Gibraltar wins Miss World 2009

Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino claimed the title of Miss World 2009 on Saturday, defeating 111 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in South Africa.

"Thank you South Africa, this is the most wonderful moment of my life," said a tearful Aldorino, whose website describes her as a 22-year-old human resources clerk who loves dancing and spending time with loved ones.

Confetti rained down the stage as Aldorino, representing a British territory at the western end of the Mediterranean Sea with a population of less than 30,000, accepted the crown.

Mexico's Perla Beltran came second, with South African entry Tatum Keshwar taking third place.

The African-themed gala event at a Johannesburg convention centre attracted a multi-national crowd, waving country flags and cheering wildly for their favourite contestants.

Miss India, Pooja Chopra, a hot favourite with the crowd, got eliminated in the top 16, after winning the "beauty with a purpose" title for her charity work.

"The build up to this event has been phenomenal, the girls have had a time of their lives in South Africa," said Chinese television presenter Angela Chow, who hosted the show.

Smoker-face: Lady Gaga faces potential fine after smoking onstage in Canada

She's known for pushing the boundaries on what people expect of a popstar, but this time Lady Gaga may have gone to far.



For performing in Canada, the 23-year-old shocked attendees by lighting up a cigarette and inhaling deeply - despite the fact smoking indoors is illegal in British Columbia.

Wearing a structured gold, bejewelled leotard, black leather gloves and fishnet tights, the Poker Face singer obviously couldn't wait until she finished the sold out gig in Vancouver to indulge.

This comes just days after the New York native met Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II when she performed at the Royal Variety show.

The star went for a much less revealing look and thankfully the only smoke onstage during that set came from automated machines.



According to British Columbia law, smoking in all public spaces such as restaurants, pubs and private clubs, offices, malls, conference centres, arenas, community halls, government buildings and schools is banned.

Those found guilty of breaking this law may be liable to a fine.

However, as the singer clearly enjoyed the cigarette on stage last night, the potential consequences seemed to be the last thing on her mind.

Miley Cyrus songwriter Jessi Alexander: 'The Climb' being pulled from Grammy noms is 'devastating'

Songwriter Jessi Alexander and her co-writer Jon Mabe may be two of the briefest Grammy nominees in history: “The Climb” got pulled from the Best Song Written for a Motion Picture race yesterday, after Disney determined that it hadn’t been written specifically for the Miley Cyrus vehicle Hannah Montana: The Movie (as Grammy rules for soundtrack songs require), and withdrew it from the category. Naturally, this came as quite the shock to Alexander, who has been under contract as a Disney songwriter for, as she puts it, “three and a half years that have been really good to me.” We are still awaiting comment from a Disney rep, but in the meantime, we spoke to Alexander about the “gray areas” of the songwriting process, and her questions regarding the technicality that got “The Climb” disqualified.

EW: I’m assuming you found out earlier than the rest of us that this was happening. Did Disney tell you? Or did the Grammys tell you?

Jessi Alexander: Some of the Disney brand staff members congratulated me about the nomination. So I spent one night on a high. And then the following morning was a new low, when I was told it was gonna be pulled by Disney.

Did they talk to you before they pulled it?
They were in the process of pulling it. And of course, my take was, I understand that there are rules — although I knew nothing about the rules when I found out about the nomination — but let’s at least just tell NARAS where the gray areas are and let them make the decision. But Disney made the decision, and I was just told.

So was the song written specifically for the Hannah Montana movie?
This is the gray area. The story is, originally, me and Jon Mabe sat down as songwriters, like we do every day, and I had this melody that came to me on the way to work that morning. I knew that it was special. I knew it was pop. And I knew it was Disney. We started a song. It was actually called “It’s the Climb,” and it was a more spiritual song, sung in third person. And it was really about my woes, and Jon’s woes in the music business. But when I write songs, being at Disney, I turn them in and of course think they all should be submitted to film and television. That was one of the reasons I signed at Disney, was to hopefully get placements at film and television. So before filming, Peter Chelsom, the director of Hannah Montana: The Movie, actually came to Nashville and heard my music, and wanted me to submit songs for the movie. I put the song “It’s the Climb” on a CD, and he called back within weeks and said the song was gonna be an integral part of the movie, and the only thing he needed was for me to change what I would consider to be a substantial amount of the song. And that’s where the gray area is. For me, when you change something from third person to first person, it can change the whole meaning of a line. And I remember Jon and I wrestling over taking words out—there was a line about prayer. Like I said, it was a more spiritual song. And we had to think about, you know, how much can we change to keep the integrity of the song. But after many back and forth drafts, we all came to a great place, and it felt like it was perfect for the movie, and they told me, you know, “This is perfect for Miley, it’s gonna change her life, gonna change your life.” As a songwriter, my job is just to follow these wonderful little pieces of music and lyrics that I get. And so many don’t find homes. It’s one in a million that you get this kind of placement. It’s hard to say when a song is finished. And it’s hard to say what you’re writing a song for. And that’s not my job. That’s why I have a publisher. And that’s why I feel like NARAS needs to reassess the eligibility requirements for this particular category. Because I think I’m not the first, and I won’t be the last.

