Paul Wong (musician)

Paul Wong Koon-chung (Chinese: 黃貫中; Jyutping: Wong4 Gun3zung1; born 31 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Wong, is a Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He is the lead guitarist of the rock band Beyond, which has been disestablished since 2005. He earned the award "the Best Rock Singer (新城勁爆殿堂搖擺歌手大獎)" in Hit Awards (新城勁爆頒獎禮) 2012. He is also a member of Hong Kong Artistes Christian Fellowship (香港藝人之家).

Paul Wong
黃 貫中
Wong performing in 2006
Born
Wong Koon-chung

(1964-03-31) 31 March 1964
British Hong Kong
NationalityChinese (Hong Kong)
EducationBachelor of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic College
Occupation
  • Musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • record producer
Years active1985–present
Spouse(s)
(
m. 2012)
Children1
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese黃貫中
Simplified Chinese黄贯中
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Labels
Associated acts
  • Beyond
  • Hann (汗)
  • Injection Molding Machine (高速啤機)
  • Soler
  • The Postman
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wong.

Biography

Early life and Beyond

Wong grew up in Kowloon City. During childhood his main hobby was drawing and he aspired to be an artist, having gained a lot of related awards. When he studied Design in Hong Kong Polytechnic College, he met drummer Yip Sai Wing and other Beyond members, who invited him to be the designer for the band's first concert, later on becoming the band's lead guitarist.

As the designer of Beyond, Wong's projects include the front cover of Goodbye Ideals (再見理想) and the clothing design of Life Contact Concert (生命接觸演唱會).

Regarding vocals, Wong sang lead on one or two songs per the band's album, such as "The Grand Earth" (大地), "Midnight Stray" (午夜流浪), "Forgive Me Today" (原諒我今天) and "Yearn for You" (懷念你).

On 24 June 1993, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Wong Ka Kui suddenly fell off the 2.7 m tall stage when the band were rehearsing the game show in Japan. He then got in a coma and was certified dead on 30 June 1993. Thereafter, the remaining three Beyond members decided to continue making music under the band's name the next year, Paul Wong and bassist Wong Ka Keung became the lead vocalists and main songwriters. Paul Wong's signature works are "Paradise (遙遠的Paradise)", "Let the Hands Off (請將手放開)" and "Until You Are Here (不見不散)". In 1999, Beyond were broken up and launched their solo projects possibly owing to their demarcation over musical concepts. In 2003, they reunited to have a concert tour Beyond Beyond Beyond Live 03 (Beyond超越Beyond Live 03) for the band's 20th anniversary. In 2005, they announced their breakup through Beyond final concert tour Beyond the Story Live 2005.

Solo career

In late 1999, Wong formed the band Hann (汗) with Jun Kung, Mak Man Wai (麥文威) from LMF and Dino Acconci. Next, he established a studio called Polar Bear Studio where Wong made all his recordings. Afterward, he signed a contract to Universal Records and within the two years released several solo albums which made him win "the Gold Award as one of the Best Singer/Songwriters (叱咤樂壇唱作人金獎)" in Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation (叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮) for the consecutive two years.

Wong once played a leading role in the musical called The Dream Broken in Victoria Harbour (夢斷維港) by troupe Theatre Space (劇場空間),[1] adapted from a broadway musical West Side Story, localised and based on the background in Hong Kong. Hong Kong conductor Henry Shek (石信之) was the leader for Hong Kong New Phihamonic Symphonic Orchestra (香港新愛樂交響樂團) to perform at the seashore of Hong Kong Cultural Centre during the play.

In November 2002, Wong held his debut concert in Hong Kong Coliseum. After the contract to Universal has ended, he issued an indie album Existence (我在存在) in 2004, funded by himself.

Yet as a member of Beyond, in 2005 they ran eight sessions of concert in Hong Kong Coliseum, which is the last world tour of the band. Consequently he worked as the supervisor for the musical Akapi Shooting Incident (亞卡比槍擊事件) by CRHK Sammy and Kitty (森美小儀) to contribute soundtracks.

