Chapter 663: Zhou Xiao's concert
AKB and Zhou Xiao's two concerts, the previous one in which the girls expressed their performance was very exciting, and the various things of the concert production were also very delicate and complete.
The day after this concert, Zhou Xiao's concert began.
On the first day, it was a very complicated concert full of countless thoughts and ideas, satisfying all the psychology of people's sight and hearing, and on the second day, everyone saw a concert that removed these things and turned them into minimalism.
Although the AKB made zuò is very standard, it has no connotation, and it is simply a combination that relies on the so-called idol sex to attract people, but Zhou Xiao's own performance style, it seems that he has not been affected by AKB over the years, but has been influenced by Sister Sakai Quanshui, when the concert started, I saw Zhou Xiao wearing a very simple set of clothes, almost no different from private clothes.
Behind him is a whole orchestra that includes Chinese folk instruments.
Zhou Xiao, who came up from under the stage, even carried a chair, and under the chase of the lights, he carried the chair and sat directly in the center of the stage.
"Huh...... Tonight, friends who want to see the kind of performance from yesterday's concert may be disappointed, I can't dance and there is no special performance part, and more importantly, yesterday's performance was too clean on budget, so ...... Hehe, just listen to me sing. Zhou Xiao said with an embarrassed face.
Of course, the budget is not afraid to use it, Zhou Xiao is just too lazy to work hard to do so many complicated things.
Zhou Xiao's words caused a burst of laughter from the meals, but for Zhou Xiao's concert, everyone didn't really feel that it was impossible to perform like this, and the audience who came to see Zhou Xiao's concert felt that this should be Zhou Xiao's suitable way to perform.
There was no opening or complicated preparation, Zhou Xiao picked up the microphone and started singing.
The first song, "Powder Snow".
The second song, "March 9".
The two slow songs slowly warm people's hearts. aroused the feelings of the rice.
Then, Zhou Xiao's pop rock finally appeared.
"Little Love", "Zeus Ship" and the song that has been rearranged and used on the variety show "Second Floor Apartment", "WeAreNeverEverGettingBackTogether" sung by Taylor Swift were sung by Zhou Xiao one after another.
After singing these five songs, Zhou Xiao stopped.
Looking up at the stadium, which was packed with 20,000 people, he said, "That'...... It always feels like something is missing......"
What are the disadvantages? What is ...... called? What are the disadvantages?
Zhou Xiao's songs are very good, he sings well, and the response of the rice is also very good, these Japanese songs and English songs, and even a lot of rice can be sung together.
But...... Whether it's quiet or intense songs, the atmosphere of the whole live is ...... It's too peaceful.
This kind of flat is not to say that there are no cheers and no applause from the fans. It's not that Zhou Xiao's singing voice is not hot or exciting, Zhou Xiao just feels ...... in his heart It seems that between him and his fans, and even himself, he has not yet reached the Cheng dù he wants to achieve.
"Please wait a minute, this state shouldn't be mine, please wait a minute." Zhou Xiao said suddenly, after speaking, he put down the microphone and stood there alone with his head bowed and quiet.
There was a commotion among the diners at the scene. What is Zhou Xiao doing? Everyone was surprised, how could there be a star who sang and didn't sing, and launched a star on the stage alone?
The blow was even greater, and I was almost weak in fright. It was all the staff behind the stage, and the only singer suddenly stopped singing, which ...... It's a super accident, right?
Zhou Xiao on the stage didn't have time to care about this, he fell into thinking about himself.
"How many years have I not sang? Now the problem seems to be...... I've lost interest in singing? He thought.
Yes, that's right. Why stop? Why can't he sing anymore? In fact, there is nothing wrong with the technique, and his problem is that he finds that his singing voice has lost its soul.
"It was a nightmare...... Singing for the sake of acting. Singing for the sake of the stage, singing so that AKB can perform properly here and take the stage......
In the world, there is no successful singer who can rely on this state and psychology to achieve success.
One or two songs, ordinary people may not feel anything, but after a long time, they can definitely hear it, they may not be able to say what is wrong, but they just feel weird, feel that there is no resonance, and feel that it is ...... Although my song is good, I don't want to come a second time! In front of tens of thousands of people entering a state of contemplation, Zhou Xiao thought quickly in his mind.
The commotion at the scene became louder, and the backstage staff couldn't wait, and a staff member came up to ask Zhou Xiao about the situation.
"Don't come up, don't come over, I'm okay, just let me think about it, I can do it." Zhou Xiao blocked the staff.
The staff who had walked halfway to him retreated at his strong request, leaving Zhou Xiao to continue to think and struggle there alone.
"I have to find the right state, not the state of singing, my state of singing is actually perfect, what I want to find is the love of music, the state I was in when I first debuted ten years ago!" Zhou Xiao thought.
