Thinker in the entertainment industry

Trends are always changing.

After the beginning of the 21st century, hot, crystal boys, Ko Yuta, god and other once powerful groups were either disbanded or had accidents. In the following years, the music scene became the world of solo singers such as Lee Hyo Ri, Rain, Seven, BoA and Kim Jong Kook. However, since the big hits of Big Bang and Wondergirls in 2007, idol groups have gradually regained their lost ground, but solo singers have gradually struggled.But in 2014, idol groups of various positions appeared all over the place, and people began to feel tired of the increasingly stereotyped dance music and the stage where it was becoming more and more difficult to show their uniqueness.

They want to hear some good music.

As a result, ballads became popular, because big sticks and others used hip-hop elements in music—to be precise, rap, which has attracted mainstream attention. The response of the past two years has also improved day by day. The volume is also on the rise, but the dance music sung by traditional idol groups is not very popular.Girl groups are better. The girls’ songs should always be fresher. The sound source of the boy groups is really horrible. In 2014, the king of the boy groups, Big Bang, did not release new songs in the form of a group, and the rest All kinds of boy groups, the sound sources seem to be able to enter the top [-] of the annual list. At present, only exo and blockb. Beast previously released "goodluck", which won a lot of No. [-], and it is estimated that none of them will make it.

No matter how popular an idol group is in terms of sound source, it is possible that out of ten young people, nine of them don’t know who it is. This is the status quo of the current music market.

As for what is a "big sound source", in addition to idols in Korea who mainly use packaging as their main singing voice, there are also some singers who rely on their voice or works to make a living. Their reputation may not be high, but their songs are well-known in the hearts of the audience. There may be no hope for the peripherals of the album that are consumed by fans, but if the songs are put on the Internet, people who like to listen to music will definitely buy the sound source. Once the song is released, it will have a good sound source result.One of the typical examples is Park Hyo-shin, who has the top singing ability in the minds of Koreans. He released the song "Wild Flower" without any publicity, and the sound source performance is still very high. It is estimated that only the divine song "Some", which was so popular at the beginning of this year, can overwhelm it. .In addition, lyn, who became famous for the OST "back in time" of "The Moon Embracing the Sun" and the OST "mydestiny" of "My Love from the Star", is also considered a "big source of music".Of course, the "big music source" is not limited to those powerful factions who have debuted for a long time, there are also young idol singers, solo female singers ailee and iu, who are rare in the Korean music industry, are examples of them.

Beast's sound source performance is already quite good among male idol groups.But the "big sound source", huh, huh, it's still far away.

In this season when it is not easy to get new fans, and the source of music is becoming more and more important, but the situation is getting worse and worse, how to slow down the speed of decline is a problem that lies in front of beast, cube and even all boy groups that have passed their rising period. big problem.

The general environment is not good, and the small environment is not strong enough.After the founder of the company, Hong Shengcheng, quit the power center due to illness, Cube's planning can only be described as "a mess".It's normal for Yong Junhyung to be upset.

"I should think of some good things, for example, we can still celebrate the fifth anniversary." Long Junheng comforted himself in this way.

The combination mq, which debuted on the same day as beast, has been on par for quite a long time and has been compared frequently. Not long ago, it was announced that they were about to disband.

Jung Jiyong doesn't have the same distress as Yong Junhyung. Although he has started to write songs for idol singers, it's just a sideline for the time being.His side job is a rapper active in the underground, and the living environment of idol singers doesn't care about him.As for the main business - Cube's foreign language teachers, it has nothing to do with the music industry.

Even if he still has some thoughts about the music industry that he can't explain clearly, Zheng Zhiyong feels that it is better for him to be worthy of the salary paid by Cube as a teacher first.

Even though there are a little less students listening carefully at the moment...

Zheng Zhiyong sighed, picked up the umbrella that was put aside, held the end in his hand, and lightly tapped Zhang Chengyan's shoulder with the part of the handle.

Zhang Chengyan, who was drowsy, straightened up for a moment and widened her eyes. Her movements were a little too big, so that the chair made a short friction sound on the floor, which shocked her again, and at the same time frightened her. The other people who were sleepy next to them cheered up.

A more "intense" effect was obtained than expected. Zheng Zhiyong couldn't laugh or cry, "I know you are all busy with your debut and don't have the time to listen to my class." He retracted the umbrella, put the tip on the ground, and pressed the umbrella with his right hand Handle, "But don't forget, it is also a very important skill for an artist to show energy when you are obviously not energetic."

Several girls collectively paid attention to Quan Zhaoxian, who was sitting upright at the back, and as the only artist who had debuted among the "students" who came to the class today, Quan Zhaoxian ruthlessly demolished Zheng Zhiyong: " I'm already very energetic, and I won't pretend to be."

And Zheng Zhiyong didn't refute her words, he didn't say anything, just looked at Quan Zhaoxian with a smile.In the end, Quan Zhaoxian couldn't hold it anymore: "Are you hiding a lot of words that hurt me and want to say them, brother?"

"That's right," Zheng Zhiyong nodded lightly, his expression still gentle and elegant, "but it doesn't seem very good."

The following trainees, Wu Chengji and Zhang Chengyan, had exchanged glances quietly long ago, and gained a new understanding of the black belly of this teacher who is still so handsome even with a cropped head.

