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Gillian Chung Yan-tung 鍾欣桐 (born 21 January 1981) is a Hong Kong-based actress and singer. She is best known as a member of the Cantopop group Twins, alongside Charlene Choi.
In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). She accepted the offer in 2000, becoming a contracted artist, and underwent training before her debut. She was advised to adopt Chung Yan-tung (鍾欣桐) as a stage name by her manager Mani Fok, after consulting with fortune tellers. The name was supposed to enhance her business abilities. On 18 May 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo called Twins with Charlene Choi. They released their first album three months later.
Chung made her solo-acting film debut in U Man, which was released in 2002 and has since proven her acting skills in a number of films like Beyond Our Ken which has earned her critical acclaim, being nominated as 'Best Actress' in the Gam Zhi Ging Awards.
In the film Beyond Our Ken released in 2004, Chung played Chan Wai Ching, a spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and took HK$3,886,355 at the box office.[10] In January 2006, the film 49 Days exceeded the HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) mark, earning a spot in one of Hong Kong's best box office films for the year 2006.
In January and February 2008 sexually explicit photos of Edison Chen with a number of Hong Kong starlets were released online. The scandal involved Chung, as well as Bobo Chan and Cecilia Cheung amongst others. These tarnished her "squeaky-clean image", and she apologised to the public for being naive and silly. Her subsequent TV appearance on Jade Solid Gold triggered over 500 complaints to TVB, while Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority received over 1200. Other promotion events were cancelled.
After withdrawing from public for more than a year following the incident and later confessed to having contemplated suicide, apologising for hurting those around her, especially her long time band mate Choi. During the hiatus, she took classes in many areas, such as kung fu gymnastics and acting, which she hoped would serve her professionally. In March 2009 she participated in an episode of Be My Guest to talk about the scandal.
Filmography
* U Man (2002)
* Summer Breeze of Love (2002)
* If U Care..(2002)
* Just One Look (2002)
* Happy Go Lucky (2003)
* Colour of the Truth (2003)
* The Twins Effect (2003)
* The Spy Dad (2003)
* The Death Curse (2003)
* Fantasia (2004)
* Protege de la Rose Noire (2004)
* Love on the Rocks (2004)
* Moving Targets (2004)
* The Twins Effect II (2004)
* Beyond Our Ken (2004)
* 6 AM (2004)
* House of Fury (2005)
* Bug Me Not! (2005)
* 49 Days (2005)
* Eastern Legend (2007)
* Twins Mission (alternate title Let's Steal Together) (2007)
* Naraka 19 (2007)
* Trivial Matters (2007)
* Rough Addiction (2007)
* The Fantastic Water Babes (2008)
* Ex (2009)
TV series
* The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002)
* All About Boy'z (2003)
* Sunshine Heartbeat (2004)
* Kung Fu Soccer (2004)
* Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (2006)
* The Spirit of the Sword (2007)
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In 2000, one of the model agencies that Chung worked for as part-time while in HK contacted Chung about a job opportunity offered by Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). She accepted the offer in 2000, becoming a contracted artist, and underwent training before her debut. She was advised to adopt Chung Yan-tung (鍾欣桐) as a stage name by her manager Mani Fok, after consulting with fortune tellers. The name was supposed to enhance her business abilities. On 18 May 2001, the management company assigned her to form a singing duo called Twins with Charlene Choi. They released their first album three months later.
Chung made her solo-acting film debut in U Man, which was released in 2002 and has since proven her acting skills in a number of films like Beyond Our Ken which has earned her critical acclaim, being nominated as 'Best Actress' in the Gam Zhi Ging Awards.
In the film Beyond Our Ken released in 2004, Chung played Chan Wai Ching, a spurned girlfriend of the eponymous Ken. The film had its world premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival and took HK$3,886,355 at the box office.[10] In January 2006, the film 49 Days exceeded the HK$10 million (US$1.28 million) mark, earning a spot in one of Hong Kong's best box office films for the year 2006.
In January and February 2008 sexually explicit photos of Edison Chen with a number of Hong Kong starlets were released online. The scandal involved Chung, as well as Bobo Chan and Cecilia Cheung amongst others. These tarnished her "squeaky-clean image", and she apologised to the public for being naive and silly. Her subsequent TV appearance on Jade Solid Gold triggered over 500 complaints to TVB, while Hong Kong Broadcasting Authority received over 1200. Other promotion events were cancelled.
After withdrawing from public for more than a year following the incident and later confessed to having contemplated suicide, apologising for hurting those around her, especially her long time band mate Choi. During the hiatus, she took classes in many areas, such as kung fu gymnastics and acting, which she hoped would serve her professionally. In March 2009 she participated in an episode of Be My Guest to talk about the scandal.
Filmography
* U Man (2002)
* Summer Breeze of Love (2002)
* If U Care..(2002)
* Just One Look (2002)
* Happy Go Lucky (2003)
* Colour of the Truth (2003)
* The Twins Effect (2003)
* The Spy Dad (2003)
* The Death Curse (2003)
* Fantasia (2004)
* Protege de la Rose Noire (2004)
* Love on the Rocks (2004)
* Moving Targets (2004)
* The Twins Effect II (2004)
* Beyond Our Ken (2004)
* 6 AM (2004)
* House of Fury (2005)
* Bug Me Not! (2005)
* 49 Days (2005)
* Eastern Legend (2007)
* Twins Mission (alternate title Let's Steal Together) (2007)
* Naraka 19 (2007)
* Trivial Matters (2007)
* Rough Addiction (2007)
* The Fantastic Water Babes (2008)
* Ex (2009)
TV series
* The Monkey King: Quest for the Sutra (2002)
* All About Boy'z (2003)
* Sunshine Heartbeat (2004)
* Kung Fu Soccer (2004)
* Fox Volant of the Snowy Mountain (2006)
* The Spirit of the Sword (2007)
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