Boy'z

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Boy'z
Dennis Mak
William Chan

Boy'z is a Hong Kong

Dennis Mak in 2005. In 2006, William Chan
joined the group, forming the trio Sun Boy'z. The trio disbanded in 2008, but Kwan and Cheung came back together as a duo in 2010.

History

2002–2005: Boy'z

Boy'z was formerly a Hong Kong Cantopop duo that consisted of members Kenny Kwan (關智斌) (born 30 December 1980) and Steven Cheung (張致恆) (born 10 November 1984). The duo was formed around June 2002 by the Emperor Entertainment Group as the male version a year after the female Cantopop duo Twins was formed. Boy'z has released 3 EPs and two albums. Their debut EP, La La 世界 (La La World), was released in 2003.

They were based on another Hong Kong popular prefabricated duo, Twins, who was also formed by Emperor Entertainment Group. Boy'z received main roles in films such as The Death Curse (2003) and PaPa Loves You (2004). They were cameos as robbers in Jackie Chan's film New Police Story (2004). As their popularity grew, Boy'z gained their starring roles in the film, 6:00 AM (2004).

On 13 January 2005, it was announced that Boy'z would be splitting and disband as early plans and Kenny Kwan would continue his career as a solo artist. In February 2005,

Dennis Mak
(麥子豪, born 7 May 1987), top 5 finalist of the EEG Singing Contest 2004, who was originally planned to have a solo career, will continue Boy'z with Steven Cheung. The duo's popularity went down after Kenny left, mainly because they have not released any recorded material since then. Dennis and Steven were arranged to train in dancing and gymnastics. Then, they were spotted by a management company in Japan and wanted to sign them but their manager did not release them.

2006–2009: Sun Boy'z

On 26 June 2006, winner of 2003

Mandarin
version of this song, "好時代", had William on lead vocals completely. The group made a sudden street performance on 3 September 2006.

In early 2007, Sun Boy'z recorded the cover version of the song "Little Wonders" by Rob Thomas called "由夢開始" for the Hong Kong version of "

Mandarin
album titled 初次約會 (First Date) was released on 17 December 2007. They have been promoting the new album in the Guangzhou and other parts of China since the release of the new album.

Their duet song "大不了 (No Big Deal)" along with a music video they recorded alongside labelmate

Mandarin
album focusing on their Mandarin speaking fans.

They had done 3

advertisements, had a cameo
in the film McDull, The Alumni (2006) and main roles in The Haunted School (2007). On 14 August 2006, a 45-minute-long music video titled Say Goodbye...Luisa from Isabella Leong's album Say Goodbye...Luisa (雪 再見) was released starring Isabella Leong and Steven Cheung while William Chan only had a guest appearance.

In April 2008, there have been rumours spread that William Chan would be separated from Sun Boy'z and go solo. It has been confirmed that William will begin to pursue a solo career and only appear publicly with Sun Boy'z once in a while. After William Chan left the group, Sun Boy'z became a cantopop duo with only Steven Cheung and Dennis Mak. It was officially confirmed in December 2008 that Sun Boy'z will disband with Dennis Mak leaving the entertainment industry. The reason to this decision is because he has decided to study Hotel Management in Switzerland. In the meantime, Steven Cheung, William Chan and Kenny Kwan would continue to pursue their careers as solo artists.

2010–present: Boy'z reunion

In 2010, Boy'z (Kenny Kwan and Steven Cheung) appeared on stage together in EEG 10th Anniversary Concert. In 2011, they released a new single together titled "Ready to Go".

Discography

2003
  • La La World (La La 世界) (EP)
  • Hurray (一起喝采) (EP)
  • A Year to Remember (EP)
2004
  • Boy'Zone (Boy'Zone 男生圍)
  • Boy'z Can Cook
2006
  • Sun Boy'z (AVEP)
2007
  • All for 1 (Sun Boy'z & Boy'z New + Best Selection)
  • First Date (初次約會)
2011
  • Ready to Go (single)

Concert tours

In September 2007, Sun Boy'z went on a North America tour with Twins and several concerts were held in a few different states in addition to Canada. During their appearance as guests at the concerts, Sun Boy'z sang a few of their songs and they were 步步進逼, Hey You, and 死性不改 which was an old Boy'z song that they performed with Twins.

Cover songs

All of Sun Boy'z songs are

Mandarin cover version
of foreign songs except for the song "Left Right", which was written by Louis Cheung.

  • Tic Tac Toe (Tic Tac Toe by Buga Kingz)
  • Hey You/愛你 (Hey U by Lemon Tree)
  • 衝浪男孩 (Oh La Nor...My Love by Bird Thongchai)
  • My Lady (Baby's Talk)
  • 3+1=1/陽光下 (Precious One by KAT-TUN)
  • 步步進逼/陷阱 (Work It [Everybody] by Gerard Marti)
  • 由夢開始 (Little Wonders by Rob Thomas)
  • 初次約會 (예쁘잖아 by Shinhwa)

Filmography

Movies

Year Film Role
2003 The Death Curse (古宅心慌慌) Supporting
2004 PaPa Loves You (這個亞爸真爆炸) Supporting
Fantasia (鬼馬狂想曲) Cameo appearance
New Police Story (新警察故事) Cameo appearance
6 AM (大無謂) Lead
2005 Bug Me Not! (蟲不知) Supporting
A Chinese Tall Story (情癲大聖) Supporting
2006 McDull, the Alumni (春田花花同學會) Cameo appearance
2007
The Haunted School
 (校墓處) 		Lead

Television

External links

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