"Didn't you say that your trip there was very hard? You were constantly spinning and flying back and forth every day, but why do I think you are a little fatter?"
After returning to Seoul by plane, Chi Jingyuan took a short rest in the afternoon. After dinner, he met the members he had not seen for almost half a month in the company's practice room. Wu Shixun frowned when he looked at him.
He looked at Chi Jingyuan suspiciously.
"It's an illusion. My figure and weight have always been very good without any major fluctuations... I guess it's because my image in your mind is too good and a bit mythical, or maybe you miss me too much."
Chi Jingyuan was quite friendly after seeing them. He smiled and joked with him. After saying this, he added with some aftertaste: "But the food in Xia Guo is really great, and it is the only comfort in the devil's journey."
, if I didn’t have the control, I would have gained at least a few pounds.”
When the members saw Chi Jingyuan, they all smiled and said hello, came over to exchange a few words and asked how they were doing. After chatting for a while, they each sat on the floor, chatting quietly, or playing with their mobile phones.
"what's the situation?"
Chi Jingyuan keenly felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and he asked Do Kyung-soo who was sitting next to him in a low voice.
"...It's not because of this return."
Do Kyung-soo glanced left and right without leaving any trace, then leaned over and lowered his voice and said in Chi Kyung-won's ear: "After the comeback, the popularity and schedule of several lead singers' lines have obviously increased, and we are also on the singing stage.
When we go up to perform, some people are unhappy and have objections."
"..."
After hearing this, Chi Jingyuan nodded understandingly.
Although everyone already knew that this would happen when the plan was announced, but knowing it in your heart and seeing it with your eyes after it actually happens is completely different.
Even if I had expected it before, now I see that the popularity of several lead singers has increased a lot at a speed that is visible to the naked eye, and their schedules have also increased, while other members can only sit there and watch, and naturally their hearts will rise.
Feelings of dissatisfaction.
This is also the most obvious change in EXO after the team became popular and from its previous trough period. The members' professionalism has also improved a lot with the popularity of the group.
Some members will secretly compete with each other even if they don't say it openly, while others will show it directly.
Leaving aside Chi Jingyuan, the members' sense of competition with each other is becoming more and more obvious, which is also an inevitable trend after a group becomes more popular.
Most of the idol groups in the peninsula are like this. After all, they have no ambition at all. If you don’t want to increase your popularity, why would you be an idol?
Seeing other members who were almost as popular as themselves before suddenly overtaking them at a curve would make anyone feel a little unbalanced.
Of course, there are also those very few artists who are relatively Buddhist and don't care at all. They think about being lazy and fishing every day.
However, most of these people have excellent family conditions, so they have the confidence not to care about those things.
The weird atmosphere didn't last long, and soon manager Li Chenghuan walked in with several dance teachers.
"Jingyuan, you are in good condition."
When Li Chenghuan saw Chi Jingyuan, he came over with a warm smile and patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother, I'm holding on, but actually I can barely open my eyes." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and replied with a wry smile.
"Ha ha……"
Li Chenghuan laughed happily, and the two chatted for a few words before getting down to business.
"After Jingyuan returns to the team, you should practice together and get familiar with it. If you can't catch up with the "super hit" stage, just prepare for the three singing stages on the 21st, 22nd and 24th."
"The two days of 21st and 22nd are Christmas specials. We EXO will all appear on stage to perform the song "Chrismas Day". On the 24th, the five lead singers will sing "December Miracle" together for the first time, but this is not the key."
Lee Seung Hwan began to explain the specific itinerary of EXO for the next few days after Ji Kyung Won came back.
"It's mainly the smtown week concert on 24th and 25th. When Jingyuan was in Xiaguo, the other members had been rehearsing for several days. You were definitely too late for some of the co-performances with fx, but it doesn't matter.
Your progress on other EXO solo stages is a little behind, so you have to work a little overtime these two days."
"We have practiced these songs before, so it should be quick to get familiar with them again."
Hearing Li Chenghuan's words, Chi Jingyuan nodded to indicate that he understood.
smtown week is the latest concert brand launched by sm company after the previous smtown live family concert. It will be officially held on December 21 this year at Kintex in Ilsan, a satellite city in Seoul.
Unlike the previous smtown live family concerts where all artists of the group performed together, this time the week was dedicated to each group.
It will last for nine days starting from the 21st. The first one is Shinee, the 22nd is Girls' Generation, the 24th-25th is FX and EXO together, the 26th-27th is TVXQ, and the last two days are SJ.
It is worth mentioning that the two days of EXO and FX performances happened to be Christmas, and Christmas is a big holiday for the peninsula, and is more important than the Spring Festival in the hearts of many people.
The atmosphere during those two days was definitely more lively, and they had quite a heavy task to celebrate the holidays with their fans.
"These are the more important stage performances. I will talk about the other individual itineraries in advance. You can start preparing first."
Finally, Li Chenghuan clapped his hands and concluded.
In fact, he could see that the atmosphere in the EXO team was a bit tense during this period, but these were also arranged by the company, and Li Chenghuan couldn't say anything.
However, in his opinion, it is a good thing for members to have competition among themselves and to have a stronger sense of winning and professionalism.
"Inside."
"I know, brother."
The members responded one after another, and then began to prepare for contact under the guidance and supervision of the dance teacher.
When he was active in Asia, he was an actor and did not need to perform on stage. He would only sing two songs in fan meetings from time to time.
Including the previous filming time, Chi Jingyuan has not danced for more than half a month, and when he moved his body again, he felt a little jerky for a while.
However, the unfamiliarity only lasted for a short while, and it didn't take long for him to get into the mood.
The task is still quite heavy. It's easy to say that it's just one or two songs for the singing stage. The key is that there are really many songs to be performed in the concert, and it will take a long time just to go through it from beginning to end.
Fortunately, as Li Chenghuan said, they have practiced all the songs and dances in the concert for a long time. This time they just need to review them. They will just go to the venue in advance to familiarize themselves with the moves.
But to put it simply, I will definitely have to work overtime these days.
…………
After dancing continuously for more than an hour, the members were panting and took a break. They took a bottle of water and sat there to drink it.
"Our Tuanzhong has already been broadcasted, Jingyuan, have you watched it?"
The three people in the dormitory were sitting together chatting. As they were talking, Wu Shixun suddenly mentioned the group drama they had filmed before.
Their exo group variety show "exo's showtime" was officially broadcast on MBC at the end of November. Chi Jingyuan watched the premiere of the first episode before leaving Peninsula.
"I only watched the first issue. I was too busy with my schedule and didn't have time to read it. What are your reviews?"
Chi Jingyuan swallowed the water in his mouth and looked at the other person with his eyes open.
