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Tank (Taiwanese Singer)
Lü Jianzhong ( zh, t=呂建中; born 6 February 1982), better known by his stage name Tank, is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter. He is currently signed to HIM International Music. His debut album, ''Fighting'' (; ''Fighting, The Law of Surviving'') was released on 23 February 2006. His latest album, ''The 3rd Round'', was released on 31 May 2009. Biography Lü was born in Taitung, Taiwan. He is a native Taiwanese: his father is from the Ami people, while his mother is Puyuma. Tank married his girlfriend of two years, MerMer, on 28 September 2012. The wedding was originally planned for the end of 2011 but was postponed due to the unexpected arrival of their daughter, Hua Hua, who was born in May 2012. Tank also suffers from congenital heart disease. He suffered a heart attack on 26 December 2007, and his sister died from a sudden heart attack in December 2006, and his aunt died also from a heart attack several months later. In 2009, he had a cardioverter-defibrillator implan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lü (surname)
Lü () is the pinyin (Lǚ with the Tone (linguistics), tone diacritic) and Wade–Giles romanisation of a Chinese surname, most commonly (Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese) and (Traditional Chinese characters, traditional Chinese). Romanization Lü is the standard pinyin spelling of the Chinese character 吕/呂. However, when input of the Umlaut (diacritic), umlaut is not possible, the surname is commonly romanized as Lu or Lv (v being the pinyin input shorthand for ü). On 31 October 2011, the National Standardization Committee of China issued ''The Chinese phonetic alphabet spelling rules for Chinese names'', which stipulates that Lü should be spelled Lyu in such situation. The rule came into effect on 1 February 2012. In Cantonese the name is commonly romanized as Lui. Possible characters 吕/呂 吕/呂 is the List of common Chinese surnames, 47th most common surname in China, shared by 5.6 million people, or 0.47% of the Chinese population as of 2002. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Swordsmen (TV Series)
''Seven Swordsmen'' is a 2006 Chinese television series directed by Clarence Fok and produced by Tsui Hark. The series is loosely adapted from Liang Yusheng's ''wuxia'' novels '' Qijian Xia Tianshan'' and '' Saiwai Qixia Zhuan''. It is also the television series counterpart to the 2005 film '' Seven Swords'', which was also directed and produced by Tsui Hark. This series was originally planned to be the first season of a longer television series but the project seems to have been abandoned. Plot In the mid-17th century, the Manchus conquer the territories of the fallen Ming Empire and establish the Qing Empire. Out of fear that the ''wulin'' (martial artists' community) will pose a threat to them, the Qing government forbids the common people from practising martial arts and possessing weapons. Prince Dokado, a Manchu noble, leads an army to eliminate those who defy the order. Dokado and his men kill many martial artists before assaulting Martial Village, which houses rebels from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 ** Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. **Caracalla Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (; ), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD, first serving as nominal co-emperor under his father and then r ..., son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ToGetHer
''ToGetHer'' (, aka Superstar Express) is a 2009 Taiwanese drama starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. It was produced by Comic International Productions ( 可米國際影視事業股份有限公司) and directed by Linzi Ping (林子平). It started filming on 4 June 2008 and wrapped in mid-September 2008. It was first broadcast in Taiwan on free-to-air China Television (CTV) (中視) from 15 February to 3 May 2009, every Sunday at 22:00 to 23:30 and cable TV Gala Television (GTV) Variety Show/CH 28 (八大綜合台) on 21 February to 9 May 2009, every Saturday at 21:00 to 22:30. The last two episodes on GTV were aired together as one episode. A few scenes were filmed in the 100% Entertainment recording studio and the building of Gala Television. Synopsis Momo Chen is a quiet and shy girl with Jia Sen as her only friend. She is often forgotten and left behind. Her only interest is to read her manga, "Prince Kashaba." Mars is a superstar whose popular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (soundtrack)
