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Lin Junjie, who has won two Golden Melody Awards,
We just celebrated our 40th birthday on March 27.
Debut 18 years almost every year there are new works,
Love songs are all over the streets,
It has the title of "Walking CD".
Privately, he likes e-sports, racing, collecting tide play,
He has gained many cute nicknames given to him by netizens:
"Lin is three years old" and "Internet addicted teenager" 、......
Lin Junjie gave an exclusive interview
Mid-May,
We visited Lin Junjie's studio in Taipei,
He just released an all-English album, Like You Do.
As a birthday gift for my 40th birthday,
At the same time, I am also busy preparing for the upcoming online concert.
We talked about his music, his life, his collections.
He said: "40 years old, I am not old at all, I still have enthusiasm,
I'm less anxious than the last day I was 39 years old,
I often fantasize about a parallel world,
Another Lin Junjie is making his debut there. ”
Self-description Lin Junjie
Written by Bai Wenping, editor-in-charge of Deng Kailei
"Hello, welcome to the JFJ Production 'Sanctuary.'"
Lin Junjie, wearing a dark blue amoeba print shirt, black suit pants, and leather shoes, took us into his musical world.
Lin Junjie Studio "Sanctuary"
The main stage is built by 4 LED panels
In 2016, Lin Junjie established this brand new studio. There are wiring holes in every corner, every place can be recorded and filmed, and the whole studio is a stage. A more formal stage area, with 4 LED panels plus lights, can make a different effect each time.
Lin Junjie (first from right) with his brother and parents
Born in Singapore, his parents love music, Lin Junjie began to learn piano at the age of 4, began to compose and participate in campus singing competitions in junior high school, and after graduating from high school, he gave up his admission qualification to the Department of English Literature at the National University of Singapore, the highest university in Singapore, and signed to the record company after completing his military service.
Lin Junjie's classic song "Gangnam"
In 2003, Lin Junjie released his first album "Music Walker", because of the limited work of SARS, Lin Junjie ran from city to city and did not give up publicity.
The next year, a song "Jiangnan" from the second album "Second Heaven" made him popular all over the country, followed by the birth of a series of blockbuster works: "Cao Cao", "She Said", "Unfortunately No If", "A Thousand Years Later"...
In 2009, he had encountered a dark period, because the workload was too large, resulting in acid reflux and burned the esophagus, the doctor had warned him not to sing for a short time, let him decide to rest for 3 months to readjust his pace, and later, he wrote about this mental journey into "The Hundred Days".
Lin Junjie prepares for the online concert of the final station of "Sanctuary FINALE"
Since 2018, Lin Junjie has held a world tour, has run two rounds, and when he is ready to run the third round, the epidemic broke out, so it has been suspended since the beginning of 2020. This led him and his team to decide that "it is time to move the large-scale offline concerts online", which is expected to appear in the second half of this year.
During the shooting process, Lin Junjie's team demonstrated a full range of projection effects on the LED panel, and each online concert will replace a different design panel, including lighting, AR interaction, 3D stereoscopic effects, etc. Talking about technology and music, Lin Junjie happily can't stop.
Lin Junjie personally brewed coffee for a team
It was nearly evening, and he walked to the coffee shop next door to the studio, where sunlight poured in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, and made several cups of Ethiopian coffee in his hands, giving his work partner and us who were filming on the spot, and following his day with the cup of coffee in his hand.
The following is Lin Junjie's self-statement.
Lin Junjie's 40th birthday party
40 years old is easier than 39 years old,
Another Lin Junjie is about to debut
I was really nervous when I was 39, old, 40 years old, middle-aged, I had to accept this, and when I stepped from the 3 to the 4, I was really afraid and nervous, but I don't know it now.
I wasn't nervous about the day I was about to 40 when I was 39, I was much more relaxed than the last day I was 39, and when I stepped over, I suddenly felt: That's it?
The way I showed it often made people around me think that I was a small child and very naïve, and my colleagues rolled their eyes, and some of the feelings of the outside world about me were the same.
