The next day, Chi Jingyuan made an appointment in the morning and went to the composer Kenzie to participate in the arrangement work of the title song "overdose" for this comeback.
Kenzie is nearly forty years old this year. She is a well-known composer in SM Entertainment who was discovered by Lee Soo Man. She has produced many excellent works since her career and has also created many hit songs. She has been a member of several popular groups including TVXQ, SJ, Girls' Generation, etc.
He has written songs and has a high status in the company.
And she is no longer just a composer, it is said that she is also serving as a director of SM Corporation. Although she may not have much power over operations, at least her status is here.
However, she was very enthusiastic about Chi Jingyuan. She was full of praise for his song "Roar" and praised Chi Jingyuan's creative skills.
When we get along with each other, Kenzie does not look like a middle-aged woman. She looks quite cheerful and laughs all the time. After work, she will curiously ask some private things about Chi Jingyuan.
It was only after Chi Jingyuan officially took over the arrangement that they discovered that the song "Overdose" should have been completed a long time ago. It was just that they left a few blanks in the arrangement and deliberately left no one to fill it in. At a glance, it was clear that the company had specially given it to Chi Jingyuan.
What was left was so that he could participate in the creation process of the title song, and also allow him to write his name on the song signature.
It can be seen that SM really values Chi Jingyuan very much. This kind of initiative to promote artists and sign their names is extremely rare in SM, especially for semi-new groups like EXO, who have been debuting for many years.
Basically none of our seniors receive this kind of treatment.
Feeling this kind of attention and optimism, Chi Jingyuan was actually quite happy and enjoyed it. In addition, he liked the song "overdose" very much, so he naturally used all his strength to start working hard.
In this way, his schedule became Kenzie's music room, JYP, and EXO's practice room, running back and forth in a non-stop cycle. From time to time, he would go out for a run with the team. His life was extremely fulfilling for a while.
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Fortunately, the work on several lines went smoothly. The arrangement of the title song itself was actually too difficult, but Chi Jingyuan also put in a lot of effort in order to shine.
Needless to say, practicing on stage in the practice room is their specialty.
JYP's collaborative single is also progressing very quickly. Bae Suzy really got the idea. Although her voice still doesn't have the full emotion, it already has the sense of ambiguity they have been pursuing, so the recording
The progress is also very fast. At this rate, the recording work will be completed in a few days and the MV can be shot.
A week passed in a blink of an eye, and January 16th came.
After several days of warm-up and debut preview videos, and yesterday's title song MV released, on the 16th, JYP announced that its boy group GOT7 would officially debut, and held a showcase to show off their debut stage, which attracted many fans and audiences.
Go watch.
However, not long after this news was released, when JYP's publicity department wanted to see the reaction from the Internet, another even more exciting news stole their attention.
Loen Entertainment, JYP's major shareholder, announced today that it was selling off all its JYP shares after seeking to take control of JYP, but was unsuccessful due to Park Jin Young's manipulation of the company's backdoor listing.
The major shareholder's withdrawal and statement caused investors who didn't know the truth to follow suit, causing JYP's stock price to plummet wildly, and the entire company fell into panic.
The attention of the outside world was also attracted by this news, and the news about the debut with GOT7 was completely covered up in it, which meant that no one cared about it.
Although several unknown companies later quietly absorbed all the shares they sold after Loen's exit, pulling JYP's stock price back a lot, they still failed to restore the confidence of investors and the recognition of them by the industry market.
, JYP felt a little precarious for a while.
At this time, Chi Kyung-won was sitting on a small sofa against the wall in the temporary backstage lounge of the Peace Hall of Kyung Hee University in Seoul, where the Golden Disk Awards will be held today. He had finished styling and leaned back comfortably with his legs crossed.
There, he was holding his mobile phone and looking at the screen.
"What are you looking at?"
Next to him, Wu Shixun came over and sat on the armrest of the sofa. He turned his head and glanced at Chi Jingyuan's mobile phone and asked.
"Watch the MV for the title song of JYP's new boy group that debuted today."
Chi Jingyuan looked at the screen without turning his head and replied.
"JYP's new boy group? They debuted today? Why didn't I know about it?"
Wu Shixun sounded a little puzzled, as if he had never heard the news at all.
This is also the downfall of GOT7. Both the preview news and the official debut announcement were not suppressed by the more exciting news. The former encountered the exposure of Lin Yoona's relationship, and the latter encountered the plummeting stock price of JYP.
Only fans who have been paying attention to them and passers-by who are interested in this news will know this news. It is really tragic.
"How is this new group?" Wu Shixun glanced at them.
"The song is just average...the MV is also average." Chi Jingyuan shook his head slightly and gave his own evaluation.
After listening to got7's title song "Girls Girls Girls", Chi Jingyuan felt that the song was quite bland. It repeated several beats endlessly to emphasize the toxicity. You can't tell which is the verse and which is the chorus unless you distinguish carefully.
, there were not many ups and downs throughout the whole process.
He felt that this song was not as good as EXO's debut song "MAMA". Although "MAMA" was scolded at that time, which caused EXO to be confused after their debut, it also has its own highlights, at least the sense of religion and ritual left a strong impression on people.
Quite profound.
Moreover, the appearance of "MAMA" is so ugly that people can't help but scold it non-stop. This is also a skill.
"Girls Girls Girls" is no good. The style is not outstanding but not ugly, just mediocre. After listening to it, there is almost no impression except a few beats that are repeated endlessly.
It seems that this song was composed, composed and arranged by Park Jin Young himself, but the quality does not seem to be as good as Chi Kyung Won imagined.
Obviously, the songs Park Jin Young wrote for Missa are all very good, especially Missa's debut song which won the Grand Prize in less than 5 months, which shows that the quality is extraordinary.
I didn't expect the men's team to be at such a level, which is a bit disappointing.
After watching the entire MV, Chi Jingyuan had no impression of the Got7 members except for the one who kept flipping somersaults.
However, he did find a few familiar faces in the MV. Several of the people participating in it were members of JYP's new girl group 6mix. For example, Yu Jeongyeon and Rabbit Yaji Kyungwon were all seen in the MV. Rabbit
Ya is also the heroine of this MV.
Although not very beautiful, she looks quite recognizable.
"Jingyuan, come here and tell you about the awards ceremony tonight..."
Li Chenghuan waved at the door. Chi Jingyuan glanced at the words, put down his mobile phone and followed Jin Junmian and others out.
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In 2014, the 28th Golden Disc Awards officially started at four o'clock in the afternoon.
Every year, the Golden Disc Awards are held in two parts. In the first half, various awards and grand prizes are awarded in the music department, and in the second half, awards and grand prizes in the recording department are awarded.
And the first half of this year's awards ceremony will not start consecutively. The first half of this year's awards ceremony will start at four o'clock in the afternoon, while the second half will start at eight o'clock in the evening.
Several awards were presented in the first half, and in the middle of the show, EXO and FX, who had already prepared, came up to perform a special cover stage of "A Song Collection of Past Awards".
Team M performed "Spell" first, then came down to wait, FX went up to perform "The Boys", and then Team K performed "Sorry Sorry". Finally, all the two groups took the stage together for the curtain call.
Ji Jingyuan and EXO members are all wearing formal black suits and leather shoes on stage. They look handsome and serious, and they feel very good.
It's just a pity that Shuai is handsome enough, but his performance just now had some flaws.
Team K didn't have any problems. On M's side, Baekhyun and Tao both made obvious mistakes during their stage performances. More than one part danced wrongly. I don't know if they were nervous or something else. The stage was obviously very busy.
I'm familiar with it, I've been practicing it for a long time recently.
After getting off the stage, he returned to the lounge. As soon as he entered the door, Chi Jingyuan felt a sense of low pressure. When he looked up, he saw that Lee Seung Hwan and Team M's manager Lin Hyun Kyun were standing inside with unkind expressions, staring at the returning EXO members with sharp eyes.
After everyone came in, their eyes were fixed on Baekhyun and Tao who had just made a mistake.
These two people also knew that they had made a serious mistake and would definitely be scolded, so they both hung their heads and did not dare to speak. The other members also stood there silently, fearing that they would become the victims.
After watching them for a while, Li Chenghuan did not curse, but said: "You will go on stage later. There will be performances and awards in the second half. Get ready quickly. We will talk about the rest later."
He was obviously worried that EXO would have a very important stage next, and it would be even worse if he scolded the members and made a mistake. Lee Seung Hwan glared at Baekhyun and Tao fiercely, and at the same time glanced at the other members standing next to him:
"Such stage mistakes can happen. You guys have really been slacking off recently."
"..."
The members remained silent and did not speak.
"Forget it, let's go change clothes first."
Li Chenghuan waved his hand and walked out with Lin Xuanjun.
After they went out, several people took a long breath. Tao's sweat had dripped from his forehead to the tip of his nose, while Baekhyun exaggeratedly patted his chest with a scared expression.
"What's going on? I didn't make any mistakes during the rehearsal, but it was like this during the official performance..."
"Remember to treat us to dinner, because you two will definitely be scolded when we go back."
Park Chanyeol stood aside and curled his lips, reminding him unkindly.
"I don't know what happened, I suddenly forgot my movements."
Baekhyun frowned, looking helpless and innocent.
"Forget it, we'll talk about it when we go back. Don't affect your mood. We have a performance later. Let's change clothes first."
Seeing that the atmosphere was not very good, Jin Junmyeon clapped his hands, stood up and said a few words. The members did not complain anymore and quickly made preparations.
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EXO only had this cover stage in the entire first half, and their main stage and awards were all concentrated in the second half.
In the first half, the grand prize in the music department was finally awarded to PSY.
psy released a new single "Gentleman" in April 2013, but its influence and popularity are far inferior to his "Gangnam Style" that became a global hit in 2012.
However, "Gangnam Style" successfully spread his reputation and became a well-known artist in the peninsula. This year's "Gentleman" took advantage of this residual power. Although his results were far behind last year's,
The objective evaluation is pretty good.
"Gangnam Style" was so successful that even if PSY kept releasing songs every year for the next few years, he would be able to rest on his laurels.
The first half of the award ceremony ended with psy's speech. It was already close to six o'clock, and the EXOs didn't dare to eat. They just found some snacks and biscuits to pad their stomachs, and met their seniors from the same company in the backstage lounge.
The group chatted for a while.
Many people came to Golden Disc SM today, including EXO, fx and Shinee, and just a few people from Girls' Generation. Among them, Taeyeon and Tiffany were the MCs in the second half.
After chatting and joking for dozens of minutes, they left to prepare for the next performance. Not long after, the second half of the Golden Disk Awards officially started at 8 o'clock.
The opening is also a series of "a medley of songs from the past dynasties".
However, this time it is not like their SM Ancestor Glory, where they can have their own company's group perform Daesang songs of their seniors. The cover stage in the second half is a collaboration stage for several groups of idols from different companies.
Because there were no artist seats prepared, Chi Jingyuan and the members sat in the backstage lounge and watched the live broadcast on TV.
When he saw Apink on the stage, his eyes lit up and he was a little surprised.
Apink was on stage at this time and was performing a cover stage, performing H.O.T's famous song "Happiness".
What surprised Chi Jingyuan was that their stage clothes looked very unique in style. The six of them were all wearing blue denim overalls and red striped shirts. They looked full of youthful and lively feeling, and people couldn't help but praise them.
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Son Na-eun's twin ponytails are quite eye-catching in themselves, but what surprised Chi Kyung-won the most was team leader Park Chorong.
In his impression, Park Chorong has always been a female idol with a weak sense of presence, who is fat and has an unqualified figure. In Apink, she is like a borderline existence.
It's just that Chi Jingyuan didn't pay much attention to her before. Now when he saw her on stage, he suddenly realized that Park Chulong, who had always been fat in his memory and didn't look like a star, now had a very standard figure.
At this time, she was wearing overalls and combing her hair in a sideways ponytail. It was so eye-catching that she looked completely different from her last year.
Sure enough, everyone is working hard and everyone is making progress...
Seeing Apink jumping lively on the stage, Chi Jingyuan sighed in his heart.
To be honest, he felt that Apink's cover stage was much more attractive than when they sang their own songs in the first half. They looked lively, youthful, and very lovable.
It's a pity that among the six people, only Zheng Eunji can sing.
Not long after the opening, EXO went up to receive the award. After receiving the award, they performed their stage, "Intro" and "Roar".
They performed this "intro" once at the end of the year stage last year. It is a melody with chord variations and a special choreography. The process is very short and only takes less than one minute, but it sounds very rhythmic and the dance is very handsome.
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"Intro" did not specifically release a sound source. After performing on stage last year, it received a lot of praise. Many fans hope that SM will release the sound source and MV of "intro". The demand is very high, but it is a pity that the company has never done so.
What it means to do this.
There was no need for too much praise for the subsequent "Roar". The appearance of the hit song naturally attracted cheers and choruses from the audience, raising the atmosphere of the second half of the awards ceremony to a high point from the beginning.
EXO left the stage amidst the screams of the audience. As soon as Ji Jingyuan walked into the backstage, Kim Junmyeon and others quickened their pace and ran to the lounge to start changing clothes. The four of them were going to appear as award guests later and needed to wear
Wear a formal suit.
Soon, one stage later, Ji Kyung-won, Kim Jun-myeon, Park Chan-yeol and Kai stood on the stage and gave award speeches.
This award is the Newcomer Award. Usually last year's winners give award speeches to this year's winners to express a sense of inheritance.
Last year the winner of the Newcomer Award was EXO, so this year they became the presenters.
What makes Chi Jingyuan most funny is that the group they want to award is the group that Wu Saike joined, BTS.
BTS is from a small company, and the company's operational capabilities are not very strong. However, they were able to win the Golden Record Newcomer Award, which can be said to be a good development.
Although none of them have one so far, because of the unique style of the songs, there are one or two good-looking members in the team, which has attracted a lot of popularity.
BTS was one of the few male idol groups that could make some splash in the second half of last year due to the suppression of EXO's "Roar".
