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.
怎麼捨得你
張學友 Lyrics
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白纸般坦率还天真
一对眼水晶般吸引
流转的舞步像浮云
忘记你但仍然想起
愈想起更加难入寐
紧抱你抱紧的只得空气
明知得不到你
一丝丝一点点
烧毁忆记
一幅幅一声声
又复燃起
怎么舍得你
任由我肠断至死
恋一生差一些不可一起
只一心等一天日月如飞
却等不到你
愿忘记又想起你
情与爱是无从更改
未更改却因何分开
失去你才明白未可舍弃
但始终祝福你
宁愿我这田地
一丝丝一点点烧毁忆记
一幅幅一声声又复燃起
怎么舍得你
任由我肠断至死
恋一生差一些不可一起
只一心等一天日月如飞
却等不到你
愿忘记又想起你
一丝丝一点点烧毁忆记
一幅幅一声声又复燃起
怎么舍得你
任由我肠断至死
恋一生差一些不可一起
只一心等一天日月如飞
却等不到你
愿忘记又想起你
The lyrics of 張學友's song 怎麼捨得你 depict a heartbroken individual struggling to let go of the memories and feelings associated with a past lover. The song opens with a description of the woman's physical appearance - a red smiling face, red dress, and red silk scarf - that still vividly remains in the singer's mind. Despite trying to forget her, the more he thinks of her, the harder it becomes for him to fall asleep at night.
The lyrics then turn to the regret and longing the singer feels for the woman. He realizes that he will never be able to hold her again, yet he cannot help but continue to burn with desire for her. The chorus repeatedly asks the question "how can I bear to let you go?" emphasizing the pain that comes with letting go of a past love.
The lyrics highlight the power of love and how difficult it can be to move on. The singer shows vulnerability and a sense of helplessness as he realizes that his feelings for her will never completely dissipate. The song tells a powerful story of heartbreak and the struggle of letting go of a past love.
Line by Line Meaning
红笑脸红裙红丝巾
A person dresses up in red with a cheerful expression, but deep down may still be holding onto feelings of love and loss.
白纸般坦率还天真
Like a blank piece of paper, the person is honest and naive in their emotions.
一对眼水晶般吸引
The person's eyes are like crystals, drawing others in with their beauty and captivating gaze.
流转的舞步像浮云
The person's dance moves are fluid and graceful, like drifting clouds.
忘记你但仍然想起
Despite trying to forget, the person still remembers and thinks of the one they love.
愈想起更加难入寐
The more they remember, the harder it is for them to fall asleep.
紧抱你抱紧的只得空气
When trying to embrace the one they love, the person is met only with empty air, as they cannot be together.
明知得不到你何必再要记起
The person knows they cannot have the one they love, so why continue to remember and suffer?
一丝丝一点点烧毁忆记一幅幅一声声又复燃起
Little by little, memories are being burned away, but certain moments keep rekindling as if they never left.
怎么舍得你任由我肠断至死
How can the person bear to let go of the one they love, even if it means heartbreak until death?
恋一生差一些不可一起只一心等一天日月如飞
Though they love each other, they are separated by fate, and the person can do nothing but wait for a miracle to bring them together.
却等不到你愿忘记又想起你
Despite waiting, the person cannot be with the one they love, and yet still wishes to forget and yet still remembers them.
情与爱是无从更改未更改却因何分开失去你才明白未可舍弃但始终祝福你
Love and feelings cannot be forced, and it is unclear why they were unable to be together. But now that they are apart, the person realizes how much they cannot let go of, and yet still wishes the best for the one they love.
宁愿我这田地一丝丝一点点烧毁忆记一幅幅一声声又复燃起
The person would rather let their memories be burned away slowly but surely, only for certain moments to keep reviving.
