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

MISS A is a second-generation group, and this classic song "HUSH" was released in 2013.

But listening to this song today still doesn’t feel outdated. On the contrary, it has become more charming after years of precipitation.

The design of this song also takes a contrasting approach - a pure musical base and a dramatic contrast: the first half of the song uses cold electronic scales to create an abstinence atmosphere, and the synthesizer sound effects create a laboratory-like sense of isolation; the chorus suddenly cuts into a carnival-like outbreak of reggae rhythm and funk bass, forming an "ice and fire hedge" on the auditory level.

The vocal design is deliberately gender-neutral: several members use a sinking singing style to transform the sweetness of traditional girl groups into a neutral power texture. In particular, Wang Feifei's bass performance creates an alternative rock temperament similar to St. Vincent.

The stage costumes for this song replaced sexy short skirts with suits and leather shoes, deconstructing the male gaze through masculine tailoring. The members' mechanical dance with microphone stands in hand transformed body language into a symbol of power.

It has to be said that the nine members of Class A crushed other groups in terms of singing ability, dancing presentation and even stage presence. Their perfect performance made the entire stage shine and also triggered the loudest shouts of support from the audience.

There was no suspense about the final result. The nine students from Class A won unanimous recognition from the audience and instructors, and won the final first place with a higher score.

So the final results of the five classes came out: Class E ranked fifth, Class C ranked fourth, Class D ranked third, Class B ranked second, and Class A ranked first.

Although the results of each class were within the expectations of the program team and several mentors, the candidates voted by the audience for the final debut PK were a little beyond expectations.

The only qualifying spot in Class E was obtained by Zhaojun.

Zhaojun is one of the most outstanding dancers in the entire variety show. She has also participated in the rehearsal of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and almost appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage. She has a high status in the hearts of fans and has always had a good support rate. She is ranked as the twin sisters of Minzu University together with Chanmei from Class B!

The program team and several mentors arranged Zhaojun in Class E. One reason was that her voice did not have many highlights, and the second was that her popularity could effectively block the advancement of others, such as Zhang Yingru, a singer under Xia Haoyang's company. The facts also confirmed everyone's prediction.

The two qualifying spots from Class C came as a surprise to everyone.

Because the two contestants with the highest audience support, Alin and Jinna, have already been signed by music companies, they will not be able to follow the program team on their debut tour for a year.

So when the host Mr. He announced that the two of them finally advanced and could participate in the ultimate debut PK, I almost cried, but in the eyes of the audience, it was tears of joy. Yes, that's right, tears of joy.

Sitting on the judges' panel, Xia Haoyang was also complaining in his heart: Damn, how can it still get such a high support rate? Damn, if I had known earlier, I would have let Jin Na go to Class B. Although there are more candidates for debut, the competition is also greater, but the popularity is not so high. What a mistake, what a mistake.

The three selected members of Class D were acceptable to the program team and various music companies. They did not cause any waves, and they would be acceptable even if they successfully debuted in the end.

Now the voting comes to Class B. Class B has four qualifying spots, but the competition is also fierce.

The four candidates preferred by the program team are Chanmei, Jiang Li, Bai Xi and Xiaojuan.

But the final voting results were slightly different. Bai Xi, the chosen girl who held the script for a counterattack, received the loudest support from the audience and won the first place in Class B with an undisputed advantage. The second place was Su Man, a disciple of the opera master who came to this stage for fun; the third place was the dancer Can Mei from Minzu University; and the fourth place was Jiang Li, a contracted singer of Global Records, who was remarkable in both high notes and rap.

Because Class A won the final championship, all nine contestants: Somi, Kim Sejeong, Yu Yeonjeong, Lee Chae-lin, Kong Minji, Mina, Jeon Jeong-jeong, Liu Jieqiong, and Kim Yu-qi were selected for the final PK list.

Butterfly Music originally hoped that three of its singers, the high-pitched lead singer Xiaojuan, and the two rap singers Kong Minzhi and Li Cailin, who became famous in the program group, would be selected for the final debut list, but the result was somewhat unsatisfactory. Minzhi and Cailin, who were in Class A, advanced without suspense, but the lead singer Xiaojuan was not selected.

In the ultimate 19-choose-9 debut PK competition, in order to increase the ratings, the host Mr. He played a lot of tricks to create suspense, and the excitement of the show was obvious.

But Xia Haoyang was worried, fearing that his singer Jin Na might be selected. What would happen? The whole debut plan of the new group would be disrupted. He was in a mess, and he didn't listen to what the host, Mr. He, was saying.

Let's not keep you in suspense and tell you the final results of the audience's voting: Zhaomi first, Baixi second, Yu Lianjing third, Li Cailin and Kong Minzhi ranked fourth and fifth respectively, the opera master's disciple Suman ranked sixth, Kim Yuqi who won the MVP in the first episode ranked seventh, and the twin sisters from Minzu University, Chanmei and Zhaojun ranked eighth and ninth respectively.

The above nine people officially debuted!

Jin Na, a singer under Xia Haoyang's company, ranked eleventh in support rate, which is almost the same as Kim Sejeong, one of the two best high-pitched lead singers of the program team, who ranked tenth, and Zhaojun, who ranked ninth.

No matter what, the final result is a happy ending for everyone. The program team is happy, the major music companies are happy, and the fans are happy too.

The next day, the entertainment sections of major media outlets reported the results of the competition, and as many as four news items made it into the top ten of the hot search list.

The highest ranking was the counterattack queen Bai Xi, who ranked second in support rate and finally successfully advanced to debut.

There are also self-media experts who commented: Baek Hee, who is good at harmony, made a high-vote debut, while Kim Sejeong, who is good at high-pitched singing, failed to be selected, which just shows that the Chinese audience's understanding of music is different from the past. The beauty of music lies in diversity, in rich and full dynamic contrast, in the multi-level integration and cooperation of sounds (harmony), not just high-pitched singing. Some commentators even said that this is an improvement in the emotional resonance and artistic depth of music.

Xia Haoyang was stunned by those serious and seemingly fair and objective comments. If he had not participated in the entire variety show, he would have almost completely believed those comments from the self-media.

In the same news commenting on the diversity of Chinese music, some people cited Lee Chae-rin and Kong Min-ji, who are good at rap, as examples.

When the classes were first divided, neither of them were in Class A, but with their singing ability, they were promoted to the next grade and finally made their successful debut. This also demonstrated the rise of rap, a street music that is not worthy of being in high society, in China.

The twin sisters Canmei and Zhaojun from Minzu University have also been favored by many self-media celebrities. Music and dance are inseparable, and the fusion of music and dance in girl groups is in line with the aesthetic tendencies of the Chinese people.