Twins (band)
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- For the usual meaning of "twins", see Twin. Twin (mythology) treats the significant mythic idea of the twin or doppelganger.
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Twins is a Hong Kong-based Cantopop duo created in 2001 by mogul Albert Yeung's Emperor Entertainment Group (EEG), with elaborate attendant publicity. It consists of two young ex-models, Charlene Choi Choek-jin (蔡卓妍) and Gillian Chung Yan-tung (鍾欣桐), (originally called Chung Ka-lai).
Biography
Charlene Choi, also called Ar Sa, was born in Canada on November 22, 1982. Gillian Chung, also called Ar Gill / Gill Gill, was born in Hong Kong on January 21, 1981. Twins started their career in the summer in 2001, and they are well-known for their first song "Tutorial School of Love" (明愛暗戀補習社).
The start of Twins' show business
Before they worked for Emperor Entertainment Group, Gillian studied in Melbourne, Australia and worked as a part-time model during one of her summer vacations in Hong Kong. She was then introduced by her model company to EEG. Similar to Gillian, Charlene was also a part-time model who has appeared in several advertisements. She became famous after her participation in a television program organised by Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK). As the two girls look like each other, EEG soon arranged them to form a group called 'Twins'.
Twins' struggling times up to the present moment
Singing business
Like most of the other new singers, Twins has made a great deal of effort to boost their popularity. During their first two years, they released 3 EPs and 3 albums, all of them selling very well. Most of their songs stayed at the top of many different pop tables for several weeks. Their achievements highlighted their popularity amongst other new singers. Twins had their first concert in 2002 and three more in 2003, one of which was held in Guangzhou. Between the year 2001 and 2003, they received a total of 48 musical awards, which was a remarkable feat for junior singers, and it showed that their effort had been highly appreciated. In 2003, they got the largest number of awards in the annual prize presentations from the four major media, which are Commercial Radio [1] (http://www2.881903.com/framework/pccs.gateway?url=jsp/crmain/index.jsp&menuID=1&catID=&sid=14&k=5), MetroRadio [2] (http://www.metroradio.com.hk/), RTHK and TVB.
Other business
Apart from their singing business, Twins has also been involved in a number of advertisements, television series and films. Within their first three years, they had appeared in 18 advertisements, a television series, and 16 films, being cast as main characters in 6 of these. (Detailed information listed below)
Since Twins has a healthy image, they were selected to promote several social campaigns, such as summer activities for the Home Affairs Bureau in July, 2003.
Twins effect
Twins started their singing business, there were very few group singers, of which Beyond was one of the more famous groups. However, after the great success of Twins, other music producers such as EMI and Universal Music realized there was a huge market for group singers. As a result, more group singers, such as Shine, Cookies, At 17, Boy'z and 2R started their singing business.
Among those group singers, 2R is commonly compared with Twins because they are similar in many ways. For example, both of them consist of two members, which presents an image of twins. Also, their singing style and the type of songs are similar, too.
Twins' fate in the coming future
Experience shows, many group bands break-up after they acquire a considerable level of popularity. There are rumors that Twins is also facing the same fate. It is doubtful, however, whether this will become true in the coming future. Nevertheless, Twins continues to work hard to maintain their popularity.
As with many duos, one member is inevitably more popular than the other. Gillian is arguably the more popular of the two, having a larger fan base and appearing in a significantly larger number of advertisements and magazine covers. This is most likely attributed to her pulchritude, although Charlene has a similarly large fan base and more success in the field of acting.
Discography
- August 2001 Twins (AVEP)
- November 2001 Twins' Love (愛情當入樽) (EP)
- January 2002 Twins (雙生兒) (EP)
- May 2002 Our Souvenir (我們的紀念冊) (Album)
- August 2002 Amazing Album (Album)
- November 2002 Happy Together (New Songs + Best of Twins)
- May 2003 Touch of Love (Album)
- September 2003 Evolution (進化論) (Album)
- November 2003 Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 1) (Album)
- November 2003 Singing in the Twins Wonderland (Volume 2) (Album)
- January 2004 Magic (Album)
- January 2004 Si Xi Lin Men Xi Ying Chun (四囍臨門喜迎春)(Album)
- February 2004 04 Concert (零4好玩演唱會) (Album)
- June 2004 Twins Girl Power
- December 2004 Such a Better Day (New Songs + Best Songs)
- March 2005 Trainee Cupid (見習愛神)
See also: Cantopop
Film Collections
- 14th June 2002 Summer Breeze of Love (這個夏天有異性)
- 19th September 2002 Just One Look (一碌蔗)
- 11th June 2003 The Death Curse (古宅心慌慌)
- 23rd June 2003 Twins Effect (千機變)
- 15th January 2004 Fantasia (鬼馬狂想曲)
- 3rd February 2004 Protege de la Rose Noire (見習黑玫瑰)
- 6th August 2004 Twins Effect II (千機變II: 花都大戰)
- 25th November 2004 6 AM (大無謂)
See also: Cinema of Hong Kong
- 24th March 2005 House of Fury (精武家庭)
Television Show Collections
- February 2002 The Great Monkey King Sun Wu Kong (齊天大聖孫悟空)
- May 2003 Midnight - Stock In The Lift (2半3更之困車立)
Concerts
- 13th-15th September 2002 Ichiban Amazing Show (Twins Ichiban 興奮演唱會)
- 18th-19th January 2003 Matsunichi Twins Guangzhou Amazing Show (松日Twins廣州興奮演唱會)
- 25th June 2003 Tou Hao Ren Wu Chang Hao Music Concert (頭號人物唱好音樂會)
- 2nd August 2003 Netvigator NETCash Pop-up Concert ( 網上行叱吒樂壇Pop-Up音樂會)
- 31st December 2003 - 4th January 2004 Matsunichi Twins 04 Concert (Twins 04 好玩演唱會)
Photo Albums
- November 2001 Twins 1+1 Photo Album 96 pages
- August 2002 Twins Love The Colorful Travel 112 pages
- August 2003 Twins Love Hong Kong 112 pages
Advertisements
- 2001
- G.Sushi (Television and banner)
- Extra Blueberry Suger-free Chewing Gum (Theme song)
- Broadway electronic appliances (Television)
- Clean & Clear (Television and banner)
- 2002
- Coca Cola (Hong Kong, Macau, China) (Television and banner)
- Gulong Online (Television and banner)
- Nissin UFO (China) (Television and banner)
- Shunde Jiaxin Citi Plaza (Hong Kong, China) (Television and banner)
- Nissin Cup Noodles (Television and banner)
- Te Bu Yun Dong Xie (Television and banner)
- Epson (banner)
- Saint Honore (Television and banner)
- G.Sushi (banner)
- New World Telecom (Twins Mobile) (Television and banner)
- Matsunichi mp3 (Television and banner)
- 2003
- Meng Cai Shampoo (China) (Television and banner)
- ~H2O+ (Television and banner)
- Hua Ling "Feng Xue Jie Mei" Pin Pai air-conditioner and refrigerator (Television and banner)
- 2004
External links
- Twins Official Site (http://www.eegmusic.com/twins/)
- Twins' Fans Club:
- Twins International Fans Club's online forum (http://fansclub.twinsfans.net/)
- Twins Alliance Singapore (http://www.twins-alliance.com/)
- Email Address:
- Charlene sasa_charlene@sinagirl.com (mailto:sasa_charlene@sinagirl.com)
- Gillian (no longer valid) gillkklai@hotmail.com (mailto:gillkklai@hotmail.com)