In fact, from the day the sound source of "X" was released on April 1, there have been some other discordant voices among EXO fans. However, as time has fermented and the popularity has spread, in the past two days, Finally it became more and more intense.
The reason is that Wu Sehun's only fans found that their idol's recent comebacks of "E" and "X" had very few individual parts for the title songs "Call Me Baby" and "Spring Day", so they specially produced two songs. Videos of EXO members' personal part-time in the title song were posted to forums, YouTube and fan clubs.
The video clearly shows the time distribution of each member's individual singing section excluding the chorus part of each song.
In "Call Me Baby", the person with the longest personal part time is Jinzhong Dachen, which is 33.8 seconds long, and the second place is Chi Jingyuan, which is 29.7 seconds.
Wu Shixun, who ranked last, only had 8.3 seconds, which was almost a quarter of Chen's time.
And when it comes to "Spring Day", it's even more outrageous. Byun Baekhyun's first-place part lasted as long as 48 seconds, and Ji Kyung-won's second-place part also lasted 45 seconds.
And Wu Shixun is still the last one, only 5 seconds.
In "Spring Day", he rapped only three lines in the whole song. Although this song has a lot of rap parts, almost all of them were divided between Park Chanyeol and Ji Kyungwon.
Kim Jong-in, who was second to last, and Kim Min-seok, who was third to last, were not much better. They both only lasted seven or eight seconds.
On the one hand, he is showing his face and singing throughout the whole process, and on the other hand, he can't sing even one or two lines of a song. At first glance, the contrast is extremely strong.
In fact, the part distribution of EXO's songs has always been very uneven. Almost every song's part distribution is taken up by the four main vocalists Ji Kyung Won, Do Kyung Soo, Byun Baek Hyun and Kim Jong Dae. Park Chanyeol can be stable. Most of the rap parts are assigned, and for the rest, Kim Junmyun can occasionally get a few more lines, and the remaining members basically can only eat some scraps.
This is still when the title song is a POP dance song. If it is a ballad, it will be even more extreme. For lyrical hits such as "Miracle in December" and even "Let It Be", I wish the four main singers were singing the whole time. Others Only Kim Junmyeon was able to speak two lines, but the rest of the members were basically watching from the sidelines during the entire stage, and he didn’t even need to bring a microphone.
This time, "Spring Day", which is more lyrical, is still the home of the lead singer. Although the part allocation is not as extreme as the previous one of simply not playing with anyone else, the comparison of the first and second songs, which are almost ten times the length, is really dazzling.
Such a stark and funny contrast immediately made some members, especially Wu Sehun's only fans, unable to bear it any longer. They directly posted on the Internet to criticize SM's owner, saying that if SM is still so partial and inappropriate, they, the Only fans of members who have been treated unfairly will refuse to buy the next EXO album.
In addition to tearing up the company, Jin Jongdae and Byun Baekhyun, who had the most parts, were also the targets of yin and yang attacks. All of a sudden, Ariel's internal affairs became a mess.
"Why do Chen and Baekhyun part so much? Even the lead vocals are a bit too much, and co-writing with other members has no effect? I don't even know what members like Sehun, Xiumin and others are doing with their microphones on stage."
"Every time XO releases albums and charts, we fans are not involved. One is 50 seconds and the other is 5 seconds. The company is too biased. I feel really cold when I see this comparison. Chen took so much Isn’t it a complete waste that the popularity of multiple parts has not increased and it has always been in the lower ranks? Can’t you share a little bit with others? Anyway, if it continues like this, I won’t buy the next single.”
"Why are you scolding us Chen? This is the company's share, not his own. Do you think we, Zhong Dawei's fans, are easy to bully? Yuan's part is always second or third, only a little less than the first one every time. He is also the album producer of the group and has the right to say in the distribution of parts. Wu Shixun's five seconds may be all divided by him, why don't you scold him?"
"Because they know that Yuan's number of fans is many times greater than theirs and they can't win. It's so funny."
"Because Yuan is the album producer, songwriter and the most popular member, it's understandable that he has more parts. But if he's not the most popular, why should Chen and Baekhyun?"
"After all that, aren't you still bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
"Who doesn't know that Yuan is from the royal family?"
"Thank you for taking our Yuan away without asking. Don't involve us by tearing the parts apart yourself. Yuan fans are already very satisfied with the current situation. It's too late to help Oppa with rankings and clicks."
In fact, members like Oh Se-hun and Kim Min-seok have always had very few parts. Fans have actually been dissatisfied for a long time, and this time they really couldn't help but burst out.
The two days of conflict have been really intense. It can be regarded as the most intense conflict among fans since EXO debuted, excluding the time when Luhan quit the group last year. Watch and watch the excitement.
But in terms of effect, it’s actually not very big.
A large company like SM will not change its internal plans and settings for EXO because of the dissatisfaction of some fans. How should the members of EXO plan? Which direction does each person prefer to develop? What is the look of each comeback and who looks better? They all have their own set of internal processes and plans for things like who is stunning and who is average, how many killing parts for each song, and who to promote and who to blast, etc. Even Chi Jingyuan, who has his own aura, does it most of the time. Follow the company's arrangements.
Although these plans may be changed due to certain things, it most likely will not be due to fan dissatisfaction.
Moreover, SM, which has been in the music industry for many years, understands these fans best. Although it seems that they are very resentful and threaten the company with no money or support, etc. On the surface, they seem to be very determined and will fight to the end. In fact, It's all lip service. As long as the next title song adds a little more weight to a few members, and then releases some calendars, peripherals, and even holds book signings and concerts next time, they will definitely hate iron. Bu Chenggang scolded the company for finally being a good person. At the same time, each one was more active than the other, and he emptied his wallet faster than anyone else.
Fans, if you don't abuse them, how can you achieve the effect of solidifying fans and how can you get closer to idols?
Next time, fans will just think this:
'You see Sehun/Xiumin is already in such a miserable state. Every time he takes a microphone on stage and says 'EXO' just to sign up for the group name, what should he do if we still don't support him? '
They had seen through it long ago.
However, this kind of mutual quarrel between fans will not affect the company's planning, but it will affect the atmosphere within the EXO team. Some big fans, local fans or station sisters actually have contact information with each other, and member media They also go online, and it’s clear that their fans are now at odds with others.
Although members such as Oh Sehun and Kim Min-seok who have always had a small number of parts are actually already used to it. Although they will definitely be unhappy, no one will mention it. Now someone has brought it up and made it so lively. Seeing such a clear and harmonious The ironic comparison will definitely make me feel uncomfortable.
Therefore, the atmosphere within the EXO team these days is not particularly good. There are no conflicts, but it does seem a bit weird.
…
"Your fans have already posted articles criticizing SM, and you are going to demonstrate in front of the company in two days. Why are you still pretending to be cool?"
Chi Jingyuan read an article posted by Wu Sehun's only fan in the forum, criticizing SM, and tasted the fierce wording and fluent writing. Afterwards, he smacked his lips, feeling speechless and a little emotional, and turned around to poke with his elbow. He glanced at Wu Shixun who was sitting next to him.
"well……"
Perhaps he had seen this post before, Wu Shixun sighed deeply, his tone and expression were clearly a bit complicated, a bit happy and relieved, a bit dissatisfied and angry, and a little speechless at the same time.
Of course fans' support makes people happy, but...
Today is the afternoon of April 6th. At this time, EXO, who have completed their first week of singing after their comeback, are in the guest lounge backstage at the recording of the variety show "Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook" on KBS TV.
The nine members were scattered in the room. Each one was holding a stack of information and was reading and memorizing the rough script and Q&A process that the program staff had just sent. After a while, they almost finished memorizing and started chatting together in a low voice. .
"Ah……"
Hearing Chi Jingyuan's words, several members nearby couldn't help laughing softly.
The hottest news related to EXO in the past few days, apart from the uncharacteristically rising number of songs for "Haruhi", is this fan quarrel.
It's just that when the competition was the most intense in the first two days, it wasn't easy for the team to bring up this topic. After all, part allocation has a lot to do with popularity. It's a matter of personal interest and it's hard to talk about it and irritate some people. But today, although The Internet is still very angry, but the emotions of the members involved have also eased a lot.
"This way..." Chi Jingyuan pretended to think for a few seconds, then snapped his fingers like a flash of inspiration, "How about we propose to the company that when "Boy with Luv" is being recorded in a while, the deputy In this part of the song, I ask you to use a female voice to sing back..."
"Go away and die."
Faced with this unreliable suggestion that was obviously meant to make fun of him, Wu Shixun cursed unceremoniously and showed his middle finger.
"Ha ha……"
There was another burst of laughter next to him, and the atmosphere that had been quiet and silent just now because of reading the information became lively. After hearing this, Jin Junmian put down the script in his hand and asked curiously: "By the way, Jingyuan, "Boy with Luv" has been decided Should we find someone to do the feat or should we sing it ourselves? When will we start recording?"
Regarding the production of the song, among the members, Chi Jingyuan is now involved as a producer. The other members have only heard some news occasionally and are not aware of the latest progress.
"We haven't decided yet, we are discussing it... I prefer that we sing by ourselves, after all, we haven't found anyone to perform a feat since our debut."
Chi Jingyuan shook his head and gave an overview of the last production meeting, and then thought about it: "The recording should wait until the results come out. We haven't practiced the dance of this song yet... and " The two song MVs of "O" have not been filmed yet, and there are also concerts. There are really enough things going on recently."
"I remember Brother Seunghwan said last time that the singing session for "Spring Day" would be shortened this time, and it would not last for a month like "Call Me Baby."
"should be……"
After chatting for a while, other guests participating in today's recording also arrived at another lounge backstage. Under the leadership of their manager, several EXO people took the initiative to say hello.
"Senior Aniha Saiyo..."
Coincidentally, the guest Ji Kyung-won who also participated in the recording of "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" today is very familiar, and he happens to be Park Jin-young whom he met not long ago.
"Hey Yigu, you guys are really popular lately."
Park Jin Young and Korean-American female singer Jessi greeted them with a smile, and when they walked next to Chi Jingyuan, they patted him on the shoulder to show their closeness.
"Brother Zhenying, are you...going to release a song?"
Seeing the two people acting like partners, Chi Jingyuan blinked and asked curiously.
"Yeah, the album will be released on the 12th."
Park Zhenying nodded in approval, then frowned and looked over: "Didn't we make a preview a few days ago? Jingyuan, you don't know? You really don't care about me at all."
"Hahaha..." Jessi took the lead in laughing, while Chi Jingyuan also pretended to be innocent and laughed twice with the other members.
Who cares about your return?
JYP really has no one left.
"By the way, we have already discussed the matter of "Sixteen" with your company. Some materials will be sent to you in two days, and the recording is expected to start around the end of this month."
After joking for a while, Park Jinying remembered something serious and happened to bump into Chi Jingyuan, so he took the initiative to mention it. When he saw the other party nodded to show that he understood, he didn't say much. He squeezed out a smile and chatted with the other members. After that, they said goodbye to each other, and EXO went to communicate with MC Yoo Hee Yeol for a few words in advance, and then returned to the lounge to wait for the recording to start.
"Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" is a music talk show. In each episode, several groups of guests are invited to the site to participate in chat interactions and live performances. They can resonate with the audience who participated in the recording for the first time.
Many programs in the chat session have no special features, and the special thing about this program is that the guest live stage is not all about playing accompaniment, but cooperating with the live band of the program, with very high-quality bands and sound equipment to show It is very different from singing shows and has a more realistic stage charm.
The highlight of this show is that the live sound effects are very good, and the stage performances, especially the lyrical songs, if performed properly, will have a great live effect.
Therefore, the average age of the audience for this show will be older, and many of them are adult viewers in their twenties, thirties or above.
Generally speaking, the ratings of music programs on the three major TV stations are around 1%, and most of them are lower than this figure. However, "Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook" is generally between 1-2%, which is considered to be relatively good in terms of reputation and ratings. An outstanding music program.
"What is the obvious difference between sketchbooks and ordinary music programs that often feature popular singers these days..."
"After seeing this question, I thought about it carefully."
MC Yoo Hee-yeol, who was wearing a gray suit, walked onto the stage of the studio. In front of the two to three hundred live audience members who participated in the recording, he did not make any exciting opening remarks. He just talked as if he was chatting.
"Apart from the issues of popular and non-popular, or whether music is difficult or not, we strive to introduce as diverse a variety of music to you as possible. 'Can it bring you some comfort during a busy weekend?' We really I prepared with this attitude.”
"Okay, the first guests of today's performance...are the friends introduced by the sketchbook for the first time."
Liu Xilie said, looking up at the audience with a smile, and the audience also let out a burst of cheers at the right time, as if they had already learned which guests were coming today.
"Among young people, if you don't know this group, in our common language, they are cavemen... Their popularity has really reached this level."
"In the peninsula music market, it has sold one million copies again after 11 years."
"Now it's the performance of XO, an international idol who has broken out of Asia and is widely loved around the world."
"ah……"
Amidst a burst of restrained cheers, Chi Jingyuan and five other members walked onto the stage. After standing in the center, the gorgeous lights unfolded behind them, and a prelude sounded that was very familiar to the audience regardless of their age:
"Yao, okay!"
"Sexy."
As soon as this prelude came out, a cheer suddenly broke out that was much louder than before, and some of the audience who had no reaction just now couldn't help but look surprised.
In addition to "Spring", which will be performed later, the reason why "Roar" was chosen to start is because the audience for this show is slightly older, and they may not have heard of other EXO hits. The highest song is this song "Roar".
At the beginning, the audience below actually started to sing along, one by one and each other, making this previously quiet studio seem like a concert venue.
The melody of "Roar" is so catchy and famous.
"My breathing is always short, and you come towards me."
Chi Jingyuan sang the first line with a handheld microphone. Hearing his own voice through his ears, he felt at ease.
During the rehearsal before the recording, he discovered that the stage effect of "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" was indeed very different from that of the singing show. Accompanied by the live band, the singing voice appeared very clear and delicate, and it sounded to the ears You can clearly hear many details, including the sound of breathing and ventilation, which will appear imperfections if it is slightly louder. The quality of the entire audio and sound effects is very outstanding, making the singing voice seem to surround the entire stage and studio. A feeling that fills the entire room.
Performing under this kind of sound effect, if you are strong enough, it is indeed easy to immerse yourself in, and it is very enjoyable.
This time the stage of "Roar" mainly focused on singing. Due to the limitation of the size of the stage and the inability to perform in all directions due to holding a hand microphone, the dancing was somewhat restrained and perfunctory, and the movements were not very standard.
"If you don't retreat, you won't care even if you get hurt."
In the support, 9 people took the final ending pose and ended the stage performance.
"Anihasay, I am EXO's Baekhyun..."
"..."
"Anihasaya, I am EXO's maknae Yuan."
The staff on both sides quickly brought up nine chairs, and EXO divided them into two rows to prepare. First, they officially started the conversation session under the guidance of MC Yoo Hee Yeol.
"This is the first time that XO has appeared on the stage of our sketchbook... Oh Yigu, it's really hard to invite." Liu Xilie sat next to him, glanced at the people next to him and couldn't help but sigh, and then faced the audience : “Do you know how many invitations we sent to SM before we invited them?”
"three times?"
"Four times?"
The audience in the front row below raised their hands and speculated. The expressions and states of several girls were very excited. They felt that they might be watching EXO's Ali.
"Maybe there are more people than you think. It's really hard to invite..." Yoo Hee-yeol didn't say it clearly. He waved and walked over with a smile: "Now EXO is really the trend. It has surpassed the Korean Wave and is really in the market." It’s very popular throughout Asia…”
After some praise, Liu Xiyeol changed his tone: "However, in fact, among people in their thirties and above, there are situations where people may know or have heard of the name, but do not want to know more about it..."
"Inside."
Jin Jun smiled bitterly and nodded, confirming this statement.
The main fan audience of Peninsula Boy Group is from female students in the tenth generation to young women in their twenties. Fans in this range account for the highest proportion. Once they reach the thirties and above, the number of fans will plummet. Even with EXO's current reputation, in Many older people have only heard of their names and the melodies of some songs, and many of them don't even know what they do.
"Among people in their thirties, who among the members should be the most popular?" Yoo Hee-yeol asked.
"Um……"
Several members looked at each other, and then unanimously pointed at Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting next to him in the second row. Chi Jingyuan did not deny it when facing the camera, and smiled implicitly with his eyes narrowed.
"Yuan?"
"No, because the maknae has filmed some TV series before. He is really well-known and popular among people in their twenties and thirties, especially among office workers." Jin Junmyeon nodded and explained.
""Misheng"!"
Because it was a KBS show, they couldn't directly say the name of tvN's drama, but the fans and viewers below did not shy away from it, and they all shouted out the name of the drama with a smile.
"Oh, actually I also enjoyed watching it, the acting was really good." Liu Xiyeol nodded knowingly and praised, and smiled after hearing Chi Jingyuan's quick "Kang Sang Mida" thanks. , and then said: "TV dramas are another way, so today we will take this opportunity to use an excellent stage to capture people in their 30s and 40s. We will proceed in order today."
"Okay, let's now formally analyze EXO and ask a very simple question."
"OK."
"What does EXO mean?" Yoo Hee-yeol asked with a confused and curious expression as if he was playing the role of many viewers from the 30s and 40s who were introduced to XO for the first time.
"Hmm...it means the name comes from EXOplanet."
"EXO planet?"
"Nei is named after the EXO planet that exists outside the solar system. It is a new star from an unknown world that has never been heard of on earth..."
Jin Junmyeon drew circles in the air with his hand to make the shape of a planet. While he was making gestures, he explained seriously, but he said something like a book from heaven, and those who watched it couldn't help but laugh.
After awkwardly and shyly showing off his super powers and chatting about some other topics, the chat session came to an end.
The focus of this show is not chatting. The main focus is the live band version of the live stage, which is the most attractive part of the audience.
When the lights dimmed, Yoo Hee-yeol came off the stage to listen. The stewards quickly rushed over and moved the nine stools away, spreading them out on the stage. When the lights came on again, the nine members sat scattered on the stools, holding microphones, and gently Covering your ears.
The band at the back of the stage started playing in time, and the unique prelude of "Spring Day" slowly sounded.
There is no choreography, no stage special effects, no wink, various poses and rich lens language, and the live band performs together. The original version of "Spring Day" is presented to the public for the first time on the live stage.
(End of chapter)
