Jun Kung
| Jun Kung | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 恭碩良 |
| Born |
August 18, 1977 Hong Kong |
| Origin | Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Portuguese[1] |
| Occupation | drummer, singer, actor |
| Label(s) | Revolution |
| Website |
Jun's Blog |
Joventino Couto Remotigue also known as Jun Kung (Chinese: 恭碩良; pinyin: ɡōnɡ shuò liánɡ; born August 18, 1977) is a drummer, singer and songwriter who resides in Hong Kong.
Biography
He is known as “the drummer” in Hong Kong, and is also a singer, songwriter and music producer. Born in Hong Kong, he spent his early years in Macau and went to Drummer's collective NYC and continued his studies in music. In June, 1999 he released his first EP “Here & Now” and won the 2000 Hong Kong Commercial Radio Music Award New Artist – 1st place. In July 2001, Jun released his 2nd album “No Where Man” and in 2008 an independent album “Ginja Rock EP”. As a musician, he was a member of Paul Wong’s band “Hann” and toured with pop singers in Hong Kong. Jun was part of Cheung’s “The Year Of Jacky Cheung World Tour ‘07” for all 105 shows over 60 cities. After that, he was invited by Eason Chan to be his drummer for Chan’s sixth record-breaking theme concert, “Duo Eason Chan 2010 Concert ” at the Hong Kong Coliseum for a total of 18 shows, followed by the “Duo Eason Chan World Tour” which went on until 2012. Concurrently, Jun also toured with Faye Wong, Sandy Lam and more acclaimed artists in China and Taiwan.
Solo career
As a solo artist, there was “Jun K”, the long-waited 4th album that was released in September 2010 and simultaneously with the “Jun on The Moon Live 2010” concert. Jacky Cheung, Sandy Lam, 24HERBS and Terence Yin was the guests of the concert. Jun has returned to the big screen and played a part in "Rebellion” and created a very memorable character within the audiences and “Punish”, starring Anthony Wong and Richie Ren. Other than being an actor, Jun is constantly composing for movie soundtracks, his early works included “Time and Tide”, “Night Corridor”, “The Heavenly Kings”, “Gallants” and recently “Merry-Go-Around”. His original song “Here to Stay” for “Merry-Go-Around” also won “The 30th Hong Kong Film Award Best Original Film Song”. Jun is expecting to release his brand new album in the Fall of 2011.
Discography
| Order | Album Information |
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| 1st | Here and Now(EP)
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| 2nd | No Where Man (LP)
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| 3rd | Ginja Rock (EP)
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| 4th | JUN K (LP)
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| 5th | Playback Is A Bitch (LP)
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| 6th | Past Future Present Tense (LP)
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| 7th | 原諒愛 (Digital singles)
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| 8th | 修羅界 (Digital singles)
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| 9th | 愛后記 (Digital singles)
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| 10th | We all fall down (Digital singles)
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Awards
2000 Best New Artiste award from Commercial Radio Hong Kong
2000 Voice of the 21'st century award from Radio 104 FM Select
2011《Here To Stay》The 30th Hong Kong Film Award Best Original Film Song
2012 《Leung Sam Fa》The 31st Hong Kong Film Award Best Original Film Song
2013 Best Rock Artiste award in 第十三届《华语音乐传媒大奖》
Tour & Shows
2004 Bobby McFerrin concert on Hong Kong Arts Festival
2005 Jacky Cheung 張學友 活出生命Live演唱會
2006 Coco Lee World Tour
2007 Jacky Cheung World Tour ( Over 105 cities in a year)
2008 Khalil Fong Wonderland World Tour ( 1 YEAR)
2009 JustIn Lo -AIR JUSTIN World Tour
2011-2014 Eason Chan DUO World Tour
2012 Faye Wong World Tour (1 YEAR)
2012 Sandy Lam- World Tour(1 YEAR)
2015-present Sandy Lam- Pranava World Tour
Solo concert
2002 《My Live》solo concert
2002 《 Rock Affair 》Live @ Sydney Superdome 05/10/02
2010 《Jun on The Moon Live》solo concert
2012 《Playback》solo concert
2012 《Clockenflap》performed / 2013 《Clockenflap》 (as ambassador)
2015 《MOOV Live》Live @ Pacpherson Sytasium
2016 《Just A Concert》Live @ Queen Elizabeth Stadium
2016/2017《Wow + Flutter》 Music Festival
2018 《Free Space》performed
Filmography
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| 2001 | Time and Tide 順流逆流 | Miguel Joventino | Tsui Hark |
| 2006 | The Heavenly Kings 四大天王 | Jun Kung | Daniel Wu |
| 2009 | Rebellion 同門 | Sandpaper | Herman Yau |
| 2011 | Punished 報應 | Law Wing Cheong | |
| Lan Kwai Fong | |||
| 2012 | Nightfall | Wong's former acquaintance | |
| 2015 | Triumph in the Skies | TM's manager | |
| SPL II: A Time For Consequences |
References
- ↑ Interview
- ↑ "Jun Kung". imdb.com.
External links
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