Peninsula: My mentor Kim Tae-yeon

Chapter 70 Dilemma

At Su Xia's repeated insistence, IVE did not display Su Xia on the big screen at this concert. Only Su Xia and the members of IVE knew that Su Xia was present, and her presence was not made public.

Soon, Su Xia's first concert came to an end amidst his reluctance to leave.

After receiving Liz's message, Su Xia headed towards the backstage area.

"Tsk, I didn't get enough of that." Su Xia chatted with Kim Tae-yeon as they walked.

"IVE's concerts can be seen as representative of the current state of K-pop concerts in a sense. They're great, great, and great." Kim Tae-yeon chimed in, following Su Xia's side.

"I think it looks good too," Su Xia agreed.

"When I say 'good-looking,' I mean the people are good-looking, the clothes are good-looking, but not the concert itself," Kim Tae-yeon said, glancing at Su Xia.

"What do you mean?" Su Xia raised an eyebrow and looked at her with surprise.

"IVE's concerts are visually flawless, but if you delve deeper into the charm of the live performance and dance, then there are many flaws."

"Isn't that how it is?" Su Xia asked, puzzled. "I've watched concert videos online, and even if someone's level is a little higher than theirs, it's not by much."

"So this also reflects a common characteristic of the new generation of girl groups: a lack of hard skills." Kim Tae-yeon sighed.

"This is due to the current era of internet traffic. In the past, entertainment companies could calm down and spend two or three years polishing a group, and then select trainees who had trained for six or seven years to join the group. Just like our Girls' Generation, Sunny was unexpectedly selected for the debut position, and we secretly ostracized her a lot at the time. We only accepted her after we learned about her strength."

"These days, parachuting in is the norm, and everyone's used to it," Kim Tae-yeon said, shaking her head helplessly.

"Oh, I don't care, as long as it looks good," Su Xia said nonchalantly.

"You see, your attitude represents many people." Kim Tae-yeon sighed helplessly. "Skill is accumulated over time. While there may be a few geniuses who are born with innate talent, most people develop it through practice."

"Your practice time is short, so your skills are lacking. But the era of internet traffic is a fast-paced era, and K-pop is an industry that updates and iterates at an extremely fast pace. Combining these two factors, entertainment companies nowadays have tacitly chosen the fast debut strategy."

"If one doesn't work, I'll switch to the next one. The main focus is on looks, to grab the audience's attention first. Talent and such can be added later, or we can simply not add them at all."

"It's very simple, it's about following the logic of the market."

"Oh." Su Xia scratched her head. "What does this have to do with me?"

Kim Tae-yeon rolled her eyes.

"I was just saying, it's definitely none of your business, you're not even a K-pop professional."

Su Xia is at most a well-known fan who has some connection to K-pop, but she is not considered a K-pop professional.

"Anyway, the IVE is good!" Su Xia chuckled and said.

That's true. In terms of average looks, the other four have a floor in terms of looks, but IVE doesn't.

Even the most controversial and criticized person before, the fat chestnut, was criticized for being fat, but no one criticized her for being ugly.

Ugliness and fatness are two different things, and the audience can tell the difference.

Kim Tae-yeon was speechless, but there was nothing to question.

"IIVE is fine in terms of looks, but his ability is the most critical among the five permanent members."

"I envy Liz's natural talent, but before I taught her, she couldn't even crack the top three in the fifth generation. She relied entirely on her basic vocal knowledge and talent to get by."

"What do you mean you taught me? I clearly taught you!" Su Xia emphasized.

"It's just the two of us here, and you're going to steal this too?" Kim Tae-yeon looked at Su Xia in disbelief. She thought he was a plagiarist, but she didn't expect him to be a damn bandit leader.

"What do you mean by 'robbery'? Go ask Chestnut and see if she recognizes you or me."

"Damn it!"

How the hell should I ask that?

Su Xia grinned.

"Speechless now, huh?"

"Get lost!" Kim Tae-yeon snapped angrily.

Su Xia shook her head, still happy even after being scolded; she had won again.

Kim Tae-yeon sighed inwardly.

Su Xia was actually aware of the IVE problem, but he was too lazy to pay attention to it.

IVE's live dance was too soft; it was flashy but lacked power.

These problems are obvious, but as Su Xia thought, what does it matter?

The market is willing to pay the price.

This is the dilemma facing the K-pop industry today: excessively catering to the era of internet traffic has led to the overall decline of the industry.

However, there are also those who go against the grain in this environment.

such as……

JYP's NMIXX.

This group's skill level is arguably the best among the fifth generation. Any one of them has a high level of singing and dancing ability, and in Kim Tae-yeon's opinion, Lily's skill level is among the top two, or even the best, among the fifth generation.

It's no exaggeration to say that IVE is far superior to NMIXX in terms of skill. However, in terms of popularity, even though NMIXX gained a lot of popularity with "Dash" and became famous, there is still a huge gap between them and IVE.

Popularity is such an elusive thing.

Kim Tae-yeon shook her head, glanced at Su Xia, and didn't dwell on the issue.

Anyway, how K-pop develops in this world has nothing to do with him, let it be.

Su Xia had a smooth journey through the backstage waiting room. Not everyone recognized him, but Park Hee-min had mailed him an IVE concert staff member badge when he arrived, allowing him to enter disguised as a staff member.

"The lounge...the lounge...I see it." Su Xia saw IVE's lounge from afar, and as soon as she got closer, she heard a deafening "Moya!"

Su Xia curiously peeked out.

When IVE's manager saw staff members peeking in, he frowned and was about to reprimand them when he saw the face under the brim of the hat.

The words that were about to come out were swallowed back down.

She saw Su Xia, but the members of IVE didn't.

Ahn Yoo-jin's two long arms were seen, one around Lee Rui and the other around Jang Won-young.

"If you ask me, let's go to a Cantonese restaurant tonight! I really miss the dim sum I had in Shenzhen last time!"

"I won't," Zhang Yuanying was about to speak when An Youzhen used her right arm to forcefully mute her words.

"Maknae, what about you?" Ahn Yu-jin looked at Lee Seo with a dangerous gaze.

Li Rui chuckled awkwardly.

"I'll listen to Yoojin unnie."

I disagree.