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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's been dubbed "Hong Kong's Michael Jackson" for his onstage dancing displays. Hanyu Pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ... Standard Cantonese is a variant, and is generally considered the prestige dialect of Cantonese Chinese. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... LeAnn Rimes singing in concert A singer is a type of musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Top: Andy Lau (right) with Idy Chan in 1983 TVB The Return of the Condor Heroes - Bottom: Andy Lau (left) with Takeshi Kaneshiro in 2004 House of Flying Daggers Andy Lau in Infernal Affairs (2002) Andy Lau Tak-wah (Traditional Chinese: 劉德華; Simplified Chinese: 刘德华; Pinyin: ; Jyutping: Lau4 Dak1 Waa4) (born September... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... It has been suggested that Four Guardian Gods be merged into this article or section. ...


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


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. Television Broadcasts Limited (Chinese: 電視廣播有限公司; Cantonese IPA: , Yale: dinh sih gwóng bo yau haahn gūng sī; Mandarin Pinyin: Diànshì Guǎngbō Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) SEHK: 0511, commonly known as TVB, was the first over-the-air commercial television station in Hong Kong. ...


A Taiwanese motorcycle advertisement in the early 1990s gained him instant popularity and he burst into the music scene with his now famous song 'Loving You Forever'. 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 is presently one of Hong Kong and Asia's most prominent popstars. Over the last decade or so, Kwok has won over a hundred music awards. Aaron Kwok is also one of the Four Heavenly Sky Kings alongside Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Jacky Cheung. As a solo performer, he's played to over 200 sell-out concerts in Hong Kong, China, and around the world, and the choreography for his stage performances has won him international acclaim.


Being a diverse artiste, Kwok has indulged in other mediums such as TV commercials and film acting, most notably in Andrew Law's The Storm Riders. 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. Andrew Law (b. ... The Storm Riders is a 1998 Hong Kong film directed by Andrew Lau. ...


Aaron Kwok's works have earned him a large following of fans, the respect of his peers and widespread popularity worldwide. 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.


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 he pipped veteran Hong Kong star Tony Leung Ka-Fai to win the honour. This article needs cleanup. ... In vector calculus, the divergence is an operator that measures a vector fields tendency to originate from or converge upon a given point. ... LAmant, or The Lover, starring Jane March and Tony Leung. ...


Filmography

  • 2006 After This Our Exile (Post-Production)
  • 2005 Divergence .... Suen Siu-Yan
  • 2004 Throw Down .... Tony
  • 2004 Heat Team .... YT Lee
  • 2001 Para Para Sakura .... Wong Kam Shing (Sexy King)
  • 2000 China Strike Force .... Darren Tong
  • 2000 And I Hate You So .... Zhang Yong
  • 2000 2000 A.D. .... Peter Li
  • 1998 The Storm Riders .... Striding Cloud
  • 1998 Anna Magdalena .... Yau Mok-Yan (aka Yau Wing-Fu)
  • 1996 Wars of Bribery (TV) .... Yang Dazhi
  • 1996 Somebody Up There Likes Me .... Ken Wong
  • 1995 Whatever Will Be, Will Be .... Mr. Lam
  • 1994 The Kung Fu Scholar .... Liu Xian Kai
  • 1993 Future Cops .... Ryu
  • 1993 Legend of the Liquid Sword .... Zhu Liu Xiang
  • 1993 Love is a Fairy Tale .... Hung
  • 1993 The Bare-Footed Kid .... Guan Fung-Yao
  • 1993 A Moment of Romance II .... Ah Fu
  • 1993 Millionaire Cop .... Ball/Jessy Li
  • 1992 Game Kids .... Zhong
  • 1992 Gangs '92 .... Sam Lam
  • 1992 Truant Heroes .... Ace
  • 1992 Rhythm of Destiny .... Lee Ka Wah
  • 1992 The Shootout .... Wong Ka Fai
  • 1991 The Banquet .... Younger Brother of Small B Head
  • 1991 Savior of the Soul .... Silver Fox
  • 1991 The Queen of Gamble .... Ah Po
  • 1991 Lee Rock II .... Lui Yong-Yin
  • 1990 Story of Kennedy Town .... Lee Siu-Wai
  • 1989 Close Escape .... Ben Lwok
  • 1988 The Big Heat

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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)


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