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Hana Kuk
Hana Kuk in 2016
Born
Chan Hiu Yi

(1982-05-17) 17 May 1982 (age 41) [1]
or (1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 37) [2]
British Hong Kong
EducationHKU School of Professional and Continuing Education[3]
Alma materBuddhist Tai Kwong Chi Hong College
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active3 June 2016; 7 years ago (2016-06-03)
AwardsFull list
Musical career
Also known asHaley
OriginHong Kong
Genres
Instrument(s)Guitars
Labels
[4]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese菊梓喬
Simplified Chinese菊梓乔
Birth name
Traditional Chinese陳曉怡
Simplified Chinese陈晓怡

Haley Chan Hiu-yi (simplified Chinese: 陈晓怡; traditional Chinese: 陳曉怡), known professionally as Hana Kuk Tsz-kiu (simplified Chinese: 菊梓乔; traditional Chinese: 菊梓喬; born 17 May 1982[1] or 24 November 1986[2]), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter currently managed by PanAsiaCC and Stars Music International, debuted in 2016. Her Chinese stage name was voted by fans.[5]

Early life

Her parents divorced at a young age and she lived with her younger sister.[6] Due to financial and family problems, she dropped out of school at 13 to earn a living, she later returned to her studies at age 20. Prior to returning to school, she took up multiple jobs including being an apprentice at a beauty salon, Photography assistant, and makeup artist.[7]

Career

2008-2016: Career beginning

She had been the lead vocal as Haley Xc in Pleasure Garden in 2008.[8] In 2014, she participated Super M as Chan Hiu Yi,[9] Super Star and Hot Door Night.

In 2016, she was debuted as a female singer-songwriter under PanAsiaCC through the recommendation of Addison from ZEN. In July, she released the single "Today's Me" which performed good on the charts. Later, she has released two singles, "Fool in the Fairy Tale" [10] and "Seven Years Old".[11] Because of the commercial success of these singles, she has received Best New Artist awards from several shows.

2017-2020: Forgot Myself, Last Forever, and Can't Let You Go

In 2017, she signed a record deal with Voice Entertainment. After that, her first single from Voice Entertainment, "Lifetime Waiting", charted number 1 on Jade Solid Gold for two weeks. "Forgot Myself", the ending theme song from Line Walker: The Prelude hit 100,000 views on the first day of its release. In November, after 2 months of its release, it had over 4 million views online. On 3 November, she has released her debut solo album, Forgot Myself. In 2018, most of her singles has reached 1M views. Back to the Day We Met and Flying Into The Flame are even the 5th and the 7th most popular Cantonese song on YouTube in 2018. On 30 September, "Forgot Myself" has reached over 10M views on YouTube. The video takes one year and 11 days to reach 10 million views. She became the second female artist from Voice Entertainment to have owned a 10M video on YouTube. In December, she released her second solo album, Last Forever.

Her first concert was held in August 2019 in KITEC.[12] In December, she released her third solo album Can't Let You Go.

2021: First Non-Cameo, Non-Extra Role as an Actress

Starting in 2018, Hana began making guest appearances in TVB dramas. In 2021, she took on a supporting role in Murder Diary, her first non-cameo, non-extra role.

