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Hot Summer Days
''Hot Summer Days'' is a 2010 Hong Kong romantic comedy film featuring an ensemble cast including Nicholas Tse, Jacky Cheung, Daniel Wu, Vivian Hsu, Barbie Hsu, Rene Liu, Angelababy and Jing Boran and also featuring a guest appearance by Maggie Cheung. The film was released to celebrate both Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day. Cast * Nicholas Tse as Wai * Jacky Cheung as Wah * Daniel Wu as Sushi master * Vivian Hsu as Wasabi * Barbie Hsu as Ding Dang * Rene Liu as Li Yan * Duan Yihong as Leslie * Angelababy as Siu-kei * Jing Boran as Xiaofang * Michelle Wai as Model * Fu Xinbo as Dafu * Maggie Cheung as Crying Woman * Gordon Liu as Fai * Charlene Choi as Bikini Girl * Shawn Yue as Tattoo Artist * Fruit Chan as Ice cream vendor * He Zhuoyan as Xiaoli * Rosemary Vandenbroucke as Beach Girl * Kate Yeung as Reporter * Jan Lamb (voice dubbing) * Joey Yung (voice dubbing) * William Chan (unaccredited) References External links ''Hot Summer Days'' film reviewat LoveHKFi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fruit Chan
Fruit Chan Gor (; born 15 April 1959) is a Hong Kong filmmaker who is best known for his style of film reflecting the everyday life of Demographics of Hong Kong, Hong Kong people. He is well known for using amateur actors (such as Sam Lee (actor), Sam Lee in ''Made in Hong Kong (film), Made in Hong Kong'', Wong Yau-Nam in ''Hollywood Hong Kong'') in his films. He became a household name after the success of the 1997 film ''Made in Hong Kong (film), Made in Hong Kong'', which earned many local and international awards. Early life Chan was born in Guangdong, China. His English name is a calque (literal translation) of his personal name Guo (果). Growing up, he watched a lot of films from Second World, Communist countries. He and his family moved to Hong Kong in July 1971. His family was poor and Chan worked in an electronics factory while finishing Education in Hong Kong, Forms 1 to 3 at night school. He later got a job as a projectionist in Jordan, Hong Kong, where he develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huayi Brothers
Huayi Brothers Media Corp. () is a Chinese multinational entertainment company that owns a film studio, a television production company, a talent agency, a record label, entertainment theme parks, and a movie theater chain founded in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Macau, & Taipei by Dennis Wang Zhongjun and James Wang Zhonglei in 1994. The company made world news on October 30, 2009, when the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ChiNext Board was halted, after HBMC's stock price reached 122.74 percent above its IPO price, to open at 63.66 yuan per share. Patrick Frater of '' Variety'' called it "China’s largest private sector film conglomerate". In 2014, the company was the seventh-largest film distributor in China, with 2.26% of the market. History The company was founded in 1994 as a film production company. It underwent a comprehensive expansion into the media industry through investing and now produces movies, TV shows, & music and operates a film studio, TV production company, a t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Yung
Joey Yung Tso-Yi (, ; born 16 June 1980) is a Hong Kong singer signed to Emperor Entertainment Group. Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the JSG Most Popular Female Singer and Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold awards a record-breaking nine times. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong–based female singer that year. In 2014, she reportedly earned HK$80 million (US$10.3 million). Early life Yung was born on 16 June 1980 at Yan Chai Hospital in Tsuen Wan elder to one brother. She has ancestral roots from Xinhui, Guangdong. She attended Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School, where she was classmates with Wong Cho-lam in her sixth grade. At the age of fifteen, Yung competed in the Big Echo Karaoke Singing Contest and was subsequently signed by Go East Entertainment Co., Ltd. As an artist under Go East, she recorded the song "The First Time I Want to be Drunk" as a the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Lamb
Jan Lamb Hoi-fong (; born 28 January 1967) is a Hong Kong DJ, singer and actor. Lamb is the elder brother of Jerry Lamb and younger brother of singer and radio personality Sandy Lamb. He formed a comedic musical duo during the late 1980s with fellow actor and comedian Eric Kot called Softhard). His wife Cass Phang is a singer. Career Radio DJ He is one of the DJs for Commercial Radio 2 (CR2), hosting several successful programmes since the 1990s. His most current one, ''On a Clear Day'', is a 2-hour morning show which airs from 8 to 10am from Monday to Friday on CR2. This two-hour programme is hosted by Lamb, Ken Yuen and Michelle Lo. Stand-up comedy In 2005 Jan gave a successful series of stand-up comedy shows (林海峰是但噏發花癲), which all sold out. Jan also released a new song album which has sold very well to the extent that he has been nominated for the "best male singer award" by Chik Chak 903 (叱吒903). He also wrote many parody songs and uses them on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Yeung
Kate Yeung () is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She was nominated twice for Best Supporting Actress for '' 20 30 40''. Early life On 26 October 1984, Yeung was born as Yeung Mei-ling in Hong Kong. Career At 16, Yeung modeled for Wing Shya, a celebrity photographer. In 2002, Yeung's film career started with Mighty Baby, a comedy film directed by Patrick Leung. Filmography Film Television series References External links * Kate Yeungon Sina Weibo Weibo (), or Sina Weibo (), is a Chinese microblogging ( weibo) website. Launched by Sina Corporation on 14 August 2009, it is one of the biggest social media platforms in China, with over 582 million monthly active users (252 million daily ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Yeung, Kate 1984 births Living people Hong Kong film actresses Hong Kong television actresses 21st-century Hong Kong actresses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosemary Vandenbroucke
Rosemary Vandenbroucke (; born September 18, 1981) is a French-born model, singer, songwriter, actress, and certified yoga instructor. Early life In 1981, Vandenbroucke was born in Hong Kong. Vandenbroucke's father is French-Russian and her mother Julie is Chinese. Vandenbroucke grew up in France. At age 13, Vandenbroucke returned to Hong Kong. Career At age 14, Vandenbroucke won the second Elite Model Look contest, and in 1998 became model for the Yves Saint Laurent brand. In 2006, Vandenbroucke's debut album is in English, but includes Mandarin versions of two singles, "In my dreams" and "I didn't know", and a Cantonese version of a third, "Tonight." In acting, Vandenbroucke has starred in a Singaporean TV musical drama called "The Kitchen Musical." The series premiered on 21 October 2011 and has been broadcast in 19 countries across Southeast Asia and Europe. Vandenbroucke was nominated for the best actress in a drama series at the 52nd Monte Carlo Film and Television Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Zhuoyan
He Zhuoyan (born 26 November 1988) is a Chinese actress and singer. She was one of the top ten finalists of the 2005 Hangzhou '' Super Girl'' singing contest. In 2006, she emerged as champion of the Zhang Jizhong category of the Chinese Yahoo Three Directors Star Search programme. She signed on with the talent agency Huayi Brothers in the same year and acted in a number of period and ''wuxia''-themed television series produced by Zhang Jizhong. In 2007, she became the youngest person to obtain an award in the ''Forbes'' China Celebrity 100, winning the Celebrity with the Most Potential Award at the age of 18. Life She was educated at the Hangzhou Arts School. She started her career by participating in the Hangzhou '' Super Girl'' singing contest in 2005, winning the sixth position among the top ten finalists. The following year, she participated in the Chinese Yahoo Three Directors Star Search programme () and emerged as champion of the Zhang Jizhong category. She signed on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Xinbo
BOBO is a Chinese boy band A boy band is a vocal group consisting of young male singers, usually in their Teenage, teenage years or in their twenties at the time of formation. Generally, boy bands perform love songs marketed towards girls and young women. Many boy bands ... composed of two members, Jing Boran () and Fu Xinbo (). The two became famous after competing in the 2007 ''My Hero'' () competition, with Jing Boran winning first and Fu Xinbo third. In 2008, the two released their own EP, '' Glory'' (), and then the album, ''The Big World'' (). Since their debut, they have won multiple new artists awards. In 2008, they performed during the pre-ceremony performance of the 2008 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony. China DailyBoBo group performs at the Paralympics Opening Ceremony, director gives approvalSep 08, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2008. The two also began their acting career in 2008, with Fu Xinbo playing in ''I am Veeker'' () I am Veeker websitI am Veeker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michelle Wai
Michelle Wai Sze-Nga ( zh, c= 衛詩雅; born on 24 November 1984), is a Hong Kong actress. She was a part-time model before entering the entertainment industry. She is currently under the Emperor Motion Pictures label. Name When Michelle Wai first entered the industry, her management company suggested omitting the word "Wai" and using "Sze-Nga" as her stage name because there was already a singer named "Wai Sze" in the entertainment industry. After that, Wai Sze-Nga faded out of the industry for a while, but soon it was the turn of another singer Shiga Lin to enter the industry. Wai thought that changing her stage name to avoid suspicion was not a good idea, so she took the initiative to suggest to her management company that she should use her real name "Wai Sze-Nga" again. Background Michelle Wai grew up in Tai Ping Village, Sheung Shui, Hong Kong. She has an older sister and a younger brother. Michelle Wai worked as a part-time model at the age of 16. In 2008, she was intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day, also called Saint Valentine's Day or the Feast of Saint Valentine, is celebrated annually on February 14. It originated as a Christian feast day honoring a Christian martyrs, martyr named Saint Valentine, Valentine, and through later folk traditions it has also become a significant cultural, religious and commercial celebration of Romance (love), romance and love in many regions of the world. There are a number of martyrdom stories associated with various Saint Valentines connected to February 14, including an account of the imprisonment of Saint Valentine of Rome for ministering to Christians Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire, persecuted under the Roman Empire in the third century. According to an early tradition, Saint Valentine restored sight to the blind daughter of his jailer. Numerous later additions to the legend have better related it to the theme of love: tradition maintains that Saint Valentine performed weddings for Christian soldie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival (see also #Names, § Names), is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a New Year, new year on the traditional lunisolar calendar, lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and has been added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists#Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Humanity list by the UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2024. Marking the end of winter and the beginning of Spring (season), spring, this festival takes place from Chinese New Year's Eve (the evening preceding the first day of the year) to the Lantern Festival, held on the 15th day of the year. The first day of the Chinese New Year falls on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. The Chinese New Year is associated with several myths and customs. The festival was traditionally a time to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ensemble Cast
In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that comprises many principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.Random House: ensemble acting Linked 2013-07-17 Structure In contrast to the popular model, which gives precedence to a sole protagonist, an ensemble cast leans more towards a sense of "collectivity and community". Cinema Ensemble casts in film were introduced as early as September 1916, with D. W. Griffith's silent epic film '' Intolerance'', featuring four separate though parallel plots. The film follows the lives of several characters over hundreds of years, across different cultures and time periods. The unification of different plot lines and character arcs is a key characteristic of ensemble casting in film; whether it is a location, event, or an overarching theme that ties the film and characters together. Films that feature ensembles tend to emphasize the interconnectivity of the characters, even when the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
