Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

"I will hug you tightly, and then I will say to you..."

Liz sat on the floor, looking at Su Xia, who was also sitting, and suddenly started singing a high note, her face showing surprise.

She didn't know much about Su Xia, only that she was a popular Chinese dancer. But how could someone with such a high-pitched voice be a dancer?

what?

And this singing style... why does it sound so familiar?

Su Xia first sang a whole song herself to test the waters, while Liz listened quietly to her. The more she listened, the more familiar the song sounded, as if she had heard this singing style somewhere before, until…

Even if we force a smile, all we have left are tears...

Taeyeon sunbaenim!!!

The moment that sung style, so full of muttony flavor, rang out in the practice room, Liz finally remembered where she had heard it before.

Girls' Generation's Taeyeon!

That unique singing style, where emotion reigns supreme and vocal technique serves as a secondary element, is exactly what makes it so appealing.

Even if the timbre is completely different, the singing method is definitely correct.

In vocal music, singing styles are like the different schools of martial arts. You can tell which school a disciple belongs to just by looking at their singing, and you can tell who the master is just by looking at their singing.

This is the current situation for Su Xia.

His singing skills clearly belong to SM's scientific singing training system, but on this basis, he also carries an extremely strong personal style of Kim Tae-yeon. This is the outstanding student taught by the famous teacher Kim Tae-yeon!

Liz's eyes and brows sparkled with brilliance.

Taeyeon is one of the ultimate goals for these female idols. She is the best example of an idol perfectly transitioning into a singer. Even the first person like IU is not as smooth as Taeyeon in this regard.

After all, IU has been positioned as a singer more than an idol since her debut, while Kim Tae-yeon is a true-blue Korean idol.

This makes everything about Kim Tae-yeon seem legendary in the eyes of her juniors.

She couldn't get close to Kim Tae-yeon, but Su Xia, the male version of Tae-yeon, was right in front of her!

After the song ended, Su Xia was still somewhat unsatisfied.

Compared to dancing, he still prefers the exhilarating feeling of singing.

"I didn't get to sing my fill," Su Xia said regretfully.

"You can keep singing, but the way your little sweetheart is looking at you is almost melting you," Kim Tae-yeon said cheerfully, arms crossed.

Upon hearing this, Su Xia turned to look at Liz, and this sudden movement met Liz's excited gaze.

Oh?

Could it be that Chestnut was captivated by his own charm?

Su Xia thought to herself.

"Su Xia, can you teach me some singing techniques?" Liz asked expectantly, her eyes shining like two little suns.

Oh, so it turns out I was just being narcissistic?

"Shouldn't you ask your STARSHIP vocal coaches about singing techniques?" Su Xia asked, puzzled.

An awkward expression appeared on Liz's pretty face.

A startling guess arose in Su Xia's mind, and Liz's next words confirmed his idea.

"Our company... um... doesn't have a vocal coach." Liz was a little embarrassed to say it, but she still gave the reason.

"Huh? An entertainment company with an idol industry doesn't have a vocal coach?" Kim Tae-yeon said in shock.

"Is your company a makeshift operation?" Su Xia looked like she'd seen a ghost. An entertainment company with an idol industry but no vocal coach is as ridiculous as a car company not producing engines.

Even small entertainment companies know to hire vocal coaches part-time, but Starship, such a big company, doesn't have a full-time vocal coach?

Liz smiled awkwardly; that was actually what she thought too.

"What a makeshift operation," Su Xia said, speechless. "What about your singing lessons?"

"You could sign up for a vocal class yourself, or learn online," Liz said softly.

Su Xia: "..."

Kim Tae-yeon: "..."

Does the company reimburse these expenses?

Liz shook her head.

"So you're paying for it yourselves?" Su Xia finally couldn't hold back anymore.

Are there really companies like this?

How can a company like this make money?

"I'll never say IIVE's singing is bad again," Kim Tae-yeon said, her lips twitching.

I thought it was because the members of IVE weren't working hard enough, but it turns out they just didn't know where to start.

Su Xia took a deep breath.

"Your crappy company is already dependent on CJ, but you can't even provide a vocal coach. You're trash."

Liz wanted to agree with Su Xia, but she didn't dare, and could only give an awkward smile.

"Fine, I'll teach you."

"Really?" Liz looked at Su Xia in surprise. "Then... how should I pay? Will it be Korean won? I also have some US dollars. If not, I'll exchange them for Chinese yuan."

"What fee!" Su Xia interrupted Liz. "We're friends, why should we charge you? Isn't it normal for friends to help each other?"

"Huh?" Liz looked at Su Xia blankly. We just met an hour ago, how did we become friends?

"We...are friends?"

"I say yes, so it is. Or are you saying you don't want to be friends with me?" Su Xia retorted.

"No, no," Liz waved her hands repeatedly, "It's just... I don't feel like it's right to be friends with someone you're not particularly close to..."

Liz's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, sounding very unsure of herself.

"Closer?" Su Xia was taken aback, and her gaze towards Liz changed slightly.

"Don't overthink it. When Koreans say 'close relationship,' they mean how well they know each other."

Oh.

Su Xia secretly pursed his lips; he had thought it was something else entirely.

"Whether you're close or not, it's all about how you spend time together, isn't it? Alright, I said it's true." Su Xia slammed her hand on the table. "What do you want to learn? I'll teach you!"

Liz stopped worrying about the issue. He had already achieved his goal of getting Su Xia to teach him, and although Su Xia didn't want any fees, he couldn't leave without repaying the favor.

He secretly made up his mind to sing well and help Su Xia with her live stream!

"Stop! Come out here, I have something to ask you," Kim Tae-yeon called out to Su Xia.

I'm going to the restroom.

"OK."

As soon as Su Xia came out of the practice room, Kim Tae-yeon's voice rang out.

"You're only a half-baked expert yourself, and you're teaching students?" Kim Tae-yeon said to Su Xia speechlessly.

"Isn't that what you're here for?" Su Xia said cheerfully.

"Have some shame, Su Xia. I've already given you one free lesson, and you want another one?" Kim Tae-yeon looked utterly bewildered. How did this happen to her?

"I'm your student, she's my student, so she's practically your grand-disciple! You don't teach your own grand-disciple?" Su Xia tried to argue and fool Kim Tae-yeon.

But Kim Tae-yeon wasn't buying it at all, giving me a look that said, "I see right through you."

"You just want to get closer to that little girl by teaching her singing, don't you? You think I can't tell you have feelings for her?"

No one knows a child better than their mother, no, no one knows a student better than their teacher!

She knew exactly what Su Xia wanted to say the moment she stuck her butt out!

This sounds like an authority figure!