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

Chapter 289: The Appearance Industry

"kindness?"

Oda Misa was still gossiping with Jinguji Aoi with relish when a familiar figure suddenly walked past her.

"Director Akimoto actually came to watch the rehearsal in person. This is the first time."

"It seems that Xia Fan's popularity has put more pressure on the production team than expected."

Wearing a gentleman's hat, Manjiro Akimoto stood quietly at the sidelines, staring at the stage expressionlessly.

The lights changed, music started playing, and Takahashi Yu's team of trainees came on stage with calm expressions and began their performance.

Because they were the "all-member dance leaders", they gave a 100% restoration of the classic "sword dance" in "Oxygen Bomb".

"Xia Jun's opponent is really good at dancing..."

The trainees' dynamic singing and neat group dance on the stage made Aoi Jinguji admire them again and again.

Compared with the previous performances, the dance for this piece is obviously much more difficult, and the visual effect is naturally more stunning.

In the neat dance formation, waves of people were surging, occasionally cutting across the stage like a knife edge, making the originally somewhat tired audience become excited and exclaim continuously.

"It's really amazing that they can restore "Oxygen Bomb" to this extent."

"But the dance moves are too neat. They don't look like they were practiced in two days. Instead, they look like they were rehearsed for a long time in advance..."

In front of the stage, Yayoi Tsuki, who was sitting in the instructor's seat, looked at the impeccable dance in front of her and smiled meaningfully.

As she has held many live concerts, she naturally has a relatively fixed dance troupe to collaborate with.

Even those professional dancers who make a living as backup dancers for stars may not be able to perform "Oxygen Bomb" to this level in two days.

"..."

As the song's rhythm grew stronger, the crowd danced more and more fiercely, and the stage suddenly became pitch black...

"Wow, are we finally at this part?"

"Oxygen Bomb" is a classic dance music with strong street dance elements. Shota Hirai, who claims to be a street dancer, is naturally very clear about the content and sits up straight in anticipation.

The spotlight came on, and the only beam of white light cut through the darkness of the stage.

In the darkness surrounding the beam of light, the trainees formed a circle and moved quietly.

At the moment when the light column alternated between light and dark, they appeared one by one under the light column in the center position and performed solo dances...

With their adrenaline stimulated by the live stage atmosphere, this team of trainees performed in better condition, more stable and accurate than what Xia Fan and the others had seen in the "leaked video".

It starts with a seated split, then moves to a standing split, a backflip, a handstand push-up, a 1990 handstand spin, a turtle, and a windmill. This series of moves increases in difficulty step by step. In the solo dance atmosphere created by the spotlight, the visual effect is quite eye-catching.

Amid the low cheers of the audience, Takahashi Yu finally appeared under the beam of light. He did a Thomas move, then alternately supported himself with his hands, did four or five handstand spins in the air, and ended with a gorgeous handstand freeze frame!

"Good, Thai pants! Kill my Lev!"

The moment the show ended, Shota Hirai was the first to applaud loudly.

"This Takahashi Yuu, his dance basics are really solid..."

"Thomas spin followed by a double-handed giant loop is an orthodox breaking move. Although it is not considered top-level difficulty, it is more than enough to win votes from those crazy female fans."

"That pervert who didn't reply to messages probably couldn't answer it..."

Watching Takahashi Yu's team leave the field, Yayoi Tsuki looked towards the waiting corridor with melancholy.

… “Here it comes.”

The next team of trainees stepped onto the stage as the lights changed and took their positions. Jinguji Aoi, who was sitting on the side, saw Xia Fan, who was standing in the second row, at first sight.

"I didn't get the center position, but got the 'dancing leader' in the corner of the second row. The production team was really too harsh on my Xia Fan."

Noticing Xia Fan's position, Oda Misa sighed in dissatisfaction.

"What's wrong, is that a bad position?"

Aoi Jinguji asked curiously.

"Well, you're the main dancer. You do the difficult moves, and others will take the center position..."

"It's like the role of a man who works hard all his life and then entrusts his life's skills, as well as his wife and daughter, to the protagonist. It's a position that's both strenuous and not eye-catching."

Oda Misa complained in a rambling manner.

"Hurry up, get out of the way, feel the oxygen bomb!"

"I am the most dazzling presence on this stage!"

The next second, music started, lights changed, and Xia Fan and his teammates sang and danced to "Oxygen Bomb" to the explosive melody.

"Mr. Xia Fan on the stage is glowing..."

Looking at Xia Fan, whose makeup was delicate and expression was just right, Jinguji Aoi felt as if she was under some kind of curse, with her sight fixed on the other's bewitching eyes.

"Ahhhh, Xia Fan, so handsome!!!"

"Xia Fan, Xia Fan, the devil has come down to earth!"

Beside her, Misa Oda had long forgotten the issue of "company affiliation" and joined many fanatical female fans at the scene in cheering for Xia Fan.

Even when standing at the edge of the stage, Xia Fan's handsome face, bright eyes, and sincere smile were as eye-catching as a work of art, with an eerie magic that made his teammates automatically become the background.

"The time for the mission has come. There are so many people in front of the waiting room. No one can take their eyes off me!"

"Everyone follow me, raise your hands. The king has returned, and it's time to explode!"

After two days of intensive practice, the dances of the people on the stage were so neat and orderly that they looked like layers of raging waves...

"This team's uniformity is also quite perfect, but the details are a little worse than the previous team."

"However, this is a gap in basic skills, which cannot be made up in a short time. The current slightly better results have been achieved through sweat, hard work and talent."

"If the climax isn't too far off, maybe there's still a chance of winning..."

Carefully observing the movements of everyone on the stage with a professional eye, what Yayoi Tsuki sees is naturally different from that of ordinary audiences.

Xia Fan's team's performance was impeccable in terms of singing, rhythm, positioning and uniformity of movements, but they were still slightly inferior in details such as the power and amplitude of the movements.

However, in terms of the overall stage effect presented, so far, the two teams are actually evenly matched.

If you want to know the reason, it is naturally because he is handsome.

That’s right, idol boy bands are ultimately an industry that relies on looks.

Although their dance foundation is not as solid as the previous team, this team has Xia Fan, who is far ahead in terms of figure, appearance and temperament, as well as Hirano Eita and Kishi Shiyao, two top-ranked five-star trainees...

For female audiences, a handsome face, seductive eyes and heart-moving expression management are far more attractive than the "range of movement" or "sense of strength".

(End of this chapter)