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Queensea Big Shark was founded at the end of 2004. At that time, Beijing girl Fu Han often went to various performance venues in Beijing to watch performances. Her favorite bands are joyside, pk 14 and New Pants. After watching a performance of pk 14, she called her friend Cao Pu and said, "Let's form a band. I sing and you play the guitar." On the other end of the phone, the thin, fashionable architecture graduate who loves metal music immediately agreed. Then they found their good friends Wang He and Xiaowu, and the band was formally established. This is May 2005, when five shaped works were released. Their first performance was in joyside. Everyone present at that time was attracted by their nervous and playful dance rock style, and they called themselves garage dance. Then the intensive performances made the band pay more and more attention.

In the past two years, many foreign media have used the word "explosion" when talking about Chinese rock music. In their eyes, since 2006, there have been many excellent rock bands with different styles in China, and the most mentioned name here is Houhai Shark. Houhai shark seems to have some characteristics that deserve to be regarded as "gimmicks" by the media: for example, a female lead singer with great personality; Retro dresses revived in the 1980s; The band's unique garage dance style and the graphic image of "China" advertised by them. "It's not so much that Houhai sharks created a rock style that China has never seen before, but rather that they set off a cultural phenomenon that young people in the mainland strongly sought after. More and more media have noticed this phenomenon, so the image of Queensea Big Shark (especially the female lead singer) frequently appears in various fashion magazines. In the third year (2007) when Queensea Big Shark was founded, they succeeded in making all young people who had heard Houhai Shark Song feel proud of leading the music trend.

On June 65438+ 10/day, 2008, the band's first album of the same name, Houhai Shark, was officially published. The whole album, 14, songs in one go, the concept album has obvious meaning, the lively rhythm like dance music, the primitive rough and nostalgic temperament of garage music. On the inside page of the album, I wrote: "The universe shines brightly! Wonderful and terrible; Dance and rock! Take you to a different 2 1 century! ! "

In September, 2005, three new Beijing bands, including Queensea Big Shark, launched the "No Beijing" series tour, and Houhai Shark's cheerful and lively style undoubtedly became the leader among the representative bands of Beijing's new style.

In February 65438, the band recorded five samples and provided them for free download on the Internet. In half a year, the total number of downloads exceeded 1 10,000 times, and a song "nonono" similar to the humorous style of detective films in the 1980s reached 1 10,000 times in three months.

In April, 2006, the band participated in the online commemorative performance of Tencent QQ Rock Channel, which set off the climax of the audience (Tencent.com comments). Among nearly 20 performing bands, it became the most popular band that night.

In May, the band was invited to participate in a series of Cui Jian-sponsored tours to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Chinese rock music. Because of his outstanding performance and unique style, in June, Queensea Big Shark appeared in the "20-year Chinese Rock Concert Tour" and performed with Cui Jian for the first time. June to June of the following year

In September, the band participated in many large-scale outdoor performances in Beijing, Dalian and Chengdu, which were well received and the fan base gradually formed. On June 5438+ 10, 2006, the band participated in a large-scale rock performance held in Zengcheng, Guangzhou, and shared the stage with Cui Jian, Zi Yue and Wang Feng, which attracted the attention of the southern media, and the subsequent tour in South China also received enthusiastic response.

165438+ 10, the band's new single "hold your hand" was produced, which caused strong repercussions on the internet. At the end of the month, Houhai Shark was invited to be the only guest band of Maximo Park, a famous British band, in China. In February 65438, the band signed a contract with Modern Sky Records to record a new album.

From June 5438 to February 2007, many rock media rated Houhai Shark's new album as the most anticipated album in 2007. In March, Houhai Shark entered the shed to record its first album.

May 1, the first performance of Midi Music Festival made sharks have more fans.

In June, Houhai Shark's new album toured the whole country (6 stops), which made this wave of dancing rock music spread all over the country.

In September, Queensea Big Shark was invited as a special guest performer of the famous Swedish indie rock band Mando Diao.

On June+10, 5438, Queensea Big Shark was invited to participate in the first "Modern Sky Music Festival" and served as the finale of the main stage on the last day. The band was well received on the same stage as Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and some media even called Houhai Shark "the only band in China that has never released an album but has become a big name".

165438+ 10 In June, Fu Han, the lead singer of the band, was admitted to the hospital with a head injury caused by a car accident. Five days later, he insisted on taking part in a performance called "Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of flower girl Movement", which was talked about by Beijing media and fans.

In February, 65438, the band finally performed "Modern Sky Ten-year Concert Beijing New Sound", which further consolidated its leading position in Beijing's post-80s band.

On June 65438+1 October1Sunday, 2008, the band's first self-titled album "Houhai Shark" was officially published by Modern Sky.

In 2007, it was named "rock band not to be missed" by Sohu.com.

Introduction of band members:

Fu Han: A typical post-80s Beijing girl is wild, gentle and considerate, and loves break dancing.

Electric locomotives, Japanese comics and all new things, miss the gorgeous and simple 80 s, and are obsessed with everything related to sequins. Sing for love. At the end of 2007, he was seriously injured in the head and had 5 stitches. Five days later, he still took part in the performance with injuries, showing his brave side. Be affectionately called "Sister Shark" or "Queen of Golden Teeth" by fans.

Cao Pu: the soul of band creation, a modest and cheerful modern youth, a lover of heavy metal music, an expert in guitar effects, an outstanding contemporary graphic designer, and the producer of the band's first album. Worryingly thin. It is affectionately called "Cao Er" by everyone. At present, Cao Er has successfully graduated from the Department of Architecture and become a real architect, but the question that bothers him in the future is whether he will become a great guitarist or a great architect.

Wang: The least talkative but humorous person in the band. The most popular band member for girls. He looks like Harry Potter+John Lennon+Woody Allen, loves new wave music, is a synthesizer expert, works as a part-time English translator, and is an avid participant in football. Everyone calls him "Miss Wang".

Xiaowu: The most experienced musician in Houhai Sharks. He used to be a drummer in several bands, and he became the backbone of four people. Part-time recording engineer, producer of the band's first album of the same name. Impulsive and adventurous. I like English music, live football, delicious food and beautiful women.

Houhai Shark Website: myspace.cn/queenseabigshark

Album audition: www.streetvoice.com/qsbs

Member Queensea Big Shark introduced:

Lead singer/bass/synthesizer: Fu Han

Typical post-80s Beijing girl, wild and unruly. She likes break dancing, electric locomotives, Japanese comics and all new things, misses the 1980s and is crazy about rock music. Be affectionately called "Sister Shark" or "Queen of Golden Teeth" by fans.

Guitar/Harmony: Cao Pu

The soul of band creation. Modest and cheerful modern youth, graduate students majoring in architecture, experts who love heavy metal music and guitar effects, outstanding contemporary graphic designers and future architects, are worryingly thin. It is affectionately called "Cao Er" by everyone.

Bass/synthesizer/harmony: Wang

The least talkative person in the band. He looks like Harry Potter+John Lennon+Woody Allen, loves new wave music, is a synthesizer expert, works as a part-time English translator, and is an avid participant in football. Everyone calls him "Miss Wang".

Drummer: Xiaowu

The most experienced musician of Houhai Shark Band once worked as a drummer in several bands and became the backbone of four people. Part-time recording engineer, adventurous personality. I like English music, electronic music, delicious food and beautiful women.