wavenovel Will Chapter 1312 come?
Will Chapter 1312 come?
Will Chapter 1312 come?
November 1, Seoul.
"My heart is fluttering! I like it!"
“Me Likey Likey Likey~”
Twice, who have become incredibly popular in the last two years and can now be considered the top girl group, made a comeback with a new album on October 30th, after more than five months. This is Twice's third comeback on the Korean Peninsula this year.
However, the frequent comebacks did not annoy the audience. Both casual viewers and fans showed great interest in this energetic girl group.
Just two days after its release, the title track "Likey" has already appeared on many streets and alleys in Seoul. After taking a casual drive, it's easy to find yourself unconsciously hearing Sana Minatozaki's extremely sweet opening voice.
Meanwhile, the Twice members, who had just returned to the entertainment industry, were in the backstage dressing room of an SBS variety show recording. Everyone who had just finished work was resting and eating lunch.
The lounge was a bit noisy. The nine members were eating lunch brought by their assistant around a table that had been pushed together. Some of them were huddled together talking quietly, while others were looking at their phones while eating.
But many people, while eating, looked up at the wall in front of them—where a television monitor was hanging, blaring the noise of a variety show.
"...The number one K-pop artist with a distinguished family background and the most privileged family is EXO's 'controversial terminator,' Ji Kyung-won!"
At this moment, the variety show playing on TV seemed to be doing a 'celebrity review', with the familiar voice of host Jeon Hyun-moo rambling on, and the content and the main characters mentioned were quite eye-catching.
"EXO is a large boy group launched by SM Entertainment in 2012. It has now become a top force in K-pop, and Yuan debuted with the group as the main vocalist and maknae (youngest member)."
After showing several close-up shots and stage clips of Ji Kyung-won looking handsome, and introducing his personal information, the host quickly got to the main topic:
"...After EXO debuted, Yuan was photographed by fans wearing many clothes in his private life. These clothes could not be found to be branded, and most of them only had a logo of an anime character. At that time, he attracted a lot of attention because of his unique style of dressing and the fact that no one could find the same clothes... Later, someone revealed that these clothes were all private custom-made in cooperation with brands and were not sold to the public. It is said that each piece was worth less than 10 million Korean won."
"...Yuan attended a high school in LA and later transferred to Seoul. According to our investigation, both of the high schools he attended were top-tier private high schools. In particular, the school in Seoul does not admit students from outside the area, and all students admitted are either rich or powerful."
"...According to EXO members' revelations during a live stream, when they were filming 'CALL ME BABY,' the supercars that attracted attention as background elements in the music video were all provided by Yuan. According to Chanyeol's live stream, the owners of the cars originally agreed upon for the filming encountered some problems. Because of their low-key style, the other EXO members were unaware of Yuan's family situation. When the production team was struggling with this, Yuan offered to solve the problem..."
"There's such a story?"
Upon hearing this, Lim Nayeon blinked and whispered to the person next to her.
Although they've known each other for so long and know a bit about Chi Kyung-won, this was the first time she'd heard the story behind the music video shoot. Watching the revelations on the show, she could roughly imagine the scene just by looking at it, and it seemed very interesting.
"This is pretty famous, right? It was XO's Chanyeol oppa who won it on a live stream. Unnie, haven't you heard of it?" Sana Minatozaki looked at her with a piece of meat between her fingers, her lips still glistening with oil.
"..." Lim Nayeon shook her head, ate a bite of food, and continued watching TV.
"...Yuan's super mansion in LA also made its first appearance on his personal variety show. This mansion, located at the top of Beverly Hills, has multiple swimming pools, tennis courts, and a huge area. According to the program team's investigation, its current market value has exceeded 1600 billion Korean won... It was rented by the production team for filming when they were filming 'The Heirs.' The filming location for Kim Tan's villa in the drama was here."
