Admiring Eason: Peter Pan 潘裕文

One Million Star season 1 contestants Yoga Lin, Stanly Xu, Judy Chou, and Peter Pan 潘裕文 are set to make a concert appearance in Hong Kong on August 3, 2008. Due to his liking of Eason, Peter plans on practicing hard on his Cantonese to perform Eason's Cantonese songs during the concert for the Hong Kong fans.

Source: the sun 06.06.2008

Eason at the 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards

Eason with Sandee Chan (Best Mandarin Female Artist winner)


Jacky Cheung & Jody Chiang with their awards

The 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards Ceremony was held on June 27, 2009 at Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. Eason Chan, nominated in two categories, won in one category, as follows.

Best Mandarin Album - Don't Want To Let Go
最佳國語專輯 - 不想放手

Note: Jacky Cheung and Jody Chiang presented the award for Best Mandarin Album. Jacky won the Favorite Song Award for the first 9 years of the Golden Melody Awards with 吻別 and Jody won the Favorite Song Award for the past 10 years of the Golden Melody Awards with 家后.

Clips:
Eason Accepts Best Mandarin Album Award
Eason & Stefanie Sun present Best Mandarin Female Artist

Source: golden melody 06.27.2009
Photos: cqnews 05.14.2009 sina 06.27.2009

Eason and the "H3M" Live Band in Malaysia + "Eason's Moving On Stage" FINALE

Eason Chan will be in Malaysia holding 2 live band shows (a University Tour) in promoting his newest Cantonese album H3M, which will be followed by 2 autograph & concert shows, and will conclude with the finale of Eason's Moving On Stage World Tour. The schedule as follows.

H3M Live Band University Tour
Date: July 2, 2009
Venue: Multimedia University (MMU)
Time: 8:30 pm

Date: July 3, 2009
Venue: TARCollege, Setapak
Time: 8:30 pm

H3M Autograph & Concert
Date: July 4, 2009
Venue: Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre
Time: 8:00 pm

Date: July 5, 2009
Venue: Terminal One, Seremban
Time: 2:00 pm

Eason's Moving On Stage - Malaysia FINALE
Date: August 16, 2009
Venue: Sunway Lagoon Surf Beach
Time: 8:00 pm
Prices (in RM): $298, $198, $98

Source: galaxy (thanks to myec-jason23 @ easyjoint forum) 06.26.2009

Note: Shortly after his MOOV Live 2009 show, Eason held 2 shows in promoting his H3M album at universities in Hong Kong (University Tour). The show held at the School of Journalism and Communications featured the entire album in electronic and the show at Polytechnic University featured the entire album in acoustic.

2009 Mandarin EPs Update

As announced earlier, Eason Chan will (hopefully) release 2 Mandarin EPs this year. Additional information, as follows.

- There will be 2 songs in the Taiwanese language written by Luan Dan A Xiang (亂彈阿翔) titled 離家出走 (Run Away From Home) and 我和你 (Me and You)

- Eason says that he has always liked Mayday's 志明與春嬌, so when producer Will Lin approached him suggesting he record a song in Taiwanese, he took on the challenge

Sources: chinatimes 06.01.2009

Critics Analyze "20th Golden Melody Awards" - Part 2

(Like any other year, Sina comes up with a panel of critics who analyze the likely winners, or who, in their opinions, should be the winners at the Golden Melody Awards. This year's analysis for Best Mandarin Male Artist as follows.)

name/nickname/pen name of critic: choice and/or analysis

Li Wan (李皖): Eason Chan

Ai Di Ren (愛地人): Khalil Fong. The Golden Melody Awards won't neglect him, right? Whether it is word-of-mouth or his melodies, they are of good regards. Not to mention that he isn't as high profile as Jay Chou which makes it easier for judges who want a balance of both mainstream and non-mainstream music.

Amiee Han (韓晶): Khalil Fong. Looking at this year's situation, can it not be him? Can [it not being Khalil] be possible?

Xiong Zi Ang (熊子昂): Eason Chan. Khalil has returned from singing technique back to emotions of a song; however, when compared to Eason, whose technique can no longer be heard in his performances, Khalil's skills are still lacking. If Eason wins, the line that should be said is, "Natural equals beauty."

