Who's William Hung? Is it very red?

William Hung (Chinese name: William Hung), a plain-looking, slightly buck-toothed young man from China, is tone-deaf. In February 2004, he appeared on American Idol, the most famous TV program in America. Incredibly, William became the most famous anti-idol in America overnight.

A self-defeating performance

When William Hung, 2 1 year-old, appeared in American Idol, many people thought it was ridiculous. This buck-toothed Hong Kong boy actually wore a blue Hawaiian shirt and black suit pants, plus an old-fashioned hairstyle that looked like a pot cover. The overall image is incompatible with the most popular singing competition at present. It seems that he didn't come to the singing contest at all!

William Hung chose Ricky Martin's sexy fast song "Her Bang" as the entry song. As soon as he spoke, many viewers who watched the program in front of the TV almost fell off their chairs: he was not only tone deaf, but also funny about the typhoon. Martin's seductive hip-shaking action turned into a mechanical puppet swing, and the three judges in the audience seemed to be tortured immediately.

A black judge must cover his whole face with a blank sheet of paper so that he can laugh wildly behind it. Another male judge, like a withered eggplant, slumped listlessly in his chair; Only the female judge in the middle is very kind, echoing William Hung's beat and shrugging her charming shoulders.

Simon Crowell, a judge who slumped in a chair and was known for his vitriol, finally couldn't stand William's poor English singing with a strong foreign accent. He rudely interrupted William and severely criticized: "You can't sing and dance, what else can you say?"

Just when the audience thought William would run away in shame, he bravely responded, "I have tried my best, so I have no regrets."

Judge paula abdul immediately praised him and said, "This is the best attitude." William went on to explain that he had not received any professional singing training, and Simon Crowe immediately sarcastically said, "What a surprise!"

Although he knew that he had become a laughing stock, William didn't mind at all and thanked the judges politely. Then he picked up his yellow backpack and walked out of the studio unhurriedly.

Unexpected reaction

After the program was broadcast, William received unprecedented attention.

In the United States, Singapore, Australia, Iceland and other countries and regions that can receive this program, TV stations and radio stations are constantly repeating William's singing that night.

William's supporters soon set up a website named after him (www. Williamhung.net )。 In just one week, the website has been visited more than 7 million times! William's supporters even wrote an online petition letter: "Send American idol William Hung to Hollywood!" Send American idol William to Hollywood. William's name appeared on thousands of blogs, and the grassroots voice finally made an exception for American Idol and let William participate in the next stage of the competition.

Chen Dang, the founder of William's website, who is also Chinese, even started selling William's souvenirs on Ebay, and T-shirts with William's head on them soon appeared in Hong Kong.

To William's surprise, he has become the "Prince Charming" in the eyes of countless girls. Many girls enthusiastically leave messages on his website, saying that they want to marry William Hung!

They left messages on the Internet saying that they admired his courage, simplicity and demeanor. Some girls said that although William looks a little silly, he is very cute. He only wants his best and is worthy of his heart, which makes them feel absolutely cool!

William Hung became an extraordinary figure overnight. The mainstream American media "People" magazine and TV entertainment program "Entertainment Tonight" invited William to do an exclusive interview, and the TV station hoped that he would perform in the program. Some dental clinics have come forward to provide him with free orthodontics, followed by manufacturers of dental care products, who hope to negotiate an advertising contract with William.

This young man, who is still studying engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, took part in the school's men's volleyball competition in early March.

During the intermission, I went out to sing-of course, it was the same song "Her bangs", and it was still a funny performance as usual.

Now, the singer, known as "probably the worst singer in TV history", has been attracted by American record companies Fuse music network and Koch Entertainment, and when he performed at school, he received the record contracts from these two companies. If the two sides negotiate, William is likely to set another record and become the "most unlikely singer".

Anti-idol idol

Although some critics said that William's popularity was actually further ridiculed and the image of China people was further vilified. But Chen Dang, the producer of William's website, said that from the thousands of emails he received, positive views accounted for the vast majority. Everyone appreciates his attitude towards failure, and appreciates that he doesn't cry, beg, or be angry or ashamed like other losers, but calmly expresses his thoughts. His attitude towards life is awe-inspiring and touching.

Voyuk, the producer of American Idol, thinks this phenomenon is very common and uses a special term to describe it, that is "anti-celebrity effect". With the continuous development of the Internet, especially the vigorous development of blogs in the United States in the past year, Americans' anti-celebrity consciousness is getting stronger and stronger. More and more grassroots began to use their own voices against those so-called "celebrities". If the same problem happens to celebrities, it will cause an uproar, and Janet Jackson's poor performance in Super Bowl will become the target of grass-roots people. William's crazy support today is also a rebellious expression of this consciousness.

It is strange that William, who looks silly and speaks frankly, has not become an anti-idol after people are used to the hypocritical appearance and artificial words and deeds of idols. In order to have a flawless appearance, idols do not hesitate to use physical strength and financial resources to move knives on their faces and bodies; In order to create a perfect conversation, they will not hesitate to lie with their eyes open. After strong packaging and publicity by the media, they became "liars" wearing masks. William, who is pure-hearted and not afraid of failure, says no to all disguised perfection. Buck teeth or jarhead, this is a real William, an anti-idol idol who doesn't need to be decorated.

In fact, anti-idol has always been one of the mainstream structures of modern thoughts in the 20th century. With the passage of time, people's anti-idol consciousness, especially Americans, has become stronger and more serious. If we want to sort out the classic anti-idol image, Holden must be an unavoidable symbolic figure.

The hero of The Catcher in the Rye was born in 195 1. He is a middle-class child, uneasy about the status quo. He doesn't like the hypocrisy of adult society He longs for simplicity and sincerity between people, but all he meets is hypocrisy and deception. Even the only teacher he admired taught him with the phrase "The sign of an immature man is willing to die bravely for a certain cause, and the sign of a mature man is willing to live humbly for a certain cause". Unable to change the status quo, Holden had to be depressed, hesitant and indulgent. He doesn't study hard, smokes and drinks, makes love with women, and is full of foul language. The opening is "fuck".

Holden, who was born, suddenly became an emotional bet and spiritual sustenance in the eyes of millions of young people in the United States. They imitate Holden's clothes, speak "Holden-style" language, and regard Holden as an anti-idol classic.

However, Holden only passively responded to this hypocritical society. William Hung, who was born now, is writing a new generation of anti-idol specimens with his initiative and frankness. From passive resistance to calm face, the road to anti-idol has gone for more than half a century!

In the United States, in such an era of anti-idol, anti-classic, anti-sacredness, emphasizing difference, choice, diversification and ambiguity, idols are produced as quickly as idols are abandoned. In Hongkong, China, when Stephen Chow created a series of anti-heroes and anti-idols with his own nonsense, such as A Chinese Odyssey, Detective Ouchi 007 and king of comedy, this anti-idol figure also became a new absolute idol. When Stephen Chow got farther and farther away from the funny spirit, Stephen Chow became serious, and he was gradually forgotten. The absurdity of life is often here.

William admitted in the interview that he wanted to sing as a career, but it all came so suddenly that even he felt a little at a loss. Without everything that made him famous, would William still be an idol worshipped by some people?