Volume 2 2010 Chapter 275 Girl's Day
"Now? Not so good! We just adjusted the members and released our second single. The song is pretty good, but I don't know how it will perform this time."
Lee Hye-ri happily devoured a piece of spicy rice cake with a relaxed look on her face.
This nonchalant attitude made Yi Haoyan very puzzled.
Isn't this senior too careless? The future is uncertain, but he's not worried at all?
F(X) has not won the first place since its debut, and the members are very nervous.
Why does this Hyeri senior act like nothing happened?
"Senior, aren't you worried?"
Quan Enfei standing by had the same doubts.
"Worry?"
Hyeri swallowed another piece of fried chicken and wiped her mouth.
"How can I not worry? But what's the use?"
The girl's eyes swept across the faces of everyone at the table, and there was an indescribable feeling in her eyes.
Among the people here, except Choi Chae-eun and her close friend Hwang Young-cheol who are going to work behind the scenes, Kwon Eun-bi and Choo So-jeong are trainees from small companies like her. They will encounter the same situation.
"Our company is very small, so small that we can only operate one girl group."
Lee Hye-ri held her chin and looked out the window.
“But the president is a very trustworthy person.
He arranged a practice room and recording studio with good conditions for us, found special teachers for training, and planned our debut very carefully.
And the members also worked hard.
Min-ah is only one year older than me and has such a great talent as a lead singer, but in order to increase the popularity of the group, she, who is the most popular member, tried her best to do funny body language on variety shows to get on camera and promote Girl's Day.
Sojin unni was born in 1986. She was originally a top student majoring in engineering in college. She always had good grades and had her own fan club when she was a student. Now, in order to become a singer, she ran away from home and has been working hard until now.
Ji Hae and Ji Sun were famous dancers in Korean high school before their debut. They have both won awards in many dance competitions. Ji In has also starred in many dramas.
Are they worried about the current situation of the group?
I was definitely worried, but it was no use.
We are a group from a small company, and since before our debut, every day has been like this, we don’t know what tomorrow will be like.
We work hard to manage our body shape, hone our singing and dancing skills, go on roadshows, and appear on all kinds of weird variety shows to increase our visibility. We accumulate our popularity and fans bit by bit, and look forward to gaining everyone's recognition one day.
And then finally made my debut.
The unnies work hard with the company's people to plan the style, choose songs, make costumes, shoot MVs, and strive to present the best performance stage.
But the result was terrible.
The reviews online are very bad.
Ji Hai and Ji Sun chose to withdraw after the release of the follow-up song.
Then, Yarong and I had the opportunity to debut in a group.
Start again.
The company organized the team, analyzed and researched the plan, planned the style and plan to launch the second single.
I hope there will be a breakthrough this time.
Worry exists every second, but this is our life."
The corners of the girl's mouth curved into a beautiful arc, and the smile revealed a kind of understanding that had been polished by life.
“This is how a small company works. We don’t know what the future will be like, so we try our best at every step, but we still walk with trepidation.
But this is my only chance to realize my dream.
You know, even if our debut performance is not good, we can still shoot MVs and promote our songs on the three major TV stations!
This is more than a lot of groups!
Even though our debut song only stayed on the charts for one week, compared to those completely unknown groups, I am already very satisfied.
After all, we are a small company, and being able to survive is a victory. We are very lucky that the president is still working hard to train us.
Although the current life is hard, it is still worthwhile to persevere. After all, for artists like us from small companies, hope and hard work are the only things we have.”
Huili's words were sincere and true, but this truth seemed a little cruel, and the atmosphere became silent for a moment.
In fact, Quan Enfei and Qiu Zhaozhen have some experience in these things.
For example: roadshow.
Large companies have the conditions and can help their outstanding trainees accumulate stage experience and popularity by arranging for them to dance as backup dancers for their seniors. Trainees from the three major companies even often have the opportunity to appear in MVs.
Small companies do not have such resources and accumulation, so roadshows have become the most common way to accumulate stage experience and popularity. Performing in areas where young people in Seoul are more active, such as Hongdae, is a common promotional method for small companies and groups .
Enfei and Qiu Zhaozhen have both done these things, with both good and bad results.
Generally speaking, the venue and hardware conditions for roadshows are not very good.
The streets were paved with cement, and the audio equipment was all portable, so there was no sound field to speak of. There was no lighting, and the cameras were all handheld. The costumes were basically the members' casual clothes, and there was no stage makeup, so there was basically no stage effects or close-ups.
Because it is an open-air performance, many situations will occur.
Spring, summer, autumn and winter, wind and rain. In addition to weather problems, performers also have to overcome various interferences on the street.
Because there are no stage boundaries, the distance between the audience and the performers is very close, and the audience's reactions can be received directly.
Even in the face of bad and unfriendly responses, you still have to maintain the quality of your performance.
Not every roadshow is a pleasant experience.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that artists from big companies won’t do roadshows.
Roadshows are a great form of exercise and every company, big or small, does it.
Because this style of performance strips away the packaging of artists by modern technology to the greatest extent, and is the most authentic expression of the idols' abilities.
During the roadshow, there was no sound modification by the sound system, and the modification of the body shape and dance by the camera, stage effects, makeup, and costumes was also minimized.
The performers' singing and dancing skills, body shape, and facial expressions are all visible in almost 360 degrees.
The audience will no longer be affected by the shots or editing and can watch the complete performance and make their own judgments without being affected.
Moreover, for artists, the performance is no longer in front of a mirror, but in front of the audience. The quality of the performance can be directly fed back from people's reactions, which is also a kind of training for the psychological quality of the artists.
Only those who are free from flashy decorations and can still unleash their charm through their own performances under the scrutiny of everyone can become qualified idols.
Therefore, big companies also have roadshows to train their interns, but it is not the only thing.
Because street performance is a physical job and has limited influence, a roadshow can only attract a few hundred people at best.
Big companies usually only use this kind of performance to train artists rather than to attract popularity, because this method of accumulating popularity is too inefficient and far inferior to collaborating with predecessors on stage or appearing in MVs.
But small companies usually don't have a choice.
This is the sadness of small companies that Lee Hye-ri talked about.
As for appearing on variety shows and other promotional methods, since the two are still trainees, they have no chance to do so yet. But we can imagine what the situation is.
Enfei was very emotional for a moment, but didn't know how to comfort this senior, so she quietly kicked Yi Haoyan's foot and asked him to say something.
I don’t know when it started, but her boyfriend has become the most reliable person in her heart. Whenever she is undecided about something, she will subconsciously ask him for help.
This is a kind of psychological dependence, which shows that one trusts the other person very much. The stability and development of a relationship are all derived from this hard-earned trust.
Kwon Eun-bi has complete faith in her boyfriend's abilities.
