"This week?"

"It feels really possible, I just checked, the first day of iTunes sales in the United States is really powerful, not to mention Kpop songs, it's been a long time since a Peninsula group can have this kind of result."

As soon as Jin Junmian said this, it immediately aroused the interest of the other members in the nanny's car, and several people took out their mobile phones and began to check them, and they began to tweet with some anticipation.

"Don't think about it, it's impossible this week."

It's just that before they were excited for two seconds, Chi Jingyuan took his eyes off his phone, glanced back and then said a lazy sentence that directly blocked the enthusiasm that had just risen.

"Why can't it be?" Wu Shixun looked at him with a frown.

"Can you have a little common sense, the statistics and calculations of some data on the B list are generally placed on weekends, so whether it is Aramco or other countries that are interested in making the list, singers will release their songs on Fridays......"

"This week's statistics have ended two days ago, we only released a song on the 1st, how can we have a chance to go up this week, and at the same time, songs like kpop in other places, because there is no radio score with a large weight, itself suffers a lot more than local songs, don't even think about entering the list in advance...... And this week's list has been updated in the early hours of this morning, you go and see if there is any of our names......"

Chi Jingyuan looked back with an idiot of appreciation, pursed his lips and said with a little disdain, especially when he saw that Wu Shixun really took out his mobile phone and was about to check whether he was on it, he rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Axi, you really checked...... If it really served on our meal, wouldn't it be able to see it? And if it goes up, the media on this side of the peninsula will definitely blow up, and it has long been reported whether it is good or not. ”

Hearing this, the others couldn't help but nod.

Although the tone may be a little bad, there is nothing wrong with what Chi Jingyuan said, Ami's side itself is the world's largest pop entertainment center, coupled with many subjective and objective factors, the entertainment market on the peninsula is very longing and yearning for that, from the development of kpop to now, there are many companies trying to break into the Ami market, but they have not been very successful.

The number of Peninsula artists who can be on the hot100 list and their rarity can be described as rare, that is, psy can often do it because of the popularity of the hit "Gangnam Stely" in the world.

There is basically no hope for other groups and even artists, although EXO has gradually become more popular in Asia in the past two years, and there are already some regular audiences and loyal fans who like them in Europe and the United States, but there is still no song that has been logged into the hot100.

As Chi Jingyuan said, compared with the local itself, singers from other countries will suffer a lot in terms of data and weight, and at the same time, the audience for kpop music style is not much now, and there are some objective reasons such as discrimination, so it is really difficult.

However, some other secondary lists have been on many times, including album charts and the like, but compared to hot100, the gold content is still a lot worse, and many people don't pay much attention to these secondary lists at all.

And whether it is popular in Europe and the United States, the company and themselves are actually very clear in their hearts, that is, fans can brag a little bit.

If it is really possible to make the list with "Boy With Luv" this time and get a good ranking, the media here on the peninsula will definitely report on it, which will be of great significance to the peninsula music industry and even the exo itself.

If the ranking can really be higher, and at the same time, it will be even more powerful if you can keep a week without flying on the list for a few more weeks, so it really proves that Chi Jingyuan has made a considerable degree of fame in Ami, which is of great benefit to future development and market expansion, because these are not just brushed by fans, but some people need to really like you, or like your songs.

Whether the latter can do it or not, as long as they can create this gimmick, it will play a huge role in the competition between them and BIGBANG.

Although it has returned so far, EXO is one position ahead.

Wu Shixun was twitched twice by the corners of his mouth, probably because of his ignorance and some shame, so he didn't dare to turn his head back and looked out the window.

Seeing that several other members were also a little disappointed after hearing this, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought about it, but added: "But our sales of iTunes in the United States this time are really strong, and it is really not easy for a Korean group to do it, and it is estimated that there will still be a chance next week." ”

"Next week? Next week is a week when we release our songs, and we happen to be competing with BIGBANG at that time, so maybe it will play a bigger role in publicity. Hearing this, Jin Junmian secretly calculated the time, and then nodded with some anticipation.

"I just don't know if I can really make the list......"

"How do you know so well? In order to pretend, you also went to check the information? Or in fact, you actually care about it too......" Listening to Chi Jingyuan's popular science again, Wu Shixun seemed to feel a little angry, looked at him, smacked his lips and asked, asking with bad intentions.

"Alas......"

With a deep sigh, Chi Jingyuan looked like he had been defeated, shook his head and looked at him with inexplicable eyes, his mouth opened and closed as if he was a little hesitant, and he still said after going back and forth twice: "Because, I went to school over there......"

"Aha......"

The laughter was everywhere, and the various meanings contained in it made Wu Shixun shut up immediately.

"Okay......" Li Chenghuan, the agent who was sitting in the co-pilot, also laughed twice, and after a few seconds, he helped someone save some face, and at the same time turned around and said with some joy: "Regarding our unexpected sales and achievements on the Ami side, the company has actually noticed it a long time ago, and has done some corresponding plans since the mini second series last year, and has actually done a lot of publicity work in the past year......

"However, because the cost of developing the American market is very high, as far as I know, the cost of some promotions is several times more than that of their local artists...... At the same time, including some of the company's predecessors, all the Peninsula groups have not been successful in breaking into the United States, and the company has no plans to explore the market there, and the focus of our activities is still on the local market, as well as the neon debut in the second half of the year, but ......"

Obviously, SM has always been very interested in the European and American markets, and has always been concerned about the rapid increase in popularity and popularity of EXO over there, and is also surprised by their popularity and not a small fan base on Aramco's side, but because of the failure of several previous attempts, it has led to some intimidation.

But Lee Seung-hwan's words were not dead, and after a pause, he added: "But if we can achieve some unexpected and surprising results this time, such as being on the B list, and the ranking is still relatively high, the company may also adjust our strategy......

"Okay, don't think about this yet, we just returned, and after returning to the peninsula, we have a large number of trips to run, and we must be busy these days, so you should be mentally prepared first." After a brief explanation, Lee Seung-hwan felt a little off-track, patted it, ended the topic just now, picked up the notebook and began to explain:

"Tonight you and the radio."

"Tomorrow Suho will have an interview with M, for the day after tomorrow's "M! "Preparation, then the first stage on the 4th, the recording of "I Am the Peninsula" on the 5th, and the ...... of "Music Bank"

"Got it, got it."

Although Lee Seung-hwan said this, the members who had already started didn't take it to heart, and after listening to his words absent-mindedly, they responded perfunctorily, and the members, including Ji Jingyuan, had actually flown out of their minds, and began to look forward to seeing their names in the next B-list update.

Next week......

……

Just the Reuters photos of returning to Seoul at the airport have been on the hot search, which shows how amazing the momentum of EXO is in the past two days since the song was released on the 1st, compared to the previous few times it has been a very successful return, this time in addition to achieving the achievement of Kongyi overpowering BIGBANG, the popularity is also significantly higher than before.

It may be because of the foreshadowing of the previous successive comebacks, which led to the real fermentation and explosion of word-of-mouth and national popularity, it may be because the competition between the two top boy groups and the old and new boy groups with BIGBANG has attracted most people's attention, or it may be because the quality of the songs this time has been liked by more people.

Anyway, Ji Kyung-won and the other members, who had just returned to the peninsula, felt an extraordinary sense of the general trend when they heard the voice of 'oh my my my' that could be heard in the streets of Seoul in just two or three days.

In the midst of the attention of countless people, EXO also came to M on June 4 to record "M! The first stage.

"Anihassai, this is our new album coming back this time."

In M! In the lounge of Kara backstage, Ji Jingyuan followed Jin Junmian, watched him salute slightly, and handed the CD in his hand to Han Shengyan who greeted him on the other side.

Every group in the music industry has just debuted, or when they participate in the song in the first week of their return, it is a customary gift to visit the guests and seniors of the same period to exchange albums with each other, and EXO has experienced countless times so far, usually led by the captain Kim Junmian, and then casually with one or two people, this time it was Ji Jingyuan's turn.

"Hey Yigu, suho and yuan, they are already so familiar, so you don't need to be so polite." As soon as the four people of Kara saw two people knocking on the door and coming in, they laughed out and said hello, Han Shengyan took two CDs of their own from the side and took the initiative to greet them, waved their hands with a smile, and exchanged CDs with each other.

"We'll definitely listen...... In fact, I've heard it a long time ago, you guys are really big hair this time, it's too hot. And Hola has always been your food, and she has already bought an album and played it in the dorm for several days......"

Including Han Shengyan, several people from Kara looked very enthusiastic, smiled and greeted each other, and Gu Hara, who was named, was not shy at all, and waved generously to Ji Jingyuan, smiling and nodding to verify his fan identity.

"Kang Sanmida ......" Chi Jingyuan also showed a happy smile and bowed lightly, but he sighed in his heart.

It is worthy of being a great senior...... Sure enough, business and socializing are both essential skills for artists.

I remember that when I first entered the door, the atmosphere in the house was not very good, and before entering the door, I faintly heard the sound of bickering or arguing.

Kara, the second-generation girl group that was a smash hit in Neon and Peninsula before, has long lost its popularity and prestige, especially last year Nicole and Jiyoung quit the group, and after joining the new member Xu Yingzhi but not being recognized by fans, it has plummeted, and now there has been no improvement in several consecutive returns.

The results of the return of the mini seven this time are also really average, and the data of serious diving makes many fans very sad and worried, Ji Jingyuan saw a lot of kara's rice on the Internet two days ago and was worried about whether this is the last return of the group, because the contracts of several members of Han Shengyan will expire soon.

Ji Jingyuan, as an idol who debuted in 12 years, also personally experienced the style of kara and tara at the peak of these girl groups, and he remembered that when he first participated in mama, he happened to sit behind Gu Hara, and kara was really popular at that time.

With such a huge change in the situation in three years, it can only be said that the collective decline or even the end of the second-generation regiment is indeed inevitable.

After a few short pleasantries, he said goodbye and left, and the closed door blocked the smiles and sights of both parties, Ji Jingyuan followed Jin Junmian to continue to visit the other seniors, but he was thinking about what was the situation in Kara's lounge now after they left.

A few more albums were exchanged, and soon they came to a closed lounge door, and instead of knocking directly, they looked at each other tacitly.

Ji Jingyuan pursed his mouth, Jin Junmian hesitated for a second and then started knocking on the door, and soon the sound of 'please come in' came from inside.

As soon as he pushed the door, Quan Zhilong's red hair instantly came into view.

This is a lounge at BIGBANG.

"Senior Anihassaiyo ......"

Like everyone else before, as soon as they entered the door, the two of them immediately squeezed out a sunny business smile, saluted and handed over an album and a set of actions, but Chi Jingyuan had some strange feelings in his heart.

The two old and new duos of EXO and BIGBANG are now in extremely fierce competition, and although they haven't actually said it explicitly or really torn their faces, the company and fans have already been fighting each other.

The tearing and attacks of fans will not affect the private relationship between idols at some specific times, such as having a good personal relationship with each other before, or something like Ji Kyung-won and Bae Joo-hyun.

The young lady was scolded by Aili for her bloody head, and she didn't sit in the co-pilot in super shorts on her birthday to show him her soft and tender little white legs.

But if it's EXO and BIGBANG, as the main owner, it's actually quite awkward and awkward to meet in private reality.

And how can there be so much friendship and closeness between boy groups, and the jealousy between people of the same sex is particularly strong, for example, there are many people in EXO who actually hate BIGBANG, and Choi Seung-hyun's hostility on BIGBANG's side has already been revealed, and I can't hide it in front of the camera.

Fortunately, Ji Jingyuan glanced at it and didn't see Choi Seung-hyun and Lee Shengli, only the other three.

"Here ......" Seeing Ji Kyung-won and Kim Jun-myon, the three of BIGBANG all nodded and said hello, and the sun walked up with their albums and exchanged smiles with each other.

But not much was said either.

Ji Jingyuan held back a smile in his heart, watched Jin Junmian stiffen his head, and said a few words of greeting in embarrassment, then followed him to say goodbye and turned to leave, returning to their own lounge.

"How? What's going on with BIGBANG? ”

As soon as he went back, Bian Boxian's gossip men came up very curiously.

"That's it, it's no different from everyone else...... Do you really expect to fight like those passers-by on the Internet say? ”

Chi Jingyuan walked on the sofa, felt the expectant eyes of the others and said angrily, and then took a bottle of drink handed over by the assistant and drank it.

Today both groups are in M! C" performed on the first stage, and many passers-by and black fans sat on the Internet with various speculations, speculating whether EXO and BIGBANG would fight backstage.

That being said, if there is a real conflict and it is exposed, it must be EXO who will be scolded, and Bigbang is a senior who has been debuting for almost ten years after all.

"Okay...... Moreover, the top is not there. Kim Junmian also added, the team knows very well that Choi Seung-hyun is unhappy with them, and they have been in the circle for a few years, Seoul is so big, and they have already heard of Choi Seung-hyun's private style and hobbies.

"Oh......" A few people responded, but Chi Jingyuan always felt that their tone seemed to be a little disappointed.

"Take a break, I've been notified that I'm going to pre-record it right away."

At this time, the agent looked at the time and reminded him loudly:

"In the afternoon, there is also a mini fan club, and those who have not signed on the album at this time will hurry up and sign it, and they will give a lot of them when they sign a few more in the afternoon."

The return of the general trend group was selected in "M! If you come to the first stage of the show, a mini fan meeting will often be held on the fourth floor of M, and dozens of fans will be officially selected to interact and interview with idols, and some groups will also give some simple feedback gifts, this time EXO is ready to give some fully signed albums.

"Aratho, sign now......"

…………

“love is ner.”

“oo~~woo~~woo~~”

“than a boy with……”

“than a boy with luv.”

