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| christine | Aug 5 2008, 12:08 AM Post #1 |
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ALL ABOUT LEEHOM: ![]() Name: Wang Leehom Debut: December, 1995 in China/Taiwan, with the release of "Love Rival Beethoven" Company: SonyBMG Taiwan Official Websites: http://www.sonybmg.com.tw/pop/leehom (Taiwan, SonyBMG) http://www.sonymusic.com.hk/lee (Hong Kong, SonyBMG) http://www.wangleehom.com (Personal) Mandarin Name: Wang Li Hong Cantonese Name: Wong Lik Wang English Name: Leehom Wang Christian Name: Alexander Wang Japanese Name: Wan Rii-hon Nickname(s): Homeboy, Huang Lu Hong (Yellow Green Red) Date of Birth: 17 May 1976 Birthplace: Rochester, New York, USA Astrological Sign: Taurus Zodiac: Dragon Blood Type: O+ Height: 180 cm/5'11" Weight: 68 kg/149 lbs EDUCATION: Elementary School: Pittsford Elementary School High School: Sutherland High School (Graduated Valedictorian, scored perfect on SAT) Undergraduate School: Williams College (earned BA degree with Honors in Music, Minor in Asian Studies) Graduate School: Berklee School of Music (earned MA degree with Honors) Spoken Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese, French, Japanese Profession: Singer-songwriter, Music Arranger, Producer, Actor FAVORITES: Boyband: *N Sync Admired Singer: Stevie Wonder Subject: Jazz Piano Animal: Dog (Rotweiller) Color: Blue Sport: Baseball Food: Japanese cuisine, Peking Duck, Pizza, Coconut, Zonghui Sandwich, Grapefruit Juice Hobby: Baseball, Music, Drawing, Movie, Drama, Creating Movies: 8 1/2, Little Women, Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Farewell My Concubine, A Clockwork Orange Type of Movie: Science Fiction Country: Taiwan Attire: T-shirt & Jeans RANDOM FUNFACTS: - He's left handed. - He scored a perfect 1600 on the SATs. - Besides English and Mandarin, he sings in fluent Cantonese and Japanese. - He can play 10+ instruments, including the violin, piano, accoustic guitar, electric guitar, xylophone, drums, accordian, bass, harmonica, and er-hu - Leehom wrote a musical called "The Bite That Burns" when he was 21. It is a Broadway work, and its score is more than 570 pages in length. - He owns a music studio called "Homeboy Studios" - He worked as a paper boy for 7 years with his older brother Leo. - When he was younger, his parents asked him if he wanted his name to be "Alexander" or "Leehom". He chose "Leehom" because it was more unique than "Alexander." - He composed the song "Julia" within 5 minutes. - The song "Mary Says" is about his college girlfriend Mary Bai - He can draw. - He brushes his teeth before recording. - He pastes enlarged lyrics on the wall of his room when recording. - He did not learn how to read, write, and speak Chinese until he was 17. - He learned Cantonese when he was 23 and is now conversationally-fluent at it. - He's now learning Taiwanese (Hokkien) - He's very close with his grandmother. (Wang Popo) - His favorite subject in school (besides music) was math. His most hated subject was history. DISCOGRAPHY: Mandarin Albums: 1995: Love Rival Beethoven 1996: If You Heard My Song 1996: Missing You 1997: White Paper 1998: Revolution 1999: Impossible to Miss You 2000: Forever’s First Day 2001: The One and Only 2003: Unbelievable 2004: Shangri-La 2005: Heroes of Earth 2007: Change Me Exclusive Mandarin Singles: 1998: Revolution 2001: The One and Only 2002: Two People Don’t Equal Us 2004: Shangri-La 2005: Mistake in the Flower Field 2006: As Time Goes By 2007: Falling Leaf Turns to Root Japanese Albums: 2003: The Only One 2004: Hear My Voice Japanese Singles: 2003: Last Night 2004: Miracle of Love 2004: Dream Again Compilation Albums: 1998: Good Leehom Compilation 2001: Leehom Music Century 2002: Leehom’s Music Evolution Cantonese Singles: 2000: Take Your Time VCD/DVD Releases: 1999: Leehom’s Revolution Live Concert 1999: Impossible to Miss You Concert 2001: Leehom’s Music Century 2004: Unbelievable Music Video Collection 2005: Shangri-La Champion Celebration Edition 2006: Heroes of Earth Celebration Edition 2006: Heroes of Earth Live Concert 2006: “Life Is A Game” Original Soundtrack) FILMOGRAPHY: The Iron Giant Animation - 1999 Filmed in Mandarin From Ashes to Ashes September 2000 Filmed in Cantonese Main Cast: Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui, Wang Leehom, Karen Mok China Strike Force December 2000 Filmed in Cantonese Main Cast: Aaron Kwok, Fujiwara Norika, Wang Leehom, Coolio, Ruby Lin, Mark Dacascos The Avenging Fist December 2001 Filmed in Cantonese Main Cast: Wang Leehom, Stephen Fung, Gigi Leung, Kristy Yeung Moon Child April 2003 Filmed in Japanese Main Cast: Gackt, Hyde, Zeny Kwok, Wang Leehom, Taro Yamamoto, Susumu Terajima, Anne Suzuki, James H. Thomas Starlit High Noon June 2005 Filmed in Japanese Main Cast: Kyoka Suzuki, Wang Leehom Lust, Caution September 2007 Filmed in Mandarin Main Cast: Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Wang Leehom, Joan Chen, Tang Wei ALL CREDIT FOR INFO SECTION GOES TO MISS SCARLETT OF ASIANFANATICS.NET, MINUS SOME MINOR EDITING AND REFORMATTING BY ME. |
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| hannabeeshee | Aug 6 2008, 01:01 PM Post #2 |
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WOW!*jaw drops* after reading some of this infos especially those funfacts i was soooooooo amazed...he is such a talented guy...my gawwd i never knew leehom is such a multi-talented person... two thumbs up for him! |
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| christine | Aug 6 2008, 01:43 PM Post #3 |
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I know...he is soooo amazing...and to top it all off, he's so handsome!!
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| hannabeeshee | Aug 6 2008, 02:37 PM Post #4 |
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yess..so agree to that!nyahaha:D |
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| christineheartjiro | Aug 6 2008, 02:59 PM Post #5 |
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hehehe handsome and talented..can't get any better than that!! i admire Leehom a lot!
Edited by christineheartjiro, Aug 6 2008, 03:01 PM.
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| lilkiwi215 | Aug 27 2008, 01:18 AM Post #6 |
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haha i read your comment and read his! its so true! he is so amazing and talented! 10 intruments? perfect score?! wow |
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| kimberly | Aug 27 2008, 10:19 AM Post #7 |
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holy!! so talented~♥[[: |
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| lilkiwi215 | Aug 27 2008, 02:31 PM Post #8 |
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he really is |
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| christineheartjiro | Aug 28 2008, 02:28 PM Post #9 |
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Leehom was in China for the closing ceremony!! i practically screamed when i saw him!!!
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| christine | Aug 28 2008, 02:44 PM Post #10 |
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OMG, he was on NBC!!! Right on my TV!! LOL I was totally spazzing... >.> It was a dream come true!!! |
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