Yangzi Evening News reported on March 19 (Reporter Zhang Yi) In the music industry, there has been a particularly strange phenomenon in the past decade - that is, as long as the " Mayday " tour starts, every venue is full, including the Beijing Bird's Nest, which has 100,000 seats in the venue, they have held five events, setting a new record for Chinese-language concerts. March 29 this year is the 20th anniversary of the founding of the "Mayday" army. Recently, a reporter from the Yangtze Evening News exclusively interviewed Mayday and the manager behind them, revealing the "secret" that they are still young at the age of 40.
How to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the army?
held 100 world tours!
In March 2017, Mayday was established for a full 20 years. The five members are already middle-aged in terms of their physiological age, and most of them have already started their families and careers. However, you can still see the "young and passionate" look in them and in the music. In 2013, the lead singer of "Mayday", Ashin was invited to serve as the guest speaker of CCTV's " Starting Talk ". Ashin told fans on the podium, "It is the greatest thing for us Mayday to accompany you to pursue your dreams!" - In fact, in the eyes of the outside world, using exciting musical melodies and positive energy lyrics to tell the thoughts of young people, accompanying them to grow and pursue their dreams, and always full of passion and blood without losing their original intentions. This is the secret of Mayday's popularity for nearly 20 years.
Faced with the inquiry of fans who commemorate 20 years, Mayday’s answer is - to launch the "10th Generation Large Tour". According to them, this grand celebration party on March 18 - the Mayday World Tour with the theme of " Life Unlimited Company " has been officially premiered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The concert will be held for 4 consecutive days, and a total of 200,000 people will come to watch it. After that, they will hold up to 100 concerts in many cities in the mainland in a very "exaggerated manner". Among them are many Chinese cities such as Guangzhou, Xiamen , Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Harbin, etc. At the same time, Mayday's new album "Autobiography" will also be published.
invite Huang Bo to be the "captain"?
fans are our boss!
This concert called "Life Infinity" has exceeded NT$260 million for the concert hardware and video production alone. The production team invited international teams from the United States, Japan, Germany and other countries to join. The main stage is the 20 spire symbolizing the 20th anniversary of Mayday's army to create a 14-story "mobile castle of life". The total area of LEDs alone is as high as 3,000 square meters, which is the largest in Mayday's concert history.
As for the unique "show-crossing movie" clips in Mayday's concert, Mayday said that in fact, he had brainstormed his ideas more than a year ago. Ashin said, "The content has been changed again and again, and even on the day of filming, he personally changed the scripts, lines, plots and scenes." They said that this time they will transform into five super-powered saviors and form an elite team "fifth team". This team also has a "captain", that is, the "chief" of the five super-people. Who is he? The answer is very surprising - "Golden Horse Award" Huang Bo. "Mayday" When the five people mentioned Huang Bo, they immediately said with their eyes, "We are really his fans. It's so exciting to invite him to play a guest role." Regarding the concert called "Life Infinity Company", the band member Shi Tou smiled and said, "Many people left messages on the Internet saying 'Boss, we are going to work.' In fact, what we mean by this name is that fans are the boss, we are their employees."
What changes and unchanges are there in time?
music is still passionate but the topics are less written.
has been in the army for 20 years and has held 10 versions of large-scale tour concerts. This record and result are unmatched by Chinese music scene . When talking about the most unforgettable performance, Ashin said that it was their first small performance in Beijing in 2004. “At that time, we thought that when we came to Beijing, we just wanted to have more performance opportunities.At that time, the venue where we performed was only 20 or 30 people. At that time, we were very worried that the audience would be particularly picky in taste, afraid of being booed, afraid of being driven down, etc., so we were very nervous at that time. Then everyone became more and more engaged in the performance, and after the performance ended, they felt very happy. " Martha is also quite unforgettable to Beijing, "I still remember that I should start to come to Beijing to promote concerts. We are not even used to the climate. Beijing is very dry in winter, and monsters and stones are more likely to be electrostatic. One day, the two of them were at the elevator entrance. In order to press one, they were powered. As a result, they might have been too mentally stressed at that time, and they squatted on the ground and cried in a collapse. "
20 "Mayday" has accompanied the growth of at least two generations of mainland fans. What about their own changes? Ashin said: "The way we five have basically not changed much, but there are necessary stages in our lives. I cherish those changes very much, because you can imagine that four of us met when we were high school students. If we were still high school students in 20 years, it would be a terrible thing, so I think it is good to have changes, and I also cherish the changes in each other. "In terms of music production concept, Ashin said, "We haven't changed! "He said, "A long time ago, playing music was a way for us to vent our venting from the pressure of going to school. Later, we were lucky to really support ourselves with music and repay our fans, but even so, music should not be our job, it should be our passion. The only difference now is that there are many topics written, and now there will be fewer topics that can be written. "
" secret to success"?
tour to win the world + the depth of music!
chats with people who are from Mayday or their company - " Believe in Music ". There is a name that is often mentioned. She is Xie Zhifen, the general manager of music, known as "Sister Ai", and she is also the agent of Mayday. For Mayday's 20 years of newness, fans are unfamiliar with them, and the more they gather, the "software" given by Sister Ai is quite intriguing. "For example, in 2006 and 2007, the brand-sponsored Mayday performances looked like almost 17 shows each time. We have been doing it for two consecutive years. All these activities are unpaid. Mayday is willing to spend time, from city to city, introducing its own songs to students at the school. "
Sister Ai feels that there are only two things that have made Mayday an evergreen in the past 20 years: "I think, one is because we don't hype scandals, so we chose a harder tour to conquer the world; the second is because of the depth of Mayday's works, their music can always touch you, such as " Stubborn ". From a child to an office worker, you won’t feel that his music is outdated when you join Mayday. So Mayday now has fans, from middle school students to office workers. "Xie Zhifen said, "When Ah Xin was in an interview, please don't remember my name, just remember my songs. I think they hope Mayday will bring about the influence of music, not the influence of humans. If you listen to " Love ing", you will want to fall in love very much; if you meet your ex-girlfriend, you will think of "Suddenly Miss You Very So Much"; if you are criticized by your boss, you will think of "Stubborn". I hope everyone remembers their songs, not their people. Mayday has always hoped to change the world with music, and they have been working hard like this. I think Maynai is really great, and as their agent, I have no regrets in my life. ” Editor: Wang Yuxin
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