Facing the new name proposed by the manager, several members repeated it in surprise.
This is not a high-level meeting at this time, but a small meeting held internally by EXO and their management group. It is mainly to discuss and explain the recent itinerary and the things that need attention. Among them, as the head of the main management office, Lee Seung-hwan is the leader.
Highest.
"Um."
Li Chenghuan nodded, looked at a stack of documents skillfully, and introduced to them: "It's NAVER... Don't tell me you don't know about NAVER... It's about to launch an APP with celebrity video content called Vlive. This APP is said to contain a lot of
functions, but the main function is celebrity live broadcast.”
"Why do I think hyung is so serious? Live broadcasting is not very common. We have done it a few times, such as the third anniversary event of debut." Park Chanyeol seemed a little disappointed and laughed and interrupted.
"There are still many differences from some of the live broadcasts we have received before. In addition to the live broadcast of the event that includes previews, the main focus of this Vlive is the surprise live broadcast, which is more casual and natural than the regular broadcast. Please tell me the specific differences.
You will know when the time comes.”
"This APP will start external testing on August 1st, and we XO will be the first batch to experience it. It will be officially launched on September 1st. In order to promote it, the operator has invited us XO to conduct live broadcasts for several days while it is online.
It can be regarded as the greatest possible way to gain fame and occupy the market..."
Although Li Chenghuan's last two sentences were not directly bragging, they still made everyone in the conference room feel comfortable. Some people couldn't help but smile reservedly and proudly.
This is indeed the current market situation. Among the Peninsula boy groups, EXO is at its peak, and its popularity and influence are visible to the naked eye. Vlive may have invited many artists in the days after it was launched, but EXO is the one that attaches the most importance to it.
"The other party attaches great importance to us and is very sincere. We will have a lot of preferential treatment and more resources when using Vlive in the future. The company is very optimistic about the prospects of this APP and has already taken it. The other party will continue to work with the company after the APP is officially launched.
Other artists under the banner will launch more collaborations..."
"I'm just going to tell you in advance now that we will be the first batch to use it after the test starts in August. After the official launch, the company will definitely hold a meeting to discuss the specific live broadcast content, but suho, you should also consider it yourself, after all, the live broadcast content
You still have to do it yourself, and remember to put forward your own opinions when the time comes."
After passing out the A4 papers in his hands, Li Chenghuan made one final statement.
"I know, brother."
The members of XO responded a few times, and several of them seemed to be very interested in this live broadcast.
However, Chi Jingyuan didn't think there was anything special about it. He didn't feel much about this 'surprise live broadcast', and now it was treated as an ordinary work schedule.
Next, after introducing and explaining the important schedule and group activities of the EXO group in the past half month, I started to focus on the personal information and solo variety shows that each member has been busy with during this period.
"Chanyeol, you haven't forgotten tomorrow's "Law of the Jungle" production press conference. Remember to be prepared..."
"SUHO, the last recording of "The Masked Singer" requires a few additional shots..."
"XIUMINI's Mickey Mouse Club will shoot a new episode the day after tomorrow..."
"There are also magazine shoots for Jongdae, Sehun, and Baekhyun..."
With EXO's popularity surpassing Big Bang and officially becoming the TOP of the new generation of boy groups, and with its increasing popularity, it is now the harvest season. Now the entire group is very popular with various endorsement brands and advertising companies.
The cost alone is obviously much higher than before.
This is especially true for variety shows. Although the EXO group cannot appear on some programs due to schedule and cost, invitations from individual members are still very popular, because basically any appearance by an XO member will significantly boost the ratings.
Recently, other members of XO except Chi Kyung-won have collaborated on a lot of variety show schedules, including "Law of the Jungle" with very good ratings.
The third brother of the group, Lay, is a regular in "Extreme Challenge" in Mainland China, and XO now seems to be on the trend of transforming into a variety show group.
At the same time, the same is true in terms of fashion. Many members have received shooting schedules for fashion magazines. Except for Ji Kyung-won, Kim Jong-in and Oh Se-hun have relatively the best resources. However, currently, the other members have not received invitations.
There is no shooting for first-line publications, and there is a clear gap from the cover shooting of the top magazine VOGUE that Chi Jingyuan took before.
However, the cover he shot at that time was placed in the most important September issue of VOGUE Korea, so it has not been released until now.
No wonder he was asked to wear autumn clothes during the filming...
Finally, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn.
