang" (Principal) at the beginning of the show. Vanness Wu also greeted fans in Korean, followed with Jerry's greetings in Cantonese. In turn, Ken Chu expressed in English. Ken appeared fine on stage like a "dragon" but limped coming off stage because he accidentally injured while practicing his daily routines.

Yan Cheng Xu ran off-key

When Zaizai sang "Can nian" (Should not), one of the lyrics said, "I thought the happy ending is coming close but it vanished in a flash leaving me a regret." The words seems expressed his feelings for this recent half-month. Jerry Yan showed up wearing a knitted hat embroidered with a "J" at the opening of show. He was criticized as being "schematic" because that was not part of Sony's arrangement. Jerry’s manager Cheng Mao Liang clarified, "The knitted hat was a present from a Mama came from Hokkaido. Her daughter was unable to come because of illness. She hope Jerry can wear it as a blessings on stage." Jerry insisted to put it on regardless how much they spent on his expensive hairstyle. Despites, he kept running off-key on last night's performance. The record company explained that it was their first time holding outdoor concert in such an open area.

F4 will have a Stamping Event at the Red House this afternoon at 3pm. Zaizai promised won't escape from questions again and will clarify with the media.

F4 burnt $5.1 million in a 45-minute show


Venue: Danshui Fishermen’s Wharf
Songs: 4 group songs, 4 individual solos, total 8 songs (for a total of 45 minutes)`
Crew: 4 individual groups of make-up artists, hairstylists for a total 12 staffs. 1 image designer, 10 securities, 30 part-time assistants, 4 escort cars, 4 restrooms.
Oversea media involved: 30 overseas media, 30 Taiwan media, totaling 60
Overall cost:
U-shape stage and 10 special effects: $2.5 million
Costume & makeup, overseas room and board, other sundries : $2.6 million
Information provided by Record

Translated by: weiwei
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Zaizai gets F3 encouragements, shakes his bottom and forgets about hearbreak
Source : http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/ent/0120fo01.html
translation : biebiebie@asianfanatics.net

After the end "DaZai Lian", it's the first official appearance for Zaizai Vic Chou, yesterday at F4 Taipei new songs event, to not get all the spotlight on his relationship, Zaizai refused to accept interviews from the press, his mood was very good and he talked and laughed with other F3, even shaked his bottom, as if he totally forgot about his heartbreak !

Without album for 5 years, F4 yesterday at [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]Taiwan[/color], Dan Shui wharf had a "Waiting for you here" presentation to all Asia for their [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]new [color=#598527! important]songs[/color][/color][/color], attracting more than 20.000 fans to the place, with 10.000 overseas fans from [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]Hong [color=#598527! important]Kong[/color][/color][/color], Korea, Japan and Thailand etc.., As the "Tourism board" endorsers, F4 with counting only yesterday had brought to Taiwan 200,000,000 NTD.
Recently broken up with DaS, with whom he dated for more than 2 years, the day before, because he, while going back from [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]China[/color][/color] to Taiwan, successfully avoided the more than 20 reporters, said that he would explain to everybody at yesterday event.

But after that, he discussed with his manager and finally, to prevent from having the spotlight on his relationship, he refused to accept interviews, having F3 agreement and support.
Reporters dscovered that a mysterious bouquet had been sent to Zaizai, with "Always supporting you !" written on it, the workers seeing the reporters showed nervousness making the flowers even more fishy, but Zaizai fans who came to support their Idol shouted " Zaizai ! Dont be afraid ! We are here for you ! " Zaizai after hearing it was very touched !

F4, apart from group [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]songs[/color][/color] also had one solo song each, Zaizai chose a song that describes a heartbreak, 《殘念》，with in its [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]lyrics[/color][/color] : "To Had thought that a happy ending would happen, but in a flash, there were only despair left ! " it was as if he sang his own feelings, Zaizai, to sing this [color=#598527! important][color=#598527! important]love [color=#598527! important]song[/color][/color][/color] looked very grave, all the heartbreak feelings written on his face, but, once he got back at F4 side, Zaizai's mood clearly became better, playing around with F3 all the time, and even oftenly shaking his bottom and dancing.

