"I've gone shopping several times in the past two days, and EXO's albums are the best-selling ones. That store usually gives away posters when you buy an album, but sometimes if you go there wrongly, all the XO posters have been given away..."

"It's a pity that "E" doesn't have a separate cover this time, otherwise I guess the sales would be better. I see that many fans have left messages on SM's official website asking why they don't release more versions, such as the more popular Yuan, Chan

Fans of members like Yeol and Sehun, especially Yuan, actually want to pay for the single cover."

"Actually, many of XO's old fans are a little shaken this time because of last year's turmoil. Including many Alis I know, they didn't buy the pre-sale because they were disappointed or worried. But these days, most people have already

I came back to the pit and started to move albums like crazy, and I only came back after watching the MV and stage of "E"."

Listening to her classmate Jin Huimei taking the trouble to introduce EXO to her, Li Yunzhen listened carefully and nodded from time to time.

As a new idol who has just become a fan of EXO, she is now very curious about all news about idols.

Li Yunzhen is a third-year student at a nearby girls' high school. Although she has always paid attention to Kpop like everyone else, she had her own destiny and had no feelings for EXO, which has become popular in the peninsula in the past two years.

"The same thing happened to veteran Eri Kim Hye-mi, who was involved in the trap during the period and had sex with her countless times. Even though she admitted that EXO was indeed very popular, and each of those lines was more handsome than the last, there was just a lack of excitement and she couldn't get immersed in it.

Then something happened to EXO. First it was revealed that they were in love, and then after the members left the group one after another, they naturally became less fans. Even Kim Hye-mi, a former loyal fan, was shaken for a while because of the member's withdrawal from the group, and almost lost her fandom, but later she still became a fan.

After listening to the winter single "Let It Be" released at the end of last year, she became determined again and continued to be a fan. However, she has not spent much time with her good friend Li Yunzhen since then.

Just two days ago, EXO returned with its first single album. After the release of the title song, the response on the Internet was very good. Kim Hye-mi seemed to be resurrected and started to get excited with her again. She hugged her to give face to her relatives and took a look at the same time.

With a lively attitude, Lee Yunjin casually watched the first stage of EXO's comeback "Inkigayo"...

Then I came to buy it today.

I don’t know why, but Lee Yunjin has seen all of EXO’s popular hit songs before, whether it’s “Roar”, “Addicted”, or even the pinnacle of direct-filmed “Dope” so far, and admitted that they are cool, but they are a bit boring.

feel.

However, this time, after watching the first stage of "Call Me Baby" and seeing Chi Jingyuan with smoky gray hair sitting on the sofa, she instantly felt that her heart had been hit, and her whole mind was shaking uncontrollably.

.

This is the feeling of being trapped in one second.

When this feeling arises, climbing the wall becomes natural.

She really likes the song "Call Me Baby". The melody, lyrics, and choreography of the entire song all highlight a strong sense of fashion. Not only is Chi Jingyuan what makes her fall in love, but the looks of other members are also very stylish.

Hit her spot.

I happened to have free time today, so the two of them went to the video store nearest to the school to buy some specialties.

"Why doesn't SM sell single covers? Sales should be better if there are more versions, right?" Li Yunzhen asked curiously after hearing the introduction from a friend.

Kim Hye-mi was obviously well-informed, so she casually said without thinking: "According to the fan club's analysis, it should be for the final four-in-one regular second album. SM may be afraid that too many single albums will be released in the past, which will lead to the final

The sales of the important regular second album have been affected, so the first four singles cannot be released with individual covers to whet the appetite of fans. When the final regular second album is released, there will definitely be many versions."

"That's it. Actually, I really want to buy Yuan's cover album..."

The two chatted while walking, and soon they arrived at their destination, a physical audio store called cooltrack.

This video store is located next to Yongshan subway station, on the 6th floor of Daqiao Library in ill park mall. It mainly sells online sales, so the area of ​​the physical store is not very large, but it is not too small. From time to time, there are some TV station variety shows.

The filming was done here. I heard that Girls' Generation's Seohyun and Jung Yong Hwa's sweet potato couple had been filmed here, so they are quite famous among the fans.

But Li Yunzhen and the others came here mainly because they were closest.

As soon as we got to the sixth floor, a huge poster of the nine members of EXO was hung on the billboard at the door. Many people around could not help but stop and watch.

There are quite a lot of customers in the video store right now, and it’s very lively with people coming and going.

"This time SM finally has some conscience. The configuration of the single "E" released by the Obamas is pretty good, and everything is exquisitely done. The main thing is that this time the members' photos are all very well done.

nice."

Walking into the video store, Kim Hye-mi and Lee Yun-jin walked toward the Kpop album section as familiar faces. As they walked, Kim Hye-mi introduced it to her friends, and at the same time couldn't help but smack her lips:

"In this "E", Yuan has a super cool photo card, which is his photo card with ash hair color. I saw someone posted it in the fan club. It's really cool. I checked it yesterday.

The price of this card has skyrocketed. Ai Xi doesn’t know if SM has specifically reduced the number of albums for that card. I bought 10 albums but didn’t get one... In fact, Yuan’s other small cards are also available.

All of them are okay, but the hair colors are all original colors, and only that one has the smoky gray hair color in this comeback MV, which is really eye-catching and has great collection value."

