Twins (group)
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| Background information | ||
| Genre(s) | cantopop | |
| Occupation(s) | musicians, actresses | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | Emperor Entertainment Group | |
| Website | Twins EEG HK Official Site | |
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| Gillian Chung 鍾欣桐 Charlene Choi 蔡卓妍 |
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Twins is a Hong Kong-based female Cantopop duo created in the summer of 2001 by Albert Yeung's Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG). Twins is made up of two young ex-models, Charlene Choi Cheuk-Yin (蔡卓妍) and Gillian Chung Yan-Tung (鍾欣桐), who by birth is originally Chung Ka-Lai.
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[edit] Biography
Charlene Choi was born in Vancouver, Canada on November 22, 1982. Gillian Chung was born in Hong Kong on January 21, 1981.
Twins started their career in the summer of 2001, and are best known for their first song "Tutorial School of Love" (明愛暗戀補習社).
Before signing with Emperor Entertainment Group, Chung studied at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. Chung had also worked as a part-time model during one of her summer vacations in Hong Kong.
Similar to Chung, Choi was also a part-time model who had appeared in several advertisements. She became famous after her participation in the television program Y2K, organised by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK).
Choi and Chung were introduced to each other by their agents. They subsequently auditioned for and later formed the band today known as Twins.
Choi is often regarded as the more energetic and out-going one out of the two, while Chung is known as the quieter one.
[edit] Singing career as a group
Like most of the other new singers, Twins have made a great deal of effort to boost their popularity. During their first two years, they released 3 EPs and 3 albums. All of which sold very well. Most of their songs stayed at the top of many different musical charts for several weeks. Their achievements helped highlight and cement their popularity amongst other new singers. Twins had their first concert in 2002 and three more in 2003, one of which was held in Guangzhou. Between 2001 and 2003, they received a total of 48 musical awards. This was a remarkable feat for the relatively new group at the time, and it showed that their effort had been highly appreciated. In 2003, they received the largest number of awards in the annual prize presentations from the four major Hong Kong media organizations, which are RTHK, [1] MetroRadio and TVB.
[edit] Twins' effect
When Twins started their singing careers, there were very few musical groups. However, after the successes of Twins, other music producers realized there was a huge market for group singers. As a result, more group singers started their singing business.
[edit] Criticism
Although commercially successful, Twins have been subjected to a wide range of criticism concerning their performance in singing as well as acting. Many of the anonymous audiences and named critics have criticized Twins for: their offtune singing, unclear Mandarin pronunciation, and lack of a reckoning status as singers (since they showed that they have been distracted from their singing career). Nevertheless, Twins state that they are currently trying hard to improve in all aspects of their performance (singing, dancing, acting) and continue to take singing lessons with popular entertainment voice coaches such as Christine Samson.
[edit] Twins' fate in the coming future
The Hong Kong musical industry has shown, many pop group bands break-up after they acquire a considerable level of popularity. The Twins are not immune to this and there have been rumors that Twins is also facing the same fate. It has been suggested by EEG that their concerts due for early 2006 may be their last. However these rumours have been around before and have proved unfounded and purely for entertainment purposes in generating gossip for tabloids.
At the 2006 Hong Kong Entertainment Awards ceremony Choi tearfully acknowledged that there have been criticisms of the Twins' singing abilities and that she hoped that they could better improve in the coming year.
Twins overcame rumours of splitting up when they attended the May 2006 MTV Asia Awards in Thailand together. They were nominated for and won the Hong Kong Most Popular Singer Award. Twins garnered many more votes than Andy Lau, who was predicted to take home this award. This is arguably reported by media that this may be the best award for Twins.
[edit] Other ventures
Apart from their singing careers, Twins have also been involved in a number of advertisements, television series and films. Within their first three years, they had appeared in 18 advertisements, a television series, and 16 films, being cast as main characters in 6 of these.
