Speaking of rock, we have to mention the beyond band, which has left too many classics and legends, and the death of Huang Jiaju has become an eternal pain in the hearts of fans.
However, at the peak of beyond, there was such a group that overpowered beyond the band for six consecutive years and won the "Group Gold Award" in the Hong Kong Billboard Pop Chart.
This combination is "Grasshopper", they are three brothers, and there is a very bullish master named Mei Yanfang.
One
The names of the members of the "Grasshopper" are Cai Yizhi, Cai Yijie, and Su Zhiwei.
Among them, Cai Yizhi and Cai Yijie are brothers, and Su Zhiwei is the cousin of the two, the cousin of Cai Yizhi and the cousin of Cai Yijie.
So it is not wrong to say that "grasshoppers" are brotherly combinations.
The three were born in the 1960s in Hong Kong, and are in the embryonic stage of entertainment, and a good entertainment development environment has become the main reason for the three to embark on the road of music.
The three brothers played together from childhood to adulthood, creating inseparable friendships, playing together, going to school, and even working at the same time.
In this process, the three did not show anything special, except for the special point, that is, Cai Yijie has loved to chase stars since he was a child, especially in 1980, he was fascinated by the Japanese superstar Makoto Kondo, which changed the life of the brother.
In 1985, Makoto Kondo went to Hong Kong to hold a concert, Cai Yijie of course could not miss the performance of the idol, the first time to buy tickets rushed to the scene, and good luck with the idol had a chance to have a close contact.
In the interaction session with fans, Cai Yijie was called up to perform a show, accompanied by the new three-person group "Junior Team" launched by The Japan Janis Office.
Looking at the three people with unlimited scenery, Cai Yijie moved his mind, the three of us can also engage in a combination.
Then, after returning home, Cai Yijie pestered Cai Yizhi and Su Zhiwei, and had to engage in a similar dance combination to break into the entertainment circle together.
Cai Yizhi and Su Zhiwei were so annoyed that they could not do anything, and finally agreed to Cai Yizhi's request, because the surnames of the three people all had cursive characters, so they gave the group a name called "Grasshopper Boy" and participated in the fourth rookie singing competition that year.
Two
The three of them also did have the strength, all the way through the cut will directly into the final, unfortunately, when the trio performed, the stage suddenly cut off the power, the mood of the three people was more or less affected, and finally withdrew in failure.
Although they did not get the ranking, their positive and tenacious dance posture was appreciated by the judges Mei Yanfang, who was preparing for her own "Full Glory Concert" and just needed such an excellent accompaniment team.
Two months later, the "grasshopper", who was in the haze of failure, received an invitation: to dance with Mei Yanfang.
The three of them were so surprised that they couldn't believe it, this was true, they were in a trance along the way, until Mei Yanfang appeared in front of them, they didn't know that it was not a dream.
In December 1985, Mui Yanfang held her first solo concert at the Red Pavilion in Hong Kong, where "Grasshopper" appeared as an accompaniment dancer, and also sang the Japanese song "Twenty-Four Hours of Kiss" with Mui Yanfang.
There were a total of fifteen concerts in "Full Glory Concert", and the excellent performance of "Grasshopper" was recognized by Mei Yanfang, and in 1986, "Grasshopper" was signed to Mei Yanfang' umbrella and participated in the recording of Mei Yanfang's first album "Mei Yanfang".
For "Grasshoppers", Mei Yanfang is not only the boss who gives them a job, but also the teacher on the road of music.
Mei Yanfang will ask professional teachers to teach the dance and music of the three people, which has laid a solid foundation for them to compete in the entertainment industry, and the luck of "Grasshopper" is good, and it did not take long to sign a contract to get a chance to become famous alone.
Three
In 1987, Mei Yanfang's "Hundred Changes Mei Yanfang Re-exhibition Guanghua Concert" was held as scheduled, and "Grasshopper" is still a companion dance.
This time, their excellent performance attracted the attention of the "god of song" Rowan, who felt that these three people were malleable talents, and since then they have begun to have a lot of support for "grasshoppers".
And under the matchmaking of Rowan and Mei Yanfang, "Grasshopper" signed a contract with PolyGram Records.
The reason why she did not sign a contract with Mei Yanfang's company, in addition to Mei Yanfang's hope that her disciples could fight alone, was also because she was in love at that time.
In 1985, When Makoto Kondo came to Hong Kong for a concert, he not only promoted the establishment of "Grasshopper", but also captured the heart of Mui Yanfang.
At a party, Makoto Kondo and Mei Yanfang met, in the soft light, the day of Mei Yanfang looked particularly beautiful, Kondo Masahiko very boldly went forward, invited Mei Yanfang to dance.
With the beat of the music, the two danced like butterflies on the dance floor, jumping to the emotional place, and Makoto Kondo couldn't help but bow her head and kiss...
In this kiss, Mei Yanfang was addicted and couldn't help but fall in love with Kondo Makoto, she didn't know that at that time, Kondo Makoto already had a family.
In her spare time, Mei Yanfang will fly to Japan to visit her boyfriend, and also spend 8 million Hong Kong dollars in Japan to buy a house, taking care of him like a housewife.
In this failed love, Mei Yanfang has paid a lot of her own efforts, in order to let the apprentices have a better tomorrow, she introduced the "grasshopper" to her good friends, hoping that they would take more care of her disciples, including Zhang Guorong.
