The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 221 "Lemon" "Sunset Girl"

On December 21, Zhang Yixing and Wang Jiaer flew back to Seoul.

Bombardment Meteor were intensively rehearsing in Gong Cheng's studio for their performance at the Red and White Song Festival at the end of the month. Their schedule was relatively light overall, as their performances at the Seoul Gayo Daejeon (Song Festival) on the three major TV stations had been postponed by their respective agencies.

Wu Se-hun, Park Chan-yeol and Wang Jiaer will also be absent from EXO and GOT7's year-end performances as informed by Lee Soo-man and Park Jin-young, otherwise they will be too late.

After the news was announced, the online talk about "New Runaway Three" fermented again among A.R.M.R., but their targets were Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun personally, and not the "cannon group".

In the second half of this year, the joint purge of "Pao Tuan Stargazer" and "Tarot Club Arcana" made most K-pop fans feel dominated by fear. They were slaughtered almost every day in the squares of major software forums, and they were miserable...

The main character is fierce, and the fans are even more fierce...

And that remark by Lee Soo Man made countless A.R.M.s break down and curse in anger. It was already frustrating enough that they went from being an Asian super group of 12 to a 9-member group, and now there's a "new third runner-up". That would have been fine, but our A.R.M.s were fighting for EXO's honor and dignity, and you turned around and told the world: "The success of Bombardment Meteor is the pride of all our citizens!" Damn it, then what are we, XO?
Isn’t it said that our XO is the crown prince of SM?
The Ailis believed it year after year...some of their defenses were broken...

Gong Cheng took a break from his busy schedule and came to TWICE's practice room, but Red Velvet and others were not there.

He relaxed on the sofa and chatted with Chou Tzuyu, who was sitting next to him. "Oh, there's one more thing I forgot to tell you. We're collaborating on a song in February. Are you interested?"

Gong Cheng straightened up and looked at the members' expressions with a smile. The collaboration song "WE PRAY" had been decided, and the arrangement and lyrics were also fine. When the time came, everyone could record the audio together.

"We?" Nayeon looked over curiously. She was busy watching the video from the renovation team on her phone, monitoring the progress. Speaking of which, the renovation of that luxury villa, which she had personally designed, had been a long time coming. According to the renovation company, they would be ready for move-in next spring.

"Bombardment Meteor and Twice?"

The rabbit girl asked doubtfully.

Gong Cheng smiled and shook his head. After he rejected the idea, the members in the practice room looked at him in disbelief...

"With you, Oppa?"

"Oh my god, I'm collaborating with a world-famous superstar~"

"Oh my, does this count as all ten members of TWICE getting together?"

"true and false?"

For a while, the members chattered and laughed. Everyone knew that this brother's current status and popularity were so great that if TWICE was a big hit in the peninsula, then on a global scale... So, if they cooperated with this brother now, it was very likely that they would open the way to the United States.

"Yes, I'm collaborating with you on the single 'WE PRAY'." Gong Cheng chuckled as he took the water from Daxian. Everyone knew that he didn't really drink coffee. "Dayu will deliver the arrangement and lyrics later."

"When you're not busy, you can practice the parts I marked for you..."

He said this, looking around at the members. As the producer of this single, he was naturally responsible for the production of the entire song, including the parts. He wouldn't give the female members more parts just to show favoritism to his own mother.

It's not like he hadn't thought about it, but apart from the bunny girl, no one in TWICE is a good singer! So he just divided the parts based on their ability. After all, if this song becomes a hit, TWICE's entire group will also rise...

And if he really wanted to help the women, a few words wouldn't be much use, in Gong Cheng's opinion. It would be more convenient and effective to help them get some personal information.

"understand!"

After everyone responded, Sana Minatozaki saw her boyfriend sitting on the sofa with his legs spread wide open. Tzuyu sat next to him, giving him a back massage. Dahyun was serving tea and water, and Chaeyoung was smiling and taking pictures of him with her phone.

She has such a good relationship with the maknaes in the catering group! She was a little jealous at first, but when she saw how open and honest the maknaes were with their boyfriends, she suddenly felt like she was being too sensitive. Love is always a struggle.
No matter how much I distrust my male relatives, there's no way this bastard can be taken down by the maknaes, right? Stop being ridiculous!
Thinking of this, Minatozaki Sana couldn't help but chuckle.

……

The next day, December 22, in Seoul, Taeyeon's Christmas special live concert was held at Venue No. 6 in Kyungan-dong, Seocho-gu.

At 4 p.m., Gong Cheng drove to the venue. The front door was lined with Taeyeon fans, braving the snow and wind, lining up on both sides of the road to check in. This sister has been getting better and better as a singer since her solo career.

"Hey, Nuna, are you going to the back door?" Gong Cheng asked after hearing the voice of the microphone. After getting Kim Taeyeon's reply, he turned the steering wheel and came to the back door of the venue.

After parking the car, he put on a baseball cap and scarf. Two figures emerged from the floor-to-ceiling window not far away and waved at him.

SM staff opened the door, and Gong Cheng saw Yoona and Sunny. Seeing how they looked idle, they probably didn't have any schedule and came to watch the concert.

Lin Yuner, wearing a white knitted sweater, looked him up and down, her eyebrows curved slightly, and she said with a smile, "Ouni is putting on makeup, let's go to the lounge and sit for a while."

"Yes." Gong Cheng nodded and followed her figure to the backstage lounge. He glanced sideways at the other short figure, "Sunny Nuna, wait until Taeyeon's Nuna is over tonight, shall we have a drink together?"

"Okay, it's rare that you invite us for a drink." Lee Sunkyu nudged him and said pointedly, "People in the industry say you only drink with pretty female artists you like. Sigh... sometimes I even doubt it. Isn't our Yoona pretty?"

"Oh no, I almost forgot, Taeyeon is your ideal type..."

Lin Yuner raised her eyebrows and turned around: "Hey, unnie..."

"Nuna, there's no doubt about it, you're definitely not as pretty as Yoona Nuna." Gong Cheng took off his baseball cap and pouted...

"Do you want to die?"

……

The three of them came to the backstage lounge, playing and joking. Kim Taeyeon sat in front of the mirror, browsing her phone while letting the makeup artist put on makeup and brush her eyelashes. The more Japanese-style makeup looked natural and fresh on her small face.

After hearing three noisy voices in the corridor, she raised her eyes and looked at Gong Cheng walking into the lounge in the mirror, "PopStars are here~"

Gong Cheng greeted with a smile, "Nuna, long time no see~" He took the bottle of water handed to him by Lin Yuna, took off his scarf and sat on the sofa with some curiosity, "What PopStars?"

A pop star? Oh my god, it really makes people feel embarrassed and appreciate it! As expected, he is a senior who has debuted for many years, and he has a sweet mouth~
"Buzz buzz!" Lee Sunkyu glanced at the phone that was vibrating in her back pocket just after she sat down and couldn't help but get mad: "Oh my god, I'm really fed up. I still have to pick up Hyoyeon, Yuri and the others..."

Hearing her words, Gong Cheng looked at the three girls in the lounge in surprise. If he remembered correctly, two months ago, it should be October, Girls' Generation's Hwang Mi-young, Choi Soo-young, and Seo Ju-hyun did not renew their contracts after they expired...

The incident caused a lot of uproar on the Internet at the time, and SM also responded that Girls' Generation would not disband, and would continue their entertainment activities as a five-member group consisting of Kim Taeyeon, Lee Sunkyu, Kim Hyoyeon, Kwon Yuri and Lim Yoona.

"Ah Xi, what are you thinking about? Why do you have such a dead expression?" Kim Taeyeon looked at Gong Cheng in the mirror with a sigh on his face and couldn't help asking.

Gong Cheng took a sip of water and said, "It's okay. I just feel like time has passed very quickly. I suddenly remembered that when I was still in school, Nuna was still very popular and at its peak. But it's still very popular now."

As far as he could remember, high school was the time when Girls' Generation was at its most popular in Asia. Their posters were everywhere on the streets. Although he wasn't too interested in them, many of his classmates were SONEs. Now it seemed that even the fan name SONE was a bit old-fashioned.

"It's normal. The members are all very tired and need to change. Now you are the one who is popular, haha." Kim Taeyeon finished her makeup, turned her chair and smiled at Gong Cheng. "By the way, since you said that, were you a fan of us Girls' Generation back then? You weren't my fan, were you?"

"No wonder he said during the live broadcast a few days ago that his ideal type was me."

She teased him with a barrage of words, but Gong Cheng didn't take her seriously and didn't respond, not wanting to offend her.

Isn't the so-called iteration she mentioned just aging, to put it bluntly? It's normal. During the heyday of the group, they started to develop individually. For these sisters, some have shown great momentum in recent years, some have been stable, and some are even less popular than when they were in the group...

Plus, they're getting older, so not renewing their contract is normal. Who in their eighties or nineties is still singing and dancing on stage, and playing basketball? The audience of seventy- and eighty-year-old ladies and men shouted, "Kang Sang Mida~ We are Girls' Generation?" It's the Girls' Generation...

Lin Yuner put down her phone and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to the Red and White Song Festival in Japan? They should be rehearsing now, right?"

"Yes, we're going to Tokyo tomorrow. Aren't we going to watch Taeyeon's concert today?" Gong Cheng responded. He didn't go to the company today. He woke up in the dormitory, packed his luggage, and came here.

"You and TWICE are really popular in Japan, what PopStars, Asia's fierce tiger! Asia's destructive dragon! It's so childish. But I'm pretty close to you, you are indeed quite childish too." Kim Taeyeon said, thinking of the public opinion and reports that were making a lot of noise in Asia today.

This morning, the Japanese TV station released the list of performers for the 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen, confirming that Makoto Miya, Twice, and Bombardment Meteor will take turns on the stage.

Gong Cheng will not only perform a Neon version of "Blood Sweat & Tears" in the group Bombardment Meteor, but will also sing a new song as the opening guest. The song list has not been determined, but it is confirmed to be a Neon song.

The finale was headlined by Namie Amuro, a prominent figure in Japan's "Heisei Divas." This was her final Red and White Song Festival appearance, and she announced her retirement from showbiz after her farewell world tour next year.

"So before you get busy, come and watch Nuna's concert to relax. I won't be here tomorrow and the day after tomorrow because I'm going to Tokyo." Gong Cheng reminded with a smile. All members of TWICE and Bombardment Meteor will be flying to Tokyo on tomorrow morning's flight.

Besides rehearsals for the show, they also have to attend press conferences for the Kohaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Songs Festival). In Japan, the Kohaku Uta Gassen is like their Spring Festival Gala, and it's given great attention. The artists who appear on the show each year are undoubtedly the most popular singers and artists of that year, so the selection process is very strict and realistic, with important criteria being popularity, talent, record sales, and sound quality...

Now, not to mention the entire world, just in Asia, Miya Makoto's music sources, sales, and streaming popularity... That's why the Red and White Song Contest wants him to sing two songs at the opening of the Red and White War, to make this Red and White Song Contest even more grand...

The three of them were chatting casually, and soon Lee Sunkyu came with a few members of Girls' Generation...

"..."

……

At six o'clock, Kim Taeyeon's Christmas concert started as scheduled.

Gong Cheng realized that his seat was next to Lin Yuner. She handed him a cheering stick, indicating that they should cheer for Kim Taeyeon together. He took it reluctantly and shook it twice...

The venue was stuffy and noisy, and the heat was surging.

Fortunately, to his left was Im Yoona, and to his right was Lee Sunkyu. Gong Cheng simply took off his mask and baseball cap and sat quietly in a row of seats, staring at the stage. Kim Taeyeon, with her long brown hair, black and red leather jacket, and a very cool short figure, was singing quite well...

"Snowflakes falling on cheeks~"

"As if your soft lips were rubbing against my cheeks~"

"..."

The director's camera cut to the front row of the audience, where the Girls' Generation members were cheering for Kim Taeyeon. Yuri, Kim Hyoyeon, and the others smiled and greeted the camera, waving their cheering sticks, which caused a burst of screams from the audience...

When Gong Cheng's calm face appeared on the big screen, Lin Yuner on his left smiled and nodded, rubbing the camera. Suddenly, the concert venue with 1 people erupted in a shrill explosion.

……

At night, the concert ended. Kim Taeyeon reluctantly said goodbye to her fans outside the venue, and then went to a nearby barbecue restaurant for a simple meal. Then, with Gong Cheng's help, they went to YXR, the largest club in Gangnam.

