Rainie Yang Tears Up Recalling 'Singer' Meltdown, Shares Inner Journey
Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Singer Rainie Yang tearfully recalled her "meltdown" experience on the live broadcast of "Singer 2024" two years ago.
- She explained that she wanted to step out of her comfort zone and challenge herself, but overthinking led to a performance below her expectations.
- Yang shared her feelings to encourage a newcomer, emphasizing her love for performing as the reason she returned to music variety shows despite her fears.
Taiwanese singer Rainie Yang became emotional as she recounted her experience of a "meltdown" during the live broadcast of the music competition show "Singer 2024" two years ago. While performing on a different show, "The Voice of Heaven 7," Yang became tearful when asked about handling performance setbacks, drawing parallels to her "Singer" experience.
Although I wanted to be calm, sometimes thinking too much and wanting to do well too much, in the end, I might completely fail to meet my own expectations, and even exceed a state and performance that I have never heard before.
Yang explained that her intention in joining "Singer 2024" was to push beyond her comfort zone. However, she admitted that excessive thinking and a strong desire to perform well ultimately led to a result that fell short of her own expectations, in a way she had never encountered before.
Despite the past difficulties, Yang expressed her courage to return to music variety shows stems from her deep love for performing. She believes that succumbing to fear or prioritizing self-protection would mean losing opportunities to engage in activities she enjoys. Her heartfelt sharing moved the audience.
If I am afraid or need to protect myself, I will lose the opportunity to do what I like to do.
Responding to fan concerns, Yang later posted on social media, asking them not to worry about her. She explained that she shared her innermost feelings to encourage a newcomer, as requested by a music critic. She assured her fans that her emotions were genuine and not intended to cause them distress.
I saw the show and hope everyone doesn't feel sorry for me. It's because the music critic asked me to encourage the newcomer, so I was willing to share my deepest feelings.
Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.