Since last year, the "idol world tour" has been restarted, and the sixth album "King" was released on March 19 this year - Lin Youjia, who is "in the most enthusiastic stage of his singer career", has completed a lot of great things in music in the past two years. The "idol world tour" has been touring since 2018 and has performed more than 50 times in more than 30 cities, and will be sung in Haikou, Xiamen, Singapore and other places in 2024.
Recently, Lin Youjia accepted an exclusive interview with a reporter from Beijing Youth Daily and shared her love and unforgettable experience on the road to the tour. used to be "burned out" because of making music, but now it is reborn through music, and ushered in "the most enthusiastic stage of a singer's career". What's more, now he understands the importance of gentleness and humility as a singer. The works can warm and heal different people and convey positive energy, which is the driving force for Lin Youjia to make music bigger at the moment.
The singer of "gentle and modest" is at the height of his enthusiasm
2023 is a special year for Lin Youjia and her fans, and the restarted world tour has made everyone discover the difference between Lin Youjia. "There are many fans on the Internet who say that I would never say 'I love you' to fans before. But after the resumption of this idol concert, I even started to say love to my fans in the dialect or language of each region, and I was more willing to express my feelings with them. ”
When performing in Canada, a fan wanted to listen to a song that was not on the concert list, so Lin Youjia invited him to the stage. didn't say too much, and didn't use a microphone, just like singing to a friend, Lin Youjia sang that song directly to the other party. This scene must be too difficult for that fan to forget, and may even be remembered for a lifetime, and Lin Youjia herself will remember it from time to time. The reason why there was such a move at that time, his own interpretation was: a kind of tenderness from the singer. "Gentleness and humility, these two things are important to singers, and even more so to me. ”
In Lin Youjia's view, the existence of fans is very special. "Because we may never have the opportunity to sit together and have a cup of coffee in our lives, but they are deeply influenced by my words and deeds and are willing to support me. Therefore, fans are very cherished for me, and I hope to be able to give back to them with the most valuable things in my life, and use my most wonderful works to accompany everyone who is going through the low tide of life. Lin Youjia said that if you can only choose the most important thing to say to fans, it must be the simplest and most sincere "I love you".
The heart-to-heart communication with fans during the concert also inspired Lin Youjia to never slack off in her music plan. In addition to continuing to hone his musical ability, Lin Youjia also said that he will continue to perform on the "Idol World Tour", and he concluded that this stage is "the most enthusiastic period for singer Lin Youjia". "Talent has to be used more and more, and if you don't use it, it may disappear. I hope that I can continue to make a lot of good works with the blazing passion that I have at this stage, improve my ability, and share some positive ideas and cool works with my fans. ”
I used to be afraid to make music, but now I'm reborn in music
is in the most enthusiastic stage of the singer's career, but Lin Youjia can hardly forget that after releasing the album in 2016, the whole person was "burned out".
"At that time, I was terrified of continuing to make music, and it became very negative. I don't know if you have noticed, I look very, very thin in the MV of "Innocent and Evil". Because late in the album, I had my first gastrointestinal ailment. In addition to being physically ill, I was terrified of making music for about a year. ”
Fortunately, that state didn't last long, and how much he was afraid of making music, how much power music brought him later.
