"When we get to the scheduled part, Jingyuan, just go up there..." The person in charge of preparing for this preview live broadcast was Kim Taeyeon's manager Jin Che. Not long after Chi Jingyuan arrived, she came over to say hello, and then
He explained the details of the live broadcast: "The process is just like that. Just chat and tell some interesting things about the album preparation. The details will depend on the two of you on the spot..."
What Kim Taeyeon did this time on the v app was not a surprise live broadcast, it was to promote her solo album. There had been a preview of the live broadcast a few days ago, but it was not as random as the former. The specific process was set by the company.
"I understand, don't worry." Chi Jingyuan made an OK gesture. This kind of live broadcast activity was not difficult for him.
Jin Che was also relieved. After saying a few words casually, he left and went to communicate with the on-site staff to prepare. The studio has been set up as a live broadcast venue. The main stage is a rectangular table with flowers on it.
This album, as well as some props, and the background behind it is the promotional poster for Kim Taeyeon's "i". In order to echo the theme, specially prepared light-colored dim lights illuminate the small live broadcast stage in a warm and dreamy way.
It can be seen that SM has put a lot of effort into Kim Taeyeon's solo, and did not let her just find a practice room and squat there to start the live broadcast.
It was not yet time for the live broadcast to start, and the staff on site were still preparing. After a while, Kim Taeyeon finished her work, and when she saw Chi Jingyuan, her eyes lit up and she came over.
The two of them have been busy with their own things in the past few days after the Platter Concert, but they haven't seen each other very often. At this moment, this sister is wearing golden-gray hair with two braids, and her outfit is the same as in the music video of "i"
The set is very New Zealand style, similar to that of the Shepherdess. The makeup is exquisite, and even the eyelashes have been specially modified.
Chi Jingyuan, on the other hand, wears a more casual hooded sweatshirt with a denim jacket. The weather has been getting colder recently, so he wears something warmer.
After saying hello, one person moved a stool and started chatting. Chi Jingyuan asked with concern: "How many pre-sales are there now? I saw it was more than 80,000 a few days ago."
He has been busy with EXO and his own affairs recently, and he doesn't pay much attention to Kim Taeyeon.
"Hmm..." Upon hearing this question, the sister's expression suddenly became subtle, she pursed her lips reservedly, and answered in a very calm voice: "Not much, almost 100,000 already."
"..." Chi Jingyuan saw that this sister was pretending. She was obviously very happy because of the pre-sale data, but she was still pretending. A pair of smiling eyes drooped down and looked at her speechlessly, pretending to be dead fish eyes.
But after being stared at for two seconds, this girl couldn't help but break out. Her previous reserve and modesty were immediately thrown out of the window, and she laughed boldly. Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but laugh along with her signature laughter without shying away from it.
Got up.
"Is it so much? The pre-sale alone is almost the highest sales for a solo singer this year..." Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised when he heard this number. The sales volume of 100,000, let alone a solo singer, is definitely high for an idol group.
It’s a top-notch performance, and it’s even the top sales among girl groups.
Chi Jingyuan thought for a while and looked at the other party with an inexplicable color: "If we sell more in the first week, I feel that it can even surpass Girls' Generation."
As of today, we can already intuitively judge the results of Girls' Generation's summer comeback. Although the momentum is not small, they have also defended their style in the encirclement and suppression of other girl groups, and one of them has won more than ten awards.
, but in fact the decline is already very obvious.
The sound source power of the two title songs is mediocre, and both the listening and rankings have dropped quickly. As for sales, which SNSD is best at, despite the dual hit titles and the luxurious configuration of different covers, the total sales are still only 150,000, which is down.
The shrinkage is uncomfortable.
However, the decline is only compared with the previous SNSD. After all, it has been eight years since their debut, and the cycle of the girl group has also reached the end. At this time, they can still maintain a first-line or even top level in terms of return data. Even if it is inevitable to go downhill, but the
It's quite an honor.
At this time, the sales volume of new singer Kim Taeyeon, who is about to debut solo, has almost caught up with Girls' Generation's group.
"That's not enough...Actually, it's all thanks to you. I heard from the marketing department that quite a few of them were bought by XO's fans, Ally. They all bought the album because of you..." She smiled.
, patted Chi Jingyuan on the shoulder gratefully, with a naive look: "Nuna will remember you!"
"Then...remember to treat me to dinner." Chi Jingyuan originally wanted to joke, 'remember to introduce me to my girlfriend,' but then he remembered that Kim Taeyeon must have always thought that he and Bae Zhuhyun were a couple, so he changed his mind after a pause.
Already.
The atmosphere at the scene was very good. Regardless of the subsequent development of the album release at midnight, now that pre-sales have reached 100,000, this solo can be said to be half successful.
