I desperately want to win on the peninsula

The stage for the music challenge was recorded two days ago. Jay Park had his producer Gary write the beat himself, and Lin Qianqiao also had ideas.

They collaborated on a song called "MY WAY," about a person from humble beginnings achieving their dreams. Everyone was very satisfied with the stage performance, and the style was well-established. The only question is how it will be when the show airs.

After all, the audio for "MY WAY" will be available on Melon the day after the show airs, and then we'll see how it performs.

AOMG's mentors, members, and production team all have high hopes for this song, and they expect it to achieve great success during this summer holiday season.

Including David Kim, who has already been eliminated, this song was probably the only one he could earn money from on the show. If it had been well-received, he could have received a share of the earnings.

The reason David Kim was eliminated is actually quite simple: his skills weren't outstanding.

Also, as I said before, don't expect the mentors to be idiots; they might be talented rappers who just want to ride the wave of popularity and make money.

Having been in the industry for many years, Jay Park has a keen eye for talent and can immediately see through certain social skills. He wouldn't be foolish enough to give opportunities to rappers like that.

"Your time will still be very tight then, as SMTM and Monstax's comeback preparations conflict."

Esbee took a deep breath, feeling the pressure on Lin Qianqiao and Zhou Xian. "What did the company say?"

"Guess..." Lin Qianqiao chuckled. After chatting with this guy for so long, she knew he had a good personality and could take a joke, so she spoke quite casually.

"I guess neither side wants to give up." Esbee glanced at Lin Qianqiao, knowing how exhausting it would be to prepare for both at the same time, and said with a wry smile, "After all, the reason for rushing to make a comeback this time is to use the popularity generated during your and Zhou Xian's participation in the show to attract viewers."

"You guessed right, that's exactly what the company thinks." Lin Qianqiao gave a thumbs up.

"That was expected. After all, SMTM generated a lot of buzz during the summer season and can be compared to the recently popular Infinite Song Festival," ebsee nodded in agreement.

"You're giving SMTM too much credit. If it were that exaggerated, that would be great. You can easily make it onto the charts with any old song cover at the Infinite Song Festival. All three seasons of SMTM combined aren't as good as one season of the Infinite Song Festival. When it comes to music charts, you have to look at national popularity. Although hip-hop is hot this year and has a rising trend, it depends on what you're comparing it to." Lin Qianqiao shook her head with a light laugh.

This guy is definitely exaggerating a bit. A national program isn't something just any hip-hop show can try to piggyback on.

"Haha...maybe." Esbee composed herself and shook her head. "I wanted to talk to you about the last track on the album today."

"Since you're busy, then let's use the one we collected." Esbee opened the notebook on the table and then invited, "Would you like to come over and listen? I specially collected it."

"Okay." Lin Qianqiao nodded, got up and walked to his side. She glanced at the laptop screen, which was filled with various files. However, Esbee skillfully clicked on a folder and then dragged it to the audio software to play.

"Butterfly?" Lin Qianqiao read it aloud as soon as she saw the song title.

"Yes, this was posted to the company by an independent producer named Slow Rabbit. His song is good, it's a ballad." Esbee answered Lin Qianqiao's question before playing the song and then pressed play.

Then, the piano prelude flowed gently from the laptop's speakers...

"Huh... Dream Core?" Although the laptop's sound quality was terrible, Lin Qianqiao recognized the style of the song immediately, which surprised him.

Although it has a well-known name, Dreamcore is still relatively abstract. Its beautiful and tranquil melody is somewhat like indie pop. For example, BTS's recent comeback song "I Need U" incorporates indie pop, thus conveying the broken youthful pain and sense of redemption after a peaceful life is disrupted.

However, it is directly related to the aggressive Dubstep genre. It does not have its own music style tag; the name was coined by the producers of this type of music.

The name "Dreamcore" is usually used on visual websites. It doesn't have a tag specific to its music style, and the concept is very vague, making it a niche within a niche.

It's probably that feeling of being both mysterious and hazy...

This means that ordinary listeners may hear this type of music by chance and feel a strong connection to it, but they don't have a precise understanding of it. It's also difficult for them to find similar pieces, which makes it hard for the music to spread.

Moreover, it has not been tested by the market, so its market value is almost zero. Basically, it is written and published on online platforms for self-entertainment.

However, using it as a track is indeed a good choice, as it fits the album concept and allows us to tentatively gauge the market's opinion on this type of music.

"This person is quite adaptable, and his Future bass is pretty good too." Lin Qianqiao found it quite interesting after listening. Dreamcore can also be called chillstep, as the sound is extremely similar, and they are from the same lineage, both originating from Dubstep.

Even Future Bass originated from Dubstep, but this style also incorporates deephouse elements. The listening experience is roughly a deep and bewildering feeling, with the electronic rhythms of Wobble Bass impacting the eardrums, giving people a sense of sudden awakening.

If you study the producers who have a deep understanding of these styles, they usually use them interchangeably, making it difficult to identify the musical style using a single style name.

This led to the emergence of many unknown musical styles and a large number of music producers who entertained themselves.

"I knew you'd like it. I thought it was interesting when I first heard it." Esbee nodded with a big laugh, then looked up at Lin Qianqiao and said boastfully, "How about it? Not bad, right? If we're using it as an ending theme."

"Hmm...it's really good, a dreamlike listening experience, just like having a lucid dream..." Lin Qianqiao nodded in agreement.

"I think it's fine to include it in the album."

"Right?" Ebsee replied with a smile; "Then this song is confirmed."

As one of MONSTAX's producers, although he can't make decisions about the title track, he always oversees and creates the B-side tracks, so he still has some autonomy in choosing a B-side track.

"Yes, I think it's pretty good."

Lin Qianqiao took a sip of water. Although he agreed with the song, the ending of the dream seemed to have a bad reputation, unless there was a sequel.

But after thinking about it, I felt it was harmless. After all, everyone has their own preferences, and maybe the fans just like it.

"By the way, guess what the album title is this time..." Esbee gave Lin Qianqiao a knowing look.

Lin Qianqiao, puzzled, raised an eyebrow and then gave an answer related to the album, "Odyssey?"

The main reason I thought of Odyssey is because the song "HERO" uses Babbitt music, which is a type of chip music that uses early game sound effects. "HERO" uses the level-up sound effect after eating a mushroom in Super Mario.

The connection between Super Mario and Odyssey is quite close...

"This is good, very fitting. One of the origins of adventure stories, I'll submit it and give it a try."

Esbee immediately understood, then revealed a happy smile of having gotten a good deal, "And it can also be used to develop a sequel, making it a series."

"Young people's minds work fast." Then, without batting an eye, he gave Lin Qianqiao a thumbs up and a look that said, "You're a promising young man."

"Heh..." Lin Qianqiao's lips twitched slightly. She waved her hand and said, "I have to go now. You go ahead and do your work."

After saying that, he ignored Esbee's attempts to persuade him to stay and left the planning department without looking back.

This guy is just looking for trouble. He's always trying to find something to do, I don't know where he learned that from.

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