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Chapter 1230 How does it feel?

"Unnie, you're back~"

After Lim Nayeon and her partner returned to the apartment, they heard someone greeting them just after they changed their shoes. They looked up and saw Minatozaki Sana sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the living room with a cell phone in her hand and a plate of fruit in front of her.

She was alone...why did it feel like she was waiting for them here?
Yu Jeongyeon blinked, but didn't say much, and walked over with a smile.

"Ouni, where did you eat? You came back so quickly." Minatozaki Sana looked at the two of them, moved her little butt to the side twice to make room for the two of them, and while asking the question with a smile, she handed a mango to Yu Jeongyeon to feed her.

"Because it's quite close, in the restaurant inside the Peninsula Hotel... a place that Jingyuan oppa found." Yu Jeongyeon lowered her head and ate the mango that was fed to her mouth, and said vaguely: "It tastes good, but the price is really expensive... But it was Sehun oppa who paid for it."

"what……"

Lin Nayeon didn't think twice, just fell on the sofa, sighed and began to touch her stomach: "I ate too much today, I have to exercise again~"

Her whole body was embedded in the sofa, and her toes in light-colored slippers were swaying. Although she was complaining, she pursed her lips and licked them at the same time, as if she regretted eating too much, but couldn't help but recalling the taste from before.

Looking at her, Minatozaki Sana pursed her lips and swallowed her saliva.

She has been working really hard to manage her figure and has been dieting for a long time. She usually only eats some fruits. Seeing Lin Nayeon's expression of "Wow, it's so delicious, I can't eat enough"... of course she will be greedy.

Although she was tempted in her heart, Minatozaki Sana had already formed a habit. She was able to restrain herself and forcibly suppress the desire in her heart.

"Ouni is always greedy, you deserve to be scolded by your manager..."

She said something in a scolding tone, and then asked casually, "What did you guys talk about? How do Jingyuan Oppa and the others feel about being in Neon?"

"Of course we did. We talked about a lot of things."

When Lin Nayeon heard this, she didn't think much about it and started to talk with a strong desire to share: "They talked about their activities in Japan, their experiences and so on. Sehun oppa told a story. He said that when he first came to Japan and was recording a TV program, a local boy band said weird things to provoke him in person, but Jingyuan oppa ignored them and completely ignored them..."

"He even asked Jeongyeon if she had a boyfriend, and asked about her ideal type, saying that he would show her to him when she found one... Humph, who asked him to show her?"

"By the way, Jingyuan Oppa also said that he feels the female idols in Japan are not as pretty as those in our country, hahahaha..."

Lin Nayeon occasionally complained and grumbled, and occasionally she would chuckle while talking, performing vividly for Minatozaki Sana, and she could also use her greatest personal skill of "imitation" to cover Ji Jingyuan's expression and demeanor.

"Anyway, we talked about everything, including Mina..."

At the end of her speech, she remembered something, grinned, and blurted it out.

...In a place that no one noticed, a footstep that was originally moving towards this side suddenly stopped.

"Ah? We're still talking about Mina-chan? What did you say?" Minatozaki Sana was originally finding what she was hearing very interesting, but after hearing this her expression suddenly changed.

"Um……"

But when it comes to this, Lin Nayeon, who was very excited just now, frowned, organized her words, and then just pursed her lips: "I don't know how to say it, anyway, it feels different from what I thought before."

"Then he..."

Minatozaki Sana wanted to ask more, but Yu Jeongyeon next to her had already started to wink at her. After seeing this, Lim Nayeon also realized that this topic was not a good one, and pouted her mouth: "Oh, let's not talk about this."

Minatozaki Sana was hesitant to speak. She really wanted to know what was said, but seeing the expressions of the two people, she didn't dare to ask.

After chatting with Minatozaki Sana for a while, Lim Nayeon seemed to have thought of something and said "wait for me" and got up directly. She rushed out in her slippers and knocked on the door perfunctorily and walked into Chou Tzuyu's room.

"Unnie, you're back?"

Seeing Lin Nayeon, Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting on the bed and looking down at her phone, immediately greeted her with a smile, and Lin Nayeon hugged her very closely, sat on her bed and leaned against her, looking at her with a little look: "Ziyu, what are you doing?"

"I'm texting with my friends~"

Zhou Ziyu lowered her head and typed a reply, then looked over curiously: "Ouni, how was your meal with him?"

"It's okay, just had a meal..."

Lin Nayeon didn't care much. She chewed her teeth for a few times and didn't bother to beat around the bush after laying the groundwork for a few sentences. She just moved closer to Zhou Ziyu and asked in a low voice: "By the way, Ziyu, let me ask you, do you know what 'blush' means?"

"what?"

