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纪录的存在意义就是为了鞭笞后人将其打破,再创高峰。当贾斯汀·比伯横空出世的时候,那种舍我其谁,万人空巷的声势让人以为迈克尔·杰克逊重生了。当我们以为这个“纪录”会保持一段时间的时候,“单向乐队”(又译“一世代”“小破团”)又以强劲势头席卷全球,这次,还被冠上“披头士接班人”这样的高帽。如果从单张专辑的销量和巡回演唱会的观众人数来看,把他们定义为下一个“披头士”并不为过,他们的确一次又一次地掀起高潮,一次又一次地把前辈们的纪录踏在了脚下。
但是,成为“传奇”,本身就必须是一场戏剧。那可能要涉及与先锋艺术家之间惊世骇俗的恋情,或者被狂热歌迷枪杀倒在血泊当中,或者因为诡异行径而频频成为全国人民的话柄谈资,又或者在中年时期筹划回归演唱会时因为过分劳累而倒在舞台上从此长眠……这些片段细节不可复制,是供大众意淫的,这样才能成为“传奇”,被后世仰慕,在历史的洗刷之下,成为神龛。对于“单向乐队”来说,走向“传奇”的路途其实还远着呢!“传奇”之路意味着要背负很多沉重的东西,那倒不如先来享受“台上偶像,台下常人”的生活,不一定能成为“传奇”,却能“常青”,这也不失为一个“双赢”的选择。
——Mac
It’s been a 1)banner week for having to explain the mystifying popculture trends to those whose are uninitiated (and older). On Sunday night Miley Cyrus brought the concept of 2)twerking to the attention of each and every American, whether or not they had any desire to learn what that is. Now that we’ve moved on from that(for the love of 3)Billy Ray, say we’ve moved on), another of pop culture’s greatest mysteries is waiting to be explained.
What, exactly, is One Direction, and why are they so popular?
As Friday’s premiere of the hotly anticipated/didn’t-know-it-existed concert documentary One Direction: This Is Us creeps upon us, we are encountering a world divided. There’s one camp, largely populated by young girls ages 6 to 16, each with bedrooms wallpapered with posters of Harry or Liam, who have collectively made—by forming a 4)valiant fan army outfitted with 140-character weapons and daddy’s credit card—One Direction the biggest band in the world.
In the other camp, there’s everyone else. They’re the people who may have heard “What Makes You Beautiful” once or a twice while grocery shopping, but may have had no idea they were listening to a group called One Direction—or, if they did, that the band is currently experiencing this decade’s 5)equivalent of Beatle Mania.
Ha!, you may say. As famous as the Beatles!? Hogwash. So skeptical you are! It is quite the phenomenon, that Harry, Niall, Zayn, Liam, and Louis could conquer the world with so much of said world not even knowing who they are. Here’s how One Direction 6)pulled off being simultaneously the most and least famous band in the world.
First, meet the 7)moppets themselves. There’s 21-year-old Louis Tomlinson, the oldest 1D member and the most adventurous when it comes to the most crucial aspect of boy-8)bandom: hair. Zayn Malik is 20 and enjoys brooding. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles are all 19. Liam recently sparked mass global puberty by unveiling his new muscles. Niall is a blonde little 9)leprechaun, and Harry is the lion-maned,piercing-eyed, tattooed one with the effortless charm that will make him Justin Timberlake to One Direction’s ’N Sync a decade from now.(He’s also known as “the one who dated Taylor Swift.”) Upon Googling pictures of this 10)quintet, you will begin debating with your friends over who is the most attractive band member. It is a mildly creepy exercise, but, at this point, a generally accepted one.
In an age where dozens upon dozens of reality-TV singing competitions exist seemingly just to exist, failing nine times out of 10 to produce even a semblance of a hit recording artist, One Direction’s success is remarkable in that they were discovered on the seventh season of the British version of The X Factor. Actually, not discovered. Created.
Louis, Harry, Liam, Zayne, and Niall each auditioned separately for The X Factor when they were just 11)wee ones in 2010. They were all cut from the competition. But 12)soothsayer Simon Cowell, who created and judges the show, saw the future. And the future looked like this: $$$$$. He decided that the five teens could have potential if thrown together as a group.
