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Ella Kembali Dengan Konsert Berskala Besar

Ratu Rock Negara Ella akan kembali menemui peminat-peminatnya di Stadium Malawati, Shah Alam pada 16 April 2016, Sabtu jam 8.30 malam. Setelah lebih 20 tahun beliau tidak hadir dengan konsert yang berskala besar.

Apa yang menarik mengenai konsert yang bertemakan anti dadah itu adalah Ella atau nama sebenar Norzila Haji Aminuddin akan tampil dengan menaiki helikopter, itu antara gimik yang dirancang untuk pembukaan konsertnya.

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“Gimik ini adalah untuk mengimbau kembali nostalgia yang pernah Ella lakukan sewaktu konsert yang pernah Ella lakukan pada tahun 1994 dulu”, ujar Ella ketika sidang media mengenai konsert tersebut di Kuala Lumpur baru-baru ini.

Atas dasar keprihatinan Ella terhadap gejala dadah yang semakin berleluasa, RM 2 dari setiap penjualan tiket akan disalurkan ke Tabung PEMADAM Selangor agar lebih banyak program-program anti dadah dapat dijalankan pada masa hadapan.

Konsert yang bertemakan anti dadah ini akan menyaksikan kelainan dimana semua penonton-penonton yang bakal hadir akan diminta untuk mengenakan pakaian bewarna putih kerana putih melambangkan kesucian umpama kelahiran semula bekas-bekas penagih dadah.

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Bakal menyampaikan lagu lagu hitsnya dari era Ella & The Boys hingalah yang terbaru, Istimewah. Konsert yang bakal diterajui oleh gitaris handalan Man Kidal sebagai Pengarah Muzik tersebut akan turut menampilkan artis artis jemputan selaku pembuka tirai acara dan juga berduet bersama samanya nanti.

Konsert anjuran Atlas One Events sudah pun mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan apabila lebih 2000 keping tiket telah dijual dalam masa seminggu setelah pengumuman rasmi mengenai konsert. Peminat yang ingin menyaksikan kehebatan Ratu Rock ini boleh membeli tiket yang berharga RM 78 – Kategori 1, RM 108 – Kategori 2, RM 158 – Kategori 3, RM 78 – Kategori 3 (OKU sahaja), RM 228 – RockZone (berdiri di hadapan pentas) dan RM 288 – VVIP (termasuk cenderahati ELLA).

Pembelian melalui online boleh di buat dengan melungsuri www.ticketpro.com.my atau dengan mengunjungi outlets Rock Corner, Guitar Store dan Victoria Music.

Kuasa penentuan peserta ‘Kilauan Emas Otai’ di tangan penonton

Jika sebelum ini, pihak produksi Astro dan barisan juri profesional telah dipertanggungjawabkan untuk menentukan kemasukkan para peserta dalam program Kilauan Emas (KE). Namun begitu, untuk kali ini program yang bernaung di bawah payung Astro Prima ini kembali tapi dengan pendekatan yang berbeza dan lebih unik. Kilauan Emas akan kembali menemui peminatnya dengan edisi istimewa, ‘Kilauan Emas Otai’ yang akan bersiaran pada setiap hari Rabu mulai 9 Mac ini pada jam 9.00 malam di Astro Prima (saluran 105) dan Maya HD (saluran 135).

Kilauan Emas Otai akan menyaksikan 12 bintang kelahiran program Kilauan Emas berentap selama tujuh minggu dalam usaha merebut takhta otai terhebat di kalangan yang terhebat. Para peserta adalah terdiri daripada lima orang Juara Kilauan Emas musim pertama hingga kelima dan tujuh lagi kekosongan akan diisi oleh bintang Kilauan Emas yang telah berjaya melayakkan diri sehingga ke peringkat separuh akhir pada musim-musim yang sebelumnya. Menariknya lagi, tujuh tempat kosong ini akan ditentukan menerusi proses undian dan mandat tersebut diberikan sepenuhnya kepada para peminat. Undian dibuka mulai 26 Januari 2016 jam 6.00 petang sehingga 14 Februari 2016 jam 11.59 malam menerusi portal rasmi www.kilauanemas.com.my.

Menurut Pengurus Saluran Astro Prima, Farah Fauzana Zainol Kamar, “Berbeza dengan program Kilauan Emas di musim-musim yang terdahulu yang mana kita mencari bintang pelapis otai menerusi sesi uji bakat yang diadakan di seluruh Malaysia, Kilauan Emas Otai pula akan menampilkan seribu kelainan apabila kami mencari bintang otai terbaik dari kalangan mereka yang terhebat.

Format baru yang kita tampilkan ini akan turut memberi peluang kepada para peminat untuk terlibat secara langsung dengan menyuarakan tujuh peserta pilihan terbaik mereka dan kami yakin, pilihan yang dibuat peminat ini akan berjaya mengegarkan pentas utama Konsert Kilauan Emas Otai kelak kerana kehebatan dan bakat nyanyian mereka sememangnya tidak boleh disangkal lagi. Saya yakin, tagline Kilauan Emas yang dilaung-laungkan selama ini iaitu ‘Otai Masih Berbisa’ akan terbukti menerusi edisi Kilauan Emas Otai ini”.

