https://www.scmp.com/rss/505442/feed In-depth interviews with celebrities, chefs, lawmakers, writers, and other leaders of their fields. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Everyone wants to be a “Gong girl” these days. Parsons-trained, Shanghai-based designer Mark Gong’s pieces have been everywhere lately, spotted on the likes of Margot Robbie during the Wuthering Heights press tour, Jennie and Lisa on Blackpink’s Deadline world tour, and Jenna Ortega promoting season two of Wednesday. One celebrity, however, stands above the rest in Gong’s memory. “Rihanna is a goddess for me, no matter what,” he says with a laugh outside his Shanghai Fashion Week showroom,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3351696/mark-gong-loved-rihanna-lisa-and-jenna-ortega-designing-modern-woman?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3351696/mark-gong-loved-rihanna-lisa-and-jenna-ortega-designing-modern-woman?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:13 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam At 15, most Hong Kong teenagers are fretting over exams. At that age, Kan Wong, the newly appointed executive Chinese chef at Celestial Court at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, was up to his elbows in a wok, learning a lesson his father never intended to teach. “I started helping my dad out in the kitchen when I was only nine years old,” he says. “He thought it would teach me a lesson so I would study harder at school. But I fell in love with the work.” Born into a working-class family in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3351539/how-hong-kong-chef-cooks-old-style-tastes-city-using-innovative-techniques?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3351539/how-hong-kong-chef-cooks-old-style-tastes-city-using-innovative-techniques?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:16:07 +0000 Edmund Lee Edmund Lee This is the 75th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. When Tony Leung Ka-fai took to the stage of the Hong Kong Cultural Centre’s Grand Theatre on April 19 to accept the best actor prize at the 44th Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), he became the only person to win that honour across five consecutive decades. Yet for the 68-year-old veteran, his accolades are a by-product of his endurance – he has previously admitted to keeping his... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351095/how-tony-leung-ka-fais-hong-kong-film-awards-record-caps-wild-journey-actor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3351095/how-tony-leung-ka-fais-hong-kong-film-awards-record-caps-wild-journey-actor?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Yves Saint Laurent famously once said that fashion fades, but style is eternal. For designer Filippo Sorcinelli, who fashions garments for one of the world’s most revered religious figures, that statement carries even greater weight. Having dressed three popes – Benedict, Francis and now Leo – for some of their most notable appearances for the better part of two decades, Sorcinelli, 50, is now affectionately known as the pope’s tailor, his intricately embroidered liturgical vestments akin to the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3349975/designer-filippo-sorcinelli-dressing-last-three-popes-interview?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3349975/designer-filippo-sorcinelli-dressing-last-three-popes-interview?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:00:09 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre When Undercover founder Jun Takahashi travelled to Hong Kong for the opening of a store last month, he didn’t just mingle with fans and sit down for a bunch of interviews, the things fashion designers normally do when promoting a new boutique. At the event, held at the beachside enclave of Repulse Bay, Takahashi held a doll-making session while his rock band – which he co-founded with long-time friend Nobuhiko Kitamura, the man behind fellow Japanese label Hysteric Glamour – performed live. Not... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3349880/undercovers-jun-takahashi-chaos-and-balance-and-his-debt-fellow-japanese-designers-interview?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3349880/undercovers-jun-takahashi-chaos-and-balance-and-his-debt-fellow-japanese-designers-interview?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:00:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Byeon Woo-seok’s star has been on a sharp rise over the past few years. After sitting out last year’s drama release schedules, he returns this weekend in what is arguably his most hotly anticipated role to date: Grand Prince Ian in the alternate-history fantasy romance Perfect Crown opposite K-pop idol IU (aka Lee Ji-eun). Born in Bucheon, a satellite city southwest of Seoul, in 1991, Byeon spent his early childhood there before relocating to the capital. Influenced by his older sister, he... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349509/who-byeon-woo-seok-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-perfect-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3349509/who-byeon-woo-seok-model-turned-actor-starring-opposite-iu-perfect-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:15:08 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam This is the 74th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. When a young Joey Yung Cho-yee was dropped by her first record label for her supposedly ordinary looks, few would have bet she would one day stand atop Cantopop as one of its most decorated performers. Yet nearly three decades later, the 45-year-old Hong Kong singer has outlasted her critics and claimed, among other accolades, a dozen most popular female singer trophies from TVB’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349329/not-pretty-enough-joey-yung-became-one-hong-kongs-biggest-cantopop-idols-anyway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3349329/not-pretty-enough-joey-yung-became-one-hong-kongs-biggest-cantopop-idols-anyway?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Behind the scenes at menswear brand Feng Chen Wang’s 10th anniversary show at Shanghai Fashion Week, amid the sound of camera flashes going off every second and the overpowering smell of hairspray, the first thing that strikes me is the vibrant range of hair colours on display. One model’s hair is white as snow; another is of a fiery red hue. A third one has strands in an electric shade of blue. Everyone looks eccentric, but no one feels out of place. The intimate backstage moments are somehow... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3349482/feng-chen-wang-10-years-fashion-and-chinamaxxing-it-was-cool-interview?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3349482/feng-chen-wang-10-years-fashion-and-chinamaxxing-it-was-cool-interview?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:54:38 +0000 Aaina Bhargava Aaina Bhargava In preparation for her first trip to Hong Kong, artist Nicole Eisenman has been watching a lot of 1990s Wong Kar-wai films. One in particular, Fallen Angels (1995), fully captivated the artist. “It’s the night time … the whole movie feels so dark,” says Eisenman of the neo-noir crime drama. “I know it sounds ridiculous, trying to learn about a city by watching a movie, but my idea of Hong Kong is very tied up with Wong Kar-wai right now. Everything seems to take place at night, and this darkness... https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3348600/how-wong-kar-wais-noir-films-inspire-nicole-eisenmans-hong-kong-view?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/special-reports/article/3348600/how-wong-kar-wais-noir-films-inspire-nicole-eisenmans-hong-kong-view?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:15:10 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa On the first night of the Rolex China Sea Race – Asia’s premier offshore yacht race in March – Tiger Mok’s autopilot gave out 60 nautical miles off Hong Kong’s coast. The 565-nautical-mile journey from Victoria Harbour to the Philippines’ Subic Bay is the kind of challenge usually shared by a team of eight experienced sailors. For Mok, who had chosen to take it on solo, the autopilot was indispensable for rest, navigation and sanity. Without it, he’d have to steer by hand, meaning little to no... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3348350/hong-kong-sailor-tiger-mok-made-history-sea-after-his-autopilot-failed?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:15:10 +0000 Gavin Yeung Gavin Yeung I WAS BORN outside Philadelphia and I lived a typical American East Coast suburban childhood. My grandparents had a business selling African violets, so we would help out in the greenhouses on school holidays. It wasn’t so much art, but it was very much about putting something beautiful into people’s lives. I WENT TO an all-boys’ Jesuit high school in Philadelphia, then I went to Duke University, in North Carolina, as an undergrad. My major was literature and history, but I started to study... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348136/philip-tinari-his-journey-through-art-and-culture-and-tai-kwuns-potential?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3348136/philip-tinari-his-journey-through-art-and-culture-and-tai-kwuns-potential?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:00:12 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 73rd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. In the golden age of Hong Kong’s entertainment industry, Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing was a star so bright that he rewrote the rules of conservative Asian society. Affectionately nicknamed Gor Gor – Cantonese for “older brother” – the Cantopop legend’s talent spanned disciplines and extended far beyond the city’s borders. Even now, decades after his death in 2003, fans from around the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348009/how-leslie-cheung-broke-all-rules-become-hong-kongs-greatest-modern-superstar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3348009/how-leslie-cheung-broke-all-rules-become-hong-kongs-greatest-modern-superstar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:15:13 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Something about curved lines with a cheeky twist makes you stop in your tracks walking down the street in Hong Kong. It’s easy to be desensitised to the world these days, but it’s still possible to be surprised by street artist Lousy’s drawings, which might fool you at first glance with their subversive simplicity. His are a clever take on surrealism served with a knowing wink on the side, from his signature “kiss face” once plastered on a doorway in Peel Street to his primal, hieroglyph-like... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347319/how-lousy-bringing-satire-surrealism-and-cheeky-graffiti-hong-kongs-streets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3347319/how-lousy-bringing-satire-surrealism-and-cheeky-graffiti-hong-kongs-streets?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:00:17 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Singer-turned-actor Seo In-guk is currently starring in Netflix’s high-concept workplace romantic comedy Boyfriend on Demand. The 38-year-old shares the screen with another performer who has recently traded the concert stage for sound stages: Blackpink’s Jisoo. Born in Ulsan in southeast South Korea, Seo grew up in a working-class household; his mother worked at a recycling centre and his father was a welder. Seo was athletic as a child, taking part in ssireum (traditional Korean wrestling),... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346353/who-seo-guk-jisoos-co-star-netflix-k-drama-boyfriend-demand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3346353/who-seo-guk-jisoos-co-star-netflix-k-drama-boyfriend-demand?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:15:08 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu This is the 72nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. What do Chow Yun-fat, Timothee Chalamet and Doh Kyung-soo have in common? They have all had to keep up with the razor-sharp mind of Hong Kong actress and television host Carol “Dodo” Cheng Yu-ling. From teaching Hollywood heartthrobs Cantonese to hosting the city’s most prestigious galas, Cheng’s presence is ubiquitous. Anyone who has watched the TVB anniversary awards or the local... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346208/how-carol-dodo-cheng-went-acting-chow-yun-fat-interviewing-hollywood-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3346208/how-carol-dodo-cheng-went-acting-chow-yun-fat-interviewing-hollywood-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:15:07 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Jeff Staple may be a hero to hypebeasts, but he has little interest in owning that status among the streetwear fanatics who catapulted him to fame in the first place. Legend has it, the sneaker designer and streetwear icon born Jeff Ng first launched his brand Staple back in 1997 after a store manager saw him wearing a T-shirt he had printed himself, and ordered some to sell in his shop. Today, his brand is as much a New York staple as the subway, the Statue of Liberty or dollar-slice pizza, and... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3345674/jeff-staple-designer-nike-pigeon-going-beyond-hype-sneakers-and-streetwear?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3345674/jeff-staple-designer-nike-pigeon-going-beyond-hype-sneakers-and-streetwear?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:00:08 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung This is the 71st instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Back in the first decade of his entertainment career, which began in the mid-1980s, Michael Tse Tin-wah was a face you recognised but a name you might have struggled to place. He was a backup dancer hitting his marks behind Cantopop icons; a fiercely loyal triad henchman swinging a machete in the Young and Dangerous films; a dependable character actor equipped with a sinister,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3344408/why-michael-tse-hong-kong-actor-behind-laughing-gor-lesson-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3344408/why-michael-tse-hong-kong-actor-behind-laughing-gor-lesson-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Lavender Au Lavender Au I WAS BORN in Guangzhou in 1979. In the 1980s and 90s, Guangzhou was a relatively special city in China. Many of my classmates had relatives in Hong Kong. It was more open, more connected to the outside world. People generally valued profit and were practically minded. The direct comparison with Hong Kong coupled with the continuous transmission of a kind of folk culture means that Guangdong has always had a very secular society. Even during the political movements of the 50s, 60s and 70s,... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3342638/author-hu-anyan-work-writing-and-overcoming-inferiority-complex?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3342638/author-hu-anyan-work-writing-and-overcoming-inferiority-complex?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:00:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Versatile Korean actress Shin Hye-sun is currently displaying her range in Netflix’s twisty fashion-themed thriller The Art of Sarah, playing a wily woman of many identities. Few could navigate such a complex role, but Shin has a knack for portraying characters with steel in their spine – a trait she mirrors in her own determined approach to her career. Shin harboured ambitions of acting from a young age, ignited by watching Autumn in My Heart, a classic Korean drama starring Won Bin, which... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3343323/who-shin-hye-sun-versatile-actress-k-dramas-mr-queen-and-art-sarah?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3343323/who-shin-hye-sun-versatile-actress-k-dramas-mr-queen-and-art-sarah?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:15:09 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam This is the 70th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For many of her admirers, the defining image of Athena Chu Yan remains a single, fleeting moment from 1995. As the Zixia Fairy in the two-part film A Chinese Odyssey, she gazes at the Monkey King (Stephen Chow Sing-chi) and delivers a wink – playful, radiant and hopeful. That split second transformed Chu into not just an icon of Hong Kong cinema but also one of its most popular “sexy... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343404/how-hong-kong-actress-athena-chu-escaped-sex-symbol-trap-after-chinese-odyssey-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3343404/how-hong-kong-actress-athena-chu-escaped-sex-symbol-trap-after-chinese-odyssey-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:15:09 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso Back in 2014, high-profile female executives like Sheryl Sandberg were leaning in to rebrand feminism for a new generation, everybody wanted to be a #girlboss, and hustle culture was at its peak. Meanwhile, 16-year-old menstrual care activist Nadya Okamoto was just getting started. “I started a non-profit [and] there were a lot of exciting things happening – awards and a lot of praise,” Okamoto tells me on the phone from New York. In the decade since launching that organisation to combat period... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3341372/menstrual-care-activist-nadya-okamoto-founding-august-and-challenging-norms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3341372/menstrual-care-activist-nadya-okamoto-founding-august-and-challenging-norms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:12 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu This is the 69th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Between 2024 and 2025, Hins Cheung King-hin performed a record 31 shows across two concert series at The Londoner Arena in Macau. The feat not only broke his personal best but also set a new benchmark for the most concerts by an artist within a year in the city. That is just another piece of trivia about Cheung, who has emerged as both a cultural custodian and a bridge between the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341539/how-hins-cheung-went-shenzhen-bar-singer-hong-kong-icon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3341539/how-hins-cheung-went-shenzhen-bar-singer-hong-kong-icon?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Aidyn Fitzpatrick Aidyn Fitzpatrick Macau, made for high rollers, isn’t short on flashy experiences. After a night at the MGM Cotai Supreme Room, where a million-pataca chip stack looks paltry, you can toast your winnings at Robuchon au Dôme at the Grand Lisboa and pop open a vintage wine that will set you back 250,000 patacas, before resting your head in one of 14 invitation-only David Beckham Suites at The Londoner. But one experience trumps all these because it cannot be bought: to climb into a blue Mini and be taken on a... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3340789/meet-goncalo-cesar-de-sa-journalist-who-got-scoop-macaus-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3340789/meet-goncalo-cesar-de-sa-journalist-who-got-scoop-macaus-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000 Divia Harilela Divia Harilela Dr Nigma Talib looks more like a celebrity than a bestselling author and highly acclaimed naturopathic doctor. A quick glance at her Instagram feed reveals photos alongside the likes of Penélope Cruz, Sofía Vergara, Sienna Miller and Gwyneth Paltrow (she even gave the latter a platelet-rich plasma facial on Goop’s Netflix series). Turns out most of them aren’t just her friends, but loyal clients who have long sought her expertise and advice on how to reverse the signs of ageing, which happens to... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3341007/how-dr-nigma-talib-keeps-hollywood-listers-looking-youthful-through-naturopathy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/beauty/wellness/article/3341007/how-dr-nigma-talib-keeps-hollywood-listers-looking-youthful-through-naturopathy?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:00:19 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans I GREW UP IN A theatrical family. My mother was also on the stage and had just begun to really make a name for herself when she married my father (Leslie Sarony). Then we saw a little bit of his true character because he said, “There’s only one star in this family,” and she was told she couldn’t work any more. We used to go to wherever my father was playing summer seasons. He was half of The Two Leslies, which was the partnership that he began in, I think, 1937. I grew up watching them on stage.... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3339357/meet-neville-sarony-hong-kong-barrister-who-also-writes-acts-and-sings?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3339357/meet-neville-sarony-hong-kong-barrister-who-also-writes-acts-and-sings?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:00:12 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Six years after breaking out in the Netflix smash Sweet Home, Go Youn-jung has tackled just about every genre the K-drama world has to offer, save for the most classic of all: the romantic comedy. Go will finally remedy that this month when she returns to screens opposite Kim Seon-ho in Can This Love Be Translated?, a 12-part globe-trotting Netflix drama that reunites her with the Hong Sisters, the writing duo behind Alchemy of Souls. Why we love her Despite having blazed through all these... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3340129/who-go-youn-jung-k-drama-actress-leading-netflixs-can-love-be-translated?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3340129/who-go-youn-jung-k-drama-actress-leading-netflixs-can-love-be-translated?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:15:08 +0000 Vanessa Lee Vanessa Lee Ardy Ferguson seems relaxed, or as relaxed as he could be for somebody about to compete in the most prestigious young chefs’ competition in the world. The first time I meet him is in the spotless kitchen of one-Michelin-starred Belon – one of Hong Kong’s most recognisable French restaurants – where he can be found most days, more so in the immediate run-up to the grand finale of the S.Pellegrino Young Chefs Academy Competition (SPYCA). At the age of 30, the Indonesian-Canadian has already risen... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3340146/ardy-fergusons-road-spellegrino-young-chef-crown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/food-drink/article/3340146/ardy-fergusons-road-spellegrino-young-chef-crown?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:00:11 +0000 Chloe Loung Chloe Loung This is the 68th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. With her signature forehead mole, infectious laughter and seemingly ageless, indomitable spirit, Nancy Sit Ka-yin has earned her title as the “elder sister” of Hong Kong’s entertainment industry. To the generations who grew up watching her, she is simply Ka-yin Je (Big Sister Ka-yin), or Ka-yin Mama, a symbol of warmth, resilience and unshakeable joy. Yet, to view her journey solely... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3339831/how-nancy-sit-went-princess-cantonese-cinema-hong-kongs-beloved-tv-matriarch?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3339831/how-nancy-sit-went-princess-cantonese-cinema-hong-kongs-beloved-tv-matriarch?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 15 Jan 2026 23:15:07 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 67th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. From growing up impoverished in a village in Huizhou, in east-central Guangdong province, to sending his son to an elite international school in Shanghai, the life of actor and singer Jordan Chan Siu-chun has been a roller coaster defined by extreme reinvention. Today, at 58, he has crafted a new image as a stellar husband and father, living in mainland China with a wife 16 years his... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3338135/how-actor-singer-jordan-chan-went-hong-kong-bad-boy-patriotic-family-man-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3338135/how-actor-singer-jordan-chan-went-hong-kong-bad-boy-patriotic-family-man-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:15:08 +0000 Kylie Knott Kylie Knott Among the Post’s top film stories that resonated with readers in 2025 were several in a series profiling Hong Kong’s pop culture icons, in particular Deanie Ip, Faye Wong and Chow Yun-fat. Other stories that proved very popular covered the early films of Donnie Yen, high-profile wuxia films – a genre focusing on sword-wielding, chivalrous martial arts heroes in ancient China – and a 1988 British drama on Hong Kong immigrants. Here, we revisit seven top-performing stories of 2025. 1. A spotlight... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337427/7-film-stories-2025-readers-loved-including-chow-yun-fat-deanie-ip-profiles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3337427/7-film-stories-2025-readers-loved-including-chow-yun-fat-deanie-ip-profiles?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Dec 2025 08:15:07 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam This is the 66th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Few narratives in Hong Kong entertainment are as compelling as that of former erotic film icon Veronica Yip Yuk-hing. Her arc – from beauty pageant contestant to soft-core sensation, mainstream pop singer, respected actress and finally the wife of a tycoon – is more than just a chronicle of survival. It is the story of a trailblazing career strategist who carved out a place for... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3336732/how-1990s-hong-kong-sex-symbol-veronica-yip-turned-soft-core-infamy-mainstream-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3336732/how-1990s-hong-kong-sex-symbol-veronica-yip-turned-soft-core-infamy-mainstream-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 23:15:07 +0000 Joseph Koh Joseph Koh New wood-fired restaurants continue to light up Singapore’s dining scene, but few can hold a candle to Burnt Ends, a modern Australian barbecue institution on Dempsey Hill. The restaurant, which has held one Michelin star since 2018, is also No 38 on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, and debuted in fifth place on this year’s World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list – the highest new entry. But what reveals Burnt Ends’ position as Singapore’s go-to barbecue establishment more than anything... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3336843/how-singapores-bbq-hotspot-burnt-ends-still-has-diners-fighting-tables-12-years?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3336843/how-singapores-bbq-hotspot-burnt-ends-still-has-diners-fighting-tables-12-years?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 04:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Earlier this year, Kim Woo-bin graced the small screen in Netflix’s splashy fantasy romance Genie, Make a Wish, reuniting with his Uncontrollably Fond co-star Bae Suzy and Kim Eun-sook, the writer behind The Heirs – one of the actor’s earliest projects. While the series received mixed reviews, it was nevertheless a compelling showcase for Kim’s chiselled features and magnetic screen aura. Yet Kim’s biggest moment of 2025 is still to come: on December 20, he is set to tie the knot with girlfriend... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3336170/who-kim-woo-bin-steely-eyed-star-k-dramas-our-blues-and-genie-make-wish?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3336170/who-kim-woo-bin-steely-eyed-star-k-dramas-our-blues-and-genie-make-wish?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Dec 2025 04:15:08 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu This is the 65th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For over half a century, Alan Tam Wing-lun has stood as a colossus in Hong Kong show business. To his legions of fans, he is Principal Tam – a moniker that denotes a kind of institutional authority over the city’s music industry. As lead vocalist of The Wynners, he defined the sound of a generation; as a solo singer, he set records that remain impressive; and as a mentor, he has... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335141/hong-kong-music-icon-alan-tam-leslie-cheungs-rival-fans-smashing-his-albums?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335141/hong-kong-music-icon-alan-tam-leslie-cheungs-rival-fans-smashing-his-albums?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 23:15:09 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam Moses Chan Ho is one of the most recognisable stars on television in Hong Kong, having appeared in TV hits such as War and Beauty (2004) and Heart of Greed (2007). These days, he is also the face of countless commercial services and products, ranging from private banking to health supplements. The 54-year-old’s career is built on a foundation of professionalism and quiet dedication, reflecting a steady climb rather than a meteoric rise. It has also led the celebrated actor into the coffee world,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335044/how-housewives-heartthrob-moses-chan-became-one-hong-kongs-top-tv-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3335044/how-housewives-heartthrob-moses-chan-became-one-hong-kongs-top-tv-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Dec 2025 09:15:09 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu This is the 64th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. The language barrier has often been a hindrance for Hong Kong actors and actresses seeking to broaden their careers in mainland China. Myolie Wu Hang-yee, whose fluency spans Cantonese, Mandarin, English, Japanese and Taishanese, proved an exception. She garnered praise in 2020 during the second season of the reality show Everybody Stand By for her seamless use of China’s Anhui... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333088/how-myolie-wu-went-hong-kong-tv-stardom-mainland-china-fame?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3333088/how-myolie-wu-went-hong-kong-tv-stardom-mainland-china-fame?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:15:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran Korean actress Ahn Eun-jin is closing out a busy 2025 with her latest leading role this month in the romantic comedy Dynamite Kiss alongside Jang Ki-yong. She kicked off the year by briefly returning to the Hospital Playlist role that made her famous, and a few months ago, she also appeared in the big-budget Netflix production Genie, Make a Wish, alongside Bae Suzy and Kim Woo-bin. A contemporary of many of the leading stars of today’s K-drama industry, Ahn, now 34, took a little longer than... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3332821/who-ahn-eun-jin-late-blooming-actress-hospital-playlist-and-dynamite-kiss?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3332821/who-ahn-eun-jin-late-blooming-actress-hospital-playlist-and-dynamite-kiss?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 15 Nov 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Karen Cheung Karen Cheung I WAS BORN in 1974, and grew up in Kwun Tong. I attended Sam Yuk Middle School (now Hong Kong Adventist College), a coed boarding school in Clear Water Bay. My father is an alumnus. It’s a Christian school in a red brick building, and the meals were vegetarian. Sometimes, after lights out at 10pm, my classmates and I would leave our beds and snack on cans of twice-cooked pork. WHEN I WAS 12, I was listening to The Checkers, so I would wear checked shirts I had bought from the Ladies’ Market. I... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3331128/experimental-hong-kong-musician-nerve-his-fearless-approach-sound?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3331128/experimental-hong-kong-musician-nerve-his-fearless-approach-sound?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 02:00:11 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 63rd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For over a decade, Hong Kong actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang has navigated a career defined by conflict: he is blacklisted by some in his home city and in mainland China for his support of the “umbrella movement” protests in 2014. While many of his peers have faded or pandered to new political realities, Wong has persisted. Despite rumours he had moved to Taiwan – which he denied in a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3331616/chaotic-life-anthony-wong-three-time-hong-kong-best-actor-shut-out-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3331616/chaotic-life-anthony-wong-three-time-hong-kong-best-actor-shut-out-china?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 06 Nov 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Mathew Scott Mathew Scott It’s been 14 years since he’s shaken the backboard in an NBA game, but Shaquille O’Neal still looms large – on billboards, social media feeds and in the purple and gold jerseys worn by fans who have made the trip from across China to Macau’s Cotai Strip. When America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) returned to China for the first time in over five years, the former Los Angeles Lakers star was front and centre. Not on the court, but as a business mogul, brand president and ambassador for... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3330888/shaquille-oneal-talks-martial-arts-films-friendship-and-doing-business-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3330888/shaquille-oneal-talks-martial-arts-films-friendship-and-doing-business-china?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Japanese sushi legend Jiro Ono won three Michelin stars for more than a decade, the world’s oldest head chef to do so. He has served the world’s dignitaries, and his art of sushi was featured in an award-winning film. After all these achievements and at the age of 100, he is not ready to fully retire. “I plan to keep going for about five more years,” Ono said last month as he marked Japan’s “Respect for the Aged Day” with a gift and a certificate ahead of his birthday. What’s the secret of his... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3330413/100-michelin-starred-japanese-sushi-legend-still-roll-aims-live-114?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3330413/100-michelin-starred-japanese-sushi-legend-still-roll-aims-live-114?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 03:09:18 +0000 Vanessa Lee Vanessa Lee “It can be quite intimidating to say the word ‘million’ so many times in one sale,” says Emmanuelle Chan. Composed and clad in a flowing cerulean jumpsuit, Chan is one of the youngest, most recognisable auctioneers at Christie’s Asia-Pacific. “With time, I’ve gotten more comfortable with bigger numbers,” she says. Born and raised in Hong Kong, the 36-year-old now heads the day sales and is a specialist in 20th and 21st century art. She leads auctions in Mandarin, English and French. But she... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3330229/selling-multimillion-dollar-art-its-just-another-day-christies-hong-kong-auctioneer-emmanuelle-chan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/culture/article/3330229/selling-multimillion-dollar-art-its-just-another-day-christies-hong-kong-auctioneer-emmanuelle-chan?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 04:45:08 +0000 Lisa Cam Lisa Cam This is the 62nd instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. On October 8, news broke that the Cantopop star Shirley Kwan Suk-yee had been hospitalised in intensive care in Hong Kong following emergency cardiac surgery, and her adult son reportedly flew back from America to be by her side. The sudden health crisis has stirred immense concern, placing the fiercely private singer at the centre of public attention. It is the latest chapter in a... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329926/how-shirley-kwan-cantopops-complex-queen-cool-star-no-other?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3329926/how-shirley-kwan-cantopops-complex-queen-cool-star-no-other?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:15:07 +0000 Annemarie Evans Annemarie Evans MY PARENTS WERE married in Hong Kong in 1949. My mother, who is 98 years old, was also born in Hong Kong, in 1926. I was told by my grandfather that his wife, Tehmi Pheroz Pavri, was the first Parsi married lady to live in Hong Kong on a permanent basis. Prior to that, all married Parsi women were left in Bombay (Mumbai). For some reason, my grandfather, who was already in Hong Kong with his father, brought her out from Bombay after marriage. I think she was all of 17 or 18 years old when she... https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3329648/jimmy-minoo-master-life-fourth-generation-parsi-hongkonger?