Chapter 176: It's Popular
"Halloween party?"
Chi Jingyuan looked over and found that the few people sitting on the sofa were all looking at him, obviously these people were chatting about this topic just now.
Since last year, SM has held a Halloween party every year on the eve of Halloween, and its artists who have time will make up cos and gather together to have dinner and have fun with well-known characters from movies or anime, and there will be idol guest hosts, engage in several activities and mini-games, etc., and some employees of the company, especially Li Xiuman, will also be present.
It can be regarded as a vacation for the artist and at the same time enhance the relationship, and afterwards, the SM official SNS will also upload the photos taken, which can be regarded as a promotion.
This year's Halloween party was held on the 29th of the day after tomorrow, and everyone else would be there except for Park Chanyeol and Do Hyun-so, who couldn't come to their personal schedule.
"I haven't thought about it yet.,Just cos an anime character.,Luffy.,Ash.,Kojiro and the like.,It just so happens that I used to have their clothes.。 Chi Jingyuan responded casually while changing his shoes: "The faceless man is actually not bad, just put the clothes on the outside, it's convenient and trouble-free."
At this party, he mainly had a good time, but he didn't want to come over with a shocking thriller cos to attract everyone's attention, he still has a little idol baggage, and some too funny things still can't be done.
"Then it's better to cos Ace directly, it's over naked, it's definitely much more exciting than Luffy, and the female idols in the audience are staring at you."
It seemed that he felt that Ji Jingyuan's idea was very ordinary, and Park Chanyeol frowned when he heard it, and enthusiastically gave his opinion.
"I feel good!"
"Hahaha, Jing Yuan won't do this, he doesn't want to let him take a look at the concert."
"And I feel cold in a sweater in this weather recently, isn't it fatal to be naked?"
As soon as this idea came out, several members next to them immediately laughed, a little in agreement and some against, but it seemed that they were still looking forward to the party the day after tomorrow.
Seeing that Ji Jingyuan didn't say anything, Park Chanyeol was a little disappointed: "Alas, you people don't have any creativity at all, what a waste of opportunity, it's a pity that I can't go if I have a trip, if I can go......"
"Brother, who do you want to cos?"
Chi Jingyuan, who walked in, turned his head to look at him and asked, as he walked towards the bathroom to wash his face.
This brother was full of energy, and proudly said his plan: "I've thought about it, when I hold a Halloween party next year, I will become Iron Man and definitely get the first prize." ”
Every year, the party will select one of the most interesting and eye-catching idols in COS, and give a 'Asian Travel Ticket' as a reward.
Ji Jingyuan looked at the excited and expectant expression on Park Chanyeol's face and thought it was very interesting.
It turns out that in addition to private meetings with various female idols, makeup artists and other members of the opposite sex, you also have this hobby?
He applauded perfunctorily: "This idea is great, I'll wait to see next year." ”
……
After washing his face, Ji Jingyuan returned to his room.
As the year-end awards season approaches, all the idols in the music industry are also busy, and EXO is no exception, with concerts starting at the end of the month and debuting in Japan next month, and their itinerary will basically not be interrupted until the end of the year.
In addition to the team's activities, Chi Jingyuan's next audition for "Signal" requires serious preparation, and what is even more troublesome is that the school's schoolwork is decisive and has to start various assessments, which is really a bit difficult to deal with at the level that he can't read textbooks a few times in a few months.
But there is no way, after all, a university degree is still very important, and I can only take some time to come out temporarily.
With a sigh, he flipped out the textbook from the side, forcibly focused his attention, and reviewed.
……
Two days passed in a flash, and soon the Halloween party that many people were looking forward to was over.
SM is still very careful about this party, in addition to various preparations, in the lobby of the hotel also made a variety of Halloween-style decorations, the atmosphere is very strong.
And because I'm very busy at work, I was finally able to hold this kind of interesting party, and the other people who participated were also familiar peers and seniors in the company, so most of the idols present were also very attentive, and the cos in various fancy costumes made Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting at the EXO table and looking around, dizzying.
Captain Minho Pirate is really well dressed, and his big pigtails and eyeliner are really a bit Johnny. Depp's feelings.
Kim Ki-beom and On-ryu dressed as Ronald McDonald and KFC Grandpa respectively, Kim Jong-hyun's Seseimaru, Seo Hyun's witch, and Kai's clown all look interesting.
Girls' Generation is a little disappointing, all of them are already old seniors, and they also made a Disney costume together, especially Yun'er seniors, wearing a Mickey Mouse ear and a red bow on her head, wearing a gorgeous red dress and pretending to be a princess, although it is low-cut, but in fact, you can't see anything, and the ambition to sell cuteness is very obvious.
Boring.
In the end, I don't know if it's a prophecy, this Halloween party really has someone cosming as Ace, TVXQ's Changmin directly got a few tattoo stickers, and came in bare-chested, which immediately caused cheers from the audience, and Chi Jingyuan also felt that this cos was very powerful, and applauded.
Today, he cosified into Ash in Pokémon, and chose a pair of the day in "Pokémon X.Y", with a white vest on a blue background, red and black gloves and shoes, and that iconic hat that actually looks good on his body, especially when he turned the brim of his hat down behind his head.
"It's handsome."
Pei Zhuhyun, who was sitting behind Ji Jingyuan, looked him up and down, his eyes rolled with brilliance, and he praised with a smile.
Each combination is basically seated at one table, and the red velvet table is right next to EXO. At night, EXO arrived first, and when Ryder Bebe came, after the young lady glanced at it, it was extremely natural, and tacitly pulled out the stool closest to Chi Jingyuan and sat down, and Chi Jingyuan immediately tilted the stool over, directly forming a scene of leading the seat side by side.
“……”
In the face of other people's praise, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly, looking as he should be, and when the young lady covered her mouth and giggled, she also looked back.
Bae Joo-hyun is wearing a short-sleeved shirt with red sleeves on a white background today, with denim shorts to make a look of missing underwear, a big, red baseball cap with wings on both sides of her head to cover her head, making her face look a lot smaller, and the last finishing touch is a pair of round-edged black-framed glasses on the bridge of her nose, which suddenly makes the whole person look cute.
"Aralei?"
Ji Jingyuan instantly recognized the target of this sister's cos tonight, not to mention, although her hair was not dyed purple, but Pei Zhuhyun, who was wearing a big hat and big black-framed glasses, looked really cute.
It's a completely different style from the usual.
"Kiyo~" Ji Jingyuan nodded and complimented.
In the face of Ji Jingyuan's praise, Pei Zhuxun also accepted all the orders, although he didn't say it, he shook his head with some enjoyment, and the two small wings on his brain also swayed from side to side.
The two sat around in this issue, and after chatting in a low voice, she asked curiously, "Who do you think is the best cosm today?" ”
"You."
"Haha." Bae Joo-hyun couldn't help laughing and gave him a blank look: "I'm serious...... Except for me. ”
"That ......"
Chi Jingyuan looked around, and finally his gaze stayed on Jin Yilin, who was a few meters away: "Then I think it's Yilin, her clothes really suit her too much." ”
This will make Jin Yilin wear a Harry Potter and Hogwarts iconic school uniform wizarding robes, with long brown curly hair, and look like a movie character.
At this time, she was holding a small broom in her left hand and a staff in her right hand, and she was casting unknown spells on Luna and Chen in front of her, grinning very happily.
"I also think Yilin is very good-looking, kiyo~"
Bae Joo-hyun followed and looked over, nodded and certified, after a while she thought about it, suddenly pulled out the phone, and poked Ji Jingyuan with her elbow: "It's not easy to cos once, take a picture." ”
"Oh."
Ji Jingyuan leaned over and bumped his shoulders against her, but he still admonished: "Don't send out this kind of group photo." ”
"Do you still have to say that? I saw it myself......"
……
After the party, SM's official account posted most of the photos taken this night, including the close-ups of the artists, online, and immediately attracted the attention of many fans.
And although Ji Jingyuan's Xiaozhi's outfit is good, it is not too conspicuous in the other various cos, bells and whistles, and has received some comments from fans such as 'handsome' and 'just like coming out of anime'.
But I've heard too much of this rainbow fart, and I don't really feel anything about it anymore.
After the Halloween party on the 29th, EXO flew to Neon Kyushu Island with the team early the next morning, and from tomorrow, they will start to focus all their energy on the activities on Neon for the next period of time.
Starting from October 31st, in less than half a month, EXO has eight concerts to be held, six of which are still in the Dome.
As far as this neon debut is concerned, compared with releasing albums and recording some show variety shows, whether it is the company or EXO itself, it is actually more important to pay more attention to the concert that is about to start, which is their most important activity next.
After the two-day concert in Fukuoka, Kyushu on October 31st and November 1st, the EXO group flew to Tokyo and began to make final preparations for their debut and dome tour.
On November 2, among the year-end awards ceremonies in this year's music industry, the first "MelOn Music Awards", that is, MMA was the first to announce the guest list of the actors who will hold the party on the 7th, but after the list was announced, it caused a lot of controversy.
This year's MMA finale was led by bigbang, but EXO, who was at the peak of his popularity and popularity this year, was unexpectedly absent from the ceremony.
Although both MMA officials and SM explained through SNS that EXO was unable to participate in this year's MMA due to the time conflict caused by the already determined overseas itinerary, and expressed sincere apologies to fans, it still made many viewers and fans a little dissatisfied, and some people instantly felt that this year's MMA was a little star-studded.
Except for EXO, Girls' Generation also has no stage, and there are no artists in the entire SM except for red velvet, which makes many SM fans extremely disappointed.
The discussion on the Internet and a lot of negative comments also made the organizers of those year-end parties clearly understand who the general trend of this year is, and MMA directly sent the TOP10 trophies to EXO in Neon Tokyo a few days in advance, and by the way, let them record an award-winning VCR.
"1,2,3,we are one, Anihassai, we are EXO."
Facing the camera, the five members waved hello, Ji Jingyuan stood next to him and smiled, Jin Junmian stood in the middle with the trophy, and several people began to record their acceptance speeches in advance.
"We are really happy to be selected as one of the top 10 in the 2015 MelOn Music Awards, and we are really honored to be selected as the top 1......0 of the 2015 MelOn Music Awards.
Several people applauded and cheered together.
"I'm really sorry that I couldn't be with you because of my overseas trip, but not only us, but Melon also has a lot of excellent artists from the past and abroad, so please look forward to ......it."
An award-winning video was not difficult, and after the recording, several people watched it together with the MMA side, and only after making sure that there were no problems, the organizer's working group said goodbye.
"Ah, I can't go to MMA this year, I don't know if the big award will be sent to us."
As soon as the MMA people left, several members of EXO sat down with a sigh of relief, and Kim Jong-dae took the TOP10 trophy from the captain's hand, and asked with some concern while looking at it carefully.
They recorded the TOP10 awards, and I don't know if they can get the last three awards.
The organizers of these year-end awards ceremonies will generally communicate with the artists who have won other awards in advance and notify each other, and then the agency and the artist will choose whether to let the artist attend according to whether they can win the award.
For example, EXO's TOP 10 this time, including Ji Jingyuan, also knew that red velvet had already booked the best dance award.
But the suspense of the three big prizes will be left to the end, and it will be spread out if it is not realized.
EXO has been the winner of the awards ceremony since the second year of its debut, and this kind of TOP 10 award has long been indifferent to them, and if they can't get it, it's a ghost.
And this year, because of EXO's amazing results, it is after becoming a top boy group that many members are actually full of ambition for the year-end award ceremony, and some people even think that they can directly win three awards in the chat.
For the vast majority of male and female groups in the music industry who can't even touch the big awards, this ambition is not too big, but many members feel that it is not impossible.
"Don't think about it all."
Ji Jingyuan also looked at the transparent trophy in Admiralty's hand, and said directly: "Even if our results are a little better than BIGBANG, it is impossible for the organizers to give consecutive awards to a group that is not present. In this way, every time the award is awarded, the award-presenter stands on it stupidly, but the award-winning person is not so embarrassed as the scene, and it will become a laughing stock. ”
"And our grades are good, BIGBANG is not bad, the sound source of "BangBangBang" is so good, the annual list is either first or second."
"In MMA this year, we expect to have a big award, if nothing else, it should be 'Album of the Year', even if we don't show this award, it won't be able to give it to bigbang, no one is our opponent in terms of sales, the gap is too big."
In addition to the girl group battle in the summer this year, the most interesting explosion point is naturally the peak battle between EXO and bigbang, the two top boy groups can be said to have directly attracted most of the audience's attention in the first half of the year, and the boy group itself will overshadow the girl group to some extent, you can meet it, if EXO is absent, this year's MMA should be the world of bigbang.
"Alas, it's a pity."
Several people also understand this truth, but they still sighed with some regret, although they have won a lot of big awards since 13 years, but who would have too many big awards.
And 2015 was EXO's withdrawal from the group last year, which was looked down upon by everyone, but this year it was an important year to regain the top or even go further, and many members wanted to raise their eyebrows at the year-end awards ceremony.
It's still a problem with the MMA organizers, I have to start MMA on the 7th, and EXO was holding a dome concert in Tokyo at that time, so how could I rush back.
Chi Jingyuan looked at the members who were a little disappointed, and felt interesting in his heart, stood up and stretched:
"Don't think about it if you can't go anyway, let's wait for next month's MAMA......"
……
After a busy period of preparation, EXO officially released their neon debut album "boy with luv~~~romantic universe~" on November 4th
The title of the album is preceded by the title song "boy with luv", followed by the concept of the album and the song "Love Me Right"
The suffixes add up to a very long and very strange album title.
This is the name that was given at the suggestion of Ai Hui.
EXO Neon debut is naturally to sign a local company, many years ago SM and Japan Ai Hui had a close relationship, and all the activities of its artists in Neon were handed over to Ai Hui Company, but it is said that it was due to the split of TVXQ that the two companies had conflicts because of some things, which led to the subsequent predecessors of EXO in the same company, including Girls' Generation, SHinee, FX in Neon activities all did not sign Ai Hui, signed all of them Universal.
Recently, I heard that Ai Hui took the initiative to show favor or what's going on, this time EXO debuted and re-signed Ai Hui, and their debut album, as well as the next series of activities in Neon, were also arranged by Ai Hui.
Several songs included in this debut album, such as "boy with luv" and "Love Me Right", have all been re-written, reassigned, and reshot MVs, especially the reshot MV, the difference between its style and the original is very big, almost completely overturned and restarted, and a lot of shots and settings have been added in the middle that Chi Jingyuan can't understand, can't figure out the meaning, and is handsome, cute, and even pretending to be cold.
Even some of the shapes look completely different from the original.
These are also designed by Ai Hui, and according to their swearing, this style is popular on the neon side.
OK, you're a snake on the ground, listen to you.
He's not a producer anyway, and Ji Kyung-won doesn't have much to think about.
Although it feels a little weird, but with the fame and popularity that EXO has built up over the years, as well as the blessing of the song "boy with luv", which was originally popular on the neon side, this debut album "boy with luv~~~romantic universe~" immediately topped the Oricon public trust chart as soon as it was released, and it took only one day to sell 120,000 copies, breaking the record set in 2011. The sales record for a single album from the Peninsula artist's debut held by Jang Keun Suk.
This style is really popular.
(End of chapter)