Although this time it's only a new song presentation event, but SonyBMG had put in it more than 5.000.000 NTD to do this event, having 20.000 fans, making the whole circulation a mess, usually to get from Taipei to Dan Shui, it only takes 1 hour, but yesterday, we had to take more thn 2 hours to get there.

F4 today afternoon will held a even at Xi Men Ding, the press will continue to ask Zaizai about "Da Zai Lian", and Zaizai expressed he may accept interviews
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Thousands of fans flood Hsimenting抢see F4 (2008/01/20 TVBS)

Http://www.tvbs.com.tw/NEWS/NEWS hmin20080120170323 # ...

Drought five years, F4 and Fitness! Record companies will be organized to meet new songs Asia, thousands of fans from both at home and abroad, flood the venue, there are special Housewife came from Italy, unable to block F4 charm, but still of concern to everyone around Aberdeen in love with the first , Zaizai also open to the media the first time.



F4 fans: "F4, I love you!"

Housewife to scream aloud, excluding image holding CD, Kanban, the shake vigorously, in order to look forward to this day, from the fans at home and abroad, regardless of Japan, South Korea, Thailand or Italy, the total number of sudden mass flood broke the venue, we Bingleming also came to view F4.

The meeting will be Asia, fans ultra-long drought, is looking forward to fitting F4, but meet again, Shuxiaotian foot injury, and the S Zaizai also come together from breaking up. F4 members Zizi: "It's become more like family relations, restored to its former Jiedi feeling, and then better and more worthy of a lifetime."

Five years later, in the performing arts circle F4 their break one day, but also help Taiwan's tourism earned money, only to Fitness, the Aberdeen F4 Love also the feelings of life, we are still the focus of attention.

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F4 Hsimenting in Taipei yesterday at the Red Chamber Square "here waiting for you" to attract many fans queuing overnight, and close meet.

[-] (Explants implant) in Taipei's Hsimenting yesterday at the Red Chamber "F4 here waiting for you" Star of India will be met, many fans Fisherman's Wharf last night after reading the F4 new songs released After the meeting, directly from the queue here overnight, as more fans for the former position, a row over two overnight, and F4 four sons also live up to a million fans hope, and Fans playing games. And the just concluded "Tsai Love" Zizi, and finally Kaiqiang response, speech everywhere in between Zizi of the big S, and that the two daily contact with his family relations, but from the couple's relationship, and return to Jiedi relations.

Forced more than 10,000 fans yesterday blasting Hsimenting, just these two days of activities, attracted over 10,000 different parts of the world from fans flew Taiwan, the Tourism Bureau of Taipei in January alone, the number of tourists to 70%, more than NT 200 million yuan of income. And the F4 more双喜临门because新碟"here waiting for you", in Taiwan alone has sold more than 50,000, more impromptu F4 fired artillery to conduct a blessing ceremony for the celebration.

Daily contact

Avoid the media for many days. Zizi, finally Kaikong interviewed by the media, and the remaining three sons accompanied Zizi more to show support. At the mention of "big earners Love" After feeling, Zizi said: "I would like to thank everyone concerned! Okay!" Regarding the real reason for the separation, Zaizai fact that Xi-yuan (large S) has made a draft (declaration), she said is equivalent to its own words, the greater the Zaizai said: "In fact we are now the same relationship with his family, almost daily contact, but from the couple's relationship, and return to Jiedi relations." Zaizai hope that this incident will come to an end. After days will be less talk about feelings, temporarily there are no plans to make his girlfriend, the effort and time on work.

Too many frivolous speculation

Mentioned that forced marriages, a third party, such as hearsay, Zaizai seems happy, and the big S said: "outside too much froth of speculation, and I do not want to respond, because they do not want boring, affect the relationship between the two, Xi-yuan and I personally really say is I feel silly, Xi Yuan feel bored today at the F4 four activities on these rumors more boring! "around the Yanchengxu, included Vanness Wu and Zhu Xiao Tian have agreed nod and support. Zaizai have-he will sue a third party to write the Taiwan media, Zaizai said he has always been a good relationship between the media and, if not necessary do not want to court, only small part of the media to write too exaggerated, the manager of his company are angry, all by the company manager to deal with.