Lay: Two Hong Kong singers form the top contenders. Khalil and Eason's both use reserved, accepted singing techniques in their albums. It is these high degree of difficulty techniques that truly tests an artist's singing abilities. Taking into account the Golden Melody judging panel's conservative nature, Eason appears to have the edge. However, if Khalil wins everyone will also be happy for him.

Du Hang Lang (獨行狼): Xiao Huang Chi. Leehom Wang and Jay Chou are not attending, so they are "eliminated" from the picture. Khalil did not make it to the second round [of voting] last year, while he barely makes it into the second round this year, so his chance of winning isn't high. Eason and Xiao Huang Chi are possible winners, but I really hope Xiao Huang Chi wins because Eason has already won it once.

Final Assessment:
Eason could win for the second time. After losing out with Admit It (認了吧) last year, Don't Want To Let Go (不想放手) gets him back on track. Not only did he sing his material, he showcased his natural singing quality (不但作品唱之有物，演唱上也突出了陳奕迅收放自如的特質). Making it back to the nominations, it's as if it is a must win.

Source: sina 06.23.2009

Critics Analyze "20th Golden Melody Awards" - Part 1

The 20th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards will be held this coming Saturday, June 27, 2009. Before the ceremony takes place this paper invites 10 individuals, including Taiwan record company employees, music critics, radio DJs, etc. to predict the results of the most talked about awards -- Best Mandarin Male Artist, Best Mandarin Female Artist, Best Mandarin Newcomer and Best Mandarin Group. The Best Mandarin Male Artist finds Eason Chan leading the pack with 5 votes, while the Best Mandarin Female Artist finds a tight battle with Sandee Chan barely holding on to the lead with 3 votes and Tsai Chin, Tanya Chua & A-Lin with 2 votes apiece.

The voting panel consists of singer & producer Sky Wu (伍思凱), Chen Guo Hua (陳國華), manager Yao Chien (姚謙), Jiang Cheng Jin (蔣承縉), Chen Zhen Chuan (陳鎮川), Linfair Records executive Wu Yi Fen (吳怡芬), Seed Music general manager Tian Ding Feng (田定豐), DJ and music critic Yuan Yong Xing (袁永興), Dan Ni Si (丹尼斯), Xiao Shu (小樹).

In the Best Mandarin Male Artist category, 5 judges give Eason Chan their votes. Jiang Cheng Jin and Chen Zhen Chuan agree that Eason's singing skills are at a high caliber of technical proficiency where few are able to match. Chen Guo Hua praises that Eason has returned to the origins by creating minimalist music and although Xiao Huang Chi's music runs a similar path, Eason's emotional interpretations are a bit more adept and natural. Dan Ni Si and Sky Wu don't question Eason's singing skills, however, they feel it is a pity that his album didn't have a "super hit" song.

Jay Chou and Khalil Fong each received two votes apiece. Yao Chien and Tian Ding Feng feel that Khalil's album ushers in a new generation of music, leading former non-mainstream music towards mainstream with a superior performance. Sky Wu and Wu Yi Fen feel Jay's music is whole and he has always had a "music attitude."

Source: chinatimes 06.23.2009

Constance Chan Too Expensive to Invite as Guest Performer

In promoting his Moving On Stage 24 - Beijing Part II concert, Eason Chan was asked about rumors that his wardrobe stylist is wife Hilary Tsui. Eason laughed that she has been taken away from him by daughter Constance Chan, saying, "She is now Miss Chan's manager, in charge of her everyday life and school." This past father's day Eason's present was a phone call from his daughter. When asked about his daughter's music abilities, he answers, "When she watches concerts she gets real into it. She listens to all types of music such as rock, classical, children's songs, she is a child who loves music. One day, she was in her room imitating Madonna's dance moves, moving all around." When asked whether he has thought about inviting his daughter as a guest performer, Eason firmly answers, "No, she's too expensive."

