Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

After filming Diet Coke's "GG", the team flew back to South Korea the next day.

The official announcement will have to wait, but Jiang Yan doesn't seem to care much. After returning, he continues to work on various aspects of his comeback album.

The filming of the music video for the previously postponed title track has resumed, and the album art release date has also been set in an orderly manner.

The night after returning, Jiang Yan started her live stream as usual.

I promised my fans I'd do more live streams this month, and of course I have to keep my word.

Moreover, going live before a comeback is also a way to reassure fans and let them know about their idol's recent situation.

Jiang Yan's live streams are now watched by many "slicers," including, of course, fans who are there out of love for the show.

At 9 o'clock, he started his live stream again on time.

This was also his first live stream after releasing his new song.

As soon as the live stream started, the number of fans displayed in the background began to soar. These were all fans who had been waiting in the live stream room in advance.

However, Jiang Yan noticed that the number of people today was almost twice as many as before.

Previously, his live stream would only have around 2 viewers in the first ten minutes before going live, but this time, it had nearly 6.

This is clearly the feedback he received after gaining new fans following the release of his new song.

The live stream chat was much denser than before, and Jiang Yan could only barely make out the text that wasn't overlapping.

"Felixs, you guys are sending them too fast, I can't see them anymore," Jiang Yan said jokingly as he looked at the dense barrage of comments.

[That's okay if you can't see it! That's Felix's love!]

[Oppa says he can't see it? Then let's swipe even faster!]

I love seeing him helpless against us ㅠㅠ

[I've been listening to oppa's new song on repeat all day!!! It's so good!]

【YAN, do you know how handsome you are? You know, right?】

【You're wearing a black shirt today! Who gave you permission to look so good?!】

[A huge new song!!!]

The speed of the comments didn't slow down because of Jiang Yan's words; on the contrary, it increased rapidly.

Jiang Yan stared at the screen for two seconds and made a decision.

He immediately added a comment to the screen: "Want to hear me sing a new song? Sure."

A live stream needs its own rhythm; he can't let his fans lead him by the nose.

After saying that, Jiang Yan picked up her phone and found the instrumental version of "That's What I Like" on her phone, then clicked to play it.

"I got a condo in Manhattan"

"Baby girl, what's hatnin?"

"You and your ass invited"

"..."

Jiang Yanqing finished singing the entire song, glancing at the comments section during the performance.

Perhaps some fans were listening attentively, so the comments weren't as frequent as before.

However, after the song ended, another round of explosive comments from fans followed.

After watching for a while, he began to respond to some of the questions that fans were concerned about.

Of course, he remained tight-lipped about any questions related to his comeback album.

After answering some more questions, Jiang Yan sang two more songs.

However, just over twenty minutes into the live stream, a comment caught Jiang Yan's attention.

What does Oppa think about Girls' Generation?

"What's wrong with Girls' Generation? I just got back from China yesterday, so I don't really know," Jiang Yan asked her fans in the live stream, looking curiously at the camera.

For a moment, he couldn't think of anything that could have happened during his teenage years.

His words acted like a lit fuse, igniting the entire live stream within seconds.

Countless fans were sending comments explaining the situation, and Jiang Yan could only manage to read a few before finally figuring it out from his memory.

It turns out that the "lip-syncing" incident involving Girls' Generation has happened.

Just a few days ago at the Ulsan Summer Music Festival, some Korean netizens noticed that in the publicly released festival performance schedule, all other K-pop groups' performances were marked as MR, but Girls' Generation's performance was marked as Live MR.

MR stands for instrumental, while Live MR means pre-recorded vocals with instrumental accompaniment.

Soon after someone reported the situation on Korean websites, it quickly sparked a lot of discussion.

Many people are questioning why a national group that is a symbol of South Korea would choose to perform entirely pre-recorded performances when other junior groups insist on singing live, which is seen as a complete disrespect to fans and viewers.

The day after the controversy broke out, SM Entertainment explained that only songs with extremely complex dance moves would be pre-recorded in order to present the best possible stage performance to the audience.

After SM Entertainment made its stance clear, SONEs naturally began to fight back and defend their group, emphasizing that the dance intensity of "Catch Me If You Can" far exceeded that of other groups, and that the entire performance was pre-recorded to ensure the integrity of the stage.

Furthermore, SONEs went to great lengths to list numerous high-quality live performances by Girls' Generation in the past to prove their ability to sing live.

However, Korean netizens remained unconvinced by these explanations, and even KBS News published a special report on the issue of SM Entertainment artists' "habitual lip-syncing."

Jiang Yan also checked the situation on Naver on his phone and found that it basically matched what he knew.

All I can say is that he felt he suffered from not being born in a better era when he was young.

If we go back another five years, not to mention fully pre-recorded, even simulated pre-recorded K-pop groups will be a thing of the past.

Singing live? If someone can sing their own song without going off-key, they'll be praised to the skies by fans, who'll fight to sing it the most.

However, if Jiang Yan remembers correctly, this incident was indeed a major turning point that led Girls' Generation downhill.

But there's nothing we can do, since Girls' Generation's performance of "Catch Me If You Can" was indeed lip-synced.

As part of the summit team, if someone finds fault with us, we'll be attacked mercilessly.

Even though Lion Heart made a formal comeback and won first place, it was just a final burst of popularity.

However, none of this matters.

The important thing now is how Jiang Yan can continue this live stream.

He wouldn't provoke SONEs for no reason. Although he's not afraid of trouble, he doesn't seem to need to actively stir up trouble either.

He no longer needs to deliberately engage in controversial or controversial marketing tactics; there's no need for that.

Using pre-recorded performances isn't something only Girls' Generation did; everyone did it.

Of course, this doesn't include Jiang Yan. He never uses backing vocals and all his performances are done with pure MR, which is a basic skill that a truly talented singer must possess.

Jiang Yan calmly smiled at the camera and said, "Yo, I don't know anything about Girls' Generation, so I won't comment."

However, after saying that, he changed the subject and continued, "But I can teach everyone how to tell whether it's a live performance or a pre-recorded performance."

Jiang Yan ignored the topic of Girls' Generation, but he decided to take the opportunity to educate his fans and improve their ability to distinguish between different groups.

There's nothing he can do; he's kind-hearted and can't bear to see his fans being manipulated by those "pre-made stages" in the future.