"Are you free these two days? Do you want to go to dinner together?"
At noon the next day, Chi Jingyuan found a moment and took the initiative to call Pei Zhuxuan on his mobile phone.
"Ah, you..." The voice of the young lady who avoided the members and came out to answer the phone was obviously surprised. It was obvious that Chi Jingyuan's invitation was a bit sudden.
Moreover, he was not particularly accustomed to Chi Jingyuan's proactive behavior, but a sense of expectation suddenly surged in his heart.
"You have given me so many gifts, and I haven't been able to find time to buy any gifts in return recently. I can only treat you to dinner first to express my gratitude..."
Chi Jingyuan smiled and spoke naturally in a tone that sounded normal, but Pei Zhuxuan somewhat understood what the other party meant. His body suddenly felt warm, and his face couldn't help but spread.
smile.
This was a wonderful feeling of receiving feedback and responses to her thoughts and enthusiasm, which made her eyelashes tremble slightly, and her eyes and mouth corners curved into a beautiful arc.
Chi Jingyuan's voice suddenly became a little strange and complained from the call summary: "Actually, I was embarrassed to say it when we met yesterday. The patterns on several of the souvenirs you gave me were a bit strange. These Nordic-style things are
In this way, sometimes at night when the lighting is not very good, it is actually quite scary to look at it..."
"After I went back yesterday, I searched for a long time, and finally I thought the astronomical clock and the button hairpin were the most interesting. I pinned that hairpin in my bag as a decoration... By the way, you don't know, I was looking at those gifts in the dormitory yesterday.
At that time, Wu Shixun wanted the two of them to go back to play, but I scolded them right back."
"Pfft..." Pei Zhuhyun, who was already in a very good mood, couldn't help laughing when she heard this, as sweet as an oriole's twittering, and then said in a scolding tone with a smile: "Why are you scolding the members?
I bought a lot this time, and I will give you some remedies when the time comes..."
"It's not that I can't bear it, or I just don't want to give it to him." Chi Jingyuan snorted, his tone sounding a little childish.
"You, haha..." Yingying laughed twice at first, but then Pei Zhuxuan's tone became slightly lower: "Of course it's okay to eat... but our schedule is a bit full these days, maybe...
"
After the return of "dub dub", red velvet can already be regarded as a first-line girl group. It is one of the best among the new generation girl groups that have debuted in the past two years. By the end of the year, even if they are not in the comeback period, they are still very busy. They almost get off work every day.
It's already very late.
But before she could finish her regretful voice, she was interrupted by the person on the other side. Chi Jingyuan said casually on the phone: "It'll be in a few days."
"..."
Hearing the other party's tone, Pei Zhuxuan immediately understood, and responded with a gentle but powerful voice: "Okay!"
She paused for a second, then her tone rose, her voice became clear due to her excellent mood, and her tone actually sounded a little delicate: "You also said that the things I bought looked scary, but actually I
The ones I bought are all very cute. I have been choosing them for a long time. Let me tell you, the ones Shengwan bought are weird. She put a very abstract doll on her bedside yesterday. When I got up at night, I gave it to her.
I was shocked when I saw it, and my head even hit the railing..."
"Then... did you scold her hard?" Chi Jingyuan stood near the window on the top floor of the TV station, looking at the sun hanging in the sky that was blooming outside, but it was not dazzling but rather warm, and asked with a smile.
.
"Well, I said a few words to her...hahaha."
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The end of every year is the busiest time for idols except for their comeback period. If they are not participating in the same event, it is difficult for even artists from the same company to meet each other.
red Velvet’s schedule is very full, and EXO will certainly be busier than them. In addition, their comeback is approaching. In order to prepare for the stage and showcase, Chi Jingyuan and the others often have to go back to the company to practice overtime after finishing their schedule in the past two days, and practice until very late.
I couldn't go back until I was so busy that I didn't have time to make phone calls. I could only send occasional text messages with a few close friends.
But even so, judging from the news Chi Jingyuan received from Mingjing Nan and Zhou Ziyu, ice's schedule seems to be a bit busier than their exo's. Various schedule activities during the day can't stop at all. Many campuses
Small cases like Raid that XO wouldn't even look at, JYP is fully accepted by Ice, I run from one school to another, and at night I often doze off in the early hours and still have to record the program,
It's morning as soon as I record.
From this point of view, the meaning of the name of the group ice is not so much "a double touch for the eyes and a double touch for the ears", but rather "double work day and night, double hard work."
However, the income is indeed doubled, and the rookie period is when the popularity grows the fastest, and it is also the time to work hard. It is impossible to wait until seven or eight years after debuting like a group before working hard... Many small company groups want to
They are so busy that the company does not have the resources to arrange events for them.
On December 9th, the first episode of "Idol of the Week" recorded by Chi Jingyuan was officially broadcast.
Two days before this episode was aired, the "Zhou Ou" program team announced that Yuan would replace Jung Hyung Don as the temporary MC of "Zhou Ou", which immediately aroused a lot of attention.
When Jung Hyung Don announced his break, it actually had a great impact on "Zhou Ou". He has always been the core of this show. The other MC Defnn is actually relatively supportive. This time the core is gone, a lot of
People immediately expressed their disdain for "Zhou Ou".
But after the identity of the replacement MC was announced, it immediately aroused strong interest from the audience. The main viewers of this show are some fans in the kpop circle, who come to see idols specifically, and Chi Jingyuan is one of the top boy groups nowadays.
Top idol is a well-known idol among this audience. Except for Heizi, most passers-by actually have a good impression of him.
As soon as the news came out, the reputation of the show was drastically changed. The negative comments were squeezed out, and the rest were all about expectations for Chi Jingyuan to be the replacement MC.
However, it is also stated that he will only be filling in for three periods. After the third period, Chi Jingyuan will get off the job, and "Zhou Ou" will have a new fixed MC.
But that is what happened later, and now the audience wants to see what Chi Jingyuan is like as a host.
On the 9th, "Weekly Idol" was broadcast on time. Many viewers who had been looking forward to it for several days, as well as a large number of xo fans, stuck to the broadcast and watched it from beginning to end.
In terms of the naturalness and effect of comedy, Chi Jingyuan is certainly not as good as Zheng Hengdon. After all, he is a professional and has been doing it for so long, but he also has his own characteristics as an MC.
The first thing that bears the brunt is to be good-looking. Wherever you go, it is pleasing to the eye. Appearing in front of the camera can make many female fans' eyes light up, and they may even focus directly on the person instead of watching the show. This effect is far from that of Jung Hyung-don.
Brother can compare.
Then, the huge popularity he carries will make him interesting. Many people like to watch some interactions between male and female idols, so they will naturally like these male idols more.
In this way, even though it is a somewhat green hosting style, it seems to have a contrasting sense of humor unexpectedly.
In the first episode, Ice was the guest. Compared to EXO and Chi Jingyuan, the popularity of the new girl group Ice is much lower. After seeing them, many people posted on the Internet, "Who is this?"
Looking at the whole process, there are actually not many jokes. The main focus is on Chi Jingyuan. The rest are relatively ordinary introductions and presentations to the guest ice, but the final effect is very good. After the show was broadcast,
Caused extensive discussion.
"Yuan is really interesting. His style is actually quite suitable for hosting "Zhou Ou"."
"Indeed, the interaction between popular male idols and girl groups is really interesting. But the popularity of this ice is a little bit weaker. I don't know them at all, so there is a lot of missing feeling. Can Girls' Generation or Red Velvet be in the same issue? I really want to see it.
look!"
"No matter what you want to see or not, I just want to see Yuan standing there. Others are not important at all."
"This girl group called Ice looks so tacky. Is it JYP's new girl group? The make-up is ugly and they look average. From the whole look, the member named Nayeon is very cute and very recognizable.
"
"This girl group is actually pretty good. "Sixteen" is quite popular, and their debut performance was pretty good. As for the members, Nayeon, Sana, and Tzuyu are pretty good-looking. A is actually not bad. They were very impressive in "Sixteen."
But her makeup in this issue is too weird, so it looks a bit ordinary..."
The ratings of this episode have a very obvious increase. The ratings of the previous episode with the boy band vixx as guests were 0.7%, but this episode directly rushed to 2.6%, a gap of several times.
It highlights the general trend and popularity of this substitute MC. The characteristic of "Zhou Ou" has always been that the ratings are not high, but the popularity and discussion are very high. This time, the ratings have doubled, and other data have naturally increased.
This reaction greatly alleviated the impact of Zheng Hengdon's rest, and also made the program team feel deeply relieved while being excited.
But what came immediately was regret and reluctance. After all, Chi Jingyuan will only record three episodes. After three episodes, the program will probably be revealed in its original form.
While the program was playing, Chi Jingyuan came to MBC again and recorded the next episode of Zhou Ou.
By the time he finished work and returned to the dormitory, it was already past ten o'clock, and at exactly eleven o'clock in the evening, SM also officially released all the sound sources and the title song MV of EXO's winter special "sg for you".
At the same time, countless long-awaited Aili, as well as passers-by who came here because of her fame, as well as many practitioners in the industry and even other idols, all opened the YouTube channel on time and skillfully clicked into the newly uploaded "sg for you"
"page.
The snowflakes all over the sky were particularly dazzling in the dark night, and the white mist covered the world with a layer of sadness and desolation.
The astronaut who lost contact was floating helplessly and dazedly in the universe. At this moment, he was the loneliest person in the world.
The guitar sound in the prelude is melodious, low, and sad, and just a few chords pull everyone into a lonely world.
"Pick up my worn-out guitar, and the unspoken confession..."
"And those words that are choked in my throat but not spoken."
"I pretended to have written a song and now I want to tell it to you."
The next second the singing voice emerged, Chi Jingyuan's opening introduction seemed uneventful and unremarkable, with a bland tone, bland accompaniment, and seemingly calm emotions. However, many people who listened to it could feel a deep feeling lingering around them.
of loneliness.
Immediately afterwards, other singers sang one after another, and the members in the music video gathered together happily, whether driving, having dinner, or playing. Everyone seemed to be laughing happily.
But the color of the background is extremely deserted, and there is always heavy snow falling outside the window.
The entire MV, which is only in black and white, looks very high-quality and high-definition, but the mime-like shot amidst the eloquent singing makes people feel even more lonely and lonely.
"Now that I want to speak out, all I have to do is listen."
“i will sg for you, sg for you.”
"Just listen to it and laugh."
The melody of the chorus is more subtle and convoluted than before. In the simple and low accompaniment of piano and guitar, the vocals are made clearer. Several lead singers sing one after another. Chi Jingyuan's voice is better than the one introduced at the beginning.
There are some obvious emotional fluctuations when it comes to the song, and the harmony that follows is just right.
Just combined with the black-edged MV, many people feel that it doesn't sound like a song, but rather like a boy confiding or praying to the empty snowy sky.
One of the themes of this song is loneliness.
There is a very impressive scene in the MV. In the deep space of the universe, an astronaut and a whale look at each other calmly.
And these are the two core concepts of this MV. One is a whale, it is called Alice, because its communication frequency is 52 Hz, while the frequency of normal whales is only 12 Hz, so no one of the same kind communicates with her, so she is called
'The loneliest whale in the world'.
The other represents astronaut Michael Collins. When he was orbiting the moon and drifting to the back of the moon, all communication equipment was interrupted and he was disconnected from the entire earth for 48 minutes. Within these 48 minutes, he became the world's most famous person.
The loneliest person.
These two not-so-well-known animals and people together form the core elements of this shocking picture. Although many fans actually don't understand it when they see this picture, they can still feel it.
The loneliness and sadness hit me.
The black and white picture is deep and fascinating. The scene in the second half of the MV where the members are alone is in sharp contrast with the previous scenes of laughing and joking together. EXO's winter special, the song "sg for you" is really fascinating.
It's an eye-opener. It doesn't use the pop style like other idols, nor does it express its feelings directly like ordinary ballads. Instead, it uses the theme of "loneliness and isolation" to express many, many feelings. Different people use the MV and this song.
Songs can have different feelings.
I can only say that the planning team is really amazing, and EXO is indeed not an ordinary boy band.
Although the background, melody, pictures and even the style seem a bit lonely and sad, many people can still feel a clear and extremely precious warmth from the singing, which adds to the somewhat cold pictures and music.
It brought out a bright color, which also made many listeners breathe a sigh of relief.
"ah……"
After listening to the song "sg for you" and watching the MV, some fans couldn't help but sigh with emotion as they looked at the black screen, their thoughts racing in their hearts.
This kind of style is obviously higher than many other boy groups by more than one level, and songs of this style always feel like they don’t fit well with boy groups.
It’s really amazing, whether it’s the core and picture quality of the MV, the theme conveyed by the song, or the melody and lyrics of the song.
Although some fans may not like this somewhat sad style of songs, songs of this style are actually not very popular in the peninsula music industry.
But to be honest, it does sound pretty good.
It can only be said that the winter special is special to EXO. It is not entirely for the pursuit of music sales and other achievements, but it also seems to express something else and more to fans and audiences from some other aspects.
It shows the side of xo that is different from ordinary boy groups, whether it is last year's "Let It Be" or this year's "sg for you".
But of course SM company also understands that the song "sg for you" is a bit low-key and not in line with the mainstream, so it set up a double hit song in this winter special. Many viewers felt a little sad after listening to the first hit song and clicked on the second one.
After the second hit song "Eccentric", the style immediately became completely different...
…………
The whole album was airborne, and the dual-master package took the top two of the 8 music charts. The sales volume of the Chinese and Korean versions of the album also occupied the top two of the G chart.
Even if the song released is a ballad for the winter album and the title song does not conform to the mainstream style, it is still not difficult to achieve this step with EXO's current fan base and popularity.
To be honest, if this song "sg for you", which is so sad to listen to, had been sung by another boy group, or even a girl group, Girls' Generation or Red Velvet, I would probably have fallen in love instantly.
Although it sounds pretty good, everyone is happy at the end of the New Year. Who likes to listen to such sad songs? Aren’t you making yourself uncomfortable?
The style of "sg for you" has naturally caused some controversy on the Internet. People who like it like it very much, but there are also many who can't get it. Many passers-by actually prefer more cheerful songs, such as the double hit "Eccentric"
.
After the sound source was released on the evening of the 9th, EXO officially returned with the winter special on the 10th the next day. After recording a few programs in the morning and accepting a few interviews for promotion, Chi Jingyuan followed the group in the afternoon.
Arrive at Lotte World in Jamsil-dong, Seoul.
As the sky darkened and everything was ready, with the audience cheering and the host shouting loudly, the winter professional return showcase officially began.