Source: sina 06.22.2009

Olympic Stars Promote "Eason's Moving On Stage 24 - Beijing Part II"

(l-r) Li Xiaopeng, Eason, Lin Dan

Eason Chan held a press conference for his upcoming Eason's Moving On Stage 24, which will be held July 18, 2009 at the Beijing Workers' Stadium (北京工人體育場), the second part of his Moving On Stage World Tour in Beijing. On hand to help promote the upcoming concert and wishing Eason a successful concert were Olympians "Prince of Badminton" (羽毛球王子) Lin Dan (林丹) and "Prince of the Gymnasium" (體操王子) Li Xiaopeng (李小鵬).

It was announced that a portion of tickets will go towards an auction, where the proceeds will benefit The Chinese Athletes Educational Foundation (中國運動員教育基金). Aside from promoting Eason's concert, the two Olympians also presented Eason with autographed copies of the single 風雨操場 (Wind, Rain Playground, literally translated) in return for his donation to the Athletes Educational Foundation. Wanting to join the athletes' Sichuan donation, Eason announced two VIP tickets will be up for auction (the best seats in the house - row 2, seats 10 & 11) and proceeds from those two tickets will go towards the Olympians' 風雨操場 Sichuan Fund. The two VIP ticket holders are also invited to the post-concert celebration.

The Chinese Athletes Educational Foundation (official site)

Note: 風雨操場 is a song recorded by 12 Chinese Athletes (Li Ning 李寧, Lin Dan 林丹, Li Xiaopeng 李小鵬, Yang Wei 楊威, Zou Kai 鄒凱, Yang Yang 楊揚, Guo Jingjing 郭晶晶, Zhang Yining 張怡寧, Liu Xuan 劉璇, Pan Xiaoting 潘曉婷, Jin Jing 金晶, and Zheng Jie 鄭潔) for the 1st Anniversary of the 512 Sichuan Earthquake, which proceeds goes towards rebuilding playgrounds at schools in Sichuan.

Li Xiaopeng & Lin Dan perform an Eason song



風雨操場

Source: sina 06.22.2009
Photos: metrohk & wenweipo 06.23.2009

Eason Accepts Awards and Joins the Association

Eason & Ashin (@ Mayday)

On June 16, 2009, Eason Chan attended the Music Workers in Taiwan Annual Ten Best Albums and Ten Best Songs Awards Ceremony (中華音樂人交流協會年度十大專輯和十大單曲頒獎典禮), where he was awarded one of the top 10 albums for Don't Want To Let Go (不想放手) and two of the top 10 songs for 不要說話 and 倒帶人生. To express his support, upon accepting his award, he took out $1,000 as payment for his member fee, whereby becoming the first member from Hong Kong. In addition, he asked, "Aside from a members fee, is there anything else I need to contribute? Can I now listen to non-mainstream music before it's released?"

Eason was extremely happy to be able to meet and talk with other musicians. At the ceremony, he saw Mayday's Ashin (阿信) who he had previously asked for a song. However, Ashin hasn't given him anything yet and not giving up, Eason says, "Wait is needed for good songs."

As for the state of his vocal chord, he says it is a lot better and he is currently practicing his Taiwanese-language song 我和你 (Me and You) for his upcoming Mandarin album, but the nasal resonance of the Taiwanese language is leaving him tongue tied.

Source: chinatimes 06.17.2009
Photos: ent.qq (courtesy of tungstar) 06.17.2009

Admiring Eason: Rainie Yang 楊丞琳

On November 7, 2007, Taiwan's Jolin Tsai and Rainie Yang 楊丞琳 made special appearances at TVB's Jade Solid Gold weekly program. Eason Chan, who both Jolin and Rainie call their idol, was also present at the program. The two posed with Eason for pictures and Rainie later says, "I wanted to hug Eason and was close to doing so, but didn't because he is a veteran and I need to respect him. When Eason goes to Taipei to perform in concert, I will be there in the audience to support him." In regards to Rainie wanting to hug him, Eason responds "Really? Too bad." He was then asked whether the 'too bad' is for him being a veteran to them [and therefore not being able to get the hug], which he answers, "Yes, I am not afraid to say they are newcomers and that I am a veteran to them."

Source: sina 11.09.2007

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Taiwan's Rainie Yang made an appearance in Hong Kong on December 24, 2007 for an autograph session in connection with her new album promotion. During the promotion she was asked what she wishes for in the New Year, she says she hopes that she can film more series and movies while improving on her performance and acting. Her company is currently in talks for getting her a new movie to act in and could possibly involve a Hong Kong director. When asked which Hong Kong actor she wants to work with most, she immediately answers she wants to work with Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Eason Chan most.

