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.
情網
張學友 Lyrics
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因為我早已迷失了方向
我掩飾不住的慌張
在迫不及待地張望
深怕這路是好夢一埸
而妳是一張無邊無際的網
輕易把我困在網中央
我愈陷愈深愈迷惘
如何我才能捉住妳眼光
情網 情願就這樣守在妳身旁
情願就這樣一輩子不忘
我打開愛情這扇窗卻自見長夜日淒涼
問妳是否會捨得我心傷
而妳是一張無邊無際的網
輕易把我困在網中央
我愈陷愈深愈迷惘
路愈走愈遠愈漫長
如何我才能捉住妳眼光
情願就這樣守在妳身旁
情願就這樣一輩子不忘
我打開愛情這扇窗卻自見長夜日淒涼
問妳是否會捨得我心傷
情願就這樣守在妳身旁
情願就這樣一輩子不忘
我打開愛情這扇窗卻看見長夜日淒涼
問妳是否會捨得我心傷
The song 情網 (Emotional Web) by 張學友 (Jacky Cheung) is about a man who feels lost and desperate for love. He pleads for his lover to guide him with a "candle" or a glimmer of hope as he feels trapped in an emotional web. He is scared that he is living in a dream world and his love is just an illusion. He feels like he is getting lost and is unable to find a way out. He is willing to stay by her side forever and never forget her.
The metaphor of an emotional web beautifully showcases how love can entangle a person, making them blind to anything besides their partner. The lyrics effectively portray how love can sometimes feel like a trap, where we willingly surrender ourselves and get engulfed in emotions that are sometimes way beyond our control. The song acts as a reminder of how a true connection between two people can last forever.
Line by Line Meaning
請妳再為我點上一盞燭光
Please light a candle for me because I am lost and in the dark.
因為我早已迷失了方向
I have already lost my way and don't know where to go.
我掩飾不住的慌張
I can't hide my fear and anxiety.
在迫不及待地張望
I am eagerly looking for a way out.
深怕這路是好夢一埸
I am afraid that this path is just a dream that will disappear.
而妳是一張無邊無際的網
You are like a vast web that easily traps me in the center.
輕易把我困在網中央
You easily trap me in the center of your web.
我愈陷愈深愈迷惘
I am getting more and more lost and confused as I fall deeper into your trap.
路愈走愈遠愈漫長
The more I walk, the farther and longer the journey becomes.
如何我才能捉住妳眼光
How can I get your attention and hold your gaze?
情網 情願就這樣守在妳身旁
I am willing to be trapped in this web, to stay by your side.
情願就這樣一輩子不忘
I am willing to never forget you for the rest of my life.
我打開愛情這扇窗卻自見長夜日淒涼
I open the window of love, but all I see is the bleakness of the long and lonely night.
問妳是否會捨得我心傷
I ask if you are willing to hurt my heart.
Writer(s): Liu Yu Rui, 伍 思凱, 伍 思凱
Contributed by Carson P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@juneliaoaw6319
请你再为我点上一盏烛光
Please light a candle for me again
因为我早已迷失了方向
Because I lost my direction already
我掩饰不住的慌张
I cannot cover my panic
在迫不及待地张望
I was nervous looking around
生怕这一路是好梦一场
Worry about it is just a good dream
而你是一张无边无际的网
You are the endless web
轻易就把我困在网中央
Easily catch me in the middle of your web
我愈陷愈深愈迷惘
The more I trying to struggling out the deeper I sank and the more I lost myself
路愈走愈远愈漫长
The road is getting longer when I walking along and endless
如何我才能捉住你眼光
How can I catch your attention
情愿就这样守在你身旁
I prefer stay here like now forever
情愿就这样一辈子不忘
I prefer stay like today with my whole life
我打开爱情这扇窗
When I open the window is Love
却看见长夜日凄凉
I saw only night long and dark and daylight far away
@user-xz9op4xs4t
女主角的美渾然天成,好經典
@user-ze8lk8sx7b
女主是王馨平
@juneliaoaw6319
超喜欢张学友唱的《情网》… 把惆怅不安的感觉唱出了…
@PEEG1949
我打開愛情這張床～
卻感受每夜都很忙～
溫妮是否會捨得我腎傷～🎵😫🤣
@lam5594
真的百聽不厭 我廿幾歲聽到而家唔五十多歲都覺得呢隻歌太正呀
@user-rz5ms2lz2j
ktv必點，mv拍得真棒，王馨平好美
@user-yl8ox8oj6e
現在老了
@joeyin22
不愧是歌神 这么多年还是一样好听🥰
@user-hs6lm9pr5p
傻逼嗎？ 這就之前的MV啊！跟過幾年有什麼關係？？
@user-up1rj1rk2w
@@user-hs6lm9pr5p 是之前沒錯，但聽了幾十年還是一樣好聽，懂嘛！