What’s special about EXO’s stage today is not only that the four dance lines went up and down the stairs to dance together after the second chorus, but also that their A team stood on the revolving stage and kept spinning around in the first part of the opening section. Attractive.
As the accompaniment played, the stage of "Pauting Filial Piety" also began. Chi Jingyuan and the others stood on the rotating stage to perform.
He didn't know about others, at least he himself was not spinning very comfortably, and he didn't dare to make too big a dance move. Moreover, the revolving stage was a bit small, so there were a few moves that he couldn't do at all, including the iconic bend in the Bao Xiao dance. Thomas Chi Jingyuan just bent down and shook his body and it was considered done.
It was really not him paddling, the others were doing the same thing. The stage was too small and kept spinning, making it impossible for him to get off his legs. This was the case during the rehearsal.
However, the fans didn't care about these details at all, and the cheers became louder and louder.
Because apart from these problems, today EXO's stage costumes look very fashionable and handsome, and the design of the number is also very unique. Although the stage is a bit small, it looks quite interesting when the members spin and dance on it.
When the last chorus danced together, the entire audience sang in chorus. In the deafening voice of "I Eu-Reu-Reong you", EXO's stage ended. After putting on the Ending pose, they stood on the elevator and slowly It went down.
Even though EXO has disappeared from the stage, the audience is still cheering enthusiastically. The effect of the popular group's explosive songs is so obvious. As long as they are on stage, they can raise the atmosphere of the venue.
SBS arranged for EXO to perform first in the second half for this purpose, and it was obvious that they did a good job.
While the audience was cheering, today's three MCs were also hosting the show next to the artist's seat. Under the camera, they were talking about EXO's stage just now:
"EXO's opening performance rejuvenated my slightly tired body. I felt energetic all over after watching it." Sandara Park held the microphone and stood in the middle and said cheerfully.
At a glance, she was more than a head shorter than the two male MCs next to her, so she didn't look like a good match.
"Really, as a man, I think he is very handsome." Kim Heechul nodded in agreement, and then unceremoniously boasted about his junior group: "To be honest, EXO has sold nearly 1.5 million copies in this era. Isn’t this album a bit too powerful?”
Hearing this number, the audience couldn't help but burst out in exclamation. Many of the idols sitting at the artist's seat behind the camera also looked surprised, obviously finding it difficult to accept this number.
In August, the combined sales of EXO's regular first album and its reissue exceeded 1 million copies. After several months of sales, as of yesterday, the combined sales of the two albums have reached 148. 10,000 pieces are close to 1.5 million.
This is a number that is terrifying and miraculous for any idol.
Originally, the market capacity was so large. In October, the sales of EXO albums had actually stagnated. However, with the popularity of "The Heirs" and Chi Jingyuan's popularity throughout Asia, they officially released their first album. Another wave of sales growth has ushered in, which is why there are such amazing numbers today.
Because of Chi Jingyuan, many passers-by who don’t care much about boy bands have also paid attention to EXO, which has contributed to a lot of sales.
However, the current market is almost at this number. In recent days, sales have decreased at a speed visible to the naked eye, but the number of 1.5 million is still like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, scaring companies large and small in the peninsula music industry.
"It's really impossible to happen." MC Sung Shi-kyung looked in disbelief.
"Yes, it's unbelievable." Kim Heechul sighed and gave his last blessing: "Congratulations to EXO. They will definitely gain more popularity around the world in the future. I hope EXO will be happy."
"SBS Gayo Daejeon Part 2, there are even better performances..."
When Kim Heechul blew their song, EXO had just come down from the elevator and were walking back through the passage backstage and didn't hear it, which was quite a pity.
After the performance, EXO didn't need to go back to the artist booth for the entire second half. Firstly, the artist booth was already full, and secondly, there was a collaboration stage for EXO and Shinee's "Everybody" to be prepared later.
In this collaboration stage, ten members of EXO will appear on stage to perform with Shinee. Ji Kyung Won and Park Chanyeol are not participating.
Chi Jingyuan was too busy at the time and didn't have much time to rehearse, and because the number of people on the stage needed to be symmetrical, the choreography teacher asked Park Chanyeol to take over as well.
Chi Jingyuan estimated that Park Chanyeol was not selected because of his height.
After that, they have been sitting in the lounge, chatting and watching the performance. They can cross their legs and eat some snacks and drinks. It is more comfortable than sitting on the artist's seat, being filmed by the camera the whole time, and having to maintain a stiff business smile. I don’t know how many times.
Today's EXO no longer needs to take the initiative to take advantage of the camera like before.
After the collaboration stage with Shinee ended, the other ten people also came back, and the lounge became lively. The members were chatting and changing clothes. Everyone was about to appear on the last stage of the Gayo Daejeon.
At this time, the live broadcast on the TV screen is already the penultimate performance. There are not many artists qualified to appear in this position. The finale today is still Girls' Generation, who are still at their peak.
Without Lim Yoona, the 8-member Girls' Generation performed two songs "Express999" and "Igotaboy" on stage.
As soon as they came out, eight people stood on the elevator that had risen into the air. They looked very stylish.
To be honest, Chi Jingyuan has never heard of the first song "Express999" and doesn't know which album it is from.
After changing his clothes, he sat on the stool and watched the performances of the SNSD sisters on the screen with great interest.
The stage costumes of the 8 people today are all quite unique, but overall, the ones that gave Chi Kyung-won the best feeling today were Kwon Yoo-ri and Jung Soo-yeon.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Jessica is obviously not tall, but her proportions are very good, and she looks very good overall. Kwon Yoo Ri and Ji Kyung Won have always thought that this sister is quite good-looking. Although she is not as impactful as Lin Yoona, her face is really comfortable.
The figure is also very good, with no shortcomings except that she is a little darker. Chi Jingyuan thinks that it would be quite suitable if Kwon Yuli is the face.
Fans of girl groups are still too restrained. Unlike EXO, Park Chanyeol is the only official official face. However, as they become popular, fans have come up with all kinds of popular promotions, such as the boy group’s good looks and their foursomes. The term "big facade" can be seen everywhere, and its popularity and popularity are higher than that of the official facade.
As a result, many people now think that EXO really has four facades, but they have no idea that Park Chanyeol is the official one.
If Chi Kyung Won was a fan of SNSD, they would have to create three or four major facades to prevent Lin Yoona from being the only one to be beautiful.
The outfits of the other sisters are a bit average. Taeyeon is actually dressed very beautifully today, with exquisite makeup. She wears a navel-baring gold tube top and a black sequined jacket on her upper body. She looks really dazzling, but it's a pity that the overall look is disappointing. The legs feel very short.
Although it is not long to begin with, this outfit looks extremely short.
After watching the live broadcast for a while, when it was the turn of the "Igotaboy" stage, Chi Jingyuan discovered a problem.
The director, who had always been normal before, didn't know what was going on. Big problems and mistakes suddenly occurred during Girls' Generation's stage.
When doing a part in C position, don’t take pictures of C position, take pictures of the person standing next to you.
When they were dancing together, the camera was zoomed up to look down from above, and when the close-ups were taken, the eyes of those who were wandering around were dizzy.
At the end, when Jessica was singing "Killing Part" on the high note, the director suddenly pulled a super long shot, and only saw 8 little people jumping and jumping far away from the screen. Chi Jingyuan almost laughed out loud.
I don’t know if this director has a problem with Girls’ Generation or if he suddenly fell ill. The good stage was not bright at all on TV. It is estimated that after the live broadcast, fans will definitely criticize it online.
After SNSD came off the stage, EXO walked out of the lounge and came to the entrance of the stage to prepare for the stage. At this time, the place was already full of people, crowded together and waiting to go on stage. Some familiar people were exchanging words. The look in his eyes, and he whispered a few words.
Chi Jingyuan stood among the members and felt that many eyes were looking at him, but he kept chatting with the members and had no intention of responding.
After waiting for a while, the staff signaled everyone to come on stage, and the crowd became quiet. Groups of idols walked towards the stage in an orderly manner.
For the last song "Youareamiracle", all the artists came on stage to sing together tonight. When EXO came on stage, the stage was almost full. They didn't squeeze into the middle, they just stood on the far left and enjoyed themselves.
They have all changed their clothes. In order to match the theme of the song, Chi Jingyuan is wearing a pale yellow turtleneck sweater, and the other members are also dressed in similar ways.
"You are working miracles."
"As long as you're in this world, you're already someone's miracle."
"In fact, we already knew what we should love."
“Everywhere you look, miracles are happening.”
There are hundreds of artists, including top, trendy, and popular groups. When the camera sweeps over, almost every face is a familiar face that can be called out by name. Everyone's face is filled with happiness and warm smiles. They stand Singing together on the stage looked really shocking, and I couldn't help but resonate and be moved in my heart.
It is indeed a rare opportunity to gather so many people to perform this song today. I don’t know when the next large-scale collaboration like this will be.
This song "Youareamiracle" sung by hundreds of people officially brought the 2013 SBS Gayo Battle to a close, and also brought a successful end to this peak year of Kpop.
It is foreseeable that even if they look back many years later, countless people will be stunned for a few seconds in front of the screen when they see today's scene. They have many thoughts and emotions for a while.
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On the 30th, in addition to several announcements, EXO also had a performance stage for the SBS Entertainment Awards in the evening.
At the end of every year, in addition to parties such as Gayo Daejeon, the three major TV stations usually hold entertainment awards and acting awards.
The names look similar, but the target groups and levels are completely different.
The Performing Arts Awards is a party for TV stations to award awards to MCs and comedians who produce internal variety shows. The atmosphere is relatively relaxed and happy, and there are not so many rules.
The Acting Awards is a summary and awards ceremony for the TV series broadcast by the TV station this year. All the participants are well-known actors, the atmosphere is much more serious, and the popularity and quality are much higher than the former.
At the SBS Entertainment Awards on the 30th, EXO once again staged the stage of "Hello". In order to liven up the atmosphere, three comedians Kim Jong Min and Huang Guangxi of Son of the Empire also formed an EXO-S to join in and performed the second main line. Song and chorus.
It can be seen that they have really practiced. When the mic is on, at least the lyrics are not wrong. Although the dance is not accurate, it is done in a decent manner, which arouses a burst of cheers from below.
Chi Jingyuan left without watching the entire show, but he estimated that most of the awards would be won by the "Runningman" program team.
After all, this variety show is really so popular this year. From its unfavorable launch and poor ratings, this show has changed and improved bit by bit. This year, it has finally reached its peak moment. It is not only popular in the peninsula, but also in Asia. All have high popularity.
After the stage, the EXO-M team and others said goodbye and went directly to the airport with their managers. They will fly to Xia Kingdom overnight to conduct a series of activities and prepare for tomorrow's live broadcast stage of Oriental TV's New Year's Eve party.
As soon as Team M left, Team K, who had not announced anything, was free tonight. It was not too late at this time, it was only nine or ten o'clock. Originally, Chi Jingyuan was still thinking about asking Jin Yarong to come out for a meeting.
However, while the members were talking, Jin Junmian proposed to take advantage of this free time to have a dinner together and chat, which received a lot of responses. Chi Jingyuan was not a person who forgets his life when he sees sex, so he simply went along with the flow.
After getting Li Chenghuan's permission, the six members of their K team found a barbecue restaurant owned by an acquaintance near the dormitory and asked for a private room. After serving the food and wine, they ate around the table and talked. .
Except for the maknae who was born in 1994, the other members have all grown up and are very happy today. The brothers also ordered drinks and drank together. Anyway, they have drank countless times in private.
EXO members, especially Team K, have actually not gotten together in private for a while. The busy schedule is one of the reasons, and the recent discord within the team due to the return of "December Miracle" is also a factor.
However, they are all young people of about the same age. Although they have been in the industry for more than a year, they have not yet become old friends. Everyone sits together and drinks a few glasses of wine. Once their faces get hot, some things will be said in the past. As the oven burns, The temperature is heating up, and the atmosphere in the box is slowly heating up.
Unconsciously, we chatted from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and as we chatted, we talked about our return next year.
Although EXO's second mini-album next year has not yet been officially confirmed at a meeting, preparations have already begun. Naturally, the members have heard about it. In fact, their managers have mentioned it to them many times.
"Jingyuan, have you participated in this return?" Jin Junmian took a sip of wine and looked at Chi Jingyuan and asked.
"Gui, he should be involved."
After Chi Jingyuan puffed up his cheeks and swallowed the barbecue in his mouth, he nodded: "Teacher Li Xiuman told me some time ago that he asked me to give him one or two demos I wrote. If there are no accidents, they should be included. to the new album.
"But I've been busy recently, so I haven't handed it over to him yet." After Chi Jingyuan finished speaking, he wrapped another piece of barbecue and stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it happily. To be honest, he was a little hungry.
"Is there another song like "Pao Xiao"? Ah jinjia, if there is another song as popular as "Pao Xiao", we can reach the top next year."
Wu Shixun's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he hurriedly swallowed what was in his mouth, ignoring the grease on his mouth, and stared at Chi Jingyuan and asked expectantly.
Several other members also looked at Chi Jingyuan with similar expressions.
"It's not that easy. Boy groups like "Pao Xiao", which breaks the sales ceiling, may not have one song a year. I'm not a god, so how can I keep writing songs like this."
"And for this song to be so popular, in addition to the good quality of the song itself, the choreography and arrangement as well as the company's publicity and investment all account for a lot of factors, especially the latter."
Chi Jingyuan glanced at them, curled his lips, and replied helplessly.
But before the members could be disappointed, he took a sip of water, thought for a moment and then added: "Although I don't know if it can be compared to "Pao Xiao", I am confident that it will definitely be better than the company's ordinary songs. I’ve played a lot, but I don’t know if I can be the main character.”
"That's true. In fact, we should be satisfied if Jingyuan can write a song "Roaring Filial Piety" for the group."
"I hope the company chooses better songs this time. Tomorrow's comeback is actually very important."
"yes……"
Several members nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
"Speaking of "Pao Xiao", we have this popularity now thanks to this song. Jingyuan, I will have a drink with you, thanks to you."
Jin Junmian raised his glass and drank with Chi Jingyuan.
As soon as the captain made such a move, other people also followed suit, either seriously or smiling, and drank a drink with Chi Jingyuan.
And Chi Jingyuan also smiled and welcomed everyone who came. He could feel that several members really thanked him in their hearts.
After drinking for three rounds and having almost finished eating, Park Chanyeol stood up and moved his body, opened the curtains and looked at the scenery outside through the window.
Light snow has been falling in Seoul since yesterday, and there is no sign of stopping today. At this time, the streets outside are already covered with bright white, and the moonlight reflects a layer of dazzling silver on it, dyeing the entire street scene in a dazzling light. People sigh at the coldness.
From time to time, cars pass by, and the dazzling headlights and roaring sounds of engines add some vitality to Seoul at night.
"Remember this time last year?"
Park Chanlie looked at it for a long time and suddenly asked.
"Of course I remember. We were eating ramen in the dormitory at that time."
"I remember that the atmosphere in the dormitory was really bad at that time. Chanyeol and Baekhyun were arguing every day..."
"It's not just the dormitory, the whole team has low pressure everywhere, and I feel like I'm not in a good mood."
As soon as this topic was brought up, the members' memories immediately flew back, and the miserable scene of EXO last year came to mind again.
"Look at our current popularity. Who would have thought last year that we would be what we are now." Wu Shixun exhaled, his eyes a little complicated.
"Last year, I thought Jingyuan was going to go solo and we were going to disband."
"Haha, actually I have thought about it too. We were put in cold storage right after our debut. We are really bad."
"I finally got over it."
"Gui, I don't want to go back to that time again."
The atmosphere of remembering the bitter and remembering the sweet made each member's thoughts a little confusing. Everyone thought about themselves last year and themselves at this time, and they couldn't help but feel emotional in comparison.
"Okay, it's not too early, we're almost here."
Jin Junmian looked at his watch and realized that it was already quite late, so he clapped his hands and concluded: "Anyway, we have survived. Now we just hope that EXO can develop better next year."
"Guilty, it must be better!"
"Oh oh oh..."
Wu Shixun and Park Chanyeol shouted twice, causing the others to return to reality from the memories just now. Looking at the other members in a box, their hearts became warm and they couldn't help but smile and agree.
"come on!"
"fighting!"
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December 31st, the last day of 2013.
The light snow had stopped this morning. At this time, the road was wet everywhere, and the severe cold caused by the melting snow also made everyone traveling tightly wrapped up.
EXO did not attend the MBC Music Festival tonight, but their pre-recorded stage video will be broadcast around 10 o'clock.
At this time, Chi Jingyuan was at the SBS Drama Awards, sitting on the left side of the table in the middle of the first row, looking at the host who was talking above, smiling and applauding softly.
