{"id":177840,"date":"2026-05-13T09:17:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T01:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sassyhongkong.com\/?p=177840"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:53:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:53:29","slug":"lifestyle-profile-dj-cocoa-zhou-hong-kong-nightlife-open-by-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sassyhongkong.com\/lifestyle-profile-dj-cocoa-zhou-hong-kong-nightlife-open-by-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Cocoa Zhou, The DJ & Founder Redefining Hong Kong Nightlife"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the closure of big-box clubs signals a shifting tide in nightlife, the success of HE.R \u9db4 suggests Hong Kong’s appetite for partying hasn’t ceased. We sat down with DJ and founder Cocoa Zhou to discuss how she\u2019s reimagining the rules for the local music scene.<\/h2>\n

When Trilogy announced its closure in March, the public immediately began speculating what <\/span>nightlife doomsdayism<\/b> to attribute the news to. Hong Kong\u2019s <\/span>impossible rent costs<\/b>? The rise of \u2018sober partying\u2019<\/a> culture? Society\u2019s ubiquitous <\/span>lack of disposable income<\/b>? Whatever the reason, \u2018nightlife<\/a> is dead\u2019 remains the broader insinuation. Perhaps, but that hasn\u2019t stopped organiser Cocoa Zhou from <\/span>showing Hong Kongers a good time<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, Zhou\u2019s inaugural party OPEN by HE.R \u9db4 drew<\/span> hundreds to Chater Road \u2014 on a <\/strong><\/span>Sunday,<\/strong> no less<\/strong> \u2014 to close out Hong Kong Art Week<\/a>. DJs Tripolism, M\u012aM\u012a x FY, Alex Nude, Ani Phoebe and Zhou herself entertained a packed <\/span>crowd for seven straight hours<\/strong> of open-air dancing, drinking and mingling, culminating in an <\/span>urban music festival environment <\/b>rarely seen in Hong Kong.<\/span><\/p>\n

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