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.
蓝雨
張學友 Lyrics
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整夜里无眠
忍不住要对你多看一眼
站在你窗前
心中是她被我遗忘的脸
她说等著我好疲倦
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
记得你说离别要在下雨天
原谅我不对你说再见
茫茫的哦
搭一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
记得你说离别要在下雨天
就像你已明白有一天它会实现
原谅我不对你说再见
茫茫的哦
搭一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
茫茫的哦
一班最早的列车
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
在我没有后悔以前
当你的美梦正甜
我已带著破碎的心情走远
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
爱你的话也只有风能听见
是我不能违背我的誓言
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
深深埋藏这段未尽的情缘
想念每一个下雨天
The lyrics to 張學友's song Lan Yu depict a man who is unable to sleep and finds himself standing outside his lover's window in the middle of the night. He thinks of another woman who he had forgotten, and remembers his lover's request for them to part on a rainy day. He apologizes for not saying goodbye to her and leaves her with a broken heart as he takes the earliest train away from her with the intention of never looking back. He walks away with a heavy heart, and as the rain pours down on him, he finds solace in the fact that only the wind can hear the words "I love you" that he cannot bring himself to say out loud.
The song explores the theme of regret and the bittersweet nature of love. The singer is torn between his love for his current girlfriend and his feelings for his past lover, who he feels guilty for forgetting. He struggles with the decision to leave his current love behind and the pain of knowing he may have hurt her, but feels that it is something he must do to keep his promise to himself. The rain serves as a metaphor for both the sadness and the cleansing of emotions that come with saying goodbye.
Line by Line Meaning
黯淡的星微亮的天
The dim stars brighten up the night sky.
整夜里无眠
I couldn't sleep all through the night.
忍不住要对你多看一眼
I can't help but take an extra glance at you.
站在你窗前
Standing in front of your window.
心中是她被我遗忘的脸
In my heart is the face of the one who I've forgotten.
她说等著我好疲倦
She said she's tired of waiting for me.
迎著雨点走出你淡蓝色的房间
Walking out of your light blue room into the rain.
记得你说离别要在下雨天
I remember you saying that goodbyes should be on a rainy day.
就像你已明白有一天它会实现
Just like you already understood that one day it would happen.
原谅我不对你说再见
Forgive me for not saying goodbye to you.
茫茫的哦,搭一班最早的列车
Amidst the vastness, I took the earliest train.
用最温柔的速度离开你身边
Leaving your side with the gentlest speed.
在我没有后悔以前
Before I can regret anything.
当你的美梦正甜
When you are still in a sweet dream.
我已带著破碎的心情走远
I've already walked away with a broken heart.
风中的雨点打痛我的脸
Raindrops in the wind hurt my face.
爱你的话也只有风能听见
Words of love for you can only be heard by the wind.
是我不能违背我的誓言
It's that I can't go against my promise.
深深埋藏这段未尽的情缘
Deeply burying this unfinished love affair.
想念每一个下雨天
Missing every rainy day.
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@Collectionofclassicsongs
2023這首詞曲仍然是經典一流的歌,百聽不膩,永遠流傳。
@Classiclovesongs7890
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
@layvoon
我的最爱的歌
@netnam1468
當年初戀同失戀的愛歌🥲
@historia2239
Always Jackie was great in jpop remake, in this occasion famous Rainy blue from big star Tokunaga Hideaki.
@coolguy120279
2021重聽緊~
@jordanfoo3023
2023还在听,演唱会没得看,只好听youtude
@evatam8217
@@jordanfoo3023"5"?
@chikinli1944
原曲:德永英明——《Rainy Blue》
@user-vz1xh7wr3t
这首歌也是日语歌曲改编的