more MISC. info about Hacken

(5/7/2004) Hacken Lee Hark Kun recently has become a Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal ambassador. He even became a sponsor for the animals. "For a few dollars you can help animals in need. I didn't care about what kind of animal I am sponsoring, just that I can help them improving their lives and receiving proper service. Many people don't understand the purpose of SPCA. They only know that abandoned animals are sent to SPCA. Actually they are a very complete organization with veterinary, beauty and other services. Pet owners can consult the workers on any question about their animals."
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[this news also f/the site formerly called daily fluff]

**news**: hacken sleepy when filming 2 days straight!
Posted By: kate (cpe-66-27-138-69.socal.rr.com)
Date: Saturday, 1 May 2004, at 7:04 p.m.

(4/30/2004) Hacken Lee Hark Kun two nights ago has worked two straight nights on the new film LOK JONG SI (SIX STRONG MEN). Hacken honestly said that he had a hard time getting through the night and relied on chewing gum and spicy food to stay awake. "I have been in the business for 18 years. This year I really want to make movies and I don't want to stay in a certain circle for too long. Singing can't make a living, I only look good."
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Re: **news**: hacken sleepy when filming 2 days straight!
Posted By: rou (palo15.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Saturday, 1 May 2004, at 11:02 p.m.
In Response To: **news**: hacken sleepy when filming 2 days straight! (kate)

Singing can't make a living, I only look good.

Hehe...some faulty translation there. What Hacken said is that it's not possible to make a living from just singing. So reporters commented that his ZLYL album was the bestselling album in 2003 and the concerts were a success so there should be no reason why he said that. (Cos if that's the case, others will be very much worse off. )Hacken's reply is that this appears to be so only ie being glorious on the surface, but in actual fact, his situation is not as good as what everyone thinks.

Hacken's main focus this year will be on the movies with ard 3-4 on the cards. He wants people to see him as a more more well-rounded artiste and not merely as a singer. Hence, he will strive towards this aim. Actually Hacken does wish to act in tv serials but it's too time-consuming, considering that acting in one drama will take up to 3 or 4 mths. So in the meantime, we'll just have to make do with the movies.:)

P.s: By the way, do you guys notice his addiction to chewing gum?
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Re: thanks! hahaha--yes he chews gum a lot!!

Posted By: rou (palo15.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Sunday, 2 May 2004, at 4:44 a.m.

In Response To: thanks! hahaha--yes he chews gum a lot!! (kate)

One thing the article didn't mention is that Hacken is an early bird. He sleeps latest at 12 and wakes up early too. Don't ya think that's very rare for a star? He's a rare gem cos for one thing, he hardly goes pubbing and prefers home, which is very different for other stars, especially one of the same status as him.
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I have no idea...:-P

Posted By: rou (palo15.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Tuesday, 4 May 2004, at 6:11 a.m.

In Response To: really? what about when he was younger? (kate)

> that's nice! and probably why he had such a hard time
> working on the movie 2 days straight--not used 2
> staying up late...but what about when he was younger?
> just wondering. ha ha...

Haha...just saw an interview on Hacken. He joked that maybe its cos he's aging and hence have to sleep early. But he said that after that first two days, he has gotten use to it. He noted that it was much better filming movies as compared to dramas (maybe cos of the working conditions) and there are a few more movies coming up. He will view himself as a newcomer and as an actor, he wants to try a variety of roles, whether its that of a baddie or psychotic killer. He even joked that he may have a breakthrough acting as a psychotic killer! LOL.

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Some stuff I heard from a radio interview
Posted By: rou (palo8.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Tuesday, 11 May 2004, at 6:46 a.m.

Hacken was on RTHK Ch 2 yesterday (10 May) and here's some stuff i heard:

1) Hacken will not be marrying this year since his schedule is fully packed all the way till 30 Dec with ZLYL concerts.

2) Hacken's new album is abt his love life, past and present relationships. Initially, he wanted to write all the songs, since its about him, but he couldn't do so cos of his packed schedule. So what he did is to ask Wyman to write for him all the songs. The content of every song is discussed with Wyman before Wyman wrote the lyrics.

Some songs Hacken mentioned:

(I think u guys know bout the meaning behind Six Feet Wind Cloud already right?)

Slamming Door:
About how problems between couples always get worse because of this simple act of slamming doors which magnifies the problem.

You Do Not Know How to Sing:
Dedicated to his present gf aka Emily, its about how although she does not know how to sing, she always gives him inspiration for his songs.

Goodbye Kiss Position:
The song is composed by Gigi and Hacken said it was his best song in five years. He had recorded the song shortly after Leslie's death anniversary. On April 1st, everywhere was broadcasting Leslie's clips and songs and Hacken seen and heard alot about it. Then it also happened that the producer for this song had just produced a song for Theresa Carpio and shared his experience cooperating with Theresa with Hacken. After these 2 events, Hacken had a sudden revelation. It was like suddenly "ting" in his head. He realised how he can better sing his songs. He said that pple always criticise him for singing on too technical levels, lacking emotions. He feels that he does put in emotions, but others cannot feel it. But now, he knows how to make others feel it more. Hacken gave the analogy of clothes fitting a man. By right, the clothes shd fit the person. But in some cases, the man ends up fitting the clothes, which is not supposed to be the case. He said he used to be like the latter. He was too restricted by the songs, but now he knows how to sing his songs better. So to Hacken this is a breakthrough. (And am glad for him!)

Another song he mentioned but didn't say the name of song, is abt how he used to have a crush on his teacher. Later he realised that his teacher's daughter also has a crush on him! LOL!:-P

3) Another interesting fact is that Hacken's new album is entitled Smart ID. Does the name ring a bell? It's the name of the ID Hacken helped the HK government promote. Cos the songs are basically abt him, so the name is an apt one, especially since most pple already identify Smart ID with him.

The album shd be out in mid-June.

4) Hacken is also enjoying the process of filming 6 Strong Men. The movie is basically abt what the 6 men undergo. His main scenes will be with Candy, Ekin Cheng, Andy Hui, Chapman To and that new guy. He hardly has any scenes with George Lam.

Well...i think this basically summarises and translates the entire interview. Hope u guys enjoyed it!
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http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/ [formerly daily fluff]

(7/9/2004) Hacken Lee Hark Kun earlier visited a drug rehabilation center. Hacken honestly said that someone who he has worked with before was there and he hoped that he can recover. Aside from jamming with the recovering addicts, he also shared his experience in the low points of his life. "Everyone has low points, the most important is how you respond." Hacken said that he was the worst selling singer in Hong Kong concert history with only 30% admission rate. In 98 he did not have any chance for a disk release and no record label would take him in. "At the time I almost thought about switching jobs to call soccer matches. Hong Kong is a place of survival of the fittest. I tried to work on other jobs and wait for the chance. Life can't always be smooth or rough."

When asked about his girlfriend Emily Lo Suk Yi's support at his low point, he said, "She didn't give me any pressure and told me to bravely face it. The hardest was the year end award ceremonies. My family would change the channel out of fear that I would feel bad, but she told me to watch more of them and see why others would succeed."

Hacken yesterday also attended a Wanchai road safety event. "Lately more and more government organizations have asked me to promote, like the regional council, smart identification cards and this road safety event. Although they are all on a volunteer basis, I feel very happy."

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[[f/ Em’s tvbspacenews site, http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/ ]]]

aug 13, 2003

After the Real Madrid vs Hong Kong match broke records for TVB, the company has decided to continue it's winning streak by treating viewers to the the Eurasian Snooker Challenge between 21st and 26th August and the European Cup match between AC Milan and and Porto on 28th August. TVB also wants to expand its sporting offers to include Basketball and other Football matches.

To celebrate the top rating sucess, TVB held a small celebratory party yesterday with appearances from Hacken Lee, Nat Chan and Amanda Boll, this will be followed by a full scale celebration next week. Hacken says excitedly: "Beckham's attraction is just irresistable, because to get this result means that not only the usual football viewers were watching, even those who don't usually watch football tuned in. This really is a result of dreams and I am feeling a little overwhelmed because this may not happen again in my hosting lifetime. When I found out I was very happy because I can show my mum my achievements, because when I used to buy the soccer magazines, my mum used to say they were useless."

Hacken reveals that he will be leaving today to start on his American Tour with Alan Tam and along the way they will be filming for his third "Lek Yan San Sai Gei" VCD where he will be playing practical jokes on Alan and some passers-by on the streets. Alan is a little unnerved by being victimised like this for ten days. However, Hacken insists that it will not go too far, not like the exaggerated reports of sending a gorilla into Central, it will just be fun and not over the top. This time Hacken has invested a seven-figure sum into making this VCD, being the boss for the first time because he feels that the market is currently worth a try. He emphasises that there is blood and sweat in this money so he hopes that he will be able to sell the production to TVB. Will this investment affect his marriage plans? Hacken laughs: "Not at all, I haven't touched my wedding fund. I have no means of investing in movies, but I can try with VCD's and I don't intend to make a lot out of it. Making a third series is a wish between myself and Joey Leung." Hacken that TV production is rather restrictive, so making VCD's allow more freedom to produce a half hour VCD that will have the audience in fits of laughter. He hopes it will be ready for release in December. [I DON'T THINK ANY VCD WAS RELEASED AFTER THEY CAME BACK TO HK. I WONDER WHY???]

Nat Chan happily says that ratings cannot be forced because the entertainment industry isn't like any other, so he encourages Hacken to make the most of his opportunity and continue with his highly successful concert partnership with Alan Tam.

When asked what important news he has? He says he has everything, apart from children. He also feels that in addition to talent, luck is very important as the success this time has allowed him to experience how great ratings can be found from just doing your job to your best ability and so he hopes that on the night of the Miss Hong Kong pageant on 23rd August, he will be able to reach new highs with partner Eric Tsang. Nat says that Alan Tam will not be in Hong Kong on the 23rd, so will not be able to steal his thunder; however he was a little worried when he heard he has to wear swimming trunks on the night, laughing: "People aren't there to see my appearance and figure!"

http://www.singpao.com/20030813/gossip/427300.html
- posted by Em @ 4:39 PM
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[[f/ Em’s tvbspacenews site, http://tvbspace.blogspot.com/ ]]]

sept 21, 2003

[The Sun]

Appearing as a guest performer at a singing contest earlier, Hacken Lee was showing off an LV ring presented to him by girlfriend Emily Lo, is there a hidden meaning in it? He denies this as usual: "She buys me a lot of accessories through the year, there is no special meaning in it!"

Hacken, Emme Wong and Anne Heung too part in the 2003 New Talent Singing Contest as guests and backstage, Hacken seemed very excited as he showed off his new design LV ring to the press, a present from his girlfriend. He said, with a feeling of sweetness: "I was told I had to wear it by my image consultant at home (Emily)! What? It is eight thousand dollars? Surely not! Let me go and ask her!" Although it is his money she is spending, Hacken doesn't mind and laughs that he is very pleased with her advice on his image. When asked if there was another meaning to his girlfriend's present, he immediately responded with caution saying: "No, she buys me a lot of accessories and there is no meaning."

Hacken has had a smooth wind recently, but he often has differences in opinion with his record company Universal and there are rumours he is demanding $20 million dollars to renew his contract for two years. He laughs: "If that is the case, I would give them 20% off and still sign for 10 years!" He admits that the record sales of recent years have not been as high as in the past and the tens of millions are all just rumours and silly figures, he is just after sincerity: "I have achieved many awards in Beijing and Shanghai and even Andy (Lau) has offered to help me make a Mandarin album if necessary, but Universal have not even got a plan and I really don't understand that." Universal was earlier involved in a series of ICAC investigations and Hacken says that before this is all cleared up, he will not discuss contracts with other companies so as to be fair with them.

Also, Emme Wong appeared on the night in a close fitting trousers with a split nearly up to her sensitive regions, she says she has done all the protective measures: "I am totally taped up and there is a back up panties inside!"

The New Talent contest Gold Award went to Tong Nga Ming from Los Angeles and the silver and bronze went to Tong Chun Dik and Liu Wai Lik respectively.
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this is why he was crying...
Posted By: Kate (c413.lib.uci.edu)
Date: Thursday, 14 February 2002, at 11:41 a.m.

In Response To: does anyone know how Hacken's first concert went? (Kate)

i went to the Hacken Zone forum again, and this is why Hacken was
crying, according to Alan Alan:

Alan Alan

61.18.120.33

2002/02/14 21:01:48

Hacken cried when he sang Alan Tam's gold song 'µL¨¥•P¿E'. Before that,
Hacken asked the audiences whether they had joined his concert in 1995. About
a little bit more than half of the audiences raised their hands. Then Hacken said
that he has been very afraid of holding any concert since 1995 because he thought
that concert was quite a failure. He remembered that many seats were unoccupied and
he was so disappointing that time.

Then he said that he must say thanks to 'one person' because that
'person' encouraged him to work harder in an occasion. That 'person' told him
if he could do his work better, his fans would surely come back to him one day. I
believe that that 'person' is Alan Tam.

Then Hacken said that in these seven years (1995 - 2002), he tried to
do a lot in TVB to arouse the attention of his fans. And eventually, in 2002, he was
so excited to see that all the concert tickets were sold out in such a short time.

After Hacken said these words, I was a liitle bit surprised. In 1995,
I attended two of Hacken's concert. With my memory, the collisium was full in that two
concerts. So I wondered why Hacken said that the number of audiences was not
satisfactory at that time.

At last, I have to say that Hacken's concert was great and I'll attend
another one on Sunday.
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Hacken Lee's ' 2001'Hackee Live Concert' CD sales
Volume sold more
than 130,000 in the first released
week in HK and the 'Hackee Live Concert' CD broke all HK singers
concert CD sale volume histroy record.

[unfortunately, I don’t know where this info came f/!! I just saved it, don’t remember who said it …]
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[f/ www.hkentreview.com or that other ‘formerly daily fluff’ site]

HK ENT REVIEW NEWS ABOUT CONCERT_______FEB. 14 2002__

Last night, Hacken Lee Hak-Ken kicked off his six-concert Hung Hom
Coliseum concert series (left). As it was the Lunar New Year holiday,
the show started off with firecracker-type pyrotechnics -- a first
for the Hung Hom Coliseum. Not only were fans treated to a well-
executed show, they were each given an assortment of gifts that
included: a coupon, a flash card, a perfume sample and a waving
stick similar to the type NBA teams give to their fans for waving
when an opposing team shoots free throws. Before the concert, Lee
revealed that he worked hard to give his fans a good show. He even
went as far as to rehearse on Lunar New Year's Day. Further, he
opened his rehearsals to his friends then passed out a questionnaire
to see where improvements could be made. It was, apparently, a tip
that was given to him by consummate showman Eric Tsang Chi-Wai. Lee:
"Chi-Wai told me that I needed to treat every rehearsal like I was
giving a real show -- that way I can correct any mistakes before
going live." Related images (courtesy Oriental Daily News):

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yes,they should respect Hacken!
Posted By: Carmen (210.0.140.214)
Date: Monday, 25 March 2002, at 9:26 p.m.

