In the final analysis, the prelude song is just a warm-up. The company will not invest too many resources in promotion. Fans and passersby will listen to it to see the excitement. The focus will still be on the title song after the official comeback.
However, the discussion and popularity caused by "dope" on the Internet, as well as the surprising performance of the MV on YouTube, can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
Especially the number of views on the MV is really surprising. If this trend continues, "Dope" is likely to surpass "Paowiao" and become the song with the highest number of views among all EXO's MVs since their debut.
Maybe after a while, EXO will appear in the member club with MVs with over 100 million views.
As Park Jae-hyun said before, the candid photos taken by the company specifically for Team K members have also been uploaded to YouTube, and the members have all watched them individually after uploading them.
Ordinary direct shots are no different from others. After Chi Jingyuan looked at his own direct shots, he felt that he performed very well, had a good stage style, was relaxed and handsome on stage, and didn't see anything special about him. place.
Among the several direct shots, Chi Kyung-won has the highest number of views, but even tens of thousands of views are not much higher. Even after uploading it for two or three days, it is not popular. I feel that the publicity method proposed by Park Jae-hyun to make up for the lack of stages does not seem to work. To what effect.
Forget it, let's leave it there, it's not troublesome anyway, just treat it as a returning fan.
After the announcement of the prelude, there were not many promotional activities on the peninsula for some reasons. Unlike Team M, which was already busy in Xia Kingdom, Team K has been quite leisurely these days.
There is only one stage, and there are no other schedules except for a few interview activities. Most of the day is spent in the practice room rehearsing the showcase stage on the 14th and preparing for the official comeback on the 15th.
At noon on the 12th, Chi Jingyuan received a date call. Since he had nothing to do today, he happily agreed.
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"Are you considering me specifically and choosing a place so close to our company?"
Pulling up the stool and sitting down, Chi Jingyuan glanced at Pei Xiuzhi, who was sitting opposite, obviously well-dressed, and said with a smile while ordering.
Her slightly curly brown hair is spread on both sides, and her makeup is neither too heavy nor too dull. I don’t know if it’s because of wearing beauty products or something. Her eyes are bright and lively, her eyelashes are very long, and the texture on her crystal and charming lips is clearly visible. Today she The lipstick color should be Zhannan tomato red.
The temperature in May has gradually risen, and Seoul girls who love beauty have begun to show off in various ways. Pei Xiuzhi wore a brown knitted bat shirt that exposed her left shoulder, and the black chest underneath was vaguely visible in the seams. Below she wore extremely tight dark jeans, which made the undulating lines very conspicuous.
It's really beautiful.
After the promotion period of "Some" ended, the two met several times for joint activities. Not long ago, the other party left the peninsula due to Missa's overseas trip, and it is unknown when he will return.
The place to eat is a high-end western restaurant called nch. The interior decoration is simple but exquisite, the area is large and the atmosphere is good. There is also a huge floor-to-ceiling window on the east side. Through the window, you can clearly see the bustling traffic below. road and the night view of Seoul in the distance.
This place was booked by Bae Suzy. It is located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu. It is just a few steps away from Apgujeong Exit 4 of the subway line. It is very close to SM, and it doesn’t even take long to walk there without driving. .
"You should consider this... The baked rice and several kinds of truffle pasta in this store are very good. You can try the famous ones. I have already ordered my own and red wine."
Pei Xiuzhi put her right hand on the table, tilted her face, looked at Chi Jingyuan opposite with a smile, looked at it and said angrily: "Jingyuan Xi, I asked you to come out to eat, you Are you just wearing this?"
"Cream mushroom soup, and then this, sea urchin seed truffle pasta, and then... OK, thank you." Chi Jingyuan pointed to the illustration on the menu and clicked a few times. After ordering with the waiter, he turned around and looked down first. He glanced at the black co-branded casual hooded jacket on his upper body, pursed his lips and looked at Pei Xiuzhi: "Handsome, I think he's pretty good too... I'm still a couple with you."
