"It sounds amazing!!!"
"It sounds amazing!!!"
"I knew it! Ji Yan would never let me down! This version of 'The End of the Sky' is just too amazing!"
The music at that moment seemed to overturn the dark clouds. When the stage background returned to the azure sky, Ji Yan's face appeared clearly in the camera. Compared to his previous appearance, his singing this time was more composed and flamboyant.
—But the effect is just as stunning.
"Ji Yan is so handsome! Ahhh!"
"This is the 'End of the Sky' I've always imagined. This is also how I felt when I first heard the song 'Spaceship'!"
When the second chorus was sung, the entire audience joined Ji Yan in singing along loudly until the music stopped completely.
"The End of the Sky" is a song completely different from "The Traveler," but Ji Yan's expression of it is just as moving. When Ji Yan stood on the stage and the lights returned to normal, the audience expressed their love for the song with the warmest applause.
Ji Yan and Chen Li waited in front of the judges' panel for the mentors' votes. The rules were the same as in the previous six episodes: a contestant would win if they received more than three votes.
I think Ji Yan can win.
"Ji Yan +1, but Chen Li also sang very well, so maybe a mentor will choose him."
In reality, the mentors made their choices much faster than the audience expected; in just a few moments, they had made their decisions.
"Ji Yan!!!"
"Aaaaaah, Ji Yan won!!!"
"This song, 'The End of the Sky,' is so beautiful! I'm not surprised at all that Ji Yan was chosen!!"
Following the buzz surrounding the previous episode of "The Traveler," in this episode, Ji Yan's performance of "The End of the Sky" was immediately pinned to the top of the official Weibo account of the "Singer" program, and Ji Yan's name once again topped the trending search list.
Many music critics and entertainment bloggers are also sharing his version of "The End of the Sky": "This is the best version of 'The End of the Sky' that I have heard since the 'Spaceship' farewell concert 18 years ago. It is a song about freedom and should be sung to all people who love freedom. Thank you Ji Yan for bringing this stage to me."
This is Ji Yan's second appearance on "The Voice of China," and whether it's "The Traveler" in the previous episode or "The End of the Sky" in this episode, as long as he stands on the stage, he can always bring enough shock to the fans.
Fans thought that surprises like those in "The Traveler" would not happen again, but "The End of the Sky" showed them a completely different Ji Yan.
After this version of "The End of the Sky" was released on major music platforms, it immediately became the most played song. The clips of Ji Yan singing on stage were also repeatedly played by fans, especially the scene where he threw off his trench coat. The unrestrained movement was almost completely consistent with the style of the song "The End of the Sky".
"If Ji Yan continues on this momentum, could he become the champion of 'The Voice of China'?"
Before Ji Yan sang "The Traveler," this question would have been ridiculed by netizens a thousand times over. But now, with the contestants advancing to the next round becoming stronger and stronger, netizens inexplicably feel that... it might not be impossible.
The ratings for this episode of "The Voice of China" rose once again, continuing to remain in the top three on Saturday nights. After the episode aired, the production team continued to focus on promoting Ji Yan's performance of "The End of the Sky." It can be said that although there were many singers participating in this episode, Ji Yan was still the one who stood out the most.
...
Assistant Xiao Qiao has recently developed the habit of keeping track of Ji Yan's Weibo followers. However, he is no longer the Xiao Qiao who would make a fuss if he gained a thousand followers. He only reports to Ji Yan once he gains 100,000 followers. After the latest episode of "The Voice of China" aired, Ji Yan's followers started to increase rapidly again, and they are not easy to fool.
While munching on a pancake, Xiao Qiao told Ji Yan, "Brother Ji, the fans are asking you to post a selfie, a nine-grid photo."
Ji Yan didn't have time to pay attention to him; he was also munching on a pancake.
He was so hungry after the show ended that when he left the TV station, he felt like he could devour a whole cow. He wolfed down his food for a while, and the car smelled of multigrain pancakes. Only then did Ji Yan have time to talk to Xiao Qiao: "Can't you just film one for me now?"
Ye Ying, who was driving, coughed lightly: "Don't you care about your image at all?"
"Sister Ying, do you want some pancakes? I bought three." Xiao Qiao asked.
Ye Ying said helplessly, "Just eat yours."
Ji Yan then lay down happily: "It would be perfect with another fried chicken leg."
"We don't have fried chicken legs, but we can have a serving of boiled chicken breast."
Ji Yan immediately fell silent; he refused to eat boiled chicken breast, a food he considered utterly inhumane.
...
Duan Yiran noticed that Ning Wei had been listening to "The Traveler" less these past two days. Just as he was secretly relieved that he no longer had to listen to "The Traveler" two hundred times over, the song that started playing on repeat became "The End of the Sky".
Duan Yiran: "..."
Ning Wei ignored his complaints as if he didn't exist. Duan Yiran could only complain to Du Jian, who pointed out a point that he hadn't noticed.
"Ning Wei is writing a letter? To Ji Yan?"
"Who writes letters these days? Getting Ji Yan's phone number is a piece of cake for him."
However, to some extent, Ning Wei is a rather old-fashioned guy, and suffers from a certain degree of phone phobia. He avoids answering the phone whenever possible, and interprets the ultimate meaning of the word "social anxiety" with his life.
In private, he seems like a completely different person from the radiant lead singer on stage.
Fans understand this about him, so they don't ask him to appear on various programs or disturb his life. As long as "Blue" can write good songs and deliver classic performances, that's enough.
Ning Wei was still engrossed in writing letters. If an outsider saw him, they would probably think he was seriously writing songs. Even within the same group, Duan Yiran and Du Jian rarely saw Ning Wei act like a fan.
It's rustic, yet also very Ningwei.
We can only let him be.
...
After the latest episode of "The Voice of China" aired, "Wings'" new album "Mist" officially entered the promotion period.
This is the first album since the formation of the group "Wings". The group's popularity has been on the rise recently, so DW Entertainment is paying a good amount of attention to the album. The physical album is already being distributed, but there are almost no offline channels for selling physical albums. It is almost all sold online. DW Entertainment has approached several large sales platforms, but they are only willing to sell a few thousand copies.
This is the current state of the music industry, and it's not something that DW Entertainment alone can change.
The digital album of "Mist" will also be released on Liuge, China's largest music platform, at the same time.
DW Entertainment's internal opinion on the new album "Mist" is relatively conservative. They believe that if "Wings" chooses to capitalize on their popularity at its peak, they might still achieve high sales. However, the idol industry changes too quickly, and "Wings" is no longer the most popular group.
It's a well-known fact in the industry that the total number of fans is fixed. Don't be fooled by their passionate devotion to their idols today; they might switch allegiances to other idols tomorrow.
After their debut, "Wings" took a relatively stable approach, which is related to the personal style of their manager, Ye Ying, as well as the pursuits of Xie Mingxuan and the others. They don't do much promotion or try to act cute to attract fans, which has caused them to lose many fans.
DW Entertainment's goal is simple: to recoup the costs of the album "Mist," and ideally, to help "Wing" gain more fans and secure some endorsements and commercial deals, so that they can at least make some money.
With the album release date fast approaching, the title track "Is It Black or White?" will soon be unveiled.
The reason why "Wings" specifically chose to release their new album in late October is because big-name singers do not have any plans to release songs during this period, which can give new groups like "Wings" enough publicity opportunities.
Xie Mingxuan, Lu Wei, and Fang Yu were all quite nervous, as was Ji Yan. The song "Is It Black or White" was written by the four of them together, incorporating many elements that they all came up with together. The original title of the song was "Ten Pounds" because they had lost a total of 10 pounds while working on the song.
We'll soon know how the fans are reacting.
Because of the new album, Ji Yan and the others hadn't slept well for several days. When they woke up in the morning, they would just lazily greet each other and make fun of each other's dark circles under their eyes.
However, just one day before the release of the title track "Right or Wrong," at exactly noon, Weibo, the "Liuge" platform, and major music promotion websites all simultaneously released a message—
Singer Ji Ruan makes a strong comeback with her new album "Do U Like," and the title track "She Knows" is released simultaneously, igniting the music scene!
Ji Ruan's popularity was extraordinary, and the resources he possessed were among the best in the music industry. The moment his new album was announced, news about the album flooded all major platforms, and other singers seemed to lose their edge in the face of this massive momentum.
"Ahhhhh, what a surprise from Ruan!!"
"A glamorous singer [heart] A born idol [heart] A prince of the music scene [heart] An amazing dancer [heart] A top-notch performer [heart] The epitome of striking good looks~"
"Tremble, music industry! Stop idolizing poorly made covers and show us the truly excellent original versions!"
"A top celebrity has arrived! All irrelevant people, please evacuate!"
Three hours after "She Knows" was released, the entire homepage chart of the "Liuge" platform was given to Ji Ruan's new album. "Is Black or White" was originally supposed to occupy a cover position, but it was also removed from the "Liuge" platform in advance, because at the same time that "Is Black or White" is released tomorrow, the second title track of the album "Do U Like" will also be released on the "Liuge" platform.
When choosing between JiSoft and "Yi", the platform naturally takes priority over JiSoft.
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