Chapter 40 Counterattack

Style: Romance Author: Chicken and rabbit in the same cageWords: 5069Update Time: 24/01/18 13:56:36
"The first week of April in "M! countdown", red velvet versus Baek Ji Young and Song Yoobin."

"The final result of the two teams aiming to win the first place in "M! countdown" for the first time is..."

Today’s “M! C》EXO's stage is at the end of the show. Although it is pre-recorded when it is broadcast on TV, they must still be there to dance along, instead of sitting in the lounge and watching the live broadcast.

"M! C"'s program team pays more attention to popularity and popularity when sorting the artist stage. Generally speaking, the higher the popularity, the later they will perform. They are not so focused on seniority. For example, today EXO and MissA are returning together. On the first stage of the performance, MissA, who debuted in 2010, is much older than EXO, who debuted in 2012, but the program team still arranged for EXO to appear later.

It's a bit sad to say that Chi Jingyuan, who was watching the live broadcast on the monitor in the lounge just now, was still in this issue of "M! C" I saw Crayon Pop, a girl group that competed for popularity with their hit songs "Bar Bar Bar" and "Roar" in the second half of 2013, and became very popular with each other. After a few months of short-lived popularity, The meteoric fall is now considered a complete flop, and Chi Jingyuan has not heard their names for a long time.

With so many junior groups present today, Crayon Pop, who debuted in 2012, was the first to perform.

Because the performance had just finished, Chi Jingyuan stood on the far right side of the stage with the members, listening relaxedly to the MC announcing the last one.

Anyway, today they are not participating in the selection in the first week of their return, and to be honest, for Chi Jingyuan and other XO members, one of them is really too soft, and they are a little tired and don't take it seriously.

"Final score, 8069 to 6212."

"The one who is honored today is, red velvet rough Camida!"

A burst of silver ribbons fell from the sky. Chi Jingyuan glanced over there and stood in a row on the right side of MC. The five Ledbebes, who were a little nervous just now, immediately laughed.

This one is quite meaningful, it is red velvet in "M!" C" is the first trophy won in this singing program.

After EXO ended its singing competition last week, Red Velvet won the first place since debut in "Inkigayo" on the 29th, and then this week, it won consecutive places in "The Show" and "Show Champion" on Tuesday and Wednesday. One person, if you count today's, they have already got 4 one.

This result is actually quite good for Bae Zhu Hyun and the others who were scolded so badly when they debuted. The number of "Wolf and Beauty" that made EXO break out of the industry and successfully made waves in the music industry is about the same amount.

There are still three major singing programs left this week, and there are no strong competitors at this time. If things go well, Red Velvet is likely to win three more places, giving him the singing trophy for his return this time. The number is increased to 7.

They don't have to think about next week, it's 100% the competition between EXO and MissA.

But this result is really good. There are six or seven singers. The sound source has entered the inner ring and has good stamina. The sales volume is nearly 40,000, which is enough to step into the level of a first-line girl group. The popularity and popularity are all obvious. Improvement, it can be said that Red Velvet has really made a gorgeous change in their situation with the mini-album "Ice Cream Cake". It can be said that among all the new girl groups that debuted in the past two years of 14 and 15, they are the first to stand out and have their own The name of the female idol group.

"First of all, thank you to Mr. Lee Soo Man, and then thank you to Director Min Hee Jin for helping us release the album..."

"And our vocal teacher and dance teacher..."

After getting the first place today, several people in Red Velvet were not as excited as the first time. Bae Zhuhyun took the lead. As if they had agreed, one person would say thank you and pass the microphone to the back. The five people just went from Lee Soo Man to the manager to the parents to the fans. Everyone thanked them all. Chi Jingyuan's smile gradually became more businesslike, and he felt a little impatient.

As for thanking so many people, getting one is like getting a big award.

After finally waiting for them to finish their speeches, others began to leave from the left side of the stage. Ledbebe and several others turned around and quickly saluted and thanked other idols. EXO, as the seniors of the same company, naturally wanted to congratulate them. Originally, Chi Jingyuan was about to nod and smile casually before leaving the stage. Unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, Park Chanyeol and the others pulled him over with smiles. They stood in a loose circle around Ledbeibei and the others kept talking. He clapped his hands, and then looked at Pei Zhuxuan, who was bowing to Chi Jingyuan, and laughed happily, his expression looking a little narrow.

Ever since they learned that Ji Kyung Won and Bae Joo Hyun, two seniors from the same company, might have a story before, members such as Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun, who are more lively and keen on being funny, like to joke about this kind of thing in a public place similar to a stage.

Last time at SMtown, during the final curtain call, Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun were held hands by their leader. The team leader Kim Jun-myeon next to them witnessed the whole process. After the concert, he even criticized several members and asked them not to make it so obvious. Fans have very sharp eyes.

In the end, a few people promised and said they would pay attention, but they still refused to change and liked to join in the fun and cause trouble.

He is really mean and kind.

Pei Zhuxuan smiled and bowed to them while holding the trophy. She glanced at Chi Jingyuan, blinked slightly and didn't look at it again. She naturally continued to salute the other members, but it could be seen from her smile and eyes. Come out, I am really happy to get one today.

Unfortunately……

Chi Jingyuan glanced at the messy weed-like golden bangs on Pei Zhuhyun's forehead, and sighed helplessly.

It's really ugly. She didn't look good in private when we were chatting backstage in the morning. Her stage makeup was completely blown away by Kang Seulgi's sideways ponytail next to her. I really don't know which Cody did it for her. modeling.

She was still smiling and shaking her bangs, as if she thought she looked so beautiful now.

After making some complaints, Ji Kyung-won didn’t stay any longer. After giving a thumbs-up gesture to the smiling Kang Seul-gi, Son Seung-wan and Kim Ye-rim to congratulate him, he followed the members and quickly walked off the stage, with many people behind him. The familiar melody of the encore "ICC" soon came.

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Because the two popular groups who returned have all performed on their first stage, today's "M! The ratings and attention of "countdown" have been significantly improved. Immediately after the EXO stage ended, a lot of messages appeared on the Internet. After several hours of deliberation, in the evening, more and more fans and passers-by participated. There have been several hot posts in many cases.

Today's stage performances of "El Dorado" and "Spring Day" both satisfied fans. It was the first time that the stage choreography for both songs was officially revealed. The refreshing performances really attracted many people to watch.

The handsome costumes and distinctive melody of "El Dorado" made some fans who had been dissatisfied with "Spring Day" immediately fall in love with it.

“The Yuan turtleneck sweater is amazing!” (Highest Like)

"Objective evaluation, if the title song of "X" was replaced by "El Dorado", would the current results be better?"

"I think it's good. I can't get enough of lyrical songs. The stage of "El Dorado" is very handsome. The sight of Yi Shui's black jacket makes my heart beat wildly. The meaning of the lyrics is also great. It feels a little bit ordinary to make a collection of songs. wasted."

"It's impossible. With the size of EXO's fans, no matter what the title song is, even if it's a shit song, it won't be bad. It mainly depends on the stamina of the following music source and the listening of passers-by. If the title song is replaced by "El Dorado" "I dare not say anything else, its staying power will definitely not be as high as "Spring Day"."

"Do you have any misunderstandings about "Spring Day"? Go and see for yourself. Many well-known music critics and music magazines in the United States have given "Spring Day" very high scores, whether in terms of arrangement or The reviews of the MV are very good. Nowadays, there are only a few people listening to it online, and there are many people criticizing it. Apart from those idiots and black fans, it is mainly because of the acceptance issue of popular boy bands.

And to be honest, the current music performance is already very good. How many boy groups can directly enter the inner circle if they return to the title song? Even though it's more lyrical, the quality of the title song definitely exceeds expectations. And "El Dorado" is not bad, but objectively speaking, it can only be said to be above the standard at best, not particularly outstanding. "

"The stage effect of "Spring Day" is really great. The two backgrounds switch back and forth very smoothly. The last shot of cherry blossoms raining all over the sky really made me shudder. The picture is so beautiful, and the stage effect of the ballad is even better. I can only say that EXO is worthy of EXO for being able to do such a great job. I found this song to be quite good actually. After watching the stage, I predicted that the reputation of the music source of "Spring Day" is very likely to have a counterattack, and the public's The reviews should gradually improve... I hope the members will continue to work hard with the intention of becoming top, regardless of lyrical or pop."

"It's so funny. I really don't know if I'm a dreamer or if I'm out of my mind. I haven't heard of a top player who left Kpop for so many years. It was still possible before they quit last year. "Call Me Baby" brought back the light and it immediately became a hit. I can’t figure out the situation clearly, and as a result, the popularity of “Spring Day” has plummeted. I can only say that the fans were too arrogant in the past two years, and now they are giving back.”

"Trash SM, trash EXO, trash "Haruhi", all go to hell!"

Most fans are very satisfied with this first stage. SM's well-designed stage seems to have achieved certain results. I feel that some Amway who are completely indifferent or even disappointed with "Spring Day" have become somewhat aware of this song. Although There are still a lot of abusive and negative reviews, but the nearly polarized reviews online seem to be starting to reverse.

On the second day of "Music Bank", EXO went to work again, but this time it was not like when "E" just came back, it was like a catwalk and they went to work after a special look. This time, most of the members were wearing hats and masks. Yan Shishi could not see his face clearly. Even though Chi Jingyuan was not wearing a mask, his long-brimmed baseball cap still covered his face quite a bit.

Despite this, the enthusiasm of the fans present has not diminished at all. The road is still tightly surrounded, and the screams can be heard from a distance.

The first week of return was all about singing and corresponding promotional activities. "Music Center" on the 4th and "Inkigayo" on the 5th. All four singing shows in the first week after the return were fully booked. In addition to interviews and In addition to some commercial performances, he also participated in two radio programs for promotion.

Although the process and the programs he participated in were not much different from the "E" return last month, Chi Jingyuan clearly felt that the popularity of EXO's second comeback this month was obviously not as explosive as last month. , some corresponding publicity, and even traffic have been reduced to a certain extent.

In addition to the fact that "X" was not accepted by passers-by because it exclusively used ballads as its main theme, it can be seen that SM's corresponding investment has also become less.

After all, even if you are optimistic about EXO's stock price, it is impossible to invest unlimited resources in it. There are many other returning groups in the same period, such as red velvet, SJ's two subunits, Girls' Generation's daily singles, etc. .

And it is possible that SM itself is not as optimistic about "X" as it is for "E". It feels that the results of this comeback are within expectations and there is no hope of a bigger hit. There is no more extravagant hope.

This idea is actually not wrong.

However, in the five days since EXO's official comeback on April 1st, four singing sessions and various promotions have been broadcast one after another, the first two days have been described as 'normal', 'disappointing', 'unpleasant', and 'uncomfortable'. EXO and "Haruhi", surrounded by comments such as "You can listen to your ability once," "You will never listen to it again after listening to it once," and "Boy bands will always dance honestly". The trend on the list suddenly began to undergo an amazing development and change.

In the early morning of April 1st, the sound source of two songs in "X" was released. The title song "Spring Day" Melon had 59,958 listeners in the first hour. Although it parachuted to the top of the eight charts and reached the real-time all-kill list, the first day of 24-hour listening The number of people is only 387,722, and the male to female ratio of the audience is 25:75.

Of course, this result is already very good for most men's teams.

However, judging from the popularity and fan base of EXO's recent comeback last month, the number of listeners in the entire first day of 24 hours was really unsatisfactory and significantly lower than expected. Judging from this number, basically on the first day The only people who paid attention to their return were their fans and a small number of passers-by who chose to listen. The vast majority of passers-by simply ignored them after seeing the boy band singing lyrics.

There is nothing that can be done about the prejudice that is deeply rooted in our hearts.

After that, the number of listeners on the 2nd and 3rd has also been declining. Thanks to the super fans and perseverance in charting, although it fell from the first place on the real-time chart, it still maintained a good ranking. However, the daily chart was somewhat weak. After hovering in the top five for a day, the ranking began to slowly decline.

The reviews on the Internet are not very good either. Excluding fans' nonsense and rainbow farts, bad reviews account for the majority.

It stands to reason that given the nationality of the boy band, as well as its reputation and reputation, under normal circumstances, the number of daily listeners of "Spring Day" will decrease day by day, and it will start to continue to decline in the rankings and even quickly fall off the list.

However, the situation seemed to start to change from noon on the 3rd.

I don’t know whether it’s because of the stage broadcast of the song, or because the reputation of music has changed and spread, or because the Elies have gone crazy and are frantically checking the charts 24 hours a day. The sound source of “Spring Day” has been available since noon on the 3rd. The ranking suddenly rose by two places.

The number of listeners on the 3rd unexpectedly did not drop and remained parallel to yesterday. Starting from the 4th, the number of daily listeners increased at an astonishing rate, 250,000, 300,000, and 400,000.

On the 6th, today, it has even surpassed the listening level when the song was released on the first day, and the ranking on the chart has re-entered the inner ring area. It is even surprising that the number of listeners has surpassed this time. MissA's title song "only you" has exploded in music performance.

After Miss released the album's sound source on March 31, the title song "only you" set a new single-day listening record for a girl group on the first day, reaching an astonishing 740,000, and achieved 'PAK' on the afternoon of the next day. At the same time, there was no obvious decline in the data. The number of listeners did not start to decline day by day until the next few days, but they still firmly occupied the first place on the daily and weekly charts.

On April 5th, "Only You" achieved two 'PAKs' again, taking the top spot on the melon chart in the first week of April. At the same time, the music source settlement also exceeded 50,000 points.

However, despite the amazing music performance, the data and number of listeners of this song are slowly declining like other songs.

Especially the number of listeners has dropped quite quickly.

"Spring Day" has completely unexpectedly started to rise against the trend. Two songs that originally had very different music scores have strangely dropped in the number of daily listeners. The situation has begun to reverse in a surprising way. .

"What's going on? Didn't "Spring Day" fly off the charts right away? I haven't watched it for two days, so why did it go up in the rankings again?"

"So good at brushing off ground fans? Why don't the officials care about this?"

"Elsie, did I see it wrong?"

When they saw EXO's logo and the name "Spring Day" reappearing in the inner ring, the fans who had been partying for two days were incredulous. Surprise was followed by anxiety and anger.

Isn't it a conclusion that "X"'s unsatisfactory results have sealed the deal? Isn’t it well known that boy bands that use ballads as their main hits are seeking death? Hasn’t the celebration party already been held?

Why did it suddenly become like this?

"MissA, can you give me some help?"

Many black fans began to pray sincerely.

After seeing that the music source started to counterattack, Ariel, who had already accepted that the performance of "X" was lower than that of "E", was instantly overjoyed, and began to vigorously promote and promote frequently on various forums and SNS, thinking that Wanting to contribute to the achievements of my own idol, the Internet suddenly became lively again.

Although MissA took the top spot in the music industry in the first week of April without any doubt, judging from the trend of one falling with the trend and the other rising against the trend, it is really not certain in the second week.

So the result this time has not been finalized yet.

Just when the enthusiasm of Ariel had just begun to surge again, and they were ready to show off their talents with their idols, a conflict suddenly broke out among EXO's own fans, and they started to tear themselves apart.

Got stuck

(End of chapter)