CNY performances
Feb. 3rd, 2022 09:13 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanithryudoSo I gave it a few days but it doesn't look like certain official channels are going to be updating with videos anytime soon. (Looking at you, BRTV) So I'll just post this now, and update links if the situation changes in the future.
From 1/25 - 2/1, Zhou Shen participated in 6 galas that are New Year related (he also appeared in some other awards or TV/movie related galas, but I'm only counting the CNY related ones here). Just to list them:
01.25 央视网络春晚《说声你好》
01.26 湖南卫视春节联欢晚会《生活总该迎着光亮》
02.01 百花迎春《生活总该迎着光亮》合唱
02.01 东方卫视《RingRingRing + 把门开开 + 茉莉花》《和光同春》
02.01 江苏卫视《雪花落下》《错位时空》
02.01 北京卫视《你看起来很好吃》
In my opinion, the best overall song & performance among these is 《错位时空》, a collaboration with 杨洪基 as well as the 清华大学上海校友艺术团 & 江苏大剧院爱乐合唱团. The performance is very obviously themed around the dialogue between generations and the passing of the torch. And the contrast between Yang Hongji's low baritones and Zhou Shen's high countertenor is very striking. Jiangsu TV does really great music. Unfortunately, they also have like no overseas presence, certainly none on youtube. -_-
The second song I'll put here is《和光同春》, the COP15 theme song composed by Tan Dun, and probably the most expensive performance of the list due to the CGI elements in it. SMG does have a great youtube presence, so tada!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1u9YqTfGts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIUzBTfMPtk
Of course, in a lot of people's minds, I think BRTV's 《你看起来很好吃》, "won" the competition on 2/1, due to definitely being the most surprising performance that'll have you laughing. Not sure how expensive the set was, but it probably took the longest to film, definitely. The end result though is perfectly suited for the festive holiday season. The fact that the music of the song is a medley of classical pieces also makes it a surprisingly high quality display of singing skill, tactfully hidden behind all the silliness of lyrics and costume. Unfortunately, BRTV is a slacker both on youtube (and bilibili, apparently)... So I can only go with a fan recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0dag9OyQ5c
Of the other performances, 《生活总该迎着光亮》 has had a LOT of live performances, so it's nothing new at this point. SMG's other performance 《RingRingRing + 把门开开 + 茉莉花》 is also very lively and festive; I feel like Zhou Shen had a lot of fun collaborating with Da Zhangwei, who he supposedly "grew up listening to"... Jiangsu's other performance 《雪花落下》 is also quite beautiful and might've been a competitor for first place if not for, well, the other song.
Then lastly, also gotta give props to CCTV for quality with 《说声你好》, also a beautiful performance. I didn't think too much of this song when it originally came out, but this live performance went on my playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGDPnZg0rE
ADD1: Saw this comment somewhere today. Essentially if you put all of Zhou Shen's performances over this holiday period together, he's basically got all the features of a mini-traditional CNY gala all by his lonesome! After all, his performances encompass: patrotic themes (错位时空), winter Olympics (雪花落下), opera (把门开开 + 茉莉花), traditional style (和光同春), comedy skits (你看起来很好吃), group song with a bunch of actors (生活总该迎着光亮)... the only thing that's missing is magic tricks and acrobatics. =P
From 1/25 - 2/1, Zhou Shen participated in 6 galas that are New Year related (he also appeared in some other awards or TV/movie related galas, but I'm only counting the CNY related ones here). Just to list them:
01.25 央视网络春晚《说声你好》
01.26 湖南卫视春节联欢晚会《生活总该迎着光亮》
02.01 百花迎春《生活总该迎着光亮》合唱
02.01 东方卫视《RingRingRing + 把门开开 + 茉莉花》《和光同春》
02.01 江苏卫视《雪花落下》《错位时空》
02.01 北京卫视《你看起来很好吃》
In my opinion, the best overall song & performance among these is 《错位时空》, a collaboration with 杨洪基 as well as the 清华大学上海校友艺术团 & 江苏大剧院爱乐合唱团. The performance is very obviously themed around the dialogue between generations and the passing of the torch. And the contrast between Yang Hongji's low baritones and Zhou Shen's high countertenor is very striking. Jiangsu TV does really great music. Unfortunately, they also have like no overseas presence, certainly none on youtube. -_-
The second song I'll put here is《和光同春》, the COP15 theme song composed by Tan Dun, and probably the most expensive performance of the list due to the CGI elements in it. SMG does have a great youtube presence, so tada!
Of course, in a lot of people's minds, I think BRTV's 《你看起来很好吃》, "won" the competition on 2/1, due to definitely being the most surprising performance that'll have you laughing. Not sure how expensive the set was, but it probably took the longest to film, definitely. The end result though is perfectly suited for the festive holiday season. The fact that the music of the song is a medley of classical pieces also makes it a surprisingly high quality display of singing skill, tactfully hidden behind all the silliness of lyrics and costume. Unfortunately, BRTV is a slacker both on youtube (and bilibili, apparently)... So I can only go with a fan recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0dag9OyQ5c
Of the other performances, 《生活总该迎着光亮》 has had a LOT of live performances, so it's nothing new at this point. SMG's other performance 《RingRingRing + 把门开开 + 茉莉花》 is also very lively and festive; I feel like Zhou Shen had a lot of fun collaborating with Da Zhangwei, who he supposedly "grew up listening to"... Jiangsu's other performance 《雪花落下》 is also quite beautiful and might've been a competitor for first place if not for, well, the other song.
Then lastly, also gotta give props to CCTV for quality with 《说声你好》, also a beautiful performance. I didn't think too much of this song when it originally came out, but this live performance went on my playlist.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7EGDPnZg0rE
ADD1: Saw this comment somewhere today. Essentially if you put all of Zhou Shen's performances over this holiday period together, he's basically got all the features of a mini-traditional CNY gala all by his lonesome! After all, his performances encompass: patrotic themes (错位时空), winter Olympics (雪花落下), opera (把门开开 + 茉莉花), traditional style (和光同春), comedy skits (你看起来很好吃), group song with a bunch of actors (生活总该迎着光亮)... the only thing that's missing is magic tricks and acrobatics. =P
