Hacken Lee @ blogger

Eason and Hacken feel honoured to sing

2007-07-31T05:01:00.000-07:00

August 8 2008 is Beijing's Olympic Opening Ceremony. Because of this, mainland organisers deliberately chose Peida Jin to compose and Keith Chan to lyricise "We Are Ready" as the "one year to go countdown" themesong. As mainlanders found out on July 1 that Hong Kong had "There's Still You" as the handover 10th anniversary themesong, they felt the idea was a good one. And so for a themesong to countdown a year to the Olympics, they had to invite Hong Kong to cooperate.

Because due to the lack of time, this song only took 18 hours to reach completion. Also, as no one wanted this song to sound like any other pop song, the Chinese Symphony Orchestra was invited to perform. The Olympics commitee will hold a media conference on August 4th in Beijing, but there will also be celebrations on August 8th. Mainland, Taiwanese and Hong Kong singers have all been invited leading to a total of 133 performers to sing the themesong and there will also be many versions. Hong Kong has 6 singers that will be represented in the recording. They include Alan Tam, Eason Chan, Gigi Leung, Leo Koo, Hacken Lee and Joey Yung. The day before yesterday, Alan went to Beijing to record and yesterday and today, the rest of the artists recorded in Hong Kong. Mainland and Taiwanese singers that are joining the recording are Bibi Chow, Chris Li, Sun Yue, Elva Hsiao, Ah Niu, Chris Yu and Mindy Ke. Recently, Beijing has begun recording and is constantly communicating with Hong Kong. Everyone can view the progress on the internet. Peida remains in Hong Kong and Keith has flown to Beijing.

Hacken recorded for an hour. He expressed that the song wasn't hard to sing, but he had to sing out with emotion. He revealed that Hong Kong had 6 representative singers. The other 5 would be present at the countdown on August 8th. Hacken hopes that he will be able to attend but recently he agreed with CWCB to attend a summer holiday exercise program. But he feels that the Olympics countdown event is more meaningful and hopes that the exercise program can be rearranged.

When asked whether he's afraid of offending CWCB, he claims that this is not the station's problem. This countdown for the Olympics is a meaningful event. He had already accepted CWCB's invite and if they insisted, then he could only be a gentleman and attend. Recording the Olympics themesong was with RTHK, will CWCB find it difficult because of this? Hacken decided to let his manager handle this. He feels that getting stuck in the middle is a difficult position to be in, but with 6 singers like 6 strong soldiers attending, it would really be an honour. He also does not know how the singers were selected for this event, but says he feels loved and respected. He says that he would want to go watch the Olympics and on the matter of hotels raising prices to HK$8000-10000 a night, he commented "Wah, that's so cheap!" He points out that watching the Olympics is like watching the World Cup. No matter where it is held, prices will surely rise and so it's a very normal thing to happen. At some point, World Cup tickets went for HK$60000 a ticket and so that year he snatched the role of host for the World Cup program.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/07/30/UL-772697.htm

Fans refuse to leave, Hacken has 2 encores

2007-07-30T02:40:00.000-07:00

Beauty and riches

Emily is resting in HK, and without his wife watching, Hacken was free with his words, even teasing a sexily dressed female fan!

At this concert in Malaysia, Hacken has received many flowers and each time he would personally walk off the stage to accept flowers given to him by fans. Even when female fans used flowers as an excuse to get an autograph, he would glady oblige.

Halfway through the concert, he had shart eyes and spotted a female fan wearing a backless dress and joked "Wow, how sexy!" and teased the fan until she was ecstatic. Also, a fan gave him an entire bag of red packets, it really was a night of beauty and riches!

Yelling at security

Hacken overcome all the odds to walk off stage and get closer to the fans. Fans rushed up at him and he yelled out "Leave me some room to walk, alright?". When security and fans all pushed at one another, even mild-tempered him couldn't resist and had to call out "Don't push me!"

But because his path was blocked off by people, he could only stand in the crowd and continue singing. And then braving the crowd, he insistently returned back on stage. Luckily his costume at the time was in the style of a sports tracksuit, preventing any injuries to his body or skin. But after getting back on stage, he was thoroughly drenched in sweat and couldn't stop breathing heavily!

Fatherly love

Almost to be a father, Hacken revealed his loving father image! Ivana Wong and he performed 情比紙薄 (love thinner than paper) and then made fun of the way Ivana spoke, using a gentle voice like talking to kids. It seems that he will make a great father. And then, when fans called out "Hacken daddy", he pretended to not hear properly!

2 encores

In the past, Hacken has held "Left Alan Right Hacken" concerts in Malaysia with Principal Alan Tam but has never had a solo concert. And so, on stage he asked "Yeah, why is it that it's been so long and I haven't been here to hold a concert?". Therefore, this time in Malaysia, he gave his fans both old and new songs alike.

At 10:20pm, the first encore came to a close. But after the audience yelled "encore" for 2 or 3 minutes, Hacken finally emerged and copied Emil Chow, yelling out "Welcome to Hacken Lee's concert!" and made the atmosphere even more high!

And so, when the concert officially ended at 10:55pm, there was still about two thirds of the audience who didn't want to leave. And so at 11pm, Hacken had to step back on stage again and said "This has made me very happy!" and then sang for everyone 誰願分手 (who willingly wants to break up) and 破曉時分, both of which weren't in the original program. Finally this allowed the fans to leave completely satisfied!

Laughing at fans

紅日 (red day) made the entire audience applaud and stampe their feet, the sound erupting through Genting!

Before commencing his singing, Hacken patiently taught everyone how to applaud and stamp their feet. All 6000 people present cooperated together and the lively performance was enough to amaze anyone!

At the same time, Hacken picked out a well-built male fan to join him onstage to dance to 舊歡如夢 (old loves like a dream). But because the fan performed the wrong dance steps and confused the directions he told Hacken "Tonight you're very successful... because you invited me onstage." making Hacken unable to laugh or cry. Being sharp-tongued, he returned " Do you drive a car? You need to be careful, because your sense of direction is not too good!"

Program

沒有你贏了世界又如何+夏日之神話+護花使者+球迷奇遇記+未成年同盟會、合久未婚、My Shirley、一生不變、高妹、一生不愛別人、希望、愛不釋手、情比紙薄（王苑之合唱）、我真的受傷了、面具（王苑之）；飛花、心計、花落誰家、為你鍾情、浪子心聲、似夢迷離、倩影、喝彩、深深深、我不會唱歌、月半小夜曲、情非首爾、婚前的女人、天水‧圍城、Victory、一生想你、告別校園時、只想你會意、回首、大會堂演奏廳；（安哥I）愛可以問誰、舊歡如夢、紅日；（安哥II）誰願分手、破曉時分

Looking up with sore necks

As Hacken was singing on stage, the reporters present were not organised into good seats and so they could not even see a screeen. The reporters had to lift their heads to see and when the concert finished every reporter had a sore neck. The reporters had approached the organiser, but the workers only cooly said "Ok, what is there to complain? Come, come... we're all working for someone, why make things hard for us?"

http://www.chinapress.com.my/content_new.asp?dt=2007-07-30&sec=entertainment&art=0730en01.txt

Hacken releases album and autographs for first 20 buyers on July 26th

2007-07-27T22:22:00.000-07:00

Hacken has won his album selling king by the efforts of the past 2 year's concert hall series. In 2007, his new Cantonese album "My Cup Of Tea" first plug has become the global themesong for saving the environment.

Hacken's "My Cup Of Tea" has already been released in Hong Kong. Due to problems with production, The Malaysian release date had been delayed until July 26th.

And to regain Malaysian fans' support, his music company will cooperate with CD RAMA to release the album in Malaysia so that the first 20 buyers of the album at Leisure Mall's CD RAMA can receive Hacken's authentic autograph.

Because Hacken's main purpose in Malaysia is his concert, there was no time he could put aside for promoting his new album and signing autographs. But he will not forget the love that Malaysian fans have shown him and has specially signed some new albums for his fans in return. So would you like to own one? Then you mustn't miss this opportunity.

http://ent.sinchew-i.com/content.phtml?sec=5&sdate=&artid=200707272949

hacken refutes rumors of fighting

2007-07-25T17:35:00.000-07:00

Some reports had suggested that Emily has been very easily provoked due to her pregnancy, and had taken her car for a drive to calm down. Hacken yesterday said: "We're not fighting! The house is currently being renovated so she went out to avoid the renovations, and her temper has not changed!"

As for Edison telling fans on his blog to attack the papparazzi, Hacken said: "Maybe Edison was joking! Anyway, each person has a right to his own thoughts, and each artiste deals with things differently. For example my house is being renovated and media writes that I'm having a fight with Emily - it's best if artistes and papparazi each back away a step. Hacken said that Emily didn't want to be photographed in Macau, so he didn't go to watch his beloved Man U compete.
(credits: leehacken.com)

"My cup of tea" News - 23/7/07

2007-07-24T17:02:00.000-07:00

Hacken's new album "My Cup Of Tea" is being released tomorrow, with a tracklisting of 11 songs, including "The Drive of Life" themesong.

Hacken expressed that in making this album, he didn't want to follow the style of his previous two concert hall albums, so chose a new style, co-operating with musicians he hadn't worked with before. The reason his song has an "unplugged" feeling ie because he wanted to change the way his voice came across in music. He also changed from recording at night to recording in the morning, and sat down to sing instead of standing up, to hold back his "daan tin", resulting in a softer, fragile sound.

In his album, fans can choose layers of instruments or even Hacken's voice to place together. THis gives them the choice of putting togheter different instruments from the same track, to give it a diffferent feel.

(takungpo)

Soon-to-be-father Hacken seems to have a way with kids. Earlier, Hacken was doing a photoshoot for his new CD "My Cup Of Tea", when a child actor was being naughty and ran and jumped around the red wine collection in the high-class restaurant. Hacken immediately took the child actor aside and played with him to maintain peace, impressing other staff!
(mingpao)
(credits: leehacken.com)

Hacken finally admits emily's pregnancy

2007-07-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

At the press conference release of his new album, My Cup Of tea, Hacken finally admitted wife Emily Lo is pregnant, and said that his new song "Little treasure" is a present to the baby. The lyrics include the line: "Little treasure is soon to be born, i long for hte day you call me dad, i'll teach you how to kick a ball, sing..." expressing the anticipation in becomign a father. Hacken said that he wrote the song in one night as a present.

EDIT:

(mingpao news)

At his press conference for new album "My Cup Of Tea" , Hacken finally admitted wife Emily Lo's pregnancy, and the song "Little treasure" on teh album was for the baby! The lyrics were written by Hacken as a present, and the lyrics describe how excited he is to be a father.

Yesterday his record company spent $HK150,000 to hold a press conference at cyberport in HK. Hacken agreed to take photos next to a baby pram, and further expressed that "Little treasure" was written two months ago. He was asked if that meant Emily was 4, 5 months pregnant, and when he would be a father? Hacken replied: "Sometimes things don't have to be stated explicitly, the song has already showed my feelings, I don't want to say too much else, but this song wont be a song we use to plug". Reporters asked hwat Emily htought of hte song? Hacken replied the song was more like a children's song, and that Emily had already heard the whole album.

As for the baby's birth, would Hacken be like Lee Ka Shing and Cathy Tsui and give out photos to the media. Hacken said that he wished them well, but he wouldn't give out photos. He said that he had said all he wanted to say, and asked media to seperate business (his album launch) and his private life. He felt very happy at the moment. Yesterday his company also gave him a gold cup to congratulate Hacken, as the pre-orders of his new album had already exceeded $HK20,000!!

(will be posting translation to "Little Treasure" lyrics at http://hacken-lyrics.blogspot.com asap!)

Hacken on "Be My Guest" - Stephen fuels baby rumors, Hacken tries to help Joey Leung

2007-07-22T07:20:00.000-07:00

Hacken Lee and Nancy Sit yesterday appeared on TVB executive Stephen Chan's "Chi Wun Fan Guk". Before the interview, Stephen Chan was asked how he chose guests to invite on his show. He explained: "Guests i invite need to be good looking, have great wives, have children, not have affairs, nor loved someone who was already in a relationship". To this baby comment, Hacken could only smile forcedly next to Stephen.

Hacken said that Stephen Chan was extremely good at asking questions, often guiding his guests from one answer to the next, until all their heartfelt thoughts were said. "Since Stephen became the host of Be My Guest, he has set a standard for becoming a host in TVB. Earlier, TVB asked me to host a game show (Minutes to fame) - I said I couldnt, I better wait for "Be my guest" to finish before I think about it."

Hacken suggested that Stephen invite Joey Leung to be a guest, saying: "I know Joey doesn't like talking about everyhting he thinks of, but I believe each event should have an ending. I think viewers would also be very interested in his life in the past two years. The gossip and news out there is very unfair to him, and he could use this chance to straighten the record."

Hacken doesn't like people being late

2007-07-21T07:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Hacken appeared at an opening for a watch store, along with models Eunis Chan, Lisa S., Ana R etc.

