Dance To The Beat With Season 2 Of MTV’S OK DANCEOKE

Hi Huneybees,

Do you dance The Whoosh or The Lookie? Do you know what's The Body Wave? Well, if you wana pick up some new dance moves, don't miss the music video dance tutorial programme - Ok Danceoke.

Returning for a second season this June, Ok Danceoke Season 2  breaks down the dance routine in the music videos and show you how to master the signature moves like a pro. You can start dancing like a pro from music genres ranging from K-Pop, to Top 40s, to House. 

K-Pop Fever with OK DanceOke Season 2

There will be songs like ‘Knock Knock’ by TWICE, ‘That’s What I Like’ by Bruno Mars, and ‘Solo Dance’ by Martin Jensen; broken into easy-to-follow steps so that you can perfect your groove without constantly hitting the replay button on the player. 

Ok Danceoke Season 2 premieres on MTV Asia on 6 June, Tuesday at 8pm (WIB), 9pm (SG/PH) and 10pm (MY), with each episode made up of six music videos. The next day, from 7 June, one selected video will appear online every Wednesday for nine weeks. 

Shot and produced in Singapore, production for the show began in early-May. Season 2 also sees an expanded dance instructor mix – with the additions of Felicia Cher, specialising in K-Pop and Street Jazz; and the Scrach Marcs team of Rachel Lee and Marcus Tan, winners of The Dance Floor Season 2 competition and the Singapore Dance Delight Volume 6. Meanwhile, instructors Mohammad Alif (a.k.a. Alif Aircho) from Danz People, and Chloe Jong from Limited Edition, return this second season.

  Check out the VJs dancing above...

This season also extends the MTV Asia and Musical.ly partnership from Season 1, and challenges musers to perform dance moves from excerpts of Ok Danceoke Season 2 music videos. The top 50 videos, judged on their popularity and the accuracy of the dance, will be incorporated into ongoing promotions for Ok Danceoke Season 2.

K-Pop fans are also invited to try out MTV Asia’s quiz (https://www.playbuzz.com/mtvasia10/we-know-your-signature-k-pop-dance-move-in-8-questions)  to find out their signature K-Pop move.

So, be sure to tuned in to MTV Asia tomorrow! 

I'm gona go polish my dancing shoes. LOL!

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Stephen Chow Has A Message With His New Mermaid Movie (美人鱼)

Hi Huneybees,

"最后一滴干净的水，最后一丝干净的空气都没有了的话，有再多的钱，也是死路一条。"

It's the Lunar New Year and I have been busy since January and BOY! I was super excited when hubby asked me out to a date and we caught Stephen Chow's (周星驰) latest movie - Mermaid (美人鱼). Phew ~ I needed that breather but most importantly, my idol - Show Luo (罗志祥) is starring in that movie too!

As like every of his movie, this comedy had me bursting out in laughter every few seconds, causing my asthma attack right there. Yes, I must admit the CG was not the best job and some of the jokes were pretty corny and predictable, but it's those smart-aleck style of dialogue that got me reminiscing his past works.

Not only did he revamp sarcasm in the movie, it's also these 80s vintage sets and easter egg finds that references his previous movies, got me going to his movies every time he pushes out a new movie. This time. through a revamp of the lovey dovey mermaid falling in love with a rich man story, not only did he bring laughter to us this festive season, he also reminded us of a very important message.

It's a message that I've always been asking my hubby, why so much war and fighting amongst ourselves? Shouldn't our focus be on what's happening to around us? What about our environment that is dying day by day?

There has to be a reason why this movie has broke mainland opening-day records and is swimmingly doing well at other countries, coz other than my repeated mention of huge comic relief, it also made us take a look at what our growing world of technology has done to the world around us.

For money, we might do things that harm the Earth, but what if we are left with only one drop of water, one breath of air, will money still do us any good? Still think making money is the ultimate goal? 

Cameo performance from Former EXO's Kris Wu Yi Fan (吴亦凡) was not impressive and he didn't look good at all.

And why does Kitty Zhang Yuqi (张雨绮) look so much like a chinese speaking Song Hye-kyo (송혜교)?!

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Do You Have #RoadSense?

