Peninsula Asteroid

Time has entered 2016, and there is no obvious change in the new year of Seoul. The noise and gongs and drums of last night's New Year's Eve have dissipated with the wind. In the morning, the bright morning is even colder than before , the streets in many places still have the ashes and mess left over from last night’s New Year’s Eve celebration. At this time, the cleaners who are already on duty are taking the time to clean up, trying to make this year’s Seoul slightly different from last year’s. different.

As the sky gradually brightened, the number of cars on the road gradually increased. After a while, congestion was described in some sections of the road. Various whistles and human voices gathered together, as if it was no different from last year, and it was still the same. lively.

Since the opening VCR broadcast of the second part of the MBC Music Festival yesterday, a word has become a hot topic of discussion on the Peninsula Internet.

38%

Although several important words in Kpop in 2015 were summarized in this section of VCR yesterday, this one is the only one that can arouse people's strong shock and strong desire for discussion.

Yesterday's MBC Music Festival itself was the highest-rated New Year's Eve party at the same time. Many viewers in the whole peninsula were very surprised to see this segment. It was broadcast on VCR, and it appeared on the Internet before the party was over. There were a lot of voices for discussion. After the show ended and the New Year's Eve enthusiasm dissipated a little, the keyword '38%' directly became the number one hot search in the entertainment section, and became the first popular entry in 2016. hot search.

Many of them are fans but not fans, and even those who follow Kpop or not, have discussed it on the Internet.

"Is the data really correct...Although I know it should be correct, because even I, who usually doesn't chase boy groups at all, and even has a little dislike for boy groups, bought a copy of "EXO-L" this year , After all, Shenzhuan, the song is really good, Yuan is really a bit powerful...but the total sales of 3.7 million are really too scary."

"I remember that in the past few years, the men's group could reach more than 100,000, and the sales volume of 200,000 was already a first-line. In just a few years, it is already several million? This is also changing too fast. Bar?"

"If it is 3.7 million, this year's market is less than 10 million. I checked last year's market and it was only about 8 million. This year EXO has increased the market by nearly a quarter by itself. Tsk tsk , I can only say that TOP deserves to be TOP, the TOP of this generation is really amazing."

"Single-specialty one million sales is actually not bad. Many combinations have done it in ancient times. Now that the physical market has re-emerged, with more and more markets in the future, single-specialty million will definitely appear slowly... But a The fact that the combination occupies more than one-third of the market for the whole year is really amazing, and I guess it will be difficult to see it in the future.”

"I don't chase boy groups. I just knew that EXO was very popular this year...15 years ago. I can see them on TV every day. I can hear 'oh, mymymy~' everywhere, but how popular is it? It didn’t really make any sense, but now I know.”

"XO is the ceiling of today's boy groups! The Obamas are no longer reaching the top! They are building the top!"

As some passers-by lamented, many people who didn’t pay attention to boy groups or Kpop only knew that XO was very popular. After all, even if they didn’t pay attention, they could often hear their names and songs. I saw XO and Chi Jingyuan on TV. Advertisement, but in fact, many people do not have an intuitive concept of their achievements in 2015, but when the real data is displayed on their faces, when they feel the strong shock of a combination challenging the entire market, they are very concerned about this The perception of the combination changes instantly.

Even bigbang fans, when they saw this data, didn't know how to hack it, they could only feel sour while being shocked, and kept silent.

Like it or not.

But it's really amazing...

Last night at the Gayo Festival, there were so many idol artists performing passionately and doing business in front of the camera. Except for a few classic stages that were discussed by people, there was not much attention. However, there was no discussion on the EXO stage that was not present, but relying on After a short VCR became the biggest winner, it suddenly gained a lot of limelight.

There is a little hit with fire.

However, the heated discussion and the number one position in the hot search came to an abrupt end at ten o'clock on the first day of the new year. The entertainment media Dispatch exposed the relationship between former TVXQ member Kim Junsu and girl group EXID member An Xiyan. The news of the couple and the names of the two immediately squeezed out EXO's 38% and reached the top three in the hot search.

Sure enough, passers-by and netizens were far less surprised by the results than their interest and love for gossip.

The popularity of this pair of idol couples is still very high. As a former member of the super group TVXQ, although SM has banned many news in the peninsula, his popularity is still very high, and his career in the peninsula and neon is quite successful. , has a group of very loyal fans. And An Xiyan, as the most popular member of the popular girl group EXID last year, was also the protagonist of the pen-hold shoot that made them succeed, and is also one of the most popular female idols nowadays.

The repercussions caused by this couple at the beginning of the new year are not small. Although they are still far inferior to Lee Seung-gi and Lim Yoona in 2014, they are more approachable than last year's Lee Jung-jae and Lim Se-ling, making people want to discuss more.

Speaking of it, there are really few idol couples who have been exposed for 14 years. The TOP members of the TOP girl group Girls' Generation directly exposed their love when they were not declining and were at their peak, and only Senior Yoona.

This new year couple was exposed by D agency and immediately became the top trending search, and after that, there were a lot of discussions.

"Although it's a bit uncomfortable, I still wish you well. After all, it's the first time Oppa has announced his girlfriend since his debut twelve years..."

"What are you looking at?"

Chi Jingyuan got dressed and sat by the bed, holding his mobile phone and looking at the messages and responses on the Internet with interest, when a lazy voice came from behind, Pei Xiuzhi didn't know when he got up, Slowly moved over from the other half of the bed.

Today is January 2nd of the New Year. The last day of last year was the end of Xiaguo's New Year's Eve party. After staying in the hotel for one night, they flew back to Seoul early in the morning on the 1st.

There was no schedule on the first day of the new year. After landing, the company directly gave everyone in EXO a day off, and the crew of "Signal" also had a small holiday because of the New Year's Eve. It just so happened that Suzy Pei's crew also had a holiday yesterday and took the initiative to post Got the news and came to ask.

Chi Jingyuan, who had nothing to do, took advantage of the opportunity to have a meal with her directly, and then made an appointment in the familiar apartment.

Because of the holiday, he didn't return to the dormitory last night, but there were probably not many people who lived in the dormitory last night.

"Looking at the fan reaction of the couple announced by Agency D yesterday..."

After answering casually, Chi Jingyuan glanced back when he felt the movement behind him.

Pei Xiuzhi probably just woke up not long ago, her eyes looked hazy and she was gently rubbing her hands, her black curly long hair hung down on one side of her cheek, vaguely covering her plain facial features.

Sitting up, the white short-sleeved pajamas with hollowed-out shoulders are casually drooped on the body. From the neck to the collarbone, there is a piece of fair skin, and you can't even see the shoulder straps. The position is just a not-so-obvious ups and downs, and the flesh color is faintly revealed in the folds of the pure white clothes.

Although it is winter, the air conditioner in the room is fully heated, and the silky quilt that is not thick covers the body lazily, and the two long legs are placed there carelessly apart, and the sunlight drawn in from the gap in the curtains shines on the Above, the white is a bit dazzling.

Speaking of which, since Pei Xiuzhi joined the filming group, the two haven't seen each other for a long time.

But every time we meet each other, Chi Jingyuan's mood will inevitably become better.

Say you like it or have a good impression, of course you have, after all, this woman is beautiful and beautiful, she looks pure on the outside but she is quite seductive, but she has a wink and a pleasing personality.

Not many men would dislike it. I remember the last time when we were chatting in the dormitory, there was someone in EXO who regarded Pei Xiuzhi as the perfect ideal type, and said words of praise and hope in front of Chi Jingyuan...

But to say that it has risen to the level of feelings, it may be the reason why the two people's goals were not pure when they first met, and they always felt that something was missing.

But it's really easy and pleasant to get along with. Anyway, I've gotten used to it after so long, so let's just go with it.

"What do you say on the Internet now?"

After rubbing her eyes, Pei Xiuzhi lowered her head and started to fiddle with her hair. She didn't feel that she was wearing less clothes, so she sat there and asked naturally.

"The reaction is quite interesting. There are a lot of positive comments on the Internet. After being surprised, Kim Junsu's fans also began to congratulate him, and there is no obvious sign of losing fans... But the fans of An Xiyan and EXID, the reaction was very intense."

Seeing the fierce and angry messages from several An Xiyan male fans, Chi Jingyuan shook his head: "I don't think it will affect the man, but there may be some problems with the woman's."

"The publicity of this kind of thing in the circle itself has a much greater impact on female idols..."

After hearing this, Pei Xiuzhi pursed her lips and said something disdainful, then rolled to the side and walked down from Chi Jingyuan's side, walked into the next bathroom with her white legs flicking, washed her face and finished brushing Fang came out a few minutes later, sat in front of the dressing table in the bedroom, took out his cosmetic bag, took out a powder puff, and patted his face.

"I don't know your current popularity. If you reveal your love affair by then, what will the woman look like..."

Pei Xiuzhi also looked very generous when he said this, as if he was sure that Chi Jingyuan would not be the object of his disclosure, and his tone was playful, but he could hear a little bit of complaint.

Chi Jingyuan didn't return.

In fact, he was also a little curious...

"By the way, how was your filming of "Signal"..." Pei Xiuzhi quickly changed the subject, thinking about her face while looking in the mirror: "The lineup is really strong, I feel that just looking at the lineup is very powerful ...How does it feel to be filming with seniors like Kim Hye Soo and Zhao Zhenxiong? Will there be a lot of pressure?"

"The filming is quite good, the director and the actors are very good." Chi Jingyuan shrugged, and naturally included himself in the group of 'very good' people: "The pressure is really great... acting It's a little bit bad, and if the expression is not in place, the acting skills will be contrasted by these two seniors directly... But fortunately, I'm doing my best so that this situation doesn't happen..."

Seeing that Pei Xiuzhi was interested, Chi Jingyuan talked about some things about the crew of "Signal" when they were filming. Finally, he put down his phone and started to pack his things. He asked with concern:

"How about you, how was the filming of "Arbitrary Attachment"?"

"Okay……"

There was no clear answer, but Pei Xiuzhi's tone softened a little.

"When will it be finished?"

"It is expected to be April and May."

"Shooting for so long?" Hearing this, Chi Jingyuan couldn't help but glanced at her and asked in surprise.

"Arbitrary Attachment" started filming in November 2015. If it is to be filmed until May 2016, it will take half a year. For Korean dramas, it is really slow...

"Who knows, some plots have been modified by the writers, and the filming didn't go well, and the director feels..." Pei Xiuzhi's words flickered, and her tone sounded a little low. She shook her head halfway through speaking and stopped talking.

Chi Jingyuan glanced over there, and after looking at her white back, he didn't ask any more questions.

He could see that Pei Xiuzhi might have discovered some problems with the show, either in the plot or the director of the show. And now she regretted it a little.

However, at the beginning Chi Jingyuan was not optimistic about this drama due to some reasons, and he specifically persuaded her that she insisted on choosing this "Arbitrary Attachment". Even though she regrets it now, due to various factors, she I don't want to express it.

It's useless to express it, and I can't shoot it...

The two naturally changed the subject, and after chatting about something else, Chi Jingyuan put on his bag and stood up.

"Leaving so early?" Pei Xiuzhi looked at him through the mirror and blinked.

"The company has a meeting in the morning, it's very important." Chi Jingyuan pursed his lips, and walked behind her: "I have to go to the TV station in the afternoon, and I will rejoin the group tomorrow."

"It's really busy..." Pei Xiuzhi seemed to have gotten used to it, she had no emotions at all but turned around with a smile and looked over: Then next time we meet, should I wear white or black? "

Chi Jingyuan looked at her with squinted smiles:

"Is there a third option?"

...

"After the breakthrough results last year, this year's planning for EXO must also be done while the iron is hot. Whether it is concept, song, dance or even the direction of image style, we must strive for new breakthroughs."

"As far as XO's current popularity is concerned, as long as it is in a very obvious leading position in the peninsula market, even if it is..."

Chi Jingyuan was right. Today's meeting is indeed very important. At 10:30 in the morning, the large meeting room on the fourth floor of SM was already full of people. Except for the EXO group, the main management team was all present. In addition, the directors of several important departments of the company, several representatives of EXO's operation directors, and Li Xiuman are all on the list. It can be seen from the staffing that they attach great importance to this.

In addition to summarizing last year's brilliant achievements today, the most important thing is the company's overall plan for EXO in 2016.

"According to the previous company's plan, in 2016, we will skip the mini-album and directly release the third official Korean album to consolidate XO's current strong position in the local and Asian markets. Due to the accumulation of fans and the unexpected popularity of "boy with luv" last year, the company decided that this year the focus of XO's development will begin to shift towards Ami..."

A representative from the planning department is introducing to others the part of the XO plan that has been completed: "According to market research, many groups in Europe and the United States actually have a somewhat different view of our Asian fan group, compared to some characteristics of the local market. Speaking, they pay more attention to the singer's personal style, the impact of the stage and the degree of explosion."

"At the same time, according to our research, they are more appreciative of singers or groups who can participate in the creation of songs and albums. They like to see singers express their attitudes towards society in songs or lyrics, which can show their strong personal character, or reflect Some social issues or something."

"Although we will not drastically change the style of XO itself and the personal image of the members, and we will not allow members to participate in ZZ or serious social issues, we still want to enter the overseas market with the positioning of EXO itself as a Kpop group. However, we can also do some things In terms of song selection, we should move closer to Ami’s mainstream trends. For example, we haven’t completed the selection of album songs yet, we can consider choosing songs with more distinctive styles and rhythms, and stronger songs..."

"And let more members participate in the song's lyrics and composition, even if there is only a nomination, it will be easier to attract fans' favor..."

Even though some of the things the representative said were known to some people before, everyone still listened very carefully, especially the EXO members who were concerned about themselves.

Although there is no single group under SM that can become a successful group, they still attach great importance to the market there, and have never stopped cooperating with music companies and music composers there. For the fans there The logic also has its own set of analysis, obviously a lot of preparations have been made before.

Although Chi Jingyuan didn't understand the other aspects of what he said, it is indeed true that European and American fans have very different aesthetics and favorite songs from those in the Peninsula and even in Asia.

For example, in the past few years, EXO's most popular song in Europe and America was "dope". It is also a major contributor to EXO's rise to fame in Europe and the United States, and its influence is greater than that of "Roar", which is a mess in China.

In China, "dope" was overwhelmed by "Roar" in terms of popularity and audience, and the performance of the sound source was also very average. When it was released, many people expressed their disgust.

The different preferences of the two sides can be seen from this. If we want to start focusing on the European and American markets, we will indeed have to make some trade-offs and changes.

"...In addition to regular albums released as usual, we also plan to release XO's new photobook, new best album, and new tour this year..."

After finishing the introduction of the album, the representative of another department stood up to speak again, and said, he glanced at the direction where the EXO members were sitting: "Besides, we are going to officially open the first subunit of EXO, and Members' individual solo projects."