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At this year's Golden Melody Awards ceremony, Eason Chan took the trophy for best male singer.
In the footage of the finalists of the Golden Song King, Li Jiuzhe, who has been violating the Chinese music scene for seven years, appeared in people's sights.
Eleven years have passed since the year he was first shortlisted for the Golden Melody Award.
In 2010, after Lee Jiu-cheol released his fourth album "Good Nine", Lee Jiu-cheol made a decision.
He began to hope for new breakthroughs and changes, and at the best of his development, he chose to travel to the United States alone to find new inspiration and cooperation.
△ Li Jiuzhe's fourth album "Good Nine"
In 2012, Lee Jiu-cheol formed the AZIATIX group with Flowersik and singer-songwriter Eddie Shin in the underground music scene in New York.
△ AZIATIX combination
Doing a combination in the United States means that everything has to start from scratch, Li Jiuzhe said:
"I've always had an idea because I feel like there are very few Asians singing english songs in the U.S. market. So, when I had a chance to do an English album under the name of a group, I went to the United States. "
In the years of disappearing, many people thought that Li Jiuzhe retired from the music scene, but in fact, he has never given up on music.
Developing in the United States is not as simple as imagined.
At the beginning, AZIATIX's works also won the first single on the ITunes R&B/Soul charts in the United States and Japan, but the team's musical concept did not coincide, so that Li Jiuzhe faced greater difficulties.
In seven years, the Chinese music scene has undergone a sudden change, and the singer has changed stubble after stubble.
Those post-80s and post-90s who grew up listening to R&B music have slowly become mature.
They are no longer the core group of people who lead the trend, and the post-95s and even 00s who have begun to grasp the right to speak have bid farewell to physical records and absorbed the rapidly changing hot spots in the environment of app divine comedy and teen idols.
Perhaps the name Li Jiuzhe is no longer often mentioned, but when the singles that were once popular in KTV sound again, we seem to be able to return to the best youth of that year.
Born in South Korea, Lee Joo-cheol has a beautiful midrange and falsetto like a black R&B singing voice, and the bass part has a tough feeling.
His unique vocal range, vocal lines and true feelings in music give his music a soul.
At the 2007 Golden Melody Awards, Li Jiuzhe, who was shortlisted for the first time, defeated the big hits Cao Ge, Lin Junjie and Tao Zhe at that time and became the protagonist of the whole scene.
Lee Joo-cheol, a Korean-American who was born in South Korea and grew up in the United States, also became the first foreigner to win the Best Male Singer Award at the Golden Melody Awards in Taiwan.
He wore a pale pink suit that day, revealing two lovely dimples, and his Maggie brothers in the audience were crying with joy.
Those good memories, along with the music, will forever remain in the history of the Golden Melody Awards.
When he was a teenager, Li Jiuzhe participated in a famous singing competition in the United States.
It was also at that competition that Li Jiuzhe was invited to step down after singing for five seconds, which became the most memorable experience in the depths of Li Jiuzhe's memory.
He did not give up, but sang more firmly.
At the age of 17, Lee Jiu-cheol returned to South Korea and debuted as a Voice group, and achieved a record of 40,000 copies in the first week of the film, and became famous for a while.
However, good luck still did not take care of him, and soon after the company owner and agent absconded with money, Li Jiuzhe returned from a night of popularity to nothing. His singing path was interrupted.
In order to make a living, Li Jiuzhe had to go out to find a job, saying that he had applied for a civilian job, but let him carry the bucket, when the elevator broke down, he had to climb the stairs layer by layer to carry it.
In 2003, Li Jiuzhe came to Taiwan.
He submitted samples of songs to many record companies, but eventually fell into the sea.
Li Jiuzhe went to ask the record company, and the answer was that although the voice was great, it was not an idol enough, afraid that there would be no market.
Fortunately, Huang Licheng eventually excavated him.
△ Maji combination
In 2003, Lee entered the Chinese music scene as Nicky's little fat man who was a member of the Ma Ji troupe, and in 2005 he released his debut album "Shadow".
Huang Li, the boss at the time, became a supporter of Li Jiuzhe and once went to the bank to make an album with a loan.
Whoever said that a boy with a rough appearance could not sing a gentle song, Li Jiuzhe said, it was four words that persisted to the end and saved him.
△ Li Jiuzhe and Huang Licheng
The title song of the album "Shadow" depicts Lee Joo-chul immigrating to the United States at the age of 18 when he was young and wanting to realize his dream of making music in South Korea, and was forced to separate from the girl he loved.
Things have changed, choosing to bless each other, hoping to always become a song produced by a familiar force in each other's hearts.
This more orthodox R&B love song also laid the foundation for Li Jiuzhe's musical style.
