boyutpedia Chapter 1183 Help
Chapter 1183 Help
Chapter 1183 Help
The song "Lover" is a pop song with some retro elements.
The song is not in the style of Kpop at all. After a series of musical instruments were added, the final version sounds more like American country folk music. This is also Chi Jingyuan's first attempt at this style of music.
But the focus is on the lyrics. When he was writing the lyrics in the beginning, he felt a little awkward no matter how he used Korean. In the end, he simply followed the style of the music and tried using English lyrics directly. As a result, relying on the previous inspiration and emotions in his heart, he completed the lyrics of the entire song in one go.
So, this is an English song.
Moreover, the lyrics are written from a man's first-person perspective, a letter to his lover, depicting an intimate and warm love relationship, full of daily details, memories, and confessions.
““I don’t know what I’d do without you.”
Some words from Chou Tzu-yu's letter are even quoted as lyrics.
It sounds... very affectionate and tender, but also very straightforward.
In the end, Chi Jingyuan was a little confused when he saw the finished lyrics. He didn't know why. He was obviously moved after seeing the handwritten letter from the black girl, but under the inspiration, he thought of such a profound and grand proposition as "love", and inadvertently wrote such a lyric that was full of happiness and warmth.
No matter how you look at it, it seems that it doesn't match his feelings for Chou Tzu-yu.
I can only say that it comes from my heart.
And...it's better not to tell her, otherwise it will be difficult to explain, and she will start to show off again.
The inspiration for another song, "Event Horizon", came from the shock and emotion I felt when I walked out of the restaurant that day and stood on the street looking at the distant horizon and sunset. This song combines R&B, hip-hop and electronic music, which is a very standard Kpop style.
But after Chi Jingyuan finished the song, he felt that it was not suitable for a male voice to sing it properly, and it would be more suitable for a female voice, or a male and female chorus.
But he is too busy on his own right now, so there is no rush for these two songs.
Chi Jingyuan sorted out the two newly completed songs into his own music library, and then opened another document.
Now that he has almost confirmed that he will be the album producer for Girls' Generation, he now needs a detailed plan.
Although I have heard Kim Taeyeon talk about it many times before, and I have many ideas of my own in my mind because of thinking about this matter, but they all seem scattered and not specific.
But fortunately, I still have a lot of ideas, and now I just need to summarize them.
First of all, this album of Girls' Generation is their tenth anniversary album, or their "disbandment album", so it must be clearly distinguished from ordinary albums.
Because of its special significance and fans' expectations, this album cannot just be limited to songs or dances.
In his opinion, this album is to allow all fans and passers-by to relive the journey of Girls' Generation from their youth to their peak and then to the end through all elements of the album, including songs, concepts, costumes, visuals, dances, and even publicity, to arouse resonance and touch between idols and fans, and express a concept of paying tribute to the past and looking forward to the future.
Moreover, on this basis... the results certainly can't be too bad. As a disband album of a girl group like Girls' Generation that represents an era of Kpop, it has important significance and the results are actually very important as well.
Sistar's disbandment song has actually been released these past two days. Although the popularity has dropped quickly afterwards, at least it ranked very high on the music charts when it was released.
If the performance of the disbandment album is not satisfactory, no matter how good the style and concept are, they will have no support and will be ridiculed by the black fans.
This is actually a bit difficult. Girls' Generation has been losing fans visibly in the past two years. Many fans have gone to like those young girls. Moreover, the reputation of their music is no longer at the top of the annual charts as it was in 09 and 10. Since "I got a boy", their reputation has declined seriously. Their performance is purely supported by fans' sales, making them like a boy group.
...But fortunately, the two main songs had already been selected, and Chi Jingyuan was quite confident about these two songs, especially the "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" he gave to Girls' Generation.
And it's not all about the music rankings. For Girls' Generation's album, the overall popularity and influence are the most important. As long as enough people pay attention to it, the emotions and feelings are expressed, and the quality of the songs is good enough, the music results will naturally be good.
While thinking, Chi Jingyuan typed quickly in the document.
In fact, he had already had a similar idea for the theme of this album when he was writing songs for Girls' Generation, and chose "Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter" as the theme.
Spring represents the starting point of youth, summer represents the peak of heat, autumn represents the precipitation of maturity, and winter represents the rebirth of tenacity.
The entire album is based on the core image of "the cycle of four seasons", dividing Girls' Generation's music and life into four stages, and presenting the ten-year growth journey from their debut in 2007 to 2017, showing the enduring emotional bond between them and their fans SONE.
After all, the title song is "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter", so it is most appropriate to use the theme of the same name as the concept.
Chi Jingyuan felt that this project was in line with the standards this time, but...
It's just that the concept of 'spring, summer, autumn and winter' has already been used in his solo album this year.
Of course, it doesn't mean that he can't use it after he has used it on others...and because the two albums were released quite a while ago and they were produced by the same company, if Girls' Generation continues to use it, it will definitely cause controversy and make people think that SM is dead and Girls' Generation is just "copying others' ideas".
When the time comes, I will ask the girls in Girls' Generation what they think. If they don't mind, I can continue to use it.
Chi Jingyuan continued typing in the document while thinking.
But even if we don't use 'spring, summer, autumn and winter', we can have other things to replace similar concepts, such as 'ring of time', 'film', or 'hourglass', etc...
Although it was already early in the morning, Chi Jingyuan, who had just received a new job, was extremely interested and inspired. He quickly recorded his ideas and worked very efficiently. By around two o'clock, he had finally finished most of the work.
"call……"
After finalizing the last punctuation mark, Chi Jingyuan let out a long sigh and stretched hard. With the crackling sound of his joints, he felt a sense of comfort in his body.
Looking at the screen full of documents, a sense of accomplishment came over him. Suddenly, Chi Jingyuan suddenly remembered that in addition to the songs given by Girls' Generation, he also submitted a song "You better know" to Red Velvet, which has become a song included in their new album.
I had been thinking about being the producer of this song for them...but last time I heard from Bae Joo-hyun that their new album is almost ready, with only some finishing work and the MV shooting left.
This is a bit of a shame... But it's just an included song, and there's no point in simply recording them.
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On the morning of the 5th, in EXO's practice room in the SM building.
In addition to the special spray air freshener, the air was also filled with the mixed smell of sweat and energy drinks. The rubber mat on the floor was slightly hot, and the dripping sweat reflected the light of the incandescent lamp above the head.
More than 40 figures were projected on the huge mirrored wall, dancing to the music. The speakers were playing the accompaniment of the album's title song "ON". The powerful drum beats and synthesizer effects were like war drums, urging every beat to land accurately.
In EXO's album this time, the song "ON" is the most important part, and SM and EXO have invested most of their efforts into it.
The most important and unique part of this song is the dance.
The choreography of "ON" combines street dance and modern dance, especially elements of oriental military bands. It is very difficult and is considered to be the song with the most outstanding dance performance among all the songs released by EXO since their debut.
There are two versions of the dance, one is a simplified version with only the 9 EXO members, and the other is the completed version with the addition of the dancers, and the latter is the focus.
This version adds a team of more than 30 dancers, which greatly amplifies the visual impact and makes the entire stage very shocking. Combined with the music and the performance of each member, it even brings a faint sense of epic to the audience.
But the disadvantage is that the choreography of this song is really difficult to practice. It has a large number of difficult moves and military-style interweaving movements. In addition to EXO themselves needing to master them proficiently, they also need to form a high level of tacit understanding with the dance team and need to practice together continuously.
Moreover, the physical requirements are very high. Dancing is difficult in itself, and it requires high-intensity practice, which is quite a burden for the members.
When I said before that this album is not ready yet, I meant that this title song still needs practice.
"Jingyuan, for this part of yours, you need to sink your hips a little deeper and generate explosive power from your core, not just your arms."
After the music stopped, the dance teacher stood by the speakers, holding a tablet in his hand. On the screen were the storyboard sketches and some records of the choreography of "ON". He walked to Chi Jingyuan and said in a stern but encouraging tone: "This movement is also very important. Your movements are already very smooth, but they seem to lack strength."
"And this wave, your power is not right, it doesn't look smooth. You are the center here, how can you dance badly? It's not enough to just do the movements right, you have to dance beautifully!"
"...Okay, I got it."
After listening to this, Chi Jingyuan nodded and wiped the sweat from his forehead. His black bangs stuck to his forehead wetly.
When he first joined EXO, dancing was his weakness and he was only able to join the team after intensive practice. Although he practiced frequently afterwards, his talent was not considered top-notch and his dancing ability was never considered outstanding, especially compared to professional dancers or the main dancer Kai in the team. It was just because of his handsome looks and well-shaped body that he danced beautifully and was very eye-catching.
The choreography of "ON" was a bit difficult for him, especially when he was too busy with work and had little time for practice. However, he happened to be the center of this song, and had the most solo shots.
Although the practice room was air-conditioned, he was already drenched in sweat, and his grey vest outlined his muscular lines, which was definitely a feast for the eyes for any fan.
Unfortunately, all those present were insiders, and the opposite sex were all dancers from the large dance team from Norway. They stood at the back, listening to the conversation here in a daze.
"And the group dance for 'wiping the mirror' in the chorus, can't we dance in unison even after practicing so many times?"
After practicing for a whole morning and still making many mistakes, the dance teacher looked a little annoyed, his tone clearly rising, looking at EXO and lecturing: "Every time, either this one is a beat faster or that one is a beat slower, there is not a single time that is particularly neat... And Chanyeol, have you forgotten your movements by now?"
He specifically mentioned Park Chanyeol, who had made a mistake in his positioning and collided with his dancers.
Park Chanyeol scratched his head, wiped the sweat off his face, and said nothing.
"Although the dance this time is a little difficult, it doesn't have to be this difficult. You've been in the industry for so many years... I feel like you guys are really slacking off a bit."
The dance teacher who has worked with EXO many times pointed out their problems directly. However, seeing that all the members did not refute and there was nothing wrong with their attitude, his expression eased a little and he said nothing more: "You will go to Neon next week, and the backup dancers will not stay in Seoul forever. They have their own work to do. The time for everyone's rehearsal is already very tight. Come on, everyone."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work." Chi Jingyuan responded loudly along with the EXO members. After clapping to cheer, the music soon started and everyone started practicing again.
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While EXO was concentrating on practice, the music industry outside was also restless. Two very eye-catching news happened today.
The first one is the hotly debated issue these past two days. There has finally been follow-up progress regarding the poor performance of the organizer of the Dream Concert the day before yesterday and the large-scale ticket scalping incident. The Seoul Prosecutor's Office officially announced that it would intervene in the scalping incident and launch an investigation, which immediately made the audience who had been scolding online for several days cheer loudly.
The other one is even more interesting. At noon, news suddenly came that Choi Seung-hyun TOP, a member of Bigbang, fell into a coma due to an overdose of sedatives and was rushed to the Ewha Womans University Hospital in Seoul.
As the news came out, it immediately attracted strong attention from all fans, media and passers-by.
The most interesting thing about this incident is not that TOP took drugs. His taking drugs is no longer news... The most hilarious thing is that he was hospitalized after passing out from taking drugs.
What's even more ironic is that Choi Seung-hyun is still serving in the military. He officially enlisted on February 2 this year. After basic training, he is now serving as a volunteer police officer in the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency.
Taking drugs during military service, a huge scandal.
However, the most interesting thing is not this, but a few days ago, on June 6st, because of the previous drug incident, the prosecutor formally prosecuted Choi Seung-hyun on this day, and Choi Seung-hyun said that he would sincerely accept the criminal punishment and public opinion trial and reform himself when facing criminal punishment and public opinion trial.
It's only been four days...
A few nonsensical elements mixed together made many people not so angry when they saw the news of "TOP taking drugs". Instead, they couldn't help but look at this matter and this person with the mentality of watching a satirical comedy.
Even Chi Jingyuan couldn't help laughing when he saw this news.
He even knew that Choi Seung-hyun was not an exception in the music industry. Sometimes, the bottom line in the entertainment industry is just that low.
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After a day of practice and receiving confirmed news from Kim Taeyeon, Ji Jingyuan found Lee Soo Man in the afternoon and took the initiative to tell him about the producer of Girls' Generation's album.
Li Xiuman was obviously a little surprised after hearing this. He didn't expect Chi Jingyuan to take this job. However, thinking of his relationship with Kim Taeyeon and the others, he was relieved and didn't do anything to stop him. He just thought about it and asked carefully: "...This job is not easy."
He adjusted the frame of his glasses, and said meaningfully, "...To be honest, this album of Girls' Generation was not easy to make. It's not easy to do. Even if it's good, there won't be much profit. To use a phrase from Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it's useless."
"Haha~ Mr. Lee Soo Man's metaphor is really vivid."
When Chi Jingyuan heard this analogy, he also laughed and gave a sincere compliment.
He could see that Lee Soo Man actually didn't agree with him helping Girls' Generation produce an album, and he could actually understand the reason.
From the company's perspective, Girls' Generation has reached its end and is about to disband. No matter how well the album performs, it will not have any positive impact on the group, not to mention that several members have confirmed that they will not renew their contracts, so the company is unwilling to invest too many resources.
After all, it is a disbandment album, and fans outside are looking forward to it very much. If the album fails to meet expectations, it will definitely cause a lot of controversy.
As for market competition, new girl groups are rising one after another. As an insider, we know that Girls' Generation is a thing of the past, and it is difficult to compete with these girls who are younger and prettier than the last.
Moreover, this kind of group album will also affect the members' personal schedules... No matter how you think about it, it is completely a "useless thing".
...As for the fact that Girls' Generation is the calling card of Kpop, the hero in expanding the company's territory for a period of time, and SM's meritorious girl group, these factors are not taken into consideration.
"..."
Seeing Chi Jingyuan's expression, Li Xiuman knew that he had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him. After drinking a sip of water, he began to encourage him:
"But it's okay to do it. I've also heard the song you gave them. If it's paired with a good business plan, it has great potential to be a big hit. I still have great faith in your ability, Jingyuan."
After a pause, he glanced at Chi Jingyuan, squinted his eyes and asked, "Do you need any help from the company?"
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh.
I will update late in the next few days.