Taylor and Bombardment Meteor were arriving one after another. Gong Cheng and the members were about to fly to Tokyo and would return to Seoul on New Year's Day, so they decided to indulge themselves tonight.

Taylor has booked a flight back to the United States on the 24th. The production of her sixth album has been completed. "Reputation", which is intended to slap the media and public opinion in the face, will be released on the 29th of this month.

"See you at the Grammys?" Taylor and Gong Cheng clinked glasses, their red lips smiling. This year's Grammy nominations were a month later than in previous years, and even though they hadn't been announced yet, rumors suggested they would be announced in January, with the awards ceremony around March.

Gong Cheng nodded and took a sip of wine. Taylor then grabbed his wrist and led him to the dance floor downstairs. The DJ at the DJ booth wore geometric fluorescent sunglasses. Deafening electronic music, wrapped in heat waves, echoed through the psychedelic light network. The song "Rockstar" sounded.

"Ayy, I've been fuckin' hoes and poppin' pillies, I feel just like a rockstar (star)~"

Taylor picked up his phone and looked up to take a selfie with Gong Cheng. In the camera, Gong Cheng gulped down a glass of whiskey, his Adam's apple rolling under the dim red light. The song playing beside him was his chart-topping single, a hit in nearly every club and nightclub in the world.

"Congratulations, your third diamond single!" Taylor twisted her blonde hair and suddenly remembered this when she heard the music in her ears change to "Peaches", and congratulated Gong Makoto.

In the music industry, records with sales of more than 1000 million copies are usually certified as diamond records, and singles with sales of more than 1000 million copies are certified as diamond singles.

Gong Cheng, who is in front of us, quickly won his first diamond album since the release of "Wheel of Fortune&X" in the spring, and "Rockstar" is his first diamond single, with global single sales of 1700 million copies throughout the year. As for "Shape of You", it is his second diamond single, and the single sales had reached 2600 million copies at the end of last month.

"I get my peaches out in Georgia (Oh, yeah, shit), I get my weed from California (That's that shit)~"

The song "Peaches" that is playing in my ears is Gong Cheng's third diamond single. After the preparation and warm-up at Coachella, the single's sales quickly certified it as a diamond single less than two months after its release. Even now, it is still at the top of the B chart and is in the limelight.

The hazy light cast a shadow on Gong Cheng's face. He watched Taylor's movements and then remembered something. Park Jin-young had recently been having a VJ film the company's annual summary documentary, saying it would be released to fans during the Spring Festival.

The entire documentary started filming at the beginning of the month, with the participation of artists and staff from all the groups under the company. According to Park Jin-young's idea, the video will be edited with the development videos of each group this year, and will be divided into TWICE, Tarot, GOT7, Bombardment Meteor, etc.

He was also told to take more photos or videos of his daily life and upload them to the VJ for later editing. The VJ, like a reporter, would usually ask questions, just like an interview.

Gong Cheng picked up his phone, ready to turn on the camera and take two random photos. Taylor watched him and the VJ chat in the chat box, asking, "Tarot, please tell me what you've gained this year, three key words..."

In the raised camera, mottled and fragmented images hit Gong Cheng's handsome face. Taylor, wearing high heels, was as tall as him. When the wine glass she raised was pressed to her lips, she stopped and clinked it with the camera, saying with a smile: "MONEY..."

"FAME," Gong Cheng smiled brightly with a slightly tipsy face. The camera could vaguely see several girls from Girls' Generation having a great time on the dance floor with members of Bombardment Meteor...

"LOVE!" Taylor's bright red lips, swallowing the drink, answered the last key word for him, "Happy cooperation~Tarot!"

……

On December 23, when the Peninsula media was discussing "Tarot appeared at Kim Taeyeon's concert...", Gong Cheng and the members and TWICE boarded a flight to Tokyo.

"Tarot and ex-girlfriend Yoona appeared together at Kim Taeyeon's Christmas concert~"

"Shocking K-pop love triangle! Girls' Generation disbanded, suspected to be caused by Tarot! I have a feeling the next member to leave will be the loser between Yoona and Taeyeon..."

"Kpop Oddities: Who does Tarot really love?"