Hacken expressed that he likes wearing watches to match his clothes, and he felt that a watch was very important to a man to remind him to be punctual. He believes in 90% punctuality, and is only late very rarely. He confessed he hates people being late, and once had been led to exploding in anger due to someone being late. However, now he will do his own job, leaving people to make up for their own lateness. When asked if he was talking about good friend Eric Tsang who was constantly late, he replied that many of his friends would be late, but he wouldn't point out any in particular.

In the past he has given watches to his mother, wife and Alan Tam during their "Left Alan Right Hacken" concert series, where they happily exchanged gifts of watches, hoping they would treasure each minute. When asked if he would buy brand name watches, he said htat he controlled himself - his most expensive would be $10,000. However, he confesed he has recently bought a 110inch screen projector that cost 6 figures, making it like a mini cinema.

mingpao

2007-07-16T07:41:00.000-07:00

On the night of July 15th, Guangdong TV's 5th anniversary was held. Present included Geroge Lam, Hacken Lee, Yumiko Cheng, Soler, Ivana Wong, Eric Suen, etc. Hacken performed "Red Day", a song that is deep in peoples' hearts, ending the show in a spectacular way.

new album tracklisting

2007-07-11T17:35:00.001-07:00

Tracklisting - not sure if this is officially confirmed, someone posted it on baidu.

1.纸婚 - paper marriage

2.父子 - father and son

3.单身继续 - that bachelorhood can continue

4.分岔口 - fork in the road

5.花落谁家 - where have hte flowers gone

6.Twins

7.巴西女子队 - Brazil women's team

8.生命四重奏 - the four ceremonies of life

9.小宝宝 - little treasure

10.晚安 - good night

extras

花落谁家remix版 - remix of whre have the flowers gone

纸婚钢琴版（李嘉玲） - paper marriage, piano instrumental (Lee Ka Ling)

天这样蓝 - the sky this blue

Hacken avoids talking about wife's "pregnancy"

2007-07-02T01:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, a friendly game was held between HK celebrity team and China's celebrity soccer team. The HK team sent in Alan Tam, Nat Chan, Eric Tsang, Hacken Lee, Michael Miu and Edmond Leung etc. The competition was very exciting, first the HK team let in two goals, but Edmond Leung and Cha Zi Ho each scored one goal to even the score. Ng Kwun Lap then scored a goal before penalty time, but they couldn't stop the China team from equalling. Before the game ended, Eric Tsang fouled in the penalty area and was red-carded from the game: luckily, goalkeeper Cheung Siu Fai bravely faced the penalty shoot out, leaving the score at 3 all.

Reporters asked whether ALan brought his son to the game, and he replied "he stayed at home to watch TV". Hacken was asked whether he brought wife Emily Lo to the game, he made a congratulations sign at the reporters and avoided talking about whether or not she was pregnant! As for Michael Miu and Kenny B, they each bought their son to watch the game.

Media Conference - Joey leaks news, Hacken's expression darkens

2007-06-29T02:48:00.000-07:00

Hacken arrived in Malaysia for his concert promotion and any questions regarding "wife Emily" weren't allowed. His face became expressionless at any mention.

Last week, ex-partner Joey Leung was in Malaysia for Minutes to Fame and at some point had leaked that Hacken was soon to become a father. Reporters asked Hacken about this and he only replied "This isn't the time to talk" and implied that Joey was doing well in Malaysia and shouldn't be spilling anything on Hacken to the press!

"I've heard that Joey has been doing very well in Malaysia, I'm happy for him. I've always told him that it's good to go to different places to do things and I've found that his Chinese is becoming better and better. I wish him luck in progressing further in Malaysia."

When asked if Emily will support him in his Genting concert on July 28, he replied "As for this question, umm... let's just finish the questions about the concert first!" The MC by his side kept helping him to fend off the reporters, saying that this question would need to be answer by the concert manager.

When talking about the concert, Hacken had a lot to say. He said that this would be the first time he's held a concert in Malaysia and to accommodate all the age differences and levels of fans, he has decided that the concert will concentrate on singing. Apart from his own old and new songs, there will be songs that he used to listen to as a student and other classics. There should be over 40 songs.

"The most special part is that I will not speak much. There will be a 20 minute medley. Of course I won't be able to play and sing, but there will be a part for the Concert Hall series songs. There won't be much spectacular dancing, but that you all already know. Normal dancing of course there will be, but nothing like Madonna. As for wearing less and less as I sing, unfortunately I don't have the assets. The most important thing is that I hope this concert will be like a fan gathering, the fans can pick the song and I can sing."

As well, this time he's invited Ivana Wong as a guest performer. He said that before he had performed with her in America/Canada singing Air Supply's songs. This time there will be plans for a new idea. After saying that, Hacken joked about Ivana's soft and light voice even when talking.

He revealed that in his new upcoming album, the songs have a more unplugged feel and that in Genting he would sing some of these new songs. As for movies, if time permits, then he might film but at the moment the most important things are the concert and the new album. Next year in February, he will be holding a solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

As for when Left Alan Right Hacken will reform? "First, I need to finish all the work I have on my hands, before I know if I can work with Alan. Maybe in 2009 or 2010, though of course this is just what I think for now. I'm sure that Alan would want to do another Left Alan Right Hacken concert as well."

After the press conference, Hacken appeared at the concert promotion and saw his employers (the fans that were present) and his smiled much more for them than he did for the reporters. He was half an hour late, and only spoke for 2 minutes before hurriely signing autographes for the 100 selected fans. Even with his own fan club yelling at him to sing "Never chaning in a lifetiem", Hacken told fans to wait another month, giving off a "big brother" feel.

http://www.chinapress.com.my/content_new.asp?dt=2007-06-29&sec=entertainment&art=0629en05.txt

Hong Kong Federation of Women celebrate 10th anniversary of handover

2007-06-24T05:24:00.001-07:00

http://www.leehacken.com/news/2007/news_20070623.htm

Hacken being secretly filmed is now helpless

2007-06-21T20:12:00.000-07:00

Hacken, Eason and Taichi recorded for JSG the night before last. Hacken, almost to become a father, and Emily have been reported to have celebrated Father's Day with 3 generations.

Hacken said "The pregnancy matter should really be let go." After he explained that his sister's son was there that day and that's why reporters writing that there were 3 generatons were correct. Asked if he will move to a more safer place to avoid the paparazzi, he replied "No matter where I move, I still need to go out. Since I don't like it but there's nothing I can do, then the most important thing is that reports dont exaggerate. If they only write about what they take photos of it's ok. And a lot of those reports are written for the masses, so there's nothing i can do about it. (Jacky Cheung had had a daughter before announcing it publicly. Why don't you go ask him to teach you?) Times are different. Now technology prospers, even mobile phones can take pictures." Asked whether he has already starting preparing for the birth Hacken paused before replying "I don't know how to answer you, how about we wait until the conference for my new album first?"

http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/06/22/UL-754755.htm

Hacken admits that he's celebrating Father's Day with 3 generations

2007-06-21T19:52:00.000-07:00

Hacken and his family were followed yesterday by our reporters. The 4 month pregnant Emily and Hacken went to yumcha with both sets of parents. It was pointed out that 3 generations were together. Hacken told the reporters to speak outright and not to exaggerate for reports. He wouldn't mind as celebritties live normal lives as well. So then the reporters asked whether or not there were 3 generations present. Hacken replies that there was him and his dad, and his sister and her child so therefore there were 3 generations! When asked whether he considered moving, he felt that he wouldn't move just to avoid the paparazzi. There's no way that Hacken and his family can't go out forever, so he joked that next time he goes out he'd wear a t-shirt with his new album's name printed on it and his car would have album posters stuck all over it and help promote the album. In the past, Jacky Cheung managed to successfuly avoid all paparazzi and only announced his daughter's birth after she was born. When reporters told Hacken that he should ask Jacky for some tips, Hacken replied that Jacky was a long time ago! These days everyone's mobile has a camera function, it's dificult to hide. Hacken was asked whether or not that he was getting ready for his wife to secretly give birth and setting up infallable plans. He replied "I don't even know how to answer that."
　

http://www.leehacken.com/news/2007/news_20070621.htm

Hacken @ drive of life MV premiere

2007-06-20T00:55:00.000-07:00

TVB's new series "The Drive of Life" will begin airing on July 16th. On June 18th, the "premiere screening" for "The Drive of Life MV" was held. Hacken Lee and Xiao Gang are the singers of this themesong, and appeared at the premiere, along with a small orchestra, conductor Yip Wing Sze, top TVB executive Virginia Lok, and actors from the series including Michael Miu, Sheren Tang, Raymond Lam, Wong Suk Yi, Myolie Wu and Joe Ma.

As it was Michael Miu's birthday, everyone gave him a cake and celebrated with him. This is Michael's 49th birthday, and Sheren gave him a birthday kiss, laughing that Michael still had a lot of gossip for this film even though he was only "falling" into his character - the reality was nothing like what the gossip said.

Source: http://ent.zjol.com.cn/05ent/system/2007/06/19/008539873.shtml

Hacken's new song - translated!!!

2007-06-16T07:08:00.000-07:00

CLICK:
天這樣藍 - The sky this blue - translation

Hacken @ Po Leung Kuk Charity Show pre-ceremony

2007-06-15T21:20:00.000-07:00

Hacken appeared at the blessing ceremony for Po Leung Kuk Charity Show. In response to reports he bought a 4 carat massive diamond for his wife, he replied: "Do you think I'm suddenly rich!?" He said that he entered the jewelry store to buy an earring for himself to wear at the Charity show. He also said that if he wanted to buy a 4 carat ring from that store, he would have to be a very rich person, and he was only an ordinary person - the reporters were exaggerating too much. As for reports wife Emily has cut her hair short, and is taking herbal medicine, for their baby, he replied "She cut her hair short so that she can exercise more comfortably. I guess with women, when they have long hair they want it short, and when they have it short they want long hair. All women are like that!"

Source: on.cc, cns

Hacken is lucky he found out he had gallstones

2007-06-09T18:47:00.000-07:00

Last night was the recording of "Loveday Love Music Concert" - a combined project of UN Chilren's Fund and Cartier Watches. The program will be broadcast on TVB tonight. Artistes who took part included Hacken Lee, Miriam Yeung, Leo Koo, Justin Lo, Ivana Wong, Jill Vidal, Ng Yu Fei etc.

Recently Hacken had been hospitalized because of gallstones, and yesterday he still looked tired. He said that initially he thought he had eaten the wrong thing, and had gotten food poisoning, until one day he felt really bad after getting up and had to go see the doctor who told him it was gallstones, and he had to go immediately in for surgery. He said: "The doctor said I was really lucky, beacuse all the gallstones are only as big as sesame seeds, and that's why they hurt. If they were any bigger, I could've died without feeling anything!" Hacken praised the staff at the hospital, saying that because he had to record in the afternoon, and he needed to go under general anaesthetic (which involves intubation), the nurses were especially gentle around his vocal cords in case it affected his voice. In the time he was in hospital, his biggest memory was being surrounded by nurses in surgery whilst he was naked - as he is a performer, this was even more embarassing!

Takungpo

Miriam, Hacken and Jill etc at "LOVEDAY loving music show"

2007-06-08T18:17:00.000-07:00

LOVEDAY loving music show underwent recording. Hacken Lee, Jill Vidal, Justin Lo, Leo Koo, Kary Ng etc were all invited. Aimee Chan, Miriam Yeung and Derek Lee were MCs for the night. Before, she (Aimee) had experience as an MC and hoped that this time there would be improvement. When asked if she paid attention to this years Miss HKs, Aimee indicated that she had already met this year's contestants. Regarding reports that she was criticising the selection of contestants and that No 2 Ho Ngou Yi has large hips. Aimee described Ho Ngou Yi as having a sweet face and that winners aren't just decided on their figure but also their personality.

http://www.tungstar.com/hotspot_bag.do?bagId=42189&cateId=0

Hacken undergoes cholecystectomy in hospital

2007-06-08T01:37:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, Hacken was successful in going under the radar of the media and secretly went to hospital to undergo choledochotomy (clearing bile ducts) and cholecystectomy (removing gall bladder). After returning home to rest, Hacken hurriedly went online to announce that he was fine and thanked everyone for showing their concern. Tonight he will explain it all in a music show.

After Hacken and wife, Emily, got married they were busy trying to "make a person". and have been going to doctors to get their health checked over. There have been rumours that Emily has already been carrying around the product of their love. HK reporters found that yesterday on Hacken's official site's messageboard, Hacken left a message using his real name and revealed that on Monday he went to hospital to undergo surgery. He said "After doing Roadshow and TVB's show on Sunday, the next day, which was Monday, I went into hospital and underwent choledochotomy (clearing bile ducts) and cholecystectomy (removing gall bladder)."

Thanking the doctors and nurses

Hacken indicated that two months ago he had already suffered from constant abdominal pains and at first thought it was his stomach. Later after ultrasound, gallstones were discovered. And as all the events around that time were all packed together, he had to wait until Monday before he could get surgery done. He also said "I never had time to do surgery, until the pain got worse." Hacken also thanked all the nurses and doctors and also said "Surgery was 100% successful, thanks to all the nurses and doctors at Queen Mary Hospital, especially my surgeon."

Lastly, Hacken laughed that he managed to ditch the doggies and safely return home to rest: "I'm already out of hospital and successfully avoided the doggies (paparazzi) haha! Don't worry everyone, if all goes to plan I'll be on TVB's United Nations show on Friday." Reporters contacted Hacken's assistant who said "Thanks for everyone who showed concern, tomorrow (tonight) Hacken will see reporters and then he'll explain it all."

http://ent.163.com/07/0608/08/3GF0JAE300031H2L.html

Hacken, Alan Tam and Miriam Yeung sing "Celebrating the return to China" together

2007-06-04T00:19:00.000-07:00

"RoadShow慶回歸心連心晚會"於6月3日晚在香港舉行，下午拜神儀式上，譚詠麟、鄭裕玲均有出席。今年是香港回歸祖國十周年，眾多藝人不計較酬勞，紛紛獻唱獻藝，為慶祝十周年貢獻力量。晚會上譚詠麟、李克勤、楊千嬅、古巨基等一線歌手藝人都有出席並演唱各自經典曲目，讓晚會現場勁到爆.

Roadshow's "Celebrating the return to China - hearts linked together evening" was held on 3rd of June in HK. It started with a Buddhist ceremony in the afternoon where Alan Tam and Dodo Cheng made an appearance. This year is the 10th anniversary of the return to China, and lots of artistes took part, acting and singing to celebrate the strength of these 10 years. In the evening Alan Tam, Hacken Lee, Miriam Yeung, Leo Koo etc sang their classic songs, creating an explosive atmosphere.

Credits: Tungstar, Xinliang

Hacken @ "Working towards a blue sky"

2007-06-04T00:10:00.000-07:00

2/6/07 Hacken wears a blue suit to sing @ the TVB program "together for a blue sky" - 6月2日李克勤一身藍色西裝為藍天錄影

Hacken at "Eat well, drink well to be well"

2007-06-04T00:00:00.000-07:00

MEDIA SPECIAL - Hacken @ "midwest levels community event"

2007-06-03T05:52:00.000-07:00

MEDIA SPECIAL - Hacken @ community chest event

2007-05-28T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hacken mistakes Han Hong for Brenda Lo

2007-05-28T02:34:00.000-07:00

The night before last, Hacken Lee was present at the Gong Yik Kam Charity Show. A few days ago he was a guest at Sammi Cheng's concert and enjoyed her final song, admitting he was moved by it. Something embarassing also happened. He mistook female mainland singer Han Hong for Brenda Lo. He said "I've been diagnosed with 'mistaking other people syndrome'. This illness has been with me for 10 years and my colleagues already know that I frequently mistake people. At first I greeted Han Hong in Cantonese and felt that it was strange. If Han Hong hasn't left HK yet, hopefully she'll see this report and forgive me!"

Hacken said that in the past Theresa Lee took on the job to perform as guest for his 10 concerts but unfortunately later when he bumped into her on the street he could not recognise her. When asked whether he would be able to recognise his wife, he replied "At the moment it doesn't matter if I can recognise them or not, I'll greet them first. I'm getting old, I might need to improve my eyesight with blueberries."

http://singtao.com.hk/yesterday/ent/0528fo04.html

Photos from Community Chest Event

2007-05-26T20:00:00.000-07:00

Photos: Tungstar
Date: 26/5/2007

Hacken & Cheung Tak Lan rehearse

2007-05-26T07:44:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Hacken and Teresa Cheung Tak Lan rehearsed for "community chest fundraiser" event. They will sing three songs together, including Alan's "Who will change", "Love is warm inside the heart" and "Sentimental Heart" 《谁可改变》、《爱在心内暖》及《情义两心坚》. Hacken joked that previously Andy Lau had sung "Sentimental Heart", and now it was his turn. During the performance there will be a rising platform, and they are a bit nervous. Hacken said that previously he had been caught, as he hadn't attended rehearsals for an awards ceremony and didn't expect there to be fireworks happening, so he was unprepared for them. His pet dislikes are confetti and polystyrene foam, as he feels they affect a singer's performance as they blow into his mouth!

Once Hacken asked his assistant to hold up the lyrics on a big board for him, but when he sang to that part of the song, his assistant still had not appeared. All he could do was wave at the audience. He once again mentioned Alan, saying that "When Alan forgets his lyrics, he turns his mic to the audience! The big boards with lyrics were made for him...but now even he's changed to use the Plasma TVs!"

Sources: Mingpao, Apple, Eastern, Orisun, Takungpao, Wen Ai Pao

2007-05-23T06:03:00.000-07:00

On the 22nd of May, Dodo Cheng, Nat Chan, Susanna Kwan, Hacken Lee, Bosco Wong, Fala Chen and Vincy etc appeared at a public welfare/commonwealth fund press event. The press event was held to publicize arrangements about the fund. HK singer Hacken Lee attended the event, encouraging the public to donate generously, helping out for the better good. He performed at the event, helping also to collect donations.
　
images: sina
text: http://www.cnsphoto.com/NewsPhoto/ShowNewsDetail.asp?ID=366766&Flag=WN

(note from peggyjean: I'm going to apologize for skipping out the chunks of articles that don't relate to Hacken and also combining similar articles, and to say that for my translations I will be doing this from now on. I simply barely have enough time to translate Hacken's news, let alone other stars' news!)

Hacken, Jade Kwan @ 香港之最中西區

2007-05-21T03:34:00.000-07:00

On 20th of May, Hacken and Jade Kwan appeared at the recording of 香港之最中西區

Hacken hurries home to be with "pregnant wife"

《香港之最中西區》was recorded last night, with singers such as Jade Kwan, Eric Suen and Hacken Lee appearing, as well as actors such as Anne Heung, Nancy Wu and Raymond Cho. With reports Hacken is soon to become a father, he was the media's focal point. At yesterday's rehearsal in the afternoon, Hacken went home immedaitely after rehearsals finished. When asked, he said he was going home to be with his wife, and said he should spend more time with her. When asked about whether he was about to become a father, Hacken said that like his new song "where have the flowers gone", he would not reply to the question, and reporters should find his new PR manager Alan Tam. Reporters then pointed out his voice was a bit raspy, and asked if he was sick, and should he be careful about passing it on to Emily who might be pregnant? Hacken sighed and said reporters should stop dragging all the topics together, asking htem to please change topics!

He said lately he was busy recording, and this time he had to sit to record, as Eric Kwok didn't want his songs too have too much "daan tin" (the field of energy inside each person).

(summary of articles on http://www.leehacken.com/news/2007/news_20070522.htm)

credits: sina & tungstar

Hacken accidentally let slip that his wife might be pregnant

2007-05-18T19:49:00.000-07:00

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of HK returning to China, RTHK and CCTV have decided to organise a "Shenzhen-HK youth evening gathering" on 1st July at Shenzhen's Window of the World. Yesterday a media conference was held and public announcements were made regarding the event's activities. RTHK's Lee Chai Tong indicated at the event, all HK singers that took part in performing "After returning for 10 years, there's still You" themesong will all attend the party. At the time, Andy Lau and Yundi Lee will perform together. And there will be lot's of mainland performances. The venue can hold an audience up to 6000-7000 people.

Date of birth is predicted to be June/July

Alan Tam and Hacken Lee both attended the media conference. Hacken was once again chased about whether or not he can announce his wife's pregnancy, and he joked that the date of birth is predicted to be June/July. He is adament that he is talking about his new album, not having a baby. Alan says that it was only a few days ago that he ate dinner with the husband and wife and was asked whether he felt Emily's figure had changed. Alan said that he was late there and had to leave early so that Emily was seated the entire time and he couldn't tell.

Alan had publicly told Hacken to check whether his wife was pregnant by using frogs. When the two met, Hacken asked Alan how to use frogs to test for pregnancy and pointed out that he only knew how to use iceblocks. Alan explained "In the past, when using frogs, if the frog called out then that was the indication that there was a pregnancy." Reporters asked Hacken if he could announce the good news. He said that as it was the return of HK's big day, then everyone shouldn't go off topic. When reporters suggested that because it was a big day then there should be a new album to celebrate with, Hacken exclaimed that the date of birth was to be June/July and insisted that he was referring to his new album. Reporters also pointed out that Hacken has gained weight recently but Hacken said that he was busy with his new album and did not gain weight. Alan couldn't help but laugh that Hacken wasn't answering the questions that were being asked.

Alan exposes Hacken's Freudian slip

Hacken admitted that he understood everyone was caring for him and everyday he would see little dogs near his place, giving him a sense of security. When it reached the public, Hacken revealed that a lot of people were asking about the progress of his new album and even Liza Wang has asked a few times whether his new album would be out soon. Alan joked and asked Hacken whether the new album will be cute and if it would have hands or feet. Hacken said that as long as Liza was happy, he would thank everyone for caring and when the new album was ready for release, he would publicly announce it to the world. He doesn't think he will make June, so it will probably hit the streets in July. Recently has his wife been afraid of going outside? Hacken said she wasn't. Alan revealed that a few days earlier he had dinner with the couple and when asked about Emily's figure, he was smart and said that on the night he was late there and had to leave early. This meant that he only saw Emily sitting down and could not see her figure. Has he felt that Emily's eating habits have changed? He said he didn't notice anything special and Hacken added "These days it's different. There's nothing that's "forbidden". Alan exposed that Hacken had made a definate Freudian slip.

source: http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/05/19/UL-738556.htm

Cecilia Wong happily reveals that Emily is pregnant

2007-05-02T02:19:00.000-07:00

Nat Chan's Olympics show was recording the night before last and guests included Shawn Yue, Monica Chan, Stephanie Cheng, Hins Cheung, Ivana Wong and Lawrence Cheng. Shawn Yue has alwys played basketball and he was full of confidence at the beginning of the show, and winning prizes by shooting baskets would be no hard task. All the other guests were relying on him to win and he failed 3 times. The first 2 times he only managed to get 1 basket out of 5 shots and so missed out on the prize. Nat Chan decided to loosen up the rules a bit and for Shawn's third and final chance, he was allowed to take a few steps forward. In the end he managed to get 3 baskets out of 5 shots, winning him and the other guests $5000 in prize money. No one left empty handed.

That night, Nat's other half Cecilia Wong was also watching the show. As for her birthday party earlier, it was said that Hacken and Emily were resting due to Emily's pregnancy and both declined the invitation. Reporters asked Cecilia for evidence and initially she replied "You go ask them!" but after more interrogation, she said "Of course I'm happy! (Do you know when the baby is due?) That I don't know! We haven't seen each other recently but we have talked over the phone. Her health is good. (Will you become the child's godmother?) No! I already have enough! (Have you prepared the baby's present yet?) When they got married I already gave them a big present! We should wait until they announce it themselves!"

On another note, Monica Chan reveals that she has been very unhappy recently. Of her 4 beloved dogs, two have passed away within a week of each other causing her to be very upset. It has also made her treasure the time she spends with her family. And so hearing that her father wanted to go to Jiu Zhai Gou for holidays, she planned to go with her whole family on vacation.

http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/05/02/UL-730382.htm

Alan laughs, possibly implying Hacken's about to be a father

2007-05-01T01:45:00.000-07:00

Rumours are abounding that Hacken is about to be a father, but he has not replied officially to these rumors. He's also expressed that the first person to know will be Alan if the news is trie. Yesterday Alan appeared at a journalist conference for RTHK's "Super Trader", and was chased by the reporters for a comment on Hacken's rumours. Alan immediately rang Hacken to ask, and after hanging up, he didnt say anything, only laughed. After he accidentally said "Maybe in his house its taboo to talk about this!"...after which he realized he'd said the wrong thing, and could only laugh.

Passing the ball to ALan

Alan, Nancy Sit and Priscillia Ku all attended the press conference for RTHK's new program "Super Trader", where they inducted the HK Trade Representative. Alan wore green in the appearance, joking he should give a big frog to Hacken: "Some people say frogs can test urine, if you want to know if Hacken is about to be a dad, you should go to his house and hear if there's a frog croaking"

Reporters said Hacken had told them the first person he would tell was Alan, and Alan replied he's just returned from Singapore and only found out reading reports, but was still uncertain at the moment. Reporters asked him to call Hacken to find out, and Alan told his assistant to call. On the phone, Alan said: "Because of you I'm surrounded by reporters!! How is it?....you cant tell me?", after which he quickly hung up, keeping a small smile on his face, and didn't dare to say anything else much, only constantly laughing. Reporters asked him what Hacken said? Alan replied: "He said he succeeded...I thought he meant succeeding in becoming a father, but he said he suceeded in passing the ball (of reporter pestering) to me!!"

