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

Five minutes ago, the program officially released a "Correction Statement"...

"Recently, we noticed that in the second episode of the program, the evaluation given by the mentor Yayoi Tsuki to a certain trainee had some negative impact on public opinion. After investigation by the program team, it was found that due to the time limit of the program, the trainee's first stage was not fully presented, which caused unnecessary controversy..."

"In order to ensure the fairness, openness and equity of the selection of this program, we have improved the content of the main film that has been broadcast for the producers to judge."

“I would like to emphasize once again that the results of this show are determined by the votes of the majority of producers. The evaluations of the mentors are subjective and entertaining. I hope that everyone will pay more attention to the performance of the trainees and cheer for the trainees you like.”

This statement is brief and concise, but the hidden content is extremely rich...

A more straightforward translation would be nothing more than saying "Xia Fan's first stage performance has been made up", "The mentor's evaluation is not as important as voting", "The show is fair", "Stop arguing", and "Remember to spend money to vote later".

"Since the production team knelt so readily, I'll let them go for now. You can just focus on rehearsing..."

Glancing through the crack in the door and confirming that there was no one in the corridor, Yayoi Tsuki ran out of the bathroom.

"But, taking away my first kiss is not something you can just let go of."

"Hey, hey, everyone said it was a mistake..."

The moment the door closed, she left these cold words that made Xia Fan's scalp tingle.

……

"Xia Jun..."

"Your debut performance was so touching!"

When Xia Fan returned to the practice room, he was greeted by the tearful eyes of Jack, Basong and Martin.

"Ah? You're not practicing dancing here, but are watching the show again?"

Xia Fan was stunned for a moment before he realized what had happened.

Apparently, these three people had just watched the "revised" second episode again and were attacked by the tear-jerking sound of "Ghost Whisper".

"By the way, you've been pooping for so long, you won't be dehydrated, right? Dehydration is fine, but if you're out of the tank, you won't be able to jump."

Martin joked and handed over the anti-diarrhea medicine, electrolytes and mineral water.

"See, I told you that you'd soon become a hot topic... You enviable kid, could it be that you are the legendary 'Innate Hot Search Saint Body'?"

Then, he patted Xia Fan's shoulder with envy and showed him the hot search list.

As Xia Fan's first stage performance was fully presented, the negative searches questioning Yayoi Tsuki and Xia Fan gradually faded under his touching singing...

Instead, the other three mentors, except Yayoi Tsuki, had tears in their eyes while listening to the songs, and their stingy ratings, which caused endless debate among netizens...

This announcement from the program team, as well as the act of fully presenting Xia Fan's first stage performance, directly muddied the waters and dispersed the negative public opinion that was originally focused on him to the mentors and other trainees.

With the "Summer Disease" followers taking advantage of the victory, keywords such as "all the mentors cried", "no stars were given even after crying", "tears are only worth one star", "Xia Fan Seven Star Entertainment", "Seven Stars Protection is well deserved", etc., began to gain popularity.

All in all, the name "Xia Fan" can still be seen everywhere on the hot search list.

"Pfft... ahem... well, frequent self-searching is a bad habit. As a trainee of the new era, don't pay too much attention to public opinion..."

"Isn't it that our most important task now is to rehearse as quickly as possible and pass the theme song assessment?"

Before his roommates' eyes could change from envy to jealousy and hatred, Xia Fan quickly changed the subject.

Chapter 225: Talking

2024-07-13

“Speaking of rehearsing the theme song, we’ve already walked through the video several times when you were gushing.”

"This time the assessment requires singing and dancing with the microphone on, and you have to compete for the center position through individual straight shots, and you also have to ensure the neatness when shooting the MV. It's much more difficult than I imagined..."

When this was mentioned, Basong pouted like a spoiled child and complained softly.

"Singing and dancing performances are really difficult, right?"

After they said that, Xia Fan realized that the TV in the practice room was playing the theme song that the teacher was demonstrating...

