Boy'z is a Hong Kong
Cantopop
Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...
duo produced by
EEG
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consisting of members
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun (born December 30, 1980) is a Philippine-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Hong Kong.
At age 20, he and his friend, S ...
and
Steven Cheung. Kwan left the group in 2005, and was replaced with
Dennis Mak
Boy'z is a Hong Kong Cantopop duo produced by EEG consisting of members Kenny Kwan and Steven Cheung. Kwan left the group in 2005, and was replaced with Dennis Mak in 2005. In 2006, William Chan joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. ...
in 2005. In 2006,
William Chan joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. The trio disbanded in 2008, but Kwan and Cheung came back together as a duo in 2010.
History
2002–2005: Boy'z
Boy'z was formerly a Hong Kong Cantopop duo that consisted of members
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun (born December 30, 1980) is a Philippine-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Hong Kong.
At age 20, he and his friend, S ...
(關智斌) (born 30 December 1980) and
Steven Cheung (張致恆) (born 10 November 1984). The duo was formed around June 2002 by the Emperor Entertainment Group as the male version a year after the female Cantopop duo Twins was formed. Boy'z has released 3 EPs and two albums. Their debut EP, La La 世界 (La La World), was released in 2003.
They were based on another Hong Kong popular prefabricated duo,
Twins
Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...
, who was also formed by Emperor Entertainment Group. Boy'z received main roles in films such as The Death Curse (2003) and PaPa Loves You (2004). They were cameos as robbers in
Jackie Chan
Fang Shilong (born 7 April 1954), known professionally in English as Jackie Chan and in Chinese as Cheng Long ( zh, c=成龍, j=Sing4 Lung4; "becoming the dragon"), is a Hong Kong actor, filmmaker, martial artist, and stuntman known for ...
's film
New Police Story
''New Police Story'' is a 2004 Hong Kong action film produced and directed by Benny Chan, and also produced by and starring Jackie Chan. The film was released in the Hong Kong on 24 September 2004. The film is a reboot of the ''Police Story' ...
(2004). As their popularity grew, Boy'z gained their starring roles in the film, 6:00 AM (2004).
On 13 January 2005, it was announced that Boy'z would be splitting and disband as early plans and Kenny Kwan would continue his career as a solo artist. In February 2005,
Dennis Mak
Boy'z is a Hong Kong Cantopop duo produced by EEG consisting of members Kenny Kwan and Steven Cheung. Kwan left the group in 2005, and was replaced with Dennis Mak in 2005. In 2006, William Chan joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. ...
(麥子豪, born 7 May 1987), top 5 finalist of the EEG Singing Contest 2004, who was originally planned to have a solo career, will continue Boy'z with Steven Cheung. The duo's popularity went down after Kenny left, mainly because they have not released any recorded material since then. Dennis and Steven were arranged to train in dancing and gymnastics. Then, they were spotted by a management company in Japan and wanted to sign them but their manager did not release them.
2006–2009: Sun Boy'z
On 26 June 2006, winner of 2003
International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship – Hong Kong Regional Finals,
William Chan (陳偉霆, born 21 November 1985) joined the group and Boy'z was eventually renamed as Sun Boy'z. They released their first single called "Tic Tac Toe" shortly before June 2006, from their self-titled debut
EP. This
EP included the song "拜金小姐" which was sung and performed by only Dennis and Steven because the song was recorded prior to William joining the group. Therefore, the
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
version of this song, "好時代", had William on lead vocals completely. The group made a sudden street performance on 3 September 2006.
In early 2007, Sun Boy'z recorded the cover version of the song "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas called "由夢開始" for the Hong Kong version of "
Meet The Robinsons
''Meet the Robinsons'' is a 2007 American computer-animated science-fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, 47th animated film produc ...
". On 2 January 2007, the group released a new music video and song "3+1=1". The song features former member
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun (born December 30, 1980) is a Philippine-born Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines but grew up in Hong Kong.
At age 20, he and his friend, S ...
and the title's meaning is referring to the four of them always being together as one, even though Kenny is no longer a member of the group. This song is on their
greatest hits
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
album All For 1, released on 22 March 2007. The album includes the best of Boy'z and Sun Boy'z songs along with 3 new songs. After having success in the
cantopop
Cantopop (a contraction of "Cantonese pop music") or HK-pop (short for "Hong Kong pop music") is a genre of pop music written in standard Chinese and sung in Cantonese. Cantopop is also used to refer to the cultural context of its production ...
music scene, their record company
EEG
Electroencephalography (EEG) is a method to record an electrogram of the spontaneous electrical activity of the brain. The biosignals detected by EEG have been shown to represent the postsynaptic potentials of pyramidal neurons in the neocortex ...
decided to have them turn to mandopop and a new
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
album titled 初次約會 (First Date) was released on 17 December 2007. They have been promoting the new album in the Guangzhou and other parts of China since the release of the new album.
