On July 20, the 12th season of "The Voice of China" held a press conference at the Huzhou recording venue. 12 years, a new reincarnation. Season 12 of the show will start completely new with a self-subversive attitude.
This year's "four new" mentors - Xue Zhiqian, Henry Liu Xianhua, Pan Weibai and Zhou Huajian were all present. The key word frequently mentioned at the press conference is "young". Not only are the four mentors this season the youngest group with an average age in 12 years, but the groundbreaking addition of the "Bright Selection Track" makes the program format more able to show the diverse musical styles of contemporary young people and embrace the musical attitudes of young people.
Group photo of the four mentors
Chief director Jin Lei revealed that this year's students will be full of youthful blood. Xue Zhiqian also said that the fundamental reason why "The Voice of China" can be done for 12 years is that it has been attracting young people, so he is willing to become a "funny" among mentors, undertake the important task of "adjusting the atmosphere", and help "children" relieve tension, so as to better play their true strength.
The other three mentors also did their homework. Mr. Pan said he had lost 16 pounds, which he joked was mainly "worried that the chair would turn slower than other instructors." Liu Xianhua revealed, "Every stage that follows will bring everyone something new. ”
Zhou Huajian said that he made some mental adjustments in advance before coming, and also encouraged young people to take advantage of this opportunity to experience more and practice facing pressure and problems.
Xue Zhiqian
"Blind selection" or "clear selection" The trainees have the final say
It is understood that this year's "The Voice" broke the mode of only "blind audition" in the past eleven years, and added the "Bright Selection Track", and students can choose whether to face the instructor, which means that the stage performance form of The Voice will be richer.
In order to allow any music genre to be fully displayed and expressed on the stage of The Voice, the "Bright Selection Track" came into being. In the "Bright Selection Track", the trainee will face the mentor as soon as he appears, during the performance, if the mentor thinks that the trainee is not suitable to enter his team, he can choose to press the button to turn back, if the trainee does not press the key to turn back, the trainee enters the mentor team, if multiple mentors do not turn back, the trainee chooses the mentor, but if all four mentors turn back, the performance will be terminated immediately.
The traditional "blind selection track" is still preserved, where students can finish their prepared songs on stage, regardless of success or failure.
It can be seen that the "Bright Selection Track" opens up more opportunities for students to show their stage expression, whether it is singing and dancing, banding, or other visual music forms. However, this does not mean that the "clear selection track" is more dominant, and the two tracks have their own risks and challenges. It is to adhere to tradition and let the teacher know himself through pure voice; Or break the shackles and face the mentor directly, so that the mentor can hear his own voice with his ears, but also be able to see the stage he brings with his eyes, and the final choice is in the hands of the trainees themselves. This choice is not only a display of the students' character, an expression of their self-knowledge, but also a reflection of their pursuit of their own musical style.
Liu Xianhua
"Mingxuan" needs "big heart"
The new format is not only an adventure for students, but also a challenge for mentors.
When they heard that in the "Bright Selection Track", the mentor could turn around to show his refusal, all four mentors were taken aback. Pan Weibai commented that the new format was "exciting and cruel", and Xue Zhiqian bluntly said that "turning around this thing is actually a bit (sad)". Liu Xianhua put himself in the position of a student, saying that if he faced this situation, he did not know whether he could continue to perform. Zhou Huajian even joked that "a little regret came".
Refusing in person requires courage for the instructor, and you can imagine how much pressure the trainee will endure. Liu Xianhua believes that it is very good to be able to choose whether to enter the "blind selection track" or the "clear selection track", because the student's choice of whether to be seen represents some of his inner thoughts to a certain extent. He also encouraged the trainees to prepare themselves in advance and show their best selves on stage. Pan Weibo called out in advance that the trainees should prepare a "big heart" and choose the "bright selection track", which means that it takes a lot of courage. Zhou Huajian sent a message to young students as a passer-by, looking down on winning and losing, and bravely choosing.
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Although the "Bright Selection Track" has been added, "Good Voice" is still the core criterion for mentor selection. Zhou Huajian described the singer as an "actor of voice", and he used "whether he can bring out his true feelings" to measure whether he can be called a "good voice". For Xue Zhiqian, voice also comes first, and if he is facing an original musician, he will resonate with well-written original lyrics. He said that the original singer is an adventure with him, and if he meets a well-written original singer who can convince him, he will definitely fight for it.
Although the new format is "brutal" and full of variables, it embraces more musical genres, which the instructors are looking forward to. As Pan Weibo said: "The world of music is so big and so wide, I think that distinguishing the so-called music genre is just to give it a name for convenience, but in fact, music is music." So this time I was very excited and enjoyed being able to communicate with so many outstanding students and bring out a variety of different types of music. ”
Pan Weibai
Welcome to diverse music
The audience will also see that the choreographic vision of "The Voice of China 2023" has been completely new. Unlike the previous "blind audition" that required a tense, calm and serious atmosphere, this year because of the "clear selection track", it is necessary to make the stage "hot". To this end, the program team adjusted the height, drop, length and position of the audience to better integrate the audience into the entire stage design. The cheers, cheers and encouragement of the audience can be perceived more clearly.
In addition, this year, a super long ground screen and sky screen were adopted to create a visual effect similar to the catwalk, making the depth of the entire stage more obvious and the depth of field deeper. In addition, different track choices correspond to different colors, and the audience can predict the performance of the students in advance from the main visual color.
With the "Mingxuan Track" bringing diversified performance forms including singing and dancing, the show has improved the stage packaging from lighting, camera, sound and other aspects, enhanced visual effects while adhering to sound quality, embracing the most contemporary and vivid pop music, and embracing the musical attitude of young people.
Chief director Jin Lei believes that the new format of "The Voice of China 2023" will be a new stage for young students to pursue themselves and show their personal style charm, perhaps surpassing the previous 11 seasons and becoming a music carnival highlighting the vigor and vitality of young China.
It is reported that "The Voice of China 2023" will be broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV every Friday at 20:20 from July 28, and will be launched on the Z TV client at 20:50.