Gillian Chung
Gillian Chung | |||||||||||||||
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éžćŹŁć˝ź | |||||||||||||||
 Chung in 2019 | |||||||||||||||
| Born | Chung Tik-shan[1] 21 January 1981[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Other name | Chung Ka-lai[3] | ||||||||||||||
| Education | RMIT University | ||||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2000âpresent | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Michael Lai
â â (m. 2018; div. 2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Musical career | |||||||||||||||
| Also known as |
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| Genre | Cantopop | ||||||||||||||
| Instrument | Vocals | ||||||||||||||
| Label | Emperor | ||||||||||||||
| Member of | Twins | ||||||||||||||
| Stage name: Chung Yan-tung | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | éžćŹŁć˝źďźéžćŹŁćĄ[note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | é揣潟ďźéćŹŁćĄ | ||||||||||||||
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| Real name: Chung Ka-lai | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | éžĺĺľ | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | éĺĺą | ||||||||||||||
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| Birth name: Chung Tik-shan | |||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | éžçç | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | éçç | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | eeg | ||||||||||||||
Gillian Chung Ka-lai[4] (born Chung Tik-shan, 21 January 1981), known by her stage name Chung Yan-tung, is a Hong Kong actress and singer. She is a member of the Cantopop duo Twins, along with Charlene Choi.[5]
Early life
[edit]Chung was born in Hong Kong as Chung Tik-shan (éžçç).[note 2][6] Her father died when she was one year old.[6] When she was two years old, her family believed the character Tik (ç) from her birth name to be too strong and renamed her to Chung Ka-lai (éžĺĺľ).[note 3][6]
She initially grew up in a single parent family until her mother remarried to a man also surnamed Chung, when Chung was in high school.[6] She was given the English name "Gillian" while in high school.[6] Chung graduated from Kowloon True Light Middle School and briefly attended the William Angliss Institute of TAFE in Melbourne, Australia.[7]
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]In 2000, Chung was contacted by one of the model agencies she worked part-time with when she was in Hong Kong. She was offered a job opportunity by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), which she accepted in that year. She became a contracted artist and underwent training before making her debut.[8] She was advised by her manager Mani Fok to adopt the "Chung Yan-tung" (éžćŹŁćĄ) as her stage name, after consulting fortune tellers. The name was supposed to enhance her business skills.[6] On 18 May 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo, Twins, with Charlene Choi. Chung and Choi released their first album three months later.[9]
Acting debut
[edit]Chung made her acting film dĂŠbut in U Man (2002). She appeared in a number of films such as Beyond Our Ken (2004), which earned her critical acclaim as well as a nomination for Best Actress in the Golden Bauhinia Awards.[10] In Beyond Our Ken, Chung played Chan Wai-ching, a spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and grossed HK$3,886,355 at the box office.[11]
In January 2006, the film 49 Days that Chung starred in had exceeded the HK$10 million (US$1.28Â million) mark, earning a spot in one of Hong Kong's best box office films for that year.[citation needed]
Return to film industry
[edit]After withdrawing from public for more than a year following the Edison Chen photo scandal incident and later confessed to having contemplated suicide, Chung apologised for hurting those around her, especially her long-time bandmate Charlene Choi. During the hiatus, she took classes in many areas, such as kung fu (Wing Chun), gymnastics, singing, dancing and acting, which she hoped would serve her professionally.[12] Afterwards she returned to work as spokesperson for TOUGH Jeansmith in the Asia region with a seven-figure pay-check. She flew to Taiwan, Shanghai, and other places for promotion.[13] In July 2009, it was disclosed that she would get a 7-figure sum for the endorsement of botox treatment clinic Dr. Pro.[14] Chung also appeared on stage in an adaptation of Neil Simon's I Ought to Be in Pictures, produced by Emperor Concerts, part of EEG, for a budget of HK$2Â million.[12]
Silent expression art
[edit]On 13 September 2009, Chung showcased an emotional performance art video at the Harbin Ice Snow World carnival singing competition.[15] The silent video, previously filmed in Hong Kong, was shown at the fair lasting 8 minutes and 43 seconds.[15][16] The video showed Chung switching from laughing to crying. This attraction drew hundreds of visitors each day.[15] Many audiences thought that Chung used the art expression to reveal her apologetic attitude.[15] However the video was only meant to show how attitudes are expressed through art, according to artist and video creator Jiang Zhi.[15]
Debut solo album
[edit]On 27 March 2010, Chung released her dĂŠbut solo EP, which was sold as part of the package of Twins' fourth compilation album Everyone Bounce (äşşäşşĺ˝čľˇ). The EP includes six songs, including dĂŠbut solo single More Hearts (ĺżĺ¤) that was released a year prior to the album release.
Sisters Who Make Waves
[edit]On 5 August 2022, Chung debuted at 5th place for the third season of Sisters Who Make Waves which premiered on 20 May 2022, on Mango TV. Chung decided to join the competition with her long time bandmate Charlene Choi and compete against other 28 female artistes with diverse talents. At the same time, Chung aimed to lose weight and retuning her mindset. Due to 4 months of rigorous dance rehearsals and sheer willpower, Chung succeeded in shedding 20 pounds at the end of the competition.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]2006 invasion of privacy incident
[edit]In 2006 during a concert in Genting Highlands, Malaysia, a reporter surreptitiously photographed Chung nude in the changing room. On 22 August 2006, Hong Kong tabloid magazine Easy Finder published the photos as a cover story. Hong Kong celebrities such as Jackie Chan and Andy Lau staged a public protest denouncing the magazine.[17] The Obscene Articles Tribunal classified the published photographs as "indecent".[18] On 1 November, Easy Finder lost its appeal against the obscenity ruling,[19] with the appeal panel declaring the article as a "calculated act of selling sexuality which is corrupting and revolting".[20] Jimmy Lai, founder of Easy Finder's publisher Next Media, apologized to Chung and offered to return all the negatives.[21]
2008 photo scandal
[edit]In January and February 2008, sexually explicit photos of Edison Chen with a number of Hong Kong female celebrities were leaked online. The scandal involved Chung, as well as Bobo Chan and Cecilia Cheung, amongst others.[22] The pictures tarnished Chung's "squeaky-clean image",[23] and she apologized to the public for being naive and silly.[24] Her subsequent television appearance on Jade Solid Gold triggered over 500 complaints to TVB, while the Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority received over 1200. Other promotion events were cancelled.
Chung was dropped from performing in the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony by director Zhang Yimou.[25] She was originally set to appear in Chen Kaige's film Forever Enthralled and Oliver Stone's W., but her scenes were left on the cutting room floor.[12]
Marriage
[edit]In July 2017, Chung met Michael Lai, a Taiwanese gynecologist, while filming Tree in the River in Taiwan and they were in a relationship in October. On 1 February 2018, Chung announced her engagement with Lai on Instagram, with a photo of a diamond ring given by her fiancĂŠ.[26] The pair held a wedding ceremony in Los Angeles on 26 May,[27] and one in Hong Kong on 20 December.[citation needed] The couple separated in March 2020.[28]
Discography
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
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| 2010 | Everyone Bounce | Cantonese EP |
| Move On... | Cantonese EP | |
| 2013 | Vernicia Flower | Mandarin album |
| 2014 | Wholly Love | Mandarin Album |
| 2022 | Two Faced | "Forensic JD" Drama Ending Theme |
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | U Man | ćŞç¸ĺ¸ĺ | Candy Tong So-sum / Piggy | |
| 2002 | Summer Breeze of Love | éĺĺ¤ĺ¤Šćç°ć§ | Kammy Chung Lai-san | |
| 2002 | If U Care.. | 賤粞ĺ ç | Gillian / Kiu | |
| 2002 | Just One Look | ä¸ç˘č | Decimator / Ghost girl | |
| 2003 | Happy Go Lucky | ä˝ä¸éťç夊犺 | Snow White / Snowie | |
| 2003 | Colour of the Truth | éťç˝ćŁŽć | Katie Wong | |
| 2003 | The Twins Effect | ĺćŠčŽ | Gypsy | |
| 2003 | The Spy Dad | çľç¨Žéľéĺ | Cream | |
| 2003 | The Death Curse | ĺ¤ĺŽ ĺżć ć | Linda Ting | |
| 2004 | Fantasia | 鏟錏çćłć˛ | Chopstick Sister | |
| 2004 | Protege de la Rose Noire | čŚçżéťçŤç° | Gillian Lu | |
| 2004 | Love on the Rocks | ćć ĺćĽ | Mandy | |
| 2004 | Moving Targets | ć°ç´Žĺ¸Ťĺ 2004 | Wing | |
| 2004 | The Twins Effect II | ĺćŠčŽIIäščąé˝ĺ¤§ć° | Blue Bird | |
| 2004 | Beyond Our Ken | ĺ Źä¸ťĺžŠäťč¨ | Chan Wai-ching | |
| 2004 | 6 AM | 大çĄčŹ | Herself | |
| 2005 | House of Fury | 粞ćŚĺŽśĺş | Natalie Yue | |
| 2005 | Bug Me Not! | č˛ä¸çĽ | Auntie | |
| 2006 | 49 Days | çç § | Lam Siu-chin | |
| 2007 | Twins Mission | éĺçĽĺˇ | Pearl | Alternate title Let's Steal Together |
| 2007 | Naraka 19 | ĺ°ç珏19幤 | Rain | |
| 2007 | Trivial Matters | ç ´äşĺ | Cheng Sze-wai | |
| 2008 | Forever Enthralled | ć˘ ččł | Fu Zhifang | Scenes deleted |
| 2008 | W. | ĺ°ĺ¸ĺ¸ĺł | Belly dancer | Scenes deleted |
| 2010 | Just Another Pandora's Box | čśĺ 寜ç | Sun Shangxiang | |
| 2010 | Ex | ĺ庌 | Yee | |
| 2010 | The Fantastic Water Babes | ĺşć°´čč | Gillian Law Kiu | |
| 2010 | Super Player | 大çŠĺŽś | Beauty | |
| 2011 | Nightmare | ĺĺ¤ĺśĺ¤˘ | Angela | |
| 2013 | Love Retake | ćć ä¸NG | Nina Su | |
| 2013 | Ip Man: The Final Fight | čĺďźçľćĽľä¸ć° | Chan Sei-mui | |
| 2013 | The Midas Touch | čś ç´çśçäşş | Chinese-Korean police officer | Cameo |
| 2013 | The Fox Lover | ç˝ç | Xiao Cui | Alternate title Bai Hu |
| 2014 | Who is Undercover | çç | Su Jie | |
| 2015 | The Spirit of the Swords | ć ĺ | Zhu Er | |
| 2016 | I Love That Crazy Little Thing | éŁäťśçççĺ°äşĺŤćć | Princess Loulan | Cameo |
| 2016 | A Chinese Odyssey Part Three | 大芹輿é3 | Spring Thirteen Mother | |
| 2016 | The Wasted Times | çž ćźčĺ ćśäşĄĺ˛ | Xiao Wu | |
| 2017 | Soccer Killer | äťçĺ¤§ć° | Princess Changping | |
| 2017 | 77 Heartbreaks | ĺčŤäť77揥 | Heartbeat | Cameo |
| 2017 | The House That Never Dies II | 亏ĺ81č2 | Ji Jincui | |
| 2019 | Missing | 夹蚤 | Ying | |
| 2019 | Prison Flowers | 弳ĺççą | ||
| 2021 | The First Myth: Daji | ĺ°çĽĺŚ˛ĺˇą | Daji | |
| 2022 | Green Snake: The Fate of Reunion | éč: ĺçź | Green Snake |
Television
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes |
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| 2001 | The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra | é˝ĺ¤Šĺ¤§čĺŤć犺 | Purple Rose | TVB | |
| 2003 | All About Boy'z | ä¸čľˇĺé | Tina | now.com.hk | Appearance in episode 5, 9 & 10 |
| 2003 | Triumph in the Skies | čĄä¸é˛é | Gillian | TVB | Appearance in episode 6 |
| 2003 | 2ĺ3ć´äšĺ°čťçŤ | Kiu | now.com.hk | ||
| 2004 | Kung Fu Soccer | ĺ复蜳ç | Kiu | TVB | Guest star |
| 2004 | Sunshine Heartbeat | 辤ć˛ĺ°č¨@ĺčč.2 | Dancer | TVB | Guest star |
| 2004 | 厜ćĺŻśč˛ | Kiu | |||
| 2004 | ä¸ćľˇçäšäż éŤĺłĺĽ | Female assassin | |||
| 2006 | Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain | éŞĺąąéŁç | Cheng Lingsu | ATV | |
| 2006 | Project A | Ač¨ĺ / ç澡ĺĽĺ ľ | Mandy | ATV | |
| 2007 | The Spirit of the Sword | 澣čąć´ĺé | Zhu'er | ATV | |
| 2011 | The Holy Pearl | 弳媧ĺłčŞŞäšéç | Baixi Xianyue / Ding Yao | ZJSTV | |
| 2011 | Da Tang NĂź Xun An | 大ĺ弳塥ć | Xie Yaohuan | Dragon TV | |
| 2011 | Secret History of Empress Wu | ćŚĺ夊ç§ĺ˛ | Shangguan Wan'er | Hunan TV | |
| 2012 | The Happy Marshal | ćĽĺ çżçäšćŹ˘äšĺ ĺ¸ | Tian Mao Nu / Xian Zi (Fairy) / Qiao Miao | GZTV | |
| 2013 | Wheel of Fortune | 貥çĽćé | Eighth Princess | CCTV | |
| 2014 | Swords of Legends | ĺ¤ĺĺĽč | Princess Xunfang | HunanTV | |
| 2015 | Extremely Urgent | 迍ĺ¨ççŤ | Grace Chen Mo | CCTV | Alternate title: Guardians of Ancient Magic ć¤ĺŽčç |
| 2018 | Tree in the River | ĺ¨çŠçłťćäşşĺ | Chu Zhi He | Sohu TV | |
| 2022 | Twins Flower Shop | ĺçčąĺş | Gillian & Charlene | Short Series (é˝ĺ¸çĺ§) | |
| 2022 | Forensic JD | 弳ćłĺťJD | Lin Xiao Mei / Wei Zi Ling / Miao Zi Ling | WeTV / iQiyi / myTV SUPER | Twins 20th anniversary 12 EP reunion drama |
Variety shows & other shows
[edit]| Year | English title | Original title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | éĽĺąç诹ć | Tencent Video | Appearance in episode 6 | |
| 2017 | ĺżčˇŻ | Tencent Video | Guest star (Twins) | |
| 2017 | çćçĺłé2 | Zhejiang TV | Appearance in episode 9 | |
| 2017 | If You Can Talk | ĺçŻĺŽść | iQIYI | Appearance in episode 7 |
| 2019 | é˛čąŤć續ä¸ćĽčĄçŹŹ9ĺŁ | NengLiang Media | Guest star (Twins) | |
| 2019 | Everybody Stand By (Season 1) | ćźĺ诡尹ä˝çŹŹä¸ĺŁ | Tencent Video | Appearance in episode 1,4-8 |
| 2020 | 丞ćŻĺľĺľĺ 珏äşĺŁ | YOUKU | Appearance in episode 7 | |
| 2021 | ĺ 为ćŻćĺĺ | Douyin | Appearance in episode 1-12 (Twins + Joey Yung) | |
| 2021 | Twinkle Love | ćŚçśĺżĺ¨20ĺ˛ | Jiangsu TV | Appearance in episode 1-10 |
| 2021 | Perfect Summer S2 | ĺŽçžçĺ¤ĺ¤Š2 | Dragon TV | Appearance in episode 5-7 (Twins) |
| 2022 | Sweet Tasks 2022 | çčçäťťĺĄ 2022 | Mango TV | Guest star (Twins) |
| 2022 | Hello Saturday | ä˝ ĺĽ˝ďźććĺ | Mango TV | Guest star (Twins) |
| 2022 | ćĺ诡ĺŹĺĽ˝2 | Mango TV | Appearance in episode 4 | |
| 2022 | Sisters Who Make Waves (Season 3) | äšéŁç ´ćľŞ3 | Mango TV | Debuted 5th Place |
| 2022 | 90ĺŠäťć2022 | Bilibili | Guest star (č§čŻĺŽ) | |
| 2022 | çžĺˇĺŻééŽ | Douyin | Guest star (Twins) | |
| 2022 | Promise For You | ććççşŚĺŽ | Mango TV | EP1 released. Off air till further notice |
| TBA | çžĺĽ˝ĺ¨ĺşĺ | Dragon TV | ||
| 2022 - 2023 | Meet Rosy Clouds | ä¸ĺ˝Šäşç¸é | Yunnan Int. Channel | Show title renamed from 'Promise For You' |
| 2022 - 2023 | Hunan Satellite TV's 2022 - 2023 New Year's Eve Concert | ćšĺĺŤč§2022-2023表嚴ćäź | Hunan & Mango TV | 2 Performances (Twins + First Day) |
Notes
[edit]- â On 26 August 2013, Chung changed her stage name éžćŹŁćĄ to éžćŹŁć˝ź, both of which are pronounced the same in Cantonese.
- â traditional Chinese: éžçç; simplified Chinese: éçç; pinyin: ZhĹng DĂshÄn; Jyutping: Zung1 Dik6-saan1.
- â traditional Chinese: éžĺĺľ; simplified Chinese: éĺĺą; pinyin: ZhĹng JiÄlĂŹ; Jyutping: Zung1 Gaa1-lai6.
References
[edit]- â FACE Vol. 043
- â EEGmusic. "EEGmusic Archived 25 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine." Other information. Retrieved on 9 March 2008.
- â Sina HK. "Sina HK Archived 13 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 March 2008.
- â "éżĺ¨ćł¨ĺçťĺŠďźçĺŽĺ§ĺćĺ ďźä¸ĺŤé揣潟ďźčżä¸Şäżć°ĺĺé˛ä¸şäşşçĽ". Sohu (in Chinese). 27 October 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
- â Gillian Chung at IMDb IMDB. Biography for Gillian Chung
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Be My Guest (7 March 2009 episode)
- â Mingpao.com. Gillian Chung @ Mingpao.com Archived 19 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 10 March 2009.
- â Be My Guest, episode featuring Mani Fok, Chung's manager.
- â Mak, Clara (2 August 2009). "Twins: a history of the teenybop sensation". The Review. South China Morning Post. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- â Buckle up for the Twins Mission Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1 2 3 Mak, Clara (2 August 2009). "Back to business". The Review. South China Morning Post. p. 2.
- â Yahoo News. "" Archived 16 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Yahoo News, 11 March 2009, retrieved on 24 March 2009.
- â "Gillian Chung Had 40 Botox Injections!". 88news.net. 1 July 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - â China.com.cn. China.com.cn. Retrieved on 25 October 2009.
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- â "Tech jailed for stealing sex-with-starlet photos". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
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- â "Canto-pop star Gillian Chung is engaged". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- â "HK singer-actress Gillian Chung and boyfriend hold wedding ceremony in LA". Asia One. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- â Kwok, Kar Peng. "'She doesn't love me': Gillian Chung separates from husband". Asia One. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
External links
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Media from Commons
Quotations from Wikiquote
Data from Wikidata
- Gillian Chung at EEG
- Gillian Chung at IMDb
- Gillian Chung at the Hong Kong Movie Database
- Gillian Chung at Chinesemov.com
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