Not saying it aloud - but implying

Reporters kept asking Alan for an answer as to whether Hacken would soon be a father. He laughed and said: "I dont know! Maybe it's taboo to talk about it for him! (so that means yes?) (Alan laughs)...I dont know!" When asked whether he had taught Hacken to be like him and only reveal the existence of his child after eight years, he opened his eyes wide and said: "Each country has its laws, each family has its rules". As reporters continued to pester, he sealed his lips. Reporters said as soon as he hung up, he immediately stopped and didn't talk anymore, and Alan laughed: "So, beacuse there's nothing to talk about you can talk about anything? Better be careful with what you say, Hacken said he'd tell me in the afternoon." After this he insisted: "I haven't said anything. I dont want to lie....in the end, I really dont know."

source: http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/05/01/UL-729916.htm

Hacken has fun in answering rumours of his wife being pregnant

2007-04-29T21:24:00.001-07:00

There have been rumours recently of Emily Lo being pregnant. When approached the other night (JSG awards), Hacken neither denied nor confirmed the rumours. Instead he told reporters to ask him next time. This makes one feel that the news has not been publicised as the baby is not yet 3 months and give more credibility to the reports.

The night before last, Hacken attended the first rounds of the 2007 JSG awards ceremony. The MC seized the chance to ask Hacken about the good news. Hacken didn't answer directly and instead started to promote his new album but joking that making an album was like making a little baby. The due date is around June or July. After Hacken went backstage, reporters once again asked him and he did not deny it outright. Instead he continued to joke about the day of birth being around June or July, and that the producers of his album were the doctor and anaesthetist. He said "People say that making an album is like giving birth. (Are you denying it?) I'll check later. I'll go to 7-11 and buy an iceblock (pregnancy test kit) and check. I've been busy recently so haven't had time to check." When asked if Hacken was worried that the baby was not yet 3 months and that was why he wasn't denying or confirming, Hacken sighed and said that the reporters couldn't write so much in one go and to ask him next time. And this gives the rumours more credibility.

Hacken's frieds are all encouraging him and he indicates that he is trying his best. He even passed the ball to Alan Tam saying that if there was good news then he would be the first one told. Hacken went on to say "Ask Alan. He's like half my dad and loves answering things for people. He's also great at it like as if he was acting a part, if I let him announce it then it would all be very happy." When it was pointed out that Hacken was taking half a year off to be with his wife, he answered that no matter when, work that has been organised must be done. He laughed that with his life, he couldn't take a holiday, and the recording and release date of the album was set a lont time ago. In other news, Kay Tse who was pregnant did not perform that night. She thanked everyone for being understanding and as she was almost approaching 8 months, she has been attending pregnancy classes and planning for the baby.

http://singtao.com.hk/yesterday/ent/0430fo04.html

2007 JSG awards (first round)

2007-04-29T21:22:00.000-07:00

The 2007 first round JSG awards were held in the Tseung Kwun Ou studio. Apart from the "top ten song" awards there was also a "most popular Chinese song" award. George Lam and Teresa Carpio are soon to be holding concerts, and they were invited as guest performers. The night's winners included Hacken Lee's "Prince Princess", Twins' "Loving for 6 Years", Kenny B's "Everyday is a Good Day", Stephy Tang's "Lightbulb", Alex Fong's "Big Little Heart", Ivana Wong's "Picture Meaning", Grasshoppers' "forever", AT17's "Same Soung Same Air", Kay Tse's "New Problems Arising", Eason Chan's "Under Mount Fuji", Denise Ho's and Juno's "The 3rd Person (love triangle)", and Stefanie Sun's "What I Miss" took home the most popular Chinese song award. Earlier there were reports that Hacken's wife was pregnant and that he was taking half a year off work to be with his wife. When asked if he was expecting a baby soon he joked that the baby would be born in June or July. Of course he was calling his new album his baby, as making an album was comparable to giving birth. The pregnant Kay Tse attended to accept her award, but did not perform. Kay was very happy about being a mum soon. And because after her album, she has been promoting a lot less due to the baby, she thanked everyone for their support in giving her the award.

http://www.tungstar.com/hotspot_bag.do?bagId=40145&cateId=0

MEDIA SPECIAL - hacken @ jsg first quarter awards 28/4/07

2007-04-29T07:24:00.000-07:00

He looks really, really, really happy... =P

Hacken denies wife is pregnant and continues to work

2007-04-27T17:35:00.000-07:00

There's recently been reports after Hacken Lee and Emily Lo tied the knot after a 15year relationship, his wife is now pregnant. This has made Hacken extremely nervous and he has decided to stop work for half a year to be with his wife. But yesterday, Hacken's assistant claimed that there was no such thing. So is Hacken worried about his baby not being 3 months yet and is concealing the news? Or is it just something the media concocted? Now we can only wait until Emily reveals herself before we can have an answer.

Yesterday the reports said that the newly married couple haven't yet told anyone but recently they have been successful (in getting pregnant). Reports go on to say that Emily was preparing well before the wedding. A year before marrying Hacken, she found a Chinese herbalist to make sure her body was in good health. And Hacken being excited about his wife getting pregnant has taken half a year off work to be with her.

Reports also indicated that Hacken was willing to give up several hundred thousand dollars of opportunities and decided to stop work for half a year. And even the album that was scheduled for October this year has been brought forward to be released in June. Even though he was invited to host "Minutes to Fame", because he needed more time for recording, he declined the job. Emily being pregnant could be possible as she usually accompanies Hacken when he goes to recording. These last two weeks, apart from work Hacken has always been at home with his wife. Last Saturday, Hacken went to the recording studio in Jordan and Emily was nowhere to be seen. This makes one wonder if Emily is trying to avoid the media.

To work out whether there was any truth to these reports, SingTao decided to call Hacken's assistant. The assistant said "Emily is not pregnant. The media is making up rubbish. Hacken is concentrating on recording his new album. (Reports say that because his wife is pregnant, Hacken has brought the release date forward to June?) Hacken is not stopping work, at the moment he is recording. And the album was meant to be scheduled for release in June in the first place. (Did Hacken decline job offeres?) No, Hacken recently went to mainland to film commercials. It's because he's been busy behind the scenes, that's why there's less appearances lately. These reports don't even have photos, what a joke!"

http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/ent/0426fo04.html

GOSSIP news about hacken & emily "expecting a baby"

2007-04-26T07:07:00.000-07:00

scans credit to esthy@baidu forums

This week's Next Weekly published a front page cover screaming that Emily was pregnant. I'm not bothering translating the entire article as most of it is justifying why she's pregnant...(with the proof being that lui fong's concert, emily had her hand hovering near her stomach in one photo, and hacken was watching that she didn't hurt herself when they were going into the concert).

Seems the media is pretty crazy...

ent.tom reports: Hacken's assistant has denied these reports. "Emily is not pregnant, this news is crazy. Hacken is concentrating on his album." (But the gossip says Hacken has requested 6 months leave from the company for the baby?) "There's no such thing, he's currently recording, and the company will release his album in June" (So has Hacken rejected all other work?) "No! Hacken recently went to China to film ads. He hasn't appeared lately beacuse he's busy working, the entire magazine article is a joke"

So, word from the official camp is another fabricated story to make hacken fans buy the magazine. =)

Celebrities' first kisses (special feature - Kate Tsui)

2007-04-20T08:02:00.000-07:00

Slow news month it seems! Not exactly news but something new -

When Hacken Lee was filming his MV for "Acrobats", he especially invited then-reigning Miss HK Kate Tsui to take part as the main female character. Kate Tsui also gave her first silver screen kiss to Hacken in this MV. In order to protect her image, as Kate was still reigning Miss HK at the time, the director asked for permission from Miss HK producer Chan Chi Lin before filming. As Hacken's image has always been healthy, there was no problem, and thus Kate's first silver screen kiss was given to Hacken.
　
In the MV, Kate only lightly kissed Hacken's cheek, meaning it was a very innocent kiss. During production Hacken joked that he understood Miss HKs had to take into account their open yet reserved image, and a light kiss was good enough. Reporters teased Hacken, asking if being kissed by a Miss HK had a special feeling? (Hacken's wife, Emily Lo, is a former Miss HK). He laughed and said reporters were 'fat sun ging' (crazy), and shouldn't take this view of things.

As for Kate Tsui, she replied that although this might be her first kiss on the silver screen, in America this was just a way of saying hello.

(source: http://amuse.nen.com.cn/73760746139287552/20070417/2204112_1.shtml)

Andy Lau & the crazy fan saga

2007-04-04T05:50:00.000-07:00

[blurb] Most followers of HK news would have heard of "crazy Andy fan" Yang Lijian by now - if you havent (long story cut short), she's been obsessed with Andy Lau for more than half her life and her parents have helped her in her obsession, accruing much debt and much strain. On a recent trip to HK to meet Andy, Yang's father threw himself into the ocean citing inability to cope with the fact his daughter couldn't talk to Andy personally. Yang has now sued Andy, and has returned home without collecting her father's body...

Andy Lau has kept quiet on this matter but recently wrote a short statement to reply to the circus that's going on. Hacken also gets a mention in it, so I thought I'd put it up on the site:

"Recently a lot has happened. I've received calls from good friends. I particularly have to thank Alan (Tam), Hacken, 'third brother' (Michael Miu), Ah Sa and Ah Gil (Twins) etc...I know a lot of you take care of me. Of course there's also you, with 40+ pages of replies...I have read all of them! Though normally some of you dont visit or leave messages, you've dropped by to do that...i'm speechless in thanks.

Everyone relax, I'm OK...

A friend once told me if you cant figure out something, don't dwell on it, as it will figure itself out. Maybe later on I will understand. He also gave me these words:

[Many things should be left to fate
When they're over, you must face it with poise
In good times, one should be unconcerned
In bad times, one should be brave
There will always be ups and downs
You will understand when you've experienced it all]

I feel these words are meaningful, so I'm sharing them with you.

p.s- I know a lot of my media friends are very concerned too, and my staff have told me of the messages you've left. I know that a lot of people are hoping for a response from me, so I will take the chance to say a sincere thankyou to everyone. I do not have any personal response, everything has been said by my company. In the future I will also not have any personal response to this. It has been hard work for everyone."

[translation by peggy jean@hacken-sphere.com]

MEDIA SPECIAL - Hacken @ recent olympics show

2007-04-02T06:52:00.000-07:00

other guests present included: Bennett Pang, Alan Tam, Niki Chow, Jade Kwan, Carlo Ng, Fiona Yuen, Matthew Ko, Yue Mei, Kenny Bee. Host was Nat Chan. Watch out for the little "flick" of the ball he does at the end ^o^

MEDIA SPECIAL - Hacken @ 1:99 concert in 2003

2007-04-01T23:32:00.000-07:00

Hacken's performances at the 1:99 SARS charity concert (in 2003) - not all of them, but the Hacken/Andy duet is one of my fav songs so i had to cut it in ^^

1st song - Hacken & Andy "笨小孩"
2nd song - Hacken & Alan "左鄰右李"
3rd song - Hacken, Alan & Cecilia "朋友"

Hacken Lee as Qunhao spokesman

2007-03-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

(This is actually an article about Qun Hao the brand, but the picture looked good so i figured i'd put it in ^^...Hacken is only mentioned briefly):

Qun Hao's "City Hunter" line signed Hacken Lee as its official spokesperson in 2003, and currently has him signed until 2009. This is the first fashion label that has signed a celebrity endorser for 6 years in a row. For 3 years Qun Hao has released TV ads on Chinese TV stations, including 5 during prime-time news slots, combining star-power with TV exposure to create a new image in Chinese menswear.

source: http://www.51fashion.com.cn/BusinessNews/2007-3-29/165201.html

Hacken Lee and Joey Yung the king and queen of album sales

2007-03-24T15:50:00.000-07:00

IFPI and RTHK jointly hosted the IFPI Hong Kong top sales music award 2006 award ceremony 2 nights ago, showcasing the importance of "give music life". Hacken Lee and Joey Yung received 5 and 4 awards respectively, and became the years highest selling male and female singers. Eason Chan and Jay Chow each received 3 awards. Sammi Cheng's compilation "Sammi Ultimate Collection" received one award, but Sammi was not present to receive it.

Of the 10 highest selling albums, 6 were concert recordings. All singers realise that there is less likely to be illegal downloading and pirating of live recordings. The two "Concert Halls" led Hacken to be the big winner, although he says such good results may not continuously happen again in the future. He smiles without pressure as it's not the first time he has received this award. How can he improve? He indicates he will not alter his high definition recordings, but will find another way to improve his performances: "Not every singer will find high definition appropriate, but if any singer wants to release high definition CDs, they are welcome to ask for my advice."

There was a slight hiccup in Hacken's performance on the night. During his performance, fireworks were set off on stage and the smoke they left behind almost choked him. He was almost at the point where he couldn't continue singing. He said "Next time I'll request that they don't set of fireworks on stage. If they like they can set it off 10 storeys above me and it won't affect my singing. (Are you continuing your contract with Universal?) It's pretty much certain. Hopefully when my boss hears the news that I've received these awards, he'll give me a rise as a lucky start."

http://www.singpao.com/20070324/gossip/908092.html

http://www.singtao.com/yesterday/ent/0324fo01.html

http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2007-03-23/13481490499.html

http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2007-03-23/13481490500.html

IFPI highest album sales 2006 award ceremony

2007-03-22T21:40:00.001-07:00

The IFPI Hong Kong sales award 2006 was held tonight at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium. The sales awards were already publicly announced and of them, two of the highest HK sales (male and female) were won by Hacken Lee and Joey Yung. Of the top ten artists, apart from Hacken and Joey there was also Leo Koo, Denise Ho, Grasshoppers, Justin Lo, Kelly Chan, Fiona Sit and Eason Chan. For the highest Cantonese albums sales, Eason's "Get a Life" won. The other in top ten included, Leo's "Human", Hacken's "Live in Concert 2006", Hacken's "Concert Hall", Hacken's "Concert Hall 2", Joey's "Reflection of Joey Life 2005", Joey's "One Life One Love Concert", Grasshopper's "Our Grasshopper 2005 Live Concert", Justin's "One Good Show", Eason's "Get a Life" and Sammi's "Ultimate Collection". Of the top ten highest selling Cantonese albums, Hacken has a total of 3 albums, definately living up to his name of "album sales king". He is sale's best guarantee. Last night, there was also the high selling Mandarin albums being awarded. The highest selling was Jay's "Still Fantasy". Japan's famous Hideki Saijo was the night's guest performer and award presenter. He performed splendidly and also let the ceremony reach a high.

Guests also included the Legislative Councillor, Timothy Fok and international pianist, Li Yundi. Other singers present were George Lam, Teresa Carpio, Fen Nei, Alec Su, etc. Japan's big star Hideki Saijo was also invited and received two awards: Japan's popular music cultural exchange contribution award and Japan's popular music cultural exchange award. During the ceremony, Hacken was the biggest winner with 5 awards: 3 Cantonese high selling awards, a HK high selling award, and a highest selling male singer award. Hacken was surprised by the nights results. He laughed "Tonight was really a bumper crop!"

As for the girls, Joey took the lead with 4 awards: 2 Cantonese high selling awards, a HK high selling award, and a highest selling female singer award. Joey was satisfied with her results for the year but said that she will continuing working so that each year will be better than the last. Joey also praised the Music Fair exhibition for giving the music world a new chance at revival. Unlike a few years ago, fans are no longer chasing after idol singers, Joey is pleased to see that in these few years, the music world is being filled with more singers with talent. Twins didn't go home empty handed either. Of the ten high selling Mandarin albums, Twin's "" was the only HK album. When Twins were backstage to accept an interview, something happened that alarmed the entire backstage. While Gillian was answering questions, Ah Sa suddenly slid off her chair sacring Gillian and causing her to scream. Ah Sa was close to crying and the entire scene was awkward.

Japan star Hideki Saijo is close to 60 but still charismatic. By raising a hand or taking a step, he fulfils his great star status. Hideki Saijo also noticed that Hong Kong's music world has had an increase in talent in new singers. They have definately improved since the last time he saw them. He also praised Eason and when Eason heard he was so happy he couldn't speak. He would have never thought that a senior would praise him so. The hopefuls Vincy and Hins were the winning newcomers. The two newcomers may save Hong Kong's music industry. Their beautiful voices and musical talent has already moved many of Hong Kong's hearts. Watching them on stage singing "wind blows a while" in Chinese and Japanese, the audience were captived completely. They definately earned their award. Alec has had a change of image, deciding to present with a mature look. He said "I'm no longer that young, I have to dress a little more maturely."

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Music Fair opening ceremony, the industry finds opportunity

2007-03-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

The 2nd "Hong Kong Music Fair" held its opening ceremony yesterday. Honoured guests included the Home Affairs Bureau chief, Patrick Ho, the People's Republic of China cultural market vice director, Cheung Sun Kin, the Legislative Councillor, Timothy Fok, the Hong Kong trade development council assistant president, Raymond Yip, the RTHK broadcasting assistant director, Tai Kin Man, the IFPI (HK) president, Hong Dy and the HK Music Fair committee president Ng Yu. Singers included Hacken Lee, Leo Koo, Joey Yung, Eason Chan, Fiona Sit, Hins Cheung and Twins.

For 3 consecutive days, the Hong Kong Music Fair will help the industry develop opportunity and the "Hong Kong film and arts creativity and power exhibition" is open to the public, displaying a large number of memorable exhibits.

The exhibition focuses on popular music, television, film, Cantonese opera and theatre. In the exhibition, costumes from Anita Mui', Sam Hui's and other singer's performances are on display. There's also Wong Ka Kui's guitar, Yam Pak's classic records and Danny Chan's "these tears flow for you" music sheets.

After attending the opening ceremony, Eason also took time to look through the exhibition. However, he did not give anything to be placed in the exhibition. He said "The things I say are pointless, my clothes are wrinkled, and I really don't know what I could give. Perhaps I can take out my liver and let everyone examine why I've got such a voice. (Apart from organs, anything else?) My face isn't handsome, only the insides are the best looking."

Over 10 singers were invited to record for the Music Fair's "Classic songs and great stars together" limited AVCD. Songs include memorable productions of great singers of Hong Kong's past. It pays tribute to the musical world, and these old classics are rebroadcasted. Some of the singers that have taken part have taken to the stage to express their feelings and everyone felt honoured. Hacken sang Anita's "these years like water" and felt that resinging someone else's song isn't easy. Like they say, the real thing is already there (referring to past singers already making the classics their own song, showing it's hard to replicate). He believed the other singers would feel the same way. Everyone wished to put something of themselves into each song but each of these classic songs have already left an impression on everyone. There was no way to not have Anita's shadow and so Hacken, along with Anita's shadow, sang the song.

Leo sang Danny's "picking stars" and felt very excited. That song was one of the first songs back then to advocate quitting drugs. And coincidentally, Leo has been recently given the responsibility of being an anti-drug spokesperson. The feeling was very special. After the opening ceremony, Leo had to rush to Guangzhou to make real money. He didn't have time to view the exhibition.

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Alan cheats, Pang Kin Sang is crude, and Nat hosting new program benefits old friends

2007-03-20T23:41:00.000-07:00

(Picture: Nat hosts a new program and invites his friends Hacken Lee and Kenny Bee as guests)

TVB's new program "Olympics are fun - super contest" was recorded last night. The host Nat Chan gave his good friends Alan Tam, Hacken Lee, Pang Kin Sang and Kenny B, all guests last night, the chance at winnning a diamond prize. In the end no one won the prize, but the 10 guests got to each take home HK$10000 in prize money. Each guest gave it their all. Alan demonstrated cheating, becoming a bad role model. Pang Kin Sang in the heat of the moment swore and Nat responded with something similar. Good thing it was a recorded show, the swearing would no doubt be cut.

The show split the guests into teams, asking them questions. They also had to shoot arrows, shoot balls and shoot air rifles. As Alan was shooting his basketball he cheated. He forced his way forward and pushed Nat away with one hand and finally scored a shot. Nat joked that Alan was ranked in the top (a pun with the word to cheat). During the questions, Pang Kin Sang gave the wrong answer and forgetting his manners spat out a swear word. During the archery, Ng Ka Lok tried to copy Felix Wong's pose when shooting in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". This caused Nat to laugh at him looking like Felix shooting a condor, so Ng Ka Lok's archery technique could only be described as a condor (pun for a swear word).

At the end of the show, Alan joked that Pang Kin Sang seldom swore but this time his swearing was quite accurate and was definately spoken in Cantonese. But Pang Kin Sang was adamant that there was no swearing. Even if spoken wrongly it was just the English work "till".

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Neighbours (Alan/Hacken) caught in dispute owing HK$820000, Yiu Wing's investment suffers liquidation

2007-03-19T23:50:00.000-07:00

(Alan: I don't know anything about this grown up's stuff; Hacken: I feel uncomfortable)

Three years ago, Cheung Yiu Wing's (known as the father of concerts) Investment Holdings Limited Company with Impact Entertainment Limited invested in HK$820000 worth of tickets for the "Left Alan Right Hacken" concerts but have still not seen returns. Yesterday, the High Court ordered liquidation, but Cheung Yiu Wing claims concerts will go ahead and funds will be no problem.

Yiu Wing Investment Holdings Limited was ordered by the court to liquidate. The judge pointed out that Cheung Yiu Wing has many business dealings with Cheung Kwok Chung's Impact Entertainment (International) Limited. 14 years ago, they both invested together to film the movie "The Tigers - The Legend Of Canton" which at the time promised to make money. In the end, HK$4090000 was lost and each had to bear the losses. However, the judge decided that these past issues had nothing to do with the present case. Cheung Yiu Wing was willing to pay instalments of HK$100000 over 9 months to pay back the debt, but he had not asked for the creditors' approval so the judge ordered liquidation.

Impact Entertainment entered the case in September 2004, claiming Yiu Wing Investment Holdings owed over HK$826000 in "Left Alan Right Hacken" tickets. The court ruled Impact Entertainment successful and that Yiu Wing had an outstanding debt. Impact Entertainment requested liquidation.

Originally Cheung Yiu Wing was to hold a concert for Sam Hui but Sam asked for HK$10million as insurance before he would sign. It is now cancelled and the 20 days that were booked will have to be filled in with other singers.

Yesterday, Cheung Yiu Wing accepted a telephone interview. "The court ordered Yiu Wing Investment Holdings to liquidate, not Yiu Wing Entertainment. Therefore Lau Fung Ping's, Harlem Yu's and ATV's Best Song's concerts will all go ahead as planned. I have no financial difficulties. Just recently I gave Anthony Chan HK$48milion to invest in mainland tv. He lost all of it and I never blamed him at all. It's like I gave a lot of money to Cheung Kwok Chung to invest in film. In the end, it was a loss. Things were complicated and it's hard to explain to outsiders."
Also, Celestial Asia Securities Holdings Limited has just entered a case to high court, requesting Cheung Yiu Wing to declare bankruptcy. The case will be dealt with on 10th April.

Hacken Lee and Alan Tam were both at TVB last night recording a program. Hacken said "I don't know what to say. Both Mr Cheungs had parts in my first concert. Uncle Yiu Wing has been a long time friend and I've heard disagreements between them before. But as part of the younger generation, I don't have the right to intrude. But I've felt uncomfortable."

Alan said "I don't know about this grown up's stuff (referring to him being eternally 25) but there must be a reason for this decision. Both the Mr Cheungs, I've known for a long time. With everyone talking, there's not much room to move and this needs to be explained to the shareholders." After being reminded that he was also a shareholder, Alan replied "There's a lot of people within the company, not just one or two. And relations between companies has nothing to do with the artists. Whoever is right, whoever is wrong, the most important thing is peace." When asked if it'll be awkward to see Cheung Yiu Wing, he said "Of course not. We just saw each other at the tracks the other day."

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Singing "The Drive of Life" Hacken has his "first time"

2007-03-19T00:59:00.000-07:00

Picture: Hacken Lee and Yip Wing Sie are old friends, and working together on the themesong was fate.

TVB and CCTV are working together to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China. Together they are producing "The Drive of Life", bringing together actors from Hong Kong and Mainland to create a must watch series. TVB regards this series as highly important and is using the beautiful women: Sheren Tang, Jessica Hsuan, Charmaine Sheh, Myolie Wu, Gigi Wong and Toby Leung. The gentlemen include: Damian Lau, Michael Miu, Joe Ma, Raymond Lam, Ron Ng and Ng Wai Kwok. This is going to be one of the biggest productions this year. As for the themesong, nothing less can be expected. Hong Kong's Hacken Lee and Mainland's Steve Chou will provide the vocals and Hong Kong's sinfonietta will provide the accompaniment.

Yesterday, Hacken while recording the themesong revealed that "the sky this blue" was composed by Joseph Koo, and that the conductor, Yip Wing Sie, for the sinonietta was an old friend. He laughed "I'm really happy! A big production is looking for a little singer for the themesong. I'm lucky in that since my first album, every album has had 2 or 3 songs which are TVB themesongs. But for something this big. It's my first time." Reporters joked that as TVB's godson, of course he'd be used. Hacken quickly responded "It's different. TVB has so many actors that they were probably afraid of someone becoming jealous and couldn't decide on who to pick. In the end they got me to sing."

Hacken revealed that the themesong would incorporate Mandarin and Cantonese. He would be responsible for the Cantonese and Steve would be responsible for the Mandarin. As Steve has been so busy recently, he doesn't have time to record in Hong Kong. So the two can only record separately and put the audio together afterwards.

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Hacken doesn't dare compare with Andy

2007-03-17T19:58:00.001-07:00

One is the music world's most popular male singer, the other is the tv industry's most popular female actress. Hacken Lee and Charmaine Sheh have been at TVB for more than 10 years and have been in contact with each other during one Miss HK program. Today the two have cooperated together filming the movie "Lady Iron Chef" and have got to know one another. After rising to "TV queen" status, Charmaine has been involved in endless rumours and even partner Hacken cannot help her. But Charmaine firmly believes that once one is doing their best, then no poisons can harm them.

