Written by/Wang Jingfan
"If you have criticism bring yourself out please don't hide..." This is the new work "The MVP" recently launched by Xu Xinwen, a new generation of female singers under the Shaocheng Era. Translating this lyric into Chinese, to the effect that if you're willing to revisit yourself, don't hide your true self anymore!
"The MVP" is the first title song of Xu Xinwen's new EP "Lover Game" in 2021, and also explains the important theme that this album wants to convey: before loving others, girls must first learn to "love themselves". Become your own MVP, this is the real "love rule".
Carefully studying the unconventional MV of "The MVP" is also an interesting process. Xu Xinwen is enjoying a person's fine wine moment alone in the bar, there are several male brothers and sons next to him to hunt Yan to talk, and then it is the hero who fell from the sky to save the United States... We can't help but wonder if this is going to be another clichéd story ending.
However, Xu Xinwen directly came to an "anti-climax" in the MV of "The MVP". Sitting in the passenger seat of the sports car, she is not willing to be such a role and positioning. Today, women are no longer an appendage to men. In a relationship, women no longer need to "look up" at their male companions who are high up beside them, as they used to do.
I really like this passage in the MV of "The MVP", which has a flash of inspiration: Xu Xinwen, who left the male protagonist and ran on the field, met a "mirror" and then saw the "real self" from inside. For me, this is a rather allegorical picture, and every girl who lives for herself should be brave enough to be her own MVP.
"Not like that girls you speak with, Not like your dream girl portman..." Refusing to be a projection of the male group's desires and being more authentic to yourself has increasingly become the consensus of girls. A roadster? You can also afford it yourself. Makeup and clothes are also just for pleasing oneself, not to make men happy.
Many people have a wrong mindset: girls in love should be in a weak position of inferiority. However, times are different after all. The kind of "girlfriend" who is completely attached to the male and bird-like style seems to be out of place. Even if you love him very much, you can continue to be yourself, and there is no contradiction between the two.
The song "The MVP" conveys a more heroic and independent contemporary female image than Xu Xinwen in the past, and she does not have to care about other people's opinions or seek perfection in order to accommodate her boyfriend. Choosing to be completely loyal to oneself and be 100% of the heroine in her life, this is "The MVP" in Xu Xinwen's mind.
It's an era of attention-scarce "eyeball economy" where everyone wants to be an instant hot topic, but few people are willing to settle down and take their work seriously. Through the song "The MVP", Xu Xinwen wants to bring out the point that you don't have to be the MVP in the eyes of others, it is also very good to be your own MVP.
"Move forward with time and be the MVP of your own life!" When Promoting "The MVP" on Weibo, Xu Xinwen wrote the above paragraph with emotion. In addition to singing, Xu Xinwen also participated in the behind-the-scenes work of the arrangement for the first time, showing his creative talent from different dimensions, which is Xu Xinwen's experience and growth in time.
In this world, there is no so-called natural MVP. Every MVP, in addition to their own talent, the sweat and effort of the day after tomorrow are also quite important. Xu Xinwen is not satisfied with simply being a singer, including arranging, whether it is composing, production, etc., everyone in the field of music has not tried, she is willing to challenge.
New attempts often mean new tests. With the help of experienced music producers, the version of the arrangement presented by "The MVP" is simple and powerful, rich in meaning, and can be said to be a very successful musical experiment that Xu Xinwen, as one of the arrangers of this song, tried to explore the route behind the scenes.
In fact, since participating in the "National Campus Voice" singing competition in 2014 and winning the national championship, Xu Xinwen has not stopped his unremitting efforts on the road of music. Since signing the Shaocheng era for five years, Xu Xinwen has also left us excellent works such as "Boomerang", "Black Coat", "All My People" and so on.
After "The MVP", Xu Xinwen's other songs in the "Lover Rules" EP, "Think", "Lover Game", "Charon Star", and "Vain Attempt", will also be listed one by one in the next time. By stringing these five songs together, we may be able to conclude that the entire EP of "The Rules of Lovers" has a fairly complete story line.
Coming to the EP of "Lover Rules", Xu Xinwen, who has been debuting for a while, has also reached a critical moment in the transformation of a singer. From the naïve and ignorant girl of that year to the lightly familiar girl who began to understand some "love rules", "Lover Rules" may become a "watershed" in Xu Xinwen's singing career.
Take the new song "The MVP", whether it is from different levels such as singing skills, participation in arrangement, or MV performance, Xu Xinwen has shown more possibilities in himself. Such a variety of plasticity is also very important for female artists like Xu Xinwen who are in the ascending period.
Many viewers are deeply impressed by Xu Xinwen's performance in the "Youth with You 2", "The Sound of Dreams", "The Voice of Chinese Dreams" and other sound variety shows, whether it is her own highly discerning voice characteristics, or the stage performance over time, xu Xinwen has gradually gained a foothold among the female singers of the same generation who are as strong as a forest.
Participating in the competition, it is inevitable that there will be losses and wins, and not everyone may be able to laugh and go to the end and become the MVP of the attention of thousands of people. However, if you don't become someone else's MVP, does that mean you can't become your own MVP? This is also the positive spirit that Xu Xinwen wants to express through the song "The MVP" and let the girls "be themselves".
"Filling me with sake at the balcony, From the night to dawn..." The attitude of allowing independent women to "be themselves" promoted by "The MVP" is actually quite in line with the current young generation. A girl with a strong heart who doesn't need anyone's company can also enjoy the moment of solitude from night to dawn alone.
In any case, you are yourself. Anyone's evaluation of you, whether positive or negative, should not affect your determination to carry out the "be yourself" thing to the end. Xu Xinwen's big head photo on the cover of the EP "Rules for Lovers" is probably also a true inner monologue that cheers herself up when she gazes at her inner self with deep affection!
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