one good show

i went to see my first concert in Hong Kong last weekend. we bought a new tv, and they gave us 2 free concert tickets to see Justin, a new HK singer. Larry's sister, Karen, was in town for the week, so i took her to see it. even with nosebleed seats, it was a good show. tickets were free, so no complaints here... except there were light fixtures obstructing the jumbotron so we couldn't see his face on the overhead screens during the entire show... but who's complaining? ;)

this guy, Justin, can really sing! in a land where the talent of many young, new, "pretty" singers and actors is highly questionable, it's a breath of fresh air to discover a new HK singer who can actually sing well! so i gotta give him props...

Justin (full name Justin Lo) is currently one of the fastest rising HK singers. he released his first album last November, and in just half a year, he held this concert at the famous HK Coliseum. born in New York, he grew up in HK until his early teens. he worked for Yahoo! in Santa Clara, CA (anybody in the Bay Area recognize him?) until a few years ago, and moved back to HK to persue songwriting. he went on to write songs for some popular HK singers, including Leon Lai, Andy Hui, Kelly Chen, and Miriam Yeung. then he was discovered for his own voice, and his singing career began. not bad, huh?

anyway, his concert had songs from his first album (pictured) and his newly released, second album. luckily i had bought his first cd a week before so i was familiar with half of the songs that he performed. his musical style is mostly ballads. i normally prefer music with more groove, more R&B-ish (like a lot of Korean pop music, and Jay Chou, a cutie Taiwanese singer who's widely popular in HK), but i can appreciate a good ballad if it's sung well and has a nice melody. Justin has a great voice that sounds natural and soothing, so i enjoyed his songs. during the night, he even brought out three famous HK singers for some duets-- Miriam Yeung, Leo Koo, and "ah Lam", so it was cool to see them perform.

okay, now when is Jay Chou having a concert in Hong Kong? =)