Eason Chan 101

Eason Chan Shen Jing Institute

2011-08-09T16:10:00.004-04:00

Known as Eason Chan Shen Jing Institute (神經研究所) or Eason Chan International Fan Club Official Site, the official site opened on July 27, 2011 and is dedicated to all things Eason Chan.

Source: eason chan shen jing institute 07.27.2011

30 Years of "Chinese Music Awards"

2011-05-15T00:02:00.000-04:00

In celebrating 30 Years, the Chinese Music Awards committee release a series of 30 Artists, 30 Songs & 30 Albums of the past 30 Years at the end of 2010.

Eason Chan made all three lists, ranking 29th under artists, ranking 30th with U87 under albums, and ranking 29th with Next Year Today/Ten Years (明年今日/十年) under songs. The complete lists:

30 Artists
Artist
1. Liu Chia Chang 劉家昌
2. Teresa Teng 鄧麗君
3. Paula Tsui 徐小鳳
4. Sam Hui 許冠傑
5. Feng Fei Fei 鳳飛飛
6. Jenny Tseng 甄妮
7. Liu Wen Cheng 劉文正
8. George Lam 林子祥
9. Roman Tam 羅文
10. Luo Da You 羅大佑
11. Fei Yu Ching 費玉清
12. Leslie Cheung 張國榮
13. Alan Tam 譚詠麟
14. Danny Chan 陳百強
15. Chyi Yu 齊豫
16. Tsai Chin 蔡琴
17. Li Gu Yi 李穀一
18. Chyi Chin 齊秦
19. Anita Mui 梅豔芳
20. Jonathan Lee 李宗盛
21. Su Jui 蘇芮
22. Cui Jian 崔健
23. Sandy Lam 林憶蓮
24. Jacky Cheung 張學友
25. Tat Ming Pair 達明一派
26. Beyond
27. Liu Huan 劉歡
28. Faye Wong 王菲
29. Eason Chan 陳奕迅
30. Jay Chou 周杰倫

30 Albums
Artist - Album - Year of Release
1. Chyi Yu 齊豫 - 橄欖樹 - 1979
2. Liu Wen Cheng 劉文正 - 三月裡的小雨 - 1981
3. Luo Da You 羅大佑 - 之乎者也 - 1982
4. Pan Yueh Yun 潘越雲 - 天天天藍 - 1982
5. Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - 淡淡幽情 - 1983
6. Roman Tam/Jenny Tseng 羅文/甄妮 - 射雕英雄傳 - 1983
7. Su Jui 蘇芮 - 搭錯車電影原聲 - 1983
8. Tsai Chin 蔡琴 - 此情可待 - 1984
9. Hou De Jian 侯德健 - 新鞋子舊鞋子－侯德健作品集 - 1984
10. Alan Tam 譚詠麟 - 愛的根源 - 1984
11. Chyi Chin 齊秦 - 狼的專輯 - 1985
12. Jonathan Lee 李宗盛 - 生命中的精靈(作品精選1) - 1986
13. Tat Ming Pair 達明一派 - 石頭記 - 1987
14. Dave Wang 王傑 - 一場遊戲一場夢 - 1987
15. Leslie Cheung 張國榮 - Summer Romance 87 - 1987
16. Sarah Chen 陳淑樺 - 跟你說, 聽你說 - 1989
17. Cui Jian 崔健 - 新長征路上的搖滾 - 1989
18. Angus Tung 童安格 - 其實你不懂我的心 - 1989
19. Music Factory 音樂工廠 - 皇后大道東 - 1991
20. Tang Dynasty 唐朝 - 唐朝 - 1992
21. Beyond - 樂與怒 - 1993
22. Jacky Cheung 張學友 - 吻別 - 1993
23. Dou Wei 竇唯 - 黑夢 - 1994
24. Various Artists 合輯 - 校園民謠1 - 1994
25. Faye Wong 王菲 - 天空 - 1994
26. Zhang Chu 張楚 - 孤獨的人是可恥的 - 1994
27. Chu Che Chin 朱哲琴 - 阿姐鼓 - 1995
28. Liu Huan 劉歡 - 記住劉歡 - 1997
29. Jay Chou 周杰倫 - 範特西 - 2002
30. Eason Chan 陳奕迅 - U87 - 2005

30 Songs
Artist - Song Title - Year of Release
1. Teresa Teng 鄧麗君 - 月亮代表我的心 - 1978
2. Roman Tam 羅文 - 獅子山下 - 1979
3. Chyi Yu 齊豫 - 橄欖樹 - 1979
4. Li Jian Fu 李建複 - 龍的傳人 - 1980
5. Francis Yip 葉麗儀 - 上海灘 - 1980
6. Tsai Chin 蔡琴 - 恰似你的溫柔 - 1981
7. Johnny Yip 葉振棠 - 大俠霍元甲/萬里長城永不倒 - 1981
8. Sylvia Chang 張艾嘉 - 童年 - 1981
9. Liza Wang 汪明荃 - 萬水千山總是情 - 1982
10. Su Jui 蘇芮 - 酒幹倘賣無 - 1983
11. Leslie Cheung 張國榮 - 風繼續吹 - 1983
12. Cheung Ming Men 張明敏 - 我的中國心 - 1983
13. Alan Tam 譚詠麟 - 愛在深秋 - 1984
14. Various Artists群星 - 明天會更好 - 1985
15. Cui Jian 崔健 - 一無所有 - 1986
16. Cheng Lin 程琳 - 信天遊 - 1987
17. Chyi Chin 齊秦 - 大約在冬季 - 1987
18. Danny Chan - 陳百強 - 一生何求 - 1989
19. Priscilla Chan 陳慧嫻 - 千千闕歌 - 1989
20. Sarah Chen 陳淑樺 - 夢醒時分 - 1989
21. Liu Huan 劉歡 - 彎彎的月亮 - 1989
22. Tom Chang 張雨生 - 我的未來不是夢 - 1989
23. Chao Chuan 趙傳 - 我是一隻小小鳥 - 1990
24. George Lam 林子祥 - 男兒當自強 - 1991
25. Beyond - 海闊天空 - 1993
26. Jacky Cheung 張學友 - 吻別 - 1993
27. Lao Liang 老狼 - 同桌的你 - 1994
28. Faye Wong 王菲 - 我願意 - 1994
29. Eason Chan - 明年今日/十年 - 2003
30. Jay Chou/Fei Yu Ching 周杰倫/費玉清 - 千里之外 - 2006

Official site: Chinese Music Awards

Source: chinese music awards 12.18.2010

"Dream Home" at PIFF

2010-11-12T00:00:00.000-05:00

Program Note
What would you do, if someone blocked your view? Cheng's dream home with a magnificent sea view seems forever out of reach. Suddenly she realizes, in order to get what she wants, she must take matters into her own hands even if it means getting her hands seriously bloody. When I saw [Dream Home], the first thing that came to my mind was 'an ordinary woman can really go that far to get what she wants?' Funny thing is that the film is based on the event that actually happened in Hong Kong. The way the director Pang describes an ordinary woman turning into a pure evil gives the audience chills. Josie Ho who plays Cheng Lai-sheung brings out this demonic character so well, I wouldn’t want to meet her in person. I have to say Dream Home isn’t for everyone because it shows what a real slasher is all about. One more thing, reality truly is stranger than fiction.

Director
PANG Ho-Cheung
Born and raised in Hong Kong, the acclaimed Pang Ho-Cheung is an author—whose first novel, Fulltime Killer was adapted into a film directed by Johnnie To—and Berlin Silver Bear-winner for Isabella (2006). Pang’s films include Dream Home (2010), Exodus (2007), A/V (2005), Beyond Our Ken (2004), and You Shoot, I Shoot (2001).

Credits
Director: PANG Ho-Cheung
Producer: Andrew OOI
Cast: Josie HO, Eason CHAN, Derek TSANG, Lawrence CHOU, Juno MAK, Michelle YE
Screenwriter: PANG Ho-Cheung, Derek TSANG, Jimmy WAN
Cinematography: YU Lik Wai -H.K.S.C.(Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers)
Art Director: MAN Lim Chung
Editor: Wenders LI -H.K.S.C.(Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers)
Sound: TU Duu-chih
Music: Gabriele ROBERTO
Production Company: ZHAO WEI FILMS

Source: piff 2010 10.08.2010

"Lover's Discourse" Premieres at PIFF

2010-11-11T00:00:00.000-05:00

Having filmed Lover's Discourse just over a year ago, the Eason Chan and Karena Lam starring film made its world premiere at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival on October 12, 2010.

Program Note
Reuniting with a long-lost sweetheart provokes the nascent sense of love, the now-faded memory of heartbreaks, and odd discoveries of belonging to others. [Lover’s Discourse] tells a cliché love story in an irresistibly sweet language. It shows us a multitude of hopes and the desperation of blind love, strange distances between partners, and a double affair. The story soon leads to the tangled threads of suspicion, jealousy, betrayal, and hatred.

[Lover’s Discourse] is an omnibus movie that weaves four love stories into one. Each episode is independent of the next yet each is interconnected. Characters in an individual episode add novel perspectives to the story and thicken the plot. Jumping genres from traditional romance to thriller, we cover [Lover’s Discourse] in familiar movie-speak.

Director
Derek Tsang
Born in Hong Kong to an industry family, Derek Tsang began his career at Peter Chan’s Applause Pictures following studies in Canada. He has since worked at all levels of production for the Pang Brothers and Pang Ho-Cheung. With partner Jimmy Wan, Lover’s Discourse is his feature debut.

Jimmy Wan
Jimmy Wan was born in Hong Kong and graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. He has worked in advertising and in film production, and began his own career as a writer working with Pang Ho-Cheung. With partner Derek Tsang he makes his feature debut with Lover’s Discourse.

Credits
Director: Derek TSANG, Jimmy WAN
Producer: Bill KONG, CHIBA Ryuhei, Hugh SIMON
Cast: Eason CHAN, Karena LAM, Kay TSE
Screenwriter: Derek TSANG, Jimmy WAN
Cinematography: Charlie LAM
Art Director: CHAU Cheuk Wai Kitty
Editor: Derek TSANG
Sound: NIP Kei Wing
Music: Peter KAM
Production Company: Irresistible Films

Source: piff 2010 10.12.2010

"Strawberry Cliff" Makes Its Premiere at PIFF

2010-11-09T18:50:00.014-05:00

After more than two years since this blog posted news about Strawberry Cliff, the film (finally) made its world premiere at the 15th Pusan International Film Festival on October 8, 2010.

Program Note
Kate has a special talent. She can foresee exactly when others are going to die just by looking at their faces. One day, she meets a young man named Jason and informs him of his time of death and that he will be able to tell her about life after death. Jason promises he will send messages to her from beyond-if that is even possible, of course. At the time of his predicted death, Jason is mysteriously killed. Kate then receives a call from someone who claims to be Jason and a flight ticket to Hong Kong, where she discovers the painful truth about love, life, and death.

Director Chris Chow was born in China and raised in Hong Kong and learned filmmaking in the United States. As if to reflect his own cross-border experiences, Chow mixed Eastern and Western ideas together to unravel the mysterious story involving prediction and death in an intriguing, yet serious, way.

Director
Chris CHOW
Born in China and raised in Hong Kong, writer Chris Chow is a graduate of USC. As well as a screenwriter, Chow is a playwright and has directed several short films, two of which are award-winners. His credits as writer include Blood: The Last Vampire (2009) and Fearless (2006). Strawberry Cliff is his feature directorial debut.

Credits
Director: Chris CHOW
Producer: LU Cien-hioe, LEE Chi-ngai, Mathew TANG
Cast: Eason CHAN, Roy WERNER, Anthony CHAPUT, Leslie-Anne HUFF
Screenwriter: Chris CHOW
Cinematography: YOSHIDA Teruhisa
Art Director: NAKANISHI Rika
Editor: Daniel MARTINICO
Sound: Michael BAIRD
Music: YAMAMOTO Youki
Production Company: Mega Ascent Ltd.

Source: piff 2010 10.08.2010

Also noted at the PIFF were 2 other films in which Eason starred, Lover's Discourse (which also made its world premiere) and Dream Home.

Music Workers in Taiwan 10 Best Albums and Songs of 2009

2010-06-09T22:46:00.003-04:00

Organized by The Association of Music Workers in Taiwan (中華音樂人交流協會), the annual Taiwan's Ten Best Albums and Ten Best Songs were announced June 8, 2010, for the year 2009.

Ten Best Albums
Yoga Lin - Senses Around (林宥嘉 - 感官／世界)
Deserts Chang - A City (張懸 - 城市)
Mavis Fan + 100% - Innocent (范曉萱+100%樂團 - 赤子)
Tanya Chua - If You See Him (蔡健雅 - 若你碰到他)
Sofe Lipa - Shou Lian Shui (蛋堡 - 收斂水)
A-Mei Chang - Amit (張惠妹 - 阿密特意識專輯)
Cheer Chen - Immortal (陳綺貞 - 太陽)
Nature Morte - Apple and Orange (靜物樂團 - 橘子與蘋果)
Chalaw Passiwali - The Old Old Car (查勞.巴西瓦里 - 老老車)
Peggy Hsu - Snowman (許哲珮 - 雪人)

Ten Best Songs
Cheer Chen (陳綺貞) - 太陽
Cheer Chen (陳綺貞) - 魚
A-Mei Chang (Amit) (阿妹的) - 掉了
A-Mei Chang (Amit) (阿妹的) - 開門見山
Sandee Chan (陳珊妮) - 雙陳記
Deserts Chang (張懸) - 南國的孩子
Lala Shu (徐佳瑩) - 身騎白馬
Mavis Fan + 100% (范曉萱+100%樂團) - 主人
Eason Chan (陳奕迅) - 床頭燈
Nature Morte (靜物樂團) - 我在歐洲, 打電話給你

Source: udn 06.09.2010

Song: "Cigarette" 一支得啩

2010-05-31T10:00:00.005-04:00

A not-so-new new Eason Chan song titled 一支得啩 was released today via the CRHK 903 program Vanila Sky (雲妮鍾情) to "celebrate" World No Tobacco Day (May 31st). The song is originally 一絲不掛 from the album Time Flies, whose lyrics were re-written to the theme of cigarettes by Siu Hak, in a cartoon (pic above), was recorded live at CRHK 903 by Eason and played on the station for the first time on May 31, 2010.

Lyrics
曲：Cigarette Chak
詞：臨食
唱：煙son chan

點火時話臭的你一轉臉
便望著煙灰跌落公仔面
當我工作睡覺禱告娛樂踢波飲嘢你都訓先
期待我戒得甩你就願見面

誰當初想擺脫薄荷煙感受
過後誰人在遙控煙瘾裏浮遊
食到呼吸困難才知變心瘾毒咒
這煙蒂其實說到底還拿捏在手

不食不慣只等我給衛生署長擒獲
志明春嬌多仰慕戲中千嬅文樂
獨個躲入車殼發現成人難得的快樂
坐低跟你商榷或是其實借口裏吸嗦
然後這跟煙頭會直飛北角

這些年望你緊抱她出現
人如同失戀這父親體驗
逼我工作賺錢買樓做到只積也無乜發展
難道靠個女收夠利是過年

尼古丁總牽引著萬寶之路
結在喉嚨內痕癢得似有條毛
被你check到我在微博跟好友互訴
私隱線裁斷了至約班良朋聚賭

一萬九索都俾對家扣起了多涼薄
這十三幺摸到盡了雀仔難尋獲
在叫糊待一索對面原來是雞糊上落
誰在摸我肩膊或是其實沒打牌觸覺
無奈欠一根煙似絕章一索

兜落北角乜都戒到最想戒走承諾
這條煙絲扯到盡了仍懶得脫落
又兩包逐根駁貨幣掏盡憑煙稅揮霍
然後清潔軀殼收縮血管在等到粒女出閣
仍舊兩肺之間翳悶兼幹涸
誰料這輛車到咗牛頭角

一支得啩 (live)

Source: 奕奕星神 @ easyjoint forum 05.18.2010

A “DUO” Wrap-Up

2010-05-19T21:51:00.003-04:00

Several days after his DUO concert series ended, Eason Chan went on the CRHK 903 program Vanila Sky (雲妮鍾情) and discussed the 18 shows with DJ Vani (雲妮). Some interesting, insightful, and special moments discussed are as follows.

(1) What happened to his voice? Steroids?

After the first show, Eason visited a doctor and was told his voice was the way it was because of overuse and not because of a cold (as the media reported). He was given antibiotics and steroid tablets (pills), which is a lot less severe than the steroid injection. He was told to take one steroid tablet per day for 2 days and if he still feels his voice isn’t 70-80%, he can take another tablet. When his voice hits 40% or below, he would then need to go back to the doctor for the steroid injection, but was advised to hold it off until the 16th or 17th show as his body will bloat (a side effect of the injection).

(2) Special thanks to Eric Kwok

Eason knows a lot of people were worried about his voice and he received a lot encouragement from his friends and fans. He wanted to especially thank Eric Kwok for his words of encouragement through an email after he watched 2 shows. Eason says that Eric isn’t someone who will only tell you what’s good (he’ll tell you what isn’t good also), he is extremely insightful and he’ll observe situations and give you his opinion.

The subject: Only if they knew.

A portion of the message: When an artist, athlete, or anyone in general gets hurt, they, themselves, take it the hardest. Yes, on a good day, you are supposed to sing well, but on a bad day, when you are hurt and you are currently last in the race, you continued on and raced to the finish line.

Eason never thought of it in that way, but was deeply touched by Eric’s words.

(3) Fully satisfied with DUO, his voice wasn’t even a factor

Eason knows a lot of people were worried about his voice and he knows some fans were disappointed that his voice was not 100%. However, throughout the 18 shows, Eason was never once disappointed, unhappy or unsatisfied because he was fully satisfied with the production of DUO.

Eason states that because everyone, whether it was the stage crew, the band, the dancers, etc., came together as one, the entire production process was filled with positive energy and happiness. Eason asks Vani, “Do you know how hard it is for a team of people to work together and not have gossip (“si fei”)? If merely one person decided they wanted to be in the center of it all, gossip immediately begins, but there was none of that.” Eason was extremely satisfied that this DUO team worked together for one goal and because everyone was in it together, the state of his voice was never a factor because there was so much positive energy.

Vani analyzes, maybe because one aspect wasn’t going well (Eason’s voice) another came together (the DUO team working well). Eason agreed it might have been just that.

(4) Changing keys to match his voice, not a bad thing at all

In Eric’s email, Eric also praised the switching of keys in each song to match the state of his voice. Eason and Vani go into elaborate discussion about changing keys and moods of songs to match his voice. There were many changes throughout the 18 shows because the state of his voice was different each night.

They further discuss how some people view changing keys as a sign of weakness, but Eason feels that is not the case and he has come out of the 18 shows with much more knowledge. Yes, the original key would probably match the song best, but when you change a key you also change the way you interpret the song, giving it a different mood.

(5) Understands the worries about his voice

Eason understands why people worried about his voice. He recalls when Jacky Cheung did his 100 shows world tour, Eason was in the audience during the HK show where Jacky’s voice wasn’t 100% and when he performed 分手總要在雨天. When Jacky performed the line 但雨點偏偏促使這樣遇見 he gave it his all and you heard his voice almost crack during the two words “peen peen” (偏偏) and as a member as an audience, Eason’s thought was “ouch.” At that point, Eason thought Jacky didn’t need to push it because the audience would love it regardless; Jacky could’ve just brought it back and gave it a subtler sound, but Eason also understood that Jacky wanted to perform at his best and perform it to satisfy fans.

Vani concludes Eason probably isn’t as stubborn when it comes to the aspect of performing it the way fans are used to hearing it. Eason then says it is probably because of the experience watching Jacky’s performance that he learned to hold it back for DUO.

(6) Changes in rundown because he couldn’t remember lyrics

Eason hopes they can do a DUO Tour and it was mentioned that they are considering a Part II of DUO. In either case, especially that latter, there would be changes needed, but it would not be a problem because they had already discussed and practiced a lot of DUO song pairings, but because Eason could not remember the lyrics they were cut them out of the rundown.

It was mentioned that he could’ve used a monitor to display lyrics, but Eason admits that it was never an option due to his stubbornness.

(7) Fans first? No, me first. There is no such thing as absolute fairness.

Vani mentioned that the rundown of DUO consists of a lot of songs Eason likes, Eason says that is true. He elaborates and says a lot of people feel that a concert should be created with “what fans want” being the priority, but for Eason, “what I want” is priority. He feels that if he enjoys his performance, the audience will, in turn, enjoy it.

There was also mention that fans would always complain about something, such as fans that paid good money for good seats didn’t get to see how beautiful the stage was and fans that paid less for seats further away got a better view of the stage, or that different nights had longer or shorter encores. Eason says there is no such thing as absolute fairness. One thing that is never fair to him is that he can never watch himself live.

Eason says the people who got the best view of the stage were the 2 member team who were in charge of recording the making of… (for the DVD) because they were recording from all angles and when Eason saw the pictures afterwards, he even thought the stage was beautiful. There was one shot of the stage where Eason risen up on a small stage and it appears Eason was floating in the middle of air because the black structure that lifted the small stage was on was hidden among the black background.

(8) Live versions of new songs better than recorded versions

Vani mentioned Eason performed two of his new songs (無人之境 and 陀飛輪) off his new EP Time Flies. She and Eason then spoke of the fact that his live performances of those two songs were better than the recorded versions. Vani says it was so emotional that even members of the band were crying after his performances. Eason then says even he cried.

Note: Vani brings up that Eason had said in the past (about two year ago) that he continues to release albums so he can continue to perform live in concert. Vani’s mentioning of Eason’s words references that his goal has been achieved because those live performances are what Eason strives for and not merely the recordings.

(9) Enjoyed DUO much more than Moving On Stage 1

Despite his voice not being in good condition for DUO, Eason says he enjoyed the 18 nights of DUO more than the 16 nights of Moving On Stage, mainly because there was a lot less dancing in DUO so he had more energy. He says that about the 8th show of Moving On Stage 1, he had already changed his mindset entirely because he was exhausted. He fully enjoyed all 18 nights of DUO because he had retained energy through each show, which was also why his voice got better as each night went on.

(10) Special thanks to industry insiders who watched

Eason gives a special thanks to Peter Lam (owner of East Asia Music) because it is said that he does not watch productions of other artists aside from those from his own company. Not only did he watch Eason (who isn’t an artist of his company), he had just gotten off a flight and brought with him coconut and almond bird’s nest for Eason.

He also thanks Sau Gor (Wu Fung), who drove to Hong Kong Coliseum to give Eason words of encouragement those days he did not watch.

Jacky Cheung, who watched every show and had not done such for any artist since he did so for Roman Tam in 1996.

He also thanks other industry insiders who attended, some of which he especially invited and he thanks them for taking their time out: George Lam and his son, Teresa Carpio, Poon Yuen Leung, Terence Hui, among others. Luo Da You who sent a flower basket even though he did not attend. Eddie Ng attended but left after a couple of songs, which Eason attributes to as, “the show wasn’t rock enough.”

(11) The rest of 2010

Eason mentioned there are plans to release 2 EPs this summer and a Mandarin album at the end of the year. Also mentioned was IF they were to tour, there would be changes to the rundown for casino venues since they limit the shows to about 1.5 hours (mentioning the US in reference to those casinos) and there would probably not be much change for a Taiwan show because Taiwan fans want to hear his Cantonese songs. (Is this a hint that the US and Taiwan are stops in the DUO Tour?)

Source: crhk 903 04.12.2010 - 04.15.2010

21st Taiwan Golden Melody Awards - Nominations

2010-05-17T18:57:00.003-04:00

The nominations for the 21st Taiwan Golden Melody Awards (第二十一屆金曲獎) were revealed on May 14, 2010. The award ceremony will be held on June 26, 2010 at Taipei Arena (台北小巨蛋) in Taiwan and will award music released from January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009. Eason Chan's Fifth Floor's Happiness received two nominations, as follows.

Best Mandarin Male Artist (最佳國語男歌手獎)
JJ Lin (林俊傑) - 100 Days (100天)
David Tao (陶喆) - Opus 69 (六九樂章 Zero to Hero)
Eason Chan (陳奕迅) - Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活)
Khalil Fong (方大同) - Timeless (可啦思刻)
Jam Hsiao (蕭敬騰) - Princess (王妃)

Best Music Video (最佳音樂錄影帶獎)
Song Title...Album...Director
主人...赤子 innocent...劉明群
日光...春.日光...林暐哲 & 陳映之)
看見什麼吃什麼...感官/世界...比爾賈
吉米寶貝...七天...劉耕名
我行來海邊...98年臺灣原創流行音樂大獎作品輯 [風神之歌]...徐東翔
好膽你就來...A-MIT 阿密特張惠妹意識專輯...比爾賈
這樣的一個麻煩...上五樓的快活...陳映之

Source: golden melody (official government site) 05.14.2010

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 - Rotterdam

2010-05-11T11:13:00.004-04:00

Eason Chan held the third and final show of his Europe Tour 2010 in Rotterdam on May 8, 2010 at Ahoy Rotterdam. The sponsors invited Dutch footballer (or soccer player) Edgar Davis to present Eason with a football/soccer ball as a welcome gift. Eason becomes the fourth* Chinese artist to hold a show in the Netherlands after Leslie Cheung, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai.

Rundown
01. Special Thanks To
02. 阿怪
03. 早開的長途班
04. 不要說話
05. 不如這樣
06. 你的背包
07. 單車
08. 明年今日
09. 富士山下 & 愛情轉移
10. Nothing Ever Happened
11. Aren't You Glad
12. Creep (Original performer: Radiohead)
13. 如果我是陳奕迅 (Mr.)
14. K歌之王 (Cantonese)
15. 七百年後
16. 我甚麼都沒有
17. 陀飛輪
18. 沙龍
19. 多少
20. 淘汰
21. 愛是懷疑
22. 這樣的一個麻煩
23. 演唱會
24. 與我常在 (with Alan @ Mr.)
Encore:
25. 天下無雙
26. Mr.Lonely
27. 好久不見
28. 浮誇
29. 我的快樂時代
30. 夕陽無限好

Source: the sun 05.10.2010
Rundown: KLY @ easyjoint forum 05.11.2010

* News articles mention Eason as the 2nd after Leslie Cheung. I am corrected by a commenter who says Eason is the 4th after Leslie, Jacky and Leon.

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 - Manchester

2010-05-10T08:39:00.001-04:00

Eason Chan held the second stop of his Europe Tour 2010 in Manchester at The Apollo on May 6, 2010. Eason becomes the first Chinese artist to perform at The Manchester Apollo.

Rundown
1. Special Thanks To
2. 我甚麼都沒有
3. 不要說話
4. 不如這樣
5. 你的背包
6. 單車
7. 明年今日
8. 富士山下
9. Nothing Ever Happened
10. Aren't You Glad
11. Creep (Original performer: Radiohead)
12. 如果我是陳奕迅 (Mr.)
13. K歌之王 (Cantonese)
14. 七百年後
15. 陀飛輪
16. 沙龍
17. 多少
18. 淘汰
19. 愛是懷疑
20. 這樣的一個麻煩
21. 演唱會
22. 與我常在
Encore:
23. 天下無雙
24. 浮誇
25. Shall We Talk
26. Mr. Lonely
27. 無人之境
28. 夕陽無限好

Creep

Rundown: KLY @ easyjoint forum 05.09.2010

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 - London

2010-05-09T08:58:00.003-04:00

Eason Chan held the first stop of his Europe Tour 2010 in London at the Royal Albert Hall on May 3, 2010. Mr. was the band and Eason performed a variety of songs including Radiohead's Creep, the Japanese song Mr. Lonely, and being he was at Royal Albert Hall, he performed an opera song. Eason becomes the second Chinese artist to perform at the Royal Albert Hall since Roman Tam graced the stage in 1979.

Rundown
1. Special Thanks To
2. 阿怪
3. 早開的長途班
4. 不要說話
5. 不如這樣
6. 你的背包
7. 如果我是陳奕迅
8. 單車
9. 明年今日
10. 愛情轉移+富士山下
11. Nothing Ever Happened
12. Aren't You Glad
13. Creep (Orignal performer: Radiohead)
14. 低等動物 (Cantonese)
15. K歌之王 (Cantonese)
16. 七百年後
17. 我甚麼都沒有
18. 陀飛輪
19. 沙龍
20. 愛是懷疑
21. 這樣的一個麻煩
22. 演唱會
23. 與我常在
Encore:
24. 天下無雙
25. Mr.Lonely
26. 淘汰
27. (Opera Song)
28. 夕陽無限好

Opera song

Other clips:
Opening, Special Thanks To, 阿怪
不如這樣, 你的背包, 如果我是陳奕迅, 單車
單車, 明年今日, 愛情轉移+富士山下
Talk (gag), K歌之王, 七百年後

Photos: duolife @ discuss 05.04.2010, the sun 05.05.2010, mingpao 05.05.2010
Rundown: KLY @ easyjoint forum 05.04.2010

Rumors: "DUO" Part II and 2 New EPs for 2010

2010-04-27T19:06:00.005-04:00

Rumors have it that Eason Chan will release another 2 brand new EPs within this year and there are talks for a DUO Part II.

It is said that during a radio interview Eason mentioned that they are thinking about a DUO Part II. However, knowing Eason, he's probably just saying because they were talking amongst themselves about this topic. Also, it appears that Eason's schedule is full so there is no room for a part II and because they need to "register" with Hong Kong Coliseum first, it does not appear that there will be room.

It is circulating around the net that Eason will release another 2 brand new EPs this year, one to be produced by veteran Joseph Ip (葉廣權) and the other by Schumann Lee (舒文).

It was also rumored (earlier in the year) that Eason will release another Cantonese album this year which Kubert Leung will take part in.

Sources: 耳东 02.02.2010, easyjoint forum 04.14.2010, 3cmusic 04.17.2010

Eason Headed Back to Beijing

2010-04-21T22:32:00.004-04:00

After the cancellation of shows last year, Eason Chan will head back to Beijing for two unnamed shows (though it appears to be part of the 90 Minutes of Happiness Tour with Mr.) on April 29th and 30th, 2010.

Eason Chan back to rock Beijing
April 16 2010
By Xing Daiqi

Following the success of Eason Chan's 18-gig residency at the Hong Kong Coliseum running from March 20 to April 6, the Cantopop idol looks to keep up the momentum with two solo concerts on April 29 and 30 at Beijing Workers' Gymnasium.

After what turned out to be a wild performance in Hong Kong, a hoarse-voiced Chan greeted fans in Beijing at the studio of concert promoters Enlight Media on Monday.

"I shouted until I lost my voice at that show. It was more mind-blowing than listening to a CD," Chan explained.

Part of the Meet in Beijing Arts Festival, the concert, 10 Years of Eason Chan, marks the decade since Chan's smash hit album King of Karaoke (K Ge Zhi Wang), a title Chan well deserves.

Although he is one of China's top selling recording artists since 2000, Chan admits his biggest passion has never been producing albums, but rather live performance is his ultimate goal.

"The sound and feeling of performing live is fresher and more interactive," Chan said. "For instance, if I rearrange the music and replace piano with organ in a song, the feeling is very different. This is the reason why I enjoy giving concerts so often."

Known for his provocative and eccentric stage shows, Chan has donned tiger costumes, over-the-top wigs and even 7-centimeter-high-heel shoes. "But this time I'm giving up all that and letting the music speak for itself," the singer added.

During the 90-minute concert Chan will perform some of his all time classics in Putonghua, Cantonese and English, including "10 Years" (Shi Nian), "Your Backpack "(Ni De Bei Bao) and "Love's Transference" (Ai Qing Zhuan Yi).

"I will continue to collaborate with the new Hong Kong band Mr. which will give the show more of a pop-rock flavor," he explained. "For example, 'Your Backpack' (Ni De Bei Bao) will be in a U2 style, and many of my old songs will be done in different arrangements."

As Chan's landmark album King of Karaoke has inspired many KTV dreamers over the years, an online karaoke competition is being conducted among Chan's fans, the winner getting a chance to perform with their idol at the upcoming concerts.
Touted as one of the most prominent Hong Kong singers since Jackie Cheung, Eason Chan is looking to shed his boyish image and usher in the next generation of Cantopop.

Chan created a stir in the 90s with his debut album, Drifter (You Li Fen Zi), singing about one-night stands, which at the time was subject matter rarely found in mainstream Chinese pop. In another song, "The Fifth Modernization" (Di Wu Ge Xian Dai Hua), the singer questioned the effect of modern science and technology on human life.

"I think it's a good thing if I can provoke attention to social issues through music," Chan stated. "In creating music, I would describe myself as rebellious; When everyone is doing the same thing, I find a new direction and a new door to open."

Besides a talented vocalist, Chan is also a versatile musician who plays a wide variety of musical instruments, such as piano, drums, guitar, violin, harmonica, saxophone and trumpet. Songs written by Chan, "Anticlimax" (Fan Gao Chao) and "Song of the Times" (Shi Dai Qu), have garnered both commercial and critical acclaim.

After his Beijing concert, Chan will set out for his first European tour, playing London, Manchester and Rotterdam in May. According to Chan's promoter, tickets for the London and Manchester dates sold out within hours of release.

Source: global times 04.16.2010

Limited Edition Eason Europe Tour 2010 Concert Tee

2010-04-19T21:09:00.004-04:00

As pictured above, a limited edition concert tee for Eason Chan's upcoming Europe Tour is now available for sale. In addition, the first 20 orders will receive a free autographed Time Flies album.

To order:

Dear Eason fans,

In less than 3 weeks Eason will arrive in Europe for his first European concerts!
To celebrate this, we are pleased to introduce to you the Exclusive Concert Tee!
Tee's are limited! Be quick! Be one of the fews who are wearing these limited T-shirts during the concerts!!

UK Price: GBP 29.95 (shipping fee will be added upon order.)
EU Price: EUR 29.95 (shipping fee will be added upon order.)

The FIRST 20 orders will get a FREE Times Flies CD signed by Eason himself!!

To purchase, please fill in the information below and send to info@easonchaneurope.com with subject "limited tee":
Name:
Address:
Postcode:
City:
Country:
Phonenumber:
E-mail:
Size of Tee (S, M or L):
Pieces:

See you all during the Eason Chan Europe Tour!

Regards,

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 Management Team

Source: Maggie_727 @ easyjoint forum 04.19.2010

Announcing Yoga Lin 101

2010-04-18T23:17:00.002-04:00

A new creation: Yoga Lin 101

Why? Why am I creating another blog when I don't even have time for this blog?
Find out over there.

I will not neglect this blog. If anything, I will be keeping up because I feel I need to be fair. If I post here, I need to post there to be fair, and vice versa.

If you like Eason for more than his huge hits, you should definitely give Yoga a try. He just might have more passion for music than Eason does.

Lastly, thanks to those who have been keeping up with this blog even though I have not. A special thanks to ellie because you keep me up to date with Eason's Singapore functions and I just haven't had the time to properly thank you or post any of it.

"Dream Home" Release Date Set

2010-04-13T23:51:00.001-04:00

The release date for the upcoming film Dream Home has been set.

Expected release date: May 13, 2010
Starring: Josie Ho, Eason Chan, Derek Tsang, Lawrence Chou, Juno Mak, etc.
Producer: Pang-Ho Cheung
Director: Pang-Ho Cheung
Writers: Pang-Ho Cheung, Derek Tsang and Jimmy Wan
Synopsis and Trailer: can be found at the official site (link below)

Official Site: Dream Home

Photo: Jessica @ easyjoint forum 04.08.2010
Source: dream home asia 04.13.2010

"DUO" Recap Through the First 7 NIghts

2010-03-28T12:00:00.011-04:00

Apologies. As you may have noticed, the updates have been short and simple and there is an abundant lack of news. Not that there hasn't been news, but the schedule of this blog owner has been packed and therefore, the lack of time to translate any sort of mid-length to long article. Maybe a transformation is needed; quick summaries instead of actual word-for-word translations? In the mean time, as requested, here's the up to date news on Eason's DUO.

1. Eason suffered a throat infection prior to DUO and it is reported Eason is taking steroid injections (類固醇) to open up his voice. Katie Chan insists Eason recovered from the infection before the first show and he is not taking injections, he took steroid pills and has since stopped taking them.

2. There has been a lot of criticism regarding Eason's inability to perform due to his voice sounding hoarse and raspy and being unable to reach notes.

3. Denise Ho issues a statement to support Eason:
"[I am] worried about Eason's condition. This happened to me before, losing your voice before concerts is painful, taking steroids can only help at the moment. A regular individual can take a sick day if they are not feeling well, but singers cannot, we can only do all we can to pull through and Eason has 10+ nights to pull through. I cannot imagine the side effects he will have to go through (because of the steroids). As a friend, I am extremely worried. I want to ask ticket holders who will feel disappointed or worried about his performance during the night you will attend, to switch sides for a moment and understand his position, please? Singers are only people."

4. Jan Lamb praises Eason during a "round-table" discussion on the radio program 在清朗的一天出發. The topic was: "Knowing you are going to lose, but you end up winning," otherwise known as, "Losing pretty". Jan Lamb chose Eason and his DUO concerts as an example to illustrate his point. With one newspaper headline saying, "Eason affected by the air quality, causing his voice to become raspy and affected his performance. Will force himself to do 14 additional shows." Jan explains he was present night 2 and he did hear Eason's voice being affected and the news wasn't made up because Eason admits it himself when you saw him shaking his head whenever he couldn't reach a note. Jan explains, "Eason gave me this highly impacting feeling because even though he had a raspy voice, he sang with everything. He really gave it everything he had and that was impressive. It gives the audience a feeling of 'Wow, you are really something Eason Chan!' Other singers who might experience a raspy voice or forgetting lyrics or going off key, you can tell their [performance] attitude changes." (A lady from the round-table discussion chimes in), "They start holding back." Jan agrees, "Yes, for example, back in the day when artists held 20+ shows, they will "save" their voices and hold back during the first half of the scheduled shows (for example, singing lightly during the intro of a song and relying on the heavy sounds and the background singers during the chorus to create atmosphere) and the audience understood the need for that because of the 20+ days of shows. That doesn't happen anywhere around the world. Eason really risks it all, even though he knows his voice is raspy he doesn't care and he gives every single performance everything he has inside of him." (Another man from the round-table discussion chimes in) "Power." Jan continues, "Yes, it feels like Eason is giving you all his power and giving you (sacrificing) his throat. IF (touch wood) Eason needs to cancel a couple of shows to rest (because this has happened to other singers in the past) and he didn't give his performances everything he had, ticket holders would probably blame him and say, 'He held back during his performances and now he's stopping entirely! Give me back my money!' But right now, even IF (touch wood) Eason has to cancel a couple of shows, the ticket holders will accept it because Eason gave it everything he had despite his leg cramping up (figuratively speaking, as an example). This is an example of, 'Knowing you will lose, but you end up winning.'"

5. Nicholas Tse makes a surprise appearance during Night 5 (March 24th)'s encore. Apparently, Carl Wong (band leader) asked Eason, "We're going to start playing a song at random, just sing to the song you hear, okay?" Eason answered, "Okay." Once the band started playing, Nicholas started singing 改造人, a song Eason wrote for Nicholas 10 years ago. The rest of the story:

6. Miriam Yeung makes an appearance Night 6 (March 25th). Apparently, Miriam was there to present Eason with flowers and was about to leave, but seeing Miriam with earplugs, Eason asked her to sing a song. She sang 少女的祈禱:

7. Edmond Leung makes an appearance Night 7 and performs PG家長指引 together, a song Eason wrote for Edmond:

8. Outfits designed by Johanna Ho (何志恩). Upon Eason's request for less exaggeration, Johanna toned it down while maintaining the DUO theme for his wardrobe.

9. Unfortunately, Jan Lamb isn't 100% correct. Despite Eason giving it his all, not all ticket holders are satisfied as they continue to criticize due to expectations not met. Fortunately, Jan isn't 100% incorrect, as fans and ticket holders continue to support Eason through this ordeal and understand that while his vocal isn't 100%, this performance and emotions are.

10. His performances of 囍帖街 and 無人之境 causes media frenzy. The media continues to report on 囍帖街 because the song's original performer is Kay Tse, the person who Eason has been accused of having an affair with. During his performances of 無人之境, he kisses a Japanese dancer as the song speaks of a unattainable relationship, the media continues to report on this particular performance as Hilary was present during several of those performances.

Star sightings through the first 7 shows:

Niki Chow (Night 1)
Denise Ho (Night 1, 5)
Josie Ho (Night 1, 5)
Wilfred Lau (Night 1, 5)
Edmond Leung (Night 1, 7)
Wyman Wong (Night 1)
Shawn Yue (Night 1)
Joey Yung (Night 1)

Matthew Ko (Night 2)
Jan Lamb (Night 2)
Cass Phang (Night 2)
Nancy Wu (Night 2)
Myolie Wu (Night 2)
Rainie Yang (Night 2)
Candice Yu (Night 2)
Zhou Xun (Night 2)

Calvin Choy (Night 3)
Pong Nan (Night 3)
HotCha (Night 3)

Tony Leung Ka Fai (Night 4)
Liza Wang (Night 4)
Ursule Wong (Night 4)

Nicholas Tse (Night 5, 6)
Terence Yin (Night 5)

Fen Nei 薰妮 (Night 6)
Eric Kwok (Night 6)
Grace Ip (Night 6)
Lowell Lo 盧冠廷 (Night 6)
Eric Suen (Night 6)
Miriam Yeung (Night 6)

William So (Night 7)
Gigi Leung (Night 7)
Simon Yam (Night 7)

Sources: mingpao & on.cc 03.21.2010 - 03.27.2010, HOCC Facebook 03.23.2010 & crhk 03.24.2010

"DUO" Night 1 - Photos & Rundown

2010-03-20T22:07:00.009-04:00

Night 1 - March 20, 2010
Rundown:
01. 今天等我來
02. 好歌獻給你 (Roman Tam)
03. 落花流水
04. 囍帖街 (Kay Tse)
05. 七百年後
06. 約定 (Faye Wong)
07. 寂寞夜晚 (Leslie Cheung)
08. 浮誇
09. Mr. Lonely (Japanese) (Koji Tamaki)
10. 我甚麼都沒有
11. 我的世界末日
12. 禁色 (Anthony Wong)
13. 無人之境
14. 破曉 (Sandy Lam)
15. 夕陽無限好
5 piece set by Wyman:
16. 人車誌
17. 裙下之臣
18. 陀飛輪
19. 沙龍
20. 葡萄成熟時
Medley:
21. 熱辣辣 (Leslie Cheung)
22. 反斗星 (Alan Tam)
23. 頭髮亂了 (Jacky Cheung)
24. 好戲在後頭 (Grasshopper)
25. 芳華絕代 (Leslie Cheung & Anita Mui)
End of Medley
26. 不來也不去
27. 富士山下
28. 與我常在
29. 我的快樂時代
Encore:
30.反高潮
31.天下無雙
32.PG家長指引 (Edmond Leung)
33.那一夜有沒有說

Photos: jordan_lau @ easyjoint forum 03.21.2010
Source: joyce @ easyjoint forum 03.21.2010

Final "DUO" Details Before Concerts Begin

2010-03-19T20:09:00.006-04:00

Through a radio interview with CRHK, Eason Chan named the songs he will definitely perform at his DUO concerts.

Song Title - Original Performer if not Eason

浮誇
寂寞夜晚 - Leslie Cheung

我什麼都沒有
Mr. Lonely (Japanese) - Koji Tamaki

無人之境
禁色 - Anthony Wong

夕陽無限好
破曉 - Sandy Lam

落花流水
囍帖街 - Kay Tse

七百年後
約定 - Faye Wong

人車誌
裙下之臣
沙龍
陀飛輪
葡萄成熟時

歌.頌
我的快樂時代

Source: 阿魔 @ easyjoint forum & crhk 03.18.2010

Admiring Eason: Cindy Yen 袁詠琳

2010-03-14T15:01:00.007-04:00

Prior to becoming a recording artist, Cindy Yen (袁詠琳) participated in the 2009 Miss Chinatown USA Pageant where she placed first. Due to her interest in music and in pursuing a singing career, she returned to Taiwan last year where she sent countless demos to record companies. Unfortunately those companies rejected her demos until Jay Chou's company expressed interest. From there, Cindy released her debut album (last year) which was written entirely by herself.

Cindy expressed she was extremely nervous when she sang the duet 畫沙 for her debut album with her boss Jay Chou, saying, "He is my idol, so there was pressure and [I] was extremely nervous." Cindy learned to play the piano at age 4 and started to write music in middle school, to date she has written a total of 30-40 songs and expressed her hope in getting the opportunity to work with Eason Chan.

Note: 畫沙 is a song written by Cindy, it is also the first song ever that Jay Chou recorded which was not written by himself.

Photo: cindy yen facebook 03.12.2010
Source: appledaily 03.12.2010

"Time Flies" Final Details Before Release

2010-03-07T20:58:00.001-05:00

Tracklist:
CD
1. 無人之境
2. 大人
3. 一絲不掛
4. 陀飛輪
5. 心腹 (McDonald's 35th Anniversary Theme Song)
6. 味之素

DVD (MVs)
1. 無人之境
2. 大人
3. 一絲不掛
4. 陀飛輪
5. 心腹 (McDonald's 35th Anniversary Theme Song)
6. 味之素

Expected Release Date: March 12, 2010

Photo: moov 03.07.2010
Source: duo facebook 03.04.2010

"DUO" Memorabilia Prices

2010-03-02T19:37:00.005-05:00

As per the MOOV Shop, the following are the prices of the DUO memorabilia items.

Item - Price in HKD - Price in USD (approximate)
(from picture above: left to right starting from the top)
(1) Eason x Jeremy Scott Tee - $1,300 - $167
(2) DUO Boy with sound - $320 - $41
(3) DUO Flip Flops - $120 - $15
(4) DUO Tee in white - $250 - $32
(5) DUO Tee in black - $250 - $32
(6) DUO Sound Machine - $180 - $23
(7) DUO Notepad - $130 - $17
(8) DUO Mug - $90 - $12
(9) DUO Towel - $100 - $13
(10) DUO Phone Accessory - $80 - $10
(11) DUO A4 sized File Cards (set of 4) - $50 - $6

Note: You could watch Eason promote these items by click on the MOOV link above.

Source: moov shop 03.02.2010

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 Update

2010-02-28T21:12:00.004-05:00

As mentioned earlier, Eason Chan will hold a series of 3 concerts in Europe. Further information has been released via email (if you signed up), as follows.

Dear Eason fans,

First of all, thank you very much for registering with us! Now, please get your ready for the upcoming ticket sales this weekend!!

You can start buying tickets from 10am today (27/02/2010) for Rotterdam; London box office starts this Sunday and Manchester starts from next Tuesday 02/03/2010!

You will find more information like ticket prices, booking information and seating plan on our official website - www.easonchaneurope.com NOW! If you can't wait, have a quick glimpse below:

Eason@ Ahoy ROTTERDAM
WHEN Saturday, 8th May 2010
TICKETS €128 (Diamond), €98 (Premium), €68, €58, €38
BOOKING Online at ticketpoint.nl* and ticketpoint.be* (BOX OFFICE OPENS TODAY at 10am)
By phone on +31 (0)900 9000 8000 (€0.45/min)
In person at Wah Kiu Rotterdam, Kruisplein 28, 3012 CC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; and Wah Kiu Amsterdam, Geldersekade 102b, 1012 BM Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Eason@ Royal Albert Hall LONDON
WHEN Monday, 3rd May 2010 (Bank Holiday Monday)
TICKETS ￡128 (VIP), ￡98 (PREMIUM), ￡75, ￡65, ￡55, ￡40
BOOKING Online at www.royalalberthall.com* (BOX OFFICE OPENS THIS SUNDAY)
By phone on +44 (0)845 401 5045 or +44 (0)20 7589 8212*
In person at Door 12, Royal Albert Hall (No Booking Fee)
Open from 9am – 9pm Monday to Sunday

Eason@ Apollo MANCHESTER
WHEN Thursday, 6th May 2010
TICKETS ￡118, ￡88, ￡68, ￡48
BOOKING Online at livenation.co.uk* (BOX OFFICE OPENS NEXT TUESDAY 02/03/2010)
By phone on +44 (0)8444 777 677*
In person at HMV, Unit MSU1, Arndale Shopping Centre, New Cannon Street, Manchester
Open from 10.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Saturday (No Booking Fee if paid by cash, cheque or postal order)

*Booking fee applies.

If you have any enquiries on ticketing, please contact us on info@easonchaneurope.com.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010

Source: bee @ easyjoint forum 02.27.2010

Upcoming Album: "Time Flies" 時日如飛

2010-02-25T19:18:00.006-05:00

Yesterday, Eason Chan was filming the MV to his song Tourbillon (陀飛輪). To express an exaggerated side, the MV featured 3 "characters" (as pictured above). Eason's upcoming EP will be released next month and is expected to be titled Time Flies (時日如飛).

Source: the sun 02.26.2010

Note: the rumored release date of the EP is Thursday, March 11, 2010.

Campaign for the 35th Anniversary of McDonald's in HK

2010-02-22T21:50:00.010-05:00

McDonald's 35 Years: The Love Lives On Hong Kong
22-Feb-10, 09:09

To celebrate its 35th anniversary in Hong Kong, McDonald’s is launching a 35-day long branding campaign to celebrate the occasion.

The ‘35 Years: The Love Lives On’ campaign consists of three commercials along with print, outdoor and in-store displays. The campaign aims to illustrate McDonald’s family culture and also acknowledge its dedicated staff.

The first TVC follows a day in the life of an employee who has been with McDonald’s for fourteen years. On her way to work, she tirelessly practices common greetings in English. She then consults her colleagues on the English wordings in the McDonald’s menu. The commercial demonstrates that McDonald’s continues to provide an environment for employees to learn and grow.

Internationally recognised Hong Kong singer Eason Chan will separately endorse seven promotional ads due to rotate throughout the campaign period.

The McDonald’s minisite is also featuring a 'McDonald’s Magic Moments' billboard offering people the chance to share their love stories or special moments by uploading their photos along with a short description until 5 March. The best stories will be shared on local commercial radio channel 903 (CR2) in the ‘Dik Dak Dik Dik Dak’ segment. Milk magazine will also be distributing a ‘McDonald’s Magic Moments’ booklet this week.

“McDonald’s has an inherent sense of social responsibility. We provide equal opportunities for all candidates and ongoing training for all employees to ensure we offer our customers the best experience possible,” said Anisa Tio, McDonald's assistant marketing director in Hong Kong.

Source: media.asia 02.22.2010

Official Site: McDonald's Hong Kong Lovin' 35 Years Campaign

心腹 (Song for 35th Anniversary)

Ad #1 - February 21, 2010

Ad #2 - February 22, 2010

Ad #3 - February 23, 2010

Ad #4 - February 24, 2010

Ad #5 - February 25, 2010

Ad #6 - February 26, 2010

Ad #7 - February 27, 2010

Making of...the ads

"DUO" Memorabilia

2010-02-21T18:33:00.008-05:00

A set of memorabilia items are set for release in time for Eason Chan's DUO concerts. Items include "a" theme character named Duo Boy and it's alter ego Ou-D (Duo spelt backwards), a plush of Duo Boy and Ou-D, a mug, t-shirts, flip flops, and more.

MOOV will be the first to sell the items on March 3, 2010 at 10:00 am. Everyone (including non-MOOV members) are able to purchase the memorabilia online. To purchase, check out MOOV's site for DUO Memorabilia.

Source: moov hk 02.21.2010

"Green Globe Film Awards"

2010-02-20T19:33:00.002-05:00

Background

The March 23rd Gala will host the Green Globe Film Awards, one of Hollywood's largest film award programs with 100 Viewers' Choice Awards being selected by film lovers, critics and movie viewers from around the world. Green Globe Film Awards will be presented to leading major motion picture filmmakers and actors. Top Environmental, Humanitarian, Independent Short Films and Animated Films will also be honored.

Special Category: Awards of the Decade (2000-2009)
To commemorate 2010 special Awards of the Decade will be conferred in various categories including Best Picture of the Decade, Best Director of the Decade, and many others.

2010 International Film Category Theme: Asian Films
As this year's International Film Category Theme is "Asian Films", Asian films of all genres will be honored.

About the Event
The 2010 Green Globe Film Awards, will feature surprise performances by Hollywood's and Asia's leading entertainers and will be one of Hollywood's largest film award programs with 100 Viewers' Choice Awards being selected by film lovers, critics and movie viewers from around the world.

The Awards will be presented during the March 23rd dinner gala at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel's California Ballroom in Los Angeles. The Bonaventure was selected for its immense size and capacity to host the largest dinner gala of any hotel in the state, as well as its history of being one of the most sought after movie locations for filmmakers endeavoring to present Los Angeles in a modern and elegant setting.

Film awards will be presented to major motion picture filmmakers and actors, as well as top environmental, humanitarian, independent short films, animated and international films. The Green Globe Film Awards Committee works in cooperation with major film awards programs internationally to implement the awards' annual international theme, with the 2010 international film category theme being 'Asian Films'.

By attending Hollywood's largest celebration of people, planet and motion pictures which will honor the power film has to inspire environmental awareness, we will be helping to give back. The organizing committee of the Green Globe Film Awards will commit a portion of the proceeds from the dinner gala towards planting over 500,000 trees near the equator, purifying over 1,000,000 liters of water in places of need, establishing 10 schools in countries of crisis and providing 100 scholarships for sustainable management education. This will be accomplished through cooperation with UNICEF and a number of sustainability-related organizations.

Eason is nominated in one category, as follows:

Best International Entertainer (Asia)
Who was the Best Asian Entertainer in 2009?
Eason Chan (China)
Ayumi Hamasaki (Japan)
Bae Yong Joon (Yon Sama) (Korea)
Rain (Jeong Jihoon / Jung Jihoon ) (Korea)
Jin Cheng Wu (Takeshi Kaneshiro) (Taiwan/Japan)

All awards are voted by the people which means you can vote for whomever you want. In every category, if your choice is not among the nominated, you can fill in the name of the artist of your choice. At the end of the day every artist is nominated.

To vote: vote for the green globe film awards

Source: green globe film awards (official site) 02.19.2010

"DUO" Details

2010-02-06T16:48:00.011-05:00

Eason Chan will hold his series of 18 DUO concerts at Hong Kong Coliseum from March 20 to April 6, 2010. The following are the preliminary concepts to the concerts, none yet finalized.

Concept: DUO - two items of the same kind (as opposed to duel*)
- will perform songs in pairs or groups that relate to one another (as much as possible)
- concert concept and design by 朱祖兒
- want to do a 2 hour to 2.5 hour show with no encore where the focus is on a good show. One might not be satisfied with 2 hours, but in retrospect the show was awesome.

Changes:
- no dancing
- will perform more of other artists' songs
- will play instrument(s)
- likely not to perform his popular hits (those at are performed all the time (e.g. K歌之王, 明年今日, 與我常在)) during the show itself (maybe in the encore)

Constant: No planned guest performers.

Rundown (definite):
- 歌.頌 - a personal thank you to all those who have worked with him over the years
- 我的快樂時代 - first performed in 1998, after 10+ years the song will sound different

Band (planned):
- Carl Wong as band leader and on bass
- Jun on drums
- Danny Leung & Ellen (of at17) on guitars
- Anthony Sun & Ho Bing on keyboards
- possibly 6 background vocalists who are students of Jerald's (including Abrahim (of VEGA), Yoyo Shum, etc.)
- Charlie on wind instruments (such as clarinet, trumpet, saxophone, flute)
- a percussionist

Wardrobe: Still in the workings.
- want to have one outfit per day with 18 different outfits for 18 days

Tidbits:
- unintentional, however, Eason's upcoming EP is a duo in itself where Eric Kwok and Alvin Leong are a pair of producers on the album
- most members of the band sing themselves and/or produce, so wanting to incorporate the band (beside just playing music) into the show is being considered
- last show (April 6) will be longer (more songs performed) than the rest of the shows because it is the final show
- focus is on production and visuals

* There might be a bit of confusion, the concept is duo (similar items) not duel (opposite items).

Source: my903 02.01.2010 - 02.05.2010

New Song: "Tourbillon" (陀飛輪)

2010-02-04T22:23:00.002-05:00

As mentioned earlier, one of the upcoming songs in Eason Chan's brand new EP (which has already been completed) will be Tourbillon (陀飛輪), the fourth and final piece to the "grown men playthings" platter that lyricist Wyman Wong created for Eason.

Lyrics

Tourbillon 陀飛輪

Source: my903 forum 02.04.2010

Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010

2010-02-03T22:22:00.008-05:00

Eason Chan is headed to Europe after his DUO concerts. Eason Chan Europe Tour 2010 (陳奕迅歐洲演唱會), brought to you by Orientouch Entertainment, the expected tour dates as follows.

London - May 3, 2010
Manchester - May 6, 2010
Rotterdam - May 8, 2010

Sign up for ticket arrangement & news: easonchaneurope

Source: eason chan europe tour 2010 facebook 02.03.2010

Final Additional "DUO" Show Announced

2010-02-01T22:57:00.005-05:00

The final addition of shows to Eason Chan's DUO concerts to be held in March - April 2010 has been announced. The final addition will be added to the front of the calender on March 20, 2010. No other additional shows will be added.

Source: duo facebook 02.01.2010

More Shows Added to "DUO"

2010-01-24T10:42:00.003-05:00

After the addition of 3 shows, from April 2 - April 4, 2010, prior to the opening of ticket sales (on January 21, 2010), another 2 shows, from April 5 - April 6, 2010, has been added due to the high demand for tickets to Eason Chan's upcoming DUO concerts.

Johnnie Walker Keep Walking DUO Promo Commercial

Press Conference for the DUO Concerts

Source: on.cc 01.24.2009

Upcoming EP Update

2010-01-09T17:07:00.013-05:00

Title: TBD
Format: EP - 6 songs
Release Date: March (expected)
Producers: Erick Kwok & Alvin Leong (3 songs each)
Status: To date, 3 songs have been recorded

Tracks:
無人之境 - composed, arranged, produced by Eric Kwok, lyrics by Wyman Wong
大人 - composed, arranged, produced by Eric Kwok
Untitled - Uptempo song, though not official can be considered the theme song to the upcoming DUO concerts, composed, arranged, produced by Eric Kwok

Si Ching - lyrics by Lin Xi, produced by Alvin Leong
陀飛輪 - composed by Vincent Chow, lyrics by Wyman Wong, produced by Alvin Leong

Other info:
Not originally intended for the upcoming DUO concert, however, due to timing the album is expected to be released in March prior to the DUO concerts (as was Life Continues for Get a Life in 2006 & Listen to Eason Chan for Moving On Stage 1 in 2007)

Source: CRHK 903 01.07.2010, 01.08.2010, 01.09.2010 & 01.14.2010

Three Shows Added to "Duo" II

2009-12-21T20:38:00.003-05:00

Another three shows has been added to Eason Chan DUO 2010 Live concerts, bringing the total to 12 shows from March 21 to April 1, 2009. Eason expressed his own concern for getting tickets for friends, saying he had two days worth of tickets but they are all gone.

Source: appledaily 12.21.2009

"90 Minutes of Happiness" Beijing Stop Canceled

2009-12-19T11:37:00.013-05:00

Through Entertainment Live and Sina Entertainment, Eason Chan's representing agency Gungi Limited released a statement yesterday announcing the cancellation of the two Beijing shows of 90 Minutes of Happiness, which would be held on December 29 & 30, 2009 at the Beijing Workers Stadium (北京工人體育館). Citing a disagreement of contract terms with the organizers Bellson Development Limited (百仕辰文化傳播發展有限公司) as the reason behind the cancellation, for which tickets have already gone on sale.

In the statement, Gungi Limited states, "[After] the largest possible tolerance and [after] multiple concessions [by us], the organizers (Bellson Development Limited) have not upheld their end of the agreed upon contract terms. Therefore, forcing us, after no other arrangements can be made, to cancel Eason Chan's Beijing performances."

Since tickets have already gone on sale, aside from representing Eason in expressing his regret for being unable to perform in Beijing, Gungi Limited also states the organizers did not get approval from them to begin promotions and tickets sales, therefore, all promotions and ticket sales are unrelated to Gungi Limited. However, Gungi Limited urges fans who purchased tickets to contact the appropriate company as soon as possible to determine the proper procedure in order to avoid incurring a loss.

Source: sina 12.19.2009

Three Shows Added to "Duo" 2010 HKC Concert

2009-12-16T20:21:00.007-05:00

Eason Chan's 2010 Hong Kong Coliseum concerts, titled DUO, has been extended for another 3 shows from March 27 to March 29, 2010 after an overwhelming number of priority bookings emerged on the first day. Eason, who just returned from Canada, was happy with the addition of shows but was worried that he would not be able to get tickets for himself.

Source: wenweipo 12.17.2009

"90 Minutes of Happiness" at Nanjing

2009-12-13T09:53:00.004-05:00

Eason Chan held 2 shows of his 90 Minutes of Happiness Mainland Tour in Nanjing, China at the Wutaishan Gymnasium (五台山體育館) on November 27 & 28, 2009 with the band Mr.

Rundowns:

November 27, 2009
01. Special Thanks To
02. 阿怪
03. 早開的長途班
04. 不要說話
05. 不如這樣
06. 你的背包
07. 如果我是陳奕迅 (performed by Mr.)
08. 不能再等待
09. 十年
10. 愛情轉移
11. 男人的錯
12. Last Order
13. 愛是懷疑
14. 這樣的一個麻煩
15. K歌之王
16. 與我常在
17. 兄妹
18. 淘汰
19. 浮誇
20. 好久不見
21. 給你

November 28, 2009
01.Special Thanks To
02. 阿怪
03. 早開的長途班
04. 不要說話
05. 不如這樣
06. 你的背包
07. 如果我是陳奕迅 (performed by Mr.)
08. 不能再等待
09. 十年
10. 愛情轉移
11. 男人的錯
12. Last Order
13. 愛是懷疑
14. 這樣的一個麻煩
15. K歌之王
16. 與我常在
17. 兄妹
18. 謝謝儂
19. 好久不見
20. 淘汰
21. 浮誇
22. 給你

Sources:
Photos: sohu 11.28.2009 & enorth 11.30.2009
Rundowns: 珊珊來遲 @ easyjoint forum 11.30.2009

Eason in Concert at Hong Kong Coliseum March 2010

2009-12-09T11:50:00.006-05:00

Eason Chan is set to have 6 shows at Hong Kong Coliseum from March 21 to March 26, 2010. Tickets are available for booking with a Manhattan Credit Card beginning December 16 to December 26, 2009.

Source: giuseppe_li & mmm @ easyjoint forum 12.13.2009

New Song: "Uninhabited Territory" (無人之境)

2009-11-27T10:24:00.012-05:00

A new Cantonese song by Eason Chan was plugged today, titled Uninhabited Territory (無人之境), lyrics as follows and a sample at the end.

無人之境
Composer: Eric Kwok
Lyrics: Wyman Wong
Arranger: Eric Kwok

讓理智在叫著冷靜冷靜
還恃住年少氣盛
讓我對著衝動背著宿命
渾忘自己的姓
沉睡的凶猛在蘇醒
完全為你現形
這個世界最壞罪名叫太易動情
但我喜歡這罪名

驚天動地只可惜天地亦無情
不敢有風不敢有聲
這愛情無人証
飛天遁地貪一刻的樂極忘形
好想說謊不眨眼睛
這愛情無人性

讓世界陷進大騙局裡面
朋友亦難以發現
共你隔著空在袐密通電
挑戰道德底線
如若早三五年相見
何來內心交戰
我信與你繼續亂纏
難再有發展
但我想跟你亂纏

驚天動地只可惜天地亦無情
不敢有風不敢有聲
這愛情無人証
飛天遁地貪一刻的樂極忘形
好想說謊不眨眼睛
似進入無人境

即使間整個約會情調幽暗似地下城
還是算溫馨
多麽想跟你散步橋上把臂看著風景
但是我清醒
月亮總不肯照亮情慾深處那道背影
你我像快快樂樂同遊在異境
浪漫到一起惹絕症

不想說明只想反應

Source: yanyanlover & SaBriNa_esc @ easyjoint forum 11.27.2009

"2009 CASH Golden Sail Music Awards" - Results

2009-11-27T08:21:00.001-05:00

The 2009 CASH Golden Sail Music Awards annual dinner was held Thursday, November 26, 2009. Winners of the awards given out during the night as follow.

2009 CASH Golden Sail Music Awards

CASH Best Song
Song Title - Composer - Lyricist - Arranger - Producer - Artist
七百年後 - Jim Lau - Riley Lam - C.Y. Kong - Jim Lau, Eason Chan, Davy Chan, C.Y. Kong - Eason Chan

CASH Best Melody
Song Title - Composer - Artist
月亮說 - Ivana Wong - Ivana Wong

CASH Best Lyrics
Song Title - Lyricist - Artist
七百年後 - Riley Lam - Eason Chan

CASH Best Performance by a Band
Song Title - Band
如果我是陳奕迅 - Mr.

CASH Best Collaboration with Vocals
Song Title - Collaboration
我有貨 - Swing

CASH Best Vocal Performance by a Female Artist
Song Title - Artist
年度之歌 - Kay Tse

CASH Best Vocal Performance by a Male Artist
Song Title - Artist
七百年後 - Eason Chan

CASH Best Serious Composition
Title - Composer
石堅 - 伍卓賢 - Lyrics: 伍卓賢, Jessie Cheung

CASH Hall of Fame
Yip Shiu Tak (葉紹德)

2008 CASH Golden Sail Most Performed Works Awards

Most Performed Cantonese Pop Work
Title - Artist
We Are Ready - Various Artists

Most Performed Mandarin Pop Work
Title - Artist
路...一直都在 - Eason Chan

Most Performed English (Foreign) Pop Work
Title - Artist
4 Minutes - Madonna

Most Performed Digital Work
Title - Artist
囍帖街 - Kay Tse

Most Performed Operatic Work
Title
十二欄杆十二釵

Most Performed Original Local Serious Work
Title
畿內亞舞曲

Highest Number of New Works Performed
Composer - Mark Lui
Lyricist - Lin Xi

Source: cash 11.27.2009

"2009 CASH Golden Sail Music Awards" - Nominations

2009-11-23T19:16:00.002-05:00

The 2009 CASH Golden Sail Music Awards will be held Thursday, November 26, 2009. Nominations for the awards as follows:

CASH Best Song
Song Title - Composer - Lyricist - Arranger - Producer - Artist
Singalongong - Khalil Fong - Khalil Fong - Arranger - Edward Chan, Charles Lee, Khalil Fong - Khalil Fong

七百年後 - Jim Lau - Riley Lam - C.Y. Kong - Jim Lau, Eason Chan, Davy Chan, C.Y. Kong - Eason Chan

月亮說 - Ivana Wong - Ivana Wong - Alex Fung for the invisible men - Alex Fung for the invisible men - Ivana Wong

長途伴侶 - Ronald Ng @ Baron Pro - Lin Xi - Adam Lee, Ronald Ng @ Baron Pro - 陳德建, Ronald Ng @ Baron Pro - Andy Lau

搜神記 - Christopher Chak - Lin Xi - Pak Chan - Alvin Leong - Joey Yung

CASH Best Melody
Song Title - Composer - Artist
七百年後 - Jim Lau - Eason Chan
月亮說 - Ivana Wong - Ivana Wong
可歌可泣 - C.Y. Kong - Joey Yung
長途伴侶 - Ronald Ng - Andy Lau
弱水三千 - Vicky Fung - Juno Mak

CASH Best Lyrics
Song Title - Lyricist - Artist
七百年後 - Riley Lam - Eason Chan
山水 - Mini Choi - Shirley Kwan
住家丁麵 - 曰云 - Edmond Leung
沙龍 - Wyman Wong - Eason Chan
黑白 - 周耀輝 - Khalil Fong

CASH Best Performance by a Band
Song Title - Band
如果我是陳奕迅 - Mr.
你不是真正的快樂 - Mayday
阿波羅 - Rubberband
神舟99號 - Soler
窮得只有愛 - at17

CASH Best Collaboration with Vocals
Song Title - Collaboration
ASAP - Square
好天氣 - Chet Lam & Eman Lam
我有貨 - Swing
我的回憶不是我的 - Vincy Chan & Ocean Hai
麵包生命 - Swing

CASH Best Vocal Performance by a Female Artist
Song Title - Artist
月亮說 - Ivana Wong
年度之歌 - Kay Tse
我要如何不想他 - Tsai Chin
等一個他 - G.E.M.
搜神記 - Joey Yung

CASH Best Vocal Performance by a Male Artist
Song Title - Artist
In The Name Of Rock - Paul Wong
七百年後 - Eason Chan
沙龍 - Eason Chan
長途伴侶 - Andy Lau
紅豆 - Khalil Fong

CASH Best Serious Composition
Title - Composer
4X1 Cello Solo – “BC525” - BC & Mozart
今天春天明天 - 陳國平
石堅 - 伍卓賢 - Lyrics: 伍卓賢, Jessie Cheung
飛燕翱翔曲 - 陳錦標
極光 - 鄧慧中

Source: CASH 11.23.2009

Recap of Eason Chan at "Pax Musica 2009"

2009-11-10T19:04:00.001-05:00

Yesterday, Hong Kong singer Eason Chan took part in Japan's Pax Musica Concert, in its 25th year, held at the Tokyo International Forum (東京國際論壇館). Pax Musica was founded by Shinji Tanimura, veteran of the Japanese music industry, in 1984 along with Korea's Cho Yong-pil and Hong Kong's Alan Tam. The motto "Asians, We Are One" was used to promote international cultural exchange and world peace.

According to Universal Music Group, Eason was treated cordially by the organizers as he was the only artist who brought along his own band. During the night Eason performed seven songs, including Stevie Wonder's Lately (a duet with Korean artist July) and the Japanese song Mr. Lonely (in Japanese).

Also noted by Universal Music, Ikuro Fujiwara (soundtrack producer of the film Painted Skin (畫皮)) was in attendance at the concert and expressed to a Universal Music employee, "Eason's performance was full of energy and enthusiasm, he is an infectious stage performer."

Through Universal Music, Eason expressed he had hoped to perform on stage in Japan many years ago and he finally got the chance. He also promised he would find time in the future to meet with fans who are in Japan. His next goal is to hold a concert at Nippon Budokan (日本武道館).

Source: sina 11.09.2009
Photos: KaWing @ easyjoint forum 11.09.2009

An Obession With "Orphan" 孤兒仔

2009-11-09T11:18:00.001-05:00

You are not "Alone"

A neighborhood residents committee in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province is working to broaden the musical tastes and reduce the volume of an unidentified woman who has reportedly been playing the same song repeatedly for two years.

The tune is "Alone" by Hong Kong Cantopop singer Eason Chan, a mellow popular tune he recorded in the early 2000s.

"I used to like it," said one apartment resident named Chen who lives below the "Alone"-obsessed woman. "But now the song makes me sick when I hear it."

Chen said the neighbors have asked her many times to tone it down, but the Chan devotee refused, saying playing loud music isn't against any law.

With only a few hours break per day from her well-learned melody, wasn't she bored? Didn't she want to listen to anything else? Chen said he asked her.

He said she replied, "It's very beautiful."

Watch: Orphan Girl "孤兒女"

Source: global times 11.08.2009

Eason at the "Pax Musica 2009" Concert in Japan

2009-11-08T11:14:00.008-05:00

Shin Seung-hoon Will Appear in Asian Music Gala in Japan
By Lee Hyo-won

South Korea's "king of ballads," Shin Seung-hoon, will appear at Pax Musica 2009, a pan-Asian music festival taking place Sunday in Japan, before the release of his new mini-album on Nov. 12.

The festival, meaning "peace through music" in ancient Greek, is an international event that was launched in 1984 featuring Korea's veteran singer Cho Yong-pil, Japan's Shinji Tanimura and Hong Kong's Alan Tam. It has since attracted the region's top talents, such as Andy Lau, F4 and Jackie Chan.

The 13th edition of Pax Musica, hosted by Fuji TV, will open at the 5,000-seat A Hall of Tokyo Forum. Besides Shin, local stars, including former GOD member Son Ho-young and former Fin.K.L member Ock Ju-hyun, will sing songs.

Shin will perform songs including "Love of Iris," the romantic theme song of the popular ongoing TV series "Iris." The 41-year-old singer-songwriter will also showcase "I Believe," which appeared on the soundtrack of the hit romantic comedy "My Sassy Girl."

The event will also feature TV personality Yoon Sang-hyun, who gained popularity through dramas including "My Fair Lady." Also to take the stage are Hong Kong's top male singer Eason Chan and Taiwan's popular entertainer Rainie Yang.

The festival will be televised through Fuji TV.

Meanwhile, Shin will reveal his new mini-album "Love O'Clock" through a showcase Nov. 11, and release tracks both on and offline the following day.

Source: the korea times 11.06.2009

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Rundown (Eason's segment only):
1. Allegro, Opus 3.3 a.m.
2. 暴殄天物
3. Lately (by Stevie Wonder) (performed with Korean singer July)
4. Mr. Lonely (越想越無謂 Originally in Japanese) (performed in Japanese)
5. 富士山下
6. 淘汰
7. 路...一直都在

Rundown: bbc @ easyjoint forum 11.08.2009
Photo: sohu 11.02.2009

Upcoming Cantonese EP and New Song

2009-11-07T09:01:00.001-05:00

As Eason mentioned earlier, he was simultaneously recording a new Cantonese EP while he was recording Fifth Floor's Happiness. There are now rumors that Eason will release that EP December 2009.

In this month's JET Magazine, Wyman Wong reveals that he created a "platter" of songs for Eason. The first song of the "platter" was 葡萄成熟時, followed by 人車誌 and 沙龍, the upcoming song will be 陀飛輪 (Tourbillon (mechanics of a watch)), all of which revolve around grown men toys/playthings.

In a discussion among fans, these are the grown men toys/playthings revolving around the "platter" of songs:
葡萄成熟時 - red wine
人車誌 - cars
沙龍 - cameras
陀飛輪 - watches

Also previously rumored was a song (composed by Eric Kwok and lyrics by Wyman) which revolves around the topic of 'having an affair.'

Sources: 3cmusic 10.14.2009 & dettoriip @ easyjoint forum (courtesy of JET magazine) 11.05.2009

Mr. Set to Tour with Eason

2009-10-24T12:10:00.008-04:00

Two nights ago Mr. performed in concert and afterwards lead singer Alan Po revealed that he will be the backup vocalist and the rest of the band will be the band (playing instruments) for Eason Chan's upcoming 20 show tour (what is believed to be the 90 Minutes of Happiness Mainland China Tour) starting next month and ending January 2010. Alan expressed he is honored to be able to sing backup for Eason and Eason had requested to tour with Mr. in order to add a new element to his performance.

Source: yahoo hk (courtesy of singtao) 10.24.2009

Eason to Join Will Lin in "Jumping Into the Ocean"

2009-10-05T20:12:00.004-04:00

Yesterday, Eason Chan was at a press conference in Taiwan promoting his latest album Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活) where he performed 3 songs off the album.

Earlier, producer Will Lin stated that if Eason Chan's doesn't win a Golden Melody Award for Best Composer or Best Male Singer next year for his work in Fifth Floor's Happiness, he will jump into the ocean. Upon being informed of Will Lin's confidence, Eason said, "Wow, Taiwan people are fierce! I will join him." Eason pretended to be serious when speaking of the plans and goes into detail, from choosing the right place to jump from to having the correct outfits and whether to invite the media. He even mentioned he would wear a tight outfit or even wear zebra print.

Source: msn taiwan (courtesy of nownews) 10.01.2009
Photos: ent.qq 10.01.2009

Eason Chan, Guest at Andrew Lam's Concert

2009-09-29T20:22:00.003-04:00

Andrew Lam (aka Lam Man Chung, 林敏驄) held his two shows of Andrew Lam & Friends Concert 09 on September 25th & 26th at Star Hall. Among his guests were Kenny B, Eason Chan and Shirley Kwan. Andrew took the opportunity to make fun of his guests Justin and Eason during his concerts.

Eason & Andrew - 忘不了您

Eason - 好想

Eason & Andrew - 幻影

Sources: oriental daily & the sun 09.27.2009

Eason Chan, Special Guest at Rebecca Pan's Concert

2009-09-28T19:24:00.002-04:00

Rebecca Pan (潘迪華) held her My Dream My Way My Indie Music Live Concert on September 18, 2009. Among her guests were indie artists Chet Lam (林一峰) and at17. Towards the end of the show Eason Chan appeared as a special guest, surprising Rebecca. Rebecca then asked at17's Ellen whether they planned his special appearance and Ellen answered, "Of course we knew he was here." With the surprise perfected, Rebecca had tears in her eyes and no words able to come out of her mouth. Eason requested a dance with Rebecca and the two performed Chinese Blues, a song the two recorded together for Rebecca's latest album My Dream My Way My Indie Music. Rebecca, who will turn 80 years old next year, has plans to do a big band show and took the opportunity in front of her audience to invite Eason to join her, Eason laughs while answering, "Why don't we set a date to eat dinner at your place and we can slowly talk about the plans then."

Source: sina 09.25.2009

Eason and Karena Lam Have Fun Filming

2009-09-18T21:27:00.007-04:00

Yesterday, Eason Chan and Karena Lam (林嘉欣) were filming in Causeway Bay (銅鑼灣) with director Derek Tsang (曾國祥). When asked details of the new film (titled 戀人絮語), Eason answered he was not filming a new film and was filming a MV. It seems as if details are kept under wraps, very secretive indeed.

Sources: yahoo hk (courtesy of singtao) 09.17.2009 & singtao 09.18.2009

Sodagreen Helps Eason Record Upcoming Album

2009-09-17T19:28:00.001-04:00

Sodagreen appears in a photo shoot with Eason and helps him record "la's" for his upcoming album Fifth Floor's Happiness while they were there.

Photo shoot: easonchan.pixnet

Recording: easonchan.pixnet

Sources: pixnet 09.15.2009 & pixnet 09.16.2009

Song Sampling: Studio Recording of 床頭燈

2009-09-16T19:19:00.006-04:00

Here is a clip of Eason Chan recording 床頭燈 (Night Light, or literally Bed Light) in the studio. The song is featured in Eason's upcoming Mandarin album Fifth Floor's Happiness, set to be released September 25, 2009.

To listen/watch: easonchan.pixnet (Official Fifth Floor's Happiness Blog)

Source: pixnet 09.05.2009

Admiring Eason: Ariel Lin 林依晨

2009-09-14T19:29:00.005-04:00

Yesterday, Ariel Lin (林依晨) was in Hong Kong for a radio interview. Releasing her first album Blissful Encounter (幸福遇見), Ariel hopes she can work with many Hong Kong artists with her first choice being Eason Chan, with who she shares a similar sounding [Chinese] name, and the older generation of singers who she listened to during her school years. When asked if she would like to release a Cantonese album, she replied that her Cantonese was not good enough and in order to release an album she must do her "homework" and get the pronunciations down right.

Source: sina 09.08.2009
Photo: east38 09.08.2009

"Fifth Floor's Happiness": Album Cover, Track Writers, Song Sampling and Official Site

2009-09-12T08:42:00.006-04:00

Tracklist with Composer and Lyricist:

1. 在你身邊
Composer: Zhang Ya Dong (張亞東)
Lyricist: Keith Chan Siu Kei (陳少琪)

2. 這樣的一個麻煩
Composer: Qing Feng @ Sodagreen (吳青峯)
Lyricist: Qing Feng @ Sodagreen (吳青峯)

3. 多少
Composer: Tanya Chua (蔡健雅)
Lyricist: Tanya Chua (蔡健雅)

4. Nothing Ever Happened (English)
Composer: Will Lin (林暐哲)
Lyricist: Lin Jia Xin (林嘉欣 - possibly actress-singer Karena Lam)

5. 你為什麼哭了呢
Composer: Mavis Fan (范曉萱)
Lyricist: Wang Xiao Miao (王小苗)

6. 謀情害命
Composer: Qing Feng @ Sodagreen (吳青峯)
Lyricist: Wyman Wong (黄偉文)

7. 我甲你 (Taiwanese)
Composer: Luantan Ascent (亂彈阿翔)
Lyricist: Luantan Ascent (亂彈阿翔)

8. 心的距離
Composer: Xiao An (小安)
Lyricist: Xiao An (小安)

9. 床頭燈
Composer: Li Yu Huan (李雨寰)
Lyricist: Ge Da Wei (葛大為)

10. 給你
Composer: Eason Chan (陳奕迅)
Lyricist: Francis Lee (李焯雄)

11. 從何說起
Composer: Li Hai Ying (李海鷹)
Lyricist: Lin Xi (林夕)

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Song Sample: eolasia (listen to ~1 min. clips of each song)

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Official site: Fifth Floor's Happiness (Universal Music HK)

Album covers: pixnet 09.10.2009
Track writers: pixnet 09.07.2009

Will Lin: "I Will Jump Into the Ocean if Eason Does Not Win a Taiwan Golden Melody Award Next Year!"

2009-09-09T20:46:00.010-04:00

Having won Best Album at this year's Taiwan Golden Melody Awards, Eason Chan will release a brand new Mandarin album, Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活), at the end of September. For the album, Eason purchased an expensive single lens digital camera and took on the role of photographer, taking over a thousand photos. However, most of those images were of producer Will Lin (林暐哲) and his company cried "useless" [for the upcoming album]. Elsewhere, as the album production was coming to an end, Eason handed over a song, For You (給你), written by himself. Unexpectedly the song beat out good friends Tanya Chua and Mavis Fan's works to become the first plug of the album. Producer Will Lin states, "If Eason does not win a Taiwan Golden Melody Award for Best Male Artist or Best Composer next year, I will absolutely jump into the ocean (我一定去跳海)!"

It took Eason ten years to finally build up the courage to ask to work with Will Lin. When asking his record company, they immediately said 'yes' and set up for the two to meet. When meeting, the two were extremely polite towards each other and after exchange phone numbers, the two became good friends.

Due to time restraints Crowd Lu was not able to give Eason a song, so Eason submitted his own song, For You (給你). Will Lin and his production team were surprised by the natural but easygoing nature of the song. Eason used the piano to write a pleasant blessing, used notes to write a poetic sentiment, and the song brings a sense of hope for more love which translates into feeling all the happiness that exists on earth. Eason invited Francis Lee (李焯雄) to write underlying sadness but positive, meaningful and encouraging lyrics to this song. And because of the meaning in the song, it was chosen to be the frist plug.

Source: msn taiwan 09.07.2009

Admiring Eason: Kimi Qiao 喬任梁

2009-09-07T19:20:00.001-04:00

On September 1, 2009, Mainland China actress Tiffany Tang (唐嫣) and Mainland China singer Kimi Qiao (喬任梁) were promoting the 3Everday Compass Visa Credit Card at a press conference. During the promotion, Kimi expressed that he likes Eason Chan for his stage presence. Kimi says, "I really like Eason, he is one of the examples [of who I want to be as a singer]. His stage presence is amazing, extremely captivating and I hope I can be as captivating as he is on stage."

Source: sina 09.02.2009
Photo: sina 09.02.2009

Admiring Eason: Rebecca Pan 潘迪華

2009-09-03T19:08:00.001-04:00

Veteran singer Rebecca Pan (潘迪華) will be holding a concert (My Dream My Way My Indie Music Live) on September 18, 2009, today she accepted a telephone interview with a radio station. When speaking of the many opportunities to work with the younger generation of artists in order to attract younger fans, Rebecca Pan immediately named names and praised Chet Lam and Eason Chan on the spot, saying, "Sometimes when Eason performs my old songs, he performs them better than I do."

Source: appledaily 09.02.2009

"Fifth Floor Happiness" Pre-order and Track List

2009-09-02T18:57:00.007-04:00

Eason Chan's upcoming new Mandarin album Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活) is expected to be released September 23, 2009. As mentioned earlier, a pre-order edition will come with Joy Note and rough cuts of the 11 (not 10) demos. The track list as follows.

1. 在你身邊
2. 這樣的一個麻煩
3. 多少
4. Nothing Ever Happened
5. 你為什麼哭了呢
6. 謀情害命
7. 我甲你
8. 心的距離
9. 床頭燈
10. 給你
11. 從何說起

To pre-order: yesasia

給你 (Official MV)

Source: yesasia 09.02.2009

Upcoming Album Update: "Fifth Floor's Happiness" Joy Note & Rough Cut Demos

2009-09-01T19:40:00.008-04:00

Having traveled between Hong Kong and Taiwan over the past month to record his September release, Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活), Eason Chan recently wrapped up recording and is beginning a new round of promotions. The title of the upcoming album comes from the fact that whether in Hong Kong or in Taiwan Eason was recording in a studio on the 5th floor and Eason is at his happiest when recording. A pre-order limited edition of the album comes with a booklet of photos, Joy Notes, showcasing Eason's journey through the album process (see photo above) and a CD (see photo above) with rough cut demos of the 10 brand new songs in the upcoming album.

To catch a glimpse: universalmusichk (For You (給你) playing in the background)

Source: universal music hk youtube 09.01.2009
Photos: pixnet blog 08.31.2009

New Song: "For You" (給你)

2009-08-28T19:53:00.007-04:00

A one minute preview of a new song from Eason Chan's upcoming album Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活) has been released by Universal Music. To get access to the preview clip, register here and the clip will be sent to you. For those who cannot read Chinese, click here to get direct access to the clip. The song, titled For You (給你), is composed by Eason himself and lyrics by Francis Lee.

For You 給你

Composer: Eason Chan
Lyricist: Francis Lee (李焯雄)

不要把我推開
當堅持像無賴
當鑽石也變塵埃
我信你在

唯有寂寞慷慨
骨牌倒了下來
想安慰找不到對白
那空白

可是我相信愛
我信異想才有日會天開
可是愛我相信愛
就算一切都像
獨白

我不要藏起來
當堅持像無賴
當鐵樹不會花開
我信你在

唯有寂寞慷慨
恐懼侵蝕血脈
想安慰卻找不到對白
那空白

可是我相信愛
我信異想才有日會天開
可是愛我相信愛
就算一切都像
獨白

忍耐種種不能忍耐
不懷疑該不該
因為我信所以你會存在

可是我相信愛
我信異想才有日會天開
可是愛我相信愛
就算一切都像
獨白

可是我相信愛
我信異想總有日會天開
可是愛我相信愛
就算沒對你說
我愛我愛我愛你會在

Source: universal music hk 08.28.2009

Eason Tours Again: "90 Minutes of Happiness"

2009-08-26T19:48:00.005-04:00

Yesterday, Eason Chan was in Shanghai to promote his upcoming brand new Mainland China tour. The details of the upcoming tour are not yet finalized but preliminary details include the tour destinations: currently planned as 20 shows in 8 cities of China, and the tour name: 90 Minutes/Points of Happiness (90分的快活). Organizers reveal the tour is expected to start December of this year with 5 shows at the Shanghai International Gymnastics Center (上海國際體操中心). It is reported that a smaller venue is chosen upon request from Eason.