''Hanazakarino Kimitachihe Original Soundtrack'' () is the soundtrack album for the 2006 Taiwanese drama, '' Hanazakarino Kimitachihe'', based on the Japanese manga, '' Hana-Kimi'', starring Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit; and Ella of S.H.E. It was released by HIM International Music on 1 December 2006. Reception Although the soundtrack did not chart until four weeks after its release, it debuted at #3 on the G-Music Charts, charted for over 10 weeks, The album won ''Best Original Soundtrack'' at the 2007 KKBOX Music Awards and at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards presented by Taiwanese radio station Hit FM. The tracks "超喜歡你" (I Really, Really Like You) and "怎麽辦" (What Should I Do?) were nominated for ''Top 10 Gold Songs'' at the Hong Kong TVB8 Awards, presented by television station TVB8, in 2007. Another track "專屬天使" (Special Angel) won one of the ''Top 10 Songs of the Year'', also at the 2008 HITO Radio Music Awards. Track listing ; CD # "怎 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KO One (soundtrack)
''KO One Original Soundtrack'' () is the soundtrack for the 2005/2006 Taiwanese drama, '' KO One'', starring Aaron Yan, Calvin Chen, and Jiro Wang of Taiwanese boy band, Fahrenheit and Danson Tang. It was released by HIM International Music on 27 December 2005. The album included song by the then newly formed Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit and also brought fame to Taiwanese artist, Tank who wrote and sang the opening and ending theme songs. The album was the best selling soundtrack in 2006, selling more than 60,000 copies in Taiwan within the first month. Track listing # "終極一班" (KO One aka "The Extreme Class) - Tank (opening theme) # "一個人流浪" (Wandering Alone) - Fahrenheit # "給我你的愛" (Give Me Your Love) - Tank (ending theme) # "孺子可教" (Teachable Child) - Fahrenheit # "保護色" (Protective Color) - Su Yi Cheng # "終極" (The Extreme) - J. Wu # "孤單心事" (A Worried Loneliness) - Lan You Shi # "從今以後" (From Now On) - Tank # "母親� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 3rd Round
''The 3rd Round'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Tank's third Mandarin studio album. It was released on 29 May 2009 by HIM International Music. A second edition ''The 3rd Round (Deluxe Edition)'' (第三回合 精裝版) was released on 29 May 2009 with a bonus DVD with two music videos and behind-the-scene footage. The album features an insert song, "全世界都停電" (Power Out All Over The World) of 2009 Taiwanese drama ''ToGetHer'', starring Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit, Rainie Yang and George Hu. The DVD features the music video of opening theme song, "鬥牛要不要" (Do You Want a Bull-Fight) of 2007 Taiwanese drama '' Bull Fighting'', starring Mike He, Hebe Tien, and Lee Wei. The track "全世界都停電" (Power Out All Over The World) is listed at number 65 on Hit Fm Taiwan's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2009. HITO Radi''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart''- 2009 (#51 to 100)Retrieved 2011-05-10 Track listing # "繃帶俱� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Fighting
''Keep Fighting'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Tank's second Mandarin studio album. It was released on 19 January 2007 by HIM International Music with a bonus DVD containing highlight footage of ''Tank - Give Me Your Love Concert '' (Tank 給我你的愛萬人演唱會). A second edition ''Keep Fighting Collectable Edition'' (延長比賽 慶功珍藏) was released on 13 February 2007 with a bonus DVD containing six music videos and behind-the-scene footage. The album features the ending theme song, "專屬天使" (Personal Angel) and insert song "懂了" (Understood) of Taiwanese drama '' Hanazakarino Kimitachihe'', starring Wu Chun and Jiro Wang of Fahrenheit and Ella Chen of S.H.E. As well as insert song "從今以後" (From Now On) of Taiwanese drama KO One, starring Aaron Yan, Calvin Chen, and Jiro Wang of Taiwanese boy band, Fahrenheit The Fahrenheit scale () is a scale of temperature, temperature scale based on one proposed in 1724 by the German-Polish phy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bull Fighting (TV Series)
Bull Fighting (?) is a 2007 Taiwanese drama starring Mike He, Hebe Tien, and Lee Wei. The series was broadcast on free-to-air Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) from 18 November 2007 to 9 March 2008, on Sunday at 22:00 and cable TV Sanlih E-Television (SET) (三立電視) from 24 November 2007 to 15 March 2008, on Saturday at 21:00. The word 鬥牛 in this context actually means street basketball. Cast * Mike He (賀軍翔) as Shen Ruo He 沈若赫 * Hebe Tien (田馥甄)as Yi Sheng Xue 伊勝雪 * Lee Wei (李威) as Jin Zi Cong 金子聰 *Liang Zhe (亮哲) as Zhou Bi Shou 周必守 *Huang Pai Jun (黃柏鈞) as Xu Zhe Kai 徐哲凱 * Godfrey Gao (高以翔) as Tank 坦克 * Ding Chun Cheng (丁春誠) as Roma *Cao Wei Xuan (曹維軒) as Mu Yu 木魚 *George Zhang (張兆志) as Run Yi 潤乙 *Chang Li Ren (張力仁) as Ah Jia 阿嘉 *Jian Chang (檢場) as Yi Chuan Wu 伊全武 *Cyndi Chaw (趙詠華) as Gao Jie Mei 高潔美 *Ai Wei (艾偉) as Shen Guo Shen 沈國� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guild Wars
''Guild Wars'' is an online role-playing game franchise developed by ArenaNet and published by NCSoft. The games were critically well received and won many editor's choice awards, as well as awards such as "D.I.C.E. Award for Role-Playing Game of the Year, Massively Multiplayer/Persistent World Game of the Year" by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, as well as Best Value, Best Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (MMORPG), and Best Game. ''Guild Wars'' was noted for being the "first major Massively multiplayer online game, MMO to adopt a business model not based on monthly subscription business model, subscription fees", its instance dungeon, instanced approach to gameplay, and the quality of the graphics and play for computers with low specifications. In April 2009, NCSoft announced that 6 million units of games in the ''Guild Wars'' series had been sold. The sequel and fourth major entry into the series, ''Guild Wars 2'', was announced in March 2007 and rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NCsoft
NCSoft Corporation (stylized as NC, formerly stylized as NCSOFT; ) is a South Korean video game developer and publisher headquartered in Pangyo, Seongnam, South Korea, primarily known for the distribution of massively multiplayer online role-playing games such as '' Lineage'' and ''Guild Wars''. History NCSoft was founded in March 1997 by Kim Taek-jin. In September 1998, NCSoft launched its first game '' Lineage''. In April 2001 the company created a US subsidiary under the name NC Interactive (based in Austin, Texas, and would later become NCSoft West) after acquiring Destination Games, headed by Richard Garriott and Robert Garriott. In 2004, NCSoft launched two MMORPGs, ''Lineage II'' and ''City of Heroes''..In December 2023, NCsoft released the MMPRPG ‘Throne and Liberty’. The company formed NCSoft Europe in July 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary with its main office in Brighton, England. They brought ''City of Heroes'' to several European countries on February 4, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romantic Comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Romantic comedy evolved from Ancient Greek comedy, Middle Ages, medieval romance, and 18th-century Restoration comedy, later developing into sub-genres like Screwball comedy, screwball comedies, career woman comedies, and 1950s Sex comedy, sex comedies in Hollywood. Over time, the genre has expanded beyond traditional structures, incorporating unconventional themes, challenging gender roles, and addressing adult topics while maintaining its core focus on romance and humor. A common convention in romantic comedies is the "Meet cute, meet-cute", a humorous or unexpected encounter that creates initial tension and sets up the romantic storyline. History Comedies, rooted in the fertility rites and satyr plays of Ancient Greek comedy, ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
