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Wu Zun & Calvin Chen: The Romantic Princes

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:28:54 GMT

CONVERSATIONS With Ricky Lo
Sunday, July 13, 2008

His princely looks have won him quite a following, first in the chinovela Hana Kimi The Original and now Romantic Princess, both aired on ABS-CBN. In the latter, Wu Chun plays one of the four successors to the owner-manager of a business empire whose granddaughter, played by Angela Zhang, falls head-over-heels for Wu Chun.

Beyond that, not much is known about Wu Chun.

Here’s what Conversations dug up about Wu Chun:

His real name is Goh Kiat Chun, of Chinese descent, born on Oct. 10, 1979 (a Libran), in Brunei, the youngest of three (one sister and one brother). Wu Chun comes from a wealthy family which owns Goh Hock Kee, the distributor of Mitsubishi in Brunei. He stands 5’10”, weighs 160 lbs., with type O blood and lists “actor, singer and model” as his profession.

A Business Administration major from RMIT University in Melbourne, Wu Chun speaks English, Malay (Bruneian) and three Chinese dialects (Mandarin, Cantonese and Hokkien). He drives a Blue Subaru Impreza Hatchback which he himself customized from the engine to the rims, including the exterior and the interior, with a license plate that bears his birthdate.

He has three tattoos, two around his upper right arm and one on his lower leg. He’s a big fan of Michael Jordan and he even flew to the US purposely to watch Jordan’s last game, with a courtside seat, after which he caught a glimpse of Jordan at his hotel.

“I love food,” he once said. “I love to eat.”

Wu Chun was a model in Singapore before he went to Taiwan where he was asked to play the main character in the Taiwanese drama Tokyo Juliet. Hello, stardom! He later joined the popular Taiwanese boyband Fahrenheit, the oldest of the four members who also include Wu Chun’s Romantic Princess co-star Calvin Chen. Prior to joining showbiz, he was a fitness instructor at his own gym, Fitness Zone, in Brunei.

Does Wu Chun really have three children as he was quoted in an interview, one of whom was shown with him in a picture posted on-line? It was a joke. The kid in the picture was his nephew and the “three children” were actually his Fahrenheit co-members whom he treats as “my children,” being younger than he is.

A sad note: Wu Chun lost his mother a few years ago. He’s often seen wearing a necklace with a ring on it; the ring is said to have been given to him by his mother on her deathbed.

Here are excerpts from yesterday’s Conversations with Wu Chun and Calvin Chen (also a member of the Fahrenheit band, along with two other guys) who are here to promote Romantic Princess (watch them today on the ABS-CBN noontime show ASAP 08 and on The Buzz):

What does your name mean in Chinese?

“I have to ask my father. (Laughs) Actually, my full name is Wu Chi Chun but they asked me to drop the ‘Chi’ when I joined showbiz. Chi means fortune and Chun means respect.”

You were born and grew up in Brunei, a very rich country. Did you live like a prince?

(Laughs some more) “No, no, no! Many people have a misunderstanding about Brunei. Yes, Brunei is a very rich country but it’s the King who is very rich. Our family belongs to the middle class. We are okay.”

What was your childhood ambition?

“Kids in Brunei all want to have a business and that was also what I wanted to have — a business of my own. They want to do something related to business. That’s why when I went to Melbourne, I took up Business Administration. After I graduated, I went back to Brunei and opened a health club. I really love challenging myself in the world of business.”

How was it growing up without your mom?

“Actually, I was about 24 when I lost my mom. She was the reason why I entered showbiz. When my mom passed away, I learned a very good lesson — not to be afraid of anything. That’s why I faced the challenge of entering showbiz, something I was very afraid to do before my mom died. I didn’t have confidence in myself. Now, I have self-confidence.”

What are your fond memories of your mom?

“My mom always took good care of me. She always reminded me to be a useful and good person.”

I’m sure she’s very happy that you have turned out to be a useful and good person.

“Yes. I’m sure she is.”

Are you wearing the ring that your mom has given to you?

“No, I’m not.”

Why? Where is it?

“I’m keeping it in a safe because I’m afraid of losing it.”

Having come from a privileged family....

...(Laughs)...”I don’t come from a privileged family...”

But your family is the distributor of Mitsubishi cars in Brunei, isn’t it?

“It’s my uncle who is the distributor. He’s quite rich. My family is more into another business, not really that rich.”

Oh, you’re very humble!

“No. That’s the truth. We are trying hard to make our business a success.”

If not money, what motivates you in your career?

“I think that everything I do now in showbiz is a good experience for me. Whether I succeed or not is not important to me. What’s important is the experience.”

With an uncle who distributes cars, you must be a car-lover.

“Yes, I am.”

Do you race?

“When I was in Melbourne, I did. I had a racing car.”

As a fitness buff, how do you take care of your body?

“Actually, the most important thing is that you must have the heart in whatever you do, including taking care of your health. Whatever you do, wherther working out, you have to put your 100 percent. You must be careful with what you eat. You must have focus; that’s very important.”

Aside from Michael Jordan, do you have any other role model?

“No. Only Michael Jordan. He’s the one who really influenced me. From the time I was a kid, he has influenced me a lot. I admire his attitude toward his game; he’s a good role model not only for me but for anybody.”

What’s your ideal girl?

“Somebody who is very simple, who is willing to share everything with me, somebody who is understanding, somebody who is happy to be with me and with whom I can be happy. Looks is not important. If you want to have a happy, lasting relationship, the feeling is more important than looks.”

Do you want to have a Filipina girlfriend? You still have time to look for one before you fly back to Taipei tomorrow.

“Let me see...Hahahahaha!”

Describe Calvin in three words.

“Very playboy. No, no, no, no, no! That’s a joke. He is clever, hard-working and responsible.”

Up close with Calvin Chen

Also a member of the Fahrenheit band, Calvin Chen’s Chinese name is Chen Yi Ru, born in Taiwan in Nov. 10, 1980 (Scorpion). He’s six-footer, weighs 143 lbs., with type A blood. He finished high school at Jianguo High School (one of the top schools in Taiwan) and college at the Simon Fraser University in Canada, and earned his M.A. in Economics at the University of Victoria.

