▲戳图收听《Rice&Shine(米·闪)》专辑
On May 15, 2014, Eason Chan released the album "Rice &Shine". It's a very creative concept album that shows a "sense of contrast" through different musical styles. Among them, 5 songs in "Rice" were produced by Radio Mars, and 5 songs in "Shine" were produced by Lin Junjie.
With this album, Eason Chan defeated four singers, Jacky Cheung, Fang Datong, Wei Li'an, and Yang Pei'an, and won the "Best Chinese Male Singer Award" at the 26th Golden Melody Awards. When Eason Chan heard the news of the award, he was very excited, he said, "I am really happy to win the Golden Melody Award, this is the first time I have come to receive the award in person, I will be excited for a long time, thank you." ”
The included "Happy Cloudy Day" is a very popular song, written by Yi Jiayang and composed by Lin Jun. "What is the sky like, love is like, a few clouds forget where to go on a cloudy day", Yi Jiayang used delicate techniques to portray the loneliness and loneliness in his heart, coupled with the tender melody and Eason Chan's highly recognizable voice, which made the mood of missing each other more intense. Another song "You Listen to Me" also has a high degree of popularity. The song was composed and produced by Lin Junjie, who was also nominated for the "Best Composer Award" and "Best Single Producer" at the 26th Golden Melody Awards for this work. In 2017, Zhang Bichen sang a cover when he participated in the variety show "Singer", and in the 2018 Beijing Aurora concert, Zhang Bichen performed this work again on the spot, full of story.
The music video for "You Listen to Me" was filmed in an abandoned factory, and director Kwok Zijian was deeply touched by the song and wanted to show loneliness through elements such as steel and smoke. And Eason Chan also starred in the MV himself, presumably everyone was deeply impressed by the picture of "a group of men in black surrounding Eason Chan", and this comparison is precisely to show the protagonist's frustration of not being able to communicate with others.
When recalling the experience of filming the MV, Eason Chan said, "This MV has a big challenge, I have to pretend to be cool with a blank face, but I also have to express the feeling of loneliness, sadness and emptiness, this kind of performance is really not easy, but it will definitely not be difficult for me." ”
The song "Give Up Treatment" was co-written by Wu Qingfeng and Lin Junjie. In fact, the two have collaborated on a song "Sunshine in the Cracks" before, the song was written by Wu Qingfeng, composed and sung by Lin Junjie, and included in Lin Junjie's album "Because of You" released in 2013. If "Sunshine in the Cracks" is fearless and uncompromising in the face of difficulties, then "Give Up Treatment" tells about those dilemmas in life, and the resonant lyrics and jazz-flavored arrangements also make people exclaim, "It's really in line with my current mental state." ”
Written by Radio Mars, "Happy Fools" is a melodic song inspired by Beijing's very famous livehouse, Yugong Yishan. For some musicians, this place has a lot of fond memories. "We are playing and playing, playing and growing up, we laugh and laugh and laugh and grow old", people are always growing, there are sadness and happiness in this process, and these bits and pieces will be cherished forever in everyone's heart.
When referring to this album, Eason Chan said frankly, "The reason why this concept is called 'Rice &Shine' is actually to hope that everyone who hears this album can welcome every day with a cheerful mood in the morning." "Ten years later, are you still listening to this album? What's your favorite song?