In Response To: Re: worst is that he never see the poster before (Elaine)

Hacken thinks that the poster of the CD is very ugly!Moreover,many
singer in Hk,their company will provide an assistant and the driver
for them.But Hacken needs to pay for his assistant and drives the car
by himself,so unfair to him!Do u know Chan didnot allow Hacken to
release the VCD of Kong Lok live?chan said he did not want to lost
the money ,but he underestimated the popularity of the disc!
Not only Hacken treats like that ,Nicola Cheung is not treat very
well!this company always put effort on Leslie Cheung and Alan Tam,
but not Dior Wong !

more photos of Hacken:
http://www.estarent.com/index1.php?event=126
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Hacken is a bad boy in school.
Posted By: Elaine (proxy.sj3.marketscore.com)
Date: Saturday, 6 April 2002, at 12:14 p.m.

He said he used to get a lot of bad news from school
and got his mom disappointed. He say a boy should never cried.
Like he never cried when he got hurt playing football but he
did when his mom got disapoint of him when she get bad news
from his school.

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transaltions
Posted By: Carmen (210.0.140.214)
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2002, at 12:42 a.m.

In Response To: Hacken news (Caremn)

in the interview,he says he love dogs and he has 4 dogs
in his home!

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www.hkentreview.com

(1/9/2003) Hacken Lee Hark Kun has waited 17 years to win the Most Popular Male Singer award. Because he has said that he would not wed until the victory, many wedding stores and hotels have offered free sponsorship.

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[think this is f/ hkentreview.com]

Alan Publicizes Hacken As Successor

Hacken Lee was the favorite for the Male Singer award. Not only
did his good friend 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 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
family, who he said might be so happy for him at home that they are
crying.
Yeung Chin Wa was very tense before the Female Singer award was
announced. When she gave her speech on stage, she held back her tears
to avoid being a cry baby again. She also said that she slowly saved up
for this award. Chan Yik Shun was also very happy about his Gold Song
award as he held up the award and said, "Mine is gold." Seemingly as a
response to his defeat at the hands of Hacken.

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(2/12/2003)
As Valentine's Day nears, a certain website held a Dream Lover survey as dream lovers are chosen from six different categories. Over 1,500 people participating. The 13 to 19 and the 20 to 29 age groups had the most responses. Their votes were mainly determined by artist recognition and exposure rate.

Among television artists, with his recent rise in popularity Roger Kwok Chun On has become the Most Ideal Male Television Artist Dream Lover with 325 votes. In second place is Alex Fong Chung Shun, then Raymond Lam Fung. The Most Ideal Female Television Artist Dream Lover goes to Charmaine Sheh Si Man with 294 votes, then Annie Man Chung Han and Flora Chan Wai San.
As for the Most Ideal Film Actor Dream Lover, Tony Leung Chiu Wai topped the category with 416 votes, then Louis Koo Tin Lok and Daniel Wu (Ng Yin Cho) followed; Sammi Cheng Sau Man led the actresses with 345 votes, then Karena Lam Ka Yun and Cecilia Cheung Pak Chi. Andy Lau Tak Wa still is the Most Ideal Male Singer Dream Lover with 269 votes. Hacken Lee Hark Kun is in second place and Edison Chan Koon Hei in third. Twins' Gillian Chung Yun Tung has 312 votes that made her the Most Ideal Female Singer Dream Lover. Her partner Charlene Choi Cheuk Yin only had 130 votes and placed fifth. Miriam Yeung Chin Wa and Kelly Chan Wai Lam rounded out the top three.

Male Television Artist
1 Roger Kwok Chun On - 325
2 Alex Fong Chung Shun - 226
3 Raymond Lam Fung - 207
4 Moses Chan Ho - 203
5 Dicky Cheung Wai Kin - 139

Female Television Artist
1 Charmaine Sheh Si Man - 294
2 Annie Man Chung Han - 200
3 Flora Chan Wai San - 193
4 Ada Choi Siu Fun - 185
5 Jessica Hester Hsuan (Suen Huen) - 164

Male Singer
1 Andy Lau Tak Wa - 269
2 Hacken Lee Hark Kun - 190
3 Edison Chan Koon Hei - 183
4 Edwin Siu Jing Nam - 162
5 Tsui Tin Yau – 151
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my two cents worth

Posted By: rou (palo5.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Thursday, 31 March 2005, at 9:41 a.m.

In Response To: really... (stephanie)

i agree with steph. not seeing any negative msges there does not mean that hacken has not seen it. the webmaster may have simply deleted it from the page for fear of other non-fans making use of this issue to create trouble. however, this does not mean that such msges are not shown to hacken. before implementing such widespread changes, i am sure the fanclub leaders and webmasters must have foreseen such feedback. did u notice that the notice given was in chinese and not english, when normally the notices for overseas fans are in english? perhaps they have other plans. its too early for us to jump to our conclusions.

i have heard of hacken giving preferential treatment to fanclub members overseas such as having private gatherings with them. i think its only fair to overseas fans who pay the same amt and yet lack opportunities to say hacken, unlike those in hk. u can't expect yaself to be treated like fans who paid when u haven't. there is no free lunch in this world after all.

another thing about hacken being black faced and all. lets get this straight...all stars have moods, just like ordinary people, just like us. we cannot expect them to be friendly to us or put on a smile 24 hrs a day. we can only expect them to try their best to treat us amicably, which i think hacken has already done. we have to also take into consideration that hacken's overseas trips are usually hectic whirlwind ones which he hardly has time to rest. just visualise this...he leaves hk the day before the journey. reaches the location after a long flight, has to go for press conferences, interviews, in some cases, private fan gatherings, rehearsals and the actual concert the next day. the concert ends late in the night or even wee hrs and the third day he has to fly back to hk. put yaself in his shoes. he may be paid to please but he is human after all.

besides, all fans of hacken should know that hacken is a very quiet and private person off-stage. he has mentioned that many times in interviews. he also confided before that sometimes he does not really know how to handle fans cos he finds it baffling that people like him, much as he appreciates their support, cos in his eyes, he is just an ordinary person. i think once we understand this, its not hard to figure out why he may be a lil distant at times.

yet, i have also heard things bout how once he warms up to ya presence, he will really make ya day. like some china fans in shanghai who waited for him at the airport and he offered to go out of the airport for a good location to take a group shot and when he left, he reminded them to be careful when crossing the road. the same thing during the singapore concert. when he noticed where his fans were mainly sitting, he mostly sang in that direction and made sure he shoke their hands.

i know i have a tendency to be extremely bias when i say this but i want to note that i see everything as a bystander. i am neither on the benefitting nor the losing proposition. as an overseas fan, i just renewed my membership inspite of the cost, as a mark of support for him. its up to u guys how u want to react or respond to the recent events but i hope that u all will be fair to him and the fanclub pple before jumping to any conclusions. organising a fanclub and reconstructing a website is no mean feat and its all done on a voluntary nature...give some credit to them where credit is due.

MISCELLANEOUS info about/related to Hacken

(source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutes_to_Fame)

Minutes to Fame
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Minutes to Fame (Traditional Chinese: 殘酷一叮) is a game show on Hong Kong's TVB Jade, modelled after Pop Idol and American Idol, and similar to America's Got Talent. On the show, contestants appear on stage and sing. Their objective is to remain on stage for as long as possible, before the hosts ring a bell and ask them to leave. For each second the contestant remains on stage, the contestant is given HK$100.

The show is hosted by Hacken Lee and Joey Leung. The slogan of this programme is "全城盡興，殘酷一叮！" (The whole city (Hong Kong) gets excited when the cruel bell is rung).

Unlike Pop Idol and American Idol, Minutes to Fame intends to be satirical and funny which was probably inspired by the performance of William Hung in American Idol.

The bell

The "cruel bell" refers to a popular urban legend that during an audition a judge would ring a bell if he finds the candidate unsuitable. Thus, ringing the bell signifies that the candidate is unsatisfactory in the audition performance.

Going global

• Starting from May 2005, primaries are not only held in Hong Kong, but also in Guangzhou, Macau, Toronto, Taipei, Shanghai, Singapore, etc.

• The European branch of TVB, TVB-S Europe, held a Minutes to Fame contest in Paris and Rotterdam on August 28, 2005 and August 29, 2005 respectively. The winner of both contests would proceed in a Minutes to Fame special later that year, where contestants from all over the world would compete.

MINUTES TO FAME'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE: http://tvcity.tvb.com/special/minutes_to_fame
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Hacken is a very optimistic person! =)

Re: could some1 pls tell me about the TVB magazine interview

Posted By: Rachel (palo5.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Sunday, 15 May 2005, at 5:02 a.m.

In Response To: could some1 pls tell me about the TVB magazine interview? (kate)

> http://www.hackenstation.com/news/b/2005_1.htm i
> read some1 saying that hacken was talking about how
> being happy is most important or something...it sounds
> like an interesting interview!

> could some1 pls tell me anything interesting/funny
> hacken said in the interview, please?? =)

Hi Kate, I try to translate some parts based on what I can remember. Hope my translation is ok.

I remember Hacken saying that he does not really fancy HK's education system as he feels that students should have the freedom to choose whatever they are interested to study. He thinks equipping students with fundamentals like language and Maths is enough and the rest should be up to their interest. So he is a bit worried about his kid studying in HK in the future. (Hacken is so cute, already thinking about his kid's future...he will be such a nice daddy:)

He also mentioned that there are also two sides to the coin. Last time, when he was less popular, he has more time for his family. Now with greater popularity, he has to sacrifice some personal time with family and his health is also affected. But he thinks he can overcome any trouble due to his optimistic character.

The reporter wrapped up the interview by saying that Hacken is actually a serious person when it comes to work even though he says he is more of the happy go lucky type. He will sometimes requests to answer the reporter's questions again if he feels unsatisfied with his first reply. The reporter is rather moved Hacken's attitude to work, and is also willing to give Hacken a second attempt at answering, rather than give him a "chan hou yat ding".
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Well, regarding the part about being happy, Hacken said he always tries not to think about unhappy times. He is doing something of his interest, and this job enables him to support his family, hence he is grateful and contented that he's much luckier than many people. When it comes to friends and girlfriend, he does not have a formula for getting along with each other. If two persons feel comfortable, they will naturally get together-that's his belief.
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less than a day

Posted By: rou (palo5.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Monday, 25 April 2005, at 7:37 p.m.

In Response To: HOW LONG DID IT TAKE 4 HACKEN 2 WRITE 'HONG YUT' LYRICS?? (kate)

> that's the song u're talking about right? it's still 1
> of my favorite songs of his!! & the lyrics R so
> meaningful & inspiring!! did he win an award 4
> this song, btw?? i seem 2 remember reading somewhere
> that he never won an award 4 this song...can't believe
> that he never won an award 4 this great song!! also,
> hacken composed the music 4 'hong yut' too, right?

hacken revealed that the song was written under pretty desperate circumstances cos at that time he was filming the show for which this song is the theme and he had one day to finish writing the lyrics. by the time filming ended on that day, he realised that his car was the only one left in the carpark. everyone else had gone home. under such a situation, where he felt helpless and sorry for himself, the lyrics of this classic song was written, to comfort and encourage himself in a sense.

yeah...it is true that this song never won a major award despite its popularity in and beyond hk. that's cos that was the time hk showbiz was dominated by the 4 heavenly kings. this only goes to show the nature of hk showbiz and the irony of it. hence in previous awards, whenever hacken was asked bout his chances of winning, he would always use this example. that even such a classic song like hong yat did not win any award, so it doesn't mean that u are victorious just cos u won an award and it doesn't mean that u are a loser just cos u did not win one. (this was the year hacken thought he has the best chances of winning most pop male singer too but obviously it did not materialise and hence, this has helped hacken to remain grounded inspite of his popularity now.)

the melody i believe is composed by a japanese composer. it is definitely not by hacken.

hope this helps!
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>>>> summary/translation by Winnie, of a radio interview w/Miriam yeung & hacken f/july 2004:

Hacken said that his grades were always bordering just above average. He
wasn't complaining too much about his grades. He just said to let things
unravel itself and not to stress too much on grades. Miriam was the one mostly
doing the talking regarding school.

There was a bit I remember that Hacken said. He said it was difficult
to pick courses with friends who had different grades. The student with
the high grades would want to be with his friend, but due to his/her friends'
low grades, they won't be able to do the same things. He said that it
was a bit of a shame but it's motivation for the student with the low grade
to do even better in school.

Hacken was joking about receiving the health award. Actually both
guests were very modest. Hacken's secret to staying healthy is to sleep early.
He will try not to go out too late, past 10pm. He's usually at home
watching movies (vcds/dvds), tv and listening to music. He enjoys playing soccer
and all sorts of sports. He even likes golf. The dj relates Hacken with
soccer since he hosted the world cup a few years ago.

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from: http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Towers/2038/040205.txt

9. MING PAO DAILY, FEBRUARY 5 2004, FILM AND TELEVISION OBSERVATIONS
WHERE DOES THE SUCCESS OF LEFT LUN RIGHT LEE LIE?

The Left Lun Right Lee Concert series has ended, as well as this

group's collaboration. Reportedly the group has made over HK$20 million.

The success of Left Lun Right Lee has been surprising. Alan Tam Wing Lun

and Hacken Lee Hark Kun are not new comers. Alan rose to fame in the 80s

and once competed with Leslie Cheung Kwok Wing. Lee Hark Kun appeared on

the scene in the late 80s. His singing was great but he never rose to

stardom. He was a host on TVB and with the World Cup theme song his

popularity soared. His disks suddenly sold well.

Tam Wing Lun over the years has never mentioned retirement, but

before Left Lun Right Lee, he actually was in semi retirement. Once in

awhile he would release a disk for the fans. His sales have been steady,

but definitely quite far from the peak. Alan long ago has no more to ask

for and thus has publicly criticized new comers. The never say retire

attitude has brought him another peak in his career.

In his performance life, make another 20 million is no big deal.

According to those who know him, he likes to have fun, which is completely

different from the mentality of artists who have long retired from the

business. Long ago he has announced that he would no longer accept any

music award but he still stayed in the music scene, which proved that he

truly does not care. Alan has been successful to today and won more

thoroughly than most singers completely because of his personality.

The writer has said, continuous success in show business is not

due to talent but due to personality.

No one would disagree that Lee Hark Kun sings well. His disks

were once promoted as having "zero flaw". No one has said otherwise.

Inbetween he has experienced a difficult period. He could not

become a "Heavenly King" because of his personality. Lee Hark Kun quickly

rose when he first arrived. His disks sold well, which gave him a big

head. The hardest obstacle for an artist is not the first step to

success but how to reach breakthrough again after success.

Jacky Cheung Hok Yau can sing and act. Lee Hark Kun could only

stand still on his music career origin.

Later he joined TVB and started to demonstrate his humorous

hosting style. He has performed in several gag shows that had average

performance.

When TVB assigned him to host the World Cup, he merges with his

beloved sport of soccer. In addition with the help of his Star Soccer

team friends, his performance career again has reached breakthrough.

His disks have topped sales charts again. TVB again casts him

in television series. Alan lends a helping hand. forms Left Lun Right

Lee, and creates another miracle. Lee Hark Kun earlier lost due to his

personality. Today he wins again, also due to his personality.

