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Forth-nine days have passed since noted actress Choi Jin-shil took her own life. In the 49th-day tribute for this ill-fated actress, her close friends and family members have gathered at her grave site to remember her life. The ceremony was held in the morning of November 19th at the Gapsan Cemetery in Yangsuri, Gyeonggi Province with Choi’s mother and brother (actor/singer Choi Jin-young), and her closest friends comedienne Lee Young-ja and actress Shin-ae.
Notably absent was Choi’s ex-husband and former baseball star Cho Sung-min, who’s currently embroiled in a controversial custody battle with Choi’s family. He was seen at the cemetery on November 18th, the day before the 49th day ceremony, to avoid media attention and an encounter with Choi’s family and friends.
Cho had given up his parental right over their two children after his divorce from Choi. But his parental right was automatically restored upon Choi’s death, which can also give him custody of her two young children and their inheritance, which is presumed to be in millions of dollars. Choi’s family and women’s advocate groups have rallied against Cho’s rights over children and Choi’s assets and urged the government to change the laws on parental rights. Meanwhile, Cho has denied his interest in the money, but has insisted on having visiting rights to see his children and carry out his fatherly duty.
Aaron Yan's cellphone up for sale; forgets to delete intimate photo of him & GuiGui
Recently, “Pi Li MIT” are selling their props, Aaron Yan’s cellphone in the drama auctioned for over 20,000TWD, however he forgot to delete all the phone numbers and photos, and one of the photos was an intimate one of GuiGui embracing him from behind. After the broadcasting station was informed, they immediately deleted it.
GuiGui does not avoid to say that she and Aaron have a good relationship. The 2 would often use their cellphones to take pictures of themselves, and even her computer table is full of photos with Aaron. However, GuiGui expressed, “In the drama, of course I have feelings towards him, however after filming, the feelings are withdrawn la! He likes girls like Rainie Yang, only thinks of me as a child.” Tomorrow is Aaron’s birthday and GuiGui said she wants to buy a suit to give him, but she’s afraid that she might get the size wrong, so she will give him a cake instead.
Xiao Gui is also rumoured to be with GuiGui for over half a year now. According to sources, during “Pi Li MIT” promotions, if one of “Double Gui” were not present, then they would phone each other, and their way of talking sounded like they were boyfriend and girlfriend. Earlier, “Pi Li MIT” were promoting in Taipei, and as soon as GuiGui saw Xiao Gui, she immediately ran up to him and hugged him.
Yesterday, Xiao Gui’s manager Zheng Feng expressed, “This is to stir-up news to promote the drama right? They’ve already been rumoured before, has already been clarified la.” He explained that their so-called warm feelings is because once during filming, they finished too late, and Xiao Gui was worried about GuiGui’s safety, so he drove her home. Zheng Feng emphasized that it is impossible for Xiao Gui and GuiGui to be together: “Xiao Gui once said, GuiGui is not his dish la.”
Source: Sina Translated by: ♥cheri♥ @ asianfanatics.net
Song Hye Kyo - Her First Attempt to Respond to the people who are attacking her ability to act
After 4 years, the beautiful Song Hye Kyo has finally returned to the TV screen. On the KBS2 drama "Worlds Within", she acts a confident woman director called Joo Joon Young. "Worlds Within" is a drama about the world of the "entertainment people" in Korea. In the drama, Song Hye Kyo's character Joo Joon Young often uses the phrase "How annoying!"; no matter if she is thinking of someone or reacting over a good movie script, she always says, "How annoying!". However, when things are satisfactorily resolved, Joo Joon Young will secretly laugh to herself. This kind of role is very different from the roles that Song Hye Kyo usually acts. Perhaps it is because there is too big of a difference between this role and Song Hye Kyo's roles in the past, so the public cannot accept the fact that she is taking this role. Because of this, Song Hye Kyo's ability to act was brought to attention.
