Chapter 8: The Tree of Life

"Let's rest for a while, no, I'm too tired."

As soon as the song ended, Park Chanyeol couldn't help but sit directly on the ground, panting constantly, and at the same time shaking his hand to signal that he couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to take a break.

The same is true of the surrounding members, almost to the limit, as soon as the song stops, they lie down several horizontally without being commanded.

Chi Jingyuan also straightened his legs and sat on the side, leaning against the wall and panting, sweat kept flowing down his forehead like a stream, and the sportswear suit he was wearing was already soaked with sweat.

He experienced the exhausting feeling of hard work when he first joined the company and prepared to debut an album.

After the meeting on the 20th, EXO officially began the production of the comeback album.

This time it's much harder than the debut mini album, and the study and recording of the twelve songs of the first original album is a huge workload.

Fortunately, the people who sing more parts are basically the lead singers in the group, and they are good at learning new songs and recordings.

The lyrics and dance of each song are divided by the company, and the weight is different according to their different responsibilities in the team.

Of course, there will definitely be more people who praise the lord.

In the title song of the original album "Wolf", Ji Jingyuan's part is considered medium and not very prominent.

Speaking of "Wolf", this song is the root cause of EXO's recent tiredness.

This title song is a standard dance song, but listening to it with your ears may seem very ordinary, and you may even find the melody and rhythm strange.

You can only experience the charm of it when you combine it with dance, and it is a song that will only shine on the stage.

Therefore, this song has very high requirements for dance, and the company specially invited an exclusive choreographer, American dance genius Tony Testa, to be responsible for choreography.

Tony Testa became famous at a young age and is not very old now, but he is indeed very talented in dance, and has worked with SM many times, and he has done the choreography of several title songs of SHINee, including the choreography of "Sherlock", which was a big hit last year and made many people admire.

The choreography he finally completed was really interesting, and the choreography in "Wolf" looked very memorable, especially the 'tree of life' pose of the opening twelve people together.

This choreography not only fits EXO's group concept, but also has a distinctive look.

The members use their bodies and arms to form the trunk and branches of a tree, and the whole tree sways and moves with the melody, which is very eye-catching, and the actual dance effect is unforgettable, which is a classic, and it can be regarded as adding a lot of color to the stage effect of the title song.

It's a really great idea, and Ji Jingyuan and the members are appreciating it from the bottom of their hearts.

In addition to the opening, the other dance moves are also very good, and the style of the song "Wolf" is very good.

But the biggest problem with this dance is that it is too difficult.

Not only is it difficult, but the dance is also very intense, the movements require enough strength, and the dance is particularly tiring.

Such a difficult dance naturally takes a lot of time to memorize and practice, and it is a great challenge for each member's basic skills and physical strength.

Even the main dancer Kim Jong-in, the man who claims to be able to learn a dance with a few glances, is tired these days, and now he is the one who lies motionless on the ground.

What's even worse is that the dance is so difficult and tiring, they don't just have to learn and practice a version. They had to dance a total of 4 versions of Wolf.

There are two versions of Korean and Xia Wen for twelve people, and each person's dance part is completely different, and it is easy to confuse their own movements, and they need a lot of practice.

In addition, there are their respective versions of Team K and Team M, which are different sets of parts.

Just talking about it, Chi Jingyuan felt terrible.

After practicing these days, Ji Jingyuan has not been able to go back to the dormitory, and he has to work overtime with several choreographers to choreograph the song "Roar", and often work until late at night before going back to rest.

The choreography of "Roar" is also based on reflecting the handsomeness and charm of the members, and it is not difficult to choreograph, in order to match the title of the song, the dance movements of the chorus part directly imitate the movements of the orangutan, which is very distinctive.

Although it is not difficult, the dance is very memorable, it is really handsome with the melody, and the effect when dancing in a group is very good.

Under the guidance of Chi Jingyuan, the progress of the choreography is very fast, and it is estimated that it can be done in two days, and he can be regarded as able to make a difference, and it will be easier after that.

It is worth mentioning that Chi Jingyuan politely refused the company's request for him to fill in the words in Xia Wen for "Roar", and he felt that his skills were not up to the level of filling in the words in Xia Wen.

The company didn't say anything, and handed over the task to Xia Guo, a lyricist who had worked with him before.

"Roar" hasn't started practice yet, but this practice of "Wolf" really makes people shake their legs when they hear the name.

"Okay, rest for a while, time is tight, let's go on, do it again."

After a short break, the dance teacher in charge of teaching and supervising on the side clapped his hands and stood up, beckoning the members to continue training: "Pose the Tree of Life again, this opening is one of the biggest highlights of the song "Wolf", I always felt something strange when you danced just now."

"Inside." The members responded, took a sip of water, got up from the ground, and walked quickly to the middle of the practice room and stood in a row.

In the choreography of the Tree of Life, in the vertical queue of twelve people, Ji Jingyuan Station Wu Shixun is second, and behind him is Luhan.

His left hand and Luhan's left hand were tugging at each other, and he was leaning on his right side with his head down, while his right hand was bent and stretched out in a tendritic shape.

He is the only one in this choreography who shows his face, and it is said that the choreographer thinks that Ji Jingyuan is the most good-looking, and showing his face can attract people......

Ji Jingyuan and Luhan glanced at each other, and the two stretched out their hands and dragged them together, and at the same time leaned to the side, their right hands were bent and extended, and soon a tree of life was born in the practice room.

"Zhong Ren, your hand is a little open, and it coincides with the person behind you."

"Also, Boxian, the angle of your two hands is different, you have to keep the movements on both sides consistent......"

"Jingyuan, you and Luhan should have the same amplitude when they go down, the two of you must communicate well, and the amplitude should be symmetrical and not too bad, otherwise it will look awkward."

The teacher looked in the mirror and kept pointing out the mistakes, and the person whose name was called corrected also corrected it.

It's just that Chi Jingyuan obviously felt that his right hand, which had been stretching out as a branch, had begun to tremble a little.

Because he is taller, he has to keep his head down and his legs bent.

And it's really tiring to keep stretching his hands out of thin air, and he feels a little unable to hold Luhan......

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