Chapter 237: Reggae Style

84_84932 At the end of the press conference on the launch of "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years", the reporters present were obviously not satisfied with the fact that they could not dig out the topics they were interested in.

For reporters, they are obviously not interested in the movie itself, maybe when the film is filmed and the production is released, they will also walk into the cinema like ordinary people, sit quietly and enjoy it.

But that's later, for their status as journalists at the moment, they are always interested in the scandal between the hero and heroine of the film, and they are more looking forward to the new movie encountering Waterloo than looking forward to one's new film, beyond the previous works, because then it will help stimulate their newspaper sales and the ratings of the show.

How dissatisfied the reporters were, not within the scope of consideration of the crew of "Those Years", they ended the start-up press conference, determined the specific start-up time, and after everyone had lunch together, they dispersed, after all, everyone is an artist and has their own itinerary.

Lee Jun-hee plunged headlong into the recording studio, and during this time, for the sake of SS's new album, he almost turned down all the program invitations that could be pushed and devoted himself to it.

Seeing that "Those Years" is about to start filming, there is not much time left for Lee Jun-hee, he likes to do things wholeheartedly, once before the official start of filming of the movie, his sore work has not ended, SS's regular plan can only be temporarily put on hold.

That's obviously not what Lee Jun-hee wants to see, with the popularity of the song "Nobody" SS, this time is just the right time to strike while the iron is hot. Make persistent efforts to launch a regular album in a timely manner, continue to increase the popularity of SS, and let those seven girls completely confirm the No.1 position of the girl group in the Korean music industry.

So far, the work on the song is almost over. The arrangement is also nearing completion, and only the final finishing touches are left, but it is this little tail that stuck, Lee Jun-hee.

The title song of the album, Lee Jun-hee, chose a song written last year, which was originally intended to be recommended to a singer in Europe and the United States to sing. also took the opportunity to make him a little famous in the base camp of world pop music.

But now, Lee Jun-hee decided to put this song in the official album of SS as the title song of the whole album, when it was decided at the beginning. Li Junxi thought it was very suitable, but now, he hesitated.

The key is the style of the song!

Reggae!

Although Lee Jun-hee made some changes to the arrangement after deciding to give the song to SS to sing, adding a K-pop style to the song, the rearrangement does not change the nature of the song itself, and the reggae factor is still very obvious.

Can reggae really fit into the current Korean music scene?

Just look at haha. Although that buddy has now changed careers to become Gagman, he has always insisted on his music dream, but his dream is really a bit thunderous. Reggae music, that thing can't be said to be niche in Korea, it can be said that it has no audience at all.

So, Lee Jun-hee was a little hesitant!

If it was in the past, Li Junxi would definitely not even think about these questions. He doesn't make music to cater to anyone's tastes.

It's like after leaving MF with NRG, Lee Jun-hee dared to put his life on the spot. Tong Guò made the return of NRG with a Japanese folk song "Old Boy", and then wrote songs such as "Dream Chaser", "Stubborn" and "Sea and Sky" that are completely incompatible with K-pop.

But now. Lee Jun-hee didn't have the guts he had at the beginning.

There's no way, Lee Jun-hee is now in charge of a company, he is betting on the future and fate of SS, once this song is not accepted by Korean fans, then SS will not be as simple as a decline in popularity.

This matter is put on his own, Lee Jun-hee absolutely doesn't care, his music is sung to the people he likes, not to please anyone.

But on SS's body, Li Junxi really didn't dare to bet that SS's current popularity was not easy to come by, a step forward is to reach the top, and a step back is a catastrophe.

It's not that Lee Jun-hee hasn't considered changing the title song, but now he really likes this one, and he is very reluctant to put it on the shelf.

After thinking about it, Lee Jun-hee still couldn't make a decision, so he simply summoned SS and let them decide by themselves, after all, this is also their business.

It's rare for SS to get together in the studio, there's no way, they've been too busy lately, in addition to team activities, each of their personal schedules has also been full, and the girls who have really experienced the life of stars are now painful and happy.

If it weren't for Li Junxi's compulsory order, no girl would have to be guaranteed six hours of rest every day, and it is estimated that at this time, some people would already be unable to hold on!

"How? How are you doing these days? Li Junxi asked with a smile.