They have already thought of what Quan Zhaoxian's words could be used to ridicule, and that is the problem of Quan Zhaoxian's very little schedule.Kwon So Hyun is a member of 4minute, the company’s first girl group launched five years ago by Cube. 4minute has a typical characteristic of being a "one-man group". The popularity is mediocre, there is no popularity, and naturally there are not many activities. The company has tried to let other members have some self-development, but Cube's several attempts have not been very successful. Quan Zhao, who was born in 1994 Xian was too young when he debuted, and his strength is not outstanding. In terms of schedule, it can be said that he is at the bottom of the team.

There are not many occasions that need to "pretend", so naturally there is no need to have the ability to "pretend".

But they can only think about these things in their hearts. As a language teacher, I heard that Zheng Zhiyong, who has a good background, may not have to be afraid. If they are free, they should not provoke the seniors of the same company, even if they are joking.

Zheng Zhiyong didn't open his mouth, and the trainees in front didn't dare to say it. It doesn't mean that Quan Zhaoxian couldn't think of Zheng Zhiyong's hidden idea: "Then don't say it, Hyuna said that you are underground When you talk, it hurts."

"What did she say?" Zheng Zhiyong has a good memory, and when he rolled his eyes, he realized something was wrong, "When she went to see my performance, my words were always very upright."

He started gossiping in class, now everyone except Quan Zhaoxian is very sleepy, so it's good to say something interesting to refresh yourself.

"Maybe Zico told her?" Quan Zhaoxian said.

"It's possible," Zheng Zhiyong thought about it seriously, "I'm the worst mouthed person in 92line, but it can't be my fault. Zico is an idol, and the west exit probably takes two years to get used to Korean swearing. surpass me".

"92line?" Wu Chengji asked suspiciously.

South Korea is a place with strict etiquette, and there are people who don't care about the age gap, but in most cases, if they are not the same age, they can't be too casual, so there are also a bunch of 86line, 89line, 91line, 94line and the like in the entertainment industry. A small group is a group of artists born in the same year who gather together to have fun. As trainees who are about to debut, Wu Chengji and the others are no strangers to this, but 92line... what is that?

"Tell us about your underground activities, Mr. Zheng?" Quan Zhaoxian, who knew something but only half understood, urged.

Facing a bunch of girls with expressions of curiosity and anticipation, Zheng Zhiyong chose to give in.He was not a few years older than them, and he joined the company late, so he never thought about maintaining the so-called "teacher's dignity" all the time. He was serious when he should be serious, and he could joke when he should be. He grew up in an open family. The older Zheng Zhiyong is actually much more enlightened than the group of people sitting in front of him.

"I started to get in touch with hip-hop music officially in 2010. Some of you should know that it was led by Jay Park at the time. In 2012, I started to perform on the underground stage. The frequency was not high, and there was a lot of controversy. Many people and I can't get along, the typical one is cknut", Zheng Zhiyong's mouth curled up, and he remembered the rap battle in the club last night, "Swings knows, the mentor in "showmethemoney3", cknut is mixed with swings".

The girls nodded in unison. They may not be familiar with cknut, but Swings knows it. This year's rap talent show "showmethemoney" was due to the participation of trainees bi and bobby from one of the three major economic companies, and in recent years hip- Hop is gradually becoming mainstream, and the ratings and topics are quite impressive.

"There are also some who play better, one is blockb's captain Zico, as you all know, besides being an idol, he also performs a lot in the underground, and the other is West Exit, he lived in the United States before, and for the past two years I just came back, and I usually play with olltii. If you don’t know olltii at the west exit, you should know olltii, the contestants in this year’s "showmethemoney". The three of us happen to be 92 years old, although it’s not a matter of age that matters to hip-hop , but there is always a sense of intimacy."

"It's a bit of a coincidence that the three of us are good at different things. Zico's words focus on rhythm, and the beat is very well written. I am good at flow, focusing on the grasp of speech speed, intonation, and accent. Freestyle is the best. He never has to memorize the lyrics. Zico and I have suspected that he is lazy. After all, countless rappers have been cheated by forgetting words, not just in "showmethemoney". Bi."

The girls listened with gusto. Although they may not be very interested in hip-hop, it is good to learn about unfamiliar fields.Seeing that Zheng Zhiyong seemed to have talked enough and wanted to withdraw from the topic, Zhang Chengyan suggested, "Teacher hasn't talked about rap in front of us yet."

Zheng Zhiyong glanced at her, "Let me say rap is okay", before everyone changed their happy expressions, he added, "I want to say it in Chinese, and then you can guess what I'm talking about".

"Chinese? Do you say rap in China?" Hip-hop is a style of music introduced from the United States. It took more than 20 years in Korea to get to where it is now. In China... as an artist, Quan Zhaoxian has a great influence on neighboring countries. I also have some understanding of the music style, hip-hop really doesn't have the slightest sense of existence in China.

"Hip-hop is not popular over there, but there is still some rap in r;&b", Zheng Zhiyong smiled, "Listen well."

"Alley in 1983, clear December night, Chapter 7, the typewriter continued to push, the next line close to the truth..."

Quan Zhaoxian and all the trainees have mosquito coils in their eyes: what should I do if I don't understand anything?

"You are not good at Chinese, even if you can't speak well, you still have to know the general meaning when listening to others, right?" Zheng Zhiyong said, "Come on, continue the class."

The theme of Jay Chou's song has nothing to do with love, it's no wonder you understand it!