In the youth of the post-90s, there is Jay Chou, and cai Minyou of "I Can".
I remember the college graduation meeting, the class organized K songs, the class leader tore his throat and finally sang this song "I can", and then said loudly, after hearing "I can", everyone must remember me.
At first, I only thought it was funny, but recently I inadvertently hummed this song, but I have mixed feelings. Time is like a carving knife, changing the appearance of you and me, and gradually cutting off the connection between you and me, and Cai Minyou, who originally brought us this touch, seems to have disappeared for a long time.
Turning over Cai Minyou's Weibo, the small amount of pitiful interaction is not enough to prove that this is the "first generation of small fresh meat" that was once very popular, but look at the selfie dynamics he sent, baseball cap T-shirt plus shoes, full of juvenile feeling, clean and bright cream smile, or so fascinating, 14 years, he seems to have not changed at all.
The little prince of music who first saw the sharp edge
On November 12, 1986, Cai Minyou was born in Taiwan to a well-off family, the second eldest in the family, and an older brother and younger sister.
At the age of 6, Cai Minyou came into contact with the violin and piano for the first time, and the collision of fingers and instruments produced a wonderful chemical reaction, and the beautiful melody that flowed out hooked the boy's heart. So under the cultivation of his mother, Cai Minyou began to take music classes in elementary school, majoring in violin, minoring in piano, and learning the basics of music.
When I was in junior high school, I attended the music class of Taiwan Normal University Affiliated High School. Here, Cai Minyou's musical knowledge and musical literacy have been rapidly accumulated and improved. Under the guidance of a mentor, Cai Minyou learned to sing his own music, use an instrument to play his inner voice, and his musical works became three-dimensional and soulful, and he began to be famous on campus.
Like most adolescents, Cai Minyou also admired the idol singers Wang Lihong and Jay Chou at that time, so she had an infinite yearning for pop music in her heart. Although he has been in classical music since elementary school, the seeds of combining classical music and flow music have begun to take root in Cai Minyou's heart.
In 2001, at the age of 14, Cai Minyou was photographed by Wu Zongxian in a Skeet Radio Singing Competition, and signed a contract with Sony Music to start learning albums and music production.
In 2005, Cai Minyou was admitted to the Department of Music of Taipei Normal University and the Department of Music of National University of the Arts, and entered Taipei Normal University to major in violin and piano. Because of his amazing strength, he was also called by Wu Zongxian to go to his home as a piano teacher.
"I'm 19 years old, I do everything with all my might, I'm Cai Minyou"
In October 2006, Cai Minyou debuted as a giant newcomer to Sony MUSIC, releasing his debut album "19" in Taiwan. Wu Zongxian, who excavated his Bole, confessed that Cai Minyou played the piano better than Jay Chou, had a first-class creative talent, and was determined to be a "master's milk killer".
Indeed, Cai Minyou's sunny and fresh appearance, as well as the gentle elegance that has long been influenced by classical music, made him look very special among the newcomers of that year.
"I Can", which was popular all over the country in "19", made Cai Minyou famous overnight, and was ranked third in G-MUSIC at that time, and was shortlisted for the Best Newcomer Award at the 18th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards. To this day, this song is still the top track of KTV, and "I Can" can even be said to be a national confession love song.
There is also a name for overnight fame, which you can call a thousand hammers and hammers. After five years of polishing and training, 19-year-old Cai Minyou finally handed over a satisfactory answer and let the world remember his name. As he said in the MV "I Can", the youth declaration: "I am 19 years old, do everything with all my strength, I am Cai Minyou".
Rampage and Nirvana rebirth
After winning various Best Newcomer Awards, in 2008 and 2009, Cai Minyou released two consecutive albums "Search for Cai Minyou" and "Lonely Good".
Deeply influenced by his favorite singers Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan, the album "Search for Cai Minyou" features rock and roll. Compared with the first album, the personal style is more distinct, such as "I'm Back" singing:
"I'm back not one by anyone
Don't label it so it's not OK
I came back with my music
Conquer the world
Because I'm cool I'm back."
