The musical talent has since enjoyed life in the spotlight and kicked off 2023 with a new album, This is MC, which became the bestselling album in Hong Kong the week of its release, Forbes reported.

Clearly, MC’s journey is only just beginning. So, who is he and what do we know about him?

He rejected joining a boy band to pursue his solo career

To some fans’ surprise, he turned it down to pursue a solo career. “I’m truly happy and grateful for all the awards and the recognition. But I’m not performing just to gain more popularity, break records, or show off my sense of style,” he told Hong Kong media. “I only focus on working on projects and music I feel passionate about.”

He’s earned plenty of recognition

In 2021, MC won the gold award for best new male singer in the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation, calculated based on the airplays on Radio 2 of Commercial Radio Hong Kong (CRHK). He also won the gold award for Newcomer of the Year and was on ViuTV’s Chill Club Promotion List Annual Promotion 21/22.

He wants to make “happy music”

According to Pianity, MC has been making music from a young age. In his interview with Hong Kong media, he described its influence on him, saying “Music makes me happy, and I hope to use my singing talents to inspire others and spread joy”.

“I just want others to hear my songs. My songs will make people happy, and people can feel my emotions through my songs. This is enough,” he shared with Esquire Hong Kong. He used his song “Good Time” as an example. “As the name suggests, ‘Good Time’ hopes that everyone can find a moment of happiness even in a bad situation.”

His late father is his driving force

Cheung credits much of his success to his father.

In an interview on Stephen Channel, Cheung describes how his father was the one who always encouraged him to bravely pursue his dreams and find his own position in the music industry.

Cheung joined King Maker II to make his father proud, he said. But sadly, Cheung’s dad became critically ill and passed away, and wasn’t able to watch his son shine on stage. Today, Cheung is more willing to open up about his loss in interviews.

“I think I’m a person who can bear unhappy things … I have to keep telling myself that it will pass, to put it clichédly, time heals everything,” he told Esquire Hong Kong.

He has a daily skincare ritual

Not only is Cheung talented and hard working, but he also pays a lot of attention to skincare, which likely explains his flawless appearance.

His ideal type is petite, sweet and bold

Much to fans’ delight, Cheung is currently single.

He openly talked about his love life in an interview earlier this year with Harper’s Bazaar, saying he’s been single after ending a three-year relationship. In the interview, he said that he was attracted to “petite” and “bold” girls, preferably with long hair – though these were general conditions and the main thing he looks for is how well he gets along with them.