The continuous withdrawal of members from the group did not seem to affect EXO's popularity on Hong Kong Island. When they walked out of Hong Kong Island International Airport, they were still enthusiastically picked up by fans. Aili stood in a square formation holding posters and
As soon as the banners saw EXO coming out, they burst into cheers, making the already noisy airport even noisier.
There were a few people who looked like reporters next to them, holding cameras and taking pictures of EXO and the fans who were picking them up at the airport. It felt like they had found good news materials.
Chi Jingyuan followed the team and looked at the numerous posters of himself held up by the local Ai Li. He clasped his hands together under the assistant's supervision and slowly squeezed forward, generally facing both sides.
The fans bowed slightly to express their gratitude, and the screams from everywhere they looked at immediately became louder and louder.
Such a warm reception made many members feel happy on their faces but also a little confused in their hearts. It seems that the welcome EXO received this year was much warmer than when they came last year.
Isn’t the food here affected by the withdrawal?
After getting on the bus that had been prepared, the group went directly to the hotel. On the bus, manager Lee Seung-hwan said some things to pay attention to as before. XO has also been a group for two and a half years since their debut.
I was confused. It was my third time to participate in MAMA and I already had a lot of experience. Li Chenghuan simply explained his schedule for today and tomorrow and didn’t say anything more.
What's interesting is that this year he didn't ban EXO members from leaving the hotel like before. He didn't even mention this. He just said not to run around during the break and remember to report to him wherever they go.
Several members looked happy after hearing this. The company's management of EXO is obviously much more relaxed than when they were new members.
Coincidentally, this year's venue is the same as last year's 2013 MAMA at the AsiaWorld-Expo, so the hotel booked by the company for EXO is exactly the same as last year. When he walked in and saw the fountain at the door, Chi Jingyuan said
It also gave rise to a familiar feeling.
After leaving their luggage at the hotel, and after a little repair, they got in the car and went directly to the venue, AsiaWorld-Expo, for the actual staging and rehearsal.
I have practiced many times in the practice room before, and I am already familiar with the dance and positioning of several songs on stage. However, there are many things that need to be paid attention to in the formal performance, including the production of scenery and some special effects that match the company.
, the use of lifts, the timing and route of changing clothes during transition, etc., these all need to be rehearsed on site.
"I've told you the specific process before, but there will still be some differences when you get to the scene. When EXO opened, we practiced some moves while standing in the nine-square grid with special effects. I won't go into details..."
After arriving at the venue and waiting for a while, all EXO members and teams went on stage to start rehearsing. The nine members gathered in a circle and listened carefully to several stage instructors from SM Company explaining the detailed process.
"After the opening nine-square grid performance, the lights will be turned off. At this time, everyone will pull the curtain out and enter the first stage "dope". Needless to say... after the performance of "dope", there will be dancers pulling
It takes about forty seconds for the colorful silks to come up for the performance, and it takes almost a minute for the colorful strings of lights to fall. At this time, you should get off the stage as quickly as possible and go directly to the elevator. On the way, the assistant will help you hold the stage of "dope"
Take off your uniform jacket, and then Jingyuan goes up first to start the special stage of "Let It Be", and the other members go up one by one in order."
"Remember that the stage will be full of colorful light strings that have fallen from the ceiling. It's best not to touch them with your hands. Whether they are of poor quality, leakage, or are not tied tightly and are pulled off, it will cause an accident on the stage. Do you understand?
"
"knew."
The nine people nodded together to express their understanding.
This time, SM Entertainment has made a lot of preparations so that the special stage effect of the winter single "Let It Be" can be impressive.
During the stage performance of this song, in addition to the specially matched lights, there will also be dozens or hundreds of colorful light strings hanging from the ceiling, directly covering most of the stage, and at the same time, the music will follow the song.
The colors change as the stage progresses, which not only sets off the atmosphere but also creates a dreamlike stage effect.
The organizer doesn't care about these things, these things are prepared by SM itself.
"After "Let It Be" was Kai's solo dance, the others took advantage of this moment to transition. This transition had more time. They got off the stage to change clothes and then went directly to the elevator. Finally, it was the stage of "Addicted". This was not a big deal.
special……"
"The process is nothing complicated. Let's go through it first and we'll talk as we practice."
The instructor gestured towards the stage with his hands for a long time and said a lot. Chi Jingyuan and others, who kept it in mind while listening, also hurriedly responded:
"knew."
"let's start."
…
Because there were many performing guests who needed to rehearse, EXO was not given too much time, but fortunately, the main thing was to get familiar with the process, and after practicing it a few times, there was basically no problem.
