Announcement
- Vancouver ICAS-Japanese Business Association/Japanese community 6th Annual Karaoke Contest Grand Champion (VANCOUVER SHINPO CUP ),CANADA,January, 2007.
"Tokino nagareni miomakase"(時の流れに身をまかせ) Champion Song.THE SONG WAS ORIGINALLY SUNG BY TERESA TENG.IT WAS HER ALL TIME HIT SONG!!!The composer, Mr. Mikki Takashi just died on May 11th.
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Movie-paycheck-saturday august 1st.pearl..
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2009 9:45AM / Standard Entry / Members only
WATCH OUT for stephentai this saturday, August 1st...HONG KONG TVB Pearl Channel--movie "Pay Check".Stephen was in this movie as
a background performer. He shot it in Vancouver,bc for 5days many years ago. The star was Ben Affleck and director was John Woo.
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MORE exercise (swimming and badminton etc) to keep FIT!
Saturday, Jun 13, 2009 8:15PM
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Remembering teresateng and mikki takashi.
Sunday, May 24, 2009 7:57AM
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The Death of MIKKI TAKASHI作曲家の三木たかし-Japanese song composer!!!
Monday, May 11, 2009 4:48PM (1 comment)
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Remembering Teresateng-May 8th,2009.
Thursday, May 7, 2009 11:40PM
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- Stephentai has brought in 2 new singing guests with him. They will start performing in December. They may travel between China and Japan to promote ther singing...Stephentai has brought in 2 new singing guests with him. They will start performing in December. They may travel between China and Japan to promote ther singing. Stephentai will perform in China and Japan as the male version of T.T. They will also perform other oldies as well. Hope you would support them.
WATCH OUT for stephentai this saturday, August 1st...HONG KONG TVB Pearl Channel--movie "Pay Check".Stephen was in this movie as
a background performer. He shot it in Vancouver,bc for 5days many years ago. The star was Ben Affleck and director was John Woo.
STEPHENTAI IS NOW SWIMMING(KOWLOON PARK/MORRISON HILL POOL) AND PLAYING BADMINTON(SPORTS CENTRE) FREQUENTLY TO KEEP FIT. HE WISHES TO PERFORM MORE FROM THIS SUMMER ONWARDS. HE HAS BEEN PRACTISING HIS SINGING IN REDBOX(MIRAMAR) AND NEWAY (EAST TSIM SHA TSUI).
BESIDES JAPANESE SONGS, STEPHENTAI WILL ALSO PERFORM MORE CHINESE OLDIES TO CATER THE HUGE CHINESE MARKET. HE WILL ALSO PERFORM HIS FAVOURITE ENGLISH SONGS SUCH AS "ALL I ASK OF YOU" AND "MUSIC OF THE NIGHT" FROM "PHANTOM OF THE OPERA";"ON MY OWN"FROM LES MISERABLES PLUS "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY", "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST","THE POWER OF LOVE"ETC.
STEPHENTAI IS HOPING TO WRITE A BOOK TELLING THE WORLD HOW TERESATENG'S MUSIC AND LIVELIHOOD
INFLUENCED HIM TO BECOME A JAPANESE ENKA SINGER. HE ALSO HOPES HE COULD SEND HIS MUSIC PERFORMANCE TAPES TO ALL TV CHANNELS SOON.
HE HOPES YOU COULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT HIS SINGING OF T.T.'S SONGS AS WELL AS OTHER JAPANESE SUPER HIT SONGS.
http://stephentai.8k.com
I am Stephen Tai. I am a big fan of T.T. In fact I am T.T(teresa teng)'s japanese songs male version. I speak Cantonese, English, Japanese and Mandarin. I sing in those languages too. I can also sing one korean song, 2 spanish song and a few hokkienese songs...
I graduated from Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Diploma of Japanese in 1985. Later, I furthered my studies in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1991 and graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Travel Industry Management from University of Hawaii in December 1994.
If you like me to perform or audition for any movies, I can be reached thru email stephen_tai@yahoo.com
I have a homepage ofmy own:
http://stephentai.8k.com
I am also a movie extra as well.
I like JetLi, Jackie chan, michelle yeoh, gong li and chow yun fat.
I admire ang Li too.
Anyway, I also enjoy singing japanese and english songs other than chinese songs. I love practise jenny tseng's songs...Her songs are good for voice training...
If u like to email me, u are welcome to do so..
U ca reach me here or stephen_tai@yahoo.com
I am now in hkg...
