Gillian has quite a distinct and sharp voice that just shines no matter how many voices are intertwined, strong and soft, great and average, Gillian's voice just somehow surfaces at the top. A lot of HK singers have a deep tone like Sammi, Miriam, Denise, Fiona, and Kary but rarely do we ever hear a female artist that has a sweet nice voice like Gillian's. I guess, because the majority of female artists the HK audience defines as good singers have that deep attribute, Sa's voice is at times more preferred than Gillian's. The HK mainstream music industry can be quite rigid and unwilling to accept diversity in vocals. Some fans keep stating that Gillian's voice isn't as strong on some notes but honestly, you really can't expect Gillian's gentle high voice to hit the notes on a deep level like the rest of the other singers who possess the same deep voices. It's just different. Gillian could work on extending out the ending notes but in terms of strength, I think Gillian has performed quite well.

Hm, could it be that because there aren't a lot of female artists with sweet high voices like Gillian's, it was easier for Gillian's voice to climb up to the surface while everyone was collaborating in the group duet? I mean, a lot of HK female artists do have deep vocals, mixed with male singers, and Gillian's sweet versatile voice just floats right up to the top.


Those reporters remind me of perverted Wong Jing lol. What is up with this whole Gillian has a nice chest area ordeal these past few weeks? Well, at least Gillian seems to be blessed with a beautiful face, nice figure, and now, a decent chest for the superficial men who care. And you would think that after losing some weight, Gillian would be flat. It's surprising how the reporters described Gillian as sexy rather than cute because Twins have been labelled as cute in bikinis before. Hm, so I guess, Gillian's hair was straight at the beach? I mean, the curls would die out as soon as water touches them right? And why would Gillian's hair dresser use all that moose and hairspray to maintain Gillian's curls when Gillian is at the beach, near water? Whoa, can you imagine how uncomfortable Gillian would be with moose and hairspray tugging at her hair in the hot sun? How sticky and itchy that would be.

Aww, Gillian seducing Kenny with her sexy appeal in broad daylight eh? Hm, wonder if Kenny ever had the chance to express his love for the Gillian lamp post? And if so, has he shown it to Gillian yet, privately lol! I bet with Gillian in a sexy bikini waving so lovely at Kenny, that was more than spending an entire night with the lamp post and everything he had secretly asked for. Kenny, what a geek.

Where was Dennis? And um, William? Brokeback Mountain? Speaking of that, I cannot imagine Isabella and Rainie together as a pair. Well, maybe Isabella but Rainie? I don't think Rainie has reached that level of seriousness yet. But EEG surely is heavily promoting Isabella in the acting industry in order to join forces with Rainie, Taiwan's sweetheart. Just Rainie Fans alone would be a good enough box office despite the storyline. But this project is quite interesting. Hm, but I was preferring someone like Cecilia to replace Rainie next to Isabella.


OH, yeah! That would be nice if the Conscience Discovery Music Video did switch the hairstyles like that. That does make sense lol. The curls does make Gillian appear a bit older than usual but still pretty though.

Hm, then why is Hover Bird released now if it's not part of the upcoming Mandarin album? Perhaps the upcoming album will include both Hover Bird and One Time No Twice. Yeah, there is usually 10 tracks in any Mandarin album. Can't wait!

Wow. Thanks for the pictures. Well, I guess Gillian kept the curls and they actually look natural too but um, I still prefer the straight hair. Gillian does look extremely sexy. Gillian is perfect, not too meaty nor too thin but healthy. Gillian looks so cool in the last picture.

All of these Gillian shots are worth X 100!!

gillian looks really good...but charlene...ummm...shes really skinny and practically flat shes just skin and bones

Gillian looks really sexy. She has a nice figure and no need to lose weight. Charlene is bit too skinny

Thanks for sharing!! Gillian looks lovely in those pictures!! I think she looks healthy yet skinny in those pictures!! The best way to see if Gillian is chubby or not is when she waers bikinis and apparently she looks fit!!



I think Gillian's voice is pretty unique compared to alot of the singers in HK. It stands out because it's not too deep or too scratchy and high!! Sometimes it's unattractive when a female singer have such deep vocals....



Gillian's hair is still curly but the stylist didn't put any moose or those things on her hair..I wonder why they even bother....such a waste of time since it's going to be ruined after she goes into the water....




I think they are releasing "Hover Bird" and wouldn't release "One Time Not Twice"?? But I saw the Mandarin Verison MV of "One Time Not Twice"....which looks preety much the same as the Cantonese one except the song is in Mandarin...

The song names does sound pretty weird and unattractive...

Yeah. I would rather prefer Hover Bird than 0ne Time Not Twice to be featured in the upcoming Mandarin album. 0ne Time Not Twice sounds a bit creepy with the clownish melody and Twins' performing outfits are weird and quite difficult to coordinate with! And how cheap is that? When the Mandarin music video of 0ne Time Not Twice was released, I at least expected something different but it was the same exact video or setting as the Cantonese version with a minor difference of changing the song. Hm, Hover Bird may have more chances to be featured in this next album since Twins are sort of pre-promoting the song together at the events. Aside from a few promotions and award ceremonies in the beginning of The Missing Piece, Twins have not been mentioning 0ne Time Not Twice at all. It's all about Hover Bird and Kindergarten. But who knows. If EEG wishes to reiterate the idea of how fans should support Twins or else the disbandment then I guess 0ne Time Not Twice would suit the hidden agenda.

Now that you mention it, it does seem like most of the successful female artistes in HK do have some kind of a deep voice. Right now, I can only think of Joey who actually sings high most of the time. HK is sometimes just way too stubborn on diversity in music. They complain of artistes singing so many K songs, but do they really accept songs that aren't? Ping Pung was pretty much the first group to break some ice off of the HK music industry by bringing in a whole new vibe of music. Even Kary left a message at her personal forum asking of what kind of music do people want because even she is wondering why it is only HK's music industry that is getting worse and worse. A singer's skills are able to be trained, but each kind of voice has a different set of standards. You can't expect a high and sweet voice like Gillian's to reach such low notes just as you can't expect a low and stable voice to hit really high notes. A voice can really only stretch so far; it really sums down to what kind of voice you came with. Now I somehow hope that Gillian could do more things solo because maybe she can possess some power to bring some diversity into the music industry of HK's. She should show them of how a sweet and high voice is able to lead on a stage.

Based on Gillian's recent performances, I agree that what she needs to work on are certain skills and not her strength. She is beginning to grasp her own strength better, and she's on the right track. Gillian's voice is quite unique, so in the group duet, it just stood out really well. Actually, from memory, at the beginning of the song, you could really feel how distinct Gillian's voice is because each person sang a line by themselves, and Gillian happened to get a line that was smacked right in the middle of four guys. It started out with Don and Deep, and then Gillian just came bouncing right out at you, and then Kenny and Steven continued the song. Seriously, when the whole group sang together, it sounded like Gillian singing with the four guys.

Reporters are just like that; any use of words is fine for them as long as they get good sales. A weird yet good thing is that they didn't continue of how Gillian is 'fat', instead they describe that she has a good figure. Perhaps Twins are trying to get more mature, so Gillian is sent out to test the waters out first again by taking the 'sexy' title. There aren't any huge comments about Gillian's 'sexiness', so I'm guessing it'll be alright. Personally, it's not all that sexy, but it's Twins we're talking about. *shrugs* Gillian didn't even get in the water during the boat trip; she stayed on the deck and played cards with Charlene, Mani, and their assistant, so the hair didn't get ruined. It was still a bit curly, but not as intense.

Haha! You're too funny! Gillian was probably successful in seducing Kenny, considering the news said that he fell off his ski jet at a certain point of the trip. Betcha it was after Gillian's wave. :rollseyes: Twins started laughing at him afterwards. Poor Kenny! I'd love see Gillian's reaction if she sees those photos of Kenny with her image on the lamps!! Kenny is probably going to remember that moment forever with Gillian waving to him so sexily!

I think this was more of a private trip, so Steven wasn't obligated to come with the members of the whole group. I'd say Steven's much more closer to Kenny, Gillian, and Charlene rather than Dennis and William. Steven may be somewhat close to Dennis since he's been taking care of him in Boy'Z, but William? Wow, a lesbian film with Isabella and Rainie? Can't really imagine that. I still think that Isabella's probably going to merge over to acting more later on. She's gotten a lot more recognition in films for one year rather than the bit of recognition in singing for two years. Sure she says that she's gonna keep going in both, but we barely see her doing anything for music. The only song Isabella has so far this year is 'Isabella', which is associated with her film, 'Isabella'. <---Wow, try reading that sentence.


Actually 'Hover Bird' was released a long ago. It was released in November of last year and has gotten quite popular in Beijing; thus, Gillian's first solo performance of it in Beijing. I personally think 'One Time no Twice' was a really cheap song, considering it used the same MV setting. The lyrics are also kind of weird, but it would suit the youthful scenery for this album. 'Hover Bird' is nice, but it doesn't suit the youthful scenery, or the laugh-out-loud songs that we've heard recently. Perhaps 'Youthfulness, Goodbye' is put in the middle, and then there are mature songs for the rest of the track? Wishful thinking again, but it could happen.

Wow!!!
Those are awesome pictures of Gillian in bikini. It just prove that Gillian has a nice figure and not define as fat or chubby. She just look so great. Her curvness just shows right through the whole outfit.
Now that's something good to look at.
Her waving to Kenny? awww....If only she had gotten in with Kenny on jet ski, huh? Oooh, what a view?


As for charlene, is it just me or is she just totally plain skinny? I mean it's scary--too scary. I wouldn't want to look at someone so bony like that. She needs to gain weight-at least 20 lbs to give her some curves and a better body figure. Seeing charlene that skinny makes you wonder if she's starving herself just to stay skinny because now-a-days there are a lot of that going on in the entertainment industry. Everyone is going on these unhealthy diet by starving themselves to be a size 1 or 3 that they just don't look good anymore. It's terrifying. If charlene was a bit bigger she would look even more fantastic than she is now but I guess so...charlene reminds me so much of Nicole Richie. Nicole use to be this gorgeous and beautiful lady but not she's just skin and bone. Losinig a little weight is okay but losing a lot is just stupid.

Gillian does look good in the bikini, especially standing next to other HK celebrities who are really skinny.

Charlene fans said Charlene loves food and eats a lot so it's pretty sad how she is still getting skinner and skinner by the second...pretty scary too because it seemed like she can't stop herself from getting skinner. Her health is going to get really bad if she continues to lose weight because Charlene is way underweight which I don't get is why, some fans encourage Charlene's weight lose? That's not right and shouldn't be encouraged....I think the media is the biggest influence though...

Anyways, if she is slimming from all the work, I wonder though, why doesn't Gillian get slimmed from work too? Is it because she doesn't have much to do? Gillian had been able to gain some weight but have to lose them now due to the new Twins film I just hope Gillian doesn't have to go on an unhealthy diet just because Mani or whoever can't wait until she gets to the size they expect.

I've seen alot of videos where Charlene does like to eat, so I don't think not eating is a problem for Charlene. I remember I read in a news article that last year, Charlene kept on getting stomach-aches (?) that resulted in fainting or even having to go to the hospital. I also heard that she got sick alot last year, so I guess that made her lose weight even if she didn't want to. And I guess Gillian didn't lose weight because she doesnt get sick as often as Charlene? I'm not sure about this though.

I also don't really get why people still think that Charlene's weight is fine, it might be for the "HK Entertainment", but no matter what, it's unhealthy, and it's not like we're saying this so that Charlene can get fat or anything, it's just that seeing her that skinny, we want her to gain weight to be healthy, and she may not be anorexic now, but she's getting close to it.

Wow that poor thing...but I heard didn't she just recently lost weight again?? EEG should give her time to rest if it's the work that's killing her or she should really go to the doctor and see what they can do about her weight lost.

I'm just glad Gillian's not getting sick because she used to get sick easily too. If I'm not wrong, I think she mentioned this in her biography.

HK standards are really hard to understand. Apparently, according to HK people, Charlene's weight is the 'perfect weight'. Most of the girls in HK are just stick-like figures. It is the media's fault of making this happen; like on the boat trip recently, the media was also complimenting of how Charlene's figure looks nice with the boney feeling. Okay, I know that sometimes some girls give off a really nice and graceful feeling with their bone structure, but I personally don't think that's the case with Charlene. Right now, Charlene is simply unhealthy, and her figure is just straight down like a stick from top to bottom. I'm afraid that this might make Charlene anorexic as well.


I'm glad Gillian's not getting sick so often now as well; she's expressed that it is actually fortunate nowadays to be just getting little illnesses here and there. I'm guessing it's because she had worse illnesses earlier in her life. Gillian has a nice body figure right now, even if it doesn't suit the HK standards. I'd rather her be criticized for a bit about being 'meaty' than to have her be unhealthy. Same goes with Charlene. Health is a priceless thing. It's not like the media would give much of care if they get sick; they only know how to go beserk when they put on a few pounds.

Anyway, here's a neat thing discovered by twinscarmen from CCT. Gillian and Kenny are wearing the same style of pants! Look at the pockets. Wonder if Kenny's the bad influence around Gillian that she wears cargo pants so often? Or is Gillian the influence around Kenny?







Here's a photo of Gillian and Leo. I guess he went to Twins' 2004 concert as well, but EEG again didn't bother to include him. EEG probably doesn't include anyone on the concert VCD/DVD of their artistes unless they are also from EEG.

Kenny looks better in cargo pants I don't think Kenny wears these pants as often as Gillian now do...but wearing loose pants are so much more comfortable then tight jeans so probably that's another reason Gillian is wearing cargo pants?


Looking at the pictures, Leo and Gillian looks so cute together and seems to be having a lot of fun. I wonder what they were talking about because Gillian is laughing so happily to the extend that her eyes close... It would be great if someone from the concert actually had this tape and release it like the clip with EG dancing in the EEG 3rd Ann.

Seems like Kenny and Gillian have the same style of taste! That's a good thing to hear espically ig your a KG fan like me .

Leo and Gillian seems like having a fun time together..hmmm wondering what they are talking about? Alex? Lol

Here is 32 seconds of Twins third mando song

http://download.yousendit.com/535103781A6C8274



Yup that could be another reason why Gillian wear more baggy pants. It feels more comfortable and it she's more use to it because starting like last week she started to wear jeans to functions.

Joey and Kelly's are the only voices that I can think of at the moment that doesn't have that deep feature. And I guess it's just the HK music industry that favors that deep attribute because in the Mandarin market, the majority of female singers all have feminine, high, and sweet voices. There needs to be blend between both industries to have more diversity than this.

Perhaps there needs to be an official serious HK Idol too (if there isn't one already since I don't tune in on these shows), not because it's such a successful television show in America, but because it's only fair if the audience can be the judges themselves and because the contestants are going to be ordinary commoners, there won't be any biases or set fanbases already that will influence the results.

Hm, but it just makes me wonder why Twins are singing Hover Bird instead of One Time No Twice in the live performances lining up to the release date of their Mandarin Album if One Time No Twice is going to be featured into the track list. And both Twins can sing One Time No Twice quite well live without much hesitation and better than the rest of their previous faster songs too. But oh well. Let it be a surprise.

Bummer. I think you are on target. The third released song is another jumpy youthful song. Hm, I guess the posssibility of ballads and solos are decreasing by the moment.


Hm, that's probably why both Twins didn't accept Kenny's jet ski trip offer. They simply didn't trust his jet ski driving. Does Kenny even have his driver's license yet? Last time I heard, he was learning how to drive in order to pass the driver's exam lol. Hm, but I guess it's okay if Kenny didn't have an opportunity to hang out with those Gillian lamps, nothing beats the real thing anyways, right next to him lol.

I actually support Isabella in the acting industry. You're surely right; Isabella has been more recognized and actually liked onscreen more than onstage. In A Chinese Tall Story, the only characters I liked were Wilson, Steven, and Isabella. I know, Isabella right? What can I say, she had a very cute character without trying too hard to gain some sympathy points. At least we won't be seeing too much of Isabella everywhere considering that she'll be focusing on films for the time being or else we would probably have a difficult time digesting like that All About Isabella Sentence.


