Leon Lai, MH (黎明; pinyin: Lí Míng; Cantonese: lai4 ming4; born December 11,… Read Full Bio ↴Leon Lai, MH (黎明; pinyin: Lí Míng; Cantonese: lai4 ming4; born December 11, 1966) is a Chinese actor and a Cantopop singer.
Biography
Born in Beijing, China as Lai Chit (黎捷), Leon was the only child in his family. His parents divorced when he was four. During his youth, he attended King's Way Princeton College (England). Before he became a singer in Hong Kong, he worked as a salesperson for a cellular phone company. After becoming the second runner up in the 5th New Talent Singing Awards, held by the TVB in 1986, he went to be taught singing by Dai Si Zong(戴思聪) and in the same year, he also obtained a recording contract with Capital Artist[1]. However he didn't get to release any album for four years [2]. As a result, his teacher arranged to have him signed a recording contract with Polygram (now known as Universal Music) and then got the contract with Capital Artist to be annulled after some negotiation [3]. In Polygram, he released his first album "Leon" and subsequent album "Meet In The Rain" which propelled Leon into instant stardom[4]. After several years at Polygram, Lai then signed a new contract with Sony Music on March 23, 1998.
Leon has been associated with many female celebrities since he began his career. One of his most famous rumoured ex-girlfriends is Shu Qi. Apart from Shu Qi, he has been rumoured to have relationship with Dai Yun Hui, Wang Zu Xian, Seto Asaka, Michelle Reis, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Na Young, Wang Xiu Lin[5]. Currently, he is dating a model Gaile Lok[6].
[edit] Career
[edit] Singer
Together with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok, Lai was among the four most popular male singers during the 1990s, when the media referred to them as the "Four Heavenly Kings" (Chinese: 四大天王).
In the early stages of his career, he mainly sang cantopop, but due to the influence of producer Mark Lui, he expanded his repertoire to include popular electronic songs with compelling music videos. In 2002, he was selected to sing "Charged up", the 2002 World Cup theme song for the Greater China Region.
The lowpoint of his singing career came at the 1991 Hua Tong Flood Charity Concert. After his performance on stage, he was requested by a significant donor who wanted him to perform again. While performing the song Sorry I Love You, he went completely out of tune at the high note but he managed to complete the performance on stage. This event made him a target of critics and a butt of all jokes at the time and later earned him the tag 'out of tune' Heavenly Kings. However inspite of it, his fans still supported him[7].
Perhaps - Leon's Album
Perhaps - Leon's Album
In 1998, Leon's Korean song "After loving you" managed to reach the Top 10 in a Korean pop chart. He is the first Hong Kong singer to achieve this.[1]
He won numerous singing awards before announcing in 1999 that he would no longer accept any awards in Hong Kong. He won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award in 1993 and 1995 for TVB Jade Solid Gold. He has also won the "Song of the Year" award four times. In the 1996 year of awards, Leon Lai won a personal record 16 awards in the Hong Kong music scene. A tie with fellow singers Sky King and Jacky Cheung. This gives both artists one more award. The 4 stage Joint Award of Best Musicians. Awarded to the musician with the most awards won in the year ending award shows. Lai's music career gradually declined from the late 1990s. While he is still releasing new albums from time to time, his record sales are now less than impressive and his position has been overtaken by the newer generation of cantopop singers.
In 2004, Leon Lai formed a new record production company, "A Music", East Asia Record Production Company Limited, with Peter Lam. The first album produced by the company, "Dawn" was released in September of that year.
[edit] Actor
In the period before he participated in the New Talent Singing Awards, he enrolled in the ATV actor training class, however he didn't complete the training with no apparent reason. Then, he applied for admission to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy but his application was rejected.
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
After the New Talent Singing Awards, he got to act in a few TV serials. On one occasion, he went for filming of a romantic serials in Taiwan. There was a stark contrast in height between leon and the popular lead actress who is only 1.60 cm in height. The actress then demanded that leon squatted while filming so as to make up for the height differences. So leon has to act through all the scenes with the actress while squatting but he has to endure it as he was not popular at the time. However not long afterwards his new TV serials, "The Breaking Point" which turned out to be a resounding success and propel him to widespread fame in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[8]
In 1996, Lai was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for the film Comrades, Almost a love story. However, he did not win.
