[Archive]Alexander Wang Lee Hom (王力宏) -Part 3-, Singer, Actor Rating Options

[miss scarlett]

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WELCOME TO
THE OFFICIAL THREAD
OF "ALEXANDER WANG LEE HOM"
*PART 3*


Part 1 | Part 2

His official Chinese name is 王力宏.
His official English name is Alexander Lee-Hom Wang.
His name in hanyu pinyin is Wang Li Hong.
His name in the Taiwanese Wales-Giles system of romanization is Wang Lee Hung.
His name in Cantonese romanization is Wong Lik Wang.

AboutLEEHOM
Name: Wang Leehom
Debut: December 1995 in China/Taiwan, with the release of “情敵貝多芬” | 2003 in Japan, with the release of “Last Night”
Company: SonyBMG Taiwan
Official Websites: http://www.sonybmg.com.tw/pop/leehom/ (Taiwan, SonyBMG) | http://www.sonymusic.com.hk/lee/ (Hong Kong, SonyBMG) | http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Internati.../ES/WangLeehom/ (Japan, SonyBMG) | http://www.wangleehom.com/ (Personal)

QuickFACTS
Mandarin Name: Wang Li Hong
Cantonese Name: Wong Lik Wang
English Name: Leehom Wang
Christian Name: Alexander Wang
Japanese Name: Wan Rii-hon
Nickname(s): Homeboy, Huang Lu Hong (Yellow Green Red)
Date of Birth: 17 May 1976
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA
Astrological Sign: Taurus
Zodiac: Dragon
Blood Type: O+
Height: 180 cm/5'11"
Weight: 68 kg/149 lbs

Elementary School: Pittsford Elementary School
High School: Sutherland High School (Graduated Valedictorian, scored perfect on SAT)
Undergraduate School: Williams College (earned BA degree with Honors in Music, Minor in Asian Studies)
Graduate School: Berklee School of Music (earned MA degree with Honors)

Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Japanese
Profession: Singer-songwriter, Music Arranger, Producer, Actor

FAVORITES:
[spoiler]Boyband: *N Sync
Admired Singer: Stevie Wonder
Subject: Jazz Piano
Animal: Dog (Rotweiller)
Color: Blue
Sport: Baseball
Food: Japanese cuisine, Peking Duck, Pizza, Coconut, Zonghui Sandwich, Grapefruit Juice
Hobby: Baseball, Music, Drawing, Movie, Drama, Creating, Making
Movies: 8 1/2, 夜訪吸血鬼, 刺激1995, Little Women, Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Farewell My Concubine, A Clockwork Orange
Type of Movie: Science Fiction
Country: Taiwan
Attire: T-shirt & Jeans
Quote: "It's all good."[/spoiler]
COOL FACTS:
[spoiler]- He's left handed.
- He scored a perfect 1600 on the SATS.
- Besides English and Mandarin, he sings in fluent Cantonese and Japanese.
- He can play over 10+ instruments, including the violin, piano, accoustic guitar, electric guitar, xylophone, drums, accordian, bass, harmonica, er-hu...
- "The Bite That Burns" was a play written by Leehom when he was 21. It was a Broadway work which comprises of opera, Broadway and the films. The score of the electronic-symphony orchestra is more than 570 pages in length.
- He can do the splits.
- He owns a studio in both Taiwan and Bosco called "Homeboy Studios"
- He worked as a paper boy for 7 years with his older brother.
- When he was younger, his mom asked him if he wanted his name to be "Alexander" or "Leehom". He chose "Leehom" because it was more unique than "Alexander."
- He composed the song "Julia" within 5 minutes.
- He can draw.
- He brushes his own teeth before recording.
- He pastes enlarged lyrics on the wall of his room.
- He did not learn how to read, write, and speak Chinese until he was 18. (But he was exposed to the language when he was younger because of his Chinese-speaking parents.) He learned Cantonese when he was 23 and is now conversationally-fluent at it. He learned Japanese when he was 26 and is semi-fluent. He learned French when he was in Junior High and High School (six years). He's now learning Taiwanese (Hokkien) as his sixth language.
- He's very close with his grandmother. (Wang Popo)
- His favorite subject in school (besides music) was math. His most hated subject was history.
- His close friends are Blackie, David Tao, Shunza, Eason, Jeff Chang, Mavis Fan, William So, Wilber Pan, Peter Ho, Vivian Hsu, Alan Luo, Fan Wei Qi (Fan Fan), Dee Hsu (Xiao S), Barbie Hsu (Da S).[/spoiler]

