CRIEnglish.com reported, “Chinese pop diva Faye Wong is expecting her third child, due next April.”

“Wong’s agent confirmed Tuesday that the star is forty days pregnant with her second child with her husband, actor Li Yapeng.”

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CRIEnglish.com reported, “Actor Li Yapeng has reconciled with the reporters he attacked Wednesday in the Bangkok airport, but further details of a settlement are still under discussion.”

“Li Yapeng and his singer wife, Faye Wong, arrived in Bangkok with their two daughters on Wednesday for a transfer flight back to China, after attending Tony Leung and Carina Lau’s wedding ceremony in Bhutan earlier this week.”

“There, the family was quickly surrounded by throngs of Hong Kong entertainment reporters waiting there for glimpses of celebrity guests from the wedding. A male photographer rushed over to two-year-old Li Yan, the younger daughter who has been protected from media exposure, where he was attacked by her angry father.”

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I know that I’m going against the major fan base especially those who love “Final Fantasy VII” but I enjoyed “Final Fantasy VIII” much more and I loved the ending theme by Faye Wong. Hard to believe the game and song is almost ten years old but nevertheless, I pick this as the music video of the day. Something old school.

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CRIEnglish.com reported, “Chinese singer and actress Faye Wong was Wednesday named Asia’s sexiest vegetarian woman in a poll run by animal rights group PETA.”

“Wong, often called the “heavenly queen” or the “diva of Asia,” beat last year’s winner Maggie Q, star of “Mission: Impossible III,” in the vote organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).”

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“A beautiful album from 1994 by Faye Wong featuring her hits from films such as ‘Chung King Express’ and ‘Mermaid Got Married’ and an album showcasing Wong’s artistic side and her awesomely beautiful vocals and cool music. This earlier album release shows why she ranks high on the list of Mandopop singers ever and why she is on Guiness Book of World Records as the best selling Cantopop artist ever. Stylish presentation, beautiful vocals that are experimented artistically in various musical settings and Faye Wong is just overall an awesome artist!”

ARTIST: Faye Wong (Wong Fei)

ALBUM: Sky (Tian Kong)

LABEL: Cinepoly

CATALOG #: C70046/CP 50183

DURATION: 44:38

RELEASE DATE: 1994

1. Sky
2. Chessman
3. Angel
4. Shadow
5. Sky (unplugged)
6. Miss
7. Fixedness
8. Reserved
9. Break Loose
10. Vow

I remember watching Faye Wong in the Wong Kar-Wai film “Chung King Express” and instantly fell in love with her music and her spunky personality.

Her songs showcased her awesome vocals, her songwriting ability and also cool music but most of all, not settling with a certain singing style, she did things her way. Especially how she is known for her yodeling (she even participated in a Cocteau Twins track where she yodeled who she collaborated with in other tracks).

Her music has attracted fans around the world and she has been designated the title of tianhou (heavenly queen) and of course, attracted many International fans through her “Final Fantasy VIII” song “Eyes on Me”.

But back in 1994, I made my first Mandopop purchase with “Sky”. At the time, the album was among her few Mandopop albums released but also received rave reviews for her artistic expression.

The first track “Sky” was a song I first heard in the film “Mermaid Got Married” starring Ekin Cheng and Christy Chung. A beautiful ballad.

The second track “Chessman” is a song that I just love because of its musical arrangement and Wong’s vocals. I just love that orchestral feel of the song.

The third track “Angel” was the ending theme for “Mermaid Got Married”. I used to listen to this song a gajillion times in my car. I just fell in love with her vocal style in this song and very stylish and how she sings throughout the song in the background, it’s just a Faye Wong style that I just love!

The fourth track “Shadow” was a track featuring another well sung track that utilized acoustic guitar and percussion.

The fifth track “Sky” (unplugged) features a different version of the first track which was more ballad and had an earthy, symphonic feel. This version features more acoustic guitar, harmonica and bongo drums.

The sixth track “Miss” is another track that has an orchestral feel and a beautiful ballad.

