Chapter Seventy-Two: Backstage

β€œFire~~ohh~~”

β€œFire~~Ohh eii ohh~”

The intense tune in "M! Countdown" echoed in the lounge of TWICE in the background.,The chorus of the song full of electronic music seems to be very suitable as an alarm clock to wake people up.,The TWICE members who got up early in the morning were still writing sleepy-eyed on the road before.,At this time, when I arrived at the lounge, I don't know who started to play the song.,After hearing the red-hot 'fire', I suddenly felt energetic.,Several people still gently shook their heads along with the melody.。

Although TWICE's beauty salon is set up in the basement of their dormitory, due to time constraints, the makeup of the nine people is almost finished, but many of the members have not yet finished their hairstyles, and they are waiting in line for Sister Cody to give them the final look for today's event.

"You only came out yesterday, and you've been listening to it now?"

With her hair in her hand, she was quickly braiding Lin Nalian, who was sitting in front of the mirror, and a Cody sister heard the music in her ear, smiled and casually mentioned the conversation.

"XO's songs, of course, you have to pay attention to them."

Lin Nalian looked at herself in the mirror and blinked and didn't speak, and Yu Dingyan, who was being pulled by another makeup artist with a hair clipboard, replied with a smile, looked sideways, remembered something and said, "By the way, Ernie, I remember that you are not a fan of XO?" I'm sure I've listened to the new songs of my predecessors this time, how do you feel? ”

They all know that this cody sister is half a fan of EXO, and she often talks about some gossip about EXO when she usually does styling or is bored, and she has heard more than a dozen different versions from this sister's mouth just because of some rumors and scandals about the members. Especially the last time I met Ji Jingyuan by chance at JYP, they all remember the fan-like expression clearly.

"Of course."

Holding a yellow ribbon wrapped around her hand and Lin Nalian's braided braid skillfully braided together, Sister Cody nodded as a matter of course, and her expression looked obviously interested when she heard this topic: "It feels great, the style is a bit similar to the 14-year-old "DOPE", "DOPE" was not very popular on the peninsula at the time, but it was particularly popular overseas, so this time it should also mean to target the European and American markets, anyway, I like this style very much......"

"And the choreography is amazing, I heard that the choreography of "fire" was also choreographed by Yuan,

Although the song has been released for less than 12 hours, Cody already looks like a treasure, and talks about the song "Fire".

"I think this style is quite interesting......" Yu Dingyan nodded approvingly: "But as far as choreography is concerned, I think the best ones are the two parts of Jingyuan Oba at the end of the MV......"

Although they didn't watch it together after the release of the sound source of "Fire" at 0:00 today, it goes without saying that everyone must have understood it, as far as she knows, Lin Nalianoni, who was silent and dumb next to her, finished watching the MV as soon as possible.

As the most popular TOP group in the Peninsula music industry today, they are naturally curious about what EXO's precursor looks like now, after all, they are also competitors. Of course, the main reason is to support the return of the pool producers.

"Inside! It's really handsome. As soon as he mentioned this, the stylist who was already a mature woman in her twenties had a light in her eyes: "These two parts have become a topic of conversation two hours after the MV was released.

"Today Ernie can see the first stage."

"Haha......"

This side is chatting, and the other side is not idle, Hirai Momo, who is not far away, may have been a little excited when he heard the music, so he found an open space next to him, held his hands in fists flat in front of him, and directly covered the part of "Fire" that became a topic.

As a dancer, the choreographer Hirai Momo, who can show his strength in this kind of difficulty, and looks very handsome, has always liked it very much, and last year, the songs of "Call Me Baby" were publicly and privately imitated in various places, and she danced a little excitedly when she saw the MV of "Fire" in the early morning, and she couldn't help it at this time.

However, I have to say that as a dancer, Hirai Momo's dancing strength and strength are still very good, and she looks really handsome when she stoms on the ground with two feet in a row.

On the sofa next to her, Zhou Ziyu and Sun Caiying were still sitting together with Sasha Minato, smiling and applauding to support Hirai Tao, and cheered twice after watching her dance, Saxia Minato didn't know where to take a support stick and waved it in her hand, and the work of the atmosphere team was very good.

After a while, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and the agent Kim Sang-min walked in, and after looking around at the members, he looked at them, especially the captain Park Ji-hyo began to instruct: "There are many seniors who will return today, wait a minute, after the styling is done, you remember to bring people, take the album and take the initiative to visit, and everyone must visit, especially Jing Yuan xi and XO." β€œ

"Allaso." Park Zhixiao made an OK gesture, twice, as a newcomer who debuted for half a year, as long as she participated in the song, she would have such a play, and she had done this job countless times, and she was already very proficient.

Immediately afterwards, Kim Sang-min looked at the others again: "There is also "M! countdown's 'dan2 dan2' to record, don't be idle after the modeling is done, remember to prepare, today is Daxian as MC, I'll send you the script later. β€œ

"Got it!"

……

Today's issue of M! countdown" returns, and there are really a lot of solo debuting artists.,EXO,Girls' Generation Hwang Mi-young,infinite Nam You-hyun,Letong musician,Crush,

In addition to this, there are twice,. I, seventeen, lovelyz, and the junior group NCT U of the same company, returned to the song after such a long time, and EXO needed to take the initiative to visit, and there were really a lot of people who accepted the visit, and after the backstage finished styling, EXO's lounge began to be lively, and the door was almost never closed.

The first one to come was NCT U, and it seemed like they were waiting for them, almost not long after they came from EXO.

"to the world, this is NCT."

"Anihassai, senior."

Although there were only three people from NCT U who came to sing today, the momentum of shouting slogans was still very strong, and the voice was loud and full of the vitality of the newcomers...... It's similar to EXO, which has just debuted and shouts slogans, and uses the maximum volume.

Looking at the three juniors of the same company who bowed directly at 90 degrees after walking in, Ji Jingyuan and the other EXO members in the practice room also smiled and nodded.

It's familiar to see it many times, but in the face of EXO, the big senior, and the current pillar of the company, the three NCT newcomers still seem a little too respectful, standing straight with their hands in front of them, as if they are being reviewed.

Kim Jun-mian and Park Chan-yeol took the initiative to walk up and pat them on the shoulder, and then chatted casually.

"We listened to it as soon as it was announced."

"It's really super handsome, and we studied some ...... in the dormitory yesterday."

The juniors naturally wanted to take a picture of the seniors' sycophants, and soon several people chatted about the song "Fire", saying that under the coaxing of Park Chanyeol, Kim Doyoung also took the lead in dancing a paragraph, and after winning a burst of cheers and applause, he was a little embarrassed and said, "Taeyong didn't come, he danced the best".

After all, they are all SM artists, and they didn't leave directly after NCT's visit, so they looked very happy and sat down next to Kim Jun-mian, and started chatting with the seniors of the lounge EXO.

Chi Jingyuan sat on the sofa, watching the three of them sit upright, obviously a little nervous and uncomfortable in front of a group of big fronts, he couldn't help but smile, he estimated that the three juniors didn't really want to stay here......

He thought about it, took out two packets of potato chips from the shoulder bag next to him, and took the initiative to hand them over.

"Anihassaiyo...... Senior ......"

After a few minutes, the door that had not been closed was gently knocked again, and Ji Jingyuan, who heard the movement, looked over there and found that Park Zhixiao of TWICE was knocking on the door with a probe at the door, followed by Lin Nalian and Yu Dingyan, who were grinning.

"Hey, twice~"

As soon as I saw that the three people who have been the most dominant in the recent period of time, and Lin Nalian, who has always felt that she is the best looking in the team, Park Chanyeol and several people looked very excited and immediately stood up to meet them.

Bian Boxian came to the side, put his hands on both sides of his head and directly squeezed his eyebrows and covered it: "shyshyshy~"

"Hahaha......" In the face of the enthusiasm of the seniors, Lin Nalian and the three of them immediately covered their mouths and laughed with a somewhat embarrassed look, and seeing that the other party was so face-saving, they immediately twisted their fists and 'shy'.

In fact, at the beginning, when twice first debuted, except for Chi Jingyuan, the impression of the other eight people in the entire EXO on this girl group can only be said to be average, except for 'Chi Jingyuan has been a judge', there is no other memory point, every time I discuss it in private, I also feel that the overall appearance of TWICE is not good, only Lin Nalian is a few people who are still good-looking, and when they meet in the background several times, they salute each other, that is, nod their heads and say hello in return. There is not even the desire to actively exchange contact information.

And with the recent popularity of TWICE, the attitude has become different, two days ago when chatting, someone still said that in addition to Lin Nalian, other members like Zhou Ziyu and Mingjing Nan are actually very good-looking, and the frequency of mentioning it is several times more than before, and this time people came to visit and suddenly became enthusiastic again.

If it's a male artist, it will definitely not be like this, but in the face of beautiful and cute junior female idols, EXO and these people will not be stingy with their smiles and enthusiasm.

It can only be said that praising high and stepping on low is indeed a major criterion in the circle, when you are very popular, the popularity and treatment will naturally become much better...... The same is true of the EXO of the past.

"Senior, this is our album ...... this time"

After the noisy greeting, Park Ji-hyo of course remembered the matter, and hurriedly saluted and handed over their album "Page Two" to Kim Junmian with both hands.

"Okay, we'll be sure to listen carefully when we get back...... In fact, I have already heard it, after all, it is the title song of Jingyuan as a producer. Jin Junmian first took it and nodded seriously, then immediately laughed and 'shy' again.

When Park Zhixiao was giving away the album, Lin Nalian and Yu Dingyan next to him glanced at the practice room, and naturally looked at Ji Jingyuan, who was sitting on the sofa eating potato chips and had no special reaction to their arrival.

Feeling the sight of the two girls, Ji Jingyuan chewed the potato chips in his mouth, smiled and waved at them as a greeting.

Yu Dingyan still has that short hair, but Lin Nalian's style is quite interesting, with two double ponytail braids wrapped with yellow ribbons, which is much easier to look cute.

Seeing this, Yu Dingyan also smiled happily and waved his hand at Chi Jingyuan, while Lin Nalian hesitated, grinned lightly after a slow beat, and waved his hand here, but the range of action was obviously smaller.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Our album hasn't been released yet, so I'll be sure to send it to you when it's out. ”

After hearing Jin Junmian say this, he chatted casually a few words twice and the three of them said goodbye, Park Zhixiao remembered something before leaving, and leaned in to look at Ji Jingyuan and waved his hand, smiling very happily as if he had picked up money, and then said goodbye and left.

Park Chanyeol sat back with a few people and took a few potato chips from Ji Jingyuan's hand:

"Tsk, it's worthy of Jingyuan, people have to take the initiative to greet each other without moving, the way of greeting is different from ours, and the smiles are obviously closer."

Obviously, the small movements of the three people just now were all watched by them.

"It's not nonsense, Jingyuan is the producer of TWICE, and he knows them very well, and he made it up with shyshyshy." Bian Boxian laughed and pursed his lips: "But it's really cute." β€œ

Chi Jingyuan enjoyed eating his potato chips, noncommittal to their discussions.

When you have more contact and see some people crying with tears and snot on their faces, there will be no such filter.

……

Because it was only a prelude, I didn't prepare "M! Countdown's unique return fan meeting, there is only this one song in stage time, and even the interview session has been simplified, which is relatively much more convenient, after eating at noon and rehearsing, Ji Jingyuan is playing game consoles in the lounge, and after playing for a while, he was called by Do Junxiu to go to the bathroom together.

When they came back, they found that the door of their lounge was quite lively at this time, Park Chanyeol, Byun Baekhyun and Kim Jong-in were all at the door, and even Kim Min-seok followed and walked out, chatting with a group of female idols with a smile.

glanced at the object of their chat, Chi Jingyuan, and understood, it was a girl group. I's members, they probably happened to encounter something just after recording, or they came to visit their seniors.

"PRODUCE 101" is also really popular enough, several members of EXO, such as Bian Boxian, have been paying attention to "PRODUCE 101" before, and they almost quarreled over who is more qualified to be C between Kim Se-jeong and Jeon So-mi, and of course they will be interested in chatting with real people at this time, and maybe they will take the initiative to exchange contact information later.

. The debut of this girl group can be said to have attracted much attention, and it is known as a popular debut, but unfortunately the title song of the debut album hit the popular "cheer up", and the market response was significantly worse than expected.

Ji Jingyuan doesn't pay attention to PRODUCE 101 like everyone else, but he does know it. There is a member of the Xia Kingdom in the middle of I, Zhou Jieqiong Pinky, who is said to be quite popular.

After seeing two more EXO members return, . The members of I also hurriedly turned around and saluted and said hello, and many people looked at Chi Jingyuan, who was walking behind, with different expressions.

I've been hearing about EXO for a long time when I was a trainee, as well as Yuan's name and various anecdotes, and this is the first time we've met since my debut, and many people's eyes are flashing with appreciation and curiosity.

Chi Jingyuan and the girls who saluted him nodded and returned the salute, originally prepared to return to the lounge directly, but took two steps as if remembered, suddenly stopped when passing by Pinky, smiled at the other party's eyes, and directly switched to Chinese and asked:

"Xia Guoren?"

"Inside...... Ah, yes, senior, I am from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Pinky looked at Chi Jingyuan with some surprise after hearing the familiar tone, and quickly nodded in response: "Senior, you speak Chinese really well, it's completely Mandarin, I didn't react." β€œ

"You don't know, do you?"

Chi Jingyuan didn't seem to have any big predecessors, so he naturally made a joke: "Is our fame so small?" ”

He took the opportunity to take a closer look at this Xia Guo idol who successfully debuted on the peninsula one after another.

It's pretty and not the same as the style of the native girls of the peninsula, and it's ...... As he saw in some marketing accounts, it does feel a little like Zhou Ziyu.

"No, in fact, I have heard it for a long time, and some of our mainland trainees will also talk about their seniors when they get together...... It's just that I haven't had a chance to get to know each other. β€œ

"If you debut, you won't have a chance to get to know each other. ……”

Ji Jingyuan responded with a smile, and said, he didn't block the middle of the road, he took the initiative to take two steps to the side, and Pinky also hurriedly followed, Park Chanyeol and a few people. The others were chatting, while the two of them were standing on the side and chatting.

Because of his own life experience when he was a child, Chi Jingyuan is still very interested in Xia Guolai's idols, just like he once met Zhou Ziyu, he is also very aware of the restrictions on foreign artists on the peninsula, and it is good to chat a few words to get to know each other by the way, and Pinky, who has just debuted, has the idea of knowing each other in the face of the seniors. Not to mention EXO.Yuan, who is now the most popular figure in the circle, this is a connection that can be said as something to show off in the team's private and on the show.

After saying a few words with a smile, Pinky tentatively asked in Chinese, "Senior, can you exchange the contact information of kakao talk?" ”

Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips and smiled, and just as he was about to say something, there was a sudden sound of footsteps next to him, and then a group of people came from around the corner.

And the one who walked in the front, the one who turned around first and the two people who looked over collided with each other, happened to be Zhou Ziyu.

…………

"Then let's go first......"

It may have been a little long since it came out, or it could be for some other reason, after seeing twice come over. The members of I said hello and said goodbye first, and before leaving, Zhou Jieqiong glanced back at Chi Jingyuan and Zhou Ziyu next to him, and then gestured to Chi Jingyuan and left with the members.

I don't know why, she somehow feels a little weird.

"Wow, Yuan is really as good-looking as rumored, and when you smile at that station, you feel super stylish, and you really deserve to be a TOP ...... Pinky, did you exchange contact information with him? ”

EXO is the object of discussion and curiosity for the juniors in the circle, especially the female idols. After I returned to my practice room, I couldn't help but discuss the story of chatting with my seniors just now.

"It's just a little cold...... Somi, didn't you see him in "Sixteen"......" As he spoke, some of the members thought of something, and looked at Jeon So-mi and asked curiously.

"Don't mention Sixteen!"

It's just that when he heard this show, Quan Zhaomi's originally smiling expression suddenly darkened a lot, and he frowned a little impatiently.

Although she still maintains a good personal relationship with several members of Twice, "sixteen" is really not a good memory for her.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

The scene suddenly fell silent and became slightly awkward.

But in the end, they are all idols, and after a while, someone smiled and diverted the topic to ease the atmosphere: "Oops, compared to this, XO will participate in the song next week, so it's better to guess who the next week's one is." β€œ

In fact. I can't say that a lot of mood is very good, and I was full of hope before my debut, but as soon as I debuted, I happened to bump into the booming twice and "cheer up", and the probability of getting one is slim, and now I have met EXO's precursor song, so there is no chance at all.

However, seeing these two combinations collide makes them also have some interest.

"It must be EXO's, do you still need to ask?"

"It's true that although "Cheer Up" and "Twice" have been very popular recently, their popularity and fans are still too different, and they are not at the same level."

"Not necessarily, right? The sound source of "cheer up" is so good, and XO is only a precursor song this time, and there is no sales point for the release album. ”

"No matter what song it is, I think EXO can pick up any one of the children's songs."

β€œFire~~~ohh~~Bow wow wow~”