Later, I went to the city to study, gradually gained knowledge, and then contacted Beyond, only to know that Ka Kui Wong, the lead singer of the band, had died. In retrospect, that year, I just studied, and I was 6 years old. Now I am almost 30 years old, and Ka Kui Wong has been dead for 23 years!
I always wanted to write something in memory of him. Thank you for his singing to accompany me through my youth and every important pass in my life: senior high school entrance examination, college entrance examination, college graduation and starting my career. It is his songs that constantly inspire me, give me strength and let me move on after hesitation, frustration and sadness. Due to the limitation of knowledge, I haven't been able to write. Now, after reading his biography, I finally dare to write about the life and death of a symbol of the spirit of the times.
Andy Lau, Tony Leung Chiu Wai and Stephen Chow were born almost at the same time. It is said that before he was born, his mother dreamed of a strong horse. After he was born, he was named Ka Kui. He has two sisters and a brother, and a younger brother, Huang, who is two years younger than him, and later became a member of Beyond.
As Tayu Lo, the father of Taiwanese folk songs, said: There are no real musicians in Hong Kong, except Ka Kui Wong. It is a miracle that such a person came into this world, and God will not send music angels down to earth again. When he was young, Ka Kui showed his musical talent and taught himself the guitar. He was only 17 years old at that time. At this time, however, the lead singer of a band said that Ka Kui would never succeed if he didn't play the guitar well. It was these words that stung Ka Kui and made him determined to get ahead. Later, he did it, singing: How many times, in the face of cold eyes and ridicule, he never gave up his ideal.
Beyond was not smooth sailing from 1983 when the band was founded to 1993 when Ka Kui died unexpectedly. They struggled and changed in pain, from "underground" to "above ground", from forming a band for a competition, coming to Beijing for a concert, from being a smash hit to studying in Japan.
Ka kui regards music as life and never wastes time on things that are meaningless and valuable to him. He left Hong Kong for Japan because "there is only entertainment in Hong Kong, but there is no music". Unexpectedly, he left the wolf's den and went to the lion's den. Japan is a bigger ukiyo-e painting. In order to open up the situation in Japan, they had to compromise and participate in an antagonistic TV game program. After this trip, Ka Kui never came back.
When I was a child, I just heard that Ka Kui Wong accidentally fell down at a concert. Because he landed on his head first and was seriously injured, he didn't get treatment in the end. Only after reading the biography did I know that he was knocked down from a 3-meter-high stage while attending a game show, and then fell into a coma. A week later, on the afternoon of June 30th, at 4: 15 Japan time, a generation of musical talents left in Tokyo, Japan. At the age of 3 1, his great musical talent only bloomed briefly 14 years.
A poem "Broad Sky" became his last work, and the sentence "I'm afraid I will fall down one day" was fatally lost. Lying in the arms of my younger brother Huang, his last words were only three words: pain, take care ... when I read it, I burst into tears.
Now every time I go to KTV, Beyond's classic songs are a must. I have always been tone deaf, not to mention singing Cantonese songs. Except Beyond, I learned to sing Cantonese songs through their songs and fell in love with catchy, soft and affectionate Cantonese. I couldn't help humming their song: Today, I watched the snow drifting in the cold night and went away with a cold heart. ...
Many people know that "Like You" is G.E.M., and those who know that the original singer is Ka Kui Wong must be super fans. This is a love song written by Ka Kui Wong to his ex-girlfriend. His girlfriend once asked him to choose between her and music, and he finally chose music. He was born for music. I can't imagine what Ka Kui Wong would be like if he didn't sing but worked to earn money to support his family. But he was also full of guilt about his girlfriend, so he wrote this song affectionately: I am so impulsive about my ideal that I complain that it is difficult to fall in love with her freely. This is a true portrayal of Ka Kui's life at that time.
"Days of Our Lives" is a tribute to South African President nelson mandela: dark skin means lifelong dedication to him. In the struggle of skin color, Mandela's glorious life was told in the form of songs. He especially praised the campaign against racial discrimination led by Mandela. This shows why Beyond is popular. They are not only concerned about personal grievances, not to mention the sadness between lovers. They care about society and human beings with a more universal heart. They practice their musical ideals and express their responsibility to society with practical actions.
A song "I really love you" was originally sung by Ka Kui to her mother, expressing her gratitude: a pair of unadorned hands always bring warmth behind her back, always pay attention to it, and don't know how to cherish too much guilt ... Because Beyond sang this song when she visited poor children in Africa, the extension of this song gradually became grand and became a love song. This is also the earliest and most popular song of Beyond.
I watched a video on Weibo before, and I was very sad after watching it. Probably the video of Bruce Lee, Ka Kui Wong and Anita Mui's funeral. In the video, how many fans are emotional, but they can only watch the idol's hearse go away and cry at a distance under the barrier of the police. They don't believe that the person they have always loved has been deeply fascinated, and the person who has been madly following has disappeared from this world. They can't accept it. And Ka Kui Wong is the spiritual idol of a generation or even generations. His songs are always full of confusion and dreams, loss and energy. He virtually helped many young hearts get out of the haze, humming "forgive my unruly indulgence in love and freedom in my life" and regrouped from the beginning.
