Pro-Democracy Lyricist’s Name Was Replaced on Song List for a Hong Kong Superstar Concert in China

The well-known lyricist has written over 3,800 songs since mid-1980s

The famous lyricist Lam Chik, known as the "Asian God of Lyrics,” on Oct. 9, 2015, at The University of Hong Kong. Tzoi-shu Poon/The Epoch Times

As Hong Kong superstar Eason Chan resumes his world tour concert, the mainland Chinese organizer of his concert in Guangzhou has replaced the name of a politically outspoken lyricist, Albert Leung, with other lyricists before submitting the document to the Chinese official. Many Netizens criticized Chan’s betrayal. On June 18, The organizer apologized and promised to withdraw the document. However, Chan’s manager Gan Jingjing, responded that the cooperation with the Guangzhou organizer would be ceased immediately the next day.

Hong Kong superstar Eason Chan Yick Shun, who ranked sixth in the 2013 Forbes China Celebrity Top 100 List, is participating in his 2023 world tour and plans to hold a concert in Guangzhou, China.