13 of Canto-pop king Jacky Cheung’s greatest hits – from She is Afar, to Goodbye Kiss and Wishing to Follow You All My Life
Along with Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok and Leon Lai, Jacky Cheung was one of the ‘Four Heavenly Kings’ of Canto-pop who dominated the music scene in Hong Kong and across Asia throughout the 1990s
His big break came around 1990 when the Canto-pop giants such as Mui and Leslie Cheung took a step back from the limelight. Mui announced in 1989 that she will not be receiving any awards and Leslie Cheung took what ended up being a six-year hiatus in his career the same year. The entire 90s was the pinnacle of Cheung’s career and every album had multiple hits. Here are some of our favourites.
She is Afar
One of the early works by lyricist Calvin Poon Yuen-leung, this song took a departure from romantic, poetic lyrics to a more storytelling approach. The lyrics describe the romance between a young man and a woman who had leukaemia and the aftermath of her passing and the words struck the heart strings of listeners in Hong Kong. For those who are fans of TVB from the 80s and 90s, you’ll spot a fresh-faced Ellen Chan Nga-lun starring in the music video.
Crescent Moon
Apart from this being a sweet ballad from early in Cheung’s career, it is also when he met his future wife and mother of his children, May Lo Mei-mei. We are witnessing history here guys!
You Will Always Be My Love
One of those classic hits of Cheung’s before he was crowned one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Canto-pop. This album went on to achieve the IFPI platinum disc award.
Love You More Each Day