QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 2 2006 7 20 PM) [snapback]2359371[/snapback]
I wish EEG could put as much though into Twins as they do for their newcomers. Can't they see that Twins can't go on carrying the name of 'singers who can't sing'? Or do they just want to Twins to always get the comment about 'Yeah, they improved, but still a long way to go'? As worried as I am for Gillian and Twins, I was a little thrown off when I see that around the forums, it is Joey that people are comparing Vincy with and not Twins.
I was so sure that Twins would be bashed so much with the appearance of Vincy, but I wasn't expecting for Joey to be the one. Joey has always been known as a good singer, but perhaps it's the similarity? There are quite a few people expressing that they think Vincy can take over Joey. I guess in response to
gillforever89's post on page 40 and in association to our discussion, the reason why I believe Gillian performed her best during the earlier days of Twins was because the songs weren't as simplified as now. Emotional songs that required quite a stretch such as: Thanks for the Breakup, Lady in A Perplex World, Friend's Love, and Kite and Wind complimented Gillian's vocals. "Kindergarten" was a beautiful song but so simple even though there were some high notes sprinkled here and there, likewise towards their entire " The Missing Piece" album. That's probably why this album wasn't as successful on the charts in comparison to previous albums even though, "The Missing Piece" was considered to be one of Twins' best and improved albums. Sorry to say but adding a few high notes at each ending verse isn't considered much at all. I don't think Gillian has an issue controlling her vocals then or now but since Gillian's voice isn't suited for standard notes, which is the current pattern Twins' songs follow, Gillian has difficulty positioning her notes to a standard level because her voice can stretch way higher and much more emotionally solid than what is expected so when Gillian attempts to retain her vocals at a certain standard level, she goes off tune.
EEG has never failed to entertain Twins fans with Twins' maturing and changing image with new catchy songs and touching ballads but what really is
the missing piece is the quality of Twins themselves as singers that has never changed in the minds of the audience. Yeah, Twins have improved here and there but it would be quite empty to state that Twins are good singers.

They have nice songs but apparently, have not at all convinced anyone into believing that they're competent enough to be labelled as singers.
Gillian has sort of broke some barriers with her recent live performances but Gillian needs to perform a more spectacularly dramatic ballad than that to reduce a decent amount of criticisms. Hm, why can't Gillian help promote Vincy by singing Vincy's ballad, solo that is.

Ah, I wish Gillian would just have an open opportunity to sing an intense song live for once.
I guess, everyone is just bored of Joey these days. I mean, the only really talented singers or at least personally according to me, are Joey and Kelly. Denise (Hocc), Miriam, Sammi? I guess, I'm not a fan of deep vocals, which also explains why I was intrigued by Gillian's singing rather than Sa's. And don't even mention Fiona. I'm not that certain if I like her more in music or in films, perhaps neither.

I don't even know why Fiona was on that A-List of female singers. Hm, these artists are the only ones surfacing at the moment so there could be more but I guess I'll share my opinions about the ones I have acquainted myself with the most. Janice and Kary aren't included because they're more like Group B, a newer batch of singers. Hm, Kary has a deep voice but to me, it's unique, suited for rock, which is something none of the female singers listed up there do.
Seriously, I think some people are just jealous of Joey for achieving so much at such a young age. Vincy is a nice singer but I don't think she'll be able to swallow Joey's potential.

Well, unless Joey pulls out of the ET industry now and allows her xiao mei to climb up by lessening the competition or eventually when Joey ages (I'm considering Vincy must be younger than Joey.), Vincy can have her share of the pie.

People tend to just begin hating when an artist repetitively receives the "Best/Gold Award" year after year so with each new artist that enters the industry, people in general are just hoping for a new winner or challenger to break the pattern. So I don't find it odd that Joey and Vincy are being compared.
I mean, I guess it's pointless comparing Vincy to Twins because it's obvious that Vincy is um sadly, better?

