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Chou Tzuyu's Management Claims She Supports "One China Principle"

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
Chou Tzuyu's China Events Cancelled Amid Flag Controversy

Chou Tzuyu’s China Events Cancelled Amid Flag Controversy

Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu of K-pop girl group TWICE has found herself at the center of major controversy, after the group’s record label indicated that all of Chou’s scheduled events in China were cancelled. The announcement comes after a Taiwan actor Huang An accused Chou of being a “separatist in favor of Taiwan independence”. Many media...Continue reading
Host Dee Hsu Caught Off Guard by Fan Support for Concert

Host Dee Hsu Caught Off Guard by Fan Support for Concert

Television host Dee Hsu is getting some unexpected love, after over 10,000 of her fans signed a petition for Hsu to put on a concert at the Taipei Arena. After a strong showing on the New Year’s Eve special program “Superstar” just two weeks ago, Hsu had joked that she would hold a concert, if...Continue reading
Electropop Diva Jeannie Hsieh Tops Year-end Party Earnings List

Electropop Diva Jeannie Hsieh Tops Year-end Party Earnings List

Electropop dance queen Jeannie Hsieh is set to be the highest-earning performer for the year-end party season, racking up a whopping $40 million NT in earnings so far. With major companies rolling out the cash for star-studded shows to entertain employees at their end-of-the-year banquets, celebs are pulling in millions per show. According to Apple...Continue reading
Stars to Light Up New Year's Eve Countdown Parties

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

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
Taichung's Ma Jialing Chosen as AKB48 Trainee

Taichung’s Ma Jialing Chosen as AKB48 Trainee

An 18-year-old is set to become the first Taiwanese trainee for J-pop girl band AKB48. Ma Jialing from Taichung beat out 2,152 Taiwan competitors aged 11 to 23, passing through written tests, interviews, and 3 months of intensive training to become the band’s first Taiwanese trainee. Ma is moving to Tokyo in February to begin attending...Continue reading
Puff Guo Remains Tight-lipped on "Dream Girls" Discord

Puff Guo Remains Tight-lipped on “Dream Girls” Discord

Singer Puff Guo (right) of Taiwan Girl Group “Dream Girls” remains tight-lipped on the rumours of discord between bandmate Emily Song (middle) and the group’s former handler. Earlier this week, Song took to Facebook and revealed that there was conflict between her and the group’s former manager “Elsa”. Song also discounted long-running reports of friction...Continue reading
Taiwan Singer Jolin Tsai Wows at MAMA

Taiwan Singer Jolin Tsai Wows at MAMA

Taiwan singer Jolin Tsai wowed the audience at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) last night in Hong Kong with a racy rendering of her signature song “Play.” Tsai took to the stage in all-black, with a host of male back up dancers, and wowed audience members. In addition to performing, she also won...Continue reading
Singer Stella Chang to Hold Concerts and Charitable Sale

Singer Stella Chang to Hold Concerts and Charitable Sale

Taiwan singer Stella Chang is set to stage two performances in Taipei Arena on December 26 and 27. Chang, once touted as the Queen of Mandarin Songs, will also perform in southern Taiwan on January 9, 2016. Fans of Chang who can’t make it to her show will have a chance to own a piece...Continue reading
Taiwan's Chou Tzuyu and Twice to Attend MAMA

Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu and Twice to Attend MAMA

Chou Tzuyu (third from right), the Taiwan member of South Korean girl group Twice will attend the Mnet Asia Music Awards with her bandmates tonight. The Kpop group is heading to Hong Kong for tonight’s ceremony. Chou, 16, was born in Tai-nan. She joined South Korea’s JYP Entertainment as an intern three years ago and was...Continue reading
Girl Group 'Twice' with ROC National Debuts Music Video

Girl Group ‘Twice’ with ROC National Debuts Music Video

A new South Korean girl group featuring an ROC national released its first music video Tuesday. Twice has drawn attention here in Taiwan because of local teenager, Chou Tzuyu. Members of the group were selected from the South Korean TV talent show “Sixteen” earlier this year. The show saw girls from different countries showing off...Continue reading