Looking forward to new cooperation

F4 been criticized the past record is not compatible with the publicity, the record company has headache, sales also be affected, Shuxiaotian at over 10,000 fans to see their support, he was moved to say: "In the past, a lot of bad rumors, said F4 is not compatible with the publicity and outdated, and so on, today's results to prove everything, this album we put a lot of effort to do, will be looking forward to four after the new cooperation! "

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The past 2 days, fans xin ku le
22 Jan 2008
00:16:42

F4's new album concert and stamping session has come to an end.
Thank you to everyone who made their way here from overseas, and to Taiwan fans for their support towards them too.

The 2 day events were very lively, very exciting, letting F4 feel everyone's support and love for them.
At the same time, we understand that there are some inconvenience caused to fans during the events , and apologize for it.

A fan was injured and taken to the hospital during Danshui's event, at Ximending's events fans were sad and cried coz they were unable to get their passes stamped.
F4 are sad and apologetic for these news.
Based on the events scheduled timings, F4 seriously co-operated with the events. Believed that fans at the event venue saw that they went to Danshui for rehearsal in the morning on 19th. At Ximending stamping session, throughout the few hours they only rested for 10 mins.
As they have other work after the event, they would rather delay and return to filming set later, and try their best to stay till the last minute in order to stamp as many as they could. They understand fans wish to see them face to face, and to express their support and encouragement.

Regarding the imperfectness of the events, we will reflect on it with the organisers.
F4 promise to work harder, and to repay everyone's love with excellent works.
It's F4 7th year in showbiz, and with fans unwavering support,
besides being touched, they also hope to say to everyone many thanks....
Thank you all for personally supporting every event, and always fully support their works.
Believe that with everyone's company, F4 will work hard in the showbiz and to share their results with everyone.
Hope everyone forget the tiny unhappiness and look forward to the next exciting gathering.
Cheer Up!!!

Source: http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4b53b92701008qja.html

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to really feel the event...here are the videos......well...the 1st one is kinda shaky!!!!
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f4 singing cant lose you live at their recent mini concert
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quick look at the event on video--funny how they opened their event on different languages....
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f4 opening song of the event.... no escape.... jerry looks cute...so adorable while singing this song...
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f4 singing goodbye live at their recent mini concert event....
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words cant express how this guys makes me so happy!!!!!! i just love them.....

i dont know if this entry would reach to sun de rong but hey...i still want to post this.... look, i really hate it when this sung de rong compares my f4 to his cheap pet 5566.... cant he see.....f4 are way too cuter, sexier, hotter, and good looking than his monkey pets..... every time i see f4 on stage they are really improving as individual and as a group..... the fact that taiwan's tourism board chose f4 as an ambassador...thats says a lot....i mean,,, to think that there a lot of new boybands in taiwan.....its f4 whom they trust to promote taiwan...and they truly made a good choice considering how huge the amount f4 brought for the tourism board......
if it was 5566 as their ambassador...im sure they wont earn that much.... and i will definitely put taiwan as a BIG NO NO on my travel list......
if it was fahrenheit..... i would probably choke!!!!! and i believe they wont be able to invite much tourist to go visit taiwan.... they are only popular in taiwan...but in other asian countries? i dont think so!
if it was other sdr pet...183 club.....wait.... aren't they disbanded already? poor frogs!

i just hope...one way or another,,,, sun de rong would open his eyes and wake up to the real world......and leave f4 alone!!!!!!!

ok.... im feelin good!!!!! cant wait for another f4 event and more f4 albums...as for you sun de rong!!!!! you're just jealous on how successful f4 has become after all this years!!!! they are still undisputed!!!! f4 rules!!!!! sun de rong and comp. boooooh!!!!! the taiwanese industry dont need someone who is as arrogant...insensitive and stupid like you!!!!!!!!

when i first heard of this series..i was thinking would i watch this one because...daniel henney is the only one in that cast whose familiar to me... but at the christmas evening...alone...i watched the premiere episode of spring waltz in phil. tv via abs-cbn ch.2...... but suddenly fell inlove with it...although im kinda confused because coffee prince is actually on the same timeslot of spring waltz.... its a clash and i feel sorry for our remote control.... but i am now into the feeling of going crazy over this spring waltz love story.... i love the intensity of the story...and i am so falling inlove with seo do young.... and for that this entry is a tribute to a korean drama series who never failed to make me fall inlove everynight....


