5566 is a Taiwanese boy band whose names were taken from the five (5) members who worked in six (6) entertainment fields - singing, acting in movies and dramas, hosting, modeling, commercials, and dancing. They have also starred in three idol dramas - My MVP Valentine, Westside Story, and Mr. Fighting.
The video below is the opening song for My MVP Valentine.
A Taiwanese girl group with members Selina Ren, Hebe Tian, and Ella Chen, S.H.E. got their name from the initials of the first names of their members. Back in 2000, all three girls joined a singing contest wherein Ren won and finalists Tian and Chen joined Ren to form S.H.E.
S.H.E has recorded 10 albums, with more than 4.5 million in sales since the release of their first album Girl’s Dorm in 2001. S.H.E. has also acted in drama series, hosted variety shows, and contributed several songs to drama soundtracks.
Joey Yung was born on June 16, 1980 and is a popular singer and actress from Hong Kong. Like Edison Cheng, she is an artist of the Emperor Entertainment Group. From 2003-2006, she has won the Most Popular Female Singer Award on Jade Solid Gold and is currently emerging as one of the premier Cantonese singers in the world.
Liu Yi Fei was born in Beijing but spent most of her childhoo in Wuhan. With her father as a university professor and her mother a famous dancer and stage performer, she was already modeling since she was 8 and already showed talents in singing, dancing, and playing the piano at a very early age.
In 2002, she was accepted in the Beijing Film Academy at the age of 15 and received various offers to star in TV dramas. She signed a recording contract with Sony Music in August 2005 and has been learning to sing and dance in Japan and China since then. She also released her first Japanse single, “Mayonaka no Door” last July 2006.
Edison Chen was born on October 07, 1980 in Vancouver, Canada and is a popular Hong Kong teen idol. A former artist of the Emperor Entertainment Group, he has starred in many films like the Twins Effect and the Internal Affairs. He sings Cantonese Pop (or Cantopop) and can also speak English, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Japanese.
Many consider Edison Chen to be the first pop singer to bring hip-hop to the HK music scene, but it was actually LMF that began underground hip-hop in HK. Nonetheless, he made it mainstream with C-pop.
This is by far the coolest Aaron Kwok music video I have ever watched. Aaron Kwok shows off his muscles and dancing moves to an upbeat tune that’s sure to make you tap your feet to the tune or just make you stand up altogether and dance. He’s a singer, dancer and actor who has starred in many HK movies and television broadcasts.
Aaron Kwok has achieved international fame with his uniqueness as an artist and has done so in a relatively short period of time. He has long risen from his early beginnings back in the late 1980’s as a background dancer for a TV broadcast until his discovery in the 1990’s, which also marked the beginning of his career.
Kelly Chen is a popular Hong Kong singer and actress. She initially started he entertainment career as an actress, and later moved on to singing and performing in various concerts.
1997 was the year Kelly Chen performed her first ever concert, “Starry Dream of Love” and released its accompanying CD as well. She also released several Japanese singles and easily established herself as a popular singer and actor.
1998 marked a successful World Tour for Kelly, starting in Australia, and in 2005, her song “Hope” was widely popular and made available for downloads. Kelly had promised that if the number of downloads were to go over 10 million, she will distribute the earnings to the staff.
A singer, composer, actor and director, Nicholas Tse was born on August 29, 1980 in Hong Kong. Born to parents being actors themselves, he entered the entertainment industry at a young age of 16. Many recording companies were ready to sign him up; but he choe to join Century Recording Company and started his music career there.
May 1997 marked the release of Nicholas Tse’s first album entitled “My Attitude” and immediately became a best seller, with two of the album’s tracks topping the charts. In 1999, his album “Believe” became HL’s No. 1 best selling record immediately after two weeks of its release.
Sammi Cheng (whose real/Chinese name is Cheng Sau Man) was born on August 19, 1972 and speaks Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Her entrance to the music industry was through a high profile TV singing contest in 1988 where she was only 16. Although she didn’t win the said contest, the sponsoring record company saw the potential in her and offered her a recording contract.
In May of this year, Sammi held her 6th concert in Hong Kong entitled “Show Mi” and due to the success of the said concert, Sammi also performed in the following countries for her world concert tour:
22 - 23 Jun 2007: Genting Highlands, Malaysia
29 Jun 2007: Toronto, Canada
7 Jul 2007: Las Vegas, US
13 Oct 2007: Singapore
20 Oct 2007: Shanghai, China
Wei Wei is a popular Chinese music icon and has spanned a career of more than 20 years. She has often been dubbed by the media as “China’s Whitney Houston,” “China’s Madonna,” and “China’s Celine Dion” among other names. Her music, according to estimates, have been distributed to more than 200 million cassettes and CDs in China, which makes her one of the most selling artists in the world.
Wei Wei has been an Olympic Ambassador since 1993 and is currently supporting the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics through her performances at major Olympic events in China and abroad.