Chapter 27: X-Man (1)
No one thought that a distant ancestor idol group that was basically sentenced to death and could be placed in the Hallyu Museum would once again detonate the Korean song industry, and a song made people once again recall the NRG that was once known as the "beautiful boy group", different from the previous electronic dance music, this time, the NRG is to tell everyone a story, a story that belongs to them.
Young and frivolous, suffering setbacks, and going through several ups and downs, NRG is back again without giving up its ideals and future, with a completely different style from the current Korean song industry, and it can even be said that it is a deviant work, and it has returned to people's field of vision.
A song of reminiscence of dreams, a song of reflection on life, this song by NRG sings directly into the hearts of countless people, nostalgia, guilt, remorse, warmth, and finally tears.
People who were previously dismissive of this new work of the NRG began to listen to the voice of the NRG seriously, and were quickly attracted and conquered.
"This is the most touching work in the Korean music industry in 2003, there is no one, after a quiet period of half a year, the Korean Song Festival finally has another work that can directly penetrate into the hearts of the people, no flashiness, no artificiality, NRG is using the purest music method to communicate with the audience at the closest distance."
"I've listened to this song no less than 20 times, and every time I listen to it, I feel more profound, NRG this group has been paying attention to it since its debut, before this work, they left me with just gorgeous dance, machine qì synthetic music, and most singers in the Korean song industry are no different, but this time, after hearing it, I feel that the former beautiful boy group has now matured, and they have learned to use music to communicate with people, not gorgeous tunes, There is no trickery, full of affectionate lyrics, every sentence points directly to the heart of the person, except for perfection, I can't think of any other words to describe it! ”
"When I first listened to this song by nrg, my only thought was to grandstand, it was a failed transformation, but it wasn't until I listened to it that I realized how ridiculous I was, I almost became the object of ridicule, thanks to nrg, thank them for this song, until now, I am still circulating this song, tears can't be controlled at all, I think of when I was young, that era full of dreams, and I also saw my present, a shell that has no choice but to compromise with society, a five-star recommendation! If you want to reminisce about your youth, this song is definitely not to be missed! ”
The evaluation on the Internet is completely one-sided, and in the Korean song industry, there has never been a song that resonates with so many people.
NRG is also bittersweet, they are no longer clowns in variety shows, but have really returned to the position of a singer, and countless announcements are almost piled up in the president's office of MF agency.
If it was before, Kim Tae-hyun would definitely faint with excitement, because so much work means money, but now, his heart seems to be dripping blood, one billion won, and a cash cow will fly away.
In this regard, Lee Sung-jin, who is the captain of the NRG, also explained in an exclusive interview that the NRG has left MF and is preparing their own acting company.
If it weren't for this song, the termination of the contract between NRG and MF wouldn't have attracted much attention at all, after all, how much more can an outdated group do, but now the situation is completely different.
The media reported a lot, and countless people were laughing at MF for being blind.
As the core initiator of this matter, Lee Jun-hee has always been very low-key, except for some shows that must be participated in collectively, he seems to have disappeared, and he is just bored at home making music every day.
If a song is popular, it doesn't mean anything, if NRG wants to become an evergreen tree in the Korean music industry, they must continue to launch high-quality music works, otherwise, they will still be eliminated by this circle.
However, there is one thing that Li Junxi, who wants to hide from idleness, really can't hide.
Although there was Yoo Jae-seok's recommendation before, Park Dong-joo, the PD of the SBS variety show who had been hesitating, finally nodded and agreed to let Lee Jun-hee come to the show, in fact, he was also regretting, if he had agreed earlier, then it would have been a relief in the snow, and now with the popularity of this song, the popularity of NRG is soaring, and if you invite Lee Jun-hee to come to the show, it will be just icing on the cake.
Although it seems that Lee Jun-hee doesn't need this platform to return now, after all, this opportunity was obtained by Choi Zhen before, and Yoo Jae-seok also made a lot of efforts in it, if he pushes it away, it is really a little inappropriate.
After finally thinking about it, Lee Jun-hee went to SBS TV accompanied by Lee Sung-jin and signed a fixed starring contract with the variety show department of the TV station.
is now the hottest variety show in South Korea, I don't know how many stars have sharpened their heads and want to appear on this show, Lee Jun-hee should be glad that he was able to get a fixed starring contract.
After signing the contract, Lee Jun-hee will participate in the recording of a new episode of the show the next day.
drove to the office building of SBS TV station early and found the rest room of the program, as soon as Li Junxi walked in, a large number of people stood up in it instantly.