Haha. Hm, both Kenny and Gillian can produce a Don and Mandy Album too since they suit the look-alike theme.


Thanks for the link. I don't like any of the songs so far except for Transformation Party but even that song isn't quite catchy.

Leo and Gillian chatting about Alex?


Gillian: Don't tell Alex but I rather choose you hee hee.
Leo: Really? I must confess too, I like you.
Alex in the audience: Do they even know that their microphones are on?
Sa: No Refunds Ah Gui.
Gillian: Wait. Huh? I said between Alex and Leo, not in general.

I guess Sa's weight reduction was caused by her illness. Hopefully, she'll be able to recover soon.

But anyways....

Has anyone seen Twins perform Mice Loves Big Rice live. The majority of Mice Loves Big Rice live performances were sadly, lip-synced so I never really had a chance to watch them sing it live. I really love this song in both versions. Hm, I want Gillian to sing it live solo. Gosh, ever since Gillian has been singing solo with so much improvements, I have a whole batch of songs in request of her performing them solo. I think Gillian sounds way better solo. When Twins sing together, um...it's quite disappointing.

Remember how Blurgal and I were conversing about how Twins' songs are always so simplified when we were discussing Yennis's song in 49 Days and how I wished Gillian sang it instead but somehow once Gillian sings it, the song would be simplified? Well, compare Twins' version of Mice Loves Big Rice with other versions by other singers/artists and you'll understand what I was referring to. Twins' Mice Loves Big Rice version was nice but could have been better. The other versions contained so much more rollarcoaster emotions with the up and down stretches, vibratos, and overall more difficult areas the song was elaborated into with smoother transitions that created a nice gentle feeling than Twins' version.

Mice Loves Big Rice- Girl Version (I love this version amongst the rest.)
http://download.yousendit.com/E73083B116FD6FD1

Mice Loves Big Rice- Duet Version (Guy and Girl)
http://download.yousendit.com/071100411C53871C

I was just surfing around my music files in my MP3 player and came across the many different versions of Mice Loves Big Rice so I just felt like mentioning. I like the Girl version more than all of the rest but I guess Twins' version's melody is much more official and nicer.

I feel that Kelly's voice is more diverse in both areas of high and low. Kelly brings out a nice high pitch when she sings any slow and emotional song, but she also knows to alter her voice a bit to let it go lower for fast and upbeat songs. Seriously, who else is there to blame for the bland sensation in the HK/Taiwan music industry but the record companies and the media? The record companies are those who chose the artistes, and the media is what doesn't accept the new attempts of music by those artistes who do try to save the market by adding something new in.

There are singing contests by various record companies which are shown publicly, but those people, even those who do sound well, rarely get a spot in the entertainment industry. Record companies don't have the heart of 'We'll promote you immediately.' to those contestants because they already have artistes at hand. There's EEG for an example; there are all those people who they sign yet do nothing with them. William Chan won the singing contest of EEG's in 2003, and he is just being put into Boy'Z now, in 2006. I agree that there has to be some non-biased way to show who is capable of singing and who's not. It's like how we found Gillian to be the Twin who is more capable with singing since we heard her voice and how she sang long before we show her beauty.

Maybe 'Hover Bird' suited the theme of the event they were at? 'Hover Bird' spoke of continuing to work hard through your lifetime, and your time to shine will come upon you, so it suited that sports event they were at. I guess it wouldn't make sense if they sang 'One Time Not Twice' there. I don't know which one of these songs will be on the album; Twins have kept expressing that there is only one re-singing of a cantonese song, but it doesn't do that much justice when one place says it's 'Hover Bird' while the other states it's 'One Time Not Twice'. But what would they do with the other one that's not going to be released on the album? Are they just not going to release it? Or release it as a bonus track on the 2nd version?

I don't know if I want to buy this album or not. From the three released songs, it seems a little too youthful for me personally. I still hope they will have at least one ballad on the album, or at least have a fast song that's not the extremely jumpy kind.

I support Isabella in the acting industry more than her singing career as well. Her acting is quite good for a newbie, but I feel her singing is only suitable for once in a while singing, like what Theresa's doing with her career. Yeah, Isabella's only going to be releasing an EP this year for singing; she'll be focusing on films more, but EEG is definitely being cheap with their techniques again. Remember that music special/film that Steven did with Isabella? It's most likely only going to be released along with Isabella's CD as a Dual Disc, so if Steven's fans want to watch the film, they're going to be forced to buy Isabella's CD.

I still think Kenny and Gillian have the potential to produce an album together like how Don and Mandy did. I've been thinking, wouldn't it be awesome if Kenny and Gillian could form some sort of group together focusing on jazz music? I'd love to hear Gillian's cello playing and Kenny's saxophone playing intertwined with their duet singing. Their voices suit jazz singing as well; they're both so gentle and soothing. It could add a new vibe to the music industry in HK! I don't think there are many, if not none, singers who have tried to bring focus on jazz music.

I really hope that it's just EEG who's making bad selections on plug songs, and there are more surprises on the actual album. None of these songs are exactly catchy, I agree, and hopefully there are nicer songs on the album that are more catchy, even if they are still really jumpy.

Haha! You and your captions again! I want to know what they were saying as well; I wonder if anyone recorded this? I know someone recorded the 2006 concert of when Leo went on, but doesn't seem like anyone did for the 2004 concert.



I believe the only times that Twins have performed Mice Love Big Rice live is during their tour of concerts, like in Australia and other various places. The only time I heard it was when someone recorded it, but the sound quality was so bad that I could barely hear the singing. There are many songs that I think Gillian should perform solo as well because I believe that Gillian could bring out a whole new sensation to the song because of singing solo. Gillian is way more promising with her performances solo rather than as Twins.

Yeah, Twins songs are always simplified. I just listened to the girl version of Mice Love Big Rice, and there is an obvious difference with the Twins version, though I do prefer the melody of the Twins version as well. It's as if the producers of Twins' songs automatically decide that Gillian and Charlene can't achieve that level of singing even before they try it or even if it'll improve the song in general. They need to be given the chance to try new things in singing to make broader improvements. Seriously, is there any song that Twins have sung that contain vibratos?

Lolx...so funny I would rather pick Leo too...because I'm bias



The girl verison reminds me of Ariel Lin...the voice sounds kind of like her but I know it's not her. This one sounds pretty nice. The duet verison sounds kind of weird. The girl's voice sounds shaky but I think that's only me...lolx...Are these official singers??

Edit: A little off topic...Does anyone know about TVSF/TVSS?? It's re-opened and I just want to spread the words. There's, of course a Gillian thread too.

TVSF

Even in these contests, the judges are not always fair. I mean, the contestants could be a relative of one of the judges and even if the crowd present that day at the mall were judges, it all ends up being a popularity and who has more physical support that day type contest. I guess, the best method would be something like American Idol. That’s how Kelly and Carrie were discovered and both have such amazing talent and beautiful voices. American Idol permitted the audience to watch and hear the potential of each individual through an array of songs, not just ballads or fast songs because their strengths and weaknesses vary accordingly. I know that there are magnificent singers out there in HK too; they just need opportunities to shine.

I’m not sure if I’ll purchase this album either. 1. I’m not enjoying the songs. 2. I’m not too fond of Twins’so called new image.


I guess, EEG is trying to find ways to promote Isabella as much as possible.

I believe Patrick Tam attempted Jazz once and he failed miserably. Hopefully, since both Kenny and Gillian have already established a successful career whether it be for cute looks or real talent, if they do decide to collaborate in a Jazz album, the audience will learn to accept it and enjoy a different genre of music.


Um, I don't think I've ever heard a Twins' song with vibratos. Twins' songs are always simplified into sing alongs.

I really do enjoy Gillian's solo performances. I think if Gillian's solos like Hover Bird and Starlight Amusement Park were released and plugged into the radio, people would begin to notice that Gillian does have potential in becoming someone much more important in the singing industry. If only these songs were studio recorded versions. Gillian already sounds great live with all of that background noise, can you imagine how well the solos will turn out if they were seriously recorded in studio and lowered down the minor distractions of the live solos?


Hm, I'm not sure if it's the same girl who sang in both the Female version and the Duet version of Mice Loves Big Rice but they both sound different though. I agree. Somehow the duet sounded a bit weird; she completely lacked the emotions to carry out the song beautifully.

The names? I'm not quite certain either. These songs have been in my MP3 Player for a while now so I have no idea where I got them from. Um, but the Female who sang the solo version's name is 香香: Heung Heung though.

Hm, I'm not sure if these were official songs released in Mainland albums but immediately when Twins' released this song and everyone in Asia went crazy, there were so many versions fake plus real released but I believe these are legitimate versions.

Thanks for the link.

I guess you're right. It only takes one biased judge to ruin all the results. The biased judge could easily present the person he/she wants to win with full marks while the other contestants with zeros, and even if the other judges were serious and honest with their gradings, they wouldn't be able to make up for the big range of 0 - 100 by the biased judge since the scores are all averaged together. I really doubt HK will have anything like American Idol, at least in any upcoming time. HK's entertainment circle is just so different than the entertainment circles of other places; they're so much more rigid on issues than other places. Like we've said earlier, things are mostly based on favoritism. One could have amazing talent, but if no one buys it, then he/she is still hooped.

I don't see of how this is a 'new' image. They're telling us so much that they won't sell the cuteness in this album because they've matured, but I still see cuteness in there. All they're doing is just putting the school uniforms aside. But I don't exactly blame them because the Mainland fans are still dwelling around on Twins' cuteness when they have obviously matured through the years. I hope there will be better songs on the album than the three that they're plugged. Hopefully if the things about the solos are true, Gillian will perform a ballad.


Really? Hm, that's a shame for Patrick Tam, and he's barely even singing anymore nowadays. He sounds pretty good actually. Hopefully if Kenny and Gillian try to collaborate in a Jazz album, it'll succeed since I do believe that HK has gotten more open even if it is just a little bit. It'd be for the sake of the music industry as well; record companies/artistes need to start up new genres of music. Actually, if it really is going to Kenny and Gillian, I think they'd at least be safe for basic standard sellings off of their original fanbase. Then as people listen more in, they'll learn to accept Jazz itself afterwards. But I do think Kenny and Gillian would be good choices to form a Jazz group together because of the Jazz instruments they play, and they have compatible duet singing. Another duet couple after Don and Mandy is a good attempt as well.


I would definitely love to hear another studio-recorded solo of Gillian's. The only one ever made was 'My Father, Mother', and that was great. Just think of the improvements that Gillian has made through the years, and a whole new solo for her could show it all. I hope Gillian will sing a solo that will be plugged on the radio, then she could show much more of her potential. Gillian should somehow rid herself of those lousy sing-alongs because her ability exceeds that. Studio recorded songs most of the time are more or less better sounding than live versions, not speaking of the artiste's singing skills either, because studio recorded versions just tend to be mixed better with the compatible background singers tuning in. Live versions are usually more simple with the tune and melody; sometimes the background singers don't sound as good either.

Hey, have you guys read the news of how Twins' new film will be using over 100 pairs of Twins? Gillian says that she's really anticipating on that, and Charlene says that she's going to suggest for their assistant to go try out because their assistant has a twin sister. Janice and Jill are also invited to guest star in the film along with Soler.

Eh...I wonder if this will turn out good...Can they fit so much Twins into a movie?? I think EEG is trying really hard to bring out the "Twins" idea because wasn't their film revolved around theifs...I don't get how having Twins in the film relates. I hope it would be unique but not too excited about it...lolx

I wonder how Janice and Jill's acting skills will be..hm..talented in both singing and acting??

I agree. Twins are still portraying that cute image with quite an odd name for their album and song, Around the World with 80 Dollars. Hm, I wouldn't be surprised if Jackie Chan suggested the lame name. I thought the Missing Piece was quite a unique name but for some reason, not a lot of Twins' songs suit their main theme for each album. I still don't quite understand why their last album was labelled The Missing Piece aside from the cute puzzles included in the album package but in terms of the real theme *scratches head* perhaps someone can enlighten me; other album names like Such A Better Day that compiled their hit songs, Samba Queen that technically only had one Samba-ish song to tag along the theme, Touch of Love which I found to have no relations to the songs at all , Evolution, well okay, perhaps the change of image from cute to mature but that was basically it, and Magic, all baffle me ? The other albums that made more sense were Trainee Cupid with all of the cutesy elements but even then, why Trainee Cupid? Girl Power was quite on target as their songs focused on the theme of strength. Hm, perhaps I'm taking things a bit too literal but I just wanted to point that out. I mean, a lot of other singers' album themes suit the genre or type of music/message they're delivering in that particular album so I was just wondering about Twins' albums. Well, of course, with each album, Twins' album covers/photoshoots/extras suit the Magic, Samba, Trainee Cupid etc. theme but I'm solely referring to their music in which their pictures have no relations. For example, Lee Hom's past two albums Chinked Out I and II informed us about Lee Hom's experience as an ABC and his journey into blending modern hip hop with ancient Chinese music and surprisingly, the albums do consist songs that revolve around that theme with ChineseChinese- Hip Hop melodies. Lee Hom successfully defined his albums' themes through his songs, which I have quite a hard time correlating with Twins' albums.

But anyways...

Hm, if there are no solos then there has to be at least one ballad or else I think I'm going to pass this album up. Honestly, I think these three songs could be their most catchy and best songs that's why they're plugged? I could be wrong and please hopefully I'm wrong.

100 pairs of twins? Hm, did Twins rob a hospital full of twins? Perhaps Mani and Joey should guest star too.

Twins' Around the World with 80 Dollars reminds me of Paris and Nicole's A Simple Life reality show lol; especially, with the farming clothes. I don't know but it seems as though the people who choose the title for Twins' albums are just randomly choosing without much thought.

Yeah, I thought the plot of the film revolved around thieves as well, and the double part of the title stood for Gillian and Charlene as Twins. I didn't expect for the film to be needing actual twins, and so many as well. It sounds kinda wacko at the moment, but I hope it turns out well. I wonder where so many pairs of twins fit in within the plot?

I don't think we'd be able to judge Janice's nor Jill's acting skills from this film because they're only going to be guest stars for the film. I doubt they'll have a huge part in the film due to their tight schedule, and I'm sure their management companies would let both of them have a meaty role if they were going to start to act as well. I know that Janice was offered a role in a film as the female lead co-staring with Takeshi Kaneshiro, but Leon turned it down for her. So Janice and Jill may be singers who devote to singing only, and it's not a bad thing at all.


Speaking of 'The Missing Piece', I heard from those who bought the special edition of the album which came with the puzzle that there is a missing piece in the puzzle! It's not funny for those who spent their time putting the puzzle together, but this part of the deal just suits the title too well. Many of Twins' album titles correspond to the album cover only, but not the actual track content. Or sometimes they just use the name of one of the plug songs of the album as the title. That was how it was for 'Samba', 'Trainee Cupid', and that's how it is for the chinese title of 'The Missing Piece' since the chinese title is 'One Time Not Twice'. I think that's what they're doing for this Mandarin album as well since 'Around the World with Eighty Dollars' is the name of their first plug song.

I think I'm on the same track as you are; I personally have a big craze for ballads, and that's probably why these youthful and jumpy songs aren't winning me over. So, if there aren't ballads, then I think I will skip this album, and save my money for their cantonese album this summer. (Not to mention, I need to save money to buy Kary's second album this summer as well. Geez, a lot to buy this summer. Both these albums are coming out in the summer!) Hm, there could be better songs on the album. Sometimes they just go wacko and pass on some really good songs of an album, and plug some weird song on the radio. I hope that's the case; I'm going to pass out if these are the best songs of the album. If this is what the quality of the CD is, and I'm talking about a CD that they spent over half a year on, and this is the outcome, then I really don't know what to say about that, but perhaps Mandarin market will accept it.