Acel Bisa - One Love lyrics

Higher than the sky above you
Clearer than blue
Brighter than the rays of sunshine
Warmer than what you feel
More than all the wonders you see
It’s the most wonderful thing

Brighter than the living colors of flowers you see
Sweeter than the touch of water
Flowing from the mountain spring
More than all the wonders you see
It’s the most wonderful thing

One love…
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one
All we need is love
Real love

Marvel at the sight of greenfields
Amazingly seen
Watch the colors of the rainbow
It’s a miracle you see
More than all the wonders can be
But there’s more than that

One Love…
I love you so
Love is the beautiful one

Greater than what you can feel
More than what you ever dreamed
This is better than your everything
One love…

I love you so
Love is the beautiful one

All we need is love
One love




Name : 서도영, Seo Do Young , Suh Do Young , Seo Do yeong , ซอโดยอง , ソ・ドヨン

Date of birth : 1981 / 04 / 14

Blood type : A

Height : 187 cm.

Weight : 70 kg.

Waist : 30 inch.

Shoe no. : 285-290

Family : father , mother , a younger brother

Religion : Christian

Education : Dankook University

Interest : Snowboard , music , movie

Talent : Snowboarding

Military service : 2001 - 2003

Profession : Model , Actor

Modelling debut : 2003

Acting debut : 2004

Address: Yoon's Color, 86-10 Sangsu-dong, Mapo-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Model : SFAA , Gucci , Tommy Hilfigure

TV series / show :

- Emporior of the sea ( KBS drama 2004 )
- Oh Sara ( Drama city - 1 episode 2005 )
- Metrosexual ' Single in Seoul 2 '
- Spring Waltz ( KBS drama 2006 )
- Literature with a voice ( Documentary 2006 )
- Memory of love ( Amnesia ) ( MBC best theatre - 1 episode 2007/2/24 )
- Unstoppable Wedding ( No Wedding , Unstoppable Marriage ) (KBS 2TV Sitcom 2007/11/05 )

TV CM :

- Etude
- Everland
- Sky Mobile (Sky IM - 7700)
- Panasonic Lumix digital camera

MV :

- 2 love - GOD

Song :

- Flower - M ( Spring Waltz Ost. )





Spring Waltz Review
Jae-ha is a genius pianist with a politician father, loving mother, good manager and successful fiancé. However, Jae-ha isn't the Jae-ha his fiancé, Lee-Na, remembers in her childhood. Park Eun-young was a sickly child whose mother worked to earn money so that she could have an operation to save her life. Before her illness became worst, Su-ho, the son of a gambler is left in their care as his father disappears. Su-ho and Eun-young establish a relationship and spend most of the time looking for crystals on a beach in their village since Eun-young is very skilled at making crystal ornaments with shells. When Su-ho's father returns, Eun-young falls ill and is sent to the hospital. The money her mother saved for her operation disappears as well as Su-ho's father. From there, many misfortunes befall the two friends such as death, separation, and misunderstandings. What becomes of poor Eun-young and her close relationship with Su-ho? What's their relationship with Jae-ha? How does Daniel Henney's character, Philip, play into this whole thing?

The story dragged a bit in the beginning and then really rushed at the end. I wouldn't say that it had the best story (like the director, Yoon Seok-Ho's previous works, Summer Scent and Autumn Tale) ever but it was okay. It was kind of cute and sad, but very typical of other dramas in that it included that love triangle with two people loving the same person but on one side it's unrequited. At least, I was able to sit through the entire drama. Most of it was predictable like who was going to end up with whom and how each characters reaction would be having seen this or hearing that. There weren't any parts where I was so moved or saddened to the point that tears came running down my face but that may have been because the story wasn't very strong or truly creative (harsh, I know).