LeehomDISCOGRAPHY
Mandarin Albums:
1995: 情敵貝多芬 (Love Rival Beethoven)
1996: 如果你聽見我的歌 (If You Heard My Song)
1996: 好想你 (Missing You)
1997: 白紙 (White Paper)
1998: 公轉自轉 (Revolution)
1999: 不可能錯過你 (Impossible to Miss You)
2000: 永遠的第一天 (Forever’s First Day)
2001: 唯一 (The One and Only)
2003: 不可思議 (Unbelievable)
2004: 心中的日月 (Shangri-La)
2005: 蓋世英雄 (Heroes of Earth)
2007: (Change Me)
Exclusive Mandarin Singles:
1998: 公轉自轉 (Revolution)
2001: 唯一 (The One and Only)
2002: 兩個人不等于我們 (Two People Don’t Equal Us)
2004: 心中的日月 (Shangri-La)
2005: 花田錯 (Mistake in the Flower Field)
2006: As Time Goes By
2007: Falling Leaf Turns to Root

Japanese Albums:
2003: The Only One
2004: Hear My Voice
Japanese Singles:
2003: Last Night
2004: 愛の奇跡 (Miracle of Love)
2004: Dream Again

Compilation Albums:
1998: Good Leehom Compilation
2001: Leehom Music Century
2002: 王力宏的音樂進化論 (Leehom’s Music Evolution)

Cantonese Albums:
Cantonese Singles:
2000: Take Your Time (每天愛你廿四小時)

VCD/DVD Releases:
1999: <繞著力宏轉音樂會> (Leehom’s Revolution Live Concert)
1999: <不可能錯過你> (Impossible to Miss You Concert)
2001: <王力宏創世紀影音全紀錄> (Leehom’s Music Century)
2004: <不可思議影音全紀錄> (Unbelievable Music Video Collection)
2005: <心中的日月冠軍慶功版> (Shangri-La Champion Celebration Edition)
2006: <蓋世英雄勝利慶功版> (Heroes of Earth Celebration Edition)
2006: <蓋世英雄 Live Concert 演唱會影音全記錄> (Heroes of Earth Live Concert)
2006: <愛情攻略原聲大碟> (“Life Is A Game” Original Soundtrack)

LeehomMUSICVIDEOS
[[ coming soon! ]]

LeehomAWARDS
[[ coming soon! ]]

LeehomFILMOGRAPHY
<鐵巨人> (The Iron Giant)
Animation - 1999
Filmed in Mandarin

<煙飛煙滅> (From Ashes to Ashes)
September 2000
Filmed in Cantonese
Main Cast: Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Wang Leehom, Karen Mok

<雷霆戰警> (China Strike Force)
December 2000
Filmed in Cantonese
Main Cast: Aaron Kwok, Fujiwara Norika, Wang Leehom, Coolio, Ruby Lin, Mark Dacascos

<拳神> (The Avenging Fist)
December 2001
Filmed in Cantonese
Main Cast: Wang Leehom, Stephen Fung, Gigi Leung, Kristy Yeung

Moon Child
April 2003
Filmed in Japanese
Main Cast: Gackt, Hyde, Zeny Kwok, Wang Leehom, Taro Yamamoto, Susumu Terajima, Anne Suzuki, James H. Thomas