Just as some fans insisted on not believing in Leslie Cheung's departure after his brother left, claiming that they had seen his brother abroad, some fans did not want to believe the truth after he left Ka Kui Wong, believing that Ka Kui was still alive, in a place that no one knew, except that he stopped singing. This is just self-comfort for fans. They can't accept this fact and the sudden collapse of the spiritual world. They can only create an illusion for themselves and convince themselves that that person still exists in another part of the world. Comfort their wandering and lonely souls from time to time.
His singing influenced too many people. Nicholas Tse said: Because of Ka Kui Wong, I began to learn music and guitar after listening to his Pride and Our Days. Andy Lau said: Ka Kui Wong is a person who loves music very much. Every note, every word has his soul and hard work. This evaluation is not excessive. Everyone who has come from youth, who has been confused and desperate about the future, who dares to say that he has never heard or sung Beyond's songs? Even now, you can hum that familiar melody in front of any crowd anytime, anywhere, but anyone who has heard music, even if he is tone-deaf, probably knows whose song it is. Their songs can always cross the barriers of time and space, affecting generation after generation. Their songs always exceed the age limit. No matter when and at what age you listen to them, they can still make people full of lofty sentiments and recall the days when our life and youth ideals passed away.
However, a jealous genius, a passionate young man full of musical talent and dreams, comes to an abrupt end at the best age of life, and we will all grow old, while he will always be young and his music will always be young.
Ka Kui Wong once said in their concert that he was not good at words, but his sincerity and simplicity, as well as his persistence and seriousness in music, moved us again and again, and attracted more and more fans and artists who really followed music. At the Beijing Concert from 65438 to 0988, Ka Kui performed "Nothing" by Cui Jian, the father of mainland rock in his own unique way. Although it is different from the original song, it has a unique taste, which is the own taste of Ka Kui. This is what makes him different. Even if he built it, he would never stick to the rules and follow the steps. He knows that no matter how good it is, it is better to sing his own style, so Kaju's version of Nothing is considered to be the best of all the cover versions.
Huang Baiming, a Hong Kong filmmaker, said: He is a very good person. This statement hit the nail on the head, and there is absolutely nothing perfunctory or false. At that time, musicians who played rock and music were often wild, smoking, drinking and even playing with women, dressed boldly and avant-garde, with long hair and earrings, and often looked cynical. Although Ka Kui has long hair and earrings, she has never done anything out of line. On the contrary, he always touched more people with songs full of ideals, youthful blood and love. He is an obedient boy, inarticulate and a little shy, but he is a sunny boy when he smiles.
Chen Yufan, a member of Yu Quan Band, said: Every time I mention the name "beyond" and Ka Kui Wong, my heart aches. However, it is their musicians who appreciate each other. Who is heartbroken? When Ka Kui left, his brother, Huang, a member of the band, was deeply saddened. He hoped that it was himself who had the accident, because Ka Kui Wong was too important to the band. He is not only the lead singer, but also the actual spiritual leader of the band and the core of the whole band. However, Ka Kui never pretends to be a "captain" and never "sings". Almost all four people in the band have their own title songs, and the songs are different, and Ka Kui is not the only one to sing. He always erases his brilliance, stands in the same position and height as his teammates, encourages and inspires their creative enthusiasm, and does not bury everyone's musical talent.
The accident of Ka Kui directly put the band in danger of dissolution, and even brought great pain to hundreds of millions of fans who love Beyond. Fortunately, the remaining three people held back their grief until 1999, and announced their dissolution after attending Beyond's 15 anniversary celebration. Later, in order to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the band's founding, Beyond returned, and was completely dissolved two years later. But as Huang said: Although we will develop separately after this time, we will continue the spirit of transcendence. This pony's two-year-old brother can't help himself every time he sings "I'm afraid I'll fall down one day" after his accident.
Although Beyond was badly hurt by the accident, as Huang said, its spirit is still there, and they are still there. But when Beyond announced its dissolution, it was somewhat disappointing. The people who once comforted our restless souls have gone, and now the band Beyond will no longer exist. It's a pity to think about it. It took away the youth and blood of a generation, and gradually got our memories and feelings. A moment of trance, a sense of loss. What would Beyond look like if Ka Kui were still here?
The lyrics sang "Forgive my unrestrained love for freedom in my life", and Ka Kui said that freedom is my wish. He also said that life doesn't care about what you get, only what you do. Indeed, he worked hard to realize his dream, freedom and music in his short life. His biggest dream is that Beyond can travel around the world, and the remaining three people inherited his last wish and realized it for Beyond at the 20th anniversary concert. They started from Hong Kong and passed through Beijing, Malaysia, Guangzhou, Shanghai, the United States, Canada, Shenzhen and other regions and countries, letting more people know about Beyond and Ka Kui Wong.
The world has taken away too many moving songs. Ka Kui Wong, Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Michael Jackson ... Maybe God is too lonely, maybe God is jealous that ordinary people on earth can enjoy such wonderful music, so he wants to take back this song that doesn't belong to this world. In the dead of night with a full moon hanging high, or on a cloudless sunny day in Wan Li, if you listen quietly, they will definitely hide above your head, song for you!
Written on the 23rd anniversary of Jiaju's death! Twenty-three years ago, Ka Kui Wong, the spiritual idol of a generation, passed away in Tokyo, Japan at 4 pm (Tokyo time) on June 30th, 1993. I want to cherish the memory of Ka Kui and Beyond, and the passionate youth and depressed years taken away by them!