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Chapter 381 White Moonlight

The timing of EXO's comeback this time is neither good nor bad. During the same period, there were no too strong competitors of the TOP level, but there were also several popular groups that just happened to collide with them.

Among them, the more popular ones are Shinhwa, a senior boy group that returned with its regular twelfth album on February 2th. This senior boy group returns again after a year and nine months, and it will be released this week. After getting the sound source, I got a strong response from the fans, and the momentum is very good.

Next is the comeback on February 2th. The boy group VIXX also released a single album. VIXX has been very popular in the past one or two years. The sales of several comebacks have fluctuated around 24. This achievement is worthy of the name. The men's group, this time the title song "Farewell Formula" has also won the welcome of many people.

The last is 4minute, the girl group that Kim Hyuna belongs to. They released their song on the 9th of last month, and they have been active for almost a month.

After 4minute's failed comeback last year, this time it is returning with the title song "crazy" with a strong girl crush style. Although the sound source performance is a bit mediocre, the YouTube has exploded. At the same time, the stage effect is also very good and attracted a lot of attention Fans, 4minute, a group that has debuted for six years, is bucking the trend and has ushered in a peak period of its own.

Chi Jingyuan watched their MV and stage some time ago, and I think it’s really pretty good. The style of the song and choreography are very strong. It looks very handsome and the chorus part is also poisonous. It’s not surprising that the results are so good it is good.

In other words, the recent return to activities is the solo members of the girl group F(x) of the same company, amber, rainbow, niue muses, Griedn, these few lesser idols.

Although it's a bit unpleasant, but to be honest, some artists behind basically do not pose a big threat to EXO, after all, the popularity and fan size are there.

And it is estimated that they are having a headache for returning to EXO at this time, and they don't know how to complain in private.

"1, 2, 3, we are one! Aniha Sai, we are EXO."

At this time in the waiting room, EXO stood in two rows in front of the camera, conducting this special comeback interview. After the nine people showed their signature thumbs up, they bowed deeply to the camera.

There was a burst of screaming, which sounded very uniform and excited. At this time, all the fans sitting in the audience were EXO fans. Except for the fanclub places given by the program group, the rest were just for watching their pre-recording live. Apply for a position on the official website long in advance.

"EXO's comeback with a pre-release single album, I believe fans have been waiting for too long! I'm really happy to see you all."

The MCs of this episode of "Inkigayo" are Huang Guangxi, Jin Yuzhen and Hong Jongxuan. The latter two are not very familiar, but Huang Guangxi is an old friend. He is very enthusiastic about this, and he took the microphone with a smile and began to ask questions: "Trust us XO fans are very curious and looking forward to it, can you introduce the mode of XO's comeback and the title song that will be released this time?"

"Nai, this time we are adopting the model of releasing a single album every month..."

"...the title song 'Call Me Baby' is a unique song with a strong addictive hook and melody combined with talented lyrics. The strings are finished, I hope to be liked by the fans..."

"...The song "butterfly" included is a gentle and sad ballad song. This song compares the girl you like to a butterfly, and expresses the emotion of hoping that the girl you love can stay by your side..."

The two spokespersons, Kim Jun-myeon and Park Chan-yeol, gave an introduction respectively, and they cheered after each sentence. The enthusiasm of the Ailis really seemed to be substantive, and it was completely overflowing.

After asking two more questions and briefly performing the dance of "Call Me Baby" twice, this comeback interview can be considered to be over.

"Inkigayo" is actually a bit mediocre in this regard, and the return of the trend group is just an interview and a trailer.

And "M! "countdown" is completely different. If a group with the size of EXO and such a gimmick returns and chooses to perform their first stage with them, it is estimated that the filming will be carried out from the beginning of the live broadcast, and the MC will mention it from time to time during the whole process. In addition to special interviews, a small fan meeting will also be held while continuing to preview, the cards and atmosphere are directly done very well.

It is also because relatively speaking, "M! "countdown" pays more attention to it, and many popular artists like to put the first stage of their comeback on "M! countdown", EXO had made several comebacks before, but it's a pity that this week's "M! C" has passed.

After finishing the interview, after waiting for a while, the stage background was set up, and EXO started the pre-recording under the notice of the field manager.

Today's two songs are all pre-recorded in advance for the stage effect, and they will be changed into two completely different sets of singing costumes. "butterfly" is a relatively ordinary set recording, which is rendered with lighting and background stage effects.

But "Call Me Baby" is quite unique. The location where the verse was recorded in the beginning was directly moved to the outdoors, and a fake one-shot method was still used. In order to restore the MV shot, a sports car was specially borrowed as a background.

It’s just that the recording requirements of this kind are relatively strict, and if something goes wrong, it’s almost necessary to start all over again. EXO ran back and forth between the main stage and the outdoors, and it took five consecutive recordings before it was done. In the end, everyone was out of breath and couldn’t stand up. up.

After saluting and thanking the Allies who came to support and watch their recording, they returned to the lounge and began to wait for the official broadcast in the evening.

…………

"It appeared, it appeared..."

"What's the point of the Obamas not coming out? Call us when it's the Oppas' turn."

"Don't you watch the comeback interview?"

"……coming!"

After a burst of noise, several high school girls in school uniforms ran from another room to the living room, huddled together in front of the TV to fight for a seat. If EXO hadn’t already started to be interviewed on the TV, they probably would have to fight for it. Sit there and argue for a while.

Kim Ji-hee was also in it. After quarreling with black fans and watching the MV of EXO's comeback, she reconciled with her former self, and followed her heart to return to Ai Li's camp.

Only this time, her favorite member has changed.

Right now, a few acquainted Allies in their class met up after school and went to one of them's home, planning to watch EXO's first stage of "Inkigayo" together tonight.

After deciding to re-enter the pit, she only felt that all the emotions and passions of the past had returned to herself. The life of being obsessed with EXO was vivid in front of her eyes. She still remembered that from the time of "Roar", every time EXO returned, they would be like today , Gather in one's home to watch the premiere together.

It was great to be able to do this activity again.

Jin Zhixi looked at the nine members on TV, and heard the yelling of friends around him, and sighed silently in his heart.

"Wow, Chanyeol is really handsome, ahh..."

"Yuan really didn't say that even though he changed his clothes, his hair color hasn't changed and he's still so amazing."

"Everyone is great for this comeback..."

Looking at EXO being interviewed on the screen, the chattering discussion below seemed to be at a tea party, which somewhat covered the sound on the TV.

Jin Zhixi quietly took the remote control and turned up the volume a little, then stared closely at Chi Jingyuan who was standing in the back row and kept smiling all the time.

After EXO went down, several people felt a little bored all of a sudden, and began to argue about whether this comeback can be big and who has the most handsome look. After arguing for a while, they finally arrived at EXO's stage.

This time, Shinhwa was the last to appear due to the return of the big senior, and EXO was the penultimate finale performance after 4 minutes.

"It's started, it's started!"

There was a burst of cheers, and the VCR of EXO's comeback began to play on the screen. A blurry and transparent LOGO occupied the entire screen. Accompanied by the BGM, the upper body artistic photos of the nine members emerged one after another under the cool tone benchmark. Next to each photo They all marked their own names. After nine consecutive changes, the entire screen suddenly turned black. The huge LOGO before became concrete and slowly shrunk to the middle of the screen, while a few letters were written clearly in oracle-like fonts below:

"EXO"

“Come back”

Before these female students could exclaim in surprise, the camera cut to the stage, and at the same time, the singing sounded in the first second of the camera transition:
"Don't think about anything."

"Don't say anything."

"Just smile at me."

Chi Jingyuan slowly walked out from the right side of the stage, holding a hand mic while walking and singing. This opening introduction was very effective under his gentle and clear voice, and they immediately blended in in front of the TV. in the context of the song.

Under the specially built background, the whole stage looked a bit empty, and the dim blue lighting of the ceiling gave the whole stage a gloomy taste.

Chi Jingyuan was wearing a pure white shirt, the collarbone was not buttoned up, and the black slacks showed a minimalist style. Under the dim light blue brilliance, the whole person looked at All a little sad.

In order to show the atmosphere and tone of this song, there was a sense of melancholy brokenness in the somewhat disappointed expression on the face, which instantly made the hearts of several students tremble, and their eyes stared directly.

Immediately after Chi Jingyuan's opening scene, the other members came out one by one under the dim light. All of them were dressed in the same style, pure white singlet and black trousers. This simple and abstinent combination now looks But it was very heart-wrenching. With the melody of "butterfly", the whole stage fell into a faintly sad atmosphere.

"Is it true? Is it true?"

"Is it true? Is it true?"

"You, you, too beautiful to be scared."

Facing the camera, Chi Jingyuan, who was in the center of the stage, became a little more focused. He kept moving at the point where the rhythm changed, and at the same time, he was still singing with his expression, dancing continuously under this somewhat sad melody. At the last beat, he turned around to show his side face, suddenly closed his eyes lightly, pursed his lips and smiled lightly.

As soon as this seemingly fragmented smile appeared, it immediately caused a burst of exclamation at the scene. The allies present looked at the stage with some embarrassment, not knowing how to express the surging emotions in their hearts.

It may be because it has been recorded several times in a row. Including Chi Jingyuan, every member has obvious sweat stains on their faces and foreheads, which further exaggerates the haze of the entire stage under the background of the slowly falling sweat.

The nine members moved neatly on the stage, constantly changing positions, and performed the uncomplicated choreography of this ballad, but the proper dance made the emotion contained in the song "butterfly" vividly reflected.

The girl I once loved the most has now turned into a butterfly, flapping her wings to fly away from me, like a cloud in the sky, and also like a gentle wind, no matter how much I wave and hold back, I still can’t touch her wings .

I dare not use force, afraid that once I touch her, I will fly away more decisively, and also afraid that her wings will be overwhelmed and broken under my abruptness.

The dry heart and the bleak woods next to me told me that my body and mind were collapsing, but I didn’t care whether it was a dream or reality. I just looked at the butterfly that was about to fly away, stretched out my hand, and prayed without regret:

"Just stay with me, okay?"

"Promise me, okay?"

"Will it fly away if you touch it? Will it shatter?"

"Scared, scared, scared."

In the accompaniment that became a little more intense, Chi Jingyuan seemed to have completely integrated into the story at this time, his dancing movements became intense, but his expression was clear with sadness and expectation, and everything seemed to be contained in his shining eyes. Sweat dripping from his forehead has already soaked his cheeks, and a strong sense of brokenness directly fills the entire lens.

Jin Zhixi and the others stared blankly at Chi Jingyuan on the screen. While they were completely amazed by his appearance and charm at this time, they were also touched by the sadness that hit their faces.

Even though the tone of the song and the stage are the same, her heart is still a little hot. Seeing Chi Jingyuan who has already put herself on the stage, Jin Zhixi just keeps echoing a beautiful word in her heart:

white moonlight.

Because of the characteristics of the ballad, this song "butterfly" also requires a lot of voice and singing skills. The distribution of the whole part is mainly composed of four lead singers, while Chi Jingyuan and Bian Baekhyun, who are more expressive on stage, are They got the most part, the killing part of the chorus is sung by them both, the stage of the whole song looks a bit like a special performance of four lead singers, and the other five members have very few words and have been dancing beside them, especially Wu Shixun only sang one rap during the whole process.

It can be regarded as a response to the saying that those who can do more work.

"Can time stop?"

"If this moment passes by."

"Will it become something that never happened? Will you be forgotten?"

"I'm scared, scared, scared."

“Butterfly~~Like a butterfly”

"Like a butterfly, a butterfly."

The accompaniment drums in the last chorus have been accelerated a lot. With the double blessing of orchestral music and piano, the emotion of the whole song has been brewed to the end. Chi Jingyuan, who sang the lyrics, has a flat expression, as if he has accepted the reality. But in the camera, he raised his head and looked at the distant sky, and his reflective pupils were full of heart-wrenching longing.

With the final singing voice full of anticipation, all members of EXO turned their backs and put their hands on top of their heads to look like a butterfly in a shadow play, ending the stage with this shocking ending pose.

"........."

"This stage is really beautiful..."

"The white shirt really hit me."

There wasn't the usual excited scream that immediately came to an end. The girls were silent for a few seconds before recovering. Everyone then became excited, commenting on the stage just now with glowing eyes and an extremely admiring tone.

"Wow, did you see that moment when Yuan laughed just now? My whole body felt numb at the time, and I'm still a little soft now."

"I think the latter part of the chorus is the most handsome. It's so broken that I almost cried when I saw it. Why is this song like this? It sounds so mournful...but it's still pretty good."

"The style of XO is also digested so well, I feel that this stage is not inferior to "call me baby"."

After Jin Zhixi also actively expressed his positive views on the white moonlight in his heart, he suddenly remembered something, and Faen was very interested: "There should be pen-hold shooting on this stage, right? Yuan just now is the white moonlight in my heart, really I really want to see his pen-hold shots."

A few people looked at each other, and obviously their interest was raised. After thinking about it, someone said: "Is this pre-recorded? I don't know if someone will shoot it."

"There must be. Yuan is the pioneer of the era of pen-hold shooting. From then on, SM will send people to shoot whenever it is on stage. It will probably be uploaded after a while."

"That's good, this stage is so emotional, the sweaty white shirt, the sadness all over the body, ah, just thinking about it... I feel so excited!"

"Say it, Bai Yueguang!"

(End of this chapter)