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"Sound source score 4244 vs. 4900."

"The sales score is 863 to 0."

At this time, "Music Bank", which is being broadcast live, has reached the critical moment of the final selection. The two candidates for this issue are "LUV" and "Let It Be Natural", and Apink and EXO are also standing at the first place on the stage. In a row, there are two MCs on the left and right sides, and they all look nervously at the screens showing scores one by one.

Seeing this 'sales score of 0' really made Chi Jingyuan and the XO members feel a little funny, obviously since a long time ago in the ratings of song playing programs, their EXO has always crushed each other almost twice in terms of sales points It was a perfect score, but one day it was reduced to "0 points" and became an absolute shortcoming.

Today's "Music Bank" on the 12th is the second week of EXO's winter single comeback.

Because of the recent "M! Countdown" and "show champion" were off the air. Last week they participated in a total of three big TV shows. As for the new song show "the show" that only started broadcasting in October this year, EXO didn't go at all. In the beginning, there was no popularity and enthusiasm for playing songs, such as their XO, a popular combination, basically they would not go.

At least for now, there are generally newcomers there, or the company has no resources and it is difficult to get on the programs of the three major channels, or those who have debuted for a long time and have not won a trophy will try it. It is also the third and fourth tier The idol group won the best place to be the first to hit No. 1 after their debut.

It is simply a dream come true.

That’s why Apink, led by Zheng Eunji, is so shameless. Thick-skinned may be contagious. Obviously, the popularity has become so popular recently, and they still have to go to "the show" to compete for a song. From December to now they Already got two first places from there and the results are very good.

Even if Chi Jingyuan and the others couldn't beat "LUV" this winter single, they didn't even bother to go.

Today's "Music Bank" is EXO's first song-playing program included in the score. Lee Seung-hwan has already conveyed the company's arrangement in the practice room just now. This week there will be at most two more song-playing shows. Try it once, and it's over when you get it.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, the final score was finally displayed on the screen:

"Final score, 8021 vs. 8250."

"Congratulations, this week's "Music Bank" honoree is EXO's "Let It Be"!"

The ribbons and sequins soared into the sky and enveloped the entire stage in an instant. There was a burst of excited screams from the fans below, and the people from EXO also showed surprise on their faces, a little unbelievable.

In fact, including Chi Jingyuan, everyone feels that this time the winter singles probably won't be able to get one. The song "LUV" is really a bit hot, and they really can't beat the opponent with a lyrical song.

Unexpectedly, today I actually snatched one from Apink who has already gained momentum.

Captain Jin Junmian received a trophy, and also smiled happily and gave a speech of thanks.

Chi Jingyuan turned around specifically, looked at Apink who was bowing and saluting and was about to step down, exchanged glances with Zheng Eundi, raised an eyebrow at her handsomely, and gave her a thumbs up with a grinning grin. Then, without giving her a chance to respond, she turned around and thanked the others with a bright smile.

Happy.

The nine people finished the encore stage in a good mood. Ai Lie below is obviously familiar with the song. They all sang along with the chorus in the last chorus and chorus. The happy atmosphere is really touching.

When he returned to the lounge the day after tomorrow, he glanced at his phone and saw Zheng Endi's message: "Don't be complacent, I'll definitely blow you away tomorrow!"

Chi Jingyuan laughed when he saw it, and put the phone away without replying.

Because he didn't need to reply, SM didn't take long to directly announce that EXO ended the song promotion activities for this winter single, and put the time on other schedules and preparing for the stage at the end of the year.

Both SM and EXO knew that Apink was the trend during this period, and they had a hard time fighting it out this time, so they simply snatched a place from Apink and immediately accepted it as soon as it was good, patted their ass and left.

As expected, as soon as the news came out the next day, he received another text message from Zheng Endi: "I ￥%...*%..."

Feeling that she was a little hysterical, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but smile, the more he laughed, the happier he became.

Make you arrogant!

Although the winter single "Let It Be Natural" was played for a short time and no album was released, the sound source performance was really unexpected. It has been hovering at the top of the list since the airborne All kill.

