On the afternoon of March 4, 2008, Eason Chan participated in the Oriental Morning Post hosted Zero Distance, Contact with a Star 零距離，星接觸 function. During the event, Eason played games with fans and joked around. He was surprised by fans when a special guest, Brothers co-star Crystal Huang Yi, appeared to give him flowers.
In celebration of Eason's first time holding a concert at the "80,000 People Stadium" (Shanghai Stadium), his fans presented Eason with flowers that had the number '8' on it. Eason then praised how pretty his fans were. Host of the event, Li Yan, revealed that ticket sales to the concert were great and that many fans purchased the most expensive tickets (going for $1,580). Surprised at the expensive tickets, Eason says, "In Cantonese we call that 'yau mai' (有米, rich)."
During the event, songs were played and the fans guessed which songs they were. The first song came up and the fans shouted 我們都寂寞 (We Are Lonely). Eason laughs, "You guys are lonely?" His fans responded, "Yes, when we are lonely we will listen to your songs," which garnered much laughter from the crowd. After a round of songs, Eason says he wanted to challenge his fans. Once the music started going, the fans all shouted "Waterloo Station." Surprised, Eason responded, "Wow! You are real fans. You guys are even familiar with songs in my newest album Listen to Eason Chan!" His fans then responded, "Of course!" From his eyes, you could tell that Eason was deeply touched for fans who truly understood and supported him."
Eason was surprised when someone brought flowers onto the stage when suddenly Crystal Huang Yi appeared from behind, surprising him. He was so surprised that he only reacted with an "ah...." After a round of hugs and photos, Crystal spoke seriously, "I am from Shanghai, so I have to be a host. I hope that your concert next month will be successful. What would be better is if you gave me 2 tickets for free." From getting to know each other during the filming of Brothers, Eason says that Crystal is just like her "brother" because her personality is straight forward.
Released on January 23, 2008, the special limited edition Vinyl LP version of Listen to Eason Chan comes with:
(Note: The Moving on Stage 1 poster is not included)
1. Nice album cover 2. Vinyl LP of the original songs 3. CD of the remix songs, which comes in the plastic tee-shaped album cover 4. T-Shirt, the block font over two hands version 5. A card, which you may use to exchange for a T-Shirt (Pepe Jeans version)
Aside from the silver and white cover and the green Vinyl LP, every other product comes in a variety of colors.
Photos: easyjoint forum (credits to ruby8687) discuss (credits to bruce_hk, 阿霆, 阿玄) 01.24.2008
According to a booklet given out at the HMV stores in Hong Kong, the highest selling albums at the stores are as follows:
1. Listen to Eason Chan - Eason Chan 2. 酷愛 - Hins Cheung 3. So Far So Close - Eric Suen 4. 在你身邊 - Jacky Cheung 5. 我很忙 - Jay Chou 6. 金聲演奏龐 - Tsai Chin 7. My Cup of Tea - Hacken Lee 8. 逆光 - Stefanie Sun 9. Simply Me - Miriam Yeung 10. Perfect Disorder - CK
Note: these are only the sales results of the HMV stores and are not the results of the industry
On Saturday December 8, 2007, Faye Wong and husband Li Ya Peng held their 2nd Annual Smile Angel Foundation, in Shanghai. Guests that attended included foundation Ambassador Carina Lau, celebrities Na Ying, Vicki Zhao and Eason Chan. During the event Eason performed 謝謝儂 and What a Wonderful World. The Smile Angel Foundation was set up to help children with harelip, a condition Faye Wong & Li Ya Peng's daughter suffers from.
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Yesterday, Denise Ho, Daniel Chan, Justin and others attended the 2007 Metro Radio Music Awards Round 1 Voting Promotions where the top 3 Male and Female singers, via online voting, were revealed. As of December 8, 2007 the top 3 Male and Female Singers, in no particular order, are: Denise Ho, Joey Yung, Miriam Yeung; Eason Chan, Leo Ku, Justin. During the event, Denise Ho says she thinks Eason has the highest chance of winning this year, and saying there isn't any competition for him. She further praises that Eason was able to hold 10+ sold out concerts and in this generation of singers, only the Four Heavenly Kings have been able to have that kind of sell out.
On December 11th, Eason Chan made a guest appearance at Jay Chou's 2007 Hong Kong Coliseum Concert.
12.11.2007
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Yesterday, Hacken Lee, Eason Chan, Miriam Yeung, Denise Ho, Twins and others attended the 2007 TVB Jade Solid Gold - Round 3 Press Conference. During the event Eason was voted, by other singers, as the male artist with the Most Money and artist that is Most Fatherly. Eason later says he feels that the title of Most Money should go to Juno Mak because he doesn't take for granted that he has money, which he uses to create the music that he wants and puts effort into his music. When asked about this year's Asia's Favorite Male Singer, Eason admits that he has the edge over Hacken because he released a Mandarin album this year, but that Leo Ku also has a good chance.
Crying in the Party (Jazz Version) - Eason Chan
Song Promo
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On Tuesday December 11th, Eason made a guest appearance at Jay Chou's 2007 Hong Kong Coliseum Concert. During the concert, Jay Chou joked that both he and Eason are "easily hurt men" as evident when [in the past] Eason hurt himself going on stage and he hurt himself coming down from the stage. That night, Eason thanked Jay for writing 淘汰 for him.
On Wednesday night at the weekly TVB Jade Solid Gold program, over 30 singers attended to promote their song for the Round 3 Awards. During the event, Eason performed his song Crying in the Party and immediately afterwards asked for a re-shoot. He then started to talk to TVB personnel about the re-shoot when suddenly he stepped off the stage and left the studio. Eason was talked into continuing the taping and he complied, shaking Miriam's hand apologetically. There was a moment of awkwardness, but when Eason started to sing [the re-shoot] he became himself again and apologized to all the singers.
During the original shoot, Eason was playing around too much during his performance and was not satisfied with the outcome; therefore, asking for a re-shoot. Afterwards he admits that he shouldn't have asked for a re-shoot on stage, saying, "I felt that there were a couple of lines I wasn't happy with, but I shouldn't have asked for a re-shoot on stage, I was wrong. I personally apologized to the producer and all the singers." The producer Poon Yur Gai says that there wasn't enough time for practice so there were technical problems, "Eason did request for a re-shoot, but he wasn't the reason we decided to re-shoot and I feel he shouldn't have requested a re-shoot [on stage]."
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Two nights ago, Katie Chan was on set to watch Eason Chan shoot the MV for his newest plug 時代巨輪. For the MV, Eason was required to run from the sidewalk to the middle of the road and back. It was definitely a scary and dangerous scene with oncoming traffic.
Kay Tse has recently been surrounded by negative press about her weight. Seen with her newborn son, Kay has been criticized for being "fat." At the 2007 Metro Radio Awards' Press Conference, on December 1, 2007, Eason voiced his support for Kay and asked listeners to forget her image and focus on her music.
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Over 50 singers were present at the 2007 Metro Radio Music Awards' Press Conference on December 1st morning. During the press conference, Eason Chan, Denise Ho, Joey Yung, Leo Ku and Miriam Yeung were seen with exhausted faces; Eason, Joey and Miriam were late for the event; and these top 5 singers left not even 30 minutes into the event, which led to rumors that Metro Radio's executive Chu Ming Yui 朱明銳 was extremely upset.
For the past 2 nights, these 5 singers (along with Andy Hui) were rehearsing for the Another 10 Years of Chik Chak Reunification Concert until 4 in the early morning. It is said that these 5 singers left Metro Radio's event early to practice for the Chik Chak event to take place that night, causing rifts that these singers left one station to help another.
