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A note from Stefanie Sun

RECEIVED this just now. It’s a note from one of my favourite singers, Stefanie Sun, who gave birth last week to healthy baby boy.

Now, if my translation skills are what they used to be (and I do hope they’re not, because I was horrible at translations when I was younger… and when I say “younger” I mean “yesterday”) Stefanie said she wanted to sincerely thank all her friends for their support, and that she and her baby are doing well.
“From the moment the baby was born, I’ve been really, really busy doing what I need to do. Although it’s been non-stop, the important thing is that he’s sleeping well and drinking well. It feels really wonderful.
“People have wanted to know about Baby Xiangshui … but his temperament is a bit like me … and he has thick hair like my husband … ha ha!
“We received a lot of gifts and blessings, and my heart is overflowing. Please forgive me if I have been temporarily unable to thank you (it’s really busy being a mother!). But I sincerely thank you all.
“I will continue to work hard, waiting for me to come back!”
Stefanie

And here’s a picture of the mum and her newborn. Well, kinda.

And yes, isn’t it remarkable how babies come into this world with perfectly manicured digits?


K-pop – not all that it’s made out to be?

SO there I was, trawling through the Internet, that marvellous repository of information – both useful and useless – looking for, well, information, when I chanced upon a blog wherein the blog writer talked about how she had quit being part of a K-pop group.

She’s Singaporean, by the way, and was part of an audition thingy that resulted in her and another girl being selected to be part of this girl group. To that end, she had to voom over to South Korea to take part in the rigorous training processes of being a member of a K-pop group.

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The Late Post: Cheryl Wee

SO a certain offspring of a certain Jean Yip, whom we shall call Cheryl Wee, because that’s her name, obviously, was recently in Thailand. Specifically Pattaya, where she was performing at the Pattaya International Music Festival 2012.

And we have the pictures to prove it!

Here she is, telling the crowd about the lovely dinner she had*.

Here she is, with a rather odd-looking dancer to her right.

And here she is, looking, well, like a doll ripe enough to eat**

At any rate, Cheryl is the latest in line of singers who want to make a name for themselves in the music industry. She recently released her album, One Fine Day - which contains four original tracks and six covers, including Stefanie Sun’s Encounter and Taiwanese rockers Mayday’s Contentment, and which will shortly be reviewed in the haloed pages of the TODAY newspaper – and that, of course, explains why she was in Pattaya.

And while she was there, she met this guy…

… who looks a bit like that bloke from CSI: Miami, but is actually called Rattapoom Tongkongsap, who’s an actor of some repute in Thailand. And she also met this bloke…

… whose real name is something I can’t pronounce, but whom everybody else calls Nickhun. Yes, he of 2PM fame. (No, that doesn’t me he only appears at two in the afternoon, yah?)

At any rate, this trip was Cheryl’s first big do outside of Singapore. And it’s been a bit of a trip for Cheryl who said in an interview that it was her aunt Dawn Yip who sparked her interest in music. And although her aunt taught her singing techniques, etc, it was apparently quite “stressful” for Cheryl, because her aunt was “really strict”. “Her standards are very, very high,” she quipped, before adding, “but I am very honoured to have her teach me.”

Will this be the start of a long and amazing journey? Only time, as Bob Marley once sang, will tell.  

* we’re making this up

** I have no idea what that sentence means

*** there is no ***


Recap: Singapore Hit Awards 2011

 

From emotional thank-yous to rockin’ performances, here’s what happened at the Singapore Hit Awards 2011. (All photos from Layna Lee for Y.E.S. 93.3FM and my dinky camera.)

7.15pm. The show is not scheduled to start for another 15 minutes but we’re hanging out backstage like the Poparazzaic I am, trying to ambush any star that walks by for a photo opp. In the end, Yoga Lin, Jesseca Liu and Olivia Ong are kind enough to let me accost them in their dressing room. Continue reading ‘Recap: Singapore Hit Awards 2011′


Singapore Hit Awards: Who won what

And so it’s come to pass: Stefanie Sun, having been gone from the scene, so to speak, for four years comes back with an album and takes the lion’s share of the awards at the Singapore Hit Awards, held earlier tonight. Her wins include Best Album Producer, Most Popular Female Artiste and the Asia Media Award. Unfortunately, she lost out to Yoga Lin for Album of the Year, but she tied with the bloke for Artiste with the Most Chart Hits. Congrats, Stef!

Meanwhile, here’s the full list of winners…

Album of the Year: Perfect Life by Yoga Lin
Best Album Producer: Stefanie Sun, Kenn C, Lee Weisong, Lee Sisong for It’s Time by Stefanie Sun
Best Local Lyrics: Liang Wenfu (倔强)
Best Local Music Composition: JJ Lin (她说 )
Best Local Artiste: Olivia Ong
Best Male Vocalist: Jam Hsiao
Best Female Vocalist: A-Mei
Best Group: SUPER JUNIOR-M
Best Band: Magic Power
Best Composing Artiste:Yen-J for Not Alone
Best Newcomer: Hu Xia
Most Popular Male Artiste: Derrick Hoh
Most Popular Female Artiste: Stefanie Sun
Most Popular Group/Band: Fahrenheit
Most Popular New Artiste: Anthony Neely
Most Popular Channel U Drama Hit: I Love Him, Ding Dang
Outstanding Regional Artiste (Mainland China): Ding Dang
Outstanding Regional Artiste (Hong Kong): Khalil Fong
Outstanding Regional Artiste (Taiwan): Hebe Tien
Outstanding Regional Artiste (Malaysia): Yu Heng
Rocket Award: Yoga Lin
Asia Media Award: Stefanie Sun
Honorary Award: Sky Wu
Y.E.S. 93.3FM Pick of the Pops Award: Top of the Pop, When Winter Becomes Warm by Stefanie Sun
Y.E.S. 93.3FM Pick of the Pops Award: Artiste with Most Chart Hits - Stefanie Sun and Yoga Lin (tie)
Y.E.S. 93.3FM Pick of the Pops Award: Top 10 Hits (song) - 飞轮海 (心疼你的心疼), 罗志祥 (拼什么), 周杰伦 (说了再见),  梁静茹 (你会不会),  陈奕迅 and 王菲 (因为爱情), 方大同 (好不容易),  蔡依林 (小伤口),  倪安东 (散场的拥抱),  田馥甄 (寂寞寂寞就好),  王力宏 (你不知道的事),  孙燕姿 (当冬夜渐暖)
F&N Fruit Tree Fresh New Wave Artiste Award: Yen-J
Bioskin Most Stylish Award: Derrick Hoh