The star of 2005, Li Yuchun, gets reflective in her new album, which she says is less about her and more about others. Chen Nan reports.
It is mid-afternoon, and shortly before Li Yuchun is due for a performance at the Great Hall of the People, she arrives at her agent's company to get dressed. Once ready, she looks out of the window of the high-rise building, located in the capital's CBD area, and jokes with her assistant: "The traffic jam has started. I hope my make-up won't disappear by the time we get there."
As she walks from one room to another, passing a huge poster of her latest album in the corridor, she laughs unselfconsciously and says, pointing to it: "I look thinner now, right?"
Unlike the poster, which shows Li in an elegant white blouse and white jeans, in person, the 27-year-old singer cuts a simple figure in a pair of skinny plaid pants, a white T-shirt under a black blazer, and a pair of white sneakers.
"I feel much more comfortable in these clothes. Being without makeup would be even better," she laughs.
"My favorite pictures are those taken during my trip to London last year. They are very natural and casual. The trip was just for fun, and I went with my family, (so there was) no pressure, no makeup and no work."