Regarding these rumors, Miriam responded that they were required to get to the AsiaWorld-Expo by 12 in the afternoon. Eason's company expressed that Eason had no prior knowledge of the plans because it was all company organized. When asked if they'd rather help another station, Eason's company expressed that they will not talk about that topic. Denise on the other hand expressed her thanks to Metro Radio for their understanding and allowing them to leave early.
When Metro Radio's executive Chu Ming Yui was asked regarding these top singers leaving early, he put up a smile and made his company look understanding by saying, "We had a prior agreement, if they wanted to stay for the press conference they can stay, if they need to leave they can leave. Staying for the press conference was up to the record company." He lastly hinted that Metro Radio had already changed the event to an earlier time to work with the artists.
For the Another 10 Years of Chik Chak Reunification Concert on December 1, 2007, Andy Hui, Eason Chan, Leo Ku, Denise Ho, Joey Yung and Miriam Yeung had minimal time to prepare for the show and spent 2 nights practicing until 4 in the morning. Afterwards, Denise posted on her blog that this concert made the 6 of them even closer and despite the long hours no one complained.
Prior to the concert, the 6 singers recorded what they felt was most tragic to them in the past 10 years, which was then broadcasted during the concert. Joey feels her teacher, Roman Tam's, passing was most tragic. She feels sad that he was not able to see her grow up and she will always remember what he had taught her. Denise feels her Sifu, Anita Mui's, passing was most sad. She feels that her Siufu's passing forced her to grow up quickly. Andy feels that both of his parents' passing in the past 10 years due to illness was most tragic. During Andy's performance of 單車, Andy overcame with emotion and tried his hardest to hold back his tears. Leo was envious of the singers who were able to plug new songs during the two years he spent in Mainland acting. Eason feels most sad that he is not able to spend time with his entire family, not being able to see them everyday and not being able to tell them his feelings at the first moment. In the video, Eason turned around with this back facing the camera after speaking, giving off the impression he had to turn around to shed tears. Miriam feels there were more sad than happy events over the past 10 years. At times, it was so sad that she could not even cry, while she cried when she was happy.
Andy was responsible for singing the song 單車, a song that talks about a father and son relationship, and because of his father's recent passing he could not sing it at all during the practices. He later revealed that before the show he told Eason to sing it if he really couldn't. Eason says he told Leo to sing it if he couldn't either. During the show, Andy held back his tears and performed the song himself.
It was obvious that these singers did not have enough time to practice. During the show Miriam forgot some of her dance steps and she was unable to get into some songs because of an earpiece malfunction. Leo had a microphone malfunction where half way through a song the mic stopped working, they had to replace the mic and start the song all over again. Eason also swapped two verses of lyrics in a song.
When being interviewed after the show, Andy, Leo and Miriam revealed that the police showed up during their practice session. Andy and Leo joked that Eason wasn't wearing his shoes and the smell made the police suspicious, so they showed up. Eason joked that the police were Andy and Leo fans because when they saw the two singers everything was alright. [Actually, the police showed up because they were making too much noise early in the morning while practicing.]
As for the rumors circulating that these top singers left Metro Radio's event early and Eason being late to the event, Andy joked that they will need to punish Eason. Eason asked, "what type of punishment" and Andy responded, "they will give an extra award." The two men laughed at the joke before Andy said, "hey, I didn't even show up."
After the show, Eason, Leo, Denise, Joey and Miriam went for a mid-night meal to celebrate; Andy Hui could not make it because he had to leave for Mainland in the early morning. Miriam says, "We were busy practicing the past couple of nights and we were exhausted, but since it is rare that [the 5 of us] were able to get together, we decided to give up sleep for a meal. Eason could not stop talking, he would pretend to be other singers singing or pretend to be animals, it was extremely funny."
Eason goes to Fo Shan, China to promote his Listen to Eason Chan album, where he reveals album plans for 2008.