Chi Jingyuan thinks that the difficulty is that they have to run faster when transitioning. It takes ten or twenty seconds for the elevator to go up. There is not much time left for them to transition. If they accidentally fall when they get off the stage to change clothes,
That would be interesting.
In the afternoon, after finding time to queue up again, EXO left the venue and went to have a meal together, and then returned to the hotel to start free activities.
"Want to go out for a walk in the evening?"
"Would you like to come over tonight?"
In the hotel room, Chi Jingyuan's cell phone, which was leaning on the bedside and playing games, suddenly rang continuously. He paused and picked it up and found that he had received two invitation text messages, one from Pei Xiuzhi and Jin Yarong.
of.
Although MissA did not return this year, due to the popularity of "some", she will basically perform on several important stages at the end of the year with Chi Jingyuan. This MAMA is naturally no exception. In addition to performing on stage
This year's 'Best Collaboration Song Award' has almost been reserved for them.
After Bae Suzy arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon, she texted Ji Jingyuan and told her that the hotel JYP had booked for her was quite close to EXO, near AsiaWorld-Expo.
Girlslday, as one of the most popular girl groups this year, also attended this MAMA. However, her special relationship with Chi Jingyuan has a feeling of aloofness. They haven’t had much contact with each other for a while. I just looked at her appearance and tone.
I didn't pay much attention to this.
Anyway, it’s just that they’ve met each other, and it’s not a formal relationship.
The two of them invited him together as if they had already discussed it. Chi Jingyuan was stunned for two seconds after seeing it, feeling a little funny in his heart.
Why do Bae Suzy and Jin Yarong have such a tacit understanding? He really didn't see it.
The company's management of EXO has been relaxed a lot and there is no restriction on their outings. Not long after returning to the hotel, Park Chanyeol, Kim Jong-in and others went out happily together. Looking at the time now, they probably went to some scenic spot to form a team to explore.
went.
"I'm a little tired today, maybe next time."
"We'll talk about it when we get back, I'm too lazy to go out."
After thinking about it, Chi Jingyuan sent a message to the two of them respectively. He didn't bother to read the reply, threw his phone aside, and continued to operate the game console.
Chi Jingyuan was not very interested in the invitation from the two of them. Going out for a stroll was really just a stroll without much meaning. For this kind of overseas trip, you definitely couldn't stay up all night and had to go back to the hotel. These two
It was the day of MAMA and the streets were full of reporters and fans. Hong Kong reporters are notoriously powerful, and it would be easy to get photographed if you went out with one of them, so it would be a bit hard to tell.
Speaking of which, Girls’ Generation seemed to have been photographed ugly by paparazzi reporters in Hong Kong a few years ago. According to the report, two suspected Girls’ Generation members went out to a bar with a rich man, and then fell down on the street as if they were drunk.
He fell down next to a rubbish dump and lost his manners. It is known as the "Lan Kwai Fong Incident" in history. Because only the back was photographed, it has not yet been determined who is in the photo. Even though SM and SNSD members have issued statements clarifying that it is not them.
There are still many people on the Internet who are talking about it and guessing who it is.
Although Chi Jingyuan never asked the familiar sisters from SNSD whether they were them, he had naturally seen the photo. From his perspective, if he had to choose one person from SNSD...
That person must be Yoona sunbaenim, because the shape of one of the people's legs in the photo looks very awkward from behind.
I don’t know when the few members who went out to play in the evening came back. Anyway, when Chi Jingyuan saw them when he got up the next day, he thought they looked pretty good. The water and soil of Hong Kong Island are really quite nurturing.
Today is the day of MAMA. Everyone in EXO got up early in the morning and continued to run to the venue for rehearsals, including "some" with Bae Suzy.
This rehearsal was a complete walk through the evening process. Basically all the guests were present, which made it look much more formal than yesterday's rehearsal.
After walking around in the morning, EXO and the others hurried to the beauty room and started doing styling work without even eating. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, they were picked up by a special car and started walking the red carpet, signing autographs, and accepting interviews. When they finally arrived at the venue, they were waiting.
When the show started, Chi Jingyuan felt a little exhausted. In order to be on camera for the evening ceremony, they hadn't eaten much since last night and were already very hungry.
I don’t know how those female artists who started dieting a week or even half a month in advance to manage their bodies in order to look better in custom-made dresses at large ceremonies persisted.
He couldn't do it anyway.
