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Message from Crystal Liu Yifei regarding the Earthquake in China
Topic created by Liu Yifei on 2008-5-12 22:12
Notes by Wan Mei:
(*1) A sub-forum of www.liuyifei.org
(*2) 7.8 magnitude Earthquake in China on May 12, 2008 Translated from Chinese by Wan Mei
Original message link: www.liuyifei.org/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=240917
Thanks to "YKT" for the email and "Wan Mei" for the translation and notes.
My prayers to the people of China
JC@Crystal-liuyifei.com
Title: Hope everyone is safe!
Greetings to all.
I read on ‘Yifei Tea Society’ (*1) the severe consequences of the earthquake (*2) on fans in the Sichuan and surrounding areas. (Unwell Emoticon)
This disaster strike so suddenly and without warning - I am really concern about everyone out there. (Crying Emoticon X 3)
I hope all of you are safe and sound and not harmed in anyway!!!
Notes by Wan Mei:
(*1) A sub-forum of www.liuyifei.org
(*2) 7.8 magnitude Earthquake in China on May 12, 2008 Translated from Chinese by Wan Mei
Original message link: www.liuyifei.org/bbs/viewthread.php?tid=240917
Thanks to "YKT" for the email and "Wan Mei" for the translation and notes.
My prayers to the people of China
JC@Crystal-liuyifei.com
News & search trends of Crystal Liu Yi Fei
UPDATE: MAY 12: "YKT" sent word that "Wan Mei" has more on search trends of Crystal Liu Yi Fei, "better insight can be achieved using this pattern:
[EDIT: COPY & PASTE THIS LINK] www.google.com/trends?q=yifei%2C+"crystal+liu"%2C+%E5%88%98%E4%BA%A6%E8%8F%B2&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
It shows that in Philippines, people tend to search using "Crystal Liu" instead of Yifei (dropping the Liu doesn't made significant difference). Also, Chinese searches are more greater in volume than other languages even though this survey do not include the billions of search on "Liu Yifei" on Baidu which is what many of them used in China instead of google.
The Google did show that when people in China initially learnt in 2007 that Yifei was making a new movie after two years of absence (Forbidden Kingdom) there's a massive surge in interest.
Most of the English names search occured upon release of FK and dipped when the movie drop out of Box Office and people's mind."
MAY 11
Hi folks, "YKT" found the following from asiamedia.ucla.edu; apparently, the Asia Media section of the University of California: "SINGAPORE: Online Google searches reflect offline buzz [..] Google's Hot Trends tracker is the most effective tool for getting up-to-date lists of top searches in Singapore
The Straits Times
Friday, April 25, 2008
By Alfred Siew
What goes on in the real world is mirrored online and more or less in real time, according to a new hour-by-hour tracking device from Google Singapore.
A month-long trial showed that searches on the Internet for the terrorist-fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari started climbing on Monday as news about how he escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre filtered out of Parliament.
By Tuesday night, a new term, 'Wong Kan Seng', had joined a list of 20 buzz words for the day. The role and responsibilities of the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister had been discussed and defended by the Prime Minister earlier.
Google Singapore's tracker also showed how online searches mirrored the offline buzz. In the few days before the deadline to file income tax returns, 'Iras' (the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore), 'my tax' and 'gst offsets' were the hottest terms.
Rolled out yesterday, Google Hot Trends (www.google.com.sg/trends), appears to be the most comprehensive tracking tool for local searches so far.
Previous trackers had offered only a short list of top searches and were updated only a few times a week.
The online giant, which claims over 60 per cent of the market here, measured the number of times a term was searched every hour.
The spikes also showed that people often went online to run their searches in the evenings, after work.
Mr Derek Callow, Google's marketing manager for the region, said the buzz words were ones which showed spikes in interest, besides the usual popular terms [.....]
But if online buzz gathers fast, Google's results also showed how quickly it can fizzle.
When a New Paper article on former top Hong Kong actress Yammie Lam soliciting outside a bar appeared on April 4, her name was on the list of top 20 search terms for only the next three days before dropping off.
Said Assistant Professor Lim Sun Sun from the National University of Singapore: 'It's a reflection of information overload as well as the constant desire to have fresh news.
'When there is news in the traditional media and it is not enough, people go online to listen to more views and gossip.'
Besides Google, Yahoo also offers a list of top search terms. On its Singapore website (www.yahoo.com.sg), Mas Selamat was the second most searched term on Wednesday afternoon after Liu Yifei, the Chinese actress starring in the Forbidden Kingdom movie."
"In other words, Liu Yifei was the top search term in Singapore that week," according to "YKT."
"YKT" also sent a find by the amazing "Wan Mei,"
"Impact is imminent
By Liu Wei
Joan Chen. Gong Li. Zhang Ziyi. Liu Yifei? The starlet who co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom may just be China's next big thing. Thanks to her performance in the kungfu blockbuster, the 20-year-old has just joined the William Morris Agency (WMA), the prestigious talent and literary agency with past like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Katharine Hepburn. Liu is one of the agency's only two Chinese actresses; the other is Zhang Ziyi.
The comparison is inevitable as the two young Chinese beauties have much in common.
They both achieved fame at a young age. At 20, Zhang starred in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (Wode Fuqin Muqin) and one year later she appeared in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wohu Canglong). Also at age 20, Liu co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the $70 million project, which has since become a global smash.
Now they are in the same agency and share an ambition to make it big not only on the domestic market, but on the global arena.
"Zhang has been the most successful Asian star in the world," she says. "I am just starting, so it's hard to compare but for me it's an honor to be compared to her."
Born to a French-language professor and a dancer, Liu received dance, singing and piano training as a little girl. At age 10 she moved to America and spent four years at a middle school in Long Island. She speaks fluent English and her straightforwardness thanks to her years in the States also helps her easily communicate with international filmmakers.
Liu is happy that many of the roles offered to her are modern, multi-dimensional characters.
Despite all of her advantages, Liu says she admires Gong and Zhang's cooperation with acclaimed film directors such as Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee.
"For my next character, I would not care if it is a leading role or a supporting one, as long as the director is really good," she says.
Her dream may soon come true. In May she will audition for a Clint Eastwood film.
Different from Zhang's apparent toughness and what Time Magazine calls as a sense of purpose and a will of steel, Liu impresses audience with her soft voice, sweet smile and gentle gestures. One of her noted roles is the fairy-like Xiaolongnu (little dragon girl) in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a TV series based on Hong Kong wuxia writer Louis Cha's novel. The girl lives in a stone tomb for 18 years, eats only honey and is as pure as a pearl.
