Chapter 680 Missing

"What are you watching?"

Sun Na-eun, who had just finished using the restroom, walked into the practice room and found that several other members were sitting cross-legged on the floor, holding a mobile phone and wearing headphones, and they didn't know what they were watching. Oh Hayoung and Kim Nam-joo were using a mobile phone and a pair of headphones, each wearing one, and whispering something together.

"V live."

"Live broadcast."

"EXO's comeback showcase."

No one here treats her as a goddess like her fans do. The voices of the sisters and members sounded weak and unenthusiastic. They answered sporadically, but the combination was enough for people to understand.

After changing the operating company, the plan for the third regular album was finally confirmed after nearly a year. Apink, who was originally on vacation and almost rusty, finally gathered again to prepare the songs in the new album.

Just after practice, it was like a break time. No one knew who started it, but the few people who stayed in the practice room all took out their phones to watch the live broadcast of V live.

"XO?" Sun Na Eun walked behind Jung Eun-ji, poked her head to look at her phone screen, looked at it for a while, and looked around, seeing the serious expressions of the other people who looked down: "Are you all watching?"

"This is the most popular V live now. When it just started, the number of viewers exceeded two million. It feels like half of the users of the entire APP are all in it. The live broadcasts of other idols are watched much less." Jung Eun-ji introduced her briefly.

"If you don't watch EXO, who do you watch for boy groups? GOT7?" Wu Xirong, who was not far away, looked up and said as a matter of course.

Sun Na Eun rolled her eyes when she heard this. She knew that this youngest member had always been a fan of her ex-boyfriend a few years ago. It was really justified to say such biased words.

"XO is also returning after a year. The dark-style trailer and promotional photos a few days ago also caused a great response. The popularity is so high. Everyone wants to see how their new song is." Jung Eun-ji took a sip of the drink next to her, smacking her lips with enjoyment: "Also, I know that one of the double main songs has a lyrical song, which was written by Jingyuan."

"How do you know he wrote it?"

"I asked him." Jung Eun-ji looked at her and blinked.

"..."Sun Na-eun looked at her speechlessly, and also sat down next to Jung Eun-ji, took out her phone and logged into V APP.

She is not very interested in boy bands, even EXO, but if it is related to Chi Jingyuan...she is also very interested and wants to see it.

Although they broke up a long time ago, they have already let it go. But this kind of man is really hard to forget.

"It's so crowded."

"There are too many people, that's it."

"What are you doing now?"

"Still introducing the concept of this album..."

"Suho xi, what does the name of this album "EX'ACT" mean?" Leeteuk, the host of this showcase, was holding the script and asking questions to Kim Junmyeon and EXO members on the right.

At this time, the members of EXO stood in a row, each wearing a light-colored stage costume, and had just finished performing the opening song "Call Me Baby"

"Well... First of all, 'EX'ACT' means 'correct' and 'without gaps' in the dictionary, and everyone should know these... At the same time, the concept of the last album was escape, and now it has escaped, so this name also means to show everyone a more perfect side of EXO."

Even though he had prepared for it long ago, Kim Junmyeon still spoke a little confusingly when answering this question. He used his hands and feet to try to explain the concept of the album name: "'EX'ACT' is also the abbreviation of 'EXO' and 'ACT'. Speaking of 'ACT'. The first thing that comes to mind is 'action', yes, action, plus 'acting'... I will work hard in the future!"

Leet next to him almost couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard his confusing explanation of the concept, and Kim Junmyeon really couldn't say anything at the end, and was stuck in the cheers of fans, and then laughed and added a sentence at the end.

"Oh my god, it turns out there is such a profound meaning." Leeteuk nodded while holding back his laughter, and then suddenly looked at Chi Jingyuan who was not far away: "But I still don't understand... Yuan xi, can you introduce the meaning of 'EX'ACT' to everyone?"

"Ah?" Amid the screams of expectation from the audience, Chi Jingyuan, who was called, looked over here with a confused look: "I didn't understand it either."

"Hahaha..." Leeteuk laughed out loud, waving his cue card and looking a little messy: "I'm not asking if you understand it, I want you to explain it and supplement Suho."

"I..." Chi Jingyuan blinked his eyes: "I don't know."

As he said, he looked at Kim Junmyeon who was laughing: "I didn't come to the meeting that day... Isn't it just the abbreviation of EXO and ACT?"

"Ani..." Kim Junmyeon waved his hand, he didn't know what to say.

Some of the members around him were laughing, and some nodded in agreement. Obviously, he was not the only one who couldn't figure out these concepts.

Seeing that the oppas above were about to start a discussion on the spot, the audience below were so happy that they cheered one after another, and Leeteuk also went straight to the next stage with great tact:

"The fans at the scene are all very lucky. A total of nearly four million people participated in the selection for the showcase quota this time...and there are only 2,000 people here today."

"Ahhhh..." The audience immediately burst into cheers and screams, excited to be here.

As usual, EXO still did not sell tickets to the public for this return showcase. Instead, they registered in the official fan club EXO-L's APP and then randomly selected the places. Fans are extremely enthusiastic about returning after a year. Nearly four million people participated in the lottery alone. After random selection and with such a low probability, there were only two thousand fans who appeared in the audience waving Ali sticks at this time.

"But fans who couldn't participate don't have to regret it. Fans all over the world can watch it through V live. At the same time, Xia Guo's Yinyu Channel is also live broadcasting... Now it's finally time to enjoy "EX'ACT" "The time of the first song on the album."

Leeteuk shouted loudly to the camera: "EXO's third album, the title song, is now released!"

Amid strong cheers, the lights dimmed, the picture appeared on the big screen, and the trailer VCR of "missing you" began to play.

In addition to the first version released at the Dream Concert, SM released two more versions in the following days, both of which were cut clips edited from the original MV. The three versions were mixed together to lengthen the video a lot. time.

At this time, the venue manager also quickly moved the required equipment and musical instruments to the stage.

When the VCR finished playing, some dim lights shone on the stage again, and the soft piano intro started. All the eyes of the audience watching the live broadcast had focused on a white piano in the middle of the stage, and sitting in front of the piano. The figure tapping the keys lightly.

"Hum..."

The melodious and melodious sound of the piano, accompanied by the early summer evening breeze, blew in everyone's ears. As soon as this prelude came out, the lively scene just now suddenly became quiet, as if they were baptized by this melody. , began to let go of the restlessness in their hearts, and listened to the melody in their ears with enjoyment. Some people couldn't help but nod their heads gently, and started humming along with this beautiful melody.

"The intro is great!" In the practice room, Jin Nanzhu couldn't help but exclaimed, but was immediately stopped by the team leader's glare:

"Shh!"

Chi Jingyuan played the piano skillfully, first with one hand, then with two hands, and combined with the background sound to complete this fascinating and amazing prelude.

After a few drum beats, he entered the main song. Following the beat, he approached the microphone placed in front of the piano and sang the first line of the entire song in a soft voice: "

"Today has passed as a normal day."

"Being alone, it's not awkward at all."

Even though it is a slightly sad lyrical song, his tone sounds very relaxed, and he does not deliberately pursue some kind of sad appeal. He just sings it so naturally, but everyone seems to be able to learn from the music. I felt a touch of loss and regret.

He was playing the piano and singing like this. This was the first time Chi Jingyuan sang solo on the stage. The dim white light reflected on the piano and his face seemed to be shrouded in moonlight, and there was a dense atmosphere brewing around him. Just now The opening scene seems to have been fixed, becoming the classic Bai Yueguang in the minds of countless girl fans.

After Chi Kyung-won's opening part attracted everyone's hearing and vision, Kim Jong-dae's voice came next. Apart from him, Oh Se-hun and Kim Jun-myeon slowly walked onto the empty stage. Standing in his position, dancing gently.

The song "Miss You" is a pop ballad. According to SM and EXO's conventional arrangements for ballads, the part distribution of this song is still not very even. Overall, the four lead singers occupy most of the weight, and the other members basically The last person only showed his face in one or two sentences, and some people even only showed half a sentence, saying that they were VIP guests.

This is the company's concept for EXO to sing ballads. The singing skills and voices of the members are indeed very different. For some parts, having Ji Kyung-won sing it is completely different from having Oh Se-hun or Park Chan-yeol sing it. Instead of forcing an even split, Instead of asking everyone to sing a few more lines, it is better to pursue the best stage and musical effects.

However, in order to prevent the ballad stage from being boring, there were no part members standing there doing nothing. After the song was transformed into the title song, the company specially made a choreography for "Missing You", which was somewhat similar to the stage of "Moonlight" , the dance moves are very simple, but they help a lot to enhance the atmosphere and the effect of the stage.

"Maybe there's some emptiness, maybe I'm still there."

When Jin Zhongda's part was about to be finished, Chi Jingyuan touched the piano in front of him with both hands, then took out the microphone that was set up, stood up and slowly walked to the middle of the stage, and at the same time skillfully picked up the former's part:

"Then be happy and brush away all the past events that bother you."

"Even if the answer is clear, it becomes a prison with shackles before you know it."

"Why does time only move forward?"

“I accomplished nothing during those days.”

This part is all about rap. Chi Jingyuan is singing while holding the microphone in his left hand, while his right hand is shaking and making gestures casually.

Under the clear articulation and rhythmic rap, what is inconsistent with the theme style is that he sounds very leisurely, and even has a hint of playful accent. It is obviously a sad lyrics, paired with the background sound from time to time. The sound of strummed acoustic guitar, performed by Chi Jingyuan, made the audience feel inexplicably relaxed.

I don’t know what the audience watching the live broadcast was thinking, but this catchy and rhythmic rap made all the fans at the scene couldn’t help but wave their right hands, and together with the silver Ali sticks in their hands, they formed a silver sea.

Fans who have not seen him rap for a long time are very excited at this time. Since the surprise of "DOPE" in 2014, it is rare to see Chi Jingyuan perform a long rap part in the title song.

You finally remember that you still have the responsibility of rapping...

"Jingyuan Oppa raps that he is super handsome..."

Wu Xiarong on the other side couldn't help but exclaimed. Before she could finish expressing her longing, Pu Chulong on the other side immediately suppressed her seriously with her grandma's voice: "Be quiet!"

"..."

Faced with the eldest sister's long-term majesty, Wu Xiarong still felt a little embarrassed. Wu Xiarong said nothing more, but turned to look at each other and Jin Nanzhu, and the two curled their lips in tacit understanding.

"You are still in my heart..."

With an obvious continuous rising tone, all other members of EXO also walked into the field and began to sing the chorus.

"Thinking about it, the day passed."

"Just thinking about it, a year has passed."

"I just live like this. Missing you."

Several members danced around, the lead singers in the middle harmonized with each other, the melodious background sound matched with the gentle vocals, and supplemented by cold light-colored lights, a sad scene under the fallen leaves of early autumn seemed to appear to everyone. In front of me, I seemed to see a man walking slowly among them, alone and slightly bleak.

Everyone couldn't help but nod their heads when they heard this extremely pleasant melody. This familiar tune was the chorus part that appeared in the trailer. When the trailer came out, it was just a sentence, but it directly aroused the attention of many people afterwards. Discussion, some people are looking forward to what the ballad will be like if it is selected as the title song in the regular album, and some fans are worried that an ordinary ballad will not be able to support the weight of the title song, even with last year's "Spring Day" Zhuyu in it. forward.

Many people listen to songs. In fact, they already have a preliminary impression after just one or two sentences of the song. The impression of whether they like it or not, whether it sounds good or not, has already been formed. And the most important and most attractive thing is naturally the chorus. part.

When they heard the original chorus, the first feeling many people had was:

Really, it sounds good...

“The end of the day is incomplete because of you.”

"I could not live without you, but I still live like this."

Many fans were sitting in the audience, waving light sticks and watching the EXOs performing on the stage. After a while, Ji Jingyuan continued to sing his part, and his heart was filled with satisfaction and joy:

This song is really great, and it deserves to be regarded as the title song by wuliXO.

Who says ballads can't be popular? Who says ballads can’t be toxic?

Look at the male fan sitting in front of you, isn’t he already shaking his legs?

After listening to the chorus once, I already knew how to sing it, and I had to sing along with it when I got to the next verse.

Obviously there are not just one or two people who have this idea. After listening to most of "Missing" with satisfaction, when it comes to the last chorus, when Chi Jingyuan and the members sing seriously, many people's feelings have been brewing for so long. When it burst out, the same gentle voice gradually appeared under the stage that was very quiet just now.

"I want to erase your memory, and a year has passed."

"But I still live that way."

There were only a few people at first, but soon there were more and more scattered voices gathered together. They didn't know the lyrics, they just hummed along with the melody, but it became more and more obvious, and more and more... The more pleasant it sounds.

Moreover, the Ariels were very careful, knowing that this was the first release of the Obamas' new song. Although everyone couldn't help but hum along, they paid attention and kept their voices very low.

Countless sounds as small as water droplets gathered together to form a trickle. At this moment, they seemed to replace the accompaniment and surround the stage.

Seeing this picture and hearing the enjoyable sound in his ears, Chi Jingyuan suddenly laughed softly, looked around the silver ocean in front of him, and sang the last sentence softly in a long and soft voice:

"Miss you, miss you."