He penned new lyrics in Cantonese for the original theme songs from these foreign cartoons, mostly anime from Japan.
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, Ĭheng Kok-kong has written Cantonese lyrics to a number of TV cartoon theme songs, including “Dr. Many of the lyrical works of Cheng Kok-kong are still applicable for today’s children education and reflecting the social context nowadays. He thought that the lyrics for children’s songs should be written from children’s perspectives, and should fit the target listeners, no matter children younger or older. The children’s songs of Cheng Kok-kong are simple and easy to understand. The themes of the songs were related to kindergarten learning, including : The songs were sung by Sunny Wong and the children cast of “Hopscotch”, with music by Sunny Wong, lyrics by Cheng Kok-kong, and musical ensemble conducted by Joseph Koo.
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A series of three audiotapes with lyrics of the children’s songs of “Hopscotch” were produced in 1977, 19 respectively and delivered to the public for free at Lee Theatre. Ī promotion campaign for “Hopscotch” was launched by the TV broadcaster during 1977 to 1979. A popular trend of Children’s songs was thus developed. Owing to the hit “Hopscotch”, the show host Sunny Wong and the children cast, as well as children’s songs of the show enjoyed immense popularity among children. With the success of “Hopscotch” aired in 1976, more children’s TV shows were produced over the years afterwards, such as “430 Shuttle”, “Lightning Fax Machine”, etc. At first, TV broadcasters produced children’s shows merely for fulfilling the requirement of the service license. Children’s TV shows provided him opportunities in lyrics writing and performance of children’s songs, and enabled him to develop further opportunities in lyrics writing such as songs for Cantonese dramas in variety show “Enjoy Yourself Tonight”.Ĭheng Kok-kong began to take an interest in writing children’s songs for children’s TV shows in the 1970s. He suggested the director to feature children’s songs in the show, and recommended himself for writing and rehearsing for those songs. Then, he got the chance to engage in the production of a children’s TV show. He first participated in a recreation and leisure TV show in 1971 for handicraft skills demonstration. As a primary school teacher, he loved writing children’s songs, with educational elements imprinted in the lyrics. Children’s TV shows and songs show children’s life in those days and allow us to recapture precious collective memories in our pastimes.Ĭheng Kok-kong has written many songs for children over the years. Besides, they enjoyed a wider variety of childhood games and funs for their leisure time, such as playgrounds, toys, comic books, etc. Children were benefited from 9-year free education to learn and explore knowledge in different disciplines and aspects. The Government actively implemented initiatives in improving people’s livelihood, in particular, more focus was put on children welfare. The Hong Kong economy and society developed rapidly in the 1970s.