stars, idols and lee hom
music kiss goodbye [王力宏]
helped gladys and her friends out in their school television programme project.
we discussed about what makes a star（明星） different from an idol（偶像） and whether singapore can/will produce a star.
the conclusion is, not yet. there're no local stars yet.
relying on our knowledge of the Chinese showbiz and comparing the local entertainment scene with other countries', we came out with our own definition of a star:
1. he/she must have the very special and distinctive X-factor;
2. must be able to arouse excitement and uncontrollable exclaimations when people see him/her;
3. most importantly, must remain popular for many many years.
who are considered as stars then? andy lau, tony leung, etc. jerry yan, almost (according to yuneng, haha).
who are the idols? show luo, rainie yang, s.h.e, f4, etc.
there're further classifications of artistes-- popular ones, in the sense that many people know who they are, but don't have the urge to really support them; not famous ones, those that cannot even leave an impression in audience.
decided to blog about this after watching lee hom's 2006 盖世英雄 concert at taipei (on tv). i realised he has met the first 2 criteria of makes a star. he is close to being labelled as a star actually, because he's been in the music industry for quite a long time already. if he's going to be as famous for the next 5-10 years, then yah, he IS a star.
this concert is really a GOOD one. the stage was well designed (a circle plus an extended S shape plus a bridge-like structure at the second level), lee hom's singing was close to perfect (no one can sing perfectly in a concert anyway), the live band's accompaniments were tight, the atmosphere was high and the audience were very interactive (almost all stood up to show support towards the end and some went really crazy, as seen from the camera shots).
frankly, i didn't have any special impression of lee hom before watching this concert. i only knew that he's a very famous singer, probably because he is good-looking.
boy, how wrong i was.
he not only knew how to compose and sing songs, he could rap, play several music instruments and dance!! he was good at exhibiting his charm on the stage too. yes, the stage belongs to him.
while some Chinese are becoming westernised, i find it rare that an ABC would want to insert "cheena" element into his songs and carry forward the Chinese tradition. whatever his intentions are (maybe China is emerging as a potential market for him?), i admire his respect towards his "roots" (he's a Chinese after all) and all his efforts in incoporating Chinese music styles into his chink-out compositions.
i'm always moved by the HUGE turnouts in concerts. imagine 13000 audience enthusiastically singing and jumping along with his songs!!
My wish is to watch at least one live concert in taipei's 小巨蛋 in this lifetime!!!
please, the name 小巨蛋 contradicts its actual size. i wonder how BIG BIG BIG 大巨蛋 will be then (by the way, there's no 大巨蛋, i'm just being lame -_-").
P.S. Remember local boy group Dreamz Fm 梦飞船's Jim? He's one of the background vocals for this concert. Taiwanese famous album producer 马毓芬 was one of the background vocals too. 吴庆隆 was the live band leader. Wahh.. the latter two are big shots!!
P.P.S. Hong Kong has 红堪, Taiwan has 小巨蛋, what about Singapore? When will we get to watch concerts in a venue that is specially built and designed for holding concerts?
helped gladys and her friends out in their school television programme project.
we discussed about what makes a star（明星） different from an idol（偶像） and whether singapore can/will produce a star.
the conclusion is, not yet. there're no local stars yet.
relying on our knowledge of the Chinese showbiz and comparing the local entertainment scene with other countries', we came out with our own definition of a star:
1. he/she must have the very special and distinctive X-factor;
2. must be able to arouse excitement and uncontrollable exclaimations when people see him/her;
3. most importantly, must remain popular for many many years.
who are considered as stars then? andy lau, tony leung, etc. jerry yan, almost (according to yuneng, haha).
who are the idols? show luo, rainie yang, s.h.e, f4, etc.
there're further classifications of artistes-- popular ones, in the sense that many people know who they are, but don't have the urge to really support them; not famous ones, those that cannot even leave an impression in audience.
decided to blog about this after watching lee hom's 2006 盖世英雄 concert at taipei (on tv). i realised he has met the first 2 criteria of makes a star. he is close to being labelled as a star actually, because he's been in the music industry for quite a long time already. if he's going to be as famous for the next 5-10 years, then yah, he IS a star.
this concert is really a GOOD one. the stage was well designed (a circle plus an extended S shape plus a bridge-like structure at the second level), lee hom's singing was close to perfect (no one can sing perfectly in a concert anyway), the live band's accompaniments were tight, the atmosphere was high and the audience were very interactive (almost all stood up to show support towards the end and some went really crazy, as seen from the camera shots).
frankly, i didn't have any special impression of lee hom before watching this concert. i only knew that he's a very famous singer, probably because he is good-looking.
boy, how wrong i was.
he not only knew how to compose and sing songs, he could rap, play several music instruments and dance!! he was good at exhibiting his charm on the stage too. yes, the stage belongs to him.
while some Chinese are becoming westernised, i find it rare that an ABC would want to insert "cheena" element into his songs and carry forward the Chinese tradition. whatever his intentions are (maybe China is emerging as a potential market for him?), i admire his respect towards his "roots" (he's a Chinese after all) and all his efforts in incoporating Chinese music styles into his chink-out compositions.
i'm always moved by the HUGE turnouts in concerts. imagine 13000 audience enthusiastically singing and jumping along with his songs!!
My wish is to watch at least one live concert in taipei's 小巨蛋 in this lifetime!!!
please, the name 小巨蛋 contradicts its actual size. i wonder how BIG BIG BIG 大巨蛋 will be then (by the way, there's no 大巨蛋, i'm just being lame -_-").
P.S. Remember local boy group Dreamz Fm 梦飞船's Jim? He's one of the background vocals for this concert. Taiwanese famous album producer 马毓芬 was one of the background vocals too. 吴庆隆 was the live band leader. Wahh.. the latter two are big shots!!
P.P.S. Hong Kong has 红堪, Taiwan has 小巨蛋, what about Singapore? When will we get to watch concerts in a venue that is specially built and designed for holding concerts?
posted by Joy @ 11:20 PM
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