Ji Jingyuan received a message from Bae Zhuhyun the next day. The other party had no objection at all because he couldn't be there for his birthday. Instead, he was very concerned about EXO's recent work intensity and reminded Ji Jingyuan not to do the same thing as before.
event.
Finally, he took a photo with Ji Jingyuan and sent the Pokémon figure given to him by Jiang Seulgi.
In the photo, Bae Joo-hyun has a ponytail and light makeup, looking fresh and refreshing. She has her eyes closed and is holding a silly duck figure with its head tilted, with her face close to hers and her mouth raised in a smile.
Very happy.
Looking at the photo that was sent to him, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but smile. After a while, he quickly typed a few words with his fingers:
"come on."
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"Brother Chanyeol, act more relaxed when you are in your part."
At the "dope" MV shooting scene, Chi Jingyuan gestured with his hands while communicating with the members about the results of the shooting.
He was basically responsible for designing the MV for this prelude song. Just like the previous "Roar", the company hired a PD to be responsible for the on-site shooting, and Chi Jingyuan was responsible for the specific effects.
"It's best to have a bit of a cool expression on your face. You don't need to deliberately make a cool expression. Brother, you are already very handsome just standing here."
"I know, I'll give it a try."
Park Chanyeol immediately gestured, then found a mirror and started practicing his expressions.
"Brother Tao, you also have a problem with this part, but on the contrary, you are too relaxed, and the expression is too arrogant, which can easily cause counter-effects. Please tone it down a little."
Chi Jingyuan said a few words to Tao from Team M next to him.
"OK, I'll hold back a little." Tao looked a little embarrassed and made a gesture.
The MV of "dope" is divided into Korean and Chinese versions of the KM team. Although there is no combined shot, the MV was shot together. Ji Kyung-won was not only responsible for the filming of his own team, but also directed the M team.
In addition to the unique electronic hip-hop style and saxophone arrangement, the biggest feature of this song is that the lyrics tell the story of EXO members working day and night on music, investing in work, pursuing dreams and working hard to achieve success.
The MV is full of a strong sense of color. In order to show the meaning of the lyrics, the members did not wear the same style of clothing during the filming, but cosplayed as various social professionals, including police, detectives, doctors,
White-collar workers, etc. are used to show the dancing appearance and charm of EXO members when they transform into different identities.
Park Chanyeol is a cosplayer racing driver, while Chi Kyung-won is dressed in a sturdy and elegant police officer uniform. The dark uniform looks very stylish on him, and it seems that his whole temperament has changed.
Each member of Team M wears the same clothes as Team K. Luhan's part over there is the same as Chi Jingyuan's. He is also wearing a police officer uniform, but maybe because of his height or something else, the effect is slightly different.
A little inferior.
"Let's take a break before continuing, and try to finish it for him today, come on." After mentioning a few more issues that needed attention, Chi Jingyuan clapped his hands and shouted.
Although he is the youngest member, the members are used to him having control over album production. After all, there is a successful precedent of "Roar". EXO members have great trust in Ji Kyung-won's talent and ability in this area.
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Under the watchful eye of the camera filming the behind-the-scenes video, all the members shouted together:
“fighting!“
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On April 4th, another eye-catching news appeared on the hot search. The relationship between Girls’ Generation’s Hwang Mi Young and 2PM’s Nichkhun was exposed by the media.
According to media reports, Huang Meiying and Nichkhun were introduced by friends and started dating in the second half of 2013. They have been dating for almost half a year now. They also attached photos of the two dating that were secretly photographed by reporters.
As a member of the group's mid-pop group, Hwang Mi-young was revealed to be in a relationship, and Girls' Generation fans were naturally wailing as she was hit hard.
As of today, Girls' Generation's romantic collapse seems to be inevitable. Even the fans have almost recognized the title Love Generation. After several rounds of torture, some boyfriends have become extremely popular.
This can be clearly seen through the plunge in sales during this return.
