Boy group: In order to survive, I have to open business

Why is the song "Wiggle" so popular? First of all, it is a dance song with a strong rhythm. The dance has the shadow of jazz, with many squatting and standing movements. The phrase "I like it like it, you like it like it" after the synthesizer sound effect is really impressive. It is very difficult to adapt a sexy dance. If you give up the sexiness, it will have no charm at all.

Lu Xun once said that the greatest, most permanent, and most common art in China is men dressing up as women. When men wear women's clothes and dance sexy dances in a girl group, it usually gives people a funny stereotype. Xia Xinglang didn't want to be funny in the performance, so he should be more decisive and throw away all the dignity of men, just be sexy and teasing...

Xia Xinglang pondered for a while: "Rather than worrying about the arrangement and choreography, I think we should retain the sexy part of the song to the greatest extent and adapt it in the details."

Hanayamain Eiji had not expressed any opinion until now, but now he replayed the video intently: "What if we wear women's clothes?"

The team members all had expressions of disbelief, but Xia Xinglang agreed: "We can try it first. We are all very thin, so women's clothing shouldn't look out of place."

"do not want!"

There was an immediate objection from the team, but Che Jaehoon was firm: "Even if we dance to the original song, I won't dress up as a woman."

Because they are active idols, they value their image and have a heavy idol burden. Xia Xinglang didn't think much about it: "Then let's practice according to the original song first. We will make some minor adaptations and distribute the parts first."

Unexpectedly, Xia Xinglang was the one who memorized the moves the fastest in the team. After two times, he was very familiar with the dance choreography. Huashanyuan Yingzhi asked him why he memorized the moves so well.

Xia Xinglang changed the subject: "Have you ever thought that this kind of dance really highlights the body and muscle lines, so the best state to practice is to be naked."

Che Zaixun: “…Is this normal?”

"Ballet jumpsuits are very tight-fitting. In fact, there is no difference between wearing nothing and not wearing it." After saying this, Huashanyuan was about to take off her dance costume, which scared the others and they immediately stopped her. The camera was still filming, and if she really took off all her clothes, what would be captured?

Xia Xinglang practiced dancing in a wide short-sleeved top with a wide neckline, exposing his shoulders several times. He simply practiced dancing with his shoulders exposed, but this exposure seemed to do more than just attract attention. Several teammates often looked at him and were distracted. Xia Xinglang knew that this was the charm-enhancing feature of Cupid's arrow: "Why are you only looking at me?"

Li Daxun: "I don't know why, but I just want to see you."

Hanayamain Eiji would often look at him and ask, "Do you often practice dancing naked?"

Xia Xinglang nodded: "I used to learn it at home."

Dong Ma Guang doesn't talk much. Lead singers usually pay attention to the protection of their voices. They don't speak except during practice. After practice, I found him and said, "Your shoulders are very white, and you don't have neck wrinkles."

Xia Xinglang: “…”

In the evening, Xia Xinglang came out of the public bathroom after taking a shower. As he was in a hurry, he only wore pants and his upper body was naked. But even so, many people looked at him sideways, and the contestants almost saw through his naked back.

After two days of practice, Yingzhi was determined to be the team's C position. He did a good job in sexiness, and his dance combined both delicateness and sexiness. It would look even better with eye makeup, and with red at the end of his eyes, his oiran style would be more prominent. Moreover, his handsome face, which is hailed as a national treasure of Japan, is enough to be the team's face. In terms of the lyrics, except for the lead singer, Xia Xinglang's rap part accounts for the largest proportion. In addition, his number of dance turns as the C position is second only to Huashanyuan Yingzhi.

"Add the kneeling leg opening and closing movement at the beginning," Che Zaixun said, "I still..."

"What other opinions do you have?" Lin Chenghan couldn't stand him constantly raising objections. "You just keep opposing."

Che Zaixun shut up tactfully. The new choreography did not involve twisting the hips with the back to the audience, but rather a large sideways wave. The overall presentation was basically acceptable, but the other three dancers, except Yingzhi, could not let go. It might be because of the boys' sense of shame. Xia Xinglang felt that this must be changed: "Let's take off our shirts and try it again."

"Take it off?!"

"is this okay?"

The floor-to-ceiling mirror in the dance studio reflected Xia Xinglang's fair and slightly muscular figure, slightly sweaty skin, the shallow outline of his abdominal muscles, the trembling of his arm muscles and the movements of his waist while dancing, and the movements when his muscles were tense and exerted force, all of which were not visible when he was wearing clothes.

Although they were shy, they still took off their shirts and practiced. Che Zaixun had the best body among the group. He was the type that showed off his muscles when he took off his clothes. His chest and abdominal muscles were not small. Everyone was very uncomfortable at first. They would care about whether their body and muscles were beautiful. They would be too timid if they cared too much. Except for Yingzhi and Xia Xinglang. But after practice, the effect was much better. At least they were open enough.

Hanayamain Eiji squatted down, his ivory-white skin gleaming with sweat under the light, his muscle lines were not obvious, but they were smooth and graceful enough: "Should I take off my pants next?"

Xia Xinglang thought for a moment, and the other four were all frightened: "What is that going to be?! The camera is filming!"

Xia Xinglang: "I think this is the best way to get rid of shame."

Che Zaixun almost knelt down and begged him: "I promise I won't say anything else and I will do it well! Please don't make me take it off!"

"Will it be okay?"

"I swear! I'll sell my soul and dance!"

During the mid-term evaluation, the judges were also pleasantly surprised when they checked their group's music.

Park Ha: "You didn't make any major adjustments to the choreography and music, so this was a big challenge for the cover dance."

"The choreography retains a lot of sexy elements. How did you consider this?"

As the team leader, Xia Xinglang replied: "We have discussed this. The biggest feature of this song is its sexiness. If it is not sexy, it will lose its appeal."

"Well, it's a unique starting point for boys to show off their sexiness instead of just trying to look handsome."

The stage performance ended and the judges began to express their opinions, with most of their suggestions centered around Xia Xinglang.

“The choreography is well done in details, but the shoulders are not flexible enough. You can consider focusing more on the opening and closing of the legs.”

"Your rap pronunciation is very standard, but you still need to control your speaking speed. I think you can do better."

"Who is the C position?"

Huashanyuan Eiji raised his hand: "It's me."

"It's Yingzhi, sorry, I thought it was Xia Xinglang," the judge couldn't help but hold his forehead, "You did a good job, the dance was very good, and it fits the sexy theme very well."

Overall, they received good reviews. Xia Xinglang's nervousness was relieved a little. He could also make requests when choosing stage costumes, such as highlighting his body curves. A white shirt and black trousers alone seemed too conventional. He wanted the idol's stage costumes that can be seen everywhere to have a sense of exposure, such as a hollow waist or shoulder design.

The final stage costume was a black sleeveless top, a white shirt with only the bottom two rows of buttons buttoned, and tight black trousers with red leg rings. Everyone chose to expose half of their shoulders or not expose them at all, but Xia Xinglang chose to expose all of them.

The instructor gave a good evaluation for the last evaluation before the stage rehearsal. They sat down to watch the performances of other groups. Xia Xinglang realized at this time that he hadn't seen Jin Chengxie and Yin Donghao for a long time. The two were in two different teams. It seemed that this situation had never happened in his previous life. Was there a conflict? It didn't look like it.

Kim Seung-hyuk's group of songs is in the style of hardcore hip-hop, with a total of three rappers. The performance is choreographed brilliantly, with great difficulty in choreography, and the stage costumes feature many suspenders and pendants. Kim Seung-hyuk is the C position of the group, and without Yoon Dong-ho next to him, his personal expressiveness is also amazing enough.

This group of performances by Yin Donghao is the early debut song of the popular boy band ARMY, and there are also three people in the rap position. This early song performed very poorly. It is also a hardcore rap, and it is not popular. The reputation of the album began to gradually improve in the later period when its popularity rose. It also has a strong rap part with a manly style. Yin Donghao naturally served as the center. Why are they all in the center except him? Moreover, the songs they chose are all songs with three people in the rap position...

The judges did not give much guidance. Their performances were already perfect, and the members would not make low-level mistakes such as missing beats. Everyone really wanted to debut, and some people stayed up late to practice in the practice room. The judges also tried to encourage the contestants. The program editing should include some sensational clips here, and it would be better to add some shots of the contestants crying.

In the afternoon rehearsal, they were in the second to last show of the second half. Backstage, they saw teams going up and down one after another. Everyone's expressions were either solemn or relaxed. This might be the last stage for many people, or even their own last time. No matter what, they must not leave any regrets and must do their best.

Xia Xinglang felt that the mission might fail. He did not choose to be in the same team with Kim Seung-hyuk, so naturally their interactions were very little. There was only a moment of level evaluation, and what use could that moment have… Just when Xia Xinglang thought that the mission had failed and the reward was deducted, a panel indicating that the mission was completed popped up in front of him.

【Mission completed! The number of views of your interaction with the designated character 'Kim Seung Hyuk' has reached 700,000. Please select one of the following features as a reward.

Muse's Hymn (The Hymn leads you into the palace where you can sing, write poetry and weave): Improves talent attributes.

Wreath of Corn (a wreath of harvested wheat ears, which can help you spend the winter safely): Bad blood (hatred and hostility) has less influence on you.

The Sun God's Chariot (the chariot kept running before it crashed, burning and unable to stop for a moment): Increase the impact of the stage on the audience. 】

Every characteristic is very important to him, it would be nice if he could select all of them, but considering the present, improving attributes and removing bad blood are things for the future, he wants to perfect the stage, influence is indispensable, he knows the fable of the chariot of the sun god, in which Apollo's son Phaethon was driving the chariot, and the final outcome was that the chariot lost control and fell, and Phaethon died tragically.

Falling while flying... a bad story for an idol, but at least he can fly again on the carriage.

Xia Xinglang finally chose the chariot of the sun god. It was soon their turn to rehearse. It is often said that there is no summer for boy groups and no winter for girl groups. Male idols usually wear shirts and trousers when performing songs, while female idols have to show their legs or arms no matter what.

It is rare for male idols to wear off-shoulder outfits when promoting songs. First of all, the shoulders must look good, and the body cannot be too muscular, as showing the shoulders will make them look even stronger. The second thing is armpit management. It is a very disillusioning thing for idols to have armpit hair. In the minds of fans, idols cannot have hair anywhere except the head. Both boy and girl groups have to manage their armpits. Xia Xinglang himself has less body hair, so hair removal is very easy, and his armpits are smooth, white, and flawless... Well, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it's still okay to show off your shoulders with confidence.

After the rehearsal, the second performance is just around the corner!