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

Chapter 325 Letting Go of Teacher Yayoi
"The core of this song is very rebellious, arrogant and aggressive. The singer must convey these things to the audience through his rap performance..."

"Your rap speed is good enough, but your emotions, attitude, tone and body movements are totally unacceptable!"

"In short, the 'taste' is not right."

Kato took off his hat and scratched his head in distress, trying to express his feelings.

The aspects he pointed out are the most difficult to grasp, have no specific standards, but are crucial elements in rap.

It can be said that what kind of emotions and attitudes are presented through rap depends entirely on the rapper's personal style.

Xia Fan is not the only one who has this problem. Most young rappers also have the same trouble.

"Indeed, I also feel that I failed to capture the feeling of Mr. Kato in the original version..."

When Xia Fan was practicing, he was actually more or less aware of what was wrong, but he was not as direct as Kato in getting to the point.

In the original song, Kato naturally presents the style of "villain", "bad", and "going his own way", and these elements are exactly the opposite of Xia Fan's personality.

"Although I'm not that familiar with you, from the brief time we've had together, you've been practicing silently and ranked last in the audition. You should be a person with a more indifferent personality. It's not easy to capture this feeling in a short period of time."

"Anyway, when you rap, try to imagine the expressions and body language of a 'bad boy' or 'gangster brother'..."

"There is no better way. You can only rely on your own understanding."

Kato spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he had no better suggestions.

"Hey, I have a book signing this afternoon, so that's all for today. Everyone, keep practicing, and I'll come back tomorrow afternoon to check the results!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Kato!"

"Teacher, take care!"

After finishing the lyrics and guidance, Kato said hello to Yayoi Tsuki and left the studio with the trainees seeing him off.

"Rap is not that easy after all... You have to say so many words and pay attention to your facial expressions, tone, and body language..."

After sorting out the pile of scraps of paper with the participle words, Xia Fan began to think seriously.

"Don't think that just practicing rap is enough, you also have to practice the dance moves well..."

"Come on, I've almost arranged everyone's positions and movements, come and try it out."

Yayoi Tsuki came over with a notebook and motioned for everyone to gather.

"What, it's already been made up?"

"It's too efficient. I thought Mr. Yayoi was just slacking off."

While the trainees were trying out their songs and dividing the lyrics, she was not idle at all and even worked out the choreography.

"I haven't even memorized the lyrics yet, and I'm already practicing the dance..."

"Uh ah, looks like it's going to be another sleepless night."

The trainees put down the lyrics sheet, lined up with painful expressions, and began to listen to Yayoi Tsuki's explanation of the positions, choreography, and movements.

The stage performance of "Villain" is mainly based on singing, so the choreography designed by Yayoi Tsuki is not complicated. Basically, it is about taking turns rapping, and those who don't sing dance wildly on the side, creating the mood of one person against the whole world.

The only difficult part was that she and Xia Fan inserted a duet dance at the climax of the song.

With the experience of the first two rounds of performances, this group of trainees, even if they were at the tail end, were at least in the top 30, and they quickly mastered this simple choreography.

"I've almost figured it out, so let's try it out. Focus on the dancing and movement, and just mix in the rap part..."

Facing the dance mirror, everyone started dancing with Yayoi Tsuki and Xia Fan as the center... "Move faster, don't fight with each other!"

"Those moves just now were wrong, try again!"

"The coordination between the dance and the melody is not good enough. Although I can get by with the rap, I will try my best to sing seriously and find the feeling!"

At the beginning of the rehearsal, Yayoi Tsuki displayed a very strict professional attitude, and her sharp tongue doubled than usual.

"Damn it, if I had known I could dance so close to Teacher Yayoi, I would have practiced rapping since I was in my mother's womb..."

"I'm so envious. If I can dance like this once, it doesn't matter if I don't make a debut, right?!"

When the rehearsal reached its climax, Xia Fan and Yayoi Tsuki danced passionately at an almost close distance, amid the jealous and envious gazes of the trainees who were dancing in the background.

With his dancing skills of "Elbow Swing", this simple move is easy for him to perform with ease...

"Hey, that's too close..."

The problem was that, in full view of everyone, Yayoi Tsuki's explosive curves were swaying within reach, and a sense of taboo that friction might cause fire made Xia Fan feel a little restrained.

"Why, you're just a pervert, and you've done that to me, are you still shy now?"

His reaction made Yayoi Tsuki's dance even more aggressive. She stretched her delicate body seductively and approached Xia Fan unscrupulously, whispering in Xia Fan's ear.

"Hey, who is the pervert? There are cameras in the rehearsal room. If they accidentally touch anything, I won't be responsible..."

Holding back his frustration, Xia Fan faithfully performed the dance steps, backing away while extending his hand forward...

"I designed this movement on purpose to make it easier to sing."

Yayoi Tsukiya turned around and stepped back, like a lover who was reluctant to part, and reached forward as if wanting to grab the other person...

"We can actually hold hands?!"

"Let go of Teacher Yayoi, let me do it!"

As the trainees' eyes exploded and their nostrils widened, their fingers intertwined in the air...

The strong electric shock connected the five senses together for the first time in a long time...

"It is said that bad guys gather here, and they are causing trouble everywhere today..."

Using Xia Fan's hearing to listen to the melody, Yayoi Tsuki sang the chorus softly with her seductive voice.

Although she can sing by feeling without listening to the melody, with the help of music and rhythm, she can get into the state of singing emotion and technique more easily.

"I feel like it's even better than the original version... No, Yayoi-sensei is the original singer..."

"It's amazing! It really touched my heart. No, it really touched my soul!"

The charm of her "seductive voice" instantly attracted the attention of everyone present...

"Even with hearing loss and live singing, there is such an effect. Is this the strength of a top female singer..."

"If Teacher Yayoi goes up and sings alone, she should have won, right?"

Their original worries about whether Yayoi Tsuki could sing normally were instantly dispelled.

"It's time for the show!"

The awkward rap that Xia Fan tacitly inserted between her singing was naturally ignored by everyone.

(End of this chapter)