<真昼ノ星空> (Starlit High Noon)
June 2005
Filmed in Japanese
Main Cast: Kyoka Suzuki, Wang Leehom

<色 . 戒> (Lust, Caution)
September 2007
Filmed in Mandarin
Main Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Wang Leehom, Joan Chen, Tang Wei

This post has been edited by Scarlett: Aug 14 2007 10 58 PM

[AznJust4U]

wahoo 3rd page! wow i never knew that he speaks so many languages. this is when he learned cantonese.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYSJOxkKjrc

[lifemedia44]

...leehom isn't sick anymore? he's completely well now?
btw, how long will it take me to become a higher member of AF?

[kawaii8]

YAYY PART 3! Thanks Scarlett :D

Well I think Leehom is better not not completely 100% recovered. And to become a higher member, you have to go here http://asianfanatics.net/forum/Why_can_t_i...talk244973.html and then get promoted into a member

[SushiloverxD]

Congrats to all Lee Hom Fans that is keeping the thread alive! and reaching to part 3 =) I think he's better..not as sick as before but better

This post has been edited by SushiloverxD: Aug 15 2007 12 28 AM

[Rasckita]

I'm going to track this topic now! ^^
Just wondering ... where can i find his old shows to buy?

[emeraldchick]

...leehom isn't sick anymore? he's completely well now?

Don't worry, Leehom is much better now. He released a video to his fans saying he was better and cleared up some rumours. You can find the video on www.wangleehom.com It's on the front page. He's currently in China doing a Wahaha commerical (I think... or maybe a Wahaha event?) Then I think he has autograph signings in Beijing and Shanghai. Yay for China fans!

YAY!!!! PART 3!!! Thanks Scarlett, you da best!

[n0pH]

yeah!!!! part 3 already... i love th opening thread btw, even tho it's not complete yet... gotta keep this thread moving fast... and i've seen the vid he give to the fans as well, and i hope he really is well, and don't overworked himself again...
hope to see some pics from china

[jumabean]

YES! part 3 you go lee hom!
thanks scarlett for this wonderful new forum! i was really happy that you put down Sutherland High School! I feel so proud!! HORRAY FOR SUTHERLAND!!! the pittsford elementary school should actually be Pittsford Jefferson Road Elementary. YAY FOR JEFF ROAD!!

lee hom makes pittsford shine!! we support you LEE HOM!!

[lifemedia44]

i wonder how leehom was as a student...hmmm
he could have been a teacher's pet..well-liked by classmates (who might also have been jealous by his intelligence hehe)

[phanphy]

ParT 3!!!! ParT 3!!! YaaaYYY Lets get this one growin..!!!
Thanks Scarlett !!!

Just saw the Wo men de ge MV...It's just Ok...but, LeeHoM is YummY as Olwez tho...Leehom looks younger n' younger, i remember seeing his MVs back in 2000-2003 (the one with wei yi album) he looks so old..with the long hair and all...wonder what happened to him...probably he changed his stylist...

[kawaii8]

YAYYY Wo Men De Ge MV is on youtube :)
[youtube]pZm-VxaNf00[/youtube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZm-VxaNf00

lol I really don't get the MV that much. It was quite confusing....I noticed that Leehom is helping out the people but I guess Sony Ericsson making Leehom advertise the phone in his MV is a little too much. It diverts the watchers attention to...well, the phone. It's like subliminal messaging. lol Well, now I can't wait to watch "Cockney Girl"

This post has been edited by francesca: Aug 16 2007 2 53 PM

Reason for edit: for easy access =)

[diyanahomie]

Wee, Part 3! thanks for starting the thread.. haha
downloading the MV now.. shall wait for that, then i'll watch..
people have been saying that its too much of a SE cm than a mv.. haha

[al90f4]

dude, leehom looks so tired and sick still. Especially during the video he sent for his fans.
and i thought the news about him going crazy was hilarious. i guess misunderstanding happens in gossip too much eh?

