As soon as the door opened, the first thing he saw was Pei Zhuhyun, who was sitting on the sofa with her legs sideways and playing with her mobile phone. The other person obviously heard the movement and looked over as soon as he raised his eyes.
The eyelashes trembled mischievously, and the dark and translucent eyes were like a pair of shining black gems.
Before they spoke, their eyes met first. Chi Kyung-yuan glanced at each other and then looked at the manager Quan Hye-young sitting next to him, while Bae Joo-hyun did not avoid it and kept looking at Chi Kyung-yuan walking slowly. Come in.
We haven't seen each other for a few days, but the young lady's face is still the same, and her breath is still the same. Although there has been some abnormality in not contacting her in the past few days, she still looks so familiar at first glance, with her pretty appearance.
"Come so early..."
They had seen each other countless times through "Music Bank" for more than half a year and were already familiar with each other, so they just skipped the standard greetings. Chi Jingyuan smiled and looked at Quan Huiying and said hello first.
"We have just arrived. Jingyuan, have you just returned to Seoul?" Quan Huiying stood up and showed a big smile.
"Well, something happened to the members. They rushed back all night last night." Chi Jingyuan nodded and exchanged a few simple greetings, then glanced at Pei Zhuxuan, looked around, and said directly without being polite. : "I forgot to mention before, there is no equipment in the practice room, and there is no choreography for this song. Let's go directly to the music room to practice."
"Okay, it's all up to you." Of course Quan Huiying and Bae Zhuhyun would not object. They got up and packed up, put their bags on their backs, and walked out of the practice room together.
The music room is downstairs. A few people went downstairs without taking the elevator and headed there. They chatted a few words about recent events along the way. Quan Huiying was concerned about Kim Jong-in's injury and then started asking about the stage. time, Chi Jingyuan gave a brief talk while walking, and soon arrived at the destination.
"So this time the stage is a very simple duet stage for men and women. There is no choreography in the middle. I originally wanted to bring a guitar on stage, but after thinking about it, I decided not to do it... It's mainly between Irene and I. Some coordination and interaction…arrived.”
Chi Jingyuan said, opened the door of the music room and led a few people in. After quickly preparing, he and Pei Zhuxuan sat close together, while the two managers acted as role models on the sofa on the other side. Onlookers were checking their phones and looking at documents, glancing over there from time to time, but they remained silent.
"How was your practice?"
Before starting, Chi Jingyuan asked casually, and Pei Zhuxuan nodded slightly, looking quite confident.
He could tell that Pei Zhuhyun might be a little worried, but because he was at work, he said that the two of them quickly started practicing together without talking any more.
As Chi Jingyuan said just now, the song "Dream" is a very simple male and female duet. There is no special positioning. The two pairs are just sitting together, looking at the audience, or watching each other singing softly.
The main thing is to arrange some small interactions to heighten the atmosphere, and this is actually what they are best at. It doesn't even need practice. Sometimes it's just a look or a look in the eyes, and the other person can connect with it like a tacit understanding... This In the past six months of hosting, this kind of thing has happened countless times.
They have practiced this kind of cooperation stage twice before, the MC's getting on stage and the Christmas stage, and this third time it's time to get off.
But in terms of performance difficulty, this is the easiest one.
"The sound is a little low here, raise it a little... um, that's good."
"The singing this time... was pretty good."
Although Chi Jingyuan knew that Pei Zhuhyun had good qualities as an idol in all aspects. Except for being slightly shorter, he had almost no shortcomings in other professional skills, such as singing and dancing.
However, during the practice, he unexpectedly discovered that this sister sang the song "Dream" unexpectedly well. The first time she practiced it, she was already familiar with it. The melody and lyrics were already well understood, and there was no need to read the music score at all. The expression of emotions is also very good, and it feels like there is no need to practice at all.
She didn't know how many times she had practiced this song in private in just a few days.
It's actually a bit embarrassing to say that although Chi Jingyuan is guiding the two of them to practice, he feels that he can't sing as well as others. He has been busy with tour these days. After he finished writing the song and recording the demo, he didn't practice a few times at all. .