The Twins have also been selected to promote several social campaigns in Hong Kong, such as summer activities for the Hong Kong Home Affairs Bureau in July 2003.
[edit] Discography
[edit] 2001
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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Twins (EP) |
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| 2nd |  |
Twins' Love (愛情當入樽) |
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[edit] 2002
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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Twins (EP) (雙生兒) |
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| 4th |  |
Our Souvenir (我們的紀念冊) |
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| 5th |  |
Amazing Album |
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| 6th |  |
Twins Ichiban Amazing Show (Concert DVD/VCD) |
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| 7th |  |
Happy Together (New + Best Songs) |
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[edit] 2003
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 8th | [[Image:|180px]] | Touch of Love |
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| 9th | [[Image:]] | Evolution (進化論) |
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| 10th | [[Image:]] | Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 1) |
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| 11th | [[Image:]] | Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 2) |
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[edit] 2004
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 12th | [[Image:|180px]] | Magic |
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| 13th | [[Image:]] | Si Xi Lin Men Xi Ying Chun (四囍臨門喜迎春) |
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| 14th | [[Image:]] | 04 Concert (零4好玩演唱會) |
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| 15th | [[Image:]] | Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 3) |
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| 16th | [[Image:]] | Girl Power |
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| 17th | [[Image:]] | Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 4) |
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| 18th | [[Image:]] | Such A Better Day (New + Best Songs) |
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[edit] 2005
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 19th | [[Image:|180px]] | Trainee Cupid (見習愛神) |
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| 20th | [[Image:]] | Samba |
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| 21st | [[Image:]] | 芝See菇Bi Family (三十六計) |
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| 22nd | [[Image:]] | The Missing Piece 一時無兩 |
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[edit] 2006
| Album # | Album Cover | Album Title | Album Information |
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| 23rd |  |
Twins Incomparable Concert (Twins一時無兩演唱會) |
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| 24th |  |
Around the World with 80 Dollars (八十塊環遊世界) |
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| 25th |  |
Ho Hoo Tan |
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[edit] Film Collections
Featuring Both (Charlene and Gillian):
- 14 June 2002 Summer Breeze of Love (這個夏天有異性)
- 19 September 2002 Just One Look (一碌蔗)
- 23 June 2003 Twins Effect (千機變)
- 6 November 2003 The Death Curse' (古宅心慌慌)
- 15 January 2004 Fantasia (鬼馬狂想曲)
- 3 February 2004 Protege de la Rose Noire (見習黑玫瑰)
- 8 April 2004 Love on Rocks (戀情告急)
- 6 August 2004 Twins Effect II (千機變II: 花都大戰)
- 25 November 2004 6 AM (大無謂)
- 24 March 2005 House of Fury (精武家庭)
- 21 July 2005 Bug Me Not (蟲不知)
Coming:
Featuring Gillian:
- 24 January 2002 U-Man (怪獸學園)
- 5 September 2002 If You Care (賤精先生)
- 12 June 2003 Happy Go Lucky (低一點天空)
