Jia Yu Countdown Concert to usher in the new year
By SETO KIT YAN
Come one, come all to the Jia Yu Countdown Concert at Queensbay Mall, Penang, which features a string of artistes, including Hong Kong’s Bosco Wong.
Hong Kong heartthrob Bosco Wong Chung Chak is set to usher in the New Year in Penang with a resounding blast.
Although he has been to Malaysia several times on promotional tours, Wong is especially excited to be headlining a countdown concert here for the first time.
“I feel a bit nervous too as it’s the very first time I’ll be celebrating the countdown in Malaysia and I keep wondering what the atmosphere will be like,” he said in a telephone interview from Hong Kong during a recent press conference to announce the Jia Yu Countdown Concert.
Party time: Local group Storm is all geared up for the Jia Yu Countdown Concert at Queensbay Mall, Penang, on New Year’s Eve. It has been an especially fruitful year of many firsts for Wong who turned 28 recently.
Wong made his big screen debut earlier this year in the Lam Tze Chung-helmed Hong Kong comedy flick, The Luckiest Man.
The Hong Kong Television Broadcasts (HKTVB) artiste, who has been singing TVB theme songs since 2004, signed with East Asia Records last month.
He released his debut mini-album In Love with Bosco – a seven-track Cantopop EP – in Hong Kong on Dec 5 and can hardly wait to share songs like Chuen Gwok Dou Ngoi Nei (Loving You from All Angles) and Dai Gei Tin (Which Day) with his Malaysian fans.
“Since my album is out, I’ll be singing my songs for the concert. I really look forward to having fans sing along with me,” said Wong.
Apart from his new songs, he also has a surprise for his fans. “I’m thinking of bringing a special gift for a lucky draw. I hope that everybody will have a wonderful year ahead.”
Bosco Wong: ‘I’m thinking of bringing a special gift for a lucky draw.’ Wong has starred in close to 30 TV series and can now be seen in HKTVB series The Gem of Life, playing opportunist William Shek Tai Chuen on Astro Channel 923.
He has won the top 10 TV Artistes award at Hong Kong’s Next Magazine TV Awards for three consecutive years since 2006. Well-loved by the Malaysian audience as well, Wong’s convincing portrayals have won him the Top 12 Favourite Characters Award at Astro’s annual TV Drama Awards for two consecutive years since 2006.
The year-end extravaganza will also feature rising local stars such as Danny One, Andrew Tan, Henley Hii, Orange Tan, Kit Teo, Candy Cheah, Athena Beh, Dave Chai, Liz Lee, Amy Wang, Storm and Mary Go Round as well as popular Malay artistes Dayang Nurfaizah and Farah Asykin.
Bubbly Astro Jia Yu Channel show hosts Mary Go Round (comprising Charming Mary, Happy Mary, Magic Mary and Sunshine Mary) will be hosting the event.
In addition to watching their favourite stars perform, lucky fans can also join them on stage and take part in fun games throughout the concert.
The Jia Yu Countdown Concert will be staged at Queensbay Mall, Penang, tomorrow from 6.30pm to 12.15am. The concert is organised by Jia Yu Home Entertainment and Pigeon Fly Communications and jointly presented by Queensbay Mall and Hotlink.
Admission is free and no tickets are required. For details, visit www.pigeonfly.com.
A live recording of the concert will also be aired on Jia Yu (Astro channel 304) at 8.30pm on Jan 28.
There will be a live SMS voting award for best performance of the night and fans can send in SMS votes for male artiste and female artiste.
To vote, type BP(artiste code) and send to 33212. Each SMS vote will be charged 50 sen. Voting is open to all 012, 013, 016, 017, 019 users throughout the duration of the concert till midnight.
Artiste codes: Bosco (BP1), Storm (BP2), Danny (BP3), Kit (BP4), Andrew (BP5), Dave (BP6), Henley (BP7), Orange (BP8), Athena (BP9), Dayang (BP10), Liz (BP11), Farah (BP12), Amy (BP13), Candy (BP14) and Mary (BP15)
Those with the highest number of votes will win gifts. Results will be available on www.anaconda.com.my.
The Star Newspaper 24 April 09
Malay Mail Newspaper 20 April 09
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