Let’s briefly review the prosperous period of Hong Kong bands. In the 1980s, a wave of bands appeared in the Hong Kong music scene. Tai Chi was the most popular band at the beginning, but soon its level fell sharply and was questioned, and it gradually sank. Tat Ming is a latecomer and performs new romantic music. RAIDAS, ranked third, is composed of composer Huang Yaoguang, vocalist Chen Dezhang, and lyricist Lin Xi. Their style is close to the masses and is extremely popular. During this period, BEYOND released two albums, "Forever Waiting" and "Arabic Dancing Girl". Due to their alternative style, they did not attract much attention. BEYOND's earliest recording was on Hong Kong's pioneering alternative music record "Hong Kong", in which their ART ROCK works "Building" and "Brain Erosion" were included. In March 1988, BEYOND released the album "Modern Stage". In September, they released the album "Secret Police", "Away with Everything", "Earth" and "Like You". Three songs swept various charts and became a sudden force. "Earth" also It entered the top ten golden songs and created its own era from then on, forming a situation where Daming and BEYOND are neck and neck. After 1989, BEYOND's momentum surpassed Daming, who was criticized for not having a breakthrough, and established its own height. At that time, there were also bands such as Kojima, Fanfeng, Folk Legend, and Blue Warriors. BEYOND's Liu Zhiyuan also left the band to form Ukiyo-e, turning to a style similar to Damien. Later, the band basically disbanded, and many people moved on to other things. Strangely enough, Shan Liwen of Blue Warriors, this outstanding musician, was one of Ka Kui's close friends back then, and became a star in the film. Astonishing. In the past, I only knew BEYOND’s songs and basically knew nothing else. It wasn’t until Zhang Yusheng passed away in a car accident in 1997. I occasionally saw an article on BBS comparing Zhang Yusheng and Huang Jiaju, and I began to slowly understand them. In the past, I always thought that Wong Ka Kui was different. After watching a lot of video materials, I realized that I was completely wrong. Wong Ka Kui has no star quality, and words such as gorgeous and romantic cannot be applied to him, let alone Miao Qiaowei and Wu Dairong (I think these two are representatives of Hong Kong handsome guys). The Huang Jiaju I interpret is serious, simple, funny, very opinionated, and very funny, as easy-going and friendly as the brother next door. Ka Kui has a simple and traditional persistence in his bones, which makes his songs and BEYOND he led have such a temperament. After his death, BEYOND's simplicity also diminished. He worked many jobs before entering the music industry. He still worked part-time for the first three years after entering the music industry. Later, he became famous and had very little property. The compensation from Fuji TV was more than the money he earned in his life. It is really sad. There have been many people who offered various tempting conditions in an attempt to make BEYOND develop separately. Ka Kui said: "Don't expect me to disband BEYOND. It's not BEYOND that needs me, it's me that needs BEYOND. Losing BEYOND, I can't bear this blow. BEYOND loses me. Just find someone to replace him. "But in Liu Zhuohui's words, it's easy to replace him, but where can he find another Jiaju?
As a band that takes over all the work of creation, arrangement, and other tasks, BEYOND’s efforts are definitely not proportional to their income. The four of them share a salary. In addition to promotion, they spend most of their time on creation and practice. They don’t I may not have the intention to participate in more activities to obtain more generous income, so I was in a very hard-working state with average income for the first ten years of my development. Many celebrities in Hong Kong have become very luxurious after becoming famous. Ka Kui has always remained the same. No matter he is popular or not, he is not as brightly dressed and carefully dressed as other celebrities. When the camera is zoomed in, you can clearly see that he is not smooth. The face is unmodified. At that time, some media commented that BEYOND members had one of the worst clothing tastes in the entertainment industry because they only wore jeans and T-shirts. Critic Ju thinks this is pointless. He said that his income is not much in the first place, and the annual personal guitar maintenance fee is as high as four to five million. It costs a lot of money to buy musical instruments and set up a band room. He doesn't have much money to buy clothes. . Ka Kui's friends all said that Ka Kui would rather spend all his money on music than buy one more piece of clothing. In fact, with Ka Kui’s conditions for personal development, he will definitely become an emperor and superstar who will earn millions and enjoy unlimited glory.
There are very few people in Hong Kong who are as good at music, lyrics, playing, singing and arrangement as he is. Many people wanted to take him as their own, but many temptations were pushed away by him. Ka Kui even tried his best to downplay his prominent position in BEYOND. When his teammates sang, he often stepped back or walked away intentionally or unintentionally so that the lights would not focus on him. Fans called him by his name, but he occasionally smiled but never responded. Sometimes he would say something like "This is our guitarist PAUL" to divert attention. Ka Kui's light is too strong to ignore, but he has never put on any airs with anyone and cannot feel any star aura. Never lost under the flashlight, Jia Kui remained until the end of his life. This is what I admire the most
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Qiangzi misses Jia Kui
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Luo Dayou wrote "Why did Jiaju die?" ” mentioned: When a person dies, who killed Jiaju? After being impulsive, it is understandable to scold the Japanese and reporters.
The Japanese did not kill Ka Kui. It was necessary to be on TV, but unfortunately there was an accident. What I want to ask is why Ka Kui died in Japan and not in Hong Kong.
It’s very simple, because Ka Kui felt that there was no future in music in Hong Kong, so he moved to Japan to develop his career. Ka Kui and beyond have always insisted on creating their own music. Unfortunately, the Hong Kong music scene is a place that disrespects music!
Japan is a market that respects original music. Within the top 100 rankings, more than 90% of the music is original.
In Japan, adapting or copying songs is the most despised behavior in the music industry and society. beyond insists on originality because they know that it is not only a matter of their own style, but also a matter of dignity. Beyond will definitely not be able to survive, because making original music will consume at least more than half of the band's time and energy, while others only need to copy the songs and open their mouths. Under this completely unfair competition, how can Beyond survive in Hong Kong? ”
After going to Africa in 1990, Ka Kui was inspired to make a record prototype focusing on African music, but it was rejected by the company. The final album was "Deliberate Hesitation".
I think this record is good, but for Ka Kui, the depression of being restrained is difficult to resolve, and it also paved the way for them to go to Japan.
The song "Who Will Accompany Me" comes from the album. This album, "Leng Leng Loneliness", "I Want to Listen to ROCK N' ROLL", "Stick to the Faith", and "Who Will Dominate" also indicate something.
1991 was the heyday of BEYOND, Hong Kong's first album. A band that performs in the Hong Kong Coliseum has greater temptations ahead, but BEYOND gave up at this moment and turned to Japan. Chen Xiaobao, the boss of Xinyibao, hoped that Jia Kui would not go. Ka Kui said that he was not happy in Hong Kong and decided to leave. How could he know that he was on a road of no return? BEYOND also had conflicts with the Japanese company, but the time they lived under Mount Fuji was a very happy time for them. Watching those snowball fights and the four people cooking at home, Jiaju. Staying in bed and unwilling to get up, Ka-keung squatted on the toilet and brushed his teeth and was secretly photographed by Shirong. In 1992, BEYOND returned to Hong Kong with the cold-style "Continue the Revolution", which was full of farewell to home. Jing feels that every song is worth pondering. The title songs are "The Great Wall" and "Peasant". In Jiaju, a foreign country, the sense of wandering will make him hope for some kind of attachment. As a resident of Hong Kong, China, his motherland. Too far away and unfamiliar, lacking real understanding. Kaju looked at this strange country from a distance. The Great Wall is a symbol of Chinese culture, and farmers are the largest group in China. With his feelings for the two, his music and Liu Zhuohui's lyrics were seamlessly combined to create a new world. Long and deep artistic conception. A good song must have good lyrics. The pairing of Huang Jiaju and Liu Zhuohui are perfect. They collaborated on 15 songs, all of which are excellent. After Ka Kui's death, Liu Zhuohui gradually stopped writing lyrics, saying that he could not find any. A good song. The simplicity and calmness that he echoes with Ka Kui have no place in Hong Kong, which is increasingly filled with indulgent lust. Silence is helpless and inevitable.
When it came time for the funeral, the police increased their manpower, but fans still broke through and blocked the hearse. On the way to Tseung Kwan O, the hearse was followed by a long queue of cars, full of fans chasing after Ka Kui and calling him back quickly. But Jiaju finally left with the acoustic guitar that had been with him for many years. A white-headed man gave a black-headed man a gift, and a cup of pure land covered his romantic life. It was depressing, depressing and extremely regrettable. At the memorial meeting organized by Radio Television Hong Kong, there were no singers, only fans and students of Ka Kui. They were all dressed in black and white, with black belts on their wrists, waving Ka Kui's usual hand gestures, and singing his past songs with tears in his eyes. In the past ten years, many fans have gotten married and had children, and those young days are still in their memories and will never grow old. This blow was almost fatal to BEYOND. It took a few years for them to slowly recover, and they stopped going to entertainment shows. BEYOND with Ka Kui will always become a legend, that is my favorite. We and BEYOND are running on different orbits. We have an intersection for a moment, and then we separate and continue our separate journeys. We may go farther and farther, but the intersection will always exist. Looking back many years later, it is still shining behind us. This is a wonderful communication between people. There is no intersection in life, but they can sing in the soul. The beauty of music is here!
I am also a BEYOND fan and a Ju fan. This is my first time answering someone else's question. . . . . It's not for the reward points. I Q 1242891758 forgive me for my uninhibited indulgence and love of freedom in this life. In fact, if you really want to, go to Wong Ka Kui. There are many bars or beyond bars, and there are many rare things there.