I make a post suddenly again. But it is due to unexpected event. I didn’t expect it at all. But I think (as the title) the emotional touching scene is not made forcibly, the consequent result from many event have pied up.
I get to know when I insert youtube link in wordpress, huge embed html tag automatically. I am surprised and reduce the size.
The topic of this post is this youtube movie. The event occurred in June 12th evening, so I think it is not so late.
Actually, the movie itself is not so impressive. The song can’t be recognized well, the stage is little messy. But the singers and fans can’t help crying.
It’s hard to say, but I’ll write the situation ‘subjectively’ in briefly.
There is a K-POP female band (I’ll call them as girl group as Korean style) , who are the winner of survival contest and get wired name, Kep1er and last for 2.5 years long project.
When I checked recently, the title song of debut album get 170 M views in youtube. The album are sold 206 k in first week after release. This number was best score for girl group debut album – moreover, it broke the one month before’s IVE’s record. They got 1st place in major broadcasting company’s music show. So I think the score of their debut album was great. The second album.. were evaluated differently by the listen’s taste. But the album score was little improved and also got trophy in major music show.
There were some problem after then.
Other girl group’s score got higher and higher for both of album sales number and music app. ranking. But they got lower and lower score the time goes by. There were several reasons. First, the accidental event occurred in every album release and the entertain company didn’t manage the risk. And the company showed manners didn’t consider domestic and global fans. As a result – (I am sorry to comment specific girl group repeatedly) In the debut album, IVE’s score was 150k in the first week while Kep1er’s was 200k. About 15 months later, (both group came back same day) IVE sold 1.1 M in the first week while Kep1er sold 170k. I think these number showed the situation.
I know these two are not same level. Maybe others also knew at then, so people said that ‘the company has no thought. The group can’t get good score.’. But the next album was released in.. the period of Asian Game and just before Korean’s big holiday, Chuseok(The east Asian’s thanksgiving day). It was impossible to sell albums because many stores were closed for holiday and had no change to promote because the music show didn’t hold because the sports event and holiday. They got horrible score in that album although I think the title song was good to listeners.
And the time of project end is coming. (They debuted in Jan. 2022, so the end will be Jul. 2024. after 2.5 year debut.)
Fortunately, the group decided to extend the project’s period. But two members (of total nine) will be leave the group because they have to join their company’s girl group. The last album which whole nine members participate was released in early June. But we already know the score of previous albums so the winning trophy in music show can be only in 1st week after comeback. (Because album and music score will be highest in first week for all group.) And they failed to get trophy in Tuesday’s minor music ranking. (There are 6 music shows have ranking system. three are major broadcasting company’s. One is big cable broadcasting company’s. Two are minor one.)
To summarize, the last music show trophy was 2 years ago. Now it is not expected to get good score and already failed to get in Tuesday’s music show. But they got trophy in Wednesday’s music show – maybe the last chance of last album all member participates.
Many fans also experienced the situation, and maybe knew it was the last chance. The fact that the group won 1st place after 2 years gives impression. Moreover, members knew it is last album all members participate so the title song is not so exciting and something emotional.
The title of song is ‘shooting star’ and even in the lyrics (I translated its meaning personally, it is not official)
‘Flowers bloom beyond the night sky / When you see me, tell me the wish you are always dreamed’
‘Throw my whole body into the darkness / Like that star won’t set / Fly high like shooting stars’
‘Hug me like the first feeling / If the end is you, I have nothing to fear anymore’
When I search ‘shooting star’, the music stages are seen, not shooting star itself or the kind of ice cream sold in Baskin Robbins 31. The shooting star reminds refreshing ice cream while meteor reminds magic spell of great sorcerer. Two words indicates same astonomical object.
Actually, the group name in Korean is also block the astronomer. The name of survival contest was Girls Planet 999 ans the winner get the name related to astronomy. The 4th character is number 1, but the group name read just like it is small L, so the result is …
Anyway, the whole story of this group looks like-
There were many trials and sometimes get spotlight, our star is about fade away as shooting star. Even it may be the last flash time, the remains cross over the night sky. And it says ‘it is our last light before disappear, please make a wish’
They got 1st place in music show with such song, suddenly, after 2 years. So all members and fans are crying.
As you can notice from the manner of this post, I also support little to them. I joined the second period of fan club(‘23.7~’24.6) and buy each version of album. As my preference is not ordinary, It’s seldom event that my(?) idol group get trophy in music ranking. 🙂
