Malaysian girl group
M-Girls (Chinese:四个女生) was a Malaysiangirl group consisting ofQueenzy Cheng, Angeline Khoo, Cass Chin and Crystal Ong. The group was formed in 2001.
Although M-Girls studio albums have been officially released in many different parts of the world, the group has been a longstanding victim topiracy and unlicensed, illegal distribution. As a result, the group's music company, Starmedia, decided to stop producing additional M-Girls albums in 2014. This announcement came out during the release of the Chinese New Year albumTrue Happiness (真歡喜) in February 2014, weeks after the release of theirEP,My Way.[1][2]
In 2015, M-Girls released one last CNY album,New Spring Holiday (新春佳期), through Starmedia. Afterwards, the group later on decided to part ways with the music company and established their own company, MG Entertainment. This new company's first album release was entitledThe New Year is Coming (年來了), which came out in 2016.[3]
As of 2017, the members of M-Girls are taking a break from working together as a group and would not be producing any albums together. Instead, everyone is currently pursuing solo projects and endeavors for the time being.[4]
In November 2023, Cheng died at the age of 37 while filming a video production.[5]
Prior to the group's formation, all members originally were under Ya-Ko Enterprise, with Khoo debuting in 7-member girl group known as Seven Fairies (七仙女).
2001–2005: Debut and Chin's departure
[edit]M-Girls debuted in 2001 with the Chinese New Year Song, "Happily Welcoming the Harvest Year" (開心迎接豐收年). It set sales records and sold over 50,000 copies, receiving platinum status.[6] In 2004, M-Girls released a Chinese New Year album with Four Golden Princess titled "Flowers Blossom in the Spring" (春風催花開). Their title music video set a new Malaysia Book of Records at the time for the most number of lion dancers in a music video with 108 lion dancers. The former record holding music video had 88 which was shot around two years before. In 2005, with the release of "Happy Year" (開心年) which was filmed in Australia, Chin announced that she would leave the group to concentrate on her studies.[7]
2005–2012: "Nile River" and Cheng's departure
[edit]After Chin left, M-Girls released "Nile River" (尼罗河) in 2005,[8] becoming their last mandopop album release until "My Way".[9] After the release of their 2010 Chinese New Year album "Abundant Wealth" (金玉满堂), Cheng left the group following the end of her contract with the company.[7]
2014: "True Happiness", "New Spring Holiday", appearance on Nick & Stella & "The New Year Is Coming"
[edit]On 27 November 2014, their 2014 Chinese New Year album "True Joy" (眞歡喜) was shown on Starmedia Distribution, which was known as Wayang Tinggi Corporation back then. Its distribution is from PMP Entertainment. One day later, pre-release was announced for their new Chinese New Year album.[10] This would be M-Girls' final Chinese New Year album as their albums are heavily shared online, which affected their album sales, causing Starmedia to stop producing their Chinese New Year albums.[11]
On 23 February 2015, M-Girls had their final concert for Hai-O at the HGC Convention Centre in Malaysia.[12][13] After mass online speculation, it was revealed that they will indeed release Chinese New Year 2015 album "New Spring Holiday" (新春佳期).[3] This year for the first time M-Girls cover an English song called Happy CNY, and also a Hokkien song called 發大財 which translates to fortune.[14]
Filming for their 2016 Chinese New Year album began on 8 September 2015. Recording started the previous month. Angeline and Crystal also made an appearance in Nick and Stella Chung's CNY album, "New Year Reunion" (新年團圓).[15] The advertisement of the release of their latest Chinese New Year album titled "年來了" which translates to Year is Coming was released on 21 November 2015. This is the first time they have released an album since they left their former company Starmedia.
