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Chapter 770 What a coincidence
Chapter 770 What a coincidence
"Then on September 9, we will work together with EXO to put on the best performance possible."
"Unlimited challenge!"
After all the EXO members and Yoo Jae-seok struck the standard poses for the show and shouted slogans in front of the camera, the long practice in the first half of the show came to an end. Everyone was ready and boarded the plane to the destination of the performance, Bangkok, Thailand.
This time, the participation of other MCs in "Infinite Challenge Dance King Special" was very low. Except for everyone showing up during the middle testing session, the only ones who came to Bangkok this time were the protagonist Yoo Jae Suk and Jung Joon Ha who made a guest appearance as his agent.
Coincidentally, EXO's Ji Kyung-won also didn't feel very involved, as he was often absent during the filming of the special due to crew matters. Although he reshot a few solo practice shots, a lot of them were cut by the PD. After all, he can't always appear alone.
In the early stage, apart from a few practice scenes, he was nowhere to be found. It was not until the second half of the show, when EXO came to Bangkok to prepare for the concert, that Chi Jingyuan's shots obviously increased.
Although it was a rehearsal, Chi Jingyuan took it very seriously. He had not practiced the dance for this song enough, and his proficiency had not yet reached the level of hidden muscle memory, so there was a possibility of mistakes after going on stage.
"well done!"
Yoo Jae Suk was rehearsing on stage with the eight members of EXO, and after one performance ended, the manager Jung Joon Ha who was watching applauded hard and cheered him on loudly.
"What did you do well..." Unfortunately, Yoo Jae Suk didn't appreciate it. Instead, he frowned and looked like he had a headache.
He was speechless at the tactlessness of this temporary agent. During the rehearsal just now, he made several mistakes in his movements and positioning, and he himself couldn't stand it anymore.
It was fine backstage, but as the concert got closer, he felt less calm when he stood on the stage. His years of experience as an MC seemed to have no effect at this time, and he became nervous.
We rehearsed several times afterwards, but various problems arose each time, and the atmosphere on the scene became somewhat depressing.
EXO had more than just "Dancing King" on stage. They had to rehearse all the songs for a normal concert, and they didn't have time to keep working on this one song. After rehearsing twice, there wasn't much improvement, so they had no choice but to skip it temporarily and start rehearsing other parts.
Yoo Jae Suk walked to a secluded side and back, looking at EXO on the stage in front of him, frowning and looking very anxious.
It's hard for other people to help with things like mentality.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, all the fans and spectators began to enter.
Yoo Jae-seok was still nervous, sweating profusely even standing there motionless. His control and comedy, which he was best at, also began to become deliberately unnatural. It was hard to have confidence in him when looking at his appearance.
Although it is a variety show and a recorded broadcast, EXO's concert is a real live performance. The Kpop market in Thailand and Southeast Asia is huge, and both XO and Yoo Jae Suk have many fans. The news of XO and Yoo Jae Suk's cooperation has already been spread, and many viewers today actually came for the special stage of "Dancing King".
If there is a mistake, the consequences will be very serious. No one else can help him with this kind of dance performance. Judging from the state of the rehearsal just now, mistakes are still a high probability event. At this time, the members of EXO have also begun to organize their minds and prepare to perform. Under all kinds of tension and worries, the atmosphere in the entire backstage has begun to become a little depressing.
Before going on stage, Chi Jingyuan looked at Liu Zaishi who was fidgeting beside him and took the initiative to speak to ease the situation:
"It's normal to be a little nervous when you're on stage for the first time. When we had our first showcase right after our debut, I was shaking with nervousness backstage, and my mind was completely blank when I went on stage to perform... Even now I'm still a little nervous."
Liu Zaishi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and asked curiously: "Jingyuan, you have held so many concerts, do you still feel nervous?"
"I wasn't nervous at first..." Chi Jingyuan shrugged, looking somewhat relaxed: "But because I'm with my brother."
“Is that so…hahaha.”
Yoo Jae Suk laughed awkwardly, his wrinkled face looked like a grasshopper, which was really ugly... But it was much pleasing to the eye than the tense look just now.
