Asia's Pepsi Stars, Gather Together For the First Time, Show Lo Becomes "King of Popularity"04/02/2008
[You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]*more pictures in [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]April 1st, "Pepsi Family AsiaWorld-Expo Celebrity Round Up" was held in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo. 5 of Asia's Pepsi Superstars had gathered together for the first time, bringing the audience explosive dancing and singing in sequence with the mechanical and fireworks effects. The audience of 3,000 people was in awe, raising the fervor of the atmosphere.
“King of Popularity” Goes to None Other than Show LoOn that day, Show “Xiao Zhu [Little Pig]” Lo’s was the most popular, the fans were constantly screaming his name, and when it came time for him to perform, it became a uniform chime of the audience singing in unison. Show also very cooperatively use body language to stir up the audience’s fervor. That night he was worthy of “King of Popularity.” Even when the only girl at the event, who is also a Pepsi “oldie”, Jolin Tsai, wore low neck-lined mini-skirt, it still wasn’t able to overpower Show Lo’s imposing force.
There were reporters that were wondering if Show Lo became a new Pepsi member in replacement of Edison Chen. Pepsi denied this and emphasized, “Show Lo has never been anyone’s replacement,” then revealed that two years ago they had already “had these plans” to invite him into the Pepsi family, so there’s no “replacement” situation.
A Different Take of Stage Layout, Audience AwedIt’s understood that this huge announcement conference cost $5 million. On the day of the announcement, they set-up a different stage layout to have the audience in awe : the massive stage was covered by 2 large projection screens, then down the middle was a ‘catwalk’ walkway connected to a small stage that projects into the audience. Suddenly, fervent music rang out, and the big projection screen had the Great Wall as its background, then the Pepsi superstars’ names began to appear. The audience was in a frenzy, screaming and getting ready to welcome the birth of the 3 new stars.
Pepsi Superstars Make First Appearance With a Huge Imposing Force"Pepsi Family AsiaWorld-Expo Celebrity Round Up” had Louis Koo and Jolin Tsai ring in the event, as the two superstars stood atop a stage suspended in midair with a 20-foot Pepsi logo, in sequence with fireworks, very impressive. When the suspended stage was moved down towards center stage, the two simultaneously did the 2008 Pepsi gesture, and at that, the screens opened up, as this year Pepsi’s theme is set as “Dance China” enormous “thumbs” emerged in front of the audience’s eyes. Then afterwards, the 3 new Pepsi stars Show Lo, Lee Jun Ki, Huang Xiao Ming rose from different parts of the stage. The rumbling of the stage from the audience’s applause and screams was what welcomed them.
Show Lo, Lee Jun Ki, Huang Xiao Ming Officially Become Pepsi Superstars
After the majestic manner of introducing the new stars, “New Blue Bloods” in accordance to rules have to go through a test. This time they tested the 3 new Pepsi stars for their appeal, interaction, and strength of their fans. That night, “King of Popularity” Show Lo used large Chinese drums and drummed a rhythm, the audience was very responsive and followed along, uniformly clapping out and shouting “Xiao Zhu, Jun Ji, Xiao Ming, Jolin, Koo Zai, Jia You.” The sound of the drum and screaming was deafening. Show Lo, Lee Jun Ki, and Huang Xiao Ming were each presented a Pepsi membership card by Pepsi’s China regional marketing director Mr. Hsu Zhi Wei, and officially became Pepsi Superstars. Mr. Hsu also gave three wishful words, “Xin [Heart],” “Xie[Blood],” and “Meng[Ally],” so that after joining the Pepsi Superstars, they’d have a Pepsi “heart,” bleed Pepsi “blood” and “ally” with Pepsi. The three then repaid them with their singing and dancing performances to show their genuine thanks, which earned the fervent applause of the audience.
“Dance Move 2008” Soon to UnfoldBesides announcing its newest members, the “Pepsi Family AsiaWorld-Expo Celebrity Round Up” also initiated another important theme of “Dance Move 2008.” “Dance Move 2008” is Pepsi’s main support for China’s big event, earning the full support of these 5 Pepsi Superstars. The 5 Pepsi superstars accepted Mr. Hsu’s instruction, after passing on the Pepsi “Thumbs,” “Dance Move 2008” will soon unfold.
Towards the end of the event, the 5 Pepsi Superstars and 50 dancers, with the 3,000 fans in the audience, got up and danced, reaching a climactic peak of the night. The 5 big superstars and 5 huge fan clubs physically showed a group effort and spirit, making Pepsi’s “Dance Move 2008” look even better.
