What the current situation of the past singer looks like, from Yang Kun, may be a glimpse.
The 50-year-old posted videos on social platforms twice in three days.
Each one is similar and terrifying: a long-spoken gesture, a fixed background and position, and a chicken soup for the soul like a car reel.
The style of the comments section is even more peculiar.
"Andy Lau, Andy Lau, Andy Lau..."
"Dao Lang, Dao Lang, Dao Lang..."
"Brother Kun, is it okay to ask you for 250 yuan for electric welding for a day? Is it OK to weld a pig cage for me? ”
"Educate yourself first, then educate others"
Why mention other singers in his comment section? Why let him dry electric welding? Why is he not qualified to educate others?
Looking at what Yang Kun has done over the years, you may be able to get the answer.
Netizens repeatedly mentioned the names of Andy Lau and Dao Lang because of his bad words.
It is said that he has lost morality because he has flaws: suspected plagiarism, arrogance, crossing the river and demolishing bridges...
The various remarks of netizens are intended to remind him to see clearly how many pounds he has.
Yang Kun, who is more than half a hundred years old, finally paid the price for his "invincibility".
01
Treat nobles: you can be grateful to Dade, or "we are not acquainted"
In the early years, Yang Kun was a literary soldier in the literary troupe, working in the regiment while singing in bars, earning him a lot of money.
However, due to excessive use of his voice, his vocal cords were damaged and he went to Beijing for treatment.
It was this trip to Beijing that aroused his yearning for the bustling city.
Ignoring his parents' objections and not following the doctor's advice to "rest his throat", he quit his job in the literary troupe, resolutely went to Beijing, and began a journey of wandering.
The days were very difficult, the money was spent in a short time, and he could not afford to live in a serious house, so he had to sleep in the wind, eat and sleep, and sleep in stations, bridge holes, basements, and bomb shelters.
Welding during the day to make a living, and singing at night to pursue dreams.
At this time, he met the first noble man in his life - Bai Xue, a dancer in a song and dance troupe in Beijing.
The two met at a bar and later became boyfriend and girlfriend.
The appearance of Bai Xue saved him from fire and water, she gave him food and clothing, and also gave him emotional support.
But in a few years, Yang Kun still couldn't get famous, and Bai Xue paid material resources and no longer waited.
Before Yang Kun moved out of the apartment he shared with Bai Xue, she gave him a gold necklace.
Yang Kun turned his head and took it to the pawn and exchanged it for 800 yuan.
Although he did not accompany him all his life, in the end, it was also a noble person who accompanied him through hardships and gave him many favors.
But many years later, when he participated in "The Voice of China", he heard contestant Jin Zhiwen tell the story of 8 years of suffering with his girlfriend, and he blurted out: "I ran away." ”
There was a hint of complaining in the tone.
This is the strange thing, although it did not go to the end, but after all, there was also kindness to him, and he complained that the kindness was not heavy enough.
In 2022, he sang "The End of the River of Love" on the show, and after singing, he said that he was written for Bai Xue, who had died of cancer, and his regret and nostalgia could be felt between the lines.
But soon after the show, I saw him again with a beautiful car, hugging left and right.
When I was on the show, I was deeply remorseful, and I was in love with the show.
It is no wonder that the handle fell down, allowing some people to interpret his behavior as "consuming his ex-girlfriend".
Pull the timeline back to when he was not yet famous.
After being separated from Bai Xue, he returned to the basement and spent several years singing in large and small bars.
During this time, he wrote his love and hatred for Bai Xue into the song, which condensed into the album "It Doesn't Matter".
He wanted to release an album and make a name for himself, but samples of the songs he sent out were repeatedly returned.
Until 2002, he met the second nobleman - singer Chen Lin.
When Yang Kun was unknown, only she was willing to be his bole, brought him to her husband Shen Yongge's record company Bamboo Book Culture, and participated in the operation of his first album.
With the help of Chen Lin, "It Doesn't Matter" was successfully released, and Yang Kun became popular.
But not long after, he was dissatisfied with Shen Yongge holding his wife Chen Lin, and terminated the contract with Zhushu on the grounds that there was "no room for development".
He also declared that he was not familiar with the nobleman who discovered him, and bluntly said in front of reporters, "I have a very ordinary relationship with Chen Lin."
Then something familiar happened again.
In 2009, Chen Lin committed suicide and died.
Since she left, Yang Kun has begun to publicly express his gratitude again, calling Chen Lin his benefactor.
