* Mark and Shane's interview in Taiwan
11th Nov 04
In the morning of 10 Nov (Taiwan time), we phoned to BMG London office, grabbing Mark and Shane for an interview. Mark greeted us in Chinese, "da jia hao, wo shi ma ke, wo ai ni men" which means "Hello everyone! I'm Mark. I love you all!". We all got surprised because he still remembers the Chinese he learned in
Taiwan years ago (Westlife's been to Taiwan for three times).
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The lads really enjoy the album "Allow us to be frank" and their new look, butShane releaved that Gillian was strongly against their new hair style of Rat Pack. She would rather Shane did the spiked hair. In regard to Brian's leaving, they are confident that they are brand-new Westlife without Brian, and now the goal of the four lads are clearer than ever. The release of this album breaks the rumour of their split-up after Brian quited the band. They did not follow Take That, Spice girls and Boyzone's footsteps. The brand-new album "Allow us to frank" was released in UK this week, and it will be on stores in Taiwan on 26 November.
Shane said the happiest time for him was being with the bandmates in these six years, and the saddest one was Brian's departure. Brian was unhappy when he's in Westlife. After he left, they are still friends and now the four lads are very satisfied with the brand-new band. Brian's leaving was the biggest risk for the
band. They proclaimed that Brian's departure in the press conference in Dublin this March that shocked all of their fans. The reason for his leaving was he could not balance the time between his family and the career. However, he released his solo album straight away. Shane and Mark both suppose that Brian's new songs are great and they are proud of him. Not like Take That, Spice Girls and Boyzone, Westlife do not split up, but the four lads will kick off "The Red Carpet Tour" in UK and Ireland in next February.
The atmosphere was not very good when we were talking about Brian's leaving, butMark was in high spirit when we asked him about his impression on Taiwan. The last time Westlife came to Taiwan was four years ago. However Mark can still remember how to speak "da jia hao" (Hello everyone), "wo shi ma ke" (I'm Mark) and "wo ai ni men" (I love you all) which really shocked us. Mark releaved that he still keeps his signet printed his name in Chinese. He is happy that he can write Chinese and he's proud to tell us he knows how to autograph his Chinese name. Being asked if he remembered the scenic spots in Taiwan, he immediately answered "McDonald's and Chiang Kai-Shek Memoral Hall". Talking about the song "Against All Odds" they did the duet with Mark''s female idol Mariah Carey, Mark still bursted with joy and said when he's in Taiwan, he and his manager were in chorus that the happiest thing in his life was to sing the song with Mariah, so "How can I forget Taiwan?" Shane
and Mark wanted to say something to the fans in Taiwan, "Thank you for your support and we miss you very much. Hopefully we can go to Taiwan and see you very soon"
Apart from that, they were talking about their trip to America for the video shoot of "Ain't that a kick in the head" and their visit to casino. Shane lost 1500 pounds, Nicky lost 2500 pounds, Kian won 1500 pounds, Mark won first then lost what he won, totally the four lads lost 2500 pounds. They even joked that they wish the money had been given away by their manager. Shane is very happy and satisfied with his marriage life, and he will celebrate the anniversary of their wedding day in the coming Chistmas. How about the bachelor, Mark? Shane said Mark won't settle down until he finds the girl he really loves. The new single "Ain't that a kick in the head" will be released in Taiwan on 19 November and the brand-new album "Allow us to be frank" will be released on 26 November (without the track "Moon River)".
Credit: Bonnie
In the morning of 10 Nov (Taiwan time), we phoned to BMG London office, grabbing Mark and Shane for an interview. Mark greeted us in Chinese, "da jia hao, wo shi ma ke, wo ai ni men" which means "Hello everyone! I'm Mark. I love you all!". We all got surprised because he still remembers the Chinese he learned in
Taiwan years ago (Westlife's been to Taiwan for three times).
>
The lads really enjoy the album "Allow us to be frank" and their new look, butShane releaved that Gillian was strongly against their new hair style of Rat Pack. She would rather Shane did the spiked hair. In regard to Brian's leaving, they are confident that they are brand-new Westlife without Brian, and now the goal of the four lads are clearer than ever. The release of this album breaks the rumour of their split-up after Brian quited the band. They did not follow Take That, Spice girls and Boyzone's footsteps. The brand-new album "Allow us to frank" was released in UK this week, and it will be on stores in Taiwan on 26 November.
Shane said the happiest time for him was being with the bandmates in these six years, and the saddest one was Brian's departure. Brian was unhappy when he's in Westlife. After he left, they are still friends and now the four lads are very satisfied with the brand-new band. Brian's leaving was the biggest risk for the
band. They proclaimed that Brian's departure in the press conference in Dublin this March that shocked all of their fans. The reason for his leaving was he could not balance the time between his family and the career. However, he released his solo album straight away. Shane and Mark both suppose that Brian's new songs are great and they are proud of him. Not like Take That, Spice Girls and Boyzone, Westlife do not split up, but the four lads will kick off "The Red Carpet Tour" in UK and Ireland in next February.
The atmosphere was not very good when we were talking about Brian's leaving, butMark was in high spirit when we asked him about his impression on Taiwan. The last time Westlife came to Taiwan was four years ago. However Mark can still remember how to speak "da jia hao" (Hello everyone), "wo shi ma ke" (I'm Mark) and "wo ai ni men" (I love you all) which really shocked us. Mark releaved that he still keeps his signet printed his name in Chinese. He is happy that he can write Chinese and he's proud to tell us he knows how to autograph his Chinese name. Being asked if he remembered the scenic spots in Taiwan, he immediately answered "McDonald's and Chiang Kai-Shek Memoral Hall". Talking about the song "Against All Odds" they did the duet with Mark''s female idol Mariah Carey, Mark still bursted with joy and said when he's in Taiwan, he and his manager were in chorus that the happiest thing in his life was to sing the song with Mariah, so "How can I forget Taiwan?" Shane
and Mark wanted to say something to the fans in Taiwan, "Thank you for your support and we miss you very much. Hopefully we can go to Taiwan and see you very soon"
Apart from that, they were talking about their trip to America for the video shoot of "Ain't that a kick in the head" and their visit to casino. Shane lost 1500 pounds, Nicky lost 2500 pounds, Kian won 1500 pounds, Mark won first then lost what he won, totally the four lads lost 2500 pounds. They even joked that they wish the money had been given away by their manager. Shane is very happy and satisfied with his marriage life, and he will celebrate the anniversary of their wedding day in the coming Chistmas. How about the bachelor, Mark? Shane said Mark won't settle down until he finds the girl he really loves. The new single "Ain't that a kick in the head" will be released in Taiwan on 19 November and the brand-new album "Allow us to be frank" will be released on 26 November (without the track "Moon River)".
Credit: Bonnie
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