People are superficial animals, most of them are impatient, and there are very few people who are willing to see your heart, so if you have the patience to explore my musical world, you can really understand me completely.
Growing up in Singapore, I majored in English literature when I was studying, and English was also a language for me to express myself freely, so I always wanted to officially produce an English album, and this all-English EP "Like You Do" and my two double EPs from last year's "Survivor" combined to my 14th album "Survivor Like You".
From live video game owners, to doing online concerts
The world has become very fast, science and technology has progressed for 15 years, our way of life has been growing and transforming, especially China's technology is walking in the world's first, as long as you have experienced it.
But I found that pop music in this piece, it seems to be relatively slow, at least in 2016, there are not too many new elements, everyone still produces an album every year, and when there is a chance, the traditional offline concert is brewed.
Lin Junjie live played the game
In 2016, I plucked up the courage to build a "sanctuary" to promote myself in combination with the music space of the recording studio and the studio, because I already knew how to combine, and the biggest challenge was to have an industry to support and then try everyone's reaction.
Lin Junjie used technology to interactively hold a number of online concerts
I don't know how much cost I have invested, but I can only say that I have worked hard in recent years, earned, and put back into the dream of "sanctuary".
First of all, we must first figure out the difference between online and offline, the live concert has a stage, an audience seat, and a very three-dimensional atmosphere to distinguish, but what about switching to online? Where is the stage? In fact, the place where the camera can be shot is the stage, so when this new concept appears, the interaction mode, positioning, and performance content will all be redefined.
2018 "Great Little" new song concert
The biggest challenge is to keep giving ideas, because many things have been done once, and the next time they are not new, it is difficult to impress the audience every time.
I have a live program "Coffee Tune", it is very simple, there is no musician and no professional equipment, that is, camera, computer, a key, I can also make friends very happy, I also have a lot of fun, in fact, the focus is on how to tell the story, how to bring into the audience.
Trend artist KAWS visits the sanctuary
The studio is the gathering place for tide play
I love listening to stories, I also love listening to the stories and sources of each artist, and my collection is actually because I like their attitude and creative style.
Drawings by Miwa Komatsu
As soon as you enter the sanctuary, there is a painting by Miyu Komatsu. One of the things I like about Miyu Komatsu is that she is very spiritual, and she is listening to music and composing.
I like colorful, bright things, and I have a lot of KAWS, Be@rbrick, sculptures, paintings, and a lot of collections that I can't fit anymore.
I also love racing, there are F1 brake pads, steering wheels.
Lin Junjie and Lin Zhiying, who also love racing
Play electric, play with trends, drink coffee
Take your hobbies to the extreme
Every decision I make is an extension of my habits and passions, and I think that's the only way you can stick with it, for better or worse.
If I don't do e-sports today, I will still put my time on e-sports; if I don't open a café, I will still spend my time drinking coffee and brewing coffee; if I don't do trending, I will still collect and spend time to understand this culture.
Lin Junjie's esports team won the AIC Asia Championship in 2017
Why do I do esports? The potential I see is that it can be a good culture, it can be a good sport, playing games can be easy, it can be very professional, and it can get everyone's attention.
Although I loved to play electric when I was a child, my music is my profession, first to do it well, and then to pull other things back to the original intention.
Just like when I first wanted to pursue music, my family would still be worried. My mother would still have wanted me to finish college and get a diploma, but I didn't do it, so you have to be sure and prove that you're not wrong to go down this path.
Lin Junjie won the Best Male Singer Award at the 25th and 27th Golden Melody Awards
I am a person who lives in the present, I will not do too long-term plans, I just want to do music composition, write songs, want to say that after signing a contract to have a chance to become a singer, the next imagination is to have their own stage? Can I have my own concert? If you can go on stage one day to receive the award, it seems to be very handsome.
The world has taught me one thing, that is, to be mentally prepared, things have happened, or the opportunity has come, if there is no psychological preparation, with enough courage, persistence, patience, hit by the blow or not to get up? Choose to stand up, just continue to be a little aggrieved, will always pass, continue to work hard every day, step by step.