Chapter 136: Buy an album

"Always selfish, only knowing."

"I don't understand your heart silently."

“……”

"Now I wish I didn't have this embarrassing superpower."

Since the return of EXO on December 9th, the lyric titled "December Miracle" has appeared on the streets of Seoul, and in addition to video stores where KPOP songs are supposed to be played, other hotels, cafes, and even kiosks are playing the song.

Although this title song is far from the strong shock and refreshing feeling of the previous "Roaring Filial Piety", because it inherits the fiery popularity of EXO, even if it is just a lyrical song, it has become one of the new trends in the peninsula song industry in a short period of time.

Before the release, the pre-sale alone had reached 450,000 copies, and after the official release, it directly topped the physical album chart, and nearly 600,000 copies were sold in less than five days.

This astronomical sales for most idol groups has become very normal for EXO, and they have gone from "WOL", "Roaring Filial Piety" to the current "December Miracle", and the sales volume of each one can surprise other people's eyes.

It's just that many fans are a little dissatisfied that this time the name is the winter special for the return of the exo group, but after the return, the singing stage and some performances are only attended by 4 members of the lead singer line, plus a Y who plays the piano in the back without saying a word throughout the whole process.

If you don't make it clear, many people don't know that the one who plays the piano on the stage every time they play a song is an EXO member, and they don't know which passerby is dancing with them.

The other members are completely soy sauce-making, and only occasionally show their faces together when one presents an award, and they don't see each other at all.

And it's obviously the lead singer, but the most popular Ji Jingyuan didn't participate in this return event, whether it's publicity, announcements or even songs, no one has seen him.

Many fans were looking forward to seeing Chi Jingyuan again, but they didn't expect to wait so long and not even see a figure.

Even though SM sent a notice that Yuan would not be able to participate in the early return event due to the trip to Asia, he would return to the peninsula to participate in the subsequent song after the Asian trip ended.

But this notice did not satisfy the huge number of Yuan fans, they didn't care about those, Yuan traveled overseas to make money for the company, and they couldn't see it, what fans wanted was to see their idols on TV and on stage.

SM's planning for this winter special has really caused a lot of controversy, whether it is the other members being spectators or the absence of the popular top, it has caused a lot of opposition among fans.

However, this noise also brought the heat up.

And today, "December Miracle" has been released for almost a week, taking advantage of today's rest, Zhou Ziyu and Kong Xue went to the street together to buy EXO's new album.

"Ziyu, should we buy the Xia version or the Korean version?"

They looked at the video store for a while, a little hesitant.

"Xia Wen version, after listening to it, I think the lyrics are written quite well."

Zhou Ziyu thought about it, took out a Xia Wen version of the album on the shelf, and looked at the cover and illustrations in his hand.

"Okay, then buy the Xia Wen version."

Kong Xue also took one, and after the two looked at it, they went to pay.

When the goal was achieved, the two prepared to return to the JYP building, taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time to practice for a while, and chatting while walking.

"Ziyu's "The Inheritors" the day before yesterday, have you watched the finale? Wow, I didn't expect it to end so soon, Jin Si is really handsome, I seem to be looking for a boyfriend like him......"

remembered the scene of watching the drama a few nights ago, Kong Xue covered her chest and sighed a little wistfully.

"The Heirs aired their last episode on December 12, and the ratings reached a peak of 34.8% in the finale, which is a standout among the Mizuki dramas broadcast on SBS this year.

This TV series that has aroused infinite discussion and extremely high popularity has also come to an end, and at the beginning, the script was sprayed on the Internet with clichés, and the audience with poor acting skills had already turned back, and when it was near the end, many people left messages on the Internet to request, hoping that the crew would be like "The Sun of the Lord", prolong the number of episodes, and don't end so quickly.

It's just a pity that what they don't know is that the crew has been disbanded many days ago, and the leading actors have started their own schedules, even if the crew wants to extend, it will be difficult to reunite the leading actors back in a short time.

What's more, Kim Eun-sook herself has no intention of prolonging, and the fiery expectations of the fans can only be helplessly disappointed.

"Well, I watched it, and it was really good."

Zhou Ziyu nodded, as a friend of Chi Jingyuan, of course she would contribute her own ratings.

It's just because of the time relationship, he and she didn't have time to watch many of the previous episodes, but the finale two days ago still took time to watch the live broadcast.

"It's not that Yuan hasn't returned with EXO in the past two days, but has gone to our summer country for activities, I heard that this drama is also super popular in our country, I brushed the scarf in the past two days, "The heirs and Yuan are often hung on the hot search......"

After chatting for a while about the TV series she was chasing before, Kong Xue mentioned one more thing:

"By the way, why did the company hold a showcase for trainees with SM this time, there was no precedent for UU before reading the book."

Some time ago, the head of the trainee's room sent a notice from the company that JYP and SM will jointly hold a showcase for trainees in late December.

Trainee showcases are very common, and each agency often holds them, so that its excellent trainees can perform in front of the audience, familiarize themselves with the stage and camera, strengthen the typhoon and expressiveness, and lay the foundation for their future debut.

It's just that they generally run their own companies, and it is somewhat rare for companies to cooperate with each other.

"I don't know."

Zhou Ziyu's voice was a little low when he replied,

At the mention of this, she was in a bad mood.

Because she does not belong to the trainees that the company focuses on cultivating, she can't perform on stage in this kind of showcase, so she can only be a spectator and feel the atmosphere the day after tomorrow.

"Alas......"

Kong Xue also understood the other party's feelings, and sighed sympathetically, because she could only be an audience.

"The participants this time are all those trainees who have been practicing for a long time, like a few seniors of 6mix who are preparing to make their debut."

"I really want to perform on stage with them."

Kong Xue chattered endlessly, while Zhou Ziyu held the album and walked forward silently with his head down.

"I don't know what the level of trainees is on the SM side, and whether there are any excellent ...... from our company"

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Time passed, and on December 19, Ji Jingyuan temporarily ended his trip within Asia and prepared to return to the peninsula.

At this time, he was sitting in the waiting room with his team at the airport, leaning on the back of the chair while swiping his mobile phone, while talking to Park Jae-hyun about what happened after he returned.