80s Pop Star Choi Fung-hwa Reveals Permanent Eye Damage from 2004 Gang Attack
SingTao · 2 SOURCES1 day ago6 MIN
Summary
Former 1980s pop star Choi Fung-hwa (蔡楓華), once dubbed the "Red-Lipped Prince," made a rare public appearance on entertainer Yuen Ching-jing's (翁靜晶) YouTube show "Dangerous Persons 2.0" on Thursday, where he revealed shocking details about a 2004 gang attack that permanently damaged his right eye. The assault involved over 30 people who attacked him with an iron lotus weapon in Shenzhen after he attempted to secure a Hong Kong Coliseum concert through promoter Zhang Yaorong (張耀榮). Yuen Ching-jing, who had not seen Choi for over 40 years, was moved to tears and promised to help her friend clear his name from the "Four Mad Kings" label that has haunted his career .
Key Points
- Choi Fung-hwa removed his sunglasses on camera to reveal his right eye injury, which he said resulted from a 2004 attack where gang members used an iron lotus to pierce his eye, causing traumatic glaucoma and permanent vision damage
- The attack was allegedly orchestrated after Zhang Yaorong publicly promised on television to stage 8-10 concerts for Choi, angering rival figures who wanted their own singers to dominate the Hong Kong Coliseum
- The attackers used psychological tactics, sending someone to warn Choi that a man was looking for him, making him believe his home was unsafe and forcing him to flee to Shenzhen where he was ambushed by 30 people
- When Choi returned to Hong Kong and went to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment, detectives allegedly refused to take a proper statement, documenting only half of the incident and dismissing it as common assault
- Choi also revealed he was once held at gunpoint by four people in the United States after a female artist falsely implicated him in some issue during a performance trip to Atlantic City
Why It Matters
Choi's revelations expose the dark side of Hong Kong's entertainment industry in the 1980s and 1990s, where powerful figures allegedly controlled concert opportunities and resort to violence against artists who threatened their interests . His willingness to speak out after decades of silence, combined with Yuen Ching-jing's public support, may finally give him a chance to clear his name and reclaim his reputation from the "Four Mad Kings" label that unfairly stigmatized him .
Choi's revelations expose the dark side of Hong Kong's entertainment industry in the 1980s and 1990s, where powerful figures allegedly controlled concert opportunities and resort to violence against artists who threatened their interests . His willingness to speak out after decades of silence, combined with Yuen Ching-jing's public support, may finally give him a chance to clear his name and reclaim his reputation from the "Four Mad Kings" label that unfairly stigmatized him .