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Chapter 318 Let You See the Power of Korean Wave
It's Friday again, and the competition of top four to top three officially begins.

On the stage, the contestants have already started their performances. The first contestant to appear was Su Xing, who, together with A Duo, performed a jazz dance version of "I Want Your Love".

Behind the scenes, the planners were most concerned about the program's ratings. After all, because of Zhang Wei's song "Bauhinia Blossoms", the program had been criticized by netizens for almost a week, and the planners were very worried that the ratings would drop sharply.

“What are the ratings now?”

"1.71%!" the staff member replied.

"So high? At the beginning of the show, the ratings were 1.71, which is 0.2 higher than last week! If you calculate it this way, the average ratings for today's show will definitely exceed 2.5. If we're lucky, we might even get 2.6 or even 2.7!"

After all, it is a local satellite TV station. During the prime time on Friday, it can have an average viewership rate of 2.5%. If converted into audience share, it is about 9%, which is definitely the first in the country in the same time period.

However, compared to the Super Girl show of that year, the ratings are still far behind. In 2005, when the Super Girls advanced to the top three, the ratings reached a staggering 8.31%, and the subsequent finals, the ratings reached a terrifying 11.65%. It is also the only variety show in China with a rating of over 10.

In the domestic entertainment market, the ratings of boys' talent shows are indeed not as high as those of girls' talent shows. After all, for many boys, playing games, eating skewers on the street, or going to discotheques and bars on Friday night may be better choices.

Moreover, in the past two years, other satellite TV stations have also launched many variety shows, which have also attracted a lot of ratings.

Although it was far inferior to the Super Girl show two years ago, the planners couldn't help but be overjoyed. They didn't expect that after being scolded by netizens, the show's ratings rose instead of falling.

This is the effect brought about by the Internet age. The more people curse, the more it attracts attention. Many netizens who originally did not pay attention to this talent show will pay attention to it after seeing people cursing online.

Another reason for the increase in ratings is that summer vacation is here and schools are on vacation. The large number of students have time to watch TV, which naturally pushes up the ratings.

The Super Girl competition that was popular all over the country in 2005 started airing on July 7th. The national finals consisted of six episodes and ended on the weekend before the summer vacation, before the students returned to school.

The large number of students watching the show is one of the reasons why the show has such a high viewership rating, and parents’ complaints also stem from this.

Seeing that the ratings had stabilized, the planner felt much more at ease and began to pay attention to the performance of the players on the field.

Su Xing's jazz dance is average. He is better at singing. As for dancing, his level is just average.

His partner, Teacher A Duo, is of Tujia ethnicity and was originally a folk dancer, but she switched to being a singer ten years ago. It can only be said that her dancing skills are still there, but they can't bring him many extra points.

The next contestants to perform were Wei Chen and teacher Yang Yang. They chose a tap dance to the song "Green Light".

This group performed much better than the previous one. Wei Chen had the best image among all the contestants. He was handsome, 185cm tall, and had a standard model figure.

Teacher Yangyang is one of the top dancers in the country. She has performed in the Hero Dance Program before and is naturally proficient in various dances. With her level, she can lead her partner even if his dance is average.

Next, Mr. Chen and Teacher Yueliang danced a tango. The song they chose was called "Drunken Tango".

Yueliang is the dance instructor of the Super Boy program. He is obviously better in dance choreography, and the final stage effect is also very good.

The last to appear was Zhang Wei.

"Zhang Wei is also dancing jazz. The song has an English title. Is it an English song? Trouble Maker? Isn't this guy a trouble maker? Did he choose the song himself?"

The planner looked at the program list, snorted coldly, and then asked, "Has anyone heard of this English song called "Trouble Maker"?"

Inside the director's room, everyone looked at each other, but no one said anything, obviously none of them had heard it.

"No one has heard of it? It seems to be a very obscure song!" the planner said to himself.

At the same time, the host began to introduce the following program:
“Next, please welcome Zhang Wei and SARA to perform “Trouble Maker”!”

"Who is SARA?" someone in the audience immediately whispered to his companion next to him.

"I haven't heard of it. Do you know?"

"I haven't heard of this person either. Is he from Hong Kong or Taiwan?"

"I remember there was a news report saying that there was a Korean guest in this show. Could it be this SARA?"

The audience doesn’t know Jiang Shihua, and obviously can’t bring Zhang Wei any additional fans.

Zhang Wei and Jiang Shihua came onto the stage, and the lights suddenly lit up on the two of them. Zhang Wei was wearing a black suit, a white shirt underneath, and a black tie. He didn't look like he was going to perform, but rather to attend a banquet.

Looking at the lady next to Zhang Wei, the audience couldn't help but exclaim "Wow".

