Ekin Cheng [HK]

[Nanciie]

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin (Traditional Chinese: 鄭伊健; Simplified Chinese: 郑伊健; pinyin: Zhèng Yījiàn) (born October 4, 1967) is a Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer. Earlier in his career he was known as Noodle Cheng (鄭伊麵, though he has now reverted to a more conventional-sounding first name. Sometimes he uses Dior (because that was what it sounded like when his younger sister tried to call him) as a first name but usually Ekin is the name used.


Biography
Ekin began acting in commercials when he was in high school, the most well-known being for Hi-C Lemon Tea. After high school, he enrolled in TVB's Martial Arts school, but did not like it and switched to their acting school. After that he began to get a number of TV roles. The latest TVB series he participated in was Always Ready, working with Charmaine Sheh, Bowie Lam (林保怡, and Linda Chung.


Personal life
Ekin was caught up in a grand scandal after leaving Maggie Siu, an actress whom he dated for many years, for a decade younger actress and singer Gigi Leung. Maggie was well-loved by Hong Kong audiences and gave up her career to support Ekin's career and many slighted him after the breakup. In 2006, Ekin and Gigi Leung broke up, ending their seven-year relationship.

In September 2006, Ekin and YoYo Mung begun dating through their mutual interest in badminton.


Movies
His first film was Girls Without Tomorrow (1992) and at the time he was still going by the name Dior Cheng. He changed his name to Ekin before his breakout role in the Young and Dangerous series as Chan Ho Nam. The film led to 6 sequels, all starring Ekin Cheng, and a lucrative working partnership with director Andrew Lau. Together they went on to make The Storm Riders, which was the highest-grossing Hong Kong movie at the time and the first film to utilize a truly large number of special effects. They also worked together on The Legend of Speed, A Man Called Hero, The Duel and the comedy Women From Mars.

Ekin has branched out in the roles he's taken, including more comedy like earlier in his career with My Wife is 18 and Six Strong Guys, while still doing more action-oriented films like The Twins Effect and Tokyo Raiders.

Recently Ekin returned to the movie scene (having taking a break in 2005 to work on the Ultraman TV Series in Thailand), He had a brief appereance in My Name is Fame as himself. Soon after that he starred in Heavenly Mission a triad/cop thriller starring alongside Stephen Fung & Alex Fong. Future Projects include a project with him working with the Pang Brothers film called The Forest of Death & possible a project with Men Suddenly in Black director Pang Ho-Cheung.


Music
Ekin had a successful music career with BMG. But in the 2000s, he signed with EEG, a juggernaut company owned by Albert Yeung. Under this company he was 'frozen' and not allowed to put out any records. But as is a custom with EEG, he made several movies with other EEG stars. As of 2004, his contract with EEG ended and he returned to BMG where he released a new record. As of 2005, Ekin is an artist of BMA Records.


