After winning fans across Asia with his starring turns in The Return of the Condor Heroes and Shanghai Bund, top Mainland actor Huang Xiaoming steps into another classic role in the new period drama Royal Tramp from renowned producer Zhang Jizhong. Based on Jin Yong's timeless novel, this Qing Dynasty drama revolves around the mischievous, amorous, and sometimes dangerous adventures of accidental revolutionary Wei Xiao Bao. Portraying a character previously made famous by Tony Leung Chiu Wai (The Duke of Mount Deer), Dicky Cheung (The Duke of Mount Deer 2000), and Stephen Chow (Royal Tramp), Huang brings his own natural charm to the role of a young man who grows up in the brothels and bumbles... [read more]
Nicholas Teo's career is steadily moving upwards with seemingly no obstacles to stop him. Fans were pleased with his performance as an actor next to Cyndi Wang in the Taiwanese TV comedy Smiling Pasta. Also, he impressed his supporters with last year's album Prince, which included Smiling Pasta's hit theme song Tears of Polestar. From Now On sees the always smiling artist return to the music scene with twenty of his best-loved songs. Three new songs including the theme song "New Song Attempt" for Nicholas' latest concert tour in Taiwan have also been included on this double CD plus DVD release.... [read more]
Nicknamed the Chinese BoA, Zhang Li Yin was discovered by SM Entertainment in 2003 at the budding age of 13, around the same time fellow Chinese-born artist Han Geng was chosen to join Super Junior. Now making her official debut in her native land of China, Zhang (who also goes by the Korean name of Jang Ri In) releases I Will, featuring 12 Mandarin songs. The first Chinese female artist to break into the Korean music industry, Zhang, whose parents are both violinists, showed signs of musical craftsmanship at an early age.
Written by hit-making composer Yoo Young Jin, One More Try (Track 10) is a tribute to Beijing's 2008 Olympics. Other highlights include two tracks from Zhang's 2006 single... [read more]
Taiwan's mega all-round star Jay Chou seems to be getting busier with each passing year. He kicked off his latest world tour in Taipei on November 10, 2007, and extended his show to places like Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and even Los Angeles. Jay has more stops ahead of him including Singapore and the Budokan in Japan. Jay's latest worldwide tour, which comes three years after his 2004 Incomparable tour, no doubt marks another high in his career.
Jay Chou 2007 World Tour Concert Live sees the singer performing his new songs as well as past hits. The whole stage set-up is even more dazzling than his previous tour, and Jay once again displays his versatile entertainment talent. He's already... [read more]
Helmed by Electric Shadows director Xiao Jiang, PK.COM.CN tunes in to the mind and mode of China's contemporary urban youth with visual panache, black humor, and Fight Club spirit. Adapted from an immensely popular award-winning internet novel, PK.COM.CN has been touted as China's first "interactive" film as the final screenplay was determined through internet voting, but what really sets it apart from other works is the visual and narrative freshness. A reflective piece punctuated with punk sounds, slick art direction, and nonsensical humor, PK.COM.CN convincingly portrays the dreams, conflicts, and language of the post-80s urban generation, lost somewhere between dream and reality. Teaming... [read more]
What happens when a time blip brings an all-purpose, ultra-tech mobile phone from 2060 and Journey to the West characters from ancient China to 2006? Loopy adventures abound in the new Mainland drama Magic Mobile Phone starring swordsman regular Vincent Jiao Enjun (The Tearful Sword) in his first modern drama. Trading in his sword for a superhero cape, Jiao has to save earth from being destroyed by the Bull Demon in this CGI-laden roly-poly mix of fantasy, adventure, sci-fi, and comedy. Joining in the good-natured silliness is Shu Chang (Lotus Lantern) and Lin Bin (Shanghai Dream). ... [read more]
The long-running Biohazard (a.k.a. Resident Evil) series comes to the Nintendo Wii with Biohazard Umbrella Chronicles! This story-based first-person shooter promises fans a complete look at the series, referencing events and locations from the full history of Biohazard games, including the mansion from the very first Biohazard game, as well as the headquarters of the infamous Umbrella Corporation, and the streets of Raccoon City. Players aim and shoot using the Wii-mote, which can be attached to the "zapper" peripheral to better simulate a gun-like control. The analog stick on the nunchuck controller lets players control their perspective, while the gamepad is used to instantly switch out weapons... [read more]
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