Obviously, it only took him a few seconds to get to the center of the problem, but the more critical question immediately came to the surface.
The state when you first debuted...... How to find it?
At that time, he was penniless, he barely made money performing in the theater, and a guitar in his hand was all he relied on to eat, and at that time he ran on the subway and train platforms, singing those familiar melodies in his head, and shouting the voice in his heart from the heart.
But when did it start? He has been singing less and less, is it when he started filming TV series? Was it when you started making movies? Was it when you started working as an AKB zuò person?
In short, although he is still in contact with music, although he has to go into the recording studio almost every day to catch the recordings of the members as long as he is in Tokyo, there are fewer and fewer songs that belong to him that can be sung from his own voice.
In his previous life, he has been playing and singing obsessively with the guitar since junior high school.
Zhou Xiao, the young man who has never been crossed in this life, the most expensive thing in the rental house that rents 50,000 yen a month is the former guitar.
It must be admitted. Regardless of their past and present lives, the two Zhou Xiao are not the kind of people who regard being a singer as the only dream in their lives to strive for and pursue, they have AKB, movies, TV series, and even funny artists and other dreams and goals in their lives.
But there is no doubt that even so, music still has an extraordinary meaning for him.
Opening his eyes again, Zhou Xiao's gaze looked at the audience.
There were about 20,000 people seated at today's concert.
Of course, he couldn't see the spectators in the stands clearly, but the spectators in the infield below. The faces and the eyes with different expressions, Zhou Xiao could see them clearly.
Turning his head slightly, he looked at the sides of the stage, where more of his familiar people stood.
Yuko and Shinoda were already standing on the edge of the stage, looking at him with worried faces.
Not only the AKB girls, but also the figure of Sakai Izumi appeared there.
Yes, that's right, this sister who almost doesn't do live performances, after hearing that Zhou Xiao is going to hold a concert. made an exception to come to China as a guest at his concert, and when she appeared for a while, the effect was absolutely amazing.
The moment I saw this sister. Zhou Xiao thought of a lot.
Thinking back then, even Sister Quanshui herself said that she was not the kind of person who was easily attracted by a singer who sang and was able to watch Zhou Xiao back then. Time and opportunity and the impulse in this sister's heart are extremely important, and how lucky it is to be discovered by this sister.
During that time, Zhou Xiao and Sakai Spring Water were quite enviable and treated differently in both being company and the Japanese entertainment industry. At that time, they didn't have an intimate relationship, but whether it was Zhou Xiao or Sakai Spring, they didn't care about this, music was the main reason why they could integrate into each other's lives.
They chatted and sang together, and the afternoons they spent in the studio were the reason why their lives could be entangled.
Thinking of this, he suddenly felt very sorry for Sakai Izumi, because he hadn't sung the music that this sister would like for too long, doing film and television, being an idol group, this sister has been a silent supporter behind his back, but if you want to say that what this sister really likes, what she really wants him to do, it must be the music that once made her like, made her intoxicated, and made her willing to be with this man.
When he stood on this stage and sang for the future of AKB, this sister never complained in the slightest, and even broke her habit and came to the imperial capital from Tokyo to stand for herself in person.
This friendship, Zhou Xiao's feeling at this moment is extremely profound.
"No, I have to forget those purposes, find my former self, and really let myself be immersed in singing." Zhou Xiao thought in his heart.
At this time, the atmosphere in the entire concert venue had become more and more anxious, and the rice was in a commotion, questioning Zhou Xiao's state at the moment.
Finally, he moved.
Raising the microphone, he said: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm a little out of shape today, because just now I suddenly found that I suddenly seemed to have forgotten the reason for singing, it's not that I'm pretentious, in my opinion, this point is really very important, if I forget even this point, I don't think I can sing my heart, and I can't move everyone." ”
Zhou Xiao continued: "At this time, I saw a person.
After seeing her, I was completely relieved, and I found a reason to continue singing, this person ...... She will be my guest at this concert in a moment, and I hope you will welcome her. Zhou Xiao said.
The meals in the audience continued to stir, most of the meals were confused at this time, they didn't know what Zhou Xiao was struggling with, and they didn't know who Zhou Xiao was seeing.
"Okay, okay, don't think about these questions anymore, I don't care, thank you and the staff for your concern, and the performance will continue!" Zhou Xiao said after sorting out the things in front of him.
After speaking, he finally picked up the guitar: "Next song, please listen to ...... "Little Love"!" ”
From the time he couldn't sing, to thinking about his state of mind, then to seeing the Sakai spring water, and finally getting out of the confusion, the process was long. But in fact, Zhou Xiao hesitated and was silent for less than a minute, although the backstage staff were frightened, they all let out a long breath after seeing Zhou Xiao get rid of it quickly, and it seemed that he was finally freed from that worrying state.
