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Even though the personal trailer was shot very quickly, the time was still a little rushed. By the time I arrived in Seoul by plane in the early morning of the 21st, the amount of filming that needed to be done in Europe was still not completed. After attending the awards ceremony, I guess One more trip to go.

However, Ji Kyung-won, Kim Min-seok and other members who have finished shooting their own trailers will no longer need to follow them. They will only have to wait until they go to Xia Yunnan to shoot the final 9-member team-up video.

While EXO was busy preparing to shoot the album trailer video, another piece of exciting news came from the peninsula in the past two days. The peninsula government officially launched the "Comprehensive Countermeasures for Irregular Workers" a few days ago.

This 'countermeasure' is to improve the employment conditions of contract workers similar to the protagonist Zhang Keli in "Misheng", which was aired just a while ago but has caused great repercussions on the peninsula.

The 'countermeasures' include that employees who have been employed for more than three months can receive severance pay, the contract of informal employees over 35 years old has been extended from two years to four years, and employees who cannot be regularized can receive a certain amount of severance pay. The number of appointments is limited to three times in two years; unemployment benefits are extended to four months and other provisions that are closely related to the vital interests of working people.

"Misheng" has aired its final episode on December 20 last year. The ratings of the last episode exceeded the peak of 12%. The average ratings of the whole drama are close to 8%. On cable TV channels The ratings are extremely good, and the ratings are surprising. Even if it is placed on a wireless TV station, it can be said to be satisfactory.

And the most important thing is that "Misei" has caused huge social repercussions during the broadcast period until now, which is far beyond the comparison of ordinary TV series. This special project for the eighth anniversary of tvN can be said to have achieved great success.

Originally, because the broadcast was over, the popularity had dissipated a lot, but as soon as the news came out, the completed "Wei Sheng" was once again on the hot search list along with the new regulations, and it came back into the eyes of many people.

This is another example of a film and television work that exposed real social problems and attracted the attention of the government after excellent works such as "The Crucible" and "The Defender" and finally changed laws or regulations to bring actual benefits to disadvantaged groups. Excited fans of the drama called it the "Misheng" effect, which suddenly aroused netizens' enthusiasm for discussing the drama again, and the discussion on the Internet was in full swing.

Among the drama reviews of "Misei" on the largest film and television website, the highest rated comment quoted the news of the launch of "Comprehensive Countermeasures for Non-regular Workers", with the following text: "This is the biggest drama of "Misei" Its value is better than all drama reviews, and it has been endorsed by countless netizens.

This TV series pioneered the workplace drama of Peninsula Film and Television and produced a huge response, which brought great honor and considerable benefits to the main creative staff and many starring actors. Although it has been completed, its influence is still spreading.

For Chi Jingyuan, in addition to the visible benefits of participating in this drama, the biggest gain is that it has greatly improved his reputation among the peninsula's 20th and 30th generation white-collar office workers. Reputation. This group itself basically doesn't pay attention to idol groups at all. It is very difficult for ordinary idols or actors to gain popularity among them, but this time Chi Jingyuan relied on "Misheng" The leading actor Zhang Clay did it.

Although these casual drama fans may not pay much attention to EXO or buy any albums, Chi Jingyuan's influence is truly engraved in his overall image improvement, as well as his acceptance of commercials and endorsements. It has been of great help. The many cases we received during the broadcast and after the completion of the TV series are the best proof.

This time, they are obviously in Europe, but they have been talked about for a few days in a TV series that has already been completed. It is considered good luck. It is a good sign for them who are closely preparing for their return.

After returning to Seoul, we rested for a night. The next morning, all EXO went to the conference room of the SM Building for a meeting. The company announced the news and overall plan for EXO’s second world tour this year.

Originally, EXO's second tour had been within the scope of the company's discussion for a long time, and I heard that it was actually very early in the beginning. It was wanted to be finalized at the end of last year, but after the company officially confirmed the official second album of XO After returning to the mode, the concert plan was postponed for a while. After all, EXO's new songs will be released in four months. If the concert time is set too early, there will be no performance stage for the new songs. There was no essential difference from last year’s tour.

The company said in the meeting that the second tour this time is expected to be in April or May. At present, the overall performance process of the concert has not been completely determined, and multiple production meetings will be held with the stage effects planning company to discuss these. All EXO members need to participate and put forward their own opinions.

Concerts are the favorite itinerary for idol groups in the Peninsula, because to some extent, the bulk of the share is based on overseas concerts. Every member of EXO is very happy and excited to be able to start the second tour. Bobo participated in many discussions.

But they didn't wait long for their happiness. After the meeting, they went back to the practice room to practice dancing in the afternoon. It didn't take long before they were severely punished by the teacher again.

"Yuan, and D.O., why don't you put your hands in the right position when doing the crotch thrusting action? You always make a fist and put it on the leg next to you. Do you feel embarrassed to do this kind of action? What about doing more mature and sexy dances in the future? "

In the practice room, a group of EXO people had just finished dancing to the title song and were sitting on the floor next to the wall, panting slightly. The dance teacher and manager stood in the middle, frowning and getting angry.

After Chi Jingyuan was called, he didn't look down at the floor. He just pursed his lips slightly and said nothing.

The choreography of the song "Call Me Baby" is very unique and handsome. There are no problems in other aspects. However, the choreography of hip thrusting is a bit too much. Every time the rhythm or formation changes, the hips must be thrust once. .

Chi Jingyuan was a little indifferent to this movement. It was okay once or twice, but it felt a bit awkward if he did it too much. Later, when he was dancing, he simply made a fist beside him without placing his hand in the right position.

Do Kyung-soo, who had always felt uncomfortable, immediately followed suit. Every time these two people moved, their movements were a little different from others.

But to be honest, Chi Jingyuan thinks that after a slight modification, this action is quite handsome, no worse than the previous crotch thrusting.

The dance teacher saw that the two of them were not talking, so he didn't criticize him too much. The hip movement was a small problem, and even if it was not standard, it didn't look out of place. He quickly locked his eyes on the two members sitting in the middle, their expressions And his tone suddenly became stern:

"Suho, and Baekhyun, are you not good at the crab step choreography? Ai Xi, how many times have I told you that you can't change it? The MV is about to be shot and it's still like this, okay? You start practicing the dance of a new song and you’re going to get away with it like this?”

"It's been like this for so long. Did you do this on purpose? Have you practiced seriously?"

The dance teacher and manager both seemed quite angry. During this period, EXO had not only practiced "Call Me Baby", but also "Spring Day", "Love Me Right" and several non-feature songs with choreography. All have already started practicing.

The preparations for "Call Me Baby" are actually at the end. Immediately after the personal trailer, they will shoot the MV, makeup photos and pictorials, and then they will start making final preparations for their comeback while practicing other songs.

But up until now, "Call Me Baby" is still an old problem. The other parts have already been very proficient and are very good. However, the crab dance at the end is still not satisfactory, especially for Kim Jun Myeon and Byun Baek Hyun. , It’s as if they are deliberately going against the teacher. I have taught them several lessons from the beginning to now, but they still go their own way and can’t change.

"The MV will be filmed next week, what on earth do you want to do?" Lee Seung-hwan also rarely got angry and severely criticized the usually reliable captain.

The entire practice room was very quiet, and the slight gasps just now could no longer be heard. Only the stern reprimands lingered in the room, and the atmosphere in the whole room was a bit solemn.

As for Jin Junmyun and Byun Baekhyun, one was staring at the texture of the floor, and the other was playing with his fingers. They didn't reply but looked very unhappy.

After scolding for a while, the two left a few harsh words and walked out first, leaving EXO to practice in the practice room by themselves.

"Is this move so difficult?" After the dance teacher and manager left, it took a while before Park Chanyeol took the initiative to break the stiff atmosphere, but his tone was slightly complaining, which made everyone's emotions a little complicated. .

Chi Jingyuan glanced at this brother out of the corner of his eye and thought it was quite interesting.

Park Chanyeol's dance in the last crab dance was actually very average, with rigid movements, but Kim Junmyeon and Byun Baekhyun were too conspicuous, covering up this guy.

In fact, Chi Jingyuan thinks this dance move is not too difficult, but it requires a little more balance and rhythm on the body. He doesn't know why these guys have never been able to dance well.

"...Keep practicing." Everyone was silent for a while. Jin Junmian stood up and said something. After seeing other members also getting up, he walked to the sound box to play the accompaniment. The nine people got into formation and started dancing again. .

The muffled sound of the soles of the shoes on the floor, the gasping during violent beating, and the dynamic music accompaniment mixed together, making the air in the entire practice room a little dull.

EXO has been really busy recently. Not only are they busy with various tasks such as dance practice, recording, and filming previews for the new album, they also have to run some commercial promotions and filming. Even Park Chanyeol, Kyung Soo, and Baekhyun are all The lead actor also has to take care of the filming of the online drama "My Neighbor is EXO". He is very tired every day and has to rest very late.

It's just that as the date of comeback is getting closer, there are always some unfavorable things happening now, which makes EXO, who is somewhat unbalanced because of this extremely important comeback for the group, even more anxious. .

They didn’t stop practicing until dinner time. Everyone wiped their sweat and drank some water before getting ready to eat. When Chi Kyung-won and several others were getting ready to go out, Do Kyung-soo turned around and saw Kim Jun-myeon and Byun Baek-hyun drinking. After finishing the water, he stood in the middle of the practice room, looking like he was ready to continue practicing dance, and asked curiously: "Brother, aren't you going to eat?"

"...You guys go ahead and let's practice for a while." Bian Baekhyun kept his head calm and said nothing, while Jin Junmian squeezed out a smile and waved to them.

They also knew that these two brothers were in a bad mood. Firstly, it was really humiliating to be scolded in public, and secondly, this return was too important, and they actually didn't want to hold them back.

Chi Jingyuan glanced at the two of them and didn't try to persuade them. He just nodded and said, "Then we will bring some back to you later."

After gesturing to Jin Junmian and the others, Chi Jingyuan and the others closed the door and left to eat. In the practice room, only Kim Junmyeon and Byun Baekhyun were left walking sideways in the room, dancing the crab step from left to right over and over again.

Because there was something else to do in the evening, Chi Jingyuan and the three of them went to a nearby restaurant to deal with it. After a while, they came back from eating. Wu Shixun took the lead carrying the noodles, bibimbap and miso soup that he had brought for them. He opened the door and walked in. However, seeing that the two brothers were still practicing and had no intention of eating, he pursed his lips and placed the rice on the floor next to him. Chi Jingyuan, who was following behind, glanced at He didn't say anything after that. He walked in and sat on the floor, took out his mobile phone and answered the message. When he just came back, he received a text message from Zhou Ziyu:

"It seems our company is going to launch a new girl group!"

Ji Jingyuan was not surprised when he saw this news. JYP is currently in such a desperate situation. Last year's girl group plan was shelved due to various reasons. The debut of GOT7 is far from a success. If there is no success this year, Action Na is expected to fall out of the 'big three' ranks in the music industry soon.

Zhou Ziyu's face seemed to appear in front of him. After thinking for a while, he tapped the screen and replied, laughing as he said: "What does it have to do with you?"

Chi Jingyuan could imagine that Zhou Ziyu would feel a little unhappy after seeing this reply, and maybe she was just looking at the screen with her nose wrinkled.

Sure enough, she responded quickly:

"(angry!)"

"Why are you like this? Why doesn't it matter! I've been practicing for so long!"

"I heard from a friend that our company seems to be hosting a survival talent show for female trainees. Several seniors who were in the girl group's debut planning team at 6mix seem to have gotten the news, and they have been training hard recently... …It’s just that the rest of us haven’t been officially notified yet.”

‘Survival talent show’

Chi Jingyuan looked at this and recited it silently, understanding in his heart.

Although it is quite new, it is not the first time that this kind of program has introduced new talents. Last year, YG's new boy group Winner made its debut through the company's own survival competition variety show "WIN: WHO IS NEXT".

If the ratings of newcomers launched in this way are good, they can gain a group of regular fans and exposure before they debut, which is a very beneficial method for newcomers.

But speaking of it, Chi Jingyuan remembers that Zhou Ziyu came to Peninsula as a trainee at the end of 2012 or early 2013. After all, she has been practicing for more than two years. There is no problem in debuting at this training time.

I just don't know what her strength is, but I often hear Zhou Ziyu bragging to him when chatting. She has made great progress every day, praised by teachers, etc., so she should be pretty good.

Unless it's all her bragging.

After all this calculation, it was time for Zhou Ziyu to make her debut, but she had always been a bit of a brat in Chi Jingyuan's mind. Suddenly facing this fact, he couldn't react for a while, and it was difficult to put Zhou Ziyu aside. Yu got in touch with idols who debuted.

"Then when will your company choose the people for the show?" After thinking about it, he returned.

"I don't know yet, it should be soon."

"I'll do my best!"

Two more messages were sent in a row. It can be seen that Zhou Ziyu was quite excited to know the news.

With a chuckle, Chi Jingyuan also cheered up the little girl:

"Then come on! If I'm selected, I'll treat you to a meal."

"Hehe, it's agreed! I want to eat delicious food then!"

"You're so fat. You'll be exposed as soon as you try it. You still want to make a debut..."

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The 24th Seoul Music Awards was officially held at the Seoul Olympic Park Gymnasium on the evening of January 22. The reason why EXO interrupted their filming schedule in Europe was to come back early to attend the awards ceremony.

At this time, the ceremony has begun. All the idol artists present are sitting in the artist seats directly below the stage. This time, the artist seats are designed with round tables. Each round table is occupied by one or more idol groups. And a solo singer.

Chi Jingyuan was wearing a dark blue straight suit, and he and EXO were sitting at the second table in the middle. The camera had cut to them many times from the beginning to now. The on-site PD and director obviously also understood the essence and essence of hosting a party. Tip: Just give the camera to EXO whenever it’s quiet.

On their left, the outermost table is for this year's newcomers GOT7, and the table in front is for the seniors of the same company, SJ's Eunhyuk and Donghae, and Shinee's Taemin. The seniority cards of these three hyungs It's still big, three people occupied a table.

On the right side are Girls' Generation's TTS and Red Velvet, while other artists such as Apink, AOA, and Beast are farther away.

The lineup of guests present today is quite luxurious, and the packed seats are filled with fans who are working very hard and screaming in support. The design of the stage and artist seats, as well as the overall atmosphere in the venue are better than those at the Golden Disk Awards a few days ago. Being in place also made this award ceremony look much more formal.

Moreover, the number of Allies present was clearly dominant. As soon as the sweet screams of EXO members were shown on the big screen, the audience would burst into laughter, instantly igniting the atmosphere in the venue.

Coincidentally, today's MCs are still old acquaintances. Jeon Hyun Moo and Lee Teuk are paired with Sistar's So You. I don't know why the two previous brothers are so favored by the organizers of major award ceremonies. From the end of 2014 to the beginning of 2015, Ji Kyung Won I have met them many times on this occasion.

At this time, the award presenters on the stage were awarding the Newcomer Award. There were three groups of artists who won the Newcomer Award this year. The first two groups, got7 and Eddy Kim, had already received the award, and now the last one was being awarded.

The winner with the best debut performance didn't come for some reason. It obviously couldn't be them.

Normally, a winner will definitely get the Newcomer Award. I don’t know how their company YG communicates with the organizer.

Chi Jingyuan rested his elbows on the table and rested his chin on the back of his hand. He looked at the big screen lazily. He didn't seem to be very worried. However, when he glanced out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed that Jin Junmyeon and Park Chanyeol were sitting at the same table. Everyone looked very nervous at this time. They put their hands together in front of their mouths and closed their eyes slightly in prayer. They looked more anxious and worried than the Red Velvet candidates at the next table themselves, which made Chi Jingyuan momentarily I don’t know what to say either.

Brother, did the family love act go a little too far? Or are you two sitting at the wrong table?

"The final newcomer award is..."

"red velvet thick camemida!"

As the award presenter announced loudly, the audience cheered in a big way. Kim Junmyun and Park Chanyeol jumped up and cheered, laughing and applauding happily, making Chi Jingyuan think that these two people were going to have a direct relationship. It's like walking up to receive an award.

Speechless, he stood up and smiled and clapped softly. He watched Ledbeibei and others stand up in surprise and kept bowing to the seniors next to them. Pei Zhuxuan was saluting with Chi Jingyuan who was applauding. He glanced back, blinked slightly and turned away. Following the MC's introduction, he walked briskly onto the podium with the members.

"Thank you to Teacher Lee Soo Man, our staff, our seniors who have been supporting us and giving us advice, and our parents who are watching TV..."

As the captain, Bae Zhuhyun had obviously prepared before and made a speech of thanks very skillfully. However, he suddenly paused at the end, seeming to be hesitant.

After pausing for less than a second, she quickly continued her thanks. At the same time, she glanced vaguely in the direction of the artist's seat: "Also... you have always been by my side... you have always been by our side, allowing me to realize that we are being To all the people who love you... fans of red velvet, thank you very much."

She seemed unprepared for this part of the speech, and was obviously stuck in speaking. The subject changed in the middle, as if to avoid suspicion or to appear more natural, specifically from 'I' to 'we'.

However, the audience did not feel anything unusual. At most, they thought she might be a little nervous.

But Chi Jingyuan seemed to feel something. He leaned back in his chair and looked at the girls on the stage with a pursed smile. While understanding in his heart, he couldn't help but complain.

Although what Pei Zhuhyun said was sincere and touching, her makeup today was honestly a bit ordinary. Her long black hair sticking to her scalp looked weird, and it wasn't as good-looking as her own private hairstyle.

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