SMROOKIES has unveiled a new male member on December 19th to the shock of many fans.
Going by the stage name Kun, the new addition is reportedly a Chinese member born in 1996. A vocalist, he has already shown his talents before with some self-created a cappella covers of songs by Taiwanese pop star Jay Chou.
Kun, whose birth name is Qian Kun, was reportedly born on January 1st, 1996, in Fujian, China. He attended the Beijing Contemporary Music Institute after making it to the TOP 10 of a 2012 competition called Little Tigers 2.0. Additionally, the rookie has won numerous singing competitions as a young teen and even a handful of compositions under his name as well. It is said that he first appeared at the SMROOKI
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Posted: Saturday September 21, 2013 @ 12:54 p.m. PST
The Singapore Hit Awards (SHA), which honours the greatest talents in Mandopop, is back.
Veteran singers like Jay Chou, JJ Lin as well as Penny Tai, lead this year’s SHA nominees list with a cool six nominations each.
Taiwan singer Jolin Tsai and pop trio S.H.E. trail close behind with four nominations each.
But it seems relative newcomers are getting their shot as well.
Singapore’s Serene Koong and vocal group MICapella both managed to snag two nominations.
Other notable nominees at this year’s SHA include Power Station, Super Junior M, and Tanya Chua.
Music professionals and media veterans will decide who wins the ten professional awards such as Album of the Year and Best Male Vocalist.
However, it’s the fans who will choose who wins the popularity awards like Most Popular Band/Group and Most Popular Female Artiste, by voting via SMS from Monday.
This year’s SHA will be held at the newly-renovated Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, at 7.30pm on November 22.
SHA steps out
The SHA will be made available to audiences in over twenty cities in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Holland, United States of America and Canada, for the first time this year.
Representatives from the media in these countries will get to pick the recipient of the new Global Eminence Award.
Mandopop fans around the world will also be able to watch the SHA through MediaCorp’s xinmsn and Toggle online platforms.
Why go global?
“Mandarin artistes and songwriters have held their own against the unrelenting Korean pop wave and emerged better and stronger with albums that appeal to a worldwide audience,” explained Y.E.S. 93.3FM Assistant Programme Director Cruz Teng, who heads the team organising this year’s SHA.
“With the Chinese population growing in major cities around the world, it is only apt that we join hands to celebrate Chinese music, wherever we may be.”
– CNA/ha
Jay Chou (left), Penny Tai (centre) and JJ Lin (right) all have six nominations at this year’s Singapore Hit Awards.
Jay Chou wants the “Gangnam Style” frenzy to stop, or at least to stop being performed by Taiwanese singers.
Channel News reported that during an award ceremony that was held in Beijing on 2 December, the singer urged Mandarin music stars to “unite” and stay ahead of the Korean wave.
Jay stated, “All artistes should unite and don’t “Gangnam Style” anymore. Yes, it is quite humorous, but Mandarin music is much cooler.”
The multi-talented star also added that Mandarin music fans should support Mandarin music, and “not let the Korean wave get too strong”.
However, netizens find it ironic that the singer made the statement whilst sporting blonde hair that resembled a lot of Korean pop stars.
However, Chou dismissed allegations saying that he copied the image, saying the blonde hair is to match his well-defined eight pack abs.
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Posted: Monday April 2, 2012 @ 3:30 p.m. PST
Why do you have to act like this?
So ask the reporters who incurred the wrath of superstar Jay Chou after they spotted him on a date with rumoured girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan. A video clip of Jay hitting back at the reporters has been widely circulated on the Internet.
Jay and Hannah, along with Jay’s mother, his best friend Will Liu and an entourage of about 20 people, had gone on a date at a teppanyaki restaurant. When the group left at around 11pm, the paparazzi were finally able to get a photo of Jay and Hannah leaving one after another from the front.
Upon realizing the presence of the paparazzi after Hannah and Mrs. Chou boarded their ride, Jay and his friends got into a scuffle with the reporters present.
The video clip that documented Jay’s actions had shown him instructing his friends to form a human barricade to block the three reporters present. Jay had whipped out his mobile phone and filmed the reporters. He referred to them as “Number One, ninja dog”, “Number Two, horse face” and “Number three, monkey with glasses”.
The singer asked the reporters while filming them, “Isn’t this fun? There is no need to hide! Why are you hiding? There is nothing to hide!” The singer reminded the paparazzi to “smile” and even taunted them by saying, “you should go home and study instead of becoming paparazzi.”
One of the reporters finally lost his temper and retorted, “Jay Chou, why do you have to act like this?!” The singer then replied in anger, “You’re not allowed to call my full name!”
The tension escalated when both parties got into a scuffle. Jay’s friend accused a reporter of “hitting his face” but the reporter denied doing so.
It was rumoured that Jay had grabbed the reporter by his collar and slapped him, causing his spectacles to fall. It was also said that Jay had used foul language to scold the reporter. However, these were not present in the video clip.
Two nights ago, Jay had uploaded a clip entitled “Jay’s Cold News” to mock the paparazzi following him.
Jay Chou Confortation The Paparazzi. Photo Credit: XINMSNJay Chou and rumored girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan. Photo Credit: The World News
THE VIDEOS SHOWS RUMORED GIRLFRIEND HANNAH QUINLIVAN:
