The 12th annual Esquire China Man of the Year awards took place in Beijing this week but it ended up being a lady star who stole the night. C-actress Alina Zhang (Zhang Ming) wowed in an exquisite eye-catching dress, accentuated with a soft updo and perfect makeup finished with ruby red lips. The dress is such a winner for me, not overly sexy and instead playful and feminine with an artistic bent in the watercolor print of the skirt. This is light years ahead of what typically passes for awards show dressing, even if there is nothing wrong with a beautifully designed black dress or all those white/gold/ivory confections heading down the red carpet. I love starlets who take risks and do so in a chic way, which is something that A-list C-actress Fan Bing Bing almost always pulls off, and what Alina has managed to showcase here. The men were a nice sight to behold as well, especially Nicky Wu who took home a big award for his star style and popularity. Continue reading
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I’m calling this a threesome or three-fer what with the third set of wedding pictures to drop within the span of two weeks for yet another celebrity cross-border couple. C-actress Qi Wei and her Korean-American actor hubby Lee Seung Hyun … Continue reading
Chinese singer-actress Qi Wei is having a superb Summer so far. She’s currently the female lead in a popular airing modern C-drama called Love Comes Back with C-actor Chen He. She’s getting positive reviews for her lively animated performance as … Continue reading
When I started blogging years ago, the three areas of my interest (K-ent, TW/C-ent, and J-ent) were remarkably distinct entities and never did the twain shall meet. Okay may not never ever, but it was still fairly rare. These days … Continue reading
Sometimes I wonder if SARFT releases decrees and suggestions and the Chinese networks give a collective shrug and go back to their regularly scheduled programming. A little over a month ago SARFT issued a suggestive letter that it wished all … Continue reading