"Dafa!"
As soon as I entered the forum, the two-character evaluation was hung in the most conspicuous place. It was visible at a glance and also set a tone for the fan comments that were about to start flooding the screen.
"Dafa! The first title song this time really exceeded expectations. Whether it's singing, dancing, or styling, it's all awesome. I feel like it's really something this time!"
"Indeed, it sounds really good, and the main look is that everyone is a boyfriend! Completely empty-hearted!"
"I was eating biscuits while watching the MV. When I saw Yuan dyed gray hair and wearing sunglasses sitting on the sofa for the photo, I was so stunned that I couldn't chew the biscuits in my mouth. Too Xiba You're so handsome, is this my punishment? How can you be so sly!"
"I was really killed by Yuan. His ash-grey hair color is so bright. This time the card should have this look, right? I wonder if I can get it... Make a wish!"
"Isn't anyone poisoned by jinjia? All I can think about now is 'call me baby', and I feel like I've been brainwashed by going back and forth... How is the sound source performance now? Is it empty?"
"After the sound source was released, it immediately ranked first on all real-time charts of all sound sources, with "Call Me Baby" first and "Butterfly" second."
"Strongly amway to "Butterfly". This song is definitely a great non-hit song. It is not inferior to the songs of the gods that have returned several times before. Although the MV was not filmed, it is really good. It is more appetizing to me than "Call Be Baby". .”
"Trash EXO, trash songs, trash fans who will hit the charts!"
"Heizi, go back to your own place and wait to be slapped in the face!"
The two songs included in "E" have been released. After listening to the sound source and watching the MV, all major music sections immediately became lively. Even though it was already past midnight, the speed at which various rumors swept the screen was still dizzying.
Originally, even though Ally had unlimited trust and expectations for her oppa, to be honest, she still felt a little uneasy before hearing the song and watching the dance. After all, this comeback is too important, and the previous trailers were so messy. Rongyao really released a shit song, not to mention that the anti-fans are going to have a party, and they themselves, the fans, can't stand it.
Some fans hold out the hope that XO will return to the top with one song, but in fact, more fans are more pragmatic and just hope that they will be satisfied with a qualified and slightly better title song.
At this time, most fans have a sense of surprise beyond their expectations after watching the MV of the title song. The feeling of warmth reverberating all over their bodies and countless words held in their chests to share the joy in their hearts is so joyful.
It's just that outside the fan forum that Ai Li often uses, other gathering places for black fans seem a little deserted at this time. It didn’t feel like the screen was flooding with excitement. It took a while before a few messages from familiar faces popped up.
"Trash song, one glance at the shit song, and it's confirmed."
"It feels average, nothing special."
"It's a very ordinary song, and the choreography is also very mediocre. The MV has no plot or features at all and there's no pure dance. I don't know what those fans are happy about."
"I... think it's pretty good. Not only the title song, but also another song on this single is also very good. It's being circulated throughout the album now..."
"The main thing is that SM's cody seems to be a bit extraordinary this time. The makeup of some of the locals is really eye-catching, especially the hairstyle and hair color of the ground. I really think they are very handsome after seeing it."
"Ai Xi, the music chart is completely empty. Isn't it really going to make people unite?"
"How can it be so simple? You still don't understand the intensity of fans of the Dituan Group? It's not normal to be empty. Guang Ge is good for one thing. They still have to do more to restore their reputation. Let's wait and see tomorrow... Today’s first stage, let’s take a look at how their stage live performance and song performance boosted sales in the first week. If their sales don’t increase much, it’s all in vain.”
"That's right. Let's watch today's "Inkigayo" first. Xiba really hopes that a few of those ugly men will fall off the elevator, or a few more people will be withdrawn, and they will be exposed to love or something. It is best to expose the pool scene. Yuan, I really want to see how those idiot fans are going to cry..."
"+1"
Although many passers-by have good reviews for "E" and feel that the trend is not right, after all, the sound source and MV have just been released, and the subsequent rise and fall of results have not happened. Many black fans still insist on having strong confidence.
We are just waiting for today’s first stage broadcast, as well as the changes in the sound source’s stamina and sales in the first week.
"How are the reviews? How are the reviews?"
In the living room of EXO's new dormitory, nine members gathered together and sat on two large sofas. A group of people gathered there to read the reviews of the just-released single album "E".
Although there are many things to do tomorrow, or should be said to be this morning, no one can sleep at this time. Everyone is very concerned about how fans and listeners will evaluate their return.
"...It really exceeded expectations...The looks are very handsome...It's great..." Park Chanyeol stood there, reading the comments he saw on his phone in a measured tone, his tone was very proud and happy.
""Call Me Baby" ranked 1st out of the 8th music chart, and "Butterfly" ranked second..."
