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Hong Kong's music scene

Hong Kong's music scene
From boy band Mirror to the city's indie scene, get the latest musical updates from Hong Kong right here.
Karen Mok is pictured at an interview with the Post in 2010. The Hong Kong-born star has enjoyed more musical success in mainland China and Taiwan than in her home city. Photo: Oliver Tsang
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong’s Karen Mok went from Stephen Chow’s co-star to Mandopop queen

Starting out in Cantopop, Mok featured in a number of films in the 1990s before her Mandarin albums took off in Taiwan and mainland China.

Your Perfect Week

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 29-July 5

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Brazilian percussionist Ney Rosauro stuns music fans in Hong Kong concert

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Raymond Lam went from Hong Kong TV extra to the ‘King of Chok’

We look at how Raymond Lam defied the expectations of his wealthy family to succeed as an award-winning actor and Cantopop singer.

Raymond Lam arrives at The 43rd Hong Kong Film Awards on April 27, 2025. Photo: Sam Tsang
My Life

Rowena Cortes on her life, and working with Elton John and Leslie Cheung

The Filipino-Hong Kong singer and actress talks about cutting her first record at age 5, working with stars, and getting married in front of 3,500 people.

Your Perfect Week

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, June 15-21

Try caviar tasting at Qura Bar, listen to local bands at Ko Shan Fest, savour Cantonese liquor cocktails, and enjoy a Brazilian culture festival.

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What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend June 13-15

From a music festival to a fashion pop-up to a sound therapy course to sipping wine paired with music, our picks for your Hong Kong weekend.

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ThinkWine’s Vinyl & Wine nights take place monthly. Photo: ThinkWine
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Hong Kong pianist hits right note for home-grown talent

Hong Kong musician Aristo Sham an example to all after winning top US competition that has put him on course for global stardom.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | From best actress to banned in mainland China, Hong Kong star Deanie Ip

The acclaimed actress and singer who rose to screen fame playing Andy Lau’s mother is one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken entertainers.

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Profile

Discover Ted Lo’s extraordinary jazz journey, from Tin Hau to New York

The Hong Kong-born pianist grew up listening to Frank Sinatra, has met his heroes and found his beat on the New York jazz scene.

Hong Kong-born pianist Ted Lo has led an incredible life playing jazz. Photo: Alexander Mak
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Who is Julian Cheung? His 3 decades as singer and actor

Fan-favourite Hong Kong actor Julian Cheung, who seems to have become typecast as a policeman, began acting and singing in the early 1990s.

Julian Cheung at a Post interview in 2011. Photo: Nora Tam
Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, May 18-24

Gourmet eats at Shogun Burger, zero-alcohol mocktails at The Daily Tot, a retrospective at Aubrey After Dark and Tai Kwun becomes a giant gameboard.

History

Andrew Bull was at the epicentre of Hong Kong’s disco and concert scene

Trailblazing DJ and concert promoter Andrew Bull on how Hong Kong’s disco scene exploded, and losing HK$10m on a Celine Dion concert.

Hong Kong society

American Idol creator Simon Fuller launches search for Hong Kong’s next pop star

Collaboration with Jockey Club will see winner join ‘multicultural pop group’ Now United and take to the stage at the races.

American Idol creator Simon Fuller (left) and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chief executive of the Jockey Club, announce a citywide talent search to find Hong Kong’s next pop star. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Hong Kong actress and singer Gigi Leung’s 3 decades in the limelight

With over 50 films, more than 20 albums, charity work and a business under her belt, Gigi Leung has packed a lot into her 30-year career.

Gigi Leung at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2023. Photo: De Beers
Food and Drinks

Hong Kong’s viral hip-hop cook on how food ‘connects with people’

Viral Cantonese cooking and rapping Instagrammer Chef West talks about how food resonates with people and blending skills for success.

Hong Kong economy

Cantopop star Nicholas Tse ends run of shows at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium

City leader John Lee invited to final concert on Sunday night, source says.

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Hong Kong

Wan Chai Harbourfront hosts Boiler Room dance party return in May

After a six-year hiatus, the wild dance music party is back with a bang.

Baby J live shot. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium publishes seating chart amid blocked view complaints

Lawmaker calls for protection of consumers, saying sale of tickets with obstructed views benefits neither performers nor audience.

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Consumer protection in Hong Kong

Nicholas Tse fans fume over obstructed views at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium

Lawmakers call for organisers to be more transparent about seat views when selling tickets.

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Performing arts in Hong Kong

Hedwig and the Angry Inch rock musical coming to Hong Kong in Cantonese

The musical, which follows scarred genderqueer singer Hedwig on tour, has dropped the original glam rock and will be in Cantonese.

Jordan Cheng (left), translator and lead performer for the Hong Kong adaptation of Hedwig and the Angry Inch, sings with Kira Chang, who plays his husband, in the genderqueer musical at a prelude event in April. Photo: Kent Foran/West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Hong Kong society

Editorial | Stadium proves star of show for Coldplay in Hong Kong

Cheers all round as British band successfully hold first-large scale concert at new Hong Kong venue.

The band are playing a four-date concert series in Hong Kong. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Cantopop singer Marf Yau wows in Fendi – and Chris Martin asked for an encore

Yau took the stage at Kai Tak to open for Coldplay wearing an ensemble by Fendi featuring a crop-top and shorts – and Martin asked her to sing her Cantonese verse of the band’s hit ‘We Pray’ twice.

Hong Kong culture

Hundreds gather in Hong Kong to pay tribute to Cantopop legend Leslie Cheung

Flower stands and bouquets line pavement outside Mandarin Oriental hotel, where pop star died 22 years ago, while fans also gather at Avenue of Stars.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | The life and legacy of Roman Tam, Hong Kong’s ‘godfather of Cantopop’

Roman Tam was a prolific recording and performing artist whose songs and extravagant stage shows made him a Hong Kong hero and LGBTQ icon.

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Roman Tam was a prolific Cantopop star with a wide range. His song “Below the Lion Rock”, which encapsulates the can-do spirit of Hong Kong people, became an unofficial anthem of the city. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong society

K-pop group NJZ tells fans it will take break from shows after Hong Kong concert

Group formerly known as NewJeans says it will pause all activities ‘out of respect for the court’s decisions’ amid legal dispute with former agency.

Fans gather at AsiaWorld-Expo. Photo: Dickson Lee
Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | Deliciously terrifying David Boring show mixes post-punk sounds with horror

The underground indie group’s one-off event included them live-scoring horror music videos by local filmmakers and a Butoh performance.

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Hong Kong society

Rain fails to deter fans at tribute concert for Hong Kong’s late Khalil Fong

Hong Kong singer-songwriter’s friends and fans look back on how he shook up Chinese music scene.

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