Art runs in the family for these artists, who share how they inspire each other to elevate their respective practices and shared interests. In the last of a three-part series, songwriter-producers Lee Wei Song and Lee Si Song get candid about how their differences complement and bring out each other's best
For years, many have recognised twins Lee Wei Song and Lee Si Song as a joint act, whether as a Mandopop singing duo in the early 1990s or as songwriters and music producers later in their careers. But despite widely known as being a team, they admit that they are in fact, vastly different in their careers, music styles and characters.
“The only thing that we have in common is our love for music. I lean towards music production while Wei Song focuses largely on teaching and writing music,” shares Si Song, the younger of the two (by a mere five minutes). “But our differences are also our biggest strengths.”
Take the meteoric rise of Mandopop queen Stefanie Sun, for example. The brothers first discovered her unique voice while she was enrolled as a student at Wei Song’s namesake music school in 1998. “When we first heard her, I felt that she could try singing in various music styles,” shares Wei Song. “So my brother and I wrote a song each to explore her vocal ability and bring out the unique quality of her voice.”