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Stefanie Sun Shines as Singaporean Pop Sensation

April 10th, 2007 by dd

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There’s no arguing with success — and few artistes in Singapore have enjoyed more of it than Stefanie Sun.Already unrivalled as the nation’s most popular musical export, Stefanie reinforced her claim to superstardom last week by selling a record 500,000 copies of her latest album in China in just seven days.

Against the Light, which has reached gold status (6,000 copies) in Singapore on pre-orders alone, is album No 10 for Stefanie since the singer launched her career in 2000, but fans can rest assured that their idol has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

“Music is a vast and infinite thing,” Stefanie said “There are still many kinds of music I would like to experiment with.”

While her commercial success is especially impressive at a time when the industry is under siege by pirates and sound-alike artists, Stefanie made clear she isn’t one to measure success by quantity alone.

Want to learn more about Stefanie Sun… head on over the jump!

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Stefanie Sun Extorted on Egypt Video Shoot

March 2nd, 2007 by dd

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Pop singer Stefanie Sun did not face guns or armed robbers in Egypt, as some stories had reported. But she and a film crew - there to shoot two music videos - did lose more than US$10,000 to a mystery man in Cairo.

It was her first visit to Egypt. Money had been paid to a ’stranger who claimed he had government connections’ and had reportedly turned up uninvited with the local guide. The man reportedly said that he had weapons at his disposal. What he did have: A portable credit-card machine. The man then allegedly demanded ‘payment’ every few hours as the crew moved from location to location for filming.

Even Stefanie, 29, ended up charging US$3,500 to her card. The man had reportedly ‘turned nasty’ after the crew decided to continue filming in Cairo instead of going to Alexandria - a six-hour drive from Cairo - as planned. The change in plan was because Stefanie had fallen ill. The shoot was cancelled after that.

‘She told me those guys (guide and companion) were not polite and acted badly,’ a confidante said. ‘But she’s very thankful to the Singapore Embassy for its help.’ (Source)

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Kissing 101: Asians Do It Better

January 10th, 2007 by dd

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Last week two Singaporean singers, JJ Lin and A-Do, shared a smooch in the sixth and final leg of the ‘Just JJ World Tour‘ in Taipei. A same-sex lip lock shocked the audience, due more to its unexpectedness than its implications.

Do people really get worked up over Girl/ Girl or Boy/ Boy kisses anymore? It’s a bit ‘old hat’ by now and it’s not as if Asian audiences haven’t seen it before with Stefanie Sun and Jolin Tsai, Tanya Chua and Fish Leong, and in another variation, Stefanie and Fish. And in the US, Madonna and Britney Spears did it in front of millions of television viewers on that conservative little station, MTV.

According to the online site, Electric Singapore, JJ and A-do, who has been his regular concert guest star, had previously kissed each other on the cheeks or held hands in some of the other five shows, triggering reports and rumours about their sexuality.

Before this most recent kiss, however, A-do, 32, had teased: ‘I didn’t bring any presents, so shall I give (him) a French kiss?’ To which the 25-year-old singer songwriter egged A-do on, adding that ‘Jolin and Elva (Hsiao) kissed in the former’s concert, so shall we have a male version? I’ve never kissed a guy before!’

JJ then suggested the unthinkable stunt: ‘Let’s do it mouth to mouth.’ However, when A-do took a step forward, JJ stepped back immediately. He declared: ‘I must first clarify that we like girls.’

*YAWN* Listening to people talk about their intention to kiss is about as exciting as watching Bush trying to put a sentence together without stumbling like an idiot.

What was interesting was A-Do’s comment afterwards when he remarked, “’Kissing him is like kissing a little kid. It’s more like I sayang (Malay for ’showing affection’) him… Don’t worry, I’ll take responsibility!”.

Hello?! Who the hell kisses little kids on the mouth affectionately?! EWWWWW!!!

Sorry for that imagery. To help alleviate those images, I’ve included links that show other more appealing lip locks. The first is a “Kissing How To” for the kissing impaired.
(Warning: graphic but not really) CLICK HERE

The other is a gratuitous girl/ girl kissing montage from The ‘L’ Word… the Dumpling has sunk to new lows to get your attention. CLICK HERE

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The kiss that shocked the world… for about a minute

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Other unfortunate moments in same species kissing: Paris and an unknown boyfriend

Posted in Taiwan, Singapore, Music, Jolin Tsai, Tanya Chua, Elva Hsiao, JJ Lin, A-Do, Stefanie Sun, Fish Leong | No Comments »