"Brother, what did you just say to get off? "Music Bank"?"
After casually replying a text message, Chi Jingyuan put away his phone and entered work mode. He remembered what they had talked about before answering the phone and repeated it with a slightly surprised tone.
"Yes."
Park Jae-hyun nodded and confirmed: "SM has signed a contract for you to star in "Signal". We are currently negotiating with the crew about the filming time, trying to stagger the filming of the TV series and the time of activities as an EXO member."
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan nodded. Idol actors have this kind of problem. If they are in a group with a lot of schedules, they often have to take care of their main job as an idol when participating in TV series, and they cannot devote themselves as full-time actors.
When working on a film crew, this is especially true for top male groups like EXO, which have a lot of work. He has to do this every time he participates in a TV series.
Although SM will definitely reduce Ji Kyung-won's activities in the group due to the filming of the TV series, and some unimportant schedules will directly make him absent, but it will still have a lot of impact.
"Fortunately, this is not the first time PD Kim Won-seok has collaborated with us, so there is no problem with the discussion... But after entering the filming of the TV series, now recording once a week, and the "Music Bank" mc work which takes a day at a time is a little bit
It takes up too much time, SM feels that MC’s work is no longer helpful to your career.”
"Although the ratings of nearly 10% for each episode now bring a lot of exposure, compared to EXO and Jingyuan's own popularity and popularity, it is actually not very important. On the contrary, "
The super high ratings of "Music Bank" are mostly brought by you and Irene's group... So what SM means is that they want you to get off the show after joining the group for filming."
"Well……"
Chi Jingyuan listened carefully to Park Jae-hyun's words, nodded slightly to express understanding at the end, and then leaned back in the chair and laughed: "I can't say that it can't be of any help at all. I feel like this MC job is still helpful to me.
It will bring a lot of benefits."
"It's true. There is a variety show every week with a rating of 10%, and most of the viewers come for you two MCs. It has indeed brought a lot of exposure over such a long time.
, it has greatly improved your reputation and nationality, and it has been a great help to Jingyuan that you ranked first in this year’s Peninsula Gallup ranking of male idols..."
"Of course, irene xi, as a member of a new girl group that debuted a year ago, is also the only member of red velvet to be ranked on the Gallup female idol rankings and break into the top ten, and she also received a lot of help from it."
Park Jae-hyun didn't refute, he nodded and said with a smile.
The Gallup ranking is a face-to-face sample survey conducted by the Gallup survey agency in the peninsula. It is conducted three times every year in July, September, and November. Various lists are compiled and surveys are conducted. Among various responses to popularity and popularity,
It is one of the most valuable and credible in the category ranking list.
Bae Zhuhyun can directly enter the top ten of Gallup one year after her debut. It is already a very impressive achievement. In red velvet, her personal fame far exceeds the other four members. Compared with Lai Debeibei who returned to the band twice this year
In fact, in terms of increasing popularity, the position of MC in "Music Bank" may play a greater role.
"So, mutual success?" Chi Jingyuan looked at his manager and blinked.
"Haha, that's right."
Park Jae-hyun did the same, and the two of them laughed together.
But after laughing, Chi Jingyuan fell into thinking and became quiet.
Speaking of which, most of the reasons why I took over the position of fixed MC in "Music Bank" came from my partner, and I didn't think about how long it would take to do it at the time. The original expectation was only half a year, and it took more than half a year.
only……
Although he knew that what Park Jae-hyun and SM said were quite reasonable, Chi Jingyuan did not agree directly. After pondering for a while, he asked aloud: "Then what will happen to Irene if I get off the car?"
"Haha, I asked SM specifically..."
After hearing this, Park Jae Hyun laughed and seemed to be proud of his preparation: "According to normal circumstances, after one of the two fixed MCs gets off the bus early, a temporary MC will be urgently found to take over.
After the other fixed mc contract ends and you get off the contract, you can choose a new fixed mc combination."
"However, Jingyuan, you and Irene Xi are in a special situation. Your hosting method is very special. With a cp-themed hosting style, your tacit partnership has attracted a lot of regular viewers and fans, so "Music Bank"
》The ratings are so high...
"But this kind of CP is bound in the hearts of the audience. Once one of them is replaced, the heart-warming sweetness will be gone. Changing a partner to force the host will even cause the audience's disgust and anger, which will have the opposite effect.
, and irene xi may not be willing...so if you get off the bus, SM will probably discuss with the "Music Bank" program team and let irene xi get off the bus in advance."
"..."
Hearing what this brother said, he nodded clearly.
From May to now, nearly six or seven months have passed. "Music Bank" has also gone from being a singing program with average ratings and not being very eye-catching to being made possible by the MC duo of him and Bae Zhu Hyun.
The myth that each episode receives close to 10% of the ratings makes "Music Bank" stand out among all singing programs.
Moreover, the weekly program recording is actually quite enjoyable. In Chi Jingyuan’s view, this case is not so much work as it is a break from a busy week of work. Every time I sit on the sofa in the MC lounge, I
I was playing with my phone, listening to the sweet voice, and smelling the fragrant smell coming from the side. It was actually quite enjoyable.
At this time, he suddenly mentioned getting off the car, and he was really not used to it for a while.
Moreover, what SM cares most about, as MC’s addition to popularity and exposure, is not the highest weight for Chi Jingyuan.
Because that's not what he came for in the first place...
"So, Jingyuan, what do you think..." After a moment of silence, Park Jae-hyun asked.
"It shouldn't be so busy since I just joined the team for filming..."
Following the thoughts in his mind, Chi Jingyuan raised his head and exhaled: "It's only been six months. It's a bit too ugly to get off the bus just after half a year. So, let's not get off for now. Let's wait until the TV series is released and we are really busy."
"Okay, I'll talk to them over there."
Park Jae-hyun nodded quickly, without any intention of persuasion, and quickly wrote twice on the information with a pen.
Judging from his expression, it seemed that this brother had already predicted this.
Chi Jingyuan noticed it, but he didn't think there was anything wrong. The person who knew most about his private affairs was probably this brother as his personal manager.
Afterwards, they talked about a few more things. This small meeting of Chi Jingyuan’s personal team came to an end, and the atmosphere became a lot more relaxed. Park Jae-hyun smiled while sorting out the documents and chatting with the assistants next to him.
God, Chi Jingyuan, who had made the decision not to get out of the car for the time being, felt a lot more relaxed inexplicably. He crossed his legs and took out his mobile phone. Zhou Ziyu's reply was sent very early.
"Why do you say that? I already know...Thank you, thank you."
"Ah."
Seeing that the little girl was a little awkward and a little shy to thank her, Chi Jingyuan tilted his head and chuckled, tapping the screen casually:
"Okay, got it."
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Although he decided not to get off the bus for the time being, Chi Jingyuan was still absent from this episode, which was the recording of "Music Bank" on the 13th. He flew to Neon Osaka with the EXO group on the 12th to start preparing for the next step
Three days of Osaka Dome concert.
Speaking of which, since he started acting as MC, he has actually missed many recordings of the program due to personal and team schedules. Although the "Music Bank" program team did not have any objections, to be honest, after missing too many times, he would still
There are some negative impacts, so it’s no wonder that the team at SM that operates EXO started to look down on this case.
As a brokerage company and the operation of idol groups, naturally everything must be considered in terms of popularity and revenue. The position will also change as the popularity and level of EXO and Chi Jingyuan increase. At that time, I still felt that a fixed MC could bring exo
A lot of publicity and exposure can achieve certain results in the head-to-head competition with BigBang, but now that XO has reached the top, SM is anxiously thinking about letting Chi Jingyuan get off the bus.
It was the same before. At the beginning of 2013, when EXO was not popular yet, SM and JYP were very serious and attentive when discussing the cooperation of Yuanap and Suzy as a temporary group, thinking that they could take advantage of each other's popularity. As a result, they waited until the second half of the year for "Pao Xiao" to be a big hit
After EXO skyrocketed, SM became a little careless when discussing this temporary group again.
Although he is a bit respectful and arrogant, it is normal for the company and the actual entertainment industry.
Unfortunately, Chi Jingyuan's ideas and pursuits are slightly different from theirs.
But this appearance caused quite a stir on the Internet. This was the first time Chi Jingyuan appeared in public after cutting his short hair. He did not wear a hat or hat when entering and exiting the airport to show off his airport fashion.
As soon as the face mask was revealed, the waiting reporters and surrounding fans took crazy pictures with their mobile phones, and the flashlight made it difficult to open their eyes.
So before he even boarded the plane and was waiting in the departure lounge, there was already a press release with freshly released photos on Peninsula.com.
Although male idols with short hair are very rare in the music industry, there is no precedent before. Some boy groups have used this as a main attraction to attract gimmicks, and some groups even have the weird existence of bald male idols.
However, the influence of these groups is not comparable to that of EXO and Chi Jingyuan. The combined number of fans is estimated to be less than one-tenth of Aili's. Naturally, there is not much repercussions. On the contrary, Chi Jingyuan this time because of his relationship with
The short hair style, which was completely different from before, attracted the attention of many passers-by and fans in a short period of time.
"oo, why is Oppa's hair so short? What happened?"
"Why did Yuan suddenly cut his hair short? What is this? Is it a new fashion?"
"SM has not made an announcement, but I think it must be because of the role in the new TV series. Otherwise, why would an idol suddenly cut his hair? The company would not allow it... But having said that, I think Yuan's look is super handsome.
I didn't feel much about him before, but I felt it instantly today."
"I'm looking forward to Chi Jingyuan's new drama. It's been a year since "The Unborn" ended. We fans of the drama have been waiting for so long. He finally remembered that he is still an actor. I'm really looking forward to it... Does anyone know that it's a new drama?"
What is it? Is there anyone on the inside who can break the news?"
Due to the agreement with the crew and the coordination and promotion, SM has not announced the news of Chi Jingyuan's participation in "Signal". However, these senior fans are all good people, and they can almost guess that Chi Jingyuan will star in the new drama at a glance.
There have been discussions on the Internet. Although "signal" has not been released yet, it has already brought considerable popularity.
At the same time, Chi Jingyuan's nearly hairy hairstyle has also received a lot of praise. Among all EXO's airport photos, he is the most conspicuous. You can feel the difference in temperament at a glance. He is even attracted by his style.
A wave of fans was something Chi Jingyuan never expected.
Starting on the 13th and ending on the 15th, the Osaka Dome concert for three consecutive days was a complete success. With the end of the last day's performance, it was a perfect conclusion for EXO's Neon debut and the half-month-long event.
period.
Each of the six dome concerts was nearly full, mobilizing a total of more than 300,000 spectators.
Peninsula artists who are able to hold concerts in a stadium like the Dome at full capacity are rare, let alone hold several concerts in a short period of time. Nowadays, there are almost only big artists in SM Company.
Senior TVXQ can do it easily, even SJ is a little bit behind. And looking at the entire male group in the music industry, there is only Big Bang.
As for the girl group, they have been able to perform for a long time if they can hold a show in the Dome. It is still a little difficult to hold a dome tour.
Among them, EXO, the youngest and youngest member of the group, has also achieved this achievement, and this is because the focus of their activities is obviously not on neon.
It can only be said that from any angle, the amazing popularity of the peninsula group xo in neon can be explained.
…
Returning from Neon with dazzling results, the dusty EXO was immediately pulled to the set up studio to start shooting the MV for the winter special "sg for you".
It had actually been set up before, but due to the activities at Neon, the shooting had been postponed. Only now did the group have time to hurry up and shoot.
Fortunately, if the progress of mv is fast enough, it can be almost completed in half a day.
It's just that the situation at this time seems to be a bit unsatisfactory for the shooting.
"Hahaha, oops, no, no, no."
"cut!"
"Stop laughing!"
Seeing the filming stopped because several members were laughing, and the director's helpless yelling after calling for a stop, Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting aside, also laughed along with him.
The MV for this song contains many interactive shots of EXO members facing each other and staring at each other. There are also some scenes of two people fighting, pushing, and angrily grabbing each other's collars and yelling.
That kind of exaggerated yelling in front of each other, pretending to be angry, and then looking at the familiar face of the other person, the absurd and funny feeling really makes people laugh.
Although "sg for you" is a very sad song that makes people feel sad and lonely when listening to it, its MV was extremely easy to shoot. The laughter has almost never stopped since the filming started.
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In particular, you can enjoy the wonderful scene of Wu Shixun wearing a thick space suit and being hung in the air by Wia for thirty or forty minutes, fluttering his limbs in the air like a frog swimming. It's hard not to make people laugh.
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If you're not a professional actor, you can't help it.
This is the first MV that Chi Jingyuan shot after cutting his hair short. Although his hairstyle is very energetic, in order to fit the style of the song, DY’s manipulation still made his hair look longer.
It's as eye-catching as the airport was a few days ago.
Sister DY in the entertainment industry is indeed very powerful. She can easily change Li Zhien's long hair into short hair, not to mention his short hair into long hair.
However, this mv Chi Jingyuan is not the protagonist and does not have many roles, so he can stay by and watch the fun for a long time. His smile has almost never stopped since the filming started.
It took a whole day to shoot the music video. After dinner, EXO returned to the company's practice room in the evening.
"We xo have confirmed that we will participate in this year's mama awards ceremony on December 2. You have all participated several times and are familiar with it, so I won't go into details about some things that need attention."
In the practice room, EXO members formed a circle. Manager Li Chenghuan and several familiar dance teachers stood among them, explaining to them the most important next step:
"The organizer of mama has great expectations for us and has given us a total of nearly five songs to perform. After consideration, the company has confirmed the performance list. In addition to the three title songs of "callbaby" and "boy with v",
There are also "drop that" and "lightsaber" as the intermediate connection. The specific performance content, choreography, and process have also been completed. You will learn from the teacher later and start practicing..."
"Brother, have any awards been determined?" Hearing this, Park Chanyeol waved his hand and asked loudly,
Although he was interrupted, Lee Seung-hwan was not annoyed and was obviously in a good mood. He glared at Park Chanyeol and then laughed again: "The awards determined by the organizer and us through private communication are all small prizes, such as 'Best Look'"
, there is still one voting award that is still being voted for, but currently we have a great advantage..."
"This year is a harvest year for us. The results over the year are the result of the hard work of the company and everyone, so the effect of our stage must match the final award. We must practice hard and don't be embarrassed when the time comes. We must know that Big Bang is also
Will go..."
"If we go there, we will naturally be targeting Daesang, and the same goes for Big Bang and YG."
Li Chenghuan put away his previous smile and gave a serious explanation, and finally clapped his hands: "I have been a senior for three years since my debut, so I won't say more, let's start, fightg!"
"fight!"
After saying that, the manager left the lounge and retreated, and EXO began to practice with the dance teacher for this mama stage.
Although the dances of several title songs have not changed, this is more important. The stages of large-scale parties will add new choreography or interaction in the middle for the stage effect.
However, after all, the content is not much, so it is not difficult to practice.
After dancing for more than an hour, it was time to rest. Chi Jingyuan took out drinks from the refrigerator and distributed them to others who had not gone to the bathroom. Then he returned to his seat and sat down cross-legged, panting and taking a few sips.
, and then took out his mobile phone.
"Um?"
A text message tagged with Ming Jingnan's name attracted his attention.
