24Herbs

24Herbs (stylized as 24HERBS, Chinese: 廿四味; pinyin: niàn sì wèi) is a Hong Kong hip hop group formed in 2006 consisting of six members: Ghost Style, Phat Chan, Kit Leung, Sir JBS, Drunk and Dor Yuk.[1]

For the herbal tea, see 24 flavors.
24Herbs
廿四味
Occupation(s)
  • Hip hop group
  • Rappers
  • Songwriters
  • Actors
  • Podcast hosts
Years active2006-present
Website24Herbs' website
Musical career
OriginHong Kong
LabelsRevolution
MembersPhat Chan（陳偉雄）
Kit Leung（梁永傑）
Conroy “Drunk” Chan (陳子聰)
Brandon "Ghost Style" Ho
Julius Brian "Sir JBS" Siswojo
Eddie "Dor Yuk" Chung (鍾恩泰)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese廿四味
Simplified Chinese廿四味
Literal meaningTwenty four flavors

Career

Early years and self-titled debut album (2006-2010)

24Herbs was first formed in 2006.[1] In 2008, the group released their self-titled debut album 24Herbs. The deluxe version of the album included a remix of their song Jiu Jo (照做) with a guest feature from Chinese-American rapper MC Jin.[2]

During this time, 24Herbs collaborated with various other artists, including on Forgiveness with Sammi Cheng, Laser with Charmaine Fong and Love The Most (愛最大) with Nicholas Tse. They were also actively involved in the Hong Kong film industry: they wrote and performed the theme song for the film Once a Gangster, and guest-starred in the film.[3]

Bring It On and Sleeping Dogs (2011-2012)

In March 2011, 24Herbs released their second album, Bring It On.[4] The record featured a number of songs with featured vocalists, including Wonderland with Janice Vidal, the music video for which has over 10 million views on YouTube as of 2021.[5] Additional collaborations include Control with Paul Wong and Chillax with Taiwanese rapper Softlipa, as well as a collaboration with fellow Hong Kong group Kolor on the bonus track 24K.[4]

24Herbs performed several live shows to promote the album including "24K Concert" in December 2010, in which they shared stage with Kolor and in "Moov Live 24Herbs" in January 2011, which was also documented and compiled along with multiple official music videos as a bonus DVD in the release of Bring It On.[6]

Five tracks from Bring It On are featured on the soundtrack of the 2012 video game Sleeping Dogs: Turn It Up, Do You Know Me, Hong Kong Kowloon, Sin City and No Brothers (不是兄弟) featuring Hong Kong rapper KZ. The group's popularity increased with international audiences due to the video game's popularity.

Non-album singles, 24/7TALK podcast (2013-present)

Since the release of Bring It On, 24Herbs have released a number of non-album singles on their YouTube channel and streaming services, including Hot In The 852 in 2013, Work It in 2015, Go Hard in 2017, and M.L.Y. in 2019.[7]

Since 2017, 24Herbs have hosted a podcast on their YouTube channel named 24/7TALK, in which they regularly invite well-known local and international celebrities on as guest speakers.[8] These guests have included Chapman To, Daniel Wu and Eric Tsang.[9]

Members
  • Phat Chan: Hong Kong rapper, actor, cinematographer, editor, member of Hong Kong hip-hop group LMF[10][11][12]
  • Kit Leung: Hong Kong rapper and actor, member of Hong Kong hip-hop group LMF[10][13]
  • Conroy Chan (born 1972 in Hong Kong), also known as Drunk: Hong Kong actor, producer and rapper, starred in over 30 movies, was once a member of pop group Alive[14][15][16]
  • Brandon Ho (born 1973 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada), better known as Ghost Style or Gee Style: Chinese-Canadian rapper, producer, DJ, guitarist and actor[17][18][19]
  • Julius Brian Siswojo (born 1974 in Jakarta, Indonesia), better known as Sir JBS, Sir Eats-a-Lot, or simply JBS: Indonesian rapper, actor, skateboarder, fashion designer, founder and owner of Hong Kong-based skate shop 8FIVE2[20][21]
  • Eddie Chung, also known as Dor Yuk: Hong Kong commercial music producer and actor[22]

Discography

Studio albums
Year Album details
2008 24Herbs
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label: Drum Music, East Asia Music
  • Format: CD, 2×CD, digital download
2011 Bring It On
  • Released: March 2011
  • Label: Drum Music, East Asia Music
  • Format: CD, CD+DVD, digital download

Chart positions of singles (2008-present)
Chart positions of 24Herbs singles
Album Name Song Name 903 RTHK 997 TVB Notes
2008
24Herbs Respect Tou PK 10 - - -
24Herbs Champions - - - -
2009
Bring It On Hu Ge! - - - -
Bring It On Do You Know Me - - - -
Faith 罪與罰 1 2 2 - With Sammi Cheng
2010
As Simple As 24K 20 - - - With Kolor
2011
Bring It On Wonderland - 4 2 - With Janice Vidal
Bring It On Control 20 - 2 - With Paul Wong
Bring It On Fashionista 11 - - -
Big Man 11 9 - 1 With Edmond Leung
2013
Hot In The 852 2 4 - -
愛最大 1 1 - - With Nicholas Tse

Theme song of the movie As The Light Goes Out

2014
Work It 14 15 5 -
Miracle Best Collection 戰勝自己 - 7 5 - With Sammi Cheng
Total number of #1 songs per station
903 RTHK 997 TVB
2 1 0 1

References
  1. "24Herbs". South China Morning Post. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. 24味 – 24HERBS (2008, CD), retrieved 2021-03-29
  3. Chong, Felix (2010-05-20), Fei saa fung chung chun (Action, Comedy, Crime), Ekin Cheng, Jordan Chan, Alex Fong, Conroy Chi-Chung Chan, Media Asia Films, Pop Movies, retrieved 2021-03-29
  4. Bring It On by 24Herbs - RYM/Sonemic, retrieved 2021-03-29
  5. 廿四味 24Herbs "Wonderland" Feat. 衛蘭 Janice Vidal (Official Music Video), retrieved 2021-03-29
  6. 廿四味 24HERBS @ 24K Concert (21) Do You Know Me 2010.12.21, retrieved 2021-03-29
  7. "24HERBS - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  8. 24/7TALK: Eps.1 ft. Seanie P, retrieved 2021-03-29
  9. 24/7Talk. "24/7TALK: Episode 44 ft. Chapman To 杜汶澤 – 24/7Talk – Podcast". Podtail. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  10. "LMF Celebrates Two Decades of Hong Kong Hip-Hop". HYPEBEAST. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  11. "Phat Chan". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  12. "Phat Chan Fei (陳肥,陳偉雄) :: Everything about cinema of Hong Kong, China and Taiwan". en.hkcinema.ru. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  13. "Leung Wing-Kit". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  14. "Conroy Chan Chi-Chung". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  15. "Conroy Chan - my official artist profile -alivenotdead.com". www.alivenotdead.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  16. "Conroy Chi-Chung Chan". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  17. "Rapper finds his footing in Hong Kong scene". South China Morning Post. 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  18. "Ghost Style". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  19. "Brandon Ho aka Ghost Style". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  20. "Meet HK street culture legend JBS". Visionarism. 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  21. Tang, Perry. "One Cool Group". Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  22. "Eddie Chung Yan-Tai". hkmdb.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.


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