Chapter 400: God of “Look Enough”
Under DM Entertainment’s strict control, Lizi’s weight was maintained at her succubus-era state, so even just the debut announcement photos were stunning enough.
“Next is Rei, Naoi Rei. She’s a little Japanese sister. Look at her hime cut hairstyle; it’s so cute and adorable, very much in the Japanese style, completely different from Kura, Hi-chan, and Nako. She’s like a noble princess from Japan.”
“Finally, there’s Lee Seo, a little baby born in 2007, similar in age to Hong Eun-chae next door. Although she’s young, my darlings, look at her visuals. Do you notice anything?”
“That’s right! The visuals of these six new IVE members are too high!”
“Their visuals are so high that they can be called a ‘complete visual group’ in today’s K-pop. It’s ridiculously good! I’m already looking forward to the girls’ stage. Girls this beautiful dancing on stage will already be incredibly captivating.”
“And then there’s this debut, ah no, this mini-album for their comeback. They say it’s IVE’s style, but what exactly that means, we don’t know. Just look forward to it!”
There were also some rambling thoughts at the end of the video. Rather than a Popular Science video (educational video), it was more like the rambling thoughts of an old fan.
But it was precisely these rambling thoughts that better represented the emotions of these IVE fans, and as a result, this video, not others, trended.
DM Entertainment had long anticipated the online craze. They secretly fanned the flames, guiding and controlling public opinion. The rest… was preparation for the comeback.
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January 10th, the highly anticipated comeback day for the new IVE.
Music Core studio.
To catch the global premiere of “Look Enough,” Jiang Shu specifically ran from backstage to the audience seating, settling into the “throne” arranged by the production team.
“Jiang Shu! Jiang Shu! Jiang Shu!”
The fans, having nothing else to do, started chanting Jiang Shu’s name as a cheer practice.
This wasn’t the first time, but every time Jiang Shu heard it, he felt like he had become an artist himself.
The director was also quite playful. Taking advantage of the time when the stage was being redecorated and no artists were performing, he turned the camera to Jiang Shu, simultaneously capturing the fans’ cheers from behind.
It was quite absurd.
However, thankfully, the fans also knew to conserve their energy, lest they exhaust themselves now and have no energy left to cheer when their true idols arrived.
Wouldn’t that be awkward?
Jiang Shu’s timing was very clever; he only arrived just as IVE was about to appear.
If he arrived early, he would have to pretend to watch those performances, and Jiang Shu had not an ounce of interest in other people’s song promotions.
Rather than feeling uncomfortable by arriving early, it was better not to come at all.
Soon after the fans’ cheers subsided, the IVE members took to the stage.
The cheers, which had just quieted down for a moment, erupted again, this time even louder.
The four new IVE members didn't have many fans, but Zhang Yuanying and Ahn Yujin were the four Cs of IZ*ONE. Just the fans of these two alone had already reached the standard of a top-tier group, and the number of people cheering on-site was quite substantial.
As the members stood in position, the retro beat of “After LIKE” instantly permeated the entire venue like an electric current, and the stage suddenly plunged into a scene like a deep ocean.
The moment the music started, IVE on stage began to move like elves.
Jiang Shu’s gaze was not on JQT, but on Kim Jiwon.
Can you imagine Lizi, the complete succubus, at her debut?
Now Jiang Shu saw it.
Succubus: Kim Jiwon’s exclusive bond.
Effect One: Before activation, automatically locks onto the tag that best matches the current image for popularity attraction. The attraction power depends on the original owner of the tag’s popularity but is limited to the tag, reducing fan attraction capability. (This effect is removed after the bond is activated.)
Effect Two: After activation, breaks free from tag restrictions and becomes immune to the negative effects of the Six Portraits.
Effect Three: After one year of immunity to the negative effects of the Six Portraits, a judgment is made. If popularity does not reach the top three of the Six Portraits, this bond is permanently erased. If popularity reaches the top three of the Six Portraits, this bond is permanently retained, and Effect Three is removed.
Effect Four: Suitable makeup and styling combined with excellent body management can activate this bond.
Before IVE’s comeback, DM Entertainment had already linked Lizi with Sister Shuangzi.
Although Sister Shuangzi was a bit crazy, her ability to become the unit of measurement for “208 yuan a day” indirectly proved how popular she was.
With such traffic assistance, the heat feedback triggered by Effect One was extremely exaggerated.
And the immunity to the negative effects of the Six Portraits from Succubus Effect Two also allowed Lizi to confidently take on one of IVE’s main performance roles.
Starship Entertainment is useless, but DM Entertainment is not. Ahn Yujin is not lazy; it’s just that Starship Entertainment is trash and limited her improvement, but DM Entertainment will not.
This means that while IVE’s skills are uneven, they are not without members who can sing and dance.
It’s just a pity that the dual C’s suppression of Lizi still couldn’t be completely immune.
Jiang Shu’s gaze was fixed on Kim Jiwon. He had seen Zhang Yuanying and Ahn Yujin many times, but an artist of Lizi’s type truly looked somewhat stunning.
Until…
“Don’t keep questioning me~~”
The moment Kim Autumn’s voice rang out, Jiang Shu suddenly shifted his gaze from Kim Jiwon to Kim Autumn.
At the same time, he raised his already prepared phone and aimed it at Kim Autumn.
Jiang Shu’s action was noticed by many, who curiously looked towards Kim Autumn at the center of the stage.
Chairman Jiang is doing what?
But soon, they understood.
“It will only annoy me~~”
“Do you know my strengths~~”
“It’s that I’m very straightforward~~”
The moment “Look Enough” sounded, Jiang Shu felt completely at ease.
And the audience members who saw the combination of the wink and “Look Enough” for the first time, their eyes instantly lit up.
Whether a certain segment of a song can attract an audience depends on the momentary resonance during the performance.
When the artist and the audience connect, that’s true resonance.
Many times, it’s just a section of lyrics, or even a single line, that can go viral.
Kim Autumn’s “Look Enough” in “After LIKE.”
Li Jiawei’s “Don’t call me anymore” in “Queen.”
Jay Chou’s “I can only” in “Stranded.”
The explosive popularity of a song mostly comes from the resonance brought by a certain lyric or a certain segment of lyrics.
Clearly, Kim Autumn had achieved it now.
Jiang Shu was very curious whether Lizi’s “Succubus” bond and Kim Autumn’s “God of ‘Look Enough’” could withstand the negative effects of Ahn Yujin and Zhang Yuanying’s dual C bond suppression.
Jiang Shu was also unsure.
If you say it can suppress, there’s no problem, after all, the logical composition of this world is the power of bonds.
If you say it can’t suppress, that can also be explained. The logical composition is bonds, true, but this is a real world after all, and openly disregarding logic is unrealistic. These two indeed have the capital to become popular. Moreover, the dual C is only suppression, not complete “Kuroko’s Basketball,” where people are completely erased.
What kind of damn concept skill is this?