One Direction’s experience on the show actually resembles the fame and recognition they have now, which is to say they were both a phenomenon and a flop at the same time. Young girls were instantly obsessed, 13)mobbing the X Factor studio each week and tweeting about the group with a rabid intensity that landed them on the front page of the U.K.’s biggest entertainment rags. But the group actually finished third on the show in the public voting, and a distant third at that.
Still the impressive obsession of their fans—dubbed Directioners—was enough to convince some of the world’s best songwriters to pen music for the group’s debut album. The first fruit of that labor, “What Makes You Beautiful,” became the most preordered song ever released by Sony Music. It went straight to No. 1 in the U.K. and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
More popular singles followed—“One Thing” and “Live While We’re Young” among the best. Then came 2 albums and massive success, to the tune of 30 million records sold in just over 2 years; success to the tune of a massive worldwide tour with 120 venues and an average(sold-out) capacity of 12,500 fans; success to the tune of becoming, according to Business Insider, the first boy band to be worth $1 billion.
But it’s the case now, more than ever, and certainly more than when boybands like the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync were at their peaks, culture consumption is segmented and selective. It’s easier than ever to choose what we listen to and ensure that we only listen to that.(Thank you, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Vevo...) One Direction has been dutifully and directly marketing itself almost solely to the army of fans that built them using direct channels like Twitter, which is how they’ve been so commercially successful while 14)skirting the attention of such a vast segment of the population. It’s the same strategy Justin Bieber used to turn himself into a blockbuster music act. The only thing different is that the One Direction boys are well behaved and have refrained from the kind of 15)acting out that raises a tweencentric act like Bieber from tween-only status to national headline maker.
It so happens, too, that in addition to being on their best behavior, these are five very 16)charismatic guys who deserve more than being 17)written off as the singing haircuts whom foolish little fangirls camp out on sidewalks to be first in line to meet at premieres. As One Direction: This Is Us shows, they’re 18)mischievous, hardworking, and all actually quite 19)personable and funny.
With the movie about to premiere, the group occupies a weird fame space where they’ve already exploded—billion-dollar boy band, remember—but are about to explode again, louder. This time, however, it will be loud enough for more than just the tweens who made them to pay attention. In addition to a sure-to-be-hit movie about to hit theaters (it’s predicted to break boxoffice records), the group has a third album coming out this winter (2013) and just announced a 2014 stadium tour.
There may even be twerking.
如果要向那些对流行文化不感冒(而且年长)的人解释当下让人匪夷所思的流行文化风潮,那么这一周发生的事情就显得意义非凡。在周日晚上,麦莉·赛勒斯让每位美国人注意到了“电臀舞”这个词,无论他们愿意与否。既然我们(出于对比利·雷的热爱)的关注点已然跳离,那么流行文化中的另一个最大谜团正等着人们来破解。
“单向乐队”到底是个怎样的团体,还有,他们为什么那样红?
