Chapter 654 Fire

When it was approaching midnight on the 12th, Kim Seok-kyu was waiting in front of the computer to watch the sound source and MV of EXO's comeback prelude song "Fire" that SM would release on time.

He is a male fan of EXO and has been a fan for more than two years. Compared with most 20-generation men who only like girl groups and frown with disdain when mentioning boy groups, Kim Seok-gyu is an anomaly. .

Of course he also watches the girl group, after all, everyone likes such beautiful girls, but instead of pursuing the cuteness and sexiness of the girl group, he is actually more focused on appreciating the stage. He likes the fierce and handsome dance that makes people excited. , who has been following Kpop for several years and watched so many stages, he really feels that compared to most female groups, the stage performance of a male group, not to mention the movement and coordination, just the choreography is difficult to achieve several levels. , the intensity and excitement are much greater than that. There are some stages and parts that even if you look at them with his gay identity and some prejudiced eyes, you will still feel very handsome.

Male fans like him do not account for a large proportion of EXO's overall fans, but in terms of EXO's fan base that has been cut off in the Kpop music industry, because the base is too large, the number of male fans who like XO is actually quite large. He knew several of them, some who liked dancing as much as he did, and some who liked being famous.

In addition to him, there are countless other male fans of the same type, as well as far more female fans than they account for the vast majority, and even more interested passers-by are waiting.

Nearly ten months have passed since the second regular album "EXO-L" last year. In such a long time since the second album was a huge success and reached the top of the charts, except for the release of a winter special, the team has not had much progress. There is no action at all, and all members have been focusing on overseas tours and personal activities. This is really unacceptable for a new generation TOP group with many fans in the music industry and a faulty level.

During such a long hiatus, many Ariel have been waiting impatiently for the return of their idols. During this period, even if they spend money to support their idols, they don’t know what to buy. Many people can only go back and buy XO’s previous products. Some of their albums have led to the strange phenomenon of soaring sales of many old EXO albums during this period.

If the combination of EXO's popularity and size were placed in other companies such as JYP, if they didn't come back five or six times a year and harvest all the fans' wallets, they would have known that there is a long way to go.

But SM doesn't think so. First of all, as long as a boy group of EXO's size releases a song, it will definitely become a trend. The peninsula market is not big in the first place. It will be annoying to come back so many times... and TOP must have the style of TOP. Whose TOP keeps coming back year after year as if they have never made any money? Look at Big Bang and EXO. If they want to make money, they go on tour.

As soon as midnight arrived, countless fans and passers-by immediately refreshed the web page several times in succession, and SM, who is always punctual, did not disappoint. The sound source and MV of "Fire" immediately appeared on relevant websites.

Jin Seok-gyu specifically looked at the songwriters displayed in the song information. The name of the creator Yuan he originally thought was only listed in the second or even third place, and all the works were attributed to a musician named PDOGG.

Have not heard……

Countless similar thoughts passed by without paying much attention. Everyone clicked on the music source or MV directly in the next second.

"Thum, thump, thump..."

The prelude of fragmented drum beats and background electronic music is very rhythmic. As soon as the music starts, people can't help but nod their heads. In the MV, Chi Jingyuan looks curiously at the man in black who suddenly appears in front of him. Tentatively, they walked in step by step. After looking at each other, the two people shook hands gently in a very friendly manner.

With a "wow", the flames instantly rose from the body of the man in black, and the swirling flame clouds made many people in front of the screen vaguely feel the heat. According to inertial thinking, many people felt that Chi Jingyuan should stay away and run away immediately. What, I didn’t expect that he was holding the other person’s hand on the screen, tilting his head and looking at the burned-up man in black in front of him in surprise, looking at it for a second as if watching a performance,

"It's burning~"

oh!

Seeing this scene and this sentence, many people immediately smiled and raised their eyebrows.

The same goes for Kim Seok-gyu. He thinks the scene and the words of Ji Kyung-won are really handsome.

"Frie~~Fire~~"

"Fire~~Fire~~"

Before anyone could sigh, the strong syllables and climax of the chorus immediately attracted the audience's attention.

The arrangement of "FIre" is different from EXO's previous styles. It has strong hip-hop elements and is an EDM electronic dance music. The temperament of the song itself and the extensive use of electronic music in the chorus are things that XO has rarely touched upon before. to the area, but this very novel attempt still gave fans a very excellent experience.

The essence of this song is still dance music, and the dance of this song can satisfy all audiences who like the stage. It is a very dangerous jumping position, extremely complex and fragmented but very handsome hand and body movements, plus There are several distinctive and iconic shots, and the overall extremely difficult choreography is a feast for the eyes. Although there are not many group dance shots in the official version of the MV, the dance shots that appear in the intervals still bring countless viewers to the scene. Great enjoyment.

“Fire~~Raise your fist, All night long."

"Fire~~ Firm steps, go forward courageously."

Soon it was the second half of the song, which was more than three minutes long, and entered the transitional bridge part. The intense chorus just before made people feel unsatisfied. Originally, I thought that this relatively slow bridge could make people feel a little relieved. Unexpectedly, after a melody, Chi Jingyuan, who had not been exposed a few times before and had not many parts, but had been following the dance, suddenly walked from the side to the center position and began to lead the dance. While doing the overall movements, he pointed at the camera:

"FIre~ Let's dance."

"Go crazy!"

"ahwwooo!"

With a wanton shout, the nine EXO members who had already stood in formation began a stunning group dance. Everyone raised their hands flat in front of them and clenched their fists tightly, slightly bent over, and stepped on the floor with their feet very hard and very quickly, as if they were performing a passionate tap dance. The movements were so fast that people could not see their footsteps clearly. Combined with the extremely triangular formation and extremely neat movements, a strong sense of impact came to the face.

The camera zoomed in, and Chi Jingyuan, who was standing in the middle, was the most conspicuous. Under the intense dance, he pursed his lips lightly with a faint smile, and looked at the camera with a piercing gaze. His sight seemed to penetrate the screen and look at the audience. Because the strength of the movement was too great, the hair and bangs that were not long to begin with kept shaking with the stomping, and every sway seemed to sway into the hearts of female fans.

"Oh~"

Many people exclaimed when they saw this shot in the MV. It was a completely killing part. Although the shot of a group dance was very short, it immediately became the most profound scene in the memory of countless fans and passers-by. At the same time, the blood in the body was also awakened by this part. Some people wanted to stand up directly and stomp their feet on the ground continuously to imitate it.

After this amazing part ended, everyone jumped on the spot. After landing on the ground, some people put their hands on both sides of the body and shook quickly.

This is one of the most memorable iconic choreography of "fire". Because it was like touching something very hot, they named it "hot dance" by themselves.

After Chi Jingyuan smiled and burned his hands twice, the originally tight triangle formation quickly dispersed. Chi Jingyuan, who was standing in the middle, took a few long steps and stood directly from the middle to the leftmost position, and followed the team to perform a neat and neat group dance.

At this time, the camera of the MV suddenly pulled up and aimed at Chi Jingyuan next to him, and Chi Jingyuan also slowly stepped forward. Soon, he looked at the camera with only him from a semi-overlooking angle, singing his own lyrics while casually extending his index finger and shaking it gently, and had a personal show time.

"Burn everything, Bow wow wow~"

Then he suddenly squatted down and slowly leaned back, and the camera followed his footsteps and slowly pulled away. In a trance, it quickly pulled from the original close-up to a panoramic view. At a glance, I don’t know when there were dozens of people squatting around, and Chi Jingyuan stood up with the other members who were also squatting on the ground and the forty dancers who appeared, following the shout of "fire".

Nine members plus forty dancers, so many people dancing together gives people a stronger feeling. Even if the camera is pulled up very high, it is still full. Chi Jingyuan, who had not performed well in the whole song before, stood firmly in the center, shaking his shoulders, taking a long step forward and then quickly retreating. Various fragmented movements were naturally displayed on him. Even though the impact brought by the uniform movements of nearly fifty people was beyond words, the person in the middle was still very eye-catching.

