"Source score 4244 to 4900."

"Sales score 863 to 0."

At this time, "Music Bank", which was being broadcast live, had reached the critical juncture of the final selection, and the two candidates for this issue were "LUV" and "Let It Be", while Apink and EXO were also standing in the first row of the stage, on the left and right sides of the two MCs, both looking at the screens showing the scores one by one with some nervousness.

Seeing this 'sales score of 0', it really made Chi Jingyuan's several XO members feel a little funny in their hearts, obviously since a long time ago, in the rating of the singing show, in terms of sales scores, they EXO have always crushed each other almost every time full score, and I didn't expect that one day it would become an absolute shortcoming' to '0 points'.

Today's 12th episode of "Music Bank" is the second week of EXO's return for winter singles.

Because of the recent "M! countdown" and "show champion" were off the air, and they participated in a total of three big singing stages last week, as for the new singing program "the show" that only started in October this year, EXO didn't go at all, and this kind of singing show that just started with little popularity and popularity Basically won't go to a trending combination like them XO.

At least for now, it is generally a newcomer, or the company has no resources and it is difficult to appear on the three major stations, or it is difficult to try it if you can't touch a trophy for a long time after your debut, and it is also the best place for the third- and fourth-tier idol groups to get the first song after their debut.

It's a dream come true.

That is, Apink led by Zheng Endi will be so shameless, thick skin may be contagious, obviously the popularity has been so high recently, it has been very popular, and I have to go to "the show" to play a song to grab one, from December to now they have taken two places from there, and the results are very good.

Chi Jingyuan: Even if they can't beat "LUV" in the winter this time, they can't get one, so they are completely lazy to go.

Today's "Music Bank" is the first singing program that EXO has included in the score, and Lee Seung-hwan has just conveyed the company's arrangement in the practice room, and there will be a maximum of two more singing performances this week, and if you can't get one in this one, you will try again, and if you get it, it will end directly.

Under everyone's nervous gaze, the final score was finally displayed on the screen:

"Final score, 8021 vs. 8250."

"Congratulations, one of the most glorious members of Music Bank this week is EXO "Let It Be Natural"!"

Streamers and sequins soared into the sky and instantly enveloped the entire stage, and there was a scream of excitement from the fans below, and the people of EXO also looked surprised and a little incredulous.

In fact, including Chi Jingyuan, they all feel that they can't get one in this winter list, and the song "LUV" is really a bit popular, and they really can't beat the other side with a lyrical song.

I didn't expect to snatch one from Apink today, which has gained momentum.

Captain Jin Junmian took a trophy and thanked him happily with a smile.

And Ji Jingyuan turned around specifically, looked at Apink who was bowing and preparing to step down next to him, glanced at Zheng Endi, raised an eyebrow at her handsomely, smiled and gave a thumbs up, and then turned around directly without giving her a chance to respond, and saluted and thanked the others with a bright smile.

Flattered.

Nine people are in a good mood to complete the encore stage, and the following Ellie is obviously already familiar with this song, and the last chorus and harmony are all in chorus, although the singing is generally a bit out of tune, but this happy atmosphere in the shot is really moving.

As soon as he returned to the lounge the day after tomorrow, he glanced at his mobile phone and saw a message sent to him by Zheng Endi: "Don't be complacent, I will definitely fly you tomorrow!" ”

Ji Jingyuan smiled when he saw it, and put away his phone without replying.

Because he didn't need to reply, SM didn't take long to directly announce that EXO was ending this winter single singing event, and put time on other schedules and preparing for the year-end stage.

SM and EXO both knew that Apink was the general trend during this time, and they had a hard time fighting this time, so they simply snatched one from Apink and immediately took it when they saw it, patted their butts and left.

As expected, as soon as the news came out the next day, he received a text message from Zheng Endi: "I ¥%......*%......"

Feeling that she was already a little hysterical, Ji Jingyuan couldn't laugh, and the more he laughed, the happier he became.

Make you arrogant!

Although the winter single "Let It Be Natural" has been played for a short time and has not released an album, the sound source results are really unexpected, and it has been hovering at the top of the chart since the airborne All kill.

The ellies may really like this winter single that writes their hearts, and they have been listening to the charts frantically since the sound source was released, and the impressive special stage on MAMA has also attracted a lot of passers-by to listen, this song maintained the first place on the weekly list of the melon chart last week, helping EXO win the first weekly crown of the melon chart since its debut in 2012.

Because in terms of recognition and public perception, the boy group's music source results have always been average, even if there are many fans, the sound source explosion will be strong, but the lack of stamina will make the song fall quickly on the list, Zhou Guan is very difficult for most boy groups, except for Bigbang.

Last year's EXO's "Roar", although the music source performance was unexpectedly good, and it was also at the top of the annual list, but it didn't have a weekly crown.

Before, the ellies used to blow the eight-week crown of Ji Jingyuan and Pei Xiuzhi's collaborative song "some", but after all, it was not the achievement of the EXO group, and it would feel a little awkward to share this honor with a nasty woman, but now it is much better.

This time, he was able to win the Zhou Crown, and he grabbed a one-by-one ending song in Apink's hands, which can be regarded as a successful ending beyond expectations.

And on the 12th, in addition to getting one, "Unborn", a popular workplace drama that has been prepared since August, was also completed today, in addition to Chi Jingyuan and some dubbing work, the crew officially announced its disbandment,

Now that the 17th episode has been released, there is only a week left before the finale of the 20th episode.

I didn't eat any casual meals, because of the fire of "Unborn", several leading actors have risen a lot on the Internet, both in popularity and evaluation, and have eaten a lot of dividends, and everyone has received a lot of schedules recently.

However, maybe the crew will reunite again in two days, and the ratings and influence of "Unborn" are here, whether it is tvN's own or TV series-related awards, they must be invited members and can't avoid it at all.

After leaving the crew, Ji Jingyuan immediately returned to the team and participated in the Sino-Korean song party on the 14th with the EXO group.

This is a party jointly organized by the official TV stations of the two countries, which will be broadcast live on both TV stations at the same time, which is a performance with a strong sense of ZZ.

It's not clear on the Xia side, but there are a lot of people watching it on the peninsula side, and many people are interested in the news and performances of this kind of Kpop going out.

This year's gala caused a lot of discussion on the peninsula after the end, because with the participation of so many senior, popular and senior singers from both countries, it was the finale performance performed by EXO, which caused a lot of controversy.

This party EXO is the penultimate debut, but the last stage is the chorus of all the artists who appear, and it is not a solo show, so Ji Jingyuan's weight and cards this time are really quite enough, and it is the real finale.

And the Internet is not so much a controversy as it is more about confusion and curiosity.

Many passers-by who don't pay much attention to the men's group in the entertainment industry can't help but have a big impression of EXO after watching the news and various revelations in the previous period, thinking that this group is no longer popular, but I didn't expect that it could still appear in the finale on such a formal international performance occasion.

"Isn't EXO already mushy? How can you still be the last to appear? ”

"Yes, didn't you say that three members were retired in a row, and the fans ran out? Why do I think they are still so popular? When I appeared, I was so supportive. ”

"The finale of the song? What about the other senior singers? Why them? EXO: I remember only debuting two or three years, right? “

In the face of these questions, many black fans who are unhappy with EXO and sing about it every day don't know how to answer.

At this time, EXO fans will naturally come out to explain:

"It's a lot more mushy than in May and June, but it's also compared to EXO himself and himself, and even now not any other group can come to touch porcelain."

"The withdrawal of all the members of the Xia Country line does have a great impact, but I heard that XO is still the most popular boy group in the Xia Kingdom, and those new generation boy groups are not a dimension."

These Ellies are proud but self-deprecating, and seeing so many people think EXO is confused, their feelings are indeed a little complicated.

I heard that there are fans in Xia Mainland who saw the discussion on the peninsula, and specially turned it over to help explain: "It doesn't matter if you want to go when you run three, there are still a lot of only nine Ellie on our side, and the number of Yuan Qi is the most among all Kpop artists. ”

Before you know it, it attracts a lot of people to start talking about this topic.

Some people think that no matter how many runs they have, the current EXO is still the most popular boy group on the peninsula, the number of fans is here, and there is still a wall with other ordinary first- and second-tier groups.

There are also many people who have put forward data to prove that EXO's popularity has been declining, including the number of active fans in the fan club has also run a lot compared to before, and the most favorable evidence is that it is so difficult to get a place in the face of Apink this time, which is simply the best proof that EXO has fallen from the altar.

In the past, they all hit and killed anyone.

It's really interesting, a song club with not very high ratings has inexplicably sparked a wide discussion about EXO on the Internet, and for a while, many people are arguing about whether today's 9-person EXO is muddled.

……

And EXO, which has been identified by many as 'falling from the altar', has finally determined its return schedule for next year.

On the afternoon of the 15th, several agents attended the planning meeting with all the members, and the company officially announced all the plans for the second regular series.

It is confirmed that next year EXO will release a single album every month, each single will have a title song and a collection song, a total of four, and the four singles will be combined in the fifth month after all four singles are released, and two new songs will be added to form EXO's regular second album, which will be officially released.

This official second album is directly based on EXO's official fan name as the album title "EXO-L".

The four single albums are "E", "X", "O", and "L".

As the highlight of the first "E", the title song of the first "E" was determined to be "call me baby", which is also the first title song that is very important for EXO's return, and in order to have enough publicity effect, the plan to shoot a promotional video in ten cities around the world has also been confirmed.

For this comebackSM did invest a lot of resources, just the concept of this promotional video is not at all comparable to those small company boy groups, EXO will go to ten cities in the world that have been rumored to see UFOs to shoot a promotional video, nine members go to a city each, and the last one is nine people together.

And the combination of the initials of these ten city names happens to be 'call me baby'.

After "E", the title songs of "X", "O", and "L" are set as "spring day", "love me right" and "boy with luv", and other included songs include "butterfly", "Golden City", "Orientation Sniper" and several other high-quality songs selected by SM from the music library.

In addition to the lyrical nature of the four title songs, the other three, including some included songs, and the final full-length "exodus" all have unique choreography, more than half of the songs will be filmed in the MV, and the styling style of the single album return will also be different, the whole project is really eye-opening, and the company has done its best to save the stock price.

In terms of choreography, in addition to handing over the choreography of the two songs to the company's dance team and Chi Jingyuan, a well-known choreographer team from Europe and the United States will be hired to choreograph two of the title songs, and Li Xiuman will personally serve as the chief producer of the entire album.

The exact return date is tentatively set at the beginning of the four months of March, April, May and June, and the exact date will be decided at that time depending on the progress of the album's preparation.

The company may have almost decided on the planning process some time ago, and the reason why it has not been announced until now is that it has been making preliminary preparations, and now that it is almost done, after today's meeting, EXO can start to officially prepare for the next return.

In fact, the members of the general return mode have also heard a lot of rumors.,It's just that it hasn't been determined yet.,So I'm a little worried and a little expectant.,Today it's finally settled.,When I heard the meeting, everyone looked at each other with a look of excitement.。

In addition to confirming some of the list of returns, the company also talked about the online self-produced drama "My Neighbor is EXO", which is produced by Line and collaborated with SM.

This TV series is an online idol drama that SM has been preparing for a long time, and the members of EXO directly play themselves in the drama as XO, telling the story of a girl who has never been in love, and suddenly discovers that her idol EXO has become her neighbor, and a series of ridiculous romantic stories that occur after surprise.