When working on the album "King", Lin Youjia's state was completely different, and he also realized how much health and family happiness had a great impact on his music. This album also became his favorite, none of them. "Now I'm healthy, and my passion for being a singer is very, very strong. The reason I wanted to share this album with my fans and keep calling it my favorite is because I felt that it contained an important energy that changed my life for eight years. If you listen to it from the beginning, you will feel as if you have experienced a journey through a person. The theme of each song on this album is relevant to my life and is described in a special way. It's like I'm getting a new lease on music. ”
Lin Youjia, who is new in music, also has a new musical goal. Since participating in the Taiwanese singing show "The First Session of the Super Avenue of Fame" in 2007 and winning the championship, Lin Youjia, who has debuted for 15 years, still continues to exercise his talent and ability in music - not only singing, but also creative learning. "Until the night before this visit, I was very dedicated to learning to sing, staying up late and continuing to refine my talent musically, which was the most important thing for me. ”
Lin Youjia believes that he is very satisfied with such a "high-intensity" state of life, because music allows him to be "reborn". Because of this, he was able to complete the album "King" with the theme of "love". "Although there are unknown challenges every day, what I want to share with my fans and friends is that everyone's life is different and does not need to be the same. When you understand the theme of 'love is king' as much as I do, we feel the same happiness. I want to show my fans my love and the good side, and I want to use music to convey to them how I have resisted some of the negativity and lows in my life. ”
Music releases positive energy in the hope of healing different people
This new album embodies love has also achieved satisfactory results: "Wang" has reached No. 1 on Apple Music and iTunes hits, and the title song "Who Doesn't Want To" has reached No. 1 on the QQ Music Soaring Chart, No. 1 on the QQ Music Peak Trend Chart, and No. 1 on the KKBOX Instant Chart. As the first wave of the new album's main song, "Who Doesn't Want" has a strong sense of substitution and a memorable chorus, which is Lin Youjia's new classic healing love song, accompanying and soothing everyone who experiences low tides and even broken in a love relationship.
The MV of "Who Doesn't Want To" also invited the well-known actor Gui Lunmei to take the lead, and the whole MV is a one-man show by Gui Lunmei, through the delicate emotional tension performance, full of substitution, which perfectly echoes the lyrics "Whoever doesn't want to have any sadness can tell it". Lin Youjia said that she was "very lucky" to cooperate with Gui Lunmei, "In fact, I met Gui Lunmei at a party last year, but I didn't expect her brother to like to listen to my songs very much, and I sang to them while walking on the road." Later, I shared the emotions expressed in this song with Xiao Mei and proposed to invite her to star. She readily agreed. The reason is that she also has friends around her who have been lost because of broken relationships, and she also hopes to have such a work to accompany them. ”
Lin Youjia said that this cooperation also stems from a deep desire in her heart - to heal people from different life backgrounds. "People who like Gui Lun Magnesium may not have heard Lin Youjia's song, but this collaboration with Xiao Magnesium makes me think that maybe there will be a chance to make this song heard by more people. Maybe this song will heal people who only hear this song in order to see Gui Lunmei. ”
Not long ago, Lin Youjia returned to the high school where he studied and sang the song "Who Don't Want" for the younger students. Looking at the young faces in the audience, Lin Youjia thought at the time: I want to use my music to talk to different people, people of different ages, different backgrounds, and different living environments, "This will become a very important direction for me to make music in the future." ”
In the new album, Lin Youjia includes the Cantonese song "Good Night Mary" with Hong Kong singer-songwriter Lin Jiaqian, and also includes a special song - "A Family Loves Each Other". "A Family Loves Each Other" uses AI artificial intelligence to produce a cartoon MV. The original intention of these two songs is also to be able to infect more people with different life backgrounds and bring them positive influence. Lin Youjia said that in the future, there may even be works in different languages other than Cantonese in his album, and the song "A Family Loves Each Other" is Lin Youjia's hope that through straightforward lyrics and cartoon pictures, his music can also communicate with children.
"I've heard feedback from people around me that I have a friend's child who is just in kindergarten, and he cried all the time after listening to this song, because he realized that he should cherish his mom and dad. The song is actually based on my personal experience of a loved one of my loved ones who had very serious cancer and was diagnosed with only two months left to live. It's a big challenge for our family. But in the end, luckily, my family recovered. So I want to use this straightforward song to remind everyone to cherish our family and love in time. ”
Songs can touch people of different ages, which is a great motivation for Lin Youjia to make music now. "I want to be able to convey warm, positive healing ideas, and to speak to different people in different ways and in different styles – which is very meaningful," Lin said. On the one hand, I am also very eager to use my work to make a positive impact on people. ”
Text/Intern Wang Jiayi
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shou Penghuan
Editor/Qiao Ying