What? Janice has never even stepped foot outside of the music industry into the acting arena and a leading role next to an international star like Takeshi Kaneshiro already? Whoa! Talk about luck! But I support Leon's decision. I mean, Janice should concentrate on the music portion of her career first before jumping boats onto something else. Janice is a nice singer but acting wise? Hm, judging from her music videos, um still a bit of work to touch up on. Darn! I wish the director of that film would offer Gillian that role next to Takeshi. Seems like the film projects Takeshi leads are either dramatic, romantic, or real break through roles and I so wish Gillian could co-star with Takeshi to further enhance her acting abilities. Bummer! I wonder how the director/producer even came about suggesting Janice as the lead?

Hopefully, the Mandarin market will enjoy the songs since they do contain a Taiwanese element. I have to save money in purchasing The Monkey King II: Quest for the Sutra and a few video programs plus 49 Days. I love Gillian as Zi Wei. Yeah, Kary and Twins' Cantonese albums for sure. Can't miss Gillian's personal solo.

I guess the director just saw how popular Janice is from her singing. It's probably the same deal of how it was for Jay in 'Initial D'. Investors would probably pull in a singer who is popular from her/his singing career and hope that she/he would be able to pull in extra boxoffice results for the film itself. It's the profit that counts for investors. I wonder who they're considering for the female role? Gillian has no chance of getting the role because the role has a bed scene, and that's also another reason of why Leon turned it down for Janice because he feels that she's probably not ready for such a scene on her first time acting. But I do agree that Takeshi Kaneshiro's films are very promising for recognition because of the good script and cast.

Gee, I'm not that rich to be buying the whole 'Monkey King' serial. I had to do the one guilty thing and download the Gillian parts from CCT. It's one of my valuable collections on my computer. I love Gillian as Zi Wei as well because it's one of those roles of Gillian's of which she's so outspoken about everything. She was simply so cute when she fell in love with Jimmy! I've got '49 Days' off my list since I bought it already; I love the film and the special features disc!! I watched it four times when I got it! All I have on my buying list are Kary's and Twins' cantonese albums.

I think you should save the money you planned to use for the serial. I reckon the whole serial is pretty messed up and a waste of money except for the Gillian's part with Jimmy(!) <--was this the first time she acted?? If I was you, I would just rent it to watch and return it. TVB overdone the remake of "Monkey King" and made it even worse instead of better

Also Gillian didn't appear much in serial like Charlene did. Maybe you can just buy the parts she was in



Janice is lucky to already have such a role given to her even though at the end she wasn't able to take it I wonder if she would have accepted it if Leon lets her make the decision....

These restrictions on Gillian is such a drag and doesn't even help Gillian at all. If Gillian was able to be in this film, I'm sure she would get a lot more recognition for her character and acting but too bad, EEG just had to restrict Gillian for God knows what and until when

It's of no surprise that there's an expected bed scene. Since Takeshi is Asia's Sex Icon, the majority of films that feature his presence most definitely will include a love scene. Hm, but it would be a major break through role for Gillian though but I'm uncertain if she'll lose or gain fans for such a juicy scene but either way, I would wish for directors to at least offer Gillian the role and publicize it just to show recognition on Gillian's behalf.

Hm, I guess that does make sense why Janice is in demand for films like Jay but I didn't think it would be this quick though considering that Jay has been in the spotlight for quite some time already and Janice is just beginning but oh well.

Yeah. I like both Jimmy and Gillian. They were super adorable together. Wonder if they'll collaborate again? Even though Gillian wasn't the main character but at least she was paired up with Jimmy. The Jimmy and Gillian scenes were short-lived but the liveliness they brought into the serial was memorable. Hm, I still need a few films before I can place my order but I can't wait for my personal copy of 49 Days.

I don't live near any HK rental stores so I'm out of luck.

Hm, I do wonder now too. If Leon allowed Janice to make her own decision, would she refuse to work with heart-throb Takeshi Kaneshiro?

I so hate as to what's going on with Gillian. Sometimes it feels like everyone is bias when it comes to our Gillian. It's like nothing good has ever happened to her--I mean for once just focus on her abilities to act and sing and improved at it. Instead of always looking down on her. At least promote her just as much as the other artist are.
I don't know why they're so against Gillian. I mean what is so wrong with Gillian that no one seems to want anything to happen to her. No leading role, no promotions, no focus on her--just her only and what not.
I'm sick and tired of all these crap and fake people who thinks highly of themselves that they're forgetting what talent really is.
I'll never understand why EEG would do this Gillian. I mean what is that Gillian lacks that other artist don't. I believe that other artist within the EEG circle aren't all that great so why are they getting more recognition than Gillian.....What is it? CAn someone please explain to me? Someone from the EEG circle or the manager himself........I'm tired of holding this back...I just have to say it because it's really pissing me off...I'm not just saying it because I adore Gillian or she's my favorite one of Twins...Don't get me wrong--charlene is great she's pretty and unique in her own little way, but focusing on just charlene instead of Twins in general is getting really old...charlene's been feature in too much of everything and that's really boring now...it's been charlene this charlene that...when will it be [size=5]Gillian this, Gillian that...[/size]Looking beyond her looks (I mean yes, we know Gillian is gorgeous, pretty, beautiful, etc...), doesn't she have what it takes to be the next big thing if given the chance to help improve herself. I know that's what she's doing or wanna do but feels like the people around her is holding her back....She needs air that's what she needs--to breathe fresh air and just for once the focus is on her...put her first or something...
I'm just really mad that there's this really great person with so much in her that no one wants to take the time to invest in her....If i was a music producer or a movie producer I would want to give each and everyone a chance so why not Gillian....It's making me made just thinking about it....
What is it that other artist have that Gillian don't have? Answer me that....Tell me, explain to me in detail...I'm just too mad with all these post of Gillian not being able to do this or that is getting really old...It's been Five Years since Twins been debuted and nothing has change for Gillian at least not for the better...She's always been second never first....[color=#009900]Why is it that EEG is more stricter towards Gillian than charlene?[/color] shouldn't it be the other way around since charlene is younger than Gillian...? But what difference does it make whether who's older.....or who should get promoted more....It's a group and as a group both the members should be treated the same unless from the very beginning when drawing up the contract it says that the person being promoted more is blah..blah..blah...ahhh, whatever I don't even know what I'm saying because I'm just too mad that I can't keep my mouth shut any longer....
If I could I would fly across the country just to get in EEG's face and smack the shiet out of them for being so stupid and not knowing how to manage anything that's probably why EEG's ariste doesn't really get any recognition because of the lack of the manager whoever he or she is.....that person doesn't know a thing about talent or potential in a person....He or she needs to open their eye bigger or something to be able to notice the good stuff....He or she's probably not a good actor or singer that's why they can't see the real thing....It's such a pity that the ones with talent is always coming last with EEG....hahha I so pity EEG so much...Gillian needs to leave and start solo...She was--I mean is good singing by herself...she hits the note perfectly....Being solo is probably best for Gillian that's what I think....it doesnt matter what other people I because I really don't care what they have to say about how Gillian is or what she lack...
Who ever he or she is, I hope they're reading what I'm writing and is getting pissed off at what I'm writing about..I hope they're noticing how we're always complaining about EEG's way of handling their artist...hahah it's so pathetic....!!!!I actually feel sorry for them including the artist....

I agree. Not much has changed for Gillian from the formation of Twins up until now. A lot of Gillian's success in the acting arena were not intentional and really, Gillian deserves full credit for establishing herself a name in films like Beyond Our Ken, House of Fury, and 49 Days because they all did not involve EEG at all whether it be the extravagant promotions or a huge investment on EEG's behalf, Gillian received none. It is true that Gillian possesses both beauty and acting talent but lack the meaty and juicy roles necessary to help her shine. I mean, just look at how successful Gillian was at portraying Ching in Beyond Our Ken! That was the major break through role that broke some barriers and stereotypes even though Gillian already gained some attention back in Twins Effect I. I believe everyone agrees that it was the beginning of a new era for Gillian but sadly, for some reason, Gillian fell right back into nonsense roles like 6AM and Bug Me Not but managed to pick up a bit as the new kung-fu girl in House of Fury and 49 Days. Seriously, is it not obvious enough that when directors announced that this was a break-through role, it most definitely WAS a break-through role for Gillian; the overall results and success even proved so but rarely do we see Gillian accept any similar roles anymore. People and especially fans want more of Gillian in dramatic, melancholy, and bizarre films not the usual bubbly super cute heroin. Gosh, still no sign of Gillian's next film project aside from the Twins' film in June? Whatever happened to the continuation of 49 Days the director had mentioned since the overall results did reach his expectations?