When the host asked Rainie who was her prince (during an audience princess and prince selection segment), the audience screamed 'Mike He.' Rainie laughed while saying "Of course not, my prince would have to have Tony Leung Chiu Wai's captivating eyes and Eason Chan's musicial talent and humor."

Source: sina (courtesy of mingpao) 12.26.2007

"Eason's Moving On Stage 22 - Guiyang" Photos & Rundown

Eason's Moving On Stage 22 was held on June 20, 2009 at Guizhou Province Stadium (貴州省體育場) in Guiyang, Guizhou. The following is the rundown of the show.

1. K歌之王
2. 煙味
3. 你的背包
4. 兄妹
5. 謝謝儂
6. 馬里奧派對
7. 路...一直都在
8. Allegro Opus 3.3 a.m.
9. 衝口而出
10. 想哭
11. 我們都寂寞
12. 浮誇
13. 愛情轉移
14. 七百年後
15. 好久不見
16. 十年
17. 第五個現代化
18. 演唱會
19. 港台六大天王medley
20. 不要說話
21. 淘汰
22. 夕陽無限好
23. 不如這樣
24. 天下無雙
25. 愛是懷疑
26. 與我常在

Photos: ent.qq 06.21.2009
Rundown: 珊珊來遲 @ easyjoint forum 06.21.2009

Eason Chan, Guest at Faith Yang's "Have Faith!" Concert

Well known Taiwanese rock artist Faith Yang held her Have Faith! Faith Yang 2009 Concert at Taipei Arena on June 13, 2009. She invited Eason Chan as her guest. Aside from performing 星星堆滿天, Perfect Day & 十年, the two also shared memories of their first encounters and created laughs for the audience. Eason says he has known Faith for over 10 years and the first time he saw her, it was in 1998 at her concert where she was smoking and singing at the same time. Faith then says, "You still remember, I have since forgotten."



Source: ent.qq (photos courtesy of tungstar) 06.14.2009

Eason Chan "Same Wrong Sin" Concert - News & Rundown

Eason with Swing


Eason with Mr.


(l-r) William So, Constance, Hilary


(l-r) Wyman Wong, William So, Constance, Hilary


Media taking pictures of Constance


Eason with Metro executive & commemorative tee


Group Photo


Eason leaving with Constance, Hilary


Fans helping Eason block media photos

On June 11, 2009, Eason Chan held his Same Wrong Sin Concert with Swing and Mr. Good friends Wyman Wong, William So and Denise Ho were in attendance, as were wife Hilary Tsui and daughter Constance Chan. As reporters approached Constance to take pictures, she cleverly used what was in her hand to cover her face. When Eason saw the swarm of reporters surrounding his daughter, he waved his hands towards them indicating for them to leave her alone. For the show, Eason wore the facial hair featured on H3M's album cover.

During the show, Eason revealed that he asked to be a guest performer at Wong Ka Keung & Paul Wong's upcoming concert, saying, "I called Paul expressing my interest in being a guest. I had real "thick skin" to recommend myself, but opportunities are out there for you to grab!" Eason performed Faye Wong's 開到荼靡 & Wong Ka Keung's 麻醉 during the show and performed an encore.

At the post-concert celebration, having performed through the night and ended up with a raspy voice, Eason joked, "I shouldn't have benefited them in Taiwan by performing for 4 hours." He then explained he visited a doctor two days ago and was told that his vocal chord should be white in color, however his present vocal cord was red and swollen among other things. Due to the severity, he was told to immediately quit smoking and to take steroids. Eason says, "Because I can't hold back when I sing live there was no other choice, but I don't take it (steroids) often so don't worry." When asked if his daughter recognized him with his facial hair on, he answered, "She recognizes me, but refuses to give me a kiss."

After the show, Eason, Hilary, Constance and William So went to Wan Chai for a midnight meal. At 1 in the morning, fans were still around holding up paper to block cameras from taking pictures of their idol.

Sources: sina 06.12.2009 & oriental daily, the sun (1), the sun (2) 06.13.2009

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Rundown:
01. Allegro Opus 3.3am.
02. 一個旅人
03. Everyone (Eason + Mr.)
04. 想太多 (Eason + Mr.)
05. 搖擺 (Mr., with Eason as background)
06. 開到荼蘼 (Eason) [Original artist: Faye Wong]
07. 麻醉 (Eason) [Original Artist: Beyond]
08. 今天只做一件事
09. Life Goes On
10. 七百年後
11. 這麼好 (Eason) [Original artist: Eric Kwok]
12. 我不好愛 (Eric Kwok)
13. 1984 (Eason + Swing)
14. 大大公司 (Eason + Swing)
15. 我有貨 (Swing)
16. Shut Up (Eason + Mr. + Swing)
17. 暴殄天物 (Eason + Mr. + Swing)
18. 太陽照常升起
19. 不來也不去
20. 沙龍

Encore:
21. 於心有愧
22. 還有什麼可以送給你
23. 夕陽無限好
24. 明年今日
25. 與我常在

Source: joyce @ easyjoint forum 06.12.2009

Admiring Eason: Shin 信

This year, neither Shin 信 nor Eason Chan came up winners at the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards in the Best Male Artist category, but both men say being nominated is enough. On the night of the 7th, Shin held a mini concert, titled 金曲盡信 (Believe in Hits, literally translated), where his fans encouraged him and presented him with a crystal award trophy. Shin says his "Song King" is Eason and his "Song Queen" is A-mei. Shin says his friendship with Eason goes back 8 years when he was the back-up singer at Eason's concert. During the night, Shin performed Eason's 愛情轉移 with imitation, which was funny and exaggerated.

Source: 21cn 07.09.2008
Photo: rednet 11.12.2007

Eason, Swing & Mr - "Same Wrong Sin" Rehearsal

Eason & Swing (top), Mr. (bottom)






Eason, Swing [Eric Kwok (m), Jerald (r)]

Yesterday, Eason Chan rehearsed for his upcoming Metroinfo Hosts Eason Chan Same Wrong Sin Concert, to be held June 11, 2009. Due to a recent emergence of students taking drugs, Metroinfo kicked off their No Drugs (我自愛, 不吸毒) campaign with Eason and his upcoming concert guests Swing and Mr. The campaign will feature 50 artists recording a "no drugs" message.

As for the recent surge in students taking drugs, Eason responds, "Maybe cigarettes are too expensive. I haven't tried drugs, but there are a lot of things that tastes better than drugs, for example, "pineapple" buns (菠蘿包)." When asked if he has friends who take drugs, Eason answers, "Not many. If they don't listen to my advice, I would distance myself from them. A person's reputation is important and I wouldn't want to be mistaken to take part in it [drugs]." He then gives an idea on how people can be excited without taking drugs, "You will be very excited if you are sleep deprived." He was then asked, due to his lack of sleep, 'So you are always high?!" Eason answers, "I'm naturally high. Depriving yourself of sleep costs nothing, just have fun with your friends and go karaoke."

Sources: oriental daily, the sun & ent.qq (photos courtesy of tungstar) 06.10.2009

Admiring Eason: Kelly Poon 潘嘉麗

Coming in second during the first season of the Singapore talent competition Project Superstar (絕對 Superstar), Kelly Poon 潘嘉麗 says the artist she most wants to work with is Coco Lee 李玟 and wishes she could sing and dance alongside her. When asked which artist she likes most, Kelly turns into a fan and says she likes Eason Chan and, in turn, she likes One Million Star season 1 winner Yoga Lin because she feels he resembles Eason when he performs.

Source: sina 09.24.2008

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Having gained a lot from the competition Project Superstar in which she placed 2nd in the first sesaon, Kelly Poon says she admires unique personalities such as those of Eason Chan, Stefanie Sun and Joanna Wang. Kelly says, "Regardless of which event, Eason will act crazy and is not afraid that people will call him psychotic. Stefanie has her own personality as does Joanna, I read an interview on her (Joanna) and thought she was wonderful person. I love artists who are like that and hope that I can be like them."

