Chapter 112: Comeback and Service
Yang Hyun-seok fully recognized Kim Sung-won's existence and allowed him to come and go freely in the company, of course, some important offices and recording studios, Kim Sung-won himself would very consciously avoid them.
Kim Sung-won is studying every day, occasionally watching training videos of six boys with Yang Hyun-suk, and he has little interaction with them.
Although the media in South Korea occasionally publish entertainment scandals, they rarely dig up scandals like the "IS newspaper", so although the media is a little dissatisfied with Kim Sung-won's low-key, they don't care too much.
Everything is calm, and the entertainment industry is like falling into a sleeping sea, and the waves are not alarmed.
Time has come to the end of March in a blink of an eye, and to the surprise of the media, Kim Sung-won really never appeared in the media again except for recording the program, doesn't this guy know the importance of exposure to artists?
However, the media soon focused on Baek Ji-young, who made a comeback on March 30.
In 2003, Baek Ji-young's comeback album "smile" was released after two years of preparation, this album was supervised by Lee Sang-min, and brought together 14 new compositions by Liliang from ParkHae-woon, ShimSang-won, Hong Jae-sun, Leesang, and other top musicians. The title track "Smile" was composed by Park Hae-woon and lyrics by Lee Sang-baik, and the 24-member orchestra was responsible for the music, while the famous Korean music performance group "Nanta" was responsible for creating the beat, perfectly blending Latin pop music with gorgeous orchestral music. And the famous stylist LEEHYE-YOUNG is in charge of Baek Ji-young's styling.
As a result, this extravagant "comeback" was like an insignificant wave in the sea, and it fell silent without causing any repercussions.
After three years, Baek Ji-young made a comeback.
Kim Sung-won unabashedly stated last year that he had written a song for Baek Ji-young, and no matter what kind of psychology, the media focused on Baek Ji-young.
Before the end of last year, Kim Sung-won was just a very talented and amazing composer, but this year his identity is very different, and almost all the entertainment media is looking forward to Baek's success or failure.
However, on March 30, something suddenly happened that made many media hesitate: singers Kim Jong Kook and Cho Sung-mo, both born in 77, officially enlisted in the army today and began their 26-month military service.
This news bombarded media reporters with dizziness.
Kim Jong Kook just won the triple crown last year and was promoted to "national singer", which can be said to be in full swing, while Cho Sung-mo also reached the peak of his career in 2005 with songs such as "MRFLOWER". Now, in the face of military service, the two have to give up all the activities in front of them.
To the surprise of the media, the two heavyweight singers enlisted in the army at the same time and were still in the same training camp, I wonder if the government deliberately used it to warn artists who always try to evade military service.
After Kim Sung-won asked Baek Ji-young, he came to see off Kim Jong-kook.
"Brother Zhong Guo, it's okay, two years is very fast," Jin Shengyuan comforted Jin Zhongguodao.
Kim Jong Kook shook his head bitterly, even though his agency had applied for an extension of his enlistment on the grounds that the release of his fourth album had been released, but the Seoul Regional Military Affairs Office had rejected the request.
At 6 p.m., Kim Jong Kook announced his official enlistment in the army after being interviewed by the media.
After Kim Jong Kook left, many media reporters did not leave, but turned their attention to Kim Sung-won, since 2006, this is the first time he appeared in front of media reporters, even the three major TV reporters interviewed by him was rejected by him.
However, Kim Sung-won still had no intention of being interviewed, so he asked Choi Hyun-joon to stop these reporters.
South Korean journalists are never as crazy as the "paparazzi", and although they can sometimes be very enthusiastic, they are easily stopped.
"Mr. Choi Hyun-joon, Mr. Kim Sung-won has changed a lot recently, can you tell us the reason?" Seeing that the interview with Kim Sung-won was unsuccessful, the reporters turned to Choi Hyun-jun and asked.
"I didn't notice much change in the Shengyuan." Choi Hyun-jun directly shook his head and replied.
"May I ask Mr. Choi Hyun-jun, what do you think of Baek Ji-young's comeback this time." Another reporter asked.
"I'm just an assistant to Jin Shengyuan." Choi Hyun-joon replied speechlessly.
"Alright, we're leaving now, please get out of the way, xiexie." Choi Hyun-joon always remembers to be polite to anyone who has no malicious intent. …,
As an agent, Choi Hyun-jun was as "lazy" as Kim Sung-won, which surprised these media, and the next day he gave Choi Hyun-jun titles such as "the most irresponsible agent" and "the laziest agent", and laughed so much that Park Jung-yoon used these to hit him every time.
On March 31, the MV of the title song "No More Love" of Baek Ji-young's fifth album "SmileAgain" was officially broadcast, which instantly detonated the Korean entertainment industry.
Perhaps because of the success of "The King's Man", the media and the audience's evaluation of this MV is very pertinent. The especially poignant and hazy plot, combined with Baek Ji-young's mournful singing, touched countless young men and women.
Although the popularity of the song "No More Love" is not comparable to Lee Hyo-ri's "GetYa", it has won the crazy love of some fans, but all fans who like this song have completely become die-hard fans of Baek Ji-young.
For a while, Baek Ji-young's fan club popped up like bamboo shoots after the rain.
"Sister Baek Ji-young, we will always love you and support you forever!" Two girls named Min Ji and Hui Jing have become fans of Baek Ji Young.
Many media also gave Baek Ji-young the name of "successful comeback" the next day, and there was no need for anything else, just this song was enough.
