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XU JIAQI 许佳琪 | The 31st Chinese Top 10 Music Awards

Xu Jiaqi: more photos here awards ceremony: more photos here

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Early experiences Wang Yibo was born in Luoyang City, Henan Province. In his first year of junior year he saw street dance competitions on TV and became interested in the skill dance. After repeatedly asking his mother for permission, he began to learn dance and gradually discovered his physical talents. In 2011, Wang Yibo, who was still in his second year of junior high, participated in the national IBD top street dance competition and entered the top 16 hiphop group, and was discovered by Lehua Entertainment as a trainee UNIQ (2014) On September 15, 2014, he appeared as a member of the UNIQ group. On October 16, he joined the Korean music program "M! Countdown", debuted on the broadcast stage and officially started the Korean event; on October 20, the first single "Falling In Love" sung with the group was released in both Chinese and Korean; October 24, with the group as The American movie "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Mutants" sang the theme song "Born To Fight (born to fight)". On November 10, the group sang the Chinese theme song "Celebrate" for the American animated film "Penguins of Madagascar" ; on November 25, the group held the "UNIQ One and Only FanMeeting" in Beijing, officially opening the China promotional itinerary. On December 6, the group won the Most Anticipated Combination Award at the Screaming Iqiyi Night. Awards Ceremony; on December 23, they sang the song "Falling In Love" at the Sohu Fashion Festival; December On the 31st, I joined the Dragon TV New Year's Eve ceremony with the group. #WangYibo #ワンイーボー #หวังอี้ป๋อ #왕이보 #VươngNhấtBác #王一博 #Wangyibo王一博 #YIBO #theuntamed #uniq #lanwangji #cql #陈情令 #grankyourheart #MyStrangeFriend #legendoffei #beingahero #天天向上 #DayDayUp #beingaherowangyibo #wangyibocoolguy #legendoffeiwangyibo #wangyibouniq #uniqwangyibo #有翡 #冰雨火 #我的奇怪朋友 #王一博这就是街舞3 #这就是街舞3 https://www.instagram.com/p/CEWSkAaA-xK/?igshid=12vfl6r0r1d4g

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EXO (엑소) is a 9-membered boygroup under SM Entertainment. They debuted in 2012, and initially promoted in two seperate groups: EXO-K and EXO-M. Though, currently EXO is mostly promoting as a whole.

Fandom: EXO-L.

Sub-units: EXO-K, EXO-M, EXO-CBX.

Music video(s): Wolf, Wolf (Chinese version), Growl, Growl (Chinese version), Growl 2nd Version, Growl 2nd Version (Chinese version), Miracles In December, Miracles In December (Chinese version), Call Me Baby, Love Me Right, Lightsaber, Sing For You, Lucky One, Monster, Lotto, Dancing King (feat. Yoo Jaesuk), Coming Over, For Life, Ko Ko Bop, Power, Universe, Electric Kiss.

Music video’s with EXO-K and EXO-M versions will be listened in the ‘music video’ section in the sub-groups’ profiles.

Former members: Luhan, Kris, Tao (all current solo artists in China).

Social media: YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, vLive, Website.

XIUMIN — 시우민

Birth name: Kim Minseok — 김민석.

Birth date: March 26, 1990.

Birth place: Guri, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Religion: Catholic.

Blood type: B.

Height: 173 cm — 5′8″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One younger sister.

Position: Vocal, dance, rap.

Super power: Frost, snowflake.

Training period: About 4 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: Catholic Kwandong University.

Ideal type: Someone who is hug-able and can give comfort to others.

Collabortions: Call You Bae (with Jimin), Young & Free (with NCT’s Mark), For You (with fellow bandmembers Baekhyun & Chen).

Movie appearances: “Seondal: The Man Who Sells The River” (2016).

Drama appearances: “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Falling For Challenge” (2015).

Music video appearances: JIN - Gone.

Soundtrack appearances: You Are The One.

Musical appearances: “School OZ” (2015).

Awards: 4th APAN Star Awards; Award For SNS Web Drama; Falling For Challenge, Click! StarWars Awards; Most Popular Singer.

Knows taekwondo, fencing, kendo and soccer.

SUHO — 수호

Birth name: Kim Junmyeon — 김준면.

Birth date: May 22, 1991.

Birth place: Seoul, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: AB.

Height: 173 cm — 5′8″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older brother — Kim Dongkyu (4 years older).

Position: Leader, vocal.

Super power: Water.

Training period: About 6 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: Kyung Hee Cyber University Culture and Arts Business Department.

Ideal type: A girl with literary interests and long, straight hair.

Soundtrack appearances: Beautiful Accident (with fellow bandmember Chen), Saving Santa (with Jeong Eunji), Starlight (with Remi).

Collaborations: My Hero (with Super Junior’s Leeteuk, Kassy & Jo Youngsoo), Curtain (with Song Youngjoo), Dinner (with Jang Jane), Do You Have A Moment (with Jang Jane), Saving Santa (with Jeong Eunji), Beautiful Accident (with fellow bandmember Chen), Starlight (with Remi).

Movie appearances: “Attack On The Pin-Up Boys” (2007, cameo), “One Way Trip” (2016), “Middle School Girl A” (2018).

Drama appearances: “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “Prime Minister And I” (2014, cameo), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “The Universe’s Star” (2017), “How Are You Bread” (2018), “Rich Man” (2018).

Music video appearances: G.O.D - Dear Mom Remake.

Musical appearances: “School OZ” (2015), “The Last Kiss” (2017), "The Man Who Laughs” (2018).

LAY — 레이

Legal name: Zhang Yixing — 張藝興.

Birth name: Zhang Jiashuai — 张加帅.

Birth date: October 7, 1991.

Birth place: Changsha, Hunan, China.

Nationality: Chinese.

Blood type: A.

Height: 177 cm — 5′10″.

Weight: 60 kg — 132 lbs.

Sibling(s): None.

Position: Dance, vocal.

Super power: Healing, unicorn.

Social media: Instagram, Twitter.

Training period: About 4 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin.