Sambung Farah Fauzana lagi, “Sejujurnya kami sungguh teruja untuk mengangkat Kilauan Emas Otai ke kaca televisyen penonton. Apatah lagi apabila melihat jumlah tontonan Kilauan Emas meningkat dari musim ke musim, yang mana membuktikan kelompok peminat program ini semakin berkembang. Sebagai tanda terima kasih kepada semua penonton setia yang menjadi tulang belakang kejayaan program Kilauan Emas, kami memutuskan untuk menjemput mereka bersama-sama kami dalam menjayakan Kilauan Emas Otai musim ini dengan memberi kuasa mutlak pemilihan tujuh orang peserta kepada mereka. Pemilihan tujuh orang peserta ini adalah terletak seratus peratus di tangan peminat yang mana mereka sendiri bakal menentukan barisan peserta program ini menerusi proses undian yang dibuka mulai 26 Januari 2016 ini”.

Lima orang Juara yang akan diserap secara automatik ke dalam program Kilauan Emas Otai adalah Ali (KE 1), Fuad (KE 2), Meor (KE 3), Arip (KE 4) dan Mustar (KE 5). Manakala seramai 20 orang bintang Kilauan Emas dari musim pertama hingga kelima yang telah berjaya melangkah ke peringkat separuh akhir adalah tercalon untuk mengisi tujuh tempat kekosongan peserta Kilauan Emas Otai.

Calon-calon program Kilauan Emas Otai adalah seperti berikut:

Kilauan Emas (KE) Nama-nama peserta yang tercalon
Musim Pertama (KE 1) 1)     Shamsiah

2)     Razif

3)     Masitah

Musim Kedua (KE 2) 1)     Julaini

2)     Taurath

Musim Ketiga (KE 3) 1)     Rina

2)     Mak Ros

3)     Silah

4)     Idris

Musim Keempat (KE 4) 1)     Raida

2)     Aziana

3)     Nas

4)     Nordin

5)     Zain

6)     Silva

7)     Ben

Musim Kelima (KE 5) 1)     Elji

2)     Hasbi

3)     Lina

4)     Norya

 

Farah Fauzana berkata, “Selain bakal menggamit nostalgia penonton terhadap Kilauan Emas, himpunan bintang-bintang otai dalam Kilauan Emas Otai juga akan menjadikan program ini lebih kompetitif. Justeru, ini merupakan peluang terbaik yang tidak harus dilepaskan oleh penonton dalam menentukan siapa yang mereka mahu saksikan beraksi di pentas Kilauan Emas Otai kelak. Apatah lagi, mekanisma undian amat mudah dan tidak melibatkan wang ringgit. Kami percaya, cara ini mampu memberi kepuasan tontonan terhebat kepada penonton kami”.

Dalam memastikan Kilauan Emas Otai ini sehebat nama diberi, tugasan mingguan yang diberi kepada setiap peserta adalah lebih mencabar dan bakal menguji keupayaan vokal masing-masing. Peserta akan dibimbing oleh barisan tenaga pengajar yang terdiri dari kalangan mereka yang cukup sinonim dalam industri seni tanah air dan ianya akan diumumkan di majlis sidang akhbar kelak.

Untuk memudahkan peminat mengimbas kembali persembahan calon peserta, Astro Prima akan menyiarkan dua buah program iaitu:

  • Rebiu Kilauan Emas Otai pada 3 dan 10 Februari jam 9.30 malam – 10.30 malam. Program ini melibatkan temuramah bersama bekas peserta KE 1 – KE 5 dengan menyingkap kembali persembahan, peristiwa yang menarik dan perkembangan semasa mereka; dan
  • Studio Kilauan Emas Otai mulai 25 Januari sehingga 14 Februari pada jam 8.55 malam yang bakal bersiaran selama tiga minit. Ia merupakan program kapsul yang akan memaparkan persembahan akustik calon peserta Kilauan Emas Otai.

Juara Kilauan Emas Otai akan membawa pulang wang tunai sebanyak RM 150,000.00 beserta trofi. Naib juara pula akan membawa pulang wang tunai RM 50,000.00 beserta trofi dan pemenang tempat ketiga akan membawa pulang wang tunai RM 30,000.00 beserta trofi. Manakala, hadiah wang tunai RM 10,000.00 beserta trofi akan ditawarkan buat pemenang tempat keempat. Peserta juga berpeluang mengggondol hadiah wang tunai sebanyak RM 10,000.00 untuk pemenang kategori Anugerah Khas Juri.

 

FTG dan Necrotic Chaos Bakal Gegar Hard Rock Cafe Melaka

Selepas kejayaan showcase eksklusif Sil Khannaz dan Brain Dead pada 14 November lalu, persada muzik underground tempatan terus mendapat tempat yang cukup istimewa di hati peminat tegar muzik ekstrim. Berita kejayaan kedua-dua kumpulan yang berjaya meletakkan diri mereka sebagai ikon Hard Rock Cafe Melaka terus di canang hingga kini.

Berlanjutan daripada evolusi yang telah ditempa, pentas Hard Rock Cafe Melaka sekali lagi akan menjadi medan tempur muzik ekstrim tempatan. FTG dan Necrotic Chaos bakal meledakkan nuansa thrash dan brutal death metal di pentas yang cukup berprestij itu.

Di bawah program “Live Music”, Hard Rock Cafe Melaka mempertaruhkan 2 jentera yang cukup dikenali di kalangan pemuzik serta pencinta muzik underground tempatan. Kewibawaan, kredibiliti, karisma serta energi dalam muzik genre yang di naungi sudah tidak perlu dipertikaikan lagi.

FTG adalah akronim kepada Freedom Thats Gone yang membawa irama thrash sudah tidak perlu di perkenalkan. Mereka umpama peledak kepada industri muzik berat tempatan kerana berjaya membolosi persada muzik mainstream setelah muncul dengan EP yang berjudul “Freedom Thats Gone” pada tahun 1991 di bawah label Karun Seni. Pada tahun yang sama FTG telah mempertaruhkan 2 buah lagu, Behind This Wall dan Kill Exxl dalam rancangan Muzik-Muzik.

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Seterusnya mereka tampil dengan album sulung, After The Promise yang telah diriliskan pada tahun 1992 di bawah label Valentine Sound Production. Sehingga kini FTG mempunyai 10 buah album studio antaranya ialah Spirit To Rebel (1994),To The Front (1996), Aku Tak Peduli (1998),Made In Malaysia (1999), FTG (2000), Made In Malaysia Vol.2 (2001), Reborn (2002),Stop This Madness (2004) dan Kuasa (2006).

Kejayaan demi kejayaan mereka telah lakarkan, kini setelah lebih 25 tahun berada di dalam industri muzik Malaysia FTG telah diberi penghormatan untuk beraksi di Hard Rock Cafe Melaka. Persembahan eksklusif ini hanya akan memperdengarkan rangkaian lagu-lagu daripada EP “Freedom Thats Gone” dan album pertama “After The Promise”. Pastinya penyatuan semula line-up asal FTG iaitu Tajul, Jac, Nizam dan Mie bakal memberi impak yang besar buat peminat pada hari persembahan itu nanti.

Jenama Necrotic Chaos seakan sudah sebati buat penggemar nuansa muzik keras tempatan, apatah lagi band kelahiran Ipoh, Perak ini sememangnya sentiasa menjadi igauan buat penggemar setianya. Irama dan adunan lirik yang dihasilkan sentiasa menjadi perhatian peminat samada di Malaysia mahupun di negara luar.

Kewujudannya sekitar tahun 1992 seolah-olah memberi impak kepada legasi Ipoh Metal Militan. Selepas hadir dengan album studio “Regime Grotesque”, nama Necrotic Chaos sentiasa meniti dari bibir ke bibir peminat yang dahagakan sebuah album yang cukup segala rencah ekstrim metalnya, malah album keluaran Ultra Hingax Production ini mendapat ulasan positif di majalah-majalah muzik tempatan dan luar negara.

Selepas itu mereka muncul dengan EP “Black As Insect” pada tahun 2005. Di bawah bendera Necrotic Chaos yang ditunjanggi oleh penggempur-penggempur hebat seperti Dark-E, Sam Batara, Adek dan Wira sudah pasti bakal mewarnai pentas bersama-sama dengan FTG.

Dua jentera, FTG dan Necrotic Chaos bakal di satukan di Hard Rock Cafe Melaka pada 27 Februari ini. Dengan tiket serendah RM40.00 anda bakal disajikan dengan santapan muzik yang sentiasa malar segar seraya mengembalikan nostalgia sewaktu anda membesar dengan muzik-muzik mereka. Showcase eksklusif ini akan bermula sekitar jam 4 petang dan berakhir pada jam 6 petang.

Pastikan janji temu anda bersama mereka, sebarang pertanyaan mahupun urusan pembelian tiket boleh layari   www.hardrock.com/melaka  atau datang sendiri ke Hard Rock Café Melaka.  Untuk maklumat lanjut bolehlah menghubungi enquiries@hardrockcafe-melaka.com atau hubungi talian +606 2925188

RICHARD MARX Solo Tour – Live in Kuala Lumpur

Richard Marx Jelajah Asia 2016 akan berlangsung di Pusat Konvensyen Kuala Lumpur, Dewan Plenary pada 9 Mac 2016 pada pukul 8.30 malam. Tiket akan dijual bermula dengan kategori Diamond (terhad), Platinum (RM428), Gold (RM328), Silver (RM228) dan Bronze (RM128) seorang.

Sebagai seorang penyanyi, penulis lirik dan penerbit, karya Richard Marx telah mendapat tumpuan selama hampir tiga dekad. Artis kelahiran Chicago ini telah menjual sebanyak 30 juta album di serata dunia. Bermula dengan debut secara sendiri, beliau telah meletakkan dirinya di tangga ke-8 carta serta memonopoli empat kedudukan daripada Top 5 Single!

Selain itu, hit popularnya ‘Hold on to the Nights’ dan ‘Don’t Mean Nothing’ telah mencalonkan beliau untuk Persembahan Lelaki Rock Vokal Terbaik di Anugerah Grammy. Tidak berhenti di situ, pada tahun 1989 berikutnya, album yang berjudul ‘Repeat Offender’ berjaya berada pada kedudukan teratas di kategori platinum dengan dua single hit iaitu ‘Satisfied’ dan ‘Right Here Waiting’.

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Apabila kedua-dua albumnya ‘Rush Street’ (bersama dua hit nombor 1; “Keep Coming Back” dan “Hazard”) dan ‘Paid Vacation’ (bersama nombor satu hit, “Now and Forever”) berada di kategori Platinum, Marx telah meletakkan dirinya di tangga teratas selama tujuh tahun berturut-turut sekaligus menempa nama dalam sejarah pop-rock. Sehingga ke hari ini , beliau adalah satu-satunya artis lelaki dalam sejarah yang berjaya menapak di antara Top 5 carta Billboard dengan tujuh single.

Pada 8 Julai 2014, beliau mengeluarkan album kelapan, ‘Beautiful Goodbye,’ memberikan nafas baru dalam penulisan lagu seperti single, “Whatever We Started”. Menurut penulis lirik anugerah Grammy itu, beliau memutuskan untuk membuat albumnya lebih ‘seksi’. “Lagu-lagu yang direkod untuk album ini banyak dipengaruhi oleh artis-artis besar seperti Sade, Bebel Gilberto malah pelbagai artis EDM termasuklah Chopin.

“Saya dikenali dengan muzik romantis pada masa lalu, namun berlainan dengan muzik kali ini, saya cuba mencipta muzik yang lebih berkarakter dan halus. Lirik-liriknya juga adalah lebih mencabar daripada apa yang saya pernah lakukan sebelum ini.”

Semua trek lagu di dalam ‘Beautiful Goodbye’ ditulis dan dihasilkan oleh Marx sepenuhnya kecuali ‘Getaway’, yang ditulis bersama dengan Walter Afanasieff; ‘Forgot To Remember’ ditulis bersama dengan Vertical Horizon Frontman dan Marx kolaborator, Matt Scannell; ‘Turn Off The Night’ ditulis bersama dengan pencipta pelbagai lagu hits David Hodges, dan ‘Beautiful Goodbye’, ditulis bersama dengan Daisy Fuentes. Album edisi khas ‘Beautiful Goodbye’ mempunyai dua buah lagu tambahan: ‘Just Go’ dan ‘Moscow Calling’ ; kerjasama antara Marx dan artis terkenal EDM dan DJ Morgan Page.

 

 

WHO YOU GOING TO CALL WHEN YOU HAVE A FILTHY BEDROOM? GROSSBUSTERS!

This new year, get your vomit bags at the ready and see filth like you’ve never seen before in the new and exciting MTVshow Grossbusters. Hosted by funnyman Evan Spaulding, the nastiest bedrooms will be brought straight to your screens every Monday, starting 25 January at 6.30pm (TH/WIB), 7.30pm (SG), 8.30pm (MY) and every Friday, starting 29 January at 11am (PH).

The show follows Evan with his HazMat-suited team on his grubby encounters to track down the dirtiest slobs and most infested pigsties. From cockroaches to dog poop to unidentified body fluids; it will have you squirming in your shoes.

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After witnessing the stomach-churning mess that these guilty grime mongers have made – Evan shames them into changing their ways for good by offering each offender The Dirty Deal. To keep their side of The Dirty Deal, the sorry sleaze balls must take part in a humiliating and public Moment of Shame, before clearing their unimaginable mess and agreeing to change their filthy ways forever.

In return, the Grossbusters team will give the wrongdoer’s cesspit bedroom a life-changing Deluxe Upgrade!

With some of Evan’s comedic influences being Will Ferrell, the Wayans brothers and Jim Carrey, there is sure to be some laughter amidst all the grime. You won’t know whether to laugh or cry at some of the pigsties that Evan will be helping to muck out.

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“I’m so excited to be working on this brand new show with MTV. I live and breathe comedy, so when I was asked to work on something which required finding the funny side in something so gross, I was well up to the challenge! It has been great fun, albeit a little-stomach churning at times,” says Evan Spaulding.

Episode one kicks off with slovenly student Melania and Instagram loving Justin. Melania’s room is so filthy she’s been forced to sleep at work, and Justin…well let’s just say there’s no filter on Instagram that would fix his Insta-grime!

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Just as you think it couldn’t get any worse, episode two brings you Maggie from Connecticut, whose room has attracted stink bugs, and hair stylist Franchely who lets her guinea pig roam around freely, so her room is covered in animal poop!

Tune in to MTV this January and watch the Grossbusters give these bedrooms a facelift.

ASTRO Brings 50-Hour Live Broadcast of 2016 THAIPUSAM

Astro Ulagam is set to capture the 2016 Thaipusam celebration in its entire splendour and bring it to audiences worldwide with a 50-hour non-stop LIVE broadcast on Astro Ulagam website and Facebook page.

For the first time, audiences can catch the kaleidoscope of Thaipusam festival not only in Malaysia (Batu Caves-Kuala Lumpur, Thanneermalai-Penang and Kallumalai-Ipoh), but also in Sri Lanka (Nallur, Innuvil and Kathirkamam) and India (Palani) on Astro Ulagam from 22nd to 24th January 2016.

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For the 2015 Thaipusam festival, a record number of audiences from Malaysia and countries such as India, Singapore, Sri Lanka, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, to name a few, tuned in to Astro Ulagam. Astro Ulagam garnered a 41.4 million Facebook reach and set a new entry in the Malaysia Book of Record as the ‘Highest Reach on Facebook for LIVE Streaming of Tamil Programme’. This year, Astro Ulagams aspires to set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Uninterrupted LIVE Webcast (Video)’ with a 50-hour LIVE Streaming of the 2016 Thaipusam celebration. Scholars Dr. K.Thilagawathi and Kartheges Ponniah will also share the essence of “Thirumurugaatrupadai” with Astro Ulagam viewers during LIVE Streaming of Thaipusam 2016 celebrations.

Meanwhile, images posted on social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram with hash tag #VetriVel2016 will be featured on Astro Ulagam website. They will also be displayed on Astro’s LED outdoor display screens in Batu Caves and Penang, allowing on-site audiences to be part of the global celebration.

