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Chapter 473 I Only Go to SM
Because of the small local market and relatively low revenue of Kpop, basically any combination with a little name and popularity will try to develop overseas markets, and both the Peninsula official and fans are also very supportive of this behavior.

With the deepening of the surrounding areas in recent years, Southeast Asia has become an important part of Kpop's overseas market. If there are popular groups holding concerts and other activities, they will leave enough performances and shares here.

Moreover, the fans here have a very high acceptance of Kpop, and they are also very crazy and supportive. However, due to related reasons such as postage and channels, the fans here do not like to buy albums, and their contribution to album sales is very small each time.

But they are especially obsessed with some things about "scrubbing data", especially since it has gradually become one of the indicators combining overseas popularity and achievements, and the aspect of "youtube clicks" is even more persistent , is an important part of many MV-related hits with increasingly high portfolios, and can be called a 'big brusher'.

EXO has not stopped its activities in Southeast Asia since its debut. Basically, every time it comes back, it will come to participate in some variety shows and programs for promotion. Last year’s first tour and this year’s second tour were also held here or many are expected to be held here. The market here cannot be said to be underestimated.

Their efforts have also paid off. The market here is well managed by SM. The popularity and popularity of the entire XO group is very high. It can be regarded as one of the most popular and well-known groups in Kpop in the past two years. The big stride forward of continuous regression has completely become a head-level combination, and has begun to distance itself from the groups behind.

The popularity ranking among the members is in the mainland of the peninsula, and there are some similarities and differences with Southeast Asian regions such as Thailand. Among all the members, Chi Jingyuan is still at the TOP level here, and the stable popularity ranks first.

But what's interesting is that here he is not as outstanding in the team as he is in other markets, so that others can only see the taillights, because Wu Shixun's popularity in Southeast Asia is unusually high. When it comes to the company According to the statistical data, although his popularity in all aspects is much lower than that of Chi Jingyuan, he has formed a gap with the No.3 members, which is incomparable to other people.

Maybe his face really appeals to little girls in Southeast Asia.

After the two TOP lines, Baekhyun and Kim Jong-in, all local popular members, such as Park Chanyeol, seem to be far behind here.

It can be seen that Southeast Asian fans still have their own standards in terms of aesthetics and preferences, and the popularity of many members has undergone considerable changes here.

Moreover, the fans here have an extraordinary level of support for the idols of their own country and nationality. For the idols of their own countries who can successfully debut on the peninsula and make some achievements, they will put them in a very high position, and at the same time they can love the house and the black, Even the popularity of the entire group will skyrocket.

For example, GOT7, the boy group launched by JYP last year, has developed very generally in the peninsula. There are not many splashes in the neon debut. What a popular group.

However, because of the presence of Bambam, a Thai member in the team, their popularity here, which is barely in the second-tier peninsula, is very exaggerated, much higher than that of the local peninsula. Among them, bambam has directly become a big star here, and in many places You can see his billboards, and other members of the same group also have a lot of fans.

It can be said that it has taken up the nationality bonus.

And it seems to have seen this situation. I heard that some economic companies in the peninsula have also increased the number of trainees in Thailand and Southeast Asia. Correspondingly, the number of people who can debut has also increased.

It's a pity that there are no members of Southeast Asian nationality in the EXO team. Otherwise, with their popularity and basic set, the popularity of the whole group can be raised to a few levels.

In the final analysis, they are still the men's groups of China and South Korea, and they have indeed enjoyed a lot of bonuses from this setting before.

Unfortunately……

The plane landed on the 19th, and the two-day concert on the 20th and 21st was held at the IMPACT Arena of the International Convention and Exhibition Center. The [-] spectators in the two days and a large number of fans staying outside the venue because they did not buy tickets proved the popularity and commercial value of EXO .

The number of venues and open seats in the second tour is actually significantly larger than that of the first tour. All venues are full of about 5000 people. Unfortunately, they still can't keep up with the popularity of the group. From the beginning Up to now, every performance will expose news such as 'the fans are dissatisfied with too few seats', 'it's gone in a second, it's impossible to get tickets', 'the scalpers are arrogantly raising shocking prices' and other news.

After the concert on the 21st, Ji Jingyuan did not participate in some local itineraries and go shopping with other members. After the performance, he flew back to Seoul overnight with his assistant alone.

Originally, "Infinite Challenge Song Festival" should have started recording after the production meeting was held two days ago, and the program team moved back two days specially for his sake, which is considered to be very important and to save face.

After taking the time to rest for a few hours, I arrived at the studio set up by MBC early in the morning on the 22nd, ready to participate in the recording of the first phase.

"Aniha Sai..."

Among the guests, Chi Jingyuan came earlier, and greeted the program PD and several MCs with a smile as soon as he arrived.

The PD of "Infinite Challenge" is the well-known Kim Tae-ho. Among the audience outside the circle, he is also well-known because of being teased by members from time to time for his ugly appearance. Luo Yingshi, who used to rely on "Infinite Challenge" and "Two Days One Night" did not Become the two most successful and well-known top variety show PDs in the entertainment industry.

It's just that in the past two years, Luo Yingshi has launched several variety shows more and more successful after his job-hopping, while "Infinite Challenge", which Kim Tae-ho only focuses on, has recently lost some of its former glory.

It depends on whether this Ace Special Song Festival can reverse one or two.

"Jing Yuan, I've watched some of your variety shows specifically, and I don't think you need to think too much about performing arts, as it doesn't match your positioning and style, just follow the procedures and lines in the script, and then Add some of your own performance, and it’s already very effective.”

After saying hello, Jin Taeho pulled him over to have a chat. He had a very clear position on Chi Jingyuan, and it had the same meaning as what Luo Yingshi had told him.

"I think so too about PDnim." Chi Jingyuan nodded in agreement. It's very natural to joke with friends in private, and he can say anything, but he still isn't very used to what kind of entertainment is really asked in the show, especially It's the kind of funny body that deliberately pretends to be ugly, and it's completely inexperienced.

"You have read all the scripts... You have a very heavy task this time at the Song Festival..."

The task is really heavy. The program team invited Chi Jingyuan because of the traffic and fans that come with him as a top idol, as well as his status as the creator of several hit songs that have been widely circulated. The very big topic and popularity played a very obvious role in promoting this song festival. For this reason, they even gave up the GD that had already been negotiated.
Chi Jingyuan also knew the complete lineup of guests. Although the other guests were not bad in terms of strength, fame and seniority, when it comes to popularity, it should be him and IU.

However, the song festival has its own traffic and attention, and their personal performance is actually very important.

After talking to Jin Taeho, Chi Jingyuan went to chat with some MCs.

Several MCs are also acquaintances. The peninsula entertainment industry is so big, and many people are also working on other programs.

For example, Liu Jae-shik and HAHA have known each other since Chi Kyung-won was on "Running Man".

The one I am most familiar with should be Jung Hyung-don. "Weekly Idol" is one of EXO's recurring programs, and I often run into each other by chance on the TV station. I also exchanged contact information and can say hello and chat a few words after meeting.

The MCs of many variety shows are completely two people in private and in front of the camera. Some people may be crazy in the show, and they can play all kinds of ugly and messy things at their fingertips.

But this is just for life and work, and the reality is not like this in private, and they return to themselves as soon as the camera is turned off.

Among them, as far as Chi Jingyuan has come into contact with some variety show personalities, some people have very different personalities. The more open they are in front of the camera, the less they talk in private.

Even Liu Zaishi is one of them. In private, COSCO is not as joking as in the show. His appearance will be more rigorous and his aura will be stronger. However, he talks a lot, and compared to his own identity , Treating people is quite modest.

At least Chi Jingyuan felt that the other party was quite enthusiastic when joking with him.

The same goes for the other MCs. The most familiar Zheng Hengdun came up and patted Chi Jingyuan on the back, smiling and looking very familiar.

There is also Huang Guangxi, this brother has been a loyal fan of EXO since a long time ago, it seems that he has been a loyal fan of EXO since the period of "Roar". The first meeting was also very attentive.

Regardless of whether it's just hype or what, the past few years can be regarded as enthusiasm.

After saying hello, we chatted together, so we could get acquainted with each other before recording.

