In the Name of Hanjin

Born and raised in Singapore, Tan is a versatile artist who has succeeded in music and theatre, making him one of the few in the Chinese-speaking region. In 1998, he debuted as a composer for popular singers and has since excelled in various roles including composing, arranging, mixing, and producing, with over 500 compositions to his name. Tan has collaborated with renowned artists from Hong Kong and worldwide, including Jacky Cheung, Eason Chan, Coco Lee, RAIN, and Christina Aguilera.

In 2009, Tan released his jazz album Raw Jazz which was recorded in one take to capture the vibe of authentic live performance. It received high praise from major media outlets and industry professionals, including singer Sammi Cheng, jazz journalist Robin Lynam from the South China Morning Post, the Japanese music magazine Intoxicate which hailed it as the best jazz album in Asia for 2009, and Time magazine acclaimed his vocals “as captivating and powerful as Sammy Davis Jr.”. That same year, Tan performed as a guest artist at the Singapore Formula One Grand Prix, sharing the stage with Travis, Backstreet Boys, Chaka Khan, Youssou N'Dour, and Mavis Staples. In 2010, Tan collaborated with rapper MC Jin to release the original hip-hop album Buy 1 Get 1 Free. In 2012, Tan held his first solo concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. He held another solo concert in 2019.

In 2016, Tan toured in ten cities across China. Throughout the performance, Tan played a guitar and utilised a loop pedal, creating a full band effect with only his live looping. This concept was further showcased in his album One-Man Band where he played multiple instruments, provided beatboxing, and sang all the vocals, handling composition, lyrics, arrangement, production, mixing, recording, and harmonies by himself. Each track was recorded only once, without any editing. Tan continues to explore various music genres, including hip-hop, jazz, classical, electronic dance music, and rock.

Tan’s extensive experience in the music industry has led to numerous invitations to nurture emerging talent. He has served as a judge on the 2nd and 3rd seasons of The Voice, Chairman of the Jury for the TVB International Chinese New Talent Singing Championship and Chairman of the Jury for The Voice of the Stars 2022. Tan has also been a judge and guest performer on various talent shows in Mainland China, such as Sing My Song, Sing! China, I Am a Singer and The Rap of China.

In theatre, Tan won the Best New Performer at the 30th Hong Kong Film Award for his role in Bruce Lee, My Brother. His other film credits include Ti Ta Ti Ta, The Best Plan Is No Plan and Missbehavior. He has also appeared in television dramas such as Til Love Do Us Lie, Young Charioteers and Fashion War. Tan also published his autobiography in 2012.

In recent years, Tan has dedicated himself to the development of art-tech. He has actively participated in various Web3 projects and became the first Asian artist to launch music NFTs globally.

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A seasoned theatre maker, Yeung is dedicated to promoting audience engagement through theatre and film. He is an awardee of Ten Outstanding Young Persons and the Hong Kong Outstanding Volunteer. He practises Playward Theatre that encourages participants to express themselves and nurture mutual respect through sharing of personal stories.

As the Artistic Director of FM Theatre Power, Yeung has substantive experience in youth theatre, people’s theatre, applied theatre and community theatre, and has received invitations of cultural exchange and touring in Mainland China and beyond. His directorial portfolio includes Kitty Hunter, Beyond The Horizon and Flying Beyond The Horizon. He has co-directed several monodramas, including Women In Red, Ever After and Lam Mei Hong. Collaborations with artists with disabilities include A Complete Self-rescue Manual and Waiting for Ming Kwong. His initiatives in community art include West Kowloon Cultural Street and Theatre Everywhere.

As an independent film screenwriter and producer, Yeung participated in 1+1 and N+N. N+N is an official selection of multiple international film festivals and has won a few awards.

Apart from theatre and film, Yeung regularly organises performances and film screenings cum sharing in the community and schools, with an aim to raise awareness of personal and social issues.

After studying at the Guangzhou Arts School, Li graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with a full scholarship in 2014 and joined the Hong Kong Dance Company in 2016. Li has collaborated with artists such as Hanjin Tan, Ismael Ivo, Daniel Yeung, Mao Wei and Yang Hao and has appeared in numerous productions. Li has also represented the Hong Kong and Macau Governments in overseas cultural exchange programmes, including in New York, Lisbon, Düsseldorf, Vienna, London, Japan and São Paulo. In 2019, Li was invited to choreograph Struck for Onsite Festival in Macau. The work was later recorded on video and screened at HKArtsFestival@TaiKwun. In 2021, Li collaborated with Hung Keung to create and perform It All Begins with a Word, co-hosted by the Hong Kong Library Festival and New Vision Arts Festival.

In 2022, Li was awarded first runner-up at the HKLACUP Professional Invitation Contest. In 2023, Li performed Dance Me to the End of Night, presented by Hong Kong Arts Festival. He currently serves as a guest lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.

Wong first encountered the violin at the age of seven. She began her studies in Hong Kong with the late Professor Zheng Shisheng and Mr. Li Wing-shun. Wong was a prize winner of the Hong Kong School's Music Festival for eight consecutive years and won numerous international music competitions.

Wong started her studies at Mozarteum University in Salzburg with Professor Pierre Amoyal in 2014, majoring in violin performance and studied with Professor Annelie Gahl, Professor Anton Sorokow and Professor Teodora Sorokow. Wong has participated in masterclasses with many prestigious musicians, including Pinchas Zukerman, Pierre Amoyal and Charles Martin Castleman. Wong later began her career as a soloist and chamber violinist in Vienna.

As an active violinist in Europe and her homeland, Hong Kong, Wong has given solo recitals in prestigious concert halls such as the Musikverein Vienna, the Wiener Konzerthaus and Lincoln Centre New York. Apart from collaborating with the Pan Asia Symphony as a soloist,  Wong has given concerts worldwide, including in Europe, Australia, Canada, America and China.

Wong believes music is the social act of communication among people, a gesture of friendship, the strongest there is.

A singer and the lead vocalist of The3Think. At the age of 15, he studied singing under the guidance of Dai Si-cong and taught himself guitar skills. In 2009, he formed the band The3Think. In 2011, he participated in the 23rd CASH Song Writers Quest and won the third prize for Best Song and the Most Popular Song Online Award. In 2013, the band reformed, and signed with a record company. The following year, they served as the opening guest for Mayday’s concert of Just Rock It! World Tour in Hong Kong. In the same year, they received the Metro Radio Mandarin Hits Music Awards for New Band. In 2018, they received the Metro Radio Hits Awards for Best Collaboration Song with the song Not Afraid Anymore. In 2023, they reworked the unreleased demo of Beyond's Fading Away into their new song.

In 2020, Andy3think participated in ViuTV’s Good Night Show - King Maker III and reached top 40. In 2021, he sang the theme song Indian Curry for Hong Kong’s first Hong Kong-style Bollywood film My Indian Boyfriend. He also served as the director of the promotional video for the Hong Kong version of the movie Ghostbusters. He has hosted and participated in various television variety shows, including Attention! Driver is coming, Youngster Show Time, ERROR Selfish Project, Dawn in the Sunset, X-Sighting Hong Kong, and MM730 - Fans Club Welfare Department. His acting credits include the drama series Rope a dope and an online drama series.

A tech reporter specialising in consumer electronics, and long before that, Lai acted in the likes of Les Misérables (including a one-night special in West End), Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum while attending boarding school in the UK.

Earlier this year, Lai rekindled his interest in stage acting and vocal performance through PROJECT AFTER 6: MOU MAN TAI, an English musical comedy produced by Swire Properties and Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation.