Over 500 artiste from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan took part in a fund raising concert in Hong Kong to raise funds for Chinese quake victims.
Korean star Jang Nara is invited to perform at Beijing Olympic 100-days-countdown event which is going to be held on April 30.
The event will be held in Anhui province, and will be attended by Chinese superstars like Andy Lau and Sun Nan etc.
Peter Chan’s new martial arts epic, “The Warlords,” has beaten Ang Lee’s much bankable “Lust, Caution” to secure the No.1 spot at the 2007 Chinese-language box-office.
As of Sunday, “The Warlords” has raked in 260 million yuan (US$35.74 million), ten million more than “Lust, Caution,” the second strongest box-office winner, said a report on Web portal Sina.com.cn.
“The Warlords” is being or has been screened in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, as well as Singapore and Malaysia. It reaped 200 million yuan on the mainland alone, making Peter Chan the second Chinese director, following Zhang Yimou, to have crossed the 200-million-yuan boundary.
The film, starring Andy Lau, Jet Li, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei, revolves around the story of three sworn brothers in the Qing Dynasty in the 1860s.
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Chinese kung fu actor Jet Li made the most money in 2007 among China’s entertainment elite, totaling some 465 million yuan, or around 62 million US dollars, as listed by Shanghai-based Oriental Morning Post on Wednesday.
The top ten earners are as follows…
1 Jet Li 465 million yuan
2 Jackie Chan 428 million yuan
3 Jackie Cheung 300 million yuan
4 Tony Leung 290 million yuan
5 Andy Lau 230 million yuan
6 Chow Yun-fat 100 million yuan
7 Michelle Yeoh 80 million yuan
8 Zhang Ziyi 65 million yuan
9 S.H.E. 62.5 million yuan
10 Jay Chow 60 million yuan
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Andy Lau has contributed the most to Hong Kong’s box office in the past decade, according to a film magazine.
Andy has helped generate a total of 570 million Hong Kong dollars (US$73.39 million) in box office, making him the most bankable local actor.
Sammi Cheng tops the actress list with HK$360 million, while Johnnie To is the most bankable director with HK$350 million.
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Aaron Kwok, Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai performed a great show on Saturday night (June 30) to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong return to China mainland’s administration.
Dubbed the ‘4 Heavenly Kings’, these 4 artists dominated the Hong Kong music arena in the 90s, and still remain influential these days. They didn’t sing together often, and considering their age, this could be one of the last joint performances from these superstars.
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The fanatic Andy’s fan is back in Hong Kong!
After the tragic suicide of her father in late March, Yang Lijuan went back to China with her mother. But here they are, back in Hong Kong again.
They even ‘upgraded’ their idol seeking this time, by actually going to Andy’s residential area to look for Andy Lau.
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A fan of Hong Kong star Andy Lau has experienced an extreme up-and-down of her life… she just met her life-long idol, but only to lost his father 3 days later.
Yang Li-juan is a 28-year-old girl from northwestern China’s Gansu province. She became a huge fan of Andy Lau 12 years ago and since then, the only thing she cares about in her life was to meet her Prince Charming someday.
She quit school, and spent day after day watching videos of Andy Lau’s concerts. She wrote letters to him, and traveled to Hong Kong for two times hoping she could meet the famous singer and actor.
Sheren Tang was one of the 3 TV actors/actresses to be honoured in the first ever recognition award presented by Hong Kong performing Artistes Guild (HKPAG).
HKPAG held their annual Spring Festival dinner on Thursday night (Feb 8) with over hundred of attendees. Also held during the dinner was HKPAG’s first ever Golden Baton Award (*) where the winners were decided by voting from fellow HKPAG members.
Actress Sheren Tang, actor Bobby Au Yong and veteran actor Chung King Fai were honoured at the TV actors category; while Andy Lau, Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung Chiu Wai were honoured at the movie actors category.
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Director Derek Yee and actors Louis Koo and Daniel Wu was in Shanghai on Saturday (Feb 6) to meet the press for movie Protégé.
The movie is scheduled to premiere on Feb 13 in China. Other than Louis and Daniel, also starring in the movie are Andy Lau, Anita Yuen and Zhang Jingchu.
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