I am writing this review on the selected topic, “DUO Eason Chan Concert
It is known that Eason Chan is one of the most famous singers in Hong Kong, who has released lots of albums, holding a significant numbers of concerts, you must know at least a few in his song’s pool. Indeed, his singing skills shall not be questioned since numerous of singer awards have been presented to him by different media institutions such as Commercial Radio II (叱咤樂壇流行榜頒獎典禮) and TVB (十大勁歌金曲頒獎典禮) as recognition on his efforts paid to his career together with the contributions to the music industry, everyone know who Eason Chan is in the community. However, I am not really persuaded that his appearances fulfill the requirements of a “star”, the general and culture values shared by the public of what a male star should equipped with: height of no less than
The mentioned concert was originally scheduled to hold from 24th March to 1st April, but more show nights were organized afterwards due to the passion of the public, the origin shows could not entertain so much audience, it has somehow, an index to let us know how popular he is. I was an audience on 1st April night, in the concert; Eason Chan did not dance and sang many songs with fast rhythm, the venue was mainly dominated by soft and smooth melody, yet it should be a proper arrangement as Eason Chan is definitely good at singing but I do agree that audiences might not enjoy seeing a fatty dancing on the stage for all night. First day of April may also be a special day of
In short, attending the captioned concert is a great choice as good singing could be heard on one hand, I can also understand more about the star culture in Hong Kong on the other hand, it is that, being a star is not a must to be all-rounded, yet a marketable, treasurable and outstanding skill must be equipped just like Eason Chan, one of the most successful singers in the region.
Ho Ka Lok, Samson
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Here we’ve got the first review on music concert! The review is well organized with analysis on star image, his popularity and participant observation of his performance (i.e., a recent concert of Eason). I love your description on Eason’s appearance, especially his hair style, haha. It’s true that his “charm” is rather distinctive from the usual formula. However, please note that Richard Dyer didn’t specify that a “star” needs to handsome and tall, in fact “charisma” is rather essential in constructing an attractive image. It’s doubtless that Eason embodies such charisma, don't you agree?
ReplyDeleteYou may also wish to talk more about the difference of attending a music concert (a more expressive and collective action) and listening to album (more passive and individual). They are very different forms of music consumption which deserves more analysis. Your participant observation would have definitely provided you with some valuable data. Don’t waste it next time.