Education: Hunan Normal University High School.

Ideal type: Someone cute and filial.

Instrument(s): Piano, guitar.

Music video(s): Monodrama, What U Need?, Lose Control, I Need U, Sheep, Goodbye Christmas.

Collaborations: Because Of You (with Luhan), Happy Youth (with Coco Jiang Wen & Li Xiaolu), A Man Thing (with the Royal Treasure cast).

Soundtrack appearances: Happy Youth (with Coco Jiang Wen & Li Xiaolu), Alone, A Man Thing (with the Royal Treasure cast), Pray, Everything Like You.

Movie appearances: “SMTOWN The Stage” (2015), “Ex-Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back” (2015, cameo), “Oh My God” (2015), “Go Fighting! The Movie: Royal Treasure” (2016), The Mystic Nine Side Story: Flowers Bloom In February” (2016), “Kung Fu Yoga” (2017), “The Founding Of An Army” (2017), “Unexpected Love” (2018), “I’m Beside You” (2018), “The Island” (2018).

Drama appearances: “We Are People” (1998), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “To Be A Better Man” (2016), “The Mystic Nine” (2016), “Operation Love” (2017), “Sha Hai” (2018, cameo), “The Golden Eyes” (2018), “Empress Of The Ming” (2019).

MC appearances: “Idol Producer”.

Awards: Asian Influence Awards; Best Influential All-Rounded Artist, Eastern Entertainment Influence Awards; Music Pioneer Of The Year, BaiduMusic King Awards; Best OST Of The Year, Top Chinese Music Awards; Best OST Of The Year & Best Newcomer Award, The 4th Vchart Awards; Best Film Song Of The Year, The 5th vchart Awards; Top Male Artist (mainland), Tencent Video Star Award; Album of the Year, Billboard Radio China; Top 10 Chinese Songs of the Year, The 9th Annual Power Fashion Award; Producer of the Year, The 25th ERC Chinese Top Ten Awards; Album of the Year, Most Popular Male Artist & Producer of the Year, China International Film Festival; Best Supporting Role Award, The 2nd China Drama Awards; Best All-Rounded Artist, The 12th Cosmopolitan Beauty Awards; Best Beauty of the Year, China Writer’s Rich List Awards; Celebrity Author Award (4th price), Entertainment Sharing Night; Most Influencial Idol Award, Asia Book Awards; Terrific Author of the Year, 2016ENAwards; Influencial Artist List, CCTV Flowers in the May Gala; Outstanding Youth Award & Esteemed Comradely Youth Award, 2017 Weibo TV Online Video Awards; Most Weibo Fans Award, 14th Esquire Man At His Best Awards; Man of the Year Award, CCTV Flowers in the May Gala; Outstanding Youth Actor Award.

Solo artist in China. Didn’t participate in a few comebacks staring with “Ko Ko Bop” promotions with EXO, due to conflict with his promotion schedule.

Established his own charity foundation entitled “Zhang Yixing Arts Scholarship”. 

The first ambassador of Perrier company in China, first ambassador to the Valentino brand, Huawei Nova ambassador, first ambassador of Milka company, first ambassador of Converse in Asia and Pacific Ocean.

Published an autobiography named “Standing Firm At 24″, in 2015.

BAEKHYUN — 백현

Birth name: Byun Baekhyun — 변백현.

Birth date: May 6, 1992.

Birth place: Wonmi-gu, Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: O.

Height: 174 cm — 5′8″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older brother — Byun Baekbeom.

Position: Vocal.

Super power: Light, sun.

Social media: Instagram, Twitter.

Training period: About 1 year.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Instrument(s): Piano.

Education: Kyung Hee Cyber University Culture and Arts Business Department.

Ideal type: A woman full of charms.

Music video(s): Take You Home.

Collaborations: The Day We Met (as part of I Am Korea), One Dream One Korea (with various artists), Dream (with Suzy), The Day (with K.Will), Rain (with Soyou), Dear My Family (as part of SMTOWN), For You (with fellow bandmembers Xiumin & Chen).

Soundtrack appearances: Dear My Family (as part of SMTOWN), Beautiful, For You (with fellow bandmembers Xiumin & Chen).

Drama appearances: “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo” (2016).

MC appearances: Inkigago (2014).

Music video appearances: DJ DOC - Dance With D.O.C Remake.

Musical appearances: “Singin’ In The Rain” (2014).

Awards: 4th YinYueTai V-Chart Awards; Most Popular Singer South Korea, 1st Asia Artist Awards; Popularity Award (Actor) & Best Rookie Award, 8th Melon Music Awards; Best R&B/Soul (with Suzy), 18th Mnet Asian Music Awards; Best Collaboration (with Suzy), SBS Drama Awards; New Star Award, 31st Golden Disk Awards; Digital Bonsang (with Suzy) & Asian Choice Popularity Award (with Suzy), 2017 Fandom School Awards; Individual Popularity Award.

Knows hapkido and aikido.

Launched his own fashion brand “Privé by BBH” in 2018.

His ex-girlfriend is Taeyeon.

CHEN — 첸

Birth name: Kim Jongdae — 김종대.

English name: Matteo Kim.

Birth date: September 21, 1992.

Birth place: Siheung, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: B.

Height: 173 cm — 5′8″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older brother.

Position: Vocal.

Super power: Thunder, lightning.

Training period: About 1 year.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Instrument(s): Piano.

Education: Hanyang Cyber University Advertisement Media MBA.

Ideal type: Someone who looks older, and someone who would take good care of him.

Collaborations: Breath (with Zhang Liyin), A Day Without You (with Kim Jonghyun), When I Was... When U Were... (with f(x)’s Krystal), Lil’ Something (with Vibe & Heize), If We Love Again (with fellow bandmember Chanyeol), Years (with DJ Alesso), Nosedive (with Dynamic Duo), Bye Babe (with 10cm), Dear My Family (as mart of SMTOWN0, Everytime (with Punch), Beautiful Accident (with fellow bandmember Suho), For You (with fellow bandmembers Xiumin & Baekhyun).