Now many sones have left messages on the Internet and in fanclubs, saying that their spirits have been tempered by these few love exposures. Although they feel very sad, they also understand that their children have grown up, so even if they expose a few more, they will be fine.
I can endure the pain and continue to powder it.
But many people say that Kim Taeyeon is their last line. If Taeyeon's relationship is also exposed, then they may really not be able to hold on anymore.
Seeing these humble prayer messages from fans, Chi Jingyuan didn't know what to say.
It has been 7 years since Girls' Generation debuted, and there was never any news about this in the first six years. But today it all suddenly came out. You can imagine how uncomfortable their fans are.
On the other hand, outsiders are quite optimistic about Girls' Generation's three-team romance that was revealed. They feel that whether it's Choi Soo-young, Jung Kyung-ho, or Hwang Mi-young or Hwang Mi-young, their status is considered to be a match. Many people even sent sones to them.
See the blessing of rising blood.
However, some people broke the news on the Internet, saying that Huang Meiying and Nichkhun had established a relationship very early, and even started when Nichkhun participated in the variety show "We Got Married."
According to him, Nichkhun and Victoria played the role of husband and wife in the show. Outside the show, he was in love with others. He showed off his sweetness inside and outside without any conflict. His acting skills were extremely proficient. To prove it, he even sent a few blurry pictures.
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I don't know if it's real or not, but Nichkhun was offended by angry fans of "My Knot" and FX.
Despite all the disturbances from the outside world, EXO finally completed all preparations for the second mini-album on April 8th through hard work, and there are still some post-production aspects that do not require their excessive involvement.
SM has also begun to renegotiate the specific date of XO's return and prepare a series of promotional activities.
All members, together with their agents and company teams, boarded a plane to Neon on April 10th.
"Anihasaya, it's EXO's self-shooting time now, I'm XO's leader Suho."
With the camera pointed at himself, Kim Junmyeon started filming on the plane, preparing to use it as material for their second group song "Hot Moment XOXO".
"Where are you going now, D.O.xi?" Kim Junmyeon pointed the camera at Do Kyungsoo who was standing next to him, and the two began to introduce the trip while singing along.
"Now? I'm going to Neon now."
"Nai, we are going to Neon now, so why are we going to Neon?"
"why?"
“It’s to go to Neon for a fan meeting, and to do a solo event with Neon’s fans.”
"Yes, we are flying across the sea now." Kim Jun-myeon wore sunglasses and looked enigmatic, and he and Do Kyung-soo worked hard to create the effect of the show.
The two of them talked for a long time without saying anything. After thinking for a while, they stood up with the camera: "Let's go interview the next player now!"
Immediately after they interviewed Park Chanyeol, Kai then came to the row where Ji Kyung-won and Oh Se-hun were sitting, and pointed the camera directly at them.
When Wu Shixun saw the camera coming, he immediately put down what he was holding and waved his hand quickly towards the camera. He pointed at Chi Jingyuan beside him, and with a snickering on his face, he signaled to Kim Junmyeon to shoot him and not me.
Jin Junmian made an OK gesture and pointed the camera at Chi Jingyuan.
At this time, the source of the pool was wearing a gray and black knitted hat, with his head lowered and an eye mask on his face, as if he was taking a nap. His hands were in the pockets of his sweatshirt, and the collar was pulled high to block the lower half of his face.
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As if he was sensing something, Chi Jingyuan felt it just a few seconds after the camera started filming him. He pursed his lips and raised his head, took off his blindfold and saw the camera. He was stunned for a moment and then showed a hint of helplessness.
With a smile, he tilted his head and leaned on the back of the chair, looking at the smiling people in front of him.
"Hey Yigu, is this without makeup? Your skin is really good."
With a sigh, Jin Junmian controlled the camera to take a photo of Chi Jingyuan's face. The skin close to the camera showed no makeup at all and looked very smooth and delicate.
"Nai, no makeup." Chi Jingyuan nodded, his tone a little tired.
"Wuli maknae's skin is really enviable." Jin Junmian gave a thumbs up, and then began to interview: "Yuanxi, how are you feeling now?"
"very good."
Chi Jingyuan looked at Jin Junmian with dead eyes, forced a smile on his expressionless face, blunted it twice as if to strengthen the credibility of his words, nodded and repeated: "Really
Very good.”
"Haha..." Seeing his reaction, Do Kyung-soo and Oh Se-hun next to them burst out laughing.
"Then what was Yuan Xi doing on the plane just now?"
Kim Junmyeon really doesn’t have the talent to be an MC, and the questions he asked are too stupid.
"elder brother."
Chi Jingyuan sighed and looked at Jin Junmian to speak.
"Inside?"
"I was sleeping just now." The feeble voice showed that Chi Jingyuan's heart was not peaceful.
"Ha ha……"
"Mi ah ne mi ah ne."
Jin Junmian quickly apologized, took the initiative to put Chi Jingyuan's blindfold on him, and then walked away angrily with the camera, "Let's go interview the next member..."
"well……"
After they left, Chi Jingyuan straightened his blindfold and continued to rest with his eyes closed.
Only in this way will he feel more comfortable when flying, otherwise he would have taken out the game console and started playing.
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It was already midnight when they arrived at Neon. They rushed directly to the hotel they had booked to rest for the night. They got up early the next morning before dawn and went to the Saitama Super Arena, the venue for this fan event.
Since EXO officially debuted in 2012, they have been focusing on developing the market in Peninsula and Xiaguo. At most, they have been active in Southeast Asia. Neon has not really been involved in it.
Except for performing here a few times with SM Town, they rarely hold events in Neon alone.
This is EXO's first solo fan meeting in Neon since their debut 2 years ago.
Moreover, the scale of the fan meeting this time is very large. It is not a small meeting with hundreds or thousands of people, but a super large fan meeting with 20,000 people per event. It is already similar to a concert model.
This performance is named EXO Greeting Party in Japan “Hello!”
A total of five shows will be held in three days, one on April 11th, which is tonight, and two on the 12th and 13th each day.
There were a total of five fan meetings, each with 20,000 tickets, which means that this event EXO held in Tokyo attracted a total of 100,000 people.
EXO, who did not debut in Neon and has never released a Neon album, is unexpectedly popular here. You must know that even a local Neon artist can sell out the Saitama Super Arena.
It's a relatively rare thing.
However, SM has already taken control of this situation after conducting market research, otherwise it would not have directly rented such a large venue for its first fan performance.
The twelve members of the entire EXO team have many fans in Neon. Among them, Chi Jingyuan still has the most fans. Among the fans waiting for support at the entrance of the venue, his sign held up almost three
One part.
As the language leader in the team, Chi Jingyuan’s language talent has really brought him a lot of convenience. Whether in Xia Kingdom or Neon, there are many fans who follow him because he is good at the language of their country.
his.
In any case, Chi Jingyuan was really touched when he saw that so many people still liked him even though he had basically never been active here.
They have been preparing for this fan event for a long time. They rehearsed in the venue and got familiar with the environment for a whole day. In the evening, the first fan meeting officially started.
This performance is a bit like a concert, but it is not exactly the same. It is not as formal as a concert, and there are not so many tracks and supporting VCRs and stage designs. Basically, it is just a few EXO hits, and then the members
They talked to fans, introduced themselves, and showed off a few neon words they had just learned to get closer. The overall duration was just over an hour.
Unlike other members who just cram around for a while, Chi Jingyuan, who is proficient in neon language, is naturally at home, and I don’t know how the news that he likes neon animation and games came to him. The fans here seem to know this very well, and they are talking to each other.
The distance between us couldn’t help but become much closer, and many people brought animation-related gifts to give to him.
Although he would not accept it, he was very grateful to the other party for his thoughtfulness.
The performances were held very smoothly. The three consecutive performances from the 11th to the 12th were all sold out, and the feedback from fans was also very good. EXO, who came to the neon event for the first time, has officially made its mark.
The second performance of the day ended on the 12th. After some repairs, it was almost 11 o'clock. The members, led by their managers, hurriedly left the venue and went to a restaurant they had made a reservation for.
Today is Wu Sehun's birthday. As a member born in 1994, although Peninsula's coming-of-age ceremony has not yet arrived, he is finally considered an adult.
After the manager brought them here, he did not stay here to have dinner with the members, but took the initiative to leave and find a place nearby to fill his stomach, leaving all the space for celebration to the 12 EXO people.
There was no one else present, so the members naturally had a good time all night long. The whole box was filled with smoke and smoke, and they were chatting, laughing and playing around happily.
The brothers and Wu Shixun also showed off their generous drinking capacity.
Chi Jingyuan found that none of the idol friends he knew abided by the peninsula's rule that minors cannot drink. They were all just adults, and they drank more fiercely than the other.
After drinking and eating, the members felt a little tired. They sat awkwardly in the box chatting. Chi Jingyuan found a small sofa and half lay on it, comfortably browsing the news on his mobile phone. He was full, and even
A bit supportive.
Apink had their first song comeback in "m!c" the day before yesterday. Their sound source was also released on March 31. The title song "mr.chu" has a very good sound record, but it is a pity that it is definitely No. 1 on the weekly charts.
It's impossible to get it.
Because until today, Melon's number one on the weekly chart is still "Some". This song has never dropped from the number one position since its release on February 21st. It has been number one on the weekly chart for six consecutive weeks.
Crowned for six weeks.
The scariest thing is that even in April, this song still seems to have plenty of stamina, making countless people marvel that this song is really a sound monster.
According to industry rumors, because of the unexpected success of Yuan & Suzy's collaborative single, many agencies in the industry are eyeing male-female chorus songs. It is estimated that many temporary combinations of male and female partners will pop up in the near future.
Just like last year's "Roar", there were suddenly more male idol groups that used student suits and uniforms as their concepts or performance costumes.
While Chi Jingyuan was lazily scrolling through the news, Park Chanyeol's phone, which was sitting on the sofa next to him, suddenly vibrated. After looking at the screen, he hurriedly walked out of the box with the phone in hand.
Looking at Park Chanyeol's back, Chi Jingyuan suddenly became interested. After thinking about it, he turned his head and whistled at Wu Shixun who was not far away.
"Shhhhhhh."
When Wu Shixun heard the whistle, he glanced at him, looked at him, stood up, walked over and sat next to Chi Jingyuan and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Brother Chanye, this is..." Chi Jingyuan pouted in the direction Park Chanyeol left.
"Oh, you said this."
Wu Shixun became excited when he heard this, he smiled narrowly, leaned to the side and whispered: "It's just as you thought, in a relationship, in love."
"Female idol?" Chi Jingyuan was a little curious.
"Ani, it's Noona, a makeup artist. I've met her once. She's quite pretty. She's a little older than us."
Wu Shixun said softly, then bluntly smiled and continued: "But I don't know if this is the only one Chanyeol-hyung."
"What about the one you dated before? Did they break up?" Chi Jingyuan glanced at him.
"Didn't I tell you that we broke up at the beginning of the year?"
Wu Shixun looked at him dissatisfied, feeling that Chi Jingyuan didn't care about his friends at all, and what he said fell on deaf ears.
"Miah Nei, I kind of forgot."
Chi Jingyuan apologized perfunctorily, and he didn't need to ask anymore. He didn't even have to think about it, and with Wu Shixun's urinary nature, the connection was 100% seamless.
At this time, Baekhyun, who was sitting by the wall, also took the phone and walked out.
Chi Jingyuan and Wu Shixun watched Baekhyun push the door, go out, and close the door. Then the two looked at each other, and he smiled interestingly: "Is this also ing?"
"Nai, I heard that she is a female idol and she is not very popular." Wu Shixun nodded.
"No, I don't know anything about them all living in the same dormitory. How come you know everything so clearly? Have you changed your career to become a spy?"
Chi Jingyuan looked Wu Shixun up and down with surprised eyes and let out a strange cry.
"Tch, you don't look like a maknae at all, and your attitude is a bit high."
Wu Shixun curled his lips and explained in a low voice: "They like to talk to me about this because we have a common topic and can cover each other up to hide the agent. What about you?"
"I'm also very interested in this topic." Chi Jingyuan blinked, a little innocently.
"hehe."
Wu Shixun shook his head and smiled meaningfully.
"What I said is true. Why are you laughing so hard?"
Chi Jingyuan glanced at him unhappily, then bumped Wu Shixun with his elbow, and asked with great interest: "Who else has a story? Please tell me."
"..." Wu Shixun glanced at him sideways, hummed triumphantly, glanced around, and got together to chat: "You know how popular our XO is now..."
"Oh, wonderful..."
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After the three-day fan meeting, EXO stayed for one more day to do some finishing activities, and then ended the four-day neon trip and took a flight back to the peninsula due to the enthusiasm of the fans.
The day before returning to the peninsula, that is, April 13, SM announced that EXO will hold its first solo concert. EXO, which has been in the industry for two years, will start the concert in Seoul and perform in different cities in Asia.
On tour.
The first batch of tickets will be sold through the online pre-sale website Gmarket starting at 8 pm on April 16.
As soon as the news came out, all fans immediately jumped for joy. Being able to hold a solo concert was an important and milestone event that brought EXO to its true climax.
It can be said that many people have been waiting for this day for a long time.
The number of people attending the concert and the box office are also linked to the artist's popularity and the number of die-hard fans. After seeing the news, countless XO fans immediately waited for the tickets to go on sale.
Judging from EXO's current popularity and number of fans in the peninsula, they are not worried about not selling out the tickets and not filling the seats. They are only worried that the venue is too small and there are not enough seats.
At this time, all the work for EXO's second mini-album has been announced. After internal discussions, the company has also determined that EXO's comeback will be scheduled for April 25. Others include the opening of album pre-sale, preview song promotion and special stage.
A series of activities such as the return to showcase are also being carefully prepared.
However, before they could decide when to make the announcement, all entertainment programs in the entire Peninsula entertainment industry were suspended due to some issues, and all artists' schedules were suspended. SM was so frightened that they quickly withdrew the resources they had spread out and began to reevaluate the return time.
Many employees in the SM Record Planning Department are really lucky now.
If Chi Kyung-yuan had not fallen ill late last month and delayed his comeback, if EXO had returned on April 15 as originally planned, then all entertainment-related activities would have been shut down less than a day after their comeback, and the members would have to
The practice room is picking on the feet, and all the promotional resources invested in advance are voided. This is a huge loss.
For example, apink, which had been promoted for so long, encountered this situation just a week after its return, and the company could only feel unlucky.
Looking back now, I can only say that it was a blessing in disguise.
According to the released news, the suspension of the Peninsula entertainment industry will last about a month. After further discussions, the company finally determined the return time of EXO's second mini album "Overdose" and held a meeting to notify all members.
The promotion and pre-sale activities will be officially launched on May 3, and the sound source and MV of the prelude song "dope" will be released on the 8th, and a special stage of "m!c" will be recorded.
A comeback showcase will be held on May 14th.
Officially returned on May 15th, the second mini-album "overdose" was released, including all seven songs and the MV of the title song. On the same day, the two KM teams started their singing activities in Peninsula and Xiaguo respectively.
If no major changes occur, there should be no changes to the time this time.
Thanks bro for the reward
Sorry for getting up late, why didn't my alarm go off?