Chapter 691 You Are Not Approved

While EXO members were taking time off to run their own profiles and Chi Jingyuan's "Goblin" issue was about to be settled, EXO's group activities continued without delay.

Except for the pre-recorded "Running Man", they did not participate in any other large-scale outdoor variety shows. Originally, at the invitation of the program team, SM considered letting EXO participate in an indoor variety show "Knowing Brothers" which has been gaining momentum recently, but due to too many things recently, they did not go. After discussing with the program team, they moved it to August and September, and will talk about it after the subsequent album is released.

However, the nine members also participated in the recording of several indoor variety shows separately. In addition, according to EXO's usual practice, as long as they return to the radio station, plus autograph sessions and some commercial performances, as well as occasional V LIVE broadcasts, the time in the first week of the comeback period is considered to be fully utilized.

As some people joked, with the current size of EXO's fans, even if they release a children's song, they can easily get the first place in the music show. The quality of the title song of the third album is excellent in itself, coupled with the extremely attractive and impactful style and appearance that makes fans ecstatic, the response caused is not as simple as 1+1.

The form of the first week of return can only be described as sweeping in the music source charts such as Gua Chart, the sales chart of G Chart, and even the entire music industry. In terms of popularity, except for "Give Me Money" which has a fixed audience and can occupy some when the sound source is released, there is almost no competitor that can compete with it.

In addition to the charts, the influence also exists in all aspects. Less than a week after the release of "Missing", it has almost appeared in most restaurants, cafes, schools, and even clubs in Seoul and even the peninsula. This catchy pop lyric song has won a lot of love. The melodious and fresh melody is easy to immerse people, and the tune that can be hummed after listening to it once is very helpful in creating an atmosphere.

Many people think that this is a very good seasonal song, just like EXO's "Spring Day" last year. The warmth and some regretful feeling are very suitable for winter single loop.

Although it is summer now...

The dance attribute of "Monster" is not as popular as "Missing", but the style and choreography are more loved by fans, especially by many overseas fans. In a short time, many cover dance videos have appeared on YouTube. Ji Jingyuan's "You can call me monster!" and the chorus dance of the lead dancer have been constantly imitated, and the popularity has remained high for a while.

In this case, it is soon time for the second week of the song.

"You can call me monster!"

"Ah ah..."

After watching Ji Jingyuan stride to the center position on the stage and sing the killing part that has become a famous scene, the fans in the audience couldn't help but cheer and shake their cheering sticks wildly.

Although I have watched all the performances last week and watched the various videos and direct shots on the Internet countless times, every time this part comes, looking at Chi Jingyuan in the center of the stage, Ai Li can still feel a strong impact with excitement.

Although there are many classic dances and shots in the song "Monster", the part of Chi Jingyuan that left the deepest impression is the first one.

After appreciating this part with nostalgia, several acquaintances gathered together and whispered:

"...Did you watch Yuan's straight shot on Music Bank last week? It was super good."

"Of course I did. I've watched it countless times. Yuan's straight shot has been very popular these days. I feel like another straight shot is going to explode."

"Indeed, that black and red stage costume + battle-damaged makeup is really to my taste. The straight shot looks like a visual miracle... It seems that this week's stage will not be done with this makeup, which is a bit of a pity."

"Oppa looks good in any makeup!"

After the fans' enthusiastic support, EXO ended their stage. Recently, there have been no big seniors returning, so their stage is usually arranged to be the last one, and the last award ceremony will immediately begin after the performance.

"Wow, Bai Yayan vs. EXO, who will be the winner of the "M! Countdown" trophy today? Now let's see the final result!"

Kim Ki-Bum took the microphone and quickly reported the final score statistics:

"Sound source sales results... record sales results... most popular score... and the final result after calculating the live text voting score, today's honor is..."

"Bai Yayan "SO SO" 5300 VS EXO "monster" 9988."

"Congratulations XO!"

...

"Today's "Music Bank" first candidate is Twice and EXO, let's see who will win the trophy."

"Sound source sales score: 3583 VS 2878."

"Audience favorability..."

"Broadcast score..."

"Record sales score 45 VS 9987."

"The final result is..."

"Twice "Cheer Up" 5005 VS EXO "Monster" 13185."

"EXO won today's winner, Rough Camida!"

…

"In the third week of June on "Inkigayo", those competing for today's trophy are EXO's "Miss You" and EXO's "Monster."

"..."

"The winner of the first prize is "Monster", congratulations XO!"

The ribbons floated down from the sky, watching Kim Jun-myeon receive a trophy, and Ji Kyung-won smiling and applauding gently on the stage of "Inkigayo". This week, they were like Mount Tai, winning all the trophies they participated in without any suspense. I won the first place in the singing program, but the scores for each award were extremely disparate, and I didn’t feel any challenge or competition.

Colleagues in the industry seem to have a tacit understanding. There has been no major return artist in the past two weeks. Those competing with them are even Bai Yayan and Twice, who have released songs very early.

The two JYP artists, Baek Yayan and Twice, seemed to have noticed that the limelight was wrong and that the enemy was too powerful to compete with them. They very wisely ended their singing schedule last week. This week, the two groups did not come to sing at all. Chi Jingyuan and the others who were candidates for the two song competitions this week did not show up at all, but today's "Inkigayo" even featured EXO playing its own two title songs, without even an opponent.

After winning three first-place trophies in a row, Chi Jingyuan felt a little bored for no reason.

Thinking about it this way, the thrilling victory scene in "Fire" seems to be more interesting...

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the member next to him calling him. Chi Kyung-won came to his senses and quickly took the microphone. After hearing the reminder from Do Kyung-soo next to him, he switched to Chinese and said thank you to the fans: " Thank you very much to our fans in the Mainland for supporting us..."

And seeing EXO unsurprisingly sweeping the three major channels for a week, fans online were naturally extremely excited:

"Congratulations to XO for winning three first places in the first week of singing, and taking all the trophies on all three major channels!"

"Look at this comparison of scores. They are all double kills. They are not on the same level at all. This is the top team."

"The comparison between the sales scores of Music Bank and Twice the day before yesterday made me laugh to death. 45 vs. 9987. This should be the most disparate sales score, right?"

"Twice's album sales are very high, but it has been almost two months since the song was released. It is normal that the album cannot be sold now... But EXO's sales are really terrible. Fans have been raising funds every week since the song was released. I placed a big order this week. It seems that I am a fan of Chi Jingyuan. I placed an order of more than 400,000 yuan at once... Comparing with them, I feel that it was obviously very good in the past. Only the top line can sell hundreds of thousands. It seems like the sales volume of 200,000 has turned into a very poor performance.”

"Why do I feel like I don't have any strong opponents? Why is it that after so long, one of the candidates is still an artist like Twice who released a song more than a month ago? Why don't I feel that no one is returning recently? After watching it for a long time, there is only one from next week. SISTAR is still an old girl group that has gone out of fashion. Isn’t summer always the season for comebacks? I remember this time last year, many popular groups came back, and there were girl group battles and the like. The music industry was so lively. Why did it become like this this year? Is Kpop no longer good?”

"Then you have to ask why EXO chose June 9th to come back..."

"Our group is really committing heinous crimes!"

…

After finishing the last singing session of the week, Chi Jingyuan had a meal with the group and then returned directly to the company building. After taking a breath and resting, he started a new job.

The reason why this comeback is so busy that I can't even participate in a large-scale variety show. Even the members of EXO and even Chi Jingyuan have no time to meet and make out with their father recently. It's because there are many things that are packed in during this period. Together.

In addition to EXO's busy schedule for their third album comeback, each member also has a lot of personal schedules. Ji Kyung Won, Baek Hyun, Kyung Soo, and Chanyeol are all involved in TV dramas and movies, and they have to spare a lot of time. Practice seriously for the three concert tours that will be held next month. This is the top priority. The workload is very heavy and cannot be ignored.

In addition, there is also a regular third album reissue that is expected to be released in August.

Although fans are eagerly anticipating it, the company has still not announced it to the outside world, but internally it has already been confirmed that the third album will be reissued, and the songs have even been prepared a long time ago.

Reprinting is a classic leek-cutting act of picking the title song plus two included songs and putting them into the original album, changing the cover and then changing the style. You can sell it for the price of a regular album without spending much effort or investing too many resources. Ballads Among the major brokerage companies in the industry, SM is the most accustomed to this trick.

However, EXO's only re-release of the regular album "XOXO" is of really high quality. The re-release of the title song "Roar" alone is worth the price. Almost all the songs in the entire album are very good. They are all carefully crafted and excellent works, so they are not completely cutting leeks.

With EXO's current popularity, this money will not be earned in vain... And it's not them who came up with it on their own initiative, but fans are calling for it every day and looking forward to it.

After many planning meetings, it has been determined that the reissue of EXO's third regular album will be released in mid-to-late August. This reprint is the same as before. The company also did not perfunctory and put a lot of effort into it.

This reissue will definitely use the same double-hit format as the original version, one of which will be "LOTTO" composed by LDN Noise, a top production team that has happily cooperated with the company.

The other song was composed by PDOGG Kang Hyo Shin and Ji Kyung Won, with EXO members participating in the lyrics, and was finally named "Blood, Sweat, Tears"

In addition to the double hits, "She's Dreaming", "Can't Bring Me Down" written by Kim Jong Dae, and the LDN Noise rearranged and remixed version of "monster" will also be added to the reissued album. in.

Although the last three songs are actually a bit filling, the quality of the double hits is really high.

Ji Kyung-won likes both "LOTTO" and "Blood, Sweat and Tears". The song style and melody are of high quality, especially the latter, the choreography is very distinctive... Although Park Chanyeol, Kim Junmyeon and others The words he wrote looked a little awkward.

But Kpop songs don't emphasize lyrics. Good lyrics are a bonus, but bad lyrics are actually not that important... He gritted his teeth and accepted it.

At this time, they were seizing the time to practice the title song.

"My blood, sweat and tears, my cold breath~"

"Take them all away ahahahah~~~"

…

"call……"

In the stairwell on the fifth floor of the SM building, Chi Jingyuan picked up his petite daughter and pressed her against the wall, with her body and lip lines all pressed together.

Pei Zhuhyun also had her legs wrapped around her father's waist and her arms tightly around his neck. She didn't care about the cold feeling when her skin was in contact with the wall after the clothes were lifted up. She just closed her eyes. Kissing me selflessly.

Today, EXO finished their schedule in the morning and came back to practice for the concert stage at the company in the afternoon. However, Bae Zhuhyun did not go to filming today, but practiced the dance for their new album with the members of red velvet at the company.

After contacting each other by mobile phone, they knew that the other person happened to be in the company and hit it off immediately. They found a time to go out together with a tacit understanding. When they arrived at the already inexplicably deserted stairwell, they hugged each other naturally.

Chi Jingyuan and Bae Zhuhyun haven't seen each other for more than half a month due to their busy work, and they don't send text messages as often as before. They have gradually become a habit. After such a long time, their emotional enthusiasm seems to have declined a little, but as soon as they meet, they It’s as if it’s on fire, I’m a little impulsive…and a little greedy…

In the secluded stairwell, there was a vague sound of rustling clothes and the sound of lip lines and water splashing, occasionally mixed with dull humming.

After a while, the movement stopped.

Sensing that Chi Jingyuan lifted up the hem of his clothes again and explored inside, there was something unfinished and he was already a little emotional. Pei Zhuxuan, who was breathing lightly, quickly came back to his senses and patted him angrily: "Let's go." , Shengwan is still waiting..."

They came out to meet secretly during the break and found an excuse to take Son Seung-wan with them to the coffee shop on the first floor for a drink. At this moment, Son Seung-wan should be waiting for them in the corridor of the red velvet practice room. both.

But apart from this reason, Bae Zhuhyun was not very used to it after she sobered up, and she didn't really like kissing her boyfriend on such occasions...

It would really not be good if someone suddenly showed up... She is someone who has experienced this, even though she was not the protagonist at the time.

"Let's talk about it later in the evening..."

Chi Jingyuan exhaled slightly and gently put his father down, then took a step back and quietly admired the young lady adjusting her clothes.

Pei Zhuxuan felt her father's gaze. Although she had experienced it many times before, she was still not used to it. Feeling a little shy, she held her hands behind her back for a long time, but she could not button the tube top, and she was a little anxious. When he saw Chi Jingyuan not moving at all, still staring at him, he couldn't help but raise his leg and kicked him, and cursed squeamishly:

"Help!"

…………

"Unnie, why is your face so red?"

First, he washed his face, tidied his hair and clothes, and then picked up Son Seung-wan who was waiting without any anxiety. The three of them took the elevator downstairs. In the elevator, Son Seung-wan looked at Bae Joo-hyun, whose afterglow was still lingering, and she was dyed a little. With a red face, he asked casually.

At the same time, she came over and poked Bae Zhuhyun's right cheek gently with her index finger for fun. She felt the bounce on the tender face and couldn't help but praise with a smile: "kiyo~"

It seemed that the hand felt very good, and she looked like she was addicted and wanted to poke it twice more. However, Pei Zhuxuan took a step back without leaving any trace, gently smoothed her hair, and replied calmly: "I feel a little hot after practice." , the air conditioner is not turned on very high...don't you think so?"

She seemed very natural, and she immediately asked back as if she was the guest.

"It seems... a little bit." Sun Shengwan didn't think much, and nodded when he heard the words, and nodded with some approval, and even fanned himself twice with his hand.

"When I was in the practice room just now, I felt that the air conditioner was turned on too low, but Seulgi has been feeling a little uncomfortable these past two days..." Bae Zhuhyun changed the topic freely and started talking about the trivial matters just now.

Chi Jingyuan stood behind and watched the conversation between the two people, especially Pei Zhuxuan's unchanging expression as he fooled others, and his actions that took the initiative in a split second, and he couldn't help but praise him in his heart.

I always feel that when the little sister is in the red velvet team, she has two different tastes than when she is with him in private. The eldest sister has a different kind of charm when she is the captain...

The three people walked out of the elevator and came to the coffee shop. Before it was made public, the coffee shop on the first floor had become a place where many artists and employees of the company would visit. Chi Jingyuan had already been here countless times. .

There was no one around at this time. The three of them walked to the bar. Pei Zhuxuan took the initiative to stand first and take the order. At the same time, she looked back at Chi Jingyuan: "Or chocolate? Or orange juice?"

"Orange juice." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips.

There is no need to ask about this hobby of eating and drinking what you like.

"Unnie, what about me?" Sun Shengwan interjected with envy as he looked at the tacit understanding between the two people.

"Then what are you drinking?"

"...don't you know?"

"How do I know? What are you drinking?"

"(unhappy)"

"Haha, I know..."

Just when the two of them were flirting and having fun, Chi Jingyuan's cell phone suddenly rang. He took it out and saw that it was Li Chenghuan calling:

"Jingyuan, come back quickly. There are a few urgent temporary meetings that you need to attend."

"Okay, I'll go back now."

Chi Jingyuan immediately responded when he heard the words. At this time, the two people in front, Pei Zhuxuan, also looked back after hearing this. The young lady asked tentatively: "Is there something urgent?"

"Well, they said they were going to have a meeting." Chi Jingyuan nodded and was about to leave without waiting for the orange juice to be ready.

"Then go." Pei Zhuxuan was not surprised, and waved her hand to urge him, but immediately added: "We will deliver the drinks to your practice room in a while, you can drink it after the meeting."

"good."

…

Chi Jingyuan walked into the conference room and immediately found that the atmosphere was not right. Several familiar brokers, department heads, and even representatives and operating directors did not look very good. Even many senior executives who were present did not remain quiet. Instead, they gathered together and whispered about something. The combined buzz and the surrounding atmosphere brought a lot of pressure to people.

He suddenly remembered the scene when the company called them back for an emergency meeting after Luhan left the team.

Chi Jingyuan didn't say anything after sensing the atmosphere. He and Li Xiuman and the other senior executives bowed lightly and then found a seat and settled down.

Not all EXO members came, only Kim Junmyeon was there. It seems that they were chosen as representatives to attend this meeting.

He and Jin Jun winked and exchanged a few words in a low voice. Not long after Chi Jingyuan came in, everyone arrived. Soon the door was closed with a bang, and the temperature of the entire room seemed to change. Got serious.

After a few seconds of silence, at Li Xiuman's signal, a room manager stood up. He did not make an opening speech, but directly said the key points in a deep voice:

"We previously submitted that EXO's concert in China in September... was not approved."

The room director paused and added in a serious tone:

"In other words, not just EXO, but all the company's artists' applications for performances in the mainland after August and September have not been approved."