While in Canada, Calvin competed in Sunshine Boyz, a pageant-like competiton, in Vancouver, emerging a winner. Among his prizes was a free ticket to Taiwan, a contract with a music company and a role in a drama. Currently enrolled at the National Chengchi University in Taipei, taking up Public Finance, Calvin speaks English and two Chinese dialects (Mandarin and Hokkien; he understands conversational Cantonese).

In Romantic Princess, he also plays one of the four successors to a big business empire.

Your Chinese name is Chen Yi Ru. What does it mean?

“Ru means scholar. My mom wants me to study hard. Yi means polite. My mom also wants me to be polite with people.”

How has your life been in Vancouver?

“Good. Very good! I went there when I was 18 and I lived by myself for seven years. I learned to be independent. It made my world wider and bigger.”

How many brothers and sisters do you have?

“I have one sister, two years older than I am. She’s getting married at the end of this year. I’m happy for her.”

What made you live in Vancouver by yourself?

“My dad wanted me to be independent. And I also wanted to be. For half a year, I stayed with my friends and then I lived by myself for more than six years. I was a student. I did everything by myself, including the laundry, cleaning the house, going to the grocery and doing the dishes — and paying all the bills.”

You took up Economics in college. Did you also want to put up your own business?

“If I did not become a model and an actor, I would have ended up in a financial institution, such as one dealing in stocks. Even now, I always read the business section when I get hold of a newspaper.”

You’ve been in Vancouver for seven years. Didn’t you experience any culture shock?

“Canada is a multi-cultural country. There are so many people from different countries — Japan, Korea, India, Philippines, etc....so many different races there. I’ve gotten to know so many people from different countries and I’ve learned how to respect their cultures and their traditions. I’ve learned how to adjust to any new culture and new environment.”

What are your hobbies?

(Joked Wu Chun, “Looking at the stocks. Hahahaha!”)

“Watching movies, going out with friends. Nothing much.”

How do you take care of your body?

“I don’t eat late. I learned from Chun what food is nutritious and what is junk food. He always tells me to eat and eat because he thinks I’m too skinny.”

(Wu Chun: “He was very skinny before. But now he’s okay. He also sometimes goes to the gym and that’s good.”)

Who’s your role model?

“My dad. He’s the vice president of a company. He takes good care of our family and that’s the most important thing. He gave me a good education, including sending me to Vancouver to be independent. He’s 58, getting old, and his heart is not so good so I worry about him. I can’t spend so much time with him. And when I do, I go out to dinner with him.”

What’s your ideal girl?

“Same with Chun’s — simple and a happy girl. The feeling is important. Somebody who can be a friend and a family to me. Somebody with the same values as I have and who can work together with me.”

Is nationality a factor?

“Not really. I had a Korean girlfriend before.”

(Wu Chun: “You want a Bruneian girlfriend? Hahahaha.”)

Do you want a Filipina girlfriend?

“Why not?”

You still have time to look for one before you fly back to Taipei tomorrow.

“Hahahahaha!”

Describe Wu Chun in three words.

“Mature. Responsible. Hard-working.”

(E-mail reactions at rickylo@phil-star.net.ph or at entphilstar@ya-hoo.com)

Handsome Chun Was Also Unlucky Chun Once

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 07:12:40 GMT

Note: Please credit wyn0602 of CEFC for translation of article and do not edit any parts of this article. Please quote this translated article(including this note) in its entirety. Thank you for your co-operation.

[2008.07.13]Handsome Chun Was Also Unlucky Chun Once

Looking at that practically flawless face of Wu Chun, terms that most people used in books to describe looks that were beautiful but soulless, such as “ruby-red lips, bright dark eyes and jade-like face” automatically came to mind. When seeing him for the first time, he looked like a typical new matinee idol. Slowly, his family background came to light. There were more opportunities for him to appear in front of the audience. Is this “beauty” truly “all looks but no inner substance”? From being cheated by friends in business to running two large fitness centers all by himself, despite coming from a rich family background and yet preferred to leave that all behind to be an actor and suffer endless rebukes from directors, how to break through the language barrier and from an idol lead man evolved into a martial actor…This person who was crowned by his fans as the Prince Charming of their dreams, his personal life was not perfect like a fairy tale. Through understanding his real life, perhaps we can tell whether the tranquility and subtlety he demonstrated was natural or intentionally suppressed.

Wu Chun came from an extremely rich family in Brunei. His father is the local land baron and his older uncle is one of the ten richest men in Brunei. Wu Chun went overseas for his formal education at 16 and at 24, became the owner of a large scale fitness center. At the same time, he was also a player for the Brunei national basketball team. He was, in a literal sense, a prince who lived in a castle. This type of lifestyle seemed to be without any worries or obstacles. He also admitted that during childhood, many things in his life was smooth sailing, even in taking exams, he had never failed. “When growing up, I had pretty good grades. When I was in my early teens, I started to like sports and dropped out of the top 3 spots in my class but my grades were still Ok up to university. I had never failed. As soon as you work hard, you will pass…oh but that does not mean with high marks.” This flower-like man that everything seemed to go smoothly his way was truly still at the growing-up stage of “Being young and not acquainted with worries”. He still was like a “well-behaved cub”. He added: “But in Brunei, there really was not much for entertainment. That’s probably why students are more focused on schoolwork. Normally I also love to play but I would insist on finishing my homework before going out. When attending university in Australia, I would often stay in the school by myself. I did not go to pub for drinks or anything like that. I don’t really like that kind place. Probably it is because my attitude is not that open.”

Unlucky Event #1
Cheated by Friend in Business Venture

Between the time of being an excellent student and basking in the glory after becoming famous, Wu Chun actually experienced several obstacles and blows. Speaking of the first labor pain in his life, it would be his first experience with going into business after his return to Brunei: “Before I opened the fitness center, I had opened an auto body shop with a very good friend. Because at that time, I was also working as a model, I was not involved in the shop. My friend had the full running of it. Through it all, I trusted him very much and so never asked him how many money was made. I felt embarrassed to ask and I was also afraid that he would thought I don’t trust him. One day, I did ask and only then I realized he had not been honest and had squandered all the money had the business had made. He said he would return the money to me at a later date. I was very angry, utterly disappointed in him. I withdrew all my investment, reclaimed everything that belonged to me and decided to go our separate ways. It is later that I decided to open a business on my own.” Pausing for a moment, Wu Chun said meaningfully: “So I tell you, if you go into a business with someone, don’t trust them too much. In a business, there are lots of questions that everyone must be cleared on. It is not to say that you should not trust your friends, it is just a better way of running a business together. This is one point that I only realized later.”