Zhang Wei's partner made a stunning appearance with a dazzling brilliance that could not be ignored. She wore a tight white skirt with some sparkling embellishments on it. Under the lights, she stood out next to Zhang Wei in a black suit.

On her feet were a pair of 12-centimeter high heels, which not only made her height exceed 1.7 meters, but also made her legs look particularly long.

When a girl stands there wearing high heels of this length, the physiological structure of the human body will make her whole body involuntarily show a curvy look, and coupled with the tight skirt, it perfectly outlines her graceful figure.

Coupled with the heavy Korean makeup, it adds a bit of wildness and unruliness.

With just this one appearance, the words "sexy goddess" have been engraved in the minds of the audience.

Zhang Wei on the stage vaguely heard the audience's exclamations and was still very satisfied.

Although the program team arranged an unknown Korean star as his partner, Korean stars also have their own advantages. In terms of body management alone, he can beat 90% of domestic entertainment stars.

More importantly, Korean stars can accept relatively sexy outfits, while domestic entertainment stars are obviously much more conservative in this regard.

If you look at the Blue Dragon Awards ceremonies over the years, you will know that Korean women are not afraid of showing their flesh. Many times, Korean stars even wear some weird dresses to attract attention.

Those famous Korean female movie stars would be embarrassed to win the Best Actress award if they don't sacrifice for art or make a racy film.

As for Korean girl groups, their final destination is also to go the sexy route.

Many Korean girl groups took the pure route when they first debuted. After all, these girl groups were all under 20 years old when they debuted, and some of them were not even adults at all, so they couldn't look sexy even if they took the sexy route.

If some groups fail to become popular after a year or two, their agencies will change their strategies and let the members go for the sexy route, start selling their bodies, and even use some borderline clothing and dance moves to increase popularity.

The most famous one is Stellar's "marionette", which is a 19+ MV in Korea.

And if the group becomes popular, they will just continue to follow the youthful route for two more years and then become a sexy girl group later.

Those Korean girl groups that are relatively well-known in China were young and beautiful girls when they first debuted, and they acted cute on the stage. After a few years, they all became sexy and beautiful young women, wearing hot pants and dancing sexy dances.

These are just what we can see on the surface. We can’t even imagine how happy those Korean chaebols are behind the scenes!
Many stars in the domestic entertainment industry are unable to deliberately show off their sexiness. For example, many female stars cannot wear this tight miniskirt, let alone twist and turn on the stage in it.

But Korean stars don’t have this problem. For them, showing off their sexiness is actually their most powerful weapon.

And the song "Trouble Maker" that Zhang Wei brought out this time, what is needed is exactly sexiness. …

The whistle prelude sounds, giving people an immediate refreshing feeling.

Then, Zhang Wei began to sing: “ni nu nul bo myon, nan Trouble Maker.”

"It's Korean, Zhang Wei sang in Korean!" Everyone was shocked.

When I saw the English name of the song, I thought it was an English song, but I didn’t expect it to be a Korean song.

In the contestant waiting area, the other three were suddenly startled.

"Damn, Zhang Wei can speak Korean!"

"His partner is Korean, so it's normal for him to sing in Korean!"

"Zhang Wei is a top student at Tsinghua University, so it's normal for him to know one more foreign language."

"In fact, Korean is very easy to learn. When I was studying in Australia, I had Korean friends around me. Korean is almost the same as Pinyin, with only a few characters. If you practice a song specifically, you can learn it quickly."

Backstage, everyone in the director's room was looking at the screen in surprise.

"I'll find you a Korean dance partner, and you'll actually sing me a Korean song!"

The planner suddenly felt frustrated and felt that something was not right. Zhang Wei's performance had obviously exceeded his expectations again.

The production team arranged a Korean partner for Zhang Wei, of course, in order to weaken his performance. Koreans can't speak Chinese well, so there will be problems with communication, and the degree of tacit understanding will definitely be affected.

Moreover, this Korean star is not very famous and cannot bring Zhang Wei any extra points in terms of fans.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Wei turned the passive situation into active one. Just this sexy appearance successfully attracted the audience's attention.

Next, Zhang Wei directly responded with a Korean song. There is no doubt that there will be no problem with the performance of Koreans singing Korean songs.

The key is that this song really sounds like Korean style!

Korean music is quite different from the Chinese music scene, both in terms of overall style and details.

By 2007, the style of Korean pop music had matured. At this time, Korean music, whether it was fast nightclub songs or slow ballads, paid special attention to rhythm.

When you go to a nightclub and hear the DJ playing Korean songs, you feel it is particularly exciting; when you find an Internet cafe to watch Korean dramas and listen to the lyrical interludes, you feel a strong emotional resonance.

