Japan's Jaejoong bias
I am listening to )and watching more than I am supposed to) TVXQ's Secret Code final in Tokyo Dome as I outline for Securities Regulation and I noticed an example of Japan's Jaejoong bias and felt compelled to post since it affects my dear Junsu.
So during the latter half of Begin (which by the way was amazing, despite my following complaint about it), Junsu is doing these fakes and from the looks of it belting his heart out. But from the audio, you would have no clue. They pretty much tuned him right out, and all you hear is Jaejoong. Oh, excuse me, was this a Jaejoong concert? Sorry, had no clue. Exit's that way? mmmkay thanks!!! *makes ugly face*
Ok, I get it that Junsu can have a pretty overwhelming voice (not necessarily because of volume but because of it's sharp, focused quality) and therefore they need to adjust the volume a bit so it doesn't turn into a Xiah Junsu with 4 other guys kind of concert. But need they tune him out to this extent? You can barely hear him! And I get it that Jaejoong is singing the main part and the main part is what makes the song recognizable, but if I just wanted to hear what the song sounds like, I would be better off listening to the CD version.
I am listening to the concert version primarily because I love that adrenaline-laced energy you get in live recordings that you can just never get in studio recordings but also so I can hear the spontaneous fakes, the mistakes, the times a member just let his voice get the better of him, the lyric slips, etc. and so forth. I love live performance because it is something that happens only once and it is a shared experience with the audience. Lives would not be lives without their mistakes and idiosyncracies so it makes me sad when they edit out all mistakes or discrepancies for the DVD.
Oh, and I noticed that Begin was performed on a moving stage. Has that become industry standard at this point? Did JE get a patent for it and are licensing it out to other performers? Or did JE not claim it as their own and everybody just started doing it to?
And thank you JE for lighting your concerts really well. TVXQ's is not well lit and they don't really make use of the big monitors to show close-ups of the members. I feel bad for those standing anywhere other than in the pit-area in the middle, since I can safely assume that they didn't make much use of their eye-sight in enjoying this concert. Did Avex do this on purpose to de-emphasize the visual appeal of these guys and perpetuate their image as serious singers and not idols? Or was it just bad concert planning? Hard to say....
Ugh okay back to securities regulation.
So during the latter half of Begin (which by the way was amazing, despite my following complaint about it), Junsu is doing these fakes and from the looks of it belting his heart out. But from the audio, you would have no clue. They pretty much tuned him right out, and all you hear is Jaejoong. Oh, excuse me, was this a Jaejoong concert? Sorry, had no clue. Exit's that way? mmmkay thanks!!! *makes ugly face*
Ok, I get it that Junsu can have a pretty overwhelming voice (not necessarily because of volume but because of it's sharp, focused quality) and therefore they need to adjust the volume a bit so it doesn't turn into a Xiah Junsu with 4 other guys kind of concert. But need they tune him out to this extent? You can barely hear him! And I get it that Jaejoong is singing the main part and the main part is what makes the song recognizable, but if I just wanted to hear what the song sounds like, I would be better off listening to the CD version.
I am listening to the concert version primarily because I love that adrenaline-laced energy you get in live recordings that you can just never get in studio recordings but also so I can hear the spontaneous fakes, the mistakes, the times a member just let his voice get the better of him, the lyric slips, etc. and so forth. I love live performance because it is something that happens only once and it is a shared experience with the audience. Lives would not be lives without their mistakes and idiosyncracies so it makes me sad when they edit out all mistakes or discrepancies for the DVD.
Oh, and I noticed that Begin was performed on a moving stage. Has that become industry standard at this point? Did JE get a patent for it and are licensing it out to other performers? Or did JE not claim it as their own and everybody just started doing it to?
And thank you JE for lighting your concerts really well. TVXQ's is not well lit and they don't really make use of the big monitors to show close-ups of the members. I feel bad for those standing anywhere other than in the pit-area in the middle, since I can safely assume that they didn't make much use of their eye-sight in enjoying this concert. Did Avex do this on purpose to de-emphasize the visual appeal of these guys and perpetuate their image as serious singers and not idols? Or was it just bad concert planning? Hard to say....
Ugh okay back to securities regulation.