Allies may really like this winter list that expresses their hearts. Since the release of the sound source, they have been listening to the charts crazily. In addition, the impressive special stage on MAMA has also attracted many passers-by. Audiences came to listen to this song. This song maintained the No. 1 weekly chart on the melon list last week, and helped EXO win the first weekly melon chart since its debut in 2012.

In terms of awareness and public perception, the male group's sound source performance has always been mediocre. Even if there are a lot of fans, the sound source will be very strong, but the lack of stamina will cause the song's ranking to drop quickly on the list. Zhou Guan is for most of them. Boy groups are very difficult, except for bigbang.

Last year EXO's "Roar", which was a big hit, although the sound source performance was unexpectedly good, and it was also ranked in the top of the annual list, but it didn't even have a weekly crown.

In the past, Ailis used Chi Jingyuan and Pei Suzy's collaboration song "some" as the eight-week crown, but after all, it was not the achievement of the EXO group, and it would be a bit awkward to share this honor with an annoying woman, but It's much better now.

This time I was able to win the crown of the week, and grab one by one in the hands of Apink to end the song, which is also an unexpected and successful ending.

In addition to getting one on the 12th, "Wei Sheng", a popular workplace drama that has been preparing since August, also wrapped up today. In addition to Chi Jingyuan's dubbing work, the crew officially announced their disbandment.

Now it has been broadcast to the 17th episode, and there is only one week left before the finale of the 20th episode.

I didn't have any breakup meals, because the popularity and ratings of the leading actors of "Weisheng" have risen a lot online, and they have eaten a lot of bonuses. Recently, everyone has received a lot of schedules and got busy. After saying hello to each other, they immediately dispersed.

But maybe the crew will reunite again in two days. The ratings and influence of "Misheng" are here. Whether it is tvN's own awards or awards related to TV dramas, they must be invited. Can't avoid it.

After leaving the film crew, Ji Jingyuan immediately returned to the team and participated in the China-Korea Song Concert on the 14th with the EXO troupe.

This is an evening party jointly organized by the official TV stations of the two countries for the purpose of connecting feelings and exchanging cultures. Every year, many popular singers from both sides will participate. It will be broadcast live on both TV stations at the same time.

I don't know about Xia Guo's side, but there are quite a lot of people watching on the Peninsula side. Many people are interested in the news and performances of this kind of Kpop going out.

After the end of this year's gala, it caused a lot of discussion on the peninsula, because with the participation of so many experienced, popular and senior singers from the two countries, the finale performance was performed by EXO , This sequence of performances has caused quite a bit of controversy.

This evening, EXO was the second to last stage, but the last stage was a chorus of all the artists and it was not a personal show, so Chi Jingyuan and the others had quite a lot of weight and cards this time, and it was the real finale.

On the Internet, it is not so much controversy as it is doubt and curiosity.

On the peninsula, there was a lot of trouble because of the continuous withdrawal of EXO Xia Guoline, which had a wide impact. Many passers-by who didn't pay much attention to the boy groups in the entertainment industry couldn't help but want to My impression of EXO plummeted, I thought this group was no longer popular, but I didn't expect to be able to make a finale appearance in such a more formal international performance occasion.

"Isn't EXO already confused? How can he still appear at the end?"

"Yeah, didn't you mean that three members retired in a row, and the fans ran away? How do I feel that their popularity is still so high? There was a lot of support when they debuted."

"The song will be the finale? What about the other senior singers? Why them? I remember that EXO only debuted for two or three years, right?"

Faced with these questions, many black fans who are unhappy with EXO and sing bad news every day don't know how to answer them.

At this time, EXO fans will naturally come out and explain:

"Compared to May and June, it is indeed a lot blurred, but it is also compared with EXO and myself in the past. Even now, not any other group can come to touch porcelain."

"The withdrawal of all Xia Guo line members has had a huge impact, but I heard that XO is still the most popular boy group in Xia Guo, and those new generation boy groups are not of the same dimension."

These allies are proud but self-deprecating. Seeing so many people think that EXO is confused, the mood is indeed a bit complicated.

I heard that there are fans in the mainland of Xia who saw the discussion on the peninsula, and specially turned it over to help explain: "It doesn't matter if you have to go if you run three, we still have a lot of Weijiu here, and the number of Yuanqi is even greater. The most fans of Kpop artists, this kind of song is usually not watched at all, it is only when XO appears that there will be topics and ratings, the finale is normal."

Unconsciously, it attracted many people to start talking about this topic.

Some people think that no matter how many times they ran, the current EXO is still the most popular boy group in the peninsula. The number of fans is based on this, and it still has a wall with other ordinary first- and second-tier groups.

There are also many people who presented data, proving that the popularity of EXO has been declining, including the number of active fans in the fan club compared to before. The most favorable evidence is that it is so difficult to get this comeback against Apink. One by one, it is the best proof that EXO has fallen from the altar.

In the past, they all bumped into someone and died.

It made people feel really interesting. A song show that didn’t have a high ratings inexplicably sparked extensive discussions about EXO on the Internet. For a while, many people were arguing whether the current 9-person EXO was confused or not.

...

And EXO, who has been considered by many people as "falling from the altar", has finally confirmed his comeback schedule next year.

On the afternoon of the 15th, several managers brought all the members to the planning meeting, and the company officially announced all the planning of the official second album.

It is confirmed that next year EXO will release a single album every month, each single will have a title song and a recorded song, a total of four albums will be released in the fifth month when all four single albums are released. The four singles are combined into one, and two new songs are added to form EXO's official second album, which will be officially released.

This official second album directly uses EXO's official fan name as the album title "EXO-L".

The four single albums are "E", "X", "O" and "L".

As the main event that must play a leading role, the title song of the first "E" is determined to be "call me baby". This is also the first title song that is very important for EXO's comeback this time. In order to have enough publicity effect, The plan to shoot promotional videos in ten cities around the world has also been determined.

For this return to SM, a lot of resources have indeed been invested. The concept of this promotional film alone is not comparable to those small company boy groups. EXO will go to ten places in the world where rumors of seeing UFOs have been circulated. The city shoots a promotional video, each of the nine members goes to a city, and the last one is nine people together.

And the combination of the first letters of these ten city names just happens to be 'call me baby'.

After "E", the title songs of "X", "O" and "L" are respectively set to "spring day (spring day)", "love me right" and "boy with luv". Other included songs include " Butterfly", "Golden City", "Orientation Sniper" and other high-quality songs selected by SM from the music library.

Among the four title songs, except "Spring Day" which is more lyrical, the other three songs, including some included songs, and the final full-length "exodus" all have unique choreography, and more than half of the songs will be MV shooting, and the single album The style of the comeback will also be different. The whole plan is really eye-opening. In order to restore the stock price, the company has done its best in XO's comeback.

In terms of choreography, in addition to handing over the choreography of the two songs to the company's dance team and Chi Jingyuan, well-known choreographers from Europe and the United States will also be hired to choreograph the two title songs, and Li Xiuman will personally be responsible for the choreography. The chief producer of the entire album, besides him, there are several other companies and well-known producers in Europe and America participating, and Chi Jingyuan will also join in.

The specific comeback time is tentatively scheduled for the beginning of the four months of March, April, May, and June. The exact date will be determined at that time according to the specific progress of the album preparation.

The company may have finalized the planning process some time ago. The reason why it is announced now is that it has been making preliminary preparations. Now it is almost done. After today's meeting, EXO can officially start preparations for the next comeback. .

In fact, the members of the general return mode have heard a lot of rumors before, but they have not been confirmed yet, so they are both worried and somewhat looking forward to it. Today, it is finally confirmed. When they heard it during the meeting, everyone agreed with each other. His eyes looked a little excited.

In addition to confirming a series of implementations of the comeback, the company also specifically talked about the web-produced drama "My Neighbor is EXO" produced by Line and cooperating with SM.

This TV series is an online idol drama that SM has been preparing for a long time. The members of EXO directly play themselves as XO in the drama. It tells the story of a girl who has never been in love, and suddenly finds that her idol EXO Became his own neighbor, a series of ridiculous romantic stories happened in addition to surprises.

It is a very fan-oriented web drama.

As early as July this year, EXO had released the promotional video of the drama during their concert. At that time, SM had already started to prepare and communicate. Now the specific time and process of shooting have been confirmed, and it will be held in multiple locations in Asia. Simultaneous release on the national network.

There were some discussions about the choice of actors. Originally, whether it was a partner or SM itself, they were more inclined to let Chi Jingyuan, who is the most popular, be the leading actor. So smooth, and the recent "Misheng" has gained so much recognition, it is a bit inappropriate to star in this kind of fan drama. Not only Chi Jingyuan himself may disagree, but SM also thinks it is a bit wasteful.

After consideration, Park Chanyeol was chosen as the male lead, and Do Kyungsoo, Byun Baekhyun, and Oh Sehun were the other members of the company who wanted to let them develop into actors. As for Chi Kyungwon, Focusing on EXO's comeback this time, it's OK to show your face and make a cameo appearance.

This meeting lasted for a long time. After the meeting ended, Li Xiuman called Chi Jingyuan to the office to chat for a while about the album, including choreography, production, style design and other aspects. The two chatted very happily. Nong, talking until dinner time, Li Xiuman looked at his watch, and offered to go to the side to have a meal together, and chat for a while by the way.

In the first two years after joining the company, Li Xiuman often called Chi Jingyuan to the office for a chat, and occasionally called him to the cafeteria or a nearby restaurant to show his concern and closeness when the time came. .

It's just that he seldom came to the company due to family reasons some time ago this year.

After the production team wrapped up, Chi Jingyuan's biggest daily task was gone. Anyway, there was no activity at night, so he agreed to it. Li Xiuman's assistant had already gone to drive in advance. He and Li Xiuman walked out of the office and took the elevator to the first floor. One body behind the opponent, they walked unhurriedly towards the side door one after the other, while still discussing the style of this comeback:

"During the "XOXO" period, we still mainly focused on the schoolyard and youth style. After mixing in some concepts from the Secondary School, we created a feeling of handsomeness and pure vitality as a whole."

"The style of this year's "Addicted" has undergone a big change, and a lot of childishness has faded away. Both the styling and choreography have a stimulating, charismatic style, but Mini 2 generally breaks away from Adolescence is not full maturity, but it is the most aggressive and intense period."

"For this "EXOL", I think our overall style should take another step forward. Although the styles of the title songs of the four singles are different, the overall tone should reflect 'maturity' and move forward in maturity. 'This kind of feeling, there must be a clear change from the previous style, reflecting growth... and next year will also happen to be the third year of our EXO debut, and it will also be the time when an idol group will start to transform."

Chi Jingyuan was wearing a baseball cap and carrying a shoulder bag. While gesticulating, he was talking about his understanding of the style of EXO's albums in the past two years. Li Xiuman was also listening carefully as he walked forward, pointing back from time to time. Twice the head.

"What Jing Yuanyou said is very good. It is indeed the case. I also think so. EXO really needs to start transforming step by step. This time there are also reasons for choosing these first songs as the title song." Li Xiuman smiled. Cixiang stopped near the side door, reached out and patted Chi Jingyuan's shoulder, with a very satisfied and happy expression.

Smiling, he still did not forget to explain: "The choreography of the song "boy with luv" follows the idea you told me last time..."

"Director Lee Soo Man nim Aniha Sai..."

"Aniha Sai..."

At this time, a somewhat weak female voice suddenly came from behind, followed by a series of different greetings from men and women.

After being interrupted, the two people who were chatting excitedly couldn't help but look back, their eyes swept over Chi Jingyuan, and suddenly froze for a moment. At this time, a group of ten or so idols came over four or five meters behind them. Standing there and saluting them, he immediately noticed the four red velvet standing in the front.

Among the four people, Pei Zhuxuan was saluting at this time, while being a little surprised, looking at him with flooded eyes, and their gazes collided in the air.