However, after the song list was announced, Jay Chou and his new album turned from hot discussion to controversy, which Jay Chou probably did not expect. When the playlist for "The Greatest Work" was released, netizens exploded because 6 of the 12 songs in the new album were old

After six years, Jay Chou 's new album is finally "released" to the fans' long-awaited request. However, after the song list was announced, Jay Chou and his new album turned from hot discussion to controversy, which Jay Chou probably did not expect.

Jay Chou's fifteenth new album " The Greatest Works " will be officially released on July 15th, and the title music video of the same name for "The Greatest Works" will be released on July 6th "The Greatest Works/GREATEST WORKS OF ART" Premiered on July 8, the new album has been pre-sold on major music platforms, and 500,000 copies were sold in just 15 minutes. At that time, the official price of the new album was 30 yuan, which sparked heated discussions. Some netizens directly joked that "The Greatest Work" was the "most expensive album." However, this kind of heated discussion was more like fans making bold statements to ask idols for attention.

When the song list of "The Greatest Work" was released, netizens exploded because 6 of the 12 songs in this new album were old songs that had been released before. Many netizens were dissatisfied, thinking that Jay Chou was doing this. To deal with the fans, some netizens even rushed to Jay Chou's social platform to curse, threatening to scold Jay Chou until he quits the circle and the internet. Immediately afterwards, some netizens discovered that Jay Chou had deleted multiple overseas social platform updates and opened a review mechanism for comments.

In fact, it is not uncommon in the music world to include old songs in new albums, and it is very common. Therefore, it is understandable that half of Jay Chou's new album is old songs. Well-known music critic Lu Shiwei believes that what is questionable about Jay Chou's new album is not that it contains old songs, but that there are only 6 new songs but the price is 30 yuan, which is equivalent to 5 yuan per song. This operation is indeed unconventional, because The market price should be 3 yuan per song.

But Jay Chou’s status in the Chinese music scene is here. No matter how many years it takes to release an album, his influence will always be there. “He neither releases albums frequently nor retreats from the world, and has always been in various ways. He is active in the entertainment industry in this way, so everyone pays a lot of attention to him and naturally has high expectations for his works. "Lu Shiwei said that everyone's expectations are too high, and once they find that it is different from what they thought, they are eager to perform. It is difficult to make an objective evaluation of your own disappointment. This also explains the current irrational behavior of some netizens.

Lu Shiwei said that releasing albums by singers is often a company's behavior. As a singer, you can refer to the opinions of fans when you release albums and songs, but you don't have to do it exactly according to the fans' requirements. "There is no such reason. ”

Well-known musician Li Guangping believes that Jay Chou’s new album will follow the conventional record concept, including several songs released in the past few years, plus a few new songs that have not yet been released, and compiled into one album. This is the normal operating method of record companies, there is no doubt about it.

Li Guangping believes that the new songs that can be heard so far have maintained Jay Chou's musical standards, and can even be said to be above the standards, including the creation of MVs, which also proves that Jay Chou has strict control over the quality of his music, "From this aspect , I think it’s worthy of the fans. Of course, from the perspective of fans, it’s understandable that they expect the new album to be a brand new work, but from the perspective of record production, Jay Chou’s approach is understandable.”

Li Guangping believes. , everyone’s high attention to Jay Chou also proves that his influence in the Chinese music scene is unsurpassed. It also reminds us that the innovation power of the current music scene needs to be improved. “In terms of business and social influence, there is indeed no Which male or female singer can surpass him? His momentum has always been there. Whether it is a concert or an album, people are really looking forward to it. I think with his ability, this peak state can be maintained for a while. No one can completely challenge him.”

In addition, choreographer Mai Haowei , who has collaborated with Jay Chou many times, also posted in the early morning of the 11th that Jay Chou’s new album only has six new songs.He wrote: "I'm a little curious, why do some people think that Jaylen 's new album only has six new songs, and then includes the previous songs "If You Don't Love Me," "Waiting for You to Get Out of Class", etc., would they think this is the case? Is there a problem?”

Mai Haowei thinks this approach is okay, and also said, “With so many songs, do they become orphans with only digital releases and no physical releases? Because some people want to collect them physically.” “So actually When the first new song is released, that’s the beginning of this album.”

Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Shoupenghuan

editor/Gong Lifang