- 20 June 2003 Color of the Truth (黑白森林)
- 23 October 2003 The Spy Dad (絕種鐡金剛)
- 23 April 2004 Moving Target (新紥師兄)
- 11 November 2004 Beyond Our Ken (公主復仇記)
- 17 February 2006 49 Days (犀照)
Featuring Charlene:
- 26 April 2001 Heroes in Love (戀愛起義)
- 25 September 2001 Funeral March (常在我心)
- 25 September 2002 My Wife is 18 (我老婆唔够秤)
- 13 March 2003 Diva,Ah Hey! (下一站,天后)
- 25 July 2003 Good Times, Bed Times (戀上你的床)
- 27 March 2004 Papa Loves You (這個阿爸真爆炸)
- 19 August 2004 Hidden Heroes (追擊八月十五)
- 24 September 2004 New Police Story (新警察故事)
- 28 September 2004 The Attractive One (身驕肉貴)
- 18 November 2004 Leave Me Alone (阿孖有難)
- 20 October 2005 All About Love (再說一次我愛你)
- 22 December 2005 A Chinese Tall Story (情顛大聖)
- 29 September 2006 Rob-B-Hood (寶貝計劃)
- 26 October 2006 Diary (妄想)
[edit] Television Show Collections
- February 2002 The Great Monkey King Suen Wu Kong (齊天大聖孫悟空)
- May 2003 Midnight - Stuck In The Lift (2半3更之困車立)
- October 2003 Triumph In The Skies (衝上雲霄)
- September 2003 Kung Fu Soccer (功夫足球)
[edit] Concerts
- 13-15 September 2002 Ichiban Amazing Show (Twins Ichiban 興奮演唱會)
- 18-19 January 2003 Matsunichi Twins Guangzhou Amazing Show (松日Twins廣州興奮演唱會)
- 25 June 2003 Tou Hao Ren Wu Chang Hao Music Concert (頭號人物唱好音樂會)
- 2 August 2003 Netvigator NETCash Pop-up Concert ( 網上行叱吒樂壇Pop-Up音樂會)
- 31 December 2003 - 4 January 2004 Matsunichi Twins 04 Concert (Twins 04 好玩演唱會)
- 3 June 2005 Starlight Amusement Park Concert (Australia)
- 4-7 January 2006 Twins Star Mobile Incomparable Concert (Twins 星Mobile 一時無兩演唱會)
[edit] Photo Albums
- November 2001 Twins 1+1 Photo Album' 96 pages
- August 2002 Twins Love The Colorful Travel 112 pages
- August 2003 Twins Love Hong Kong 112 pages
[edit] Advertisements
- 2001
- G.Sushi (Television and banner)
- Extra Blueberry Suger-free Chewing Gum (Theme song)
- Broadway electronic appliances (Television)
- Clean & Clear (Television and banner)
- 2002
- Coca Cola (Hong Kong, Macau, China) (Television and banner)
- Gulong Online (Television and banner)
- Nissin UFO (China) (Television and banner)
- Shunde Jiaxin Citi Plaza (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Nissin Cup Noodles (Television and banner)
- Te Bu Yun Dong Xie (Television and banner)
- Epson' (banner)
- Saint Honore (Television and banner)
- G.Sushi (banner)
- New World Telecom (Twins Mobile) (Television and banner)
- Matsunichi mp3 (Television and banner)
- 2003
- Meng Cai Shampoo (China) (Television and banner)
- ~H2O+' (Television and banner)
- Hua Ling "Feng Xue Jie Mei" Pin Pai air-conditioner and refrigerator (Television and banner)
- G.Sushi (banner)
- 2004
- 2005
- Semir Clothing (China) (Television and banner)
- Neway K-Fun (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Casio Baby-G watch (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Matsunichi mp3 (Taiwan) (Television and banner)
- Biotherm (Hong Kong, China) (Banner)
- One Minute Diet Tea (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Colour Zone (China) (Television and banner)
- Sau San Tong (Hong Kong, China) (Banner)
- 2006
- Semir Clothing (China) (Television and banner)
- Government - Dental Care (Hong Kong) (Television and poster)
- Casio Baby-G watch (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Regene (China) (Banner)
- OKWAP (A279 Collection) (Taiwan) (Television)
- Sau San Tong (Hong Kong, China) (Banner)
- Xbox 360 (Hong Kong)(Banner)
[edit] References
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Twins EEG HK Official Site
- 123-SaGill Club @ Twins Hong Kong Unofficial Site
- Twins EEG China Official Site
- A Site run by Fans with most popularity(Chinese)
| Hong Kong singers to hold a series of cross-year concerts edit |
| Leslie Cheung (1996/97) | Leon Lai (1997/98) | Leon Lai (2001/02) | Gigi Leung (2002/03) | Twins (2003/04) | Kelly Chen (2004/05) |
