Bobo Chan
Bobo Chan | |||||||||||
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陳文媛 | |||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1979 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, former singer, former actress | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2001–2008 | ||||||||||
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| Genres | Pop | ||||||||||
| Instrument | Vocals | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳文媛 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈文媛 | ||||||||||
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Bobo Chan Man-Woon is a former Hong Kong singer and model. She was also an actress in several film and TV-series.
Life and career
Bobo's first film role was in 1999's Tempting Heart. In 2001, she debut her first CD, titled Shine. Between 2003 and 2005, she joined TVB and was featured in four of their dramas before parting ways. In between 2005 and 2008, Bobo reduced her involvement with acting and focused on other projects until the infamous leak of Edison Chen's scandal photos affected her career.
Photo scandal
In January and February 2008, explicit photos were found online involving Chan and Edison Chen. Compromising pics of Bobo privately posing nude and performing fellatio for Edison were leaked over the internet. The scandal also involved Gillian Chung, Cecilia Cheung, and others.[1] The photos badly affected Bobo's career and personal life: strong public scrutiny, cancellation of media contracts, ending all product endorsements in her image, and the end of her engagement. Bobo went into seclusion along with those involved in the photos for over a year in hopes to return when public scrutiny has lessened. She traveled to the US for a time to avoid the media storm to find some peace; unfortunately, even after a year, it remained in public consciousness.
Retirement
Eventually, Gillian, Cecilia, and Edison made a successful return to the entertainment industry, however, Bobo never returned. Bobo decided to leave the entertainment industry and focus on managing a crystal gem shop, Crystal Jamming, in the summer of 2009. In a small public ceremony with some entertainment friends and press upon the opening of her crystal boutique in the North Point district of Hong Kong, she made it clear she would be leaving the entertainment industry to start a more quiet existence to avoid causing further trouble to the people closest to her.[2]
Discography
- Shine (2001)
- Bounce (2002)
- Graceful (2002)
- BoBo Chan – Phase 1 The Retrospect (2003)
- Fantasia (2005)
Filmography
- I Do (2000)
- Shadow (2001)
- Women from Mars (2002) [cameo]
- The Park (2003)
- It Had to Be You! (2005)
- Cocktail (2006)
Television series
- Aqua Heroes (2003)
- Hearts Of Fencing (2002)
- Sunshine Heartbeat (2004)
- The Gâteau Affairs (2005)
References
- ^ batgwa.com. "batgwa.com Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine." Edison's Conquests Sex Photos – Suspect Arrested Retrieved on 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Star linked to sex-photos scandal gets on with life at shop opening".
- ^ "Bobo Chan". IMDb. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- ^ "Bobo Chan". chinesemov.com. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
External links
- Bobo Chan at IMDb
- Bobo in pinkwork (sound & video) Archived 25 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobo Chan at HKMDB