"Jingyuan will be recording "Infinite Challenge Music Festival" tomorrow. This time it will be recorded at MBC. He will rush to the studio of the TV station in the morning. Remember to prepare... By the way, the third episode of "Gayo Festival" will be broadcast on the 18th.
Have you read it yourself?" Li Chenghuan said and looked over.
"Not yet, I don't have much time in the past two days." Chi Jingyuan blinked, indicating that he hadn't read it yet.
"Nowadays, the ratings of each episode of "Gayo Festival" have increased significantly. The episode the day before yesterday caused a lot of discussion, especially about the final style of your group's songs and what kind of songs you and IU will come up with.
Songs are two topics that are very hotly debated... Do you have an idea of the songs you want to use now?"
"Well, it's almost finished. All that's left is the arrangement and arrangement."
"So fast?"
Li Chenghuan didn't know the specific situation of Chi Jingyuan's variety show recently. He was obviously a little surprised by his progress. He glanced at Chi Jingyuan in surprise, nodded and continued: "It's okay if the song has already been released... This time "Gayo Festival"
The attention and popularity it attracted was much greater than the company had expected. In particular, the team formed by you and IU attracted many viewers who had not watched the show before. It is considered one of the hottest topics in the variety show industry and even the music industry nowadays...
…”
"However, although this kind of popularity is a good thing, the audience's expectations and interest have been heightened. At the same time, your external persona, or the public's impression of you, has always been that of an excellent and talented composer. If you finally put it out
If the quality of your songs cannot meet the public’s requirements, or if the quality of your songs is obviously worse than IU’s... you understand?”
"Yeah, I know, brother." Chi Jingyuan nodded.
He knows what the other party means. Of course, external expectations and attention are a good thing, but it is also a burden. If the quality of the final song is too poor and fails to meet the audience's psychological expectations, it will disappoint many people and create negative emotions.
, and it will also affect Chi Jingyuan’s very positive image.
And because they are in a group with IU, both of them have a "genius" or "musical girl" type of personality. If one of them writes a song that is too bad, it will be easy for the outside world to reject it.
Although it is just a variety show song, it does not have to be excellent, but it must not be too bad. Like some of the songs in the previous song festivals that were just superficial, they will definitely not meet the requirements.
Fortunately, Chi Jingyuan feels pretty good about the songs he prepared this time.
"Are you confident?"
Li Chenghuan looked at Chi Jingyuan and asked, then watched him nod casually and breathed a sigh of relief, laughing: "That's good. If you have any problems with arrangement or production, feel free to communicate with the company... By the way.
, let me listen to it after you finish it, I'm really looking forward to it..."
"So are we."
"Hahaha, let's listen together then."
With the last burst of laughter, the meeting also came to an end with Lee Seung-hwan clapping his hands. There were no large group activities in the past two days after returning to Seoul. After greeting each other, the members went off to run their own business or go about their own business.
Chi Jingyuan went to the music room after having something to eat, intending to take advantage of his free time today to perfect the song for the song festival.
However, sitting in front of the computer, he did not start working directly. Instead, he went online first, opened the replay of the third phase of the "Infinite Challenge Music Festival" on the 18th, adjusted the progress bar and looked at their group's share of filming.
But having said that, the entire episode was recorded for nearly ten hours that day, but in the end, the portion of their group that was played was only about ten minutes. It was really difficult to make this variety show.
This episode was recorded when the three of the group met for the first time after they were grouped. The shooting location was the music room where he is now. The main content is that the three of them met and discussed the theme and style of the song.
Although it was a long time ago, he still remembers that recording session. IU really left a deep impression on him that day.
Seeing IU walking into the music room again carrying that iconic guitar that could crush her body, with a timid expression and a bit of fear of strangers, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh again.
This girl is really interesting.
What follows is a scene of the trio chatting and then communicating about song creation.
As an onlooker, it is easy to see that in the group, apart from Jung Hyung Don, Ji Kyung Won and IU were obviously not very familiar with each other at the beginning. They were a bit reserved in their dialogue, and their speech and movements were deliberately kept to the same level.
polite.
But when it came time to discuss the theme and style of the song at the end, the two people who were so good to each other immediately became tough again. Although they laughed and expressed their opinions while discussing, one insisted on pop and the other insisted on lyricism.
He refused to take a step back, as if this matter was related to his own self-esteem.
Until the end of their weight in this issue, they still failed to convince anyone, leaving the remaining suspense to the next issue.
This contrast between before and after, as well as the scene of the confrontation between the two people who looked polite but were actually confident and persistent, made the audience find it very interesting and at the same time they were very interested in the final result.
Moreover, the editing of the program specially left suspense, so it is no wonder that it aroused heated discussion after it was broadcast.
"Among these groups, this one is the most interesting. Although it looked a little awkward at first, it looked very interesting before and after... The two people disagreed. One insisted on fast songs and popular songs, and the other insisted on slow songs and lyrical songs. In the end, they didn't agree.
Know who can convince the other person.”
"I'm really looking forward to the cooperation between these two people. Well, by the way, there are three people, and there is Zheng Hengdunkkkk"
"Wow, after Yuan noticed that IU was wearing a short skirt, he directly handed her a pillow. This was so attentive."
"They match each other! When I saw this scene, I wanted to give Yuan and IU a thumbs up. Wow, I suddenly feel like they are a good match..."
Chi Jingyuan, who was reading the comments below, couldn't help but laugh when he saw this offensive message.
This audience's hope may be a bit difficult to achieve. IU currently has a boyfriend. Although it has not been disclosed to the public, it is not a big secret in the industry. Ji Kyung Yuan heard Park Chanyeol mention it a long time ago. I heard that he already has a boyfriend.
Been dating for a long time.
After casually reading the comments for a while, Chi Jingyuan put down his phone and started to work.
The song he prepared for the "Gayo Festival" was very fast, both in terms of music and lyrics.
Originally, he did not intend to use this song as a band song, but later confirmed that he would use it. When he tried to adapt it, he found that the original song was very suitable for this style, and it was also quite suitable for changing it into a ballad.
There is nothing difficult about the lyrics. It is nothing more than extending through inspiration and imagination, telling stories or stacking vocabulary.
But this name...
At this time, Chi Jingyuan looked at the computer and stopped at the title of the song. After a pause, he couldn't help but start thinking.
When there were no lyrics, the song title that was used temporarily was "Stars", but now it seems a little inappropriate, too straightforward, and not in line with the depth and style of the lyrics.
What should I change it to...
After sitting on the stool and pondering for two minutes, Chi Jingyuan didn't know what he thought of. He chuckled, rolled back the title of "Stars", and gently entered a new name:
"Rooftop Room"
…………
"The weather is gloomy and gloomy."
Wu Shixun stood at the exit connecting the stage, looking up at the dark, gloomy sky with dark clouds, and said with some worry: "Will it rain later?"
Several other EXO members standing around couldn't help but glance at the sky after hearing this.
Today is the 23rd, and they are currently at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena, preparing to attend the LOTTE Lovely Young concert that will be held here in the evening.
This is another theme concert organized by LOTTE to promote itself and give back to fans. It has invited many popular artists and idol groups who have collaborated with LOTTE to perform on stage. Regardless of the number of viewers present or the guest lineup, in
They are all very powerful in the platter concerts.
At this time, EXO was at the edge of the backstage exit, preparing for the stage rehearsal.
Chi Jingyuan's eyes turned from Infinite who was rehearsing to the sky, and he also looked at it.
In the past two days, in addition to almost finishing the song "Rooftop Room", he also participated in the recording of "Infinite Challenge Music Festival". The theme of this time is the "Intermission and Conflict Session" session, five
During the process of making songs separately, each group had some entanglements or frictions. This link was used to unify everyone's emotions while playing some small games, and at the same time unify the different opinions of the respective groups to speed up the production.
The progress of the song.
In fact, this episode is completely unnecessary for Chi Jingyuan and his group. Although he and IU had great differences in opinions before, they quickly reached a reconciliation during the subsequent recording and the progress was astonishingly fast. While other groups were still struggling to get to the end.
When it came to choosing which songs to use, they immediately unanimously determined the styles and demos of the two songs, and even Chi Jingyuan's song is almost completed now.
So he didn't have a chance to perform in this issue. He acted out a few scenes according to the script given by the writer, and played a few small games, and he was done.
"Didn't you check the weather forecast? Today's forecast was for heavy rain. Didn't you notice when you entered the venue that some of the spectators who came in advance had prepared raincoats?"
Regarding the fuss made by this group of people, Kim Min-seok expressed some helplessness.
Don’t they all read the weather forecast?
"The weather forecast is inaccurate. It often says it's going to rain but it doesn't rain in the end. I've stopped watching it for a long time." As if to save his respect, Wu Shixun, who was the first to say the weather was bad, tried to defend himself.
