According to the notice, redvelvet's official comeback will be on the 16th. On that day, redvelvet's fans were still looking forward to the release of the music source, but Sm suddenly issued an announcement, stating that "in order to improve the quality and completion of the album, the return date has to be postponed to 17th'.
The sudden postponement caused many fans and passers-by to complain, but fortunately it was only postponed for one day, so the impact was not big.
On March 17, redvelvet announced their return with their second mini-album, officially releasing all sound sources and releasing a physical album. An hour after the release, all eight songs from the album entered the charts, and the title song directly landed at number two on the chart.
Redvelvet’s last year’s song is the only one among the four generations of girl groups that debuted in the past two years to have a return title song that debuted at number one on the chart.
And this time, it is a very good achievement to be directly ranked second on the melon chart. The reason why this ballad can reach such a high and leisurely level is because the last successful return has accumulated good popularity and reputation for redvelvet.
This airborne performance was very good, and it gave redvelvet a good start for his comeback.
However, as many fans and passers-by listened to the title song and watched the MV of the title song, many people frowned and realized one thing:
"Are this song and this MV talking about what happened two years ago?"
Many people have left comments below. Although they are questions, everyone actually knows it well.
Chi Jingyuan had heard his father talk about the theme of this song before. This time he went to listen to the song after it was released. After watching the mv, he took two glances and knew that the song was clearly about mourning and alluding to the 14 years. of that accident.
The MV uses a lot of cabins, water scenes, and a lot of camera language to hint at it. People with a discerning eye can basically tell it at a glance.
And the reason why redvelvet’s album was postponed from the 16th to the 17th does not seem to be what Sm explained. Chi Jingyuan heard from friends in the company that this was actually done to insinuate that the incident in 2014 happened on the 16th and was postponed until The rescue started on the 17th...
When I think about it, I know it. Ledbebe's album has been ready for a long time. Bae Zhuhyun and the others have been on vacation for the past two days. How could it be possible that before the comeback, the release was suddenly postponed to improve the completion? The physical album has already been poured. Production has started, what have you been doing before, and you can't do anything in one day.
In fact, this doesn’t even seem to be innuendo, it’s already somewhat explicit.
In fact, there are many songs or music videos released by Sm company that use the songs or MVs released to connect and hint at the hot events that have been released in society. Some are far away, such as .t, and recent ones include Fx and Exo.
There are only a few elements. When filming the MV last year, the company hinted that it wanted to move closer to the shadowy direction, but after considering it, Chi Jingyuan only added a few elements and deleted most of them.
And now redvelvet is here again, and even made a linkage with Fx in the mV.
And at the end of the mV, for the first time, Sm Company did not make that iconic strange noise when the company logo appeared, but instead remained silent throughout the whole process, as if in a moment of silence...
Chi Jingyuan frowned after watching the mv. From his point of view, the mv was shot very well, with excellent props, various shots and language, and the shots of several members were also very beautiful. One of them The shot of five people sitting together holding candles is a classic.
Even the song is actually pretty good...
However, this melody combined with this mv, and then connected with those bad things, made the tone of this song a little too heavy in an instant. Looking at the beautiful idols and exquisite shots, listening to the beautiful melody, my heart But it was as heavy as a mountain, and I couldn't breathe.
Even if he watched it as Bae Zhuhyun's father and with the purpose of supporting his girlfriend's career, there would be a vague feeling in his heart that he didn't want to watch it a second time.
how to say.
Chi Jingyuan understood why Bae Zhuhyun told him before that "the entire Redvelvet group is quite stressed about this comeback."
In the peninsular Kpop music industry, not all groups can sing lyrical lyrics. It can even be said that most groups cannot sing it. It is not that they can't sing well, but that the audience and the market do not accept it.
What's more, this kind of allusion to real events, with such a heavy-toned ballad as the title song, Chi Jingyuan feels a little unable to support it with Exo's current fan base, and redvelvet's words...
But it’s still the first day, and fortunately the airborne results are good. The specific results will depend on the subsequent development.
Hope it gets better...
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While redvelvet returned to play songs on March 17, Exo also had its final live rehearsal at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. When eating backstage after the afternoon practice, Chi Jingyuan was eating and watching on his phone. Dad and the others are on the first stage of their comeback today.
The time period for redvelvet's return is pretty good. There is no strong opponent that can cover the sky with one hand. Gfriend's big hit song won 14 No. 1 spots after ending the song competition. The popularity has dissipated a lot. The latest trend in March is mAmAmoo. The title song of their regular first album has been very popular during this period and has already won seven No. 1 spots. But I’ve been playing songs for more than half a month, and it’s almost the end.
Li Xiayi, who has returned as a solo artist, has also received good responses. Apart from the several new member groups Astro, Cosmic Girls' competitiveness is relatively average.
However, on the 17th, she and Redvelve were singing at the same time, and the person who crashed head-on was Tara's Park Hyo-min. This sister made her official comeback yesterday with her solo album. It is said that one of the double title songs was very big, and she even had three shots specially made for it. The versions of the mV are the Chinese version, the 15-banned version, and the 19-banned version. Just looking at the name of this version makes people want to buy it.
Coupled with the fact that Got7 has already announced its return next week, the competition is actually quite fierce.
After watching it, Chi Jingyuan realized that there was a special stage for Twice in this episode, and Son Chaeyoung and Yoo Jeongyeon were also the special MCs for this month.
Twice's special stage performance was performed by Son Dan-bi and Lee Hyori. It seemed that they did not have an open mic. As for the specific performance of the dance, Ji Kyung-won would not comment.
After watching the stage, he had no other thoughts. The most profound impression that lingered in his mind was that Twice's stage clothes were really tacky and ugly. They were so colorful and ugly. Those pink high-heeled shoes and blue socks, coupled with the permanent look on his face. Blush, I really don’t know what kind of cody is used to match it.
If it were Chi Jingyuan, if Sm's Cody arranged such clothes for him, he would probably consider whether this person was targeting him...
I can only say that JYp deserves to be JYp...
After Twice's half-ruined stage ended, it was Bae Zhuhyun's turn. Redvelvet was obviously very popular. The cheers below the first stage were loud and the atmosphere was great.
The stage design of this title song is very interesting. It seems to be to avoid having five people standing still while singing the ballad, which would make the stage a bit boring. Sm also specially compiled a very feminine stage for the redvelvet song. , matching the gestures and dance movements of the microphone.
It’s just that the overall effect looks a bit average. In the middle, Bae Joo Hyun had a solo dance with unknown meaning that made Ji Kyung Won stop with his chopsticks. There was also a strange rivalry dance between Kang Seul Gi and Kim Ye Rin that made people watch and even feel a little bit inexplicably. Funny and embarrassing.
Chi Jingyuan feels that the MV was shot very carefully, the concept and theme are also very meaningful, and even the stage costumes are great and obviously much better than the previous twice, but the choreography is a bit overshadowed.
After watching his father's performance, he continued watching. He shook his head slightly and concentrated on finishing his meal. He wiped his mouth and was about to take a sip of water when he suddenly received a call from his manager Park Jae-hyun.
"Brother, you said..."
"Jingyuan, what you told me before has been settled. I have sent out the tickets. After I communicated with the company, they relaxed some conditions a little. Cui Shirley's side has almost reached an agreement..."
"Well, thank you for your hard work, brother."
Chi Jingyuan responded knowingly. He asked Park Jae-hyun to help with several things in the past two days, and now they have almost all been completed.
Before it was over, Park Jae-hyun then talked about another thing: "One more thing. Recently, many charity organizations and activities have invited you to participate, including the Seoul Joint Fundraising Meeting, the Fundraising Meeting for Low-income Groups, and the Social Welfare Institute Wait, Everland has also invited you to its "Panda World" opening next month. In addition to attending some activities, it should require a certain amount of donations, some of which are estimated to be quite a lot. You see... "
"Brother, you can figure it out. I'll send you the specific amount when the time comes. You can't avoid these things. Just choose a few more reliable ones and donate some..." Chi Jingyuan replied quickly. , said in a casual tone.
This kind of charity activities and some free donations are unavoidable for any successful artist in the peninsula. They are even one of the criteria for measuring the success of an artist and the quality of his character.
It doesn't matter to him how much he donates. Chi Jingyuan actually doesn't care whether it can be implemented. In addition to complying with society's requirements so that he doesn't have any black spots, he is actually mainly fighting against other fans for his fans. I won't be left speechless by others in this regard.
