(88106 .) It is said that he is a "strange" singer, but in fact, Ken Hirai has been making his mainstream debut for more than two years, and he has released many works, and his debut single has also been linked to Fuji TV's high-rated TV drama "Miracle Restaurant".

Maybe the audience sitting in the audience once heard him sing when they were watching TV dramas.

However, although Tie is "Miracle Restaurant", such a "miracle" as having a good tie can be popular does not appear in him.

Not only that, because he is not famous, so he is standing here at this moment, although he is already an old salted fish, but in the eyes of the audience, he is just a newcomer with no resume.

No one knew who he was, no one could call him by name, only polite applause.

But the art world is so cruel.

If you have any unrealistic warm fantasies about it, you will only be treated as a fool and be hurt.

However, even in such a cruel world, you still have to sing. Even if you can only get polite applause, you must not back down in front of these 17,000 people.

With a strong conviction – just like his own name "Ken" – Ken Hirai opened his mouth to sing the first line.

In music variety shows, there are often scenes like that.

A young singer who has been silent for many years, or a grassroots figure who appeared in a talent show, or a person in another industry who crossed over to sing, passed the microphone to his lips under the skeptical eyes of the audience and judges.

And when they sang the first sentence, the camera swept to the host, guests, and audience, and what they captured was the expression of everyone covering their mouths in surprise and being shocked: This person has such a good voice?!

And at this moment, Ken Hirai, who sang the first sentence, brought similar feelings to the audience.

With such a beautiful voice, who is this person sacred?

Ken Hirai is not singing an unfamiliar tune, but an adaptation of the 19th-century American ballad "The Old Bell".

This famous song was translated into Japanese by Yasushi Hoho after it was introduced to Japan, so it became known to the Japanese public.

In fact, in 2002, Ken Hirai, who had become popular, rearranged this old song and released it as a single, and it became his first champion single since his debut.

Of course, the reason for such achievements has a lot to do with the fact that he has successfully become popular and promoted to the front line at that time.

And what he sings now is also made by Ye Zhao based on the version rearranged for him by Seiji Kameda in later generations.

Years of obscurity have allowed Ken Hirai to hone his singing skills while running around singing.

And after meeting Ye Zhao, knowing his biggest selling point, Ye Zhao reminded him, and finally, at his suggestion, Hirai Ken began to try to change his singing style, and try to play the gorgeous and beautiful part of his singing voice as much as possible.

In later generations, Ken Hirai succeeded in becoming popular when the female voice RNB was in power and the male voice RNB market was still blank, and he had a good song to escort him.

At present, the entire Japanese RNB market is still in its infancy, and there is not such a good environment, so to relaunch it, it is not so simple to copy the road that has been taken.

As a pioneer of a new path, what can we do that can be more acceptable to the public?

Among the various options that appeared in Ye Zhao's mind, one was adaptation and cover.

After some consideration, and after exchanging opinions with Ken Hirai - unlike newcomers who really have no resume, Ken Hirai has debuted for more than two years, and he also has a lot of ideas about music.

In the end, Ye Zhao decided to release the first single for Ken Hirai next, which was this adapted version of "The Ancient Bell".

As a famous song around the world, this song is naturally familiar to Japanese people.

Adapting it to fill in the lyrics, adding a little Japanese flavor to it, and giving a new flavor to the familiar melody, is a safe and fresh approach for the public.

Of course, his goal is much simpler than relying on this adaptation of the ballad to become popular, but he just wants to let the public understand the charm of Hirai's voice and the style of music they want to make in a faster way.

As a positive example of the adaptation, it is Ayaka Hirahara's debut single "Jupiter".

The original song came from the fourth chapter of Holst's "Planetary Suite", "Jupiter - Messenger of Joy", and was later rearranged with Japanese lyrics, resulting in the super-large Ichihata Ayaka Hirahara.

This single was a big hit after its release, becoming Ayaka Hirahara's masterpiece and the highest-grossing work of her entire music career. The sound of "everyday~" can be called an opening kneeling, which made the audience impressed by her female overlord's singing skills.

Not only that, but later the record company also frequently included this song in her albums.

There's no way, if you don't accept it, the album won't be able to sell.

The song "The Ancient Bell", combined with Ken Hirai's beautiful voice, weaves a slightly dreamy world for the audience.

When the music stopped, the audience came out of their dreams and applauded him when they realized that such a perfect performance came from the strange singer who suddenly appeared on the stage.

This is a heartfelt applause that is very different from the polite applause at the beginning.

At the same time, the audience is more curious about the singer's identity.

However, what they waited for was not an introduction to the strange singer. After receiving their applause, the drummer started beating again.

And this time, the band played a completely unfamiliar melody, not only that, but Ye Zhao, who was standing aside just now as an audience to enjoy Ken Hirai's performance, also joined the song and sang for him personally.

It's like when he sang for Makoto Kawamoto, for Puffy, and the singers he did for in the music program.

This time, Ken Hirai sang a new song called "No More".

This song was originally a chorus song by Exile's Atsushi and female singer AI, and it is also the theme song of a Japanese drama called "Naomi Watanabe and Kanako Yanagihara", the theme of which is that girlfriends work together to kill their domestic violence husbands and then live a happy lily life.

After a slight adaptation, Ye Zhao turned the song into a solo song.

After the song "No More" was also sung, the music stopped, and once again accepted the warm applause from the audience just now, Ye Zhao patted Hirai Ken on the shoulder and motioned for him to stand in front.

"Good evening, I'm Ken Hirai. Ken Hirai stepped forward and reported his name to the audience.

For the third time, the audience gave him a round of applause. I want to chat with more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} 》，;” , talk about life, find a confidant~

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