Zhou Ziyu was stunned when she suddenly heard her ask this.

"It's blush. He... Jingyuan Oppa mentioned this twice at night. He didn't say anything when asked... What does this mean?"

When Lim Nayeon said this, Zhou Ziyu immediately remembered... When Chi Jingyuan opened her up to the task of designing the Jikawa, he specifically talked about the inspiration for the creation of some elements.

He said that every Jikawa face would have a stupid blush on it... just because Ji Kyung-won inexplicably thought of Lim Nayeon.

Thinking of this, and seeing the girl with rabbit teeth in front of her looking confused and asking herself the question in a daze, Zhou Ziyu was instantly tickled. She wrinkled her face and burst out laughing.

“Hahaha…” Zhou Ziyu couldn’t stop laughing, but still waved her hand: “Ouni, I don’t know either.”

"..." When Lin Nayeon saw her appearance, she immediately got angry. She was being treated as a fool.

She bared her rabbit teeth: "Then what are you laughing at?"

"No, nothing to laugh at, haha..."

"You really don't know?"

"Well, I don't know."

"It's a Kouji! You can tell at a glance!"

"Ha ha……"

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

"An Dui~"

…………

Ji Jingyuan naturally couldn't hear the whispers in Twice's apartment. After having dinner with Lim Nayeon, he went straight to the airport and took a flight back to Seoul overnight.

While EXO and Twice, the current top 1 Kpop boy and girl groups, are vigorously developing in Japan, the popularity of the Korean music scene is also not much less.

Every summer is a hot period for reviewing boy and girl groups, and this year is no exception. From July to August, girl groups and solo artists in the music industry return in large numbers, and it looks extremely lively.

Looking down at Melon's weekly chart, red velvlet's "Red Flavor" successfully topped the chart. After being stuck at number two for three consecutive weeks, it finally topped the weekly chart in the fourth week, squeezing out "Because It's Raining", which had previously dominated the chart and overwhelmed a number of girl group hits, and won its first weekly championship since the release of the song.

Since the release of the summer album red velvlet on July 7, the song has topped the charts and achieved All Kill, maintaining high positions in all charts for many consecutive days and occupying second place on the Melon weekly chart for three weeks.

Sales also achieved a breakthrough, with over 10 copies sold in the first week, breaking the group's record. As of now in August, the number has reached nearly , a complete success in both sound sources and sales.

The response in the local market was also very good. The title song "Red Flavor" was hailed as the "summer hit". The popularity and popularity of the entire group skyrocketed. Not only did they gain a lot more fans, but their acceptance in the mainstream market of the mainland also increased significantly.

When Chi Jingyuan was driving to work after lunch in the morning, he heard Bae Joo-hyun's voice "Bai Bai's Godmother..." coming from the speakers of several shops on the roadside.

The hit title song, excellent production, refreshing style and good-looking styling are integrated together. This song, which Chi Jingyuan did not like very much, and the album that he did not feel much about, has become the best-performing album of Red Velvet since their debut. The super explosive power has made them speed up in the girl group track.

Although they are still not as good as Twice, which is now undoubtedly the number one girl group, at least they have room to catch up.

Further down the list is Kurosawa's consecutive hit single "Because It's Raining", which has been on the chart for six weeks and has been at the top for four consecutive weeks. This week it was squeezed out by "Red Flavor" which had been at the top for three weeks.

The third is Hwang Chi Yeul's "A Daily Song" which released a song in June, which has regained popularity today, Kurosawa's other song "I Don't Understand You", and ZICO who released a song again after a few months of silence after recovering from his injury.
In addition, Blackpink's new song "as if it's your last" is also a hot song nowadays. Several other girl groups and female singers such as MAMAMOO and Puberty are also on the list.

However, the title song "Love Whisper" from Griend's new album, which just returned recently, did not make it into the top ten.

After Gfriend finished the Pure Trilogy, its transformation album at the beginning of the year was declared a complete failure. The dark fairy tale and mature style was totally not accepted by fans. Its comeback was a big flop and it suffered from severe fan loss. It directly degenerated from a popular girl group competing with Twice for the TOP to an ordinary first-line girl group.

When the agency saw this, they realized their mistake and immediately fell to their knees. The overall style of the new album returned directly to its previous pure, sweet and light style.

It’s a pity that the performance seems mediocre at the moment and it was crushed by "Red Flavor" released in the same period. Although the fans were surprised, the response from the outside world was mediocre.

Chi Jingyuan even listened to the title song "Love Whisper" and thought it was pretty good. It was in the same style as Gfriend's previous song. Although it was not as good as "Time Passes", it was still a good song.

Unfortunately, it failed to regain its former popularity.

