After the second season of "Through Thorns" entered the fifth round of performances, the remaining brothers formed three camps, each with 8 members. Although there are still 2 brothers eliminated after the fifth round of performances, the rules of comprehensive program release and referring to the program rules of the third season of "Riding the Wind and Waves", the group night will not be redivided into camps, so such a camp division will continue until the end of the show, and many viewers have begun to predict the allocation of group places in each camp.
If you combine the results of the previous four rounds, Wu Kequn's team as the captain has a high winning rate. And after joining the new members, in addition to the old members who cooperate with tacit understanding, this group has two more big brother-level figures, Ren Xianqi and Zheng Jun, and the overall strength should not be underestimated. However, compared to the other two captains, Wu Kequn's 43-year-old age is relatively young, even if he only ranks fifth among the 8 people in his own group, presumably his pressure is not small.
In the first round of Wugong, the Wu Ke group selected the classic song "Amani" of the Beyond band, and after discussion, they chose to play all the members to perform the song together. A song is sung by 8 people, obviously everyone can assign fewer lyrics, and everyone will not have too much room for expression. But most of the 8 people in this group do not know Cantonese, and each person is assigned fewer lyrics, and everyone will have less pressure to learn Cantonese.
In the preparation highlights, Ren Xianqi explained to everyone that the "amani" and "nakupenda" in the lyrics of "Amani" mean "peace" and "love" in the Swahili language of Kenya, Africa, so they wanted to add some tribal feeling to this song. Zhang Zhenyue added tribal elements of lead and answer to the performance of this song according to the regional folklore he grew up in, coupled with the tribal atmosphere dance steps proposed by Yang Changqing, so that their version of "Amani" has a strong recognition.
In terms of presentation, Wu Ke's brothers have many musical instruments, and everyone still joins some bands. In addition to Zhang Zhenyue, who still plays a drum kit, Ma Cheng tried shamanic drums, and Zheng Jun, who behaved casually in the show, chose to play a Konka drum with regional characteristics with the eccentric Renke. Different from the impressions of Big Brother and rock people in many people's impressions, Zheng Jun did not show very strong in the show, and the more he got to the later stage, the more indifferent he became.
Wu Jianhao, who tried to dance the whole way (only singing the last lyric) in the fourth round of performances and received great acclaim, played the guitar in this round. He himself said that many people in the group are very good at playing guitar, so he is grateful that everyone is willing to give up this position to him. But Renke supported Wu Jianhao and suggested that he play the guitar freely, because he thought Wu Jianhao felt good about playing freely. Renke conveys the idea that sometimes feeling is more important than technology.
Although everyone does not sing many words solo, it is still not easy for people who do not speak Cantonese to learn to sing Cantonese songs in a short period of time. In the matter of learning Cantonese, the always optimistic Ma Gong showed super confidence, and he and Zheng Jun sang his own singing passages to Renke, who knew Cantonese, and Renke felt that Zheng Jun sang more accurately, and Ma Gong also half-jokingly expressed his disapproval. Later, when Yang Changqing wanted to learn Cantonese, Ma Cheng also took the initiative to become a teacher.
Despite this, after the official performance, some audience members were still not satisfied with the brothers' Cantonese pronunciation, thinking that everyone only had a few words, but they still sang inaccurately and were a little disappointed. But the lyrics of this "Amani" are not the catchy type, and even Cantonese people feel a bit tongue-twisting. Second, even if you also speak Cantonese, the accent of different regions will be slightly different, for example, Renke's Cantonese has the characteristics of SITC. The pronunciation problems of brothers who are too entangled in not speaking Cantonese actually mean much.
Of course, the more important thing about a song is to sing with spirit, and the work of a musician with weight like Beyond is really not easy to please when adapting. After all, for some fans, a little different from the original song may feel offended, many singers sing their own songs If the arrangement is modified, a pair of people who are not used to listening may jump out and directly veto it. So it's normal for someone to be dissatisfied with the final presentation of Amani. But they are at least not doing very badly, and whether they like it or not can only be said to be in the eyes of others.
In any case, the theme of "Amani" is love and peace, which is actually quite in line with the spirit of the "Through the Thick" show. Although everyone is in competition, they still maintain a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, and the audience can often feel the love and tolerance of the brothers through the show. Of course, if you explore the reason, some people will think that this is based on the fact that the contestants in the show are actually insiders with certain experience. But in any case, this atmosphere is comfortable, reassuring, and what many people yearn for.