In the backstage lounge of the Tokyo Dome, just a few seconds after the live broadcast started, Park Chanyeol, who noticed that the audience was already pouring in, quickly interrupted the chat with the members next to him, waved to the camera and said hello: "Young Luoben, Aniha
Saiyo~, do you all know where we are now..."
"zzangzzang!" He said, using the camera of his mobile phone to look around, his voice loud and exaggerated: "Yes, we are backstage at the concert now, there is still some time before the official opening, and the members are all doing
My own business..."
Two days passed by after EXO officially debuted in Neon, and soon they arrived at the most important event in their Neon schedule, the Tokyo Dome concert.
Although they debuted here and achieved unexpectedly good results, it is obvious that SM has no intention of shifting the focus of EXO's activities to neon. After the album was released on the 4th, various activities have been scheduled.
In addition to recording several local talk shows and stages, EXO actually spent most of their time preparing for this concert. They have been rehearsing on site since yesterday and arrived at the venue very early today.
Make preparations.
They have been busy from the morning until just now. Everyone is waiting in the lounge for the performance to start. Park Chanyeol, who has always liked live broadcasts, took advantage of his free time and after communicating with his manager, he directly opened v Live and had a surprise live broadcast.
"...Xui brother is still touching up his makeup, so let's not disturb him." After about ten minutes, Park Chanyeol took a selfie stick and circled around the entire lounge, pretending to interview most of the members.
, the popularity of the live broadcast room is also increasing. After just finishing the photo of Kim Min-seok who was still applying makeup, he stood in the middle and leaned close to his mobile phone to read the messages that kept flooding the screen and interact with the audience: "Wow, the messages are flooding the screen so fast, suho
Brother is not here, he just went out...'Where is Yuan? I want to see Yuan', I want to see the maknae, okay, no problem, let me see where he is...I found him!"
As he spoke, Park Chanyeol walked towards Chi Jingyuan's position on the right and pointed the camera at him from several meters away.
At this time, Chi Jingyuan was sitting alone on a small sofa in the corner. He had already put on makeup and had several college textbooks spread out on his lap. He was bent over and holding a pen and was writing and drawing on them with some difficulty. He pursed his lips.
He frowned slightly, obviously not feeling relaxed.
Although he took advantage of this time to read for a while, it was obvious that the atmosphere in the lounge was not concentrating. Far away, he heard Park Chanyeol's live broadcast.
Park Chanyeol quickly walked to the side, stood there, pointed the camera at Chi Jingyuan, and said with a smile: "Yuan Xi, say hello to the audience, many fans have been scrolling to see you..."
"Anihasay..." Chi Jingyuan, who had been looking at the book for a while, raised his head and immediately entered business mode, smiling at the camera and waving.
"oo, this angle is really great!"
"What is Yuan doing? It looks like he is doing homework."
"This hair color! I finally see Yuan Yuan again, ahhhh!"
"Is your hair color for today's performance smoky gray? I really envy the neon fans."
As soon as Chi Jingyuan entered the country, the barrage speed in the live broadcast room immediately became significantly faster. This kind of private live broadcast gave people a completely different feeling from the usual TV cameras.
"What are Yuan Xi doing?" Park Chanyeol asked curiously on behalf of the audience while patting the textbook on Chi Jingyuan's lap.
"Well, I'm reviewing. It's the end of the year and the school exams are about to take place..." Chi Jingyuan put down the pen in his hand, stood up and shook his head.
"Hey Yigu, it's really hard. Recently, the maknae will do her homework whenever she has free time. I've seen it many times." Park Chanyeol obviously understands it very well. He immediately started to praise him without any communication.
After saying a few words, he pointed the camera at Chi Jingyuan's face and hair, and asked in the same surprised tone as many fans: "Wow, is this specially dyed for today's concert?"
"Inside."
Chi Jingyuan lightly patted the bangs in front of his forehead, looked at the camera and nodded with a smile.
They have really made a lot of preparations for this performance, and for these performances, Dy has specially dyed Chi Jingyuan's smoky gray hair color that was highly praised during his previous "Callbaby" period. This hair color is in
It was on several hot searches in a row, and many fans even opened hot posts, evaluating it as one of Chi Jingyuan's most handsome looks since his debut, which attracted him many new fans.
However, this look only lasted for more than half a month. Although many fans liked it later, I never dyed it again because it was too troublesome and the color would fade easily. At this time, after appearing in the live broadcast room, many fans immediately exclaimed
screamed.
"...Okay, let's not interrupt the maknae's review."
After chatting casually and asking a few questions, Park Chanyeol and Chi Kyung-won said goodbye, preparing to end this live broadcast: "Except for Suho, all the other members have met. It's getting late. This time
The live broadcast is almost here..."
"Please look forward to tonight's concert!"
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"Let's all burn together!"
"Hello, you don't have this w, tokyo!"
The Tokyo Dome concert started on time in the evening. Facing the invisible audience and the neatly twinkling stars, many members could not contain their enthusiasm. During the interlude in the middle of the performance,
They shouted loudly towards the bottom, and what they received in response was an overwhelming wave of cheers and support.
