“我的青春就是他们。”
“那些年MP3里循环最多的歌。”
6月24日晚，美国流行乐队后街男孩（Backstreet Boys）的全球首场线上演唱会令不少中国网友陷入“回忆杀”。在微信视频号两个多小时的直播中，累计观看人数超4500万。
More than 45 million WeChat users tuned in for an online concert by the Backstreet Boys, a US pop band hugely popular in China in the 1990s and 2000s. The concert, lasting around two hours, was live-streamed on last Friday evening on WeChat Channels.
网友：旋律一响，我都快哭了
据《南华早报》，爱尔兰男子乐队西城男孩也作为嘉宾现身这场演唱会，与后街男孩合唱了两首歌曲，以一波“回忆杀”席卷中国社交媒体。
Irish boy band Westlife also made an appearance and collaborated with the US group on two songs, taking Chinese social media by storm with a trip down memory lane.
A total of 45.3 million users watched the WeChat concert, sending around 25.5 million "cheers" through the app's interactive function during the performance, according to Tencent.
演唱会上，当《As Long As You Love Me》的旋律响起时，评论区留言的滚动速度明显加快。
许多网友分享了他们关于这首歌的回忆，一些人说这是他们学会的第一首英文歌。一名用户写道：“旋律一响，我都快哭了。”
Many netizens shared their memories about the tune, with some calling it the first English song they had learned. "I almost cried when the music started; it brought me back to my days of youth," one user wrote in one of the most liked comments.
后街男孩是上世纪90年代风靡一时的海外乐团，12张专辑让他们得以成为一个时代的注脚，也成为一代人的集体青春记忆。
与老友在线上演唱会重聚
近年来，线上演唱会的热度一路飙升。
随着大型音乐节、巡演和音乐会因疫情而取消，许多艺术家和他们的团队正在寻求新的方式实现与粉丝间的互动。
因此，直播演唱会也正逐渐成为人们关注的焦点。
This is not the first time that an online concert has gone viral. With major music festivals, tours and concerts canceled due to the pandemic, artists and their teams are seeking new ways to move forward and engage with their fans. Thus, the fledgling scene of livestreaming concerts is finding itself in the spotlight.
西城男孩线上演唱会截图
一波波“回忆杀”让不少网友和自己的多年老友听着同一首歌，在线上重聚。
此前，连续刷屏的周杰伦“地表最强”“魔天伦”演唱会线上重映，吸引了近1亿人次观看。更早些时候，还有分别超过4000万和2700万歌迷参加了崔健和西城男孩的线上演唱会。
A re-screening of two concerts from legendary Chinese singer Jay Chou earned nearly 100 million views, a phenomenal breakthrough for streaming. In December 2021, the Westlife online concert attracted more than 27 million viewers...
艺术作品往往承载着时代记忆，曾经的小伙变成大叔，当年的姑娘也有了许多人生故事，二十多年过去，青春不再，但音乐响起，爱和感动依然能被唤起。
男孩、女孩已不再年轻，但回忆却永远年轻。
你期待看到谁的线上演唱会呢？留言分享给双语君吧。
编辑：李金昳
来源：南华早报 中国日报 参考消息 每日经济新闻
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