As a fan of Jay Chou , I initially hated Wu Kequn . His big words that surpassed Jay Chou in 5 years were too arrogant.
But after learning more, I admire him very much.
After all, in that era of gods fighting, which singer didn’t want to defeat Jay Chou? But who else except Wu Kequn dares to make this goal public?
As a peer, he debuted in the same year and participated in the first program of his life together. Seeing that Jay Chou’s status is getting higher and higher, how could anyone be willing to do it if he is a little angry?
It’s a pity that he lacks a little luck and talent after all.
One rises slowly and falls to the bottom
Unlike Jay Chou's happy and prosperous family, Wu Kequn, born in the same year, was born in a half-single-parent family.
Wu Kequn lived with his mother since childhood and lived in a small 5 square meter home.
The biological father is doing business outside all year round, almost regardless of the mother and mother. More importantly, due to emotional problems, Wu’s father and mother have not actually received marriage certificate .
Childhood encounters have made sensitive Wu Kequn always in a state of disconfidence, so that when he first appeared on the show and released songs as he was an adult, he always shrugged his head and looked shameful.
This is somewhat similar to Jay Chou, but it is very different. Jay Chou was shy and afraid of meeting people in the early days because of his pure introverted personality, but he has always been relatively proud in music.
Wu Kequn was a little embarrassed to see his music when he was on the show in the early days.
Due to family problems, Wu Kequn is far from practicing the piano since childhood and exercising his musical talents like Jay Chou.
It was not until the age of 19 that Wu Kequn, who was studying drama performance at the Taiwan University of the Arts, began to get involved in music and participated in the singing talent show organized by the school.
000, out of love, Wu Kequn, who was already 21 years old, participated in the talent show "New Voice Fighting Competition" held by MTV with a hot heart, and pretended to be handsome and cool on the stage.
Although Wu Kequn did not win the first place after the competition, his clear voice and intense performance were appreciated by Viking music boss Yao Qian , and he was successfully signed.
After signing Viking Music, Yao Qian immediately found Xu Changde , Lin Xi, JJ Lin , You Hongming , Wang Zhiping and other top Taiwanese lyricists to help Wu Kequn tailor his first album " Tomorrow, One Person".
Also in 2000, Jay Chou, who is the same age as Wu Kequn, finally waited for his own opportunity to release his first album "Jay".
This is the first time two newcomers have fought in the arena, which is actually quite unfair to Wu Kequn.
Jay Chou started to be exposed to music at the age of 4. He practiced the piano hard under the strict teaching of his mother since he was a child. After graduating from high school, he became a society before going to college. In the following years, he worked hard to write songs and honed in Wu Zongxian's company for many years.
So for Jay Chou, the first special "Jay" is a work that has accumulated a lot over the past decade, and it is the blooming of his talent over the past decade.
For Wu Kequn, from the time he officially came into contact with music to the release of his first album, his first album was no more than 3 years ago. His first album was more like a product that the company praised him after he was forced to do so.
So as expected, Jay Chou became a hit in his first specialty, while Wu Kequn's first specialty was ignored.
Viking Music was not large at that time, and it already had powerful singers such as Jiang Meiqi , Hou Xiangting , Ea Ya Hsiao , and Ea Ya Hsiao . The failure of the album means that the future is ruined.
So Wu Kequn began to be refrigerated by the company and he still fends himself. In the four years after
, Wu Kequn lived a difficult life. If the company didn't arrange jobs for him, it would mean that he had no income. He could only find part-time jobs while doing music.
When he was the poorest, he only had 7 yuan left in his pocket, and he owed the landlord 16 months of rent, and could not afford to eat or pay the rent.
In order not to be driven out by the landlord, he has to wear a funny hood to dance with a children's program in the high temperature of 39 degrees.
Also in those years, Jay Chou, who debuted in the same year as him, has albums every year, and it is very popular in the Taiwanese music circle.
Watch Jay Chou who won the award on TV, Wu Kequn had only one idea: That is, if I still have a chance, then I will also be a singer-songwriter, surpassing this person.
In 2004, Wu Kequn, who had been dormant for many years, released his full-created album "Wu Kequn", which at least regained some popularity with the song "Wu Kequn".
005, Wu Kequn released his third solo album " Big Stubborn ", among which "Big Tongue" and "Average People" made Wu Kequn, who could not afford to eat in the past two years, was as popular as Jay Chou and JJ Lin.
