Weibo 2014 nov - SM's 72 kg new body revealed for the first time online

A great shot!
Steven's 72 kg new muscular bod revealed for the first time!
Drum rolls! Spotlight! Face dramatically casts in shadow so new bod can take complete center stage! A masterful show-off!

GH Steven Ma's costumes 8/22-8/23 2014

Thank you to those who made the effort to snap photos and upload them to share with fans. I know first hand just how difficult and distracting it could be to snap photos while watching a concert. Below are selected photos to show off Steven's costumes worn in his 3-day concert. Personally, besides the traditional and staid suit and tie costumes, I wish Steven would be more flamboyant, bold and diverse with his stage costumes style and colors, heck, why not thrown in a Chinese robe with hat when singing his Shanghai Bund medley or dressed like Sam Siu in a zhong shan tunic when singing Heaven's Will. Steven always looks so good in those two period costumes so show off that scholarly and elegant side of him to the fullest, at the same time breaking the monotony of dark and white suits.

Also, in future concerts besides displaying his elegance, charms, playfulness, spontaneity and the gift of gab, he can also reinvent his stage persona by displaying the sultry and sexy side of him - dare to do a Latin Dance number dressed in a slinky form-fitting costume  (scroll to SM-Sonija vid or samba) or a smooth elegant waltz attired in his ballroom tuxedo. (ref.waltz mv)  Anyway, of all his live singing performances I've watched online to date, I love his youtube愛之初体驗; fanblog the most because his exuberance doing doing that little dance number is so obvious therefore very contagious even thru my computer screen;  I'd love to have watched him perform that live on stage.

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Steven's vanity shots

Steven knows he looks good in this simple form-fitting shirt showing off his muscular chest. Even a plain t-shirt looks so good on him.

今天 14:50 Staring at what? 

Steven & Susanna's GH concert photos and news

Prologue: Note: Steven and Susanna Kwan's Malaysian Genting Highlands Concert Day 1 Thursday (8/21/2014) opened to a full house and ended its last show on a high note with another sold-out concert. The auditorium seats about 3000. Apparently per jv entertainment weibo, Steven and Susanna's concert is the first time ever that GH Resort World held a 3-day concert. The concert is organized as a kick-off event for GH RW's 50th anniversary next year.

Oddly enough Susanna Kwan and Steven Ma’s first time collaboration is not to film a tv series together but to hold a joint concert in Malaysia instead.  Steven said it is his first time holding a concert in Malaysia.  The duo besides singing also invited random fans to get on the stage to sing, among them was a woman dressed in a polka-dot outfit, at seeing her Steven jested, "Siu Fung Jie is here!" (tn: in reference to HK singer, Paula Tsui 徐小鳳 in her 'famed' polka-dot stage costumes)

Thinking he had the Malaysian language down pat, Steven steps onto the stage and greets his audience: “Dai ka hou, Terima kasih!” (Audience: That’s “thank you!”) It’s not“How are you?”  Coached by the audience, Steven greets his audience, “Apa khabar?”  Seeing that the group of randomly selected uncles and aunties were unafraid to sing on stage, Steven quips to Susanna: “They sang so well, we should leave!” Susanna says: “We called them onto the stage to give them a present, but since they could sing so well they should give us presents instead.”  When presenting his signed photos to them, a fan asks Steven if the photos were taken when he was 18 years old, eliciting Steven’s pleased response: “They were taken yesterday.”  When a male fan requests Steven to sing the theme song of the TV series, “The Pride of Chaozhou 《我来自潮州》, Steven chuckles and says: “That’s an ATV tv series, don’t get confused. Haha! Not that it matters!”

Even though this is Steven’s first time performing on stage in Malaysia, his series of quips amused his audience greatly making them happy. After singing a series of tv theme songs, Steven then asks the audience if they liked his singing, he says: “If like, then applause loudly; if not, applause even louder. Haha!”

Steven has been in the industry for 20 years but he still maintains his looks very well, he says: “Still can deceive people ba! (tn: appearance)  In 1993 I participated in a singing competition. When debuted as singer, I released three music albums but they did not sell well. Then Lee Tim Sing and Catherine Tsang asked me to do a screen test for a tv series.  I didn’t know how to act then.  I was a singing competition champion but I had failed 43 times prior. Gradually my focus shifted from singing to filming mostly ancient period dramas because they thought that the shape of my head was suitable for ancient dramas.” When asked about the change in his collaboration mode with TVB, Steven says with gratitude towards TVB:  “Even though our collaboration mode is different but you all still can see me. TVB is my alma mater.”

Recalling singing Jackie Cheung’s “Lee Heong Lan”《李香兰》, Steven narrates: “At the time, my teacher said if not handsome but wanted to win then must pick a difficult song to sing”.   Purposely a leading remark to fish for compliments from the audience, Steven tries again and says "I know I’m not handsome" but the audience remains silent, so he says coyly: “Give some response ma!  I’d hoped to elicit your saying ‘not so’. You all don’t know how to sweet-talk...”  After that he mentions he has released a music album last year and this year too, and that he has written a separate song for his parents. Tonight he especially sings the song written for his father,《爸士》.

Songs:
1st day:  想飞 / 曾经几许 / 水中仙 / 爸士 / 天意/ 海滩 + 新鸳鸯蝴蝶梦 + 戏班小子 / 李香兰 / 月亮代表我的心 / 不了情 + 新不了情 .