Sure enough, his crow mouth is really amazing. After the rehearsal of a few songs of Infinite was completed and EXO just stood on the stage, it started to rain.
At first, it was just a small drop in a controlled manner, but in the afternoon, the sky started to rain, and the heavy rain swept down instantly, giving the entire city a layer of gloom. The sound of huge raindrops hitting the ground, even indoors
It felt very noisy in the lounge.
This can no longer be called heavy rain, it can rise to the level of heavy rain.
Even though it will definitely affect the performance of the stage, the rain will not affect the start of the performance. Although Chi Jingyuan and others will complain a few times, they are actually used to it.
After all, as a popular group, who doesn’t have a few famous rainy stages?
EXO's heavy rain "MAMA" stage at the family concert has been regarded as a classic by many fans. The related videos and members' direct shots on YouTube have received very high clicks. Even passers-by were shocked after seeing it.
Speaking of which, it seems that Tao left because of this stage...
As the scheduled time came, tens of thousands of spectators wearing raincoats came in and took their seats. This time, the LOTTE concert officially began.
Although the weather was very bad, the enthusiasm of the audience did not decrease. Maybe it was because of the heavy rain that they had some admiration for the idols' dedication. Even if their favorite idols were not on the stage, most of the audience still gave them face.
Many people gave their support, making the whole atmosphere very lively.
However, the idols who performed enthusiastically on the stage were very ugly after getting off the stage. Everyone who walked backstage after the performance was soaked to the skin, looking like they were fished out of the lake.
For example, when Red Velvet just returned to the backstage, all five of them were drowned. As soon as they entered the lounge, they were surrounded by assistants and managers who had been waiting here with dry towels.
Wipe it first and then change clothes to avoid catching a cold.
Among them, the most embarrassing thing is that Kang Seulgi and Bae Zhuhyun, who looked very good today, and also contributed to the famous scene of "mutual pointing" that made the fans cheer. These two people had a beautiful and cordial interaction on the stage just now.
Now I can't even open my eyes, my nose, brow, and chin are all wrinkled, my hair and bangs are stuck to my face, I open my hands and ask the assistant to help wipe my body.
But also because they were soaked, the exposed legs of the young lady wearing a pleated skirt today were covered with water stains, and then under the illumination of the incandescent lamp in the room, there was a crystal color, which looked like a solid color
The white jade is just as lovely.
Looking at the busy SM assistants, Chi Jingyuan wanted to help.
It's a pity that there are too many people around.
At the end, it was EXO's turn to take the stage. Nine XO members wearing straight pink suits, trousers and white shirts just appeared on the stage. They immediately aroused loud cheers from the audience, pushing the atmosphere of the venue that has always been very hot to the climax.
The highest peak.
It's said to be a platter concert, and each performer's fan group and company has allocated an admission quota, but in fact, among the tens of thousands of viewers who came in today, more than half were EXO fans, Ari, standing on the stage
At a glance, it is densely connected, and the ubiquitous silver-white Ali sticks are the best proof.
First, he performed a song "EXODUS" from the regular second album, and soon the electronic prelude of "Roar" sounded, which directly aroused the enthusiasm of all the audience and fans, and the chorus that the whole audience loved to hear appeared again.
EXO has done this countless times by turning a platter concert into a solo concert. The artists themselves, the Aires, and even other fans have long been used to it.
The heavy rain poured down on his head, and Chi Jingyuan's clothes were already wet within two minutes of taking the stage. He kept his eyes open and worked hard to complete the dance of the song.
Although the heavy rain did have an impact, my hair was soaked as soon as it came up, and I couldn't open my eyes. My clothes and socks were sticky and uncomfortable. The floor of the stage was extremely slippery after being wet, and I couldn't even turn on the microphone to lip-sync.
Everyone is worried about headset leakage.
However, the hard support of the audience and fans has greatly reduced the discomfort caused by this kind of weather. At least Chi Jingyuan is feeling very uncomfortable at the moment, but his body is still quite hot.
However, an accident happened suddenly.
When Chi Jingyuan stood in his position on the stage, performing "Roar" with the members who had skipped it countless times, and was jumping to the iconic Leaning Thomas, he had just squatted down, and his hands had not yet
When he touched the ground, his left foot as a support suddenly slipped, causing his whole body to lose his center of gravity in an instant, and his right knee suddenly fell to the floor.
