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K-pop,Miami and the metaverse

韩流，迈阿密和元宇宙

• Musician and artist Henry Lau gets ready to drop his own NFTs on Story, an NFT platformbuilt by Origin Protocol.音乐人兼艺术家 Henry Lau（刘宪华）准备将自己的NFT投放到Story上，这是一个由Origin Protocol构建的NFT平台。

K-pop fans need no introduction to Henry Lau. Lau has been forging his name in South Korea's music scene for over a decade.

对于K-POP粉丝来说无需介绍就知道Henry Lau（刘宪华），十几年以来，Henry刘宪华一直致力于在韩国音乐届树立自己的名声。

After debuting in 2008 with Super Junior-M, the Chinese sub-unit of the Korean boy band Super Junior, Lau released his first solo album in 2013.Since then, he has built his reputation not only as a musician but as a prominent TV personality. Although he's known as a pop star, he was trained as a classical violinist as achild. His talents range from vocals to violin to dance-and now art.

Henry刘宪华在2008年以韩国男子组合Super Junior的中国小分队Super Junior-M的成员身份出道，在2013年发行了首张个人专辑。从那时起，他不仅是作为音乐人，而是作为电视中的杰出人物建立了声誉。虽然他以流行歌手身份而闻名，但小时候是被培养成古典小提琴演奏者的。他的天赋从声乐到小提琴再到舞蹈——现在是艺术。

（K-pop艺人Henry Lau进入NFT行业 图片来源：Origin Protocol）

Last year, Lau broke into the international art scene by exhibiting his work at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

去年，Henry刘宪华在伦敦萨奇画廊（Saatchi Gallery）展出了他的作品，从而进入了国际艺术舞台。

During an interview with the BBC, Lau explained that all his work at the Saatchi was created through an art form calledpendulum painting, which utilizes paint. motion and gravity to create hypnotic images that seem to illustrate the lawsof physics.

Henry刘宪华在接受BBC(英国广播公司)采访时解释道，他在萨奇的所有作品都是通过一种称为钟摆绘画的艺术形式创作的，这种艺术形式利用绘画、运动和重力来创造催眠图像，似乎可以用物理定律来说明。

In December 2021,Lau indicated to CoinDesk Korea that he was working on an NFT launch. I met with him in Miami that same month to discuss the project in more detail. Lau and I were both in town for Art Basel as well as events hosted by Origin Protocol, the platform on which Lau will launch his NFTS. Origin also held a private exhibition for its NFT creators and VIP guests during Art Basel week.

2021年12月，Henry刘宪华向韩国的CoinDesk表示，他正在进行NFT开发。同月，我在迈阿密与他会面，更详细地讨论了该项目。Henry刘宪华和我都参加了巴塞尔艺术展以及Origin Protocol主办的活动，Henry刘宪华将在该平台上推出他的NFT。Origin平台还在巴塞尔艺术周期间为其NFT创作者和贵宾举办了私人展览。

Lau was born in 1989, only three years after me, but he looks a good 10 years younger than I am. He could go to any town in midwestern America and claim to be a college student without any suspicion. Lau often appears on TV as someone overflowing with enthusiasm and silly antics. True, he does carry himself with a certain buoyancy, and he injects his words with energy every time he speaks. But overall, he's much more relaxed in person-at least he was on this day.

Henry刘宪华出生于1989年，比我小三岁，但他看起来比我小十岁。他可以去美国中西部的任何一个城镇，自称是一名大学生，没有人会怀疑的。Henry刘宪华经常以热情洋溢、滑稽搞笑的形象出现在电视上。没错，他确实自带轻松愉悦感，每次说话时他的话语中都充满了活力。但总的来说，他是一个相处起来非常轻松的人——至少在今天是这样。

"I was only recently introduced to this new channel - this new technology known as NFTs," he says, pulling my smartphone towards him to make sure the recording comes out sound.

“我最近才被介绍到这个新项目- 这种被称为 NFT 的新科技”他说，将我的智能手机拉向他，以确保录音发出声音。

"Everybody around me seemed to be getting into it, and when I saw other artists drop their own NFTs, it made me curious. so I started doing my own research and looking into it."

“我周围的每个人似乎都在参与其中，当我看到其他艺术家在进行他们自己的NFT drop时，这让我很好奇。所以我开始自己研究并考察它。”

图片来源=Origin Protocol

As he speaks, Lau seems to get more excited about the topic. His eyes show sparks of intensity and inspiration.

说话间，Henry刘宪华似乎对这个话题越发兴奋。 他的眼睛闪烁着强烈和灵感的火花。

"I'm a musician, so I'm always looking for new ways to express myself, to perform.

“我是一名音乐家，所以我一直在寻找新的方式来表达自己和表演。有了这项新技术，可能性是无穷无尽的。”

I ask for some examples of how NFTs could enhance his work as an artist and musician. Lau describes a concert where he could interact with a million people at one time-or 10 million. Or just one or two people. All in the metaverse which frees people from geographic and political limitations. Lau sees the metaverse as a place of infinite potential, where people of all backgrounds and nationalities can gather with complete freedom.

