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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.
Fans of late superstar Leslie Cheung pay tribute to the actor and singer. Photo: Elson Li
Hong Kong culture

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

Flower stands and bouquets line walkway outside Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central, where 46-year-old pop star died 22 years ago.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

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

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Hong Kong society

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

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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Janice Lau of David Boring performs at Current Plans in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, on March 15, 2025. The one-off show, titled “Stare Out From Your Own Burning”, included the band live-scoring horror music videos by local filmmakers with new songs. Photo: Elton Fung
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.

Hong Kong

Your perfect week: what to do in Hong Kong, March 9-15

Catch Mogwai’s return, immerse yourself in soothing ASMR sounds, celebrate Rosewood’s anniversary and explore the burgeoning Chinese wine scene.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong singer Khalil Fong’s music tops streaming sites after his death

Hits such as ‘Love Love Love’ top Hong Kong’s Spotify, while ‘Special Person’ rises to number one on mainland’s QQ Music.

Khalil Fong released The Dreamer last October, which he said was recorded “during various stages of illness”. Photo: Handout
Profile

Musician Bolis Pupul’s return to the home he never knew

Pupul’s latest album, Letter to Yu, is a love letter to his late mother inspired by her hometown, Hong Kong, and a reckoning with the roots he once tried to keep buried.

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after long battle with illness

Fu Music says Fong ‘left the world peacefully’ on February 21 after five years of fighting illness with a ‘positive attitude’.

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Sam Hui, the ‘father of Cantopop’ whose music and film roles struck a chord

He popularised Cantopop and helped revive Hong Kong cinema after Bruce Lee died. We look at the enduring legacy of the ‘Elvis of The Orient’.

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Sam Hui performs in Hong Kong in December 2007. Photo: SCMP
Profile

This rising star DJ’s secret sonic ingredients

Hong Kong DJ Gia Fu first discovered Latin music in Chinese culture while working for Wong Kar-wai’s production company – since then, she’s played Glastonbury and opened for Marc Anthony.

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===Extended for lead image==== DJ and founder of Canton Mambo Gia Fu. Photo: Kim Lo
Hong Kong tourism

Creamfields dance festival in Hong Kong, slated for March, abruptly cancelled

Organiser Live Nation issues refund after announcing cancellation on Chinese social media platform Weibo, citing ‘unforeseen circumstances’.

Music

Playing at Coachella, EDM stars Indo Warehouse spotlight South Asian culture

In Hong Kong last month, the Indian-American DJs behind Indo Warehouse talk about weaving their cultural heritage into their music.

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Hong Kong singer-songwriter Kiri T on her own brand of Cantopop

The artist on being Asian in America and coming back to the home of Cantopop and her Hong Kong roots.

Singer-songwriter Kiri T. Photo: Jocelyn Tam
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Faye Wong, actress, Cantopop diva and twice divorced mum

A ‘natural-born actress’, Wong Kar-wai said. The bestselling female Cantopop artist. Yet Faye Wong left it all behind to be a wife and mum.

Hong Kong singer-actress Faye Wong, wearing a high heel hat, performs in Hong Kong in 2003. Twice married and twice divorced, Wong walked away from her career in 2005, and has appeared only sporadically on stage since then. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

How The Flame fires up Hong Kong fans with Cantopop hits in popular busking gigs

As The Flame’s popularity grows, the band is facing challenges navigating logistics and regulatory restrictions.

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Hong Kong Street Art

Video | Live outdoor music strikes chord with stressed Hongkongers

Cantopop group The Flame quickly went viral after resuming outdoor performances in the city for the first time in five years

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Hong Kong economy

ComplexCon Hong Kong in March to feature K-pop girl group NJZ, formerly NewJeans

Group will make debut performance in city under new name, joining a line-up including MC Jin and Zico from March 21 to 23.

Members of the girl group formerly known as NewJeans at the 2025 Seoul Fashion Week event at Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul. Photo: AFP
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NJZ, formerly NewJeans, are coming to ComplexCon Hong Kong

The K-pop group will debut their new name at ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025, joining acts like Metro Boomin and Quavo from March 21 to 23.

Hong Kong

ComplexCon Hong Kong announces Metro Boomin and Zico as 2025 headliners

A meeting of American and Asian hip-hop, the concerts also feature Quavo, Hong Kong favs MC Jin and Jace, and South Korea’s Changmo and B.I.

Hong Kong Sevens

Kaiser Chiefs, Pete Tong, RubberBand to rock ‘new’ Hong Kong Sevens at Kai Tak

Italian artist Gala, singer of the sporting anthem ‘Freed From Desire’, also adds to musical menu, which complements world-class rugby action.

English group Kaiser Chiefs will perform at the Hong Kong Sevens on the second day. Photo: Hong Kong China Rugby
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How Hong Kong singer G.E.M. became ‘China’s Taylor Swift’

Early in her career, Gloria Tang enjoyed success and an awards nomination for her music. Then mainland Chinese TV shot her to superstardom.

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G.E.M. performing during her I Am Gloria world tour. Photo: Facebook/G.E.M.
From our archives

Recap | David Bowie, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran – when legends played Hong Kong

Relive iconic visits and concerts by music superstars Bowie, Houston, Duran Duran, Sammy Davis Jr and Pat Boone when they came to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong society

How a Hong Kong DJ is bringing the tunes of Joey Yung, Eason Chan to the world

Pete Sabine, also known as DJ Fabsabs, says he is on a quest to connect with Hongkongers globally through his Cantopop sets.

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Music

Why Beyond’s ‘Glorious Years’ became an instant hit in Hong Kong

Inspired by Nelson Mandela, the 1990 song written by frontman Wong Ka-kui was a karaoke favourite that spoke to young people in the city.

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(From left) Beyond members Yip Sai-wing, Wong Ka-keung, Wong Ka-kui and Paul Wong Koon-chung in 1990. The Hong Kong rock band formed in 1983 and were popular across Asia.
Hong Kong culture

Opinion | To connect Hong Kong with the world, we must go beyond the superficial

The city’s evolving and intriguing pop culture can be a great source of soft power if its creative economy is developed from the grass-roots.

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Patrons sit in front of neon light decorations at the “Soundtrack of Our Lives: Joseph Koo x James Wong x the Rise of Cantopop” exhibition at Tai Kwun in Central, on July 15. Photo: Eugene Lee
Hong Kong

Our favourite PostMag music stories of 2024, from Herbie Hancock to St Vincent

From post-punk rock and rap to jazz and classical, it was a bustling year for Hong Kong’s music scene, capped by the Clockenflap festival.

Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | How ‘big sister’ Liza Wang has delighted Hong Kong for over 50 years

Liza Wang, 77, actress, singer and Cantonese opera star, is still performing and releasing new music over half a century since her TV debut.

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