Discography

Studio albums

# Album Info Track listing
1st Forgot Myself[13]
CD
  1. 忘記我自己 Forgot Myself
  2. 手中沙 Sands in Hand
  3. 一輩子守候 Lifetime Waiting
  4. 七歲 Seven Years Old
  5. 欲言又止 Lost For Words (ft. Vincent Wong)
  6. 傻瓜裡的童話 Fool in the Fairy Tale
  7. 久別重逢 Reunion
  8. 今天的我 Today's Me
  9. 下雨 Raining (Mandarin of Fool in the Fairy Tale)
2nd Last Forever[14]
  • Released：
    December 20, 2018 (2018-12-20)
  • Labels:
    • Voice Entertainment
    • Sony Music Hong Kong
    • PanAsiaCC
CD
  1. 只想與你再一起 Love You Again
  2. 但願人長久 Last Forever
  3. 從未說起 Never Said
  4. 飛蛾撲火 Flying Into The Flame
  5. 回到以前 Back To The Day We Met
  6. 別再怕 Don't Be Afraid
  7. 聽雪落涙 The Tears of Snow
  8. 為難自己 Be Hard on Yourself
  9. 相信愛情 Believe In Love
3rd Can't Let You Go
  • Released：
    December 9, 2020 (2020-12-09)
  • Labels:
    • Voice Entertainment
    • Sony Music Hong Kong
    • PanAsiaCC
CD
  1. 不能放手 Can't Let You Go
  2. 低谷天堂 Feels Like Heaven (ft. Raymond Lam)
  3. 鋼鐵有淚 I Finally Cried
  4. 我輸不起 I Don't Want to Lose
  5. 没完没了 Never Ending
  6. 心有不甘 Unwilling
  7. 沒有你開始 Without You
  8. 我不是她 The Second Choice
  9. 你喜歡說謊 Liar
  10. 說過放下 Letting Go
  11. 逆光飛翔 Be Brave

Singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
RTHK Chinese Pop Chart CRHK Ultimate 903 Metro Radio Pop Chart 997 JSG Billboard (TVB) DBC Chart Global Chinese Pop Chart hmv PLAY Canadian Hits TVB8
2016 "Today's Me" 12 6 6 8 3 - - - - Forgot Myself
"Fool in the Fairy Tale" 17 7 5 1 2 - - - -
"Seven Years Old" - 11 3 3 - - - - -
2017 "Lifetime Waiting" - 1 1 (1) - - - - -
"Sands in Hand" - 1 3 1 - 2 5 - -
"Reunion" × × × 1 - - - - -
"Forgot Myself" - 3 3 (1) - - 2 6 -
"Raining" × × × - - - - - (1)
"Lost for Words" - 1 17 1 - - 1 10 -
2018 "Back To The Day We Met" - 3 3 1 - 12 - 1 - Last Forever
"The Tears of Snow" - - - 2 - - - - -
"Flying Into The Flame" - 3 - 1 - - - - -
"Love You Again" - 18 18 4 - - - - -
"Never Said" x x x - - - - - -
"Last Forever" 3 - 3 1 - - - - -
"Don't Be Afraid" - - - 1 - - - - -
2019 "Unwilling" x x x 1 - - - - - Can't Let You Go
"I Finally Cried" - 3 1 1 - - - - -
"You Are My World" x x x 1 - - - - - —
"Without You" - 3 4 1 - - - - - Can't Let You Go
"Be Brave" - 3 1 1 - - - - -
2020 "Liar" - 2 1 1 - - - - -
"The Second Choice" - - - 1 - - - - -
"If You Understand" - - 2 1 - - - - - —
"I Can't Forget About You" - 10 12 4 - - - - - —
"I Don't Want to Lose" - - 2 1 - - - - - Can't Let You Go
"Letting Go" - - - 1 - - - - -
"Can't Let You Go" - 1* 2 1 - - - 3 -
"Feels Like Heaven" - - - 2 - - - - -
2021 "Never Ending" - 3 3 4 - - - - -
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
"×" denotes releases were not sent to those music stations
Total No.1 Hits
903 RTHK 997 TVB Note
0 4 5 22 The Total Number of Four No.1 Hit songs：0

