Although Girls' Generation has experienced a significant decline in various achievements and data after last year's turmoil, their fame and national popularity are still there, and the golden sign of the most successful girl group is still shining there, and as a member of Girls' Generation's first SOLO, SM Company can be said to attach great importance to Kim Tae-yeon's first solo album.

After all, it's not just Taeyeon, all the remaining members have added solo requirements to the renewal of the contract to a greater or lesser extent, and Taeyeon's solo, if successful, is also a very important start for the whole team.

In addition, because of popularity, singing skills, etc., SM Company is the most optimistic about Kim Taeyeon.

Therefore, in addition to arranging Chi Jingyuan as the producer, Li Xiuman also personally served as the producer of the album to co-ordinate, in addition, he also specially invited a British professional composer and production team who had cooperated with the company to partner with them, and several included songs that have been circled and selected are also purchased from well-known musicians in Europe and the United States, and the resources and budgets given in all aspects can be said to be very rich.

To be honest, some of Ji Kyung-won's current professional skills, including production experience, are still a little worse than these music producers who have been immersed in music for many years, and he has actually learned a lot from other people in the past few offline and video meetings to discuss various matters of Taeyeon solo.

However, compared with the process and experience of the system, in many cases, the accidental burst of inspiration may be more important.

Following the feeling that swelled up in his heart, Chi Jingyuan operated the music synthesis equipment in front of him, while writing and drawing on the paper from time to time, and the total melody of the music room appeared intermittently, thinking about it continuously for a while, and suddenly interrupting for a while, but it slowly and harmoniously gathered together unconsciously.

"Hmm......"

After being busy for a few hours, Chi Jingyuan raised his head, looked at the song in front of him, which was about halfway completed, and exhaled softly.

Although it was only a half-finished first draft, he was quite satisfied with the melody he had just composed.

However, his satisfaction is only one aspect, and the owner has to feel OK.

casually flipped through the notebook that Kim Taeyeon handed over to him after thinking about it, Ji Jingyuan took out his mobile phone and looked at it, it was already afternoon.

I didn't know if Sister Kim Taeyeon was in the company at this time, but after thinking about it for a while, Ji Jingyuan still found her phone and dialed it.

……

“p，a，r，t，y~~~~ p，a，r，t，y!”

In the Girls' Generation practice room of the SM company building, eight members are facing the mirror and rehearsing seriously for the upcoming return.

The whole practice room can only hear the music playing, the sound of footsteps stepping on the wooden floor and some tired panting, they have been practicing since they finished eating at noon, and now they have consumed a lot of physical strength, everyone is tired.

But they are all old qualifications that have debuted for seven or eight years, and they have long been accustomed to this kind of work intensity, and they know what they should do now.

“…… Well, take a break. ”

When everyone was tired, even if the air conditioning was turned on in the practice room, it was still hot and sweaty, and finally heard the fairy sound announcing the break, this sound was like the valve of the flood was opened, and the young members who were still energetic and dancing just now immediately collapsed, and several of them spread directly on the floor without any image.

After a short break, it was followed by a drink, a blower of the air conditioner, and ......

"Taeyeon, do you want to go to the bathroom together?"

Hwang Mi-young wiped her sweat with a tissue, and then sent an invitation to Kim Taeyeon opposite.

"I ......"

Kim Taeyeon, who was sitting there, was just about to reply, the mobile phone in her hand shook in time, she frowned and glanced at the caller, immediately blinked between her eyebrows, and made a gesture to Huang Meiying and connected it directly.

"What's wrong with Jingyuan?"

didn't even say the polite 'young or young', she directly called out the other party's name to get to the point, both the title and the tone seemed very familiar.

And after hearing this, the sisters next to them couldn't help but glance at Kim Taeyeon's side.

"Now?"

"Okay, I see, in your music room, right...... I'll go over now. ”

After exchanging a few words quickly, Kim Taeyeon hung up the phone, and the expression on his face suddenly became much clearer, and he quickly jumped up from the ground.

