Apple Hong (Chinese: 洪乙心; pinyin: Hóng Yǐxīn, previously 洪依苹; born October 31 1978) is an entertainer from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Her career in show-business started when she was awarded first-runner up in the Malaysian Star Search 1999, and was then known as ‘Malaysian Shu Qi’ due to her slight resemblance to the Hong Kong actress. She joined MediaCorp Singapore in 2000 and has since taken several roles, including several regional productions in HK, Taiwan and China.
Apple is also a well known face in the print media industry, having appeared on multiple magazine covers in Singapore and Malaysia including HERWORLD, Citta-Bella, I-Weekly and U-Weekly. She has also featured as celebrity model endorsing some of the latest fashion trends from international labels. Some of the notable brands she has endorsed for TVC and print ads include Yeo's, Pink Dolphin, Cadbury, Zaobao, Organic, Pantene and Expressions.
Apple was also nominated for Best Newcomer in MediaCorp Singapore during her first year in the industry and Voted as Singapore Top 20 Sexiest Girl by FHM Magazine for three consecutive years. She also appeared in the big-screen as a leading cast in Jack Neo’s movie – One More Chance (2005), along with Mark Lee as her on-screen husband.[1]
As an artist in a wide range of areas, Apple’s next venture is to release her debut music EP in Singapore and Malaysia. The EP concept consisting of 8-tracks with various musical genres including acoustic easy-listening, piano-pop tunes and also fusion of Chinese and Irish-styled songs. Apple’s vocal experience included winning awards in singing competition as a soprano during her high school years.
This EP is penned by some of the most prominent award winning musicians from Singapore and Malaysia (taken more than 18-months to produce), Song arrangements by Mac Chew, Lee Nai Kong, Jamie Wilson (arranged for Sandy Lam, Z-Chen, Emil Chou, A-Do, Richie Ren, 光良 etc.), Songwriters Lee Chee Cheng and Fred Chong (written for A-Do, Stefanie Sun, Miriam Yeung, Elva, Z-Chen, Fish Leong,品冠, Kelly Chen etc.), Visual and artistic director (including design of album cover) to be helmed by renowned Singapore stylist guru David Gan (Zhang Zi Yi’s stylist) and Bernard Ooi.