On the morning of the 24th, SM's official SNS account took the lead in releasing the first group promotional poster for EXO's third single album "O".
This promotional poster uses the photos that Chi Kyung-won and the others took together when they were wearing rugby jerseys and filming the MV.
In a background that resembles a team locker room, nine members stand arm-in-arm in front of the camera. Protective gear, shoulder pads and rugby jerseys make everyone look strong, and the same dark blue color is used.
The baseball cap and the distressed marks on the clothes overall look very professional, as if they had just finished playing a game before.
The combination of sporty style and handsomeness is eye-catching. The two incandescent lamps above the head are bright and brilliant, but the light behind and around is dim and pitch black. The light and dark form a sharp contrast in the composition, which sets off this pictorial.
It's very textured.
The characters "EXO, "O", "love me right" are written in artistic fonts in the middle of the top of the pictorial, which serves as an introduction and reveal that the title of the title song is "love me right".
"Ah ah, this promotional poster is really cool."
"Another iconic number, Yuan is 5, Sehun is 94, and Suho is 01. I remember them all. When I saw this, I really dreamed back to "Roar" from 13 years ago. Could it be a song of a similar style?
?"
"Rugby jersey? What does this mean? Is it a new concept? It's really exciting."
This promotional pictorial is really well shot in terms of lighting and composition, and the rugby jersey also brings a visual impact to people. Immediately after the announcement, fans who have been waiting for a long time left messages. Most of them felt that the pictorial was well shot.
It's great, and I'm looking forward to returning in a week.
Chi Jingyuan looked at it and thought it was pretty good-looking, but he didn't understand that the style of the title song "love me right" was cheerful, lively and fresh, while the lyrics were about traveling by car with the one you like, just like traveling.
The story of Night Sky Universe has nothing to do with rugby, but the single MV and promotional poster focus on rugby.
The only connection between the music video and the stage preparation is that the costumes are American school style, which barely matches the rugby uniforms.
But the pictorial is good enough and can serve as a publicity.
After SM made the announcement in the morning, YG also released a promotional poster for Big Bang's comeback at noon.
Bigbang's promotional poster this time is of a simple style, with black characters on a red background, and five horizontal lines in the middle neatly arranged to show the main logo of this comeback. Bigbang's group name is written in black artistic fonts below.
Although there are no photos of the members, they look inexplicably high-end, which makes their fans very satisfied. They left messages below shouting that the king is back.
At the same time, YG also sent multiple announcements in succession. In addition to wishing the success of Big Bang’s world tour concerts in Seoul on the 24th and 25th in the past two days, YG also once again explained Big Bang’s return model this time, confirming that each session from May to August will be held.
A single album will be released in September, and a full-length album will be released in September.
The two major companies successively announced the return of the two most popular boy groups, EXO and BigBang, and they happened to be on the same day. They were announced one after the other, which easily gave people the impression that they were "just waiting for you."
The touching feeling made their respective fans look forward to it. While excited and igniting their fighting spirit, it also greatly attracted the attention of passers-by.
"I was a little tired of watching EXO in the first two months, but it finally became exciting. One is the second generation, which was the most popular boy group before, and the other is the third generation, which is the most popular now. Is this a handover between the old and the new? The boy group is on the TOP
Fight?"
"Support BigBang! I have been unhappy with EXO for a long time. Seniors should educate the newcomers."
"Why can YG and Bigbang, a group of legal celebrities and bad artists, come back? I look forward to EXO stepping on Bigbang to reach the top of the list!"
Fans came off the field to cheer and fight with each other, while passersby watched and cheered while adding fuel to the fire, and the quarrel was aroused for a while.
In addition, there is another piece of news that has also been directly on the hot search today, and this time it is not just in the music industry.
Nikkan Sports, the organizer of the "Baeksang Arts Awards", announced the 51st "Baeksang" through the media and official SNS account on the 24th, including the nomination list for all awards in the film and TV drama categories.
As one of the three major awards ceremonies in the Peninsula film and television industry and the most valuable award in TV dramas, it naturally attracted a lot of attention as soon as the list came out.
Popular movies and TV series released and broadcast throughout last year have all been nominated on the list, which has attracted many interested movie fans and passers-by. They have begun to study the shortlists for various awards, and look at their favorite movies and TV series, or the actors and actresses.
Did not appear on the list.
If you have it, you will praise and brag, if you don't have it, you will scold and ridicule. It is like this every year.
After the list came out, people soon discovered a surprising aspect of this year's "Baeksang" TV series award nominations.
That is, the name "Chi Jingyuan" has appeared continuously in the list of TV drama nominations, and it is extremely eye-catching at first glance.
Chi Jingyuan, a young idol-turned-actor, was shortlisted for the 'Best Actor', 'Best New Actor', and 'Best New Actor' awards for his TV series "Misheng", which became a hit in the second half of last year and caused great social repercussions.
