This summer, the talent show went to the fourth file, and finally some surprising new elements appeared.

On July 1 1 day, the band "Sons of Tomorrow" (hereinafter referred to as "Sons of Tomorrow 4") started in a low-key manner. Following the opening of "Youth with You", the player's personality card was displayed, and "Creation Camp 2020" featured the tutor's stunts. The name of a teenager firmly grasped the title of "Only Men's Team Draft" and was changed to "Tomorrow's Son" selected by the new generation orchestra, playing the concept of a passionate university.

Hot-blooded propaganda film, the theme song of rock band 83Yao, "A group of partners is more romantic than anything", changed the concept of "star promotion" in previous seasons to "college teachers' group", and the studios were all built according to classrooms. At the beginning of "Son of Tomorrow 4", I tried my best to get rid of the fate of homogenization of variety shows.

What the audience can't stop is the new faces dug up by the program group from all over the world. When men's and women's teams are obsessed with trainees and artists from major companies, Tomorrow's Son 4 attracts a large number of unknown college students at home and abroad. Most of them are plain-looking, full of student spirit, generous, and have not yet accepted commercial packaging. The original intention of participating in the program is even a bit "indecent"-find a few brothers and play music together for a lifetime.

Musical instruments also add many mysterious elements to the players. Playing European and American pop songs with suona, adding drum sets to the arrangement of the theme song "Creation 10 1", taking Ma Touqin for variety and improvising with bass, which is different from other young artists who only hum with guitars and fancy instruments in other programs, and jointly creates a group label with ideas, talents and maverick.

Unfortunately, although the quality of the players is still good, "Tomorrow's Son 4" seems to be not strong enough, and it has not rushed to the hot search for a few days. On the day of the launch, it ranked only 34th in the ranking of the heat index of bone flower. Restricted by the living environment of the band and the sorrow Wow Wow Wow operation, the future of these original ecological geeks full of vitality and youth is inevitably worrying.

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Weird boy blessed by musical instruments

The ultimate goal of Tomorrow's Sons 4 is to form a five-person new generation orchestra. According to the conventional band configuration, members generally include lead singer, guitarist, bass player, keyboard player and drummer, and some bands will also add special instruments such as trumpet, suona and flute. Judging from the first episode, vocal's outstanding lead singer has not yet appeared, and "playing musical instruments" has become the biggest label for players.

The only thing that needs to be noted is that with the progress of the competition, Liao's brotherhood with the players of "Tomorrow's Son 1", such as Mao Buyi and Vin, may slip into the whirlpool of over-marketing and cover up his personal characteristics.

Zhang Xi, another guitarist and lead singer with great development potential, is somewhat introverted and aloof in Pu Shu, and is also one of the players who are best at self-expression. When I first came to power, I output a series of golden sentences with great personal value, and compared Pu Shu, who was not interested in witty remarks, to kiwifruit. "The inside is green, alive and tumbling, but it is wrapped outside." Creative ability and musical aesthetics are online, and improvisation is praised by G.E.M. as "an album can be produced directly by changing a few words".

It's not easy to stand out among forty contestants. In this case, different musical instruments have become tools to highlight the personality of the players.

Because of a large birthmark on his face, keyboard player and lead singer Shen Juebo is withdrawn and unsociable, but he is hysterical and crazy when immersed in music. The coldness and changefulness of the piano are in sharp contrast with his own experience. "Lonely piano boy" has aroused the feelings of many audiences, and may become one of the most contrasting and complete performers in the future.

The biggest and wildest drum in the band completely conforms to the image of drummer Hu Yutong. In the process of choosing teammates, he was rejected by three high-scoring players, but the logic was still clear and the goal was clear. He constantly exported a sense of oppression, swore sovereignty to the "prey", and after being rejected, he repeatedly asked for a curve to save the country and find a second person. After being rejected, he immediately changed his best choice and was ridiculed by netizens as "the story of the overbearing president choosing a concubine", which contributed to the most exciting reality show part of the program.

In addition to the routine operation, Sons of Tomorrow 4 also collected some maverick instruments.

For example, some people play the guitar with a violin bow, while others spend months making their own electric drums. The Ghost Party adapted by Yan Yongqiang of Shanghai Conservatory of Music with suona reminds Liang Long, the lead singer of the second-hand rose band, of the experience of being questioned about "pseudo-rock" because of adding folk music elements, which leads to the discussion on the integration of Chinese and Western music and directly points out the theme of the program-what is a new youth band?

The high presence of musical instruments helps these players to distinguish themselves from other draft artists, brings freshness to the audience, and lays the foundation for the relationship between fans and idols. However, innovative playing methods and diverse music types, such as Japanese rock, British pop music, funk music, electronic music, etc. Let them successfully jump out of the mode of Mr. Rock Six. These young musicians are more "weird" and are more determined to innovate in the process of trying to mix tradition with new trends.

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Grassroots amateurs who have been to Korea.

New faces have always been a highlight of the series "Children of Tomorrow".

How "vegetarian" are the contestants of "Children of Tomorrow 4"? Before the show started, most people's fans in Weibo were in triple digits. When I attended the campus music festival a few months ago, it was full of feelings and photos.

In the first episode, 40 contestants competed for 36 places, and 18 original orchestras were born in pairs. According to the information released by the program group, the biggest contestant is 26 years old, most of whom are after 00. Except Liao, the son of tomorrow 1, He, who created camp 20 19, and Hu Yutong, who participated in Band together, most of the contestants are new faces in the variety market.

The opening of online draft, especially the mode of 10 1, basically put an end to the narrative of grassroots counterattack in the era of TV draft. Looking around, today's talent show artists are all good at singing and dancing, polite, well-versed in the media and full of camera sense. Although the standard Korean star-making standard is effective, it is inevitably boring, and the audience's sense of closeness and substitution is greatly weakened.

