[Korean Entertainment] After Rebirth

Heather watched YG's newly released ShowMeYourGuts promotional video, her eyes were straightened, her mouth was dry, and her heart was pounding. She felt an unprecedented impulse, but she couldn't explain what it was.

The film is very short, just over three minutes, but from beginning to end, it catches people's eyes and ears.On the screen, after the breathless opening, a boy is aimlessly walking down the street.As he was walking, a soda can appeared under his feet. Without thinking about it, he lifted his foot and kicked it away. At the same time, drums sounded.Accompanied by a unique viscous rhythm, the beginning of rapping is not the kind of singing that shows off skills, but like talking, fast and slow, sometimes like talking to yourself, sometimes like talking to someone, the picture changes from time to time Switch to photos and videos of singers in different periods.

Finally he sank into the water, only the picture, the sound disappeared, and a few seconds later he suddenly surfaced, breathing heavily, his face was as handsome as a sculpture, like a god under the moonlight, with the fear of the rest of his life in his eyes, gradually, and again. Strangely transformed into determination and firmness.At this time, his deep narration sounded, and three lines of words appeared on the screen:

I am Choi Seung Hyun,

This is my story,

And yours?

Then came the big ShowMeYourGuts words, and finally YG's LOGO.

"He's a man with a story..." Heather woke up from the shock and couldn't help sighing, "He's also very handsome."

"It's easy to get to know him." Lily looked at her absent-minded sister and advised her, "Just come to the Dragon Puppet Bar to help."

They have been preparing for the competition for the past few days. Lily has already chosen a song and plans to sing the famous song "My Immortal" by the band Evanescence.

"I want to write my own story too." Heather ignored her sister's joke, seriously, as if talking to herself.

"Is there a story about you putting a stainless steel spoon in the microwave?" Lily laughed at her sister.

Heather glared at her, "What's wrong with that?"

She said something that came to her mind, immediately found a pen and a lyrics book, and started to write.

Since Quan Zhilong told her last time that she wanted to write lyrics by herself, she prepared a pen and a notebook to write down her thoughts at any time.

Lily didn't bother her, and continued to listen to the song, thinking about the story in the lyrics in her heart.

Before going to bed that night, Heather showed her sister the lyrics she wrote, titled "What I Want (What I Want)".

Lily looked up after watching, pretending to be distressed, "Heather, when did you become so powerful, and you didn't tell me? I'll tell the dragon puppet." She said with a smile, "If he saw it, he would definitely Very happy."

"Why don't you stay away from the dragon puppet now? I'll tell him too." Heather took the book back, rubbed her sister's hair, and said in a drawn-out voice, "Whether he will be happy or not is not certain." .”

"You won't tell him, will you?" Lily was a little anxious, seeing Heather not let go, said with a bitter face, "He seems to like older girls..."

"Huh?" Heather smirked. "You don't mean it, baby?"

"You won't tell him, Heather?" Lily continued to ask, until her sister nodded helplessly before she felt relieved.

"Heather, I'll go with you." Lily asked her sister again.

After YG released the promotional video starring Choi Seung Hyun, the number of applicants quickly exceeded 1, and the deadline was just yesterday.Today is the first round of trials. Heather got up early, brought her ID, personal belongings, and a printed registration form, put on comfortable shoes, put on simple makeup, and was ready to go to the competition.

Lily's rematch is next week, and she wants to meet her sister to get some experience.But Heather felt that she couldn't take care of her sister and didn't want to take her there.

"Cui Shengxuan is one of the judges. If my sister is nervous facing him, you can talk to me and relax yourself." Someone had an idea and found a reason that he thought could impress people, "This way you won't be nervous. .”

Heather looked at the cunning sister with a smile, nodded in agreement, but still made a request, "You have to follow me closely, don't get lost."

"If I can't find you, I'll go find Cui Shengxuan." Lily smiled with crooked eyebrows.

Heather reached out to rub her hair, and said helplessly, "There are so many ghost ideas."

Due to the large number of applicants, the venue for the first round was chosen at Incheon Taoyuan Gymnasium.

Incheon is the second largest port city in South Korea, only 28 kilometers west of Seoul, and is the gateway to Seoul.There is a subway connection between Incheon and Seoul. On this day, the two took the airport subway line to Incheon International Airport, and then transferred to the stadium.

It was less than eight o'clock when we arrived, and there were already crowds of people outside the venue.In addition to contestants from all over the world, there are also staff from the TV station and YG, and of course there are groups of relatives and friends like Lily.

According to the guidance of the staff, everyone queues up first to get the number.According to the requirements on the YG official website, provide identification and a printed registration form, take photos on site after verification, and then print out the registration form with photos and stick it on your body.At the same time, each person chooses a sticker with the judge's head portrait and sequence number, and pastes it together.

The list of judges was announced yesterday, and there are four people in total: Tai Di, Xiao An, Yang Donggen, and Cui Shengxuan.For a brokerage company's draft, this is quite a strong lineup of judges.

Tai Di, the leader of YG's hip-hop group 1TYM, later turned into a producer. Because he is responsible for most of the song production of YG girl group 2NE1, with the rapid popularity of 2NE1, he has recently become a popular producer.

Xiao An, a member of YG's hip-hop group Jinusean. Jinusean is the first group of YG artists to make money, and the founding hero of the YG kingdom.Although Xiao An is low-key, he is enthusiastic about public welfare, not only professionally recognized, but also has an excellent image.

Yang Donggeun, born as a child star, actor and hip-hop singer, member of Movement, the most famous hip-hop organization in Korea, has a unique voice that is unforgettable.

Choi Seung Hyun, the main rapper of BIG, although he has the status of an idol singer now, he worked as an underground rapper for several years before entering YG.

The rules of the first round of the competition are: the organizer first determines the order of appearance of the judges, the contestants choose the judges according to their own wishes, wait in line for the judges, and after performing a rap on the spot, the judges will decide on the spot whether they can enter the next round. The contestants will be given a gold necklace with the word YG on it.

Lily and Heather lined up in the long snake-like line of players, waiting for the opening ceremony.

"Who is this person?" Lily pointed to the sticker on her sister.

"He is Tai Di. I read the introductions of several judges, and it seems that his English is the best."

Lily smiled and asked her: "Shouldn't you choose Cui Shengxuan?"

Heather glanced at her sister angrily, "Yeah, I wouldn't have brought you here if I had known."

"What if there are too many people, Taidi Xi and Cui Shengxuan come out together?" Lily felt that she could still be of some use.

Heather used her trump card, "Maybe Brother Zhilong Puppet also come out together?"

Sure enough, someone fainted immediately, "Really? How did you know?"

"Of course it's because someone wants to see him." Heather smiled smugly.

Lily pursed her lips and fell silent.

During this period of time, Quan Zhilong has been busy with music production and this competition, and rarely went home. The two of them are also intensively preparing for their respective competitions, so there is basically no chance to meet Quan Zhilong.

Heather called yesterday to tell Quan Zhilong that she was coming to the competition today, and he told her not to have the idea of ​​saving her strength, and to conquer the judges in the first round, so that she will have a chance later.Because of his suggestion, Heather gave up the idea of ​​adapting someone else's song and decided to use her own original song for the competition.

Before the official competition, all the contestants will take an opening shot first.

More than 4000 people stood under the stage, looking at the stage ahead, waiting eagerly.Among the various arrangements announced by YG, only the host is not announced yet.

When he saw a short and slightly fat man coming along with the music, a huge "Huh" roared over the gymnasium.The visitor didn't seem surprised. He bowed slightly, raised his head quickly, and introduced himself first: "Hi everyone, I'm Psyn."

Seeing that there were not many responses below, he nodded knowingly and said, "When the president told me about this itinerary, I actually refused."

There was another buzzing sound below, obviously in disbelief.