Suzy's social media updates included a broken-heart emoji, suggesting Tarot is fickle and will abandon her after having an affair.

……

After a two-hour flight, Gong Cheng sat in first class, surrounded by TWICE members, and fell asleep. He'd had quite a few drinks the previous night, and the rest of Bombardment Meteor were in the same boat. As soon as they got on the plane, they immediately started to get some sleep...

This scene left all TWICE members speechless.

"Are you going to drink again?"

"Oh my god, seven drunkards as entertainers?"

"..."

……

After landing in Tokyo and passing through the crowd of enthusiastic Japanese fans to greet them, the group got into their respective minivans. They were going to rush to the Japanese Broadcasting Association and other artists and groups participating in this year's Red and White Song Festival to attend the press conference.

Gong Cheng yawned while sitting in the car, thinking about the itinerary for the next two days. One of the two Neon songs that would be performed at the opening of the Red and White Songs Festival was "Lemon", which was originally written by the Summer Group when they debuted in Neon. They had originally planned to release it during next year's world tour and hold a Neon station.

However, according to the Red and White Songs Festival's requirement to sing two songs in a row, it can only be released in advance. The other song is the neon song "Sunset Girl" written at the beginning of the month for Sana Minatozaki's birthday.

Since the release was to be in advance, Gong Cheng had to record the two songs in a recording studio rented by the company before the Red and White Songs Festival, and release them together after the Red and White Songs Festival.

It’s a good opportunity to release a single album in Japan, which requires 1-3 songs, and 2 songs are just right.

……

At the broadcasting association in Japan, besides reporters and media, fans gathered outside and excitedly shouted "Tarot!"

After entering the venue, Gong Cheng and his group greeted the seniors of the Japanese music industry and also met many popular Japanese groups, such as AKB48 and SHISHAMO...

Then, under the organization of official personnel, all the artists participating in the Red and White Song Festival came to the studio and faced the reporters in the audience.

Standing on a staircase-like structure, the seven members of Bombardment Meteor wore black suits, while the nine members of TWICE wore white skirts and matching vests. The Red and White Song Contest is essentially a battle between male and female singers, with the female artists divided into the Red Team and the male artists into the White Team. This was evident in the artists' outfits: black and white... The two teams performed songs against each other to determine the winner.

This year is the 68th Red and White Song Contest, and the record so far is: Red Group 31 wins, White Group 36 wins,

"Tarot-san, what song will you be performing at the Kohaku Uta Gassen?"

"..."

……

After arriving in Tokyo, Bombardment Meteor, TWICE and others were busy rehearsing on the stage of the Red and White Songs Festival for two consecutive days. At noon, after a simple meal, Gong Cheng went to a nearby recording studio to record the sound source.

"Did you hear the song from the rehearsal this morning?"

On December 25th, Gong Cheng sat in a Chinese restaurant, drank some water, and asked after clearing his throat. They were in a Chinese restaurant near Ginza. Outside, Tokyo snowflakes were falling, and beneath the neon-lit streets, many passersby were welcoming the snow as they ended a tiring day.

Minatozaki Sana sat next to Gong Cheng, leaning against the glass window, the chopsticks in her hand were picking up the meatballs in the hot pot, and the corners of her mouth under her cheeks were stained with red oil. "No, our red team is rehearsing in Studio 2..."

As she spoke, she smoothed the hair hanging by her ears and took a bite of the purple meatball. It was just a small bite. She didn't like it very much, so she turned around and put the meatball into Gong Cheng's mouth.

"That's a shame..." Gong Cheng mumbled, watching her movements without saying anything. He opened his mouth and ate the remaining food from the puppy. Then, he reached out and asked her for a hairpin, helping her to put up her slightly curly black hair.

"What's the pity?"

"Nothing." Gong Cheng had originally thought that if TWICE saw his rehearsal, then the surprise for Minato's birthday would be greatly reduced. He picked up his phone and pointed the camera at Minato Sana, filming her puffy cheeks.

It's full of food,

"Do you dare to drink hot pot base?"

"you dare?"

"I don't dare." Gong Cheng shook his head and smiled, "Come on, Sana-chan, dear, smile for the camera?"