Although some people have been in trouble with Bai Zhiying everywhere before, the fact is that she belongs to the weak who was framed, and her strong will to not give in and work hard in the quiet years has not only made countless media reporters sing praises for her, but the impression of most people on her has also changed 180 degrees.
In April, Baek Ji-young's comeback caused a whirlwind in the entertainment industry.
Perhaps out of guilt for her previous practices, whether it was radio, television, or the public, they all sang praises for Baek Ji-young in the same direction, making her quickly become the general trend in April.
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"Sheng Yuan really deserves to be the king of lyrical songs." As the head of YG, Yang Hyun-seok always pays attention to the dynamics of the entertainment industry, and of course he also pays attention to Baek Ji-young's perfect comeback. Even as the staunchest HIPHOP lover, Yang Hyun Suk has to admit that the song "No More Love" sounds very emotional, especially when sung by Baek Ji-young, the inhalation sound is as if the feelings of this song are carved into the hearts of listeners with a knife.
"Senior, you have won the award, and Sister Zhiying's singing skills have added twelve points to this song." Jin Shengyuan said.
"Well, those six children are now filming their debut records, and one or two will be eliminated before the end, what do you think of them, Shengyuan?" Yang Hyun-seok suddenly asked.
Yang Hyun-seok was referring to the six boys Kim Sung-won had seen on his first day at YG.
Jin Shengyuan shook his head very resolutely, he did not have the right to decide the fate of the six strange boys, especially since he saw all the efforts of the six boys during this time.
"Evaluate their strengths and weaknesses rather than let you decide anything." Yang Hyun Suk saw Kim Sung-won's worry at a glance, smiled, and asked again.
"You've been very pertinent every time you say about them, and I don't have to judge them because there are other well-known singers like SE7EN and GUMMY in YG." Jin Shengyuan said very calmly.
Yang Hyun-seok smiled helplessly, this guy in front of him really didn't look like a young man in his early twenties, he was too steady to imagine.
"Well, Zhilong should strengthen the connection with singing, he seems to really don't like singing and pays too much attention to RAP, while Yongpei understands songs quickly, but his expression when singing is very unnatural, and he needs to strengthen his practice in this area." Jin Shengyuan felt that it was not good to not leak, thought about it, and said.
Although Yang Hyun-seok says that he treats everyone equally, as Kwon Ji-ryong and Dong Yong-bae, who have been practicing at YG for six years, Zuihou will inevitably be left behind in terms of strength and personal feelings, so Kim Sung-won will deliberately name the two.
Yang Hyun Suk nodded and wrote down Kim Sung-won's words. As a musician, he quickly noticed Kim Sung-won's unparalleled singing skills, coupled with Kim Sung-won's status as a music producer, so he paid so much attention to Kim Sung-won's opinion - not as an evaluation criterion, but to make the children more perfect.
"Choi Seung-hyun's dance foundation is really poor, and if it goes on like this, I'm worried that he will be eliminated." Yang Hyun Suk said as if inadvertently. …,
Kim Sung-won looked at Yang Hyun-seok speechlessly--they are all a lot old, and they are still playing this trick.
Yang Hyun Suk was a little embarrassed by Kim Sung-won's gaze, coughed lightly, and said directly: "I'm very entangled with this child, and the teacher in charge of them is easily affected by personal feelings, so I want to hear your opinion." ”
Seeing Yang Hyun-suk's serious face, Kim Sung-won thought about it and said, "Choi Seung-hyun's voice is as recognizable as his appearance, and he sings RAP in a deep and magnetic voice, which is very black in the same way. ”
Kim Sung-won was careful to state his feelings, but he didn't make any comments, believing that Yang Hyun-suk's purpose in asking him could not be to make a choice for him.
Yang Xianshuo nodded, but he sighed in his heart that this guy in front of him was really good at being a man.
Since the debut record has already begun, the training of the six Kwon Ji-ryong is not kept secret, and Kim Sung-won will watch the footage of their training with Yang Hyun-seok every time.
When Kim Sung-won was a trainee, he worked harder than them, because he was the kind of character who would go all out once he decided on something, but seeing six teenage boys unleashing their youthful enthusiasm again would inevitably make him feel emotional.
Although Kim Sung-won is not very old, his early debut made him almost think that he has become an "uncle".
Kim Sung-won occasionally pointed out their singing skills, but he never specifically targeted a particular person, and he was always careful to keep himself out of the way.
Kim Sung-won's performance made YG's six-person teachers very satisfied, so they all acquiesced to Kim Sung-won's existence. Otherwise, even with Yang Xianshuo's approval, he is not qualified to listen to lectures as an outsider, let alone occasionally ask them to answer questions.
Kim Sung-won behaves like a withdrawn trainee at YG, completely immersed in his shijie, and sometimes he even thinks about a certain problem by himself, sitting for half a day without moving. Yang Hyun-seok admires Kim Sung-won the most about this, as if he thinks about it almost all the time except for sleep.
"It's no wonder that this guy is where he is now," YG's staff said more than once during a meeting, saying that it's easy to work hard, but not everyone can do it if you keep thinking.
"But what the hell is this guy doing in our company? IS IT REALLY JUST TO LEARN HIPHOP MUSIC? "The communication between Yang Hyun Suk and Kim Sung-won has always been carried out with only two people.
"Ahem, he's just studying hard now, it's as simple as that." Yang Hyun-seok didn't say what he was going to do.