Chapter 655 Backstage

"Fire~~ohh~~"

"Fire~~Ohh eii ohh~"

The intense tune is featured on “M! Countdown" echoed in Twice's lounge backstage, and the song's chorus, filled with electronic music, seems to be very suitable as an alarm clock ringtone to wake people up. Twice members who woke up early in the morning had been writing bleary-eyed songs on the road. At this time After arriving in the lounge, I didn't know who started to play the song. After hearing the booming "fire", I suddenly became energetic. Several people were gently shaking their heads to the melody.

Although Twice's beauty salon is located in the basement of their dormitory, due to time constraints, the nine people have almost finished their makeup, but many members have not yet finished their hair styles. At this time, they are queuing up to wait for Sister Cody to give them makeup They finally made the perfect look for today's event.

"You guys are listening to the song that was just released yesterday?"

With her hair in her hand, she was quickly braiding Lin Nalian's braid, who was sitting in front of the mirror. A cody sister heard the music in her ears, smiled and casually mentioned the topic.

"Of course you have to pay attention to XO's songs."

Lin Nalian looked at herself in the mirror and blinked without saying anything. Yu Dingyan, who was having her hair pulled by another makeup artist with a hairpin next to her, smiled and replied. She glanced sideways, remembered something and said: "By the way, Ernie, I remember that you are not a fan of XO? You must have listened to the new songs of the seniors this time. How do you feel?"

They all know that this Cody sister is half a fan of EXO. She often talks about some gossip about EXO when she is doing modeling or when she is bored. Just about some of the members' scandals, they have heard more than a dozen different versions from this sister. . Especially the last time they met Ji Kyung-won by chance at JYP, they all clearly remembered the look on his face that looked like a fan.

"Of course I did."

In her hand, she skillfully braided a yellow ribbon with Lin Nalian's braid. Sister Cody nodded naturally. Her expression was obviously interested when she heard this topic: "It feels great, the style is a bit... Similar to "DOPE" in 2014, "DOPE" was not very popular in the peninsula at that time, but it was particularly popular overseas, so this time it should also be aimed at the European and American markets. Anyway, I really like this style..."

"And the choreography is great. I heard that the choreography of "Fire" was also choreographed by Yuan.

Although the song was released less than 12 hours ago, Cody already looked like he knew everything he knew and talked about the song "fire" with great enthusiasm.

"I think this style is quite interesting..." Yu Dingyan nodded in agreement: "But as far as choreography is concerned, I think the most beautiful parts are the two parts of Jingyuan Oppa at the end of the MV..."

Although they didn't watch the sound source of "Fire" together at midnight today, it goes without saying that everyone must have learned about it. As far as she knew, the silent and mute Lin Nayeon O'Neal next to her immediately watched it. Finished watching the MV.

As the most popular TOP group in the peninsula's music industry, they are naturally curious about what EXO's prelude song will look like now. After all, they are considered competitors. Of course, the main reason is to support the return of producer Chi.

"Nai! He's really handsome." When mentioning this, the eyes of the stylist, who is obviously a mature woman in her twenties, lit up: "These two parts have already become a topic of conversation two hours after the MV was released.

"Unnie can see the first stage today."

"Ha ha……"

While they were chatting here, there was no leisure time on the other side. Not far away, Momo Hirai might have been a little excited when she heard the music, so she found an open space nearby, made fists with both hands and raised them in front of her, and started covering "fire" The part that became the topic of conversation.

As a dancer, I have always been very fond of the choreographer Momo Hirai who is able to show off her strength in such difficult situations and also looks very handsome. Last year, the songs of "Call Me Baby" were imitated countless times in public and privately in various places. When she saw the "fire" MV in the early morning, she danced a bit excitedly, but now she couldn't help it anymore.

However, I have to say that as a dancer, Hirai Momo's dancing ability and strength are still very good. She looks really handsome as she continuously steps on the ground with her two feet.

On the sofa next to them, Zhou Ziyu and Sun Caiying were sitting together with Saka Minatozaki, smiling and clapping to support Momo Hirai. Seeing her cheering twice after finishing the dance, Saka Minatozaki didn't know where she got it from. A cheering stick was constantly waving in his hand, and the atmosphere team did a very good job.

After a while, the door to the lounge was pushed open, and manager Kim Sang-min walked in. After looking around at the members, he looked at them. Especially the team leader Park Ji-hyo started to give instructions: "There are many seniors who are returning today. Wait until the styling is finished." After that, remember to bring someone with you, take the album and take the initiative to visit everyone, especially Jingyuan Xi and XO. "

"Alasou." Park Jihyo made an OK gesture. As a newcomer who debuted for half a year, Twice has done this every time she participates in singing competitions. She has done this job countless times and is very skilled at it.

Then Kim Sangmin looked at the others: "There is also 'dan2 dan2' of "M! countdown" to be recorded this afternoon. Don't be idle after finishing the styling. Remember to prepare. Dahyun will be the MC today. I will take care of it later. The script is sent to you."

"knew!"

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Today’s issue of “M! Countdown" has returned and there are quite a few artists making solo debuts, including EXO, Girls' Generation's Hwang Mi-young, Infinite's Nam Woohyun, Akdong Musicians, Crush,

In addition, there are Twice, I.O.I, Seventeen, Lovelyz, and the junior group NCT U from the same company. They are coming back with a song after such a long time. EXO needs to take the initiative to visit and accept the visits. There are really many people. Backstage After finishing the styling, EXO's lounge became lively, and the door was almost never closed.

The first one to come was NCT U. It seemed that they were waiting for them. They almost rushed over from EXO not long after they arrived.

"To the world, this is NCT."

"Senior Aniha Saiyo."

Although there were only three people from NCT U singing today, they still shouted slogans with great momentum. Their voices were loud and full of the energy of newcomers... It was similar to EXO who had just debuted and shouted slogans at the highest volume.

Looking at the three juniors from the same company who walked in and bowed at a standard ninety degrees, Chi Jingyuan and other EXO members in the practice room also smiled and nodded.

We have met them many times and are quite familiar with them, but facing EXO, the seniors and the current pillars of the company, the three NCT newcomers still seemed a little too respectful. They stood upright with their hands in front of them, as if they were trainees being reviewed. Same.

Jin Junmyeon and Park Chanyeol took the initiative to walk up and pat them on the shoulders, and then started chatting casually.

"We listened immediately when it was announced at zero o'clock."

"It's really cool. We even studied it in the dormitory yesterday..."

Naturally, the juniors wanted to flatter their seniors, and soon several people started chatting about the song "Fire". While talking, under Park Chanyeol's heckles, Kim Doyoung even took the lead in dancing, and after winning a burst of cheers and applause, he felt a little confused. I said embarrassedly, 'Taeyong didn't come, he dances the best'.

After all, they are all SM artists. NCT did not leave directly after the visit. After being persuaded by Kim Junmyeon, he looked very happy and found a seat next to him to sit down and started chatting with the EXO seniors in the lounge.

Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa and looked at the three of them sitting upright, obviously nervous and uncomfortable in front of a group of senior leaders. He couldn't help but smile. He guessed that these three juniors actually didn't really want to stay here...

He thought for a while, took out two bags of potato chips from the shoulder bag next to him, and handed them to them on his own initiative.

"Aniha Saiyo...Senior..."

A few minutes later, the door that had not been closed was gently knocked again. Chi Jingyuan, who heard the noise, looked over and found Twice's Park Jihyo at the door, knocking on the door, followed by a grinning man. Lin Nalian and Yu Dingyan.

"Hey Yigu, twice~"

As soon as they saw Lin Nayeon, the three most popular people in recent times, Twice, who has always been considered the most beautiful in the team, Park Chanyeol and others looked very excited and immediately stood up to greet them. Facing the female The idol's attitude seems to be much more enthusiastic than when he faced his junior NCT just now.

Baekhyun came to the side, put his hands on both sides of his head, and immediately covered it with a wink: "shyshyshy~"

"Hahaha..." Faced with the enthusiasm of their seniors, Lin Nalian and the three of them immediately covered their mouths and laughed, looking a little embarrassed. Seeing that the other party was giving face like this, they immediately twisted their fists and said, "shy" stand up.

In fact, when Twice first debuted, except for Chi Jingyuan, the other eight members of EXO could only have a general impression of the girl group. Excluding "Chi Jingyuan was a judge", there was no other memory. Well, every time we discuss it in private, I feel that the overall appearance of Twice is not good. Only Lin Nalian is pretty good-looking. Several times when we met backstage, when facing each other's salute, nodding was considered as a return gift. I said hello, but I didn’t even have the desire to actively exchange contact information.

And as Twice has become popular recently, the attitude has also changed. When we were chatting two days ago, someone was saying nonsense that besides Lin Nayuan, the other members like Zhou Ziyu and Minami are actually very good-looking. How often did they mention it? Many times more than before. This time people came to visit and suddenly became enthusiastic again.

It would definitely not be like this if it were a male artist, but when faced with the beautiful and cute female idols of the younger generation, EXO and the others will not be stingy with their smiles and enthusiasm.

It can only be said that it is indeed a big rule in the industry to praise the high and suppress the low. When you are very popular, the popularity and treatment you receive will naturally become much better... The same is true for EXO in the past.

"Senior, this is our album this time..."

After noisily saying hello, Park Jihyo of course remembered the business and quickly saluted and handed their album "Page Two" to Kim Junmyeon with both hands.

"Okay, we will definitely listen to it carefully when we go back... In fact, we have already heard it. After all, it is the hit song of Jingyuan as the producer." Jin Junmian first took it and nodded seriously, and then immediately laughed out again. 'shy' moment.

When Park Ji Hyo was delivering the album, Lin Nayeon and Yu Jeongyeon, who were next to them, glanced into the practice room and naturally looked at those who were sitting on the sofa eating potato chips. They had no special reaction to their arrival. Chi Jingyuan's body.

Feeling the gaze of the two girls, Chi Jingyuan chewed the potato chips in his mouth, smiled at them and waved to say hello.

Yu Dingyan still has short hair, but Lin Nayeon's style is quite interesting. Two double ponytails wrapped with yellow ribbons make it much easier to look cute.

Seeing this, Yu Dingyan also smiled happily and waved to Chi Jingyuan, while Lin Nalian hesitated for a moment, then grinned slightly after a beat, and waved her hand in this direction, but the range of her movements was obviously too large. Smaller.

"...Our album hasn't been released yet. I'll definitely send it to you when it's released."

After hearing what Jin Junmian said, the three of them chatted casually for a few words before leaving. Park Jihyo thought of something before leaving, and even leaned in to look at Chi Jingyuan and waved his hand, as if he had picked up money. He smiled happily, then said goodbye and left.

Park Chanyeol and the others sat back leisurely, and took a few potato chips from Chi Jingyuan's hand:

"Tsk, tsk, it's Jingyuan as expected. Even if he doesn't move, he will take the initiative to say hello. The way of greeting is different from us, and his smile is obviously more intimate."

It was obvious that the little actions of Twice and the three people just now were noticed by them.

"This is not nonsense. Jingyuan is the producer of Twice and is very familiar with them. He is responsible for the shyshyshy." Bian Baekhyun laughed and curled his lips: "But it is indeed quite cute."

Chi Jingyuan ate his potato chips happily and did not comment on their comments.

When you have more contact and see some people crying with tears and runny noses on their faces, you won’t have this kind of filter anymore.

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Since it was just a preview song, I didn't prepare "M!" countdown"'s unique comeback fan meeting, the stage time was only for this song, and even the interview session was simplified, which was relatively more convenient. After lunch and rehearsal, Chi Jingyuan was in the lounge Playing the game console, after playing for a while, Do Kyung-soo called him to go to the bathroom together.

When they came back, they found that the entrance to their lounge was quite lively at the moment. Park Chanyeol, Byun Baekhyun and Kim Jongin were all at the entrance. Even Kim Min-seok walked out and was chatting with a group of female idols. What are you wearing?

One glance at the person they were chatting with, Chi Jingyuan, revealed that he was a member of the girl group I.O.I. They probably met by chance just after recording something, or they came here specifically to visit their seniors.

"PRODUCE 101" is really popular. Several members of EXO, such as Byun Baekhyun, have been paying attention to "PRODUCE 101" before. They almost had a quarrel over who was more qualified to be the C, Kim Se Jung or Jeon So Mi. Get up, if you meet a real person now, of course you will be interested in chatting, and maybe you will take the initiative to exchange contact information later.

The debut of I.O.I, a girl group, has attracted much attention and is hailed as a surefire hit. Unfortunately, the title song of their debut album hit the hit "Cheer Up", and the market response was significantly worse than expected.

Chi Jingyuan does not follow "PRODUCE 101" like others, but he does know that there is a Xia member in I.O.I, Pinky Zhou Jieqiong, who is said to be quite popular.

After seeing two more EXO members returning, the I.O.I members quickly turned around and saluted and said hello. Many people glanced at Chi Jingyuan who was walking behind with different expressions.

I had heard about EXO, Yuan's name and various anecdotes for a long time when I was a trainee. This was the first time we met after debuting, and many people had admiration and curiosity in their eyes.

Chi Jingyuan and the girls who saluted him nodded and returned the salute. They were originally planning to go back to the lounge directly, but they just took a few steps and seemed to remember. When passing by Pinky, they suddenly stopped and looked at each other. His eyes smiled, and he switched directly to Chinese and asked:

"A native of Xia?"

"Gui...ah, yes, senior, I am from Jiangsu and Zhejiang." Pinky looked at Chi Jingyuan with some surprise after hearing the familiar tone, and nodded quickly in response: "Senior, you speak Chinese really well, completely. It was in Mandarin, and I didn’t even react. "

"You didn't just know that, did you?"

Chi Jingyuan didn't seem to have the airs of a senior, so he naturally joked: "Are we so famous?"

He took advantage of the situation and took a closer look at this Xia country idol who had successfully debuted on the peninsula.

She's quite beautiful, and her style is different from that of local girls in the peninsula, and... it's the same as what he saw in some marketing accounts. Indeed, she feels a little like Zhou Ziyu.

"No, I've actually heard about it a long time ago. Some of our mainland trainees would talk about our seniors when we get together... but we never had the chance to get to know each other."

"When we debut, we'll have a chance to get to know each other. ..."

Chi Jingyuan responded with a smile. As he spoke, he did not block the road. He took the initiative to walk to the side. Pinky also hurriedly followed. Park Chanyeol and others were chatting with other people from I.O.I, while Chi Jingyuan and the other two stood aside and chatted.

Because of his own childhood life experience, Chi Jingyuan was quite interested in the idols from Xiaguo. Just like when he met Zhou Ziyu, he was also very clear about the restrictions on foreign artists in the peninsula. If he met them, it would be nice to chat and get to know them. Pinky, who had just debuted, had the idea of ​​knowing the seniors, not to mention EXO.Yuan, a popular figure in the circle. This was a connection that could be boasted about in the team privately or on the show.

After saying a few words with a smile, Pinky tentatively asked in Chinese: "Senior, can we exchange the contact information of Kakao Talk?"

Chi Jingyuan smiled with his lips pursed. Just when he was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of footsteps next to him, and then a group of people came from the corner.

The one walking in front, who turned around first and whose eyes collided with the two people who were looking over, happened to be Zhou Ziyu.

…………

“Then we’ll leave first…”

Maybe it was because they had been out for a little while, or maybe it was because of some other reason, after seeing Twice coming over, the members of I.O.I said hello and left first. Before leaving, Zhou Jieqiong looked back at Chi Jingyuan and Zhou Ziyu next to him, made a gesture to Chi Jingyuan, and then left with the members.

For some reason, she felt a little weird.

“Wow, Yuan is really as good-looking as the rumors say. Just standing there and smiling casually makes him look super stylish. He really deserves to be TOP…Pinky, did you exchange contact information with him?”

EXO is the object of discussion and curiosity for the younger generations in the circle, especially the female idols. After I.O.I returned to their practice room, they couldn’t help but discuss what happened just now when they chatted with their seniors.

"It just feels a bit aloof... Somi, didn't you meet him during "Sixteen"..." As he said that, a member thought of something and asked Jeon Somi curiously.

"Don't mention "Sixteen"!"

Just hearing this program, Jeon Somi's originally smiling expression suddenly darkened a lot, frowning and a little impatient.

Although she still maintains a good private relationship with several members of Twice, "Sixteen" is really not a good memory for her.

"..."

The scene suddenly became quiet and a little awkward.

But after all, they are all idols, and soon someone smiled and changed the topic to ease the atmosphere: "Oh, compared to this, XO will participate in the song next week, why not guess who will be the first place next week."

In fact, I.O.I's mood is not very good. Before debuting, they were full of hope, but as soon as they debuted, they happened to run into the booming Twice and "Cheer Up", and the probability of winning the first place was slim. Now they have encountered EXO's pre-release song, and there is no chance at all.

However, seeing these two groups collide with each other made them a little interested.

"It must be EXO, do you still need to ask?"

"Indeed, although "Cheer Up" and Twice are very popular recently, their popularity and fans are still too different, and they are not on the same level."

"Not necessarily? "Cheer Up" has such a good sound source, and XO is just a pre-release song this time, and there is no album sales score."

"It doesn't matter what song it is, I think EXO can easily get the first place by releasing a children's song."

"Fire~~~ohh~~Bow wow wow~"