Their duet song "大不了 (No Big Deal)" along with a music video they recorded alongside labelmate
Yumiko Cheng
Yumiko Cheng (born 6 September 1981) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. Cheng was given the Japanese nickname "Yumiko" by her friends in secondary school, and upon signing with EEG, adopted it as her official stagename.Tran, JennyYumiko ...
, was released on 1 February 2008 in Yumiko's album titled 超模 (Super Model). As Boy'z with Steven and Dennis, they had recorded about 3 unreleased songs, one of the songs is "拜金小姐" which they had performed live on several occasions. And as Sun Boy'z, they have released one self-titled EP and two albums up to date since 2006 with the newest album being a
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
album focusing on their Mandarin speaking fans.
They had done 3
advertisements
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, had a
cameo in the film ''McDull, The Alumni (2006)'' and main roles in ''The Haunted School (2007)''. On 14 August 2006, a 45-minute-long music video titled ''Say Goodbye...Luisa'' from Isabella Leong's album Say Goodbye...Luisa (雪 再見) was released starring Isabella Leong and Steven Cheung while William Chan only had a guest appearance.
In April 2008, there have been rumours spread that William Chan would be separated from Sun Boy'z and go solo. It has been confirmed that William will begin to pursue a solo career and only appear publicly with Sun Boy'z once in a while. After William Chan left the group, Sun Boy'z became a cantopop duo with only Steven Cheung and Dennis Mak. It was officially confirmed in December 2008 that Sun Boy'z will disband with Dennis Mak leaving the entertainment industry. The reason to this decision is because he has decided to study Hotel Management in
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. In the meantime, Steven Cheung, William Chan and Kenny Kwan would continue to pursue their careers as solo artists.
2010–present: Boy'z reunion
In 2010, Boy'z (Kenny Kwan and Steven Cheung) appeared on stage together in EEG 10th Anniversary Concert. In 2011, they released a new single together titled "Ready to Go".
Discography
;2003
*''La La World'' (La La 世界) (EP)
*''Hurray'' (一起喝采) (EP)
*''A Year to Remember'' (EP)
;2004:
*''Boy'Zone'' (Boy'Zone 男生圍)
*''Boy'z Can Cook''
;2006:
*''Sun Boy'z'' (AVEP)
;2007:
*''All for 1'' (Sun Boy'z & Boy'z New + Best Selection)
*''First Date'' (初次約會)
;2011:
*''Ready to Go'' (single)
Concert tours
In September 2007, Sun Boy'z went on a North America tour with Twins and several concerts were held in a few different states in addition to Canada. During their appearance as guests at the concerts, Sun Boy'z sang a few of their songs and they were 步步進逼, Hey You, and 死性不改 which was an old Boy'z song that they performed with Twins.
Cover songs
All of Sun Boy'z songs are
Cantonese
Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...
or
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
cover version
In popular music, a cover version, cover song, remake, revival, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording by a musician other than the original performer or composer of the song. Originally, it referred to a version of a song release ...
of foreign songs except for the song "Left Right", which was written by Louis Cheung.
*Tic Tac Toe (''Tic Tac Toe'' by Buga Kingz)
*Hey You/愛你 (''Hey U'' by Lemon Tree)
*衝浪男孩 (''Oh La Nor...My Love'' by Bird Thongchai)
*My Lady (''Baby's Talk'')
*3+1=1/陽光下 (''Precious One'' by KAT-TUN)
*步步進逼/陷阱 (''Work It
verybody' by Gerard Marti)
*由夢開始 (''Little Wonders'' by Rob Thomas)
*初次約會 (''예쁘잖아'' by Shinhwa)
Filmography
Movies
Television
*2003
**''
All About Boy'z
All About Boy'z is a Hong Kong television series released in the year of 2003.
Characters
Main characters
* Kenny - A kind-hearted, generous young man. His dream is to become a musician through his own ability. Played by Kenny Kwan.
* Steven ...
'' (一起喝采)
**''
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, caption = Official poster
, genre = Modern Drama
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'' (當四葉草碰上劍尖時) (cameo)
*2004
**''Kung Fu Soccer'' (功夫足球)
**''
Hearts of Fencing II – Sunshine Heartbeat'' (赤沙印記@四葉草2) (cameo)
External links
Steven Cheung's Official WeiboOfficial Sun Boy'z EEG Siteghoststeven.comKenny Kwan Interview – Talks about his time with BoyzKenny's BlogDennis's BlogWilliam's BlogSteven's BlogSun Boy'z Myspace Fan PageBoyz Malaysia Fan Club Website
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Cantopop musical groups
Cantonese-language singers
Hong Kong boy bands
Hong Kong idols
Musical groups established in 2003
Pop music duos
Male musical duos
Musical trios