当将于周五举行的音乐会纪录片《单向乐队:这就是我们》首映向我们慢慢走近—— 一些人对此热切期待,有人则压根儿不知道有这么一回事,我们看到了原来这个世界分化得如此之大。有这么一个阵营,主要由6至16岁的少女组成,她们每个人的卧室墙上都有哈里·斯泰尔斯或是利亚姆·佩恩的海报。正是她们用那140个字符的武器(即“推特”微博)以及爸爸的信用卡,组成了一个英勇的“粉丝团”,把“单向乐队”捧成了世界上最成功的乐队。
还有另一个阵营,那就是其他所有人。他们可能在杂货店买东西的时候听过一两次那首《什么让你如斯美丽》,但可能根本没意识到自己听的是一个叫“单向乐队”的组合的歌——或者,就算他们知道这个组合,也并不知道这个组合如今正享受着这个年代相当于“披头士热”那样的“礼遇”。
“哈!”你可能会说,“像披头士那样席卷全球?胡说八道!”你对此很是怀疑,对吧!事情本身就是这么的离奇,就算如上文所述的有那么多人还不知道他们是何方神圣,但是哈里、耐尔、塞恩、利亚姆以及路易斯也能征服世界。下面就来解释一下“单向乐队”何以能够同时担当世上最知名又最无名的乐队。
首先,来认识一下这群孩子。21岁的路易斯·汤姆林森是“单向乐队”中年纪最大的成员,而说到关于热爱男子组合的“粉丝”们最为关注的一点——发型,他同时也是最具冒险精神的一位;塞恩·马利克20岁,喜欢沉浸在自己的世界里;利亚姆·佩恩、耐尔·霍拉尼和哈里·斯泰尔斯都是19岁。利亚姆近来通过展示自己新练成的肌肉赢得不少少女的芳心。耐尔是一名金发小子,哈里则是头发蓬松,眼神专注,有纹身的小伙儿,他毫不费劲地就成为了像十年前“超级男孩”的贾斯汀·汀布莱克那样的组合核心人物(他还是那个“曾经和泰勒·斯威夫特约会”的人)。
在谷歌上搜索这五人的照片,你会和你的朋友讨论谁才是最帅的。这个举动有那么点怪怪的,但是在当下,大体上还是可以接受的。
在当今这个时代,真人歌唱选秀节目多如过江之鲫,似乎只是为了存在而存在,要选个能出张热卖专辑的歌手,这些节目十有八九是做不到的。“单向乐队”的成功显得尤为非凡——他们是在第七季英国版的《X音素》中被发现的。事实上,不是被发现,而是被打造。
路易斯、哈里、利亚姆、塞恩以及耐尔在2010年分别参加《X音素》,当时他们还是无名小卒。他们当时在选秀中全部被淘汰。但是“慧眼伯乐”西蒙·考威尔——节目的制作人和评委,看到了前景。而前景就是一个字——钱。他觉得如果把这五个少年组成一个组合,他们将有机会声名大噪。
“单向乐队”在选秀节目中的经历与他们在现实中获得的名气和知名度相仿,就是说既是一个奇迹,同时又在走下坡路。小女生对他们极度痴迷,每周都攻陷《X音素》的录影现场,疯了一般地不断发送与他们有关的推特信息,让他们成为了英国最大的八卦周刊的封面人物。但这个组合在节目的公众投票中只得到了第三名,而且是被远远抛离的第三名。
然而,组合的那些自称为“单向者”的“粉丝”的热情已经足够让世界上某些最好的音乐制作人为他们的首张专辑保驾护航。第一个硕果就是《什么让你如斯美丽》,它成为了索尼唱片公司史上最多人提前订购的单曲。该单曲直接在英国流行音乐排行榜登顶,全球销量达到500万张。
接着,更多热门单曲接踵而来——《一件事》以及《活在当下》是其中的佼佼者。然后他们出了两张专辑并取得巨大的成功,短短两年间专辑销量就达到了3千万张,并且在120个场馆举行世界巡回演唱,平均每场观众人数达到1.25万人。根据《商业内幕》的数据所得,“单向乐队”成功跃身成为第一支价值10亿美元的男子乐队。
但是,如今这种情况,前所未有地,比起以前那些如“后街男孩”和“超级男孩”的巅峰时刻来说,流行文化消费变得更加细分及具选择性。比起以前,我们更容易选择我们要听什么,并且确保只听那样东西,这要归功于Spotify,iTunes,YouTube以及Vevo等等这样的音乐播放平台。而“单向乐队”一直以来尽职又直接地,几乎是单一地面对自己的“粉丝团”——这些粉丝使用例如推特那样的直接渠道把他们打造成名。这就是他们能在商业上如此成功,却无法在广大人群中圈获关注的原因。
贾斯汀·比伯也是采取了同样策略才成为了音乐上的“当红炸子鸡”。但唯一的不同是“单向乐队”几位男孩的行为举止表现得当,避免了像比伯那样做出逾越年龄的装腔作势行为,一举从少年偶像变成国内新闻头条制造者。
除了良好行为之外,他们其实是五个非常有魅力的人,而不应该被贬为会唱歌的发型模特,只会糊弄年幼的小女生粉丝为了第一个进入首映现场与他们见面而在道路两旁扎营。正如《“单向乐队”:这就是我们》里所体现的那样,他们爱开玩笑,努力工作,现实中都非常有风度,还很有趣。