And the entire team, including Chi Jingyuan, is very confident in the quality of this album, especially the title song.
"The album release has been delayed for a week. There are a lot of people releasing songs these days. Kyuhyun and Oppa have also returned, as well as btob, and fx in two days. Ah, the pressure is so great!..."
"Nuna, can you stop smiling when you say you are worried? Pretend to be a little bit...and you are Kim Taeyeon, and I am the producer. No matter what, they should be the ones to worry about, right?
?”
"Hmm... Hahaha, hohoho... Oh, by the way, there is a new girl group from JYP that is going to debut next week. What is it called? Ice, there has been a lot of news about them these days, they seem to be quite powerful.
.”
"Taeyeon Xi, if you can't beat a new girl group, why not consider becoming a gagan?"
"Yeah, you mentioned last time that I knew the members of this girl group, so that's why I said that... By the way, Jingyuan, are you sure you don't want to sing with me? You are a feat! I am sure many fans want to see you.
of."
"It's said to be a feat, but actually it's just those two rap lines. I can't sing them for more than ten seconds before I sing them down. I have to stay at the TV station for a day..." Chi Jingyuan waved his hands when he heard this, but he didn't say it to death: "
I'm just too busy this week. I have a concert in Xiaguo in two days... I'll find a day after I come back. Next week, for "m!untdown" next week, I'll record a stage with you.
.”
Although he doesn’t want to go, Chi Jingyuan is a feat no matter what. There is no stage that will make fans regretful, and next week’s "m!untdown" on the 22nd, he remembers...
"Okay, if there is a stage, it will be no problem." Kim Taeyeon also nodded with satisfaction and made a gesture.
The staff over there were almost ready. After chatting for a while, it came to an end. The time was almost up. Kim Taeyeon walked to the small live broadcast stage and started to prepare. Soon at 7 o'clock in the evening, the live broadcast officially started. Chi
Jingyuan was sitting opposite the live broadcast station, watching Kim Taeyeon get into the mood and start communicating with the audience, waiting for her to appear.
This kind of live broadcast in front of a group of people actually makes people feel a little embarrassed, but this girl doesn't seem to care at all, and she seems to be very good at live broadcasting. She is clearly in front of a bunch of people, but she communicates cordially with her fans as if no one else is around.
From time to time, I would make a few jokes and make the atmosphere great.
"Today's preview live broadcast, I also specially invited a guest. Guess who it is..." After about half an hour, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn to come on stage. Kim Taeyeon began to sell her secretly to the camera.
A problem has arisen.
"Wow, a lot of people guessed it right. Yes, today's guest is my very good descendant relative. The producer of this album is also the creator of the title song "i", xo's Yuan xiwuwu
Woo!!"
At the same time, Chi Jingyuan quickly walked to the live broadcast station, smiled at the camera, said hello, and sat next to him.
As soon as Chi Kyung-won entered the country, the number of comments in the live broadcast room began to surge rapidly. Whether it was passers-by or Kim Taeyeon's own fans, they all felt a little surprised after seeing him.
Even though there were romance rumors before, after it was clarified and announced that Ji Kyung Won was the producer of Kim Taeyeon's solo album, co-composed the title song and sang the feat, he has become one, especially among Kim Taeyeon's fans.
There is no such thing as a male idol.
The mission of Chi Jingyuan in this preview live broadcast is to show his face, casually chat about the album production, and create excitement for "i" which will be released tonight.
After saying hello, Chi Jingyuan started chatting with Kim Taeyeon and told a lot of interesting things about the preparation of this album. He also particularly praised Kim Taeyeon's lyrics writing skills,
The two of them sang and harmonized very well.
…
At the same time, on the other side, in a mid-to-high-end restaurant in Cheongdam-dong, Park Jin-young, who was sitting in the middle of the table, was eating with nine people from ice.
This can be regarded as a habit of JYP or Park Jin Young himself. Whenever an artist in the company is about to debut, he will have a meal with the artist in private to understand the mood of these artists before their debut, and then tell their past stories and his own experiences.
, which can be regarded as giving them some guidance and encouragement as the president and senior.
Although as a senior executive and manager of the company, Park Jin Young definitely puts profit first most of the time, but as an artist of the older generation and the creator of these groups, he still has some human feelings towards these artists.
At this time, this habit became the turn of the company's new girl group Ice, who will debut in a week. The long dining table is filled with a variety of dishes, and the goblets and exquisite knives and forks complement each other perfectly.
Although it was said to be a chat, it was Park Jin Young himself who was actually telling the story. The other nine girls sitting at the table with him were obviously a little cramped, and they were having a hard time eating.
"When you're on a variety show, the most important thing is not to deliberately think about being funny. The moment you think, 'I'm going to be funny,' the audience will feel tired... So you have to be more natural and start from a place where you don't realize it."
