Ida Shoichiro's work was the first to begin, and judging from the reactions of the American audience, this piece was quite to their taste.
At least, there was no awkward silence.
And when Kailina took the stage with her band that had fought in the sixth phase, the Memorial Stadium was already filled with intense applause and screams.
This was the huge advantage of being on home ground!
In the last episode, Kailina, as a replacement newcomer, directly ranked second and got two points.
This silenced the American audience who had been suspicious or even questioning Lawrence's replacement.
It was obvious Kailina was stronger than Lawrence!
And in just one episode, she surpassed Lawrence's points.
Therefore, the American audience and netizens were very much looking forward to Kailina's performance tonight.
Most importantly, this time Kailina's work was an English song!
After a high-energy heavy metal rock song, the venue was completely ignited by Kailina.
Even the audience and netizens from the other Four Nations, who didn't quite understand the lyrics, felt energized.
And as a composer, her singing was also so powerful, which suddenly reminded them of another composer in the Four Nations Concert, Su Yu.
Both this man and woman were all-around singer-songwriters, and their strength suppressed the other composers, and they were even handsome men and beautiful women. They looked quite compatible.
Some audience members and netizens from America, Japan, and South Korea even started shipping them as a couple!
China, however, was unusually calm. The Yu Xue couple had already been together for a long time.
Naturally, there was no chance for others to interfere.
If Su Yu hadn't reached the legal age for marriage, they would probably be planning their wedding, right?
So they wouldn't randomly ship any couples!
Kailina, amidst the surging applause and cheers, gracefully exited the stage with her band.
today, her confidence was exceptionally strong. Last time in China, she was fighting away from home. Although she understood some mandarin, it was limited to simple communication.
As for writing a mandarin song that could resonate with Chinese people? She didn't have too much confidence.
The result was pretty much as she expected; she still lost to that man!
But, America was her home ground! This time, it should be Su Yu's turn to lose, right?
Following Kailina's performance was Piao Zhenshi, one of the new replacements from South Korea.
At this moment, his face was not looking good. Kailina's performance was too intense, which put immense pressure on him.
Actually, he didn't want to participate in this competition, which was like a battlefield.
It would be fine if he won; he might become a hero in the eyes of South Korean audiences and netizens. But if he lost, the cost would be too great!
The first batch of starting composers, Jin Damin and Li Mingxuan, were considered top-tier among South Korean composers.
The second batch, Jeong Yun-ho and Park Ji-hoon, were not much stronger than those two.
Although Piao Zhenshi believed his own strength was not inferior to the above four, his opponents were clearly stronger!
If he had a choice, he would naturally hope to perform during the South Korea special.
That way, he would at least have the home-field advantage, and his work's competitiveness could be stronger.
As for now, he could only take it one step at a time.
He only hoped that the next episode could be held in South Korea!
That way, he might not lose too badly.
Piao Zhenshi's work ended. Although it didn't cause a wild reaction from the audience, it certainly didn't fall flat.
Did he manage to keep the energy going after Kailina?
Chris's work was the fourth to appear tonight, and Chris, who had given his all, made the other composers feel the pressure.
Even Kailina's gaze towards Chris changed.
She felt that Chris's work tonight had surpassed his previous level! He might become a formidable opponent on her path to victory.
Yamaguchi Yuto's work was the fifth to appear, but his performance was a bit ordinary.
It was even slightly inferior to Piao Zhenshi's work.
This made the other composers feel that this Japanese composer probably wouldn't go far.
Our Chu Daye's work was the sixth to take the stage. For Chinese audiences, they were naturally extremely concerned about Chu Daye's performance this episode.
Although Chu Daye had never taken first place, he had already accumulated six points, surpassing Chris's five points on the total score list, ranking second.
You should know that when the results came out last week, Chinese audiences and netizens celebrated wildly.
After all, both the first and second places were Chinese composers. Wasn't that enough for them to show off?
So, Chinese audiences and netizens were extremely concerned about how Chu Daye would perform this episode.
However, everyone also knew that this was America's home ground.
Without the home-field advantage in China, Chu Daye would likely be in trouble this episode.
However, when an extremely powerful electronic music melody sounded, the Chinese audience was a bit stunned.
Electronic music? And a dance song?
Chu Daye was playing increasingly fancy now~
And the American audience at the venue was unexpectedly receptive. When the sixth performance ended, the applause was by no means weak.
This made Chu Ming, who was backstage, breathe a sigh of relief.
Actually, in his opinion, this performance involved a bit of a gamble.
Because he didn't quite understand the taste of the audience here in America, but if he created according to conventional thinking, the final result would likely be instant defeat by Kailina and Chris, who were performing on their home ground!
So, he might as well take a bold gamble.
At least from the current audience reaction, his approach was correct.
As for what kind of result he would achieve in the end? That was not for him to decide.
It would be better if he could get points. If not, then he would just continue to work hard in the next episode.
Now, he wasn't under much pressure, and he wasn't worried about being replaced.
With six points in hand, as long as he could hold on for the next few episodes, reaching the final is definitely assured!
Tonight's seventh work came from another new artist from South Korea, Han Caizhu.
The audience couldn't see nervousness or any other emotions on her face. Was she very confident in her work?
Otherwise, why was she so calm?
And when her work began, everyone's expressions became strange.
Because this was also an electronic dance song, and it actually clashed in style with Chu Daye's song!
But with Chu Daye's song already performed, Han Caizhu's work clearly didn't make much of a splash.
It was considered a normal performance level for an Ace Composer.
Of course, for the Four Nations audience, having such a performance in the first show was actually quite good.
At least the audience and netizens felt that Han Caizhu's work wouldn't be last.
As for getting points? Don't even think about it.
At least three works before hers were visibly stronger.
And just as the seventh stage ended, amidst the anticipation of netizens from the Four Nations, tonight's final main event arrived.
As the winner of six first places and the top scorer, what kind of song would Su Yu bring to this performance?
Even the American audience at the Memorial Stadium turned their attention to the stage or the big screen, anticipating the singer Su Yu had chosen to walk out...
