"It's always selfish to only know yourself."
"I also silently don't understand your heart."
"..."
"Now I wish I didn't have this embarrassing super power."
Since EXO's comeback on December 9, this ballad titled "The Miracle of December" has appeared in the streets and alleys of Seoul. In addition to the video stores that are supposed to play kpop songs, others such as This song is played in restaurants, cafes, and even canteens.
Although this title song is far less shocking and refreshing than the previous song "Pao Xiao", because it has inherited EXO's hot popularity, even if it is just a ballad, it has become a popular song in the peninsula music industry in a short period of time. One of the new trends.
Before the release, pre-sales alone had reached 450,000 copies. After the official release, it directly topped the physical album rankings and sold nearly 600,000 copies in less than five days.
This sales volume, which is astronomical for most idol groups, has become very normal for EXO. From "Wol," "Baoxiao" to the current "December Miracle," the sales volume of each album has been It can shock other people's attention.
However, many fans are a little dissatisfied that this time the name is the winter special of the EXO group's comeback. However, after the return, the singing stage and some performances were only attended by 4 members of the lead vocal line, plus one who did not say a word throughout the whole process. He said that he was playing the piano in the back.
If it wasn't made clear, many people wouldn't know that the person playing the piano on the stage every time they sang was an EXO member. Those who didn't know would have thought it was some passerby who was dancing with him.
The other members are completely just soy sauce. They only occasionally appear together when one of them is presenting an award, and other times they are never seen at all.
And although he is clearly the lead singer, Chi Jingyuan, who is the most popular, did not participate in this comeback event. Whether it is promotion, announcements or even singing, he has never been seen.
Many fans had been looking forward to seeing Chi Jingyuan again, but they didn't expect that they couldn't even see him after waiting for so long.
Even though SM has issued a notice saying that Yuan will not be able to participate in the early comeback activities due to his schedule in Asia, he will return to the peninsula to participate in subsequent songs after the schedule in Asia.
But this announcement cannot satisfy the huge number of Yuan fans. They don't care about that. They can't see Yuan traveling overseas to make money for the company. What fans want is to see their idols on TV and on stage.
SM's planning and arrangements for this winter special have indeed caused quite a bit of controversy. Whether other members were spectators or the most popular ones were absent, it aroused a lot of opposition among fans.
But this noise also brought up the heat.
Today, "December Miracle" has been released for almost a week. Taking advantage of today's break, Zhou Ziyu and Kong Xue went to the street together to buy EXO's new album.
"Tzuyu, should we buy the Xiawen version or the Korean version?"
The two of them watched for a while in the video store, hesitating.
"Let's go with the Xiawen version. After listening to it, I thought the lyrics were pretty good."
Zhou Ziyu thought for a while, took out a Xia Wen version of the album from the shelf, held it in his hand and looked at the cover and illustrations.
"Okay, then I'll buy the Xiawen version."
Kong Xue also took one, and after the two looked at it, they went to pay.
After achieving their goal, the two of them prepared to return to the jyp building and practice some more while there was still some time, chatting while walking.
"Did you watch the finale of Tzuyu's "The Heirs" the day before yesterday? Wow, I didn't expect it to end so soon. Jin Tan is really handsome. I think I'm looking for a boyfriend like him..."
Recalling the scene of watching a drama a few nights ago, Kong Xue covered her chest and sighed with some longing.
"The Heirs" aired its last episode on December 12, and the ratings reached a peak of 34.8% in the finale. It can be said to be a standout among the Mizuki dramas broadcast by SBS this year.
This TV series that has caused endless discussions and high popularity has now come to an end. At the beginning, the audience complained about the clichéd script and poor acting skills on the Internet. They had already turned against them. Near the end, many people left messages online asking for help. , I hope the crew will extend the number of episodes like "The Master's Sun" and not end it so quickly.
It's just a pity that what they don't know is that the crew has been finalized and disbanded many days ago, and the leading actors have started their own schedules. Even if the crew wants to extend the show, it will be difficult to reunite the leading actors in a short time.
What's more, Kim Eun-sook herself has no intention of extending it, and the enthusiastic expectations of drama fans have no choice but to be disappointed.
"Well, I looked at it and it was indeed very good."
Zhou Ziyu nodded. As Chi Jingyuan's friend, she would certainly contribute her share of the ratings.
Just because of time constraints, he and she didn't have time to watch many of the previous episodes, but they still took the time to watch the live broadcast of the finale two days ago.
"It's not like Yuan has not come back with EXO in the past two days, but has gone to our summer country for activities. I heard that this drama is also super popular in our country. I have been wearing scarves these past two days. "The Heirs" and Yuan often hang out On the hot search…”
After chatting for a while about the TV series that they had watched before, Kong Xue mentioned one more thing:
"By the way, why did the company hold a trainee showcase with SM this time? There was no precedent for this before uu read books."
Some time ago, the head of the trainee department sent a notice from the company that JYP and SM will jointly hold a showcase for trainees in late December.
Trainee showcases are very common, and every agency holds them regularly, allowing their outstanding trainees to perform in front of the audience, familiarize themselves with the stage and camera, strengthen their style and expressiveness, and lay the foundation for future debuts.
It's just that each company usually runs its own, and cooperation between companies is somewhat rare.
"I don't know either."
Zhou Ziyu's voice sounded a little low when she answered.
When she mentioned this matter, she was in a bad mood.
Because she is not one of the company's key trainees, she cannot perform on stage in this kind of showcase. She can only be a spectator and experience the atmosphere the day after tomorrow.
"well……"
Kong Xue also understood the other party's mood and sighed sympathetically, because she could only be an audience.
"The participants this time are all trainees who have practiced for a long time, such as the seniors of 6mix who are preparing to debut."
"I really want to perform on stage with them."
Kong Xue chattered endlessly, while Zhou Ziyu held the album in her arms and walked forward silently with her head lowered.
"I don't know how good the trainees at SM are, whether they are as good as those in our company..."
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Time passed day by day, and on December 19, Chi Jingyuan temporarily ended his Asia-wide trip and prepared to return to the peninsula.
At this time, he was sitting in the waiting room with his team at the airport, leaning on the back of his chair, scrolling through his phone, and talking to Park Jae-hyun about what happened after returning.