In the new film "Lady Iron Chef", Hacken plays the rich, arrogant son of a large food corporation owner. Charmaine plays a master of cooking and the two end up falling in love. This was the first time filming with Charmaine for Hacken and he said that she was easy to get along with, professional and punctual and of course she was an artist but great acting skills. Recently, Charmaine has been involved in many rumours and when asked if Hacken was worried filming with her, he said protectively "The media is a fault for much of the news, and they are often not fair to her. I have never seen, nor feel that such things said by the media would involve Charmaine. We chat a lot throughout the day during work."

Hacken does not feature in many movies. He laughs "That's because I'm a singer. I only film if there is a suitable script. Actually I'm just curious, after knowing Wong Jing and Eric Tsang for over 10 years we mostly get together for fun and things but very rarely am I asked to film. They probably think over the past 10 or so years I've never been outstanding in acting." He's good friends with Andy Lau and in the music world there is a bit of friendly competition. But in the movie world, Hacken doesn't dare to try and become "film king" just as yet. He says "Andy had filmed about 80 movies before becoming king. That's too far off for me." When it comes to singing however, he has much more confidence "Even though I've received the best male singer award, I just pretend I haven't. I start over again, each year I want to win."
　
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Hacken at music without frontiers

2007-03-11T20:39:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Hacken appeared at Harbour City's "Music without frontiers - Charity Harp Concert". Although Hacken does not know how to play the piano, he was taught a few techniques at the concert by Korean harpist Harpist K - and the musically talented Hacken played very convincingly! Coming onto stage the same time as Hacken was a 4 year old harpist called Emily. As Hacken's wife is also called Emily, he laughed and called the little girl his "little girlfriend".

To support this charity event, Hacken donated $50,000 to Medicines Sans Frontiers - a charity he has supported all along. He hopes that others will support this charity too. Hacken and Harpist K had already co-operated on his single "City surrounded by sky and water", and Hacken couldnt' stop praising Harpist K's talent. Previously he had been shown Harpist K's two electric harps, and he was very nervous as he was scared he would break them. Hacken admitted he does not have the talent to play the harp, and regretted not ever learning piano. Because of this, he would definately let his children learn piano. At this statement, the reporter asked if Hacken wanted to have a gold pig baby? He laughed and replied "Ok, I get it!", indicating the topic has been brought up too many times already! Previously Alan Tam had passed lots of secrets to Hacken, telling Hacken to have a child soon. When this topic was brought up Hacken laughed and said: "I dont understand what this whole hanging upside down thing is (apparently it's meant to increase fertility or something =/)，but I'm still not that old yet so I'm not worried! (It seems that Alan seems the most anxious to see you have a child) Yes! He's acting like he's my father!"

http://www.leehacken.com/news/2007/news_20070312.htm

Hacken works the atmosphere for Lui Fong's concert

2007-03-10T16:08:00.000-08:00

Hacken Lee was special guest at Lui Fong's concert, and sang his song "Flower Protector" with Lui Fong. Hacken said that Lui Fong was a great singer, and couldn't understand why he waited so long to hold his own concert! Lui Fong replied: "don't mention it"! Hacken also said that Lui Fong performed very well that night, the only mistake through the whole concert was when he was staring at girlfriend Dodo Cheng and sang three lines of lyrics wrong! He said that the entire concert was very good, and was very happy for Lui Fong.

After being praised by Hacken for a while, Lui Fong said that it was him who should be happy for Hacken, as Hacken had married long time girlfriend Emily last year, whilst Lui Fong was still alone. Hacken laughed and replied that marriage was a happy affair, but the happiness only lasted a few months - at New Year, he had to give out lucky packets to so many more people, hurting his wallet! Hacken told Lui Fong he should either not marry or secretly marry, so he didn't have to tell anyone, and could avoid giving out lucky packets til the day he was 80. Hacken also joked that if Lui Fong were to have children, he should definately announce it, as with the child he could go out and receive lucky packets, making him very rich! Lui Fong replied that if he had time he should probably have a child - maybe he would be like Hacken's friend (Alan Tam), and have a child with someone else. Hacken immediately changed the topic, asking Lui Fong if their other halves would be talking about children in the audience.

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Lui Fong Concert

2007-03-10T01:03:00.000-08:00

Lui Fong's concert "Lui Fong's Love Songs 2007" has 4 shows and opened yesterday, with girlfriend Dodo Cheng arriving early to support him. The special guest for last night's concert was Hacken Lee, who, along with wife Emily Lo, sat in the audience before going onstage in the middle of the concert. Lui Fong's appearance was "The Prince on the White Horse"-like, singing many love songs. Before Hacken performed, he and Emily watched in the audience, sitting next to Dodo Cheng. Lui Fong commented on stage that it's taken him 18 years to hold his own concert, laughing that a fortune teller told him that this would be the good year to hold his concert, and that's why he waited so long. He said he was lucky his fans waited with him for this year. When his fans from the audience shouted "Dodo Cheng", Lui Fong laughed and asked if they had gone to the wrong place - this was HIS concert - to which he received a round of applause from delighted fans!

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Singing beyond the skies

2007-03-10T00:06:00.000-08:00

Singing beyond the skies

In the music industry, those that are at the front of the line would be singers. Their songs - can they satisfy the fans and become a hit song for all the years to come? Their image - can new ideas interest the audience so it becomes embedded in their memories? These are the battles that singers face each day, especially now in this gradually withering music industry. Singers have less opportunity to produce albums, often fearing that bad sales will mean waiting another year for another chance or even the opportunity disappearing altogether. So whether or not they are receiving applause, pressure will always be present. George Lam who has reached star singer status and Hacken Lee who has received "Most Popular Male Singer" 3 times, how do they both see the singer's road ahead?

Hacken Lee: Continuously looking for new changes

"Now that consumers are willing to pay HK$5 for a downloadable ringtone, I have confidence that one day consumers are willing to pay HK$8-10 to legally download their favourite songs. At present, this music industry is going through a low and should be reaching its darkest point where there is hope for the birth of a new era. As long as the music industry still exists, everyone will be able to find a new chance." Hacken Lee entered the industry in the 80's during the golden era of music and after 20 years, he is still the supporting pillar of the music world. He has not given up on future of music or singers. Even though popular culture and technology can change the world, people are smart and will also think of ways to adapt.

Breaking the traditional way of selling albums

Hacken reckons that buying and selling songs online will break the traditional way of selling songs. But this method is still not widespread as consumers need to feel that it's convenient and they wont run the risk of being arrested for illegal downloading. Hacken recalls that he has gone through records and cassettes to reach the CD era. At that time, CDs were being sold for over HK$100 each and had dropped sales. No one looked well on CDs and felt that noone would spend over HK$100 for a cd. However, reality shows that as long as there are good songs and a good presentation, fans are willing to pay. Now in 2007, Hacken believes that CDs will soon become mementos. In the future, watching TV could be done using the internet and homes will soon have mini-cinemas for watching movies. Songs can also be bought instantly over the internet to listen at home.

Finding a way to get music fans to buy

He says "Technology makes life easier for people. That's why the existence of MP3s and I-Pods are for people that prefer convenience and for those that don't ask for acoustic quality when listening to music. H&M is a company that is popular worldwide and coming to HK to open branches is proof that HK consumers attitude is about getting the design they want for cheap. They don't ask for quality. The most important thing is that vermicilli resembles shark fin (Chinese saying). That's why H&M are so popular but still won't affect the sales of Gucci. It's the same reasoning with music. There are those that want convenience. At the same time, there are those that want high quality music. Recently I've made two albums "Hacken Lee Concert Hall" and their sales have been higher than my previous album by 100%. This can prove that there are fans out there that want high quality CDs. But this does not mean there isn't a second way, this cannot work forever and so that is why changes are needed. At the moment, we cannot successfully create a new music and film world so we must find ways to trigger fans to buy CDs."

Changes must be coordinated with advances in time

Hacken feels that at the moment singers don't know how to change. Even record companies are working hard to change to meet with advances. So some record companies are even becoming managing companies to help singers under them develop in other areas.

"To some singers, songs are becoming advertisements. The most important thing is that songs can make the singer a hit and then they can ride on this to film movies, make commercials and even hold concerts to make money. No matter how they do it, singers and record companies are all working hard to keep their existence so they do not perish. The music world has its rises and falls, and everyone needs to get through it. There will be a day when people can relax again. So people, don't worry!"

A small fan meets with Hacken

Hacken is not only a HK singer, he has plenty of fans from across the oceans. During the day of the interview, there was a little fan all the way from San Francisco. Tam Bao Bao was in HK for a holiday and under MingPao's arrangement, she got to get up close with her idol.

Once a small fan sees an idol, what goes through her head? No matter what age, to be able to see one's idol close up, everyone's reaction would be the same - smiling, staring, hands shaking, heart erratically beating, even forgetting to ask for an autograph, in other words happy beyond imagination.

When asked how Tam Bao Bao who lived in America would know Hacken:

She replies in her less than fluent Cantonese "I like watching Yut Ding (Minutes to Fame). Hacken is very funny. I like him singing Red Day. It's nice."

Because of one program or because of one song, people will becomes fans. And to have support from somewhere far far away, that would be the self-satisfaction of being an idol.

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New movie premiere - Virginia Lok brings viewers to support Charmaine

2007-03-08T00:12:00.000-08:00

It was the premiere of Lady Iron Chef 2 nights ago. Director Wong Jing along with actors including Hacken Lee, Charmaine Sheh, Yumiko Cheng, Yuen Qiu, Alice Chen and newcomer Lau Yeung were present. TVB high executive Virginia Lok has often taken good care of Charmaine, and this time it was due to her that the night could be so prestigous. Miss Lok personally invited Gigi Lai, Angela Tong and other artists to support the premiere. The only one that didn't come was rumoured boyfriend Ron Ng.

Afterwards, Charmaine admitted she was very happy because TVB treats her well and she wants everyone to share the results of her hard work. Did she invite Ron? Charmaine said she didn't know as the important thing that night was to invite more girls. She doesn't want to say too much as she doesn't want trouble, just in case there's rumours again. She also doesn't want attention shifted from the movie itself. Gigi and Charmaine are good friends and even though it was her mother's birthday that night, Gigi still came to support her friend before going home to celebrate with her mother. Reporters pointed out that under Miss Lok's management, all the artists present appeared very united. Gigi smiled and agreed saying how they were all one family.

Lau Yeung's low top teases Hacken

On the night before last, newcomer Lau Yeung wore a low cut top and stood close to Hacken but Hacken did not once look. When asked later, he laughed "I don't/didn't have time." Because Hacken was recently in America, he couldn't personally collect the IFPI award for "most popular music and film award". He admitted that the award was rewarded based on real merits and cannot be won by fighting for it, so he really did want to collect the award in person.

Speaking of filming movies, he points out that he is a newcomer, normally only one a year. He likes comedies and says the hardest to film would be period dramas. He laughs that one year he acted as Sai Mun Chui Suet (a character) but he couldn't stand the hardships of filming ancient dramas. He said that the movie has done quite well in Singapore, and even if it doesn't sell so well in HK, the cost of the movie will still be covered. Charmaine has Miss Lok's support so why doesn't Hacken invite his wife Emily Lo? Hacken points out jokingly that Miss Lok could be supporting him as well. He says that he has a lot of work and if all his family members turned up then he would be even busier.

Yumiko hopes to act well and receive awards

Yumiko attended the premiere 2 nights ago even though she was ill. She claimed she couldn't bear it any longer and requested her company to let her see a doctor but didn't take any leave. Her company joked that she can die but can't get sick. Luckily after taking some medicine she seemed to get better. When mentioned that Isabella Leung received Spain's International Film Festival's "Best Actress" award, Yumiko said that she felt happy for Isabella. At only 18, becoming a film queen (?) was the highest honour. Yumike hopes that she will be able to film a good movie, she feels that to be an actor means opening up oneself.

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Hacken, Charmaine and cast attend premiere of "Lady Iron Chef" - Gigi Lai appears too!

2007-03-06T15:06:00.000-08:00

On 6th March, Hacken, Charmaine and cast attended the premiere of "Lady Iron Chef". As Hacken had jus rushed back from "The Same Song" concert in San Francisco to attend the premiere, he looked very tired due to his rushed schedule. Hacken said that he had confidence "Lady Iron Chef" would do well, and hoped that there would be good reception after it screened. In the movie, Hacken often faced lots of good food - did Hacken become interested in cooking after filming this movie? He replied: "Not really. I've never had much knowledge in this aspect, and in the movie I didn't have to cook, I only had to taste test! On the contrary I've become very fussy over what I eat now, and like to eat more quality food!". Hacken also said: "I can employ someone to cook for us for a few thousand dollars, so I dont really need to learn I guess!".

