Gigi Yim

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Yim was born Wang Kai-yan, later changed to Wong Lung-hay,{{cite news|url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20231002/1696238093053/%e7%82%8e%e6%98%8e%e7%86%b9%e8%aa%8d%e6%94%b9%e5%90%8d%e4%bd%86%e6%9c%aa%e6%9c%89%e8%b2%b7%e6%a8%93-cut%e9%a3%9b%e9%a2%a8%e6%b3%a2%e5%b7%b2%e8%a7%a3%e6%b1%ba-%e7%b6%b5%e6%8e%92%e5%80%8b%e5%94%b1%e5%86%87%e5%bd%b1%e9%9f%bf%e8%bf%94%e5%ad%b8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008015934/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20231002/1696238093053/%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E8%AA%8D%E6%94%B9%E5%90%8D%E4%BD%86%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%89%E8%B2%B7%E6%A8%93-cut%E9%A3%9B%E9%A2%A8%E6%B3%A2%E5%B7%B2%E8%A7%A3%E6%B1%BA-%E7%B6%B5%E6%8E%92%E5%80%8B%E5%94%B1%E5%86%87%E5%BD%B1%E9%9F%BF%E8%BF%94%E5%AD%B8|title=炎明熹認改名但未有買樓 Cut飛風波已解決 綵排個唱冇影響返學|date=2023-10-02|accessdate=2023-10-26|work=Ming Pao|archive-date=2023-10-08|url-status=live}} in Hong Kong on 9 April 2005, being the eldest of three siblings.{{cite news|title=娛樂放題-娛樂追擊東周網《聲夢傳奇》炎明熹大揭秘|url=https://eastweek.my-magazine.me/main/104815|accessdate=2021-07-20|publisher=East Week|date=2021-07-20|archive-date=2021-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008215637/https://eastweek.my-magazine.me/main/104815|url-status=live}} With both parents being Mainland Chinese, she grew up with her parental aunt and uncle in Hong Kong and attends {{ill|St. Antonius Girls' College|zh|聖安當女書院}}.{{Cite web|title=【聲夢傳奇】炎明熹原本姓王 父母長居內地Gigi來港隨姑媽一家生活 - 香港經濟日報 - TOPick - 娛樂|url=https://topick.hket.com/article/2988754|access-date=2022-05-29|work=Topick|publisher=Hong Kong Economic Times}} She has been keen on singing since her childhood and is influenced by Chinese reality singing competition The Voice of China. As her uncle discovered her singing talent, he encouraged her to keep learning, subsequently she began training in a music academy, and participating in different kinds of talent shows and competitions.{{cite news|url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20210204-232451|title=《聲夢傳奇》15歲頂頭大熱 炎明熹突被校長召見|publisher=Mingpao Weekly|date=2021-02-04|accessdate=2021-05-23|archive-date=2021-10-07|archive-url=https://archive.today/20211007175032/https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20210204-232451|url-status=live}}

Yim became one of the contestants of TVB's reality talent competition Stars Academy in 2021, and her performance of Sandy Lam's "Without You, But Still Love You" (沒有你還是愛你, which itself is a Cantonese cover version of Beverley Craven's "Promise Me") in the competition gained her popularity.{{cite news |title=《沒有你還是愛你》Live破100萬點擊 炎明熹驚訝受歡迎多謝支持 |url=https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2092950/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E6%B2%92%E6%9C%89%E4%BD%A0%E9%82%84%E6%98%AF%E6%84%9B%E4%BD%A0-Live%E7%A0%B4100%E8%90%AC%E9%BB%9E%E6%93%8A-%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E9%A9%9A%E8%A8%9D%E5%8F%97%E6%AD%A1%E8%BF%8E%E5%A4%9A%E8%AC%9D%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81 |accessdate=2021-07-04 |work=Headline Daily|date=2021-06-26 |archive-date=2021-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615024008/https://hd.stheadline.com/life/ent/realtime/2092950/%E5%8D%B3%E6%99%82-%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82-%E6%B2%92%E6%9C%89%E4%BD%A0%E9%82%84%E6%98%AF%E6%84%9B%E4%BD%A0-Live%E7%A0%B4100%E8%90%AC%E9%BB%9E%E6%93%8A-%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E9%A9%9A%E8%A8%9D%E5%8F%97%E6%AD%A1%E8%BF%8E%E5%A4%9A%E8%AC%9D%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81 |url-status=live }}