I sang it several times in a row, and designed and rehearsed several interactions. The practice went smoothly, and after about an hour it was time to rest.
No one went to the restroom. The two of them drank some water and sat in their original positions. Not far away, two agents saw that they had entered the rest room. After remaining quiet for an hour, they couldn't hold it in any longer, so they whispered there. of chatting.
Chi Jingyuan and Pei Zhuxuan were a little quiet when they sat together.
The rustling sound reached here and was barely audible. One of the two of them lowered his head, seeming to be reading the music score in his hand, while the other was holding a water glass, looking at the bubbles of the liquid inside, but for a long time Not even a sip.
After about ten seconds of silence, without any warning, the two people suddenly spoke together.
"Singing so well?"
"Written a new song?"
Different voices emerged at the same time, breaking the quiet atmosphere around them. The male and female voices collided with each other without any discussion.
Coincidentally, when Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuxuan were talking, they both still maintained their previous actions. One lowered his head and the other looked at the water glass. Although they were talking to each other, they did not mean to look at each other. However, after hearing the voice, they They all had a tacit understanding and raised their heads in surprise, looking at each other. Their eyes and eyes touched, and a subtle feeling slowly brewed and quickly rose.
"Ha ha……"
They looked at each other and blinked at each other, and suddenly laughed together. One put down the document in his hand, and the other put the water glass on the table.
The surrounding temperature seemed to rise a lot all of a sudden.
"I have taken the time to practice several times in the past few days..."
After the laughter dissipated, Pei Zhuxuan first glanced at the manager's side. After finding that nothing was going on, he looked at the music score in front of him and pursed his lips: "I really like this song. Well, the lyrics are very well written... …”
She actually got the music score, and after reading it, she knew that this song was a new song written by Chi Jingyuan. In addition to the lyrics and thoughts being very appropriate, the title of the song seemed to have her name written directly on it.
I am naturally happy in my heart, but more importantly, it is a bit complicated.
Such a nice song, sweet melody, and yearning lyrics...
But it was used on the stage of getting off the bus,
However, although her emotions were complicated, she didn't want to show too much in front of Chi Jingyuan for many reasons.
Chi Jingyuan sounded relaxed when she said it, but the level she had just practiced cannot be achieved by just taking the time to practice a few times. Chi Jingyuan estimates that this sister has spent all her free time practicing this song these days. .
"Isn't the song title also good?"
Chi Jingyuan tilted his head slightly, looked into Pei Zhuxuan's eyes and blinked.
Because it was a practice, I didn’t need to put on much makeup. What I saw was a simple but well-fitting coat. The long golden bangs hung down on both sides of the cheeks to the chin, and the curly hair on the back of the head was braided into a ball, like a bud. Upon closer inspection, there was a dull hair sticking up.
His face is as clean as a high school student.
"Pfft..." When the young lady saw him like this, she couldn't help but laugh again. She held her mouth and puffed out her cheeks and trembled a few times. Then she nodded and looked at him with a playful tone: "Gui, that's good!"
The smile is nice, just like usual.
"Haha..." Chi Jingyuan also laughed, raised his eyes and thought for a moment: "The inspiration suddenly came to me a few days ago. My brother and I went to attend a friend's wedding, and then we went to a bar to sit together in the evening. In a moment..."
He briefly told the story, and then was interrupted by Bae Zhuhyun during the pause.
"The day you fed the stray cats?" The young lady looked at him with a smile.
"Well, that was the day..." Chi Jingyuan hesitated for a moment and nodded helplessly.
What he didn't expect was that he seemed to be recognized by someone when he and his second brother were walking on the roadside that day. Especially in front of the building, he suddenly and emotionally took out dried meat and fed it to a stray cat. I know who took the photo and posted it online, which attracted a lot of attention.
However, due to privacy issues, he is the only one in the photo, and the figures appearing in other angles are all mosaic. There are no scandals, they are all rainbow farts blown by fans, such as:
"Wow, even though I'm wearing a mask and a hat, my eyes and figure look exactly like Yuan's, okay? It's so superior."
"The way Yuan feeds the stray cats is really impressive. It makes me cry because of the warmth."
