Birthday bash hits right note

Thousands of eager pop music fans turned out to boogie at the birthday party of the year.

No expense was spared for Metro Broadcast's seventh anniversary celebrations at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

In fact, everyone was having so much fun, the show exceeded its time limit. Organisers said they had to pay a fine of $100,000 for the extra hour.

Canto-pop stars and local bands Beyond and Sisters dominated the bill, but four Taiwanese singers also impressed.

Chen Yi-jing, Wu Pei-zi, Li Xin-jie and Xu Wei-yu added exotic appeal with their sensational performance.

Enthusiastic fans, many brandishing luminous sticks and waving colourful banners, gave their pop idols whole-hearted support.