The once popular Hong Kong star is slowly getting older. Kung Fu superstar Jackie Chan recently appeared in Japan to promote the movie. Unknowingly, Jackie Chan is already 70 years old, but he can still perform a drunken fist.
Jet Li, who is also a kung fu superstar, is only 61 years old, but his health is not as good as before. Not long ago, he posted a photo showing that accompanied by his youngest daughter and his wife Li Zhi, he went to a retreat at an altitude of 4,000 meters.
Recently, 62-year-old Jacky Cheung canceled his performance in Taiwan Province due to infection with the RSV virus. After recuperating, he will start singing as scheduled this week. Before the performance on June 16, Jacky Cheung went to high-five and greet fans outside the hotel.
At that time, Jacky Cheung was wearing a white jacket, a peaked cap and a mask, waving hello and shaking hands with the fans at the scene. This was also the first time he interacted closely with fans after falling ill. In addition, when asked about his health status, Jacky Cheung also made a "like" gesture and asked everyone not to worry.
Talking about his physical condition, Jacky Cheung revealed on stage that he had experienced various concert situations, including fainting in Malaysia and canceling some shows in Shanghai due to confirmed cases.
Jacky Cheung said, "I thought that after passing it the last two times, I should be fine now and be fine. I should have passed all the bad luck. But what turned out to be even more unlucky was that I thought I had been infected by a child's virus. It was very harmful to me. The damage is three to five times more severe than COVID-19, no joke, especially because it attacks my respiratory tract. "
As for fans' persistence, Jacky Cheung also publicly confessed on stage: "If I want to talk about what I got from this illness. "The first thing is that I have lost weight, and the second thing is that I know that you really love me."
This day was also Jacky Cheung's last concert in Taiwan. Even though he was sick, he still showed his superb singing skills. One classic song after another made the whole audience mesmerized. Although the singing was a bit difficult and imperfect, Jacky Cheung said frankly, "I tried my best, I really tried my best," and fans continued to cheer him on.
Jacky Cheung sang a number of classic songs that night, including "Breaking Up Always on a Rainy Day", "I Just Want to Be With You All My Life", "A Thousand Reasons to Be Sad", etc. He, who has not recovered yet, bluntly said, "I really didn't expect today." It’s harder than the first day. I really tried my best.” “I hope I can use a more complete Jacky Cheung to perform for everyone next time. Thank you for your tolerance and patience.”
It is worth mentioning that during this performance. At the meeting, Jacky Cheung said that someone complained that he sang a lot of Cantonese songs. Regarding this, he said, "Please forgive me. Many friends know Jacky Cheung from Mandarin songs. Although I can speak Mandarin well, I am from Hong Kong." Promise fans said, When he sings the encore, it will all be in Mandarin.
In the encore session, Jacky Cheung selected songs such as "Heart Like a Knife Cut", "She Came to Listen to My Singing", "Blessings" and other songs, and finally ended the concert with the rock version of "Kiss Goodbye".
What I didn’t expect was that Jacky Cheung was complained about singing many Cantonese songs at the concert. Earlier, the well-known singer Eason Chan was interrupted by the audience for speaking Cantonese during the "talk session" of the Macau concert. Some audience members shouted "Speak Mandarin".
After being interrupted, Eason Chan did not immediately comply with the other party's request and spoke a foreign language. Then the voice of "speaking Mandarin" appeared in the audience. Eason Chan was angered and expressed in English with a black face that he could speak any language he liked with a look of disdain on his face.
Eason Chan felt that he had received the respect he deserved. He explained on stage that he could speak Mandarin fluently, but hoped that the other party would add words such as "please" and "trouble".
In addition to Eason Chan, Hong Kong star Cai Qijun, who has played roles in many classic TVB dramas, also experienced similar problems. In recent years, Cai Qijun has focused his work on the mainland, and recently started live streaming.
Cai Qijun was questioned by netizens because he spoke Cantonese during the live broadcast and did not speak Mandarin. Cai Qijun responded that first of all, he was not familiar with Mandarin, and it was too difficult to learn it when he was over 40 years old. Secondly, he had to cultivate his own "three acres of land". Just "divide the land", and don't want to cater to the market and speak Mandarin.
Many netizens supported Cai Qijun's choice and shouted "Support Cantonese". Some netizens felt that dialects including Cantonese would be lost as a result.
Just as Jacky Cheung was complained about singing Cantonese songs this time, Jacky Cheung also said that although he can speak Mandarin well, he is from Hong Kong. There is nothing wrong with singing Cantonese songs, but Jacky Cheung sang a few more Mandarin songs to take care of the fans' emotions.
Mandarin, as the common language of our culture, is widely used and accepted in the country, so some listeners will expect singers to cover more Mandarin songs in their performances to cater to the preferences and cultural background of local audiences.
However, the language and song types a singer chooses to use are often based on their musical style, personal experiences, and a deep understanding of how the song expresses itself. As one of the unique and rich local cultural heritages, Cantonese is an important way for many Hong Kong singers to express their emotions and personality.
always sings Cantonese songs in concerts in Taiwan, which can also be seen as respect for one's own cultural roots and persistence in expression.
So there is nothing wrong with Jacky Cheung singing Cantonese songs. Jacky Cheung finally gave the audience enough respect, but he also needs more support and understanding from the audience.