"Brother, let me tell you a stage trick..."
"What's the trick? Tell me quickly!" Liu Zaishi's eyes lit up immediately when he heard it.
"Mistakes often happen during stage performances... If you make a mistake during the performance, such as having a problem with your positioning or forgetting a move, don't show your fear on your face. Act more serious and confident."
Chi Jingyuan glanced at the VJ carrying a camera next to him, and came over to whisper his own experience: "The more handsome you act, the more the audience may think that the stage was originally arranged like this."
"Qingjia? Really?"
Of course, Yoo Jae-seok knew that Ji Kyung-won was joking, but he still looked like he had found a life-saving straw in front of the camera, and even put on a serious expression and asked, "How about this expression?"
"Be a little more natural, and if possible, wink at the same time. This will have a better effect, and it won't be obvious that it was a mistake..."
Under the camera, Ji Kyung-won and Yoo Jae-suk were joking and joking, but the atmosphere around them seemed a lot more relaxed.
Seeing this, the other members nearby also came over and began to comfort Liu Zaishi, who was on stage for the first time, in order to ease his nervousness. They began to share their experiences one after another:
"The floor of the stage will be very slippery, even more slippery than in the practice room, so you have to be careful."
"The fans' cheers are so loud that I often can't hear the in-ear monitor, so to prevent this problem I need to count the beats myself..."
"On the stage, you can only see the light sticks, and you can't see the faces of the audience, so don't feel burdened, just relax..."
Chi Jingyuan was listening nearby with a strange expression on his face. He was just joking, but you guys actually started to impart your experience to him.
It seemed like it would be better if they didn't say anything. Talking so much made the atmosphere even more depressing... Although Yoo Jae Suk looked like he was listening carefully and absorbing experience, his expression became noticeably serious.
But there was no time to say more. Soon the concert officially started, and EXO members and Yoo Jae-seok took the lead and walked onto the stage to start their own performance. The Infinite Challenge program crew also filmed this segment very well, with cheers like thunder and screams coming one after another, and the full stadium showed the enthusiasm of Thai fans to the fullest.
Yoo Jae-suk and the "Infinite Challenge" production crew were watching backstage, waiting grandly for the upcoming stage where nothing could go wrong.
Taking advantage of this little time, he practiced alone in an empty space backstage until the very end. He was alone under the dark night light, dancing the dance in a somewhat comical way. His movements were still a little stiff, but it looked impossible to make people laugh.
At this time, his monologue during the interview was also embedded in the background sound:
"Through this month of cooperation and practice, I realized that being an idol and being on stage are not that simple. They require full concentration, great effort, and a lot of sweat..."
"I want to do this performance well with EXO, but I'm always worried about what to do if I can't do it."
“I want people to see the performance and think, ‘Oh, they really worked hard.’”
"XO is really great, I don't want to hold them back."
"come on!"
No matter how nervous they are, they still have to go on stage eventually. Soon it's time for "Dancing King". Amid the screams of fans and the silver light stick on the central control that keeps flashing like rainbow and starlight, Yoo Jae Suk and the eight members of EXO take the elevator and appear on the stage.
After a month of hard preparation, it’s finally time to see the result.
"Ah ah ah..."
Seeing EXO appear on the stage after changing their clothes, and seeing that there was suddenly one more middle-aged man wearing glasses and hip-hop clothes in the team, all the audience members in the audience screamed instantly, and the sudden sound even covered the background sound that was playing at the same time.
This cross-border collaboration has long been talked about by fans here. As soon as the music of "Dancing King" sounded, tonight's concert immediately entered the most blood-pumping climax.
“Hey hey hey hey~”
“Hey hey hey hey~”
"Hearts pounding to the fiery rhythm."
"My heart is on fire at this moment."
The graceful dance was accompanied by dynamic music, and the extremely romantic "Dancing King" overflowed with its unique passion in front of Thai fans.
Staggered movements, beat of rhythm, sweat splashing, awakening instincts.
The iconic shoulder shaking and stepping, the powerful hitting and shaking of hands, the quick and fragmented position changes, the uniform and passionate group dance, each movement is so freehand, and each one can cause sincere cheers and screams.