"In addition, Yuan himself is one of the highest-paid artists in Kpop in recent years, consistently ranking high on the income list. According to statistics, his annual income is no less than 100 billion won, making him a true 'walking conglomerate'."
"The terminator of the 'rich idol' topic, the true 'successor,' Ji Kyung-won is undoubtedly the number one."
After the video finished playing, the TV screen switched to the studio, where Jun Hyun-moo and several guests, whether genuinely or not, stared in astonishment and exclaimed, showering the audience with exaggerated praise.
Meanwhile, some members of Twice who were casually watching the show were also quite quiet. Although they already knew and had heard about many of the things, the carefully summarized information, specially made pictures, and extremely flattering lines and tone on the show still gave people a very shocking feeling.
They were watching when they started eating. At that time, the program was still talking about Yook Sung-jae, who came in third place. They didn't know that Ji Kyung-won's name would be mentioned later.
Now that I've seen it, I realize that the number one is not even in the same league as the others. It seems that all the other people on the show's rankings combined can't compare to him.
"Let's change the channel."
While eating, everyone chatted for a few minutes, but the show started to turn into a boring chat segment, so Park Ji-hyo picked up the remote and changed the channel.
"Ji Kyung-won VS Park Hae-jin?"
“...I choose Kyungwon oppa.”
"Yeo Jin-goo VS Jang Geun-suk?"
"..."
After switching channels a couple of times, they were surprised to hear Ji Kyung-won's name on TV again. They looked and saw that actress Kim So-hyun was participating in the "Ideal Type World Cup" on the show.
"...Advancing to the quarterfinals, Ji Kyung-won vs. Lee Jong-suk."
"I'll still choose Jingyuan Oppa."
"...The final match! Ji Kyung-won vs. Song Joong-ki."
"Well, I'm sorry, Song Joong-ki oppa, I still choose Kyung-won oppa."
"Ahhh, the ultimate winner is Ji Kyung-won!! Isn't he the same champion who was the guest last time?"
"Jingyuan is truly the 'perennial winner of the ideal type World Cup' on our show."
Faced with a series of challenges, Kim So-hyun looked embarrassed every time, but she didn't hesitate at all when making her choice. Soon, Ji Kyung-won became her ideal type World Cup champion, and the host and guests immediately cheered and praised him.
"Ziyu."
After watching, Sana Minatozaki wiped her mouth and nudged Tzuyu next to her with her elbow, pretending to know the answer but suppressing a laugh as she asked, "Who is your ideal type?"
"..."
Tzuyu ate slowly, chewing her food with her left cheek puffed out. As soon as she heard Sana Minatozaki's words and saw her smile, she knew that this unnie was teasing her. However, she played along and smiled sweetly: "It's you, unnie."
She doesn't have an ideal type; she only has people she likes... or rather, her ideal type is whatever Chi Jingyuan is like.
"Then will you marry me?"
"do not want!"
"Deduct a few cents!"
Sana Minatosaki pouted, looking wronged, and then, using an excuse, hugged Tzuyu's waist and started pressing against her, making Tzuyu laugh non-stop and unable to eat.
"Alright, stop fooling around and hurry up and eat."
At this moment, the agent came in, clapped her hands, and interrupted their chatter and playfulness: "Hurry up and finish eating. After we finish our work here, we have to go to Gwanghwamun for rehearsal right away. Don't delay."
The children who had been playing around quickly stopped and obediently replied:
"Okay, Oppa."
…………
After finishing their meal and recording for the TV station, Twice rushed to Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno-gu in their van. Today, the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics G-100 countdown concert was to be held there.
这个演唱会为了冬奥会预热和造势，以及宣传半岛文化举办的大型庆祝演唱会，其中“G-100”意为“Global 100”，指距离2018年2月9日平昌冬奥会开幕式倒计时100天。
Because the organizers are official departments such as the PyeongChang Winter Olympics Organizing Committee and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the performers are basically popular groups. Moreover, all the artists and companies, including Twice, have shown enough importance to the event. They have already held two rehearsals here in the past few days, and today is the third and the last one before the performance.
