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During an interview with i-Cable, singer Jenny Yan lamented that today’s music industry has changed and is going downhill. She indicated that in the music industry of her generation, the focus was on quality, not quantity. However, this is not the case with the industry nowadays: many of today’s singers are not well known – in fact, people don’t even know their names; sometimes, when she turns on the radio, she may listen to an entire song without knowing who sings it! In the past, each singer was easily recognizable in their own right and had great singing prowess – for instance, whenever Roman Tam opened his mouth to sing, everyone knew it was him (due to his distinct voice and singing abilities); also, fans would never get Jenny Yan and Paula Tsui mixed up…each singer had their own distinct qualities and prowess. She also complained that today’s singers don’t have skill – even the basics such as pronunciation of words is not done properly, to the point where when they sing Cantonese songs, it sounds like English songs – without the lyrics listed on the screen, it’s impossible to tell what they are singing! Jenny feels saddened by the state of the music industry today as well as for the singers of this generation….in her generation, singers only had to concentrate on “singing” as a profession – meaning that their focus was on mastering their singing skills; today’s singers film TV series, commercials, movies, etc. – how do they even have the time or energy to focus on their singing?

When asked about what her future aspirations are for her daughter Melody, Jenny expressed that she can do anything she wants EXCEPT become a singer or an actress, because nowdays, in order to succeed in the entertainment industry, you are required to “not want face” (不要臉). [Translator’s note: meaning do anything possible – including grovel, lower one’s standards, compromise values, etc.] In terms of whether her daughter encourages her to find “a significant other” – Jenny feels that it is not necessary at this point in time: “Why is it necessary for me to be in a love relationship? With love comes hate as well, why cause myself to get hurt?”

Source: Mingpao
Translation: llwy12 @ AsianFanatics