Friday, September 23, 2011

Kenneth Ma interested in female news anchors







Yesterday Kenneth Ma was recording for Starry Kitchen. With only average cooking skills, Kenneth expressed he loves eating seafood the most. Is rumored girlfriend Nancy Wu good at cooking? He said he doesn't know! When speaking of many artists are making money as 'couple teams', Kenneth also hopes to do the same. He said the more rumors the better because he can make more: "There are a lot of beauties in TVB too, even the news anchor isn't bad."

About TVB's poaching issue, Kenneth still has a 2-3 year contract with TVB. He also hopes to earn money in Mainland. In fact, he has tried before too but because of schedule conflicts with a TVB new series, he gave up on the Mainland one.

Source: Oriental Daily
Credits to TVB News World
Video of Starry Kitchen

Friday, September 16, 2011

Kenneth Ma's Kiss with Mandy Wong Was Very Pleasant











Mandy Wong, who has changed to the 'big girl' route, has not only been frequently dressing sexily recently, but also kissing simultaneously in series! After filming an intense kiss scene with Benjamin Yuen, she also filmed a kiss scene with co-star Kenneth Ma the night before. [She] also kissed until her face went gaunt. Afterward, Kenneth praised her for being good to kiss, frankly saying that it was extremely pleasant!

The night before, Kenneth and Mandy filmed a kiss scene for new series "36 Hours on Call". Mandy, who was very into the scene, kissed until her face went gaunt, attracting a bunch of onlookers. Mandy, who intensely kissed Benjamin earlier, referred to herself as being a 'pro'. Kenneth laughingly said, "She is not as experienced as I am. In 'The Mysteries of Love', I kissed four or five girls. They laughed at me for using up my kissing quota in one go! However, I haven't done kiss scenes for a while...slightly nervous!"

As for Mandy, she revealed that her first onscreen kiss went to Him Law. When asked who was the best to kiss, she laughing aid, "Him is more moist, Benjamin has more feeling, while Kenneth is more dry! He is also very dry!" Upon hearing this, Kenneth immediately laughingly said, "But I think that you are very good to kiss...it was very pleasant".

Groans About Seeing Money Slip Through His Fingers

As for Steven Ma being dissatisfied with TVB for not attaching importance to series "The Life and Times of a Sentinel", Kenneth, who is also this series male lead, said, "Perhaps it is because 'Lives of Omission' will also have a movie; thus, the company put more promotion on it". He frankly said that business is business, and there is nothing more to say. [He] also said, "Steven has always been straightforward. (Did he ever mention to you about terminating his contract in advance?) Previously, we did chat. He said that there are many companies in Mainland looking for him". It has been said that Steven is dissatisfied with TVB for turning down Mainland series for him. Kenneth immediately revealed that TVB had also previously turned down two series for him, causing him to lose out on the opportunity to 'earn RMB'...extremely unfortunate!

Source: Ori-Sun
Credits to Hyn5 for translations

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Kenneth Ma Pursues Elaine Yiu







Yesterday, Elaine Yiu attended an event promoting traffic safety. She expressed that she would definitely not drive after drinking, because she doesn't have her driver's license, and she usually travels by taxi. When asked whether she had a wealthy boyfriend to be her chauffeur, she said, "Broke up for over half a year!" After hearing this, Kenneth Ma joking said, "Wow! I have a chance now!" Kenneth expressed that he welcomes Elaine to call him to be her chauffeur. Elaine said, "He is, following Moses Chan, TVB's second 'Good Property'!"

Source: the-sun and mingpao
Credits to Hyn5 for translation

Weibo pics













Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Kenneth Ma Choks Out a Bad Guy


Kenneth Ma is not afraid of being typecast...hopes to play even more evil roles.



Kenneth Ma refers to himself as 'Chok Knight'...measuring up against Raymond Lam and Michael Tse.

