Wallace Chung

Wallace Chung Hon-leung (born 30 November 1974) is a Hong Kong actor and singer, best known for his work on several Chinese television dramas.

His debut was in the 1993 Hong Kong TVB biographical television drama The Chord to Victory, portraying Kenny Bee, a member of The Wynners, after joining the network as a dancer.

He rejected the offer to sign a 5-year contract due to the length of the contract and eventually left.

In 1995, Chung moved to Taiwan to pursue a singing career under the guidance of record producer Samuel Tai, subsequently signing a contract with Music Impact.

Chung's successful debut with his 1995 dance album OREA dubbed him as Taiwan's "Little Sun."

The eponymous title song quickly raced to No. 1, topping the charts for many weeks.

In December 1995, Chung released his second album, By Your Side, which earned him a title as Taiwan's Best Idol for two years in the row.

Chung achieved further fame in mainland China through the television series Imminent Crisis, making him the only actor from Hong Kong to be nominated at the China TV Golden Eagle Award.

In 1995, Chung was recommended by Taiwanese music producers, and signed on with the record company Music Impact.

That July, he debuted as a singer with his first solo album, OREA.

The eponymous title song quickly raced to No. 1, topping the charts for many weeks.

In December, he released his second album, By Your Side.

With his successful debut and entry into the entertainment industry, the Taiwanese media dubbed him as Taiwan's "Little Sun".

In July 1996, he made his film debut in Hi Sir.

Chung also contributed to the soundtrack of the film, singing the theme song "Ai Bu Shi Shou".

Hi Sir topped box office charts and became the biggest summer hit of 1996.

In October, he released his first Cantonese album titled Present, officially embarking onto the Hong Kong music industry.

In October 1998, Chung released his sixth album, Hello, How Are You.

The title song "Subway" was nominated at the Golden Melody Awards for Best Composition.

Chung also received praise for penning the lyrics to most of his songs, including "Really Like Me", "Us" and "I Really Want to Know".

From 1999 onwards, Chung moved to the Mainland to focus on his acting career.

The same year, he played his first television leading role in wuxia drama Windstorm.

In 2001, Chung had a guest role in the pan-Asia hit drama Meteor Garden.

Chung resumed his singing career in 2004.

He published his seventh Mandarin-language album, Soul Man.

The album received positive reviews from music critics.

Chung first gained recognition for his portrayal of two Qing-dynasty figures.

In 2006, Chung starred in Secret History of Kangxi, portraying a famous Chinese poet Nalan Xingde.

In 2008, Chung starred in Royal Tramp, portraying Kangxi Emperor.

In 2009, Chung starred in King of Shanghai.

He was nominated for the Most Popular Actor award at the Shanghai Television Festival.

In 2010, Chung starred in the romance melodrama Too Late to Say Loving You, portraying Mu Rongfeng.

The drama earned a cult following among Mainland audiences, and Chung gained popularity in the Chinese mainland, especially among female audiences.

In January 2010, Chung released his eleventh Mandarin album, All Eyes On Me.

Upon its release in mainland China in October, the album topped the charts and Chung won the Best Male Stage Performance at the Beijing Pop Music Awards.

Chung once again won the award in 2011, with his single "One Day We Will Grow Old".

The song was also named as one of the Top 10 songs of the year.

In October 2011, he held his first solo concert titled "Wallace S-Party Concert" at Shanghai's Luwan Gymnasium.

Chung ranked 68th on Forbes China Celebrity 100 list in 2013, 94th in 2014, 45th in 2015, 31st in 2017.

He gained mainstream popularity in 2015 with the hit romance drama My Sunshine, and won the Asia Grand Star Award at the Seoul International Drama Awards.