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Super Girls: a double-edged sword for Chinese
By Guan Xiaomeng (Chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2005-08-31 15:18
Though the curtain has fell on the 2005 "Super Girls" contest hosted by Hunan
Satellite Television, a provincial television station known for its brand-new
entertaining content one after another, a nationwide craze for "Super Girl" has
not cooled down.
People all over the country, female or male, young or old, educated or not,
at work or at home, are debating this most eye-catching entertainment TV show
ever, with both hails and jeers. It is reported that "Super Girl" generated even
more ratings than that of the benchmark Spring Festival Eve gala party of CCTV,
China's central television station.
Among the good words, quite a number of people argue that "Super Girl"
creates a stage with equal opportunity for ordinary girls who are not talented
at singing but dreaming of showing themselves, which was cited as the heartthrob
to grab participations and eyeballs.
Zhang Hanyun, 16-year-old, last year's "Super Girl" third place holder from
Sichuan Province, was unknown before she performed on the stage.
But unfortunately not all the opportunities lead to happy endings, though the
girls have sung to their hearts' content, some ended up with sadness, or even,
tragedy. It is reported that a 15-year-old girl from central China's Hunan
Province who dreamed of becoming Super Girl but dissatisfied with her figure
died of organ failure caused by hunger.
Zen Yi, a
16-year-old girl from central China's Hunan Province dies of organ failure
caused by hunger on August 22, 2005. |
| It is
true that chances come to those who grab it, but one should have a real and
objective self-appraisal before one sets to do something challenging. Huang Xin,
a 36-year-old short and flat-busted "Super Girl" contestant won thousands of
fans overnight and her performance sent shocking waves since the launch of the
program.
"We admire Huang Xin because she still keeps a healthy and young heart, which
is difficult for lots of people," one of the fans of Huang said. "She is
magnanimous. I believe that in real life she is the same--tolerant and
open-minded," the fan added.
 
Huang Xin from
Sichuan Province, known as the "red-dressed patriarch" sends shocking
waves by her debute on the "Super Girl" stage. |
| If the
poor girl from Hunan had been tolerant and open-minded with her own figure, she
wouldn't have ended up with the invaluable sacrifice. Anyway what the "Super
Girl" stage upholds is a brand-new slogan "sing as you want", regardless of
one's appearance and age, as what has been learnt from Huang's performance. "Why
not have one's own dreams as an ordinary person?" the fan of Huang mentioned
above asked.
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