He should thank Tam Wing Lun. After the "breakup", how will he

use today's personality to win even more? No one knows whether Lee Hark

Kun has thought clearly about that. - KWOK HIN CHING

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Re: hi kate!
Posted By: rou (palo15.pacific.net.sg)
Date: Friday, 30 April 2004, at 9:27 p.m.
In Response To: hi kate! (jess)

> Hi Kate, how are you? Heard hacken's latest song.

> Smooth but lacks a little kick. Maybe have to listen

> more - which is usual for hacken's song. You'll have

> to listen to it more and you will grow to love it.

> Hope Hacken will have something that is an instant

> hit. He badly needs that.

I think one of the reasons for Hacken's staying power is the fact that his songs can stand the test of time. There may be songs that may be an instant hit, but will we still listen to these songs as time passes? Most probably, we get sick of them. There is indeed this trade-off between being an instant hit or being a classic. If that's the case, i rather choose the latter.

Another thing i wanna share with u guys. Hacken said that the most ideal situation for a song or album must meet four criterias: ie it must please

1) the boss -- who wants to see sales figures

2) those who buy the cds -- must convince them that its worth their money ie those who have no particular idols but will buy good music

3) your fans -- they have to be happy with your songs

4) yourself -- ie he must enjoy the process of making the album or like the song

He noted that it's impossible to meet all criteria and there is somewhat a chain effect between the 4 too. I really agree with what he said and in a sense, after hearing that, am more empathetic of the dilemmas of being a singer and in particular, him, of cos. So i guess, we ought to be more understanding cos he's already been making alot of effort in reaching that goal.

thanks! is this the news about hacken being shy
Posted By: kate (cpe-66-27-138-69.socal.rr.com)
Date: Sunday, 25 April 2004, at 3:02 p.m.
In Response To: some news and a pic w/ kenix (Carmen)

some1 said at the guestbook that hacken in an interview said he couldn't look her in the eyes cuz of the sexy clothes she was wearing? ha ha. hacken is shy around these kinda women!

[this post was about how Hacken got really shy when he had to film a scene for the karaoke version MV of the "6 Foot Troubles" song in 2004. haha. she had to lie next to hacken on the ground while he was sleeping in the garden or something. and she was touching his face and put her hand on his chest.]

2002 interview show (about 40 min. long)

this was a show that followed Hacken around during the end of 2002 and up to the 2002 JSG music awards show, and also interviewed Hacken after he won the Most Popular Male Singer award.

if you can't download/watch the show for any reason, u can just read it here.

you can watch the whole show here:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6587036568240238096&hl=en
[part 1, 11 min]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3996835606264443284&hl=en
[part 2, 10 min]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7071865971267512046&hl=en
[part 3, 10 min]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8547957075220692488&hl=en
[part 4, 10 min]

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[ALL PARTS translated by Minna]

PART 1

Host: The first episode's main character of the
interview is Hacken Lee. Let's check out his ups and
downs during his many years in the singing industry.
We will start to interview on december 3rd JSG Award
papparazi meeting. At the JSG Award Ceremony 2002,
which was last week, hundreds and thousands of people
have seen the awards presented. All of the male
artist's dream have landed on an artist who have been
in the music industry for 17 years, Hacken Lee's hand.
Everyone has already shared there moments at that
night. But why does Hacken need to wait for 17 years
to achieve his dream?

Hacken: When i was really little, i really liked to
sing. I remember the first time when i announced
singing was at a vacation. i remember at that time, i
was in middle school. I get to go to Phillipine for
vacation with my family. There will always be a 2-3
hour ride. The person would show us what's on the left
and what's on the right. After saying all the things,
i said why dont we sing a song. At that time, of
course there wasnt a microphone. So i used the wire
like on a taxi, there's a thing where u say over over
to sing. I walked out there and really sang a song.
The song i still remember that it is....(he sang it,
not sure what the name of the song is). That was my
first time singing it out loud. Of course, at that
time, my age is small, there was a lot of guys and
girls, aunties and uncles there, i received a
handlefull of claps and applause. At that time i feel
that singing....it's fun. I enjoy this kind of
applause. I am not sure if this is the reason why i
like to listen to it(the applause). I always like to
hear it, when i hear it, i get really happy. Awards
are....if i say i dont enjoy it, i would be lieing to
you. Right? Especially some meaningful awards. I
remember my first time receiving a Gold Song award is
Never Change For Life, which has passed for at least
10 years.

Host: Hacken is a beautiful voice king. He has
received 1st place in singing when entering the music
industry. But during his album release, he experienced
the music industry's hardships.

Hacken: At that time, us three, Chris, Cheung Ji
Kwong, and me, our music company didnt have a plan for
us compared to today's. Maybe put in a couple hundred
thousand dollars or have a commercial or ask a team of
professional people to help you, we didnt have any of
those back then. So the three of us, they dont have a
production course for you because it's very expensive.
so the three of us released a EP album, which has four
songs. The first one to release was Chris, the second
was me, and the third was Ji Kwong. Out of the three
of us, Chris sold the most. At that time, mine was
okay....sold....u cannot say good, sold about a couple
thousand copies. Then i waited for a period of time,
at least a year to release my first album. At that
time, if you ask me what had the biggest impact on me
these years, that is one of the biggest impact. When
about two years have passed, the first EP was okay.
Then, the second album didnt have a achievable number
either. Which sold about a hundred thousand. I have
thought that it was about time to continue on my
promise to continue after going to school things. But
at that time, choi sook had a series to film which was
"summer of '88". He asked me to film it. I never know
what a series is or how to act. Everyday going to
work, especially the first few weeks, i feel like i am
a ball of rice. the camera man always yell at me.
However, my actions are pretty high.(he got used to
filming and got better at it). After a while, i found
out he didnt yell at me that much. Then, i started to
enjoy it, filming is actually fun. And of course, very
happy after filming this series. Although this series
cannot be said as a very popular series or high rate,
it let the audience know that the guy with the very
long neck, black guy is Hacken Lee. Starting from
filming the series, after the series, i released an
album (not sure what it's called) received a $100
coupon.

Joey Leung: Starting from 1992, i really saw this
person. Back then, we were all young. We were at TVB
filming some young people show. At that time, he and
i....wait, i think it's called, "Talk Of The Century"
if i didnt remember wrong. We still get to film these
young shows. Back then, Hacken gave me a feeling that
is very different than today. Back then, he had some
young people's attitude which his head is always like
this. At that time, he gave me a feeling like
eehh....how come this young artist's head is like
this. I thought he has a problem and wanted to
introduce him to a doctor.

Guy in hat: When Hacken Lee talks, he is sometimes
mean or aweful. A lot of celebrities would believe
him. But thinking if I was the person, the person he
was talking mean to, thinking at a higher level, it
might be good thing. Maybe him talking mean to people,
is not the worstest thing.

Hacken: At that time, I dont really know what's
happening or dont feel that i have got on anyone's
nerves or how other people think of me. I only
know....i have money, have a job, the thing i am doing
makes me happy i would continue, i dont have any plans
for the future either. I dont know that i have got on
a lot of people's nerves. Until i see magazines talk
about it, until friends tell you about it, until even
farther..i remember Joey Leung told me, "When I first
met you, i didnt really have a good feeling about
you." A lot of things, i notice them after. After
knowing about it, I was unhappy. And....would use ways
to fix the problems. I dont know why these kind of
things, at the beginning, little bit goes out but when
you know about it, all of the things come back at
once. I really used a lot of time to fix this problem.


Guy in Long Hair: Actually, his person, he has a nice
personality which that he is real. Although, he used
to talk a lot that would have got on other people's
nerves. But he is real. If he feels that it is funny,
he would say it out loud. He quickly say it normallly.
Although some people cannot accept but everytime i
hear it, i would get it and think it's funny too. This
is actually, this thing, he is real, he talks straight
forward. When he acts, when he says a line, going
through his brain and saying it. He says it normally.

Joey Leung: During these 10 years, in front of my
friends i cried once or twice. During these one or two
times, the friend would be Hacken Lee, so it's pretty
cute. I can tell everyone a story. Once upon a time,
it was around '93, '94, i had a breakup. At that time,
I was working with Hacken. I was next to him. We were
talking and drinking beer. Then we started to talk
about heart problems. I remember i leaned on his
thighs and cried for a while. Not a lot of people know
about this.

Hacken: In the year 1993, I had my first concert, the
tickets sold very well, filled with a lot of people.
That time i remember is,,(a song name but i dont know
the song's english name). The road was pretty smooth.
Then till '95, when i had my next concert, i was
confident because the last concert was good. So i had
a 10 night concert and even booked for a couple more
days at the end to add. But the result made me, or
company surprised and it was not good. But everyday, i
was scared going to the coliseum because i dont know
how many people would be there to watch. But wasnt
brave enough to ask. You know you would hear a lot of
things you dont want to hear..."I told you he cant
make it, having a 10 night concert, good for him, told
you he is not good." I hear a lot of...including
people from the entertainment or even relatives i dont
see often."What's up big star? When's the next
concert?" Those kind of things. It's not good to hear.
At that time, I remember Alan was the guest for one of
the nights. After that, one night, he came up, i
remember i was singing Never Change For Life, and he
stood behind me. He wasnt talking or singing, but he
was listening to me singing. After i sing, he told
me...em...no matter how many audience is left out
there, being a professional artist, you must use the
best to perform. I feel that at that night, i did do
my best.
He told me that if you dont want this situation to
happen again at your next concert, you must work hard,
you must tell the audience that didnt come today, that
it's their loss. They will come next time. He also
said that...hope this situation would change soon.
But, however, this situation hasnt changed for 6-7
years.

Host: Hacken has a beautiful and fantastic music
talent. But he had many hardships in the music
industry. However, without think about it, he was the
first artist to receive an acting award including my
favorite series main character. To his respecting most
favorite male singer award, is it a support.

Hacken: This is my first award in acting. I feel
really happy.

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Part 2

Host: Before the JSG Award Ceremony, Hacken's
appearance has increased. He was involved in many
different activities. We have been following him most
of the time. Especially this year, Hacken Lee's
healthy figure joined many different kinds of activity
appearance. This year's FOON LAUK MOON DOONG WAH big
show, Hacken and Tam Principle are some of the guests.
Doong Wah is a big show. The Music Industry's
hardships is like that. Besides this year, actually
all the time, is he using other techniques to hide his
mistakes in the music industry or is it like what
rumors had said, to gain the most favorite male
singer? However, to a singer, hosting JSG to help
other artist cheer for their song, but doesnt have one
song for himself's unhappiness, how does he go through
this?

Hacken: At that time, hosting JSG, doing the show is
not easy. Because #1, at that time, it's at a "release
album time." There was a problem that occured between
the contract with the company and releasing an album
which i couldnt releasing any album. About a year or
two situation. The feeling is not so well.
And...instead i had a chance to host something music
related, but couldnt sing.

Joey Leung: Talking about low key, i feel that it
cannot be said as low key. I would use quiet to
describe it. For example, these two years, it is true
that Hacken was very active. Before that, is it called
Low Key? He had actually, continuing working. He was
continuously acting for TVB or hosting other shows.
It's because everybody wasnt aware of him. Because you
know, that ten years, the generation had popular idol
based upon singers. A lot of talent based singers had
been putted down two or three times.

Guy with glasses: I feel that during his low key
times, he has never left the music circle. But on his
singing talent, he didnt show it out. At the same
time, he had other, for example, acting in series or
hosting shows, he is actually very high key showing
his appearance. I feel that he working very hard to
collect his own bullets, collecting his own chips.
Then at the right time, he would take out the bullets
and attack, get the chips out and gamble a game. I
feel that he is one smart actor.

Hacken: At that time, filming for, no matter if it's
series or somthing that is filming related, at the
beginning, because in the middle, there is only one
target which is hoping that it would help my singing.
How would it help my singing? For example, filming for
tv series, you can sing the themesong or when the
series is airing, it helps a little. Actually, im just
trying to use some appearance in tv series hoping it
would help my singing things. Or maybe i can have more
support from the audience. It also called "Go In
House." (dont really understand what that means) At
that time, my feeling is like that. Actually at that
time, i didnt know how to think well about it. The
manager tells you what you need to do and you do it.
Every year, someone says that filming for series is
because of winning awards. I feel that this topic is
very funny. I used to think the same. I feel that if
you help a company do many things then at the end of
the year, maybe winning awards would have a higher
chance. But I believe these 10 or more years, if you
count only artist that help TVB work the most, i think
it's probably me. Other small things must be me too.
But till right now, i dont think i received any
excellent awards. Maybe if there is, it didnt happen
on me.
There is something that i wanted to ask you a long
time ago. You and me are not related but i am only
similar to you. Why do you starting from the
beginning......

Alan: Wait, why are you similar to me?

Hacken: The singing voice. Why are you so nice to me?

Alan: Because, let me tell you, everybody doesnt know
that Hacken is my son.

Hacken: Can That Be?

Alan: Going that far? Let me tell you, I really admire
you. At that year, i really admire Hacken. I said he
is my replacement. But i couldnt believe that this had
harmed him. Harmed him until today, harmed him having
so many pressure behind his back like a turtle going
up a hill. So hard....let's have a drink.

Hacken: It's okay. Havent known yet. I still think
that if i like a person and we have somthing
alike/similar, if i can really be a replacement for
him, it would be a happy thing. But till today, i
cannot think of anyone, including me, can replace him.
It is like a mystery. All the way till today, i dont
know why he cheers for me, so nice to me. Even his
meaning to me has expand to his friends to treat me
like this.

Nathan: I am not. I like him. It's not because someone
likes him and i like him. Or what company he is from.
Alan likes him and i like him is two different thing.
This meaning is from my heart to support him. It's not
easy to for me to truly support someone. You know how
i am hard to deal with.

Hacken: Between the six of them, Eric Tsang is the one
who has the leastest chance to play with me and talk
to me out of the three of us. But, dont see him
usually laughing, but when i need to ask him question,
he seriously answers me. Truly, at hosting, he gave me
different ideas. The thing that i have learned the
most is that he told me when hosting for any show,
practice is the most important.

Eric Tsang: Hacken doesnt really need us to teach him.
Maybe because he thinks these words i said is what he
learned the most is beside from other singers, he had
the words in mind. Which identifies that he is a
person who really listens to you, not a person who
listens and forgets it.

Andy Lau: I feel that the thing that makes us two more
closer would be when we were at Owen and someone told
us to leave, Salaysee(not sure what place it is) I
dont know if everybody still remembers it. But him and
i went to an Owen club. We wanted to follow the hong
kong club to see the american flag rise. But Salaysee
told us to leave. At that moment, because of a
friendship, we had became one step closer. But i feel
one thing upon his working, you can give him some
support. No matter if he achieves the goal, he would
feel warm. So i feel that helping each other or
supporting each other is an important thing. He does
the same. Sometimes he...during my unhappy times, he
say things to make me feel better. I feel that these
are friendship.

