Dejay Choi, aka The Pancakes, has been working hard. She has released five solo albums, staged five concerts, directed an indie film, starred in a big commercial, and recently, won the Best Original Film Song award with Gum Gum Gum in the popular animation Mcdull, Prince De La Bun.
'Everything turned out better than I expected,' said the 27-year-old singer-composer who was moved to tears backstage after receiving the Hong Kong Film Award.
'I started out just wanting to give it a try. I never thought of becoming a full-time musician, making money and winning an award.'
But the indie musician is not taking any breaks.
She is busy writing a book that will be published in July, puting together her next album (due for release around the same time) and preparing for her Reverie Concert Series No 6 later this year.
'Winning the award will be a career-high only if I can get more jobs than before. At this stage, money is more important than fame,' said Choi.
That's the reality of being an indie musician in Hong Kong where mainstream pop idols rule the music scene.
