Wu Yifan's first album audition session was held in Beijing, exploring infinite possibilities

On October 25, Beijing time, the "Antares∈Galaxy Wu Yifan's debut album audition" was held in Beijing. The theme of the audition session is a pun, which not only means that Antares is a dazzling star in Galaxy, but also means that "Antares" is the first album of Wu Yifan, who loves Galaxy. Wu Yifan appeared at the audition and shared with media people and music critics the five new songs that had not yet been released on his debut album: "Antares","November Rain","Coupe","Explore", and "We Alive", and chatted with everyone about the song creation process and the stories behind it.

吴亦凡为首张专辑取名《Antares》，结合了东西方的两层含义。In Western astrology, Antares represents the heart of Scorpio, and in the eastern stars, it symbolizes the "heart of the blue dragon". Wu Yifan's music creation is like the album name has dual meanings of East and West. It not only integrates the concepts and elements of Eastern and Western music, but also reflects the musical aesthetics he wants to express. Wu Yifan, the debut album "Antares", a creative musician and music producer under Universal Music, has been pre-sold globally on October 19.

今年4月，吴亦凡与环球音乐签订全球专属音乐合约，正式成为环球音乐集团国际拓展计划的首位签约华人唱作人，与此同时环球音乐集团旗下厂牌Interscope Geffen A& M、Island Records U.K.也宣布将联手环球音乐中国共同为吴亦凡推广席卷全球的音乐作品。This coincides with Wu Yifan's original wish to "strive to become a bridge for music exchanges between the East and the West."

Wu Yifan's talent in music creation has long been recognized and noticed by music fans around the world.

吴亦凡在音乐创作方面表现出的才华早已备受全球乐迷肯定与瞩目。In 2016, the English single "July", which he personally participated in the creation and production of, hit No. 49 on the U.S. iTunes chart after its launch, becoming the first Chinese male singer to enter the Top 50 U.S. iTunes chart. A year later, the English single "Juice", which he participated in the songwriting and production of, not only ranked 28th on the iTunes chart in the United States, but also became the movie interlude and global promotional song of the Hollywood movie "Extreme Agents 3" in which he participated. Since then, whether it is a personal pioneer EP "6" or a single, Wu Yifan's music works have continuously set sales records on major digital music platforms at home and abroad, reaching the top of major charts.

今年5月18日，吴亦凡推出首张专辑的首支单曲《Like That》，这也是吴亦凡正式和环球音乐集团签订专属音乐合约后推出的第一首音乐作品。After its release, the song attracted strong attention around the world. In less than an hour and a half after its launch, it successfully won the first place in the U.S. iTunes General Chart and the U.S. iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Chart; it topped the U.S. iTunes Double Chart for 93 consecutive hours, with a total of more than 162 hours to top the top, setting a new record for Chinese. At the same time, it also ranked 73rd on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, setting the highest score for a Chinese singer on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. Subsequently, the first Chinese single "Tiandi" was launched online, reaching the top of 11 in just 24 hours, and won the top 13 rankings on its first weekend of launch. At this point, more music fans have expressed expectations for Wu Yifan's first album.

Wu Yifan has always been as mysterious as Antares. All everyone can imagine and understand is only a certain dimension of him. In order to allow more industry media and music critics to see his growth and identity as an all-round musician who writes lyrics, composers and produces through music, Universal Music Group held a audition for Wu Yifan's first album "Antares" in Beijing, inviting industry leaders to experience the great charm and creative talent of "International Fan" music in advance.

一直以来吴亦凡犹如Antares般神秘，大家所能想象与了解到的仅仅是他某个维度，为了能让更多行业媒体、乐评人，通过音乐看到这些年他在音乐方面的成长与兼备作词、作曲、制作的全能型音乐人身份，环球音乐集团特在京举办吴亦凡首张专辑《Antares》试听会，力邀行业领袖提前感受“国际凡”音乐中的巨大魅力与创作才华。At the Beijing audition for the "Antares" album, Wu Yifan shared with media people and music critics the five new songs that had not yet been released on the album: "Antares","November Rain","Coupe","Explore","We Alive", and shared with you the song creation process and the details behind it.

吴亦凡现场表示《Antares》作为自己首张专辑的同名曲，也是专辑的第一首歌曲，Antares，天蝎座α星，是Galaxy（银河系）中的一颗红超巨星，在东方星宿中，意象着“苍龙之心”。"This is the first song on the album. It's more about bringing everyone into my world first. This is a song that will get you started (on this album)." "November Rain" that was played later was the lead song of the first album. This is a work with a particularly warm original intention. Because Wu Yifan himself was born in November, the rain in November has some special significance to him. He lived in Guangzhou since he was a child. It always rained in November. Later, he went to Vancouver to study. The seasons there were very similar to Guangzhou, and it still rained in November. In Wu Yifan's view, the rain in November has a lot to do with him, just as some music needs to be found to hear it. "Coupe" is a melodic rap song with a clear sense of rhythm. Wu Yifan laughed and joked: "I wrote this song mainly to tell everyone what my life is like and what kind of things I like." At the same time,"Coupe" will also be officially launched in the mainland as the lead single on October 29, taking the lead in pre-sales of the debut album "Antares" that opens on the same day. Also well received at the audition was the single "Explore" on the album. This song "Explore" is a song that is partial to love songs and girls. "We Alive" was the last song to be played at the audition session that day. Wu Yifan said when introducing this song: "It's a relatively upbeat and more atmospheric song on the album. Listening to this song, you will feel an appropriate energy value." Wu Yifan also said on the spot that he hoped that after listening to this album completely, he could clearly know what kind of music he likes, what kind of music he is making, and what he wants to express, which means that music can explain it for him. That's great.

据悉，11月2日，吴亦凡首张专辑《Antares》将在全球正式上线，整张专辑包括已经发行的《Like That》、《天地》、《Hold Me Down》（中文版）、《Freedom》、《悟》、《Coupe》等在内的14首歌曲，吴亦凡亲自担纲词曲创作和制作。I believe that with the full support and cooperation of Universal Music Group, the high-quality international music works and firm attitude of "International Fan" will be felt by more listeners around the world.