wavenovel Chapter 1214: Fireworks
Chapter 1214: Fireworks
Chapter 1214: Fireworks
A night passed, and finally it was the next day, July 7th, at noon. After EXO's first promotional song "Summer in Osaka" released as Osaka tourism ambassadors failed silently, their second promotional song "Fireworks" was quietly released.
The reason I say this is because the performance and response of the previous song "Summer in Osaka" were really not satisfactory, coupled with some previous remarks against EXO becoming tourism ambassadors, so it is actually still controversial in the past few days, resulting in "Fireworks" not having a lot of publicity.
But it is not to say that there was no news at all. The official SNS accounts of Osaka City, SM, and EXO all released the content of the song and reposted the link at the same time.
"In the summer of Osaka, light up the fireworks! EXO's new promotional song "Fireworks" is now online!
As Osaka's summer tourism ambassador, EXO uses romantic lyrical electronic music to sing the swaying lanterns of the Tenjin Festival and the gorgeous night sky of the Yodogawa Fireworks Festival. The piano and synthesizer are intertwined, and the lyrics tell the summer night dream of "fireworks rising into the sky, a moment of eternity", taking you to immerse in the ancient and modern passion and romance of Osaka. "
“Now it’s available on all the major platforms: YouTube, Spotify, Apple Music…”
Several accounts, especially the latter, still have a lot of fans, so anyone who follows them can still see it first.
However, compared to the hot Japanese music scene, it did not cause much response.
Overall, it was mediocre, just like that, it was launched very normally.
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In a small apartment in Minami-Funabashi, bright lights shine on the wooden table, which is filled with takoyaki and bubbling beer. Yasuya Ishida, a company employee who happens to be on vacation today, is eating lunch while browsing SNS on his mobile phone.
"'Fireworks'? 'Immerse yourself in the ancient and modern passion and romance of Osaka?'"
"Ha~"
When he saw the latest post from the Osaka Castle account, an expression of disdain immediately appeared on his face. The instantaneous transition between dissatisfaction and contempt was so natural that he could rival the best actors in the Taiga drama.
As a die-hard supporter of 'OsakaPure', he firmly believes that outside artists cannot touch the essence and soul of Osaka's summer culture, and he has no good feelings towards the EXO group who come from that part of the peninsula and make people feel bullied just by looking at their appearance.
When the official tourism ambassador was announced some time ago, although he did not go as far as the extreme black fans to insult, he also expressed clear opposition online with some people who held opposite views.
After that, he has been paying attention to the actions of the Osaka Tourism Bureau. He thought that his opposition would have some effect, but he didn't expect that the official had no response at all. A few days ago, they even released a promotional song, "Summer in Osaka".
The name of this song made him feel unhappy. Summer in Osaka belongs to the people of Osaka. How could such a song be sung by a few people from the peninsula who can't even speak Japanese well?
Moreover, the song was extremely plain and ordinary. He couldn't help laughing after listening to it. He continued to make a lot of sarcastic and opposing remarks online. When he saw many similar comments appeared online, he became more and more convinced that his idea was right.
I thought EXO would be quiet for a few days due to the failure of the promotional song, but I didn’t expect that in less than a week, they actually released another promotional song...
Don't you have a good memory? After the first song failed, do you expect the second one to fail?
"'打ち上げ花火/打上花火'? Are they targeting fireworks displays this time? It's another idol song without depth."
"Yuan? Not EXO? Why did it become a solo...internal conflict?"
He clicked the link and entered the music interface directly. He glanced at the song information and clicked play. He took a sip of beer and said to himself, "Listen to how bad it is... I bet a bottle of beer that it won't last a minute."
"..."
Amid the sound of slurping wine, a soft prelude sounded softly, with single notes tapped lightly, and the piano sound flowed out like a clear spring.
The simple prelude is unexpectedly moving. The repetitive strumming sounds like a summer night breeze blowing over the banks of the Yodo River, bringing a hint of coolness, soft yet reaching straight to the heart.
Ishida Taiya, who was originally drinking, moved his ears slightly, and involuntarily slowed down his movements, as if he didn't want the sound of drinking to be too loud, so that he could hear more clearly.
He just stopped, the can stayed at his mouth for less than two seconds, but he felt a little ashamed and annoyed, thinking that his behavior was too unethical.
