July 14, 2008 - Heart Aid for Sichuan - Charity Concert

Last evening Judy Ong, Jackie Chan, Aaron Kwok. Ekin Cheng, W-inds, July, John Hoon among others participated in a large scale Sino- Japanese charity concert in Tokyo all proceeds from the Heart Aid for Sichuan concert were for the Sichuan Disaster Relief fund. Many of the celebrities expressed their hope that the victims of the earhquake would soon be able to triumph over adversity and pick up their lives with help fropm the Disaster Relief Fund.

Many of the the atists including Jackie Chan, Alan, Aaron and Ekin sang together the song 《明明白白我的心》 Ekin sang the theme from Stormriders 《风云》and from Young and Dangerous 《友情岁月》Ekin's Japanese fans were thrilled to sing along. To theJapanese fans Ekin looked as he used to, once again with long hair. Ekin said thar because at the time of all the Hong Kong Sichuan Relief activities, he was in Thailand filming, he was unable to fully participate. Today, however, he was delighted and very happy to participate in this charity concert. Ekin and Aaron together introduced Stormriders 2, scenes from the movie were shown behind them on a large screen.

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March 27, 2008 -Rule #1 - Ekin and Shawn win Best Actor Award at Puchon Film Festival

At the 12th Puchon International Film Festival in Seoul, South Korea, Kelvin Tong's horror movie Rule #1 won best actor laurels for it's two male leads Ekin Cheng and Shawn Yue. The Best Male Actor award went to both actors as they have many combined scenes in the movie. Ekin's acting skill has for a long time endured critism and he has never before won a best male actor award, although he has been nominated several times. This time he makes a break through and finally receives recognition and the honor of Best Male Actor. Ekin is currently working in Okinawa on the movie The Legend of Kamui, while in Japan he has also filmed a TVB " Two on the Road episode with Karina Lam. At first Ekin had not had received notification to attend the film festival. He heard through journalists that he had indeed won the Best male Actor Award at the Film Festival.. Ekin's manager Lam Shan Shan wondered why no one had called them to attend the festival, She hoped that it was not because past nominations had not reached the prize. However, Ekin was very happy about the news. He only regret was that it still had not premiered in Hong Kong. To make this movie in which he plays an older, drunken head of the Miscellaneous Affairs Department he had to increase his weight by 20 lbs. The weight then had to be shed for his role as Whispering Wind, so there was a certain amount of hard work and sacrifice required. Shawn Yue was working in Guangzhou when he received the news. He was very excited and felt that his hard work had not been a waste. The big winner at the Festival was the Korean movie The Chase which won 3 awards including Best Picture, Best Female Actor and an Asian Collaboration Special Award.

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July 30, 2008 - Ekin refuses to sell Sai Kung Residence

Ekin is now 40 years old, at the beginning of 2006 he parted company with Gigi Leung after dating her for seven years. Not even one year later he began a new relationship with TVB actress Yoyo Mung. Both women have spent time at Ekin's Sai Kung residence, and often spent the night there. Gigi in order to be close to Ekin purchased a home opposite his on the same street. Yoyo did not feel comfortable to be in the same place where Ekin and Gigi shared so much time. Therefore at the end of last year Ekin purchased an ocean view apartment at Nautilus Villa. Because the apartment is very expensive she suggested to him that he sell the Sai Kung residence.

There have been extensive renovations to the apartment. Work is expected to be finished by Yoyo's 33rd birthday when she and Ekin will move into the new residence making it a big birthday present for Yoyo. Yoyo's point is that Ekin could make a profit by selling the Sai Kung residence however he has not acted on it. The Sai Kung house has a private dock and Ekin's boat is moored there so he thinks he will not sell. The house is convenient when he wasn't to go out on the ocean. Yoyo however feels that he has not taken her feelings into account. The fact that Ekin is not willing to sell the house is making Yoyo to become sour over it.

When reporters went to check out the new apartment it would seem to that for it to be ready by Yoyo's birthday on August 3rd was not possible. Reporters also observed Gigi shopping for discount goods alone, feeling that since she parted with Ekin and moved away from Sai Kung, giving that house to her mother, she seems to be very lonely. Yoyo was also discovered driving back to the Sai Kung residence in the Honda Crossover which Ekin bought for her.

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