Well, to be quite honest, you probably can.
MTV China and SMG (Shanghai Media Group) are doing their annual style gala. Already announced: Jackie Chan, Karen Mok, Stanley Huang, Xu Wei, Khalil Fong and other stars will attend. The gala (where we imagine each star will lip sync their way through one song) will of course be broadcast on TV.
BKK mobile, a local (Chinese) handset manufacturer and music service provider is the main sponsor.
You can check out a little bit of video at the official MTV site HERE (and witness how incredibly tacky these things are). Interestingly, “indie” band Super VC are on the bill. Super VC have worked their way up the traditional route (i.e. not created by TV/ record company) and to our mind are one of the first bands in China to achieve this kind of status. They have been on a roll recently:
- Ben Sherman chose them as the only Chinese band to participate in Ben Sherman’s Worldwide Guitar Pick Charity Auction: HERE
- Nov 19, they were invited to the 2009 Kappa×YOHO Fashion Ceremony.
- A famous cultural magazine invited them to their charity dinner as the most fashionable band in China.
- Sassoon invited them to film a TVC recently.
Super VC also recently attended the One Movement Festival in Australia.