Well, let's just say, Gillian's management is biased. It's termed bias because there are no visible or concrete reasons why favoritism occurs. It's much more of a personal thing than logical; people like EEG who love to exert their unlimited powers are also competent at exercising biasness to govern their empire. Gillian isn't the only one that has been shoved away into the freezer or predicted to, other artists prior to her appearance have struggled through the same strict circumstances and situations but seems like for Gillian, there is no reason to since she doesn't date which is a major taboo in EEG and the grip on Gillian is so much more restricted than the rest before and after her. Gosh, it's hard to say.

There ARE solos on the upcoming Mandarin album!! Yesasia has just posted it up on their site. To my surprise, it's almost exactly the same list from the one posted earlier. This list looks a bit weird, so I think there may be alterations on the list later on, but anyway, here's the list.

CD
01. 變身派對
02. 80塊環遊世界
03. 我很想愛他
04. 流金搖擺
05. 今天星期幾 (鍾欣桐獨唱)
06. 一時無倆
07. 妳最勇敢
08. 黑盒子
09. 一個人看電影 (蔡卓妍獨唱)
10. 森巴

1. Transformation Party
2. Around The World With 80 Dollars
3. I Really Want To Love Him
4. Flowing Gold Swing Swangs
5. Which Day Is It Today? ---- Gillian Chung Solo
6. One Time Not Twice
7. You're The Bravest
8. Black Box
9. Watching A Movie Alone ---- Charlene Choi Solo
10. Samba

Well, I'm happy to know that there are solos on this album, but I'm kinda hesitant about track 10. It couldn't possibly be the same 'Samba' from the album 'Samba', could it? It would be really weird if it is because 'Samba' has already been released on an album. If it's the same 'Samba', then why don't they just take that out and put 'Hover Bird' in since 'Hover Bird' has never been released on their albums. I've also heard that they're not releasing 'Youthfulness, Goodbye' on this album either for some reason, so that's why it's not there on the list.

thanks for posting the list. and which songs was the third one they r promoting i know Transformation Party and Around The World With 80 Dollars are the first 2.

yea another gillian solo

Yay! They are solos! Now I can't wait for this album even more! But.. do you think that EEG will only promote one solo more? Then thats wrong having one sing alone and having the other one not sing at all! Well hope it songs hot!

Edited: I saw this pic and Gillian look so cute with the straigten long hair!

Oh yay! I can't wait for this album then! Judging from the name of the song, Gillian's song can be either fast or slow, I can't really tell, but from the name of Charlene's solo, it seems like it's going to be a slow song.

The thing about the Samba is that if it IS the mandarin version of Samba Queen, then that's stupid to add it in. I'd much rather have Hover Bird take place of Samba. Especially if its the same one as the one in their Samba cd.

It's also really funny how they are moving so fast for their mandarin album. Like someone stated earlier, it took them like 3 years in the HK market to come out with their own solos, and that has only happened once. While they are still new to the Taiwanese market, yet their coming out with solos already. It's not that I don't want them to each have a solo, but it's just that it's kind of funny at how fast they're moving. I also really do hope that if they promote these solos, and that they do so EQUALLY. OOOHH!! I also hope that they make a separate mv for their solos! Kind of like what S.H.E did with their solos. It'll be pretty nice to have a solo mv for Gillian's song. Especially the taiwanese mv's, because I personally like the taiwanese mv's better. Even though two of Twins taiwanese mv from their Trainee Cupid cd were copied, they were still nice. They were MUCH better than the mv's that EEG has for them for their cantonese songs. Sometimes, even TVB has better mv's than EEG does, like lifesaver and best selection.

Also, looks like we have two solos to anticipate on! One from the cantonese album and now one from the mandarin album! I can't wait! I sure hope that these solos will be better suited for Gillian's versatile voice and that they dont simplify it like how they do with Twins songs. I think that Twins should try songs that are a bit more challenging compared to their usual simple songs. That way, they can improve on their vocals and show people that they ARE good. Also, it can give themselves a challenge in learning and trying new things. But I doubt that would happen anytime soon.

It is so hard to judge whether a song is fast or slow from the title; June 2nd seems so far away, so it's going to be about two weeks before we find out what the songs are like. :dwon I want to hear Gillian's solo so badly!!! I wonder if it's just going to be the solos that are slow songs while Twins songs are the jumpy happy kind? Or could they all be jumpy happy songs including the solos?

That'd be awesome if they filmed official MVs for the solos!! Unlike their last solos, taking scenes from the films. I'm anticipating on the guest stars that they could have in MVs. Maybe Gillian could invite Kenny for her MV, and Charlene could invite Nic? Since those seem to be the EEG pairings at the moment for Twins. Oh yeah, I also hope that Gillian doesn't receive some crappy produced MV for her solo if there'll be a MV. At least it's for the mandarin album, and the MVs are more promising than their cantonese song MVs. I'm still looking forward to the cantonese solos more though, especially the ones composed and written by Gillian! Hopefully, they will be more challenging and refreshing from their old songs.

i think if they were to have mvs for their solos, they would feature taiwanese stars rather than hong kong stars. lol. omggg how awesome would it be if either of their mvs featured lee hom? or or or some other really cool taiwanese star! ;D regarding the solos, charlene's solo sound more like a ballad than gillian's. maybe they're taking turns in singing ballads?

anyway, i hope that they made an error on the "samba" part of the track list. it seems so ironic to put that song in the cd, since it has already been released. xP omg i've listened to 30 secs of "youthfulness goodbye", it sounds really catchy. ;D i hope they do decide to put that song on before the release. xD or maybe eeg, being the money fiend, had planned to put that track on the second version.... bogus man. xP

june 2nd??? what happened to it being release at the end of may?? darn. xP now i'll have to wait longer. and what is the expected release date of the canto album?

I was supporting the idea of Twins having their own solos but now? I agree with shorty_vicky, just judging from the titles, seems like Gillian's solo is a fast song whereas Sa is a ballad then perhaps, that's why in the upcoming Cantonese album, both Twins will switch, Gillian singing the ballad and Sa with the fast song. Ah. I'm quite fearful for Gillian. It's a great opportunity for both to show each of their potential but it all really comes down to how catchy each song will be. Hopefully, Gillian isn't stuck with some poopy song. But I do pray that let it be a beautifully amazing ballad!

As for the music videos, I guess I'll wait until I hear the songs first. If Gillian is stuck with some unworthy song, it would be quite painful to watch the entire music video. Hopefully, we all won't be disappointed with Gillian's solo. As for Sa's solo, I sense some pre-acceptance already just from the song title. It seems sorrowful and tear jerking, perfect for whoever is experiencing a breakup or just plain lonely. But no matter what, I'm purchasing this album for Gillian! I wonder if both songs will be plugged since it seems like Gillian's song is a fast song and Sa's is a ballad? But let's all hope that Gillian's solo will also be a nice ballad so both songs can be plugged. But somehow EEG just loves to disappoint me for some reason. My hopes aren't too high.

At a happier thought, a lot of fans were visibly screaming for Gillian at the MTV Asia Awards 2006 and ironically, fans kept yelling out "Lee Hom" during Tata Young's speech of thanks, which I found to be quite irrelevant. Anyways...Twins both were cute speaking in Thai.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w2kmTykf1Q

I loved this MP3 Player Commercial because both Twins were Twins and Gillian sounds wonderful.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VMmlj0ATGo

Thanks for the list.

