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Imai Tsubasa (今井翼) has spread his wings (“Tsubasa” means “Wing” in Japanese) and released his solo debut single Backborn, almost 8 years after entering the music scene with Takizawa Hideaki (滝沢秀明) as duo Tackey & Tsubasa (タッキー＆翼). No, it’s not a typo or spelling error; “backborn” is a word invented by the 28-year-old from “backbone” and “born”, to illustrate his intention to go back to his roots. And from the name of the 2 concert tours Tsubasa held in Japan last year, his roots would be none other than Dance & Rock.

Long-time fans will marvel at how much Tsubasa has grown with this brand new offering. As his first step to carve out a name for himself, the talented dancer chose to go with a rock number instead of standing firm to his established image as one of Johnny’s “Dancing Kings”. Even the lyrics, penned by the man himself, seem to suggest that he’s not going to just let his wings ride along with the wind, but to show the world who he really is, as he roars that he’s “born to be wild”, “born to be free”, and “born to fly”.

The promotional video (PV), included in the bonus DVD in the “Music Clip” edition, accentuated the rock element well, where the flamenco enthusiast turns into the lead vocalist of a band, working his microphone stand skillfully while throwing a sure-kill look as he lets out a soft breath after the last chorus. It’d be interesting if he’d actually performed a choreography for this upbeat tune.

The song “Backborn” appears to be a showcase of what Tsubasa has absorbed and learnt over time performing other songs of the same genre such as “Samurai” and “Toriko” (“Prisoner”) instead of a virgin attempt. His vocals also proved to have matured into a deeper, richer voice compared to the younger, shallower singing in Tackey & Tsubasa’s debut album, Hatachi.

The coupling track “Kimi to nara” (translated as “If I am with you”) is an instant favourite, where the sweet guy belts out lines such as “守り抜く心を誓うさ” (translated as “I vow with my heart I’ll protect you till the end”) and “例え君が挫けそうな時も / そばにいるから My Precious You” (translated as “At times you feel defeated, I’ll be near, my precious you”), written as a message to his supporters. This lighthearted soft rock arrangement complements these saccharine words, and has the potential of topping karaoke charts as you hum along with him, “Baby, baby, baby”.

[ASAP], included only in the regular edition, is closer to the slightly techno dance genre that Tsubasa’s generally associated with, similar to his other songs like “Slave of Love” and “Edge”. It’s a motivational track that challenges you to “有言でTry” (try without going back on your word) and “勇敢にFly” (fly bravely). There’re some random abbreviations though, that left listeners to their imagination. “T4U” = “Tsubasa for you”?

Backborn is actually a platform for Tsubasa to convey his message, through writing the words for the entire single: that he wants to break out of his shell, to be himself and fly. It was a good choice to experiment different genres while still keeping a reasonable distance within the image he’s established so far. If there’re plans for a next release, UrbanWire hopes he’d go all out to show off what he does best: dance.

Title: Backborn
Artiste: 今井翼 Imai Tsubasa
Language: Japanese
Record Label: Avex Trax
Release Date: Feb 24, 2010

Tracklist:

1. Backborn
2. 君となら Kimi to nara
3. [ASAP]

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The Spy Next Door was released in cinemas just a month ago, and Jackie Chan churns out another offering in time for Chinese New Year and Valentines’ Day. He plays the role of the Foot Soldier and sole survivor of the Liang army in action-comedy Little Big Soldier. Set in some hundred years B.C., before the emperor of the Qin Dynasty unified the country into one China, the plot revolves around the fictional encounter between Jackie’s character and the General (played by Wang Lee Hom) of the Wei troops who ambushed and triumphed over Liang.

Their fate began when the Soldier, whose greatest wish is to lead a peaceful life on his own farm, captured the injured General so he may exchange his captive for a great reward, including 5 mou [an Chinese unit to define area, where 1 mou ≈ 667m²] of land. The duo bickered and argued along the way back to Liang, while collaborating at crucial times to escape from tight situations, including a ferociously hungry bear and a native tribe intending to enslave them.

^{The Foot Soldier (Jackie Chan, right) holds the General (Wang Lee Hom) captive in hopes of exchanging him for a great reward from King of Liang.}

As with all movies with Jackie Chan’s name, there were lots of fighting scenes with cheeky humour smack in the middle of kicks and punches, especially the several exchanges between Soldier and General. It definitely lived up to expectations of its genre, and you’ll walk out of the cinema mimicking the Soldier’s pet phrase, “挺好的 (Not bad)” or hum the song that belts out the route to his home from the Mountain of Liang.

^{The Foot Soldier (Jackie Chan) and the General (Wang Lee Hom) often exchange blows throughout their journey.}

^{The Foot Soldier (Jackie Chan) and the General (Wang Lee Hom) often exchange blows throughout their journey.}

Lee Hom’s realistic portrayal of the General came as a pleasant surprise, as his well-established image of a talented, gentlemanly musician conflicts with the general perception of, well, a General. The 33-year-old brought out the proud air and high-and-mighty aura required of the role through his stern facial expressions and glares.

^{Wang Lee Hom as General of Wei army}

^{Wang Lee Hom as General of Wei army}

Besides the Taiwanese heartthrob, another eye-candy to look out for would be Steve Seung-jun Yoo, former Korean pop idol and new addition to Jackie Chan’s entertainment management company, who makes his big screen debut as Wen, the Prince of Wei, and showing off some well-toned abs and biceps.

^{Steve Yoo as Wen, the Prince of Wei}

^{Steve Yoo as Wen, the Prince of Wei}

However, it’s advisable to leave your logic and reasoning outside the theatre before stepping in. The best way to enjoy this 95-min chain of events is to treat each scene as separate entities, or you may be yawning and checking your watch by the time General caught Soldier’s virus of singing to the mountains. A range of random characters appearing out of nowhere, such as the forest natives and the scout from Liang who never seems to understand the situation, doesn’t help reduce the confusion either.

^{The Foot Soldier (Jackie Chan, right) and the scout from country of Liang (left)}

Remember to stay back for a while until the credits end to catch the hilarious behind-the-scenes footage and take a peek into the NGs and instances of Jackie fumbling his lines.

Release Details:

Title: 大兵小将 Little Big Soldier
Opens: Feb 14 at Cathay cineplexes and other local cinemas
Duration: 95 mins
Language: Mandarin (with English subtitles)
Rating: PG
Genre: Action Comedy
Director: Ding Sheng
Cast: Jackie Chan, Wang Lee Hom, Steve Seung-jun Yoo

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When you first see Momo 小蜜桃姐姐 on TV and hear her speak, you may wonder why on earth is she trying so hard to act cute. But this kids’ show host proves her worth over the 8 years in the industry and is now one of the most popular idols among children in Taiwan, juggling more than a handful of regular variety shows.

Following our previous interview with up-and-coming Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao, UrbanWire chats with Momo about her experiences in the kitchen.

Momo will team up with Godfrey to pit their culinary skills against the Michelle team (Michelle Chia and Michelle Chong) in 3-Plus-1 II on Feb 17, over MediaCorp Channel 8. The bubbly personality will appear again on Mar 10, pairing up with Macy Chen this time to compete with Koh Yah Hwee and Nat Ho.

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UrbanWire looks at some mobile computing solutions for 2010 that weigh less than a full-grown Chihuahua.

Fujitsu Lifebook MH380

^{Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 in Diamond Black (Image courtesy of Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific)}

Called a “mini-notebook”, the Lifebook MH380 weighs at 1.27kg and boasts the performance of a full-sized laptop. It definitely doesn’t lose out with a 250GB harddisk, pre-loaded Windows 7 operating system, a 1.3megapixel camera and up to 7.7 hours of battery life on a full charge. It’s disappointing, however, that it comes with only 1GB DDR2 RAM when some machines out there offer at least double.

The Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 is available at a recommended retail price of $1,088 with GST.

Fujitsu Lifebook UH900

^{Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 in Fiery Red (Images courtesy of Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific)}

Looking for something even smaller? The LifeBook UH900 weighs less than 500g, about half the size of the average netbook, yet doesn’t scrimp on what’s offered in the bundle. It comes with a 2GB DDR2 RAM, a 62GB SSD (solid-state drive) harddisk, Windows 7 Home Premium, and embedded 3.5G (HSPA) WWAN connectivity. It’s a pity though, that the batteries last up to just 3 hours, for a gadget most would use for surfing the net while chilling out at a favourite cafe.

The Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 will be available from Jan 30, at a recommended retail price of $1,988 with GST.

Samsung N220 & N210

^{Samsung N210 in Glossy White (Images courtesy of Samsung)}

If you’re the kind that can’t tear your eyes off your notebook’s screen, the Samsung N220/N210 series will have you rejoicing over its 10.1″ LED anti-reflective display that doesn’t give you any mirror effect “under bright lights or sunny weather”. Batteries lasting for 12 hours on a full charge and a scratch-resistant exterior also score bonus points for these slightly heavier machines, with the N220 and N210 tipping the scales at 1.32kg and 1.34kg respectively.