Not long ago, the media went to "World Within"'s shooting scene and conducted an interview with SHK. Song Hye Kyo is a very straightforward person, which is quite similar to some attributes of Joo Joon Young. During the interview, Hye Kyo answered each of the media's questions patiently and sincerely, and cleared up doubts about her acting skills.
Q: You haven't filmed a drama in so long; what are your feelings and thoughts about filming "World Within"?
SHK: This drama has a very beautiful storyline, so I always told myself, "You must do well, you must do well." Soon, I started feeling pressure. Now, thought, I've adjusted nicely, and my acting is getting better.
Q: The wonderful storyline and script of the drama became the source of your pressure?
SHK: Even though my acting experience is not short, and I acted in many dramas, I never came across a drama with such a wonderful storyline like "World Within". When I was figuring out and looking over the script lines, I constantly said [to myself], "Yeah, if it were me, I would say that too!" More specifically, each script line brought out a sympathetic response from me. The storyline is too good! I am always afraid that I will not be able to interpret it very well. Maybe because of that, I think the filming of this drama is very tough, and I don't think I dealt with the dialogue very well...
Q: Are you saying that the role of Joo Joon Young is very difficult to act?
SHK: When I first saw the lines, I thought the lines were very realistic and normal, but when I was actually filming, saying the lines naturally was not that easy. I'm used to acting devastated when I say devastated lines, and acting sorry when I say regretful lines. But one day, the writer suddenly came over to me and said, "When you face loved ones, is it really supposed to be that easy to say 'I'm sorry' or 'I love you'?". It's truly not easy. Even though you are saying "I'm sorry" on the surface, you have to actually feel sorry from the bottom of your heart. This is what I have to practice acting. Truthfully, I needed some time to adjust to it. When I was filming the third episode, I felt nervous during the filming. However, in the fourth episode, I was much more relaxed.
Q: What do you feel about the ratings for "World Within"?
SHK: *laughs* Can I tell the truth? There's a lot of people saying right now, "Song Hye Kyo is over.", "Song Hye Kyo is definitely going to fail."...if this was said before, I might have been extremely depressed, to the point where I would not want to film it anymore. But this time, I don't have any feelings of failure. Last week, "World Within"'s rating rose 1%. I told that Hyun Bin that if the ratings rose to 10%, we should organize a party to celebrate. Really, though, during the filming of this show, I received a lot of things. That is very precious to me. If you act in one drama that has ratings that surpassed 50%, it's nearly impossible to act in another drama with the same luck.
Q: You received a lot of things?
SHK: During this drama, I met Pyo Min Su for the first time. She said that every time you recite a line, it gives people a different feeling. In the drama, I act a director, and personally got to see Pyo Min Su act through the camera. It was a really great sight! She is really an actress worth respecting. Lee Da In, Kim Gab Soo...they are all old co-actors that are worth respecting. To be able to act and learn with them is probably a one in a lifetime chance. When Pyo Min Su consoled me by saying, "Don't worry, I was also not used to the script.", the only thing left in my heart was a goal; to work hard and learn from them.
Q: What is "World Within"'s greatest charm?
SHK: It's very natural, and not fake. It perfectly described the personality of a Korean entertainment business woman, and properly illustrates our daily lives in the public circle.
Q: What kinds of inspiration do you want to give people through Joo Joon Young?
SHK: You have to be persistent in what you are searching for. Even if you are over the front of thorns, you must not back down. You have to use your ideas and courage to go forward, and don't think about the result. As long as you try, it doesn't matter.
Q: Most people think that your unclear articulation is the greatest failure of this series. How do you look at this problem?
SHK: When you are reciting lines when you are extremely happy...isn't it hard to avoid being unclear? The public's comments and points are what I should take to heart seriously, but those people who purposefully attack me this way; I can't take it. I will definitely show the world an improved Song Hye Kyo.
Source: China Times Translated by: wyn0602 of CEFC Credits: Crazy-Shine Forum, Baidu CE
S.H.E with Hebe's brother and sister in-law; S.H.E with the band that performed on the wedding day.