"Senior! Hello! ”
Lee Jun-hee took a closer look, in the waiting room, except for Shin Jung-hwan and Kim Jong-kook, the others are really his juniors, although Lee Jun-hee is only 23 years old, he debuted as an NRG in 1997, which can be regarded as a senior in the Korean entertainment industry.
Most of the guests who starred in today's episode of the show are known to Lee Jun-hee, Shin Jung-hwan, who debuted as a singer, and is now gradually transforming towards Gagman, who has met before, but is not very familiar.
Qian Zhengming, who debuted as an actor in 1999, although he had never met before, he also recognized him.
Lee Ji-hyun, who was the lead singer and captain of the popular Korean girl group CIRCLE, started acting activities in 2001 as a member of the singer group Jewelry, and only met when they were recording a song show.
Kim Dong-man, a member of the distant ancestor idol myth, is two years older than Lee Jun-hee, and although he has never cooperated, he is very familiar with it, and the two groups of myth and NRG are friends in themselves.
Kim Jong Kook, a member of the distant idol turbo, debuted in 1995 and is currently active as a solo person, and has met several times before.
Kim Jong-min, the captain of South Korea's No. 1 mixed voice group Ko Yoo-tae, and Lee Jun-hee are close relatives.
Yoon Eun-hye, the busy of the first generation of girl groups, is also very familiar.
Zhang Yinglan, who debuted as a host and AN in 1999, has interviewed NRG many times, and can be regarded as a close relative.
Several other newcomers who have never met each other have also introduced themselves, and the very sweet-looking actress Nam Sang-mei, as well as female singers Oliver and Zheng Duohui.
Although he is a senior, there are many juniors here who are older than him, and Li Junxi did not dare to slack off, so he quickly bowed and returned the salute, and then went to greet him one by one.
South Korea is a very hierarchical society, especially in the entertainment industry, where they are all public figures, and if it is revealed that they do not know how to be polite, it will be fatal.
After saying hello, the familiar ones naturally came up, Li Junxi has been in the army for two years, everyone has not seen each other for a long time, and those newcomers who are not familiar with them naturally dare not come to these seniors.
"Jun-hee!" Kim Dong Wan came up directly and gave Lee Jun Hee a big hug, when they were together at the beginning, the relationship between NRG and Myth was very good, and after Kim Hwan Seong's death, he also arranged for Eric, the captain of the Mythical Group, to carry the coffin.
Lee Jun-hee was also very happy to meet these old friends, and after introducing each other, the relationship with Shin Jung-hwan and Kim Jong-kook quickly became familiar.
Kim Jong Kook has always been a singer that Lee Jun Hee admires very much, his unique voice is very charming, and after contact, he found that this muscular man is very shy and has a very good personality, and soon Lee Jun Hee's title to Kim Jong Kook changed from a predecessor to a brother.
"Brother Zhong Guo! Are you really not in a relationship with Grace? ”
Boom!
Yoon Eun-hye, who was on the side, directly raised his hand and slapped Lee Jun-hee and slapped him on the shoulder: "oppa!" What are you talking nonsense. ”
Kim Jong Kook also looked panicked: "Jun Hee! It's all nonsense, why are you coaxing! It's all about nothing, it's all arranged by the program team! ”
Li Junxi looked clear: "So Brother Zhong Guoge doesn't have a good impression of Enhui at all, even to the point where he doesn't want to see him, right?" ”
"Uh~~~~~ this ~~~~~~" Kim Jong Kook was attacked by Lee Jun-hee's sharp language, and he was so choked that he couldn't speak.
Looking at Kim Jong Kook's embarrassed appearance, Lee Jun Hee suddenly laughed: "I'm sorry! Brother Zhong Guo! It's because I haven't participated in the recording of the show for too long, just find a feeling, it looks like I'm very suitable for the image of a poisonous tongue! ”
When everyone heard this, they knew that Kim Jong Kook was tricked by Lee Jun-hee, and they all laughed.
Kim Jong Kook blushed, and grabbed Lee Jun-hee: "Ah! You stinky boy, can you make any jokes about your brother? ”
It was at this time that the door to the standby room was opened.
"Huh! It's so lively! ”
"Zhong Guo! Is that how you welcome newcomers? ”
Lee Jun-hee turned his head and saw that it was none other than the three aces of the Korean variety show industry, MC Yoo Jae-seok, Jiang Hudong and Kim Jidong.