Now we're in a state where any nostalgia resonates. As long as we can integrate into the collective and slip into the past, we must rush. Among the Wang Xinling craze in the past few days, the most intimate is a "Chorus in the Air" related to nucleic acid. Wang Xinling on the right side of the screen is sweet and crisp, and the man in the vest on the left looks like a fat middle-aged male star. The male part sings the world of today, the female part stays in 2004. This picture is like a metaphor: "Sweetheart Master" is not old, not worn by time, not defeated by disputes. She refuses to change. After all kinds of transformations failed, Wang Xinling stayed in the most suitable shell from now on, crystal clear, white and pink, bright eyes and curly eyelashes.

Wang Xinling on the first stage of "Riding the Wind and Waves"

The otakus danced Wang Xinling's song to the screen. Eighteen years later, otakus are generally fat, and sweethearts are still young. The bit of bitterness overflowing from the video pays tribute to Wang Xinling's positioning when he debuted in his first album: bitter, stubborn, and introverted. The record company may have thought when they first planned the project that this girl must be beautiful to cry on the screen.
Not every star is suitable for revealing the inner color of the character. If Wang Xinling had to be positioned in this way, it would be difficult for her to gain a foothold in the Chinese music scene at that time. Stubborn and introverted, Xu Ruyun is better than her, because Xu's heart is stable and can be fully expressed through singing. In terms of stubbornness and strength, Stefanie Sun is the ultimate, her freedom and self will not be bent by any external force. Introverted and bitter, there is Xu Meijing, her singing does not need the addition of her own sad story, it is already a cup of mellow coffee.
Aihui Records quickly turned the gun to find the best angle for Wang Xinling to compete with difference - high school uniform and cute dance. The aesthetics of thin and young girls has been popular in East Asia for a long time. Wang Xinling, who sings and dances "Love You", is like an anime girl, jumping beyond reality. She was as thin as a paper figure, with a cream-colored halo covering her whole body, and her hands and feet were so thin that they seemed to break when touched. She dances really well, but she deliberately adds a sense of jerky. The girl in uniform played by Wang Xinling is far from reality, full of spring but not vulgar. Her clear voice is her big advantage, and the crisp wind chimes neutralize the sweetness of high-sugar songs.

"Love You" (2004) album cover

In terms of East Asia's preference for white, thin and young, the star-making movement in Taiwan is the most prominent and single. Japan and South Korea also have spicy or sexy taste, Hong Kong has cool and ghost horses, Yang Yuying from the mainland has a natural gentleness, and the sweetness of Baodao is sweet. In addition to Wang Xinling, Taiwanese actresses who are famous for their young mixed feelings are Xu Huaiyu and Fan Xiaoxuan. The latter two sang children's songs and swept the Chinese-speaking area. After the famed period, the rebellion of various careers and life conformed to the law of growth. It's just ten years later than ordinary people, and the revenge is more violent and persistent.
When they became popular, no one questioned the sense of the whole people embracing girls. The public has a kind of innocence and completely accepts the lovely songs sung by cute little girls, which are broadcast on radio stations, shopping malls and streets. The cruel side, such as the influence of a single aesthetic on young girls who are not white and thin (making them feel that they are not beautiful during adolescence), is basically unthinkable.
"Sweetheart" is an eternal need for emotion. Every country has its own national sweetheart, and every sane person is happy to see the real sweetheart. But because we no longer want to help it become the main benchmark for measuring women, although we still love it and need the comfort of our sweethearts, this category is gradually becoming unsold as a cultural and entertainment commodity.

Cyndi with U (2005) album cover

To discuss the two labels "sweetheart" and "big heroine" will involve a social model that has lasted for thousands of years in human society, and the topic is too big. Only to say that from the new millennium to the present for more than two decades, the global discussion of women's issues has squeezed the living space of sweethearts, and it has also been labeled as flattering, utilitarian, brainless, weak, and childish. Some of them are true and false, some exaggerated, so that the sweetheart is hurt, no longer carefree and confident. Pure sweetness can’t be sold anymore. It’s better to process it into “sweet and cool” and “can be salty and sweet”, just like sea salt-flavored ice cream.
Wang Xinling did not completely retire in the past 20 years, nor was he able to continue his brilliant career. After the era of sweetheart passed, she was in a good state, cherished herself, had setbacks (and also had stories), and her return to attention in "Riding the Wind and Waves" was the result of precision marketing. It is also the result of a round of times and a change of perspective to make the bitter sweet again.
Shi Feng helped Wang Xinling, hurt her again, and now turns to her again. When Wang Xinling became popular, the repeatedly exposed bad love incidents pushed her career off the cliff. The revelation of a certain boyfriend after breaking up for many years is a combination of selfishness, violence, wretchedness and ruthlessness, which is disgusting. It's a pity that the public opinion environment at that time did not give her room to fight back. If the same thing happened today, the actresses/sex wouldn't be so thorough.
Wang Xinling didn't have much right to speak back then, and the company couldn't tell her story in one way because of the environment. And the crowd is always in trouble, accustomed to staying away from those who have been insulted and betrayed. It seems that misfortune is also an infectious disease, and if you get close, you will get bad luck.
If the incident happened today, Wang Xinling could choose to publicly condemn her predecessor's shamelessness, and there would be people filled with righteous indignation to support her. It doesn't matter if you keep falling in love and falling in love. Crazy for love is the glory of the new era. The applause that Big S won by flashing back and flashing in two marriages is the proof. Indifferent people can't be sweethearts, because they can't exude love through the screen and bring happiness to lonely people.
It is difficult to be a "sweet heart" in the entertainment industry, requiring that person to be more conscious of being a "dream" than other colleagues. The slightest mistake can lead to a particularly miserable fall. Sweetheart is an abstract concept, a tyrannical deity. It requires the human entity that realizes it to be immortal, immortal, and flawless. You can talk about love, but you can't have sex, and you can't even suggest it.
In a slightly looser culture, sweethearts can be sentimental, but at a price, like Britney Spears. Amorous sweetheart Taylor Swift is safe in the dark arrows because she can create and tell her own story. Therefore, among the various versions of gossip, her authoritative version is always the strongest. A sweetheart who can tell her own story will have the opportunity to escape the gods who control her and realize her own dreams while being the dreams of others.

Return is still sweetheart

In the days at home, Wang Xinling was needed again. Because after her, sweetheart is no more, but sweetheart is always needed. Yang Chaoyue counts as one, but his works are not. Unlike Wang Xinlingsheng, when the Chinese music scene was full of creativity, one song after another, he could hold a concert for twenty years.
Writing here, I suddenly think of Ayumi Hamasaki. Ayumi Hamasaki, the leader of Eastern Ying, is a popular, ever-changing, trendy and evergreen singer. She is the dream of thousands of people. Like those sweethearts, she could not realize her most real dreams.
What happened to Ayumi Hamasaki later? It turns out that the Japanese media is also ruthless, writing about her being fat, deaf, having a child out of wedlock, and writing about a person's disease and state as shame. As for Ayumi Hamasaki, unlike other singers who chose to retire in a timely manner. She defied the Japanese desire of the waterfall jumping girl to end her youth at the brightest moment. She is still touring and writing a memoir. She should also believe that as long as she keeps singing, she can "carry forward with her lover's dream" in this way.
As long as you are strong enough, no matter how the wind of the times blows, you can only mess your hair and keep going. I hope the sweetheart master can too.