However, Liu laughs when asked is she is like any of the characters she has played.
"Most of the time I am tender and delicate," she says. "But I can be very tough and independent, just like Golden Sparrow in The Forbidden Kingdom."
Liu's parents divorced when she was 7. Since then she has been living with her mother Liu Xiaoli. Although she entered the entertainment industry when she was 15, her mother did not accompany her to interviews. For every role offered to her, her mother would ask her opinion first and would not make decisions for her.
Most of the time she is just another 20-year-old. The first thing she does after getting home is play with her three Schnauzers. She is reading Totto-chan, or The Little Girl at the Window, female Japanese writer Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's bestseller about a little girl's friendship with her caring headmaster.
"I actually hope audience won't care who I am, but focus on the characters I play," she says. "If they forget Liu Yifei when seeing the various characters, I will feel satisfied."
"Beauty seems not a bad thing to me," she laughs. "My two favorite actresses, Audrey Hepburn and Vivien Leigh, are both famous belles. A good actor has both power inside and out. The thing is, not to rely on your beauty."
Despite her recent signing with WMA, Liu says that she will try to star in at least one Chinese film a year.
"Being a Chinese actor is important to me," she says. "I hope whenever people see me, whether I am famous or not then, they know me as a Chinese actress."
(China Daily 05/06/2008 page19)"
Thanks again "Wan Mei" for the scoop and "YKT" for sharing the news for the benefit of Crystal Liu Yi Fei's fans.
JC@crystal-liuyifei.com
[EDIT: COPY & PASTE THIS LINK] www.google.com/trends?q=yifei%2C+"crystal+liu"%2C+%E5%88%98%E4%BA%A6%E8%8F%B2&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0
It shows that in Philippines, people tend to search using "Crystal Liu" instead of Yifei (dropping the Liu doesn't made significant difference). Also, Chinese searches are more greater in volume than other languages even though this survey do not include the billions of search on "Liu Yifei" on Baidu which is what many of them used in China instead of google.
The Google did show that when people in China initially learnt in 2007 that Yifei was making a new movie after two years of absence (Forbidden Kingdom) there's a massive surge in interest.
Most of the English names search occured upon release of FK and dipped when the movie drop out of Box Office and people's mind."
MAY 11
Hi folks, "YKT" found the following from asiamedia.ucla.edu; apparently, the Asia Media section of the University of California: "SINGAPORE: Online Google searches reflect offline buzz [..] Google's Hot Trends tracker is the most effective tool for getting up-to-date lists of top searches in Singapore
The Straits Times
Friday, April 25, 2008
By Alfred Siew
What goes on in the real world is mirrored online and more or less in real time, according to a new hour-by-hour tracking device from Google Singapore.
A month-long trial showed that searches on the Internet for the terrorist-fugitive Mas Selamat Kastari started climbing on Monday as news about how he escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre filtered out of Parliament.
By Tuesday night, a new term, 'Wong Kan Seng', had joined a list of 20 buzz words for the day. The role and responsibilities of the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Affairs Minister had been discussed and defended by the Prime Minister earlier.
Google Singapore's tracker also showed how online searches mirrored the offline buzz. In the few days before the deadline to file income tax returns, 'Iras' (the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore), 'my tax' and 'gst offsets' were the hottest terms.
Rolled out yesterday, Google Hot Trends (www.google.com.sg/trends), appears to be the most comprehensive tracking tool for local searches so far.
Previous trackers had offered only a short list of top searches and were updated only a few times a week.
The online giant, which claims over 60 per cent of the market here, measured the number of times a term was searched every hour.
The spikes also showed that people often went online to run their searches in the evenings, after work.
Mr Derek Callow, Google's marketing manager for the region, said the buzz words were ones which showed spikes in interest, besides the usual popular terms [.....]
But if online buzz gathers fast, Google's results also showed how quickly it can fizzle.
When a New Paper article on former top Hong Kong actress Yammie Lam soliciting outside a bar appeared on April 4, her name was on the list of top 20 search terms for only the next three days before dropping off.
Said Assistant Professor Lim Sun Sun from the National University of Singapore: 'It's a reflection of information overload as well as the constant desire to have fresh news.
'When there is news in the traditional media and it is not enough, people go online to listen to more views and gossip.'
Besides Google, Yahoo also offers a list of top search terms. On its Singapore website (www.yahoo.com.sg), Mas Selamat was the second most searched term on Wednesday afternoon after Liu Yifei, the Chinese actress starring in the Forbidden Kingdom movie."
"In other words, Liu Yifei was the top search term in Singapore that week," according to "YKT."
"YKT" also sent a find by the amazing "Wan Mei,"
"Impact is imminent
By Liu Wei
Joan Chen. Gong Li. Zhang Ziyi. Liu Yifei? The starlet who co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom may just be China's next big thing. Thanks to her performance in the kungfu blockbuster, the 20-year-old has just joined the William Morris Agency (WMA), the prestigious talent and literary agency with past like Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, and Katharine Hepburn. Liu is one of the agency's only two Chinese actresses; the other is Zhang Ziyi.
The comparison is inevitable as the two young Chinese beauties have much in common.
They both achieved fame at a young age. At 20, Zhang starred in Zhang Yimou's The Road Home (Wode Fuqin Muqin) and one year later she appeared in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Wohu Canglong). Also at age 20, Liu co-starred with Jet Li and Jackie Chan in the $70 million project, which has since become a global smash.
Now they are in the same agency and share an ambition to make it big not only on the domestic market, but on the global arena.
"Zhang has been the most successful Asian star in the world," she says. "I am just starting, so it's hard to compare but for me it's an honor to be compared to her."
Born to a French-language professor and a dancer, Liu received dance, singing and piano training as a little girl. At age 10 she moved to America and spent four years at a middle school in Long Island. She speaks fluent English and her straightforwardness thanks to her years in the States also helps her easily communicate with international filmmakers.
Liu is happy that many of the roles offered to her are modern, multi-dimensional characters.
Despite all of her advantages, Liu says she admires Gong and Zhang's cooperation with acclaimed film directors such as Zhang Yimou and Ang Lee.
"For my next character, I would not care if it is a leading role or a supporting one, as long as the director is really good," she says.
Her dream may soon come true. In May she will audition for a Clint Eastwood film.