Judging from the first program of "Tomorrow's Son 4", the meaning of "going to Korea" is very obvious. In terms of styling, I finally abandoned the Korean comma bangs and the fluffy hairstyle of the little suckling dog and put on the same small suit and tight black jeans. Most of the players from the grassroots choose simple sweaters and T-shirts, or hats and flowered shirts popular in underground bands. Some netizens ridiculed "ugly to 100%", but it also showed from the side that this group of teenagers finally got rid of the "smell" of idol artists.

In addition, due to the prevalence of rock culture in Europe and America and the experience of individual players studying abroad, it also shows its randomness and sexiness, which is rare among domestic male artists and impacts the aesthetic of solidified rice circles.

The most representative is Yang, who has curly hair and wears a matador costume. Height 185cm, international supermodel. Although he has not received professional music training, he is full of stage expression and lens sense. He interpreted Faye Wong's wrong number as British retro style, twisted with the music at the scene, and pushed the stage atmosphere to a climax in the impromptu interaction with the players. Pu Shu also praised him, "It is rare in China (sexy)."

In addition to the image, the biggest attraction of amateur draft lies in contradiction, conflict, discomfort, rebellion and even being tamed. In the first program, this trend has also begun to appear.

From a professional point of view, most of these post-00 players can only be regarded as a piece of rough jade. They have not yet formed a sense of cooperation, lack stage performance experience, unclear musical style, and their creative and singing skills need to be improved. However, in the variety ecology of "amateur watching the excitement", this immaturity has increased their personal performance.

For example, in the face of the "College Teachers' Group" composed of Lang Lang, Pu Shu, G.E.M., Liang Long, Vin and Nana Ou-yang, guitarist Zhang Jiayuan's fingers were stiff and even trembled slightly during the performance. This tension and embarrassment on the stage for the first time actually increased the radian of the role and satisfied the fans' desire for "cultivation".

What is more dramatic is that he looks gentle and gentle, and when he speaks, he actually smells like a Peking man. He even "choked" Lang Lang's sentence: "I just faced people of this level when I took office. Who is not nervous!" The local flavor of grass roots has been fully exerted.

Different from the signing artists who are eager to get ahead in the entertainment industry, the contestants of "Tomorrow's Son 4" have a great sense of chic in the game industry, which is their greatest charm that distinguishes them from other talented artists. When the audience sees more standard artists transported by the idol industry assembly line, such grassroots naturally makes people feel interesting.

But the disadvantage of amateurs is also reflected in the broadcast volume and popularity of the first program. Without the help of brokerage companies, fans and public banter, it is not a simple matter to be recognized and remembered by the audience.

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Super band or idol band?

It is not surprising to ask such a question, because the setting and editing of the reality show by the program group really makes people confused about the future development direction and route of these players.

In the first program, "brotherhood" goes hand in hand with professional skills, because the two teams form the same table, so in the process of selection and being selected, the cry, confession, acceptance, entanglement and rejection of the trumpet are full of the pink feeling of the official CP, and even set off a wave of renaming-tomorrow's son is also called tomorrow's blind date, the band version is a warm heart signal, and the boys' high school version is if you are the one. ...

This presentation first pokes the excitement of young female audience. On the major social platforms, the CP powder of "sugar" has gradually taken shape, and maverick young musicians seem to have embarked on the road of idol artists. However, those band fans who come with the slogan of "making up for the vacancy in the new generation band market" are somewhat confused. Writing directly from the media "Rock Paradise" indicates that they are not optimistic about the future development of these players.

From this point of view, the players in "Tomorrow's Son 4" may face a lose-lose-because it does not conform to the traditional idol setting. After the freshness, CP powder will disperse, and niche and even pioneer concerts will raise the audience threshold. The band's fans are not very sticky, and quantifiable data such as shooting and peripheral output should be questioned, which will directly affect its commercial value. On the other hand, fans of the original band will also take a wait-and-see attitude towards its development. In the pop band circle of Mr. Liu, the minority is a proud capital, but popularization and commercialization may become their original sin.

In the long run, these players will wander between the rice circle and the minority music circle for a long time, and it is difficult to find their target audience.

What is even more worrying is that according to the way of the first three seasons of Sons of Tomorrow, the outstanding players in the program will be signed by the production unit before the end of the competition, which makes the future fate of these players even more unknown. Because this company, which was formed by the core team of Tianyu Media, was approved by many fans as "the best way is to find a good seedling and hide it."

In the Douban Amway post of Tomorrow's Son 4, there are often "persuasion suggestions from senior fans". "The" Tomorrow "series makes you more hopeful in the early stage and more desperate in the later stage." Some netizens summarized the current situation of some players in the first three seasons. Except for Mao, most of them have withdrawn from the mainstream line of sight, relying on Tencent to "share food" and become ost singers or variety newcomers.

Objectively speaking, Wow Wow, who has experience in making programs such as Super Girl, Happy Boys and Creating 10 1, is not bad in resources and abilities. The problem is that due to the high-density talent show, the company's digestion ability is far greater than its absorption ability, which will inevitably lead to uneven distribution of resources after artists sign contracts, and it has also become one of the reasons why "debut is the peak".

At the same time, due to the lack of market system, the band has grown wildly for many years, but the supporting professionals and professional venues have not arrived yet. Affected by the epidemic, the development of the two main scenes of the band's performance, Live House and Concert Music Festival, in the coming year is also unclear, which will become the dilemma faced by young bands after leaving the program.

It is still unknown whether the players struggling in the "hot-blooded colleges" will have a way out, or whether they can only sigh "endless youth" after graduation.