He hoped that when the topic came up, his Ai Li could show off to Heizi with her head held high, "How much our family has donated...". After a few words, the other person was speechless, and then broke the defense in anger. …
"In terms of specific standards..." Speaking of this, Chi Jingyuan pondered for two seconds and soon had inspiration: "The amount standard should be the same as that of senior Yoona.
Senior YoonA has always been a benchmark in the industry in this regard and is very worthy of Ji Kyung Won and even others to learn from.
"correct……"
Before Park Jae-hyun could speak, Chi Kyung-yuan suddenly remembered something: "Brother, remember to help me send a support vehicle in my name to Yoona-sempai's crew. They should have started filming last week."
She heard them talk about this on Kim Taeyeon's birthday. It was really happy that the idol had received new movie resources. Moreover, Lin Yoona always did this kind of etiquette impeccably. She had holiday greetings, a support car and so on. Of course, Chi Jingyuan must remember to return the favor.
"Okay, I know."
Park Jae-hyun paused for a second and responded.
…
"A lot of people came today."
"To all our friends who have been affected, to the fans and friends who came to the scene today, and to all Exo-L, thank you very much for your support..."
For three consecutive days starting from the 18th, Exo will hold three encore concerts at the Olympic Arena. This is not only the end of this extremely successful and brilliant second tour, but also a tribute to the local Airee who has always supported them unconditionally. A feedback and thanks.
At this time, the encore session on the third day has reached its final stage. Exo members are expressing their final thoughts and expressing their sincere gratitude to the audience and fans.
"Let's all come together... everyone, everyone, please come together and hold the hands of those around you."
"Sincere thanks to everyone... Exo so far! weareone! Kang Sang Mita."
After speaking for a while, the nine members stood in a row on the stage and held hands with the people next to them. Amidst the cheers from all the fans, Exo bowed deeply to the audience.
"The next is the last song, youho~~"
With the enthusiastic screams of the members, the entire concert, or the music of the last song of the entire second tour, resounded throughout the entire venue, and along with the gentle melody, there were 15,000 people in the audience. The everlasting chorus of fans.
"I ride on the wind and land in your world."
"As long as you walk with me, it will be heaven anytime and anywhere."
"To me, you shine brighter than an angel."
Chi Jingyuan stood at the edge of the sub-stage, listening to the neat chorus coming to his ears. Even when it came to his part, he did not sing loudly. He just held the microphone to the mouth of the group and harmonized softly, which seemed to be I don't want to break the intoxicating and enjoyable atmosphere at this time.
He was wearing a white commemorative short sleeves, his forehead was covered with sweat, but his smile was extremely dazzling. Countless waving silver cheering sticks were reflected in his pupils and turned into countless twinkling stars, enriching his spirit and sublimating his soul.
The whole place was full of people who supported them and sang their songs.
He took off his earrings, wanting to use the closest distance to feel the truest emotions of all the fans.
Chi Jingyuan looked at the stars and smiling faces in front of him, his heart full of enthusiasm and satisfaction.
You can never feel this way too many times, and this kind of enthusiasm is something he never experienced when filming.
He waved his hand to a fan next to him who was already crying in an embarrassing state but still waving the Ali stick vigorously. Although it had little effect and even had some counter-effects, he still hoped to comfort the other fan.
At this time, Chi Jingyuan suddenly thought of someone.
Lee Seo-yeon, the fan who was depressed due to isolation and rejection and sent him random messages, also came to the scene. This was the first time Exo held a local concert in Seoul after that exchange. Chi Kyung-won even asked Park Jae-hyun to send her a few Pass the ticket.
He didn't know the ticket number or where the fan was sitting, but Chi Jingyuan knew that she must be somewhere down there at this time, with her new friends she had made because of the same hobby.
She might be crying with tears, or she might be laughing happily, but no matter what, she must be looking at herself and singing the same song with him.
Maybe in the future she, or others, will lose their fandom and no longer support and like him because of certain things.
Maybe because of busy work and growing older, you may no longer be enthusiastic about chasing stars, and you may even feel a little ashamed of your former crazy self.
But at this time, now, it's great that being an idol can bring strength and sustenance to my fans.