The faces of the seven girls were obviously tired, and Song Qian replied listlessly, "It's okay! It's just that I'm so tired that I don't feel like I get enough sleep every day. ”

When Li Junxi heard this, he has been busy with the affairs of SS's regular series these days, and he has no time to pay attention to SS's schedule, and when he heard Song Qian say this, his face suddenly changed.

"What? Did Kim Ki-joon arrange an extra itinerary for you again? ”

When Song Qian heard this, she knew that Li Junxi had misunderstood, so she quickly explained: "No! No! We are now able to have six hours of rest every day, and Ki Joon OPPA didn't add extra workload to us, but ~~~~~ was just too tired! But it doesn't matter, we've all been mentally prepared before, and we can handle it completely! ”

Li Junxi was relieved when he heard Song Qian say this, he was really worried that Kim Ki-joon was disobedient to him. Privately give SS more activities, after all, Kim Ki-joon's income, in addition to a salary offered by NRG company, is also a commission for SS activities, although the proportion is small. But if he really arranges more work, it will be very objective when it comes together.

Although Kim Ki-joon did not disobey his arrangement, Lee Jun-hee still advised: "If Kim Ki-joon takes up your rest time, remember to sue me, understand?" ”

The girls saw that Lee Jun-hee said so solemnly. also hurriedly responded.

Looking at the tired appearance of the girls, Lee Jun-hee couldn't help but feel a little distressed: "Remember to eat more good ones, and let Kim Ki-joon buy you some tonics, no matter what time it is." It's the body that counts. ”

Li Junxi's concern, the girls were naturally very moved, and after chatting for a while, Li Junxi got to the point.

"I'm calling you here today for the title song of your regular album!"

Before, the girls already knew that the company was preparing them for a regular album after their debut, although the promotion of "Nobody" is not over yet, on the stage of "Music Bank". continues to slaughter the list, but for the new work, the girls have been looking forward to it for a long time.

A singer. Especially idol singers, only by constantly launching new works can they keep their popularity fresh, which they are very aware of.

“oppa! Have you already created it? What kind of song is it? Is it still the same style as "Nobody"? Quan Xiaosheng couldn't wait to ask.

Li Junxi smiled when he heard this: "What? Do you still want to complain about my work again? ”

The previous "Nobody" was not less attacked by these girls and disliked. However, after the fire, the girls also have to admire Lee Jun-hee's super sensitivity to the music market. Naturally, I hope that their new song will continue the glory of "Nobody".

Jeon Hyo-sung was ridiculed by Lee Jun-hee, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed: "oppa! Didn't I apologize to you before? Why are you still holding on to this matter? ”

See Quan Xiaosheng's twisted appearance. Everyone couldn't help laughing, you must know that many fans now like to rate what cp to a group in it, in SS, Quan Xiaosheng plays the role of the general attack.

"That's it! I'm not kidding you, but I'm going to let you do it this time, mainly to let you decide for yourself the title song of your regular album. ”

Let's decide for ourselves?

The girls were stunned when they heard this, Lee Jun-hee is a recognized gold-medal person in the Korean music industry, and none of the songs he created are not popular, and now I don't know how many singers are looking forward to Lee Jun-hee being able to tailor a song for them, but so far, in addition to NRG, Moon Sung-hoon and SS, only Kim Jong-kook has ever got a song written by Lee Jun-hee, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is difficult to change it.

Now, Lee Jun-hee actually asked for their opinion because of the title song of their album, what is the situation?

Lee Jun-hee didn't say much, and randomly selected the song that he was going to be the title song of SS's new album, and the previously recorded mod was played.

The intro of the song is fine, it is still full of rhythm, and the tune of this song is richer than "Nobody", but when you listen to it, the girls' expressions are wonderful.

After the song was played, Cui Zhina cautiously asked: "oppa!" Is this ~~~~~ reggaeton? ”

Although there is no way to compare with Li Junxi, a gold medal person, after all, the girls have received long-term professional training, and their musical literacy is very good, at least the style and type of a song, they can still distinguish it.

Cui Zhina is the tallest of the seven girls, and when the song is just halfway through, she already feels that there is a problem, not the problem of the song itself.

Lee Jun-hee is indeed a genius composer, both the song and the lyrics are very good and attractive, but the problem is that this is a reggae that is so niche in the Korean music industry that it has no friends.

No wonder, Lee Jun-hee just said that the issue of the title song of the album should be decided by themselves.

Hearing Cui Zhina say this, the girls also realized the problem, and their expressions became a little unnatural, and they liked the song itself. But will the listeners of the song like it?

