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Text: Anri
Editor-in-charge|Xiang Wanwan
"Sister Lang 5" is coming! I didn't expect her to be in my sister!
She was forced to defend her rights because of an unintentional cover of a song, her former mentor Liu Huan denied that she was his apprentice, and Lin Yilian said that she was one of the strongest female singers.
She is the powerful vocal Yuan Yawei——
A sister who has gone through an eleven years of musical journey amid controversy and embarked on the road of riding the wind and waves.
Yuan Yawei's music road was not all smooth sailing, and a concert turmoil once made her deeply understand the complexity and cruelty of the entertainment industry.
01 The concert that was canceled was unexpected
was scolded for canceling the concert on the hot search, Yuan Yawei was unexpected.
Concert cancellations are nothing new for many singers, especially in the past three years of the pandemic, when many in-person music events have been forced to go online.
However, Yuan Yawei was caught in an unprecedented controversy.
2022 is the tenth year of Yuan Yawei's debut, and to commemorate this special time, she has carefully planned a concert tour called "Amazing Infinite Vacation", and the first stop is scheduled to be held in Chengdu on December 23.
For fans, this is not only a musical feast, but also an affectionate appointment with idols.
In the special period of the epidemic, what kind of experience is it to go to the 10th anniversary concert of idols?
In addition to spending money on concert tickets, fans also have to risk being "yang", and fans from other places have to carefully plan their trips and overcome all kinds of inconveniences in transportation, accommodation and food.
However, for fans who love Yuan Yawei, these are not enough to stop them from moving forward.
Unexpectedly, on the day of the concert, with only three hours left before the start of the concert, fans gathered at the concert venue from all directions, waiting in line with anticipation, fantasizing about the exciting "two-way run", but they were suddenly told that the concert had been cancelled.
The reason was that Yuan Yawei was unwell and lost her voice.
It stands to reason that Yuan Yawei decided to postpone the performance because of physical discomfort, which is also reasonable.
However, all kinds of news that made fans feel up quickly spread quickly.
First, some fans complained that Yuan Yawei arrived in Chengdu a week in advance, but after rehearsals, she went shopping, shopping, and partying, and there was no protection under the epidemic.
Then some fans questioned that Yuan Yawei still said on Instagram at noon that day that he would see him in the evening, and only announced the cancellation of the concert in the afternoon.
But she said on social media that she woke up in the morning and found that her voice had lost her voice, which sentence is true?
What made fans even more dissatisfied was that such a big event as canceling the concert was actually notified three hours before the opening.
Many fans have already traveled from all over the country, spending a lot of time and money.
In the face of the sudden change, Yuan Yawei's studio was obviously not fully prepared.
Not only did they not give an effective remedy to appease the emotions of their fans in the first place, but they chose to sell vinyl records at this time.
This move undoubtedly exacerbated the dissatisfaction and anger of fans: at this time, they still cut leeks, and it looks too ugly to eat!
Fans originally rushed to Chengdu to "go both ways" at the risk of possibly contracting the new crown, but the temporary cancellation of the concert and the indifferent treatment of the studio made fans feel disappointed and angry that they really paid wrong.
Some fans were emotional, holding a loudspeaker and shouting at the scene: "Yuan Yawei, return the money!"
Fans believe that Yuan Yawei should be held responsible for the incident, and they demanded not only a refund but also reimbursement of transportation and accommodation expenses.
On the afternoon of December 24, Yuan Yawei's studio finally released a solution to the cancellation of the concert.
However, the statement did not mention anything about the reimbursement that fans were concerned about, which undoubtedly touched the sensitive nerves of fans again, and further heated up their dissatisfaction.
The matter was boiling and quickly became a hot search, and netizens compared this incident with other singers who held concerts at the same time:
For example, Xue Zhiqian not only made full preparations before the concert, but also presented the audience with a studio-level singing effect;
Another example is Eason Chan, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the performance, he even stayed in a hotel for self-isolation a month in advance.
Big stars still treat their performances and fans so carefully, but Yuan Yawei is not big, but she seems self-righteous, does not cherish fans, and loses the audience's popularity.
