HONG KONG, July 21 -- Hong Kong actor-singer-entrepreneur Shawn Yue has announced that he and his wife, Taiwanese model Sarah Wang, are divorcing after eight years of marriage, with both saying they remain committed to raising their two children together.

The 44-year-old Initial D star shared the news in a social media post.

"We have reached a consensus, respecting and blessing each other's choices in life," Yue wrote, as translated by Hong Kong English-language free newspaper The Standard.

"Thank you for everything you have given as a mother and a wife. We will always be family."

The news came as a surprise to fans, who had long viewed the couple as one of Hong Kong's most devoted celebrity families.

Yue and Wang married in 2017 and...