In fact, it is not an easy job for these MCs to cooperate with popular idols like Chi Jingyuan, because idols still have to pay attention to their own image, and at the same time, they must also consider fans' taboos. Speech cannot be used on them. It may be normal for other entertainers, but it is easy to cause controversy when it comes to idols, and even quarrels and besieged by fans.

The program team may be happy to have disputes and increase attention, but the MC itself will definitely not like the feeling of being bombarded by fans.

Chi Jingyuan came early enough, but there were people earlier than him, such as Hyukoh who was standing nearby and listening to their chat.
Hyukoh is the band that the program team invited to fill GD's seat overnight.

They are an indie band that was established in the past. They were not well-known at the beginning, but they quickly became popular in the underground music circle without much publicity. The singles and mini songs released this year have also received a lot of praise.

Their songs do not belong to Kpop, and they are relatively niche, but they have a small number of audiences who like them very much.

In fact, Chi Jingyuan didn't pay much attention to them before, but he specially Navered for the filming of the show.

The four members of Hyukoh don't know if they haven't been on the show or what, they don't feel very talkative, they just stand nearby and listen to the exchange between Chi Jingyuan and the MC, they don't interrupt, they look and go Not as unruly and domineering as he imagined, belonging to an underground band.

After chatting for a while, the guests gradually arrived one by one.

In addition to Ji Jingyuan and Hyukoh, the six groups of guests also included veteran musician Yoon Sang, singer and producer Zion.T, popular and popular solo female singer IU, and JYP president Park Jinyoung.

No, brother, your company's stock price has been so miserable recently, do you still have the mind to participate in variety shows?
Has the cast of "sixteen" been chosen yet?

Of course these slanders would not be said face to face, Chi Jingyuan greeted him with a smile.

All the guests have already met at the production meeting two days ago, so they are not strangers, but after all, they have not had much contact with each other before. Everyone is Park Zhenying and Chi Jingyuan who are the most familiar, followed by IU who has met several times before, and others. A few are a little rusty.

But it's just a variety show, and there's no need to be too familiar with it.

Because of Park Myung-soo's absence, the gathering of five MCs, six groups of guests, and several special guests Yoon Jong-shin immediately made the backstage lively. I already knew the process and got the script and didn't need to make any preparations. We chatted for a while After Kim Tae-ho came over for a brief meeting, the show officially started recording after changing clothes.

This time "Infinite Challenge Song Festival" is divided into three stages according to the plan, and the contents of seven episodes have been edited, which are the debut of all the guests at the beginning, the introduction, and the show of their own skills. Each MC and guests are paired and cooperated to form groups , there will be two issues.

Then after the division into groups, each group started to shoot separately, and each group started to do some private activities to get familiar with each other, discuss song creation together, and everyone reunited to communicate in the middle, there were almost four episodes.

The last is the key point, the live concert of the Song Festival, although there is only one episode, it is the most essential part.

And today’s recording is the first part. The two parts have to be recorded at one time. The task of so much content is arduous. Although it’s still early in the morning, today is probably going to be busy until midnight.

The camera indicator lights up, and along with the BGM, five MCs with masks walk from the screen door to the somewhat gorgeous stage that has been built.

The theme of the guest introduction this time is 'Masquerade Ball', which is to imitate the model of the 'Masked Singer' who has been very popular in the past two years. The voice sang a song, while the MC and the invited judges commented on the guest's identity below, and deliberately said some mocking and funny comments to create a laugh.

"Unlimited challenge!"

A few MCs who wore masks but still had obvious personal characteristics twisted on the stage for a while, shouted out the slogan of the show, then took off their masks and began to interact. After making a few jokes, Liu Zaishi finally announced this Theme of a program:

"Our vacation is over! Then, the next one is... 2015, Infinite Challenge Song Festival!"

"In 2007, Riverside Highway Song Festival!"

"In 2009, Olympic Road Chorus Festival!"

"2011 West Coast Expressway Music Festival!"

"2013, Freedom Road Song Festival!"

"Whoa..." As the VCRs from the music industry over the years began to play on the big screen, several people began to cheer very excitedly.

Afterwards, Yoo Hee Yeol and Yoon Jong Shin who were the special judges were invited, and they explained the theme and process of today's 'Masquerade Ball', and asked these two experienced musicians to guess the names of the next guests in each group. real identity.

