After Ji Kyung Won, the members, the staff and host Yoo In Na said goodbye with a smile, they left the studio with their manager.
Today is March 5th... It's past twelve o'clock and it's already the 6th. They have just finished recording the KBS radio program "Yoo In Na's Volume Up". Today, the last schedule for the 5th is finally settled. They have been busy all day.
The EXO guys can finally take a breather.
The manager and assistant strode forward at the front. The members of XO, each holding a drink and a backpack, followed swaying behind. The elevator was a little too big to fit in. The manager and the others went down first, waiting for the next one in EXO doing nothing.
While in the office, Kim Jong-in casually threw his backpack back and couldn't help but smacked his lips when he thought of the recording scene just now: "By the way, Yoo In-na sunbaenim really has a great figure. Did you notice just now..."
"We are all our own people, so you don't have to pretend to be so polite, right?"
Park Chanyeol breathed a sigh of relief, looked around and saw that no one else was present except EXO, and said sleepily.
Jin Zhongren also looked around, shook his head and laughed.
"The figure is indeed quite good. It's really impressive that she can maintain such good health at this age." Wu Shixun nodded and analyzed a few words like an experienced person, and then asked curiously: "By the way, Yoo In Na xi
Have you and Ji Xianyu broken up?"
"We must have broken up a long time ago. I remember that Ji Xianyu enlisted in the army two days after we announced our relationship. Then more than a year later, and just two days after being discharged, we announced our breakup..." Park Chanyeol seemed to have paid special attention to it.
He skillfully told the story of their relationship, and added at the end: "I don't know what the point of making it public is. It feels like it's just to stir up excitement before enlisting in the army."
Chi Jingyuan nodded in agreement. He and Park Chanyeol had similar ideas.
Speaking of which, I feel quite similar to YoonA sunbaenim and the others. At the beginning of last year, just after the romance was revealed, I heard that Lee Seung Gi was going to enlist in the military. At that time, some people speculated that it was a hype. As a result, it has been a year and there is still no confirmation.
Isn't it hype?
The elevator opened, and the six people walked in together and pressed the button for the first floor.
Unless it's a more important radio station, EXO usually won't come together in large groups for this kind of trip. Today, only 6 people came.
"Maybe they started dating a long time ago, but it just happened to be public at that time... Then isn't Yoo In Na xi in the window period now?" Kim Jong In raised his eyebrows with a lively expression. He seemed to be quite interested in talking, and just now
The way he sat for several hours without saying a word during the radio recording was in sharp contrast, and his melancholy nature was clearly visible.
"Are you really interested? No more chatting with that ambiguous girl before?"
"Which one are you talking about...I'm just asking."
"No, the age difference is quite a bit, isn't it?"
Speaking of the topic of female artists, they were female artists who had just finished working with each other. The desire to chat among several people suddenly came up. Because it was so late, the sleepiness seemed to be driven away a lot, and the elevator quickly became lively.
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"Who knows, if I come to see her, I don't think she looks like someone who has been idle for a long time... Do you need me to find someone I know to contact you?" Park Chanyeol touched his chin and relied on his own experience.
After analyzing it, but before Kim Jong-in could reply, he quickly raised his head, looked at the other person and waved his hand: "But I don't think there is much to do. The actresses in the industry have very pretty eyes, and they are rarely found even if they are dating.
For idol singers, the two circles are different."
"Actor? Then let Jingyuan give it a try. It will be no problem for Wuli Peninsula to represent the popular young actors. And didn't you hear that Yoo In Na has a very good relationship with IU? You can also get to know IU by the way."
"Does Jingyuan need to get to know IU through someone else? I guess he already has IU's contact information."
The elevator reached the first floor with a "ding", and EXO walked out of the elevator chatting happily. Wu Shixun smiled and curled his lips upon hearing this, knowing Chi Jingyuan very well: "But I remember that he doesn't like people who are much older than him.
The year we debuted, when we were not popular yet, the captain of Rainbow was rejected because of this reason."
"When you said that, I remembered that at that time, Kim Zai-kyung from "Idol Games" came here specifically to strike up a conversation... It turns out that Jingyuan likes younger girls."
Park Chanyeol nodded in sudden realization, but soon looked at Chi Jingyuan who was walking in front in surprise: "Then what about him and Pei Zhuhyun..."
Chi Jingyuan, who was enjoying listening to the gossip nearby, found that he had become the center of the topic for no apparent reason. He glanced helplessly at the gossips and instinctively quickened his pace and walked out of the KBS door first.
Why is your mouth so broken?
As soon as they walked out of the door, they felt a gust of cold wind coming from them. Being separated from the warm indoor air-conditioning made several members of EXO a little uncomfortable and quickly tightened their collars. Chi Jingyuan immediately put on the hood of his sweatshirt.
Although the temperature during the day has increased a lot in March, the temperature at night is still a bit bitingly chilly.
It was already past two o'clock in the morning, but the KBS building was still bright and colorful, and there were many staff coming in and out outside. It didn't look like it was almost late at night.
The EXO group walked a few steps towards the parking lot outside. Chi Jingyuan glanced at it casually, and suddenly found that there were more than a dozen girls standing on the roadside outside the KBS gate, and there was also someone familiar to him next to them.
EXO support banner. After being stunned for a moment, he curiously turned back to the members and asked: "Are those our fans?"
Several people also looked over. Jin Junmian confirmed it and nodded: "It should be so. I also saw the EXO logo."
"Then what are they doing here so late? They're not squatting on us, are they?"
The hat of the sweater was a little too big, and the brim of the hat hung down to the eyelashes. Chi Jingyuan raised his head slightly and looked at the girl over there, blinking and feeling a little surprised.
It's past two o'clock in the morning, and many shops in Seoul have already closed. The streets have been empty for a long time, with few cars passing by. This means that TV stations related to the entertainment industry such as KBS can seem lively.
"No, our radio broadcast this time is pre-recorded. There is no announcement on the official website. Fans probably don't know about this schedule... I guess they are either fans waiting for our "Music Bank" to go to work tomorrow morning, or they are selected
Come in and watch the pre-recorded meal on our stage.”
"Does it need to be so early? I thought we could just line up to enter the venue at five or six o'clock..." Chi Jingyuan heard this and looked in that direction with a complex light.
Under the dim street lights, a dozen girls gathered on the roadside. Some were sitting on the shoulder of the road holding their mobile phones and looking at something unknown. Some were gathered together in twos and threes, holding support items in their arms and chatting quietly.
It was a cold day, and it seemed that it was a bit cold sitting there because the temperature was relatively low. I stood nearby and kept tapping my feet on the ground to move my body. The muffled sounds were very obvious in the dark night.
A burst of dense light shone from the brightly lit KBS building, which mixed with the dim street lights and shone on their faces. However, under the light, the faces of these fans looked so hazy that even their facial features could not be seen.
Too clear.
Chi Jingyuan checked the time, it was 2:30 in the morning on March 6th.
When everyone else was already asleep, fans were already gathering in front of KBS, waiting for EXO's way to work and stage pre-recording tomorrow morning.
"..."
Hearing what Jin Junmyeon said, several members of EXO couldn't help but look over there for a while. The intense conversation just now disappeared for some reason. The whole team was a little silent. After watching for a while, they didn't know.
Someone sighed softly and said, "Let's go." The six of them walked straight to the parking lot without attracting the attention of the dozen or so fans over there.
The nanny car started quickly and drove out of the parking lot, speeding past on the empty and deserted road, leaving only the roar of the engine.
…
Early the next morning, EXO, who had not slept for a few hours last night, was woken up by their manager when they came back in the middle of the night last night. After being physically awakened by the manager, they washed their faces and chose their clothes before they became delirious.
I went to the beauty salon and started styling my hair.
EXO, which has long since left the rookie stage and has become a popular group, no longer has to queue up early in the morning to compete with others for styling like they did when they first debuted. Now they usually bring their own cody to the lounge backstage of singing shows.
Do it slowly.
However, today is their first recording of "Music Bank" after their comeback. The company expected that there will be many fans waiting at the door for them to go to work. Instead of wearing masks and hats to protect their bare face, it is better to prepare their looks in advance.
It's a kind of feedback to go and say hello to the fans.
"Music Bank" is one of the singing programs of the three major channels. As long as idols return, they will definitely participate, so KBS's "Walk to Work" is very famous in the fan circle.
The road to work is a unique part of "Music Bank". It is located at the entrance of the KBS building. To put it bluntly, it is a small courtyard. Fans are separated by fences and telescopic doors. idols get off the car in the parking lot and walk from the courtyard gate to the building.
This section of the road is the way to work.
This also gives fans who want to see their idols the best chance to see their idols return to participate in "Music Bank". As long as they go there early and stay there, they will definitely be able to see their idols go to work.
Because you can take photos of idols at close range without restraint and even have the opportunity to chat, this has made the KBS entrance a holy place for countless fans and tourists to stop by idols and check in.
But if you want to see idols, you can do it not only on KBS, but also on "M!countdown". Although "M!countdown" has no way to work, fans can enter the first floor of the studio to wait, and sometimes it is recorded
The idol will come out to buy things or go to the bathroom. At this time, if you squat down with a fan, you can go up and touch it. If you are brave, you can even follow him directly to the bathroom.
It's just that a popular group like EXO won't announce when they will go to the TV station to record. They may come at noon, or they may come early in the morning or even before dawn, so if you want to stay in, you have to go far in advance.
You won't miss it.
For example, last night, the dozen or so fans who came to camp at the door early in the morning really shocked Chi Jingyuan.
Even though he didn't even see the other person's face and didn't know his name, it still left a deep impression on him.
"XO is coming, XO is coming..."
"ah!!!"
After getting off the car and walking only two steps, Chi Jingyuan heard a harsh shout, followed by a torrent of countless noisy screams and discussions, a little further away.
I couldn't quite hear what they were shouting.
Countless fans were already waiting on both sides of the road ahead. They gathered there and the dense sea of people looked quite spectacular. The KBS staff wearing yellow work clothes next to them were working hard to maintain order.
As soon as EXO showed up, I heard the sound of a shutter being pressed. Many of the fans present were holding extremely professional SLR cameras equipped with cannon lenses and tripods. The second one was holding ordinary cameras, and the third one was holding a tripod.
It’s simply a mobile phone. The countless shooting equipment looks as powerful as holding a weapon at a glance.
Those standing in the front row can still aim and adjust the focus, while those in the back row who have not been able to grab a position can only raise the shutter high and press the shutter to capture whatever they want.
However, there are also more professional people in the back row. They may have prepared folding benches or folding ladders in advance. They stand very high and conspicuously. They hold their cameras condescendingly and take pictures quickly.
"..."
The nine members of EXO lined up and walked quickly towards the KBS gate. As they walked, they smiled brightly and kept saying hello to the fans who were shouting around them. The idols performed their work very well.
"Yuan! Yuan, look this way, look this way!"
Chi Jingyuan also smiled and kept waving to the fans next to him. Hearing a scream and a bit familiar shouting, he looked over along with the sound. He saw a somewhat familiar female fan holding a high-end camera. Below
He also had a tripod set up and kept taking pictures of him. He didn't know how far in advance he had come to grab such a good spot.
Chi Jingyuan recognized that it was probably a sister from one of his fan sites. He often met her at events and was considered a familiar face. He smiled brightly and made a scissor hand gesture to the camera. When he saw the response, the other party was very satisfied and immediately went crazy.
Press the shutter.
To be honest, Chi Jingyuan no longer complained about being called out by his manager early in the morning. On the contrary, he was quite lucky. If he hadn't gotten up early to go to the beauty salon for styling, the members would have disguised themselves and covered themselves up.
I actually came to work and hurriedly passed through the crowd.
In this case, I always feel a little sorry for Ali, who came so early to stay so early and was so enthusiastic.
But it’s probably the first time since they returned to work on “Music Bank” that they can’t get up early in the morning to finish the look before they come.
After letting the other party take a few pictures, he quickly followed the XO team in front, and at the same time glanced around with searching eyes, as if expecting to see the fans who came to wait in the early morning last night, although there were no yesterday
He couldn't see the face clearly, but he felt that he would be able to feel it if someone was looking at each other.
It's just a pity that there were so many people that I couldn't find it even after walking through the door.
The entrance of KBS was already surrounded by fans. The retractable door only opened a small opening for the idols to enter. With the help of the staff and assistants, EXO managed to squeeze in through the crowd.
There are two agreed-upon photo spots in the yard. Generally, most idols will stand at the two spots one after another to facilitate fans to take photos and at the same time increase some exposure.
But EXO is used to standing at only one point...
"1,2,3, we are one, Anihasay, we are EXO."
However, after entering the gate, EXO stood in a row, made a thumbs-up gesture, shouted out their iconic slogans, and saluted the fans and reporters. Then, crazy flashes of light came towards their faces continuously, directly knocking out the nine people.
All of his face turned bright white.
Even Chi Jingyuan, who had been specially trained, couldn't bear it. Although his smile remained unchanged, his eyes narrowed slightly because it was too dazzling.
"Look this way!"
After turning in several directions to allow fans in different places to take photos, the short shooting time ended quickly. After EXO saluted and said goodbye to the fans again, they strode into the KBS building. This time, the comeback song "Music Bank" was just a short walk to work.
Perfect ending.
After them, after the next boy group appeared, the whole scene suddenly became much deserted. The shouts and screams disappeared immediately. Many people just looked at the boy group curiously but there were not many people.
Enthusiasm, except for some die-hard fans, even reporters felt a little perfunctory during the photo session.
This hugely different treatment also made many passers-by and fans who witnessed it sigh inwardly. They are both men's groups, but the gap is so different that it is difficult to measure.
"Hey Yigu, how did we choose this time to come back, and we happened to bump into you XO."
"It would be so shameless if Brother Rang didn't have any of them."
Eunhyuk hugged Kim Junmyun in the EXO lounge and yelled, and even patted the sofa several times, looking very regretful.
Super Junior unit D&E, composed of Eunhyuk and Donghae, will officially return on March 9th. Today, they will record their first stage on "Music Bank". Just now, EXO, as juniors, selected Kim Junmyun and Park Chanyeol to take the initiative to go to them.
We visited EXO's lounge, but the two brothers felt that they were a little bored there. After finishing their styling, they went directly back to EXO's lounge, where they sat on the sofa and chatted without being treated as outsiders.
After a while, maybe after getting the news, FX's solo member Amber also ran over and started making trouble together. All the SM artists participating in this issue of "Music Bank" gathered together, and the entire lounge became very tense for a while.
lively.
Thanks to EXO's popular members and large number of members, the lounge for the program components is very large, otherwise there really wouldn't be room for so many people.
"Jinjia, if we use XO's popularity and momentum now, even if our team comes back and we hit them hard, they probably won't be able to get even one of them, let alone the two of us, don't even think about it..."
Li Donghai seemed to be a little uninterested, leaning on the sofa and sighing.
"Isn't it my fault that you chose this time to return?"
"Did I choose it? Essie, don't talk nonsense. It was obviously arranged by the company... No, it was your choice!"
These two older generation boy band members wanted to start a fight in front of their juniors. They pointed at each other and kept blaming each other while shirking their responsibilities. Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh.
SJ has been in the industry for so many years now, and they don’t feel that they value performance that much anymore. In comparison, they may value face more.
But having said that, it is actually not a very embarrassing thing to come back and compete with EXO, resulting in not being able to get the first place in the singing competition.
In fact, what they said was not too exaggerated. They could all see the momentum of EXO's comeback this time. If they collide head-on, no one could take away the singing position from them. Unless they wait to see if they can after XO graduates from the Triple Crown.
Take one or two to comfort yourself.
"Alas..." Amber next to her also sighed at the right time. Her solo performance this time was really mediocre and could be called a failure. She released the album on February 16th and has yet to get one single. She was originally thinking about whether she could do it.
After two or three weeks of accumulation, she tried to save face one by one. As a result, EXO was scheduled to return in March, and she completely gave up on this idea.
The group is now in such a state of limbo that all the members in the group are beginning to consider their personal career development. The solo that they finally waited for turned out to be such a hit. Amber was actually not in a very good mood during this period.
Feeling that Amber was a little depressed, Chi Jingyuan glanced over there out of the corner of his eye, but in his heart he thought of Cui Shirley, his relative from the same year.
I haven’t contacted her much in the past two days, and I don’t know what she is busy with now when there are no group activities at FX.
A group of SM artists gathered together to chat for a while. After the set was set up, EXO was called out by the staff to start pre-recording the stage.
In the second week, when singing, there was only one song "Call Me Baby" on stage. It was still a carefully designed camera language, and the whole process was faked in one shot.
After the stage pre-recording was completed, I went to record an interview with today’s ‘one of the candidates’, and then I sat in the lounge waiting for the live broadcast to start in the evening.
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"In the first week of March 2015, "Music Bank" will be aired. Who will be the first among EXO and VIXX? Please disclose the scores!"
At this time, MCs Park Seo-joon and Yoon Bora were standing in the center of the stage and delivering their hosting speeches. Today's two candidates, EXO and VIXX, were standing on either side of the MC, looking at the monitor in front of them.
Chi Jingyuan looked quite relaxed and had time to look around. Several members of EXO were obviously a little worried about whether they could get their first DaDa song after their comeback today, while VIXX's were even more nervous.