restarted the "Idol World Tour" last year and released the sixth album "King" on March 19 this year - Lin Youjia, who is "at the most enthusiastic stage of her career as a singer", has been in the music industry for the past two years. A lot of great things have been accomplished. The "Idol World Tour" started in 2018 and has performed more than 50 times in more than 30 cities. In 2024, it will also sing in Haikou, Xiamen, Singapore and other places.
Recently, Lin Youjia accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily and shared her love and unforgettable memories on her tour. He once "burned out" because of making music, but now he is reborn through music, and has ushered in "the most passionate stage in his career as a singer." More importantly, he now understands the importance of gentleness and humility as a singer. Works can warm and heal different people and convey positive energy. This is Lin Youjia’s current motivation to make music bigger.
The "gentle and humble" singer is at the peak of enthusiasm
For Lin Youjia and her fans, 2023 is a special year. The restarted world tour will let everyone discover the difference between Lin Youjia. "Many fans on the Internet said that I would never say 'I love you' to my fans before. But after the idol concert restart, I even started to say love to my fans in the dialect or language of each region. I am more willing to express my emotions to them.” When
was performing in Canada, a fan wanted to listen to a song that was not on the concert playlist, so Lin Youjia invited him to the stage. Without too many words or using a microphone, just like singing to a friend, Lin Youjia sang the song directly to the other party. This scene must be too difficult to forget for that fan, and it may even be remembered for a lifetime, and Lin Youjia himself will often recall it. His own interpretation of why he acted like this at that time was: a kind of tenderness coming from a singer. "Tenderness and humility are very important to singers, especially to me."
In Lin Youjia's view, the existence of fans is very special. "Because we may never have the opportunity to sit together and have a cup of coffee in this life, but they are deeply affected by my words and deeds and are willing to support me. So fans are very cherishable to me, and I really hope to use them I will give back the most valuable things in my life to them, and use my most wonderful works to accompany everyone who is experiencing a low point in life." Lin Youjia said, if I could only choose one thing to say to my fans, that would be it. It must be the simplest and most sincere "I love you".
's heart-to-heart communication with fans during the concert also inspired Lin Youjia to never slacken on her music plans. In addition to continuing to hone his musical abilities, Lin Youjia also said that he will continue to perform in the "Idol World Tour". He concluded that the current stage is "the period when singer Lin Youjia is most enthusiastic." "Talent must be used more and more. If you don't use it, it may disappear. I hope to continue to produce many good works with the blazing enthusiasm I have at this stage and improve my skills." Ability to share some positive thoughts and cool works with fans. "
I was once afraid of making music and now I am reborn in music.
is in the most passionate stage of his career as a singer, but Lin Youjia is also unforgettable. In 2016. After releasing the album in 2011, I was in a state of "burning out".
"At that time, I was very afraid of continuing to make music, and I became very negative. I don’t know if you have noticed that I looked very, very thin in the MV for "Innocent and Evil". Because I was working on that album. In the later stages of my life, I suffered from gastrointestinal illness for the first time in my life. In addition to being physically ill, I was very afraid of making music for about a year.”
Fortunately, that state did not last long. Fear made music, and later on, music gave him so much power.
When making the album "King", Lin Youjia was in a completely different state. He also realized how much good health and family happiness had an impact on his music making. This album has become his favorite, bar none."Now I am very healthy and my passion for being a singer is very, very strong. The reason why I want to share this album with my fans and always call this album my favorite is because I think this album contains eight elements. An important energy that has changed my life over the years. If you listen to it from the beginning, you will feel as if you have experienced a personal journey. The theme of each song in this album is closely related to my life. A special way to describe it. It’s like I have a new life in music.”
Musically new Lin Youjia also has a new musical goal. Since participating in the Taiwanese singing program "The First Super Star Avenue" in 2007 and winning the championship, Lin Youjia, who has been in the industry for 15 years, has continued to exercise her talents and abilities in music - not just singing, but also creative skills. study. "Until the night before this interview, I was very devoted to learning to sing. I stayed up very late and continued to improve my talents in music. This is the most important thing to me."
