Ram Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 A pretty girl who won national fame after singing at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was only miming. Wearing a red dress and pigtails, Lin Miaoke charmed a worldwide audience with a rendition of “Ode to the Motherland”. But the singer was Yang Peiyi, who was not allowed to appear because she is not as "flawless" as nine-year-old Lin. The show's musical director said Lin was used because it was in the best interests of the country. The revelation follows news that a fireworks display used during the opening ceremony was apparently faked. 'Smiling angel' Speaking on Beijing Radio station, musical director Chen Qigang said the organisers needed a girl with both a good image and a good voice. They faced a dilemma because although Lin was prettier, seven-year-old Yang had the better voice, Mr Chen said. "After several tests, we decided to put Lin Miaoke on the live picture, while using Yang Peiyi's voice," he told the radio station. "The reason for this is that we must put our country's interest first," he added. "The girl appearing on the picture must be flawless in terms of her facial expression and the great feeling she can give to people." Singer Lin, who is being called the "smiling angel", has already become a media celebrity because of her performance. She told state-run China Daily that she felt "so beautiful" in the red dress she wore during the performance. Her dad told the newspaper that she already had fans all over the country. According to Chinese news reports, Yang said she did not regret the decision. "I'm satisfied to have had my voice in the opening ceremony," she said. This is the second "fake" story about the opening ceremony Viewers around the world saw a display in which 29 firework "footprints" travelled across Beijing from south to north. But a senior official from the Beijing organising committee (Bocog) confirmed on Tuesday that footage of the display had been produced before the big night. This was provided to broadcasters for "convenience and theatrical effects", according to Wang Wei, Bocog's executive vice-president. "Because of poor visibility, some previously recorded footage may have been used," he told a daily press conference. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7556058.stm ---------------- This has been causing a furore in big circles, since people think Chinese officials chose to showcase a 'prettier girl', rather than allow the girl who sang the actual song to perform live, since, in their assessment, the girl whose voice was better wasnt good-looking enough. Many people are saying it sets a very bad precedent, with regards to discrimination based on looks.
jf1gp_1 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Many people are saying it sets a very bad precedent, with regards to discrimination based on looks. Our movie stars did the exact same thing while promoting 2010 Delhi commonwealth games in Aus
DadaRocks Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 both r cute except the real girl have crooked teeth...they cud have used fake teeth for her
Sachinism Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Other things were also fake about the opening ceremony http://www.athlists.com/?p=36
Predator_05 Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Indians shouldn't be bothered by this. All the stupid song and dance routines in Bollywood films are lip-synced. Why not pull Lata onto the set and have her prance around instead of making some Indian actress lip-sync her voice ? hmmm
punjabi_khota Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Indians shouldn't be bothered by this. All the stupid song and dance routines in Bollywood films are lip-synced. Why not pull Lata onto the set and have her prance around instead of making some Indian actress lip-sync her voice ? hmmm That will be KLPD. MASSIVE.:giggle:
Ram Posted August 13, 2008 Author Posted August 13, 2008 Most of our societies are already over-obsessed with appearances of people anyways. Every man wants that chiselled-jaw and a six-pace, while every women strives for those curves.. there is so much fuss and hoopla about beauty paegents and millions of magazines selling beauty tips. The truth is though, a vast majority of our population dont have the chiselled looks or those attaractive curves. Unfortunately, they're made to feel 'inferior' and bad about themselves. Such being the case, this incident just goes onto show how important it is, for you to look good and presentable. Unfortunate!
Guest dada_rocks Posted August 13, 2008 Posted August 13, 2008 Fact each and everyone on this face of earth has bias to one or another degre for the beuty in his/her own perception. It's so ingrained that it has become a second nature. This is too much tamasha over a non-issue..
Ram Posted August 13, 2008 Author Posted August 13, 2008 The problem seems to be fact that the girl, who appeared in the opening ceremony, has become really popular in China after that event, which probably isnt surprising. People were mesmerized by her angelic looks and sweet voice. Now, those very people find it offending that they were actually fooled by the organizers and voice that sang the song wasnt the girl's, but someone else's.
beetle Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 If they had mentioned that the voice belonged to Yang Peiyi,and the other one was performing on it...it would have been fine.This is deceitful.It can't be compared to bollywood where it is never assumed that theactors are singers too. The singers are given their due. But then you can't expect the chinese to be just.They are like this only!
THX_1138 Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 i reserve my judgment on their looks till they turn 18.
CC1981 Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 If they had mentioned that the voice belonged to Yang Peiyi,and the other one was performing on it...it would have been fine.This is deceitful.It can't be compared to bollywood where it is never assumed that theactors are singers too. The singers are given their due. But then you can't expect the chinese to be just.They are like this only! I agree with your post, but even with bollywood, this isnt as cut-n-dried. For us, who are indians and familiar with our culture, reading about our moviestars and singers, its a no-brainer. But i've encountered many foreigners who watch bollywood ( its very popular in arabia, parts of africa and plenty of goras here see bollywood too) who think that the song-n-dance are like their rock concerts/music shows, where the singers are dancing around with makeup as well. Some of them were shocked to find out its mimed as well.
CC1981 Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 i reserve my judgment on their looks till they turn 18. yup. Pretty disappointing when people are putting beauty-value judgement on kids. Most kids are a liberal mix of cute, annoying & self-centered, honest and emotional. Its rather sad to see this kind of values being instilled so early in the kids - where appearance of one type carries so much perks. These kids can easily grow up and change positions - with the one China considers ugly to be a super-hottie and the other ugly.
THX_1138 Posted August 17, 2008 Posted August 17, 2008 yup. Pretty disappointing when people are putting beauty-value judgement on kids. Most kids are a liberal mix of cute, annoying & self-centered, honest and emotional. Its rather sad to see this kind of values being instilled so early in the kids - where appearance of one type carries so much perks. These kids can easily grow up and change positions - with the one China considers ugly to be a super-hottie and the other ugly. yeah all that stuff and that they turn legal at 18.
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