In August, the band changed their name to Guns N' Roses and their popularity remains unabated.
The live versions of the four songs that have been released still firmly occupy the QQ Music hot song list and new song list, especially the song "Hello Tomorrow", which set off a wave of enthusiasm among graduates.
"Hello Tomorrow" has been covered by many anchors and used in various short farewell videos, fully squeezing the value of this song.
Cui Jian, the senior who has reviewed the band before, gave his own music review online: "I have nothing to say, just two words: it sounds good..."
The famous musician Lan Tianhua said on Weibo: "It's been a long time since I could sing a song that could keep me on repeat all night. When I heard "Tenderness", I listened to it quietly at home alone all night.
At that time, I suddenly felt that there was still hope for the Chinese music scene."
This was a very high praise, but Lan Tianhua later changed his mind: "I take my words back. After seeing so many pirated copies, I still feel that the Chinese music scene is finished. The moment a good song comes out, there are dozens of plagiarized covers."
Yes, this bad behavior is simply a disgrace to musicians."
Not only Lan Tianhua, but other senior musicians also used these four popular songs to launch a comprehensive criticism of the current Chinese music scene.
But these are probably of no use. If scolding can make the plagiarists admit their mistakes and repent, why do we need the police and the law?
And if it can be copied, it means that your song is popular enough. If it is not popular, others are too lazy to plagiarize it!
Fantasy Studio ignored the hustle and bustle of the outside world and concentrated on producing EPs and albums. If other bands and idol groups were popular at this time, they would definitely not be able to calm down. They would first go on variety shows, hold fan meetings, and start harvesting fans.
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As for Li Hyuk and Guns N' Roses, except for revealing the EP's production status from time to time on Weibo, they have done nothing at all. If the song hadn't been so popular, its popularity would have been suppressed by other idols.
While Xuanzi was recording the album, she also took the time to appear on several variety shows to get a bit of Li Hyuk's popularity.
"There are songs written by Lee Hyuk for me in this album."
"Wow! Really? What kind of song is it?" The host was very cooperative.
Xuanzi smiled and said: "Actually, I was surprised when I saw the demo. The songs are of high quality and very nice."
"Can I know the name of the song?" the host continued to ask.
"The song is called "Have to Love" and it is the first hit of the new album. I hope everyone will support it when the time comes," Xuanzi said.
What Xuanzi revealed on the show aroused the curiosity of netizens, including fans who had just become fans of Li Hyuk.
Li Hyuk's fans are also suffering. Other idols are working hard to do business for the sake of fans. Only Li Hyuk doesn't care about fans at all and does not go out to do business.
If it weren't for one or two Weibo posts from time to time telling everyone that he was working, fans would almost think that Li Hyuk had withdrawn from the industry.
In fact, there are many unsteady fans who turned around and fell in love with other fresh idols because of Li Hyuk's closure. The fans who can stay are very firm, which can be regarded as screening.
In fact, regarding fans, Li Hyuk agrees more with Jay Chou's approach. He has no fans, but only fan friends. If someone considers himself a fan of his, then this person must not be his fan.
Li Hyuk hopes that when everyone thinks of him, the first thing they think of him is the good works and songs he brought, rather than his appearance or other aspects.
Sometimes, fans are really scary...
At the end of August, before school started, Guns N' Roses' first EP had been produced. This time, both digital and physical versions were used for distribution. To be on the safe side, only 5,000 copies of the physical version of the EP were recorded for fear of selling out.
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The first wave of the EP, titled "Rainy Day", will be exclusively launched on QQ Music on September 1st, giving an advance preview. The first wave of Xuanzi's new album, titled "Have to Love", will also be launched on QQ Music and NetEase Cloud on September 1st.
Both songs are written and composed by Li Hyuk. The second song is a duet between Li Hyuk and Xuanzi.
Zhou Yawen has been a fan of Li Hyuk since the finals of the top ten singers. Later, she paid close attention to all kinds of news about Li Hyuk, including his cover videos on station B. She listened to them dozens of times.
But Zhou Yawen still felt that her thirst was not quenched. She wanted new songs and a feeling like washing her ears.