Just as he was about to continue drinking, the synthesizer slowly seeped in. The low humming sounds overlapped layer by layer, and together with the soft piano, they outlined the night breeze and moonlight that seemed to belong only to summer.
"This is the beginning..."
Ishida Taiya's beer stopped in mid-air again. His eyes moved slightly. He wanted to curl his lips and complain, but he was attracted by the delicacy of the melody. The sarcasm in his throat was swallowed back along with the smell of alcohol.
For some reason, a simple prelude was so catchy that he wanted to complain, but he couldn't go against his will. He wanted to turn it off, but he also wanted to continue listening.
Fortunately, this song seems to be very human and understands his awkward thoughts, so he doesn't struggle too much. The beautiful prelude ends after 20 seconds, which makes people reluctant to leave, but also inexplicably look forward to it.
"I still think back to the coast I looked at that day."
"The words carved on the beach, and your back."
As the main song unfolds, Chi Jingyuan's voice is like an ocean current, clear and warm.
The voice and tone were just right, neither greasy nor difficult, as if they belonged here, in Osaka, like a gentle breeze, drawing a flash in the dark summer night.
...It sounds very comfortable.
This was Ishida Taiya's first reaction, but he soon felt a little ashamed and wanted to find something to reiterate his position.
"On a calm sea."
"Only the setting sun is slowly sliding down."
He just listened to the main song from beginning to end, and he didn't find any problems at all. Even the Japanese pronunciation, which he had despised the most, was the most annoying, and had the biggest problems, he couldn't find any flaws.
He even began to daydream as he listened to the beautiful melody and the lyrics, and scenes from his youth flashed through his mind.
Just like the fantasies and experiences that all young people in Japan have had in their youth, summer, yukata, fireworks, and the smiling man/woman beside them are the ultimate romance for every young boy/girl in Japan.
He also had similar experiences and timeless memories… In front of Tenmangu Shrine, he looked up at the swaying lanterns above his head, the sound of taiko drums in the night sky, and her profile was blurry but gentle as she hummed a song beside him.
He had forgotten how much time had passed and he could hardly even remember the other person's face.
As Ishida Yasuya's memories and reveries surge, the rhythm in his ears gradually speeds up, and drums suddenly join in, as if with a bang in the gentle night sky, and the chorus blooms like fireworks.
"With a snap, the light burst forth."
"Summer must not be over yet."
"Resolve the ambiguous hearts and connect them tightly."
"I wish this night could last forever~"
The rhythm and pitch rose instantly, and Chi Jingyuan's clear voice was like a sudden blooming firework, rising to the highest point in an instant, bursting with unparalleled brilliance, and then gently falling from the high pitch, just like the slowly falling sparks of fireworks blooming in the night sky.
It is also like the taiko drums at the Tenjin Festival, passionate yet controlled.
The timbre remains clear in the high notes, but turns into a soft breathy sound at the end, with strings, electronic drums, wind chimes in the background, and rich instrumental layers... If analyzed in professional language, one could write an entire paper on this paragraph alone.
Ishida Taiya is not a professional, and he can't say how it is, he only knows... it sounds good.
The clear male voice, the heavy bass, the interwoven drums and synthesizers, everything seemed to be intertwined in the night sky, dreamy and magnificent, bringing him infinite auditory enjoyment and more imaginative senses.
After the chorus, Chi Jingyuan sang a series of solos. His lowered voice and lyrics seemed to no longer be as romantic as before, but instead had a hint of melancholy.
Life is not all beautiful, and mood is not all joyful. There is also hurt, separation, loss, and repetitive boredom and irritability.
Just like the line in this verse that Ishida Taiya only heard once but remembered firmly: "How many times can I watch the same fireworks with you?"
But this faint sadness did not last long. The author and the singer did not seem to want the audience to think too much about it. The next second, they used the chorus again to answer his attitude towards life and love.
"Just hold your breath quickly."
"The light that is almost gone will surely reside in my heart again."
"As long as you reach out your hand, you will be able to touch it."
The exciting drum beats, the soaring synthesizers, the sonorous rhythm, the warm and precise singing, everything resonates in this section, bringing everyone back to that summer night with shocking tension.
At this moment, the accompaniment, drum beats, and vocals all reached their peak, and Chi Jingyuan's voice also became a little more unbridled, as if breaking free from its restraints, as if rising into the sky, burning out its last embers.