Under the continuous fermentation of public opinion, Yuan Yawei issued an apology to fans again on the evening of the 24th.
She said that in addition to the previously promised refund, fans will be fully compensated for the loss of transportation and accommodation caused by the incident.
The concert originally held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of her debut and thank fans for their support unexpectedly turned into a turmoil that you can't look back on, and the taste may only be deeply experienced by Yuan Yawei herself.
Ten years is enough to change many things, but for Yuan Yawei, time has been witnessing her persistence in music.
Whether the outside world understands or recognizes it, she is always moving forward and pursuing her musical dreams.
02 There are countless original songs, but they accidentally became popular because of covers
At the end of 2017, with the box office success of the movie "Predecessor 3", the theme song of the movie "Say Scatter" sung by Yuan Yawei quickly became popular, and created a record of more than 200 million hits per single in a single month.
Her jazzy smoky voice, delicate and tense interpretation, hit people's hearts and moved countless audiences.
However, on the stage of "The Voice of China" in 2018, a girl burst into tears after singing "Say Scatter", claiming that she was the original singer of the song.
For a while, the dispute between netizens over the original song made Yuan Yawei fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.
In fact, Yuan Yawei is indeed not the original singer of this song, and it is actually an accident that the version she sang became popular.
At the beginning, when the director asked her to sing the theme song for "Predecessor 3", Yuan Yawei mistakenly thought that she was inviting her to create a new song, and she was very excited, but when she learned that she bought the copyright of the song and asked her to cover it, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
The style of "Say Scatter" is not the genre that Yuan Yawei usually likes, but under the persuasion of the director, she was moved by the story behind the song and decided to try singing this song.
After the recording was completed, she didn't pay much attention to the response to the song.
To Yuan Yawei's surprise, the original music she put a lot of effort into creating did not attract much attention, but this cover song made her famous.
In this regard, she chose to accept it calmly: "This kind of thing has a kind of time and fate, each work has its own destiny, you can't force it." ”
Just like the music road she has walked, every node and experience in the timeline is also an arrangement of fate.
Yuan Yawei showed musical talent at a very young age, and when she won second place in a music competition when she was a student, she excitedly ran home to report the good news to her mother, but the response was: "Why not first?"
After that rejection, she never mentioned her love of music to her mother again.
When she was 16 years old, it was the season to leave home, and she resolutely left her hometown of Huaihua, Hunan, to study acting in the advanced class of Beijing Film Academy.
Although she did not embark on the road of acting in the end, three years of professional training has greatly unleashed her personality, and she is no longer the little girl who was timid because of a denial.
During her days in Beijing, Yuan often frequented a jazz bar called Big Easy, ordered a glass of orange juice, found a corner, and soaked up the music.
She was fascinated by the free-spirited performance style of foreign singers, and she suddenly realized that music could be so free.
During the day, she wanders from video store to video store, holding a CD player, and sitting in a messy pile of discs, listening to them one by one, because she "doesn't know who those CDs are, and the boss doesn't understand them." ”
Whenever she heard a record she liked, she would write it down, and then cut back on food and clothing to save money to buy it.
She spends half of her living expenses on buying records, and often only spends two dollars to buy a flatbread and eats three meals in a row.
After being exposed to a variety of music styles such as Blues, R&B, and Soul, she finally found her favorite, Soul.
She began to ponder CDs, practice qi, practice her voice, and teach herself to imitate singing.
Soul has extremely high requirements for the human voice, and it is difficult to achieve the standard of intonation by imitation alone. But Yuan Yawei's talent is good, especially in the treble and transposition parts, she can sing both steadily and accurately.
Later, Yuan Yawei began to sing in jazz bars, and her talent was discovered by the owner of the Japanese group Glay and invited her to Japan for development.
Although her record project did not materialize during her two years in Japan, the experience greatly enriched her musical vision and life experience.
After returning to Beijing in 2007, Yuan Yawei formed two bands, Soul Side and Tha KnutZ.
At that time, although they were materially scarce, they were unusually rich in spirit.
She can sit on the street with her teammates, eating hot and sour noodles while listening to black music, and that kind of happiness she feels is much more refreshing than sitting in a luxury restaurant eating top-notch steak but listening to vulgar music.
In 2009, the famous music producer Zhang Yadong produced the album "Undercurrent", and invited Faye Wong, Pu Shu and other singers who were popular in the entire Chinese music scene at that time to participate in the recording.
Among them, there is a song "Sweet Things", which he chose Yuan Yawei to sing against public opinion.
Zhang Yadong said: "I don't judge singers by how famous they are, Tia is good enough. ”
In 2012, Yuan Yawei lost to Ji Ke Junyi's folk song "Take Me to the Mountaintop" with an English song "Crazy".
In front of the 300 public judges on the scene, the mentor Liu Huan did not hesitate to affirm Yuan Yawei's singing skills, and cherished it:
"I see Tia's persistence in music, and I hope that more musicians and listeners will be able to see her persistence. ”
What's even more touching is that Liu Huan implored the media on the scene to leave a place for the so-called "niche" music when recommending songs on the website, so as to make pop music more rich.
Yuan Yawei, who didn't care about winning or losing, couldn't hold back tears from her eyes at that moment. She felt that her persistence had finally been seen.
"That was the first time I saw the light. ”
From 2014 to 2018, Yuan Yawei successively released three albums, "T.I.A.", "Bloom" and "TIARA", but what really made her popular was because she sang the theme song of the movie "Predecessor 3".
During that time, no matter where Yuan Yawei performed, she was asked to sing this song, which made her "feel like her body was bound".
She still has a desire to express the genre she loves.
But the other paradox is that the music she is making does have a small audience.
Zhang Yadong said in one sentence: "Tia, you are walking too fast." ”
03 The "uneasy" in the music synthesis is just to be true to yourself
Yuan Yawei gradually learned the tolerance of music on the stage of "Singer".
In 2017, Yuan Yawei stepped into the stage of "Singer" for the first time, and unlike other singers who chose popular hits, she used an unpopular "Achu Girl" as her opening remarks.
In that year's "Singer" journey, Yuan Yawei only sang three episodes, and was eliminated because of the bottom ranking.
On the night of being eliminated, she couldn't hold back her tears, Liu Huan sent more than 20 WeChat messages to comfort her, and also made her understand that being excellent does not mean that it will be universally accepted.
In 2020, Yuan Yawei will challenge "The Year of Singer" again.
However, her ranking in the last few competitions is still hovering in the last few places. In the eighth issue, she was once again at the bottom.
At the moment when the elimination results were announced, Yuan Yawei gently applauded herself with a calm smile, while the other guests had solemn expressions and were silent.
Many famous music critics such as Er Di called her a powerful live singer, spoke highly of her singing skills and expressiveness, and felt incredible that she was eliminated early.
But Yuan Yawei is very indifferent, she understands that this kind of "incredible" is actually "reasonable".
She didn't deliberately "please" in order to cater to the mainstream aesthetics, singing songs that were easier to get rankings. This may also be the reason why everyone praised her singing skills, but they couldn't vote for her.
The problem is not whether her singing skills are good or not, but that her Soul/R&B style is really "difficult to understand" for most audiences.
In fact, popular music such as "Say Scatter", "Achu Girl" and other popular music, she can also sing deeply into the hearts of the people.
Yuan Yawei said with a smile that her fans are divided into two types, one of which likes to sing "Say Scatter" and "Achu Girl", and the other likes her who sings "Love can fly" and "Liuhua".
Yuan Yawei gradually understood: "There is more than one standard for good things. ”
In the breakout competition, Yuan Yawei amazed the audience with a song "Midsummer Light Year" that joined the English rap and won the first place.
At that moment, she burst into tears on the stage: "I've been waiting for recognition for a long time, but it seems to have arrived." ”
When she finished singing the last song on the stage of "Singer", all the musicians and the directing team came to take a photo with her, and at that moment, she felt that all the efforts were worth it.
She found her musical direction on this stage and saw the wider world of music.
From "The Voice of China" to the gorgeous turn of "Singer", Yuan Yawei's music road has been constantly climbing. In her heart, Liu Huan has always been "the best teacher in the world".
However, Liu Huan humorously said that Yuan Yawei is no longer his apprentice, and now Yuan Yawei is already blue, and he can no longer give her more guidance in music.
This is not only a high recognition of Yuan Yawei's musical talent, but also highlights her independence and growth on the road of music.
In 2022, on the stage of "Praise for the Song", Yuan Yawei covered the ending song "Close" of the TV series "Love Apartment 3", which became popular again.
But then came sharp doubts: Yuan Yawei's songs that are out of the circle are all covers, but his original songs have a low degree of popularity, and he is labeled as a "cover singer", are you willing?
Yuan Yawei responded calmly: "As a singer, as long as I can sing every song into everyone's heart in my way, this is my greatest blessing." ”
She admits that of course she hopes that her original work can get the same attention, but she will never give up her musical insistence in order to cater to the market.
"If I had any self-doubt, I might not be what I am today, and I would have given up on holding on a long time ago. ”
For her, love is something that doesn't need to be insisted on, because love itself is the biggest motivation.
04 Fashion queen, the finale sister of the "Three WEI" group
Yuan Yawei is not only avant-garde in music style, but also a trend icon.
Her outfits are bold and fashionable, her stage looks are changeable, and every appearance is eye-catching and irresistible.
The suit can also exude a sensual atmosphere under her clever matching.
Dressed in a black suit with right-angled shoulders, she looks like a queen. Straight black hair is tied up, and he wears large round stud earrings and a metal necklace, showing a frank and capable appearance.
The coexistence of hardness and sensuality caused fans to scream wildly as soon as they appeared.
The white silhouette suit looks just as impressive.
With age-reducing bangs and waist-length hair, stepping on a pair of silver boots, she is handsome without losing the intellectual beauty of women. Netizens praised its cool style, and even wanted to cut the same bangs.
The other side of domineering is the demeanor of the goddess of elegance.
With a black long-sleeved skirt as the base, the neckline is embellished with multiple layers of necklace, and the light purple lace is stacked to present a spiral effect, charming and moving, showing a full sense of luxury.
The puff sleeves and low neckline on the upper body are designed like blooming flowers, and the lower body is a black high-waisted "vase skirt" that outlines the graceful curves of the figure.
It looks simple and generous, but it is full of fashion, and it looks very high-end and slender.
The cute girlish style is also not contrary to the sense of inconsistency.
The pink plush top exudes a girlish touch in color and details, while the shoulder pads add a bit of maturity and a more natural feminine temperament.
The strap "belly pocket" style top not only has the temperament of a young girl, but also shows the charm of a mature woman.
Pair it with legging trousers, which is deceptively simple but stylish.
Yuan Yawei, who has an unrestrained personality, is known as the "three WEI combination" with Yu Kewei and Tan Weiwei in private.
This group can be described as the most powerful female vocal representative in today's Chinese music scene, the dream linkage between "The Voice of China" and "Super Girl".
They also have an indissoluble bond with "Sister Lang".
Yu Kewei, as the first person to "ride the wind and waves", successfully made his debut in the first "Sister Lang", and then his acting career became popular all the way.
Tan Weiwei bravely entered "Sister Lang 3", and also formed a group in the C position. This show made her popularity soar and her career ushered in a new spring.
Before the list of the first four seasons of "Sister Lang" was announced, Yuan Yawei was always hotly discussed by netizens, but she never really appeared in the show.
Finally, "Sister Lang 5", she is really here!
A few days ago, Yuan Yawei went to the recording site wrapped in Yu Kewei's super cute bear pajamas, and smiled at the camera, "Kewei protects the body!"
As soon as the show started, some netizens couldn't wait to start pulling Yuan Yawei's song list.
Yuan Yawei once said that she would not set limits for herself, no matter how many setbacks she encountered, she would be brave enough to be the simple child in the music world.
Participating in "Sister Lang 5" this time is undoubtedly a new challenge for her, which is really exciting.
The challenge has come, be brave and be your sister, please be bold and brave the wind and waves!