[*frutti]

YES! part 3 you go lee hom!
thanks scarlett for this wonderful new forum! i was really happy that you put down Sutherland High School! I feel so proud!! HORRAY FOR SUTHERLAND!!! the pittsford elementary school should actually be Pittsford Jefferson Road Elementary. YAY FOR JEFF ROAD!!

lee hom makes pittsford shine!! we support you LEE HOM!!

wait, so did you go to the same school as him?

omg i just watched the "wo men de ge" mv, and he is sooooooo hot/fine/handsome in it. i'm going to watch it over and over and over again...pretty eyes

This post has been edited by *frutti: Aug 16 2007 3 10 AM

[judyiscool]

hi! well i've been a leehom fanatic since.. 2005? right before the heroes of earth cd came out. actually it was because i was watching 'peach girl' (with vanness wu). personally i don't like the show BUT i loved the theme song and then when i found out leehom sang it i just hunted down his other songs. which im glad i did i think this is probably the first post i've ever made in this thread haha but i've been lurking around here to get updates on leehom. haha

for his new cd, i LOVED it. i don't care what others say about it being 'disappointing' because they just don't appreciate i dled it and i've been listening to it on repeat for days already. i bought the cd today (support!) haha and the cds def eco-friendly. well i probably won't post much but thought i should stop and say hello


used up ALL the new ink and still not enough. i had to color in some of the black parts myself why didn't he just wear white? he looks good in white haha i stayed up until 3am this morning cutting and taping it together. at first i was wondering.. why am i doing this? why don't i just buy a poster like everyone else?! after i finished putting it together i realized why: its leehom

oh and i finally bought his heroes of earth concert dvd+cd today too


he makes me want to go and kiss the screen

oh and before i go, i noticed a little error in the cool facts:
He owns a studio in both Taiwan and Bosco called "Homeboy Studios"

i think you mean boston... hahahaha it was pretty funny when i read it.

leehom = my future husband or at least let me dream haha

This post has been edited by judyiscool: Aug 16 2007 3 46 AM

[kawaii8]

^^ Welcome to the forum! lol You seem like one dedicated fan to me! lol I would never use that much ink to print Leehom, unless I'm rich and afford the expensive ink! lol I get all my Leehom items from friends! haha It's cause I'm cheap :P

lol as for the "Bosco" part, I didn't even notice. haha I think I read it too many times before that I just didn't reread this one. Probably Scarlett is thinking of Bosco Wong too much :P

[lifemedia44]

are leehom's cds only being sold in taiwan and mandarin-speaking countries??
how is his latest cd doing on the chart?

well actually ppl in thailand know about him too, but what i meant is are his cds sold in north america?

[Rasckita]

WooooooooooooooooooooooooooW
I'm sooooooooooooooooo excited!!!!!!!!!!!! I was just watching Tv just now, a tv program of my country. The theme of this program was China. And then i heard a familiar sound... and i was like 'I know this song...". and then i was "hey that's lee hom, did i left my pc on playing music? or did i left the ipod on?" but then i realized that what was happening was:

they were playing lee hom's song on the tv show in my country!!!!!!!! :DDDDDDD I think this is the first time ever that lee hom is played on tv in south america.... I'm so excited about this even though they played only 2 of his songs. But still, it's amazing because they could have chosen any mandarin song, but they chose Lee Hom's song to talk about china.

I guess if lee hom sings in the olympic games and they show his concert it will be even more wonderful. Lee Hom's show would then be broadcasted to the hole world! :)

[kawaii8]

^ That sounds great! haha What songs? I can never hear Leehom's music on my tv, but then again, I hardly watch tv nowadays.