"Go to the bathroom yourself...... Jingyuan has something to do with me, and I want to go over...... If you don't come back later, you can practice first......"

Kim Taeyeon stood up and briefly explained to Hwang Mi-young and the members next to her, but she didn't say anything specific.

They are already familiar with the dance of the prelude song "party", and they have been practicing it for so long since noon, and it doesn't have much impact on her less than one person, because it is quite common for one or two people to practice this kind of thing occasionally in private matters or schedules.

Like Yun'er two months ago, before her predecessors finished finishing, there were always seven people practicing dance when she was young.

"In such a hurry?" Huang Meiying looked at the back of her deceased who left the practice room with her little short legs, and pursed her lips with some curiosity.

The other members were silent for a few seconds after Kim Taeyeon left, and then looked at each other a few times:

"What do you think she's doing in such a hurry? It's still Chi Jingyuan looking for her. ”

Although Kim Taeyeon didn't say it explicitly, the members are not stupid, and they can probably guess a thing or two.

"It should be a solo thing, Jing Yuan is not the producer of her solo album, just look at her expression."

"I think ...... too Kim Tae-yun didn't say anything to let us guess, it's really sullen......"

"How can you attract men if you don't ...... sullen?"

"That's the only way to get short."

"Yikes!"

……

"Why is Nuna sweating so much?"

Seeing Kim Taeyeon who walked in directly after knocking on the door, Ji Jingyuan looked at the sweat stains on her forehead that were still shining, and asked with some surprise.

This sister ran back from the TV station?

"We've just been practicing, aren't we coming back soon?"

Kim Taeyeon smiled and waved hello when she came in, and then probably knew that she was not in a good image now, so she looked left and right as soon as she came in, and then walked to the table next to her and pulled a few tissues, and while talking in her mouth, she wiped off the sweat on her face one by one, and her movements were gentle, looking very sense: "You were resting after practicing when you called, and I came when you heard you say."

Glancing at this sister's hair tied with braids at this time, wearing a white shirt, denim shorts and white sneakers, which is very suitable for practicing ordinary private clothes, Chi Jingyuan nodded and asked casually, "It won't affect you." ”

"It's fine." Kim Taeyeon waved her hand, looking very atmospheric and quite majestic as a captain.

Then she immediately changed her expression and looked over with flashing eyes: "You said on the phone that the tune was written?" ”

"Well, I just tried to write a little bit with a feeling, and I think it's pretty good."

Ji Jingyuan nodded, and motioned for Kim Taeyeon to sit next to him, while operating the equipment in front of him: "But it's not completely finished yet, I want Nuna to listen to it first, and then give me a little advice." ”

"Hurry up, release it!" Kim Taeyeon sat down next to Ji Kyung-won in a moment, her small body shrunk into a large stool, her hands on her legs, and she happily patted her legs continuously to make a piapia sound, with a very expectant look on her face, like a very hungry elementary school student waiting for the food to be served.

Does this sister know that she is 89 years old?

Seeing her reaction, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but complain in his heart, but the movements in his hand did not stop, and he opened the player.

“……”

The song that has just been completed is still a little rudimentary, just a synthesizer with some drum beats, and there are no complicated arrangements and renderings, and there are no lyrics or anything like that.

However, the most important melody and rhythm have already come out, and you can already feel the main style and the dream world built through the music with the matching notes.

Kim Taeyeon listened very attentively, closed her eyes as she listened, nodded her head to the rhythm, her fingers tapped lightly on her legs, her mouth was slightly open, and she seemed to hum along with a very low voice.

"Nice, put it again." After listening to it once, Kim Tae-yeon, who opened her eyes, immediately made a request.

After playing it three times in a row, she was satisfied, she looked at the player in front of her with some unfinished eyes, and her eyes without much makeup flashed with obvious brilliance: "It's really great, it's the kind of style I want!" ”

Seeing her expression, Chi Jingyuan knew that it should be OK, and he was also very happy that the song he felt good about could be certified by the main owner, and explained with a smile:

"Because Nuna's solo style this time is a breakthrough kind, which is unique among many SM artists, and it is also very different from some of the most popular genres at the moment, so I deliberately lowered the speed of the overall rhythm and also reduced the frequency of electronic music......"

"There's a little melody that I'm reworking from a foreign language song that was released last year...... Rest assured, this melody is copyright-free and can be used by anyone. ”

"When I listened to it, I had even begun to imagine some corresponding images in my head, which is the style I imagined......"

Kim Taeyeon listened carefully to Ji Jingyuan's introduction, and looked at Ji Jingyuan with some surprise: "How do you know that this is what I want?" ”

"Nuna, you told me yourself." Chi Jingyuan nodded to the side and gestured.

Kim Taeyeon turned her head to look at it, and immediately recognized the notebook that she had handed to Ji Kyung-won on the table next to her, and laughed out loud after a snort: "Ahaha." ”

She just wanted to have some sense of participation at the time, and she hoped that the title song of the first solo this time was a song that allowed her to show her true feelings and face, so she wrote some messy things and handed them to Ji Jingyuan.

She knew very well that she was writing a mess, and to be honest, she didn't expect much.

But what she heard today really surprised her.

"If you think it's okay...... Ji Jingyuan continued to get down to business, but was interrupted only halfway through.

"Absolutely, just use this!"

"Well, that's fine, do you have any thoughts and opinions after listening?"

"I don't know how to compose, where do I have an opinion."

"I'll take care of the music theory stuff myself, you just tell me some of your real feelings, after all, it's a title song tailored for you, it needs to be more in line with your style, and your suggestions and ideas are very important."

Although Ji Kyung-won is still smiling at work, he is obviously much more serious than when he is in private, and after this song is approved and confirmed by Kim Tae-yeon, he also immediately invites him.

In the face of Chi Jingyuan's seriousness, she also nodded and said OK, replayed the song, and the two began to communicate while listening:

"When the time comes, it will be very nice to add a little drum beat and then add some hazy chanting, whether it is a male voice or a girl......"

"The rhythm of the first stanza is a little weaker, and a little bit of other sounds are added...... Well, what do you think of the electric guitar......"

"Here...... Do you want to flow out of the rap space? It doesn't feel like it matches the atmosphere of the whole song, but the kpop song doesn't have rap and it feels weird......"

said that it was an exchange, but in fact, most of it was Ji Kyung-won himself talking to himself, and while talking, he quickly operated on the device, and Kim Taeyeon, the main owner, seemed to give him a lot of inspiration by his side, and he worked very efficiently and progressively.

And Kim Tae-yeon, who is very interested and wants to get involved, also tries to make a few suggestions from time to time:

"Could the rhythm before the chorus be a little slower?"

"You can't slow down any more here, or it will sound incongruous......"

"Oh, would it be better to have a slightly higher pitch for the chorus?"

"Hmm...... Ascend key, I'll try...... Nuna, how does it feel to listen to it. ”

“……”

Although Kim Taeyeon doesn't know much about composing, and sometimes the expression of ideas and feelings put forward is very general and not very clear, but Ji Kyung-won can accurately understand her meaning every time, which makes this sister feel very happy, even if many suggestions are not actually adopted, but still have a sense of accomplishment and participation.

Inspired by the outburst, Ji Kyung-won's progress is very fast, and Kim Taeyeon seems to have left the members of the practice room behind, and the two of them are busy in the music room until nearly seven o'clock before they are awakened by an uncontrollable hunger.

"Do you have an itinerary for the night, let's go have dinner together?" After looking at the time, Chi Jingyuan cleaned up the things on the table and invited at the same time.

"Okay, so I can continue to talk about this song...... There is a restaurant owned by my friend nearby, which is very good, I called to make a place. ”

Obviously, I was very satisfied with watching it with my own eyes, and the formation of his title song little by little made Kim Taeyeon a little unsatisfied.

Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and added, "Call the assistant to avoid any trouble." ”

The two of them each drove their assistants in a nanny car to a nearby restaurant owned by a friend of Kim Tae-yeon in Cheongdam-dong.

