[2013.01.02] EASON CHAN WINS 9TH ULTIMATE MALE SINGER GOLD PRIZE

Adason Lo sings off key during his performance

Kary Ng

Eman Lam

Rainky Wai

Eric Kwok

New Force Male Singer Bronze prize winner Alex Lam

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Eason Chan wins 3 major awards and is the big winner

Bowie Lam, Moses Chan and Kenny Wong perform YOUNG AND INNOCENT

Joey Yung as the favorite wins her 8th Ultimate Female Singer gold prize

RubberBand wins Ultimate Group gold prize

When Miriam Yeung finally performs, she performs her classic YOUNG GIRL'S PRAYER

Miriam Yeung appears with a masked Eason Chan

Khalil Fong and Fiona Sit win Ultimate Male and Female Singer silver prize

Jan Lamb screams, "I am gay, actually I am not, but coming out makes me feel proud!"  Then he says that the Chief Executive got less votes than TVB Best Actor Wayne Lai.

Kary Ng gets teary eyed as she wins her first Ultimate Female Singer bronze prize

Wilfred Lau kneels to Pong Nan and Endy Chow as promised after winning a song award

Joey Yung turns around and shakes her boyfriend Wilfred Lau's hand to congratulate him

New Force Female Singer Gold Prize winner Kimberley Chen led to questions about Commercial Radio's local music support claim.

New Force Male Singer Gold Prize winner Adason Lo

Ivana Wong was dressed in white

The program pokes fun at Hong Kong events of the past year, including VULGARIA
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Stepping in 2013, Commercial Radio delivered the second music report card with the 2012 Ultimate Song Chart Awards last night, presenting 50 awards. The big winners were Eason Chan Yik Shun and Khalil Fong Datong, both winning 3 awards. Eason even won the Ultimate Male Singer gold prize for the 9th time, My Favorite Male Singer, and with HEAVY FLAVOR (CHUNG HAU MEI) won the Ultimate Song Award; however, the general election selected YOUNG AND INNOCENT (NIN SIU MO JI) to win My Favorite Song. Joey Yung Cho Yi and Miriam Yeung Chin Wa both sat all night last night, winning her 8th Ultimate Female Singer gold prize and My Favorite Female Singer respectively.

With boycotts from many singers including Leo Ku Kui Ke, G.E.M., Jade Kwan Sum Yin, Stephanie Cheng Yung and others, last night the song YOUNG AND INNOCENT with an one vote per person general election overwhelmingly won My Favorite Song. The audience even got up and sang with Bowie Lam Bo Yi, Moses Chan Ho and Kenny Wong Tak Bun. However, YOUNG AND INNOCENT was not in the top ten professional recommendations. Curiously the tastes between professionals and listeners are always so far apart.

Eason again became the big winner with 3 awards and even won his 9th Male Singer gold prize. Last night he appeared a masked hero and helped his friend in 6 inch high heels Miriam Yeung Chin Wa, but he thought the mask was too stuffy. When he appeared on the stage again he already removed the mask and said that he dressed wrong. Later, Eason appeared on the stage again and already changed. He and Yung Cho Yi continued to be peerless as they both the male and female singer gold prizes. Eason was already very satisfied. He joked, "I am a pretty regular person, except that I am a bit mouthy. Sometimes people all think that I am serious." He even took the chance and jokingly asked Joey whether she had anything sweet to say? He even said that she was better after she started dating. "Although we haven't seen each other for a long time, it's pretty sweet. I will say that for you." Joey looked embarrassed but still wore a sweet smile as he said to Eason, "You are starting to get old, starting to watch what you say."

Last night when Joey's boyfriend Wilfred Lau Ho Lung won a gold song award, they shook hands; when he was on the stage, she still was full of smiles. Joey and Chin Wa last night sat all night to win her 8th Female Singer gold prize and My Favorite Female Singer respectively. Joey was surprised when a voice recording was played as she performed but she still insisted on performing live. Later she performed INCREASE POWER (GA DAI LIK DOH) and still kept dancing in her 6 inch high heels. Chin Wa also performed her rise to fame YOUNG GIRL'S PRAYER (SIU NIN DIK KEI TOH), hinting that she will bravely return to music and start over. She even thanked fans for not giving up on her while she rested for a year.

Last night another rumored couple Fong Datong and Fiona Sit Hoi Kei won the male and female singer silver prize. Fong Datong even prepared tissues for Sit Hoi Kei to wipe tears with. Endy Chow Kwok Yin and Kary Ng Yu Fei also won their first male and female singer bronze prize. Unexpectedly Chow Kwok Yin kept crying while after 11 years Ng Yu Fei was able to hold back her tears. Already announced his absence early on, Leo Ku Kui Ke with LOVE CAN'T LOVE ANYMORE (LUEN MO HOR LUEN) won the Commercial Radio 9th place gold song like a consolation prize. Last night seemed to belong to groups as the gold songs belonged to groups mainly. Lau Ho Lung, Dear Jane and Taiwan female singer Kimberley Chen all won their first gold songs.

When Lau Ho Lung with ILL-FATED COUPLE (LAN MING YUEN YEUNG) won a gold song award, the camera caught Joey's sweet smile as many as 4 times. When Joey was on camera for the first time, she turned around to shake her boyfriend's hand to congratulate him. Then for the second time Lau Ho Lung was already on stage and kept his promise to kneel to buddies Chow Kwok yin and Pong Nan. He even kissed their cheeks and said that it was a promise for whoever won an award between them. Later when Joey was on camera again, she covered her mouth and kept laughing. However, Lau Ho Lung did not thank Joey.

Commercial Radio Ultimate New Force Male and Female Singer gold prize winner Adason Lo (Law Lik Wai) and Kimberley Chen both received special treatment on this night. Law Lik Wai appeared from the stairs on the top of the rocket stage, 2 and a half stories above. Taiwan female singer Kimberley Chen's award upset the internet and music fans as they questioned Commercial Radio's claim to support local music. Kimberley Chen actually performed LOVE YOU (OI NEI) twice in one night.

Ivana Wong Yuen Chi with WHITE SPACE (LAU BAK) won the third place song award. She appeared in all white, her white stockings made her calves looked rather thick. They were made fun of as "daikon".

Wong Yuen Chi joked that WHITE SPACE's lyrics were so hard to remember that so far she has not sung them completely correct yet.

The Ultimate Song Chart Awards program poked fun at the 2012 events, with a headline "Locust and Dog on Canton Road" that lampooned early this year's brand name label store prohibiting people from taking photos of their display windows, triggering a protest and China and Hong Kong war of words; It also had negative news about the Chief Executive election revelation, bride upset at the HK$500 gift and others; involving show business was the Chapman To Man Jat starred film VULGARIA (DAI JOOK HEI KET), with the headline "Hong Kong style vulgar heavy flavor".

Eric Kwok Wai Leung finally fulfilled his dream and won his first Ultimate Song Writer award. He tearfully raised the award high to accept the applause from the entire crowd. He held back his tears and said, "I didn't cry even at my wedding!" He also jokingly thanked his wife Grace Ip Pui Man. "In the past I was too lazy. This year my wedding needed 35 tables, I realized that this time I had to write more songs. Thank you Old Lady, you are the one who pushes me to this award!"

YOUNG AND INNOCENT won WeChat Chit Chat Hottest Airplay Song. Lam Bo Yi, Wong Tak Bun and Chan Ho even accepted the award together for the first time. Bo Yi held the award high and said, "Thank you everyone for your support of WHEN HEAVEN BURNS (TIN YU DEI) and YOUNG AND INNOCENT!" When everyone thought they would perform, the host invited him back to their seats as jeers arose.

Alex Lam Tak Shun won the New Force Male Singer bronze prize. The event played his father George Lam Chi Cheung's pre-recorded message. Ah Lam said, "Relax, I would keep an eye on you. If you don't do well, I would spank you!"

COMMERCIAL RADIO ULTIMATE SONG CHART AWARDS 2012

PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION ULTIMATE TOP TEN

ULTIMATE SONG: HEAVY FLAVOR (Eason Chan)
2. DORMANT VOLCANO (Andy Hui)
3. WHITE SPACE (Ivana Wong)
4. YESTERDAY (Mr.)
5. YELLOW FEVER (Dear Jane)
6. ILL-FATED COUPLE (Wilfred Lau)
7. LOVE YOU (Kimberley Chen)
8. THOUSAND ORIGAMI CRANE (Khalil Fong)
9. LOVE CAN'T LOVE ANYMORE (Leo Ku)
10. FRIENDS AT THE PEAK (Grasshoppers, Soft Hard)

ULTIMATE RECORD AWARD: EASY (RubberBand)

ULTIMATE CREATIVE SINGER:
Gold: Khalil Fong
Silver: Endy Chow
Bronze: Ellen Loo

ULTIMATE SONG WRITER: Eric Kwok
ULTIMATE LYRICS: Albert Leung (Lam Jik)
ULTIMATE MUSIC ARRANGEMENT: Alex Fung Hong Ming
ULTIMATE PRODUCER: Schumann (Shu Man)
ULTIMATE NEW FORCE MALE SINGER:
Gold: Adason Lo
Silver: Jay Fung
Bronze: Alex Lam

ULTIMATE NEW FORCE FEMALE SINGER:
Gold: Kimberely Chen
Silver: Wendyz Zheng
Bronze: Sita Chan

ULTIMATE NEW FORCE GROUP:
Gold: Robynn & Kendy
Silver: Yellow!
Bronze: Super Girls

ULTIMATE MALE SINGER:
Gold: Eason Chan
Silver: Khalil Fong
Bronze: Endy Chow

ULTIMATE FEMALE SINGER:
Gold: Joey Yung
Silver: Fiona Sit
Bronze: Kary Ng

ULTIMATE GROUP:
Gold: RubberBand
Silver: Mr.
Bronze: Fama

MY FAVORITE SONG: YOUNG AND INNOCENT (Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong)
MY FAVORITE MALE SINGER: Eason Chan
MY FAVORITE FEMALE SINGER: Miriam Yeung
MY FAVORITE GROUP: C AllStar
WeChat Chit Chat Hottest Selection: YOUNG AND INNOCENT