When people are still alive, they have a slight difference of interest and begin to draw a line with others.
People are no longer alive, but they feel the good of others.
Such gratitude is a bit belated.
After terminating his contract with Bamboo Book Culture, Yang Kun encountered a creative bottleneck and once suffered from severe depression.
In the past trough, he could always meet nobles.
This time, it was also not surprising that he met a girl named Xiaoya, who had studied psychology.
She used her professional knowledge to accompany him out of the emotional downturn, until he obtained a contract from Huayi, and his career took a small turn and he was able to continue to release new albums.
But the two still failed to make it to the end.
In 2012, Yang Kun participated in the popular program "The Voice of China", and became popular because of the remarks of "32 concerts".
But in the future, his relationship with Xiaoya ended without problems.
After that, he was photographed walking with beautiful women twice in three days.
02
Mouth unobstructed, unobstructed
Over the years, Yang Kun has often gotten into trouble because of his lack of words.
In fact, as early as when he first became famous, Yang Kun paid the price for his lack of words, but he did not learn from experience.
That time, he "sprayed" the CCTV Spring Festival Gala.
In the winter of 2003, Yang Kun was invited to attend the China Original Pop List Awards Gala, which was obviously such a simple thing as receiving the award on stage, but he complicated it.
That night, he broke the news: "The singers of the Spring Festival Gala next year were all selected by the daughter of chief director Yuan Dewang." ”
Even revealed to reporters that the Spring Festival Gala director team did not like his "It Doesn't Matter", and "Spaceship" had a high chance of being selected.
Such a big inside information, the major media will naturally not let go, Yang Kun also broke the news on the front page of major news.
A week later, when Yang Kun was complacent about his "little cleverness", he was hit hard, which also made him sullen when attending the event.
When the reporter asked him why he was depressed, he publicly admitted his mistake: "I said the wrong thing, and I still want to go to the Spring Festival Gala." ”
After this lesson, Yang Kun converged a little, and he aimed his spearhead at his peers.
In 2004, Yang Kun was interviewed by reporters in the early days of his popularity and was asked what he thought of Dao Lang, who had just become popular at that time.
His answer showed contempt between the lines.
"Music? Is he called music? ”
"The old songs he sang for me to sing will not be worse than him, but I don't plan to do so, and I can't finish the new songs I have created?"
"His popularity is very strange, we are all controlling the quality and making music, but his songs are only pale."
This evaluation of Dao Lang has become a stain on Yang Kun to this day, making him always bear the stigma of "backstabbing peers" and "Qu Gao and Oligo".
But in the future, he walked more and more erratically on the road of "shelling peers", and he was completely unprepared to stop.
After ceasing to be the mentor of The Voice of China, he started a live streaming career, often chattering online.
Whenever he is on the head, his mouth is unscrupulous.
The most controversial time was that he unilaterally "kicked" Andy Lau out of the ranks of singers.
In that live broadcast, Yang Kun's original words meant this: "Andy Lau is indeed a good actor, but strictly speaking, he is not a real singer, because he is an actor, so his performance on stage will remind everyone of his roles." ”
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Among them, the phrase "Andy Lau is not a real singer" directly angered many netizens and caused dissatisfaction among Andy Lau's fans and many netizens.
"When Andy Lau won various awards in the Hong Kong music scene, who was your Yang Kun's surname?"
"Andy Lau's masterpieces are numerous, you Yang Kun has sung for so many years, only one song "It Doesn't Matter" is remembered by everyone."
Continuing to pickpocket, netizens found that he had already expressed his disdain for Andy Lau in "The Voice of China", saying that he "sings all by roaring".
He even took aim at the Internet hit "Thunder".
"Disgusting!"
"If you want a song without a song, if you want a melody without a melody."
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In fact, Yang Kun's view of "Thunder" is still relatively objective, but sharper.
But he inadvertently provoked many netizens who like "Thunder".
In his words, Dao Lang "lowered the level of Chinese pop music".
Andy Lau in his mouth "can't sing, can't be a singer."
Li Yuchun was not spared, and he was beaten into the ranks of "can't sing".
If you want to speak up quickly without arousing the disgust of others, the premise is that you are "bearing" enough.
The premise is that their business ability is impeccable and convincing.
But Yang Kun didn't seem to have touched this death-free gold medal.
03
It has been repeatedly accused of plagiarism and plagiarism as "sex", double standards
Back then, when commenting on Dao Lang in a "condescending" manner, his words were all derogatory,
There are also some self-boasting meanings: "I have recently composed a lot of new songs", "I strive to make quality and music".