The Samsung N220 is available at a recommended retail price of $799 and the N210 at $749.

More information here:

Fujitsu LifeBook MH380

Fujitsu LifeBook UH900

Samsung N220 / N210

Telling the whole world what you’re up to is the current “in” thing, and mobile phone companies such as INQ Mobile facilitate this cultivated habit of young people by incorporating applications for these functions as part of their default factory settings.

^{(Image courtesy of INQ Mobile)}

The INQ Chat 3G aims to integrate the 2 most popular social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook – into 1, to keep the user and his/her friends “always-on” the ball with each other.

Its striking appearance will appeal to you if you have high standards for the aesthetics of a device you’ll interact with almost every minute of your life.  The full range consists of 7 colours from the business-like black/gray to striking lime green and bright yellow, but unfortunately only red is available locally for this SingTel-exclusive handset.

^{(Image courtesy of INQ Mobile)}

You shouldn’t expect the INQ Chat to be as powerful as a smartphone, it’s more of a texting machine to keep you connected to the world, and tell everyone your answer to “What are you doing now?”

Watch your tweet count multiply exponentially as you punch away on this baby with the Twitter app, it’s so much fun that it’s almost sinful. If you were already at least half addicted to Twitter, your infatuation will explode from the second you get your hands on this gadget. Go on, tell the world about your life by the millisecond. Just remember never to log yourself out, to avoid the initial tedious process of loading, loading, and loading your timeline every time you log in.

^{(Image courtesy of INQ Mobile)}

One of the big factors that contribute to this potential Twitter craze is the QWERTY keyboard, with buttons that feel solid with a silent click when pressed, perfect for those who need some reassurance that they’ve definitely punched the key. It may pose some challenges though, if you have large hands and/or long fingernails.

You can also share the photo of the moment by using the mention-worthy 3.2megapixel camera, which takes decent pictures with minimal noise. Simply go to your image gallery, and under the ‘Send’ option, you can choose to include the image in an MMS, attach it in an email, transfer it via Bluetooth to your friends, or post it up on Twitter or Facebook for the universe to see.

Another cool aspect is the messaging inbox. Other than SMS (Short Messaging Service), you can also check if you’ve got any new Twitter direct messages, Facebook personal messages, emails (for the accounts already set up) and even Facebook pokes and friend requests, all “pushed” to you as long as you’re logged in.

The other main selling point of this model, the Facebook app, was disappointing though. Basically the app was designed for you to keep track of your friends’ status updates, and your pokes, friend requests and inbox messages. The news feed is displayed in a minimalist fashion, and while there may be a tab that reads ‘Photos’, all it does is lead you to a page in your browser, instead of allowing you to browse through the photos within the app. Another less-than-satisfactory point is when searching for a particular friend, typing the first name yields no result. You’ll have to type the family name to find him/her, and then write on his/her Facebook wall.

^{(Image courtesy of INQ Mobile)}

You can also chat on instant messaging services such as Windows Live Messenger and happily gossip away with your friends on that addictive QWERTY keyboard. The small screen is a disadvantage though, if any of your friends loves blabbering in paragraphs you may have to scroll quite a bit to see the whole chunk.

Another drawback would be the variety of apps available for the INQ Chat, which definitely can’t be compared to the diversity of the Apple App Store or the Android Market.

This mobile phone will never match up to its more intelligent cousins in terms of flexibility and customisability, but it functions well as an affordable alternative for Twitter and Facebook addicts, as it comes free with a new 2-year SingTel “enhanced data bundled mobile plan”.

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Taiwanese singer Rachel Liang Wen Yin will be in Singapore end of this month to promote her latest album Love, Always Exists.

UrbanWire is giving away 3 pairs of tickets to Rachel’s Love, Always Exists Music Showcase, courtesy of Universal Music Singapore.

Details:

Rachel Liang “Love, Always Exists” Music Showcase
梁文音 [愛一直存在] LIVE BAND音樂會
Date: Jan 30, Saturday
Time: 6.30pm (Doors open at 6pm)
Venue: Lunar Asian Fusion Bar

Rachel will also be holding an autograph session during this promotional trip:

Rachel Liang “Love, Always Exists” Photograph/Autograph Session
梁文音 [愛一直存在] 合影簽唱會
Date: Jan 29, Friday
Time: 7pm
Venue: Tampines One, Level 1 Atrium

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After disappearing from local TV screens for half a year, MediaCorp artiste Rui En will be counting down to Chinese New Year with her new Channel 8 drama series, Happy Family. The soon-to-be-28 Rui En sheds her career woman image to portray Yang Xiao Dong, who co-owns a shop in Chinatown with her grandfather Dong Jianye (played by Chen Shu Cheng). Jianye, who’s 70 years old, is known to have no family members other than his adopted granddaughter Xiao Dong.