Guy in glasses: He was once on the edge. The
Principle(Alan) always looks after him. He had
mentioned that he is the fifth king. But of course if
according to experience and singing skills/talent he
should be the fifth king. However, there is only four
spots and cannot be added. And he has to be the fifth
one like a follow up.

Andy Lau: The reason why he had a low key, sorry is ,
because of my existence. So it's based on me. I have
explained to him about this reason many times, telling
him to not worry. This pressure is always there. I am
here, he better not think about it.

Hacken: I never felt jealous about the four kings. I
never thought about it. But i feel that it's pretty
funny about the fifth king.

Host: Even though there many talented artist. Hacken
has a lot of experience these years. This year, he is
going to make a come back. He received many awards at
other award ceremonies. At that time, JSG award
ceremony was getting close. His dream is coming close.
What is the reason why the "favorite male award" had
landed on other people for so many years? He told us
that when he was young, he was acting cool, he was
very straight forward, and harmed many people. But
luckly, he has many true and close friends that
support and cheer for him. Trying to gain the award
for many years, how he treat others and his singing
talent had grown. Next episode, let Hacken talk about
his feelings.
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PART 3

Host: Starting from the beginning of 2002, we have
been following closely about the awards Hacken will
recieve this year. A singer, other than awards that
proves his hardwork and standing place, solo concerts
are also an important. Hacken's different concerts
have directly effected his confident. Having his
concerts are really difficult.

Hacken: I have experienced it. Actually, when the
concert in 1995 wasnt well, the year has some effects.
For example, the albums that were release after or
even contracts had some effects from the concert in
1995. After, it had an impact on my job. Then until
having a concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Orchestra in 2001, the concert was really...you can
say it was luck or you can say it wasnt notice by
heart. But was not that someone has a lot of confident
in me and arrange a concert for me. It was not that.
It was actually that the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Orchestra had asked Alan to have a concert. But Alan
was too busy. So he said why dont you find Hacken. I
think they couldn't find anyone else so they find me.
After finding me, nobody would know that because the
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra can have 4 day
concert. At that time, 4 nights is a really long
concert. Nobody has had that many concerts with them
before. Knowing that all 4 days were very full, the
feeling was...there was really tears dropping down
from here. Feeling that my work in these couple years
wasn't wasted. Also because of the concert, it brought
up all of my things. For example, album selling
number, popularity, other, other, and of course adding
the beginning of this year's concerts. Concerts have a
very big impact on me and i really love them. The
concert from the beginning of this year, i feel that
the part was good. Because my dad, really isn't a
musician. His technique is stayed at a level. But that
part in the concert, i feel that it gave the audience
a warm feeling. Because being able to work with a
family member in music, i have never thought of that.
It can reflect that they have always been supporting
me. But to my family, i dont like to say these things
to them. For example, I wouldn't purposely on their
birthday or anything buy them a gift. Or on new years,
call them to say happy new years. All of us don't like
to do any of this. But everybody feels that we care
about each other.

Host: Family support is very important. But being able
to have support from the company and boss has a direct
effect. There were rumors that he had disagreements
with Chun Siu Bo.

Hacken: Siu Bo is like a...very....very....American
boss, the feeling that he gives me. Why i say this is
because he is.....he believes in himself a lot, his
look towards music, many things about albums, he has a
way of looking towards them. I still remember, at that
time, the album (w/orchestra) did have a pretty big
disagreement. The disagreement was that he didn't agree
to release this live recording album. Other than not
really agreeing, he said to me directly that I feel it
is wrong that you have done this concert. Why he said
this is that the feeling you will give the audience is
that you look old. Do you know that the worst thing
is that you will give people the feeling that you are
old, the feeling that you give people is that after
this show, you will rise to the oldest place. Like
that. At that time, after listening to him talking, i
was pretty mad. The meaning of mad is that i came here
to ask you if i should release the album. I will
definitely do the show. You don't need to...it's okay
you have already put me down, but you don't need to put
down the show. At that time, i was pretty unhappy.
Until the concert had a good number,(meaning the
ticket's sold very well) we decided to release the
album. But actually when releasing, he didn't have much
confidence. But we couldn't guess that the number of
copies sold made him really happy and really surprised.
But Siu Bo, i feel that he has a very cute, very cute
part. It's that after knowing he had a wrong decision
upon this concert, he wouldn't purposely find an excuse
or hide from it. I remember once, when we went out to
eat dinner, he said to me that "this time's decision
he was wrong. We hope to have a better outcome and
more work together in the future." I feel that..i don't
think any other boss would say this. The feeling is
very...very....he gave me a feeling towards a change
about him is that he can be a very straightforward
person. We can say this directly to each other.

Chun Siu Bo: We, at that moment, had an album, we had
a really big disagreement. I had planned to not
release the album. I admit that i was wrong. The album
is Hacken's concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic
Orchestra. When his popularity came back, the
Philharmonic Orchestra and the album has a big
relationship towards it.

Host: Working together with the Philharmonic
Orchestra, seeing Hacken's talent in singing. It will
cause him to rise higher. Behind his sucess, his
girlfriend has many credits.

Hacken: Many years have passed, actually doesn't really
accept Hacken Lee.(sorry, doesnt really make sense,
talking about his clothing style) So near these times,
these 1-2 years, i have become aware of these talents.
It actually has a limit. So why dont i give it to
someone who can do it for me. Of course this person
has to know me well, know how my job is like, what i
like or not like. Everybody knows this person is my
girlfriend. She would be in charge of all my things. I
feel that this is easier, first of all, it's easier
for me because i dont have talents in doing this.
Second, I dont have the time. Third, i dont have
interest in it. If it's like this then why don't i let
her do it. For example, this time no matter if it's
the coming JSG Award Clothes or award presentation
ceremonies clothes or coming concert clothes, she has
found professional people to design it for me. I
believe, these days, people start to find that
Hacken's clothes is better. So i think her credit
is not less.

After receiving the 19th District Singing
Contest, i can sign a contract with Polygram. I was
like, WAH! awesome! I can be in the same company as
Alan Tam. Being able to have the same company as Alan
Tam, it can make me very happy for many nights.
(Alan & Hacken Sings)
Hacken: Hey, are you thinking that we will sing this?
Is the format like this?

Alan: In the concert, i feel that these songs, the
audience will like it, will expect it. We need to have
it but it depends on which part.

Hacken: Is it more or less?

Alan: These songs?

Hacken: Yea

Alan: Gold Songs, so it's the most.

Hacken: The most?

Alan: Of course. But we can switch singing.

Hacken: Yes, I feel...because everybody have heard you
and me sing. We can switch around. Maybe for some of
them you sing A1 and i sing A2 and some together.

Alan: She thinks it's right too, right? What's her
name again?

Hacken: Mui Mui

Alan: Mui Mui, is it right?

Hacken: Mui Mui, it's right.

Alan: Right! She says it's good. She has confidence in
our concert.

Host: Finally, it's a day before the JSG Award
Ceremony. Did his fans' support and screams, increase
his confidence? Starting to worship the gods, besides Hacken,
everyone of his rivals wish to receive awards too.
During the rehearsal day, besides caring about stage
appearance, Hacken havent missed any other things. So
he has to try on his lucky clothes during the award
ceremony. He has talked to the professional designer.

Hacken: Is it okay? Can let people see it right?

Host: Knowing that the clothes are okay, Hacken
immediately goes back to stage for the rehearsal.

Hacken: Right now, i see the stage. Actually, i am not
really nervous. I hope that sitting downstage
tomorrow, i can at least go up once. Go up once is the
bottom line. If i can go up more than once, then of
course it would be good.

Host: Hard-working today, it's time for Hacken to leave!

Hacken: Gonna sleep. Going home. Take a shower. Come
again tomorrow. Bye-bye! Thank you, Thank you!

Host: The most important moment tomorrow is waiting
for you, Hacken!
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PART 4

Host: The most important day has arrived. Although the
award presentation is at night, Hacken has went
outside in the morning. He has to split himself. He
needs to rehearse for his concert with Alan. Ha! He
wont even let us go in! Success or failure is tonight.
Of course, need to set his hair to have the best
appearance. Can see how nervous he is, he must really
have heart in this award.

Hacken: Going now. Dont be too nervous. I'm telling
myself.

Host: Time passing so fast, it's time to go in the car
going to the coliseum. Hacken won't let us ride in his
car, he must not want us to record his worrying face.
Once arrived at the coliseum, he sees his rival, Andy
Lau. But they are both good friends. Not only are the
singers nervous, the audience are nervously seated.

Hacken: Nervous, really nervous, i am really nervous!
I am afraid Andy Lau will win.

Host: Look, there are so many fans who came to support
him. This is his strength (support) and also his
pressure. This moment, it's still success or
failure.

Andy Hui: Of course, i will support you, Hacken Lee!
Same with me, uses heart to strike.

Eason Chan: Hacken has a very high chance because i
feel that he...he is pretty popular. At least, i feel
that way. It's not that i don't have confidence (in
himself winning the award). In my heart, i feel that
he is more popular than me.

Host: 2002 Top Ten JSG Award Presentation will begin
right now.

Nat Chan: Hacken can be said as a good quality horse.
But when the race starts, his leg would be numb. If
the horse has quality, adding his competitive heart,
continue running, he'll win sometime. Right now, i
don't know, still presenting awards. This year, is he
the big winner? No one knows. But i have confidence, no
matter this year or the coming years, if he have
quality, he will win. It's not me saying he will win,
you need everyone to feel that he will win.

(The award presentation)
Jerry Lam: I have written the lyrics, why don't you
look over it.

Eric Tsang: Easy, easy, easy, say it's really easy. Oh
no, oh no, oh no, did something wrong. After 2002 Top
Ten JSG Award Presentation, plan wedding. Wow, the
lyrics are like this, then how can you sing the song?

Jerry Lam: No, this is one phrase

Eric Tsang: One phrase! Who can sing so fast?

Jerry Lam: Yes, there is.

Eric Tsang: You try it. (then Jerry sings it) Then
let's ask him to come out and sing it. OK! The fourth
gold song is "Can't Let Hands Go" sung by Hacken Lee.
(Then they say who the composer is, who wrote the
lyrics, etc.)

Host: After receiving the gold song award, feeling
must be extra complicated. At that moment, does he
have confidence for another round?

Hacken: Really happy! "Cant let hands go" is a
collaboration with "Chun Fye Yerng." Winning this
award, i'm really happy. Already satisfied, but if
there is another one again, it will be better. But
don't dare to think about it again.

Host: Hacken's idol, Alan Tam is responsible to
present the "Favorite Male Singer Award." Couple
minutes before presenting, he is very anxious.

Alan: I'm not really nervous receiving award myself. I
definitely hope Hacken will win because.....i feel
that when i said he is my replacement (his successor).
I have regreted for many years. So, as the day comes
near, i wasn't able to sleep for many nights. Because
if he wins, i don't know what to say. Lost, i don't know
what words i can use to say. So, let's see. There's
only a couple minutes left before i go out. My heart
is beating really fast. Very exciting.

(award presentation)
Eric Tsang: Principle Tam, the most important time has
come. Please present the "Favorite Male Singer Award."
But nobody has the card.

Jerry Lam: Bring it up the last minute.

Eric Tsang: Treasure, treasure, it's treasure. Who is
it?

Alan Tam: If you don't need me to look, just tell me to
read, i would read "Hacken"

Nnadia Chan: He has worked really hard.

Eric Tsang: Of course, you guys are having a concert.

Alan Tam: A singer, Miriam cried so much because up on
stage, she cannot stop it. For so many years, she
worked really hard and have heart in things she did,
it represents many people's hard work.

Eric Tsang: But i feel that many others have a chance.
Andy Hui, i feel Andy Lau may have a chance, Jay Chou,
Jordan Chan, Eason Chan.

Alan Tam: But if you let me see, ok, can you let me
see who it is first? See it first because if it is
there is something to say, if it is not, then
something different to say. Because of something that
i have said, something that i have said, i have
regretted for many years. Today, i can finally,
relaxing say that I have found my replacement (his
successor), Hacken Lee.

Jerry Lam: Congratulations! 2002 Favorite Male Singer
Award, we all scream it together, Hacken Lee!

Eric Tsang: Hacken today, being able to receive so
many awards, i feel that he deserves them. Because he
really walks out, walks out alone by himself. He
doesn't have a lot of luck or help from company, other
things. None. All by himself walking slowly. Adding up
together and then really thick. He received this
award today, look at the audience's reaction, i have
hosted many JSG's, a singer receiving this award,
usually other singers sitting down, you would see them
uncomfortable or unhappy or maybe jealous. But this
time when Hacken received it, everyone had a realistic
happiness proving that he deserved the award.

Hacken: I don't know what to say. Very happy...dream
came true. I have been up to the stage many times,
just playing along with Andy Lau, doing something i
don't think i will have a chance to win. Cannot believe
this time, i can receive this award. Don't know what to
say. I'm blank. I really want to thank, really thank
the people i have said before. Of course, i have
missed many including Nat Chan, Eric Tsang, Andy Lau,
etc,etc. I can't say that many myself. Thank You to all
the friends who cared about Hacken Lee. I will
continue to work hard. I love you, thank you, thank
you.

Host: Know that Hacken won the award, fans are already
waiting at the afterward celebration party, hoping to
see their idol. The atmosphere of the celebration is
very high. Hacken is the main person of the camera.
Not only Hacken is happy to achieve his dream, every
friend who supports him is happy, too.

Hacken: Hey, hey, drank a couple cups right now. we
can say the truth.

Alan: Talk about the truth.

Hacken: ok, talk about the truth, drank a couple cups
right now. When you got this, your award looked
different.

Alan: I don't understand, you're the one receiving this
award, i am more nervous than you.

Hacken: Dont have that facial expression, i want to
cry.

Alan: But really, let me tell you. In my heart, not
knowing that i minded about it many years. Because i
said something that affected you. Replacement, that
word gave you some pressure.

Hacken: Not really, i feel.

Alan: There was wiping strength (makes him work
harder)

Hacken: There was wiping strength. I don't think that
it's a really big pressure that i can't handle.

Alan: But you must have the quality.

Hacken: But, but i can openly say that when a person
tells you he thinks you are talented, but for many
years, it didn't seem like you had good report cards.
Do have a worried heart. So when i was on stage, i
said i did not let you down. Hey, don't make me cry.

Hacken: Seriously, i didn't have much pressure
recording this interview because i always feel that
whether you participate in any competition, if you
win, dont be too anxious or overly happy. Alan says win,
don't be proud is correct. If lose, then lose cooly. I feel
that i have participated in this competition, if i
win, then i will be happy. But if i lose, i would be
able to face it bravely. So i am not afraid you
following me this whole month. Oh no, what if i don't
win the award, what can i say to make myself feel
better. Actually, i have not worried about that
because i always feel that it's not my last year. If i
really didn't win it this year, the following year, i
would continue to work hard. Or maybe find what i
didn't do so well this year and do it better next year.
I am a person who can absolutely bravely face any kind
of result. Thankfully, i can receive it this year. It
does not mean that the game has ended. The most
important thing is the coming year, i need to work
even harder because creating is hard, job is even
harder. It may be the old style, but this is the truth.
Hacken Lee will continue to work hard.