Lin Youjia believes that this He is satisfied with his "high-intensity" life because music allows him to be "reborn." Because of this, he was able to complete "King", an album with the theme of "love". "Although we encounter unknown challenges every day, what I want to share with my fans and friends is that everyone's life is different and does not need to be the same. When you understand the theme of 'Love is King' like I do After that, we felt the same happiness. I want to show my love and beautiful side to my fans, and also want to use music to convey to them how I resisted some of the negative and low moments in my life."
Music Release. Positive energy hopes to heal different people
This new album, which embodies love, has also achieved satisfactory results: "King" has been ranked No. 1 on apple music and itunes hot albums, and the title song "Who doesn't want to" has been awarded qq music No. 1 on the soaring list, No. 1 on the qq music peak trend list and No. 1 on the kkbox real-time list. As the first hit of the new album, "Who Wouldn't Want To" has a powerful and memorable chorus. It is a new classic healing love song by Youjia Lin that accompanies and comforts everyone who has experienced low points or even brokenness in their love relationships. people.
The MV for "Who Wouldn't Want To" also invited the well-known actor Gui Lunmei to play the leading role. The entire MV is a one-man show performed by Gui Lunmei. Through the delicate emotional tension, the full sense of empathy perfectly echoes the lyrics "Whoever doesn't want to feel sad can go there." tell". Lin Youjia said she was "very lucky" to collaborate with Gui Lunmei. "Actually, I just met Gui Lunmei at a party last year. I didn't expect that her brother would like to listen to my songs very much. I would sing to them while walking on the road. Later. I shared the emotion expressed in this song with Xiao Mei and asked her to appear in it. She readily agreed because she also had friends who were lost due to broken relationships, and she also hoped to have such a work to accompany them. "
Lin Youjia said that this cooperation also stems from a desire deep in his heart - to heal people from different life backgrounds. "People who like Gui Lunmei may not have heard of Lin Youjia's songs. This collaboration with Xiaomei makes me think that there may be a chance for this song to be heard by more people. Maybe this song will be so healing that I only listened to it to watch Gui Lunmei. The person who created this song. "
Not long ago, Lin Youjia returned to the high school where she attended and sang the song "Who Wouldn't Want To" for her junior students. Looking at the young faces in the audience, Lin Youjia thought at that time: I want to use my music to speak to different people, people of different ages, different backgrounds, and different living environments. "This will be what I do next." A very important direction for music."
Lin Youjia's new album includes the Cantonese song "Good Night Mary", a collaboration with Hong Kong singer and songwriter Lin Jiahim, and also includes a special song - "Family Blind Date". "Love each other". "Family Loves Each Other" used AI artificial intelligence to produce a cartoon MV. The original intention of these two songs is to infect more people with different life backgrounds and bring them a positive influence.Lin Youjia said that there may even be works in different languages in addition to Cantonese in her albums in the future; and the song "Family Loves Each Other" is Lin Youjia's hope that through straightforward lyrics and cartoon images, her music will also be Able to communicate with children.
"I heard feedback from people around me. A friend's child just went to kindergarten. He cried all the time after listening to this song because he realized that he should cherish his parents. This song is actually based on My personal experience is that a close relative of mine suffered from a serious cancer and was diagnosed with only two months to live. This was a big challenge for our family, but luckily, my family recovered. Health. So I want to use this straightforward song to remind everyone to cherish our family and love in time. "
songs can touch people of different ages, which is a big motivation for Lin Youjia to make music now. . Lin Youjia said: "I hope to convey warm, positive healing ideas, and use different ways and different styles of music to speak to different people - this is very meaningful. The performance of a singer is on the one hand, and on the other On the other hand, I am also very eager to use my works to have a positive influence on people."
Written by intern Wang Jiayi
Written by Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shoupeng Huan
editor by Qiao Ying
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