Soundtrack appearances: Dear My Family (as part of SMTOWN, The Best Luck, Everytime (with Punch), Beautiful Accident (with fellow bandmember Suho), For You (with fellow bandmembers Xiumin & Baekhyun), Can’t Say Goodbye (I’m Not Okay).

Drama appearances: “EXO Next Door” (2015).

Musical appearances: “In The Heights” (2015).

Awards: 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival; Best OST by a Male Artist, 19th Mnet Asian Music Awards; Best Collaboration (with Dynamic Duo), 9th Melon Music Awards; Best Rap-Hip Hop Award (with Dynamic Duo).

CHANYEOL — 찬열

Birth name: Park Chanyeol — 박찬열.

Birth date: November 27, 1992.

Birth place: Seoul, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: A.

Height: 186 cm — 6′1″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older sister — Park Yoora; news anchor (3 years older).

Position: Rap, vocal.

Super power: Fire, phoenix.

Social media: Instagram, SoundCloud.

Training period: About 4 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: Kyung Hee Cyber University Culture and arts Business Department.

Instrument(s): Guitar, drum, bass, djembe.

Ideal type: Someone cute, sincere and who smiles a lot.

Collaborations: If We Love Again (with fellow bandmember Chen), Let Me Love You (with Junggigo), Bad Girl (with Henry), Rewind (with Zhou Mi), Don’t Make Money (with Heize), Confession (with Yesung), Freal Luv (with Far East Movement, Marshmello & Tinashe), I Hate You (with Yuan Shanshan), Stay With Me (with Punch).

Soundtrack appearances: Last Hunter, I Hate You (with Yuan Shanshan), Stay With Me (with Punch).

Movie appearances: “Salut d’Amour” (2015), “So I Married An Anti-Fan” (2016).

Drama appearances: “High Kick!” (2008, cameo), “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “Royal Villa” (2013, cameo), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Missing 9″ (2017), “Memories Of The Alhambra” (2018), “Secret Queen Makers” (2018).

Music video appearances: Henry - 1.2.3 (Acoustic), H.O.T - 빛 Remake.

Awards: 8th Korea Drama Awards; Best New Actor & Hallyu Star Award, 16th Top Chinese Music Awards; Most Popular Foreign Idol, 5th YinYueTai VChart Awards; Best Collaboration (with Yuan Shanshan) & Most Popular Artist, Asia Model Festival Awards; Asia OST Popularity (with Punch), 13th KKBox Music Awards; Best Korean Single of the Year (with Punch).

Appeared on television shows “Law Of The Jungle”, “Roommate” and “Salty Tour”.

D.O — 디오

Birth name: Do Kyungsoo — 도경수.

Birth date: January 12, 1993.

Birth place: Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: A.

Height: 173 cm — 5′8″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older brother — Do Seungsoo.

Position: Vocal.

Super power: Force.

Training period: About 2 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: Baekseok High School.

Ideal type: A girl who is kind and eats well.

Collaborations: Tell Me (What Is Love) (with Yoo Youngjin), Goodbye Summer (with f(x)), Dear My Family (as a part of SMTOWN), Don’t Worry (with Jo Jungsuk).

Soundtrack appearances: Dear My Family (as part of SMTOWN), Scream, Crying Out, Don’t Worry (with Jo Jungsuk).

Movie appearances: “Cart” (2014), “Pure Love” (2016), “My Annoying Brother” (2016), “Room No.7″ (2017), “Along With The Gods: The Two Worlds” (2017), “Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days” (2018), “Swing Kids” (2018).

Drama appearances: “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “It’s Okay, That’s Love” (2014), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Hello Monster” (2015, cameo), “Be Positive” (2016), “Dear Husband Of 100 Days” (2018).

Music video appearances: S.E.S - I’m Your Girl Remake.

Awards: 16th Seoul International Youth Film Festival; Best Young Actor, 3rd APAN Star Awards; Best New Actor, 11th Max Movie Awards; Rising Star Award, 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards; Most Popular Actor (Film, 2016), 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards; Most Popular Actor (Film, 2017), Korean Film Shining Star Awards; Newcomer Award (Film), 13th JIMFF Awards; Star Award, 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards; Best New Actor, 2nd Asia Artist Awards; Popularity Award (Actor).

KAI — 카이

Birth name: Kim Jongin — 김종인.

Birth date: January 14, 1994.

Birth place: Seoul, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: A.

Height: 182 cm — 5′11″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): Two older sisters (9 and 5 years older).

Position: Dance, rap, vocal, visual, center.

Super power: Teleportation.

Social media: Instagram.

Training period: About 5 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Ideal type: Han Yeseul.

Collaborations: Pretty Boy (with Taemin).

Drama appearances: “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Choco Bank” (2016), “First Seven Kisses” (2016), “Andante” (2017), “Spring Has Come” (2018), “Miracle That We Met” (2018).

Music video appearances: Deux - In Summer Remake.

His ex-girlfriend is f(x)’s Krystal.

Was a part of project unit Younique Unit.

Knows ballet, jazz, hip-hop, popping and rocking dancing.

SEHUN — 세훈

Birth name: Oh Sehun — 오세훈.

Birth date: April 12, 1994.

Birth place: Seoul, South Korea.

Nationality: South Korean.

Blood type: O.

Height: 183 cm — 6′0″.

Weight: Unknown.

Sibling(s): One older brother (3 years older).

Position: Dance, rap, vocal.

Super power: Wind.

Social media: Instagram.

Training period: About 4 years.

Language(s): Korean, Mandarin, Japanese.

Education: School of Performing Arts Seoul.

Ideal type: A kind woman.

Movie appearances: “Catman” (2018), “Dokgo Rewind” (2018).

Drama appearances: “To The Beautiful You” (2012, cameo), “Royal Villa” (2013, cameo), “EXO Next Door” (2015), “Secret Queen Makers” (2018), “Busted!” (2018), “Dear Archimedes” (2019).

Music video appearances: Shinhwa - Yo! Remake.