This is because of the sense of rhythm. Compared with Chinese songs, Korean songs have a stronger sense of rhythm and are also very recognizable.

Even a program planner who doesn't understand music can feel that Zhang Wei's song "Trouble Maker" has the style of a Korean song.

Hearing this rhythm, the planner's expression became serious. As a manager of a domestic first-tier entertainment company, he knew too well the power of the Korean Wave.

However, the planners did not know that the real power of the song "Trouble Maker" was not the melody and rhythm of the song, nor the lyrics that Chinese people could not understand, but the dance in it.

Mainly the sexy dance of the female dancer is so eye-catching.

The song "Trouble Maker" is the work of Shinsadong Tiger. People who are familiar with Korean entertainment should know that this guy is the top composer in Korea and is known as the "hit song maker."

The biggest feature of his songs is that they are very brainwashing, which means he is good at writing all kinds of brainwashing songs. The well-known Korean groups that rose after 2010 basically have songs written by him, and they are almost all representative works.

T-ara is a typical example. Some of T-ara’s most popular songs, such as "Bo Peep Bo Peep", "Lovey Dovey", "Sexy Love" and "NO9", were all written by Sinsadong Tiger. Those who have been in Master 7's live broadcast room back then should have heard these songs.

With the support of Sinsadong Tiger, this song "Trouble Maker" is definitely of high quality among Korean songs.

But what really made this song popular was Hyuna's passionate dance.

In 2011, Korean singers Jang Seung-hyun and Kim Hyun-a formed a duo called Trouble Maker. The first song released by the group was "Trouble Maker".

Hyuna was originally a member of the second-generation Korean girl group Wonder Girls, but later left the group. Then Wonder Girls' "Tell me" became popular, and then they released "nobody". Both songs were once very popular, and Wonder Girls also became the top girl group in Korea, comparable to Girls' Generation.

Before the group became popular, people left, and the main goal was to clear out the positions at 2700 points. Hyuna is really unlucky.

Afterwards, Hyuna changed her agency and debuted again with 4MINUTE. This group only became slightly popular for a while and then lost its momentum.

During this period, HyunA collaborated with Jang Seung-hyun on the song "Trouble Maker". In the MV of this song, HyunA showed off her sexiness in all kinds of ways, whether in clothing or dance moves, and successfully made this song popular.

After that, Hyuna officially started the sexy route. Heavy makeup, passionate dancing and showing off her body became her trademarks. Later, because of her electric hip motor, she was given the nickname "Little Wild Horse" and successfully became one of the top singers in South Korea.

4MINUTE, a girl group with a lack of successors, was supported by HyunA alone. At that time, some people jokingly called 4MINUTE, which was HyunA and her dance partners.

How popular was the song "Trouble Maker" at that time? After the song was released, it topped the charts of the three major music programs in South Korea for a long time and topped the three major music programs more than once.

It is not difficult to dominate the three major music programs in South Korea, but in 2012, dominating the three major music programs in South Korea was really a hell mode, because that period was the era of fierce competition in the Korean music scene.

In 2012, Girls' Generation's song "Twinkle" was able to gain a foothold on the American music charts, but its ranking in Korea was not as good as that in the United States.

In the same year, T-ara began to reach its peak and released several brainwash songs in succession, including "roly poly", "Lovey Dovey", "Sexy Love" and "Day by day".

It was also the year that BIGBANG’s song “Fantastic Baby” became a hit across Asia with the phrase “bang sha kala ka”. You would definitely hear this song when dancing in nightclubs.

The most valuable one is Psy's "Gangnam Style", which helped Korean music gain a foothold in the European and American markets.

From then on, Koreans really thought that K-POP was awesome and that the whole world liked K-POP. However, the World Expo promotional video focused on K-POP, and everyone kept repeating the phrase "only one choice", which successfully made it a laughing stock of the world.

The song "Trouble Maker" was able to stand out in the fierce competition of 2012, and it can be regarded as a representative song of the peak era of Korean Wave.

So when Zhang Wei learned that his dance partner was a Korean, the first thing he thought of was this song.

After meeting Jiang Shihua in person, Zhang Wei became more convinced of this idea.

Jiang Shihua’s dancing skills are definitely not as good as those of the wild little horse HyunA, but as long as she wears sexily and dances sexily, that’s enough.

As for Zhang Wei, it doesn’t matter whether he dances well or not. In this song, the male dancer is just a foil, equivalent to the pole in pole dancing. It doesn’t matter even if he stands still.

A normal person's eyes would definitely be focused on the female dancer. Who would look at the tube!

Now, the performance has begun. Next, it is time to let the program crew feel the destructive power of the peak Korean Wave!

(End of this chapter)