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攝影 Photography david hartung 東方故事 East Side Story 我們走入「澳門銀河」私人會所【紅伶】後台，與平易近人的 東方聯盟成員暢談。文：theresa harold theresa harold meets the amiable members of Far East Movement, as they prepare to take the stage at CHINA ROUGE

近午夜時分，我正置 t’s nearly midnight, and I’m sitting 身於「澳門銀河TM」 backstage with Far East Movement 的私人會所【紅伶】 at CHINA ROUGE, Galaxy 將後台。我約了準備 MacauTM’s exclusive performance 在稍後的追月夜派對錶演的東方聯 I lounge. The group, whose hits include 盟（Far East Movement）作一場 the platinum-selling singles Like a G6 專訪，他們也很高興可以趁這個機 and Turn Up the Love, are getting ready 會，放鬆一下出場前的緊張情緒。 to perform for Macau’s finest at the Full 我發現他們雖然不像其他男子團 Moon Party later, but for now they’re 體般以相同打扮示人，卻依然符合 more than happy to chill. 賞心悅目的帥氣、休閒原則。 Unlike pop music’s boy bands, there’s 坐在沙發最遠角落的DJ Virman no group dress code that I can discern 一身全黑，配上火焰般的鮮紅運 – though the members of Far East 動鞋顯得十分搶眼；他旁邊的 Movement are sat, rather pleasingly, in Prohgress脖子繫着蝴蝶領結，搭 a “casual, smart, casual, smart” order. DJ 配吊帶，可說是最整潔的嘻哈音樂 Virman is sat farthest away on the corner 人；J-Splif身上穿的是最近宣佈與 sofa, dressed in head-to-toe black save 其合作的洛杉磯潮牌X-Large的運 for his flaming-red trainers. Prohgress is 動衣；樂隊主音Kev Nish則以黑 next, looking like the most dapper man in 外套、白襯衫搭配一條迷幻風格的 hip-hop with his bow tie/braces combo. 口袋巾，一派溫文爾雅的型男打 Beside him, J-Splif is sporting a shirt by 扮。不過稍後上台時，他們都會換 LA brand X-Large, with whom the band 上X-Large為他們設計的全白工作 have recently announced a collaboration. 服，Prohgress則保留蝴蝶領結。 Kev Nish completes the quartet in a 這個新近竄起的嘻哈組合頗受注 debonair look comprised of black jacket, 意，大熱作品包括創下白金銷量的 white shirt and psychedelic pocket 單曲「Like a G6」和「Turn Up the square. In just over an hour, the quartet Love」。他們原是洛杉磯地下樂 will take to the stage wearing matching 團，後來成為第一個擁有告示牌排 white overalls designed by X-Large – but 行榜冠軍大熱歌的亞裔美籍團體， Prohgress will keep his bow tie. 但所有成員依然十分謙遜。Nish Having risen from the LA underground 說：「我們上台前都會做點伸展運 scene to become the first Asian-American 動，還會一起祈禱。每場演出我們 group with a Billboard #1 hit, the band 都感謝神。這是一種激勵，讓我們 nonetheless remain firmly humble. “[Before 心存感激，我們很高興可以從事這 getting on stage] we stretch and we pray. 份喜愛的工作。」 We always thank god for every show,” says 東方聯盟由四位亞裔美籍團員組成 如果你覺得這種謙遜的態度跟他 Nish, the group’s de facto front man. “It’s a Far East Movement: 們的嘻哈音樂團體身份有點格格不 motivation thing to keep us grateful. We’re Kev Nish, J-Splif, Prohgress and DJ Virman 入，那麼也許你們該了解一下他們 happy to be doing this.” 的奮鬥歷程。 If this modest attitude seems at odds

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「『澳門銀河』很棒，這裡像個夢幻樂園。 我總是希望可以在這裡停留更久」

— Kev Nish

從早期在Cherrytree Records實 with their genre (hip-hop is, after all, 習，整天跑腿、買咖啡和影印，到 the natural domain of hype men), then 簽約、伴隨女神卡（Lady Gaga） it’s worth considering how hard they’ve 巡迴表演。他們表示，這一路走來 worked for this. From their early days 令人難忘。Nish說：「這段歷程的 interning at Cherrytree Records (“getting 確難以想像。另一件很棒的事就是 coffee and making copies all day”), to 電台開始播放我們的歌曲，例如洛 signing a contract and touring with Lady 杉磯的嘻哈電台Power 106。當我 Gaga, it’s certainly been a memorable 第一次打開收音機，聽見自己的歌 journey so far. “It’s crazy. Another [great] 聲時，那種感覺實在難以置信，因 thing has been getting a song on the 為那是我陪伴我成長的電台。」 radio, like [hip-hop station] Power 106 in 樂隊上次到澳門是為了領取2010 LA. For the first time, turning it on and 年度的Mnet亞洲音樂大獎，這也 hearing your voice – you just can’t believe 是他們事業上的重要里程碑。Nish it, because you grew up listening to that 說：「當時我們正在巡迴表演，因 radio station,” says Nish. 為時間延誤而錯過了班機，於是我 Another milestone for the band was 們在北京機場到處找另一班航機。 winning at the Mnet Asian Music Awards 後來終於抵達時頒獎典禮已經開 in 2010 – the last time they were in 始，我們大概換了五次直升機才到 Macau. “We were in the middle of a tour,” 達現場，真是瘋狂，不過，這就是 Nish explains. “We’d missed one of our 澳門！『澳門銀河TM』很棒，這裡 flights due to a delay, so we scrambled 像個夢幻樂園。我總是希望可以在 around Beijing airport for another flight. 東 方 聯 盟 於【 紅伶】演 出 的 盛 況 這裡停留更久。Virman喜歡到處看 The awards were already filming and we far east movement perform at china rouge 看，他可以整晚不睡，你或許會看 just pulled up – I think we had to take five GA L A X Y M C U 到他整晚在渡假城走廊踱步。」 helicopters or something crazy. But that’s

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東 方 聯 盟 與 興 奮 的【 紅伶】觀 眾 FAR EAST MOVEMENT ROCK THE CROWD at china rouge

Galaxy Macau is Macau! Galaxy MacauTM is amazing. This place is like Wonderland. I always amazing. This place wish I could spend more time here. And Virman, he likes to look around is like Wonderland. a little bit, so he might not sleep. You I wish I could spend could find him prowling the resort corridors all night.” more time here Virman laughs. When I ask what his deal is, he replies, “It’s Galaxy Macau: – Kev Nish they have everything!” When I ask what they have planned for their show at CHINA ROUGE, Nish replies, “It’s like a DJ mash-up set. Virman will start spinning; he’ll play some of our new songs, our new Virman聽了報以爽朗的笑聲。 remixes and whatnot. Then we’ll do a 被問到究竟喜歡看些什麼時，他答 few live songs… and party!” 說：「這裡是『澳門銀河TM』，當 And how are they feeling 然應有盡有，什麼都值得一看！ 」 beforehand? “We feel good,” Nish 問及他們打算帶給【紅伶】賓客 answers. “We feel full: we had our 什麼表演內容時，Nish說：「我 first mooncake.” Earlier, the band had 們的表演有點類似DJ混搭。先由 lamented the fact that they hadn’t tried Virman轉碟，播一些我們的新歌、 a mooncake at Mid-Autumn Festival 新的混音等曲目。然後我們才開始 the previous night. Then, as if by magic, 現場演唱，與觀眾盡情派對！」 a box of mooncakes had appeared, 那麼演出前的心情如何？「感覺 courtesy of CHINA ROUGE. “It was 很好。」Nish回答說：「心滿意 good. I thought it was an apricot [in 足，我們吃到第一塊月餅。」他們 the middle], but it wasn’t. It was egg 說前一晚才遺憾未曾吃過中秋節的 yolk.” Nish pauses, then adds, “It’s crazy 應節食品，然後，一盒月餅就像變 because I’m actually a vegan.” My face 魔術般出現眼前，這是【紅伶】的 falls. The group burst out laughing, and 貼心安排。Nish說：「很好吃，我 I realize that Nish was kidding. 以為中間包的是杏脯，但原來是 That’s what it’s like hanging 蛋黃。」他停頓一下說：「其實我 out with Far East Movement. First 是吃素的，不能吃蛋黃。」看到我 and foremost, they’re a bunch of 臉色一變，其他人隨即大笑，原來 friends who like to fool around and Nish跟我開玩笑。 make music. Theirs is an infectious 跟東方聯盟相處就是這麼隨性、 enthusiasm – and one that permeates 妙趣橫生，他們是一群愛鬧、愛 CHINA ROUGE as soon as the band 創作的音樂同好，他們的熱誠和感 takes the stage at 1am. A high-voltage 染力驚人，樂隊在凌晨1時上台， set follows, with hit after hit blasting 隨即帶動【紅伶】整場氣氛。動感 the crowd into eager submission. When 十足的演出，一首首節奏強烈的歌 the finale arrives and Prohgress takes a 曲，令觀眾熱情投入。壓軸表演時 dive into the audience, I’m reminded of Prohgress更跳下觀眾席，我想起 the crowd-surfing advice he’d dispensed 他之前告訴我關於人群衝浪首先要 to me earlier: “You’ve got to take your 注意的是「跳之前要把鞋子脫掉， shoes off before you jump; otherwise, 否則會踢到觀眾的頭。」Nish補充 you kick people in the head.” To which 說：「這是應有的禮貌。」 Nish added, “Also, it’s courteous.” 我想，他們應該可以算是世界上 They’re probably the most polite 最斯文的嘻哈樂隊了。 hip-hop group in the world.

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