The first contestant to take the stage was singer An Min. He originally sang folklore, but later switched to pop, but occasionally still brought folkloric singing. People who liked it would like it very much, and people who don’t like it would also dislike it very much.
This time he was dressed a little bit differently, wearing ripped jeans and a suede shirt, holding a guitar in hand, and his hair was messy, looking like a failed street performer.
The audience became interested. Was An Min breaking through his previous style?
“It seems that every rose has its flowering period.”
“Whether it’s beautiful or not, I don’t care.”
“Lots and lots of truth and little passion.”
“I don’t want to know who is doing harm to God.”
As soon as the decadent, lazy, and hoarse singing came out, the audience’s spirits were lifted. The audience in front of the TV also felt surprised. Different from the popular, fashionable, youthful and sweet songs from Internet celebrities/songs, this was a song full of negative energy from the start.
“It’s grunge rock,” said Uncle He and Queen Wang next to him.
Grunge lyrics were usually used to express the inner feelings of the lyricist, so these lyrics sounded obscure and meaningless when one thought about it carefully.
In addition, this kind of sad and desperate lyrics were often paired with a lively arrangement, which had an alternative sense of absurdity and irony. People who liked it felt that this was the music they wanted, but people who didn’t like it would ask, “What kind of garbage is this?”
If one looks at the audience, they will find that Zhang Ruojun’s fans don’t buy the bill. They were used to hearing lingering love and passionate high notes, and had no love for such hoarse and messy rebellious songs.
“You’re just a champion? It’s not that good.”
“It’s like noise.”
The other spectators frowned as they listened to these people’s discussions. It’s normal not to like it, but to talk about noise if they didn’t like it was neither polite nor self-restrained.
“You can imagine what kind of person Zhang Ruojun is from his fans.”
The singer simply stopped looking at the stage. He half-squinted his eyes, half looking at the world and half looking at himself, leaving him in a state of half drunk and half awake.
“It’s a bit interesting.” Rock music has been away from the local music scene for many years, but Uncle He was still happy that An Min could come up with a grunge rock song. However, as a judge, he must be fair, and he would not arbitrarily add points because of the subject matter of the song.
“I hope the chorus at the back can hold up as well.”
“It’s embarrassing to live, to be born inappropriately.”
“I’m waiting for, what miracle?”
An Min played the guitar and the song went straight into the chorus.
There were no bright scales in the chorus, it was still decadent and hoarse, with a slow suffocating feeling, as someone pinched his throat and locked it little by little.
“It’s very good.” Teacher Tianhou Wang couldn’t help but say, “He has captured the essence of grunge rock. There is nothing wrong with the music, lyrics or singing.”
Grunge rock was originally an angry response from the lower class to the glamorous society. An Min’s voice on the stage was so pale and ruthless, but it severely criticized this “golden age”.
There was no doubt that the theme chosen by An Min was ‘social death’. Many people blamed poverty and hardship on their own laziness, intemperance, and bad habits, but was this really the case?
An Min’s song took the place of the suffering woman, asking the society in a dishonorable and embarrassed manner, “What did I do wrong?” That’s why the singing was so rough, filled with rage and despair and mockery.
“Tired little by little, turning into decadence.”
“I don’t think highly of myself either.”
An Min ended the song, and the reaction of the audience was very interesting. Some of them liked the song very much and clapped until their palms turned red, while those who didn’t like it indifferently sat in their seats.
“Because the lyrics are difficult to understand, and the overall style is decadent and slow, it is difficult to gain public recognition. But in terms of the completion of this song, I think there is no problem in giving it a score of 4.8.” Uncle He gave it a high score of 4.8.
Uncle He’s score had never been high. 4.8 gave the players on the stage a huge surprise and also brought a sense of crisis to other players.
“Thank you, Teacher He.” An Min bowed and thanked him.
“It’s the first time I’ve seen him play grunge rock. It’s very good. Such an effect can be achieved in such a short time. However, the music is a bit mediocre. If there were more changes in the key, it might have a more chaotic feeling. Of course, three days is enough. After being polished like this, I think the song is already very good, with a score of 4.7.”
“The lyrics are amazing. He really brought the lady’s mood seriously and then wrote this song. 4.8, he deserves this score.”
The other judges also gave points one by one, and the final average was 4.74 points, which was a good start. An Min bowed excitedly on the stage, which was definitely a high score. If there was no better song in this episode, he can defend the title.
At this time, the camera panned to other guests in the audience. Several guests looked solemn, but half of An Yinong’s body was hidden in the darkness, and nothing could be seen.
At this time, the host came on stage and guided An Min to talk about the creative process, allowing the audience to better understand the creative background of the song and the singer’s ideas. This was also to prove that this song was indeed composed by him. No one knows his or her work better than the author himself, and this familiarity cannot be faked.
After An Min went down, the second guest was Bei You.
She and An Min looked at each other, with no intention of hugging each other excitedly and encouraging each other. friendship first, competition later? It doesn’t exist in this variety show at all. Want to be friendly? OK, wait until I win.
Beiyou stepped on sixteen-centimeter high heels and held her rhinestone-encrusted microphone as she walked onto the battlefield like a warrior.
“I spent the whole night thinking about each word…”
Bayou’s theme was “poetic life”, and the tone of her entire song was also light and lively, very warm and comfortable. No need to explain, it just felt very ‘poetic’.
At the two minute mark, the variation elicited some sad emotions. The music was no longer just peaceful and happy, the cello paused, and here was a piano solo. Through this piece of music, the listener seemed to feel the sad changes and become depressed.
