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Eric Kwok
Eric Kwok Wai-leung (born 3 February 1974) is a Hong Kong Cantopop music producer, composer, singer, and actor. Life and career Eric Kwok was born on 3 February 1974, in Hong Kong. He moved to the United States at the age of 13 and later graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles majoring in communication. His passion for music started when he received a piano keyboard as a gift from his mother and would spend ten hours a day playing with it. His father is a former lawyer. Although initially not supportive of Kwok's music career, he eventually cried after listening to his first solo album ''Eric Kwok Collection'', released in 2004. Kwok returned to Hong Kong and launched his first songwriting credit in 1997 with Leon Lai's "If You Are at My Home Tonight", under the pen name Moz. He is a former member of the music duo Swing from 1999 to 2002. Over the years, he has written and produced hits for various artistes, including Leon Lai, Eason Chan, Cass Phang, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Hong Kong
Hong Kong was under British Empire, British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 to 1981, and a British Dependent Territory, dependent territory from 1981 to 1997. The colonial period began with the British occupation of Hong Kong Island under the Convention of Chuenpi in 1841 of the Victorian era, and ended with the handover of Hong Kong to the China, People's Republic of China in July 1997. In accordance with Art. III of the Treaty of Nanking of 1842, signed in the aftermath of the First Opium War, the island of Hong Kong was ceded in perpetuity to Great Britain. It was established as a Crown colony in 1843. In 1860, the British expanded the colony with the addition of the Kowloon Peninsula and was further extended in 1898 when the British obtained Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory, a 99-year lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KKBox
KKBox, stylized as KKBOX is a music streaming service developed in 2005 by KKBox Inc., a software company in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a part of Japanese Telecom Group, KDDI. The service mainly targets the music markets of East and Southeast Asia, focusing on regions including: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore. Working on a freemium basis, both paid and free members can listen to over 20 million tunes on smartphones, TVs, media centers and computers. As a Taiwan-based music streaming software, KKBOX caters mainly to Mandarin-speaking users by collaborating with record companies in the Taiwanese music industry. KKBOX also has close links with Taiwanese artists, and mainstream Mandopop artists like Jay Chou, Eric Chou and Bii. Development After launching KKBOX in Taiwan, the company expanded the music streaming service to Hong Kong and Macau in 2009, Japan in 2011, Malaysia, and Singapore in 2013. Starting from 2011, KKBOX received investment from KDDI Corporation, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Strike
''Full Strike'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong sports comedy film directed by Derek Kwok and Henri Wong. The film was released on 7 May 2015. Cast * Josie Ho as Ng Kau-sau (aka Beast Ng) * Ekin Cheng as Lau Dan * Ronald Cheng as Ng Kau-cheung (aka Suck Nipple Cheung) * Tse Kwan-ho as Ng Kau-chun * Andrew Lam as Champion Chik * Edmond Leung as Lam Chiu * Wilfred Lau as Ma Kun * Siu Yam-yam as Grandma Mui * Eric Kwok as Wong Lung-wai Guest appearance * Grace Yip as Fung * Michael Tse as Inspector Cheung * Philip Keung as Brother Crazy Dog * JBS@24HERBS as Gangster * Phat Chan@24HERBS as Police League' Team * Kit Leung@24HERBS as Police League' Team * Stephanie Che as Madam * Jo Kuk as Police officer * Vincent Kok as Police League' Team * Matt Chow as Benny Yiu * Calvin Choi as other team players * Edward Huang as other team players * Helen To as Audience * Bao Chunlai as himself * Wang Lin (badminton), Wang Lin as herself * Yang Di as Alien * Bob Lam as Anchor * Kabby Hui as Anchor * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fandango Media
Fandango Media, LLC is an American Box office, ticketing company that sells Ticket (admission), movie tickets via its website and its mobile app. It also owns Fandango at Home (formerly owned by Walmart and originally known as Vudu), a streaming digital video store and streaming service, as well as Rotten Tomatoes, which provides television and streaming media information. It is a joint venture between NBCUniversal (a division of Comcast) and Warner Bros. Discovery (formerly WarnerMedia). History In 2000, James Michael Cline, with Art Levitt, founded Fandango. In 2003, Fandango secured $15 million in funding from venture capitalists Technology Crossover Ventures. Fandango was privately held. Then-owners included exhibition chains (Loews Cineplex Entertainment, Regal Cinemas, Carmike Cinemas, Cinemark Theatres, General Cinema Theatres, Edwards Theatres and Century Theatres) and venture capital firms (''Accretive Technology Partners'' and ''General Atlantic Partners''). On April 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review aggregator, review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor Theatre, stage performance, the direct inspiration for the name from Duong, Lee, and Wang came from an equivalent scene in the 1992 Canadian film ''Léolo''. Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros. in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango Media, Fandango ticketing company. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. The site is influential among moviegoers, a third of whom say they consult it before going to the cinema in the U.S. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delete My Love
''Delete My Love'' () is a 2014 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed and written by Patrick Kong and starring Wong Cho-lam, Ivana Wong and Michael Hui. Plot So Po-wing or So Boring as everyone calls him doesn't have much going for him, career and personally. He has a boss from hell, toxic co-workers that steal his ideas and sabotage him, an office that doubles as the company storage room and an incompetent assistant that lets his co-workers steal his ideas just because they flirt with her. At home he has a younger sister that is a compulsive gambler and a mother that tries to trick him into selling the home his deceased grandfather left him. The only bright spot in his life is his ditsy girlfriend Bobo who always thinks she is dying and his loyal friend Wah Dee who tries to cheer him up but ends up making matters worse. On his birthday his boss fires him for being an under-performing worker. So Boring accidentally kills his boss when trying to beg for his job. While trying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stars Academy