Different from Zhang's apparent toughness and what Time Magazine calls as a sense of purpose and a will of steel, Liu impresses audience with her soft voice, sweet smile and gentle gestures. One of her noted roles is the fairy-like Xiaolongnu (little dragon girl) in The Return of the Condor Heroes, a TV series based on Hong Kong wuxia writer Louis Cha's novel. The girl lives in a stone tomb for 18 years, eats only honey and is as pure as a pearl.
However, Liu laughs when asked is she is like any of the characters she has played.
"Most of the time I am tender and delicate," she says. "But I can be very tough and independent, just like Golden Sparrow in The Forbidden Kingdom."
Liu's parents divorced when she was 7. Since then she has been living with her mother Liu Xiaoli. Although she entered the entertainment industry when she was 15, her mother did not accompany her to interviews. For every role offered to her, her mother would ask her opinion first and would not make decisions for her.
Most of the time she is just another 20-year-old. The first thing she does after getting home is play with her three Schnauzers. She is reading Totto-chan, or The Little Girl at the Window, female Japanese writer Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's bestseller about a little girl's friendship with her caring headmaster.
"I actually hope audience won't care who I am, but focus on the characters I play," she says. "If they forget Liu Yifei when seeing the various characters, I will feel satisfied."
"Beauty seems not a bad thing to me," she laughs. "My two favorite actresses, Audrey Hepburn and Vivien Leigh, are both famous belles. A good actor has both power inside and out. The thing is, not to rely on your beauty."
Despite her recent signing with WMA, Liu says that she will try to star in at least one Chinese film a year.
"Being a Chinese actor is important to me," she says. "I hope whenever people see me, whether I am famous or not then, they know me as a Chinese actress."
(China Daily 05/06/2008 page19)"
Thanks again "Wan Mei" for the scoop and "YKT" for sharing the news for the benefit of Crystal Liu Yi Fei's fans.
JC@crystal-liuyifei.com
Wan Mei's brilliant ''scoops'' and world exclusives as well as a post by Bei Ruo Yi
Woah, YKT inundated my inbox with emails! First up thanks YKT for sharing the news with us! Here it is by the numbers:
1) Bei Ruo Yi of crystalliuyifei.com posted:
JC@crystal-liuyifei.com
1) Bei Ruo Yi of crystalliuyifei.com posted:
"In case you missed it, you can watch Liu Yifei at the premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom" in Beijing on April 16, 2008 here: ent.sina.com.cn"2) Wan Mei wrote:
"Culture Express is an English-language program broadcast on the Chinese Government's state television channel CCTV-9. On 5/5/2008 it showcase a 3 minutes 51 seconds video introducing "Xiaolongnv" Liu Yifei to the world. CCTV-9 can be viewed through a number of cable and satellite providers in the world. For example, it is available as Channel 509 on ASTRO Malaysia. This video can also be access on the Web through this link: cctv.com. At date of writing, this is one of the most watched video of the day on the CCTV website."3) Wan Mei declares that Liu Yifei is "No#1 in IMDb for Most Popular With Fewer Than 5 roles:"
"This was reported by WCC Daily, a newspaper in Western China. I can confirmed this since I have a IMDB Professional Account but I didn't held it too much regard before. For those who don't know, this refer to the StarMeter rating, a feature only viewable by Internet Movie Database Movie Pro members. The Most Popular With Fewer than 5 roles is slightly misinformed because Yifei has starred in more than 5 roles but information in IMDB is not up to date. However, it does bestow Yifei the distinction of being the first Asian female to achieve the Rank of #1 in a IMDB Pro category More useful, but of no lasting value is her current weekly Star Meter rating = 107 or the highest ranked Chinese female artist in the World (according to IMDB Pro) for the past week in Star Meter Ranking."4) Wan Mei wrote:
"Lookout for Yifei as a special guest in the CZTV special “Thoughts on Journey to West characters” for the Journey to the West 2009 TV series on this May or June 2008. The producer of JTTW is Zhang Jizhong (ROCH 2006). Following the success of the Journey to the West themed Forbidden Kingdom, Zhang is now in preliminary discussion with the Weta Group (LOTR, Narnia) on employing Weta's fantasy skills for the upcoming TV series. “Thoughts on Journey to West characters” will be broadcast for 8 weeks each Saturday on CZTV from May 10, 2008. Each show has a running time of 40 minutes and will featured a celebrity invited by Zhang Jizhong. The May 10 session will feature Huang Xiaoming as the special guest and focus on the character of Monkey. Like other celebrities in this show, Yifei will present her insight and character analysis on one of the yet undisclosed major characters in Journey to the West. It is generally believed that Yifei would be offered a cameo role in JTTW 2009. Latest update: The first session of JTTW talk-show, on the character of Monkey has been recorded today. It will be broadcast by CZTV at 9pm, May 10."Thanks again to YKT for sharing Wan Mei's brilliant ''scoops'' and world exclusives as well as a post by Bei Ruo Yi of crystalliuyifei.com.
JC@crystal-liuyifei.com
Crystal Liu Yi Fei to audition for a role in a new Clint Eastwood movie?
APRIL 30 2:30 AM ET
More from "WanMei" of crystalliuyifei.com/forum:
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"WanMei" earlier posted the following at the aforementioned forum according to "YKT":
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Thanks again to "WanMei" for the scoops and to "YKT" for forwarding them to me!
APRIL 28 11:11 PM ET
"YKT" sent me a scoop by "WanMei" of crystalliuyifei.com/forum:
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Thanks to "WanMei" for the scoop!!
JC
More from "WanMei" of crystalliuyifei.com/forum:
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This would be Yifei's role if she gets itEndquote.
(As Female Lead):
[SUE] Tao’s younger sister, 15 - 19, Sue is smarter than her brother when it comes to social skills and emotional IQ. A charmer, expert at using her communication skills to build bridges, Sue is contemptuous of local gang recruiters, Spider and Smokie — but she views Walt with wary interest. All too aware that her brother could use a masculine influence in his life to teach him the basics, Sue gently nudges Walt and Tao together, hoping for the best, and quite pleased when Tao acquires both a father figure and a few much-needed callouses. But when the local gang decides to punish Walt for his aggressive insolence by kidnapping Sue and raping her , she fears that the two strong men in her life will die avenging her honor
STORY LINE: Walt Kowalski is a widower, a grumpy, tough-minded, borderline-hateful, unhappy man who can’t get along with either his kids or his neighbors, a Korean War veteran whose prize possession is a 1972 Gran Torino he keeps in cherry condition. Drawn against his will into the lives of the Hmong family that lives next door to him, Walt grows increasingly fond of TAO and his sister SUE, and takes steps to protect them from the gangs that foul his neighborhood with their strutting presence…
Almost 100% certainty about role and plots barring drastic script changes
"WanMei" earlier posted the following at the aforementioned forum according to "YKT":
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Not sure how much you know about Clint Eastwood. But he is one of the few directors in Hollywood known for fast shooting schedule and never over-budget.Endquote.
