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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] |
Wong Kar-wai
Wong Kar-wai (born 17 July 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, screenwriter, and producer. His films are characterised by nonlinear narratives, atmospheric music, and vivid cinematography involving bold, saturated colours. A pivotal figure of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Wong is considered a contemporary ''auteur'' and ranked third on ''Sight and Sound''s 2002 poll of the greatest filmmakers of the previous 25 years. His films frequently appear on best-of lists domestically and internationally. Born in Shanghai, Wong emigrated to Hong Kong as a child with his family. He began a career as a screenwriter for soap operas before transitioning to directing with his debut, the crime drama ''As Tears Go By (film), As Tears Go By'' (1988). While ''As Tears Go By'' was fairly successful in Hong Kong, Wong moved away from the contemporary trend of Crime film, crime and Action film, action movies to embark on more personal filmmaking styles. ''Days of Being Wild'' (1990), his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commercial Radio Hong Kong
Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK, , also known as Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited, is one of the two commercial radio broadcasting companies in Hong Kong, alongside Metro Radio Hong Kong. CRHK offers a variety of radio programs, including news and weather reports, music, and cultural arts. History CRHK was founded by George Ho Cho-chi on 26 August 1959, after he inherited HK$50,000 from his father, Sir Robert Ho Tung. The 10-year franchise of Radio Rediffusion ended its radio operations in 1959. CRHK then joined Radio Rediffusion and Radio Television Hong Kong. Initially, Commercial Radio was located in Lai Chi Kok, near Mei Foo Sun Chuen. Nine years later, on 25 July 1966, the station relocated to Broadcast Drive. However, at that time, the new five-story building was still under refurbishment, so the station was temporarily housed in Yau Yat Chuen until 26 August 1971. G.J. Ho, the son of George Ho, is the current chairman of CRHK. Channels Curr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
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 Streaming media, media streaming service Viu (streaming media), Viu. The channel serves as a free-to-air Broadcast syndication, syndicator for television programmes of Now TV. Its sister station is the English-language channel ViuTVsix. The boy band Mirror (group), Mirror became known following the ViuTV's talent show Good Night Show - King Maker, ''Goodnight Show - King Maker''. History In 2016, ViuTV was launched. In 2020, ViuTV had a reach (advertising), reach of four million audiences. Notable shows from ViuTV Survival reality show : * ''Goodnight Show - King Maker'' (2018) * ''King Maker II'' (2019) * ''King Maker III'' (2020) * ''King Maker IV'' (2021) Music show * ''Chill Club'' (2019–present) Music award * ''Chill Club Awards' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: ''Ming Pao Toronto'' and ''Ming Pao Vancouver''. In a 2022 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 994 local households, ''Ming Pao'' was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History Launch, early days ''Ming Pao'' was first published on 20 May 1959, and was founded by the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist Louis Cha, known better by his pseudonym Jin Yong (金庸), and his friend, Shen Pao Sing (沈寶新). Daisy Li Yuet-Wah won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists for her work with the paper in 1994. Before British Hong Kong's handover to the People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yangon
Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Development Council, military government relocated the administrative functions to the purpose-built capital city of Naypyidaw in north central Myanmar. With over five million people, Yangon is Myanmar's most populous city and its most important commercial centre. Yangon boasts the largest number of colonial-era buildings in Southeast Asia, and has a unique Downtown Yangon, colonial-era urban core that is remarkably intact. The colonial-era commercial core is centered around the Sule Pagoda, which is reputed to be over 2,000 years old. The city is also home to the gilded Shwedagon Pagoda – Myanmar's most sacred and famous Buddhist pagoda. Yangon suffers from deeply inadequate infrastructure, especially compared to other major cities in Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HKSAR
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most significant fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