The stage had already been set up, and the chairs and seats were all in place. Twice, who had been here twice before, were quite familiar with the place and went straight backstage upon arrival.
Because it's not a professional venue, it doesn't have many dressing rooms like a TV station. There are only a few large dressing rooms backstage, shared by several artists. In addition, there are managers, assistants, backup dancers, and many staff, making the rooms very lively and noisy.
"Annyeonghaseyo~"
"Oppa, when did you arrive?"
After arriving, Twice first greeted the people around them and exchanged greetings. Then they chatted for a few minutes with their seniors Day6, who were from the same company and were seated right next to them. After that, they sat down in their seats and began to wait for the rehearsal.
"...Recently, EXO, the top boy group from the Korean Peninsula, has been sweeping the American music market with unstoppable momentum, experiencing explosive growth in popularity and becoming the most eye-catching focus of global pop culture..."
Not long after Lin Na-yeon and the others sat down, a broadcast voice and a familiar name entered their ears again. They followed the sound and glanced in that direction, where they saw a television monitor mounted on the wall of the large lounge, humming loudly.
The expressions on their faces immediately turned strange. They had just seen a program about Ji Kyung-won while eating in the TV station's lounge before they came here, and now that they were here, they were seeing news about EXO.
Even though Ji Kyung-won and EXO are not actually in the Peninsula and have been gone for over a month, they still feel like they can see news about them no matter where they are, as if they are everywhere.
However, what I was watching just now was a variety show, but now it seems to be a news program.
Sana Minatozaki looked around and found that it wasn't just them. Several girl groups in the dressing room who were waiting for rehearsal or had finished rehearsing and had nothing to do were casually glancing at the monitor.
"...EXO's popularity in the US has skyrocketed. Yesterday, EXO held a fan meeting in New York, where the members performed a powerful dance to their title track 'ON' with dozens of dancers. Their synchronized and energetic 'snare drum' choreography stunned the entire audience..."
"...I am an international student from the Korean Peninsula, from Busan, and I am currently studying in LA."
After the announcer exaggeratedly described EXO's popularity in the United States with dramatic intonation, the scene shifted to a young, single-eyelid boy with distinctly Korean features, appearing on camera excitedly for an interview.
“I’ve been in the US for several years now, and I only go back to China once or twice a year because of my studies. Although I know EXO is very popular in Korea, to be honest, I don’t know much about them. I didn’t even know they were releasing an album in the US at first…”
"Then EXO suddenly became very popular. They were really popular. Many people in my school liked them, not just Asians, and not just international students like me. Many of their fans were native Americans..."
"Because of some reasons, I had a relatively narrow social circle at school before, and not many people paid attention to me... But this situation suddenly changed recently. Recently, female students often ask me if I'm from the Korean Peninsula. After they find out I'm from the Korean Peninsula, they get extra excited and chase after me asking if I know EXO, what's going on with EXO in Asia, and if I know any secret information."
...I've encountered this kind of thing many times recently. To deal with their enthusiasm, I've recently researched a lot of EXO information and asked some questions from my friends who are into K-pop on the peninsula.
"EXO is really popular in the US right now, and I want to reiterate that. Seeing how popular K-pop groups are in the US, and even in our school, makes me really proud. It also makes it easier for me to fit in and make friends with others. Thank you, EXO."
The Peninsula student interviewed on TV sounded very excited. The gleam in his small eyes and his overall demeanor subtly revealed EXO's achievements and efforts in the US market over the past month. It seems that someone has truly made it into K-pop.
It made the male and female idol groups around them feel a little envious... Even though they were all K-pop idols, they inexplicably felt that XO was on a different level.
The television screen then switched to footage of EXO's activities in the United States, accompanied by the host's standard announcer's voice.
