Chapter 119 Producer: G-Dragon
At the end of January 2009, 2NE1 held a comeback planning meeting.
Because of the great success of the first mini album, YG is even more ambitious this time.
The five members of 2NE1 sat around a long table. Teddy, who was their producer for the first mini album, sat opposite them. The rest of the staff, including Kush, Brave Brothers, and other producers as well as stylists, also gathered in the small planning room.
Yang Hyun Suk sat in the main seat, his hands crossed on his knees, listening to several producers and 2NE1 members arguing about the choice of the title song.
After listening to more than a dozen songs, Li Cailin really likes "Can't Nobody". This song sounds a bit strange at first, but after listening to it twice, it has an extremely catchy and magical feeling.
Minzy usually doesn't speak in front of management due to her young age, but this time she actually expressed her love for the song "Clap Your Hans".
"It's obvious that this is a dance music that Koreans will definitely like," Min-ji carefully glanced at President Yang, who was smiling and silent, and quietly pulled Ye-eun, "And there must be many possibilities for the choreography of this song."
Ye-eun nodded, but also raised her hand, "But 'Go Away' is very nice, and I think the lyrics are in line with our positioning."
Park Chun tilted her head and said: "I'm Busy" sounds good to me, the rhythm is fast and catchy."
"'Pain' and 'Love is Ouch'... I love them so much!" Park Sandara's eyes lit up when she heard these two ballads, but she knew that with YG's style, it would be impossible to use these two songs as the main hits.
She looked at the other four members who were looking forward to her support and asked carefully, "What about 'Go Away'?"
Although the decision-making power was not in their hands, when Ye-eun heard that she had received support, she whispered "Yeah" with a smug look in her eyes, "Isn't it! Fighting against scumbag men and domestic violence is exactly in line with our positioning!"
“But ‘Clap your hands’ really fits the Korean listening style!”
Several people were arguing endlessly. Even Teddy was seeing such a scene for the first time. He glanced at Yang Hyun Suk.
The other party was surprisingly not angry. Instead, he listened to everyone's opinions patiently. Finally, he narrowed his eyes and clasped his hands together, "How about not just one main hit? Three main hits would also be a good attempt."
He narrowed his eyes and tilted his head: "'Go Away', 'Clap Your Hands' and 'Can't Nobody' are the three main songs, the others are non-main songs, and the other one 'Just Follow Me' is the lead song. The three of you solos and the collaboration between Minzy and Cailin are also included."
"President-nim, you have some great ideas this time!" Ye-eun cheered. Although the arrangement of their solo songs had not been determined yet, she did not ask at this time.
The others looked at each other, eager to try, but also a little nervous because it was a situation they had never experienced before.
Three main hits? I have seen an album with two main songs, but it is almost unheard of to have three main songs. No matter how unique YG is, isn't this too much?
"Three hits, isn't that too bold?" Teddy, the main producer, frowned. If it becomes popular, that would be great. But if three hits in one album don't become popular, 2NE1 will probably face a very embarrassing situation.
Ye-eun, however, was excited by this suggestion. "Hey, Teddy, do you lack confidence in yourself or in the other producers?"
She looked at Yang Hyun Suk and gave him a thumbs up: "President nim, apart from anything else, you are a very thoughtful person! Bigbang's double rapper is unprecedented, and it is also very successful!"
You should know that some companies have already begun to imitate Bigbang's double rapper model.
Ye-eun took another look at the many lyrics in front of her. She knew she couldn't celebrate before her comeback, but she sincerely believed that after this comeback, 2NE1 would reach a higher level.
Yang Hyun Suk didn't expect that the first person to support him would be Ye Eun, who usually went against him. He coughed twice in embarrassment, feeling a little bit incredulous, but also inexplicably happy after being affirmed.
While the others listened to Ye-eun's chattering, "Let's give it a try, maybe we will release a very special album, aren't you excited?", "Oh my, if all three main songs take first place, our 2NE1 will be so amazing", their expressions gradually became excited.
Although I know that Ye Eun is always confident, I didn’t expect her to be so confident that she could take first place with all three songs.
“Ah, hey, stop talking about this now.” Li Cailin pulled Yien, but couldn’t help but curled the corners of his mouth, “Can you share some of your confidence with us?”