You have to admit that Li Jiuzhe's classic good songs are really too many.
Music critic Erdi once commented that he said:
"Lee Jiu-cheol is a talented man, and the Korean-American voice with a strong sense of qi is very recognizable for singing Chinese love songs.
His talent mixed with the Chinese music circle should be at ease, but he formed a group with American underground musicians to enter the American music scene.
So after seven years of silence, at the end of last year, he finally came back and issued a Chinese record, which was shortlisted for the Golden Melody Award. ”
From the famous song "Think Too Much" to the "I Will Be Fine" that everyone in KTV can sing.
His bass tone is thick, grainy, and strong in auditory impact; Li Jiuzhe's thoracic resonance and laryngeal resonance are excellent, and his own sound conditions are good and recognizable.
From a technical point of view, whether born or acquired, his expression of the song's feelings seems sincere rather than a showmanship.
In "Liberation", Li Jiuzhe sang affectionately, if separation is the only liberation, in the end, I will say, if you never have to be sad again, regret let me come.
I don't know how many people find some comfort in this song. Those songs that looped in the middle of the night, I used to feel sad to hear, and now I feel healed.
"The Wall", created by Lin Junjie, is also a classic in the hearts of many people.
Li Jiuzhe sang, everyone thought that they did not listen or look, and they did not feel it, and when they turned around, they found that the smell of memory was still wafting in the air.
Some people say that he is like a shadow lover, always singing about the love that he longs for but can't get, silently guarding, silently missing, like every lost shadow.
No matter how many circles you have ever made, only your inner love will tell you where to go, and it will push you like a whirlpool.
He was the chubby gentle man who sang "Perfect is not beautiful", the lone singer who sang "You are in my heart, tied a dead knot", like a cup of black coffee in the middle of the night, no need for sugar, it tastes very good.
Li Jiuzhe once said that as far as music is concerned, whether it is R&B, Hip-Hop, lyricism or even choir style, it is by no means isolated from each other.
Any fusion of musical elements will bring fresh surprises to the ears. I try to show you my multifaceted nature, and it's all a heartfelt expression.
When Li Jiuzhe returned to the Chinese music scene, the Chinese music scene, which had already changed the world, still gave him a nomination for the Golden Melody Award, which was the greatest respect for musicians.
In the past few years of leaving, Li Jiuzhe found his lover, began to like fitness, and enjoyed life calmly.
On the day he was nominated for the Golden Melody Award, he and his wife cried, and the fans did not forget, the Li Jiuzhe who sang "I think too much, you always say so".
△ Li Jiuzhe and his wife Ma Qian
Fans say that when what you call a past singer reappears in front of us with a new album after many years, it is like an old friend who has not been seen for many years and comes back to visit us with gifts.
He is also the musician with the smile and extraordinary talent in his memory, although his appearance is not so outstanding, but he is likable.
His songs are comfortable, without vocal and exhaustive singing, without deliberate sensationalism.
Once on a plane, Li Jiuzhe met Jay Chou by chance. A word of encouragement from Jaylen gave him a lot of strength, and Jaylen said that even if you haven't released an album for a long time, you can still continue to do it.
As recently as 2010, Jay Chou also tailored a song for Li Jiuzhe, "Summer", which appeared in the movie "There is a place only we know".
In "Summer", the sun slowly smiles after the spring rains, and your smile is like a crooked rainbow. The typical Li Jiuzhe singing voice coupled with Zhou Dong's creation has a different chemical effect.
Time makes us forget certain people, and time also makes us remember certain people. Fortunately, he came back with courage.
△ Li Jiuzhe and Jay Chou cooperated
The new album uses the name "Will You Remember Me", which also represents the voice of Li Jiuzhe.
Li Jiuzhe said that I will not forget the past things, whether it is happy or sad, I think these things have also made me grow up a lot and become stronger, so I have not forgotten and do not want to forget these things.
Referring to the title song of the same name, Li Jiuzhe said:
"Actually, this song, it's not just a love song, it's about a lot of people and things — family, friends, or your animals.
It is to remind everyone that the world is always changing, but you have to care about and love everyone around you, because we don't know what will happen next, so we must cherish the present.
If you want to call Mom and Dad then call now, don't wait all the time. ”
As a human being in a lifetime, you have to appear countless times and leave the scene countless times, either in your own story or in someone else's story.
No matter whose story it is, as long as it is your turn to appear, it will shine brightly.
The love song Li Jiuzhe returned, still radiant.
Those good songs that were once quietly hidden in our favorite list have accompanied us for countless good times.
We must not forget that in those twinkling stars, the voice called Li Jiuzhe was so good.
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