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The Straits Times
|December 31, 2024
CLOSE SHAVES ON STAGE: Hong Kong "Heavenly Kings" Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok gave their fans a scare at their respective concerts on Dec 27.
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Hong Kong "Heavenly Kings" Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok gave their fans a scare at their respective concerts on Dec 27.
Lau, 63, is on his 20-day Today... Is The Day Andy Lau Concert Tour at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Kwok, 59, held his iconic World Tour at the Taipei Arena from Dec 27 to 29.
In videos circulating on social media, Lau was performing his song Practice (2002) on a 3m-tall platform when he lost his balance and fell.
This story is from the December 31, 2024 edition of The Straits Times.
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