The three of them had obviously practiced for several rounds, with beads of sweat on their foreheads.

As we all know, singing and dancing in a group with live microphones is a highly difficult form of stage performance.

During the complex group dance movements, artists must maintain stable singing skills and pitch at all times, while also taking into account factors such as frequent movement and changing of positions, expression management, and collaboration with teammates.

Generally speaking, this requires the artist to have strong comprehensive qualities in singing and dancing, as well as a certain level of breath control and physical strength, as well as long-term team collaborative practice to achieve a perfect performance effect.

For those trainees who have obvious weaknesses in singing and dancing, if they can master the songs and dance moves in just three days, and the entire performance is good, the music is not out of tune, and the lyrics are sung correctly, it will be good enough to reach the "passing" level.

Those who want to compete for the C position must be quite versatile and elite trainees with long-term training and stage experience.

"It doesn't matter. Just follow the previous division of labor and do it step by step. Everyone just needs to do their best within their ability."

"Let's get started right away."

Martin, who had rich experience in competitions, comforted Basong and signaled everyone to start training officially.

Xia Fan ran to the instrument room, pushed the stored electronic keyboard into the practice room, put on headphones with Jack, and began to "disassemble the song" word by word according to the music score and singing video given by the program team.

Martin and Basong also began to break down the dance moves in front of the mirror.

"The song is almost done. Let's get familiar with the song first and then practice the dance. This way the rhythm and timing will be more accurate at the beginning, and there will be less corrections later."

Xia Fan and Jack both had a good foundation in music theory. In less than an hour, they had mastered the song and called the other two over to start practicing.

"The melody and lyrics are simple, we should be able to do it..."

"Just Jack and Basong. If you want to get good results in straight beats, you may need to work on your pronunciation and accent."

"Then I'll try singing it first. If there are any problems, you can correct them immediately, or stop and discuss."

Xia Fan touched the electronic keyboard and played the prelude of the song accurately and steadily like a machine...

"The spring breeze calls forth dreams, cherry blossoms fall, every time I practice, my dream heartbeats..."

"The stage is bright, the fireworks are scattered, you are my God, lighting the way for the stage..."

He checked the lyrics and sang with a little awkwardness.

"Wait, I have doubts about the pronunciation of the lyrics in this place..."

"What about this line? Would it be better to sing it this way?"

"The emotion always feels a little off. If the tone is…"

"Wait, you're talking too fast. I don't have time to take notes!"

Several people began to discuss seriously, following the melody and lyrics, word by word.

The song "You Are My God" was obviously created with the varying vocal foundations of the trainees in mind. At the same time, in order to increase its popularity, the arrangement has a brisk rhythm, simple and repetitive melody, and catchy lyrics, and the overall entry threshold is very low.

The core meaning of the song is also very straightforward, which is to express the spirit of the trainees working hard, giving everything, just to present the most beautiful stage for the audience.

But the simpler the song, the more you need to pay attention to every detail if you want to sing it better than others.

"Tsk, has this practice room been occupied again?"

At this moment, Hirano Yuta, with one hand in his pocket, lazily leaned half of his body in from outside the door, and when he saw someone inside, he turned around and left...

"Xia Fan?"

Noticing Xia Fan practicing singing in the room, his eyes instantly became sharp.

"Tsk, don't waste your time. You are a bunch of foreign rubbish. No matter how much you train, you are still rubbish..."

"I will take the center position on the main stage this time to prove that I am better than you."

Standing at the door, Hirano Yuta looked at Xia Fan coldly and said with disdain.

At the beginning of the second episode, public opinion on the Internet generally believed that Xia Fan was favored by Yayoi Tsuki as a "seven-star trainee", which led to many netizens coming to speak up for him and gained him a lot of fans.

But an hour ago, the official took the initiative to "adjust" Xia Fan's debut performance back to the main program, causing Xia Fan's reputation to reverse because of his touching cover performance on the debut stage...