Filmography
Divergence (2005) - To Hou-sung
It Had to Be You! (2005) - Jack
Leave Me Alone (2004) - Yiu Chun-Man/Yiu Chun-Kit
Ab-normal Beauty (2004)
Six Strong Guys (2004) - Long
Black Rose Academy (2004) - Jim Lo
Anna in Kung Fu Land (2003) - Ken
Floating Landscape (2003) - Sam
Heroic Duo (2003) - Ken
My Dream Girl (2003) - Lam Joe
The Twins Effect (2003) - Reeve
My Wife Is 18 (2002) - Cheung
Women from Mars (2002) - Tom Kan
Second Time Around (2002) - Ren Lee
Running Out of Time 2 (2001) - The Thief
Fight Zone (2001) - Young Inspector Dark
The Legend of Zu (2001) - King Sky
Goodbye, Mr. Cool (2001) - Cool Dragon
Born to Be King (2000) - Chan Ho-Nam
Those Were the Days (2000) - Chan Ho-Nam
The Duel (2000) - Simon the Snow Blower 'Saint of Sword'
Tokyo Raiders (2000) - Yung
For Bad Boys Only (2000) - King Chan
Help!!! (2000) - Joe
Dragon Heat (2000) - Man in Bath House (Cameo)
The Legend of Speed (1999) - Sky
A Man Called Hero (1999) - Hero Hua
Hot War (1998) - Tango One/Paul Wong
The Storm Riders (1998) - Whispering Wind
Young and Dangerous V (1998) (as Dior Cheng) - Chan Ho-Nam
Portland Street Blues (1998) - Chan Ho-Nam
We're No Bad Guys (1997) - Plane
Young and Dangerous 4 (1997) - Ho Nam
Young and Dangerous, Part I (1996) - Ho Nam
Feel 100% (1996) - Jerry
Feel 100%... Once More (1996) - Marco
Young and Dangerous 2 (1996) - Ho Nam
Young & Dangerous III (1996) - Chan Ho-Nam
I'm Your Birthday Cake (1995) (as Dior Cheng) - Water Lam
The Mean Street Story (1995) (as Dior Cheng) - Melvin Wong
Let's Go Slam Dunk (1994) - Boh San
Why Wild Girls (1994) - Mike
Mermaid Got Married (1994) (as Dior Cheng) - Chi
All of the Winners (1994)
Return to a Better Tomorrow (1994) (as Dior Cheng) - Tong Chun
Future Cops (1993) - Kent/Ken
Lord of the Wu Tang (1993) (as Dior Cheng) - Cameo appearance
Boys Are Easy (1993) (as Dior Cheng) - Lee Chi Ko
Girls Without Tomorrow 1992 (1992) (as Dior Cheng) - Onn


Other Information
- Currently dating Yoyo Mung


Credit: Wiki, me

[edison]

I haven't heard much of this guy lately! He used to be really big in the early 2000's but right now, I think Louis Koo has took over his place lol.

[carmen]

edison Wrote:I haven't heard much of this guy lately! He used to be really big in the early 2000's but right now, I think Louis Koo has took over his place lol.

Louis Koo *drool*

hehe.

Always Ready is almost airing in Canada, so I'm gonna look out for that this week, but it doesn't really seem too good IMO. Looks sorta overexaggeratingly boring

[dalena]

Ekin was HEAPS good in young and dangerous... but havent hear anything about him lately... wat happened to him?

[Nanciie]

Credits to : Amber @ http://www.tnplace.com/forums/ , Jade @ http://invisionfree.com/forums/cykradio/index.php , http://www.ekindream.com


Last year reporters followed Yoyo and her former boyfriend Michael to Shau Kei Wan Street East to a noodle restaurant. This year she brought her current boyfriend Ekin to the same place to eat. Neither of them wanted anything to do with the reporters who were following, and in fact Ekin in order to protect Yoyo went so far as to try to bump them with his car, at the same time taking out his own camera to take pictures of them.


They arrived in Ekin's Range Rover which he parked on the side of the street, then they simply went into the restaurant. They sat in a corner to eat and chat together, however to avoid being overheard their voices were very low. They stayed only about 15 minutes to eat and then they left. Yoyo jumped into the passenger seat of Ekin's car and he drove her to her Fortress Hill residence. Yoyo once she saw the reporters had a very wooden expression, Ekin's face also had a dark expression. He whipped out his camera and took a photograph of them , then stomped on the gas and entered Yoyo's residence compound.


Less than 5 minutes later Ekin left Yoyo's residence compound by himself. This time he was ready and filmed the reporters while he was driving. While he did this he was not rally looking at the road and of course this was quite dangerous. Finally to escape the reporters he sped through as the the light turned red at a busy intersection.

Yoyo's former boyfriend Michael has been very vocal in certain weekly publications, accusing Yoyo of dumping him for Ekin when their wedding was being planned. Facing this critism both Yoyo and Ekin have not comprehended the reason. On the contrary their behavior each day quietly shows their feelings for each other.

Source: Ent 163

Credit: Asian Fanatics

[telliiipon]

Can anyone post his photos? I watched fell 100% but I don't which one is he