ECNS, March 31 -- Tomorrow (April 1) is the fifth anniversary of the death of "big brother" Leslie Cheung. His former agent Suen Choič¬ especially prepared two concerts at the Hong Kong Coliseum named "Miss You Much Leslie Continue to Pamper Concert" to commemorate her good friend. A group of Leslie's friends also strongly supported the event by singing his classic songs in memory of him, including "the God of Songs" Jacky Cheung, "film emperor" Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Karen Mok, Fiona Sit, Miriam Yeung, Grasshopper, Deanie Ip, Faye Wong, Louis Koo, Priscilla Chan and Anthony Wong.
According to Ming Pao, among them, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, who was afraid of singing in public, frankly said that he would rather die a lot of cells than give up singing a song of "The Wind Continues to Blow". Grasshopper practiced a series of Leslie's classic fast songs hard and reproduced Leslie's classic dance moves on the stage; as for Jacky Cheung, he would sing "Chase" and "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter" etc. He sighed that many good friends had passed away in recent years, which made him become reclusive and not want to see people.
According to the report, the "Miss You Much Leslie Continue to Pamper Concert" gathered the strength of many stars to commemorate the legendary idol Leslie Cheung. Suen Choi said that due to the enthusiastic response, an additional performance was added tonight. Therefore, Tony Leung and Faye Wong could only perform on April 1st due to scheduling conflicts, while Anthony Wong would only perform tonight. Suen Choi especially thanked Tony Leung, "because he always said that singing makes him very nervous and puts great pressure on him, but after I heard Tony Leung sang "A Time Gone By" at another memorial concert for Leslie three years ago, I was deeply moved, so I invited him to perform, thank you for putting the pressure on yourself."
It was reported that the concert opened on three sides of the stage, with the stage set up as a bridge. Deanie Ip took the lead in the performance. She sang "Star" and "Favorite" respectively on the two nights. After she finished singing, the bridge would break, symbolizing the separation between heaven and earth. Suen Choi said, "The procedures of the two nights are basically the same. Clips edited by directors from all over the world will be played at the scene. A seven-foot-by-seven-foot red kite will be placed outside the Hong Kong Coliseum for fans to stick their messages on, and it will be burned for Leslie after the show." Yesterday afternoon, the singers successively rehearsed at the Hong Kong Coliseum. Suen Choi and Grasshopper, Fiona Sit, and Karen Mok held a worship ceremony at around 3:30 pm.
Tony Leung entered the Hong Kong Coliseum hurriedly for rehearsal at 4:50 pm yesterday afternoon and left about an hour later. "It's much more nervous than shooting a movie, but activities with meaning and in memory of friends are well worth it." Tony Leung joked that each time he sings, a lot of cells die. He usually doesn't sing karaoke. The last time he sang was three years ago. "I went to Shanghai the other day to attend an event and kept listening to songs during my spare time to practice, but I think I'm quite bad, anyway, I'll try my best to express my feelings."
Speaking of why he chose to sing "The Wind Continues to Blow", Tony Leung said that he thought it was melodious and easy to grasp. "This is an opportunity to remember Leslie. We were good friends, and I often recall the scenes of us shooting movies in Argentina and the gatherings of a large group of friends. Leslie liked lively situations, while I am relatively reclusive."
When asked why he didn't ask his girlfriend Carina Lau to sing together, Tony Leung said, "It's not up to me to call, Carina rarely sings normally, I will enjoy it well." As for the gossip magazine reports that Carina Lau is pregnant, Tony Leung said that there is no need to respond to tabloids, and there is no such thing.
In addition to singing "Chase" and "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter", Jacky Cheung will also duet with Cecilia Lee on songs like "Who Made You So Enchanted" etc. He frankly said that he felt no pressure, but knew that Tony Leung was very nervous and often called him recently. "I think Tony Leung sings pretty well, no problem." When asked if he missed Leslie, Jacky Cheung said, "Previously, James Wong said Leslie was a work of art, not just missing one thing, Leslie was a good person, it was a pity that he left."
Gigi Leung will sing two deeply emotional classic songs, "Tender Affection" and "I Will". She frankly said that she felt no pressure, because Leslie liked to sing with feeling on stage when he was alive, self-emitting charm, and was a person of taste, so we should learn this attitude and not feel pressured. "The end of the concert has some sadness, I will use a positive attitude to praise this irreplaceable legendary singer."
The following is the concert repertoire exposed by Hong Kong media:
Date noted is only for one performance
Jacky Cheung: "Chase", "Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter", duet with Cecilia Lee on 3 songs "Who Made You So Enchanted", "Fate", "Afraid of Not Meeting Again"
Tony Leung Chiu-Wai: "The Wind Continues to Blow" (April 1)
Deanie Ip: "Star" (March 31), "Favorite" (April 1)
Grasshopper: Medley "Stand Up", "Monica", "Refuse to Play", "Profile", "Black Midnight", "Unrestrained Wind" etc.
Alan Cheung: "Devoted to You" (April 1)
Gigi Leung: "I Will", "Tender Affection"
Chris Tong: "Someone Sentimental", "Who Resonates"
Fiona Sit: "Sentimental Man"
Cecilia Lee: "Start from Zero"
Karen Mok: "Red", "Hot"
Solomon Tak: "Ghost Bride", "This Life", "Deep Embrace" (duet with Xiaoxi Xin)
Xiaoxi Xin: "When Love Has Become a Past"
Anthony Wong: "So Close Yet So Far", "Devoted to You" (March 31)
Patty Chen: "All Thanks to You", "Spent Together"
Priscilla Chan: "Left Hand Right Hand"
Faye Wong: Tribute speech on stage (April 1)
Sunny Pang: Recorded tribute video
Angela Chang: Recorded tribute video
Chris Ng: Medley "A Time Gone By", "These Years", "No Need Too Much"