This couple appearance in a public event would have made more waves but for all of TW-ent waiting for the fireworks to start 10 days from now when Korean singer DJ Koo leaves quarantine to go pick up his new wife Barbie Hsu and maybe encounter Barbie’s enraged mom with a raised pan waiting outside her apartment. Yes, TW-ent does have wild romance (and divorce) tales and Annie Chen and George Hu was one of the surprise not so surprises. They starred in two hit dramas together nearly 10 years ago and was rumored to be dating shortly thereafter but the rumors died down after the two didn’t respond because like all things the public has a short attention span. It turned out they were dating and after all these years George popped the question around lunar new year and now the couple is planning a wedding. They were at the Cartier store event in Taipei this week in a perfect synergy of putting a real life couple who is probably looking at wedding rings at one of the top jewelers in the world with plenty of selection. I love Annie’s green cut out dress and red heels combo, so bright and lovely, and George complements her nicely with his tan and white casual suited look. The giant Juste Un Clou he’s wearing on his wrist did take me for a loop, like who that thought increasing that design’s size was a good idea to make it look like an actual shackle.
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Why do these babies do this to me! I just want them to be happy and bask in their happy dating lives but no, denial is a River in Egypt and they just have to spring it at the finish … Continue reading
SETTV trotted out a splashy round up of leading men for its second half 2014 TW-drama line up and no one had a clue which drama would end up the ratings or quality winner. Months later and the verdict is … Continue reading
Taiwan’s biggest producer of nicely packaged idol dramas SETTV held a thank you banquet at the Taipei Le Meredien over the weekend, the second successive big celebrity packed event at the fancy hotel after Mark Chao and Gao Yuan Yuan‘s … Continue reading
I think S.Pop magazine might be the equivalent of Tiger Beat but for the Taiwan idol fan crowd. Nothing wrong with that, the only time I ignore a new issue is if it features leads from one of the SETTV … Continue reading
I’m getting more and more excited with the upcoming SETTV daily drama Love Cheque Charge (Happiness Voucher) starring George Hu, Yuan Ai Fei, and Kun Da. The three leads attended a drama promotional BBQ fan event at SETTV headquarters last … Continue reading
I always welcome a good daily drama which feels like an unassuming watch that takes nothing out of me. Commitment is not needed since one can stop and go without missing much, and it’s perfect as treadmill fodder. In the … Continue reading
The Taiwan drama gods are listening to my prayers because the third time will not be happening for the popular onscreen coupling of George Hu and Annie Chen. The WeiNi (or Winnie from their names Hu Yu Wei and Chen … Continue reading
SETTV has had more hits than misses for me this year. Just the incredible one-two Friday night punch of In a Good Way followed by Pleasantly Surprised (Love Myself or You) has been sublime drama nourishment for the eyes and … Continue reading
Given that this is just the subjective assessment of one major Taiwanese entertainment publication TVBS Magazine, it’s still pretty darn accurate in my estimation. The power rankings are out for the top Taiwanese entertainers of 2013 with ten selected from … Continue reading
I’m always amused by the dating gossip coming out of Taiwan entertainment. There is a noticeable lack of fake pearl clutching that happens in Korea where even the suggestion of dating is called a “scandal”. Even when a celebrity couple … Continue reading
There won’t be any new SETTV drama premiering in Taiwan from here until year end so the network has rolled out its annual Year End Drama Awards which is an audience vote prize that is clearly based on popularity. Other … Continue reading
You won’t believe the numbers of emails and comments I’ve gotten in the last week asking me to (1) recap King of Lan Ling, or (2) share my first impressions of it. I’ve been meaning to write about it but … Continue reading