In today's era of social media, we are all reduced to gossip paparazzi who can dig up interesting gossip news wherever we are.
At the same time, however, this is also the time when gossip reporting is most out of control.
The gossip news in the entertainment industry, most of the time, can only be described as "children living the house", the scale is frivolous, and it is boring. Even if there are some major events, they will quickly disappear and spread only on a small scale.
But in this context, I would like to recommend an excellent form of gossip to everyone - "Hong Kong Bagua Magazine".
These magazines not only report the gossip scandals of celebrities, but also present these events to the fullest.
The scandals in the entertainment industry, especially those once infinitely beautiful big stars, will be portrayed beyond recognition by these gossip magazines. For example, in the 60s of last century, Hong Kong's economy grew rapidly, but citizens' lives were still tense. At such moments, gossip news became a form of entertainment for citizens, and this market was pioneered by Ming Pao Weekly.
The word "gossip" originally referred to the trivial matters of life in Cantonese, so various entertainment magazines have carried large-scale coverage of celebrity gossip news under the name "Hong Kong Bagua Magazine".
However, these early magazines may have focused too much on pictures of beautiful stars and did not give more attention to the personalities and lives of the stars.
But in 1995, Next Magazine changed the rules of the game, and they accidentally secretly took a real photo of Wang Zuxian, rather than the perfect image under the camera. This caused a stir and people became interested in real star life.
Next Magazine also launched a new column called "Mirror of the Demon", dedicated to shooting the unbeautiful moments of stars. They provide journalists with a wealth of resources, including advanced photography equipment and flash. This allows them to inadvertently take ugly photos of celebrities.
These photos may include celebrities yawning, drinking water, talking, or even picking their noses. Hong Kong media paparazzi always capture at the right time, angle, and place.
This also explains why only paparazzi journalists can capture these moments, as they are able to capture the most embarrassing moments at key moments. Most of the photos were taken by journalists from gossip magazines.
For example, Cecilia Cheung's photos, or Maggie Cheung's carnivorous photos, were taken by these journalists. Only gossip paparazzi can find the most suitable angle and timing.
Gossip magazines prove through these photos that they can stand behind sunglasses forever and continue to reveal the hidden side of the star.
Not only in the entertainment industry, but also celebrities in the sports industry cannot escape this gaze. Both men and women, they will be targeted by gossipy paparazzi. For example, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian went head-to-head in the NBA, but in the eyes of Hong Kong media, they seem to be more like filming than basketball.
At this time, the paparazzi of the Hong Kong media do not seem to show sexism.
In general, no matter who gets noticed in the entertainment industry or sports, gossip magazines go to great lengths to reveal their unknown side.
In particular, female celebrities, such as Jolin Tsai and Cheng Xiuwen, have become the darlings of these magazines. Whether it is Jolin Tsai's acne or Zheng Xiuwen's various moments, they have been ruthlessly exposed.
Those stars who have always shown themselves with a perfect image cannot escape the scrutiny of gossip magazines. These magazines manipulate photos in various ways to make stars look worse, because that's what they're for.
Just looking at the photos may be a difficult dance move, but combined with words, it will be more impactful. The editors of these magazines use text to enhance the photos to maximize the ugliness of the stars.
For example, mainland media generally use Deng Ziqi's image as an example, describing her dress as "cosmic diapers blowing up the earth". The combination of these photos and text strengthens the impact of gossip news.
All in all, these gossip magazines not only capture the unbeautiful moments of celebrities, but also manage to ugly their images through creative vocabulary.