Julian Cheung Breaks Down Mourning Lifelong Friend
SingTao · 1 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago5 MIN
Summary
Julian Cheung (張智霖), who is currently promoting TVB anniversary drama The Radiant City while touring in mainland China, broke down in tears during a recent concert in Foshan.
On stage, he dedicated the song “Ten Years of Life Changes” to his lawyer friend Lawrence, saying the friend had just left him and that their decades-long mahjong group would now be “one short.”
His wife Anita Yuen (袁詠儀) was seen crying in the audience as the venue fell into a sombre mood and fans shouted words of comfort.
The death has drawn attention to the long friendship among Cheung, Aaron Kwok, businessman Shum Ka-wai and Lawrence, a group Yuen once jokingly called “four deadbeats.”
Key Points
- SingTao said Cheung has remained busy with a mainland concert tour even as TVB anniversary series The Radiant City is airing and generating discussion.
- At the Foshan show, Cheung introduced “Ten Years of Life Changes” for Lawrence, then paused to steady himself before speaking through tears.
- Cheung said Lawrence had “just left” him and described him as a very good friend with whom he had played mahjong for decades.
- According to the report, Yuen cried offstage, while audience members called out encouragement as grief spread through the concert hall.
- Yuen had previously said the four friends had known each other for more than 25 years and mostly gathered to play mahjong rather than party.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong entertainment audiences, the moment shifted attention from Cheung’s current screen and concert work to the private friendships that have long surrounded him.
It also revived public interest in the unusually close bond among Cheung, Kwok and Shum, a friendship often discussed by Yuen in television appearances and variety shows.