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/postmag/passions/article/3329648/jimmy-minoo-master-life-fourth-generation-parsi-hongkonger?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Oct 2025 10:15:13 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren Wei Koh has spent much of his career championing watchmaking through words. Now, he is taking his storytelling to the screen. The founder of Revolution magazine – one of the world’s leading authorities on horology – has created Man of the Hour, an eight-part documentary series produced by Refinery Media for Discovery. The show travels from Los Angeles to Geneva, Paris and Singapore, tracing the human stories behind some of the world’s most extraordinary timepieces. “For many years, I was just... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3329053/wei-kohs-man-hour-explores-lives-watchmakers-mbf-greubel-forsey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3329053/wei-kohs-man-hour-explores-lives-watchmakers-mbf-greubel-forsey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:00:09 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran After kicking off the year opposite Park Bo-young in the Netflix romance series Melo Movie, Korean actor Choi Woo-shik is back on screens this weekend in another romantic tale, this time alongside Jung So-min in Would You Marry Me. While Choi has increasingly become known for his small-screen roles, mostly stories about love, he earned his early fame for his big-screen parts. After drawing acclaim for roles in hard-hitting independent films and gaining notice through scene-stealing supporting... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328522/who-choi-woo-shik-handsome-parasite-actor-knack-romance-k-dramas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3328522/who-choi-woo-shik-handsome-parasite-actor-knack-romance-k-dramas?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:15:08 +0000 Gloria Tso Gloria Tso As 70-year-old Dr Qin Huilan set foot on the runway of Miu Miu’s autumn/winter 2024 show at Paris Fashion Week last year, she surely had little idea how her 15 minutes of fame would resonate globally, leaving a lasting impact on audiences in her home country of China and beyond. Her brief cameo, walking through the Palais d’Iéna, was the culmination of thousands of small steps in one woman’s journey from modest hometown surgeon to internationally recognised fashion influencer. As I soon... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3328330/70-qin-huilan-defied-stereotypes-walk-runway-miu-miu-paris?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3328330/70-qin-huilan-defied-stereotypes-walk-runway-miu-miu-paris?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Oct 2025 22:00:13 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 61st instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. For five decades, Chow Yun-fat has been two people. There is the global superstar: the impossibly cool anti-hero of John Woo Yu-sum’s action classics such as The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992); the stoic, high-flying warrior of Ang Lee’s Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000); and one of the highest-paid actors in Chinese-language cinema. And then there is the man Hongkongers... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3328297/how-chow-yun-fat-became-hong-kong-cinema-superstar-without-losing-his-humility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3328297/how-chow-yun-fat-became-hong-kong-cinema-superstar-without-losing-his-humility?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:15:13 +0000 Charmaine Yu Charmaine Yu This is the 60th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. To generations of Hongkongers, she is Fei Ma, or “Fat Mama” – a beloved singer, actress and television chef whose booming voice and hearty recipes feel like a warm embrace. But in the past decade or so, Maria Cordero has adopted a new, more polarising role through her political expressions, which have complicated her legacy. At 71, she is a study in contradictions: a Macau-born... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326763/how-hong-kongs-fat-mama-maria-cordero-went-cantopop-cooking-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326763/how-hong-kongs-fat-mama-maria-cordero-went-cantopop-cooking-controversy?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 23:15:08 +0000 Pierce Conran Pierce Conran The captivating young Korean star Kim Da-mi has been very careful with her project choices since exploding onto the big screen in 2018. But after a steady trickle of memorable parts, the floodgates have finally opened in 2025, with three projects on her docket this year. After appearing in the acclaimed thriller Nine Puzzles a few months ago, the 30-year-old will be back on screens this month in the 1980s-set bus hostess drama A Hundred Memories and again before the year is out in the Netflix... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3325340/who-kim-da-mi-enigmatic-actress-known-k-dramas-itaewon-class-and-nine-puzzles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-drama/k-drama/article/3325340/who-kim-da-mi-enigmatic-actress-known-k-dramas-itaewon-class-and-nine-puzzles?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 13 Sep 2025 11:15:08 +0000