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Mayday Leads Golden Melody Nominees

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
Pop singer Jay Chou's wife expecting second child

Pop singer Jay Chou’s wife expecting second child

Pop star Jay Chou’s wife is expecting a second child – and its going to be a baby boy. Writing on his Facebook this morning, Chou said “On Valentine’s Day, it is time for Mommy’s lover in her previous life to arrive. Have a wonderful Valentine’s.” The post included a picture of a grinning Chou’s...Continue reading
Jay Chou Creeps Out Fans with Dongzhi Snack

Jay Chou Creeps Out Fans with Dongzhi Snack

Pop star Jay Chou gave fans the heebie jeebies yesterday, after posting a photo of his traditional winter solstice snack on Facebook. The close-up photo features large “tang-yuan”, or sticky rice balls with Chou’s face super-imposed over each ball. The post received over 1,000 comments, with many expressing disgust, but still enjoying the hilarity. One...Continue reading
Top 5 Highest-earning Taiwan Singers

Top 5 Highest-earning Taiwan Singers

Popstar Jay Chou has maintained his iron-grip on the top spot as the highest-earning singer in Taiwan so far this year. According to the latest tally from the Apple Daily, Chou banked $790 million NT this year, coming ahead of second place Wang Lee-hom, with $630 million NT. Wang is fast making up ground after...Continue reading
Hannah Quinlivan DIYs Daughter's Birthday Dress

Hannah Quinlivan DIYs Daughter’s Birthday Dress

Model and new mom Hannah Quinlivan got in touch with her artsy craftsy side in preparation for her daughter’s upcoming 1st birthday in July. Mrs. Chou posted photos on social media yesterday, detailing the process of handmaking her daughter’s birthday party dress out of netting and tulle. Quinlivan says that she’s become addicted to DIY...Continue reading
Jay Chou Loses Case for "Green Hornet" Car Tax

Jay Chou Loses Case for “Green Hornet” Car Tax

Taiwan singer and business mogul Jay Chou might NOT get to have his cake and eat it too. The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled against the 37-year-old pop star today, after he claimed that the government overcharged him in taxes. After starring in the Hollywood action flick “Green Hornet” in 2011, Chou had shipped one...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
Jay Chou confirms relationship with girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan

Jay Chou confirms relationship with girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan

Taiwanese pop-star Jay Chou publicly confirmed his love for girlfriend Hannah Quinlivan for the first time today. This marks a big step for the 35-year-old singer-songwriter-actor, who is characteristically quiet about his personal life. He posted two photos with Quinlivan to his Mr. J restaurant Facebook page along with this caption: “After my latest concert...Continue reading