F4 renamed as "JVKV"
Taiwan tourism idol drama produced by Angie Chai "Guo Shi De Yan Lei" is
scheduled to start filming in July. Regarding the cast, she said: "U may
not know, F4 is now renamed as JVKV (representing the 1st alphabet from
each of their english names).
She expressed that after changing name, there will be no sayings of new
F4 or who replacing who. From the start, Jerry and Vanness are unable to
participate fully coz they have other work planned. Only Zai & Ken will
be the main lead.
"F4" is now a well known name, to change now is not easy.
Angie Chai explained, F4 is a name for the characters in Hana Yori Dango.
At that time, they had the rights to use the name from the Japan
publisher. But now, Japan has also filmed their own version of the
drama, in the future there will be different countries of F4. Therefore,
the publishers hope that they will not use "F4" for non Hana Yori Dango
related matters.
For the international fans gathering held recently, they have already
start using the name "JVKV"
Source: http://stars.zaobao.com/pages5/f4070428.html
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F4: No Concert but will be united again
in October
F4 Jerry Yan, Ken Chu, Vic Chou and Vanness Wu United to hold
International Fans Meeting in recent
F4 just “United” for an International Fans Meeting in Taiwan. The event
attracted more than 4000 Japanese and Korean fans and brought along
$1500 million commercial rewards on tourism. Others heard that the four
are planning to hold a concert this year. However, both Jerry Yan and
the other F3s’ Agencies denied there were such a plan for concert.
Despite, they will be “Reunited” again in October for another major
event to be held in Taiwan under the Tourist Bureau project.
Idol drama is missing Jerry Yan
Taiwan Tourist Bureau spent $800 million to invite F4 to be its Tourist
Ambassador target at Japan and Korea. The project includes idol drama,
advertisements and 4 overseas press conference (2 for each in Japan &
Korea), and 2 inland events. Vic Chou, Vanness Wu and Ken Chu will lead
in the idol drama whereas Jerry Yan confirmed will be absent from it.
Last March, F4 had 4 concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum. This year, they
joined again to hold international fans meeting for Taiwan Tourism. So
far, no plan is set for concerts. The only thing could be confirmed is
they will hold another major event in October for the Tourist Bureau in
Taiwan. Weather this event will be open to Taiwanese fans is yet to be
decided by the organizer.
Source: Taiwan Apples Daily
Date: April 25, 2007
Reported from Taipei by: Chen You Ying
Translated by: weiwei of kenforever.com
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The Legend Of Chu Liu Xiang, Coming On
September
In any film or drama, there will always be media publicities, but no tv
drama ever had the attention as this drama had. This afternoon, to
further strengthen the media publicity, the new edition Of "The
Legendary Chu Liu Xiang" held a press conference in Beijing.The
production explained that due to conflict of schedules, Zhu Xiao Tian
(who played Xiang Shuai), Hao-Min Chen ( Hutiehua), Xiao Qiang ( Lin Yi)
and others were unable to attend. But Hu Jing, Sun Fei, Liu Jia, Tang
Jia-jia, and other beauties who were on this drama attended, and the
atmosphere was still lively.
According to the media group, being the one in charge for the new
version of Chu Liu Xiang, it has a total of 40 episodes, "the breeze
from the red sea", the "desert", "thrush", 3 books of CLX will be
broadcasted in major TV stations on September. The personalities had
great respect for the original version, but there were changes largely
on the merging of several characters from the book, especially among
Xiang Shuai's friends.Producer Yu Jian-ming said : "We hope to give you
a real culture of the Chinese martial arts drama, this version of Chu
Liu Xiang is a major breakthrough that you will truly love. "
Zhu Xiao Tian of F4 initially explains that this is his first costume
drama, but his tai chi skills enabled him to shoot smoothly ,which
surprised co-star Hu JIng (Surongrong). It was learned that Zhu Xiao
Tian has to shoot during the unfortunate death of his father, he also
failed to leave the set, since they were still on the middle of shooting
the drama at that time, but he was allowed later to fly back to Taiwan
to pay respects to his father. Ever since the Xiang Shuai part was given
to handsome Zhu Xiao Tian, he was prepared for the acceptance and
criticism that he will be encountering. He said : "I do not want to be
bound to be the classical model, I would do this role according to my
own understanding and interpretation of the character."
April 26, 2007 09:32:48 Source : Sina Entertainment
credit to www.sina.com
posted @ www.KensWorld@yahoogroups. com
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Report on 4/22 " I.Ken " Film Concert
Date: April 22, 2007
Venue: Taipei International Convention Center
Million thanks to wowo818 for sharing her experience
Xiao Tian's " I.Ken " Film Concert took place in Room 201A/B/C at the
Taipei International Convention Center. The Concert was scheduled to
start at 7:30pm. However, by the time when 800 participants got admitted
and settled down, it was almost 8pm. While waiting, " I.Ken " poster was
shown on stage screen with "Never stop" and "One good person" as the
background music.
The Film Concert started with the edited version of Ken's Tokyo concert.
It began with the "Song of Seashore", followed by "One good person",
then "Trapped", "Here we are", "Inside of my guitar" and "Silly lover".
Although every song was not a complete version, all audience flung into
it. Watching Ken said hello on screen, everyone just replied "hello" as
though it's on live.
When the image of Ken, covering his eyes with a black band singing "Take
me away", being shown on screen, everybody almost screamed off their
heads. Too bad the hostess stepped in and ended the Film Concert
section.
The hostess was Juan from Hit FM. She showed up with a Japanese
translator and introduced Ken to come on show. Ken wore a white long
sleeve shirt and deep blue jeans with black leather shoes. That was the
same set he wore on the interview after the JVKV Party.
Firstly, he greeted in Japanese, "Konbawa (Good evening everyone)", then
in Korean, "How are you?" Afterwards, repeated in Cantonese, "Where
else? Hong Kong's? …..Hello~." He further asked, "Any Taiwanese fans?
I'm so sorry for today's arrangement." Lastly, he said in English,
"Hello, everybody. I'm Ken!"
After that, he talked about his Tokyo Concert which was very successful.
He himself enjoyed it so much because that was his first time running
solo with much less constraints on coordination. He could select his
favourite songs for which his audience also appreciated.
As the show moved on, the hostess introduced 2 T-shirts designed by Ken.
According to Ken, he was in the process of setting up " I. Ken ". So he
specially designed some fringe products for it.
He further explained a lot on the concept of " I. Ken ". We are going to
know more about Ken from different aspect through " I. Ken ". He wants
to present his views and thoughts from real life via " I. Ken ". Hence,
he will gradually put various works of his own on the site.
Talking about the designs of the T-shirts, Ken explained that he got the
idea from acupuncture points on the first one. The points are shown on
both sides of the T-shirt. At this time, the host held the T-shirt
displaying it on a cat-walk, then fit it on Ken. She interrupt,
"Actually, Ken wants his girl-friend to wear it so he can lay his hands
on." Ken embarrassedly denied. He said the design was only for fun.
The other design is a printed eclipse pattern with the word "Why? " in
the center. On the back, it shows "WHY ASK WHY." Ken explained, "A lot
of times, we keep asking 'Why' and being bothered with such feelings.
Rather than trapped with 'Why', perhaps we should say, 'Why ask why'.
Life brought along with different impressions and inspirations, and that
is what " I. Ken " is meant to deliver.
Later on, Ken gave us a little update on what he is working on recently,
that is study. He said this year is very important for him. He is
studying Japanese (he speak in Japanese immediately, "I'm learning
Japanese.") and learning some new stuff. The hostess asked him whether
that is the new trendy wii. He said he has not bought it yet and is
waiting for a price drop. Then he expressed in Japanese "That's
expensive!" The hostess joked that the audience is going to buy for him.
Ken turned down at once, "No…don't. I will buy it myself." In addition,
he is also working on his new album. There were bad rumors which he had
no idea where it came from. He doesn't care how others write about him
but worried that we will be mislead and get anxious. Therefore, he'd
like to take this chance to clarify it.
Followed on, Ken introduced the website " I. Ken ". He said, " I. Ken "
is just like a magazine filled with different themes on each issue. It
will get updated every 3-months. Coming up will be the Early Spring
Edition with focus on inter-actions. At that time, the screen is showing
the pages from " I. Ken " and Ken explained each of the pages, for
example, that is his personal information, his work, etc. Moving on to
the Link page, he indicated that presently it is linked to his company
and F3 sites. Later on, he is going to put some new links which he
believes would be useful for the readers. Users don't have to worry get
confused with the pages.
Talking about members' section, he expressed that it will be an
exclusive section for this magazine's subscribers. On top of his photos
and his photo works, it will also have some recommendations or
suggestions from daily lives, such as traveling information. Moreover,
he will post up some products used by him for sale. At that point, the
hostess interfered, "Things you used? Well….then remember don't wash it.
How about the clothes you wear today? Will they be put on for sale?"
Ken sadly said, "Sorry…not this set because I borrowed them and have to
return them."
Afterwards, Ken indicated that revenues derived from fringe products are
for the operation of this website, whereas his products are sold for
charity. Lastly, he invited everyone to put his/her concerns and
questions on board. He will go through them and try to answer them. He
welcomes others to discuss it and help each other to resolve issues.
Soon, the website " I. Ken " will be ready to roll out.
Next, Ken updated about his work with the Tourist Bureau. He felt sorry
to cause the inconvenience brought along with his recommended dish,
"Mixed lard rice". He learned that fans had been calling the Tourist
board inquiring where to find this dish. Staffs tried hard to look for
it and finally located two stores for tours to be included in its
itinerary. Yet, he reminded us to be aware of high cholesterol.
The hostess request Ken to recommend another food and Ken picked the
"smelly bean curd". He told the audience that there are two types
available on market. One is naturally ferment and the other is made
chemically. He gave us a tip on how to distinguish the two. For the
ferment, it will be crunchy from outside but remains soft and tender
inside when deep-fried. However, the latter will become crunchy both
inside and outside when deep-fried.
The last section was "Question and Answer"..
Ken collected 8 questions from the audience starting from left to right
across the hall.
Q: A Japanese fan raised a question that every Ken fan is eager to find
out. When will " I. Ken " Concert DVD will be available for sale?
A: Ken's first reaction was, he does not know. He immediately turned to
his manager and said, "Let's ask him". Yet, the answer was, "As soon as
possible".
Q: Ken, why do you get your hair cut?
A: Nothing specially, just because summer begins.
(The hostess asked if we like his new hair. Of course, we replied that
was great!)
Q: Ken, when will you come to Korea, a question from a Korean fan? Since
there was no Korean translator, the hostess asked them if they
understand English. In fact, they know a bit of Chinese.
A: Ken replied, "Actually, " I. Ken " Concert was planned to hold at
different places and Korea was part of the plan. Please looking forward
to it."
Q: Finished with the Tokyo Concert, when will Ken come for another
concert at a different place in Japan?
A: Finished with the part in Kandon, we are moving on to Kansai. It will
be announced once time is confirmed.
Q: How do you feel about today's gathering?
A: Very happy. I'm so glad to see you all in Taiwan.
Q: Listened to the song "And I love you so" at " I. Ken " Concert, she
was deeply touched and like the song very much. Where and how did Ken
learn about this song? Who was the original singer?
A: Ken said he learned about this song when he was only 11 or 12. He
found it while listening to the golden oldies. The original singer was
Don McLean who sang many different style songs.
Q: Would you please introduce some good diving locations at Kending?
A: Diving locations are divided into North and South parts in Taiwan.
I'm not going to recommend anywhere in the northern part because the
places are heavily polluted. Southern part is no longer as good as it
used to be. Therefore, I hope others would take their part in protecting
the seabed. Please don't take away anything from the sea and don't
litter. -
Q: When will F4 come to Japan for other activities again?
A: Since this is a two-year project, more events are on its way.
The "Question and Answer" section completed and so was the one-hour long
meeting.
Lastly, Ken thanks everyone to join this gathering.
Note per wowo818: I rely on my memory to work out this report. Please
pardon me if I missed anything or made any mistakes. Thanks!
The T-shirts were also on sale at the JVKV Party but those sold at Film
Concert got Ken's autograph on the right shoulder. It comes with 3
little badges. The T-shirt with "Why" design is in white with words
print in pink. The other acupuncture point design is also in white but
the word is in red. They were available in medium or large size.
Little badges are in black, white, gray, red, blue, purple and green.
Each set is wrapped in a pink patterned white gift box selling at
NT$1500. Each design has only 100 sets of limited offers.
When Ken talked about his ideas, thoughts and expectations on " I. Ken
", he kept going on and on. Perhaps he wanted to communicate so much at
a time, he forgot to pause for translation. By the time he stopped, the
translator can't remember all and was unable to translate. This happened
many times and the hostess has to remind him to pause, allowing time for
translation.
Ken and Vanness events were held at the same place. Ken's gathering was
scheduled after Vanness's event so we spent quite a while waiting for
Vanness fans to come out before we can enter the hall.
Hostess Juan requested all to put away recording devices because
tape-recording and photo taking were not allowed after Ken came on
stage.
Translated by: weiwei of kenforever
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Taiwan uses F4 pop group to lure
Japanese, South Korean tourists
Apr 22, 2007, 15:07 GMT
Taipei - Taiwan on Sunday succeeded in its first bid to use its pop
stars to lure Japanese and South Korean tourists.
More than 4,000 Japanese and South Korean fans of the F4 - four handsome
singers in their 20s - gathered in Taipei for the first meeting between
the singers and fans from outside of the country.
Fans, including mostly teenage girls, but also middle-aged women and a
few grannies, jumped and shrieked when the four singers showed up at the
National Taiwan University Sports Centre.
The singers greeted them in simple Japanese and Korean before taking
turns to sing their favourite songs.
The fans will spend several days in Taiwan on 'F4 Fans tours', during
which they would meet the singers and visit the locations where the
singers shot the TV drama Meteor Garden in 2001, and also taste Taiwan
food and fruits.
Taiwan's Tourism Bureau hit upon the idea of using pop stars to lure
foreign tourists studying the success that Japan and South Korea have
had in this regard.
In the past two months, the bureau has sent F4 to Japan and South Korea
to meet fans and to promote Taiwan as a beautiful tourist destination.
The singers are scheduled to hold a second meeting with foreign fans in
Taipei in October.
The small country with no good scenery or tourist resorts, has been
fighting an uphill battle to boost inbound tourism.
It has been encouraged by the success Japan and South Korea have had in
drawing foreign tourists by promoting local film or television stars.
The Taiwan Tourism Bureau spent 60 million Taiwan dollars (about 2
million US dollars) packaging F4 and promoting the locations for Meteor
Garden, for which they became famous throughout Southeast Asia.
Nearly 5,000 Japanese and South Korean fans in total have arrived in
Taipei on the fan tour to meet F4 and undertake sightseeing trips around
Taiwan that was expected to generate an estimated revenue of about 100
million Taiwan dollars (3 million US dollars).
Asia Pacific News
Source: KCIFC Philippines
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A summary of Smap Station
Shingo ( you know!), Shinobu Otake (one of the big actress in Japan, and
she stood left side of Shingo) and Ms. Oshita (an announcer of TV Asahi)
There were some questions for F4.
1st question.
Why did Meteor Garden appeal to people?
Jerry: Because of its well-written script. And each the roles fit the
character.
Vic: I agree with Jerry. Japanese HYD became popular in Taiwan now. The
content is very good, so it became very popular.
Ken: It's the director's effort!
Vanness: Original comic is very popular in Taiwan. It's a good time to
watch dorama.
2nd question.
What scene made the biggest impression for you?
Jerry: Daomingsi and Shancai crying scene at the door.
Vic: Lei and Shancai hug each other at seaside.
Ken: A scene with Xiaoyou.
Vanness: I drove a Ferrari!
And which of SMAP members fit the characters in HYD?
Ms. Otake answered:
daomoingsi (domyoji) = shingo
lei (rui) = takuya
ximen (nishikado) = goro
mei zuo ( mimasaka) = nakai
Translation by Mayo
KCIFC Philippine Report
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F4 challenges SMAP in the "meatball
trick" game
The all-famous Southeast Asian idol group F4 quickly visited Japan last
month and guessed in Fuji TV's high-rating variety show "SMAP x SMAP" In
the show, F4 joined SMAP members in a spoof version of the Japanese
manga "Meteor Garden" where Kimura, sporting a wig as a college dean was
already funny enough . The "young rapid mouth" Shingo Katori in a
braided hair acted the female lead Shan Cai that made the stage even
more hilarious. The two idol groups also played a game "meatball trick"
where a fencing sword was used to string down the giant meatball thrown
in the air by his teammate. Whoever reached 5 meatballs stringed in the
sword was the winner, but the one who misses got punished by alternately
eating the spicy meatballs in the table. Even though Zaizai tragically
swallowed the spicy balls, in the end, f4 won with 5 meatballs stringed
in their fencing sword against SMAP's only 2. Finally, being spicy has
its price.
Source: Ming Pao (Movies and TV Today)
http://ol.mingpao.com/cfm/star5.cfm?File=20070418/saa01/mcs1.txt
April 18, 2007
summary by jerry's kingdom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JRc6wXmXEw
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KEN'S ANSWERS IN THE F4 INTERVIEW
shenjiang fuwudaobao (Taiwan tourism project)
does f4 have one heart?
- my CHU LIU XIANG is about to be aired. aside from angie cai's drama, I
might spend much time in china, my whole new album is in the preparation
stage already...
- yes, of course the 4 of us still have good rapport...
- the 1st thing I said to the 3, really long time no see!
- I think I'm the 1 who changed most among us (in 5 years), I know
myself best...
- I cant choose just 1 member from f4, we have to go together...
- question: if the last minute of your life is spent with f4, what will
you say to the 3?
answer: WE ARE ALL NOT YET MARRIED!!
source: f4zongqijian
(ken parts only)
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“COME TO OUR TAIWAN, I WILL HAVE A DATE
WITH YOU”
F4 was chosen as Taiwan tourism ambassadors, here we hear the warm
invitations from f4, any girl would be moved by this breathtaking voice…
Fan question: if we have a date in Taiwan, where will you bring me?
Ken Chu: “I will bring you to the hot springs at the north, what a nice
experience to enjoy the springs with you!”
Right, if you follow F4’s dating plan in traveling Taiwan, rest assured
it would be just as beautiful as dating your idol…
Source: nuxingzhoukan 3-17-07
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F3 MESSAGES TO KEN
I-KEN TOKYO CONCERT
Vic:
you got ahead of me again in taking Japan
next would be my turn to perform
wait and see
may your concert be a success
from zaizai
jerry:
congratulations
DEAR ken (japanese)
from yanchengxu
van:
With the best wish
For your concert
Enjoy it!
From Vanness
source: f4qijian
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