Popular Actor Award'Three Awards
You must know that except for the 'Popularity Award' which is based on fans' votes, the first two are very valuable awards. An actor can only win the 'Newcomer Award' once. In addition, especially the 'Best Actor Award'
', this award is considered one of the highest honors that a male actor can receive in the field of Peninsula TV dramas. It is euphemistically called the 'Emperor of Vision' by many media and netizens. It is highly sought after every year, except for the occasional two years when it is won by a relatively young actor.
Apart from that, basically everything else is taken care of by a group of well-known seniors.
Forget about the last two 'Popularity Award' and 'Newcomer Award', however, Chi Jingyuan, who was born in 1994, was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the age of 22, which really shocked people.
Surprised, it immediately aroused a lot of discussion.
"Is it a mistake that you can be nominated as the 'Singer' at such a young age? You are still an idol. What are the organizers doing? Is it because Chi Jingyuan is too popular to increase popularity and ratings?"
"Can you please stop being funny upstairs? Did you watch the TV series last year? You are a bit younger, but "Misborn" is such a hit, so it is normal for you to be selected as the leading actor, right?"
"Indeed, although 22 years old is indeed a bit younger, I think it would be normal if the role of Zhang Keli in "Misborn" is selected. The TV series was well made and had such a great influence that it even changed the law. Chi Jingyuan played
It's also great, full of emotions, and the expressions and eyes are on point. Facing Lee Xingmin and several powerful supporting actors, I was not overshadowed. I still remember several scenes vividly, so objectively speaking, there is absolutely no problem with the nomination.
If it's an idol drama like "The Heirs" that has no substance and is purely cool, it will definitely not work...
And being nominated does not mean that you will win the award. Looking at the list, the competition is still very fierce. Whether it is Zhao Yincheng or Chi Sheng, I think the chance is higher than him, but I think Chi Jingyuan can accept the award, after all, it is Zhang Keli.
"
"Ah, XO has really made a big comeback. Both Yuan and D.O. have been selected for the 'Popularity Award' and the 'Newcomer Award'. It's really amazing. Oppa is fighting! We will definitely vote for you!"
In addition to EXO's Ji Kyung-won, Do Kyung-soo was also selected for two awards for his main role in "It's Okay, It's Love" last year. Both members of a group appeared on the list, which immediately aroused Ariel's attention.
Excited cheers.
No matter what Chi Jingyuan thinks and doesn't care in his heart, many people in the Peninsula entertainment circle still think that the actors are more qualified and higher. Fans don't care whether they win the award in the end. As long as they are nominated, it is a good gold plating and represents the future.
The great success of the idol-turned-actor, not to mention the many benefits it will bring to the protagonist, even when he is fighting with his opponents online, he will be much tougher.
Finally, "Music Bank" announced that Park Joon Seo and Yoon Bora will be off the train today, and that new fixed MCs will appear in the next issue. They did not name their names but made it clear that the two fixed MCs this time are.
from the same company.
However, this news has been less discussed. "Music Bank" has a low ratings, and the MCs of singing shows are not very important. Many viewers watch singing shows to watch their favorite idols.
As for the stage, not many people care about who the MC is. Even when watching the live broadcast, many people find the MC very distasteful and skip watching on their mobile phones or changing channels.
There has never been a singing show that has become very popular or significantly increased ratings due to fixed MCs, so not many people pay attention to it.
Park Joon Seo and Bora have been regular MCs for more than a year, but if you ask some fans who follow KPOP now, they probably don't know that they are the two of them on "Music Bank" now.
However, some fans are very curious about the modifier "same company" and have made a lot of guesses. Some people even think of EXO and red velvet, but not many people believe it.
Today's announcements are coming continuously, and the hot searches are getting hotter and hotter one after another, which seems to indicate that the peninsula's music scene is about to enter the middle and summer of last year. It is also becoming more and more exciting. It is no longer like March and April, where you can only listen to
There are only a limited number of voices.
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"Did you watch our press conference yesterday?"
In the process of continuous preparations for comeback and concerts, nearly a week has passed in the blink of an eye. At noon on the 30th, the EXO group had just participated in the on-site promotion event of the ice cream brand Baskin Robbins. They randomly found a restaurant nearby to prepare for lunch.
Before the food was served, Chi Jingyuan took out his phone and looked at the text message he had received during the previous event and had not yet replied to. It was sent by Zhou Ziyu.
Without thinking, Chi Jingyuan replied "No."
In fact, he watched it. Even though he was very busy yesterday, running a lot of schedules and taking Son Seungwan with him for the first recording of "Boy with Love" in the evening, he still took the time to pay attention.
A preview has been made and all members have been revealed some time ago, and JYP also jointly held a press conference with Mnet on April 29 for the cooperative girl group survival talent show "Sixteen". At the meeting, the concept and general process of the show were introduced.
, released the makeup photos of all participating trainees, and finally announced that the program will be officially broadcast on Mnet on May 5.
The scene was neither big nor small, because JYP's name was mentioned in many interviews, but unfortunately the response was average and it didn't create much splash on the Internet.
"...(pout)"
Zhou Ziyu replied with an ellipse and an emoticon to express her dissatisfaction, but her dissatisfaction only lasted for a few dozen seconds. She quickly followed up happily: "But after the press conference, there didn't seem to be a lot of discussion online. I
I also heard many people complaining, saying that the Internet is full of news about you these days, and the popularity of "Sixteen" has been completely suppressed."
Chi Jingyuan drank water and read the text message, feeling enlightened.
From the 24th to now, SM and JYP have released new news every day in the past few days. EXO and Big Bang have been going back and forth with various promotions. It can be said that all the pages and attention in the music industry in the past week have been occupied by these two groups.
Occupied.
On April 24, SM released the first poster for EXO's single album "O" and revealed the title of the title song "love me right." While YG released the pictorial, it once again explained its comeback model and previewed the release of a regular album in September.
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On April 25, SM opened the pre-sale channel for "O". The crazy rush of orders caused the webpage to freeze for an hour. YG announced the album version of the first single "M" and its price was 12,000 won.
On the 26th, SM announced that the second song included in "O" is called "Orientation Sniper", and YG opened the pre-sale channel for "M", and issued a message to congratulate BigBang on the success of the world tour concert in Seoul, and also issued a birthday greeting to BIGBANG member Jiang Dae Sung.
picture.
On the 27th, SM released the teaser video for "love me right", and also released the second promotional poster and the first stage date of XO's comeback, while YG LIFE released the trailer and pictorial of D-4 and D-3taeser, the countdown to bigbang's comeback, and announced the new song "LOSER"
Songwriter information.
On the 28th, SM announced that EXO will hold corresponding celebration and feedback activities for the number of registered fan users of EXO-L's official APP exceeding 4 million. YG also announced that the official recruitment of V.I.P's fifth fancafe has officially begun, and announced the date of Big Bang's return to the first stage.
On the 29th, SM uploaded the third version of the promotional poster, and also revealed the songwriter information of the two songs included in "O", "Love Me Right" and "Orientation Sniper". The latter was all EXO. Yuan, which caused a lot of discussion. And
YG released a D-1 countdown pictorial, announced the songwriter information of the new song "BAE BAE", and informed that the MV of the new song is banned and has become a hot search.
The two companies and the two groups were chasing after each other, each showing their own special skills, constantly investing in various materials and resources, and the battle line was drawn for more than a week, which dazzled the fans of the two groups and countless passers-by.
At the same time, it can't help but arouse a great sense of expectation and attention. It has been on various hot searches in the entertainment section, and it has also been the focus of discussion in fan clubs and major forums.
Bigbang itself was once a TOP boy group. Their unique music style has been loved by many people. Although they have not returned in the past two years, their members have continued to play solo one after another. Although there are people like Li Shengli who have not received much response, they
There are also soloists like G-Dragon and Taeyang who have won major awards, and their popularity has continued without interruption.
This time is their return as a big group after nearly three years. They have also embarked on a world tour and released songs month by month. Even though several members have had various scandals, it has not affected the fans.
and the expectations of passers-by.
EXO is the most popular boy group in the peninsula and even in Asia in the past two years. In the second year of its debut, it became popular all over the peninsula. It has historically reached one million sales for the first time in many years. It has caused shock in the entire music industry and has a huge number of fans.
, with strong fighting ability and loyalty, and there are also extremely popular TOP members in the team. The entire group seems to be unique among the three generations of boy groups that have debuted in recent years.
Although last year, members fell in love and quit the group one after another, which caused a lot of trouble, and the decline in word-of-mouth and the serious increase in fans' lack of fans were instantly interrupted. However, in this year's carefully planned comeback month by month, with "E" and "X"
》can be regarded as sweeping away the previous decline and even better than before, and people can't help but make people look forward to their next two albums even more.
The collision between the old and new generations of TOP boy groups is the hottest topic nowadays. The boss and the second brother fight, and the poor third and fourth boys are immediately forgotten. As a result, other artists who have returned normally during this period and other entertainment news are very
It's hard to gain page space. Unless you go out of your way to make a love story like Yoona sunbae, you can attract attention.
It's said that Chi Jingyuan hasn't heard from her senior for a long time, and I don't know if her TV series has been filmed yet.
As a result, yesterday's "sixteen" press conference naturally didn't attract much attention.
"Then did you complain?"
