Sun Boy'z
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BOY'Z is a Hong Kong Cantopop
duo produced by EEG
consisting of members Kenny Kwan
and Steven Cheung. Kwan left the group in 2005, and was replaced with Dennis Mak
in 2005. In 2006, William Chan
joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. The trio disbanded in 2008, but Kwan and Cheung came back together again as a duo in 2010.
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They were based on another Hong Kong popular prefabricated duo, Twins, who is also formed by Emperor Entertainment Group. Boy'Z received main roles in films such as The Death Curse (2003) and PaPa Loves You (2004). They were cameos as robbers in Jackie Chan's film New Police Story (2004). As their popularity grew, Boy'Z gained their starring roles in the film, 6:00 AM (2004).
, William Chan
(陳偉霆, born November 21, 1985) joined the group and Boy'Z was eventually renamed as Sun Boy'z. They released their first single called "Tic Tac Toe" shortly before June 2006, from their self-titled debut EP
. This EP
includes the song "拜金小姐" which was sung and performed by only Dennis and Steven because the song was recorded prior to William joining the group. Therefore, the Mandarin
version of this song, "好時代", has William on lead vocals completely. The group made a sudden street performance on September 3, 2006.
In early 2007, Sun Boy'z recorded the cover version of the song "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas called "由夢開始" for the Hong Kong version of "Meet The Robinsons
". On January 2, 2007, the group released a new music video and song "3+1=1". The song features former member Kenny Kwan
and the title's meaning is referring to the four of them always being together as one, even though Kenny is no longer a member of the group. This song is on their greatest hits
album All For 1, released on March 22, 2007. The album includes the best of Boy'Z and Sun Boy'z songs along with 3 new songs. After having success in the cantopop
music scene, their record company EEG
decided to have them turn to mandopop and a new Mandarin
album titled 初次約會 (First Date) was released on December 17, 2007. They have been promoting the new album in the Guangzhou and other parts of China since the release of the new album.
Their duet song "大不了 (No Big Deal)" along with a music video they recorded alongside labelmate Yumiko Cheng
, was released on February 1, 2008 in Yumiko's album titled 超模 (Super Model).
album focusing on their Mandarin speaking fans.
in the film McDull, The Alumni (2006) and main roles in The Haunted School (2007). On August 14, 2006, a 45 minute long music video titled Say Goodbye...Luisa from Isabella Leong's album Say Goodbye...Luisa (雪 再見) was released starring Isabella Leong and Steven Cheung while William Chan only had a guest appearance.
tour with Twins
and several concerts were held in a few different states in addition to Canada
. During their appearance as guests at the concerts, Sun Boy'z sang a few of their songs and they were 步步進逼, Hey You, and 死性不改 which was an old Boy'z song that they performed with Twins.
cover version
of foreign songs except for the song "Left Right", which was written by Louis Cheung.
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In the meantime, Steven Cheung, William Chan and Kenny Kwan will continue to pursue their careers as solo artists.
2007:
2004:
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
duo produced by EEG
Emperor Entertainment Group
Emperor Entertainment Group is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong founded by Albert Yeung Sau-Shing in and established in Wan Chai in 1986, along with Music Icon Entertainment Limited and Emperor Motion Picture Group, EEG operates under the major conglomerate Emperor Multimedia...
consisting of members Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong....
and Steven Cheung. Kwan left the group in 2005, and was replaced with Dennis Mak
Dennis Mak
Dennis Mak was a member of the Hong Kong Cantopop group Sun Boy'z. In late 2008, Dennis participated in a soccer competition along with other Hong Kong celebrities. Dennis' final performance with Sun Boy'z was on December 24, 2008 in Guangzhou. He has terminated his contract with EEG...
in 2005. In 2006, William Chan
William Chan
William Chan is a Hong Kong singer and a former member of the Cantopop group Sun Boy'z.In April 2008, it was announced by the EEG company that William will leave Sun Boy'z and pursue a solo career. The group disbanded six months after his departure....
joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. The trio disbanded in 2008, but Kwan and Cheung came back together again as a duo in 2010.
Boy'z (Kenny & Steven)
Boy'Z (now known as Sun Boy'z (新 Boy'z), meaning New Boy'z) was formerly a Hong Kong Cantopop duo that consisted of members Kenny Kwan (關智斌) (born December 30, 1980) and Steven Cheung (張致恆) (born November 10, 1984). The duo was formed around June 2002 by the Emperor Entertainment Group as the male version a year after the female Cantopop duo Twins was formed. Boy'Z has released 3 EPs and 2 albums. Their debut EP, La La 世界 (La La World), was released in 2003.In 2010 Boy'z (Kenny Kwan & Steven Cheung) appeared on stage together in EEG 10th Anniversary Concert. 2011 they released a new single together the song named <They were based on another Hong Kong popular prefabricated duo, Twins, who is also formed by Emperor Entertainment Group. Boy'Z received main roles in films such as The Death Curse (2003) and PaPa Loves You (2004). They were cameos as robbers in Jackie Chan's film New Police Story (2004). As their popularity grew, Boy'Z gained their starring roles in the film, 6:00 AM (2004).
Boy'Z (Dennis Mak)
On January 13, 2005, it was announced that Boy'Z would be splitting and disband as early plans. Kenny Kwan would continue his career as a solo artist. In February 2005, Dennis Mak (麥子豪, born May 7, 1987), top 5 finalist of the EEG Singing Contest 2004, who was originally planned to have a solo career, will continue Boy'Z with Steven Cheung. The duo's popularity went down after Kenny left, mainly because they have not released any recorded material since then. Dennis and Steven were arranged to train in dancing and gymnastics. Then, they were spotted by a management company in Japan and wanted to sign them but their manager did not release them.Sun Boy'z (with William Chan)
On June 26, 2006, winner of 2003 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship - Hong Kong Regional FinalsNew Talent Singing Awards
New Talent Singing Awards or NTSA for short, later re-organized into New Talent Singing Awards International Finals or NTSA International Finals for short), and most currently re-named TVB8 International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship is an annual singing...
, William Chan
William Chan
William Chan is a Hong Kong singer and a former member of the Cantopop group Sun Boy'z.In April 2008, it was announced by the EEG company that William will leave Sun Boy'z and pursue a solo career. The group disbanded six months after his departure....
(陳偉霆, born November 21, 1985) joined the group and Boy'Z was eventually renamed as Sun Boy'z. They released their first single called "Tic Tac Toe" shortly before June 2006, from their self-titled debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
. This EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
includes the song "拜金小姐" which was sung and performed by only Dennis and Steven because the song was recorded prior to William joining the group. Therefore, the Mandarin
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
version of this song, "好時代", has William on lead vocals completely. The group made a sudden street performance on September 3, 2006.
In early 2007, Sun Boy'z recorded the cover version of the song "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas called "由夢開始" for the Hong Kong version of "Meet The Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons
Meet the Robinsons is a 2007 American computer-animated family film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures on March 30, 2007. The forty-seventh animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, the film was released in both the United States and the...
". On January 2, 2007, the group released a new music video and song "3+1=1". The song features former member Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan
Kenny Kwan Chi-Bun is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor, under the music label Emperor Entertainment Group. He was born in the Philippines, but grew up in Hong Kong....
and the title's meaning is referring to the four of them always being together as one, even though Kenny is no longer a member of the group. This song is on their greatest hits
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album All For 1, released on March 22, 2007. The album includes the best of Boy'Z and Sun Boy'z songs along with 3 new songs. After having success in the cantopop
Cantopop
Cantopop is a colloquialism for "Cantonese popular music". It is sometimes referred to as HK-pop, short for "Hong Kong popular music". It is categorized as a subgenre of Chinese popular music within C-pop...
music scene, their record company EEG
Emperor Entertainment Group
Emperor Entertainment Group is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong founded by Albert Yeung Sau-Shing in and established in Wan Chai in 1986, along with Music Icon Entertainment Limited and Emperor Motion Picture Group, EEG operates under the major conglomerate Emperor Multimedia...
decided to have them turn to mandopop and a new Mandarin
Standard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
album titled 初次約會 (First Date) was released on December 17, 2007. They have been promoting the new album in the Guangzhou and other parts of China since the release of the new album.
Their duet song "大不了 (No Big Deal)" along with a music video they recorded alongside labelmate Yumiko Cheng
Yumiko Cheng
Yumiko Cheng is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop singer. Cheng was given the Japanese nickname "Yumiko" by her friends in secondary school, and upon signing with EEG, adopted it as her official stagename.-Career:...
, was released on February 1, 2008 in Yumiko's album titled 超模 (Super Model).
Music
As Boy'z with Steven and Dennis, they had recorded about 3 unreleased songs, one of the songs is "拜金小姐" which they had performed live on several occasions. And as Sun Boy'z, they have released one self titled EP and two albums up to date since 2006 with the newest album being a MandarinStandard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
album focusing on their Mandarin speaking fans.
Film & media
They had done 3 advertisements, had a cameoCameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...
in the film McDull, The Alumni (2006) and main roles in The Haunted School (2007). On August 14, 2006, a 45 minute long music video titled Say Goodbye...Luisa from Isabella Leong's album Say Goodbye...Luisa (雪 再見) was released starring Isabella Leong and Steven Cheung while William Chan only had a guest appearance.
Disbanding
In April 2008, there have been rumors spread that William Chan would be separated from Sun Boy'z and go solo. It has been confirmed that William will begin to pursue a solo career and only appear publicly with Sun Boy'z once in a while.Concerts & tours
In September 2007, Sun Boy'z went on a North AmericaNorth America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
tour with Twins
Twins (group)
Twins is a Hong Kong-based female Cantopop duo which was created in the summer of 2001 by Emperor Entertainment Group . Twins is made up of two girls, Charlene Choi Cheuk-Yin and Gillian Chung Yan-Tung. They were a popular group in Hong Kong and a top band in China. Their fanbase included Japan,...
and several concerts were held in a few different states in addition to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. During their appearance as guests at the concerts, Sun Boy'z sang a few of their songs and they were 步步進逼, Hey You, and 死性不改 which was an old Boy'z song that they performed with Twins.
Cover songs
All of Sun Boy'z songs are Cantonese or MandarinStandard Mandarin
Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Chinese, also known as Mandarin or Putonghua, is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Republic of China , and is one of the four official languages of Singapore....
cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of foreign songs except for the song "Left Right", which was written by Louis Cheung.
- Tic Tac Toe (Tic Tac Toe by Buga Kingz)
- Hey You/愛你 (Hey U by Lemon Tree)
- 衝浪男孩 (Oh La Nor...My Love by Bird Thongchai)
- My Lady (Baby's Talk)
- 3+1=1/陽光下 (Precious One by KAT-TUN)
- 步步進逼/陷阱 (Work It [Everybody] by Gerard Marti)
- 由夢開始 (Little Wonders by Rob Thomas)
- 初次約會 (예쁘잖아 by Shinhwa)
Sun Boy'z (Steven & Dennis)
After William Chan left the group, Sun Boy'z became a cantopop duo with only Steven Cheung and Dennis Mak.Official disband
It was officially confirmed in December 2008 that Sun Boy'z will disband with Dennis Mak leaving the entertainment industry. The reason to this decision is because he has decided to study Hotel Management in SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
In the meantime, Steven Cheung, William Chan and Kenny Kwan will continue to pursue their careers as solo artists.
As Sun Boy'z (with William Chan)
2006:- Sun Boy'z (AVEP)
2007:
- All For 1 (Sun Boy'z & Boy'z New + Best Selection)
- First Date (初次約會)
As Boy'Z
2003:- La La World (La La 世界) (EP)
- Hurray (一起喝采) (EP)
- A Year to Remember (EP)
2004:
- Boy'Zone (Boy'Zone 男生圍)
- Boy'Z Can Cook
Movies
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 2003 in film The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,... |
The Death Curse The Death Curse The Death Curse is a comedy/horror movie. It was directed by Soi Cheang Pou-Soi and produced by Amy Tsui. Its popularity was due primarily to its cast which contained several members of Hong Kong bands.- Cast :... (古宅心慌慌) |
Supporting |
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
PaPa Loves You (這個亞爸真爆炸) | Supporting |
| Fantasia (鬼馬狂想曲) | Cameo appearance | |
| New Police Story New Police Story New Police Story is a 2004 Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan and directed by Benny Chan.The film is a reboot of the Police Story series. New Police Story relies much more on drama and heavy action than its predecessors.-Plot:... (新警察故事) |
Cameo appearance | |
| 6 AM (大無謂) | Lead | |
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Bug Me Not! Bug Me Not! But Me Not! is a 2005 Hong Kong film directed by Law Chi-Leung. Isabella Leong, portraying Moon in Bug Me Not!, was nominated for Best New Performer for the 25th Hong Kong Film Awards in 2006.-Plot:... (蟲不知) |
Supporting |
| A Chinese Tall Story A Chinese Tall Story A Chinese Tall Story is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film, written and directed by Jeffrey Lau.-Synopsis:It is a twisted story about the monk Tripitaka and his three disciples who are journeying west to acquire Buddhist scriptures. While stopping in Shache City , they come under attack by... (情癲大聖) |
Supporting | |
| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
McDull, the Alumni McDull, The Alumni McDull, the Alumni is a 2006 Hong Kong live action/animated film directed by Samson Chiu. It is the third film adaptation of the popular McDull comic book series, following My Life as McDull, and McDull, Prince de la Bun... (春田花花同學會) |
Cameo appearance |
| 2007 2007 in film This is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007... |
The Haunted School (校墓處) | Lead |
Television
- 2003
- All About Boy'zAll About Boy'z- Details :*Hong Kong title: 一起喝采 / All About Boy'z*Episodes: 10*Year: 2003*Genre: Comedy, Romance, Drama, Teenage life, Fantasy*Introduction Theme: 一起喝采*End Theme: 一起喝采- Main characters :...
(一起喝采) - Hearts Of FencingHearts of FencingHearts of Fencing was a 2003 television drama on Hong Kong station Television Broadcasts Limited. The series, targeted at an audience of teenagers and young adults, focused on the lives of students from an international school, with a heavy theme of fencing.Description:This series is based on...
(當四葉草碰上劍尖時) (cameo)
- All About Boy'z
- 2004
- Kung Fu Soccer (功夫足球)
- Hearts of Fencing II - Sunshine HeartbeatSunshine HeartbeatSunshine Heartbeat is a Hong Kong television series. The story centres on volleyball and high school.Title: 赤沙印記＠四葉草2 / Sunshine HeartbeatEpisodes: 13Broadcast year: 2004Themesong: Find Your Love - F1, Roxane Lo, Peggy Lee...
(赤沙印記@四葉草2) (cameo)