Hi Huneybees,

As the country develops and move forward, I see more and more cars on the road. But riding as a passenger in my hubby's car has started to get scary as drivers start to get a little too aggressive with stress building up and seems like technology has slowly crept in and get in the way of drivers.

That is also why Singapore's Traffic Police held a multi-disciplinary dialogue session recently as part of their Use Your RoadSense movement. Part of the larger Safer Roads Singapore action plan, the Use Your RoadSense movement looks to spark self-reflection among all road users, raise empathy and respect for each other on the roads, in turn leading to the development of a new road culture, eventually reducing road accidents when our roads are safer and better for all.

This movement is a fresh approach to educate and engage users on road safety in Singapore, to facilitate understanding between the diverse road user groups – pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. Also sparking this active engagement and co-creation approach to crafting road safety initiatives between the Traffic Police and the public. 

Through this movement, Traffic Police hopes to hold many conversations with the various road user groups to understand their road safety concerns and hear their ideas on how a culture of safer road use can be cultivated in Singapore.

The first of these many conversations was the dialogue session held on 7th April 2015 with Traffic Police gathering a panel of field experts to look at how direct and indirect factors such as road planning, road technology, socio-culture and human psychology affect road attitudes and driver traits, giving a direction to our "RoadSense".

“Traffic Police needs to take a larger, holistic view of our traffic road policing, in view of the changing road environment today. Users are now more diverse and come from different backgrounds and grew up in different times. Road and car technologies are also affecting our attitudes on the roads. We are always connected and are faced with more distractions.

We may have one of the safest road networks in the region but we can do more to cultivate good road behaviour and discipline. Road safety is not just about enforcements. We need to build a culture of self-discipline, care and empathy on our roads. We hope this movement provides the foundation for it. As we adopt a multi-perspective approach to road safety, we call upon all individuals, organisations and companies to work together on this shared initiative to develop a new road culture for Singapore." 

--- Assistant Commissioner Sam Tee, Commander Traffic Police.

If you have interest to learn more about the movement and what the RoadSense is all about, go ahead to take part in the conversation online, at the Use Your RoadSense Facebook page. Share what having, or not having #RoadSense is, and support the movement by getting others around you involved. Visit www.facebook.com/roadsense.sg for more details.

Let's be observe more road safety and roadsense!

Let Singapore be a great place to drive in! 

Drive safely! :)

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MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 Is Back For The 6th Year

Hi Huneybees,

Save the date, reshuffle your appointments and start planning your trip to Sunway Resort City, Kuala Lumpur, because it is the place to be – come August! MTV has officially announced that MTV World Stage Malaysia is back for the sixth-year running!




The first two artists gracing the MTV World Stage for the first time – homegrown international singer-songwriter, Yuna; and Universal Music Group International’s first K-pop idol group, Boys Republic, with additional performers to be announced at a later date. MTV VJs Alan and Hanli will again be hosting this year’s concert.

Set to welcome an expected live audience of about 15,000 fans, MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014 is sponsored by Sunway, Xpax, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Hong Leong Bank and William Grant & Sons, and supported by Tourism Malaysia, local broadcast partner, Astro, and local radio partner, hitz.fm.

The announcement was triggered by MTV fans following an Unlock #worldstagemy campaign that was first shared on 27 May through MTV’s social media platforms, hitz.fm and with bloggers. Fans successfully unlocked the announcement details on Tuesday, 27 May, which quickly gathered a frenzy of over 15,000 tweets over six hours. Not only did #worldstagemy top trend in Malaysia, but it also listed as one of the top ten trends worldwide.

MTV World Stage is a global series that bring multi-genre talents with global relevance, telecast to an audience in over 550 million households. Recorded ‘live’ at the most exclusive gigs, world renowned music festivals and unique concert locations from around the world, the series is the ‘front row seat’ for music lovers to experience the biggest artists on the globe without leaving the comfort of their sofas. MTV World Stage Malaysia is part of this platform that delivers the MTV brand experience not only on the ground with MTV fans in Malaysia, but with a global airing in 154 countries across MTV Networks. The Malaysia show is also MTV’s first originally-produced MTV World Stage event globally, which started in 2009.

