標(biāo)題: [雙語(yǔ)] Why Chinese obsess over Michael Jackson [打印本頁(yè)] 作者: 老迷 時(shí)間: 2009-10-30 21:08 標(biāo)題: [雙語(yǔ)] Why Chinese obsess over Michael Jackson There's considerably more crotch-grabbing by Chinese impersonators of Michael Jackson than the King of Pop himself ever managed on stage. Beijing marked the global premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" new concert documentary with – an outdoor gala featuring some 60 professional Jackson impersonators. Similar shows were held in 10 other Chinese cities, including Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Jackson has a huge following in China. His appeal largely comes from his association with China's opening and economic reform, which kicked into gear in the 1980s, the height of the gloved one's popularity. "Michael Jackson was one of the first foreign mega-stars to have his music widely available in China," said David Moser, an American professor of Chinese studies at Capital Normal University in Beijing.
"So there is an entire generation of Chinese who remember him very vividly as an almost legendary character in their past, exactly at a time when they were first becoming aware of the world and coming of age."
Jackson's music was also an inspiration for an entire generation of Chinese musicians, said Zhang Rui, the 37-year-old founder of the Chinese Michael Jackson fan club. "When China was just opening up Chinese musicians didn't know much about Western music, they didn't know much about rock and roll. His music was very fresh at the time, very different from anything they had heard of before. And so we started to try something new. And now we can see many pop singers singing like Michael and dancing like Michael."
Chinese fascination with Jackson also stems from his fans' perception of him as someone who genuinely wanted to solve the world's problems. "He is very pure, he is very innocent," said Zhang. "He keeps innocence in his heart, everything around him is very complicated, but that is Michael Jackson."
And like Jackson fans everywhere, Chinese fans dismiss the negative press including the accusations of child molestation. Bai Bing, a 28– year-old market researcher from Beijing, said
"Just listen to his songs. Listen to the words and you can tell he is so kind hearted. He wanted to heal the world." If anything, Jackson's death has catapulted him into even greater fame in China.