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The singer also revealed that a new album is in the works and will be released soon
Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai was asked at an event on Wednesday if she thought model Vivian Dawson was marriage material when she starting dating him. The singer did not deny that he was indeed special, but replied coyly, "Don't think too much into it!"
On Mother's Day, Jolin was seen at a Japanese restaurant with her family and Vivian. It looked like Jolin's family had accepted Vivian as part of the family. Jolin's father was seen driving the couple back to Jolin's residence after the meal.
When asked how she would react if Vivian proposes to her, the 31-year-old claimed that she had never thought about it. Asked how her parents thought of her boyfriend, the singer went coy and said it was personal. Jolin was visibly happy when answering questions relating to the model.
Jolin, who had been away from the music scene, also revealed at the endorsement event yesterday that she is currently preparing for her new album which will be released in summer.
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Yao Yuan Hao moves on after relationship mess
May 17 2012
Actor Yao Yuan Hao, who was entangled in a messy relationship with Sonia Sui and Cyndi Wang, seems ready to put his love woes behind him.
The actor was spotted at a night market in Hangzhou together with his co-stars from his new Chinese drama. His manager and other crew members stopped reporters who approached Yuan Hao. He expressed that he will not make any more comments as he had clarified all in his statement released last Tuesday.
According to the actor's friend, the 30-year-old had been battling with stress from the breakup, his mother's illness and the burden from taking on the male lead role for his new drama.
It was revealed that Yuan Hao kept his silence because he did not wish to go head-on with Sonia, letting on that there is no third party in the eight-year long relationship with the actress. Yuan Hao also expressed that he didn't know if Sonia and him might reconcile.
In other related news, responding to netizens' slams that the relationship mess had been exaggeratedly "acted out", Sonia replied angrily that "there isn't any job or movie that is worth this much energy."
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Makiyo is determined to turn over a new leaf
May 16 2012
The host had not met with her Japanese boyfriend since they were both charged with assault
Japanese-Taiwanese celebrity, Makiyo seemed to have turned over a new leaf after she was charged with assault for causing physical injury to a taxi driver in February.
Makiyo's mother revealed that the 27-year-old, who was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence for attacking the taxi driver, had sought solace in Buddhism after the incident. She also sponsored two African children and is now spending more time at home to accompany her mother.
When asked how they were coping financially as both the host and her mother are not working, Makiyo's mother expressed that "as long as there's enough for use, it's fine."
Makiyo's mother, who was initially against her daughter's relationship with boyfriend, Takateru Tomoyori revealed that she is slowly coming to accept it, claiming that she "suggests, but don't stop [her], analyse, but don't force [her]."
She also revealed that the couple had not met for the past three months. "Keeping a low profile is the best," Makiyo's mother expressed and shared that the couple had been keeping in contact only via online messaging tools.
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Are wedding bells ringing for Pace Wu soon?
May 15 2012
The actress who is romantically linked to Ji Xiaobo is seen meeting her beau in Hong Kong on Saturday
Will wedding bells be ringing soon for Taiwanese actress, Pace Wu, after she was spotted on Saturday in Hong Kong meeting her boyfriend, Macau casino tycoon Ji Xiaobo?
Earlier this year, the 33-year-old had denied speculations that the couple was tying the knot. The pair had only been dating for six months then.
However, Pace was seen shopping in Hong Kong on Saturday before heading to a Japanese restaurant to meet a group of friends. Among the friends who were waiting for the actress in the restaurant was a man who reportedly looked like Xiaobo.
The group got into an animated chat after Pace arrived and started to leave the restaurant after slightly over an hour. Pace's friends, together with Xiaobo, left the restaurant first while the actress and her assistant left a while later in a car.
Pace, who had admitted that she is "ready for marriage," expressed earlier at Ella's wedding that after seeing her good friends get married, she "is sure what marriage is all about."
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S.H.E. attends charity event as a group
May 14 2012
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After nearly two years, the trio appears in public for a charity auction together
Taiwanese girl group S.H.E. got together for the first time yesterday since member, Selina Jen's filming accident, for a charity event.
Being the trio's first appearance together since October two years ago, the charity event which aimed to raise NT$1 million (SGD$42,600), attracted a lot of media attention and hundreds of fans to its venue.
As ambassadors, the group donated signed shirts for auction, which brought in NT$27,000 (SGD$1140). When donations were slow to come in, Ella Chen suggested to donate clothes that the trio wore before, bringing in another NT$26,000 (SGD$1099) for the charity.
Selina, who is on the road to recovery, was seen wearing a pressure suit over her limbs under her outfit. The singer who got teary after seeing her passionate fans laughed and claimed that "the hot weather distracted me from crying." She also shared that a concert will be in the works once her condition improves.
It was rumoured that S.H.E. will be performing once again as a group at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards on June 23. Responding to the speculations, Ella shared that they are "still in talks with the organisers."
Ella Chen shares a sexy dance with her husband
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Sonia Sui returns from Japan looking relaxed
May 14 2012
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The actress who broke up with her boyfriend of eight years ago had fun on her vacation with her mother
Sonia Sui returned to Taiwan yesterday after a vacation in Japan with her mother, looking relaxed and refreshed for the first time after her relationship with Yao Yuan Hao came under media scrutiny earlier this month.
The 31-year-old looked surprised when she saw reporters waiting for her at the arrival gate, expressing that "going overseas with my mother makes me happier," when asked if she had enjoyed her vacation.
The actress shared that as she was on a tour package for this trip, she had to stop for photos every now and then with other tourists in her group. She added that Japan was chilly when she was there but she had fun on her trip.
