News（Updated on Nov. 13rd）
Compile Hua Chenyu’s latest updates.
2024
November
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Wuhan
On November 10, Hua Chenyu continued his live tour in his hometown of Wuhan.
The opening song was changed to “You Have To Believe This Is Not the Last Day (你要相信这不是最后一天)“, a charity song Hua wrote to support the citizens of Wuhan who have been severely hurt by COVID 19.
Wuhan is known as the “Breakfast Capital” of China because of the variety of breakfast options available, and eating breakfast is called “passing breakfast (过早)” in local dialect. On November 7th, Hua rode a shared bike alone early in the morning, had breakfast (hot dry noodles, bean curd skin, eggnog), and broadcast the whole thing live on his mobile phone.
The day after the concert, Hua Chenyu strolled to the popular check-in spot on Mars where a large number of fans gathered - Wuhan Conservatory of Music (Hua’s alma mater), and lined up with fans to buy the dessert that became popular because of his own favorite.
eSports Documentary “One Shot (一竞到底)“
Hua Chenyu acted as the narrator in the movie “One Shot (一竞到底)“, China’s first documentary about e-sports.
The film is based on the e-sports athletes winning the gold medal in the “Game For Peace” events at the 2022 Asian Games, focusing on the on-field stories of three well-known e-sports athletes, showcasing the difficulties and tenacious fighting spirit on the way to pursue their dreams, as well as the e-sports spirit shared by different e-sports players and e-sports practitioners.
Director: Yang Fan
Screening time: November 1st, 2024
October
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Hangzhou
On August 24, Hua Chenyu continued his live tour in Hangzhou. Hangzhou’s newly built “Big Lotus” Stadium is second only to Beijing’s Bird’s Nest in terms of area. The audience for this concert exceeded 80,000 people.
A new song will be released in each city in the second half of the year. This time, Hua debuted his new song “Human’s Love (人之爱)“.
Taking the stage with a long-lost short hairstyle
On the evening before the concert, Hua live-streamed himself touring the stadium. It was the first time for him to personally watch the stage effects from the various levels of the stands, and he said it was much more beautiful and spectacular than what he could see on the stage.
During the concert, Hua recalled the Hangzhou stop of the “Superboy 2013” live tour which he took part in shortly after his debut, and impromptu sang a few lines of “Mr. Almost (差不多先生)”, which he sang back then.
Participated in the PEACE NIGHT of “Game For Peace” as a celebrity endorsement
All four celebrity endorsements of “Game For Peace” (Hua Chenyu, Victoria Song, Tian Xiwei, Esther Yu) appeared on the red carpet in cosplay. Hua cosplayed the new character “space-time Concerto: Spark (时空协奏曲：火花)”.
Hua sang three theme songs: “Spark·Flame (火花Flame)”, “Iconic moment”, “Flying Conductor (飞行指挥家)”.
In the exhibition match, Hua teamed up with three other celebrity endorsements to win, scoring 11 kills solo.
Character Song “Spark·Flame (火花Flame)“
On October 13, 2024, character song “Spark·Flame (火花Flame)“ for the Peace Super Group “space-time Concerto: Spark (时空协奏曲：火花)”, sung by Hua Chenyu, was officially released.
Hua cosplayed as this character to film the MV.
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Guiyang
On October 4-6, Hua Chenyu held his last rock festival-style concert of this year for three consecutive days in Guiyang City, Guizhou Province, southwest China.
Fireworks were allowed at the venue, and not only were fireworks set off during the last song, but also during the song “Eternal Flame“, several sophisticated rocket-shaped fireworks were set off.
At the Matinee on the third day, Hua impromptu pulled his friend Ning Huanyu, whom he met on his debut show “Superboy 2013“, from the audience to the stage, and together with Zuo Li, the three of them sang “Follow Me“, a collaborative song composed by Ning.
Magazine“Madame Figaro HOMMES” Issue Oct 2024
The magazine has designed 2 covers for selection. Comes with 5 photocards.
There is also a “Mars Concert Special Issue” (C set), which includes one poster and 5 stickers of stage costume.
September
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Beijing
On September 7-8, Hua Chenyu performed at the National Stadium (Bird’s Nest) for the third time.
September 8th marks the sixth anniversary of Hua’s first personal concert at the Bird’s Nest. As a commemoration, Hua Chenyu sent physical gifts by courier to all the audience members who purchased tickets through official channels. The gifts include perfumes, scented candles, sachets, hand creams and a variety of T-shirts. The gifts were designed by artist Song Santu and were also exhibited as part of an installation art piece at Mars Concert 2023.
At the end of the set list, “Growing Toward the Sun - Sunrise Ver.“ was sung, recreating the grand occasion of the Sunrise Concert.
A new song will be released in each city in the second half of the year. This time, Hua debuted his new song Never Cross Paths (不重逢)“.
Celebrity Endorsement for Penfolds
On September 4, 2024, Hua Chenyu served as the celebrity endorsement for Australia’s Penfolds, one of the world’s top wineries.
Won the Platinum Award at the MUSE Design Awards
The stage design of Mars Concert has won the Platinum Award at the MUSE Design Awards three times: 2021’s Rock Theme Park-Style Concerts, 2023’s four-sided stage in the Bird’s Nest, 2024’s Sunrise Concert.
August
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Chongqing
On Aug 24, Hua Chenyu continued his live tour in Chongqing city, where the local temperature reached 42 degrees Celsius.
A new song will be released in each city in the second half of the year. This time in Chongqing, Hua debuted his new song “Warm House (温暖的房子)“.
Magazine “PORT”
The Chinese version of the British magazine “PORT”.
Hua Chenyu presents unique characters with various looks in a pure white space. These characters together create a “Chenyu Universe”.
The magazine provides photos with transparent backgrounds for each character, inviting fans to create their own “Chenyu Universe” in all sorts of ways such as collages and cutting.
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Hefei
On Aug 10-11, Hua Chenyu continued his live tour in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, China.
A new song will be released in each city in the second half of the year. This time in Hefei, Hua debuted his new song “Quirky Psychology (怪诞心理学)“.
July
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Nanchang
On July 20-21, Hua Chenyu continued his live tour in Nanchang, the capital city of Jiangxi Province, China.
For the first performance of the second half of the year, a new four-sided stage design was unveiled, and a completely different setlist was arranged from the rock theme park-style concerts. It was also the first time that Hua sang all his own songs without singing any cover songs. In order to sing more songs, Hua arranged a rock song medley and a fan favorite song medley.
A new song will be released in each city in the second half of the year. This time in Nanchang, Hua debuted his new song “Ship of Theseus (忒修斯的船)“.
2024 Youth Night of Mango
A year ago, Mango TV, a Chinese video distribution service, and China Mobile, China’s largest mobile communications company, jointly launched the mobile phone monthly plan “Mango Card”. This concert to celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the plan, and was broadcast live on Mango TV and MIGU Video, a subsidiary of China Mobile.
Hua Chenyu performed two songs this time. Of these, “Illusion and Reality (虚幻与现实)” was sung for the first time at an event other than his persnal concert.
June
Hong Kong Free Music Magazine “FreShMAn”
“Hua Chenyu’s Mars Base (华晨宇的火星基地)”
JD 618 Happy Night Gala
JD, one of the biggest online direct retailer in China, holds an e-commerce sale called “618” around its founding day on June 18th annually.
This year, the day before 618, they held the “618 Happy Night Gala”, which is similar to the “Tmall Double 11 Gala”, held annually on the night before the biggest shopping festival in the world.
Hua Chenyu performed two songs this time. Of these, “Beauty Yet Revealed to Me (那些我尚未知道的美丽)” was sung for the first time at an event other than his persnal concert.
Sunrise Concert Speciel Album
Versions: digital album
ReArrange Album
Release dates: June 2nd, 2024
Online music sources: Spotify
A re-recording album of 8 rearranged tracks selected from the MARS CONCERT 2024 outdoor concert.
May
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Hong Kong
This was Hua’s first personal concert outside mainland China.
The concert still took the form of a rock festival, and was held for three consecutive days (May 24-26) at the Central Harbourfront Event Space, facing the Victoria Harbour.
Monsoon Music Festival (季风音乐会)
At the “Monsoon Music Festival” hosted by Hua Chenyu’s agency, a music program celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macau’s return to China, Hua sang a total of 6 songs.
Among them, Hua sang “Let’s Go and Watch the Sunrise (走，一起去看日出吧)” with Pax Kongo, who is also a fellow member of “Superboy 2013”.
Invest in LGD Gaming’s Peace Elite League (PEL) team
Hua Chenyu announced on May 16 that he has invested an undisclosed amount in LGD Gaming’s Peace Elite League (PEL) team.
LGD is Hua’s home team as a professional player @花傲天.
New Single ”Beauty Not Yet Revealed to Me (那些我尚未知道的美丽)“
At 0:00 on May 6, the new single ”Beauty Not Yet Revealed to Me (那些我尚未知道的美丽)“ was officially released.
This song is a new version of the single “Extraordinary Ordinary Life (普通到不普通的人生)” released in December last year with re-written lyrics and arrangement. It was first released at the MARS CONCERT 2024 Yantai Concert on May 2.
MARS CONCERT 2024 - Yantai
After 3 years, Hua Chenyu finally fulfilled his promise to hold a concert where he can watch the sunrise with his fans!
