EXO's winter special comeback showcase today was arranged at the Garden Stage Theater in Lotte World. SM had already screened out the spots through various channels before attending. Thousands of fans were already waiting under the stage. As it gradually darkened, Under the dark sky, thousands of silver-shining Aili sticks looked extremely eye-catching.
Due to venue issues, the number of spectators who could come to the scene was not very large. The quota of less than 2,000 people was certainly a drop in the bucket compared to EXO’s huge number of fans. However, in addition to showing their comeback, today’s showcase was mainly about working with V With the cooperation of live, the entire showcase will be broadcast live on V APP, attracting more fans and users for EXO and V APP.
At seven o'clock in the evening, EXO officially appeared on the scene amidst the screams of fans. The song "boy with luv" ignited the atmosphere of the audience. After the stage ended, the venue quickly moved ten stools up, and nine EXO people and the host People immediately sat in a row and entered the chat session.
There are not many stages today, most of them are actually for interaction and chatting.
"Every time I say a word, I feel very intense here. The fans' voices are really powerful." The host of today's showcase is Wu Jingyan, the announcer. In the winter, she showed off her figure in a hip-hugging skirt. Sitting next to him, he said the lines enthusiastically: "Exo is indeed the most popular boy group in the world. Its popularity has conquered all fans. I have lived a very fulfilling life this year..."
"We have reviewed and sorted out all of EXO's very meaningful schedules in 2015, and sorted out the relevant keywords. Let's watch and chat at the same time... Please watch the big screen!"
As Wu Jingyan hosted, Chi Jingyuan looked back at the big screen behind him. Many white entries appeared on the black screen, each of which could represent a glorious history of EXO this year.
#call me baby, #boy with luv, #EXO-L, #one million, #billboard, #二行 etc. and in the middle #sing for you.
Although it had actually been rehearsed backstage, Chi Jingyuan still felt a little emotional when he saw these entries again, each of which could reflect a certain event.
I have actually done so many things this year...
"...So Yuan Xi, how do you feel about today?"
After the previous members finished speaking, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn. Wu Jingyan listened to the pleasant cheers from below, looked at him with a smile and asked.
"If you have any thoughts..."
Chi Jingyuan took the microphone and pondered for a moment.
This year is an extremely brilliant year for EXO's career. After 2015, when members fell in love, many people quit the group, the prospects were bleak, and everyone looked down on them, they changed their decline this year and rose despite the adversity. Not only did they clear up many ten-year-olds The bad influence of Two to Nine has officially become the TOP boy group of this generation.
Chi Jingyuan's own popularity has also increased accordingly, and he still firmly maintains his top position in the team. He is said to be the most popular male idol in the peninsula today. In fact, not many people will have objections, even some recent anti-fans. It's just a reluctant refutation. At most, I can add '一' after the title.
However, this kind of celebratory speech has been made many times this year. Immediately, some members in the front also expressed their feelings about this year's success. When Chi Jingyuan arrived, he was no longer excited about it, but instead felt excited. kind of other feelings.
"What I feel now is..." He looked back at the entries on the big screen, then looked at the fans below and said seriously: "I feel like time flies really fast. In the blink of an eye, I am almost ready to debut. It has been four years. Now that I think about when I first joined the company and the group, many memories are still very clear. I also remember some of the schedules after debut very clearly...I am almost 23 years old now, and I just joined school some time ago. I will take my final exams next year, and I will graduate next year... I feel like I just entered college not long ago."
"Hahaha..." After hearing the last joke, the fans below started laughing.
"Ah, it really went by so fast..." Finally, Chi Jingyuan glanced at the dim starry sky and sighed sincerely.
This was not a prepared line, it was indeed his true thoughts at this time.
Looking back on the day he joined SM, it seems like it was yesterday, and looking at everything in front of him now, four years have passed by in a flash. He has gone from a boy who likes singing and dancing, who finally got permission from his family to come out and want to be on stage, to what he is today. The most popular TOP idol, no matter how you evaluate it, the experiences and things you have encountered in the past few years are wonderful.
I made a lot of friends, encountered a lot of things, developed a good impression of some people, and was liked by many people.
But speaking of it, it is actually a bit of a fly in the ointment. He still doesn't have a serious dating partner.
It's actually quite a pity...
Chi Jingyuan's emotion seemed to have affected several other members. After hearing his words, many people felt a little empathy. The next few people also lamented how time flies, especially the oldest brother Kim Min-seok. , already twenty-six or seven years old, he will be serving in the military in a few years.
