After 27 years in the singing industry, this man is an icon in the history of Canto/Mandarin pop. I gathered he is about 50 years old, that's why he named it the "Half Century Tour"? Though his face is showing signs of his age, magnified on the mega hi-def screen on the stage, his super slim body is that of a twenty year old. And last night, at the Hisense Arena, he managed to entertain thousands of us fans with 3 whole hours of sustained singing and dancing. How many 50-year olds can do that? There were no guest performers, just his band, 12 dancers and him. Some of the time, it was just him on stage. And it was him alone that was enough.
All of us were hooked by Jacky's singing. His strong and powerful vocal chords melted whatever self-consciousness there was, causing us to sway and sing along unreservedly. There was really no need for fancy costumes or pyrotechnics, although that added sparks to the ambience. He jazzed things a little with some glittering costumes change but the style was still somewhat conservative - shirt, vest, tie, jacket, hat combo. Okay, at one stage he did put on something like a skirt.
The digital backdrop changed frequently with MTV footages, including some from his younger years, recorded images and even a cartoon film based on his childhood. I find them entertaining but also distracting sometimes. In the beginning, he performed a mini-musical series of songs to the theme of a love story, accompanied by an MTV movie, starring himself and Shu Qi as his wife. The cinematography and acting was good but I can't help but find it so fake as we all know who his real wife was. I think he would have achieved a greater impact if he'd put up some personal photos of himself and his real family instead. Afterall, we are gathered all here to get to know him more intimately. I would like to hear him share more about himself but I have heard that he is very protective about the privacy of his family.
Still, it was a solid value for money concert. I'm pretty intrigued by the fact that I actually attended a Mandarin/Cantonese concert in Melbourne. The number of Chinese faces occupying the whole of Hisense arena was unbelievable. I'm so glad I get this opportunity to see Jacky Cheung live in Melbourne. Afterall, how many half centuries are there in a lifetime?
2 comments:
He is born in 1961 so ya.. 50yr old exactly! :D
When we were going to the arena from fed sq, the tram was jammed packed with asians.. we couldnt even get on.. then we knew, must be going for the concert.. hahaha tt's really a surreal moment :)
But yes.. the concert was fab! As enjoyable as Mayday concert last year! :D
Yup, when we saw all the asian faces walking from the carpark towards the arena, we knew we were in the right place too!
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