News - May 2008

The added shows for Kelly's concert for 7th and 8th of June has been cancelled by the organisers. This was because they had felt that everyone's mood was affected by the recent earthquake that happened in Sichuan. As for the later shows from 13th to 18th, there are 3 more weeks to go and they will still go on as scheduled.

The organisers will later announce the procedures to make refunds for the 7th and 8th June tickets. As the earthquake was very serious, Kelly and the 4 major organisers had donated $600 000. Even though Kelly was busy rehearsing for her concert, she was also concerned about the progress of the rescue of the casualties.

When the reporters went to make a check at the ticketing booth, the sales for the shows on 7th and 8th have already stopped. Only the initial dates of 13th-18th June were still selling. Even though there was a report that stated that the sales for Kelly's concert was poor, at the site it was clearly seen that the seats for $480 and $300 for the 6 shows are nearly all taken up. What was left are seats for $200 and $100 categories.

陳慧琳取消兩場個唱觀眾心繫賑災冇心情娛樂

四川發生大地震，身為中國人皆心情沉重。據悉， 9 日前宣布演唱會加開 6 月 7 日及 8 日兩場的陳慧琳，由於主辦單位鑑於現時香港人心情依然沉重，無心情娛樂，所以把剛加開的兩場個唱取消，而 6 月 13 日至 18 日的 6 場個唱，由於尚有 3 星期才舉行，故暫時依然繼續舉行。

主辦單位稍後會正式公布已購票的市民退票手續程序，不過，單位希望觀眾把原本捧 Kelly 場的金錢捐出賑災，讓更多災民受惠。

陳慧琳「 Love Fighters 演唱會 08 」 9 日前宣布加開 6 月 7 日及 8 日兩場的同時，四川卻發生大地震，由於災情嚴重， Kelly 即時聯同 4 間主辦機構捐出 60 萬元賑災。連日來， Kelly 投入綵排之餘，亦十分記掛災區情况，不停追問工作人員能救到多少災民，身在綵排，心繫災區。

籲捐出退款

據了解， 4 間主辦單位包括 Star Talent Limited 、耀榮娛樂有限公司、東亞娛樂有限公司、正東唱片有限公司的代表開會研究後，均認為 Kelly 加開的個唱在 6 月 7日及 8 日，距離大地震發生日子尚近，大家傾力賑災，根本無心情娛樂；雖仍有兩星期才到 6 月 7 日，但主辦單位為免觀眾情緒尚未平復，故寧願早些決定取消兩場演出。

預計周一可退票

主辦單位稍後會公布退票手續，預計下周一（ 26 日）可為市民辦理退票。同時，單位呼籲退票觀眾把退款捐出賑災，這也是對 Kelly 的一種支持。

門票銷情理想

記者昨日往紅館售票處，發現已沒再張貼 6 月 7 日及 8 日兩場場次的售票告示，發售門票的日子只有未加場前的 6 月 13 日至 18 日。售票處職員稱，加開的兩場門票暫停發售。雖然之前曾有報道指 Kelly 的個唱門票滯銷，但現場所見， 6 場個唱 480 元及 300 元門票幾近爆滿，只剩下中價的 200 元及最廉宜的 100 元門票供購買。

Source: 明報

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二○○八年五月十五日星期四 2008 May 15 Thursday

Dancing In The Fire

Kelly's new album "Kellylicious" will be officially released to complement her concert and also to bring out the . On the cover of the album, Kelly wore a Lanvin pink low-cut dress showing her shoulders together with pink heels and light purple lip stick.

The album name was decided by Kelly and it implies that the songs in the album are like delicious food and there are different varieties to suit every one. This time, she got to work with 7 music producers. She said that she no longer wants to sing songs that are too similar to her past ones. She herself feels bored and has such decided to get different producers to have different music.

Besides this, Kelly had to be surrounded by 25 circles of fire while rehearsing her dance. Kelly said that she was initially worried that it will get too hot and she will run out of breath. She needed to constantly dance and she could possibly faint. Fortunately, the size of the fires can be easily controlled and she should have not worried about them in the first place. However, after dancing, she had another worry. When wearing the actual costume for the dance, there was a danger to get them caught on fire. As such, this set of costume was first tailored and she tried it for several times.

Kelly勤練火中舞

陳慧琳最新專輯「 Kellylicious 」配合演唱會強勢推出，並帶來八面玲瓏、最完整的 Kelly 。封面上的 Kelly 身穿 Lanvin 桃紅色 Low-Cut 裙露出完美白滑的肩背，配上一雙桃紅色的高跟鞋，淺紫色的嘴唇，眼神懶洋洋的往上望，美如包上糖衣的初生之犢。

大碟名稱「 Kellylicious 」是由 Kelly 親自構思的，意思是指碟中的歌曲就如美食般 delicious ，且兼備各種口味讓大家選擇。今次找來七位監製合作， Kelly 稱：「不想再唱太多跟以前差不多的歌曲，自己有時都覺得有點悶，所以今次找了不同的製作人合作，歌曲類型有點不一樣。」

驚火燒衫

另外，日前 Kelly 為演唱會排舞時，需要被 25 個火盆圍著跳舞。 Kelly 說：「初時好擔心會否太熱及不夠空氣，而且還要不停跳舞，怕會暈倒，幸好原來那些火的大小可以控制，只是自己太擔心罷了。不過跳完之後，反而有另一件事令自己更加擔心，就是穿上正式的服裝時，會否把身上的布燒著，所以要優先製作這套歌衫，然後再試多次。」

Source: 大公報

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二○○八年五月十三日星期二 2008 May 13 Tuesday

Costumes For Concert

Kelly's concert had received good response and has added two performances on 7th and 8th of June. The tickets are available from today. As the organisers had considered that mid June is the students examinations period, they had added two performances during the earlier public holidays. From last month, Kelly has been rehearsing for her concert everyday so as to appear in her best form for the concert. She also had to try on the concert costumes every other day. Kelly said that most of the wears are body fitting as she needed to do alot of dancing. Constant alterations had to be made so that she would not expose herself when she make big dance movements.

All costumes for the concert are designed by Yee Chung Man and he has started the design from last year. Besides grand ones for classic ballads, he has also made Kelly look devilish and cool so as to bring more surprises to the audience. Kelly will have at least a minimum of seven different images for the concert. Together with a group of over 40 dancers, nearly 300 sets of costumes need to be made. The factory is currently mass producing them. The sole cost of these costumes are at least over a million dollars.

Also, Kelly's new album will be released to complement the concert. She will have several images appearing in the album pictures. Her favourite one is which she wore a Dolce & Gabbana black polka dot skirt with a Harvey Nicholas butterfly hat covering her eyes. She looked extremely mysterious. Her staff all commented that the picture looks very cool but they were worried that it will not be accepted by the public. As such, the picture will be placed only in the CD booklet and not the cover or poster.

陳慧琳過百萬設計七大造型

陳慧琳（ Kelly ）演唱會反應熱烈，再加開六月七、八日兩場，共八場，門票於今日公開發售。主辦機構考慮六月中乃學生們考試非常時期，遂特別於端午節假期加開兩場，惠及一眾年輕歌迷。由上個月開始，陳慧琳每星期七天都積極排舞，務求以最佳狀態示人。不過，除了排舞之外， Kelly 每兩天就要為演唱會服裝試身。 Kelly 說：「由於今次以跳舞為主，很多歌服的設計都比較貼身，所以差不多每日都要去親自試身，然後立即修補裁剪，而且跳舞時動作會很大，如果不合身的話，會很容易走光。」

今次演唱會的服裝全由奚仲文負責設計，他稱：「由上年開始已著手設計今次的服裝，華麗的舞衣配襯經典的慢歌當然是少不了，今次更會為 Kelly 打造妖冶、型格的一面，為觀眾帶來更多的新鮮感。」 Kelly 今次最少會有七個不同造型出現，再加上四十名舞蹈員配合每個部分現身，需要製作接近三百套服裝，現整個工場正努力趕工，單單服裝所需的費用亦肯定過百萬。

唱片照片有神秘感

另外， Kelly 為配合是次演唱會，即將推出全新廣東大碟。碟內 Kelly 會有多個造型出現，當中 Kelly 最喜愛一張以黑白為主的造型照，她身穿 Dolce & Gabbana 黑色圓點裙，頭戴 Harvey Nichols 蝴蝶帽，蓋著雙眼，帶點神秘感。所有工作人員都覺得這張相片很有型格，可惜大家都擔心未能被大眾接受，所以最後只將此造型照放在內頁，未有成為唱片封面或海報。

Source: 大公報

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二○○八年五月九日星期五 2008 May 9 Friday

VIP Seats For Charity

Kelly was recently entrusted by the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation to be the Caring ambassador for a period of 1 year. Kelly had pointed out that there are many people in HK that need help. However, there is a limit on what can be achieved by one person. Being a public personnel, she hopes to set an example and urge more people to donate for charity.

Kelly will hold her concert in June and she has collaborated with the foundation to release limited edition VIP seats. Anyone who donates $3500 or more will be entitled to a pair of tickets to her concert. This is also the first charity event that Kelly will be doing for the foundation.

Kelly握手位誘善長

陳慧琳（ Kelly ）最近獲港安醫院慈善基金 Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Foundation 的邀請，擔任「愛心大使」，為期一年。 Kelly 指香港有很多人需要幫助，但一個人力量有限，作為公眾人物，她希望以身作則，呼籲更加多人捐款做善事。

Kelly 六月會舉行「陳慧琳 LOVE FIGHTERS 演唱會 08 」，港安醫院慈善基金與 Kelly 攜手推出限量版演唱會貴價門券，該批門券保證為紅館最佳「握手」位置，善長人翁只需於 2008 年 4 月 28 日至 5 月 30 日每次捐款予「港安醫院慈善基金」達港幣 $3,500 或以上，便可以獲贈演唱會門券 2 張。這次善舉也是 Kelly 擔任「愛心大使」的頭炮。

Source: 大公報

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二○○八年五月八日星期四 2008 May 8 Thursday

Sometimes Lonely

Kelly will be releasing her new Cantonese album and her first single "Sorry, Audrey Hepburn was in the top 10 placings in the airplay chart of all HK radio stations. Her next single "Sometimes Lonely" is also a big difference to her usual songs.

The new single is composed, arranged and produced by Mark Lui. Kelly said that this is her favorite song in the album and is unlike her usual ballads and sounds cool. The song describes the fun of being lonely may not be understood by everyone. However, everyone will have times of loneliness. She added that she sometimes enjoy being alone as there are alot of things which she can do. Everyone should have their own personal time.

Currently, Kelly is rehearsing for her concert in June. The organisers had spent over a million dollars to import 8 sets of latest projectors from Australia to project the different imaginary worlds on the stage. They are planning to construct a 4-5 storey high 360 degrees screen on the stage. The best seats to experience the visual effects will actually be those seated at the top end. The production crew for the projection setup had previously done the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. The team will be in HK in mid May to hold a meeting. As this is the first time that such special equipment is used in concert in HK, it was necessary for them to have a one week slot to do testing.

陳慧琳偶撇下男友享受寂寞

陳慧琳（ Kelly ）即將推出全新廣東大碟，第一主打歌《抱歉，柯德莉夏萍》佔據全港電台播放率前十名超過十星期。全新歌曲《有時寂寞》緊隨推出，此曲也是有別於 Kelly 以往的作品。

不需時刻拍拖

《有時寂寞》由雷頌德（ Mark ）包辦作曲、編曲及監製。 Kelly 道：「這首歌是新碟中自己最喜歡的，並不像以前的大路情歌，感覺好型。」歌詞談及寂寞的樂趣未必每個人都明白，但是每個人都曾經試過寂寞來襲。 Kelly 說：「有時自己很享受一個人的時間，因為可以做的事情太多，不需要時時刻刻都拍拖，每個人都應該擁有一定的私人空間。」

打造幻想世界

另外， Kelly 現正為 6 月舉行的個唱積極排練。於今次演唱會中，主辦單位斥資過百萬從澳洲運送八台全世界最新的投影設備到紅館，於舞台上打造多個不一樣的幻想世界。現計劃在紅館的舞台上特別搭建一個 360 度、約四至五層樓高的熒幕，到時最能感受到整個氣氛的，反而是山頂區的觀眾。負責此技術及設計投影的澳洲工作人員曾為 2000 年悉尼奧運的開幕及閉幕禮擔大旗，其團隊將於本月中特別來港跟製作單位開會，此行費用亦耗資六位數。由於此技術乃第一次引進香港的舞台，主辦單位需於開 show 前預留約一星期時間讓他們調試，可見製作非常認真。

Source: 大公報

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二○○八年五月三日星期六 2008 May 3 Saturday

Olympics Torch Bearer

Being the 7th Olympics torch bearer, Kelly was arranged to run at the route along Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. The run was completed smoothly and there was no incident of anybody trying to snatch the torch. However, after she had finished the run and wanted to take a picture with her fans while holding the torch, some one in the crowd wanted to snatch it including the box that was supposed to hold it! Kelly was extremely surprised at that time. She later laughed that the torch is a treasure. After the morning run, she immediately went to Shatin for the torch bearer celebration event held in the afternoon. On seeing her torch, many performing organisations and students rushed up to her to have a feel of the torch. Kelly of course obliged to let them hold on to it and take photographs as souvenir.

When speaking of her feelings for the event, she was very excited and said that she felt high and was anxious while waiting for the torch to be handed to her. Seeing the crowd cheering and waving the national flag made her even more excited. Initially, Kelly started walking after taking the torch. She had explained that the officials had told her not to run immediately so as to let the media have a chance to take photographs. They also reminded her to wave constantly. She laughed that she had rehearsed on her running so that she will look good but when it was the actual run, she had forgot all about it.

She pointed that she had not seen any protestants and she was not worried to encounter any of them as she was well protected. She added that her family, colleagues and fans had came as early as 6 in the morning to support her. However, her boyfriend was not able to come as he had to go to work. He did call her after that to ask her about the run. When asked if she felt tired to pass the torch? She replied that it was not that difficult. When told that Leo Ku had changed hands carrying the torch for several times during the run, Kelly covered her mouth and laughed that the route was very short and he could have done so to have more poses. Kelly was also very obedient to follow instructions to have her shirt tucked in. However, Andy Lau and Leo Ku did not do so. She gave a frown and said that she did not know that it was allowed. She had already tucked her shirt and she could not pull it out as it was already creased.

Kelly had decided to bring the torch back home and hold a party and she will light it up for them to see. After that, she will placed it on the book shelf. When asked if the officials had restricted her on the usage of the torch. She laughed that there are no restrictions and she is free to do whatever with it.

陳慧琳謂比開演唱會還緊張

擔任第七棒火炬手的陳慧琳於尖沙咀彌敦道一段傳送聖火，過程相當順利，亦未有發生示威者搶聖火事件。但想不到 Kelly 傳送完畢後，準備拿出火炬與 fans 合照時，卻有途人大膽施展「祿山之爪」，欲搶走其火炬，甚至連裝火炬的盒也不放過。事後， Kelly 笑說：「原來這個（火炬）是寶嚟 ? ！」 Kelly 早上傳送聖火後，下午出席於沙田馬場舉行的《萬眾歡騰傳聖火》活動，手持火炬的 Kelly 下午二時多到達，不少表演團體及中小學生見到她，立即上前爭相摸她的火炬， Kelly 亦有讓小學生手持火炬拍照留念。

談及擔任火炬手的感受， Kelly 仍相當興奮地說：「感覺好 high ，等接聖火時，真是好緊張，比開演唱會更緊張，見到沿途的市民揮動國旗在歡呼，令我更加興奮。」 Kelly 最初接到聖火時是步行的，她解釋是大會叫她不要一接到就跑，記得讓傳媒拍照，也提她不時要揮手。她笑言之前也有練習過怎樣可以跑得有型些，但當到真正傳聖火的時候，什麼也忘記了。

笑基仔轉手擺甫士

Kelly 指沿途未見到有示威者，加上身邊有很多藍衣人保護，她不會擔心。她又指家人、同事及歌迷，昨早六時便到達尖沙咀守候，但男友因為要返工，未有到場。但之後都有致電給她問跑了沒有？她便說：「跑完啦。」問到她覺得傳聖火疲倦嗎？她謂沒想像中那麼 ? 。記者指古巨基要轉手拿火炬，她聞言立即掩嘴笑說：「吓！路程好短咋喎，可能佢想轉多點甫士。」而她昨日亦十分聽話，將運動衫腳「攝」入褲頭，但劉德華與古巨基都沒這樣做。 Kelly 扁扁嘴說：「係啦，點知啫，去到已經『攝』了，件衫又皺了，都不可以拿出來。」

拿火炬回家開派對

不過， Kelly 表示傳聖火後，她乘車返回文化中心，下車後見到歌迷，便想拿出火炬與歌迷合照，當時順勢將裝火炬的紙盒遞給助手，此時卻有一途人一手拿走了，助手便立即上前追，並問該途人拿回，幸好對方都有交還給她。但她轉頭再望自己手上的火炬，又有另一途人用手抓住火炬頂部，好像想搶走般。 Kelly 指當時因為太亂，她都看不清對方是男是女。而 fans 都立即叫她走，她笑說：「原來這個是寶，火炬不可以隨便拿出來。」 Kelly 打算拿火炬回家後舉行派對，再將火炬燃點，邀朋友及家人一齊來欣賞。之後再將火炬插在書架上，問到她大會有規限她火炬的用途嗎？她笑言沒有，她喜歡怎樣也可以。

Source: 大公報

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