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Type: Variety show
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Tonight one more girl will leave among the 6 contestants. Director He Ping wrote a blog post supporting Yu Kewei.
Last Friday, Tan Lina luckily broke the "death prediction of the stage designer", but this round facing much stronger opponents, elimination seems almost certain. The focus of public attention naturally shifts to the "top battle" between Yu Kewei, Li Xiaoyun, and Liu Xijun. In this match, all three challenged extremely difficult songs. This highly anticipated "top battle" was already intense and full of tension even before it began, with a strong sense of rivalry. Even renowned director He Ping couldn't help but get involved. Previously, he published an article on his blog strongly supporting Yu Kewei: "I like Yu Kewei's timbre and stage presence. Emotion is the most important part of a song, and I hear that interpretation and understanding in her singing!"
The topics such as "Pancake's elimination had inside stories" and "under-the-table operations saved Tan Lina" gradually disappeared with the exposure of the setlist for this round of Happy Girls 6 to 5. People always prefer new things. Since Tan Lina has the weakest skills among the remaining six, after narrowly passing the last round, public opinion overwhelmingly predicts her elimination this time.
Tonight, Liu Xijun will choose the international song "Think of Me" to challenge her vocal limits. Li Xiaoyun also brought out her "best kept secret", presenting her original song "Strength for Dad" for the first time, and she even prepared Wang Leehom's "Plum Blossoms", a song containing rap, Peking Opera elements, and a strong rhythm, which is a comprehensive challenge for her. Yu Kewei will once again bring surprises to everyone; she will perform Sa Dingding's song "Wan Wu Sheng". As long as she can convey the clear and peaceful atmosphere and the primitive Eastern spirit of the song, there should be no doubt about her winning this round.
Yesterday, the production team released the latest news: the judges for tonight's Happy Girls remain unchanged, with Chunxiao, Wu Qixian, Gao Xiaosong, and Wu Zhourong continuing to serve as judges. In terms of competition rules, there will be further upgrades, and the contestants will compete in four rounds.
Live broadcast link for Happy Girl Voice 6 to 5 on August 14th: www.nba360.cn
Happy Girl Voice 6 to 5 live broadcast on Hunan TV
On June 18th, during the Top 20 breakthrough competition of Happy Girl Voice, Bao Xiaobo angrily left his seat dissatisfied with another judge Shen Lihui's support for the "off-key angel", leaving behind a half-angry, half-helpless statement, "If they stay, I'll leave."
During this period, the storm point was when Bao Xiaobo angrily left his seat, half-angry and half-helpless, leaving behind a statement, "If they stay, I'll leave," which since then became a symbol of "true men."
In the second rehearsal of the Top 10 breakout competition, I saw her at the scene. She had cut her hair short, and her whole appearance had changed. Wearing black-rimmed glasses without lenses, her catchphrase was "So what." A kind of "so what if you don't want to take photos, so what if you don't want to give interviews." I smiled and told her I wanted to interview her. She casually pushed me and laughed, saying, "I've been interviewed to the point of wanting to throw up, let me off!" She even pulled my finger and jokingly said that she authorized me to write anything without interviewing her. Of course, it was a joke, but I felt she was really innocent. Fame brings many controversies.
In the live broadcast of the second Top 10 breakout competition, her short hair made her look neat and crisp on stage. The microphone placed in front of her was neither too high nor too low, perfectly positioned. After receiving guidance from the band teachers and judges, her singing and pronunciation have become more "proper." Although her voice is still the same, the childishness can still be heard when she sings high notes, but sitting in the media area, I feel that she has developed a star-like demeanor, possessing artistic charm. However, she is probably no longer the Cai Yi Ke we once knew.
Some people compare her to Li Yuchun and Jay Chou's debuts. I think they are incomparable. If forced to compare, Li Yuchun was lucky to have caught a good time, able to captivate thousands of fans without judges fighting over her. Jay Chou was unfortunate, having to sleep on a cold bench for a long time in Vincent Ko's company before getting to release an album. And Cai Yi Ke, she is innocent. The judges are powerful, she is small, because the judges hold life-and-death power; the directors are powerful, she is small, because the directors will try to make her more perfect; the fans are powerful, she is small, because even without text message voting, the fans still determine the popularity index of the contestants.
Bao Xiaobo has returned. What he previously said, "If she stays, I'll leave," now turns out to be broken promises. Perhaps Bao Xiaobo himself realized that no matter how upright or how persistent he is with his opinions, he cannot change the result of the competition. Cai Yi Ke's advancement was already predetermined. How could Hunan TV let go of such a treasure so easily? This is like capitalists exploiting workers; they will not stop until they have extracted every last bit of surplus value.
Later, everything I saw was the growth of a "small innocent" during a special period. Carefully thinking about it, actually Cai Yi Ke participated in some talent shows before but was never discovered. To be bold, only the "Happy Girl Voice" stage has the breadth to accommodate her. According to traditional standards for mainland music talent shows, at this point, she might still be a simple female college student strumming her guitar alone in a Taekwondo studio recording her own written songs.
That position was not the height she initially wanted to reach, nor was it a height she deliberately aimed for. It can only be called a dream, a dream magnified by a magnifying glass held by many people.
