Sunday, February 24, 2013

Oscar Leung Intends to Get Married, Prepares to Host 50 Tables


Appearing at an event at the mall, TVB's 2012 Most Improved Actor, Oscar Leung (梁烈唯 33), learn the actual date of the Lantern Festival from his girlfriend. He told reporters he did not know of the occasion until he went grocery shopping with his girlfriend when she bought 'tong yuen'. He revealed the two had went on a mini vacation to celebrate Valentine's Day together. Oscar said, "I will buy a gift for my girlfriend after work today", showing his affections for her. 

Marriage Plans Up Ahead
On Chinese New Year, Anita Yuen (袁詠儀 41) handed Oscar red envelopes and encouraged him to tie the knot. Oscar said he and his girlfriend does intend to get married and have been visiting restaurants to ask about the pricing of banquets. However, it seems marriage plans might have to wait until next year as restaurant openings are not available til then. Oscar have already drawn up a guest list. He expressed, "During my wedding, I will have at least 50 tables of guests. That also means, I will have to butcher 50 chickens, 50 fishes, 50 pigs, not a good thing at all."

Upcoming Schedule
As of now, Oscar is discussing a new film. Later in June, he will take part in the second installment of the highly successful series-movie type drama, Tiger Cubs (飛虎).

Grace Wong, the Virgin, Finds Mr. Right


TVB actress, Grace Wong (王君馨 26), is crowned a virgin within the entertainment industry even though she has three relationships under her belt. She was single for six years, but have recently re-connected with her third ex-boyfriend where they met in the United States. Both share Christian beliefs. She happily announced that he is her "Mr. Right". 

The Meeting
Grace and her boyfriend met in a restaurant where she worked as a waitress in New York. She said, "I saw him trespass into the parking lot. I stopped him and asked, 'Are you going to come in for a meal?' He was shocked but managed to nod his head a little. Later, I told my friend who was also a waitress that the guy trespassing into the parking lot is very good looking. The guy happened to be her friend. I blushed and rushed into the restroom." 

She continued, "There was this one time where he came with a group of friends to eat. I was the one who took their orders. While his friends were drinking alcohol, he drank coffee. He definitely was the one standing out from his group. I made him caramel mocha. Since then, he would come by every Friday and Saturday to drink the coffee I made for him. Then, one day, he asked me to go eat Korean tofu with him. During this outing, I told him my wish is to become a star in Hong Kong. Instead of laughing at me or labeling me as a 'dreamer', he said, 'I'll support you". I was touched, very touched. 

The Break-Up
Grace informed the media that the relationship ended when she went to Hong Kong to develop her career. She stated, "Our personalities couldn't seem to find a way to co-exist, so the best option was to break up and remain friends."

Present Day
After six long years since their break up, Grace sees him as her "Mr. Right" and decided to rekindle the relationship. She praises him, "He works very hard and is motivated. Not to mention, honest too!" It is revealed that her boyfriend will return to the United States and will have to commit to a long-distance relationship. 

KO One Return Finale Disappointment, Fans Against Jiro Wang's Return For Third Installment


KO One Return (终极一班2) has reached immense success and popularity since its broadcast in Taiwan. It has reached over 200 million views on video streaming website, Youku. The 30-episode Taiwanese idol drama has been topping ratings on various charts for the evening, 8pm, time slot. It has also propelled Taiwanese star, Petz Tzeng (曾沛慈 28), to stardom. 

With the high recognition, KO One will have a third installment by the end of this year. The original cast will return. However, some netizens, generally fans of Jiro Wang (汪東城 31) have voiced out their displeasure for their idol to return. They were upset with the ending of the second installment, KO One Return (终极一班2), because of Jiro and Pet's unacceptable fate. In response to fans and netizens' voices, GTV promised to take their opinions into considerations when making the third installment. 

Father and Daughter, Tats Lau and Joey Meng, Reunite After 8 Years


Since the broadcast of, My Date with a Vampire III (我和僵屍有個約會III永恆國度), Tats Lau (劉以達 49) and Joey Meng (萬綺雯 42), portrayed as father and daughter, have not seen each other for a long eight years. They were finally able to reunite after attending an event for fire safety day. Joey was seen wearing a firefighter's uniform leading a firefighter dog in front of fans, reporters, by-passers, unfortunately, she had trouble commanding the dog. 

Joey informed the press that this is the first time in years since standing on the same stage with Tats. She said, "We portrayed father and daughter then. It's been at least eight years since we've seen each other. We are going to have dinner tonight since this is such a rare opportunity." She added, "Tats birthday is coming up so he insisted Joey to come out."

Joey is a Good Girl
In responding to making Joey attend his birthday party, Tats said "She is a good girl. Even after marriage, she stays home and doesn't go out often. Therefore, we share many similarities and will have lots to talk about."

Joey at Home
Joey told reporters that she does not go out very often. Her husband stays in the house more than her, thus he does not see the friends around her much or even at all. She said, "Ever since joining TVB, the people I have seen this half year is equal to the past five years." Joey has already gone used to TVB's work environment. She expressed that in her new series Food for Slaves (食为奴will have many action scenes. 

Tats New Album
Tats is working on his new album, 第四度空間, and will be released soon. This albums focuses on his recent life. He showed grief in seeing that the music industry is no longer as prominent as the past especially when music stores are facing huge diminishing sales. However, since Tats is still a member of the music industry, he emphasized that he will do whatever he can to contribute to it.