https://www.scmp.com/rss/522667/feed The latest news and top stories on Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing. An iconic Hong Kong cultural figure, he was a prolific singer and actor, releasing over 40 music albums and starring in 56 films during his 26-year career. Known for hits like "Monica" and his avant-garde stage presence, Cheung was a Cantopop pioneer. His acting prowess earned him Best Actor for *Days of Being Wild* and international acclaim for roles in *Farewell My Concubine* and *Happy Together*, where he notably portrayed queer... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP SCMP We have selected five Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. 10 of the best new K-dramas to watch in April 2026 Spring is here and with it an all-new line-up of tantalising K-drama offerings, ranging from fantasy, action and animation to a wide variety of romance. 2. How Leslie Cheung broke all the rules to become a Hong Kong superstar In the golden age of Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348775/leslie-cheungs-path-stardom-10-new-k-dramas-watch-5-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3348775/leslie-cheungs-path-stardom-10-new-k-dramas-watch-5-lifestyle-highlights?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:08:39 +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 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li A newly restored 4K film featuring the late Hong Kong superstar Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing will be part of this year’s Pop Culture Festival, but the government expects a 25 per cent drop in attendance over last year due to a shorter programme. Pat Wong Kit-yi, a chief manager at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, said on Wednesday the festival welcomed 800,000 visitors in 2025, but this year 600,000 were expected to attend. “We’ve condensed the festival by a month, lasting from April to... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346256/late-superstar-leslie-cheung-add-magic-hong-kongs-pop-culture-festival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3346256/late-superstar-leslie-cheung-add-magic-hong-kongs-pop-culture-festival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:03:34 +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 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying In a quiet corner of the bustling, trendy neighbourhood of Causeway Bay in Hong Kong on a weekday afternoon, Luk Chung-yan holds a steady hand as he glides a razor across his customer’s skin in calculated strokes before scraping the froth on the edge of a clay bowl. Behind him, shavers buzz while other barbers chatter in the Shanghai dialect in the hair parlour home to vintage reclining barber chairs, 70-year-old hairdryers and old-school pomade. For HK$200 (US$25.70), customers can enjoy a full... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326960/cut-above-4-decade-old-shanghai-style-salon-hong-kong-endures-test-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3326960/cut-above-4-decade-old-shanghai-style-salon-hong-kong-endures-test-time?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 27 Sep 2025 01:00:18 +0000 Julie Zhang Julie Zhang The Peninsula Hong Kong is focusing on luxury retail, fine dining and high-end services to attract both local and international guests amid a surge in new hotel openings in the city and competing lodging options in neighbouring Shenzhen. The Peninsula saw its occupancy rise by double digits year on year, even as its average room price per night fell 27 per cent, according to operator Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels’ (HSH) half-year earnings report. However, the hotel was seeing “a lot of... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3322049/how-peninsula-hong-kong-trying-stay-competitive-against-shenzhen-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/3322049/how-peninsula-hong-kong-trying-stay-competitive-against-shenzhen-rivals?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Aug 2025 04:30:10 +0000 Richard James Havis Richard James Havis Directed by Tony Ching Siu-tung and produced by Tsui Hark, A Chinese Ghost Story (1987) set the style for the colourful fantasy martial arts films of the 1990s. The story, set in a mythical China, featured Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing as a naive debt collector who falls in love with a beautiful ghost played by Joey Wong Cho-yee. Here we look at two very different sequels Tsui produced. A Chinese Ghost Story: The Tsui Hark Animation (1997) Animations have never been a favourite of Hong Kong producers,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320235/how-tsui-hark-and-tony-ching-followed-classic-fantasy-film-chinese-ghost-story?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3320235/how-tsui-hark-and-tony-ching-followed-classic-fantasy-film-chinese-ghost-story?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 03 Aug 2025 07:15:08 +0000 Nancy Wang Nancy Wang Renowned Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak is trending on Chinese social media platform Weibo after he disclosed that he helped his 37-year-old son – with whom he has a strained relationship – pay off credit card debt worth hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. Many comments shared on Weibo expressed empathy for the 75-year-old single father, with many users lamenting his situation. Lai also shared with local media platform HK01 that he is currently looking for a soulmate, which sparked... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319493/who-peter-lai-renowned-hong-kong-lyricist-trending-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3319493/who-peter-lai-renowned-hong-kong-lyricist-trending-chinese-social-media?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 26 Jul 2025 00:15:08 +0000