#xue zhiqian

[linghxr]

I didn’t use Spotify much this year, but it’ll come as no surprise that my top artist of was…薛之谦! And I still managed to be in his top 1% of listeners.

In February I actually attended 薛之谦’s 天外来物 tour in New York. When I first transitioned to listening to Chinese music, I never could have imagined I would get to see one of my favorite artists in concert! It was a dream come true. I was also very proud of myself for understanding pretty much everything he said during interactions with the audience. I didn’t know what 黄牛票 meant, but I soon learned it means scalped tickets. Here’s some pictures.

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Melody Journey (Music TV Show, 2024)

Zhou Shen, Xue Zhiqian, Ayunga, Liu Yuning, Liu DuanDuan, and more

I blame Liu Yuning for my falling into the c-pop wormhole, which led to a whole new world filled with cheesy ballads, romantic love songs, old-school rock hits, and cdrama OSTs. Chinese music industry really knows how to celebrate its talents—and have fun while it's at it!

Melody Journey has a fairly original concept. They invited a bunch of upcoming and established composers to present their new (!) songs to equally established and upcoming singers. That creates a very powerful mix - the singers get exposure and can sing some pretty amazing new hits (or less amazing, but it's still all in good fun), and the composers get their songs being broadcasted nationwide for the first time.

The modern stage is visually striking, the filming of the whole show is top-notch high-quality, but what makes it so damn good and delicious on all levels is the cast. The show features a lot of familiar faces from Singing with Legends season 3, which was pure awesomeness (if you haven't watched it - just go and do it now, you'll fall in love with all the singers and probably the Chinese music industry as well).

This means we get to enjoy the frantic humor of Xue Zhiqian, as well as his passionate performances. Next, there's Zhou Shen with his incredibly high, androgynous voice and a diva-like presence on stage (that, and his humor barely passing the show's censorship XD). There's also the incredibly lovely Shan Yichun and some cool guests appearing all the time, so the cast is pretty fluid.

At some point, Ayunga joins the stage - and if you know him, you know that this Mongolian musical singer is a real gem both in terms of looks and his gorgeous voice. Then Liu Yuning joins the show, bringing his magical voice and powerful performances, which can't really be compared to anyone else. That, and his personality also shines bright.

I was also very surprised to find Liu DuanDuan (2nd Prince from Joy of Life) to be a pretty good singer. Like really good! I didn't connect to him much at first, but he has a quirky sense of humor and a very hard-working personality. He's very passionate about singing, and it shows!

The show is hilarious right from the first episodes, there's so much humor, you can watch it just for that alone. Xue Zhiqian is a walking stand-up comedian, but he treats music very seriously. He also shifts between the roles of a singer and composer, giving some of his songs to the performers.

Because all the songs are new, it's very exciting to see the whole process of reacting/choosing what to sing. Everyone has their own personalities and preferences, which makes for a very entertaining process. I haven't laughed so much in a long while. All the guys and girls know each other, so it's not really a competition, but rather a fun music camp they do altogether.

At the end of each episdoe, some cutting-edge AI decides what song has the best chance of becoming a hit. That's pretty much it! No rewards or fancy titles. The show itself with new music and interesting performances is the reward, so they're doing it just for the fun of it.

I enjoyed the concept just as much as I enjoyed everyone's performances - there were lots of really cool new songs! So I recommend watching it fully, but if you're interested in our boy Liu Yuning, he appears in episode 7.

I've watched 9 episodes out of 11, and it's been nothing but fun paired with excitement :3 The humor is literally never-ending. No one is safe from friendly pranks.

You can't have Liu Yuning on the show without some height jokes, okay? They're obligatory)))

All the boys are incredibly touchy-feely and they hug a lot, which made my heart all warm and fuzzy. They're so cute. Also, the support seniors have to younger stars is very heart-warming.

Apart from all the fun, the show is just very pleasing to the eye. The stages have cool visual effects and some performances are very artsy.

The beginning of the show is already striking and you know it's going to be pretty!

[heymeowmao]

音乐缘计划 | Music Fate Plan Guests x Xiao Gui - Sweater

[thymelessink]

So I kind of took some of my little portrait sketches to practice different digital colouring techniques. Because I hate colouring.

[liu-yu-xin]

The dune meditation did not work fuck renjun too i hope xue zhiqian beats him with a rock for covering his divorce song like a little prepubescent mouse

[naniskys]

FIRST WEARING A DSP SHIRT, TRULY WORLDS COLLIDING AHHHHH

[wanghedi]

wayv is now within the top 4 of my most played artist of all times and with ur help (more music) we can get them to top 3 but unfortunately not any higher than that bc i cant let them beat mao buyi and carly rae jepsen

[covertblizzard]

Current Song Obsessions

Favourite Pre-Relationship love song: 毛不易 《哎哟》 Favourite In-Relationship love song: 林凡Marco 《All Right》 (Translated ver) Favourite Post-Relationship love song: 薛之謙 Joker Xue 《方圓幾里》 (Translated ver)

I realised only 毛不易’s song doesn’t have a translated version lol... maybe I’ll do it one day because it’s really a super sweet song (as is “All Right”, but the last one is just sad oops)

[vocaloid-news]

in case you missed it, you can watch Luo Tianyi’s recent performance with Xue Zhiqian on YouKu here! Xue Zhiqian, also known as Jacky Xue, is a Chinese singer, songwriter, record producer as well as a television host. 

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[ENG SUB] Challengers Union + Kris

Season 1:

Episode 1 - Kris Cut [1] or [1]

Episode 2 - Full [1]

Episode 3 - Full [1]

Episode 4 - Kris Cut [1]

Episode 5 - Full [1]

Episode 6 - Full [1]

Episode 7 - Full [1]

Episode 8 - Full [1]

Episode 9 - Full [1]

Episode 10 - Full [1]

Episode 11 - Full [1]

Episode 12 - Full [1]

Episode 13 - Full [1] 

Season 2:

Epsiode 4 - Kris Cut [1]

Episode 5 - Full [1] <RAW>

Episode 9 - Full [1] <RAW>

Ace vs Ace:

Running Man China vs Challengers Union - Full Episode [1]

Kris - Greenhouse Girl + Bad Girl Performance [1]

Preview [1]

Events:

150520 - Challengers Union Press Conference - Full [1] <viet sub>

Other:

Da Peng Discusses Filming Challengers Union with Fan BingBing, Kris Wu [1]

Teasers [1] [2]

Teaser - Kris Version [1]

Previews [1] [2] [3]

[linghxr]

Learning Chinese with Lyrics: 薛之谦 (Joker Xue) - 像风一样

I’ve mentioned my love for the music of 薛之谦 several times, so it’s criminal that I haven’t made a Learning Chinese with Lyrics post for any of his songs until now. This is one of my favorite songs by him, and it’s a fairly popular one. In my opinion, it’s also one of his most beautiful songs. It sounds like how it feels to close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let out a sigh. If I’m going about doing something and this song goes on, I have to stop what I’m doing and just listen.

薛之谦 (Joker Xue) - 像风一样

我等的模样好不具象 用皮肤感受你的流向 你竟然能做到带走阳光 我一味的跟随过了量

具象 jùxiàng - tangible image / concrete / representational (art) 流向 liúxiàng - direction of a current / direction of flow / to flow toward 过量 guòliàng - excessive

像风一样 你靠近云都下降 你卷起千层海浪 我躲也不躲往里闯 你不就像风一样 侵略时沙沙作响 再宣布恢复晴朗 就好像我们两个没爱过一样

卷起 juǎnqǐ - to roll up / to curl up / (of dust etc) to swirl up 沙沙 shāshā - rustle 晴朗 qínglǎng - sunny and cloudless

曲折的夕阳负责格挡 让委屈的感官无法释放 最近我的伤口没生长 因为我躲在没风的地方

格挡 gédǎng - to parry / to block

像风一样 你靠近云都下降 你卷起千层海浪 我躲也不躲往里闯 你不就像风一样 侵略时沙沙作响 再宣布恢复晴朗 就好像我们两个没爱过一样

你像风一样 触摸时温柔流淌 席卷我所有抵抗 不急着要我投降 你不就像风一样 掠夺时沙沙作响 可惜我自投罗网 你也就没什么可骄傲的地方

流淌 liútǎng - to flow 席卷 xíjuǎn - to engulf / to sweep / to carry away everything 掠夺 lüèduó - to plunder / to rob 自投罗网 zìtóuluówǎng - to walk right into the trap

和风一样 你离开不声不响 我喜欢这种收场 看上去谁也不曾亏欠过对方

收场 shōuchǎng - the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude 亏欠 kuīqiàn - to fall short of / to have a deficit / deficit / deficiency 

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Our Song Season 3 - I came for Liu Yuning, stayed for the comedy of it all

I continue exploring this gorgeous Chinese singing rabbit hole (alternative name - Singing with Legends), and it still delivers. The premise is the same - younger singers join the seniors to perform old and new songs and exchange their experiences.

Humor is strong in this one. In one team there's a comedic duo (quite literally, every time they interact and perform something they make everyone LOL extremely hard) of Xue Zhiqian and Chui Na Li Sha. I had no idea who these people were before the show - I just recommend you watch them live. Their personalities are funny, but their performances are very powerful. He's a very passionate singer with a British rock vibe, she's a slightly overweight girl who acts like a stand-up comedian, has a gorgeous voice. and dreams of becoming a singer. Anyway, all the other members have their funny and exciting moments - the 70-something senior still sings with so much passion! His partner is a cute guy who had to learn lots of Cantonese to sing the songs (which sounds like a totally different language compared to Mandarin, he even used pinyin transcription to be able to read it). Well, the dedication levels are also high, the younger singers do not disappoint.

The host, Mr. Lin, is a 50-ish guy with a smart face and an impeccable taste in suits. He's incredibly intelligent in communicating with everyone, both the babies and the seniors and has a great sense of humor to support all the silliness. This season is really just too funny, I'm enjoying it greatly.

Liu Yuning at one point got paired with 3 gorgeous ladies and came up with a group name National Beauty (well, him included in the list, of course). Seemed so happy, ahah))) I see, you boy XD Two beautiful seniors and a sweet young girl, it's like a dream come true. Anyway, being the only guy in such a rose garden is always a cool choice, but only if a man can pull it off (naturally, he has the looks, the voice, the stage presence, and enough personality to create a beautiful balance with the beauties). You have to love his voice - it never ceases to amaze the audience.

I also have to say that his pairing with Penny Tai is awesome - she's a very open, talented, and easy-going woman, with an amazing voice and lots of emotiveness and charisma, they matched perfectly in their energy and voice ranges. It was hilarious when she met him for the first time, though, that height difference was EVERYTHING XD She's a very petite lady and he looks even taller beside her. They had lots of cute moments together, especially when they discussed how she's too shy to look into a man's eyes when singing (love songs in particular) which they did with LYN all the time. Lots of jokes ensued after that XD But I do have a thing for older women/younger guys combos, and that cute height difference, hehe. Can't help but ship them a little. I think they've paired again in Season 6 of the same show unknowingly XD It must be fate.

Anyway, this season was very emotional, with lots of creativity, beautiful stages, and humor. It's like watching a real-life drama or a musical, singers are very emotional people. Everyone's personalities are also unique, there wasn't a single boring moment on the show.

[heymeowmao]

[thymelessink]

I really need to stop rambling to people in real life about my current obsession.

Because I'm pretty sure, I'm quite annoying with my 86 messages about old (and most of the time dead) men.

[liu-yu-xin]

renjun’s cover of xue zhiqian’s song having 4m views on yt…. i want to sue on behalf of my former most played artist of all time on spotify i mean come on…. picking a song from one of the most crying throwing up everywhere mandopop singer of all time JUST to sit there in a turtle neck im sick.