新民晚報
劉欣然
2026-02-09 16:46:22
在浩瀚的音樂錄影帶（MV）星空中，國產MV與日韓MV宛如兩顆璀璨的明星，各自散發著獨特的光芒，也共同演繹著東方視覺美學的時代變奏。近年來，國產MV在制作水準和創意表達上取得了令人矚目的進步，尤其是在融合傳統文化元素方面，展現出了前所未有的自信與活力。
我們看到了大量以中國傳統建筑、服飾、山水畫意境為背景的MV，將古典的韻味與現代的音樂完美結合，營造出一種“風月同天”的詩意氛圍。例如，一些古風歌曲的MV，精心復刻了漢唐宮廷的恢弘，或是江南水鄉的婉約，配合鏡頭語言的細膩調度，如同一幅幅流動的寫意山水畫，讓觀眾沉浸在歷史的回響之中。
這種對“國風”的自覺回歸，不僅是對民族文化自信的體現，也是對MV敘事邊界的一次成功拓展。
與此日韓MV則以其精致的工業化制作、前衛的視覺風格和強大的市場號召力，持續影響著全球的音樂潮流。日韓MV在視覺呈現上，往往追求極致的色彩運用、大膽??的鏡頭切換和超現實的意象構建。韓國MV尤其擅長通過精心設計的舞蹈編排、華麗的場景轉換和富有故事性的情節來抓住觀眾的眼球。
他們的MV常常充滿了科技感、未來感，或是濃烈的情感張力，通過快節奏的剪輯和富有沖擊力的畫面，營造出一種令人血脈賁clearlyofthepulseofthemusicitself.Theuseofelaboratechoreographyisoftenahallmark,transformingthevideointoadynamicperformancepiecethatcomplementsthesong'senergy.
Incontrast,JapaneseMVaestheticscansometimesleantowardsamoreintrospectiveoravant-gardeapproach.Whilestillemployinghighproductionvalues,Japanesedirectorsmightexploremoreabstractvisualmetaphors,quirkynarrativethreads,orauniqueblendoftraditionalandcontemporaryimagerythatcanbebothcaptivatingandthought-provoking.There'softenadistinctivesenseofindividualartisticexpressionthatshinesthrough,evenwithinthecommercialrealm.
ThestorytellinginbothKoreanandJapaneseMVstendstobemoredirectandemotionallyresonant,aimingtocreateastrongconnectionwiththeviewer.Whetherit'saromanticdrama,ahigh-octaneactionsequence,oramelancholicballad,thenarrativeisoftenmeticulouslycraftedtoamplifythesong'smessageandmood.Thisfocusonnarrativecohesion,combinedwithstrikingvisuals,makesforhighlyengagingandmemorableviewingexperiences.
However,it’simportanttoacknowledgethesignificantstridesmadebydomesticChineseMVs.Inrecentyears,there'sbeenadiscernibleshifttowardsmoresophisticatedstorytellingandagreaterwillingnesstoexperimentwithdiversevisuallanguages.Whilehistorically,someChineseMVsmighthavebeenperceivedasmorestraightforwardperformanceshowcasesorlessdevelopednarratives,thisperceptionisrapidlyevolving.TheintegrationoftraditionalChineseartisticelements–thinkoflandscapesinspiredbyinkwashpaintings,architecturalmotifsfromancientdynasties,ortheetherealbeautyofclassicaldance–hasaddedauniquelayerofculturaldepth.TheseMVsoftenevokeasenseofpoeticlyricismandarefinedaestheticthatisdistinctlyChinese.
Furthermore,theproductionqualityofChineseMVshasseenadramaticuplift.Directorsandproductionteamsarenowleveragingadvancedcinematographytechniques,innovativeeditingstyles,andhigh-qualityvisualeffectstorivalinternationalstandards.There'sagrowingconfidenceinexploringthemesthatresonatewithcontemporaryChinesesociety,aswellasathoughtfulengagementwithhistoricalnarrativesandculturalheritage.Thiscanmanifestinvisuallystunninghistoricaldramas,contemporaryslice-of-lifestoriesimbuedwithemotionaldepth,orevenabstractexplorationsofhumanexperience,allwhilemaintainingastrongvisualidentity.
Thenarrativeapproachesalsorevealfascinatingdifferences.WhileK-popMVsoftenexcelatcreatingimmersivemini-dramaswithclearplotarcsandcharacterdevelopment,J-popMVscansometimesembracemoreunconventionalorfragmentedstorytelling.ChineseMVsareincreasinglyfindingtheirownvoice,blendingtheemotionaldirectnessseeninKoreanproductionswiththepoeticsensibilitiesoftenassociatedwithtraditionalChineseart.Theresultisadiverserangeofnarratives,fromgrandhistoricalepicstointimatepersonalreflections,allcontributingtoarichertapestryofvisualmusic.Thekeytakeawayisthatbothregions,andparticularlyChina’srecentsurge,arepushingtheboundariesofwhatanMVcanbe,transformingthemfrommerepromotionaltoolsintocompellingworksofart.