Spring Waltz provides a couple new faces into the drama scene. The two main leads Jae-ha (Seo Do-young) and Eun-young (Seo Do-young) are decent new actors. Eun-young is very good at expressing happiness but she's not very good at expressing shock or disappointment, even confusion towards the end of the drama when everything is revealed. What appears in her face is like she's just staring at the ground. Seo Do-young acts well as a piano prodigy with his cold, loner persona, so I wasn't very disappointed with him. Philip, played by Daniel Henney was probably the reason for me being attracted to this drama considering the fact that he's a gorgeous model turned actor gaining fame in Korea; HOWEVER, I was truly disappointed after watching the drama. Sure, I fell in love with his "Prince Charming" personality in the drama but with his constant switch between English, German, and Korean when speaking to the other characters; I was just not getting it. Truly made you wonder whether the other characters understood him at all. For instance, he'd speak in German to a character that could speak German and then switch to English when it's obvious the German-speaking person can't speak a drop of English. It's great he can speak all those languages but just stick with one, dude. On to Lee-na…I personally think that she did very well acting as the fiancé of Jae-ha. She was sweet, elegant, and successful. When she got jealous, you hated her for the things she did and just wanted to smack her across the face so I'd have to give her props for doing such a nice job being the antagonist.

In total, there are 20 episodes for Spring Waltz. A bit too long. The middle was slow and uninteresting and towards the end, everything was just rushed, but that could be a good thing because I was getting tired of this jealousy issue and switch between languages.

This drama provided drama and romance. The drama was like any one seen in other K-dramas with love squares: man vs. man for one girl and woman vs. woman for one guy. The romance wasn't very strong between the two characters. I mean they were cute together and all but there was no real passion. Maybe it was the actors' inexperience in acting but I just didn't feel it. I felt friendship and that was it.

Since I'm a classical music fan, I really liked the background music. It was calming and enjoyable. It fit well with the fact that the main character was a pianist. The music also went along with the beautiful scenery of Germany and the islands in Korea.

If you haven't seen the other dramas created by director Yoon Seok-Ho, I guess I'd recommend it to you; otherwise, I'd skip it. It's kind of a disappointment after watching Autumn Tale which had a really good story line as well as characters (and actors woohoo!). I have yet to finish Summer Scent and to start Winter Sonata but so far, the stories are appealing and I haven't yet lost interest. Spring Waltz wasn't horrible, but it wasn't great. I'm looking for greatness! This one was just okay…Anyways, if you happen to be a diehard fan of Daniel Henney, then sure, watch Spring Waltz. You'll get a glimpse of Henney's charms and skills in speaking different languages in this drama. Also watch it for the beautiful scenery and music. It's very soothing.









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sis donna...binabawi ko na sinabi ko na chaka toh.... i love this series...its makes me kilig everynight!!!!! i love seo do young's character here....he reminds me of hua ze lei....

High-profile Taiwan celebrity couple Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu has broken up, according to local media reports.

Hsu confirmed the split via her assistant during an activity in Hong Kong on Monday. Zhou's agent also confirmed the news. Both declined to make further comments.

Barbie Hsu's mother told the media the couple parted amicably.

Barbie Hsu, 31, and Vic Zhou, 26, gained wide popularity through the 2001 hit television drama "Meteor Garden." They collaborated in another series, "Mars," in 2004, and officially began dating in July 2005.



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Vic Zhou and Barbie Hsu's two and a half years of (sister, brother) love relationship have ended.
Yesterday, Zai Zai who was in Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi province, China announced the seperation with Barbie.

They were unable to maintain as a love couple but they can become life-long friends of close family ties.

At the press reception, Zai Zai was asked about the news on the break-up;
He said: 'It's true, we have broken up, the feeling with Da S is one from being her boyfriend to that of family member. The feeling of being a family member will be everlasting, this is much better.'
He was reluctant to disclose the reasons for the seperation but he feels that the two and half years with Da S were good times.

