mijobooks Chapter 1395 I'll Think About It
Chapter 1395 I'll Think About It
Chapter 1395 I'll Think About It
"Yes, I'm going back to Seoul today."
"I estimate I'll stay for two or three days. There's a lot of work to do... and we'll be returning soon too."
After leaving the film crew, the van drove back to Seoul on the highway, while Ji Kyung-won sat in the back seat, making a phone call.
It was a call from Kim Tae-yeon's side. It seems they knew Ji Kyung-won was returning to Seoul today and were calling specifically to confirm.
"A gathering? The same place as last time? Sure, I think it was just as good as last time."
"It's the same group of people again? Heechul hyung and Jonghyun hyung are here too? Where's Yoona sunbaenim? No offense, just asking."
"Are you bringing a female companion or not? I said female companion, not girlfriend! Nuna, listen carefully."
"Okay, I got it. I'll let Nuna know the day before I go back to the set."
After exchanging a few brief words, Chi Jingyuan responded twice and hung up the phone.
This woman called to ask him when he would be free, and invited him to invite some friends to go out together.
Of course, the main reason is that she helped Kim Tae-yeon a lot after the traffic accident last time. They haven't met since then and she hasn't had a chance to thank her. Although Ji Kyung-won doesn't care, she remembers it. This time, she's taking the opportunity to express her gratitude. This woman just patted her chest and said she'd treat everyone, looking like she was going to bleed a lot.
Of course, Chi Jingyuan wouldn't refuse. Filming "The Spy" put him under a lot of pressure. Every day when he opened his eyes, he was thinking about who he was going to deceive, and when filming started, he was thinking about who he was going to kill and torture. It made him feel a sense of closeness to weapons like daggers.
Having a few drinks with friends and family is a great way to relax.
After hanging up with Kim Tae-yeon, Ji Kyung-won started browsing the news out of boredom. But after only a few scrolls, he spotted a familiar name.
Twice will make a comeback on the 11th, with their title track "Heart Shaker" debuting in Inner Ring Road.
Twice is back again!
After seeing this news, Chi Jingyuan felt as if he had fallen into some kind of cyclical illusion... because he seemed to have seen similar news headlines many times in the past year, if not ninety times, then six or seven times.
Just a month ago, they released their first full-length album with "Likey" as the title track, and now, less than a month later, they've released a reissued album...
Ji Kyung-won was speechless when he saw the term "reissued album." JYP has also adopted this shoddy practice that SM uses to fleece fans.
Ji Kyung-won genuinely admires the girls from Twice.
It's important to know that idols' comeback periods are very tiring. Their work schedules and practice often last for more than half a month, and they can only sleep for two or three hours at a time. If it's a very popular group, they will be even busier.
Ji Kyung-won has personally experienced the incredible workload of a top-tier group's comeback period. Even EXO, as a boy group, sometimes struggled to keep up, and after reaching the top, they only maintained a comeback frequency of once a year.
And look at Twice... how many comebacks have they had this year?
Being idols ourselves makes us understand each other better.
Yesterday, while filming, Kyungwon, who hadn't heard of Twice's comeback song yet, clicked on the music video for their title track, "Heart Shaker," with a touch of reverence.
“Yeah yeah yeah yeah~”
"Come and be my like."
"Come and be my like baby~"
The intro featured Son Chaeyoung's clear and pleasant voice, so Ji Kyung-won put on his headphones and listened.
As for the songs, they still follow Twice's cheerful and energetic style, without any innovation or breakthroughs. However, the quality remains at a good level, and the overall melody is quite catchy and addictive.
As for the music video... Chi Jingyuan looked at the dancing figure on his phone and blinked gently.
I remember Chou Tzu-yu jokingly telling him before that he would like their comeback.
After watching the music video, Ji Kyung-won couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Putting everything else aside, the outfit featured in the music video—a pure white crop top paired with tight high-waisted jeans—did indeed appeal to him.
This kind of outfit really accentuates the figure, showcasing the most feminine lines such as waist, hip width, and even thigh lines. Take Chou Tzu-yu, for example; her round and plump figure is very eye-catching, and the jeans look like they're a size too small on her.
However, after looking at it... Chi Jingyuan was somewhat surprised.
Because the one who left the deepest impression on him was not Tzuyu, but Nayeon.
The bunny teeth paired with this outfit are not only cute, but also have a touch of sexiness.
Or perhaps, she was just naturally quite sexy...
After watching the music video, Ji Kyung-won came across several news articles about Twice. All nine members looked beautiful and radiant, making heart shapes with their hands for the camera.
But through Tzuyu, he learned that the Twice members were actually in very poor condition. Several of them had already developed health problems due to overwork, not to mention the mental burden caused by exhaustion, which made the atmosphere in the team somewhat unpleasant.
But everyone in front of the camera was so full of energy, and each of them had a beautiful smile.
Ji Kyung-won could only sigh and say, "That's what idols are all about..."
He's been filming a lot lately, basically staying on set from morning till midnight. Because of the scheduling conflicts, he's had less contact with Chou Tzu-yu and the others.
However, she didn't care about the others. Regardless of whether he replied or not, Zhou Ziyu would keep sending text messages. If Chi Jingyuan didn't reply, she would send her own messages, treating them as comments.
The day before yesterday, she sent a crazy message saying, "This is Tzuyu, this is my phone number."
Ji Kyung-won thought she'd lost her mind when he saw it later, but he only realized it was a lyric from "Heart Shaker" after watching the music video...
No, he's just out of his mind.
Aside from the occasional lapse in judgment, Chou Tzu-yu also sent him a lot of photos, all of them various selfies, especially the outfit from the music video. She seemed to know that Chi Kyung-won liked this style, and she took several selfies wearing that outfit.
Among them are several very sexy photos. Chou Tzu-yu pretended to be casual but actually deliberately found the right angles. In some photos, she lowered her chest to show her cleavage, and in others, she tightened her waist and thrust her hips to make her thighs and buttocks look particularly exaggerated.
They've all started doing lewd things.
Chi Jingyuan could only preserve it while sighing with regret:
This black girl has really grown up.
…………
"Jingyuan is here~"
After a two-hour drive back to Seoul from Gangwon Province, Ji Kyung-won went straight to SM Entertainment's headquarters and met with his manager, Ahn Seung-won, and the company's team for a short meeting.
Ji Kyung-won is dedicated to filming in Gangwon Province, but he has created a lot of work back in Seoul.
First, there's EXO's comeback. Their new album is already completed and is scheduled for release around Christmas this year.
This is EXO's first new album in a year since their hiatus from the Korean music scene, a year that has seen them achieve considerable success overseas.
However, the domestic market has been significantly taken over by new forces. Whether it's Wanna One, who became an instant hit upon debut, or Seventeen, who is gaining more and more popularity, as well as a host of new boy groups, including EXO's own junior group NCT, they have all swallowed up a lot of the market share and fans that originally belonged to them during EXO's absence.
Stanning and idolizing celebrities is a very emotional thing. You might fall in love with an idol just because of a performance, a clip, or a picture, and you might be very enthusiastic about it.
However, this feeling is not lasting. It is very likely that the previous enthusiasm will be lost just because of a simple matter of waking up, and the person may turn to like someone else instead... The year-long hiatus in the local market has really caused the loss of many fans.
EXO and SM Entertainment are both taking this comeback very seriously. In addition to the album's production quality exceeding SM's ethical standards, they have also finalized a very important promotional plan.
EXO will also tone down their usual aloofness in this album, having reached the top of the group rankings. They plan to participate in a large number of programs and variety shows to promote their comeback.
Although it's still early for a review, the company has already started some pre-launch activities.
Even the most popular member, Ji Kyung-won, couldn't escape this. Besides recording several hit variety shows with the group, he also had to choose a few shows to appear on solo or with individual members.
At this moment, An Chengyuan took out several program lists and let Ji Jingyuan choose for himself.
In addition to the main group, there is also the subway song "Horizon of Events" by Ji Kyung-won and Jung Eun-ji, which is confirmed to be released on the 22nd of this month.
However, compared to the group's album, the subway song is much less important. If it were someone else, the company probably wouldn't have promoted it at all. But because it's Ji Kyung-won's song, SM specially allocated some resources to create a simple promotional plan and even used it as a suspenseful teaser for the previous subway song released on the 17th.
Besides the songs, there are various brand endorsements, appearances, new advertising offers, and contract renewals with some brands at the end of the year.
Including various jobs in Japan, Avex also sent news that the anime opening theme song they had previously contacted had made progress, and they asked Ji Kyung-won to go over for an audition and meet the production team.
There are also special stage rehearsals for the upcoming year-end music festivals, as well as rehearsals for KBS MC work.
The American New Vision team is also asking about the new album and the song collaboration with Ji Kyung-won... There are so many things to ask that Ji Kyung-won is getting a bit overwhelmed.
This is the price he paid for leaving and going to the countryside to focus on filming.
"Oh, right, there's another crucial invitation."
After rambling on for a while, just when Chi Jingyuan had finished listening to most of the work and thought it was finally over, An Chengyuan suddenly took out a folder and handed it to him: "Mnet has decided to start the third season of the PRODUCE 101 series next year, and they've already started the pre-show promotions. You should know that, Jingyuan, right?"
"The third season of the PRODUCE 101 series?"
Upon hearing the name, Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment before realizing what it meant and nodded, "Oh, I know. They even did an ad campaign for MAMA Tokyo a few days ago. It seems like they're going to collaborate with AKB48 this time, right? They must be selecting a girl group."
He had certainly heard of the talent show 'PRODUCE 101'. It was a huge hit on the peninsula and had become almost a national program in just two years. The first season produced the national girl group IOI, and the second season this year produced Wanna One, who were clearly aiming to challenge EXO.
Therefore, it's quite normal to hold a third season.
When I attended the MAMA event in Tokyo, the big screen showed a preview with large advertisements for '101' and 'AKB', which surprised everyone present.
I was somewhat surprised to see Chi Kyung-won at the time, but I didn't pay much attention to him.
I never expected to hear that name again today, and it seems to be related to me now.
"Yes, this time Mnet will be innovating for the third season, while taking into account both the domestic and Japanese markets. The core concept is a cross-border cooperation project that combines the Korean Peninsula's idol selection system 'PRODUCE' with the Japanese AKB48 Group's concept of 'idols you can meet'. The goal is to create a limited-time girl group that operates on the Korean Peninsula and combines the characteristics of both countries."
"So the third season was renamed. It's no longer called '101', but 'PRODUCE 48'... I heard that Mnet even invited Yasushi Akimoto to be a judge."
An Chengyuan smiled and explained the origin of the invitation. Without further suspense, he got straight to the point: "The production team, or rather Mnet, sent you an invitation to Jingyuan to be the national producer representative for the third season of Produce 101, also known as PRODUCE 48."
"National Producers Representative?"
Chi Jingyuan opened the file, which contained information about the overall production and core concept of the program. As he read it, he repeated a word he heard repeatedly.
"This show calls all the viewers who vote 'National Producers,' and you are their representative... To put it bluntly, you are the host (MC)."
“Yes, I know that.” Chi Jingyuan nodded and continued looking at the documents.
"However, it's not just about being an MC. In addition to inviting you to be the 'National Producer Representative,' the show also includes you as the 'National Producer Representative' because of your special status as a top idol. Unlike previous seasons, this season's 'National Producer Representative' will also participate in the trainees' comments, selections, and scoring throughout the entire process."
"In other words, you are not just a host, but a host + judge mentor, and not just one-sided mentors like vocal or dance mentors, but mentors for all aspects, and you can participate in every segment." An Chengyuan had clearly already discussed with Mnet and was well prepared.
"Oh? I have that much power?"
Upon hearing this, Chi Jingyuan looked up, raised an eyebrow, and smiled: "So, if I let someone debut, that person can debut?"
"That's quite possible!"
An Chengyuan laughed as well: "If you think highly of any trainee, just say a few words of praise to her, and her exposure and popularity will definitely skyrocket... Don't underestimate your influence."
After speaking, the manager paused for a moment and added, "This collaboration with AKB48 in the third season is actually quite bold. Because of the relationship between the two countries, you know... so Mnet is quite worried about the show's ratings and influence in Japan."
"Furthermore, after producing and airing two seasons in two consecutive years, the audience was already a bit tired of it. So this season needed a gimmick that was very popular and could bring public attention and a strong influence, and that's what they chose..."
An Chengyuan gestured towards Chi Jingyuan with his lip: "I've got my eye on you."
"So this time Mnet is very determined and is willing to discuss any demands, which shows their sincerity."
"Ah."
Chi Jingyuan nodded slightly, pondering for a moment, and casually asked while flipping through the documents, "The production method hasn't changed, has it?"
"The core remains the same: trainees from multiple agencies gather together to select a girl group in a survival reality show. However, this time, some members of AKB48 will be added, and some procedures may be slightly different."
When will recording begin?
Chi Jingyuan suddenly thought of something: "Will our company send someone to participate?"
"The production team said that recording will officially begin next April, but preparations may start a little earlier."
Upon hearing this, An Chengyuan couldn't help but laugh: "Our company's trainees are the best, and they have their own debut plans. They won't participate in this kind of program."
"That's it..."
Chi Jingyuan nodded slowly:
"Let me think about it."