{{BLP sources|date=September 2020}} {{EngvarB|date=June 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Short description|Hong Kong singer, actor, and director (born 1984)}} {{family name hatnote|Mak (麥)|lang=Chinese}} {{infobox person | name = Juno Mak | image = 26th Tokyo International Film Festival Juno Mak.jpg | alt = | caption = Mak at the 26th Tokyo International Film Festival | birth_name = Bobby Mak Wan Yin (麥允然) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|18|df=y}} | birth_place = British Hong Kong | occupation = Singer, record producer and actor | years_active = 2002—present | parents = Clement Mak | awards = {{awards|award=Golden Horse Awards|name='''FIPRESCI Prize'''<br/>2013 ''Rigor Mortis''}} | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 麥浚龍 | s = 麦浚龙 | p = mai4 jun4 long2 | j = maak6 zeon3 lung4 }} | module2 = {{infobox musical artist|embed=yes | background = temporary | genre = Cantopop | label = Silly Thing<br />(2004–present)<br />Universal Music Group<br />(2002–2003) }} }} '''Juno Mak''' ({{Lang-zh|c=麥浚龍}}; born 18 March 1984) is a Hong Kong singer, record producer, actor, and director. He made his musical debut in 2002 with the EP ''On the Road.'' His albums have won Best Record three times at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
He made his directorial debut with the horror film ''Rigor Mortis'' in 2013.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2015-06-20|title=Juno Mak will direct crime thriller "Sons of the Neon Night." {{!}} Variety|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/hk-filmart-juno-mak-to-deconstruct-hong-kong-in-sons-of-the-neon-night-1201457990/|access-date=2022-02-18|archive-date=20 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620041159/https://variety.com/2015/film/asia/hk-filmart-juno-mak-to-deconstruct-hong-kong-in-sons-of-the-neon-night-1201457990/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
==Career== ===Music=== Mak began his music career as a pop singer with Universal Music. Two albums, ''On the Road'' and ''Next Step'', were released with Universal Music. Both albums reached the top spot on TVB.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} Although he won awards upon his debut, it was later rumoured that his fans were hired professional groupies earning up to HKD150 an hour, and in 2002 he was booed by audience members during an awards ceremony.<ref name="scmp">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1302417/when-it-comes-juno-mak-dont-judge-book-its-cover|title=When it comes to Juno Mak, don't judge a book by its cover|date=3 September 2013|accessdate=17 July 2017|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804041835/https://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1302417/when-it-comes-juno-mak-dont-judge-book-its-cover|url-status=live}}</ref>
Mak's 2015 EP ''Addendum'' spawned the number one singles "Unforgettable" (念念不忘), "Imperfection" (瑕疵), and the award-winning duet "Rashōmon" (羅生門), a duet with Kay Tse.
===Film=== In 2010, Mak wrote and starred in Wong Ching-po's film ''Revenge: A Love Story''. The film was a hybrid of slasher and love story. Mak and Wong Ching-po collaborated again in 2011 on the film ''Let's Go!''.
In 2013, Mak directed the film ''Rigor Mortis'', which pays tribute to the 1980s Jiangshi genre.<ref name="scmp"/> In 2015, it was announced Mak would direct the crime thriller ''Sons of the Neon Night.''<ref name=":0" />
==Anti-graft investigation== In 2003, Mak, his father, and a number of music executives from TVB and Universal Music HK were arrested as part of an investigation into an alleged bribes-for-awards scam.<ref name="scmp"/> The case was eventually withdrawn with no charges made.<ref name="scmp"/>
==Personal life== Mak is the second son of Clement Mak, the chairman of CCT Fortis Holdings Limited.
== Discography == *''On The Road'' (2002) *''Next Step'' (2003) *''Proto'' (2004) *''Otherside'' (2005) *''Walking Underneath (New + Best Selection)'' (2005) *''Chapel Of Dawn'' (2007) *''Words Of Silence'' (2008) *''Why'' (2008) *''The Dream'' (天生地夢) (2009) *''Nothing Lasts Forever'' (New + Best Selection) (2010) *''No-mind'' (無念) (2011) *''Paradoxically, Yours'' (柔弱的角) (2014) *''Addendum'' (2015) *''Evil Is a Point of View'' (2016) *''The Album Part One'' (with Kay Tse; 2018) *''The Album and the Rest Of It'' (with Kay Tse; 2019) *''The Album and the End of It'' (with Kay Tse; 2020)
== Filmography == ===Filmmaking credits=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! rowspan="2" | Year ! rowspan="2" | Title ! colspan="3" | Credited as ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Notes |- ! width="65" | Director ! width="65" | Writer ! width="65" | Producer |- | 2011 | ''Let's Go!'' | {{no}} | {{no}} | {{yes}} | |- | 2013 | ''Rigor Mortis'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | Nominated – Golden Horse Award for Best New Director |- | 2025 | ''Sons of the Neon Night'' | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | {{yes}} | |}
===Acting roles=== ;Film {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role |- | 2003 | ''Truth or Dare: 6th Floor Rear Flat'' | Nick |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 | ''Dream Home'' | Cop Fat |- | ''Revenge: A Love Story'' | Chan Kit |- | 2011 | ''Let's Go!'' | Lee Siu Sheung |}
;Television {| class="wikitable" style="white-space:nowrap" |- ! Year ! Film ! Role |- | 2003 | ''Survivor's Law'' | Ma Ching-Kin |}
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