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The film YUEN HUNG (REWARD) yesterday held a production start ceremony.  Attending actors included Alex Man Chi Leung, Fiona Sit Hoi Kei, Wen Chao, Sire Ma Choi and producer Paco Wong.  Man Chi who has not shown his face in a long time was excited as he took pictures with people all over and had plenty to say.

Man Chi said that he has not made a Hong Kong film in a long time.  This time he was very happy to make this comedy and even made Chapman To Man Jat his disciple.  This time Paco invited him to return to Hong Kong to perform and they did not discuss salary.  Man Chi currently still has a clothing business in the Mainland.  It has already overcome the tough times and did not close, but he believed its business would unlikely go higher.  Would he return to TVB?  Man Chi said that no one asked him.  Reporters said that TVB salary was low and could not afford him.  He joked, "This is a little closer to reality!  (TVB only offers HK$10,000 per episode!)  Ha?  So much?"  Man Chi said that he and TVB had a deep relationship and money would not be an issue.  If he was asked to return home he definitely would.  "Money isn't a problem, because I have it."

With all the smiling he seemed to be excessively active.  Man Chi still laughed and said, "I don't know why, after 50 I seem to be a kid again.  Many people are asking me to make movies and commercials."  Why did he give people the impression that he was a maniac?  He said, "That's what people said!  (You wrote big character posters!)  That's my thing, it didn't affect others."  Was he more easy going than before?  Man Chi said, "I have always been, only people framed me and gave me this title.  I don't have a magazine that I can strike back with."  During the Lunar New Year, he will visit Europe with his wife and son.

Sit Hoi Kei in the film played Man Chi's daughter.  After this collaboration, she finally understood Man Chi was called "Drama King" and even made him her idol.  Fiona also praised Man Chi was a very thoughtful elder.  After working on this film, he gave every actor a commemorative card.  Earlier Man Chi even reminded her to lower her head during photo opportunities because she did not look good when she extended her neck.  Earlier she and Khalil Fong Datong went shopping for glasses.  Fiona said that they happened to finish work together and shared the same ride, so they went shopping together.  She stressed that she and Datong were just friends.

Paco Wong said that this year he will make several movies.  His company will also produce concerts.  Reportedly Edmond Leung Hong Man's friends raised 4 million to free him from Golden Typhoon; Paco Wong said that was not true, but as a friend he definitely would support him.

Hins Cheung

Julian Cheung

Raymond Lam

Kary Ng almost trips on her own dress

Fama pretends to eat "Ka Ming"

Jenny Tseng, Patrick Tse

Alfred Hui, Mag Lam, Joyce Cheng

Kay Tse

Twins

Leo Ku attends his first music award show of the year

Ivana Wong

Khalil Fong

Anna Kay Ye Xiqi

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The 34th Top Ten Chinese Gold Song Awards last night took place at the Hong Kong Design Institute.  The Most Excellent Top Ten Popular Singer Award and the Highest Selling Singer of the Year remained in the pockets of Eason Chan Yik Shun and Joey Yung Cho Yi.  Eason also won the National Best Male Singer.  Along with Top Ten Excellent singer and a Gold Song award, he became the big winner with five awards.  The National Best Female Singer went to Natasha Na Ying; Joey with four awards was slightly behind Eason.

This year due to same score a Gold Song was added, as the eleventh gold song went to William So Wing Hong's THAT EVERYBODY, which alsobrought him the "Global Chinese Best Gold Song".  With the Top Ten Excellent Singer award he had three awards.  The multiple Commercial Radio Chik Chak award winner Khalil Fong Datong last night also won three awards, including Top Ten Excellent Singer, Most Excellent Popular Mandarin Song Bronze Prize and National Best Chinese Song.  Yet strangely, he did not have a single gold song.

Winning the Most Excellent Popular Mandarin Song Gold Prize with THOSE YEARS, Hu Xia also won a Gold Song award.  After Most Excellent Popular Mandarin Song Silver and Bronze Award winners G.E.M. and Fong Datong gave their speech, the background music already started before Hu Xia had a chance to speak and hinted that he had to sing first. He did not understand Cantonese and looked confused.  After singing he said that the two awards were rather surprising.  He also greeted the audience in not so fluent Cantonese, but before he gave his thank you speech the host already pushed him backstage.  Kay Tse on Kay with YOUR HAPPINESS won a gold song award, but when she performed the song, the event played DECEMBER 20 instead.  She could only sing along and the audience did not have a chance to hear her award winning song.

Winning the Rookie with the Most Potential Gold Prize, Joyce Cheng Yun Yi on the stage publicly thanked mommy Lydia Shum Din Ha and daddy Adam Cheng Siu Chau.  Earlier at the Metro Radio and Commercial Radio awards she did not thank Chau Guoon, last night was her first public thank you to her father.  The Rookie silver and bronze prizes went to Mag Lam Yun Tung and Alfred Hui Ting Hung.  This year's newly added Microblog powered Singer Award went to Raymond Lam Fung.

Last night due to limited seating, only 570 people could attend and thus all those on hand were industry insiders and guests.  Singers were arranged to sit in a room backstage and the event did not permit them to leave so they could accept the award at anytime.  The event invited Patrick Tse Yin, Teddy Robin Kwan, Jeremy Liu (Lam Chi chin), WHEN HEAVEN BURNS (TIN YU DEI)'s young "Ka Ming" Stanley Cheung King Shun and model Lin Li as guest presenters.

Sei Gor presented the Golden Needle Award to Jenny Tseng (Yun Nei).  After Yun Nei performed several classic hits, Sei Gor appeared.  As soon as Yun Nei saw Sei Gor she raised her arms and walked toward him, "My idol, my idol!"  Then she embraced Sei Gor and raised the award together.  She said that she was very honored to receive this award from Sei Gor.  Sei Gor joked that he has listened to her songs since he was little, he never thought that she would still sing so well now.

The host asked where did Sei Gor admired Yun Nei the most.  Sei Gor said that he admired her entire body, then Sei Gor gave her a congratulatory kiss. Yun Nei said that this award was a recognition, proving her effort of singing for everyone over the years was not wasted.  She also thanked every friends who she has worked with and viewers in front of the television, because without them she would not be there.  Her daughter Melody also returned to Hong Kong to witness her award.  Yun Nei said, "Melody is proud of me, I want to show her how fine her Ma is!"

THE 34TH TOP TEN CHINESE GOLD SONG AWARDS
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GLOBAL CHINESE BEST GOLD SONG: THAT SOMEBODY (William So Wing Hong)

MOST EXCELLENT POPULAR SINGER:
  MALE: Eason Chan Yik Shun
  FEMALE: Joey Yung Cho Yi

TOP TEN GOLD SONGS:
  SNOW IN JUNE (Eason Chan Yik Shun)
  DOOMSDAY (Ivana Wong Yuen Chi)
  EVERY YEAR (Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin)
  I MYSELF (Kary Ng Yu Fei)
  EXPLODED (Leo Ku Kui Ke)
  FLOWER AND A THOUSAND TREES (Joey Yung Cho Yi)
  P.S. I LOVE YOU (Hins Cheung King Hin)
  THOSE YEARS (Hu Xia)
  YOUR HAPPINESS (Kay Tse On Kay)
  FALLEN FOR ALIEN (Julian Cheung Chi Lam)
  THAT SOMEBODY (William So Wing Hong)

EXCELLENT POPULAR MANDARIN SONG
  GOLD: THOSE YEARS (Hu Xia)
  SILVER: MY SECRET (G.E.M.)
  BRONZE: VERY UNEASY (Khalil Fong Datong)

ROOKIE WITH MOST POTENTIAL
  GOLD: Joyce Cheng Yun Yi
  SILVER: Mag Lam Yun Tung
  BRONZE: Alfred Hui Ting Hung
  EXCEPTIONAL PRIZE: Gin Lee, Abella Leung Yau Ka, Karene Mak Bui Yi

BEST IMPROVEMENT OF THE YEAR
  GOLD: C All Star
  SILVER: Sugar Club
  BRONZE: Fama

CASH BEST CREATIVE SINGER: Mr.

HIGHEST SELLING SINGER OF THE YEAR
  MALE: Eason Chan Yik Shun
  FEMALE: Joey Yung Cho Yi
  GROUP: Twins

NATIONAL BEST CHINESE SONG: VERY UNEASY (Khalil Fong Datong)

NATIONAL BEST SINGER
  MALE: Eason Chan Yik Shun
  FEMALE: Natasha Na Ying
  GROUP: Twins

EXCELLENT POPULAR SINGER
  G.E.M.
  Khalil Fong Datong
  Hins Cheung King Hin
  Joey Yung Cho Yi
  Eason Chan Yik Shun
  Hacken Lee Hak Kun
  William So Wing Hong
  Miriam Yeung Chin Wa
  Leo Ku Kui Ke
  Kay Tse On Kay
  RubberBand

MICROBLOG POWERED SINGER: Raymond Lam Fung

GOLDEN NEEDLE: Jenny Tseng (Yun Nei)

Linah Matsuoka

Denise Ho

Mag Lam

Hins Cheung

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Hacken Lee

William So

Paul Wong

Mr

Kay Tse

Ivana Wong

Alfred Hui

Hu Xia

Kary Ng

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Stepping into 2012, music industry's second report card Commercial Radio 2011 Chik Chak Pop Music Chart Award took place last night and presented 43 awards.  Eason Chan Yik Shun and Joey Yung Cho Yi again received the Male and Female Singer Gold Prize.  Khalil Fong Datong won eight and two third awards in multiple capacity to become the big winner.  Hacken Lee Hak Kun who vanished from Commercial Radio due to airplay rate received an award again.  Five years later he personally accepted the award.

Fong Datong's personal creation VERY UNEASY won the Best Song, four awards as song and lyrics writer, song arrangement and performance.  He again with 15 won Best Record, then received the Song Writer Award, the Creative Singer Award and Male Singer silver prize.  As one of the three producers on his record, he also received 1/3 of the award.  With eight and two third awards he became the big winner.