In 2017, it was announced that M-Girls would take a break to focus on solo activities.[4]
- Queenzy Cheng (莊群施)
- Angeline Khoo (阿妮)
- Cass Chin (燕子)
- Crystal Ong (王雪晶)
Non-Chinese New Year albums
[edit]Album title | Release date |
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Dance with Me | 2001 |
Playful Tricks (耍花样) | 2003 |
Silly Goldfish (笨金魚) | 2004 |
Love Code (愛情密碼) |
Nile River (尼罗河) | 2005 |
My Way | 2013 |
Chinese New Year albums
[edit]Album title[16] | Release date | Notes |
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Happily Welcoming the Harvest Year (開心迎接丰收年) | 2001 | |
Leaping New Year (飛跃新年) | 2002 | |
New Year Yeah! (新年 Yeah!) | 2003 | |
Spring Breeze and Blooming Flowers (春風催花開) | 2004 | featuring Four Golden Princess |
Happy Year (開心年) | 2005 | |
Have Fun Together (同歡共樂) | 2006 | featuring Four Golden Princess |
Paradise (世外桃源) | 2007 |
Good Day (好日子) | featuring Eight Superstars |
Fu Lu Shao Xing/Flower Fairy (福禄寿星拱照/花仙子) | 2008 | featuring Kint, Milk, Prince |
Peach Blossom (桃花開了) | 2009 | |
Full of Gold and Jade (金玉满堂) | 2010 | |
Reunion (團聚) | 2013 | |
Very Happy (真歡喜) | 2014 | |
New Spring Holiday (新春佳期) | 2015 | |
Through the Years (年來了) | 2016 | |
Red New Year (过年要红红) | 2017 | |
Prior to the formation of M-Girls, the members started producing albums at the age of around 6–10 years old. Listed are the albums that they released before the group formation, and also other albums not as the group M-Girls. All Chinese New Year albums are produced months before the release date, but are released for the next year.
- 1995. 雙星報喜 Vol.1Double Stars Bring Luck Vol.1 (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 1995. 雅歌群星龍獅會Ya-Ko Stars Lion Dance (feat. Crystal Ong and other Ya-Ko artists)
- 1995. 金童玉女Golden Girl and Pearl (feat. Su Li Da)
- 1996. 賣餛飩Selling Wonton (Queenzy Solo Album)
- 1996. 雙星報喜 Vol.2Double Stars Bring Luck Vol.2 (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 1996. 雅歌群星賀新年Ya-Ko Stars Celebrate the New Year (feat. Ya-Ko artists)
- 1996. 花花絮絮Highlights (Queenzy & Crystal)
- 1997. 新春嘉年華Chinese New Year Carnival (feat. Chen Jia Lin)
- 1997. 神奇電腦Magical Computer (Queenzy Solo Album)
- 1998. 三星報喜Three Stars Bring Luck (feat. Guo Su Yun and Xu Jing Yi)
- 1999. 兔氣揚眉慶豐年Tu Qi Yang Mei Qing Feng Nian (feat. Crystal Ong and Cassandra Chin)
- 1999. 山歌黃梅調Huang Mei Diao Mountain Songs (feat. Crystal Ong and Cassandra Chin)
- 2000. 三星拱照慶龍年Three Stars Celebrate the Year of the Dragon (feat. Crystal Ong and Cassandra Chin)
- 2000. 民謠Folk Songs 2 in 1 (feat. Crystal Ong and Cassandra Chin)
- 2012. 年味Festive (feat. Wei Wei)
- 2017. 愛 Don't be ShyLove: Don't be Shy (feat. Tom)
- 2018. 今年你最好You Are The Best!
- 2018. Salam Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2019. 招财进宝Lucky Fortune (Digital Single) (With Crystal Ong)
- 2019. 春天的愿望Spring Wishes
- 2019. 回家过年Home for Lunar New Year (feat. TR Chen and Melody)
- 2019. Harapan Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2020. 春风笑了Joyful Spring Breeze
- 2020. Kemenangan Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2021. 牛起来Happy Niu Year
- 2021. Melodi Aidilfitri (Digital Single feat. Veron Lin of Q-Genz)
- 2022. 好好好Good, Better, Best!
- 2022. Ü虎加把劲Ü Tiger Work Harder (feat. My Astro)
- 2022. Lebaran Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2023. 兔年回家快乐Happy Homecoming
- 2023. Indahnya Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2023. 一跃前进 旺兔 GOLDLeap Forward Prosperous GOLD Rabbit (feat. My Astro)
- 2024. 开心龙龙WayHappy Dragons 2024 (feat. My Astro)
- 2024. 好运气Good Luck (Digital Single)
- 2024. Keluarga Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
- 2024. Syawal Aidilfitri (Digital Single)
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- 1993. 古代經典名曲Ancient Classics (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1993. 回顧93’熱門龍虎榜93 Pick of the Pops (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1994. 仙女下凡賀新歲Fairy Lunar New Year (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1994. 校園民謠 Vol.1Campus Folk Vol.1 (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1994. 校園民謠 Vol.2Campus Folk Vol.2 (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1994. 校園民謠 Vol.3Campus Folk Vol.3 (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1995. 中國95新年山歌黃梅調China 95 Huang Mei Diao Mountain Chinese New Year Songs (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1995. 94回顧龍虎榜 9494 Pick of the Pops (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1995. 校園民謠 Vol.4Campus Folk Vol.4 (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1995. 展現精粹名曲Post-Production Album (Seven Fairies 七仙女)
- 1995. 歡天喜地 Vol.1Bliss Vol.1
- 1995. 歡天喜地 Vol.2Bliss Vol.2
- 1996. 24首串燒cha-cha迎新年24 Non-Stop Cha-cha New Year Songs (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies and Happy Little Angels)
- 1996. 懷念天皇巨星鄧麗君之歌Songs to Remember Teresa Teng (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies)
- 1996. 福建古早歌Old Hokkien Songs (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies)
- 1996. 福建燒滾滾Hot Hokkien Songs (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies)
- 1996. 24首串燒Cha-cha鄧麗君名曲24 Non-Stop Teresa Teng Cha-cha Songs (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies)
- 1997. 福建新年歌Hokkien New Year Songs
- 1997. 三代仙女同慶新年Three Generations of Fairies New Year's Celebration
- 1997. 歡天喜地 Vol.3Bliss Vol.3
- 1997. 知心朋友True Friend
- 1998. 新年金曲和新歲Golden New Year Songs
- 1999. 天皇童星攜手賀新年Great Child Stars Join to Celebrate the New Year (feat. Cassandra Chin and Crystal Ong)
- 1999. 夢幻舞台Dream Stage
- 2000. 麗聲雙星報喜Soundlife Double Stars Bring Luck (feat. Ting Ting of Seven Fairies)
- 2000. 龍獅鼓迎慶千禧年Lion Dance Welcoming the New Millennium (feat. Soundlife Stars)
- 2000. 福建經典名曲對對唱Classic Hokkien Duet (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 2002. 福建古早歌Old Hokkien Songs
- 2011. 舞動春天Dancing Spring (Three Trump Cards 三大皇牌)
- 2012. 四海歡騰Whole World Celebration (Three Trump Cards 三大皇牌)
- 2013. 穿越新年Cross The New Year (feat. Nick Chung)
- 2012. I am Solo (EP)
- 2016. 新年團圓New Year Reunion (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2018. 喜臨大地幸福來Happiness Comes To The Earth
- 2018. 新年無限好Perfect New Year (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2019. 恭喜发财利是来Congratulations Lucky Money Coming (Angeline 阿妮)
- 2019. 新年快樂我的愛Happy New Year My Love (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2020. 浓浓新年庆团圆Strong New Year Reunion
- 2020. 八面威風Prestigious Dimension (feat. Eight Superstars 八大巨星)
- 2021. 春天*打满好运气Spring * Good Luck
- 2022. 团团和圆圆Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan
- 2022. 五谷丰登Good Harvest (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 2022. 春节新年好Good New Year Spring Festival (feat. Raymond Ng)
- 2022. 亲爱的她|甜蜜情歌 1.0Dear Her|Sweet Love Song 1.0 (feat. Raymond Ng)
- 2023. 发发发发发Send Send Send Send Send
- 2023. 名扬四海旺盛年Year of Fame and Prosperity (feat. Raymond Ng)
- 2023. 迎春争辉唱新年Welcoming the Spring Festival and Singing the New Year (feat. Five Lucky Stars)
- 2023. 今夜星光Starlight tonight (Single)
- 2024. 桃花开开开Peach blossoms are blooming
- 2024. 龙年显威风The Year of the Dragon Shows Prestige (feat. Three Lucky Stars)
- 2025. 蛇兄弟Snake Brothers
- 2025. 一家大小熱鬧鬧The Whole Family Is Bustling (feat. Three Lucky Stars)
- 2025. 好运步步高Good Luck is Increasing Step by Step (Digital Single) (feat. Nancy Sit, Aniu, Alann Tan, Jaspers Lai)
- 1997. 飛燕登陸Flying Swallow
- 1997. 雙星再報喜Lucky Double Stars Again (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 1998. 雙星報雙喜Double Stars Bring Double Luck (feat. Crystal Ong)
- 1999. 天皇童星攜手賀新年Greatest Child Stars Join to Celebrate the New Year (feat. Angeline Khoo and Crystal Ong)
- 1999. 兔氣揚眉慶豐年Rabbits Celebrates the Harvest Year (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Crystal Ong)
- 1999. 山歌黃梅調Huang Mei Diao Mountain Songs (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Crystal Ong)
- 2000. 三星拱照慶龍年Three Stars Celebrate the Year of the Dragon (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Crystal Ong)
- 2000. 民謠 Folk Songs 2 in 1 (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Crystal Ong)
- 2023. 兔年回家快乐Rabbit Year Happy Homecoming (feat. Queenzy Cheng)
- 1994. 茶葉青Green Tea Leaves
- 1995. 魚兒那裡來Where Do Fish Come From?
- 1995. 大家來環保Come On, Let's Be Environmentally Friendly
- 1995. 雙星報喜 Vol.1Double Stars Bring Luck Vol.1 (feat. Queenzy Cheng)
- 1995. 雅歌群星龍獅會Ya-Ko Stars Lion Dance (feat. Queenzy Cheng and other Ya-Ko artists)
- 1996. 雙星報喜 Vol.2Double Stars Bring Luck Vol.2 (feat. Queenzy Cheng)
- 1996. 雅歌群星賀新年Ya-Ko Stars Celebrate the New Year (feat. Queenzy Cheng)
- 1996. 花花絮絮Highlights (feat. Queenzy Cheng)
- 1996. 飛越西洋Flying Towards the West Ocean (feat. Huang Ke Qiu)
- 1996. 彩色精靈Colorful Wizard (Volume 1 and 2)
- 1997. 雙星再報喜Double Stars Bring Luck Again (feat. Cassandra Chin)
- 1997. 美少女戰士Sailor Moon
- 1998. 雙星報雙喜Double Stars Bring Double Luck (feat. Cassandra Chin)
- 1999. 天皇童星攜手賀新年King Child Stars Together Wishing a Happy New Year (feat. Angeline Khoo)
- 1999. 兔氣揚眉慶豐年Rabbits Celebrate the Harvest Year (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Cassandra Chin)
- 1999. 青蘋果Green Apple (Volume 1 and 2)
- 1999. 山歌黃梅調Huang Mei Diao Mountain Songs (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Cassandra Chin)
- 2000. 三星拱照慶龍年Three Stars Celebrate the Year of the Dragon (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Cassandra Chin)
- 2000. 粉紅世界Pink World (Crystal Solo Album)
- 2000. 福建經典名曲對對唱Fujian Classics Duets (feat. Angeline Khoo)
- 2000. 民謠Folk Songs 2 in 1 (feat. Queenzy Cheng and Cassandra Chin)
- 2011. 舞動春天Dancing Spring (feat. San Da Huang Pai)
- 2011. 天天好天好福氣Everyday is a Great Day with Good Fortune (feat. My Astro)
- 2012. 四海歡騰Whole World Celebration (feat. San Da Huang Pai)
- 2016. 新年團圓New Year Reunion (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2017. Renée
- 2019. 招财进宝Lucky Fortune (Digital Single) (With Queenzy Cheng)
- 2019. 恭喜发财利是来Congratulations on Making Money (feat. Angeline Khoo)
- 2020. 天子盛世Prosperous Dynasty (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2020. 金鼓凤鸣迎新岁Golden Drum Fengming Welcome the New Year
- 2021. 美不胜收So Beautiful
- 2022. Ong Ong (feat. Nick and Stella Chung)
- 2022. Ü虎加把劲Ü Tiger Work Harder (feat. My Astro)
- 2022. 五谷丰登Five Fields
- 2023. 一跃前进 旺兔 GOLDLeap Forward Prosperous GOLD Rabbit (feat. My Astro)
- 2023. 祝福你Bless You (Digital Single)
- 2024. 开心龙龙 WayHappy Dragons 2024 (feat. My Astro)
- 2024. 从东京走到纽约Walk from Tokyo to New York (Digital Single) (feat. Lin Xin Tian)
- 2024. 有你一起 I Got YouWith You Together I Got You (Digital Single)
- 2025. 疯狂新年Crazy New Year
- 2025. 喜乐乐 SHARE 丰年Joyful Share Good Harvest (feat. My Astro)