Chapter 230: If I Fail
The current situation is that even if Zhao Zhenghao does not release this new album globally, foreign fans will try their best to listen to the long-awaited Zhao Zhenghao's new song for the first time.
Therefore, when "Zhenghao Studio" formulated its distribution strategy, it directly set the distribution scope of this album to be global, but in Europe and the United States, it changed its name to "if i fail"!
The two names of this album are Dragon Chinese and English, and it is also the title song of the same name in Dragon Chinese and English!
"Sunflower" is one of Zhao Zhenghao's masterpieces in his previous life, known as the "Godfather of Rock and Roll", and it is one of the few songs in his songs with positive content.
As the number one superstar in the Dragon Country music circle, Zhao Zhenghao must consciously assume a certain social responsibility, and the songs in the album released, although they cannot require each one to have a positive meaning like "Sunflower", but at least one or two songs, which are reasonable in the government's regulatory layer.
Taking "Sunflower" as the title song of the Chinese version of the second album of the "Heroic Spirit" band, the government has already explained to the government's regulatory layer, so Zhao Zhenghao is more relaxed in the choice of other songs.
However, the songs selected by Cho Jeong-ho for the second album of the band "Heroic" are all time-tested in his previous life, and they are definitely classics in the rock genre.
There are several songs in it, although the content expressed is slightly negative, but in terms of the rock spirit it conveys, it is also remarkable, and after its release, it has been unanimously praised by the industry.
Ordinary fans rarely get entangled in the deep meaning of a song, for them, the only requirement is that the song is good and ear-catching, and what can meet these two requirements is a good song that they agree with.
And with Zhao Zhenghao's current status in the music circle of the Dragon Kingdom, his new songs, even to some extent, have broken the definition of good songs by ordinary fans, in his true love fans and die-hard fans, as long as it is his song, there is nothing bad or unpleasant, if you feel bad and unpleasant, it must be your own problem, not the problem of the song!
Of course, the songs selected by Zhao Zhenghao are more in line with the public's taste, because although he was a semi-professional music practitioner in his previous life, his aesthetics and taste did not cultivate a maverick and were more popular.
Therefore, when the "Sunflower" album was released, a trend was quickly formed in the industry, and with the help of Zhao Zhenghao's huge influence, the audience broke through the boundaries of the rock circle.
As the title song of the album of the same name, "Sunflower" hit the singles list of the golden song chart as soon as it was released, and its ranking continued to improve in a short period of time, and the champion was already in sight.
The eight new songs in the entire album, in terms of downloads, inherited the fine tradition of songs produced by Zhao Zhenghao, all exceeded 100 million times, and the highest "Sunflower" reached 200 million times.
In the country of dragons, people are no longer surprised by the performance of Zhao Zhenghao's new album, with the title of "God of Songs", the quality of the songs is guaranteed, and excellent sales results are not taken for granted?
The fans of Dragon Kingdom, the focus of discussion on Zhao Zhenghao's new album is no longer on song sales, but on singing and singing skills!
The biggest surprise for fans on this album is the different singing styles and singing skills shown by Zhao Zhenghao in different songs!
From the high-pitched sounds of "Flying Bird", "Heand Together", and "Seet Child O'mine", to the low-pitched sounds of "I May Have Died Last Night", "If I Fail" and "Goh the Sin", in this album, Cho Jung-ho's voice spans from the upper octave to the lower octave, spanning three octaves, or even more, vividly showing the conditions of his ferroalloy voice that has been transformed by the "Super Idol" system.
If it weren't for the timbre, there are a lot in common, and these songs are unmistakably included in one album, and it is absolutely unthinkable to listen to only the two songs "Seet Child O'mine" and "Goh the Sin", which are actually sung by the same person!
What's even more surprising to fans is that in the English version of the title song of the same name "If I Fail", Zhao Zhenghao's official girlfriend Yu Yabin, who has just made the relationship public for a short time, also has a voice!