随着电影即将上映,这个组合稳占火爆的名利奇场——价值10亿美元的男子组合,记住了——不过,他们还要再火爆一回,更加响震四方。这一次,除了那些把他们捧起来的青少年以外,他们的声势浩大得足以引来其他人的注意。除了这部肯定大卖的电影准备上映(人们还预测电影会打破票房纪录),组合的第三张专辑将于2013年冬天推出,而且他们还刚刚宣布了2014年的巡回演唱会计划。
到时可能会有“电臀舞”也说不定。
小链接
One Direction 单向乐队
争霸实力:推特微博粉丝数量过千万,迄今发行两张专辑均登上6个国家的榜首,4首单曲销量超白金;拿下两座英国音乐大奖,三个MTV欧洲音乐大奖,并因为成为首支发行第一张专辑就问鼎美国榜冠军的英国乐队而被载入《吉尼斯纪录大全》。
Take That 接招乐队
争霸实力:被誉为英伦男孩团体的始祖,在上世纪90年代红极一时,现微博粉丝数为36万;5张专辑问鼎英国榜,多首单曲名列欧洲多个国家榜首;8座英国音乐大奖,两个MTV欧洲音乐大奖。
史上最强男组合“五强争霸”
Backstreet Boys后街男孩
争霸实力:微博粉丝数量55万;两张专辑问鼎美国榜和加拿大、德国等国家榜首;多个MTV欧洲音乐大奖以及“公告板”音乐大奖。
’N Sync 超级男孩
争霸实力:乐队现没有官方微博账号;两张专辑登上美国榜和加拿大榜冠军,多首单曲登上英国榜和美国榜前五名;四个MTV音乐大奖,两个“公告板”音乐大奖。
The Beatles披头士乐队
争霸实力:微博粉丝有一百多万;11张专辑登上英国榜冠军,14张登上美国榜榜首,17首单曲问鼎英国榜首位,20首登上美国榜榜首;3座英国音乐大奖,十座格莱美大奖。
但是,成为“传奇”,本身就必须是一场戏剧。那可能要涉及与先锋艺术家之间惊世骇俗的恋情,或者被狂热歌迷枪杀倒在血泊当中,或者因为诡异行径而频频成为全国人民的话柄谈资,又或者在中年时期筹划回归演唱会时因为过分劳累而倒在舞台上从此长眠……这些片段细节不可复制,是供大众意淫的,这样才能成为“传奇”,被后世仰慕,在历史的洗刷之下,成为神龛。对于“单向乐队”来说,走向“传奇”的路途其实还远着呢!“传奇”之路意味着要背负很多沉重的东西,那倒不如先来享受“台上偶像,台下常人”的生活,不一定能成为“传奇”,却能“常青”,这也不失为一个“双赢”的选择。
——Mac
It’s been a 1)banner week for having to explain the mystifying popculture trends to those whose are uninitiated (and older). On Sunday night Miley Cyrus brought the concept of 2)twerking to the attention of each and every American, whether or not they had any desire to learn what that is. Now that we’ve moved on from that(for the love of 3)Billy Ray, say we’ve moved on), another of pop culture’s greatest mysteries is waiting to be explained.
What, exactly, is One Direction, and why are they so popular?
As Friday’s premiere of the hotly anticipated/didn’t-know-it-existed concert documentary One Direction: This Is Us creeps upon us, we are encountering a world divided. There’s one camp, largely populated by young girls ages 6 to 16, each with bedrooms wallpapered with posters of Harry or Liam, who have collectively made—by forming a 4)valiant fan army outfitted with 140-character weapons and daddy’s credit card—One Direction the biggest band in the world.