Unlike some famous directors who need 30-40 shots to make a scene look good, Eastwood rely only on a few takes and leave it to 'natural'.
He shot his Oscar winning film MYSTIC RIVER in just 39 days. This is a feat that most Chinese or even Hong Kong (known for their fast pace of work) directors would find difficult to match.
Many people think that it is a possibility that Eastwood, who has won 4 Oscars and 5 Golden Globes will be doing his final work in GRAN TURINO (after all he is 78 years old).
If Yifei is indeed picked for GRAN TURINO, it might be her only opportunity to work with this legendary actor/director.
Some sources said that the movie will not begin shooting until July. It will probably take only a few months of Yifei's time to be involved. I think it is very worthwhile
Thanks again to "WanMei" for the scoops and to "YKT" for forwarding them to me!
APRIL 28 11:11 PM ET
"YKT" sent me a scoop by "WanMei" of crystalliuyifei.com/forum:
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This has been reported in various Chinese news for several days now. After waiting few days to make sure there's no denying reports, I will assume it to be true for nowEndquote.
It was reported that Eastwood specificially requested for Yifei to come for an audition in US on May 2008 for an upcoming movie that he will also starred in and directed.
WanMei's commentary:
My guess is that movie would be GRAND TORINO, a movie's existence only revealed on 19 March 2008. All details for GT has been kept under tight secrecy.
GT also mark the first time that Eastwood has starred in a film since his Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby in 2004.
GT is expected to be released in cinema on Dec 2008 (The legendary Eastwood is known as a quick director)
It sounds like a great project! Hope everything works out for Yifei !. If she gets the role, she still have time to get back to do new Chinese series/movies for 2009
Thanks to "WanMei" for the scoop!!
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei as 'Chinatown Girl' in "The Forbidden Kingdom"
APRIL 27 7 PM ET
"YKT" sent lots of emails to me, but I was offline on a trip, so here they are in one big 'tasty' update!
"YKT" forwarded a find by "dearlady":
All pics credit: sina.
There's even a video of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at sina.
Huge thanks to "YKT" and "dearlady"!!!
Speaking of video, I found a short interview featuring Crystal Liu Yi Fei at YouTube.
And finally, I found this news.xinhuanet.com. Excerpt follows: " BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Martial arts adventure "The Forbidden Kingdom" raked in 16 million yuan (2.3 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese mainland within 24 hours after its Thursday debut, the Beijing News reported on Saturday. The movie sets the highest opening day box office record in China this year, according to the newspaper."
APRIL 21 9:36 PM ET
"YKT" sent me 2 huge pictures of Crystal Liu Yi Fei. They are not considered spoilers as smaller variations have been released before the movie premiered. UPDATE: "YKT" uploaded to flickr:
Thanks again to the amazing "YKT" for the 2 huge pictures.
"YKT" sent lots of emails to me, but I was offline on a trip, so here they are in one big 'tasty' update!
"YKT" forwarded a find by "dearlady":
All pics credit: sina.
There's even a video of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at sina.
Huge thanks to "YKT" and "dearlady"!!!
Speaking of video, I found a short interview featuring Crystal Liu Yi Fei at YouTube.
And finally, I found this news.xinhuanet.com. Excerpt follows: " BEIJING, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Martial arts adventure "The Forbidden Kingdom" raked in 16 million yuan (2.3 million U.S. dollars) in Chinese mainland within 24 hours after its Thursday debut, the Beijing News reported on Saturday. The movie sets the highest opening day box office record in China this year, according to the newspaper."
APRIL 21 9:36 PM ET
"YKT" sent me 2 huge pictures of Crystal Liu Yi Fei. They are not considered spoilers as smaller variations have been released before the movie premiered. UPDATE: "YKT" uploaded to flickr:
Thanks again to the amazing "YKT" for the 2 huge pictures.
Signed poster by Crystal Liu Yi Fei benefits The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation
UPDATE APRIL 20 11 PM ET
"YKT" sent word that "vivibear" found an English interview of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at blackfilm.com
"YKT" also emailed an interesting writeup from sfgate.com. Excerpt follows:
UPDATE APRIL 20 9 PM ET
Yowza!! I saw "The Forbidden Kingdom" twice!! It was that good!! Crystal Liu Yi Fei is so lovely and her acting is great!!
Alright, I've tried my best to remove major spoilers on this blog for the benefit of those that have not seen the movie. Here are some non spoiler news/excerpts:
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Click here to read the rest of the writeup.
"YKT" is back and sends the following non spoiler (I checked) news as well:
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Credit baltimoresun.
"YKT" also sends news that "The Forbidden Kingdom" did very well in the box office:
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Click here to read the rest of the writeup.
APRIL 18 1:21 AM ET
Click here to bid for The Forbidden Kingdom Poster signed by Crystal Liu Yi Fei and other cast members such as Jackie Chan at eBay.
Proceeds benefits The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.
JC
"YKT" sent word that "vivibear" found an English interview of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at blackfilm.com
"YKT" also emailed an interesting writeup from sfgate.com. Excerpt follows:
Hard kicks: Yifei Liu is one tough cookie. The 20-year-old Chinese actress managed to hold her own against Jackie Chan and Jet Li in "The Forbidden Kingdom." For the medieval adventure pairing the famous actor-fighters she, as Golden Sparrow, spent 19 weeks trading punches and getting kicked by an assortment of seasoned martial-arts warriors. "Three guys go on this journey, and Golden Sparrow is the only girl on the team, so I had to be very strong and sometimes even kick ***," she says. "It was a really interesting experience." Liu, who's also a singer with Chinese- and Japanese-language albums on her resume, came to the gig well prepped. Fluent in English - she spent five years in Teaneck, N.J., as a teenager - she is famous in China for her work in so called "wuxia" dramas such as "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils." But "Kingdom," directed by Rob Minkoff ("The Lion King"), raised the bar in terms of intensity. "This was not the kind of beautiful fantasy action where you fly around," Liu says. "In 'Forbidden Kingdom,' they kick very hard. It really hurts. But I said nothing, because that's what an action movie should be like." That attitude has generated attention in Hollywood. Her stateside career is being handled by the William Morris Agency, which signed her after seeing "Kingdom." "Movie producers have noticed me now, so I feel pretty lucky to be auditioning for American movies," she says. "I have this wish to create different kinds of characters, no matter what language or background. I can play normal girls, too."Thanks "YKT" for your emails! Interesting 5 years in New Jersey?
UPDATE APRIL 20 9 PM ET
Yowza!! I saw "The Forbidden Kingdom" twice!! It was that good!! Crystal Liu Yi Fei is so lovely and her acting is great!!
Alright, I've tried my best to remove major spoilers on this blog for the benefit of those that have not seen the movie. Here are some non spoiler news/excerpts:
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Liu Yifei’s character is modeled after Cheng Pei-pei’s dart-tossing character in GOLDEN SWALLOW. When facing the Jade Warlord she says, “come drink with me,” an obvious reference to the same-named prequal to GOLDEN SWALLOWEndquote.
Click here to read the rest of the writeup.
"YKT" is back and sends the following non spoiler (I checked) news as well:
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Yifei Liu succeeds in imbuing the film with a lighter version of Zhang Ziyi's youthful ardor. In a near-great teen-fantasy moment, the Golden Sparrow saves Jason from toppling down a sand hill - and her swaying hair parts to reveal a naked intensity in her eyes.Endquote.
Credit baltimoresun.
"YKT" also sends news that "The Forbidden Kingdom" did very well in the box office:
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HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 4/20/08 — ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ pulled some serious punches this weekend, becoming the biggest Chinese film opening in American box office history. [..] In China film history, only Jet Li’s ‘Hero’ in 2002 opened nearly as well in America, at $18 million [..] “We were in the heart of China when we made the movie,” Kingdom director Rob Minkoff told Hollywood Today. “We worked with a primarily Chinese crew. I’d say 90% of everyone we worked with on the movie were either from mainland China or Hong Kong. Hengdian is the studio that we were primarily based at, which is a studio that’s been there ten years and has really spectacular sets. It’s about a five-hour drive from Shanghai. It’s pretty remote.” “Since we were coming all this way to make a movie about China, we wanted to make sure that we really saw China and showed China to our audience,” says Kingdom executive producer Casey Silver. “We had the approval and support of the Chinese government.” ‘The Forbidden Kingdom’ was shot at the sound stages of Hengdian World Studios, the Gobi desert in Dunhuang, the Nine Bends River, the waterfall at Xianju, the Wuy Mountains, and at Anji and Fangyan.Endquote.
Click here to read the rest of the writeup.
APRIL 18 1:21 AM ET
Click here to bid for The Forbidden Kingdom Poster signed by Crystal Liu Yi Fei and other cast members such as Jackie Chan at eBay.
Proceeds benefits The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Foundation.
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei ready for more work in American cinema
APRIL 17 10:08 PM ET
Before we get to the news excerpt, "muli" sent me a lovely picture of Crystal Liu Yi Fei via email:
Photo credit: as per the above.
In addition, "muli" pointed me to a link over at news.yahoo.com where "muli" found this pic:
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Photo credit: Reuters/yahoo! news. Thanks again "muli."
Alrighty then, onto the news excerpt by Rick Bentley of McClatchy Newspapers:
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For the complete writeup, please click here.
JC
Before we get to the news excerpt, "muli" sent me a lovely picture of Crystal Liu Yi Fei via email:
Photo credit: as per the above.
In addition, "muli" pointed me to a link over at news.yahoo.com where "muli" found this pic:
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i love the way how liu yifei seems to avoid jackie chan in this pic:Unquote.
Photo credit: Reuters/yahoo! news. Thanks again "muli."
Alrighty then, onto the news excerpt by Rick Bentley of McClatchy Newspapers:
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Actors hope 'Forbidden Kingdom' raises their profiles in Hollywood [..] "I think the work of some great Chinese directors has brought to an American audience more and more of a curiosity about China, especially now with the Olympics," Yifei says during an interview at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. She adds that this interest in China is creating more work in American films for Chinese actors. "Forbidden Kingdom" was directed by Rob Minkoff, the man behind the animated "Lion King" and "Stuart Little." [..] Yifei [..] was born in the Wuhan, Hubei, province of China, took a more artistic path to her career. The former model studied singing, dancing and the piano until she moved as a child to the United States with her mother. She returned to China four years later when she was a teenager to pursue an acting career. [..] In the past six or seven years since then, she has landed several lead roles in Chinese television series and has had a successful music career. She's released on album of rap and soft rock. Yifei easily related to her role of Golden Sparrow because like her, the character found a balance between her warrior and artistic sides. [..] Now that the film has been released, Chou and Yifei will go on to other movies. Both are ready for more work in American cinema. "Every actor wants to go to Hollywood because it is the largest film industry in the world," Yifei says.Unquote.
For the complete writeup, please click here.
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei at the World Premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom"
Wow, "muli" from crystalliuyifei.com/forum sent me an email with a link to a new pic of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at the World Premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom" in Beijing!
Photo credit: sina. Thanks alot "muli!"
UPDATE: APRIL 16 11:16 PM ET
As at date and time of this update, news.com.au/couriermail confused Song Hye Gyo with Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
Song Hye Gyo is a popular and lovely Korean actress. I am actually a fan of Song Hye Gyo aka Song Hye Kyo as well and created a simple beta page last year.
As at date and time of this update, here is the picture news.com.au/couriermail is using:
And here is the caption that news.com.au/couriermail is using as at date and time of this update:
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Woah, I guess the major upside is Liu Yifei is now known as "China's Hannah Montana!"
In other time sensitive news, Crystal Liu Yi Fei pic is on the Front Page of www.yahoo.com as at date and time of this update! As you know, www.yahoo.com is the world's most visited portal, hence it's another indication that Crystal Liu Yi Fei's fame is rising!
Remember this is very time sensitive news as the good folks over at yahoo.com frequently update their Front Page.
Speaking of remember, please note that this blog is 100 percent NON-profit and I don't earn anything from GoDaddy.com, google.com, yahoo.com or anyone else. The GoDaddy.com ads goes towards the hosting of this blog only and is generated by GoDaddy.com.
JC
Photo credit: sina. Thanks alot "muli!"
UPDATE: APRIL 16 11:16 PM ET
As at date and time of this update, news.com.au/couriermail confused Song Hye Gyo with Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
Song Hye Gyo is a popular and lovely Korean actress. I am actually a fan of Song Hye Gyo aka Song Hye Kyo as well and created a simple beta page last year.
As at date and time of this update, here is the picture news.com.au/couriermail is using:
And here is the caption that news.com.au/couriermail is using as at date and time of this update:
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"Chinese starlet Song Hye Gyo, also known as Crystal Liu Yi Fei, Liu Yifei, or Liu Yefei ... China's Hannah Montana, stars with Jackie Chan and Jet Li in a Kung Fu fantasy."Unquote.
Woah, I guess the major upside is Liu Yifei is now known as "China's Hannah Montana!"
In other time sensitive news, Crystal Liu Yi Fei pic is on the Front Page of www.yahoo.com as at date and time of this update! As you know, www.yahoo.com is the world's most visited portal, hence it's another indication that Crystal Liu Yi Fei's fame is rising!
Remember this is very time sensitive news as the good folks over at yahoo.com frequently update their Front Page.
Speaking of remember, please note that this blog is 100 percent NON-profit and I don't earn anything from GoDaddy.com, google.com, yahoo.com or anyone else. The GoDaddy.com ads goes towards the hosting of this blog only and is generated by GoDaddy.com.
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei is now in Beijing
APRIL 15 9:39 PM ET
As promised (see posts below) Crystal Liu Yi Fei is now in Beijing for the World Premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom." There was the inevitable press conference and the pics are available at sina.com. I've uploaded one pic to my other site NataliePortman.Org and here it is:
Photo credit: sina.com and thanks to ''YKT" for the alert!
According to china.org.cn, excerpt:
As promised (see posts below) Crystal Liu Yi Fei is now in Beijing for the World Premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom." There was the inevitable press conference and the pics are available at sina.com. I've uploaded one pic to my other site NataliePortman.Org and here it is:
Photo credit: sina.com and thanks to ''YKT" for the alert!
According to china.org.cn, excerpt:
"There will be a global premiere ceremony to be held in Eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park on Wednesday, organizers say."JC
Contests and such
APRIL 15 2:12 AM ET
While waiting for pics of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at the World Premiere of ''The Forbidden Kingdom" in Beijing on April 16, ''YKT'' of Crystallized sent word that Crystal Liu Yi Fei was indeed present at the earlier San Francisco preview of ''The Forbidden Kingdom."
Kindly refer to my post below, "Chance to meet Crystal Liu Yi Fei in person..." and check out this thread at crystal-yifei.net (prior registration required to view thread at Crystallized).
UPDATE APRIL 15 10 PM ET
For your convenience, herewith the excerpt:
"According to this blogger Jason who attended said event, he confirmed Crystal Liu Yi Fei was there."
Meanwhile, ''YKT'' emailed me the following:
Movieweb.com has a contest for ''Forbidden Kingdom one-sheet poster, trading cards'' and more.
Folks in Malaysia may enter the following contest:
Excerpt: "NST and Sony Pictures International are giving away 222 tickets to our readers to attend a special screening of The Forbidden Kingdom on Saturday at Cathay Cineleisure Damansara, Hall 9, at 11am."
Click here for more details.
Finally, "YKT" says that Crystal Liu Yi Fei is gracing the cover of "Southern Weekly No. 207" mag in China. Thanks again to ''YKT'' for the heads up!
JC
While waiting for pics of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at the World Premiere of ''The Forbidden Kingdom" in Beijing on April 16, ''YKT'' of Crystallized sent word that Crystal Liu Yi Fei was indeed present at the earlier San Francisco preview of ''The Forbidden Kingdom."
Kindly refer to my post below, "Chance to meet Crystal Liu Yi Fei in person..." and check out this thread at crystal-yifei.net (prior registration required to view thread at Crystallized).
UPDATE APRIL 15 10 PM ET
For your convenience, herewith the excerpt:
"According to this blogger Jason who attended said event, he confirmed Crystal Liu Yi Fei was there."
"Thanks to the good people at CAAM (who put on SFIAAFF), I was invited to a special sneak preview of the movie that unites Jackie Chan and Jet Li for the first time ever! [..] director Rob Minkoff, screenwriter John Fusco, and stars Collin Chou and Yifei Liu (making her American movie debut) were in attendance and introduced the film."Anyone with pics of Crystal Liu Yi Fei at the aforementioned events, please email me.
Meanwhile, ''YKT'' emailed me the following:
Movieweb.com has a contest for ''Forbidden Kingdom one-sheet poster, trading cards'' and more.
Folks in Malaysia may enter the following contest:
Excerpt: "NST and Sony Pictures International are giving away 222 tickets to our readers to attend a special screening of The Forbidden Kingdom on Saturday at Cathay Cineleisure Damansara, Hall 9, at 11am."
Click here for more details.
Finally, "YKT" says that Crystal Liu Yi Fei is gracing the cover of "Southern Weekly No. 207" mag in China. Thanks again to ''YKT'' for the heads up!
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei may grace the World Premiere in Beijing
APRIL 10 12:55 AM ET
"YKT" from crystal-yifei.net aka as Crystallized English Forum wrote to me saying that according to screendaily.com:
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As it is the World Premiere and as it is held in Beijing, there is a likelihood that Crystal Liu Yi Fei may grace the said premiere.
Moving along, "YKT" added that kansascity.com is running a contest for a screening of "The Forbidden Kingdom." The venue is not stated on the page but it'll most likely be a theater in Kansas City on April 17. That's just a day before it opens Stateside.
And finally, "YKT" says that Crystal Liu Yi Fei is on the cover of several magazines in Asia.
Much thanks to "YKT" for the news!
(UPDATE: APRIL 10 10:10 PM ET: Variety has just given a rather lukewarm review of "The Forbidden Kingdom.")
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In blog/site news, I noticed that the blog software outputs the date of post at the bottom after all the digg et al. buttons. This can be misleading. I prefer the date of post on the top. This post was updated on April 10 and the post below this was posted Earlier on April 6.
JC
"YKT" from crystal-yifei.net aka as Crystallized English Forum wrote to me saying that according to screendaily.com:
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US producer Casey Silver has confirmed that the world premiere of martial arts action adventure The Forbidden Kingdom will take place in Beijing on April 16.Endquote.
As it is the World Premiere and as it is held in Beijing, there is a likelihood that Crystal Liu Yi Fei may grace the said premiere.
Moving along, "YKT" added that kansascity.com is running a contest for a screening of "The Forbidden Kingdom." The venue is not stated on the page but it'll most likely be a theater in Kansas City on April 17. That's just a day before it opens Stateside.
And finally, "YKT" says that Crystal Liu Yi Fei is on the cover of several magazines in Asia.
- "Monday magazine" and "Harper's Bazaar" in China
- "Ming" and "Jessica" mag in Hong Kong
- "Nuyou" mag in Singapore
Much thanks to "YKT" for the news!
(UPDATE: APRIL 10 10:10 PM ET: Variety has just given a rather lukewarm review of "The Forbidden Kingdom.")
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Those salivating at the thought of Jet Li and Jackie Chan going mano-a-mano are likely to be among the more disappointed customers for "The Forbidden Kingdom." While top-billed duo do indeed occupy plenty of screen time, this is basically the latest version of that post-"Star Wars" fantasy concept in which only a middle-class white teenage boy can save the universe from, y'know, Evil. On its own terms, it's a handsome albeit unexceptional juvenile adventure shot on some magnificent Chinese locations by d.p. Peter Pau. Biz should be healthy if unspectacular, with stars boosting Asian markets, and strong ancillary sales.Endquote.
In blog/site news, I noticed that the blog software outputs the date of post at the bottom after all the digg et al. buttons. This can be misleading. I prefer the date of post on the top. This post was updated on April 10 and the post below this was posted Earlier on April 6.
JC
Chance to meet Crystal Liu Yi Fei in person and watch "The Forbidden Kingdom" movie on April 10th!
APRIL 6 1:57 AM ET
It's April and we are days away from the US premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom" movie featuring Crystal Liu Yi Fei on 4.18.08.
Folks who are in San Francisco, CA may get a jump on the rest of the nation by 'snagging' the following invite:
Man alive!! That's right!! You get to meet Liu Yi Fei in person!!
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Moving along, folks who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia may enter ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' Sweepstakes and try your luck in winning a free trip to China.
And finally, Yahoo Movies US has more info on ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie.
(UPDATE: Folks not in the US can check out the imdb link in my 1st post on March 17th below for International Release Dates)
JC
It's April and we are days away from the US premiere of "The Forbidden Kingdom" movie featuring Crystal Liu Yi Fei on 4.18.08.
Folks who are in San Francisco, CA may get a jump on the rest of the nation by 'snagging' the following invite:
Man alive!! That's right!! You get to meet Liu Yi Fei in person!!
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LIONSGATE AND THE CENTER FOR ASIAN AMERICAN MEDIA (CAAM) INVITE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY TO A SPECIAL ADVANCED SCREENING OF "THE FORBIDDEN KINGDOM" Starring JACKIE CHAN and JET LI Thursday, April 10, 7PM, Sundance Kabuki Cinema, 1881 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. Stars Collin Chou and Liu Yifei will be joined by director Rob Minkoff and screenwriter John Fusco. RSVP by Monday, April 7 @ 5PM to ForbiddenKingdomSF@thaweb.com or (415) 591-9632 WITH YOUR NAME, PHONE NUMBER & AFFILIATION (CAAM). This invitation will not gain you admittance. You must RSVP. RSVPs will be taken on a first come, first served basis.Endquote.
Moving along, folks who are legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia may enter ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' Sweepstakes and try your luck in winning a free trip to China.
And finally, Yahoo Movies US has more info on ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie.
(UPDATE: Folks not in the US can check out the imdb link in my 1st post on March 17th below for International Release Dates)
JC
Facts about Crystal Liu Yi Fei
After years of updating my old fan/celeb sites, I know that it is a Fact that there are alot of lies, false rumours and misinformation about celebs.
I found this very pertinent and Factual post by ''Danni'' who is a ''Moderator'' at crystalliuyifei.com's forum.
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I would like to echo ''Danni" above in condemning these misinformation and lies regarding Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
I also wish to add that these misinformation and lies may be spread by more than one mere individual. I've seen lies spread in YouTube vids, blogs and also in imdb.com's message board.
Everyone is welcomed to an opinion about celebs but malicious misinformation, lies or false rumors are wrong.
Let me not get started on malicious photoshopped pics of celebs. It's rampant and plain wrong.
JC
I found this very pertinent and Factual post by ''Danni'' who is a ''Moderator'' at crystalliuyifei.com's forum.
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Someone has been spreading false rumours about our beloved Liu Yifei on some bulletin boards and in the printed media.Endquote.
The false rumours are:
(1) Liu Yifei is actually 25 year-old not 19.
http://fun.huash.com/gb/fun/2005-04/18/content_1809391.htm
http://dadao.net/php/dadao/temp_amusement.php?ArticleID=35881
(2) Liu Yifei underwent a sex change.
Chongqing Evening News reproduces online rumours that actress Liu Yifei underwent a sex change between 2001 and 2002 because her mother wanted a girl instead of a boy. The allegations come from someone claiming to be Liu Yifei's childhood friend, so naturally the Chongqing Evening News credulously runs the story under the headline, "Liu Yifei's childhood friend reveals..."
http://ent.sina.com.cn/x/2005-07-14/0954779461.html
Regarding Yifei's age, Yifei's mom had already explained it convincingly. How do you explain Yifei's height from 1.67m to 1.7m if she is already 25 year-old?
Regarding Yifei's "sex change," there is no doubt that the originator of this lie was someone who searched for Liu Yifei online but found another Liu Yifei who is a transexual. This transexual "Liu Yifei" had sex-change operation that makes him a "woman" at a hospital in Shanghai, June 13, 2006. He is 25 year-old. That explains the rumours why our beloved real Liu Yifei "is actually 25" and "sex-change rumour." If the sex change rumour was spread earlier than June, 2006, there is no doubt that it originated from someone who personally knew the transexual "Liu Yifei"'s intention of sex change. It was probably the childhood friend of this "Liu Yifei." We do not know for sure, but the the age and sex change coincide with the transexual Liu Yifei that we do not rule out the possiblity that it was a childhood friend of this transexual (or someone who read about this transexual) who spread the rumour.
We at CrystalLiuYifei.Com strongly condemn these false rumours and urge Yifei's fans NOT to believe these lies that was spread to tarnish Liu Yifei. Whether it was just a joke or a prank, we believe that it is not right to spread this kind of rumour that could hurt someone's reputation be it Yifei, other celebrities or anyone out there.
I would like to echo ''Danni" above in condemning these misinformation and lies regarding Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
I also wish to add that these misinformation and lies may be spread by more than one mere individual. I've seen lies spread in YouTube vids, blogs and also in imdb.com's message board.
