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is poignant, but there are always oth-
er ways to show her love. “I visit her
grave every year and write letters to
her on her birthday, her death anni-
versary and the day she debuted,” she
says.
“I don’t know if she can receive my
letters, but I will keep writing,” she
says.
Yu has been a fan of Mui since
2019. Before knowing the diva, she
knew nothing about Cantopop. “I
only listened to K-pop in the past and
I did not know any Cantopop songs,
not even the most famous ones,” she
says.
“My friend sang Unfortunately I’m
an Aquarius (可惜我是水瓶座) by
Miriam Yeung Chin-wah when we
were singing karaoke a few years ago.
But I totally had no idea what song it
was,” she laughs. Yeung was a famous
local singer in the 2000s and her song
Unfortunately I’m an Aquarius (可惜
我是水瓶座) is still one of the main-
stream hits.
But the pandemic in 2019 changed
her life. As Yu got more time to stay
at home, she was granted a chance to
learn about her love. “One day, I lis-
tened to Mui’s songs on the internet
Anita is a biographical film about Anita Mui Yim-fong in 2021. and was quickly taken with her,” she
lieve there is a reason for me to be infected. says.
born in this era - maybe it is to live “I think I was born in the wrong “It is because of Mui that I listen to

by his values and spread it to others.” era…it is a pity that I can never meet more Cantopop songs,” she says. “As a
her in person and take a picture with Hongkonger, I should listen to more
From Kpop to Cantopop her. The old Hong Kong seems a lot Cantopop and not only K-pop,” she
While Ellie believes it is her destiny happier - life was simpler,” Yu sighs. adds.
to live in an era without her beloved Loving someone Yu has never met Although she still listens to K-pop,
idol, Heidi Yu, an 18-year-old fan of “ she says: “Mui conquers a big part of
Cantopop Diva Anita Mui Yim-fong, my heart! She cannot be compared
thinks the opposite. The old Hong Kong with K-pop.”
The Cantopop diva passed away “I feel more attached to Mui’s
in December - eight months after seems a lot happier songs, because I can understand the
Cheung in the same year because of lyrics which were so beautifully writ-
cervical cancer. Her death made 2003 - life was simpler ten,” she explains.
a more sorrowful year as it was also “I also love how she shares her
the time when Hong Kong was great- ” thoughts on life during concerts, for
ly hit by SARS, a deadly disease that example she reminded us to treasure
killed 299 Hongkongers out of 1,755 everything before she sang Sunset Me-