Hunan Daily New Hunan client reporter Deng Zhengke Correspondent Cao Qiongwen
This year, Mei Yi Liya, a member of the Japanese music group GARNiDELiA, stood on her new stage in China - "Riding the Wind 2023". After 111 days and 5 performances, on July 21, she and Ella Chen Jiahua, Amber Liu Yiyun, Xie Na, Zhu Zhu, Chipu Zhifu, Liu Xijun, A-Lin Huang Liling, Lu Jingshan, Gong Linna, Jia Jingwen jointly boarded the annual seat of Riding the Wind.
Meiyili buds on a night of wind. Image source program group
Compared with the name of Mei Yi Liya, her song "Pure Land of Bliss" is more well-known in China. "Pure Land of Elysium" was released in 2016 and can be called the "most dazzling national style" in the two-dimensional world. With a rhythmic melody and brainwashed "butterfly step" house dance, it ignited many domestic "two-dimensional souls". Soon, the music area and dance area of Station B, the variety shows and stages of the entertainment industry, the campus party, the company's annual meeting, and the square dance all sounded the melody of "Pure Land of Bliss". Up to now, "Pure Land of Elysium" has exceeded 220 million views on station B, making it the most played Japanese song on station B.
It is precisely because of this that after Mei Yi Liya reproduced "Pure Land of Bliss" on the first stage of "Riding the Wind 2023", it triggered the pursuit of netizens "Ye Qing Hui", and her popularity value was the first fault. Her first collaboration with Chinese singer Gong Linna's bilingual version of "Sea of Flowers" has become one of the classic stages of "Riding the Wind 2023". After that, she and her sisters challenged different styles of creative stage, allowing the audience to see the multi-faceted beauty of "Pure Land of Bliss".
Recently, the Hunan Daily New Hunan client reporter talked to Mei Yi Liya and listened to her talk more about the stage, about growth and harvest, and about the future.
Gong Linna is a mentor and friend, and "Sea of Flowers" is a mutual achievement
Previously, Mei Yi Liya did not know anything about "Riding the Wind 2023". When she received the invitation to the show, she actively prepared to make up for China's competitive performances and fully prepared for her participation. Mei Yi Liya said frankly that the opportunity to participate in this show is to let more people know that she likes her, and she can become a bridge of Sino-Japanese friendship, so that everyone can understand that music has no borders.
She didn't expect that Gong Linna had the same idea. In her first performance, she collaborated with Gong Linna in the bilingual version of "Sea of Flowers", which became the beginning of the deep friendship between "Xiaomei" and "Lao Gong".
Mei Yi Liya and Gong Linna collaborated on the stage "Sea of Flowers" for the first time. Image source program group
"On the stage of "Sea of Flowers", two people sing each other's country's language and achieve each other's achievements. When I first arrived, I didn't know anything, it was Teacher Gong who always accompanied me and taught me Chinese culture and music, she was like both a sister and a mother, and our long conversation about beauty and confidence in the dormitory should have opened the knot in the hearts of many girls, which I will never forget in my life. ”
Since then, in every performance in "Riding the Wind 2023", Mei Yi Liya has challenged different styles and tried to do her best. She said: "These stages are all I haven't tried before, and I can only show them to everyone when I am satisfied. People who didn't know me before have become aware of me because they saw this show, and I can feel that my outlook on life and world view has been renewed. ”
Mei Yili Bud compares herself to a lychee, strong on the outside but sweet on the inside. The hardness of her appearance is her confidence and firmness on the music stage, and her musical creation and performance style full of personality and strength. The softness of her heart is the sincerity and kindness she makes people feel, and the warmth and sweetness conveyed by her performance.
Mei Yi Li Bud on the stage of "Riding the Wind 2023". Image source program group
"I have a Hunan stomach, and China is my second home"
After 3 months of getting along, naturally the dormitory night talk in the evening, and the heartfelt words between the girls also brought a lot of emotion to Mei Yi Liya, so that she was no longer lonely when she was struggling in a foreign country.
Mei Yi Liya and Liu Xijun have become the best partners from the initial strangers, and the two have collaborated on the stage the most. "When I saw Xijun for the first time, I thought she was cool and cold, but after becoming teammates, living together, the two began to be funny, in order to be able to communicate well with me, Xijun specially bought a translation machine, and always shouted 'my little beauty', we ate together every day and talked a lot."
Mei Yi Liya and Liu Xijun. Source: Mei Yi Liya Weibo
Not only in the team, "Xiaomei" is also a group favorite in the entire sister circle. In the show, the entry #Meiyilibud fatten# once appeared on Weibo hot search. Mei Yi Liya explained: "Because there are so many delicious foods, every sister will bring a lot of food to feed me, so I have been eating and eating all the time. When I returned to Japan, I lost weight quickly because no one kept feeding. When I come to China, I will eat fat again. Changsha's deliciousness, I must recommend crayfish, hot marinade, spicy hot, etc., I have a Hunan stomach! ”
Mei Yi Liya and Gong Linna. Source: Mei Yi Liya Weibo
"Sister Alin would try very hard to communicate with me in Japanese, and we sang together in private." Despite many interactions in daily life, it is still a regret that she did not cooperate with A-Lin Huang Liling, and she looks forward to the opportunity to create a moving music stage with A-Lin Huang Liling in the future.
Mei Yi Liya is very fond of Chinese culture and music, especially the cheongsam. In her new song "Taoyuan Love Song", there are elements of ancient Chinese literature, Chinese, qipao and so on. She said that if she had the opportunity to learn Chinese instruments, she would try the beautiful guqin and guzheng.
During this trip to China, Mei Yi Liya was supported and loved by many Chinese fans. Mei Yi Liya said that this is just a new beginning, and in the future, we will have in-depth exchanges and cooperation with more Chinese singers to create more music works full of Chinese elements. "China is my other hometown, so don't worry, there are many plans to come to China next, so stay tuned!"