Speaking of "Hong Kong Dance King", many people must think of Aaron Kwok for the first time, in fact, before Aaron Kwok became popular, there was a male artist who was also known as the "Hong Kong Dance King", but when his acting career was at its peak, he once "escaped" from the show business circle due to emotional problems, missed many opportunities for upward development, so that the final popularity plummeted, he was Zhang Liji.
Born in 1962 in Kwai Seng East Estate, Hong Kong, Zhang Liji loved to dance since childhood, and before entering the industry, he danced as a dance companion in nightclubs for a living, in 1986 he signed up for the first "Future Idol Battle" organized by ATV, won the championship with rich stage experience, and then successfully signed with ATV to become the main singer, and later launched four solo albums including "Rapid Night Train" and "How Are You", which made himself famous.
At the end of the appointment, ATV's treatment of Zhang Liji was getting worse and worse, so he asked Jackie Chan manager Chen Ziqiang to help him match, and in 1990 he switched to TVB, and published "When The Wine Is Over" album in the same year, and his popularity rose rapidly. Among them, "Electric Girl" not only became his important masterpiece, but also established his status as the "King of Hong Kong Dance" with his dashing dance skills, which was also the most popular time for Zhang Liji.
In 1991, Zhang Liji took advantage of the situation to enter the Taiwan market and published four consecutive Chinese records, of which "Electric Girl", directly named after his popular song, achieved the best results and won "three platinum" sales. Later, Zhang Liji was also invited to appear on the stage of CCTV, and it was not until many years later that netizens discovered that the accompanying dance behind him was Chen Xiaochun and Xie Tianhua.
However, its popularity did not last for several years, Zhang Liji suddenly disappeared in the music world, until many years later, he did not tell the media the truth of leaving that year, it turned out that his former girlfriend outside the circle had cheated Zhang Liji millions of family foundations on the grounds of business, "people and money" made him try to commit suicide, in order to adjust his mood, he could only leave Hong Kong and move to Shenzhen.
In 2000, Zhang Liji was signed by the company of "Fat Mother" Maria and made a comeback with the single "Snake Dance", but because he left the entertainment industry for too long and the pattern of the music scene has changed greatly, his comeback road response was mediocre, but in 2012, when he made a judgment for "Asian Walk of Fame 5", he attracted a certain number of fans.
In terms of personal life, Zhang Liji once had a relationship with Ye Yuqing, but ended up breaking up due to personality problems. Later, he met the singer Li Yufei (Li Yifei), although the two were still in love and have not yet married, but the relationship has been very stable.
Zhang Liji said that he is a person who likes to let everything go naturally, and he considers that he will fully retire at some time, and now he is more willing to enjoy life, and silently supports his wife's singing career behind his back, although the aura of the past has long faded, but the peaceful days are not another kind of happiness for Zhang Liji.