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Astro will also be setting up booths in Batu Caves and Penang during the festival for customers to learn more about Astro’s special promotions, including FREE PVR upgrade, complimentary shopping voucher for subscribing to selected packages and getting a second Astro set-top-box at home at a special price.

Astro subscribers can enjoy LIVE coverage of Thaipusam 2016 festival on Astro Vinmeen HD and Vaanavil channels with Professor Dr G. Gnanasambandam as scholarly commentator. In addition, Astro will be airing six episodes of a 30-minute ‘THIRUMURUGAATRUPADAI’ programme from 18th to 23rd January 2016. This programme features prominent religious speaker Suki Sivam and Desa Mangayarkarasi narrating Thirumurugaatrupadai, which highlights six abodes of Lord Murugan and the essence of Thaipusam celebration.

OPPO Unveils Nora Danish as Ambassador for OPPO F1, the ‘Selfie Expert’ Camera Phone

OPPO recently launched the F1, the first product of the newly announced F series to the Malaysian market and introduced Nora Danish as the selfie ambassador of F1. Nora is a prominent Malaysian actress who is popular for her skill of taking beautiful selfies, gathering over 2.9 million followers on her Instagram account alone, making her the perfect representative for F1, the ‘Selfie Expert’ camera phone.

The F1 is OPPO’s feather-light star performer. Supported by OPPO’s great build quality and impressive design, the F1 features a standout 8MP front-facing selfie camera that comes with a sophisticated photography platform and powerful software specially designed to capture stunning Selfies effortlessly. At the price of RM1198, it is a device that punches well above its price.

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Chen Lu, the Brand Manager of OPPO Electronics said, “The F1 is designed especially for selfie-lovers who can now skip all the hassle of putting on full makeup and still look effortlessly, naturally beautiful. We are extremely thrilled to have our lovely Nora on board with us as the face of this new selfie savvy phone because Nora is truly a trend setter in mastering the art of selfies. In fact, her successful lifestyle has attracted more than 20 thousand fan ‘likes’ on Instagram on average per selfie. Her beauty, social savviness, expertise in her work and humble personality are values which are align with OPPO’s brand.”

Nora Danish also expressed her enthusiasm in being the new OPPO F1 selfie ambassador, “Capturing selfies is not just a way to express yourself, it is also a way of celebrating life and serves to mark that you are living your life to the fullest! Selfies can even be powerful statements to inspire people to achieve great things in their lives. So when OPPO contacted me to represent this game-changing selfie camera phone, I felt so honoured, it has proven to be my new secret weapon to take perfect selfies.”

Chen Lu also explained, “The idea of taking a selfie to celebrate life is an aspiration that many Malaysians can relate to. Two of our favourite cities in Malaysia – Petaling Jaya and George Town, are ranked the top 10 of the ‘selfie cities’ and the F1 was made timely to tailor to the Malaysian market needs and aspirations. Malaysians will find that the F1 can take selfies by voice command and hand gestures, enabling you to take hassle-free, clear, bright selfies.”

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 ‘Selfie Expert’ is tailored for selfie supremacy

The impressive 8MP front camera with a wide-angle function allows users to take high-resolution photos without leaving any of their friends and family members out of the frame. The OPPO F1 also features a wide f/2.0 aperture lens and a 1/4-inch sensor, allowing more than 44% of light to enter the camera as compared to a f/2.4 aperture lens where users can enjoy taking shots that are 30% clearer than the ones taken with an ordinary 5 MP front-facing camera.

F1’s built-in ‘Beautify 3.0’ feature comes with 3 different beautifying modes along with 8 filters, helping users to remove blemishes and highlight their facial features. This feature enables selfie-lovers to choose the most flattering filter to suit their face, ensuring that every face in every photo looks impeccably beautiful. The OPPO F1 comes with a patented ‘Screen Flash’ function which is useful in a low light environment as it automatically catches and fills the light onto users’ faces as if they are taking the photo in daylight. Besides that, F1 enables users to capture selfies using hand gestures and spoken commands. By opening a palm in front of the camera, or simply by saying “Cheese!” users can activate an automatic selfie snap with an adjustable countdown.

In addition to the outstanding selfie features, the F1 also offers a great overall photography experience. The F1 sports a 13 MP rear camera with an ISOCELL sensor for reducing pixel noise. The camera also features phase detection autofocus (PDAF), delivering a focus time of just 0.1 seconds, equivalent to the performance of an SLR camera. Meanwhile, the anti-shake optimization feature enables the camera to automatically select the clearest image from a huge buffer of image data the moment the shutter button is pressed.

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The camera is backed by OPPO’s own Pure Image 2.0+ camera platform, offering a huge range of filters and plug-ins for everyone, from the aspiring photographer to the meme-making savant. Users can also experiment with the Ultra-HD feature, which creates 50 MP photos composed of four consecutive photos, or other eye-popping features like Super Macro, HDR, Double Exposure, Slow Shutter, Super GIF and more.

Snappy performance is one of the highlights in the F1’s outstanding user experience. The F1 sports a Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 series Octa-core processor with 3GB RAM and 16GB ROM, which can be expanded by 128GB, providing abundant space for photo storage and ensuring multitasking fluency. The F1 has a 5-inch display but is merely 7.25 mm thick. Its thinness, together with its slight 134-gram weight, assures that the phone feels just light and right. With its 2.5D Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4 Screen, twice as strong as ordinary glass, the OPPO F1 is extra scratch-resistant, making it a phone that is both durable and attractive to the users.

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With OPPO’s ColorOS 2.1, based on Android 5.1 and optimized for efficient use with F1’s powerful battery, users can snap great photos non-stop. With Screen Self-refresh technology, ColorOS allows the F1 to automatically adjust the screen’s refresh frequency to maximize battery life.

Other features include three-mode eye protection, app encryption, a security center suite, background clean-up for improved efficiency, data and energy saving, screen-off and screen-on command gestures, long screenshot, and simple mode, which is ideal for users of any age and past technology experience.

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Online purchases kick off tomorrow

Online purchases for the device opens tomorrow, 22nd January 2016 at 00:00:00 on OPPOStore.com.my. The first 200 customers on OPPOStore.com who purchase the F1 will receive a free OPPO Selfie Stick.

As for customers who favors to check out the camera phone before they make their purchase, F1 will be available offline starting from 25th January 2016.

Comedy Central is set to premiere brand new “Big Bad World”

Comedy Central is set to premiere brand new, original comedy Big Bad World in Asia on Tuesday, 12 January 2016 at 8.55pm (TH/WIB), 9.55pm (HK/PH/SG/TW) and 10.55pm (MY). Big Bad World is a comedy about what happens when you wait for life to begin. Ben Turnbull (Blake Harrison) has just graduated and the world should be his oyster, but he quickly finds himself back in his hometown and nursing his as yet unformulated dreams.

He’s also back to hanging out with the same old gang; too-smart-for-her-own-good, charity mugger Meg, guitar-obsessive bedsit-philosopher Eggman and University-refuser and unashamed year-round-wearer-of-shorts-and-flip-flops Oakley. If it weren’t for the frequent overdraft charges, Ben might almost believe the last three years of his life never happened.

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The first episode sees new graduate Ben back in his hometown, living at his parents’ house, nursing a substantial student debt and drinking in the same pub with the same old gang. The only difference between secondary school and now is that the first love of his life, Lucy, has moved on…Can he win her back?

Blake Harrison, star of the BAFTA-winning film and TV show The Inbetweeners, heads up a cast of established names and some of the fastest rising talent in comedy. David Fynn (Game of Thrones, Sherlock, Doctor Who, Black Mirror), Rebecca Humphries (Come Fly With Me) and Seann Walsh (Argumental, Live at the Apollo, Stand Up For The Week) appear alongside screen legends Caroline Quentin(Jonathan Creek, Les Miserables, Men Behaving Badly, Pippin) and James Fleet (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Vicar Of Dibley).

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Big Bad World is written by Joe Tucker, Lloyd Woolf, Rose Heiney, Kevin Cecil, Andy Riley and Jon Purkis. Executive Producers are Andrew Newman and Ben Farrell and Producer is Kate Daughton. Simon Lupton is Executive Producer for Comedy Central.

Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore

Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore is celebrating its official reopening. The newly renovated property pioneers innovations in design and product for the nine other Hotel Jen properties under Shangri-La International Hotel Management Limited across Asia Pacific.

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Clifford Weiner, General Manager of Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore said: “I love the energy at the new hotel. Our hotel offers a lot of value for travellers who appreciate the ingenious details done well– stylish and comfy rooms, enthusiastic and upbeat staff, convenience and accessibility, all delivered fuss free. As well as offering travellers greater flexibility to blend the boundaries between business and leisure, Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore is pioneering in their support of small and local businesses – the meticulously handcrafted artisan aprons worn by the restaurant team members is testament to this as well as showcasing upcoming brands from the local F&B scene.”

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Hotel Jen has undergone this extensive $SGD45 million makeover to transition from Traders Hotel Singapore. The fresh and contemporary hotel, designed to attract the same highly valued business and leisure traveller, now reflects a modern functional design concept that removes many of the common pain points of today’s travellers – whether individuals, families or groups.

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Key highlights that reflect the needs of today’s modern traveller include:

New contemporary guest rooms

None of the 565 rooms are the same – with four contemporary locally curated wallpaper designs highlighting a Singapore theme (bicycle, orchid, goldfish and shop house). Each room includes thoughtful touches such as: free WiFi, USB charger outlets, high pressure walk-in showers, and king-sized “floating” beds with 300-thread count linen. Executive suites also include a pull-out sofa bed, a small pantry, a microwave and a SMEG fridge. The 18 Storey hotel also boasts a large, chic and vibrantly designed Club Lounge located on the 17th floor with open views of the nearby residential neighbourhood full of lush greenery,offering a wide variety of healthy breakfast items and a range of local and international cocktails and canapes in the evening becoming fast the most popular area of the hotel.

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A fresh take on all-day dining

Authentic South-East Asian cuisine will be showcased in J65, a new restaurant with a local farmer’s market look and feel. The chic lobby also houses Jen’s Kitchen On-the-Go – a café and snack bar offering Singapore’s finest artisan products including locally roasted coffee and many open lounging areas to meet the growing social needs of the next generation traveller.

