On February 14, the topic "Faye Wong appeared at the Spring Festival Gala rehearsal" became a hot topic without warning. This is her sixth time on the Spring Festival Gala stage.
In 1998, "Meet You Again" sung with Na Ying opened the symphony of enlightenment; in 2010, the song "Legend" became popular in the streets; in 2012, "Because of Love", a duet with Eason Chan, once again became a phenomenon. In 2018, he collaborated with Na Ying again in "Years" after 20 years, and dreamed back to "Meet in 1998"; in 2025, he sang the special single "What the World Gave to Me" for the Year of the Snake, creating a peak ratings of 34.86% for singing and dancing programs.
This year, her popularity is still unabated. Even before the Spring Festival Gala started, the song "The Moment You and I Experience" has already been on the hot search list. She is worthy of being a queen.
However, some netizens are not optimistic about this song. Its original name is "A Hundred Years of River is Just a Moment You and I Experience." It is a very niche song. The original singer is the band ZaZaZsu, which is composed of two students from Peking University. They have a hit single that is very popular on short video platforms – "Love River".
Finally, the much-anticipated stage is here! But it seems…a little unsatisfactory?
After watching it, many netizens all said in unison: It seemed really ordinary, even a bit ugly, and the ending was also very hasty. There was no climax in the whole process, and it just ended like that? Sure enough, it also confirmed the previous doubts of netizens about the song selection.
The only thing that can be said to be pretty good is the special effects. The pictures this time are indeed beautiful.
Maybe it's because expectations are too high. After all, before the show started, everyone saw the diva coming out again, and coupled with her record in previous years, they basically assumed that another hit song was about to be born. .
Looking back at Faye Wong's previous five performances, she is indeed a god.
1998: "Meet in 1998"
In 1998, the first Spring Festival after Hong Kong returned to the embrace of the motherland, Faye Wong stepped onto the Spring Festival Gala stage for the first time and performed "Meet You in 1998" with Na Ying.
That year, Faye Wong was 29 years old. She wore the iconic "double ball hair", paired with silver eye makeup and a simple long skirt. This look could be described as "shocking" at the time, breaking the usual red and festive tone of the Spring Festival Gala stage.
Na Ying's strong and steady and Faye Wong's ethereal and ethereal complement each other, and the melody of "Come on, let's meet at 98" quickly swept the streets. Tape sales skyrocketed, KTV karaoke rates dominated the charts for several months, and even sparked a trend of "date body" advertising copywriting.
27 years later, when the melody sounded again, those born in the 1970s heard the aftertaste of idealism, those born in the 1980s recalled the ignorance of youth, and those born in the 1990s felt the passionate era of their parents. Music critics said: "Every note of this song is soaked in the mood of the times. When the melody sounds, it is a rewind moment for the whole of China."
2010: "Legend"
After fading out of the music scene for five years, Faye Wong once again appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage in 2010, presenting Li Jian's "Legend".
This time, she wore a rainbow-striped skirt with pink stockings, and without the support of dancers, she conquered the national audience with her emotional singing. "Just because I looked at you one more time in the crowd." When Faye Wong sang these lyrics with an ethereal voice, Li Jian's song, which had been dormant for seven years, became an overnight hit, making Li Jian jump from an independent musician to a national-level singer, and "Legend" became the first phenomenon-level hit scene in the digital era.
2012: "Because of Love"
In 2012, Faye Wong sang "Because of Love" with Eason Chan, which was the most controversial in her Spring Festival Gala career. Feng Xiaogang ridiculed her for "changing from natural sounds back to human voices."
However, despite the flaws in the performance, this song still became a hit song for male and female duets in KTV, and its popularity continues to this day.
2018: "Years"
In 2018, Faye Wong and Na Ying reunited on the same stage after 20 years to sing "Years".
This time, Faye Wong appeared in a purple stretch gauze skirt. As the two slowly walked towards each other from opposite ends of the stage, the camera scanned the fine lines in their eyes and the tacit understanding of their smiles. The audience realized that it had been twenty years since "Meet You Again".
"The clouds are very light, the wind is very clear, let the stars float up and down." Faye Wong and Na Ying held hands, once again moving the audience across the country. The lyrics of this song were filled in by the two of them themselves, in the name of time to retain the innocence and beauty that cannot be changed by time.
2025: "What the World Gave to Me"
In the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake in 2025, Faye Wong appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the fifth time after seven years. She sang the solo song "What the World Gives to Me" to an emotional point. With tears in her eyes, she clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly.
"People's Daily" published an article by music critic Li Wan, saying that the song "responds to people's mentality in recent years and shows the kind of understanding and affirmation after experiencing some worldly events."
In the end, this performance "made the whole of China cry", and netizens called it "the healing song of the year".
From 1998 to 2026, 28 years have passed. Faye Wong's singing voice of "It's like listening to fairy music and my ears are temporarily bright" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It's no wonder that everyone had such high expectations before she appeared on the stage.
The look is changing, the songs are changing, the form is changing…but what the audience hopes remains unchanged is her ability to cleanse people's hearts on stage. However, judging from the current comments from netizens, Faye Wong this time may not meet expectations.
