Chapter 490: Dawn
At the moment, when it comes to the mood of gaining and losing, Jessica is not the most nervous.
Although she was not as emotional as Jessica, who was watching from the sidelines, as the captain of the function, she knew that her heart was beating rapidly under her seemingly calm face.
She naturally knows better than anyone that the results of this return will largely determine the future of her group......
Even if her Korean language skills are not very good, and she doesn't have any personal relationships in the company as "eyeliner" or "eyes and ears", she can guess a lot just from the recent words and expressions of her manager, album producer, and choreographer......
She didn't even dare to think too deeply.
It really needs to be "one" once to prove that these five girls are capable of matching the investments that the company has made over the years and can bring enough returns to the company.
But, in all fairness, it's human, isn't it?
ββFor this point, Song Qian thinks that even if it is used as a money-making tool by the company, it is nothing. Unlike most idols who have been trainees since childhood, she came to South Korea as a trainee after finishing college and getting in touch with society to a certain extent.
So she knows very well that it is impossible to drop pies in the sky for no reason in this world, and the reason why the company will invite teachers to train you, find makeup artists and stylists to package you, and find programs to let you go on is obviously not for the purpose of being benevolent.
Compared with those familiar or unfamiliar idols around her, she knew that she was already older when she was a trainee, even if she didn't "practice" for a long time, she was arranged by the company to make her debut in a hurry, and she was also selected as the captain. But compared to the general rules of the Korean entertainment industry, she is actually at an age when she is basically about to fade out of the line - not to mention anything else, just look at the preferences of Heavenly Wisdom, she is the same age as Dana and Sunday, and Stephanie is one year younger than her (both were born in 87, but Song Qian was born early)......
Looking at another "senior girl group" in the company, Taeyeon, the oldest member of the group, is three years younger than her, and the youngest Seo Hyun is five years younger than her!
There is probably not much time and opportunity left for her, at least on the side of the Korean entertainment industry.
Even if Jessica is controlled by her sister, after all, she stands on the position that it is none of her business, not to mention that krystal is eight years younger than herself, and time is not so short for her - just like she knows in private, even if krystal is really not an idol, according to the expectations of the Zheng family's parents, what can be the problem of going to college honestly?
So Song Qian's mood at the moment is actually much more concerned than what Jessica revealed.
Despite the difficulty of the dance, the complexity alone is one of the best among Korean girl groups. However, thanks to the basic skills she has worked since she was a child, and the full rehearsal in the practice room, Song Qian can easily digest such a complicated and chaotic body movement - not only that, but even most of her attention is on using her sense of hearing to analyze the audience's immediate interactive feedback, and use the corner of her eye to judge the state level of her teammates.
In fact, there is no shortage of stage experience, and in addition to the company's family concerts, they also participated in some of the concerts with SuperJunior as guests and juniors.
Judging from past experience, Krystal and Amber among his teammates are basically the ones who don't need to be worried.
First of all, Krystal has always been "very good", this "very good" is not a general evaluation, but a star scout of the ββ.company that has been hanging on Krystal's head since before she became a trainee, but the two sisters of the Zheng family fell in love with her first, because she was too young at that time, the company, but joined the list of key targets, and the company has been waiting for the day when this little girl grows up to be a trainee.
After becoming a trainee, Krystal has been evaluated as "good enough" in all aspects of the company's ability to this day. Although she does not have an absolute advantage in a certain field that is generally recognized by Koreans like Taeyeon and Hyoyeon when she was young, whether it is singing, dancing, acting, appearance or figure, she far exceeds the standards required of idols inside and outside the entertainment industry, and the only shortcoming is probably because of her personality, like her sister Jessica, she is a little weaker in terms of performance.
As for Amber, he also experienced a serious leg injury for more than half a year last year, and the company unusually "sent back to the United States to recuperate" for nine months, during which there were several rumors that he would quit the group, and finally he was able to return to the team, which is enough to prove how tough this girl, who looks like a boy, has a tough character.
Moreover, she takes a neutral route, which is more or less a scarce resource in the Korean girl group. To a certain extent, as long as you do your best, you can gain a foothold in the entertainment industry.
So Song Qian directly skipped these two, and she paid more attention to Sulli and Luna.
Sulli is similar to krystal in that the company is added to the list of key focus targets, and it is also a "double busy" in the group, which can be compared to krystal, which does not need to be bothered by others...... It's bothered.
Similar to Yuri when she was young, the company's development direction she aspires to is also an actor, not an idol. Compared to Yuri, who still tries to do everything as a member of an idol group even though he didn't meet his expectations for the time being, Sulli is also known for being "paddling" (i.e., lazy) in live dance.
However, in terms of the choreography of this song, Sulli's somewhat languid dance moves seem to surprisingly coincide with the rebellious girl described in the song?
As for Luna, Song Qian couldn't help frowning when she thought about it - this kid is so stubborn!
It's not that she doesn't work hard enough, she doesn't work hard enough, but she's too stubborn in some ways.
In all fairness, Luna's singing skills are very good, and she is because of the TV show "Real Game".
However, unlike the well-behaved and obedient trainee children who grew up in ordinary families, Luna, who was born into an artistic family (her father was a conductor and her mother was a vocalist), had a persistence that was difficult to give up in some cases......
For example, in skin management and body management......
The company will privately hint to some artists who are not outstanding enough in appearance that it can provide some convenient ways - it is nothing more than a vague statement of various artificial acquired technologies, but Luna has never compromised on this point until now.
Of course, the company will not explicitly require artists to cooperate unconditionally in this regard, but it is inevitable that this incident will affect the support for the artist.
This is also the main reason why the company's resources allocated to Luna are the bottom of the group.
In other words, Luna's situation in the group is probably similar to that of Hyoyeon and Suying when they were young.
This kind of problem involving personal philosophy, even as the captain, Song Qian is not easy to intervene rashly, whether it is to express support or try to persuade, she can only watch silently, waiting for the company to change its decision, or the day when Luna gives up her persistence......
The arrangement of today's song, some of the high-pitched lyrics that Luna is responsible for, is quite difficult to sing, far exceeding the pressure on the other four members.
Whether Luna can play her strength normally has an immeasurable and profound impact on the excitement of this song.
- Luckily, it seems that Luna did a great job of completing her task?
Listening to the fierce support and screams in the audience that she had never heard as a performer, Song Qian felt that she was even so nervous that she couldn't breathe.
Perhaps, this time, we will really be able to succeed?
This faint thought, with the pulsation of the blood, slammed into her heart more and more violently.
She felt like she was even hallucinating, and she seemed to have a faint glimmer of light over the dark auditorium, through the walls of the studio hall, on the distant horizon shrouded in the long night!
(End of Volume 8 "Dawn")