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VotingfortheTVadvertthemesongforautomotivegiantToyota'slatestreleaselastedmorethan20days.Intheend,"ColourfulDays",byPuShu,waschosenbycloseto50,000fansasthethemesongforthehypedupTVcommercial.
ItwasreleasedasasingleandhasbeenontheAsiaMusicBillboardforthepastfiveweeks.
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Inadditiontothethirty-secondversionwenowseeonTV,thereisafive-minutemusicvideotokeepthemusicandtheplotinonepiece.
Havinggivenupschoolformusic10yearsago,withouteverponderingwhatlifeasamusicianwouldbelike,PuShu'sfameandsuccesswereneverplanned.
"I'manunqualifiedcommercializedsingerandachildlookingforcomfort"ishowPuShudescribeshimself."I'mambiguous,contradictingmyselfinbetweenthepursuitofauthenticmusicandthecompromiseofVanityFair."
Perhapsthatambiguityletshimpushforbettermusic."Everyone'saimingfor'mainstream'musicthesedays.There'snomoreoriginality,justabunchofcopycats.There'salotwecouldlearnfromtheWestintermsofmusic.Youdon'thavetoplaymainstreammusictogetnoticedthere,"PuShusaysopenly,withoutthinkingtoomuch,asalways.
Comparedwiththosearoundhim,PuShujustfeelsluckytobeabletoturnhisinspirationsintothefinalproduct."IusedtobelievethatIhadto'wait'forinspirationtocome.IrealizedthatI'vegotwaytoomanymessagesthatIwanttocommunicateinsuchshorttime.Waitingforinspirationistofoolmyselfandisawasteoftime."
PuShu'slastalbum,"I'mGoingtotheYear2000"wasreleasedin1999.Sincethan,theaudienceanticipationneverdeclined,inspiteofthelongwait.Preparationsforthelatestalbumarewellunderitsway,andit'sdueattheendofthemonth.