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照遍香港的鏡

如果仍有香港2021年度漢字這類選舉,「鏡」字當選或許不會令人意外。

這個鏡當然是指照遍全港的MIRROR團隊。


鏡團為何走紅,坊間已有大量分析了,我也湊熱鬧,談談個人認為這股熱潮獨特之處和前景。

第一是這股熱潮無孔不入,不計舖天蓋地的廣告和奪目的應援,當個別成員的肖像可以成為學生功課的題材,而《蒙着嘴說愛你》可以成為幼稚園畢業歌和被立法會主席引用歌詞,足見團員和其歌曲如何深入民心。

第二是一眾鏡仔的「真實感」,究竟有多少是為了形象需要、多少是真性情,也許只有他們和經理人知道,但起碼大眾都容易看到他們的性情和(沒這麼多修飾的較真實)面目,由AK因獎項落空而「黑面」、姜濤的迷惘乃至Edan的嚷着媽媽要水餃,都會令觀眾感受到他們平常人的一面,有着平常人的情緒和喜怒哀樂,是平常人的一種反映和一面鏡——試問誰人生中沒類似的經歷?

第三就是MIRROR的經營模式,有人分析過,鏡團既有全團發展,又有個人甚至個別配搭發展,潛力可以是無窮的。筆者對樂壇認識畢竟有限,但一個樂隊及其個別成員能同時走紅,不論在香港或世界各地,都實屬得來不易。鏡團隊員的全方位發展,出道才三年多便涉足歌、影、視,既符合香港的速食文化,在最短的時間做最多的事,同時也是鍛煉團員和提升其曝光率的最快途徑。

MIRROR在兩三年內持續走紅基本上沒懸念,不過並非沒有挑戰的。個別已能獨當一面的成員固然要努力鞏固自己的實力和地位,而後進者要如何扶持,令全隊均勻發展,是須認真考慮的問題,這些後進者,要面對的競爭,來自隊內外皆有,而且只會日漸劇烈,隨着新人不斷湧現及水平的提升(例如比較《全民造星》第四季和第一季的冠軍晉身路),後進者想出頭就必須付出更多努力和心思。

至於姜濤豪言有信心香港樂壇會再次成為亞洲第一,相信會為很多港人樂見。香港近兩年的急速褪色,已令不少人對這個地方失望和絕望,樂壇似是香港僅餘仍可發圍及有作為的環節,香港音樂也是僅餘少數能凝聚人心的工具及代表香港的標誌,廣東歌之所以去年興起,不只是純粹一股純追星熱,背後是還有社會因素的。任何文化和藝術發展,需要給創作人空間,但在新的政治環境和氣氛下會否再收緊會是一個隱憂。

另外,如果衝出香港做亞一甚至世一,音樂人少不免都要用世界「霸權」語言英文或全球華人共通的華語發表作品,防彈少年團BTS事業更上一層樓,在外國有更多人認識和追捧,或多或少都靠英文歌,而未有北上潮時,香港的當紅歌手都會推出不少華語歌曲,能打破此定律的,也許可能只有跳唱:韓國PSY用韓文唱Gangnam Style,曾在全球掀起熱潮,也是令西方社會認識和感受韓國流行文化的重要一幕;Anson Lo的《Megahit》成功在全球多地戶外屏幕播放,除了反映神徒的威力無遠弗屆,亦因為跳唱的確較易打破文化界限為人接受——試想播《Dear My Friend,》的話,如果聽眾不懂中文可以投入情感嗎?姜濤的宏願,可不是朝夕之事,要靠鏡團中人及其他藝人慢慢摸索了。

作為鏡粉,我當然希望MIRROR表現蒸蒸日上,並期待團員和香港其他音樂人努力不懈——套用《WARROIR》歌詞——帶領香港「浩浩蕩蕩迎來另一新世紀」!


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