Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

【Oppa, what are you doing? ? ? 】

[A science lesson on lip-syncing?! That's so shocking!]

Oppa, take it easy... don't attract SONEs...

Why are you all so nervous? Oppa was just trying to teach you about music.

[Although... isn't it too sensitive to talk about this now?]

I suddenly have a feeling this will trend on Naver soon...

Wait a minute, why am I starting to panic?

Maybe we shouldn't talk about this...

When Jiang Yan said he would pre-record the science popularization segment, the live stream was silent for less than a second.

Then, the barrage of comments exploded like a pot of porridge, flooding the entire live stream screen.

Whether they were fans or casual observers, everyone was shocked by his statement.

Although anyone who's been in the industry for a while knows about pre-recording, no one has ever brought it up so openly like Jiang Yan.

However, at this moment, Jiang Yan no longer cared about the chaotic comments. After sitting up straight, he adopted a "class begins" posture.

"If we were to categorize the quality of pre-recorded content by levels, I would personally divide it into five levels: A, B, C, D, and E."

"Let's start with the E-class. The E-class is where you play the studio recording and then lip-sync."

"This is the easiest for everyone to identify, so I don't need to explain this level in detail."

"Next, let's talk about Class D, which is the standard single-track pre-recording."

"This level adds a pre-recorded vocal track to the pure instrumental accompaniment."

"The characteristic of performing in this way is that the vocals remain unchanged throughout the entire performance, and the vocals are sung smoothly from the first line to the last line."

"And the breathing sounds are very quiet. Although you can hear a little bit of throat singing, you can tell it's a studio recording rather than a live recording."

"This kind of performance is like blatantly telling you that we are not performing live."

Jiang Yan paused here, then looked at the camera casually and said in a humorous tone, "I believe everyone can tell the difference from this pre-recorded message even with their belly button."

[Belly button ahhhhh, oppa's so funny!!!]

Okay, from now on I'll use my belly button to detect lip-syncing ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

【So I'm not even as good as a belly button after all ㅠㅠ】

[Oppa has such a great sense of variety show humor!!!]

[Keep going! What is Grade C?]

[Grade D is the belly button, Grade C doesn't mean you have to listen with your knees, does it? ㅋㅋ]

The fans in the live stream were amused by Jiang Yan's casual joke, but some were eager to hear him continue.

After watching the comments for two minutes, Jiang Yan continued, "Level C is also a single-track pre-recorded video, but it's an advanced version compared to Level D."

"It builds upon the former by adding some features of live performance."

"For example, there are more obvious breathing sounds, throat singing sounds, and some small flaws that are intentionally left out to imitate the atmosphere of a live performance, such as some popping sounds."

"Furthermore, these sound effects have a more live feel compared to ordinary single-track pre-recording."

"But unfortunately, no matter how much these sound effects resemble a live performance, they are still not just pre-recorded audio."

"After all, the performers on stage are real people, not robots. How could they possibly maintain a perfectly steady vocal performance while dancing vigorously with their microphones on?"

"So, if you use your brain and observe carefully, you can easily distinguish this advanced version of the pre-recorded video."

After saying this, Jiang Yan paused again and looked at the reaction in the live stream.

From belly button to brain, Oppa's demands on us are skyrocketing!

[Will the next level require a heart transplant?]

Oppa, aren't your expectations of us a little too high? ㅠㅠ

【ㅋㅋㅋㅋFirst I had to use my belly button, now I have to use my brain, I don't have either, what am I going to do?】

At least you can hear lip-syncing through your belly button; my brain only cares about oppa's face.

Oppa's talent is being sarcastic, isn't it?! You might as well just call us stupid!!

I have reason to suspect you're dissing your fans!!!

Some fans in the live stream started to joke that they couldn't understand it anymore. After all, some people, after encountering this advanced version that Jiang Yan mentioned, could no longer distinguish whether it was a live performance or a pre-recorded recording.

After seeing the fans' self-deprecating remarks, Jiang Yan did not intend to comfort them, but instead gave them some time to process what she had just said.

After a few minutes, seeing more and more comments urging him to continue, Jiang Yan finally spoke again:

"Let's move on to the B-level films next. Once we get to the B-level films, it becomes much harder for the average viewer to distinguish them."

"Because starting from this level, it will be based on pure accompaniment, mixed with pre-recorded live vocal tracks and some source vocal tracks."

"Furthermore, the volume of the two audio tracks will vary, with the volume of the live vocals being amplified and the volume of the source vocals being reduced."

"Doing so will give the audience the illusion that when they open their mouths it's a live performance, and when they don't open their mouths it's just a CD."

"They make you think they're singing live, but in reality, they're just lip-syncing to the pre-recorded vocals."

In fact, the level that Jiang Yan is talking about now is also the most widely used technique on music show stages by many groups during this period.

At this level, even longtime fans who have followed their idols for many years may not be able to tell them apart completely. It requires a clear understanding of the idol's abilities to make such a judgment.

Now that Jiang Yan has said this much, many fans in the live stream are saying they've had their eyes opened.

There are so many twists and turns in just a pre-recorded performance; this is really complicated.

[I was wondering why some idols look so tired from dancing on stage, yet their voices are as steady as if they're in a recording studio!]

[Let me think this through, so some of the performances I've seen before might not have been live singing?!]

Now that oppa mentioned it, I suddenly remembered several stages that I found strange at the time...

【Oppa, are you sure it's okay to say all this?】

[I'm a little panicked, oppa, maybe we shouldn't continue talking ㅠㅠ]

Some fans have started to worry, but Jiang Yan doesn't seem to care after seeing these comments.

What he's saying now isn't really anything special, because South Korean television stations have also done educational variety shows about lip-syncing.

Moreover, he only made a verbal statement in the live broadcast room and did not name anyone. That variety show, on the other hand, directly released and analyzed the MRs of individual celebrities.

However, Jiang Yan decided to stop while he was ahead.

He didn't intend to mention Grade A.

It's no use saying anything.

Because Level A is multi-track pre-recording, which is ultra-realistic pre-recording.

At this level, ordinary fans can't tell the difference at all.

This level of pre-recording is already the closest to a live performance.

The pre-recorded vocals will vary in volume and will also include minor vocal imperfections such as off-key singing and voice cracking, creating a realistic live performance.

To distinguish this level of pre-recording requires extensive experience in stage identification and detailed comparison of multiple stages.