Grasshopper singer Remus Choy returns to stage for first time since brain surgery
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At singer Kelly Chen's (second from left) concert on July 27, the guest performers were (from left) Grasshopper members Calvin Choy, Remus Choy and Edmond So.
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Singer Remus Choy of Hong Kong pop group Grasshopper returned to the stage on July 27, performing for the first time since his brain surgery in October 2024.
Grasshopper were the guest performers at Hong Kong singer Kelly Chen’s concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum. The Cantopop trio comprise Choy, 58, his brother Calvin Choy, 60, and Edmond So, 59. They last performed together in Foshan, China, in August 2024.
Grasshopper and Chen, who were all dressed in white, performed the fast-paced songs Beat The Heat Wou Bom Ba (1993) and Open The Sky (1995). Remus Choy looked to be in great shape as he sang and danced on stage.
The group also performed their new song, Lou Dik Lat (which means Old Is Spicy in Cantonese), at Chen’s concert.
Choy said on stage that Chen, 52, was the first person to message him after he dropped a bombshell in October 2024, when he disclosed on social media that he had gone for an operation to remove a brain tumour.
His post then was accompanied by two photos: a selfie of himself with a shaved head and a close-up shot of the long surgery scar on his scalp.
“Kelly said she was very worried about me and the large scar on my head broke her heart,” Choy said. “She hoped I would recover soon and cheered me on, even complimenting me on how good I looked with a bald head.”
Choy said Grasshopper have watched Chen’s career progress since her debut in 1995. He added that their last collaboration was about 10 years ago, when she was a guest performer at Grasshopper’s concert.
He took the opportunity to announce that Grasshopper would be holding a concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum in April 2026, and would invite Chen to be their guest performer.
Chen’s concert on July 27 was the final night of her 10-show Season 2 Live In Hong Kong 2025 concert series. The show was originally scheduled to be held on July 20, but was postponed by a week due to Typhoon Wipha.
Choy has been charting his recovery on social media since his surgery and sharing videos of himself working out at the gym. He posted on July 22 a photo of himself in the recording studio, writing that a new song was coming soon.
