The 我要唱下去！experience
About 11am: YS and I reached the battleground at K Union.
1pm: We FINALLY got our numbers. There was still at least 120 people in between, so we could go for a long lunch break.
3pm: Back to the battleground. We were ushered into a karaoke room with about 30 others. We were given a list of about 60 songs by all-different singers, and we could pick 5 of them within 5 minutes. And the final audition song will be one of the 5! The songs were a good mix of oldies and newer songs; and comprised of both male/female singers; from local and overseas.
Most of the songs were familiar ones, since they were definitely classic and popular songs by each of the 60 singers. I chose 天黑黑，勇气，过火，寂寞的季节 and 伯乐.
The next 3 hours: We were ushered from room to room as the contestants were slowly cleared. It was frantic preparation of the 5 songs. All 5 were in my ipod. BUT my ipod died by 5-plus. The incessant repeating of the 5 songs did help to get the lyrics in, but I knew it would be a totally different thing when the REAL audition comes.
6pm: It was almost our turn! YS went in, and I heard the tune of 东风破. We kinda expected him to be landed with this song, since it didnt seem a popular choice by other contestants. But according to YS, he got stumped and paused somewhere before continuing the lyrics..
Then it was my turn! The K Union function room was huge. There were 3 judges, 1 cameraman (with camera), and 4-5 other assistants. All eyes were on me. I started to get jittery. I proceeded on to the centre of the large room, collected the mic, and stood on the designated cross on the floor.
Then 天黑黑 sounded! I heaved a little relief. But my mind wasn't totally at ease. It was stressed. I didn't even realise 许美珍 was among the ranks of the judges. My eyes were glued to the TV screen, but mind was in a turmoil.
The part WITH LYRICS:
"我的小时候 吵闹任性的时侯
我的外婆总会唱歌哄我
夏天的午后 老老的歌安慰我
那首歌.................." THEN THE MV PAUSED AND THE MUSIC STOPPED.
The part WITHOUT LYRICS:
"那首歌 好像这样... EH, 那首歌.... 那首歌好像这样唱的" (At this point, I know it's gone case)
(But we're supposed to sing until the judge stopped us.)
"天黑黑 欲落雨 天黑黑 黑黑
我爱上让我奋不顾身的一个人
我以为这就是我所追求的世界
然而横沖直撞被误解被骗是否成人的世界背后种有残缺
我走在 每天必须面对的分岔路
我怀念 过去单纯美好的小幸福
爱总是让人哭" (Judge: "可以了.")
And the room went into a complete silence. I picked up my belongings and left the room without looking back. It was all so awkward.
Now, I just realised I've missed out a full verse before singing the chorus!!!! So I can totally give up hopes of being notified 1 month later.
So, the conclusion is, no matter how well you've prepared, the immense stress at the end still matters!!
But this is still an unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experience. We knew it was quite impossible to edge out hundreds of other well-prepared contestants, so we just went to 玩玩就够了. At least we had a taste of how an audition for a television gameshow is like, and we brought back a unique experience!
(Now, we'll just go back to private karaokes in future!)
马后炮: If they had played 勇气 instead, I'm sure I can get through. I am uber, super, incredibly, confident at this song.
