Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 279 Big Move
"Great, so the reason why we were asked to adapt it is to reduce the difficulty?"

"It's not that simple. Didn't Mr. Kimura say that if the adaptation is too big, too simple or too difficult, it will affect the stage effect..."

After Xia Fan's reminder, the other three trainees who were troubled by the same reason seemed to see hope, but fell into new troubles.

"Anyway, everyone should check the positions first, and then check them against the original stage. If there are any parts that cannot be completed, consider adapting them according to your personal circumstances."

Martin turned on the TV on the wall and played the original stage video of "Oxygen Bomb".

"As soon as the show started, there was such a strong aura..."

“Such a great sense of power and range, with lots of small joint movement!”

"With such a high level of difficulty, they can still dance so neatly. They are indeed the original group of 'Sword Dance'!"

Appreciating the dazzling yet uniform singing and dancing steps of the "Shining Star" members, everyone felt the difficulty of this dance firsthand.

The dance of "Oxygen Bomb" makes extensive use of street dance moves such as vibration dance, jazz dance, and locking dance, and has very high requirements for sense of strength, sense of rhythm, and joint and muscle control.

In addition to the "knife group dance" in the front that is as neat as a machine, the climax of the whole dance is that the team members take turns standing in the middle of the stage to perform SOLO, showing off their extremely difficult "personal dance skills".

"We've finished watching the original performance. Everyone, take out your drawn lots and check the positions of the original boy band."

"I'm Center. Humph, I'll be the captain this time. Do you have any objections?"

The person who got the C position at the opening was Yuta Hirano.

"..."

The program is so difficult, and no one wants to be the "captain" which is a thankless job, so naturally no one has any objections.

"I'm the one on the right in the back row. It should be this person..."

"I'm the first on the left in the front row, here..."

"I'm the second from the left in the front row, this one..."

According to the positions at the beginning of the song, everyone found the corresponding members in the original boy group.

According to the program rules for this round, members must "adapt to the roles" and cannot switch positions with each other.

Only then did Xia Fan understand why Hirano Yuta seemed strong from beginning to end but was actually tense due to excessive pressure.

After all, no one wants to stand in the middle at the beginning and then present a shoddy performance of "a group of demons dancing in disorder", which will leave a mostly negative impression in the minds of the audience.

"You must be kidding. This guy's solo skill is a handstand split. There's no way I can do that. I have to modify it!"

Looking at the members in the video who were in the same position as him, frozen in the air in a handstand split, Kishiyo found the first part that had to be adapted.

"I'd like to state in advance that although this dance is difficult, I have no intention of giving up..."

"Based on my understanding of Takahashi Yuu, his team's adaptation may replace some moves, but it will definitely not reduce the overall difficulty..."

"So, the group dance at the beginning must follow the original version, and the individual parts can be designed according to the situation."

"Does anyone have any questions?"

Before anyone else could express their opinions, Hirano Yuta spoke in a deep voice.

"Yuta already said, of course no... no problem..."

An Ziyao echoed softly.

"It's fine if we just dance together."

"If you sleep less and practice more, you can get it..."

The other three trainees were all from J Club or S Club, so they naturally followed the lead of Hirano Yuta and Kishi Shiyao. "I have participated in street dance competitions after all, so I won't hold you back."

Martin, who came from a street dance talent show, looked even more indifferent.

"I have no objection. I can try my best to follow the original dance."

Seeing Yuta Hirano looking over, Xia Fan also expressed his agreement.

The other party's proposal was very professional. The "sword dance" with stunning visual effects was the essence of the original stage and was a "work of art" that had been carefully choreographed and polished. Changing the movements and rhythm without authorization in order to "reduce the difficulty" would very likely backfire.

Although Shining Star is a top male dance group, they also take the average dance videos of the members into consideration, so the whole group dance movements are not so difficult that they cannot be performed. It is more of a test of rhythm, members' tacit understanding and degree of practice.

With the protection of [Puppet on the Campsite] and [Naked Body], this kind of group dance is actually his comfort zone.

"Follow the dance? That alone is not enough..."

Hearing him say this, Hirano Yuta sneered.

"You are in the back row, right one. Although you are not the center of the front row, you are the real 'dance leader' of the entire show."

"Look, this position not only has the most movement and rotation, but he is also the last one to appear in the final climax of the solo session..."

"That is to say, for Xia Fan's position, not only is the synchronized dance the most difficult, but at the end he also has to come up with a finishing move that's powerful enough to 'blow up the crowd' and push the climax to its peak."

He replayed the original stage and explained it to everyone.

"Well, come to think of it, it seems to be true..."

Looking carefully at the original stage, Xia Fan confirmed that Hirano Yuta was not lying.

The member in his corresponding position seemed to be inconspicuous, but in fact, he constantly made up for the gaps in the formation rotation through large-scale movement, maintaining the overall visual effect of the formation...

In the climax, the members' solo individual movements are as difficult as stairs...

He went to the members in the same position as him and ended with a difficult "king bomb move", completing the entire shocking stage.

"I secretly looked at it when we were drawing lots earlier. Takahashi Yu and you are in the same position."

"Who can give the audience more impact at the end of your two individual moves will largely determine the results of the two teams' performances."

"How about it, Xia Fan, do you have any special skills?"

After playing the video again, Hirano Yuta asked simply and directly.

Several other teammates also looked over with some curiosity.

According to limited information available on the Internet, Xia Fan was just an ordinary student before he was admitted to the Music Department of Tokyo University of the Arts. He did not even have any amateur dance training experience such as joining a dance club.

In the previous episodes, Xia Fan's group dance had standard movements and accurate rhythm, but they were all simple movements. As long as they practiced hard for a long time, they could achieve the same effect...

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like Xia Fan will be able to use a "big move" to blow up the scene in the end.

"Uh, ultimate move, refers to a relatively rare dance move, right..."

"Before participating in the show, I took street dance lessons, but I haven't had time to practice the difficult dance moves yet."

Xia Fan shook his head decisively.

He has been so busy recording shows recently that he has even neglected Kitamura Hanamichi's basic ligament flexibility skills, so how could he have the time to learn any dance moves?

"Don't worry, I'll come down and catch up on it in the next two days after rehearsal."

Seeing disappointment in everyone's eyes, Xia Fan added another sentence.

(End of this chapter)