Vincy skipped all the way up, passing Twins, Yumiko, Mandy, Isabella, etc. and landed right next to Joey, which means, Vincy has definitely reserved a spot right beside Joey in singing potential. I only mentioned Twins in relations to Vincy because Twins are a horrible reflection of Vincy's promising talent.
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 2 2006 7 20 PM) [snapback]2359371[/snapback]
We also need EEG to give her enough support for it all. I'd imagine that her personally produced, composed and written solo will be the most meaningful song to her because it is solely based on her abilities, and if this song will be plugged, receive recognition, and that people can see that Gillian can perform it nicely live, then Gillian is nearly safe to start her solo singing career. Do you think EEG will plug Gillian's solo? They should if they're going to push Gillian into singing, but would they? EEG does too many unexpected things that we can never predict what's next.
Twins' mandarin album is releasing on 26th of this month, so it's still a long time before the release of the cantonese one. I wonder how they're going to fit it into their schedule? May is reserved for their mandarin album; June is scheduled for their co-starring film. It leaves them July and August that they don't have plans in, so would it be that they're producing it then or releasing/promoting it then? Or will they actually be recording songs through May/June/July, and then release it sometime during August?
I don't want it to be a rushed album because it will mean a lot to both of them, especially to Gillian, for its main aim is at the HK listeners, who are the biggest factors of all. But then I also don't want them to release it at the end of the year because it doesn't do them much justice at Chik Chak because they won't have enough time to plug their songs.
I've been contemplating lately, EEG seems to have shifted gears. Now, I'm not even sure if EEG will even promote Gillian in a solo music career, now that Vincy has entered the picture. At least for Sa, she's definitely entering the acting industry for sure, a much safer arena. Once Twins officially split, EEG would completely discard the "Twins Days" since it's something of the past and freeze Gillian, now that Vincy plus several other future newcomers can and will replace Gillian in the music industry. EEG only praises those artists that are currently beneficial; they really don't care if Twins was the hottest thing that built their empire up until now (Joey, Nic, and Eason too) because once Twins split, Twins are of yesterday's leftover dinner. Who can digest that? Aiya, headache.

I mean, EEG is trying to erase their name by promoting talented singers from here on out and if the criticisms won't stop flooding about Twins' bad singing, I'm afraid Gillian may not even have an opportunity to begin a solo career. Gillian's golden chance is her upcoming solo because I doubt Gillian alone would receive any exposure with the Mandarin album. Hopefully, it will be a wonderfully intense ballad for all HK listeners.
If Twins have already expressed that they're composing and producing their own songs at the moment, seems like Twins is in the process of recording their Cantonese album too since their Mandarin album has already been completed, prepared for release. Or perhaps, half of the Cantonese album will be recorded now and the other half later when the solos have been reviewed and edited. I'm predicting, the Cantonese album may likely be released before all of the huge holidays at the end of the year because EEG artists usually record a separate holiday special album anyways so EEG wouldn't want to abuse their money hungry methods.
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 2 2006 7 20 PM) [snapback]2359371[/snapback]
That sounds like an amazingly good plan, but would Mani do it?
She doesn't exactly adore Gillian. (Geez, I was so peeved at Mani when I was watching a clip of a 2004 awards ceremony. Gillian was bawling her eyes out while thanking Mani and Ng Yu; the camera then shot down to the audience, and it showed Ng Yu smiling back at Gillian while Mani just had a straight face.Then Mani shows this big giggle when Charlene made this comedic effect.
It's not surprising, but Mani could've at least showed some appreciation when someone's thanking her.) I guess it may happen. Mani still allows the pairing of KG to be going on before and after Kenny being a member of Boy'Z, and KG is still a compatible pair being accepted by fans, regardless of if Mani is fond Gillian or not. It could also be possible if one of the goals was to promote the OST of the film, and it could promote Kenny's and Gillian's singing. Gillian can't be pulled out of films completely, so I hope that she and Kenny could co-star in a film this year while Charlene goes off to film that movie with Shu Qi. Gillian also brings a promising boxoffice result, seeing her recent hit for '49 Days'; Mani could look into that and see that it would be a benefit for Kenny if he was really going to be put in more films afterwards.
I'm just dying to see how Kenny and Gillian would portray their chemistry in a film, seeing that they can already do it within a 4 minute MV so well! Talk about obvious favoritism.
I also hope as well that Gillian will have more to film for theatres than just the Twins movie. Mani extremely adores Kenny and despises Gillian, that's probably why Mani has never permitted any further or serious collaboration between KG such as films or live performances; perhaps, Mani is reserving Kenny for *ahem* Sa?

Anyways, the chances for KG are quite slim for any project. The only reason why Kenny was even Gillian's partner during the Twins-Boy'z days was because of their matching ages and the KG duets? Well, after the unsynchronized Kenny and Isabella duets that practically sort of went nowhere, Gillian was the next best candidate. Again, I think Kenny and Sa's voices wouldn't synchronize all too well either since Sa's voice is a bit deeper than Kenny's. Don't shoot me for saying that lol.
QUOTE(fit @ May 2 2006 7 35 PM) [snapback]2359438[/snapback]
i really wanna watch the NG clip, i saw the picture and it was cute.
does anyone has it? please..please..upload it..
and for edison, with all his attitude...i don't know why i still like him and hoping he'll be together wid gillian in life.
EVIL eddie just need an ANGEL like Gillian.
To be honest, i really wanna Twins to split !!it's enough for me to see her sacrifice for twins (like losing that 30lbs!!) and received bias treatment. Oh..well
Which NG Clip? The Pool Party One? If so, sorry, I don't think I saved it.
Haha. I love your logic. Hm, Evil Edison and Angelic Gillian, that could happen.
QUOTE(lilsleepyhead916 @ May 2 2006 10 11 PM) [snapback]2360108[/snapback]
Here's a clearer version of Transformation Party, it also has the DJ's voices in it, but its clearer and louder than the other one so it'll be easier to listen to.
http://download.yousendit.com/C4496A9E3C58D95DIs it just me or when I click to download the file, the file is in a text format?
Hey, I have a special request? Can you share with us Cheung Sai's song for 49 Days? I remember seeing your post at TC but I was a bit too late. Thanks.
Aw, I like this song. It almost made me cry watching the music video, in which I'm super excited since it's included in the 49 Days DVD.

I haven't purchased it yet, just surfing online for merchandise.
QUOTE(Forget_Me_Not @ May 3 2006 1 51 AM) [snapback]2360760[/snapback]
hello everyone! i'm new here! but can someone tell me where i can get twins concerts and gill movies in los angeles? thanx.. herad tt gill had to lose 3olbs for her upcoming film.. tt's so harsh.. why can't it be char who gains weight to look like gill and not gill losing weight and punishing herself?is a stick thin gill really necessary? after all, it's easier to gain weight than losing it. i tink mani shuld lose some weight, all in all.
Hm, go to Chinatown but beware of those pirated versions. I've encountered several. Or order online at yesasia to ensure brand new quality.
QUOTE(devilgrins @ May 3 2006 7 37 AM) [snapback]2361686[/snapback]
i noe wads two is good.. but do ya mind telling me the chi name for temperature yoga?? haha sound cute
It's 高溫瑜伽.
Hm, about "Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain," I guess they could be waiting on the success or result of Twins' Mandarin album first before its television broadcast because if the Mandarin album does well, it will be a free promotion for the serial when it's released a bit after. But if the Mandarin album somehow fails in sales and interest, the sponsors/producers/directors of the serial probably doesn't want viewers to correlate Gillian's music business into her acting realm. Hm, I don't know, just my guess.
Whoa. I love this photo. Gillian really resembles a rare porcelain doll or a beautiful puppet.

I guess, Mr. Kenny here is playing with her strings?

Observe her convincing stiff posture.

KG Rocks!

Whoa. I wrote more than an essay. Enjoy reading.