The restaurant mainly serves Korean cuisine, but there are also many Western dishes added to the menu, giving people more choices.

When Chi Jingyuan went in, he looked left and right, the decoration was quite good, it was worthy of being a young man, he had debuted for so many years, and he seemed to have some strange connections in all walks of life.

At the four-person table, Ji Jingyuan's assistant Choi Zhichang and Kim Taeyeon's female agent remained silent very tacitly, looking at the two producers and singers next to them who were still communicating while the food had not yet been served.

Chi Jingyuan took out a previous manuscript and put it on the table, and the two looked at it together, sticking it a little closer.

"That's pretty much the melody of this chorus, I should focus on using electric guitar and drum kits in the arrangement, but I guess I won't be the one who does the arrangement......" chatted for a while, watching the waiter bring the food to the side, Chi Jingyuan also took the opportunity to put away the manuscript, and several people cleaned up and prepared for dinner.

Listening to the crunch of the plate and the table colliding, he groaned for a while, and then suddenly had an idea.

"Taeyeon Nuna, why don't you write the lyrics for this song."

"I'm going to write the words?" Kim Tae-yeon's eyes widened and she looked at each other in great surprise.

"Yes, after all, it's the first time to solo, and you come to write lyrics, which can not only express your own thoughts and feelings, but also a very good gimmick." After Chi Jingyuan made a start, he picked up the fast child and started moving.

He didn't eat at noon because of the filming of "Infinite Challenge", if it weren't for the inspiration and enthusiasm that have been supporting him, it is estimated that he would not have been able to withstand this time at all.

The four of them ate silently under the staggered cups, the two assistants naturally didn't say much, and the two artists didn't talk much.

This proposal was very sudden, which surprised Kim Taeyeon, but it was obvious that she couldn't help but be very excited.

The solo she has been looking forward to for many years, the album that she has invested a lot of resources in, the very appetizing title song tailored for her by her close producer brother, and the lyrics she wrote herself to express her mood and feelings.

It sounds really perfect, it's something that any solo singer dreams of, I don't know if anyone else can't resist this temptation, anyway, Kim Taeyeon probably can't.

Chi Jingyuan noticed that this sister had been wandering when she was eating.

may have begun to think about how to write the lyrics, or it may be that she is worried that her words will not be able to be written, which will make this title song that she has high hopes for become eclipsed.

"Don't be too anxious, when I finish the demo first and confirm it with Mr. Li Xiuman, I will make this suggestion, there must be no problem...... When the time comes, you can find a quiet environment and listen to the demo while writing. ”

After eating almost, Ji Jingyuan put down the fast son in his hand, and seemed to see what Kim Taeyeon was thinking, raised his eyes and thought about it, and then took the initiative to encourage:

"You don't have to write the lyrics for the whole song, you can write as much as you can."

"And writing lyrics is actually quite simple, it doesn't have to be a very complicated word, and the kpop songs themselves don't focus on lyrics, a little rhyme...... In fact, it doesn't matter if you rhyme or not, and even many songs even use meaningless onomatopoeia to repeat the lyrics directly...... By the way, speaking of which, Nuna has the most say in your girlhood. ”

"Poof......

Kim Taeyeon, who seemed to be a little dignified just now, laughed all of a sudden, and couldn't help but roll her eyes at him: "You don't think I can't hear that you're sarcastic about us?" ”

"How is that possible? I'm a fan of Yuna's predecessors. ”

Chi Jingyuan looked at her with a smile: "So it's okay to write whatever you want, as long as you can express your true thoughts and feelings in your heart, after all, this is a song that expresses your emotions and soul, and no one knows yourself better than you." ”

Listening to what Ji Jingyuan said so much, he also felt the seriousness of the other party, and he was already moved by this proposal, and everyone Kim Taeyeon no longer hesitated, nodded and agreed:

"Well, I'll give it a try...... But what if it's not properly written? ”

"Rest assured, it won't be inappropriate...... Just stop using onomatopoeia. ”