Everyone is welcomed to an opinion about celebs but malicious misinformation, lies or false rumors are wrong.
Let me not get started on malicious photoshopped pics of celebs. It's rampant and plain wrong.
JC
Gender and Ethnicity at IMDB's resume
Potentially a hot-button issue, but hey, this is a personal blog.
I'm taking issue with the Gender at IMDB's resume of Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
What's with "Gender: Other"??
Crystal Liu Yi Fei is most certainly 100 percent female!
If anyone disputes this, simply email me and I can point to sites that can prove this!
Another problem is the issue of Ethnicity.
What's with "Indian/South Asian, Asian, Indian/South Asian"??
Why repeat "Indian/South Asian" twice??
Anyway, "Indian/South Asian" is incorrect.
Most sites on the web states that Crystal Liu Yi Fei was born in Wuhan. It is a city in Hubei province in China. Simply google "wuhan, hubei, china" or check out the Atlas, Wuhan is not geographically near to India or South Asia.
Interestingly, wiki.d-addicts.com/Crystal_Liu states that her nationality is American. Is she an American Citizen with Voting Rights or a Permanent Resident??
JC
I'm taking issue with the Gender at IMDB's resume of Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
What's with "Gender: Other"??
Crystal Liu Yi Fei is most certainly 100 percent female!
If anyone disputes this, simply email me and I can point to sites that can prove this!
Another problem is the issue of Ethnicity.
What's with "Indian/South Asian, Asian, Indian/South Asian"??
Why repeat "Indian/South Asian" twice??
Anyway, "Indian/South Asian" is incorrect.
Most sites on the web states that Crystal Liu Yi Fei was born in Wuhan. It is a city in Hubei province in China. Simply google "wuhan, hubei, china" or check out the Atlas, Wuhan is not geographically near to India or South Asia.
Interestingly, wiki.d-addicts.com/Crystal_Liu states that her nationality is American. Is she an American Citizen with Voting Rights or a Permanent Resident??
JC
More Alternate Names
What's up with alternate names?
To save resources (arguably the Earth), I suppose folks should have fewer alternate names (or aliases) as possible. I realize I'm oversimplifying, but fewer alternate names = fewer records = less physical data storage/less paper etc.
Case in point, the many alternate names for actress Crystal Liu Yi Fei:
Another case in point, is Shu Qi. Check out her many alternate names at www.shu-qi.mobi.
Hey, I'm just expressing an opinion, hence this is a personal blog. I guess I'm nostalgic for the days when I was updating NataliePortman.Org. It was either Natalie Portman (stage name) or Natalie Hershlag (real name).
JC
To save resources (arguably the Earth), I suppose folks should have fewer alternate names (or aliases) as possible. I realize I'm oversimplifying, but fewer alternate names = fewer records = less physical data storage/less paper etc.
Case in point, the many alternate names for actress Crystal Liu Yi Fei:
- Birth Name: An Feng (安风)
- Alternate Names: Liu Yi Fei (刘亦菲 or 劉亦菲), Crystal Liu, Liu Yi-fei, Liu Yifei, Liú Yìfēi, Liu Xi Mei Zi (刘茜美子), Liu Xi Meizi, Liu Ximeizi, Liu Qian Mei Zi, Liu Qian Meizi, Xixi, Qianqian, Ling Er, Xiao Bao Zhi, Baozi, イーフェイ (Japanese translation), Lau Yik Fei (Cantonese translation), Lưu Diệc Phi (Vietnamese translation)
Another case in point, is Shu Qi. Check out her many alternate names at www.shu-qi.mobi.
Hey, I'm just expressing an opinion, hence this is a personal blog. I guess I'm nostalgic for the days when I was updating NataliePortman.Org. It was either Natalie Portman (stage name) or Natalie Hershlag (real name).
JC
Crystal Liu Yi Fei 's alternate name and ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' US poster
(UPDATE: Folks emailed me noting that there was a mistake in the spelling of her name in the US poster below. That's why I noted "alternate name." Alternate names or aliases of individuals are a result of historical typos or spelling errors et al.)
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' US poster.
Please note Crystal Liu Yi Fei 's alternate name ''Liu Yefei'' above and the date ''4.18.08.'' This is the date for the US Theatrical Premiere.
For other worldwide release dates, please check the movie link provided in my first post below.
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' features Jet Li and Jackie Chan besides Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
Click on the links below for more:
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' official site with the Adobe Flash trailer.
QuickTime trailers at apple.com.
JC
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' US poster.
Please note Crystal Liu Yi Fei 's alternate name ''Liu Yefei'' above and the date ''4.18.08.'' This is the date for the US Theatrical Premiere.
For other worldwide release dates, please check the movie link provided in my first post below.
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' features Jet Li and Jackie Chan besides Crystal Liu Yi Fei.
Click on the links below for more:
''The Forbidden Kingdom'' official site with the Adobe Flash trailer.
QuickTime trailers at apple.com.
JC
Welcome to Crystal - Liu Yi Fei . Com
Crystal - Liu Yi Fei . Com is a blog about actress Crystal Liu Yi Fei (also known as Liu Yifei, Liu YeFei, Christal Liu Yi Fei and Cristal Liu Yi Fei).
She is a major star of ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie* which opens on April 18, 2008 in the US (please check local listings) and ''Condor Heroes'' TV series, which I highly recommend. The English subtitled version of ''Condor Heroes'' TV series is available to purchase at amazon.com. Apparently, stocks are running low.
Please note that this blog is a non-profit fan site and does not earn anything from amazon.com, godaddy.com or anyone else like my other fan site NataliePortman.Org and the sister site/blog NataliePortman.CC which is updated by my very good friend, Cal.
This blog is under construction. For more pictures, visit asianfanatics' gallery.
Amplification: ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie*: click here for International Release Dates.
JC
She is a major star of ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie* which opens on April 18, 2008 in the US (please check local listings) and ''Condor Heroes'' TV series, which I highly recommend. The English subtitled version of ''Condor Heroes'' TV series is available to purchase at amazon.com. Apparently, stocks are running low.
Please note that this blog is a non-profit fan site and does not earn anything from amazon.com, godaddy.com or anyone else like my other fan site NataliePortman.Org and the sister site/blog NataliePortman.CC which is updated by my very good friend, Cal.
This blog is under construction. For more pictures, visit asianfanatics' gallery.
Amplification: ''The Forbidden Kingdom'' movie*: click here for International Release Dates.
JC