On August 9, Gloria Tang Tsz-kei, also known on stage as G.E.M., officially released the debut song "Gloria" of her new album, which opened the prelude to the series.
G.E.M.’s brand-new album of the musical series Revelation is based on the concept of Afterland. The music video of the opening track "Gloria" reveals a totally different world of a mixture of fantasy and reality where the devout heart is strengthened despite the shattered hope, which provides an immersive experience to the audience in the grand Afterland who will marvel at the fantastic visual wonders.
Her first musical series by the same name Revelation presents every piece of the entire album in the form of a series. Being the main creator, screenwriter, and producer for the first time, the Christian singer jointly created a 14-episode music video for the musical series with the director Lin Bo, an all-around video creator.
A seemingly independent music video for every song in the album is actually an indispensable part of a continuous narrative of a saga. G.E.M. said frankly, "In this era of fragmentation, very few audiences are patient enough to listen to a song completely. Yet, I have 14 revelations that I consider extremely precious to share with them. Eventually, I came up with a new type of musical series which hopefully can attract the audience to listen to each piece of the album carefully.”
Therefore, G.E.M. started script-writing for the first time in her life, creating her first original story.
G.E.M. is one of the most influential female singers in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2008, debuting in Hong Kong at the age of 16, she not only conquered a large number of music fans with her powerful and penetrating voice but also swept awards on many pop music charts. Having achieved remarkable results, many of her albums won quite many professional pop chart awards. In addition to a series of domestic performances, G.E.M. also added a two-year global tour to her rich performance experience. At the age of 27, she has already held over 140 performances in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Her undeniable musical influence landed her on the Forbes "30 Under 30" list, also qualified her as the winner of the Breakthrough Prizes (a foundation in partnership with NASA), and got her included in the BBC 100 Women, affirming her contribution and power in world music.
The lyrics of her new song describe a girl named Gloria living in a dark world before dawn. Despite the difficult circumstances, she believes that there is no fear in love which constantly flows to overcome any other power. Full of ardent hope for the future, she can also sense God is willing to carry her burden, comfort her, and take her to fly at any time. She believes that His love can lift up a collapsing world and never leave her alone. With patience in her heart, she hopes that He who grants love will come back soon.
In the video, magnificent scenes reenacting the story of Moses splitting the Red Sea in the Book of Exodus clearly convey the Christian values of resolution and aspiration shown in "leaving Egypt". On the Road to the Red Sea, a door that contains only the light of truth stands to lead believers to love and eternity.
- Translated by Shuya Wang
8月9日，邓紫棋新专辑首发曲——《Gloria》正式发行，拉开了连续剧的序章。
G.E.M.邓紫棋以元宇宙概念打造的音乐连续剧全新专辑《启示录》发布首支先行曲《Gloria》MV。亦幻亦真的荒原异世、希望破灭下的虔诚之心，让观众沉浸于宏大的元宇宙世界，为梦幻般的视觉奇观而惊叹。
邓紫棋首创同名音乐连续剧《启示录》是以连续剧形式呈现整张专辑每一首歌， 首次担任主创、编剧及监制的她，联同全能影像创作人林博导演共同打造14集音乐连续剧MV。
整张专辑每一首歌都有一个独立MV，串起来却是一个有连续剧情的大故事。 邓紫棋坦言：“在这个碎片时代，已经很少观众有耐心完整听完一首歌，但是我却有14首我认为极其珍贵的启示想与大家分享，终于我想到了音乐连续剧这一种新的形式，希望能吸引观众用心听完专辑里的每首作品。” （==英文当summary）
为此，邓紫棋开始了人生中第一次的剧本写作，创作了属于自己的第一个原创故事。
