He was the national singing champion in Hong Kong 1984 with the song Fatherland, ousting more than ten thousand other contestants. He was signed by the then Polygram Records, now Universal Music Group. Although encouraged by a bright start, he was not yet able to achieve immediate supremacy in Cantopop, then dominated by 譚詠麟, 梅艷芳, Leslie Cheung and 陳百強. Cheung suffered a nosedive in his career in 1988 after a best-selling first two albums. That year he did not have a single song awarded in the annual TVB JSG. His subsequent sales record dipped and one of his albums in the late 1980s managed just around ten thousand in sales. The reason for the fall in his CD sales was partially attributed to his alcohol problem - he could get drunk 5 times a week. After disrupting his friend's birthday party while being drunk, Cheung vowed in public that he would not consume alcohol again till he was 40. He kept that promise.
His recording career subsequently returned to its track. Then, in 1991, with the song 每天愛你多一些 (Loving You More Everyday), his career took a massive upturn. The album, 真情流露True Love Expression in 1992, as well as the succeeding release, 愛火花Love Sparks in 1992, became the two most successful albums in Hong Kong history, achieving audited sales of over 400,000 copies in Hong Kong alone and turned Cheung into a superstar, paving the way for himself and his contemporaries, Andy Lau, Leon Lai and Aaron Kwok, to take Cantopop to even greater heights. Subsequent albums continue to be a hit like 我與你True Love Expression 1993, 餓狼傳說 Wolf Tale 1994 etc. Since then his career has grown from strength to strength, and Cheung has managed to garner thousands of fans overseas as well as numerous music awards both in Hong Kong and elsewhere, including the best-selling Chinese singer in the Worlds Music Awards. Cheung has also been elected one of the world's Ten Outstanding Young Persons.
Among his most famous songs are Amour, 只想一生跟你走 (Only Thinking of Going Through Life With You) and the everlasting 吻别 (Goodbye Kiss) which confirms his status as one, and many consider the pre-eminent member, of the Four Heavenly Kings of Cantopop. Goodbye Kiss, a Mandarin number, was also one of the best-selling albums of all time, achieving more sales in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia such as not attained before, with an astounding 5 million copies sold in 1993 alone, a record that has remained yet unbroken. Goodbye Kiss was also instrumental in helping Cheung to break into the mando-pop market, and it also prompted other Hong Kong singers who wanted to gain a wider market to follow suit, even though, to this very day, very few indeed have been able to approach Cheung's level of success.
His work on the ground-breaking cantonese musical, Snow, Wolf, Lake musical (1997), was also enthusiastically received by both audiences and critics. Cheung not only played the male lead, but was also the artistic director for this production. The female lead was played by Sandy Lam and they achieved 43 full-house performances at the gigantic Hong Kong Coliseum. In November 2004, Jacky and his concert manager, Florence Chan Suk-Fan, worked on a revised Mandarin version of Snow, Wolf, Lake so as to bring it to a wider audience. The estimated budget for this revised production was HK$100 million and the show premiered on 24 December 2004 in Beijing. The production subsequently toured China and other Asian destinations to huge acclaim.
Cheung won, for the umpteenth time, the Best Selling Cantonese Album Award in the Hong Kong IFPI Awards of 2005 with his live album, Jacky Live Performance. In the fast-changing scene of canto-pop, Cheung is able to maintain his popularity and sales power for more than 20 years after his debut, which is unparalleled in the history of Hong Kong pop music.
Cheung acted in many films, although singing has always been his priority. His versatility and acting skills have enabled him to play a lot of diverse parts. He received the Best Supporting Actor Golden Horse Award for his work in Swordsman (1990). He also received the Best Actor Award at the New Dehli Film Festival for his portrayal of the protagonist in July Rhapsody. His song Perhaps Love, which serves as the theme song for the multi-award-winning film Perhaps Love, also won the Best Song Award at the 2005 Hong Kong Film Awards.
He is married to May Lo with two daughters.
Cheung was named spokesperson for Hong Kong Disneyland in 2004. As the theme park's spokesperson, Cheung took part in a number of large-scale marketing events organized by The Walt Disney Company and Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, beginning by hosting a TV program, Magical World of Disneyland. [1] He also recorded a song for Hong Kong Disneyland, a multi-lingual song entitled One. The music video for One was filmed at Hong Kong Disneyland.
只有妳不知道
張學友 Lyrics
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心不知醉或醒 但這份癡心唯獨你是看不明
常在暗戀你想你等你 我的眼神氾濫著愛情
能令天知道她知道 應知道都知道偏偏你未知
然後看秋去冬去春去 始終兩人未是愛侶
無論真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
讓你的熱愛點我生命 祇有你可以贈我希望賜我熱情
不惜躲進夢境 願你像倒影投在我熱熾心靈
能令天知道她知道 應知道都知道偏偏你未知
然後看秋去冬去春去 始終兩人未是愛侶
無論真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
讓你的熱愛點我生命 祇有你可以贈我希望賜我熱情
不惜躲進夢境 願你像倒影投在我熱熾心靈
當我第一眼見到你既時候 我真係好想走到你面前
話比你知: '你好靚! '
但係我始終都祇係靜靜咁坐係度
偷偷地望住你 係你要離開前既最後一刻
竟然係你走到我面前同我講: '拜拜! '
其實你知唔知道: '我真係好鍾意你架! '
常在暗戀你想你等你 我的眼神氾濫著愛情
能令天知道她知道 應知道都知道偏偏你未知
然後看秋去冬去春去 始終兩人未是愛侶
無論真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
讓你的熱愛點我生命 祇有你可以贈我希望賜我熱情
不惜躲進夢境 願你像倒影投在我熱熾心靈
常在暗戀你想你等你 我的眼神氾濫著愛情
能令天知道她知道 應知道都知道偏偏你未知
然後看秋去冬去春去 始終兩人未是愛侶
無論真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
讓你的熱愛點我生命 祇有你可以贈我希望賜我熱情
不惜躲進夢境 願你像倒影投在我熱熾心靈
無論你真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
情話不知道怎麼說方可以令你癡醉
In 張學友's song 只有妳不知道 (Only You Don't Know), the singer reveals his unrequited love for a woman who seems to be unaware of his feelings. He confesses that she is the only one who can give him passion and hope, and he longs for her to know how he feels. He confesses that he is constantly thinking of her, waiting for her, and loving her with every fiber of his being. Despite this, the two of them have never become lovers, and the singer can only watch as time passes and his heart continues to ache. He admits that he is willing to lose himself in dreams if it means that he can imagine her loving him back.
The lyrics of the song capture the sadness and longing of unrequited love. The singer's feelings are deep and intense, and he is unable to contain them. It is clear that he is tormented by the fact that the woman he loves remains oblivious to his feelings, even though they are apparent to everyone around him. The song is a poignant reminder that love is not always easy or requited, and that sometimes the only way to find peace is to keep loving someone from afar.
Line by Line Meaning
若你想問我不會否認 祇有你可以令我生命再有熱情
If you were to ask me, I wouldn't deny that only you can bring passion back to my life.
心不知醉或醒 但這份癡心唯獨你是看不明
My heart is unsure whether it's drunk or sober, but this infatuation can only be seen by you.
常在暗戀你想你等你 我的眼神氾濫著愛情
I often secretly love you, think about you, and wait for you. My eyes overflow with love.
能令天知道她知道 應知道都知道偏偏你未知
Everyone, including the heavens and the earth, knows about my love, but you are the only one who remains unaware.
然後看秋去冬去春去 始終兩人未是愛侶
After witnessing autumn, winter, and spring come and go, we still aren't lovers.
讓你的熱愛點我生命 祇有你可以贈我希望賜我熱情
Let your love ignite my life. Only you can give me hope and passion.
不惜躲進夢境 願你像倒影投在我熱熾心靈
I'm willing to hide in my dreams. I hope you will be like a reflection, cast into my passionate heart.
當我第一眼見到你既時候 我真係好想走到你面前
When I saw you for the first time, I really wanted to walk up to you.
話比你知: '你好靚! '
I wanted to tell you, 'You're so beautiful!'
但係我始終都祇係靜靜咁坐係度 偷偷地望住你
But I still just sat there silently, secretly watching you.
係你要離開前既最後一刻 竟然係你走到我面前同我講: '拜拜! '
At the last moment before you left, you unexpectedly walked up to me and said, 'Bye!'
其實你知唔知道: '我真係好鍾意你架! '
Do you know the truth? 'I really like you a lot!'
無論你真知道不知道只知道是我心碎
Whether you really know or not, all I know is that my heart is broken.
情話不知道怎麼說方可以令你癡醉
I don't know how to express my feelings, but I hope they will make you infatuated.
Contributed by Charlotte N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Classiclovesongs7890
聽學友唱歌是一種享受, 他唱歌能抑揚頓挫, 有高低起伏, 感情能溶入歌中, 聽得扣人心弦, 他能唱能跳, 是不折不扣的歌神 !
@7890cantoneseoldsongs
不愧是歌神，什麼歌都能詮釋的很好👍，而且他的歌都是耐聽，過了幾十年也不會膩
@Alanwin777
不知道也許比知道好，至少還有希望能夠築夢。知道結果的以後反而不知如何面對，未來。
@yinghingtsui9543
小兔知道你的眼神是小兔天賜姻緣開始,眼神感覺到,愛情困難過去,無事,跳過😊❤
@chinesefoodauthorlinda5106
2021年我还在听，听了20年!
@charadetsang5434
超好聽又浪漫嘅歌。。正！
@user-xr7dr1er9q
哭啊，我居然不知道這首，我今天才刷抖音聽到😢
@bobli2940
我居然不知道有这首歌，今天偶然听到，WC ， 。。。。 真好听~
@wenyueli1051
’只有你不知道‘哈哈哈
@theklguy
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