Like everyone, when I read both of the titles, I immediately thought Gillian's could be either of fast or slow song,maybe leaning a little towards a fast song though while Charlene's sounds too much like a ballad because it isn't a really happy title. It owuld be weird if the song is all jumpy and hyper when it have such a sad title Gillian's have more room for imagination as it could go both ways. I just hope it would be a ballad too though, since I like listening to ballad more than their recent jumpy fast songs

I think "Black Box" sounds like a really nice title, so unique. It could be a ballad too!

So there's going to be two songs from the cantonese verison? I think they should change "Samba" to "Hover Bird" too but "Samba" does suit more into their recent songs, with the hype and youthfulness.

I think this is the temporary cover for the Mandarin album, from Yesasia.



I guess you're right about how it would likely feature someone from Mainland or Taiwan, but it's going to be quite slim of a chance for Lee Hom to be in one of them. He probably has a tight schedule of his own.

I either hope 'Samba' is a totally different song with the same title or hope that they just made a mistake on the track list, but Yesasia is rarely wrong, almost never wrong actually. I also believe that EEG probably took 'Youthfulness, Goodbye' out to place it on the second version. It's just another cheap thing that EEG does. They have probably done more tracks than this, but took one or two songs out to place on the 2nd version with a couple of MVs. Notice how there aren't any MVs on this track list?

They just postponed it to June 2nd for some reason; I think it was because the distibuting company was shut down, so they had to find a new company to distribute the album in Mainland/Taiwan. There isn't an exact date of the cantonese album, but they've mentioned it will be during the summer.


It wouldn't exactly be that bad even if Gillian's song is a fast song, but that comment only applies if the fast song is one that requires rollercoaster emotions such as the two that Gillian sang at the 2006 concert. Titles are sometimes quite misleading, so we shouldn't worry too much on that. We'll eventually find out, but even two weeks seems long to me right now. I think I'm the odd one around here because I don't really see how 'Watching A Movie Alone' is a sorrowful title. I somehow have a feeling that this title could be a sad song. This title just reminds me an old Twins song, 'Dating Myself', from Girl Power. More like the feeling of 'Yeah, I'm watching a movie alone, but what's so bad about that?' kinda thing. I think it's just me though. It's like how I thought 'Youthfulness, Goodbye' would be an emotional, slow song, but it turned out to be another jumpy song. There's other times where I thought 'Between Calmness and Passion' by Alex, Stephy, and Theresa would be some sad love triangle song, but it turned out to be jumpy summer-ish song. Or like that duet by Kary and Stephy, Biased Love, I thought it'd be a tear-jerking love song, but it turns out it's a song on friendship. My point is that we can't be sure on anything before the songs actually come out.

I just hope that both solos are equally decent and promoted. I'd rather the solos to be both left on the CD if EEG only decides to plug one and leave the other in the dust. <-- In that case, the one to be left in the dust would more than likely be Gillian. Or better, promote both solos.



I like this commercial as well; the screentime was equally even. And I notice how only Gillian sang throughout the commercial.


I'm actually looking forward to 'Black Box' as well. The title already sounds so special; now this is a title that sounds like a ballad.

Hm, so much for the Uncute-Mature Image eh? The temporary cover seems quite bubblicious.

I guess, you're right. We shouldn't be jumping into conclusions just yet and even then, if Gillian's solo does happen to be a fast song, at least we'll have a variety of Gillian solos from fast songs to ballads. And it wouldn't be that bad since Gillian is guaranteed to release a solo ballad in the upcoming Cantonese album anyways.

I also do hope that both solos are promoted equally. I find it pointless and useless to promote one while ignoring the other. Hm, wonder if each will have a chance to perform their solos live? But then again, Mainland has already been exposed to Gillian's live singing already so it wouldn't matter much, just HK I'm anticipating on cheering Gillian towards. But each new song does bring new excitement and a chance to show off some skills so hopefully, there will be more live solo performances of Gillian.

Hm, just a thought. If Gillian's filming schedule is quite empty for the rest of this year while Sa will be the busy one, I think we will be seeing a lot more of Gillian's live solo performances all throughout since after each album releases and the end of promotions, award ceremonies just begin their invitations. But I'm still uncertain how everything will fall into place though since everything seems so rushed. But hopefully, more solo exploration for Gillian!

That's why I say I don't see how it's farewell to cuteness for this album; everything still looks so cute, and I don't quite see the word 'mature' in it either. They just more or less pulled off the cute school uniforms, and put on cute casual clothing.

Yeah, it wouldn't be that bad to see Gillian have a variety in her songs since we do see that she has a versatile voice; the only thing I'm worried about is the quality of the song. The songs released aren't too promising, to me anyway. My anticipation is still weighed on the cantonese solo ballad of Gillian's more since I do prefer Gillian's cantonese singing more. Actually, why don't we say that I prefer cantonese singing more in general of songs?

Maybe there's a slight chance that Gillian's solo(s) would be plugged because Charlene's schedule is taken up by movie filming? I'm guessing Charlene's filming would take at least 2 months, if not more, since it's a horror film, and don't horror films sometimes take a bit longer? Anyway, I think Twins are on a tight schedule because after they're done promoting the Mandarin album, they need to release the Cantonese album. Then in September, they're holding a concert in GuangZhou. Then I think it's the time of when Charlene starts her movie filming again, and when Gillian is pretty free on her schedule. Hopefully during that time, she'll do more solo singing, preferably in HK.

Have you guys seen the MV for 'Around The World With 80 Dollars'? I have to say, I like this MV more than 'Transformation Party' by A LOT. The most important reason of why is Twins had EQUAL scenes! The format of the MV was also filmed really nicely as well. I liked both of their outfits and the dance they did. It's actually a high quality MV.

Phew...I'm glad this is only a temporary cover and not the actual one, because honestly I don't really like it. Guess it's too "youthful" for my liking. Up until now I have seen a total of 3-4 different covers for the Mandarin album, and I have to say that I like the one where they were dancing flamingo the best. (even though it's abit plain-looking)


But didn't they say the album will only include one remake, and the rest are going to be new songs? How come there are suddenly two? It wouldn't really matter if one of them was 'Hover Bird', but Samba and 'One Time Not Twice" aka. Incomparable?! Those are the last ones I would like them to include in the album.


I agree. Another example is "Lyricists' fault". (as someone at TC has mentioned before) if we were to only jugde whether the song is fast or slow by just reading its lyrics and title we'd probably have thought it's a ballad. And that's actually what I thought too when I saw the track list of "The Missing Piece". But it turned out to be a quite upbeat and "happy" song...and I was like .


I have a feeling that neither of their solos will get promoted, since I believe they have already three songs, which they /are going to plug/have plugged. And they usually only plug 3-4 songs from each album.

Really? You enjoyed the Around the World with 80 Dollars music video? Hm, I immediately erased it off from my computer after watching it 1 and a half times, that was enough; I couldn't bear through fully re-watching it a second time around lol. Personally, Gillian looked so burned out with that overabused hairstyle and again, seems like Twins' background dancers were more in tune and fashionable than Twins themselves. But I did like Sa's cute outfits though, especially the sporty orange jersey. I like Sa being the comfortable sporty Sa rather than the sexy feminine Sa; Sa just seems so natural being sporty. The shiny pants weren't my thing either. And in this music video, the roles totally switched. Gillian was the male, the blue shiny pants and tie while Sa was the pink female. I totally want to shoot Gillian's makeup artist and hairstylist. I thought Gillian's makeup was another factor that made Gillian look weird, quite unnaturally unappealing. The makeup was a bit too much, the eyeshadow in particular. I'm being so critical towards the music video lol.

Anyways, I would rather wish to see Gillian in a cute uniform with straight hair than this current image.

I like Mandarin songs more in general; perhaps because that's the language I understand, but I prefer Twins in Cantonese. Hopefully, Gillian will have more live performances for us and please, with straight hair!

Darn! You guys already saw the "Around the World With 80 Dollars" MV already? Aww my computer is soo slow that it takes forever to download. Could someone upload it on youtube please? Thanks!

Hm..from what asillysaint said Gillian looks bad in it? Poor Gill having bad hairstyle and make-up on in the MV.. hmm wonder what Gill says about it?