After grabbing a few biscuits from Oh Se-hun as a cushion, Chi Kyung-won did not go out to visit people like Kim Jun-myeon and Park Chan-yeol, but just sat in the separated lounge in the backstage, squinting his eyes and relaxing, waiting.
At the beginning of the ceremony.
"Come on! (smiley face)"
When the show started at six o'clock, Chi Jingyuan received a text message from Zhou Ziyu. Looking at the silly smiling face in the middle of the screen, Chi Jingyuan seemed to see Zhou Ziyu smiling in front of his eyes.
He exhaled and chuckled, returning a 'smiley face'.
At this time, Li Chenghuan quickly walked out from outside with a notebook and called him directly: "Get ready to start soon. Others are watching backstage and waiting for notification from the staff. Jingyuan, you can go directly to the artist booth to listen to the venue arrangements."
, there will be your prize at the beginning."
"Arasuo." Without checking whether Zhou Ziyu had sent another message, Chi Jingyuan put away his phone, stood up and made a gesture, then ran to the mirror and asked Cody to check if there were any problems with his style.
Then he quickly walked out with the steward waiting outside the door.
Because there are many guests at such a large-scale award ceremony, and there are several large boy groups such as EXO with a large number of people, the artist seats set up outside generally cannot seat so many people. The organizer will decide based on the number of awards and performances.
The seats in the artist seats are arranged according to time and the guests are staggered. They must sit in the artist seats before receiving the award. Artists who are about to perform on stage will come down in advance to prepare.
He followed the venue manager to the artist seat and found his seat. He glanced at Pei Xiuzhi who was placed next to him without saying a word. Chi Jingyuan smiled and nodded with the artists who were nearby.
call.
Compared with last year's MAMA, Chi Jingyuan saw many familiar faces in this year's MAMA, such as GD, INFINITE, sistar and many other popular artists.
Except for EXO, Crayon Pop, which was very popular last year and in the second half of the year, has long since disappeared.
The audience had all entered the venue, and the lights on the ceiling gradually dimmed amidst the chaos and noise. Knowing that it was about to officially begin, the audience burst into loud screams, which gradually weakened after the music started.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, the 2014 MAMA Awards Ceremony officially began. Under the gaze of countless audiences, the first program was a passionate rap performance by a group of rappers whose names Chi Jingyuan could not name.
The exposed arms of several rappers were covered with tattoos, and they wore large gold chains around their necks. Their gestures were hip-hop and real, and they sang lyrics with a strong rhythm on the stage.
Although he couldn't tell his name, Chi Jingyuan reluctantly recognized that he seemed to be a contestant on this year's relatively well-known rap show "show me the money" on the peninsula. One of them seemed to be a trainee of YG. He remembered listening to it in the dormitory.
Which member of XO mentioned this?
The opening rap performance did not heat up the atmosphere. The local Hong Kong audience basically did not understand what they were singing, but they still waved the cheering sticks in their hands enthusiastically and screamed twice.
After the VCR played the list of all the guests present at this MAMA, Song Seung-heon, this year's host, walked onto the stage.
Song Seung-heon is one of the well-known peninsular actors who became popular in Asia at the beginning of the millennium. He starred in "Blue Life and Death" which was very popular. However, the momentum in recent years has weakened many works that are not too out-of-the-box. However, with the success of the film in the middle of this year
The extremely large-scale and unusual performances of the male and female protagonists in the released romance film "The Poisoned World" also aroused a lot of discussion.
The stage of this year's venue is in a straight shape. A long walkway extends from the main stage to the sub-stage, and then connects to the artist seats in a straight line. The three points and one line of the three places can be seen very clearly.
"Hello everyone, my name is Song Seung-heon."
Standing on the main stage, he first greeted the local audience in Chinese, which caused a round of cheers. However, he only said this sentence. Obviously, he did not speak Chinese and had only prepared this sentence in advance.
He naturally switched to English: "Welcome to Asia's largest music festival, 2014MAMA, and it is an honor to come to the beautiful Hong Kong."
"There will be many wonderful performances tonight, are you ready to enjoy it?"
"Yeah!" Song Seung-heon's reputation is quite big, and the audience's reaction has always been enthusiastic since his appearance.
After the host made the opening remarks, the first award was awarded soon, which was Best Newcomer.
Red Velvet, the girl group that debuted in SM this year, couldn't even make it into the list of candidates. After watching the candidate VCR, Chi Jingyuan had to admit that every newcomer's performance was much better than that of Red Velvet, even their debut was splashy.
Ledbebe can't even catch up with the small got7.
Sure enough, the best new artist award went to YG’s new boy group, ‘Monster Rookie’ Winner.
