I never really understood the penchant of celebrities to wear face masks when they go out thinking they’re going to blend with the crowd and not be recognized. Okay, I get it. In countries like Taiwan, even the slightest cold would prompt the wearing of a face mask. I was there once suffering from sniffles…
A Japanese tabloid whose main existence is to bring Arashi down has come out with another article about the rudeness of Sakurai Sho to fans at a train station. When I read the article, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Laugh at the whole absurdity of it or cry that some people go…
There were loud whispers on Twitterverse over the weekend: Van Ness Wu and Arissa Cheo have broken up. The two have unfollowed each other on Twitter and late last month, Arissa was retweeting emotional love quotes. Around that time, just before he had a presscon (making his entrance via a speedboat no less) for his…
Sometimes I wonder: why are there idols? And I couldn’t help rolling my eyes when majority of them would say that they are there to entertain, when all they do is impose their scandals on us. Not to mention the mediocre singing, bad acting, terrible hosting and self-absorption that they think are entertaining to their…
Has anyone seen Hong Yi’s works? Hong Yi or Red Hong is a talented Malaysian artist who first gained attention when she painted a portrait of Yao Ming using basketball. The video went viral and merited Red public interest. This is the video of her painting Yao Ming with the basketball and red paint. She…
It was The Viral Factor vs Perfect Two at the CNY boxoffice, grit vs fluff, violence vs love, Dante Lam vs Kevin Chu. So who won? Perfect Two, the Vic Chou-Ella-Xiao Xiao Bin starrer. No surprise really. Perfect Two is family-oriented and the Taiwanese typically go for this type of films. Think You Are The…
Dear Hannah, So you want to be a journalist. I wonder why that is? So that you can interview Jay Chou, your rumored boyfriend, and get him to admit about your relationship? You get the scoop, and the others don’t, is that it? Or is it that Jay planted the idea in your young little…
As a political journalist with keen interest on Asian pop culture, I couldn’t help noticing that in this recent presidential campaign in Taiwan, the stars were nowhere in sight. Not that they have been very active in the previous campaigns of the candidates. I suppose they learned a very harsh lesson from A-mei herself when…
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