Asked about the details of the upcoming tour, Eason explains it will be smaller in scale, he will not dance, and he hopes that it will be a closer, more relaxed environment where he will be able to interact with his fans and share details of the production of his songs. Speaking from the heart, Eason says, "I hope to sing songs that have been "left out" and not songs such as 十年, which is performed so often that some might dislike it." Organizers reveal that this upcoming tour is story driven and music-based in hopes for Eason to interact with the audience and the idea of the audience choosing songs on the spot is currently in the plan.

With his Moving On Stage World Tour just ending and with 5 shows set in Shanghai for the upcoming tour, the media questioned Eason's intentions and asked whether he felt he was "stealing" from the people. Eason, who seems to not have fully understood the question, responds, "Am I not welcome here?" and later says, "The dates are not set, who knows? My management company might be planning this tour to end in 2015."

When asked about the name of the tour, 90 Minutes/Points of Happiness (90分的快活), Eason explains that 90 Points (90分) was chosen instead of 100 Points (100分) due to multiple reasons, including, "In the opinion of Eason's fans, Eason is always worth 90 points which represents my room for improvement"; "The concerts will be 90 Minutes (90分鐘) long"; "The current trend is keeping things 'low-profile' and naming it 100 Points is too 'high-profile'." Eason explains that the Shanghai shows will be timed to exactly and hour and a half (90 minutes), and says, "Happiness (快活) is one level above being happy (快樂) and I hope to share that with everyone." The title of his upcoming album Fifth Floor's Happiness (上五樓的快活) share a similar name to the tour name.

Source: dailyvc 08.14.2009
Photos: sina 08.13.2009

Notes:
1. As explained by Eason above, in Chinese, the '90分' in 90分的快活 could represent (a) 90 points (aka 90%), or (b) 90 minutes. So depending on your English interpretation, the title of the upcoming tour is either 90 Minutes of Happiness or 90% Happiness.
2. In Chinese, 快活 (fai woot) and 快樂 (fai lok) have two different meanings. However, when translated to English, they both mean "being happy/happiness", therefore, there is no difference in the translation above.

Eason Performs With A-Mei Chang at JSG

2009-08-24T23:17:00.000-04:00

Eason Chan, A-Mei Chang, Jam Hsiao, Denise Ho, Mr., Zhang Yun Jing attended the taping of the weekly Jade Solid Gold program for TVB on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 where Eason was the guest host of the week.

Eason introduced A-Mei & Jam Hsiao

Eason Talks with Zhang Yun Jing

Eason Performs with A-Mei - 愛情轉移 & 解脫

Source: ent.qq (photos courtesy of tungstar) 08.13.2009

Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games Torch Relay

2009-08-23T08:06:00.002-04:00

(l-r) Hacken Lee, Timothy Fok, Alan Tam, Eason

Torch Relay to celebrate the 100-day countdown to East Asian Games

To welcome the East Asian Games (EAG) to be held in Hong Kong and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games 100-day Countdown-cum-Torch Relay will be held on August 29 (Saturday) to build up the atmosphere of the EAG.

The torch relay, with the theme “Light the Way to the EAG”, marks the vigour of the EAG athletes and young people and signifies the wide-spread of the EAG messages throughout the community, schools and among the younger generation.

There will be 65 torchbearers of whom more than 80 per cent are athletes. They will take part in the torch relay on August 29, of which the run on the road will be from 3pm to about 4.30pm, covering Tsim Sha Tsui district, Victoria Harbour and Wan Chai district.

The 100-day countdown activity, “Countdown to the Hong Kong 2009 EAG Show” will be held the same evening. There will be a torch handing over ceremony to kick off the School Torch Relay, which symbolises the continuation of the EAG spirit. About 500 schools will take part in the School Torch Relay between September and November.

Speaking at a press conference held today (July 23), the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing, said that the torch relay was to promote the EAG as well as the messages of health, dynamism, friendship and competition to the community, which were important elements of sports development in Hong Kong.

Noting that it would be the first time for Hong Kong to host a large-scale international multi-sport event, he said that all the preparatory work, including that on venues, funding, volunteer recruitment, ticketing, publicity and other logistics had entered a final phase and was in good progress.

Mr Tsang wished that the EAG would be successfully held and members of the public would actively participate in it. He said that the EAG would further promote sports development in Hong Kong and enhance exchanges among territories in the East Asian region. This would in turn consolidate Hong Kong’s status as an event capital.

The Chief Executive Officer of 2009 East Asian Games (Hong Kong) Limited, Mr Johnny Woo, introduced the route of the torch relay at the press conference. The route will be divided into three parts. The section in Tsim Sha Tsui covers about 4.2 kilometres, the section crossing the Victoria Harbour is about 4.6 kilometres and that in Wan Chai covers about 1.4 kilometres. The torchbearers will relay the torch by running or on various modes of transportation including cars and vessel.

The torch relay will start at the Kowloon Park Piazza, pass through Austin Road, Nathan Road, Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade, Avenue of Stars, cross the Victoria Harbour to Expo Drive East, Harbour Road, Expo Drive to reach the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island.

When the torch is relayed to the Golden Bauhinia Square, the EAG flame will be transported to the TV City by car where the last torchbearer will finish the last leg of the relay. The 100-day countdown carnival will then follow. The programme will be broadcast on TVB-Jade at 10.30pm in the same evening.

The composition of the 65 torchbearers is: 22 representatives from the National Sports Associations of the EAG competition sports, 18 representatives from the 18 District Councils, one representative from the principal contributor, 12 representatives from the diamond partners, two representatives from the EAG volunteers, three representatives from youth groups, three EAG Ambassadors and four EAG theme song singers (see annex).

School cheering teams from the 18 districts will cheer the torchbearers along the relay route to create an ambience. Community bodies will also organise activities at district level to welcome the torch and show support for the EAG.

A special feature for this torch relay is that the relay will be carried on by schools in the 18 districts from September to November so as to enable the younger generation to share the EAG spirit. As at present, about 500 schools have enrolled, involving over 400,000 students. Each of the participating schools will be given a torch as souvenir.

Mr Woo said that related publicity would be launched in parallel. Posters and banners will be placed in 18 districts while EAG messages will be promoted through Road Show on public buses across the territory in August. Decorations will be mounted along the route on the day of the torch relay.

The public can browse the dedicated homepage on torch relay, which was launched today at the websites of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department ＜http://www.lcsd.gov.hk＞ and the EAG (Hong Kong) Ltd ＜http://www.2009eastasiangames.hk＞. The homepage contains background of the torch relay, design concept of the EAG Torch, the route, list of torchbearers and the school torch relays to be held from September. The homepage also features interactive games to enhance the public’s interest in the EAG torch relay.

Three EAG Ambassadors were appointed at the press conference today. They are pop singers Mr Alan Tam, Mr Hacken Lee and Mr Eason Chan. They have been helping in the promotion of the EAG, including holding EAG fund raising concerts, singing the EAG theme song and participating in various major events. They will continue to help promote the EAG in future.

Other officiating guests included the Chairman of the 5th East Asian Games Planning Committee, Mr Timothy Fok; the Permanent Secretary for Home Affairs, Mrs Carrie Yau; the Acting Director of Leisure and Cultural Services, Mr Bobby Cheng; and the Advisor of the Hong Kong 2009 EAG Torch Relay, Mr William Ko. The Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsang Tak-sing joined hands with the officiating guests to unveil the torch.

Other attending guests included the designer of the Hong Kong 2009 EAG Torch, Mr Kan Tai-keung; representative of the company sponsoring the torch production; singer of the international version of the Hong Kong 2009 EAG theme song, Mr Richie Ren; representative of torchbearers, Ms Lee Lai-shan; and representatives from two schools joining the Schools Torch Relay.

The Hong Kong 2009 East Asian Games will be held between December 5 and 13. Over 3,000 elite athletes from nine East Asian countries / regions will vie for 262 gold medals in 22 sports. Both the number of sports and medals are the largest in the history of EAG.

List of torchbearers (Eason's name appears on page 5)
Torchbear Routing Plan (Eason's route is Section A (page 2), #10)

Source: lcsd 07.23.2009

Eric Tsang Plans To Pass Baton To Eason & Jaycee

2009-08-22T08:20:00.002-04:00

Having gathered 300 artists within 4 days, Eric Tsang is Hong Kong's "Caring Leader" (愛心首領). Eric is always the first to respond when a big event causes the artists of Hong Kong to gather. During an interview with Guangzhou Daily, Eric says he still enjoys the preparation process although he did not sleep for 3 days in order to prepare for the Artistes 88 Fundraising Campaign on August 17, 2009.

Guangzhou Daily: If you were to step down from your role as President of the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild, who would you want to succeed your role?

Eric: Actually, we are currently training two artists, Eason Chan and Jaycee Fong. The two of them are capable which is why we were in touch with them during the preparation process [of the Artistes 88 Fundraising Campaign] and the younger generation of artists were gathered by them.

Source: gzdaily 08.22.2009

Eason at the "Artistes 88 Fundraising Campaign"

2009-08-18T18:55:00.007-04:00

Voices and $50m raised for typhoon victims

Diana Lee
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hong Kong's Cantopop superstars and other celebrities were on song at a telethon last night as generous Hongkongers pledged donations to the tune of HK$50 million to help victims of Taiwan's devastating typhoon.

In a four-hour special TV broadcast live from Asia World-Expo, the target of HK$40 million was easily surpassed before the show had even finished.

Inset left, a check for NT$100 million (HK$23.5 million) is donated on behalf of TVB founder and media mogul Run Run Shaw, matching a sum given to relief efforts by Cheung Kong's Li Ka- shing.

Veteran crooners Jacky Cheung Hok- ya, Andy Lau Tak-wah and Alan Tam Wing-lun kicked off the show by leading dozens of stars from Hong Kong, the mainland and Taiwan in a chorus of the Chinese-language version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic Bridge over Troubled Water.

Leon Lai Ming and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing were present while other celebrities donated collectables for auction or acted as telephone operators to handle donations from 50 hotlines. Celebrities wore customized white T-shirt and blue jeans.

Typhoon Morakot, which struck the island on August 8, triggered flooding and massive landslides, leaving at least 126 people dead. The HKPAG-Artistes 88 Fund-Raising Campaign was initiated by the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild.

Taiwanese actress and director Sylvia Chang Ai-chia and local artist Eric Tsang Chi-wai were hosts.

More than 10,000 members of the public, donating at least HK$20 as an entrance fee, watched the variety show live.

The Hong Kong Jockey Club said it will donate HK$10 million to relief efforts while the Legislative Council's Finance Committee approved HK$50 million aid to Taiwan.

During the event, held Monday, August 17, 2009, Eason Chan and Jaycee Chan performed a modified version of Jaycee's song 一路好走.

To help: red cross of taiwan

Eason & Jaycee 一路好走

Source: the standard 08.18.2009
Photos: sina (courtesy of tungstar) 08.17.2009

"Eason's Moving On Stage 26 - Malaysia" - Rundown

2009-08-17T18:34:00.000-04:00

For the last show of his Moving On Stage World Tour, Eason Chan held the 26th show in Malaysia on Sunday, August 16, 2009. The rundown as follows.

1. K歌之王
2. 你的背包
3. 兄妹
4. 謝謝儂
5. 人車誌
6. 瑪利奧派對
7. 路...一直都在
8. Allegro Opus 3.3am
9. 衝口而出
10. 大開眼戎
11. 愛是懷疑 - with cheographer High King
12. 要你的
13. 第五個現代化
14. 演唱會
15. 熱島小夜曲
16. 六大天王medley(獨自去偷歡、狂野之城、這個冬天不太冷、我的親愛、無心睡眠、愛情陷阱)

Entire audience sings Happy Birthday to Gary Tong

17. 富士山下
18. 七百年後
19. 明年今日
20. 淘汰

Encore - with Dancers & Workers
21.夕陽無限好
22.沙龍
23.Heal the world
24.浮誇
25.還有什麼可以送給你
26.天下無雙
27.單車
28.與我常在

Source: sammi92679 easyjoint forum 08.16.2009

2009 Metro Mandarin Music Awards

2009-08-12T23:31:00.012-04:00

(l-r) Birthday boys Show, Eason, Wilber (A-Mei singing Happy Birthday on stage)

Tsai Chin (蔡琴) presenting to Eason

Tsai Chin, Sodagreen, Eason, backstage

Eason with Tsai Chin, backstage

The 2009 Metro Mandarin Music Awards were held Sunday, August 9, 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (香港會展中心). During the night A-Mei Chang sang Happy Birthday to all those artists whose astrological sign is Leo (July 23 - August 23), including herself whose birthday was that day, Zhou Bi Chang (July 26), Eason Chan (July 27), Show Luo (July 30), Wilber Pan (August 6). Eason won 5 awards that night, as follows.

Mandarin Song of the Year - 然後怎樣
新城國語力年度歌曲 - 然後怎樣

Best Mandarin Male Artists - Eason, Khalil Fong, Gary Cao, Show Luo, Wilber Pan
新城國語力男歌手 - 陳奕迅, 方大同, 曹格, 羅志祥, 潘瑋柏

World's Most Popular Artists - Zhou Bi Chang, A-Mei Chang, Eason, Anson Hu
新城國語力全國最受歡迎歌手 - 周筆暢, 張惠妹, 陳奕迅, 胡彥斌

World's Best Stage Performers - Eason, Jolin Tsai, Show Luo
新城國語力全球至尊舞台大獎 - 陳奕迅, 蔡依林, 羅志祥

World's Favorite Supreme Artists - A-Mei Chang, Eason
新城國語力全球最受歡迎至尊歌手大獎 - 張惠妹, 陳奕迅

Sources: sina 08.09.2009, cqnews08.10.2009 & nanfangdaily 08.11.2009

"Fifth Floor's Happiness" Song Leakage + Album Update

2009-08-11T19:31:00.004-04:00

Eason's latest album leaked

Xin.sg - Wednesday, August 12

Set to be released next month, Eason Chan's latest album, 5th Floor of Happiness, ran into problems of a premature online leak with five of his new tracks currently circulated on the internet. Apart from that, a fan went as far as to mimic and record one of Chan's latest tracks onto a CD and had it mailed to the bewildered King of Cantopop.

