A labor of love

Hong Kong pop singer Eason Chan shares the B-side story of his latest album L.O.V.E. during his recent visit to Beijing, Chen Nan reports.

Hong Kong pop singer Eason Chan put up 66 shows for his Duo World Tour which spanned from March 2010 to December 2012. During the tour, he came up with the idea of having each of his 13 band members, including drummer Jun Kung, guitarist Firman So and vocalist Cheung Kit-bong, write their own songs.

The result of this idea is Chan's latest album, entitled L.O.V.E. Comprising a diversity of music styles, including love ballads, blues, reggae and jazz, the energy of the songs in L.O.V.E. is different from those in Chan's other albums.

But the band members did not merely write the songs - they also performed their creations together.

Chan is now scheduled to put up a live concert with the band in Hong Kong where they would perform songs from the new album. The date has yet to be announced. "We spent so much time together during the tour. There is so much love amongst all of us. We became a family," says Chan during an interview in Beijing. "Some of them have never written songs before so it was quite a challenge for them. Each of the songs has a unique character and the whole album celebrates the wonderful times we have spent together."