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Singers attended the 2007 Chik Chak 903 Music Awards' Press Conference, where the top 5 Favorite Males, Females and Groups were announced. At the press conference, singers had the opportunity to promote themselves for votes and participated in the voting. Eason says it wouldn't seem right if he voted for himself, so he gave his vote to Hins Cheung as a form of encouragement.
In no particular order: Top 5 Favorite Male Singers Eason Chan, Hacken Lee, Hins Cheung, Jay Chou, Leo Ku
Top 5 Favorite Female Singers Denise Ho, Kay Tse, Joey Yung, Ivana Wong, Miriam Yeung
Top 5 Favorite Groups: at17, Fama, I Love You Boyz, Twins, Zarahn
Wednesday night, December 5th, Eason attended the weekly TVB Jade Solid Gold show as guest host and performer. During the show, Eason performed songs with British singer, X Factor winner, Shayne Ward and Chinese singer Karen Mok. This episode also featured Janice and Vic Zhou.
Rundown: Eason & Shayne - Every Breath You Take Eason & Karen - 堅強的理由 Eason, Shayne & Karen - What a Wonderful World Eason - 他一個人 (to introduce Vic) Vic - 我不是 F4 Eason - Crying in the Party (to introduce Shayne) Shayne - Breathless Eason - 裙下之臣 (to introduce Karen) Karen - 日場夜場 Eason - 時代巨輪 Janice - 無所謂 End Credits roll while Shayne & Eason are dancing
Eason Chan & Connie Chan 陳寶珠 were present at the Hong Kong Blood Cancer Foundation event on Thursday, December 6th. The usual talkative Eason didn't say much during his first encounter with Connie Chan, saying he was frightened by Connie because of her veteran status and didn't expect that she was so approachable.
Eason performed a piece of his song 每一個明天 during the event as a thank you to all those who donated money to the foundation. Eason reveals he has a friend who has cancer, which made him realize how fortunate he was. Asked whether he will start his own charitable foundation, Eason says there wasn't any rush and he would like to set up a trust for his daughter first.
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Sammi Cheng attended a promotional event for her Sammi Cheng Show Mi Concert 2007 being released on Blu-Ray. During the event Sammi says she will be working on a movie opposite Eason Chan called 查之女 where she plays a high ranked officer who is afraid she won't get married.
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Ivana Wong released her first Mandarin album on December 6, 2007, titled First Mandarin Album. She shot an MV for her first song, 你是我最愛的人, off the album. Many of the industry's top singers showed their support and encouragement for Ivana and her push into the Mandarin market, including Sammi Cheng, Leo Ku, Miriam Yeung, Eason Chan and Ivana's secondary school idol Andy Hui.
Sammi says, "I look forward to listening to every song in your first Mandarin album." Leo, who has performed numerous of her songs over the past 2 years, used the words 非常 (extremely, always or very) to say 13 things he likes about Ivana's song and her as a person. Ivana's secondary school idol Andy Hui hopes that Ivana will help the Hong Kong industry revive its glory in the Mandarin market. Miriam, who sees Ivana as a little sister says, "she is a very talented, very unique and very cute. I like her, I hope she likes me and will write songs for me to sing in the future." Eason, with his humor says, "Ms. Wong, be careful when you eat 胖 in Taiwan because I have experience [with 胖 in Taiwan.] Have fun in Taiwan and don't come back, bye bye."
About a week prior to his 2007 HK Coliseum concerts, Eason mentioned that the title, Moving On Stage 1, can used as an indication of his career. Being in the industry for over 10 years he is ready to move on, past stage 1, onto stage 2 of his career.
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Eason went to Fo Shan, China on December 2, 2007 to promote the Mainland version of Listen to Eason Chan, which goes on sale December 8th. After the promotion, Eason answered many questions including his plans for next year in music.
