"Green" Bags Released; Fans Sit on Eason's Leg

With Don't Want To Let Go doing well, a competition was held and fans designed their version of a "green" bag. On September 10, 2008, Eason Chan appeared at The Star Live, in Beijing, for a party with media and fans to celebrate the revealing of the winning "green" bag. Lucky members of the media were also given a signed copy of Don't Want To Let Go and tickets to his upcoming Moving On Stage 14.

Since the release of Don't Want To Let Go, Eason's record company along with yoho Magazine and kappa got together to create a "green" bag design competition. The competition was held for over a month and the winner's design was printed onto a bag. The winning design featured the cover design of Don't Want To Let Go on one side and a Leo (Eason's zodiac sign) on the other side.

At the event, fans were organized to present Eason with gifts on stage. One of the gifts was a Jinghu (京胡), Eason played the Jinghu and sounds of an ambulance came out and the audience had a good laugh. The host invited a fan, who plays the Erhu (二胡), onto the stage. Eason, seeing how hard it was for the fan, got on one knee and allowed his fan to sit on his leg while playing the Jinghu.

Source: enorth (photos courtesy of baidu) 09.11.2008

Eason and Sammi Promote "Lady Cop & Papa Crook"

On September 7, 2008, Eason Chan, Sammi Cheng, and were at tmtplaza, in Hong Kong, promoting their upcoming film Lady Cop and Papa Crook. In regards to working with Sammi, Eason expresses that he did not think it was enough and hopes to work with her on a crazy comedy.

Source: hinews 09.08.2008
Photos: mingpao & singtao 09.08.2008

"Lady Cop & Papa Crook" - Another Trailer & Interview

September 5th is Beijing Radio FM 97.4's "Eason Chan Day"

With Eason's Moving On Stage 14 coming up at the end of the month Eason Chan recently finished a round of promotions in Beijing, making him the talk of the city. A week after Eason finished his promotions, Beijing Radio Station FM 97.4 and an organizer announced September 5th as Eason Chan Day and Beijing Radio FM 97.4 aired Eason's songs throughout the day.

Organizers explained that Eason Chan Day is a preview of Eason's upcoming concert and hopes as fans listen to Eason's songs they will also interact with the radio station. They hope fans will choose their favorite Eason songs, which they will inform Eason of and hopefully the concert will feature more songs that the fans like most.

Source: sina 09.05.2008

"Song.Praise" 歌.頌 MV Features 50 Behind the Scenes Individuals

Having recently released his newest collections album Solidays, Eason Chan invited 50 behind the scenes musicians, producers, dancers, etc., who have helped him throughout his 13 year career, to film his newest MV 歌.頌 (Song.Praise).

Having 50 friends helping him with his newest MV, Eason proudly says, "They have been helping me all these years. When I was talking to the director [of the MV] we thought it would take a long time to film, but they [the 50 behind the scenes individuals] are too good to me and we finished filming in one night. Even though it took 10 hours, it was a rare experience and a worthy experience." However, Keith Chan and Wyman Wong were not in Hong Kong and unable to make it, which Eason feels makes it a little imperfect. During the filming, Eason remembers his 13 year career and having so many behind the scenes individuals helping him and supporting him which causes him to tear up, creating an emotional set.

Individuals appearing in the MV are Moving On Stage musicians and dancers, Green Mountain Orchestra (青山大樂隊), Alvin Leong, Adrian Chou, Dennie Wong, etc. Even Lin Xi, who was in the middle of writing lyrics, took time out to appear in this MV.

Sources: on.cc & mop (photos courtesy of tungstar) 09.04.2008

"Eason's Moving On Stage 14 - Beijing" Promo

Yang Yang, Li Xiaopeng & Eason

On August 28, 2008, Eason Chan was at a Beijing press conference to promote his upcoming Moving On Stage 14 concert, to be held in Beijing on September 28, 2008. The organizers organized for Olympic Gold Medalists Li Xiaopeng 李小鵬 (Gymnastics) and Yang Yang 楊揚 (Short-Track Speed Skater) to support Eason, causing Eason to be extremely happy. In return, Eason gave the two Gold Medalists a copy of his album Don't Want To Let Go and the accompanying t-shirt along with inviting them to watch him perform in concert on September 28th.

Sources: sina 08.28.2008 & takungpao 08.29.2008

Eason Finds Time to Bring Constance to School

Eason, Constance & Hilary

Eason, Constance & Hilary

Ella Yam & Simon Yam

Kenny Bee following daughter & wife

On September 1, 2008 at 9:20 am, father and mother Eason Chan and Hilary Tsui arrived with their daughter Constance Chan at her kindergarten for the first day of school. Also attending the same school is Simon Yam's daughter Ella Yam and Kenny Bee's daughter Chung Yi. Eason, who has a habit of being late appears unable to let go of this bad habit and "caused" Constance to be late for her first day of school (with normal school days beginning at 9:00 am.) Simon Yam and Kenny Bee brought their daughters to school on time.

