HLID stuff, PART 5: QUOTES

Hacken's QUOTES..witty. Inspiring.
touching ..find out more about our Hacken...
(mostly in order, by year)

Page 1
- "Thank you very much to Universal Company, thanks, all of u! I can't help to say some things--some people say that if a singer acts in a TVB series, he can get awards! But I have been in TV series for 8 years la, and I can't get any rewards!! Anyway, I will make more good songs for all fans! Thanks TVB, thanks to the people who like this song! ...Lastly, thanks Lee Sze Zone and Chan Siu Kei!!
(Carmen's explanation: LEE SZE Zone and Chan Siu Kei are the composers in Hacken's music company!!) (Hacken's thank you speech after he won a JSG award for his song, Flying Flowers, which was one of the 10 best songs for 2001. translated by Carmen)

-"After my concert series in 1995, I waited seven years before I took to the stage again. Honestly, I have to tell you that I'm really afraid to hold concerts. I remembered that back in 1995, there were a lot of empty seats. It was really hard to take. But, I told myself, even if there is only one person in the crowd, you still have to do your best!"
(Hacken said this 2 the audience on the last night of his concert series in 2002) [feb 19, 2002 news, source: http://www.hkentreview.com/ ]

-"Are you kidding me? I would never turn down work. I'm already helping out with TVB's World Cup coverage -- aren't I? Who do you think I am? Alan Tam Wing-Lun."
(Hacken responding to rumours that he turned down filming a sequel for LEGAL ENTANGLEMENT because the World Cup was coming in June) [may 22, 2002, source: http://www.hkentreview.com/ ]

-"If she is willing I would do anything. (Why not propose on stage?) My mind was a complete blank, but I will ask her at home. I called her, but she was crying so hard she couldn't say anything. I asked her to come but she said she was afraid that she would cry when she sees me win. She said she was more scared than I was."
(Hacken responding to reporters asking if he already thought of his girlfriend (Emily) as his wife after he mentioned her in his thank you speech when he finally won the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award) [1/7/2003 news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

-"Am I a leper? You hug him and not me, tomorrow's papers have their headlines."
(Hacken's joking about Eason only hugging Andy Hui after both Hacken and Andy had presented the award to Eason) [1/18/2003 news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "Hacken Lee Hark Kun earlier attended a radio interview with guest host Jan Lam Hoi Fung. He said he and his girlfriend are not in a hurry to marry because nothing can break them apart."
[not an exact quote, but I just thought it was a sweet thing 2 say! ;) ] [1/18/2003 news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "Hacken Lee Har Kun yesterday won a Top Ten Television Artist and a Well Rounded Artist award. He was excited because this award is different from music awards. He humbly said he does not deserve the Well Rounded Artist, especially when he still has to work hard on looks. He joked that his girlfriend should work hard on improving his image."
[3/28/2003 news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "That's ridiculous. They made us sound like a koala bear holding onto a branch. It's unfair to her. That day was her birthday, she definitely was happy."
[Hacken responding to newspapers making a big deal of Cecilia hugging Hacken backstage at the 1:99 concert, (5/29/2003) news, HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "The blood that flows in my body is TVB blood, it's red and sometimes blue and green, my TV at home is fixed on TVB, if TVB want me I would be happy to sign to them for life! Anyway, TVB's new terms are mainly to combat local TV stations where there is only ATV and Cable and just by looking at the ratings points, you should know to sign to TVB!"
[Hacken showing his support for TVB's new policy that reduces singers contracted with TVB's opportunities to appear on non-TVB shows, July 29, 2003 news, source: Aiwah's website, http://tvbspacenews.blogspot.com/2003_07_27_tvbspacenews_archive.html ]

- "If that is true, (I will) bring the magazine to Chan Siu Bo. Even at 20% off I will sign for ten years."
[Hacken responding to rumors that he is offered $11 million (for 2 yrs) if he continues his contract with Universal. Chan Siu Bo is the boss of Universal Southeast Asia, I think. (9/22/2003) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

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Page 2
- "Call me Brother Hacken! Don't call me Uncle Hacken! Save the 'uncle' for Ah Lun (Alan Tam)!"
[Hacken tells the Twins this while he's a guest at their concert, January 6, 2004 news, source: www.hkentreview.com]

- " 'Your personal belongings must be strongly protected. You even have to handle your garbage well, to prevent write-ups [in the news].' Hacken says on the surface that entertainers are glamorous but everyone has their own hardships."
[Hacken responding to news that someone broke into Jessica Hsuan's house, which is right next to his house. News from http://www.hkvpradio.com/ , translated by fanz, posted at http://bravenet.jessicahsuan.com/, news from February 2004]

- "Ekin never cared about how everyone else felt as long as he wasn't scared. He was doing dangerous moves all the time. I really wanted to kick him off."
[Hacken talking about filming a scene on the roof of a 48-story building 4 the movie Six Strong Guys. All the guys including Hacken were scared cuz it was so high up, but Ekin wasn't scared. Haha. 7/30/2004 news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "In the business I only lose to (Andy) Lau Tak Wa. If the Olympic Game has bowling, Wa Jai will definitely compete. All of the Olympic hunks will have to stand aside. I can't believe how poorly Ekin plays. Tell Gigi (Leung Wing Kei) to help him! He still isn't as bad as Ah Jat, who truly has zero athletic cell in him. All of my strikes were broken even with his gutter balls! Actually working with them has been very happy, unlike music where the competition is fierce."
[Hacken talking about playing bowling w/the guys that were in the Six Strong Guys movie. (8/30/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "That's silly, we drew straws. Or perhaps we look at who has the most wrinkles and who is the oldest. They know I can't stand for too long. This doesn't mean anything. (Do you feel you are handsome?) This is a mystery. I don't dare to agree. Everyone else here is handsome. Actually TVB arranged for the clothing and the positioning."
[Hacken responding to reporters saying TVB treating Hacken as the "big brother" and letting him be at the center of the All About Men CD cover picture. (4/12/2005) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "I rarely wear costumes aside from playing the early republic Leung Foon. Ten years ago I seemed to have played Sai Moon Chui Shuet, which scared even me."
[(4/29/2005) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken Lee will have some tenpin bowling scenes in his new movie "Luk Jong Si" (Six Braves) and he tells of his achievements in bowling. He says that when he was hosting a show many years ago, he played a game against the Hong Kong Olympic representative Che Kuk Hung and he beat her in one round, Hacken laughs: 'From that day on I retired because how many people can say they beat an Olympic athlete!'"
[May 24, 2004 news, credit: Aiwah's TVBSpace News Roundup: http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/]

- "As for his head injury, Hacken said, 'It's OK, but I can't scratch it. My hair covers up the scar. When I am 50 I may see it. The dog seems to feel very guilty.'"
[Hacken's head was injured when his dog accidentally knocked over a bag of golf clubs from upstairs that hit Hacken's head cuz he was standing below. ((8/13/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "In the TVB AIDS charity show, TVB 'godson' Hacken Lee's usual top spot was stolen by Sheren Tang, so he was asked if he was jealous about this. However, Hacken did not seem too bothered as he laughed: 'Don't say it like that. You keep calling me 'godson', but I just believe that the more you sow the more you reap and I will not let go of any opportunity to perform. I was invited as a special guest for this event, so I am already very happy. Actually I don't put much emphasis on the order of appearance and feel we should really look at the whole picture.'"
[18/10/04 news, credit: Aiwah's TVBSpace News Roundup: http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/]

- "Hacken reveals that he will soon be singing another theme tune for TVB: 'It is a rare opportunity, but it's all up to TVB. I will tell all my friends not to watch any other channel and all three TV's in my house are all tuned into TVB.' Talking of Leo roping in the help of Hacken's good friend Vivian Chow, Hacken says: 'Vivian has more than just me as a friends, maybe next time I will ask Joe Ngai to help me!' "
[29/10/04 news, credit: Aiwah's TVBSpace News Roundup: http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/]

- "Alan Tam just crowned Hacken, Edmund, Andy Hui and Leo Ku as the New Four Heavenly Kings. Hacken doesn't think this competitive spirit will hurt his friendship with the other 'Kings': 'Edmund, Andy and I are great soccer buddies. When Leo didn't have to work in China, we used to be mahjong buddies. There are no hard feelings among us.'"
[nov 4, 2004 news, credit: http://www.hkvpradio.com]

- "RTHK asked each singer to write the name of the person they thank most for their musical success on a heart-shaped card. Most singers named their record label boss or their parents, but Hacken didn't name any record execs. 'I didn't write Hung Tik or Simon (Universal Music executive). Looks like I won't have an album next year. I wrote Principal's name. Lucky he has some pull.'"
[November 12, 2004 news, credit: http://www.hkvpradio.com]

- "On a radio interview yesterday, Hacken Lee explained that ever since Alan Tam announced Hacken was getting married, paparazzi have been bothering him nonstop. Two nights ago, Hacken almost hit some of them by car when they flew out of nowhere to snap photos. Hacken told girlfriend Lo Suk Yee that she can't wear loose clothing (fearing it will prompt tabloids to speculate she's pregnant) or wear a blackened expression in public and to maintain smiling at all times. He ended by telling her, 'To be in the entertainment circle, you deserve to be thirsty if you're eating salty fish' to which Lo replied, 'Only you're in this business, what's this got to do with me?'"
[November 16, 2004 news, credit: http://www.hkvpradio.com]

- "Lee Hark Kun has been watching WAR AND BEAUTY (GUM JI YUK YIP) and his acting bug is biting. Earlier he and TVB have been negotiating a television series but it fell through due to scheduling conflict. 'Singers at the end of the year are at war and are more sensitive than other times. Finally I didn't take the role.'"
[(10/5/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "...although [I] have won [the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award] but have to be more careful and work harder. Recently I cut all of my entertainment. Wa Jai asked me to bowl and I turned him down. I am in bed by midnight to be in my best shape. When I win I want to win at peace and when I lose I want to lose without regret."
[(10/13/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ ]

- "Hacken said about his position in the poster, 'It's a dice roll arrangement! Even volleyball has different positions!' Hacken also said that he hopes Eason Chan Yik Shun will join Universal. 'Then it will be like a zoo. The stronger the company the more it can fight off competition.'
[Hacken got to be in the center of the UMG poster full of UMG singers. (10/28/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken however felt, 'I instead feel right now we are like a couple that just feels the electricity. Hopefully when we get on stage we will be at hand holding.' [Hacken describing how it needs to feel (their partnership) to successfully work with Joey Yung on a concert, (11/6/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken joked, 'Congratulations to Eason on becoming Universal's money tree. We can be shaken together. Right now tigers are already extinct. Our types are different. On Jai and I are idols, you are substance.'"
[Hacken's taped message to Eason when he joined the UMG company. (11/6/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "When asked whether he will get married after the concert, Hacken said, 'Never read Hong Kong magazines. Right now we are still considering it. When we consider to December 31 we will officially think about it.' Alan said, 'Actually the wedding can be said as in preparation.' Hacken said, 'I have been preparing for it since I was little.'"
[(11/10/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "When Hacken saw fans keep giving flowers and gifts to Joey he pretended to be jealous. 'Give me a batch!' Finally a male fan brought a fruit basket to him. Hacken said, 'From now on our fans will merge together.'"
[Hacken and Joey Yung at their joint concert, (11/20/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "As for rumors of dispute between Andy Hui Chi On and Leo Ku Kui Ke, Hacken said, 'I don't believe it, but I don't understand why On Jai is always linked to disputes with others. Maybe because he is always wearing sunglasses, no one cen see his friendly eyes. I have always been Mr. Congeniality. Maybe On Jai should wear shades that are not as dark.'"
[(11/22/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Later Joey and Hacken will work on the music video. Joey suggested a costume shoot for the result that Hacken was looking for but Hacken objected. 'No, my costume look is grotesque and terrifying.'"
[(12/1/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "As for Beyond's criticism that the New Four Great Heavenly Kings could not live up to the title, Hacken said, 'They were so extreme, I thought I have insulted them. Later I realized that they actually praised me so I wasn't as scared. I am a wild card singer. Back then during the Four Great Heavenly Kings I was called the Fifth Great Heavenly King. In this generation I am a part of the New Four Great Heavenly Kings. I hope next generation I will be a part as well.'"
[(12/1/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken expressed that fulfilling some sick children's wishes feel very joyous. Several years ago a seriously ill child hoped to meet him and through a social worker's arrangement he brought him to the soccer field to watch him play. Hacken also secretly taped his concert from five years ago for the child. However soon he received the news of the child's passing. Although he was sad he has brought him joy and felt very comforted. He felt health is the most important. He sighed, 'In recent years aside from friends in the business some family and friends have also passed away.' He would like to take a long vacation. 'I feel that I am very tense. Earlier my vocal cord had problems so I really want a physical examination.'"
[(12/4/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken Lee Hark Kun yesterday attended a birthday party with 300 fans, who celebrated his 37th birthday today in advance. Originally Hacken thought about postponing it so he could attend James Wong Jim's memorial event. 'I wasn't worried about the taboo of attending a memorial on my birthday. I was worried that people didn't like me attending. I have thought about the overseas fans so I didn't postpone it. I just passed by the stadium and realized that many people are going to the Uncle Jim memorial. I don't know when I go whether I will have so many people remembering me. So now I have to sing more good songs.'"
[(12/6/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Hacken Lee Hark Kun after the press conference had a cake presented to him for his birthday. Hacken was very surprised, 'TVB just reminded me that I spent my birthday at work and I can't be lazy.'"
[(12/7/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Andy Lau Tak Wa has expressed that he wanted Hacken to win the Most Popular Male Singer award three times like him. Hacken said, 'I am afraid of losing to Wa Jai. Last year I wore white when I won, this year Wa Jai wore white and won the Golden Horse Best Actor. I think this year I will wear white too, I might as well borrow Wa Jai's.'"
[(12/7/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "Out of his four nominated songs he [Hacken] only voted for the two better ones. As for the Year's Most Improved Award he voted for Leo Ku Kui Ke. Hacken felt that picking ten out of 110 songs was enough, but during the Four Great Heavenly King era it was not because they already took up seven songs. With Faye Wong the competition was for the last two spots. 'Now I am more nervous at the award shows, in the past I knew a month ahead. During the acceptance I couldn't make the nervous expression. Now not knowing is better, but if I don't win the expression from disappointment to applause is very hard to do. Disappointment is a natural reaction. I have seen many who want to pretend but can't.'"
[(12/14/2004) news, source: HK Top Ten Central: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/]

- "There are suggestions that Hacken can try for the 'newcomer' award next year with his new Mandarin album and he laughs: 'I have already won that and it is my only Mandarin song award. I remember I was in the industry for ten years before I got the chance to record a Mandarin album and at the time I won a newcomers award in Singapore with this and was presented with my award from Faye Wong, who made fun of me.' Hacken jokes that when he releases his album next year, he will challenge Andy and work towards the title of 'Most Popular Male Singer in Asia'."
[dec. 18, 2004 news, credit: http://www.hkvpradio.com/]

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Page 4
-"Hacken laughs that maybe Ms Lok is here to support him! He says that he has too much work and if his family attends everything, then they will be very busy."
[This is Hacken's reply to reporters asking him that since Ms. Lok (a TVB executive) attended the Lady Iron Chef movie premiere to support Charmaine, has he asked his wife Emily to come and support him too? MARCH 8,2007 news. source: Em's TVBSpace News Roundup, http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/]

-"To make people feel that you're arrogant, all you might have to do is to make one comment. However, to erase these comments and the impression you've made, you need 10 years."
[from Hacken's Be My Guest interview, July 2006, translated by Hianez]

-When a fan handed him flowers from below, she called him handsome. Hacken said "Of course!" And the audience prompted him to kiss the fan! Hacken, who wanted to avoid embarrassment, quickly turned to his wits and said "Have you all asked her if she wants to?"
[this exchange went on at Hacken's solo Malaysia concert on July 28, 2007, translated by Hianez]

HLID stuff, PART 4: VOTE, FANCLUB, CDs & CONCERTS

Vote:

I will post voting info at my Yahoo group! Join now! Remember to allow emails to be sent to you, so that if you forget or have no time to go check what to vote for---the messages I post about voting will reach you at your email account. Or at least allow Special Notices to be sent to you.

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You can also check for voting info at our FORUM here:
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH for voting for Hacken!! ^_^ Vote whenever possible and ALSO remember to ask people you know to vote for Hacken, too, on the really important awards!! THANKS A MILLION!
-Kate

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Fan Club:

If you want to join Hacken's fan club (you will have to pay a yearly membership), please go here to download the application form. If you are in the fan club, you will have access to certain sections at Hacken's official website and be able to post messages there. You can also reserve good seats at his concerts early, go to fan club meetings/his birthday party, receive a fan club jacket and ID card, might be able to meet him when he comes to your country and has a fan club meeting, etc. http://hackenleenet.com/contact.htm

There are 3 different versions of the form there, the left one is written in Traditional Chinese font. The middle one is written in Simplified Chinese font. The one on the right side is written in English. If you have any questions, you can contact the webmaster of Hacken's official website: fanclub@hackenleenet.com.

If you are a fan living in Singapore, you might be able to save some money when sending the form/money to HK, because some fans there will gather and send renewing/new members' fees and forms all at once, to save money. For more information about this, contact me at daphne_rain@yahoo.com.

[If you are not in Hacken's fan club, you can only post messages at his official website's message board on Saturdays, from 10am(Saturday)-12:00am(Sunday) in Hong Kong time. Here's a good website for everyone to figure out what time & day it is in HK, no matter where u live! =D
[ http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ ]


CDs
[translated by Jane, credit: http://www.hackenlee.com.hk/albumlist.html]


2009
-Today Special
2008
-Hacken's Concert Hall Live Concert(3CD)
2007
-Hacken Lee No.1 Hits
-My Cup of Tea
2006
-2006 Hacken Lee Live in Concert
-Number 10
2005
-Acrobats ('05 Spring Limited Edition)
-Ask About Love
-Concert Hall
2004
-Alan and Hacken 2004 Concert
-Smart ID
-Acrobats (or Midair Flying People/Person)
-Hacken X Joey Music is Live
2003
-Alan & Hacken Concert Collection
-Alan Tam & Hacken Lee Live 2003
-Everlast
-Everlast (AVCD)
-Custom Made
-Alan & Hacken
2002
-Big Band Music
-Hacken Lee Live 2002
-Hacken From Beginning (9CDs)
-Let's Celebrate
-Let's Celebrate (2nd version, AVCD)
-Piano Love Songs
-Hacken Lee Live in Concert
-Universal DSD
2001
-Hong Kong Philharmonic Live
-Flying Flowers
-Hong Kong Philharmonic Live Concert (SACD)
2000
-One Year Half Year (2nd version, AVCD)
-Thinking of You Once More
-A Pair of Love Collection

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1999
-Hacken Lee Best Collection
-Red Sun (reissue)
-The Most of Hacken Lee Collection
-Wonderful 48 Best Collection
-One Year Half Year
1998
-Searching for the Best in These Five Years
-98 New and Collections
-Number 10
1997
-Please Search for the Best 17 Songs
-Love Prison (Mandarin CD)
-Please Go to Sleep Early and Wake Up Early
-Best Collection 2
-Hacken's 17 Love Songs
-At Hacken's Side
-2 in 1 Best Collection
1996
-When I Find You
-Third Dimension
-Best Collection
-Searching for the Best
1995
-Making Nothing of Gentle (Mandarin CD)
-Greatest Hits
-Greatest Hits
-Reborn
-Hackenation
1994
-Goodbye '93
-Wish (or Hope)
-One Life's Wish
-It's Love Songs
1993
-Greatist Hits Boxset
-Hacken's Album
-Thinking of You All My Life
1992
-Red Sun
-I Want You to Know
1991
-Raining in the Street Act
-Broken Time
1990
-Love
-One Thousand and One Nights


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1989
-This Place, This Feeling
-Hacken Lee Whirlwind Remix
-Purple Dream
-Hacken Lee Remix
1988
-Summer Story
1987
-Lucky Number (AKA Signs of Life)
1986
-Hacken Lee EP


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Concerts
[translated by Hianez, source: http://hackenleenet.com/]


Hong Kong Concerts
(in the format: DATE/TITLE/VENUE/NUMBER OF CONCERTS HELD)

-2009 Feb 1-10, 13-14/ Left Alan Right Hacken/ Hong Kong Coliseum/ 12

-2008 September. 24 / Metro Radio mini-concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre / 1

-2008 Chinese new year (08 February-18 February 2008)/ Prudential & You Use Your Heart to Listen: Your Hacken Lee Concert Hall 2008 Concert/ Hong Kong Coliseum/ 11

-2006 Chinese new year/ Hacken Lee 06 De Xin Ying Shou(meaning successful) concert/ Hong Kong Coliseum/ 8

-2005 June/ Metro Broadcast Concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 1

-2004 Nov 18/ 903id club Hacken Lee and Joey Yung MUSIC IS LIVE concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre Hall 3/ 1

-2004 Oct 6/ Hacken Lee Music Has No Boundaries Concert (Metro)/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 1

-2004 Jan 22/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee 04 Happy Concert/ Hong Kong Coliseum/ 11

-2003 Oct/ Metro Broadcast and Universal: Loving Someone Concert/ ? / 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live in Concert/ ? / 12+6

-2002 Feb 13 to 17/ Hacken Lee True Love Concert/ Hong Kong Coliseum/ 6

-2002 Aug 31/ Metro Broadcast - Hacken Lee Live/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 1

-2001 Feb 23 to 26/ HK Philharmonic Orchestra with Hacken Lee Live Concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 4

-1995 Oct 7 - 16/ '95 Hacken Lee Coming into Contact with Music concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 10

-1993 Dec 22 to 27/ Hacken Lee '93 Concert/ Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre/ 8



Hong Kong Concerts | Overseas Concerts

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Overseas Concerts
(in the format: DATE/TITLE/VENUE/NUMBER OF CONCERTS HELD)

-12-26-2008/ HACKEN'S CONCERT HALL/ MGM Grand, Las Vegas/ 1

-11-15-2008/ Your Hacken Lee Concert Hall II 2008 Malaysia Concert/ Arena of Stars, Genting/ 1

-3-23-2008, 1am / Hacken Lee Live in Concert @ Atlantic City/ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort/ 1

-3-23-2008, 2pm / Hacken Lee Live in Concert @ Atlantic City/ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort/ 1

-06-07-2008/ HACKEN'S CONCERT HALL/ The Venetian Macao/ 1

-02-03-2008/ HACKEN'S CONCERT HALL/ Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, Atlantic City/ 1

-03-18-2008/ HACKEN'S CONCERT HALL/ Casino Rama, Toronto/ 1

-10-6-2007/ 2007 Hacken Lee Fundraising Concert / San Francisco, USA/ 1

-7-28-2007/ Hacken Lee Live With Special Guest Ivana Wong Yuen Chi/ Genting, Malaysia/ 1

-3-3-2007/ The Same Song show: Stars Celebrate the Lantern Festival/ Cow Palace, San Francisco/ 1

-2-21-2007/ Lunar New Year concert/ Wynn Casino & Hotel, Las Vegas/ 1

-2006-12-21 @ 8PM/ Hacken Lee Live With Special Guest Ivana Wong Yuen Chi/ Air Canada Centre, Toronto/ 1

-2006-12-17 @ 2PM/ Hacken Lee Live With Special Guest Ivana Wong Yuen Chi/ Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City/ 1

-2006-12-17 @ 1AM/ Hacken Lee Live With Special Guest Ivana Wong Yuen Chi/ Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City/ 1

-May 2005/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ (MGM Grand) Las Vegas, Toronto, Vancouver

-2005-01-07/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Malaysia/ 1

-2004-09-25/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Shantou/ 1

-2004-08-07/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Panyu/ 1

-2004-07-31/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Shen Chuan/ 1

-2004-07-17/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Hua Du/ 1

-2004-07-03/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Wen Chuan/ 1

-2004-06-26/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Hangzhou/ 1

-2004-06-18/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Nanjing/ 1

-2004-06-12/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Beijing/ 1

-2004-06-06/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Zhu Hai/ 1

-2004-05-15/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Zhanjiang/ 1

-2004-05-06/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Fo Shan/ 1

-2004-03-27/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Zhongshan/ 1

-2003-12-31/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour concert/ Kuala Lumpur/ 1

-2003-12-27/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Dongguan City/ 1

-2003-12-12/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Guangzhou/ 1

-2003-12-06/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Shunde/ 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Singapore/ 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Australia - Sydney/ 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Atlantic City/ 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Vancouver/ 1

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Toronto/ 2

-2003/ Alan Tam and Hacken Lee Live Tour Concert/ Las Vegas/ 1

-2001/ Australia - Sydney/ 1

-2001/ Toronto

-2001/ China - He nan

-2001/ Atlantic City

-2000/ Celebration 2000 Charity concert (various stars)

-1999/ Toronto

-1999/ US - Connecticut

-1998/ Las Vegas

-1998/ Atlantic City, Toronto

-1997/ Ya Ju Le Love and Sincerity concert/ Zhongshan

-1996/ Singapore Star Pisces

-1994/ Melbourne, Gold Coast, Sydney

-1994/ Atlantic City, Boston, Vancouver, Toronto

-1992/ Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlantic City

-1991/ Walking Towards Tomorrow Concert/ Shenchuan

-1990/ San Francisco, Atlantic City

-1990/ Guangzhou

-1990/ Australia

-1989/ Atlantic City

HLID stuff, PART 3: PERFORMANCE and AWARDS list

Performance
[translated by Jane, credit: http://hackenleenet.com]


TV series and other shows:

2008
TVB Beijing Olympics 2008 Games coverage

2007
TVB HD Music Special

2006
World Cup 2006

2005
Minutes to Fame
Miss Hong Kong

2004
Sunshine Heartbeat (guest-star)
Love Paradise 2004 Musical Special Series

2002
Legal Entanglement (TVB series)
World Cup 2002
Hong Kong Can Do It

2001
Hong Kong Tourist Fun

2000
Street Fighters (TVB series)

1999
*** Ricky, My Love (stage musical) ***
Jade Solid Gold
I.T. Files
1998 World Cup

1997
As Sure as Fate (TVB series)

1996
Olympics Challenge

1994
Master of Martial Arts (TVB series)
-Modern Love Story (TVB Special Programme)
(Second chapter : Unfinished Love - Hacken Lee, Charlie Yeung)
-Twilight Tubes Part 1 Chapter 1 (TVB Special Programme)
(Shocking Banquet - Hacken Lee, Joey Leung)
[I'M NOT SURE IF Modern Love Story AND Twilight Tubes WERE FILMED IN 1994, BUT THAT'S MY BEST GUESS!]

1992
Eastern Hero (TVB series)
Angel's Call (TVB series)

1991
A Life of His Own (TVB series)

1989
Two of a Kind (TVB series)

1988
Teenagers No More (TVB series)


--------TV Series & Shows | Movies | Books | Shows Hosted | Other Links




Movies:
Wonder Woman (2007) (guest-star)

The Lady Iron Chef (2007)

We Are Family (2006)

Six Strong Guys (2004)

Clueless (2001)

Comic King (2001) (guest-star)

Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star (1996) (guest-star)

No More Love,No More Death (1993)

Fruit Punch (1991)

[Also, Hacken and Joey Leung were the voices of the 2 main dog characters in the HK version of the American movie, Good Boy, in 2004.]


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Books:
Hacken and Alan each released a book (the 2 books were sold together) about their lives in 2003, entitled "Left Alan, Right Hacken" (just like the name of their concert). I think Hacken wrote some passages in the book.


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(compiled by Kate)
Some of the shows that he hosted:
1992-1995 (?): Talk of the Century (AKA Smart Person in the New century) [A funny TVB variety show he hosted w/Joey Leung]

1996: He was one of the sports commentators for the TVB Olympics coverage in the USA (along w/Andy Lau, etc.)

1998: He was one of sports commentators for the World Cup 1998 TVB sports show.

1998: Miss Interline 1998 (co-host)

1999-2000: He co-hosted A LOT of TVB specials, such as: TVB Gala Show, TVB New Year 2000, a charity show relating to Buddhist relics that Andy Lau took part in, the Relight a New Life 2000 charity show (Nick Cheung was the co-host), etc.

1999-2001 (?): He was the co-host of the JSG show

2001: co-host of the tourism show Hong Kong Fun Power

2001: He was one of MCs for the final segment of Miss HK 2001 Pageant

2002: He was one of the sports commentators for the 2002 World Cup TVB sports show

August 2002: He was one of hosts 4 the semi-finals of Miss HK 2002 Pageant

March 2005: He co-hosted Minutes to Fame with Joey Leung

August 2005: He was one of hosts for the Miss HK 2005 pageant

June-July 2006: He was one of sports commentators for the World Cup 2006 TVB sports show


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(compiled by Kate)
Helpful links:
- go here to read some reviews of Hacken's movies:
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/people/lee_hacken.htm

- you can watch some of the themevideos of Hacken's tvb series at
http://youtube.com/profile?user=kate6002

- http://hkadb.net/info/Minutes_To_Fame
[info about the popular Minutes to Fame (AKA The Cruel Bell) show he hosted]

- http://hkadb.net/info/Lee%2C_Hacken_%28Lee_Hak-Kan%29
[short bio and links to pages w/info about Hacken's series/movies. some has the themesong(s) he sang.]

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REVIEWS FOR SOME OF HIS TVB SERIES:

-Eastern Hero
http://www.bluecrys.com/rev_eastern.html
[**WARNING**: detailed review, A LOT of spoilers and gives away the ending! some pics]

-Angel's Call
http://tvbmusic.tripod.com/songs/angelcall.html [songs, pics]
http://www.bluecrys.com/rev_call.html [review, pics]

-A Life of His Own
http://tvbmusic2.tripod.com/songs/lifehis.html [song, pics]

-As Sure As Fate
http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=1078
[review, may have some SPOILERS]

-Street Fighters
http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=649
[review, may have some SPOILERS]

-Legal Entanglement
http://www.spcnet.tv/reviews/review.php?rID=297
[review, may have some SPOILERS]



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Awards
[translated by Jane, source: http://hackenleenet.com/]
(in the format: AWARD NAME/ALBUM OR SONG NAME)

2008
-TVB Service Award (for 20 years' work with TVB!)

-RTHK 10 Most outstanding artists

-Metro Hits Best Song/ She Is Kind But I Am Sad

-Metro Radio Hits Asia's Singer Big Award

-Music Chart Awards 2008/Top 10 Songs Of The Year/Hong Kong & Taiwan: She Is Kind But I Am Sad

-Music Chart Awards 2008/Top 5 Most Popular Singers:/ Male: Ham Yu, Eason Chan, Hins Cheung, Hai Ming Wei, Hacken Lee

-Music Chart Awards 2008/17 Radio Stations' Media Award: Hacken Lee

-2008 JSG Seasonal Awards Round 1 / top 14 songs / Everyday is Valentine's Day

-2008 JSG 3RD QTR Gold Song/ She Is Kind But I Am Sad

-2008 Jade Solid Gold Awards/Top 10 Gold Songs/Hacken Lee - she is kind but i am sad
2007
-2007 Jade Solid Gold Third Seasonal Awards/ Top 12 Songs/ Paper Marriage

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-Metro Hits Best Song/ Where will the flowers fall

-Metro Hits Best Creatively Composed Album/ My Cup of tea

-Metro Hits Best performance award

-Metro Hits Best Asian singer award

-Metro Hits Best International Song of the Year/ Where will the flowers fall

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-CRHK's Chik Chak Pop Music Chart 2007/ Top 10 Songs/ Where will the flowers fall

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-2007 Road Show Music Awards/ Song of the Year/ Where will the flowers fall

-2007 Road Show Music Awards/ Best Songs/ Where will the flowers fall

-2007 Road Show Music Awards/ Best Duet/ Hacken Lee + Zhou Chuan Xiong - A Sky This Blue (The Drive of Life themesong)

-2007 Road Show Music Awards/ Best Male Singer

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-Jade Solid Gold Top Ten Music Awards/ top 10 songs/ Where Did The Flowers Go

-Jade Solid Gold Top Ten Music Awards/ Four Stations Combined Best Song award/ Where Did The Flowers Go

-Jade Solid Gold Top Ten Music Awards/ Gold Song/ Where Did The Flowers Go

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-RTHK Top 10 Gold Song/ Where Did The Flowers Go -RTHK Top 10 Best Singers

-IFPI Hong Kong Most Popular Music Awards/ Best Cantonese pop album: Concert Hall 2

-IFPI Hong Kong Top-Selling Awards 2006/ Year-round Top-selling Male Singer

-IFPI Hong Kong Top-Selling Awards 2006/ Top Ten Selling Artists

-IFPI Hong Kong Top-Selling Awards 2006/ Top Ten Cantonese Album/ 2006 Concert

-IFPI Hong Kong Top-Selling Awards 2006/ Top Ten Cantonese Album/ Concert Hall I

-IFPI Hong Kong Top-Selling Awards 2006/ Top Ten Cantonese Album/ Concert Hall II

-JSG Season One- Top 12 Gold Songs/ Princess and Prince

-The 7th Global Chinese Music Awards/ Cantonese Album of the Year/ Concert Hall II

-The 7th Global Chinese Music Awards/ Best HIFI Artist


2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001-02 | 1996-2000 | 1990-95 | 1980s


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2006
-JSG Season One- Top 12 Gold Songs/ Woman Before Marriage

->Ming Pao Weekly 38th Annual Show Business Driving Force Award: Most Outstanding Album/ Concert Hall

-9+2 Music Charts Music Awards: Best Albums/ Concert Hall

-Metro Radio Most Explosive (popular) Songs/ Woman Before Marriage

-Metro Radio Most Explosive (popular) Songs/ City Surrounded by Heaven and Water

-Metro Radio Most Original Commercial Songs/ I'm wearing Number 10

-Metro Radio Album of the Year/ Concert Hall II

-Metro Radio Most Creative Album/ Concert Hall I & II

-Metro Radio Asian Singer Award (tied with Andy Lau)
[thanks to Hianez for posting & translating the Metro Radio awards results!]

-JSG Top Ten Gold Songs/ City Surrounded by Heaven and Water

-RTHK Top 10 Outstanding Singers Award

-RTHK Top 10 Gold Songs/ City Surrounded by Heaven and Water

-RTHK Best-selling Male Singer


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2005
-JSG Season 2 Gold Songs/ Medical Ethics

-JSG Season 2 Most Popular Mandarin Song/ Ask About Love

-Metro Radio Mandarin Gold Song/ Ask About Love

-Metro Radio Mandarin Hong Kong Male Artist

-The 2nd Annual China Gold Album Hong Kong Most Popular Male Artist

-IFPI Hong Kong Best Selling Male Artist

-IFPI Hong Kong Top Ten Best Selling Cantonese Album/ Left Tam Right Lee 2004 Concert

-JSG Season 1 Gold Songs/ Festival

-GuangZhou Charts - HK Most Popular Male Artist

-GuangZhou Charts - HK Top Ten Gold Song/ Acrobats

-GuangZhou Charts - HK Best Duet/ Na Na Sound (w/Alan)

-RTHK - Year round Best Selling Artist (1st place)

-RTHK - Nation Most Popular Artist (3rd Place)

-RTHK - Most Outstanding Popular Male Artist

-RTHK - Most Outstanding Popular Artist

-RTHK - Gold Songs/ Acrobats

-Roadshow Most Vote Male Artist

-Roadshow Top Ten MV/ Acrobats

-2004 JSG Top 10 Gold Songs/ Acrobats

-Commercial Radio Top Ten (3rd place)/ Acrobats

-Commercial Radio Singer and Composer (3rd Place

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2004
-Four station Song Award/ Goodbye Kiss Position

-Metro Radio World Popular Artist

-Metro Radio Popular Male Artist

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ Na Na Seng (Quickly)

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ Acrobats

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ Goodbye Kiss Position

-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ Acrobats

-Gold Chart - People's World Most Popular Cantonese Song/ Six Feet Troubles

-Metro Radio Year Round Most Popular Radio Played Song/ Goodbye Kiss Position

->Ming Pao Awards Most Prominent Male Artist

-World Chinese Song Charts - Most Outstanding Artist

-World Chinese Song Charts - Best Duet/ Na Na Seng (Quickly)

-IFPI 2003 Best Selling Album/ Left Alan Right Lee Concert (Left Lun, Right Lee, or "Neighbors")

-IFPI 2003 Top Ten Best Selling Album/ Left Alan Right Lee Concert (Left Lun, Right Lee, or "Neighbors")

-IFPI 2003 Top Ten Best Selling Album/ Custom Made

-Song Charts 2003 - Hong Kong Most Popular Male Artist

-Song Charts 2003 - Best Duet/ "Left Lun, Right Lee", or "Neighbors"

-Song Charts - 2003 Most Popular Gold Song/ I Will not Sing (or I Can't Sing)

-2003 JSG Gold - Most Popular Male Artist

-2003 JSG Gold - Gold Song/ I Will not Sing

-Commercial Radio '03 - Most Popular Male Artist

-Commercial Radio '03 Top Ten (4th Place)/ Love One Person (or Loving Someone, To Love a Person)

-Commercial Radio '03 Top Ten (6th Place)/ I Will not Sing

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2003
-Metro Radio Popular Male Artist

-Metro Radio Popular Album/ Left Alan Right Lee Concert 2003

-Metro Radio Radio Most Played Song/ Love One Person

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ Long Time Together Must Marry

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ Love One Person

-Metro Radio Popular Song/ I Will not Sing

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ I Will not Sing

-26th RTHK Year Best Selling Male Artist

-26th RTHK Gold Song/ Left Alan Right Lee

-26th RTHK Gold Song/ Long Time Must Marry

-26th RTHK Outstanding Popular Artist

-TVB8 People's World Most Loved Cantonese Song/ Long Time Must Marry

-3rd Annual Malaysia Gold Song - Most Popular Duet (Silver)/ Love One Person

-3rd Annual Malaysia Gold Song - Most Popular Duet (Gold)/ Left Alan Right Lee

-3rd Annual Malaysia Gold Song/ Long Time Must Marry

-3rd Annual Malaysia Most Popular Male Artist

->Ming Pao Most Prominent Male Artist/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]

-3rd Annual Cantonese Gold Song - Most Popular Duet/ Left Alan Right Lee

-3rd Annual Cantonese Gold Song - HK Outstanding Artist

-5th Annual CCTV-MTV - Hong Kong Most Popular Male Artist

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ 3001 Nights

-Snow Charts - Most Outstanding Duet/ Left Alan Right Lee

-Snow Charts - Gold Song/ Long Time Must Marry

-Snow Charts - HK Most Popular Male Artist

-Gold Song Charts - Best Selling Album Male Artist

-Gold Song Charts - Year Gold Song/ Tall Girl

-Gold Song Charts - Best Duet/ Arrive Today (or Come to Today)

->Next Media Skillful Artist

->Next Media Top Ten Male Actor (8th Place)

-JSG Season 2 Most Popular Duet/ Love One Person

-JSG Season 1 Most Popular Duet/ Left Alan Right Lee

-JSG Season 1 Gold Song/ Long Time Must Marry

-25th RTHK Most Outstanding Artist

-25th RTHK Year Best Selling Male Artist

-25th RTHK Gold Song/ Tall Girl

-25th RTHK Gold Song/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]

-2002 JSG Most Popular Male Artist

-2002 JSG Gold Song/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]


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2002
-2002 Metro Radio Gold Song/ Tall Girl

-2002 Metro Radio Most Popular Male Artist

-IFPI 2002 Best Selling Artist

-2002 Metro Radio Gold Song/ Victory

-2002 Metro Radio Gold Song/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]

-IFPI 2002 Year Best Selling Album/ Love Concert Live

-IFPI 2002 Year Best Selling Album/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]

-> TVB Most Loved TV Character/ Ko Chi Long - Legal Entanglement

-2001 JSG Gold Song/ Flying Flowers

-24th RTHK - Most Outstanding Artist

-JSG Season 1 Most Popular Duet/ Arrive Today (Come to today)

-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ Victory

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ Tall Girl

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Love Unstoppable [Can't Let Hands Go]

-> Next Media Top Ten Celebrity

-> Apple Daily 2002 Upcoming Celebrity

-TVB8 World Most Popular Cantonese Song/ Tall Girl
2001
-2001 JSG Gold Song/ Flying Flowers

-IFPI 2001 Best Selling Album/ HK Philharmonic Orchestra Concert

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2000
-1999 JSG Most Popular Composed Song/ Sakura (Sakura in Japanese means Cherry Blossoms---Ying Fa)
1999
-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Sakura
1998
-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ Soccer Fan Diary (or Soccer Fan Adventure)

-1998 Malaysia 321 Action Music Award Gold Song/ Soccer Fan Diary (or Soccer Fan Adventure)

-1998 Malaysia 321 Action Music Award Best Lyrics/ Soccer Fan Diary (or Soccer Fan Adventure)
1997
-Metro Radio Best Remake Song/ Please Sleep Early and Wake Early

-Metro Radio Best Love Song/ Searching

-Metro Radio Best Album Cover/ Please Sleep Early and Wake Early
1996
-RTHK Top Ten Most Outstanding Male Artist

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ One Person Flying

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Please Sleep Early and Wake Early

-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ When I Find You


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1995
-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Cry For You

-1994 JSG Most Popular Music Recording/ Hope

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Broken Time
1994
-Metro Radio Golden Love Song/ Look Back (or Turn Around)

-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ Lonely Night

-903 Radio Top Ten Most Outstanding Male Artist

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Regret

-1993 JSG Gold Song/ Look Back
1993
-JSG Season 2 Gold Song/ Look Back

-1992 JSG Most Popular Music Recording/ Red Sun
1992
-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Red Sun

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ Old Love like Dream

-JSG Season 1 Gold Song/ Only Wish You Understand

-1991 JSG Most Popular Music Recording/ Protector
1991
-13th RTHK Gold Song/ 1001 Nights

-1990 JSG Gold Song/ Attachment

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ Protector

-JSG Season 1 Gold Song/ Day Break
1990
-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ 1001 Nights

-JSG Season 4 Gold Song/ Attachment

-1989 JSG Gold Song/ One Life never change

-12th RTHK Gold Song/ One Life never change

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1989
-JSG Season 1 Gold Song/ Deep Deep Deep

-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ One Life never change
1988
-JSG Season 3 Gold Song/ Summer Story
1985
-Region 19 Singing Competition 1st Place Winner

PART 2: HLID stuff------> super long hacken bio!!!

Biography - Page 1
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

Hacken Lee was born on December 6, 1967 in Hong Kong. He and his parents lived in Macau for a short period of time. Later on, his family moved to Hong Kong. Hacken has one younger sister. Hacken was an average student in school and sometimes sneaked out of school to go eat or have tea with his friends. Ever since he was young, he loved soccer and Alan Tam's music. Hacken's uncle had an interior design business, so his family wanted him to study interior design and later run his uncle's company in the United States. (source: HKVP Radio) But in 1985 (he was 18 years old then), Hacken's life changed when he entered TVB's 4th Annual New Talent Competition (a singing competition) and met and became friends with fellow contestant, Vivian Chow. Though Hacken did not make it into the finals of this competition, Vivian persuaded him to enter the 19 Territories Singing Competition a couple months later. (source: HKVP Radio) Hacken entered and won first place in the competition. Hacken recalls, "When I won the competition, it messed up all the plans for college. Winning first place got me a PolyGram recording contract. It was so much fun, so I never thought about not signing this record deal. Now my family has immigrated so they're not against it anymore. If I could choose again, I would still be a singer." (source: HKVP Radio) Also, Hacken was very happy to be able to work in the same record company as his idol, Alan Tam, who he would later become very good friends with. So, he stopped going to college (which he had completed one year of) and became a singer. At that time, who knew that Hacken's life would be full of twists and turns? Yet, Hacken never gave up on his dreams and in recent years, has become one of the most famous and respected singers in Hong Kong.

At the start of Hacken's career, everything seemed to be going his way, as he quickly became well-liked and known for his amazing voice. In 1986 Hacken's first EP and later his first CD (Signs of Life) were released. Though sales for his first album were not very good, it received good reviews and professionals alike agreed that he was very talented. (Carmen's website) After Hacken acted in a TV series, Summer of '88, he became more well-known and his records sales went up. (source: Wikipedia) Also, Hacken started winning various music awards. Hacken also started doing advertisements, participating in charity shows, etc. (Carmen's website) Hacken's inspirational song, Red Sun (which he wrote the lyrics to) became a hit song in 1992 (and it's still popular today, often sung by Hacken at concerts/charity shows, sung by other singers, or played at various events) and boosted his popularity and career sky high. That same year, he also met Emily Lo (when he was a guest at the Miss Hong Kong 1992 Pageant), who would later become his girlfriend. During December 1993, Hacken's first concert (8 shows) was held at Hong Kong Coliseum and tickets were sold out. (Carmen's website) In 1994 he released his first Mandarin album to try to break into the mainland China and Taiwan market, but was unsuccessful. In the next few years, just as fast as he became famous, he became forgotten.

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Biography - Page 2
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

"In life, there are twists and turns, but I have to get through it!" (Lyrics from Hacken's familiar song, Red Sun)

Starting in 1995, Hacken's career went downhill, mainly because of his bad luck and him not getting along with other people. Hacken had some contract disputes with Polygram, and soon left them to join a different record company. But that record company was having its own problems. (Wikipedia) Hacken changed his appearance, went to New York City to study music, and cooperated more with TVB, but was still not able to gain much recognition. He grew a beard and left his hair long, looking tougher and older, different from his previous clean, "nice guy" look. He traveled to New York City, USA, to study music there for a few months that year. (Elaine's website) Then, he released a CD titled Reborn (signifying that he is now different and better than before?). Unfortunately, many of the songs had a jazz style that the Hong Kong audience did not like, and only a couple songs became hit songs. Hacken tried to release a jazz songs CD again later that year, where he worked with Sony to record the songs in the USA. But when the Hackenation CD was released, the CD sales were once again very low.

Worse of all, Hacken had a concert in October 1995 that probably had the lowest ticket sales in the concert history of Hong Kong-only about 50% of the tickets were sold. (CASHFLOW interview) This was a very traumatic experience for Hacken, having to stay on stage and pretend nothing was wrong even though he was extremely upset when he saw all the empty seats. According to Hacken's long-time fan, Rou, Hacken has said before that those 10 days of concerts were the most disappointing days in his career. And in an interview with CASHFLOW (Composers and Authors Society of Hong Kong) in June 2003, Hacken has referred to this incident as "the most difficult incident [he] encountered [in his] life." Fortunately, Hacken's optimism greatly helped him through this tough time. [You can read more about Hacken's thoughts about this time in his life in the CASHFLOW interview.] Also, his good friend, Alan Tam supported him during that time and surprised him by coming on stage in the middle of one of his concerts and standing behind Hacken while he sang a song. After Hacken finished the song, Alan said that if he wanted more people to watch his concert, he must work harder. (according to TONG) During Hacken's 2002 concert, he tells the audience that he really wants to thank "one person" (fans think this person is Alan), who, at that time, encouraged him to work harder and that if he could improve--his fans would surely come back to him one day. (fan Alan Alan's message)

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Biography - Page 3
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

But why did Hacken lose fans and became less popular back then? There are many possible explanations. Some people say it was because too much pressure was put on Hacken to be as great as Alan Tam, because Alan was telling everyone how talented Hacken was and that he could replace Alan's place in the HK music world. Of course, such great expectations, at such a young age, are hard to live up to. No matter how great he was, the HK audience did not think he was good enough. On the other hand, many people think that it was because after Hacken started winning awards and becoming famous, he got arrogant and started to offend people with his overconfident attitude. But actually, this is just because Hacken is a very straightforward person who doesn't like to sugarcoat his words. [Read more about Hacken explaining this problem in the 2nd part of the Andy Lau x Hacken Lee Crossover Scoop interview that Jane translated.] Hacken's long-time fan, Rou, explains the problem very well: "Hacken has always been a frank and straightforward person and speaks his mind. He admits that success did get into his head, but he was just being himself and saw nothing wrong with it at that time. It was only when people told him about what they thought about him that he began to reflect on his behaviour and change his attitude for the better. Today, Hacken is still that frank person but he is notably more restrained, cos he does not want history to repeat itself. IMO, Hacken's frankness is good in the sense that it makes him more real, unlike other celebrities who put on a false front." In the interview with CASHFLOW from June 2003, Hacken explains ". . . at that time I didn't think I was arrogant. . . . [But] No matter what my motive was at the time, my speech and behaviour did make people feel uncomfortable. In response to many friends' advice, I decided to make a change." Lastly, others believe it was the popularity of the "Four Heavenly Kings" that pushed Hacken and other singers out of the limelight. During the time that these four singers were extremely popular during the mid-1990s, they dominated the music charts and CD sales. [Read more about this and why Hacken does not hold a grudge against them in the "Andy Lau x Hacken Lee Crossover" Scoop interview that Jane translated.] Though Hacken sang very well, his looks could not compete with these heartthrobs. Hacken had to get used to presenting awards to them rather than receiving awards during these tough times.

During the late1990s, Hacken spent a lot of time working on TVB series or hosting various TVB shows to have some work to do and hopefully become more well-known. He still released CDs, but the CD sales were not ideal. In 1997, he released a Mandarin CD again, hoping to break into the Mainland market. But once again, he was unsuccessful. Hacken still received a few music awards each year, but by this time, his singing career was going nowhere. In 1998, he could not release a CD because all the record companies rejected him. (source: HK Top Ten) Luckily, since Hacken is a big soccer fan, when the 1998 World Cup championships started during the summer, TVB picked him to be one of the hosts of a sports show and they promoted his soccer song, Adventure of a Soccer Fan, which became a hit song. Hacken explains in an interview in January 2005, "TVB gave me a lot of opportunities and even when I didn't have a contract with them, they sought me to do a lot of big shows. And when I worked for them, I became friends with a lot of employees, like producers and directors. When work came up that fit me, they would call me. Someone asked me, how come TVB doesn't look for other singers, because they are so many of them? I guessed because TVB doesn't need to go through managers and record labels to get to me. They contact me directly and think it's easier. Plus, I'm cheap, beautiful and upright, haha." [Reporter: We don't need to explain what "cheap" is. "Beautiful" means talented and "upright" means he doesn't mind]." (Source: HKVP Radio) Hacken actually thought of giving up singing to become a sports commentator for soccer games then, but he changed his mind and decided to "work on other jobs and wait for the chance [to make a comeback]." (source: HK Top Ten) During that time, Hacken joined the HK Celebrity Soccer Team and his friends from the team (such as Alan Tam, Nat Chan, Eric Tsang, etc.) also helped provide him with more work opportunities. (source: HK Top Ten) Since more people started to like and recognize Hacken, he was able to star in a TVB series, As Sure as Fate. Hacken was also able to sign a contract with the record company Star Entertainment and released a new + old songs collection CD that included Adventure of a Soccer Fan and other CDs that year. His CDs started selling well again, as more people remembered him and liked him again. But Hacken would still not have "the chance" he was waiting for until 2001, when he made his comeback (at the age of 33!).

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Biography - Page 4
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

As the end of the millennium neared, Hacken's bad luck started turning into good luck. In 1999, he started hosting the weekly music show JSG (Jade Solid Gold) for TVB, which gave him more publicity and fans. Hacken also got to be Dodo Cheng's co-host in the important New Year show to welcome year 2000 at the end of the year. In the year 2000, Hacken starred in a stage musical, Ricky My Love, which was quite popular. By now, he was part of the Universal record company, and he continued releasing CDs, having a few hit songs. By the end of the year, Hacken starred in a TVB series called Street Fighters with Edmond Leung and newcomer Michelle Ye. It was a low-budget modern series that did not get much attention. Hacken was still working on JSG when the opportunity to make his comeback finally came in February 2001. According to Hacken's big fan, Stephanie, The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra wanted to cooperate with Alan Tam for a concert. But Alan was busy, so he recommended Hacken to replace him (Isn't it ironic, how earlier, replacing Alan harmed Hacken's career, but almost 10 years later, it helped him make his comeback!) Loyal Hacken fan Rou explains: "he finally picked up the courage to have 2 concerts in conjunction with [Hong Kong] Philharmonic Orchestra in 2001. (He had a phobia of concerts after 1995.) The concerts were an unexpected success and it grew [to] 4 concerts and was a huge morale booster for him. The concerts CDs, VCDs also had high sales and with that, Hacken went back to singing [full time]." Actually, even then, Hacken still needed to overcome an obstacle that came from his own people. His manager thought he was too old (he was 33 years old) and not popular enough for the CDs and VCDs of the concert to sell well, so he rejected Hacken's request that the concert be released on CD and VCD. Yet Hacken believed in himself and kept insisting that the CDs, VCDs, and DVDs be released. Finally, in March 2001, the CDs were released and the VCDs and DVDs were released after that. At the time, the excellent CD sales broke a Hong Kong record for concert CD sales!

