This is the 33rd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. If you are a fan of Cantopop music from the 1980s to the 2000s, chances are that you love the lyrics written by Albert Leung Wai-man, best known by his pen name Lin Xi (or Lam … Read more
Hong Kong singer Jacky Cheung Hok-yau has cancelled three concerts in Hangzhou, China, this weekend because his vocal cords are inflamed. It is the third time the 63-year-old Cantopop star has scrapped dates on his “Jacky Cheung 60+ World Tour” this year because of health issues. Cheung cancelled three concerts in Shanghai in March after … Read more
Reynolds’ “merc with a mouth” plays nicely opposite Jackman’s taciturn, claw-handed killer as they pummel each other, and myriad assailants, in the most violent manner possible. Parents should take note that this is not the usual Category IIA release that the MCU has long been known for. Deadpool & Wolverine has been given a Category … Read more
The Tai Kwun studio is full of reminders of the era in Hong Kong that witnessed Wong and Koo’s rise as songwriters. Photo: Cyril Ip “These are two absolute musical giants of Hong Kong who represented an era,” says Hong Kong-born, New York-based musicologist Joanna Lee, curator of the exhibition, called “Soundtrack of Our Lives”. … Read more
As she appeared in more films Sum slowly began gaining recognition, but it was only in 1967, after joining the broadcaster TVB and appearing on its variety show Enjoy Yourself Tonight as a co-host, that she shot to stardom. At the time, television producer Robert Chua Wah-peng invited Sum to be part of the show … Read more
For her nearly 50 acting credits, Mui received 11 acting awards. The most well-known were her best actress titles for Stanley Kwan Kam-pang’s Rouge (1988) at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards – considered the Oscars of Chinese-language film at the time. Mui (left) and two other contestants in the First … Read more
