At the beginning of this year, the Black Panthers launched a micro-variety show, the main purpose of which was to select a new lead singer. Since Dou Wei quit, the Black Panthers seem to have become Xi to constantly looking for new lead singers, from the initial discomfort to the current strangeness.
The Black Panthers were looking for a new lead singer, and the previous lead singer, Zhang Qi, put in a new job, and the two sides tacitly ended the relationship. The ten-year agreement has now come to an end.
In Zhang Qi's acting career, he has experienced many challenges and criticisms. Although he was repeatedly blamed and abused during his ten years in the Black Panthers, he always insisted on himself until he participated in the "Overcoming Thorns" show in 2021 and really became popular.
However, he left the Black Panthers two years later, again sparking a lot of controversy and criticism. Some people accuse him of being ungrateful, and some think he has become too impetuous, but Zhang Qi did not refute this, but chose to reduce the frequency of social ** updates and focus on his ** career.
Zhang Qi's acting career was full of twists and turns and challenges, but he always persevered and finally realized his dream.
In the face of endless accusations, he was not crushed, but strengthened his determination. If Zhang Qi hadn't fallen in love with that girl at the beginning of his love, maybe his life would have been very different. He was fifteen years old and was so fascinated by the girl that he decided to get her attention with the guitar.
However, the girl was not chased by him in the end, but he developed a deep interest in the guitar and has been in love with it ever since.
He used to be an excellent student at the Beijing Dance Academy and had an excellent sense of **, but an unexpected injury brought his career to an abrupt end. Luckily, ** gave him redemption again.
For a child born in the 80s, rock 'n' roll has a special emotional meaning, and he was deeply shocked when he first heard the Black Panthers ** as a child.
The new ** swept in like a flood of beasts. At the age of 16, he began to sing in bars with his superior vocal condition.
In 1998, Zhang Qi and his friends created a ** group called "Non Band". Initially, they were only paid 30 yuan per performance, but over time, this number gradually rose and eventually reached 100 yuan and 150 yuan.
Zhang Qi has long hair and a delicate face, quite a bit of Kimura Takuya's temperament. A record label noticed his talent, which made him very excited because he could finally become a professional singer outside of the bar.
He thought that the company would fully support his **, but this was not the case. The company's focus is on popular singers, and his ** has been repeatedly shelved.
Despite this, his appearance attracted some attention, and the company let him shoot some small roles, which provided some financial support for his band's operation.
In 2007, the singing talent show was all the rage, and "Happy Boy" opened its door, and Zhang Qi stepped into it. He successfully advanced to the top 10 in Xi'an with his unique voice. That year, Su Xing became the champion of the Xi'an Division, but on the stage of the national finals, he lost to Chen Chusheng.
Soon after, his contract with the record label expired, and he chose to leave and return to the bar as artistic director.
When Zhang Qi found out that he was thirty years old, but he was still stumbling repeatedly, he fell into deep self-doubt. He began to question whether he was really suitable to be a **, and even suspected that he was wrong to persist for many years.
It wasn't until 2013 that he received a **, which was called by Li Tong, the guitarist of the Black Panthers. Li Tong told him that they were working on a new ** and asked him if he would be interested in joining.
When Zhang Qi heard the news, he immediately agreed.
He had been waiting for this moment for almost seven years. In 2007, Zhang Qi recorded a demo for the Black Panthers, which was his first meeting with Li Tong. For that post-80s boy, it was a moment to realize his childhood dream. "What the hell am I doing?He had been reflecting on that song for the past few days.
After receiving Li Tong's **, Zhang Qi said that he likes to eat shabu mutton. And Li Tong told him that even if he didn't like it, he had to say that he liked to eat it. That night, Li Tong took his wife to the spring, summer, autumn and winter hot pot restaurant.
Zhang Qi and his wife arrived ten minutes early, and several big brothers had already arranged everything. After a few pleasantries, Li Tong told Zhang Qi that he would be the new lead singer of the Black Panthers.
Years later, when he recalled the scene, he still couldn't help but choke.
This hot pot played a key role, and if it weren't for it, Zhang Qi might have given up**. During the first rehearsal, Zhang Qi couldn't let go of his voice because he was nervous, but several big brothers kept encouraging him.
