Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 229 Theme Song Assessment Assembly Line

"Idol Birth Festival" practice room.

Xia Fan, whose whole body was drenched in sweat, was sitting on the ground, drinking water with a calm expression.

"Xia Fan, this guy, his physical strength is too abnormal."

"I've been training from the beginning to the end these past two days, and apart from sweating, I haven't complained of being tired or having muscle soreness?"

"Could it be that he is actually a basketball player who lost to Sanwang Industries in the national competition and came here to participate in the talent show?"

Not far away, Martin and the other two were lying on the ground, writhing like maggots, staring at him with horror and talking in low voices.

From yesterday till now, except for going back to the dormitory to wash up and sleep at night, the four of them have spent the rest of their time in the practice room.

Muscle soreness, physical fatigue, and psychological pressure gradually accumulated and manifested themselves in the three people.

But Xia Fan, who looks "fragile", is still as energetic as the first day he started practicing.

"Xia Fan: How is it?"

"Fox: Not very good."

Looking at the reply sent from a certain account on the phone, Xia Fan tilted his head in confusion.

In order to avoid having their chat captured by the program crew's cameras, he and Yayoi Tsuki specifically agreed to change the name of the remark.

"Fox: The girl next to you must have learned Thai dance before. The movements in the third section are too soft and can't reflect the passion at the climax of the song at all..."

"Fox: And the big black guy at the edge, this, this, and those few moves are a bit confused with street dance moves, so he habitually puts force in the wrong place. It's not noticeable when you look at it alone, but it will be very obvious when dancing with others."

"Fox: The golden-haired one can see that his body and movement foundation are relatively weak. With more than a day left, he can only practice hard to make a miracle happen."

When Xia Fan was about to type and ask "What exactly is not so good about it?", Yayoi Tsuki replied with a long string of messages, pointing out the problems with the dance moves of several people around him in a professional, specific and harsh manner.

It was obvious that she had written it in her notebook in advance and copied and pasted it directly.

"Although he usually looks disdainful, he is surprisingly professional when discussing this kind of topic..."

After invalidating Yayoi Tsuki's harsh comments, Xia Fan sent these opinions to the newly created dormitory group, falsely claiming that he had asked a dance senior to help with the review.

"The evaluation of this 'senior' Xia Jun is quite insightful. It seems that he has a lot of stage experience."

"So this is my problem? No wonder I always feel something is wrong when I dance."

"Practice diligently to bring about miracles...If you keep practicing like this, you'll die..."

The three roommates in the practice room suddenly fell into deep thought.

"Xia Fan: What about me?"

Then, Xia Fan noticed that there were no comments directed at him.

"Fox: There's nothing wrong with your moves. Although you don't have any personal style or characteristics, group dance doesn't test the solo part, so it doesn't have much of an impact."

"Fox: What I'm more concerned about is your breath, stamina, and body coordination, and whether you can support singing and dancing at the same time."

It took a long time before Yayoi Tsuki responded.

What she didn't say was that even though Xia Fan's dance had no "soul", his good looks and eyes alone were enough to make him irresistible.

"Xia Fan: I understand. I am quite confident in these aspects... If I pass the assessment, it should be no problem to get the straight-shooting qualification..." "Fox: Wait and see. I hope you can set higher standards for yourself and live up to my generous guidance."

After putting down his phone, Xia Fan immediately started practicing with his roommates.

After all, the final examination for the theme song will be held tomorrow afternoon, less than 24 hours from now...

Unlike his roommates who all needed to correct their dance moves, Xia Fan mainly practiced "singing and dancing" in the final stage.

But with the coordination of [Stand Puppet] and the strong body given by [Naked Body], he believed that he could complete this not-too-difficult singing and dancing song with stable breathing.

The only problem is to deepen your understanding of the song so that the "emotions" can be released naturally in the process of singing and dancing.

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"Dear trainees, please get ready and line up in the waiting area in front of the studio. The theme song assessment will begin in half an hour..."

The next afternoon, the program crew's announcement was heard inside the "Idol Birth Festival" photography building.

The trainees, dressed in campus-style uniforms and with their hair and makeup done, lined up in a long queue.

In the studio, four mentors sat side by side, and the trainees came on stage one by one, singing and dancing to the theme song "You Are My God" on that old stage.

The mentors will hold up "qualified" or "unqualified" signs based on the performance. Trainees with two or more "qualified" signs will be qualified to record the theme song.

The purpose of this session is to check the trainees' rehearsal results and exclude unqualified trainees from the theme song recording...

Since there is no elimination involved, the nine positions on the central main stage during the group dance are also determined by fan voting, so the mentors only need to hold up signs in this part, and there is no hard and fast rule on whether to comment or not, it is entirely up to their mood.

Just like a fully automated slaughtering line that includes electric shock, bleeding, gutting, and cutting, the trainees walked onto the stage one by one, sang and danced, received evaluations, and then left the stage...

It may only be a short ten-minute content in the program, but for the mentors who have watched the same song and dance for 101 times, it is an extremely boring and sleep-inducing process...

Therefore, the mentors would subconsciously make a few comments or give some expressions during the process at first, but later on they all had the same "poker face and signs" as Yayoi Tsuki.

"Takahashi Yuu, passed, next."

"Nagase Kaito, you passed. You're next."

"Ken, failed, next one."

Just as the program team originally designed, most trainees have a foundation in dance and vocal music and can get at least two "qualified" scores.

Those who were eliminated were trainees who had particularly obvious weaknesses in dancing or vocals and could not even perform the theme song completely.

"Hirano Yuta, passed, next."

"Shibata Makoto, passed, next."

"Sid, failed, next."

"Martin, qualified, next."

Among them, the number of unqualified international trainees is far greater than that of local trainees.

Aside from the fact that some "seed players" were "missed in advance", international trainees may be very good at dancing, but except for "fake foreigners" like Martin, most of them have a natural disadvantage in singing local language songs in District 11...

It is no problem to learn the dance in three days, but it is a bit too much for foreigners to understand the meaning and core spirit of the lyrics while ensuring accurate pronunciation and clear articulation.

(End of this chapter)