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Amber An
Amber An (), born Liao Ching-ling (), is a Taiwanese actress, singer, television host, and model. Career Amber An entered the showbiz in February 2009 through television program ''Celebrity Imitated Show: The Largest Political Party'', in which she impersonates other celebrities, most prominently singer Kuo Shu-yao. In 2011, An was voted the world's sexiest woman in the Taiwanese version of magazine ''FHM''. She released her first album in August 2011. Later that year, she signed a NT$1 million ($42,500) contract with Reebok Reebok International Limited () is an American fitness footwear and clothing manufacturer that is a part of Authentic Brands Group. It was established in England in 1958 as a companion company to J.W. Foster and Sons, a sporting goods company ... to become the brand's Taiwanese ambassador. After a year and half in the making, An released her second album in January 2013. In 2014, she was a Taiwan Fund for Children and Families's Child Protection Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwanese Name
Chinese names or Chinese personal names are names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Chinese-speaking world throughout East and Southeast Asia (ESEA). In addition, many names used in Japan, Korea and Vietnam are often ancient adaptations of Chinese characters (from Kanji, Hancha, and Chữ Hán respectively) in respect to the influences they have garnered geographically or have historical roots in Chinese, due to China's historic cultural influence in ESEA. Modern Chinese names consist of a monosymbolic (single-symbol) surname (''xìngshì''; ), which comes first, followed by a given name (''míng''; ), which is almost always disyllabic, consisting of two characters. Prior to the 21st century, most educated Chinese men also used a "courtesy name" or "style name" (''zì''; ) by which they were known among those outside their family and closest friends. Respected artists or poets will sometimes also use a professional "art name" (''hào''; ) among their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compact Disc
The compact disc (CD) is a Digital media, digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. In August 1982, the first compact disc was manufactured. It was then released in October 1982 in Japan and branded as ''Compact Disc Digital Audio, Digital Audio Compact Disc''. The format was later adapted (as CD-ROM) for general-purpose data storage. Several other formats were further derived, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video CD (VCD), Super Video CD (SVCD), Photo CD, Picture CD, Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-i) and Enhanced Music CD. Standard CDs have a diameter of and are designed to hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed stereo digital audio or about 650 mebibyte, MiB of data. Capacity is routinely extended to 80 minutes and 700 mebibyte, MiB by arranging data more closely on the same sized disc. The Mini CD has various diameters ranging from ; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westgate Tango
''Westgate Tango'' () is a 2012 Taiwan romance drama film starring Dylan Kuo, Amber An, Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong, Denny Tsao, Jett Lee and Japanese director actor Toyoharu Kitamura. Directed and written by notable film critic Wei Wang. This is the feature directorial debut by Wang Wei. The film is set in Taipei's trendy Ximending district, best known for its mix of alternative lifestyles, youth fashion and the antimony of adolescent life, and provides an upbeat story of damaged young people finding their purpose in life. The films upbeat tone may appeal to some, but the complexity of the background is obliterated by stereotypes. Plot Heartbroken Jin (Dylan Kuo) believes he will never fall in love again. Ending up in Ximending (the cultural-fashion hub of Taipei) after wandering for 12 years, Jin meets the happy go lucky Moé (Amber An), who resuscitates his heart. At the same time, Jin becomes an apprentice to a fortuneteller named Oracle (Anthony Wong), who is the nexus of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Again!
''Hello Again!'' () is a 2019 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Sanlih E-Television. Plot In high school, 100 days before the university entrance exams, Chang Ke Ai and Yang Zi Hao made a bet: if they are admitted to the same university, she will carry his schoolbag for an entire year! Unexpectedly she had to give up her dreams of university to pay off a family debt. Ten years later, they are just across the street, but in two different worlds. Yang Zi Hao is an executive vice president of "Gorgeous Department Store," while Chang Ke Ai is a street vendor who helps her mother sell clothes at a market. When they meet again, will they remember the bet from ten years ago? Cast Main Cast *Amber An as Chang Ke Ai 常可艾 * Bruce Hung as Yang Zi Hao 陽子浩 *Sean Lee (邵翔) as Cai Xiao Gang 蔡小剛 *Mao Di as Liang Zi Jie 梁子傑 *Oceana Wu as Jian Zhen Yi 簡貞怡 (Jamie Chien) Supporting Cast *Stanley Mei (梅賢治) as Li Jian 李健 *Wang Pei Ying ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Pei-mei
Fu Pei-mei (; 1931 – 16 September 2004) was a Taiwanese chef. She wrote over 30 cookbooks on Chinese cuisine, and produced and hosted cooking programs on Taiwan Television and Japan's NHK. In 2012, she was posthumously awarded the special award at the 47th Golden Bell Awards ceremony. Life Fu was born in 1931 in Dalian, under Japanese rule at the time. Aged 15, she left the city due to the events of the Chinese Civil War, and took on clerical work, where her company provided meals to its workers. Fu moved to Taiwan at age 18, as Chinese Communist forces consolidated control over the mainland. Before becoming a cook, she worked in a trading company and appeared in television commercials promoting electrical appliances. Fu left her career behind to marry Cheng Shao-ching, whom she met on a blind date. Cheng expected Fu to cook, and she tried to learn while raising a family, but she did not have time to focus on cooking until her children began attending school. Fu sought chefs fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Wolf
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The female equivalent is a princess. The English word derives, via the French word ''prince'', from the Latin noun , from (first) and (head), meaning "the first, foremost, the chief, most distinguished, noble ruler, prince". Historical background The Latin word (older Latin *prīsmo-kaps, literally "the one who takes the first lace/position), became the usual title of the informal leader of the Roman senate some centuries before the transition to empire, the ''princeps senatus''. Emperor Augustus established the formal position of monarch on the basis of principate, not dominion. He also tasked his grandsons as summer rulers of the city when most of the government were on holiday in the country or attending religious rituals, and, for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
To The Dearest Intruder
''To the Dearest Intruder'' () is a 2015 Taiwanese television series created and produced by Eastern Television. It stars Amber An, Melvin Sia, and Marcus Chang. Filming began on April 18, 2015, and wrapped up on August 14, 2015. First original broadcast began on August 22, 2015, on TTV airing every Saturday night at 10:00-11:30 pm. Synopsis Sometimes best friends like all the same things. But what happens when one of those things is the same man? Song Jia An and Luo Shao Qing are best friends in college. They both are in love with Yan Hao, but Shao Qing learns that Jia An has been saying from childhood that she plans to marry Yan Hao. However, Yan Hao develops feelings for Shao Qing and may have chosen her over Jia An. But his life is suddenly thrust in a different direction when his father is shot to death over money issues, leaving Yan Hao to pay off his father's debt while also trying to establish his own company. Jia An stays by his side during this trying time, so Shao Qing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple In Your Eye
''Apple in Your Eye'' () is a 2014 Taiwanese television series. The series was produced by Qinai Studio Ltd. It stars Lan Cheng-lung, Amber An, and An He as the main leads. It was first aired on August 8, 2014 on TTV Main Channel after ''Prince William'' and last aired on November 7, 2014. Synopsis The Zhou family has high hopes in giving birth to a son, but was disappointed when Zhou Ji Wei was born a girl, making her the third daughter in line. Because she was a disappointment to the family, she was only ever given hand me downs from her sisters. She felt no love from her family, but luckily she feels the love of a family from her neighbor especially Dai Nai Nai. There she meets her 'brother' Dai Yao Qi and follows him around trying to be the best sister ever, however he has never wanted to have a sister. As she tries her best to be close to him as his sister, she slowly realizes the feelings she holds for him are not love for a brother but something more. Cast Main cast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Buffet
''Love Buffet'' () is a 2010 Taiwanese television series based on the shōjo manga , written by Nagamu Nanaji. It stars Reen Yu, Aaron Yan and Calvin Chen. The two male leads were members of boy band Fahrenheit, which performed the opening and ending themes. The drama was co-produced by Gala Television (GTV) and (可米製作股份有限公司) and directed by Wu Jian Xin (吴建新). It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air Formosa Television (FTV, CH6 民視) on Sunday evenings from December 19, 2010, to March 13, 2011, and was repeated the following Saturday on cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台). This show was also broadcast in Singapore and Malaysia. Plot Xiao Feng is a lively girl starting her first year of university when her life is turned upside-down by the arrival of her new upstairs neighbors: cousins Cheng Yi and Da Ye. Their arrival becomes much talked about at the university. Xiao Feng starts to get along with Da Ye, and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Show Lo
Show Lo Chih Hsiang (; born July 30, 1979) is a Taiwanese singer, actor and host. He is commonly known by his nickname Hsiao Chu (Little Pig) (). Lo is recognized for his trademark dance music and comedic talent. He has over 50 million followers on Chinese micro-blogging platform Weibo as of June 2018. Show Lo debuted as a member of Taiwanese boy group in 1996 after winning a singing and dancing competition, and began his solo music career in 2003 when he released his first studio album '' Show Time.'' His successive albums were commercially successful; he achieved best-selling album of the year in Taiwan for four consecutive years from 2010 to 2013. He holds many records in the Taiwanese music industry, including being the first pop singer to hold a concert in Taipei Arena in 2005, and the first pop singer to hold three concerts within twenty-four hours in Taipei Arena in 2010. As of May 2018, he has gone on four world tours. His 2010 舞法舞天 (Dance without Limits) World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hsiao Hung-jen
Hsiao Hung-jen (; sometimes Xiao Hong Ren; born 21 August 1984) is a Taiwanese musician who notably mixes Taiwanese Hokkien, Mandarin, and occasionally English in his lyrics. He first gained fame at 11 years old when he won a singing competition on Taiwan's popular "Five Light Awards" program. Hsiao has collaborated with other stars on the Asian pop music scene such as Jay Chou (who directed the music video for Hsiao's first single, "Watch the Sleeves Go Down") and F.I.R.'s Ian Chen. Aside from pop ballads on love and romance, Hsiao's lyrics often focus on social criticism and his Taiwanese roots. His debut album "Hsiso Hung-Jen Debut Album" was released in May 2008, followed by his second album "His Name is F*ck" in March 2009. His third album was released on 31 December 2010. Hsiao was nominated in 2009 for "Best Newcomer" in Taiwan's 20th Golden Melody Awards Ceremonies of the 20th Golden Melody Awards were held at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan on June 27, 2009. Reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Radio International
China Radio International (CRI) is the state-owned international radio broadcaster of China. It is currently headquartered in the Babaoshan area of Beijing's Shijingshan District. It was founded on December 3, 1941, as Radio Peking. It later adopted the pinyin form Radio Beijing. CRI states that it "endeavours to promote favourable relations between the PRC and the world" while upholding the PRC's official positions. As with other nations' external broadcasters such as Voice of America, BBC World Service and Radio Australia, CRI claims to "play a significant role in the PRC's soft power strategy" and Go Out policy, aiming to expand the influence of Chinese culture and media in a global stage. CRI attempts to employ new media to compete with other international media. Unlike other broadcasters, CRI's control via indirect majority ownership or financial support of radio stations in various nations is not publicly disclosed. CRI is presently the international radio arm of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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