To support artistes who have lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild announced last week that it would pass out stimulus checks to guild members. Organized by the guild’s current and former presidents Louis Koo (古天樂) and Andrew Lau (劉偉強), eligible guild members would receive a $9,000 Hong Kong dollar paycheck. Many artistes have already...
Selena Lee (李施嬅) has confirmed that she’ll be back for the sequel of Barrack O’Karma <金宵大廈>! The supernatural series, which focuses on the cross-generational romance between Ah Siu (Joel Chan 陳山聰) and Alex (Selena Lee) was a surprise hit when it first premiered in Hong Kong last year, receiving a top nominations at the TVB Anniversary Awards, including Best Drama,...
Nancy Wu (胡定欣) had been on a management limbo after completing 2018’s Justice Bao: The First Year <包青天再起風雲>, the last drama in her TVB contract. Nancy has since had talks with EEG and Louis Koo’s (古天樂) Sky High Entertainment, but sources are confirming today that Nancy has decided to return to TVB, renewing her contract for a set number of...
Star Media Group Bhd, or The Star, is expected to undergo “another round of cost cutting that will involve a job rationalisation exercise”, The Edge reported. An insider revealed that more than 100 staff could be affected by this decision. If so, this would be the company’s 3rd cost cutting exercise concerning jobs since 2017. Source: The...
Oh no! It has been reported that TST member Yohan (요한) has sadly passed away yesterday (Tuesday, 16th June) at the age of 28. The cause of death was not revealed as per his family’s request. The sudden news of the K-pop idol’s passing indeed came as a shocking one to fans. In this case, he...
Cik B (real name Edlynn Zamilleen Muhammad Amin) recently shared her concern on what would happen if her mother is no longer around one day. “One day you might have to deal with the pain of losing your mom,” the daughter to the famed entrepreneur wrote on her Twitter, seemingly worried for her recurring future as one of her mother’s...
Genting Malaysia Bhd is expected to cut up to 3000 jobs this month. The Edge reported that layoffs have already started taking place. The company had over 20,000 employees back in 2019, but had to implement temporary salary cuts, especially to those in higher ranks. The group had hoped to avoid job losses but clearly the...
Natalie Tong (唐詩詠) was not at all surprised when Kenneth Ma (馬國明) announced his relationship with Roxanne Tong (湯洛雯) on Instagram. Natalie said she already had a hunch that the two were dating months ago, but decided to leave it be, hoping that Kenneth would share the news himself. “I had a talk with Jazz Lam (林子善) about it,” said Natalie. “Originally Jazz...
Charmaine Sheh (佘詩曼) wasn’t very happy with Darren Wang (王大陸) when he added a little remark about her age. Appearing together for the mainland Chinese reality show Not a Loner <看我的生活>, where Darren took Charmaine out for a day, the 45-year-old Hong Kong actress took a jab at the 29-year-old actor when he mentioned her age. The duo were sitting together waiting...
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong entertainment industry was nearly put into a halt. Film production was postponed, and many grassroots artistes have been without a job for months. Organized by its current and former presidents Louis Koo (古天樂) and Andrew Lau (劉偉強), the Hong Kong Performing Artistes Guild expanded its “Hong Kong Filmmakers Epidemic Support...