This is the second time that the two have collaborated after "The Love of My Life", and Yu Yabin's sense of participation in this song is stronger than that of "The Love of My Life".
Moreover, although the title of "If I Fail" is slightly gloomy, the artistic conception conveyed by the lyrics and songs is courageous and never give up, especially in the chorus, Zhao Zhenghao's bass and Yu Yabin's high note complement each other, and the lyrics also show amazing energy in simplicity, which is deeply loved by fans.
As the spread of this song becomes more and more widespread, more and more people have re-acquainted with it and deeply loved it, which is reflected in the number of downloads, which is to achieve the reversal of "Sunflower" and become the highest-selling single in this album!
At the same time, "If I Fail" also became the second single on this album to win the top spot on the Golden Songs Chart after "Sunflower".
In addition, in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland and other countries, "If I Fail" has achieved good results, although it did not temporarily reach the top of the Billboard singles chart, but stayed in the top 10 for 30 weeks.
In the Billboard rock chart, the album "If I Fail" included four English songs, which held the top spot for 20 weeks, including "If I Fail" won the title for seven weeks, "Seet Child O'mine" won eight weeks, "Heand Together" won three weeks, and "Goh the Sin" also won two weeks.
Driven by so many hit singles, the band "Heroic" made a name for itself in Europe and the United States, becoming the fastest rising rock band in 2016.
At the same time as the release of the album, "Zhenghao Studio" also announced the plan for the first national tour of the "Heroic Spirit" band, which is tentatively scheduled to hold a concert in Beijing, Magic City, Yangcheng, Chang'an, and Rongcheng.
Although Zhao Zhenghao is the lead singer of the "Heroic" band, in the concert poster released by "Zhenghao Studio", his positive image did not appear, but only showed a tall back to fans!
At the follow-up press conference, Wang Rui, as the captain of the "Heroic" band, confirmed the fans' speculation that Zhao Zhenghao would not participate in the whole national tour, and would only raid some performances in a surprise way.
This has caused a lot of trouble to the simple Zhao Zhenghao fans, I don't know whether to support the national tour of the "Heroic Spirit" band, in case you buy tickets and enter, but Zhao Zhenghao does not show up, then it will be a big loss!
However, the entanglement of this part of the fans did not last long, because after the ticket sales channel for this national tour was opened, the five concerts that were formulated in advance, with a total of 200,000 tickets, were sold out within three hours!
Although there are a lot of fans who are entangled in whether Zhao Zhenghao will appear or not, and are hesitant to buy tickets, there are also many fans who really love rock and roll!
Even if there is no Zhao Zhenghao, the "Heroic Spirit" band is also a rock band with good strength, and the two albums released by the "Heroic Spirit" band, as well as the sporadic singles, are all high-quality rock masterpieces, these conditions can already make those fans who really love rock willing to untie their pockets.
What's more, there is also a surprise that Zhao Zhenghao may appear?
Those who are entangled regard the surprise as the main purpose of watching the concert, but these real rock fans really treat the surprise as a surprise, it doesn't matter if there is better, if there is not!
The opening stop of this national tour was arranged in Beijing, but the venue chosen was not the National Stadium, but the smaller Workers' Stadium, with a capacity of 50,000 people.
The time, I don't know if it was intentional or coincidental, was arranged on April 17, 2016, which happened to be Zhao Zhenghao's twenty-ninth birthday.
As an idol, Cho Jung-ho, who crossed over from another world, is very incompetent, especially in terms of interaction with fans!
Other idol stars, in order to maintain their popularity, have to find ways to please their fans, hold fan meetings at every turn, and spend their birthdays with fans, no matter whether they can sing or not, they have to sing a few songs on stage, and they are crowned with the name of "concert".
Zhao Zhenghao has traveled through the past five years, but he has never held a similar event.
Although in terms of works, he has given fans great satisfaction, but he does not accept commercial performances, unless commercial activities are necessary, Zhao Zhenghao, who can save money, leaves the opportunity to get close to fans, only his concert!