Eason reveals that his next album will be a Mandarin album, which he has already begun working on. He says he cannot say much more, but when asked if he wants to work with other people in his new album, he answers he wants to work with Thai musicians because he likes their feel for music.
After the Mandarin album, Eason hopes his next album will be something different. He hopes he can work on a duet album where he can work with other singers. He names Tanya Chua, Stefanie Sun and Kay Tse as a few [Taiwan and Hong Kong] singers he hopes to work with. For Mainland singers, he hopes to work with Han Hong.
Just over a year ago, on December 1, 2006, Eason stated there were 3 projects he hopes he can create. According to Mini (CRHK 903 DJ) Eason has been talking about these projects for years.
1. "Masters" Album - new music from the composers who are considered "masters" of the industry, such as Joseph Koo, Michael Lai, To Ji Chi, etc. 2. Full Dance Album - a full album of dance music 3. "Duels" (or "Do It") Album - an album that gathers singers together for the opportunity to work together, get to know each other better and record at the same time
Status of these projects: 1. In process - Eason already started communicating with these "masters", he is getting to know them and they are getting to know him better. Michael Lai has already submitted his song - Crying in the Party. The project has now been adjusted from "masters" to well known composers, including those not labeled "masters." 2. Done - Listen to Eason Chan 3. Concept - Eason mentions this project in the above article. Eason previously stated he wanted to create the trio of Harlem Yu, Jacky Cheung and himself.
Eason Chan was at the rehearsal for the McDonald's World Children's Day event in Hong Kong, where he revealed he will be performing Anita Mui & Leslie Cheung's classic, 芳華絕代, with Joey Yung. "There won't be another person that can perform this song [better than Anita Mui & Leslie Cheung]! I'm just trying to challenge myself and not trying to out-do anyone." When asked whether he will be dancing closely to Joey during the performance (as Anita and Leslie did during their performances), Eason laughs "It depends on what she wears. If she wears a tube top then no, I'm afraid it will fall off. But yes if she's wearing a Qipao (cheongsam)."
Eason says he's learning to set a good example for his daughter by helping others. He says he has a wealthy friend who expressed his interest in donating money to charity and admires his friend's attitude of wanting to donate his money instead of purchasing nice cars. Eason says he has no interest in purchasing nice cars and he has been using his current car for the past 7 years. He further says, when a person gets to a certain age they learn to give to others. If we make 3,000 then donate 100.
Asked whether he will be working with Sammi Cheng on a new film, Eason admits that they are indeed going to work together, they are looking at the script at the moment.
Promo clip from an Eason starring film, Trivial Matters 破事兒, along with other celebrities including Edison Chen, Stephanie Cheng, Gillian Chung and Stephy Tang, appeared online via youtube.
Ivana Wong will be releasing a Mandarin album soon. Ivana reveals that she received the same advice from Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung and Eason Chan, which was "Don't be afraid, just be yourself." She then said Eason gave her advice while imitating her voice, which she found extremely funny.
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Eason was spotted having a midnight meal with wife Hilary Tsui and other friends, including Edmond Leung and his girlfriend. After the meal, Eason was seen leaving with another woman in a taxi, leaving Hilary behind. It is then noted that during the meal Eason and Hilary had very little contact and when Eason left with another woman, Hilary didn't seem to care.
Contrary to what reporters originally thought, Eason and Hilary were not have an argument. Eason left without Hilary because he was heading to a meeting in connection with his work related trip to Australia, where he will be heading after the meeting. He purposely met up with Hilary for the midnight meal before the meeting and flight. According to Hilary, Eason will be in Australia for a couple of weeks for work.
Half a month after the conclusion of Eason's Moving On Stage 1 concerts, fake tees have surfaced online as a "special edition," with the Listen to Eason Chan bubble on one side and Eason's Moving On Stage 1 on the other side. These fake tees are using Eason's name, concert name and album name to sell at a higher price than the real tees. With these fake tees, Eason's company issued a statement urging fans to be careful of fake merchandise being sold online.