Awards: 5th Gaon Chart Music Awards; Weibo Kpop Star Award, 6th Gaon Chart Music Awards; Artist of Fans’ Choice (Individual), 5th V Chart Awards; Most Popular Artist Tonight, Fashionista Awards; Global Icon.

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1.His full name was Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou.

2. He was born on June 25, 1963.

3. George Michael was born in East Finchley, London.  His father, Kyriacos Panayiotou, a Greek Cypriot restaurateur, moved to England in the 1950s and changed his name to Jack Panos. Michael’s mother, Lesley Angold (née Harrison; 1937–1997), was an English dancer; his maternal grandmother was Jewish.

4. Michael spent the majority of his childhood in Kingsbury, London, in the home his parents bought soon after his birth; he attended Kingsbury High School.

5. While in his early teens, the family moved to Radlett, Hertfordshire. There, Michael attended Bushey Meads School in the neighbouring town of Bushey, where he befriended his future Wham! partner Andrew Ridgeley.

6. The two had the same career ambition of being musicians.[10] Michael would busk on the London Underground, performing songs such as “’39” by Queen.

7. His involvement in the music business began with his working as a DJ, playing at clubs and local schools around Bushey, Stanmore, and Watford. This was followed by the formation of a short-lived ska band called the Executive, with Ridgeley, Ridgeley’s brother Paul, Andrew Leaver, and David Mortimer (later known as David Austin

8. George Michael formed the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. The band’s first album Fantastic reached No. 1 in the UK in 1983 and produced a series of top 10 singles including “Young Guns”, “Wham Rap!” and “Club Tropicana”.

9. Their second album, Make It Big, reached No. 1 on the charts in the US. Singles from that album included “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” (No. 1 in the UK and US), “Freedom”, “Everything She Wants”, and “Careless Whisper” which reached No. 1 in nearly 25 countries, including the UK and US, and was Michael’s first solo effort as a single.

10. George Michael sang on the original Band Aid recording of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” (which became the UK Christmas number one) and donated the profits from “Last Christmas/Everything She Wants” to charity.

11. He also contributed background vocals to David Cassidy’s 1985 hit “The Last Kiss”, as well as Elton John’s 1985 successes “Nikita” and “Wrap Her Up”.

12. Michael cited Cassidy as a major career influence and interviewed Cassidy for David Litchfield’s Ritz Newspaper.

13. Wham!’s tour of China in April 1985, the first visit to China by a Western popular music act, generated worldwide media coverage, much of it centred on Michael.

14. Before Wham!’s appearance in China, many kinds of music in the country were forbidden. The audience included members of the Chinese government, and Chinese television presenter, Kan Lijun.  The tour was documented by film director Lindsay Anderson and producer Martin Lewis in their film Foreign Skies: Wham! In China.

15, With the success of Michael’s solo singles, “Careless Whisper” (1984) and “A Different Corner” (1986), rumours of an impending break up of Wham! intensified.

16. The duo officially separated in 1986, after releasing a farewell single, “The Edge of Heaven” and a singles compilation, The Final, plus a sell-out concert at Wembley Stadium that included the world premiere of the China film.

17. The Wham! partnership ended officially with the commercially successful single “The Edge of Heaven”, which reached No. 1 on the UK chart in June 1986.

18. The beginning of his solo career, during early 1987, was a duet with Aretha Franklin. “I Knew You Were Waiting” was a one-off project that helped Michael achieve an ambition by singing with one of his favourite artists, and it scored number one on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100 upon its release

19. For Michael, it became his third consecutive solo number one in the UK from three releases, after 1984’s “Careless Whisper” (though the single was actually from the Wham! album Make It Big) and 1986’s “A Different Corner”.

20. The single was also the first Michael had recorded as a solo artist which he had not written himself.

21. The co-writer, Simon Climie, was unknown at the time, although he would have success as a performer with the band Climie Fisher in 1988. Michael and Aretha Franklin won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best R&B Performance – Duo or Group with Vocal for the song

22. In late 1987, Michael released his debut solo album, Faith. In addition to playing a large number of instruments on the album, he wrote and produced every track on the recording, except for one, which he co-wrote.

23. The first single released from the album was “I Want Your Sex”, in mid-1987. The song was banned by many radio stations in the UK and US, due to its sexually suggestive lyrics.

25. MTV broadcast the video, featuring celebrity make-up artist Kathy Jeung in a basque and suspenders, only during the late night hours.

26. Some radio stations played a toned-down version of the song, “I Want Your Love”, with the word “love” replacing “sex”.

27. When “I Want Your Sex” reached the US charts, American Top 40 host Casey Kasem refused to say the song’s title, referring to it only as “the new single by George Michael.” In the US, the song was also sometimes listed as “I Want Your Sex (from Beverly Hills Cop II)”, since the song was featured on the soundtrack of the movie.  Despite censorship and radio play problems, “I Want Your Sex” reached No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and No. 3 in the UK.

28. The second single, “Faith”, was released in October 1987, a few weeks before the album. “Faith” became one of his most popular songs. The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and maintained that position for four consecutive weeks.

29. It also reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart.[13] The video provided some definitive images of the 1980s music industry in the process—Michael in shades, leather jacket, cowboy boots, and Levi’s jeans, playing a guitar near a classic-design jukebox.

30. On 30 October, Faith was released in the UK and in several markets worldwide. In the United States, the album had 51 non-consecutive weeks in the top 10 of Billboard 200, including 12 weeks at No. 1. Faith had many successes, with four singles (“Faith”, “Father Figure”, “One More Try”, and “Monkey”) reaching No. 1 in the US.

31. In 1988, Michael embarked on a world tour. In Los Angeles, Michael was joined on stage by Aretha Franklin for “I Knew You Were Waiting”. It was the second highest grossing event of 1988, earning $17.7 million.

32. In February 1989, Faith won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 31st Grammy Awards. At the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards on 6 September in Los Angeles, Michael received the Video Vanguard Award.

33. According to Michael in his film, A Different Story, success did not make him happy and he started to think there was something wrong in being an idol for millions of teenage girls. The whole Faith process (promotion, videos, tour, awards) left him exhausted, lonely and frustrated, and far from his friends and family.

34. “Freedom ’90” was the second of only two of its singles to be supported by a music video (the other being the Michael-less “Praying for Time”). The song alludes to his struggles with his artistic identity, and prophesied his efforts shortly thereafter to end his recording contract with Sony Music

35. As if to prove the song’s sentiment, Michael refused to appear in the video (directed by David Fincher), and instead recruited supermodels Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Tatjana Patitz, and Cindy Crawford to appear in and lip sync in his stead. It also featured the reduction of his sex symbol status.

36. At the 1991 Brit Awards, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 won the award for Best British Album.

37. George Michael performed at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert on 20 April 1992 at London’s Wembley Stadium.  The concert was a tribute to the life of the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury, with the proceeds going to AIDS research.

38. In his last ever radio interview Mercury had praised Michael adding that he loved his track “Faith”.

39. At the age of 19, Michael told Andrew Ridgeley and close friends that he was bisexual. Michael also told one of his two sisters, but he was advised by friends not to tell his parents about his sexuality.

40. In a 1999 interview with The Advocate, Michael told the Editor in Chief, Judy Wieder, that it was “falling in love with a man that ended his conflict over bisexuality”. “I never had a moral problem with being gay”, Michael told Wieder. “I thought I had fallen in love with a woman a couple of times. Then I fell in love with a man, and realized that none of those things had been love.”

41. In 2007, Michael said he had hidden the fact he was gay because of worries over what effect it might have on his mother.

42. George Michael established a relationship with Anselmo Feleppa, a Brazilian dress designer, whom he had met at the 1991 concert Rock in Rio.

42. Six months into their relationship, Feleppa discovered that he had HIV. Michael later said: “It was terrifying news. I thought I could have the disease too. I couldn’t go through it with my family because I didn’t know how to share it with them – they didn’t even know I was gay.”

42. In 1993, Feleppa died of an AIDS-related brain haemorrhage.

43. George Michael’s single “Jesus to a Child” is a tribute to Feleppa (he consistently dedicated it to him before performing it live), as is his 1996 album Older.

44. In 1996, George Michael entered into a long-term relationship with Kenny Goss, a former flight attendant, cheerleader coach and sportswear executive from Dallas. They had homes in Dallas and an £8 million mansion in Highgate, North London.

45. In late November 2005, it was reported that Michael and Goss would register their relationship as a civil partnership in the UK,  but because of negative publicity and his upcoming tour, they postponed it to a later date.

46. On 22 August 2011, the opening night of his Symphonica world tour, George Michael announced that he and Goss had split two years earlier. Goss was present at Michael’s British sentencing for driving under the influence of cannabis on 14 September 2010.

47. Questions of Michael’s sexual orientation persisted in public until 7 April 1998, when he was arrested for “engaging in a lewd act” in a public restroom of the Will Rogers Memorial Park in Beverly Hills, California.

48. On 26 February 2006, Michael was arrested for possession of Class C drugs, an incident that he described as “my own stupid fault, as usual.” He was cautioned by the police and released.

49. During September 2007, on Desert Island Discs, he said that his cannabis use was a problem; he wished he could smoke less of it and was constantly trying to do so.

50. On 5 December 2009, in an interview with The Guardian, Michael explained he had cut back on cannabis and now smoked only ‘seven or eight’ spliffs per day instead of the 25 he used to smoke.

51. In the early hours of Sunday 4 July 2010 Michael was returning from the Gay Pride parade. The singer was spotted on CCTV driving into the front of a Snappy Snaps store in Hampstead, North London and was arrested on suspicion of being unfit to drive.

52. During the time of Margaret Thatcher as the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom throughout the 1980s, Michael voted Labour.

53. Michael wrote “Shoot the Dog”, a song critical about the friendly relationship between the British and American governments, in particular Tony Blair and George W. Bush, with their involvement in the Iraq War.

54. During 2000, Michael joined Melissa Etheridge, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, the Pet Shop Boys, and k.d. lang, to perform in Washington, D.C. as part of ‘Equality Rocks’ – a concert to benefit the Human Rights Campaign.

55. He devoted his 2007 concert in Sofia, Bulgaria, from his “Twenty Five Tour” to the Bulgarian nurses prosecuted in the HIV trial in Libya.

56. On 17 June 2008, Michael said he was thrilled by California’s legalisation of same-sex marriage, calling the move “way overdue”

57. On 1 December 2011, doctors at the hospital in which George Michael had stayed announced that the singer was “steadily improving” and that he had moved out of the intensive care ward. On 21 December 2011, the hospital discharged Michael.

58. On 23 December 2011, Michael made a public speech outside his house in Highgate, London, in which he stated that the staff at the Vienna General Hospital had saved his life and that he would perform a free concert specifically for those staff. While making the speech, he became emotional and breathless.

59. During the speech, he also mentioned that he had undergone a tracheotomy.  He also said that, after waking from the coma, he had a temporary West Country accent.

60. On 25 December 2016, Michael died in his sleep at his home in Goring-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, aged 53. No cause of death was immediately determined. His manager has stated that heart failure is the probable cause of death.

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[COVERAGE ] 161231 Astro Star Quest 2016 & New Year Countdown feat. Royal Pirates, Bii, Nicholas Teo & Many More!

Kuala Lumpur, 31st December 2016 - Malaysians, including fans of Royal Pirates were invited to usher in 2017 with the biggest countdown concert in town by Astro, featuring K-pop, Taiwanese and local superstars at the Central Park, Desa ParkCity on 31st December 2016, starting from 8PM onwards till midnight for the New Year Countdown 2017. This concert has set the stage for the grand finals of Astro Star Quest (ASQ) 2016, where the 20th champion will be crowned in the presence of all previous 19 winners! Together with Korean-American band Royal Pirates, Mandopop singer-songwriter Bii, and one of the most noteworthy ASQ alumni Nicholas Teo and Canto-pop singer Eric Kwok who served as judges for this year’s ASQ grand finals. This event marked the third visit for Royal Pirates in Malaysia, where they had their first fanmeeting and showcase in June 2015 and November 2016 respectively. Malaysian fans are sure very lucky!

 Astro Star Quest 2016 finals started at 8PM sharp with the grand opening with Dato Sri Liew Yew Chung, CEO of London Choco Roll as well as Wong Siah Ping, who served as Astro Chinese Customer Business’ Vice President. Then, the performances of the top 5 finalists started with Eugene Wen Keng Soon (26, Selangor), Steve Eer Xiao Hui (21, Johor), William Tan Kian Hong (24, Kelantan), Wengdyy Ooi Wen Lih (24, Kedah) and Brian Chiew Yi Bin (19, Penang) who sang their hearts out to wow the judges and fans.

Setlist:    1.      Eugene

Performances: “Show Me Your Burlesque”, “舞娘” and “人间烟火”

Opponent vs. Brian (PK performances): “被驯服的象” and “你在烦恼什么”

Collaboration performance: “Lady Marmalade” (feat. Jacklyn Victor)

 2.       Steve

  Performances: “A Whole New World”, “Love Yourself” and “还是会” + “爱情废才”

 Opponent vs. William (PK performances): “I’m Yours”, Drum Solo and “OAOA”

 Collaboration performance: “黑裙子” (feat. Apple, 2015 ASQ Winner)

  3.      William

 Performances: “The Fox” and “Move Like Jaggers”

 Opponent vs. Wengdyy (PK performances): “女孩儿与四重奏”, “谁人董是非” (composed song) and “Nobody”

Collaboration performance: “当你老了” and “时间都去哪儿了” (feat. Rachel Liang)

 4.       Wengdyy

Performances: “十字街头”, “浮夸” and “斑马斑马” 

Opponent vs. Eugene (PK performances): “黑吃黑” and “血腥爱情故事”

Collaboration performance: “夜的第七章” (feat. 张引山)  

5. Brian

 Performances: “伤心的人别听慢歌” and “春花梦路” 

 Opponent vs. Steve (PK performances): “你好不好”, “演员” “特务J” and “大艺术家”

 Collaboration performance: “W.H.Y” (feat. 东于哲) At 10:15PM, it was about time for the prize presentation. Winner for PEOPLE’s Choice Award Astro 2016 goes to Brian who will be taking back RM2,000 cash. The prize was presented by Astro Chinese Customer Business Vice President Wong Siah Ping. Then, the winners list goes as follows below which was presented by Dato Sri Liew Yew Chung, CEO of London Choco Roll as well as Wong Siah Ping, who served as Astro Chinese Customer Business’ Vice President. 

The spectacular event continued on with the performances of former Malaysian Idol alumni, Jacklyn Victor with “Titanium” as well as other ASQ ex-winners. As the hour approaches, the performers including the Korean-American band, Royal Pirates gathered on stage to usher in the new year of 2017.

Before Royal Pirates performed on stage, they were interviewed regarding the performances displayed today and their feelings towards tonight’s results.

Q: So could you tell us about what you think about tonight’s results?

Moon: Well yes um, we all became big fans of Wengdyy. We were really happy with the results. But Brian really killed the show too. We don’t know what to expect-

James: In a good way.

Moon: Yeah in a good way. He killed it. So yeah. We were like, “Is it gonna be Brian or Wengdyy?” and then they won and we both were like, wow.

Q: They both were overwhelming favourites. So what do you think Brian’s performance? What does it take that Wengdyy have done better than him?

James: I think Wengdyy has her value as an artist, she’s very unique and she has a colour that comes across very honest. So I think that’s what touches people as well as her tone is very, um, almost haunting. It’s a very epic scale type of charisma that she has. We’re excited to see how she can do in the future.

Moon: I think Wengdyy has that style that really, you know, touches people in a good way. (Laughs)

Exsy: I also think that she has definitely has a great presence on stage. I think she’s very charismatic and she’s very unique in her own way. And I love how she has like her personal colour of music. I think Brian was stable throughout the whole show while Wengdyy has that one point where she wows everybody.

 Q: You guys have been them performing from the semi-finals till today. Besides the two of them, do you guys think that anyone gave you any surprise tonight? Or rather the most improved?

Moon: I think Brian. Because at first Brian stood up to me that much, but as the show goes on and he kept on improving and tonight he improved so much that he became a possible winner. So I was really proud of him and it was a pleasant surprise that he improved so much.

James: Um, I think the same thing and also Steve, I like how she chose her songs this time and she was able to show her strengths a little more. I wanna say more about Wengdyy. I noticed that during the song where she wore the white dress, there was like a malfunction. They were trying to put it on the back and they pushed her while she was singing and she was still stable. There was maybe like two or three seconds before the lift went up so I was really impressed how she didn’t even get fazed by that and she did it like a professional as this is a competition. That’s really interesting. Very proud.

Exsy: I want give a prize to everybody because everybody is a winner. I think everybody worked hard and improved a lot. I was very proud of each and every one of them so everybody is a winner.

 Royal Pirates started performing their hit songs “Drawing The Line” and “Dangerous” at 00:25AM, followed by Taiwanese superstar Bii with “都是你害的” and “Love More” and ended with a group performance at 01:00AM.

 We would like to thank Astro for the kind invitation ! Happy New Year 2017 to all Malaysian K-pop Fans (MKF) followers.  Coverage & Article by Angie  Editor : Ai  See also: Official photos during ASQ Final+ New Year Concert 

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#WkndMmts: Supermoon, Disney Mulan, WorldWideHandsomeDay, Standard Chartered Marathon

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#WkndMmts: Supermoon, Disney Mulan, WorldWideHandsomeDay, Standard Chartered Marathon

Supermoon 2017

#Repost @fowlerkenton ・・・ “Sunday morning’s Super Moon setting behind our beautiful skyline here in Madison, Wisconsin.” Tag @wistatejournal in your photos for repost consideration. #madisonwi #supermoon #moonlover #wisconsin #lakemonona #moon #wi #wisconsinlife

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Trending on Twitter right now is the #SuperMoon 2017 with over 57k tweets. On the 3rd of December, the world was treated to the only Supermoon sighting of 2017 where the Moon was exceptionally large and bright as it’s at the closest distance to Earth.