^{(All images courtesy of MediaCorp Channel 8) Rui En overturns her career woman image to portray “plain Jane” Xiao Dong.}

Next to Xiao Dong’s business premises is a store that sells ladies’ garments and lingerie, where university graduate Chen Haojie (Shaun Chen) temporarily helps out at after being retrenched during the economic recession. Although Haojie is already attached to a girl he’s known even before he completed his tertiary education, Xiao Dong admires him with a teenager’s pure innocent heart.

^{Shaun Chen plays Haojie, a retrenched university graduate temporarily helping his uncle sell lingerie.}

One day, a young Japanese man Noguchi Nariyasu (Remus Kam) drops by Xiao Dong’s shop, and explains that his father Dong Jinxing (Chen Tianwen) is Jianye’s son. Jianye chases him away immediately, while Xiao Dong keeps her confusion and suspicions within her. On his second visit, Nariyasu reveals that Jianye actually has 2 sons, Jinxing and Muxing (Darren Lim), as well as a daughter named Shuixing (Ann Kok).

In this family-focused drama series, it wasn’t just Rui En who had a makeover for the show, but MediaCorp actress Cynthia Koh also had to get a perm with huge curls and put on a fat suit under the harsh sun and humid weather for her role as Muxing’s wife, Mei-e.

^{Cynthia Koh also changes her appearance drastically for her role Mei-e in Happy Family.}

The plot develops when Jianye confides in Xiao Dong and Nariyasu in hospital that he wants to see his family again and take a family portrait. The 2 main characters embark on a journey together to look for Jianye’s children and fulfill the old man’s wish.

Happy Family premieres next Tuesday and airs every Monday to Friday at 9pm on MediaCorp Channel 8.

Taiwanese heartthrob Eddie Peng may be the male lead in the best-selling local movie in Taiwan last year, but the boy-next-door went through low tide as he sorts out complicated contractual issues with his previous company. Hear Me, which broke the 10-million mark in box office sales in Taiwan (equivalent to about S$430,000), became like a flashlight that helps him find his way out of this dark tunnel.

The 26-year-old is known for his “sunny boy” image and started his showbiz career when he appeared in a TV commercial as a child. He moved to Canada at 14 years old, and subsequently starred in his first drama series Tomorrow in 2002 when he bumped into the director, who happened to be the same man behind the said commercial, when he was back in Taiwan. For the past 7-odd years Eddie took on various roles in idol dramas such as Scent of Love, Wayward Kenting and Honey Clover, movies such as My DNA Says I Love You and My So-called Love, and even period dramas such as Chinese Paladin and The Young Warriors.

This time, in Hear Me, the outgoing actor continued to show off his humorous side with the wide spectrum of facial expressions he’s known for, as well as body language, which is even more important as half his lines are actually in sign language. Eddie’s role, a 20-something young man named Tian Kuo whose family owns a small restaurant, falls in love with hearing-impaired girl Yang Yang (played by Ivy Chen Yi Han) and woos her through hand signals rather than sweet words.

^{Eddie (right) was in town last month with director Cheng Fen Fen to promote his movie Hear Me}

UrbanWire met up with the friendly actor when he stopped by Singapore last month, and finds out some behind-the-scenes stories while he filmed the movie!

Hear Me opened in Taiwan in August last year, and is now showing in Singapore cinemas.

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The first thing you’ll notice about Taiwanese actor Godfrey Gao is his extraordinary height. Standing at an amazing 195cm, he definitely towers above most people he meets, and may seem a little distant. It doesn’t help that the Canadian-bred has a quiet personality.

Godfrey recently dropped by Caldecott Hill for a recording of MediaCorp Channel 8’s culinary programme, 3-Plus-1 II, and tried his hand at cooking 3 Chinese dishes he’d never prepared before.

^{Godfrey Gao (second from left) with 3-Plus-1 host Zeng Guo Cheng (middle) and this episode’s guests.}

In between his recording slots, UrbanWire brought the cool-looking 25-year-old down to chair-level, who proved our initial impression of him wrong as he shares a tip of dicing onions and his hilarious experience making macaroni and cheese!

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Taiwanese singer Peter Pan may not be able to fly you to Never Never Land, but he took an airplane to Singapore and had an early Christmas celebration with his fans in Red Dawn Communications office on Dec 8. The first season One Million Star finalist gladly obliged to requests from the office ladies to take photographs together and have their names written on the autographed posters and singles he prepared as Christmas presents.

