Saturday, March 10, 2007

Angela Zhang @ Dragonfly, St. James Power Station

In today's Mandopop scene, filled to the brim with undeserving female artistes who pull a sweet, saccharine charade and belt out listener-friendly tunes with weak, constrained vocals, Angela Zhang is a refreshing change.

Despite her petite frame, this nubile nymph is well-known for her strong vocals, reaching all the high pitch with slick effortless.




















I met this guy while queuing outside the event venue. Apparently, he had been idol-chasing, following Angela all the way from the airport the morning before till her showcase @ Dragonfly the following day.

"You should have gone to the airport," He told a few of us, "There were no supporters there...except for two pathetic creatures..." He was, presumably, talking about himself and his friend.


I asked him a few trite questions. Well, he said that he trailed Angela all the way from her arrival at Changi Airport...He told us that Angela emerged from an interview with Yes 933 at a few minutes past midnight on the same day of arrival, after which, she headed to a flower shop in Geylang...She didn't do much shopping during her trip here though, presumably due to her tight schedule, piled with media interviews etc.

Anyway, the following day, he told us that Angela didn't even step out of the hotel for the entire morning, till her showcase, where she reached the venue at 3.30pm, an hour earlier than the stated performance time. Still, the event was delayed.

According to him, Angela wasn't as friendly compared to other artistes. "Other artistes would take the initiative to come up and take a photo with you, but for Angela...(shakes head emphatically) it's hard!"

He continued, "I followed her from ye
sterday till today...and I didn't even get to speak to her for more than 20 sentences!"

Least any of you think that he's a big-ti
me supporter or fan of Angela, the guy states simply, "I'm doing it for fun lor! It's my first time chasing Angela."

Some people were mistaken, and thought that Angela had cut her hair to above shoulder length...Look closely, and you will realize that she actually had her hair bunned up such that the it curled beneath her visible tresses.




















After going to so many autograph sessions and fans gathering, I realize that a single huge problem artistes have today during their private or public performances or gatherings is that...the fans won't stop talking pictures with their cameras! The flash lights emitted from the cameras unceasingly created flickering shadows upon the artistes' faces, which can make them feel uncomfortable. Very soon, a private fans gathering session can turn into a press conference for the media.





















Halfway through the event, Angela said
in a tight voice with a hint of exasperation, "你们不要只顾着拍照嘛!跟我一起唱好吗?难得我来新加坡嘛。。。然后你们只顾着一直拍照。"

Translation: "Don't get so absorbed in just thinking photos mah, sing along together with me ok? It's so rare that I get to come to Singapore...and you people just keep taking pictures..."

There was a mini furore among the audience, who cleverly retorted, "It's precisely because it's rare that you get to come to Singapore mah, that's why we must take more pictures!"

Angela 只是淡淡的笑,感觉有点勉强。After which, she did a "peace sign" (see above picture, bottom right) for the audience to snap photos of her. The crowd went into a frenzied state of trigger-happiness.

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