The seventh track “Fixedness” is more or less a rock instrumental with Faye Wong humming for the first half and then nearly two minutes into the song, we hear Faye Wong singing.

The eighth track “Reserved” is awesome! The song just starts out with only Wong’s beautiful vocals. No music until the second verse. This is probably my favorite ballad from Faye Wong. Just wonderful!

The ninth track “Break Loose” is the cover of the popular Cranberries song “Dreams”. This version features the mandopop version while the actual “Chung King Express” version featured the Cantopop version.

The final tenth track titled “Vow” is an awesome song that I actually fell in love with after I heard her sing this song live. Awesome! I loved how traditional instruments were used in the song and just a very beautiful song.

The CD insert booklet is actually quite stylish. One thing I love about Faye Wong albums is the use of photography and this booklet features cool photos and the lyrics are handwritten. Very stylish presentation.

It’s been a few years now since I pulled this CD out and listened to it. Throughout the 90’s, I listened to this album so many times over and over again because it’s a beautiful album and even 14 years later since the original release of this album, the music still sounds fresh and cool today.

Not only is this album stylish musically, vocally and even the album insert itself is quite stylish. “Sky” is a remarkable album that I’m happy to own.

Fourteen years later and still, definitely recommended!

CRIEnglish.com reported, “Chinese pop diva Faye Wong may attend China Central Television’s Olympic charity event, “You Are the Torch Holder,” on January 10 in Beijing, her first public performance since her withdrawal last year.”

“The newspaper Chongqing Times reported on Sunday that the event, focused on the moving stories of Olympic torch bearers and the grand mission of the torch relay, is the most important charity event centered on Olympic torch holders since their selection.”

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BUY THIS DVD

CAST: Faye Wong, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Kai-fai, Gigi Lai and more.
DIRECTED BY: Gordon Chan
HK MOVIE DATABASE URL: http://www.hkmdb.com/db/reviews/show_review.
mhtml?id=3338
DURATION: 99 minutes
TYPE OF MOVIE: Comedy
NOTE:  Reviewed Mei Ah DVD version with removable English subtitles (All Region)

JENNY wakes up one morning and decides to leave her lover. He is triad boss SATO. She takes a bag of Sato’s money, which is the ransom money to TANG, a thief who has a diary with explicit details of Sato’s triad activities. Tang is deeply in need of cash. By chance, he meets a cop LO and his girlfriend who are vacationing in Okinawa. Lo is eager to catch Tong. In the process of planning for the robbery, both Tang and Lo fall in love with Jenny. Lo even breaks up with his longtime girlfriend for her. As for Tang who has never given anything to women, suddenly finds himself playing a dangerous game of love with Jenny….

DVD EXTRAS:

*  English/Chinese removable subtitles
*  “Miles Apart” Trailer

KNOWN DVD SECRET(S): None that I know of

DVD REVIEW:

I was so excited to get this DVD because it’s been a long time since I saw Faye Wong in a movie.  Well, for those who are wondering if the movie was worth the wait, I hope to disappoint you but it’s not.

I literally didn’t care for any of the characters and I felt I was watching and trying to enjoy this movie because of Faye.  There are just too many things going on in this movie.  You have two thieves, one ex-girlfriend of a thief, one ex-girlfriend of a cop with her friend, one friend that works with one ex-girlfriend of a thief who later becomes the girl of a thief…you get the picture.

If there is one thing beautiful is where the movie was filmed.  Okinawa looks beautiful in this movie.  The places they go to is pretty cool too.  The classic music from the 50’s was cool but the storyline was to disjointed.  Everyone in this movie wants something from someone and they are all connected.  Sounds like a 12 episode drama series trying to fit into 2 hours.

The movie is ok but not anything that makes me want to see it again and I’m not sure what I was expecting but I was disappointed.  It’s a shame because this movie has a few talented individuals in it.

As for the DVD, the subs have plenty of bad typos, the video quality was typical for Mei Ah and not much else.

Faye does look beautiful in this movie though!

THE MOVIE: C-
THE DVD EXTRAS: C-
THE DVD OVERALL: C-