SEOUL: Korean boy band BEAST's management agency Cube Entertainment announced at a press conference on Monday that the band will embark on a massive world tour next year, which will bring them to Europe, the US and Asia, including Singapore, reported Korean media.

The tour will see the sextet perform at 21 major cities like Berlin, London, Shanghai and Bangkok.

"I am proud that BEAST will get to perform not just in Korea but around the world," said BEAST member Yang Yoseob.
Cube Entertainment revealed that the company had invested 20 billion won (S$22.3 million) in the tour and said it will feature high production values along with special 3D effects. 

A spokesperson for the company added that BEAST will be actively attempting to break into music markets across the globe in 2012, capitalising on the growing popularity of K-pop music today.

-CNA/ha 

HONG KONG: Hong Kong rock band Beyond's drummer Yip Sai Wing, announced through his management company on Saturday that he will be marrying his girlfriend on Tuesday, reported Hong Kong media.

"Mr Yip Sai Wing's marriage ceremony will be held on December 27," Yip's management company said in a statement, adding on Monday that the event "will be a closed-door affair" as the couple preferred to keep things low-key.

Although this is technically Yip Sai Wing's first marriage, the 48-year-old musician had been 'married' once before- Yip held a 'ghost marriage' with his girlfriend of seven years Cynthia Xu after she passed away in 2002.

Yip isn't the only member of Beyond with good news to share.

Beyond bass player Steve Wong, the younger brother of late Beyond front man Wong Ka Kui, announced earlier this year that his wife is expecting their second child.
Beyond lead guitarist Paul Wong also hinted recently that he has plans to marry his actress girlfriend Athena Chu.
Beyond was one of the most influential Cantonese rock bands in Hong Kong, producing hit songs like "Boundless Oceans Vast Skies" and "Glorious Years".

Following lead singer Wong Ka Kui's death in 1993 after a stage accident, the remaining members of Beyond - Steve Wong, Paul Wong and Yip - continued to release albums before disbanding in 2005, after a final concert in Singapore.

-CNA/ha 

TAIPEI: Taiwan singer Jolin Tsai said during a music awards ceremony on Thursday that she didn't really mind being stalked by the paparazzi, but hoped the tabloids they worked for could "print better-looking photos" of her, reported Taiwan media.

Tsai explained that she was not worried about the tabloids publishing negative news about her, or constantly being shadowed by the paparazzi when she goes out with her rumoured beau Vivian Dawson, but was very particular about the quality of the photos that accompanied these articles.

"I am personally more particular about whether it (the photos) looks good or not," said Tsai.

"Print better-looking photos!" 

Tsai went on to reveal that she would spend Christmas and New Year's Eve with her female friends and quipped that the paparazzi "can go on holiday over the New Year".

-CNA/ha 

TORONTO: Chinese actress Li Bing Bing will join the cast of the upcoming Hollywood sci-fi horror film "Resident Evil: Retribution", the fifth installment in the "Resident Evil" film series.

Hollywood actress Milla Jovovich, who plays the lead character Alice in "Resident Evil: Retribution", announced via Twitter on Tuesday that Li will play the mysterious secret agent Ada Wong in the film.

"Resident Evil: Retribution", which is directed by Jovovich's husband Paul Anderson, is expected to be released in September next year.

The "Resident Evil" films were inspired by a popular survival-horror video game series of the same name, that pits players against zombies, mutant dogs and various other abominations.

The films feature many characters from the games though their storylines differ quite significantly from that of the games.

"Resident Evil: Afterlife",the latest film in the series, grossed a whopping US$300 million (S$383 million) worldwide.

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