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Chapter 912 Look

The opening instrumental ensemble, modern dance, street dance and the group dance at the end were really exciting. They were all collaborations with popular idols such as EXO, Shinee, Twice, Blackpink, red velvet, and GOT7. The opening showed that this year's th anniversary music festival was different from previous years. The enthusiasm of the audience was immediately aroused, and the atmosphere was already lively as soon as the show started.

Judging from this opening alone, it was very successful. Even Chi Jingyuan, who was accustomed to watching idol performances, found his favorite highlights in it.

After the opening performance, the three MCs of today’s Gayo Daejeon walked out side by side from the LED screen door and stood in the middle of the stage.

"2016 SAF Gayo Daejeon with the most vulnerable producer in the Peninsula, Kpop, A to Z, Aniha Saiyo, I am MC Yoo Hee-yeol."

"Neianiha Saiyo, yuri mida~"

“Hello everyone, I’m Baekhyun from XO.”

As several people introduced themselves, loud cheers and applause broke out from the audience. Perhaps it was the name of the Song Battle that made people look forward to it, and the opening dance was exciting. The atmosphere was so warm that it almost made Chi Jingyuan's eardrums deaf.

Just hearing their self-introductions, Ji Jingyuan applauded on the surface, but he was a little amused in his heart... Baekhyun's self-introduction included the prefix of EXO, but Quan Yuri directly said that she was Yuri.
You know, even Yoona senior now introduces herself as 'Girls' Generation Yoona' no matter what the occasion.

Tsk tsk, isn’t the difference in team spirit revealed?
The three hosts of the Music Festival are Yoo Hee-yeol, Kwon Yuri and EXO's Byun Baekhyun. A veteran MC and two idols, this partnership is a higher level than the two in previous years. The three of them stood in the middle of the stage and coordinated well with each other.

...It was just a little awkward that the three hosts looked almost the same height since Kwon Yuri was wearing high heels.

There are two main highlights of today's 20th anniversary of the Gayo Daejeon. One is the collaborative stage organized by several well-known producers from several companies, such as Yoon Jong-shin, SM's Yu Yong-jin, YG's Teddy, JYP's Park Jin-young, etc. This is the one that EXO, NCT and Red Velvet practiced together before.

Secondly, the number of idol groups participating in the show is the largest in history. Many new boy and girl groups that debuted in the past year appeared in the program list.

"What kind of surprises have you prepared for the much-anticipated first stage?"

"The new generation of K-pop idols appearing like comets, Music, Start!"

After a long series of announcements from the three hosts, the official performance session finally began... After the three MCs left the stage, they did not leave, but walked to the artist seats and sat down next to EXO.

Ji Kyung-won smiled and waved to Kwon Yuri and Bian Baekhyun before perking up and looking towards the stage.

Just watching, his expression became a little strange.

“Why are they all NCT?” He couldn’t help but complain to the person next to him.

First it was NCT Dream, then NCT U. When Ji Jingyuan was getting tired of watching, NCT 127 actually came up. The entire NCT family showed up.

You have to know that every inch of space is valuable in the Song Festival. It is a luxury for many groups from small companies to show up. It is good enough for them to have a multi-person collaboration stage with others. It is impossible for them to have a solo stage like NCT with the whole group appearing.

"We are SM!"

Wu Sehun shrugged, his tone was so matter-of-fact that it actually sounded like he had a sense of company honor.

SM's new generation boy group NCT adopted Lee Soo Man's dreamed-of 'unlimited expansion' model, and finally debuted this year. It started with three sub-teams: Dream, U, and 127, one more than EXO's previous KM teams. Coupled with the 'unlimited expansion' setting, the entire group's plan looks aggressive and ambitious.

Unfortunately, the Kpop boy bands have already been divided up, with EXO dominating the market, and countless popular boy bands competing fiercely for the little bit of the remaining pie. In the absence of any hit songs, even though the company has poured a lot of resources into it, all the stages and award ceremonies at the end of the year have been completed, and the company's seniors like Red Velvet and even EXO have personally stepped out to support it, NCT's development so far can only be described as somewhat unsatisfactory.

However, with the SM signboard and the title of 'SJ, Girls' Generation, EXO juniors', NCT still has a great advantage compared to other groups from small companies... The fact that they are sitting in a row at the Gayo Daejeon is the best example.

Fortunately, after NCT 127, SM did not bring up all three sub-groups of NCT for a big group photo, and Blackpink finally made its debut after countless expectations.

YG's new girl group Blackpink, which debuted less than four months ago, lives up to the title of monster rookie. Except for one of the double hits, "STAY", almost all of their other single albums after their debut are hit songs. The sound sources have received very good reviews, demonstrating the producer Tedyy's extraordinary songwriting ability.

And even though they debuted with the nickname "the new four ugliest", after gradually becoming familiar with them, even the haters admitted that Blackpink is actually much better than the "old four ugliest" 2NE1 in terms of appearance alone. The looks of Jisoo and Jennie are now being praised by more and more people, and even Li Xia has a lot of loyal fans thanks to her figure.

In addition to being backed by YG and the idol qualities of each member, Blackpink is the most eye-catching one among all the new girl groups this year.

"Our love is like playing with fire~"

"My love is on fire~"

After experiencing three consecutive tortures from NCT, a familiar and dynamic female voice suddenly came to his ears. Looking at the four girls with good figures singing and dancing on the stage, Chi Jingyuan felt his eyes and ears clear and he gently swayed his legs to the music of "Playing with Fire".

"Which one do you think looks best?"

While looking at the stage, Wu Sehun next to me suddenly asked.

He didn't say who it was, but Chi Jingyuan knew he was asking about the Blackpink who were performing.
After he asked this, Chi Jingyuan changed his mindset, from admiring the stage to looking at it carefully. After looking for a while, he confidently replied: "If we only talk about today's makeup... Jisoo."

Kim Ji-soo's look today is really beautiful, with two bows tied on her braids, a style that suits her taste quite well.

"What about not just today?"

"Uh..." Chi Jingyuan thought for a moment and shrugged: "That's still Jisoo."

Although Jennie Kim is liked by many people and is very popular, she is more likable for her looks, strong abilities and stage charm. But if we just talk about her face, Ji Jingyuan thinks that anyone who sees her will think that Kim Jisoo is the best in Blackpink.

"What do you think of Rose?"

After talking for a long time, Wu Se-hun finally asked what he wanted to ask the most.
"Hmm...I used to think it was just average, nothing special."

Chi Jingyuan recalled and said impartially: "But after dyeing it blonde, it looks much more beautiful, and it looks pretty today."

He has always been very confident in his own aesthetic taste and considers himself to be very objective when making comments.

...But not as good as Xiaonan.

After Chi Jingyuan finished speaking, he hid some offensive words and remembered that Wu Shixun seemed to have a good relationship with Park Caiying before. They also talked about it privately several times. He immediately understood what he meant and raised his eyebrows and asked, "What? Do you have any ideas?"

"A little bit."

Wu Shixun covered his mouth and whispered, he had no intention of hiding anything from Chi Jingyuan: "We are still in contact... If I need you, remember to cover for me..."

"No problem, just call me then."

Chi Jingyuan immediately patted his chest and agreed. Wu Sehun had been his wingman countless times and provided cover for him many times, so of course he had to give something in return.

"but……"

He thought about it and felt something was wrong: "Blackpink has only debuted for four months, can they date now?"

Falling in love right after debut is a privilege only for royals like him. Even Mingjing Nan didn't confirm his relationship with him until nearly a year after debut... Isn't four months a bit too much?

“Other companies may have some problems…”

Wu Se-hun covered his mouth and shrugged lightly, raising an eyebrow at him: "But...YG is different."

Chi Jingyuan paused for a moment when he heard this, then raised his eyebrows and understood immediately.

As he spoke, he gently swung his legs and continued to watch Blackpink's stage, but his eyes were more playful than before.

I just started to think a lot as I was watching...NCT just finished singing "Fire Truck" and BP came up to sing "Playing with Fire".

I always feel a bit targeted...

Then several boy and girl groups appeared one after another, followed by boy group Monstaer X and then Lovelyz.
Chi Jingyuan is quite familiar with Lovelyz. He even has contact information for several of the members. He exchanged them when he was filling in for "Weekly Idol" last year. The guests on that episode also included Gfriend and Twice.
...I remember that in that episode he seemed to have taken a pillow that he really liked from the dormitory and gave it away as a gift for the game, but I kind of forgot who he gave it to.

Unfortunately, when these three girl groups were guests together, their status and popularity were similar. However, this year, Gfriend and Twice soared to the top, leaving Lovelyz far behind. The other two had already appeared in the prime time of the second half of the Gayo Daejeon, but they still opened the show and performed in the newcomers' time slot.

If you don't have enough stamina, the difference in your circumstances will be huge. It's really sad to say.

After a series of individual performances ended, hundreds of people suddenly ran up to the stage that seemed a little empty just now... The most anticipated "girl group gathering" of the first half of this year's Song Festival began.

Six girl groups including momoland, gugudan, Cosmic Girls, DIA, CLC, and LABOUM worked together to perform their masterpieces one after another while recreating the female trainee dance formation from this year's national program "Produce 101". The six girl groups plus dozens of dancers danced and moved in unison on the stage, which looked very enjoyable to watch.

"Wow, how long does this rehearsal take?"

Chi Jingyuan was stunned by the lineup, clapping and exclaiming in a low voice.

When the nine members of EXO perform during rehearsal stages, there are often people who hold them back, let alone a large-scale collaborative stage like this involving six groups.

"What do you think of Bona?" At this time, Wu Sehun next to him came over again with a mean look, and pouted when he saw Kim Ji-yeon walking to the C position on the stage.

"Do you have any new ideas?" Chi Jingyuan looked at him speechlessly.

"I'm not talking about me, I'm talking about you!"

"cough~"

Chi Jingyuan coughed lightly, looked straight ahead, and said righteously, "I have a girlfriend!"

"Ah ha ha……"

Although his words were convincing, the uncontrollable snickering coming from the side made him feel a little uncomfortable.

After the girl groups' gathering, it was the boy groups' gathering. Six boy groups including Pentagon, SF9, KNK, ASTRO, SNUPER and HALO took to the stage, performing the same large square dance. It was quite shocking to watch.

I have to say that the scale of this year's music festival is really big. These six are all relatively popular boy groups that debuted in recent years. It's just that compared to the girl group lineup just now, the boy groups here are a little less well-known.

...Due to EXO's suppression, the Kpop boy group market has been a bit difficult in recent years. Countless new groups have debuted and died. Even if they have finally gained a foothold, they can only eat the leftovers in the gaps.

After learning that EXO was being targeted by the industry, Ji Jingyuan and the other members couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency, always feeling that someone might come to die in their place... At this time, he perked up and looked carefully at these slightly outstanding new boy groups.

He wanted to see if there were any groups or members that looked very promising.

...I just watched for a while, and apart from one of the ASTRO kids being quite handsome, I didn't feel anything about the others.

Although a group only needs one hit song to become popular, the group's potential can be roughly seen from the overall qualities of the group members, including appearance, strength, etc.

Putting aside other things about EXO, the overall quality of the 12 members who debuted is obvious. Their software, hardware, and appearance are among the best in boy groups. Titles such as four lead singers, four main faces, and two main dancers also show that the group is fully equipped, and has truly drained the essence of an entire generation of male trainees from SM.

It is not so easy to achieve their configuration. He really can't see any threat from these boy bands.

Considering that the performances of these two boy and girl groups are imitating this year's "Produce 101", which is also the most popular program this year, it directly created the popular national girl group IOI.
If you look at it this way... they won't come up with a male version of 101 next year, will they?
"By the way..."

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

When Chi Jingyuan was about to say something, a loud and shrill scream suddenly erupted from the back. The sound was obviously much louder than the volume of the cheering stage in the previous second, and it even drowned out the stage accompaniment that was playing, and even completely suppressed the singing of the male idols.

This sudden increase in screaming was most likely the director cutting the reaction. He came back to his senses instantly, stopped talking, restrained his expression, and then looked up at the big screen.

As expected, his close-up appeared on the big screen in front, with short and exquisite hair and clear eyes.

His movements when watching the big screen seemed to have touched the excitement points of the fans and the audience, or maybe just seeing Chi Jingyuan's face could make them excited, the cheers became noticeably louder, and the entire venue seemed to be shaking.

Feeling this explosive popularity, all the idols in the surrounding artist seats couldn't help but be shocked and looked sideways, including the members of EXO next to them, who couldn't help but turn their heads and look over with strange smiles, and Kim Minseok even gave a thumbs up.

The girls from Twice in the back row felt the restless atmosphere and involuntarily looked towards the direction of XO in front of them. Zhou Ziyu first looked at Chi Jingyuan's back and the back of his head, and then looked up at the extremely familiar face on the big screen. She pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, but couldn't help but smile with the corners of her mouth pursed. It was unclear whether she was angry or proud.

"...please turn down the volume when watching TV..."

In a family in Seoul, Li Huiying walked from the kitchen to the bedroom. When she passed the living room, she heard the loud noise coming from the TV. She couldn't help but stop and mutter something. However, as soon as she looked over, she saw a familiar face. She couldn't help but move forward and pointed at the person on TV and said, "Isn't this Jin Xin? Is "Goblin" broadcasting today?"

She recognized the face immediately. She had just watched the latest live broadcast two days ago. It hadn’t even been a week yet…

Kim Yoon-hee, who was watching with shining eyes, heard her grandmother's question and realized that her parents and brother next to her had no intention of explaining, so she turned around and said, "No, this is the SBS Gayo Daejeon, and Kyungwon Oppa is also participating..."

"Isn't the Song Festival a party where young people dance and make a lot of noise? Isn't Jin Yan an actor? Why did he participate?"

"Because Jingyuan Oppa's main job is an idol. He is a member of EXO. An actor is just..."

Following Kim Yoon-hee's explanation, the grandmother was no longer in a hurry to go back to her room. Instead, she sat next to her granddaughter and watched the Song Festival on TV, which she was not interested in at all... Unfortunately, the close-up of the familiar face on TV flashed by, and then it was followed by the program that made her frown and dance and was very noisy.

"Where are the people? Where are the Jin people?"

"Grandma, we haven't reached EXO yet..."

"What EXO, where are the Jin-Yun people?"

"This is not their stage..."

"So when will he come out?"

Similar scenes have been played out in many families at one time or another. It can only be said that because of his inherent popularity and the recent explosion of "Goblin", Ji Jingyuan is so popular now that even many grandparents of the older generation recognize his face, and his popularity is growing extremely rapidly.

...It’s no exaggeration to say that he is the hottest artist in the entire peninsula this month.

At the Song Festival, seeing the face of the most popular character on TV recently, the familiar Goblin General Kim Seung-hyun, appear on the big screen, and the face of a popular actor in a hit drama appear in this world of Kpop and idols, many people couldn't help but feel like they were walking from TV to reality.

Then, considering Ji Jingyuan’s original identity as an idol, Kpop fans could not help but feel amazed and proud. No wonder the intensity of their support was so exaggerated.

Even people who normally don't watch the Song Contest only came to take a look just for Jin Chen, or Chi Jingyuan.

A random reaction shot yielded such a good effect, and the director seemed to have tasted the sweetness. During the entire first half, whenever the reaction shot was cut, Chi Jingyuan would definitely show up, and then there were cheers that exceeded the stage cheers.

After doing it twice, the audience seemed to have found the fun and started cheering as soon as everything started, as if they were already having fun.

But this made the performers on the stage embarrassed, and Chi Jingyuan was also a little embarrassed...

Fortunately, at the second half of the game, when Chi Jingyuan was posing, Wu Sehun next to him suddenly patted him.

"Let's go. The assistant reminded us that it's time to leave."

"So early? Aren't there still a few shows to go?"

"YG's stage will be held in a little while, and they will probably go to the artist booth to interact. Do you want to support them?"

"withdraw!"

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