On March 15,
the famous musician Ho Hou-hua's Weibo account published an obituary:
Lyricist Ho Hou-hua passed away on March 15, 2024
at the age of 59.
's obituary was ghostwritten by his relative and friend Chen Yihao. According to reports, Ho was diagnosed with stage III nasopharyngeal cancer in 2004 and has been fighting the disease since then.
He is a well-known lyricist in the music industry.
His representative works include "How Much Love Can Come Again" and other popular works.
Public information shows that Ho was born in 1965 and is a well-known lyricist in the music industry. His representative works include: Dick Cowboy's "How Much Love Can Come Again". "Come", Sun Yaowei's "Love Fire", Kwong Meiyun's Mandarin version of "The Easily Injured Woman", Lee Hacken's Mandarin song "What I Want in Life", Coco Lee's "Goodbye", Fang Jiwei's "Resent the Heaven for a Change of Heart", Wang Xinping's "This Life" Famous songs such as "Destined" and "New Shanghai Beach".
How much love can come back (live), Dick Cowboy
Easily Injured Woman, Kwong Mei-yun
Ho Hau Wah also served as an executive for several record companies and published books such as "Remember the Road to Happiness".
After 2005, Ho worked in many music platforms and entertainment media companies. He also planned and produced albums for Tony Leung, Wang Han, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Chuanxiong, Tan Weiwei, Zhang Hanyun, Hu Xia, Li Xiaoyun, Xie Na and other artists.
Drawing: Zhang Leyi
Many artists posted condolences
After the news of Ho Houhua's death was made public, Sun Yue, Sun Yaowei, Zhang Hanyun, Wang Xinping, Jin Chi and many other artists posted condolences on Weibo.
singer Sun Yaowei posted: "Teacher He, you are my mentor, a brother who shares hardships, and a close friend who talks about everything. Thank you. I am very sorry to say goodbye."
artist Zhang Hanyun forwarded Ho Hua's condolences on Weibo: "Dear Ho Hua, time flies by, and in every season we miss you most, when we look at the stars in the sky, we will always miss your laughter and warmth."
Singer Sun Yue posted on Ho Hua's Weibo, "Dear Hou Hua, have a good journey, I will miss him forever."
Ho Houhua was good friends with singer Coco Lee during his lifetime. The last message on his Weibo was related to Coco Lee in 2023.
Some netizens lamented, "I was just listening to the "Goodbye" he wrote to Coco Lee, and he met Coco there."
Many netizens also expressed their condolences and thanked Teacher He for the classic work.
Thanks to Mr. Ho Hau Wah for leaving so many touching lyrics for everyone
Teacher He, have a good journey!
source | Guangzhou Daily comprehensively sourced from Morning News, Sina Weibo, and netizen comments