Four
Grasshopper was also very competitive, did not live up to Master's expectations, in 1988, "Grasshopper" released his first record in his life, "Grasshopper", which quickly became popular in the Hong Kong music scene.
In this year, the "Grasshopper" rival Beyond band has been established for five years, and began to show its glory in the Hong Kong music scene this year, winning the Top Ten Golden Melody Award for the song "The Land".
It can also be said that the two bands have been famous for about the same time.
However, the styles of the two are very different, compared to the beyond band, which pays more attention to the core of the work, the music of "Grasshopper" is more popular and more suitable for the general public.
It is precisely because of this that the fans of the two companies can be said to be clearly distinguished, and it is said that when the two fan groups are the most fierce, they rob fans on the street.
Beyond is worthy of China's top rock band, since 1988, basically every year will produce a profoundly influential excellent work, such as 1989's "Really Love You", 1990's "Brilliant Years" and so on.
So far, these songs are classics that will never fade.
Beyond's works are good, but they do not conform to the public aesthetic, far less popular than the works of "Grasshopper", and it is precisely because of this that from 1990 to 1995, it lost to "Grasshopper" for six consecutive times, missing the honor of the "Combination Gold Award" of the Hong Kong Pop Chart.
This is not to say that beyond is not good, but the Hong Kong music environment at that time was like this, which made wong Ka-koo, who has always been proud, angry and could not help but criticize: there is no music in Hong Kong, only the entertainment industry.
It is precisely because of Huang Jiaju's words that there is a little more speculation about the award of "Grasshopper" for six consecutive years, and it is believed that it was under the influence of Master Mei Yanfang that he won the award.
At that time, Mui Yanfang's "Mei Jia Ban" had become a mainstay of the Hong Kong music scene.
Five
In 1989, Mei Yanfang attended a program called "New Land Anywhere You Order", in this program, Mei Yanfang met Tan Yaowen, after the other party sang a high song, Mei Yanfang could not help but feel sorry for the talent, and said on the spot that she accepted the other party as her apprentice.
"Meijiaban" ushered in the second member after "Grasshopper".
With the help of Mei Yanfang, the talented Tan Yaowen soon came out and became an independent existence, Mei Yanfang In addition to these two aces, there are also excellent apprentices such as Xu Zhi'an and He Yunshi.
In addition, Mei Gu's popularity in the Hong Kong entertainment industry is well-known, Zhang Guorong, Jacky Cheung, Andy Lau and others are her best friends, and Mui Yanfang herself is a judge of many competitions.
This naturally led to the news that the "grasshopper" was not victorious, and even in 1992, beyond going to Japan to develop, it was also rumored to be dissatisfied with the black box operation of the Hong Kong music scene.
In fact, this is not the case, and it can only be said that Wong Ka-koo's creation was too noble and did not conform to the flashy Hong Kong music scene at that time.
In 1993, Huang Jiaju died unexpectedly in Japan, and since then, beyond, the band has never written songs like "The Earth" and "Glorious Years".
From 1996 to 1999, beyond the band suppressed the "grasshopper" for four consecutive years and won the "Group Gold Award" of the Hong Kong Pop Chart.
At this time, Mei Yanfang is still alive, if there is a black box operation, "Grasshopper" will not even get the bronze award.
The quality of musical works has declined, but instead won awards, which has to be said to be a very ironic thing, which is not to blame Huang Jiaju for issuing such an exclamation.
Six
In addition, the "disappearance" of the "grasshopper" was not after Mei Yanfang's death.
Since 1996, grasshopper's career has been worse than a year, first from Polygram Records, and then signed to a better Rolling Stone record, trying to fight back.
However, their era has passed, and the rising stars in the Hong Kong music scene have emerged in an endless stream, with Chen Guanxi, Nicholas Tse, twins and others making their debuts one after another.
By 2000, Jay Chou, Wang Lihong, Lin Junjie, Sun Yanzi and others had a bloody fight in the music world, and Jay Chou was even more able to suppress other singers and dominate the charts for several consecutive weeks.
The Grasshoppers knew that the time that belonged to them was gone, and it was in this year that the three members of the Grasshoppers began to develop independently, but the group did not disband.
Mei Yanfang once said before she died: The three of you can get rich together, and separating is nothing.
Sure enough, after the separation of "Grasshopper", the career of the three people was flat, and in 2005, the three came together again and signed a contract with BMA to compete in the Hong Kong music scene again.
However, at this time, the "grasshoppers" are no longer young, and they have long lost the competitive appearance of the past, although their names have begun to disappear from the pop charts of music, but their devotion to music is very worth learning from future generations.
In 2017, "Grasshopper" appeared on the variety show "Golden Qulao", and everyone found that the three passionate young people in the past were old.
There are also some people who question the three people who are already in their fifties, and they are also out of the cave to find gold, which is showing off their feelings, and the "grasshopper" is very frank about this, they say that they are working, and they also need to earn money to support their families.
For them who have such a cow master, such an explanation is too humble, if Mei Yanfang does not die, they may be cold, they will not be red, but they will definitely not be poor.
"Grasshopper" can come to this day, has been much luckier than most singers, their disappearance, there is no reason, just the normal development of the entertainment industry, Jay Chou so cattle, now the 10-year-old child, do not also start to complain that his songs are not good.