The next year in 1997, he managed to win the award for Best Original Song for the film Eighteen Springs both at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Awards.
He was again nominated for the Best Actor and Best Original Film Song award for the film City of Glass in 1999 at the Hong Kong Film Awards but he only managed to win the award for Best Original Film Song which he shared with Lin Xi and Dick Lee[9].
Three - Leon award winning film
Three - Leon award winning film
In 2002, Lai took the spotlight at the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language version of the Oscars in Taiwan. He won Best Actor for Three: Going Home. In 2004, Lai wrote the story Leaving Me, Loving You together with Wilson Yip and also became the creative/production controller of the movie. However, the movie was a flop.
In 2005, Leon acted as one of the seven warriors, Yang Yun Chong, in the Tsui Hark directed Wuxia film, Seven Swords.[10]. In the same year in the film Moonlight In Tokyo, Leon unexpectedly acted as a chinese retard who pretend to be a Korean gigolo in Japan and thus shedding his idol image.[11]
In 2006, Leon wrote and directed a musical film titled A Melody Looking which was shot in New York. It features Leon and the rest of the Amusic family of singers. This film marks his debut as a director. [12]
[edit] Societal contributions
Apart from being an actor, he took part in the production of advertisement for "Dress Casual Day" of the Community Chest. In the recent years, Lai has participated in many charity events. He has been a member of The Community Chest Campaign Committee and in December 1995, his contribution to children is further recognized by being appointed as UNICEF Special Representative to Youth at UNICEF Headquarters in New York. He also occasionally helps other non-profit organisations to raise funds.
Lai has been elected as one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in 1997, giving him a formal recognition of his professional endeavours and commitment to the community. He was also awarded the Medal of Honour (M.H.) on 12 October 2003 by Tung Chee-Hwa, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR.
Biography
Born in Beijing, China as Lai Chit (黎捷), Leon was the only child in his family. His parents divorced when he was four. During his youth, he attended King's Way Princeton College (England). Before he became a singer in Hong Kong, he worked as a salesperson for a cellular phone company. After becoming the second runner up in the 5th New Talent Singing Awards, held by the TVB in 1986, he went to be taught singing by Dai Si Zong(戴思聪) and in the same year, he also obtained a recording contract with Capital Artist[1]. However he didn't get to release any album for four years [2]. As a result, his teacher arranged to have him signed a recording contract with Polygram (now known as Universal Music) and then got the contract with Capital Artist to be annulled after some negotiation [3]. In Polygram, he released his first album "Leon" and subsequent album "Meet In The Rain" which propelled Leon into instant stardom[4]. After several years at Polygram, Lai then signed a new contract with Sony Music on March 23, 1998.
Leon has been associated with many female celebrities since he began his career. One of his most famous rumoured ex-girlfriends is Shu Qi. Apart from Shu Qi, he has been rumoured to have relationship with Dai Yun Hui, Wang Zu Xian, Seto Asaka, Michelle Reis, Kim Hee Sun, Lee Na Young, Wang Xiu Lin[5]. Currently, he is dating a model Gaile Lok[6].
[edit] Career
[edit] Singer
Together with Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and Aaron Kwok, Lai was among the four most popular male singers during the 1990s, when the media referred to them as the "Four Heavenly Kings" (Chinese: 四大天王).
In the early stages of his career, he mainly sang cantopop, but due to the influence of producer Mark Lui, he expanded his repertoire to include popular electronic songs with compelling music videos. In 2002, he was selected to sing "Charged up", the 2002 World Cup theme song for the Greater China Region.
