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When traditional instrument players wearing hanbok played uptown funk, the audience's response was not good.
Among those who have dipped their feet into the idol community, there were also those who thought that Han Si-on's indie personality was a problem.
However, the situation changed when lightning struck the stage and Koo Tae-hwan appeared.
Koo Tae-hwan was wearing a fancy stage costume that can only be seen at year-end music festivals, which contrasted sharply with the performers wearing traditional hanbok.
At the appearance of Koo Tae-hwan, the musicians stopped playing in shock, as if they were truly from a past era.
Koo Tae-hwan also seemed embarrassed.
But the silence was short.
The musicians seemed to have to play now for some reason, and started playing again.
In this way, the boring basic rhythm of up-down funk flows again.
After hearing that, Koo Tae-hwan erased his embarrassment and nodded to the beat.
I sang the introduction in a clear voice.
This hit, that ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer,
that white gold
Koo Tae-hwan's introduction was eerily clean and surprisingly chewy.
Among the audience members who watched the first episode of Coming Up Next several times, there were some who were surprised.
Koo Tae-hwan's stage was obviously broadcast, but he failed to show any special strengths.
But what does this introduction mean?
The performance, which did not give much inspiration, suddenly becomes rhythmic.
The playing hasn't changed.
The vocalist made it that way.
The current intro was his special sense of rhythm that Han Si-on and Koo Tae-hwan had honed all week.
It wasn't just the audience that was surprised.
The player who was playing the drum mechanically raises his head in surprise.
Then, as if greatly inspired, he began playing the drum with even louder movements.
Thump-thump-thud-!
A tight rhythm is created.
The moment when the sound of percussion instruments spread farther than the drums and fills the stage.
Flash!
A silent thunderbolt struck and Choi Jae-seong and Lee Ion appeared on stage.
Unlike Koo Tae-hwan, the two people were not embarrassed.
I immediately added some chords and started singing the bridge.
Girls hit your hallelujah-
Girls hit your hallelujah-
Girls hit your hallelujah-
This time, the players of Taepyeongso and Nabal seem to be impressed and begin to produce a clear rhythm.
Cheers and applause begin to be heard from the audience.
Next was Onsaemiro.
Onsaemi started singing 'Dum, deum deum, deum deum deum-deum', the humming of the original song's intro… … .
high.
It was a very high pitched sound that made it hard to believe it was humming.
At the same time, hi-hat drums, claps, and magnificent brass blend in with the sounds of traditional instruments.
It is perfect.
It was so perfect that I felt like nothing more should be added here.
however.
Flash!
As Han Sion appeared and the bass, electric guitar, and electric piano exploded, crazy cheers erupted.
Because a more perfect sound came out than the sound I thought was perfect.
At that moment, the five members of Sedalbaekil came out with steps that matched the percussion.
As if there was no need to arouse the excitement any further, Koo Tae-hwan's introduction began.
This hit, that ice cold
Michelle Pfeiffer,
that white gold
Sedalbaekil's Seoul Town Funk had a distinctly different feel from the original song as it was based on traditional Korean instruments.
Taepyeongso wanted to create a slightly more competitive feel, and Nabal wanted to sound a little more grandiose.
In the meantime, the drums formed an exquisite sense of rhythm and harmonized with the drums, hi-hats and claps filled the empty space, and brass decorated the ends of the bars.
In it, it was Choi Jae-seong who took over the introductory part.
competing romance,
That's our way,
Please pass me!
After distributing the parts, Han Si-on told them to write the lyrics of the song however they wanted.
To begin with, Uptown Funk is a song whose lyrics don't have much meaning.
It's just a list of witty references and homages that can be shouted out during moments of entertainment.
So Han Si-on told the members to choose appropriate words and make them into sentences that are as honest as possible.
It's better if it's childish enough to be blatant or if it's something no one will understand.
Except for Koo Tae-hwan, who had to spit out an intro that the audience knew due to the flow of the performance, all the lyrics were written by him.
three months, one hundred days
Livin`it up the city
There were also people, like Onsaemiro, who copied the lyrics and feeling of the original song.
I sing while getting high
As if we'll go back for the first time tomorrow
There were also people, like Han Si-on, who included metaphors that only they could understand.
But it didn't matter what happened.
Because Han Si-on created a new rhythm with all the lyrics.
At first, the audience thought that the stage was set up like a take scene.
Take Scene changed the lyrics to Korean but kept the original vocal line.
But no.
Seoul Town Punk's verse seemed similar to the original song, but it was different, and yet different, similar.
The song running along that ambiguous line gave auditory pleasure, and the performance that matched the beat gave visual pleasure.
And finally the refrain came.
The crazy refrain that allowed Uptown Funk to occupy the top spot on the Billboard for 14 weeks.
-Kyaaaah!
-Wow!
You could even see the audience going crazy on stage.
Actually, Si On Han wanted to touch on this part as well.
But no matter how much you look at it, there is nothing you can touch.
A higher quality sound than the original song?
You can make it.
Instrument placement that excites the listener more?
You can do it.
But I don't think it will be better than the original song.
A very appropriate state of excitement created with a very appropriate sound.
A little leisure and a little space in the swirling performance.
Because it was such an amazing refrain that all of those things came together, Hansion had no choice but to give up.
However, using the exact same sound was something the returner's pride could not tolerate.
So Hansion sampled the sounds of traditional instruments and created 'the same good but different sounds.'
'I should be satisfied with this.'
He thought so, but those watching the stage thought differently.
In particular, those with deep musical knowledge, like Chris Edwards, were extremely shocked.
You can create the same feeling as the original song with a unique instrument with a completely different texture?
Is that possible?
how?
'If things are going to be like this, why do composers suffer from sound choice?'
It was to the point where I felt such betrayal.
Amid these sentiments, Lee Ion's turn finally came.
Because Lee Ion was the only one who didn't have a part during the first verse and the end of the chorus.
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To be honest, Lee Ion was quite embarrassed while preparing for Seoul Town Punk.
Until now, I have never once thought that my skills were lacking.
I know that it is difficult to beat monsters like Han Si-on and On Sae-mi with singing ability.
However, I was confident that I could perform the given part to my own advantage.
Objectively, Lee Ion was also a good singer.
However, Si On Han's words were a bit different.
"My brother's voice is the voice that should be the main character."
"What are you talking about?"
"Hyung, try calling Do-Mi-Sol here. "With the correct note."
Lee Ion, who has quite a bit of training experience, was able to produce the correct scale without difficulty.
Han Si-on then had other members make the same recording.
Jaesung Choi kept getting flat, so he had to re-record the song a few times, but everyone was able to sing at least Domisol without difficulty.
"Everyone close your eyes. Now, if you feel dissonance, you raise your hand."
Han Sion randomly mixed the members' voices and started playing the C chord consisting of Do, Mi, and Solo.
Do is Choi Jae-seong, Mi is On Sae-mi, Sol is Han Si-on, and so on.
All members' voices formed a normal C chord.
Except for just one person, Lee Ion.
Whenever the members with their eyes closed raised their hands, Lee Ion's voice was always included in the harmony.
"Hey, how did this happen? "Did I call you wrong?"
"The scale is not wrong. Harmonically speaking, this is also a normal C chord."
"then?"
"It's not about the tone. to other people's voices. That's why it sounds like a dissonance."
"… … ."
"Do not worry too much. "The reason I said this is because I wanted to convince everyone before distributing parts."
Lee Ion thought that Han Si-on was trying to say that he was given a small part.
But no.
"From now on, my brother will play the role of a rapper in 3 Months and 100 Days."
"what? "You want me to rap?"
"no. "My brother's song will be used as a rap song."
"why?"
"What is the role of rap in idol songs?"
"… … "The feeling of hitting?"
"It's not wrong, but to be more precise, it evokes the threshold."
The music of idol groups, where addictive refrains and kitschy melodies are important, often features similar riffs.
However, if you continue to receive the same level of stimulation, you feel increasingly weaker.
Human senses were originally designed that way.
So, at the concert hall, the volume was initially played at 10, but as time went by, the volume was gradually raised to 11, 12, and 13.
Otherwise, audiences with higher thresholds may mistakenly believe that the volume has decreased.
"Rap can evoke the threshold that comes from melody and rhythm. "It's completely different from the song."
Lee Ion finally understood what Han Si On wanted to say.
"You have to do that for me."
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The moment Seoul Town Funk's refrain ended, the electric guitar and electronic keyboard disappeared.
Then, the sound of the traditional instruments that filled the front of the song felt bigger and more raw.
From the 6 bars given, Lee Ion started singing.
Stop, wait a minute
Guitar and keyboard are missing
camera! a little bit back
Are you holding on well? How about a smile?
The moment Lee Ion's voice formed a groove, it felt somewhat violent.
I'm not talking about lyrics or attitude.
A way to convey a melody.
This is because the method felt closer to shooting rather than telling.
but… … .
It wasn't a bad feeling at all.
No, it was actually good.
Si-ion Han thought that Lee Ion's voice could be perfect for post-disco, especially boogie genres.
And Uptown Funk was a song that mixed soul, disco pop, and boogie genres.
In other words, this was a playground where Lee Ion could run around to his heart's content.
Seoul, town,
City where I was born
In the gray jungle
Divide into sides like gray molecules
Where the electric guitar and keyboard disappeared, Lee Ion's scratchy voice filled in.
Although the audience didn't know, Si-ion Han had even touched the EQ of the entire beat for Lee Ion's solo part.
That's the moment Lee Ion's part ends.
Jijijijik!
The EQ that had been messed with suddenly jumped up and a chorus burst out in a discordant tone.
It was a different development from the original song, but it didn't matter.
Because Lee Ion's voice brought the threshold back to its original point.