"Hey, have you come in so soon? Anihasaya..." In the backstage lounge of the Tokyo Dome, just a few seconds after the live broadcast started, Park Chanyeol, who noticed that the audience was already pouring in quickly, interrupted and talked to the side The members were chatting, waving to the camera and saying hello: "Youluoben, Anihasaiyo~, do you all know where we are now..."
"zzangzzang!" He said, using the camera of his mobile phone to look around, his voice loud and exaggerated: "Yes, we are backstage at the concert now. There is still some time before the official opening, and the members are all doing My own business..." Two days passed by after EXO officially debuted in Neon, and soon they arrived at the most important event in their Neon schedule, the Tokyo Dome concert.
Although they debuted here and achieved unexpectedly good results, it is obvious that SM has no intention of shifting the focus of EXO's activities to neon. After the album was released on the 4th, various activities have been scheduled. In addition to recording several local talk shows and stages, EXO actually spent most of their time preparing for this concert. They have been rehearsing on site since yesterday and arrived at the venue very early today. Get ready.
They had been busy from morning to just now. Everyone was waiting in the lounge for the performance to start. Park Chanyeol, who always liked live broadcasts, took advantage of his free time and after communicating with his manager, he directly opened vlive and had a surprise live broadcast.
"...Brother Xuimin is still touching up his makeup, so let's not disturb him." After about ten minutes, Park Chanyeol walked around the entire lounge with a selfie stick and pretended to interview most of the members. , the popularity of the live broadcast room is also increasing. After just finishing the photo of Kim Min-seok who was still applying makeup, he stood in the middle close to his mobile phone and read the messages that kept flooding the screen and interacted with the audience: "Wow, the messages are flooding the screen so fast, suho Hyung isn't here, he just went out...'Where is Yuan? I want to see Yuan', I want to see the maknae, okay, no problem, let me see where he is... Found him!" As he said that, Park Chanyeol looked towards He walked towards Chi Jingyuan's position on the right and pointed the camera at him from several meters away.
At this time, Chi Jingyuan was sitting alone on a small sofa in the corner. After putting on makeup, he had several college textbooks spread out on his lap. He was bent over with a pen and was writing and drawing with some difficulty on them. He pursed his lips. He frowned slightly, obviously not feeling relaxed.
Although he took advantage of this time to read for a while, it was obvious that the atmosphere in the lounge was not concentrating. Far away, he heard Park Chanyeol's live broadcast.
Park Chanye quickly walked to the side, stood there, pointed the camera at Chi Jingyuan, and said with a smile: "Yuanxi, say hello to the audience, many fans have been swiping the screen to see you..."
"Anihasay..." Chi Jingyuan, who had been looking at the book for a while, raised his head and immediately entered business mode, smiling at the camera and waving.
As soon as Chi Jingyuan entered the country, the speed of the barrage in the live broadcast room immediately became significantly faster. This kind of private live broadcast gave people a completely different feeling from the usual TV cameras.
"What is Yuanxi doing?" Park Chanyeol asked curiously on behalf of the audience while patting the textbook on Chi Jingyuan's lap.
"Um, I'm reviewing. It's the end of the year and the school exams are about to take place..." Chi Jingyuan put down the pen in his hand, stood up and shook his head.
"Hey Yigu, it's really hard. Recently, the maknae will do his homework whenever he has free time. I have seen it many times." Park Chanyeol obviously understands it very well. He immediately started to praise him without any communication. After saying a few words, he pointed the camera at Chi Jingyuan's face and hair, and asked in the same surprise tone as many fans: "Wow, is this specially dyed for today's concert?"
"Indeed." Chi Jingyuan lightly patted the bangs in front of his forehead, looked at the camera and nodded with a smile.
They have really made a lot of preparations for this performance, and for these performances, Cody also specially dyed Chi Jingyuan's smoky gray hair color that was highly praised during his previous "Call Me Baby" period. This hair color is in It had been on several hot searches in a row, and many fans had specially opened hot posts, evaluating it as one of Chi Jingyuan's most handsome looks since his debut, which attracted him many new fans.
However, this look only lasted for more than half a month. Although many fans liked it later, I never dyed it again because it was too troublesome and the color faded easily. At this time, after appearing in the live broadcast room, many fans immediately exclaimed screamed.
"...Okay, let's not disturb the maknae's review." After chatting casually and asking a few questions, Park Chanyeol and Chi Jingyuan left, preparing to end the live broadcast: "Except for Suho brother, everyone else The members have all met, it’s getting late, and this live broadcast is almost here..."
“Please look forward to tonight’s concert!”…
"Let's all burn together!"
"Hello, you don't have this w, tokyo!" The Tokyo Dome concert started on time in the evening. Facing the audience who couldn't see the edge of the venue, and the neatly twinkling stars in the venue, many members couldn't hold back the enthusiasm in their hearts. During the interlude in the middle of the performance, they shouted loudly towards the bottom, and they were responded to by an overwhelming cheer and support.
