Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 220 Chen Yan Who Will Be Remembered
Time flies like an arrow, and it's already the end of November.

During this period, Chen Yan continued to maintain his regular work schedule on weekdays and rest on weekends.

In the evenings, I would occasionally give Lee Ji-eun a lesson, and when Kim Tae-yeon or Choi Sulli were free, I would have a short date with them at home. My life was fulfilling and happy.

However, such days are unlikely to return in the next two months.

As the year draws to a close, popular celebrities like Kim Tae-yeon, Choi Sulli, and Lee Ji-eun will be experiencing their busiest time of the year.

During the year-end period, popular artists will be shuttling between various TV stations' year-end stages and award ceremonies, making it difficult for them to get even three or four hours of sleep each day.

Therefore, Chen Yan estimates that he will have a hard time seeing his two sweet and soft girlfriends at home in December and January.

And his work will be busy these next few days.

Early in the morning, Chen Yan took the elevator to his workplace and placed his crossbody bag on his workstation.

"Chen Yan."

Turning around, I saw Choi Minhyuk walking over with a crossbody bag and a smile.

He raised his hand and patted Chen Yan on the shoulder: "The recording of the 2am Japanese album will start around 9:30. When PDnim arrives, we can just follow him to the recording studio."

Chen Yan nodded: "Okay."

A while ago, Park Jin-young told him to participate in the production of 2AM's Japanese album and learn from him. The album's songs officially started recording today.

Choi Minhyuk was also among the participants. He has been with JYP Entertainment for over a year and has considerable experience in music production.

Unlike single albums, which only have one song and whose production can be handled by just three or four people.

A standard Japanese album has 13 songs. To ensure efficient song production, a production team of a certain size is naturally needed behind the scenes.

Choi Minhyuk patted him on the shoulder with a smile, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

To be honest, Chen Yan's growth rate was a bit beyond his expectations. He had only been with the company for a little over a month, and Park Jin-young had already assigned him to participate in the production of 2AM's album.

Although he is relatively inexperienced, he is unlikely to be assigned any important work and will mainly focus on learning.

But this already shows how much Park Jin-young values ​​him.

It seems that my investment in this network has paid off, and I'm likely to make a huge profit.

At 9:30 a.m., the elevator doors on the office floor slowly opened.

Park Jin-young came out from inside with a smile on his face.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yan and the others, who were sitting at their workstations, quickly stood up, bowed, and greeted him.

Park Jin-young responded amicably, exchanged a few pleasantries with everyone, and then led a few people toward his private recording studio, including Chen Yan.

Although he is the president of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin-young has always been very passionate about music and has never given it up.

Whenever he has free time, he usually serves as the chief producer of the company's group albums, and occasionally he also personally participates in the recording and production of songs.

This guy has never forgotten his identity as an artist, and he releases an album every now and then to make a comeback.

Therefore, there are jokes in the industry that JYP was founded by Park Jin-young to facilitate his comeback, and it is quite unexpected that it has developed into one of the top three.

Entering the recording studio, Park Jin-young sat down in the main seat in front of the recording console and turned to look at the people in front of him. "Everyone, get ready and set up the equipment. The members of 2AM will be here soon."

When his gaze fell on Chen Yan, who was standing on the far right, he smiled and said, "Xiao Yan, you can stay by Minhe's side. You can ask him if you don't understand anything."

Chen Yan quickly replied, "Okay, PDnim."

Two simple sentences of conversation immediately drew the attention of everyone present, who secretly sized up the somewhat unfamiliar young man and memorized his face.

Although it was just a single sentence, the fact that the president specifically mentioned it shows how much he values ​​this young man.

Chen Yan also noticed the scrutinizing gazes around him, but he showed no signs of stage fright, maintaining his calm and composed expression with a smile.

After saying that, Park Jin-young didn't say anything more and turned around to start adjusting the recording equipment.

He did intend to cultivate Chen Yan, but for Chen Yan at this stage, what he just said was enough. The rest depends on his future performance.

Behind them, the others scattered and went about their respective duties.

Choi Minhyuk smiled and patted Chen Yan on the shoulder, leading him to another location.

A few minutes later, the recording studio door was pushed open, and 2AM's manager led several members of 2AM in, greeting everyone in the recording studio one by one.

2AM is a boy group launched by JYP Entertainment in 2008, consisting of leader Jo Kwon, members Im Seulong, Jung Jinwoon, and Lee Changmin.

After several years of development, the group has gained considerable popularity in both the Korean Peninsula and Japan, establishing a firm foothold in the boy band market.

Im Seulong also collaborated with IU on a single called "Nagging" in 2010, which is one of IU's signature songs.

When the 2AM members bowed to everyone, they bowed at a 90-degree angle and then respectfully handed over the coffee they had brought for everyone.

Although they are popular boy band artists, their status in Peninsula Entertainment is essentially lower than that of behind-the-scenes producers like Chen Yan, especially with Park Jin-young present. Therefore, they all adopted a very humble attitude.

Chen Yan smiled as he accepted the coffee from team leader Zhao Quan, who quickly returned an even wider smile.

After exchanging greetings, at Park Jin-young's command, lead vocalist Lee Chang-min was the first to enter the recording studio to start singing and prepare for recording.

The other three left the recording studio with their manager, most likely to continue their schedules.

A few minutes later, the recording officially began.

Chen Yan came here mainly to learn, so he observed the differences in Park Jin-young's recording.

Park Jin-young's strictness during the recording was somewhat unexpected. Lee Chang-min, the lead vocalist, was stopped twice after only a few lines.

He not only pointed out Li Changmin's problems and shortcomings in a somewhat serious tone, but also specifically emphasized that he should sing with a sense of airiness.

Ideally, it should be a state where it's half real voice and half air.

Chen Yan does know this; JYP Entertainment, or rather Park Jin-young's semi-air singing method, is quite famous in the industry.

At this moment, Choi Minhyuk leaned closer to Chen Yan and whispered a suggestion: "In the future, if you record songs for the company's artists, remember to make sure their voices have a bit of airiness, so that the PDnim will be satisfied."

Chen Yan was stunned when he heard this. Watching Lee Changmin in the recording studio constantly searching for the kind of voice that Park Jin-young had requested, he couldn't help but feel a little toothache.

Looks like I'll have to find Park Jin-young to learn more about this singing style when I have time. Being a music producer at JYP isn't easy.

(End of this chapter)