Recently, Penny Dai, who has not appeared for a long time, actually came to the mainland to record a variety show, and fans spoke excitedly: "Boss Dai is finally open!" ”
In the program "Our Song", many of her works cooperated with the new generation of singer Liu Yuning have repeatedly rushed to the hot search.
It is worth noting that in the same video, Liu Yuning's likes exceeded one million, while Penny Dai only had 30,000+. Even her assistant was teasing, "You see, there's no name on you in the barrage."
More than 20 years after her debut, Penny Dai has left many classic songs, "Blessings on the Corner", "The Love You Want", and "How" are still the must-have tracks in KTV.
She is also the chinese female singer who has published the most works in the whole creation, and almost every album is personally written.
But it is such a "diva level" that she has always wandered outside the entertainment industry - out of the album - stealth - and then out of the album.
Penny Dai, still the simple girl who "did not have a dream of stardom since childhood" 20 years ago, is the "wild rose" that is more willing to stubbornly bloom in the free and wandering mountains.
Insist on love, do not pursue utilitarianism:
Not red is precisely the reason why she is loved
To talk about The most famous scene of Penny Dai in recent years, it is the "microphone handover incident".
At the 2018 Wuhan concert, Penny Dai handed the microphone to the male fans in the front row when singing "How".
As a result, the eldest brother not only ran out of tune but also laughed wildly, "even Penny Dai didn't dare to do anything when he listened", so he had to pinch his thighs and insist on singing with a "vicious face".
The video is funny, but think about it, a good singer-songwriter who continues to create has worked hard for twenty years, and it is not as big as a fan's running tunes, and it is also quite sad.
Fortunately, Penny Dai didn't think so at all.
At the stage when the video exploded on the Internet, Penny Dai did not use this to hype or amplify herself. But I'm happy to be able to provide some jokes for friends who see this video: "This will be blessed." ”
She also paid special attention to the out-of-tune male fan and listened to him sing when she was unhappy.
For being a star and being sought after, Penny Dai is really not very interested. She likes the serendipity of "inadvertently inserting willows", but has no intention of concocting and creating any kind of heat.
Whenever she finishes composing a song, she doesn't expect it to win any awards, but communicates with the audience purely through music:
"Writing a song is something I want to document myself at that stage, like my diary. You can evaluate my work, but I don't want to compare it with others, because no one compares it to their own diary. ”
For fans, Boss Dai's Buddhist business has long been familiar with and accepted. As Li Zongsheng said: "She is using her own speed, her own rhythm, and her own path in the industry." ”
More than a dozen albums are all created according to their own ideas, not catering to commercial trends, Penny Dai's heart can not be described as strong.
A wild rose that does not bow to the market records its life with music, healing the hearts of people with similar experiences.
She calls her fans friends, supporting and trusting each other: "I never felt like someone crazy, thank you for your quiet support." 」 ”
Penny Dai's low profile is notorious, even a little "weird".
On major social platforms, you can rarely see her figure. But she does not love "business", in fact, she has been paying close attention to the changes of the times and various serious social phenomena.
"Stinky Kids", which focuses on the harm of domestic violence to children, "Thief", which describes people in the online world attacking each other in the name of finding the truth... Penny Dai's creative focus is no longer limited to love, but has become broader and deeper.
Music is Penny Dai's love and weapon. It was pure, clean and genuine.
In an interview, she said:
"I've always been a little person, living a second place and not caring.
Sometimes there is also a little bit of boldness, and this grandeur is to let more people hear and notice.
But how much influence can I have?
I'm still penny Dai who liked to write songs and sing to everyone in a few square meters of room twenty-one years ago. ”
In the era of drastic changes in the industry and anxiety, Penny Dai has never been chaotic: live up to the love, live up to the original intention, so it is good.
Barefoot "flat-footed girls" who do not want to be restrained
In 1978, Penny Tai was born into a family of intellectuals in Malaysia, the son of a prominent educator and university president. Such an identity has made Penny Dai uncomfortable since she was a child.
"Growing up, I always had the feeling of being watched by the outside world and tied hands and feet. Other people came to visit the house, and they had great respect for my father, and they always felt that her daughter should be very well-behaved and excellent. ”
But in fact, her father gave Penny Dai plenty of free space to develop, giving her the freedom to choose and devote herself to the things she truly loved.
Began to learn dance at the age of 10, even if he was born with flat feet and poor conditions, but the stubborn Penny Dai was stunned by diligent practice and became the head of the dance troupe in the school;
At the age of 17, she fell in love with music.
Taking the composition written by her classmates and composing a song, she went to Singapore to participate in a music competition, but unexpectedly, she had never received an orthodox music education and won the prize in one fell swoop.
"Rebellious" Penny Dai, then came to Taiwan to debut, with the "Meteor Garden" ending song "You Want Love", a hit.
In the 5 years since his debut, he has been shortlisted for 7 awards at the Golden Melody Awards, once beating Jay Chou, Mayday and Sun Yanzi.
Going all out for the cause she loves, daring to think and dare to fight, and treating feelings, Penny Dai is equally decisive and brave, and will not be easily bound by reality.
In 2004, Penny Dai fell in love with Fang Zuming.
The two have truly loved each other and written songs for each other, but they are helpless to be entangled in rumors and unwilling to accept their hearts, and after four years of falling in love, Penny Dai resolutely broke up.
At the concert, when she sang the song "Amen" written for him, her voice trembled, but she still revealed a stubbornness:
"The next song is a song that I'm afraid of. To sing really requires a lot of courage. This song is a little painful, but also a little hateful.
Today, to sing. Hopefully it can be sung smoothly. I don't play the piano well, I don't care.
However, I just want to say that today, when I bring up this courage and sing this song, I only hope that you will remember this picture and remember this me who has been hurt by you. ”
And when the second boyfriend interfered too much in his life in the name of "caring", Penny Dai also chose to break up: "I want to chase life freely, I am a person who is very crisp in the emotional world." 」 ”
After kicking two rich brothers in a row, the 36-year-old Penny Dai suddenly announced her marriage at the 2004 Golden Melody Awards: "Thank you to my future husband."
The other party's name is Lu Xinjiang, an outsider, who has a tavern and an art gallery, engaged in art trading.
Rejecting the giants and marrying this "poor boy" with only 2 million savings, Dai Penny was as willing as he was: "Well, 2 million, is the number that can afford me." ”
The two get along plain and sweetly: "When I cut films and make music, he can help me feed the dog; when he curates, I can cook for him." We are husband and wife, and we are also partiers. "
This is Penny Tai, who always seems to be making choices that surprise her family and the public. But in fact, her motivation is very pure: to do the one thing she wants to do most in the moment.
"I'm a horse, and a horse shouldn't be tied down, you might think I'm crazy, and I just yearn for a kind of freedom, like there are a lot of barefoot elements in my creations."
The "flat-footed girl" who liked to run and dance had never changed.
A stubborn wild rose
In 2011, Penny 30+ formed her own rock band Buddha Jump.
It is very small, but the reputation is very good, and it also won the best orchestra at the 26th Taiwan Golden Melody Awards. The explosive "I Shot Myself" shows us the other side of Penny Tai's wildness.
Over the years, every album she has released, she will win awards. For example, an "excellent employee" who has been a "good employee" for 20 consecutive years is definitely not so simple.
In 2013, Penny Dai founded her own music brand "Nilefo". The first album, "Pure Accident", won her the crown after the Golden Melody Award song.
If it doesn't sound, it's already a hit.
Maintaining high-quality creations and uninterrupted breakthroughs throughout the year, Penny Dai's musical nourishment comes from her ample, private and comfortable personal space.
In her life away from the camera, she has been working hard and working hard. She didn't even read the score when she entered the industry, but now the guitar and piano are handy, and the level of arrangement skills is extremely high.
She perceives every beauty in life with delicate sensitivity: "The budding flowers bloom quietly in the night, and I hope we can all find a reason to bloom." ”
Two little tomatoes that grow together, in her eyes, are also the sweetness of "the promise of never being separated again in a past life".
Knowing the world without being sophisticated, choosing to stay away from the hustle and bustle and retain precious private space is a choice that Penny Tai has never regretted.
Isn't that a kind of wisdom?
Travel in a light outfit. On ordinary days, collect unusual inspirations. In the lively entertainment industry, be a person who does not love to be lively.
In the fourth issue of "Do You Listen to My Music", Penny Dai and Liu Yuning sang a song "Wild Rose".
This song contains the spirit of Penny Tai's fight against the disease. After three years of having to pause for music creation due to dizziness, Nirvana was reborn more determined and free than ever:
"Some people aren't perfect as you think, but it doesn't matter. Let the sun shine proudly on my back, and I can't see the flowers wilting. ”
Penny Dai's vulnerability, bravery, anger, and scrutiny are all left in the lyrics and melody.
Seemingly gentle and thin, she actually has always bloomed in her heart the wild rose that never bows her head and compromises.
Someone once asked her what was the most satisfying song she was with.
She thought for a moment, smiled and said, "The last song." ”