It's hard to be an idol

Chapter 144
The two title songs that have already been released have been made into sound sources and the results are still astonishing. The quality of the songs themselves and the support of fans are one aspect, and on the other hand, it really shows that SM’s announcement and release energy is amazing. .

There may not be many resources in mainland China, Europe and the United States, but there is nothing to say in South Korea. After all, it is one of the three major brokerage companies.

The first song "Galway Girl" is nothing new, but the sound source of "Viva La Vida" has appeared in front of the public for the first time, except for some viewers who have watched the program "BEGIN AGAIN" or have brushed the program clips. At the scene of this song, other people have never heard this song, and this second song has a stronger sense of freshness.

"Viva La Vida" is not as popular as "Galway Girl", and of course its ranking is lower on the charts, but it is still hovering around the top ten without falling too much.

The ears of ordinary netizen listeners probably just want to listen to the ear, and the lyrics do not have too many flaws and bugs. Look at the meaning of the arrangement and lyrics, not just based on the melody.

Of course, the cooperation of musical instruments is also a bright spot.

Compared with "Viva La Vida", the arrangement of "Galway Girl" is of course simpler, the melody is more catchy, and the singing degree is higher, but in the eyes of those musicians and music critics, the former is better than the latter. The quality of the author is much higher, from the point of view of production and musicality, and even pay attention to the background story.

Of course, the background story of "Galway Girl" also adds points to this song, but the story behind "Viva La Vida" is much grander and more majestic than "Galway Girl".

After studying and analyzing "Viva La Vida" overnight, many musicians probably understood why Xu Lai took this song as the title song.

This is an award-winning song.

The two title songs announced in advance basically swept South Korea, and after Xu Lai's first album "Light" was fully released two days later, it caused a storm of public opinion.

Let's first take a look at the performance of Xu Lai's album songs in South Korea.

"Galway Girl" number one.

"IF YOU" third.

"Viva La Vida" sixth.

"We Can't Stop" seventh.

"Turning" eighth.

"ALL MY LIFE" ranks tenth.

"Flashlight" No. 11.

"1000X" No. 16.

"Landing Guy" No. 19.

"Really Like You" No.20.

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The high quality of the entire album was reflected in the data 24 hours after the album was released. For a while, the South Korean music scene was going crazy because of Xu Lai's album. They knew that he was good at writing songs and was very powerful, but they didn't expect it. The strength is so strong that Winner and Aktong musicians, who returned without avoiding Xu Lai's release of the album, simply felt like they were exploding.

Before Xu Lai released a song, they were still at the top of the charts, but after Xu Lai's new album was released, they directly occupied the top few of the charts. Anyway, now South Korea's music charts only need to click on it, and Xu Lai's songs It can be seen that most of the attention of the public opinion and the eyes of the media are on Xu Lai, and in an instant he snatches the glory of all the artists who returned in January.

Many music critics used a metaphor "the wolf is coming" when evaluating Xu Lai's new album, but it is more appropriate to use Zheng Jun's previous evaluation of Xu Lai - the young tiger.Although the tiger is still young, its minions are indeed sharp enough.

At least in South Korea, Xu Lai will not be able to meet opponents during this period of time. Unless Da Bang returns, he may fight Xu Lai, but it is not certain who will win or lose, even if Da Bang has a large fan base.

On the mainland, Xu Lai's new album also entered the top ten of major music charts within 24 hours after it was registered. It's just that the momentum in South Korea is not as strong, but anyone with a discerning eye can see Xu Lai's song ranking It is rising crazily, and the No.1 on the current list is Xu Lai's "Dust in Fireworks (Live)".

Xu Lai suddenly became the number one hot search in mainland China overnight. In South Korea, his new album is also at the top of the hot search list, and the topic is soaring. He can be said to be a little famous in Asia now. up.

However, Xu Lai did not cause much splash in the European and American markets that SM Company particularly likes.

He is famous in the UK, and his new album is quite popular here. "Galway Girl" topped the UK chart again after six weeks, followed by "Viva La Vida" and "ALL MY LIFE" ", there is no crushing trend in South Korea and mainland China, but being able to reach the top can show the quality of Xu Lai's album.

In the United States, the music here changes very quickly. Xu Lai's "Galway Girl" only made it to the B chart in a short period of one or two weeks, and the ranking is not particularly high, and SM company is here. The publicity on the side is not very effective. Except for the billboard in Times Square, the rest can only be said to be small-scale publicity.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it can be said in one sentence: not enough money was given.

Therefore, Xu Lai's album in the United States did receive a cold reception, which is completely opposite to the situation in the UK.

However, South Korean netizens were staring at the B-list again. Xu Lai's album did not appear on the list two days after it was released. Feel sorry for Xu Lai.

Most people didn't mean to blame Xu Lai. After all, only the top [-] singles in the world can be on that list, and Xu Lai had been on the list before... Besides, he is still so young, and he will have a long time to come. It's on!
Everyone still has great expectations of him.

Xu Lai, who was expected at this time, didn't know at all. Although he was paying attention to public opinion, most of them in South Korea were praising Xu Lai, and there were very few regrets written about him. The news was specially screened for him, but he basically didn't see such news, and he didn't know about it.

He is currently being interviewed by reporters at the headquarters of "Rolling Stone". As a well-known music magazine in the United States, "Rolling Stone" is of course very proud, especially when Xu Lai's skin color is not favorable. The attitude of the interview is not very good, just adhering to the professionalism to complete the interview.

In fact, SM Company contacted Xu Lai, not Rolling Stone, which is basically a global music magazine. SM Company contacted but was rejected by others, and turned to another magazine with much less influence. To be able to be considered by "Rolling Stone" is thanks to those music critics in Europe and the United States who have nothing to do.

Xu Lai's new album was seen by Arther (a well-known music critic) by chance, and the "Viva La Vida", which has a rock atmosphere for a few years, immediately caught his attention, and he praised it on social media. Xu Lai's entire album made a pertinent evaluation.

One of the quotes goes like this: "Now our vision is so limited that we can't see too far, so as to make such a well-made album dust. Music needs to be encouraged, and good music can If you get some privileges, you should look at them with colored glasses."

"The dusty pearl is the most regrettable thing in this world. But now, I have dug out this pearl, let's see the strength of this young man together."

　Thanks to Wu hook like snow for the [-] reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)