CNN names Jay Chou as one of Asia’s most influential people
12/17/2009 12:47:00 AM
kenmouse
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This year, who dominated in Asia? America’s CNN named 25 most influential people, and in Taiwan, only Jay Chou made it onto the list.CNN indicated in the foreword report that whether it is saving the world or singing to Earth, the 25 people they have chosen represent those with the greatest influence this year in the world’s largest continent – Asia. CNN used ‘entertainer extraordinaire’ to describe Jay Chou, and this year, Jay raked in over NT$500million of revenue, becoming the number one king in Taiwan. But Jay’s ambition does not stop there. Besides his big Chinese action blockbuster ‘The Treasure Hunter’ premiering at the end of the year, he also collaborated with Hollywood A-lists Nicolas Cage & Cameron Diaz in ‘The Green Hornet’. When photos of Jay filming were exposed, it caused a frenzy throughout Asia.
In the China district, Chong Qing City’s strong supporter of anti-corruption & anti-crime secretary Bo Xi Lai made it onto the list and CNN even mentioned that some people predict that he would take over Chinese president Hu Jin Tao’s place. At the military parade on China’s National Day, celebrating it’s 60th anniversary, the soldier wearing pink uniform, a short skirt, and white boots was named by CNN as ‘Pretty In Pink Gunman’. Shanghai’s talk show King Zhou Li Bo was also named as ‘Comedian Of The Year’.
In the Hong Kong district, Andy Lau was the other superstar who made it onto the list. Hong Kong’s Four Seasons Hotel & Michelin 3-Star Restaurant’s director of the dim sum department is also on the list, as he created ‘The Good Luck Dim Sum Shop’ where you can eat Michelin-standard dim sum at less than NT$80, becoming the cheapest Michelin-standard restaurant in the whole world.
3 people in Japan also made it onto the list, including new prime minister Yukio Hatoyama & this year's U.S. baseball "World Series" most valuable player Hideki Matsui. It seems that negative influence is also influence as Noriko Sakai, who was sentenced to prison for drug use is also on the list, and CNN named her ‘fallen angel’.
The other negative influencer is Singapore’s 19-year old student Liu Yi Min, who pirated approximately NT$180,000 off someone else’s credit card.
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