In terms of music, I think Jay Chou is better. Of course, it doesn’t mean that Leslie Cheung’s musical level is not good, but it is still somewhat lacking compared to Jay Chou and Leslie Cheung. I personally think that Leslie Cheung is a comprehensive artist with comprehensive development in film, television and music. In my opinion, his film and television achievements are higher, at least higher than his musical achievements. Although Leslie Cheung made his debut as a singer, or so , Leslie Cheung sings very well, but his performance is even better. The two are not from the same era, so there is actually not much comparability
After all, the two are from different eras. Forcibly comparing them feels like Guan Gong versus Qin Qiong, especially when looking at market sales. Speaking of which, we used to sell records, but now... When Zhang Sheng passed away, the Internet had just begun to become popular, and there were no smart phones. What now? In the past, movies with a box office of over 10 million were considered successful. Nowadays, if a movie has a box office of less than a few hundred million, you would be embarrassed to say hello to others. There are many movies with a box office of several billion, and there are several stars with a box office of tens of billions. If we just talk about personal influence, personal achievements and everyone's recognition, Leslie Cheung's glory and achievements in that era are unmatched
Jay Chou may not have caught up with Leslie Cheung, but Jay Chou's musical achievements in his own era are absolutely At the forefront, I personally think that Jay Chou surpassed Leslie Cheung in terms of both fans and music. After all, the audience is of course different from today's. Leslie Cheung's era mainly released music through records and other less popular methods. Relatively speaking, the audience group smaller. In Jay Chou's era, the popularity of MP3 and later the popularity of mobile music made Jay Chou's audience more and more popular.
Both of them are important figures who appeared at important points in Chinese pop music. Different eras cannot be directly compared. Even if there is a history of Chinese music in the future, they will probably only appear in different chapters in different eras.
Leslie Cheung appeared in the era when the Cantonese music scene was just established. Jay Chou is a rising star standing on the shoulders of giants. Leslie Cheung is not a professional, and the number of creations is not on the same level as Jay Chou. After all, everyone's development direction is different. .
These two people can be said to be very powerful singers, even top-notch figures. They led an era. Leslie Cheung pushed Cantonese songs to a very high level at that time, because they brought out country, came to Asia. Jay Chou has led the new pop music trend in the post-millennium Chinese music scene. Music is not something that can be compared or quantified like the height of a person's body. Where do you start making comparisons?
Record sales, number of fans or total number of songs? Which songs you like to listen to is a very subjective matter for each person. Everyone's understanding is different. How can we compare and conclude whose music is better?
Jay Chou's early songs are characterized by the unique youthfulness of teenagers. Whether it is "Sunny Day", "Quiet" or "Dandelion Promise", the emotions in them are very easy to arouse young people*** Ming's youth and first love memories.
As for his elder brother Leslie Cheung, I believe that people who like him are generally more fascinated by Cantonese. Songs such as "I" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" demonstrate Leslie Cheung's affectionate singing style, which is also full of Hong Kong style. . My brother's songs are mainly lyrical, which may be more because of some life experiences or sensitive hearts.
Both are superstars in the Chinese music scene. They are not in the same era. Leslie Cheung and his generation were groundbreaking musicians, and Jay Chou's generation is the successor.
If two people are regardless of age, era, and generation, if we just talk about musical talent, then Jay Chou is undoubtedly more powerful. Jay Chou has original songs and has not had much contact with the entertainment industry. Leslie Cheung is a singer and songwriter. Film and television. It's just that Leslie Cheung died young and passed away many years ago, and his influence stayed at that era.
It’s really hard to compare who’s music is better now, because the styles are different. If we talk about the comprehensive musical ability of the singer himself, Jay Chou is slightly better. After all, Jay Chou specializes in music creation and is an original singer-musician. He has created a new era of Chinese music popularity. In terms of music creation, talent and influence at present, Leslie Cheung is indeed inferior to Jay Chou.