Chapter 42: Are You Eliminated?
The prelude of "Spring Day" is really beautiful, even if there are mixed reviews of this song on the Internet, most of the reviews of the prelude are very good, the melody is tactful and fascinating, and it is very comfortable to listen to It will make people feel like a spring day when the ice and snow are melting.
"I miss you, and I miss you even more when I say it."
"Looking at your photos, it's hard to understand the pain of lovesickness."
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"Four years like snow, how much will it fall..."
"Will spring come?"
After the prelude, Bian Boxian's voice sounded and made the opening, and the steady voice attracted the audience who were still a little distracted below into the atmosphere of the song.
After that, Park Chanyeol started a long list of raps, his rap level is not particularly strong, it can only be barely said to be above the level, but the superior Yan Ba attribute with the natural subwoofer voice, it is very comfortable to listen to in the specially practiced live, at least in the idol, it is qualified, and it will not seem too short.
"The snowflakes are falling, and they are going away little by little."
"I miss you."
"I miss you."
A soft and clear voice came to introduce the song into the first chorus, Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting on the barstool, put one foot on the ground, waited on the edge of the stool with one leg, gently lowered his head, held the headset with his left hand, and sang very immersively with the microphone in his right hand.
The original version of the live is very different from the previous stage with dance, and the dance stage with a half-open microphone actually doesn't need to pay too much attention to the singing link, focusing on positioning, dancing and expression management.
But now the live performance of this band is to put 100% of the experience on singing, while focusing on breathing and ventilation, emotional immersion is also very important.
This kind of performance really depends on the singing skills and expressiveness of the lead singer val, as a boy group, EXO rarely has this kind of live original version of the stage, or the vast majority of idols rarely have this kind of stage, because it really tests strength and state.
But to be honest, Ji Jingyuan, as the lead singer, really likes this form of performance, and can completely integrate into the world of a song to show his singing skills and feelings, so now he is very involved and enjoys it.
And the audience below also fell silent.
Although EXO can be said to be famous in the music industry, not everyone will pay attention to them, at most they have heard or know their names, and there is no shortage of people in the music industry who only like lyric singers, solo artists, and even relatively niche music, and there are quite a few of these people.
Among the more than 200 spectators present, in fact, many people have never heard the song "Spring Day", and this is the first time they have heard of it.
When the prelude sounded just now, some people's eyes lit up obviously, and they seemed to like this melody very much, but when they heard that the auditorium, which was still a little restless just now, was already silent, only the voice of Chi Jingyuan and the sound of the band played against each other, surrounding them,
The accompaniment melody played by the band seemed to be a little sad, and the piano embellishment added to the emotion, but they didn't feel sad, because the sound from the stage sounded warm.
And people like this kind of warm thing, the clear voice tugs at the heartstrings and goes straight to the heart, and the time along the way is peaceful and warm, as if it is the feeling of seeing spring after spending the cold winter.
"No matter what darkness it is, or what season it is."
"None of them will stay the same forever."
"The cherry blossoms are about to bloom, and winter is about to go away."
"I miss you......
"Spring Day" is the most difficult, including most of the chorus parts are rounded by the four lead singers, but thanks to this, the live charm of this song can be the best. EXO's lead singer line is the top in the entire Peninsula boy band, and the configuration of the four big lead singers is luxurious in any men's and women's band, and can even make many companies in the industry envy and lament waste.
Take them as the main body to interpret the live of this song, no matter what
The sense of hearing and feeling have reached a high level, and a lyrical song, whether it is "lyric" or "love", is well displayed.
Maybe after this issue of "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" is broadcast, some fans of other members of XO should understand why there are so many parts of Ji Jingyuan, Kim Jong-dae, and Byun Bae-hyun......
Just that transposition of the phonetic, if you change someone, the effect may be very different.
In the last chorus, Chi Jingyuan closed his eyes slightly, still covering his headset, performing his part seriously and emotionally, Du Junxiu and Bian Boxian, who were sitting on the other side of the stage, held the microphone and gently followed the harmony, the voices of several people gathered together beautifully and harmoniously, and the tacit cooperation and integration made people listen to it very comfortable, as if as soon as you close your eyes, you can see the cold of winter fading, and the warm spring light is touching the moment when you tie the thread on your face from the clouds.
The singing of several vals, the harmony of the harmonies, and the nodding and cheering of the other members who were scattered on the high stools, pushed the original sound live of this "Spring Day" to the end.
"Stay until the end of the year."
"Wait until the flowers bloom."
"Just wait for me right there."
"Wait for me there."
Including MC Yoo Hee-yeol, the audience quietly looked at the XO members who had sunk into the stage, nodding lightly to the beat from time to time, and the surging movement of the sound and dust surrounded them, as if they really immersed their consciousness in the music.
Hope for dawn in the dark, longing for salvation in the deep sea, waiting for spring in the cold winter.
And this strength comes from the most gentle wisp of firmness in this song.
Spring will definitely come.
"Consang Mida ......"
At the end of the performance, everyone at XO stood up and saluted the live band and the audience, and the audience just woke up like a dream, and the melodious screams and messy applause rose from sparse cheers to vigorous applause, turning the entire studio into a loud noise.
The audience, who had seen EXO's appearance and didn't react at all, seemed to be moved by the stage just now, and their faces showed surprise that "the boy group could have this level of live" and applauded with a satisfied smile, and a sense of surprise couldn't help but brew in their hearts, and they had a special evaluation and a different impression of the male idol group in front of them.
EXO left the stage directly after the curtain call, "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook" allocates the time of each group according to the number of guests invited each time, XO's weight today is over, and it should be Park Jin-young's turn next.
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"Jingyuan, you just stretch out your left hand, open your five fingers, just think there is a brilliant ball of light inside, how handsome is the expression, be natural, the more handsome, the better."
"Hold it for a few seconds, then push the ball of light upwards and push it harder."
"Okay PD, I got it."
"Let's try first...... a!」
After listening to PD's guidance, Ji Jingyuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and finally sorted out the gray long-sleeved suit that he had just changed into like a sauna suit, nodded and posed in front of the camera that entered the work.
Yesterday, I just finished recording "Yoo Hee-yeol's Sketchbook", and at this time, Ji Kyung-won and all EXO staff were shooting a VCR video of this EXO's second tour concert in a studio in Samseong-dong.
EXO's second world tour began preparations at the end of last year, and after the company held a meeting to decide on the location and cost of renting the venue, held several production meetings to determine the location and time of the tour, the hairstyle, costumes, song selection, stage effects and lighting design, and many other aspects of the tour, all the preparations finally came to an end at the end of last month.
Among them, there were more than a dozen production meetings in which EXO members participated in themselves, and they had extensive discussions on song selection, effects, and processes, and put forward a lot of their own opinions
I was involved in the whole process.
A lot of teasers have been made before, and it has also indicated that EXO will hold a second tour. And this morning, that is, on April 7th, SM officially uploaded a teaser video on YouTube's official channel, announcing the name and meaning of EXO "Second Tour", as well as the specific time and place, and explaining the ticket purchase channel.
EXO's second solo world tour was named "EXOPLAheEXO "luXion", and the title "TheEXO" is a combination of the words "EXO" and "Revolution", representing EXO's restart with this tour.
At the same time, it was decided that the first Seoul leg of the second tour will be held at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in the same place as last year's first tour, and will be held four consecutive times on May 13, 14, 16, and 17.
Tickets for the 13th and 14th performances will be available on April 10 at 8 p.m. on YES24, and the 16 and 17 performances will go on sale the next day, at 8 p.m. on the 11th.
Because of the success of the previous tour, coupled with the current popularity and popularity of EXO after two consecutive months of return, it can be called the only idol group in the entire Peninsula music industry, as soon as the news came out, it immediately aroused the infinite expectations of fans and many passers-by, and they left messages expressing "excitement", "anticipation", "hope to grab tickets" and other excited feelings, among which a considerable number of fans are worried that there are too many opponents competing for tickets, and less than 60,000 tickets for only 4 concerts will definitely not be enough, So they called on SM to temporarily change the venue and change to a larger venue.
This proposal really makes people wonder what to say.
Not to mention that the venue rent has already been rented and the money has been paid, and now the question of whether it can be changed temporarily, the "Olympic Gymnastics Arena" alone is already the top venue for idol concerts on the peninsula, whether it is the facilities, the location and the symbolism are very good, the maximum capacity of 15,000 spectators is not as high as those domes, but it is definitely not low.
Of all the idol groups in the Peninsula music industry, only the top groups can start a tour here, and the rest of the groups are just looking forward to it even if they want to open here, because their popularity does not support such a large venue, and they can't sell tickets and can't get back their money, so they can only choose those small venues with thousands of seats or even a thousand seats.
This is actually the status quo of most Kpop groups, saying that they hold tours around the world every day to promote Kpop, and all kinds of big-character posters fans are flying all over the sky and blowing like world superstars, but in fact, most of them are small shows with thousands of people, and even many times they are not satisfied at all, fans or official photos need to find a good angle or cover the audience with a black cloth, and the real tour can open a big show of more than 10,000 people anywhere, that is, EXO, bigbang, these sporadic combinations.
SM really did his best for this concert, and invited a well-known concert design team in the United States at a high price, and for the effect of the special effects VCR alone was filmed for nearly five minutes, which is not a lot of investment, and there is still more than a month left to use it is not very sufficient, although it has just returned for a week, but in fact, the focus of EXO's work in the past few days has been on the preparation of the concert.
To be honest, XO's members also pay more attention to touring than returning, after all, holding concerts is the most profitable.
In the past few days, EXO has been stepping up the shooting of the VCR that needs to be used, in addition to the special effects video at the beginning, there are several VCRs for transition in the middle to shoot, which is a lot of work.
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"Jingyuan, don't be so stiff in your expression, there's nothing to be embarrassed about, don't laugh at the others...... You just fantasize that you are now a superpower, a member of the Avengers, and your expression can be a little arrogant, anyway, how handsome you are." PD shouted to stop the shooting, waved his hand to stop the laughter from the onlookers, and patiently said a few more words to Ji Jingyuan.
"PDni is a source change app to view the latest chapters of this book on multiple sites at the same time. 】
SM won't do that.
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"After Jinlu changed IU to become a spokesperson, I heard that the market share has increased a lot."
Jin Junmian picked up the soju bottle on the table, turned it around in his hand and looked at it, looked at Li Zhien's idol above and smiled, and asked with some curiosity: "Anyway, her popularity is really high, the effect is so obvious, how much can IU pay for a year's endorsement?"
At this time, the five members of EXO were having a feast in the private room of a barbecue restaurant near KBS TV in Yeongdeungpo-gu.
After filming a day's concert VCR, in the evening, XO and the five went to KBS to record the radio program "Kisstheradio", and it was almost twelve o'clock after the show, and several people were a little hungry, so they found a barbecue restaurant nearby and had a supper, and after ordering a few bottles of soju, they chatted while eating and unknowingly talked about IU, the spokesperson on the bottle.
The smoke from the table was still strong after being discharged by the smoker above the table, and the smell of all kinds of meat sizzling on the charcoal grill, and the occasional sound of sucking, chewing, and clashing glasses made the whole box full of the mesmerizing smell of fireworks.
"Of course, we don't know the exact number, but the maximum should not exceed 1.5 billion won, and I think it may not exceed 1 billion."
As the member with the most personal advertising endorsements, Ji Jingyuan swallowed the barbecue in his mouth, gave his own evaluation after thinking about it, and shook his head gently.
"What's that look on your face? Why don't you look like you?"
Bian Boxian was a little dissatisfied when he saw Chi Jingyuan's expression, and tapped the plate with a fast son: "One billion is already a lot, right?"
"Yes, much." Too lazy to stimulate him, Chi Jingyuan nodded perfunctorily.
"Assi ......"
Jin Junmian looked at IU's avatar and thought on a whim, "Jinro's advertisements and wine bottles are everywhere, why didn't Jingyuan think about competing for the endorsement of this soju?" I feel like I can expand the country a little bit."
"How is it possible, the main consumer group of soju is men, which man is still interested in buying it when he sees his face printed on the bottle."
Wu Shixun laughed directly when he heard this, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, glanced at Chi Jingyuan, and then at the shochu bottle in front of him, as if he thought of Chi Jingyuan's head printed on the wine bottle, waved his hand in disgust, and even moved the wine bottle in front of him to the side for some distance.
"That's fine."
Ji Jingyuan really raised his eyes and thought about it, and seriously thought about the feasibility of this proposal: "Maybe I will help Zhenlu expand the market among many women? I'll find a way to compete next year."
"Huh~~"
"Then you and IU form a shochu CP."
"It sounds like a feeling, so let's just have a relationship."
"It's not impossible...... But everyone has a male ticket, right? Didn't there be a rumor that it was photographed a few days ago, is it really fake?" How can you show timidity on the wine table with this kind of topic, Chi Jingyuan squinted and smiled reservedly, nodded noncommittally, took all the other people's coaxing orders, took a sip of soju from the wine glass, and also glanced at the avatar on the wine bottle, remembering the news he had seen before and asked.
"I heard it's true, and Zhang Jihe." Park Chanyeol used a fast son to hug Huo on the baking tray, and he began to gossip as he was more well-informed: "I heard that it seems that I have been in contact with it last year, I don't know the specifics, but it must be true."
"What's wrong with having a male ticket? Just rely on the ...... of the Uli Jingyuan."
Just when Bian Boxian saw that there were no outsiders shouting around him, the mobile phone in Chi Jingyuan's pocket suddenly rang, he hurriedly put the clamped meat into his mouth and put the fast son down, took out his mobile phone with his free hand, glanced at the familiar caller, blinked his eyes, took out two pieces of toilet paper and wiped his mouth, stood up, and waved hello: "I'm going to answer the phone, don't forget to leave some for me."
"Think ...... beautiful"
When he opened the door and walked out of the box, Ji Jingyuan answered the phone and said "Hey", and after hearing this obvious Chinese, Park Chanyeol couldn't help but turn his head to look at him, and after some surprise, there was a narrow smile.
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Hey."
After walking out of the box, Chi Jingyuan glanced left and right, found a hallway lens where no one was around, opened the window that was originally closed, and a cold wind blew him into a spirit, dispelled the heat on his body and became a lot more sober, and said hello to the phone again.
Zhou Ziyu called.
But he fed the other side twice in a row but there was no sound, if he hadn't heard the faint sound of extremely low breathing, he would have taken out his mobile phone to confirm whether it was connected.
"Pretend to be deep, talk."
As if the night breeze was blowing comfortably, Chi Jingyuan stretched out his hand to open the window a little wider, and then deliberately made an impatient tone: "Neurotic, if you don't speak, I'll hang up."
"What are you doing, why are you doing this......
A soft, obviously unhappy and somewhat resentful voice came, and in the face of Chi Guoguo's threat, Zhou Ziyu still surrendered.
Her tone was slightly hoarse and sticky, sounding like she had just cried.
It's going to be late, with Zhou Ziyu and the rest of their trainees, even if they haven't slept yet, they should have rested immediately, there must be something wrong with calling so late, and her state doesn't sound good.
"I don't sleep so late...... I guess."
Chi Jingyuan heard that she seemed to be in a bad mood, and after raising his eyes and thinking about it for a while, he seemed to think of something, his tone suddenly increased, and his voice asked in surprise:
"The first issue of "Sixteen" that you won't participate in was eliminated, right?"