"But—" his tone suddenly changed, "President Yang Xianshuo said he believes I can do it, but judging from everyone's reaction, it seems that the president is wrong?"

When he said the last sentence, he deliberately frowned and tilted his head, showing distress and bewilderment.

There are more than 4000 people, and there are always bright minds. When they heard this, they immediately reacted and replied suddenly: "The president is right, long live the president!"

Psyn smiled slyly, "Children with winks, I believe today will have a good result." Putting away his smile, he turned to the nearest camera and asked loudly, "Tell the audience, what program are you participating in today? Let's say-"

"Show Me Your Guts!" was so loud it nearly knocked the roof off.

"Ok, very good. So, now the game officially begins!"

The ceremony was short, mostly for television broadcasts.After the filming, everyone queued up again, and lined up again according to the order of appearance selected by the judges.

"I thought that mysterious host would be a dragon puppet." Lily was a little regretful, and she muttered as she walked out.

"I thought it would be President Yang." Heather felt that her sister was thinking too much, how could Quan Zhilong do such a thing?

Lily was disappointed that she couldn't see Quan Zhilong, but she didn't know that in the office of YG president Yang Xianshuo, three people were staring at the computer screen, watching the video sent back by the director.

They are President Yang, Jinusean members Jinu and Kwon Ji-ryong.

"PsynXI is still very good at changing the atmosphere, turning decay into magic." Jinu couldn't help but praise.

"He has a quick mouth, a quick brain, and a thick skin. He is more than enough to handle this kind of occasion. I don't worry at all." President Yang said, joking with Jinu, "Actually, you can do it too."

Jinu flatly refused, "I can't, I'm not that thick-skinned!"

He is a veteran of the company, and President Yang is not like a boss and an employee, but more like a friend.

President Yang laughed, but Quan Zhilong was also laughing without saying a word.In his opinion, Jinugo is also more than enough to do this kind of thing.

"Starting filming without a script, director Xu has extraordinary courage, which is very exciting." Ji Nu said with a grin while looking at the busy staff on the screen.

The director Xu he mentioned refers to Xu Xiansheng. He has made many MVs for YG artists, but his ultimate dream is to be a film director. This time he was hired.

President Yang also laughed, "Using local materials may be more effective than usual methods."

"The selected candidates will meet the real body this time. I don't know if it will disappoint people." Jinu has a close relationship with the president and also participated in this work.

President Yang has rich experience and a calm mind, "I am afraid that disappointment is inevitable, but correspondingly, there will also be surprises."

"Hopefully there won't be too much swearing," Genu said with a smile.

Hip-hop music was born in the streets, and it is not hip-hop without some swear words in the lyrics, but if it is broadcast on public television, those swear words will definitely be "beeped" off.

President Yang looked at the screen, "Let's tidy up Xiao An's image as well, we can't make people forget his identity as a singer."

"He is about to become a donation angel. Every time I see him, I feel like there is a halo behind him." Jinu gestured exaggeratedly, making President Yang laugh out loud.

After the joke was over, Jinu looked back at the huge crowd on the screen, "Two filming teams from the TV station and the movie filmed an audition. This is the first time in Korea."

"I'm afraid this is the first time in the world." President Yang nodded, then turned to ask Quan Zhilong next to him, "What do TV stations want to watch, and movies?"

These days, Tianquan Zhilong and the president are busy with the competition.Screen the registration form, plan the competition system, sort out the process, communicate with all parties involved in the on-site shooting, and put forward requirements.All kinds of specific and trivial things quickly become a gong.President Yang said that this time, he is the chief producer and Quan Zhilong is the executive producer. This kind of project is unprecedented. Let's go down the river and touch the stones together.

"True drama." Quan Zhilong replied, "I didn't come up with it in my own head, it was a true record of the drama that happened in my life."

This is the result of his ideal film shooting.If you can't design the plot like ordinary movie shooting, then you have to wait for the drama to appear.