Because Jin Yubin is one of the three MCs today, when he is hosting on stage, other MCs often call him and Chi Jingyuan, and they have interacted with each other several times since the beginning.
Chi Jingyuan is dressed very formally today. He is wearing a dark blue suit with black stripes. His short and medium chestnut hair has been carefully taken care of. The look is similar to that in the TV series, which makes everyone who can see it feel like Jin Tan has walked from the screen to reality. the illusion.
The filming session on the red carpet in the afternoon caused exclamations from the audience, and now even if the camera keeps filming his face, no flaws can be found.
Compared with the several evening parties in the previous two days, the Acting Awards seems to have a higher standard. The entire event is basically all awards and VCR, with only a few stage performances to liven up the atmosphere and enrich the time. part.
In addition, most of the participants are actors, including some very popular actors like So Ji Sub who don't usually like to be on TV and appear to be relatively mysterious.
The number of spectators is also very small, and you can’t hear the roaring and tsunami-like cheers during the Gayo Daejeon.
In fact, these are all deliberately arranged by the organizer, just to distinguish themselves from other parties in various aspects and highlight their own uniqueness.
Three hosts stood on the stage, and below the stage was the artist's seat.
There are eight round tables in front of the artist's seat, where the crew members of this year's more popular TV series are seated. Behind them is a row of benches, where some crew members, such as directors and writers, are seated.
The crew of "The Heirs" where Chi Jingyuan is located is sitting at the round table in the middle right of the first row. On their left is the "Master's Sun" crew, and So Ji Sub is sitting less than one meter away from him.
On the right is the crew of "I Hear Your Voice". There are no acquaintances at this table. He just knows the lead actor Lee Jong Suk and hasn't spoken to them much. The other lead actor Lee Bo Young is the host at the top.
Oh, by the way, this crew has a little fan girl of Ji Kyung-won, Kim So-hyun. When we met backstage just now, under the helpless eyes of her manager, she enthusiastically took the initiative to chat with Ji Kyung-won for a while, and asked with an excited expression. I asked a lot of questions about EXO and Yuan, and it was obvious that she was really a fan, and she wasn’t just saying it out of politeness.
The actors participating in the Acting Awards today actually know very well that most of the awards tonight will be won by these three crews. After all, these three dramas broadcast consecutively are the most popular and highest-rated dramas on SBS this year. It's a great drama, and it's obviously on a higher level than other TV dramas.
Among these three dramas, "The Heirs" is the most dazzling.
Many actors from the cast of "The Heirs" came today. In addition to Kim Woo Bin who was the host, Ji Kyung Won, Park Shin Hye, Kim Ji Won, Jung Soo Jung, Kang Min Hyuk, and Choi Jin Hyuk basically filled the table.
What is basically certain is that everyone on their table can win at least one award, and there is no limit to how many more awards they can win.
Zheng Xiujing sat on the right side of the round table, diagonally opposite to Chi Jingyuan. She was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a white dress with silver trim. Her face looked fresh and refreshing, as if she had not applied much make-up, but in fact it was a scheming make-up that she wanted to use up a box of foundation.
I have to say, even though it’s a scheming makeup, it’s really pretty.
Compared to Jung Soo-jung, Park Shin-hye's makeup, sitting on the right side of the front row of the round table, looks much more ordinary. I don't know what her cody was thinking about today. Park Shin-hye's hair was raised up, and her big round face was completely exposed. Don't cover up.
It seemed that she had gained some weight recently, and her white and round face looked as swollen as a steamed bun. Chi Jingyuan even said a few words to her backstage, but was quickly slapped on her face. He held back the words behind his back.
Previously, the Rising Star Award was awarded, which is similar to the Newcomer Award in the music industry.
Most of the people at Chi Jingyuan's table, including himself, went up to receive the award. It was the first time for several of their actors to participate in a TV series released by SBS, so it was not surprising that they received this award together.
At this time, it was the turn of awarding the Best Couple Award. Li Huicai, one of the hosts, took the microphone and script and took the initiative to walk off the stage, came to Chi Jingyuan, stared at him in front of the camera for a long time, and said:
"Hey, it's really Jin Tan. I thought I was watching a TV series... But I have a question, why aren't Jingyuanxi and Shinhyexi sitting together? Are they so far apart on purpose?"