The most recent Supermoon was around a year ago on November 14, 2016 and the skywaters will be even more excited to know that there will be two more Supermoon in 2018 – January 2nd and January 31st.

In case you’ve missed it, watch the Super Moon in action here!

Spectacular timelapse video captures supermoon setting Sunday morning over the chapel at St. George's School in Middletown, Rhode Island. December's full moon appears bigger and brighter in the sky as it sits closer than average to Earth. Sunday's moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons. The next two will occur on Jan. 1, 2018, and Jan. 31. #supermoon #moon #middletown #ri

A post shared by ABC News (@abcnews) on Dec 3, 2017 at 5:26pm PST

Of course, everyone who spotted the Supermoon took to various social media platforms to document this phenomenal sighting and here are some of the best shots.

Tonight’s super moon rising behind downtown Tampa. Met up with @meteorologistbryan to get this one. Gonna miss out on a fantastic ISS transit tonight from the east coast of Florida – good luck to my buddies @johnkrausphotos & @marcuscote_photo who will be shooting it. Taken from 4th Street in St. Petersburg with my D750, 300mm f/4 & TC-14e teleconverter – f/5.6, 1sec, 400 ISO & Fuck Trump. #supermoon #moon #moonrise #fullmoon #tampa #tampabay #stpetersburg #florida

A post shared by James Boone (@oldboone) on Dec 3, 2017 at 4:55pm PST

SUPER COOL! Check out this shot of the #Supermoon rising over Lake Michigan tonight. Thanks to @tmahlmann for sharing this gorgeous shot with us!

A post shared by ABC 7 Chicago (@abc7chicago) on Dec 3, 2017 at 4:14pm PST

Yesterday's #supermoon setting over the Dome. 👏 Photo @DanZDill (Twitter) #massachusetsinstituteoftechnology #MIT #AroundMIT #moon #stopandlook

A post shared by MIT (@mitpics) on Dec 3, 2017 at 6:01pm PST

The #supermoon rises over Polish Hill in #Pittsburgh tonight, glowing an eerie red as it ascends into the night sky just after sunset. Absolutely incredible to see. pic.twitter.com/1AtsKO4MKb

— Dave DiCello (@DaveDiCello) December 4, 2017

WOW! Full Supermoon seen tonight from Washington, DC. Photo credit: @CTDPIX #Supermoon #Space #DCwx pic.twitter.com/HSE3EDe95w

— Mark Tarello (@mark_tarello) December 4, 2017

  Disney Mulan

We have a Mulan! 🎉 Disney casted actress Liu Yi Fei to play the lead in the live action movie and based off this edit I think she’ll be the perfect Mulan 😁 . #disney #disneyprincess #mulan #liveactionmulan #liuyifei #disneynews #disneymovie #disneygram #disneymovies #whenwillmyreflectionshow #mushu #illmakeamanoutofyou #agirlworthfightingfor #instadisney #crystalliu #disneymulan Image Credit: @angelsecretofficial

A post shared by ❥EAH Adult Doll Collector❥ (@ever.after.high_forever.after) on Nov 30, 2017 at 8:16am PST

Ever since Disney first released news that they would be remaking Mulan set to release in 2019, everyone has been debating and anticipating the final casting for the lead role. Numerous names were suggested and finally, just a couple of days ago, it has been confirmed – Chinese Actress Cystal Liu Yifei will be our next Mulan!

For those familiar with Crystal, the 30 year-old actress is clearly a popular choice for the lead role. With over 53 million fans on Weibo, not only has Crystal starred in various top Chinese films and drams, she has also appeared in Hollywood movies – The Forbidden Kingdom, Outcast.

We finally have a beautiful Chinese Mulan #mulan2019 #花木兰 #花木蘭

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Liu Yi Fei looks absolutely stunning in a photoshoot that was done earlier this year! Disney Movies updated weibo with two of the shots for their #Mulan announcement post~#刘亦菲 ​#liuyifei #crystalliu #disney #disneymulan #mulan2019 pic.twitter.com/9wU7dLp1tO

— c-drama tweets (@dramapotatoe) December 1, 2017

Mulan x Liu Yifei#刘亦菲 #花木兰 #DisneyMulan #photography pic.twitter.com/cUGCEINuhj

— Knightly Cheng (@KnightlyCheng) December 2, 2017

  #WorldwideHandsomeDay

For those who saw the hashtag on their social feed, you may be wondering what could this hashtag be for. Well, it’s probably not surprising for those familiar with KPOP but for the rest of us, who is this mysterious man that could live up to this hashtag.

The answer is: Kim Seok Jin from BTS and…

It’s his birthday today (4th Dec)! Over the weekend leading up to his birthday, fans from all around the world gathered on social media to dedicate their birthday wishes to their Jin. You may be wondering though, how did the term WorldWideHandsome come about? This may be one of the origin where Jin cheekily calls himself Worldwide handsome to a zombie (?)!

zombie: ???? jin: “jin sticker, it’s me, yeah worldwide handsome” zombie: *all smiles* #WorldwideHandsomeDay pic.twitter.com/uwlxxi2xYv

— happy jes and jin day 🎊✨ (@namjoonsunrise) December 3, 2017

#BTS #방탄소년단 #LOVE_YOURSELF 承 'Her' Concept Photo E version

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Recently, BTS as a group has achieved some amazing milestones internationally. In May this year, the group’s extraordinary popularity on social networks led to its first Billboard Music Award win for Top Social Artist. Following after and since the release of Wings album, BTS’ popularity has grown tremendously in the States as well.

In September, BTS achieved the first first ever top 10 for a K-pop act on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Love Yourself album ranking at number 7. Later, their top hit “DNA” made its first entry to Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, debuting at number 85.