"Burn everything, Bow wow wow~" Following the lyrics, he nodded his head and waved his hands upwards, as if he was really going to burn.

The shadow reflected on the graffiti-covered wall behind him was also dancing constantly, and with the dancers in front waving flames, a strong sense of shock gushed out from the chests of countless audiences.

With the end of the last round of hot dance where everyone shook their hands together, and with a monologue of "I forgive you", the MV of the whole song ended here.

Not to mention the female fans whose faces were flushed by the last two group dances, Kim Seok-kyu, as a male fan, also began to get excited. This song "Fire" really suits his taste. He just likes this kind of passionate and exciting songs and dances with super difficult choreography.

"Cool!"

Thinking of the group dance he just saw, the part where they stomped on the ground, even though he was of the same sex, he couldn't help but click his tongue and exclaimed in admiration.

In fact, he thought the first part was okay, but he felt that the last two parts were too touching. He went back and watched it several times, then tapped the spacebar to pause. Looking at Chi Jingyuan standing in the C position and showing off his handsomeness, he couldn't help but smack his lips:

"Tsk tsk, I think you are too handsome. What if those female idols see you? They will be dazzled."

"Hehe..."

As a male fan, he doesn't hate idols' love affairs like those female fans do. He even hopes that Chi Jingyuan can have a relationship or something.

After watching the MV, EXO's major fan groups also began to engage in heated discussions, commenting and discussing this novel pre-release song. Facing their idol's return after such a long time, all fans have been eager for it:

"The style of this song is quite different from the past. It feels a bit like returning to "DOPE". When I first heard it, I couldn't feel that it was an EXO song... But the quality is still as high as ever. The MV is really invested, with explosions and car burning. I heard that they were all shot in real scenes, and there are so many dancers. Wow, it's worthy of being XO. I'm still quite satisfied."

"The MV of the whole song is super cool, and the burning flames are so impressive, especially the last two sections. The part where the group taps on the floor is really cool. Then the last scene where Yuan appears in the face-to-face transition choreography is really impressive. These two I don't know how many times I've watched this segment, and I'm still repeating it. XO! I'm really looking forward to today's first stage! I heard that it was recorded a few days ago, but unfortunately I didn't get a spot that day, crying~"

"Indeed, these two places are the most impressive. The last few dozen choreography is really great. Did you notice the reflection on the wall behind that scene? It's super feel."

"It feels good. The dance is really difficult, but it's exciting to watch it this way... Is it that Yuan's part is a little short? There are only a few lines in the whole process. Except for the opening line, he has been dancing in the front, and only the last two segments have the center position. "

"Yuan fans are really enough. How can Yuan's part be as small as Sehun's? And although Yuan's part is not much, it's all killing that makes people particularly impressed at a glance part, the last two parts are so handsome that C has been given to him, what else are you dissatisfied with? "

"Is it possible that these parts are killing parts because they are sung by Yuan? You can change Chen or someone else to try and see if you still have that feeling? "

"What's wrong with the person upstairs? Did our Chen offend you? Toxic fans are really annoying. "

"Sisters, after listening to the song, don't forget to check the audio source and YouTube playback. Although the popularity of the Oppas is unquestionable, this first song is also very nice, but the electronic music part is a little too much. The style of the song is also different from the past. It is an electronic dance music. It is estimated that it may be a little worse in terms of popularity, so the local audio source results may be a little dangerous, so don't stop in terms of data. Even if it is just a first song, you must get a result that matches the EXO identity! "

"..."

While discussing enthusiastically on the Internet, Chi Jingyuan and other EXO members who had returned to the dormitory early because of the next day's schedule were also paying attention to the online comments and reactions.

But to be honest, after last year's success, EXO members who now occupy a gap position, and even Chi Jingyuan, are no longer as full of expectations and anxiety as before. At least they are not like Twice, who are so excited that they want to hug each other and cry when they release a title song.

They are very confident in their current popularity and fans. Even if they release a bad song, the performance will not be too bad just by the people leading the song. Moreover, "Fire" is a dance song recognized by the team as having excellent quality. I don't know how much effort they have put in to practice the choreography that is super difficult for them.

But of course they will be happier to get a better reputation.

After Chi Jingyuan browsed around, he felt very happy about the comments of fans on the Internet at this time.

He actually has very few parts in the song "Fire". Although there are many choruses, except for the beginning, the part where he plays the center position is the part of the last big group dance.

The company divided it this way, and he didn't care about it. He had already gone through the period of competing for fans by parts. Sometimes less is good for team unity, and he is happy to be free.

In fact, the C position of the group stepping on the floor part a little earlier was not his before. This kind of C position that highlights the dancing ability is usually the C position of the main dancer Kim Jong-in. Unfortunately, when he was practicing the parts, his foot was sprained and he rested for two days, so he didn't catch up.

And as some fans said, the same action feels completely different when different people dance it. For example, some people dance very well in this part of stepping on the floor, such as Kim Jong-in and Ji Jingyuan, while some people dance very strangely, such as Park Chanyeol, who always bends his waist and shrinks his head, and looks very awkward when dancing. The dance teacher corrected it twice but it didn't work, so he changed his position to the back of the crowd.

As a result, the C position of this action was given to Ji Jingyuan, who danced the best.

And the only two parts now seem to have become one of the most eye-catching parts of the song. As soon as they were released, they were praised by fans, which also made Ji Jingyuan secretly happy.

Again, the number of parts is not important, it all depends on who sings and how well it performs.

An hour passed quickly, and although it was not a popular electronic dance song, "Fire" was not surprisingly sold out given EXO's popularity and fan base.

After knowing the airborne rankings, the other members in the dormitory didn't say much. After chatting with each other for a few words, they dispersed. There were many activities today. In addition to the first stage, there were also several interview activities. You had to get up in the morning. Very early.

"fire~~~oh oh oh, haha."

Not two minutes after he lay down on the bed, Chi Jingyuan received a text message from Zhou Ziyu. This fool had obviously been paying attention to Chi Jingyuan and the others. At this time, he probably just finished listening to "Fire" and was a little excited. The messages are somewhat incoherent.

"You're so excited that you can already sing? You can just send a voice message." Chi Jingyuan laughed and replied casually.

"No, there are other members nearby."

Zhou Ziyu said that, but within two minutes of receiving the text message, Chi Jingyuan received another voice message from her.

"fire~~ahoo~~haha"

I don’t know where she was hiding in that corner when she recorded it. Her voice sounded very small and a little bit clipped. She sang the chorus of "fire", and her voice wanted to restore the momentum of the original song but couldn’t help but be mixed with laughter. In order to imitate the electronic music, he also made a special "ouch" voice. After singing a few lines, he immediately burst into giggles.

In line with her usual singing level.

Chi Jingyuan listened very happily, and did not ridicule her. Instead, he sincerely encouraged her: "You sang well, how about we kick Wu Shixun out and let you join in?"

"Hahaha... don't!"

She actually refused a little arrogantly.

Zhou Ziyu also seemed very happy. She was still so excited so late. She didn’t know whether it was because she had just watched the MV for “Fire” or because she was chatting with some people.

"Did you also choreograph the dance for this song?"

"I choreographed it together with the company's dance teacher."

"It looks so difficult, especially the part where they step on the floor together, but it's really good to watch! I just watched momo Ouni and tried to dance but couldn't imitate it. It felt much more difficult than "Cheer Up". "

"...If the dance is the same as yours, we won't have to mix it up."

"Why are you talking about the dance you choreographed..." Zhou Ziyu has a sense of team honor, but she is obviously dissatisfied with what Chi Jingyuan said.

"I won't tell you anymore. I went to bed and I have to get up early tomorrow!"

"No sleeping! fire~~~oh~~Bow wow wow~~~"

The girl seemed a little too excited and wanted to imitate the powerful music of "fire" to dispel Chi Jingyuan's sleepiness.

Chi Jingyuan glanced at the childish text message, shook his head and put his phone aside. He didn't bother to reply and got ready to go to bed.

Two minutes later, the phone screen lit up again. He reached out and fumbled for it and took a look. It was still sent by Zhou Ziyu:

"Good night."