What does it really look like?
In 2003, the title track of his album "That Day" was accused of plagiarism.
The lyrics of the song were co-written by him with a girl named Li Qi, and his contribution is slightly less according to the number of words.
However, the song was first sold to Geng Ningsing, and then included in Yang Kun's own album.
In these two releases, Yang Kun did not consult with Li Qi, and also took the credit for writing lyrics for himself, monopolizing the column of "lyricist".
After the incident, Li Qi defended his rights, and Yang Kun pushed the responsibility to his company at that time.
This is the first time Yang Kun has been accused of plagiarism, and he only responded with five words: I have a clear conscience.
And this is not the only time Yang Kun has fallen into such a controversy.
In 2007, his "Brothers" for "Rally" was suspected of plagiarizing Mystery Park's "You Raise Me Up", which caused heated discussions in the industry.
This time, Yang Kun did not deny it, but admitted that the two songs were indeed similar.
The 2009 song "Empty City" is suspected of plagiarizing "Apologize", and the melody of the chorus is very similar to the melody.
He was still unaware of the fact that he had fallen into the plagiarism door many times.
2016's "Endless River" was again questioned for plagiarizing David Bowie's "Heroes".
After this matter was fermented to the Internet, it also attracted the attention of the original author's agent, and was certified as "the prelude part was copied magnificently".
This time, Yang Kun said he was not involved in arranging.
Having been questioned for plagiarism so many times, you should always be cautious, right?
Yang Kun was still not attentive.
In 2018, he sang "Fall in Love with the One Who Doesn't Come Home + Mo" on "The Battle of Heavenly Sound" and was suspected of plagiarizing "November Rain".
The intro, interlude and ending of the two songs are highly similar.
This plagiarism incident once again caused heated discussions on the Internet and provoked some foreign netizens to boycott.
Interestingly, in 2007, Yang Kun also talked about his views on "Da Zhang Wei plagiarism" in an interview.
His answer was ambiguous: "I've done this kind of thing, and when I reached the end of my own creation, I tried to find inspiration in other songs." ”
In addition to the words, he also tried to clarify the difference between "borrowing" and "plagiarism".
Once or twice can also be explained as accidental, but the number of times, and the hammer has been repeatedly, it should always be explained positively.
But he obscured his black spots and pointed fingers against popular singers and songs.
Such double standards are really difficult to convince the public.
04
Pay a heavy price
You want to say that Yang Kun only needs to be sunny and snowy, and he doesn't need to take care of passers-by.
But on the other hand, he needs traffic.
On Douyin, he diligently conducts business and posts chicken soup videos rain or shine.
In the live streaming industry, he can also be captured.
After mocking Luo Yonghao with the front foot, many netizens placed orders without considering whether it was useful or not,
The hind foot joined the ranks.
When evaluating peers, he looks down on the "passerby plate".
Turn around and sell again, bowing to the flow.
The change in the speed of light before and after this is laughable.
It is a pity that he has already offended the public with his wild words, and the popularity of passers-by is not enough to support his cargo business.
After a whole night, he contributed only 40,000 yuan in sales, which was less than his 120,000 pit fees.
It sold 1.2 million yuan, and the return amount was as high as 1.1 million, causing the merchant to call it "blood loss".
Word of mouth is scattered, passers-by are scattered, and the dilemma Yang Kun faces is also reflected in his performance.
Last summer, a blogger broke the news that he had bought Yang Kun's small concert tickets once, and he wanted to make a move, but was told by the scalper that he would only give 20 yuan a ticket.
The blogger thought about it, because his position was better, he entered, but in exchange for Yang Kun's tardiness and expressionless face.
In a commercial performance, in order to stir up the atmosphere, the host proposed that the audience shout the name of "Yang Kun" together.
However, the audience shouted unanimously: "Andy Lau! Andy lau! Andy lau! ”
If you encounter this situation in the live broadcast room, it can also be ignored.
But during the commercial performance, when he encountered a crowd of audiences who demolished the stage, Yang Kun's face was obviously not good-looking.
Once upon a time, "32 concerts" was his show-off capital.
But now, his concert tickets are so slow that even scalpers can't help crying and shouting to their mother: "Yang Kun's concert, super cheap, huge cheap, cheap to slag..."
If you know this, why bother?
Yang Kun, who was terrified, finally paid the price.