Juno Mak

Juno Mak

Background information
Chinese name 麥浚龍 (traditional)
Chinese name 麦浚龙 (simplified)
Pinyin mai4 jun4 long2 (Mandarin)
Jyutping maak6 zeon3 lung4 (Cantonese)
Birth name Bobby Mak Wan-Yin (麥允然)
Born (1984-03-18) March 18, 1984
Hong Kong
Occupation Singer, Record producer and actor
Genre(s) Cantopop
Label(s) Silly Thing
(2004–present)
Universal Music Group
(2002–2003)
Years active 2002—present
Parents Clement Mak

Juno Mak is a Hong Kong singer, record producer, actor, and director.

Biography

Mak was born into an extremely wealthy family in Hong Kong. His father is CCT Telecom chairman, Clement Mak.[1]

Career

Music

Mak began his music career as a commercial pop singer with Universal Music. Two albums, On the Road and Next Step, were released with Universal Music. Both albums reached the top spot on TVB. Although he won awards upon his debut, it was later rumoured that his fans were hired professional groupies earning up to HKD150 an hour, and in 2002 he was booed by audience members during an awards ceremony.[1]

Actor

In 2010, Mak wrote and starred in Wong Ching-po's film Revenge: A Love Story. The film was a hybrid of slasher and love story. Mak and Wong Ching-po collaborated again in 2011 on the film Let’s Go!.

In 2013, Mak directed the film Rigor Mortis, which pays tribute to the 1980s Hopping Vampire (Jiangshi) Genre.[1]

Controversy

In 2003, Mak, his father, and a number of music executives from TVB and Universal Music HK were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribes-for-awards scam.[1] The case was eventually withdrawn with no charges made.[1]

Discography

Filmography

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "When it comes to Juno Mak, don't judge a book by its cover". 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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