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Chloe Loung

This is the 77th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades.
If your radar picked up even a blip of K-pop in the mid-2010s, you probably encountered Jackson Wang Ka-yee long before you realised he was a Hong Kong native.
To overseas fans, he was first known as the magnetic, mischievous rapper of Got7, a boy band that debuted under JYP Entertainment in 2014 and quickly amassed a loyal international following.
Among the seven members, Wang was unmistakable – a whirlwind of chaotic energy on Korean variety shows and a multilingual charmer who could crack jokes in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean and English.
He has since earned a reputation as a prominent K-pop idol who has helped pave the way for pop celebrity exports worldwide, regularly smashing chart records and founding his own fashion label, Team Wang Design.
Trading sabre for stage
Born in Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong in 1994, Wang was raised in a family of elite athletes – his father was an Olympian fencer, and his mother was a national-level gymnast.

He grew up learning gymnastics and rugby before switching to fencing. He was so good he took part in a number of national and international competitions, including the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games.
A path was paved to the 2012 London Olympics, alongside scholarship offers from prestigious institutions like the University of Hong Kong and Stanford University.
A chance encounter with a talent scout from South Korean K-pop behemoth JYP Entertainment in 2010 fuelled a different fire, one that had been ignited years earlier when his mother handed him a DVD of a Michael Jackson concert, which he had watched on repeat for days, mesmerised.
After he placed first in a worldwide audition to become a JYP trainee held in Hong Kong later in 2010, his parents offered a conditional blessing: if he won gold at the 2011 Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championship, Wang could go to South Korea to pursue a music career.
In a 2022 interview with Vogue Singapore, he said that even during fencing tournaments, he “always felt like I was performing”.
The shift to singing, when it came, felt less like a pivot and more like an inevitability. He won his gold and moved to Seoul in July 2011.

Acrobatics and a relentless hustle
Before Wang’s K-pop debut in 2014, he appeared on Win: Who Is Next, a high-stakes reality survival programme pitting trainees from rival entertainment companies against each other. Though his team did not win, his undeniable on-screen chemistry with them led to his selection as a rapper for the new seven-member boy band, Got7.
Just months later, the group burst onto the scene with their debut EP Got It? and its lead single “Girls Girls Girls”, a hip-hop track that showcased their signature blend of martial arts and slick choreography. They swiftly earned a reputation for their youthful energy and raw, acrobatic edge.
Got7 took the stage in Seoul for their first solo concert in April 2016, where Wang performed two of his self-composed songs – early signals that his creative ambitions went far beyond his role in the group.
His “social butterfly” personality also made him a hit on Korean and Chinese variety shows. He became a ubiquitous television presence, going on to host popular music programmes and front the hit cooking show Go Fridge for seven seasons – even writing and composing its theme song.

Wang soon became one of the busiest idols in the industry, constantly travelling for different projects in South Korea, China and Japan. He later described to Forbes magazine in 2020 that a mission drove his grind: “My goal is to … let people know that Chinese kids are working on good music too.”
Forging an independent empire
In 2017, he took his future into his own hands. Still bound by the JYP contract that prohibited solo music releases in South Korea and Japan, along with issues arising from health concerns and conflicting schedules, he founded Team Wang for his Chinese projects and partnered with the American firm Snake or the Rabbit to distribute his music globally.
With the debut of his solo singles “Generation 2” and “Papillon”, released a month apart, Wang began systematically smashing through glass ceilings as a soloist. His 2019 debut album Mirrors made him the highest-charting Chinese solo artist ever on the US Billboard 200 at the time, at No. 32 – a record he has since broken twice, first with Magic Man at No. 15 and again with its 2025 sequel, Magic Man 2, which peaked at No. 13.
He was also the first Chinese singer to top the US iTunes chart with “Fendiman”, and later, the first to break into the US Top 40 radio chart with “100 Ways”.

Besides hip hop, he has explored EDM and collaborated with a diverse roster of international artists, including Gucci Mane and JJ Lin.
In 2020, he launched a luxury streetwear and lifestyle brand under his label, Team Wang Design, serving as its founder, creative director and designer in addition to being Cartier’s global ambassador.
“I was an athlete,” he told the South China Morning Post in a 2024 interview. “I pursued music afterwards, and I am slowly tapping into fashion. They’re all different in skill sets, but come under the big umbrella of creating. I consider myself a new entrepreneur, and I feel like a sponge. I can absorb all types of inspiration from different fields.”
At the beginning of 2021, the members of Got7 decided not to renew their contracts with JYP Entertainment, and Wang relocated to Beijing.

Throughout the rest of the year, his individual projects swept major regional music awards, culminating in a top-10 spot on the Forbes China Celebrity 100 list.
Though they parted ways with their agency, Got7 reunited in May 2022 for a self-titled EP, making history as the first K-pop act to amicably acquire the full trademark rights to their group name without a legal battle.
Desert milestones and a cultural voice
A watershed moment in Wang’s career came in April 2022, when he took the stage at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Southern California as the first Chinese solo act in its history, performing in the 88rising showcase. His silver-haired, fiercely charismatic set was a cultural statement.
Wang returned for a full set of his own the next year and joined South Korean rapper Bibi on the stage in 2024, making him the first Chinese singer to perform three times at Coachella.

Wang has been very open about his cultural background, and during a 2023 concert in London, he emotionally condemned press bias in a moment that went viral.
“This is Jackson Wang from China … this is my home country … there’s so much f*****g media talking about b******t, that’s not like China. Media! F*****g media,” he said on-stage during a tirade against what he called anti-China “propaganda b******t”.
Over the years, Wang has posted numerous public statements on his political stance, including a 2019 Weibo post declaring himself a “flag bearer” of China.
Wang is currently on tour for his album Magic Man 2. Starting in Bangkok, Thailand, last October, he wrapped the North American stretch this spring, following a brief side performance at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball Tour in Los Angeles and Chicago over the Christmas period.


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How Got7’s Jackson Wang went from Hong Kong fencing prodigy to global music icon

Jackson Wang poses at the Met Gala in New York City in 2023. Long before he was a singer, the Got7 rapper was a fencer. Photo: Reuters

Jackson Wang with his father in 2010. Before he became a singer, Wang was a champion fencer. Photo: SCMP

Wang at an interview with the SCMP in 2011. A chance encounter with a talent scout from JYP Entertainment the year before changed the course of his life. Photo: SCMP

Wang arrives at the 2017 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: AFP

Wang composed Fendiman (2018) for the Italian luxury brand Fendi.

Got7 strike a pose at Build Studio in New York City in 2019. Photo: Getty Images

Wang performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2022 in California. Photo: AP

Fencer-turned-singer Wang poses at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong in 2011. Photo: SCMP

Wang debuted with Got7 in 2014. Photo: JYP Entertainment

Wang poses for a photo at the Venetian Macao in 2024. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Wang at the Venetian Macao in 2024. Besides hip hop, he has explored EDM and collaborated with a diverse roster of international artists. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Why Cantopop star Kay Tse chose Hong Kong over the lucrative mainland Chinese market

Kay Tse at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang

Kay Tse at an interview with the SCMP in Hong Kong in 2013. The Cantopop singer launched her “Tidal” world tour in 2025 to mark her 20th anniversary since her debut. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Kay Tse at an interview with SCMP in 2006. After graduating in 2005, she released the independently produced studio album Kay One. Photo: SCMP

Tse with her husband Louis Cheung at the 42nd Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony in April 2024. Photo: Sam Tsang

Tse at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang

(From left) Teddy Robin, Rondi Chan, Kay Tse and Anna hisbbuR in a still from the 2023 film Band Four. Photo: Edko Films

How Tony Leung Ka-fai’s Hong Kong Film Awards record caps a wild journey for the actor

Tony Leung Ka-fai poses on the red carpet during the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2016. His fifth best actor win at the HKFA cements his legendary Hong Kong cinema status. Photo: SCMP

Tony Leung holds up his best actor trophy for The Shadow’s Edge at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards on April 19. Photo: Edmond So

Tony Leung (left) and Cecilia Ip pose with their trophies for best leading actor and leading actress at the 3rd Hong Kong Film Awards in 1984. Photo: SCMP

Leung at an interview with the SCMP in 1993. Photo: SCMP

Tony Leung (centre) with director Jean-Jacques Annaud (left) and Jane March on the set of The Lover (1992).

Leung (right) alongside Simon Yam (centre) in a still from Election (2005). Leung won his third best actor prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards for the part.

Leung (left) and Philip Chan attend a mass rally in support of the Hong Kong Police Force outside the Central Government Offices on June 30, 2019.

Leung in a still from Cold War 1994.

‘Not pretty enough’? Joey Yung became one of Hong Kong’s biggest Cantopop idols anyway

Singer Joey Yung at Lee Garden Two in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2006. The singer defied early career setbacks to become a Cantopop icon. Photo: Oliver Tsang

A 16-year-old Joey Yung (right) learning to sing in 1996. Photo: K. Y. Cheng

Yung performs in the JVC Awards Presentation ceremony by Metro Broadcast at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai in 1999. Photo: David Wong

Yung performs at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2003. Photo: Wan Kam-yan

Yung with Cantopop star Jacky Cheung and chairman of Emperor Group Albert Yeung at the Grand Emperor Hotel’s opening ceremony in Macau in 2006. Photo: Felix Wong

Yung in a still from the 2003 television drama Not Just a Pretty Face. Photo: TVB

Yung (left) performs with Beijing 2008 Olympic Games gold medallists Guo Jingjing (middle) and Wu Minxia (right) at Hong Kong Stadium in 2008. Photo: Felix Wong

Yung singing at Sha Tin Racecourse in 2025. Photo: Kenneth Chan

How Leslie Cheung broke all the rules to become Hong Kong’s greatest modern superstar

Hong Kong pop icon Leslie Cheung on the set of director Wong Kar-wai’s Days of Being Wild in 1990. Cheung was a trailblazing Cantopop icon who reshaped Hong Kong’s entertainment scene. Photo: SCMP

Leslie Cheung dances with a microphone stand at his concert in 1988. Photo: SCMP

Cheung (right), the first runner-up of RTV’s Asian Amateur Singing Contest, receiving his trophy in 1977. Photo: SCMP

Cheung in a still from A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), one of his most popular films. Photo: Cinema City

 Cheung on the set of Farewell My Concubine (1993). Photo: SCMP

Cheung at an interview with the SCMP in 1988. Photo: SCMP

Fellow pop icons and friends Anita Mui (left) and Cheung in 1986. Photo: SCMP

Fans of Cheung gather outside the Mandarin Oriental hotel to mourn their idol with flowers and photos on April 1, 2025. Photo: Elson Li

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How Kelly Chen, Cantopop star and beloved Hong Kong actress, has captured the hearts of music and movie fans for three decades

Kelly Chen pictured in 1997. The secret to the Cantopop star and actress’s success? “I’ve just tried my best to grab any opportunity.” Photo: Dickson Lee

Chen (right) is presented with a prize at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards ceremony in January 1996 by Taiwanese singer Wu Chien-lien. Photo: SCMP

Chen (left) and Yutaka Takenouchi in a still from “Calmi Cuori Appassionati” (2001).

Chen (right) and Donnie Yen in a still from “An Empress and the Warriors” (2008).

Chen and her husband, Alex Lau Kin-ho, pose during their wedding ceremony at the InterContinental Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui in October, 2008. Photo: SCMP

Chen performs in the Grand Variety Show in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to China at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on June 30, 2007. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Ekin Cheng, Chen and Tony Leung Ka-fai in a still from “Horseplay” (2014).

Chen (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from “Infernal Affairs III” (2003).

A charity sale of Chen’s clothes, shoes and handbags took place in April 2023. Photo: Facebook/@kellychenwailam

How Hong Kong boy band Grasshopper, protégés of Cantopop legend Anita Mui, blazed a trail with their intoxicating dance pop music

(From left) Edmond So Chi-wai, Remus Choy Yat-kit and Calvin Choy Yat-chi of the Cantopop group Grasshopper at an interview with the Post in 2006. The boy band, formed in 1985, are still performing today. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Calvin Choy Yat-chi, Edmond So Chi-wai and Remus Choy Yat-kit, pictured in 1988. Photo: SCMP

Cantopop diva Anita Mui with Grasshopper at the Chinese Gold Songs award presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Coliseum in January 1989. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Edmond So, Calvin Choy and Remus Choy at the opening of the Aiwa Music Expo at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in August 1991. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Calvin Choy, Roman Tam, Edmond So and Remus Choy backstage at a concert in Shanghai in July 1993. Photo: SCMP

