324. Differences of the times
"What to do, I didn't say that you have a problem with your current singing ability. What I said before is just a higher expectation of you. Everyone has different characteristics, and if he can fully play this characteristic, that is a very good singer, and there are not many people who can do this in the music industry. So you don't have to do anything, as long as you can maintain your own characteristics and slowly accumulate stage experience. As for the problem of insufficient explosiveness that I just told you, when you have enough experience, it will naturally be solved at that time. Seeing Zheng Xiuyan's anxious appearance, Lee Jun-hyuk said with a smile.
"That's right." Although he responded to Lee Jun Hyuk's words, it can be seen from the puzzled look on Jung so-yeon's face that he did not understand what Lee Jun Hyuk meant.
"I don't understand, right, then I'll tell you about it. Let's take your idol Lee Hyo-ri first. In order to create this song in her style, I listened to all the songs she has sung from her debut until now. The most intuitive feeling for me is that during the years when Lee Hyori was at FinK.L, her singing skills improved considerably. Curious, I looked for the reason, and it turned out that Lee Hyo-ri made his debut after being discovered by a talent scout, he only had a simple training in vocal music and dance. So when she first debuted, her singing level was not much better than that of some amateur singers. Ignoring Jung so-yeon's expression, Lee Jun-hyuk continued.
"But the singers of that period all had a unified characteristic. Because they debuted without too much professional training, many group singers all took time to practice their singing skills while running activities, and their company. In order to make their artists more competitive. I will also do my best to help them improve. The same goes for Lee Hyo-ri. So. From Fin.K.L's debut to solo solo, her overall strength can be said to be like evolving, which is the general trend of "Ten Minutes". Saying this, Lee Jun-hyuk took a sip of water, then asked Jung so-yeon to sit on the stool opposite him and continued.
But it started with Lee Hyo-ri and soared to the sky with "Ten Minutes" and became a music diva. Many groups of idols have also begun to follow suit and develop their own solo development. At this time, the brokerage company suddenly discovered a problem. That is, if the singer of a group is too good, then the benefits to the company will not increase, but will cause a very big loss.
The reason is simple, during the period of the combination, although the popularity of each person is more or less different, each person also has different advantages and has different aspects of appeal. In this way, they will be able to attract a much larger fan base than an individual. You also know the Tao, as an Idol. It is the support of these fans. But once the group is disassembled and the members start to fly solo, then these fans will inevitably cause a diversion. From this point of view, the company's revenue has already begun to lose.
At the same time, the agency will also find that a solo member is not as good as the period of the group, whether it is from the company's control of the artist or the benefits obtained from the artist. ”
"For what?" Hearing Lee Jun-hyuk's words, Jung so-yeon asked puzzledly, not only her, but even Lee Hyo-ri and Kim Gyu-hyun, who were sitting on the other side, also wanted to know the reason for this.
"Do you think, if you are dissatisfied with the company now, you don't want to stay in this company anymore, and you also have my support behind you, so that you don't have to worry about the company's contract, do you think you will quit Girls' Generation immediately?" Seeing Jung so-yeon's questioning look, Lee Jun-hyuk gave a simple example.
"No, because I can't bear the children." Hearing Lee Jun-hyuk's words, Jung so-yeon replied without thinking about it.
"What if you're not a member of Girls' Generation, just a solo singer." Lee Jun-hyuk continued to ask.
"If I could, I would have done so." Again, without much thought, Zheng Xiuyan returned.
"Look, that's it. There is also a point that is more important for the company. Let's use the example of Lee Hyo-ri. She signed a five-year contract with DSP. That is, from the end of '98 to the end of '03. Think about it. At the end of 03, DSP needs to pay a lot of price in order to keep Lee Hyori, who won awards on major TV stations. Compared to the harsh contracts signed at the time of the previous combination, what will the new contract look like, you can imagine. How do you think the DSP will feel after signing this contract?
When these agencies found out that solo singers were far less profitable than idol groups, they began to deal with the matter. Especially for the management of its portfolio, it has changed its strategy one after another.
So after Lee Hyori, no matter which company's group disbanded, there was never such a miracle as Lee Hyori, and those singers who left the team and started solo basically switched to other agencies to continue their singer careers. After listening to Lee Jun-hyuk's analysis, both Lee Hyo-ri and Kim Jung-hyun looked thoughtful, because they were the witnesses of this incident, and they had a deeper understanding than Jung so-yeon.
"Uncle, what does this matter have to do with my current problem?" After hearing Li Junhyuk's analysis, Zheng Xiuyan first nodded vigorously, indicating that she understood the meaning of Li Junhyuk's words, and then she asked suspiciously. No matter what she thought, she didn't expect that what Lee Jun Hyuk said had anything to do with her current singing strength.
"After Lee Hyo-ri finished talking about the things of that era, let's talk about you again. Unlike Lee Hyori's generation, your generation should be the luckiest and the most unlucky. What are you talking about, I am the luckiest, because you have caught up with the good times, the era of the men's group has begun to decline, and the era of the women's group has come, although I don't know how long this so-called girl group era will last, but now looking at the momentum in the entertainment industry, it should last for a while.
And when you become a trainee, the major brokerage companies, especially your SM company, have all kinds of facilities within it, especially for the training of trainees, and have traveled a huge industrial chain, from professional courses to daily behavior, all of them will be taught how to do it. This is a treatment that Lee Hyo-ri and they have never enjoyed, or even thought of. So you're lucky. ”
"And what about misfortune?" Hearing this, Zheng Xiuyan asked.
"First of all, competition, the recovery of the entertainment industry, has given too many surprises to the children of your generation, so in the whole of South Korea, as long as there is a little talent in this area, children aspire to become stars, so if you want to get the opportunity to debut, you must go through fierce competition. I don't need to say much about that, you know it. Speaking of this, Lee Jun Hyuk asked with a smile.
"And compared to this, there is an even more unfortunate thing, because of the long-term practice and exams, you have a very strong strength when you first debut, which makes you widely praised during your debut, if it weren't for Kim Youngmin's layman's random moves, your current fame should be even louder. But there are two sides to everything, and compared to Lee Hyo-ri's time, although your strength in the early debut period is stronger. But at the same time, they lost the opportunity to learn again after their debut. Think about it, since your debut, have you ever taken any vocal lessons, except for the occasional request and guidance from producers when you have to record songs, and at other times, you have never received any training. As he spoke, Lee Jun-hyuk also gave Jung so-yeon an inquiring look.
"Yes, since our debut, we've been running itineraries, and we rarely study at other times except when we're preparing to record songs.
"That's even less unfortunate that you lost the opportunity to shape yourself after your debut." (To be continued......)