Unlucky Event #2
Mother Passing Away Too Soon

If betrayed by a friend was only the first obstacle in Wu Chun’s career, the passing of his mother from illness when he was in school was a much bigger blow. “Since the start, there were even more times when I was away from home. I did not have to time to be with my mother when I was in school. By the time I wanted to be with her, it was too late. This type of regret is not something money or anything else can buy back. It was smooth sailing for many little things but it is things that I placed the most importance on, the biggest things that have not been smooth.” The regret of “the child wanting to care but the parent is no longer around” led to Wu Chun spending more time with his family whenever he can. However faced with the opportunity of entering the business and becoming an artist, Wu Chun had struggled in his heart: “No matter how others discuss my family background, I know that I gave up and sacrificed a lot to enter into the business. Actually even now, I still have inner struggles. Is that worth it for me to leave home, enter the business and sacrifice the time that I can spend with my father? But it is also because the passing of my mother that made me wanting to challenge myself. I had always been afraid of performing. When I was young, going on stage to accept a trophy for winning basketball games, I was afraid. The more I was like that, the more I wanted to challenge the feeling of fear. It is this type of thinking that upheld my decision to enter the business and become an artist.”

Unlucky Event #3
Encountering Language Barrier

When first arrived in Taipei, Wu Chun who was not very familiar with the language must face yet another difficult barrier in his career. Although he was fluent in Malay and English but when it came to Minan and Mandarin, he must start afresh. “Before coming to Taiwan, I already have not spoken Chinese in 15 years. I also cannot understand when someone speaks too fast. I only know simple phrases like eating or drinking. In my first drama [Tokyo Juliet], I am already playing the male lead. There was great pressure. You know, there is a big difference between the leading role and a supporting role. In a supporter role, once you finish uttering your own lines, you are done. As the male lead, you are in almost every scene. There were many lines of dialogue. It was very difficult to act. At that time, I would even cry in secret. The first year was so tough that I did not want continue.” Because of the cultural and language differences, Wu Chun must work several times harder than others in acting performances.

Earlier when he was filming [Hana-Kimi], he saw Ella bind the loose pages of the script together into one book and he copied her method. To make reading it easier, he even printed out a script outline in English using his computer and taped it on the cover of the script. Everyone teased him about the thick book, saying that it looked more like a textbook than a drama script. When filming [Tokyo Juliet], in addition to attending pronunciation class, he even went into the office to practice reading newspaper and scripts aloud. All these efforts paid off as his Chinese, both spoken and reading, had improve tremendously.

Unlucky Event #4
Gruelling Training in Martial Arts Movie

After appearing in three dramas, [Toyko Juliet], [Hana-Kimi] and [Romantic Princess], Wu Chun invaded the big silver screen and gave his first Martial Arts performance in [Butterfly Lovers]. This is very different from idol drama which consisted of going to the beach to shoot the breeze and engage in love talks. For this movie, Wu Chun underwent intense training two months before the movie start shooting. Everyday, from basic stretching, boxing, swordplay to holding a stance, Wu Chun practiced non-stop and would cause Wu Chun to scream in pain and start tearing up. He also needed to practice the motion of swinging the sword 100 times daily, to the point that his hands would shake holding chopsticks at mealtimes. “This is my first Martial Arts movie and I really care about my performance in it. Each day I had to practice swordplay and martial moves. Each fighting scene took a week to film. It was me against a lot of people so I had to keep up my condition and also had to remember moves. It was very difficult. But the hardest thing was that this movie is a tragedy. Filming like this on a daily basis really affects the mood. In Shanghai, it was very hot in the daytime and very cold at night. That also made it difficult to adjust.

As filming officially started, he insisted against using a stunt double. The experience of one scene in which he was to jumped down from a three storey height still gave him the shivers in recollection. “Originally the director arranged a stunt double for me but I did not want that. So I asked the stuntman to demonstrate it once. Later when I climbed up and got into position, I then realized that it really was very high. I had never been afraid of games such as bugee jumping or roller coaster riding. In Las Vegas, there was a ride in which one spins around at the height of 70 storey and that did not scare me. But the feeling of falling face down during a fight scene was very different. You don’t know what would happen when you jump. I was a little scared at the time. In the end, I forced myself to jump.” Although doing a martial arts movie made Wu Chun exclaimed “I don’t want to do a costumed Martial Arts movie next time”, but “upon seeing the result after editing, it felt pretty awesome. Maybe I should make an attempt towards this direction.”

So Many Unlucky Events
Regarding Going Sole and Relying Only on Looks

Within FRH, the track record of Wu Chun is obviously not on the same level as the other three members. The rumor of “going solo” had never stopped. Wu Chun no longer insisted on “will not go solo”, instead he left a lot of leeway: “Actually right from the beginning, we all do acting job individually and come together to release albums. So there is never any talk of going solo. Each person has his own opportunities and direction focus.” Wu Chun had confirmed that he will not be doing any dramas this year in order to concentrate on preparing for concerts and doing movies. He denied that he will not be doing dramas because his asking price had increased dramatically. His words did not hide his plan of putting the focus of his work on making movies. “It really is because there is no time available in the second part of the year that I won’t be doing any dramas although I am very interested in doing action martial arts movies. As for TV dramas, if there is a good script, I still would do it.” When he first started, some audience described Wu Chun as “relying only on looks” because of his immature acting skills and overly handsome looks, how does he view himself today? Wu Chun went silent for a moment and then said: “Actually all along, I feel that I am not as what others think. I worked very hard to improve, to upgrade my acting skills, I have tried my best.”