S.H.E sings {The Moon Represents My Heart}; Thinking of marriage after helping Hebe’s brother with his wedding
Earlier, S.H.E cleared their schedule in order to attend the wedding of Hebe’s brother. Hebe acted as image consultant and helped her brother and sister-in-law in choosing the bride’s veil. During the wedding banquet, the trio sang {The Moon Represents My Heart}. Seeing Hebe’s brother getting married, the three also started to consider the idea of marriage.
The Three Are Like Sisters; Parents All Attended the Wedding
The dreamy Selina wanted an extravagant wedding that would include fireworks; Hebe wanted to go overseas and have an intimate wedding that would consist of only close friends and relatives; Ella said: [I don’t want a big wedding that would have one hundred banquet tables. I am afraid there might be too many people that I don’t know.] The trio’s tight relationship also influenced how their parents interacted with each other. On the day of the wedding, both Selina and Ella’s parents were in attendance. It was as if the wedding was a joint event from the three families.
Challenging Cheongsam; Ella Revealed Perfect Figure
Some scenes from the Moonlight Diary MV.
For their MV to their new song {Moonlight Diary}, S.H.E took on the challenge of wearing the body-hugging cheongsam which revealed their figures. Ella whose has the biggest chest-size revealed the best looking figure. However, because of her boyish personality, when the director arranged for her to act melancholy while picking up flower petals from the ground, she was almost nauseated as she acted out the part. As soon as the camera stopped rolling, she complained: [What type of sickening storyline is this!?]
To match the cheongsam, S.H.E had put on high heeled shoes. However, Ella who was not used to such “a climb” constantly leaned forward while walking and was teased by Hebe and Selina as walking like an old lady. Furthermore, halfway through the taping of the MV and unable to withstand the discomfort in her feet, Ella even kicked off her high heels and changed back into running shoes, thus transformed herself into a most unconventional cheongsam beauty.
S.H.E singing "The Moon Represent My Heart" at Hebe's Brother's wedding
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S.H.E - Moonlight Handbook MV
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Ariel Lin bumps into husband Joe Cheng in Tokyo; both wearing similar outfits
New Golden Bell Queen Ariel Lin meets with 2 guys in Tokyo. Jerry Yan had just left, but then she bumped into her old partner Joe Cheng at Narita Airport. What is even more coincident is that although the 2 were attending different functions, they were wearing similar gray couple outfits; tacit understanding is indeed very good.
Ariel and Joe have already collaborated 3 times, obviously the tacit understanding is really good. Ariel earlier went to Japan to attend the press conference for her new drama “Extravagant Challenge” and one day later, Joe also went to Tokyo to attend a DVD promotion event for “It Started With A Kiss”. Coincidentally, the 2 were both on the same flight back home, but even more, Joe revealed that during filming, “Whenever it was raining, we would both come out wearing gumboots, and otherwise we would wear same colour, same style outfits without knowing what the other is wearing, even we feel surprised ourselves.”
The 2’s new drama “Love or Bread” has just aired, and the ratings are slightly behind. Joe immediately said, “Many people think that the cross-dress scene would be in the first episode, but they didn’t see it, but the second episode, it will definitely come out, everyone please be patient and watch!”
Initially, Jerry and Ariel’s new drama “Extravagant Challenge” wanted Joe to play the role of Ariel’s ex-boyfriend, however Joe was worried that there was not enough screen-time so he rejected. Although the 2 missed out on the chance of a 4th collaboration, Joe has become red-hot popular in Japan due to “It Started With A Kiss”. Because the manga writer has passed away for exactly 10 years, Japan held an “It Started With A Kiss” event to commemorate teacher Tada Kaoru and Taiwanese version Joe Cheng and Japanese version Aiko Sato were invited to attend the event.
Ariel on the other hand is not worried that she is left out in the cold in Japan, saying, “Well, Japan is male idol’s world.” However, as many Taiwanese dramas have been aired in Japan, sources report that Ariel Lin, Da S and Rainie Yang are the 3 most popular actresses in Japan.
