Belated CNY gala post
Jan. 26th, 2023 12:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanithryudoHahaha, guess I got distracted and forgot to recap Zhou Shen's performances for the CNY period. Compared to last year he had less performances in number, but more in...eh, status? Same number as in 2021, probably because both of these years he had a performance on the official CCTV gala, which means having to put aside a lot of time for rehearsals in the month leading up, and thus less openings to record for other galas.
Though compared to 2021 and 2022, there's no... I guess more comedically-toned performance this year. It's all srs bsns, but at least very beautifully performed srs bsns. However, there was one performance *before* the CNY galas, which was light toned, and that was in the episode that aired the Friday before for the Time Concert 2 show: 《好春光》. Very jazzy, very light hearted, well picked for the "new years episode".
Next up is my personal favorite among the CNY galas, a medley of 《望+故乡的云》. Now, 《望》 he's performed before and nothing new there, and besides only half of it features in the lead up to the real meat of the performance: 《故乡的云》. I really really liked his vocals in this one. *squee*
And then of course we have to mention the fact that Zhou Shen had his first solo performance on the CCTV CNY gala this year *clapclapclap*. (Actually this year I hear there are many more solo performances and by the younger generation of performers, than many recent years.) In addition, this solo performance is also of his single (no-OST, non-collab, non-dedication) 《花开忘忧》. (And then a few days later, CCTV also released an animated MV for the new edition; which even the original track didn't have, lol.)
And then there's the runner's up performances, which are still great but unfortunately can't compare to the above:
- Collaboration with 阎维文 of 《我的祖国》
- Performance of the OST 《人间星河》 for SMG, one of my recent favorites as well among his songs.
Though compared to 2021 and 2022, there's no... I guess more comedically-toned performance this year. It's all srs bsns, but at least very beautifully performed srs bsns. However, there was one performance *before* the CNY galas, which was light toned, and that was in the episode that aired the Friday before for the Time Concert 2 show: 《好春光》. Very jazzy, very light hearted, well picked for the "new years episode".
Next up is my personal favorite among the CNY galas, a medley of 《望+故乡的云》. Now, 《望》 he's performed before and nothing new there, and besides only half of it features in the lead up to the real meat of the performance: 《故乡的云》. I really really liked his vocals in this one. *squee*
And then of course we have to mention the fact that Zhou Shen had his first solo performance on the CCTV CNY gala this year *clapclapclap*. (Actually this year I hear there are many more solo performances and by the younger generation of performers, than many recent years.) In addition, this solo performance is also of his single (no-OST, non-collab, non-dedication) 《花开忘忧》. (And then a few days later, CCTV also released an animated MV for the new edition; which even the original track didn't have, lol.)
And then there's the runner's up performances, which are still great but unfortunately can't compare to the above:
- Collaboration with 阎维文 of 《我的祖国》
- Performance of the OST 《人间星河》 for SMG, one of my recent favorites as well among his songs.