Yoo Jae-seok, who was almost suffocating from nervousness before going on stage, finally gave it his all. With sweat all over his head and trembling limbs, he forgot all the unnecessary nervousness and anxiety and threw himself into the performance on stage.
Many people even feel that if you don’t look closely, you really think that there are nine professional idols performing on the stage, and everything seems very natural.
...It can be said that this is the highest praise for Yoo Jae-suk and this stage.
Chi Jingyuan didn't have many parts in this song, but in the absence of Kai, he was still the first choice for lead dancing. He had much less practice time than the others, and he had no intention of stealing the limelight at this time. He honestly completed his few parts and simply served as his lead dancer.
Although the choreography of this song is not difficult, it is really enjoyable to dance to it, and the rhythm is very addictive. Combined with the special atmosphere at that moment and the excited audience, even he got involved with some enthusiasm.
"A-ya-ya~"
“With me tonight.
“Dance all night”
“Hey hey~”
“Hey hey~”
There were no mistakes or errors throughout the whole process. The dynamic dance infected all the audience. Even the staff of "Infinite Challenge" cheered along. With the last intense group dance, the nine people on the stage each struck a handsome pose and ended the final stage in a fiery atmosphere.
When Jin Zhicheng saw this perfect stage performance at the end, and watched the nine people posing in a handsome ending pose under the gorgeous lights and receiving cheers from the audience, and then watched them hug each other passionately after the performance, he felt a sense of relief and pride in his heart. All the emotions in the more than one-hour show were released in this moment.
There is nothing more gratifying than working hard and getting good results...After watching Jin Zhicheng's "Dancing King Special" this time, I felt that it was not like an ordinary comedy variety show. The funny part was really ordinary and not much. On the contrary, there were more inspirational parts.
After the last exciting interaction after the concert, the entire special came to an end. After watching the last clip, Jin Zhicheng felt lingering excitement in his heart and always felt that something was not enough.
He was very satisfied with this special issue, and felt that the major cross-border collaboration that had been hyped for so long did not disappoint. With such a prominent partner, the final effect should be energetic and memorable.
Moreover, this episode also changed his prejudice towards the idol profession, especially his impression of EXO, a boy band he had heard of before, became much better.
Jin Zhicheng thought about it and decided to make an exception this time as he seldom posted comments online. He would leave a message in the comment section and give some positive comments to show his encouragement and affirmation to the program team.
He logged onto the website a little clumsily and was about to leave a comment in the comment section to give some praise, but when he glanced at it, his movements paused.
At this time, the entire comment area of "Infinite Challenge" has been dominated by countless comments from Aili, with all kinds of praise, recommendation, boasting, and rainbow farts everywhere. Obviously, they are all viewers and fans who have just watched "Dancing King Special". Jin Zhicheng's most sincere, most profound, and most praised praise and affirmation in his heart is not even one-tenth of any of them.
Jin Zhicheng looked at all these dazzling and varied flattering comments, but he did not feel dissatisfied as before. He just smiled suddenly, shook his head, found the most flattering comment, and gave it a thumbs up.
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"Did you watch yesterday's episode of Infinite Challenge?"
In the JYP building in Gangnam District, Lim Nayeon walked into Twice's practice room early in the morning, yawning. Before she even closed her mouth, she remembered something and asked Yu Jeongyeon behind her.
"No, what's wrong... did you see it?"
Yu Jeongyeon's eyes looked a little strange. She clearly remembered that this sister was a fan of TV dramas, especially melodramatic romance films... She usually didn't like watching this kind of variety shows.
"Yesterday's episode was a special episode about Yoo Jae Suk and EXO. Did you forget about the heated argument?" Lin Nayeon explained to her seriously, but she felt that Yu Jeongyeon's eyes were a little strange. She complained awkwardly: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"No……"
Yu Jeongyeon instantly understood what was going on, and she hugged Lim Nayeon's arm with a smile, "Of course I've heard of this collaboration. How could I not know about such a big collaboration? I just didn't have time to watch it yesterday. I'll go back and watch it today... So, is this special episode good?"