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The heart of Singapore

A unique feature of Hotel Jen Tanglin is the Heart Map. Team members and guests alike are encouraged to share their favourite tips and recommendations on the hand-drawn map. It’s a fun and interactive way to discover the city and a way to insure all team members who act as ambassadors for the hotel. Without a traditional ‘concierge’ in place – every guest is assured that everyone working at the hotel is ‘in the know’. Clifford Weiner General Manager of Hotel Jen Singapore said: Our team are local lifestyle experts catering to today’s most adventurous international traveller, on hand to recommend cultural spots, local cuisines and new places to explore off the beaten track. We want to create an experience that allows guests to feel that Hotel Jen Singapore is their place in the city’’

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A Sense of Community

Entrepreneurship is actively encouraged and the story of local creativity and products are part of the hotel’s brand identity. Thus, appointing and supporting local talent is integral to their vision. The Hotel Jen team goes to great lengths to curate and nurture a group of Singapore artisans to contribute to the fabric of hotel. This year with the support of small and local business,Hotel Jen Tanglin aims to become a creative event space for local brands to showcase their products from F&B to fashion and art.

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Lothar Nessmann, Chief Operations Officer of Hotel Jen, commented on the opening: “We are thrilled to open the doors to the fresh and renovated Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore – a pioneering hotel that is fast setting a new benchmark for the Hotel Jen brand. Our guests appreciate the important things done well; demand quality, comfort and value, together with honest and authentic service.”

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Hotel Jen Tanglin Singapore is conveniently located just a stone’s throw from the renowned Orchard Road shopping district and the serene Botanical Gardens, a UNESCO world heritage site.Guests are connected to Tanglin Mall, with a variety of high quality shops, cafes, restaurants and supermarkets easily within reach. Camden Medical Centre and Gleneagles Hospital is just a 3-minute walk away. A free shuttle service is provided to Orchard Road, as well as weekday morning shuttle services to the Central Business District.

 

RECORD IN 360° WITH THE RICOH THETA S

The Ricoh Theta S, the latest model from the Ricoh Theta series of spherical cameras has finally arrived in Malaysia. Launched in Harvey Norman Nu Sentral, this camera captures 360° highresolution photos and videos with a single click.

The new model adds a live preview function and even greater compatibility with social media platforms. Present at the launch was international supermodel and actress Amber Chia, who was excited with the possibilities offered by the Ricoh Theta S. “It’s definitely a fun and immersive experience, totally unique compared to conventional photos and videos. This brings selfies and wefies to a whole new level as it makes you feel like you’re actually there,” she said.

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Boasting a fully updated design and user interface, the new Ricoh Theta S records fully 360° spherical video in 30fps Full HD at a maximum of 25 minutes. Dual 12-megapixel 1/2.3″ CMOS sensors captures an effective output of 14-megapixel high quality images, and the newly developed f/2 lenses allows more light through Ricoh’s proprietary ultra-small twinlens folded-optical system.

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The Ricoh Theta S works in a variety of lighting conditions with a sensitivity range of ISO 100-1600, with possible shutter speeds between 1/6400sec to 1 minute for stills and 1/8000sec for video modes. While it retains the same lightweight portability of the Ricoh Theta m15, usability has been improved with practical sure-grip black rubber coating, and an expanded 8GB of internal memory. In addition to its imaging capabilities, all spherical photos and videos can be uploaded to the theta360.com and shared to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr or posted to Google Maps, Google+, and YouTube.

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The new Ricoh Theta S app, now available on both the App Store and Google Play, can be used to manually adjust the camera’s settings from your smartphone or tablet, as well as instantly view recorded spherical photos and video. Live streaming is also possible when the device is connected via USB or HDMI.

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It is also compatible with the new Google Street View app, which allows image capture and instant sharing to Google Maps for people around the world to see. The Ricoh Theta S will go on sale for RM1779 at all Harvey Norman stores in Malaysia.

Sonu Nigam dan Atif Aslam Berkongsi Pentas Buat Pertama Kali di Asia

Peminat muzik Bollywood pasti akan terhibur! Buat pertama kali di Asia, dua bintang Bollywood terkenal yang paling hebat dan paling disukai ramai, Sonu Nigam dan Atif Aslam, akan berkongsi pentas untuk membuat persembahan eksklusif selama satu malam sahaja pada 22 Januari 2016.

Dibawakan oleh Hitman Solutions, Shaam-e-Dostana akan memaparkan lagu-lagu pupular yang menjuarai carta seperti Suraj Hua Madam (OST – Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham) dan Kal Ho Na Ho (dari filem yang sama) daripada Sonu Nigam dan Pehli Nazar Mein (OST – Race) serta Bakhuda Tum Hi Ho (OST – Kismet Konnection) daripada Atif Aslam. Persembahan ini pasti akan menghiburkan para peminat mereka bukan sahaja di Malaysia malah di seluruh rantau ini.

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Melodi suara Sonu Nigam, salah seorang penyanyi latar terhebat dan paling berjaya dalam industri filem Hindustan, diikuti dengan kualiti dan julat suaranya yang mantap, sering dianggap setanding dengan suara penyanyi lagenda, Mohammad Rafi. Sonu yang mewarisi bakat bapanya, penyanyi lagenda, Agam Kumar Nigam, sebelum ini pernah menyanyi untuk nama-nama bintang terkenal seperti Dato’ Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan dan Hrithik Roshan.

Sementara itu, vokal Atif Aslam yang sungguh bertenaga dan penyampaian sepenuh perasaan, yang dicelah dengan lawak yang mencuit hati telah memasyhurkan nama bintang paling hebat Pakistan ini. Atif yang terkenal dengan teknik lenggok vokalnya yang mantap mempunyai personaliti yang mesra serta bersikap bersunguh-sungguh terhadap bakat seninya. Beliau turut menampilkan diri sebagai seorang wira zaman moden yang menjadi pujaan serta dihormati ramai golongan muda di Asia Tenggara.

