Sundown Festival 2012 Part II - Show Time at Marina Promenade

Hi Huneybees,

The weather was merciful to the thousands of fan who turned up at Marina Promenade when the Sundown Festival 2012 gate opened at 5:30pm, on 1st December, considering the fact that it has been raining erratically for the few weeks.

The actual show did not start until 8pm with Korean boy band BtoB (비투비) opened the festival by performing their self titled song “Born to Beat” to their egarly awaiting fans.

The boys continued to charm their fans with several of their popular hits like “Secret (Insane)”, “Irresistible Lips”, “My Girl” and finally finished their performance with WOW”.

Anthony Neely (倪安东) was next to hit the stage with his single “Sorry That I love You” from his debut album “Lesson One” and followed by “Wake Up” from his latest album of the same name.

Anthony, who was bilingual in English and Mandarin, then sang “纏鬥” (Brawl) and “讓我愛她” (Dear Death). He did showcase his ability to play (guitar) and sing by doing a cover of “Hallelujah” before closing his set with 散場的擁抱 (The Last Embrace).

Jeno Liu Li Yang (刘力扬) was next and she sang a mixture of songs from her various albums such as “旅途” from her 2nd Studio album “旅途-心歌自選輯”,  Jeno also performed songs from her first studio album such as “眼淚笑了” and “我就是這樣”.

Well, the best performance of the night has to be given to the Japanese rock band Alice Nine (アリス九號)!

This band sent the venue rocking with its 2011 single “Heart of Gold” followed by 2006′s “Rainbow”. Judging by the number of heads banging in the mosh pit to the hands in the air in the area behind, the band from Japan definitely put up a performance worth remembering.

The final act of the day was without doubt my favorite Hong Kong singer-actor Raymond Lam (林峰)!!

Opening his set with “愛不疚” (Love With No Regrets), the theme song from “Moonlight Resonance”, the 32 year old mesmerized the audience with his vocal. Following up with a track from his 4th album “Come 2 Me”, Raymond serenaded “Morning Cute” to a fortunate girl fan who was prior selected to be on stage with him.

How I wished I was that lucky girl!!

Raymond ended his set as well as the eventful evening with “一刀切” from his 2012 album "Self Portrait”.

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Sundown Festival 2012 Part I - Press Conference

Hi Huneybees,

I had the honor to meet the performers at the Press Conference of Sundown Festival 2012 held at Marina Mandarin Hotel on 30th November. It was however a pity that my favorite Hong Kong singer-actor Raymond Lam (林峰) could not attend this event as he only arrived on 1st December due to his busy schedule.

First to appear at the Press Conference was the seven-member Korean boy band, BtoB (비투비). 
Stands for Born to Beat, this latest export from Cube Entertainment was an instant hit with people in the room, with their cute looks and down-to-earth personalities. 

One of the member, Lee Minhyuk (민혁) who turned 22 on 29th November, mentioned that he was very appreciative when fans turned up at the airport to wish him happy birthday and showered him with presents. Many of the fans even trailed the group all the way back to the hotel. 

The boys shared their secret on team bonding - including watching movies together and having hear-to-heart talks with one another - and were very proud to be sharing the same stage with top Asian artists by performing at the Sundown Festival.

Up next was the Chinese singer and actress Jeno Liu Li Yang (刘力扬), the 2nd runner up at the 2006 finals of 超级女声 (Super Voice Girl). 

I must admit that I was pleasantly surprised by her good command of English, during her interview session and she even joked about whether could she speak in mandarin. She mentioned that her style of music and fashion was related to her attitude and lifestyle.

 

The Taiwanese American Mandarin Pop singer Anthony Neely (倪安东) drew laughter from the media when he misheard the word “Char kway teow” as “Chocolate down" and "Traffic down" and thought it was an American food when he was asked if he had tried some of the local delicacies here.

His fans could look forward to 2013 with the release of his new album in May/June and a Chinese movie.  His sense of humor was apparent throughout his interview session but what I really love was when he transformed himself into a mechanical doll, posting from left to right, during photo shoots.  

Last but not least was the Japanese rock group, Alice Nine (アリス九號). This is the first time the group has came to Singapore.

Dressed in cool rocker outfit, the group was looking forward to visiting places like the Marina Bay Sand and the Merlion and would like also to be exposed to the culture here. It was rather unfortunate that the guitarist Hiroto was not available for the press conference as he was not feeling well that day. 

Fronted by the charismatic band's vocalist, Shou, the group was looking forward to perform at this year's Sundown Festival as they have plans to venture outside Japan with the band's 9th anniversary next year. 

More photos can be viewed here.

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Party-ing with Panasonic

Hi Huneybees,

Last weekend was a blast! I was invited to a private Panasonic Asia Blogger Event #gothedistance. It was a hush-hush, keep in suspense event. We weren't given the low-down on what was happening and despite the heavy rain, Malcom, Jeremy, Me and my hubby still went for the event. Panasonic planned the night so well, we had so much fun, no one wanted to leave....

Come on! I've been a huge Panasonic fan, especially a Lumix user, how can I now go support support right? The event was held at K-Suites @ Orchard Parade Hotel. Imagine our awe when we saw the room. It's so big!

Other than a section for KTV.

There was even space for Wii, pool and buffet.

 The lovely Shu An (FLY Entertainment artiste & host of clicknetwork's Tried and Tested) was the host for the night.

Shu An getting to know us bloggers.

First challenge we had was to watch a few videos, pick one and write a creative ending for it. Reminds me of the days in script writing class. :)

I won 3rd prize for the Most Creative Ending and guess what! I won myself a BB!!

Joey (left) won second prize and Claire (Middle) won first prize. We won different phones each.

BTW, you can also win a prize for yourself! Watch these videos first....

The Usual-Spot

The Rendezvous

The Moment

The Cubicle

The Navigator

So here's how you can win... All you have to do is to head over to Panasonic Asia's Facebook page. Comment on the respective video posted on their page with your creative ending. Don't forget to tag @Christina Chung (Yes! Me! You have to add me as friend first though)!

And then back to that day, our 2nd challenge was Pictionary. I volunteered to draw and with my great guessing team mates, we won the challenge! Woohoo! I was on a strike that night!

With words like 'Diminishing', 'Coca-Cola at KFC', 'Lee Kuan Yew', it was nerve breaking and I bet a ton of brain juice was used up. ~(+o+)~

We won RWS vouchers. Just nice for my B'dae in September!

The night ended super fast and after a few photos with pretty pretty Shu An, we continued the KTV session till around 2am. It's been a while since I stayed out so late and I totally de-stressed that night!

 ♪ 彡 ( =^O^= )彡

A shot with my trusty photographer and hubby...

Joey brought her favourite Rilakkuma out and guess what? It's a iPhone cover. We all had fun cam-whoring and just couldn't stop rubbing the soft soft fur...

Thank you Panasonic!!!

Psst, we all got this gadget from Panasonic, can you guess what it is? Stay tuned on 15th August for the reveal.... (^_-)-☆

For more information, visit:
Panasonic Asia's website: http://www.panasonic.asia/
Panasonic Asia's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/panasonicasia
Panasonic Asia's Twitter: https://twitter.com/panasonicasia

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