"Sister Springwater...... After all, he is one of the most important people around Brother Zhou Xiao...... "On both sides of the stage stood not only Sakai Izumi, but Yuko and Shinoda were also among them, but Sister Izumi stood on one side, and Yuko and Shinoda stood on the other side.
There was another person standing with Sakai Spring.
"Sister, it's good that you're here, otherwise Brother Zhou Xiao would have been terrible." Airi stood beside Sakai Izumi, and also saw Zhou Xiao's state, in fact. Mayu Airi and Sakai Izumii are the three people who can understand Zhou Xiao's state among all the people present.
The three of them are all members who will sing today, and in the days when they were preparing for the concert together, practicing songs together, and arranging music together, they actually felt Zhou Xiao's hesitation and struggle for music to a greater or lesser extent, but the three of them didn't expect this kind of worrying problem to suddenly explode on Zhou Xiao during the concert.
"It's okay for him, even without me. He will definitely be able to come out of the state he was in just now. Sakai said with a smile.
Although she was modest, she had a smile on her face and looked very relieved.
Zhou Xiao, who has started singing from scratch, finally got better this time.
Maybe it's also because this song is a relationship with "A Little Love".
As a debut single in 2000, this song is undoubtedly of great significance to Zhou Xiao. But there's more to this song than that.
"Marriage Proposal", Zhou Xiao's favorite Japanese drama, also applies to this song, and even includes the plot that the protagonist Ken Iwase likes Zhou Xiao.
At that time, the Japanese entertainment industry was full of ridicule, how could there be directors and screenwriters who described the protagonist's liking of their own works in their works, and this way of selling and boasting was too stinky and shameless.
But. Although everyone was laughing at Zhou Xiao, there was almost no ridicule for the TV series itself. Because everyone can see that although Zhou Xiao is really shameless in doing this, in that story, arranging that song for the protagonist and using that song in the film is very appropriate in terms of time and plot, in this case, the only thing that everyone can laugh at is Zhou Xiao's behavior as a princess.
In addition to this significance, Sister Sakai Quanshui also has a very big relationship with this song, she found out that Zhou Xiao was because of this song, and Sister Quanshui also said many times after the two became friends, although Zhou Xiao wrote a lot of other songs, but to say that her favorite song, it is still such a "Little Love".
It was this song that gave them the opportunity to get acquainted.
It is very inappropriate to look at other places when performing on the stage, and it is also very rude to the audience, but when singing this song, Zhou Xiao couldn't help but look at both sides of the stage again and again, and the reactions of the fans to Zhou Xiao were also quite interesting, and they seemed to understand his nervousness, after all, he hadn't sung for many years, so when Zhou Xiao was a little apprehensive, the audience was more supportive and encouraged, and it was obvious that Zhou Xiao turned his head to look at the edge of the stage almost every time, Coming back and singing again will refresh his own momentum and emotional expression, and it is clear that this action, or rather, the person on the side of the stage who cannot be seen by the audience, is the source of his strength.
After singing a song, Zhou Xiao took a sip of water in the cheers of the audience and laughed with satisfaction, his current state can finally be basically satisfied with himself.
Then the concert continued, the single in his own name was almost sung, Zhou Xiao began to sing those rearranged other songs he created, both for AKB and for other singers, moreover, many of these songs are even accompanied by new lyrics, moreover, these lyrics are all in Chinese!
It is not uncommon for Japanese singers to release Chinese versions of songs, SMAP sings "The World's Only Flower" has a Chinese version, but the effect of Japanese singing Chinese songs is really not very good, this nation's ability to use foreign languages is really rubbish, many Japanese singers sing Chinese version of the lyrics are not even as recognizable as Jay Chou's song lyrics.
That is, people like Zhou Xiao, who have no Japanese accent at all, can sing the Chinese lyrics of Japanese songs as if Chinese singers were covering songs.
After singing nearly ten songs in a row, Zhou Xiao's first performance finally came to an end, and in the midst of the singing, he took a break and changed his clothes, and on the stage, two other people appeared.
Mayu Airi.
It stands to reason that Mayu and Airi now belong to Buono! members,This kind of performance should appear with Ayaya Yamamoto.,But Ayama Yamamoto had to fly back immediately after finishing the concert yesterday because of the starring work of a prime-time variety show in Japan.,So,This time it's only these two people who appeared.。
"Verybeauty" and other songs created by Zhou Xiao for them took seven minutes, which lasted for the first period of Zhou Xiao's absence.
And after waiting for seven minutes, Zhou Xiao didn't start singing immediately after returning to the stage, but played a song to the two girls with the guitar, and then pulled the two girls to sing a song that was sung by three people. (To be continued......)