BYRON PANG [彭罡原] shows you that “Everybody is Kung Fu Fighting!”

 K TEAM credits PATRICK LAM for capturing stunning moments of actor BYRON PANG in ACTION.

This PICTORIAL feature is a COLLABORATION between the K TEAM PRODUCTIONS group andPATRICK LAM PHOTOGRAPHY (Hong Kong).

BYRON PANG.

New Kid on the block.

He’s ASIA’s latest Fight Actor and Stunt Choreographer.

To start off with, let’s ROCK to the RHYTHM

and DANCE to the beat of an old familiar hit:

“EVERYBODY is KUNG FU FIGHTING!”

Yeah, that’s the inimitable BYRON PANG!

BYRON PANG 彭罡原

 His own STORY on KUNG FU FIGHTING 

These days he’d prefer to be known for his fighting skills.

He has traveled the long road  and had worked on a gamut of action roles, ranging from an invincible SWORDSMAN to a SHAOLIN MONK.

He had received focus training in the art of WUSHU for more than 10 years and is still on the go.

He speaks impeccable MANDARIN  (a clear TAIWANESE accent), ENGLISH, and naturally, CANTONESE.

The real BYRON PANG?

“I relish a true sense of adventure.

I am hungry for danger.

I love competitive sports such as Martial Arts (Wushu), parachuting, bungee jumping, mountain climbing, mountain biking, car racing and deep sea diving. You name it, I might have tried them all.”

1. 1.          How did you first step into the world of show business? Are there any memorable first jobs?

Well, I was a contestant in Mr. Hong Kong 2005, where I won the runner-up position. It wasn’t a job, but it was certainly a memorable experience for me.

1. 2.          Were there any mentors who helped you along the way?

I think without a doubt, Scud has been an important influence on my film career. Not only did he give me my first big break in film, the character of Kafka in Amphetamine has been one of the most challenging and fulfilling role for me. I am very thankful and honoured to be able to continue working with such a visionary director like Scud.

1. 3.          Actors sometimes have to tackle difficult or complex roles. Which was the first really challenging character you’ve had to portray? And which was the most satisfying?

As mentioned, Kafka in Amphetamine has been my watershed role. It was not only physically challenging, but I think that audiences will also be able to empathize deeply with the character I played, and the trials and tribulations he had to endure.

1. 4.          How important or useful is the Director’s insight when you are playing these intricate roles?

Scud has been an incredible revelation in how I play my roles. He challenged me to push myself to the limits, to do the things I never would have dreamt of doing. If not for Scud, I would not become the actor that I am today.

1. 5.          How do you usually go about developing or establishing a character’s traits?

The director will of course give me a deep insight into my character’s role and personality, but every actor will need to put their own thoughts and feelings into the characters we play – to make the character our own. After all, it is my face that’s going to be on film. I don’t just become my character, I feel what my character goes through in the story, then react as my own person would react. I become the character – the character becomes me.

1. 6.          As audiences, it is vital that we sympathize or relate to film characters on some level. How important is it for an actor to empathize with the characters they are playing?

If we do not try to understand our character, then we don’t deserve to play the role. How can I possibly act out an emotion if I cannot imagine how my character expresses it?

1. 7.          What steps do you take in order to do that?

I try to find out as much as I can about the character I’m playing. Everything from the background, history and motivations for the role. Thankfully, a good director like Scud will often help me to understand my role better, and give me suggestions for how to express myself in the role I play.

1. 8.          Are there any roles you’ve taken that were hard or just impossible to relate to?

Not really. Maybe in my early career, when some of the roles I took on were more stereotypical. You don’t really get attached to those kind of roles – they’re more like a job to get done. In my bigger roles, I am lucky to have a good director to guide me along the way.

1. 9.          Is there a particular direction you wish to take in terms of your acting career?

I have always had a strong background in martial arts, so I would see myself focusing on more action-oriented roles. I am also very interested in and have been doing some martial arts and stunt choreography. My first love is still acting of course.

1. 10.          Have you ever thought about branching out? Maybe to direct, produce, or write your own projects?

I guess it’s still too early to say, but never say never. My interest in martial arts though means that I will be working on developing martial arts and stunt choreography for some future films. In fact, I have already been asked. We’ll have to see how that takes off though.

1. 11.          Where do you see yourself five years from now?

Hopefully on the world stage as a recognized character actor and action star? Who knows? But one thing for sure is that I’ll be constantly pushing myself to achieve more in my career. I will not be afraid to take on new, and even more challenging and controversial roles if necessary.

LIFE is FULL of unexpected DAUNTLESS TASKS.

I embrace POSITIVISM. I do it my way.

I’ll never say die.

WHATEVER it takes, HERE I COME !

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He is a celebrated HONG KONG Fashion and Lifestyle Photographer whose work knows no bounds.

He relishes the age-old adage “A GOOD PICTURE SPEAKS A THOUSAND WORDS.”  He understands consumer perception.

I can look at a PATRICK LAM’s image and understand his VISION.

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PATRICK LAM and myself have collaborated on several cool projects.

He is insightful, discreet and patient and the results of his works are always astounding.

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TRUTH or BARE? ASIAN MALE CELEBRITIES on NUDITY. "ANYTHING You Can Do, I can Do BETTER."

Peekaboo, baby.

Where did I hear this perk-up liner: “IF YOU HAVE A NICE ASS, FLAUNT IT”?

This Article explores the insights of a select group of ASIAN MALE CELEBRITIES who bared their ASSES for ART's sake, fighting for our attention.
Shall we say, "Put your best butt forward"?

It's hard to believe how much the world has transformed in the past decade.

THESE DAYS, even men are at it,

giving the female gender a competitive run for their money.

JANE AUSTEN was the author of the much-read literature-novel SENSE and SENSIBILITY. To borrow a pun from her, we are now touching on the subject of SEX and SEXUALITY or the WAR of the GENDERS.

In this time and age, it is common for men to strive to oust the women in the game of sex appeal and body beautiful.

15 years ago, it was deemed “sissy-ish” for men to adorn make-up and go for facials, but how time changes everything !

For the men, competition takes the form of the popular man-versus-female song “Anything you can do, I can do better !”

Look at the male pageants all over Asia where men dare strut the catwork displaying their well oiled and toned bodies in skimpy bathing trunks to conceal their precious “jewels”.

If you ask them to sashay butt-naked, I am sure there will be many who will be more than willing to oblige for the price of fame and fortune.

As always, the truth prevails when reality bites.

MIKE HE - PRINCE of TAIWAN SOAPS

MIKE HE Taiwan Actor

MIKE HE Taiwan Actor. (Blushing)
"I am really shy, truly I am."

MIKE HE - Being RAW is a Many-Splendored Thing

"I ENJOY READING IN THE BUFF" - MIKE HE

CHRIS WANG

Up-and- Fast Rising Actor

CHRIS WANG is PUTTING ON his BEST CUTE SMILE.

CHRIS is also a FASHION MODEL ON THE GO

A PENNY for your THOUGHTS, CHRIS!

CHRIS quips, "I am HIDING MY MODESTY 
behind this GIANT BOULDER."

This is CHRIS WANG.  

He thinks it is fun to be 

"BUTT NAKED AGAINST THE STARRY SKY."

ANDREW TAN

Malaysian Singer based in TAIPEI

ANDREW TAN asks coyly, "Do I look INNOCENT?"

ANDREW assures us that the MALE GENDER fares better.
"I AM GIVING MY FEMALE COMRADES 
A RUN FOR THEIR MONEY."

LOUNGING NAKED IN BED 
ON A LAZY WEEKEND 
is one of ANDREW'S fave pastimes.

ANDREW winks, "AFTER a GRINDING WORKOUT SESSION, what else to look forward to but a WARM SHOWER?"

BYRON PANG

Hong Kong Actor and Action Choreographer

BYRON PANG is the ever gregarious PROFESSIONAL who's willing to put his best BUTT forward. After all, it's ART.