Source : MOP
Translated by o_ost1nao_o
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[2008/4/2貓撲]亞洲百事巨星首次聚首羅志祥成“人氣王”（加圖）
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.](貓撲娛樂香港特派記者林丹丹攝影報導)4月1日，“百事家族亞洲博覽群星匯”在香港亞洲博覽館隆重舉行。五位亞洲百事巨星首次齊聚一堂，為觀眾帶來連場勁爆歌舞，配合現場大量重型機械及煙花爆破效果，令現場三千名觀眾目不暇接，掀起全場火爆激情。
“人氣王”非小豬莫屬
當天以小豬羅志祥的人氣最旺，現場粉絲無時不刻在高聲呼喊著他的名字，他演唱的環節也變成了現場極為整齊響亮的全場大合唱，而小豬也相當配合地運用肢體語言掀動現場粉絲的激動情緒，當之無愧地成為當晚的“人氣王”。全場唯一的女生，同時也算是百事“元老”的蔡依林即使以低胸短裙上陣，也未能壓過百事新星小豬羅志祥的氣勢。
當有記者質疑羅志祥是否因取代陳冠希而成為百事新成員，百事則立即否認了這一說法，強調“羅志祥從來都不是誰的代替品”，並且透露早在兩年前便已“有計劃有預謀”地要把他請到百事家族裡來，所以不存在“取締”的問題。
舞台佈置別出心裁令人眼前一亮
據了解，這次大型公佈會耗資五百萬。在當天的公佈會現場，別出心裁的舞台佈置讓人眼前一亮：偌大的舞台被兩塊大屏幕遮蓋，中間伸延出一道catwalk天橋，連接接近觀眾席的小型舞台。突然，強勁音樂聲響起，大屏幕畫面以長城作背景，歷代的百事巨星名字逐一出現，現場觀眾迫不及待的歡呼聲開始此起彼落，準備迎接三位百事新星的誕生。
百事巨星逐一登場極具震撼氣勢
“百事家族亞洲博覽群星匯”由古天樂及蔡依林打響前奏，兩位巨星站在離地約二十尺的百事Logo吊台高空出場，配合菸花效果，極具震撼氣勢。吊台移至舞台中央後，兩人同時做出2008百事的標誌性手勢，一聲令下大屏幕隨即打開，百事今年“舞動中國”的巨型立體“大姆指”立即出現在眾人眼前。隨後，三位百事新星羅志祥、李準基(李俊基)、黃曉明分別從不同機關中升出，迎接他們的是全場雷動的掌聲以及歡呼喝彩聲。
羅志祥、黃曉明、李準基正式成為百事巨星
氣勢磅礴的新星介紹禮過後，“新藍血”按照慣例需要接受新人必經的大測試，這次要測試三位百事新星的號召力及與歌迷之間的團結力。當晚的“人氣王”小豬羅志祥利用中國大鼓打出節拍，全場觀眾默契跟隨，打出整齊拍子並齊聲齊聲喊出“小豬、準基、曉明、Jolin、古仔，加油” ，鼓聲、叫喊聲震耳欲聾。羅志祥、黃曉明、李準基（李俊基）三人分獲百事中國區首席市場官許智偉先生頒贈百事員工卡，正式成為百事巨星。許先生更送贈三幅寫著“心”、“血”、“盟”的字畫給他們，寓意他們成為百事巨星後，將會擁有百事的“心”、流著百事的“血”，以及與百事同“盟”。而三位亦隨即回禮，以歌聲舞蹈表達真誠心意，博得全場觀眾熱烈的掌聲。
“舞動2008”即將全面展開
除了公佈新成員外，“百事家族亞洲博覽群星匯”另一重要內容是啟動“舞動2008”主題。 “舞動2008”作為百事今年支持中國的盛大活動，得到五位百事巨星全心全力的支持。五位百事巨星接受許先生的委命，接過百事“大姆指”後，“舞動2008”即將全面展開。
臨近尾聲，五位百事巨星與五十位舞蹈員，共同與全場三千粉絲即場舞動，掀起現場高潮。五大巨星與五大歌迷會以實際行動表現大團結精神,為百事“舞動2008”增添更多姿色。
by o_ost1nao_o Wed Apr 02, 2008 3:58 am
i wanna cry now, some news just drive me annoying, poor Xiaozhu. 
Show-Biz!
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