The lowpoint of his singing career came at the 1991 Hua Tong Flood Charity Concert. After his performance on stage, he was requested by a significant donor who wanted him to perform again. While performing the song Sorry I Love You, he went completely out of tune at the high note but he managed to complete the performance on stage. This event made him a target of critics and a butt of all jokes at the time and later earned him the tag 'out of tune' Heavenly Kings. However inspite of it, his fans still supported him[7].
Perhaps - Leon's Album
Perhaps - Leon's Album
In 1998, Leon's Korean song "After loving you" managed to reach the Top 10 in a Korean pop chart. He is the first Hong Kong singer to achieve this.[1]
He won numerous singing awards before announcing in 1999 that he would no longer accept any awards in Hong Kong. He won the "Most Popular Male Singer" award in 1993 and 1995 for TVB Jade Solid Gold. He has also won the "Song of the Year" award four times. In the 1996 year of awards, Leon Lai won a personal record 16 awards in the Hong Kong music scene. A tie with fellow singers Sky King and Jacky Cheung. This gives both artists one more award. The 4 stage Joint Award of Best Musicians. Awarded to the musician with the most awards won in the year ending award shows. Lai's music career gradually declined from the late 1990s. While he is still releasing new albums from time to time, his record sales are now less than impressive and his position has been overtaken by the newer generation of cantopop singers.
In 2004, Leon Lai formed a new record production company, "A Music", East Asia Record Production Company Limited, with Peter Lam. The first album produced by the company, "Dawn" was released in September of that year.
[edit] Actor
In the period before he participated in the New Talent Singing Awards, he enrolled in the ATV actor training class, however he didn't complete the training with no apparent reason. Then, he applied for admission to the Hong Kong Performing Arts Academy but his application was rejected.
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
After the New Talent Singing Awards, he got to act in a few TV serials. On one occasion, he went for filming of a romantic serials in Taiwan. There was a stark contrast in height between leon and the popular lead actress who is only 1.60 cm in height. The actress then demanded that leon squatted while filming so as to make up for the height differences. So leon has to act through all the scenes with the actress while squatting but he has to endure it as he was not popular at the time. However not long afterwards his new TV serials, "The Breaking Point" which turned out to be a resounding success and propel him to widespread fame in Hong Kong and Taiwan.[8]
In 1996, Lai was nominated for the Best Actor award at the 16th Hong Kong Film Awards for the film Comrades, Almost a love story. However, he did not win.
The next year in 1997, he managed to win the award for Best Original Song for the film Eighteen Springs both at the Golden Horse Film Festival and Hong Kong Film Awards.
He was again nominated for the Best Actor and Best Original Film Song award for the film City of Glass in 1999 at the Hong Kong Film Awards but he only managed to win the award for Best Original Film Song which he shared with Lin Xi and Dick Lee[9].
Three - Leon award winning film
Three - Leon award winning film
In 2002, Lai took the spotlight at the Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-language version of the Oscars in Taiwan. He won Best Actor for Three: Going Home. In 2004, Lai wrote the story Leaving Me, Loving You together with Wilson Yip and also became the creative/production controller of the movie. However, the movie was a flop.
In 2005, Leon acted as one of the seven warriors, Yang Yun Chong, in the Tsui Hark directed Wuxia film, Seven Swords.[10]. In the same year in the film Moonlight In Tokyo, Leon unexpectedly acted as a chinese retard who pretend to be a Korean gigolo in Japan and thus shedding his idol image.[11]
In 2006, Leon wrote and directed a musical film titled A Melody Looking which was shot in New York. It features Leon and the rest of the Amusic family of singers. This film marks his debut as a director. [12]
[edit] Societal contributions
Apart from being an actor, he took part in the production of advertisement for "Dress Casual Day" of the Community Chest. In the recent years, Lai has participated in many charity events. He has been a member of The Community Chest Campaign Committee and in December 1995, his contribution to children is further recognized by being appointed as UNICEF Special Representative to Youth at UNICEF Headquarters in New York. He also occasionally helps other non-profit organisations to raise funds.
Lai has been elected as one of The Ten Outstanding Young Persons (TOYP) in 1997, giving him a formal recognition of his professional endeavours and commitment to the community. He was also awarded the Medal of Honour (M.H.) on 12 October 2003 by Tung Chee-Hwa, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong SAR.