This time, Hua’s personal concert still took the form of a rock festival, and was held for three consecutive days (in the evenings of May 1-2 and early morning of May 4) in the beautiful coastal city of Yantai in eastern China. The stage design had been significantly upgraded based on last year’s design, and the music team had also been replaced. Producer Bernard Zheng, who has collaborated with Hua for many years, served as music director and added new arrangements to half of Hua’s songs.
The concert on the third day was held from 3:00 am to 6:00 am, and more than 100,000 people greeted the sunrise while singing “Growing Toward the Sun (向阳而生)”!
Virtual Human @HAT花傲天
On May 1, 2024, Hua Chenyu officially announced the official Weibo account of virtual human @HAT花傲天.
The character is Hua Chenyu’s 18-year-old younger brother, with a robot cat named “Mermer” sitting on his shoulder.
April
New Single ”Eternal Flame (永不熄灭的火焰)“
On April 29, 2024, “Game For Peace” 5th Anniversary Theme Song ”Eternal Flame (永不熄灭的火焰)“ composed by Hua Chenyu himself, was released simultaneously with its MV.
Huya Live Star Ceremony - Huya Boom Night
“Huya Live”, China’s leader in game live streaming, held a “Huya Boom Night” live streaming gala in Macau on April 27. Hua Chenyu sang three songs at the gala.
Global Celebrity Endorsement for WETHERM (skin care)
On April 26, 2024, Hua Chenyu served as the global celebrity endorsement for the Chinese skin care brand “WETHERM (温碧泉)”.
February
Hunan TV Spring Festival Gala
Invited to be the spokesperson for the Spring Festival Gala, and played three roles in the promotional video: actor Hua, director Hua, and post-production Hua. Performed “Light Up the Bonfire at the Galaxy’s End (点燃银河尽头的篝火)” on the stage.
January
2023 Mars Concert (Beijing/Bird’s Nest) Commemorative Special Pre-order sale
Release date: January 18, 2024 2:07pm
147 minutes of full recording in 4k quality
Photo Album: 19 Performances in 8 Cities (60+P)
The long ribbon paper (5 meters) that was originally planned to be sprayed on September 9 (Bird’s Nest Day 1)
Bonus: USB display box + 1 type of trading card (randomly selected from 4 types)
Online purchase: jd.com
2023 Weibo Night
On January 13, Hua Chenyu attended the “2023 Weibo Night” in Beijing and won the “Role Model Singer of the Year” award.
Performed the new song “Sea of Wind (风之海)”.
Hunan TV Countdown Party
Hua Chenyu participated in Hunan TV’s countdown party for 11 consecutive years. This year, Hua performed two new songs, “Sea of Wind (风之海)” and “Extraordinary Ordinary Life (普通到不普通的人生)”, which were first released at the “Mars Concert 2023” Guangzhou concert in December.
2023
December
Hong Kong Free Music Magazine “FreShMAn”
“The artistic content of Hua Chenyu’s live performance (华晨宇现场演出的艺术含量)”
“The Beijing News - entertainment weekly (新京报-娱乐周刊)”
“Hua Chenyu: I am a person who always likes to fight with myself (我是个喜欢和自己对抗的人)”
New single “Extraordinary Ordinary Life (普通到不普通的人生)”
Premiere at the Guangzhou concert on December 2nd. Officially released at midnight on the same day.
This song inherited the refreshing style of his new song released at the “Mars Concert 2023 Shanghai concert”.
MARS CONCERT 2023 (Second Half of the Year) Final - Guangzhou
Before the encore of the final concert, a video clip was aired documenting how the idea for an all-night sunrise concert was conceived and developed. It has been officially announced that the sunrise concert will be held next spring on China’s northern coast during the flowering season.
November
“Game For Peace” the annual 100-person big challenge
At noon on November 17, 2023, the annual 100-person big challenge called “集合100！(Gathering 100!)” officially began live streaming. Hua participated in two roles: the brand character Hua Chenyu and the professional player @花傲天.
The event has invited not only PEL’s professional players, but also well-known anchors and gurus from various social media platforms, as well as many entertainment industry stars.
Tmall Double 11 gala
The Double 11, initiated by Tmall in 2009, has been around for 14 years. TMall’s Double 11 is not just a shopping festival but also a promotional extravaganza in the e-commerce industry, having evolved into a holiday for the entire sector.
Since 2015, Tmall has collaborated with “Hunan TV” to organize a “Double 11” gala. Subsequently, the joint venture with TV stations to host a shopping frenzy gala has become a tradition.
Hua Chenyu will present two songs: “Flight Mode (飞行模式)” and “Light Up the Bonfire at the Galaxy’s End (点燃银河尽头的篝火)” for everyone.
