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...
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...
Star Search 2019 concluded over the weekend with Carousell manager Teoh Zetong emerging as champion. Along with Teoh, 25-year-old Herman Keh bagged second prize, while 17-year-old Ye Jia Yun came in third. While the limelight is on Teoh, Keh also got a fair share of attention for his acting chops during one of the Star Search challenges...
On RTHK’s radio program Those Were the Days <舊日的足跡> to promote his new TVB drama Finding Her Voice <牛下女高音>, veteran actor Hugo Ng (吳岱融) chatted with DJ Candy Chea (車淑梅) about prolific onscreen career, from his early idol days with TVB to filming Category III films in the early 90’s. He also talked about his Finding Her Voice costar Jacqueline Wong (黃心穎), who has been effectively banished...
In 2008, a photo scandal involving Edison Chen (陳冠希) rocked the Asian entertainment industry, forever changing the careers of women who were also involved. One of the victims, Gillian Chung (鍾欣潼) was reaching the peak of her solo career, but the scandal caused her to lose everything in one night. 11 years later, Gillian has successfully recovered from the scandal,...
As we enter a new decade, we’re also entering a new era for television. On November 3, TVB has aired a teaser featuring sneak peeks of various television dramas that it plans to air for the upcoming television season. From comedy to police procedurals to fantasy, here is what TVB has in store for next year! “Colleagues...