I also was a graduate from the university of hawaii in travel industry management in 1994.
PERFORMANCE HISTORY AND AWARDS:
1977-I WAS MY IDOL TERESA TENG'S IMPERSONATOR IN SCHOOL COSTUME CONTEST. LIP SANG AND DANCED SOLO. WON A SPECIAL AWARD FOR MY CLASS.
1979-PERFORMED "NOBODY'S CHILD" WITH A GROUP OF 4 IN SCHOOL MUSIC CONTEST.
1980-SCHOOL DRAMA AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL DRAMA VIDEO.
1981- PERFORMED A JAPANESE SONG AT HOI YIN MUSIC INSTITUTE PARTY.
SONG:KUCHINASHI NO HANA(IN THE STYLE OF TERESA TENG).
- SCHOOL ( HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE) SINGING COMPETITION, MASTER OF CEREMONY OF THE COMPETITION,. I ALSO SANG SOLO.
CANTONESE SONG: YOUR SMILE.
1982- CHAMPION OF THE SINGING CONTEST AT SCHOOL (HAKING WONG TECHNICAL INSTITUTE)
-REPRESENTED SCHOOL TO PARTICIPATE AT JOIN TI SINGING CONTEST. JUDGES: BRENDA LO(DISJOCKEY).
1983- (HAKING WONG TI), SINGING COMPETITION, GUEST PERFORMER. VARIOUS POP/FOLK SONGS COMPETITIONS-CONTESTANT/GUEST PERFORMER. TWO PAULA TSUI SONGS WERE PERFORMED.
-(HOI YIN) MUSIC SCHOOL'S "RED WHITE SINGING SHOW" . PERFORMED "CHIA SU NI DE WUN ROW"IN THE STYLE OF TERESA TENG. WAS IN THE TOP 10 OUT OF 200 STUDENTS.
-RADIO HONG KONG FAMOUS DEEJAY, ALBERT AU'S RADIO SHOW: MY VERSION OF "CHIA SU NI DE WUN ROW" WAS BEING BROADCASTED ON AIR AND RECEIVED GOOD REVIEWS.
***1984 -JAN "STAR OF TOMMORROW" SINGING COMPETITION*******
15 FINALISTS OF 3000
SONG PERFORMED: ALWAYS ON MY MIND.
AC HALL.RADIO/TV BROADCASTED.
JUDGES: JOSEPH KOO KA FAI, LO KOK JIM. THE SHOW WAS PRODUCED AND ORGANISED BY LO KOK JIM'S PRODUCTION COMPANY.
MISTRESS OF CEREMONY: HONG KONG (RTHK)TOP FAMOUS DEEJAY MISS CHE SUK MUI.
SING GAI MUSIC SHOW-SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMER. PERFORMED JAPANESE SONG: LOVE IS OVER.
JUNE-"HK AMATEUR SINGING CONTEST" SHAMSHUIPO DISTRICT FINALIST. "ALWAYS ON MY MIND" TV/RADIO BROADCASTED. 3RD RUNNER UP.
AUGUST-SUNSHINE SINGING COMPETITION "SPECIAL AWARD" SONG: HATSU KOI. KOSHAN THEATRE. OFFERED 5-7 YEAR CONTRACT BUT DECLINED DUE TO HARSH TERMS..ALSO RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS IN DIFFERENT MUSIC LOUNGE CONTESTS. BUT I HATE TO PERFORM IN LOUNGES WHERE PEOPLE ARE MOSTLY DRINKING, SMOKING AND TALKING.
1985- HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY SINGING CONTEST.
4TH RUNNER UP SONG: CHINESE RACE. DUET WITH CLASSMATE SHIRLEY CHAN: IN THE RAIN(MANDARIN). LO KOK JIM IS ONE OF THE JUDGES.
"NEW STAR SINGING CONTEST"
SECOND RUNNER UP SONG: TERESA TENG'S "TSUGUNAI".(JAPANESE).KO SHAN THEATRE.
MOVIE"CHING LIN CHING LIN" THEME SONG CONTEST SEMI FINAL IN HON BON NIGHTCLUB. I SANG MY DAD'S FAVORITE MANDARIN OLDIE (GREEN ISLAND SERENADE).
NEW SONG (GOODBYE YESTERDAY)PROMOTION SINGING CONTEST SEMI FINALIST.
1986 -"TVB AND CAPITAL ARTIST'S "NEW STAR"SINGING CONTEST", PERFORMED CHECKERS' "NAMIDA NO REQUEST". CHOSEN INTO FINAL 100 BUT WITHDREW FROM THE 30 FINALISTS DUE TO CONFLICT WITH JUDGES.
1987 -ATV'S FUTURE IDOL CONTEST. 100 FINALISTS SONG: TERESA TENG'S "AIJIN". (JAPANESE).
-(MAY-JUNE) ENGLAND GERMANY SALZBURG.
CHARITY CONCERT SONGS: THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL, TERESA TENG'S "SCANDAL".CONDUCTOR: DEREK CABLE. OFFERED LONG TERM CONTRACT WITH BBC AND EMI. DECLINED DUE TO LONG HARSH TERMS.
1988 -ORIGINAL CONFIDENCE SINGING CONTEST , AOYAMA STUDIO. TOKYO, JAPAN
SONG: TERESA TENG'S "KOIBITO NO SHINWA" AND "GARASU NO MATENRO". TV BROADCASTED. I WAS REGARDED AS TERESA TENG'S MALE VERSION(OTOKO VERSION) BY JUDGES AND PRODUCERS. OFFERED LONG TERM CONTRACT.
ATV'S "FUTURE IDOL SINGING CONTEST 1988" FINAL 100. PERFORMED "THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL".
1989- RADIO SHOW INTERVIEWED BY LO YUK FUNG IN COMMERCIAL RADIO HK. ALSO MY NEW CANTONESE SONG( SHADOW OF THE DANCE) COMPOSED BY SHUEN MING KWONG WAS BROADCASTED ON AIR.
-PERFORMED AS A 3 GUY GROUP CALLED "CITY BOYS" IN SO CHIT COLLEGE. POP GROUP GRASSHOPPERS AND POP STAR LEE HAK KEN WERE GUEST PERFORMERS TOO. MISTRESS OF CEREMONY:HK POLYTECHIC UNIVERSITY JAPANESE COURSE SENIOR/FAMOUS (CRHK)DEEJAY/SINGER MISS CHEUNG LAI GAN.
1990 -CHARITY SHOWS IN SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA. RECORDED 2 SELF INVESTED SINGLE CDS "NATSU NO HI" AND " HONG KONG NO YORU" READY TO BE RELEASED IN JAPAN BY POLYDOR JAPAN IN FEB 1991. THE PROJECT WAS CANCELLED LATER. TOTAL OF HKD X00,000 WAS WASTED.
1991-2 FURTHERED STUDIES IN HONOLULU 'S HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AND LATER
IN UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, GRADUATED IN 1994 WITH A DEGREE IN TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT. DURING THOSE TIME, PERFORMED IN PUBLIC CLUBS AND
CAMPUS' KARAOKE BARS. PERFORMED JAPANESE SONG "IMA DEMO" IN A CHINESE PUBLIC KARAOKE BAR. ALSO PERFORMED "FOR YOUR EYES ONLY","I 'VE NEVER BEEN TO ME", "NOBODY DOES IT BETTER","LOOKING THRU THE EYES OF LOVE" IN CAMPUS KARAOKE BAR.
1993 JAPAN AMERICAN KARAOKE CONTEST, HAWAII, USA.
"OUTSTANDING SPECIAL AWARD" SONG: TERESA TENG'S "AI NO HIZASHI". ONE OF THE JUDGES WAS THE LYRICS WRITER OF THIS SONG, ARAKI TOYOHISA. HE LIKED MY PRESENTATION. IT WAS ONE OF HIS NON-HIT SONG.
1994- HAWAII CHINESE OPERA CHARITY SHOW, HAWAII, USA.
MASTER OF CEREMONY AND PERFORMER.
1995- JAPAN AMERICAN KARAOKE CONTEST, HAWAII, USA.
"SPECIAL AWARD" SONG: TERESA TENG'S "YORU NO FERI BOTO". ALSO WON A COAT FROM TERESA TENG'S JAPANESE HIT COMPOSER, MIKI TAKASHI. HE AND SUZUKI JUN WERE AMONG THE JUDGES. THOSE ARE STILL THE BIG GUYS IN JAPANESE MUSIC WORLD NOW. NOV, 1995, EMIGRATED TO VANCOUVER, CANADA.
1996- TAIWAN CHARITY SHOWS AND AUDITIONS. VISITED TERESA TENG'S GRAVE.
1999- RECORDED A SPANISH SONG "DIME" AND FEW JAPANESE DEMO SONGS WITH (HANDSOME+SINCERE+PATIENT) ARTIST MICHAEL JOHN WALKER FOR AUDITION PURPOSES ON CD. MOSTLY TERESA TENG'S JAPANESE SONGS.
