Campus Superstars 2 Semi Finals 1B Song List

M1 绕梓杰 主题曲 原唱者：林宇中, Rynn

I am looking forward to see how Zijie can get this song across because the song is amongst the hardest to emote for all the male contestants' songs. The reason - it is very easy to just focus on the technicalities of this song and neglect the emoting of the song altogether. Zijie will have to know the story behind the song before he can convincingly sing the song. The light and heavy notes must be distinctive and one must be careful not to rush through the song especially when the lyrics bunched up together. Rynn has a way to link his lyrics in a flowing manner so it will be up to Zijie to see how he can also use the technique to bring out the uniqueness of the song itself. On the video clip from BB's blog, it was not possible to see his flaws because he was impersonating Jay more than giving a proper demo so we can only see his actual performance on Monday then.

M2 范平庚 Guardian Angel 原唱者：洪俊扬

The song have to sound light and soft and gradually build up to the gentle chorus. As there is little vocal showcase for this song as well, appropriate levels of gesticulation and audience interaction will be necessary to add the variety to the visual performance. From the video clip of Benjamin's sample singing on BB's blog, I noticed that Benjamin kept closing his eyes whilst he was singing, which is not a good thing because the eyes are supposed to convey the feelings of the song and closing them means forfeiting those opportunities. The other possibility for his eye-closing is that Benjamin may be a little out of breath (as seen on the video clip) so let's hope he is more prepared for Monday's performance.

M3 许国豪 大男人 小女孩 原唱者：林俊杰, JJ

Guohao probably picked the most difficult song amongst the male contestants, which can be viewed as either suicidal, because he is not known for his vocal skills, but it can also be viewed as refreshingly brave, compared to the safe selections by most of the other male contestants in this semifinal round. The variation of pace within the song is hard to grasp and the performer must sing the song in a light mood to bring out the "self-talk" feel of the song persona. This song is quite different from his known previous selections of happy, fun songs so it will limit his stage performance but perhaps he is out to showcase a more serious side of him onstage, which is not exactly a bad strategy. The video clip from BB's blog revealed Guohao rushing his song and getting off-key for a falsetto section, which he must work on before Monday's performance.

M4 卓轩正 满天星 原唱者：欧得洋, Ocean

Ah, finally a non-JJ Lin. This will be a litmus test for Shawn because the maturity level of the song is quite high and the quality of the performance will be highly dependent on whether Shawn can bring the feel of the song across to different age groups of the audience because the song is written to appeal and touch everyone, not a specific group of audience. Although there is very little to showcase within the song, its chorus is a very important portion of the song because of a secondary buildup within the chorus. The final line will also be pivotal as it will determine at the level of emoting the performer exit the song. From the video clip, Shawn must work on his facial expression as well because his facial expressions showed more pain and contentment and thus not in line with the song.

M5 李俊纬 知足 原唱者：五月天, MayDay

This is a very simple ballad, safe but unchallenging for Marcus. As far as I remembered, Marcus have been singing simple ballads for quite a major portion of the competition and I am hoping he can upgrade his song selection to showcase his improvements. Apparently, he is still sticking to ballads and playing safe. Maybe he is saving his fast tracks for the next performance but I am already growing a little bored of his song choices. Anyway, the things Marcus has to pay attention to this song is the measured pace of the song and avoid rushing through the song. Eunciation of lyrics must be clear because there isn't any space to hide such flaws if any and the chorus of the song is the only window of opportunity to distinguish the otherwise bland verses. The video clip from BB's blog has revealed that Marcus, at the time of the video, still have some problems buffing his lownotes, hence those notes sounded thin and shaky. Hope he can improve on them in time.


Jia you to all the contestants!