Sole survivor: Canto-pop singer Ken Choi, idol of the 80s, is on the comeback trail
...Choi turns up for the interview in a hotel coffee shop sporting a charcoal hat and shades that seem at odds with his image as a Prince Charming of the 1980s music scene. Still, he vividly recalls his heyday.
"I wore sunglasses whenever I went out," he says. "I liked eating fish balls and pig skin [at street stalls] but after I became famous I had to drive to the stalls to get the snacks. It was a Porsche."
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About 3,000 seats were snapped up within a day of tickets going on sale (Choi says the capacity is 3,226 people), prompting the organisers to put on more shows. The response surprised many, including Choi himself.
"In the beginning I kind of lost my confidence," he says. "Initially, there were about 100 signed up to my Facebook fan page, but it quickly went up to 500."
The numbers will rise further, he says, although "my fans are rather mature now and not everyone is at the computer".
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But through the bleak times, Choi says, he kept his voice in condition and waited for a break. Now his moment may have arrived.
"I was labelled `negative equity'. But I tell you, I'm valuable and I can survive."
All 4 Ken 2011; tomorrow, Sunday, Monday, 8.15pm, Star Hall, Kitec, Kowloon Bay.
