Chinese Female Stars Turning 30 in 2011

30 is another new chapter in life, especially for females; you're not those youthful girls that you once were. Here's a list of Chinese female artists turning 30 this year. For some of them, you don't really see that '30' on their faces. Then for some of them, you'll be like, WOW, they're 30 already? Let me know if you know more! **The number in ( ) is their birthday DATE** January  Gillian Chung (21) February  Selena Li (12) Macy Chan (22) March (none yet) April Aimee...

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TVB Actresses Take About 10 Years to Become 'TV Queen'

You can't just win the title "TV Queen" (視后) with only several years of acting experiences. Looking at the past winners, they all spent nearly 10 years in the showbiz before bringing that award home. Charmaine Sheh - 10 years Charmaine is the 1997 Miss Hong Kong 2nd runner-up. Her acting was criticized when she made her debut to the showbiz. After 9 years of hard work, she was crowned TV Queen with series "Maiden's Vow" in 2006. Ada Choi - 10 years Also Miss Hong Kong 2nd runner-up (1989), Ada...

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TVB Anniversary Feature: Charmaine Sheh

Charmaine Sheh Sze Man (佘詩曼) is definitely one of the most successful TVB "fa-dans" in 2000s. The actress joined TVB after winning 3rd place in 1997's Miss Hong Kong Pageant. Her first series is Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain (1999). But her acting was criticized in the beginning, especially her "little chicken voice" (squeaky voice). She then spent half of a year to try to remove the "little chicken voice" and kept improving her acting. Her improvement is notable in many series, such as her first...

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TVB Anniversary Feature: Evergreen Mak

Evergreen/Makbau Mak Cheung Ching (麥長青) is one of those actors in TVB who spent many years to reach where he stands now. Joined TVB after losing the 1987's "Super New Star Competition" (超級新星大賽), Makbau (meaning "wheat bread") starred in many series as those non-important roles in the beginning. Then finally getting heavier roles, like the forensic professional in Detective Investigation Files II (1995) and Sha Zeng in TVB's Journey to the West (1996, 1998) [second pic]. But he still could not...

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TVB Anniversary Feature: Raymond Wong

Raymond Wong Ho Yin (黃浩然) was a movie person for many years. His handsomeness certainly brought him attention and job opportunities. The actor was discovered by director Johnnie To in late 90s and had a smooth film career since then: Needing You, Wu Yen, Love Undercover, Colour of the Truth, etc. But in fact, his acting was actually not good, as confirmed by his mentor Johnnie To. The film industry was going down at the same time, causing this movie person to have a decline in jobs. Then he decided...

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TVB Anniversary Feature: Sheren Tang

(I admire her A LOT.) Graduated from TVB's 1984 acting class, Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯) is already the lead in her first series. Her youthful girl roles captured the audience's attention immediately. Several years later, she left Hong Kong to attend an interior design program, and thought of quitting the showbiz. Then she joined ATV when she came back, and filmed several notable series such as I Have a Date With Spring. Several years later, she returned to TVB. This time, she captured the audience...

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TVB Anniversary Feature: Jessica Hsuan

Believe it or not, Jessica Hester Hsuan (宣萱) has been working for TVB for almost 20 years now. Discovered by TVB in 1991, the actress rose to fame with her role as Samantha Ching in File of Justice IV (1995). Since then, she has become one of the "fa dans" (TVB A-list actress) in TVB. More of her well-known roles include Michelle in Cold Blood Warm Heart (1996), Siu Fong Fong in Old Time Buddy (1997), Ling Choi Fung in Square Pegs (2002), Ko Hei Man in Just Love (2005), and Carmen in Dicey Business...

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Myolie Wu & Jessica Hsuan Fight to Guess Interesting Japanese Products

Besides cars, Japanese are also known for their creative and cool creations for everyday life. Lately reporters bring two interesting Japanese products to TV City and let TVB stars to guess what these products are use for. Besides having creative imaginations, these stars are very playful, too---Myolie Wu & Jessica Hsuan are careless of their heavy accessories and costumes and even fight to guess the right answer. Reporters ask Myolie to guess the function of a mini handgun and she immediately...

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HK Actresses Who Financially Support Boyfriends

Jessica Hsuan The well-known TVB actress announced to get married by next year and will have children. But it's rumored that she bought a 500k HKD worth Mercedes Benz for her veterinarian boyfriend. Although her boyfriend's salary isn't that bad, but compared to Jessica's, it's still not that much. Cecilia Cheung The mother of two has revealed in a Taiwanese TV show that when she was 16, she once worked several jobs just to support her boyfriend. It's known she had to pay for rent, tuition, and...

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Fan-made Kelly Chen Robot!

36-years-old HK designer Ricky Ma spent half of a year and a little over $3,000USD to create this Kelly Chen robot. He utilized his free time to make this master piece at home. Because he doesn't have enough money now, robot's hands and legs can't move yet. He said if he has enough budget in the future, he plans to make a Bruce Lee robot. This robot is so much alike to the real Kelly Chen!! Take a look at these two clips: The making of Kelly Chen robot: The robot in actio...

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[Feature] TVB's 'Green Leaf' Actors - Supporting Actors Version Part 1

You've seen these actors in many series, but you just can't recall their names...or do you even know their names? In this special feature, Kay introduces you these "green leaf actors" (minor characters who always appear in different series), because they really do deserve some applause from us. Without them, how can the leads seem important and starry?  Supporting Actors Version Part 1 Ram Chiang Chi Kwong 蔣志光I'm sure you've seen him in many series before, often plays homosexuals, little man,...

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