An Hongchun (right) with Shinji Tanimura.
"Stepping through the thorns and suffering to find quiet, stepping through the desolate suburbs, my feet are muddy, full of starlight, I am not afraid of the wind, full of hope that the darkness is dawn..." Teresa Teng sang this world-famous masterpiece of Shinji Tanimura, "Star", giving many strivers the strength to move forward. Accompanied by this song "Star", An Hongchun, the owner of a wine house in Harbin, sang out of the country with his metallic voice, not only sharing the stage with Japanese king-level musicians such as Shinji Tanimura and Yaki Yoko Seri, but also singing and crying to many Japanese audiences with a song that showed the sadness of men's hearts.
When he was young, he studied in Japan
Take a Japanese pen pal through the streets of Ice City
The 58-year-old an Hongchun studied in Japan in the 1980s, and when he returned to China in 1990, he brought back a laser karaoke machine.
In January 2019, An Hongchun represented Ehime Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, in the Sino-Japanese Song Contest held by the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. Why did you represent Ehime Prefecture? An Hongchun said in an interview with reporters that in order to enhance the friendship between China and Japan, the competition requires chinese players to choose a Japanese city that is deeply impressed or has special significance for themselves, and represents the city. He chose Ehime Prefecture because of a 40-year-old Friendship between China and Japan over Harbin.
In 1978, An Hongchun, who had just begun to learn Japanese, met his Japanese pen pal Miya Akira through NHK Radio, whose home was in Ehime Prefecture. Born in Harbin in 1932, Gong Zhao was satisfied, and after returning to Japan with his family in 1945, he has always missed Harbin very much. In 1998, at the invitation of An Hongchun, Gong Zhao, who had been away for 53 years, finally returned to Harbin. An Hongchun accompanied him to the West Bridge to find the Sumitomo Photo Studio where he once lived, and the Wakamatsu Elementary School where he attended, and walked through the streets of the city to find childhood memories for him. During his study in Japan, An Hongchun lived in Miyaaki's satisfied home and was warmly received by him and his family. After that, every time he went to Japan, An Hongchun had to go to Ehime Prefecture to visit this yearless friend. An Hongchun said that although Gong Zhao has passed away, he and his family are still in regular contact, and they will call each other to greet each other during the New Year. He represented Ehime Prefecture in this competition, and it is also a kind of nostalgia for Miyaaki's satisfaction. In this competition, An Hongchun won the winner's award.
Sing "Song of the Four Seasons" with Yoko Seri
Harbin has become the yearning of Japanese friends
An Hongchun and Qin Yangzi took a group photo.
43 years ago, when An Hongchun studied Japanese through Japan's NHK Radio, he would play a Japanese song every time he finished a lesson, and the first Japanese song he heard was "Song of the Four Seasons" sung by Seri Yoko, who is well known in China and Japan. What he did not expect was that 41 years later, he could actually perform on the same stage as Seri Yoko.
In October 2019, An Hongchun participated in the 22nd Japan-China Karaoke Competition held at the Rinma Cultural Center Concert Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with the support of the Cultural Affairs Department of the Chinese Embassy in Japan and the Japan-China Friendship Association, and Yoshiko Seri was a guest of honor.
An Hongchun said that after the performance that day, in the backstage lounge, he took out the textbook issued by NHK Radio, turned to the lyrics of "Song of The Four Seasons", and sang the song with Kyoko, and the actors next to him sang together, and the atmosphere in the lounge was full of enthusiasm.
In this competition, An Hongchun sang and cried to many Japanese audiences with a classic song "Sake よ" that swept Japan. Seri Yoko praised his japanese singing well, saying that his voice was magnetic. Praised by his idols, An Hongchun said he was so excited that night he didn't sleep.
While participating in the competition, An Hongchun also became friends with two Japanese comedy actresses, who both longed for the city of Harbin and hoped to have the opportunity to come to Harbin to see the ice lanterns. When they heard that An Hongchun had opened an izakaya in Harbin, they hoped that he would turn the izakaya into a "late-night canteen" in Harbin and become a warm harbor for the city's night returnees to rest.
May Harbin become
The brightest star in Shinji Tanimura's heart
While competing, An became friends with two Japanese comedy actresses.
Whether performing in China or Japan, An Hongchun said that when the host introduced him, he said that "this is a Harbin player from afar", which made him very proud, "Music has no borders, and songs spread friendship." We should not forget history, but I would rather use my own singing voice to enhance the friendship between the two peoples. ”
An Hongchun said that the most memorable thing for him in these years was the same stage performance in 2017 with Shinji Tanimura, the "godfather of music" who composed more than 550 songs. "It was on the stage of the finals of the China-Japan Folk Singing Competition held at the Beijing Foreign Chinese College, and Li Shuangjiang, Zhu Hua, Li Lingyu, and Shinji Tanimura were the judges of the competition, and Shinji Tanimura sang his famous song "Star" on the stage as a special assistant."
In 2007, on the 35th anniversary of the normalization of sino-Japanese diplomatic relations, When Shirawamatsu went to Japan to interview him about the inspiration for the creation of "Star", Shinji Tanimura said that the inspiration for the creation of this song came from the north of China, and when he closed his eyes as a child, he would see a landscape painting, which was a place he had never been. In 2001, Tanimura Shinji also went to look for it on the yellow river, but did not find it, and he thought that this place was in Heilongjiang. Shinji Tanimura said that in his imagination, there is an endless grassland, and the mountains in the distance are continuous, and the sky is full of stars. He said that although he was born in Japan, for him, the place where the scenery was located was his hometown in his previous life.
Mr. An said that when he performed with Shinji Tanimura in 2017, Shinji Tanimura said he would come back to China in 2022 on the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between China and Japan. An Hongchun gave him his CD and agreed with him that he would come to Harbin at that time. An Hongchun said: "I hope that Tanimura Shinji can come to the Heilongjiang of his dreams and come to Harbin to sing this song "Star", hoping that Harbin will become the brightest star in Tanimura Shinji's heart." ”
Source: Harbin News Network - New Evening News