邓紫棋是中港台三地最具影响力的女歌手之一，2008年，16岁的她于香港出道，即以极富力量和穿透力的声线征服广大乐迷，并横扫多个流行榜奖项。邓紫棋发行的多张专辑成绩斐然，获得多个专业流行榜奖项肯定，邓紫棋演出经验非常丰富，除了在国内的一系列表演，还包括为期两年的全球巡回演出，年仅27岁，邓紫棋已经在澳洲、加拿大、马来西亚、新西兰、美国及英国等多个地方，举办超过140场演出。邓紫棋的音乐影响力毋庸置疑，除了为她赢得福布斯《30 Under 30》名人榜一席位外，也令她成为“美国太空总署美国科学突破奖”及英国BBC“年度百大女性”的得主，肯定了她在全球乐坛的贡献和实力。
在她这首新歌的歌词中，描写的是一个叫Gloria的女生，她生活在一个黎明前的黑暗世界。虽然环境艰难，但她相信，在爱里没有惧怕，没有任何力量可以胜过川流不息的爱。她对未来充满热切的盼望，她也可以感知到那一位愿意背负她的重担，那一位可以安慰她，随时带她飞翔。她相信那份爱可以容下天崩地塌，那份爱更不会离开她，她也愿意带着忍耐的心，期待这份施爱者快点回来。
MV引用了圣书出埃及记中摩西劈开红海的故事画面，清晰传达出，基督徒价值观中的“离开埃及”的决心与呼唤。MV中的红海之路设有一扇门，那门里只有真理之光，为信者通向爱与永恒而预备。
快讯｜邓紫棋新专《启示录》第一支MV“Gloria”发行
On August 9, Gloria Tang Tsz-kei, also known on stage as G.E.M., officially released the debut song "Gloria" of her new album, which opened the prelude to the series.
G.E.M.’s brand-new album of the musical series Revelation is based on the concept of Afterland. The music video of the opening track "Gloria" reveals a totally different world of a mixture of fantasy and reality where the devout heart is strengthened despite the shattered hope, which provides an immersive experience to the audience in the grand Afterland who will marvel at the fantastic visual wonders.
Her first musical series by the same name Revelation presents every piece of the entire album in the form of a series. Being the main creator, screenwriter, and producer for the first time, the Christian singer jointly created a 14-episode music video for the musical series with the director Lin Bo, an all-around video creator.
A seemingly independent music video for every song in the album is actually an indispensable part of a continuous narrative of a saga. G.E.M. said frankly, "In this era of fragmentation, very few audiences are patient enough to listen to a song completely. Yet, I have 14 revelations that I consider extremely precious to share with them. Eventually, I came up with a new type of musical series which hopefully can attract the audience to listen to each piece of the album carefully.”
Therefore, G.E.M. started script-writing for the first time in her life, creating her first original story.
G.E.M. is one of the most influential female singers in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In 2008, debuting in Hong Kong at the age of 16, she not only conquered a large number of music fans with her powerful and penetrating voice but also swept awards on many pop music charts. Having achieved remarkable results, many of her albums won quite many professional pop chart awards. In addition to a series of domestic performances, G.E.M. also added a two-year global tour to her rich performance experience. At the age of 27, she has already held over 140 performances in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Her undeniable musical influence landed her on the Forbes "30 Under 30" list, also qualified her as the winner of the Breakthrough Prizes (a foundation in partnership with NASA), and got her included in the BBC 100 Women, affirming her contribution and power in world music.
The lyrics of her new song describe a girl named Gloria living in a dark world before dawn. Despite the difficult circumstances, she believes that there is no fear in love which constantly flows to overcome any other power. Full of ardent hope for the future, she can also sense God is willing to carry her burden, comfort her, and take her to fly at any time. She believes that His love can lift up a collapsing world and never leave her alone. With patience in her heart, she hopes that He who grants love will come back soon.
In the video, magnificent scenes reenacting the story of Moses splitting the Red Sea in the Book of Exodus clearly convey the Christian values of resolution and aspiration shown in "leaving Egypt". On the Road to the Red Sea, a door that contains only the light of truth stands to lead believers to love and eternity.
- Translated by Shuya Wang
G.E.M. Releases First MV ‘Gloria’ of New Album Revelation