"Besides, we are all so familiar, so we don't need to use honorifics after we haven't seen each other for such a long time."
"snort."
Pei Xiuzhi glanced at the only black costume on her body with her peripheral vision, glanced at him and snorted, picked up the goblet and took a sip.
"Didn't you go to a concert? And what's the name of that guy from Xia Kingdom...when did he come back?"
Chi Jingyuan turned his head and glanced through the floor-to-ceiling window at the bright and feasting night scene outside, and asked casually.
According to JYP's external announcement, missa is currently on an Asian tour. I heard that she went to Xia Kingdom to participate in a large-scale platter concert two days ago.
"They call it 'Xingyao Xiaguo Concert'..."
Pei Xiuzhi's mouth twitched: "That event was held for two consecutive days on the 9th and 10th. I just got off the plane yesterday morning."
"The Asian tour is cancelled?"
"It probably can't be done anymore..."
"What's wrong?" Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan turned to look at her.
During last year's Gayo Daejeon, he remembered seeing Bae Suzy specifically promoting this year's concert during the interview, so he always had some impression.
I just haven't paid much attention to it before.
"Do you think everyone is like you EXO? Tens of thousands of tickets were sold out in one second, and the fans kept shouting for extra performances?"
Pei Xiuzhi couldn't help but rolled her eyes: "It's said to be an Asian tour concert, but it's only been held twice so far."
"When the first show was held in Hong Kong in January at the beginning of the year, it was difficult to sell tickets, and the venue with thousands of people was not full. The company was also very dissatisfied and felt that it would not make any money, so it was temporarily shelved."
"Last month, we tried again to hold a concert at the MasterCard Center in the capital of Xia Kingdom. We invested a lot of publicity, but the result was even worse than the previous one... Not many people bought tickets, and the concert was a total loss. Our group Most of the people have lost their temper, so naturally they can’t go on.”
Her expression was not very good when she mentioned the empty venue. Apparently, the experience of holding two concerts gave Bae Suzy very unkind memories.
At this time, the waiter brought the ordered dishes to the two of them on a dinner plate, and the table was quickly filled.
In addition to ordering pasta as a staple food, Pei Xiuzhi also ordered a bunch of small meals, which was much more than Chi Jingyuan ordered.
But looking at her frame, I guess she is also a relatively edible person.
"Cheers." The two of them clinked their glasses together and started talking while eating.
"I remember that your Missa music record was very good. Your debut single won a grand award and became a legend among our younger generations..." Chi Jingyuan took a bite of the pasta recommended by Bae Suzy and felt that it tasted pretty good.
"What's the use of having good music performance? It's just popular among passers-by. It won't attract fans, especially those die-hard fans with strong purchasing power."
She sighed, put down the fork in her hand and looked at Chi Jingyuan: "You only know that our debut single won a grand award, but do you know how many copies of that single album sold?"
"First Evolution"
"..." Chi Jingyuan puffed up his cheeks and winked at him.
"Less than 15,000 copies... This is the sales volume of a single that won Song of the Year at the Grand Awards. It's ridiculous."
Pei Xiuzhi chuckled sarcastically, shook her head and picked up the kuaizi again, put a fried shrimp into her mouth, chewed it and continued: "After winning the grand prize, the company struck while the iron was hot and released the second single. Specialize……"
She puffed up her cheeks, looked over, and said in her voice: "8,000 pictures."
"Without die-hard fans and overseas popularity, tours cannot be held, and one of the biggest sources of income for an idol group is gone... they can only rely on good nationality to receive some endorsements."
"But we do receive a lot of endorsements and advertisements..."
Pei Xiuzhi also came up to chat. She seemed to be in a relaxed mood and chatted a lot about them with Chi Jingyuan.
Every time we met before, the handsome guy and the pretty girl were attracted to each other by their looks, purely because they looked good and they looked at each other. This time, I really felt like I was close to friends, chatting naturally and getting to know each other.
"By the way, how is the atmosphere in your EXO team?" After taking a sip of red wine, Suzy Pei exhaled, and suddenly remembered to look at Chi Jingyuan.