Unlucky Event Turned Into A Good Thing
Described by Ah Sa as Having the Appetite of An Ox

In [Butterfly Lovers], Wu Chun collaborated with Ah Sa. The mandarin speaking ability of both of them is only so-so. This time, there is even classical Chinese and idioms. Wu Chun described that the most often used terms nowadays is “It is nothing” and “Well met, well met”. Wu Chun’s ferocious appetite is well known. Even Ah Sa, this female connoisseur of food, said that he has four stomachs like an ox. As soon as he stepped into a restaurant, his usual elegant manner disappeared. He would jumped up and chased after the waiters asking “where is the food, where is the food”. When the food arrived, he would then rush and make the waiter to bring rice, sometimes even went as far as going into the kitchen to help bring out the food. About this, Wu Chun said a bit shyly: “Actually it is not as exaggerated as that. I don’t have a big appetite but I can eat continuously. It is a hardship to go to different locations to film, so every city I go, I would find local dishes that are tasty and must try it all. This way I won’t have any regrets and won’t feel that I came to this city for nothing.” Wu Chun even revealed that he already planned to have a cooking competition with Ah Sa who loved to eat just as much. “Because the director also loved to eat, Ah Sa and I will compete cooking mash potato and the director will be the judge.” He even indicated confidently, “I think what I cook will taste better than hers.” How fancy can mash potato be? This Wu Chun would not elaborate. “That will depend on how you make it. I cannot tell you the recipe. What if she found out? Regardless, we will have a competition…this I insist.”

When Will the Blessed Event Happen
In Comparison Likes Ella More

In almost every drama, Wu Chun would have rumors with the female lead. From Ella, Angela Zhang to now Ah Sa who is “already spoken for”, each rumor was strong and intense, seemingly both real and illusory but Wu Chun had never let up and admit to any one of them, only insisted that they are all friends. “Ah Sa is a noisy and gregarious person. We both like to eat and thus became friends. Ella is also very outgoing and very approachable. Her type of no-big-deal personality makes it very easy for others to get along with her.” When asked further regarding Ella and Angela Zhang, these two different type of girls, which type he likes better, Wu Chun admitted indirectly with a bit of awkwardness that it would be Ella: “Her ability of becoming familiar within a few sentences, there is only one in a hundred.” Next, Wu Chun sighed in thought: “Having a relationship is not as easy as saying I want it, therefore I have it. If it comes out, perhaps we cannot even be friends. In that case, it is better to leave it at a safe distance.” What he said left a lot of room for the imagination.

Speaking of his opinion on love, Wu Chun said that he is like Liang Shan-Bo without any awkwardness, “I feel that love should be like that of Liang Shan-Bo and Zhu Ying-Tai. I can give up everything for her, even my life, because to find that someone you love is not easy.” As for the criteria for his future girlfriend, Wu Chu twice mentioned “sincere, unpretentious”, “I don’t have any requirement regarding appearance such as innocent looking type or hot chick type or whatever type. The most important is be unpretentious, has a kind heart, be sincere, make me willing to share everything with her. In the end, it is the feeling that is most important.”

Notes of the Interview: Approachable Attitude

The first time seeing Wu Chun was last April when he came to Guangzhou to promote [Hana-Kimi]. Ticket price was almost at $200 and yet people vied for it. Later at the press conference in preparation for interviews, that was when reporters from all media were sharpening their knives and that was also when one can best observe stars through little details. Wu Chun seemed very relaxed, peering left and right looking around with curiosity, even occasionally used Cantonese to greet everyone (although later in his blog, he said that he was very nervous because it was the first time he had to face so many reporters). Suddenly, he said to one photographer: “I have a top just like yours, from this brand too.” I guess this photographer had never met a star that have such an approachable attitude and was stunned momentarily without knowing how to respond.

This time interviewing him again and trying to “pretend familiarity”, used a friendly greeting, “Wu Chun, how are you? We met last year around this time. Don’t know if you remember.” I never expected him to respond. Never thought he would said cheerfully, “Right, last year’s [Hana-Kimi] promotion in Guangzhou.” I was surprised, “You remember?” He responded very quickly, “Yes, too bad I can’t go this year.” At the second interview, he even started with a “Hey, how is it going?”

I have seen many artists who are really cordially or just faking politeness. The greatest appeal of Wu Chun is that he is the naturally friendly and approachable person as described by his fans. If you can get one step closer to him, you would discover that he can make whoever he is talking feel relax and comfortable. While chatting, he suddenly asked me in curiosity whether I am taking notes as I am listening to him. Upon receiving his answer, he would exclaim in surprise: “That is awesome.” This type of attitude bears no relations to doing a promotion. It is really him being curious. Perhaps it is this curiosity that led him out of Brunei. Some Taiwanese artists would always posses a piece of the local market. He only entered the business for three years, but he has already step by step expanded the boundary of his career. Recently he even attempted to enter the realm of movies. Just on this point, he has the strategy and the foresight of a businessman. Call him a flaming star? Well, this flaming star may keep on burning for a long time to come yet.

translated by : wyn0602 of CEFC
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Laptop spoilt, Wu Zun fears topless pics leak, dare not send for repair

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:51:11 GMT

Note: Please credit fishybizness of CEFC for translation of article and do not edit any parts of this article. Please quote this translated article (including this note) in its entirety. Thank you for your co-operation.

WZ loves to take self-shots, his laptop also contains secrets that cannot be told!

Wu Zun's notebook monitor malfunctioned recently, the replacement parts would need about 2 months to ship over, he has already strictly requested that when sending his laptop in for repairs, his management company staff would scrutinise the entire repair process of the computer company, to prevent pictures from leaking out.

Calvin striptease, hilarious actions

Just what is the secret hidden in his laptop? Wu Zun said laughingly, "It's still ok lah, the most are pictures of me topless." So Wu Zun also loves to take self-shots.

However he also revealed, his laptop also contains interesting images of other people, that is Calvin's striptease video clip, he said, he wasn't really stripping, but his movements were very funny, it wouldn't be good if it leaked out and was seen by other people.

As the computer part would require 2 months to arrive, he being a computer addict did not care about the luggage weight restrictions, when going to China to film Butterfly Lovers, would also bring along a desktop LCD monitor to China, to connect to his laptop. He said, this was nothing, he had even prepared a luggage full of snacks to film, to satisfy his cravings.