As long as it's funny. Even if no one laughs at that time, or it's not funny at all, it doesn't matter. We are singers, and the problem is that we can't sing or dance. It's not a problem if the variety show is not good. We must understand our position.
…”
"Whether you are very successful after your debut, or you have some shortcomings, or you never get the first place, you must maintain your original mentality, that is, your original intention."
"Successfully gaining popularity will certainly make people happy, but at this time, it is even more important to be humble and maintain a calm mood."
It goes without saying that jyp values ice. Park Jinying is still more concerned about the mentality of these girls, because many times artists are extremely anticipated and excited before their debut, but after they actually debut, they realize that reality and their dreams are different.
Different.
Before debuting, I imagined in my mind that my debut would be a huge hit, that I would have fans all over the place, that I would shine brightly on the stage, that I would be able to win over anyone, and that I would be popular wherever I go.
But in fact, the reality for most artists after their debut is that there is no splash after releasing songs, they work hard but have few fans at all, and they are nowhere to be seen. They run around day and night and can't sleep well.
I am not qualified to be on the stage that attracts thousands of people in my dream, so I can only do some remote business shows, road shows, campus assaults and other small performances. I often encounter people who attack and insult me online, and each one's words are more unpleasant than the last.
In fact, many artists have always been under a lot of psychological pressure, and newcomers are prone to problems when they first debut, after they are excited and realize the difference between reality and dreams.
So Park Jin Young seemed to have expected something, and focused on this aspect: "
"But if your debut doesn't go well, you have to keep a good attitude. You may do a lot of unknown tours to accumulate fans and popularity, or you may not get one for a long time..."
"Actually, I think singers and groups that become popular step by step will last longer than those who become popular after their debut... Take one person as an example. Although a singer is popular and has good results, in fact, nowadays
For some of the more popular groups, few debuted very smoothly, and they all won the first place very late..."
Park Jin Young looked around, stopped his knife and fork, and looked at the nine members of CIE who were listening carefully. He smiled and asked, "Which group do you think is the most popular right now?"
"Senior of got7?"
Lin Nalian blinked and responded quickly.
"Hahaha, you..."
Park Zhenying paused for a moment when he heard this, and then immediately laughed out loud. He glanced angrily at the member with a rabbit-toothed smile, his most promising member in the entire group: "Not only the company, but also the entire music industry."
Everyone knew that Lin Nayeon was trying to flatter her. After the other members laughed, Park Jihyo asked tentatively: "As for a boy band, xo?"
In fact, everyone knows the answer to this question, but it is not easy to say.
"Yes, it's xo."
Park Jinying nodded and did not shy away from talking about other companies' combinations. He said naturally: "You can all see the popularity of
The comeback performance is good, but it is actually worse than XO and cannot be compared. This is the first time I have seen this kind of idol group whose sales accounted for nearly half of kpop’s annual physical album sales. It has indeed made history.”
This achievement is truly astonishing. Some girls who heard it for the first time widened their eyes and were obviously shocked.
"But don't look at how popular they are now. You may not pay much attention to them. Do you know what EXO was like when they first debuted?" Park Jinying took a sip of water, feeling the curious eyes around him, and gave it away with a smile.
I know.
Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting at the far end, blinked and thought silently in his mind.
"Is your debut not going well?" Park Ji Hyo praised him very much.
"It's very bad." Park Jin Young nodded: "The evaluation and response of the debut song were very poor. There were a lot of people attacking online. It was half-frozen by SM not long after debut. At that time, it was difficult for them to even receive commercial performances.
I relied on Chi Jingyuan to shoot CF, and later happened to shoot "Reply" to maintain a certain degree of exposure. Finally, it was more than a year before the next album was released, and it was also more than a year after debut that I got my first hit song.
Bit."
Seeing that several ice members next to him were either genuine or cooperative in their expressions of surprise, Park Jin Young nodded with satisfaction. He thought this example was a good one: "Looking at their current situation... so their debut results are good.
Being bad is actually not the most important thing. Keep your original intention and work hard to improve yourself. In this way, even if your debut does not go well, with the help of the company, you will definitely succeed."
"In my opinion, as long as you keep going with the mentality of debut, you will definitely succeed. If you keep going with the original intention, I have never seen anyone who has not succeeded like this, unless the mentality is not good when they debut..."
"Understood?" Park Zhenying had a smile on his face, but his tone was a bit formal, and he vaccinated these nine girls.
In fact, when it comes to his original intention, what impressed him the most was Chi Jingyuan. This rich man has been an idol for so long just because of his love and has become so successful. No matter how you look at it, he is a good role model.
But after thinking about it, he still didn't talk too much to these girls.