"Nice!" Bian Baekhyun waved his hand fiercely and slammed the sofa with a ferocious expression. His hair visibly shook twice, showing how hard he had used it.
"Oh oh oh..." Several other people were also infected by the atmosphere and couldn't help but cheered a few times, making the whole dormitory lively and full of excitement and joy for a while.
During this period, EXO not only has to prepare for their comeback and the singing stage, but also has to record and practice dance for the next few single albums. At the same time, EXO also has to prepare for the second concert tour, which has already determined the specific performance repertoire and process. In all kinds of work, Park Chanyeol, Oh Sehun, Do Kyungsoo, and Byun Baekhyun also have to film the web drama "My Neighbor is EXO". Everyone has to work overtime until very late every day, except for relaxing on the Spring Festival day. They didn't have a good rest, and they had great expectations and anxiety about this return. To be honest, everyone was under a lot of pressure.
Now even just an initial airdrop and positive reviews from fans have already made them feel very relieved.
"It's not bad." Jin Junmian nodded with a smile, but seeing how excited the others were, he couldn't help but warned him: "But it's a normal result for us. The specific trend will depend on the performance after a week." The stamina and whether sales will increase..."
Jin Junmyeon is like this. He is obviously very happy, but due to his responsibilities and personality, he has to step out and put a brake on others every time.
While listening to the excited discussions of the members, Chi Jingyuan occasionally chimed in. At the same time, his phone also received a text message at the right time. When he opened it, he saw it was from Zhou Ziyu: "The song is very nice and the dance is beautiful. Come on ( muscle)."
I looked at the time and saw that it was almost a little late now. This girl really kept her promise and kept releasing the MV. After watching it, she immediately passed on her feedback and words of support. She was really sincere.
Not enough, Chi Jingyuan shook his head and typed a few words quickly to reply: "Thank you... go to bed quickly."
Later, I also shared with Zhou Ziyu a popular science link that he saw while wandering around the Internet: ""The important relationship between adequate sleep at night and melanin deposition in the skin""
"Disgusted (angry)."
Zhou Ziyu quickly replied. Chi Jingyuan laughed when he saw the angry emoji and did not reply again. After a while, the phone rang again and received two messages from Bae Zhuhyun in succession.
"It's great, and the look is cool (smiley face)."
"Yilin is already a fan of yours. In the dormitory just now, she was covering the MV that she just watched. She couldn't stop shouting (laughing)."
Chi Jingyuan leaned on the sofa and blinked. He couldn't imagine what Jin Yelin looked like dancing to "Call Me Baby".
But is this little girl so lively?
He didn't know much about this new member of Ledbebe.
"Okay, go to bed quickly. We have to get up early tomorrow morning to record the stage." At this moment, the manager walked out of the room wearing clothes, waved to them and shouted tiredly.
After reading the comments and having their troubles over, the nine people just accepted the good news and stood up and returned to their rooms with contentment. As Chi Jingyuan walked away, he lowered his head and smiled and replied to Pei Zhuxuan:
"I'm still a fan of you."
…………
After a comfortable night's sleep, EXO was in the nanny car the next morning, preparing to go to SBS to record their first singing stage since their return on "Inkigayo".
Today happens to be the important day of the peninsula, 'March 1st'. Although it is still early, the road is still quite lively, especially many businesses and shops on both sides of the road have hung a few flags at the door to commemorate it. I just passed by Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting by the window in a government department, also saw a few people holding banners and shouting something, and he didn't know whether they were demonstrating or marching.
March 1st is actually a good day to come back. It happens to be Sunshine Day, which is Sunday. The first day of comeback is coming to an end. After participating in today's "Inkigayo", even if the first week has passed, the next week will be over. You can directly participate in the selection of one of the singing programs.
There were too many cars in front of him and he was probably going to be stuck in traffic for a while. Chi Jingyuan stopped looking outside and picked up his phone to read the news in the music industry today.
The most eye-catching news in the music industry today is naturally EXO's official comeback. After the sound source and MV were announced at midnight yesterday, major media and websites have already written notices overnight and posted them out in unison early in the morning. Surprisingly, the most important one was the well-known music website Billboard in the United States. They gave a lot of praise for EXO's comeback, which was quoted by websites and media here on the peninsula:
"According to reports, the US Billboard website published an article at night on Peninsula, praising EXO's new song "CALL ME BABY" for regaining the true colors of the boy group. This report introduced the new song and MV in detail, once again confirming the EXO group's The influence of music on a global scale.”
"The report stated that "CALL ME BABY" contains all the required musical elements, and the melody keeps ringing in the ears. This is the secret of the EXO group's high popularity. This song is reminiscent of the late 1990s and 2000 It was the period when pop music was most popular in the early days, and music like N Sync was the most popular in 2015. It has more powerful rhythms and hooks, and adds elements of rap and dance music. It is 200% strong trend music."
"In addition, many music media in the United States have very good comments on EXO's "CALL ME BABY" MV: The MV is one of EXO's most eye-catching highlights. This time the MV has removed all the redundant parts and focused on the key points. Focusing on EXO’s dance moves and personal charm, the MV showcases the bold and uninhibited dance style to the greatest extent, attracting people’s attention.”
“The MV for the new song abandons the stereotype of a boy band’s MV and fully interprets each member’s personality, including basketball vests and long jackets, basketball shorts and narrow-leg jeans with complicated patterns, and other clothing styles. Tailor-made hair color allows each member’s personal charm to be fully displayed.”
"At the same time, EXO will unveil the new song stage through the "Inkigayo" stage today (March 1), and will successively appear on the stages of various music programs to carry out promotional activities."
In addition to the peninsula itself, the news from the Xia Kingdom is also very hot. EXO is still the most well-known and popular peninsula men's group in the mainland. Several major websites there also published the press release immediately:
"@百度KING精品#百度王精品精品精品精品精品精品精品精品精品播放The highly anticipated super-popular group #EXO#the regular second-volume first single album "E" is back and shockingly launched #Web link The album contains two extremely well-produced songs It shows EXO’s extraordinary charm in many aspects! The title song "Call me baby", which was released in advance, caused a huge sensation in the music industry as soon as it was released!"
Seeing all kinds of rainbow farts in these media, although I was very happy to be blown away, after watching too much, Chi Jingyuan himself couldn't read anymore. This was the first day of his return. The first stage was not recorded, and the follow-up The results haven't been determined yet, and now they are blowing it to the sky. How embarrassing will it be if the results are not satisfactory?
I don’t know how much publicity resources SM has invested to have such a big response on the first day of their comeback. Even the American bulletin boards were like marketing accounts to build momentum for EXO.
Don't tell me, it really works. Many people here on the peninsula do this. There are a lot less anti-fans in the comments below these quoted news.
After taking a look before and after, I saw that the road ahead was still blocked, and the nanny car was not moving smoothly. Several members in the back were leaning on it to catch up on their sleep. They seemed to be a little too excited yesterday and didn't get a good rest. When I woke up in the morning, everything was wilted.
Affected by this quiet atmosphere, Chi Jingyuan also felt a little sleepy. He tilted his head and squinted against the back of the chair as soon as he put away his phone.
…
"call me baby, call me baby."
Backstage at SBS's "Inkigayo", in the lounge of Gfriend, a girl idol group that just debuted, Ding Eun-bi is sitting there holding a drink but not drinking it. Instead, she is shaking her head and humming the chorus of "Call Me Baby" , your body is still following a very light wave. Although the sound is not loud, the surrounding members can hear it very clearly.
After listening for a while, Cui Yuna who was not far away turned her head and smacked her lips and looked at her: "Why do you think you have become a fan of XO? After watching the MV, I have been listening to you humming this song and never stopped. Too involved."
"It's just the beginning. Wuli Enfei has liked XO before. She seems to have bought their album during the "Roar" period."
Zheng Yilin smiled and sat next to Ding Eunfei from the side, bumping her shoulder lightly. The two laughed and hummed a few lines, then nodded with some aftertaste and said: "But this is the main theme of EXO's comeback song The song is really nice. I also watched the MV. The choreography and styling are mainly great. Now I heard that the reviews online are very good..."
"By the way, XO will also come to record the first stage of "Inkigayo" today. I wonder if we can see him later."
"Absolutely. Even if they are pre-recorded and cannot be touched during the rehearsal, the last person to present the award will definitely be on stage."
"By the way, Eun-bi, who do you like more among XOs..." When it comes to the topic of male idols, it is still the most topical EXO nowadays. It is the same as EXO privately discussing which female idol has the best figure. Several All the members became interested for a while, and they gathered from the side and started discussing in various directions.
"I can't say I like it, I'm just more..." Ding Enfei raised her eyes as if thinking, pursed her lips and smiled cutely, but was interrupted by her manager before she could finish her words.
"Okay, don't think so much, hurry up and get ready. There will probably be a small interview later, and there may be a rehearsal later."
"knew."
The manager in front of a group like Gfirend who had just debuted was still very dignified. They quickly stopped the discussion, looked at each other after saying yes, pursed their lips and all fell silent.
Ding Eun Fei stopped singing "Call Me Baby" and started drinking the drink through a straw.
After waiting for a while, there was a knock on the door of the practice room, and a field manager opened the door and called them to attend an interview. After responding, several members lined up and walked out of the practice room under the leadership of team leader Jin Shaoqing.
