In the final analysis, the prelude song is just a warm-up. The company will not invest too many resources in promotion. Fans and passers-by will listen to it to see the excitement. The focus of attention will still be on the title song after the official comeback.
However, the discussion and popularity caused by "dope" on the Internet, as well as the surprising performance of the MV on YouTube, can be regarded as unexpected blessings.
Especially the number of views on the MV is really surprising. If this trend continues, "Dope" is likely to surpass "Roar" and become the song with the highest number of views among all EXO's MVs since their debut.
Maybe after a while, EXO will appear in a member club with MVs with over 100 million views.
As Park Jae-hyun said before, the candid photos taken by the company specifically for the K-Team members have also been uploaded to YouTube, and the members have all watched them individually after uploading them.
Ordinary direct shots are no different from others. After Chi Jingyuan looked at his own direct shots, he didn't see anything special except that he performed very well, had a good typhoon, was relaxed and handsome on stage.
place.
Among the several direct shots, Chi Kyung-won has the highest number of views, but even tens of thousands of views are not much higher. Even after uploading it for two or three days, it is not popular. I feel that the publicity method proposed by Park Jae-hyun to make up for the lack of stage numbers does not seem to work.
What effect does it have.
Forget it, just leave it there, it’s not a hassle anyway, just think of it as giving back to the fans.
After the announcement of the prelude, there were not many promotional activities on the peninsula due to some reasons. Unlike Team M, which was already busy in Xia Kingdom, Team K has been quite leisurely these days.
There is only one stage. Apart from a few interviews, I have no other schedules. Most of the time every day is spent in the practice room rehearsing the showcase stage on the 14th and preparing for the official comeback on the 15th.
At noon on the 12th, Chi Jingyuan received a date call. Since he had nothing to do today, he happily agreed.
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"Are you thinking specifically about me and choosing a place so close to our company?"
Pulling up the stool and sitting down, Chi Jingyuan glanced at Pei Xiuzhi, who was sitting opposite, obviously well-dressed, and said with a smile while ordering.
Her slightly curly brown hair is spread on both sides, and her makeup is not too thick or too light. I don’t know if she is wearing contact lenses or something. Her eyes are bright and lively, and her eyelashes are very long. The texture on her crystal clear and charming lips is clearly visible. Today
The color of her lipstick should be Tomato Red.
The temperature in May has gradually risen, and Seoul girls who love beauty have begun to show off in various ways. The brown knitted bat shirt on Bae Suzy's upper body exposed the left shoulder, and the black wrap underneath was vaguely visible in the seams.
Her chest was covered with extremely tight dark jeans, which made the undulating lines very conspicuous.
It's really beautiful.
After the promotion period of "Some" ended, the two met several times for joint activities. Not long ago, the other party left the peninsula due to Missa's overseas trip, and it is unknown when she will come back.
The place to eat is a high-end Western restaurant called Q.brunch. The interior decoration is simple but exquisite, the area is large and the atmosphere is good. There is also a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the east side. Through the window, you can clearly see the busy traffic below.
main road and night view of Seoul in the distance.
This place was booked by Bae Suzy. It is located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu. It is just a few steps away from Apgujeong Exit 4 of the subway line. It is very close to SM, and it doesn’t even take long to walk there without driving.
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"You should consider this... The baked rice and several kinds of truffle pasta in this store are very good. You can try the famous ones. I have already ordered my own and red wine."
Pei Xiuzhi put her right hand on the table, supporting her face, looking at Chi Jingyuan opposite with a smile, and after looking at it, she said angrily: "Jingyuan Xi, I asked you to come out for dinner, you
Is that what you’re wearing?”
"Cream of mushroom soup, then this, sea urchin seed truffle pasta, and then... OK, thank you." Chi Jingyuan pointed to the illustration on the menu and clicked a few times. After ordering with the waiter, he turned around and looked down at first.
Taking a look at the black co-branded casual hooded jacket on his upper body, he pursed his lips and looked at Bae Suzy: "Handsome, I think he looks pretty good too... He and you are still a couple."