2nd day: 《心照》《往事只能回味》《明天會更好》《曾經幾許》replaced 1st night's《巴士》《月亮代表我的心》《在雨中》

3rd day: 《漫步人生路》

Duet with Susanna: 在雨中 / 两忘烟水里
Susanna: 为我献上心韵 / 永远守着他 + 甜蜜蜜 + 我只在乎你 + 千言万语 + 梦如人生 / 无心害你 / 万千宠爱 / 讲不出声

News source
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For enlarged pix goto weibo link

Editorial: a recent candid photo

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A belated unearthing of a July 28covertly taken candid photo of Steven by a random weiboan. As she was leaving Starbucks at Macau Ferry Terminal suddenly in walked a handsome guy who was no other than Steven himself. What a lucky chance meeting for her.  See how his male assistant (intentionally or not) shielded Steven from prying eyes? lol!

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Steven's new hairdo

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Steven as celebrity performer together with Shirley Yeung and Bob Lam (林盛斌) (MCs),  Akina Hong and Catherine Chau (周家怡) at this July 27th 2014 birthday celebratory banquet from someone. From browsing Bob's weibo I guess this banquet was for this Macao big shot (尹國駒 -Wan Kuok-koi).  Don't know who is the girl in the 2nd pix.

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Gosh, the invasion of privacy by the ubiquitous cellphone cameras is terrible, but Steven looks so good.

A belated unearthing of a July 28 covertly taken candid photo of Steven by a random weiboan. As she was leaving Starbucks at Macau Ferry Terminal suddenly in walked a handsome guy who was no other than Steven himself. What a lucky chance meeting for her.  See how his male assistant (intentionally or not) shielded Steven from prying eyes? lol!

source:  7月28日 10:09

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July 28th 2014

 



Hmm! Wonder why Steven had his company signboard at Hing Sang Hong event?

Isn't it amazing how hair style can effectively change a person's look?  So, what do you think of Steven's bare forehead swept up hairdo?

pix credit sm facebook
source: carmankwan fb

Updated 7/25 /2014 Studio recording of "技行天下"

July 24 2014 Steven and 2 other judges recorded the first episode of the Guangdong reality tv show 技行天下 with live audience. Video clip: LeTV.com 

credit above pix to guangdong tv news site
more pix on sm baidu

Rant: What's with Steven's penchant for an overly tan look?  Doctor: "Whether the tanning exposure is indoors or outdoors, ultraviolet exposure over time causes what doctors call "photo aging," or wrinkles and a leathery look." In other words, excessive tanning causes premature aging - that's a fact,  and what's more, Steven's dark tan does not enhance his appearance at all, on the contrary the dark skin ages him.

link to onsite pix

-- more  in studio photos ---
-----competition result ---

Steven having dinner with sponsor

Group dinner with lady boss (Carman) of  衍生行 Hin Sang Hong Company Ltd herbal product fb July 11 2014

Wonder what's inside Steven's backpack?

Steven endorsing On.cc 東網 as a trendy, timely news network

network = oriental daily, The Sun, ontv etc

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watch video here

Steven in his prime?

A good pix of Steven -- a confident mature man in his element. Love that smile of his.

Steven-ma.org weibo photo album

Steven-ma.org weibo photo album

Steven's topless selfie to celebrate high rating

2014-3-31 14:16
@材叔 告知昨晚平均32最高35，感恩，也為昨晚的天氣異常沒造成人命傷害而感謝主！p.s.從沒發過赤膊照，就當是感謝大家支持！遠一點、黑一點，感覺壯一點，抱歉抱歉嘻嘻！

Uncle Choi informed that last night's rating average was 32 peaked at 35. Thanks! Also praise the Lord that last night's inclement weather did not cause cause bodily injuries! P.S. had never uploaded a topless pix before, so consider this as my thanks for your support!  A little bit farther away, a little bit darker, will give a buffier illusion. Sorry, sorry, heehee!


Note: May I say coquetry in a grown man is so unbecoming?  If want to show off body then do so with confidence and not act bashful. Anyway sorry to say, Steven's torso in the pix looks soft and flabby, not firm and muscled.  Am surprised that Steven would actually resort to taking off clothes to 'reward' fans for their support -- what next to his fans pandering?

Revised: Steven's CA concert in March -

Eta pix

Sigh! Shake head at Steven's hairstyle. The bangs is so unbecoming on him. And speechless at his circus ringmaster garb, too. 

More pix on 劉明珠 fb - 2014-03-23 Cache Creek Casino Resort

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Grab the tickets while they last. I've just checked the online tickets available for sale.  The 1 pm show has been sold out but there are still limited tickets left for the 4 pm show.

Steven Ma  and Shiny Liu Concert
Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, CA USA
Club 88 - 1 pm & 4 pm
Date: Sunday, March 23
Ticket prices: $108 / $78 / $58

eta: Sandy has confirmed that Steven will be holding the concert as scheduled link


Neither Steven nor his HK manager Sandy Lau (despite my weibo query a month ago to her) has said anything about this concert, never mind confirmed it. I've to say I really can't understand the low profile over this concert, unless Steven is still uncertain of his schedule despite the concert coming up in just two weeks' time.


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related c-box chat

My thanks to StevenMaFan for apprising me of Steven's CA concert. Thank you.

26 Feb 14, 09:10 PM

StevenMaFan: Tamaya do you have any news of Steven's March concerts? I've checked online and only see Northern California Cache Creek on March 23rd, idk if that's confirmed

 28 Feb 14, 10:54 AM

tamaya: I've tagged sandy lau on weibo with the concert question but no response. Maybe you can call up the cache creek on the phone to inquire?

 

8 Mar 14, 12:55 AM

StevenMaFan: for those who are in Northern California, so far this is what I see online: website