Even from Park Jin Young's perspective, Chi Kyung Won's charm is really quite great. It would be bad if he talks too much and arouses curiosity among the girls he has high hopes for.
"Got it." The nine members of ice responded in unison. Although their expressions were serious and they seemed to have been taught well by Park Jin Young, but if you look closely, most of them still had excitement and expectations for their upcoming debut. After so many words just now,
I don’t know how much I heard...
"...By the way, you don't need to take the controversy over school uniform advertising online these days to heart. The company will handle it and an announcement will be made tomorrow."
"Okay, let's eat, we're going to debut soon and get busy, fightg!!"
…
"What is your original intention of becoming an idol?"
It was almost midnight. Chi Jingyuan, who was waiting in front of the computer to see the results of Kim Taeyeon's album, suddenly received a text message from Zhou Ziyu. He read it a little strangely and casually replied "make money" before putting his phone away.
On the other hand, I refreshed the page.
The web page is lagging a bit, obviously the number of visits at this time is a bit high.
Among the artists who have recently returned to the music industry, there is no such thing as exo and bigbang in the first half of the year. If there is one that attracts the most attention and has such potential, it is Kim Taeyeon's solo.
"Taeyeon's solo and collaboration with Yuan are so exciting."
Similar messages can be seen everywhere, and they represent the thoughts of most fans and passers-by.
"Really!"
Zhou Ziyu's reply came back, and she obviously didn't believe it.
"Fake."
Chi Jingyuan picked up the phone again, sighed and went back, but then he thought about it and felt a little strange. He frowned and added: "Are you crazy? What are you talking about at this late hour? Are you drunk? And right away?
Why can you still use your mobile phone when you are about to debut? Isn’t it managed by the company?”
red Velvet’s cell phones have been under management since they debuted. They would take them away during normal activities. Recently, they have relaxed a little, but they only return them in private. I heard that the new girl group GFriend even shared one among six people.
With a 2G mobile phone, you can do nothing except make calls to your loved ones.
"It says it needs to be managed, but I don't know how strict it is. If it's too strict and it's not allowed to be used at all, it will probably take a long time before I can send a text message..."
I just sent it and received a quick reply. Seeing these slightly sad words, Chi Jingyuan's previous thoughts of complaining couldn't help but dissipate a lot.
The initial stage of a new group's debut is the busiest time, especially for a large company like JYP with good resources. The various schedules are non-stop and it is impossible to complete. In addition, mobile phones are also managed. It is estimated that in addition to joint activities,
Although they could meet each other, it was difficult for him and this girl to contact him as casually as before during this period.
Just when he was about to say something to comfort and encourage Zhou Ziyu who was about to debut, the other party seemed to have realized it and was not too decadent. Instead, he followed up with another message: "Are you waiting to see Kim Taeyeon's album?"
Is it public?"
Also, compared to not being able to use mobile phones, the temptation and excitement of debuting is greater.
Chi Jingyuan paused and glanced at the bottom of the computer. The time had reached zero. He refreshed it, clicked on the uploaded mv, and replied, "Yes, how did you know?"
"Because we are also waiting to see."
In Ice's dormitory, after returning from dinner and washing up, many members gathered together to watch the upcoming music video for Kim Taeyeon's solo title song "i".
After all, they are still newcomers. Although they don’t say it, many members have always thought about becoming popular upon their debut, quickly getting a top spot, and directly becoming a first-line group.
After knowing that their debut had collided with this senior, many members of ice had already regarded Kim Taeyeon as the biggest obstacle, especially the title song composed by Ji Kyung-won and the producer. When they heard these two names, they
Let them feel a heavy pressure.
Although their reason tells them that it is difficult to beat the songs produced by these two idols, who doesn't have some childish fantasies?
At that time, EXO was still thinking about becoming a big hit with "Mama".
Watching the mv at this time can be regarded as detecting the enemy's situation.
"here we go!"
"I don't know how the filming went, but I'm actually looking forward to Taeyeon's solo. I like her very much."
"The song written by Chi Jingyuan should be very good. After all, there are so many precedents for popular songs..."
"But I hope I can miss this time."
After sending the text message, Zhou Ziyu held the phone in her hand with a smile and listened to the exchanges of the sisters next to her without interrupting. She just hugged Xilu, curled up her legs on the sofa, and chatted with several other members.
Together, we looked seriously at the TV connected to the Internet in front of us.
As the song title "i" and the singer "taeyeon" appear on the screen, the first thing that catches the eye is the longing black beach illuminated by the morning light, as well as the lively small bar in Auckland's kgsnd, where Kim Taeyeon is dressed as a waiter.
Busy shuttle.
After a fascinating prelude, a close-up of Kim Taeyeon in the wilderness appeared in the picture. Her golden-gray hair made people's eyes bright, and along with it was a stunning ethereal singing voice:
