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BEIJING - Sorry truly is the hardest word.

Angry Chinese media demanded an apology from pop idol Ken Chu and TV producer Angie Chai when the latter went to a press conference in Beijing on Tuesday one-and-a-half hours late.

So, the two bowed but made things worse when he was heard whispering to her: "If it was up to me, I wouldn't apologise."

According to reports in China and Taiwan, she whispered back: "Me too."

F4 member Chu was there for his new TV drama, Tian Kong Zhi Cheng (which translates as City Of The Sky in Mandarin). It also stars China's Li Bingbing, Singapore's Michelle Saram and Taiwan's Rainie Yang.

Filmed in Xishuangbanna in Yunnan province, the series is produced by Chai of Meteor Garden fame.

Boasting beautiful Chinese scenery and a touch of Taiwanese pop-culture savvy, it has been hyped as the future of pop idol dramas.

Chu's agent said later that there had been a miscommunication with the media, which had been told to arrive at 7pm although the conference was starting an hour later.

News buzz taken from The Straits Times dated 10 June 2004