7. drop: Everyone must know that many times, after a part of the verse ends, there will be a line like “DJ装个逼” (Drop the beat). Actually, a drop is when, while listening to electronic music, there’s a long buildup, you keep waiting and waiting, and finally, that super explosive, high-energy moment arrives that makes you want to move with the rhythm.
8. hook: Many people think of it as the chorus, especially when a hip-hop song mixes in a chorus section. Actually, a hook means “hook,” and it’s a melody that often appears at one end of the chorus, and is the catchiest part of the whole song. (Little Logan says Henry Foster is suited for the hook because his vocal tone is very unique and stands out the most when woven into rap.)
Other terms:
bridge: The buildup before the final chorus. Using the above “The Hills” as an example, the part “Hills have eyes... Only you.” is the bridge. Usually, when the song reaches the bridge, the atmosphere shifts.
one-take: No editing, filmed in a single shot until the end.
Chapter 5 Anonymous Exposé
Ever since they trended because of the airport video, the discussion has remained at a high. Ethan Carter found Henry Foster and told him to manage his Weibo properly.
In fact, every member of Kaleido had managed a Weibo account when they debuted. With Henry Foster’s own popularity and the support from the senior group, the initial response to their first release wasn’t bad. Just when everyone thought they could ride the momentum from the senior group, a post suddenly appeared on an anonymous forum, titled [If fjx hadn’t been kicked out of AS back then, he’d already be the top of the idol group, real karma].
The original poster claimed to be a former trainee of AStar, and described the whole incident in vivid detail.
[fjx got into As through dancing. Even without talking about his skills, just his looks alone were leagues ahead. He caught the eye of a certain higher-up (not the top boss) and was with them for a while, but for some reason, they had a public argument and he stormed out (a lot of trainees know about this). The next day, he was kicked out of the company. At that time, it was less than half a year before Qiao group’s debut, and he was already the obvious center, had filmed the teaser and recorded the song. No idea why he had to self-destruct. Now that he’s debuted, isn’t he going head-to-head with Qiao group? Oh wait, that’s an insult to Qiao, HuKa isn’t worthy.]
Qiao is the fan nickname for AStar’s seven-member boy group “Qiyao.” As the seed group from a big company, they were highly anticipated from the start, and their debut was smooth and explosive, gaining countless fans. Qiyao debuted a year before kaleido, but because of Henry Foster’s unique trainee experience, these two groups, who shouldn’t have been compared, became linked and are always compared.
[fjx is that impressive? Even a pre-selected center can get kicked out, he must have really messed up.]
[Honestly, calling Ka Qiao’s rival is just delusional. Qiao is a top-tier group from a major company, aiming for the top. How does a small company’s nobody group have the nerve to compare themselves to Qiao?]
[The cooked duck flew away. But honestly, his looks are really top-tier, idol-level visual ceiling. If I were a big boss, I’d keep him too. Qiao’s current visual is just average. And that pink birthmark on Fengjingxian is so captivating, the abstinent beauty with a mischievous streak is really attractive, but after debuting he went for some abstinent ice-cold persona, so boring.]
[Reasonable guess, maybe fjx made outrageous demands and pissed off the higher-up, so he got kicked out in a fit of anger. There’s no such thing as true love, guys get bored after they get what they want, even a fairy wouldn’t be enough.]
[This group is really a mess, parachuting in a connected member is one thing, now even the only legit trainee has been exposed in a sex scandal. HuKa is never coming back from this.]
[Hahaha why is everyone in this thread just assuming it was a male higher-up who slept with fjx hhh]
[So funny, this kind of hype from fjx is clever, now he can leech off Qiyao forever, nice.]
[Will there be a video leak soon? Feels like there’s always a bigger bomb waiting with this kind of thing.]
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For a while, the exposé post was pinned to the homepage for two days, and the rumors spread wildly on other social networks, with Weibo marketing accounts tirelessly reposting.
On the third day, even a clip of Henry Foster recording Qiyao’s debut song before leaving As was leaked. His voice was so distinctive, there was no way to mistake it. The leaked audio directly confirmed that he had indeed been a pre-debut member of Qiyao, making the “casting couch” rumors even more intense.
Even when Xingtu issued a lawyer’s letter and a statement to clarify the so-called casting couch exposé, it was all in vain.
The cost of spreading rumors online is terrifyingly low; the speaker just needs to move their fingers, and the believers only believe what they want to believe. Everyone loves juicy gossip, and tends to link beautiful faces with dirty deals. No one cares about the truth a newcomer offers.
At that time, kaleido lost several endorsements, and their performances were canceled. Many “bystanders” summed it up as: made by Henry Foster, ruined by Henry Foster.
He used to be afraid of nothing, but that sentence broke his spirit.
But at that time, his teammates and the company didn’t give up on him, and he didn’t want to give up either. This kind of scandal was very personal, and not many people would actively ask him about it, but the members were all considerate and avoided the topic. They didn’t seem to care about the truth, just wanted to keep the group together. So Henry Foster simply stayed away from social networks and handed his account over to the company to manage completely.