Chapter 255 "X2", released
"It's about to start! If you don't come, I won't wait for you!"
"Right away! We agreed to watch it together!"
At 18:00 on the evening of July 28, the long-awaited second album of the public, especially MYST7 fans, was finally released.
Although it is a mini album, it is enough for them to hold on to for a while, but the next one has to be released soon.
Tingting and Xiaofang are roommates and good friends for many years. Both are fans of MYST7.
But they belong to different camps, because they are fans of Xie Qingyu and Gu Qi respectively.
The feud between these two families was quite subtle at first, and it has only eased a little in recent days.
If not for this, the two of them would have gone back to their own rooms to admire their own masters alone. How could they be in the same room?
However, they are best friends in private, but they still compete with each other during fan circle wars.
Tingting stared at the familiar eyes on the album cover and her heart beat faster.
This time, it's a red-eyed look! A post-apocalyptic superpower? A vampire? Or a werewolf?
She couldn't wait to know the answer, her finger already hovering over the space bar.
"What do you want to do?" Xiaofang's sinister voice rang in her ears. "We agreed to watch it together. Are you going to betray our revolutionary friendship?"
Tingting was so frightened that she accidentally pressed the button. Xiaofang didn't care to investigate and quickly dragged a chair over to stare at the screen intently.
The screen gradually brightened, and countless scarlet threads intertwined to form the title of "DUAL", with the edge of a torn page below.
With a sound of water drops——
“Tick, tick…”
The camera quickly switched to a shallow cave, where a human figure could be vaguely seen in a clear pool.
As the camera approaches, an almost unreal face carved by light and shadow slowly emerges.
Just as the camera was about to pass the safe distance, his eyes suddenly opened, and the vortex deep in his red pupils swallowed up the camera, no, it swallowed up everyone in front of the screen.
"My baby's looks have reached the sky again!" Tingting held her cheeks with both hands, feeling like she was about to faint from the shock of her beauty.
Xiaofang nodded in agreement unconsciously.
Xie Qingyu's face is indeed terrifying. From the handsome boy on the first stage to the charming man now, he switches between different states with incredible ease.
If he hadn't been exposed to the camera almost every day after his debut, there would be no way he would have had a plastic surgery recovery period. She would have suspected that this man had secretly undergone a head transplant.
If there really is such a magical hospital, she would be the first to send her own son Gu Qiang there!
The MV is still going on.
In order to cram the complete plot line into three and a half minutes, the rhythm is breathtakingly fast, and combined with the strong drum beats of the song itself, the two girls' hearts almost beat out of their chests.
They unconsciously squeezed each other's hands and swallowed nervously.
When the two cars collided and caused a violent explosion, the realistic camera made them feel as if they could feel the heat wave coming towards them.
Glass fragments flew everywhere, smoke filled the air, and the scene suddenly switched. The people who were fighting just now were now dancing with swords in the flying dust. The epic scene brought a shocking feeling to the heart.
It was not until the end of the MV and the screen went dark that the two of them released their hands from covering their hearts.
At this moment, the screen lit up again - with a "click", a cluster of flames ignited in the darkness.
The subtle burning sound gradually grew louder, then suddenly stopped, and finally turned into the album logo.
The MV of this title song is the real end.
Due to time and album size constraints, only the MV for the title song was filmed for this mini album.
Tingting and Xiaofang smacked their lips, looking at each other and saying in unison, "Watch it again?"
“It’s a must!”
Unlike the overwhelmingly positive reviews when their first album was released, MYST7's mini album sparked polarized discussions.
Some people praised it for continuing the quality of the masterpiece, while others criticized it for being incomprehensible.
But what is indisputable is that the heat is still exploding.
Hot posts on well-known domestic forums:
[LT: What's the status of the new album from the super group? A super album vs. a terrible one, a breakthrough or a decline in quality?]
The host said:
As a casual fan, based on my trust in the strength of the band and the quality of their first album, I also listened to the new album as soon as possible and purchased the physical album (with purchase receipt attached).
The overall feeling is indeed not as amazing as the previous one, and the style recognition has weakened, but it is definitely not bad.
There are still many exquisite design highlights in the album, and the members' strength is unquestionable.
I just don't understand why you should give up a successful style?
This kind of innovation does carry risks, and it seems many listeners are still struggling to accept this shift. Want to hear your thoughts?
1L: The original poster's evaluation is fair. It's not as good as the hype, but it's not as bad as the haters say.
2L: I actually think it’s amazing! That weird style is really addictive.
3L: Summary: This is a very selective album. Those who love it will love it to death, while those who don’t will think it’s just a pile of shit.
4L: The decision to allow members to participate in creation is indeed questionable. Is it for the purpose of labeling the creation?
5L: I agree with the above. Professional matters should be left to professionals. Xie CC at least has original works as a foundation. What the hell is You Jizhang?
6L: I still prefer the tonality of "Seventh Night". The new album may have a fast pace because it only shot one MV, but I feel that the depth of the work has indeed increased.
7L: +1, the first album was approachable, but the new album set an aesthetic threshold, and the cost of understanding increased.
8L: And this time the Black Water Army is particularly rampant, passers-by can easily be led by the rhythm
9L: They are obviously afraid that the group will continue to rise. Before releasing the album, they spread all kinds of negative rumors about the members, even Photoshopped Xie CC's college entrance examination results, and then the person involved quickly refuted them.