Kenneth Ma has been the spokesperson for a skin care brand for seven consecutive years. When filming a print ad earlier, 'chok' was the theme. Wearing a smart suit, he had a 'chok' pose, and referred to himself as 'Chok Knight'. He said, "Hope to increase luck in love, affinity with the audience, and certainly luck with the ladies as well with good skin!" He, who has been playing evil roles in many series recently, was asked whether he was worried about being typecast as a bad guy. He expressed that a bad guy image should be able to attract an even broader audience...hope to have an opportunity to play an even more evil villain role in the future.

Source: Oriental Sunday and Ming Pao

Credits to Hyn5

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Kenneth Ma not afraid Stephen Chan's "beloved generals" will compete for his job



Regarding Stephen Chan being acquitted of his bribery and fraud charges, Kenneth Ma expresses that he is not surprised. "Knew everything will be okay since he was able to return to work". (Did you send him an SMS to congratulate him?). "No, don't have to deliberately do that, we will see each other at work eventually". Simultaneously, he's not afraid of Stephen's return, that the "beloved generals" from the Stephen Chan camp will compete with him for performance opportunities. "TVB is in need of artists, don't think opportunities will increase or decrease because of this."

Source: Oriental Daily

Friday, September 2, 2011

Kenneth Ma: The path of good and evil



If someone wants to translate this, please feel free...

馬國明擁有機械工程學士學歷,唯獨鍾情演戲,回流香港後甘願從低做起,加入藝員訓練班曾連續7天扮死屍;在黃子華《男親女愛》主題曲《藍天》MV中穿道具戲服扮「小強」;堅持捉緊每個演出機會下,終憑劇集《衝上雲霄》演機師角色打出名堂,接着被無綫力捧,他與林峯、吳卓羲、黃宗澤及陳鍵鋒成為「新五虎」。馬國明事業露出曙光,幸好未有化作前輩的影子,找出自己的戲路,先攻忠厚正派的角色,繼而走上反派之路,獲得觀眾欣賞;今年繼《女拳》及《真相》兩個害人不淺的角色後,於《紫禁驚雷》又演爭權奪位的裕親王,演技日趨成熟,誠屬今年視帝黑馬人選。

馬國明早年跟隨父母移民溫哥華,由中學讀至大學,於英屬哥倫比亞大學修畢機械工程學士,為何不從事所學行業而踏上演藝路?

機械工程學士讀訓練班

馬國明說﹕「我和家姐畢業後,母親不太習慣加拿大的生活,於是舉家回流香港。那年經濟很差,很多廠商北上發展,我寄了70多封求職信也沒回音,連見工機會也沒有,唯獨是無綫藝員訓練班有消息,我就這樣入了行。

父親是做機械工程的,我移民加拿大後繼續升學,之後亦修讀機械工程。講真,小時候志願是做足球員,奈何早被母親打消這念頭,她說香港足球員沒前途,日後要靠我養家,而且加拿大又不太流行足球,最多人玩的是冰上曲棍球及籃球。」馬國明強調不覺浪費了學歷,因為讀書是人生的過程,更無悔闖進娛樂圈,如果對這行沒興趣,就不會做了這麼多年。

家人支持 捱3年打出名堂

馬國明的演戲天分並不是與生俱來,原來求學時已開始接觸戲劇。

「入讀大學後,我參加了劇社,整個劇團只得十多人,那段時間真的很開心,一班人由創作劇本到練習演出,更各自搬自己的家俱回來作道具;想不到又有人肯花錢買票入場欣賞,於是慢慢從中培養出對戲劇的濃厚興趣。所以回港寫求職信時,其中一封就是寄給TVB藝員訓練班。」

入TVB初期,收入有限,馬國明的家人沒有半句埋怨,一直支持甚至照顧,令他安心投入工作,亦享受每天的工作。

「做了整整3年的甲乙丙沒名字的角色,公司終給我機會參演《衝上雲霄》;3年時間不算短,但相比其他的同學,我算是幸運的一個;如果要等上10年8年才出名,會令人好徬徨。事實上與我同期出道的,差不多只剩下葉璇,其他人已經離開娛樂圈了。」

扮完小強 做7日「死屍」

當年的馬國明,曾在黃子華《男親女愛》主題曲《藍天》MV中穿道具戲服扮「小強」,那段時間是否最徬徨?