^{Peter Pan (second row, second from left) with staff of Red Dawn Communications and Y.E.S. 933 DJ Peifen (first row, second from right)}

UrbanWire grabbed the chance to interview the young rising star who just released his debut album a couple of months ago, and Peter enthusiastically tells us about his favourite sweet, his impression of Singapore and his most memorable Christmas!

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UrbanWire asked some Asian and local celebs to tell us what their Christmas wishes would be, if anything they desire can be granted!

Taiwanese singer Peter Pan: “I want to dress up as Santa Claus and visit all my co-workers’ homes to give them presents, and fulfill their wishes. That’s because I’m a 夢想家!” (夢想家 is the title of Peter’s debut album released a couple of months ago, which can refer to either dreamer or someone who realises dreams.)

Peter Pan’s debut album Dreamer is available in stores.

Taiwanese director Cheng Fen Fen (left): “I hope one day my movie can be seen by people all over the world, not just in places with a majority of Chinese people, and they’ll all like it!”

Taiwanese actor Eddie Peng: “My wish is very simple. 2009 was a year that gave me many happy and unhappy memories… I hope that after Christmas, in the coming year, I’ll be very happy, carefree and can continue working… just a very simple wish.”

Hear Me (聽說), directed by Cheng Fen Fen and starring Eddie Peng, Chen Yihan and Michelle Chen, first released in Taiwan cinemas on Aug 28 and will be showing in Singapore from Jan 7, 2010.

Hong Kong rap group LMF: “We hope that there can be mutual respect for people, less war and natural disasters, and that we’ll have many vivid memories of our Hong Kong concert (for our current The Wild Lazy Tour) coming up in January. It’ll be great if things can be cheaper too!”

MediaCorp artiste Christopher Lee (right, with Life Transformers co-host Quan Yi Fong): “(exclaims) I want to go on a honeymoon! I really want to go on a honeymoon! (I’d go) many places! Whenever Fann and I watch TV, we see a place that’s beautiful, or we see some brochures, or on the Internet we see somewhere and go “How pretty!”. Places like the seaside, Europe… Actually I like Europe very much. We went to Maldives to take our wedding photos and really want to go back there. South America as well… Not just a short trip, I’d like to go on a 2-month honeymoon. Only then will we have enough time to explore.”

Life Transformers 2 airs every Monday at 8pm on MediaCorp Channel 8.

^{MediaCorp Channel 8 infotainment programme New City Beat hosts: (from left) Adrian Pang, Bryan Wong, Kym Ng, Gurmit Singh}

MediaCorp artiste Adrian Pang: “It’s too dirty to be said! But, the second choice would be… really sincerely, sincerely… 2 things. Last year’s been a little tricky for everybody, I just wish this H1N1 thing will just get out of our lives once and for all, ’cause just when we thought things were okay, it’s back again. So I just wish it would (mouths) f*** off as soon as possible, and we wanna get on with our lives. And just as we thought this recession was climbing out of the hole… hopefully it’ll be the start of good things for everybody.”

MediaCorp artiste Bryan Wong: “One only right? … Whatever I say, whether I say, whatever I want will also come true!”

MediaCorp artiste Kym Ng: “My Christmas wish would be that I have lots of money and I’ll buy a piece of land for my whole family to live together. A big piece of land, with front yard and backyard… My big brother will stay in this block, then there’s my second brother, third brother, and my younger brother, we’ll stay in other blocks. This whole piece of land belongs to my family and we’ll stay here. We’ll be very happy and can help one another, but at the same time we have our personal space too.”

MediaCorp artiste Gurmit Singh: “This may sound a bit cliche, but my Christmas wish will be that there is no, in any degree or form, report of violence, malice, war or wrath, anywhere in the world. You get the papers and you turn to every page and there’s no report at all about bad stuff: no war, nobody killed somebody, nobody jumped off somwhere, nobody had a painful divorce, nobody banged somebody in the head… It’ll be all good news. Not because they’re covered up, but there’s nothing really bad to report.

New City Beat airs from Christmas Day, every Friday at 8pm on MediaCorp Channel 8.

UrbanWire is giving away 3 copies of Susan Boyle’s debut album, I Dreamed A Dream, courtesy of Sony Music Singapore.

Read our review on Susan Boyle’s I Dreamed A Dream here!

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Congratulations to our winners!

• Lee Chen Guan
• Lim Rui Hao
• Tan Xiang Wei

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