Zhou Yawen even copied the lyrics of "Tenderness" in her diary, and she found the habit of copying down the lyrics of songs she liked when she was in school.
Nowadays, young listeners almost don’t have this habit. After all, there are not many good songs, and Douyin is used badly.
Zhou Yawen used to love short videos, but in order to maintain the feeling of listening to new songs, she uninstalled Douyin, fearing that she would get bored after listening too much.
At 12 noon on September 1st, it was lunch time. Zhou Yawen did not go to eat with her colleagues. Instead, she came to the rooftop alone with a lunch box, put on her headphones, and opened QQ Music with excitement.
I clicked on the latest song "Rainy Day".
The single sold for two yuan, and Zhou Yawen bought it without hesitation.
QQ Music understands traffic codes very well, and recommended Guns N’ Roses’ new song on its homepage, along with photos taken by the band. Five girls surrounded Li Hyuk, which looked quite post-modern art.
But Zhou Yawen has no time to worry about photo posters and songs. She wants to listen to new songs. The moment she clicks play, Zhou Yawen feels that the whole world has become quiet. Is this the charm of music?
"Rainy Day" - Guns and Roses, Lyrics: Li He, Composer: Li He, Arranger: Li He...
The prelude verse alone has firmly captured the audience's ears. After the chorus comes out, it feels like the whole world is nothing. It's so nice.
For listeners who are fed up with the hottest songs in the current music scene, "Rainy Day" is like fairy music from the sky. It is a bit exaggerated, but this is the most direct feeling of the current listeners.
There are many dimensions to evaluate music, and the most important dimension is undoubtedly that it sounds good. In addition, the meaning of the song, its genre, and the high-level sense of lyrics and composition are all important things.
At this time, the audience listening to "Rainy Day" felt as if they were listening to a song from another dimension. It was far different from the hot chicks in the current Chinese music scene, and it did not have the sense of era of the golden songs of the 1990s.
This high-level sense of surprise has already been reflected in the four songs performed by the band before. In the past few months, fans have been celebrating the Chinese New Year, with so many great songs popping up in consecutive months. It’s great.
feeling of happiness.
However, listeners who have listened to "Have to Love" will tell these listeners who have listened to "Rainy Day": "You are too happy too early. Go listen to "Have to Love" so that you will jump up when you hear it."
In fact, this is indeed the case. After listening to "Rainy Day" and then "Have to Love", one audience member sighed: "The ceiling-level work of Chinese male and female duets, "Have to Love" appeared today."
Zhou Yawen also listened to "Have to Love" after listening to "Rainy Day". The duet between Li He and Xuanzi was a match made in heaven.
Especially the catchy melody, touching lyrics, and the rap without a single curse word made Zhou Yawen feel the urge to fall in love.
The power of these two songs is huge. As soon as they were released, they rushed to the new song list, hot song list, soaring list and many other charts, and their rankings are constantly rising.
When getting off work in the evening, Zhou Yawen passed by a barber shop on the street and suddenly found that the streets and alleys were filled with "Have to Love" and "Rainy Day".
Ordinary listeners thought it sounded good, but professional musicians began to pick up the music scores and began to study the composition and lyrics techniques of the two songs. This is serious research, not the kind of research done by those plagiarists.
Many music critics have expressed their opinions on the two songs, and most of them are praising them, except for a few idiosyncratic music critics who are enjoying the popularity.
It was Cui Jian, a senior in the music industry, who came out and said: "I'll just say two words: it sounds great, it sounds amazing. If I have the opportunity, I want to communicate with Li Hyuk and come to the capital as a guest!"
Li He humbly replied below: "Teacher Cui, you are so polite. I still have many questions to ask you about creation!"
"No problem, you can come at any time, I will cook in person, and we will discuss it." Cui Jian and Li He interacted.
This interaction between the two made many young people in the music industry jealous. You must know that Cui Laopao is usually very angry. The EPs released by Yuan Hua before were criticized by Cui Jian as worthless.
What kind of magical power does Li He have that makes Cui Laopao look at him differently?
But jealousy is jealousy. After listening to "Rainy Day" and "Have to Love", everyone has to admit that Li Hyuk is really talented.