「不是,扮演『小強』收一個騷錢,都算不錯;那時我什麼都做,試過做死屍『死』足7日,從不敢有任何要求,只要有工開便開心。而且拍MV能掙錢又好玩,記得那個年頭,還拍過許志安及一些女新人的MV。最開心是與盧巧音合作,因為很喜歡聽對方的歌。」

多年來,馬國明堅守崗位,默默地耕耘,但卻欠缺了鴻圖大計。馬國明認真地說﹕「入行頭數年,真的沒什麼大計,但人開始長大,工作亦開始露曙光,就慢慢開始為自己及家人的未來計劃;現在生活指數高,樓價高企,雖則對我而言,錢不需要多,物質要求也不高,但身為堂堂男子漢,要令家人過得舒適,給家人及自己生活有所保障。」

我行我素 懶理「零星味」

若果要在這行掙大錢,首要保持曝光率,可是馬國明為人甚低調,出席活動總是禮待他人,影大合照時會靠邊站,最近還被周刊指他「零星味」,平時乘地鐵出入。

馬國明笑說﹕「不是這樣的,影大合照時,我也有站在前面位置的時候。至於『零星味』,我只可說無奈;我向來駕車是求方便,出外難找位泊車就放棄駕車,例如由灣仔去尖沙嘴,搭地鐵一定最快,紅磡海底隧道差不多長期塞車,我的居所又近地鐵站,所以都會乘地鐵出入。」

被彈「零星味」,可有想過增加自己的星味?

「入行到現在都是一名演員,最重要站出來不要衣衫襤褸,乾乾淨淨又有何不可?以前試過踢完波沒換衫返工,現在就會換去球衣;當然衣著會視乎場合而定。總之對這些言論一笑置之,我亦絕不是不求進取的人。」

求進取,下一步是否向獎項邁進?

「我當然恨攞獎,奪得『飛躍進步男藝員獎」後也想再攞,畢竟得獎是代表自己的演技獲得肯定及認同,相應會帶來更多工作,就等如得到現金獎。近年TVB姶我很多機會,給我的角色都有很大的發揮。」

TVB「新五虎」是林峯、吳卓羲、黃宗澤、陳鍵鋒及馬國明,前四者早已闖出名堂,相對下似慢人一步?

馬國明說﹕「沒有不開心,跟他們相比,我的確是落後了,但總不能跟最紅的人比較;如果轉回跟訓練班的同學相比,我又算是幸運的一個,至少有監製找我,而且演出的角色都不錯。」

沒有包袱 挑戰任何角色

新五虎中,林峯、吳卓羲、黃宗澤、陳鍵鋒極少演奸角,甚至零,但馬國明由初期扮演忠角,繼而愈演愈奸?

「某程度上,可能他們兼有歌星身分,演出有所規限;相反我沒有任何包袱,什麼角色都做到,所以監製手上有些古靈精怪角色,都會讓我去試,加上我不介意做配角,例如《真相》雖然只得數集戲,但我從未試過客串得如此開心,監製王心慰說續集會預我一個角色。」

剛大結局的《紫禁驚雷》,馬國明演奸角裕親王,反不及《真相》飾Alex多人讚賞?

馬國明坦言﹕「以女性觀眾角度來說,《真相》的Alex得分會較多,因為角色知法犯法仍對女友真心。相對《紫禁驚雷》的裕親王,不止不喜歡自己老婆,還利用她去謀朝篡位,為人太過自私,所以失去觀眾緣。其實我很少演裕親王這類成熟角色,亦不會一直「奸落去」,但反而覺得好人角色最難演。稍後出街的《回到三國》,我的角色很搞笑,又是另一種演繹手法。」

3段緋聞有真假

馬國明看起來木訥及低調,在劇集《談情說案》中演風流督察「盧天恒」卻難不倒他,與拍檔廖碧兒激情戲連場也沒問題。現實中跟他傳緋聞的女藝人也不少,與曾華倩傳過姊弟戀,之後有胡定欣及李詩韻。馬國明毫不隱瞞說﹕「當中的緋聞有真有假,但過去了的事不想再提,因不想影響別人,只可以說當中有不少無形壓力,以後拍拖一切隨緣。」

家人可有催促結婚?「沒有。自己亦不心急,遲兩年再作打算。雖然我已37歲,但男人的好處是看不出年齡;最好笑是楊怡,終日在我面前說自己老,其實她的年紀細我很多,說什麼老!」

當家小生戲路廣

馬國明現時貴為TVB當家小生之一,成名作是2003年的《衝上雲霄》,戲中他飾演戇直學員「高志宏」,與劇中吳卓羲、黃宗澤及陳鍵鋒被封為「S4」,大受歡迎。

往後馬國明從不介意客串演出,正反派角色也照演,戲路甚廣,最終被TVB力捧為「新五虎」之一。今年馬國明又化身大反派,飾演《女拳》大漢奸「游三水」,《真相》結尾單元的大反派(Alex),後者更搶過同劇主角陳展鵬及黃浩然,穩固當家小生地位。

Source: Ming Pao

Kenneth Ma prompts scolding to get awards





If someone would like to translate this, please feel free...

入行 12年的馬國明,雖然演出機會不斷,不過未能及《衝上雲霄》兄弟黃宗澤及吳卓羲等一飛冲天,不過最近馬國明新劇一部接一部,終於奸出頭,尤其是《真相》中演奸仔Alex害死唐詩詠,令他被觀眾和網民鬧不停,對於觀眾的激烈反應,馬國明直言:「Alex呢個角色會攞分多啲!」擺明車馬博攞獎。

近期以奸取勝的馬國明先後在《談情說案》、《女拳》、《真相》以及《紫禁驚雷》扮演不同類型的角色,不過《紫禁驚雷》飾演二皇爺的馬國明只愛江山不愛美人,似乎打動不了女觀眾的芳心,反而不少網民對馬國明在《真相》 Alex一角讚不絕口。

觀眾未夠狠
馬國明也認同網民的觀點說:「唔出奇呀,我都覺得《真相》嘅反應好啲,尤其係女性觀眾, Alex呢個角色會攞分多啲,因為你知道 Alex係犯法,但係佢對個女仔嘅感情係真。而二皇爺唔鍾意佢嘅老婆,只係利用老婆去攞外父嘅兵權謀朝篡位,你會覺得佢好自私,所以係冇觀眾嘅攞分位。」

馬國明續說:「嗰陣播完大 C(唐詩詠)死咗之後,咁啱我第二日出嚟做嘢,搞到我喺每個地方都俾人鬧一次,好多人一見到我就鬧我害死佢,又話我好衰,但係啲觀眾鬧完之後會覺得 Alex係一個好慘嘅人,佢都有值得同情嘅地方,觀眾有咁嘅反應梗係開心,不過我覺得鬧得唔夠狠。」

捱足 12年終於捱出頭,馬國明笑說:「唔可以咁講,我只係用忙字嚟形容,我都希望快啲捱出頭,不過家都幾開心,我拍完一輪奸角之後,公司又畀我拍《回到三國》,呢一部又有別於其他,今次係拍搞笑戲,其實我好耐冇拍過搞笑戲,我本身都好搞笑,只係慢熱啲啫。」