In other related news, Cyndi Wang, who was accused of being the third party in the couple's relationship, spent Mother's Day with her family. She told reporters that she had invited her mother on a trip to China and had given her a red packet as present for the holiday.
The singer also shared that she will resume recording for her new album by next week, which came to a halt when rumours started swirling that she came between Sonia and Yuan Hao.
Yao Yuan Hao breaks his silence
Sonia Sui tearfully wishes the best for Yao Yuan Hao
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Newlywed Ella Chen promotes in hong kong
May 13 2012
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Taiwan artists Ella Chen Chia-Hua, Mike He (Hor Kwan Cheung) two nights ago promoted their new film BAD GIRLS. Ella just wed last week and earlier already rushed to Hong Kong to promote her new film. When reportedly she rushed to return to pay her mortgage, her face darkened as she said, "It's not because of that, who says you can't work after marriage?"
Ella and Siu Mei played games with fans. Siu Mei greeted fans in Cantonese. "Hong Kong Friends how are you!" Some fans used muffins to spell out Ella's name as a gift for their newlywed idol. Ella immediately tried it but said, "The muffin is too dry, next year you can add a little more water." Even though Ella was all smiles during the event, when Ella saw reporters she did not force a smile and asked the media not to ask about her marriage.
"Today is already my second day in Hong Kong. With the tight schedule and a flu, I don't feel well and can't muster up the energy." When asked whether her husband was displeased that she immediately came to promote in Hong Kong after their wedding, she said, "I still have to work, Hubby didn't really say anything in particular."
Speaking of Ella reportedly had to pay mortgage so she returned to work soon after her wedding. Ella said, "It's not because of that, who says after marriage I can't work?" As for BAD, Ella said that the film has already been released in Taiwan and the response was decent. She said that in the film she had many fight scenes, but her co-star Siu Mei was ..... (article cut to save bandwidth)
Stefanie Sun shares pregnant photo
May 11 2012
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The songstress's first photo after her pregnancy announcement on May 7 set the internet abuzz
Local singer Stefanie Sun, who recently shared the good news of her being pregnant, posted a photo on her microblog yesterday, asking if the netizens "can see it [her baby bump]?"
When she first announced her pregnancy on May 7, Lin Ming Rong, an artiste manager from Sony Music, uploaded a photo of Stefanie which looked as though she is heavily pregnant.
Just as there were speculations that the songstress is carrying twins, Stefanie responded on her microblog that the photo is a fake, which was "taken five years ago in Egypt during a break, and the effect was achieved by stuffing things into my clothes".
Yesterday, the 33-year-old shared a photo on her microblog, teasing the netizens with a message asking them if they could spot her baby bump. The photo set the online community abuzz because it is the first photo Stefanie posted after her pregnancy announcement, and congratulations for the mother-to-be came in quickly.
Taiwanese famous host Mickey Huang sent his well wishes to the singer, while Stefanie's good friend Na Ying suggested the singer to share another photo after her first trimester, so that the netizens can share her joy.
However, some netizens were worried as Stefanie looked too thin in the photo she shared and left comments for her to "take good care and give birth to a healthy baby". There were also fans, who shared pregnancy tips with the singer in their comments on her post.
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11/05/2012
A tip-off claimed that the couple will be tying the knot sometime next month
Rumour has it that multi-hyphenate Jay Chou and Hannah Quinlivan, his rumoured girlfriend who is 15 years his junior, will be getting hitched in Guam next month.
The limelight has been on the couple since rumours of the pair dating each other surfaced last year, although they had denied the speculations.
Recently, someone, who claimed to be a friend of Jay's mother, shared that the duo are going to tie the knot in Guam. However, another tip claimed that Jay and Hannah will get engaged in Guam instead, and relatives had already received invitations to the event.
The speculations tied in with the 33-year-old's confession in an earlier interview that he wished to get married before he turns 35.
The friend of Jay's mother also let on that the soft-spoken Hannah listens to Jay's mother, who shares interesting snippets of her life and good food with the 19-year-old. Hannah's affinity with Jay's mother is said to be a plus point for Jay, who is known to be a filial son.
Responding to the absurd rumour, Jay denied, saying that "there's no such thing", while Hannah claimed that it is a groundless rumour.
Jay's management had also shared that the singer's schedule for the next month is too packed for anything else, revealing that the 33-year-old will be filming the sequel to movie Secret in June.
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Is Cyndi Wang and Yao Yuan Hao secretly dating?
May 10 2012
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The duo had apparently met up in Hangzhou in April despite denying rumours of them dating
Just when everyone thought that dust had settled on the relationship mess among Yao Yuan Hao, Sonia Sui and Cyndi Wang, an insider claimed that Yuan Hao and Cyndi had been secretly dating despite the duo's denial.
During an interview last August, Cyndi had claimed that she "is long-time friends with Yuan Hao and does not have feelings for him," drawing a clear line between the actor and her.
The singer confessed in a magazine interview published yesterday that she is "in contact with Yuan Hao, but (they) are not dating."
However, the singer had reportedly met up with Yuan Hao who was filming in Hangzhou when she was there for an event on Apr 28. Cyndi's management had declined comment while the actor's company claimed that he was too busy filming from six in the morning till midnight that he would not have time to go out.
In other related news, Sonia, who had planned to go to Japan for a vacation with her parents had gone ahead with her plans to do so this morning. When approached by the media, her parents expressed that they wished for the actress "to put down everything and just relax."
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