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Ella Koon
Ella Koon Yun-na (born 9 July 1979) is a former Hong Kong Cantopop singer and semi-retired actress. Biography Ella Koon was born in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, and is of Hakka descent. She was raised in Hong Kong and attended high school in Birmingham, England. Koon is multilingual and speaks Hakka, Cantonese, English, Mandarin, and some French. Koon also plays the Guzheng, a traditional Chinese musical instrument with 21 strings, as well as the Guitar and Piano. She is not a French citizen. Entertainment career After completing her studies in England, Koon returned to Hong Kong in 2000 where she began her modeling career for various magazines, advertisements and commercials. Modelling became her full-time profession. In 2001, she landed her first movie role in "I Do". After the movie, she continued modelling; then in 2004 she was invited to attend a singing audition. The audition landed her a contract with Boombeat Music and launched her singing career. Her first fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tahiti
Tahiti (; Tahitian ; ; previously also known as Otaheite) is the largest island of the Windward group of the Society Islands in French Polynesia. It is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and the nearest major landmass is Australia. Divided into two parts, ''Tahiti Nui'' (bigger, northwestern part) and ''Tahiti Iti'' (smaller, southeastern part), the island was formed from volcanic activity; it is high and mountainous with surrounding coral reefs. Its population was 189,517 in 2017, making it by far the most populous island in French Polynesia and accounting for 68.7% of its total population. Tahiti is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity and an overseas country of the French Republic. The capital of French Polynesia, Papeete, is located on the northwest coast of Tahiti. The only international airport in the region, Faaā International Airport, is on Tahiti near Papeete. Tahiti was originally settled by Pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meltdown
''The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail'' is a stand-up comedy television series that aired on Comedy Central in the United States. It was hosted by stand up comedians Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ur, کمیل علی ننجیانی, ; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019) and for co-wri .... It was filmed in the Nerdist Showroom at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. It originated as a weekly live show in 2010, and then on July 24, 2014, an edited version began airing on Comedy Central in eight-episode seasons. On February 17, 2015, Comedy Central announced that it had picked up ''The Meltdown'' for a second season. On November 20, it was renewed for a third season. On September 23, 2016, it was announced that the third season would be the last, due to Ray and Nanjiani ending the live show. Episodes Series overview Season 1 (201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dressage To Win
''Dressage To Win'' (盛裝舞步愛作戰) is a nine-episode Hong Kong television series created by TVB in celebration of the 2008 Olympics held in Beijing. The series revolves around 12 students attending horse-riding school in the hopes to get a scholarship to go to England. ''Dressage To Win'' is part of the Four Leaf Clover TVB series and guest stars many TVB actors and singers throughout. Plot Twelve students compete to win a scholarship to England for horseback riding. The story's main couple includes Ben and Michelle who were lovers but, due to a misunderstanding, they broke up. A few years later they meet up again at horseback riding camp competing with each for the scholarship. Other couples include Kimmy and Ah Him, and couple Nel and Ah Boy who are complete opposites of each other. As the competition heats up so does the love between these students. Cast *Michelle Wai as Michelle *Ken Hung as Ben *Carlos Chan as Nel *Wylie Chiu as Boy *Him Law as Ah Him *Kimmy Kwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolving Doors Of Vengeance
