2017.04.21 Hebe Breaks Down At Concert
At a recent IF Plus Concert in Changsha, Hebe lost control over her emotions and broke down onstage whilst performing “My Love”. Down with a severe cold that triggered not only her sinus but also affected her vocal cords, she was noticeably putting in extra efforts to every song performed, in an attempt to ensure a good show is delivered to the audience. However, it was not hard to notice the singer had problems hitting certain notes and some words were audibly lost in longer notes. Still, she put up a strong performance despite her throat inflammation from the bad cold.
Nearing the end of the concert, Hebe broke down whilst performing “My Love”, a song she had been having challenges suppressing her emotions in concerts. Her voice trailed off and when fans automatically picked up the song, singing out loud, she was touched and it spurred tears to stream down. It was rare for Hebe to have lost control over her emotions onstage, where she is known for hardly being able to cry (especially publicly) despite overwhelming emotions. However, in consideration of her physical state that night, along with a song that holds a deep meaning for her, perhaps it becomes unavoidable for her to have cried.
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20170421 My Love (Segment Video)
*Credits to 一块围巾 for video, Aipo Lin for upload
20170421 My Love (Full Video)
*Credits to 渺小宇翼_ for video
At the end of this segment, when Hebe finally gets to talk, she shared that she was so touched by the audience when they chimed in, supporting her in the best way she could ever wish for. She joked that it was lucky she was able to regain quickly and suppressed her feelings fast, preventing herself from crying further and successfully completing the songs following “My Love”. She also profusely apologised to the audience, for a concert performance which she felt was not up to mark, whilst admitting that she has been unwell – down with a severe cold. Fans shouted that it was okay, still, she was immensely apologetic and blamed herself for not having performed at her best standards when everyone was looking forth to a great show. She was losing her voice at this juncture, from the obvious strain she has put on her vocals in an attempt to perform to the best possible.
At the Changsha concert, Hebe also performs a cover, “Actor (演員)”, which was a hit during her performance at the reality TV show “Sound of My Dream (夢想的聲音)”. Again, she blamed herself for being unable to perform the song to her best standards, as she knew many people were looking forth to hearing her sing this live. Perhaps unhappy with her performance at Changsha, Hebe performed this song again in Fuzhou, the following week as she recovers from the cold.
20170421 Actor 演員 (Full Video)
*Credits to Aipo Lin
Photos
*Credits to 思维敏捷的熊宝宝 , 渺小_星空噗 , belief from Weibo
Trivia: Did you know that Hebe likes to call her fans, “My Love”, since the debut of the song? She always affectionately gifts this song to her fans during her concerts, a tradition since the Taipei celebratory concert “To My Love” in 2011.
The other time she broke down in public was the mini concert for her 3rd album. When she was misunderstood for her intentions, she purely just wanted to be closer with her fans.
From my perspective, the reason she broke down in this concert is the inability to perform at her best (As she was sick of course)
With “My Love” carrying such great significance, it’s no wonder she will be frustrated not being able to bring out her best performance.
The reason I like Hebe so much is her affections for her fans, she will always try to connect with them via social media or during concert where she will make time to recognise the boards her fans specially made. I have never felt such heart warmness
Cont… Never felt such heartwarming feeling from a singer before.