How did this star become more popular after his scandal?

Chapter 164 Love Wrongly
When Director Hong Tao finished speaking, everyone looked at Jiang Yu, and Zhang Yue and the others felt relieved.

Fortunately, I wasn't the first guest this episode, and I wasn't the opening guest. According to the rankings from the previous episode, Zhang Yue and Liu Jie were the first two guests to perform. Opening guests, in particular, are at a disadvantage in music competitions. At the beginning, the audience and the expert judges weren't in the zone, and expectations were high, so the likelihood of a high score was low.

This is also why music competition shows like "Singer" and Jiang Yu's previous performance, "The Voice of God," all use a ranking system where the performers appear in ascending order. The higher your ranking, the later you'll appear in the performance order, while the lower your ranking, the earlier you'll appear. This is especially true for the opening guest, who faces the greatest pressure.

Zhang Yue and the others were secretly delighted to see that Jiang Yu was the first to take the stage. Their rankings in the previous round weren't high, and their chances of elimination were high. But now that Jiang Yu was taking the lead, their chances of survival had increased.

Looking at Jiang Yu, Zhang Yue and the others knew the truth was a bit unfair, but they were all hoping that Jiang Yu would not perform well and be eliminated in this episode. The show "Singer" is so popular nowadays that they, who were a little out of fashion, have gained a lot of exposure thanks to the popularity of the show. Their popularity has slightly rebounded, and they have recently accepted several commercial performances and program activities.

For Zhang Yue and the others, being able to stay on the show for one more episode is a gain.

Seeing this, Hu Tian sneered at Jiang Yu, looking like he was enjoying the show. Even he and Sun Leyan didn't dare open the show easily. After all these years, and judging by their experience on so many episodes of "Singer," the opening guests generally didn't score very well. If this guy underperformed this episode, or if Zhang Yue and Liu Jie performed exceptionally well, he might actually be eliminated right here.

Even Sun Leyan looked at Jiang Yu worriedly. As the replacement singer, he was the opening guest in this episode, which was a bit of a disadvantage for Jiang Yu.

"Come on, Mr. Jiang!"

"Come on, Jiang Yu-kun~"

Duo Ya and Hashimoto Kana were the first to speak, followed by Sun Leyan and the others, cheering Jiang Yu on. Hu Tian remained silent, simply sitting there. As for Park Junyeol, he merely glanced at Jiang Yu. Although Jiang Yu was considered the most handsome Chinese singer he had ever seen, in Park Junyeol's opinion, Chinese singers were all average.

When he received the invitation to the "Singer" program in Country H, he had heard how great the program was. Then, seeing that this season, in addition to him, two top international singers, Duo Ya and Hashimoto Kana, were also participating, he suddenly felt that the Chinese "Singer" must be very good.

After the results came out, except for Duo Ma and Hashimoto Kana who made him feel pressured, the other Chinese singers were like children, just like in the video of his previous interview.

Furthermore, with the recent surge in popularity of H-pop, even celebrities from H-country are very popular in China, and he has many devoted fans there. Furthermore, he knows that artists from H-country generally earn more money in China than they do back home. Some unknown celebrities from H-country are treated like celebrities by fans and production crews when they come to China, earning exorbitant appearance fees. This makes Park Jun-yeol-yeon feel superior, looking down on these Chinese singers and the Chinese music scene.

As for Jiang Yu, Park Junlie felt that he was just a man with a gorgeous appearance, but just like Hu Tian and other Chinese singers, he posed no threat to him at all.

Jiang Yu had already gone to the waiting room. On the stage, the host was going through the process and inserting some advertisements. The audience was whispering and discussing.

"This is already the fifth episode. In the last episode, Jiang Yu made up for the vacant position and successfully advanced. This time, we'll see him compete against Hu Tian and the others."

"I've been looking forward to this for a long time. The grudge between Jiang Yu and Hu Tian started when Jiang Yu was on the Heaven-given song. Tsk tsk, these two rivals in love are competing on the same stage. I really want to see who wins this time."

"I feel that even if Jiang Yu succeeds in filling the position, he probably won't be able to beat Hu Tian. After all, he is a superstar and has been famous for many years. His foundation and popularity are not comparable to Jiang Yu."

"Indeed, although Jiang Yu is very powerful now, he is too young. If he can improve his foundation and popularity in two years, he may be able to rival popular stars like Hu Tian."

"Shh, stop talking. The host just said Jiang Yu would be the first to appear, and he actually opened the show."

……

At this moment, Jiang Yu was standing next to the stage with a microphone. When the host called out his name, he slowly walked off the stage. He knew that it was his turn to go on stage.

When everyone saw Jiang Yu's tall figure appear on the stage, Director Hong Tao also looked towards the stage. He himself now really liked listening to some of Jiang Yu's songs, and he always brought surprises to everyone.

Next to Director Hong Tao, Xu Ya wore a khaki trench coat with a white turtleneck sweater underneath, embracing her mature, voluptuous figure. Her long, round legs, accentuated by jeans, were even more alluring. She wore ankle boots, and her trench coat was unbuttoned, revealing her voluptuous figure and slender waist. From the side, the image was a picture of curves and curves.

Watching Jiang Yu on stage, Xu Ya couldn't help but recall the absurd events of that night. She hadn't been in touch with Jiang Yu much during this period; she had a job, and so did Jiang Yu. She had assumed that since they were all adults, they could just let it go.

But during this period, Jiang Yu's figure flashed through her mind every night. Watching the interaction between Jiang Yu and Su Muwan in "Walking and Singing", Xu Ya felt a little uncomfortable.

Especially today, when she saw Jiang Yu, Xu Ya was still a little unsure how to face him. She felt a little conflicted. They hadn't been in touch for so long. She wanted to take the initiative to find Jiang Yu, but for various reasons, she didn't take the initiative to say hello.

"Old Wang, have you seen the song Jiang Yu submitted this time? How about giving us a sneak peek?"

Director Hong Tao looked at the music director Mr. Wang and asked.

Teacher Wang looked at Jiang Yu on the stage and smiled mysteriously: "You'll know he's here when you see him later."

Xu Ya's eyes flickered as she looked at Jiang Yu on the stage, looking forward to his performance.

Over in the expert group, Li Jun looked at Jiang Yu and sneered inwardly. This guy actually made it to the next round and filled in the gap last time. Old Hu was actually competing against him on the same stage this time, but...

There was a hint of coldness in Li Jun's eyes.

On the stage, Jiang Yu nodded to the music teachers behind him, indicating that he was ready.

The music slowly started playing, and the information about the song sung by Jiang Yu began to appear on the big screen.

Song Title: Love Wrong
Singer: Jiang Yu

Lyricist: Jiang Yu

Composer: Jiang Yu..."

When everyone saw the title of Jiang Yu's new song, they were slightly stunned.

"Wrong Love"?
The title of this song seems to be another love song.

Everyone knows that Jiang Yu's strongest genre is love songs. Lately, his love songs have been incredibly popular. Even Jiang Yu, known for his philandering and numerous ex-girlfriends, often struggles with them. Every time he releases a new love song, everyone speculates: Is it another ex-girlfriend or woman?
This time, everyone is no exception. The title of this song really makes people think a lot.

Love the wrong person?

Did he fall in love with the wrong person? Or what did it mean?
At this moment, just by seeing the title of Jiang Yu's song, everyone became curious about the song Jiang Yu was going to perform this time.

Listening to the prelude, the light piano sound is filled with sadness, and it is obvious that this is a sad song.

Xu Ya stood there, looking at Jiang Yu on the stage, her eyes flickering slightly.

"Love the wrong person..."

Weiwei murmured, "Is he trying to tell me something?"

As the prelude ended, Jiang Yu slowly raised the microphone and spoke.

"The north wind shows no mercy

Blow the leaves off

She was so fragile that she chose to escape
Leaf lost news
The wind feels lonely throughout the winter
No one can express the pain of the north wind..."

Jiang Yu's voice is soothing, yet tinged with a touch of coldness and sadness. It seems to evoke the desolate feeling of the north wind blowing and everything withering, just as the lyrics suggest.

Even with these simple lyrics, everyone seems to have sensed the emotional tone of the song. The sadness of desolation and separation slowly lingered in everyone's hearts.

“I never thought I would do this
I've never loved before, so I love wrongly.

Where do I take off from?
Where to land

How many unforgivable mistakes
But I can’t start over again…”

The place had already quieted down. The originally noisy scene was now filled with only Jiang Yu's singing and music. This seemed to be a common practice among the audience, especially when encountering good songs, the place would be very quiet.

Xu Ya listened to Jiang Yu's song "Wrong Love" with her eyes flickering slightly.

In the lounge, the guests, all professional singers, were shocked when they heard Jiang Yu's song "Wrong Love," especially when they heard Jiang Yu's singing. Jiang Yu's song seemed simple, but the singing method was extremely difficult.

Duo Ya was a little surprised: "Oh! Oh my God! Mr. Jiang Yu sings so well!"

"Jiang Yujun is not only good-looking, but his singing is even more charming. And his singing style is so difficult."

Kana Hashimoto was also a little surprised. Not only them, but Sun Leyan and the others also noticed the difficulty of Jiang Yu's singing of this song.