The music is presented in interesting ways, such as Armstrong:
"Armstrong
I'm strong enough
What about rampage fouls
Armstrong
A chaotic world
Listen to my completely out-of-control singing."
It's like the wayward behavior of a young and crazy boy who first entered society and went on a rampage. I'm young enough, I'm cool enough, what can you do with me?
The album "Lonely Okay" is back to the you-style love song, but it is more mature than "19". From the crush of "I Can" to the bright love of "Glowing Sms". Holding the mobile phone, in the dark night, waiting for the reply of the sweetheart:
"Glowing sms is like throwing a rope ladder
Pull me out of the low mood
As long as I have your affirmation, I can fly
Prove with success that I love you."
Moreover, this album also boldly includes the works of the new generation of creators to enrich the tonality of the music. For example, the composer of "The Sky You Can't See" was Li Ronghao, who was unknown at that time.
"I'm in the sky you can't see
Look at the brilliant fireworks
The only lonely person in this city is me
No one cares who breaks up with whom
Every clock continues to turn"
In 2012, Cai Minyou, who had completed two years of military service, encountered a dark period in his life. Three years after a break from the music scene, the market is changing rapidly, new faces are iterative, and the era belonging to Cai Minyou seems to have moved away. At this time, there was another breakup. Financial pressures, emotional loss, these negative energies are repeatedly wrapped around him.
But Cai Minyou's heart that loves music and chases his dreams is still hot, so he cut down on food and clothing and went to South Korea to learn dance with Rain's exclusive Dancer. With the encouragement and help of friends in the circle, the album "Super Right Brain" was released. Perhaps to cater to the market, this song focuses on the electric sound style, but there is also a popular love song "How to Love You Is Not Enough", which is said to be written by Cai Minyou to his ex-girlfriend:
"How much love you is not enough
There is no end to how much love
I cling to your life
Until I had nothing
Also holding your hand."
When he was about to turn 30, Cai Minyou released a new album "Me and My Brahms".
Surprisingly, after so many years, he still seems to be the big boy who is full of youthful feelings. He sings in the song:
"I'm already over twenty-eight
How can he still secretly have a crush on her like this
Love pit scar scars, dense heart"
Oh my God, the twenty-eight-year-old crush is too shy and moving, and the voice can't hear a trace of grease and vicissitudes, still the boy who wanted to sing his inner music in the first place.
Echoing the "I Can" in the first album, the newly created "I Think I Can" is like an encouragement and affirmation of what I have experienced.
"A blank life is thankfully still with you
Also you are happy to work harder I think I can."
It's also like being grateful to the people who have supported you along the way.
Cai Minyou: I am a Scorpio
Cai Minyou is a Scorpio. Scorpio people have a characteristic, that is, they like to play extremes. Of course, this extreme is not the other extreme.
From his debut to the present, Cai Minyou has always taken the route of a well-behaved child. However, having been living in everyone's established ideas, it is inevitable that it is a little too tired and too pretending, so why not release a true disposition. So Cai Minyou released a new album "Change of Heart" last year, playing a strange card, and the whole song exudes the unique charm of Scorpio:
"Welcome to your crying and crying
Let me enjoy the acting skills of the film queen
You certainly don't change your mind
Because you don't have the heart."
Another example is in "The Innocent Scorpion":
"Despite the injury
This time my heart will never resist
Despite the pain
Practice my guts
Wrong though
Anyway, this life is so long."
14 years later, we thought that Cai Minyou had disappeared, but he was still the creative boy 14 years ago, going all out to do what he thought and loved, and did not change his original intention. The only thing that has changed is that he is presenting us with a better and better self.
At this moment, I especially want to say a word for Cai Minyou:
"I'm 33 years old, I do everything with all my might, I'm Cai Minyou."
Author: HardDuck