In April 2006, Wong signed a contract to Warner, promoting his projects in Mainland China.

Discography

Solo albums and EPs
Release dateTitleLanguageLabel
January 2001Yellow Paul WongCantoneseUniversal
December 2001Black White (黑白)Universal
April 2002Identical Root (同根)Universal
November 2002Play It LoudUniversal
July 2004I Now Exists (我在存在)Pathe Records
July 2007I Now ExistsMandarinWOW Music
October 2011Concerto in A minor (A小調協奏曲)Cantonese / MandarinWOW Music
January 2013Paul Wong CollectionMandarinWOW Music

Songs for artists
YearSingleArtistRole
1997"Distressed By Myself" (自尋煩惱)Andy HuiSongwriter, Lyricist, Arranger, Producer
1998"Just Say Gooy-Bye"Karen MokSongwriter
1999"Nuts" (神經病)Jordan Chan
1999"Don't Let Me Drink Too Much" (別讓我喝太多)Andy Hui
1999"I Can't"Andy Hui
1999"On My God" (我的天)Karen MokSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
1999"Awesome" (了不起)Lawrence ChouSongwriter, Lyricist
2000"A Black Tie" (黑色領帶)Daniel ChanSongwriter, Arranger
2000"Drive"Kang Jingchun (康淨淳)Songwriter
2000"Everyone Is Mad" (所有人是傻)Nicholas TseSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2001"Good Dog" (好狗)Jan LambSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2002"Elegance Wins the Heaven" (美麗勝天國)Wong HeSongwriter
2002"Rainy Days"Athena ChuSongwriter, Producer
2002"Jump Up" (跳起來)Athena ChuSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2002"New Colourful World" (彩色新天地)Johnny Tseng (曾國銘)Songwriter
2002"We Can Change"Wong Ka Ming (王嘉明)Songwriter, Arranger
2003"Overnight Feud" (隔夜仇)Hacken LeeSongwriter, Producer
2003"Understand, okay" (明白了吧)Hacken Lee
2004"How Much Can You Love" (可以幾愛)Ella Koon
2004"Awesome (了不起)"Andy HuiSongwriter
2004"Marlon Brando" (馬龍白蘭度)Andy LauSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2004"Your Majesty" (萬歲)Jordan ChanSongwriter
2004"Saturday Night"Andy HuiSongwriter, Producer
2004"Don't Provoke Me" (不要惹我)Athena Chu
2004"Ah-oh"
2004"Spell" (法術)
2004"I Win" (我贏了)
2004"A Queen in Trouble" (落難皇后)Gigi LeungSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2005"Where Are You" (你在哪裡)Fiona SitProducer
2006"Good Brothers" (好兄弟)SofthardSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2008"A Representative Wife" (標準太太)Josie Ho
2008"A Poisoned Scorpion" (中毒蠍子)Songwriter, Arranger
2008"Not a Doll" (不是娃娃)Elanne KwongSongwriter, Producer
2008"Starting Off" (出發)Liu XuanSongwriter, Lyricist, Arranger, Producer
2008"An Inflatable Doll" (充氣娃娃)Shino LinSongwriter
2008"Go Go Dragon" (GO GO 飛龍)Jan LambSongwriter, Producer
2009"Authentic" (不加塑)Keeva Mak (麥家瑜)Songwriter, Arranger
2009"Hong Kong Hong Kong" (香港香港)Alan TamSongwriter, Arranger, Producer
2009"Last Time the Last Time" (上次無下次)
2009"Poors" (窮鬼)Jan Lamb
2009"Never Said Goodbye"Juno MakArranger, Guitar
2011"Ignorant During Youthhood" (年少無知)Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong (黃德斌)Songwriter, Producer
2015"A Virtuous Robber" (盜亦有道)Alex Chia (謝中傑)Songwriter, Arranger, Producer

Filmography
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References
  1. Yip, Paul. "夢斷維港". 劇場空間 Theatre Space.

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