F4 Hong Kong Concerts
F4 who haven't appeared before the public's eyes for a while will hold a series of 3 concerts at Hong Kong Coliseum on March 22-24. The reason they hold concerts again is for commemoration, so they name the concerts 'Forever." It means that they hope their friendship will last forever, regardless if in the future they will pursue their individual careers separately, or continue existing as a group. They also hope they can be friends forever and fans will remember them forever.
F4 held concerts in 2002 and caused a mad ticket rush. At the time, tickets were auctioned online at HK$1,400 a piece, unmatched by any. Fans had requested to add more shows. Because they have been very busy and their schedules are tightly packed, they have to delay holding concerts until March of this year.
When they decided to hold concerts again, fans from various locations such as U.S., Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, and China keep on contacting the Hong Kong concerts organizer, East Asian Entertainment (Dong Ya Yu Le), for reserving concert tickets. At the present, the reservations have almost exceeded the quota. The organizer is having headaches on how to arrange seats because all want to order tickets with seats where they can shake hands with and have close contacts with F4. Starting today, Jan. 23, fans can order concert tickets using credit cards. Tickets are priced at HK$480, HK$250, and HK$120. No specific credit card company is designated. Any Visa or Master card will do.
The organizer has treated the matter of shooting the concert poster seriously and spent hundred of thousand HK dollars on it. It has hired art directors Wu Li Lu and Yu Jia An, who were both HK academy award winners. Many famous designer brands have provided their wardrobes. Originally, the four of them planed to go to Hong Kong together to shoot the poster. But Jerry is busy shooting his new drama 'The Hospital." Xiao Tian is traveling for promoting his new book 'Zhu Xiao Tian De Mei Wei Guan Xi.' Zaizai is involved with the post-production work of 'Silence.' Vanness has started rehearsing for the concerts. To fit their schedules, a team of 20 Hong Kong staffers flew to Taiwan to shoot the poster in four different segments spread across two days.
In the poster, the four of them are dressed in black and white suits looking genteel and smart. Jerry and Vanness are in white suits. Xiao Tian and Zaizai are in black suits. The art directors praised them being very professional. They could readily strike poses looking charismatic and electrifying. The female staffers present at the scene dared not look at them in the eyes lest they should be electrified by their electrifying eyes. They will hold a press conference in Hong Kong in February. At that time, the four of them will finally be together. Fans who have long missed them will be able to see them before the concerts.
Moreover, not only have their upcoming concerts created another ticket rush, theme sponsorship has also attracted quite a few brands. For the time being, the fight among several name brands is still going on. Tickets are tentatively set to be sold to the public at the beginning of February. It's believed that another hot F4 wave is sure to happen!
English translation: laiou2002 (www.vicpower.net)
F4 concerts, the final edition, pledge to start on March 22
F4 have reunited only four times in the past two years. However, in March they will join forces and strike at Hong Kong Coliseum! It's their 2nd world concert tour and four years has passed since their last one. The preparation work has started since mid-2005. This time they will advance into East Asia. It will be the first time for F4 to hold concerts officially in Japan and Korea.
Hong Kong Coliseum chosen for the first shows
In the past two years, F4 have appeared together in Jordan, Thailand, Hong Kong, and Japan for cola commercials and functions, and shooting a photo book. The rest of the time, each member has been busy with his own matters. It hasn't been easy to prepare as it's so difficult to schedule them together.
It's now confirmed that they will hold three concerts at Hong Kong Coliseum on March 22-24. Because they are growing older, each is becoming more independently, and Zhou Yu Min has not finished his military service, no one dare to predict if there will be a 3rd F4 world concert tour.
Why choosing Hong Kong over Taiwan? Manager Zhi Xiang Li expresses, "I've been skinned many layers because of the issue of time!" Zhi Xiang Li affirms that, as Hong Kong locates right in the center of South East Asia, it is more convenient for fans from neighboring areas to attend the concerts.
In fact, they were so busy that they couldn't be present at the same time to shoot the concert poster. The Hong Kong art-direction award winners, Wu Li Lu and Yu Jia An, had to bring 20 staffers with them to Taiwan and shot the poster in four different segments in two day. The poster was generated by computer.
No Taiwan concert this year
Zhi Xiang Li, badly berated, says he's raking his brains for coming up with time slots for the concerts in Singapore, Indonesian, Malaysian, and Thailand, etc. There is no time slot available for the 'F4 Taiwan Concert' requested by his boss Ge Fu Hong.
Compared with four years ago, the upcoming F4 world concert tour will emphasize more on 'individual flair'. There will be segments of four singing together, but most will be individual members' solo performances mixed with their own new songs. Time will be equally divided among them. Because the production cost is 30% higher than the previous concert tour, their concert fees remain the same.
English translation: laiou2002 (www.vicpower.net)























