當年馬國明曾經與黃宗澤、吳卓羲和陳鍵鋒合作拍《衝上雲霄》,劇集一出街, S4的確迷倒不少女觀眾,眼見其他人已有出頭天,相比之下總有點不是味兒,他說:「我又冇唔開心、真係冇,唔係講笑,好似前排俾人話我搭地鐵,完全零星味,我咪當笑話一則,佢又唔係寫我窮到搭地鐵。我明白同佢哋比,梗係有啲人覺得係落後啲,但係你唔可以吓吓望住啲最紅嘅人比,調番轉頭同訓練班啲人比,我又係幸運嘅一個,起碼有監製搵我,而且做嘅角色都唔錯。」

獎金最實際
本性樂觀的馬國明坦言曾經為某些新聞不開心,他說:「例如以前我覺得自己已經好畀心機去做,點知寫出嚟都係話我浮誇、唔識做戲,嗰陣睇會唔開心,不過家明白咗個道理,觀眾鍾意你就鍾意你,只要佢鍾意嗰個人,基本上佢做乜都得,演技係好主觀,最緊要係觀眾話好,如果人哋抗拒你,基本上做乜都冇用。」

問馬國明對頒獎禮的信心,他直言:「有冇機會唔係自己講,我只可以盡力而為,不過對我嚟講乜獎都好,最緊要有得爭有得攞,我個人好實際,最好係獎金。」

感情篇:誠徵孝順新抱仔
馬國明努力工作漸見成績,可惜感情仍未見起色,即使先後與曾華倩、胡定欣和李詩韻傳出緋聞,可惜全沒下文,事隔多年重提舊事,馬國明大方地說:「我只可話當中係有真有假,但係已經過咗去,唔想講太多影響人。嗰陣係有好多無形壓力,好易會有磨擦,加上本身又未穩定,除非你唔拍拖,如果唔係真係好難等到穩定咗先講,暫時都未諗到辦法。」

組織大家庭
感情冇着落,惟有寄情工作,馬國明笑說:「我想搵多啲錢,而家我都有啲發錢寒,我想令屋企人生活好啲,我諗個個男人都係咁諗,我目標希望買大屋同屋企人住。」

原來馬國明希望結婚之後仍與家人同住,維持傳統式的大家庭,他說:「其實我唔介意,只係怕將來嘅太太介意,最近我接觸多咗結咗婚嘅女仔,先知道原來好多女仔唔鍾意同奶奶住,佢哋覺得同奶奶住好麻煩,點都係相見好同住難,搞到我有時都會諗如果夾唔到都好煩,希望好彩遇到一個可以同屋企人住,未遇到之前要努力搵多啲錢。」

蘋果日報 2011-08-28

Source: Apple Daily

Kenneth Ma and Selena Li at Electrolux Event





















Kenneth Ma Addicted to Playing Villain Roles







Recently, Kenneth Ma (馬國明) has been acting as a villain in many drama series. One of which was acting as a scheming rebellious prince who plotted to overthrow the current king and seized the throne for himself in The Life and Times of A Sentinel <紫禁惊雷>.

Asked whether he had a feeling of being demoted, Kenneth replied, “Having portrayed a righteous character for so many years, as an actor, villain roles are actually very fun. In fact, they are hard to find and I can’t wait for more. I feel that I am not villainous enough. Hope that there is a set of drama that offers a much more villainous role so that I can be satisfied and “go in peace.”

In actual fact, villain roles usually leave a deep impression on the viewers so does Kenneth have the confidence to get promoted and win the award based on his villain roles? In reply to this, Kenneth responded, “I also don’t know. Those are said by people and they also say they hate taking awards but honestly, winning an award would enable one’s appearance fees to increase lahs!”

Kenneth Ma’s most unforgettable moment was the scene where the King was forced to abdicate his throne in the main audience seeking hall, “The dialogues for that scene alone were more than forty pages long. It was one of the toughest I have experienced ever since my early filming days. Just that scene alone took me three nights to complete and my feelings for those three days were extremely heavy and extremely unforgettable.”

Source: Oriental Daily
Credits to Jaynestars for translation