No, Leehom's CDs aren't just being sold in China, Taiwan and other places in Asia. Yesterday, I went to Chinatown in New York and I actually say Leehom's "Change Me" album selling for 14.95. I'm pretty sure it was the real deal cause of the packaging and the outlook. Then when I turned behind me, there were other CDs, but they were bootlegged and pirated. It had the same cover as the new album, but it was in a regular CD case and it included 2 CDs inside with other songs from his old albums. But the one in the first place was his real album. So, if it sells in NY, I'm pretty sure it is available in other states. If Taiwan shipped out all the albums to be sold in other countries, it would probably be in the U.S.

[kawaii_oOnchii]

I personally dont like that "Wo Men De Ge" MV.
I didn't understand it. =="
I like MV's with stories, sort of like the Luo Ye Gui Gen one.
I want Leehom's old XZDRY hair back. =( His hair nowadays looks very old school, and comb over-ish =P

[eve1231]

Hi hi! I am so glad to find this forum as more fans are talking abt him!! All the best and nice to meet you all here!!

[francesca]

yo scarlett! i thought you didnt have time? your banner post is sooo good already! nobody else could have the made that better than leehom's wifey

[lifemedia44]

I personally dont like that "Wo Men De Ge" MV.
I didn't understand it. =="
I like MV's with stories, sort of like the Luo Ye Gui Gen one.
I want Leehom's old XZDRY hair back. =( His hair nowadays looks very old school, and comb over-ish =P

yeah, that's what i thought,too, when i first saw it.
my favorite haircut of his is the one in the 'release your heart' video. dang, such fine hair.
his hair really shapes his appearance. he looks younger with the cute haircut and he looks older with his current style.

[WengChuan]

Lee Hom should chnage his hair style..wats his hair stylist doing there???since lust cautious filming,his hair never get back to usual style

[diyanahomie]

haha.. still talking about the hair again?
i quite like the hairstyle..
anyways, SG papers reported that he will be coming over to spore on the 27th and 28th of Aug 07.. to promote the movie and album..
hope its true!

[lifemedia44]

hey guys, there's a cd called "Our Love Songs 2 (2CD)" consisting of various taiwan artists, including leehom. it says that it is released today and you can look and order at it at yesasia.

[kawaii8]

Here is the CD lifemedia44 is talking about:
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code...pid-1004916850/

It sells for 17.99 and it includes the songs
"Forever Love" (It's number 1 in the first CD :D)
"An Quan Gan" ("Sense of Security")
"Ai Ni Deng Yu Ai Zi Ji" ("Loving You is Loving Me")



Lol as for Leehom's hair, it's not that bad looking now...it's a bit too long though. He needs a little trim. And I agree--I love his "Shangrila" haircut. It was so cute and it definitely made him look young and more of a boy image.

[miss scarlett]

lol as for the "Bosco" part, I didn't even notice. haha I think I read it too many times before that I just didn't reread this one. Probably Scarlett is thinking of Bosco Wong too much

Lol. I don't remember typing "Bosco" the first place. o_O I just copy and pasted everything from the previous thread. I left some things out because I wanted to do some of the editing... and I just HAD to post something of Leehom anyways on the post so just copy&pasted the quick facts... OMG, HAHA. TT_TT I'm not even a Bosco fan. o_O But Bosco is awesome haha. Okay I'll stop now before I get off topic.

yo scarlett! i thought you didnt have time? your banner post is sooo good already! nobody else could have the made that better than leehom's wifey

See what I mean by being perfect? Although I'm busy I just HAVE to make it perfect, lol. I also want to start the DBSK Thread PART 5.

Regarding Leehom's new hair, I guess the banner I made on the first post is the hair you're talking about, right? LOL Sorry I'm just so out with everything that does with Leehom right now. o_o But honestly speaking, I believe Leehom looks best when he looked like a kid back in the Shangri-La days, lol. Well, I should say during the period between Shangri-La and Heroes of Earth. Like during the world tour before his Heroes of Earth one in 2005... aww he was so cute.

[richaardl]

damnng i like his new album it's sooo coool!!


any body know what lee hom uses on his hair?

