The Ice Bucket Challenge has gone viral with many celebrities pouring
water over themselves to raise funds and awareness for ALS (Lou Gerig’s
disease). Hong Kong actor-singer Andy Lau is no exception and completed
the challenge on Tuesday afternoon.
He was nominated on Monday and took up the challenge on a rooftop after he returned to Hong Kong from Beijing.
The
53-year-old also donated US$1million (approximately S$1.24million) to
the ALS Association and passed the baton on to superstar Jay Chou,
pianist Lang Lang and Hong Kong paralympian So Wa Wai.
Jay was in
the studio when he received the challenge and immediately completed the
feat despite looking unkempt. The Mandopop star was caught off-guard
when his assistant poured water over him before he finished speaking.
Besides
nominating lyricist Fang Wen Shan and Taiwanese band Mayday for the
challenge, Jay also donated NT$100,000 (approximately S$4,160) to the
cause.
Additionally, Taiwanese musician Wang Lee Hom accepted
local singer JJ Lin’s nomination and named Mayday’s vocalist A-shin and
actress Zhang Ziyi as contenders.
Mayday, who was nominated by
many, finally appointed members Masa, Guan You and Stone to finish the
challenge on Tuesday before passing it on to Japanese actor-singer
Takeshi Kaneshiro, Taiwanese celebrity Jeannie Hsieh and director Chang
Chen.
The Royal 4 (Elson Soh, Javier Ng, Darryl Ou and Carlton Yung) was nominated by their music fans on Tuesday night, they accepted the challenge and donated their shares from their recent Taiwan mini concert to the cause.