"Sing girls" ( zh, c=星女郎, j=Sing1 neoi5 long4, p=Xīng nǚláng, first=j) is a nickname for actresses who starred alongside

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or starred in Stephen Chow's movies, often as the main character's romantic interest.

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Many "Sing girls"are young, new actresses who go on to receive considerable media attention after appearing in one of Chow's films, and their success is often attributed to the attention brought to them by Chow—

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, for example, has been referred to as Chow's "

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" after appearing in the 2007 film ''

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''. The Chinese word 星 (''Sing1'', ''Xīng'') refers both to Chow's nickname 星爷 (''Sing Yeh'', "Grandmaster Sing") and to 明星 (''ming4 sing1''; ''míngxīng''), the word for a star or

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. Chow has not always chosen newcomer actresses to co-star with him; for example, Vicki Zhao already had a successful music and film career when she appeared as the female lead in ''

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'', and

Gong Li Gong Li ( zh, s=巩俐, t=鞏俐; born 31 December 1965) is a Chinese-born Singaporean actress. She is regarded as one of the best actresses in China today, known for her versatility and naturalistic performances. She starred in three of the ...

was already famous as an "Yimou girl" (:zh:谋女郎, 谋女郎) for her frequent collaboration with director Zhang Yimou before she starred in two Stephen Chow films in the early 1990s. Many times, though, starring with Chow has been a "Sing girl"'s first major role and has kick-started her career, as ''King of Comedy (film), King of Comedy'' did for Cecilia Cheung. Eva Huang and Zhang Yuqi both gained considerable attention from media and netizens after appearing in ''Kung Fu Hustle'' and ''

'', respectively, even though their roles were relatively small. Kingdom Yuen appeared in numerous 1990s Stephen Chow films not as a lead female or romantic interest, but rather in minor roles as a comedic stock character. The youngest "Sing girl" is 7-year-old Zhang Yuwen, who appears in ''Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons''.

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