But after all, it was a showcase and not a wine table. The scene and atmosphere were not suitable for them to sigh. Soon, several people cheered up and began to focus on their work.
More than an hour later, amid the cheerful music and singing of "Eccentricity", today's showcase officially ended. Feeling the lively atmosphere and fans' swaying bodies and smiling faces, Chi Jingyuan also clicked with a smile. nod.
The song "Eccentric" is really cheerful, and it is a song that makes people happy after listening to it. Compared with "Sing for You" during this winter special, he actually liked this song more.
"Brother, how's it going?"
After saying goodbye to the audience and returning backstage, Park Chanyeol asked directly to his manager.
He was asking about the statistics of this showcase live broadcast. This guy has always been very interested in live broadcasting.
"Don't be so anxious, drink some water first." The manager waved with a smile, took a few bottles of drinks and handed them over. After feeling that several other members looked over, he smiled and clapped his hands, He said loudly and very satisfied: "Nearly two million viewers watched the whole process, and the number of likes exceeded 90 million, which is the highest live broadcast data currently on V APP."
"Wow!"
"Nice!"
Several members immediately screamed with excitement upon hearing this.
This data is really scary. Today's V APP still has many problems. The UI is stupid and inconvenient, the server is sluggish and often lags, and what's even more disgusting is that one person can only like five times in a row, and then it will be buffered. Continuous point of law.
Everywhere is full of anti-human settings.
But it's still pretty popular.
V LIVE, a live streaming app, has developed rapidly since it was launched in September. Most of the idol groups in the Peninsula have opened accounts on it to conduct live broadcasts. It has become another place for artists to be exposed and attract fans in addition to TV stations.
To be honest, EXO’s contribution in publicity is still very large.
Today's successful showcase is a good start for this comeback, which makes the entire EXO team very excited. Several brothers and Chi Jingyuan have already started discussing where to go to eat:
"How about finding a place to celebrate?"
"I have to go to SBS to record a program later, so I don't have time."
"Let's go back and order a late-night snack in the evening. The barbecue you ordered last time was very good. By the way, I can play some computer or board games..." Chi Jingyuan took a sip of his drink and made a suggestion, but added later. One sentence: "But I can't sleep too late. I have to get up early tomorrow to record "Yin Yin""
"Yi~Are you showing off?"
…………
"... Today's recording is probably about so much. The focus of the next work is to prepare the Christmas special. Christmas on the 25th happens to be Golden Sunday, which is also the time when our "Yinyin" will be broadcast."
"So this last special episode of this year is also very important. We have also confirmed artist contracts with several agencies..."
On December 11, a group of staff and two MCs were having a meeting in the KBS "Music Bank" program office. PD Han Kyung-cheol was introducing in detail today and the recording work for the last two episodes of 2015.
Christmas is one of the most important holidays for the peninsula. Basically, at that time, all programs broadcast on the two days before and after Christmas will have a special episode.
Chi Jingyuan listened carefully to the PD's introduction and looked at the long list of artists scheduled to appear in the 'Christmas Special' shown on the information in his hand, including EXO, CNBLUE, infinite, Apink, red velvet, twice, Gfrien, etc. There are also many newcomers with good achievements in the established first-line groups. They are really luxurious, not inferior to many platter concerts. It can be seen that the program team still attaches great importance to this last program of the year.
At the end, he looked at the two MCs Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun who were sitting next to him, and said: "When the time comes, Jingyuan, you and Irene, the two MCs, will also come up with a collaborative stage. We will work with your company on the specific stage planning." We have already communicated. You two should take advantage of the recent time to practice and communicate on your own."
The two MCs are the magic weapon for the ratings of "Music Bank" today, and the program team certainly cannot waste them.
"..."
Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan and Pei Zhuxuan, who were sitting nearby, both raised their heads, turned to look at each other, and then quickly looked at PD Han Jingzhe together and nodded:
"I see."
"OK."
After the meeting, Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan left the conference room and got into work, reviewing scripts, rehearsing in advance, communicating with guests, etc.
Compared to the last period when he was doing these things alone and was bored, Chi Jingyuan still clearly felt that today's work was much easier and more comfortable than before. Time also passed very quickly. Soon it was lunch time. Chi Jingyuan clearly felt that today's work was much easier and more comfortable than before. Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun sat on the sofa in the waiting room and ate at the table in front of them, while their managers sat in the corner and ate together in silence.
