Ordinary is not the same as mediocre
Traffic does not equal success
Compared to Daolang
Zhou Shen is still a little worse
01
Daolang became popular twice
For talented artists, it is not difficult to be popular, but the difficult thing is to debut once and become popular once
Singer Daolang has debuted twice in total, the first time is in 2004 and the second time is in 2023
When he debuted for the first time, Daolang was just a grassroots and had no fame at all
The first album "The First Snow in 2002" sold more than 2.7 million copies without any promotion, surpassing Jay Chou, who was at the peak of his debut!
In 2023, Daolang will make a comeback, and before that, he has retired from the music scene for ten years
From the perspective of time, Daolang's comeback is no different from his debut, and there are very few people who pay attention to him
But beyond everyone's expectations, Daolang became popular again
Each song in "Mountain Songs" has more than 1 billion online playbacks, and "Rakshasa Sea City" has obtained 80 billion (maybe more) shocking data
From July 2023 to December 2023, we can see hot searches about Daolang every day, or updated works, or grievances in the rivers and lakes!
02
Daolang's fate
If you want to be popular, Daolang, who has this ability, should be the face of the Chinese music scene, gaining fame and fortune, but the reality is:
In the twenty years since his debut, he has rarely appeared in the public eye, does not participate in variety shows, does not hold many concerts, is a little financially constrained, and wears a dress for many years!
is obviously talented and top-notch in domestic entertainment, why is Daolang willing to live such a hard life?
The reason is simple: there is only music in his world!
"Acting is my life, if I don't act, I don't know what I should do", this is the most common sentence we hear in acting variety shows!
The actors all say that they regard acting as their life, but how many people have really done it?
Daolang chose to quit the circle around 2013, not because Jiang Lang was exhausted, but because he "offended" mainstream singers, including Na Ying, Yang Kun, Wang Feng, etc
And introverted, humble and low-key, he is unwilling to fight with him, and he doesn't want the music he regards as his life to be tainted with the smell of revenge!
On December 6, 2023, Daolang, who had just been popular for a few months, chose to go into seclusion again
The reason: to release three new albums, for the sake of album quality, he needs to give his full attention!
Just ask, have you ever seen a singer disappear for three years for an album?
Let me ask, have you ever seen a singer who didn't take the initiative to make money at his peak, but wanted to release a new album?
Daolang is too strict with himself, strict to the point of "cruelty"!
03
The only Zhou Shen
On April 17, singer Zhou Shen was invited to participate in the United Nations Chinese Day event, which rushed to the hot search
Since his debut more than ten years ago, he has added glory to the Chinese music scene many times, conquering hundreds of millions of people again and again with his beautiful voice
Why can Zhou Shen become the best male singer?
There are two reasons, one is personality, and the other is ability!
Ability is a prerequisite for singers to become stars, especially those grassroots who have no resources and no connections!
Zhou Shen belongs to the category of God who appreciates food and eats, he was born with a good voice, plus a super high singing quotient, as long as no one destroys it, red is inevitable!
And character design is the key factor for singers to be active in domestic entertainment for a long time!
In the era of new media, ordinary people care most about the character and private morality of celebrities, and Zhou Shen gives people the feeling that he is a sunny and cheerful Buddhist boy, who has no quarrel with the world, humble and kind!
As a result, whether participating in singing shows or outdoor reality shows, the guests will spoil and love Zhou Shen!
04
Lost in the variety show
Like many celebrities, in recent years, Zhou Shen has participated in more than ten variety shows, such as "Run", "The Masked Singer", "The Voice of the Chinese Dream", "The Great Wall", "Summer of the Band", etc
The reason why celebrities participate in variety shows is very simple: make money quickly, as little as ten days, as much as one or two months, and they can have an eight-figure or even more income!
And Zhou Shen's job is a singer, which led some music critics to stand up and ridicule Zhou Shen, saying that he had become a variety show and was too ugly, and the representative figures were Ding Taisheng, Shen Weifeng, etc.!
Especially Shen Weifeng, he once bombarded Zhou Shen in his short video, calling him a mother, wearing women's clothes and singing women's songs, and abandoning the boy's most precious "bass"!
Indeed, judging from the number of albums, Zhou Shen is "failing", after debuting for more than ten years, he has only released two albums, the second was released a few days ago, and at present, only two songs have been updated!
Regarding Zhou Shen's frequent participation in variety shows, some fans explained: He has a large group of people to support, and he is forced to participate in variety shows!
From the perspective of an artist, Lao Mo can understand Zhou Shen, the most important thing in this era is talent, no one can guarantee how long he can be popular, and it is smart to disguise himself as soon as possible!
can stand in the perspective of an audience, compared with Daolang, Zhou Shen is a little too tactful!
Love and dedication is the quality that a good artist should have, Daolang can treat money as dung, and does not bend his waist for five buckets of rice, Zhou Shen should also be able to do it!
If you want to wear the crown, you must bear its weight, Daolang can be called a "people's artist" by fans, not only because he has many albums, strong singing skills, but also an attitude towards making music
Zhou Shen wants to leave his name in the "Hall of Fame" of the Chinese music scene, and he needs to correct his attitude!