Joey Yung


Joey Yung is a Hong Kong singer and actress signed to Emperor Entertainment Group.
Since her debut in 1996, Yung has won numerous awards, including the prestigious JSG 'Most Popular Female Singer' and 'Ultimate Best Female Singer – Gold' awards a record-breaking nine times. She was ranked 63rd on the 2014 Forbes China Celebrity 100, making her the most influential Hong Kong-based female singer that year. In 2014, she reportedly earned HK$80 million.
She has openly expressed a pro-establishment stance during the 2019-2020 Hong Kong Protests and was featured prominently in a video campaign by People’s Daily to “oppose violence” and “rebuild Hong Kong.”

Biography

Early life and career

Joey Yung was born on 16 June 1980 in Hong Kong. She attended Ma On Shan Lutheran Primary School, where she was sixth-grade classmates with Wong Cho-lam. Hong Kong actress Priscilla Wong also attended the same school.
At the age of fifteen, Yung competed in the Big Echo Karaoke Singing Contest, and was subsequently signed by Go East Entertainment Co., Ltd. As an artist under Go East, she recorded the song "The First Time I Want to be Drunk" as a theme song for a film, but did not gain much recognition and was dropped by the label not long after.
She continued to attend school while working as a clerk and helping her mother to manage a fashion boutique. Later, an ex-colleague from Go East introduced her to Pony Canyon. However, not long after she joined the company, Pony Canyon shut down its Hong Kong branch and her musical career was again cut short.

1998–2000: Debut and ''Who Will Love Me''

In 1998, Yung signed with the Hong Kong record label Fitto Entertainment in 1999. In 1999 she was sent abroad for training and began to receive singing lessons from Teresa Carpio and the late Roman Tam, who she accompanied on concert tours to gain experience as a performer. By that point, she had graduated at the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education with a diploma in Tourism.
On 30 September 1999, she released her debut EP, EP 1 Joey. It sold 130,000 copies in Hong Kong and remained on the IFPI Album Charts for 2.3 weeks.
In February 2000, Yung's apartment in Happy Valley was destroyed in a fire. That year, she made her first film appearance in Winner Takes All, and her first television drama appearance in The Green Hope. She also released her second EP, titled EP 2 Can't Afford to Miss, and her first studio album, Who Will Love Me. At the same time, she fronted campaigns for several brands including Four Seas, the Red Cross, and Netvigator, and held her first concert, Joey Yung's 'See You Everywhere' Live Concert, at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

2001–2002: ''All Summer Holiday'', ''Solemn on Stage'', ''Honestly'', ''Something About You'', ''One Person's Love Song'', and compilation albums

In 2001, Yung released her first compilation album Love Joey, which became the Best Selling Album of the Year, followed by two Cantonese albums, All Summer Holiday and Solemn on Stage. In November she held her second live concert and first concert series, H20+ 'Solemn on Stage' Joey Yung Live in Concert 2001 at the Hong Kong Coliseum. She launched her singing career in Taiwan with the release of her first Mandarin album Honestly.
In 2002, she travelled abroad for two months to undergo dancing lessons, returning to Hong Kong to release the Cantonese album Something About You. She then became the spokesperson of Nissin and Nikon. On 11 October, she released the Mandarin album One Person's Love Song, and at the end of the year, she released her second compilation album, Love Joey 2.

2003: ''My Pride'', ''Lonely Portrait'', award recognition and world tour

In 2003, Yung's became well known for the song "My Pride ", released on 25 March on the album of the same name. That year, she became the spokesperson of a slimming parlor, losing some baby fat and presenting a new image. She released the album Show Up! on 30 September and held her third concert Show Up! Live at the Hong Kong Coliseum. On 17 December, she released the Mandarin album Sola Portrait. At end of the year, she dominated all the major Hong Kong music awards ceremonies, winning a handful of prestigious awards including the JSG 'Most Popular Female Singer' award and the 'Gold Song- Gold' award at the JSG Best Ten Music Awards Presentation for "My Pride". She also won her first 'Best Female Singer- Gold' award at the CRHK Music Awards, becoming the award's youngest ever recipient, and the Media Award for the artist who had accumulated the most awards from the four music award ceremonies in Hong Kong. Following this, she began the Show Up World Tour, which included dates in Canada, Australia, the United States, Mainland China, Macau, and Malaysia.

2004–2006: ''Nin9 2 5ive, Give Love a Break'', ''Bi-Heart'', ''Ten Most Wanted'', and ''Jump Up – 9492''

In 2004, Yung released her the studio album Nin9 2 5ive and her first photo album The Real Joey, Glamour in London. The photo album was well received by the public and sold out shortly after its release. Her second album in 2004, Give Love a Break, was also a commercial success, breaking the platinum mark with pre-orders alone. At the end of the year, Yung released a Cantonese cover of "Chihuahua" as part of a Coca-Cola advertising campaign in Hong Kong. At the year-end music awards, she won over 20 awards and received the highest honour award again, the Media Award. It was estimated that for 2004, her income was HK$60 million, including her income from endorsements alone amounting to HK$10 million.
In 2005, Yung released her third compilation album, Love Joey 3, as well as a new Cantonese studio album, Bi-Heart. Her fourth major concert, Reflection of Joey's Live Concert, spanned eight days in October and November. The concert's theme song, "好事多為", was mixed and re-arranged in South Korea, resulting in the "好事多為 Reflection Mix". EEG was sponsored by Sony Ericsson for the theme song's music video. Following the success of the concert, its CD/VCD/DVD was certified triple platinum, selling 120,000 copies, and Yung's album sales surpassed five million worldwide, an impressive feat in the Cantopop industry. However, Yung suffered from strained vocal cords and had to work for several days without talking in an effort to relax her vocal cords. She also spent several days receiving remedial acupuncture treatment in Nanjing, and took singing lessons under vocal coach Christine Samson, known for teaching corrective singing techniques to many Cantopop singers. That year, she purchased two connecting flats named "The Legend" at Jardine's Lookout, Hong Kong, for HK$40 million.
On 27 February 2006, Yung released her tenth Cantonese studio album, Ten Most Wanted. According to Yung, the album was more experimental and had higher production values than her previous albums. She worked with Mavis Fan for two songs on the album; "Get Fit with Jane Fonda" and "Torn Tongue", both of which had lyrics by Yiu Fai Chow. On 21 July, she released a Mandarin album, Jump Up – 9492.

2007–2009: ''Close Up'', ''Insignificant Me'', ''Glow'', ''A Time For Us,'' ''Very Busy'', and tenth anniversary

At the end of 2006, Yung released the Cantonese album Close Up to commercial success, selling out at stores over Hong Kong as well as online CD stores. A second version of the album was released on 26 January 2007, containing a bonus DVD with music videos for the songs "Splendid Encounter " and "Elated Heart ". Around the same time, Yung held a concert organised by Neway with appearances from other artists such as Anthony Wong, at17, Hins Cheung, Yumiko Cheng, Vincent Wong, and Sun Boy'z.
In 2007, she became Hong Kong's ambassador of the World Vision 30 Hour Famine campaign and visited Kenya in March. On 5 July, she released her fifth Mandarin album, Insignificant Me, with the title track produced by Jay Chou. Unfortunately, it was one of her worst selling Mandarin album. On 7 July, she performed at the Live Earth concert in Shanghai. On 7 November, she released another album, Glow.
In early 2008, Yung released her fourth compilation album Love Joey 4, and held her fifth concert titled StarLight Live over ten days at the Hong Kong Coliseum. During the concert she performed "The Power Medley", a 20-minute intense dance medley of her fast-tempo tracks. The concert's success led to a four-night extension. In February, Yung travelled to New York City with the hope of improving her dancing skills. That year she sang a number of official songs for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and began a world tour shortly afterwards with shows in Malaysia, Canada, the United States, Mainland China, Singapore, and Macau.
The year 2009 marked the tenth anniversary of Yung's career with EEG. To celebrate the occasion, two albums and a documentary were released and a mini-concert was held on 4 October, with tickets for the two shows selling out within seven minutes. The "Perfect Ten Live Boxset" was released in two versions in December: the normal version included two concert DVDs, the Perfect 10 documentary, and a photo album; while deluxe version contained two more CDs from Perfect Ten Live and more photos. Towards the end of the year, Yung performed at the concert Music Is Live with Mobile Chan, and won the Media Award for the third time.

2010–2012: ''Joey and Joey'' and ''Moment''

On 29 January 2010, the 10th Anniversary EP titled Joey Ten was released together with the Joey Ten Boxset. The EP consisted of 10 different covers and five songs. The Joey Ten Boxset included a photo album, stickers, a thank you card from Yung, a 'Chofy' bookmark, a comic book, a 'Chofy' USB, a DVD and the new EP. Three songs were promoted from the EP and all charted at number one on three or more charts. In March, Yung concluded her StarLight Tour with two final shows in Sydney and Melbourne. On 20 August, she released another EP, EP2010, and in November she began her Number6 concert, which was her sixth major solo concert held at the Hong Kong Coliseum.
In 2011, Yung took a break for the first time since 2002 and travelled around the world. She stated that she would be focusing on the Mandarin-language market after the break, recording a new Mandarin album and carrying out promotions in Taiwan and Mainland China. On 26 April 2011, Yung became the first Chinese female singer to perform at London's Royal Albert Hall and the third Chinese singer overall, after her mentor Roman Tam in 1979 and Eason Chan in 2010. This was her first concert in Europe. On 23 September 2011, Yung released her 21st studio album, Joey & Joey. From the album, the song "13:00 " took the number one spot on three of the four major Hong Kong music charts, and the songs "The Tree with a Thousand Flowers " and "Wallpaper " were number ones on all four charts. Joey & Joey became the highest-selling local album of the year. Yung also starred in the film Diva, produced by Chapman To.
During the first half of 2012, she continued to tour with her Number 6 concert in Macau, Reno, Atlantic City, and Toronto. In July, she released her seventh Mandarin album Moment, from which she promoted the songs "Right Time ", "Looking at Flowers Through the Fog ", and "Increase Power ". That year, she sang the theme song "Drama Series " for the TVB show The Hippocratic Crush, and received a total of fourteen awards at the four major awards ceremonies.
'' CD signing event in 2013

2013–2017: ''Little Day, Musical hiatus, The Book of Answers''

In May 2013, Yung released her first single of the year, "View in a New Light ". On 29 June, she performed the last date of her Number6 world tour in Resorts Word Sentosa in Singapore. On 15 August, she released the album Little Day, which went 4x Platinum. She followed the album up with two compilation albums, the Hopelessly Romantic Collection and the All Delicious Collection.
Between December 2013 and October 2015 she performed in the Ageas Joey Yung in Concert 1314 tour, beginning at the Hong Kong Coliseum and going on to hold dates in China, Malaysia, and the United States. In 2014, Yung suffered another period where she lost her voice and also having to take care of family illnesses In 2015, Yung performed in concert with Hacken Lee, and in April she released the EP Me, re-do.
In 2016, Yung appeared alongside Hacken Lee on Chinese television series I Am a Singer as the second substitute singer of the season and had got eliminated before the second round of the final which is the winner of battle.
Between 24 March and 15 April 2017, in a concert that has been planned for 6 years, Yung performed in My Secret Live in the Concert Hall of Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. It is a concert where all songs are non-promotional side-tracks from all her albums. The venue itself is also lesser known and smaller, as the total full attendance in the 17 shows combined would not amount to half the capacity of Hong Kong Coliseum. On 31 October 2017, as Yung shifted her focus on commercial sponsorships and various ambassadorial work with Twins, she decided that she would not attend any music awards for the first time in her career in 2017/18 awards season, which was also due to her having no album releases or new works either as a singer or actress in 2017, meaning she would give up defending all her titles as Most Popular Female Singer Awards.
2018-2019: The Book of Answers, 20th Anniversary World Tour

Discography

;Cantonese studio albums:
;Cantonese compilation albums:
;Cantonese singles:
;Mandarin studio albums:
;Mandarin compilation albums:
YearTitleRoleNotes
1999'guest star
2000Winner Takes AllPaulina Wu
2001Feel 100% II
2001Expect a Miracle
2001My Schoolmate, the Barbarian
2002Demi-HauntedTsi Wan-fei
2004'
2005Crazy N' The CityLiu Tak-nam
2010'Zhu San-niang
2010Toy Story 3JessieCantonese dub
2012DivaJ Yim
201512 Golden Ducks
2015Kick Ball
2016ZootopiaJudy HoppsCantonese dub
2018A Beautiful Moment
2019I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change!

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000'Wai Man
2003Not Just a Pretty FaceWu Man-sui
2004Sunshine HeartbeatFortune tellerguest star
2004Kung Fu SoccerWong Siu-mui
2007On the First BeatCheung Nim-yan
2009Stage of Youth

Concerts

Concert tours

DateCityCountryVenueNotes

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
25 October 2001Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum1st solo ticket sales concert & 1st time usage of a 4-sided stage
26 October 2001Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum1st solo ticket sales concert & 1st time usage of a 4-sided stage
27 October 2001Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum1st solo ticket sales concert & 1st time usage of a 4-sided stage

DateCityCountryVenue
16 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
17 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
18 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
19 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
20 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
21 October 2003Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
20 August 2004SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre
22 August 2004MelbourneAustraliaHisense Arena
9 November 2004VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors Place
14 November 2004RamaCanadaCasino Rama
4 March 2005Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
5 March 2005Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
22 August 2005GuangzhouChinaGuangzhou Gymnasium
16 July 2005ShenzhenChinaBao'an Gymnasium

DateCityCountryVenue
26 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
27 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
28 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
29 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
30 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
31 October 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
1 November 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
2 November 2005Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
14 November 2006TorontoCanadaCasino Rama
23 November 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etress Arena
24 November 2006Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etress Arena
25 November 2006Las VegasUnited StatesMirage Events Center
27 April 2007Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
28 April 2007Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars

DateCityCountryVenue
25 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
26 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
27 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
28 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
29 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
30 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
31 January 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
1 February 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
2 February 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
3 February 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
12 April 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
13 April 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
14 April 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
15 April 2008Hung HomChinaHong Kong Coliseum
27 July 2008Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
28 July 2008Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
27 September 2008Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etress Arena
28 September 2008Atlantic CityUnited StatesMark G. Etress Arena
3 October 2008TorontoCanadaAir Canada Centre
11 November 2008RenoUnited StatesPeppermill Reno
24 December 2008ShanghaiChinaShanghai Indoor Stadium
9 March 2009MacauChinaCotaiArena
18 April 2009SingaporeSingaporeThe MAX Pavilion@
Singapore Expo
26 March 2010MelbourneAustraliaHisense Arena
28 March 2010SydneyAustraliaSydney Entertainment Centre

DateCityCountryVenue
4 October 2009Hong KongChinaHong Kong Cultural Centre
4 October 2009Hong KongChinaHong Kong Cultural Centre
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DateCityCountryVenueNotes
19 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
20 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
21 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
22 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
23 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
24 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
25 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
26 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
27 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
28 November 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
3 December 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
4 December 2010Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
26 April 2011LondonUnited KingdomRoyal Albert Hall-
13 August 2011GuangzhouChinaTianhe Stadium-
7 January 2012MacauChinaCotaiArena-
31 March 2012Reno, NevadaUnited StatesPeppermill Reno – Tuscany Events Center-
8 April 2012Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesHard Rock Live at Mark G Etess Arena-
10 April 2012TorontoCanadaCasino Rama-
20 October 2012Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars-
29 June 2013SingaporeSingaporeCompass Ballroom@
Resorts World Sentosa		-

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
21 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum-
22 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
23 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
24 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
25 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
26 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
27 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
28 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
31 December 2013Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
1 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
2 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
3 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
4 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
5 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
6 January 2014Hong KongChinaHong Kong Coliseum
20 December 2014Uncasville, ConnecticutUnited StatesMohegan Sun Arena1st stop of 1314 Tour
27 December 2014Las Vegas, NevadaUnited StatesMGM Grand Garden Arena
23–24 January 2015MacauChinaCotaiArena
1 August 2015Guangzhou, ChinaChinaGuangzhou Gymnasium
3 October 2015Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of Stars
17 October 2015Foshan, ChinaChinaFoshan Lingnan Mingzhu Gymnasium

DateCityCountryVenueNotes
18 January 2020MacauMacauBroadway theatre in Broadway Macau
25 January 2020Las Vegas, NevadaUnited StatesThe Palazzo Ballroom at The Venetian
26 January 2020Las Vegas, NevadaUnited StatesThe Palazzo Ballroom at The Venetian
2 February 2020Atlantic City, New JerseyUnited StatesHard Rock Live at Etess Arena
3 March 2020The HagueNetherlandsAFAS Circustheater
9 March 2020LondonUnited KingdomThe London Palladium
24 October 2020Genting HighlandsMalaysiaArena of StarsOriginally scheduled on 21 March 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 December 2020VancouverCanadaQueen Elizabeth TheatreOriginally scheduled on 27 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
13 December 2020Niagara FallsCanadaFallsview Casino's Entertainment CentreOriginally scheduled on 31 May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other concerts

Awards