Looking at the ongoing "M! Live broadcast, the scene of the last ending of the first stage of exo "Boy with Luv", in which Chi Jingyuan turned his back to reveal his side face, stretched out his arm and made a gesture like a pistol, Zhou Ziyu stopped his head that had been shaking slightly, felt that his legs were slightly numb for a long time, and he changed his sitting position with some satisfaction.

She liked the melody and feeling of the song very much when she heard the trailer version at the concert, and it was looped many times after the sound source was released, and for this long-awaited first stage, although Ji Jingyuan did not copy the hair color and outfit in the MV, it still made her very happy to watch.

】

Especially the turning shot in the opening scene, there is a completely different feeling from what you see in the MV.

Just when Zhou Ziyu saw the VCR of BIGBANG that followed closely behind, he pursed his lips slightly, and suddenly heard a surprised voice next to him:

"'EXO's return this time highlights a general.,The musicality of the title song and "BangBangBang" is not of the same grade.,To have this kind of achievement is like SM going crazy to buy publicity and brush the charts......''Yuan is a cancer in EXO, it's really annoying ......'"

"Ah Jinjia, Na Lian, don't you look at the first stage of XO and BIGBANG that are so hot on the Internet, but you are actually here to like these black EXO posts on the Internet...... omo, you actually sent one yourself! ”

After Yu Dingyan read the text he saw on Lin Nalian's mobile phone, he was probably too surprised that the volume was not suppressed, so that Zhou Ziyu, who was not sitting close, could hear it clearly.

After thinking about the meaning of this Korean language for a while, she couldn't help but turn her head to look over, and at a glance, she saw Lin Nalian cat holding a mobile phone by the wall, frowning, putting her fingers to her mouth, and hurriedly signaling her to whisper to Yu Dingyan, Yu Dingyan immediately reacted, and the two of them got together and whispered.

Quietly rolled her eyes, Zhou Ziyu withdrew his gaze as if he didn't see it.

Regarding the fact that Lin Nalian, the trainee most valued by the company, has become a black fan of Chi Jingyuan and EXO, Zhou Ziyu, who has lived in the same dormitory for a long time, certainly knows that just because the other party often makes some sunspot remarks about Chi Jingyuan in the dormitory, she can't think about it.

Although the other party will actually deliberately avoid her and will not say it in person, Zhou Ziyu can also hear it from time to time.

Although she didn't like Lin Nalian's remarks, because she knew the real reason why the other party turned into a black fan, and because she saw with her own eyes the miserable scolding of Aili during this time, and the miserable appearance of being taught a lesson by the head of the room, it was difficult to have too much disgust in her heart, so she could only pretend that she didn't hear it.

And she is a little foreign sister, and she can't say anything to others.

And just when Zhou Ziyu lowered his head and was about to take another look at the stage of BIGBANG, the mobile phone suddenly vibrate, and a call came in, and when he looked at the caller ID, Zhou Ziyu's eyes lit up, and he immediately stood up from the floor and rushed out in three steps and two steps.

"Mom~"

It was her mom who called.

As soon as she connected it, she screamed sweetly, and her tone sounded a little greasy with the characteristic tone of that side.

Huang Yanling, that is, Zhou's mother, was obviously very happy to hear Zhou Ziyu's voice, and gently began to care about her baby daughter's recent situation.

“……”

"Mom, are you really coming over next week? In this case, after a while, because the show may have to come again, will it be troublesome? ”

Hearing that her mother came to visit her next week, although Zhou Ziyu was very happy, she still asked softly.

After the recording of the last episode, the "Sixteen" program team mentioned in a meeting that in the next few episodes, I hope that the parents of the participating trainees would have better come to the scene to support their children if they are free, which can not only increase the effect of the show, but also fan the love.

Of course, the real reason is that they don't say that, of course, it is in the name of asking parents to give their children some support and encouragement.

And her mother will come once next week, and she will need to come again after a while, so she will run back and forth continuously, and she is very busy at work, and Zhou Ziyu is a little worried that it will cause her trouble.

"Of course not, how can it be troublesome to celebrate the baby's birthday?"

I haven't seen each other for a long time since they were separated from each other, and the relationship between mother and daughter is very good, obviously Zhou Ziyu is already a teenager, and they still call each other very affectionate in private, Zhou's mother immediately replied with a smile when she heard it: "And didn't you say last time that there was a lot of pressure to participate in the show recently?" Mom just went to visit you, I bought a lot of souvenirs, all of which were your favorite food before, as well as a few new masks and whitening creams, and the effect is very good......"

The mother and daughter were tired of chattering for a while, Zhou Ziyu smiled and enjoyed the care of her relatives, just listening, and suddenly heard her mother mention another thing:

"By the way, the one you said many times before, the friend who took special care of you is here, does he have time in two days? Mom invited him to a meal and thanked them......"