For a moment, the screen showing the participants' faces flickered, and the order of the match came to mind.
1. Main dancer-Choi Jae-seong VS Ilevel
2. Subvocal - Hansion VS Ready
3. Lead Vocal - Koo Tae-hwan VS Fade
4. Lead Vocal - Lee Ion VS CU
5. Main Vocal - On Saemi-ro VS Juyeon
Even in Choi Se-hee's opinion, the order of the contest was reasonable.
The main dancer with the most visual attractions (assuming that dancing is the main thing) wins first, followed by the competition in that order: sub vocalist, lead vocalist, and main vocalist.
Idol groups that have accumulated a bit of experience at some point no longer distinguish skills based on position.
The lead vocalist of a group known as entertainment idols even filmed a YouTube content asking for advice, saying, 'Don't I sing better than the main vocalist?'
In fact, he even took over the singer's spot in the next activity song.
That's why, when an idol group is active for a long time, there are many cases where the level is leveled upward at some point.
But the rookie group is different.
Since new groups have not shown anything yet, the public's tastes do not intervene in the evaluation, and the area of showmanship does not come into play.
It can only be decided by the dispassionate evaluation of experts.
but… … .
'Isn't he a bit of a sub-vocalist?'
Choi Se-hee remembers Han Si-on as being good at music.
I don't know if he's good at singing, but it was definitely very nice to listen to.
Moreover, I think their singing skills were top-tier, except for Juyeon and On Saemi-ro.
'Was the song you sang back then a special move?'
That is often the case.
These are people who only cut one or two songs throughout their trainee days.
Choi Se-hee was thinking that way, and after Blue's brief presentation, the contest began.
"It's nice that there is no waiting time."
The competition between the main dancers that started like that was, of course, centered around dancing.
The first to perform on stage was Jaeseong Choi, the youngest member of Sedal101.
[Main dancer-Choi Jae-seong VS Ilevel]
Jaesung Choi covered a song by the boy group
It is not easy to cover a stage with acrobatic synchronized dance on your own.
However, Jaesung Choi completed the stage quite convincingly.
He sang with a sense of stability while dancing, and his original solo dance during the part where the group dance was included was quite impressive.
He got along well with the back dancers who came in after the creative solo dance.
"Are you okay? "Your face is cute too."
"Then add one point to the pork belly Dor?"
"Not to that extent. "Gandang-gandang?"
Ilevel's performance that followed seemed a bit more proficient.
The title is vague, but it was a cover of an R&B song by a foreign singer that I heard a lot on the street, and it was pretty good.
However, even though there were back dancers from the beginning, the stage felt a bit empty.
"Where are you?"
"Oh, it's a bit difficult. "Aren't both a bit ambiguous?"
"a little?"
Choi Jae-sung flashed here and there, but overall he showed immaturity, and although his eye level was proficient, he did not flash.
As is always the case with survival program audiences, the two debated for a while under the influence of the critic, and eventually each voted for a different person.
Choi Se-hee to Choi Jae-seong, and a friend to Ilevel.
After a brief stage cleanup, it was Reddy who appeared.
[Sub Vocal - Hansion VS Ready]
Since he was a sub vocalist, I thought he could sing, but surprisingly, Reddy performed 100% rap.
And it worked.
"Waaaaaa!"
People cheer.
I sang
He rapped really well, and his gestures and performance seemed professional.
"It's like Show Me!"
As my friend said, it felt like watching
"If he gets popular enough, he can release a solo album."
"That's right. "You're really good at it?"
The reactions of other audience members sitting around Choi Se-hee were similar.
After Reddy's performance ended, the stage went dark for a moment, perhaps to calm the atmosphere.
Meanwhile, a friend spoke to Choi Se-hee.
"Han Si-on is him, right? "The kid who talked to you."
"Oh, right."
"I thought it didn't look like that when I saw it earlier? "If you talk to him, he looks like he'll be rude."
"I heard that gap is thrilling."
"But Gapmoekun won't be easy, right?"
"Gap moekun this shit."
Choi Se-hee looked at her friend in disgust, but her friend pointed to the surroundings.
There are many people looking at their cell phones.
It's not that everyone suddenly contacted me or that I got bored.
The idea was to search for Ready.
Because it was a pretty good stage.
The moment Choi Se-hee, who secretly hoped that Han Si-on would do well, regained her appetite.
Pot.
Light came onto the dark stage.
Soon, the worst stage set-up began to catch Choi Se-hee's eyes.
"Crazy, is this 7080 Live Cafe?"
Pin lights, round chair, guitar, keyboard.
As my astonished friend said, I've gathered only the things you shouldn't do in idol survival.
Of course, this doesn't mean that fans don't like it when the idol they support plays the guitar or piano.
It's good to show off your versatile talent on stage or on entertainment shows.
However, this is an idol survival program that is evaluated for its sincerity and venom in its main job.
Playing guitar and singing lyrical songs under pin lights?
It would be better if it was a team stage.
Idol groups with excellent vocal lines are always in demand.
But this is a solo performance.
Moreover, I heard that it was the first stage of the competition between the two teams.