Li Junxi nodded naturally: "Yes!" To be precise, this should be a K-pop song with reggae elements, and I re-edited the song, which I wrote last year, to be honest. In the beginning, the best person to sing this song was not you, it was a girl group in the United States. ”

"So there's an English version of the song?" Jin Youzhen asked suddenly, and her eyes lit up.

Lee Jun Hee nodded, he could also guess why Kim Yoo Jin was suddenly so excited, as long as he was a singer. There is no one who does not want to go to the United States, and in the minds of these Korean singers, the United States is the center of the world's pop music, and only if they succeed there can they be considered a real achievement. Comparatively speaking, conquering the Korean music scene is simply pediatric.

There have been countless Korean singers who have aspired to make a break in the American pop music scene, but none of them have succeeded, including Park Jin-young, the head of JYP.

Until this year, Moon Seong-hoon's mini album, a hip-hop "Ohmybaby", reached 30th on the US billboard charts, which is also the first time so far that Korean singers have entered the top 50 of the US billboard charts, and Korean music has been recognized by the mainstream for the first time.

Kim Yoo-jin is very fond of American pop music. is also very concerned, and she already felt it when she listened to this song just now. This song may also be successful in South Korea, but because of the small audience, the results will definitely not be as good as "Nobody", but it will be different in the United States, and the reggae style of this song will definitely be a big hit in the United States. And Lee Jun-hee also said just now that he originally thought that the most suitable person to sing this song was an American girl group.

"Yoo! Can't wait to go to the U.S. right now? ”

Jin Youzhen lowered his head a little embarrassed. She knew she was a little anxious, for them now. Although "Nobody" is a big hit, it is obviously far from the peak of the Korean music industry, and it is indeed a little greedy to fantasize about going to the United States now.

Li Junxi thought for a while, and then said, "But if you try the water, it should be good!" ”

Lee Jun-hee also has a dream of conquering the American pop music scene in his heart, and the song "Ohmybaby" composed for Moon Chengxun before is actually a test of the waters.

The song that is going to be the title song for SS may not have a lot of success in Korea, but if it can achieve results in the United States, even if it is not very profitable, according to the traditional Korean practice of flowering inside the wall and incense outside the wall, once it achieves results in the United States, it will definitely attract people in Korea at that time.

"I just said, whether to use this song as the title song of your new album, you can decide for yourself, if you are worried about taking risks, I can change to a pure K-pop song that is more suitable for the Korean music industry to be your title song!"

Listening to Lee Jun-hee say this, the girls also have some difficulties in their hearts, using this song, it means risk, but you can take the opportunity to go to the United States to break through, if you change to a K-pop song that is more suitable for the Korean music market, with Lee Jun-hee's ability, that song will definitely succeed in South Korea and further consolidate SS's position in the music industry, but the dream of breaking into the United States can only be postponed, and it is uncertain when there will be this opportunity next time.

There are pros and cons to both choices, how to choose, everyone looked at Song Qian, she is the captain of the group, and in the end she is the one who makes the decision, and everyone is willing to believe in this sister.

When Li Junxi was talking just now, Song Qian's heart was also thinking that if it was her before, she would definitely ask Li Junxi to change the song without hesitation, for the previous Song Qian, being able to succeed in South Korea would already be satisfied.

But now Song Qian is different, she is the captain of SS, she hopes to see SS go further, the United States, influenced by the members, Song Qian's heart, now there is also an American dream.

"Brother! If we fail on this album, do you ~~~~~~ you give up SS? ”

Song Qian lowered her head after speaking, she didn't dare to look at Li Junxi, she herself felt embarrassed to say something like that, she hadn't tried it yet, she was already thinking about the way back if she failed.

Song Qian was afraid that Lee Jun Hee would be angry, and she knew how much Lee Jun Hee expected from SS.

However, Li Junxi did not get angry, but smiled: "Of course not, I worked so hard to put you together, how could I give up on you because of a failure, however, you have to remember that once you fail, it means more than just starting over, for singers, as long as there is a song that fans can't accept, you will lose more than when you have nothing, start over and win people's recognition again, you will work harder!" ”

The seven girls were silent again, only each other's eyes were communicating, and Li Junxi didn't urge them, just waited patiently.

Finally, Song Qian raised her head and said to Li Junxi, "Brother! We thought about it, we sang this song! ”

Li Junxi smiled when he heard this: "Okay! So start recording your new album today! (To be continued).