Pioneer Jay Chou
Earlier years, the awareness of copyright was still very weak, and Chinese music was basically based on the introduction of the main, that is, the cover of songs from other countries.
For example, the original song for "Union of Lost Love Front" was from Thailand, and the Tigers' smash hit "Love" was actually imported from Japan.
The king of the world, Aaron Kwok, who couldn't get enough of you, was also a cover of a Japanese song, as was Faye Wong's breakout hit, Hurtful Woman.
And then there's the earthly Faye Wong who sang the original, but the melody was written by Japanese Miyuki Nakajima.
Basically, the songs of that era were all ripped from foreign countries, which is why veteran singers have been frequently found to be plagiarizing in recent years, because the general environment at that time would have been such that everyone was copying this and that. Strictly speaking, there is no purely original music in China.
And Jay Chou is the one who broke all this, he created a new era in China's music market.
He's an arranger, lyricist and instrumentalist, and he's so versatile that he's breaking the mold of Chinese music by making purely original music.
His emergence broke the mold of the music industry and created a new chapter, which can be said to have made a great contribution to the Chinese music scene. In the era of lyrical songs, he sang rap, Chinese R&B, classical, Chinese style, blues, Hip-Hop, RAP, Mandarin pop, Jay-style love songs, rhythm and blues, blues, Jay's emergence has made many people realize that the original music is so versatile. Even though he can't pronounce his words, it doesn't stop people from liking him, because he's like a stone thrown into a calm lake, sending ripples through the layers.
Meanwhile, what he specializes in is the Chinese style, which is probably the initial source of his childhood confidence in Chinese culture, such as the countless Chinese medicinal herbs appearing in "Compendium of Materia Medica", and "Blue and White Porcelain", which talks about porcelain, and at the same time, he often incorporates traditional Chinese instruments such as the erhu and guzheng in his arrangements. One is surprised to find that Chinese culture is so deep.
He breaks almost all the traditions, he is very modern but very traditional, he breaks the shackles to bring fresh blood, and at the same time draws on the old to create his music without limits. In today's terms he was a rebel, but the beliefs never changed.
Who says the first person to eat a crab must die
The first person to eat a crab is always full of controversy, and it takes a long time for him to be accepted by the public, but Jay Chou is different, and he has been loved by many young people from the moment he debuted.
His songs are really widely sung. Especially the 80s and 90s generation who have grown up, who didn't grow up listening to his songs. I think there should not be any Chinese who say they have not heard of the name Jay Chou, and not many people dare to say that they have not heard of his songs, even the 70 or 80 year old granny, also listening to the celadon dancing square dance.