https://www.scmp.com/rss/524533/feed The latest news and top stories on Leo Ku Kui-kei. A Hong Kong entertainer, he is renowned for his career as a Cantopop and Mandopop vocalist, actor, and television presenter. Active since 1991, Ku has released over 35 albums, securing nearly 300 music awards, including the MTV Asia Awards. He is also recognised for lead roles in popular TV dramas like ’Romance in the Rain’ and his distinctive falsetto. Beyond performing, he is a cartoonist, MV director, and designer, with a history of charity... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Lisa Cam Lisa Cam The three members of Beat Friday do not look like your typical DJs when they take to the decks. Dressed in suits and ties, or even braces and gold-rimmed glasses, the group have curated their image to remind party-goers of the golden age of Cantopop. From the 1980s to the 2000s, the music genre was one of the most unifying cultural forces in Asia, and Hong Kong was an entertainment powerhouse that dominated cinema and music in the region. Fast forward to the present day, and Asia and the world... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326377/hong-kong-cantopop-djs-rekindling-citys-love-genre-one-party-time?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3326377/hong-kong-cantopop-djs-rekindling-citys-love-genre-one-party-time?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:20:11 +0000 Salina Li Salina Li Hong Kong developer Grand Ming Group warned investors that it has yet to repay a HK$4.8 billion (US$611.4 million) loan, with its gearing ratio surging past 200 per cent – another sign of the growing debt crisis among the city’s small and medium developers. In a filing with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Tuesday, the company said that it had breached financial covenants under its loan facilities, according to its audited annual results for the year ended March 31. “The group has obtained... https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317366/hong-kong-developer-grand-mings-debt-crisis-deepens-us611-million-loan-default?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3317366/hong-kong-developer-grand-mings-debt-crisis-deepens-us611-million-loan-default?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:49:41 +0000 Ambrose Li Ambrose Li Hot-air balloons in the shapes of animals such as a panda, dinosaur and rabbit will fly against the Hong Kong skyline as part of a coming four-day megafestival in September, along with nightly concerts starring Cantopop singers such as Joey Yung Cho-yee and Leo Ku Kui-kei. The organiser said on Monday that it expected the AIA International Hot Air Balloon Fest Hong Kong to draw 80,000 international visitors and residents alike between September 4 and 7, which could boost tourism and local... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317263/hong-kong-festival-feature-animal-shaped-hot-air-balloons-cantopop-concerts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3317263/hong-kong-festival-feature-animal-shaped-hot-air-balloons-cantopop-concerts?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:21:04 +0000 Ashlyn Chak Ashlyn Chak This is the 54th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Karen Mok Man-wai is one of Hong Kong’s more internationally acclaimed stars. However, it is in the nearby Mandarin-speaking places that she has enjoyed greater success. Despite growing up in a city where the majority speak Cantonese, she has released 13 Mandarin albums – the most of any woman singer who debuted in Hong Kong – and has spent the better part of the past decade touring... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316737/how-hong-kong-singer-actress-karen-mok-went-stephen-chows-co-star-mandopop-queen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3316737/how-hong-kong-singer-actress-karen-mok-went-stephen-chows-co-star-mandopop-queen?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 23:15:10 +0000