6. Hot TV Dating shows
"I'd rather cry in a BMW car than laugh on the backseat of a bicycle," Ma Nuo—a 22-year-old model from Beijing told a hapless suitor on China's most popular dating show "If You Are the One". [full story]
7. Celebrities injured in 2010
Selina Ren of the popular girl band S.H.E was seriously injured on October 22, 2010 on the set of her new drama I Have a Date with Spring. She and co-star Yu Haoming were shooting an explosion scene in Shanghai when she received burns to 54 percent of her body. She has had two skin grafts and will take at least a year to recover. It's estimated that her lost earnings may amount to 20 million yuan ($ 3 million). [full story]
Selina Ren and Yu Haoming. |
8. MGM files for bankruptcy
Struggling U.S. movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) filed for bankruptcy protection on Nov 3 after reaching agreement with creditors on a debt-for-equity swap. [full story]
9. Cross words between comic and press
China's most famous stand-up comedian, Guo Degang, came under fire this August when he labeled one of his apprentices a "national hero" for beating up Beijing Television (BTV) reporter Zhou Wenfu. [full story]
10.Internet publicists behind internet "sensations"
Only a few months after Sister Phoenix rose to fame by publicizing her requirements for a prospective husband, a new Internet sensation has appeared—"Xiao Yueyue", an eerie protagonist in a novel posted on Tianya.cn. [full story]