Mabel Lui
Culture Reporter at South China Morning Post
🇭🇰 • culture reporter @scmpnews • ongoing loves include: naps, bubble tea, and anything that evokes childlike joy 🥰 • views my own
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1 week ago |
scmp.com | Mabel Lui
It has been seven years since Cirque du Soleil last graced Hong Kong with its stunning acrobatic acts, cheeky clowns and death-defying stunts. This month the global entertainment company is back with its circus production Kooza. Running until July 13 – the family-friendly show has extended its stay in Hong Kong from its original end date of June 22 – Kooza will be presented at the Central Harbourfront Event Space, where the Cirque team has set up its signature big top.
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Mabel Lui
The game of mahjong brings back nostalgic memories for many among the Chinese diaspora. Maybe they remember the unmistakable clacking sound of the tiles being shuffled, or their relatives yelling out “pong!” from across the room, excitedly claiming the tile they had been waiting for. It is no different for Nicole Wong, who grew up around the game but never quite learned it herself until the summer after she graduated from university, in 2009.
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4 weeks ago |
msn.com | Mabel Lui
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4 weeks ago |
scmp.com | Mabel Lui
This is the 49th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. Hong Kong singer and actress Gigi Leung Wing-kei, who is best known as a 1990s Cantopop sweetheart, has led a dynamic career over the past three decades.
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1 month ago |
scmp.com | Mabel Lui
Back in early 2024, Edward Park was having dinner when he received a text from a friend. It read: “Hey, have you ever thought about being a K-pop idol?”“Here we go again,” he thought, letting out an audible groan. That is because the budding actor had already chased his K-pop dream: he spent three months in Korea when he was 17, honing his singing and dancing skills around the clock at a Seoul training centre that acted as a funnel for K-pop agencies.
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