"Yes, our group is called XO. Our slogan is we are one. The two words one combined with the letter O will also overlap. It looks great at first glance."
This suggestion was made by Chen. The more he thought about it, the more appropriate it became. His eyes were bright and he kept looking towards the members next to him.
"Why don't you just call me "Sone"? Then fans of Girls' Generation's seniors can also be considered our fans."
Bian Baekhyun glanced at him with disgust and waved his hand as if you were not reliable at all: "The fan names are too similar. Not only will the other party's fans be upset, but our own food will also not be satisfied."
"How about calling me XOs?"
"What do you mean? Plural form of XO brandy?"
"How about calling it star? Isn't the concept of our combination about planets outside the Milky Way?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
"Why are you laughing? You just know how to laugh. I'll give you some advice."
A fan name arouses the interest and enthusiasm of the members. A group of people are there talking to each other, but most of the names are not very reliable, and some are completely ridiculous.
"Jingyuan, do you have any good ideas about the things you mentioned?"
Do Kyung-soo, who was sitting next to him, bumped Chi Kyung-won with his elbow, looked at him and asked.
"I just brought it up. I haven't thought about it much yet. I'll talk about it later after I think about it."
Chi Jingyuan shook his head innocently.
He watched the members' lively discussions with great interest, occasionally interjecting a few words, and from time to time he laughed and mocked those members who came up with nonsensical fan names.
Suddenly the phone in his pocket vibrated. Chi Jingyuan took it out and saw that it was from Zheng Xiujing, asking if he was in the company now.
"I went out and will be back soon. When my agent came back and asked, he said I went to the bathroom."
Chi Jingyuan confessed to Do Kyung-soo next to him, and without waiting for the other party to respond, he quietly walked around with his cell phone.
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"You didn't say anything when you called me out. You didn't sleep well last night and your mind is not clear?"
In the stairwell on the third floor of SM Company, Chi Jingyuan looked at Zheng Xiujing, who was standing silently and full of low pressure, and sighed helplessly.
Just now he came out after receiving the text message and made an appointment in the stairway between the third and fourth floors where no one usually walked. However, after meeting, Zheng Xiujing had a very low expression and stood there without saying anything.
"I should have known I just told you that I was no longer in the company."
When Chi Jingyuan saw Zheng Xiujing like this, he leaned against the wall, curled his lips and sounded a little regretful, causing Zheng Xiujing to cast a sidelong glance at him.
Then neither of them spoke, and the stairwell fell into silence for more than two minutes. Only then did Chi Jingyuan look at her and ask again: "Tell me, why are you in a bad mood? Who bothered you again?"
Are you there? Your sister, or your member? It must be these two people."
"How do you know if I, Unnie, am one of my members?" Jung Soo-jing stared at him.
"Guess."
Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and looked at Zheng Xiujing: "I'll go back if you don't tell me."
"cut……"
Zheng Xiujing wrinkled her nose, lowered her head and looked at the ground. At the same time, she used her right foot to rub the floor with her toes, and finally said: "I had a fight with Ernie, and I just had a few words with Sulli."
Mouth."
"…………"
Chi Jingyuan did not speak, but nodded slightly and looked at her to indicate that he was listening carefully.
When he saw the other party's appearance just now, he figured out where he was angry. He felt aggrieved and wanted to find someone to vent to.
After asking him out, I couldn't help but stand there and pretend to be cold, waiting for Chi Jingyuan to take the initiative to ask.
Being arrogant and so on is really not cute at all.
"I'm such a big man now, and Ernie is still taking care of things every day. She has to ask about where I go to play, and who I'm friends with. I'm almost annoyed to death. Yesterday, she called me again and asked me not to do it.
Who to play with..."
"And Sulli, she often doesn't take it seriously when practicing recently. She always talks perfunctorily and speaks loudly. She doesn't care if you say something to her. If you say a few words more, you'll get into a fight..."
Under the guidance of Chi Jingyuan, Zheng Xiujing started to talk, and kept talking about the annoying things that happened in the past few days. Most of them were about her Unnie, and a small part was about Cui Shirley.
She was obviously dissatisfied with these two people, and she complained word by word about these two sisters and companions who she spent time with day and night.
It seems that I have been holding back a lot of anger from them in the past two days. Today I finally couldn't help but want to talk about it, so I sent a message wanting to meet Chi Jingyuan.
Zheng Xiujing would look at Chi Jingyuan after saying a few words, as if she wanted to get recognition from him before she would be motivated to continue speaking. Chi Jingyuan also gave her the look she wanted at the right time, allowing Zheng Xiujing to put the accumulated mental energy into her eyes.
All the complaints were expressed at once.
After talking for a while, she finally felt satisfied with her complaint. She took a breath and raised her head to look at Chi Jingyuan, wanting to see his reaction.
"What are you looking at me for?"
Feeling the other party's gaze, Chi Jingyuan glanced at her, leaned against the wall with a lazy look, and asked with a bit of a mean tone: "You don't think I will say some warm words to comfort you, do you?"
Before Zheng Xiujing's eyes became sharp, Chi Jingyuan looked at her and added: "It would be nice to lend you a shoulder."
As he spoke, he shrugged his shoulders and gestured to Zheng Xiujing.
"snort."
Zheng Xiujing snorted in dissatisfaction, but took the initiative to take two steps towards Chi Jingyuan, her back pressed against the wall like his, and her head rested on Chi Jingyuan's shoulder.
The depressed and aggrieved mood before has improved a lot without realizing it.
No one spoke in the empty and silent corridor, only the faint breathing of two people could be heard.
At this moment, a burst of very light footsteps faintly reached Chi Jingyuan's ears. He judged the direction and looked over before it was too late. A figure slowly walked down the stairs on the fourth floor and was already standing.
I saw them on the stairs and made eye contact with Chi Jingyuan's gaze.
Seeing this familiar figure, Chi Jingyuan sighed, what a coincidence.
Pei Zhuxuan stood awkwardly on the stairs, looking at the very familiar Chi Jingyuan and Zheng Xiujing, a senior who debuted in the company, her heart was filled with turmoil, and the various mixed emotions made her feel a little down, and then she felt grand for a while.
"ah!"
At this time, Zheng Xiujing also saw Bae Zhuhyun standing on the upper side of the stairs. She quickly raised her head, which was leaning on Ji Jingyuan's shoulder. She breathed a sigh of relief after recognizing that he was a trainee, and then looked at Bae Zhuhyun with some annoyance.
He held back his drink and said, "Is there no sound when you walk?"
She was a little angry, not only because of the panic and embarrassment caused by being caught when she was relatively close to Chi Jingyuan, but also because the atmosphere she enjoyed so much just now was suddenly broken, making her
She couldn't help but feel a little angry while feeling disappointed.
Chi Jingyuan gently pulled Zheng Xiujing, then looked at Pei Zhuxuan with a smile, waved and said hello: "What a coincidence, Zhuxuanxi, I can meet you here, we are so destined."
His expression seemed quite relaxed, he was just saying hello to an old friend, and he didn't have the emotion that he should have when someone caught him being intimate with a girl.
"Nei... Nei, it's quite a coincidence that Jingyuanxi."
Pei Zhuxuan was awakened by Chi Jingyuan's voice. She quickly squeezed out a smile and waved to him. At the same time, she saluted Zheng Xiujing. In the end, she seemed to be worried about something and explained specifically: "Just now the room manager shouted
I went to say something, but the elevator was a little slow when I came downstairs, so I just took the stairs..."
Zheng Xiujing was pulled for a moment, and after listening to a few words, she realized that Chi Jingyuan knew the trainee, so she didn't have another attack and stood aside to watch their conversation.
Chi Jingyuan smiled and chatted casually with Pei Zhuxuan. They hadn't seen each other for almost a month since the last showcase. It was just a normal friendship between friends.
However, the other party was obviously a little distracted, and after a few words, he took the initiative to bow and leave.
"Then I'll leave first. I'll have some practice when I get back."
"Nah, next time you are free, invite Seulqi and the others to have dinner together."
After saying goodbye, in Chi Jingyuan's sight, Pei Zhuxuan ran down the stairs as quickly as if he was running away, and disappeared from his sight in a few steps.
"Your friend?" Zheng Xiujing asked in a calm tone.
"Can't you see?" Chi Jingyuan turned to look at her and asked in confusion.
"You still have a friend who is a trainee... you are so free. Is it because that trainee looks good?" Her tone sounded a bit sarcastic.
Chi Jingyuan seemed not to hear it, smiled and blinked, still giving the same reply:
"Can't you see?"
"laugh……"
Zheng Xiujing glared at him angrily, slapped Chi Jingyuan hard, tightened her collar and said "I'm leaving first", then patted her butt and left quickly.
Judging from her appearance, she seems to have returned to normal.
Chi Jingyuan looked at where she left, pursed his lips, turned around and hurried back to EXO's practice room.
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"Unnie, what's wrong with you?"
Jiang Seulqi looked at Bae Zhuhyun, who looked a little unhappy after she came back and was sitting on the floor in a daze. She leaned over and asked with concern.
"It's okay, I'm just a little tired."
Pei Zhuhyun smiled at her, pondered for a second and then suddenly said: "Seulqi, Jingyuan wants to fuck him..."
But before she was halfway through her words, Pei Zhuxuan stopped on her own. She pursed her lips and thought for a while, but did not continue.
"What's wrong with Jingyuan?" Jiang Seqi interrupted mid-hearing and asked curiously.
"It's okay..."
Pei Zhuxuan smoothed her hair, and the sunny smile bloomed on her face again, looking gentle and bright, as if the person who looked so bad just now was not her at all.
She gently smoothed her hair and pursed her lips naturally: "It's the Seoul Music Awards soon. I'm wondering if Jingyuanxi and the others can win the award this time."
"It's definitely no problem. EXO is so popular right now. They have already won three major awards, and the last one is definitely not a problem." Kang Seulgi is very confident about this group that she is close to.
"That's right." Pei Zhuxuan nodded, then stood up on his own initiative and gave her a toothy smile: "Let's go, let's continue practicing."
"Inside."
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"Then it's finally time to hand out the honorary Grand Prize trophy."
"I'm really proud. Wuli Yazhongxi will announce it personally."
On January 23, the nearly three-hour live broadcast of the 23rd Seoul Music Awards came to an end and entered the final stage of awarding the Grand Award trophies.
The organizer selects a Grand Prize winner from among the twelve previous award-winning artists.
Because there is only one Grand Prize slot in the entire award ceremony, its gold content and difficulty in obtaining it are among the best among the four major award ceremonies.
At this time, two award-presenting guests, Kim Kwang-rae, the representative director of "Seoul Sports", and actor Kim Ah-joong were speaking in front of the microphone to deliver the award.
"The grand prize of honor will be announced among the 12 teams in this award."
As the fans below kept shouting the name of their idol group, Jin Yazhong opened the envelope and announced the final winner to the camera:
"Seoul Sports 23rd high1 Seoul Music Awards..."
"The grand prize of honor is... EXO, congratulations!"
Hearing this name, all the fans in the venue suddenly burst into deafening shouts. All the artists in the artist booth stood up and applauded in congratulations, and the exciting BGM also played.
The EXO members sitting at the artist's round table stood up at the same time, took a long breath and showed bright smiles. The twelve people gathered around the round table and hugged each other.
Everyone can hear the breathing and heartbeat of the members next to them, and feel each other's excitement, joy and excitement.
Immediately afterwards, they quickly saluted and thanked the senior artists around them. When Chi Kyung-won passed by the Girls' Generation table next to him, Taeyeon and Sunny took the initiative to lean forward and slapped him hard on the face one after another.
He also smiled happily and seemed very happy for Chi Jingyuan.
Chi Jingyuan smiled and waved to them, and then followed the members, bowing one by one, from the artist's seat to the award podium.
What's interesting is that Jung Eun Ji is one of the MCs at today's awards ceremony. She was standing on the stage wearing a slim red dress and was very conspicuous.
Originally, she had been standing on the edge, smiling at the EXO members who were walking towards him and returning the salutes, but when it was Chi Jingyuan's turn at the end, she narrowed her crescent-shaped smile and grinned, showing her big white teeth.
He took the initiative to take a step forward, stretched out his right hand and shook it.
"congratulations!"
Chi Jingyuan gave her a hearty high-five, and then heard Zheng Endi say something sincere to him.
To be honest, Jung Eun-ji looks really good-looking in her outfit today. The long red skirt and slightly curly hair make her look like a lady, and at the same time, she has a friendly smile that makes people feel good.
It adds a lot of color to the whole person.
And when did she become so thin?
Chi Jingyuan felt that his relative might gain more fans after this award ceremony.
The two nodded and exchanged glances. Chi Jingyuan didn't stop, and took a few steps faster to stand next to the members who had already lined up in a row.
The speech is still the same. EXO, who has won the fourth Grand Prize, is already well versed in it.
Jin Junmyeon first gave a long speech of thanks and emotion, and then the microphone was passed to each person in turn to say something. Finally, when it came to Chi Kyung-won, he first said it in Korean, and then converted it to English and said it again.
The Seoul Music Awards may have a slightly higher gold content than the Golden Disc Awards, but it's actually about the same, but today EXO seems a lot more excited than the Golden Disc Awards a few days ago.
Because winning this grand award means that they have defeated the four major awards ceremonies in the peninsula music industry in 2013. Each award ceremony has the amazing achievement of winning the grand award.
It’s been more than a year since their debut, and they are still a newcomer and they have won 4 major awards. People can’t help but sigh that EXO’s popularity has soared to the sky last year. It is really unstoppable.
After the speech, it was the final encore stage. Chi Jingyuan did not paddle this time and stood at the front of the stage with a microphone, happily singing along to the excited fans below.
In the artist booth below, Shinee and Girls' Generation, as seniors of the same company, stood up to support EXO throughout the whole process, waving and dancing along, showing their family bond very well.
When it was Ji Kyung Won's turn to part, the camera was shown to the Girls' Generation table in the artist booth. Kim Taeyeon looked very happy, and she even stretched out her hands to make a funny expression towards the camera.
By the last chorus, the idols in the artist's seat were all very high under the camera. Apink's table also followed suit and did the signature beating action of the "Roar" choreographer. After doing it, several people burst into laughter.
I don’t know what I’m feeling happy about.
The awards ceremony finally came to an end with "Roar", which I have listened to countless times but still has a very rhythmic feel.
Afterwards, in accordance with the tradition of the Seoul Music Awards, under the arrangement of the organizer, all the artists present took a photo together, and then bowed to each other and said goodbye.
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Last night, he had a dinner with the members to celebrate. Chi Jingyuan, who had not been happy for a while, packed up his things the next day and followed Park Jae-hyun, his assistant, and the team specially assigned to him by the company for activities in Xia Kingdom.
At the airport, sitting in the waiting room waiting for the flight.
He is about to start his activities in Xia Kingdom again. SM and mainland cooperative companies have been eagerly looking forward to it for who knows how long.
I heard that they wasted a lot of effort this time and organized Chi Jingyuan to attend several important parties near the Spring Festival. This trip should be more difficult.
At this time, Chi Jingyuan was sitting in the middle of a row of sofas in the waiting room, lazily leaning on the back of the chair, crossing his legs, and scrolling with his mobile phone.
He was originally going to go online to see the comments and reactions on the Internet about EXO winning the Song Awards yesterday.
But when he turned on his phone, he immediately found a fan post that was ranked at the top of their EXO fanclub. This post was also listed in the hot searches of some entertainment forums.
Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but clicked in curiously and looked at it carefully.
"I watched the entire Seoul Music Awards live broadcast yesterday. When I saw the final awards encore stage, with ribbons flying above, fans shouting below, and the twelve members of XO standing on top looking high-spirited, I felt very emotional for a while. I couldn't help but
I went to fanclub and wrote this long review.
I came up with a sentiment at the moment. I thought of XO’s experience from debut to now. I’m sorry for the confusion of whatever comes to mind.
I am a very ordinary fan of EXO (the E is not pronounced), and my family background is not that good. Even when I was frugally trying to boost album sales, I could only buy two or three copies. There is no problem with the activity of competing for rankings.
, but every time the fan base raises funds, they feel a little helpless.
But I’m a pretty old fan, I’ve been a fan since before they debuted. I happened to see Yuan’s debut trailer at that time, and I was immediately struck by Yuan’s smile at the end of the trailer, and I became a fan immediately.
I met him and gradually got to know the whole EXO through him.
Since I am a fan of Yuan, I also like the whole team very much, but I don’t know what kind of rice is this, a combination of Weifan and Tuanfan?
XO really attracted a lot of attention before their debut. SM itself is a big company. The new large-scale boy group they launched after several years has its own popularity. Even before they debuted, they already had a large fan base. There are many people in the group every day.
It’s lively, and new people are coming in continuously, so everything seems to be in good shape.
It's just that such a good situation collapsed immediately after the MV and sound source of the debut song "MAMA" were released. The originally good situation took a sad turn in a short period of time.
Because the title song is really disappointing, whether it's the song style, melody, or costumes, it's the same. Even though I'm a fan, I think this song is average.
I still remember that at that time, the Internet was full of negative comments about XO. In addition to complaining about the unsightly title song and ugly appearance, the fans who complained the most were the seniors of the same company, because XO's debut might occupy the resources of the seniors, causing a sudden
EXO has become the target of public criticism, as if they can't keep up with the trend without scolding them.
It's polite to speak sarcastically, but if you go too far, there are conspiracy theories, father-son theories, and hidden rules. It's really hard for them to come up with so many novel-like plots to blackmail us.
At that time, the company had no intention of criticizing XO and allowed fans to scold XO on the Internet. This is also SM's consistent style and everyone is used to it.
I remember that at that time, apart from fans of groups from the same company, the most criticized people on the Internet were the fans of boy groups B.A.P and NU'EST who debuted at the same time.
The development of idols from these two companies was much smoother than that of XO, and because they debuted at the same time, they naturally became competitors. The fans of these two companies are trolling us online every day, and at the same time, they are benefiting from their idols. They are so proud.
The tone really pissed me off at the time.
But there is no way, the competition between fans will ultimately depend on the strength and performance of idols. At that time, XO was indeed not popular, and we accepted it.
Due to various things, the popularity of the fanclub was cut in half. During that time, there were basically no new people joining the fanclub. People quit every day. It was really sad that the names were blacked out one by one.
Maybe many new fans don't know that XO was really difficult in the few months after their debut. Some of the scenes of XO's activities at that time look really uncomfortable, sad and distressing now.
When Baekhyun held his birthday party in May, a total of more than a dozen people came. The total number of fans was not as many as the members and staff of XO (pictured), but the members were still very happy and enthusiastic with the fans who came to the scene.
There was no embarrassment or dissatisfaction during the interaction.
Sometimes, because they are pressed for time and have little income, the members just sit on the roadside to eat.
EXO-M team's first autograph session, there were two or three big cats and kittens covering the photos with their names, and now you wouldn't believe it was EXO's autograph session.
Team K performed in thin clothes on a very cold day, and you could see obvious breathing when you opened your mouth.
Because I was ridiculed by online groups and not popular enough, I never received any announcements. I finally got a commercial performance, but in the end I couldn't get the performance fee. The organizer gave the members a bag of rice as compensation, but
The EXO members still seemed quite happy, at least it was an announcement that they could show up.
There were really too many scenes like this at that time, and many of them are still fresh in my memory.
And it's not a bad thing, because at least there is an itinerary to see them.
However, except for the first few months after XO's debut, their schedules and exposure dropped sharply. Seeing them on TV has become a luxury. Various magazines and tabloids have said that EXO is a failure of SM.
There were no variety shows, no popularity, no new songs, no appearances, and just being black. This was the situation of EXO at that time.
If Yuan hadn't been able to receive commercials and appear on TV regularly at that time, we would have been really worried that XO would have disbanded.
Fortunately, at the most difficult time, when fans were almost unable to hold on, Yuan got the lead role in "Reply 1997".
I remember that I was really excited when I heard the news. Friends in the fan group happily discussed it for a long time and agreed to stick to it.
No one really liked this drama at the time, but it was already a very good schedule for XO.
Fortunately, our prayers seem to have come true. "Reply" became a hit and set a ratings record for cable television. Yuan, who played the leading role, gained widespread recognition and his popularity soared. At the same time, the group EXO returned to the public eye.
within.