Miriam Yeung Chin Wa again won My Favorite Female Singer.  Eason called her and accepted the award on her behalf.  Chan Yik Shun himself also won My Favorite Male Singer for the seventh year.

When Male Singer gold and silver prize were announced, Eason and Fong Datong went to the stage together.  Eason grabbed him by the neck and pretended to kiss.  They held hands as they went to the stage.  Finally Eason won the gold prize for the eighth time.  "Years ago, I slowly treated Chik Chak as my home.  I wasn't as nervous as I used to be.  This warmth is from everyone.  I am the happiest that after being a singer for over a decade my biggest gain is this warmth."  Eason sounded hoarse during his performance.  Sammy praised him for insisting on singing live despite the danger to his vocal cord.

Winning female singer gold prize for the seventh time, Joey held Denise Ho Wan Si's hand tightly when she won the bronze prize; when Joey won the gold prize they embraced.  Joey said that for her seventh female singer gold prize she did not feel used to it because every year was a big challenge.  Joey hinted that Ah Si who was reluctant to attend award shows finally appeared as well.  "Sometimes comments and other people's angles are different, but both are based out of love."

My Favorite Song went to the Hu Xia sang THOSE YEARS.  William So Wing Hong's THAT SOMEBODY only lost by a nose.  However the film and the song both were favorites to win.  Hu Xia again thanked Hong Kong people's passion for this film and song.

Chik Chak Top Ten had many new faces, aside from Hu Xia's THOSE YEARS, So Wing Hong, Kary Ng Yu Fei and Paul Wong Koon Chung all agreed that they have not accepted a Commercial Radio award in a long time.  After years of running afoul with Commercial Radio, Hacken with the song HEAVENLY RIVER again broke into the Chik Chak Top Ten.  Five years later he personally accepted the award, "Due to age, I can't coordinate with the event and dressed exaggeratedly."

Wong Koon Chun with the song CAN'T BRING ME DOWN won Chik Chak Top Ten.  In a tiger print coast Paul said, "I haven't been here for years, Happy new Year.  I have to thank the event, the DJs, playing my song isn't inevitable.  I also have to thank my band, my previous one Beyond, I don't know what to say."  Then he said to the singers in the audience.  "I just said that you are my students.  Remember to pay your tuition."

Wong Yuen Chi with DOOMSDAY broke into the Chik Chak Top Ten for the first time.  She cried as she said, "This is my first Top Ten, thank you fans, all the singers in the audience, sorry.  As soon as I cry I lose control, I have never cried so much on stage.  Cheung King Hin thank you, thank you everyone, I will keep working hard."  In the audience Cheung King Hin was teary eyed.

Carol Cheng Yui Ling announced the Rookie top three.  She joked that ordinarily she would only present some heavyweight awards.  Young Master Jim immediately said, "You have to sleep at night, the heavyweight awards won't happen until past midnight.  You will already be in your see through nightgown and holding your red wine in preparation for bed!"

When Joyce Cheng Yun Yi won the bronze prize, Do Do said sentimentally, "I once worked with this one's mama.  At the time Mama constantly said, if in the future her daughter would be in the business she definitely would be successful.  I believe your Mommy today would have definitely been very happy!"    Yun Yi was all choked up, "I said I wouldn't cry.  I am very happy to win this award.  Actually I have always been a girl who lack self confidence."  When Dodo introduced Rookie gold prize winner Alfred Hui Ting Hung she lightly hummed his number one hit ANT but she was off key, leaving the audience cracking up.

CHIK CHAK COMMERCIAL RADIO HONG KONG AWARD 2011

Best Song: VERY UNEASY (Khalil Fong)
2. THOSE YEAR (Wu Xia)
3. SNOW IN JUNE (Eason Chan)
4. CAN'T BRING ME DOWN (Paul Wong)
5. WALLPAPER (Joey Yung)
6. DOOMSDAY (Ivana Wong)
7. HEAVENLY RIVER (Hacken Lee)
8. THAT SOMEONE (William So)
9. I MYSELF (Kary Ng)
10. BRIGHT SUNNY DAY (Endy Chow)

Song Writer: Khalil Fong
Lyrics Writer: Wyman Wong
Producer: Shu Man
Song Arrangement: Eric Kwok

Creative Singer Gold: Khalil Fong
Silver: Endy Chow
Bronze: Ivana Wong

Rookie Gold: Alfred Hui
Silver: Mag Lam
Bronze: Joyce Cheng

Male Singer Gold: Eason Chan
Silver: Khalil Fong
Bronze: Pakho Chau

Female Singer Gold: Joey Yung
Silver: Kay Tse
Bronze: Densie Ho

Group Gold: C AllStar
Silver: Mr.
Bronze: Wildchild

My Favorite Male Singer: Eason Chan
My Favorite Female Singer: Miriam Yeung
My Favorite Group: C AllStar
My Favorite Song: THOSE YEARS (Wu Xia)