Rumours spread that the reasons for the breaking up were publicity for the film and that of
the female being stronger than the male and even 'forced marriage'?

Zai Zai rebutt that it's only hearsay, it's not the facts and that he did not wish to comment more.

That the cause was forced marriages;

The 32 year old Barbie have been reported to be impatient, wanting to get married and have children,
the reason for her break-up with her former boyfriend Lan zheng Long 4 years ago was also due to the
forced marriage which led to the breakdown of the relationship.

Zai Zai plans in his early life was to be married at the age of 25 and become a dad at age 30.
Never to expect that after his 26th birthday, he is still unwilling to get married, that he had
changed his intentions and to maintain the relationship first.
Even if it was Barbie who initiate the seperation, it is understandable.

There were also reports that Barbie's mother is not too satisfied with this prospective son-inlaw.
As a mother, it is only understandable that her own daughter gets married to a good husband.

Yesterday, Mrs. Hsu and Barbie's spokesman responded to the reporters questions.
She first denied that the 'forced marriage' was the cause of the seperation.
'Da S and Zai Zai are concentrating on their careers that's why they decided to seperate.'
She added that: 'Whether to get married is not a problem, the most important thing is that the
both of them are too busy, they feel that they want to make their careers as the first priority.
That's why they agreed on the seperation.'

Isn't it a waste?
'Fate is like that, in the future everyone are still friends.
Friends treat each other sincerely and in the future they will still be able to encourage one another.
Da S do not have the wisdom and the ability to get married.'

Mrs. Hsu confirmed the break-up between Da S and Zai Zai whereas Da S was interviewed on the website regarding the seperation but she was evasive.
The Internet host states that Mrs. Hsu have admitted to their seperation.
Barbie was calm and replied: 'Hsu Mama can say whatever she wants, I am in no position to
prevent her. She is my mother, she can speak on my behalf.

Last night after having returned to Taiwan, with regards to the seperation;
Da S expressed that all along she had never insisted and that she have sufficient courage to
face the future.
'To engage in a marraige relationship, including teaching the children, having a good relationship
with the parents-inlaw, involves everyone's cooperation. I do not have the wisdom nor the ability
to engage in such matters.

Actually, was the announcement on the seperation planned beforehand?

In actual fact in mid December last year, Zai Zai had already made known the 'seperation notice'.
Outsiders misunderstood that for a marriage announcement.
Last year on December 9, when Zai Zai was in Shanghai to attend the prize presentation ceremony,
he media asked when the marraige will take place?

Zai Zai replied that: 'There will be a breakthrough in our relationship next year.'
He did not elaborate further what he meant by breakthrough.
Now we understand the real meaning of his statement. The breakthrough is their decision to seperate.

Reports state that the date for their break-up was on the 4th of January.

Those who were not optimistic about this relationship disclosed that Zai Zai's position in the
Hsu's household was very low. Often he will be ordered about by the family.
It's been reported that in 2006 when both of them wanted to get married, Mrs Hsu turned around
and told Zai Zai that he had to be married into their family which really hurt him.
The age difference of 5 years (example of a brother attaching to an elder sister) whereby the
female's personality is stronger than the male, could also be a factor for the seperation.

Those who worked with Zai Zai revealed:
Recently Zai Zai have been working really hard, and was always discussing work matters with the
staff. He's very different from last time where he used to be very shy and did not have any
views on matters. Seems like he is using work to treat the wounds and to express that he is
not a 'small man'.

Vanness Wu
Vanness Wu carrying an illness, appeared in an event for Nike yesterday.
When informed of the break-up between good friend Zai Zai and Barbie:
He was surprised and exclaimed that he didn't know; 'Because I've been very busy with
work recently, didn't have time to contact others.'

Will you look up Zai Zai and comfort him when you get back to Taiwan?
'I will look up friends for chats, as a friend, definitely I will do what it's need.
To comfort him? Everyone's condition is different.'

Will introduce a girl that you know?
'That fast? Very cruel ah..! Let me understand the matter first, see if it's true then
see how it goes.'
He added that he will be texting Ken Zhu to wish him 'A Happy Birthday'.



