Hong Kong— Actor Song Weilong and Hong Kong film star Michelle Wai took center stage Tuesday at the grand opening of a luxury jewelry boutique, but it was Wai’s recent on-set accident that drew the spotlight as she appeared with visible medical tape on her upper lip.
Wai, who sustained a deep cut to her lip while filming the drama series Hunting (“狩獵”), revealed the wound required more than 50 stitches. Although she has resumed work, the actress said the injury is still healing, noting that while the cut has closed, scarring remains and the dissolving stitches have yet to fully disappear. She wore a protective adhesive strip combining scar treatment and sunscreen, a necessity she credited to her client’s understanding.
“We didn’t have much time to talk in depth, but Song and I exchanged notes about injuries sustained during filming,” Wai shared. “We both said, ‘From now on, we must be extra careful on any set.’ Actors are bound to encounter accidents of all sizes on location.”
Her husband, Chou Chi-on, has been her pillar of support throughout her recovery. Wai admitted he checks her wound every single night, documenting its progress with photos and discussing her recovery in detail. “He’s more anxious than I am,” she said with a smile. “He thinks the ideal situation would be taking six months off to fully recuperate, but I can’t stop working for half a year.”
Wai also had warm words for her co-star Cheng Yi, praising the Chinese actor’s bright personality. “He’s adorable—he makes the whole set laugh every single day. His sense of humor is so easy to trigger, but then he teases that my laughing threshold is even lower than his. So we just feed off each other’s jokes all day long.”
When asked about rumors that fellow singer-actress Charlene Choi is three months pregnant, Wai laughed it off, saying she has been so consumed by filming that she’s “just returning to the real world” and hasn’t heard the gossip. On the recent exposure of Choi’s home address, Wai expressed sympathy, acknowledging that privacy breaches are a professional hazard for celebrities. She recalled her own ordeal after her wedding when a repairman photographed the flowers from her proposal and posted them online. “They wrote that they wanted to congratulate me, and I understood they meant well, but it still felt invasive,” she explained. “There’s only so much we can do—just be careful and hope people choose kindness.”
Song, who was hailed as a “heavyweight guest” by veteran host Do姐, made a brief but electrifying appearance at the event, drawing nearly a thousand screaming fans during his 10-minute appearance.
Industry Context:
The incident highlights the physical toll of high-intensity filming schedules. Stunt sequences and action-heavy dramas often lead to injuries, and Wai’s candid discussion underscores a growing industry conversation about performer safety and the pressure actors face to return to work quickly.
As for Wai, her focus remains forward. “I’m just glad I can keep working,” she said. “The scar will fade, and for now, that’s enough.”
