The 35th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards is about to be held. The organizers plan to invite Leehom Wang as a guest performer at the awards ceremony to pay tribute to the late Chinese music queen Coco Lee. This decision was supposed to be a tribute to and respect for Coco Lee's musical achievements, but it caused waves on the Internet. Taiwanese netizens showed strong resistance to Wang Leehom's participation.
In their view, although Wang Leehom has achieved certain achievements in music, his personal image and conduct do not seem to match the positive image of Coco Lee. In addition, Wang Leehom has recently attracted public attention due to his marriage issues, which has made the public question his suitability to appear on such an important occasion. Faced with the pressure of public opinion, the organizers of the Golden Melody Awards had to state that they would communicate with Coco Lee's family again to ensure proper arrangements for the performance.
In fact, Li Min’s second sister has no objection. She said in an interview: Everything depends on the organizer. Second sister Coco Lee also said: Coco Lee had a very good relationship with Leehom Wang during his lifetime. They are similar in age and debuted at the same time. They both came back from the United States to develop in the Chinese music scene and have achieved good results. If Wang Leehom sang a song to pay tribute to Coco Lee, Coco Lee would be very happy to know about it underground. Many Taiwanese netizens said: Leehom Wang was unfaithful to his marriage, and Coco Lee's husband was also unfaithful to her marriage, so Leehom Wang is not worthy of paying tribute to Coco Lee.
It is a sure thing that Min Lee’s husband cheated, but there is no evidence of Wang Leehom’s cheating, so they cannot be compared. In the end, the organizers of the Golden Melody Awards decided to cancel the tribute to Coco Lee instead of finding another singer to replace Leehom Wang to pay tribute to Coco Lee, which gave Wang Leehom face. Wu Qinggong, a non-famous entertainment critic, pointed out: In fact, Taiwanese netizens said that Wang Leehom is a scumbag and is not worthy of paying tribute to Coco Lee. It is just an excuse. They are mainly because of Wang Leehom's stance.
Although Leehom Wang was born in the United States and his nationality is American, his ancestral home is Zhejiang. Wang Leehom has always regarded himself as a "Chinese". On many public occasions, Wang Leehom has not hesitated to express his identity as a son of the Chinese nation and is proud of "being Chinese." Such emotions are not only revealed in his words, but also deeply injected into the melodies he creates. For example, Leehom Wang's masterpiece "Descendants of the Dragon" is the ultimate expression of his pride in being a "descendant of the dragon".
Leehom Wang became famous with "Descendants of the Dragon" in 2000, but this song was not his original work. In 2021, Leehom Wang created an original song called "Heaven and Earth Dragon Scales", once again expressing the idea of "moving toward the mainland". In "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth", Leehom Wang further integrated the symbolic meaning of the dragon totem, reflecting the pride of the dragon and the integrity of the Chinese nation, showing the profound heritage of Chinese culture. Therefore, Taiwanese netizens boycott Wang Leehom, just like mainland netizens boycott Tian Fuzhen.
Since Taiwanese netizens boycott Leehom Wang, then Leehom Wang should concentrate on developing in mainland China. The market in mainland China is dozens of times larger than that in Taiwan. "Singer 2024" can't catch up. Even if he participates, he will be a green leaf for Na Ying. He will try to participate in "Singer 2025" next year and win another "Singing King". Leehom Wang can sing a song by Coco Lee in "Singer 2025" to pay tribute to Coco Lee, who was the singing king of the fourth season of "I Am a Singer". The program team set up such a link, which is not a gain in popularity.