我询问NFT 如何增强他作为艺术家和音乐家的工作的一些例子。Henry刘宪华描述了一场音乐会，他可以在一次音乐会上与 100 万人或 1000 万人互动，或者只有一两个人。 这一切都在将人们从地理和政治限制中解放出来的元宇宙之中。 他认为元宇宙是一个潜力无限的地方，不同背景和国籍的人们可以完全自由地聚集在这里。

"Let's say I'm performing in a metaverse concert. I could instantly change into a different set of clothes, or completely transform the lighting. I could basically do anything."

“假设我在一场元宇宙音乐会上表演。我可以立即换上一套不同的衣服，或者完全改变灯光。我基本上可以做任何事情。”

刘宪华和Matthe Liu，Origin Protocol的共同创始人，2021年，在迈阿密位于南海滩的萨加墨尔酒店（Sagamore Hotel）举办的私人NFT展览上 图片来源：Origin Protocol）

Lau elaborates by saying there aren't many Asians artists in the NFT space right now, so he sees it as an opportunity to become a pioneer and industry leader. He wants to inspire other Asian artists to follow him into the metaverse

Henry刘宪华详细解释说，目前NFT领域的亚洲艺术家并不多，因此他认为这是一个成为先锋和行业领导者的机会。他想激励其他亚洲艺术家跟随他进入元宇宙。

The conversation flows back to the metaverse's freedom from geographic and physical limitations.

对话又回到从地理和物理限制中获得自由的元宇宙。

"If I exhibit my paintings in the metaverse, it allows more people to interact with them than if I were to exhibit them in a physical gallery..

“如果我在元宇宙中展示我的画作，与我在实体画廊中展示它们相比，它可以让更多的人与它们互动。

图片来源=Origin Protocol

I ask him about how he plans to interact with his fans through his upcoming NFT drop, but he explains that it's still a work in progress.

我问他计划如何通过即将到来的NFT drop与他的粉丝互动，但他解释说这仍在进行中。

"I can't offer too many specific details now, but I'm a musician so there's definitely going to be music there, as well as art."

“我现在不能提供太多具体细节，但我是一名音乐家，所以肯定会有音乐和艺术。”

Lau is mainly a musician, but he says he's always been interested in art. He chose to express himself through pendulum painting because it's a medium that allows him to turn the act of painting into a performance.

Henry主要是一名音乐家，但他说他一直对艺术感兴趣。他选择通过摆画来表达自己，因为这是一种可以让他将绘画的过程变成表演的媒介。

I ask Lau if he's into crypto at all, but he admits that he's just been introduced to NFTs and crypto, and that it's all relatively new to him. He stresses that as an artist he's more interested in NFTs rather than cryptocurrency or decentralized finance.

我问他是否对crypto感兴趣，但他说他刚刚才接触NFTs和cypto,而且这对他来说都是相对较新的。他强调，作为一名艺术家，他对NFT比加密货币或去中心化金融更感兴趣。

"Right now, my focus isn't on the currency or the financial side of NFTs. I'm just focused on the metaverse and what I can do **to connect more with my fans through NFTs** in the crypto world as an artist."

“现在，我的重点不是NFT的货币或财务方面。我只关注元宇宙以及我可以做些什么**通过 NFT 与我的粉丝建立更多联系**在加密世界中作为艺术家。”

So why Origin? Lau says he likes what Origin has done with its other artists He thinks they allow artists to maximize their individual identity and voice as opposed to shoving them all under a single universal brand. He likes the idea of their Stories, which allow artists to use Origin's technology to launch their NFTs on their own website.

那么为什么是起源？Henry说他喜欢 Origin 与其他艺术家所做的事情，他认为他们允许艺术家最大限度地发挥他们的个人身份和声音，而不是把他们都放在一个单一的通用品牌下。 他喜欢他们的故事的想法，这让艺术家们可以使用 Origin 的技术在他们自己的网站上推出他们的 NFT。

"I've been following a lot of their artists for a long time. Ryan Tedder's a big inspiration of mine. I feel like they really empower their artists.“

“我很长时间以来一直在关注他们的很多艺术家。Ryan Tedder 是我的一大灵感。我觉得他们真的赋予了他们的艺术家权力。”

I ask him what he has planned for the future. Although we don't get into any specifics, Lau goes back to this idea of the metaverse being limitless. He's excited about what's ahead. He's ecstatic to see what kind of work he can do with NFTS.

我问他对未来有什么计划。虽然我们没有深入了解任何细节，但Henry回到了元宇宙是无限的这个想法。他对未来的事情感到兴奋，他很高兴看到他可以用 NFTS 做什么样的工作。

"I feel like I can do something that's never been done before."

“我觉得我可以做一些以前从未做过的事情。”

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翻译：曦曦/Krystal/顾陌​​​​