Source: sina 06.07.2009

Eason Chan, Guest at George Lam's Concert

George Lam held two shows of his Lam @ Coliseum Concert (十分十二子祥演唱會) at Hong Kong Coliseum from June 5-6, 2009. The first night attracted industry stars Andy Hui, William So, Eason Chan, Anthony Wong Yiu Ming, Fama and others. Family who watched him in concert include wife Sally Yeh, his son and mother. Hins Cheung was the guest performer of the night.

George spotted Eason sitting in the audience and pulled him onto the stage. Eason, who was wearing a pink tee, polka dot jeans, flip flops, and hair which was a bit messy, was immediately made fun of, "Did you just wake up?," George asked. Eason immediately responded, "This will be the trend in 2012." The two then performed George's hit 數字人生. George then lifted Eason's tee to reveal Eason's "meat" and laughed that he indeed had a lot of "meat," causing the audience erupt in laughter.

數字人生


Talk


Close up

Source: wenweipo 06.07.2009
Photo: oriental daily 06.07.2009

Full Time Acting on Eason's Mind

After committing many years to music, Hong Kong singer, Eason Chan, is considering turning his attention towards acting. He felt the change would allow him to stay in the entertainment industry well into the years. Eason felt that there will also be more chances to discover new talents for the industry.

Eason confessed that he is not a professional actor. Because of commitments to other areas of work, he lacks the time to fully study and build the characters he portrays. As such, he ends up playing characters closer to his off screen personality most of the time.

To Eason, every film shot is a learning experience. On the sets of Corrupt All Cops, he was able to meet many like-minded people, with a passion for acting. Other than honing his acting skills, he also gained knowledge in other areas as well. Hong Kong writer, Chan Koon Chung's books were recommended to him by Anthony Wong, with whom Eason often discusses books with on set.

Eason commented, "I'll put more time into acting in the future. Singing is dependent on one's state of health (stamina), especially in concerts where you can't rely on others for your own performance. In acting, the performance can be enhanced with acting skills and emotions, there are also stunt doubles. And besides, there are only a handful of singers that last till they are over 70 years old, unlike actors, on the other hand, of which there are quite a number of them!"

Source: yahoo singapore 06.02.2009

"You Are The Legend" - Theme for the 2009 East Asian Games

Remember back in 2007 when Eason held 2 shows of his Moving On Stage 1 concerts to benefit the 2009 East Asian Games to be held in Hong Kong? The theme song has been released, titled You Are the Legend, composed by Peter Kam, lyrics by Chan Siu Kei and produced by the two. The 5 participants from 5 countries performing the song are Chae Yeon (蔡妍) from Korea, Kousuke Atari (中孝介) from Japan, Dadawa (朱哲琴) from China, Eason Chan (陳奕迅) from Hong Kong, and Richie Ren (任賢齊) from Chinese Taipei.

You Are The Legend

Official Site: 2009 East Asian Games

Eason at Mayday's "D.N.A. World Tour" Hong Kong Stop

Eason with Mayday


Eason, the fan (r); Wyman (l, in black); Hilary Tsui (sitting, in pink)

Mayday (consisting of members Ashin, Monster, Stone, Masa & Guan You) held their 2009 D.N.A. World Tour Hong Kong stop, from May 20 to May 22, 2009 at Hong Kong Coliseum. Wyman Wong, Hilary Tsui, and Eason Chan attended the last show as audience members.

Eason arrived midway through the show and caused an uproar as he entered. Mayday entered into a yelling match with the audience to see who would yell louder and Eason had much fun during that segment. During the show, Ashin said, "I do not know Eason well, I just admire him the way you guys (the audience) do." Eason got up and yelled back in response. During the post-concert celebration, Mayday was asked why they didn't invite Eason onstage. Ashin answered, "If we invited him I'm certain we would have to prepare $100,000 HKD [for fines due to going over time at Hong Kong Coliseum] and would be blacklisted. However, band member Masa was extremely excited just seeing Eason in the audience."

During the show, the audience wanted to see Mayday dance, so Ashin joked, "If you guys want to see dancing, go watch Fahrenheit (飛輪海); if you guys want to see good-looking guys, go watch F4; if you guys want to see a bad dancing band you've come to the right show! There is something wrong with your mindsets, why would you want to watch bad dancing?!"

Sources: hkmayday (thanks ellie) 05.24.2009 & cctv 05.26.2009