2009 Metro Mandarin Music Awards

(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

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

Eason with Swing


Eason with Mr.


(l-r) William So, Constance, Hilary


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


Media taking pictures of Constance


Eason with Metro executive & commemorative tee


Group Photo


Eason leaving with Constance, Hilary


Fans helping Eason block media photos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: joyce @ easyjoint forum 06.12.2009

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

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






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

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

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

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

Metroinfo Hosts Eason Chan "Same Wrong Sin" Concert

Yesterday, Eason Chan held a press conference for his upcoming Metroinfo Eason Chan Same Wrong Sin Concert (新城極品陳奕迅SAME WRONG SIN音樂會), to be held June 11, 2009 at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Center (灣仔會展). Eason revealed that he will invite the band Mr. and the re-grouping duo Swing as guests, saying, "I didn't get enough out of the previous concert with Edison Chan and Swing, so I'm inviting Swing again."

Source: on.cc 04.08.2009

2008 Metro Info Music World Mandarin Music Awards

The 2008 Metro Music World Mandarin Music Awards, hosted by Metroinfo, was held on July 30, 2008. A total of 106 awards were given out that night and Eason Chan was the big winner, taking 5 awards home.

Metroinfo Mandarin Music Vocalist Award
新城國語力演繹獎

Metroinfo Mandarin Music Male Artist Award
新城國語力男歌手

Metroinfo Mandarin Music Song Award - 路...一直都在
新城國語力歌曲

Metroinfo Mandarin Music Artist of the Year
新城國語力年度歌手大獎

Metroinfo Mandarin Music Song of the Year - 路...一直都在
新城國語力年度歌曲大獎

Source: sina (photos courtesy of tungstar) 07.30.2008

Eason Chan "Take It EC" vs. Daughter & Typhoon

On June 24, 2008, Eason Chan held his Metro Music World sponsored Take It EC concert amidst a typhoon (also called tropical cyclone) and opposite his daughter's ballet performance and had a blast. The show featured all of Universal Music's 2008 newcomers, Eva Chan, Keeva Mak, MC Jin, Mr.

Wife Hilary Tsui and daughter Constance Chan are usually in the audience supporting Eason during his performances but the two were no where to be seen that night. That same night Constance had a ballet performance at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 香港演藝學院. During the post-concert interview reporters joked that Eason was competing against his daughter, which prompted Eason to joke in return, "She can't out-compete me." When asked if his daughter would be upset that he wasn't watching her perform, "I don't know I've never seen her perform, but she is performing on the same stage I first performed on," he responds. When asked whether Constance showed up to watch him after her performance, "No, she's already home," he answers. As for reporters informing him of Hilary and Constance's appearance at the Academy of Performing Arts, Eason shockingly asked, "Reporters are there?"

At 10:15 pm, Metro DJ Lo Foo 露芙 announced that it is estimated at 11 pm the typhoon would reach a level 8 strength, thus prompting some fans to exit. Eason laughed that those fans were not giving him "face," but he understood that it was for safety reasons. He reassured everyone that he was okay with it, even revealing that people walked out during the first live performance of his career. The show went on and ended at 10:45 pm.

Source: 21cn (photos courtesy of on.cc) 06.26.2008

"Take It EC" Eason Chan Live in Concert

Metro Music World hosts Eason Chan Take It EC Live in Concert. The one show will be held on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. Director of Metroinfo, Chu Ming Yui, earlier announced that an additional 150 seats would be added for $200 per seat and all proceeds will go towards helping Sichuan rebuild after last month's earthquake.

For tickets: metroplaza

(Note: Metro Showbiz renamed itself Metroinfo as of January 2, 2008)

Source: mingpao 05.30.2008

Eason: "We should transfer our love for Lydia to Joyce"

Eason Chan appeared at a Metro Radio Showbiz function yesterday and due to schedule problems was unable to perform at the Lydia Shum We Will Always Remember You event. However, he says he will always remember Lydia in his heart and sent a flower basket to the event.

Eason says, "I released an album (Life Continues EP...) with my daughter's picture on the cover, meaning that she is the continuation of my life. I heard Dr. Lo (Lydia's doctor) saying that in Lydia's last moments she kept looking at Joyce Cheng and it was obvious that it was hard for her to leave her daughter behind. As a father, I can understand how she felt. Lydia left behind happy memories, serious work ethics, the love of life, the strength of life and the continuation of her life, Joyce. Since Lydia went to a more comfortable place, we should transfer our love for her to Joyce. I believe that if something happened to me, all I would need is for people to love my daughter."

Eason praises Joyce for her strength, saying that she is extremely strong especially being able to face the media at the hospital.

Sources: wenweipo & takungpao 03.03.2008

Recap: 2007 Metro Radio Showbiz Hit Music Awards

Here's a recap of Eason at the 2007 Metro Radio Showbiz Hit Music Awards, held on December 26, 2007.

Singer Intros

Opening Group Photo

Seated

Metro Radio Hit Most Admired Song - 富士山下


Metro Radio Hit Album of the Year - Listen to Eason Chan

Metro Radio Hit (Top 21) Song - Crying in the Party



Metro Radio Hit Stage Performer

Metro Radio World Hit Singer

Closing Group Photo

Post-Awards Celebration
(with Universal singers, front office people and Priscilla Chan)



Video of all awards and performances

Photos:
sina (courtesy of tungstar)
mop
sohu
qq
on.cc
appledaily
12.26.2007