"According to the latest news, early yesterday morning, many mainstream music media outlets in Europe and America, including Billboard and Rolling Stone, adjusted their website forum categories, moving K-pop from the 'niche' category to the 'mainstream' section for the first time. This news sparked heated discussion, and experts analyze that this is due to EXO's strong performance in the United States..."
This news shocked many people, especially those working in various entertainment agencies. Only those who understand the situation of K-pop in the United States know how difficult it is.
Meanwhile, the idols were drawn to the next news item:
"Recently, a fierce debate and conflict broke out between EXO fans and Canadian pop star Justin Bieber fans on European and American online communities. The reason is that last week, pop star Selena Gomez updated her Instagram with a photo of herself with EXO member Yuan. In the photo, the two look friendly and act close together."
This also sparked rumors of a romantic relationship between the two, which angered Justin Bieber's fans, leading to a heated online battle between the two sides...
"However, it was later explained that it was filmed during a collaborative project..."
"Tsk tsk, so she's already hooked up with a pop star? Or did she steal Justin Bieber's girl? Typical Yuan!"
Upon seeing this news, a discussion broke out among the members of WJSN (Cosmic Girls), the girl group closest to the TV set. Lee Jin-sook, the girl in question, expressed her admiration and longing: "Just seeing his face makes me feel good... If he were to confess to me, I would definitely say yes right away."
"What if he already has a girlfriend?"
"Then I'm OK with that too~"
"Ew~ You're getting all horny! Why don't you go confess your feelings to me and see what happens?"
Yu Yanjing chuckled and patted her.
"Sure, I'll go! What's the big deal?" Xia Tian said proudly, whether he was bragging or genuinely sincere, "And confessing? Why make it so complicated? I'll just get him drunk, and then... hehehehe~"
"Come on, I remember Bona had his contact information before, but there was no follow-up..." Yu Yanjing looked at Kim Jiyeon sitting next to her.
"Bona is Bona, and I am me. Maybe Kyungwon oppa likes my style?"
"Tch~ Do you call someone 'Oppa' just because they don't even know you? If you could get someone like Ji Jingyuan by just being seductive... you wouldn't even get a chance to meet him in line."
……
"Where did this news come from? Kyungwon oppa... and Serena Gomez?"
On the other side, Lim Nayeon frowned, looking at the TV screen that had just finished broadcasting the news with some speechlessness.
Although he knew that EXO's foray into the US was a huge success and that Ji Kyung-won was very talented, he still found it hard to connect the two of them, as their styles were completely different.
Not only her, but the other members of Twice also couldn't help but laugh and make fun of her.
"Didn't we already say it was just a rumor? We've already clarified it."
Yoo Jeongyeon smiled and shrugged: "Besides, judging from Kyungwon oppa's aesthetic standards... he probably wouldn't like Serena-xi's style."
As she spoke, she glanced in Zhou Ziyu's direction, her meaning quite clear.
"And why does it feel like there's XO news everywhere?"
Lim Nayeon paused, then couldn't help but complain, "I saw on TV before that it was some kind of ideal World Cup, but now that we're here, it's still their news."
"It's normal. Jingyuan oppa and his group are so popular in the US this time. They're probably the first K-pop group to do so, so they're bound to get more coverage and mentions."
Yoo Jeongyeon gave Lim Nayeon a playful look and said, "Speaking of ideal type... there are too many female idols in the industry whose ideal type is Kyungwon oppa."
Upon hearing this, Lim Nayeon couldn't help but secretly glance around at the crowd, feeling somewhat helpless, but still nodded with a pout.
Yoo Jeong-yeon was absolutely right. Many of her friends in the industry had a very good impression of Chi Kyung-won.
She might not be my ideal type, but if Ji Jingyuan wanted to date her, I would definitely agree immediately.
And let's not even talk about them, even if it were...
No!
Nayeon adjusted her mindset and secretly glanced at Tzuyu.
She paused, then looked at the television screen not far away, and suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, speaking of Jingyuan oppa... has EXO come back yet? Are they coming today?"