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Hong Kong actor and singer

Juno Mak
Juno at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival
Born Bobby Mak Wan Yin (麥允然) (1984-03-18) 18 March 1984 (age 40)British Hong Kong
Occupation(s) Singer, record producer and actor
Years active 2002—present
Parent Clement Mak
Awards Golden Horse AwardsFIPRESCI Prize2013 Rigor Mortis
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 麥浚龍
Simplified Chinese 麦浚龙
TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu Pinyinmai4 jun4 long2Yue: CantoneseJyutpingmaak6 zeon3 lung4
Musical career
Genres Cantopop
Labels Silly Thing(2004–present)Universal Music Group(2002–2003)
Musical artist

Juno Mak (Chinese: 麥浚龍; born 18 March 1984) is a Hong Kong singer, record producer, actor, and director. He made his musical debut in 2002 with the EP On the Road. His albums have won Best Record three times at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.

He made his directorial debut with the horror film Rigor Mortis in 2013.[1]

Mak began his music career as a 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.[_citation needed_] 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.[2]

Mak's 2015 EP Addendum spawned the number one singles "Unforgettable" (念念不忘), "Imperfection" (瑕疵), and the award-winning duet "Rashōmon" (羅生門), a duet with Kay Tse.

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 Jiangshi genre.[2] In 2015, it was announced Mak would direct the crime thriller Sons of the Neon Night.[1]

Anti-graft investigation

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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Music HK were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribes-for-awards scam.[2] The case was eventually withdrawn with no charges made.[2]

Mak is the second son of Clement Mak, the chairman of CCT Fortis Holdings Limited.

  1. ^ a b "Juno Mak will direct crime thriller "Sons of the Neon Night." | Variety". 20 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 June 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2022.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "When it comes to Juno Mak, don't judge a book by its cover". 3 September 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2017.