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Zhou Bichang’s heart-to-heart good music takes time to baptize-Xinhua English.news.cn

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2021 is Zhou Bichang’s birth year. 16 years have passed. The cool girl who wore black-rimmed glasses to participate in “Super Girl” and sang R&B amazed the audience, has experienced the transformation from a traffic idol born on the talent show stage to a music singer-songwriter with a personal style. It has also witnessed the changes in the music industry from physical records to the digital age. In the process, she changed her classic look, tore off her label with her own hands, and tried many new fields. Only her persistence in music and her unpretentious true temperament remained the same.

In recent years, Zhou Bichang, who has always been low-key, has appeared more frequently in variety shows, so audiences have the opportunity to see her more life-oriented side. In an exclusive interview with a reporter from the Beijing News, she admitted that she wanted to refuse the invitation to “Sister Riding the Wind and Waves 2” at first, but now I want to thank this show because it made more viewers discover “LUNAR”-this week. The most satisfactory music album to date.

“A lot of things have become within reach in the Internet age, and many things are not so focused. The audience is like this, so are the musicians. The big environment is like this. If you don’t go (participate in variety shows), no one knows what works you have made. .”

About to enter the third natal year of his life, Zhou Bichang believes that as long as his mentality is still a teenager, his life will always be in puberty, but his mind and thoughts are more mature than the previous stage. Five years ago, in an interview with the Beijing News, she said that there was a little monster living in her heart. Five years later, the little monster has become wilder now, but after being wild, it will take a short rest.

Zhou Bichang participated in the initial stage of “Sister 2”.

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At first I resisted “Sister 2”

——But if you don’t go, no one knows what you did

“I need my time, to escape the world, to escape the troublesome details. I walk through the long night alone and feel strong enough to learn to embrace everything”

  ——《Get away》

Since his debut in 2005, Zhou Bichang has always given the impression that he is calm, low-key, focused on music, has no negative news, and is not keen on exposure that has nothing to do with music works. In 2018, she served as the main coffee of a “Tucao Conference”. She did not set any restrictions on her own manuscripts and did not change the word. However, because of her lack of skills, the talk show screenwriters racked their brains and vomited. But in recent years, Zhou Bichang has indeed been known or re-recognized by more audiences because of the exposure of variety shows. In “I Want to Live This Way”, she shared her exquisite and self-disciplined living alone life, which inspired many urban single youths The second season of “Sister Riding the Wind and Waves” (hereinafter referred to as “Sister 2”) allows the audience to see a warm, considerate and honest and humorous “comedian”; in the face of criticism, “Praise for the Song”, her response is sharp and sharp , Let everyone see that Zhou Bichang who is still obsessed with music…

Especially after the broadcast of “Sister 2”, many viewers who weren’t originally “Pian” (Zhou Bichang fans) expressed that they were fans of her true and unpretentious character. She performed “The Rebellious Muse” and “5 Million Souls and Every Wrinkle” from the album “LUNAR” on the stage of “Sister 2”. This music album was released in 2019 and explored female consciousness. Therefore, Gained a new round of attention and discussion. Zhou Bichang said frankly that this is more or less one of her purposes for participating in this variety show.

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“I chose the two songs from the album “LUNAR” for the first stage. As the first side that everyone sees me in the show, I have this consideration. In addition, I also feel that the meaning of “LUNAR” is very suitable for “Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves”. “My Sister” appeared on the stage. So I want to thank “Sister 2” for making “LUNAR” discovered by new audiences.”

No one can escape from the times. In this digital age with massive information surging, the public often no longer know a singer through music works, but out of curiosity about the star singers themselves, they learn about their music works. Even if Zhou Bichang debuted like this for 16 years, musicians with many fans would feel that their new albums and new songs lack opportunities to reach a wider audience. “The current environment is like this. People don’t know you more from the release of albums and new songs, but from other channels, such as popular variety shows, or acting in a play and appearing in the news. Nowadays, variety shows It’s also very difficult to have a purely stage for musicians to play new songs, and there will be some games or reality shows. Or, like a variety show I participated in before (“Praise for the Song”), in addition to singing my own new song , I have to cover a popular song.”

Participating in variety shows to gain exposure will not make Zhou Bichang take the initiative to become interested. But with the growth of age and experience, Zhou Bichang at this stage is more mellow than ever in other aspects besides his musical persistence. For participating in variety shows, she can usually accept other people’s suggestions after internal tangled considerations. Zhou Bichang revealed that when he received the invitation of “Sister 2”, he was a little bit resistant in his heart. The first reaction was “not going”, but he was later persuaded by the team. “In the end, it depends on whether you are willing and accepting it. If you don’t do it, no one knows what music you have made. Of course there will be entanglements before you decide (to participate in a variety show), but after you decide to do it, If you are still entangled, the result is usually not good.” Zhou Bichang’s attitude is that once he decides to accept, let him go and enjoy the whole process.

Zhou Bichang is a musician who has a keen sense of changes in the times. As early as 2015, she gave up selling physical record albums and became the first singer to release digital albums in the Mainland. From the beginning, she followed the relatively scattered audio-visual habits of Internet users, and did not pursue the number and duration of traditional albums. Talking about the changes in the music market observed over the years, Zhou Bichang said: “I think this is inevitable. The development of technology and new media will definitely make the music market what it is now. I myself like vinyl records very much. , I also like the time when I used to make music more purely. But now that the Internet is developed, many things have become more accessible, and many things are not so easy to focus on. The audience is like this, and the musicians are too.”

In Zhou Bichang’s view, the album “LUNAR” released in 2019 is “heart-and-hearted”.

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“LUNAR” is “heart and lungs”

——Good content, in the process of baptism of time

“When everyone is a sphinx, there are too many questions about life, but I am the muse of rebellion”

-“The Rebellious Muse”

According to popular statements on the Internet today, Zhou Bichang was a “top-tier” star when he debuted. In the television era, she is a “traffic idol” voted by the audience. However, the idol stars born in that era have not yet undergone the “erosion” of excessive commercialization. Many of them, such as Zhou Bichang, were born in flow but not confused by flow. Knowing the power of flow, they will not deliberately cater to it, but are more daring to stick to their unique personality and musical philosophy.

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When the album “Unlock” was released in 2013, Zhou Bichang said, “It’s not that I can sing what others think I’m suitable for, but I can sing what I want to sing.” Previously, participating in “Like for the Song” was asked to cover a popular song on the short video platform. Because the structure was too complicated, she deleted the most popular part of the song on the Internet when adapting it. Then she confessed to the host Hua Shao that she didn’t like all the hot songs provided by the show, and she could change one of the songs she didn’t like. She even expressed that she did not like her famous song “Notes”. In recent years, she has rarely seen this highly sung song in the playlist of concerts.

The album “LUNAR” released in 2019 is Zhou Bichang’s most satisfying album so far. It uses moon phases as a metaphor for the beauty of women, and uses seven songs to describe women’s bodies-ears, butterfly bones… and explore how women get along with their so-called “shortcomings”. Regrettably, the market response after the release of this album, which put “all thoughts in” and described as “heart and lungs” by herself, was not very enthusiastic. It was not until she sang again on the stage of “Sister 2” this year that it reignited public discussion. In fact, Zhou Bichang knows very well that “LUNAR” is more conceptual and the music style is not so popular, but she wanted to express it like this at the time and did it. She didn’t think too much about the market, so she was not frustrated with the result. “I think if the content is good, it can stand the test of time. It’s just in the process of being baptized by time. This kind of heart-breaking (“LUNAR”) will definitely be there in the future, and I will always hope Make music with content.”

Adhering to one’s own style does not mean being set in stone. Zhou Bichang’s changes in music originate from his heart, not from prejudging the market and public preferences. “The music market is always changing. You can’t predict what everyone likes next.” Zhou Bichang said, every other time period. She will have an adjustment, “It’s not a change, it’s an experiment.” For example, after finishing the album “LUNAR”, she feels very tired and hopes to give herself some breathing time. In the past two years, Zhou Bichang has been doing some singles or collaborating with favorite musicians. “The music I’m making at this stage is simpler in style and more life-oriented. It will not be (conceptualized) like “LUNAR”. After making a meaningful album, I think I can get a little closer to the public. This makes it easier to communicate with you in music.”

At the beginning of 2020, Zhou Bichang traveled to London to learn about electronic music production, met some musicians and music producers, and watched performances. He didn’t expect to catch up with the epidemic, and was trapped in the local area for more than a month before grabbing a ticket to return home. But the free time brought by the epidemic has also contributed to her cooperation with many musicians. Zhou Bichang has recommended the works of Jessie Ware (British singing and composing female singer) on personal social platforms many times. At the end of 2020, “Adore You (Endless Remix)”, which she and Jessie Ware collaborated with, was officially launched. “I feel very lucky to be able to like it with me. Musicians exchange and cooperation”. Not only that, Zhou Bichang also collaborated with Zeng Guohong, the lead singer of the “Sunset Speed” band, on the single “Noon Flight” at the beginning of this year, and “Sunset Speed” was also a band she liked very early on. “He (Zeng Guohong) picked one of the demos I wrote before, and then took it and re-edited it. Only then did he have the song “Noon Flight” that everyone heard.”

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“Farewell” is dedicated to every self who is “a little bit naive but a little bit cruel”.

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Adolescence is not a concept of time

——Five years ago, the “little monster” was so wild and tired

“The teenagers who ran away from home, what dreams they had, and whom they lent to, were taken back, and only then did they say goodbye to adolescence.”

–“do not”

Twelve years ago, the 24-year-old Zhou Bichang released an album called “Time”. The included songs include “Flashback Time” which reflects childhood, “Your Love” which describes the mood of growing up, and “Sing of Happiness” which imagines the future. Among them, “Sing for Happiness” describes the youthful spirit and uncompromising in facing reality, as well as the vision of the future-“Sing for happiness, not afraid of loneliness, the road to music is the master. The way I walk, I sing Make your own notes.”

Twelve years later, Zhou Bichang ushered in his birth year. Her social media topped the single “Farewell” released at the end of last year. The song portrayed a “boy who ran away from home”. She sighed in the accompanying essay: “Growth is a compulsory exchange of objects, and it is also a self-contradictory body. Our inner resistance is also learning to adapt. It is forced and voluntary. “Farewell” is both rejection and acceptance, and farewell. It’s also the beginning. Dedicated to every self who is’a little naive’ but’a little harder’.”

From “Sing Happiness” to “Farewell”, the growth marks left by time are clearly visible. In an interview with the Beijing News five years ago, Zhou Bichang said that a little monster lives in his heart. Now she said that the little monster was exhausted from being wild and rested temporarily.

Beijing News: “Farewell” mentioned farewell to puberty. How do you define your puberty?

Zhou Bichang: My puberty has never ended! I think adolescence is not a concept of time, but it can also be a concept of time, depending on your mentality. If your mentality is always in the state of a teenager, you will always be in adolescence. “Farewell” is actually just a farewell to a certain period of time. It does not mean that puberty disappears after “Farewell”. The inner boy can still be there forever, but his mind and thoughts will be more mature than the previous stage. Therefore, I think “farewell” should be a good thing.

The Beijing News: So it can be said that “Bibi is still a teenager”?

Zhou Bichang: Yes, haha! It’s just that the body can’t keep up a little bit.

Beijing News: Are you satisfied with your current state?

Zhou Bichang: Very satisfied.

Beijing News: When interviewing you five years ago, you said that you had a little monster in your heart. How is this little monster now, more wild or more docile?

Zhou Bichang: Both are. The wilder side is the part that everyone sees in “Sister 2”, which is more self-releasing. The more docile place, um, let me think… (pause for a long time) I didn’t think it should be gone, haha. Tendency… Maybe it just rested, it’s wild and tired.

Written by/New Beijing News reporter Yang Lianjie (Yang Chang also contributed to this article) Photography/New Beijing News reporter Guo Yanbing

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