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  • It's a big break from the slick, teeny-bopper "Cantopop" that dominates the music industry in Hong Kong.

    Giving Voice To The Dark Side 2008

  • Atmosphere: Cheery Cantopop music intersperses with 1980s new wave as locals play drinking games with the bar staff and flout the ban on indoor smoking.

    Happy Valley After the Races Jason Chow 2011

  • LOL, clearly I should go to you for all the Cantopop recs.

    Sing Boys, Sing! The Chinese Version + Crossing Book Giveaway Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010

  • Known as "Short Tony" to distinguish him from another male ingenue of the 80s, "Tall Tony" Leung Ka Fai, Tony Leung Chiu Wai was a star of action and romantic films, and also was one of the "Five Tigers of TVB," a huge Cantopop singing star.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • Known as "Short Tony" to distinguish him from another male ingenue of the 80s, "Tall Tony" Leung Ka Fai, Tony Leung Chiu Wai was a star of action and romantic films, and also was one of the "Five Tigers of TVB," a huge Cantopop singing star.

    Reviews Too Late: Lust, Caution Walter Jon Williams 2009

  • In the first tale, "Coma Patient," Cantopop singer turned actress Veronica Yip plays a night nurse whose graveyard shift duty involves the care of a comatose pop star recording artist Anthony Wong Yiu-ming - not the guy from THE HEROIC TRIO and THE UNTOLD STORY.

    My congee runs cold Arbogast 2009

  • Web: www. piao.com.cn Hong Kong CONCERT Alan Tam and Hacken Lee: Two big names in Cantopop team up, not for the first time -- in 2003 "Principal" Tam (a nickname he picked up for his efforts to mentor other singers, including Mr. Lee) joined Mr. Lee for a series of concerts around the world, including multiple shows in Hong Kong and Las Vegas.

    Time Off: Cultural Events Around Asia 2009

  • Danwei, which monitors the Chinese media, microbloggers have been posting eulogies to "the people they admire most", who happen to be named Liu, and whose lives echo the Nobel prize-winner's: a table-tennis player, a famous actress, a champion hurdler, a Cantopop star and Liu Shaoqi, a former president hounded to his death during the

    The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2011

  • Red Chinese paper lanterns and citrus trees are ubiquitous and Cantopop megastar Jacky Cheung performs on Sunday at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • In her brand new '' Sammi Cheng Love Mi World Tour - Singapore ', Sammi lives up to her reputation of being the ever-transforming Cantopop queen with her extensive costume changes.

    www.hardwarezone.com.sg andy_sg 2010

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  • Blend of Cantonese and Pop music

    September 19, 2016

  • warning: liable to appear at the end of even the grittiest thrillers.

    September 20, 2016