If you want to choose the most important years in the Chinese music scene, you will definitely be on the list in 2003.
Too much happened that year.
In the spring, SARS raged, the heavenly king Zhang Guorong and the queen of heaven Mei Yanfang passed away one after another, and the music scene in the new century is waiting for more fresh sounds.
Jay Chou released the album "Ye Huimei", Wang Lihong created "Incredible", Jolin Tsai released her fifth album "Look at My 72 Changes";
Sun Yanzi sang "Magic", Liang Jingru's album containing "Happy Breakup" won the "Top Ten Golden Butterfly Award", and Mayday sang "Time Machine"...
This year, Lin Junjie entered the public eye with his first full-length album "Music Walker".
At this point, another peak curtain of the Chinese music scene was officially opened.
Many people miss that time, and relish the list of "fairy fights" that year, and whenever they talk about those musicians, there is a strong nostalgic atmosphere.
But there is a person who is different.
He never seems to let you linger in the past for too long, and he always seems to have new ways to turn your past into the present, for you to enjoy the present.
He is Lin Junjie.
Lin Junjie was born into a musical family.
His parents consciously cultivated his love of music from an early age, and took him to learn piano at about 4 years old.
Childhood Lin Junjie
Once Lin Junjie took advantage of his mother's lack of laziness and ran to play electric, and when his mother found out, he directly took a rattan and rushed to the back of his hand to whip, which hurt him and cried.
Even so, he simply bandaged it and practiced as usual the next day.
This incident was imprinted in Lin Junjie's heart together with the scars left at that time.
Years later, when Lin Junjie saw his mother holding a rattan at the launch of his new album, he was surprised and happy, and his eyes were full of tears.
"What I remember is not pain, but a very high standard of lessons and requirements that my mother gave me."
He knew that it was his mother's teachings that had taught him to persevere in every simple thing to the end and do it to the extreme.
In 1999, Hai Di took a fancy to Lin Junjie's performance in the "Extraordinary Singer Training Class" and wanted to sign him.
The image of the "Very Singer Training Class" before his debut
After Lin Junjie knew, he resolutely gave up the admission notice of the National University of Singapore, but he did not expect that the "first job" he received after signing a contract with a large company was military service.
Ambitious young people have nowhere to show their fists and feet, only to write songs.
The song "Remember" that was later included in Zhang Huimei's album is the result of his many rejections.
Since then, Lin Junjie's creation has been out of control.
There are more than 100 songs he has written for others, including Xu Ruoxuan's "Eyes that Love to Smile", S.H.E. "A Glance at Ten Thousand Years", Twins "I Want to Love Him", Joey Yung's "Is This Love" and other works by him.
In fact, others come to ask for songs, obviously it is good to complete the task with quality and quantity, but Lin Junjie is biased towards the "main song" to write.
At all times, he only makes "perfect music" that he recognizes.
In 2003, Lin Junjie, whose creation was recognized, released his first full-length album "Music Walker", which won the Golden Melody Award for Best Newcomer, which gave him great encouragement.
The following year, Lin Junjie released his second album "Second Heaven", which was included in the popular "Jiangnan" in the north and south of the river.
This song is the melody he wrote in the hotel after visiting the Terracotta Warriors in Xi'an.
After returning home, he felt that the prelude part was not very satisfied, repeatedly deliberated on the score, played the piano every day until three or four o'clock, and finally completed "Jiangnan" in the voice of his brother's complaints.
This song became popular at once, not only becoming a must-choose track for KTV, but also winning awards such as "Top Ten Golden Songs in the Music Chart" and "Most Popular Songs".
Xiaobian is very responsible to say that his serious energy is the real reason behind all achievements.
In 2005, Lin Junjie went to the United States to learn singing skills from music master Seth Riggs, and then released the albums "No. 89757", "Cao Cao" (2006) and "Western Boundary" (2007), almost the first hit, and he also appeared on the Following Year's Spring Festival Gala with "A Thousand Years Later".
He has gained countless fans, and everyone loves him.
"A lot of people have asked me what you're going to do if you don't sing. In fact, I can't answer, I can only make music, I can only sing. ”
Lin Junjie has always thought so.
So when the accident came, it made him feel devastated.
In 2009, Lin Junjie's second round of world tour began, and at the concert in Beijing, Lin Junjie, known as the "walking CD", broke the sound.
He hurried to see a doctor, and the results of the doctor's examination were that the vocal cords were tired, coupled with the swelling of the cold and the erosion of acid reflux, resulting in a damaged voice.
"A break should be able to recover," the doctor carefully reminded him of the worst outcome, "if not, you have to operate, the voice will definitely change after the operation." ”
Hearing such news, pain and confusion are inevitable.
But he didn't want to admit his fate, and he didn't want to prepare himself for a retreat.
He put down his work to recuperate in Singapore, did not answer the phone or communicate with the outside world, ate and slept on time every day according to the doctor's advice, and did not dare to stay up late or drink his favorite ice drink.
He told himself he had to get better.
After a long period of pain and struggle, Lin Junjie finally returned to the music scene with his new album "100 Days".
The album recorded his mood changes and thoughts about himself, and also made him a finalist for the "21st Golden Melody Awards for Best Male Singer".
At that year's awards ceremony, he sat at the piano and performed the song singing in just three days into one of the classic Live in the history of the Golden Melody Awards.
He was like a prince, and his voice was clear and charming, just like before.
No one could see what kind of despair he had experienced that year.
A song was sung, and the applause was thunderous.
He won.
Won the disease and the rapidly changing Chinese music scene.
Nothing beats a man who does everything to the extreme.
Lin Junjie said: "Life is to fall, will know how to stand up and have more strength to face." ”
In 2011, Lin Junjie's contract with his old owner Haidi expired and he signed a contract with Warner.
Subsequently, he released his debut ten-year commemorative album "Because of You", which broke the record and won the annual sales championship and won the 25th Golden Melody Award.
The 25th Golden Melody Awards
Lin Junjie has become a well-deserved "king of songs".
In 2015, he was determined to unburden pop and redefine himself and music.
In repeated attempts and explorations, Lin Junjie thought of the method of "head recording".
This term sounds very special, simply put, it is to use technology to let people hear music with a stronger sense of space through headphones, forming a feeling as if someone is singing LIVE in your ear.
"Talk to Yourself" listening to the song
Lin Junjie used this technology to record his first experimental album "Talk to Yourself", which sold 100,000 copies in an instant.
He hopes that through the combination of music and technology, the audience can immerse themselves in the world of music, listen to the dialogue between the heart and the self, listen to tenderness and regret, dreams and love.
But in fact, for some people whose ears are "not very good", they may not hear much change at all, and even if they hear it, they may not be able to understand the singer's good intentions.
However, such a "laborious and unflattering" thing, Lin Junjie did not do less.
He just recorded a variety show and ran a notice on "The Sound of Dreams", but interpreted each song into a work of art.
He sang a skewer song at the 29th Golden Melody Awards, but directly changed works such as "Jiangnan" and "Cao Cao" to a magnificent symphonic version.
Lin Junjie's 29th Golden Melody Awards reproduces the strongest skewers, which is worthy of the walking CD is too shocking_Tencent Video
This year, he is just "direct broadcasting" on Douyin, but he has brought everyone an audiovisual feast comparable to Hollywood blockbusters.
After three years, Lin Junjie returned with his new album "Survivor Drifter".
Lin Junjie's "Survivor" official MV_ Tencent Video
The new double EP album opens with "Parallel Time and Space" and leads everyone to explore the story of "Another Self".
There is a special point in the promotion of the album, that is, Lin Junjie chose the platform of Douyin, whether he interacted with fans or sang LIVE at the beginning.
Today's era belongs to short videos, which is understandable.
We use vibrato in our lives, it is not just to catch up with the trend, but has become a habit, you can quickly and accurately get any information you are interested in on vibrato.
Douyin has long been not a simple "communication medium" label can define things, Lin Junjie settled in, here has become his "pet fan" of the new place.
He frequently interacted with fans on Douyin and launched the popcorn-style chorus challenge for the song "Survivor".
Afraid that everyone can't understand it, Lin Junjie specially recorded a version of the "nanny-level" teaching video, marking who sang which sentence clearly, which was really a heartbreak for fans.
In fact, music should not have the so-called "high-" and "low-level" thresholds, but something you can enjoy anytime, anywhere, at will.
To do this, Vibrato is the best choice.
Not to mention that he has a bunch of ideas in his head that he intends to make a big show, and choosing such a "national platform" is also to introduce what he thinks is fresh and interesting to everyone.
On October 30th, Lin Junjie and Douyin joined hands to bring "JJ Lin Junjie's "Survivor • Like You" New Song Debut Live", inviting the majority of fans to play music with him online.
At the beginning of the live broadcast, it shocked 1.11 million people in seconds.
He stood on the cool "Stage of the Future" and slowly landed on the scene of the "Sanctuary World Tour", bringing everyone the first song "The Most Desired Place".
The clear voice and psychedelic technological effects almost broke through the screen.
"Look at how many years of collection the waves have accumulated, and embrace the seemingly small hope in front of you."
Lin Junjie stood in the space capsule and sang, through an entire cosmic galaxy, and finally landed on the "sanctuary", like rushing from the other side of time to hug every fan fan in front of the screen.
The effects we've experienced are all through something called "XR."
If the VR we know every day is virtual reality, AR is a mirage of reality, and MR is to create a new visual environment, then XR is a combination of the three.
Simply put, it is one of the best technologies at the moment.
To say the most amazing thing is the album's title song "Survivor".
Beams of light projected around Lin Junjie in the darkness, forming a seemingly closed and transparent geometry.
As he sang, he passed his hand through the light, like a "survivor carrying a dream" pulling with "reality".
Then, the light disappears, and the starry sky behind it transforms into a choppy seabed, and our small life originates from the deep sea, but we have the dream of exploring the universe.
Whether or not you can become a survivor of this "dream", Lin Junjie sang: "It is not a coincidence that you are born, or you can be famous, just to get the approval of your loved ones."
When watching Lin Junjie's first live, you will find that your feelings are more and your mind is delicate, which is completely different from the feeling of simply lying on the bed listening to songs.
Because here, music is not just a melody, lyrics or a simple stage performance, but a comprehensive art that is further enhanced by visual senses.
In fact, even if there is no reason for the epidemic this year, music forms like Lin Junjie's LIVE show will meet with you sooner or later, but we may not call it "first singing LIVE" and "online LIVE", but call it "online concert" and other names.
Because from tape CDs to today's online listening to songs, the development of music has always been closely linked to technology.
This time, Lin Junjie cooperated with Douyin, like a textbook experiment for us in advance, and took the lead in setting a benchmark for the music industry.
He combines technology and music just right, and under his control, visual effects are ultimately supporting roles in the service of music, and the most important thing is the power of the music itself.
Visual intervention will bring the listener a sense of all-round immersion, like a real walk in the inner world of the creator.
In Lin Junjie,music is no longer just a bridge between creators and listeners, but a world we enjoy and experience together.
In order to perfectly present his ideas, Lin Junjie led a team of hundreds of people to plan and prepare as early as three months ago.
Before the singing, he rehearsed continuously for a week, and every position, lighting, and lens use was carefully polished by him.
He was the first person in the Chinese music scene to use XR technology to combine with music, and such a new attempt will bring more possibilities to the future music market.
What Lin Junjie is showing us is the "perfect art" in his eyes, and perhaps what we will look like when we meet music in the future!