There were even many accounts that were suspected to be fans of Xia Fan, who began to criticize Hirano Eita's debut performance in the real-time chat section of the "Idol Birth Festival", saying that it was not as good as Xia Fan's at all.

This made Yuta Hirano so angry that he tossed and turned in the dormitory, and even his mood for practicing the theme song was affected, so he arrived late.

"This is a talent show, and I don't mind healthy competition. Just do your best..."

"But please don't bring other trainees along when you're arguing with me."

"So as to avoid being embarrassed later."

The other party's extreme words made Xia Fan frown and his eyes became sharp.

From elementary school to university, the most common thing on campus is these "greenhorns" and "athletes" with excess hormones...

Although Xia Fan usually has the temperament of a good guy, he will no longer choose to tolerate it if the other party involves irrelevant people.

"Tsk, I'll take it with me, so what..."

Hirano Yuta was about to continue provoking, but he found that Xia Fan's eyes, which were intimidating without anger, had a strong sense of intimidation...

An illusion that he was being looked down upon by a terrifying being of a higher level enveloped his entire body, blocking the next words in his throat.

"Hey, isn't this Hirano-san? How come you're so relaxed and not going to rehearsal? I'm so envious..."

Just when the two were on the verge of a fight, the tall Martin suddenly walked to the door and pretended to be friendly and hooked his arm around Hirano Nagata's neck...

"What are you doing...it smells so strong...let me go..."

Attacked by the strong "Tuber Jasmine", Hirano Eita's face suddenly turned pale, but he was unable to break free from Martin's strong arms for a while.

"Could it be that the production team missed some questions in advance? Have you already practiced for them?"

Martin leaned close to the other person's ear and whispered jokingly.

"Missed a question? You... you are talking about something I can't understand..."

Faced with this question, Hirano Yuta's body stiffened for a moment, then he suddenly moved away from Martin's armpit.

Because the program team really "leaked a question" to him in advance.

Chapter 226 Personal Style

2024-07-13

The theme song for this time was finalized three months ago, and the company also arranged for Yuta Hirano to practice in advance. Now he has memorized it so well that it has been engraved into his muscle memory.

Presumably, some "seed trainees" also enjoyed this "early treatment".

That's why Yuta Hirano had the leisure to practice being late and provoking Xia Fan.

"Tsk, I don't want to waste my time with you losers. I have to go practice too."

Hirano Yongtai stared at Xia Fan again, then turned around and left quickly with a guilty conscience.

Martin's words inadvertently reminded him...

If I perform the theme song perfectly without much practice, wouldn't it be easy to arouse suspicion...

Moreover, the process of the handsome trainees sweating profusely and their bodies getting wet and bulging while rehearsing the theme song was a great opportunity to create a "hard-working" persona and win fans, but it was almost wasted.

He had to hurry up, find a practice room, and record the pitiful scene of "sweating profusely".

"Don't be provoked easily, there are cameras in the practice room. Those 'chosen ones', no matter what excessive words they say, will not be edited in post-production, but we are different."

After Hirano Yuta left, Martin pretended to laugh and whispered warnings to a few people.

"That's right, everyone is here to make their debut, and the stage is not the place for brawling."

"Well, keep practicing."

After this little "episode", the few of them practiced more seriously.

They all have a certain level of vocal ability and come from different countries and genres. After the intense collision, they quickly optimized the theme song repeatedly and finalized every detail of the singing.

"Well, then, I'll press 'Final Version' and sing it again..."

Xia Fan played the keyboard again and started singing again...

"The spring breeze calls forth dreams, cherry blossoms fall, and every time I practice, my dreams and heartbeats."

"The stage is bright, the fireworks are scattered, you are my God, lighting up the stage."

"With a flame in my heart and Mt. Fuji towering high, I will keep my faith and move forward courageously."

"No matter how long the road is, we will eventually reach the other side. You are my God, guiding my steps forward."

"Hey, compared to the previous version, the effect is much better."