The world of Chinese style creates a prosperous era for girl groups

Xia Haoyang is not concerned about where the tripleS girl group will end up.

However, as a fresh attempt of modular girl groups, the song "Girls Never Die" reconstructs the future narrative logic of K-POP girl groups with its unique aesthetics of the collision of technology and youthfulness.

Its arrangement is very interesting. The prelude uses the Glitch effect to simulate the system startup sound, and the verse is embedded with 8-bit electronic sound effects to pay tribute to the gaming gene; the Morse code rhythm easter eggs are hidden in the synthesizer sound wall of the chorus, echoing the technological theme of the "modular girl group".

Auto-Tune is no longer used as a tuning tool, but has been transformed into an integral part of cyborg aesthetics. The members’ voices are layered with differentiated reverberations (such as YooYeon’s metallic electronic sound and SeoDaHyun’s liquid bubble sound) to construct a “human-AI” sound spectrum.

Because there are so many members, the core dance moves on stage are designed as infinitely connectable geometric modules (triangular vortex/hexagonal expansion), which can maintain the integrity of the choreography like fractal mathematics when the number of members changes. The Encore stage deliberately displays the formula for the arrangement and combination of movement lines to deconstruct the industrialized production logic of girl groups.

This work is like a silicon-based life form of the music industry. While retaining the popular framework of K-POP, it injects the organizational philosophy of the Web3.0 era into the idol industry. While traditional girl groups are still competing for market share, tripleS has reconstructed the production-consumption relationship through open protocols and customized a programmable cultural totem for the first generation of Metaverse natives.

The creation, arrangement and dance choreography of the entire song are all attempts to explore the future development direction of K-pop.

After two consecutive dance songs, Class E sang another soothing piece of music - "La La La" by Sook Hee.

Although it is a soothing song, "La La La" is a typical K-pop style. The main chorus of the song is centered on the repeated "LALALA", with jumping electronic sound effects and strong rhythmic drums, creating a light and joyful atmosphere. This simple but memorable design makes it easy for the audience to sing along, which is an indispensable "brainwashing" feature in K-pop music.

The arrangement combines electronic synthesizers, retro disco rhythms and modern EDM elements, which has both retro dynamics and freshness. The sound effects in the chorus (such as the sudden stop of the rhythm and the sudden climax) enhance the drama of the song.

As for the lyrics being too simple and lacking in depth, is this the consistent style of K-pop? To put it in a positive way, this is the advantage of dance music - attracting the audience through pure musical energy.

Because the two groups of members in Class E will not bring too much pressure to the competition for the final debut candidates of the program group, the comments from mentors such as Xia Haoyang will naturally not be harsh.

"Ding Xiang from group one has a certain grainy voice, and the high notes are handled crisply, while the mid-bass is a little lazy, which contrasts with the rhythm of the electronic dance music and adds a sense of layering to the song, which is very good; and group two has a strong stage performance. In the performance of this work, everyone showed the song's "strong and sexy" style to the fullest through tense dance moves and expression management, which is also very good."

If you taste it carefully, you will find that the main point is that Group 1 is very good, Group 2 is also good, and they work together to create a harmonious society.

After participating in this variety show throughout, Jin Na felt that reality show competitions were truly meaningless, and she would never participate in them again anyway.

The final Class F will still eliminate the entire group, but each group only has three members.

It should be said that the members of Class F will have more pressure. Although they no longer hope to debut in Class A, they have persisted to this point, so they have to stay in the show and participate in the final.

Therefore, the stage effects presented by the two groups of contestants in Class F are actually more outstanding.

The song they sang was a breakup hit, "BYE BYE", which teaches women not to be love-brained.

"BYE BYE" continues the "double-sided concept" of the Red Velvet girl group. (A fusion of Red and Velvet styles) It uses soft R&B as the base, incorporates electronic elements and a dreamy atmosphere, and shows a sensitive and delicate side.

The main song is paved with a crooning melody, and the chorus creates a hazy farewell atmosphere through ethereal synthesizer sounds and repeated "Bye Bye" chanting. The melody is simple but very memorable.

The arrangement is rich in layers, with electronic drum beats, ambient sound effects and members' harmonies interwoven to create a "gentle yet implicitly tense" listening experience, similar to the lazy texture of "Automatic", but more modern.

The highlight of the whole song is the bridge part (such as Wendy's high-pitched improvisation) which breaks the calm, pushes the emotions to a climax, and then suddenly ends, leaving a lingering sound.

Moreover, the emotional expression is different from fierce accusations. Instead, it conveys the complex emotions of regret and relief in a calm tone, which fits the profoundness of the Velvet concept.

"Okay, in group one, Huang Rong's powerful high notes contrast with Mo Chou's magnetic mid-range voice. Gong Sun's stable voice runs through the whole song, and her whispering singing enhances the atmosphere. Group two's harmony is better, and the multi-layered harmony in the chorus creates an immersive feeling of "group farewell", highlighting the vocal strength while strengthening the narrative of the song. Both groups performed very well, which gave me a headache. Do I have to give up one group of candidates? This is really difficult to choose."

"Bah, the two groups of members in our Class B are easy to choose. I deserve to be singled out for criticism. When I get to the other team, we are evenly matched. And your attitude is obvious. You mentioned the names of the three members of Group One and praised their sound quality. But you commented on Group Two as a whole without mentioning any of their names. It's obvious that you want to praise Group One. You lie with your eyes open. You are really a bad guy, you fat old man."

As much as Jin Na respected and envied Xia Haoyang before participating in this variety show, she now despises him as much.

In her imagination, Xia Haoyang is a talented, elegant and gifted creator, whose music and film and television works are extremely popular and loved by the audience. So she once imagined what it would be like if she could enter Fat Cat Studio one day and become a singer under Xia Haoyang's company. It was also because she heard that Xia Haoyang was one of the mentors of the variety show "Competition 100" that she actively signed up to participate and started over again as a newcomer.