Chi Jingyuan stood on the stage, looking at the tens of thousands of spectators who were filled with darkness, which brought great pressure but also gave people endless motivation. He was also extremely excited in his heart, and he felt as if his whole body was on fire. It was as if I was dying. What beat faster than the dance was my heart that was already boiling inside.
The difference between a concert with 50,000 people and a concert with 10,000 people is still very obvious. The feeling just standing on the stage is really completely different. In the vast venue, there are endless black figures and waving bright silver. The light combined together was like a river of stars dancing in the deep universe, completely surrounding them from top to bottom, left to right, leaving no gaps, giving people an endless and heavy sense of oppression.
But the achievement and excitement of being there, surrounded by all the stars, and being the central focus of tens of thousands of people, is difficult to express in words.
Even the Gocheok Dome performance in Peninsula some time ago was dwarfed in comparison.
This is not the first time for EXO to perform at the Tokyo Dome. They have actually been here several times before with SMtown, but the sense of accomplishment between a group concert and a solo concert is completely different.
Today, they are the only protagonists. This performance is also part of the second tour, so the songs and programs performed are basically the same as the previous second tour concerts. However, due to the problems of the Tokyo Dome venue and facilities, whether it is the surround sound effects of the speakers or the huge screen The visual effects, and even the response and support of the audience, which were several times larger, were much better than those in ordinary venues before. It also allowed EXO to contribute the most exciting and classic stages of this second tour, such as this song "Golden" country".
"Show the light ahead of us, and set off towards a future that no one knows."
"Every step will become a legend."
"Same row, same day, same name."
"Because we are one and trust each other." The various choreographies that have been practiced countless times were made casually without thinking in the neural memory. Not long after the opening, there were less than three stages, because of the excitement and burning There was obvious sweat on Chi Jingyuan's forehead, and his breathing became rapid, but these things were not worth mentioning in the face of endless enthusiasm and motivation.
The other members were obviously immersed in this enjoyable atmosphere. Every time they waved the prop light stick in their hands, it seemed like they were using all their strength.
After a few songs, EXO stood in a row in front of the stage. After the first few members finished speaking, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn.
After several months of studying Japanese, although the other members of xo are not very proficient, most members have no problem with basic greetings and communication, and there is no need for him to act as a translator.
"Ah ah ah..." When he appeared on the big screen and just raised the microphone before he could speak, the surrounding audience had already burst into excited shouts like a mountain roar and a tsunami, completely overwhelming the microphone and speakers. The stage and ground seemed to be shaking.
The smile on Chi Jingyuan's face became brighter and more enjoyable. This kind of stage and this kind of attention are the goals he has been pursuing.
After waiting for several seconds, the cheers gradually subsided. He looked around and shouted loudly below: "Everyone in Tokyo, how are you doing?"
"ye~~ahhh..."
"Have you been waiting for a long time?"
"ye~~..."
"We have been looking forward to today, and we will work hard until the end..."
"Please take care of me, and please enjoy it until the end!"
"Ahhh..."... "exo Tokyo Dome concert was held perfectly, presenting 27 wonderful songs to the audience" rough card "Since their official debut at Neon on November 4th, exo held a concert at Tokyo Dome on the 6th Held the first Neon Dome concert, becoming 'the fastest overseas artist to perform in the Dome after debuting'" "EXO's popularity continues to grow, becoming the most popular overseas group among Neon young people" at the first East Egg After the performance, many Neon media outlets issued press releases the next day to conduct extensive publicity, making EXO, which originally topped the public trust list due to its debut album sales, once again become the focus of many people.
They have such momentum just after their official debut. Among all the peninsula groups that are active in neon, they are rare.
After experiencing the first Dongdan concert, the second performance brought a little less shock and emotion to Chi Jingyuan and other members of EXO, although the enthusiastic support from the audience and fans was still there. I was very moved, but the sensory shock was not as good as the first scene.
But a dome is a dome after all. Whether it’s the atmosphere or the venue, all the experiences are much better than ordinary small venues.
After the concert on the 7th, the EXO group first found a Japanese restaurant for a meal. After returning to the hotel, Jin Junmian took a few people to play cards, while Chi Jingyuan was in his room with the TV on. , but I was lying on the bed and watching the live broadcast of this year's mma that was being simultaneously carried out on my mobile phone.
As the first of the four major award shows in the Peninsula music industry to be held this year, although EXO was absent, MMA still attracted a lot of attention.
Because it was already late, when Chi Jingyuan started watching, the live broadcast was already in the middle and late stages. The last few top 10 awards were in progress. Bae Zhuhyun also came up to the MC wearing a little black skirt. I don’t know that she was nervous. Or something? The problem is similar to what she usually does on "Music Bank". Her speech speed is a bit too fast and she can't let it go. She feels like she's hosting too obviously.
The last performer was BigBang. They sang five songs in a row. It was really hard for them. They turned MMA's stage into their own private concert. However, they are worthy of being a top group and their popularity is really high. , after switching to the panoramic screen, you can clearly see that almost half of the audience in the audience are holding their crown lights. When a few nightclub-style songs such as "Pokémon" are good at heating up the atmosphere, the entire audience is stunned. The venue immediately became lively.
This alone is really amazing. Because of the style of the song and the popularity of the song, it is difficult for even EXO to achieve this effect.
After BigBang's stage ended, it was time for the highlight of MMA, the awarding of the last three awards. Under the attentive attention of all the audience and fans, the presenters Kim Jong-jin and Moon Jin-hee came on stage, and the first award was quickly announced.
The first 'Song of the Year' went to BigBang, and when it came to the second 'Album of the Year', as Chi Jingyuan expected, the award presenter did not even sell the suspense, and directly announced that exo would win the award with "exo-l" The album won this award.
This year, the physical sales of all exo albums accounted for nearly half of the entire peninsula music industry. The total number is dozens of times that of the four single albums of bigbang's "made". Among them, the single sales volume of the regular second album "exo-l" exceeded one million , in the 'Album of the Year' award, which mainly refers to sales performance, it would be really weird if you can't win it.
If it were not awarded to exo, the other winners would probably not be too embarrassed to go up and receive the award. It is worth mentioning that Big Bang has only released four single albums this year, "m", "a", "d" and "e". It was originally announced that after the completion of the four single albums, a full-length full album would be released in the fifth month. However, it was postponed by YG. The official explanation was that the album preparation was not progressing well due to the intense tour of Big Bang, so it was postponed to next year.
Fans were so convinced of this that they made some comments online, half complaining and half showing off. As for the real reason, who knows... Although the 'Album of the Year' was awarded, because exo was not present, and because it was the Grand Awards, they did not record the award video in advance, so no one accepted the award. After the award presenter announced the winner, "callmebaby The music of "Boy With Luv" and "Boy With Luv" sounded alternately, but the stage was empty. There were only two award presenters standing there alone, which seemed a bit embarrassing.
What's interesting is that the director then focused the camera on Redvelvet who was sitting in the audience. As soon as the five girls saw the camera facing each other, they all smiled and started dancing to celebrate their senior's winning the grand award.
As a result, a delivery error occurred. The director may have meant to let redvelvet, who is also from SM company, accept the award instead of exo who was not present at the scene, so as not to make the scene too embarrassing and the trophies cannot be handed out. The result may be that there was no communication in advance and redvelvet and the others did not know what to expect. I went up to receive the award, and when I saw the camera pointed at me, I thought I was going to take a picture of their rea, so I kept smiling beautifully, some kept clapping, and some shook their fists, looking very happy, and Looks proud.
But when filming rea, the camera usually moves away after two or three seconds. As a result, the camera was always staring at redvelvet. Kang Seulgi and Kim Yerim were so photographed that they could hardly move their hands, and Bae Joo Hyun's smile became a little stiff and refused to move away. , making the five girls feel anxious but not afraid, secretly wondering what went wrong.
At this time, the camera suddenly moved away. A staff member quickly ran to the side and whispered to them. Then the camera turned back. The five redvelvets stood up from the audience with a belated smile, and walked towards the stage with some sarcasm. go.
At this time, the Allies who were present were also screaming, and tacitly sang the BGM "Call Me Baby" that was being played.
"callmebabybacallmebaby."
"callmebabybacallmebaby." Even though EXO was not present, and even though half of the audience today were fans of Big Bang, the chorus at this time still permeated the entire venue, and neither the sound nor the momentum was inferior at all.
Redvelvet trembled and fell to the stage during the shocking chorus. Bae Zhuhyun took the initiative to take the trophy and approached the microphone with some embarrassment: "Nay, xo, xo senior nim rough Camida!" The young lady's tone was sweet, However, due to lack of confidence and the mistake in the broadcast just now, he seemed a little weak and a little shy.
"We'll pass it on to them."
"Rough Camida, Rough Camida!" Several members next to them also took turns expressing their blessings in cute voices. With their uniform cake maid outfits, they looked quite cute, at least for many Aridus. I can't help but have some fond feelings for this junior girl group.
After redvelvet quickly walked off the stage with the trophy, the two presenters took a breath and seemed much more relaxed before continuing to present the next award.
Chi Jingyuan didn't watch the award of the last grand prize. Without even thinking about it, he knew it should be from Big Bang. After all, it was enough for such an embarrassing scene to happen once.
...When the performance on the 8th ended, the three-day East Egg concert finally came to a perfect conclusion. Less than a week after debuting in Neon, the three East Egg performances attracted nearly 160,000 spectators, and all the 52,000 seats available for each performance were fully occupied. This is a brilliant achievement that highlights this band from the peninsula. In addition to the amazing popularity of the boy band, it has also achieved a fascinating achievement.
Neon's one-week trip was over, and EXO returned to Peninsula Seoul on the 9th, the day after the concert. The first thing Chi Kyung-won did after returning for a short rest was to get a haircut.