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Vanness Wu and Bernice Liu attended apm’s Nike function yesterday. Earlier, Vanness specially directed the MV for his new song "She's Not Sorry". He invited Bernice to take part in his MV. On the day of filming, it happened to be Bernice’s birthday. Vanness praised Bernice for being very professional. Vanness directed while at the same time teaching do the desired dance moves for the MV.

Does not know about Vic and Barbie’s split
Through his manager, Vic has confirmed his split with Barbie. As a good friend of Vic’s, Vanness expressed that he did not know about this, since they haven’t been in touch for the past few days. When he returns to Taiwan, he will get in touch with Vic. When asked if he will go comfort them, he expressed that he will do what a friend should do. Then will he introduce girls to Vic? Vanness feels that everyone’s conditions are different, and also expressed that the press is very cruel to ask him to introduce girls to Vic so soon! Vanness doesn’t know to much about their split, and will find out soon.

Bernice expresses she has given up her birthday to Nike, and also expressed that she was at Nike functions for the last 3 years on Valentine’s Days as well. She praised Vanness for being very professional. Shee believes that a person who knows how to dance will have good body language, easily expressing themselves. Does Moses Chan also know how to dance? Bernice says that she doesn’t know


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Life after being onequarter of the F4 boyband continues its heady spin for Vic Chou, with his film debut and a new solo album.

Taiwanese pop idol Vic Chou dreams of becoming a grandfather. “My grandfather died when I was in primary school. We had a good relationship. I want to be a grandfather so that I can have a long and good relationship with my grandchildren,” he explains.

Which is why he once said that he wanted to be married by the age of 25.

“Before I turned 18, I thought that being married by 25 was a matter of course,” he says.

Nowadays, however, the 26-year-old Chou, or Zaizai as he is known to his fans, is too busy with his career to think about an early marriage.

But girls can forget about making a play for him. He has been dating Taiwanese actress-TV host Barbie Hsu, 31, for about three years.

Besides releasing his third solo album, I’m Not F4, last October, the member of the wildly popular Taiwanese boyband F4 is making his movie debut in the supernatural romance, Linger.

In the film, he plays Tung, an undergraduate who dies in a road accident but is unable to leave the earthly realm as he has unresolved emotional issues.

Award-winning Chinese actress Li Bingbing, 32, plays his girlfriend Gia while Hong Kong’s critically acclaimed Johnnie To directed the film.

Throughout the recent press conference in Singapore and in the one-on-one interview later, he had a friendly smile on his face and a lilt in his voice. He came across as earnest, somewhat old-fashioned, and politically correct at times.

You might conclude from the opening anecdote and his choice of cinematic material that Chou is a sentimental romantic at heart.

But he dispels that with very pragmatic reasoning.

“My goal was to build a good foundation in TV before moving on to movies,” says the singer, who shot to fame in 2001 with his fellow bandmates when they starred in the TV series Meteor Garden, which caused an Asian pop culture quake.

Two years ago, having decided that he was ready to make the jump to the big screen, he was approached by To.

“My ultimate goal is to act well and let people see my good work. I first started out on television – it’s not a question of whether film or TV is better. If I had started out doing movies, I would have wanted to prepare myself for TV work as well.”

Asked which aspect of his acting he thinks needs work, he pauses before answering.

“I want to improve my language ability as my Cantonese lines in Linger were dubbed over. It would be good if my linguistic abilities were stronger, be it Cantonese or English.”

Not that he is thinking about making a move to Hollywood, though.

“I don’t have such a long-term goal,” he says. “Besides, there are a lot of good films and scripts right here in Asia. Maybe the budgets are smaller but something like Infernal Affairs was made here and then picked up by Hollywood.

“But I just want to do my job well first.”

Chou has not done too shabbily in the career department since his first hit with the Taiwanese TV idol series Meteor Garden.

In the adaptation of the manga Hana Yori Dango (Boys over Flowers), he played the sensitive Hua Ze Lei – and female fans everywhere swooned.

The other three “flowers” were Jerry Yan, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu; together, they make up the boyband F4. At the height of their popularity in 2002 and 2003, it seemed that the whole of Asia was caught in the grip of F4 mania.