Soundtrack appearance

Title Year Film/TV Drama Note
"Lifetime Waiting" 2017 The Princess Weiyoung Theme Song
"Sands in Hand" My Unfair Lady Ending Theme Song
"Reunion" Eternal Love Theme Song
"Forgot Myself" Line Walker: The Prelude Ending Theme Song
"Lost for Words" Heart and Greed
"Back To The Day We Met" 2018 Stealing Seconds
"The Tears of Snow" The Flame's Daughter Theme Song
"Flying Into The Flame" Deep in the Realm of Conscience Ending Theme Song
"Love You Again" Another Era Ending Theme Song
"Never Said" Life on the Line Ending Theme Song
"Last Forever" Interlude
"Don't Be Afraid" Fist Fight Ending Theme Song
"Unwilling" 2019 The Legend of Haolan Theme Song
"I Finally Cried" The Defected Ending Theme Song
"You Are My World" Heavenly Sword and Dragon Slaying Saber
"Without You" Big White Duel
"Be Brave" Legend of the Phoenix Theme Song
"Liar" 2020 Of Greed and Ants Ending Theme Song
"The Second Choice" Forensic Heroes IV
"If You Understand" Airport Strikers
"I Can't Forget About You" The Exorcist's 2nd Meter
"I Don't Want to Lose" Life After Death
"Letting Go" The Song of Glory Theme Song
"Can't Let You Go" Line Walker: Bull Fight Ending Theme Song
"Feels Like Heaven" Interlude
"Love is Beautiful" 2021 Beauty And The Boss Theme Song
"Secret Garden" Sinister Beings Ending Theme Song
"Trust Nobody" Murder Diary
"Butterfly Effect" Interlude

Filmography

Television dramas (TVB)

Year Title Role Notes
2018 Wife Interrupted Pinwheel Girl Guest Appearance in Ep. 6
2019 The Man Who Kills Trouble Jane Guest Appearance in Ep. 5, 7
2020 Go! Go! Go! Operation C9 Gym Customer Guest Appearance in Ep. 15
2021 Murder Diary Hoi Nam Supporting Role (Introduced in Ep. 14)

Writing Credits

# Song Year Artist Album Contribution Note
Lyrics Melody
1 "Seven Years Old" 2016 Herself Forgot Myself No Yes [note 1]
2 "Fool In The Fairytale" No [note 2]
3 "Raining (Mandarin)" 2017 Yes [note 3]
4 "Back To The Past" 2018 Last Forever [note 4]
5 "Never Ending" 2020 Can't Let You Go No [note 5]
6 "Secret Garden" 2021 No No [note 6]

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Hana Kuk

Note

  1. ^ It was originally written in 2010,but recorded in 2015 where the lyrics was rewritten by Oscar
  2. ^ Cantonese version of Raining
  3. ^ It was originally written during 2014 and 2015
  4. ^ Lyrics was co-written with Sandy Chang and Tse
  5. ^ Melody was co-written with Zhou Aoting
  6. ^ Melody was co-written with Ah Lee

References

  1. ^ a b "陳曉怡 - 參賽選手 - 我要當歌手". Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
  2. ^ a b "【多病纏身】Hana多齒症又復發：冇得醫" (in Chinese). 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "HANA had done 20 part-time jobs from 13" (in Chinese). Economic Digest.
  4. ^ "HANA signed record deal with Voice Entertainment" (in Chinese). WeMedia01. 9 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Chinese stage name" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 13 August 2016.
  6. ^ "HANA Early life" (in Chinese). 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ 【專訪．有片】菊梓喬曾打兩份工供妹妹讀書：畀晒啲錢佢居然逃學，香港01，2017年4月3日
  8. ^ "HANA band experience" (in Chinese).
  9. ^ 2014年2月14日《金牌麥克風》北實踐大學 陳曉怡 演唱 心動/林曉培 on YouTube
  10. ^ "A Fool's Fairytale". iTunes. 16 August 2016.
  11. ^ "Seven Years Old". iTunes. 3 November 2016.
  12. ^ "側田合唱《命硬》 菊梓喬：好多日子靠它撐下去". 明周娛樂. 2019-08-25. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  13. ^ "Forget Myself". iTunes. 3 November 2017.
  14. ^ "iTunes (HK) - Album - HANA Kuk- Last Forever". iTunes (in Chinese). 20 December 2018.
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