Spring should be lovely, if only you were still here! He came to this world, leaving behind beauty and a touch of sorrow. In the 23 springs, summers, autumns, and winters since his departure, we've honored him in countless ways. His voice, his smile, his classic films and songs—they've never faded from the world's memory.
“Grace, style, beauty, and charm”—this is how Leslie Cheung once described the path to an artist's success. He embodied these four words to perfection. It was the peerless elegance of Butterfly in Farewell My Concubine, the tender yet hesitant love of Twelve in The Locket, the fragile and dreamlike vulnerability of Ho Po Wing in Happy Together, and the frank and spirited spirit of Ah Kit in The Storm Riders.
A contemporary icon
Brother Leslie remains the most distinctive presence in modern Chinese music. He witnessed
the golden age of Hong Kong's music scene at the turn of the last century. More accurately,
he was the very creator of that golden era.
Tony Leung once reminisced about you at a concert, saying, “Why don't we start over?” But we both know it can never be. Still, let us today drown once more in your songs—for one more second, one more moment. “I don't like being called Leslie Cheung or Brother. I prefer being called Brother, because it feels like family.”
Classics endure forever. The best way to honor someone is to forever
cherish the work they were most proud of.