Text | Anli
Editor | Xiang Wanwan
"Sister Lang 5" is coming! Unexpectedly, she is among the sisters!
Because a song she unintentionally covered became popular, she forced the original singer to defend her rights; her former mentor Liu Huan denied that she was his apprentice; Lin Yilian called her one of the strongest female singers.
She is the powerful vocal Yuan Yawei -
A sister who has gone through eleven years of music journey amidst controversy and embarked on the road of riding the wind and waves.
Yuan Yawei's music journey has not been smooth sailing. A previous incident at a concert made her deeply understand the complexity and cruelty of the entertainment industry.
01 The canceled concert was unexpectedly controversial.
Yuan Yawei was unexpectedly criticized for being criticized for canceling the concert and became a trending topic.
For many singers, canceling concerts is not a new topic, especially in the past three years of the epidemic, many offline music events have been forced to move online.
However, Yuan Yawei fell into an unprecedented controversy.
2022 is the tenth year since Yuan Yawei debuted. To commemorate this special time, she has carefully planned a tour concert called "Amazing Unlimited Holiday", and the first stop is scheduled to be held in Chengdu on December 23 .
For fans, this is not only a music feast, but also an affectionate agreement with their idol.
During the special period of the epidemic, what kind of experience is it to go to your idol's 10th anniversary concert?
In addition to spending money to buy concert tickets, fans also risk being cheated. Fans from other places must carefully plan their itinerary and overcome all the inconveniences of transportation, accommodation and food.
However, for fans who love Yuan Yawei, these are not enough to stop them from moving forward.
What is unexpected is that on the day of the concert, with only three hours left until the start of the concert, fans gathered at the concert venue from all directions, queuing up with great expectations to enter, imagining the exciting "two-way rush" moment. , but they were caught off guard and told: the concert was cancelled.
The reason is that Yuan Yawei is unwell and has lost her voice.
It stands to reason that Yuan Yawei decided to postpone the performance due to physical discomfort, which is also reasonable.
However, various news that aroused fans' emotions quickly spread.
Fans first complained that Yuan Yawei arrived in Chengdu a week in advance, but after rehearsals, she went shopping, shopping, and partying. She had no protection during the epidemic. Now she became "yang" by herself.
Then some fans questioned. Yuan Yawei said on Instagram at noon that day that she would see her in the evening, but it was only in the afternoon that she announced the cancellation of the concert.
However, she said on social media that she woke up in the morning and found that she had lost her voice. Which statement is true?
What makes fans even more dissatisfied is that such a big thing as the cancellation of the concert was only notified three hours before the start of the concert.
Many fans have come from all over the country and spent a lot of time and money.
Faced with the sudden change, Yuan Yawei's studio was obviously not fully prepared.
Not only did they not provide an effective remedy to appease the fans at the first time, but they chose to sell vinyl records at this time.
This move undoubtedly aggravated fans’ dissatisfaction and anger: It’s really ugly to cut leeks at this time!
fans originally came to Chengdu to "go in both directions" at the risk of being infected with the new crown. The temporary cancellation of the concert and the indifferent treatment by the studio made the fans feel sincerely disappointed and angry.
Some fans were so excited that they shouted at the scene with loudspeakers: "Yuan Yawei, refund the money!"
fans believed that Yuan Yawei should be responsible for this incident. They demanded not only a refund of the tickets, but also transportation reimbursement. and accommodation costs.
On the afternoon of December 24, Yuan Yawei Studio finally released a solution to the cancellation of the concert.
However, this statement did not mention a word about the reimbursement matters that fans are concerned about. This undoubtedly touched the sensitive nerves of fans again and further intensified their dissatisfaction.
This incident became a hot topic and quickly became a hot search. Netizens compared this incident with other singers who held concerts at the same time:
For example, Xue Zhiqian not only made sufficient preparations before the concert, but also presented the recording to the audience. Studio-level singing effect;
Another example is Eason Chan. In order to ensure the smooth progress of the performance, he checked into a hotel one month in advance for self-isolation.
A big star treats his performances and fans so carefully, but Yuan Yawei is not a big celebrity, but she seems self-righteous, does not cherish her fans, and has lost her audience.
As public opinion continued to ferment, Yuan Yawei once again issued an apology to fans on the evening of the 24th.
She said that in addition to the previously promised refunds, fans will be fully compensated for their transportation and accommodation losses caused by this incident. The concert originally held by
to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their debut and thank fans for their support unexpectedly turned into an unforgettable storm. Perhaps only Yuan Yawei himself can deeply understand the feeling.
Ten years are enough to change a lot of things, but for Yuan Yawei, time has been witnessing her persistence in music.
Regardless of whether the outside world understands or recognizes it, she is always moving forward, pursuing her musical dream.
02 There are countless original songs, but they unexpectedly became popular due to covers.
At the end of 2017, with the box office sales of the movie "The Ex 3", the movie theme song "Let's Break Up" sung by Yuan Yawei quickly became popular and created a single-month single The song has a historical record of over 200 million hits.
Her jazzy smoky voice and delicate and tense interpretation directly touched people's hearts and moved countless audiences.
However, on the stage of "The Voice of China" in 2018, a girl burst into tears after singing "Let's Break Up" and claimed that she was the original singer of this song.
For a time, netizens' dispute over the original singer plunged Yuan Yawei into a whirlpool of public opinion.
In fact, Yuan Yawei is indeed not the original singer of this song. It is actually an accident that her version became popular.
When the director asked her to sing the theme song for "Expedition 3", Yuan Yawei mistakenly thought that he was inviting her to compose a new song and was very excited. However, when he learned that he had bought the song copyright and asked her to cover it, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The style of "Let's Break Up" is not Yuan Yawei's usual favorite type, but after the director's persuasion, she was moved by the story behind the song and decided to try singing this song.
After the recording was completed, she didn't care too much about the response to the song.
What Yuan Yawei didn't expect was that the original music she put a lot of effort into creating didn't attract much attention, but this cover song made her famous.
She chose to accept this calmly: "This kind of thing has a kind of time and fate. Each work has its own destiny. You can't force it."
Just like the music road she has walked, on the timeline Every node and every experience is also an arrangement of fate.
Yuan Yawei showed her musical talent at a very young age. In a music competition when she was a student, she won second place. She excitedly ran home to tell her mother the good news, but the response she received was: "Why not first?"
After being denied that time, she never mentioned her love for music to her mother again.
When she was 16 years old, it was the season to leave home and pursue her career. She resolutely left her hometown of Huaihua, Hunan, and went to the advanced class of Beijing Film Academy to study acting. Although
did not embark on the path of acting in the end, three years of professional training greatly released her personality. She is no longer the timid little girl because of a rejection.
During his days in Beijing, Yuan Yawei often visited a jazz bar called Big Easy, ordered a glass of orange juice, found a corner, and immersed himself in the music atmosphere.
The free and unrestrained performance style of foreign singers deeply attracted her, and she suddenly discovered that music can be so free.
During the day, she wandered around the video stores looking for local CDs, holding a CD player and sitting among the messy piles of CDs to listen to them one by one, because she “didn’t even know who those CDs were, and neither did the boss. "
Whenever she hears a record she likes, she writes it down, then saves money to buy it.
She spends half of her living expenses on buying records, and often only spends two yuan on a big cake, which she eats three times in a row.
After being exposed to blues, r&b, soul and other music styles, she finally found her favorite - soul.
She began to study CDs, practice Qi, practice her voice, and taught herself to imitate singing.
soul has extremely high requirements for human voices, and it is difficult to achieve pitch standards simply by imitating them. But Yuan Yawei has good talent, especially in the high notes and transposition parts. She can sing steadily and accurately.
Later, Yuan Yawei began to sing in a jazz bar. Her talent was discovered by the boss of the Japanese band Glay, who invited her to Japan to develop.
Although her record plan did not come true during her two years in Japan, this experience greatly enriched her musical vision and life experience.
After returning to Beijing in 2007, Yuan Yawei formed two bands, soul side and tha knutz.
Although they were poor in material at that time, they were extremely rich in spirit.
She can sit on the street with her teammates, eating hot and sour noodles while listening to black music. She feels that kind of happiness is much better than sitting in a luxury restaurant eating top-quality steak while listening to vulgar music. .
In 2009, the famous music producer Zhang Yadong produced the album "Undercurrent" and invited singers such as Faye Wong and Pu Shu who were already popular in the entire Chinese music scene to participate in the recording.
There is one song "sweet things", and he chose Yuan Yawei to sing it against all the opinions.
Zhang Yadong said: "I don't judge singers by their fame. Tia is good enough."
In 2012, on the stage of the contest for the championship among the Liu Huan students of "The Voice of China", Yuan Yawei lost to Jike Jun with an English song "Crazy" Yi's folk song "Take Me to the Top of the Mountain".
In front of 300 public judges at the scene, the instructor Liu Huan did not hesitate to affirm Yuan Yawei's singing skills and said lovingly:
"I have seen tia's persistence in music, and I hope more musicians and audiences can also see it." To her persistence."
What's even more touching is that Liu Huan implored the media at the scene to give a place to the so-called "niche" music when recommending songs on the website, so that pop music can be more rich.
Yuan Yawei, who didn't care about winning or losing, couldn't hold back tears at that moment. She felt that her persistence was finally seen.
"That was the first time I saw the light."
From 2014 to 2018, Yuan Yawei successively released three albums, "t.i.a.", "Bloom" and "Tiara", but what really made her popular was her singing. The theme song of the movie "Expedition 3" "Let's break up".
During that time, no matter where Yuan Yawei performed, she was asked to sing this song, which made her "feel like her body was tied up."
She still longs to express the type of music she likes.
But another contradiction is that the music she is making does have a small audience.
Zhang Yadong put it bluntly: "Tia, you are moving too fast."
03 "It's hard to calm down" in the music video, just to be true to yourself
Tolerance of music, Yuan Yawei gradually grew up on the stage of "Singer" Learned.
In 2017, Yuan Yawei stepped onto the stage of "Singer" for the first time. Unlike other singers who chose popular songs, she opened with the unpopular "Achu Girl".
During the "Singer" tour that year, Yuan Yawei only sang for three episodes and was eliminated because she ranked at the bottom. The night
was eliminated, she couldn't hold back her tears. Liu Huan sent more than 20 WeChat messages to comfort her and let her understand that excellence does not mean that it will be universally accepted.
In 2020, Yuan Yawei once again challenges "The Year of the Singer".
However, after several rounds of competitions, her ranking was still lingering at the bottom. In the eighth issue, she ranked last again.The moment
announced the elimination result, Yuan Yawei smiled calmly and applauded himself gently, while other guests had solemn expressions and were silent.
Erdi and many other well-known music critics called her a powerful live singer, gave her high praise for her singing skills and expressiveness, and found it inconceivable that she was eliminated early.
But Yuan Yawei is very indifferent. She understands that this "unbelievable" is actually "reasonable".
She did not deliberately "please" to cater to the mainstream aesthetics and sang songs that were easier to get rankings. This may be the reason why although everyone praises her singing skills, they cannot vote for her.
's problem is not that her singing skills are good, but that her soul/r&b style is "difficult" for most viewers.
In fact, she can also sing popular music such as "Let's Leave" and "A Chu Girl".
Yuan Yawei said with a smile that her fans are divided into two types. One type likes her who sings "Let's Leave" and "Achu Girl", and the other type likes her who sings "Love Can Fly" and "Liuhua" .
Yuan Yawei gradually understood: "There is more than one standard for a good thing."
In the breakout competition, Yuan Yawei surprised the audience with a song "Midsummer Light Year" with English rap and won the first place.
At that moment, she shed tears on the stage: "I have been waiting for a long time for recognition, but it seems that I have finally arrived."
When she sang the last song on the stage of "Singer", all the musicians and the director team came to follow her At that moment, she felt that all the efforts were worth it.
She found her own musical direction on this stage, and also saw a broader music world.
From "The Voice of China" to "Singer", Yuan Yawei's music road has been constantly climbing. In her heart, Liu Huan has always been "the best teacher in the world."
However, Liu Huan humorously said that Yuan Yawei is no longer his apprentice. Today, Yuan Yawei has already excelled in music, and he can no longer give her more guidance in music.
This is not only a high recognition of Yuan Yawei's musical talent, but also demonstrates her independence and growth on the road of music.
In 2022, on the stage of "Praise for Songs", Yuan Yawei sang "Close", the ending song of the TV series "Love Apartment 3", and became popular again.
But what followed was a sharp question: Yuan Yawei’s popular songs are all covers, but her original songs have low popularity, and she is labeled as a "cover singer". Are you willing to do so?
Yuan Yawei responded calmly: "As a singer, as long as I can sing every song into everyone's heart in my own way, this is my greatest blessing."
She admitted frankly that of course she hopes that her original works will also receive the same attention, but she will never give up her musical persistence in order to cater to the market.
"If I had any self-doubt, I might not be what I am today and would have given up long ago."
For her, there is no need to persist in love, because love itself is the greatest motivation.
04 Fashion Queen, the finale of the "Three Wei" group, Lang Jie
Yuan Yawei is not only avant-garde in music style, but also a trend icon.
Her outfits are bold and fashionable, and her stage looks are changeable. She is eye-catching every time she appears, exuding irresistible charm.
Suits can also exude a sensual atmosphere with her clever matching.
wore a black suit with a right-angled shoulder design that showed her queenly style. Her straight black hair is tied up, and she wears large round earrings and a metal necklace, showing off her straightforwardness and ability.
's tough and sensual outfits made fans scream wildly as soon as they appeared.
The shape of the white silhouette suit is equally impressive.
is paired with age-reducing bangs, waist-length hair, and a pair of silver boots, making him look handsome without losing the intellectual beauty of a woman. Netizens praised her cool look and even wanted to cut the same bangs.
The other side of her domineering appearance is the grace of an elegant goddess.
wears a black long-sleeved short skirt as a base, with multi-layer necklaces embellished at the neckline, and light purple lace overlays, showing a spiral effect, charming and high-end.
The upper body has puff sleeves and a low collar designed like blooming flowers, and the lower body is a black high-waisted "vase skirt", which outlines the graceful figure curve.
looks simple and elegant, but full of fashion and looks very high-end and slim.
The cute girly style also has no sense of violation.
Pink plush top, the color and details exude a girlish atmosphere, and the shoulder pad design adds a sense of maturity, making it more natural and feminine.
The "bellyband" style top with suspenders not only has the temperament of a younger girl, but also shows the charm of a mature woman.
Paired with leggings trousers, it looks simple yet fashionable.
Yuan Yawei, who has an unrestrained personality, is known as the "three wei combination" with Yu Kewei and Tan Weiwei in private. The group
can be said to be the most capable female vocal representative in the Chinese music scene today, a dreamy linkage between "The Voice of China" and "Super Girl".
They also have an indissoluble bond with "Sister Lang".
Yu Kewei, as the first person to "ride the wind and waves", successfully formed a group debut in the first "Lang Jie", and then her acting career became popular all the way.
Tan Weiwei bravely entered "Lang Jie 3", and she also formed a group with C position. This program made her popularity soar rapidly, and her career also ushered in a new spring.
Yuan Yawei was always hotly discussed by netizens before the list of the first four seasons of "Sister Lang" was announced, but she never actually appeared in the show.
Finally, "Lang Jie 5", she is really here!
A few days ago, Yuan Yawei wrapped up Yu Kewei's super cute bear pajamas and went to the recording site. She also smiled at the camera and said, "Kewei protects the body!"
The show has just started recording, and some netizens can't wait to start picking up Yuan Yawei's playlist. .
Yuan Yawei once said that she will not set limits for herself. No matter how many setbacks she encounters, she must be brave enough to be a simple child in the music world.
's participation in "Lang Jie 5" this time is undoubtedly a new challenge for her, which is really exciting.
The challenge has come, be brave enough to be your own sister, please bravely ride the wind and waves!
