If You Raise Three Idols Well, They Will Confess Their Love

74 -5 – Genius Midwinter END

Episode 74

Actor-turned MC Do Yi-hyun, who was nervous in the cold atmosphere of the evaluation team, responded to Midwinter with a sense of duty.

“Nice to meet you. Mr. Winter. “The super crop tee and street fashion are so cool.”

“… Hi, thank you.”

No matter where you looked, it looked like a newcomer who was panicking after appearing on TV for the first time.

MC Do Yi-hyun spoke, hoping to help her relax a little.

“Gyeoreum, unlike the previous two teams, you came out alone?”

“… Yes. So I am very, very nervous.”

“Are there any teams that have already debuted?”

“No, no, no!”

“…”

Doi-hyeon felt embarrassed by the way Winter seemed to feel more tense the more they talked. He is called a rising star as an actor, but as an MC, this was considered a big challenge for him, who was no different from a rookie.

And the thought spread to self-blame that a good MC would be able to skillfully perform tiki-taka even in winter like that.

Girls Sensation’s Canola asked a question as if she wanted to help him.

“So how many years have you been dancing and singing?”

Winter opened his hands and took a look.

“… “I think it took about 13 months.”

“13 months? Then, how long were you a trainee?”

“… “I think it’s been about 3 months.”

“…”

Canola, who was asking a question, made a decision.

‘This is bad.’

While the evaluation team’s expressions worsened, James Oh proceeded with the situation with a cold expression.

“I think we’ve talked enough. “Please show us the stage you have prepared right now.”

“Yes! Two Bears Enter Midwinter. Let’s show Triple

***

What is KPOP?

In the beginning, we simply called it Korean pop, but now the context of the word KPOP implies something more.

This is a format, a system in which songs and singers are created, and a culture that encompasses a unique fandom.

So what genre is K-pop?

Pop? R&B? Traps? A dance performance with an intense group dance?

There may be many other answers besides this. It could be called one of the internationally popular teen pop genres, or it could also be called dance music or ballad. That’s because the OSTs of dramas made in Korea are also given the name KPOP.

Too many people have tried too many things to be defined by just one thing.

So, is KPOP simply a label that guarantees Korean products without genre characteristics?

Is it nothing more than a fleeting fad that cannot escape the exclusive possession of enthusiasts because it has no roots?

No. Genre characteristics exist.

Ambiguous and general-purpose genre lines are exploited to the extreme to mix aggressively between different genres without distinguishing between areas. Melting it into the word trendy.

That is the genre characteristic of K-pop.

‘Dress Up’, the song that Winter is currently working on, is a masterpiece that makes extreme use of the genre mixing of K-pop.

〈The light called you reached the dark me in the corner of the classroom.〉

Dress Up received extreme reviews in the scene at the time as a very experimental and problematic song.

A total of 13 composers, led by the multinational composer team Revolution, participated, and it was a heavy song that lasted over 4 minutes and used more than three loops.

It goes the opposite direction of today’s trend of getting closer to 2 minutes with repetitive hooks and short rhythms.

Of course, the difficulty level goes without saying.

〈Can I feel excited? Can I show you my heart?〉

〈I’m too dark to be next to you? 〉

The typical teen-style pop rhythm changes completely. And winter girlish casual dances also change. More delicate and sophisticated.

〈Do you guys know that person?〉

〈A bit of a mischievous person, but a dependable person on the inside.〉

Ban Sang-cheol, who was watching the monitor next to him, opens his mouth without realizing it.

“… “What is that?”

In the teen pop part of the early intro, he also had a conservative perspective.

Looks like, ‘Are you doing it a little?’

However, when the song began to show a soulful aspect based on R&B rhythm, his perspective changed.

〈Do you guys know that person?〉

〈A person who carries me around like an older brother, but also thinks of me.〉

〈A person who is too precious to me.〉

Although it utilizes a lot of emotional technique to the extreme, the song does not forget the essence of a dance song.

Quickly, cheerfully, passionately.

Although there may be a slight tempo down, the choreography continues to be sufficiently difficult to be called difficult.

If you look at each of those features individually, they might be dismissed as excellent.

Great R&B soul, lively teen vocals, flexible girly dance.

However, winter was doing all of these at the same time, one after another.

Switching your body’s rhythm in an instant to match the rapidly changing tracks of the song.

〈Don’t be embarrassed to stand next to that person.〉

〈So that I can be confident in being seen by that person.〉

The mood of the song changes again and becomes an electronic dance song that mixes retro rhythm with urban soul.

〈It’s not enough for you to hold my hand.〉

〈I want to hold your hand.〉

Winter is lacking in appeal compared to the witch-like vocalist Yoo Ga-eul, who captivates the entire audience with just her voice. Rather than singing beyond the limits of a given song, she simply sings the entire rhythm straight.

Winter’s expressiveness is lacking even compared to Jin Summer, a nationally ranked dancer who was unable to hide her talent in rhythmic gymnastics. Rather than expressing beyond the limits of the given dance, she simply expresses the entirety of the dance.

But that is also a talent that the two cannot have.

If she is given a song, she expresses it honestly and completely without any additions or subtractions, without misunderstanding, exaggerating, or editing the song’s intention, that is, without ‘making it her own her her her.’

That is truly an incredible talent.

The song that best shows Winter’s talent is a song with a complex genre like ‘Dress Up’.

Because I can perfectly express all the songs that would be difficult for others to properly express even one of the mixed tracks.

“… How can a kid like that be in his first year?”

“Actually, it’s not even the first year. “I received proper training for three months at most.”

“… Does that make sense?”

“No. If you are an overwhelming genius.”

“…”

All I’ve done is to highlight the genius of winter a little.

[‘Drop the Beat’ usage time has expired. The effect is lost.]

‘Drop the Beat’, the reward received when recruiting Jin Yeoreum, was a reward that gave her overwhelming skill in arranging, mixing, and composing.

It was truly an appropriate reward.

It didn’t seem like a bad idea to spend a lot of money and hire a proper arranger, but as long as there was compensation, it was more effective to do it myself.

That’s because the arrangement method I did was to make the complex of genres that 13 composers had forcibly connected by cutting and cutting them into a rawer, more separated structure.

There would be no arranger who could effectively handle these crazy demands.

But it was necessary work. That way, she can express more high points.

Of course, it is clear that things have become more difficult for idols who have to express themselves.

But there was no worry.

〈 This is a transformation for you. Dress-up!〉

Purple. Doesn’t she take it all for granted?

I smiled lightly and said to Ban Sang-cheol.

“Look, this kid will be at the top someday.”

***

Winter, embarrassed that no one gave a comment even though the stage was over, looked at others and spoke carefully.

“… “Well, it’s over.”

“…”

Still, no one on the evaluation team opened their mouths.

No, I couldn’t open it.

The performance that Winter showed was so shocking.

The first to speak in that silence was James O, who was thinking deeply about something.

“Vocal Master James Oh. I would rate Midwinter trainees as A class. “How about other people?”

Only after hearing those words did the evaluation team break out of their immersion and open their mouths.

“Vocal Master Eunji Lee. “I rate it as A class.”

“I’ll give K-Pop Master May an A as well.”

“This is Seowoobaek A.”

“I’m also A.”

“I think K-Pop Master Canola is A without any disagreement.”

“… Go … Thank you!”

James Oh said as he looked at Midwinter, who was lowering his head as if he was about to bow.

“I hope you head to the A class seats. If there are no seats available, just kick out someone.”

“Ugh. … “I’ll do it.”

James Oh said with a smile full of joy as he watched Winter climb up to the A class seat, holding on to her shaking legs.

“As I said, from now on, let’s make evaluations using proper standards. Let’s give up the mindset of filling in 11 people just for the sake of broadcasting. … “I don’t think anyone would object to seeing a child like that.”

Dance trainer Seo Woo-baek, who was moved by Winter’s performance and enjoyed the afterglow, realized the reality after hearing James Oh’s words.

“… “The broadcast is screwed.”

As he expected, the broadcast was a disaster.

In the first impression test that day, out of 100 girls, 31 received an F class evaluation, and only 3 received an A class evaluation.

Considering the mild ending in the previous episode where there were 16 people in the F class and 11 in the A class, the current situation was close to a tragedy.

It was all a disaster brought about by midwinter and the sun.