Lunch is provided by the program team, with bibimbap, ramen, and Chinese set meals to choose from, which is quite rich.
The manager ate relatively quickly. After a few quick bites, he was almost finished. He said hello and walked out, probably to go to the toilet or to smoke.
After the agent left, the rest room seemed a little quiet. Only the sound of slight chewing continued. Chi Jingyuan was eating while reading messages on his phone. After he picked up the last piece of meat on the plate and fed it into his mouth, , suddenly a pair of chopsticks stretched out from the side and picked up several pieces of pot meat. Pei Zhuxuan's lingering voice also came at the same time:
"I'll give you this to eat..."
Chi Jingyuan, who was attracted to her, held up his cheeks and turned to look at her. Pei Zhuxuan didn't turn around when he noticed his gaze. He stared at the bowl in front of him and said casually: "These things are too high in calories. I have been doing some bodybuilding exercises recently." Management, can’t eat.”
"Do you still need body control?" Chi Jingyuan chewed something in his mouth and glanced up and down at her figure wrapped in a coat. His eyes finally stopped at the tied golden braids and the clear-cut profile.
Pei Zhuxuan ate her meal in small bites and said naturally: "Yes, I still don't look slim enough for the photo."
"..."
Glancing at the young lady's lightly bulging cheeks and lips that were even more shiny with some oil, Chi Jingyuan nodded without persuading him and directly fed the meat that the other party had just picked up into his mouth.
The two of them sat together and ate quietly, picking up their chopsticks from time to time and chatting quietly, making the atmosphere warm.
Although Chi Jingyuan took the initiative to invite him two days ago, the two of them have not had the chance to have dinner together these days because of their busy schedule. Today, they got together because of "Music Bank".
Although the location may be a little wrong, the people are just right.
"Joy and Yook Sungjae's "We Got Married" had pretty good reviews online. I watched two episodes after I heard you talk about it last time. Both of them performed very well."
After eating for a while, Chi Jingyuan seemed to remember something, put down his phone and casually mentioned: "What's your situation now?"
"They must be dating..."
Speaking of this, Pei Zhuhyun couldn't help but paused with her chopsticks, lightly licked the corners of her mouth, then pursed them together, and continued with a slightly hesitant tone: "I want to find a time to talk to her."
"What to talk about?"
"..."
The young lady rolled her eyes at Chi Jingyuan. She didn't believe that this man didn't know what he wanted to talk about.
Chi Jingyuan glanced aside at Pei Zhuxuan, feeling a little funny.
You don’t think Park Soo Young is the only one in your group who is dating, and you don’t think you are not dating in the eyes of your members?
Moreover, when a member of a group falls in love, it’s okay for other members to gossip and listen to stories for reference, but it’s really not appropriate to interfere as it can lead to resentment.
In 2012, when EXO debuted, as far as Ji Kyung-won knew, several members had fallen in love with female fans. Team leader Kim Jun-myeon also knew it well, but he never said anything. Instead, he would often say Take the initiative to help cover.
Although this may be due to the fact that he himself is in love, it is more because he knows some of the tricks.
However, as Pei Zhuhyun herself is the captain, I heard that she is still a captain with some actual power. She has her own responsibilities and style of doing things. Naturally, Chi Jingyuan will not persuade her. It is not a big deal anyway.
This topic did not affect the atmosphere of the table. We were eating and chatting. After a few minutes, when the plate bottomed out, Pei Zhuxuan suddenly asked: "By the way, aren't you guys back? Why didn't the first stage be placed in today's " "Yin Yin", but tomorrow's "Music Center"?"
"Who knows, the company arranged it."
Chi Jingyuan shrugged and said it didn't matter: "Anyway, I won't play a few songs in this winter college, and I won't be able to participate in the next ones..."
"Yes, you are going to join the group for filming... Well, I listened to your winter special this time. I listened to the two hit songs "Sing for You" and "Eccentric" several times..."
"Huh?" He raised an eyebrow.
The young lady had already finished eating. She took a wet tissue from the side and handed it to Chi Jingyuan. Then she took one and wiped her mouth gently. She held a pure white tissue in her little hand and tapped it on the corner of her mouth. Next, her movements were gentle and graceful, which looked a little sultry. At the same time, she didn't look here, but said with some meaning:
"But I feel...it doesn't sound as good as last year's."
Chi Jingyuan took the tissue and wiped his mouth, looking at her arrogant expression, he burst out laughing:
"Of course."
