Chou Tzuyu Celebrates Her 18th Birthday!!!
TWICE member Chou Tzuyu turned 18 yesterday!!! The KPop girl group posted the picture (above) on their Facebook page to celebrate. And more good news for the group, TWICE surpassed BIGBANG in popularity on KKBOX. TWICE is currently sitting on the #5 spot and BIGBANG is at #10. TWICE also reached another milestone as their...Continue reading
Kaohsiung Launches Driverless Electric Bus
Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu is launching Taiwan’s first driverless electric bus. Imported from France with some components assembled here in Taiwan, the bus will ply city streets this October for the Eco-Mobility Festival, when all gas burning vehicles will be barred from Kaohsiung’s historic Hamaxing neighborhood. Kaohsiung Deputy mayor Hsu Li-ming says the mini...Continue reading
Mayday Leads Golden Melody Nominees
Mayday’s album “History of Tomorrow” is leading this year’s nominees for Golden Melody Awards — with eight nominations, including Best Mandarin Album. Mayday was also nominated in the categories of Best Album of the Year, Best Song of the Year, Best Band, Best Composer, Best Lyricist, Best Album Production, and Best Music Video. “History of...Continue reading
Charlie Puth Addicted to Taiwan Bubble Milk Tea
Charlie Puth came to share his good voice with fans and was deeply fascinated by Taiwan. The talented young artist Charlie Puth had his first concert in Taiwan on August 16, this past Tuesday. The tickets were sold out in 10 minutes after they were available. In the interview before the concert, he tasted famous...Continue reading
Chou Tzuyu and TWICE Drive Korean Soldiers Crazy
A performance by Chou Tzuyu and her band members made over a hundred Korean soldiers dance, cheer, and shout, and even brought some to tears. The kpop group TWICE was invited by Korean variety show “Real Man” to perform for the military. And soldiers showed their love for the band, singing loudly and dancing to...Continue reading
Madonna Greets Taipei Fans Before Concerts
Madonna greeted her fans here in Taiwan on Facebook and Twitter Tuesday, after arriving for two concerts this week. “We are coming to get you TAI-PEI!!,” Madonna posted — drawing warm responses from fans across Taiwan. One of those who responded was TV host Janet Hsieh, who wrote, “We’re ready for you!!!!!!” The 57-year old...Continue reading
Chou Tzuyu’s Management Claims She Supports “One China Principle”
The controversy over holding an ROC flag on television continues today for Chou Tzuyu, as her management company said the Taiwan member of the South Korean girl group TWICE firmly supports the “one China principle”. Due to the flag flap, Chou has lost an endorsement deal for a smartphone produced by the Chinese company Huawei. The...Continue reading
Director Ang Lee to Announce Oscar Nominations
Oscar-winning Taiwan-born director Ang Lee will be among those to announce the nominees for the 2016 Oscar awards on Jan. 14. Lee will join the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mexican director Guillermo del Toro and American actor John Krasinski in making the announcement. Lee and del Toro will unveil...Continue reading
Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu Named World’s 13th Most Beautiful Face of 2015
Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu is making international headlines again – by being listed 13th in the world’s most beautiful faces of 2015. The ranking, compiled by an American movie website TC Candler, displays Chou and the ROC flag side by side in their photo slideshow. Chou’s photo can be seen in the 8:15 mark in...Continue reading
Golden Horse winner Zhang Ziyi announces birth of daughter
Golden Horse winner and Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi and her rockstar husband Wang Feng announced the birth of their first child today. According to China’s Sina Entertainment, Zhang and Wang’s baby girl was born yesterday in the United States. This is Wang’s third daughter. Zhang posted a photo of two adult hands nestling a newborn’s...Continue reading
Stars to Light Up New Year’s Eve Countdown Parties
In the North Singer A-mei will be among the celebrities ushering in 2016 with revelers in Taiwan at the various New Year’s Eve countdown parties around the country. The biggest party is expected to take place at the Taipei Civic Square, where A-mei will heat up the night with a one-hour show. Singers Elva Hsiao,...Continue reading
Wang Leehom Donates Wedding Music Auction Profits
Taiwan-based singer-songwriter Wang Leehom said he will donate all 261,000 NT garnered from the auction of a music score he wrote for his wedding to a charity organization. Wang wrote the 6-minute Wedding March for his bride Li Jinglei when they got married in 2013. He put the original score, with his signature, up for...Continue reading
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