The only tees released to the public in connection to Eason's concert and album are: (1) 'Listen to Eason Chan' bubble tees (worn by Eason above) in 8 colors, by Pepe Jeans, for promotional purposes only and are not sold. (2) Moving On Stage 1 character tee with 'Moving On Stage 1' printed on the back (as shown above in green & white) in 6 colors, by Milk, sold at 220 HKD each. (3) Moving On Stage 1 college tee, similar to character tee with the addition of 'Moving On Stage 1' in unfilled block print on front, by Milk, in black, sold at 220 HKD each. (4) Silly Thing crossover tee, limited edition (300 tees), sold for 580 HKD each.
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DUO - Eason Live in Concert 2010 @ Hong Kong Coliseum
Night 1...Saturday...3/20
Night 2...Sunday...3/21
Night 3...Monday...3/22
Night 4...Tuesday...3/23
Night 5...Wednesday...3/24
Night 6...Thursday...3/25
Night 7...Friday...3/26
Night 8...Saturday...3/27
Night 9...Sunday...3/28
Night 10...Monday...3/29
Night 11...Tuesday...3/30
Night 12...Wednesday...3/31
Night 13...Thursday...4/1
Night 14...Friday...4/2
Night 15...Saturday...4/3
Night 16...Sunday...4/4
Night 17...Monday...4/5
Night 18...Tuesday...4/6
90 Minutes of Happiness... 2009-10 Mainland China Tour 20 Shows in 8 Cities with Mr.
* Canceled due to contract disagreements between the agency representing Eason (Gungi Limited) and the organizers of the concerts (Bellson Development Limited).
Eason's 2009 Happenings
MOOV Live 2009...Live Concert...3/9
H3M - 好好好賣...CD...3/23
Dream Home...Filming Begins...3/27
By Your Side...Song...March^
Perfect Day...Song...4/17*
H3M (Version 2)...CD + DVD...4/20
I Corrupt All Cops...Theaters...4/30
You Are The Legend...Song...June~
Same Wrong Sin...Concert...6/11
Chinese Blues...Song...9/9`
Fifth Floor's Happiness...CD...9/25
New Song...Song...9/30'
903 Live Joey x Eason...Concert...11/16
^ Theme song for the Shanghai Volunteer Expo 2010, later released in the album Fifth Floor's Happiness on 9/25.
* Perfect Day is an English-language remake (into a duet by Faith Yang & Eason Chan) released under the album Self-Selected by Faith Yang on 4/17.
~ Collaboration theme song (with Chae Yeon from Korea, Kousuke Atari from Japan, Dadawa from China & Richie Ren from Chinese Taipei) for the 2009 East Asian Games.
` First recorded by Rebecca Pan in 1962, Chinese Blues was recorded again by Eason & Rebecca for Rebecca's album My Dream My Way My Indie Music, released 9/9.
' New Song (新歌) is Ekin Cheng's latest single, a song in which Eason produced with Chan Kwong Wing.
* Out of date sync due to rescheduling (because of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and security concerns following the 5.12 Sichuan Quake & 2008 Kunming Bus Bombings)
Source: Easyjoint
Eason's Moving On Stage 1 2007 @ Hong Kong Coliseum
Night 1...Friday...10/24
Night 2...Saturday...10/25
Night 3...Sunday...10/26
Night 4...Monday...10/27
Night 5...Tuesday...10/28
Night 6...Wednesday...10/29
Night 7...Thursday...10/30
Night 8...Friday...10/31
Night 9...Saturday...11/01
Night 10...Sunday...11/02
Night 11...Monday...11/03
Night 12...Tuesday...11/04
Night 13...Wednesday...11/05
Night 14...Thursday...11/06
Night 15*...Sunday...11/09
Night 16*...Monday...11/10
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*Proceeds went towards benefiting the 2009 East Asian Games