Park Jun-yeol just glanced at Jiang Yu's performance on the screen and then lost interest. No matter how powerful he was, he could not beat him.

Hu Tian frowned slightly, but said, "It's just okay."

Sun Leyan and the others didn't say anything and continued watching Jiang Yu's performance.

"Turning over the corner of memory, a perfect life

I thought happiness could be controlled

Carefully recall the story behind
Oh, it's me, it's me
Committing a mistake that has never been admitted... "The song "Love Wrong" that Jiang Yu brought this time was co-written by Wang Leehom and Cui Weikai. The music was composed by Wang Leehom himself and arranged together with Wu Qinglong. It was included in Wang Leehom's album "The Sun and the Moon in My Heart" released on December 31, 2004.

This song was not very popular back then, but it became popular again twenty years later.

There is a little story about this song. Wang Leehom has always created songs by himself at home. He often stays at home for several days to write songs. One night, Wang Leehom got inspiration, but suddenly found that his music equipment was missing a necessary screw, so he couldn't write songs. He is impatient and will never wait until the next day when inspiration comes!

In desperation, Wang Leehom thought of Black Chen Jianzhou. He believed that Black people were more reliable and that they could definitely find something that others couldn't do, so he called him to help find screws. However, it was two o'clock in the middle of the night, so where could they find screws? The two drove around the world looking for open shops. When they passed a laundry, the owner opened the door to throw away the trash. The two asked the owner for help. The owner actually took out a tool box from his home and gave it to them, asking them to take it back to repair it. Fortunately, they did find usable screws in the box.

That night, Leehom Wang's song "Wrong Love" was born. To thank the owner of the laundry shop, Leehom Wang placed the handwritten manuscript of "Wrong Love" in a tool box and quietly slipped it under the door of the laundry shop.

As Jiang Yu sang, some closed their eyes, taking in the song. Others were slightly moved, seemingly moved by Jiang Yu's song. The five expert judges looked at each other in bewilderment. They were all professionals, so they could naturally tell how difficult Jiang Yu's performance was. This was especially true for Li Jun, despite his close relationship with Hu Tian, ​​who shared a close bond with him.

But when he heard Jiang Yu's song "Wrong Love" and listened to Jiang Yu's singing, he was really surprised.

This guy is really capable.

The song gradually came to an end.

“I never thought I would do this
I've never loved before, so I love wrongly.

Where do I take off from?
Where to land

How many unforgivable mistakes
Please forgive my love mistake..."

After the song ended, the crowd was silent for a while before bursts of enthusiastic applause broke out. Some fans excitedly shouted Jiang Yu's name, while others remained silent.

"Jiang Yu! Jiang Yu!"

The audience slowly came back to their senses after hearing Jiang Yu's song. When they first heard the song "Wrong Love", they thought Jiang Yu wanted to express that he loved the wrong person. But after listening to the song, they realized that this was not what Jiang Yu wanted to express.

"This song is great. Jiang Yu's love songs never disappoint."

"Indeed, when I first saw the title of the song, I thought it was about loving the wrong person, but after listening to the song, I realized that this is not the meaning."

“Yes, loving the wrong person is not about loving the wrong person, but about meeting the right person, but being overwhelmed by loving too much and using the wrong way to love.”

"Wrong way, meeting the right person, ah!"

"Huh, this song, I didn't think much of it when I first heard it, but now it's quite strong."

"None of Jiang Yu's love songs are of poor quality. This guy deserves to have been in so many relationships. I now kind of believe that he's so fickle just looking for inspiration."

……

Xu Ya stood there, staring at Jiang Yu on the stage, lost in thought.

"Love the wrong person..."

She murmured the title of Jiang Yu's new song, "Meeting the right person in the wrong way", is this song for me?

Thinking about what happened with Jiang Yu that night, it really seemed like a mistake.

Jiang Yu just said that he likes himself and loves himself, but was his original approach wrong?

He hadn't contacted me for so long, was he thinking about this too? Was he trying to find the right way to handle and express what was going on between them?

At this moment, Xu Ya felt a little confused, and she didn't even hear Director Hong Tao and Teacher Wang talking to her.

"Xiaoya, what do you think of this song?"

"Huh?" Xu Ya was a little dazed and subconsciously replied, "Not bad."

Director Hong Tao and Teacher Wang also spoke up: "It's really good. The songs this kid is releasing now are of such high quality."

Teacher Wang looked at Jiang Yu on the stage, who was receiving comments from the expert panel. His eyes flickered as he spoke, "This song sounds simple, but it's difficult to sing."

Director Hong Tao hadn't noticed. He wasn't a professional, so he just thought Jiang Yu's song was nice. But now, after hearing what Lao Wang said, he looked towards the stage curiously.

At this time, the teacher from the expert group who had strongly supported Jiang Yu last time was holding the microphone and commenting on Jiang Yu's song, his face full of excitement.

"I really like Xiao Jiang's song 'Love Wrongly', both the lyrics and the music. Many people may think that the title of your song is about loving the wrong person at first, but after listening to the song, they realize that this is not the meaning. It is about meeting the right person at the wrong time and loving in the wrong way..."

Many viewers nodded in agreement with the expert teacher's comments, and Jiang Yu listened attentively. This teacher had been commenting on his songs objectively since the last episode, and he was still happy to listen to them.

"Also, everyone might think Xiao Jiang's singing is very simple, but the song is actually very complex and difficult to sing."

"The essence of this song lies not in its passionate, high-pitched voice, but in the delicate, soft soul in the opening chorus, seamlessly transitioning into its falsetto. This requires not only exceptional breath control but also rigorous marginalization techniques. The chorus melody lingers at the most difficult vocal transition point for men, and each chorus must convey a different emotional tone..."

"In the first section, the singer must use a phantom voice to create a light yet not weak effect, opening up the voice without being overly intense. In the second section, the voice needs to be more closed, adopting a more solid mixed voice, while still avoiding excessive explosiveness. This is consistent with the previous singing style, and the control of power must be consistent. The final high pitch is also very difficult, requiring the singer to control it precisely. Overall, this song challenges the singer to strike a balance between technique and performance..."

Jiang Yu couldn't help but silently give a thumbs up to the teacher in his heart. He was able to analyze the difficulty of the song so clearly, and he remembered it so clearly after only listening to it once. This was enough to show how carefully the teacher listened when he was singing just now. His professional ability was very strong.

As the teacher spoke, his eyes were full of surprise and admiration as he looked at Jiang Yu.

"I really want to praise Xiao Jiang. Your singing skills are really amazing. I love this song. I vote for you!"

The audience cheered. Most of them didn't understand what the teacher said. However, as a national variety show, "Singer" still had many knowledgeable audiences, and they agreed with the teacher's comments. Jiang Yu's song seemed simple when he sang it, but it really tested one's singing skills and ability.

After this teacher finished speaking, two more teachers echoed his opinion. However, when it came to Li Jun, the leader, he disagreed.

"My opinion differs slightly from that of several other teachers. First of all, Xiao Jiang, your singing skills are amazing. You can sing such a difficult song so easily, which is worthy of recognition."

Li Jun was also very smart. He did not blindly belittle Jiang Yu right away. Instead, he praised him first and then belittled him.

"but……"

"I still think you need to think more carefully about the lyrics and music, Xiao Jiang. Last time, I thought the music wasn't good enough for 'Xiaochou', but this time, I feel like both the lyrics and the music aren't that good either. I can only say they're forced, lacking in depth and beauty..."

As soon as Li Jun said this, a younger teacher from the expert group who had always been on the same side as him and wanted to flatter Li Jun also agreed.

All of a sudden, the audience became a little agitated and began to whisper, seeming to be somewhat dissatisfied with Li Jun's comments.

"Is the lyrics and music not good enough? I feel it's pretty good."

"The song Jiang Yu sang last time, 'Xiaochou', was indeed a bit simple, but I think 'Love Wrong' this time is really good."

"Simple? That's my style, okay? And being able to do simple things well is the hardest thing."

"Is Li Jun mistaken? It seems like he's deliberately targeting Jiang Yu."

"No? I think what Mr. Li Jun said is right. Although Jiang Yu's song "Love Wrongly" is nice, the lyrics and music seem to lack a bit of depth and beauty. It seems too plain."

……

Li Jun looked at Jiang Yu with a smile on his face, but there was a hint of disdain in his eyes. Jiang Yu looked at him. This guy seemed to be deliberately looking for trouble.

The lyrics and music lack depth and beauty?
Haha, you can even say that?
Hu Tian, ​​who was in the lounge, smiled smugly when he saw this scene.

Jiang Yu, Jiang Yu, you can't get past Old Li.

Sun Leyan frowned slightly. Isn’t Jiang Yu’s new song good this time?

She thought it was good anyway.

Even Hashimoto Kana and Duo Ma spoke in broken Chinese.

"I think Jiang Yujun's song is very good, and I think the audience likes it too."

"Mr. Jiang Yu's ranking in this round should be quite high."

Hu Tian snorted inwardly. Not low? Jiang Yu's expert group only had three votes, and the final result was still unknown.

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