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

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

Three Shows Added to "Duo" II

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

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

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

Eason in Concert at Hong Kong Coliseum March 2010

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

Recap of Eason Chan at "Pax Musica 2009"

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

Eason at the "Pax Musica 2009" Concert in Japan

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

Eason Chan, Guest at Andrew Lam's Concert

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

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 Chan, Guest at Paul & Ka Keung Concert

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

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



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

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

Eason with Swing


Eason with Mr.


(l-r) William So, Constance, Hilary


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


Media taking pictures of Constance


Eason with Metro executive & commemorative tee


Group Photo


Eason leaving with Constance, Hilary


Fans helping Eason block media photos

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Source: joyce @ easyjoint forum 06.12.2009

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

Eason Chan, Guest at George Lam's Concert

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

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

數字人生


Talk


Close up

Source: wenweipo 06.07.2009
Photo: oriental daily 06.07.2009

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

Eason with Mayday


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

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

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

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

Sources: hkmayday (thanks ellie) 05.24.2009 & cctv 05.26.2009

Eason Makes Guest Appearance at Kay Tse's Concert

Kay Tse held the second show of her Kay Tse Yelling Live 2009 (好多謝安琪吶喊演唱會 2009) Concert on Saturday, May 9, 2009. Eason Chan made a guest appearance during the second show where he performed The Way You Make Me Feel and 沒結果 with Kay.

Eason revealed this thoughts about Kay, saying, "I've cried twice listening to you sing. When I listened to your 十字架, I was very touched, congratulations! You have a very nice voice, you must preserve it." He then joked, "Don't sleep in the same bed with Louis Cheung (her husband) tonight, you need to preserve your energy." Causing an eruption of laughter from the crowd.

Kay wore a Jean Paul Gaultier orange dress (as shown above) and thanked her manager Adrian Chow (周博賢).

Source: metrohk & on.cc 05.11.2009

Faith Yang and Eason Chan Duet

FYI, in case you didn't know already, Faith Yang released an album, Self-Selected, which contains 10 remakes of English-language hits and 1 new English song. Among those 10 remakes is a duet with Eason Chan, titled Perfect Day.

To get your copy of Faith Yang's Self-Selected
hmv (Hong Kong)
yesasia (outside Hong Kong)

Eason and Faith performed Perfect Day during their Samsung Imagine Live is Life concert last year.

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

Eason Successfully Requests a Song from Crowd Lu

Taiwanese singer Crowd Lu 盧廣仲 held his first concert (Crowd Lu 100 Ways of Living Concert 盧廣仲100種生活演唱會) in Hong Kong at Star Hall on March 14, 2009. Among the guests that watched the show were Hong Kong's Eason Chan, Fiona Sit, Khalil Fong, Louis Cheung, Pakho Chau, Wong Ka Keung with wife, Eric Kot with wife and son, among many others. It was revealed that Eason asked Crowd Lu to write a song for him when visiting backstage, which Crowd says has given him some pressure. "I am a bit nervous, but it's good that Eason didn't give me a deadline. I've always written songs for myself and never wrote for anyone, so I'm going to write this song slowly and it should be fun." In the future, Crowd hopes he can hold student concerts in Hong Kong.

Source: yahoo hk (courtesy of singtao) 03.16.2009