"Except for Yuan's sky-high price card, the other ones that are more beautiful are those of members like Chanyeol and Sehun, but they are not as expensive as the ones that are speculated..."

"Hey Yigu, I really, really, really want Yuan's gray hair card..."

Amid Jin Hye-mi's expressions of emotion and envy, the two walked to the Best counter in the video store.

The albums sold here are all the highest-selling albums recently, and they are arranged in ten rankings in order from the top shelf to the bottom according to sales volume.

In the most conspicuous position, the two albums ranked first and second have exactly the same LOGO at first glance, but the colors are different. They are the Korean version and the Chinese version of EXO's single album "E" respectively.

Further down the row, you can also see albums from groups such as VIXX, Shinhwa, and 4minute. They are all relatively popular artist groups that have recently come back.

At this time, there were quite a lot of people in front of the Best counter. Eight or nine people gathered in front to look around. Under the gaze of everyone, a beautiful girl with long black hair suddenly strode from behind to the shelf and stretched out her hand.

I took a handful of the Korean version of "E", and then I took it back with some difficulty and counted them in my hand. I found that my hand was still a little smaller, and I still couldn't grasp a few copies, so I reached out again and picked up three more copies.

After rounding up the whole number again, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he squeezed out of the crowd towards the cashier with satisfaction.

"Is this Ellie..."

Li Yunzhen witnessed this girl's shopping process with her own eyes and sighed secretly in her heart.

At present, the physical record market in the peninsula music industry is really not very prosperous. Most groups cannot sell in quantity at all. Let’s not talk about girl groups. Among male groups, those who can sell more than 100,000 physical albums can be called first-line groups.

.

For example, many fans of EXO buy five or ten copies of this kind of album, which is really not common among fans of other groups.

For example, Li Yunzhen herself used to buy albums one by one when she was in other groups. Now when she saw this girl Aili, she really sighed to herself.

The two of them watched for a while, and then Li Yunzhen walked forward and picked up a Korean version of "E" from the shelf.

"Take one first..."

She still doesn't like buying a lot of albums at once, and although single albums are not expensive, as a student with no financial income, the financial pressure of buying many albums at once is still quite high.

Li Yunzhen is also planning to save money to buy the follow-up "X", "O", "L" and the regular album.

"Buying one is actually enough. Many Ariel's family conditions are not very good. Like me, and the Ariel just now, I think I have saved money for a long time to buy so many. After all, XO did not release a winter special last year.

, the money saved is useless.”

Jin Huimei seemed to be afraid that her relative would be embarrassed, so she took the initiative to smooth things over and added at the end: "But she might also want to draw a small card..."

"..."

Li Yunzhen and she looked at each other and smiled. After two casual rounds, they went to the cashier to pay.

There were quite a lot of people buying albums at this time, and the two sales clerks were a little busy, so they waited in line for a while before it was their turn.

"It will come with a poster of XO. Which member do you want? Group posters are also available." The cashier boy scanned the barcode and pointed to the side with a smile. There were several large containers, all of which were rolled up.

Posters, there are also pictorials of some of the most popular artists on the wall behind.

"Is there anything you want? I want it." Li Yunzhen said directly without thinking about it.

"Sorry, Yuan's personal poster is no longer available today. It will arrive later." The cashier smiled apologetically and apologized skillfully. It seems that he has said this countless times today.

.

"Then... let's do it as a group."

"OK."

"Kangsangmita."

After paying the money, just as Li Yunzhen and Li Yunzhen were holding the bags and preparing to walk out, a harsh scream suddenly came from the front. Although it was not very pleasant, the sound was obviously full of surprise and excitement.

"Ah ah ah, I'm here!"

The sound instantly attracted the attention of many people nearby. Li Yunzhen and the two of them also leaned over curiously, and found that the one who screamed happened to be the long straight black Ai Li who had bought more than a dozen albums before them. She paid.

He didn't leave after that. Instead, he sat on the table at the door and started unpacking the album. There was a lot of unpacked packages and albums in front of him.

At this time, she stood up from the chair, holding a small card in her left hand, and kept waving her right hand vigorously to hit the air to vent her excitement. After doing it a few times, she seemed to feel that this was not enough, so she

He simply jumped on the spot several times in a row, and the ground made a booming sound when he jumped.

Anyone could tell that he was really excited.

When Jin Huimei heard this, she immediately walked over quickly. Her eyes were very smart and she directly glanced at the small card in the girl's hand. After seeing it, her whole body froze, her mouth opened slightly, and her eyes suddenly straightened.

His pupils were full of sadness and envy.

"Did she get that Yuan's sky-high price card?" Seeing her friend like this, Li Yunzhen understood immediately, walked up and asked softly.

"Yeah, that one is super handsome, super expensive, super rare, super sense..." Jin Huimei felt a little bad. She obviously bought ten albums, but she didn't even smell them. Why is it in front of her eyes?

Did this woman open the door, or was it just in front of her?

It seemed that she felt that the girls who were leaning in front of her were also fans of EXO. This straight black girl, Aili, was very generous, with a sense of showing off, and very cautiously. She preciously showed the photo card to them, and suddenly

It caused a lot of exclamations.

"..."

Li Yunzhen took a closer look and pursed her lips. She finally understood why this Yuan card was so popular among Aili and Yuan fans.
To be continued...