Wednesday, 11 May 2016

G.E.M.’s Facebook Videos Make the News


Pop singer G.E.M. (鄧紫棋) went on Facebook to greet her fans via live video, where she was seen riding a open-top double-decker bus with her staff on Nathan Road. In her series of live videos, she greeted the fans happily and briefly introduced Hong Kong, exclaiming that the city is known for its night view. G.E.M. later disclosed that she was doing a photobook shoot at the time, and did not return home until after midnight.
 
G.E.M. was very excited in the videos, jumping around and having fun. However, things took an interesting turn when a photo from the scene, taken from a mobile phone by a staff, surfaced online, which showed G.E.M. with her legs spread opened. Although the picture was censored, a netizen claimed that G.E.M. had accidentally revealed her undies in the photo. And, as expected from the Hong Kong media, the photo made headline news in Hong Kong.

The photo became a hot topic of gossip online. Many netizens warned G.E.M. to be more careful when sharing pictures, and a few fans said the photo shouldn’t have been posted in the first place.

But that wasn’t the only G.E.M.-related activity that made the news. The singer-songwriter later went to Mongkok for a fun photoshoot, and G.E.M.’s interesting outfit—blonde wig, crazy neon lights, etc.—became a hot topic online as well. G.E.M. joked that she looked like a neon goldfish.