Peninsula Asteroid

"Brother, what did you just say to get off the bus? "Music Bank"?"

Responding to a text message casually, Chi Jingyuan put the phone away and entered the working state. Remembering what they said before answering the phone, he repeated it with a slightly surprised tone.

"Yes."

Park Jae-hyun nodded to confirm: "SM has already signed a contract for you to star in "Signal", and is now negotiating with the crew on the shooting time, trying to make the filming of the TV series and the time of activities as an EXO member staggered."

Hearing that Chi Jingyuan nodded, idol actors have this kind of problem, if the group they belong to has a lot of schedules, they often have to take into account the main job of being an idol when they participate in TV dramas, and they can't devote themselves wholeheartedly like a full-time actor When it comes to working in the crew, this is especially true for TOP boy groups like EXO who have a lot of work. Every time he participates in a TV series, he has to come to such an episode.

Although SM will definitely reduce Chi Kyung Won's activities in the group due to the filming of the TV series, and some unimportant schedules will directly make him absent, but there are still a lot of influences.

"Fortunately, this is not the first time Kim Won Suk and us have worked together, so there is nothing wrong with the conversation... But after entering the filming of TV dramas, now we record once a week, and the MC work of "Music Bank" is a bit of a one-day job. It takes up too much time, and SM feels that MC work is no longer helpful to your career."

"Although the ratings of nearly 10% of each issue have brought a lot of exposure, it is actually not very important compared to the popularity and popularity of EXO and Jing Yuanyi itself. On the contrary, " The super high ratings of "Music Bank" are more brought from you and Irene's combination...so SM wants you to get off the show after joining the filming group."

"Well……"

Chi Jingyuan listened carefully to Park Jae-hyun's words, nodded slightly to express his understanding at the end, and then leaned on the back of the chair and laughed: "It can't be said that I can't help at all, I feel that the work of this MC still brings me a lot of benefits. There are many benefits."

"It's true, once a week there is an appearance on a variety show with an audience rating of 10%, and most of the viewers come for you two MCs. After such a long time, it has indeed brought a lot of exposure. , it has greatly improved your popularity and national popularity, and it will be a lot of help for Jing Yuan to be ranked first in this year's peninsula Gallup male idol ranking..."

"Of course, Irene xi, as a member of the rookie girl group who debuted for one year, is also the only red velvet member who has entered the Gallup female idol rankings and made a breakthrough into the top ten. I also got a lot of help from it." Park Jae-hyun didn't refute, and said with a smile after nodding his head.

The Gallup ranking is a sample face-to-face survey conducted by the Gallup research agency in the peninsula. It is conducted three times a year in July, September and November. Various lists will be arranged and surveyed. It is considered to be one of the most valuable and credible in the category ranking list.

Pei Zhuxuan can directly enter the top ten of Gallup after one year of debut, which is already a very good result. In red velvet, her personal reputation far surpasses the other four members. In fact, in terms of increasing popularity, the role of the MC of "Music Bank" may play a greater role.

"So, mutual success?" Chi Jingyuan looked at his manager and blinked.

"Hehe, that's right."

The same is true for Park Jae-hyun, the two of them laughed together.

But after laughing, Chi Jingyuan fell into deep thought and became quiet.

Speaking of taking over the fixed MC position of "Music Bank", most of the reasons were actually from the object of my partner, and I didn't think about how long it would be.

only……

Although he knew that what Park Jae-hyun and SM said was quite reasonable, Chi Jingyuan didn't respond directly, and asked aloud after pondering for a while: "Then if I get out of the car, what's going on with Irene?"

"Hehe, I specifically asked SM about it..."

After hearing this, Park Jae-hyun laughed, as if he was proud of his early preparations: "According to the usual situation, after one of the two fixed MCs got off the bus early, he would urgently find a temporary MC to take over the shift until Another fixed MC contract ended and got off the car, and then re-selected a new fixed MC combination.”

"However, Jingyuan, you and Irene xi's situation is quite special. Your hosting method is very special. With the CP-themed hosting style, the tacit cooperation between the two of you has attracted a lot of regular audiences and fans, so "Music Bank "The ratings are so high...

"But in the hearts of the audience, this kind of CP is bound. Once one of them is replaced, the sweetness that made people's heart beat before is gone. Changing a partner to force the host will even arouse the audience's resentment and anger, which will have a counterproductive effect. , and Irene xi may not be willing...so if you get off, SM should discuss with the "Music Bank" program team and let Irene xi get off early."

"..."

Hearing what this brother said, he nodded clearly.

From May to now, nearly six or seven months have passed in a flash. "Music Bank" has also changed from the previous average ratings. It is not a very eye-catching song show. It was done by the MC partners of him and Pei Zhuxuan The ratings of each episode are close to 10%, which makes "Music Bank" stand out among all the music programs.

And the weekly program recording is actually very happy. In Chi Jingyuan's view, this case is not so much work as a relaxation during a busy week. Every time he sits on the sofa in the MC lounge, Playing with the mobile phone, listening to the sweet voice and smelling the delicious smell coming from the side, actually quite enjoyable.

At this moment, he suddenly mentioned getting off the car, and he was really not used to it for a while.

Moreover, what SM cares most about is the popularity and exposure bonus brought by MC, but Chi Jingyuan's weight is not the highest.

Because he didn't come for this in the first place...

"Then, Jingyuan, what do you think..." After a moment of silence, Park Jae-hyun asked.

"I just joined the filming group and shouldn't be so busy..."

Following the thoughts in his heart, Chi Jingyuan raised his head and exhaled: "It's only been six months, it's a bit too ugly to get off the car just half a year ago, so let's not get off for now, wait until the TV series is broadcast, and we'll talk about it when we really get busy."

"OK, I'll talk to over there."

Park Jae-hyun nodded quickly, without any intention of persuasion, took a pen and quickly wrote twice on the information.

Judging by his expression, it seems that this brother has already predicted it before.

Chi Jingyuan noticed it, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. As for his private affairs, the brother who is a personal manager should know best.

Then I said a few more things, this small meeting of Chi Jingyuan's personal team was over, and the atmosphere became a lot more relaxed. Park Jae-hyun smiled and chatted with the assistants next to him while sorting out the files. God, Chi Jingyuan, who made the decision not to get out of the car for the time being, felt a lot more relaxed. He crossed his legs and took out his mobile phone. Zhou Ziyu sent his reply very early.

"Why do you say that, I know all about it Thank you, thank you."

"Ah."

Seeing that the little girl was a little awkward and thanking her a little bit shyly, Chi Jingyuan tilted his head and chuckled, and tapped the screen casually:

"Okay, I got it."

...

Although he decided not to get out of the car for the time being, Chi Jingyuan still directly missed this episode, that is, the recording of "Music Bank" on the 13th. He flew to Neon Osaka with the EXO group on the 12th, and began to prepare for the next Three days of Osaka Dome concert.

Speaking of him starting as an MC, he has actually been absent from the recording of many programs due to personal and team schedules. Although the "Music Bank" program team has no complaints, to be honest, he will still be absent after a lot of absences. There are some negative impacts, no wonder the SM team that runs EXO began to look down on this case.

As a brokerage company, as well as the operation of an idol group, naturally everything must be considered in terms of popularity and revenue, and the position will also change with the popularity and level of EXO and Chi Jingyuan. At that time, I thought that a fixed MC could bring EXO With a lot of publicity and exposure, it can achieve a certain effect in the head-on competition with bigbang, but now that XO has reached the top, SM is anxiously thinking about letting Chi Jingyuan get off.

It was the same before. At the beginning of 2013, EXO was not popular yet. When SM and JYP discussed the cooperation of Yuan\u0026suzy, a temporary group, they were very serious and attentive, thinking that they could use each other's popularity. As a result, after the explosion of "Roar" and EXO's soaring into the sky in the second half of the year, SM became a little careless when discussing this temporary combination.

Although there is a bit of condescension and arrogance, it is also normal for the company and the real showbiz.

It's a pity that Chi Jingyuan's ideas and pursuits are slightly different from theirs.

But this time his appearance caused quite a stir on the Internet. This was the first time that Chi Jingyuan appeared in front of the public after he cut his hair short. He did not wear a hat when he entered and exited the airport to show off his fashion The mask, as soon as he showed his face, he was frantically photographed by the waiting reporters and fans around him with his mobile phone, and his eyes were a little hard to open under the flashlight.

So before he boarded the plane, while he was waiting in the departure lounge, there was already a draft with freshly released photos on the Al Jazeera website.

Although there are very few male idols with short hair in the music industry, it is not without precedent. Some boy groups have used this as their main theme to attract gimmicks, and some groups even have bald male idols.

However, the influence of these groups is not comparable to that of EXO and Chi Jingyuan. The combined number of fans is estimated to be less than one-tenth of that of Ai Li. Naturally, there is not much response. The completely different style of short hair before has attracted the attention of many passers-by and fans in a short period of time.

"omo, why is Ouba's hair so short? Is something wrong?"

"Why did Yuan suddenly cut his hair short? What is this? Is it a new fashion?"

"SM didn't make an announcement, but I think it must be because of the needs of the characters in the new TV series. Otherwise, why would an idol cut his hair suddenly? The company wouldn't allow it... But having said that, I think Yuan's look is super handsome, I didn't feel much about him before, but I got it instantly today."

"I'm looking forward to Chi Jingyuan's new drama. It's been a year since "Weisheng" ended. We fans of the drama have been waiting for so long. He finally remembered that he is still an actor. I'm really looking forward to it... Someone knows it's a new drama What is it, is there an insider who broke the news?"

Because of the agreement with the crew and the production and promotion, SM has not announced the news of Chi Jingyuan's participation in "Signal". Discussions started on the Internet one after another. Although "signal" has not been released yet, it has already brought considerable heat.

At the same time, Chi Jingyuan's hairstyle close to hair inches has also received a lot of praise. He is the most conspicuous in the entire EXO airport photos. You can feel the difference in temperament at a glance, and even attracted attention because of his style. Chi Jingyuan did not expect a wave of fans.

Starting on the 13th and ending on the 15th, the three consecutive days of the Osaka Dome concert was a complete success. With the end of the performance on the last day, it can be regarded as a perfect mark for EXO's debut in Neon and the half-month-long event full stop.

Each of the six dome concerts was nearly full, mobilizing more than 300,000 spectators.

Peninsula artists who are able to hold concerts in a venue like the Dome when it is still fully loaded are rare, let alone perform several concerts in a short period of time. Nowadays, there are almost only big concerts in the SM company. Senior TVXQ can do it easily, even SJ is a little bit behind. And looking at the entire boy group in the music industry, there is only bigbang.

As for the girl group, they can play for a long time if they can hold a show in the arena. It is still a bit difficult to hold a dome tour.

Among them, EXO, who has the lowest qualifications and the youngest, has also achieved this achievement, and this is because their activities have obviously not focused on neon.

It can only be said that from any angle, it can explain the amazing popularity of XO, a peninsula group, on the neon side.

...

Returning from Neon with dazzling results, the dusty EXO was immediately pulled to the set up studio to start filming the MV for this winter special "sing for you".

It was actually set up before, but because of the activities at Neon, the shooting has been postponed, and it is only now that the big group has time to hurry up and shoot.

Fortunately, if the progress of MV is fast enough, it can be finished in half a day.

It's just that the situation at this time seems to be a bit unsatisfactory for the shooting.

"Hahaha, oops, no no no."

"cut!"

"Stop laughing!"

Seeing the filming stopped because of the laughter of several members, and the helpless yelling after the director stopped, Chi Jingyuan, who was sitting beside him, also laughed along with him.

In the MV of this song, there are many interactive shots of EXO members facing each other and staring at each other, and there are also some scenes of two people fighting, shoving, angrily holding each other's collar and shouting.

That kind of face-to-face, pretending to be angry, exaggerated yelling, and then looking at the other person's familiar face, the absurd and funny feeling really makes people laugh.

Although "sing for you" is a very sad song that makes people feel sad and lonely when listening to it, its MV was shot very easily, and the laughter has almost never stopped since the filming started .

In particular, you can also enjoy the wonderful scene of Wu Shixun wearing a thick spacesuit and being hung in the air by Wia for 30 to 40 minutes, fluttering his limbs in the air, like a frog swimming in the water, it is hard not to make people laugh .

Not a professional actor can't bear it at all.

This is the first MV shot after Chi Jingyuan cut his hair short. Although his hairstyle is very energetic, but in order to match the style of this song, under Cody's operation, his hair looks a little longer, no longer As eye-catching as the airport a few days ago.

Sister Cody in the entertainment industry is indeed supernatural. Li Zhien's long hair can be changed into short hair easily, let alone his short hair into long hair.

However, this MV Chi Jingyuan is not the protagonist, and there are not many scenes, so he can watch the fun by the side for a long time, and his smile has almost never stopped since the filming started.

It took a whole day to finish shooting the MV. After eating, EXO returned to the company's practice room at night.

"We, XO, have already confirmed that we will participate in the MAMA Awards Ceremony held on December 2 this year. You have already participated in it several times and are familiar with it, so I won't go into details about some points that need attention."

In the practice room, EXO members formed a circle, manager Lee Seung-hwan stood in it with a few familiar dance teachers, and was explaining to them the next most important itinerary:

"The organizer of MAMA has great expectations for us. They have given us nearly five songs to perform. After consideration, the company has confirmed the repertoire. In addition to "call me baby", one of the three title songs of "boy with luv" In addition, there are "drop that" and "LIGHTSABER" as an intermediate connection, the specific performance content, choreography, and process have also been done, and you will follow the teacher to learn later, and then start practicing..."

"Brother, have any awards been decided yet?" Hearing this, Park Chanyeol waved his hand and asked loudly,

Although he was interrupted, Lee Seung-hwan was not upset, apparently he was in a good mood, he glared at Park Chanyeol, and then laughed again: "The awards determined by the organizer and us in private communication are all small awards, such as 'Best Model' , there is still one voting award that is still being voted on, but at present, we have a great advantage..."

"This year is a year of harvest for us. The results of the year are the result of the hard work of the company and everyone. Therefore, the effect of our stage must match the final award. We must practice hard and not be ashamed when the time comes. You must know that bigbang also will go..."

"If we go, we will naturally be looking at the Daesang Awards, bigbang and YG are definitely the same."

Lee Seung-hwan put away his previous smile and explained seriously, and finally clapped his hands: "It's been three years since I debuted and I'm a senior, so I won't say much, let's start, fighting!"

"fighting!"

After speaking, the manager left the lounge and exited, and EXO also began to practice with the dance teacher for this MAMA stage.

Although the dance of several title songs has not changed, but this kind of more important, the stage of the large-scale party will add new choreography or interaction in the middle for the stage effect.

But after all, the content is not too much, and it is not difficult to practice.

After jumping for more than an hour, it was time for a break. Chi Jingyuan took out drinks from the refrigerator and distributed them to other people who hadn't gone to the bathroom. Then he returned to his position and sat cross-legged, taking a few sips out of breath. , and then took out the phone.

"Um?"

A text message tagged with Ming Jingnan's name caught his attention.