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After winning the competition,{{cite news|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E3%80%8A%E8%81%B2%E5%A4%A2%E5%82%B3%E5%A5%87%E6%B1%BA%E8%B3%BD%E3%80%8B%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E6%88%90%E4%B8%89%E6%96%99%E5%86%A0%E8%BB%8D-%E7%B6%B2%E6%B0%91%E9%AC%A7%E7%88%86%E8%B3%BD%E5%88%B6%E6%9C%89%E5%95%8F%E9%A1%8C%E6%88%A5-archie%E5%94%94%E6%8A%B5-041726822.html|title=《聲夢傳奇》決賽炎明熹成三料冠軍 網民鬧爆賽制有問題戥Archie唔抵|publisher=Yahoo Hong Kong|date=2021-07-20|accessdate=2023-01-05}} she debuted in September 2021 with the single "Noble Truth".{{cite news |title=《聲夢》三料冠軍 炎明熹9.20推新歌《真話的清高》|url=https://www.bastillepost.com/hongkong/article/9228202 |accessdate=2021-09-19 |work=Bastille Post |date=2021-09-15}} In November, Yim, along with Chantel Yiu, Windy Zhan and Yumi Chung, formed a girl group called "After Class", with their debut single "{{ill|Present For Future|zh|要為今日回憶}}" (要為今日回憶). She also released another single "Love is Beauty with a Flaw" (愛是帶種缺陷的美) collaborated with Hubert Wu in 2021.{{cite news|url=https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3104507/%E6%84%9B%E6%98%AF%E5%B8%B6%E7%A8%AE%E7%BC%BA%E9%99%B7%E7%9A%84%E7%BE%8E%EF%BD%9C31%E6%AD%B2%E8%83%A1%E9%B4%BB%E9%88%9E%E5%AD%9616%E6%AD%B2Gigi%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E5%90%88%E5%94%B1%20%E3%80%8C%E5%B8%8C%E6%9C%9B%E5%94%94%E5%A5%BD%E6%9C%89%E5%A4%AA%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%95%E5%92%8C%E6%84%9F%E2%80%A6%E3%80%8D|title=愛是帶種缺陷的美｜31歲胡鴻鈞孖16歲Gigi炎明熹合唱 「希望唔好有太大違和感…」|publisher=Sky Post|date=2021-11-11|accessdate=2023-01-06}} She then received rookie awards in 2021 Metro Radio Music Awards, Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation 2021 and Hong Kong Gold Songs Award Presentation Ceremony 2021/2022 on 27 December 2021, 1 January 2022 and 24 July 2022, respectively.{{cite news|url=https://www.hk01.com/%E7%9C%BE%E6%A8%82%E8%BF%B7/717109/%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E%E9%A0%92%E7%8D%8E%E7%A6%AE%E5%AE%8C%E6%95%B4%E8%B3%BD%E6%9E%9C-mirror%E6%88%90%E5%A4%A7%E8%B4%8F%E5%AE%B6-%E5%A7%9A%E7%84%AF%E8%8F%B2%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E5%A5%AA%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E7%8D%8E|title=新城頒獎禮完整賽果｜MIRROR成大贏家 姚焯菲炎明熹奪新人獎|publisher=HK01|date=2021-12-27|accessdate=2023-01-05}}{{cite news |title=叱咤︱炎明熹姚焯菲奪「生力軍女歌手」銀銅獎 陳蕾飛Bra走奶 |url=https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20220101/bkn-20220101202219519-0101_00862_001.html |accessdate=2022-06-23 |publisher=Oriental Daily|date=2022-01-01 |archive-date=2022-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623182933/https://hk.on.cc/hk/bkn/cnt/entertainment/20220101/bkn-20220101202219519-0101_00862_001.html }}{{cite news|url=https://www.am730.com.hk/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/%E9%87%91%E6%9B%B2%E9%A0%92%E7%8D%8E%E7%A6%AE-%E5%AE%8C%E6%95%B4%E5%BE%97%E7%8D%8E%E5%90%8D%E5%96%AE-%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E5%A7%9A%E7%84%AF%E8%8F%B2%E5%8C%85%E8%BE%A6%E5%A5%B3%E6%96%B0%E4%BA%BA%E9%87%91%E9%8A%80%E7%8D%8E-%E6%97%A5%E5%87%BA%E6%99%82%E8%AE%93%E8%A1%97%E7%87%88%E5%AE%89%E7%9D%A1-%E5%A5%AA%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83%E8%8F%AF%E4%BA%BA%E8%87%B3%E5%B0%8A%E9%87%91%E6%9B%B2%E7%8D%8E/330215|title=金曲頒獎禮｜完整得獎名單 炎明熹姚焯菲包辦女新人金銀獎 《日出時讓街燈安睡》奪全球華人至尊金曲獎|publisher=am730|date=2022-07-24|accessdate=2023-01-05}}

