Chapter 21: X-man (1)

The second is later, I can't write variety shows, but Korean entertainment can't help but write, what should I do......

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"There is a strange phenomenon in the current music industry!"

At the beginning of the front page of "Chao.Xian Daily", the writer said in handwriting and eloquently: "Many singers complain that the living environment is getting worse and worse, piracy is rampant, and the Internet spreads to strangle the lifeblood of singers, and such complaints extend to many directions, the most bizarre of which is probably the sudden deterioration of interpersonal relationships between singers." People who have been paying attention to the music industry may remember a few years ago, many singers have sincere feelings for each other, they can scold ANTI for their friends, they can rebel against the agency for their friends, or they can participate in demonstrations for their friends' future. However, now, looking through the articles of many singers in recent years who are so-called worried about the decline of the record industry, it is not difficult to find that there are some complaints between the lines. The seniors complained that the juniors broke the rules and sang saliva songs that lowered the overall record quality. The younger generations complained that the seniors were conformist and did not know how to innovate, which made the fans aesthetically fatigued......"

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ They try to put all the blame on each other, but they forget that no matter what field, the launch of new products, if you want to be accepted by the market, you need not only excellent quality, but also good reputation and credibility of the business. What credibility does a group of people who slander each other and shirk their responsibilities have, and what reason is there for consumers to pay for their hard-earned work?"

"I was once disappointed in the music industry, not for the declining sales year by year, but for the moral qualities that they gradually lacked. Piracy and the Internet are of course the main factors in the malaise of the record industry, but the atmosphere of vicious competition is the real driving force behind its accelerated end...... Since 2000, when the first sluggish trend appeared, in just five years, the annual highest single sales volume of 2 million has fallen to 300,000, an astonishing drop, and the harm of vicious competition can be seen! The author has thought many times that this mean and indifferent circle can no longer be saved, until yesterday's music bank!

ā€œā€¦ā€¦ Watching Sung Shijing and Kim Jong Kook appear in the lights, and when they looked at the encore stage, they surrounded Ahn Junhyuk, who was still a newcomer, and jointly presented a song "One Sentence" in the warm applause of the scene. I like and am glad to see this scene, because it tells me that the circle that I once thought was hopeless is not indifferent to the marrow, it still has warmth, and there is still the possibility of recovering credibility and developing benignly......"

Although the writer only used this incident to explain some of his thoughts on the sustainable development of the record industry and even the recovery of its peak, it was a success in itself to appear on the front page of the largest and most serious and orthodox newspaper in South Korea, and it was also an article like an editorial that needed to be named in the name of the editorial department of the "Cho.Seo-il.Il".

However, in one day, the storm of attention and discussion spread to many fields, setting off a wave of topics among the people.

The most obvious effect is the disappearance of the conflict between Ahn Junhyuk and Cho Seong-mo's fans before, idols have already joined hands on the same stage, and fans are naturally embarrassed to target each other, but some people are affected by the harmonious relationship between idols, and while supporting their respective admirers, they began to buy each other's albums. This result directly led to a huge increase in sales of Ahn Joon-hyuk's "Memory" and Cho Seong-mo's "My.First" in the following days. Especially "Memory", because of Ahn Jun Hyuk's fans' active provocation, many people dislike them at the same time, and they also hate Ahn Jun Hyuk even more, even if some people like the songs in "Memory" through TV, shopping malls and other promotional channels, they don't bother to buy his album under the disgust. …,

This part of the group is very large, after all, although Cao Chengmo is not an idol singer, there are not many die-hard meals, but there are many ordinary fans, one spread ten to hundred, a few days of conflict between An and Cao fans on the Internet, Ahn Junhyuk's ANTI club has expanded rapidly, and roughly estimated, it is almost the same as the number of his official registered fans, as if he is the singer with the most ANTI in South Korea after Moon Hee-jun.

It wasn't until Friday that the expansion of the ANTI club stalled, but the number is still very large, and there is still a long way to go to recover the lost image.

Not to mention this kind of thing, the day after his debut on the stage, SĀ· Company M began to gradually withdraw its investment in advertising, but the sales of "Memory" were not negatively affected, and the shock of the debut stage and the large-scale media coverage kept the sales high.

On the afternoon of the first weekend of March on the 6th, in the statistical list released by the Recording Industry Association, the most authoritative sales statistics organization in South Korea, "Memory" ranked first with a score of 110,000, followed by Cho Seongmo's "My.First" with a data of 70,000.

Perhaps because there were too many topics created, the first week's sales beat Cao Chengmo, which did not surprise the media and the public, or rather, this was a result that had been expected for a long time.

When "My.First" was first released, music critics in major music newspapers and magazines analyzed it, and the general evaluation was relatively mediocre, mainly as a regular album, the quality of "My.First" was unsatisfactory, although the style of the whole album is still the lyrical style that Cao Chengmo is good at, but in addition to the title song "My.Flower" is not bad, the only highlight is the opening song "Only You" and the ending song "Stay with You" of last year's hit series "Paris Lovers".

But these two songs, which were sung on the street as early as last year, have been on the street as early as last year, and only one main song has no way to arouse fans' desire to buy.

After the release of the list compiled by the Recording Industry Association, Kang Myung-seok, a famous music critic who had praised Ahn Jun-hyuk, criticized "My.First" as a money-making record on "The Sound of Popular Music", criticized Cao Chengmo for forgetting the original intention of making music, and even compared Ahn Jun-hyuk: "...... He should see what the juniors do, the first in line Memory, a mini record containing only 6 songs, has two titles and a "One Sentence" that is not inferior to the main track", "...... After two years, just waiting for such a circle money record, I personally feel very disappointed, I can sell 70,000 yuan a week, all supported by almost perfect singing skills, the song is really not very outstanding, I hope Cao Chengmo can calm down and don't go astray!"

His opinion also represents the thoughts of some fans, and some fans quoted this comment on the message board on Cao Chengmo's official website to express their disappointment.

Ahn Joon-hyuk's "Memory", on the other hand, was widely acclaimed, even though it was taken by SĀ· M was released in two versions, and there was also a suspicion of making money, but the reputation was really good, and the sales volume was naturally unquestionable.

After the release of the list, when the media reported on the media, due to the influence of music critics and fans, coupled with a little caution in creating topics, it was inevitably slightly biased.

"The back wave pushes the front wave, the results of the sales war between An and Cao are out, the music critics criticize Cao Chengmo, and Ahn Junhyuk has the first laugh in the first week!"

"E-Mart's new store settled in Cheongdam-dong, Ahn Jun-hyuk attended the opening ceremony and warmed up to sing "My.Flower", saying that he was a fan of Cho Seong-mo!"

The nanny car was speeding on the road, leaning against the window, Ahn Jun-hyuk, who put away the newspaper in his hand, and shook his head with a wry smile.

The media is really capricious, and they do everything to attract attention. A few days ago, he followed the "Chosun Ilbo" to praise Cao Chengmo and others and his friendship with his seniors, and in a blink of an eye, he began to follow the trend to create contradictions between the two, and the writer of "Chosun Ilbo" said that the interpersonal relationship in the music and ballad industry is becoming more and more indifferent, and the main responsibility is put on the singer, but he never thought that there is such a media sowing discord and fanning the flames on the side, and no matter how good the feelings are, they will be broken. …,

Throwing the newspaper aside, Ahn Jun-hyuk rubbed his eyebrows, looking a little tired.

This is the second week of his ballad debut, and after a period of time, he has become more and more aware of the chaos and confusion that belongs to the ballad world, which is different from the entertainment industry. Every day, I have to constantly rush to the schedule, participate in various music programs, attend commercial performances, participate in the showcase stage, and only have a maximum of 4-5 hours of rest every day, which is just physical torture. Mentally, they have to endure the bombardment of reporters on various occasions.

The Recording Industry Association's weekly sales list was announced two days ago, and every time he appeared in the past two days, he was caught by reporters asking what he thought about his debut album sales surpassing his predecessor Cao Chengmo 7, and some people asked him if he agreed with the music critics' criticism of Cao Chengmo.

Every time you answer, you must be careful and careful, not a single word is wrong, otherwise those reporters will immediately seize the handle in his words and make a big publicity, as long as there is an opportunity, the media will not mind teasing him and Cao Chengmo to pinch again.

How can we attract attention and stimulate the sales of newspapers and periodicals when they are not hot? The more they circulate, the greater the loss, the few newspapers are.

Fortunately, there is Su Zhixie, the relationship between him and Cao Chengmo has been deliberately close, and it has improved recently, and the development is not bad, when I called Cao Chengmo the day before yesterday and apologized to him, the other party smiled heartily and said that there was nothing wrong: "The quality of this album is really not good, otherwise when it was first published, the company and I would not have decided not to publicize it...... Hehe, relax, it's been a few years since my debut, and I can still hold up criticism from mere criticism. ā€

When he was about to come, he teased him, "I haven't had a chance to thank you, if it weren't for your stimulation, those media wouldn't have helped me promote it for free." I'm going to be notified when I release a new album in the future, and I can save a lot of money by doing this every time!"

Sure enough, it doesn't look like he has been hit, and Ahn Jun-hyuk, who doesn't know him too well, I don't know if he has the same heart. Although he clearly said that it didn't matter, Ahn Jun-hyuk felt that he couldn't help but say, it was not enough to call to apologize, some time ago, everyone had a busy schedule and didn't have a chance to meet, and today they were going to record a variety show together, and he was going to invite Cao Chengmo out for a meal.

Yes, he is now rushing to the recording site of the first variety show he participated in since his debut, and the show is called "X-Man"!