"That's pretty good." Chi Jingyuan thought for a while.
Apart from the quarrels and minor conflicts that occur from time to time, the atmosphere within the EXO team is indeed pretty good. Although there are a lot of quarrels in private due to competition, at least on the surface everyone is living in harmony.
And there are several members who have a good relationship with Chi Jingyuan.
"I have read your XO news and information. You are so popular among your XO members. One person accounts for almost one-third of your fans. The atmosphere in your group is still very good? Others have no objections to you, no. Do you envy you?"
Pei Xiuzhi was a little disbelieving and had a questioning look on her face.
"Envy is definitely there, it's an emotion that normal people will have."
"Others are fine, at least to me."
Chi Jingyuan shrugged his shoulders and took a sip of soup: "Why, you missa..."
"Ha..." Pei Xiuzhi smiled strangely and shook his head. He raised his eyes and pondered as if he was thinking about how to express it, but after thinking for a few seconds, he gave up: "I don't know how to describe it... Let's put it this way, there are a lot of things I want to say. You can say whatever you want, but you can’t say it to the members.”
Chi Jingyuan nodded. He had also heard of many similar things. If there is a huge gap in popularity within a group, it can easily cause conflicts and estrangement.
After all, no one is a robot, and they will not watch the members of the same group take various trips every day, while they can only pick their feet in the dormitory and be indifferent.
And no one likes to be called 'so-and-so's backup dancer'.
Being said like this every day by the outside world, even if the relationship was good before, you will definitely have strange thoughts in your heart over time.
The reason why EXO's Ji Jingyuan is relatively harmonious despite the popularity gap is that he is a good person and never takes the initiative to show off or act arrogant. More importantly, the members all know his status as a 'royal family', regardless of the company's attitude or treatment. The gap is too big, and there is no room for jealousy.
"You are so smart and have high emotional intelligence..." Chi Jingyuan looked at her and made a sincere suggestion: "I think if you use these tricks you use on men or on me on your teammates, the atmosphere of your combination It will be much better."
"Oh, that's so tiring."
Pei Xiuzhi shook her head with a smile and looked at Chi Jingyuan meaningfully: "And how do you know it will be useful? Girls are not that simple. Maybe I learned some tricks from the members..."
"Haha..." Chi Jingyuan looked at each other, smiled happily, and shook his head.
The two of them talked enthusiastically. The taste of this restaurant was indeed good. Time passed quickly. It didn't take long for them to be full. After paying the bill, Pei Xiuzhi took the initiative to speak:
"Looking for a club?"
"Club?" Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised.
Bae Suzy was born in 1994 like him. According to the regulations... forget it.
Because no one really follows it.
Chi Jingyuan has also learned that the peninsula itself has not been strictly regulated in recent years, and most of the club owners are connected and colluded with the local management departments, making them even more unscrupulous.
"It's still so early, and the entertainment industry has resumed work in the past two days... No, you won't have to rush back to work again, will you?"
Pei Xiuzhi frowned and stared at Chi Jingyuan, remembering a bad memory from before.
She felt a little uncomfortable being fucked by Chi Jingyuan after being fucked up the previous time. In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that this date would be a bit too much if they did it again...
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan laughed and pursed his lips:
"lead the way."
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The gorgeous lights kept flashing like blooming fireworks, extinguishing and cycling back and forth, lighting up the dark dance floor for a moment from time to time, allowing people in the dimness to barely see Chi Chi's face clearly, adding an inexplicable touch. Mysterious and charming.
Loud music is constantly coming from the speakers, lingering in every corner of the club, and together with the DJ's drum beats, it is constantly igniting people's emotions.
Coincidentally, the very hot song "Troublemaker" is playing on the speaker right now.
Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi hugged each other tightly in an inconspicuous corner of the dance floor, feeling the temperature of each other's bodies, listening to the beating frequency of their hearts, and smelling the intoxicating body smell.
This is a blind spot that cannot be illuminated by colorful lights. It is difficult to see the face clearly unless the face is close to the face.
Both of them were feeling a little hot, and their bodies certainly didn't stop during the music that matched the occasion.
"grazed your lips again, then turned around and ran away
trouaaaaabletroutroublemaker”
The body and smell are just right, plus there is a slightly tipsy atmosphere.
Following the music, while circling each other, he was also slowly groping, as if he wanted to rub the other person in.
As soon as Chi Jingyuan lowered his head, he could smell the fresh scent of shampoo on Pei Xiuzhi's smooth hair, as well as the scent of the brand of perfume that he didn't know but was obviously not cheap.
Maybe it was because of the red wine I drank just now, or maybe it was something else, but I suddenly felt a little drunk.
After eating, Pei Suzy stopped a car and took him here, to a nightclub called Clubmilk on Itaewon Road, Yongsan District. It seemed that this was not her first time.
According to Bae Suzy, she has been here several times with the seniors and staff of JYP before, so she is familiar with it. The boss behind it is also an insider, so she feels at ease. Many idol artists usually visit here, and some of them from JYP I often like to come here to relax.
It was similar to the shop that Jin Xiaoyuan's childhood sisters took him to last time.
Due to their own professional reasons, idols prefer clubs run by acquaintances or people in the circle. It is safer and more secure to play, and they are not too worried about their privacy being exposed.
After arriving, they opened a private room. After sitting for a while, Chi Jingyuan was pulled down by Pei Xiuzhi. They found a remote corner on the dance floor. They looked at each other and felt something, and immediately hugged each other.
After staying close to each other for a while, the DJ suddenly changed to a more soothing song, and their hot bodies cooled down a little.
I've been playing here for a long time, and my hair is a little messy.
Chi Jingyuan lowered his head and made eye contact, raised his chin towards the box upstairs, and asked if he wanted to go up.
Pei Xiuzhi nodded, but did not move first. Instead, he turned his back and carefully arranged his clothes. He also pushed the messy hair behind his ears, then shook his hair and took Chi Jingyuan's hand from He left the dance floor and headed towards the box upstairs.
"How do you feel?" Pei Xiuzhi looked at him with a smile.
The two of them walked side by side. The music on the second floor was a little quieter. If you got closer, you could hear what the other person said.
"Which one are you referring to?"
Chi Jingyuan smiled slightly: "Are you talking about this club, or you?"
"go to hell……"
As expected, Pei Xiuzhi slapped him angrily, but she wasn't annoyed either. Her blushing face was still smiling happily.
"The cocktails here are also pretty good. You can try them later."
"I feel like you're really a veteran, club queen Suzy?"
"Ha, of course I can't count. It's still far away. Have you ever seen those people from 2ne1 in the club..."
"Oh, I remembered it. I heard Girls' Generation's sisters mentioned it to me before. I heard that there is no place that they can't blow up..."
The two of them were chatting easily while walking towards the private room upstairs. As they were going upstairs, a tall figure suddenly walked in front of them. After taking a few steps closer, he suddenly froze and stopped when he saw Pei Xiuzhi, confirming. After a few glances, he took the initiative: "Xiuzhi?"
When they heard the shouting, the two of them couldn't help but stop. Chi Jingyuan took a look and felt that this man looked familiar. After looking around, Pei Xiuzhi recognized the person and called out his name: "Junhao oppa?"
Chi Jingyuan remembered that this person was Li Junhao from 2PM. He had met him several times the day after tomorrow and said hello.
"Haha, I look like you..."
With a smile on his face, Li Junhao turned his attention to Chi Jingyuan's face. He quickly recognized it with a glance, and a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Hey, Jingyuan xi"
"Brother, Aniha Saiyo." Chi Jingyuan greeted with a smile.
"Hahaha, jinjia, what a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you in milk today."
He inadvertently glanced at Pei Xiuzhi's hand, which was holding Chi Jingyuan. A look of surprise flashed in his eyes and he didn't ask. Instead, he patted Chi Jingyuan's shoulder intimately: "It's Xiuzhi who brought you here, right?" ?You SM people generally don’t come to milk to hang out.”
"Nai, she said this is her territory." Chi Jingyuan made a joke with a squinted smile.
"Haha." Pei Xiuzhi covered her mouth and laughed twice, glancing at him without retorting.
This is not the place to talk. After a few simple greetings and before leaving, Li Junhao looked at the two of them enthusiastically and took the initiative to invite them: "When you are free, come to our box to play together. It just happened that several friends met together today. Come on, it will be more lively when we are all together."
"Jinjia? Besides oppa and 2pm, do you have other friends?" Pei Xiuzhi asked curiously.
"Me, Nichkhun and Pani, as well as BigBang's Seungri, Top, Taeyang, their friends, and a few trainees are all in the industry."
"Originally we were in two private rooms. We happened to meet each other and they were all friends, so we just played together."
Li Junhao gave a brief introduction, and then made a joke: "I have always wanted to meet Jingyuan, and I met him by chance today... and they are both seniors in the music industry. It would be rude for you two not to come and sit down, haha."
"Nay, let's go over there later." Pei Xiuzhi and Chi Jingyuan exchanged glances, and after receiving each other's signal, they smiled and nodded.
Nodding to each other to say goodbye, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi walked a few steps back to their boxes, feeling the atmosphere completely different from the outside and exhaled in relief.
Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa and looked at Pei Xiuzhi who took two cocktails from the wine rack nearby. He talked about the encounter just now: "It's really enthusiastic. Are you familiar with 2PM?"
"Of course, aren't you familiar with Girls' Generation?"
"Of course we are familiar with each other since we are all from the same company. We have practiced together for so long, and one of them even chased me..."
Pei Xiuzhi came over with the wine and handed him a glass, curling her lips: "But the enthusiasm should be directed at you. After all, although they and I are familiar with each other, we usually don't get to play together. If I am alone, Junhao Oppa will definitely not Will call me."
"How do you say it?" After taking a sip of the wine, the cold, sour and sweet taste rushed into his mind. Chi Jingyuan licked his lips and nodded in confirmation: "It tastes pretty good."
"You just said that I am the queen of nightclubs. It's ridiculous. I don't come to the club that often. I only come to join in the fun... The few people at 2pm are the real club princes."
Pei Xiuzhi also took a sip, with a sarcastic and playful smile on her face: "In the past few years, when the focus of their activities was still on the peninsula, they would definitely go to the club whenever they were free at night. They were complete nightclubs. At that time Teacher Park Jin Young doesn’t know how many times he has caught them and taught them a lesson, and the company doesn’t know how many times they have pressed the news on 2PM.”
"Sounds familiar." Chi Jingyuan suddenly felt as if he had heard such a thing somewhere.
"And they play very fancyly. They like to bring their female fans to play with them, and the fans support them... Sometimes they also bring the company's trainees with them. Didn't you hear what he just said that he also brought the trainees with him today? ?”
"It sounds more familiar..." Not just 2PM, Chi Jingyuan always felt that Bae Suzy said this about several boy groups that she had heard mentioned before.
"Tsk..." He glanced at Chi Jingyuan with contempt. It was obvious that Pei Xiuzhi also classified EXO into this category.
She grabbed his wine glass from Chi Jingyuan's hand and took a sip. After tasting it, she looked at him: "Are you going to go there later?"
"Whatever, maybe he will forget about us after a while."
"Haha, it's possible..."
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On the other side, Li Junhao's private room was obviously much larger. There were more than a dozen people sitting scattered on the circular sofa. The sounds of chatting, cup-holding and girls' laughter could be heard continuously. It's quite lively.
On the far right side of the circular sofa, three girls who looked young were sitting. They were very close to each other, as if they were joining a group to keep warm. They did not participate in other people's entertainment, and their expressions were a little uncomfortable. It seemed a little out of place with the atmosphere of the entire box.
At this time, Li Junhao, who had just gone out for something, opened the door and walked in.
