Bobo Chan Man-woon (, born 18 September 1979) is a former Hong Kong singer and model. She was also an actress in several film and TV-series.

Life and career

Bobo's first film role was in 1999's ''

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''. In 2001, she debut her first CD, titled ''Shine''. Between 2003 and 2005, she joined

TVB Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB; zh, t=電視廣播有限公司) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong. The company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Canton ...

and was featured in four of their dramas before parting ways. In between 2005 and 2008, Bobo reduced her involvement with acting and focused on other projects until the infamous leak of

Edison Chen Edison Chen Koon-hei (, born Chen Hing-wah on 7 October 1980) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actor, singer, rapper, fashion designer and entrepreneur. In 1999, at the age of 19, Chen was scouted to shoot a credit card commercial with Leon Lai. H ...

's scandal photos affected her career.

Photo scandal

In January and February 2008, explicit photos were found online involving Chan and

. Compromising pics of Bobo privately posing nude and performing fellatio for Edison were leaked over the internet. The scandal also involved

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, and others.batgwa.com.
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." ''Edison's Conquests Sex Photos – Suspect Arrested'' Retrieved on 31 January 2008. The photos badly affected Bobo's career and personal life: strong public scrutiny, cancellation of media contracts, ending all product endorsements in her image, and the end of her engagement. Bobo went into seclusion along with those involved in the photos for over a year in hopes to return when public scrutiny has lessened. She traveled to the US for a time to avoid the media storm to find some peace; unfortunately, even after a year, it remained in public consciousness.

Retirement

Eventually, Gillian, Cecilia, and Edison successfully returned to the entertainment industry, however, Bobo never returned. Bobo decided to leave the entertainment industry and focus on managing a crystal gem shop, ''Crystal Jamming'', in the summer of 2009. In a small public ceremony with some entertainment friends and press upon the opening of her crystal boutique in the

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district of Hong Kong, she made it clear she would be leaving the entertainment industry to start a more quiet existence to avoid causing further trouble to the people closest to her.

Personal life

Chan had an affair with

until mid-2004, when it was reported that the two broke up. Later, she dated the wealthy businessman Jin Ziyao, but they also broke up. By 2015, she met a fellow member of her church; the two married on November 26, 2016 in

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. Chan gave birth to a son in 2019. The family of three lives a low-key life.

Discography

* Shine (2001) * Bounce (2002) * Graceful (2002) * BoBo Chan – Phase 1 The Retrospect (2003) * Fantasia (2005)

Filmography

* ''I Do'' (2000) * ''Shadow ''(2001) * ''Women from Mars'' (2002) ameo* '' The Park'' (2003) * ''

It Had to Be You! ''It Had to Be You!'' (後備甜心) is a 2005 Hong Kong romantic comedy film featuring the directorial debuts of Maurice Li and Andrew Loo, starring Ekin Cheng and Karena Lam. Plot Restaurant supervisor Jill ( Karena Lam) has a handsome boy ...

'' (2005) * ''

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'' (2006)

Television series

* ''

Aqua Heroes ''Aqua Heroes'' (戀愛自由式) is a twenty episode modern series by Television Broadcasts Limited in Hong Kong. Synopsis Yau Han (Bobo Chan) and her sister, Yau Wing ( Leila Tong) have been separated for many years and they happen to fall in l ...

'' (2003) * ''

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'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2004) * ''

The Gâteau Affairs ''The Gâteau Affairs'' () is a 20 episode TVB series in late 2004 and early 2005. It stars Joe Ma (馬德鐘), Myolie Wu (胡杏兒), Bobo Chan (陳文媛), Jack Wu (胡諾言) and Annie Man (文頌嫻). Bobo Chan provides the voice for the the ...

'' (2005)

References

External links

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Bobo in pinkwork (sound & video)

Bobo Chan at HKMDB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Bobo 1979 births Living people Cantopop singers Hong Kong contraltos 21st-century Hong Kong women singers