I personally love this song! Really hype and sounds really "UnTwins" and that's why I like it.

So far there are like 3 verison of the Around the World With 80 Dollar cover. I saw a different one at YesAsia and let me find it. But I think the one Little_Purple_Bell posted is going to be the offical one since it showed that cover on the main page. Nevermind about the other covers its gone. Now it don't even have the other covers..

Yeah, I liked the dancing flamingo cover the most. Even though the photo seemed to be proportionally 'wrong' (Twins' faces were 'stretched out'), the style was the best of all.

I know, Twins have stressed so many times that there's only one remake, but why is there suddenly two? I don't find this explainable unless 'Samba' is actually a whole different song. I find it very unreasonable if 'Samba' from the album 'Samba' is in this album because it's already been released, and Twins still have other unreleased songs that they could put on there.

You could be right because neither of the solos from 'Touch of Love' were exactly promoted. 'Next Stop Diva Queen' was promoted, but promoted as the duet version, but I suppose the solo version tagged along with the promotion of the duet. The duet was more widely accepted though. 'My Father, Mother' was merely a song on the CD. Their first and official plug should be 'Around the World with 80 Dollars', but I'm not sure if 'Transformation Party' and 'Youthfulness, Goodbye' are plug songs since they were chosen by the cellphone company as their commercial songs. And from what I've heard, commercial songs aren't allowed to be plugged? Twins plugged 5 songs from 'The Missing Piece', but it was more like 4 since one of them is 'Golden Dream House'. I agree that they'll probably plug 3 - 4 songs from this album; they plugged three on their last mandarin album.


I didn't think 'Around the World with 80 Dollars' was that bad. I enjoy it WAY more than 'Transformation Party'. But you're right about one thing, the background dancers seem more stylish than Twins in both of the MVs, lol. The two hip hop girls that they show really remind me of Jill, haha. But still, the scenes between Twins were equal, how often does that kind of deal pop up? I would've prefered Gillian's hair to be straight as well or at least somewhat different (Her hair looks the same way as it was on her birthday in Taiwan when she performed 'Starlight Amusement Park' solo. ) , and I really liked the outfit of Charlene's with the jean jacket. Here and there, Twins' roles have been switching off between each other. Gillian could be the guy while Charlene could be the girl, instead of always vice versa. Oh, wouldn't it be nice if other things would switch off as well?

Here are some pictures that Twins were at 15/16. Gillian hair looks pretty for once and her smile is cute too. Also she's wearing jeans!

Gillian's hair is really cute, and so is her outfit (no duh, she's wearing jeans. that's a once in a blue moon chance. lol) i can't wait to watch this episode! WOOOOOO

regarding the "around the world with 80 dollars" mv, personally i liked it a lot. gillian's hair isn't ugly. i thought it was quite unique, although she always has cornrows. lol. i guess growing up in nyc gives me a different taste in style. lol. but i must agree with the shiny pants being a complete turn-off. we need to introduce some levi's jeans to their stylist, cause maybe he or she have NEVER heard of it before on the count of twins are barely in them.

as for gillian's make-up. it wasn't that bad. i thought her make-up in "transformation party" was worse. although i favor charlene's wardrobe over gillian's, i do like gillian's cute tie. xD hehe.

but despite all these negativities that you all pointed out, let's talk about how gillian presented herself. i thought she was really cute in there. charlene might have cute and pretty clothes, but i think gillian's activeness outshone her's. (oops, is this another comparative opinion? disregard if you think so. lol). likewise in the "texa$ story" mv. x]

Hm, the only part I seemed to have enjoyed was Gillian's robot moves! Gillian was so cute as a robot! Yeah, the scenes were equal and the concept was cute but I guess, I detested Gillian's wardrobe, hair, and makeup the most. It was nice but could have been better, that's all. For Gillian's solo music video if they are going to film one, I'm going to get down on my knees and pray lol that she has straight hair but I doubt it! And if the solos aren't plugged or promoted, that means no music videos?

Rarely does Sa's fashion ever goes the wrong direction but this is a small example. The purple jeans look weird, at least to me.

Gillian looks so nice with those two cute pony-tails. And ahhh! Gillian in jeans! Seems like everytime Gillian is in jeans, Gillian just looks so naturally beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Well, I also liked the cornrows too but it would have looked better if Gillian's back hair was either straightened or curled out in layers at the bottom instead of crunched up in perms.

Gillian was extremely hyper and cute. Personally, this is quite a subjective issue and I'm not comparing but in terms of physical features/appearance, both Twins are good looking. I believe Sa was cute during her earlier phases but now, she is growing into a beautiful woman with maturing facial features. Gillian has always been beautiful and only continues to astonish others with her endless beauty. Um, up until now, I still believe that Gillian is prettier perhaps due to the universal alluring eyes and facial features in general but some *coughs* Sa fans were mentioning how Sa is becoming prettier and prettier which will eventually outshine Gillian? Um, I do agree that Sa is growing more beautiful each time but surpassing Gillian? Um, let's see...I'm not going to mention any names but I believe Gillian also only grows more stunningly gorgeous each time too. This again is a subjective matter. I'm not insulting Sa but I think the majority of Twins fans, some Sa fans, and Gillian Fans have sort of mutually accepted that Gillian is the prettier one of Twins but I'm not saying that Sa is not pretty, she is but also mixed with cute. I think a lot of non-Twins fans have noticed that even though they don't enjoy Twins' films nor music but Gillian does rank as HK most beautiful female stars at the moment; at least the non-Twins fans online that is. I've been doing a lot of surfing lately so I've been gathering some statistics, data, and opinions but may not always represent the overall population of course. Hopefully, I don't get shot down for this lol.

If no one has uploaded it onto Youtube yet, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlKkJJ23SsU

Aiya! I wasn't going to buy this album because I really don't like the songs I've heard so far..trust EEG to throw in something like this to encourage sales I'm just wondering if the list is correct though because in a recent Twins interview, they said that the two Mandarin, Cantonese songs that will be included are Hover Bird and Incomparable?

yeah, I agree. Their company is ridiculous if this 'Samba' is the same as the one from the album 'Samba', because I don't see the point of putting the same song in two albums. But since it's EEG we're talking about...then everything is possible. I doubt the song is a whole different song though. Because it's rare that the composers/lyricists would come up with a name that has already been used before (except for the songs in Leo's album Star Track), and for the same artist too? I'm kind of sceptic to this.



I'm not sure whether commerical songs are allowed to be plugged or not, but I remember 'Kite and Wind' was one of the plug-songs from their best selection album 'Happy together' and it was a commerical song too...


What Gillian and Charlene said makes more sense to me...because those two songs haven't been released in any album yet, while Samba has.
However I just don't know how much of what they said is accurate, because they said before that there is only going to be one remake, but all of a sudden it's two now. But hopefully they are right this time.


That's not necessary the case. Take S.H.E as an example. They each had a solo song in the OST for their series, and none of them were promoted/plugged....but they still had a MV of their own. So hopefully it'll be the same for Gillian and Charlene.

i doubt it is eeg we r talking about they only with choose the one they like the most. even if they said they r going to file both mv and at the last minute they would change their mind. they just want 2 encourage people to buy the album and even if the sold r success their might even make an 2 version .



and also that pic with gillain and charlene on top oh man does charlene looks half nad half to u but it look like she is a lady from the waist up and from the wasit down she look like a guy.

But didn't Twins say that they were only going to film music videos for the songs that are plugged? And for those songs that aren't, probably EEG might just gather clips from their promotions/concerts to fill in the gap perhaps just to have something there to again, milk some money with a karaoke version too?

I don't know now either. Seems like Twins haven't been quite accurate with their answers lol.

i can't wait for gillian's solo! it would be absolutely great if they do a mv for her. i doubt that EEG

is going to promote the songs that much but i'm just happy that gillian's got a solo. i heard twins' new songs

and i like tranformation party better than around the world with 80 dollars. i've got to say, even though twins

haven't succeeded in getting rid of their cute image (they can't help it that they're naturally cute!), their

songs sound so much more different. i hope that they can pull out better live singing to match their great

songs!