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Musicians are following filmmakers and jumping onto the 3-D bandwagon. Taiwan pop-rock band Mayday announced on May 25 that a 3-D film will be made to document their upcoming concert, set for July 24 in Taichung, Stardaily.com.cn reports. The film, provisionally titled "3DNA Mayday", will mark the first 3-D concert film made in Asia, the band said at a press conference in Taipei. "DNA" is one of the band's hit singles and the name of its 2009 world tour.
Although Big Bang has been laying low on the kpop scene these days, there is one big event that their fans can look forward to. However, more than their Korean fans, it's the international fans -- more specifically Japanese fans -- that can benefit from this bit of news. There was news released on May 25 that one of the biggest groups to hit the kpop scene in a long time, Big Bang, will be performing at the Summer Sonic 2010.
Actress Hiromi Nagasaku (39) has become a mother, her agency has announced. She gave birth to a son on May 18. Nagasaku married visual artist Maro Naito (39) in April 2009 after a year and a half of dating. The two worked together in 2005 when Nagasaku appeared in a commercial directed by Naito.
After bearing a second son, Quintus Tse, earlier this month, Hong Kong actress-singer Cecilia Cheung has yet to return to the family's apartment located in Stanley, Chung Hom Kok road. According to sources, the entire Tse family has been tightlipped over Cecilia's current whereabouts and the 30-year-old is said to be recuperating in an undisclosed location.
Thrown uninvitingly into the recent Ethan Ruan scandal, Taiwanese singer-actress Esther Liu broke down at an event on May 23 when asked to confirm rumours the former was her first man. But she inexplicably denied she was crying, and later even revealed her relationship with politician Xie Guoliang has ended.
Renowned Hong Kong model Gaile Lai has an obsession: her mother's birthday. The extremely filial one makes it an annual affair to surprise her mum, according to Gaile's manager. This year, she will take her on a two-week cruise vacation in Northern Europe.
Hong Kong-based Chinese Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, Hollywood stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Victor Garber will voice the new characters in "Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom", DreamWorks announced on May 25, sina.com reports. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, "Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom" has new stories about Po's trip to find his panda friends and meet new challenges.
Han Ga-in's career does not follow the usual trajectory of a budding starlet. At the tender age of 23, the doe-eyed beauty married "Yellow Handkerchief" co-star Yeon Jung-hoon, a move that broke the hearts of many male fans. Then after her turn as a prickly career woman in SBS' "Yu-hee, the Witch" (2007), she opted for a three-year hiatus. Han's career path went against what most young actresses would have done, which would have been to build up a diverse repertoire of projects and draw more fans by staying single.
Deborah Li, mother-in-law to Cecilia Cheung, has reacted angrily to rumours buzzing around Hong Kong's glam showbiz family days after welcoming their newest addition, Quintus Tse. Hong Kong media claimed Deborah is preventing Cecilia from meeting her Chinese-British mother due to the Cheungs' complicated background. Cecilia comes from a broken family.
Mandopop's diva A-Mei is still in touch with Sam Ho, whom she recently split from, but hopes of reconciliation are slim. Basketballer Sam faced reporters at the studio recording of gameshow All Pass on May 23 for the first time since the breakup was confirmed a month ago. Although he did reveal the couple still keeps in contact, his displeasure was apparent throughout.
