MSIA: sexy singers for Hungry Ghost Festival
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GEORGE TOWN, Malaysia - The demand for scantily-clad ko tai (stage show) singers during the month-long Hungry Ghost Festival - due to begin on Tuesday - has not been affected by calls for it to be replaced by opera and cultural shows.
A stage show agent here said the Phor Thor (Hungry Ghost Festival) committees were still requesting for "hot" singers.
"I already have some 30 bookings for the shows," he said, adding that those who complained that the showgirls were dressed too sexily were hypocrites.
"When we show them pictures of the singers, the comments we get are 'not hot enough' or 'not sexy' - they want singers who can dance suggestively," he said in an interview yesterday.
The agent, who has been in the business for more than 20 years and represents some 50 singers, said his company was just catering to the organisers' demand.
On the singers' attire, the agent said: "We tell the singers not to wear outfits that are too revealing but ultimately, it is up to them."
On Monday, Phor Thor committees in Penang were advised to opt for Chinese operas instead of sexy showgirls.
Penang Teong Guan Association adviser Datuk Lim Yam Koi said the Tai Su Yeah or King of Hades certainly did not fancy scantily dressed singers.
Several non-governmental organisations, cultural bodies and politicians have since echoed the call.
Whatever the preference of the King of Hades, the audience prefer the sexier version.
Robert Ling, 63, a coffee shop owner, admitted that he liked such performances.
"Ko tai attract a younger crowd. I watch Chinese opera shows but these ko tai singers are very talented - it's just a different form of entertainment.
"I don't see any harm if they enjoy dressing up in modern clothes as long as they are not disrespectful to the deity," he said.
Rifle Range (Block C and D) Phor Thor committee chairman Jimmy Ooi also said there was "nothing wrong" with such performances.
He said although the committee held only cultural shows since 1969 as they wanted to stick to tradition, they did not want to tell other committees what to do.
"If other Phor Thor committees want to have ko tai performances, it is their choice, we should not tell others what to do. As long as these ko tai singers are not naked, there is nothing wrong.
"However, there should be some modesty because this is a religious festival," he said.
The festival is held in the belief that spirits enjoy a "holiday" when the gates of hell open on the seventh lunar month of the Chinese calendar, allowing them to roam the world of humans.
-The Star/Asia News Network
Singapore teen pole dancer, Lim Zi Yee, 17, who performs at getai, practising her moves at home with the pole. Her parents paid $2,500 for a pole to be imported from the US for her to practise on at home. The trophies in the background are for winning karaoke contests as a kid.
Wu Peizhi, 23, from Malaysia. She is known for her sweet-sounding but powerful vocals when belting out old Mandarin hits.
Huang Meiqi, 17, lives in Johor Bahru. This is her first time singing getai in Singapore and gets $80 per show.
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Pple love to see them wearing like this....many peeping toms?
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wah.........the 1st pic show the singer in very short skirt leh..............tattered some more.............if never wear panties ah..........more old uncles will die on the spot and join the hungry ghosts liao..........
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Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
wah.........the 1st pic show the singer in very short skirt leh..............tattered some more.............if never wear panties ah..........more old uncles will die on the spot and join the hungry ghosts liao..........
hahahaha...more upskirt video on the internet liao. -
Originally posted by Asromanista2001:
wah.........the 1st pic show the singer in very short skirt leh..............tattered some more.............if never wear panties ah..........more old uncles will die on the spot and join the hungry ghosts liao..........
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!....that is rather wicked of you...
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Last time pole dancing was like ahem,but now go getais also can see already. This world sure has changed.
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knowing this is malaysia, where are the pervertic religious police who peep to see if u done sex with other people?
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Originally posted by laurence82:
knowing this is malaysia, where are the pervertic religious police who peep to see if u done sex with other people?
They are in plain clothes, busy helping themselves to the show -
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Penang is opposition .. its o.k to wear scantly clad outfits.
Johor I dunno la.. hahaha... anytime religous police can kick the door down. lol