Peninsula Asteroid

"Didn't you say that your trip there was very hard? You were constantly spinning and flying around every day, but why do I think you are a little fatter?"

After returning to Seoul by plane, Chi Jingyuan took a short rest in the afternoon. After dinner, he met the members he had not seen for almost half a month in the company's practice room. Wu Shixun frowned when he looked at him. He looked at Chi Jingyuan suspiciously.

"It's an illusion. My figure and weight have always been maintained very well without any major fluctuations... I guess it's because my image in your mind is too good and a bit mythical, or maybe you miss me too much."

Chi Jingyuan was quite friendly after seeing them. He smiled and joked with him. After saying that, he added with some aftertaste: "But the food in Xia Guo is really great, and it is the only comfort in the devil's journey." , if I hadn’t consciously controlled it, I would have gained at least a few pounds.”

When the members saw Chi Jingyuan, they all smiled and said hello, came over to exchange a few words and asked how they were doing. After chatting for a while, they each sat on the floor, chatting quietly or playing with their mobile phones.

"what's the situation?"

Chi Jingyuan keenly felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and he asked Do Kyung-soo who was sitting next to him in a low voice.

"...It's not because of this return."

Do Kyung-soo glanced left and right without leaving any trace, then leaned over and lowered his voice and said in Chi Kyung-won's ear: "After the comeback, the popularity and schedule of the lead singers Line have obviously increased, and we are also the ones on the singing stage. When we go up to perform, some people are unhappy and have objections.”

"..."

After hearing this, Chi Jingyuan nodded clearly.

Although everyone already knew that this would happen when the plan was announced, the feeling of knowing it in your heart is completely different from seeing it with your eyes after it happens.

Even if I had expected it before, now I saw that the popularity of the lead singers had increased a lot at a speed visible to the naked eye, and their schedules had increased, while the other members could only sit there and watch, and their hearts naturally surged. Feelings of dissatisfaction.

This is also the most obvious change in EXO after the group became popular and from its trough period. The members' professionalism has also improved a lot with the popularity of the group.

Some members will secretly compete with each other even if they don't say it openly, while others will show it directly.

Leaving aside Chi Jingyuan, the members' sense of competition with each other is becoming more and more obvious. This is also an inevitable trend after a group becomes more popular.

Most of the idol groups in the peninsula are like this. After all, they have no ambition at all. If you don't want to increase your popularity, why should you be an idol?

Seeing other members who were almost as popular as themselves before suddenly overtaking them in a corner would make anyone feel a little unbalanced.

Of course, there are also those very few artists who are relatively Buddhist and don't care at all. They think about being lazy and fishing every day.

However, most of these people have excellent family conditions, so they have the confidence not to care about those things.

The weird atmosphere didn't last long, and soon manager Li Chenghuan walked in with several dance teachers.

"Jingyuan, you are in good condition."

When Li Chenghuan saw Chi Jingyuan, he came over with a warm smile and patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother, I'm holding on, but actually I can barely open my eyes." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and replied with a wry smile.

"Ha ha……"

Li Chenghuan laughed happily, and the two chatted for a few words before getting down to business.

"After Jingyuan returns to the team, you should practice together and get familiar with each other first. You won't be able to catch up with Mnet's "Super Hit" stage tomorrow, so prepare for the three singing stages on the 21st, 22nd and 24th."

"The two days of 21st and 22nd are Christmas specials. We, EXO, will all appear on stage to perform the song "Chrismas Day". The 24th will be the first time that the five lead singers will sing "Miracle in December" together, but this is not the key."

Lee Seung Hwan began to explain EXO's specific itinerary for the next few days after Ji Kyung Won's return.

"It's mainly the smtown week concerts on the 24th and 25th. When Jingyuan was in Xia Guo, the other members had been rehearsing for several days. You were definitely too late for some of the FX and collaboration performances, but it doesn't matter. You're a little behind schedule on other EXO solo stages, so you'll have to work a little overtime these two days."

"We have practiced these songs before, so it should be quick to get familiar with them again."

Hearing Li Chenghuan's words, Chi Jingyuan nodded to indicate that he understood.

smtown week is the latest concert brand launched by SM after the previous smtown live family concert. It will be officially held on December 21 this year at KINTEX in Ilsan, a satellite city in Seoul.

Unlike the previous SMtown Live family concerts where all artists from the group performed together, this time the week was dedicated to each group.

It will last for nine days starting from the 21st, starting with Shinee, then Girls' Generation on the 22nd, FX and EXO on the 24th-25th, TVXQ on the 26th-27th, and SJ on the last two days.

It is worth mentioning that the two days of EXO and fx performances happened to be Christmas, and Christmas is a big holiday for the peninsula, and it is more important than the Spring Festival in the hearts of many people.

The atmosphere during those two days must have been quite lively. They had quite a heavy task to celebrate the holidays with their fans.

"These are the more important stage performances. I will talk about other solo itineraries in advance. You should start preparing first."

Finally, Lee Seung-hwan clapped his hands and made a conclusion.

In fact, he could also see that the atmosphere in the EXO team was a bit dignified during this period, but these were all arranged by the company, and Lee Seung-hwan couldn't say anything.

However, in his view, there is competition among members, and it is a good thing to have a strong sense of victory and dedication.

"Inside."

"Understood, brother."

The members responded one after another, and then under the guidance and supervision of the dance teacher, they began to prepare for contact.

When he was active in Asia, he was an actor, and he didn't need to perform on stage. He just sang two songs in fan meetings from time to time.

Counting the previous filming time, Chi Jingyuan hadn't danced for more than half a month, and when he moved his body again, he felt slightly jerky for a while.

However, the unfamiliarity only lasted for a short while, and he entered the state not long after.

The task is still relatively heavy. Fortunately, there are only one or two songs on the stage. The key is that there are really many songs in the concert, and it takes a lot of time to go through them from beginning to end.

Fortunately, as Lee Seung-hwan said, they have practiced all the songs and dances for the concert for a long time before, this time they just need to review, and it is enough to go to the venue in advance to familiarize themselves with the positions.

But to put it simply, he must have to work overtime these days.

…………

After dancing for more than an hour, the members paused for a while out of breath, took a bottle of water and sat there to drink it.

"Our group show has already aired, Jing Yuan, have you watched it?"

The group of three in the dormitory sat and chatted together, and while talking, Wu Shixun suddenly mentioned the group drama that was filmed before.

Their EXO group variety show "EXO's showtime" was officially broadcast on MBC at the end of November. Chi Jingyuan watched the premiere of the first episode before leaving the peninsula.

"I only watched the first episode, and I have no time to watch it due to my busy schedule. How about the comments?"

Chi Jingyuan swallowed the water in his mouth, and looked at the other party with his eyes propped up.