One of the highlights of the song "Spring Day" is the melody and artistic conception of the intro. When the sound source was just released and the reputation was mixed, it was liked by many people. Even some fans or passers-by who didn't like the latter part of the song were very fond of it. This intro has received good reviews.
The electronically synthesized music in the original version disappeared at this time, and it had a different flavor when played by the band using a few limited instruments.
There are less fireworks, but more coolness.
This prelude immediately cheered up Yin Shigui, who was a little casual just now. He put his legs down and changed into a more comfortable sitting position. He leaned forward slightly and looked at the TV screen carefully and listened.
'This song is quite nice. It is completely different from the previous song "Roar". This EXO style is quite changeable. '
'There were no mistakes on the live stage, and the listening experience was pretty good. Does a boy band also feel so good when singing ballads? '
'And these lead singers are pretty strong, especially this... Chi Jingyuan...'
The naturally slightly surging melody, the melodious and clear singing voice, and the tacit and gentle harmonies merged and intertwined at this time, gently emanating from the speakers, slowly wandering in the living room where Yin Shigui was, until they formed A warm piece of music fills every corner.
It was already midnight at 12:30 in the morning. The surroundings were very quiet and no noise could be heard. The TV living room with the lights turned off could only hear pleasant music playing continuously. The contrast between silence and noisy made this moment in the cold midnight. It seems particularly atmospheric at the moment.
Everything is silent, only the spring is blooming.
Silently listening to the iconic harmonies of the EXO lead singers in the last section, and looking at Ji Jingyuan who was completely immersed in the screen with his earphones in his hands, his head lowered and his eyes closed, Yoon Seok-kyu's heart was filled with the melody and artistic conception of "Spring Day" While suddenly enlightened, I also had a lot of interest in this boy band that had been famous for a long time.
Even though he doesn’t know much about boy bands and even has a little innate bias in his heart, Yin Shikyu still admits that the live effect of this episode is very good and he likes this stage.
He also changed a lot about the members who sang seriously, even though their faces didn't look like capable people at all.
'This boy band is... not bad, very good. '
'This song is also very nice...'
Watching the nine members of EXO take the final bow, Yoon Seok-gyu nodded secretly in his heart and couldn't help but praise them.
He suddenly lost some interest in the next guest, Park Jin Young. He glanced at it twice and then withdrew his gaze. He crossed his legs, took out his phone and started searching for EXO. After roughly reading the information, he specifically added "Spring Day" to the list. Your own playlist.
I originally wanted to recommend it to my friends, but I had no choice but to give it up when I saw how late it was.
Let’s talk about it tomorrow.
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Although the average ratings of "Yoo Hee Yeol's Sketchbook" are good, because the recent episodes have not had any hot spots or high-quality stages, the ratings have been a bit unsatisfactory during this period. The last episode was in April. The ratings for the episode broadcast on the 3rd were only 0.7%, which was lower than the average of the program.
The ratings for this episode, calculated on the morning of the 12th, took a big step forward, jumping directly to 2.2%, which was more than three times the previous episode.
Such a huge increase even surprised the program team while being excited. Although it cannot be said that all the credit is due to EXO. After all, they are not the only guests in this episode. People such as Park Jin Young also have high national popularity. Many people like his music.
However, the role XO played in it should be beyond doubt.
After this episode of "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" was broadcast, the entry EXO's "Yoo Hee-yeol"# was on the hot search list at noon the next day, and it immediately attracted the interest of many people who had not watched the live broadcast of the show. I clicked in to check it out. After watching it, I went to YouTube to watch the video of this episode. After seeing EXO’s live stage with excellent effects and quality, I couldn’t help but leave comments below. At the same time, most people couldn’t bear it. I would listen to "Spring Day" when I stayed at the club, and some would recommend it to my friends. This formed a healthy chain.
As the popularity slowly spreads, at 11 o'clock today, EXO's "Spring Day" finally surpassed "Only You" on the list, which had been on top for ten days, making it the first time since the sound source was released. Melon is No. 1 on the daily rankings, and is also starting to catch up with it on the weekly rankings. At this rate, it should take less than a day or two to knock MissA down.
Ten days after the song was released, there was an astonishing growth that bucked the trend. The popularity and number of listeners were even higher than in the days just after the song was released, which had to surprise many listeners and even industry practitioners.
Of course, this situation cannot be entirely attributed to the program "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook". The main reason is that the songs are good and high-quality, and more and more people are listening to them. The result of word-of-mouth spreading and fermentation, this program mainly serves as a The introduction played a boosting role.
It can be regarded as mutual achievement.
And if you look at the online comments for the song "Spring Day" today, you will find that the reputation of this song has changed and improved unconsciously. The comment area was once filled with comments from all kinds of people. The evaluations of 'ordinary', 'unpleasant', 'disappointing', and 'after listening to it once, you will never listen to it again' have subsided at some point. Even if you can still see it, the number of people who agree with it has obviously decreased a lot.
Nowadays, the most praised ones are the relatively objective comments from several passerbys and listeners:
“‘Spring Day’ is a song that I want to listen to again.”
"The MV for "Spring Day" is art, the lyrics are very touching, and the overall melody is nice and meaningful..."
"Through this song, I discovered that boy groups are not completely incapable of singing lyrically... I don't know about other boy groups, but at least EXO feels pretty good."
Not only did "Spring Day" counterattack in word-of-mouth and reach No. 1 on the daily charts, but it also made EXO's impression in the minds of many passers-by and listeners much better, which is an extremely surprising thing.
Some of the goals and hopes that Lee Soo Man, Ji Kyung Won and SM Entertainment had before choosing this ballad as the title song of "X" have been somewhat achieved.
Although it cannot be said that it has been completely achieved, at least it has made a good start.
Also on the 12th, JYP's president Park Jin Young announced his return to the music scene with the digital album "24/34" after a year and seven months, and also participated in the fourth season of the talent show "K-POP STAR" where he serves as a judge. performed the new song for the first time on stage.
The title song of his comeback is "Who's Your Mother?" "Although the lyrics are a bit sketchy, and there is a suspicion that Xiao Huang's song is not a serious song, it is really popular. As soon as it was released, it immediately climbed to the top of the major music charts, directly surpassing the one that had just been squeezed out of the first place. MissA's "Only You" ranked second, competing with No. 1 EXO's "Spring" for the top spot.
But when it comes to competition, the data between the two is actually quite different now.
This created a very interesting situation. "Spring Day" fell back and surpassed "Only You" to reach the top of the list. Park Jin Young returned to avenge his disciples but stopped at the second place. The top three music charts were completely occupied by SM and JYP, with JYP in the two groups. The scene where all the returning artists were pinned down by EXO caused a lot of discussion, and some media even made special press releases to report on it.
"Originally, it was supposed to be a family war in which JYP artists were ranked first and second, but the scene was usurped by the sudden outbreak of "Haruhi". Looking at the popularity and direction of "Haruhi", it is estimated that it will be difficult to be ranked first in the future. I might be able to get the weekly crown this week. I won the crown against two JYPs. I really don’t know what JYP’s expression will be.”
"Park Jin Young released a song two weeks after MissA's comeback and directly pushed out his own artist's songs. Doesn't this count as blocking his own artist's path? Is there something wrong with him as the president?"
"EXO is really awesome this time. It's incredible that a boy group can overpower MissA and Park Jin Young."
"kkk laughed. JYP's company has really declined too much. The president personally took action. Both groups of artists can't beat any SM boy group. There is really a reason for the low stock price."
"..."
"How come the music results of "Spring Day" are getting better and better... Alas, MissA's seniors were overtaken, and PD Nim's new song only reached second place."
Yu Dingyan looked at the list and comments on his phone, surprised and a little disappointed and said to Lin Nalian sitting next to him.
At this time, the two groups of "Sixteen" were preparing to go to the photographer's place to record the second episode of the program. The nine people in their "bad student group" were crowded in a nanny car, resting and chatting. .
After hearing her words, several people sitting next to her couldn't help but cast their eyes over.
"...Both groups of artists can't beat any SM boy group..."
Deliberately using a broadcasting tone to read out a press release she saw on her mobile phone, Lin Nalian blinked her eyes and said with a worried look: "Now that I say that, I really feel that our company may be over. "
"Hahaha, you'll be dead if the room chief hears it."
Yu Dingyan couldn't help but patted her and laughed, and there was a burst of laughter from beside her.
You could tell that she was joking. After all, the results of the second and third music sources were actually very good.
However, they all know that JYP is in a bad situation now, but this kind of thing has nothing to do with them as young trainees, and it is not their turn to care.
The car drove for dozens of minutes and soon arrived at the location of this recording, Zhao Shanxi's studio in JB District.
Under the leadership of the room director, more than a dozen girls walked into this photography studio, which was several floors high and covered a large area. After entering, they first met with photographer Zhao Shanxi and the shooting equipment that had been set up on the site. The staff said hello respectfully, and then took a brief tour of the photography studio under the leadership of Zhao Shanxi.
"Wow, the Wonder Girls seniors and 2PM seniors all did a great job."
Before they took two steps, their attention was attracted by the pictorials of idol artists hanging in glass frames on the left and right sides of the corridor. They quickly walked over and started talking while pointing at the pictorials.
"There are also seniors from MissA and PD nim. It seems that the seniors from the company have all filmed here."
"And looking at the pictorials from the recent comeback, it turns out they were all taken here."
"This was taken last month..." Zhao Shanxi nodded and responded simply. Then she tilted her head and looked at the pictorial of Park Jin Young in front of her and frowned slightly: "This picture looks like it now. There’s something wrong with the lighting…”
Zhao Shanxi is about thirty years old. She wears black-rimmed glasses and has blond hair that sticks to her scalp like dry grass. She looks like an art practitioner. She is a well-known photographer in the industry and is very good at shooting album covers and pictorials. She has a long-term cooperative relationship with JYP. Most of the album covers of JYP artists were photographed by her, including MissA and Park Jin Young who have just returned.
This time, the title of the second issue of "Sixteen" is to test the ability of these female trainees to shoot pictorials. After some communication, JYP simply placed the shooting location directly in her studio, and she was the photographer herself. .
“Oh, Mo, there’s also a pictorial of EXO’s Yuan?”
At this moment, a surprised voice came, and several girls gathered in front of some pictorials not far away and looked at them in surprise. Under the glass frame in front of them was Chi Jingyuan, who had a plain expression and smiled very lightly. A pictorial shot by Zhang against the light.
Hearing this familiar name, Zhou Ziyu and Ming Jingnan, who were originally following the tour, were stunned. They quickened their pace and walked over, standing there and looking curiously.
"Oh, that was last year, when Yuan and Suzy were collaborating on "Some", they came to my place to film under the introduction of JYP."
Zhao Shanxi smiled after seeing it, and walked over and glanced at Chi Jingyuan's face, seeming to recall the shooting scene at that time. When introducing it, he couldn't help but praise: "Chi Jingyuan is very good at taking photos. Many of the photos I took were very touching, and I felt very comfortable working together. Among so many artists I collaborated with, he left a deep impression on me.”
"I like this one very much. Although the appearance is superior, it doesn't stand out too much. It doesn't make people linger on the facial features, but mainly highlights a sense of atmosphere..."
Feeling that these trainees seemed to be very interested, she tilted her head and looked at the pictorial in front of her and briefly introduced a few words, but she didn't talk much. After staying for a while, she took the lead to visit some other places. It didn’t take long for the official filming to begin.
Today's session is for two groups to shoot group pictorials of different styles. The major group will shoot first, followed by the poor student group.
"Tzuyu looks like a model."
After taking dozens of photos, the 'poor students' group gathered around the monitor to watch the shooting results. Zhao Shanxi sat on the chair and watched for a while. He couldn't help turning his head and glanced at Zhou Ziyu who was standing behind him, and asked curiously: " Have you ever been a model?”
Zhou Ziyu was wearing a red fur-brimmed peaked cap, and her dyed brown hair was tied into a side ponytail on the right side of her head. The ponytail was also specially textured to add some fashion sense. The stick was used as a shooting prop before. She didn't know when the candy was unpacked and she was sucking it happily with her cheeks puffed out. Suddenly, she was stunned for a moment, and then she quickly took the lollipop out of her mouth.
"hey-hey……"
As if she sensed the compliment, Zhou Ziyu opened her mouth and revealed two rows of teeth. A pair of lying silkworms tangled together and trembled. She laughed a little happily, but also a little embarrassed. Her voice was very soft, He shook his head nervously: "Ani..."
"Haven't you done it?"
Zhao Shanxi glanced at her in surprise, and then pointed to the photo on the monitor: "The expression is well managed, very natural when taking pictures, and when showing his own advantages, he does not stand out from the whole."
"The expressions, eyes, and especially the posture all seem to exude a great feeling from the body. It captures the center of gravity. Look at this one, and this one. The effects are very good in many photos. It feels like a great shooting experience. The way..."
After switching between several photos and pointing at the monitor, Zhao Shanxi couldn't help but look back. She looked at Zhou Tzuyu with a shy and happy smile because she was praised, and asked repeatedly: "Really?" Haven’t you ever taken a photo?”
"No……"
After getting the exact same answer, Zhao Shanxi looked Zhou Ziyu up and down and nodded: "That's really good."
A pair of big eyes sparkled with joy, and the unabashed compliment made Zhou Ziyu smile sweetly. After a few seconds, it seemed that something else had occurred to her mind, and the corners of her mouth raised higher.
The other female trainees around were surprised and kept casting their gazes and gazes on Zhou Ziyu. Some were smiling and seemed to be happy for her, and some even though there were cameras operating next to them, They couldn't hide the surprise on their faces.
Some people even had a bad expression and seemed a little dissatisfied.
Since commenting on the photos just now, Zhao Shanxi has hardly said anything good about anyone. Facing the female trainees mentioned before, he either gave very ordinary comments, or directly criticized them without politeness, which was very professional. Strong but not showing any affection.
Unexpectedly, when Zhou Ziyu came here, she looked very appreciative and said something like "Have you ever been a model?" "It's really good." Apparently Zhao Shanxi thought the pictorial she took was very good.
Looking at it this way, isn't she firmly promoted to the major group this time and won't she be eliminated?
Not caring about the various glances from around him, Zhou Ziyu put the lollipop into his mouth again and started eating it happily.
happy!
…
"I feel great today! When I was checking the pictorial, the photographer teacher kept praising me. Hehe, I won't be eliminated this time, and maybe I can be promoted to the major group! (laughing)"
After being busy all afternoon, the shooting was not completed until the evening. After returning to the company, Zhou Ziyu just finished eating. After finding a seat, Zhou Ziyu couldn't help but couldn't wait to take out her mobile phone and sent a message to Chi Jingyuan, sharing her feelings. Thrilling feelings of joy.
"so good?"
The reply was very quick, and Chi Jingyuan probably happened to be free at the moment.
"Well, what you taught me before was really helpful. The things that the photographer teacher praised me for are all what you said before, thank you." Thinking of the recording that I listened to many times in the past two days, I got the result when I tested it today. Zhou Ziyu's eyes couldn't help but curl up again.
She was really happy and squealing today. Her situation and mood were completely different from the previous episode when she was ruthlessly criticized by Park Jin Young and the teacher, looked at with strange eyes by others, and was on the verge of elimination.
I was so happy that I ate too much for dinner just now.
After waiting for a while, the other party responded with two messages in a row:
"Okay, just those few words, if they were so useful, I would have opened a training class to make money a long time ago."
"...The main reason is that you are talented in this area."
'I'm very talented...'
What talent is needed to shoot a pictorial?
Body, appearance, temperament, skills and experience.
Zhou Ziyu silently savored this sentence, and blinked after understanding it. After holding it in for a few seconds, he still couldn't hold it back. He burst out laughing, but then he remembered something again. His smile faded and he pursed his lips, his expression seemed a little regretful. Holding the phone in both hands, his fingers tapped quickly on the screen:
"Unfortunately, the room manager said in the afternoon that the company was worried that the pictures would be leaked in advance, so we were not allowed to take selfies. Otherwise, I can show you the photos. My look looks great today. Although all the clothes I chose before have been changed, there are still some It’s a pity that I matched some of them myself. (Wink)”
"Well, that's a pity."
Although the reply was quick, the apparently perfunctory text and the tone that seemed completely uninterested made Zhou Ziyu a little dissatisfied after seeing it. She wrinkled her nose and hesitated for a few seconds. After thinking about it, she sent it: "What are you doing?" ?”
After waiting for about a minute this time, she was a little anxious before Chi Jingyuan replied. After clicking on the message, the text above was 'shooting the MV', and the following photo instantly came into view.
I saw that Chi Jingyuan was wearing a standard rugby jersey at this time. The number 5 on the jersey, as well as the shoulders and chest held up by the protective gear, looked very conspicuous. The jersey was obviously old and had a lot of dust and Stains that look like they just finished a hard game.
In the photo, he is sitting in a place that looks like a team locker room, looking at the camera with his lips pursed, as if he is a little impatient, but looking at the bloody scar makeup painted on Chi Jingyuan's left face, it matches his forehead and bangs. With clear sweat stains on his face and a very old-fashioned jersey, Zhou Ziyu was suddenly stunned when he saw it. He felt a sense of impact rushing over his face and his heartbeat accelerated slightly.
Chi Jingyuan took a breather after sending a selfie, picked up a bottle of mineral water next to him, opened it and took a few sips.
They had been filming the MV and had just entered a short break. Before they could sit still for a while, a text message from Zhou Ziyu came over.
"Can you send unreleased MV makeup photos to outsiders in advance? If you do this, you will be punished by the company..."
Zhou Ziyu's reply was a little slow. She didn't comment on the selfie just now, but expressed some concern.
After seeing it, Chi Jingyuan curled his lips speechlessly and typed a few words to send:
"You think I'm you?"
After sending it, he hesitated for two seconds. He looked up and saw that the members in front of him who had just gone to the bathroom were walking this way. After thinking about it, he followed another one:
"And I didn't share it with outsiders."
(End of chapter)