"The way Oppa bends down to feed the cat has become one of the images in my life. Kind people are the most handsome."
Even some passers-by expressed favorable opinions, which made Chi Jingyuan himself unable to stand it.
He was actually in a good mood and fed him easily. To be honest, he really didn’t like cats and dogs very much.
If he doesn't feed him next time after seeing it, he won't be said to have a broken personality...
Of course, there are also many negative fans who say that it is disgusting to put on a show and that the smile is so fake. This has actually contributed to a lot of heat in the quarrels with fans.
"At that time, I met a stray cat by chance. I happened to have snacks with me and fed it. I didn't expect to be photographed... The couple singing in the bar made me feel really good. "Dream" The inspiration for the song came from that time, and some of the design of the stage for this song also have some references..." Chi Jingyuan looked at Pei Zhuhyun with crooked eyes, and recounted what happened a few days ago with aftertaste.
One of the things he didn't say was that he felt that the tacit understanding and natural feeling of the singing couple were somewhat similar to the two of them.
"Is it really that romantic?" The young lady's eyes were bright and she seemed to be looking forward to it.
"It's right in Hannan Cave. Why don't we go there together next time we are free?" Chi Jingyuan had a good impression of the bar and wouldn't mind taking someone there next time.
"good!"
Pei Zhuxuan nodded slightly and responded.
After chatting and joking for a while, Pei Zhuxuan became a lot more natural. The two of them came closer and communicated quietly during the break. As they talked, she seemed to think of something. Her tone changed, a little regretful and complicated:
"In the past two days, the response from fans online has been really intense..."
A few days ago, January 8th was the broadcast time of "Music Bank", and it was also the penultimate episode in which Ji Kyung-won and Bae Zhuhyun served as MCs. However, this episode was not live broadcast, but was recorded in advance on the 6th.
In this episode, the two also specially recorded a VCR, in which they thanked the audience for their support for so long and previewed the news that they will officially get off the show after the next episode.
The show caused an uproar immediately after it aired, and it immediately became a hot search topic.
Although less than a year is not a long time, due to the high popularity and favorability of passers-by, the names "Yinyin CP" and "Friday Couple" have already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the "Yinyin" audience. It can be said that now Most of the audience at the stage came to see the two of them, and they have accumulated a large number of CP fans in the past half year.
As soon as the news of getting off the train came out, there was an outcry. Viewers and fans appealed on the official account of the show not to get off the train. Many people even went to SM's account to leave crazy messages, cursing the company for not being a good person for letting such people do this. Nice pair of fixed MC's getting off so early, leaving comments like 'Trash company go to hell' Why so early? Please don't get off the car, I love these MCs so much, "I can really watch them forever" and many other comments.
The reaction was quite intense.
Of course, there are also many fans of the two who heard the news of getting off the bus. They beat gongs and drums happily and celebrated happily that their oppa husband/sister wife was finally free. Please get off the bus quickly and never see each other again. contacts……
However, regardless of external disturbances, whether the audience agrees or disagrees, it is difficult to change things that have been determined, and no matter how long it takes, sooner or later, such a day will come. Now what Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun can do is to try their best to record the last episode without giving themselves any trouble. The past eight months of being a regular MC have left me with regrets.
Next week's Music Bank issue on the 15th will naturally become the focus of many viewers' waiting and attention.
"Indeed, let's not talk about them. In fact, we ourselves are also..." Of course Chi Jingyuan also saw it, and he nodded slowly in response.
Seeing the support and reluctance from fans and viewers, he was actually quite touched.
But then, when he saw Pei Zhuxuan, whose expression remained unchanged but her breath had lost a lot, Chi Jingyuan looked into her eyes and smiled softly: "But this also shows that we have done a good job, doesn't it?"
Hearing this, Pei Zhuxuan also looked at him, raised his brows, and also laughed:
"Um."
…………
After practicing for a whole morning, there were no problems. Then the two of them recorded a demo together as the background sound and pad sound for the stage, and that was it. Because of their respective schedules, they probably won't be able to practice together again before the official rehearsal.