Chi Jingyuan stood on the stage, looking at the tens of thousands of spectators who were filled with darkness, which brought great pressure but also gave people endless motivation. He was also extremely excited in his heart, and felt as if his whole body was on fire.
It seemed as though the heart was boiling inside, beating faster than the dance.
The difference between a concert with 50,000 people and a concert with 10,000 people is still very obvious. The feeling just standing on the stage is really completely different. In the vast venue, there are endless black figures and waving bright silver.
The light combined together was like a river of stars dancing in the deep universe, completely surrounding them from top to bottom, left to right, leaving no gaps, giving people an endless and heavy sense of oppression.
But the achievement and excitement of being there, surrounded by all the stars, and being the central focus of tens of thousands of people, is difficult to express in words.
Even the Gocheok Dome performance in Peninsula some time ago was dwarfed in comparison.
This is not the first time for EXO to perform at the Tokyo Dome. They have actually been here several times before with SM Town, but the sense of accomplishment between a group concert and a solo concert is completely different.
Today, they are the only protagonists.
This performance is also part of the second tour, so the songs and programs performed are basically the same as the previous second tour concerts. However, due to problems with the Tokyo Dome venue and facilities, whether it is the surround sound effects of the speakers or the huge screen
The visual effects, and even the response and support of the audience, which were several times larger, were much better than those in ordinary venues before. It also allowed EXO to contribute the most exciting and classic stages of this second tour, such as this song "Golden"
country".
"Show light in front of us and set off towards a future that no one knows."
"Every step will become a legend."
"Same row, same day, same name."
"Because we are one and trust each other."
Various choreographies that have been practiced countless times can be made casually without thinking in the neural memory. Not long after the opening, less than three stages, because of the excitement and burning blood, Chi Jingyuan's forehead was already covered with blood.
Sweat was obviously oozing out, and breathing became rapid, but these things were not worth mentioning in the face of endless enthusiasm and motivation.
The other members were obviously immersed in this enjoyable atmosphere. Every time they waved the prop light sticks in their hands, they seemed to use all their strength.
After several songs on stage, EXO stood in a row in front of the stage. After the first few members finished speaking, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn. After several months of studying Japanese, although the other members of XO are not very proficient, most of them
There is no problem with basic greetings and communication among the members, so there is no need for him to act as a translator.
"Ahhhh..."
When he appeared on the big screen and had just raised the microphone and had no time to speak, the surrounding audience had already burst out with excitement like a mountain roar and a tsunami, completely covering the microphone and speakers, and shaking the stage and ground.
Trembling.
The smile on Chi Jingyuan's face became even brighter and he was enjoying it.
This kind of stage and this kind of attention are the goals he has been pursuing.
After waiting for several seconds, the cheers gradually subsided. He looked around and shouted loudly downward: "Everyone in Tokyo, how are you doing?"
"ye~~ahhh..."
"Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"ye~~..."
"We have been looking forward to today, and we will work hard until the end..."
"Please take care of me, and please enjoy it to the end!"
"Ahhhh..."
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"exo Tokyo Dome Concert was held perfectly, presenting 27 wonderful songs to the audience" rough card
"Since their official debut in Neon on November 4, EXO held its first Neon Dome concert at the Tokyo Dome on the 6th, becoming 'the fastest overseas artist to perform in the Dome after debuting'"
"EXO's popularity continues to grow, becoming the most popular overseas group among neon young people"
After the first East Egg performance, many Neon media outlets issued press releases the next day to conduct extensive publicity, making EXO, which originally topped the public trust list due to its debut album sales, once again become the focus of many people.
.
They have such momentum just after their official debut. Among all the peninsula groups that are active in neon, they are rare.
After experiencing the first Dongdan concert, the second performance brought a little less shock and emotion to Chi Jingyuan and other members of EXO, although the enthusiastic support from the audience and fans was still there.
I was very moved, but the sensory shock was not as good as the first show.
But the dome is a dome after all. Whether it’s the atmosphere, the venue, or all the experiences, it’s much better than ordinary small venues.
After the concert on the 7th, the EXO group first found a Japanese restaurant for a meal. After returning to the hotel, Jin Junmian took a few people to play cards, while Chi Jingyuan was in his room with the TV on.
, but I was lying on the bed and watching the live broadcast of this year’s mma that was being simultaneously conducted on my mobile phone.
As the first of the four major award shows in the Peninsula music industry to be held this year, although EXO was absent, MMA still attracted a lot of attention.
Because it was already late, when Chi Jingyuan started watching, the live broadcast was already in the middle and late stages. The last few top 10 awards were being held. Bae Zhuhyun also went up to the MC in a little black dress. I don’t know that she was nervous.
Or something, the problem is the same as when she usually does "Music Bank", her speaking speed is a bit too fast, she can't let go, and she feels like a host too obviously.
The last performer was BigBang. They sang five songs in a row. It was really hard for them. They turned MMA's stage into their own private concert. However, they are worthy of being a top group and their popularity is really high.