(From second left) Edmond So, Remus Choy and Calvin Choy at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, in January 1996. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Remus Choy, Calvin Choy and Edmond So at an interview with the Post in 2010. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Calvin Choy, Remus Choy and Edmond So on stage during TVB 55th Anniversary Gala on November 19, 2021. Photo: Getty Images

Takeshi Kaneshiro, one of the ‘most good-looking’ actors in Hong Kong cinema and star of some of Wong Kar-wai and Peter Chan’s best movies, is a man of mystery

Takeshi Kaneshiro at an interview with the Post in July 2004. Kaneshiro, who debuted as a singer in Taiwan in 1992, has not been seen on the big screen since 2017 – but remains as popular as ever. Photo: SCMP

Takeshi Kaneshiro and Zhou Dongyu in a still from “This Is Not What I Expected” (2017).

Takeshi Kaneshiro and Brigitte Lin in a still from “Chungking Express” (1994). 

Takeshi Kaneshiro and Kyoko Fukada in a still from the drama series “God, Please Give Me More Time” (1998).

(From left) Xu Jinglei, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Jet Li, Jacky Heung and director Peter Chan promote “The Warlords” at an event in December 2007. Photo: SCMP

Takeshi Kaneshiro in a still from “Perhaps Love” (2005).

Takeshi Kaneshiro and Michele Reis in “Fallen Angels” (1995). Photo: Block 2 Pictures and Jet Tone Contents

Takeshi Kaneshiro in an interview with the Post in December 2006. Photo: SCMP

Acting with Michelle Yeoh, modelling at 12: the Cinderella story of Isabella Leong, who passed up Hollywood to have children with Richard Li, younger son of Li Ka-shing

Isabella Leong Lok-sze promotes her 2014 appearance in a stage play. Photo: Felix Wong 

Isabella Leong in an interview with the Post in 2005. The Macanese actress put a halt to her acting career when she began dating Richard Li, the younger son of Li Ka-shing. Photo: SCMP

Leong (left) and Chapman To in a still from “Isabella” (2006).

Leong (left), Jaycee Chan and Charlene Choi at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards in April 2007. Photo: SCMP

Luke Ford (left) and Leong in a still from “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” (2008).

Leong, Richard Li and their son, Ethan Li, in April 2009. 

Leong and Jim Chim at an event to promote “Sign of Happiness” in February 2014. Photo: SCMP

Leong in a still from “Murmur of the Hearts” (2015).

(From left) Leong, Paul Chun and Faye Yu in a still from “Love After Love” (2020).

Aaron Kwok, dancer, singer, actor, husband to Moka Fang, and father – how he went from being one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop’ to all-round star

Aaron Kwok with the prize for best actor he received at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2016. Photo: Edward Wong

Aaron Kwok at an interview with the Post in 2009. Kwok started his career as a background dancer nearly four decades ago. Now he is a beloved Cantopop singer and actor – and a smitten husband and proud father of two. Photo: SCMP

Kwok (right) alongside fellow Cantopop singers Andy Lau (left) and Jacky Cheung at an RTHK event in 1996. Photo: SCMP

Aaron Kwok, pictured in 1993. Photo: SCMP

Kwok won the Best Actor prize at the 35th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2016. Photo: Edward Wong

Kwok (right) and Charlie Young play a troubled couple in “After This Our Exile” (2006).

Kwok performs at an event organised by RTHK at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in 2001. Photo: SCMP.

Kwok (left) and Chow Yun-fat in a still from “Project Gutenberg” (2018).

Kwok with his wife, Moka Fang Yuan, in Happy Valley, Hong Kong. Photo: Kenneth Chan

How Hong Kong actress Carina Lau rose to stardom from her ‘mainland girl’ roots, overcame topless photos scandal and wed Tony Leung Chiu-wai

Carina Lau Ka-ling. Photo: Instagram/@carinalau1208

Hong Kong actress Carina Lau Ka-ling, pictured in 1993 soon after her career breakthrough in a Wong Kar-wai film. Married since 2008 to fellow actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai, she is known for her style and class, and some iconic roles. Photo: SCMP

Cheung Siu-fai and Lau promoting TVB series “The Turbulent Decade” in 1986. Photo: SCMP

(Clockwise from top right) Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing, Lau, Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wai on the set of Wong Kar-wai’s movie “Days of Being Wild” in 1990. Photo: SCMP

Carina Lau in a still from “Ashes of Time” (1994).

Carina Lau and Nicholas Tse celebrate with their trophies after winning the best actor and best actress awards at the 30th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2011. Photo: SCMP

Carina Lau and Tony Leung at the opening night of hit musical “Les Miserables” at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, in 1996. Photo: SCMP

Carina Lau in a still from “In Your Dreams” (2018).

Lau and Leung at the 16th Asian Film Awards in March 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee

1980s Hong Kong pop idol Danny Chan’s bittersweet success story: his talent, fame, the tabloid rumours, his retirement and early death

Singer Danny Chan Pak-keung puts one of his albums in a time capsule in 1991. Photo: SCMP

Danny Chan was one of Hong Hong’s “Three Kings and A Queen of Cantopop” in the 1980s, with fellow idols Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui and Alan Tam. Photo: SCMP

Yvonne Siu, project manager of TVB, presents a souvenir to Danny Chan in 1984. Photo: SCMP

Chan singing at his own birthday party in 1988. Photo: SCMP

Chan (left) and Jacky Cheung Hok-yau at the Top Ten Pop Stars Election in 1987. Photo: SCMP

There were numerous rumours about a relationship between Pansy Ho and Chan. Photo: Weibo

Chan performing at a concert to promote Aids awareness in 1990. Photo: SCMP

Chan was taken to Queen Mary Hospital after collapsing at home on May 19, 1992. Photo: SCMP

Flanked by singer Anita Mui Yim-fong and actor Chow Yun-fat, Danny Chan’s older brother Chan Pak-ling carries his younger brother’s picture at the singer’s funeral in 1993. Photo: SCMP

The rise of Hong Kong actress Sharla Cheung, star of Stephen Chow and Wong Jing films, and the surprise movie she made after retiring

Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow SIng-chi (centre) and Ng Man-tat in “All for the Winner”. Photo: Handout

Actress Sharla Cheung Man at the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony in 2005. Discovered in the 1980s by Wong Jing, she starred opposite Stephen Chow, Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat in a string of 1980s and 1990s box office hits. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Sharla Cheung, Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat in a still from “All for the Winner” (1990). Photo: Win’s Movie Production

Stephen Chow (left) and Sharla Cheung in a still from “Fight Back to School” (1991). Photo: Win’s Movie Production

Sharla Cheung in a still from “Fist of Fury 1991” (1991).

(From left) Ng Man-tat, Stephen Chow and Sharla Cheung in a still from “Fight Back to School”. Photo: Win’s Movie Production and I/E Co. Ltd

Hong Kong actress Sharla Cheung attends the opening ceremony of the Entertainment Expo in Hong Kong in 2005. Photo: Reuters

How American-born Chinese actor Daniel Wu juggled Hong Kong and Hollywood to become a star in both films and TV on two continents

US-born actor Daniel Wu, star of Westworld, Tomb Raider and Shinjuku Incident, fell into acting while on holiday in Hong Kong, getting cast in an ad. This led to role after role, and 25 years later, Wu has nearly 70 films under his belt. Photo: Harry C

Wu and Alicia Vikander in a still from “Tomb Raider” (2018). Photo: Warner Bros Entertainment

Wu next to Jackie Chan at a promotional event for “Shinjuku Incident” in Malaysia in 2009. Photo: Handout

Wu (left) and Stephen Fung play gay lovers in the film “Bishonen” (1998). Photo: Far-Sun Film

Wu with his award for best supporting actor for the film “New Police Story” at the 41st Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan in 2004. Photo: Reuters

Wu (centre) on the set of “One Nite In Mongkok” in 2004, with director Derek Yee (left) and actress Cecilia Cheung. Photo: Handout

Wu (right) in a still from “The Heavenly Kings”, the 2006 mockumentary film he directed, alongside “bandmates” Conroy Chan (left), Andrew Lin (second from left) and Terence Yin (second from right). Photo: Handout

Wu in a still from “Into the Badlands” season 1. Photo: James Dimmock/AMC

Wu and Michelle Yeoh in a still from “American Born Chinese”. Photo: Disney+

Wu and Lisa Selesner celebrate their marriage in 2010. Photo: Berton Cheng

How Sammi Cheng became a Cantopop superstar, celebrated actress and style icon, but has endured a rocky relationship with husband Andy Hui

Cantopop singer, actress and style icon Sammi Cheng in 2004 ahead of the release of the film “Yesterday Once More”. Her entertainment career spans five decades, and in 2023 she finally won best actress in the Hong Kong Film Awards. Photo: SCMP

Cheng pictured in 1988. Photo: SCMP

Cheng at a performance in 1993. Photo: SCMP

(From left) Cantopop singers Cheng, Priscilla Chan Wai-han and Cass Phang Ling at a press conference in 1996. Photo: SCMP

Cheng (right) in a still from “Lost Love” (2023).

An undated photo of Cheng with Andy Hui. Photo: Weibo

Cheng and Daniel Wu in a still from “Everlasting Regret” (2005). She was nominated for best actress for her part in the following year’s Hong Kong Film Awards.

Cheng alongside Andy Lau in a still from “Blind Detective” (2013), for which she was again nominated for best actress at the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Cheng performs in 1996. Photo: SCMP

Cheng and Hui perform at a concert in 2010.

Cheng with her trophy for best actress for her role in “Lost Love” at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui on April 16, 2023. Photo: Dickson Lee

How Cantopop singer Ronald Cheng went from troublemaker to Charlene Choi’s secret husband to one of Hong Kong’s best-loved comic actors

Hong Kong singer and actor Ronald Cheng Chung-kei at an interview with the Post in 2006. The Cantopop star is now one of Hong Kong cinema’s most beloved comedy stars, but his rise to the top has been a bumpy one. Photo: SCMP

Cheng pictured in 1996. Photo: SCMP

Cheng after the incident in 2000 on Eva Air Flight BR005 that led to his arrest for assault. 

(From left) Actors Shawn Yu, Sandra Ng, Cheng and Jacky Cheung attend the premiere of “Golden Chicken 2” at the Windsor Theatre in Hong Kong in December 2003. Photo: SCMP

Cheng (front) in a still from “Dragon Reloaded” (2005).

Cheng and Charlene Choi announcing their divorce, and acknowledging their marriage, at a news conference in 2010. Photo: SCMP

Cheng (left) and Chapman To in a still from “Vulgaria” (2012).

Cheng and his wife, Sammie Yu, at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2018. Photo: AP

Cherie Chung a screen goddess, the Marilyn Monroe of Hong Kong, fans said – how she retired from acting at the height of her career and hasn’t looked back

Cherie Chung at an interview with the Post in 2006. Photo: SCMP

Cherie Chung at an interview with the Post in 1995. Once called the Marilyn Monroe of Hong Kong, Chung rose to fame during the 1980s and appeared in almost 50 films – before walking away from it all at the age of 31. Photo: SCMP

Chung modelling a qipao during the semi-finals of the Miss Hong Kong 1979 beauty pageant. Photo: SCMP

Richard Ng and Chung in a still from “Winners and Sinners” (1983). Photo: Eureka Entertainment.

Chung and Chow Yun-fat in a still from “An Autumn’s Tale” (1987).

(From left) Maggie Cheung, Chung and Shingo Tsurumi in a still from “Last Romance” (1988).

Chung and her husband, Mike Chu, in 1992. Photo: SCMP

Chung pursued a long-standing interest in photography. Photo: Handout

Chung at the launch of “Accredited Green Family Scheme” managed by the Friends of the Earth in 1995. Photo: SCMP

Chung at an interview with the Post in 2014. Photo: SCMP

‘The flowers were for me’: when Hong Kong actor Lau Ching-wan found fame, his belief in destiny and his 25 years with wife Amy Kwok

Lau celebrates winning best actor in the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2007. Photo: SCMP

Lau Ching-wan at an interview with the Post in 2009. Often cast to play the tough guy, Lau has shown his talent for romance and comedy too, and is a 14-time best actor winner in various film awards shows. Photo: SCMP

ProfileHow Got7’s Jackson Wang went from Hong Kong fencing prodigy to global music icon

One of the world’s most prominent Chinese singers, Jackson Wang was a star fencer before his music career exploded with K-pop boy band Got7

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}One of the world’s most prominent Chinese singers, Jackson Wang was a star fencer before his music career exploded with K-pop boy band Got7

One of the world’s most prominent Chinese singers, Jackson Wang was a star fencer before his music career exploded with K-pop boy band Got7