Are you upset with Disney that they did this without consulting you and giving you a chance to plead your case?
I did get to plead my case with NARAS. But yeah, you should talk to them. Disney pulled the song. So. Yeah. It sucks. I’ve got flowers and champagne showing up and people constantly congratulating me, and now I don’t know how to respond.

Do you want to try and regain your eligibility?
I don’t even know if that’s possible. I know that there’s been big, big people out there fighting for me, and being my advocate. This has been a huge debate within NARAS. Because it’s a hard call. Disney’s standpoint, and you should get this from them, is that the song has to be commissioned. But that’s another hard part. I am in some ways commissioned, being a Disney writer. I get paid to write songs for them. And then also, you know, “It’s the Climb” was a different song than the one that found its way into the film. You can look at it a million ways. And I’m sure they wouldn’t do this if there wasn’t a true belief that it wasn’t eligible. To be honest, it’s devastating. I’ve had such a roller coaster ride in this business — I’ve lost record deals, I’ve had big songs get kicked off big records, I’ve gone through a lot. But this is a new low. Just to have NARAS grant me a nomination and then take it away has been tough. And humiliating, really. It makes it look like I tried to submit it, or I’m covering up. We all know how difficult it is to get a Grammy, especially as a songwriter. There’s only two categories for us, and those are so sought after and hard to get to. And the other thing that’s sad for me is that this song has just been such a blessing to so many people, to Miley’s fans, for me and my family. I hate for it to be tainted at all with politics. When I got that melody, I couldn’t have said, “This is for Hannah Montana: The Movie!” I have to just write songs. And I send them to my publisher and they go out and find a home. That’s the process. The real question is, Who submitted it? And don’t they have a screening process? Why put an artist or songwriter through this? By taking this song out, how does that alter the voting? People who voted for me could have voted for something else. There’s a lot of weird parts to this. But like I said, I really want to do whatever to make sure this doesn’t happen to another songwriter. If nothing else, the good that can come is that hopefully this particular category will be reassessed to make sure that the eligibility is black and white.

[Via EW]

The Google Phone, Unlocked (Confirmed And More Details)

Last Time, we started seeing some Tweets from Google employees and others about a new Android-powered Google phone that was apparently handed out at an “all hands” meeting. Now Google is confirming that it is indeed “dogfood” testing a new Android device with employees around the world.

But this isn’t just another Android phone. Very trustworthy sources who have seen the phone say that it is the Google Phone we first wrote about last month (despite the uninformed saying we were dreaming). It will be branded Google and sold by Google as an unlocked phone, which could change everything. As we wrote in our original post:


Here’s what we know: we’ve been told the Google Nexus 1 (yes, the Google phone Arrington nailed) will be sold directly by Google online directly. But that’s also the “first retail channel” and it will be sold by a carrier/s. Apparently the Wall Street Journal is running a story tomorrow saying what we just told you. And heck, we don’t charge subscription fees…

Google is building their own branded phone that they’ll sell directly and through retailers. They were long planning to have the phone be available by the holidays, but it has now slipped to early 2010. The phone will be produced by a major phone manufacturer but will only have Google branding (Microsoft did the same thing with their first Zunes, which were built by Toshiba).

There won’t be any negotiation or compromise over the phone’s design of features – Google is dictating every last piece of it. No splintering of the Android OS that makes some applications unusable. Like the iPhone for Apple, this phone will be Google’s pure vision of what a phone should be.


An image on the Android Dveloper site (click on "Dev Phones") is apparently the HTC-made successor to the Android Dev Phone 1, and is already in the hands of select Google employees.

The phone itself is being built by HTC, with a lot of input from Google. It seems to be a tailored version of the HTC Passion or the related HD2 (Unlocker scored some leaked pictures back in October which are of the same phone).

Here are the details we know so far about the phone: It will be called the Google Phone and will launch in early January, 2010. It won’t be sold by any one carrier, but instead will be an unlocked GSM phone. In the U.S., that means T-Mobile and possibly AT&T, whose exclusivity deal with the iPhone is about to run out. It will be running Android 2.1

The phone is “really, really fast,” says someone who has seen one in action. It runs on a Snapdragon chip, has a super high-resolution OLED touchscreen, is thinner than the iPhone, has no keyboard, and two mics. The mic on the back of the phone helps eliminate background noise, and it also has a “weirdly” large camera for a phone. And if you don’t like the touchscreen keyboard, a voice-to-text feature is supposed to let you dictate emails and notes by speaking directly into the phone.

Jolin Tsai avoids ex-lover, tops 2009 album sales chart

With fewer rivals including rumored ex-boyfriend Jay Chou, Jolin Tsai claims first place on 2009 album sales charts. Her album “Flower Butterfly” sold 130,000 copies and was the only album this year that broke the 100,000 mark. Following in second place, Fahrenheit’s “Love You More and More” sold 60,000 copies. Show Luo’s “Trendy Man” and Wang Lee Hom “Heart Beat” tied for 3rd place, each selling 50,000 albums. Fish Leong closed out the top 5 with “Fall in Love & Songs”, selling 45,000 copies.

Taiwan’s Apple Daily newspaper made these conclusions based on the business reports released by the record companies. They started to count record sales for albums released this year. Wang Lee Hom and Show Luo, who both released their albums in December of last year, were included. Jolin Tsai’s “Flower Butterfly” was confirmed to be this year’s champion in record sales. But when she received the news overseas, Jolin exclaimed: “Really? First place? Thank you everyone, next year I will challenge the stage again.”

Compared to Jolin’s 2003 hit album “Magic” sales of 350,000, her CD sales have decreased by 220,000 copies. This shows that the public’s way of purchasing music has changed drastically. Fahrenheit’s second place sales of 60,000 copies shows that the music industry is shrinking. Yesterday, Fahrenheit commented: “Good results are an encouragement, we will continue to work hard.”

As for Show Luo, his popularity has continued to grow year by year. His new albums bring better sales than the previous ones. Last year, Show’s album placed 9th. This year, Show has risen to 3rd place. So he said with confidence regarding the music industry: “Even though it is a little depressing, we’ll still find a chance to start anew.”

#1 Jolin Tsai

Album: Flower Butterfly/花蝴蝶
Sales: 130,000

#2 Fahrenheit

Album: Loving You More and More/越來越愛
Sales: 60,000

(Tied for 3rd with WLH)
#3 Show Luo

Album: Trendy Man/潮男正傳
Sales: 50,000

(Tied for 3rd with Show)
#3 Wang Lee Hom

Album: Heart Beat/心跳
Sales: 50,000

#5 Fish Leong

Album: Fall in Love & Songs/靜茹&情歌-別再為他流淚
Sales: 45,000

#6 Cheer Chen

Album: Sun/太陽
Sales: 44,000

#7 Joanna Wang

Album: Joanna & Wang Ruo Ling/Joanna & 王若琳
Sales: 40,000

#8 Various Taiwan Artists

Album: Faith Map/信心地圖
Sales: 33,000

#9 Jam Hsiao

Album: Princess/王妃
Sales: 32,000

#10 Sodagreen

Album: Daylight of Spring/春日光
Sales: 30,000

TVXQ KO’s Big Bang on Martzzang.com battle

Back on December 9th, the retail website martzzang.com pitted TVXQ / DBSK / Tohoshinki's 3rd Asia Tour Concert album (the Red Team) versus Big Bang 2009 Live Concert album (the Bule Team should be Blue but its in Engrish).


The battle was on who would have more album sales on the website until December 11th. Well, it seems TVXQ has overwhelmingly given Big Bang a knockout by having 95% of the total sales.

This was a smart move on martzzang.com's part, because ever since the battle was put up, fan girls of both groups immediately went to the site and started buying albums in bulk to support their favorite group. So much so that the servers crashed because it couldn't handle the volume of traffic. Because of this huge success, martzzang plans to have more battles between idols in the near future.

Unfortunately, the sales were heavily one sided. I was surprised of the huge margin in which Big Bang lost by, I thought they would've put up a better fight. There's no shame in losing though, they're still very talented with dedicated fans. As for TVXQ, even despite their current turmoil, the fans are still rabid as ever.

Thanks to joe and big55555bang for the tips, also thanks to sharingyoochun for sharing the information. The supposed original article is on newsen but I cant seem to place it. However, you can see the results on martzzang's website.

Gallen Lo and Sophie Su finally tied the knot in Beijing



Gallen Lo and Sophie Su had their wedding ceremony in Beijing yesterday. Gallen will be 47 next week, but he looks very young in his black suit. Sophie was in while, looking absolutely beautiful. Among the guests were Gallen's mother and sister, the cast of "Born Rich" included Nancy Sit, Sharon Chan, Jo Ma and Kenneth Ma who was the best man too. They all sent their best wishes to the couple. Nancy gave them a "Gold" teapot as wedding present, she said "It is very cold in Beijing, the local people usually have the wedding banquet at lunch time. It is very unique." Kathy Chau attended the ceremony even though she had injury to her eye, she left after sending her best wishes to the couple. Ray Lui also sent in some roses. Gallen's son did not attend the wedding, Gallen's ex wife said he was busy with his exam. Reporter asked her what she thought about the wedding, she replied "I don't care about him."



Matt Damon's Good Will Hunting 2?

Ready for a sequel to Good Will Hunting?

Yeah, neither are we.

But Matt Damon is revisiting a tiny moment from his Oscar-winning film in The People Speak, a documentary premiering Sunday on the History Channel.

As Will Hunting, the actor tells Robin Williams' character that if he really wants to study history, he should read Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States. As Matt Damon, the actor has turned the author's follow-up, Voices of a People's History of the United States, into a star-studded history lesson/television event.

Damon gathered Josh Brolin to coproduce, as well as Viggo Mortenson, Morgan Freeman, Bob Dylan, Kerry Washington, Pink, Bruce Springsteen, Marisa Tomei and a slew of other A-listers to participate in the passion project.

And, not unlike Hunting, this concept began in Matt's head more than a decade ago.

Actually, the 29-year-old's involvement in The People Speak began several decades ago, when he and his mother moved into the house next door to Zinn's. Matt was 5 years old at the time, and A People's History was far from finished.

"When I was 10, I had one of the first copies of that book, and I took it to school on Columbus Day to read about Columbus to a shocked group of kids," the star told E! News. "The book's been a part of my life since then."

Of course, Matt realizes that a history lesson isn't everyone's idea of entertainment, but promises that this is "electric."

"If I were studying history now, I would've love to have had Frederick Douglass read by Morgan Freeman! It's a way to really connect to these words and these peoples' experiences that's a little harder when you're reading," he says. "It's just electric when you hear the words spoken by someone."

"It was clear in what this was about and what we were trying to do," Brolin explained to us. "It's not a vanity thing."

Everyone involved in this project clearly hopes it will inspire people to be leaders and incite change.

"You start asking yourself some of those questions today, like, 'What am I doing? Am I an active citizen here?' " Matt says.

All those great intentions aside, we won't tell anyone if you tune in just to see these hot actors. We can't say that isn't playing a role in our DVR setting.

Windows Mobile 7 delayed until the end of 2010?



Remember the good old days when Windows Mobile was at the top of its game? When the Windows Mobile-powered Dell Axim went head to head with the Palm Tungsten T or when Palm shook up its Treo line by releasing the Windows Mobile-driven Treo 700WX? That was then and this is now, however, and the now is not looking so good for Windows Mobile. Phil Moore, head of Microsoft’s mobility division in the UK, admitted that Windows Mobile 7 is being delayed until late 2010. With iPhone OS 4.0 and a sure-to-be-newer version of Android on the horizon, could a delay until the end of be close to a death sentence for Windows Mobile?

So Ji Sub & Han Ji Min to get married?

A rumor regarding actor So Ji Sup, actress Han Ji Min and future wedding bells has been floating around amongst fans.


Many fans are abuzz, speculating that the two lovebirds will be announcing their wedding plans to the public on the 12th. But this is just a rumor that supposedly started on the 11th, from a couple people related to the entertainment industry.

The two played the main leads in SBS's drama Cain and Abel, and it is easy to suspect a possible offset relationship, because they played lovers onset. Many rumors regarding the two having a off-set relationship were generated back in August during the drama's filming.

In response, So Ji Sup had stated, "We talk on the phone every now and then to see how we're doing. When I get to work with a female celebrity, it's true that I ask for her number first, but I never get around to calling her."

Regarding the wedding rumor, a representative of Han Ji Min's entertainment company stated, "We heard about the rumor. A lot of people asked us about this matter already. We are quite shocked, and the rumor is not true. If it were true, why wouldn't we have already revealed this?"

So, to clear things up to the fans: According to company representatives, these two are neither dating nor tying the knot... although it would be nice if they did, because they would make one FINE looking baby!

Fan Bing Bing, Vic Zhou, lonely hearts : who can understand how they feel ?

Vic Zhou, who was the most "refined" of F4 appeared bearded and made many people speechless this time, this look made him appear old, but privately, Vic really likes this style, "Usually, when I don't have to work, ! I would be too lazy to shave and the lenght of my beard would depend on how long I can hide from my company's calls ! This time I didn't shave because my next character will be a musician, I'll need to look decadent, and to cultivate emotion, I stopped shaving some time ago, and this is the look I thought about by myself for this role !"

On the 6th of December, "The Last Night of Madam chin" aka "Jin Da ban" broadcasted on Dragon TV, this is the second piece of Fan Bing Bing's company, and also her first collaboration with Vic Zhou.
On the press conference, everyone were thoughtful and left the central place to Fan Bing Bing, and Vic was very humble but got pulled by "Fan Lao Ban (boss)" to sit beside her. Those two are currently single, thus work is for them the most important. Love being only a luxury christmas gift.

Vic Zhou, personification of Love ?

"Madam Chin" is Vic's first appearance in a Mainland production, to accomodate with this "little boyfriend"'s time slot, as the drama's producer and main actress, Fan Bing Bing even delayed the shooting and waited for him for 10 months !

In "Madam Chin" original version written by Bai Xian Yong, the role Vic Zhou is acting as, "Sheng Yue Ru", is a College student Chin Zhao Li is providing for, and only briefly appear, but in Fan Bing Bing's version of "Madam Chin" this role became a "returnee" and a very young man from a very wealthy family, and even share a very pure love with Chin Zhao Li, who will have many scenes such as suicidal jumping, cutting wrist, and kiss scenes.

About making such big changes Fan Bing Bing says bluntly that it was to expand Vic's scenes, "The original version is a very short novel, but the drama is 36 episodes long, so making changes was already very hard. To make every roles more full, not only Vic's scenes got changes, but all the other characters undergone very big transgformations, I think that it is a good direction, and it suits TV drama very well, and it is also an idea that the audience can accept."

Even if he acts as Fan Bing Bing first love, Vic still is a lady killer, every romances he had were spectacular, his on and off realtionship with Das still is remembered dearly by everyone. He got one rumor after another, but Vic never losen up his mouth to admit any, and persisted on the principle of not talking about his love life in a public scene.

When reporters were voicing doubts about his and Madam Chin's firsqt love to be "too experienced", Vic stuttered, not knowing what to say, but as Fan Bing Bing, who was beside him unrestrainly helped out, and saved Vic : "I also saw many netizens say they found it romantic, actually, every people point of view is different, so you don't need to explain, and you were born as the personification of love, you got shot by Cupid !". The last sentence made Vic who was feeling awkward before leugh non-stop.

From the fresh Chin Suo when she debuted, to creating her own company, now, Boss Fan who could accept 9 roles in a year, has always been struggling as if she was a "daredevil"

As a producer, Fan Bing Bing manages everything, she would tell the other actors to hurry at a press conference, "Hurry ! the trailer is almost finished, the reporters had been waiting for half a day ! " being completly different from when she was solely an actress.

How much money did her company make in 2009 ? and what report Fan Bing Bing is handing out for this year ? About those interrogation, Fan Bing Bing who is used to handle reporters responded very easily, "Money is not something you can earn too much of, and I'm not one to care that much about how much money I earned.About which part got the best results, I think it's the friendship part, everytime I film a drama, I'd get to know more friends, I can ask friends for help, they'd come for support."

Fan Bing bing was in a very good mood, and even revealed that she'll give all her employees a red package, "Last year was a diamond, this year, I'll upgrade it to a PDA, if you have a better suggestion, please tell me."

The drama she invested money in got better and better ratings, the company's coffers got more and more full, so Fan Bing Bing's would be more and more confident.

No love, sharing the same sickness


Everytime Fan Bing Bing appears in public, she'll make herself as beautiful as possible, making people use up uncountless number of films. Bujt while filming, her feminity would be replaced by maternal instincts.
"Bing Bing Jie is a girl who can make people feel at ease, she is very maternal deep down, on the set, she'll take care of everyone like a mother." Vic's words made Fan Bing Bing blush very hard.

At the press conference, Fan Bing Bing gave all the actors a christmas gift, she especially chose soem tea leaves for Vic's father, making people imagining it as a present from a daughter in law when first meeting the in laws.

Everyone is expecting to see what kind of firework would Vic and Bing Bing produce, this pair of onscreen lovers both said that not dating was "in the benicifial of carreer", "We are both good looking, being together would be too wasteful ! Love is about destiny, it comes when it wants to, no need to expect too much, I have more expectations about my career, because it's a future that you can see"

It's almost christmas and as both single 28 years olds, Vic and Bing Bing don't have any expectations towards love, it felt like they understood each other from sharing the same sickness.

Fan Bing Bing and Vic Zhou's face to face

Fan Bing Bing special care for Vic

Shanghai Times : JDB is your company's second drama, what kind of change does it represent for you ?

Fan Bing Bing : This time, we were more experienced than when we did "Rouge snow", from buying the material of the costumes to the set and decors, I knew more how to manage those. The costume in the drama were also all designed by me, and the most expensive cost more than 20 thousands ! I was seeing to the food provided, when it was cold, we bought electric heaters to all the cast, and making warmes for everyone, cooking a big pot of ginger soup everyday for everyone.

ST : Both as "Bing Bing"s the other one, Li Bing Bing got the Golden Horse Award, and for the past year, you rarely got any....

FBB : I got the GHA for "the Matrimony" a few years ago, that award has been in my house all along.

ST : Among the whole cast, it seems that you care especially more for Vic, is it because it's your first time working together, so you took care of him more ?

FBB : You know ? As soon as he joined the team, he would stay by himself in his hotel room, it would be impossble to find him. I could only take care a little more of the daily details, he was the only one to wear a thin jacket, I was afraid he'd get cold so especially bought a coat for him.

Vic Zhou : Bing Bing is too nosy

ST : Was your first cooperation with Bing Bing different from what you imagined ?

V : I first thought that some actors, after being more "experienced" would act more "oily". To my surprise, Fan Bing bing wasn't like that at all, looking at her getting psychologically ready, then seeing her tears flowing would move me very much, I could feel that it came from the heart, making it easy for the opponent to act along. But she is really too nosy, even nagging me about lunch, unbearable !

ST : As the GBA favourite for best actor, you missed it in the end, were you unhappy ?

V : Golden Bell (news).... those are too fake ! Actually my disappointment about the GBA were forgotten the next day. If you have to talk about unhappiness, it's more about disappointment then, because it wasn't like what I imagined. I feel that as an actor, a good script and a good role isn't enough to gain an award, getting awards needs good timing, place and people (天时地利人和luck/fate), now I can only wait for an opportunity like that. The thing that makes me more sad is that I can't participate in the movie version of "Black and White", because our time slots don't match.

Jang Geun Suk doesn’t have women lining up for his heart

Star of You're Beautiful Jang Geuk Suk was interviewed by Entertainment Relay and was asked about his love life.


The news portal asked him, "Have you ever had someone confess their love for you?" When I first heard this, I thought it was kind of ridiculous. How could anyone not have a crush on a popular and good-looking actor?

Instead, Jang Geun Suk gave a shocking confession, responding, "No female stars have." He quickly changed his answer and said, "There has been one! There has!" Wow! One person, seriously?

He seemed quite excited to admit that. It almost looked like he was surprised by the fact that he had been hit on before.

He continued, "It happened when I was drinking tea. She said, 'I think I'd be a good match for you.' But then she never called me after that."

Jang Geun Suk also made it clear that he was a lot like his character on You're Beautiful, stating, "I am a bad boy. I feel like I'd have no charm if I were nice to my girlfriend all the time. If I get a girlfriend though, I think I'd do a good job."

To get back to his other confession, what has this world come to? So few people hit on Jang Geun Suk that he can't even remember?

Poor guy... at least half of the women in Korea probably want to date him now after You're Beautiful anyway, right?

Jessica Hsuan's Veterinarian Boyfriend

On Tuesday night, MPW reporter spotted Jesscia Hsuan and a handsome Caucasian male holding hands at Pacific Place.


- Jessica's boyfriend's name is Ruan. He is a veterinarian, and he is younger than Jessica.
- They have been dating for over a month.
- Ruan resembles David Beckham.

Jessica: "He also says that many people tell him that he resembles David Beckham!".

Jessica: "I remember four years ago that I brought my dogs to his veterinarian office; however, he wasn't the veternairan that attended my dogs. When I first saw him, I only thought that he was quite good looking, and there was no other [feeling]. There was no special feeling. It wasn't love at first sight! Ha ha....!" However, Ruan says it was love at first sight for him.

Jessica: "Six months ago, we went out for dinner with a common friend, and I had a good impression on Ruan, but there wasn't anything special. It wasn't until I returned from Africa. I fell ill, so Ruan asked a friend for my number and said he had something for me. Later, Ruan showed up at my place with a bouquet of flowers, vitamins and some medicine. That kind of romance was quite okay, and it was quite sweet. After that, we spoke on the phone and went out a couple of times, and that was it".

- Jessica's dogs love Ruan more than Jessica now.
- Jessica's parents can speak fluent English, so they can communicate with Ruan very well.

Does Jessica see Ruan as a marriage partner?


Jessica: "The chances are very high. I hope so. So far, the feeling is okay, and it is quite sweet. He meets my standards, and we talk about everything. Also, he knows he he needs to be serious, mature, and humourous. I believe a great sense of humour is an important trait in a boyfriend. Ruan has a certain type of silly air in him, and he really cares for me, my family, and friends. There aren't many of these guys left, so I am very fortunate to have found him".

With that said, Jessica is still in no hurry for marriage. She explains that she will not get married for the sake of getting married.

It has been a while since Jessica has been dating, but the reporter can tell Jessica is in prettier mood, and she is happier.

Jessica: "Really? Maybe. I haven't seen Clarenace Hui in a long time, but when I was at Mimi Lo's wedding banquet, he came up to me and asked me, 'Are you in love?'".

SNSD TaeYeon and SuJu HeeChul’s hug gets the attention of fans



So Nyeo Shi Dae member TaeYeon and Super Junior member Kim HeeChul were seen in a long hug during Golden Disk Award on 10th December.

And their hug has been the hot issue amongst fans and netizens online. Go under the cut to find out more.

The hug:

While there are fans from both groups who are angry at the hug, there are some rational-minded netizens who thought that it was just a hug of friendship and fans are getting on the jealous side a little too quickly.

Going Nude in 'Potter' the Right Move for Daniel Radcliffe

Naked Harry Potter? That's the rumor about the new installment of the children's wizarding series. David Yates, director of 'Harry Potter And the Deathly Hallows,' told the UK Telegraph, "Dan has appeared nude in the past. There are a couple of scenes in the new film in which he will undress, but we're still thinking about how we present it."

If the rumors were true it wouldn't be the first time Potter star Danielle Radcliffe has gone au naturale for a role. The 20-year-old actor previously bared all in a stage version of 'Equus'.

While an au naturel scene may shock some parents it could be a good career move for Radcliffe, especially if he wants to break free of the constraints of Hogwarts. Plenty of accomplished and award-winning celebrities, among them Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman and Patrick Wilson have built formidable careers by removing their clothes when the role demands it.

ZOMG The Google Phone Is “Like An iPhone On Beautifying Steroids”

We told you the Google phone was confirmed. And now some Googler’s seem to be confirming it, too. There is a lot of chatter on Twitter about Google employees with HTC-built unlocked Google Phones running Android 2.1. And the devices look to be coming out in January.


We noticed a Twitter message from a Google Program Manager, who writes “Stuck in mass of traffic leaving work post last all hands of 2009. ZOMG we had fireworks and we all got the new Google phone. It’s beautiful.”

Another guy, Jason Howell, says he had his hands on the device, which he says is made by HTC and is running Android 2.1: “The new Google Phone runs on HTC hardware. I saw it w/ Android 2.1. Homescreen has new visual enhancements like animated desktop wallpaper.”

“Supposedly, Google employees were given tons of these phones today. unlocked,” he adds.

And one last one: “A friend from Google showed me the new Android 2.1 phone from HTC coming out in Jan. A sexy beast. Like an iPhone on beautifying steroids.”

It looks to us like Google may have handed out a lot of the new Google Phone devices today to employees, and naturally they’re showing it to friends.


New mobile dorama to feature 5 beautiful actresses

Next March mobile TV channel "BeeTV" will air a new omnibus love dorama called "Onna-tachi wa Nido Asobu" and the interesting part is that it is going to feature 5 well-known and beautiful actresses.

The 5 actresses are Koyuki (32), Hasegawa Kyoko (31), Yuuka (29), Mizukawa Asami (26) and Aibu Saki (24). Each of them will star in 6-episode long stories with 5min for each episode (Koyuki’s part will be 5 episodes long only).

Yukisada Isao will direct this little dorama that is actually much more than just a little dorama. The production costs will be around 150 million Yen, twice the costs of a normal 2-hour long dorama SP on national TV. The theme song "The Meaning Of Us" sung by Amuro Namie (31) will be the icing on the cake. Actor Yusuke Santamaria (38) will get his own story as well.

Yukisada about producing a mobile dorama: "I recently tried watching a movie on a mobile phone. The filming, directing and everything else will just be the same like for a normal movie." Hasegawa is amazed by how technology is developing. "Time is really moving forward, I never would have imagined to be a part of a mobile movie/dorama."

Queen of Cutsy turns into Queen of Sexy; Cyndi Wang Xin Ling hopes change will be noticed

Cyndi Wang Xin Ling entered into a new management company and is starting off again. On her album release press conference on the 11th, Cyndi ditched her old cutesy image and showed up in a much sexier one instead. Everyone's eyes light up when they saw her. Cyndi expressed that she hopes her image alteration will be noticed by everyone.

After a long period of low profile, Cyndi has finally release another album "H2H". Although she still kept her cute and sweet image, she is also simultaneously pushing for a personality closer to the real her and even showed a little sexiness, shocking everyone.

At the press conference on the 11th, Cyndi surprisingly showed up in a black, back revealing gown. She had the aura of a sexy queen. Even her male good friends Sphinx Ding Chun Cheng, Godfrey Gao Yi Xiang, Victor Chen Shao Cheng and Gabe Lan Jun Tian, the "Fashion F4" who showed up to congratulate her were filled with praises for her look.

Cyndi said that she doesn't dare to claim that she's the Queen of Sexiness but with a new start this time, she hopes to show to everyone the various other sides of her. "I don't dare say I'm queen la! Really Really! I think for small amount of sexiness, I still need to work hard at it. I want to put it as Cyndi's little sexiness because I'm usually not like the Beyonce type. I'll probably never be able to reach that kind of standard. No matter what though, I hope that the other sides of me can be seen by everyone. And those sides should be truly the real me. Its not just like previous works "Honey! Honey!" which have a very sweet feeling. I can show more personality, be more fashionable and a little bit more sexy."


Her new album's 2nd hit song "I'm Fine, What about You?" is about how you feel after breakup. Cyndi denied that the song reflected her own feelings but felt that it brought out the inner thoughts of many people. She hopes to encourage those who faced breakup to put down that love bravely and start anew.

Gillian Chung promotes her new song

Gillian Chung went to a radio station to promote her new song "Thinking" yesterday. She felt it was quite special collaborating with Ben Chong and MC Jin for the first time. She also felt her dancing was different to her past performances. The reporter asked if she will choose to go down the dancing route? She said "I learned dancing for a while and I would feel it be a waste if I didn't dance. I didn't think too much yet people won't ask if the lyrics are related because it's a fast tempo song. People will focus on my dancing. The song is for an advertisement therefore the lyrics are related to it".

In addition, Gillian revealed that her solo EP will be released next month. "I am very nervous. When it is released I will be shooting a Mainland series. I will portray 2 roles that go back in the future. This is why I am promoting my songs now. I have recorded everything and even shot the album cover". She feels that pressure is given by herself and will not think too much. She just hopes to do her best and will not compare herself to Charlene's good album sales.

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