In the other camp, there’s everyone else. They’re the people who may have heard “What Makes You Beautiful” once or a twice while grocery shopping, but may have had no idea they were listening to a group called One Direction—or, if they did, that the band is currently experiencing this decade’s 5)equivalent of Beatle Mania.
Ha!, you may say. As famous as the Beatles!? Hogwash. So skeptical you are! It is quite the phenomenon, that Harry, Niall, Zayn, Liam, and Louis could conquer the world with so much of said world not even knowing who they are. Here’s how One Direction 6)pulled off being simultaneously the most and least famous band in the world.
First, meet the 7)moppets themselves. There’s 21-year-old Louis Tomlinson, the oldest 1D member and the most adventurous when it comes to the most crucial aspect of boy-8)bandom: hair. Zayn Malik is 20 and enjoys brooding. Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Harry Styles are all 19. Liam recently sparked mass global puberty by unveiling his new muscles. Niall is a blonde little 9)leprechaun, and Harry is the lion-maned,piercing-eyed, tattooed one with the effortless charm that will make him Justin Timberlake to One Direction’s ’N Sync a decade from now.(He’s also known as “the one who dated Taylor Swift.”) Upon Googling pictures of this 10)quintet, you will begin debating with your friends over who is the most attractive band member. It is a mildly creepy exercise, but, at this point, a generally accepted one.
In an age where dozens upon dozens of reality-TV singing competitions exist seemingly just to exist, failing nine times out of 10 to produce even a semblance of a hit recording artist, One Direction’s success is remarkable in that they were discovered on the seventh season of the British version of The X Factor. Actually, not discovered. Created.
Louis, Harry, Liam, Zayne, and Niall each auditioned separately for The X Factor when they were just 11)wee ones in 2010. They were all cut from the competition. But 12)soothsayer Simon Cowell, who created and judges the show, saw the future. And the future looked like this: $$$$$. He decided that the five teens could have potential if thrown together as a group.
One Direction’s experience on the show actually resembles the fame and recognition they have now, which is to say they were both a phenomenon and a flop at the same time. Young girls were instantly obsessed, 13)mobbing the X Factor studio each week and tweeting about the group with a rabid intensity that landed them on the front page of the U.K.’s biggest entertainment rags. But the group actually finished third on the show in the public voting, and a distant third at that.
Still the impressive obsession of their fans—dubbed Directioners—was enough to convince some of the world’s best songwriters to pen music for the group’s debut album. The first fruit of that labor, “What Makes You Beautiful,” became the most preordered song ever released by Sony Music. It went straight to No. 1 in the U.K. and has sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
More popular singles followed—“One Thing” and “Live While We’re Young” among the best. Then came 2 albums and massive success, to the tune of 30 million records sold in just over 2 years; success to the tune of a massive worldwide tour with 120 venues and an average(sold-out) capacity of 12,500 fans; success to the tune of becoming, according to Business Insider, the first boy band to be worth $1 billion.
But it’s the case now, more than ever, and certainly more than when boybands like the Backstreet Boys and ’N Sync were at their peaks, culture consumption is segmented and selective. It’s easier than ever to choose what we listen to and ensure that we only listen to that.(Thank you, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube, Vevo...) One Direction has been dutifully and directly marketing itself almost solely to the army of fans that built them using direct channels like Twitter, which is how they’ve been so commercially successful while 14)skirting the attention of such a vast segment of the population. It’s the same strategy Justin Bieber used to turn himself into a blockbuster music act. The only thing different is that the One Direction boys are well behaved and have refrained from the kind of 15)acting out that raises a tweencentric act like Bieber from tween-only status to national headline maker.
It so happens, too, that in addition to being on their best behavior, these are five very 16)charismatic guys who deserve more than being 17)written off as the singing haircuts whom foolish little fangirls camp out on sidewalks to be first in line to meet at premieres. As One Direction: This Is Us shows, they’re 18)mischievous, hardworking, and all actually quite 19)personable and funny.
With the movie about to premiere, the group occupies a weird fame space where they’ve already exploded—billion-dollar boy band, remember—but are about to explode again, louder. This time, however, it will be loud enough for more than just the tweens who made them to pay attention. In addition to a sure-to-be-hit movie about to hit theaters (it’s predicted to break boxoffice records), the group has a third album coming out this winter (2013) and just announced a 2014 stadium tour.
There may even be twerking.
如果要向那些对流行文化不感冒(而且年长)的人解释当下让人匪夷所思的流行文化风潮,那么这一周发生的事情就显得意义非凡。在周日晚上,麦莉·赛勒斯让每位美国人注意到了“电臀舞”这个词,无论他们愿意与否。既然我们(出于对比利·雷的热爱)的关注点已然跳离,那么流行文化中的另一个最大谜团正等着人们来破解。
“单向乐队”到底是个怎样的团体,还有,他们为什么那样红?
当将于周五举行的音乐会纪录片《单向乐队:这就是我们》首映向我们慢慢走近—— 一些人对此热切期待,有人则压根儿不知道有这么一回事,我们看到了原来这个世界分化得如此之大。有这么一个阵营,主要由6至16岁的少女组成,她们每个人的卧室墙上都有哈里·斯泰尔斯或是利亚姆·佩恩的海报。正是她们用那140个字符的武器(即“推特”微博)以及爸爸的信用卡,组成了一个英勇的“粉丝团”,把“单向乐队”捧成了世界上最成功的乐队。
还有另一个阵营,那就是其他所有人。他们可能在杂货店买东西的时候听过一两次那首《什么让你如斯美丽》,但可能根本没意识到自己听的是一个叫“单向乐队”的组合的歌——或者,就算他们知道这个组合,也并不知道这个组合如今正享受着这个年代相当于“披头士热”那样的“礼遇”。
“哈!”你可能会说,“像披头士那样席卷全球?胡说八道!”你对此很是怀疑,对吧!事情本身就是这么的离奇,就算如上文所述的有那么多人还不知道他们是何方神圣,但是哈里、耐尔、塞恩、利亚姆以及路易斯也能征服世界。下面就来解释一下“单向乐队”何以能够同时担当世上最知名又最无名的乐队。
首先,来认识一下这群孩子。21岁的路易斯·汤姆林森是“单向乐队”中年纪最大的成员,而说到关于热爱男子组合的“粉丝”们最为关注的一点——发型,他同时也是最具冒险精神的一位;塞恩·马利克20岁,喜欢沉浸在自己的世界里;利亚姆·佩恩、耐尔·霍拉尼和哈里·斯泰尔斯都是19岁。利亚姆近来通过展示自己新练成的肌肉赢得不少少女的芳心。耐尔是一名金发小子,哈里则是头发蓬松,眼神专注,有纹身的小伙儿,他毫不费劲地就成为了像十年前“超级男孩”的贾斯汀·汀布莱克那样的组合核心人物(他还是那个“曾经和泰勒·斯威夫特约会”的人)。
在谷歌上搜索这五人的照片,你会和你的朋友讨论谁才是最帅的。这个举动有那么点怪怪的,但是在当下,大体上还是可以接受的。
在当今这个时代,真人歌唱选秀节目多如过江之鲫,似乎只是为了存在而存在,要选个能出张热卖专辑的歌手,这些节目十有八九是做不到的。“单向乐队”的成功显得尤为非凡——他们是在第七季英国版的《X音素》中被发现的。事实上,不是被发现,而是被打造。
路易斯、哈里、利亚姆、塞恩以及耐尔在2010年分别参加《X音素》,当时他们还是无名小卒。他们当时在选秀中全部被淘汰。但是“慧眼伯乐”西蒙·考威尔——节目的制作人和评委,看到了前景。而前景就是一个字——钱。他觉得如果把这五个少年组成一个组合,他们将有机会声名大噪。