Yumiko was ill during the premiere and asked people not to come too near to her in case she spread the illness to them. However it seemed she wasn't taking much care of her health - the temperature was only 14 degrees but she wore a mini skirt and sleeveless top - no wonder she was sick. Apart from the cast attending, the biggest surprise attendance of the night was Gigi Lai, who had always been touted by the press to be Charmaine's biggest competitor in TVB. As soon as Charmaine saw Gigi, they began chatting non-stop and hugged in front of all the cameras, dispelling any rumors about them competing.

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Hacken Lee wins award

2007-03-04T23:49:00.000-08:00

Hacken Lee wins HK Record Merchants Association award

As we head into the pig year, the HK Record Merchants Association is holding an award ceremony. Yesterday they announced the nominees for "Most Popular Music and Film awards" and tomorrow at the spring welcoming banquet they will give out the awards. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the HK Record Merchants Association has especially allowed members of the organization to choose winners of the awards based on performance of the record in 2006. The market strategy of the product, its quality and the number of sales it has made will all be factors taken into account when choosing the finalist. Yesterday, the company's president Zhan Fung received a phonecall inquiry and responded: "I'm counting all products that were marketed during 06, not only those that were released in 06."

Hard work and efforts are recognized

Hacken Lee's Concert Hall II received an award in popular Cantonese music. While he is still in America performing in the Chinese program "The Same Song", he was especially happy about receiving the award. He felt that importantly his dreams and hard work were recognized.

Partial winners list for "Most Popular Music and Film Awards"

Award for most popular cantonese album: "Concert Hall II" - Hacken Lee

Award for most popular Mandarin album: Yue Ding - Guang Liang

Award for HK movie: Fearless

Award for foreign movie: King Kong

Award for concert: "Our Concert" - Grasshoppers

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Hacken rehearses for "The Same Song" program in San Francisco

2007-03-03T15:16:00.000-08:00

Sina ent: on the 2nd of March American time, rehearsals took place for the San Francisco concert titled 'Stars celebrate the lantern festival'. Singers included Kelly Chan, Hacken Lee, Liza Wang, Liu Huan, and Dao Lang. In order to match with the program "The Same Song" and having the Lantern Festival as the reason for the concert, many expat Chinese were invited onto the concert, allowing them to share in the laughter and festivities of "The Same Song" program whilst passing the Lantern Festival.

Source: http://ent.sina.com.cn/y/p/2007-03-03/19071465789.html

Lady Iron Chef scene

2007-02-28T14:28:00.000-08:00

Picture: hacken and charmaine's one of many 'scary' scenes in new movie

The second film of the new year, "Lady Iron Chef", was released last week. The movie talks about a romance between leading actors Hacken Lee and Charmaine Sheh. One particular scene talks of wealthy Hacken being abducted and held to ransom and hidden in Mong Kok, and when he tries to escape, accidentally falls off the balcony of the building. As Charmaine rescues him by grabbing onto his legs, his pants fall off, leading him to reveal his boxer shorts whilst danglign in mid air. However Charmaine manages to drag him back into the apartment, adn the two of them meet in this way, starting their romantic relationship, with the joke that Hacken's underpants are very manly.

Hacken insisted on filming this scene himself, saying: "Although there's wires around my waist, looking down at the ground my heart was beating like crazy! It was lucky the director only asked for two takes. During the take I wore 5 pairs of underwear, so i definately wouldn't expose anything." Charmaine also praised Hacken's courage in filming this scene, saying he was very professional, and then poking fun at him and saying again that the brand of his boxer shorts was very 'manly'. Hacken retorted that it would probably be of a better quality than the instant noodles Charmaine cooked in the movie. Apparently Hacken and Charmaine have been acquaintances for a while but this is the first time they've acted together. Both promised that if the movie did well, they would shout dinner for all staff on set.

Credits: takungpo

Hacken @ Wynners Concert

2007-02-27T14:21:00.000-08:00

Last night's Wynners concert had many special guest appearances, including Hacken Lee, Chelsia Chan, Luo Jie Chang and his wife, and Teresa Carpio etc. Hacken ran on stage to sing the song Red Day with the 5 Wynners to a thunderous applause, after which Alan (who saw Chelsia Chan in teh audience) dragged her on stage to sing. As Chelsia was wearing a short dress, and had to climb over a security barrier to the stage, the scene was rather funny. Afterwards Chelsia praised the Wynners dancing.

Source: appledaily, leehacken.com, wen ai pao

Kelly Chen's most unforgettable red packet experience: at Hacken's concert

2007-02-23T08:43:00.000-08:00

Every year Kelly Chen takes a week off at Chinese New Year to take a holiday to recharge, but this year she decided to stay in HK and spend some quality time with her family. On the first day of the New Year, I visit my mother's family and kow-tow to them. The children are then given lucky packets!

When talking about lucky packets, Kelly's biggest red packet was $HK10,000 from her mother, as she had bought many presents for her aunties that year. As for Kelly's most unforgettable red packet experience? She said that it was when she was guest performer at Hacken Lee's 2006 concert. She received a few hundred lucky packets whilst singing with him, and afterwards, Hacken told her to stay on stage to keep receiving lucky packets so he could keep singing! It was definately very funny and an experience she wont forget.

http://music.ent.tom.com/2007-02-23/0009/11786404.html

Rosaline Wong's 'close friends' in LV to watch Hacken's CNY performance

2007-02-22T20:17:00.000-08:00

Picture: Hacken squatting and singing on stage, was dragged by housewives to take photos. To struggle would have made a scene. It's not surprising that Hacken is embarassed.

The atmosphere during Chinese New Years in America's gambling city (Las Vegas) was very lively. Yesterday (HK time), Las Vegas hotel Wynn held a banquet to welcome in the new spring, with Hacken Lee, Dao Lang and Rene Lau as performing guests. Hacken's performance won the applause of all 3000 guests present compared to Dao Lang receiving only silence, a marked difference of heaven and earth (Chinese saying). Also present was Henry Cheng, whose friendship with tycoon Joseph Lau was estranged when he became caught inbetween the affair of socialite Rosaline Wong and Joseph Lau [during which Rosaline claimed she had attempted suicide]. Henry and Joseph bumped into each other before the show but sat seprately away from one another, acting like strangers.

Las Vegas' Wynn hotel held a banquet at 8pm (12pm in HK) with 200 tables and about 3000 seated guests. The MCs for the night were Eric Tsang, Louie Yuen, Sherming Yiu and Cutie Mui. Singers performing included Hacken Lee, Dou Long and Rene Lau. Celebrities who came to watch included Cheng Yu Tung and his son Henry Cheng, Joseph Lau and girlfriend, Charles Chan and his wife, Choi Chi Ming and his wife, Kally Kwong, Natalie Ng, Jerry Lam, wife Lily Hong, etc.

Dou Long sadly gets no applause

Henry Cheng and Joseph Lau became estranged over Rosaline Wong last year, and both were present at this performance but largely ignored each other. Henry Cheng's father and Joseph Lau kept their distance, whilst Henry Cheng sat by himself, talking with other friends. As for the performances, first up was Dao Lang who sang his "2002's first snow" except the response was cold with no applause from the audience. It appeared the audience would rather to take pictures of the New Year backdrop behind him than with Dao Lang himself. During the song and pauses, all that could be heard was the sound of people cutting up lobsters on their plates. So after the second song, Eric rushed onstage to annouce that it was time to draw for prizes. That caught the audience's attention. The disappointed Dao Lang left the stage quietly.

Hacken's fans go wild

As Hacken stepped up on stage, he received a huge welcome, completely different to that received by Dao Lang. Once the housewives saw Hacken, they rushed forward, crazily screaming and taking photos. Hacken squatted down and seeing that, some housewives flew to the side of the stage and grabbed onto his pants legs to take photos. During the photos being taken with the housewives, the embarassed Hacken could only be good and not move whilst letting his fans take their fill of photos. Hacken put much hard work into performing his 3 songs, including 一生不變 - never changing in this lifetime, 合久必婚 - inevitable marriage and 天水、圍城 - City surrounded by heaven and water. The audience clapped loudly and there were female fans that gave him flowers.

Perhaps seeing the the audience's response to Dao Lang, when Rene Lau came out she walked off the stage to shake hands with the audience. When she got to Henry Cheng's father (tycoon Cheng Yu Tung) , he didn't even look at her, a complete difference to his appreciation of a sexier 'leopard-girl' act last night. After Rene got back on stage, she used Mandarin to announce "Last night I went to the casino to gamble. And I lost over US$200."

Andy Lau, Eason Chan and Hacken Lee Welcome in the New Pig Year

2007-02-17T22:33:00.000-08:00

(photo: Hacken and Eason giving Andy red packets)

(photo: Hacken, Andy and Eason lion dancing)

Music world's big idols Andy Lau, Eason Chan and Hacken Lee lion danced today, the first day of the Chinese New Year. They wished everyone a happy year and even hoped that all goes well for the magazine Oriental Daily (that did this interview). Both the married Eason and Hacken tried to get in first, trying to hand out red packets to Andy.

When it comes to singing, Andy, Eason and Hacken are right at home, but who knew that even with lion dancing they can be just as entertaining. Andy became the "big boss" ordering Eason and Hacken to lift up the lions head and give a lively performance.

Then Eason and Hacken became "the most popular fortune deity" (a play on the title of "the most popular male singer") giving Andy red packets. Andy first wished Hacken "I wish you a whole line of boys. I hope that you'll be father to a litte "Hacken" that is a beautiful and intelligent as Emily Lo." before wishing Eason "I hope on the road of music you will become more brilliant and popular.". Hacken and Eason both wished Andy "will find and wife soon and father some kids so that you can formally give out red packets" in unison. The three men chatted and joked with one another and it seems like the music world this year will be more prosperous than before.

http://orientaldaily.on.cc/ent/ent_a1.html

Hacken & Charmaine are interviewed @ Lady Iron Chef Dinner

2007-02-17T02:20:00.000-08:00

http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/bn/2007-02-16/17227078.html

in mando, though....

Lady Iron Chef CNY dinner

2007-02-15T05:14:00.000-08:00

Date: 15-2-07
Source: Takungpo

(Picture: Hacken and Zhou Chung watch Charmaine cook dumplings

In the movie Lady Iron Chef is a scene where male lead Hacken's pants fall off. When asked about the scene, female lead Charmaine replied that she didn't see anything, and it was Hacken that was in danger, having to do wire scenes for a whole night. When asked if she would try for Best Actress (movies) award after winning Best TV Actress, she stated: "this is a very long way away. I hope to film more movies because they're heaps of fun, especially the atmosphere when filming comedies."

(I'm not translating the rest as it's not relevant to Hacken...that and the fact i've got to rush to work now! But the rest of the article was just about Charmaine =])
http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/02/15/UL-693325.htm

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Hacken Finds it difficult filming movies where his 'pants fall off

2007-02-15T04:16:00.000-08:00

(Picture: Hacken indicates that he has no choice in having to film wire scenes for comedies)

Hacken finds it difficult filming movies where his 'pants fall off'
Date: 2007-2-15
Source: Takungpo

Before the premiere of "Beautiful Cooking" stars celebrated with a traditional Chinese New Year celebration, where boss Wong Jing distributed many red packets as prizes. Amongst those present were Hacken, Yuan Chau, Tat Ming, Zhou Chung, Lau Yeung, etc. Everyone waited for Charmaine to come from the TVB CNY dinner before events started, with the game making 'tong yuen' (glutinous rice balls) competition with new actor Lau Yeung. Hacken, Yuen Chau and Zhou Sheng were asked to judge the competition, but they were busy trying out the sharks fin and asked for a break for them to finish the sharks fin before they went on stage.

The Yumiko Incident

The movie will premiere on March 8th, which is also International Women's Day. Male lead Hacken said that the most lasting impression from this movie, apart from his strange wig, is that it's his first time where his pants fell off on the silver screen. Initially when he saw the script he couldn't bring himself to do the scene - however, he then realized that as an actor he shouldn't have any burdens about this, so he decided to lock away his "idol singer persona" for this movie.

The scene where Hacken's pants fall off talks of Hacken falling from the balcony to the street, with Charmaine grabbing his legs in midair trying to save him, but pulling off his pants in the process. This scene is very similar to Yumiko's accident (at the TVB charity show), to which he replied: "There is no relation between what's in the script and what happened to her". Yumiko, who didn't appear last night, is also in this movie, but Hacken said that he hadn't talked about this scene with her.

In order to avoid unnecessary exposure, Hacken took all precautions before hand, wearing two pairs of underwear as well as boxer shorts. When it came time to film the scene, staff on the set also gave him two pairs of boxer shorts, so when audiences see this scene, he's in fact wearing five pairs of underwear! However he is still slightly embarassed: at the end of the day, he's still an introvert.

He said: "I'm not filming a martial arts film, I don't know why everytime I film a movie there's always a "wire" scene! That scene took an entire night to film, and my pants had to keep falling off, the feeling was very strange and not comfortable, the only time that would normally happen is if i've got food poisoning! (Was Charmaine uncomfortable with the scene?) I don't think she was, and it's easier just to not talk about it! Actually, it wasn't that bad, I was wearing so many layers of underwear."