Since then, the situation seems to have gradually improved. Although except for Yuan, who often appears due to the popularity of the TV series, the rest of the schedule still does not have much, but you can see the members appearing on TV from time to time.
It was in a state where it could be disbanded at any time.
At the end of the year, I was able to perform on the stage, and finally won several newcomer awards due to excellent sales. While being recognized by many people, those black fans finally had enough and stopped. I finally got through that period.
The hardest time.
This change really makes us old fans breathe a sigh of relief.
Then it’s 2013. Ever since SM announced EXO’s comeback in May, we have been looking forward to it. A new song after one year and two months is really rare. We almost thought we would never see it again.
The regular album "XOXO" really did not disappoint. "Wolf" is refreshing, with handsome and intense choreography, the stunning Tree of Life, etc. It seems to show that everything is getting better and EXO is on the road to success.
Keep moving forward.
Sure enough, on June 13th, this day is really deep in my memory. EXO won the first No. 1 spot on a singing stage in today’s M! Countdown, and the first No. 1 trophy in one and three months since their debut.
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In the video released at that time, the members couldn't restrain their excitement and burst into tears backstage. Y was sobbing like a child. Yuan, who had always been very calm, was obviously unable to control his emotions, with tears shining in his eyes.
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That scene really impressed me deeply.
Starting from this first place, everything is developing for the better. "Wolf"'s four-place results are very good, which is unimaginable in last year's "MAMA".
This momentum has continued.
Until "Roar" came out, EXO finally soared into the sky.
"Roar" cleared the charts as soon as the sound source was released and has great stamina. It seems to be the song that has been on the charts for the longest time among all the boy band's songs. (I didn't check the information carefully, but I remember it should be)
He won one award in seventeen singing competitions, setting a record for more than one award-winning male idol group in the Peninsula music industry.
"Eu-Reu-Reong Eu-Reu-Reong" is everywhere in the streets and alleys of the peninsula. You can definitely hear it in any shopping mall, restaurant, video store, or even school. This was the only sound in the music scene in the entire peninsula at that time.
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I want to say here that Yuan is really talented. For EXO to have the popularity and momentum it has today, in addition to their own efforts and accumulation, the contribution of "Roar" really cannot be ignored.
I won't say what EXO would be like without Yuan, because he is one of the members of XO, no one can deny this.
XO dominates most of the primary and secondary school student camps, squeezing the living space of other newly debuted boy groups to the lowest level.
Every autograph session was packed with people, which was in stark contrast to last year.
There was also a time when there were too many people present, which seriously affected nearby traffic. The organizer was worried that too many people would cause a dangerous incident and canceled the autograph session. For many artists, this is a strange story.
Various variety shows are vying for invitations, and as long as EXO appears, the ratings and topicality will be significantly improved.
At the end of the year, the stages of major TV stations are also a must. Even if you can't be there, you must record the stage video in advance.
All of this means that EXO has really soared like a rocket and is beginning to shine like stars in the sky of the Peninsula music industry.
Then comes the four major award ceremonies at the end of the year.
November 14th, MMA Song of the Year.
November 22nd, MAMA Album of the Year.
January 16th, Golden Disc, Record Category Grand Award.
On January 23rd, Seoul Music Awards, Daesang.
Four award ceremonies, four awards, four shots of the members hugging each other.
I don’t need to go into details, these pictures are enough to prove everything.
When you can call yourself a top group or a first-line group by winning one major award, how should you define EXO who has won four major awards in a row?
There is actually no need for me to say anything about XO’s current glory. I just want to tell everyone that it was not easy for them to get to where they are today. Every member has put in their own efforts.
Looking back now, last year we had no idea that XO would become this popular this year. Even the most optimistic fans would not have expected XO's current glory.
Having said that, let’s finally show a group photo of all the artists after the Seoul Music Awards.
It has been more than a year since their debut. EXO, which has not yet passed the rookie stage, can firmly stand in the C position among so many seniors present. I was happy and excited when I saw this photo, but I don’t know why I suddenly shed tears.
Coming down, it's quite strange.
XO, please stay in position C, we will always be with you.
