Lam Fung + Miriam = 'Perfect Wedding' themesong.

林峰，我永遠愛你！！

Despite a lot of TVB misses lately, I can't help but falling in love with Lam Fung every damn time I see his perfect face. He was my first TVB crush (味美情緣 or Taste of Love) back in 2002. I've stayed faithful!

2PM's Junsu can sing.

All I have to say about this is that Junsu should be in YG. His voice is lightyears ahead of the rest of 2PM. Leave the dark side of K-Pop, Junsu!!



It's rare to find Junsu solos. The closest it comes are his duets with Jay Park which, as much as I love Jay (or his abs), he ain't no Junsu. Here is an unadultered solo.

Ngo Kanin, Round 2.

Not less than 3 hours ago, I declared my support for Ngo Kanin for Best Supporting Actor. Looks like I'm not the only one. Apple Daily interviewed him and revealed that netizens are in love with Spare Rib Boy's snot. (Explanation: His character - Spare Rib Boy - was falsely accused of murdering a gangster's son, so he nearly got a bullet in the brain. Spare Rib Boy freaked out, started crying, and probably pissed his pants.)

台慶最佳男配角大熱敖嘉年捱出頭
無綫劇集《巾幗梟雄之義海豪情》自播出後，飾演細膽排骨仔的敖嘉年連日慘被欺凌，每晚哭哭啼啼好不凄凉，其出色演繹淚滲觀眾心，隨即掀起網上排骨熱之餘，更令他人氣暴升，火速成為年底台慶頒獎禮的最佳男配角大熱，惡鬥至強勁敵林嘉華。(continued)

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J. Reyez + 'Little Miss Innocent'

J. Reyez f Chris Jackson on 'Little Miss Innocent'. Okay, making up for several months of delinquent blogging by going on a posting spree, and avoiding some work. This track is...going on my iPod. Listen, download, subscribe. It's been a good 2010 for Asian music.

Jason Chen does David Tao.

I am looooving Jason Chen right now. He just popped a Chinese cover for the youtube crowd. It's David Tao's 天天. If you're not familiar with Jason Chen, get familiar. I listen to a shitload of youtube artists, and this guy ain't playing. Currently rotating on the iPod is his cover of Far*East Movement's 'Rocketeer' with J. Reyez, who would be amazing even if he didn't do a massive hit cover of Taeyang's 'Wedding Dress'. Check out Jason Chen's latest and subscribe.

Don't steal from Wonder Girls, SNSD.

No fan of either JYP Entertainment or SM Entertainment, the dueling K-Pop powerhouses that beam up Wonder Girls and SNSD, respectively. But if I'm taking sides, why does this new SNSD concept seem so familiar? Oh yes, because Wonder Girls already owns the retro style.

Exhibit 1: SNSD teaser for "Hoot"




Exhibit 2: Wonder Girls' "2 Different Tears"



Exhibit 3: Wonder Girls' "Nobody"

Ron Ng + Red Butterfly

Yes, back in my TVB form. This is my spiritual television home. The Beeb is probably where I exist in reality, and the combined US networks are my careless flings. But ahh, TVB......so here is the song I've listened to most lately. Ron Ng sings the themesong for 巾幗梟雄 (Rosy Business) called 紅蝴蝶 (Red Butterfly).

Ngo Kanin for Best Supporting Actor, please!

I'm burning my eyeballs on a TVB binge. Currently watching 讀心神探 (Every Move You Make) only because it's slightly more interesting than most of the other offerings of late. I'm not particularly a Bowie fan, but he has a respectable record when it comes to appearing in shows that do not suck, quite an accomplishment these days.

What I really want to talk about, however, is the anniversary series. The sequel to last year's hit 巾幗梟雄 (Rosy Business) - 巾幗梟雄之義海豪情 (No Regrets) - started last Monday. In the buildup, I decided to watch the original since it was all over the place in early 2009. Meanwhile, I was still one hot mess back then and missed the whole affair. But I do remember that much of the city was arrested by this show. I was walking home when the last episode aired and saw quite a few folks gathered around a sushi restaurant's outdoor tv screen. Naturally, I played along like I knew what was going on and caught some of the show. In any case, I now have 25 glorious episodes waiting for me, and in about a week, I've gotten through 20. Not bad considering all the work I've been bringing home plus catching up on 讀心神探 and rushing through 3-4 BBC shows.

So far I've only seen 2 full episodes of 巾幗梟雄之義海豪情 but that was enough to convince me to blog about one 敖嘉年 (Ngo Kanin). And let's go ahead and establish that I've crushed on him since 隨時候命 (Always Ready) when he played Charmain's moody brother. 巾幗梟雄 propelled him to substantial fame in Hong Kong though, and he was rewarded Most Improved Actor for his role as a total bastard in that show. Kanin definitely made a bitch of a villain, but I absolutely love his overly polite, good boy characters; his Yau Bong in 胭脂水粉 (The Charm Beneath) was syrupy sweet. I'm happy to say that he returns to form in 巾幗梟雄之義海豪情. Kanin plays 唐吉 (Tong Kat), or 排骨仔 (Pai Gwut Zai/Spare Ribs Boy), a country bumpkin who loves his granny and goes to the big city to become a police officer. The kid is so, so innocent and thus gets picked on by everyone. The real treasure though is Kanin, who captures scrawny little Pai Gwut perfectly. And this post is mainly to say that he better win the Best Supporting Actor Award this year. He is a-mazing.