In the 1990s, the Hong Kong entertainment circle entered a very active and prosperous period under the guidance of the "Four Kings". "Four Kings" Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, and Liming are all big stars in the development of film, video and song.
If you want to say which of the four has the best acting skills, it must be Andy Lau who has worked hardest in acting and won the most titles of "actors"; but when it comes to who has the best singing skills, Jacky Cheung deserves it. After all, the title of "song god" is not white. Called.
may be because Jacky Cheung's achievements in singing are so outstanding, so people often forget that he is also a good actor.
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Jacky Cheung, who has accomplished a little in the field of music, couldn't resist his inner love for acting. In 1986, Jacky Cheung starred in his debut work "The Big Horn", in which he played a policeman, Zhang Dingqi, 's first acting. Due to his lack of experience, he failed 60 times in a single play.
The fledgling Jacky Cheung thinks acting is more interesting than singing. Through this movie, people discover his hidden talent for comedy. He began to study acting seriously, understanding how an actor should give life to a character.
Jacky Cheung looks good, smiles evilly and cutely, with a sense of joy, so most of his roles are idle and straightforward street gangsters.
Jacky Cheung is lucky, only entered the show business as an actor for three years, and won the 8th Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Supporting Actor with the movie "Carmen Mong Kok".
plays the role of Jacky Cheung, who is a small gangster in the play. Although is only a supporting role, after his interpretation, this role is very eye-catching among all supporting roles, which makes people love and hate. The scene of his "Shit-eating you" in the play was also intercepted by netizens, making it the most popular emoticon pack at the moment. After winning the
award, Jacky Cheung entered the high-yield period of the movie, starring in "Blood on the Street", "A Chinese Ghost Story 2", "Swordsman" and other movies. Everyone thought he was going to win the title of "Cinema".
But what people didn’t expect was that he “accompanied” all the way. had never won a better supporting actor in the 27th Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards except for "Swordsman". High award.
Many people feel that this world is unfair to Jacky Cheung. He obviously has acting skills, but has never won the title of "Actor". In fact, no one at denies that Jacky Cheung’s acting skills are not good, but his acting career is slightly inferior to his brilliant singing career.
But Jacky Cheung never gave up. His belief in acting has never disappeared. This can be seen in the movie "Forty Men".
Although Jacky Cheung had been in the film for some time before this, he returned to the showbiz, just wanting to tell everyone through "Men Forty": Although Jacky Cheung is 40 years old, he did not get any "actors" in acting. ", but he still did not give up his love for acting, and will always insist on being an actor.
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Compared with the identity of an actor, most fans may prefer Jacky Cheung's identity as a singer. Compared with his bleak achievements in acting, 's achievements in the field of music can be described as "very outstanding".
Jacky Cheung, who made his debut through the audition show, stands out among many singers with his unique voice and stable typhoon. 's album "The Faraway" released in 1985 won the Top Ten Golden Melody Award.
At that time, Jacky Cheung, who was talented and talented, composed many popular songs, such as the album "Kissing Goodbye" released by in 1993, which not only broke sales records in many places, but also brought Jacky Cheung's music career to a peak.
Even in this rapidly changing era, the status of the song "Kissing Goodbye" in people's hearts is irreplaceable.
In the 1990s, there was a saying among the Chinese: " where there are Chinese, there is the singing of Miss Teresa Teng, and where the wind blows, the music of Mr. Jacky Cheung reverberates." It can be seen that Jacky Cheung's influence at that time can be said to be very large.
Although Jacky Cheung is now infinitely beautiful, he once had a period of downturn in his career. In 1988, the sales of his new album "Last Night's Dreams" were bleak, and compared with the sales of previous albums, it was simply disastrous.
The young and energetic Jacky Cheung was unwilling to accept this fact, so he became angry and started drinking, willing to fall, which caused his reputation to decline.
When Jacky Cheung was depressed, the love for music in his bones urged him to cheer up. Therefore, in 1989, returned to the ranks of the top singers in the Hong Kong music scene with the album "For My Dear".
Jacky Cheung, who returned to the music scene, began to create one miracle after another in the music field.
Jacky Cheung, who got up on the ground, started his own concert. This is something a singer dreams of. From the beginning of 1995 to the beginning of 1996, he held 100 world tour concerts, with a total audience of 2 million, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Jacky Cheung has completely exploded his musical potential, and also proved his title of "God of Song" with his strength.
Those who are familiar with Jacky Cheung know that he has no particular style, because he can handle almost all styles of songs very well.
When singing love songs, his singing can always bring the audience into emotions; when singing fast songs, he can mobilize the audience in a brisk way. It is precisely because of his diversity in singing that the title of "God of Song" has been maintained to this day, which is really admirable.
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As an actor Jacky Cheung, although he has never been called a "actor", his mature and exquisite acting skills in every play, as well as his love and persistence in the acting career, are all new-generation actors in contemporary performing arts that need to learn. The place.
If Jacky Cheung can concentrate on acting and devote himself wholeheartedly to the film industry, then he will definitely be a well-deserved pronoun of "actor".
As a singer, Jacky Cheung is a superstar and pioneer in the field of music pop. 's achievements in the field of music cannot be underestimated. Even if the current music circle is renewing very quickly, no one can replace Jacky Cheung's position in the hearts of everyone.
His hard work and fighting spirit in music are what contemporary young singers lack. Maybe as we get older, we can see that Jacky Cheung has fewer opportunities to appear on the stage, but people always keep in mind his contribution to the Chinese music scene.
Although the "God of Song" did not become the "Actor", Jacky Cheung has always been the almighty role model in people's hearts no matter in career or life.