“It’s okay…” Lin Nayeon pouted and glanced at her, puffing her cheeks in a very proud manner: “The backstage of the concert and the final stage were pretty good… I found the rest quite boring.”
"Have you listened to their collaboration? Is it good?"
"I think that's it...but the results are pretty good."
"How good?"
"It instantly topped the charts after it was released yesterday, and is still at number one..."
"The sound source is so good?... It's just a collaboration between Yoo Jae Suk and Kyung Won Oppa, so it's normal for the results to be good."
"It's obviously quite ordinary... I don't know why so many people listen to it, it feels like it's just relying on the singer's popularity..."
"what are you guys saying……"
While the two were chatting about yesterday's "King of Dance Special", other members also came into the practice room one after another. Seeing the two excited, Park Ji-hyo and a few others immediately came over and started chattering with them.
Mingjing Nan sat nearby without interrupting, but her attention was focused. When she heard the members discussing yesterday's "Infinite Challenge Special", she felt some unknown pleasure in her heart... She still had the photos that Ji Jingyuan sent her after the Bangkok concert in her phone.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Zhou Ziyu beside her without leaving a trace. This big-name youngest member also joined in the discussion with a smile, and there didn't seem to be anything unusual.
Before they could get excited for a while, manager Jin Shangmin came in and clapped his hands: "Everyone come to the conference room, the meeting has started..."
"...Preparation for the album is the focus of the next few days. The date for the MV shooting has been confirmed as the 12th of next month. The rest of the schedule has been notified before, so I won't go into details..."
Soon everyone gathered in the small conference room. Jin Shangmin held a notebook in his hand, glanced at the nine girls sitting in a circle around the table, and said quickly: "Today I want to talk about other things... The company has received two invitations to invite individual members to work together."
"An invitation?"
"Who?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately attracted the attention of all the members. They looked at each other curiously, and then looked at Kim Sang-min.
For Twice, a girl group that has debuted for less than a year, collaborating with other artists on songs is still a very new thing.
"First of all, the first one, but this is not a collaboration on a song, but a music video..."
As he said that, Jin Shangmin looked at Momo Hirai who was sitting next to him: "MOMO."
"Yes." Momo Hirai raised her head and responded crisply, not looking too surprised.
"SJ's Kim Heechul and Min Kyung-hoon have collaborated on the SM 'Subway Project' song 'Sweet Dream' and invited you to participate in the MV shooting and play the female lead. At the same time, all the MC members of 'Knowing Brothers' will also participate in the shooting..."
After introducing the cooperation invitation, Jin Shangmin looked at Hirai Momo and said, "It is a good gimmick for all the MC members of "Knowing Brothers" to participate. The company has already accepted it..."
As he was talking, he saw Momo Hirai's expression and suddenly frowned: "Did you know this before?"
"Forehead……"
After hesitating for a moment, Momo secretly glanced at her agent's expression and nodded: "Heechul... Heechul Oppa mentioned this to me before..."
"..."
Jin Shangmin paused for a moment after hearing this, then put down the notebook in his hand and looked at Momo with a fascinating look: "It is your own business to have your own network of contacts, but MOMO, I want to remind you that at this time, you are absolutely not allowed to fall in love, and you are not allowed to have any scandals. I won't say much about who Kim Heechul is, you have all heard about it yourself."
"This is just a normal cooperation... You should keep your distance, understand?"
Although the tone was not intense, the agent's long-standing authority was still oppressive. Momo Hirai, who was the first to be affected, seemed to want to explain something, but now she could only shrink her neck and nodded awkwardly.
At the same time, hearing what Jin Shangmin said, Ming Jingnan on the side pursed his lips somewhat unnaturally.
Zhou Ziyu looked dazed, as if she wasn't talking about herself, as if nothing had happened.
"Then there was another invitation, what a coincidence..."
After Hirai Momo finished speaking, Jin Sangmin picked up the notebook and his tone suddenly became relaxed: "This one is also an invitation from SM for a subway song, but this time it's a serious song collaboration, and the person invited is someone we know..."
(End of this chapter)