Voice Entertainment singer Hana Kuk (菊梓喬) was selected to perform the Cantonese theme song for the Chinese romantic comedy Legend of Phoenix <鳳弈>, which also stars Wayne Lai (黎耀祥). The series—produced by Penguin Pictures—centers on a love story between a general and a traveling artist. Hana was offered to record the song soon after completing her August concert. “That was the first...
Rosanne Lui (呂珊), one of TVB’s top earning supporting actresses, is suffering from anorexia. The 55-year-old, best known for her performance as Chiang Sau-lan in the Armed Reaction <陀槍師姐> series, has reportedly lost over 70 pounds over the last five years according to Hong Kong media. It has gotten to the point where Rosanne had to wear oversized outfits...
On November 5, Hong Kong singer-actor and former Olympic swimmer, 39-year-old Alex Fong (方力申) became the first Hong Kong person to complete a circumnavigation swim around Hong Kong Island in 10 hours, 43 minutes, and six seconds. His swimming challenge raised over HK$7.9 million for A Drop of Life charity to bring clean water to more than 450,000 impoverished people...
In 2007, Andy Lau’s (劉德華) obsessive fan by the name of Yang Lijuan (楊麗娟) drew public uproar when her extreme idol-chase antics resulted in the death of her father. To fulfill Lijuan’s dreams of meeting Andy, her father took on huge financial burden and eventually committed suicide. Now twelve years have passed since her father’s passing, Lijuan has moved on from her...
Hong Kong actress Myolie Wu (胡杏兒) officially turned 40 on November 6, and her husband Philip Lee (李乘德) threw her a birthday party to commemorate the occasion. Her closest friends and fellow members of the Nonsense Club Selena Lee (李施嬅), Paisley Wu (胡蓓蔚), Nancy Wu (胡定欣), Mandy Wong (黃智雯), and Elaine Yiu (姚子羚) were in attendance. They all wore striking red outfits to celebrate the birthday girl’s big day. Afterwards,...
Good news is plentiful in Stanley Ho‘s (何鴻燊) household. The casino mogul’s children from his third and fourth “marriages” have been having babies left and right – allegedly, for a bigger share of the family money. First, his eldest daughter from his fourth marriage, Sabrina Ho (何超盈), gave birth to a girl nicknamed “Poached Egg” (辛千覓) on August 28. Then, on October 24,...
Starring Nick Cheung (張家輝), the Hong Kong courtroom thriller Guilt By Design <催眠·裁決> is also unique by design. Its stars Nick as a psychologist and professional hypnotist who gets summoned into jury duty for a family murder case that has been rocking Hong Kong headlines. On the last day of his service, Nick receives an anonymous call, telling that...
Well, it seems the baseless contempt for Meghan Markle -- a woman who's worst crimes appear to be marrying the man she loves and devoting her life to humanitarian work -- has reached the level of a global epidemic. At this point, no one in Meghan's orbit is safe from the barrage of criticism and disparagement...
Sometimes, the lives of the rich and famous often feel so incredibly detached from reality. But then again, we have to remind ourselves that wealth does allow you to do a lot more than the regular person does, as this story from the Shanghaiist comes to show! While most of us go through break-ups with a tub of...
Unattached, celibate, bachelor and single… These are some of the terms we use to describe a person who doesn’t have a lover/significant other. But, one actress whom we all know and love decided to put a different name to “being a single person”. The Harry Potter-fame actress Emma Watson said in a recent interview with British Vogue magazine...
