Author: Chicken and rabbit in the same cage

"This week?"

"It feels like it's really possible. I just checked, and the iTunes sales of 18,000 in the US on the first day are really impressive, let alone a Kpop song. It's been a long time since a group from the Peninsula has achieved such results."

As soon as Jin Junmyeon said this, he immediately aroused the interest of other members in the nanny's car. Several people took out their mobile phones and started to check it out, and started chattering in anticipation.

"Don't think about it, it's impossible this week."

But before they could get excited for two seconds, Chi Jingyuan looked away from the phone, glanced back and said a lazy word that directly blocked the enthusiasm that had just arisen.

"Why is it impossible?" Wu Shixun frowned and looked at him.

"Can you have some common sense? The statistics and calculations of some data on the B list are usually done on weekends, so singers from Aramco and other countries who want to be on the list will release songs on Friday..."

"The statistics for this week have ended two days ago. We only released the song on the 1st. How can we have a chance to be listed this week? At the same time, songs from other places such as Kpop have a very high weight because there are no radio stations.

A big score in itself is a big disadvantage compared to local songs. Don't even think about entering the list early... And this week's list has been updated in the early hours of this morning. Go and see if our name is there...

…”

Chi Jingyuan looked back with an appreciative idiot's eyes, curled his lips and sounded a little contemptuous, especially when he saw Wu Shixun actually taking out his phone to check whether it was on or not, he scrolled through it speechlessly.

Rolling his eyes: "Axi, you really checked it out... If he really got into our business, wouldn't he be able to see it? And if he got into it, the media here on the peninsula would definitely explode. It should have been reported already, okay?"

Hearing this, others couldn't help but nodded.

Although the tone may be a bit bad, there is nothing wrong with what Chi Jingyuan said. Ami itself is the largest popular entertainment center in the world. Coupled with many subjective and objective factors, the entertainment market on the peninsula is very longing for and yearning for it.

By the way, since the development of Kpop, many companies have tried to enter the Aramco market, but they have not been very successful.

It is extremely rare for Peninsula artists to be on a list like HOT100. That is to say, PSY can often do this because of his high popularity in the world with the hit "Gangnam Stely".

Other groups and even artists basically have no hope. Although EXO has gradually become more and more famous outside of Asia in the past two years, it also has a fixed audience of some size and fans in Europe and the United States.

I am a loyal fan, but still not a single song has been listed on HOT100.

As Chi Jingyuan said, singers from other countries will suffer a lot in terms of data and weight compared to their own country. At the same time, the audience for Kpop music style is not large now, and there are some objective reasons such as discrimination.

, so it’s really difficult.

However, some other secondary lists have appeared many times, including album charts, etc. However, compared to the HOT100, the gold content is still much lower. Many people don’t pay much attention to these secondary lists at all.

And whether it is popular in Europe and the United States, the company and themselves actually know it well, which means fans can use it to brag a little bit.

If "Boy with Luv" really makes it onto the list this time and gets a good ranking, the media on the Peninsula will definitely report it, which will be of great significance to both the Peninsula music industry and even EXO itself.

It would be even better if the ranking could really be higher and stay on the list for a few more weeks without missing a week. This would really prove that Chi Jingyuan and the others have gained a considerable reputation in Aramco, which will be helpful for future development and market expansion.

It has great benefits, because these can't be obtained by just relying on fans' mad use, but need some people to really like you or like your songs.

No matter whether the latter can do it or not, as long as they can create this gimmick, it will greatly promote the competition between them and Big Bang.

Even though EXO has been leading the way so far this time around.

The corner of Wu Shixun's mouth twitched twice when he was reprimanded. Maybe he was a little ashamed because of his own ignorance, so he didn't dare to fight back and turned his head to look out the window.

Seeing that several other members were a little disappointed after hearing this, Chi Jingyuan raised his eyes and thought for a moment, then added: "But our sales on iTunes in the US this time are indeed very strong. A Korean group can do this."

It’s really not easy, but I think there will still be a chance next week.”

"Next week? Next week is a week for us to release songs. At that time, we are competing with Big Bang in various competitions and singing. Maybe the publicity effect will be greater." Hearing this, Jin Junmian

He calculated the time secretly, then nodded in anticipation.

"I just don't know if I can really make the list..."

"Why do you know so well? You went to check the information just to pretend? Or maybe you are actually very concerned about it..." After listening to Chi Jingyuan's popular science sentence, Wu Shixun seemed to feel a little unhappy and looked at him, smashing

He smacked his lips and asked with bad intentions.

"well……"

Sighing deeply, Chi Jingyuan looked defeated. He shook his head and looked at him with inexplicable eyes. He opened and closed his mouth as if hesitating, but after going back and forth twice, he still said: "

Because, I studied there..."

"a ha ha ha……"

There was laughter everywhere, and the various connotations contained in it made Wu Shixun shut up immediately.

"Okay..." Agent Li Chenghuan, who was sitting in the passenger seat, also laughed twice. After a few seconds, he spoke up to help someone save some face. At the same time, he turned around happily and said, "About us at Amina

In fact, the company has already noticed the unexpected sales and results. It has already made some corresponding plans since the second mini album last year, and has actually done a lot of publicity work in the past year...

"

"However, because the cost of developing the US market is very high, as far as I know, some promotion costs are several times more than that of their local artists... At the same time, including some of the company's senior groups, all peninsula groups have not been successful in entering the United States.