Practising swordplay on the roof, auntie applaud and shout bravo

Wu Zun said, last week he went to Shanghai to train martial arts for Butterfly Lovers, he learnt an entire swordplay sequence, but as a result of having to do the horse stance continuously, now his waist and bum were very sore, when he returned to Taipei and was practising his swordplay on the top floor of his place, he was seen by his auntie neighbour, she even applauded him, gave him a sense of accomplishment.

source: http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/ap...today-show2.htm

Fahrenciti Event

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:47:24 GMT

translated by FLH<3 of AF
SOURCE: FAHRENCITI

On April 6th, 2008 the fahrenciti and international fan club was a sucess. To many people, this must have been unforgetable. Beside the help of the fans, there is also the encouragement and the warmness from their partners. Without you guys, this event wouldn't have been so unforgetable.

Of course, the most suprising thing was the four boys after watching their memories from the VCR. At first, they were smiling while thinking about their past, but after seeing the support they have they couldn't help but turn their eyes red. The first was the always the "seeming to never show his weakness" Wu Chun's father showing Wu Chun his caringness and telling him to take care of his body and go for a health check.

Next is Calvin. He mentioned that he never thought his strict father would let the company record this tape. Calvin was filled with emotions and after seeing his father on the video, he said "Isnt that the company's red sofa? How did you get my father to go to the company?" After calming down and listening to how Calvin got into this career and his father's hope for him, his eyes turned red and breathed hard to keep his tears inside.

Now its the faithful son Jiro. In the video, Wang Mama told Jiro two of her most important things in her life. The first thing was, marrying Jiro's father. The second thing was having Jiro. This made us all very emotional. After hearing this, Jiro was very happy but it was hard to stop crying.

Lastly is the one who is busily acting in the Clue Collector, Aaron. Aaron's mom told him in the video that he was the pride of the family. Because of his injury acting up again and his emotions, he began to cry. When all the other members saw his condition, they forgot about their own tears and helped Aaron calm down. (The company wanted the members to listen to the encouragment of their family and have a positive attitiude and energy and not make them cry! Oh no! Hope everyone will forgive this and hope that all the members will be able to share the sadness and happyness. If this made you guys cry too, then sorry!)

Caption under first pic: Going back on stage, the four members wanted to thank the support from their family. Jiro was so busy with fimling he sacraficed his bonding time with his mom and made his mom worry to wait for him before going to sleep. The always seeming to be strong Wu Chun couldn't help but go back and wipe his tears. But because of the host's encourgament, the four members hugged each other and cried.

Caption under last pic: With the encouragement of the Host Ken and the encouragment from the company members and fans,the four boys controlled their emotions. Lastly, this event was happy and sad made everyone in fahrenheit members' family happy. Thanks for everyone's support!

Fahrenheit September Tours 7 Chinese Cities

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:36:42 GMT

Source: UDN
Translated by Cmiley (Please credit or link if this is posted elsewhere)

Fahrenheit in the next half a year will be fully charging for their music career, coming up they and SHE together will be do a concert tour in 7 cities in China, and will also hope to do it Taiwan, the night before they also competed their dance skills with S Korean idol group Super Junior.

Since Fahrenheit produced their album "Double face Fahrenheit" last year, ever since they've been busy filming dramas, until recently they have started to do album functions, yesterday in Beijing they announced that the next half year they'll be focussing on music, having to work with their senior sisters SHE; from Sep to Nov in the mainland cities Luhu & Haote, Chinan, Zhengzhou, Fuzhou, Hangzhou, Taiyuan and Shenzhen and others 7 cities to perform a concert, at the moment they're also planning to sing in Taiwan, but time and location hasn't been decided yet.

Fahrenheit the nigth before arrived in Beijing for "Music Charts", the local organizers specially requested a special airport vip corridor so Fahrenheit can exit immediately into a car to leave to avoid delay from overly passionate fans at the airport, but because Aaron was walking too fast, this lead to recurrence of his knee injury Jiro without asking helped him while walking. The four were forced to stay in the hotel in Beijing, they were only able to make requests with the staff to help them by Peking Duck to try the "Peking taste".

At the "Music Charts", Fahrenheit first helped SHE accept "Most Popular Group Award", themselves they also received "Years Improvement Award". Behind the stage Fahrenheit and S. Korea's pretty boys Super Junior met, both have also heard of each other's names, Fahrenheit also took the chance to ask about their dance skills, hoping at their own concert they can sing and dance at the same time.

"Hot Shot" Wraps Up Filming, Chun Wu and Show Lo a Couple? A Kissing Toast

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:19:04 GMT

04/06/2008

GTV's "Hot Shot" had it's filming wrap-up party a few days ago. After 3 cups of "yellow soup" (alcohol), Director Lin He Long shared his afterthought of working with three big idols. He said that Jerry tries too hard, hope he'd relax, Show is very smart, but too confident at times, Chun's acting skills was better than in "Romantic Princess" but his Mandarin is just as bad as before.

Also, Lin He Long especially pointed out Show and Chun as the "Talk-Back Duo." He said, "They both love to talk back, Chun in 2nd place, and Show in first!" Upon hearing the director say this, Show immediately shared an embarrassing story of Lin He Long, "It was raining this one time when we were filming, I was holding an umbrella and the director yelled at me for being girly, but please, he [the director] was sitting there under a $5 million parasol/umbrella, that's even more girly than I am!"
He also said, "The director was really angry and threw the script, so I said, 'You're going to have to pick it up again.'" Chun revealed that because of the last experience working with him, he learned this time to run away to duck away from Lin He Long's cursing, he would arrive at the filming on perfect timing, "I'm here and there, so even when the director wants to yell at me, he can't, haha!"

It's been spread into the public that Chun is Show's girlfriend. With this rare chance of meeting each other, they were forced to play "tonsil hockey." Chun immediately went up and put his hands on Show's face for a forced kiss, but Show very shyly ducked away.

The two of them toasted each table, which made everyone joke that it was like "A groom and bride coming for a toast." Also, Coco Chiang has a habit of using heat packs, putting them under her arms and legs. So Show turned it into a comical tune.
Even though she was made fun of, Coco expressed to the director, "Director is just like a heat pack, warming my heart." Having been complimented by a beautiful girl, Lin He Long laughed and said, "Just don't put me under your arms or legs!" which had everyone riled up in laughter.