''Stars Academy'' (; lit. ''Legend of a Musical Dream'') is a Hong Kong singing competition television series created and produced by television network TVB and its subsidiary TVB Music Group. The show has spanned two seasons in 2021–2022 with the aim of discovering unsigned young singing talents. The judges' panel featured various Hong Kong music executives, music producers, singer-songwriters, radio DJs, and music critics. The winners of the two seasons are Gigi Yim and Jasmine Yam. Format The singing competition spans multiple seasons, featuring pre-recorded rounds and a live finale. Contestants showcase their talents individually or in groups, progressing through various rounds and facing eliminations. Coaches, composed of established singers, form teams and guide contestants, while judges, including industry professionals like music executives from major record labels, music producers, singer-songwriters, radio DJs, and music critics, provide evaluations. In all roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jade Solid Gold
Jade Solid Gold ( Chinese: 勁歌金曲, literally ''"powerful song golden melody"'') is a music show on the TVB Jade television channel in Hong Kong. It has been running since October 10, 1981. Broadcasting time TVB Jade *Sunday at 11:00 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. TVB HD Jade *Next Saturday at 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. History Starting on October 10, 1981, every week, Jade Solid Gold features today's music videos, live performances or concerts, and a countdown of the top 20 best albums sold amongst the competition. The show has a live audience. Most of the performances are cantopop, rock, soul, and light music. Every January the Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards Presentation (十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮) is one of the biggest music awards in Hong Kong. Along with the RTHK Top 10 Awards, they are the most recognized and publicized awards given. The program also has a companion program called "Jade Solid Gold Song Video Corner ( 金曲挑戰站) ", in which a random music video is feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Maker II
''King Maker II'' ( zh, t=全民造星II) was a 2019 Hong Kong survival reality show on ViuTV as the second season of the , accepting only male contestants, with members of the boy group Mirror also being contestants. It aired from 30 September to 6 December 2019, with being the champion, MC Cheung being the first runner-up, and being the second runner-up. Three of the contestants, Ng, and , signed to ViuTV ViuTV is a Cantonese language Generalist channel, general entertainment television channel in Hong Kong operated by HK Television Entertainment (HKTVE), whose parent company PCCW also operates the IPTV platform Now TV (Hong Kong), Now TV and the ... after the show, and formed a boy group called P1X3L in 2021. Cheung, and three other contestants Mike Tsang, and , also debuted as soloists after the competition. References External linksKing Maker II 2010s Hong Kong television series Cantonese-language television shows Pop music television series Reality music co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodnight Show - King Maker
''Good Night Show - King Maker'' ( zh, c=Good Night Show 全民造星) is a 2018 Hong Kong survival reality show on ViuTV as first season of , accepting only male contestants. It aired from 15 July to 14 October 2018, with Keung To being the champion, Ian Chan being the first runner-up, and being the second runner-up. Two boy groups, namely Mirror and Error An error (from the Latin , meaning 'to wander'Oxford English Dictionary, s.v. “error (n.), Etymology,” September 2023, .) is an inaccurate or incorrect action, thought, or judgement. In statistics, "error" refers to the difference between t ..., were formed after the competition. References External links * 2010s Hong Kong television series 2018 Hong Kong television series debuts Cantonese-language television shows Pop music television series Reality music competition television series {{HK-tv-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JC (singer)
Jennifer Chan (; born 23 June 1998) is a Hong Kong female singer debuted in 2016 under Amusic, professionally known as JC. Career She had participated in different singing competitions since the age of 15 and was signed to Amusic in 2016. Her debut single "說散就散 It's Been Apart" was the Top 10 Trending YouTube Videos of 2016 in Hong Kong. In 2016, she performed her debut single on Leon Lai's concert. She was invited to perform "Chengdu" and "It's Been Apart" on HunanTV New Year Concert with Bai Jingting, Bibi Zhou and Yoyo Sham. On 10 August 2018, she appeared in Sing! China. Discography Singles {, class="wikitable" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Single ! Released Date ! Note , - align= "center" , 說散就散It's Been Apart , 20 June 2016 , Mandarin;2016 Top 10 Trending YouTube Videos of 2016 in Hong Kong. Theme song of Singaporean TV Drama '' Doppelganger'' , - align= "center" , 好心分手 Please Breakup , 9 September 2016 , Cover of Candy Lo , - alig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Tsang
Mike Tsang Pei-tak (; born 7 November 1993), better known simply as Mike, is a Hong Kong singer, who burst onto the music scene when his debut single "I Am Not Even" (我不如) topped three of Hong Kong's five broadcaster music charts in 2021, a feat very few newcomers have accomplished. Debuting under the Universal Music Hong Kong label, Tsang went on to win several new artist awards, and in 2024, Outstanding Singer Awards in both the '' RTHK Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards'' and '' Metro Radio Hits Music Awards'' ceremonies. He is also one of the very few Hong Kong singers able to break into the highly competitive non-Cantonese-speaking Chinese mainland market when only in his second year, and in 2023, held his first concert tour spanning nine Chinese cities from Shanghai and Chengdu to the Greater Bay Area. In 2024, Tsang was further introduced to Southeast Asian and Taiwanese audiences when he sang for Wong Kar-wai's '' Blossoms Shanghai'' and TVB's ''Happy Ever Aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