After singing 9 songs in a row, Zhang Qi felt as if he had come back to life.
The Black Panther Band ushered in a new generation of lead singers born in the 80s, which sparked widespread social attention and heated discussions. During this time, the Black Panthers have been preparing their new ** "Who We Are" in a low-key manner, and finally after 9 years of waiting, they finally met everyone.
He mentioned that he is not a special person, and loves the band as much as everyone else, and yearns for the stage. He stands on the stage today precisely because he has put in enough effort and full preparation, proving that it is possible to achieve dreams with firm faith and adequate preparation.
Despite the positive attitude, the audience may not buy it. This ** is inevitably compared with "No Land for Self-Respect", and he also hopes to challenge the young Dou Wei through this **.
Although Zhang Qi joined the Black Panther Band, there are still people who have raised all kinds of questions and criticisms about him, such as "Black Panther is downhill", "The lead singer is not good" and so on. And whenever he needs to sing "No Place for Self-Respect", this kind of questioning and criticism is endless.
For Zhang Qi, as a lead singer, he had to sing this song, but he didn't want to do it in his heart.
In 2017, the Black Panthers' seventh ** "True Colors" was released, and Zhang Qi, as the main creator, was responsible for the lyrics, music scores and arrangement of most of the works.
In the process of making this **, Zhang Qi felt as if he had found his true self.
He struggled to pay homage to the panther he had in his youth, and at the same time longed to break free from that shadow and rejuvenate himself. The lead singers of the Black Panthers will encounter such a dilemma, some choose to leave, and some choose to terminate the contract.
And Zhang Qi persevered to the end. If evasion could solve the problem, then he would not have taken that ** a long time ago. In 2021, Zhang Qi was invited to participate in "Brother Who Overcame Difficulties", a total of 33 brothers participated in this show, including popular ones and once popular ones.
The staff told Zhang Qi that he was the least popular of all his brothers. His name is Zhang Qi, and few people may know it. Therefore, in the first competition, each brother needs to perform his own masterpiece, and Zhang Qi chose the classic song "Don't Trouble Me" by Black Panther.
When he was just Zhang Qi, as soon as he opened his mouth, the bottom boiled. That night, Zhang Qi's popularity was like a rocket, rushing directly from the last place to the first place. Many fans began to look through his Weibo to learn more about his story, and it turned out that he was still a "strict wife".
A rock singer still uses overlapping words to speak to his wife, and this contrast makes Zhang Qi more popular in the fandom.
Zhang Qi's persistence in ** is admirable. After the first performance, he never sang Black Panther's song again, but chose to adapt "Wukong" into rock and present, and presented it in a red and black costume.
This song has been on the **platform** more than 10 billion times, and it also makes Zhang Qi like Wukong, who has been suppressed for 500 years and finally broke the ground, allowing people to see his explosive power.
Music critic Er Di also gave this song a very high evaluation, thinking that this is the best version of "Wukong".
"Yellow" with Lee Seung-hyun is full of British style. The "War" he created showed a strong explosive power, and in the roar, people heard the true emotions in Zhang Qi's heart.
After the show, his career ushered in new opportunities. When participating in "Our Song", one of his songs "Wujia Po 2021" won the best in the audience, and the number of hits on social platforms reached 100 million.
He doesn't create hype, he just needs to be able to attract attention as soon as he speaks out. Zhang Qi became popular. At this crossroads, the Black Panther's contract expired. Many imagined that a popular frontman leading the Black Panthers would bring new energy until they tacitly broke up.
In Zhang Qi's past life, Black Panther was his most trusted choice. In the past ten years, he has never thought of giving up. Perhaps today, it is the safest step to continue to stay in Black Panther, enjoy the reputation of a top band, and pursue his career, but Zhang Qi does not want to do this.
He kept a low profile as much as possible.
He embarked on the road of ** again, and in the face of the crossroads of life, he did not hesitate or retreat, but firmly chose to move forward. At the age of 42, he is still the high-spirited him, his ** is his faith, no matter how the outside world questions and slanders, he will stick to his ** path and answer everything with **.