Hirai Momo walked out of the bathroom, lowered her head and gently shook her bangs that were slightly soaked when she washed her hands. As soon as she walked outside and raised her head, she saw Nai Minami waiting for her standing by the wall without leaning against it. On the wall, looking at the end of the corridor with pursed lips.
She took the opportunity to look over there, but there was no one there.
"What's wrong?"
Hirai Momo felt a little strange and took the initiative to say something out loud.
The sudden sound did not frighten Najing Nan. She seemed to have felt that her friend had come out just now. She looked away, got her hands out of her sleeves, then gently pushed the sleeves to her wrists, and took one last look at Chi Jing. Yuan turned his head in the direction of leaving, shook his head and smoothed his hair and grinned, revealing a trace of pink teeth:
"nothing."
…
In the evening, I chose a relatively high-end Korean restaurant near the Olympic Park. I heard Park Jinying introduce that the vegetables used in this restaurant are all organic farmers. According to him, they have more nutritional value and taste better than ordinary vegetables. He has been here before. After a few times, I felt that it was very good, and I also took advantage of the opportunity to learn about organic farming with Chi Jingyuan.
Chi Jingyuan agreed with a smile on his face, took a quick bite and tasted it, and nodded to express that it tasted good, but he felt helpless in his heart and didn't take it to heart at all.
After that, they talked about business while eating. It was not much different from what Chi Jingyuan had expected. Park Jinying came to him about the talent show "Sixteen", but what surprised him was that he was not an ordinary guest, but He was invited to serve as a judge for one of the episodes to comment on the trainees' performances, and at the same time, they were grouped and eliminated based on their choices.
This is quite interesting.
Chi Jingyuan has been in the industry for three years and has participated in many variety shows. However, due to his seniority and age, this is the first time he has been invited to be a judge in a more professional role.
Park Jin Young was exaggerating and said nonsense like "It can determine whether they have a chance to debut, and your opinion has a very important reference value". Chi Jingyuan didn't take it seriously at all.
No company would hand over the right to choose the debut of its own artists to outsiders.
But to be honest, he is really interested in being a judge, especially Zhou Ziyu's judge.
I don’t know what Zhou Ziyu’s expression was when she saw herself on the stage.
As if thinking of that stunned face, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but flash a narrow smile in his eyes.
Ji Jingyuan also understood Park Jinying's intention and purpose of inviting him. It was because exo and himself were relatively popular, and he probably wanted to use his popularity and discussion to increase the ratings.
This is nothing, it is a normal business cooperation, no different from the various variety show invitations sent to SM company about EXO and myself every day.
After the successful return of "e", exo's popularity is now here. Their appearance on almost any variety show can play a certain role in promoting the ratings, so they have become the favorites of many TV station program crews nowadays. Invitations keep coming. Recently, people like Park Chanyeol, Do Kyungsoo, and Byun Baekhyun have also received personal variety show schedules.
The only difference is that the program "Sixteen" is not organized by a TV station, but is produced by JYP and M.
But it makes no difference to Chi Jingyuan, because any variety show that invites him to participate is based on his popularity and popularity. It is the norm in the industry to praise the high and suppress the low, and Park Jinying can be considered sincere.
After thinking about it, Chi Jingyuan did not agree on the spot, but said that he still respected the company's arrangement and asked JYP to contact SM. He did not let the company communicate about performance fees and shooting time, but he hinted that he You can try talking to your agent.
Park Zhenying's attitude is more enthusiastic, and the goal has been achieved. He knows Chi Jingyuan's character and will definitely not just boast about it. If he can say this, it is almost certain.
Under the harmonious atmosphere, Park Jin Young also introduced the program "Sixteen" and the approximate shooting time. According to him, it should not be until around late April that the SolopK battle in which Ji Kyung Won participated will be filmed. It is not far away from now. Quite far away.
After eating, Chi Jingyuan declined Park Jinying's enthusiasm to take him back. He got into the nanny car driven by Park Jaehyun who had been waiting nearby and rushed back to the company to join the members for the final preparations before the return of "x".
It's been the last two days, and although I've already practiced almost as well, it will definitely be effective to hold the Buddha's feet temporarily.
On the other hand, I have to say that Missa's return this time is really quite impressive, and the sound source performance is completely unexpectedly good. It can't even be said to be just good, it should be considered a hit.
When they released their full album on the 30th, their title song debuted at number one on the charts, breaking the charts six times in a row. After a day of deliberation, on the last day of March, on the afternoon of the 31st, their title song "only you" was released. 》Achieved 'allkill'.
Not only that, "Only You" even achieved the amazing achievement of 'perfect all kill' on all music charts that night.
'Perfect All Kill' is referred to as 'Pak' by fans in the music industry. It is a higher level than the ordinary 'All Kill' and is one of the most desirable achievements in music performance in the K-pop circle.
Specifically, it refers to reaching the first place in the real-time charts, daily charts, and even weekly charts of major mainstream music websites including melon, genie, bugs, etc.
The first two are easy to say, but not everyone can get the number one spot on the weekly chart, but it is even more difficult to get the three at the same time. Every song that achieves this represents extremely high popularity and listening.
The achievement of 'pak' is really not easy. EXO has never achieved this achievement since their debut, and missa is also the first idol group to complete 'pak' since 2014.
Not only is the music score extremely high, but the number of listens and related comments are also very good. At a glance, there are all kinds of good reviews. It has only been less than two days since the song was released, and I feel that the momentum is about to pick up.
Fans of EXO, who completely coincided with their comeback and even performed on the same day as their first stage, were a little worried at this time, especially the newbies who saw that the annoying woman Bae Suzy was in the group. , exo’s biggest competitor for this time’s “x”, missa’s music performance is so good, I can’t help but feel anxious.
I can't help but worry in my heart, this time the Oppas are still focusing on lyricism, what if they can't beat them?
However, there are also some old fans who say they don't care. They comfort new fans while eagerly waiting for the release of the sound source and music video of EXO's single album "x" tonight.
Because long-time fans who have been in the industry for a long time all know the problems with the Missa group. They won the song of the year award in their debut year, and their music performance has been very good every time they come back over the years. However, the situation But they are still a little embarrassed, and the reason why they can't go any further, and can't make much money, is because they have huge shortcomings.
It's sales.
It's the same this time. Under the cover of the explosive sound source data of "Only You", the sales volume of the album so far is less than 6,000. This figure is impressive even for a girl group that does not pay too much attention to sales. It's too shabby, not to mention being compared with the big-selling Girls' Generation, even ordinary first- and second-tier girl groups such as Apink, Sistar, and Girlsday can't compare, and they're still far behind.
Even this sales volume is less than a year after their debut. They just got out of the predicament of being 'disbanded' by Tiantian's curse with their comeback. Redvelvet, who finally got out of the circle a little bit, exploded with eight times the sales.
It's really all just prostitutes and passers-by who listen to the music, and there are really too few die-hard fans who are willing to pay real money.
But a group's biggest source of money is selling peripherals and touring, which require the support of die-hard fans who can afford to spend money. This has also led to the dilemma that the group Missa has never been able to make money no matter how good its sound source is since its debut.
It seems that there are many hit songs, the music source is also very good, and the popularity is not low. At the same time, the group also has Bae Suzy, who is extremely popular and popular among the people. However, no one is willing to pay for the group's return. This phenomenon really makes people feel It's quite strange. I guess jyp himself can't figure it out.
Under this polarization of results, it is somewhat difficult to define whether missa's return results are good or bad this time.
It should be considered good...
While caring about them, other fans and a large number of passers-by also turned their attention away from Missa and shifted their attention to EXO, who will make a comeback with the second single album "X" early this morning.
Because of the inertia of attention brought about by the success of "e", coupled with the "lyrical title song" that has been discussed a lot in major music forums these days, as well as the head-to-head collision with the very powerful Missa and other gimmicks, passers-by The expectations and attention for "x" have reached a peak.
Whether EXO will continue the popularity of "Call Me Baby" or even increase it, or whether it will just flop at the speed of light due to arrogance and cerebral palsy and choose lyricism as the main focus, it all depends on this time.
…
"Hey, what did you think Chi Jingyuan came to do yesterday?"
In the dormitory of the 'major group', several trainees who had just gotten together after the filming were sitting on the sofa in the living room chatting about each other. As they were talking, Lin Nalian suddenly thought Recalling yesterday's chance encounter, his eyes flashed with interest, and he spoke quickly to Sun Chaeyoung next to him.
The variety show "Sixteen" has officially started recording. During the filming a few days ago, the groups have been divided. The major group, which is the seven people in the professional group, and the minor, which is the nine people in the poor student group, have been assigned to their respective dormitories. and has already moved in. I have devoted myself wholeheartedly to my debut in the past few days. In addition to shooting, I also practiced. Yesterday, I met Chi Jingyuan in the showcase venue. It was the most interesting thing that Lin Nayuan and the others have encountered recently. .
"I don't know, I should watch the showcases of Missa seniors." Sun Caiying peeled an orange she took out from the refrigerator in her hand, fed one into her mouth, and blinked her big eyes as she guessed.
Among the four people who went to record yesterday, she was the fourth person whom Chi Jingyuan had no impression of.
"Probably not. Park Jin Young pdnim obviously went to wait for him. It feels like he wants to talk about something."
Lin Nalian touched her chin and analyzed it. After thinking for a few seconds, it didn't matter anyway and gave up. She didn't bother to delve into it. At this moment, the scene of Chi Jingyuan taking off his mask and looking at each other seemed to appear in front of her eyes. She looked up. He rolled his eyes upwards, smacked his lips and said in a reverie: "Hey Yigu, topidol is really different. I have met Chi Jingyuan several times, and every time I am so handsome... Jeongyeon would be envious if she knew.”
"Who, Chi Jingyuan? Yuan from EXO? Did you meet him during the recording yesterday?" Song Minying, who was sitting next to him while eating an orange, became interested when he heard it, and looked at Lin Nalian with some surprise.
Park Chiwon next to him also asked: "Jingyeon Unnie? Does she know Yuan?"
Najing Nan sat on the edge of the sofa and hugged a pillow. She was in a daze and turned her attention after hearing Chi Jingyuan's name. However, her expression and movements did not change, and she still sat quietly. Na looked down at the lines on the pillow and said nothing.
Her time in the company was still too short, and her status as a foreign trainee and her lack of proficiency in the language did not make it easy for her to get along harmoniously with the local and senior trainees, and those twists and turns or girls' relationships were not easy to get along with. The conflict of right and wrong is not non-existent, so Mingjing Nan's circle of friends is still very small so far, limited to a few people in Neon Line. It can be said that he is not familiar with other female trainees, and he rarely communicates with her.
It's a pity that Saka Minatozaki was assigned to the "poor student group" after not living up to her expectations, and Momo Hirai, who was assigned to the same group as her, was taking a shower at the moment. It was because of Minami's character when her two friends were not around. Next time, they usually just stay in a daze or listen silently, and basically don’t take the initiative to speak.
Kim Dahyun on the side also sat there quietly and listened, but she also seemed quite interested.
"Dingyan and Yuan? We know each other, maybe. She, Ernie, and Chi Jingyuan were friends before, so she usually likes xo."
As the eldest sister and the most valued trainee in the company, Lin Nayeon was naturally the center of attention. She explained with a cheerful expression: "Yuan also came to the company frequently when he was working with Suzy sunbaenim, and we met several times. , I feel that my personality is actually quite good, and she will cheer for us when she sees us, Minying, do you still remember that we went to see them backstage at 6mix?"
"Remember, he also said you were a facade."
"Really? Hey, hehehe..." Lin Nalian couldn't help but be happy when she mentioned this, grinning with a pair of rabbit teeth that were very conspicuous.
"By the way, isn't xo coming back again? The music source and music video will be released at midnight. Do you want to watch it?"
"It's okay anyway, just take a look."
"I remember that their title song this time seems to be a ballad, and I'm looking forward to it."
"Oh, but I prefer dance music."
…………
Jin Zhicheng opened the webpage and saw the mv video of "springday" that had been uploaded on SM's official account. He clicked twice but there was no response. The webpage suddenly became lagging, which made him frown.
As an ordinary office worker, the 26-year-old Jin Zhicheng usually has no interest in boy groups. Even if he becomes enthusiastic, he will only briefly chase some of the more popular girl groups.
It's just that last month, EXO's name was often posted on the hot searches of many entertainment sections on Peninsula. Some music sources and Kpop forums also had posts discussing them. Because of the popularity of "Call Me Baby", their former vitality was revived and they became The ubiquitous Ai Li is annoying everyone everywhere and is coddling her idol, leaving Jin Zhicheng unable to do anything about it.
This made him hate the group EXO even more, as he didn't have a good impression of boy bands. However, despite hating them, he couldn't help but start paying attention to them occasionally.
He got off work early today and has been surfing the Internet after eating. He just saw on the Internet that there are idiot fans of EXO who are desperately promoting that the MV for the second single album "x" has been released at midnight. And the sound source, the MV of the title song "Spring Day" is superb, especially touching and disgusting rainbow fart.
Jin Zhicheng naturally sneered disdainfully after seeing it, but he happened to be a little bored at the moment and had nothing to do, so he simply clicked in to take a look.
Two days ago, he also saw the controversy over whether the title song of EXO's comeback was a ballad. Although he did not participate, he actually likes ballads.
It’s just that from the bottom of his heart, he doesn’t like boy bands singing ballads. Even though EXO has released many ballads before, nothing has changed. This prejudice is deeply rooted and difficult to change.
After waiting for a few seconds, the page was finally refreshed. Jin Zhicheng's eyes stayed for two seconds at the place where the lyrics and composition were displayed in the song introduction. He visibly paused and blinked when he saw that the names above and below were all the same person. Then I clicked on play and watched it with a critical eye.
As the progress is read, the MV of "Spring Day" officially begins to play.
"suicide?"
It was just the first shot at the beginning that shocked him. He saw Byun Baekhyun kneeling on the snow-covered railway track, his head on the snow and motionless. People couldn't help but worry that a speeding car would pass by in the next second. The train crushed him. Jin Zhicheng was deeply surprised when he saw it and thought that the other party meant to commit suicide by lying on the train.
However, the camera quickly switched, and the accompaniment that gradually sounded, from distant to deep and passionate, with louder and louder sounds, made him let go of the absurd feeling in his heart and feel it carefully.
Needless to say, this intro is really nice.
"I miss you."
"After I said it, I missed you even more."
"Looking at your photos, it's hard to explain the pain of missing each other."
"Time is too ruthless and hates us."
"Nowadays, even meeting one person has become a luxury."
As Chi Jingyuan, who has thin and flowing black hair with some texture and wears a striped turtleneck sweater, sits by the train window and silently looks out the window, the lyrics are also slowly introduced by him. Sung slowly.
Along with the rhythmic singing and lyrics, which obviously contain feelings of loss and sadness, as well as the various explicit instructions and camera shots in the MV, Jin Zhicheng quickly understood the things and emotions that the song's MV was trying to express.
The young boy at the beginning is waiting alone at the deserted Xuexiang station. What is he waiting for?
The roaring train moved forward on the endless railway track, but the only passenger on it, the man sitting by the window, remained silent and just looked outside quietly.
Is he worried that the person he is waiting for has also arrived on the Snowpiercer train? Will he, who is lonely, meet for the last time?
Nobody knows.
The changing images and less brilliant colors are reflected in Jin Zhicheng's childlike eyes, brewing some complex emotions.
Is this missing friends, or is it telling us about that period of youth?
"Hold your hand and walk to the other side of the world."
"I hope winter will end soon."
"Missing is like snow, how long will it take to fall?"
"Will spring come only then?"
"friend."
As the main song unfolds, various pictures and shots are constantly switched, and exo members appear in sight one by one.
The boy put on his birthday hat and sat forward on the train that represented youth and adulthood. The beautiful scene of a birthday celebration when friends gathered seemed to appear in his eyes. However, the frown on his eyebrows proved that he was just imagining it, full of confusion and helplessness.
The endless upward stairs seem to never end, and the same seems to be true in life. Many people slowly move away without knowing it, and can no longer be seen.
When singing "Hope the winter is over", the two people in the music video passed by each other, as if it was a hint and a playful arrangement of fate.
"Snowflakes are falling and going away little by little."
"I miss you."
"I miss you."
"I miss you."
"How long do I have to wait, how many nights do I have to spend."
"How can I meet you?"
"How can I meet you?"
The chorus uses continuously repeated lyrics to continuously aggravate the longing and low mood. Even though the accompaniment with the participation of keyboard and bass makes the tone of the melody a bit high and surging, it does not affect the overall sad feeling. The atmosphere, on the contrary, increases the feeling of this part in the jumping pictures.
There is obviously some exciting music and singing, but why does it make people feel sad when it stops in their ears?
"It's you who has changed."
"Or have I changed?"
"I hate this moment and the passage of time."
"We do change, but so does everyone."
The rhyming but powerful rap is constantly displayed in the dynamic accompaniment. During the rap stage, the voices of Chi Jingyuan and Park Chanyeol appear one after another. There seems to be a hint of complaint in the emotional voice, and the fast and sharp rap Coupled with the increasingly darker light in the MV, the increasingly confusing atmosphere makes people sink deeper and deeper into it.
After a long series of rap stages, it quickly entered the last chorus, and at this time, the image and tone of the MV began to change unconsciously.
The young man named Chi Jingyuan constantly crosses different places and time and space in the camera. The highly romantic camera switching looks a bit beautiful, but there is something sad inside that shows that he can no longer tell whether he is living in the world. The truth is still in the falsehood.
It wasn't until the last moment that he saw his friends appearing beside him. They looked at each other, mustered up their courage, and ran forward.
Just the next second, Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting by the window in the train and staring, suddenly woke up, and a super close-up of his angry face appeared. At this time, everything returned to reality. It turned out that everything was just his memories and reveries. , those beautiful innocence seem to not exist, but he is still only one person.
"youknowitall."
"youaremybestfriend."
But there was no sadness in his expression, or in other words, truth and falsehood were no longer important, because he seemed to really see the friend he had missed for a long time, and the youth that had been left behind by time.
The train of youth and growth moves forward in the endless ice and snow. It seems endless and frustrating, but as long as you believe and persevere, the next stop may be the sunshine of spring!
In the picture, Chi Jingyuan on the train opened his eyes again, and his eyes slowly swept forward. As the camera zoomed out, the other eight members of EXO appeared in the camera one by one. They were wearing various colors of clothes, some They were silent, some were taking a nap with their eyes closed, and some were looking out the window with the curtains drawn.
Even though no one spoke, the color of the entire picture seemed to brighten the moment they appeared, and the coldness of the snowy sky seemed to be inadvertently dispelled.
The previously empty and deserted carriage now seemed extraordinarily warm and peaceful, making people reluctant to leave.
It turns out that the youth train never stops, let alone waits for anyone, but the experience does not seem to make people too sad.
Because of the stumbling, when I look back, you are always there.
"Morning always comes."
"The cherry blossoms are about to bloom."
"Winter is about to go away."
When the train stopped, the nine exo people quickly rushed out of the train. The specially shot footage was perfectly presented in front of everyone after editing and rendering.
After a long night and heavy snow, the warm and soft sunshine finally came. In the endless wilderness, nine people walked slowly in it, walking step by step towards the direction of the sun in front of them.
"wu~wooo~~"
"wu~wooo~~
The shocking and touching group harmony sounded at this moment, and every sound seemed to hit the trembling soul that had already started, bringing a deep and lasting resonance.
The camera also climbed up bit by bit, and after zooming up, it changed to an aerial perspective. The figures of the nine boys in the picture also became smaller and smaller. I just watched them move step by step after the robbery. Walking towards the warm spring day, the warmth in front of me looks so beautiful when it bathes my body. All the sadness, loneliness, sadness and confusion before are suddenly understood at this moment, and the complex emotions that have been brewing in my heart are also unknown. In my sleep, it is sublimated and brilliant.
At this moment, no matter whether it is sad or beautiful, you no longer need to care.
Just be with you, just be with you, and walk together to the moment when spring comes.
And this seems to reflect the last lyrics:
"Wait until the twelfth lunar month of winter is over."
"Wait until spring comes."
"Wait until the flowers bloom."
"Wait for me right there."
"Wait for me there."
