Author | Six six
Editor-in-Chief | Cool and cool
After three years, I finally waited for Lin Junjie's 14th album "Exchange the Rest of My Life", and in just two days, the album sold more than 800,000 copies.
The title song of the same name, "Exchange the Rest of Your Life", has a sentence "Clouds and other winds \ people and other dreams \ love to run through time and wait for something", and the familiar Lin-style love songs return again.
"If someone asks me, what kind of music do you want to make?"
Then I'll say something like this: I wish I could write a song, such as one day, in a convenience store in the middle of the night, and a girl walked in, and she had just lost love and was in a bad mood.
Then she heard a song from the radio program in the store, and that song, which just spoke to her mood, made her feel that she was not a lonely person, and that someone heard the voice in her heart.
What I want to write is such a song. ”
His character is like his songs, gentle and warm-hearted. Gentleness is not weakness, but precisely because the heart is strong and has tasted the taste of pain, it can be used to treat others with oneself, so that people can feel the comfort and strength of being soothed.
Presumably, the audience has been aroused by his singing, and today we will listen to his story.
Born in March 1981 into a Singaporean music family, Lim began studying classical piano at the age of 4. Influenced by his brother, he began to contact popular music.
As a student, Lin Junjie has shown his gift and love for music, he frequently participates in singing competitions, and has won several songwriting awards.
In 1999, at the age of 18, Lim Chun Kit had excellent academic performance, and after receiving an admission notice from the National University of Singapore, he gave up his further education and signed a contract with Hai Di, thus opening his musical path.
All Singaporean men are required to perform military service, and because of his expertise, Lim joined the Armed Forces Literary corps.
During this period, Lin Junjie tried a lot of songwriting, although he was repeatedly denied by the teacher at the time, but under his continuous attempts day after day, he finally composed a song that made the teacher approved, which was the song "Remember" that made Zhang Huimei win the title of "Asia's Most Popular Singer" in the Chinese Music Chart in 2001.
Since then, Lin Junjie has created a number of main songs for Yu Chengqing, Adu, Wang Xinling and others, and his talent has finally been displayed.
Maybe the sea defines the shell as a pearl, and maybe time defines the coal as a diamond. Since then, Lin Junjie has embarked on the road of high-yield and high-quality creation.
Lin Junjie, whose creative talent has been gradually recognized, has a stronger desire to appear on stage, "My dream is to sing on stage. ”
However, because Lin Junjie's appearance did not match the mainstream "cool handsome" aesthetic of the Chinese music scene at that time, it was questioned by the brokerage company.
And this did not wear down the passion he created and the texture of his works, Lin Junjie strives to be perfect, and all 11 songs on his debut album are composed by himself. This led to the release of The Walker in 2003.
Speaking of 2003, it is natural to hide from the catastrophic historical event of SARS. Under the epidemic situation, Lin Junjie traveled to 26 cities in 3 months and performed hundreds of performances. The popularity of the mainland market can be said to have been borrowed by him and the heavens.
In 2004, a song "Jiangnan" turned out to be a fire in the streets and alleys, and Lin Junjie became a household singer. This song still carries the youth of the 80s and 90s to this day.
Lin Junjie did not stop there, in 2006, when he was in the ascendancy of his career, he resolutely went to the United States to learn singing skills from Seth Riggs, who had a "master of stars".
In the same year, Lin Junjie appeared on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and sang two songs with completely different styles, "One Thousand Years Later" and "Cao Cao", firmly establishing his position as one of the leaders of the Chinese music scene.
From 2003 to 2006, these three years have been very fruitful, but his efforts have never been fake - he has done a personal world tour, released four albums, and personally written the composition of all 50 songs.
In 2009, the second round of the world tour "Jie Companion 2009" opened in Singapore, Lin Junjie suffered the most serious physiological blow since his debut, stomach acid reflux eroded the vocal cords, almost lost his voice, and the acting activities were forced to be suspended.
At that time, Lin Junjie thought about the same question every day: "If I don't sing, what else can I do?" "I can only sing, I can only make music."
He was afraid of losing his singing voice, and his belief in music began to waver, and great fear and doubt made him feel hopeless.
"When I couldn't sing myself, I was actually scared. These 100 days are also a process of learning, people are often lost to know how to cherish, so for me is a new beginning, I will also sing my new mentality. ”
"As long as I have the support of fans, I will continue to sing."
The test of fate is particularly harsh and catches people off guard, but most of the people who are supported by faith are tenacious and hardworking. After experiencing many hardships such as coughing up blood and losing his voice, Lin Junjie turned molten into a shell and returned to the music scene with his new album "100 Days".
In order to protect his voice, Lin Junjie chose the most difficult path for singers and changed his singing style.
From the return of 2009 to the 17 years of voice injury finally recovered, in the past 8 years, Lin Junjie gave up the usual balanced singing method, instead of using the chest resonance, pulling together the vocal cords as the main heavy function singing method, insisting on using the original bass singing heavy function to sing the high note, the difficulty of which can be clearly detected from the green tendons exposed on his neck during the concert.
Lin Junjie paid more and more attention to protecting this "voice of heaven returning.". He insists on doing vocal exercises every day, and even after experiencing vocal cord accidents, his singing skills have been steadily improving in the past 20 years, and he has almost reached his peak in 17 years.
If the voice and singing skills are Lin Junjie's shining light source in the song world, then the strong emotions in his songs are like diffusers, making his music have the magic of infectious.
Parting from life does not stop
You tell me with your time
When you get lost
With you love me, eternal night is eternal day
- "Raw Life"
"ShengSheng" and "Narcissus" are both songs written by Lin Junjie to commemorate his deceased grandmother. With love, memories are still there, and people can live forever.
I'm leaving, stop crying
Don't be sad, believe me
Wait for my love
Accompany you and never leave
Because there will be a day
We held hands on the prairie
Listen to the sound of birds singing
Listen to me I love you
- "There Will Be a Day"
The song "There Will Be a Day" tells the story of Grandpa who had to leave his beloved wife because he was going to participate in World War II. This lyric is a love story that Grandpa said to Grandma the day before he went to the battlefield.
Ordinary and extraordinary emotional resonance is the warmth of family affection that everyone craves.
Lin Junjie is at ease in the world of music, but in real life, he often behaves like a young boy.
Lin Junjie met a girl friend when he was 16 years old, she often brought him breakfast, gave care and encouragement, over time, the girl plucked up the courage to confess, but he refused, but the two people have since become very close friends, and even contributed to the love story of Lin Junjie and his first love.
The girl died in an air crash in 1997, and among the relics at the crash site was a photo of Lin Junjie that she treasured. It turned out that the girl's feelings for Lin Junjie never disappeared, but she also understood that the two were impossible, so she hid her love in her heart.
After Lin Junjie learned about it, he once evaded, and it took a long time before he was willing to face and remember, and wrote the song "Cultivating Love".
Long-distance appreciation, long-distance confusion, the sun does not necessarily have his moon.
- "Cultivating Love"
Not every relationship can get an equal response. Because we will fall in love with some impossible people, and we will also fall in love with some impossible people. But whether we like it or be liked by others, we deserve to be treated kindly and respected, and it is in this love and being loved that we have learned to grow.
Fast forward to 2010, when Hebe announced that he would fly solo from the group "SHE" and re-start under the real name of "Tian Fuzhen", Lin Junjie had sent a Weibo message late at night: "Those dreams that you are very adventurous, I accompany you to go crazy, origami planes will eventually fall when they encounter rainy days." ”
Hebe is the goddess in Lin Junjie's heart, which is an open secret in the entertainment industry.
In 2012, Lin Junjie wanted to invite Hebe as a concert guest, laughing that "she is my favorite type". He has also praised Hebe on many occasions to express his appreciation.
At the 2013 concert, when Lin Junjie sang "Soybean Milk Fritters", he directly handed the fritters he had bitten into to Hebe. She took the soy milk and politely rejected the fritters in Lin Junjie's hand.
Lin Junjie did not hide his enthusiasm and sincerity in the slightest, but he still did not get an answer after all. In 2016, the two met again because they participated in the same show, and he hugged all the guests present one by one, only patting Hebe's shoulder and saying softly, "I haven't seen you for a long time.".
Lin Junjie once said frankly that in the ups and downs of life, we cannot fall into the vicious circle of emotions, do not fear injury, and do not refuse the opportunity to understand ourselves.
Lin Junjie, who is "single" in the emotional world, has a particularly rich spiritual world, and he sings his understanding of the years with his songs, and also integrates responsibility and music into life.
Lin Junjie can be said to be born with a golden key, a well-off family, fully cultivated hobbies, and complementary to talent, and is undoubtedly a winner in life.
Father Lin was a majority shareholder of Singtel; his mother was the head of Shell Oil's Asia Pacific region; and his brother was a vice president of UBS Asia Pacific.
He said he was very lucky and got a lot, so he wanted to give back and share the love.
After Lin Junjie's Chengdu concert in 2018, female singer Lin Yu died in a car accident. The driver moved him from the non-motorized road to the sidewalk and then fled. After learning the news, Lin Junjie publicly condemned the perpetrators in order to bring them to justice as soon as possible. At the same time, I mourn Lin Yu on Weibo and hope that she will go all the way. In the 19th Chengdu concert, Lin Junjie sang "Worship" + "Shengsheng" again = rebirth and gave it to Lin Yu.
Fans inspire Lin Junjie with companionship, and he also uses his heart to give back every love and support.
In the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake, Lin Junjie recorded "Love and Hope" in two days and one night, becoming the first person to write a disaster relief song, and then participated in dozens of disaster relief charity performances to help raise funds. He has visited the disaster area many times to visit the injured victims of the hospital, and has donated more than one million yuan in personal donations.
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In the 2020 new crown epidemic, Lin Junjie took the initiative and Jay Chou to sing for the medical staff who stuck to the frontline of the fight against the epidemic to express respect and respect.
Lin Junjie is 39 years old this year, and he has a similar message under each of his microblogs: "Old Lin, you quickly find someone to start a family." "Did Lonely Widow Forest have a scandal today?" "JJ, please get a girlfriend soon!"
In the face of the fans' "marriage promotion", he himself does not seem to be in a hurry, still singing love songs, doing tide cards, and saying that he "wants to become an e-sports player" in the second grade speech.
He is still the J J we remember sliding dance steps, stroking the brim of his hat, smiling at the camera and telling us "no tide, no money".
Dreams pour water on the effort Love pushes forward behind the back
When I looked up, I realized if I had forgotten anyone
Tired to the point of not being able to sleep all night, everywhere is beautiful
There must be someone he dodged, dodged, flashed, and concealed
Who he is who he is
Maybe it's desperate to face yourself in the real world
- "Songs Not For Anyone"
Every time a song is created, it no longer belongs only to the author, but also to the listeners who empathize with it.
Lin Junjie's song makes us understand that some memories cannot be forgotten, some feelings cannot be recovered, sad people will always understand, and lonely people will eventually belong.
Lin Junjie hopes to soothe every lonely soul with his singing, and we also wish him that he can find the belonging of his soul as soon as possible.