The band paved the way for the current crop of Taiwanese boybands including Fahrenheit and 5566.

Chou’s latest album seems to be a repudiation of his boyband status. The foursome has just launched their first album, Waiting for You, in four years.

Due to copyright issues, the group is now known as JVKV, after the first initial of each of the members’ names. The copyright to the name F4 is owned by the Japanese publisher of the manga.

What is different about Vic Chou on his solo albums compared to Vic Chou on the F4 albums?

“When we come together as F4, we have to think about what fans want from F4. We have to come at it from four different angles because there are four of us and, in the end, we need to have a common goal.

“On my solo albums, I can just think about what fans want from me.”

In the years between the F4 releases, Yan, Wu and Chu were busy with their own projects as well. But Chou dismisses talk of the group breaking up.

“We have never thought about splitting up. It’s not possible for us to separate ourselves from F4 and it will be with us for life,” he says emphatically.

He looks to Hong Kong band The Wynners as a model. “They have been together 20, 30 years. Some of them are no longer even in the entertainment scene but when someone makes the call, they still get together to perform.

“This is for life,” he emphasises.

What about the comparisons to newer boybands such as the red-hot Fahrenheit?

He is quick to point out: “We have never badmouthed them. It’s the media playing things up. We can’t stop that so we just have to constantly re-but it.”

He adds magnanimously: “It doesn’t mean that fans of ours cannot be fans of Fahrenheit. Good things should be supported by all.

“In fact, I’m happy if they do well and improve, though that means we would need to do better as well.”

That is a lot riding on those slim shoulders. But perhaps he is now drawing strength from his long-term relationship with Hsu.

They were co-stars on Meteor Garden but began dating only after crossing paths on another manga-based series Mars (2004), which tackled issues such as mental illness and suicide.

Chou’s parents divorced when he was young but that does not seem to have coloured his views about marriage.

The earnest young man admits: “It is very difficult to keep a family and marriage together. It needs time and effort.”

At this point in time, “work is priority and I can’t convince myself to talk about marriage now”. He adds that men should build a career first. “I feel that I can’t just go and ask for someone’s hand in marriage if I have not done so”.

How does Hsu feel about that?

“Our thinking is quite similar. We should concentrate on our careers while we’re young,” she says.

Looks like his dreams of grand-fatherhood will have to wait a while longer. – The Straits Times, Singapore / Asia News Network


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omg!!!! i cant believe this.... 1st of all, when i first heard bout the blossoming dazai love affair...im kinda scared because of the age gap and im afraid if they will break up it might ruin the frienship that they develop....
now..... my fear comes to reality they really broke up.... all i pray is taht they continue to be good friends after the devastating break up.... it really makes me cry!!!

F4 beats Farenhait No. 1 on the sales chart in Japan
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Dong Fang Sunday


After 5 years, in order to fulfill their contract with SonyBMG, F4 released their group album again, and their charm appeared to maintain in the press conference. However, things did change. Luckily, the appearance of Yan Cheng Xu and Vanness Wu hasn't changed much, otherwise, the too skinny ZZ and too chubby Zhu Xiao Tian are difficult to be recognized as the used-to-be handsome boys.

credits to kkla@nbbbs.com


F4 beats Farenhait No. 1 on the sales chart in Japan

It was reported that F4 new album's 2 different versions (with 2 different covers) and its Japanese version score the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places in Japan HMV's World Best Sellers Chart and Farenhait is No. 6. In the Asian Best Sellers Chart, F4 is in No. 4 and Farenhait is No. 12...Yan Cheng Xu's agent, Zhang Mao Liang, indicates that it is happy to see everyone get good scores in Japan.

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this january 15...the bday of f4 member KEN ZHU XIAO TIAN...
LETS CELEBRATE ON THE DAY WHEN KEN ZHU "THE GUY WHO HAS THE WORLD'S MOST DESIRABLE SMILE" WAS BORN....

since we cant post some f4 pix in here.... so okay!!! im gonna post it again...and im not gonna use... pix from asian fanatics.....
hold your horses sisters!!!