Stage Mix
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| Synonyms: | Stage Compilation, 교차편집 |
| See also: | Fancam |
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A stage mix is a fanvid where a musician or band's stage performances of the same song are pieced together to smoothly transform the subject through their different performances. They are created in K-pop fandoms, and can be used to highlight both the range and the consistency of the performers.
History
Arguably, one of the most famous stage mixes was a mix of Brave Girls performing 'Rollin,' created by Korean fan VIDITOR and posted in 2021. It was a compilation of various performances, including one where the girls had performed for members of the Korean army. It had been edited to include various YouTube comments overlaid on top. It promptly went viral across South Korea, attracting the general public's attention.[1] The song rose to the top of real-time music charts four years after its initial release, becoming a sleeper hit. Before the stage mix, Brave Girls had been considered a nugu group and were on the verge of disbandment.[2] They went on to re-promote the song and attributed much of the group's success to the created stage mix, even offering to buy VIDITOR a meal as a thank you.[3]
After this, VIDITOR would become one of the most popular creators of stage mixes in Korean fandom, creating ones for Block B, Laboum, among others. Each video was often responsible for a sudden rise in popularity in groups, especially groups considered nugu.
Notable Examples
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- Brave Girls - Rollin' (with comments) 3:18. Uploaded to YouTube on February 23, 2021
- 청하(CHUNG HA) - Snapping(스내핑) # 교차편집(Stage mix) KPOP 무대영상. (Chungha) 3:33. Uploaded to YouTube on July 25, 2019.
- 방탄소년단/BTS Not Today stage mix(stage compilation) (BTS) by Brilliant. 4:07. Uploaded to Youtube on July 10, 2019.
Meta & Further Reading
- TWICE Has The Most Viewed Stage Mix Ever And Once You Watch It You’ll Understand Why on Koreaboo (August 2nd, 2019) - The TWICE stage mix mentioned is 트와이스(TWICE) - What is Love? (Stage mix/교차편집)
References
- ^ K-pop group Brave Girls that was almost forgotten tops music charts after viral by Hyun Soo Kim and Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, (March, 2021)
- ^ "숙소에서 짐도 뺀 상태였는데…" 브레이브걸스 유정의 '롤린' 역주행 소감 on Segye (March 9, 2021)
- ^ We‘ve met the real Viditor!!! (Brave Girls Group reaction, 10million pledge), Special Ep.1 (2021)