Seeing the BTS members standing in front of him keep saluting after receiving the trophy, especially Wu Saek who forced a business smile and kept bowing to him, Chi Jingyuan felt that this scene was really
It's very interesting, the development of world affairs is really unexpected.
Chi Jingyuan estimated that if the awards were not presented on the stage now, given Wu Sike's hatred and dislike for him, he would be eager to spit on his face and then step on him.
Thinking of this, Chi Jingyuan smiled and took the initiative to reach out and shake Wu Sike's hand. He also used Chinese that the other party could understand, and encouraged him with a sincere and playful tone: "Come on!"
Seeing Chi Jingyuan extending his hand, Wu Saike was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for half a second, he quickly stretched out his hand to hold it and bowed. However, when he heard the words "Come on", his expression froze obviously.
His eyebrows twitched a little.
Seeing each other's reaction, Chi Jingyuan almost laughed out loud. After they presented the awards, they stood aside and watched BTS give their speeches.
As he watched, he noticed one thing. There was a slight distance between Wu Sike's position and the other six people. It wasn't very obvious, but if you look carefully, you can see it.
He stood at the far side, with an expression on his face as if he wanted to speak, and kept looking to the left, but the members there seemed not to notice, passing the microphone back and forth and talking non-stop.
At the end, the microphone was handed over and he was asked to say a few words of thanks in Xia Wen. This award ceremony was considered over.
When they came off the stage, they did not walk together. Wu Saike walked in front, and several others walked behind, with a gap in the middle.
Chi Jingyuan shook his head. He could tell at a glance that the atmosphere in the BTS team was probably average and the members might not get along very well.
But it had nothing to do with him, so he looked away after taking a glance.
The award ceremony was coming to an end, and as expected, the grand prize in the record department went to EXO.
Standing on the podium, enjoying the exciting BGM and the deafening cheers below, although the members laughed happily, they were also much calmer, and they were not as excited as when they won the grand award several times before.
At least no one lost control and cried.
After each of the members gave their speeches, and Chi Kyung-won also spoke for a while in English, the Golden Disk Awards was coming to an end, leaving only EXO's final encore stage.
To be honest, the sentiments expressed in this speech were not as sincere as the previous two. Most of them were iconic words of thanks.
I can only say that there are many things. Although you are still very happy after getting it, you will not cherish and value it as much as when you didn't get it.
Entering EXO's encore stage, all other artists left the stage, leaving only fx and shinee from the same company on the stage to join in the fun and join in the encore, while showing their family bond.
Silver ribbons kept falling from the sky, and the accompaniment of "Roar" sounded. The encore stage did not require such formal dancing. The members stood at the front of the stage with microphones, interacting with the audience and fans while happily
Singing.
Chi Jingyuan stood at the back of the members, trying to keep his body somewhat blocked, smiling and paddling with a microphone.
At this time, Kim Taeyeon, one of the MCs in the second half, walked over step by step in a white dress and high heels, stood next to Chi Jingyuan, smiled happily, clapped and joined in the fun for the encore.
"Nuna, aren't you tired of wearing such high heels?" Chi Jingyuan glanced at Kim Taeyeon, noticed that her height was obviously wrong, put down the phone and leaned over slightly to ask.
Because he was on stage, he was not very close. It was still a safe distance, just enough so that the other party could hear what he was saying.
"Doesn't it look good?" Kim Taeyeon looked at her skirt up and down and asked.
"It's quite beautiful." Chi Jingyuan said truthfully.
"As long as it looks good, it doesn't matter if you're tired or not." Kim Taeyeon blinked and smiled nonchalantly.
At this time, Cui Xueli, who was standing behind just now, also came up and stood next to Chi Jingyuan, smiling brightly and congratulating them on winning the grand prize.
Seeing this relative, Chi Jingyuan also smiled happily and chatted for a few words.
At this time, Jin Junmian, who was doing the encore in front, turned his head and winked at Chi Jingyuan. The meaning was very clear, telling him to stop paddling and be more serious.
Chi Jingyuan immediately understood, picked up the microphone and sang along with a few lines, and also symbolically danced the "Roar" dance that had entered the chorus.
Seeing Chi Jingyuan's movements, Kim Taeyeon and Cui Shirley next to him, as well as Jung Soojung who ran next to him at some point, also jumped up with a smile. Their movements were very non-standard. Kim Taeyeon, who was wearing super high heels, couldn't even touch her feet.
I can't even lift it up, and it looks like a joke.
However, the scene of these four people dancing to "Roar" in the same frame is really interesting, and it may become a classic shot that fans will recall in 2014 many years later.
After returning to the backstage, the EXO members celebrated happily for a while, chatted with the seniors of the company for a few words, and then dispersed. Lee Seung Hwan called all the members together and prepared to take certification photos and upload them to SNS.
But he glanced at the members and found that a few people were missing: