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This show is nearing the end, just 4 episodes left. Zhou Shen didn't perform in EP4, so that leaves 4 performances in EP 5-8...something of a halfway mark, so I figure I'll put up another post now rather than leave them all til the end.
First, a small look-back:
EP2 《算你狠》 just recently hit 1M views on youtube, which is really good progress.
EP3 《玫瑰少年》 is close to hitting the 2M mark on youtube, which is outstanding! Its numbers on the various music apps are also pretty consistent after all this time. Just goes to show the haters water army that popped up on weibo when it released certainly had good predictive abilities, lol.
Newer songs:
EP5 《哭砂》 is probably the song that had the lowest scores on various platforms, and the most criticism surrounding it. A lot of the response is that the two singers don't match well together. I thought it was fine. A pretty standard fare work that didn't sound bad, but isn't outstanding either. But then, it's infeasible for every work to be top, so eh.
EP6 《冷酷到底》 had better marks but also some mixed reviews. The part at the climax where they sing two stanzas in 16 sec without taking a breath is a spectacle to watch, but just for the first few times. I liked the bit of gothic overtone in the first half of the song better; pity that changed into soft rock later on, and the overall piece does feel a bit short at only 3 and a half minutes.
EP7 《调查中》 trended on bilibili for about 2-3 days, though partly because the trending board doesn't support special characters, so "周深 胡梦周《调查中》" became "周深 胡梦周 调查中" and attracted all sorts looking for gossip, lol. Partly also because it's an OST from 《开端》 which was pretty hot, including on bilibili. It's too early to tell what the long term numbers will look like on the various music apps, but I'm optimistic since it's a good collab of a song that was catchy to begin with. After all, this was originally just an instrumental piece in the show, that got lyrics written for it by fans, which was then bought by the production team and officially released as OST companion piece, and now re-sung by the guy who sang the show's actual main theme (yes, referring to Zhou Shen =P). Also, want to add Zhou Shen's studio's Behind the Scenes VLog for this ep, for the bel canto segment at 3:55, which is much more clearer than the official release.
EP8 《City of Stars》 is the most recent performance, and IMO one that is better watched as video rather than just listening to the audio. I guess it's partly because singing in English isn't something that wows me personally, and Zhou Shen had sang this before on his birthday livestreams, which isn't too different from how he sang this time, so the vocal part didn't really have any surprises. But the performance, especially the small dance bit near the end, is... *adorable*! ^_^
And just to further express my love for the dance segment, here's also the Behind the Scenes VLOG from Zhou Shen's studio for EP8. Complete with the dance tutorial, and various official & unofficial rehearsal scenes. *squee* Also squee-worthy is his interaction with his collaborator, who just entered the Chinese entertainment industry in last year's Chuang2021, where Zhou Shen was one of the proctors and vocal tutor. So yeah, a rare time he's partnered with a younger person where he's in the mentor's role.
First, a small look-back:
EP2 《算你狠》 just recently hit 1M views on youtube, which is really good progress.
EP3 《玫瑰少年》 is close to hitting the 2M mark on youtube, which is outstanding! Its numbers on the various music apps are also pretty consistent after all this time. Just goes to show the haters water army that popped up on weibo when it released certainly had good predictive abilities, lol.
Newer songs:
EP5 《哭砂》 is probably the song that had the lowest scores on various platforms, and the most criticism surrounding it. A lot of the response is that the two singers don't match well together. I thought it was fine. A pretty standard fare work that didn't sound bad, but isn't outstanding either. But then, it's infeasible for every work to be top, so eh.
EP6 《冷酷到底》 had better marks but also some mixed reviews. The part at the climax where they sing two stanzas in 16 sec without taking a breath is a spectacle to watch, but just for the first few times. I liked the bit of gothic overtone in the first half of the song better; pity that changed into soft rock later on, and the overall piece does feel a bit short at only 3 and a half minutes.
EP7 《调查中》 trended on bilibili for about 2-3 days, though partly because the trending board doesn't support special characters, so "周深 胡梦周《调查中》" became "周深 胡梦周 调查中" and attracted all sorts looking for gossip, lol. Partly also because it's an OST from 《开端》 which was pretty hot, including on bilibili. It's too early to tell what the long term numbers will look like on the various music apps, but I'm optimistic since it's a good collab of a song that was catchy to begin with. After all, this was originally just an instrumental piece in the show, that got lyrics written for it by fans, which was then bought by the production team and officially released as OST companion piece, and now re-sung by the guy who sang the show's actual main theme (yes, referring to Zhou Shen =P). Also, want to add Zhou Shen's studio's Behind the Scenes VLog for this ep, for the bel canto segment at 3:55, which is much more clearer than the official release.
EP8 《City of Stars》 is the most recent performance, and IMO one that is better watched as video rather than just listening to the audio. I guess it's partly because singing in English isn't something that wows me personally, and Zhou Shen had sang this before on his birthday livestreams, which isn't too different from how he sang this time, so the vocal part didn't really have any surprises. But the performance, especially the small dance bit near the end, is... *adorable*! ^_^
And just to further express my love for the dance segment, here's also the Behind the Scenes VLOG from Zhou Shen's studio for EP8. Complete with the dance tutorial, and various official & unofficial rehearsal scenes. *squee* Also squee-worthy is his interaction with his collaborator, who just entered the Chinese entertainment industry in last year's Chuang2021, where Zhou Shen was one of the proctors and vocal tutor. So yeah, a rare time he's partnered with a younger person where he's in the mentor's role.