"At present, the company has no plans to expand into the market there. At present, our activities are still focused on the local market and the Neon debut in the second half of the year, but..."

Obviously, SM has always had great intentions for the European and American markets. It has also been paying attention to EXO's rapid increase in popularity and popularity there, and is also very concerned about their popularity and relatively small fan base in Ami.

I was surprised, but I was a little timid because my previous attempts had not been successful.

But Li Chenghuan didn’t say anything. After a pause, he added: “But if we can achieve some results that surprise and surprise the company this time, such as being on the B list and ranking relatively high, the company will also have

Maybe we can adjust our strategy..."

"Okay, don't think about it now. We have just returned. We have a lot of travel to do after we return to the peninsula. We must be extremely busy these days. You should be mentally prepared first." After a brief introduction.

Li Chenghuan felt that he was a little off track. After taking a picture, he ended the topic, picked up his notebook and began to explain:

"Chanyeol, you and Chen will be on the radio tonight."

"Tomorrow Suho will have an exclusive interview with Mnet to prepare for "M! countdown" the day after tomorrow. Then there will be the first stage on the 4th, the recording of "I Am Peninsula" on the 5th and "Music Bank"..."

"I know, I know."

Although Li Chenghuan said this, the members who had already raised their heads didn't take it to heart. After listening to his words absently, they responded perfunctorily. In fact, the members including Chi Jingyuan's thoughts had already flown away and they began to look forward to the next one.

Their names can be seen in a B list update.

Next week...?

…

Just the Reuters photo of returning to Seoul at the airport has been on the hot search. It can be seen that since the song was released on the 1st, EXO's momentum in the past two days has been amazing. Compared with the previous few comebacks, which were already very successful, this

In addition to achieving the achievement of overwhelming BigBang, the popularity is also obviously much higher than before.

Maybe it's because the previous consecutive comebacks have paved the way for the real fermentation and explosion of word-of-mouth and national popularity. Maybe it's because of the back-and-forth between Big Bang and the competition between the two top boy groups, the old and the new, which attracted most people's attention. It may also be that

It’s because the quality of the songs this time is good and more people like it.

Anyway, Ji Kyung-won and the other members, who had just returned to the peninsula, felt a very special feeling when they heard the sound of 'oh my my my' that could be heard in the streets and alleys of Seoul in just two or three days.

An unusual sense of general momentum.

Amid the attention of countless people, EXO also came to Mnet on June 4 to record the first stage of "M!countdown".

"Senior Anihasaya, this is our comeback new album."

In the kara lounge at the backstage of "M! countdown", Ji Kyung-won followed Kim Jun-myeon and watched as he bowed slightly and handed the CD in his hand to Han Seung-yeon who came up from the opposite side.

When every group in the music industry has just debuted or is participating in a singing competition in the first week of comeback, it is a customary ritual to visit the guests and seniors of the same period and exchange albums with each other. EXO has experienced this countless times, usually by

Captain Jin Junmyeon took the lead, and then randomly followed one or two others. This time it was Chi Jingyuan's turn.

"Hey Yigu, Suho and Yuan are already so familiar, so there's no need to be so polite." When the four people at Kara saw the two people knocking on the door and coming in, they laughed and said hello, and Han Shengyan took it from the side.

Two of their own CDs then came forward to greet them, waved their hands with a smile, and exchanged CDs with each other.

"We will definitely listen to it... In fact, we have already heard it. You guys are really making a big splash this time. It is so popular. And Ha La has always been your fan. She has already bought the album and played it in the dormitory.

It’s been several days…”

Including Han Shengyan, everyone at Kara looked very enthusiastic, smiling and chatting for a few words. Goo Hara was not shy at all when her name was called. She waved to Chi Jingyuan generously and nodded with a smile to authenticate herself.

Fan status.

"Kang Sangmita..." Chi Jingyuan also showed a happy smile and bowed lightly, but he sighed in his heart.

He is worthy of being a senior... As expected, business and social networking are both essential skills for artists.

I clearly remember that when I first entered, the atmosphere in the room was not very good. Before I entered, I heard faint sounds of bickering or quarreling.

Kara, a second-generation girl group that was once a hit in Neon and Peninsula, has long lost its popularity and prestige. Especially last year, Nicole and Jiyoung quit the group, and new member Heo Youngji was added but could not get

After being recognized by fans, it has plummeted all the way, and now there has been no improvement after several consecutive comebacks.

The performance of Mini Seven's comeback this time is also average. The serious diving data made many fans very sad and worried. Chi Jingyuan saw on the Internet two days ago that many kara fans were worried about whether this was a group.

Returning for the last time, because the contracts of several members of Han Seung-yeon will expire soon.

As an idol who debuted in 2012, Chi Kyung-won personally experienced the peak of Kara and Tara girl groups. He remembers that when he first participated in MAMA, he happened to be sitting behind Goo Hara.

Kara was really popular at that time.

The situation has undergone such a huge change in three years. It can only be said that the collective decline and even the end of the second-generation group is indeed inevitable.

After a brief greeting, he said goodbye and left. The closed door blocked the smiles and sight of both parties. Chi Jingyuan followed Jin Junmian to visit other seniors, but he was thinking about how Kara's lounge is now a place after they left.

what's the situation.
To be continued...