Hana Kuk

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan.
HANA
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Born
Chan Hiu Yi (陳曉怡)

(1986-11-24) 24 November 1986 (age 34) [1]
British Hong Kong
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong)
EducationHKU School of Professional and Continuing Education [2]
Alma materBuddhist Tai Kwong Chi Hong College
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Years activeJune 3, 2016; 5 years ago (2016-06-03)
AwardsTVB Anniversary Awards – Most Popular Theme Song
2018 Life on the Line - 《但願人長久》

Chinese name
Traditional Chinese菊梓喬
Simplified Chinese菊梓乔
Musical career
Also known asHaley
OriginHong Kong
GenresCantopop, rock
InstrumentsGuitars
Labels
[3]

Haley Chan, known professionally as Hana Kuk Tsz-kiu (simplified Chinese: 菊梓乔; traditional Chinese: 菊梓喬; Korean: 국재교; born 24 November 1986), is a Hong Kong singer-songwriter currently managed by PanAsiaCC and Voice Entertainment, debuted in 2016. Her Chinese stage name was voted by fans.[4]

Early life[]

Her parents divorced at a young age and she lived with her younger sister.[5] 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.[6]

Career[]

2008-2016: Career beginning[]

She had been the lead vocal as Haley Xc in Pleasure Garden in 2008.[7] In 2014, she participated Super M as Chan Hiu Yi,[8] 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" [9] and "Seven Years Old".[10] Because of the commercial success of these singles, she has received Best New Artist awards from several shows.

2017: Forgot Myself and Voice Entertainment[]

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.

2018: Last Forever[]

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.

2019[]

Her first concert was held in August 2019 in KITEC.[11]

2020: Can't Let You Go[]

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[12]
CD
2nd Last Forever[13]
CD
3rd Can't Let You Go
CD

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 - - - - - N/A
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 - - - - - N/A
I Can't Forget About You - 10 12 4 - - - - - N/A
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  [zh]
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  [zh]
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  [zh] 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 N/A 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. ^ "【多病纏身】Hana多齒症又復發：冇得醫" (in Chinese). 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "HANA had done 20 part-time jobs from 13" (in Chinese). .
  3. ^ "HANA signed record deal with Voice Entertainment" (in Chinese). WeMedia01. 9 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Chinese stage name" (in Chinese). Oriental Daily News. 13 August 2016.
  5. ^ "HANA Early life" (in Chinese). 15 October 2016.
  6. ^ 【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
  7. ^ "HANA band experience" (in Chinese).
  8. ^ 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
  9. ^ "A Fool's Fairytale".
  10. ^ "Seven Years Old".
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Forget Myself".
  13. ^ "iTunes (HK) - Album - HANA Kuk- Last Forever". iTunes (in Chinese).
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