[chungmaster]

I like Leehom's currently hair...except when he gels it "back" (like Sony Ericsson store event when he was sick or the charity event) instead of gelling it forward (in most variety shows)..

Wow..that did not make sense.

The only time I really disliked his hair was during "Evolution" promo where it's all fried and poofy.


I'm digressing but I just watched Segame's mv for Finally again and I really want to know which company provided the initial necklaces because....my name starts with "G" (the one Leehom wore) I couldn't find anything on it online

[inferno323]

I'm glad leehom is better now! It's cool that he makes a video for the fans who worry about him! =)

I think each of his hair styles (pre- and post- Lust, Caution) has its own pros and cons. The pre-LC one makes him look younger and more active. The post-LC one makes him seem more mature

[lifemedia44]

chungmaster, i believe the necklace you're talking about is the one he did a commercial for. go to youtube.com and type segame+wang leehom.

man, leehom's hair back in his shangri-la days was hotttt. it made him look 25 hehe...
but i think his current style fits his age.. i mean he can't stay young forever ^^

btw, what's with the green boxes underneath our AF names??

[samleung]

Even as a fan, I have to say that the wo men de gei MV was incredibly lame and boring.

[diyanahomie]

those green boxes.. i wish to know too.. haha
wee, Leehom will be coming down to Spore in Sep..not those dates in Aug..
personally, i like his bu ke si yi album the hair..

[chungmaster]

lifemedia44 Segame is a game network which Leehom endorsed for. I think the necklaces are just to identify the characters. What I want to know is which company made them lol.

I wonder if he'll have a concert in the US for this album..

[*frutti]

Even as a fan, I have to say that the wo men de gei MV was incredibly lame and boring.

yeah, there's not much plotline, but he was just so hot in it

yup his hair was the best during his shangrila days. but i think it's still pretty cute now, it makes him look like a "good boy".

[loos]

yeah, i agree. I'm not sure I understood the new MV. and it was sooo random. I guess it might because it was practically an advertisement as opposed to an mv :/

[KC Zhu]

U STARS

Date of Issue: 16 August 2007

Cover:



Wang Lee Hom

Source: http://reading.udn.com/mag/index_s.shtml


========================================


POP STOP

By Ho Yi
STAFF REPORTER
Friday, August 17, 2007, Page 14

...

On a melancholy note, ABT pop star Wang Lee-hom is suspected to be suffering from depression after canceling 20 publicity events, six album-signing gatherings and one nearly sold-out concert. Even veteran gossipmongers are lost for a cause of Wang's woes as his career has been on a stratospheric trajectory of late.

The star's agent issued a statement denying the speculation, and emphasized that while Wang did go to the hospital, he visited the shenching, or neurosurgery, department for severe back problems, and not the chingshen, or psychiatry department.

Source: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archi...8/17/2003374688

This post has been edited by KC Zhu: Aug 17 2007 11 05 PM

[happy28]

Re: Pop Stop article

Seriously can't someone like a workaholic artist who is ill take time off? Frustrating to be 'human' after all as a celeb - love the way the media likes to make things up.

Have to say when i read this line...
'he visited the shenching, or neurosurgery, department for severe back problems, and not the chingshen, or psychiatry department.'
made me - i suppose the media is the one's that belong in the chingshen category!

Ok my 2cents re: the MV -
Have to say when i saw the preview was so looking forward to the whole thing. Once I saw it though it was a shame that it was more of a SE ad - definitely not subtle but then again love the song (and damn who cares where we can see Leehom I suppose ). It just seemed so forced with the long shots of the phone

The weirdest bit in that MV was the girl in the pool .... Gee if I saw Leehom on the side of a pool i just 'dropped' into I'ld drag my butt out ASAP once I would see he was there..no matter how sad I was!!

Suppose the theme in the MV is that whether your happy or sad there will be a Leehom song for you. That through his music is a song in our/his life.