For the first time ever in the U.S, Seokjin’s solo Awake was played on the U.S radio station 103.7 in honor of his birthday. His solo is the only solo by BTS that has been played in the U.S! #WorldwideHandsomeDay pic.twitter.com/wM4ETbzrBJ

— Britany ♥️ Seokjin Day (@btslove_britany) December 4, 2017

In November, BTS was even invited to perform at the American Music Awards 2017 and their hashtag #BTSxAMAs trend worldwide on Twitter. BTS has definitely made a name for itself in the international music space, the same goes for all its individual members. In honor of Jin’s birthday, US radio station even played his solo. On Twitter alone, there are over 1.5 million tweets just for him!

So in celebration of #WorldwideHandsomeDay have this thread of videos with all of Jin's lines from every BTS MV to show him some love pic.twitter.com/3X3N5ez2jV

— ⓝⓘⓒ (@jhopeyea) December 3, 2017

When gravity tries to bring you down but you’re Kim Seokjin 😂💕#WorldWideHandsomeDay

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  Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2017

And…we're off to a scenic start for the 10km run this morning! All the best to runners taking a tour around the city's iconic Downtown Core 😄

A post shared by #SCSM2017 | 3 Dec 2017 (@sgmarathon) on Dec 2, 2017 at 3:28pm PST

The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon (SCSM) has established itself as the marquee running event on Singapore’s sporting calendar and is proudly organized by IRONMAN Asia. It features the highly anticipated Full and Half Marathon as well as kids event, providing runners with a scenic view of Singapore’s iconic landmarks as they race through.

This year, SCSM was held on the 3rd of December and sold out to 48,400 participants for the first time. Kenya runners bagged home the top position for both male and female categories with Cosmas Kimutai and Pamela Rotich.

NATIONAL CHAMPION! 🥇 #SGMarathon #ASICSSG #FuelledByHTwoO

A post shared by Soh Rui Yong (@runsohfast) on Dec 2, 2017 at 4:54pm PST

For the national championship, Singapore top marathoners Soh Rui Yong and Rachel See clinched the local category!

Going by the official hashtag #SCSM2017, there are over 8000 posts on Instagram as participants shared their marathon experience.

And she said YES 💍 Congratulations to Willie & Karen! #SCSM2017 is the first time the couple is running together, and Willie carefully kept the ring with him throughout the whole Half Marathon. What's more precious is that the ring holds special significance as it's actually Willie's mom's engagement ring from 30 years ago 😍 Full interview with the couple up on our Facebook page at 11am!

A post shared by #SCSM2017 | 3 Dec 2017 (@sgmarathon) on Dec 2, 2017 at 6:04pm PST

When else would you get almost the whole city closed off for a weekend of events that brought 48,000 people from all over the globe together? Only for The Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 💯 . A rare opportunity to be standing on the street at Esplanade Drive at 5am, ushering in the marathon runners just before sunrise! 🏃🏻‍♀️ . Despite the 3am call time and having been on my feet for 9 hours straight, I’m so grateful to have had this incredible hosting opportunity. I’ve learnt a lot from my fellow international cohosts Whit and Chiqui as well, and I truly hope to link up with you guys again! 🖤 Glad to have hosted Singapore’s biggest running event with you guys! . #SCSM2017 #marathon #singapore #asia @sgmarathon @stanchartsg @underarmoursg PC: @nicolequek

A post shared by SONIA (@soniachew) on Dec 2, 2017 at 11:01pm PST

Closing the year strong!!! 🏃🏽‍♀️ It was my first time taking part in the Standard Chartered and I opted to do the modest 10k because truth be told, I didn’t train. 🙈 With all the work and traveling I’ve been doing, I guess I just wanted to prove to myself that when you put your mind to something, you CAN do it. No matter how tired or lazy you are. No matter how much you’d rather sleep in on a Sunday morning instead of waking up at 6am. It was a wonderful experience and watching the THOUSANDS of people all running together this morning gave me a renewed love for the sport. Can’t wait to start training (properly this time!) for next year!!! Congrats to everyone who took part today!!! Now we’ve TOTALLY earned our Christmas feast! 😝🎄🍖🥔🥩🧀🍗🍝🍾 #NikeRunning #RunSociety #JustKeepRunning #JDISunday #SCSM2017

A post shared by Carla Dunareanu (@itsmecarlad) on Dec 2, 2017 at 8:52pm PST

STANDARD CHARTERED SINGAPORE MARATHON (19/20) “NAILED IT!” • I’m so so proud to share I achieved my targeted time of finishing 42.195KM in less than 4H30MINS. My timing according to the Gun Time Clock: 4H27MINS. NAILED IT! Go ahead and search my bib number: A15847 🙂 • How it went: I started my race a little too fast. I ran 21KM in less than two hours (1:52:49). Then, the 22KM – 30KM stretch at East Coast Park happened. I felt my left calf cramping up, and had to slow down to accommodate. It eventually cramped up and I had to stretch which took awhile and added a few minutes on to my timing. • I had to walk/jog from the 30-35KM mark. The cramp subsided but by then my legs were on shutdown. It was a very demoralising 35-41KM jog as I was under the impression that I wouldn’t be hitting my target time of finishing it in less than 4H30MINS, and going up The Benjamin Sheares bridge is a nightmare after running 36KM. But nearing the finish line, I saw the huge gun time clock say 4H26MINS. So..I ran for it. Literally. And nailed it. Thank you so much for all your messages of support and love. They kept me going! 🙂 • @sgmarathon @mediacorp @toggle_sg @987fm #987FM #Singapore #SCSM2017 #sp #running #42KM #scsmJO

A post shared by Joakim Gomez (@joakimgomez) on Dec 2, 2017 at 6:30pm PST

Baru teringat pagi tadi ada buat recovery long run pasca Matra100. Berbaju melayu mengelilingi kota Singa. Meriah disapa ramai.😅 . Ok ini last long run. Lepas ini off-season. Jumpa tahun hadapan!😉 . Marathon no.40 in the pocket #scsm2017 #StandardCharteredSingaporeMarathon2017 #strava #stravarun #instarunners #igrunners #standardchartered

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