, after switching to a panoramic view, you can clearly see that almost half of the audience in the audience are holding their crown lights. When a few nightclub-style songs like "Pokémon" are played, which are very good at heating up the atmosphere, the entire audience is stunned.
The venue immediately became lively.
This alone is really impressive. Because of the style of the song and the popularity of the song, it is difficult for even EXO to achieve this effect.
After BigBang's stage ended, it was time for the highlight of MMA, the awarding of the last three awards. Under the attentive attention of all the audience and fans, the presenters Kim Jong-jin and Moon Jin-hee came on stage, and the first award was quickly announced.
The first 'Song of the Year' went to BigBang, and when it came to the second 'Album of the Year', as Chi Jingyuan expected, the award presenter didn't even sell the suspense, and directly announced exo's "exo-l"
The album won this award.
This year, the physical sales of all exo albums accounted for nearly half of the entire peninsula music industry. The total number is dozens of times that of the four single albums of bigbang's "made". Among them, the single sales volume of the regular second album "exo-l" exceeded one million
, in the 'Album of the Year' award, which mainly refers to sales performance, it would be really weird if you can't win it.
If it were not awarded to exo, the other winners would probably not be too embarrassed to go up and receive the award.
It is worth mentioning that Big Bang has only released four single albums this year, "m", "a", "d" and "e". It was originally announced that after the completion of the four single albums, the final full-length album would be released in the fifth month.
But it was postponed by YG. The official explanation was that the album preparation was not progressing well due to the intense tour of Big Bang, so it was postponed to next year.
Fans were so convinced of this that they even posted rumors on the Internet, half complaining and half showing off.
As for the real reason, who knows...
Although the 'Album of the Year' was awarded, because EXO was not present, and because it was the Grand Awards, they did not record the award video in advance, so no one accepted the award. After the award presenter announced the winner, the music of "Callbaby" and "Boy with v"
The sounds sounded alternately one after another, but the stage was empty. There were only two award presenters standing there alone, looking very embarrassed.
What’s interesting is that the director then focused the camera on Red Velvet who was sitting in the audience. As soon as the five girls saw the camera facing each other, they all smiled and started dancing to celebrate their senior’s winning the grand award.
As a result, a delivery error occurred.
The director may have meant to let Red Velvet, who is also from SM company, accept the award instead of EXO who was not present at the scene, so as not to make the scene too embarrassing and the trophies cannot be distributed. The result may be that there was no communication in advance, and Red Velvet and the others did not
I knew I had to go up to receive the award. When I saw the camera pointed at me, I thought I was going to take a picture of their rea, so I kept smiling. Some kept clapping, and some shook their fists, looking very happy.
, and the appearance of Yourongyan.
But when filming rea, the camera usually moves away after two or three seconds. As a result, the camera was always staring at red velvet. Kang Seulgi and Kim Yerim were so photographed that they could hardly move their hands, and Bae Joo Hyun’s smile became a little stiff and she didn’t move.
Opening, the five girls were all worried for a moment but they didn't dare to be small, secretly thinking that they didn't know what went wrong.
At this time, the camera suddenly moved away. A staff member quickly ran to the side and whispered to them. Then the camera turned back. The five red Velvets stood up from the audience with a belated smile and walked towards the stage with some scorn.
Go.
The Allies who were present at this time were also screaming, and tacitly sang together to the BGM "Callbaby" that was being played.
"callbaby ba callbaby."
"callbaby ba callbaby."
Even though EXO was not present, and even though half of the audience today were fans of Big Bang, the chorus still permeated the entire venue, and neither the sound nor the momentum was inferior at all.
red Velvet trembled and fell down on the stage during the shocking chorus. Bae Zhuhyun took the initiative to take the trophy and approached the microphone with some embarrassment: "Nai, xo, xo senior, ni rough Camida!"
The young lady's tone was sweet, but due to her lack of confidence and the mistake in the broadcast just now, she seemed a little weak and shy.
"We will pass it on to them."
"Rough Camida, Rough Camida!" Several members next to them also took turns expressing their blessings in cute voices. With their uniform cake maid outfits, they looked quite cute, at least for many Aridus.
I can't help but have some fond feelings for this junior girl group.
After red Velvet quickly walked off the stage with the trophy, the two presenters took a breath and seemed much more relaxed before continuing to present the next award.
Chi Jingyuan didn't watch the last Grand Prize award. Without even thinking about it, he knew it should be from Big Bang. After all, it was enough for such an embarrassing scene to happen once.
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By the time the performance on the 8th ended, the three-day East Egg concert finally came to a perfect conclusion.
In less than a week since their debut in Neon, they have already mobilized nearly 160,000 spectators for three East Egg performances, and all the 52,000 seats available for each performance were fully occupied. This is a brilliant achievement that highlights this band from the peninsula.
In addition to their amazing popularity, the boy band has also achieved a fascinating achievement.
Neon's one-week trip was over, and EXO returned to Peninsula Seoul on the 9th, the day after the concert. The first thing Ji Kyung-won did after returning for a short rest was to get a haircut.