China News Service, Guangzhou, February 28th: Hong Kong artist Zhao Juncheng: Restarting career in the Mainland and pursuing music dreams in the Bay Area
China News Service reporter Fang Weibin
During the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon that just passed, Hong Kong artist Zhao Juncheng was a little busy.
He not only participated in the performance of the 2024 Guangfu Temple Fair, but also sang "Promise in the Bay Area" at the 2024 Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Youth Lantern Festival Gala.
A few days ago, Zhao Juncheng said bluntly in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Service in Guangzhou: "I have restarted my career in the mainland."
Zhao Juncheng recalled that since 2013, he often went to the mainland to develop.
Two years before that, as a member of the boy band "Square", he temporarily interrupted his singing career due to the group's disbandment.
"After the group disbanded, I worked as a real estate agent and a company employee, but I found that I still love singing." Zhao Juncheng said that participating in a game of the Hong Kong Star Football Team made the gears of his destiny begin to turn, and he met "Principal Tan" "Alan Tam formed an indissoluble bond.
"During the intermission of that game, Brother Huang Rihua asked me to sing a song to cheer up, so I sang "Love is Simple". After singing, Principal Tan remembered my name." Zhao Juncheng said, if not Without Principal Tan's support, it would be impossible for him to have what he has today.
Encouraged by Alan Tam, Zhao Juncheng participated in "Avenue of Stars" and won the third place in the 2015 finals.
He said: "The competition in Beijing opened my eyes and exposed me to the cultures and singing styles of different regions."
Zhao Juncheng said that what he will never forget is that he came into contact with Tibetan singers. During the exchange, his singing skills improved.
The exchange and collision of cultures from different regions have also made Zhao Juncheng's music creation richer and more diverse.
In the mainland, Zhao Juncheng's career gradually improved.
"Principal Tan will let me be his guest when he holds a concert tour in the Mainland. This experience is priceless. At a concert with tens of thousands of people, being recognized by more people is an unforgettable experience." Zhao Juncheng in Alan Tam With the support of , he developed in all directions, not only singing, but also acting and making movies.
"I now mainly work and live in Guangzhou and Beijing, and often travel across the country." Zhao Juncheng said frankly that for Hong Kong entertainers, there are few platforms or TV stations in Hong Kong, and the output of movies or TV series produced in a year is limited.
In the past few years, he has often acted in mainland China. Take Hengdian as an example. There are dozens of crews stationed at the same time, so there is a lot of room for development.
On June 28, 2023, the "Welcome the Universiade" Chengdu-Hong Kong Charity Football Match was held in Chengdu.
The picture shows Hong Kong star football team member Zhao Juncheng (third from left in the first row) taking a photo with his teammates.
(Photo provided by interviewee)
Last year, Zhao Juncheng also participated in the Guizhou "Village Super League" with the Hong Kong Star Football Team.
Since 2008, he has followed this football team all over the country.
"I often participate in charity football friendly match fundraising activities of the Hong Kong Star Football Team." Zhao Juncheng said that over the years, he has clearly felt the rapid changes in the mainland.
Zhao Juncheng said: "I want to use my personal experience to encourage more Hong Kong people to go north to develop." He believes that development in the mainland and the Greater Bay Area can be invested at a lower cost than in Hong Kong. After all, the market is huge. People’s perspectives will also be different.
Zhao Juncheng is also the president of the Greater Bay Area Hong Kong Sports Association.
Using this status, he often organizes Hong Kong primary and secondary school students to go to the mainland to hold friendly football matches.
He said: "I hope that children from the two places can communicate more and that Hong Kong students can learn more about the mainland cities in the Greater Bay Area."
In Guangzhou, Zhao Juncheng also has a music studio.
He said frankly: "What I want to do most is music." As his experience continues to increase, Zhao Juncheng likes to sing old songs more and more.
At the first Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival, he sang "Under the Lion Rock" with Alan Tam.
"There is joy in life, but it is inevitable that there will always be tears... I used hard work to write that immortal famous line", Zhao Juncheng sang this song a cappella.
On a larger stage in the Greater Bay Area, he is still chasing his music dream.
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