Aaron Kwok: I'm in the golden period of my career Amongst these evergreen artists, Aaron Kwok has gone through his fair share of ups and downs as King of Pop music in Asia. We managed to corner the King for a quick interview. Q: Welcome to Singapore, Aaron. Being in showbiz for so many years, what do you think is the most difficult part of being a celebrity? Like maybe controlling your diet and physique? Kwok: Being a multi-faceted celebrity, having advertisement shoots, doing concerts and movies are all part of my job. For these, I have to make sure that my physique is well maintained. Besides that, I'll have to constantly upgrade myself and make sure my inner self is also being taken care of. Q: You mentioned that having a positive attitude is vital. Does this contribute to the reason why you've been staying strong in this industry? Kwok: My career can be divided into different stages with different kinds of developments. After a few years into the industry, you will accumulate experiences that will help you in personal growth and development. This will in turn make you more opinionated, more mature and have a better understanding of the direction where you are heading towards. It is important that you recognize what's important and learn from those experiences. Q: For now, you've come to the mature stage of your career, where you have totally taken control over the stage. Before coming to Singapore, you held your concert in Hong Kong, which was a roaring success. So what is the selling point of the concert in Singapore? Kwok: This concert has a lot of new elements and can be said to be the most satisfying concert I've held so far. I've been performing at different countries for the whole of last year and have also broken a Guinness world record with the 450 degrees revolving stage. The stage that we use in Hong Kong has been worn out and we are building a new stage for the concert in Singapore. The new stage is better as we've rectified the flaws of the old stage that we've discarded. There are a few segments where I will be interacting with the audiences. One of which will be the water dance routine, where the audience will get splashes of water while I dance, it's just like making the audience dance along with me. Q: You've been doing really well in your acting career with the recognition of two consecutive Golden Horse awards as the best actor. What made your acting skills improve tremendously over these years? Kwok: I actually started out with training to be an actor, and had always been very interested in acting. It's just that with much time committed to my albums, I have less time to explore acting. Even with movie offers, I only got small roles and there was nothing memorable. Ever since 2003, I've always hope that for the next 10 years, I will be able to focus in developing my acting career, and become an outstanding actor. Within this period of time, I've been trying to upgrade my skills, by watching many different movies and experiencing different things. During the process of filming the movie, and under the guidance of the director, I managed to put down the burden as an pop idol and shine through real and polished acting. Q: You've been a successful celebrity for so many years, with recognition from countless awards. What do you think still lacks in your life? Kwok: I feel that this is actually my golden period. I hope that I can maintain my positive attitude and shape for the next 10 years. We believe that given Kwok's passion and hard work, he can definitely do it.
