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October 23, 2006
2006/10/21: Thank you Leehom - Heroes of Earth Concert in SG
A Recollection
19 OCT 2006 - Arrival @ Changi Airport
Leehom arrived in Singapore at about 7.45pm, decked out in jeans and our beloved ourHomeSG tee! We welcomed him with a bouquet of pink heart-shaped balloons. We sensed that he was pretty tired, but still he was so obliging and smiled to everyone.
As usual, there was a warm crowd at the airport, and many security guards around him. Fans passed him gifts- Dongni (a new friend I’ve made from OurHome China) gave him a book written by her favourite author; Krishnamurti, and my friend Kimmie managed to pass her gift to a security guard who was next to Leehom.
I didn’t have my personal gift with me so I thought of passing it to him when he departs Singapore. Unfortunately, that did not happen for me.
21 OCT 2006 - Heroes of Earth World Tour @ Singapore Indoor Stadium
- Concert
As the lights slowly dimmed down, we cheered with great anticipation for Leehom’s appearance. Slowly, the cheers got louder as we saw Leehom appear on stage, donning a glittery gold Chinese costume in his new hairstyle for the first time!
We began singing along and waving our blue light-sticks enthusiastically as he performed the opening medley of “Gai Shi Ying Xiong”, “Fang Kai Ni De Xin”, and “Ai Ni Deng Yu Ai Zhi Ji”. Next up was the catchy “Gong Zuan Zi Zuan” and “Ai De Jiu Shi Ni” where we started getting off from our seats and grooved to the music!
To name a few, invited guests in the audience included his violin teacher, our very own local songbird Kit Chan, and first Singapore Idol Taufik Batisah. Leehom is a well-liked singer/songwriter/musician by all, it was no wonder that many other local celebrities were spotted in the audience too!
Leehom dedicated “Forever Love” to Kit Chan, whom he’d mentioned that he had a crush on when he first started out in the music industry.
That night, the audience was treated to a display of Leehom’s musical talents- he played the piano, guitar, violin and his Chinese erhu. Before he performed “Yi Shou Jian Dan De Ge” on piano, he solemnly shared with the audience that the concert was a highly challenging one for him as he has been busy with filming and hence he hasn’t been singing for quite some time. He also added a little humour by joking that his character is a very “un-hiphop” person! Going on, he sincerely hoped that the audience will sing more with him and without a doubt, we did! (:
One of my favourite moments of the concert was his violin performance of “Cinema Paradiso”… simply beautiful.
Nearing the finale, he sang “Bu Ke Neng Zuo Guo Ni” and “appointed” us instantly as his choir, telling us to control our volumes as he sang the song softer & softer and then back to higher & higher! It was really fun; but somehow we couldn’t control our volumes, haha.
Singing “Wei Yi” - the final song of the night, Leehom received a standing ovation from the audience.
“See ya all next year!” said Leehom as he waved us goodbye on stage.
- Backstage
There was this backstage conference shortly after the concert. My friend won backstage passes to this exclusive event and obviously, I was green with envy! I was pretty disappointed that I couldn’t have the chance to go backstage, but I was glad that my friend got the opportunity to see Leehom up-close.
Recently, my friend told me that it was mentioned backstage that Leehom was going to leave Singapore at 5am. I cannot imagine how workaholic Homeboy can get! He doesn’t even need sleep at all? I think we should all officially declare our Homeboy as Mr Superman!
- Departure
The small group of us, (myself, Dongni and Kimmie) did not get to see him off at the airport as we were clueless about his flight departure time. We actually reached the airport much later to realize that he has left in the morning. Sigh, we were kinda disappointed but at the same time we knew it was unavoidable that he has to leave so early and resume filming in Hong Kong.
Post Concert - My thoughts
Despite the derived tiredness from his tight filming schedules; our Homeboy gave his best to all of us fans! Although the time he spent here in Singapore seemed like a rushed affair, I am truly appreciative that he took a break from filming for this concert.
No doubt I was upset that we couldn’t see him off and pass him my gift, I am grateful for the memorable experience we had with our new found friend from China. I’m missing her as I’m typing this now and of course, I miss Leehom too!
Homeboy, you’re such a hardworking person- you need to take good care of yourself too! We’ll see you again soon alright!
Written by: Jamie Soong (OurHomeSG)
Posted by staff at October 23, 2006 01:15 AM