Source: CDN News
Translated by o_ost1nao_o @ Show's International English Forum

Wu Zun Misses Mother ~ Cries infront of 700 Fans

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:55:28 GMT

Source: UDN
Translated by Cmiley @ AF (Please Credit or Link if this is posted elsewhere)

Fahrenheit's international website www.fahrenciti.com held an establishment function, about 700 fans from different countries all crowded together at the Nangang Civil Sports Center, the event was exciting. But since Fahrenheit debuted 2 years until today, the 4 members; Wu Zun, Jiro Wang, Aaron Yan and Calvin Chen have become injured soldiers due to heavy work load, and almost replacing health for success. Yesterday when the 4 watched vcr videos of their family giving them encouragement, thinking of their road of hard work, all couldn't hold back their boys tears, all crying together on stage.

Yesterday when Fahrenheit appeared, no matter if it was the media or the fans they were all shocked by Calvin seeing him as thin as a piece of paper. Calvin has already not filmed for a while, never thought he was originally 65 kg has become as thin as 60 kg, wrist was as thin as bamboos, he stood with a smile saying his stomach hasn't been well, always feeling bloated or in pain, but what is the cause of the problem, but they have to wait until the report comes out after the body check up.

Credits Chinatimes

And Aaron the rush filming of "Pili MIT", yesterday spoke on stage about the 2 surgeries he had for his knee, crying out of control. He said in the new drama, there are many action scenes, no matter how much pain he would continue to film, as a result when he went back to the hospital for a check up, the situation does not look good, afraid that they might have to do a 3 surgery, and seeing the warmth of the fans below the stage, Aaron crying in pain said: "I might not be able to play basket ball again, I don't know if I can keep it any longer..."

Wu Zun and Jiro have both suffered eye injuries. Wu Zun earlier because of filming hurt his eyes because of wearing the contacts too long and it cut the cornea, now during off screen he would wear regular glasses for protection. Jiro because his cornea became larger too long caused his to be too dry, now he can really wear contacts, but he's about 300 degrees, and not wearing glasses his eyes seem lifeless.

In this half year Wu Zun has had unknown headaches and yesteday he said: "I've really thought that because of all this stress I would live a few years less." After coming to Taiwan noboby has ever seen Wu Zun cry before, after seeing Wu Ba Ba appear on the vcr, he was trying to hold back his tears, then when Wang Ma Ma appeared, he turned around and said "I miss ma ma", finally he couldn't "Gin ㄍㄧㄥ" hold it longer, and said because he went to Taiwan to develop, he sacrificed his time with family, this has caused him with contradicting feelings, no matter how successful his career is, in his heart the sadness is like a needle piercing him.

Below is the clip of the event-credits to kimmyhei @ youtube

http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Wu-Zun-Misses-Mother-Cries-infront-of-700-Fans-talk524342.html

Wu Zun enjoys the happiness of having two wives, does not forget to flirt with Xiao Zhu

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:35:30 GMT

Wu Zun and good friend Luo Zhi Shiang (Shiao Zhu) who worked together in “Hot Shot” <藍球火>, both held endorsement conferences on the 28th, the two both say that they aren’t scared to compare popularity. However, Wu Zun’s endorsement was a $138, 000 massage chair, while unit price forcing Xiao Zhu had a $20 (Taiwan Dollar by the way…) pack of chips. But Xiao Zhu’s endorsement includes China, Hong Kong and Taiwan three places, earning near $14, 000, 000, winning Wu Zun’s endorsement of $6 000 000 which only includes the Taiwan area.

Even though the filming is finished, Xiao Zhu and Wu Zun both keep in contact, yesterday the two in separated places called each other to flirt. Wu Zun knowing that Xiao Zhu endorses in chips, said straightforwardly: “If you eat too much chips and become fat, remember to come and buy a massaging chair!” Xiao Zhu said in reply: “Is there a sale? Actually, girlfriend should buy one to give to boyfriend as a gift.” Because both are very close to one another, the two actually played kissing at the filming location; Xiao Zhu says that Wu Zun is his new girlfriend.

At the press conference, Wu Zun enjoyed the happiness of having two wives and had two top models He Wan Ting and Chen Ting Ni sit with him on the massage chair. Being told He Wan Ting was Jay Chou’s rumoured girlfriend; Wu Zun was shocked and said: “I didn’t know that!” He has hot girls to accompany him, Xiao Zhu only has a buff guy to lift dumb bells with, emphasized that he was: “MAN enough”, he also thinks that when he is having a fight with his ex-girlfriend he is most man: “because whenever we fight I’ll not talk, and it looks really cool, very man. Whenever I talk it sounds like I want to joke around and it’s not man anymore!”

Source: showbiz.chinatimes.com
Translator: Narutard@Hideout DO NOT USE WITHOUT PERMISSION

S.H.E return to work after break , no stop earning money

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:08:13 GMT

Note: Please credit jastan87 of CEFC for translation of article and do not edit any parts of this article. Please quote this translated article (including this note) in its entirety. Thank you for your co-operation.

S.H.E’s Hebe welcomed her 25th birthday today; this is S.H.E’s seventh year in the line! Yesterday when Hebe return to work with her two Laopos in Taipei for the shooting of a fast food ad, she sighed, “Time past really fast, I’m another year older.” Despite Hebe’s sigh, the 3 won the advertiser over with their energetic and healthy image and replaced idol LeeHom Wang and good friend Elva Hsiao as the endorser for China area, earning a handsome 8 digit figure into their pockets. Regarding the recent rumour of “Tie Xiong Nan”, the recording company once again said, “All of them are good friends, everyone is thinking too much.”

After ending the approved leave from the recording company, S.H.E is back with a lot of busy schedules! Now they have accepted 2 shows as warm-up, they will be flying to China early next month to attend award ceremony and to shoot for a commercial as well. Regarding their new album, the trio and the company are still keeping mum about it, even HIM production director Shi Ren Cheng is not telling. From what is known, S.H.E are waiting for their good friends to return the songs that they have owed them, now Jay Chou and Shin of Mayday have submitted their creation. S.H.E are still persuading the rest of their friends, Selina have also asked Chen Han Dian who had worked with her in Kang Xi to act for their latest MV!