Chan's latest album features a plethora of collaborations with different musical talents such as Tanya Chua, Sodagreen, Mavis Fan, Xiao An, and Ah Xiang, the vocalist of rock band Luantan Ascent. Chan's record company has confirmed that all five collaborated tracks had been leaked onto the internet. The company is currently carrying out a thorough investigation to see if the leak was an intentional move.

As if the leak of five songs were not outrageous enough, Chan received a CD from a fan who re-sung one of his latest compositions, 'How Much', which is also one of the leaked tracks. The singer was exasperated as he disappointedly expressed that he could not be bothered with these anymore.

This is not been the first time such leaks have happened in the music industry. Previous victims include Angela Zhang, whose song was accidentally leaked online by the music producer's assistant. Jay Chou has also experienced similar leaks before the official release of his album.

Source: yahoo singapore 08.12.2009

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Song's leaked include:
1. 多少 - Composed by Tanya Chua (蔡健雅)
2. 這樣的一個麻煩 - Composed by Sodagreen's Qing-Feng (蘇打綠青蜂)
3. 你為什麼哭了呢 - Composed by Mavis Fan (范曉萱)
4. 心的距離 - Composed by Showan (or Xiao An, 小安)
5. 我和你 (in Taiwanese) - Composed by Luantan Ascent (亂彈樂團阿翔)

Source: jiaodong 08.11.2009

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During a recent interview, Eason mentioned that producer Will Lin wrote an English song for him, titled Nothing Ever Happen, which is expected to be released in his upcoming Mandarin album.

Source: sinshew-i 08.07.2009

Admiring Eason: Zhou Bi Chang (Bibi) 周筆暢

2009-08-09T16:26:00.004-04:00

Yesterday afternoon, Mainland artist Zhou Bi Chang (or Bibi Chow, 周筆暢) held her first autograph session in Hong Kong. When speaking of Hong Kong singers Zhou Bi Chang expressed she wants to duet with Eason. She further says she heard him record in the past and is deeply impressed with his ability to record in one take.

Source: sina 08.10.2009

Eason Chan, Guest at Paul & Ka Keung Concert

2009-07-28T19:43:00.005-04:00

Eason playing Paul's guitar

Ka Keung & Eason hug

Wong Ka Keung and Paul Wong held their This is Rock n Roll concerts
at Hong Kong Coliseum. The three shows end on Sunday July 26, 2009, with rock band Tai Chi (太極) and Eason Chan being their guests. Eason performed Beyond's 情人 with Ka Keung and Paul; 真的愛你 with Ka Keung, Paul & Tai Chi; and Eason's night ended with a birthday song by Ka Keung, Paul, Tai Chi & the audience. During the show, Paul joked that he hates Eason because everyone kept asking which night Eason would appear as their guest, however, it was a privilege for them to have invited Eason. Before Eason left, he expressed his joy for being able to perform with Ka Keung and Paul and hopes that they can do a show together in the future.

情人

真的愛你

Birthday Song

Source: wenweipo 07.28.2009
Photos: sina (courtesy of tungstar) 07.27.2009

"Eason's Moving On Stage 25 - Guangzhou Part II" - Photos & Rundown

2009-07-26T09:09:00.008-04:00

Rundown:
1. K歌之王
2. 煙味
3. 你的背包
4. 兄妹
5. 謝謝儂
6. 瑪利奧派對
7. 路一直都在
8. Allegro Opus 3.3am
9. 衝口而出
10. 想哭
11. 我們都寂寞
12. 浮誇
13. 富士山下
14. 七百年後
15. Shall We Talk
16. 幸福摩天輪
17. 明年今日
18. 第五個現代化
19. 演唱會
20. 六大天王 Medley (獨自去偷歡, 狂野之城, 這個冬天不太冷, 我的親愛, 無心睡眠, 愛情陷阱)
21. 沙龍
22. 不要說話
23. 淘汰
Encore:
24. 夕陽無限好
25. 最佳損友
26. 單車
27. 好久不見 & 不如不見 (Intro only)
28. 天下無雙
29. 超人的主題曲
30.Heal The World (Michael Jackson Tribute)
Audience sings the Happy Birthday song to Eason
31. 與我常在

Source: passer @ easyjoint forum 07.26.2009
Photos: sohu 07.26.2009

2009 Mandarin EPs Update II

2009-07-21T19:11:00.013-04:00

As Eason mentioned earlier (here and here), he plans on releasing 2 Mandarin EPs this year.

During a recent promo of his album H3M in Mainland, he revealed further info on the upcoming Mandarin album, as follows.

- producer is Will Lin
- songwriters are Zhang Ya Dong, Sodagreen's Qing-Feng (青峰), Tanya Chua, Mavis Fan, etc.
- will perform one song in the Taiwanese dialect
- mentioned as one album (instead of 2 EPs)
- expected to be released in September 2009
- (unofficially) titled 上五樓的快活 (Fifth Floor's Happiness, or literally translated: Happiness Going to the Fifth Floor)

Note: There are several discrepancies involved. Whether because of official changes or because Eason merely mentioned the upcoming Mandarin album (i.e. not promoting it), the above mentioned is the latest info. Thanks to Eason's fans from all around providing the updated information.

Source: easonfans 07.21.2009

"Eason's Moving On Stage 24 - Beijing Part II" Photos & Rundown

2009-07-18T15:06:00.004-04:00

Eason Chan held the 24th stop of his Moving On Stage World Tour in Beijing for the second time. Held at the Beijing Workers' Stadium (北京工人體育場) on July 18, 2009, the rundown as follows.

1. K歌之王 (Cantonese & Mandarin)
2. 煙味
3. 你的背包
4. 兄妹
5. 謝謝儂
6. 瑪利奧派對
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. 富士山下 & 愛情轉移
14. 七百年後
15. 全世界失眠　
16. 不如这样　
17. 十年　
18. 第五個現代化
19. 演唱會
20. 港台六大天王medley (獨自去偷歡 + 狂野之城 + 這個冬天不太冷 + 我的親愛 + 無心睡眠 + 愛情陷阱)
21. 沙龍
22. 不要說話
23. 淘汰
Encore:
24. 夕陽無限好
25. 好久不見
26. 还有什么可以送给你
27. 單車
28. 天下無雙
29. Heal The World (Michael Jackson Tribute)　
30. 與我常在

Source: 珊珊來遲 @ easyjoint forum 07.18.2009
Photos: sina 07.19.2009

"Eason's Moving On Stage 23 - Foshan" Rundown & Clip

2009-07-12T10:08:00.008-04:00

Eason Chan held the 23rd stage of his Moving On Stage World Tour in Foshan, at the Foshan Century Lotus Stadium (佛山世紀蓮體育場), on July 11, 2009. Eason paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson by performing his Heal The World.

Rundown
1. K歌之王 (Cantonese)
2. 煙味
3. 你的背包
4. 兄妹
5. 謝謝儂
6. 瑪利奧派對
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. 黑擇明 (music only)
13. 浮誇
14. 富士山下+愛情轉移
15. 七百年後
16. Shall We Talk (Cantonese)
17. 幸福摩天輪
18. 明年今日　(acapella intro)
19. 第五個現代化
20. 演唱會
21. 熱島小夜曲 (music only)
22. 港台六大天王 Medley (獨自去偷歡+狂野之城+這個冬天不太冷+我的親愛+無心睡眠+愛情陷阱)
23. 不要說話
24. 淘汰
Encore
25. 夕陽無限好
26. 打回原形
27. 天下無雙
28. Heal The World (Michael Jackson Tribute)　
29. 與我常在

Heal The World

Sources: 珊珊來遲 @ easyjoint forum 07.12.2009 & mingpao 07.12.2009

Eason Promotes McDonald's Delivery Service

2009-07-10T20:57:00.005-04:00

Eason Chan promotes McDonald's delivery service by delivering some orders himself.

Fun Clips of Eason at the 20th Golden Melody Awards

2009-07-09T20:42:00.004-04:00

Eason kisses Jacky Cheung backstage @0:58

Eason and Stefanie Sun discuss their presentation entrance backstage @1:29
Eason and Tanya Chua kiss during commerical break @6:05
Eason and Patty Hou hug @8:25

Eason is Hong Kong "Summer Spectacular" Ambassador

2009-07-08T20:35:00.001-04:00

James Tien, Chairman of HKTB with Eason

Hong Kong launches two month summer campaign
Wednesday, 1 July 2009

In a bid to lure more visitors to the city in summer, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has launched a Summer Spectacular campaign in a two month long initiative to drive arrivals over July and August.

Focusing this year on short-haul and Mainland China, the new Summer Spectacular campaign will look at Hong Kong as “Hip” and “Hot” with a focus on new product.

With this approach, Hong Kong is also looking to lure in younger travellers, and will look to doing this with the help of Eason Chan, local Hong Kong celebrity to be the city’s Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Ambassador.

“Notwithstanding the continued impact of the global financial tsunami and human swine flu pandemic, we believe that we must grab the opportunities of the peak summer travel season, especially in the Mainland and short-haul markets,” said James Tien, HKTB Chairman.

“To widely promote travel to Hong Kong during the season, we have allocated more than 80% of our HK$48 million summer promotion budget to promotions in these source markets.”

For the Chinese Mainland market, the tourism body has doubled its budget to HKD20 million and have already begun promoting the summer campaign through travel trade partners in 24 different cities.

A range of offers will also be made available during the period, with coupon books covering dining, entertainment, shopping and other activities valid through to the 31st of August, 2009.

“The HKTB is deeply grateful for the support of our trade partners, who are extending a wide range of attractive offers and privileges to visitors during the Hong Kong Summer Spectacular period,” adds Mr Tien.

Hong Kong Summer Spectacular Campaign: official site

Source: travel blackboard 07.01.2009
Photos: sina 06.30.2009 (courtesy of tungstar) & szhk 07.01.2009

Song: "If I Were Eason Chan" 如果我是陳奕迅

2009-07-03T20:10:00.003-04:00

Mr. released a new song titled If I Were Eason Chan (如果我是陳奕迅), which is a reference to many saying Mr.'s lead singer (Alan)'s voicing sounding similar to Eason's. Lyrics as follows.

如果我是陳奕迅

Composer: Alan Po
Lyricists: Dash @ Mr. & Siu Hak (小克)
Arrangers: Mr.
Producers: Gary Tong, C.Y. Kong, Davy Chan

踱步街上觀摩眾人外貌品行隨意區分
日夜張望能成就偉人或是作一世悶棍

自問極不願當複製人但事實聲調難以變更
踏入巨星命途難道靠神或是再需要集訓

如果我是陳奕迅這句話太吸引
獨站在鎂光下逃離樹蔭
還是我不去面對黑暗白日夢破醒了滿腔餘音

自問表現不差過人浪漫演繹還會震音
或是命書閳明如若姓陳方可以傾倒眾生

如果我是陳奕迅這句話太吸引
獨站在鎂光下逃離樹蔭
**是其實我不去面對苦困白日夢裡不會自禁

如果我的掌紋堆積了塵命運沒法敲定前世今生
怎樣神外有神隻不過假以時日

能做你的確是太急進實在我享受循序漸進
心裡面鳴謝你一再令我長進白日夢刺激我自信

陳奕迅的確是得一個賣力地唱使你起身拍和
如硬要比較是你的錯漸漸便看清我是我

Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do Do
La La La La La La La La La La La La
La La La La La La La La La La La La

如果我是陳奕迅 Live

Source: 1995 @ easyjoint forum 07.02.2009

Admiring Eason: Peter Pan 潘裕文

2009-06-29T22:33:00.001-04:00

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

2009-06-27T11:14:00.029-04:00

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

2009-06-26T21:33:00.002-04:00

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

2009-06-25T22:15:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-25T21:37:00.006-04:00

(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

2009-06-24T20:12:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-24T19:39:00.001-04:00

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"

2009-06-23T19:10:00.008-04:00

(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

2009-06-23T10:55:00.005-04:00

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

2009-06-22T22:10:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-21T21:04:00.001-04:00

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

2009-06-21T09:44:00.010-04:00

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

2009-06-20T21:13:00.002-04:00

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

2009-06-15T18:59:00.002-04:00

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

2009-06-09T23:26:00.001-04:00

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

2009-06-08T18:58:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-07T19:47:00.003-04:00

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

2009-06-03T19:17:00.002-04:00

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

2009-06-02T15:20:00.004-04:00

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

2009-06-01T18:02:00.007-04:00

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

"Eason's Moving On Stage 21 - Taipei Part II" Rundowns

2009-05-31T18:00:00.000-04:00

Two shows for the 21st stop of Eason Chan's Moving On Stage World Tour were held on May 29-30, 2009 in Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan. The rundowns are as follows.

Night 1 - May 29th
1. K歌之王 (Cantonese)
2. 裙下之臣
3. 婚禮的祝福
4. 你的背包
5. 兄妹
6. 謝謝儂
7. 瑪利奧派對
8. 路...一直都在
9. Allegro Opus 3.3 a.m.
10. 衝口而出
11. 想哭
12. 我們都寂寞
13. 打回原形
14. 浮誇
15. 愛情轉移
16. 七百年後
17. Shall We Talk (Cantonese)
18. 十年
19. 第五個現代化
20. 演唱會
21. 港台六大天王 Medley (2007 RTHK Medley)
22. 不要說話
23. 不如這樣
24. 淘汰
25. 夕陽無限好
26. 沙龍
27. 還有什麼可以送給你
28. 全世界失眠
29. 與我常在
30. (絕地 Encore) Special Thanks To 1+2+3

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Night 2 - May 30th
1. K歌之王 (Mandarin)
2. 裙下之臣
3. 你的背包
4. 兄妹
5. 謝謝儂
6. 瑪利奧派對
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. Shall We Talk (Cantonese)
16. 十年
17. 第五個現代化
18. 演唱會
19. 港台六大天王 Medley (2007 RTHK Medley)
20. 不要說話
21. 淘汰
22. 愛是懷疑
23. 不如這樣
24. 全世界失眠
25. 好久不見
26. 婚禮的祝福
27. 沙龍
28. 夕陽無限好
29. 單車
30. 天下無雙
31. 葡萄成熟時
32. 於心有愧
33. 還有什麼可以送給你
34. 最佳損友
35. 與我常在
36. 打回原形
37. 幸福摩天輪
38. Last Order
39. 低等動物(國)
40. 聖誕結
41. Special Thanks To 1+2+3

Source: joyce @ easyjoint forum 05.29.2009