Emperor Entertainment Group
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| Founded | 1986 |
| Founder | Albert Yeung |
| Genre | Cantopop |
| Country of origin | Hong Kong (SAR) |
| Location | Wan Chai, Hong Kong |
| Official Website | http://www.eegmusic.com |
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| Traditional Chinese | 英皇娛樂集團有限公司 | ||||||||||
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Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG SEHK: 8078) is one of the largest entertainment groups in Hong Kong. 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 Group (EMG).
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[edit] History
EEG was founded by a well-known wealthy businessman in Hong Kong, Albert Yeung. A division of Emperor Motion Picture Group, JCE Movies Limited is a film production and distribution company co-founded by Hong Kong star, Jackie Chan and Albert Yeung.
Many EEG artists are popular among Hong Kong youngsters nowadays; some examples include Twins, Raymond Lam, and Joey Yung. In the beginning, EEG was only involved in CD and DVD publishing; however, they have since diversified their business to include movie production and concert organization.
[edit] Business
EEG is involved in a variety of businesses, which include concert organization, CD and DVD publishing, advertisements, movies, etc. It also owns EEG Showroom, which sells artist-related merchandise including signature notebooks and accessories. It also displays a range of special products not for sale.
- EEG artists
- Nicholas Tse (謝霆鋒)
- Joey Yung (容祖兒)
- Twins
- Kenny Kwan (關智斌)
- William Chan (陳偉霆)
- Jaycee Chan (房祖名)
- Ken Hung (洪卓立)
- Steven Cheung Chi-Hang (張致恆)
- Music Plus artists
- Leo Ku (古巨基)
- Yumiko Cheng (鄭希怡)
- Vincy Chan (泳兒)
- Sherman Chung (鍾舒漫)
- Deep Ng (吳浩康)
- Wong Cho Lam (王祖藍)
- Raymond Lam (林峯)
- Music Icon artists
- Anthony Wong (黃耀明)
- Don Li (李逸朗)
- Mandy Chiang (蔣雅文)
- Keith Wong (王凱駿)
- Gene Gao (高遠)
- Alex Wu (扈佳榮)
- Others
- Kathy Yuen (湯怡)
- Benny Lau (劉偉恆)
- Carlos Chan (陳家樂)
- Eva Huang (黃聖依)
- Michelle Wai (詩雅)
- Dylan Kuo (郭品超)
- Baby Q
- Gladys Fung (馮皓詩)
- Peter Bei-tak MAN (文彼得)
- Publications
[edit] Related criminal incidents
- In 2001, comedian Shi Ho Leung (梁思浩) was attacked by triads after he did an impression of singer Joey Yung. In 2002, comedian Eric Tsang (曾志偉) needed stitches after he was attacked for ridiculing Joey Yung. Both Joey Yung and Albert Yeung (the owner of the music record company) were arrested by the police.
- In 2003, Albert Yeung was again under investigation by the ICAC, along with Hong Kong singer Juno Mak, for allegedly bribing TVB for the Jade solid gold awards.[1][2] As many as 30 people were arrested in connection with corrupt allegations with preferential treatment of singers and controlling the music billboards.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ kklee105.com. "kklee105.com." HK ENTERTAINMENT TYCOON STARS IN GRAFT DRAMA. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
- ^ for68.com. "for68.com." 香港新聞工作者從業詞典. Retrieved on 2008-02-17.
