SBS, popular ballad, leessang lounge.

Wu Zairong is not here to play songs today, he is here to visit the class, and it just so happens that there is an agenda in SBS, and after it is over, he will come over to take a look.

"Brother, the theme of my next album has been set, which is to do HIPHOP, not love songs." This hat of the prince of love songs is not something he wants to take forever.

Ji Zai made up and Gary entertained Wu Zairong, originally the personalities of the two people were relatively close and they could talk. WHAT'S MORE, IT'S STILL HIPHOP TO TALK ABOUT.

"Really? RETURNING TO HIPHOP? To what extent? Like [5,30]? "Although there is Kim Jong Kook's "thisisme", Oh Jae Young's second album [5,30] is still one of the best albums of the year, and no one will question this.

"It's not." Wu Zairong shook his head, "I guess it's even higher than that." ”

Gary patted Wu Jae-young on the shoulder, "Jae-young, you shouldn't be at the level of [like being shot], right?" That's really a big deal. ”

[Like being shot] such a top-notch tune, he can write it, all thanks to the blessing of the lyrics. It's easier said than done.

Even so, he still has self-confidence, not blind self-confidence. This self-confidence comes from the long preparation period, the ambition to compete with Kim Jong Kook head-on, and his continuous improvement in creative skills.

"Brother, let me tell you, I'm already gritting my teeth and preparing, and I also believe that this album will also make people who promote it at the same time grit their teeth. This time I'm really, really, ambitious. Wu Zairong's face was full of sincerity and desire to win.

The door opened. Don't think about it, it's definitely a rookie group who came to visit their seniors.

Gary stood up and went to take a look. Wu Jaeyoung was by his side, and the real expression on his face instantly turned into a formulaic smile.

"Hello Leessang's seniors." Although it is said to be a newcomer group, there are many people who Wu Jae-young knows. With all twelve members entering, the break room was crowded.

At first glance, it's a bit of a mess, but "We're S.M.'s rookie group, superjunior. This slogan is quite neat and very imposing.

"It's spectacular." Ji who finished putting on makeup happened to come out and saw this scene, and had to sigh. They are a two-person group, and Oh Jae-young is solo, which is the men's group that is usually seen, and it is also a five-person group. A large combination of twelve people like this looks shocking.

Superjunior, super youth, quite a simple and straightforward name. and S.M's consistent way of choosing the name of the boy group, mythology, TVXQ, is really different.

Although the name is not the same, don't doubt that they are indeed a super-large boy group launched by S.M at the end of this year, and there has never been a super-large boy group in the music world.

Although the strength of several members Wu Zairong knows is very good, Wu Zairong still feels that this combination is not an ambitious work, but more like an experiment. The work of ambition is very obvious, or TVXQ.

While S.M is trying to make a super large group feasible, it also has no intention of giving them a temporary guarantee that there will be a gap in the Korean boy band market because Toshin will focus on the Japanese market next year.

"Wu Zairong's seniors are good!" As the captain, Litt was very surprised to meet Wu Zairong, who had no singing activities, here, but in the end, he was the one who could be selected to be the captain, and in a short time, he reacted.

"We are SuperJunior!" This time, the slogan is even neater and louder than the last time.

They came to say hello to Leessang, completely forced by the length of time since their debut, so to speak, if it weren't for the song "I'm Not Laughing" written by Wu Zairong, it would be a question of whether Leessang could be on the singing show, and when they said hello, they naturally didn't have any enthusiasm.

However, Wu Jaerong is completely different.

Although he only debuted more than a year early, the achievements he has made cannot but be certified. Also, in addition to the identity of a singer, Wu Jae-young is also a songwriter and producer. How dare they not take it seriously.

[The guy who once forcibly confessed to Xiuyan is also there.] Wu Jae-young smiled, the kid named Li Donghai actually made his debut?

Li Donghai felt Wu Zairong's sword-like gaze, and there was even a faint tingling pain on his skin. Because of fear, he could only bow his head.

He hadn't forgotten the lesson he had learned two years earlier. Not to mention being beaten into a pig's head, he suspected that all the bones in his body had been broken at that time.

To this day, he can't help but tremble when he thinks about it.

"Your name, Li Donghai?" Wu Jaerong put his hand on his shoulder, "Not bad name." "It's like meeting for the first time," I believe you're going to have a good future, you say." ”

Li Donghai was shocked, as if he had returned to the hell at that time, and his waist bent lower, "Thank you seniors." ”

"I'll keep watching." I don't know if I'm looking at Li Donghai's development, or if I'm looking at something else.

