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Aaron Kwok

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing (Chinese: 郭富城; pinyin: Guō Fùchéng; Cantonese: Gwok3 Fu3 Sing4; born October 26, 1965) is a popular Hong Kong singer and film actor. The Chinese media refer to Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Leon Lai as the Cantopop Four Heavenly Kings. He has been dubbed "Hong Kong's Michael Jackson" for his onstage dancing displays.[citation needed]

After graduating from secondary school, Aaron Kwok worked as a junior staff in King Fook Gold & Jewellery Co. Ltd., as his father, who owns a small gold retail store, desired that he gain experience in the business with the view of eventually handing the family business over to him.

Professional life

However, in 1984, Aaron Kwok joined a dancer training course at HK-TVB, where his talent for dancing was immediately recognized. There, Kwok performed in music videos and variety shows. In 1985, Kwok's outstanding performance in a pageant show was spotted. He was transferred to the acting department of the talent training course and became a TV actor, where he played a few bit parts in TV dramas.

In the early 1990s, a Taiwanese motorcycle TV commercial gained him instant popularity and he burst onto the music scene with his now famous song Loving You Forever (對你愛不完), and accompanying dance moves. The next few years saw his popularity reach fever-pitch, and he was soon ranked alongside the most popular artistes of the time.

Aaron Kwok has been one of Hong Kong and Asia's most prominent popstars. Over the last decade or so, Kwok has won over a hundred music awards. As a solo performer, he has played in over 200 concerts in Hong Kong, China, and around the world. However, Aaron has not been able to maintain his musical career in the new millennium, and his record sales in recent years have dwindled to new lows.

Over the years, Kwok has also indulged in other mediums such as TV commercials and film acting, most notably in collaboration with director/cinematographer Andrew Lau. Kwok has also done extensive public service and charitable work, for which he was amongst the winners of the Ten Most Outstanding Young Persons Award, 2003.

Aaron Kwok's works have earned him a large following of fans. Of all the performing arts at which Aaron excels, stage appearances remain his perennial favorite. In addition, Aaron Kwok has starred in various movies, television drama series and commercials.

In 2004, a string of concert dates earned Kwok a Hong Kong Dance Award presented by the Hong Kong Dance Alliance. Due to this unfounded success, Kwok toured again in 2005, receiving praise from both critics and audiences.[citation needed]

At the Taiwan's 42nd Golden Horse Awards ceremony on November 13, 2005, Kwok was the surprise winner of Best Leading Actor award for his role in the film Divergence. It was Kwok's first Golden Horse nomination and beat veteran Hong Kong star Tony Leung Ka-Fai to win the honour.

Aaron won the Best Actor Award again at the 43rd Golden Horse Awards on November 24, 2006 for his role in the film 'After This Our Exile'. He became only the second actor in the history of the Golden Horse Awards, to win the Best Actor Award consecutively. Jackie Chan first accomplished this back in the 1990s.

Trivia

Filmography

Selected Discography

  • 1990
    • Loving You Never Stop
  • 1991
    • Should I Leave Quietly?
    • Who Can Tell Me Finally?
  • 1992
    • Please Bring My Feelings Home (Mandarin Collection)
    • Love You
    • Dancing Never Stop, Loving Never Stop, Singing Never Stop - Aaron Kwok
    • Marboro Red Hot Hits: Heat Moves Lalala
  • 1993
    • Deep Loving You - Aaron Kwok (2nd Mandarin Collection)
    • Leaving All My Love To You
    • Without Your Love
    • Dream Can't Stay
    • Merry X-Mas
  • 1994
    • AK-47
    • Starts From Zero (Cantonese Collection)
    • The Wild City
    • The End Of The Dream Is The End Of The Sky
    • A Moment Of Romance II OST
    • Urge
    • Temptation of the Iron Mask
    • Elution/Good Gal (Remix)
    • Lover For The Whole Life
    • Romance Iron Mask Moving Temptation (Remix)
  • 1995
    • My Starting Point Is Here
    • You Are My Everything (EP)
    • The Legend of Naive
    • Wind Can't Stop
    • Memorandum
  • 1996
    • Aaron Kwok Golden Songs : Memorandum Collection
    • Love Dove
    • The GIG Kingdom (EP)
    • Listen to the Wind's Song
  • 1997
    • Listen to the wind's song karaoke remix
    • Warner Music collection: Aaron Kwok
    • Aaron Kwok Live in Concert 1996
    • Who Will Remember Me?
    • Love Call
    • Duplicate Soul - Duplicate Again
    • Devoted
  • 1998
    • Generation Next
    • Code In The Wind
    • Warner Music Collection: Aaron Kwok - 2
    • Best To Sing Mandarin 1998
    • A Change To Ruin A City
  • 1999
    • Pepsi Aaron Kwok Live in Concert 1998
    • Ask For More (EP)
    • Amazing Dream
    • Really Afraid
    • Old And New Applause Collection
  • 2000
    • Nice,Trip
    • And I Hate You So OST
    • Fascinating
  • 2001
    • China Strike Force OST
    • No Fear vs Future
    • Pepsi Aaron Kwok Live On Stage 2000/01
    • Xin Tian Di + Para Para Sakura OST
    • Pure Energy Collection
    • Absolute
  • 2002
    • Aaron Kwok and Friends in Concert
    • Cracking Twirls EP
    • Love On Stage
    • Burning Flame OST
    • Karate
  • 2003
    • In The Still Of The Night
  • 2004
    • AK Trilogy
  • 2005
    • Thematic (EP)

(Sources: Warner Music Hong Kong)

  • 2006
    • My Nation

(Sources: Music Nation)

Honours

Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (Chinese: 臺北金馬影展)

  • 2006-Best Leading Actor - Aaron Kwok (After This Our Exile)(Chinese: 父子)[3]
  • 2005-Best Leading Actor - Aaron Kwok (Divergence)(Chinese: 三岔口)

Music Pop Chart

Year Single Peak positions [4]
RTHK Chinese Pop CTHK Ultimate 903 Metro Radio Pop Chart UFO Mandarin Pop
2006 "Love" 4 1 - -
Total - 1 - -

References

  1. ^ atnextmotor.com
  2. ^ Chinese, Taiwanese and HK Pop Music and Video (Cpop) [1] Canton News [2], 4 November 2004
  3. ^ Staff (27 November 2006) "Aaron Kwok crowned best actor again at Golden Horse Awards" China View
  4. ^ PopChart

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