Concert à Zhu Hai
Zhu Hai concert stop
S.H.E went on stage accompanied by illnesses
Date: 10/11/2007
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Zhu Hai City Sports Centre Sports Stadium
Zhu Hai was the last stop for SHE's Moving Castle concert tour in China. Even while plagued with illnesses, the trio still put in all efforts to put up a perfect performance for their fans.
Before the start of the concert, the usually bubbly and active SHE known for their healthy image
were all afflicted by illnesses. Hebe injured her back due to filming of Dou Niu Yao Bu Yao, and had no choice but to seek acupuncture treatment. During the concert that night, one could occasionally see that Hebe's dancing was slightly stiff and her movements were slightly restrained and cautious.
Selina, in addition to her previous leg injury sustained during the Chang Sha concert, had had a gum operation, and was not able to take painkillers due of her allergy, thus even swallowing saliva triggered her facial nerves and caused her pain. However, during the concert, whether it was dancing or solo-singing, even while the pain almost caused her tears to flow, Selina still maintained her usual sweet smile.
Singing their self-composed songs
Ella, whose condition was actually the best of the three, accidentally contracted the flu in Zhu Hai. However the tremendous response from the fans below seemed to have chased away the virus, not only did Ella prevent her flu from affecting her vocals, the slight nasal quality even made her vocals come out sharper.
The concert's most special item would have been the three of them performing their self-composed pieces, recorded in their new album, namely Lao Po and Shuo Ni Ai Wo. These were not included in the previous concert, so Zhu Hai fans can be said to have the fortune of enjoying SHE's Moving Castle concert's "No. 1 Special Treatment".
Even though the special guests at Zhu Hai weren't as attention-grabbing as Chang Sha's gossip-worthy Jay Chou, they included SHE's self-claimed junior, China's wondergirl Liu Li Yang, who garnered loud applause and cheers from the crowd the moment she appeared. And Tank, who was also SHE's guest at the Hong Kong stop, sang a duet with Selina in Du Chang Qing Ge, and the two with much chemistry even held hands and looked at each other with much feelings, causing the whole venue to seemingly be filled with sweetness.
Tank and Selina sang a love song, holding hands
During the solo segment, Ella first appeared wearing a military-style outfit with a group of dancers to perform a drill formation. The intimate dance she did with Wilber Pan at Chang Sha was not presented tonight; instead she self-accompanied and sang her new song, Qiang Qiang, performed in concert for the first time. When she finished the song she even faced the sky and shouted: Qiang Qiang, Mummy misses you very much, expressing her sense of loss towards her beloved dog.
Selina was dressed in a sexy, seductive black dress, her flexible waist movements emphasising her slender figure from all the dance practice. Her graceful figure shown off by the dance postures caused wave after wave of screams from the whole stadium of fans. Just before the encore song, it was finally Hebe's turn to perform her item--drums. Only to see her wielding her drumsticks with an air of experience, hitting out strong and firm beats, without a mistake from start to end, winning rapturous applause from all the fans.
Entering a mysterious and dazzling world
Hebe performs on the drums
As per normal, this concert tour saw the original stage design theme of the "childhood fantasy castle" being shifted to Zhu Hai. Besides top-notch technique and equipment, every segment's arrangement, including the trio's image styling, were aimed at inducing the most fantastical images for visual and listening pleasure. And to satisfy all their fans, the three of them went all out singing and dancing, leading all the fans on a fanciful journey through a fairytale world.
The concert started to the strains of a musical box, the mobile stage rising slowly through the red curtain, bringing the three members of SHE slowly to the stage surface. Following the strong opening beats, the trio clad in smart English military outfits presented the night's first song, also SHE's claim to fame track--Lian Ren Wei Man. Following that was the infectious and energetic theme song which quickly raised the temperature at the venue, and the fans, incited by the three, let out wave after wave of screams.
This close to 2.5-hour concert was no letdown, the concert programme was closely packed, save for brief moments greeting fans, the three hardly spoke, concentrating instead on presenting all their choice hits from the beginning of their career to the present.
The concert repertoire:
Bu Xiang Zhang Da
Remember
Xing Guang
Ai Ne
Bu Zuo Ni De Peng You
Super Model
Wu Yue Tian
Yuan Fang
Du Chang Qing Ge (Tank & Selina)
Zhuan Shu Tian Shi (Tank)
Shi Mian Mai Fu
Zhong Guo Hua
Bai Se Lian Ge
Bie Shuo Dui Bu Qi
Zhen Me Ban
Ti Xian Mu Ou (Liu Li Yang)
Rain Bu Lai Mei (Liu Li Yang)
Qiang Qiang
Lao Po
Shuo Ni Ai Wo
Yue Gui Nv Shen
Bo Si Mao
Ring Ring Ring
Mei Li Xin Shi Jie
Mo Li
Wo Ai Ni
Superstar
Post-concert party
Hope to sing Cantonese songs for Malaysian fans
Date: 10/11/2007
Time: 11.30PM
Venue: Zhu Hai Swan Hotel Multi-Purpose Meeting Hall
Event: SHE post-concert party
Ella wearing a smart English-style military outfit
Following the successful conclusion of their concert, the three announced that Malaysia would be the last stop of their concert tour, during which they would present all the best highlights from their concerts over the past two years in full for their Malaysian fans.
"Originally we should have held a concert in Malaysia last year, but because of venue problems, it has been postponed until now. To make up to our Malaysian fans, we will be making some changes to our concert programme."
SHE also expressed that the performance of their self-compositions in Zhu Hai was actually a rehearsal for Malaysia. Moreoever, their Moving Castle concert had been touring for close to two years, the inclusion of new items was not only to make the performances more exciting but also to let fans see how they had grown and progressed.
Previously at their Hong Kong concert, the three had practiced Beyond's Qing Ren intensively, when asked if they would sing Cantonese songs in Malaysia, Hebe said, singing Cantonese songs would make her heartbeat accelerate and give her a stomachache, it was very pressurising. However, if fans really wanted to hear, she was willing to suffer a stomachache once more for their fans.
As for the most satisfying part of the Zhu Hai concert, the three chorused that their fans' response was 100%, and gave word that Malaysian fans could not lose to Zhu Hai fans, because the fans' warmth would make them more high and thrilled.
When asked again what song they most wished to sing together with their fans, the three immediately broke out into Rasa Sayang and Happy Birthday in Malay. Afterwards, Ella revealed, they hope that fans would be able to sing along with them for every song, especially the three songs they composed - Lao Po, Qiang Qiang and Shuo Ni Ai Wo, and even urged Malaysian fans to memorise these three songs well, so that they would be able to acknowledge each other through song.
fully translated by fishybiznes @ CE FC FORUM