''Revolving Doors of Vengeance'' (Traditional Chinese: 酒店風雲) is a 30-episode TVB series which was released in 2005. The fictional Royal Court Hotel is based on Crown Prince Hotel, which is located in Dongguan, Guangdong province of China. Plot summary The story befalls the family of Wong Yuk Ting (Lau Dan) who runs a five-star hotel chain and tells of how repaying a favour turns into seeking vengeance in a twisting story of honour and revenge. Wong Kai Kit (Ron Ng) is the youngest son of Wong Yuk Ting, but his two elder brothers are not the suitable heirs to the family's wealth in the eyes of his father. Then Yuk Ting suddenly dies mysteriously and the business is strangely handed to a man named Ko Fung ( Joe Ma) to head. He develops a romance with Bik Kei (Kenix Kwok), whom he meets in the hotel and becomes embroiled in a tangled power struggle with the family, including Kit's uncle Wing Fat ( John Chiang), where deceit and plots unfold around every twist and turn. Ko Fung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunshine Heartbeat
{{Infobox television , native_name = 赤沙印記＠四葉草2 , image = SunshineHeartbeat2004.jpg , image_size = 255 , caption = Promo poster , genre = Modern Drama , runtime = 20 minutes (approx.) , creator = , director = , producer = , writer = , starring = Charles Szeto Vin Choi Vivien Yeo Charmaine Li Yoyo Chen Joe Ma Cathy Chui Kelly Fu , opentheme = "Find Your Love" by Fiona Fung, Roxane Lo, & Peggy Lee , endtheme = , country = Hong Kong , language = Cantonese , network = TVB , first_aired = {{start date, 2004, 10, 3 , last_aired = {{end date, 2004, 12, 26 , num_episodes = 13 , preceded_by = , followed_by = , related = Sunshine Heartbeat (Chinese title: 赤沙印記@四葉草.2) is a 2004 Hong Kong television series. The story centres on volleyball and high school. Synopsis This series is based on high school life, love, and one sport - volleyball. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Wolves (film)
''House of Wolves'' is a 2016 Hong Kong comedy film co-written and directed by Vincent Kok, who also appears in a supporting role in the film, and starring Francis Ng and Ronald Cheng. The film was released on 21 January 2016. Plot Charlie (Francis Ng) is a swindler who pretends to be a patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patient, while Fung Yan-ping (Ronald Cheng) is an idle village leader. These two self-proclaimed wicked men fall in love at first sight with Yu Chun ( Jiang Shuying), a newcomer to the village. Chun arrives to the village after falling out with her ex-boyfriend and is pregnant with their child. While helpless, Chun devises a scheme where she invites Charlie and Yan-ping to her house for dinner, causing them to be drunk and mistakenly believing that one of them have impregnated her. Unable to find out who the real father of the child, Charlie and Yan-ping both take care of Chun. One day, Charlie and Yan-ping realize that neither one of them are the father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perfect Wedding
''Perfect Wedding'' is a 2010 Hong Kong film co-produced by Shaw Brothers Studio, Television Broadcasts Limited and Sil-Metropole Organisation. Cast * Miriam Yeung as Suen Lok Yan (孫洛昕), a wedding planner of ''Perfect Wedding'', Ling Yu Fung's girlfriend and Kelvin's ex-fiancé * Raymond Lam as Ling Yu Fung (凌裕風), an ''Up & Down'' firm lawyer, ''Perfect Wedding''s wedding witness lawyer, Sister Cha's son and Suen Lok Yan's boyfriend * Teresa Mo as Doris, senior manager of jewelry chain * Eric Kot as Cheng Wing Hong (Kelvin) (鄭永康), an internationally renowned photographer, Suen Lok Yan's ex-boyfriend and ex-fiancé * Chrissie Chau as Flora, a ''Perfect Wedding'' wedding planner * Kate Tsui as Remmy, a spa owner * Bernice Liu as Mimi, senior counsel * Ngo Ka-nin as Wing, a ''Perfect Wedding'' wedding image consultant * Océane Zhu as Fanny, the head flight attendant * Mak Ling Ling ( 麥玲玲) as Sister Cha (叉姐), Ling Yu Fung's mother * Wen Jia Ni ( 翁佳 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Another Pandora's Box
''Just Another Pandora's Box'', also known as ''Once Upon a Chinese Classic'', is a 2010 Hong Kong parody film directed by Jeffrey Lau, starring Ronald Cheng, Gigi Leung, Betty Sun, Eric Tsang, Huang Bo, Guo Degang, Gillian Chung, and Patrick Tam. It is a spiritual successor to Lau's two-part 1995 film ''A Chinese Odyssey''. Athena Chu, who starred in ''A Chinese Odyssey'', makes a guest appearance in ''Just Another Pandora's Box''. The film's Chinese title is a pun on the Chinese title of the first part of ''A Chinese Odyssey'', ''Yuè Guāng Bǎo Hé'' (月光寶盒). The last three characters of each title are the same, only the first differs; the pronunciations of 月 and 越 are the same in both Cantonese (''jyut6'') and Mandarin (''yuè''). The older title translates literally to "Moonlight Treasure Box"; in the title of this film, the character for "moon" is replaced by 越, in this context meaning "more" or "surpassing". In addition to ''A Chinese Odyssey'', the film sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here Comes Fortune