“单向乐队”在选秀节目中的经历与他们在现实中获得的名气和知名度相仿,就是说既是一个奇迹,同时又在走下坡路。小女生对他们极度痴迷,每周都攻陷《X音素》的录影现场,疯了一般地不断发送与他们有关的推特信息,让他们成为了英国最大的八卦周刊的封面人物。但这个组合在节目的公众投票中只得到了第三名,而且是被远远抛离的第三名。
然而,组合的那些自称为“单向者”的“粉丝”的热情已经足够让世界上某些最好的音乐制作人为他们的首张专辑保驾护航。第一个硕果就是《什么让你如斯美丽》,它成为了索尼唱片公司史上最多人提前订购的单曲。该单曲直接在英国流行音乐排行榜登顶,全球销量达到500万张。
接着,更多热门单曲接踵而来——《一件事》以及《活在当下》是其中的佼佼者。然后他们出了两张专辑并取得巨大的成功,短短两年间专辑销量就达到了3千万张,并且在120个场馆举行世界巡回演唱,平均每场观众人数达到1.25万人。根据《商业内幕》的数据所得,“单向乐队”成功跃身成为第一支价值10亿美元的男子乐队。
但是,如今这种情况,前所未有地,比起以前那些如“后街男孩”和“超级男孩”的巅峰时刻来说,流行文化消费变得更加细分及具选择性。比起以前,我们更容易选择我们要听什么,并且确保只听那样东西,这要归功于Spotify,iTunes,YouTube以及Vevo等等这样的音乐播放平台。而“单向乐队”一直以来尽职又直接地,几乎是单一地面对自己的“粉丝团”——这些粉丝使用例如推特那样的直接渠道把他们打造成名。这就是他们能在商业上如此成功,却无法在广大人群中圈获关注的原因。
贾斯汀·比伯也是采取了同样策略才成为了音乐上的“当红炸子鸡”。但唯一的不同是“单向乐队”几位男孩的行为举止表现得当,避免了像比伯那样做出逾越年龄的装腔作势行为,一举从少年偶像变成国内新闻头条制造者。
除了良好行为之外,他们其实是五个非常有魅力的人,而不应该被贬为会唱歌的发型模特,只会糊弄年幼的小女生粉丝为了第一个进入首映现场与他们见面而在道路两旁扎营。正如《“单向乐队”:这就是我们》里所体现的那样,他们爱开玩笑,努力工作,现实中都非常有风度,还很有趣。
随着电影即将上映,这个组合稳占火爆的名利奇场——价值10亿美元的男子组合,记住了——不过,他们还要再火爆一回,更加响震四方。这一次,除了那些把他们捧起来的青少年以外,他们的声势浩大得足以引来其他人的注意。除了这部肯定大卖的电影准备上映(人们还预测电影会打破票房纪录),组合的第三张专辑将于2013年冬天推出,而且他们还刚刚宣布了2014年的巡回演唱会计划。
到时可能会有“电臀舞”也说不定。
小链接
One Direction 单向乐队
争霸实力:推特微博粉丝数量过千万,迄今发行两张专辑均登上6个国家的榜首,4首单曲销量超白金;拿下两座英国音乐大奖,三个MTV欧洲音乐大奖,并因为成为首支发行第一张专辑就问鼎美国榜冠军的英国乐队而被载入《吉尼斯纪录大全》。
Take That 接招乐队
争霸实力:被誉为英伦男孩团体的始祖,在上世纪90年代红极一时,现微博粉丝数为36万;5张专辑问鼎英国榜,多首单曲名列欧洲多个国家榜首;8座英国音乐大奖,两个MTV欧洲音乐大奖。
史上最强男组合“五强争霸”
Backstreet Boys后街男孩
争霸实力:微博粉丝数量55万;两张专辑问鼎美国榜和加拿大、德国等国家榜首;多个MTV欧洲音乐大奖以及“公告板”音乐大奖。
’N Sync 超级男孩
争霸实力:乐队现没有官方微博账号;两张专辑登上美国榜和加拿大榜冠军,多首单曲登上英国榜和美国榜前五名;四个MTV音乐大奖,两个“公告板”音乐大奖。
The Beatles披头士乐队
争霸实力:微博粉丝有一百多万;11张专辑登上英国榜冠军,14张登上美国榜榜首,17首单曲问鼎英国榜首位,20首登上美国榜榜首;3座英国音乐大奖,十座格莱美大奖。