In 2022, she released five other singles, namely "{{ill|It's Complicated (Gigi Yim song)|zh|複雜 (炎明熹歌曲)|lt=It's Complicated}}" (複雜), "{{ill|One Water Two Ways|zh|一水兩方}}" (一水兩方), "Most Concerned About" (最牽掛的), "{{ill|Flame (Gigi Yim song)|zh|焰 (炎明熹歌曲)|lt=Flame}}" (焰) and "{{ill|Wanna Date You|zh|好想約你}}" (好想約你).{{Cite web |title=明周娛樂 MP Weekly 炎明熹新歌《複雜》上架38分鐘登榜首 Johnny Yim：太有歌唱天分|url=https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20220131-310664|access-date=2022-01-31|date=2022-01-31|language=zh-HK|publisher=Mingpao Weekly|archive-date=2022-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131154053/https://www.mpweekly.com/entertainment/focus/local/20220131-310664|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://hk.news.yahoo.com/%E9%99%B3%E5%98%89%E6%85%A7%E6%B8%B8%E5%98%89%E6%AC%A3%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%87%E9%80%A0%E5%9E%8B%E9%A9%9A%E8%89%B7-%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%E5%94%B1-%E6%B0%B4%E5%85%A9%E6%96%B9-%E5%85%A5%E5%BF%83%E5%85%A5%E8%82%BA-223000222.html|title=陳嘉慧游嘉欣新劇造型驚艷 炎明熹唱《一水兩方》入心入肺|publisher=Singtao Daily|website=Yahoo Hong Kong|date=2022-07-13|accessdate=2023-01-06}}{{cite news|url=https://www.wenweipo.com/a/202206/30/AP62bce771e4b033218a54f551.html|title=炎明熹訴說《最牽掛的》香港 創作團隊冀帶出尋常百姓情感|publisher=Wen Wei Po|date=2022-06-30|accessdate=2023-01-06}}{{Cite web |title=辛苦兼顧夢想與學業 炎明熹：唔想做壞榜樣 - 晴報 - 娛樂 - 人物 |url=https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3359704/%E8%BE%9B%E8%8B%A6%E5%85%BC%E9%A1%A7%E5%A4%A2%E6%83%B3%E8%88%87%E5%AD%B8%E6%A5%AD%20%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%EF%BC%9A%E5%94%94%E6%83%B3%E5%81%9A%E5%A3%9E%E6%A6%9C%E6%A8%A3 |website=Sky Post |language=zh |access-date=2022-09-30 |archive-date=2022-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003132420/https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3359704/%E8%BE%9B%E8%8B%A6%E5%85%BC%E9%A1%A7%E5%A4%A2%E6%83%B3%E8%88%87%E5%AD%B8%E6%A5%AD%20%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9%EF%BC%9A%E5%94%94%E6%83%B3%E5%81%9A%E5%A3%9E%E6%A6%9C%E6%A8%A3 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=【好想約你】炎明熹獲克勤教路保養身體 明年迎戰DSE：做好時間管理 - 香港經濟日報 - TOPick - 娛樂|url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3422008|access-date=2022-12-26|work=Topick|publisher=Hong Kong Economic Times}} She also participated in the reality singing competition {{ill|Infinity and Beyond|zh|聲生不息|italic=yes}} ({{zh|t=聲生不息|s=声生不息|labels=no}}) organised by TVB and Hunan Television.{{Cite web |title=【聲生不息】炎明熹微博人氣升幅15倍 Gigi感觸落淚：沒想過自己能參加這節目 - 香港經濟日報 - TOPick - 娛樂 |url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3288865 |work=Topick|publisher=Hong Kong Economic Times|access-date=2022-06-30 |archive-date=2022-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220630101828/https://topick.hket.com/article/3288865}} She was then awarded {{ill|Metro Radio Hits Music Awards 2022|zh|2022年度新城勁爆頒獎禮得獎名單}} by the single "Flame".{{cite news|url=https://skypost.ulifestyle.com.hk/article/3431159/%E6%96%B0%E5%9F%8E%E5%8B%81%E7%88%86%E9%A0%92%E7%8D%8E%E7%A6%AE2022%EF%B8%B3MIRROR%E6%93%B89%E5%80%8B%E7%8D%8E%E5%86%A7%E8%8E%8A%E6%88%90%E5%A4%A7%E8%B4%8F%E5%AE%B6%20%E5%BC%B5%E6%95%AC%E8%BB%92%E7%A2%BA%E8%A8%BA%E7%BC%BA%E5%B8%AD%E6%8E%833%E7%8D%8E%E7%A8%B1%E7%8E%8B|title=新城勁爆頒獎禮2022︳MIRROR擸9個獎冧莊成大贏家 張敬軒確診缺席掃3獎稱王|publisher=Sky Post|date=2022-12-29|accessdate=2023-01-05}}

Yim made her acting debut on the TVB television series {{ill|Forever Young At Heart|italic=yes|zh|青春本我}},{{Cite web |title=青春本我｜炎明熹喊戲獲正評 姚焯菲民初Look獲讚靚爆鏡 - 20211220 - SHOWBIZ|url=https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211220/1640008183374/%e9%9d%92%e6%98%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%88%91-%e7%82%8e%e6%98%8e%e7%86%b9%e5%96%8a%e6%88%b2%e7%8d%b2%e6%ad%a3%e8%a9%95-%e5%a7%9a%e7%84%af%e8%8f%b2%e6%b0%91%e5%88%9dlook%e7%8d%b2%e8%ae%9a%e9%9d%9a%e7%88%86%e9%8f%a1|access-date=2021-12-26|publisher=Ming Pao|language=zh-hant|archive-date=2021-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226051425/https://ol.mingpao.com/ldy/showbiz/latest/20211220/1640008183374/%e9%9d%92%e6%98%a5%e6%9c%ac%e6%88%91-%e7%82%8e%e6%98%8e%e7%86%b9%e5%96%8a%e6%88%b2%e7%8d%b2%e6%ad%a3%e8%a9%95-%e5%a7%9a%e7%84%af%e8%8f%b2%e6%b0%91%e5%88%9dlook%e7%8d%b2%e8%ae%9a%e9%9d%9a%e7%88%86%e9%8f%a1|url-status=live}} which she was nominated for the category of Most Improved Female Artiste at {{ill|TVB Awards Presentation 2022|zh|萬千星輝頒獎典禮2022}}.{{cite news|url=https://news.mingpao.com/pns/%E5%A8%9B%E6%A8%82/article/20230106/s00016/1672937676804/%E7%82%8E%E6%98%8E%E7%86%B9cool%E7%88%86%E6%8B%8D%E5%AE%A3%E5%82%B3%E7%85%A7-%E9%83%AD%E6%9F%8F%E5%A6%8D%E6%83%B3%E8%88%87%E7%BE%85%E6%AF%93%E5%84%80%E9%BD%8A%E5%A5%AA%E5%A5%B3%E9%A3%9B%E8%BA%8D|title=炎明熹Cool爆拍宣傳照 郭柏妍想與羅毓儀齊奪女飛躍|publisher=Ming Pao|date=2023-01-06|accessdate=2023-01-06}}

• Gigi Yim Gi-FORCE Concert (2023){{cite web|url=https://topick.hket.com/article/3628293?r=cpsdlc|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027042941/https://topick.hket.com/article/3628293?r=cpsdlc|title=【炎明熹演唱會】Gigi唱姜濤《Dear My Friend,》哽咽 梁詠琪任嘉賓驚喜現身【多圖】|work=Hong Kong Economic Times|date=2023-10-08|archive-date=2023-10-27|access-date=2023-10-27|url-status=live}}

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