Little also felt the low pressure here, "Zai Rong, senior, I'm sorry, we still have an agenda next, see if you can talk about it next time." ”

Jin Xiche, who was angry, also came up, although he was older than Wu Zairong, he was very afraid of Wu Zairong from the time he was a trainee alone, "Yes, senior Zairong, we have to rehearse next." ”

Wu Zairong looked at Litt with his eyes, "Of course, Brother Little, Brother Xiche." I would like to congratulate you on your debut, and let's go out for a meal together when you have time. ”

"Superjunior guys, I'm really sorry to delay your time." The others haven't reacted yet, and they just think it's a simple concern from the seniors.

Litt breathed a big sigh of relief, it seems that Wu Zairong only plans to get along with Li Donghai alone. The reason why Wu Jae-young asked Li Donghae to talk alone, he probably guessed it, and Kim Hee-cheol probably knew it.

But in this case, I still don't know about it. I'm sorry, Tokai.

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"Sure enough, it's the General Assembly, and the shot is completely different." Ji held SuperJunior's album, and a cover made him feel a lot of emotion, not to mention other gifts. A man with a big bald head, black and strong, sighed not simply at all, but he was really very happy.

"Brother, TVXQ was even more exaggerated when it debuted." Gary pouted, "It's not just a gift, or is it Bao'er who made her debut?" Pushed Wu Zairong, "I'm right, right?" In Sakae. ”

"Ahh Wu Jaeyoung, who was staring at SJ's album, was interrupted by him, "Brother, what did you say?" ”

"Talk about TVXQ." Gary paused, "Jae Rong, you're staring so intently at those children's albums," as if thinking of something terrible, "It can't be that there's something wrong with orientation, right?" "I tightened my clothes, for fear that Wu Zairong would do something wrong.

"Brother," because it was so ridiculous, Wu Zairong didn't even have the interest to refute, "I'm just thinking, what will be the effect of their stage?" ”

"And then?"

"Even though each person will get very few lyrics, the dance will be very good. There are still certain benefits to having more people, such as changing the formation and increasing the momentum. "For girls, twelve guys who don't look too bad are always a little attractive.

Ji interjected, "Jae Rong thinks they can succeed." ”

This is the first time in the Korean music scene that a group of 12 people has been formed.

"It's possible to succeed, but it's also possible to fail. However, this idea is not unique to S.M, many companies have it, and there should be a certain merit. ”

But apart from S.M, which company dares to throw twelve excellent trainees to do experiments. That's not cabbage, it's a talent pool.

"It's not good to say that, but I still hope they don't succeed."

"If they succeed, our solo days will be even harder."

"It's definitely not that I'm afraid of their combination, but I'm a little uneasy about this model."

Oh Jae-young smiled self-deprecatingly, don't look at Kim Jong Kook so beautifully, but it is an indisputable fact that the status and competitiveness of solo are declining. Ever since Seo Tae-ji and his children began to bring a new trend of dance music, South Korea's solo has been on the decline.

"Why?"

"Brother, you think if you succeed. The number of members in the group has definitely exploded. You think, twelve of them succeeded. Even if other companies don't have that kind of talent pool, will there be fewer combinations of seven or nine people? ”

As long as you think about it, you can know that with the advantage of a large number of people, the combination can be carried out in many aspects of publicity, CF, variety shows, and TV dramas, quickly creating exposure, increasing the speed of attracting fans, and reducing the cycle and budget for launching the combination. To put it mildly, even if you also participate in the same show, this combination obviously makes more money. Even military service can avoid the loss of popularity by taking turns to serve.

Brokerage companies are not fools and are certainly willing to invest money in such combinations. This will inevitably lead to a decrease in investment in solo singers.

In terms of attracting fans of the new generation, unless the album is of high quality, solo will definitely not be able to compare with this combination. Coupled with the aging of old fans, they will gradually lose, and even the market will be lost.

"And, brother, think about it, these large-scale combinations, after gaining enough popularity, will they be counted like this? Squads, solo, because of popularity, these are all possible. ”

If solo singers don't work hard, maybe the Korean music scene will really become the group's backyard.

Gary nodded, they were going the pure HIPHOP route, and they weren't affected much. But Wu Zairong is different, he is a singer with an idol route, and the influence will not be small.

"I'm quite confident in myself, but the whole solo market is not so optimistic. Brother, you also know that a singer's achievements still depend on the market. ”