Forget Him is the most widely known Cantonese pop song ever produced. Written by James Wong, it was originally sung by Teresa Teng and was included in her first Cantonese album, 1980).
Fifteen years later, the song was given a makeover by Shirley Kwan, This new Dream pop version was featured in Wong Kar-Wai's movie "Fallen Angels"(1995) as the Jukebox song number "1818". As the title suggested, the hitman played by Leon Lai wanted his accomplice, Michelle Reis, to forget him.
Fallen Angels is a 1995 Hong Kong movie written and directed by Wong Kar-wai, starring Leon Lai, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Michelle Reis, Charlie Yeung and Karen Mok.
Forget Him ("Wang Ji Ta" , "Mong Gei Ta")
In the film, the song is used as a message from the hitman to his partner.