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2006.05.25] Hong Kong press forces Wang Dong Cheng to give kiss

The Taiwanese idol wave has hit Hong Kong’s shores. <Prince Turn into Frog>, <It Started with a Kiss> and many other idol dramas have stirred a frenzy in Hong Kong. Even the Hong Kong media and TV stations brought their troops to Taiwan yesterday to interview the stars. When they saw Ming Dao and Wang Shao Wei, not only did the reporters take photos, they even discussed among themselves who is more handsome between the two of them . Besides that, some reporters also forced Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin to demonstrate a safety kiss.

<Prince Turn into Frog> made history in Taiwan as the highest-rating TV drama, now the broadcast copyrights have been sold to foreign countries like North America, Australia, New Zealand etc. Even before the show is broadcasted, it has also obtained top in Hong Kong Yahoo Search rankings!

According to the Hong Kong media, for every 10 people there are 8 who have watched <Prince Turn into Frog>; following that Hong Kong TVB has also bought the broadcast copyrights to shows like <Tian Guo De Jia Yi> and <Magicians of Love>. <It Started with a Kiss> has also attracted the attention of TVB and it will be screened in July.

Due to the immense popularity of <Prince Turn into Frog>, Ming Dao and Wang Shao Wei are also gaining a lot of attention in Hong Kong. The 183 club will also be going to Hong Kong on the 30th of this month. Ming Dao said, “I look forward to collaborate with stars from Hong Kong and China!”

<It Started with a Kiss> will be aired on TVB channel in July. The main leads Joe Cheng, Ariel Lin and Hsu Wei Ning and Wang Dong Cheng attended a press conference at Yang Ming Shan <Tian Lai Spa and Hotel> yesterday.

Under the pressing demands of the Hong Kong press, Joe Cheng and Ariel Lin were forced to demonstrate a “safety kiss”. On the other hand, Wang Dong Cheng was forced to do “brokeback mountain” with a popular Hong Kong star.

Having just returned from China, Joe was still unaccustomed to the camera flashes and horde of reporters around them and looked nervous. Ariel Lin will be heading for China in mid June to shoot an ancient series <Legend of the Condor Heroes>. Lately she is preparing herself for a series of promotional activities for <Tokyo Juliet>.

<It Started with a Kiss> will start shooting in February next year, GTV is currently in the planning and pre-production stage. The original cast will cooperate once again, but fans have already started discussing Zhi Shu and Xiang Qin’s marriage life on the web! Hsu Wei Ning joked, “The most worrying thing now is that I will have kissing scenes with Jason in ISWAK 2!”

translated by engeldan of asian fanatics

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