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The first stage of EXO's winter special comeback will be on MBC's "Music Center" on the 12th. Although the resources and treatment of the winter special are not as good as those of the regular album, they still attach great importance to singing songs on the first stage. Early in the morning I got up and rushed to the TV station.
"Music Center" was once the most valuable and one of the "singing programs of the three major TV stations", but now it feels a little different from what it used to be.
I don’t know what the program team is thinking. "Music Center" underwent a major revision in November this year, directly canceling the 'one ranking system'. From that day on, every program will no longer rank songs, and will no longer Awarded to one.
In other words, "Yinzhong" has changed from a singing program to a pure stage performance program.
This is not the first time that "Music Center" has done this. They canceled the ranking in 2006 and only restored it in 13 years. Now they have canceled it again, highlighting the swing and uncertainty.
The statement from the MBC Variety Show Headquarters this time is roughly like this: "Because major charts already have rankings, it would be meaningless for us to rank and rank one. If we cancel the rankings, both we and the guests can focus more on stage performances. , increasing the richness of content and program value.”
That's what they say, but it doesn't appear that way. The continued decline in ratings is the most obvious proof.
The idol guest stage will not be more exciting and effective just because you don't rank it. It may even be that if you don't rank it, the ratings will be lower and you won't take it seriously.
Chi Jingyuan feels that "Music Center" will have to be changed sooner or later. Originally, this kind of singing program was aimed at Kpop fans. Fans from different groups like the whole second and second most, high and low. Many people like it the most. The purpose of watching Da Ge is to see the idol's ranking and the last one, then brag when you should, spray when you should, then show off and scold, and so on.
Moreover, Peninsula people love all kinds of rankings. When they have nothing to do, they like to do various things such as "the most popular female idol", "the most wanted male idol", and "when you arrive at the terminal on the subway, the idol you most want to be there" Waiting for you' and other baffling lists.
If your song-dating program doesn't have rankings or lists, is it still called 'dating songs'? There will definitely be fewer people watching.
However, in this way, IU and Lee Ji-eun became the last legendary figure in the history of "Music Center".
At the same time, in order to revamp the program, the program team made a lot of changes. First of all, all three fixed MCs were off the job. Among them were Shinee Minho and Jin Yelin, who were very familiar with Ji Kyung-won. These two people served as fixed MCs in May and only worked for six years. It took only a month for him to get off the bus due to disaster. It was good that Choi Min Ho had no shortage of announcements, but Kim Ye Rin was a little unlucky.
The EXO group immediately got into work mode after arriving at MBC. Because of their status and popularity, there must be many supporting links such as interviews. After a while, two new MCs came to their lounge. Start communicating today's work.
Chi Jingyuan keenly noticed that the two MCs often looked at him after coming in, with some unspeakable meaning in their eyes.
After the previous three MCs got off the show, the program team also changed from the norm and no longer used idols as MCs. Instead, they found two young actors, actress Kim Sae-ron and newcomer actor Kim Min-jae.
And I don’t know if it’s the request of the program team, ever since he took office. The MC hosting style and some interactions of these two actors are visibly imitating the CP of "Music Bank". They focus on ambiguous lines and sweet interactions. They seem to want to replicate the current ratings miracle of "Music Bank" .
It's a pity that their appearance is a little worse. Compared with Ji Kyung-won and Bae Zhu-hyun, these two people are a bit like monkey versions. In addition, they don't have that tacit understanding of each other. Every interaction seems to be... It was a bit deliberate and embarrassing, and it failed to give the audience that sweet feeling of wanting to sneeze. Not only did it not help the ratings much after a month, it was also ridiculed by many fans of Yinyin CP on the Internet.
When seeing these comments online, Chi Jingyuan actually felt quite happy.
Do you really think that the title 'boy group beauty' was just randomly assigned to you? What’s the effect of just finding a new actor and thinking of me?
joke……
By the way, so is Bae Joo Hyun.
After today's "Music Center" ended, the EXO group returned to the company and took a short rest before rushing to Incheon International Airport and taking an overnight flight to Jinling, the Kingdom of Xia, to prepare for the concert the next day.
The scheduled concert schedule for EXO's second tour in the Mainland is coming to an end, with only a few shows left.
After finishing the performance schedule, Chi Kyung-won hurriedly returned to Seoul. After completing several brand promotion trips, he rushed to MBC with his manager in the evening to prepare to record his replacement as the MC of "Zhou Ou" ’s final Christmas Girls special.