At this time, the food had been put on the table by the waiter. Chi Jingyuan glanced at it and was ready to end the chat first.
"Of course I didn't say it out loud...but actually I had it in my heart, hehehehe..."
"Okay, you actually complained about us and didn't tell you anymore! (Goodbye)"
As soon as the news came out, Chi Jingyuan took his phone back, ignored the vibration that soon came from his pocket, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat.
After eating for a long time, the surrounding members gradually became more talkative.
"BigBang's debut stage is on "Inkigayo" on the 3rd. I heard that you became the MC of "Music Bank", and you are afraid that it will be our home stadium, right?" Wu Sehun wiped his mouth and looked at it with a smile.
Asked Chi Jingyuan.
Chi Jingyuan, who was a little full after eating, just took a sip of water and was speechless by his thoughts. He put down his water glass and glanced disdainfully: "How is that possible? Are you an idiot? Being an MC is the main thing."
?And he is a senior. When he comes back and bumps into us, he will take the initiative to visit us and send us albums. When we meet, we must salute, okay?"
"Haha, Suho is the one who does this kind of thing anyway..." Wu Shixun seemed to be in a good mood, and he smiled happily even after being scolded.
Jin Junmian, who was sitting opposite, looked very stressed. He frowned and said, "Don't be so optimistic. We may not be able to win this time."
"Indeed." Chi Jingyuan took a wet wipe handed over by Bian Baixian, wiped his mouth and nodded in agreement.
Byun Baekhyun distributed a wet wipe to everyone. After hearing the discussion, he blinked and expressed his opinion: "I think it's okay. The sound source of "Spring Day" has such a good reputation now, and its popularity has not diminished yet."
.There are a lot of compliments online now.”
"Spring Day" has occupied the first place on Melon's daily and weekly charts since its music counterattack, and also won the weekly top spot on the melon chart that week. Even after the song recording ended and XO was not present at all, it won three more
No. 1 song. Although the popularity has decreased slightly and he has dropped from the top spot in the music source list, he has still become a staple in the major music source charts and firmly occupies a position in the top ten.
At the same time, the increasing number of positive reviews has also improved EXO's reputation in music. Many of the ballads they previously released have significantly increased their listening volume during this period. "Let It Be" has been on the charts for who knows how long.
The songs "Butterfly Girl" even returned to the charts.
"That's enough."
Chi Jingyuan took out his mobile phone and looked at today's hot searches, curled his lips and said: ""Love Me Right" is a pure dance song. I don't think the sound source can beat BigBang. Their popularity and nationality are at stake.
This is what makes a living here, and I even think the sound source performance of "Orientation Sniper" will be better than "Love Me Right"."
Bigbang's overall appearance is average. When they debuted, they were called the "ugliest boy band". At the same time, they have been involved in various scandals over the years, but they still have so many fans and national popularity because of the quality of their music.
Yes, many people will still listen to their songs even if they hate or don't like them. The huge public list of this sound source accumulated over the years is here. It is very difficult for EXO to fight for their reputation just now.
"I also think, to be honest, I think the title song of our "O" is a relatively average one among the four single albums. Although it is pretty good, it has no highlights. If it were "Call Me Baby" or "Call Me Baby"
"Boy with Love" I think is very promising. Moreover, this is their first comeback. In order to make a good start, all resources will be invested at the highest level. At the same time, the songs must be carefully selected, and they are still the same after three years.
Comeback... It’s actually quite impressive that we don’t lose in terms of popularity.” Jin Junmyeon also nodded, calming down some of the members who were already a little overjoyed due to their continuous performance in the past two months.
After listening to the analysis of several people, the cheerful and lively atmosphere just now diminished a lot, and the most optimistic people became somewhat silent for a while.
"What about sales?" After a while, Jin Jongda asked worriedly.
The performance of an idol group can be defined from many aspects, such as the number of people mobilized for tours, endorsement fees, search index, number of singles, etc., but the most intuitive ones are only two major indicators, one is the music source, and the other is sales volume.
At most, add one more tubing click.
The results in other aspects are extended from these two indicators.
"Sales volume? Sales volume is of course our strength. They can't beat us."
Chi Jingyuan laughed when he heard that. After seeing everyone finish eating and preparing to leave, he stood up and picked up the shoulder bag placed on the stool next to him. The sun shone through the window and was imprinted on his face.
It made him cover his eyes, shook his head, chuckled and added casually:
"No one can beat us."
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Half a day passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was almost early in the morning. At this time, no one knew how many Ali or V.I.Ps there were, and even passers-by and listeners who had been waiting for a long time took out their mobile phones or sat in front of their computers in anticipation.
Waiting for the moment when the clock hand reaches zero, that is the time when EXO and BigBang will make their official comeback at the same time.