Their debut results are really amazing. The title song "Empty" got the first number one within five days of its debut, and it was released in August. Now in December, it only has four months of accumulation, but it has already ranked first on the Melon annual chart.
It has entered the top 40, and the momentum is good and can continue to advance. For a boy band, this debut sound source is simply amazing.
Chi Jingyuan feels that without other companies operating, the winner is likely to sweep all the newcomer awards this year.
It seems that the winner is also very excited. He said a lot of speeches on the stage and thanked everyone. At the same time, the camera showed the audience below, many of whom were holding their banners and cheering items.
Yue already has so many fans and popularity. This new boy group has really good prospects. I don’t know how successful it is compared to EXO when they debuted.
The following SOLO award for Best Dance Performance went to Lee Sun Mi.
A name that long sounds like a consolation prize...
Speaking of Lee Sun Mi, I am an old acquaintance. She came out from Wondergirls and soloed twice in 2013. The first time she hit EXO's "Roar", and the second time she hit Ji Kyung Won and Bae Suzy's "Some". This fate has already happened.
It's almost overflowing.
The response to her solo was not as good as expected due to her two hits. The popularity and discussion were greatly overshadowed, and she didn't even win the first place in the competition. But in fact, her two solo songs were quite good.
, whether it’s last year’s “24 Hours Is Not Enough” or this year’s “Full Moon”, the music results are very good, and they have also gained a group of fans of their own.
Lee Sun Mi was obviously well prepared. She looked very eye-catching in a long red dress when she accepted the award.
After she left the stage, the lights dimmed and it was her turn to perform on stage.
At this time, other members of EXO also quietly came from the aisle and sat down in the artist's seat, waiting for their awards.
The song performed at this time was a song that Girlsday made a comeback this year, "Something", which is known as the pinnacle of the slutty style.
I have to say that after people become popular, their energy and energy look different. Chi Jingyuan hasn’t seen Jin Yarong and several members of Girlsday for a while. Now when I look at them on the stage, I feel that they look much better than before.
It’s not just about makeup and clothing, there’s also a lot of self-confidence that emanates from within.
Speaking of which, Jin Yarong looks really good today, with black hair and red lips, a high-slit black skirt, and the exposed long fair legs, which form a sharp contrast.
From the corner of his eye, he noticed a VJ holding a camera and filming a reaction at him. Chi Jingyuan relaxed and smiled softly as he looked at the stage, seeming to like the performance above.
At this time, the big screen switched to a close-up reaction of Chi Jingyuan. In the screen, his black hair was combed up, and his pure black suit made his entire figure very conspicuous. The smile on his face instantly made everyone in the audience
Fans and audiences screamed with excitement, and sporadic shouts of 'EXO' and 'Yuan' could be heard.
Then there were close-ups of several XO members not far away, each of which could arouse cheers. Obviously the director knew how to best arouse the audience's excitement.
Girls Day ended with Aliee's performance. Afterwards, the two award presenters, Gao Ziqi and Cai Lin, came on stage and joked with each other in Chinese for a while before finally announcing the winner of this award: "The winner of the 2014 MAMA, Best Collaboration Song Award is..."
"Yuan, Suzy, "Some"."
When they heard their names being called, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi, who was sitting next to him, stood up together, looked at each other, smiled, and then saluted a few times to the artists congratulating them next to them.
The members of EXO were much more excited to see Ji Jingyuan win the award than Ji Jingyuan himself. Several people who were close to him rushed up to hug him on the back and patted him twice. They clapped their hands quickly in excitement. Park Chanyeol even got close to him.
He showed two thumbs up next to him.
It’s not like Daesang and the others are working so hard, but it doesn’t matter if it’s a bit lively. At least they can get fans to cheer for the group spirit...
Chi Kyung-won and the members gave a high-five with a smile, and then walked to the sub-stage with Bae Suzy.
He is wearing a black suit and trousers, while Bae Suzy is wearing a long white skirt and high heels. She does not look much shorter than Ji Jingyuan. Both of them are tall and have long legs, making them look very superior among idols when they stand together.
Appearing on the big screen really made many viewers' eyes light up, and they felt that they really matched well standing together.
But Aili definitely wouldn't think so, and neither would some people who were paying attention to Chi Jingyuan at this time.
There's so much time and so many things going on in between, so it's impossible to jump straight to the song and come back. For those of you who think the pace is slow, just give it a few days. It's all written according to the outline. There will probably be more than a dozen chapters to finish in 2014.
I will probably code more and update it when I have a holiday.
