mijobooks Chapter 985: Song Promotion
Chapter 985: Song Promotion
Chapter 985: Song Promotion
Originally, EXO and Twice did not have any deep hatred. The only conflict was the eye rolling by Nayeon during the "Sixteen" period in 15. Her lax expression management caused Nayeon to be insulted and attacked by many A.R.M.s for a year or two. Until now, many people have labeled her as "disrespectful to seniors" and "ugly girl". She has started to suffer from appearance anxiety because of the insults about her buck teeth.
However, all these dissatisfactions are focused on Lim Nayeon alone. The two groups as a whole actually don't have much interaction. Especially last year, Ji Kyung-won wrote and produced the song "Cheer Up" for Twice, and he was also the first to post "shyshyshy" on social media, and he made a lot of contributions to the popularity of the song. Later, this song won the song of the year and Twice specially thanked him when they gave a speech. Many Onces are still very grateful to Ji Kyung-won.
But it wasn't until last year when CBX debuted that they collided head-on with Twice's "TT". Before their debut, CBX was hyped up to shatter the proud and complacent expectations of all fans, but was hit hard by "TT". Except for the sales volume that surpassed the other party thanks to the fans, all other data were crushed. The sound sources, popularity, and influence were not on the same level.
This made fans of "the No. 1 boy band in history, the No. 1 sub-group in history" feel instantly ashamed. Over the years of EXO, EXO has rarely encountered such embarrassing situations.
In addition, the fans of both sides were in conflict at that time, ONCE was upset, the haters were fanning the flames, and the fact that their own idols' performance was far inferior to the other side made the fans of both sides become enemies in an instant out of anger and shame.
But Aili has many enemies. Since EXO rose to prominence, they have stepped on countless people, not just ONCE. No matter how many enemies they have, it can never be as hostile as the internal hatred among Aili's toxic fans...
However, it is true that the resentment has been accumulating for a long time and has nowhere to vent, so this time when JYP announced the news of Twice's return, all the A.R.M.S. instantly became interested and started clamoring and provoking online.
'CBX's loss was purely accidental. The three back teams and the poor performance of the song made Twice take advantage, which is acceptable. This time, let their fans who have never seen the world see what TOP is! '
'CBX is also considered EXO?'
ONCEs were in no mood to retort to Aili's taunting, although they did knock CBX head-on before, but this time Ji Jingyuan's solo clearly proved that 'even though they are both EXO members, there are still differences'. Anyone living in the peninsula can feel the momentum of "Loved", and even the most fanatical ones don't have the confidence that their own Bunny can beat Ji Jingyuan.
Countless ONCEs can only lament that the company chose a bad time for their comeback, which could have been postponed but was not. They complained that SM was unethical, and that a solo by someone like Ji Jingyuan with a hit song was simply a dimensionality reduction attack, and then consoled themselves that Yuan and Tubao's fan bases were completely different, so it shouldn't have much of an impact.
As soon as the news of Twice's return came out, the internet instantly became lively, in addition to their respective fans.
Originally, Chi Jingyuan's solo was so powerful that it swept away everything, even his juniors in SM. Although this super TOP's comeback was indeed exciting to watch, other idols' delayed returns and retreat also gave passers-by plenty of fun.
But it’s really boring to watch one-man shows too much, and now someone finally comes out to challenge it.
EXO has been soaring since 13, and in 15 they defeated Big Bang, a new generation boy group, head-on to reach the top and have been dominating until today. They are the unprecedented TOP boy group in Kpop. As the TOP among the TOP groups, Ji Kyung-won's popularity needs no elaboration. These days, "Loved" is so popular that even dogs on the street hum along after hearing it.
Although Twice has only debuted for a year, their super explosion last year is extremely rare in the entire K-pop history. Last year's two consecutive explosions directly established their position as the number one new generation girl group, "the highest sales of a new generation girl group", "setting the first 1 million sound source record for a girl group", "the fastest number of views of a girl group on YouTube to exceed million", and "No. ALL Kill on the annual sound source chart".
When these two groups of artists collide with each other, it will be fun to watch no matter who wins or loses. Countless onlookers and black fans have become interested and are sharpening their knives.
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A few days passed in a flash as Ji Jingyuan kept running around and experiencing the individual experience after his solo debut. On February 2, the Thursday of the second week of his comeback, he came to "M! Countdown" with his agent.
SM did not arrange too many promotional activities for him this time when he returned. He only participated in the music programs of the three major TV stations in the first week. This week also had only three stages, and he directly skipped the previous two small-channel programs.
Similarly, the TV station that refused to give it a chance also stubbornly ignored the recent hit "Loved", resulting in Chi Jingyuan still not getting a single number one in song promotions since his return.
Today's "M! Countdown" is the first number one he can win after his comeback. If nothing unexpected happens, his competitor will be Red Velvet, who is returning for three weeks... Based on the current situation, there should be no problem.
"Your new song is pretty good, and the style is very unique."
Ji Jingyuan sat on the sofa in the lounge, smiling and chatting casually with Lee Taeyong from NCT 127 who came to visit him.
"No, this time, the solo song is really good. I listened to the whole album and I like it very much..." Lee Taeyong said sincerely.
“Especially the song ‘Loved’ is so beautiful.”
"We all really like 'Loved' and even practiced it together. Sicheng also wants to try to cover it if he has the chance in the future."
Dong Sicheng and Jin Daoying who came to visit were also very enthusiastic and spoke one after another. The atmosphere was very joyful after a few flatteries.
The people in 127 had seen Chi Jingyuan since their trainee days. Although Chi Jingyuan was not very friendly towards his juniors, he never showed any disapproval or bullied them, so they always had a good impression of this senior. In addition, knowing his special status in the company, several of them were somewhat in awe of him but also wanted to get close to him.
Chi Jingyuan also knew what they were thinking, but he didn't mean to refuse. It was actually not bad to have a junior constantly flattering him... Of course, it would be even better if it was a girl group of juniors.
Somehow, Chi Jingyuan's thoughts suddenly diverged and he inexplicably thought of Liu Zhimin.
"Senior, Aniha Saiyo."
As a few people were talking, the unlocked door of the lounge was knocked again, and a few members of NCT Dream walked in.
Today, there are a total of four groups of artists participating in SM's "M! Countdown", in addition to Ji Jingyuan, there are also red velvet, and two sub-teams, NCT127 and Dream.
With Chi Jingyuan around, all the younger generations from the same company would naturally come to visit.
After the kids from NCT Dream came in and said hello, they were obviously a little reserved and not as relaxed as Lee Taeyong and his friends.
Fans of EXO and Dream are now fighting fiercely online. Fans of Dream team are upset because they have become cannon fodder for Chi Jingyuan and feel that the company is biased and that this is royal bullying.
As for Aili, SM has a tradition of hating junior groups, and now NCT Dream is promoting themselves as EXO's junior group. In addition, the costumes for their comeback this time are somewhat similar to the school uniforms style of XO's "Roar" era, which makes them even more unhappy with them.
Although they are seniors and juniors in the same company, the conflicts between their fans escalated dramatically in a short period of time, even more intense than the conflicts with Twice's fans.
Of course, the Dream Team is still not very good and they don’t have many fans. Ally can suppress them with just a breath and make them lose their temper.
Idols, it’s impossible to win the fight, and how can you chase stars so hard that you get so angry… So a lot of fans have left the Dream Team recently, and the situation is not good.
As members, they naturally knew the situation of their own group and fans. At this time, these children had complicated emotions when they saw Chi Jingyuan, but they were all smart people. They behaved very respectfully and meticulously in front of him.
However, Chi Jingyuan acted very casually, smiling and waving his hand for them to sit down.
Although the fans of both sides are very confrontational online, Chi Jingyuan actually has a good impression of the kids from the Dream Team.
Regardless of whether it was shown or not, at least these kids were very polite in front of him. And speaking of it, they sang the chorus of the last part of "Loved", and that part of the harmony with a youthful feel added a lot to the song, which can be regarded as their contribution.
But to be honest, Ji Jingyuan didn't know if it was because of his age, he had things to talk about with the people from Team 127, but there was some generation gap between him and the kids from the Dream Team. These people respected him as much as they respected Lee Soo Man, and Ji Jingyuan was too lazy to put on the same airs as Lee Soo Man, so he didn't know what to say to them.
So after saying hello and sitting down, he continued chatting with Lee Taeyong, which made the kids even more nervous.
If their fans saw this, they would definitely think that Chi Jingyuan was bullying them as a senior...
"Dong Dong~"
Fortunately, after a while, there was another knock on the door. A few members of Red Velvet poked their heads in to take a look, and then Jiang Seulgi took the lead and walked in with a smile: "It's so lively."
At one time, four groups of SM artists held a party in Chi Jingyuan's lounge. When other idols who came to visit saw it, they greeted and smiled on the surface, but secretly cursed in their hearts.
The SM in Xiba bullies people in groups.
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Today is the first time that Ji Jingyuan has appeared on "M! Countdown" after his return, and the program crew has given him great attention. He has an exclusive large waiting room, a special opening trailer VCR, an opening interview, a small fan meeting at halftime, a main performance at the end, etc. It can be said that TOP's treatment has been maximized.
But the organizers' efforts were not in vain. Today's ratings were significantly higher than in previous years. Every time Chi Jingyuan appeared, the show would reach a peak, especially as the show progressed, the online ratings would get higher and higher.
While "M! Countdown" was being broadcast, people watching the live broadcast online kept discussing:
"Why hasn't Yuan's stage come out yet?"
"I don't know why, but after listening to "Loved" and seeing Chi Jingyuan's style and outfit for this comeback, I feel that the previous boy bands are really tacky and noisy... I used to like some of them."
"There should be no suspense about who will win today, right? I really can't imagine how these people can compete with "Loved"."
"Red Velvet's performance is actually pretty good. They have already won 6 first places in this comeback, and their scores are quite high."
"Don't touch porcelain, thank you."
Amid the anxious waiting of countless viewers, "M! Countdown" has come to an end today. After Red Velvet's "Rookie" ended, the scene changed and Chi Jingyuan's photos began to appear on the screen. Amid the sudden rise in ratings and screams, he wore frameless glasses, dressed fashionably, stepped on a stool, and played the piano easily.
"We once loved each other, and we met."
"Ah ah ah ah..."
The countless screams at the scene almost drowned out his singing. After the first week's stage performance, his opening performance of squatting and playing the piano has already become a classic of the Kpop boy group, talked about by countless fans and passers-by.
"A loooooove senario we created together"
"senario!!"
“Now the spotlight has gone out”
"Extinguish!"
The first few lines were so stunning that everyone was just focused on appreciating the sight and screaming. But starting from the second paragraph, every time he sang a line, the audience sang along. The coordination was very good and the atmosphere was extremely warm.
The day after he released the song, his fans had already created the stage support process for "Loved" overnight, and they had already practiced it thoroughly in the past few days.
It is obvious that the live recording spots for each episode of "M! C" are allocated according to the participating groups, and it is impossible for all of them to be monopolized by fans of one idol.
But at this moment, no matter from which angle you look at it, everyone in the audience is truly participating in the cheering. Everyone can sing the song, everyone is infected by the atmosphere, and everyone is very excited.
They forced themselves to suppress the desire to sing a chorus, not to steal the show…but the atmosphere they created made the other idols look at each other in bewilderment.
Some people even feel that it doesn’t matter whether they come to this episode or not.
Chi Jingyuan can come alone.
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"In the third week of February, Yuan vs. Red Vlevet in M! Countdown."
"Who will be the hero of the trophy? Let's see the final result!"
After playing a VCR preview of Twice's comeback next week, which sparked a few interesting discussions among many people, the scene changed and all the idols appeared on the stage. Today's guest MCs, Kang Seulgi and Son Seungwan, were holding the script and began to announce the final winner.
"Sound source sales score: "Love Senario" 5000 VS "Rookie" 3120"
“Album sales score: Yuan 1500 VS red velvet 198”
“Preference score: Yuan 1000 VS red velvet 706”
“Social media score: Yuan 1500 VS red velvet 658”
"Mnet broadcast score..."
When Kang Seul-gi was reading out the scores, the idols in the back couldn't help but feel surprise and shock in their hearts.
Because... Chi Jingyuan scored full marks for each option, and he got the full score for each item.
Especially the comparison of sales points is the most terrifying... The scoring rule for this item is a score pool. The idol with the highest sales in the same period will get full marks, and the other one will use the sales of the one with full marks as the basis to calculate the ratio and score.
Obviously, Red Velvet's sales were pretty good among idols of the same period, but when compared with Chi Jingyuan's amazing data this week, they were pulled down to a pitiful number, making people think that their sales were very poor.
"Final total, red velvlet 8461."
"Yuan... 11000 points. Today's winner is... Yuan Cuokamida~"
The full score of "M! Countdown" is 11000 points.
Amid the amazement of the idols and the audience, Kang Seul-gi handed the trophy to Ji Kyung-won with a smile on her face.
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"What a shame, we almost won."
On the way back to the backstage, Kang Seul-ki, who had been smiling just now, was next to Ji Kyung-won, grumbling non-stop with a pursed mouth, looking quite unwilling to lose a place just now: "With this score at other times, we would definitely be able to get first place..."
"Did you make a mistake?"
Chi Jingyuan mercilessly exposed her so-called "almost": "You scored 11000 points because you have 11000 points, and I scored points because the total score is only points."
"Do you know what a perfect score means?"
"And..." He glanced at Jiang Seulgi who was still unwilling to fail, and seemed a little unbelievable: "How could you still have the idea of competing with "Loved" for the first place?"
"What are you bragging about?"
Jiang Seqi pouted in dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with just taking yours?"
But even though she said this, she actually knew that there was nothing wrong with what Chi Jingyuan said.
These female idols are all very career-oriented, and the competition between girl groups is sometimes even more intense than that between boy groups. Originally, Red Velvet had a very obvious advantage among the new generation of girl groups, but their failed comeback at the beginning of last year slowed down their development momentum, and they were overtaken by Twice and Girl Group, which also had two hits in a row. The members of Red Velvet must be very unhappy.
I had originally thought that this comeback would help increase my popularity, at least get a few more first place wins...but I ended up running into my good friend Chi Jingyuan.
This time they haven't fought for two weeks, and with the momentum of "Loved", it will definitely be impossible to fight again in the future.
"I'm not going to "The Show" and "Champion Show". They're all yours, you can grab as much as you want."
Seeing that Jiang Seqi was a little worried, Ji Jingyuan hypocritically comforted her.
Seeing this friend no longer caring about someone at all, Jiang Seqi felt quite envious and wondered when they would be able to reach this point.
"By the way, when will you finish your trip tomorrow?" Chi Jingyuan asked as he thought of something.
Tomorrow is Twice's first concert, and since Zhou Ziyu, Ming Jingnan and others all gave away tickets, Ji Jingyuan, in order not to make things difficult, directly discussed with Jiang Seulgi and Wu Sehun to go to see it together. However, Ji Jingyuan and Jiang Seulgi are both in their comeback period at the moment, and if the two were photographed alone at other artists' concerts, fans might have opinions, thinking that they are not doing their job properly.
Especially Chi Jingyuan, it is easy for people to associate him with some scandals.
So this time they went to watch it under the pretext of supporting Yu Jeongyeon, since they had worked together before on "Really Really". Even if they were photographed, fans would only sigh that they have a good relationship and that they still took time out of their busy schedules to support their friends. Maybe it could even become a good story.
But it cannot be said that it is just a name. After working together in "Really Really", the relationships among them are indeed very good. Especially Kang Seulgi and Yoo Jeongyeon, they get along very well. Both of them have very nice personalities. Now they have a close relationship and even make private appointments to go out together when they are free.
Interestingly, Son Seungwan has become 91 without anyone noticing, while Yu Jeongyeon has grown 2 years older and is now 94.
"This episode of 'Yin Yin' is pre-recorded so you don't have to go. There will be a book signing event during the day, and then a show to be recorded."
Jiang Seulgi thought about tomorrow's schedule and said, "I think I'll be free around this afternoon."
"Then call me when you are free, and Sehun and I will pick you up then."
"...Let's have dinner together in the evening when we are free."
The two had already walked to the door of Red Velvet's lounge. After Ji Jingyuan and Jiang Seqi finished making arrangements for tomorrow and were about to say goodbye and leave, a figure pushed the door open and walked out.
"What are you guys doing standing here?"
Pei Zhuxuan looked at the two of them for a moment, then looked at Ji Jingyuan, and without waiting to say hello, she blinked and asked naturally, "Are you going to see Twice's concert with Seulgi tomorrow?"
Uh...how did Bae Joo-hyun know?
As soon as Bae Joo-hyun finished speaking, the scene became inexplicably quiet. Ji Jingyuan paused for a moment when he heard the words, and couldn't help but glance at Jiang Seul-ki.
The look in his eyes was clear: 'You told her?'
Jiang Seqi seemed to know what Ji Jingyuan was thinking and returned his gaze without leaving any trace.
How could it be me?
Chi Jingyuan nodded secretly
Jiang Seulgi looks silly, but she is actually very smart and reliable.
She is not stupid, how could she take the initiative to tell Pei Zhuxuan that she wanted to go to see it with Ji Jingyuan?
It can't be that the young lady guessed it by herself, when did she become so smart... However, Chi Jingyuan's face did not look unnatural at all, and he smiled and said: "Yes, I just happened to have time."
Although it was a bit embarrassing for Bae Joo-hyun to find out, he didn't think there was anything wrong with going to his girlfriend's concert.
After a pause, Chi Jingyuan took the initiative and invited: "Do you want to go together? I have extra tickets here."