及時擁抱
黎明 Lyrics
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及时拥抱
为何能呼吸这么好
能同享多一个清早
谁还肯入夜才共舞
你令我记得
我也要倾诉
舍不得冷倒
病了怎可散步
舍不得跌倒 连累彼此苦恼
为你珍惜 余下漫漫长路
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
为何情感可看得到
连繁星都可每粒数
如何艰巨亦能做到
爱令我记得 哪里有花铺
舍不得冷倒
病了怎可散步
舍不得跌倒 连累彼此苦恼
为你珍惜 余下漫漫长路
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
为何能呼吸这么好
能同享多一个清早
谁还肯入夜才共舞
你令我记得
我也要倾诉
舍不得冷倒
病了怎可散步
为你珍惜 余下漫漫长路
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
为何情感可看得到
连繁星都可每粒数
如何艰巨亦能做到
爱令我记得 哪里有花铺
舍不得冷倒
病了怎可散步
舍不得跌倒 连累彼此苦恼
为你珍惜 余下漫漫长路
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
但愿 及时开始拥抱
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
The lyrics of 黎明's song 及时擁抱 (Jíshí yōngbào, translated as "Embrace in Time") invite listeners to appreciate the importance of cherishing the moments we have with our loved ones. The singer wonders why he is able to breathe so well and enjoy another clear morning when he is embraced by his significant other, and shares how he wants to pour his heart out and not to take health and safety for granted. He pledges to not let himself or his partner fall, and to take the long journey of life together. He hopes to start embracing each other soon rather than later, to remove the protective armor that we often wear, to care for each other when we are asleep, and not to waste time being lonely when we can be with someone we love. He concludes that true love can be seen in the seemingly insignificant details of life, and that love can conquer even the toughest challenges.
The lyrics of this song have struck a chord with many listeners, as they remind us of the fragility of life and the importance of cherishing the moments we have with our loved ones. The song also showcases 黎明's vocal range and emotive style of singing.
Line by Line Meaning
及时拥抱
Embrace in time
为何能呼吸这么好
Why is it possible to breathe this well
能同享多一个清早
Able to share one more morning
谁还肯入夜才共舞
Who still dances only at night
你令我记得
You remind me
我也要倾诉
I should also confide
舍不得冷倒
Reluctant to collapse from cold
病了怎可散步
How can one take a walk when ill
舍不得跌倒 连累彼此苦恼
Reluctant to fall and trouble each other
为你珍惜 余下漫漫长路
Treasure the rest of the long road for you
但愿 及时伸手拥抱 将一身的保护色都脱下
Hopefully, embrace in time and remove the protective color
你叫我发觉原来还会牵挂 (睡著亦懂得牵挂)
You make me realize that I still care (even when asleep)
不必花花天地中一个玩耍 (孤单多可怕)
No need for fancy distractions (loneliness is scary)
凝望世界变化 变二人的画
Gaze at the changing world, become a painting of two people
为何情感可看得到
Why are emotions visible
连繁星都可每粒数
Even the stars can be counted
如何艰巨亦能做到
How can it be done even when difficult
爱令我记得 哪里有花铺
Love makes me remember where the flowers are
Writer(s): mark lui, xi lin
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Bonnie Ho
2022年仍然動聽! LEON 超級靚仔，現在仍然吸引! 好CHARM! LEON 的歌好耐聽! 就是喜歡這位溫文貴氣的公子，愛死他!
Fanny Fanny
好暖心❤️謝謝分享上傳Leon 歌曲
Katrina Au
好有愛的一首歌, 謝謝分享!
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This song is cool ！
Ciwa Wong
Maggie好靚好有氣質啊☺️
joanna chow
I love him with Aggie. They are so match. Love thid movie a lot.
YUK FUNG CHAN
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Franco Mui
The top one
Franco Mui
The famous star
KKD Cheung
戲裡的張曼玉好靚