In the past, the way to record a record and tour around the country had the opportunity to make a singer stand out. In the era when the traditional recording industry is dying and idols are flooding, how should a young singer choose if he wants to maintain exposure and strive to climb up?
We have seen many singers continue to do the draft back to the pot meat, and even appeared a lot of singing competition programs specifically for famous singers to show themselves again. Although there are always people who will question why music must be competitively competed, and the outcome of each competition will always be accompanied by controversy and doubt. But more often than not, we will also helplessly find that it is precisely because of competition, controversy and doubt that the audience hears them singing, otherwise it may be difficult for these singers to appear in the scope of public discussion.
Qiang Dongyue is a member of the singing competition program many times. In 2016, she was one of the top 12 national players in the first "Super Girl" that was only broadcast on the Internet; in 2018, she was a contestant in the final round of the women's group selection program "Creation 101"; at the end of 2019, she participated in the singing competition "So Beautiful" for girls from all walks of life.
Of course, Qiang Dongyue is not alone, Chen Zhuoxuan, who also participated in the 16 Supergirls, successfully participated in the "Creation Camp" in 2020 and was successfully selected for the Hard Candy Girl 303; Xu Jingyun, who participated in "Creation 101" together, later appeared on "Singer"; and then met Qiang Dongyue on the stage of "Sing So Beautiful"; Meng Huiyuan also participated in both 16 Supergirls and "Sing So Beautiful"; and Su Shiding, the champion of "Sing So Beautiful", also participated in "Singer".
Qiang Dongyue is lucky, having the opportunity to meet so many shows at the right age, and she has left a good stage performance in different shows, and she has won a lot of exposure; but she seems to be not so lucky, 16 Supergirl and "Creation 101" Although she was shortlisted for the finals, she could not laugh to the end. The dividends of the draft often come and go quickly, and she recently released a new song called "Past Idols" to bravely face her current situation. Although the song was not written by herself, it is more in line with her current state of development.
Qiang Dongyue released such a song that dissected the current situation, and also gained the attention of friends who witnessed her along the way. The well-known music critic Erdi also sent a long article to express his feelings. In Erdi's post, he claimed to have watched the rehearsal live the night before the Creation 101 final. Since it is a large joint row before the live broadcast, all the processes are gone through, even including the announcement of the list of groups. On the day of the rehearsal, Qiang Dongyue entered the group list in the simulation process, and she was also the only girl who was different from the official group list in the rehearsal. Of course, according to the popularity ranking of the previous round and the momentum of the players on the Internet, many people originally predicted that Qiang Dongyue would not form a group, but watching the rehearsal on the spot and watching the official competition online still made the ear emperor feel a little confused, because although the rehearsal was fake, the girls had already carried a sense of truth when they issued the "group testimonial".
However, there are always some relatively ruthless voices in the comments. In response to the title of Qiang Dongyue's new song "Past Idol", some netizens ruthlessly complained that she had never been popular, why did she come to be angry? Some people also say that Qiang Dongyue may not be an idol yet. Of course, from a purely outsider's point of view, such a comment is not too much of a problem. Everyone has their own criteria for judging red or not, and the stars who are really red to the public are only a very small number, and Qiang Dongyue has indeed not reached that level. But she is still in the memory of some people, and may still be quite impressed.
In a nationally high enough draft, many players won good exposure even if they did not reach the top. For example, many of the 05 and 06 Supergirls who failed to enter the top ten of the country are still remembered by the audience from time to time after several years, and the same is true for the creation of 101. Although the winners of the Rocket Girl 101 have announced their graduation, there are still spectators who are happy about the game at that time. In these discussions, from time to time, I can also see Qiang Dongyue's name, which shows that her journey has still left an imprint.
Whether red or not, Qiang Dongyue, who has participated in multiple music programs, has at least made a lot of friends in the circle, and this song represents the common phenomenon of the showbiz circle, and more or less makes her artist friends find resonance. After the release of the song, many artist friends also supported Qiang Dongyue in the comment area and shared their feelings. Chen Zhuoxuan, who had been on the same stage as early as 16 Supergirl, shared the lyrics that impressed her, Chen Linong of the jury of "Sing So Beautiful", Fu Jing and Zhang Zining, who created the competition together in 101, Zhao Yue of Hard Candy Girl 303, Su Shiding, who met in "Sing So Beautiful" and dozens of other artist friends, expressed or encouraged, or sighed, or felt empathy, and Qiang Dongyue also responded one by one to thank him.
After Qiang Dongyue released this song, he announced that he had bid farewell to his status as an idol and began to be a singer in a down-to-earth manner, which may be the only way for many talent stars. In fact, the draft itself may not conflict with being a singer, but too many current talent shows are linked to the idol ecology, often putting the artist on the idol position. In fact, both actors and singers can be idols, and idols can also be singers or actors, which was not too clearly defined a few years ago, but there may be a stricter definition at present. But when an artist is determined not to fully bet on popularity, perhaps he is on his way to a singer or an actor.