Why do Koreans only favor Leslie Cheung?

First of all, let’s take a look at how much Koreans love their brother Leslie Cheung. Every April 1st, the name Leslie Cheung will be on the hot searches on Korean websites without exception. The media will cover it overwhelmingly, and a large number of Korean fans will also express their condolences and regrets online. Even now, Leslie Cheung's popular songs can still be heard in some video stores in South Korea.

In the late 1980s, video recorders were widely used in South Korea, allowing Hong Kong films to be widely disseminated. Hong Kong films at that time were considered classics. In fact, many Korean police and gangster shootout-themed films were inspired by it. Many movie protagonists such as Leslie Cheung, Joey Wong, and Chow Yun-fat are popular among Koreans as representatives of Hong Kong stars. Leslie Cheung has captured countless Korean movie fans with movies such as "A Better Tomorrow" and "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Song Hye Kyo once said personally that she has been a fan of Leslie Cheung since she was a child. When she heard the bad news of Leslie Cheung's death, she broke down emotionally and cried bitterly on the spot. At the opening ceremony of the 2012 MAMA awards ceremony, Song Joong-ki and Leslie Cheung sang "Love of the Year" duet from a distance to express his longing for him. Kim Hee-sun watched "Golden Leaves" starring Leslie Cheung and admired his acting skills very much. But she never had the chance to cooperate, and now it has become her lifelong regret. South Korea's national host Yoo Jae Suk is even more crazy about Leslie Cheung and sings his songs all the time.

Legislation can become an idol not only because of his personal charm, but also because of his achievements. In South Korea, the local sales of other Hong Kong singers' records are generally about 30,000, but Leslie Cheung's sales are more than ten times that of other Hong Kong singers. The album "Love" entered the Korean market and became the best-selling Chinese album, selling 200,000 copies. No one has broken this record so far. When the album "The Greatest Hits of Leslie Cheung" was released two years later, it set a sales record of 300,000 copies in South Korea.

Zhang Guo has been away for 16 years, but Korean fans’ nostalgia for him has not diminished. Many Korean artists use his efforts as motivation and his acting skills as a template. Fans regard him as a spiritual force, continuing his character and their goal in life. Leslie Cheung is undoubtedly the most successful Chinese movie star in South Korea, and worshiping him has become a cultural phenomenon.