The 2nd Philippine Cosplay Convention was held on March 28th in Manila; sharing some of the event photos [image courtesy of Philanime]…
Winners of the 3rd Asian Film Awards presented in Hong Kong on Monday (Mar 23)…
Best film – “Tokyo Sonata” (Hong Kong, Japan, Netherlands)
Best director – Hirokazu Kore-Eda, “Still Walking” (Japan)
Best actor – Masahiro Motoki, “Departures” (Japan)
Best actress – Zhou Xun, “The Equation of Love and Death” (China)
Best newcomer – Yu Shaoqun, “Forever Enthralled” (China)
Best supporting actor – Jung Woo-sung, “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (Korea)
Best supporting actress – Gina Pareño, “Service” (Philippines)
Best screenwriter – Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Max Mannix, Sachiko Tanaka, “Tokyo Sonata”
Best cinematographer – Jola Dylewska, “Tulpan” (Kazakhstan and co.)
Best composer – Joe Hisaishi, “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” (Japan)
Best editor – Kim Sun-min, “The Chaser” (Korea)
Best special effect – Craig Hayes, “Red Cliff” (China)
Chinese celebrity couple Dicky Cheung and Zhang Qian held their wedding ceremony on Monday (Jan 12) at the 400-year-old San Agustin Church in Manila, Philippines.
[Image from 163.com] The couple has been in relationship for more than nine years; they first met while filming TV series “The Legend of Chen Mengji” in 1999.
Popular TV hosts Dai Jun and Li Jing hosted the event; among the celebrity guests invited to the wedding ceremony were Andy Hui, Edmund Leung, Han Hong, Sammi Cheng and William Soo etc.
Congratulations, and best wishes.
Some entertainment news from various sources…
Update – A new video is added to Korean girls group SNSD’s Goobne Chicken commercial.
Japan – Hiroshi Tamaki, Aoi Miyazaki (pic) and Ringo Shiina top an annual list for celebrities who look best in kimonos [Tokyograph]
Philippines – Chinese celebrity couple Dicky Cheung and Jess Zhang is getting married in Philippines on Monday (Jan 12) [Stareastasia]
S Korea – Actor Song Il-gook was temporarily unconscious after felling off his horse last Tuesday (Jan 6) while filming for drama “The Kingdom of the Winds” [Hanfever]
S Korea – Bae Yong Joon and Park Jin Young, two influential personalities of Korean entertainment industry, have come together to form a new company which aim at producing new stars of the future [Coolsmurf]
S Korea – “Devil” co-stars Joo Ji-hoon and Shin Mina reunite in “Kitchen” [K-popped]
S Korea – A fan made video showing his/her selection of top 20 K-pop songs in 2008; a bit biased, but pretty cool… [Youtube]
Taiwan – Boyband Fahrenheit promotes album in Ximending, Taipei [Stareastasia]
Manila metro police yesterday (Dec 2) launched its Santa Cops program where some 200 police officers would be wearing the Santa Claus hat while on duty (until Jan 2).
The Santa cops will be deployed in malls, markets, and busy public areas in the capital city of the Philippines to maintain peace during the festive season.
The concept was introduced a few years ago to portray a friendly image and to bring the cops closer to the public. The idea is probably well received by the Manila people considering the fact that the metro police is making it an annual routine.
[Updated Dec 17] E! Entertainment recently released its “25 Sexiest Men of the World” 2008 list, in which Canadian-Chinese star Edison Chen somehow ranked higher (15th) than Chinese-Japanese actor Takeshi Kaneshiro (20th).
Dingdong Dantes
Well, Edison might be sexier than Takeshi in E!’s point of views (I guess the sex pics might help a bit), but the sexiest Asian title goes to Dingdong Dantes (3th) from the Philippines instead.
Bollywood actor John Abraham is the other Asian celebrity that made the list, and he too was ranked higher than the two Chinese stars at 10th.
This E! sexiest men list is a bit unique as the chosen celebs covered a wide range of different nationalities and ethnicity as compared to most other sexiest/hottest lists which are dominated by Hollywood stars. Arguable… but nice try.
Here are the top 25 sexiest men of the world according to E!…
Singapore’s Iggy’s is Asia’s best restaurant according to the Miele Guide which made its grand debut last week. The guide is claimed to be Asia’s first truly independent regional restaurant guide.
The Miele Guide 2008/2009 edition evaluates restaurants in 16 Asian countries… Brunei, Cambodia, China (including Hong Kong and Macau), India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
The top 20 restaurants according to the Miele Guide 2008/2009…
Filipino teenage sensation Charice and international pop star Celion Dion sang a duet in Madison Square Garden on September 15. Because You Loved Me…
Great performance by the 16-year-old Filipina. The amazing thing is that the starlet has yet to release a full English album; and with legendary music producer David Foster being her mentor, her future looks bright.
[Video via Pinkrosebud22@Youtube]
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