“Kami amat gembira kerana dapat membawakan kepada para peminat dua nama besar bintang Bollywood untuk berkongsi pentas di Kuala Lumpur. Kedua-dua mereka merupakan bintang lagenda di negara masing-masing. Sonu Nigam dan Atif Aslam turut mendapat tempat dalam dunia muzik Barat. Kami telah bekerja keras untuk menjayakan persembahan ini khusus untuk para peminat di Malaysia dan Asia dan berharap semoga anda akan teruja seperti kami juga untuk menyaksikan kolaborasi hebat antara kedua-dua bintang pujaan ramai ini,” jelas Rohit Rampal, Pengasas/Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Hitman Solutions.

Bagi meraikan persembahan sulung mereka bersama di Asia, Sonu & Atif telah menggubah sebuah lagu istimewa berjudul Jugalbandhi, yang akan dipersembahkan buat pertama kali, khusus untuk para peminat Bollywood di Malaysia. Membawa maksud “kembar serangkai”, Jugalbandhi adalah lagu duet yang istimewa kerana kedua-dua artis perlu mengenengahkan kehebatan masing-masing semasa membuat persembahan. Ini disebabkan pendengar tidak akan dapat membezakan yang mana satu penyanyi utama dan yang mana satu penyanyi pengiring kerana kedua-duanya sama-sama hebat.

Ilham untuk membawakan Shaam-e-Dostana telah dicetuskan oleh Carnival Media Pte Ltd, sebuah syarikat media dan hiburan kontemporari yang mengkhusus dalam penganjuran pelbagai acara bertaraf dunia yang memberikan pengalaman yang tiada tandingan. Carnival Entertainment juga akan menganjurkan persembahan ini di Malaysia.

Gagan Sharma, Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif & Pengarah Carnival Media Pte Ltd berkata, “Pada kami Jugalbhandi bukan sekadar persembahan berduet sahaja, malah ia secara tepat menghuraikan tentang tujuan di sebalik persembahan hebat ini. Persembahan yang diadakan untuk satu malam sahaja ini akan menghiburkan para peminat di Malaysia melalui kolaborasi muzik antara dua bintang terkemuka pujaan ramai yang berbakat besar dan sangat berjaya”

Shaam-e-Dostana akan bermula pada pukul 7.00 malam di Pusat Konvensyen Antarabangsa Putrajaya. Tiket untuk persembahan satu malam sahaja ini dijual pada harga dari RM80 melalui http://www.carnivalentertainment.info. Untuk maklumat lanjut atau untuk mendapatkan perkembangan terkini mengenai konsert ini, layari laman http://www.carnivalentertainment.info atau singgah di https://www.facebook.com/hitmansolutionsasia.

 

2016 CNBLUE Live “Come Together” In Bangkok

Wait a little .. Early next year, which is imminent !! Saturday, January 16, 2559, they brought me to the concert , “2016 CNBLUE Live [Cumbia Two packet router] in Bangkok” (2016 CNBLUE LIVE [COME TOGETHER] IN BANGKOK) invested filled by people. Thailand is a good company profiles Fe Ohrid Ltd. (Feoh Co., Ltd.) is supported by mineral DeGeneres (Minéré, 100% Natural Mineral Water) with these partners. More W Bangkok (W BANGKOK HOTEL) and Novotel Bangkok IMPACT (NOVOTEL BANGKOK IMPACT HOTEL) This latest front-man handsome Jung Yong Hwa (Jung Yong Hwa) leader “, CNT’s. Blue “(CNBLUE) also recently sent a reply, Thailand fans via Twitter. twitter.com/jyheffect that “Bangkok !!!!!!!!!!! wait wait !!” shall confirm that. He came to me .. Buy tickets on Warmly not wait !!!!

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Another specialty is the organizer of the event. Effects of Ohrid given to fans who have tickets 2016 CNBLUE LIVE [COME TOGETHER] IN BANGKOK already in his possession. Whether it is a full price – whichever zone. You have a chance to win a Lucky Draw ‘Autographed Pass’ neck identity card, which has only four artists in the world. The members Jung Yong Hwa (Jung Yong Hwa), Lee Jong Hyun (Lee Jong Hyun), Kang Min Hyuk (Kang Min Hyuk) and Lee Jung Shin (Lee Jung Shin) will pen to autograph fresh. Given as a precious gift of the money to buy it, did not sign it! Real deal! In concert Added the extras to fans Only four winners, which will be transformed into a synthesizer de Arellano, who was ‘a force’ with envy !! Who has not had to hurry and buy the new year celebrations in 2016, then do not forget to celebrate six years Boice world has known four young CNBLUE officially through the first song, I’m a Loner (CNBLUE released. I’m a Loner music video for the first time on 14 January 2553) invites the boys in blue. Team CNBLUE all those gathered here together! Dancing together !! And scream together !! In full concert “in 2016 CNBLUE Live [Cumbia two skating area] in Bangkok” (2016 CNBLUE LIVE [COME TOGETHER] IN BANGKOK) Saturday, January 16, 2559 at 18: 00-20. 00 hrs. at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani Tickets 1800/2800/3500/4500 (sitting and standing) and 5500 baht.

Band Members

Jung Yong Hwa
Lee Jong Hyun
Kang Min Hyuk
Lee Jung Shin

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