Chi Jingyuan was wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, carrying a shoulder bag and leaning against the wall near the side door on the first floor of the company. He looked at the three people who walked up to him with smiles.
Several people were dressed in standard practice attire, short or long sleeves, sweatpants and sneakers, and each of them had their hair tied in pigtails because they had just danced.
Among them, I don’t know if Bae Zhuhyun’s clothes are one size smaller or just this style. Both the top and the pants are a bit tight. There are some traces of a bra printed on the chest of the white plain crew-neck shirt, and the gray sweatpants that fit the legs are underneath.
It's a pair of white shoes, which makes the outfit look like Xiaojiabiyu.
It's just that a few people didn't wear much makeup at this time, so they didn't look very refined, and their faces were a little yellow. It was obvious that they were physically and mentally exhausted from the recent hard training.
When they walked in, a special smell floated over, and Chi Jingyuan subconsciously sniffed it gently with his nose.
This is the smell of body fragrance and sweat mixed together,
Of course, there is no trainee who doesn’t sweat. Basically, you will start to sweat when you dance to a song, and it will be natural if you dance to a few songs in a row. Not to mention, every time EXO practices, everyone will be sweating profusely within a few minutes.
, if the entire practice room did not open the windows or air-conditioning for ventilation, the smell of sweat would be everywhere, and he had long been used to it.
It's just that he inadvertently sniffed the scent, but the other two people didn't react at all. However, Pei Zhuxuan seemed to notice it, and quickly and gently moved a step back as if he was shocked, as if he was a little farther away.
It's like Chi Jingyuan can't smell it anymore.
"Of course, now we have to practice for more than ten hours a day. Every day except eating and sleeping is all practice time... Jingyuan, look at how much weight I have lost now!"
"That…"
"Well, look."
Sun Shengwan complained with a bitter look on her face. She also lifted up her sleeves and trouser legs to show Chi Jingyuan her forearms and legs, and even put her hands around them to show how big her figure was now.
Okay, at the same time, they want him to know how hard they are.
Chi Jingyuan just took a quick look and found that Sun Shengwan's face had indeed become thinner and no longer as plump as the last time they met, but there was really no visible change in his arms and calves.
No matter how you look at it, she is still the roundest one among the three.
However, according to him, Son Seung-wan's current figure is actually about the same. This look is actually just right, he looks very coordinated, his big eyes are very smart, and he looks very energetic.
But if she wanted to be on camera, she probably would have to slim down a little more.
"By the way, how was Jingyuan's concert? From the news, it seems like there are some problems at the Hong Kong station?"
Jiang Seulqi smiled and watched Sun Shengwan act like a monster for a while, and then asked with some concern about the news she saw yesterday,
"There was an accident..." Chi Jingyuan briefly talked about what happened at the concert two days ago without going into much detail.
"By the way, during EXO's Seoul concert, we were conducting member screenings and practiced until late every day. We didn't have time to go to your concert. It's such a pity..."
"If you haven't watched it, then you haven't watched it. The debut must be more important. You are not XO fans...and it's not just this time. There will definitely be tours in the future."
Chi Jingyuan waved his hand indifferently, then looked at the three of them: "What do you want to eat?"
After saying hello just now, Pei Zhuxuan noticed Chi Jingyuan's action of smelling the smell and seemed a little embarrassed. He kept silent and listened with a smile. The other two people couldn't finish talking, and they were obviously very happy when they saw Chi Jingyuan.
happy.
But after hearing this, the two of them smiled a little, and looked at each other a little embarrassed: "We have been doing body management recently, and the room director is very strict in supervising it. In fact, during this time, we usually don't do it at night.
What to eat, at most some fruit or salad as a cushion..."
"Then you still call me to eat?" Chi Jingyuan couldn't hold back his voice and stared at her.
"Hehe..." Jiang Seqi showed him her signature idiotic smile again, puffing out her cheeks and grinning: "It's been a long time since we last met, and..."
She glanced at Pei Zhuhyun next to her out of the corner of her eye, but did not continue.
Chi Jingyuan curled his lips and glanced at them.
Flying back to Peninsula in the morning, they first went to the company for a meeting. After lunch, they took a few pictorials to cooperate with the company's promotion. After that, the manager very enlightenedly announced a half-day holiday. They gathered in the dormitory in the evening, and the twelve members instantly
Dispersed in a hurry.
During lunch break, Chi Jingyuan and Jiang Seulqi sent a few messages to chat using kakao. They mentioned that he had returned to the peninsula. The other party's eyes lit up and he said that they could have dinner together in the evening. Chi Jingyuan didn't even think about it.
I agreed to other things, and I haven’t seen each other for a while. I wanted to see their recent status and what the current status of the girl group project is.
Originally, he was going to ask Wu Shixun to go with him, but the boy gave him a look of disdain and said that he was going to go on a date with a girl. He also asked Chi Jingyuan in surprise if he could finally take a vacation. He was going to be busy with his schedule soon.
Get up, don't you need to go spend some time with your girlfriend?
Chi Jingyuan punched him angrily and waved his hand to tell him to get out of here.
"..."
Noticing the hard-to-conceal looks of exertion on the faces and eyes of the three girls, Chi Jingyuan also remembered the crazy practice time when he first entered SM. He would practice every day when he opened his eyes, and when he was tired, he would go to bed.
I fell asleep instantly as soon as I lay down, and that feeling is still fresh in my memory to this day.
He raised his eyes and thought for a moment before asking: "How long do you have for your meal break?"
"More than an hour, but we usually finish eating quickly and come back early to seize the time to practice." Sun Shengwan pouted and replied directly: "But today can be a little longer. The courses have been completed during the day, and in the evening
Free practice time.”
"If you don't want to eat... let's go and take you to have a rest and relax."
Chi Jingyuan thought briefly for two seconds, then walked toward the side door of the company, waving for them to follow.
"Relax, where are you going?"
"You'll know when we get there."
…………
Park Jae-hyun happened to be in the company, and Chi Jingyuan called him directly to drive them to the leisure club where Chi Jingxu had brought him before.
This quite high-end leisure club is called Rex, which seems to be taken from the word 'x', and it has to cut out a paragraph of English to show its style.
Since the second brother gave the VIP card to Chi Jingyuan, he has occasionally come here a few times when he feels very tired. I have to say that the service here is indeed quite good. Every time he goes back, he feels a lot more relaxed.
At this moment, I saw that Pei Zhuhyun and the others looked exhausted. It happened that I had time and didn't need to eat, so I simply brought them here to relax.
Chi Jingyuan didn't keep showing off. After getting in the car, he told them what he was going to take them to. When the three of them heard this, their eyes lit up and they looked very excited with anticipation.
It seems that the training life during this period has really exhausted them physically and mentally. That is to say, the goal of debut has been hanging in front of them. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to maintain such a high-intensity training life for such a long time.
The place is also in Gangnam District, not very far from SM Company.
Walking into the club, the light yellow chandeliers make the entire hall warm and rich. The elegant but not vulgar decoration looks expensive at first glance. The extremely modernist paintings hanging on the walls, and the nine greetings to the waiters as soon as they enter the door.
The ten-degree bow and respectful greetings showed that this place was of a slightly higher standard, which made Jiang Seulqi and Son Seungwan, who had been chattering endlessly, couldn't help but lower their voices a little.
Pei Zhuxuan followed closely, her head slightly lowered and she kept looking at the surrounding decorations from the corner of her eye. The sparkle in her eyes seemed to like this style of decoration.
She has not said a few words from just now to now, and has been standing at the position farthest from Chi Jingyuan. A few times in the middle, she quietly lifted up her collar and lowered her head to smell when Chi Jingyuan was not paying attention.
smell.
A simple inadvertent action can cause so much damage...
Chi Jingyuan didn't say much, and called the waiter to take them away to go through the procedures first. He also called Park Jae-hyun who was about to leave and waited outside, and the two of them went to a room to rest for a while.
Several consecutive concerts, coupled with the previous practice and preparation work, really made him very tired. Today he had time to get a massage, which really relieved him a lot. He lay on the water bed and looked at the ceiling comfortably.
Everyone felt a little light and warm, and even wanted to lie there and fall asleep without getting up.
"Well……"
After a while, he picked up his phone and looked at it, sighed and sent a message to Jiang Seulqi, then sat up and started to change clothes.
"Jingyuan, I'll go down and wait for you first." Park Jaehyun changed his clothes first and walked out first. Chi Jingyuan nodded and lazily changed his clothes and swayed away with his shoulder bag.
Got out.
They were all on the same floor, but the rooms were not in the same room. Chi Jingyuan went out and waited at the appointed place for less than two minutes when he saw Pei Zhuxuan and three people walking over together.
Unlike when he came before and hid in the back, now Bae Zhuhyun is walking in the front.
Her black hair had been completely blow-dried and tied into a bun on the back of her head. The air bangs hanging down from her forehead were obviously specially styled and swayed as she walked.
I don’t know whether my face that looked slightly yellowish just now was because of the heat or because my mood has improved. Now my whole face is red, white and tender, and my whole person feels a lot more energetic. With that outfit
Wearing a slightly tight plain light-colored dress, she looks like a student who has just entered high school.
If I didn't say anything, it would be hard to tell that she was born in 1991, making her three years older than Chi Jingyuan.
After seeing Chi Jingyuan, she burst into laughter, waved her hands cheerfully from the air, and naturally walked faster.
It's just the way she walks...
"Why do you keep twisting your hips while walking? You keep twisting your hips and your upper body doesn't move very much. Where did you learn this habit?"
Not paying attention to Pei Zhuxuan's smile, Chi Jingyuan looked at her with a frown as she walked all the way. When she walked in front of her, he couldn't help but complain.
He hadn't noticed it a few times before, but now he suddenly realized that this sister's walking posture was different from other people's.
Pei Zhuxuan, who was much more relaxed and in a better mood, smiled happily, but when he got closer and heard Chi Jingyuan's words, his color immediately changed. The bright smile just now disappeared immediately, and he looked up at him with a frown: "
This is how I walk, isn’t it okay?”
"Of course, you can twist it if you like..."
Chi Jingyuan blinked, then smiled at Jiang Seulqi and Sun Shengwan behind him, nodded his chin and motioned for them to follow, turned around and took the lead to walk towards the elevator, but he curled his lips as soon as he took a step,
He lowered his voice and said, "I'm not afraid of growing taller."
"ah……"
"Ha ha"
Even though the voice was lowered, it reached the ears of the three people clearly. Pei Zhuxuan immediately stood on the spot, looking at Chi Jingyuan's back and yelled angrily. The two sisters next to him snickered, walked around her and followed her.
After standing there for two or three seconds, Pei Zhuxuan looked angrily at Chi Jingyuan's back. Just looking at it, the corners of her mouth turned up unconsciously, she snorted and trotted up, glaring at the two Jiang Se who had just laughed at her.
After Qi and Sun Sheng glanced at each other, they speeded up and crossed their bodies, walked behind Chi Jingyuan and punched him hard, then walked to the side and walked side by side.
Bae Zhuhyun looks much more natural now, no longer a little awkward like before.
The clothes of both of them are plain white and light-colored, and they look like a couple when they walk together.
But after just two steps, Pei Zhuxuan glanced at her from the corner of her eye, then quietly raised her head and straightened her back.
"Zhu Hyun xi." Chi Jingyuan added.
"Inside?"
"The candidates for the girl group project should be finalized soon, right?"
"Well, after four rounds of screening, there are now less than ten trainees left. It is estimated that they will be selected this month." Pei Zhuxuan nodded and introduced.
"I heard Seulgi say before that you three have great hopes?"
"Probably, but it still depends on the final quota, and I can't say for sure now." With a sigh, Pei Zhuxuan pursed her lips, but she was not particularly optimistic: "Who knows what it will be like in the end.
After debuting, there was suddenly a 'royal family'..."
She deliberately left something blank and didn't finish her sentence, and even glanced at Chi Jingyuan, obviously seeking revenge for complaining about her height just now.
"..." Chi Jingyuan was not annoyed at all. He made eye contact with her and made a "yes" scissor hand gesture with a smile.
"I feel like our plan may be the same as the original plan of SJ and Girls' Generation seniors." At this time, Kang Seulgi, who had been listening in the back, interjected.
"Huh? What do you say?" Chi Jingyuan nodded to the waiter who opened the elevator for them, and they walked into the elevator together.
"This is the original setting of the two seniors SJ and Girls' Generation's group. It's not that the members are not fixed, but there will be an unlimited number of members in the middle. Do you know, Jingyuan?"
"Nai, I heard the members mentioned it when they were chatting."
Hearing this, he thought for a while and nodded. He had indeed heard of similar things.
It seems that Lee Soo Man has always had a plan in mind for the unlimited expansion of idol groups, that is, there is no limit to the number of members in a group, and members can be added to it even after debuting.
He seems to think that this is the future of KPOP idol groups, and he has wanted to implement it from a long time ago.
It is said that both SJ and Girls' Generation wanted to follow this unlimited expansion plan from the beginning, but due to various reasons, it did not happen.
"Our girl group project seems to be implementing this strategy. I heard that four or five people should be selected to debut first, and then new members will be added every year. The trainees who are still in the reserve group may join.
." Jiang Seulqi said with a rather mysterious expression, as if she knew the inside information.
"Really? Are you sure?" Chi Jingyuan glanced at her and turned around, sniffing lightly.
After entering the elevator, Pei Zhuhyun stood next to him very close. Under the airtight space, there was a fragrant smell from her body lingering around. It was unclear whether it was body fragrance, shower gel, shampoo, etc.
Yes, it smells very good anyway.
"I'm not sure either..."
Jiang Seqi sneered, and her pretense of mystery was immediately broken: "I also heard what others said."
"I've heard that too. It's indeed possible." Pei Zhuxuan looked up at him and nodded in agreement.
"Come on, no matter if it's true or not, we still want to be on the first batch of debut list."
Chi Jingyuan glanced at them, smiled and cheered, opened the elevator door and walked out first, and at the same time made a final decision: "You really don't want to eat?"
"..."
Someone's stomach seemed to be slightly upset. Obviously they were really hungry, but the three girls still nodded very firmly: "I won't eat!"
Being hungry is nothing compared to making a debut.
Chi Jingyuan shrugged and laughed:
"Then let's go and take you back..."
…………
The final candidates for SM's girl group project are almost settled. Although it seems that Bae Zhuhyun and others have high hopes, it does not mean that there are no surprises.
Just like she said, what if a royal family suddenly lands on her and squeezes her away when she debuts? Or what if the company finally decides that one of them is not suitable for the project and screens her out? No one knows who will be the one in the end.
what's the situation.
I just want to say that I tried my best to practice at the last moment and try to win.
Chi Jingyuan really wants to see what these three people will look like after they debut together. After all, two of them are his close friends of the same age, and the other one is also quite destined...
Thinking of Pei Zhuxuan's inconsistent performance just now, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but chuckle.
After sending the three people back, Chi Jingyuan got into the car again, dialed the phone number and prepared to go to the next appointment.
After finally taking a vacation, I must make good use of it.
When he saw the other members in the dormitory again at night, he found that everyone was much more energetic and refreshed, and he didn't know what they had been doing before.
He didn't ask, but he thought that several members, like Wu Shixun, were looking for female fans.
Everyone has accumulated a lot of fatigue from long-term hard activities. Whether it is the company's requirements, fans' expectations, external evaluations, one's own ambition, etc., various aspects continue to put pressure on artists. It is indeed necessary from time to time.
Take a vacation to rest and relax your body and mind.
Otherwise, problems may arise if it continues.
The EXO group will resume activities on June 4th.
The most popular news in Peninsula these days is none other than Chi Jingyuan's direct shooting of "dope".
Suddenly gaining momentum on May 31, this direct-shot video received nearly two million views on YouTube that day, and became a topic of discussion in many forums.
The news continued to spread among fans and passers-by, and the popularity quickly increased. From June 1st to yesterday, the number of clicks every day fluctuated between two and three million, with the highest day being June 2nd.
, the number of clicks on that day reached a peak number of 370W.
In just three or four days, Chi Jingyuan's personal candid shot received more than 10 million clicks, becoming the first personal candid shot with over 10 million views in Peninsula history.
This is already a terrible statistic, and the official MVs of many less popular idol groups are far from reaching this figure.
Even the clicks of the other five members of the EXO-K team have been rising. Although it is not as exaggerated and terrifying as Chi Jingyuan, the clicks of several people in the past few days have almost reached one million.
The explosive popularity not only made the topic of direct shooting the focus of discussion among passers-by and fans in the entertainment section, but also kept Chi Jingyuan on the hot searches, attracting more people to watch, which had a good publicity effect.
.
His direct shooting is indeed very good, and most people who watched it gave it good reviews. It also attracted many people who were not familiar with EXO or him before to join him, and attracted a lot of new fans to him.
Just watching, many people found that EXO-K's "dope" stage was only a pitiful one. If they wanted to watch more stage videos or direct shots, they couldn't find them. Out of dissatisfaction, they started to play on SM and major TV stations.
He left a message on the official website of the song, expressing his hope to see the stage of "dope".
The companies and program crews who were cueed were also a little speechless. "Dope" was just the opening song, used as a warm-up and then it was OK. There were not many performances planned, and all the promotional resources were given to the title song "Overdose"
, now you are running over to see the stage of this song?
Isn’t this forcing others to do something difficult?
The sound source of the song "dope" was also officially ranked first on the sound source chart again on June 4th. This counterattack on the sound source due to the inexplicable popularity of personal direct shooting has really made countless companies and artists in the industry
Shocked.
Who would have expected that a direct shot would suddenly become popular after such a long time, and that this song would also become popular along with it.
Such a good demonstration happened right in front of my eyes. After witnessing it with my own eyes, companies in the industry naturally held meetings to discuss it, hoping to imitate EXO's successful example this time.
I heard that when Infinite recorded "Inkigayo" on June 1, their company had arranged for someone to take direct photos of all the members under the stage, and posted them online after the show ended.
This wave of popularity is catching up really fast.
During the few days when EXO was holding a concert on Hong Kong Island, all the trophies in this week's song competition program also had their respective owners.
Because they did not attend the performance at all, even though the popularity was still very high, Team K did not win all the first places like they did in the first week. They only won three of the five places from the two small channels + the three major TV stations.
Two of them, one big and one small, were obtained by infinite who returned last week.
The response to infinite's return this time was quite good. It did give a certain impact to EX0-K, who returned a week in advance. However, the data is actually far from the two. However, it carried the popularity of the first week, and the K team
Because they didn't show up to play the song, they just grabbed two and one.
If this trend continues, if Team K doesn't participate in the song competition next week, they will probably get one more place.
It's a pity that the next concert will be at Xiaguojiangcheng Station on June 14th. Before then, EXO will stay in the peninsula to carry out activities.
In addition, Chi Jingyuan’s direct-shooting shot exploded and caused great popularity...
I don’t know if infinite feels a little helpless.
And just when EXO resumed their schedule on June 5, a piece of breaking news suddenly came.
Wu Saek, a member of the male idol group BTS, was dissatisfied with Big Hit Entertainment's unfair treatment of Xia Guo's artists. He was overworked and suffered from physical exhaustion. Resources were unevenly distributed. He was excluded and bullied by his members, and his income was withheld and he was disposed of.
Because the installation fee was not enough, etc., he formally appealed to the Seoul Peninsula Supreme Court on the morning of June 5th, submitting an application to rule that his contract with Big Hit was invalid.