But to configure it like this?
Just by looking at it, it doesn't look like you can even dance, let alone move, right?
'Is Hansion the problem, or is the producer the problem?'
Unless you really show off your singing skills that everyone will admire, I don't think you'll get a positive response.
Of course, I know that this kind of thinking may be overindulgence.
The general public watching Coming Up Next may not think much of it.
Or maybe you actually like it.
However, at least on the stone plate, there were too many elements that could be criticized.
It was the song selection that put a culmination of these anxious feelings.
Oh, my God.
If it's under a streetlight, isn't that refrain one tool?
That old song that you can hear loudly when you go to a karaoke bar with men.
After the extremely boring first verse, a screaming chorus appears, and after the even more boring second verse, the chorus comes again.
I already hate the song selection, and even the remix.
The comments that would be made after the broadcast unfolded before Choi Se-hee's eyes.
- Hahahahahahahahahaha
-ㅋㅋㅋ I should have tried my best to appeal that I wanted to be a balladeer instead of an idol.
-Oh, no way. I guess I broke my leg while practicing so I had no choice but to sing while sitting.
-Wow, I saw the future. While posting real music on social media, he launched Unhappy, broke up with Doulgi, filed a lawsuit, and then debuted as a solo singer.
-If things go well, will you appear on a variety show and share your emotions with old members?
-Is everyone Doctor Strange?
-Dolmamu! I'm here to make a deal!
- Hahahahahahahahahaha
Even these are comments from people who live in shallow water.
I didn't even want to think about the comments that would be left in the abyss.
As Choi Se-hee thought about that, she suddenly realized that she was rooting for Han Si-on.
Her favorite is still Drop Out, but I still hope Han Si-on does well.
At that time, someone who appeared to be a session man picked up a guitar, and Han Sion sat in front of the keyboard.
Soon, the recorded drum sound began to be heard calmly.
* * *
Before making a contract with the devil.
So, in the first episode, before my parents got into a car accident, I was an ordinary aspiring singer.
If you look at it now, you might laugh, but he had some talent.
In terms of singing ability, is it a bit better than Choi Jae-seong and a bit worse than On Sae-miro?
Anyway, I don't want to talk about this.
At that time, I hated obvious things.
Indie disease, Hongdae disease, hipster disease. You can call it anything.
Because I had exactly that feeling when I was nineteen in the first episode.
So, I was a bit confused after making a contract with the devil.
They needed to sell 200 million copies, but they didn't know what the standard for music should be.
Before I made a contract with the devil, I wanted to hear that I was special, so I looked for unfamiliar things, but I couldn't do that if I wanted to sell 200 million copies.
I had to sing something the public liked, but I had no idea what they liked.
We spent several rounds like that without a baseline.
My skills steadily improved, and I always became a hit with my future knowledge.
But that didn't mean my baseline was clear.
Then one day.
I realized a very simple truth.
-There is no right answer in music.
There was a time when hard rock, which people today would consider noisy, ruled the world, and there was also a time when alternative music, which people would consider boring now, kicked hard rock's ass.
The same goes for Korea.
Although I don't know much about Korean music trends, I definitely know a few things.
At some point, hyperpop becomes popular in K-pop, and then suddenly Jersey Club becomes popular.
I remember being a bit surprised to see two genres with completely different feelings sweeping through Korea without much time difference.
So there is no right answer in music.
But that's why I realized the baseline of music.
This is the only criterion for good music.
'It has to be good to hear.'
The reason alternative music emerged after kicking hard rock's butt was only because Kurt Cobain's alternative music was better to listen to.
There is no other reason.
Nevertheless, are there any hard rock bands that have maintained a strong position in the alternative era?
Because that band made music that was more listenable than most alternative bands.
So, you have to put out something that people like to listen to, and something that people want to hear more about.
That is the only right answer in music where there is no right answer.
and… … .
I am a person who can do that better than anyone else in the world.
No, he is a person who has become good at it.
So, I thought I would show you from now on.
* * *
The moment the guitar rose above the appropriate drums, the song began.
Somewhere at the end of a gray alley-
Orange, under the street lights
Originally, electric poles under street lights were long.
However, Han Si-on boldly skipped all of the preludes and started singing straight after just one verse of the guitar melody.
At those first words, Koo Tae-hwan, who had been waiting impatiently for his turn, opened his eyes wide.
Si-On Han has often said that he could play an important role in the introduction.
Because they are born with a special sense of rhythm, they can give a better feeling even if they sing the same song.
However, Koo Tae-hwan could not deeply sympathize with those words.
It's not that I doubt Han Si-on's words, it's that I don't know what feels better than singing the same song.
Even if I used my poor imagination, I could only come up with an R&B style with black people doing laybacks.
But now I get it.
What did Han Si-on want and what did he say?
That's it.
The moment the first note of the first lyric falls, I feel like I'm being pulled in.
Han Si-on, who appeared on the main stage, was showing a sense of immersion that was incomparable to what he heard during rehearsals.
And Koo Tae-hwan wasn't the only one who thought this.
The same was true for the 500 audience members.