"Actually, later on in the 2015 Gayo Festival, the people who worked together will come out... Now Sunday night, isn't there a very hot show?"

"Ah~ King of Masked Singer?"

"That's right, we will also adopt this model this time. These are today's judges..."

"Then, in 2015, the Masquerade Ballad Concert, all preparations are over, and a splendid prelude has begun!"

"Whoa whoa!!"

Everyone sat in the judging seats opposite the stage, and soon began to play the VCR. In order to imitate and be funny, the first guest on the stage took the nickname of "Where did the sheep mask singer come from?" and brought a few The bodyguard took a VCR, and after the show, he stepped onto the stage under the introduction of Liu Zaishi.

It's just that when he stood there, even if he deliberately curled his arms, that big tall man and his very airy singing made all the MC judges laugh in an instant.

"Never seen such an obvious..."

"In order to shorten the arms, are they specially tied? Can you straighten your hands?"

"Stop hiding it, let's dance!"

The judges, Yoon Jong-shin and Yoo Hee-yeol, recognized this person as Park Jin-young in an instant, and immediately started all kinds of cynicism.

"The mask is more handsome than my own face."

"If you are the first to appear on stage... the next guest, will it be Brother Li Xiuman?"

Hearing Zheng Junhe's two words, Chi Jingyuan, who was watching the monitor in the background, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

In fact, all the judges know who they are, and they have met each other backstage before, but they can still pretend to be completely ignorant, and some of the words and stalks they said on purpose are very funny when they hear them.

This show and these MCs are really interesting.

"Even if it's true, please don't make irresponsible remarks about your appearance!"

"Hahaha……"

Liu Zaishi immediately stopped the other party's appearance bullying, which made Chi Jingyuan laugh again.

"This guy, does it look like he's here to select me?"

After knowing that he was Park Zhenying, everyone was on full fire. Huang Guangxi held a microphone and looked disgusted: "But I have no interest in him at all. I will not go anywhere except SM."

Park Zhenying, who was besieged wearing a mask, had a heaving chest, obviously the stabbing was serious.

After finally taking off the mask, Park Zhenying pointed at Huang Guangxi and shouted angrily, "Yeah, who said JYP wanted you?"

I feel that the previous appearance attacks are indifferent, but this sentence really hurt him a bit.

"Hahaha……"

Seeing his anxious look, everyone laughed.

During the official broadcast, there should be some VCR introductions about the guests, and the judges’ opinions and compliments on the guests, such as Yoon Jong-shin, but these things will be specially recorded and edited later.

"As the president of the three major clubs, is it really okay to come to the Song Festival?"

"I only joined the show as a singer."

"JYP!"

The appearance of the first guest, Park Jin Young, really caused a lot of jokes. He is also a very snarky person, whether it is "half voice, half air" and "Because he was ugly, he was chased away by Lee Soo Man" jokes spread throughout the peninsula. It is enduring and will make you laugh every time you listen to it.

Moreover, as the president, he also made jokes in the show. After the overall recording, even without soundtrack, editing and other post-production, Chi Jingyuan still found it very interesting watching it in the background.

Park Zhenying's weight was finished, and after checking it, he sat down in the judge's seat and became a judge, and began to comment on the next guest together.

In the middle of the shooting, for the sake of effect, the PD would interrupt the recording from time to time, and the writer would add some good ideas that flashed to him temporarily, which led to a long time of filming for each guest's appearance.

Although everyone took a long time to shoot, maybe one or two hours at most, but after all, the duration of the program is limited, and it will only be a few minutes after editing and editing.

However, such things as recording components can only be too little or too much. These variety shows aim to edit out the most interesting scenes among the vast number of shots.

After Park Jin Young, Zion.T, IU, Yoon Sang, and Hyukoh's lead singer Oh Hyuk also gradually appeared.

After IU's share was filmed, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon. PD stopped the recording and entered the intermission. After everyone had lunch, they started filming again.

After the first five guests finished their appearance, it was Chi Jingyuan's turn.

"If you want to chat with Ben, it's already the last place."

"Now I invite the last guest..."

(End of this chapter)