Chapter 35: The Mini Two Returns
Soon, Ji Jingyuan and Oh Se-hoon changed their clothes and walked out of the backstage and stood in the middle of the stage, and Park Chanyeol smiled and let him go to the side.
Ji Jingyuan's previous sweatshirt suit has been replaced by a black cropped slim-fitting suit, with no tie or button, and the hem hangs willfully on both sides to reveal the pure white shirt inside.
Wu Shixun next to him is also wearing a suit, but the inner lining is black, and at the same time, the buttons are tied to distinguish the difference between the two people.
They stood in the center of the stage, looked at each other and pouted, took a deep breath and lowered their heads.
All the audience below also looked at the two busy insiders who had just come of age on the stage with great interest, and their expressions were very expectant.
As soon as the accompaniment sounded, the familiar prelude reached everyone's ears, and after hearing it, all the fans present screamed, this melody is so familiar.
Park Ji-yin's "Rite of Passage".
Park Zhiyin is a female singer who debuted in 1997, and she is the founding sister of JYP Company, and she was also prosperous at the beginning of the century, and this "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" is her most popular song.
Because the title and lyrics of the song are very appropriate, many female idols will choose to cover this song when they are adults, or when they are on a special stage, and it has endured for so many years and can be seen almost every year.
But the point is that this is a girl group song.
The reason why there is this stage is that some time ago, the staff of SM company who are in charge of preparing to plan this birthday party put it forward, hoping that Chi Jingyuan will prepare a special stage to give back to the fans present, and he chose to choose this "coming-of-age ceremony", saying that this song is very appropriate for the adult birthday party, and Ji Jingyuan's cover words will definitely give fans a big surprise.
The girl group Song Chi Jingyuan will dance a lot, including "gee", "Say Your Wish" and the like, but some of the choreography movements of this "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" are really not done by men.
But what SM people said also made sense, and after persuasion, he agreed, but on the basis of the original version, some re-choreography was carried out, removing many movements exclusive to the girl group, and at the same time, Wu Shixun, who had a birthday last month, was also brought along.
"Don't hesitate any longer."
"Just as you waited, I waited for today."
As expected, as soon as the music started, the bodies of the two began to dance, and the fans below were all agitated, and the screams did not stop at all, and they were very surprised while looking at the two people on the stage excitedly.
Fans certainly understand that this stage is specially prepared for them.
On the stage, the two of them danced the sexy dance of "Coming-of-Age Ceremony" in suits and leather shoes, especially Chi Jingyuan, who looked very handsome against the backdrop of the well-fitting and slim suit.
But because of this song, he couldn't laugh a little, and he kept a righteous face with an expressionless face, but in fact, he was doing teasing and very lustful movements, and the fans below were flushed with strong contrast, and they couldn't wait to rush up and hug him.
The choreography from EXO's debut to the present has been in a handsome and intense style, and the dance that has not yet been performed is more desired.
The re-adapted dance floor Jingyuan feels a little awkward, let alone the original version.
It seems that the choreography of the original version was done by Park Jin-young himself. I don't know how he did the sassy and flirtatious choreography of the original version, and it is difficult for Ji Jingyuan to imagine what Park Jin-young would be like when he danced "Coming-of-Age Ceremony".
Just by imagining Park Jin-young's orangutan face and twisting his hands in the air, he felt a strong mental impact.
This special performance directly detonated the atmosphere of the venue, and after the end of the stage, the hot atmosphere still surrounded the entire auditorium and could not dissipate at all, and all the fans who won the birthday party really felt that they were so lucky.
After that, it was time to cut the cake, and the other members of the K team pushed the cart and took a cake under the leadership of Jin Junmian, and several people immediately went crazy after cutting the cake, throwing cream at each other in the cheers of the fans below, and everyone was made miserable by the cream cake lake face, and began to distribute gifts in a laugh.
After distributing the small gifts prepared in advance to the audience, they briefly washed their faces after a short curtain call, and performed the stage of "Ineedu" for their last special performance.
All of them were EXO fans present, and they naturally all knew about the leaked audio source incident, and basically watched the leaked video, but how could the resolution and paddling of Namo Lake be compared to the carefully prepared stage on the spot.
Although the music is exactly the same, it feels completely different.
The popularity of the whole birthday party reached its peak when the music of "ineedu" came out at the end, which was supposed to be the first official stage performance of the song.
After the end of this stage, the birthday party, which lasted for about an hour, came to an end, and Ji Jingyuan saluted and said goodbye to all the fans, but as soon as he turned around and was about to leave for the backstage, the audience was full of 'Hajima', 'Don't go' voices, and the emotions and sincerity contained in the voice that wanted to cry out were indeed a little embarrassing.
Chi Jingyuan thought about it, then turned back to pick up the microphone and chatted with them for a while, and finally took a group photo before it was officially over.
"Brother, how's it going?"
Back backstage, Ji Jingyuan took a breath and asked Li Chenghuan, who was watching the whole process.
"It's very good, the whole atmosphere is very warm, this is the best atmosphere for a birthday party." Li Chenghuan took a bottle of drink, twisted it open, handed it over, and sighed: "Wow Jingyuan, you are really good enough to the fans, and the meal here today is really happy." β
"Isn't that what idols do......"
Ji Jingyuan took a big sip, licked his lips and said as it should be.
"The company's VJ has already filmed the whole video of the birthday party, and the final stage of "ineedu" should be edited and posted online, and the rest may be announced later.
Lee Seung-hwan took a few more bottles of water and handed them to the other members next to him, and his mouth didn't stop: "But we didn't prohibit on-site shooting, and there may be fan meals posted on the Internet later." β
"Hey, Jingyuan, you and Shixun are dancing really beautifully, I am a man watching from the side, and I am very moved." Park Chanyeol smiled evilly after taking a sip of water, and came over to hug Ji Jingyuan to get the shoulder.
Glancing at him, Chi Jingyuan was noncommittal.
It may be nice to look at, but the person who jumps is also quite ashamed.
"It's really good, it's very contrasting."
Kim Jong-in also came over at this time, and he has always liked this style of dance: "When will we XO do some choreography of this style?" β
"Don't, sexy style, I think we'll talk about it in two years." Wu Shixun hurriedly spoke: "The style of "Ineedu" is very good, and the choreography done by Jingyuan is also very good, much stronger than "Rite of Passage",......"
After distributing the water, Lee Seung-hwan went out and talked to people a few times, then walked in and clapped his hands, and shouted loudly:
"Okay, let's clean up, let's go to dinner."
"There's nothing else to do tonight, go back early and rest, and you're going to get busy tomorrow."
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Along the way, Ji Jingyuan's mobile phone didn't stop much, all of them were blessing messages from friends he knew, including a few friends with a good relationship, such as Zheng Endi, and seniors who were not very familiar but knew, similar to Lin Yuner.
Lin Yun'er is really interesting, from knowing Chi Jingyuan to now, all the etiquette of the New Year's festival has never been less, and it is not too close, it is the kind of ordinary greeting between friends I know, it is not warm, but it is very affectionate.
The way this relationship is built and maintained makes people inadvertently have a good impression of her, like Chi Jingyuan, although he is not familiar with her, he feels that this person is really good, and it is not because this sister is good-looking.
At the same time, Lin Yun'er definitely can't be like this with him alone, it should be like this for all acquaintances and friends who are more familiar, it's really amazing.
No wonder she is so popular.
In addition to receiving the news, a few people who were close to each other called directly, and after Ji Jingyuan finished eating, he ran out to answer a lot of calls while the other members were chatting in the box.
Let's say this one, for example, that one is on the phone right now.
"Ah Chi Jingyuan, Nunamen called you to participate in your birthday before, but you ...... Purr ...... Don't even have a private party for your birthday? And is it such an important day as adulthood? β
Kim Taeyeon asked aggressively on the phone, but she stopped to take a sip of the drink halfway through she didn't know if she was thirsty or what, and the sound of the liquid rubbing against the air when it rushed up from the straw came very clearly, which made her stern questioning dyed with a lot of comedy, and the aura of her predecessors was reduced by half at once.
"Nuna, didn't you do a day patrol in Neon when you were a girl? Even if I had a private party, you wouldn't be able to attend. β
Ji Jingyuan found a place in the corridor where no one was around, and replied with a smile into the phone.
He himself is not very interested in holding a private party, and he has a good relationship with Chi Jingyuan, and he has a lot of relatives, and if he wants to party, he must shout that he can't favor one over the other, but they didn't know each other before, which is very troublesome and embarrassing.
And some people still don't see each other as well.
"What is our relationship, if you have a birthday party, Nuna will definitely give face and fly back from neon to participate, there is no concert in the past two days, and Pani will run back......"
"And it's not just a few hours of flight, it's going to be there in a while, you say right, sunny......" Kim Tae-yeon patted her chest and said that she had a strong relationship with Ji Kyung-won, and if it was held, she would definitely take the time to come back, and in order to increase her credibility, she also asked Lee Soon-gyu, who should be next to her.
It's just that soon Lee Soon-gyu's lazy voice came from the phone:
"If you want to go, I don't have the time to spare, and I don't have to be too troublesome......"
"You ......"
Ji Kyung-won laughed, and there seemed to be a picture of Lee Soon-gyu slumped next to him while playing with his mobile phone while squinting at Kim Taeyeon with dead fish eyes, and he also saw Taeyeon being held in one breath and unable to say half a word.
"Yikes! She doesn't go, I go! I'll go alone! β
Stunned for a few seconds, Taeyeon let out an angry roar, carrying a heavy snort, and then emphasized into the phone: "Jingyuan, do you know which Nuna is really good to you now?" β
"Inside, I feel it completely."
Ji Jingyuan laughed: "Taeyeon-nu is shining on me like the sun, I regret a little bit that I didn't hold a party." β
"Hohoho, just know, when we go back, Nuna calls you to drink........."
Kim Taeyeon laughed happily twice, but was interrupted by Sunny's disdainful voice next to her in the middle of her sentence: "Just the amount of wine you poured in that glass and called people Jingyuan to drink, what's the matter, are you going to get drunk and pour there in one gulp and let someone else send you back?" Didn't have any good intentions, did you? It's getting more and more shameless to get so old. β
"Asi, Lee Soon-gyu, out of Gulei? Are you trying to fight today? β
Ji Kyung-won only heard Kim Taeyeon's angry roar, and then paused for a second, although Sunny didn't reply, he probably used a eye attack, and then there was the noisy sound of two people scuffling together, and the muffled sound of various cushions and pillows smashing against each other was intertwined.
Now I don't know if the phone is still in Kim Tae-yeon's hands.
After a while, Kim Taeyeon panted and said to the phone again: "Jingyuan, when I go back, call you, birthday card, congratulations on coming of age!" β
"By the way, there's XO back to Daihatsu!"
"Ne, Nunakang Sanmida."
Chi Jingyuan agreed, thanked him and hung up the phone, estimating that the battle between the two sisters over there would continue for a while.
I just don't know who fights more between Kim Taeyeon and Lee Soon-gyu......
I think it's Lee Soon-gyu.
However, it has been so many years since Girls' Generation debuted, and there will definitely be no shortage of various competitions and large and small contradictions in the team, and after going through so much, these two sisters can still get along so easily in private, and it is really enviable to fight and make trouble at will.
While thinking, Chi Jingyuan was about to go back to the box, but just after taking two steps, he received another phone call.
He looked at the caller, said a few words after connecting, nodded and hung up the phone and returned to the box.
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On the Cheonggyecheon walkway near Dongdaemun, Chi Jingyuan and Zheng Xiujing walked side by side along the clear water on the walkway, listening to the murmuring sound of the water and blowing the oncoming cool night breeze, feeling that the whole person became relaxed and happy.
Cheonggyecheon is a long stream in Seoul that stretches from Gwanghwamun Square to Dongdaemun, and the promenade along the river on both sides is a good place for citizens to take a relaxing walk in the evening, and there are often wonderful performances in Shanghai during the summer season.
However, it was already close to the early hours of the morning, and there were not many people in the entire aisle at this time, and it would be a few moments before a sporadic figure walked through it.
"I thought you'd ask me out to the apartment."
Zheng Xiujing was dressed in a white shirt and jeans, covered with a light-colored coat to keep warm at night, her long straight black hair was draped down from the sides of her head, her eyes were withdrawn from the flowing stream, and a pair of eyes blinked at Chi Jingyuan in the dark night.
I received a call from Zheng Xiujing to meet during the meal just now, Chi Jingyuan made an appointment with her after thinking about it, and after eating, he said to the economist, and promised to go back after a while and then take the car here.
"Because...... We haven't seen each other for a few days, and we want to talk to you for a walk, but it's not very appropriate to go there directly this time. β
Ji Jingyuan tilted his head to look at her: "Next time, but what if you're in a hurry now......"
"Die."
Before she finished speaking, Zheng Xiujing, who was wearing small white board shoes, raised a foot and kicked on Chi Jingyuan's calf, but she probably controlled her strength and it didn't hurt or itch.
Zheng Xiujing's eyes cut him, brushed his hair and made an angry appearance, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised and a smile appeared.
He didn't talk nonsense, although the two often met in the company, they hadn't been together for more than a month, and the last time was in early April.
I heard that Zheng Xiujing has been quite busy recently.
"Are you done filming that reality show?"
Kicking away a stone blocking the road in front of him, Chi Jingyuan asked.
"You know I'm doing a reality show?" Zheng Xiujing looked at it with some surprise.
"You're not talking nonsense, you don't think I won't pay attention to you if you don't meet, right?."
"Cut, need your attention?"
With a light snort, Zheng Xiujing glanced at him, and said angrily: "And it's not that reality show," is a special project of the company, I filmed it with Ernie and two people, if the effect is good, there may be a second season, and it will be filmed all the time, the name is ......"
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Ji Jingyuan interrupted her and glanced over: "You don't think I really don't know, right?" β
"Inside."
Crisply responded, Zheng Xiujing looked at it sweetly, stared at Chi Jingyuan twice, thought about it and said: "We have almost finished filming the first issue, and in each of the subsequent projects, we will find relatives and friends as guests, do you want to come again?" β
"Okay, what's the content?"
"It's just to come to the accommodation rented by the program team to be a guest, eat something and chat together." Zheng Xiujing explained with a smile.
"Sounds boring."
Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought about that scene, and felt very boring: "You are not a person who likes to talk in front of the camera, I heard that you Ernie seems to be the same, is the variety show you two really interesting?" β
"Of course, a lot of fans would love to see Ernie and me together, you don't know J& amp; amp; How hot is K's news after it comes out......"
Zheng Xiujing glared at him with some dissatisfaction, but she seemed to think of something again, and pursed her mouth: "But you better not go, if you don't pay attention, we will be easily seen by me Ernie, her eyes are sharp." β
"You're so afraid of you Ernie?"
"It's not that I'm afraid......
The two walked slowly forward, the faint sound of the wind and the water intertwined and played continuously, and the two shadows overlapped under the yellow light.
Chi Jingyuan thinks it's really good to take a walk like this.
"We're coming back soon, and during this time, we're preparing albums and filming variety shows, and sometimes we can't eat well when we're busy."
"When will it return?"
"At the beginning of July, the exact time has not yet been decided...... However, this time the preparation of the album was not very smooth, because some things changed the lyrics of the title song a lot, and the style was quite eccentric, I felt that the title song was not very popular, and the shape was also very peculiar. β
"How peculiar? You don't wear an eye patch to play a pirate. β
"How did you know I was going to wear an eye patch?"
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦ Guess ...... That's really peculiar. Chi Jingyuan blinked, he just said it casually, but he didn't expect it to be true.
He turned his head sideways to look at Zheng Xiujing, and there seemed to be a picture in his eyes of what it was like to wear a black half-eye patch on the plain white face in front of him.
This kind of styling really can't be made by ordinary companies, and it is estimated that SM is engaged in some concepts.
"You'll know when the time comes......"
Zheng Xiujing pursed her lips and turned her head to prevent him from looking at herself, then kicked her foot and continued: "...... A few days ago, the company won me an audition for the heroine of a TV series, which was the first TV series after RAIN was discharged, and I heard that the competition was fierce. β
"What's your name?"
""She is lovely to me", a work written by Lu Zhixue, I have already got part of the script, I feel quite interesting."
"Which TV station...... Do you have a good chance of getting a role? β
"It's SBS, the agent said it's quite big, the company's connections in SBS are very good, plus because our "Inheritors" was really popular last year, I also got a lot of light, Li Baona's role has received a lot of praise, which makes my resume look a lot better, and I really want to thank you, Jin sigh xi."
"Haven't you already thanked you?"
"What do you mean...... You mean, yes! β
slapped him hard, and Zheng Xiujing's face was a little red.
"If that wasn't thankful before, how about thanking you now?"
Ji Jingyuan stopped and turned around, lowered his head and looked at her with a smile.
"Didn't you just say you'd go back to the dorm later?" Zheng Xiujing put a touch of bangs behind her ear, raised her head and looked over with watery eyes.
"You said you were waiting."
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Ji Jingyuan and Zheng Xiujing didn't do much last night, they returned to the car and hugged Wen for a while before sending her back, and Ji Jingyuan also returned to EXO's dormitory.
The day before yesterday, I didn't go home once, and the return was too late, even if the agent wouldn't say anything, Chi Jingyuan didn't really want to do this.
Anyway, there are many opportunities, and he is not a person in a hurry.
On May 14, Team EXO-K's mini-second ebackshowcse was held at the Jamsil Indoor Stadium in Seoul, while Team EXO-M, who is far away in Xiaguo, also held a comeback showcase at the Mercedes-Benz Arena at the same time.
In fact, the original plan of the company was to return to the show to be held by 12 people, and both Seoul and Summerland should be 12 people together.
It's just that I changed my attention later because of the problem of time and venue, and Xia Guo's reaction to the return of XO this time is really strong, obviously the M team has not been officially announced yet, and the M team has been busy and crazy in the past few days, and I can't pull away at all.
For example, Byun Bae-hyun joined the regular MC job of SBS's "Popular Ballads" with Kim Jun-mian in February, and he took a leave of absence from the TV station because he couldn't come back these days.
"Heaven Descends"
After the opening performance, the six members of Team K stood on the stage, started chatting after introducing themselves, and did a few mini-games in the middle to liven up the atmosphere, and finally performed the title song "overdose" as the final stage.
Not counting the leaked Mohu image, this is the first official release of the EXO title song stage.
The response of the tens of thousands of spectators at the scene was very enthusiastic, creating a momentum that was not lost to the concert, and there was a shout of 'encore' at the end.
It's just a pity that there is no encore in this showcase.
The night passed and came on May 15th, the release of the second mini album, the release of the music video, and the official return of the two teams of EXO-KM in both countries.