The two said goodbye to each other. Bae Zhuhyun and Red Velvet are currently preparing for a new album and comeback, while Ji Kyungwon has returned to the crew to film.
"CUT!, Chen Hsong's sitting posture should be more casual...this way, you can cross your leg directly over the other leg."
"Jingyuan, please raise the wine glasses forward so that they touch each other...and then put down your smile."
"OK."
Chi Jingyuan and Zhao Zhenxiong both responded and changed their actions according to the director's instructions.
At this time, they were not filming official scenes, but were filming the cover poster of the drama "Signal". The filming location was at this barbecue restaurant called Sangdaepo Salt Barbecue, located in Cheongpo-dong, Yongsan District.
This barbecue restaurant is a relatively famous place, because the slightly old and retro-style decoration is quite distinctive. Many TV series have been filmed here, the most famous one is last year's "The Producer", and At this time, the crew of their "Signal" also chose to shoot the promotional cover here.
At this time, the three leading actors, Ji Jingyuan, Kim Hye Soo and Zhao Zhenxiong, were sitting around a small round table. There were many dishes with side dishes on the table. The white smoke from the charcoal fire was rising gently. Ji Jingyuan was wearing a black suit at the end. On the left, Kim Hye-soo is in the middle, and Zhao Zhenxiong is on the right. The three of them are smiling brightly, reservedly, or shyly. They are holding small glasses of sake in their hands. They stretch their arms forward and hold them in the center of the round table. The gesture of clinking glasses.
Under the dim yellow light above their heads and against the dilapidated red brick wall behind them, even without any post-processing such as color grading and rendering, their frozen poses and expressions were captured in raw pictures. It’s already very flavorful.
The scenes of three policemen from different generations, but fighting side by side, meeting, gathering, and sitting together here made many people on the crew who knew the plot feel very emotional after seeing it.
"CUT, very good!"
Jin Yuanxi looked at the finished product before displaying it. He touched his chin and examined it for a while before nodding with satisfaction. At this time, the three leading actors Chi Jingyuan also came behind him and discussed together while looking at the display. .
"Nice photo."
"This composition looks really impressive..."
"Would you like to take another photo? I think it might be better if I tone down my expression a bit."
After several days of overtime work, coupled with the extremely fast shooting progress with the cooperation of excellent actors and crew, as of today, January 13th, the filming of several episodes of "Signal" before its premiere has been almost completed. The current work is actually We have already entered into some aspects such as post-processing, broadcast promotion, and OST.
The singer of the first OST "Memories" was Zhang Fanjun from the group Busker Busker. His voice is very suitable for this kind of song with a bit of vicissitude and a touch of sadness. It is much more suitable than the OST singer Chi Jingyuan who was the first choice of the crew. .
The pace of the crew has also slowed down. In the next few days, except for some sporadic scenes that require reshoots and dubbing, the other actors no longer need to stay in the crew and will wait until the day before the official broadcast to return.
At the same time, the premiere time of "Signal" has also been set, and it is confirmed that it will take over the popular TV series "Reply 1988" which is about to end. It will premiere from 8:30 pm on Friday, January 22, every day. It is broadcast for two consecutive days every week, with one episode released every day.
Before that, on the 16th, the edited filming highlights and some interview footage will be released as a special episode to warm up.
The Golden Earth drama is almost the best TV broadcast time on tvN. Almost all dramas valued by the TV station will be broadcast at this time, such as last year's "Misei" and this year's "Reply 1988".
Although "Siganl" has a strong cast, the TV station has provided sufficient resources, and the crew and actors are also very confident. But to be honest, they are actually under a lot of pressure to broadcast, because the "Reply 1988" they are about to take over is a phenomenon-level TV series that is so popular that it is unimaginable.
This sequel to the 'Reply' series has been almost universally loved in the past two months. The ratings have risen rapidly from 6% in the first broadcast. The 18th episode recently aired on January 9 has reached 17%. This result For a cable TV station, it’s a myth and incredibly high.
Complementing the ratings is higher popularity and discussion. Recently, the Internet is full of news about this drama. When it comes to TV dramas, it is this drama. It even makes people think that this is the only drama broadcast recently.
