On February 8, red velvet's lounge was very lively at the backstage of "Music Bank" in the KBS building.
Today they came to KBS early to prepare to pre-record their stage for "Music Bank" and some interviews the day after tomorrow.
"By the way, the girl in Jingyuan Oppa's trailer is a trainee of our company?"
"Yes, I chose it some time ago. We discussed it at that time..."
Park Soo Young and her acquaintance assistant sister were discussing the matter of Ryu Jimin there. After the trailer was released yesterday, in addition to discussing the very nice singing line at the end, and everyone guessing that this line is the essence of the chorus, there were very few scenes that appeared in the trailer.
But girls who leave a big impression on others are also very interested.
Of course... there are also many extreme fans who just can't bear to see anyone of the opposite sex around their oppa, and have already scolded him.
"I think I've heard of her before... How did I choose her? I saw a lot of discussions about her on the Internet, but I've never heard of her before."
"I know, I know!"
Jin Yelin raised her hands mysteriously and told what she knew: "That junior is called Yoo Jimin... We didn't know each other before because that junior joined the company only recently, maybe only a few months ago. He used to be an ordinary person."
The student... seems to be a little internet celebrity..."
The reason why she knows a lot is because after her relative Li Haocan heard about Chi Jingyuan's MV, out of boredom, he went back to the old building with a few people from NCT to find out which girl Chi Jingyuan was interested in.
What does your son look like and what are his characteristics...
If they are really good-looking... It is not easy for artists like them who have already debuted to pick up a female trainee.
"You can work with Oppa Kyung Won just after joining the company? Tsk tsk, in the trailer, you can't see his profile clearly... How does he look like?" Park Sooyoung clicked her tongue and asked curiously.
"It's not bad. There aren't many ugly people who can get into the company... But when I look at the photos, I can only say it's not bad."
Jin Yelin first expressed her evaluation, then thought of something and curled her lips: "But Haechan and Taeil Oppa think it's pretty good-looking."
Mainly because of her good figure... She was quite impressed by the expressions and eyes of Lee Haechan and others when they talked about this.
Although Jin Yelin is young in the team and looks lively and lovable, in fact she has a clear mind... who doesn't know who.
A few people were chatting over there, but Pei Zhuxuan, who was sitting not far away, seemed a little absent-minded and didn't seem to be very interested in the topic they were discussing.
She was scrolling through something with her mobile phone in her hand, but from time to time she raised her head and glanced at the corridor outside the door through the crack of the door.
"Onie..."
Bae Zhuhyun's movements of raising her head from time to time caught the attention of Jiang Seulqi, who was happily sending text messages next to her. After taking a few glances, she couldn't help but asked: "Are you waiting for someone? Is there any relatives coming to visit?"
"It's not time to wait."
Pei Zhuhyun waved her hand after hearing this, then hesitated for a moment, and did not hide it. She glanced at the people discussing enthusiastically next to her and asked in a low voice: "Isn't he the first stage of "Music Bank" the day after tomorrow? Why didn't he come to the pre-recording today?
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Ever since she heard something about Ji Kyung-won's solo song from Jiang Seulqi very early on, she has been more attentive and curious about this song. She watched the final interview of the personal variety show a few days ago, and she felt
I have always cared about it very much.
But of course she couldn't call Chi Jingyuan and say she wanted to listen to music... But there were still two or three days until the No. 10 release of the music source. Although it hadn't been long, she didn't know why, when she thought of this, she felt
There is always an inexplicable feeling of anxiety.
But if you really want to listen to it, you don’t have to wait until the sound source on the 10th is released... You must build the background for the first stage and pre-record it. Today, when Chi Jingyuan was pre-recording, she sneaked to the side to have a look before listening.
arrive.
Bae Zhuhyun praised her wit.
But she waited for a long time, but there was no movement at all.
And even though she was talking about 'him', of course Kang Seulgi knew who this Unnie was talking about.
She glanced at the captain in front of her who looked very beautiful after putting on makeup. She felt relieved, blinked and told the news she knew: "Jing Yuan is not coming today."
"ah?"
"Although the initial stage needs to be pre-recorded, the on-site construction is too troublesome and cannot meet the requirements... The company has already selected a venue at COEX to set up the scene for pre-recording, and even selected a hundred fans to watch it on site.
That's why I came back during the live broadcast the day after tomorrow... He said it in the group yesterday."
He checked his phone: "If you look at the time, the recording should have started by now..."
"Uh, hehe."
Pei Zhuxuan was stunned for a second when he heard the words. He remembered his actions and thoughts just now and laughed twice: "That's right."
With Chi Jingyuan's treatment and status in the company, the initial stage of his solo return must be taken very seriously. The stage, lighting, effects, support, etc. must all be considered in place. How could he come directly like them?
The singing show is pre-recorded.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little sour in her heart, but other than that, she couldn't help but feel a little proud.
After the simple conversation, Bae Joo Hyun seemed to be thinking about something, and Kang Seulgi stopped talking, but while scrolling through her phone, she secretly glanced at Bae Joo Hyun next to her from time to time.
"Ernie."
After being quiet for a while, Jiang Seulqi suddenly broke the silence again, blinked at Bae Zhuhyun, and asked with a hint of meaning: "Are you very interested in Jingyuan's new song?"
Bae Zhuhyun didn't know if she felt Jiang Seulgi's intention, but she seemed to have changed a little during this time, and she was not as entangled and hesitant as before, and she no longer avoided similar topics.
She looked into the other person's eyes, paused for a moment, and then smiled, a very beautiful smile:
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"The stage is really cool, and the action of squatting on the stool and playing the piano is really very sense."
“It sounds really great.”
"Oppa will definitely make a big splash in his solo this time."
"Oppa please participate in more activities during this solo."
"There will be more autograph sessions, thank you. No matter where it opens, I will definitely follow it."
In the small theater of SM COEX, Chi Jingyuan, who had just finished pre-recording the stage, did not leave directly. He squatted on the edge of the stage and was talking and interacting with the more than a hundred fans present.
Of course, most of the fans were talking and screaming, and he didn't have much chance to say anything else.
Perhaps because of his solo debut, Chi Jingyuan, who stood on the stage to perform as an individual for the first time, had a very strange feeling in his heart after no EXO members he had worked with for many years were around.
I am a choreographer but I am still a little lonely and nervous at the same time. Just the pre-recording of the stage was recorded back and forth five or six times.
However, the fans present were very excited, especially when they heard the title song "Love Scenario", the long and heated atmosphere could no longer be concealed. Because during the official recording, they were required not to sing in chorus, but they could not contain their excitement.
, they couldn’t help but sing along loudly during each recording break.
This pre-recording of his song should also be the first time that the sound source of "Love Scenario" has been heard by outsiders.
However, the fans at the scene are all die-hard fans, and they have also checked that there is no recording equipment. The mobile phones have been turned off when entering, so there is no risk of the sound source leaking... At most, they will brag about it with other people online after they go back.
ox.
"Thank you very much for coming. Please pay attention to safety when leaving...remember to take a small gift."
Finally, he chatted with the fans for a few words, listened to the praises and appeals of some fans, and collected the gifts and letters they brought specially. After that, Chi Jingyuan said goodbye to the reluctant fans, waved his hands and left the stage first.
If he doesn't leave, it's impossible for the people at the scene to leave.
In the corridor returning to the COEX backstage, Chi Jingyuan handed over the letters and gifts that fans had just given him to his manager for safekeeping, and then wiped the sweat on his head with a tissue. After debuting for more than five years, he had not been interested in stage performances for a long time.
I felt nervous, anxious, and sweating profusely.
But this pre-recording made him experience this feeling for the first time in a long time, which was very similar to the feeling when EXO first debuted in 2012...
"Have you arranged your schedule for the next two days and after the song is released?" He asked the manager next to him while wiping his sweat.
"Everything has been arranged." The manager said, "Tomorrow there will be a photo shoot, an interview with a magazine, and in the evening there will be a joint training with the choreographer, and a rehearsal for the solo concert."
"After the sound source is released on the 10th, there will be the first stage of "Music Bank". At the same time, there will be a recording of a program... There will be a recording of a personal variety show on the 12th."
"The plan for singing songs has also been determined. There will be three days of singing songs in the first week, three days of singing songs in the second week, and one song singing session in the third weekend. There are only seven singing songs in total."
"Itineraries such as book signings and face-to-face meetings will start the next week, and then..."
After listening to the manager's report, they quickly returned to the lounge. Chi Jingyuan took a sip of water and smacked his lips: "Why do you feel that although you have made your solo debut, your schedule is not as busy as when the big group comes back?"
He originally thought that his solo debut would be a busy one, but after hearing what his manager said, he felt that it was not as busy as he thought.
"Because your variety show performance has always been mediocre, and due to personal preferences, the company has not arranged too many variety shows for you, so the time-consuming part of your comeback is gone."
The manager couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "At the same time, because of your current popularity and celebrity status, there is no need to go to small stations to play songs, and some low-end entertainment companies have not accepted any of them..."
