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Mind Wandering: From Commercial Radio’s ‘Music Is Live’, Keung To, Tyson Yoshi, Terence Lam And Jer To The 4 Kinds Of Luck In life And My Footsteps Behind Broadcast Drive
19-10-21 Is age the enemy of popularity? Old singers are often harshly categorized as senile, old-fashioned and unattractive. ‘Ageism’ conveniently allows the younger generations to see old people as worse than themselves and so, they self-assure. In Hong Kong, stars especially singers are divisible into 3 classes: the stars of the months, old singers and…
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A Star Is Being Born—TVB Singing Contest STARS Academy (聲夢傳奇) , Educative Twists & Turns For The Young Ones
20-06-21 No exposure, no fame. No fame, then no name. In the entertainment world, TV exposure is still critical in spite of online marketing. This explains why plenty of contestants are willing to endure TV talent shows. Such shows can be boring when singers are cookie-cutter artists and judges just talk gibberish. Popular music is…
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Fung Wing: Outdoor Movie? Cinematic Film? Online Movie? What’s Next To Transform Hong Kong’s Movie World?
29-06-20 It was strange. Sorrow started when online films were invading cinematic ones. When coronavirus was affecting Hong Kong, all cinemas were to close. Sorrow ends now as we are relieved to see online platforms still show the latest films. We said, “Thank God! Film was saved!” The death of Chinese abacus(算盤) is a result…
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“IT IS A BIG MISTAKE TO THINK OF A MARKET WITHOUT A NEW MARKET!” ——HONG KONG TV PATRIARCH NG YU COMPARES ART AND ENTERTAINMENT MARKETS
12-04-20 One market leads to another. Doors are all locked when we cannot keep our own market. Instagrammer Caleb Hsu made this point, “When aesthetic purpose precedes exposure and sales considerations, art wins over entertainment. It starts with artistic intention and results in audience response. Entertainment is more about artifice, whereas art has a strong…
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OUR WALKING MEDIA DICTIONARY PETER LAM YUK WAH—IS TV IN HONG KONG DYING?
05-11-19 Bill Taylor, an international researcher, said, “The true mark of a leader is the willingness to stick with a bold course of action, an unconventional business strategy, a unique product development roadmap and a controversial marketing campaign—even as the rest of the world wonders why you are not marching in step with the status…
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THE GLORIOUS HISTORY OF VOICE DUBBING IN HONG KONG—BY MASTER TING YU, BORN IN 1934
17-10-19 One of the acclaimed contemporary composers is Arvo Pärt, from Estonia. He delights us with music played by a wide range of instruments. He however said, “The human voice is the most perfect instrument of all.” Words mean more than facial expressions but it takes a human voice to infuse words with greater power.…