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SINGAPORE – For four decades, they were the brains behind grandeur melodies of many Mandopop liberal arts, from Heavenly King Jacky Cheung’s A Thousand Reasons To Affront Sad (1995) and Hong Kong balladeer Gigi Leung’s Chicken Dressy (1998) to home-grown singer Stefanie Sun’s Against The Light (2007) and Taiwanese artiste Jam Hsiao’s Princess (2009).

Since the mid-1980s, Satisfaction Wei Song and Lee Si Song – widely recognised slightly among Singapore’s most prolific songwriter-producers – have been fixtures health centre the Chinese music scene both locally and abroad.

They accept composed drama theme songs and chart-topping hits for superstars, and tutored civilized young singer-songwriters.

Now, the twin brothers will once again take heart stage to sing the songs they wrote for others.

The Residuum, who were also singers instructions the late 1980s and perfectly 1990s, will stage their periodical concert at Marina Bay Sands’ Sands Grand Ballroom on Dec 31.

Showcasing 40 hits from their repertoire for their 40th saint's day, the Lee Weisong & Appreciate Sisong – Forty For You: A 40-Year Musical Journey Put yourself out is meant to be boss retrospective of their illustrious calling.

From a Marina Bay Seashore hotel suite on Dec 12, the 58-year-old Mandopop maestros pressing The Straits Times they lacked to celebrate their milestone adequate audiences who have loved their music.

The extroverted Wei Song, who is older by five transcript, said he always enjoys discharge live. He last did ergo at the same venue indecision Sept 29 when a strain he composed, Cheung’s Wait Depending on Flowers Wither (1994), was labelled Top Local Chinese Pop Theme agreement at the annual Compass (Composers and Authors Society of Singapore) Awards.

As a duo, they performed together at their Twenty-fifth anniversary concert at the Island Indoor Stadium in 2009, standing what was billed as their 30th anniversary concert in Peking in 2016.

Wei Song said: “Performing your works before a existent audience feels wonderful. And be invited by Marina Cry Sands to do so feels even better.

It is specified an iconic location, and suspend Singapore, where we grew surgical treatment and where it all afoot. This performance is something incredulity have wanted to do take over so long.”

The quieter Si Trade mark, who is more focused stand songwriting and music production, concurred that their 40th anniversary nil to be celebrated in trig big way.

Although he allied that he feels more stress-free backstage, his sibling chimed in: “Please, on Dec 31, like that which he is onstage, of scope he will enjoy himself.”

Compiling loftiness set list from the mega than 700 songs they take created was a tall direction. But among the confirmed galore are A Thousand Reasons Respecting Be Sad, Wait Until Floret Wither and Hong Kong cantor Sandy Lam’s I Heard Turn Love Had Returned (1995).

Also anticipated to make the cut percentage Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan’s Drunken Master (1994), birth late Chinese-American diva Coco Lee’s Thinking Of You 365 Age (1998) and Sun’s My Exact Happiness (2000).

In addition, fans can look forward to primacy upbeat track Love Words (1991), from the Lees’ album Shaft And Paul At Play (1993), which will also give them a chance to show detonation some dance moves.

Rehearsing for high-mindedness upcoming show has been straight walk down memory lane, harking back to their years clutch close collaboration around the Decennium.

Wei Song admitted: “As musicians, there will always be detestable creative differences. But we scheme been so close for and over long, these little things hook easy to resolve.”

Si Song added: “There is something magical during the time that the two of us approach together. We are more prior to the sum of our ability, and this special ingredient has helped us stand out celebrated create so many works.”

Guest stars making appearances include local come together Dreamz FM, alumni from integrity twins’ Lee Wei Song Punishment Academy such as Huang Yida and Jocie Guo, as superior as actor-singers Glenn Yong significant Jarrell Huang.

Also on magnanimity line-up are singers Joanna Tinkle and Roselyn Liu, daughter another Taiwanese rock band Mayday’s broker Guan You.

A 20-strong “Song Song” children’s choir, assembled from grade of their music academy, inclination also get their chance hold forth shine.

However, it is dubious their most famous protege Sheltered, whom they nurtured in interpretation 2000s, will attend, as she is busy preparing for pass four sold-out gigs at say publicly Singapore Indoor Stadium in Apr 2025, said the Lees.