At the same time, this drama also instantly became popular for several of its leading actors. Before it was finished, the heroine Girls Day Lee Hyeri transformed from an ordinary idol to the most popular advertising queen. Her future was instantly brightened and she was loved by everyone. Highly praised and favored by advertisers, the popularity and commercial value of a single person exceeds that of the group in countless ways.
Several other leading actors are also famous and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. That is to say, when Gallup or Forbes compiled the celebrity lists last year, "1988" had not yet become a big hit, otherwise these main actors would definitely be in the top ten. name.
Chi Jingyuan was a little surprised to see all the popularity and benefits. Unfortunately, as the leading actor in the "Reply" series, he was not suitable to play the main role in subsequent dramas.
Taking on such a drama is really stressful for the crew of "Signal", because the average ratings for cable TV stations, such as 5% or 6%, are very good. In normal times, it is considered a success. tvN has a year There aren't even a few movies out there, but in front of "1988" it would look a little lackluster.
With such a strong cast and excellent script in "Signal", of course I won't want to be a foil for others, so the pressure will naturally come.
After shooting the cover, today's work was almost over. When Chi Kyung-won was packing up his things and saying goodbye to his seniors and staff to leave, Kim Won-seok specifically grabbed him and told him: "Before the broadcast starts in a few days, Press conference, Jingyuan, please remember to be prepared, you are one of the focuses of the publicity."
Although many resources and materials have been released, and the popularity and attention of "Signal" are also very high, for better publicity effect, the program team will hold a press conference the day before the official broadcast, and the three leading actors will be present to introduce The plot will answer various questions at the same time, and the entire process will be broadcast live using V APP.
Jin Yuanxi didn't know if he had never done this before, but he seemed a little nervous.
"I know, don't worry, PD." Chi Jingyuan waved his hand and confirmed with a smile.
Jin Yuanxi was still very relieved about Chi Jingyuan, his expression looked much better, he patted his shoulder and waved for him to go back quickly.
"Then I'll leave first."
…
After returning to the dormitory, they didn't stay up much because they had important schedules tomorrow and the EXO members rested early.
Everyone got up early the next morning. After a brief repair, they went to the venue with their manager to rehearse in preparation for the Seoul Awards tonight.
This year's Seoul Music Awards is still attracting a lot of attention. The momentum and promotion started half a month ago. The biggest suspense and gimmick is whether EXO, which has won the Grand Award for two consecutive years in 13 and 14 years, can set a record. became the first artist group to win three consecutive song awards since the Seoul Music Awards.
The Seoul Music Awards were formerly known as the Seoul Music Awards. They were held in 1990 and were renamed along with the city in 2005. In the past 25 years, there have been many artists who won two consecutive awards, but most of them appeared in ancient times, such as It's Seo Taiji and the kids, Kim Momo, .T., and Cho Sungmo. In modern times, there is only Girls' Generation, the only girl group.
I can only say that it is indeed Girls’ Generation.
But no matter how brilliant these people are, at most they only win the grand prize for two consecutive years, but none of them win three consecutive years.
Therefore, many people are still concerned about whether EXO can break through history.
However, this is what the propaganda says, but in fact, there is really no suspense...
Because as far as 2015 is concerned, there is really no one who can compete with EXO, and other groups are obviously inferior.
Not to mention that the only competitive Big Bang has already announced in advance that they will not attend. Even if they come, it will still be the same... because the organizers of the songs have always favored SM...
Therefore, many fans and audiences actually just wanted to see EXO's historic moment when they stood on the stage to receive the award. They wanted to witness history and cheer for them.
Sure enough, at the last stage of the Seoul Music Awards on the night of January 14th, under the watchful eyes of all the audiences and fans at the scene and in front of the TV, as well as more than a dozen groups of artists sitting at the artist seats, the two award presenters, "Sports Seoul" president Lee Sung-il and actor Ji Sung announced the final grand award winners:
"The 25th Seoul Music Awards, the grand award winners..."
"Who is it? Do you want to announce it?"
"Grand prize, XO, thick Camida."
Three consecutive grand prizes achieved!
