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But while being a Sing Girl guarantees fame and many opportunities, not all actresses choose to stay under the spotlight. From Jelly Lin Yun to Eva Huang Sheng-yi, we looked at how these eight iconic Sing Girls are doing and what they are up to now.

Jelly Lin Yun

Jelly Lin Yun was cast in Chow’s The Mermaid (2016) and also the upcoming The Mermaid 2 (release date TBC), making her among the filmmaker’s newest Sing Girls. Born in 1996 in Zhejiang, Lin has starred in various TV series and films following her first project with Chow, including romantic comedy film Fall in Love at First Kiss (2019).

Aside from acting, she is also popular among internationally renowned fashion and beauty brands. Salvatore Ferragamo, for instance, has just appointed her as its first global brand spokesperson.

Xu Jiao

Xu Jiao took up the role of a brave little boy in Chow’s sci-fi comedy movie CJ7 (2008) when she was only nine years old.

After CJ7, the now-24-year-old acted in a number of films and TV series such as The Legend is Born – Ip Man (2010) while running her online clothing company Zhiyuji, which sells modern hanfu. These days she is studying at the Art Center College of Design in California.

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Eva Huang Sheng-yi

Eva Huang Sheng-yi touched viewers’ hearts as the mute childhood friend of Sing (played by Chow) in Kung Fu Hustle (2004). Despite the huge success of the film, the pair went their separate ways in 2005. But this did not stop Huang from staying active in show business.

She did not only take part in films and TV dramas including Sword Stained with Royal Blood (2007) and Iceman (2014), she has also appeared on popular reality shows such as Sisters Who Make Waves. In 2007, she married Yang Zi, an actor and entrepreneur. The couple has two children.

Zhao Wei

Now a billionaire, Zhao Wei played a tai chi master in Chow’s box office hit Shaolin Soccer (2001), leaving a deep impression on viewers. In the years following the movie, Zhao continued acting and completed a postgraduate degree in film directing. She has also been involved in commercial work and a wine business.

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Cecilia Cheung Pak-chi

Cheung made her movie debut as a bar girl in Chow’s King of Comedy (1999), gaining widespread recognition overnight for her talented acting. She worked with Chow again in Shaolin Soccer (2001) with a short but memorable appearance. Over the span of her career, she has starred in around 40 films and is also a singer. She was recently featured in mainland China’s Reality show Life is Beautiful 2.

Karen Mok

Karen Mok appeared in multiple Chow films, most notably The God of Cookery (1996) and King of Comedy (1999), and is one of the most iconic Sing Girls. She has stayed on good terms with Chow, which is evident from her participation in Shaolin Soccer (2001) and The Mermaid (2016), despite the continued rumours that they were once dating.

She is also a successful Canto-pop singer, of course – but her “The Ultimate Grand Slam Show” three-day series of concerts in Hong Kong in June would be her last ever live performance, she said in a statement.