Minatozaki Sana put down her chopsticks, tilted her head and leaned on his shoulder, making a "yeah" gesture. Recently, the male kissing style has been calm, but I haven't seen him and Mina-chan get so close anymore...

When she saw the red oil on the corners of her mouth on the screen, she subconsciously wanted to take out a tissue to wipe it off, and then take a beautiful photo with Gong Cheng.

But Minatozaki Sana quickly put down the tissue, turned around and kissed Gong Cheng on the cheek, rubbing the red oil in her mouth on his cheek, leaving a thick "lipstick" mark, "Reward for you~"

“…” Gong Cheng silently took the phone, picked up the paper and wiped his cheeks fiercely.

"..."

After leaving the restaurant, Gong Cheng held Minatozaki Sana's hand and walked in the dim street. Not too big snowflakes floated on the street, covering it with a layer of "white blanket"...

"Thanks for your hard work."

Miya Makoto raised his foot like a masochist and gently kicked Minatozaki Sana's butt from behind. After two days of rehearsal, TWICE will fly directly to Seoul tomorrow to prepare for the upcoming SBS Gayo Daejeon, and then fly back to Tokyo on the 31st to participate in the Red and White Song Festival in the afternoon.

Minatozaki Sana ignored his childish antics and shook their linked arms vigorously in mid-air, looking up at him. "So, what are the two Japanese singles you've prepared?"

"Would you like to sing a song for me?"

"No, you will be able to hear it on the scene on the 31st." Gong Cheng shook his head and refused, and then he felt that the scenery in front of him was very good. He and his daughter were walking in the snow under the neon lights, so he took out his mobile phone and took selfies with Minatozaki Sana without saying a word.

Minatozaki Sana was stunned by his actions, "Boy kiss? What's going on? Do you have a fever?"

This boy, who kept saying that a good life needs to be recorded and growth needs to be recorded when they first met, actually didn't like to record his life. Instead, she listened to those words, and in the past two years, her mobile phone album has been almost filled with his photos.

Later, Minatozaki Sana finally understood that what he said was just an excuse for him to embarrass her by taking pictures of her crying secretly that night...

Speaking of this, she became a little angry. What a liar: "Don't tell me that you're recording us! It's been so long, and I rarely see you holding a camera."

Cou Xiaogou snorted twice, and Gong Cheng froze his arms raised in the air and turned to look at her, "Nonsense, I really am recording it..."

He stopped talking and shut his mouth. He didn't like taking photos of his daily life, right! But there were indeed many photos of Shiba Inu girl in the album, from different periods since they met, but he had never shown them to her.

The main thing is, there are more than just the Shiba Inu mom recorded in the album. There are also the rabbit mom, the little penguin, the little tiger, Zhao Meiyan, and many more... He is also doing this for Sana-chan's good. What if she falls head over heels after seeing it?

"Then let me see it?" Minatozaki Sana said hesitantly. The two of them had been dating for a while. She had never looked at Gong Cheng's phone, and Gong Cheng had never looked at hers. They both had privacy and respected each other.

Besides, she didn't want to check her boyfriend's phone. A normal relationship wasn't like a spy relationship; mutual trust was essential. But her boyfriend's behavior, combined with their jobs, made it hard for her to feel at ease...

She liked Gong Cheng very much, but what about male kisses? Could he control himself? She felt that there was no need to doubt this matter... So she was hesitant about whether to take a look? Now that Gong Cheng mentioned the photo, it was just an excuse...

"Not now." Gong Cheng came back to his senses, leaned over to Minatozaki Sana's face, and took a few more photos. "Maybe in a few days~"

"Haha? Are you hiding something?" Minatozaki Sana didn't want to look at the camera held by Gong Cheng anymore. It was just an eyesore and her chest felt a little tight. But after seeing Gong Cheng's nonchalant expression, she forced a grimace and said, "I just mentioned it casually. There's nothing to see."

As she spoke, she quickened her pace and walked out of Gong Cheng's camera...

Gong Cheng put his phone away and quickly followed: "Ani, that's not what I meant. Can I show it to you on your birthday? I have a surprise to prepare, so I can't show it in advance, dear~~"

"Who am I? Don't you believe me?"