Therefore, the transformation of a girl group is really a very important matter that can determine life or death. Most girl groups are suitable for one style and path, and cannot easily transform and step out of their comfort zone.

In addition to Gfriend, there is also Apink, the group where Ji Kyung-won's good friend Jung Eun-ji is. They also recently returned with Blackpink... However, he couldn't find any news about them in Osaka unless he searched for them deliberately.

There are few idols who can digest various styles and have exquisite and excellent song plans. Chi Jingyuan feels that among all the girl groups he has come into contact with, there is only Girls' Generation that can play with various styles well.

From the malicious cuteness of waving lollipops in the early "Kissing you", to the collective selling of legs in "Tell Me Your Wish", to the later handsome dark retro Girl crush, they can play all kinds of styles and make fans accept them without feeling abrupt.

I can only say that there is something special about this group of sisters.

Speaking of Girls' Generation...this time Ji Kyung-won returned to Seoul just for them.

All the pre-production and materials and resources for Girls' Generation's tenth anniversary album have been released, and it will be released in a few days.

Although the work as a music producer has been completed, and the subsequent publicity, operation and other work have nothing to do with Chi Jingyuan anymore, after all, he has put in a lot of hard work and carefully prepared the album with a group of sisters. When the time comes, he is still worried and wants to come back to see how the company is preparing and how the sisters are doing.

“……关于少女时代的新专辑《Day & Nigh》相关工作都已经准备就绪，专辑已经确定将于2017年8月4日公开音源，8月7日发行实体专辑。”

Chi Jingyuan sat in a corner of the conference room, listening carefully to other people's meeting reports.

This was a meeting held by several departments of the company prior to the release of Girls' Generation's new album, and he was just listening in to understand what was going on. Normally he would not make any suggestions.

Before, SM was simply unwilling to devote resources and costs to Girls' Generation's album, which would not bring any revenue regardless of its success. However, after Chi Jingyuan's operation and intervention, SM also changed its original intention. In consideration of his face and weight, SM increased a lot of resources and investment, and became much more attentive.

Now that he has become so dedicated, Chi Jingyuan naturally doesn't need to worry about the album's operation, distribution and management with so many years of experience.

"…The company has previously released individual teaser photos and videos of the members, and the response online has been very good. The styling and style concept have been highly praised. The previous album song teaser videos were also very popular, and fans widely commented that they were 'very nice to listen to' and 'very thoughtful'."

The staff continued to speak:

"…Pre-sales have exceeded expectations. As of this morning, pre-sales for both the 'Day' and 'Night' versions have reached 12 copies, of which 'Night' has 74324 copies, more than more than 'Day'. According to analysis, the cover design and styling have received more recognition."

"On August 8, we will hold a concert to celebrate our 5th anniversary at the Olympic Hall in the Seoul Olympic Park. Currently, nearly tickets, including standing room, have been sold out."

"The return commemoration live broadcast will be held at 8 pm on August 7th. The relevant preparations and technical issues have been completed."

"I will be performing on Mnet's 'M COUNTDOWN' on August 8th for my first promotion. I will also be doing related promotions. I will be going to the venue the day after tomorrow to pre-record the song."

"At the same time... depending on the response, we will continue to release more materials, including some behind-the-scenes footage and specials from the making of the album."

Chi Jingyuan felt that the staff member who reported this content glanced at him when he spoke.

A lot of behind-the-scenes footage was shot when the album was being made. As soon as he heard it, he knew that this was obviously an attempt to use his own popularity to boost the popularity of the album... However, Chi Jingyuan nodded and had no objection.

Wasn't this the effect I wanted when I filmed this?

The company staff were communicating one by one, but Chi Jingyuan was still a little worried about this album.

The biggest problem is the schedule. To be honest, it’s not a very good schedule recently.

A large number of girl groups have returned and released many hit songs, so the competition is very fierce.

More importantly, at the same time, there is also the super monster rookie boy group WANNA ONE, which has exploded in popularity even before its debut... This boy group selected from "101 Season 8" this year has announced that it will officially debut on August 7th.

As soon as the trailer was released, it can be said that Kpop exploded, and countless fans cried for joy. It can be said that even before their debut, their popularity and fame have already reached the top.

Girls' Generation is no longer at its peak, which can be seen from various data. To be honest, in the current situation, they are really no match for WANNA ONE.

Not to mention them...even EXO is actually a bit stressed now. This year's "101 Season " has far more popularity and topics than last year, and they also select boy groups with larger fan base, strength and loyalty than girl groups. It can be said that this setting and the process of formation alone have destined WANNA ONE to become popular.

EXO has not returned to the Peninsula for more than a year. The extremely long hiatus, coupled with the frequent revelations of members' love affairs, scandals, and recording incidents this year, has led to a serious phenomenon of fan loss, a large part of which has gone directly to WANNA ONE.

It can be said that if we ignore the progress in several overseas markets, EXO is on a downward slope this year in the Peninsula, and it is a very steep downward slope.

The Peninsula market is like that, fickle.

Girls' Generation is actually under a lot of pressure facing WANNA ONE.

But August 8th is the debut day of Girls' Generation, which is of great significance. As the tenth anniversary album, this comeback date cannot be changed. Even if it happens, we can only hold on and make it.

However, boy groups and girl groups are on different tracks after all. Girls' Generation still has the aura of "last album" and "disbandment sentiment" and has great potential.

After the meeting, Ji Jingyuan exchanged a few words with Lee Sooman, and when they walked back, they happened to meet Kim Taeyeon who had also finished communicating with the staff.

Seeing Sister Jin, who was not wearing much makeup but was full of energy, Chi Jingyuan asked with a smile, "How do you feel?"

"Of course it's OK. The songs are great, and the company has given us so many resources. The members are all confident about this album."

Kim Taeyeon, who was wearing black-framed glasses, looked quite young. Upon hearing this, she raised her head and spoke confidently.

Then she looked at Chi Jingyuan and smacked her lips a little embarrassedly: "But you still had to make a special trip."

"I want to come back on my own." Chi Jingyuan also smashed it: "Nuna, don't tell me, I see that your album is about to be released, and it feels much more nervous than our XO's own comeback."

"Ah? Really fake?"

"Of course... Because I know XO's album will definitely sell well, but yours may not."

Chi Jingyuan spoke with a worried look on his face. Even though he seemed to be being sarcastic, this was truly what he really thought... He was really a little worried that Girls' Generation's album would not perform well this time.

First, he participated in the production of the whole process, so he would be embarrassed if the results were not good. Second, he is so familiar with the girls of Girls' Generation and has such a good relationship with them. Of course, he also hopes that this Kpop legend of Girls' Generation can have a perfect curtain call.
"Ah, what are you so proud of? So what if you guys are popular? We are Girls' Generation!!"

When Kim Taeyeon heard this, she became annoyed and glared at Chi Jingyuan indignantly. She straightened her chest and waved her right hand to boost her morale. Then she began to point fingers at Chi Jingyuan who was saying strange things:

"It's just that Nuna hasn't been active in the past two years... Have you forgotten how charming Nuna was when you first came to the company? Do you remember backstage when you saw how popular and pretty Nuna was, and you were too embarrassed to even speak?"

"..."

Kim Taeyeon was talking about herself and the glory of Girls' Generation, but Chi Jingyuan was speechless when he heard it.
He remembered the time that the sister mentioned, it was backstage at the Dream Concert... But he remembered that when he first saw Kim Taeyeon, he responded very calmly, with no waves of emotion in his heart and at most some admiration, but when it came to Kim Taeyeon, it didn't become "I feel embarrassed because she's popular and beautiful"?

Chi Jingyuan didn't know what to say about this sister's overflowing self-confidence and her outrageous behavior.

but……

Suddenly, many scenes emerged in front of his eyes naturally... When he first came to the company, the trainees and members around him admired and secretly loved the members of Girls' Generation, the management staff discussed and were eager about them, and all kinds of gossips he heard around him. As long as the name of Girls' Generation was mentioned, the attractiveness would increase by several levels.

And he personally experienced the performances of Girls' Generation, the cheers of fans, the overwhelming popularity, the astonishing statistics, the national publicity, and the unparalleled national popularity.

Scenes flashed through my mind quickly.

Thinking about it now, even though so much time has passed, it is still vivid in my mind.

That was indeed a golden age and era that belonged to girl groups, to Kim Taeyeon and the others... It was something Chi Jingyuan had personally experienced and witnessed.

The memories in my mind flashed quickly, and when I looked at Kim Taeyeon in front of me and heard her words, my mood changed inexplicably.

Facing Kim Taeyeon who was bragging about calling a horse a zebra, Chi Jingyuan did not refute. After a short pause, his eyes were clear and he nodded seriously:

"Indeed, you are Girls' Generation."

He raised his fist, looking like a little fan, and happily began to cheer: "Nuna Fighting! Girls' Generation Fighting!"

"a ha ha ha."

Kim Taeyeon was so amused that she waved her hands pretending to be reserved, but she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Just then, a sound of footsteps came closer and a faint fragrance lingered. Chi Jingyuan looked up and found that Lin Yuna, who had also finished talking to the staff, was also walking over.

But when he saw senior Yoona, Chi Jingyuan's eyes suddenly became strange.

(End of this chapter)