Text | Grilled entertainment
In 2020, the female growth inspirational variety show "Sister Riding the Wind and Waves" was born, which not only reversed the decline of Mango TV, but also redefined 30+ female artists in the entertainment industry. A group of talented and individual sisters rode the wind and waves all the way, conquered the audience with the stage, and also opened a new starting point for their acting career.
The success of the first 3 seasons also made "Sister Lang 4" born with a golden key. The show has its own halo, and the concept film, theme song MV, and makeup photos continue to be on the hot search, and the recording of the two performance stages has made the show unprecedentedly popular.
On May 5, "Sister Lang 4" finally unveiled the mystery. The "Sister Lang" series has been broadcast for 3 consecutive seasons, and the mango production team is becoming more and more skilled, but the content is also becoming more and more templated. The content of the first program of nearly 4 hours is divided into 3 parts: the first meeting, the first stage and the selection of songs in a public group, and after watching it with anticipation, it can only be said that the disappointment is greater than the surprise.
In general, the main slots of the first program of "Sister Lang 4" have three major aspects: first, the initial stage level is uneven, the singing content of the pile is too high, and the 33 sisters interpret the "unevenness of the world"; Second, the reality show part deliberately adds comedy elements, and the sisters are too harmonious and lack explosive points and topics; Third, the distribution of shots and scores according to coffee position and popularity vividly interprets the phenomenon of worship high and low in the entertainment industry.
The first stage interprets the world's differences
For a music competition variety show, the quality of the first stage determines the quality of the audience's first impression of the program, and if the first stage is out of the circle, then it also means that the show is half successful.
"Sister Lang 4" focuses on the international diversified stage, with 33 sisters from different countries and regions, 17 sisters from the mainland, 9 sisters from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and as many as 7 sisters from overseas, covering the United States, Japan, Germany, South Korea, Russia and other countries.
Originally, I wanted to increase the freshness and make the stage more international vision and highlights, but I didn't expect it to be self-defeating, but it magnified the gap between domestic sisters and international sisters, and the "world's differences" were especially obvious on the first stage.
Of the 33 initial stage works, the overall quality of the stage of 7 sisters from overseas is significantly higher. Liu Yiyun showed the excellent singing and dancing strength of the overseas girl group members, and Mei Yi Liya's song "Pure Land of Bliss" ignited the enthusiasm of the audience. Qiu Ceraixuan's battle song is full of memories, the stage design of Jina, Tang Bohu and other sisters is very careful, and Zhifu's many cross-dressing is even more amazing to everyone.
On the other hand, in the first stage of some sisters in China, standing on the pile and singing accounts for the majority, and some stages are seriously paddled, all supported by beauty, and the sound repair and even the electric sound are repaired. Huang Liling, Liu Xijun, Wang Xiaomin, Chen Bing, Xu Jingyun and other professional singers are mostly in their comfort zone, but Gong Linna is enjoying music and is willing to break the stage routine.
Looking back at the first 3 seasons of "Sister Lang", almost every season has an impressive stage, and sisters such as Ardor, Lan Yingying, Zhu Jingxi, Lu Yi, Liu Lian and others have countless fans with the first stage. Looking at the 33 stages of "Sister Lang 4", it lacks the kind of stage that makes people shine and even wants to brush it repeatedly, and the stage form has become relatively single.
The first stage of Jia Jingwen, Xu Huaiyu and other popular sisters is disappointing, even if it is the first stage that won the top 5, it can't find too many outstanding places, and there are too many memories to kill, but not everyone can become a "replica of Wang Xinling".
The reality show is a mess and the lack of gas is the breaking point
The reason why the "Sister Lang" series of programs is relatively popular, in addition to the fans of the stage circle, the reality show link is often more able to drive the heat of the topic. Audiences like to see another face outside of the sister's stage, so reality shows tend to be more emotional.
"Sister Lang 1" has sisters such as Jingjing, Huang Shengyi, Lan Yingying, Yi Nengjing and other sisters charging into battle, and every time the group selection can make some big moves. "Sister Lang 2" a Chen Xiaolu activates a pool of stagnant water, "Sister Lang 3" not only has Na Ying and Jing Jing fighting on the same stage, Yu Wenwen and Zhao Yingzi are even full of topics.
At present, the overall tone of "Sister Lang 4" is peace and love, and the sisters' first meeting is mostly funny, Xie Na, Cai Shaofen, Ella, Gong Linna, Zhu Zhu and other sisters have turned into comedians. Everyone is also polite together, basically there are no "prickly" characters, the entire group link is in order, and there is no famous scene of various pull-off flowers in previous seasons.
The stage of "Sister Lang" needs the collision of sisters' views, and it needs everyone's various struggles and desires for the stage. Judging from the content presented in the first issue, everyone is too restrained to express their emotions, at least in front of the camera.
The reality show of "Sister Lang 4" also has something to praise, such as the editing team is very professional, many details such as transitions, subtitles, voiceovers are very ingenious, the rhythm is smooth and not procrastinating, the character introduction of the sisters is very comprehensive, and Ellie and Pinru's century frame is even more effective.
The phenomenon of worshiping high and stepping low can be seen everywhere
Audiences familiar with the "Sister Lang" series should know very well that although the stage competition is the main theme of the show, the results of the competition often do not only look at the stage, but the coffee position and popularity are the important magic weapons for the sisters to advance.
The sister with a large coffee position and high popularity has many shots, a rich story line, and a pleasing personality. Those little transparent sisters in the entertainment industry can only be ignored by the camera, and they are the characters who accompany the whole time. The phenomenon of worshiping high and stepping low can be seen everywhere in the "Sister Lang" series, and it is more obvious in "Sister Lang 4".
From the moment the theme song was launched, the treatment gap of the sisters was clearly shown, and there were many close-ups of popular artists such as Jia Jingwen, Xie Na, Liu Xijun, Cai Shaofen, Zeng Keni, etc., and all of them had high-luxury brand upper bodies. And Xu Jingyun, Li Shaminzi, Tang Bohu, Wang Jiayu, Zhao Lina and other sisters didn't even bother to give frontal close-ups.
In the first program, Xie Na, Cai Shaofen, and Ella ran through almost all the parts of the first meeting, Liu Yase, Gong Linna, Jia Jingwen and others also had a lot of shots, Li Caihua, Qiu Ciaoxuan have a complete story line, and Zeng Keni's reaction is enviable. And Wang Jiayu, Chen Bing, Kaili, Tang Bohu and other sisters are almost hidden outside the camera, and they are transparent people the whole time.
The appearances of the 33 sisters are also ranked according to seniority, Ella, Xie Na, Cai Shaofen is responsible for the opening, Qu Ying, Sun Yue and others are responsible for the finale. is also a foreign sister, Zhifu, Gina, Liu Yiyun and other sisters were highlighted after they appeared, and Tang Bohu and Kaili were just a passing mention.
Gong Linna appeared, Xu Jingyun, Jia Jingwen, Ella and others took the initiative to come forward to say hello. Qu Ying entered the venue, and Mei Yi Liya, Li Shaminzi, Lu Jingshan, Liu Xijun and others lined up to say hello. When Sun Yue came, Gong Linna took everyone to sing "I Wish You Peace" together.
Wu You greeted her sister with a nod and sent business cards to everyone, but no one added her contact information. Wang Xiaomin and Chen Bing entered, everyone looked at no one, and after Wang Xiaomin introduced himself loudly, the sisters took the initiative to send applause. Everyone's reaction to sisters with different coffee positions is too real.
The ratings of the program production team are also high and low, with Xie Na, Ella, Sun Yue and others ranking in the top 5, more or less mixed with elements of popularity and coffee positions. Jia Jingwen claimed that her five tones were incomplete, but she still got a good score based on her appearance and popularity. The initial stage of Xu Jingyun, Tang Bohu, Chen Bing and others was remarkable, but the production team did not give high scores at all, and their early elimination was expected.
What do you have to say about "Sister Lang 4"? Do you think the debut stage and reality show sessions are good?