He grinned and took Sanaka's hand again, explaining. If the surprise was seen in advance, it might become a shock. However, after seeing Sanaka's still unhappy expression, Gong Cheng let out a hint, "Okay, I'll tell you one thing first. I've been taking pictures because I'm filming the music video."

"As for what you said about me not having any records or something like that, that's complete nonsense. When you see the finished MV, you'll know whether there are any records or not..."

Miya Makoto put away his playful smile, stared at Minatozaki Sana with a wronged look under the street light, and blinked his eyes.

"Stop playing pitiful!" Minatozaki Sana raised her head, her eyes sharp. Like a hound!
"What MV?"

She asked directly to the point, wanting to hear whether his reason was tenable!

Gong Cheng simply stopped hiding it and continued walking with her in his arms. However, Minatozaki Sana was not very cooperative and walked a little awkwardly: "I'll give you a song on your birthday. The song will also be released on the day of the Red and White Song Festival..."

"But I won't be filming the music video, because I want to sing it for you, as a gift to you. So I want to edit a music video about us and give it to you on your birthday. I don't want to tell you, because I want you to feel surprised..."

As he spoke, he looked down at the silent Minatozaki Sana with some embarrassment, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Will it be a bit rustic?"

"What are you talking about!" Minatozaki Sana pinched his arm, but the down jacket was thick, so it didn't help. She simply put her arm around Gong Cheng's arm, suppressing the smile on her face. "Whether it's tacky or not, I have to see it first, not you!"

"Yeah, you have the final say!" Gong Cheng heaved a sigh of relief. He wasn't kidding or anything; he was telling the truth. "Lemon" and "Sunset Girl," the two upcoming singles from Japan.

"Sunset Girl" is a birthday gift for Sana-chan, and a MV is also planned.

"What did I say?"

"What about the MV?" Gong Cheng looked at Cou Xiaogou in surprise. How could he be so forgetful?
"What MV?"

"It's the birthday I just mentioned..."

"Baga! Stop talking. I don't remember anything about the MV. I don't want to hear it..." Minatozaki Sana took his arm, with sparkling eyes and a silly smile, "Let's go back to the hotel..."

Changing face quickly...

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Gong Cheng instantly understood what the Shiba Inu girl meant, chuckled and nodded.

What a surprise!
……

The next day, Twice flew back to Seoul.

The recording of the two songs "Lemon" and "Sunset Girl" was completed, and there were no problems with the rehearsal of the Red and White Songs Festival. The Bombardment Meteor group went to an izakaya near Ginza and had a relaxing drink.

……

On December 27th, a group of seven from Bombardment Meteor went skiing at Zao Ski Resort in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

"..."

……

Taylor Swift's sixth album "Reputation" is officially released!

[Produced by Tarot, the leader in the B-list...]

【…】

On December 29, Taylor and Gong Cheng's collaboration "Reputation" was officially released. The album contains a total of 15 songs. After the pre-release song "Look What You Made Me Do", it caused a sensation and explosion in the world music scene as soon as it was released!
Tarot and Taylor Swift, known as the "TNT" group, topped the trending search lists in dozens of countries around the world.

In the MV, the name Nils Sjoberg is engraved on a tombstone behind Taylor. This was the pseudonym she used when she participated in the creation of the song "This Is What You Came For", as if announcing to the world the birth of sin and punishment, just like the phone call scene designed for her by Gong Cheng in the pre-release song "Look What You Made Me Do".

"I'm sorry! The former Taylor is temporarily unavailable."

"Why?"

"Because the old her no longer exists."

You picked it...

The almost explicit metaphors throughout the album have once again put Kanye West at the center of public opinion... The direction of the public opinion war has changed again, and Gong Cheng is also paying attention to the release of this album.

Last night, he received a call from Taylor, who had returned to Los Angeles. He had previously discussed the fan, the hacker. There had been some progress on the "Snake Gate" incident, and if nothing unexpected happened, the truth from Taylor's mouth would soon be revealed.

Gong Cheng estimated that if what Taylor said was true and there was evidence that could help her reverse public opinion, Kanye West and the Kardashians would probably be in trouble...

……

For several days, Gong Cheng and his friends traveled around the prefectures near Tokyo. They met many artists and groups participating in the Red and White Song Festival, hoping to make friends with them. They had a few meals together, but nothing happened after that...

"Hey, who recommended you, maknae? This ramen shop smells so good..."

Bombardment Meteor and his group parked their car and walked into the ramen restaurant in front of them. Everyone took off their down jackets and walked into the private room.

Gong Cheng took off his scarf and smiled, "I came here once two years ago. It was delicious."

"Zhao Meiyanxi?"

"Yes." Gong Cheng smiled and nodded. He had been here once before, when he accompanied his father on a study tour in 15, so he had a deep impression. He then changed the subject, "By the way, aren't you planning to go to China on vacation? When is SM's vacation?"

As he spoke, he took out his phone, took a picture of the scenery in the ramen shop, and sent it to Zhao Meiyan. It was quite sweet to reminisce about the past together occasionally.

Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol were enthusiastically discussing their upcoming trip to China with Jackson Wang and Lay Zhang. Honestly, the two were exhausted after bouncing back and forth between EXO and Bombardment Meteor this year.

Park Jae-Bum and Lim Young-Woong don't really care when they have their holidays. The companies behind them were both founded by themselves. One is President Park, the other is President Lim...

After a while, the owner of the ramen shop brought the dishes to the table and asked for a photo at the end.

How could he not recognize the world superstars PopStars who are about to appear on the Red and White Song Contest and Bombardment Meteor who will shake the world?

But vaguely, the chubby proprietress felt that the guy in the turtleneck sweater, whose smile looked like a fierce Asian tiger straight out of anime, looked very familiar. She had been running a ramen shop for decades, but she had only seen two such handsome boys: this one in front of her, and a boy from two years ago...

In a hazy memory, it was as if two figures had gradually overlapped across time. The proprietress tentatively asked, "Tarot-san, have you been here before?"

Gong Cheng nodded with a smile.

"With a very beautiful girl?" The proprietress looked even more surprised, but then she realized she had said something wrong and closed her mouth with an embarrassed smile.

Unexpectedly, Gong Cheng responded with a smile, "Yeah, boss lady, you have a really good memory."

There was nothing to hide about him being here with Zhao Meiyan. The whole world knew that he had been dating Zhao Meiyan before his debut...

He won't deny that these things really happened, I just did it!

"The last time I came here, I sat in the hall..."

Gong Cheng smiled with a hint of nostalgia, pointing to the sound of twos and threes talking outside the box door...

"That's right!" The proprietress smiled as she set out the ramen and some side dishes, put away the plates, and stood up. "For someone as dazzling as you, I wouldn't mistake you..."

"Thank you."

"Can you sign an autograph? My daughter likes you very much."

"can."

After a while, the proprietress took out the small card her daughter had left in the store and handed it to Gong Cheng. She then handed the fruit drinks she had brought to Bombardment Meteor and the others, "Thank you for coming..."

She didn't say anything about free drinks for you. These young pop stars wouldn't be short of that little money.

"Thank you for the hospitality." Several people responded with a smile.

Gong Cheng picked up a pen and signed his name on the carefully treasured card, "Tarot!"

……

On December 31, Twice took an early morning flight back to Tokyo.

As soon as they got off the plane, they rushed to the hotel to rest and sleep. According to their schedule, they only had 3 hours of sleep time. At 2 pm, they had to rush to the venue of the Red and White Song Festival to prepare for the live broadcast in the evening...

Gong Cheng did not disturb the female relatives' rest. He felt distressed when he saw the dark circles under their eyes that could not be covered.

At 2 p.m., the members of Twice still looked a bit listless, but when they arrived at the Red and White Song Festival with Bombardment Meteor and the others, they forced themselves to smile and look quite energetic...

Walking into the backstage lounge, Gong Cheng greeted a group of local Japanese artists, including Kasumi Arimura and Kazunari Ninomiya, and others, then came to the stage with the staff to check the final preparations. The director of the overall planning also followed him, striving for perfect cooperation.

You have to know that Miya Makoto is the opening guest of this year's Red and White Songs Festival, so he absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes. The director and other staff members had already heard the two Neon songs he had rehearsed live.

All I can say is, there's a reason why Asia's fiercest tigers dominate the world. Neon sales are booming! Pre-order now! ! !

(End of this chapter)