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Nicole Tan

A 15-second cameo by award-winning Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai in the latest music video from K-pop girl group NewJeans has generated both shock and delight online.
The 61-year-old actor appears in the “Side B” version of the “Cool with You” video, released on July 19, alongside South Korean actress-model Jung Ho-yeon, who shot to fame after her acclaimed performance in the hit K-drama series Squid Game.
Despite Leung’s cameo being brief, internet users were quick to recognise and get excited over his appearance.
“When they said a special global star would appear in NewJeans MV, never in a million years would I think it would be the legend himself, Tony Leung,” Twitter user @jekkibby2 tweeted.


Others called him a “scene stealer” for his remarkable ability to act with his eyes.
Many were surprised that the Hong Kong actor appeared at all.
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“Im as shocked as Hoyeon with Tony Leung’s appearance!” user @4uJean commented on the YouTube video, referring to the reaction of Jung’s character to seeing Leung’s character in the video.
“How did [NewJeans’ label Ador] bag the Tony Leung – one of the most successful and recognized Asian [actors]?” @gucciphamkr posted on Twitter.
Another user tweeted a “starter pack” of Tony Leung movies for K-pop fans discovering him through the music video, including In the Mood for Love, Chungking Express, Happy Together and Infernal Affairs.

With his hair dyed grey, it is unclear what Leung’s role is in the video, only that Jung’s character appears dismayed as he looks at her from the other side of a crossroads. Some internet users speculated that he is playing a Cupid-like character, similar to Jung’s.
Some saw Leung’s cameo as proof that NewJeans had attained a degree of international fame.
“NewJeans are in a league of their own,” @newjirrm tweeted. “To work with Tony Leung, the most acclaimed contemporary actor in Asia and THE HOYEON JUNG is insane.”

According to Korean news sources, Leung was chosen for his on-screen charisma and that it was he who suggested the grey hair styling.
Following the video’s release, Leung’s name was trending at #1 on Weibo, China’s answer to Twitter, with over 6 million views. He was also trending at #3 worldwide on Twitter.


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Hong Kong actor Tony Leung’s cameo in K-pop group NewJeans’ ‘Cool with You’ music video sets internet on fire

Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai in the music video for K-pop girl group NewJeans’ “Cool With You (Side B)“, also featuring South Korean actress-model and Squid Game star Jung Ho-yeon. Photo: Youtube / Hybe Labels

Jung Ho-yeon in the music video for “Cool with You (Side B)”. Photo: YouTube / Hybe Labels

Leung in the music video for “Cool with You (Side B)”. Photo: YouTube / Hybe Labels

As Tony Leung Chiu-wai turns 61, a look back at some of his best movie roles, from In the Mood for Love to Marvel’s Shang-Chi, and his early years in TV

Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings”. Photo: Marvel Studios

Maggie Cheung Man-yuk and Tony Leung Chiu-wai in a still from “In the Mood for Love”, one of his best acting roles. We recall some of the Hong Kong-born actor’s other notable roles, in television series and on the big screen, as he turns 61 years old. Photo: Block 2 Pictures

Leung in a still from “Chungking Express”.

Maggie Cheung Man-yuk, Leung (left) and Wong Kar-wai promoting “In the Mood for Love” in Cannes in May 2000. Photo: AFP

Leung (right) and Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing in a scene of “Happy Together”. Photo: courtesy of Film Co

Leung in a still from “2046”. Photo: @Jayveesto/Twitter

Leung in a still from “Lust, Caution”. Photo: @neonmnemonic/Twitter

Leung in a still from “The Grandmaster”. Photo: Jet Tone Production

Leung in a still from “Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings”. Photo: Marvel Studios

He’s made hits for Exo, NCT, Twice and Aespa: meet K-pop songwriter Kyler Niko, who nearly made it as a singer himself

Kyler Niko nearly gave up on music after a record label passed him over. A chance encounter with the founder of music company InnerV8 Musiq led to a new career – now he is a hit K-pop songwriter. Photo: courtesy of InnerV8 Musiq

Niko wrote his first song when he was 14. Photo: courtesy of InnerV8 Musiq

Niko helped write “Electric Kiss” for K-pop boy band Exo (above). Photo: courtesy of SM Entertainment

Niko has worked on “Fearless”, “Antifragile” and “Unforgiven” for Le Sserafim’ (above). Photo: courtesy of Source Music

NCT Dream’s new K-pop album ISTJ borrows from MBTI to make music – what do the group’s members really think of the personality test?

NCT Dream perform on stage at Jamsil Sports Complex in Seoul, South Korea, in October, 2022. Photo: WireImage

K-pop boy group NCT Dream’s third-full length album,“ISTJ”, bases its concept around the MBTI personality test. Group members have spoken about what it means to them. Photo: SM Entertainment

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Sixty-one-year-old Tony Leung Chiu-wai appears in the ‘Side B’ version of K-pop girl group NewJeans’ video, which also features Squid Game actress Jung Ho-yeon
Following the video’s release, Leung’s name was trending at #1 on Weibo, with over 6 million views, and at #3 worldwide on Twitter


A 15-second cameo by Hong Kong actor Tony Leung in K-pop girl group NewJeans’ new music video for ‘Cool with You’, also featuring Squid Game’s Jung Ho-yeon, has generated delight online.