BYRON in deep thoughts before hitting the GYM's SHOWER ROOM after a grueling WORKOUT.
"HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU ALL, PEEPS!"

In SUMMARY, they are all young and willing to let their hair down to enjoy life's finer moments and opportunities. You can only be young once.

"VOTE FOR ME and TOUCH MY SOUL," they all implore.

“ENTER the the majestic DRAGON” in 2012. Any DREAM will DO.

The reign of the RABBIT is drawing to an end.

It's going to be a forgotten chapter.

You see it as a tiny, furry, harmless animal, but hey – don’t they ever tell you that never to judge any book by its cover?

Just look back over the past months and count the series of havoc.

On a happy note, it's pure relief that the unpredictable RABBIT is bidding a fast retreat to make way for the majestic Dragon.

And it’s about time.

2011 had not been such a bumper year as the whole world is awaiting healing from the reeling.

Dipping economies, natural disasters and global poverty have seen different parallels, and are still unresolved issues.

‘Tis been a year where we should also be wary about making foreign connections.

Old wine has been proven better. And safer.

And did we read somewhere that we should all be celebrating endings, bitter or sweet.

Endings herald new beginnings.

Smart guru CARL BARD has the last word:

 ”Though no one can go back to make a decemt new start, anyone can start now and make a brand new ending.”

Lamenting over lost opportunities?

Don’t!

 Yeah, when one door closes, surely another door opens.

But indecisiveness may take too long over that closed door that we do not see the new ones which are open for us.

LIFE IS LIKE THIS.

We will always win some, then we lose some.

Essentially, the quality of our choices will determine the quality of our lives.

Right.

Here’s a vintage MTV which was produced one decade ago by Singapore Mediacorp.

Time has flown.

It’s great stuff.

Relish.

The following is a divine song that embraces the “little moments”.

It’s exhilaratingly breezy and will strike an emotional chord in you.

Let’s usher in the YEAR of the DRAGON with this feel-good hit of the past.

Yeah, every dream will do.

This NEW YEAR 2012. A new BEGINNING. It can be a wonderful LIFE!

SMILE and the whole world SMILES with YOU.

The DIARY of LEARNINGS.

GOODBYE 2011.

We are sad to see you go amid the awesome fireworks …..

Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?

HELLO 2012!

Radiant showers of colorful hues light up the darken skies.

Let’s pray for an upsurge in the GLOBAL ECONOMY and WORLD PEACE.

‘Tis going to be a SPLENDID YEAR!

Animal LOVE, whatever.

Sweet, divine LOVE. Aha …..

(BLAH) Here’s LOOKING at YOU, folks!

Yeah, finally, a brand new year 2012 has arrived at our doorstep.

New beginnings, new episodes, new adventures.

I am revisiting two of my old articles to extract the essences.

Come what may, irrespective of happiness, grief, joy or sorrow – never let go of this element called positivism.

We’ve sailed through many a stormy weather and we’re likely to hit the rut again.

Life and whatever it may bring is a journey of sorts, providing lessons along the way that we can learn, testing our confidences.

What about you?

In retrospective, you’ll look back in wonderment at yester year’s mistakes and wish that, if you had been wise enough, you’d never have made them.

12 new months are beckoning us round the corner as we push forward for glorious expectations.

Nothing comes from nothing, we will learn.

So we’ve to honestly promise ourselves to focus on planning and working hard.

Wistful dreaming will lead us nowhere.

No, it never could.

I write, therefore I am.

Without your unwavering support, I wouldn’t have headed this far.

It has been a long journey of learnings.

My profuse thanks to all of you, for the encouragements and well wishes.

TODAY our trudge begins with the first leaf.

In the following twelve months, there are a lot more paths to explore.

COME, let’s take a stroll down memory lane.

It’s gonna be one happy trek.

Writer CAROL PEARSON believes that ordinary people can lead extraordinary lives when she says:

“Heroes take journeys,

confront dragons,

and discover the treasure of their true selves.”

Do you?

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012, CHUM.

May the force be with you – always!