Volume 1 2009 Chapter 119 Encore, Encore
After happily performing the most popular songs of the moment, the girls on stage continued to sing, enthusiastically scattered around the stage, excitedly interacting with the fans.
Bow and wave goodbye from time to time.
Fans understand that the end of this song also means the arrival of separation.
The members on stage gathered at the main stage, lined up, and bowed 90 degrees earnestly to say goodbye to the fans.
Lights go out.
There was only a pink sea of people left at the scene.
Amidst the chaotic noise, a firm voice gradually became unified, growing louder and clearer.
"Encore!"
"Encore!"
"Encore!"
…
The huge shouts were like a whistling wind, sweeping across the entire venue.
This is also the regular arrangement of the concert.
Idols’ concerts rarely end on time. After the fixed songs are performed, fans are reluctant to leave.
An encore is fans calling on the singer to return to perform, which is the greatest support and appreciation for the singer.
Because this situation occurred so frequently, it gradually became a fixed process. Every concert has a fixed encore session, and the singers will make arrangements in advance.
The music started again as the audience shouted "Encore".
Jessica was the first to return to the stage.
She changed into a new outfit, a tight white T-shirt and tight jeans, tied at the waist, revealing her flat and cute belly, and her face was as beautiful as a flower.
Yi Haoyan couldn't remember how many times this sister had made the first appearance, and it turned out that she was the ACE of Girls' Generation.
The encore song this time is "Cold Face", which is also a collaboration with Jessica.
This is a song with a story. Jessica was once called a "team killer" because of this song and was also denounced as a "traitor" by fans of the group.
When Yi Haoyan and Jessica were competing with Girls' Generation in the practice room, they chose this "group-destroying song" and won the final victory by luck.
There is a well-known variety show in South Korea called Infinite Challenge. The content of the show is that several MCs constantly try various challenges.
Infinite Challenge has a regular special program called the Song Festival Special.
The main content is that several MCs of the program each look for their friends in the music industry, challenge themselves to produce songs together and perform on stage, and then select the rankings.
In MBC's "Infinite Challenge Music Festival Special" on July 11, 2009, one of the MCs, Park Myung-soo, found Jessica to perform, and then through Jessica found the author of the hit song "Gee", and temporarily produced the song "Cold Noodle" to participate in the Music Festival special.
The two also formed a temporary group to participate in the Song Festival special. Although they performed well, they did not get first place.
The matter should have ended here.
But after this episode was aired, maybe it was because Jessica's lively appearance was too cute, or her image of being cold on the outside but warm on the inside was too suitable for this song, or maybe it was because the casually made song "Cold Face" was too suitable for summer.
Anyway, the song from this variety show became a huge hit and ranked first on multiple websites within 2 or 3 weeks.
It also won the Special Album at the 2009 Melon Music Awards and ranked 47th on the Melon annual chart that year.
It should have been a good thing, but unfortunately, Girls' Generation's "Genie" was also being promoted at the time.
Jessica's song "Cold Face" directly pulled Girls' Generation's "Genie" down from the top of the charts... affecting the performance of Girls' Generation's title song.
Jessica was also innocently labeled as the "team killer".
The only one who could make the popular girl's generation lose face was Jessica, a member of the girl's generation. The key point is that she didn't do it on purpose. It's funny to think about it...
The efforts of the entire team and the company's planning are not as good as the casual performance of one member in a variety show. The title song made with the efforts of everyone in the company is not as good as a hastily made song that doesn't even have a MV!
I don’t know if the relevant staff of Girls’ Generation and SM have held a proper meeting to review the incident.
I don’t know if they bullied Jessica together in private to vent their anger.
Now we can actually sing this song publicly! You guys are so brave!
Looking at the nine people on the stage singing happily, Yi Haoyan couldn't help laughing.
The cheerful "Cold Face" livened up the atmosphere of the whole venue.
The nine girls were active and scattered around the stage, enjoying themselves to their heart's content.
Some began accepting toys brought in by fans.
Sooyoung received a gift from a fan and when she opened it she bent over with laughter.
It was a blown-up photo of Taeyeon, but the image wasn't very idol-like.
A crying face with a grin on the corners of the mouth. The originally cute little face was wrinkled like a dried date.
Sooyoung even showed the photos to the members in a mischievous way, and they all laughed so hard that they fell over.
Finally, the sinister team members were all put in front of the camera and projected onto the big screen.
Taeyeon was singing happily when suddenly the whole audience burst into laughter.
She started, thinking there had been some stage accident.
It was not until the fans in the audience reminded her that she saw her own face on the big screen.
The captain, filled with rage and humiliation, stomped his short legs and tried to catch up.
Sooyoung ran away leisurely in front with her long legs, and the sinister members took advantage of her all the way.
These scenes were faithfully recorded on the big screen.
The whole place burst into laughter.
After two songs in a row, the atmosphere was already very casual and relaxed.
After all, it is an encore performance, and atmosphere is the main thing.
Girls' Generation didn't dance or form any formations, they just interacted with fans freely.
After singing the song, the 9 members returned to the main stage. Sooyoung, as the main MC, expressed her love to the fans at the scene, and each member spoke.
He expressed his gratitude to fans for their support over the years, and also expressed his pride in his current achievements.
This was the second conversation session after the opening self-introductions. The members were all very emotional, and each of them had some emotions surging.
In this moving atmosphere, the music of "Complete" sounded.
This is a lyrical song that describes the companionship and dependence between idols and fans.
Nine people stood on the disc in the center of the "田"-shaped stage, holding hands to form a circle and singing affectionately.
At the end of the song, the nine people faced outwards, held hands and bowed 90 degrees to the audience to express their gratitude.
The circle formation is like a blooming flower, opening in the center of the stage.
Petals fell from the sky, landing on them who had not stood up for a long time, and an inexplicable feeling of emotion echoed in the venue.
The rabbit was already crying.
The end of this song is really the end.
The concert ends here.
But the fans don't want to.
The whole audience heard the sound of encore again.
"Encore!"
"Encore!"
"Encore!"
…
It continued and the fans were reluctant to leave for a long time.
After waiting for about 6 or 7 minutes, the girls had to return to the stage and sang another song amid the cheers of fans.
Then he slowly walked across the entire stage, bowing to thank and bid farewell to the fans in every area.
Comforting the reluctant fans over and over again.
The entire farewell process lasted 15 minutes until all areas were settled.
Representatives of the team behind the scenes also came to the stage to pay their respects, and were introduced to everyone by the members amid the applause of the fans.
The concert officially ended here.
