KUALA LUMPUR: Cantopop star Jacky Cheung paid tribute to his Malaysian fans, with the Hong Kong-born singer and entertainer saying they made him feel at home.
"I think can comfortably speak in Cantonese this evening.
"Speaking in Cantonese, I can express myself much better.
"In some concerts, I had to speak Mandarin, but of course I'm much more fluent in Cantonese," he said to a sold-out crowd at his concert at the Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil stadium.
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The concert is part of the 'Jacky Cheung’s Classic Tour’ which started in October 2016 and spans over 60 cities worldwide.
The performance at Bukit Jalil was Cheung's 132nd since the tour started.
Cheung, 56, captivated the audience throughout the three-hour concert with his energetic stage movements, while taking the audience through some of his greatest hits including Loving You More Every Day and The Goodbye Kiss.
One of Hong Kong's “Four Heavenly Kings” – alongside Andy Lau Tak-wah, Aaron Kwok Fu-shing and Leon Lai - Cheung, who has also earned the nickname "God of Songs" for his vocal talents, has a huge following among Chinese Malaysians who speak predominantly in Cantonese.
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The concert featured a four-sided stage dressed with spectacular giant LED screens, with levels that rise and fall with the melodies that transforms with every song to showcase plenty of special effects.
Resembling first a three-tier cake, then a circular staircase, at times a rotating compass, at others a walled fortress, it presented to the audience a truly incredible visual extravaganza.
Cheung, who has 33 years in his singing career, said the four-sided stage setup, which is his own concept, is reminiscent of his first concert in 1987.
Cheung first entered the entertainment industry in 1984 after he won a singing contest.
In 1988, he took his talents to the big screen in 'As Tears Go By’, a 1988 Hong Kong action drama film that was the directorial debut of Wong Kar-wai which also starred Andy Lau and Maggie Cheung.
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Cheung's bestselling album, "Goodbye Kiss" sold four million copies in 1993, and some of his most popular hits include "Loving You More Every Day" and "Everlasting Love."
Cheung, whose last show in Malaysia was six years ago, will perform for three consecutive nights starting from Friday evening at the Axiata Arena Bukit Jalil.
The concert tickets are priced at RM988, RM888, RM748, RM618, RM488, RM368 and RM258.
It had been speculated among fans that scalpers could potentially flog tickets for as high as RM2,000 each.
The concert is jointly presented by ONEMUSIC XOX and F&N, organized by Star Planet and Impact Entertainment and supported by Malaysia Major Events.