Son Na-eun, who had just finished using the bathroom, walked into the practice room, only to find several other members sitting cross-legged on the floor, holding a mobile phone and wearing headphones and not knowing what they were watching. Over there, Wu Ha-young and Kim Nam-joo were still using a mobile phone.
Each of them wore a mobile phone and a pair of headphones, and they were whispering together.
"V live."
"live streaming."
"EXO's comeback show case."
No one here treats her as a goddess like the fans do. The voices of the members of the sisters sounded weak and unenthusiastic. They each gave scattered answers, but the combination was enough for people to understand.
After changing the management company, it took nearly a year to finally confirm the plan for the regular third album. Apink, who was originally taking a vacation and having fun, finally got back together and started preparing the songs for the new album.
It was just after practice and it was time to take a break. I don’t know who started it. The few people who stayed in the practice room all took out their mobile phones and watched the V live broadcast.
"XO?" Sun Naen walked behind Zheng Eunchi and looked at her mobile phone screen. After looking at it for a while, she looked around and saw the serious expressions of several other people who lowered their heads: "Are you all watching?"
"The most popular V live right now is this one. When it first started, the number of viewers exceeded 2 million. It feels like half of the users of the entire APP are in it, and the live broadcasts of other idols are much less watched." Zheng
Eunji made a brief introduction to her.
"If you don't look at the boy group EXO, who should you look at? GOT7?" Wu Xiarong, who was not far away, looked up and said matter-of-factly.
Sun Naeun rolled her eyes when she heard this. She knew that this maknae had always been a fan of her ex-boyfriend a few years ago. Such a biased stance was really justified.
"XO is also making a comeback after a year. The dark style trailers and promotional photos in the past few days have also aroused a great response. They are very popular. Everyone wants to see how their new song is." Jung Eunji picked up the side.
He took a sip of the drink he put down and smacked it with enjoyment: "Besides, I know that one of the double hits has a ballad written by Jing Yuan."
"How do you know it was written by him?"
"I asked him." Zheng Endi looked at her and blinked.
"..." Sun Naen glanced at her silently, sat down next to Zheng Eunchi, took out her mobile phone and logged into the V APP.
She's not very interested in boy groups, even EXO, but if it's related to Chi Jingyuan... she's quite interested and wants to take a look.
Although they broke up a long time ago and have long since let go, this kind of man is really hard to forget.
"It's so stuck."
"There are too many people, that's what it is."
"What are you doing now?"
"Still introducing the concept of this album..."
"Suho xi, what does the title of this album "EX'ACT" mean?" Leeteuk, who is the host of this showcase, is holding a script and asking Kim Junmyun and EXO members on the right.
At this time, the EXO members stood in a row next to them, each wearing light-colored stage clothes. They had just finished performing the opening song "Call Me Baby"
"Well... first of all, 'EX'ACT' in the dictionary means 'correct' and 'without gaps'. Everyone should know this... At the same time, the concept of the last album was to escape, and now I have escaped.
, so the name also means that I want to show everyone the more perfect side of EXO."
Even though he had been prepared for it, Kim Junmyeon still answered this question in a confused manner. He tried to explain the concept of the album title clearly: "'EX'ACT' is also a combination of 'EXO' and 'ACT'
The abbreviation, when talking about 'ACT', the first thing that comes to mind is 'action', yes, action, plus 'acting'... I will work hard in the future!"
Leeteuk next to him could hardly hold back his laughter after hearing his vague explanation of the concept, while Kim Junmyeon couldn't speak anymore at the end, and got stuck amidst the cheers of the fans, and then also
He laughed and added the last sentence.
"Hey Yigu, it turns out there is such a profound meaning." Lite nodded while suppressing a smile, and then suddenly looked at Chi Jingyuan not far away: "But I still don't understand... Yuan Xi, you
Can you please introduce to everyone the meaning of 'EX'ACT'?"
"Ah?" Amidst the audience's expectant screams, Chi Jingyuan, who was cueed, glanced here, his eyes a little confused: "I don't understand either."
"Hahaha..." Lite burst out laughing, waving his handkerchief and looking a little confused: "I'm not asking if you understand, but I want you to explain and add something for Suho."
"I..." Chi Jingyuan blinked: "I don't know."
As he said that, he looked at Jin Junmyeon who was laughing out loud: "I didn't come during the meeting that day... isn't it the abbreviation of EXO and ACT?"
"Ani..." Jin Junmian waved his hand, he didn't know what to say.
Some of the surrounding members were laughing, while others nodded in agreement. Apparently he was not the only one who was confused about these concepts.
Seeing that the Obamas above were about to start a discussion on the spot, the audience below were very happy, cheering one after another, and Li Teuk also directly entered the next link with a wink:
"The fans at the scene are all very lucky. A total of nearly four million people participated in the selection for the showcase quota this time...and there are only 2,000 people here today."
"Ahhhh..." The audience immediately burst into cheers and screams, feeling excited to be here.
As usual, EXO still did not sell tickets to the public for this return showcase. Instead, they signed up in the official fan club EXO-L's APP, and then randomly selected the places. Fans are extremely enthusiastic about returning after a year.
Nearly four million people participated in the lottery alone. After random selection and with such a low probability, there were only two thousand fans who appeared in the audience waving Ali sticks at this time.
"But fans who couldn't participate don't have to regret it. Fans all over the world can watch it through V live. At the same time, Xia Guo's Yinyu Channel is also live broadcasting at the same time... Now it's finally time to enjoy "EX'ACT"
"The time of the first song on the album."
Leeteuk shouted loudly to the camera: "EXO's third album, the title song, is now released!"
Amidst the strong cheers, the lights dimmed, the picture appeared on the big screen, and the trailer VCR of "missing you" began to play.
In addition to the first version that was released at the Dream Concert, SM released two more versions in the following days, both of which were cut clips edited from the original MV. The three versions were mixed together to make it a lot longer.
time.
At this time, the venue manager also quickly moved the required equipment and musical instruments to the stage.
When the VCR finished playing, some dim lights shone on the stage again, and the soft piano intro started. All the eyes of the audience watching the live broadcast had focused on a white piano in the middle of the stage, and sitting in front of the piano.
The figure tapping the keys lightly.
"Hum..."
The melodious and graceful sound of the piano, accompanied by the early summer evening breeze, blew in everyone's ears. As soon as this prelude came out, the lively scene just now suddenly became quiet, as if they were baptized by this melody.
, began to let go of the restlessness in their hearts, and listened to the melody in their ears with enjoyment. Some people couldn't help but nod their heads gently, and started humming along with this beautiful melody.
"The intro is great!" In the practice room, Jin Nanzhu couldn't help but exclaimed, but was immediately stopped by the team leader's glare:
"Shh!"
Chi Jingyuan played the piano skillfully, first with one hand, then with two hands, and combined with the background sound to complete this fascinating and amazing prelude.
After a few drum beats, he entered the main song. Following the beat, he approached the microphone placed in front of the piano and sang the first line of the entire song in a soft voice: "
"Today has passed as a normal day."
"Being alone is not awkward at all."
Even though it is a slightly sad lyrical song, his tone sounds very relaxed. He does not deliberately pursue some kind of sad appeal. He just sings it so naturally, but everyone seems to be able to learn from the music.
I felt a touch of loss and regret.
He was playing the piano and singing like this. This was the first time Chi Jingyuan sang solo on the stage. The dim white light reflected on the piano and his face seemed to be shrouded in moonlight, and there was a dense atmosphere brewing around him. Just now
The opening scene seems to have been fixed, becoming the classic White Moonlight in the minds of countless girl fans.
After Chi Kyung-won's opening part attracted everyone's hearing and vision, Kim Jong-dae's voice came next. Apart from him, Oh Se-hun and Kim Jun-myeon slowly walked onto the empty stage.
Standing in his position, dancing gently.
The song "Miss You" is a pop ballad. According to SM and EXO's conventional arrangement of ballads, the part distribution of this song is still not very even. Overall, the four lead singers occupy most of the weight, and the other members basically
The last person only showed his face in one or two sentences, and some people even only showed half a sentence, saying that they were VIP guests.
This is the company's concept for EXO to sing ballads. There is indeed a big gap in singing skills and voices among the members. For some parts, having Ji Kyung-won sing it is completely different from having Oh Se-hun or Park Chan-yeol sing it. Instead of forcing an even split,
Instead of asking everyone to sing a few more lines, it is better to pursue the best stage and musical effects.
However, in order to prevent the ballad stage from being boring, there were no part members standing there doing nothing. After the song was transformed into the title song, the company specially made a choreography for "Missing You", which was somewhat similar to the stage of "Moonlight"
, the dance moves are very simple, but they help a lot to enhance the atmosphere and the effect of the stage.
"Maybe it's a little empty, maybe I'm still there."
When Jin Zhongda's part was about to be finished, Chi Jingyuan touched the piano in front of him with both hands, then took out the microphone that was set up, stood up and slowly walked to the middle of the stage, and at the same time skillfully picked up the former's part:
"Then hurry up and brush away all the past events that bother you."
"Even if the answer is clear, it becomes a prison with shackles before you know it."
"Why does time only move forward?"
"I achieved nothing during those days."
This part is all about rap. Chi Jingyuan is singing while holding the microphone in his left hand, while his right hand is shaking and making gestures casually.
Under the clear articulation and rhythmic rap, what is inconsistent with the theme style is that he sounds very leisurely, and even has a hint of playful accent. It is obviously a sad lyrics, paired with the background sound from time to time.
The sound of strummed acoustic guitar and Chi Jingyuan's performance made the audience feel inexplicably relaxed.
I don’t know what the audience watching the live broadcast was thinking, but this catchy and rhythmic rap made all the fans at the scene couldn’t help but wave their right hands, and together with the silver Ali sticks in their hands, they formed a sea of silver.
Fans who had not seen him rap for a long time were very excited at this time. Since the surprise of "DOPE" in 2014, it is rare to see Chi Jingyuan perform a long rap part in the title song.
You finally remember that you still have the responsibility of rapping...
"Jingyuan Oppa raps that he is super handsome..."
Wu Xiarong on the other side couldn't help but exclaimed. Before she could finish expressing her longing, Pu Chulong on the other side immediately suppressed her seriously with her grandma's voice: "Be quiet!"
"..."
Facing the eldest sister's long-term majesty, Wu Xiarong was still a little shy. Wu Xiarong said nothing, but turned to look at each other and Jin Nanzhu, and the two curled their lips in tacit understanding.
"You are still in my heart..."
With an obvious continuous rising tone, all other members of EXO also walked into the field and began to sing the chorus.
"Thinking about it, the day passed."
"Just thinking about it, one year has passed."
"I'm just living like this. I miss you. I miss you."
Several members were dancing around, the lead singers in the middle were harmonizing with each other, the melodious background sound was matched with the gentle vocals, and complemented by the colder light-colored lights, a sad scene under the fallen leaves of early autumn seemed to appear to everyone.
In front of me, I seemed to see a man walking slowly among them, alone and slightly bleak.
Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this extremely pleasant melody. This familiar tune was the chorus part that appeared in the trailer. When the trailer came out, it was just a sentence, but it directly aroused the attention of many people afterwards.
Discussion, some people are looking forward to what the ballad will be like if it is chosen as the title song in the regular album, and some fans are worried that an ordinary ballad cannot hold up the weight of the title song, even with last year's "Spring Day" Zhuyu in it.
forward.
Many people actually have a preliminary impression of a song after listening to just one or two sentences of the song. The impression of whether they like it or not, whether it sounds good or not, has already been formed. And the most important and most attractive thing is naturally the chorus.
part.
When they heard the original chorus, the first feeling in many people’s minds was:
Really, it sounds good...
"The end of the day is incomplete because of you."
"I could not live without you, but I still live like this."
Many fans at the scene were sitting in the audience, waving light sticks and watching the EXOs performing on the stage. After a while, Ji Jingyuan continued to sing his part, and his heart was filled with satisfaction and joy:
This song is really great, and it deserves to be regarded as the title song by wuliXO.
Who says ballads can’t be popular? Who says ballads can’t be toxic?
Look at the male fan sitting in front of you, isn’t he already shaking his legs?
After listening to the chorus once, I already knew how to sing it, and I had to sing along with it when I got to the next verse.
Obviously there are not just one or two people who have this idea. After listening to most of "Missing" with satisfaction, when it came to the last chorus, when Chi Jingyuan and the members sang seriously, many people's feelings had been brewing for so long.
As the song burst out, the same gentle voice gradually appeared from under the stage which was very quiet just now.
"I want to erase your memory, but a year has passed."
"But I still live like that."
There were only a few people at first, but soon there were more and more scattered voices gathered together. They didn't know the lyrics, they just hummed along with the melody, but it became more and more obvious, and more and more...
The more pleasant it sounds.
Moreover, the Ariels were very careful, knowing that this was the first release of the Obamas' new song. Although everyone couldn't help but hum along, they were very careful and their voices were very low.
Countless sounds as small as water droplets gathered together to form a trickle, seeming to replace the accompaniment at this moment and surrounding the stage.
Seeing this picture and hearing the enjoyable sound in his ears, Chi Jingyuan suddenly laughed softly, looked around the silver ocean in front of him, and sang the last sentence softly in a long and soft voice:
