In addition to members and managers, there are also choreographers, vocal teachers and stage effects planners in the practice room.
Twelve people had just finished dancing the "mama" dance, and were standing together slightly panting, listening to the comments of several teachers.
"The progress has been really great. It's much better than when you first debuted. I didn't even want to watch the stage when you first debuted. Your performance was so bad."
"The progress is really good now. Some members have made obvious progress, especially Yuan. I remember that when you debuted, your dancing ability was suddenly improved. At that time, it was still a bit unsmooth. Now it is much better. Your body proportions
It’s very good, and it feels great to dance.”
"I won't talk about Kai, Lay and the lead dancers. Your dancing skills have always been very good and have improved during this period. But there are a few members who are obviously weaker, Baekhyun, and Chen. You two have a lot of time to practice.
It’s just a short period of time. I haven’t made much progress during this period. I’ve obviously widened the gap with the members. Do you know that I have to work hard in private?”
"Inside."
The members listened humbly to the teachers’ comments and nodded in agreement.
When exo debuted, their ability was ridiculed by the crowd. Many people ridiculed them for being the weakest and most losing group, but they were right. Some of the stages during their debut period did look average.
After a lot of practice during this period of free time, the overall strength of the group has improved a lot, and it is obviously much stronger than when they debuted.
The expressions of the several members who received praise were all good. Chi Jingyuan still maintained his iconic smile. Only the two members who were named and criticized did not look very good.
"In the next month, Team K will not have much schedule. There will be no live TV events, and there will only be some commercial performances and announcements. Team M, in addition to scheduled activities in Xia Kingdom, will have more free time than before.
A lot more, so during this period everyone should work hard to practice for the end of the year stage."
"Asian Music Awards, also known as the Mama Awards Ceremony, the company has communicated and publicized with the organizers. We EXO have basically locked in this year's Newcomer Award and won nearly seven minutes of performance time. This is the best performance among all the attendees.
The performances are all at the top of the list.”
"Given Mama's ratings and popularity, this is a very good exposure opportunity. The company has also invested a lot of resources for this. You must practice hard and seize this opportunity to increase your popularity."
"We will definitely work hard. Thank you for the company's attention." The members saluted and thanked each other in response. The first sentence was said together, and the latter words of thanks were said by the team leader Jin Junmyeon.
Manager Li Chenghuan introduced the situation to everyone, gave some excited instructions, and finally added: "The company has already discussed the special performance on the stage. Now let the stage effects planner Li Zhongmin come and talk to you."
Lee Jong Min, the stage effects planner who had been standing nearby, stood up and nodded to the members, who also saluted.
Lee Jong Min is also a very familiar person. He has participated in many of EXO's stages, as have several dance and vocal teachers nearby. After practicing on many special stages in the past, they will be asked to evaluate and give opinions.
So there was no need to be polite and I went straight to the point.
"This time the performance lasted nearly seven minutes and was divided into four parts."
"The first is the twelve-person stage for the title song "Mama", which lasts about three minutes and thirty seconds. Because this award ceremony is held in Hong Kong Island, Xia Kingdom, and Team M is very popular in Xia Kingdom, this stage
The performance will focus on Team M, and some new choreography will be made for them."
"Then it's time to perform a full cover of H.O.T's song "Descendants of the Warriors". The scheduled time is 40 seconds."
"Finally, there are two special cover stages. EXO will be divided into two teams to perform separately. This time the company decided not to divide the performances according to the teams k and m, and will let k and m each have three people to form a team."
"First is the first cover stage, performing TVXQ's classic song "Mantra". The participating members are Yuan, Kai, Wu Sehun from Team K, and Tao, Chen and Xiumin from Team M. Start directly from the second chorus.
The performance lasts about 1 minute, and the dance teacher has choreographed it for the 6-person stage.”
Li Jongmin introduced EXO's stage design for the ceremony, and then looked at Chi Jingyuan and warned: "In the stage of "Spell", Changmin's high-pitched part in the second chorus, please sing it, even though EXO has done it before
You rarely sing high notes on the stage, but we know your singing ability, so there will definitely be no problem."
"After this cover stage, this performance should attract a lot of attention. The company will invest some resources to create a strong all-round image for you, so that the public will have a fuller impression of you... Of course, your strength
He is indeed very strong and very versatile.”
As he spoke, Li Zhongmin looked at Chi Jingyuan and smiled, with an expression of appreciation in his eyes.
"Nei, Kangsangmita."
Chi Jingyuan smiled and nodded, expressing his gratitude for the company's trust and the other party's praise.
In terms of dancing, it's hard to say that Chi Jingyuan's ability can only be considered good but not top-notch. In terms of singing, he has practiced for many years and his personal talent is also very good. Such high notes are not very difficult for him.
"The cover song performed by the other six members who were not named is Shinee's "Lucifer", which usually lasts about one minute."
"Shinee will appear on the stage for the last thirty seconds and complete the final stage with us exo, then we will exit, and then it will be their performance time."
"So for the last performance, the two groups EXO and Shinee have to coordinate time to practice together..."
"Recently, apart from Yuan's TV drama, EXO has not had much exposure. This opportunity is very good. Everyone must work hard to show your best selves to your fans and continue to aim to become a dazzling star.
Move forward!"
Li Zhongmin finally made a summary, his tone was a little excited, and he cheered everyone up.
The members of EXO are also very excited, especially the members of Team K. The mama ceremony has become more and more popular in recent years, and the audience is getting bigger and bigger. For them who don't have much exposure, this opportunity is really good.
After chatting for a while, EXO began to learn special stage dances under the guidance of several choreographers, and began to practice seriously for this performance.
