Juno Mak (Chinese: 麥浚龍; born 18 March 1984) is a Hong Kong singer, record producer, actor, and director. He made his musical debut in 2002 with the EP On the Road. His albums have won Best Record three times at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
Juno Mak | |||||||||||
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 Juno at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival | |||||||||||
| Born | Bobby Mak Wan Yin (麥允然) 18 March 1984 | ||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer, record producer and actor | ||||||||||
| Years active | 2002—present | ||||||||||
| Parent | Clement Mak | ||||||||||
| Awards | Golden Horse Awards – FIPRESCI Prize 2013 Rigor Mortis | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥浚龍 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 麦浚龙 | ||||||||||
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| Musical career | |||||||||||
| Genres | Cantopop | ||||||||||
| Labels | Silly Thing (2004–present) Universal Music Group (2002–2003) | ||||||||||
He made his directorial debut with the horror film Rigor Mortis in 2013.[1]
Career
editMusic
editMak began his music career as a pop singer with Universal Music. Two albums, On the Road and Next Step, were released with Universal Music. Both albums reached the top spot on TVB.[citation needed] Although he won awards upon his debut, it was later rumoured that his fans were hired professional groupies earning up to HKD150 an hour, and in 2002 he was booed by audience members during an awards ceremony.[2]
Mak's 2015 EP Addendum spawned the number one singles "Unforgettable" (念念不忘), "Imperfection" (瑕疵), and the award-winning duet "Rashōmon" (羅生門), a duet with Kay Tse.
Film
editIn 2010, Mak wrote and starred in Wong Ching-po's film Revenge: A Love Story. The film was a hybrid of slasher and love story. Mak and Wong Ching-po collaborated again in 2011 on the film Let's Go!.
In 2013, Mak directed the film Rigor Mortis, which pays tribute to the 1980s Jiangshi genre.[2] In 2015, it was announced Mak would direct the crime thriller Sons of the Neon Night.[1]
Anti-graft investigation
editIn 2003, Mak, his father, and a number of music executives from TVB and Universal Music HK were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribes-for-awards scam.[2] The case was eventually withdrawn with no charges made.[2]
Personal life
editMak is the second son of Clement Mak, the chairman of CCT Fortis Holdings Limited.
Discography
edit- On The Road (2002)
- Next Step (2003)
- Proto (2004)
- Otherside (2005)
- Walking Underneath (New + Best Selection) (2005)
- Chapel Of Dawn (2007)
- Words Of Silence (2008)
- Why (2008)
- The Dream (天生地夢) (2009)
- Nothing Lasts Forever (New + Best Selection) (2010)
- No-mind (無念) (2011)
- Paradoxically, Yours (柔弱的角) (2014)
- Addendum (2015)
- Evil Is a Point of View (2016)
- The Album Part One (with Kay Tse; 2018)
- The Album and the Rest Of It (with Kay Tse; 2019)
Filmography
edit- 2003 – Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat
- 2010 – Dream Home
- 2010 – Revenge: A Love Story
- 2011 – Let's Go!
- 2013 – Rigor Mortis (Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best New Director)
- 2019 – Sons of the Neon Night
References
edit- ^ a b "Juno Mak will direct crime thriller "Sons of the Neon Night." | Variety". 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d "When it comes to Juno Mak, don't judge a book by its cover". 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2017.