At this time, the cello cut in again, and there was an external pleasant force trying to change this pessimism. The depressing piano music gradually became calmer.
“Her strength lies in the composition.” Arranger Lao Gao affirmed Beiyou’s talent and hard work in composing, “The cello is introduced, the piano and cello play in concert, and there is a refreshing feeling like the cool breeze blowing under the eaves on a hot summer day.”
“In just a few minutes, she used pure music to tell us a complete story, with ups and downs, and finally calm.”
Teacher Jin, who wrote the lyrics, also nodded: “The whole song is not known for its difficulty. It is like natural jade and does not require too much carving. Beiyou is indeed a bit ‘smart’ in composing. No wonder many movies invite her to do background music.”
No one discussed her lyrics, because compared to the natural and transparent nature of the music, the lyrics are still clichéd. Beiyou is a player whose strengths and weaknesses are equally obvious.
In the end, Beiyou’s score was 4.66, and her lyrics were a hindrance. She looked a little disappointed, but politely said goodbye to the audience before leaving the stage.
The third guest was Guoshu, who once again wrote lyrics in a different language today. Only those who understood his lyrics could feel the true meaning. In the previous few episodes, he was hanging on the back of the car, sometimes making people suspect that he was here to promote minority dialects.
In the end, the guest got a score of 4.62. He was very happy and said with a smile that he could celebrate. At this time, Zhang Ruojun, who was in fourth place, came on the stage. He was dressed very dazzlingly, with huge gems on his fingers, and his entire makeup was sparkling.
The young audience members at the scene became excited. The piano music started with a lively and lively tune. Zhang Ruojun acted cool on the stage. He threw his hat into the audience, and the place became noisy like boiling water.
The host looked at it and laughed: “Our show has never been so lively before. I just don’t know the quality of the songs.”
“Is it dance music?” everyone guessed.
“I want to find you,”
“No matter how far away,”
“Have the courage to embark on a journey to pursue you.”
As soon as Zhang Ruojun started singing, the audience in the studio was stunned. Was it so fierce, the sound breaks at the beginning? The key is that the starting tone was not high.
In fact, Zhang Ruojun himself was stupid. He really wouldn’t break his voice casually, but he was not in a good condition today and the song was not particularly familiar. As a result, he broke his voice on the first line when he got excited.
But he had already started singing, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue. However, Zhang Ruojun’s mentality was already broken at this time. The more he sang, the more he felt wrong. He was simply showing off his worst state.
“How could this happen?” Zhang Ruojun on the stage was flustered and confused. In recent months, he had been traveling around, appearing in variety shows, and even filming movies. It had been a long time since he practiced singing properly. All the negligence and disregard gave him a severe blow at this moment.
“That’s okay, it’s good to be able to sing it in full.” Uncle He said lightly.
As a result, before he finished speaking, Zhang Ruojun on the stage got stuck. The lyrics he had memorized all the way were flashing in front of his eyes, but he didn’t know which sentence was correct.
“It’s normal to forget the lyrics. Many famous singers have forgotten the lyrics.” Fans strongly expressed their respect.
Fans on the Internet also explained dryly: “Junjun is not in a good state today.”
But the audience doesn’t care what the current state was. As long as you stand on the stage, the singer should show his best performance. This was professional ethics. If you can’t eat this bowl of rice, you can withdraw from the circle at any time.
The audience sneered: “Don’t be fooled, fans, your brother has this kind of singing skills. This variety show doesn’t have a million-level sound engineer to follow you throughout the whole process, so what the audience hears is basically the true effect of the singer’s singing. So… understand?”
“Why did he go on this show to humiliate himself? Who gave him the confidence?”
“Who? He’s like a mad dog, pointing at and hitting any fans.”
After all, Zhang Ruojun still had the professional ethics of an artist. Although he knew that this performance was a failure, he still finished singing the song.
“You have stars in your eyes,”
“Sparkling with beauty and hope,”
“That’s what beauty means right now.”
There was sparse applause at the scene, and even Zhang Ruojun’s fans were a little at a loss and didn’t know what expression to use.
The faces of the judges in the audience had completely lost expression. They didn’t even know where to start with their comments. This singing, this lyrics, this song…
They all knew that Zhang Ruojun’s music and lyrics were sent in under cover of circumstances. At first, they thought that although the singing skills were not good, there was always something to be said about the lyrics and music, right?
Still too young.
The composer probably lowered the difficulty of the song to a fool’s level in order to match Zhang Ruojun’s singing skills. There were no high or low notes and no technical requirements. To be honest, for this kind of music, they could put it together with any piece of software.
As for the lyrics…They have no idea what they are, it’s just a bunch of useless rubbish. To say it’s a poetic life was an insult to poetry.
The most frightening thing was that the lyrics and music were already very mediocre, but Zhang Ruojun could sing even more mediocre. It’s really without any ups and downs, without any emotion, even monks chanting sutras were more passionate than him.
Several judges listened for a long time and didn’t understand what he was singing at all. The lyrics were unclear and it looked like there was a rice ball stuffed in his mouth. How do they listen to it?
The judges did not have any discussion, nor did they give any face. They all gave a “high score” of 4.1, and they all scored 4.1, just like they had made an agreement.
Zhang Ruojun covered his face, forced a smile and said thank you for the senior’s guidance, and then left the stage in embarrassment.
“Now, welcome to our last guest, Ke Yinong.”
The studio was completely dark, and they couldn’t see their fingers. A beam of light came from behind, outlining the image of a young man holding a guitar against the light.
Because it was against the light, they couldn’t see the young man’s face clearly. They could only see that he had his head lowered and was a little quiet.
WhiteMoon x BlackSun 