Actress Charmaine Sheh makes HK$7.2 million in 2006 to become the highest earning TVB artist of the year.
Taiwan popular Japan-born artist Makiyo has elope with boyfriend Milton on Christmas Eve.
Makiyo’s disappearance came as a surprise to her friends and family as there are no signs of her action before that. Makiyo might also need to pay compensations for her current unfinished jobs.
According to rumours the love relationship was strongly objected by Milton’s father, a media tycoon in Taiwan. Milton was asked to further his study in US, and Makiyo chose to elope with him.
Veteran singer Andy Lau is among the major winners of the Hong Kong Metro Hits Music Awards 2006 on Dec 26, Boxing Day.
Visit Metro Radio’s official list of winners.
Visit AsiaPopular forum for more images (credits to atchinese.com).
Crystal Liu Yifei is currently the hottest actress in China, yet she still face with rejections sometimes.
Crystal has make it official that she is interested to take a role in TV drama Dream of the Red Chamber, adapted from the same title Chinese epic novel.
The producer of the TV drama however insisted that the series will feature an all cast of new actresses for the major roles, and thus rejected Crystal.
Seems like you can’t always get what you want even if you are super famous.
Korean actor Jung Woo-sung and Japanese actor Ken Watanabe are rumoured to join the cast of mega-movie Red Cliff.
Directed by international renowned John Woo, and with the production cost of USD50 million, one of the highest in Asian movie history; Red Cliff is seen as one of the most anticipated movie in 2007.
Already in the cast are Chow Yun Fat, Tony Leung, Lin Chi Ling, Chang Chen, and now with the joining of Jung Woo-sung and Ken Watanabe; we can’t blame the press and movie fans for being excited with Red Cliff.
Taiwan artist Mike He Jun Xiang celebrated an early birthday on Christmas eve with 350 fans from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and Australia etc.
Korea actress Son Ye-jin try something new as voice actress for Korean animation movie, Yobi, The Five Tailed Fox.
Korean pop star Kwon BoA’s calendar 2007 is hitting Korea market on Dec 21st.
BoA’s Japanese version of calendar 2007 has been achieving great sales in Japan, it’s expected that the Korean version will do well also.
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Koda Kumi is Japanese best selling singer in 2006 according to ORICON, with gross sales of 12.6 billion yen (~USD100 million).
The sales total is from Kumi’s singles, albums and DVDs released in 2006.
Ranked 2nd and 3rd are band Kobukuro and Ken Hirai. Hirai’s compilation album 10th Anniversary Complete Single Collection ‘95-’05 is the best selling album of the year.
Movie Curse of The Golden Flower premiere in Taipei, Taiwan on Tuesday (Dec 19). The main cast of Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li and Jay Chou attended the event.
The other lady in the picture is Chow Yun Fat’s wife.
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