But they had just walked out of the door and not even taken two steps when a group of people came towards them. They were all stunned for a moment. They came to their senses and quickly bent down and bowed: "Senior, Aniha Saiyo."
I saw EXO, whom they were discussing just now, suddenly appeared in front of them. The nine people who had finished their styling had exquisite makeup and looked very powerful. The style that can only be found in popular idol groups is vividly reflected in them. Exquisite, the difference from the transparent aura of Gfriend who just debuted is very obvious.
Jin Junmian, who was in the lead, hesitated for a moment after seeing a few people. Looking at his eyes, it seemed as if he didn't recognize which girl group this was, but he still nodded politely in return, without looking too much, and took the lead from them. As he passed by, the members behind him nodded and walked over quickly.
"I told you just now, wait a moment..."
Chi Jingyuan, who was walking second to last, was turning around to talk to Wu Shixun. He suddenly heard the greetings from the front and closed his mouth and turned around. His eyes glanced at this new girl group who seemed to have just debuted. Squeezing out a business smile, he didn't pay too much attention to the few girls who were secretly glancing at him. He nodded and followed the members.
Although Griend and others were bowing and saluting, their peripheral vision could not help but glance at the senior men's group members who were passing by. Ding Enfei, who was standing on the right, saw Chi Jingyuan nodding towards her. As he walked in front of her, his whole body felt a little warm.
"You are really classy... The idol seniors I met before are right, Yuan is indeed quite superior..." Cui Yuna looked at the EXO people who had turned and walked away, and couldn't help but sigh in a low voice.
Jin Shaoqing glanced at the sister next to her and nodded in confirmation:
"call."
…………
"Hey Yigu, it feels like I haven't played a song in a long time."
When he arrived at the lounge, Bian Baekhyun found a sofa and sat on it, shouting somewhat comfortably. Several people next to him also followed suit, and soon all the seats on the sofa were occupied.
"Did they break up?"
Chi Jingyuan lowered his voice and asked Wu Shixun quietly, and at the same time gently pursed his lips towards Bian Baekhyun.
Not only did they meet Gfriend backstage, but they also happened to meet the girl group rainbow, which returned on the 23rd of last month. They were relatively familiar with each other and even stopped to chat for a few words.
It's just that Byun Baekhyun and Rainbow's Kim Ji-sook, who were dating, didn't interact at all. Chi Kyung-won also made a special observation and found that not only did the two not speak, they didn't even interact with their eyes. They looked like strangers. Same.
Logically speaking, if you are surrounded by teammates, you will definitely keep it a secret if you are so familiar with each other. Even if you are dating, there is no need to avoid suspicion. For example, Chi Kyung-won doesn't care much about appearing close to Bae Zhuhyun in front of the members.
After seeing the two people's unfamiliar performances, he had a rough estimate in his mind, and he just happened to confirm it with Wu Shixun, who was relatively well-informed in this regard.
"It seems that we broke up a long time ago..." Wu Shixun followed Chi Jingyuan's line of sight and glanced in that direction, nodded knowingly, came over and said in a very low voice: "I heard that the relationship was revealed after less than three months. They broke up just a month ago, and it is said that it was Brother Baekhyun who brought it up."
"You know all this?" Chi Jingyuan glanced at him in surprise, a little surprised at how well-informed this man was, and then smacked his lips playfully: "Brother Baekhyun didn't break up for the sake of his fans, right? It's true. Men who don’t fall in love before the age of 35…”
"Pfft, hahaha..." Wu Shixun couldn't help laughing when he heard this. He glanced at Chi Jingyuan and cursed in his heart that this person was really cheap and damaging.
"What's wrong, what are you talking about?" The sudden laughter disturbed the brothers over there, and Bian Baekhyun looked over curiously and asked.
"Arnie, it's okay." The two of them shook their hands at the same time with a tacit understanding, and they made jokes and wiped the matter away in the eyes of the other party's doubts.
After a while, the agent stood up and clapped his hands:
"'Inkigayo' has specially prepared a comeback interview for us. I've memorized the script for you before, so it's no problem..." Seeing the members all nodding OK, Lee Seung-hwan also continued:
"After the background is set up over there, we will go to pre-record the stage. "Butterfly" and "Call Me Baby" are two songs. "Butterfly" is nothing. The initial stage of "Call Me Baby" needs to be shot outdoors. The background sports car company has been prepared when we arrive, and it is still a fake one-shot mode. Please remember to rehearse the process in advance. Repeated recording will be very troublesome."
"Arazo." EXO and the others didn't play around. After hearing the manager's words, they quickly started practicing simply. Everyone attaches great importance to this comeback, and the importance of the first stage is naturally self-evident.
Although the specific process has actually been practiced many times before.
(End of chapter)
