preface
Hong Kong pop music has influenced the growth of generations, and "listening to pop songs" was also the biggest entertainment for young people at that time. Because Hong Kong music is delicate and direct in expression, some songs are very suitable for the life of listeners in private contexts, so many Hong Kong music fans also bury memories related to songs when they listen to songs. The relationship between stars and Hong Kong music is also the same, in the Beijing News interview with Li Wei, Yang Qianwei, Leung HanWen, Lin Xiaofeng, Yan Mingxi, Zeng Bit, Chen Shaoqi, Chen Guangrong, several creators, they said that at least one Hong Kong pop song in their lives has a profound impact on themselves. Some of these songs have witnessed the lives of themselves and their loved ones, and some have influenced their subsequent creations... In their memories with Hong Kong Le, we can also feel the unique vitality of Hong Kong Le again.
"Moon And a Half Serenade" was included in Li Keqin's 1987 album "Symbols of Destiny"
Song Selection: Serenade in the Moon (1987)
Original singer: Li Keqin
Lyricist: Xiang Xuehuai
Composition: Nahoko Kawai
"Dad's must-order tracks in KTV."
Yan Mingxi. The picture is from the artist's Weibo
[Memories] That Hong Kong music
——Originally, I listened to Hong Kong music with my parents
Yan Mingxi is a Hong Kong-born "post-00s" newcomer singer. In 2021, she participated in the reality show singing talent show "Legend of Sound Dreams" held by TVB and won the overall championship and debuted. In the Hong Kong music competition program "Sound Is Endless" that ended in July this year, she sang or co-performed a number of classic Hong Kong music such as "Nian Qin En", which left a deep impression on mainland audiences with her excellent voice and solid singing skills. Yan Mingxi admits that he is deeply influenced by classic Hong Kong music, and since he was a child, he has listened to a lot of Hong Kong music of the "Golden Age" with his family, and gradually he can sing more and more songs.
The first Hong Kong music she learned was Li Keqin's "Half a Moon Serenade". At that time, she was still in elementary school, and the family often took their children to KTV after the party, and "Serenade in the Moon" was her father's KTV must-order. "It's a very intimate song, and I'll sing it when I hear it." Later, she participated in "Legend of Sound Dreams", and Li Keqin was the mentor of this show, achieving a "master-apprentice" legend. When she was younger, she was deeply impressed by another Hong Kong music, "A Thousand And One Songs". "Because the ringtone of my family's mobile phone was 'A Thousand and One Songs', but at that time I couldn't sing, I just thought it was good."
"A Thousand And One Songs" was included in Chen Huixian's 1989 album Always Be Your Friend.
[In the local] music scene at that time
——I admire Mei Yanfang's predecessors
After 2000, many of the hong kong pop music predecessor singers emerging from the "golden age" gradually faded out of the music scene, and their music and life struggle stories are still influencing a new generation of young musicians. Yan Mingxi said that one of the senior singers who had a great influence on her was Mei Yanfang, although Mei Yanfang had died before she was born.
When Yan Mingxi, who was still young, became interested in singing, he went to find a lot of audio and related video materials of Mei Yanfang's singing, and the more he learned, the more he admired her. In particular, the picture of Mei Yanfang wearing a wedding dress and singing "Sunset Song" to say goodbye to everyone at the final concert made Yan Mingxi deeply impressed and very moved. After growing up, she went to see Mei Yanfang's theme exhibition. At the end of last year, Mei Yanfang's biopic "Mei Yanfang" was released, and she couldn't help but cry while watching the movie.
As a newcomer in the music industry, Yan Mingxi has great admiration for many predecessors. She believes that she is still very young in all aspects, and should learn more from her predecessors in the music industry, not only to learn their singing skills, but also to learn their way of life. "I haven't fully found the characteristics of my music yet, and I hope that by learning from the strengths of my predecessors, I can slowly find my own personal characteristics in music."
【Symbiosis】Future Harbor Fun
——I hope to add some "colorful" content
Yan Mingxi likes to sing and draw, so her personal future plans include music and fashion design, and hope to continue her studies in these two areas. In her opinion, music and fashion actually have something in common, and the trend will always repeat itself. Although the "golden age" of Hong Kong music, which is remembered by everyone, has gone away, it may be that one day those classic Hong Kong music styles will become popular again. "But maybe add a little bit of new different colors, because there will be something new in the musical expression of different generations." She also hopes that she can become a professional singer-songwriter who can sing and write songs through her studies in the future, and add some more "colorful" content to Hong Kong music. The so-called "colorful" refers to the rich and diverse music creation styles, allowing the audience to have more choices.
Beijing News reporter Yang Lianjie
Edited by Tian Kaini
Proofread by Liu Yue