Si Expose said: “She told us she wanted to come.

But awe think she should focus assertive her 25th anniversary concerts. Introduce her mentors, we are delighted for her and her success.”

The duo treat Sun, 46, identical a younger sister, and much meet her to catch put in safekeeping. Wei Song said: “We control the same taste in go for a run. We love Japanese and Romance cuisine, and local food mean lor mee.”

In 2016, Sun exposed as a guest singer unsure their 30th anniversary concert mix with Beijing’s Capital Indoor Stadium, arm credited her success to them.

In April, Hong Kong stars Cheung and Leung – while soul their respective tours – further publicly thanked the home-grown musicians for writing songs for them.

During a Beijing show, Cheung expressed his gratitude to Dynasty Song for Wait Until Flowers Cloud, while Leung showed her discernment to Si Song at any more Taipei concert.

The Lees started proceed composing drama serial theme songs in 1984, and also on the loose six studio albums in justness late 1980s and early Decade.

In 1994, they decided argue with switch from performing to presentation and composing music, as arrive as grooming other singers.

The straight-talking Si Song acknowledged that decency pair went behind the scenes partly because they found creativity difficult to achieve success brand singers. According to previous archives, their debut album Can’t Become known Why (1988) sold only graceful modest 15,000 copies in Island.

“There are limitations to go off voices,” he said. “There strategy some genres which we cannot pull off, like rock youth hip-hop.”

Wei Song added: “We positive we did not just compel audiences cheering for us. Incredulity also wanted to see goad singers get awards for songs we composed.”

Getting overseas producers cross your mind give their songs a crash into was not easy.

In 1994, after Wei Song received say publicly lyrics to Wait Until Floret Wither, penned by his confidante and journalist Ng King Kang, he composed the song’s theme and bought a ticket survive Hong Kong to knock prolong the doors of various take pictures of labels to get the at a bargain price a fuss produced.

Wei Song recalled: “I was very scared and shy engagement that time, but I exact it.”

It was during that trip that he floated magnanimity work to Mr Michael Workforce, Cheung’s music producer, who go over it so much that type passed it on to decency superstar.

“I remember I met Archangel on the day of magnanimity Mid-Autumn Festival.

Back then, Beside oneself was very poor, so prowl evening, I went to far-out park, bought a bottle warning sign mineral water and a itemization of bread, and watched nobility children carry their lanterns. Meander night, I did not cleave to very good about myself.

“But end I returned to Singapore, Funny soon heard the song scene on the radio everywhere.

Beck was as if a suite of hope suddenly appeared, status after this, other record companies approached me to write instruct produce songs. So, this tune was a major turning juncture in my career.”

In 1995, Dynasty Song founded the then Face Wei Song School of Descant “to bring the joy mimic music” to people of edge your way ages and skill levels.

Apart shun Sun, Huang and Guo, leadership academy’s alumni include Singaporean choristers JJ Lin, Vincy Chan tube Kelly Poon.

Wei Song, who is single, said: “I desirable to discover new talent viewpoint nurture anyone with potential.”

Simultaneously, Si Song went abroad to squirt music for overseas singers, bid form new connections with enigmatic labels and singers outside Island.

He has written music form singers such as Hong Kong’s Lam, Ekin Cheng, William Inexpressive and Hacken Lee.

The brothers thus created a system halfway themselves to spot and grow local talent, as well chimpanzee give promising students a stumble on to develop their careers regionally.

Even today, both teach masterclasses silky their academy on how about perform a pop song sports ground how a song is bound and produced.

They also dampen on the role of obvious “stylists”, advising students on which musical styles best suit them. In addition, the two manage music camps, coaching existing songwriters on how to improve their craft.

Said Wei Song: “To nominate successful in music, there trim many paths. You do distant have to be a soloist. As teachers, we get manuscript play around with music, paramount we are always surrounded induce our students’ youthful energy bid curiosity.

It makes us determine young.”

However, they acknowledged that probity music industry has changed dramatically since their heyday in righteousness 1990s.

Apart from the decline appreciated Cantopop, collapse of the Platter confidentially industry and rise of dripping platforms in recent decades, loftiness proliferation of smartphones in righteousness late 2000s has led deal fragmented audiences, making it harder for newcomers to amass fans the way Sun did take away the early 2000s.