"After all, Jingyuan, you are now the top idol among idols. Many idols who have been soloing for many years, such as GD, have stopped participating in singing in the later period... But Jingyuan is okay, he has been debuting for five years."
"Yes." Chi Jingyuan nodded: "If we have this time, why not hold more autograph sessions..."
In fact, he didn't want to participate in various ugly and funny variety shows or some acupoint performances... Although it felt strange for him to debut for the first time, he didn't want to experience all the acupoints again when EXO first debuted, even if the reward was one
The business performance of bagging rice is in a dilemma.
"Uh..." After hearing what he said, the agent hesitated for a moment: "Actually, the company didn't arrange too many signings... because the pre-sale results were already so good, the company felt there was no need to hold too many signings.
Sale."
The main function of the autograph session is to boost sales, and Chi Jingyuan's pre-sales have completely exceeded SM's expectations. SM feels there is no need to avoid the autograph session. Chi Jingyuan also understands.
He couldn't help but laugh: "So what Brother Zhao said, don't I have a lot of free time after my solo?"
"It's not a lot. After all, with your popularity, activities and invitations are bound to be inevitable..."
"Well..."
After taking another sip of water, Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and said, "If you have extra time, let's hold more book signings or meet-and-greets."
Compared with those recorded by TV stations, Chi Jingyuan actually prefers this kind of offline face-to-face interaction with fans.
After the agent responded and said he would communicate with the company, Chi Jingyuan thought of something, looked at him and asked: "How many pre-sales were there today? When will the company make the pre-sale sales public?"
"Yesterday's trailer was very effective, and the growth rate has doubled. Today there are 2.9 million copies. According to our predictions, it should reach 3 million before the official release."
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Chi Jingyuan was deeply moved when he heard this number.
It’s no wonder that SM feels it’s unnecessary to hold autograph sessions. This pre-sale figure even exceeds the average sales volume of Kpop idols by one or two big releases. It’s nothing like those boy groups and girl groups that can post big-character announcements announcing their good news for 100,000 or 200,000 yuan.
With a painting style, even in Europe and America, the numbers are very impressive.
The sales volume contributed by Peninsula will only reach half. The figures contributed by the neon market, especially the mainland, are jaw-dropping... It is estimated that after this time, many brokerage companies will be jealous of Chi Jingyuan's overseas popularity and imitate him.
Various settings in this album.
Perhaps because he has listened too much in recent days, Chi Jingyuan has become somewhat desensitized to these big numbers.
"Sold so much...the company is happy, but..."
He didn't have any extra ideas, but the agent and the company seemed to be under some extra pressure due to the amazing sales figures.
The manager took out his mobile phone and logged into Melon's music chart. Thinking about the recent situation in the music industry, he couldn't help but said with some worry:
"Zion.t currently has several songs dominating the music charts, and the OST of "Goblin" is still strong. Red Velvet, which has a good sound source, has been directly pushed out by them."
"Not to mention NCT, Baekhyun and Soyou's collaboration song is about to be released? The collaboration between these two is also very topical, and there are quite a lot of competitors at the level of Dawu.
"Although the sales volume is surprisingly good now, if by the time of the official release, marriage will not have an advantage in the face of those heavy fogs, or even an accident will directly miss the list, I'm worried..."
The agent sounded worried at the end.
Such a high pre-sale is an honor, but it is also a pressure. Chi Jingyuan is very popular, there are many people who support it, and there are also many people who want to have fun.
When you are under pressure, you will naturally think more. When you think about the possibility of poor performance and ridicule, even managers who know the quality of the album and the resources invested by the company can't help but start to worry.
Although I am very confident about the songs and the album...but what if the results are not good?
Yuan is very face-conscious...and if his solo fails, it will be a big blow to the company and EXO's entire project.
However, after listening to the agent's words, Chi Jingyuan had no reaction. He sat on the sofa, picked up the itinerary placed next to him, took it in his hand, read it wholeheartedly, and said casually:
"...I heard from the company's director Li a few days ago that there are already four or five idol groups that have changed their plans and postponed their comeback because of my solo debut, and they are all popular groups with good popularity."
"At the same time, the recent Kpop album sales market has not performed very well. My sales alone have accounted for more than 80% of the market... Haha, doesn't that sound exaggerated?"
"Okay, stop being so sad, bro."
After glancing at the agent, Chi Jingyuan smiled and cursed, then crossed his legs, looked at the form in front of him, and casually said: "It's not very foggy..."
"For other artists of the same period, now..."
His eyes were calm, half-lidded and flashing a polite smile, but his tone was filled with extreme and unquestionable confidence:
"I am the fog."
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As February 10th approaches, in addition to Chi Jingyuan's solo news leaking out bit by bit, many other artists and companies who do not believe in evil or can't avoid it have also announced their own plans and news.
It's just that most of the news attention and popularity were overshadowed by Chi Jingyuan's debut.
On February 9, NCT Dream released their first single album "THE FIRST" since their debut. The pre-sale and first-day sales totaled 50,000. It is on the same track as red velvet. The title song "Last First Love" was airborne.
89, and then ranked first in the next two hours.
no one cares
Although I had known for a long time that this schedule would definitely lead to cannon fodder, but seeing that their first album after their debut was reduced to such a situation, many NCT fans are angry, lamenting, resentful, powerless... or climbing on the wall.
In addition, I couldn't help but feel a lot of dissatisfaction with SM, especially Chi Jingyuan, and started cursing crazily on the Internet.
Colleagues JYP announced that the contract of its girl group WonderGirls will expire in January. Yeeun and Sunmi decided to leave JYP Entertainment. WonderGirls, which has been in the industry for 10 years, announced its official disbandment on January 26 and released its last farewell song "DRAW ME" at the same time.
, the time is February 10th.
The end of such a legendary girl group that once competed with Girls' Generation has indeed made many fans and passers-by feel disappointed. After all, who hasn't heard the national hit song "Tell Me"? If it were placed at other times, people would definitely listen to it.
I follow it because of my feelings.
But I have to say that the release date of this farewell song was not arranged very well. It was on the same day as Chi Jingyuan’s solo, and the popularity and topics were immediately covered up.
So...no one cares.
SM announced on February 9 that last year's "STATION" project received a lot of praise, and this year it will launch the second season of the "STATION subway" project in March.
This has attracted a lot of people's discussion. Last year's subway project had a total of 52 songs. Although there are many good and bad songs, there are also songs such as Kim Taeyeon's "rain", EXO's "Lord of the Dance", and Ji Kyung-won's "really really".
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And "Spring at Deoksugung Stone Wall Road"...
These excellent songs make this project very attractive. As soon as the news came out, many people discussed and expressed their expectations.
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At the same time, SM also announced that the MV for the OST "The Rising Star" sung by EXO's leader Kim Jun-myeon for the TV series "Cosmic Star" will be officially released on February 10th.
No one cares.
SM and Starship announced that the new song "It's Raining", a collaboration between EXO Baekhyun and Soyou, will be officially released on February 14th.
No one...well, a lot of people are looking forward to this. Soyou is the queen of collaborations. Her personal music source has a good reputation, and the songs she releases every time are also good. And Byun Baekhyun is a member of EXO's popular circle. This
The collaborative song between the two can also be called a Dawu collaboration.
In just one week, in addition to a few effective and valuable news and comebacks, countless cannon fodder was born in the busy and crowded music industry.
And these fallen cannon fodder, like NCT... used their bodies and blood and tears to accuse, to accuse the new solo artist who relied on his popularity to run rampant.
This time Chi Jingyuan's solo has really attracted a lot of attention. There has been a huge response since the news was released, and even if no material is released, it will cause a lot of discussion.
And it’s not just EXO’s own fans, the entire fandom is paying attention and talking about it.
This time's popularity and the expectations of the entire circle can be deeply felt by everyone in the fan circle. It has been a long time since an idol or idol came back that made everyone noisy, scolded and boasted, but everyone couldn't help paying attention.
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Everyone, including passers-by and even Heizi, actually agree in their hearts that Chi Jingyuan is now the top status in the idol industry, so it is not like EXO's previous comebacks, there are always some people who will jump out and look down on him.
This time, especially after the nearly 3 million pre-sales broke out, there were very few people who were pessimistic. Really everyone thought that Chi Jingyuan’s solo should do very well... After all, even the anti-fans recognized it.
His popularity and fan base.
I just don't know how good it will be.
Is it really living up to expectations...or is it just making do and fans can only close their eyes and brag about it.
But in fact, except for fans, most sunspots and even passers-by subconsciously hope that it will be the latter, and that Chi Jingyuan's grades will be as bad as possible... After all, watching a person with a halo falling from the clouds,
It is far more interesting than watching another person build another layer of golden body.
...CBX is still talked about today.
And when a group of cannon fodder was born, and countless people either hoped or maliciously expected it, the clock reached zero o'clock on February 10th on time.
In an instant, the music website started to freeze and almost crashed.
At the same time, a brisk singing voice came from the computers, speakers, and headphones of countless people in Seoul, Busan, the entire peninsula, and even Asia: