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| Jolin Tsai of Taiwan performs "Dancing Diva" at
the MTV Asia Awards in Bangkok May 6, 2006. Jolin Tsai won The Style
Award at the show. [Reuters] |
Asia's biggest music stars showed off their finest at MTV's regional
awards show, in a glitzy
concert broadcast around the continent from the heart of Bangkok's
commercial district.
Fans waited for as long as five hours to catch a glimpse of their
favorite celebrities -- including the likes of "Mission Impossible 3" star
Maggie Q -- parading along a red carpet entrance to the performance hall.
Grammy-winner and Destiny's Child member Kelly Rowland hosted the show
with Wang Leehom, who won for the best Taiwanese artist.
The two hosts sang after an explosive opening performance
by nu metal band Korn, in an
evening that mixed artists from different countries and styles.
Taiwan's pop queen Jolin Tsai, who won the style award, gave an
acrobatic hip-hop performance of "Dancing
Diva " with twirling gymnastics ribbons.
The show was a smaller affair than last year's awards show, which came
in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean
tsunami and was transformed into a global aid concert for
the recovery effort.
Awards were handed out to international stars, as well as to the best
artists from around Asia.
Backstreet Boys won for favorite pop act, Green Day for best rockers,
and Simon Webbe for best breakthough artist. Best video went to Korn for
"Twisted Transistor."
In the Asian categories, Vicky Zhao won from mainland China, Twins from
Hong Kong, Jai from India, and Peterpan from Indonesia.
Wang
Leehom won for Taiwan and Tata Young for
Thailand.
(Agencies) | 