10L: Hahahaha, I just threw a report card without saying a word, but the silence was deafening
11L: Of course, someone scored 587, but they photoshopped their picture to say they only scored 127. This is amazing.
12L: I guessed a number correctly (laughs). But considering CC Xie's demanding schedule, he still found time to review and get this score. That's pretty impressive.
13L: The key is that they never set up a persona of being a top student. The haters are just confident that idols generally have low education, but they didn't expect to hit a wall.
14L: Overall, the mini-album "X2" has more benefits than disadvantages for the group's development. At least it proves that they can handle multiple styles.
15L: Controversy itself creates hype. If the album was truly worthless, would anyone pay an army of trolls to smear it?
16L: No matter how controversial it is, it can't stop the record-breaking sales. Works are always praised and criticized. Some people who criticize "X2" may not really appreciate "Seventh Night".
17L: What’s interesting is that before the release of “X2”, I didn’t see so many people praising our Ye Zi (Seventh Night). Now, in order to promote the new album, they are reluctantly admitting that Ye Zi’s album is a great one?
18L: The degree of stubbornness of the haters depends on the budget given by the sponsors. But if we really go by their aesthetic standards, there haven't been any earth-shattering works in the music industry in recent years.
19L: The strength is there, the quality of the work is excellent, and the reputation will naturally ferment slowly.
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59L: The definition of a "great album" is inherently different for everyone. As long as you enjoy it, why bother with what others think? Isn't that part of the message the album is trying to convey?
60L: If you keep up this quality of work and this pace of releasing albums, you'll definitely be at the top before we disband! I'm leaving it at that!
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[In-depth Analysis: A Complete Analysis of the Details of the New Album MV "DUAL"]
OP:
As a true fan, I can't hold back! The new MV is so fast-paced and packed with information that all the major platforms are arguing and bickering about it, and the professional analysis hasn't come out yet. Please, experts, let's discuss the details! (Attached is a list of 131 questions.jpg)
1L: Wow! This list is endlessly long. The poster must be a die-hard fan. How many times does it take to find so many details?
OP: (moved to tears.jpg)
2L: After watching it, I realized how rough I was before. So much content was packed into one MV without being messy at all. The director and editor must have great skills.
3L: It does use a lot of professional filming techniques. Yes, I used the word professional. To be honest, there are too many amateurs in the industry now. The camera language of many MVs and dramas is simply terrible and quite rubbish.
4L: Let me share a few points I understand: First, the role positioning of Xie CC, including whether he has a hidden identity, and whether he is the one who lights the match at the end. I think there is actually a hint in the first album.
5L: ？ ？ Didn’t they say the styles of the two albums are completely different?
6L: Although I haven’t figured it out, I’ve already prepared my own little bench and am waiting for the experts to analyze it.
7L: (Non-professional analysis) Attached are [Details Comparison Figures 1-3], you can see that there are many blank shots in the first album MV. I don’t know if it was intentional by the director or a coincidence, but it is perfectly connected with the new album (only discussing the MV narrative, not the music style)
8L: Oh my god!!! (shocked.jpg)
9L: Really, the theme of the new album is the resonance quadrant. We superficially think it is the resonance between personalities and members, but in fact the MV plot line is also achieving cross-album resonance!
10L: It’s terrifying when you think about it… Many of the foreshadowings buried in the first album’s MV have been answered in the new album.
11L: So the out-of-focus figure and the "Zhuang Zhou Dreaming of the Butterfly" imagery of the hidden song "Awake Without Dreams" are actually the director's narrative tricks?
12L: It all makes perfect sense now! Suddenly, it all clicked for me!
13L: I can only answer these few points at the moment, and I won’t talk about other doubts.
14L: I also have a few humble opinions on the details of 24, 51, 79, and 123. At 1 minute and 21 seconds, we can see... (Purely personal interpretation, no criticism)
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76L: Everyone is so amazing! Did you use a microscope to view the MV? Even though I didn't notice it myself, I think your analysis makes perfect sense (starry eyes.jpg)
77L: The fact that a piece of music can withstand such meticulous scrutiny speaks volumes about its quality. The style might be off-putting at first, but it's truly a masterpiece!
78L: I can only say that the God Group is too popular, and the Black Water is too hasty~
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The layman only sees the excitement, while the expert knows the ins and outs.
No matter what the outside world says, Grape TV has already been satisfied. In this era of attention economy, the most feared thing is not controversy, but that it is not even worth being discussed.
For MYST7, the current applause may not be a real benefit.
Human nature is inherently rebellious, and excessive praise will only raise expectations. Once actual performance fails to match expectations, the backlash may be more fatal than criticism.
After all, flattery is a soft knife that always kills people invisibly.
The current controversy has only a tiny impact on the development of the boy group.
Let's ask: Has it ever shaken their commercial profitability? Has it ever hindered their continued rise in popularity? The answer is obvious.
What's more, the underlying logic of the fan economy is inherently contrary to "smooth sailing".
If idols are always in a "perfect" vacuum state, fans will not have a sense of mission of being "needed" and will easily fall into a mentality of lying down, and their motivation to spend money will naturally decline.
When the critical moment comes where real money is needed to prove the commercial value, I'm afraid the situation will be embarrassing.
Therefore, in the eyes of operators, the current situation is perfect.
Controversy is traffic, questioning is heat, and all voices are paving the way for a grander blueprint.
After all, there is no more ideal rhythm for making stars: the wind and rain are just right, and the rainbow is already visible!
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