Topic then changed to filming when crew cleared a street in Mong Kok to film a scene, to which Hacken said he hasn't had a chance to walk the streets of Mong Kok so happily, and that this was a test for them. He said that there wasn't a single incident where they were "asked after" (sworn at) on the street, indicating people were aware who they were and this made him happy. The unhappiest thing for him during the entire filming was that he became ill, and even today he still has a slight cough.

Unsure if he's hosting "Minutes to Fame"

Later, reporters asked if Hacken would continue to host "Minutes to Fame", and he replied honestly that he didn't know. Hacken said that if fate let him do it, he would do it, but at the moment TVB was still considering its options. Perhaps TVB has many hosts in mind, and he was only one of the potential choices. Regarding the rumors that TVB would only choose either him or Joey Leung and not both of them, Hacken once again indicated that he had no idea. Hacken stated that it is like the initial Minutes to Fame series: initially, he didn't have time to host, but at the end he found he could do it, and both him and Joey ended up "picking up the job" after someone else.

(http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/02/15/UL-693326.htm)

Hacken goes to Gambling City in New Year to make money

2007-02-11T19:49:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Hacken, Janice and Kevin Kwan attended the "Let's build a better quality building" event (I hope I translated it right).

In the Chinese New Year, Hacken will be going overseas to make money. He will be performing on stage at Las Vegas, along with Dou Long and Lau Yek Ying. There will be a show on 3rd day of the Chinese New Year and he will be back in Hong Kong on the 7th or 8th to watch the Wynner's concert. When asked if he will take his family with him overseas, Hacken said that at most he will take his wife. He also says that he prefers to spend Chinese New Years in Hong Kong.

This is the first New Years, that Hacken will have to give out red packets since he's married and even though he will not be back in Hong Kong until the 7th or 8th of the New Year, he will still hand them out regardless. He doesn't mind as he has been handing them out before he was married anyway and will not, because of the rises and falls of the Hong Kong economy, give more or less.

Every year Hacken invites his colleagues to his place to celebrate. Once, he invited them to his new house and unfortunately Shawn Yue got so drunk he threw up all over the floor. When asked if Hacken got Shawn drunk, Hacken replied "No it wasn't me, it was Emme Wong.".

Not afraid of management changes within Univeral Music Group

Talking about the management changes within Universal Music Group and its effects, Hacken indicates that its effects are unknown as of yet. "I've been through a lot of changes, even through changing bosses. But this time it's just switching a few people around so it's not that big a deal. Many of my colleagues have worked together before. The year that I went from Polygram to Star was a really big change, yet everyone stil got past it. I've decided to continue with Universal, there's just a few more things to sort out."

http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/02/12/UL-691800.htm

Hacken Lee tells about Emme Wong getting Shawn Yue Drunk

2007-02-11T16:01:00.000-08:00

In the Chinese New Year, Hacken will be performing on stage in Las Vegas. Other performing artists include Dao Lang and Rene Lau. Hacken's wife Emily will also be there.

Hacken admits he's very traditional and likes to spend New Years in Hong Kong. He recalls "One year, I invited all my colleagues back to my new house for dinner. And then Shawn got really drunk and threw up all over the floor!" When asked if anyone kept getting Shawn to drink, Hacken responded with "Emme did it!".

This year is the first year that Hacken is married and will have to hand out red packets. When asked how much he managed to receive, Hackne said that it was more or less the same as last year. He just has to prepare more red packets to give out this year as he will be giving out two instead of one.

http://leehacken.com/news/2007/news_20070211.htm

Singers to re-sing Leslie Cheung's and Anita Mui's golden classics in the fight against piracy

2007-02-09T22:55:00.000-08:00

Tony Leung Chiu Wai, the ambassador of Hong Kong's Entertainment Expo for 3 years in a row, has just helped promote a short film by Eric Kot Man Fai. It will be shown in many of Hong Kong's cinemas and outdoor screens. The Expo will begin on the 20th March and end on the 14th of April with the motto: the whole city gets into it and gives its full support. At the moment, Tony Leung is in Japan with Carina Lau skiing but will be present at the press conference on the 1st March. At this time, it will be difficult for them to avoid questioning over the gossip of Carina Lau and the Tawainese Kwok Chi Ming.

Profits from album to go towards anti-pirating fund

Hong Kong's Entertainment Expo has 8 events, one of which, the "2nd Annual Hong Kong Music Fair" (HKMF), is being held on 21st to the 23rd of March on the 7th level of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. IFPI has invited Kelly Chan, Eason Chan, Janice, Miriam Yeung, Twins, Hins Cheung, Fiona Sit, Hacken Lee, Joey Yung, Karen Mok and Leo Koo to re-sing several late singer's (Anita Mui, Leslie Cheung, Roman Tam and Beyond's Wong Ka Kui) golden classics. The songs will be recorded and thousands of CDs will be released and sold for HK$100. The profits made will go towards the anti-pirating fund.

There will be an exhibition and different singers will perform there each night. Everyone is welcome to come.

Taken from sina.com.hk

Lady Iron Chef trailer

2007-02-02T18:27:00.001-08:00

Trailer for the new movie "Lady Iron Chef" featuring Hacken Lee and Charmaine Sheh.

Hacken @ JSG (24-1-07)

2007-02-01T21:46:00.000-08:00

hacken at the recent JSG show singing princess prince. Audio's quite out of sync in the beginning...sorry!

Hacken @ RTHK

2007-01-29T01:50:00.000-08:00

Videos of Hacken at RTHK: in progress (more being uploaded!)

(above) opening song sung by hacken, andy, leo and eason

(above) hacken wins a gold award for 'tin sui wai sing'!

(above) hacken and joey win highest selling artist!! and sing their duet

(above) by request - montage of hacken scenes from the entire ceremony

The 29th RTHK Music Awards - report

2007-01-28T00:05:00.000-08:00

(l: hacken's acceptance speech for "City Surrounded by the Sky and Water", r: as one of the 10 'most outstanding popular artist')

Sina coverage:
Eason, Hacken and Andy Lau received three awards each. Although Eason lost the "Media Award", he received the "Most Outstanding Male Artist" award. Hacken, on the other hand, received the "Highest Selling Male Artist Award".

(l: hacken sings "Tin Sui Wai Sing"; r: the two highest selling artists Joey and Hacken sing their duet)

January 28, 2007 - Sina and rthk.org.hk

Minutes to Fame to return in March

2007-01-27T10:23:00.000-08:00

Popular TVB talent show "Minutes to Fame" created a following after its release and TVB have confirmed the show will return in March, with even better prizes. TVB has also announced the show will travel to different places. The hosts are confirmed to be Miriam Yeung and either Hacken Lee or Joey Leung. Producer Chin Kwok Wai has confirmed that "Minutes to Fame" will be returning at the end of March and Hacken and Joey have been in negotiations, but details have not yet been confirmed with their company.

January 27, 2007 - http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/ent/20070127/

Hacken Lee to sing themesong for grand production The Drive of Life

2007-01-26T22:38:00.000-08:00

TVB grand production, entitled "The Drive of Life", will be aired across South East Asia on 1st of July. Hacken Lee has been confirmed to be singing the themesong, which will be written by prolific composer Joseph Koo.

January 26, 2007 - The Sun Newspaper HK

Hacken refutes rumors of Charmaine flirting with him

2007-01-26T14:49:00.000-08:00

Last night Hacken, Yumiko, Alex Fong, Krusty and others were recording for a JSG show where Hacken's "Princess Prince" was the most popular song for the week. When asked if he was better after being forced to lip sync due to illness last week, Hacken replied that due to the filming of Beautiful Cooking he has been unable to rest properly and is still ill, but his voice is better and he was able to sing live at JSG.

Hoping to be normal by Saturday

Hacken said: "Although tonight I'm still not at my best, it's still better than last week, which sounded like an old cow with Parkinsons (note: I think that's the right translation..!), and was horrible to listen to! I hope this Saturday in the RTHK awards, the normal Hacken returns!"

Reporters then asked about allegations that in the filming of Beautiful Cooking, Charmaine worse a short skirt to flirt with him, Hacken clearly stated: "I am a family man now! Readers know that they can't believe everything they read. During the filming, I felt Charmaine was a very professional and punctual actress. The short skirt was a costume for the movie, and everything that the reports 'suggested' were false, I totally did not feel like she was flirting!". Reporters persisted and asked if he needed to explain this to Emily (his wife), to which he replied: "No one believes the reports, so I don't need to explain things like this to her."

Yumiko's 'desperate woman' role

Yumiko's response to the flirting Charmaine rumors were that if anything, Charmaine would not be flirting with Hacken and Yumiko would be! "My character in the movie is a desperate woman called May: she loves money, beauty, and even wears a blonde wig! This is my first New Years movie and it's also my first time playing someone this desperate!" After participating in this movie, singer Yumiko has actually requested her company to find her more acting roles, and her company has complied, finding her work for 5 months filming.

January 26, 2007 - http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/26/UL-683834.htm.
http://the-sun.on.cc/channels/ent/20070126/

hacken performs at MCI 2007

2007-01-21T16:01:00.000-08:00

Hacken Lee performing at MCI 2007 - he sang three songs in total
(1) heart debt (originally by anita mui) (心債 - 梅艷芳原唱)
(2) who could change (originally by alan tam) (誰可改變 - 譚詠麟原唱)
(3) princess prince (公主太子)

Hacken falls ill on night of MCI 2007

2007-01-21T05:20:00.000-08:00

Picture: Hacken Lee and Charmaine Sheh enter the 2007 MCI red carpet

At last night's Miss Chinese International finals, guest performer Hacken Lee appeared suffering from a heavy flu. As he was sick, his singing capabilities were reduced to 60%, and of the three songs he was to sing, he could only do two live, having to lip sync the difficult-to-sing "Princess Prince". He expressed his regret over this.

Sick because of filming

Hacken stated: "Last night when I arrived at Qingyuan I had lost my voice totally as well, and before that I had rung the producer to say that if I did not recover my voice, my songs would be cut in half. (Were you worried about your performance standard?) Of course! So I saw the doctor as well as a qigong doctor, and brought chinese medicines to drink, but with the flu the most important thing is to rest. I will be returning to HK straight after this show."Hacken believes that he is very sick because of the hard work involved in his latest movie, <>.

When talking about this year's MCI contest, Hacken says that he has met them all before and hopes that HK representative Aimee Chan will make it into the top three to win some acclaim for HK, but beacuse the contest is not being held in HK, this makes it more difficult. As his wife Emily Lo was the runner-up in the 1993 contest, Hacken was asked if he had talked about this year's contest with her. He replied that nowadays the contest is very different, it used to be very strict and followed protocol, but lately the contests have thrown in a lot of "gimmicks". He also said that when Emily participated, she had the advantage of the contest being held in HK.

January 12, 2007

http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/07/01/21/UL-681517.htm

Hacken and Charmaine film Beautiful Cooking

2007-01-19T05:37:00.000-08:00

A new Chinese New Year movie stars Hacken Lee, Charmaine Sheh, Yumiko Cheng and Alice Chan Wai. Today, a scene was being filmed at an unnamed hotel in Shatin. The scene talked of a cooking contest taking place. Hacken had caught the flu from a production crew member and thus lost his voice, so after the filming he immediately went to see a doctor. Recently, there have been reports saying Charmaine had dinner with Sit Ching Lun's wealthy ex-husband Ma Ching Wai, to which she responded that he was just her mother's friend who she has known since she was little, and that this dinner occured many months ago. Also present at the dinner were Kenny Bee and other friends, but the magazine only published photos of her and her "uncle". Alice Chan wore low tops and a short dress in the scene, and when press interviewed her, she refuted rumors of her dating anyone.

January 19, 2007
http://www.tungstar.com/hotspot_bag.do?bagId=35080&cateId=0

Hacken continues working despite disappointment

2007-01-15T18:11:00.000-08:00

Hacken Lee commented that at the TVB JSG awards ceremony, the atmosphere was very relaxed, with MC Eric Tsang saying many interesting comments, but the best moment of the whole show was when general manager of TVB Stephen Chan told Eric to shake hands with singer Joey Yung (Eric had previously made hurtful comments towards Joey).

As to the loss of the best male singer award, Hacken conceded he was a bit disappointed, and said all he could do was hope for a better result next year. However, he was happy for the winner Eason Chan, who is from the same record company as him. Hacken said: "Each year the best person in the entertainment industry will always be Andy Lau, and those who lose in their plans are the record companies, not the singers. I hope that everybody can fight for the awards with not what they say, but with the amount of work they put in and the results they get."

As to losing the award to Eason, Hacken replied: "This year Eason has really done very well. Of course I am a bit disappointed, but the music industry is about long-term results, so I hope 2007 I can do even better. Once again, Hacken reiterated that he felt winning awards should be each singer's individual capabilities, and hoped singer's would not fight for awards through a war of words.

January 15, 2007 - Mingpao