Ye-eun nodded: "I'll share it with you! Don't worry, our 2NE1 will definitely be a big hit!"
"Okay, it's decided then." Yang Hyun Suk is a domineering person. Even if others disagree, he will not change his decision, not to mention that everyone agrees now.
He thought for a moment and said, "Bom and Dara, your previous solos will also be included in this album. CL and Minzy, you should have received collaboration songs. Only you..."
Yang Hyun Suk glanced at the bewildered Ye Eun and couldn't help but sigh: "I'll send you your solo demo later, listen to it yourself."
After he left, Ye-eun looked at the others in confusion, but even Teddy was puzzled, "I sent a song to the president before and asked if he could do your solo, but he said that your solo was already produced by another producer."
Half an hour later, Ye-eun received a demo sent by Yang Hyun-suk, which was a song called "I".
She put on the headphones with doubts, and the piano sound as gentle as the night flowed into her ears through the headphone cord. The melody from far away seemed to caress one's heart, until the male voice that she was familiar with could not be more familiar reached her ears along with the soft piano sound.
Yien couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth, lowered her head and lay on her arms, with endless tenderness in her eyes.
So the producer is G-Dragon? She couldn't help but chuckle and listened carefully to the demo recorded by Quan Zhilong. His unique sticky singing style made her hear every word of the lyrics clearly this time.
The chorus switches from piano to elegant violin, and his voice shifts slightly.
"I am made of love and dust,
Deceiving oneself and others, (1)
Finally stepped onto the corsair's step, (2)
The waves rolled and surged, and finally fell to the bottom of the sea.
But this is obviously related to gravity.
It has nothing to do with it. ” (3)
Throughout the entire song, Ye Eun couldn't help but blushing, and when she lowered her head, her eyes were filled with happiness brought by shyness.
She knew from "Lies" that Kwon Ji-Dragon's use of the piano always touched people's hearts, and she even knew that he liked to use various metaphors when writing songs. However, this was the first time she heard his secret and surging love hidden under the sound of the piano.
It seems that this song, written as "I", is pronounced as /love.
Yien couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth and touched her hot face with both hands, trying to cool it down. However, the temperature of her face did not go down, but her palms began to warm up.
Li Cailin knocked on the rest room door and tilted her head with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you satisfied with the song this producer wrote for you? Can I listen to it?"
Her tone was full of curiosity. After all, almost all of 2NE1's songs were produced by Teddy alone, so how could a producer suddenly appear and write a song specifically for Ye-eun?
Ye-eun couldn't suppress the smile on her face. She took off her earphones, her voice full of pride and sweetness. "Okay, I'll let you listen to it."
Li Cailin looked at Ye Eun in confusion, it seemed that she was really satisfied with the song.
When the sound of the piano came out, Li Cailin nodded approvingly; when Kwon Ji-yong's voice came out, she tilted her head in confusion; when she heard the chorus, her face was expressionless.
Ye-eun glanced at the paused audio and laughed, "You asked to listen to it."
Li Cailin's mouth twitched, and she looked at Yien with a complicated expression, "No matter how obscure it is, I am still frightened by the stickiness of the two of you."
She turned around and waved her hand, "I won't listen anymore. If you keep listening, I'll start controlling my sugar again."
Ye-eun burst out laughing, took back her phone, opened her Twitter account, uploaded a photo of Toffee with her secondary account, and then thought for a moment before calling Kwon Ji-yong, "G—Dragon xi."
Quan Zhilong had no work to do in the morning and wanted to sleep in, but was woken up by Jiahu's paw. He looked at his phone in confusion, "Why did you call me like that? What did I do?"
Use honorifics! Ye-eun was using honorifics to address him and even called him by his stage name, which made him feel guilty the more he thought about it.
Quan Zhilong sat up directly from the bed and grabbed Jiahu, who was about to grab the little doll that looked almost identical to him.
The doll is old, and Jiahu can’t mess with it anymore.
Ye-eun heard Jiahu's aggrieved hum and curled her lips, "GD xi, I just want to tell you that you are really the number one producer in Korea! Even the number one producer in the world!"
"Oh my god, you suddenly look so weird and scary..." Quan Zhilong frowned strangely, put Jiahu on the ground, and prepared to get out of bed to wash his face to wake himself up. Just as he put his feet into his shoes, an idea suddenly flashed in his mind.
"Did you have a planning meeting today?" He curled his eyes and lay back down, hugging Jiahu, who was lying in a ball with grievances. "Did you hear the demo?"
Ye Eun laid on the table, her eyes full of smiles, "Listen, it's super super good! Lee Ye Eun's first solo song is definitely going to be a big hit!"
Quan Zhilong laughed and teased her deliberately: "What if there is no fire? Don't cry in front of your aunt then."
"Wow, how could I lose! How could Yien lose to this guy Zhilong!" He raised the corners of his mouth and imitated the way Yien complained when she was a child, "Mom, I will never play with Zhilong again!"
Ye-eun pretended to be angry and said, "Of course, if it's not popular, it's because the songs you wrote are not good. If it's popular, it's because I sing well."
They both laughed.
After a few seconds of silence, Ye Eun pinched the corner of her clothes, her face full of shyness, and said softly: "Why didn't you tell me that you wrote a song for me? Is it also a birthday present? But I can't send it on my birthday."
Their return date is tentatively scheduled for late April or early May, and her birthday is February 27th. Ye-eun thought about the song "Look at Me, Gyu-soon" that Kwon Ji-yong gave to Daesung oppa as a birthday gift, and no matter how she thought about it, she felt that she could only express her gratitude by releasing it on his birthday like he did.
Unexpectedly, Quan Zhilong said nonchalantly: "It's not a birthday gift. I started writing it a long time ago. I'm too lazy to spend so much time writing a song for them."
Ye-eun burst out laughing, “Oh mo, they’re going to be sad if they hear that.”
Quan Zhilong didn't care at all, instead he took it for granted, "Of course they know that they are not as important as you in my heart, there is no need to be sad."
He didn't seem to mind what he blurted out, but Yi Eun's face turned red because of him.
Quan Zhilong noticed Yien's silence and raised the corner of his mouth, "Yeen, you know, I really like you."
“Why, why are you confessing so suddenly!” Ye-eun’s ears turned red. After hearing the other person’s chuckle, she finally whispered, “Me, me too. I like you very much!”
Looking at the phone that was abruptly hung up, Quan Zhilong's eyes curved, because the other party's words "I like you" made him become more energetic. He couldn't help but send a smiling emoticon to all his friends, and sent a "love" to Lee Soo Hyuk alone.
Soon, I received various responses with question marks, but Lee Soo Hyuk did not reply at all.
He smiled and didn't care. He held the tiger in his arms and looked carefully to see if there was any sweat in its folds. After making sure there was no sweat, he put it back into its nest.
I placed the puppy stuffed animal next to Jiahu, pointed my phone at them and took a picture from a good angle, then opened Twitter and sent it.
[My energy drink. ]
Fans were quick to comment.
[? ? ? ]
[Jiahu, you can’t drink, brother.] ]
[Oppa, please heal your eyes. ]
[kkkk, Jiahu is so cute. ]
[Jiahu, run! ! ! ]
He looked at the doll that looked exactly like Jiahu and no one cared about it. He sighed, thought for a moment, took out a bottle of red vitamin water from the corner of the room, and took a photo holding the vitamin water.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, he finally couldn't help but upload it again.
[This is real vitamin water, I was mistaken before and took a photo of our dog...]
Kwon Ji-yong opened the comment section with great anticipation.
[Hahahahahaha, how could I mistake completely different things! ]
[Oppa’s hands are so beautifulkkkk.] ]
[I’ve decided. I’ll drink this vitamin water today! ]
[kkkkJiahu didn’t know what was going on and was still sleeping. ]
All the fans were laughing “kkkk” and no one cared about that “wuli” at all.
He sighed and shook his head. Wasn’t it said that there were a lot of Quan Yi fans? How come he never saw it in his own comment section?
However, when he refreshed the page again, he saw the fan who always sent periods.
This time she sent a rippling "～" sign, and seemed to be in a good mood.
Remembering that the last time he noticed that the other person’s photos always seemed to be taken near YG, he clicked on it again.
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