In the history of the development of Korean Wave, when it comes to its heyday, it must be the era when the second-generation boy and girl groups dominated the world.

In terms of girl groups, the two top girl groups at the time were undoubtedly Girls’ Generation and 2NE1. With their unique musical style, brilliant stage performances and super high popularity, they became the object of pursuit of many fans and set off a huge craze throughout Asia.

In addition to these two top girl groups, the second-generation girl groups such as Fx, T-ara, 4Minute, SISTAR, A pink, Wonder Girls, etc., their strength should not be underestimated. Each girl group has its own distinctive characteristics and charm, and has blossomed with its own brilliance in the wave of Korean Wave.

At this particular point in time, Jessica Jung, Yoona Lim, and Taeyeon Kim had just become trainees of SM Entertainment. It was still some time before they officially debuted. It was not until 2007 that they formed the first generation of Girls’ Generation with five other members and officially debuted.

Groups like Fx where Song Qian is, T-ara where Park Ji-yeon is, and 4Minute where Kim Hyun-a is, would not debut until 2009. At this time, they had not yet become trainees and were still living the lives of ordinary students.

So when Chen Yaochuan found them and offered to sign them, they seemed a little confused. After all, this sudden opportunity was indeed too unexpected for them who were still on campus.

But this is also a good thing, because they do not have contracts with other companies, which makes it easier for Chen Yaochuan to win them over.

Just like that, smoothly, all the girl group members needed by Jingtao Music to enter the Korean music market were in place.

There is no need to rack your brains to think of a name for the girl group anymore. You can just use the ready-made and well-known name “Girls’ Generation”.

Shen Lang had already prepared everything for the songs. When he first came up with the idea of ​​creating a girl group, he relied on his memory to copy out all the classic girl group songs in his mind.

Although the number is relatively small, the quality of each song is top-notch. For example, Girls’ Generation’s “Gee” and “Mr. Taxi”. These two songs were very popular in the streets and alleys back then. As soon as the melody sounded, people couldn’t help but hum along. The dance was also very contagious and was deeply loved by fans. There are also T-ara’s “Day By Day” and “Roly poly”. The unique style is retro and catchy, and the performances on stage are particularly eye-catching. They are also very popular. And A pink’s “NoNoNo” and “LUV”, with a fresh and sweet style, sing out the girls’ pure emotions and leave a deep impression on fans.

What remains now is to spend some time training these six girls so that they can reach a high level in singing skills, dancing abilities, stage performance and other aspects.

According to current plans, this girl group is expected to officially debut by the second half of next year at the latest.

In this way, they will surpass Wonder Girls who debuted in 2006 and become the first second-generation girl group in South Korea.

Speaking of Wonder Girls, their song “Nobody” which was popular in Asia was naturally also plagiarized.

At this point in their development, Taylor and others had a very good start in Europe and the United States, with the sales and reputation of their first albums exceeding expectations; in Asia, Stefanie Sun gained a large number of fans in many countries and regions, the 87 girl group led by Liu Yifei and Shu Chang gradually gained fame, and all the members of Girls’ Generation were also gathered.

It can be said that the first phase of Shen Lang’s layout in the European, American and Asian markets ended perfectly.

The next second stage is to continuously supply resources to build them into “superstars” who dominate the field.

At that time, Shen Lang could retire and become a hands-off boss.

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In a blink of an eye, it is June and the middle of 2004 has passed. Time is completely divided, half is the past and the other half is the future.

In the past six months, the entire music scene has been like a big stage with ever-changing circumstances. Some people have gradually lost their former glory in the fierce competition and have fallen down helplessly; others have emerged and slowly risen up through their own efforts and opportunities.

However, amidst all the ups and downs, only one person remains standing firm and enjoys unlimited glory. Whether in terms of the honors he has received or his own level of strength, Shen Lang is a unique existence. He has swept the most prestigious music award ceremonies such as the Grammy Awards, the Brit Awards, and the Golden Melody Awards. His English album “Voice of the World”, Chinese album “Xian” and Korean album “Trouble Maker” have all achieved outstanding sales and reputation.

Fans hope that he will continue to work hard in the second half of the year so that they can have more and better songs to listen to.

His peers hope that he will take a break in the second half of the year so that they can have some space to survive and develop.

But for Shen Lang, 26 is the golden age of youth, energy and hard work, so how could he stop?

On the first day of June, his right-hand man, Angela Chang, released her second solo album, Invisible Wings.

So, how popular was this song back then?
Not to mention, it won a series of awards in 2007 including the th Voice of China TOP Chart On-Demand Champion Song, the th Chinese Music Chart Annual Best Song Award and the Yanjing Pop Music Ceremony Annual Golden Song Award.

Not to mention, Angela Chang performed on CCTV Spring Festival Gala with it, stunning the whole country and making everyone from the elderly to kindergarten children hum a few lines of it.

For example, the topic of the 2009 Yenching University College Entrance Examination essay “I Have a Pair of Invisible Wings” was based on this song. This was also the first pop song used in a college entrance examination topic, and its influence is evident.

However, since it was released two years earlier, could it still have killed off the Chinese music scene in 2004, which was known as the battle of the gods?
I dare not say that this year is the peak of the Chinese music scene, but there are classic songs floating everywhere every week, moving melodies are echoing in the streets and alleys, and everyone has one or two different tapes and CDs in their hands, listening to different moving songs.

Leaving Shen Lang aside, there are Stefanie Sun’s “I Remember”, Huang Bo’s “Two Butterflies”, Dao Lang’s “The First Snow of 2002”, Zhang Guorong’s “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”, Zhou Jielun’s “Seven Miles of Fragrance”, Wang Lihong’s “Sun and Moon in My Heart”, Fish Leong’s “Ningxia”, Cai Yilin’s “Rewind”, Mayday’s “Stubborn”, Hu Yanbin’s “Beauty”, Yang Chengang’s “Mouse Loves Rice”, Tang Lei’s “Lilac” and so on. Each song has its own unique style and charm, and can be called an irreplaceable classic.

But 2006 was also a year full of strong competitors when “Invisible Wings” was released. It was able to break through the siege and take first place in the year. Its strength is not exaggerated.

To be honest, if Shen Lang hadn’t sung “Where Has the Time Gone” on the Spring Festival Gala, he might not have been able to surpass it with just the 20 songs from his two Chinese albums this year.

Of course, the second half of the year has just begun, everything in the future will be different, and no one knows what variables there will be.

However, from the current perspective, “Invisible Wings” has shown its strong strength in the competition for major music charts. It successfully topped the charts in just three days and became the focus of attention and love of many fans. (End of this chapter)