It was at this time that Wu Kequn said the most arrogant words in his life: I want to surpass Jay Chou in five years.
Even if he fails, he is worthy of the awesome
admires Wu Kequn, maybe he starts when he finds that he is really amazing.
What many people don’t know is that many kings and queens in the early 21st century seem to be very talented, but in fact they are mostly copied directly from abroad.
For example, Pan Weibo 's " Have to Love ", Richie 's " Sad Pacific ", Little Tigers 's " Green Apple Paradise ", Wang Xinling 's " Love You " and other golden songs.
The original singers of these popular songs are either from Korea or from Japan. The trend of the past was that if the Japanese and Korean songs were popular, I bought the copyright for the so-called king of the king to cover it. Anyway, domestic fans cannot hear the original singer.
In response to this phenomenon, Jay Chou once said a very domineering thing, that is: What is the daily stream, Korean stream, Hualiu is the most D.
and in 2006, Jay Chou and Fang Wenshan wrote "Compendium of Materia Medica", writing " If Hua Tuo reborn, Chongyang will be cured " is a very ironic lyrics.
Coincidentally, as a Hualiu singer-songwriter, Wu Kequn also wrote the more ironic "General Order" in 2006:
- I know that the moon in foreign countries is not rounder
- I know that yo yo yo
- I know that yo yo yo
- is not my language
- Please be quiet Please be quiet
Wu Kequn also officially became the new top star in Chinese music scene with this song "General Order". In the following years, he wrote popular songs such as "Writing Poems for You", "Holding Hands", and "What to Do when Loneliness Comes".
and Wu Kequn does not have Fang Wenshan who belongs to him. His songs are basically written and composed by himself, and he strives to pursue Jay Chou with his own strength.
This is not easy, not only the gap in talent, but also the gap in physical fitness.
Wu Kequn suffered from congenital heart disease since childhood.
In the four years after the failure of his first academic program in 2000, Wu Kequn worked hard to learn music and worked part-time, and was so tired that he couldn't stop. After becoming famous, in order to realize his big talk, he also stayed up late to practice dancing every day.
Finally, a few days before the album "The Big Stubborn" was released, he fainted from a heart attack and was rushed to the hospital.
When preparing for his first concert, Wu Kequn suffered from severe lumbar disc herniation and lay down for a long time.
Finally, in order for the concert to go smoothly, he had to go to steroids every week to continue practicing dancing and singing.
However, even so, he finally had to give up the concert because of his severe waist injury.
The moment he announced his abandonment, he cried bitterly in front of the media for the first time, expressing his regret for his fans. Finally, accompanied by the staff, he went home to rest with tears of unwillingness.
When preparing for his first movie in his life, "Writing a Poem for You", Wu Kequn suffered from sudden deafness due to excessive pressure.
After taking medicine for 5 days, I finally didn’t really feel deaf, but I lost 30% of my hearing forever.
Can musicians who have lost some of their listening still surpass Jay Chou? Maybe they can't.
But in fact, almost every year Wu Kequn launches some new works in his singing career. Even if he is not as popular as he was back then, he is still the most diligent singer of the year.
seems to be Greek in the myth of Sisyphus , the person who always pushes a huge rock up the mountain every day.
He has grown up long ago and has also admitted defeat
First of all, it is important to emphasize that Wu Kequn is not that bad.
The album "What to Do when Loneliness Comes" released by him in 2012 won him the Male Singer of the Year Award. This album won him a reputation in the industry, and many professional musicians believe that this is his peak.
Unfortunately, good reputation does not have good sales, and most people's impression of him is still at the stage of "Big Tongue" and "General Order". Although he was still writing songs in the years afterwards, he was deaf in the left ear, his mother passed away, the movies were lost, and the subsequent accidents greatly consumed his passion for music.
He is no longer the boy who once spoke wildly.
After many years, Wu Kequn finally admitted that the goal of "surpassing Jay Chou within 5 years" now seems very ridiculous.
But he never regretted saying this.
Looking at the camera, Wu Kequn said with some emotion: "If time could go back, I would still think so, and I would still work so hard..."
In that era, Jay Chou was the benchmark for everyone, and he tried his best to get close to this benchmark.
Even if you don’t succeed, you will have no regrets in this life.
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