''Here Comes Fortune'' is a 2010 Hong Kong feature film, a rendition of folklore regarding the God of Fortune. It is a comedy released during Chinese Lunar new year for seasonal celebration. The cast includes Alan Tam, Zhang Zhen, Miriam Yeung, Kitty Zhang Yu Qi and many other cameo appearances of renowned Hong Kong Celebrities. Plot The story begins as the God of Fortune is down to the annual mission to bring fortune to earth. The God of Fortune (Alan Tam) holds a meeting in the heavens to arrange other fortune fairies to not only bring fortune but love to mankind since global financial crisis happened not long ago. The story is mainly split into 3 parts. The first story is about a fortune fairy whose mission is to bring 1 billion dollars to a very down to earth school teacher (starring Tao Hong), who is a motherly figure and portrays her selfless love through community service. The fortune fairy loses his power and disguises as a little girl (starring Nuo Min), who is unfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebellion (2009 Film)
''Rebellion'' is a 2009 Hong Kong action crime thriller film directed by Herman Yau and starring Shawn Yue, Elanne Kong and Chapman To. Plot Notorious of its unpeace, the South district (in Hong Kong island) is ruled by five gangs. The five leaders, Jimmy (Calvin Poon), Coffee ( Paul Wong), Jupiter (Convoy Chan), Sand (Jun Kung) and Man Ching (Anson Leung) share the same power over the area. Seemingly, everything remains calm, each gang owning its territory and conflicts rarely rising in-between. However, as Jimmy's wife Cheung Wah (Ada Choi) is so talented in managing their business which has been expanding in recent years, gradually they are the most affluent among all. Adversely, Man Ching is facing down turn of his empire, business shrinking in scale and its power narrowing down. While the gangs are active in underground trade, the police are desperately looking forward to just one chance. Now it is time for them to take a strike. One night, when Jimmy is dining with seniors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawn Of The Dinosaurs
''Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs'' is a 2009 American computer-animated adventure comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the sequel to '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006) and the third installment in the ''Ice Age'' film series. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha. Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, and Chris Wedge reprise their roles from the first two films and Seann William Scott, Josh Peck, and Queen Latifah reprise their roles from ''The Meltdown'', with Simon Pegg joining them in the role of a weasel named Buck. The story has Sid the Sloth being kidnapped by a female ''Tyrannosaurus'' after stealing her eggs, leading the rest of the herd to rescue him in a tropical lost world inhabited by dinosaurs underneath the ice. The film was released on July 1, 2009, becoming the first ''Ice Age'' film and the first 20th Century Fox film to be released in 3D. It received mixed reviews from critics, and has grossed $886.6 million wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Of Love
''Short of Love'' ( is a 2009 Hong Kong comedy-romance film directed by James Yuen. Plot Wong Cho-Lam stars as Jack Lam, a self-employed stock trader who keeps his fortune amidst the 2008 financial tsunami, but loses his gold-digging girlfriend Lily (bikini model Chrissie Chau). Now without a main squeeze, Jack meets the helpful and super-cute Angel (Angelababy), who advises him that he should learn to help others instead of just helping himself. The idea is that a revamped, selfless outlook on life will lead Jack to newfound success with love. Jack agrees to become a good guy, whereupon his life does a 180 and he's showered with opportunities for love, Jack does get plenty of chances with the ladies, but everything seems to happen arbitrarily and not necessarily because he turns over a new leaf.... Cast * Wong Cho-lam - Jack Lam * Kate Tsui - Scar Sandy * Race Wong - Christy * JJ Jia - Caca * Angelababy - Angel * Chrissie Chau - Lily * Lee Man-kwan * Ella Koon - Jack's Secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
