{"id":17361,"date":"2025-12-06T16:56:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:56:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17361"},"modified":"2025-12-06T16:56:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T08:56:40","slug":"wicked-songs-in-cantonese-new-online-series-champions-hong-kong-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=17361","title":{"rendered":"Wicked songs in Cantonese? New online series champions Hong Kong talent"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Coinciding with the recent release of Wicked: For Good<\/em>, a Hong Kong creative team has also brought Oz to life \u2013 in Cantonese.<\/p>\n

\u201cWicked in Canto\u201d, a series of videos featuring songs from the global musical phenomenon performed in the city\u2019s mother tongue<\/span>, is making waves on YouTube and Instagram, with tracks dropping weekly.<\/div>\n

The project champions Hong Kong talent while highlighting the potential of international musical theatre productions performed in Cantonese.<\/p>\n

Officially leading the project\u2019s adaptation of the lyrics is Jason Lung, a University of Hong Kong graduate in Chinese literature and translation, who was inspired while listening to the soundtrack of the first Wicked<\/em><\/span> film.<\/div>\n

\u201cI just kept thinking, these songs sound like they would be really good in Cantonese,\u201d he recalls. \u201cThere\u2019s a certain musicality and emotional depth in our language that felt like a perfect match.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lung reached out to Marco Tang, a seasoned performer from New Gen, a Hong Kong troupe of rising young performers, and the project quickly took flight.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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