It's a very fan-oriented web series.

As early as July this year, EXO released the promotional video of the show during the concert, and SM had already begun to prepare and communicate at that time, and now the specific time and process of filming have been determined, and it will be released simultaneously on the network in many Asian countries.

There was still some discussion about the selection of actors, originally both the partners and SM itself were more inclined to make the most popular Chi Kyung-won to play the leading role, but with Chi Kyung-won going so smoothly on the road of actors, the recent "Unborn" has gained so much recognition, and it is a bit inappropriate to star in filming this kind of fan drama again, not only Chi Kyung-won himself may not agree, SM will also feel a bit wasteful.

After thinking about it, the actor was given to Park Chanyeol, and several other roles with more scenes were assigned to Do Hyun-so, Byun Baek-hyun, and Oh Se-hoon, and several members of the company who intended to let them develop on the path of actors, as for Ji Jingyuan, he still focused on the return of EXO this time, and it was OK to make a cameo appearance.

This meeting was held for a long time, and after the meeting, Li Xiuman also called Chi Jingyuan to the office and chatted about the album for a while, including choreography, production, style design, etc., and the two of them were very interested in talking, until dinner time Li Xiuman looked at the table below, and offered to go to the side for a meal together, and chatted for a while by the way.

In the first two years after joining the company, Li Xiuman would often call Chi Jingyuan to the office to chat for a while, and when the time came, he would occasionally call him to the cafeteria, or the restaurant next to him for a light meal to show his concern and closeness, which was not unusual.

It's just that this year, he rarely came to the company because of his family some time ago.

After the crew finished, Chi Jingyuan's biggest task every day was gone, anyway, there was no activity at night, so he agreed to come down, Li Xiuman's assistant had already gone to drive in advance, he and Li Xiuman walked out of the office and took the elevator to the first floor, he was one position behind the other party, and walked unhurriedly to the side door, and at the same time discussing the style of this return:

"During the period of "XOXO", we were still mainly based on campus and juvenile style, and after mixing some concepts of secondary two, we created a feeling of both handsomeness and pure vitality."

"In this year's "Addiction", the style has changed a lot, and a lot of childishness has faded, whether it is modeling or choreography, there is a kind of excitement, Chrisma's style, but the mini two are generally out of adolescence but not fully mature, but belong to the most aggressive, the most intense period."

"For this "EXOL", I think our overall style should take another step forward, although the title song style of the four singles is different, but the overall tone should reflect the feeling of 'maturity' and 'moving forward in maturity', and there should be a significant change from the previous style to reflect growth...... And next year will also be the third year of our EXO's debut, and it will be the time period for an idol group to start its transformation. ”

Ji Jingyuan wore a baseball cap and a shoulder bag, gesturing while telling his understanding of EXO's album style in the past two years, while Li Xiuman also listened carefully while walking forward, nodding his head twice from time to time.

"Jing Yuanling said very well, it's true, I think so too, EXO really needs to start the transformation step by step, and there are reasons for these first choices to be the main song this time." Li Xiu smiled kindly, stopped near the side door, reached out and patted Ji Jingyuan's shoulder, with a very satisfied and happy expression.

Laughing, he didn't forget to explain: "The choreography of the song "Boy with Luv" is exactly what you told me last time......

"Lee so-man director nim aniha saiyo ......"

"Anihassaiyo ......"

At this moment, a somewhat weak female voice suddenly came from behind, followed by a series of greetings from different men and women.

After the two of them were interrupted, they couldn't help but look back, their eyes swept Chi Jingyuan suddenly froze, and four or five meters behind him, a group of more than a dozen idols didn't know when they came over, and they were standing there saluting and greeting them, and he noticed at a glance the four people who were standing relatively high in front of the red velvet.

And among these four people, Pei Zhuhyun was saluting at this time, and he was a little surprised, looking at him with a glint in his eyes, and the eyes of the two collided in the air.

(End of chapter)