The first time I saw her was in the 300-to-60 breakthrough competition. I was watching the live broadcast in the media area. She sang the song "How Long Can I Stay a Child." On stage, she seemed very naive and then said that classic line, "Just put me on hold." At the time, this sentence shocked me greatly. How could a contestant say this in such a "fame and fortune arena?" When it was announced that she directly advanced, I went to the entrance of the 600 broadcasting hall. I guess she herself didn't expect so many cameras to be pointed at her right away. She spoke word by word, quite nervous. Later, I asked her, when the host asked if you would advance or be eliminated, why did you think of being on hold? She innocently countered me, "That's just what I thought. I can't tell the judges to let me advance, right?" I was a bit startled at the time, realizing how pure this girl was.
Parents in the city usually let their children receive a little artistic education when they are young, which is essentially artistic cultivation. Since Yi Ke's mother studied violin before, she also wanted Yi Ke to have a specialty and let her study violin for two years when she was in grades four and five. However, this child seemed not to like the violin much, and whether she liked it or not, she actually studied it for two years.
We didn't really notice Yi Ke's musical talent. There was only one time when I thought this child was very smart. When she was in fifth grade, she played with my phone. My phone could customize ringtones, and Yi Ke actually managed to play simple melodies on it, which sounded pleasant. But I didn't pay much attention to it at the time. I just thought this child had a pretty good sense of melody.
I started working in Changsha in 2001, and Yi Ke's mother transferred to Changsha in 2006. So, during those few years, Yi Ke and her mother were in their hometown of Changde. Because her mother also worked, Yi Ke grew up very independently. I basically visited them every week in Changde, and Yi Ke never complained about her father not being around. Yi Ke's academic performance was okay, above average, especially in English, where she ranked top in her class. Therefore, we were relatively relaxed. She performed well in the college entrance exam and eventually chose an English major, which matched her interests.
After the college entrance exam, Yi Ke told me she wanted to enroll in a guitar tutoring class in Changsha (I also learned guitar, so there might be some genetic factors involved). I said sure, go ahead if you want. During that time, she practiced hard. She went to the tutoring class during the day and would perform in front of my wife and me in the evening. Occasionally, she would complain about pain, with her fingers wrapped in tape. Once Yi Ke decided on something, she would work hard at it. She practiced the guitar, and at the earliest, she would practice until midnight, sometimes until 3 or 4 in the morning, playing while humming and scribbling on paper. I don't know much about pop music, so I wasn't sure if she was starting to write songs, but I thought she was very serious. Her first guitar cost 500 yuan, and she cherished it dearly, taking it with her when she went to university.
"Twins are my idols. From the moment I knew about them, which was when they debuted, I started liking them." Although now she is already regarded as an idol by many people, Cai Yi Ke openly admitted her idols. "I buy every single one of their albums. It should be described as collecting. Those CDs are still at my home, and I usually sing their songs when I go to KTV." Immediately, someone nearby would ask if she feels her idols have split up now that Twins have gone solo. Cai Yi Ke seriously and without hesitation replied, "I don't think they have split up. What is divided will eventually unite. They will definitely not separate and will come together again. I'm looking forward to it."
Cai Yi Ke's lyrics and singing style are very niche, leaning towards a fresh and simple route, easily reminding people of Chen Qi-zhen. Originally, I thought Cai Yi Ke's idol would be her, but Cai Yi Ke denied it. She admitted that she listens to Chen Qi-zhen's songs but has never bought any of her albums. She likes the feeling Chen Qi-zhen gives, but the inspiration for her own songwriting comes entirely from her life, completely unrelated to Chen Qi-zhen's writing style.
Her mother lured her into learning the violin
When Cai Yi Ke was very young, no one could see any connection between her and music. No one around her noticed any signs, but she was once proud of her drawing skills. Around the age of five, Cai Yi Ke drew a rooster, and her grandfather said it looked super realistic. However, this "talent" for drawing wasn't well preserved, and later Cai Yi Ke didn't draw as much anymore. "Those talents have now moved to music. Ha ha."
Recently, Cai Yi Ke has been the entertainment focal point of discussion among netizens and audiences. From making it into the top 20 when Bao Xiaobo left his seat, to accusations of going off-key, copying, and suspected plagiarism of Chen Qi-zhen, and then the news events of her father being the tobacco king "Furong Wang" and Hunan TV's under-the-table manipulation, although Cai Yi Ke continues to face controversy, with forums filled with criticism, netizens have given her the nickname "Brother Zeng."
Yesterday, a netizen posted on a forum claiming, "The Cai Yi Ke incident was a carefully planned hype." This netizen, whose name is "dayule," claimed that he left the planning team on July 11th. "In February 2007, I joined this team through a netizen introduction. The boss's name is Da Lu. This promotion of 'Happy Girl Voice' was received in early June, and the preliminary selection started on May 7th. I don't know why the order came so late. It was an order from a Beijing-based Media Information Technology Company. This year, the ratings for 'Happy Girl Voice' were very low, and our job was to increase the ratings."
Cai Yi Ke will not be the champion
This netizen also revealed, "Cai Yi Ke will not win the championship. Initially, our plan was to place her fifth, but now according to Cong Cong and others, she might be moved to third place to ensure the ratings for the finals."
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