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Anthony Wong
張學友 怎麼捨得你作詞：潘源良
作曲：黃國倫紅笑臉 紅裙 紅絲巾
白紙般 坦率 還天真
一對眼 水晶般吸引
流轉的舞步 像浮雲忘記你 但仍然想起
愈想起 更加難入寐
緊抱你 抱緊的只得空氣
明知得不到你 何必再要記起* 一絲絲 一點點 燒燬憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
更多更詳盡歌詞 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網
怎麼捨得你
任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
祇一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你
願忘記 又想起你 *情與愛 是無從更改
未更改 卻因何分開
失去你 才明白未可捨棄
但始終祝福你 寧願我這田地
maw
紅笑臉 紅裙 紅絲巾
白紙般 坦率 還天真
一對眼 水晶般吸引
流轉的舞步 像浮雲
忘記你 但仍然想起
愈想起 更加難入寐
緊抱你 抱緊的只得空氣
明知得不到你 何必再要記起
一絲絲 一點點 燒燬憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
怎麼捨得你
任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
祇一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你
願忘記 又想起你
情與愛 是無從更改
未更改 卻因何分開
失去你 才明白未可捨棄
但始終祝福你 寧願我這田地
飛高高
張學友
怎麼捨得你
詞：潘源良
曲：黃國倫
紅笑臉 紅裙 紅絲巾
白紙般 坦率 還天真
一對眼 水晶般吸引
流轉的舞步 像浮雲
忘記你 但仍然想起
愈想起 更加難入寐
緊抱你 抱緊的只得空氣
明知得不到你 何必再要記起
一絲絲 一點點 燒毀憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
怎麼捨得你 任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
只一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你 願忘記 又想起你
情與愛 是無從更改
未更改 卻因何分開
失去你 才明白未可捨棄
但始終祝福你 寧願我這田地
一絲絲 一點點 燒毀憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
怎麼捨得你 任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
只一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你 願忘記 又想起你
一絲絲 一點點 燒毀憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
怎麼捨得你 任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
只一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你 願忘記 又想起你
maw
张学友 - 怎么舍得你
红笑脸红裙红丝巾 白纸般坦率还天真
一对眼 水晶般吸引
流转的舞步 像浮云
忘记你 但想起 愈想起 更加难入寐
紧抱你 抱紧得只得空气 明知得不到你
何必再要记起
＊一丝丝一点点 烧毁忆记
一幅幅一声声 又复燃起
怎么舍得你 会由我肠断至死
恋一生差一些 不可一起
只一心等一天 日月如飞
却等不到你 愿忘记 又想起你
情与爱 是无从更改
未更改 却因何分开
失去你 才明白未可舍弃
但始终祝福你 宁愿我这田地
Simon Lai
So nice to listen from time to time. Cement my opinion on finding someone who grew up with the same stuff as yourself.
Gee Coleman
beside Jacky's voice... i wanna say the song itself is so great... it makes me think about her...
Anthony Wong
張學友 怎麼捨得你作詞：潘源良
作曲：黃國倫紅笑臉 紅裙 紅絲巾
白紙般 坦率 還天真
一對眼 水晶般吸引
流轉的舞步 像浮雲忘記你 但仍然想起
愈想起 更加難入寐
緊抱你 抱緊的只得空氣
明知得不到你 何必再要記起* 一絲絲 一點點 燒燬憶記
一幅幅 一聲聲 又復燃起
更多更詳盡歌詞 在 ※ Mojim.com 魔鏡歌詞網
怎麼捨得你
任由我 腸斷至死
戀一生 差一些 不可一起
祇一心 等一天 日月如飛
卻等不到你
願忘記 又想起你 *情與愛 是無從更改
未更改 卻因何分開
失去你 才明白未可捨棄
但始終祝福你 寧願我這田地
HKVideoCollection
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Mimi C
有些位如未「可」捨棄好似係假音。其實假音唔一定差，係感情表達嘅需要。如果夾硬成首真，會好硬。鬧交咁。又老土。真假轉換一d都唔易, 老派人士好多搞唔掂
Sam Lie
@CraZy BoYZ 🙄
CraZy BoYZ
@Sam Lie 現在討論音高, 不是討論好不好聽, 謝謝。
Sam Lie
@CraZy BoYZ 你以為唱得到那個高度就可以好聽了？🤣A4真音誰不可以？
CraZy BoYZ
@Sam Lie 最高就A4 沒有很高
Matt Liang
只有一把吉他伴奏加一个迷人的嗓音