In the recent hit variety show hosted by Huang Lei and He Jiong, the super girls Zhou Bichang, Ye Yiqian, Ji Dandi, and Huang Yali in 2005 were once again in the same frame after more than ten years, listening to their singing, He Jiong couldn't help but burst into tears in the show, and many viewers were also overwhelmed with sighs.
In a nostalgic atmosphere, many people overlooked another guest who also appeared on the show - the middle-aged man from Taiwan with a strange face and little speech. But those who recognize him are definitely no less surprised than seeing Supergirl at that time. Huang Shujun, this is a name engraved in the hearts of many music fans. At the age of 53, he is a unique presence in the music scene.
Many people know Huang Shujun, through the several programs he served as a judge, his words are spicy and sharp but humorous, whether it is the players on the field or the audience off the field, they are impressed by his professional and decent evaluation. The reason why Huang Shujun is able to navigate the jury circle is inseparable from his decades of experience in the music scene.
No wonder many young audiences are unfamiliar with Huang Shujun, who released his first album in 1988 and has not released his own work since his last album was released in 2001. Songs such as "Non-stop Sorrow", "Love Syndrome", "Weiyang Song", "Change 1995" and other songs were extremely popular in that year, and for many post-70s generations, his works can be described as influencing a generation.
In addition to singing, Huang Shujun's ability covers lyrics, composition, production and other fields, whether it is creative talent or understanding of music, Huang Shujun is enough to leave a strong mark in the history of Taiwanese music. He has written songs for Na Ying, Li Ming, Zhang Huimei, Zhou Huimin and others, and zhang Guorong starred in the theme song of the movie "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves 2", "Talking about Love", as well as Faye Wong's "Angel" and "Only Willing to Keep the Covenant for You" and other songs, which are also created by him. At the age of 29, he became the first Chinese music director of EMI Records and was known as the "Gold Medal Producer".
Huang Shujun had a big goal when he debuted that year, that is, to challenge and surpass Luo Dayou, who had become famous at that time. In fact, the styles of the two have similarities: Luo Dayou, who came from classical music, has an extremely comprehensive control over music, whether it is rock or slow songs, and the musical pattern can be freely enlarged and reduced. Huang Shujun's works are full of realistic criticism and humanistic feelings, and they are whispered like mentors and friends.
Because Huang Shujun's starting point is too high, the media named him "Luo Dayou's successor", at the same time, the comparison between him and Luo Dayou has not stopped, to tell the truth, Huang Shujun is "pit" by the media, comparing him with Luo Dayou, in fact, it is to put him on the fire and roast! Huang Shujun's music is full of strong personal color, especially the lyrics, the lyrics are exquisite, full of poetry, the meaning is far-reaching, and it can be called a "must-have" in the Chinese music scene, which is also his capital of "wanting to compete with Luo Gongzu". However, the fact in front of us is that for many years, the prestige of Luo Dayou's "godfather" in the song world on both sides of the strait and the three places has not fallen, and Huang Shujun has become a regular guest in the mentor seat of the talent show, and he is familiar with the audience.
In "Change 1995", Huang Shujun wrote the lyrics of this: "The song I most want to write has not yet appeared... Genius is afraid of not being genius enough / bad and not bad enough / wanting to leave every day / but not knowing where to be reborn..." This may be his best answer to these pasts.
In any case, it cannot be denied that Huang Shujun's "Non-stop Sorrow" and "Wild Goose Over the Cold Pool" have entered the top ten of the top 100 album lyrics, and there are only two musicians who can enter the top ten of this list with two albums, in addition to Huang Shujun, the other is Luo Dayou. So some people say that Huang Shujun in the 80s is Jay Chou in the 00s.
In 2011, Huang Shujun married Zhang Jingfang, who was 24 years younger than himself, and the two were two rounds of age difference, setting off a lot of discussion. In order to be more compatible with his wife, Huang Shujun chose to do plastic surgery to make himself look younger, and he was also unabashed about this, and generously told the world.
Many people say that Huang Shujun, who became famous as a young man, was talented, had good songwriting, worked as a producer and judge, had a literary temperament, and married a wife who was much younger than himself, was like one of his friends, Gao Xiaosong.
To this day, Luo Dayou has long been a banner in the music world, but Huang Shujun still tepidly continues his life. The level of the two is higher or lower, and it is no longer a topic that needs to be discussed. Everyone's musical style is different, it is difficult to distinguish between high and low, good and bad, if Huang Shujun really has the ambition of "surpassing Luo Dayou", it may also be a good wish of a once-spirited teenager.