And it has been more than a year since his first world tour ended, but there has been no new concert plan for a long time, so that the fans who have been waiting for it are thanks!
This year, the little rats in the "Mouse Nest" originally planned to launch a petition to force Zhao Zhenghao to hold a birthday party, but Zhao Zhenghao learned the news in advance through the eyeliner placed in the "Mouse Nest".
Zhao Zhenghao's solution to this crisis is very simple, that is, he released a message: on his upcoming birthday, he wants to enjoy the space between the two of them with Yu Yabin!
This vision, for everyone who is new to love, is the same, resonated with the little rats, coupled with the efforts of the management of the "rat nest", finally this crisis that has not yet been brewed has been resolved in the bud.
It must be said that Zhao Zhenghao's fans are really good to him, they think about him everywhere and never make him embarrassed, and Zhao Zhenghao is grateful for this.
According to the original plan, Zhao Zhenghao will not appear at the Beijing concert of the "Heroic" band, and the concerts that he will participate in are the sessions of Modu and Rongcheng, when the two concerts were held, he happened to have local activities, so he took the time to participate and sing a few songs on stage, which was a surprise for fans.
During this concert in Beijing, Zhao Zhenghao really planned to enjoy the two-person world with Yu Yabin, and planned to take her to New Zealand, on the one hand, for vacation, and on the other hand, to take her to meet her parents.
Zhao Zhenghao didn't tell his parents about this plan, he wanted to surprise them, but he did oolong, just when he had already set the itinerary, bought a plane ticket, and was ready to make the trip, Zhao's father and Zhao's mother were one step ahead of him, and suddenly returned to China without notifying him.
The main purpose of Zhao Zhenghao's vacation plan is actually to take Yu Yabin to meet Zhao's father and Zhao's mother, and now that Zhao's father and Zhao's mother have come to the capital, his plan is naturally not necessary.
So, Zhao Zhenghao temporarily adjusted his plan and decided to appear at the Beijing concert of the "Heroic Spirit" band, and transferred the surprise that was supposed to be given to his parents to his fans!
In order not to take the lead, Zhao Zhenghao's time on stage was chosen at the end of the concert; in order to let more fans receive his gift, Zhao Zhenghao asked the "Zhenghao Studio" to prepare in advance and broadcast the whole concert live.
The concert started at eight o'clock in the evening and ended at about ten o'clock in the evening, Zhao Zhenghao first had dinner with his parents, Yu Yabin, Zhao Zhihui and other family members, celebrated his birthday on a small scale, and came to the outside of the workers' stadium at half past nine in the evening.
When the news was tightly sealed, Zhao Zhenghao and his entourage appeared in the Workers' Stadium in light car and did not receive anyone's attention.
Entering the stadium through the special passage and coming to the backstage, the time was already 9:45 in the evening, without any special preparations, and even without changing clothes, Zhao Zhenghao came directly to the stage of the concert and stood on the lift.
At this time, the "heroic" band on the stage had just finished the performance of a song, and in the previous performance, before one song ended and another song began, Wang Rui and several people would exchange a few words with the fans in the audience, mainly to introduce the singer of the next song.
Because of the lack of Zhao Zhenghao, the main lead singer, the "Heroic" band implemented a multi-lead singer model when performing, and assigned different songs to different people.
In addition to avoiding contradictions, there are also practical considerations - a titanium alloy voice like Zhao Zhenghao who can span three octaves is unique, Wang Rui, Liu Yang, Yin Zeqing, and Tian Xiaolei naturally do not have such talent, so they can only choose songs located in different vocal ranges according to their different voice conditions!
Like Liu Yang, the treble is relatively clear, so he is mainly responsible for songs in the high register, Yin Zeqing's bass is more vigorous, so he is mainly responsible for songs in the low register, Wang Rui and Tian Xiaolei also have their own emphasis.