On Monday, hundreds of thousands of Hongkongers tuned in – on Facebook, television and even at outdoor public screenings – to watch 100Most’s satirical concert and awards gala.
The footage of the awards ceremony, which was held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium, has since gone wildly viral.
The event’s name – “TVMost 1st Guy Ten Big Ging Cook Gum Cook Awards Distribution (毛記電視第一屆十大勁曲金曲分獎典禮)”- was a tongue-in-cheek reference to the annual TVB gala (pronounced Ging Go Gum Cook), written in idiosyncratic Kongish. In fact, even the name “TVMost” – or “mou gei” in Cantonese – is derived from the Cantonese pronunciation of TVB (“mou seen”).
The event was broadcast by Now TV, but thousands watched live excerpts via the group’s Facebook pages (100Most and TVMost). Shell was highly praised for being the official sponsor, with the hashtag #多謝Shell (literally: “thank you Shell”) taking over Hong Kong’s cyberspace.
A parody awards ceremony was followed by performances of parody songs, all of which made reference to Hong Kong’s social issues. For example, a song by the “Busy Children Chorus” (繁忙兒童合唱團) directly targeted the social phenomenon of children overstudying in cram schools and after-school tutor centres for the much dreaded Territory-wide System Assessments.
Busy Children Chorus performing on stage
Other songs included: “Forever ATV” (亞視永恒) in reference to ATV’s penchant for re-airing old programmes rather than making fresh ones; “Chased by a Breast” (胸追人) satirising the conviction of a female protester for assaulting a police officer with her chest; and “Hard to Board” (想搭很難) targeting the MTR’s oft-packed train compartments and its apparent failure to tackle the problem of parallel traders.
“Forever ATV”
“Hard to Board”
“Chased by a Breast”
The finale was a rap song entitled “Hong Kong”, performed by Hong Kong-Australian actor-singer and ex-TVB artist Gregory Rivers (河國榮). The song, a rework of Edison Chen’s rap of the same name, was delivered in fluent Cantonese.
The performance seemed to strike the hearts of all those watching, as it urged Hongkongers to remain positive amid concerns for the city’s future. Rivers was named the awards’ Best Male Artist with the performance.
The finale, “Hong Kong”
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