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Winki Lai
Winki Lai (; born 8 July 1986) is a Hong Kong actress and television host. She has been a TVB artiste since 2014. Early life Winki Lai was born in Hong Kong. She studied at ELCHK Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School and Chinese YMCA College. Lai joined the drama club in secondary school. Although she was admitted to the acting department of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts in Form 5, she gave up the opportunity to advance to university. It was not until two years later that one of her A-level scores failed and she could not enter her desired degree, Lai officially enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts with Honours in the Performing Department of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She won the Hong Kong Bank Foundation Hong Kong-Mainland Exchange Scholarship and the Lai Cho-tin Memorial Scholarship during her schooling. Career After graduating in 2011, Lai became a stage actress and radio host. In 2013, she was recommended by her teacher Lo Koon-lan from The Academy o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xiqu Centre
Xiqu Centre is a performing art studio in Hong Kong. Located in Tsim Sha Tsui, the venue is part of the West Kowloon Cultural District and the first building completed in the district plan. The construction began on 24 September 2013,and completed in 2018, costing 2.7 billion HK dollars. The Centre opened to the public on 20 January 2019. See also * West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre * Lee Theatre Lee Theatre ( zh, first=t,j, t=利舞臺, j=lei6 mou5 toi4, p=Lì wǔtái) was a prominent theatre in Causeway Bay on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Once one of the premier performing venues in Hong Kong, the Beaux-Arts theatre was demolished in t ... References {{Reflist, 2 2018 establishments in Hong Kong Buildings and structures completed in 2018 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Of Shanghai (TV Series)
''Lord of Shanghai'' () is a 2015 Hong Kong television pre-modern period drama produced by Amy Wong for TVB. It premiered on TVB Jade and HD Jade on 26 October 2015 airing every Monday through Sunday during its 9:30–10:30 pm timeslot with a total of 32 episodes. The drama is the last of TVB's four 2015 grand anniversary dramas to be broadcast. The drama, set in the 1930s Shanghai tells the story of three powerful business tycoons portrayed by Anthony Wong, Kent Tong, and Wayne Lai. It is based on a true story about three powerful tycoons in the 1930s Shanghai whose names were Du Yuesheng (Kiu Ngo Tin), Huang Jinrong (Chak Kam Tong) and Zhang Xiaolin (Kung Siu San). Synopsis In a time when Shanghai was controlled by the merciless warlords, sworn brothers Kiu Ngo Tin (Anthony Wong) and Kung Siu San (Wayne Lai) have to rely on each other. Together, the ruthless Siu San and the cunning Ngo Tin create a world of their own, but in order to stay on top, Ngo Tin has no cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus Wong
Venus Wong Man-yik () is a Hong Kong actress currently contracted to TVB and TVB Music Group. Biography Early life Venus Wong was born in 1992 in Huizhou, Guangdong province and moved to Hong Kong at the age of one with her mother. She attended Christ Church Ching Wan Primary School and Rosehill School. Career In 2006, Wong participated in the television show ''Y2K Series'' (Y2K系列) at the age of 14. In 2008, she made her film debut in the movie ''High Noon'' (烈日當空) as a supporting character. In the same year, she appeared in the TV show “性本善” and played a waitress in the film ''Forgive and Forget'' (親愛的). Wong had appeared in a number of supporting roles in films, such as ''To Love or Not to Love'', ''Camera'' and '' Lucky Boy''. After playing a few more minor roles, she studied French at the City University of Hong Kong before dropping out in 2012 to study Drama in New York. She had also appeared in numerous TV commercials and had promoted brands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeannie Chan
Jeannie Chan (; born October 22, 1989) is a Canadian-born Hong Kong actress and model. She is currently signed to Shaw Brothers management and has an artiste contract with TVB. Early life Jeannie Chan was born in Toronto, Ontario, but moved to Vancouver at a young age. She and her older sister were raised by her grandmother. She also has a younger half-brother. She graduated from University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Business Administration, being an exchange student in City University of Hong Kong for a year. Personal life Friendship Chan is best friends with Stephanie Ho and Moon Lau as they became close when filming the drama ''Raising The Bar'' in 2014. She also shared an apartment with Stephanie Ho for a year (2015-2016). She is also good friends with Winki Lai, Kandy Wong, Annice Ng, Cheronna Ng, Anjaylia Chan and Venus Wong from filming the drama ''Never Dance Alone'', they are known as 'M Club'. In 2020, Chan, along with Stephanie Ho, Winki Lai, Sisley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kandy Wong
Kandy Wong Shan-yee (born 16 October 1987), also known as her stage name "Tong Mui", is the vocal of the Hong Kong-based band Sugar Club, she is regarded as a lookalike for the Cantopop singer Priscilla Chan . Biography Kandy Wong was born in Hong Kong. Before rising to fame, she had uploaded a song on the internet with her original name Candy Wong (黃麗怡). In 2007, Wong decided to form the band Sugar Club with Sebastian Poon, a guitarist and vocal of another band introduced by her friend. Later, Sugar Club gained the opportunity to perform at the Langham Place The Mall every week, until the end of 2010. In 2008, their performance was admired by WOW Music WOW Music (WOW; 維高文化有限公司) is a Hong Kong-based record label. It was launched on April 13, 2007 with the support of HIM International Music and AsiaMuse Entertainment Group. The company is notably involved in major concert productio ... and they were signed to the record label at the same year. On 30 Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Now TV (Hong Kong)
