“Memory kill” is not a panacea-News-Beiguo.com

Wang Haining

“Memory Killing” is becoming a useful banner for online and offline variety shows and concerts. Wang Xinling in “Sister Riding the Wind and Waves” in the first half of the year, and male stars such as Lee Seung-hyun and Lin Zhixuan in “Brother Riding the Wind and Waves” last year, made headlines. Looking back on online performances in recent years, many entertainment stars who have disappeared from the public eye have come back one after another. Cui Jian, Luo Dayou, Stefanie Sun, Andy Lau and other heavyweight stars forced fans to scroll through their screens while shouting “Ye Qinghui.” Stars and old-fashioned gold songs are like the most distinctive faces of an old film and the theme song that lingers for three days, becoming the most distinctive labels in people’s aftertaste.

While once brilliant, the resurgence of stars in the past music scene is not necessarily a resurgence of legends, and sometimes they will come back with failure. For example, “Brother Overcoming Thorns” has a lineup of Su Youpeng, Ren Xianqi, Pan Weibo and Zheng Jun, which has not garnered much acclaim. The “Memory Killing” concert will also have flaws in the field of technology and communication. Stefanie Sun’s online concert was even interrupted for a while; and in the live broadcast room, many long-lost stars returned with the goods, and there were many people who didn’t buy it. “Memory killing” is not a panacea.

The spirit of “Memory Killer” is first of all “strength faction”. In the film and television entertainment industry, remakes of classics or the appearance of elders are nothing new. Music veterans Cai Qin and Fei Yuqing almost always had a hard time getting a ticket whenever they were on stage; the Rolling Stones 30th anniversary concert was packed with crowds everywhere they went. Those powerful factions with a good reputation in the music world are not only the voiceover of people’s youthful memories, but some are also pioneers in creating a new style of an era. Luo Dayou’s songs, from the original intention of creating, came out of the narrow circle of folk songs trapped in love and resentment, wrote the flavor of life, and entrusted the feelings of family and country. This kind of “memory killing” is not just nostalgia, but more of a deep resonance with the emotional world, a suddenly enlightened review of the spirit world, and a reunion with another group of fellow travelers on the growth path.

“Memory killing” spirits, but not eternal spirits, over time the marginal effect will diminish. Wang Xinling’s return to the stage of “Sister Lang”, although it has attracted a wave of fans who were kids and now middle-aged, but if he continues to sell “nostalgia”, I am afraid it will not last long. After all, it is spiritual comfort to look at old yellowed photos from time to time to remember youth, but if you look back every day at the past, I fear it is hypocrisy and escapism. Middle-aged people are thrilled to see the “Sweet Girls” in their youth still singing and dancing; but time has passed, who can keep watching their middle school girl groups without feeling outdated and naïve? And just because there’s a lot of excitement right now doesn’t mean that “Memory Killing” is applicable to everyone. The most influential nostalgia group in China’s music scene, Zongguanxian, among its members are “big names” Luo Dayou, Li Zongsheng, Zhou Huajian and a young Zhang Zhenyue, who specially created new songs “Departure” and “Road” for the tour, and Since the beginning of its establishment, Vertical Line has announced that the group will only last one year, in addition to the consideration of the respective work, it also ensures that the value of “nostalgia” will not be overly crushed. After the group broke up, the fans had an endless aftertaste. This makes the vertical line still the ceiling of nostalgic bands. However, some of the combinations that followed suit were still hard to come by.

“Memory kills” the spirit, but also beware of “inheritance” and “accumulation”. Let’s look at the stars 20 years ago. Whether it is Andy Lau and Luo Dayou, or Wang Xinling and Zhou Huimin’s appearance, there are always traces of their popularity, from competitions, to excavation, to gradually emerge, have some excellent works, participate in many performances, gain considerable exposure, become popular again and last a long time. This kind of trajectory is actually the same as the career development trajectory of ordinary people. The logic is the same. Therefore, they will accompany the life of a generation for a long time and become inspiring and inspiring role models. This is completely different from today’s internet celebrities who rise to fame overnight, relying on fans to dust off the charts, create hollow personas, and collapse at every turn. Internet celebrities who disappeared after three months of popularity today may not be able to cause “memory killing” in the future.

The Yangtze River has always been the driving force for the world to move forward, as the waves behind push the waves ahead forward. The veteran generals come out, one against two, also because the sword is not old and has unique qualities. Times are changing and some topics that people care about, about love, life and commitment, while timeless, the details of context and focus are still changing. The power to “kill the memory” is due to “that moment”, they created a moment worth remembering.

Responsible editor: Yang Xu
Reviewer: Xu Xiaojing