After dropping off their daughter, Eason and Hilary were seen getting into a BMW S350 worth $5.2 million TWD (roughly $1.3 million HKD), to Regal Hotel for breakfast. At 11:00 am, Eason and Hilary went to pick up Constance from school and the family of three were then seen headed towards their new home.

Source: apple daily (taiwan) 09.03.2008

"Eason's Moving On Stage 11 - Singapore" Post-Concert News

Eason's rainy welcome

HONG KONG crooner Eason Chan came to Singapore last Saturday in a red raincoat and slippers - for good reason.

'My house has been leaking because of the typhoon in Hong Kong,' he told The New Paper.

One might think the zany singer-actor was joking, but he went on to explain with a straight face that the winds were so strong and the rain so heavy that no house, expensive or cheap, could escape getting wet inside.

'I thought the weather in Singapore would be better, but it turns out it's raining here too, so my slippers came in handy.'

Well, the 34-year-old balladeer is not known for his fashion sense anyway.

It was his mesmerising baritone and goofy stage charisma that got fans cheering when he performed at Lunar Asian Fusion Bar on Saturday night.

He was here on a whirlwind 24-hour trip to promote his new Mandarin album, Don't Want To Let Go.

It is out in stores here.

It was his second visit here within a month, after staging a widely lauded concert as part of his Moving On Stage World Tour at the Singapore Indoor Stadium late last month.

The tour, which spans more than 10 cities, is still on. He will perform in Shenzhen and Beijing next month.

Eason revealed he was reluctant to do the concert tour as he felt he was not involved enough during the early planning stages.

He lamented: 'I regret letting go of it and allowing the producers and band to help me choose my songs. I really should have been more involved.'

So, when it came to his new album, he refused to let history repeat itself. Eason got involved from the beginning, deciding on the music first and then, the lyrics.

Much of the album is about embracing life while facing up to many helpless moments and unfulfilled dreams.

Lack of time

For Eason himself, the big dilemma stems from a lack of time. The self-proclaimed workaholic, who won a record-high of 19 music awards last year, said he has been working so hard that he has little time to spend with his 4-year-old daughter Constance and his wife, former actress Hilary Tsui.

So much so that he told the Taiwanese media earlier that he felt he was a failure as a father.

But now, Eason is rethinking his priorities.

'I used to think, if I have a mortgage, I'd work hard and pay it off within 20 years so I can leave the house to my children.

'But now I'm thinking, if I can't pay it all off within 20 years, I can always extend it to 25 or 30 years.

'If I slow myself down at work, I'd earn less. Maybe I'd still be paying off the mortgage on the day I die.

'But it's okay. Maybe my daughter won't need my house. I don't need to worry about her future because she'll have her own mortgage to pay.'

Instead, Eason plans to take things easy from next year onwards and plan his work schedule around his daughter's school time.

Said the devoted father: 'I can take her to school at 8am and spend some quality time with her, then I can go work out a bit before I go fetch her for lunch.'

He also hopes to have time to read books and polish up his guitar skills so he can strum and sing on stage. Or even go shopping at Topshop on Orchard Road the next time he comes to town, he added with a laugh.

Well, he did go to the Singapore Zoo when he was here in July, with his wife and daughter. He had extended his trip, partly to celebrate his birthday here on 27 Jul - over dinner with his Hong Kong friends who flew here specially for him.

It had been 10 years since Eason last went to a zoo, and joy lit up his face as he recounted all the animals he saw - polar bear, crocodile, chimpanzee, parrot, giraffe, zebra and 'many more'.

'It was quite tiring because I had to carry my daughter when she got tired, though I had already exerted all my energy on stage on the 26th,' he said, laughing again.

'But we had a very happy time together. It was a rare occasion for us.'

by Chang May Choon

Source: the electric paper 08.28.2008

"Solidays" Autograph Session in Hong Kong

On August 26, 2008, Eason Chan was at a Hong Kong HMV for an autograph session to promoting his newest release Solidays. Rumors have recently surfaced that Eason, wife Hilary Tsui and daughter Constance Chan have planned on moving to a bigger house and with reporters spotting Hilary looking at furniture, Eason was asked if they are indeed moving, and Eason responds, "I don't want to answer that question. What we do, we do for our daughter. My wife and I are constantly being taken pictures of and we are use to it, but our daughter is still young and I hope that I won't affect her school, her classmates and her classmates' families. I don't look at magazines, but I know that the media follows my daughter and I hope that everyone will help [by not following her.]"

Source: yahoo hk 08.27.2008

Quick Update

Haven't translated news in about a week or so, hopefully this blog will be up-to-date by the end of this week.

However, there hasn't been much going on this past week with Eason other than promoting his Solidays album in Hong Kong and his Don't Want To Let Go album in Mainland, along with promoting his Moving On Stage 14 - Beijing concert in Beijing.