Yumiko Cheng

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Yumiko Cheng
Born (1981-09-06) 6 September 1981 (age 42)
Shanghai, China
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1991–Present
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 鄭希怡
Simplified Chinese 郑希怡
Musical career
Also known asCheng Hei Yee (Cantonese Jyutping)
OriginHong Kong
Genres Cantopop
Instrument(s)Singing
Labels Emperor Entertainment Group
Website Official Website

Yumiko Cheng (born 6 September 1981) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress. Cheng was given the Japanese nickname "Yumiko" by her friends in secondary school, and upon signing with EEG, adopted it as her official stagename. [1]

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Career

Cheng was originally marketed as a member of the group 3T (along with Mandy Chiang and Maggie Lau), which released an EP in 2002. She was the sole member of the group who went on to release a solo EP later that year. This was followed by a second EP, DanceDanceDance (舞舞舞) and her first full-length album One2Three, in 2003.

In 2004, she released the album, Perfect Date, though made a decreasing number of media appearances due to health problems and an overall strategy re-evaluation within her company.

2005 saw a return with the lead single 'Arabian Market' (亞拉伯市場), complemented by a novel image that featured her in traditional Arabic dress. She would continue covering Middle-Eastern pop hits in subsequent singles such as 'Lupine Girl' (狼女, originally sung by Aneela Mirza) in 2006, and 'Five Centuries' (五個世紀, OT: Bechom Shei In The Heart of Tel Aviv by Sarit Hadad) in 2008, which became a minor hit in its own right in the Chinese dance charts, and was even mentioned in a report by a major Israeli newspaper. [2]

Yumiko's Space, the 2005 album to which 'Arabian Market' (亞拉伯市場) belonged, otherwise showed an 80s disco and electronic influence. Veteran music producer Carl Wong (王雙駿) took on songwriting and production credits for 6 songs, including that of the second single 'Think' (). Electronic pop duo PixelToy also contributed one song, who again appear with songwriting credits on Cheng's 2008 Mandarin album Spectacular Era (精彩年代). Cheng has interviewed in the past that Yumiko's Space remained a personal favourite of all her albums.

Aside from a career in pop music, Cheng has starred in several films, including a special guest appearance in Stanley Kwan's 2005 feature, Everlasting Regret . In August 2015, Cheng left Emperor Entertainment Group after 15 years, and has since focused on acting for mainland television dramas as well as developing her clothing label, "Why So Cool".

Wardrobe malfunction incidents

Cheng dominated the entertainment headlines in December 2006, due to a wardrobe mishap while performing an aerialist stunt for TVB's annual charity show. While being retrieved from mid-air on a trapeze, her trousers were accidentally pulled off by her stunt partner Chin Kar-lok, revealing her underwear. Much to Cheng's embarrassment, the incident garnered a great deal of media attention. The MC Eric Tsang later apologised due to public disapproval over a number of remarks made at the time of the incident, including a request for a replay of the accident in slow motion, though other MCs such as Nancy Sit and Lydia Shum were seen to have laughed uncontrollably in the television broadcast.

She again made news on 23 June 2007 while performing as a featured guest for New Talent Singing Awards Toronto Audition, where she exposed part of her bare chest. The material was cut from the delayed broadcast in Vancouver.

When pressed by Stephen Chen in a 2008 TVB interview to comment on whether or not these incidents were staged, Cheng's manager, Mani Fok remarks: "Every woman has a bottom line." [3]

Personal life

In June 2012, Yumiko Cheng participated in Cherrie Ying's birthday party in Phuket, Thailand. Because the swimming pool was slippery, a group of actresses and birthday girls suddenly stumbled and fell on the hillside next to the pool. The birthday girl was only slightly injured, but Yumiko Cheng had too much momentum when she fell down the hillside. She was pierced through her lungs by a branch from her back. The condition was serious. People on the scene called an ambulance to send her to the hospital and was sent to the intensive care unit. She was in a coma for two days or two. At night, after a round of rescue, it finally got better. [4]

In August 2012, it was announced that she accepted the proposal of her makeup artist boyfriend Andy for years. The wedding was held on September 5, 2014, the day before her 33rd birthday. It was also revealed on Twins Weibo and Facebook.

On April 8, 2015, she gave birth to her daughter Liang Zirou (baby name: Liang Jiezhu) at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital, but she was less than 24 hours old. Due to respiratory problems and pulmonary hydrops, she had to be transferred to the Intensive Care Department of Eastern Hospital. The hospital can be discharged after two weeks.

In 2019, Yumiko Cheng daughter "Liang Jiji" celebrated her fourth birthday. Liang Jiji is one of the second generations of popular stars on the Internet. Liang Bianzhu has been dressed stylishly since he was a child, and the two mothers and daughters often pretend to be parent-child. [5]

Discography

'As 3T'

Solo Albums:

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1991 Center Stage
1992 New Dragon Gate Inn
2002 Demi-Haunted
2003 Love Under the Sun
2004 Heat Team Fung Po-Po1st Female Lead
The Attractive One 2nd Female Lead
2005 Everlasting Regret Zhang Yonghong
2007 The Lady Iron Chef May3rd Female Lead
The Drummer Carmen3rd Female Lead
Meet the Robinsons FrannyCantonese version
2008 Love Is Elsewhere Sandra2nd Female Lead
True Women for Sale Ob-Gyn NurseCameo Appearance
2009 All's Well, Ends Well 2009
2011 Treasure Inn
2012 Nightfall
The Bullet Vanishes 2nd Female Lead
Fortune Cookies
2013 The Midas Touch
2014 Aberdeen
2016Good Take!
2017 77 Heartbreaks
201977 Heartwarmings

TV series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 All About Boy'z Stephaine
  • Supporting Role
    女配角
2005 The Proud Twins Jiang Yufeng
  • Supporting Role
    女配角
2008 The Gentle Crackdown II Chan Sai-Mui
  • Pairs up with Steven Ma
  • 1st Female Lead
    第一女主角
2009 Stage of Youth Shen Su Cai
  • 3st Female Lead
    第三女主角
2011 Love Amongst War
2017 Heart and Greed Crystal
  • Guest Star appearance
2017OCTBAh-Yan
  • Daughter of Hon Bun
2020 Forensic Heroes IV Monique Hau Man-li
  • Supporting Role
    女配角
2020 Sisters Who Make Waves cast member乘风破浪的姐姐
2021 Love at Night Li SaSupporting Role
2022Nothing But YouNing Xia

[6] [7]

Television shows

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2020 Beautivels  [ zh-yue ]Host HOY TV EP5-6

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