Hacken was definitely on his way to great success, as his popularity soared and everyone started appreciating his music again. In that year, he won many awards for his hit song, Flying Flowers and a couple other songs. Hacken filmed a TVB series about lawyers with Kenix Kwok, called Legal Entanglement (in which he played the role of a lawyer) in 2001 that did not air in Hong Kong until the next year. At the start of 2002, Hacken finally had a concert during Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, and it had been 9 years since he had his last solo concert there. In February 2002, Hacken died his hair gray for the concert (later in the year, he died it to yellow/blonde, at around August) and had worked out since the year before to look more manly and tough. He even danced (he has always said he's scared of dancing because he's not good at it) with some sexy dancers while wearing sunglasses. Hacken's new image was exciting and impressive. He sang some new songs and many of his classic songs. Tickets were sold out, and Hacken was very happy with the success of the concert. He even cried during the last concert! Right before Hacken's first concert, TVB started airing Legal Entanglement. The series was very successful. Super fan Rou remembers: "In 2002, he had his solo concert and this concert was a rousing success. The CDs, VCDs, DVDs had high sales and gained him the awards of IFPI Bestselling Male Singer and IFPI Bestselling Album (HK). His show, LE [Legal Entanglement] also had high ratings at a time when TVB ratings were in a slump, further stamping his popularity. June [2002] was World Cup month and Hacken was the ambassador for TVB [he was one of the sports commentators, like he is now], singing the theme song [for the soccer sport show. The song was Victory, in which Hacken used the hit instrumental, Victory, by popular England group, Bond] and hosting the programs. During this time, his exposure rate [was] brought to an all-time high and this was followed by Oi But Sek Sau [Can't Let Hands Go] and Gou Mui [Tall Girl, in which Gigi Leung composed the music and Hacken wrote the lyrics], two highly popular songs. The rest, as they say, is history." Hacken continued to cooperate with TVB when he made a music special that starred himself, Gigi Leung, Cecilia Cheung, and Andy Lau that summer. At about this time, he finally had an official [before, he only really had fansites] website. His CD sales were high, fans were cheering for him everywhere he went-his popularity was at its peak. He won many awards for Victory, Tall Girl, and Can't Let Hands Go at the end of the year. Even with all his success, Hacken remained modest and did not agree with reporters who said he was the favorite to win the most coveted award for male Hong Kong singers-the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award.

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Biography - Page 5
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

In January 2003, to the delight of fans and fellow singer friends, Hacken received the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award to thunderous applause and cheers! Hacken waited 17 years to win this award! Eric Tsang revealed afterwards that the other singers and he were planning on protesting right then if the award was not given to Hacken, who everyone thought truly deserved that award. Everyone already guessed that Hacken would win before the ceremony. But when Alan Tam came on-stage to present the award, everyone was completely sure. "Alan Tam Wing Lun personally presented him with the award, but also expressed that he has already found a successor in Hacken. He also transferred his father's advice to him in 85's award show "Win But Don't Be Proud" to Hacken and hoped that Hacken would continue to work hard. Hacken humbly said that he is not qualified to be Alan's successor, but [at least] the victory did not disappoint Alan's expectation in him. Hacken also honestly thanked TVB because over the years, during good and bad times, TVB has given him so many opportunities. At his worst at least he was able to host TVB Jade Solid Gold. He also thanked his [girlfriend], who he said might be so happy for him at home that [she is] crying." (source: Hong Kong Entertainment Review) Afterwards, reporters asked him why he did not cry when he won, since he had waited so long and worked so hard to finally get the award. He explained that he wanted to be able to thank everyone properly, so he tried not to cry [though his eyes were red and welled up with tears]. This was Hacken's message (translated by Carmen/Elaine? and Aiwah), which he posted the next day, at his official website:

11652. Hacken 1/6/03 10:02:42 PM
Thank you every friend that has supported me all along, no matter if you were there at the show or at home watching, without you all, I would not have got this big award that I wished I could have for the past 17 years. This year, I will work even harder. Also, hope I can get other awards. This year's award is the biggest and everyone can see it, I can share this with you. The concert has already arrived "on my doorstep", so..... I will try my best! :) :) :)

As many of you know, Hacken's success continued with his collaboration with Alan Tam for a Chinese New Year concert in Hong Kong (mentioned in his message above) at the start of 2003, called Left Lun, Right Lee (the phrase in Cantonese means "neighbors" or "friends"). Alan is his good friend and mentor, who he has also said is like a father to him--but because of Alan's playful personality, is more like a little brother to him. Since they are such good friends, their concert and song (by the same name), was extremely welcomed. But around March, Hong Kong had many SARS outbreaks, and Hacken and Alan had to postpone the second round of their concerts in April until later that year. From April until June, Hacken and many other artists, like everyone else in Hong Kong, spent most of their time in-doors to avoid being infected by SARS. Hacken's workload was drastically decreased (like most other artists), so he spent a lot of time playing mahjong with Alan and his other friends. During the month of May, Hacken, Alan and other big stars took part in the huge concert set up by Anita Mui to raise money for SARS victims, called the 1:99 All Star Charity Concert (1:99 being the bleach to water ratio that the Hong Kong people were instructed to use to mix up a solution used to disinfect their homes and themselves with), which included many famous artists, such as Andy Lau, Sammi Cheung, and Jacky Cheung. Hacken and Alan were quite popular and welcomed with a lot of applause, having one of the more popular performances that night. Hacken and other singers took part in various charity shows to raise money for SARS victims both during the time outbreaks were still going on and afterwards. By June 2003, the disease was finally contained in Hong Kong. Everyone could go about their business as usual again, no more masks and empty streets. Hacken soon became busy with work again.

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Biography - Page 6
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

At the end of June, Hacken and Alan, as promised, continued their concerts that were postponed in April. The concerts were very successful, though they kept making fun of other Hong Kong celebrities. But Andy Lau (one of the people they made fun of) was not mad at them and even praised them for cheering up Hong Kong people with their jokes! He sent them a big floral arrangement that said: "I Lau Tak Wa sincerely show deep appreciation for the two superstars of Left Lun Right Lee, Lee Hark Kun and Tam Wing Lun! The content of the concert came from a place full of justice. The words were humorous and thought provoking. They brought joy to the public! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I do not mind what you have said at all. Please continue to say them every night!" (source: HK Top Ten) In August, Hacken and Alan had an overseas concert tour that also had great results, performing in the United States, Canada, and Australia. By the end of the year, Hacken once again received many awards at the various music awards shows. In January 2004, Hacken once again received the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award. He continued working with Alan on their second concert that would also take place during Chinese New Year, called Left Lun, Right Lee: Happy 2004. Though they were still very popular and their concert ticket sales and CD sales were great, they were not as popular as the year before, and some critics started saying that it was time for Hacken and Alan to go their separate ways before fans really got bored with them appearing and singing together all the time. Hacken and Alan agreed that they should not continue working together on concerts because Hacken needed to maintain his image as a solo singer. But they promised fans they would cooperate on projects every few years. At the end of 2003, Hacken was nominated for and received many awards. He even had a breakthrough when he won the Chik Chak award for My Favorite Male Singer (voted on by the audience at the awards show that night), Hacken never received any awards from that awards show before that year, never mind such a big award as that. Hacken was so happy, he stood up on his chair and jumped up and down! Yet, in the next two years, Hacken was not able to win that award.

In 2004, Hacken had good CD sales and remained popular, yet he still decided to film a movie instead of just focusing on releasing CDs. Hacken filmed a movie with five other men (among them, George Lam, Ekin Cheng, Andy Hui, and Chapman To), called Six Strong Guys, around April 2004, which was difficult at first for Hacken, because he was not used to filming overnight and having such a tight work schedule. Hacken talked about how he had to work in movies as well as sing to make enough money because the current Hong Kong CD sales were doing poorly because of illegal downloading on the internet. Hacken and other artists took part in several special shows or functions to remind the public to not download songs illegally. During April, Hacken's fan club was re-established, and Hacken had the first meeting with them during the month of June. Unluckily, at around the end of that summer, Hacken had a vocal chord problem because he was over-working himself (luckily at around summer of 2005, Joey Yung recommended an acupuncturist to Hacken that was able to cure his vocal chords, for which he was very grateful to "big sister" Joey for helping him out! =P Hacken and Joey collaborated successfully at the end of 2004 on a concert for 903 radio, which helped Hacken and Joey to get to know each other better.). At the end of the year, Hacken still received many awards. However, Hacken did not win the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award in January 2005, which would have tied him with Andy Lau for his record of winning the award 3 years in a row. Andy Lau won in 2005. Hacken was disappointed, but still very happy for his good friend. He promised fans that he (together, with his fans) would work even harder in 2005 to get the award next year.

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Biography - Page 7
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)

At around March 2005, Hacken and his old friend Joey Leung hosted a new TVB show called Minutes to Fame together. It got great ratings, and Hong Kong people enjoyed watching the funny show, where the hosts and celebrity guests often had fun teasing the contestants that could not sing or acted very strangely on the show. The show was so successful that Hacken agreed to do a second season, delaying the release of his Mandarin CD, which Universal did not allow him to work on until 2005. In May, Hacken went overseas for concerts once again, to the United States and Canada, also spending some time judging contestants for the Minutes to Fame show in Canada. During this year, there were a lot of rumors saying Hacken would soon marry Emily, all of which Hacken denied. His Mandarin CD was finally released at the end of July, and CD sales were great. At the end of the year, he was really happy to finally win some Mandarin music awards for his Mandarin song, Love Can Ask Whom. During September, Hacken managed to record all his coming CD's songs live in a school concert hall, resulting in a CD called Concert Hall, which sold very well. Hacken was the first Hong Kong singer to release his CD on a dual disc, which meant a single disc had a CD on one side and a DVD on the other side. By the end of 2005, Hacken received many award nominations and awards again (including some awards for Minutes to Fame, given by TVB), but he had a lot of competition from Eason Chan and Leo Ku. It was hard to guess who would win the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award in January 2006. But many people thought it would be Eason, since he made a strong comeback that year.

On January 15, 2006, Hacken won the big award for the third time, and the first person he hugged was Andy Lau (Andy Lau also hugged Hacken first when he won in 2005). Hacken was extremely happy and jumping up and down a lot! He even announced that he would get married this year and shouted out "Thank you, my wife!" Hacken had a solo concert during Chinese New Year again, four years after his last solo concert. He dyed his hair purple and spiked it up for the concert. He even brought his dog, Peanut, to the concert to demonstrate some tricks (because the new year is the year of the dog)! During April, Hacken, Alan, Gigi Leung, Jackie Chan, and other singers had the honor of taking part in singing a song, Olympic Beijing, which would be used to promote the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (source: HK Top Ten) This year is World Cup year again, so Hacken has been busy writing soccer blogs, recording songs for his upcoming CD, and being one of the sports commentators for TVB's sports show covering the 2006 World Cup championships ever since the World Cup began in June. Hacken's soccer song, "I'm Wearing #10", is very popular lately, and Hacken also wrote the lyrics to the song. Earlier this year, Hacken went to Japan on holiday like he usually does each year, with his girlfriend Emily. The most recent news about his wedding was that he already took wedding pictures with Emily in England. Also, Hacken himself said the wedding would probably have to take place after he releases his Concert Hall 2 CD. This could mean that Hacken won't have time to get married until at least this autumn. Hacken has said that he would like a low-key wedding many times before. However, he says it will not be as low-key as Eason Chan's (which was very low-key, with no press invited to take pictures or record the ceremony). After they get married, Hacken says he would love to have children as soon as possible because he does not want to have too big an age gap between him and his children. Also, Hacken, Alan, and Joey Leung spent the start of this year and the end of last year filming their movie, We Are Family. The movie was released at the June 1st and received mixed reviews. Nevertheless, many fans like the movie, and it seems quite successful in the Mainland and Hong Kong. Hacken is probably currently in Germany as I am writing this right now. He is there because he is a Carlsberg soccer ambassador and they sponsored him and some fans to go see a soccer game in Germany. Hacken said in his recent message that he would watch two matches, the Germany vs. Argentina (June 30) and the England (his favorite team) vs. Portugal (July 1) match. Now you are all caught up on Hacken's life (in general) and his most important achievements, from his birth to today, June 29th (in Hong Kong time, not my time (PST), because this is about Hacken's life, and he lives in Hong Kong, after all)! Welcome to the very big Hacken fans family! We live all over the world and wholeheartedly support Hacken! At this point, are you wondering why so many people like Hacken?

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Biography - Page 8
(Information compiled by Kate. Written by Kate. If I made any mistakes, please correct me. Thanks! Go to the CONTACT page to see how to contact me.)
Hacken is so popular both because he can sing well and he is a very likeable person. Everyone probably knows Hacken is a fantastic singer who has an amazing voice. [To read more about Hacken's good traits and why I like Hacken, go to the Forum, in the Fans section, and read the "=0) Why I'm Hacken's fan" article I wrote! Don't worry, it's not as long as this one! ;) ] But did you know that Hacken and Jacky Cheung are the only two Hong Kong singers that are highly respected when it comes to singing live? I have read that people compare Hacken and Jacky's live singing in this way: if Jacky's live singing was considered "perfect", then Hacken's would be considered "flawless". Hacken is also really nice to his fans, keeping in touch with fans often by posting messages telling fans what he's up to, or responding to fans' questions or comments at his official website. He has been posting messages to fans since around the year 2000. He also meets fans from his fan club whenever he can when he's overseas, especially in Singapore, which he has gone to a lot for concerts with Alan. Hacken is so popular partly because of his amazing voice, but also because of his great personality. He is very clever, charming, and has a great sense of humor--which makes him very likeable, a good host, and has made many famous celebrities like Eric Tsang, Andy Lau, and Nat Chan like him. So, even though some people say Hacken is only successful today because of Alan's and TVB's help, it requires a lot of talent and hard work on Hacken's part to bring him the success and fame he has today! Hacken's fan, Rou, points out that "During an interview [in 2003], Hacken pondered whether Eric and Nat liked him because Alan influenced all his friends to like Hacken. (Eric, Nat and Alan are an influential trio in HK, with the nickname Fu Luk Sou). So the reporter asked Nat for his response and Nat noted that he's a person not easy to get along with and so it's very hard for him to like a person, much less get influenced by others. He said he liked Hacken because [he liked him] from the bottom of his heart and not because of any other factors. Eric also said that Hacken is one who listens to advice and works on it. He noted that in spite of Alan helping Hacken, it ultimately boils down on Hacken himself to achieve success and Hacken did it." Hacken is a truly talented and exceptional artist! I am so happy and proud that he was able to overcome the obstacles in his life to be where he is today. I'm sure he will be a great father, too. Let's all wait and see when Hacken and Emily finally get married! I'm sure it will be a very joyous and big event, which a lot of people have been waiting for! We wish Hacken and Emily a very happy and loving marriage!!! :) We all wish Hacken continued success and many more years of making great music!

"Let the night's wind, gently breeze by
With gift of floral fragrance, as if blessing you and I
Let the night's stars, gently shine above
Shine on your dreams, dancing like wave blossoms"
(Lyrics from Hacken's inspirational song, Red Sun)

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Credits: - Thanks to Rou, Stephanie, and Go Anthony Callea Tong for their input!
- HKVP Radio, http://www.hkvpradio.com
- Carmen Wong's website: http://clik.to/hackenkenix
- Wikipedia, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacken_Lee
- CASH, www.cash.org.hk/
- Elaine Leung's website: http://www.geocities.com/xiluvhackenleex/
- HK Top Ten (The Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong) Film TOP TEN BOX OFFICE Home Page), http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/
- Hong Kong Entertainment Review, http://www.hkentreview.com/
- fan Alan Alan's message posted at Hacken Zone fansite, http://www.hackenlee.com.hk/

[*** There are a lot of old interviews/news (including the ones I referred to in this Bio) here: Hacken Lee ID Blogspot, http://hackenleeid.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2006-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&%20updated-max=2007-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=27 ***] (it's all IN THE 2006 ARCHIVE!)

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PART 1 --->things from the HLID fansite

(because Em can no longer host our fansite, and i'm not sure what will happen to our site, i'm going to re-post most of the things from the site here, so that it doesn't entirely disappear...!!)

About:

I thought of making a webpage in English for Hacken in May 2005. I know that there are many Hacken fans that can't read Chinese and live overseas (I am one of them!), so it's very hard for them to keep up with Hacken's news. This webpage will allow English-speaking fans from all over the world to know what Hacken's doing and also get to know other Hacken fans. This webpage also has a lot of information about Hacken's life and personality. That's why I named the website Hacken Lee ID*, it's about Hacken's identity---you can learn about what kind of person he is. The more you learn about Hacken, the more you will like him! :) He's not only a great singer, he is also a very good person, from whom I have learned a lot of valuable life lessons from. I hope that this webpage will help fans keep up with Hacken's news, concerts, etc. Also, it would be great if non-fans coming here become new Hacken fans after learning more about Hacken. That would make all the staff members and I VERY happy!
Support Hacken forever!!
-Kate

Contact:

Hi! If you have any questions or comments about the website, you can contact us here. We'll try to respond soon. (For questions or comments about Hacken Lee, please register and post a message at the forum.)

[i don't check this email that much anymore,
so it's best 2 go to the forum and post in the cbox!]

Terms of Use:

You are welcome to re-post the material we have at our website, but please make sure you credit our website. Make sure you say you got it from Hacken Lee ID, and post the link to our main page after that. Thanks.

-Hacken Lee ID staff

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Hacken Lee ID is not affiliated with Hacken Lee in any way. This is just a fansite created for Hacken Lee's fans. This webpage does not generate any income. Images, pictures and news sources are the copyright of the appropriate owners and are used without prior permission in line with the fair use exception of the Copyright Act for news reporting purposes.

Credits:

MANY MANY THANKS to the following people, who made this webpage possible! I truly appreciate all your time and effort spent on working on this site!

Thank you very much, Em, for hosting this webpage. If not for you, we would have had a hard time finding a good place to host it! Thank you Ruan and Viper, for giving me a lot of information and tips about what the site needs and being the 2 most active staff members from the beginning until now! Even during long periods of time when I wasn't able to work on certain sections of the site, you two kept going and reminding everyone to keep working on it. Thank you, Fei, for making the layout, giving me ideas about how the site should be organized, and showing me how to upload files/make pages. Also, I want to thank you the www.leehacken.com Admin for allowing us to translate the news gathered at your site into English! And I want to thank MYSELF, too! =P

Of course, thank you to all of the 9 current staff members for wanting to work on this site, even though we have had many delays and you must have had moments where you doubt if this site will ever be started! Below, you can find out more about our staff.
-Kate
(October 2006)

Staff:

(10 people, as of March 3, 2008)
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-Ruan [forum admin, moderator, e-mail responder] [AUSTRALIA]

-Em (Aiwah) [(sometimes) translator] [UK]

-Kate [WEBMASTER, moderator, updating Gallery, News, Hacken's Messages, etc.] [USA]
I'm Kate and I live in the USA. I want to work on this website so that fans that can't read Chinese can still read news and messages from Hacken. I also hope that this website will influence more people to like Hacken! Also, I think everyone should know that Hacken is not only a good singer, he is also a very good person.

-Jane [translator, graphic artist] [USA]

-Minna [(sometimes) translator, e-mail responder, promoting website] [USA]
Hello, My name is Minna and I am from the USA. I want to help work on this website because i am a BIG hacken fan. I want to help out on hacken related things including all of his fans!

-Gillian [translator, e-mail responder] [SINGAPORE]

-Hianez [translator] [SINGAPORE]

-Jenny [Hacken Lee International Fan Club correspondent] [Hong Kong, CHINA]

-Hacmily [translator] [MALAYSIA]

-Mary [translator] [MALAYSIA]

Media:

You can go to YouTube to find TONS of Hacken's video clips, both old and new. Just search for "hacken lee" or Hacken's name in Chinese.

And you can join our FORUM to download/watch many media clips, too! I have also posted directions there about how to register and download media clips from Hackenation, which is a great source of Hacken's video/audio clips!!

Listen to some of Hacken's songs HERE.
(Sorry, it doesn't work very well if u click on the "Listen" button to listen to them all at once. it's better if u listen to one song at a time, so there's less buffering.) ENJOY! :) Some recent ones and some old favorites. I'll add more songs once in a while.

Gallery:

If a picture is worth a thousand words,
you can find out a lot about Hacken by looking through his photos!
And there's MANY MANY MANY photos of Hacken here.
In this gallery, we have over 4000 pictures of Hacken!!
(Counting the repeats too. Sorry, while looking at
thousands of pictures on my computer,
I get tired and start to forget which pictures I have
uploaded already!) So what are you waiting for??

Check out the *GALLERY* now! =)
-Kate

----> 5.31.2007 : from this day on, i'm uploading all new (and also old pics or screencaps or posters, etc. of hacken that have not been uploaded at the photobucket gallery) here: *NEW GALLERY*

----> 11.27.07 : *HLID GALLERY Part 2*

----> 01.16.08 : *HLID GALLERY Part 3*

----> 05.14.08 : *HLID GALLERY Part 4*

----> 11.22.08 : *HLID GALLERY Part 5*


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Wallpapers & other fan art (many made by Kate)*:
(click HERE to go to album)

Also, go to these places for more wallpapers:


hacken lee WALLPAPERs & other graphics Frappr Map
(**once you join, you can upload your wallpapers/other graphics to share with all Hacken fans!**)
UMG Hacken Lee Page (wallpapers, screensavers, etc.)
just wallpaper (Lissa's wallpapers page)
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Also, these two Hacken fans are very talented photographers. They have taken great photos of Hacken at his functions/concerts and posted it up at these places:

Kar-Yan Mak's gallery
Richard Ho's gallery
(MANY cool photos from Hacken's 2006 concert! :) Trust me, you MUST come see!!)
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*GIF Animations*
(just for fun. haha. enjoy! =P)

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* I do not claim ownership to all of these photos. I only claim ownership of the graphics or pictures made/taken by myself, which I have specified. The rest of the pictures/animations belong to the respective owners whose website url or name may appear on the photo/animation. Among the sites the pictures belong to are: hackenleenet.com, yesasia.com, umg.com.hk, tvb.com, various HK newspapers (such as Orisun, Ming Pao, Apple Daily), Sina.com.hk, Ent.tom.com, various Hacken fan sites/groups (such as Hacken Station, Hackenation, hackenlee.net, Lee Hacken, Hacken Zone, Admirable Hacken, groups.msn.com/VPHOTO2004) and other websites such as: flickr.com/photos/hacken, richardho.mygallery.biz/albums.php, wire-studio-workshop.com, yeah18.com, vivianchow.info/, nb2000.net, sensasian.com, etc. I am only displaying these pictures/animations at these albums so that I can share them with as many fans as possible, in the most convenient way as possible, and not to sell them or benefit from them in any way. I have disabled the function that allows people to buy the photos at the Yahoo gallery. But if you still wish that I remove any picture/animation that belongs to you, please email me at hackenleeID@gmail.com, and I will do so.

Websites in English:

Hacken Lee Discussion Forum (This forum was one of the first places about Hacken I found online when I was a new fan! I come here daily. But sometimes, it cannot be accessible for unknown reasons.)

Hacken Lee-International Fans YAHOO Group (My yahoo group about Hacken)

Click to join hackenlee-intlfans

Youtube.com (You can find A LOT of old/recent Hacken video clips here, including at my channel there (kate6002))
Hacken Lee Fans Frappr Map (Add yourself 2 the map of Hacken fans all over the world!)
Wikipedia's Hacken Lee Page (I think all the info about Hacken's life here is accurate. There are many useful links, also!)
Hacken's CD's Page at Yesasia (order Hacken's CD's, videos, etc. here)
Hacken's Cottage (though rarely updated, one of the few existing Hacken sites in eng.!)
hacken-lyrics @ blogger (a lot of Hacken's song lyrics translated into eng.!)

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Websites in Chinese/English:

Hacken Lee's Official Blog

Hacken Lee's Official Website


(GREAT site with almost daily updates of all news/magazines Hacken is in!! also, u can see his work schedule!)

Hackenation (Great place to chat about Hacken, find pics of him, and download some audio/video clips)
Hacken Station (lots of good stuff here, but I have trouble accessing it...my browser freezes when i go there! Maybe u won't have the same problem.)
Hacken Zone (great website, where Hacken used to go to leave messages for fans. the news section has his new songs there for you to listen/download!)

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Websites in Chinese:

Hacken Lee's Page at UMG (UMG's section for Hacken, with a lot of nice wallpapers and info about him)
Hacken Lee's Page at Machester United (Click on the Chinese text on the bottom to go to the Forum)
Hacken Lee Net (**Click on the small circle to enter the website. I have trouble navigating this website, though, and sometimes it freezes.)
Hacken Lee's Lyrics Page at Coolmanmusic (Hacken's Lyrics Page)
Hacken Lee's Page at Stareast (Hacken used to work for Stareast, so his page is still there. There's a Hacken screensaver here!)
Hacken Labyrinth

Profile:

(translated by Jane, credit: http://hackenleenet.com)
Name: Hacken Lee (Hacken = lee hak kun)
Birthday: December 6
Astrological Sign: Sagittarius
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Approximately 130+ pounds
Education: Form 7
[according to Carmen's site: http://clik.to/hackenkenix, he went to High School and 1 Year of College]
Favorite Food: Steak, Seafood
Favorite Fruit: Lychee
Dislike Food: Salty Fish, Shrimp Paste, Durian
Favorite Place: Japan, Australia, Thailand
Most Disliked Place: Public Restroom
Favorite Sport: Soccer, Basketball, Golf
Most Disliked Sport: All the Water sports
Favorite Sport Team: England, Manchester United, Michael Jordan's Time at Chicago Bulls
Dislike Sport Team: Germany, Argentina, Arsenal Asia
Favorite Sport Player: David Beckham, Roy Keane, Ryan Joseph Wilson, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Alan Iverson
Dislike Sport Player: Thierry Henry, Fredrik, Ljungberg, Rivaldo, Shaq O'Neal
Favorite Singer: Alan Tam, Tamaki Koji
Favorite Actor: Stephen Chow
Unforgettable Experience: Every concert

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EXTRA INFO FROM http://football.orisun.com/wcp/blog/?cat=3
[Hacken's 2006 World Cup Soccer Blog, translated by Jane]:

- Family Members: Dad, Mom, and younger sister
- Favorite Actors: Chow Yin Fat and Stephen Chow
- Played Soccer years: since the early days
- Watched Soccer years: since the early days

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EXTRA INFO FROM http://clik.to/hackenkenix:

Nick Name: Lek Yun [Smart Person]
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Languages Spoken: Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Favorite Hobbies: Singing, Writing/Composing Songs, Listening to Music
Favorite Sports: Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Basketball
Favorite Colors: Blue, White, Red
Favorite Fruit: Mango
Favorite Drink: Coke
Favorite Type of Clothes: Jeans & Sports clothing
Favorite Singers: Alan Tam, Sam Hui, Wham, Air Supply
Favorite Movie: Terminator

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Also, Hacken was born in the year of the Goat: 1967.

Emily

(information compiled and written by Kate)

Hacken's girlfriend Emily Lo Suk Yee was Miss Hong Kong 1992. Her birthday is on November 16. She is 6 years younger than Hacken. Emily likes to keep a low profile and is rarely photographed with Hacken except when she goes with him to certain functions, concerts, friends' parties, or Japan on holiday, for instance. They met when he was one of the hosts and guest performers for that year's pageant. Emily was already a fan of Hacken's, and he also seemed to like her. According to one of Hacken's long-time fans, Rou, "Emily remarked during the competition that she actually had fans cos hacken had told his fans that he thinks highly of her and believes that she could win the crown . . . when she had completed her obligations as Ms HK and made the decision to leave showbiz, she also commented that her biggest gain from showbiz was knowing Hacken, even though their relationship then was still under wraps." Emily and Hacken have been a couple for about 14 years now, and they are practically husband and wife, though they have not gotten married. Hacken keeps postponing the wedding because he wants to focus on his career before he starts a family. But right after he won the JSG Most Popular Male Singer award in January 2006, Hacken finally announced on-stage that he will be getting married this year! He will probably have time to get married July or later this year.

Hacken has said many times before that without Emily's support, he would not be so successful today. Besides helping Hacken, she spends her time learning various things. According to Rou, "from whatever little hacken mentioned abt her, in recent years, she had got a golf teaching license, learnt foreign languages and taken up courses [such as Chinese medicine, last year]. In recent years, she has also become his fashion consultant. A lot of people think that Emily is a tai-tai with an easy life cos hacken's earnings these few years is sufficient for her to enjoy life. But in a rare mention of her in an interview, hacken defended her by saying "Emily is actually very busy, She has to arrange all my clothes for my performances, scout for sponsors for me on top of her own work. But I never interfere with her work. I only tell her 'If you want to work, you work. If you want to play, you play. a person is happiest without any financial burden. As long as you are happy, I will support you.'"

Some of Hacken's songs from 2003 and 2004 were related to or directly about his relationship with Emily, such as "Together Long Will Get Married" (and some other ones on the Everlast CD!) (about a couple that have been dating for many years but still haven't gotten married), "3001 Nights" (about a couple together for 10 yrs and how she supported him during his rough times), and "You Cannot Sing" (about how, in Rou's words: "although she does not know how to sing, she always gives him inspiration for his songs". so sweet of him to dedicate this song to her!). Hacken was very emotional when recording the song 3001 Nights in 2003. According to the DAILY BASELESS BLAH, he said "It's been awhile since I got teary eyed when I recorded a song. The lyrics really cut close".

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3001 Nights

We've been together for 10 years.
We have found hapiness, right?
Even if I dont say anything touching,
our story is still far from being dull

travelling on the edge of cliffs, or snowy grounds,
as I start to lose my energy,
you were there for me. And so, I will not give up.

Thinking back to the days when my heart was too broken to love again,
in the cruel cold, you were there to smile for me.
You brushed away the snow, and started to heal me.

Back when I was not desired by anyone,
you never left my side.
Now I know that you had cried in those days,
but you did no dare to tell me.

To this day, I can finally raise my head with pride,
and you act as if you have never cried in the past.
You know me too well.
From the day you met me on,
you take it upon yourself to never let me hurt again.
(you know me too well.
As if you and I were a result of our past life, you will be by my side this lifetime)

(from: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Flats/4828/lyrictrans.html)
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You Won't Sing

Why Fuzzy but like a back shadow
Calming going To the back Give me whistle noise
Actually you should 10 years ago
Have world's appreciation Turn to shining start

* I'm the one on the stage You're the huge person off the stage
Standing beside the stage give me good luck
Everything experience Only scare can't do without you
Can face the whole world Only because of you Sacriface for me

# Actually you know at the beginning What you have given up to follow me
If you Give me up You're achievement will be much bigger
Actually you won't sing Using love to get me though
When I'm On high points In low points
Can still Have more energy to sing Every song

Repeat * #

Never open mouth Quietly clap
But I know Who's with me Without a word dueting this song

Actually you won't sing Put the feelings in the song
If you Don't look at me
Will there be another person to sing love songs to
Actually you won't sing Using love to get me though
Let me when I'm in hard times In stress times
Can still Face the universe
Totally without any worries to sing My song

[translation done by 61er (AKA Longfumoon)]
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other sources:
www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ [DAILY BASELESS BLAH]
www.misshkbeauties.com
www.hongkongbeauties.com