"Besides, we are so familiar with each other, and we haven't seen each other for such a long time, so we don't need to use honorifics, right?"
"snort."
Pei Xiuzhi glanced at the only black dress on her body with her peripheral vision, glanced at him and snorted, picked up the goblet and took a sip.
"Didn't you go to a concert? And what's the name of that guy from Xia Kingdom...when did he come back?"
Chi Jingyuan turned his head and looked through the floor-to-ceiling window at the bright and feasting night scene outside, and asked casually.
According to JYP's external announcement, Missa is currently on an Asian concert tour, and I heard that she went to Xia Kingdom to participate in a large-scale platter concert two days ago.
"They call it the 'Xingyao Xiaguo Concert'..."
Pei Xiuzhi's mouth twitched: "That event was held for two consecutive days on the 9th and 10th. I just got off the plane and came back yesterday morning."
“Asia tour is canceled?”
"It probably can't be done anymore..."
"What's wrong?" Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan turned around and looked at her.
During last year's Gayo Daejeon, he remembered seeing Bae Suzy specifically promoting this year's concert during the interview, so he always had some impression.
I just haven't paid much attention to it before.
"Do you think everyone is like you EXO? Tens of thousands of tickets were sold out in one second, and the fans kept shouting for extra performances?"
Bae Suzy couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "It's said to be an Asian tour concert, but it's only been held twice so far."
"When the first show was held in Hong Kong in January at the beginning of the year, it was difficult to sell tickets. The venue with thousands of people was not full. The company was also very dissatisfied and felt that it would not make any money, so it was temporarily shelved."
"Last month, we tried again to hold a concert at the MasterCard Center in the capital of Xia Kingdom. We invested a lot of publicity, but the result was even worse than the previous one... not many people bought tickets, and the concert was a total loss. Our group
Most of the people have lost their temper, so naturally they can’t go on.”
She didn't look very good when she mentioned the empty venue. Apparently, the experience of holding two concerts gave Bae Suzy very unkind memories.
At this time, the waiter brought the ordered dishes to the two of them on a tray, and the table was quickly filled.
In addition to ordering pasta as the main dish, Pei Xiuzhi also ordered a bunch of small meals, which was much more than Chi Jingyuan ordered.
But looking at her frame, I guess she is also a relatively edible person.
"Cheers." The two of them clinked glasses and started talking, eating.
"I remember that your Missa music record was very good. Your debut single won a grand award and became a legend among our younger generations..." Chi Jingyuan took a bite of the pasta recommended by Bae Suzy and felt that it tasted pretty good.
"What's the use of having good music performance? It's just popular among passers-by. It won't attract fans, especially those die-hard fans with strong purchasing power."
She sighed, put down the fork in her hand and looked at Chi Jingyuan: "You only know that our debut single won a grand award, but do you know how many copies of that single album were sold?"
"..." Chi Jingyuan puffed up his cheeks and winked at him.
"Less than 15,000 copies... This is the sales volume of a single that won the Song of the Year Award. It's ridiculous."
Pei Xiuzhi chuckled sarcastically, shook her head and picked up the chopsticks again, picked up a fried shrimp and put it in her mouth. While chewing, she continued: "After winning the grand prize, the company struck while the iron was hot and released the second chapter of the single album.
…”
She puffed up her cheeks, looked over, and muttered: "8,000 pictures."
"Without die-hard fans and overseas popularity, tours cannot be held, and one of the biggest sources of income for an idol group is gone...we can only rely on good nationality to receive some endorsements."
"But we do receive a lot of endorsements and advertisements..."
Pei Xiuzhi also came up to talk, and she seemed to be in a relaxed mood and chatted a lot about them with Chi Jingyuan.
In the past, every time we met, the handsome men and beautiful women were attracted to each other by their looks, purely because they looked good. This time, it really felt like they were close friends, chatting and understanding each other naturally.
"By the way, how is the atmosphere in your EXO team?" After taking a sip of red wine, Suzy Pei exhaled, and suddenly remembered and looked at Chi Jingyuan.
"That's pretty good." Chi Jingyuan thought for a while.
Apart from the quarrels and minor conflicts that occur from time to time, the atmosphere within the EXO team is indeed pretty good. Although there are many little ones in private due to competition, at least on the surface everyone is getting along well.
And there are several members who have a good relationship with Chi Jingyuan.
"I have read your XO news and information. You are so popular among your XO members. One person accounts for almost one-third of your fans. The atmosphere in your group is still very good? Others have no objections to you, no.
Envy you?"
Pei Xiuzhi was a little disbelieving and had a questioning look on her face.
"Envy is definitely there, it's an emotion that normal people will have."
"Everything else is fine, at least it's fine with me."
Chi Jingyuan shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of soup: "Why, you missa..."
"Heh..." Pei Xiuzhi smiled strangely and shook his head. He raised his eyes and pondered as if he was thinking about how to express it, but after thinking for a few seconds, he gave up: "I don't know how to describe it... Let's put it this way, there are a lot of things I want to say.
You can say whatever you want, but you can’t say it to the members.”
Chi Jingyuan nodded. He had also heard of many similar things. If there is a huge gap in popularity within a group, it can easily cause conflicts and estrangement.
After all, no one is a robot, and they will not watch the members of the same group take various trips every day, while they can only pick their feet in the dormitory and be indifferent.
No one likes to be called ‘so-and-so’s backup dancer’.
Being said like this every day by the outside world, even if the relationship was good before, you will definitely have strange thoughts in your heart over time.
The reason why EXO's Ji Jingyuan is relatively harmonious even though he is popular is because he is a good person and never takes the initiative to show off or make noises. More importantly, the members all know his status as a 'royal family', regardless of the company's attitude or treatment.
The gap between them is too big, and there is no room for jealousy.
"You are so smart and have high emotional intelligence..." Chi Jingyuan looked at her and made a sincere suggestion: "I think if you use these tricks you use on men or me on your teammates, the atmosphere of your team will be
It will be much better."
"Oh, that's so tiring."
Pei Xiuzhi shook her head with a smile on her face and looked at Chi Jingyuan meaningfully: "And how do you know it will work? Girls are not that simple. Maybe I learned some tricks from the members..."
"Haha..." Chi Jingyuan looked at each other, smiled happily, and shook his head.
The two talked enthusiastically, and the food in this restaurant was indeed good. Time passed quickly, and it didn't take long for them to be full and full. After paying the bill, Pei Xiuzhi took the initiative to speak:
"Looking for a club?"
"Club?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.
Bae Suzy was born in 1994 like him. According to the regulations... forget it.
Because no one really follows it.
Chi Jingyuan has also learned that the peninsula itself has not been strictly regulated in recent years, and most of the club owners are connected and colluded with the local management departments, making them even more unscrupulous.
"It's still so early, and the entertainment industry has resumed work in the past two days... No, you won't have to rush back to work again, will you come?"
Pei Xiuzhi frowned and stared at Chi Jingyuan, remembering a bad memory from before.
She felt a little uncomfortable being fucked by Chi Jingyuan after being fucked up the previous time. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that this date would be a bit too much if they did it again...
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan laughed and pursed his lips:
"lead the way."
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The gorgeous lights flashed like blooming fireworks, extinguishing and cycling back and forth, lighting up the dark dance floor for a moment from time to time, allowing people in the dimness to barely see the faces close at hand, adding a touch of mystery inexplicably.
Feeling and charming.
Loud music continuously emanated from the speakers, lingering in every corner of the club, and together with the DJ's drum beats, constantly ignited people's emotions.
Coincidentally, the loudspeaker playing right now is the very hot song "Trouble Maker".
Chi Jingyuan and Bae Suzy hugged each other tightly in an inconspicuous corner of the dance floor, feeling the temperature of each other's bodies, listening to the beating frequency of their hearts, and smelling the intoxicating body smell.
This is a blind spot that cannot be illuminated by colorful lights. It is difficult to see clearly the face unless the face is close to the face.
Both of them were feeling a little hot, and their bodies certainly didn't stop during the music that matched the occasion.
"grazed your lips again, then turned around and ran away
trou a a a a a able trou trouble maker”
The body shape and smell are just right, plus there is a slightly tipsy atmosphere.
Following the music, while circling each other, they were also slowly groping, as if they wanted to rub each other in.
As soon as Chi Jingyuan lowered his head, he could smell the fresh scent of shampoo on Pei Suzhi's smooth hair, as well as the smell of perfume that he didn't know which brand it was, but it was obviously not cheap.
Maybe it was because of the red wine I drank just now, or maybe it was something else, but I suddenly felt a little drunk.
After finishing the meal, Pei Suzy stopped a car and took him here, a nightclub called Club Milk on Itaewon Road, Yongsan District. It seemed that this was not her first time.
According to Bae Suzy, she has been here several times with the seniors and staff of JYP before, so she is familiar with it. The boss behind it is also an insider, so she feels at ease. Many idol artists usually visit here, and some of them from JYP
I often like to come here to relax.
It’s similar to the shop that Kim Hyoyeon’s childhood sisters took him to last time.
Due to their own professional reasons, idols prefer clubs run by acquaintances or people in the circle. It is safer and more secure to play, and they are not too worried about their privacy being exposed.
After they arrived, they opened a private room. After sitting for a while, Chi Jingyuan was pulled down by Pei Xiuzhi. They found a remote corner on the dance floor, looked at each other and felt something, and immediately hugged each other.
After staying close to each other for a while, the DJ suddenly changed to a more soothing song, and their hot bodies cooled down a little.
I've been playing here for so long that my hair is a little messy.
Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and made eye contact, raised his chin towards the box upstairs, and asked if he wanted to go up.
Pei Xiuzhi nodded, but did not move first. Instead, he turned his back and carefully arranged his clothes. He also pushed the messy hair behind his ears, then shook his hair and took Chi Jingyuan's hand from
He left the dance floor and walked towards the box upstairs.
"How do you feel?" Pei Xiuzhi looked at him with a smile.
The two of them walked side by side. The music on the second floor was a little quieter. If you got closer, you could hear what the other person said.
"Which one are you referring to?"
Chi Jingyuan smiled lightly: "Are you talking about this club, or you?"
"go to hell……"
As expected, Pei Xiuzhi slapped him angrily, but she was not annoyed either. Her blushing face was still smiling happily.
“The cocktails here are also pretty good, I’ll try them later.”
"I feel like you're really a pro, club queen Suzy?"
"Ha, of course I can't be counted. It's still far away. Have you ever seen those people from 2ne1 in a club..."
"Oh, I remembered it. I heard Girls' Generation's sisters mentioned it to me before. I heard that there is no place that they can't blow up..."
The two of them were chatting easily while walking towards the box upstairs. As they were going upstairs, a tall figure suddenly walked in front of them. After taking a few steps closer, he suddenly froze and stopped when he saw Pei Xiuzhi, confirming.
After a few glances, he took the initiative and said, "Xiuzhi?"
When they heard the shouting, the two of them couldn't help but stop. Chi Jingyuan took a look and felt that the man looked familiar. After looking around, Pei Xiuzhi recognized the person and called out his name: "Junhao oppa?"
"
Chi Jingyuan remembered that this person was 2PM's Li Junhao. He had met him several times the day after tomorrow and said hello.
"Haha, I look like you..."
With a smile on his face, Li Junhao turned his attention to Chi Jingyuan's face. He quickly recognized it after a quick glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey, Jingyuan xi?"
"Brother, Aniha Saiyo." Chi Jingyuan greeted with a smile.
"Hahaha, jinjia, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you in milk today."
He inadvertently glanced at Pei Xiuzhi's hand, who was holding Chi Jingyuan. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes and he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he patted Chi Jingyuan's shoulder intimately: "It's Xiuzhi who brought you here, right?"
?You SM people generally don’t come to milk to hang out.”
"Nai, she said this is her territory." Chi Jingyuan made a joke with a squinted smile.
"Haha." Pei Xiuzhi covered her mouth and laughed twice, glancing at him without retorting.
This is not the place to talk. After a few simple greetings and before leaving, Li Junhao looked at the two of them enthusiastically and took the initiative to invite them: "When you are free, come to our box to play together. It just happened that several friends met together today.
Come on, it will be more lively when we are all together."
"Jinjia? Besides oppa and 2pm, do you have other friends?" Pei Xiuzhi asked curiously.
"Me, Nichkhun and Pani, as well as Big Bang's Seungri, Top, Taeyang, their friends, and a few trainees are all from the industry."
"Originally we were in two private rooms. We happened to meet each other and we are all friends, so we just played together."
Li Junhao gave a brief introduction, and then made a joke: "I have always wanted to meet Jingyuan, and I met him by chance today... and they are both seniors in the music industry. It would be rude for you two not to come and sit down, haha."
"Hey, let's go over there later." Pei Xiuzhi and Chi Jingyuan exchanged glances, and after receiving each other's signal, they smiled and nodded.
Nodding to each other to say goodbye, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi walked a few steps back to their private rooms, feeling the atmosphere completely different from the outside and exhaling in relief.
Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa and looked at Bae Suzy who took two cocktails from the wine rack next to her. He talked about the encounter just now: "It's really enthusiastic. Are you familiar with 2PM?"
"Of course, aren't you familiar with Girls' Generation?"
"Of course we are familiar with each other because we are from the same company. We have practiced together for so long, and one of them even chased me..."
Pei Xiuzhi came over with the wine and handed him a glass, curling her lips: "But the enthusiasm should be directed at you. After all, although they and I are familiar with each other, we usually don't get to play together. If I am alone, Junhao Oppa will definitely not
Will call me."
"How do you say?" After taking a sip of wine, the cold and sour taste rushed into his mind. Chi Jingyuan licked his lips and nodded in confirmation: "It tastes pretty good."
"You just said that I am the queen of nightclubs. It's ridiculous. I don't come to clubs that often. I only come to join in the fun... The few people at 2pm are the real club princes."
Pei Xiuzhi also took a sip, with a sarcastic and playful smile on her face: "In the past few years, when the focus of their activities was still on the peninsula, they would definitely go to the club whenever they were free at night. They were complete nightclubs. At that time,
Teacher Park Jin Young didn’t know how many times he caught them and taught them a lesson, and the company didn’t know how many times they pressed the news on 2PM.”
"It sounds familiar." Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt like he had heard such a thing somewhere.
"And they play very well. They like to bring their female fans to play with them, and the fans support them... Sometimes they also bring the company's trainees with them. Didn't you hear what he just said that he also brought the trainees with him today?
?”
"It sounds more familiar..." Not only 2PM, Chi Jingyuan always felt that Bae Suzy said this about several boy groups that she had heard mentioned before.
"Tsk..." He glanced at Chi Jingyuan with disdain. It was obvious that Pei Suzy also classified EXO into this category.
She snatched Chi Jingyuan's wine glass from his hand and took a sip. After tasting it, she looked at him: "Are you going to go there later?"
"Whatever, maybe he will forget about us after a while."
"Haha, it's possible..."
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On the other side, Li Junhao's private room was obviously much larger. There were more than a dozen people sitting scatteredly on the circular sofa. The sounds of chatting, cup-holding and girls' laughter could be heard continuously.
It seems quite lively.
On the far right side of the circular sofa, three girls who looked young were sitting. They were very close to each other, as if they were joining a group to keep warm. They did not participate in other people's entertainment, and their expressions were a little uncomfortable.
It seemed a little out of place with the atmosphere of the entire box.
At this time, Li Junhao, who had just gone out for something, opened the door and walked in.