2001- TAIWAN PRIVATE MINI SHOWS; MET WITH RETIRED CHINESE SUPERSTAR YAO LEE. WE SANG "RUEN MIEN TAO HUA" TOGETHER IN A PRIVATE KARAOKE BOX.
2002-DEC 15TH, ICAS CHANNEL 20, JAPAN KARAOKE CONTEST, VANCOUVER, BC, CANADA."SECOND RUNNER UP" SONG: KIM YONG JA'S "ATSUI KAWA". NIKKEI HERITAGE CENTRE, BURNABY. BROADCASTED IN CHANNEL 20.
2003- MOVIE EXTRA WORK -THIRD WORLD (JAN), DEAD LIKE HER(MARCH), SPYMATE (FEB), PAY CHECK (MAY-5 DAYS), BLADE 3 (SEPTEMBER-3 DAYS). 3 COMMERCIAL AUDITIONS. RIDING THE BULLET -MOVIE EXTRA(NOV).
2003- JAN, SUNSBRITE SINGING SHOW IN TOM LEE HALL, GRANVILLE. JENNY'S MANDARIN SONG -"FUNG LIU DWAN ZHIEN SHIAU SHIAU DU" ;
FEB, NEW STAR SHOW-PERFORMED JENNY'S MANDARIN SONG-"FUNG LIU DWAN ZHIEN SHIAU SHIAU DU";
JULY, NHK NODOJIMAN PRELIMINARY IN QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE. PERFORMED KIM YONG JA'S "ATSUI KAWA". FACE EXPOSED ON TV'S 6'0CLOCK NEWS ON CHANNEL 3(CBC),9(CTV),11(BCTV),13(CITYTV).
2004 -MAR, "KATS PLUS ONE" MOVIE EXTRA (HN EXTRAS), APRIL -"CAR" COMMERCIAL AUDITION (FT AGENCY), MAY-2 "BANK" COMMERCIAL AUDITIONS WITH ONE "CALL BACK" FROM FT AGENCY . (SUMMER)JUNE- "LADIES NITE" MOVIE EXTRA (HN EXTRAS),""APPLE MAN" COMMERCIAL AUDITION. "PROJECT X" BLAIR LAW-COMMERCIAL AUDITION ( FT AGENCY).
NOV 4TH, 2004 "MAD ABOUT TOWN"STARRING BEN AFFLECK AND BAI LING- BACKGROUND PERFORMER(HN).
NOV 9TH, 2004. "HONG KONG" SINGING PERFORMANCE.
DEC 5TH, 2004. "HONG KONG" SINGING PERFORMANCE, NIKKEI CENTRE. BROADCASTED IN CHANNEL M AND MULTI CULTURAL CHANNEL.
2005. "4400" TV PILOT BACKGROUND
2006. "THE L WORD", "THE TRAVELLER","FANTASTIC FOUR" BACKGROUND PERFORMER. COMMERCIAL BACKGROUND PERFORMER.
2006. PRIVATE PARTIES: SINGING PERFORMER, RICHMOND "OPEN MIC" SINGING PERFORMER.
JAN 14TH, 2007. PERFORM JAPANESE SONG "TOKI NO NAGARENI MI O MAKASE" NIKKEI CENTRE, BURNABY.WINNER/KARAOKE CHAMPION OF THE SIXTH ICAS KARAOKE TAIKAI.
2007 MARCH: PRIVATE PERFORMANCES IN TAIWAN PUBLIC KARAOKE. PERFORMED TERESATENG'S JAPANESE HIT MEDLEYS AS VANCOUVER KARAOKE CHAMPION. ALSO PERFORMED TAIWANESE SONG "SHUSHIHO" IN PUBLIC.
2007 MARCH: PERFORMED IN HONG KONG IN FRONT OF MISS YAO LEE, SUPERSTAR SONGTRESS OF THE 30'S, NOW NATIONAL TREASURE SINGER OF THE CENTURY IN A PRIVATE FUNCTION. MISS YAO LEE'S HIT SONG "ROSE ROSE I LOVE YOU"WAS RELEASED WORLD WIDE IN THE 50'S TOGETHER WITH FRANKIE LAINE. YAO LEE IS THE ORIGINAL SINGER OF THE SONG. THE SONG WAS A HUGE HIT IN USA, UK AND EUROPE AS WELL AS IN ASIA.
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