Last year, MTV World Stage Live in Malaysia 2013, which welcomed a whopping 15,000 fans, brought the award-winning and multi-platinum artist, Robin Thicke, along with explosive international sensations, Far East Movement. The concert also featured 12-member K-Pop super group, EXO, and Malaysian Hip Hop pioneer, Joe Flizzow.

YUNA

In a remarkably short period of time, Yuna has risen from a shy, YouTube sensation to full-on international stardom. In the process, the unique singer-songwriter has become the first artist in Malaysia to break into the American market. The ease with which Yuna has transitioned to border defying mainstream success should not be surprising, considering the effortlessly universal appeal of her organic blend of contemporary pop, acoustic folk and soulful R&B.

Yuna experienced success early on, with a quartet of popular indie releases in Malaysia, beginning with her self-titled 2008 EP. That debut disc became a major seller at home, producing the hit single “Deeper Conversation.” The following year, Yuna won the first of several Anugerah Industri Muzik awards, Malaysia’s equivalent of the Grammy. During the same period, the artist also found time to attend law school and open IAMJETFUEL, a successful women’s clothing boutique.

Yuna’s latest album, Nocturnal, was recorded in Los Angeles and marks a major step forward for her. Nocturnal’s 11 sparkling new originals include the warmly intoxicating first single “Falling”, produced by Robin Hannibal of Quadron and the soul-pop group Rhye; the breezy, upbeat “I Wanna Go,” produced by rocker Mike Einziger of iconic modern rock band, Incubus.

Previously, Yuna had worked with man-of-the-moment, Pharrell Williams who produced her hit single, “Live Your Life”.

Yuna’s North American breakthrough saw the artist winning widespread acclaim while achieving several significant career milestones – Rolling Stone magazine praised her combination of “certified indie cred and massive pop potential”, while The New York Times described her music as “gorgeous”. She performed high-profile sets at the hugely renowned Lollapalooza and Coachella festivals, and has appeared on shows of popular personalities such as Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno.

For more information on Yuna, visit www.yunamusic.com.

BOYS REPUBLIC

Growing rapidly into one of the most popular K-pop boy bands in the region, Boys Republic is a group produced by Universal Music Group and Jung Hae Ik, who also helped produce first generation idols like H.O.T., S.E.S. and g.o.d. The five-member boy group consists of One Junn, Da Bin, Sung Jun, Min Su and Su Woong.

Boys Republic has been in Universal Music Korea’s pipeline for almost two years until their debut in 2013. The multi-talented boy group was trained in diverse genres of music. Top Korean producer and composer, Keun Tae Park, who has written songs for IU and Ji Young Baek, was appointed as chief music adviser for the group. To ensure strong international appeal, not only did Keun Tae collaborate with Dsign Music, the Norwegian team that wrote for Girls’ Generation, TVXQ and EXO, but the boys have also trained in singing, dancing, acting and the languages and cultures of other countries.

When Boys Republic released their debut single last June, “Party Rock” along with itsmusic video, the chart-topping song peaked at #1 on iTunes single charts in Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand in 2013. Their song “You Are Special” also peaked at #1 on KKBOX Chart in Malaysia in 2013. Their latest single, “Video Game” made #1 on Dwango K-POP daily chart in Japan in 2014.

Since then, the promising K-pop idol group has risen quickly to stardom as Boys Republic was declared “Best New Artist” at the 20th Korean Entertainment & Art Awards 2013. The boys were selected as both Jeju Air’s PR Ambassador for 2013 and as Korean Youth Association Ambassador. Additionally, the group has also appeared on SBS MTV in a special eight-episode feature, “Best New Artist, Boys Republic”, which aired June-July 2013.

Boys Republic returns for their second performance in Malaysia. Voted by fans to close the U.O.X. 2013 in Malaysia, the popular group was the only Korean artist invited for the event.

WIN MTV WORLD STAGE CONCERT PASSES

MTV World Stage passes are not for sale and may be won by fans through game contests that will open on 16 June. Details will be announced in the coming weeks.

NEWS UPDATES ON SOCIAL MEDIA

In the weeks ahead, fans can get direct information by following MTV Asia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for news updates on MTV World Stage Malaysia 2014.

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