I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

The result was that the tattoo artist closed his eyes—showing off to the person in the face. The whole thing completely fell apart.

But this was something he had anticipated.

As long as Harmony arrives at the battlefield, everything will be alright...

When the three female harmonies began to play, the chat in the live stream collectively paused.

He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao also turned their heads and focused intently on the stage.

Osamu Kamota sat up straight instantly, his eyes bulging as he stared at the stage.

"This is..."

Chapter 423 Let them out!

"This is..."

Upon hearing the harmony, Osamu Kamota immediately sat up straight.

Why does that voice sound somewhat familiar?

The voice was slightly hoarse, serious yet resolute, and the control over the vocal tone was extremely strong, almost like that of a superstar.

For a moment, he thought it was Miyuki Nakajima singing.

After thinking for a moment, Osamu Kamoda smiled and shook his head, feeling ashamed of his absurd idea.

It's obvious that Miyuki Nakajima wouldn't be here.

Miyuki Nakajima is arguably the most famous female singer in Japan over the past decade. She debuted at a young age with a newcomer award and has been a regular at the Kohaku Uta Gassen, which is equivalent to Japan's New Year's Eve gala. Her fame is extremely high.

Unfortunately, she had to retire from singing a few years ago due to a disease of the Eustachian tube and is currently recuperating.

However, even if it weren't for Miyuki Nakajima, Osamu Kamoda believed that this backing vocalist was quite skilled. Her singing was even more perfect than the lead singer's.

The only drawback is that the harmonies are too penetrating and infectious, even more so than the lead singer.

Harmony generally serves to enhance the mood, so it should be excellent but not outstanding; if it is too prominent, it will overshadow the main theme.

Therefore, some great harmonies may not lead to stardom, because stars' voices are often highly distinctive, which is a weakness of harmonies.

Clearly, the person currently speaking out has this problem.

If this harmony was specifically requested by this group, then it shows that they made a mistake in selecting the singers.

This person should be the lead singer, not a backup singer!

After this part was sung, another chorus joined in.

Upon hearing this voice, Osamu Kamoda frowned again.

The new harmonist's voice is relatively closed, with a touch of unrestrainedness and a hint of coquettishness, making it very distinctive and unforgettable.

Of course, this person made the same mistake as the previous one—they stood out too much. They were too unique.

The harmonies shouldn't be so distinctive; they completely overshadow the lead vocals.

Moreover, the voice sounds remarkably like someone else's...

If Osamu Kamoda had his eyes closed, and someone told him it was Apple Shiina singing, he wouldn't be surprised!

That voice sounds so much like Shiina Apple's voice!

Shiina Apple is one of the most well-known all-around singer-songwriters in Japan in recent years, and is a household name in China.

Her musical style blends rock, jazz, electronic... It seems she can dabble in everything and incorporate everything into her music.

The music used in the Tokyo 8 Minutes segment, which briefly amazed the world after the Rio Olympics in Brazil, was her music, as she was serving as the music director for the Tokyo Olympics at the time.

Unfortunately, she resigned later due to some negative press, and the Tokyo Olympics turned into a complete mess, with the entire opening ceremony falling short of those eight minutes from back then.

Therefore, Osamu Kamoda laughed at his own idea, thinking it was too absurd.

Who is Shiina Apple? How did she end up quietly appearing as a backing vocalist on this small program in a foreign land?

Besides, who would go to all the trouble of bringing Apple here just to have her do a backing vocal?

Before Osamu Kamoda could even process his expression, a new harmony rang out.

It felt ethereal and misty, like a dream.

Just like Utada Teru's singing voice.

Upon hearing this voice, Osamu Kamoda completely lost his composure.

If one or two voices sound alike, it could be a coincidence. There are just too many Chinese people, so it's normal for their voices to be somewhat similar.

But then three heavyweight voices arrive, each sounding like a top musician here. Isn't that absurd?

Utada Teru is a music creator who is on par with Shiina Apple; the two are almost equally famous in China.

The three harmonies sounded so similar that Osamu Kamoda dared not say it was a coincidence.

He stood up, trying hard to see the people behind the stage and their faces clearly.

Even if you can only make out what a person looks like by the dim light, you can be sure of their identity.

Unfortunately, the stage lights were too bright. As the song progressed and reached its climax, the colorful, dazzling light ball in front of the stage started spinning, almost blinding him.

However, the camera captured him stretching out of his chair to look around, and the live stream chat saw it.

Not knowing his reason, everyone assumed he was so impressed by the performance that he was swaying his body along.

"Haha, why is this little Japanese guy in such a hurry? What's he rushing about?"

"His songs just now were all like that, how could I not be anxious?"

"To be fair, his first song was not bad, but the last two songs, I can only say: what a piece of crap."

"But I really think 'Ah Zhen Fell in Love with Ah Qiang' is a great song. I thought it was going to be a funny one, but it's so damn awesome!"

"Yeah! I thought it was amazing too! It gave me goosebumps!"

"It feels like this song is like Chen Liang read the title and said, 'I'll just write whatever comes to mind, the lyrics don't matter, the main thing is how I show off to you guys.'"

“I think there’s still a problem. Jin Lan’s voice is too soft; I can’t hear her at all.”

...Soon, the song was finished.

Jin Lan remained on stage to bow, while the other band members all went backstage.

Now there's absolutely no chance to see who the harmonies are.

After Jin Lan finished singing, He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao had serious expressions.

Unlike Osamu Kamota, although they are both musicians, they don't know much about the Japanese music scene and don't think about it in that direction.

Their silence stemmed from the fact that this song... was simply too difficult to evaluate.

If you say it's bad, its various interludes, outros, and solo arrangements are all seamlessly connected. You want to listen to it again and again, and the song "Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang" keeps echoing in your mind. It's very infectious, and that's truly amazing.

To say it's good is really too nuanced. The entire song has only four lines of lyrics, and they're all in plain language. Jin Lan sings it like she's chanting a mantra. The melody is repetitive, the structure is simple, and there's absolutely no technical skill involved.

While some might say Jin Lan's singing was subpar, the harmonies were truly amazing. They progressed layer by layer, intertwining with each other, showcasing a dazzling array of vocal parts with perfect pitch. It felt like the ocean, with wave after wave, giving listeners goosebumps.

But if we're talking about singing well, the lead singer was practically invisible. Although she was standing in the middle of the stage, she was constantly being ganged up on by the three backing vocalists, practically being beaten up, making her the only supporting character on stage.

If you call it vulgar, its arrangement highlights fancy technical skills, with styles including electronic, jazz, and rock, and instruments including bass, guitar, and piano, making it extremely trendy.

If you call it elegant, it's like Ah Zhen falling in love with Ah Qiang. It feels like using the best ingredients you can find in the world to make a Lao Ba's secret recipe mini burger.

Therefore, it's difficult to evaluate.

After listening, the two of them really didn't know what to say.

Good contains bad, bad contains good; good is bad, and bad is good.

It's too abstract.

It's just as abstract as the song title.

After a long while, He Su finally spoke and asked:

"Jin Lan, how do you feel about your performance this time?"

Jin Lan was terrified. She was most afraid of being asked this question, just like when she was randomly selected for a quiz in elementary school.

"I think I performed well..." Jin Lan tried her best to live with confidence as her peak.

"If the full score is 10, what score would you give yourself?" He Su continued to ask.

“…8 points,” Jin Lan said.

He Su was silent for a while before saying, "I can only give you 6 points, which is passing."

Jin Lan breathed a sigh of relief; passing was enough.

Do you know where the points are deducted?

Jin Lan shook her head vigorously.

“It’s tied up in your arrangements,” He Su said. “In the last round, we said that we should make reasonable use of the 10 yuan we had. You must have put all the funds into Harmony, right?”

Jin Lan was taken aback.

She's been trained by Chen Liang to the point of meowing, so naturally she has no say in how the funds are used.

So she didn't know how much it cost to hire harmonies.

He Su continued, "This decision resulted in you losing 4 points. You could have gotten 10 points!"

After saying this, He Su said with great distress:

"This song is actually easy to interpret. The lyrics and melody are simple. You can interpret it in a variety of ways. However, your interpretation is overshadowed by the overly prominent harmonies, making the lead singer not stand out at all."

"What does this mean? It's like the casket overshadowing the main subject. If I were to praise it, I could say that the harmony of this song is perfect, but that would be buying the box and returning the pearl."

Jin Lan was stunned by the criticism. Seeing her bewildered expression, Yu Xiaoxiao joined in and pointed out the crux of the problem:

"Jin Lan, this is an idol training club! In your performance just now, your idol appeal was actually suppressed. You were better at harmonizing!"

He Su said, "So, if it were just this song, I could give it a high score, but our program is Idol Training Center, and we score idol power, so I can't give you a high score."

Upon hearing this, Jin Lan's mind seemed to be struck by a giant hammer, and with a "bang," she became completely awake.

So that's how it is!

She understood!

I got tricked by Chen Liang!

Jin Lan inwardly cried out that she had been tricked.

She hadn't thought much of it before, but after He Su and Yu Xiaoxiao said those things, especially mentioning that "your idol appeal is not as good as the harmony," she realized that this was a "trap."

Chen Liang definitely did this on purpose!

This competition is not only between trainees, but also a showdown between songwriters and composers.

She had a conflict with Chen Liang last time, and Chen Liang, being so petty, must still be holding a grudge.

He deliberately wanted to overshadow his own brilliance, which is why he invited such an amazing harmony singer.

His goal was to make everyone say: This song is great, but Jin Lan sang it terribly!

A trap, a blatant trap!

Jin Lan felt her body trembling slightly.

Ugh, I'm so annoyed!

What can you do when you encounter a songwriter who has already humbled himself to this extent and is still subjected to all kinds of suppression and bullying?

After He Su finished speaking, he looked at Jin Lan and noticed that there seemed to be tears welling up in her eyes.

He suspected he had spoken too harshly, so he quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Jin Lan, you seem to have something to say. What do you want to say?"

Jin Lan sniffed and said into the microphone:

"Teachers, you say this was a mistake on our part, but I don't think so, because the decision-making power wasn't in my hands!"

Hearing her say that, He Su was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

Jin Lan wiped away her tears and pointed at Chen Ya, saying:

“This time each group received 10 yuan, but our group didn’t discuss it at all. It was all Chen Liang’s decision-making. I have no idea where the money went!”