Seoul gets extremely hot in July.
Coffee shops dotted all over the place welcome all kinds of ice cube lovers.
In these crowded coffee shops, popular music is always played in the background, serving as an embellishment of this noisy city.
"PICK ME" is very popular in coffee shops recently.
This theme song of "pd48" has been favored by the public and has become a must-have background music for almost every store.
At the same time, the official website of the program has now revealed six newly produced song demos, and these songs will be brought to the stage by the trainees as performance pieces.
The power to decide who will appear in each song is completely in the hands of the national producers who vote.
The 57 trainees are allocated according to the method of ten for five songs and seven for the remaining one. The specific allocation method is very simple. The ten trainees with the highest votes for each song are automatically grouped into one group.
But for the trainees in the training center, these are still a bit far away.
In the training center, all air conditioners are in full operation.
Various performance groups are also in a very tense stage.
Selecting positions and positioning is only the first step for each group. Since it is a positioning evaluation, the trainees' independent practice this time includes arrangement, rap lyrics and choreography.
The task is undoubtedly much more arduous than the last combination duel.
Another point is that compared with last time, only the BoA song among the eleven songs this time is in Japanese, which means that the choreography and arrangement power of most groups is closer to the Korean trainees.
Communication between Japanese and Korean group members is not particularly convenient. Therefore, it can be seen that in almost many groups, Korean trainees dominate the performance stage.
For example, the current "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" group.
As a newly released single that has been loved by countless people, and as a song of the VOCAL&RAP group, "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" undoubtedly required a lot of discussion and consideration in the group.
The group voted two days ago to choose Jiang Huiyuan as the main rap and C position. This trainee who became famous for his "pure rap" on the Yi Gong stage will usher in his first center tour of "pd48".
Miyawaki Sakura and Jin Pengga, who competed together, became deputy RAPs.
After solving the problems of the C position and the leader, since it is a song of the VOCAL&RAP group, leaving aside the rapper's personal lyrics, the six trainees have to face the problem of arrangement.
The style and atmosphere are very important here.
But when it comes to arranging songs, whether it’s Neon or the Korean trainees, they seem to have zero experience in this area.
But under such circumstances, when the arrangement issue was raised and only a small start was made, the two Korean trainees actually had differences due to new issues.
Trainee Jin Peng thinks "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" is also a very suitable song to show everyone's dancing charm.
"After watching the original song MV, I think if everyone dances seriously and cooperates well, wouldn't it be better to slightly change the structure of the song? Make it look more gorgeous, sexy and beautiful?"
"So everyone needs to re-choreograph the dance?" Trainee Cao Jiaxian couldn't help but ask.
"I wanted to be able to express that atmosphere..."
"But aren't we from the VOCAL&RAP group? I've seen the previous stage evaluations. Do we really still have the energy to sing and dance at the same time? Not counting the arrangements and choreography."
"Why don't you try this direction first?"
Jin Ping, as the team leader, my words still have a certain weight. After some discussion, everyone finally agreed to add dance parts to the prelude and interlude.
In the discussion, the Neon trainees played the role of being whatever everyone said.
Miyawaki Sakura began to doubt her choice.
"Can the stage contribution of such a group really win the audience's favor?" Thinking of this, she glanced at Jiang Huiyuan not far away.
The other party didn't express much opinion in the discussion just now.
No matter what, now that the dance part has been established, the choreography needs to be brought up to speed as soon as possible.
After carefully confirming the division of the verses again, the "Ddu-Du Ddu-Du" group finally came to the practice room to practice like other trainees.
Regarding the choreography, I think Jin Ping is very simple. Her plan is to refer to BLACKPINK's MV and perform some less complicated "copy" choreography.
The program team gave each group an iPad so that they could watch the videos and learn.
While Jin Ping and Cao Jiaxian were watching the video and choreographing, the rapper members in the group in the practice room also took this opportunity to start composing their own rap lyrics.
After nearly three months of getting along, all the trainees have become very familiar with each other. Not only the circles within the dormitory, but also many circles formed by the previous and this group assignments, all of which bring everyone closer together. shortcut.
Therefore, it can now be seen that occasionally members of other groups will go to another group to chat. This behavior similar to "crossing classes" seems to be a trend started by Pei Yourong.
Since there are so many trainees, it is impossible for each group to occupy a practice room. In this way, the interaction between groups becomes more reasonable and frequent.
Like the trainees who write lyrics, when they occasionally encounter a word that they can't remember, members of other groups who hear the inquiry will remind them loudly. There are also trainees who pass by who are good at dancing and are invited by the leader of a certain group to humbly ask for advice. Choreographic suggestions.
Scenes like this have been playing out frequently these days.
Pei Yourong inevitably became very busy because she was so good at acting as a bridge between Japanese and Korean trainees.
"How about this part, when you and Caiyuan sing a duet, Nako-chan?"
"Hey, isn't this your original part, Sister Yourong?"
"Because there are two relatively high notes at the back, and Nako, the mixing effect of you and your sister Caiyuan is very good. It feels just right to put it in this part. Caiyuan, what do you think?"
"Hello? Caiyuan?"
Pei Yourong, who was sitting on the ground, looked at Jin Caiyuan across from him. The latter seemed to be in a daze and didn't even hear her call, so she reached out and waved it in front of him.
"Ah, what's wrong?"
"What do you think of the comments you just made?"
"It's up to you, but I have the capacity..."
"What?"
Jin Caiyuan's current expression could best be described as hesitant to speak. Facing Pei Yourong's confused gaze, she stretched out her finger and tapped Pei Yourong's back lightly.
"It seems like someone is looking for you again."
"who?"
Hearing this, Pei Yourong followed Jin Caiyuan's gaze and turned around.
Then, she saw Jiang Huiyuan holding a piece of paper in his hand.
And Miyawaki Sakura.
