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December 2006
 HAPPY
BIRTHDAY TO WAKIN!
December 22, 2006!
November 2006
September-October 2006
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Wakin's Taipei concert
goes for four hours!
Two
brief articles
about
the show are up at
Sina.com
here
and
here
(the
second link contains a video!)
Click
here
for
the first article in its
original Chinese language format,
and
here
for
the second.
Thanks goes to
Nightbird
for finding these...more news will be coming soon!
August 2006
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Wakin's new site is up and running!
The
entrance to
20.com
is up on the
home
page of Wakin.com--go by and check it out!
(A
few technical notes: 20.com runs in flash
player, and works best with Microsoft Internet
Explorer. So if you're using a different
browser and not getting anywhere, try again using
IE.)
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Wakin will be joined on stage in
Taipei on September 2 and 3 by a very special guest--his
son, Andrew!! The
press release video includes special video footage
of Andrew and his father singing a duet of "My
Dearest Baby," the song Wakin wrote for Andrew when
he was born! The video clip can be found
here or
here.
Many thanks to
Yanyan
and to Andy
of WWS/WCI
for the information!
July 2006
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Watch Wakin live on
YouTube! Some
very nice clips of a special live performance
can been seen at the links below. Many thanks to
Garfield
for the links, and many
thanks also to the fan who posted these on
youtube!
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Wakin was among many prominent
artists to record a song called
"Welcome to Beijing," for the
2008 Olympics! Other
artists participating included Jacky Cheung, Andy
Lau, Joey Yung, Jackie Chan and many others!
Check out the video
here!
Wakin
is in the video, wearing a black sports jacket over
an orange shirt. Thanks so much to
Judy
of the JCMB for the head's up!
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July 6, 2006,
Wakin performed at the
Beijing World Cup Soccer Concert
along with many other prominent artists!
Video downloads and photos are available!
Thanks to
Aql
of the Singapore Baiyou and
Andy
of the WWS for these links!
Photos:
http://ent.qq.com/zt/2006/sjbshow/index.htm
Video Downloads:
"Ming Tian Wo Yao Jia Gei Ni"/"Hua Xin"
("I'm Going to Marry You Tomorrow"/"Flowery Heart")
"You Mei You Na Me Yi Shou Ge" ("Any Song
Reminds You of Me?")
"Yu Ren" ("Rain Man")
"Wo Men Do Bu Koo" ("Let's Not Cry")
In related news:
In a
July 18,
2006
article in
Chinadaily.com,
Jackie
Chan
publicly apologized for his intoxicated disruption of
Jonathan Lee's concert
in Hong Kong on July 11.
"I was
wrong," Jackie was quoted in the article as saying.
"I shouldn't play with my friendship with Jonathan
Lee in public. I apologize to Jonathan Lee and I
apologize to the audience that night."
Read the rest of the article in Chinadaily.com
here.
June 2006
May 2006
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Another article from Shanghai
is up at
Sina.com, regarding
an appearance Wakin made at the Shanghai Movie
Art Academy.
Apparently he was so dismayed at being 30
minutes late, due to flight issues, that he
knelt down before the teacher and asked for
forgiveness!
Click here for a
Babelfished English translation
of the article.
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Wakin has made a special announcement to his
fans in the
News
section of Wakin.com regarding the
legal battle he is currently enduring in Hong
Kong as guarantor of his brother's unpaid
business debt.
Click
here
to view his statement in
English.
The trial
started on May 11. Click
here
to read the article in Babelfished English.
(thanks to
Garfield
Li and
WWS
for this info!)
Our best wishes and full support go out to Wakin
during this tough time!
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English translations
of Wakin's new album,
In the Rain, are available on
Every
Wakin's Moment, website of the
Singapore Baiyou!
Our deep gratitude goes to
Aql and all the SB,
for their gracious dedication to providing us
Chinese-language challenged fans with these and
so many other translations, and enabling us to
have a deeper appreciation of Wakin's wonderful
music!
Xie Xie Ni Men!
You gals (and guys)
ROCK!
  
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Wakin announces a
special thank you for Shanghai fans!
Article is at
Sina.com.
Click
here
for Babelfished English. Thanks to
Renee
for the heads up!
April 2006
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March 2006
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Great article
with
pictures
of the
Beijing concert
up at
WakinChau.net! In
addition to some really beautiful pictures from
the concert and the rehearsal, there is a
complete song list of the songs Wakin performed,
as well as many links to many articles relating
to the concert!
For
English,
click here.
Thanks to
Angela Fhun
for the info!
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Pictures
from the
March 31, 2006 Beijing concert
can be seen at the
Tian Xing Jian BBS
message board!
These are some really awesome pictures!
Thanks to
Angela Fhun
at
wakin.netfirms.com
for the heads up, and our thanks also to the
photographer and poster of these!
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Wakin's new MTV Music Video for
"Yu Ren" ("Rain
Man") is available for streaming at
Sina.com!
The file is in Windows Media format.
Enjoy! Thanks to the
WCI for the info!
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New articles
at
Sina.com! Includes some new
interviews, information on the upcoming
Beijing concert and more! Click
here for
Babelfished English.
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According to Sina.com,
Jonathan Lee
will make
a special guest appearance onstage
at Wakin's March 31 concert in
Beijing! Click here for the
Sina.com page in babelfished English.
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Wakin has released a new song from the album!
The
song
"Rain Man"
is currently hitting the airwaves across Asia!
(Lucky folks to have Wakin on the radio!)
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Meanwhile, a
Cantonese version of the song
"We
Never Cry,"
has
been released in Hong Kong.
The Hong Kong version of the new album will reportedly
contain this extra song!
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A
very nice message
about the
American concerts
is in the News
section of Wakin.com! Click
here for English babelfished translation. There are a
few
very
nice photos
too,
including one with the lucky girl who won the necklace in
San
Francisco!
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Wakin has begun shooting the first music
video for the new album!
Details with some photos
are now in the
News Section of Wakin.com.
Click
here for an English babelfished
translation.
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Lots and lots of
news updates are at
True Blue Emil's Page,
along with many awesome photographs!
Wakin has been
everywhere in the last few days,
talking about his
upcoming album, and the concert
later this month
in Beijing,
along with many other topics!
For
a Babel fished English translation,
click
here. A
great read, and highly recommended!
February 2006
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Teaser
DEMOS
on
Wakin.com!
Clips from
3
different songs
from the new album can now be heard on Wakin's website.
Click below for links:
We
Don't Cry (Wo Men Dou Bu Ku)
Love Road
Rose
The
songs play directly from the site using Quick Time
player--no downloading necessary!
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Also
new
on Wakin.com:
a
Flash player slideshow
in the
News section with a
behind-the-scenes look at the making of the
new cover for the album!
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Wakin's Concert in San Francisco was
phenomenal! If anyone else who
was at the show there in San Fran last
Friday night, or at the Connecticut
concerts on Feb. 4-5, would like
to submit an article about the show for
publication here, I am collecting!
Please submit your article to
webmaster@wakin-chau.us.
Photos are
also welcome!
All articles and
photos will be subject to approval
before publication. If your
articles and photos are used, you will
be credited by name on the website,
Articles may be in either MS Word
document or in PDF format. Photos
should be in Jpeg. If you have any
questions, please feel free to ask!
January 2006
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Wakin wishes
everyone Happy Chinese New Year!!
In
his message to Wakin.com, dated Jan. 25,
2006, Wakin thanks many people who have
helped him create the new album, and
announces it will be released in
MARCH!
Read
his article in
English
here.
For
Chinese,
click
here.
Congratulations,
Wakin! We can't wait to hear it!!
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