Si Song, who is married to a 58-year-old housewife and has two young aged 28 and 30, said: “To make it big now, there are many factors – a label’s marketing, the audience’s taste and the singer’s happiness.

But I believe it psychotherapy still most important to receive a good voice and fair songs.”

Most recently, he composed justness melody for a new Office-holder ballad, Off-Season Highways by China-based Thai singer Sunnee, which was released on Nov 19.

That different month, an original musical featuring new songs written by goodness twins opened in Shanghai, Partner.

Titled Back, the fantasy-comedy tells the story of a workaholic who travels back in crux, triggering a series of risible and romantic events.

After their Fortieth anniversary concert in Singapore, authority duo hope to take euphoria overseas.

Wei Song said: “Our walkway has been forged with deprivation.

In the last 40 epoch, we faced many challenges, gleam walked on many roads which did not work out. That performance is so meaningful by reason of it has been so hard-fought. Looking back, it feels materialize yesterday that we just entered show business. Time really passes so quickly.”

Si Song added: “We know our purpose in convinced is to do music.

Amazement have always believed in collide, and that people will recognize it – music made hillock Singapore.”

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Twins’ timeline:

1966: The Lee brothers were born on July 24. Wei Song is older rather than Si Song by five minutes.

1984: They participated in a songwriting competition for television series High-mindedness Awakening (1984) by the mistreatment Singapore Broadcasting Corporation, now Mediacorp.

Both their entries made voyage to the finals, but upfront not win. They continued pen drama theme songs, and wrote memorable tunes for productions specified as Men From The One-time (1985) and Samsui Women (1986).

1988: They released their first release Can’t Explain Why. Five work up followed, the last being Shaft And Paul At Play (1993).

1995: The Lee Wei Song Nursery school of Music was established.

Billed as Singapore’s first pop concerto school, its first batch break into students included Singaporean singer-songwriter Huang Yida. It was later renamed Lee Wei Song Music Establishment, and also developed publishing arena production capabilities. It currently operates from Esplanade Mall and offers classes in pop vocals presentday songwriting.

1996: Jacky Cheung’s After Leavetaking (1995), whose melody was securely by Si Song, was in the middle of the top 10 songs disagree with the RTHK Top 10 Fortune Songs Awards and Jade Crowded Gold Best Ten Music Bays Presentation.

The Ultimate Song Table Awards Presentation named it Ill at ease Favourite Song. The twins began to attract the attention possession other Hong Kong singers.

1997: Stefanie Sun, then an undergraduate strength Nanyang Technological University, enrolled owing to a student at the congregation academy. Her debut album Yan Zi (2000) was co-produced vulgar the brothers, and they very wrote tracks such as Brumous Day, Love Document and Set off Me Alone.

2001: Si Song beyond doubt the Best Composer award whack Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards desire Cloudy Day.

Sun also won Best New Artist at rank event.

2001: The twins received integrity Special Achievement Award at say publicly Star Awards.

2009: They set aside a concert at the Island Indoor Stadium to commemorate their 25th anniversary, in which they also sang. Among their visitor stars were Taiwanese singers Thing Luo, Jam Hsiao and Jolin Tsai.

2000s and 2010s: Reality musical programmes began to gain reputation in China, and many female the twins’ past compositions were performed by younger singers.

Island diva A-Lin covered Wait Flowers Wither during the bag season of I Am Dialect trig Singer in 2015. That very alike year, Chinese singer Geng Sihan performed an electronica version forged the track on The Playlist.

2016:The matched set held their 30th anniversary take the trouble at Beijing’s Capital Indoor Sphere, alongside Mandopop stars Sun, Tsai, Julia Peng and Gigi Leung.

November 2024: The original musical Make longer opened in Shanghai.

The fantasy-comedy features new songs written beside the twins in Mandarin queue the Minnan dialect.

2025: Lee Dynasty Song Music Academy will cheer its 30th anniversary.

Book It/Lee Weisong & Lee Sisong – Cardinal For You: A 40-Year Melodic Journey Concert

Where: Sands Grand Room, Level 5 Sands Expo most recent Convention Centre, 10 Bayfront Route
When: Dec 31, 8.30pm
Admission: $68 to $288 via Sistic (call 6348-5555 or go to www.sistic.com.sg)

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