Now TV (also stylised as now TV) is a pay-TV service provider in Hong Kong operated by PCCW Media Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of PCCW. Launched on 26 September 2003, its TV signal is transmitted with IPTV technology through HKT's fixed broadband network. It provides 197 TV channels including 176 channels branded under now TV (32 channels in HD), 21 channels from TVB Network Vision (1 channel in HD), and over 30 video on demand categories. Now TV is the largest pay-TV operator in Hong Kong in terms of number of subscribers, number of channels, number of HD channels and quantity of VOD contents. The word "Now" is abbreviated from "Network Of the World". History and establishment Launched in March 1998, PCCW's services included a wide range of information and entertainment, such as news, video-on-demand (VOD), music videos, home-shopping, home-banking and educational content. iTV had some 67,000 subscribers at the end of 2000. Due to the liberalization of the pay-TV mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Drama Awards
The Hong Kong Drama Awards () are a set of awards annually given for praiseworthy achievements in the field of stage Stage or stages may refer to: Acting * Stage (theatre), a space for the performance of theatrical productions * Theatre, a branch of the performing arts, often referred to as "the stage" * ''The Stage'', a weekly British theatre newspaper * Sta .... They are considered to be the most important stage awards in Hong Kong. The awards are presented each year at a formal ceremony. The judging panel of the awards comprise 57 people. Hong Kong awards {{HongKong-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Cheung
Owen Cheung (; born 20 July 1987) is a Hong Kong actor contracted to TVB. Cheung is best known for his roles as Kuk Yat-ha (Gogo) in ''Legal Mavericks'' (2017) and Ko Ban in '' Al Cappuccino'' (2020). After winning the 2019 TVB Anniversary Award for Most Improved Male Artiste award, he won the Most Popular Male Character award at the 2020 TVB Anniversary Awards. Life and career As a graduate of the Hong Kong Design Institute, Owen Cheung's introduction to the entertainment industry was through the New Talent Singing Awards in 2006, when he was 19 years old. In 2010, he auditioned for TVB's Artiste Training Class and high school's graduated a year later. Cheung made his acting debut in 2012 through the sitcom ''Come Home Love''. He had played minor roles in several television dramas. In 2014, Cheung rose to popularity after appearing on the variety show ''Walk The Walk, Talk The Talk'', in which he impersonated Chilam Cheung in his role as Captain Cool in the drama ''Trium ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Cheng
Kevin Cheng Ka-wing (born 15 August 1969) is a Hong Kong American actor and singer who is currently under the management of the Hong Kong television network TVB. Cheng rose to fame in late 2004 after playing his first lead role in the TVB drama ''Hard Fate''. He is best known for his role as "L.A. Law" in the 2011 TVB legal drama ''Ghetto Justice'', which earned him a TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor and Asian Television Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. Early life Cheng was born in San Francisco, California, but spent most of his childhood in Hong Kong. He attended Pun U Association Wah Yah Primary School, Wah Yan College, the Hong Kong International School, and Alhambra High School in the United States. During his school days, his mother sent him back to China, where he lived with his uncle for two years before returning to Hong Kong after his mother changed her mind about migrating to the United States. He completed his high school education in Canada. He pursue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destination Nowhere
"Destination Nowhere" is the second single released by Japanese singer Erika Sawajiri under the alias Erika. Single information The single was released in two editions: a first press/limited edition and a regular edition. The regular edition contains the B-sides "ESCAPE", "FREE -overrocket101007 mix-", and the instrumental for "Destination Nowhere". The first press/limited edition contains the music video for "Destination Nowhere". The album jacket covers for both versions are different. The main song "Destination Nowhere" was used for the TV Asahi 2007 fall drama ''Mop Girl'' theme song. The making-of video for "Destination Nowhere" was released on 31 October 2007, and the full video aired on MTV Japan MTV Japan (Music Television Japan) is the Japanese version of the cable television network based in Japan. It is a subsidiary of Paramount Networks Japan K.K., and was launched on November 15, 1993. It can be viewed on cable television, SKY Perf ... on 5 November 2007. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Veins (TV Series)
''Blue Veins'' (; literally "Vampire") is a 2016 Hong Kong supernatural television drama produced by Joe Chan Wai-Kun for TVB, starring Kevin Cheng, Kay Tse and Grace Chan. Filming took place from April to July 2015 on location in Hong Kong and the Netherlands. It premiered on Hong Kong's TVB Jade and Malaysia's Astro On Demand on April 11, 2016, airing Monday through Sunday during its 9:30-10:30 pm timeslot. Retrieved May 9, 2016 The fictional show is about nine immortal humans who fight against vampires. Plot Five hundred years ago, ten members of Kam-Yi-Wai took an order to kill a group of vampires of unknown origins. All except one were killed by vampires. After the vampires left, the nine Kam-Yi-Wai's de ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
