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Singer Aaron Kwok Fu-shing has been dubbed Asia's Michael Jackson after signing a contract with a soft drink company.

  Although Kwok declined to reveal how much he earned, he admitted the Pepsi television commercial was a stepping stone to global fame.

 He is following in the footsteps of Jackson and the Spice Girls.

   'I had to dance in the rain. It's not easy being a superstar,' said Kwok.

   Taiwanese singer Jimmy Lim has cracked the mainland music scene after being chosen to endorse a mainland chocolate product, replacing Andy Lau Tak-wah and Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing in the advertisements.

  Lim had to eat 100 bars of the chocolate.

 'I have to do more exercise now to lose weight, otherwise my fans will dump me,' Lim said.

   Amanda Lee Wai-man has difficulty staying friends with other showbiz artists.

  Rumour has it singer Lee was responsible for the cooling of relations with her former best friend, Sammi Cheng Sau-man.

 'We're always working so hard,' Lee said.

 'So it's difficult for us to find time to chat.'   Lee admitted she and Cheng had been best of pals, but said they could not keep it up because neither of them had time to develop the friendship.

  Leo Ku Kui-kei rode high in the annual album sales charts, defeating three of Canto-pop's four kings, Leon Lai Ming, Andy Lau Tak-wah and Aaron Kwok Fu-shing.

  Ku's Cantonese album, Enjoy Yourself Tonight, was second, behind the other king, Jacky Cheung Hok-yau and his Never- dying Legend.

  'I cannot take all the credit,' Ku said.

  'My success involved an element of luck but my fans and the production team must also share the honours,' said Ku.

  He said 1997 had been a landmark year for his acting and singing careers and he was looking forward to a good 1998.



Pepsi advert gives Kwok global fizz