Ishida Tai was also shocked. He felt as if he was experiencing a grand feast of hearing and senses. He didn't know when the beer can was no longer in his hand, and the chopsticks in his right hand had not been used for a long time.
He just listened to the song attentively, humming along involuntarily, while staring blankly ahead, and the illusion in his mind seemed to become clearer and clearer.
"Fireworks bloom in the night sky, after they are fully bloomed."
"Return to tranquility."
“Please don’t leave.”
"Please... don't leave."
A series of short sentences further fueled the excitement and passion in my heart.
But as the singing and melody gradually faded, it was like the most brilliant fireworks, which, after burning out, left only bleak ashes.
However, before Ishida Yasuya had time to feel sad, the chorus at the end suddenly started again, with the clear and passionate singing voice and the pleasant and addictive melody, repeating the original lyrics once again.
As Chi Jingyuan coordinated the synthesizer with the strong classical "lalala~", everything seemed to be sublimated at this moment, as if he was shouting with all his might to express all the emotions from just now to now.
With the same melody as the prelude but with a lower pitch, the song finally came to an end, like the disappearance of fireworks and the departure of summer.
But beyond the slight sadness, it makes people hopelessly immersed in the previous brilliance, deeply infatuated with the unique neon, unique to Osaka, unique to their romance and lingering charm, which makes people have infinite fantasies.
And at this moment, the face that had once smiled gently beside him and walked with him under the fireworks became completely clear in Ishida Taiya's eyes.
The red light of the lanterns reflected on her profile, fireworks were flying in the night sky, and the song of "Fireworks" was ringing in her ears... Suddenly, he burst into tears, so naturally, so purely.
"..."
A few minutes later, Ishida Taiya, who had finally recovered from his shock, realized that he had been moved to tears by the singer and promotional song he had disliked a few minutes ago. His face turned extremely ashamed, and he took the beer and drank it all in one gulp. Then he took the can and banged it up and down on the table, making a series of dull sounds, while cursing angrily:
"Are you deliberately sensational?"
"What's the point of writing a song like this?"
"Did they secretly replace the singer with someone from Osaka?"
After a while of complaining, he picked up the phone with doubt in his heart, and after confirming that the singer's category read 'EXO.Yuan', he cursed silently again.
He looked down, and when he found the same name in the composition and lyrics, his pupils shrank slightly and his face showed shock, but he uttered a few dirty words with his mouth.
It was actually sung by those Peninsula idols... He even wrote the song?
How could such a foreigner understand our country's summer culture so deeply? How could he write such a beautiful and moving song?
The piano, the melody, the lyrics, the sweetness that makes people's heart beat, the romance of the fireworks and the brilliance of summer... How could such profound things come from the hands of a Peninsula idol? How could he write such a good song? Listening to it, it feels like he has really experienced all of this.
Even though Ishida Taiya cursed for a long time, he still looked disdainful...but he couldn't fool himself.
He really thought this song was excellent, beautiful, and very much to his taste.
However, as a die-hard supporter of 'OsakaPure', how can I change my stance just because of a song?
He fed the Okonomiyaki on the table directly into his mouth, and while wolfing it down, he picked up his mobile phone, opened the music interface, and tapped the keyboard hard, wanting to say some slanderous insults in the comment section.
He had said things like "ugly", "ridiculous", "get out of Japan", "you are not worthy", "only Osaka people can represent Osaka people" many times in the past few days.
However, after pressing the screen for a long time and typing a long line of negative reviews in the input field, he stopped again.
After staring at the words on the screen for a few seconds, he sighed and pressed the back key repeatedly to clear all the text he had entered with great difficulty.
Finally, after hesitating for a while, I quickly typed the word "" in the comment area.
“This song is pretty good…”
"Well...I cried."
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At the same time, Nanami Naoi, who had just finished her filming and rushed back to the lounge to wait for other members, sat down on the sofa, took out her mobile phone, clicked a few times quickly, and soon entered the YouTube page.
The moment she looked at the words "Light up the Fireworks" on the page, her pupils lost focus and she stood there in a daze as if she was lost in fantasy.
After a long time, the footsteps and movements of the assistant passing by brought her back to her senses. Ming Jingnan looked up at the assistant next to her and the empty seat, then lowered her head again to look at the screen of her mobile phone, pursed her lips, put on headphones, and clicked to play.
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