Leo Ku's most well known songs include "Love Coming Home" (愛回家), "Belated Love" (愛得太遲), "Shower" (花灑), "The Genius and the Idiot" (天才與白痴), "Monica", "Love and Honesty" (愛與誠), "Sorrow Hits Man" (傷追人), "Nobita" (大雄), "Killing Move" (必殺技), "Let Heaven Shed Its Tears" (任天堂流淚), "Holiday in Rome" (羅馬假期), "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (歡樂今宵), "Friendship" (友共情), "Second Most Loved" (第二最愛) and "Blue Skies and White Clouds" (藍天與白雲) - A cover of Keisuke Kuwata's song 悲しい気持ち (JUST A MAN IN LOVE).
Musical career
One of his songs "Enjoy Yourself Tonight" (歡樂今宵) released on 1997 earned him various musical awards most notably the Silver Male pop singer by Commercial Radio. However, his singing career was stalled in the next few years but he regained popularity in 2003, because of efforts of his current manager Paco Wong (黃柏高), with the release of new albums "Games" (遊戲—基) and "Nobita" (大雄) - A reference to the Doraemon character of the same name. He has been referred to as one of the 'New Four Big Heavenly Kings' by veteran singer Alan Tam along with Hacken Lee, Andy Hui and Edmond Leung.
Leo Ku's recent albums have revolved around a specific theme. The album "Games" was based on video games, "Nobita" was based on the comic books, while "Jade Solid Gold" is named after a popular music show of the same name. "Nobita" is one of Leo Ku's most successful albums ever, with 64,152 copies sold in 2004. It was the eighth best selling Cantopop album of 2004 in Hong Kong. In 2003 and 2004 has also achieved his dream of releasing his own comic book. "The Story of Kubi" is a set of two comic books hand drawn by Leo. With the continuous amount of work he has today, he is unable to release another book of the series yet.
In April 9, 2005, his greatest hits album, "Jade Solid Gold" (勁歌金曲), reached double Platinum (100,000 copies). In March, 2005, he held his first major concert (勁歌金曲演唱會). Further tours were held across Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Canada and the China, following the success of the Hong Kong concerts, featuring guest performances by Kary Ng and Justin Lo. A total of seventeen concerts were held. Leo Ku's "Jade Solid Gold" (勁歌金曲) was one of Hong Kong's top ten albums sold from December 30, 2004 to December 21, 2005.
In October, 2005, Leo was declared one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons where his hard work on his music and film career, and his excellence in commitment to the community was recognized. He contributed tremendously to the society, and even founded a Leo Ku Children Medical Fund (古巨基兒童醫療基金). A month later, in November, he released his first Mandarin album under Gold Label, known as "Final Fantasy" (最終幻想), it featured Mandarin versions of his well known Cantonese songs as well as original songs, targeting the Mandarin speaking community. Its main song was "Sleeping Beauty" (睡美人).
In December 23, 2005, Leo Ku, and his management company Gold Label announced that he has sold 300,000 copies (six times Platinum) of the four albums which came out this year, with eight hit songs, including "The Genius and the Idiot" (天才與白痴) which stayed in first place at the karaoke charts for a total of nine weeks in a row.
Leo Ku's 2006 album "Human" (我生) received mostly positive reviews, as over 25,000 copies of the album were sold within the first three days of release. The concept of the CD was innovative as its theme deviates from romantic love and relationships, a practice most Cantopop albums adhere to. Included in the album is a 60 minute music video directed by Leo Ku himself. This would be his directing debut.
In June, 2007, his song "Money" (錢錢錢錢) was accused of being copied from Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody".[2] In response, Ku made a post on his blog stating that "Money" is a progressive rock song, therefore will contain elements used in that genre of music.
In July 31, 2007, it was confirmed he filmed a music video called "Love Coming Home" (愛回家) featuring Katie Leung as the main actress, who is best known for playing as Cho Chang in the Harry Potter films.
In August 24, 2007, he released his album "Moments", all the lyrics were written by Lin Xi (林夕), with music composed by Mark Lui, Ivana Wong, Justin Lo and others. Also included with the album was a 60 minute DVD featuring footage shot from Fukuoka, London, Paris, Venice, Vienna and Beijing. Weeks after the album's release, he held his second major concert in Hong Kong Coliseum, known as "The Magic Moments 2007" concert, from September 9 to September 12, 2007. Guests which performed in the concert include Alex Fong, Justin Lo, Terence Tsui (小肥), Vivian Chow and Ekin Cheng.
La la
古巨基 Lyrics
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狂放 就任意啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
开心当然啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
难过即刻啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
一轻松啦啦啦啦啦 一紧张要啦啦啦啦
假使啦啦啦啦啦啦 何妨啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
陶醉 就啦啦啦 烦恼 亦啦啦啦
狂放 就任意啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
情绪 现在正啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
感想等於啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
不感想即刻啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
乐在啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
一有啦啦 也能够啦啦啦
就凭啦啦啦 化掉啦啦啦
陶醉 就啦啦啦 烦恼 亦啦啦啦
狂放 就任意啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
啦啦 就啦啦啦 啦啦 便啦啦啦
成世 就啦啦啦啦啦 就这样一生啦
The verses of 古巨基's song La La revolve around the concept of being carefree and letting go of one's worries and troubles. "陶醉 就啦啦啦" means "when you indulge, just say 'la la'", implying that whenever one experiences a moment of joy and relaxation, they should embrace it with a light-hearted attitude. The second line, "烦恼 亦啦啦啦", means "when you worry, just say 'la la'", emphasizing the importance of not dwelling on problems and instead looking for ways to alleviate them.
The chorus of the song further reinforces this message of being carefree and living in the present moment. "开心当然啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦" means "when you’re happy, of course just say 'la la'", suggesting that happiness should be celebrated and enjoyed without any reservation or restraint. The lyrics also suggest that even during times of sadness, it is important to acknowledge and accept those emotions with the same light-hearted attitude, as "难过即刻啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦" means "when you're sad, just say 'la la'".
The overall message of the song is about finding balance in life by embracing both the happy and sad moments with a light-hearted attitude. The repetition of "啦啦啦啦啦" throughout the verses and chorus contributes to the carefree and playful mood of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
陶醉 就啦啦啦 烦恼 亦啦啦啦
Being deeply engrossed in something is like going la,la,la. Worries are also taken away by going la,la,la.
狂放 就任意啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
Being totally uninhibited is like doing whatever you please going la,la,la.
开心当然啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
Feeling happy makes you go la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la.
难过即刻啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
Being sad and upset means going la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la.
一轻松啦啦啦啦啦 一紧张要啦啦啦啦
Feeling relaxed prompts you to go la,la,la,la,la, while tense moments make you go la,la,la,la,la.
假使啦啦啦啦啦啦 何妨啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
Why not go la,la,la,la,la,la if you feel like it, even if there's no valid reason to?
如意就啦啦啦 惆怅 亦啦啦啦
Being content with your lot is like going la,la,la,la,la,la, while getting melancholic also makes you go la,la,la,la,la.
情绪 现在正啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
Right now, your emotions are prompting you to go la,la,la,la,la,la.
感想等於啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
Your thoughts and reflections may be expressed with the same sound as going la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la.
不感想即刻啦啦啦啦啦啦啦啦
Even a lack of thoughts can spur you to go la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la.
乐在啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦 啦啦啦啦啦
Living in a state of happiness means going la,la,la,la, over and over again.
一有啦啦 也能够啦啦啦
Once you start going la,la, you can keep going on and on.
就凭啦啦啦 化掉啦啦啦
By simply going la,la,la,la, you can dispel all your anxiety and fears.
啦啦 就啦啦啦 啦啦 便啦啦啦
Everything can be expressed with the sound of la,la,la.
成世 就啦啦啦啦啦 就这样一生啦
Life can be spent just going la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la,la.
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