Tsim Tung Brother Cream

Tsim Tung Brother Cream
Chinese 尖東忌廉哥
Literal meaning Tsim Sha Tsui East Brother Cream

Tsim Tung Brother Cream (or Brother Cream for short, also known as "Cream Aberdeen")[1] is a famous male British Shorthair cat born in 2005 living at a convenience store in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong Kong.[2] On March 31, 2013 it was reported in the South China Morning Post that Brother Cream had over 108,000 followers on Facebook.[3] As of May 2014, Brother Cream has over 160,000 likes on Facebook.[4]

Overview

Brother Cream disappeared on 10 July 2012,[1] and was allegedly stolen.[5] Fans of the feline helped to post notices alerting area people about the lost cat.[1] He was allegedly released some 20 days after. He was found 26 days later[1][6] in an alleyway and was returned to his owner. The cat had lost 3 pounds while he was away.[7] The incident was published on the front page of local Hong Kong newspapers,[8] and Brother Cream has become one of the most famous cats in Hong Kong since. A little over 2 months after the incident, the cat's Facebook page had over 26,000 "likes".[6] Additionally, Brother Cream has a partner named Sister Cream, a female, Scottish Fold cat that has black and white coloring.[3] The cat is owned by Ko Chee-shing, who is also the owner of the convenience store.[2]

Book

A book has been published by Ichiban Publishing about Brother Cream.[3] On March 30, 2013, Brother Cream was present at a book-signing event for the book at Mikiki mall in San Po Kong, in which hundreds of people showed up to see the cat.[3] As part of the event, the cat's paws were scanned and stamps were created, to act as a signature from the cat.[3] His first book, Brother Cream in East TST, had sold more than 20,000 copies by July 2013.[9] His second book was called Cream Chicken Soup.[9]

Advertising and television

Brother Cream has received coverage on television shows.[3] Due to the cat's popularity, Brother Cream attained two television advertisement contracts in 2013, for Nikon and Wing On Travel.[2] Brother Cream was also involved in the filming of a television series to be aired on Citybus,[2] one of the three major bus operators in Hong Kong.

Merchandise

Postcards have been created that feature Brother Cream.[2]

Filmography

Television

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (Chinese) (August 18, 2012.) 尖東忌廉哥搵番啦！ 全城尋貓26天 - Yahoo! 新聞香港 Ming Pao Daily News.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Yuen, Mark (March 28, 2013). "Tsim Tung Brother Cream". HK Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Choi, Christy (March 31, 2013). "Top cat Brother Creamy meets fans in Mikiki mall, San Po Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Brother Cream". Facebook.com. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ (Chinese) (July 15, 2012.) 尖東貓王「忌廉哥」失蹤 - 太陽報. Oriental Press Group,
  6. 1 2 (Chinese) 狂吸粉絲偶像寵物——油尖旺Style！ - root - 新聞頻道 - 新浪網
  7. ↑ (Chinese) (August 30, 2012.) 尖東忌廉哥重振雄風 - root - 新聞頻道 - 新浪網
  8. ↑ (Chinese) (September 28, 2012.) ŠúłřOLşô 大姐大手記﹕鮑美麗夠紅 忌廉哥巴閉 舒淇最愛「契仔」朱古力]《明報》2012年9月28日. Ming Pao Daily News.
  9. 1 2 Tam, Johnny (22 July 2013). "Brother Cream's 'Cream Chicken Soup' a bestseller at Book Fair". South China Morning Post.

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