Tsim Tung Brother Cream

Tsim Tung Brother Cream of TST East at the Sino Store, Hong Kong

Tsim Tung Brother Cream (or Brother Cream in short, traditional Chinese: 尖東忌廉哥; simplified Chinese: 尖东忌廉哥; pinyin: Jiāndōng Jìlián Gē; Jyutping: zim1 dung1 gei6 lim4 go1, born 2005, also known as "Cream Aberdeen")[1] is a famous male British Shorthair cat living at a convenience store in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[2] On March 31, 2013 it was reported in the South China Morning Post that Brother Cream had over 108,000 followers on Facebook.[3] As of May 2014, Brother Cream has over 160,000 likes on Facebook.[4]

Overview

Brother Cream disappeared on 10 July 2012,[1] and was allegedly stolen.[5] Fans of the feline helped to post notices alerting area people about the lost cat.[1] He was allegedly released some 20 days after. He was found 26 days later[1][6] in an alleyway and was returned to his owner. The cat had lost 3 pounds while he was away.[7] The incident was published on the front page of local Hong Kong newspapers,[8] and Brother Cream has become one of the most famous cats in Hong Kong since. A little over 2 months after the incident, the cat's Facebook page had over 26,000 "likes".[6] Additionally, Brother Cream has a partner named Sister Cream, a female cat that has black and white coloring.[3] The cat is owned by Ko Chee-shing, who is also the owner of the convenience store.[2]

Book

A book has been published by Ichiban Publishing about Brother Cream.[3] On March 30, 2013, Brother Cream was present at a book-signing event for the book at Mikiki mall in San Po Kong, in which hundreds of people showed up to see the cat.[3] As part of the event, the cat's paws were scanned and stamps were created, to act as a signature from the cat.[3]

Advertising and television

Brother Cream has received coverage on television shows.[3] Due to the cat's popularity, Brother Cream attained two television advertisement contracts in 2013, for Nikon and Wing On Travel.[2] Brother Cream was also involved in the filming of a television series to be aired on Citybus,[2] one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong.

Merchandise

Postcards have been created that feature Brother Cream.[2]

Filmography

Television

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 (Chinese) (August 18, 2012.) 尖東忌廉哥搵番啦！ 全城尋貓26天 - Yahoo! 新聞香港 Ming Pao Daily News.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Yuen, Mark (March 28, 2013). "Tsim Tung Brother Cream". HK Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Choi, Christy (March 31, 2013). "Top cat Brother Creamy meets fans in Mikiki mall, San Po Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Brother Cream". Facebook.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ (Chinese) (July 15, 2012.) 尖東貓王「忌廉哥」失蹤 - 太陽報. Oriental Press Group,
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (Chinese) 狂吸粉絲偶像寵物——油尖旺Style！ - root - 新聞頻道 - 新浪網
  7. ↑ (Chinese) (August 30, 2012.) 尖東忌廉哥重振雄風 - root - 新聞頻道 - 新浪網
  8. ↑ (Chinese) (September 28, 2012.) ŠúłřOLşô 大姐大手記﹕鮑美麗夠紅 忌廉哥巴閉 舒淇最愛「契仔」朱古力]《明報》2012年9月28日. Ming Pao Daily News.

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