Although they have not recorded any of their songs, some web in Mainland has already ‘released’ their next list of songs. Some of the songs included the theme song for fast food, shoes, Olympics and also ‘7 Zai’ which they had specially recorded for Stephen Chow’s ‘CJ7’. From here, we can see that fans are indeed waiting anxiously for S.H.E’s latest album. According to HIM’s plan for this year, April is for Liu Li Yang, May is One Million Star champion Yoga Lin, after that then is S.H.E’s turn. Previously the three expressed that they really want to rest and work with a big group of good friends to come up with a great album for all fans. As the plan have been postponed to summer break there is a big chance that they will clash with the other artistes who release their albums, regarding this S.H.E laughed and said, “We are not worried at all. We clashed with Stefanie Sun in 2003 and 2004; it’s actually very fun to attend activities together!”

Their junior, Liu Li Yang will be going to Taiwan next month to release her album. S.H.E revealed that they will definitely attend her promos if they have the time because her voice is really special and she has a character of her own too. They even wished that her album will sell well and sent their encouragements. After ending their 3 weeks break, S.H.E will be back working through their packed schedules. Recently they have gone to the hospital to take some immunisation jabs and had a body check. They also urged everyone to take care of their bodies. S.H.E have also bought their families on a trip to Hualian, the trio who know how to enjoy life and share the enjoyment have indeed grown up a lot.

S.H.E famous and earning:

All their endorsements have slowly renewed their contract:

DAPHNE ladies shoes, CASIO watch, China Mobile M-zone, Hydron Contact Lens, Yadi mobile cars, OKWAP mobile phone, Eastern Camel clothing, Jasmine Tea Drink, 7-11, sanitary napkins, Coca-Cola have renewed their contract, letting them earn a total of NT$180million

New endorsements: MacDonald’s, Meng Niu Yogurt, Top Girl casual clothing earning a total of NT$52million

Shows that they have attended before: New Year Countdown, CNY party, Yuan Xiao dinner, Dinner & Dance, concerts and shows earning a eight figure sum.

New shows: Mazu Festival concert 2008 (4/4), Mainland Luoyang International Peony Festival concert (4/10) earning NT$7.2million

Artistes which they have asked for collaboration for new album: Jay Chou, LeeHom Wang, Shin of Mayday, Yuan Wei Ren, Kenji Wu, Fang Da Tong, TANK, Wu Bai, Zhang Xuan, etc

Artistes that they have received works from: Jay Chou, Shin of Mayday

Things that S.H.E have tried out: Singing, hosting, composing, endorsements, authors, dramas, dubbing, a total of 7 different things. Now the trio have movie scripts and drama scripts for them and the company have arranged for further discussion about it after they have released their album.

Source: HIM International
translated by : jastan87 of CEFC forum
credits : HIM International and CEFC

for those who haven't listen and might interested to listen , here's the link .

S.H.E - Hong Pian Quan Qiu (Olympic 2008 theme song - FULL VERSION)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVj3yp80RGo

Face to Face: I'm Not A Prince -- Wu Zun

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:21:05 GMT

credits also to mcleen.

Note: Please credit fishybizness of CEFC for translation of article and do not edit any parts of this article. Please quote this translated article (including this note) in its entirety. Thank you for your co-operation.

[Magazine]Face No. 44 Face to Face: I'm Not A Prince -- Wu Zun

---Reference: Face 第 44 期

Last week Wu Zun came hurriedly to Hong Kong to promote his new drama "Romantic Princess", before he came to Hong Kong, I spent a whole afternoon with him in Taiwan.

A reporter coming from Hong Kong, is just like Wu Zun leaving his Brunei hometown to go to Taiwan to earn a living, everyone is in unfamiliar territories. Facing this charmer of countless fans, that gentleness which I had thought was unique to Taiwanese maidens speaking Mandarin could actually be found in this native Bruneian when he spoke in his semi-proficient Cantonese.

Close to three years since coming out, recently about to film a movie "Butterfly Lovers" with Ah Sa Charlene Choi, whose luck seems to be riding on a high, coming from a privileged background, possessing a muscular body and the boss of two fitness gyms... as I see it, Wu Zun who is basically working for the sake of working, is completely a prince from the royal court, in Romantic Princess, he even acts a rich young man, it seems to be writing his actual life story, however, this 28 year old in front of me actually said loudly, "I don't like being a prince!"

Princes generally have a cross with happiness, but this time it is not often that Wu Zun spoke a lot, the regret he feels towards his mother who passed away from kidney cancer, reminds me of Joyce Cheng and Lydia Sum.

A man suffers most

28 year old Wu Zun who was born in Brunei, his actual name is Wu Ji Zun, his father Wu Jing Tian has a construction business in Brunei which reaches into all four corners of Asia. His first uncle can even be counted as half a member of the court, he has a lazy elder brother and a married sister, as the lastborn and consequently believed to be the most precious, he however never considered himself the most pampered.

"My father wasn't biased, but I know his expectations of me are the highest. Can't help it, my brother doesn't go to work, everyday he'd wake up, once he's awake he'll go out and eat, or go with friends to play, I definitely won't be like him. I want to be a useful person." Leaving his hometown behind, going to Taiwan alone to work, it's fortunate he has his father's understanding. "In the beginning my dad couldn't quite get why I chose this path, but soon after he saw that I was coming back with results, he also understood me, he would even support me."

Does this charmer have any regrets in his life? Wu Zun dully said one word, "Mummy." "Mum's departure is the one thing I regret most in my life. Perhaps she was too good, heaven didn't want me to have her for too long. When she was in hospital, she tried several times to tell me, she said, "After I'm gone..." Before she even opened her mouth, I was also telling her not to say anymore, I completely didn't allow her to speak, I just kept telling her, "You will be alright, don't talk about that."... But if I had one more chance, I definitely wouldn't do that, I would definitely let Mum continue speaking, because I want to know just what was it she wanted me to do..."

Unfortunately there are no 'if's' in life, now Wu Ma Ma has been gone for six years, perhaps now Wu Zun loves his father more? Wu Zun first stared blankly, then suddenly laughed out loud twice, replying in Mandarin, "When I was young, Mum would beat me! When I was 8, our family went on a vacation, one day the tour guide asked me in my mother's presence, 'Do you love your father more or your mother more?' That time I glanced at my mom and told the tour guide I loved my dad more. At that time I didn't know how angry my mother was, only until I reached 20, one day she suddenly asked if I remembered that incident, only then did I know that actually she never forgot about that! Actually I love her very much."

Wu Mama's death had a great impact on Wu Zun, but he has since learnt to be independent. "In the past, when my parents left me in Australia to study (Wu Zun studied Business Administration in MIT), the first day after they went back to Brunei, I hid in the toilet and cried, when I phoned home I cried, cried until my dad's heart softened and he allowed me to go back. But the person I am now won't shed a tear so easily anymore, even when talking about my mum, I also wouldn't cry, because if my mum knew she would be worried."

I am not gay

Tbe criticism circulating outside never leave the topics of him being a rich and pretty boy, calling him a bargain, but he who self-professed had not dated for 10 years, his sexual orientation has always been in doubt. "I'm definitely not gay! If I didn't enter the entertainment circle, I probably would already be marrried, because my family plan was to get married at 27, 28, have a baby around 30, so my dad can quickly have a grandchild! But this plan has been postponed, 35 years old lah! I'm a person who definitely will get married and have kids."

But Wu Zun is only 7 years away from being 35, unless he wants to have a shotgun marriage? "I don't accept shotgun marriages, I wouldn't! Why I don't date is because the opportunity hasn't arrived!" As a normal male, how can he not have sexual needs? "Ai! 24 hours in a day aren't even enough for me, I don't have time to think about this lah! (Would he use money to buy sex?) What use money?? It's wrong! I would think about it (sex), but I really have so many things to do, when I think about it just switch on my computer to work, everything else would be forgotten! Don't ask already lah!"

Just then his manager who had up till then been silent spoke up, "Don't ask him about such things lah, amongst the four, he's the shyest, look at him, his face is already all red!" Wu Zun upon seeing his manager speak up for him, started laughing nonstop, as if he'd been let off the hook.

"Actually even if I'm really dating, I also wouldn't let you all know. I feel that I have to protect this relationship, but when I get married, I'll definitely let everyone know. After marriage I wouldn't put as much time in the entertainment circle, I want to take care of my family, especially my dad, by then he would be old! Perhaps I'd stay in Brunei for the greater part of the year, just a few months to film dramas bah. I don't want to be a prince, I prefer to live a normal life, too colourful a life, it's not for me."

Hate and Love at the same time

I made use of the chance when Chun was in the washroom to ask his manager how the four members of FRH interact, less than three years since forming there are already rumours of not getting along, rumours of Wu Zun and Jiro not getting along were getting fiercer and fiercer. "Wu Zun has the best temper amongst the four, it's the least trouble to bring him! Wu Zun behaves very appropriately, whatever he does, we can rest assured to let him do it. Given the difference in age, there would be differences in the manner of speaking and playing, perhaps it's because of this that gives the impression of them not getting along bah."

Even after having a cup of tea with the manager, Wu Zun still hadn't returned, helpless as there was only half an hour of interview time left, I went to the washroom to look for him, he was actually hiding there doing his hair, so vain! When he realised I was looking at him, he shrugged and smiled, in actual fact he was just a big kid.

"I both hate and love myself, love because I'm really working hard out of my own accord, I like to use my brains, I like to think about things; hate is when I don't want to think anymore, but my brain continues to spin nonstop, sometimes it's really because of this that I can't sleep. I'm also a scatterbrain, haha! So everytime I leave the house, I have to check my bag, don't allow myself to be short of anything, everything in my bag is very important!"

Upon looking closer, actually inside Wu Zun's wallet there's a yellowed picture of him and his mom, didn't expect that big-sized Wu Zun, his gentler side would always have a spot for his mom.

There are differences between a man and woman

That day while interviewing Wu Zun in Taiwan, it kept pouring outside, he walked into the tea lounge carrying his heavy bag, very courteously greeted me and the photographer, automatically asked me if we were having the interview first or the photoshoot first. Although he insisted he doesn't want to be a prince, in actual fact, every part of him shows him to be a refined gentleman, I even feel that he is very suitable to film those old classic movies.

When the interview ended, Wu Zun fished out his laptop from his bag and focused his attention on the accounts of his Brunei gym, amidst the crammed numbers, I only saw a very grand plan.

What is he working so hard for? There's a difference between women and men, if I were Wu Zun, I probably would also be like Chun, thinking of figures everyday, not easy that Wu Zun could carry his laptop around, and it is all still to check the accounts.

If it is said that a woman is most beautiful when in earnest, in Wu Zun's case it would probably be, a focused man is the most attractive!

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2. Wu Zun came to Taiwan to develop, all thanks to S.H.E member Ella's sister's boyfriend, who spotted him in a cinema and groomed him. All along, Wu Zun and Ella have gotten along very well, HYSNSN caused both their careers to climb up a notch.

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3. "I would think about it (sex), but I really have so many things to do, when I think about it just switch on my computer to work, everything else would be forgotten!"

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4. Amongst the 4 FRH, Wu Zun frankly admits being most friend with Calvin, "Our conversation topics are closer, so we get along better. It's not that I don't get along with Jiro and Aaron, just that we don't talk as much that's all!"
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5. Possessing a body which all men would envy, Wu Zun said that this was the fruit of ten years' hard work. "Don't eat fatty meat during meals, don't eat too much, must be healthy, everyday have to take time out to exercise, if you have the determination, you would definitely achieve it too." Really like selling a commercial!
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6. "I don't want to be a prince, I prefer a simple life, a life that's too colourful is not for me."
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7. Inside Wu Zun's Gucci wallet there's a yellowed photography of Wu Zun and his mom, but actually Chun had deliberately made this sepia effect to increase the reminiscing sentiment, preserving his mother's closest moment for him to look back on anytime.
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9. 1995 Chun's dad's birthday in their Brunei mansion, cutting the cake, happy portrait of the family of 5, never to be had again following Chun's mother's death. Wu Zun who was only 15 then was already handsome, was the spitting image of Daddy Wu.
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credits to : CEFC forum and FACE Magazine
translated by : fishybizness of CEFC forum