Hong Kong singer Joyce Cheng, who had been missing for two years, unexpectedly got injured during a rehearsal for the mainland Chinese variety competition show “Singer 2025” at the end of last month, leading to her withdrawal from the competition. About two weeks later, on July 10th, Joyce Cheng appeared at a noodle shop in Hong Kong and took photos with the staff in a friendly manner. Faint redness could be seen on her ears and neck, leading netizens to speculate that they were scars from burns caused by the lighting fixtures on the set of the program.
Joyce Cheng was originally confirmed to participate in the Chinese variety competition show “Singer 2025,” as a replacement singer for the seventh round at the end of last month. However, on June 27th, just 2 hours before the live broadcast, the show abruptly announced that Joyce Cheng had sustained injuries to her neck and ears due to improper handling of the lighting fixtures by the staff, which had not fully healed. As a result, she decided to withdraw from the current round, shocking her fans.
At that time, Hunan Satellite TV Mango Channel, the broadcaster of “Singer 2025,” issued a statement explaining that Joyce Cheng was accidentally injured during the filming of a VCR due to improper handling of the lighting equipment by the staff. Although she originally wished to continue performing, her shoulder, neck, and ear injuries had not fully healed 2 hours before the live broadcast, preventing her from being in the best performance condition. After consideration, she decided to withdraw from the competition and return to the stage after her body had fully recovered.
On July 10th, Joyce Cheng made a low-key appearance at a noodle shop in Hong Kong and took photos with the staff. Pictures released by the shop showed noticeable redness on Joyce Cheng’s ears and neck, sparking speculation among netizens that it was related to the incident during “Singer 2025.” Comments such as “Zoom in and you can see her ears and neck still red, feels like a burn” and “Burned by the lighting? Just the thought is painful” flooded the social media platforms, wishing her a speedy recovery and eagerly anticipating her return to the stage.
38-year-old Joyce Cheng, the daughter of the renowned artists Adam Cheng and the late Lydia Shum (Fei Fei), has always been in the spotlight. Debuting as a singer in 2011, she achieved great success as a Hong Kong female singer in 2022. However, since her concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum in March 2023, Joyce Cheng has been absent from public events and rarely updated her social media platforms. Her manager previously responded that she was “recovering from injuries.”
In April of this year, Joyce Cheng’s fans noticed that she had cleared all content on her Instagram account. This, coupled with previous rumors of her battling depression and her absence from work for 2 years, raised concerns among her fans about her well-being. Therefore, Joyce Cheng’s comeback on “Singer 2025” was met with great excitement and the news of her unexpected injury caused an uproar, with netizens criticizing the production team as being “irresponsible.”