Chapter 33: The Music Bank
On the last day of December 2006, SJ, who won the rookie group awards at various festivals, also pulled down the curtain of the year and opened a new page in 2007. On this day, KRY had to reappear in the standby room of the Music Bank.
Lee Seung-hyun and Lee Wook stayed in the scary-large waiting room, and after greeting the artists who came to greet them as usual, they took a break to chat and pass the time. And Yisheng, who was supposed to be here, seems to have met his friends and deepened his friendship.
"Tsk, Seung-hyun, it seems like our itinerary is a little short?" Li Xu is indeed a little less for this year's itinerary. He said with great emotion: "We KRY also want to make a name for ourselves." ”
"The company does not have the resources for us to develop for the time being, or the company's focus is still on TVXQ." Lee Seung-hyun said with a smile: "And our group only won the Best Newcomer Group Award in the second year of its debut, and our development is not satisfactory compared to TVXQ." ”
"The company is still ambitious, and it needs to come step by step." When Li Xu heard Lee Seung-hyun's words, he said with some sadness: "Only by taking one step at a time can we develop better." ”
"But idols can't wait to come step by step, if that's the case, new groups will soon emerge, TVXQ is the same age as our group, but their height is higher than ours, and there is Bigbang, which recently debuted. If we don't work hard, we will only be eliminated from this ranks. Brother, have you thought about your future? When it comes to the future, Lee Seung-hyun seems to be a little confused, the company's control of artists is beyond his expectations, and he can only develop himself within the framework given by the company.
"What's going to happen in the future? Maybe we'll be a super group like TVXQ. Li Xu seemed to see his own future, but now he couldn't make any suggestions for himself.
"Who could have predicted what was to come? We are only young for a while, but we will age for a long time. Lee Seung-hyun doesn't seem to want to talk about the future either, and he's trying another way out.
The atmosphere in the room fell to a low point at that moment, for singers, singing is a dream and a profession, but dreams always have to yield to reality, so most people will choose to enter the company and make their debut. Wait until you have accumulated a certain level of qualifications before you start pursuing your musical dreams.
Just when the two of them didn't know what to say, Yisheng, who pushed the door in, glanced at the two of them and said, "There are relatively few artists who came today, and we are still a newcomer group, and those seniors are really difficult to deal with." Standing in front of the mirror, Yisheng still has lingering palpitations about those seniors outside, and his fame is not tempered, but one is bigger than the other.
"Brother, didn't you go to chat with your friends? How did you meet those seniors? Lee Seung-hyun took over, and he looked at the art of fiddling with his hair in front of the mirror with some confusion.
"Yes! The three of us have already visited those seniors. Li Xu next to him also echoed.
"That's right, I met my friend when I was chatting in the corridor, and I was embarrassed by them for a while, but fortunately, our company is famous, so I got out." As for the system of seniors and seniors in Korean society, it has always been a system that Koreans adhere to, and it can be regarded as a continuation of the Confucian principle of superiority and inferiority.
"That's fine, you didn't do anything out of the ordinary, did you?" Hearing Yisheng's narration, Li Xu still asked, if the newcomer makes news that disrespects his predecessors, his popularity will definitely be affected, and this kind of news will be used by ANTI.
"No, don't worry, why are you two here, Brother Chengxun?" Yi Sheng, who was fiddling with her hairstyle, noticed that their assistant was not in the waiting room, and sat next to Li Xu and asked.
"I went out, saying that it was Brother Zaizheng's call, and there was something to discuss." Lee Seung-hyun replied.
During the small talk, they were soon told by the staff about the rehearsal order of KRY, and the three of them sorted out their costumes and walked to the studio.
Although there were not many spectators in the rehearsal, KRY's appearance still received a round of applause. In this performance, they also met the predecessor of the HOT group - Jang Woo-hyuk, watching the scene of Jang Woo-hyuk in the background, I have to say that the scene of the predecessor is very aura, Lee Seung-hyun used to like to watch Jang Woo-hyuk's stage, superb dance skills, so that the gorgeous stage can become a foil, this, except for Eun-hyuk, I am afraid that the other members of the group can not do it.
At this time, the three people waiting on the side of the stage quietly watched Jang Woo-hyuk who was still rehearsing, and Li Xu's eyes were full of admiration, the other party was not only his idol on the stage, but also the predecessor of the same company, although he had run away now. In contrast, the songs of the three of them are not energetic songs and dances, but affectionate ones. It's like a refreshing drink in the middle of a stimulating feast.
Rehearsals, generally speaking, there will be no screams and screams, but Jang Woo-hyuk's rehearsal is a non-stop cheer from beginning to end, and the popularity is unobstructed.
"Tsk, this popularity, I'm afraid it's much stronger than us." Lee Seung-hyun looked at Jang Woo-hyuk, who was about to end, and couldn't help but feel the strength of the other party's popularity.
The rehearsal ended smoothly, and Jang Woo-hyuk, who walked off the stage, saw the three people greeting him next to him, smiled and gave them a return salute, and encouraged them.
Jang Woo-hyuk is a senior who debuted in 96 and can be regarded as a big senior. is also recognized as the "king of dance" in South Korea, if you enter the company as a trainee early, you may be able to get the other party's guidance, but the three of them are not in this ranks.
The show continues, South Korea's star-making speed is very fast, and Lee Seung-hyun has a new understanding of this statement, because they have only been out of the singing stage for two months, and there have been many new groups, some of which he has never even seen or heard.
KRY's performance is in the middle, not a finale or a heavyweight. During this time, the members of the group continued to sing and dance, and the members of the group were a little physically exhausted, and this time the music bank sang the song "Stop". The three of them dressed in white suits, which caused the audience to scream. This world has always been a world of looks, and good-looking looks will always get the favor of others, even though they don't know anything about that person.
Before the opening, in order not to make the stage performance too monotonous. Lee Seung-hyun specially asked Li Xu and them to discuss whether to dance a light dance, not too light, and show the sadness in the song. This suggestion was approved by Li Xu, and the stage was quickly determined in the discussion of the three of them.
'Bang', the dance is over, the stage lights are turned off, the trio only dances a prelude, and the song suddenly enters the lyrical part.
"What's going on?" The audience, who originally thought it was dance music, were surprised when they saw this scene and asked what was going on.
In a matter of seconds, the music started again, and the light suddenly flashed white. At the same time as the piano sounded, the three of them were also immersed in their feelings.
"I stopped again, covering my eyes alone, just like when you hugged me tightly behind me" Lee Seung-hyun first followed the melody and walked out, followed by his singing, the top singing skills stopped the restlessness, and because of the hot atmosphere of the dance music, I slowly listened to their singing in the singing.
This song has been sung by the three of them many times before, the familiar melody is familiar with the lyrics, the three of them glanced at each other, and saw the dedication and love for the stage in each other's eyes, and during the day, in order not to make mistakes, the three of them also rehearsed many times in the practice room. So this time the performance was perfect.
The whole song, three people are responsible for different parts, for SJ's energetic singing and dancing, KRY's affectionate style has also won a lot of fans, when it was Li Xu's turn, Lee Seung-hyun naturally retreated to the side, and everyone in the audience also waved the light sticks in their hands along with the melody, and Yisheng waved his arm from time to time, signaling to the audience.
The backup dancer danced around the three of them, and her weak body language could better show the feelings expressed in the song, and when Ye Sheng began to sing, Lee Seung Hyun was secretly nervous, and he needed to harmonize with Ye Sheng when he was singing. In this song, not only is the understanding of the song interspersed with the three people, but also the harmony of each other when they sing.
"Even if I hurt, I am happy, because in my heart, I live because of you・・・・・・・・・" A trilling voice announces the end of the song.
In an affectionate and sad atmosphere, which lasted until the end of the song, the trio also began to conquer the audience with their singing skills with this song. All three were relieved when they returned to the standby room. When the last one was announced, the three of them returned to the stage, and the three of them stood beside Jang Woo-hyuk, while greeting the juniors who kept bowing to them, and the most talked about was Ye-sheng, because Jang Woo-hyuk was his idol, and strangely, Ye-sheng's dancing was not outstanding.
"A KRY in this issue of "Stop". The three of them, who didn't have any ideas, were startled when they heard this, you know, this song has been out for a while, and many singers have released new albums during this time, and they haven't gotten any music programs during this period, is it because the hit of the TV series has begun to slowly pick up? Despite their surprise, the three of them stepped forward.
"It's a surprise, the first time we got one, when we started to do activities with KRY, many people were not optimistic about us, but this time we were able to get one, but it was a big surprise. Thank you. Li Xu is not the type to talk less, he started to say a lot of words after taking the trophy, but his expression was very excited.
The fans in the audience looked at the testimonials of the three and didn't care about one of them this time, and the three of them also humbly returned the salute among the many singers. Although it was a bit of a surprise, it was also a good encouragement for the three of them.