Chapter 479 Objective Evaluation

The moment SM released all the music in the album, countless clicks poured in. The two new songs "if you" and "EXODUS" added to the regular second album were instantly topped the charts after countless listens. The forefront position.

Relatively speaking, the ballad "If Your" has been favored by more people. After watching the live broadcast of EXO's regular second album press conference, many people are interested in what Chi Jingyuan said in an interview. , became his favorite song on the entire album.

In countless different places, living rooms, bedrooms, streets, alleys, busy bars, and even driving cars, this song rang in the ears of countless people at the same time.

The sound of the guitar sounded softly, melodiously entering everyone's heart, just like the ripples caused by raindrops on the river, so soft and silent.

The extremely simple chords and soothing melody put people into a sad rhythm without even realizing it.

It's just a prelude, and it immediately captures the listener's ears.

"She stayed away from me."

"I'm at a loss."

"But I stood there like a fool."

Chi Jingyuan opened the song with a hoarse and deep voice, reciting his lyrics in a straightforward manner. He didn't seem to have much emotional investment, but it was just a few simple words, a few sounds, and a few This chord seems to have told a story and a regret.

"I can only watch the departing figure."

"Until it turns into a tiny dot and disappears."

"Will this time be forgotten as time goes by?"

The voices of several lead singers appeared one after another, with different voices and singing styles, but the same aftertaste and emotion.

Many familiar fans recognized it at once. From the beginning to now, the voices of the four lead singers of EXO have appeared one after another, with very few parts from other members. Obviously, this is another team building for the lead singer of the group.

But a song with this kind of atmosphere and melody needs this kind of immersive voice and singing skills.

"if you~~"

"if you~~"

"If it's not too late."

"Can we go back to where we were before?"

When it comes to the chorus, the rhythm and tone still haven't improved significantly. It's still the same low singing as before. The sound like the night wind echoes in the ears. Even if there is no picture, it can still make many people listen. A picture appeared in front of everyone's eyes. They seemed to see Chi Jingyuan and several people standing on the empty and dark stage. Under only a dim and blurry light, they vaguely and reluctantly looked at them each holding a microphone and lowering their voices. He held his head and sang the song sadly and immersedly.

Everyone seems to be talking about their own memories and the person in the memories.

This is not a happy song, it is a sad song.

This is not a song that gets people excited. It is a song that is suitable for a person to stay quietly somewhere and taste it quietly.

But it is a beautiful song, a song that can bring back memories.

"If you're in as much pain as I am."

"Can't we get along more easily?"

"I regret not cherishing it when I was here."

Chi Jingyuan, who ended the song, had a plain voice without much fluctuation, and seemed to just bring an ordinary ending to an ordinary story.

But the moment the music disappeared, that strong sense of regret flooded everyone's heart.

After listening to this song, many people couldn't help but become quiet. Even though the surrounding environment may be very noisy, he can still feel the waves deep in his heart.

Under various mixed emotions, after listening to the last paragraph, many people had thoughts similar to 'I have lost someone important' or 'Someone is leaving me.'

However, after a period of reminiscence and sadness, they helplessly discovered that the person who disappeared and gradually left him was just himself yesterday.

After listening to the song "if you", many people who knew or were familiar with Chi Jingyuan, such as Bae Zhuhyun, Zhou Ziyu, and even Zheng Eunji, Son Naeun, etc., looked at it inadvertently. From the position of the composer, looking at the very familiar name, thinking of the music he just heard and the feelings in his heart, he was speechless for a while, each with his own thoughts.

Because of the release of the entire album, the songs that had previously dropped in rankings and even flew off the charts have all returned and been directly ranked at the top. For example, in Melon's real-time chart, among the top 12 at this time, ten The singers of this song are all EXO.

The other two songs were released at the same time as them. Bigbang's two new songs this month, "Sober" and "Last Dance", ranked third and fourth respectively.

With the arrival of late June, major girl groups have begun to gradually return. Recently, various girl groups’ summer songs have become regulars on the charts, and they have also begun to guide the recent trend in the music industry to female idol groups. ,

Known as the 'Queen of Summer', Sistar came back on the 23rd with her third mini-album to join the Summer Wars. The sound source of the title song "shake it" was very fast. It broke the record 13 times in 6 days and set a record for a girl group. Because "boy with luv" still has an extremely exaggerated momentum and very strong results, it has not won the weekly championship, but it still maintains a very stable position at the forefront of the major music charts.

However, at this time, on the real-time list of major music sources on the peninsula, the top ten positions are almost all taken by two boy groups. Sistar's "shake it" was directly squeezed out. Although it must be only temporary, it still makes people feel emotional , these two top boy groups have really gone beyond the category of boy groups, they themselves represent fashion and trends.

After all, when will the boy group’s sound source be able to overwhelm the girl group, there used to be only bigbang, and after this year, EXO has been added.

This airborne result is already a very normal thing for passers-by. With the return in recent months, the peninsula is very good at chasing Kpop people, whether they are fans or not. Go and listen to the two new songs released by EXO and bigbang. The cultivation of this kind of inertia and recognition is really a rare thing.

Early the next morning, entertainment media, large and small, naturally began to report on the release of EXO's second album. Now, the official second album, which has been delayed for five months, is finally on everyone's radar. In front of him, ten well-produced songs have been included in their own playlists by countless people, endlessly looping.

And all well-known practitioners in the music industry, as well as professional music critics, and even senior Kpop fans also stood up to express their opinions and comments on the album "EXO-L" after the release of the full album.

One of them is very famous in a certain music forum, and a review posted by many musicians on the second day was topped by many people, and it was also reprinted by some self-media drafts:

[What to do if an album is full of title songs——On the undeniable divine album "EXO-L"]

"In the early hours of this morning, I finally waited for the release of EXO's official second album. I finally listened to the last two songs that I had been looking forward to for a long time. wrote this review.

I have commented on the songs of the previous single albums many times before. Like "call me baby", the trendy and handsome dance music is the ultimate. From the melody, to the meaning, to the MV, they are all excellent "Spring Day", "love me right", which is full of campus spirit, and "boy with luv", which is a song whose performance is against the sky, and which no longer needs to be evaluated, I have said more than once.

So this time I mainly want to talk about this album and how exaggerated the quality of this album is.

Those who have been in the Kpop circle should know that song resources are very tight for most idol groups and even singers.

A good song that has the potential to be a big hit may have to go through fierce competition in private before it can finally belong. I don't know how long the commission has been queued, and to get songs from them still needs strong contacts and relationships.

As for small companies with no connections, they can only rely on ordinary composers or accept some songs that others are not optimistic about to try their luck.

So to be able to get a song of excellent quality as the title song is already a very good thing for some idols of small and medium-sized companies, and other songs included in an album will naturally not be so serious. Pay attention, the quality will be much lower than the main one, which is also a common problem of most idol groups.

One is the limitation of habits, and the other is that I really can't get good songs.

And this time EXO's official second album makes me feel helpless and emotional, that is, there are ten songs in the whole album, and the minimum is the title song quality.

Not to mention a few big hit songs that were originally featured in the previous singles, and not to mention "Orientation Sniper", which is even more popular than the main track, even "El Dorado" and "Butterfly" are very popular. The main song is more than enough to be the title song in an ordinary, second-tier boy group.

As for the two newly released songs, "EXODUS" is a very unique dance song with a strong sense of rhythm and an exotic style. It's a song above the standard, and I personally like it very much.

And "if you" is even more to my appetite, I was overwhelmed as soon as the prelude sounded, Yuan seemed bland, but in fact the very contagious opening introduction was absolutely amazing, his emotion The brewing and expression are really powerful (By the way, this song is still his first work. I don’t know how he wrote this song that mainly expresses lovelorn and regret. I always feel that his face and this theme Doesn't quite match the style).

At the same time, several other lead singers also performed very well, expressing the feeling of regret and reluctance very well.

I feel that this song can already compete for the honor of EXO's best ballad song. I have commented before that compared to other boy groups, SM company likes to make ballad songs for EXO, but they are not crudely produced. The quality of the songs they give is not good Surprisingly good.

Previously, I personally judged EXO's best ballads including "Moonlight", "Let It Be Natural" and "Spring Day" released this year. Now "if you" can also be added to the discussion.

There may be some EXO fans who are very dissatisfied with this song, because you can only hear the voices of four people throughout the song, and only the four lead singers have their own prat. After listening to this song, other members realize that they probably did not participate. recording of this song.

But to be honest, "if you", a ballad song that requires a lot of emotional expression, can only be sung well by members of the lead singer level, and the others are really more than one level behind.

Try it yourself, replace the opening part of "if you", the chorus and the ending part, and replace Yuan's voice with Wu Sehun's very distinctive electronic sound, try to imagine it yourself and you will know the difference .

I can only say that EXO fans are really lucky. It is rare to see other idol groups, and there are four members at the level of a major vocalist who are hard to find, but EXO has four.

This is actually the reason why EXO, as a boy group, does not feel awkward singing ballads at all, and the reason why many songs are unexpectedly good.

Turning back to the topic, although the two new songs "EXODUS" and "if you" may not be as explosive as the previous hits, the quality is definitely nothing to say, especially the latter, I really like this song .

Looking back now, in the album "EXO-L", the ten songs are at least at the level of the main boy group, and there are more than one, or even three to four songs, which can lead to a big hit song.

You must know that this kind of hit song is usually not seen a few times a year, and if you meet one by chance, you can directly push a second- and third-tier boy group to the status of a first-tier popular group.

(By the way, Yuan's contribution is really great... Anyone who knows Yuan as a member should know that he is really a bit formidable. He has almost all the talents and abilities that an idol needs. They are all the best ones. I see that the fans of many groups give their idols the title of rainbow fart. Only Yuan's "Natural Idol" I recognize the most.

The composition of the members of the EXO group, from appearance to strength, is already very good. The addition of Yuan has directly raised the upper limit of the entire group. Li Xiuman was able to make a temporary boost on the eve of EXO's debut. This decision of man is really admirable. )

And now this album has this configuration, I can only say, really, it's too extravagant.

The extravagance makes people heartache, and people can't help feeling that SM is rich and powerful, and the extravagance makes other small companies jealous to the point of hitting the wall, and the extravagance makes people speechless.

In the entire history of Kpop, it is difficult to find an album with such a luxurious song configuration. I really feel that SM has brought out all the best songs in the music library for several years. Maybe it was really scared by the turmoil last year.

However, bigbang, which competed with XO in the same period, actually released several excellent songs this time, and the two new songs released this month are also excellent.

If the quality of bigbang's newly added songs next month and when their official album is released can also be at this level, then the overall quality of their "MADE" album this time can be compared with "EXO-L".

It’s just that looking at it now, although bigbang’s songs are equally good, they were still weaker than EXO at that time. This is why they were considered by many passers-by and even professionals (including me) in June to be at a disadvantage in the competition, and even lost The main reason for this competition among the top boy groups is that their title song is still not as explosive as the opponent's.

As for other three-generation boy groups in the same period as EXO, there is no need to mention it. The quality of the songs and influence of this official second album alone are enough for them to pursue for a lifetime. Maybe they will not be able to release such an album until the group is disbanded, or so a hit song.

It can only be said that the three generations of boy groups at the same time as EXO were really unlucky. Even though I am not an idol, I can still feel the powerlessness of being thrown away by others.

So what should I do when I encounter an album that is full of title songs, a variety of styles, dance music and lyrical coexistence, including several big hits, and such a luxurious configuration?

Of course I bought it for my relatives.

Even though the eight songs of the entire album have been released one after another in the past few months, the quality of this album has reached an impressive level.

In the past, many musicians and fans thought that EXO's official album "XOXO" was a magical album. I don't deny it. After all, "XOXO" is indeed a very high-quality album with many familiar and popular songs.

But this time the second series "EXO-L" came out, redefining the concept of "God Zhuan", and redrawing a standard for "God Zhuan".

Going through the history of Kpop, it is probably not easy to find a few albums that are equally good. This is probably the reason why the album can still achieve the terrifying pre-sales figure of over 800,000 even though most of the songs in the album have been released.

(Insert, this number is really a bit exaggerated. After this pre-sale, it is not difficult for EXO’s regular second album to reach one million single copies. It is estimated that it will take less than a week. Plus the sales of the first four singles, if you are paying attention Anyone familiar with market data will find that as of July 2015, EXO's physical album sales accounted for more than 60% of the entire sales volume.

In other words, as of today, the total number of physical albums sold by all returning artists in the music industry in the first half of the year is less than that of EXO. It’s really hard for me to imagine how they did it. They just relied on fans to pay for it. Moving to a specialization would be too biased.

According to statistics, last year in 2014, the overall physical sales volume for the whole year was about 7.6 million, and now the total sales of EXO account for almost half.

It can only be said that the TOP groups in each era have their own differences from other groups. This kind of group is not limited by things like ceilings and the market. They themselves are the ones who create the ceiling. EXO’s sales are really The scariest thing I have ever seen, bar none)

(By the way, one final comment. In my personal opinion, this time the competition between EXO and BigBang, the two top boy groups, has been decided. EXO has already achieved success in terms of sales, music sources, YouTube, influence, popularity, etc. The data exceeded all aspects and even crushed the opponent.

Even if BigBang has a big hit song in the future, it will be difficult to save this situation. Maybe the music source will overtake them, but the huge difference in sales is like a chasm in front of them. They really don't share the same style.

Barring any major accidents, EXO will officially reach the top by the end of this year and become the unquestionable TOP of all boy groups and even idol groups in this era.

In fact, I think this can be said now, although of course many people will not admit it)

Even for EXO themselves, I think it will be difficult for such high-quality albums to appear again in the future, so for relatives and friends who like Kpop, it will be a bit regretful not to buy this album.

Maybe some V.I.Ps or fans of other boy groups feel that my evaluation is too biased. The whole article is all about bragging about EXO's achievements and songs. They think that I have received money from SM, or that I am a fan of EXO. .

I hereby solemnly declare that I have never received any money from SM.

As for who is a fan... Friends who are familiar with me know that I have not been a fan of any boy bands before.

But now, it's really not certain. "