"Girls' Generation debuted in 2007, right? Which month was it..."
Seeing Kim Taeyeon paused here, she was obviously touched, and Chi Jingyuan also took the opportunity to make a comment, but he really couldn’t remember the specific date... He is not a fan of Girls' Generation.
"ah……"
As expected, her eyes slanted over, and her dissatisfaction was tangible: "August 5th!"
She curled her lips and continued, "Then she debuted. Her debut song was "The World We Meet Again". She had actually been practicing this song a long time ago, a few years ago...
How should I put it? Although this song is very popular now, and fans are saying it is the 'best debut song of a girl group', in fact, when it was released in 2007, the performance was very average, and there were many people criticizing it. I don't know why it has become the 'best debut song' now."
"Fans are all like this. As long as it's popular, everything will be good..." Chi Jingyuan immediately agreed with him, "Our "MAMA" is now the best debut song for a boy band, but our own members who were scolded back then all hated this song..."
"That's right."
Kim Taeyeon sighed, but soon became cocky again: "You may not know, do you know who was the most popular when Girls' Generation first debuted? Let me tell you, it was me! I became a hot topic right after the release of the MV for "Meet Again". Many senior members openly said that I was cute. That was not marketing bought by the company... I tell you, many people in the team were jealous of me at the time, especially Choi Sooyoung!"
"She was still fantasizing that she had debuted before and had some popularity... But I was the most popular. Tsk tsk, she was sometimes sarcastic in the team. Of course, I didn't spoil her!"
Chi Jingyuan looked at the proud Kim Taeyeon, and some nostalgic emotions flashed in his eyes... Of course he had seen the MV of "Meet Again", and to be honest, he felt that the one who impressed him the most the first time was indeed Kim Taeyeon. The look of this sister in the little pilot was really cute, and she looked very cute, which easily made people like her.
Although more than ten years have passed...his appearance is a little different, and some facial features have subtly changed over time.
But the energy in my body seemed to have not changed at all.
"...In the year or so after their debut, Girls' Generation's development was actually quite difficult. You are from SM and you should understand that although they were very popular at the time, a lot of it was actually marketing bought by the company. The most popular group at the time was Wonder Girls."
"Their songs are really good... our songs are not good, especially the song "Kissing You" which really disgusts me. I was really desperate when I was practicing this song. I even thought, 'Did I study vocal music and singing for so long and practice so hard just to make my debut and sing songs like "Kissing You Baby" while holding a ridiculous lollipop.'"
“Puff…”
Kim Taeyeon's expression was too vivid. Even after so long, her interpretation of 'despair' still made Chi Jingyuan laugh.
The sister took a sip of wine and continued, "Because we invested a lot but didn't get enough return, the company put a lot of pressure on us at the time... The atmosphere in the team wasn't very good at the time. After the excitement of debuting, we gradually found that it was a little different from what we had imagined before. Everyone felt very tired and stressed, and some bad things happened at the time..."
"The Black Sea?"
Chi Jingyuan nodded: "I've heard of it, it's a very famous one...Nuna, your fans are always playing sympathy games on the Internet."
"But it seems to be caused by the scandal between you and TVXQ and the two seniors from SJ's boy band... Is it true?"
He thought of something and asked with great interest, "I mean, is there an ambiguous relationship?"
"What do you mean by playing the victim? Can you speak?"
An extremely aggressive look rolled over her face, and Kim Taeyeon snorted, "You've been in the company for so long, don't you understand? It's just gossip marketing. At that time, the company had to do this because the results did not meet expectations. Those photos were deliberately taken by someone else. If it wasn't for this, how could they have been sent out?"
But... to be honest, I was able to get close to popular seniors like Dong Shen and SJ, and spread rumors, plus we already knew each other... the most important thing was that it could increase my exposure and popularity, to be honest..."
Kim Taeyeon did not pretend to be a white lotus to her members, and she said casually: "This kind of gossip marketing is actually something that many people are willing to do in their hearts."
It seemed that hearing the words 'three people fighting for her' made Kim Taeyeon's eyes roll, hiding her overflowing reserve. She finally held back her laughter and rolled her eyes unhappily: "Sunny, if you hear her like that, you're dead! Prodigy? Hahaha~"
"Which one is true?"
"...You said so much, but only half of it is true."
Ignoring Chi Jingyuan's inquiring gaze, Jin Taeyeon thought about what was going to happen next and sighed softly:
“Then there were a lot of anti-China actions, which is what fans are now calling the Black Sea, and there were several other incidents… But honestly, although the response was very bad, the actual impact was not as terrible as the marketing accounts said. After all, the company was marketing for this purpose.
It’s not that exaggerated that we almost disbanded and were put on ice for a few months… Although we were hated, we still had activities. At that time, Yoona and I had activities, and the group also went on campus roadshows. "
"But it was really hard to be hated by others. The atmosphere in the whole team was very bad at that time. Hyoyeon and Choi Sooyoung, who had bad tempers, said discouraging things every day. We quarreled almost every day, and the others didn't dare to persuade them. Sooyeon would cry when she got angry, crying and saying that she regretted becoming an idol... It's so annoying to think about it now!"
Seeing Kim Taeyeon's impatient look, Chi Jingyuan also clinked glasses with her. He felt that any idol group could not be as glamorous as it appeared on the surface, and there was no telling how many conflicts they had in private.
If Girls' Generation has a low point, it would be during that time, apart from now.
“…That period of time seemed very long at the time, but now it seems not so bad.”
Kim Taeyeon obviously doesn’t like the narrative of suffering. She didn’t get too hung up on setbacks and pity, and quickly moved on to the next stage: “Then it was ‘GEE’… I listened to it a few times but I still didn’t know what ‘GEE’ meant. When I heard this song, I really felt that Girls’ Generation was over… I really mobilized my connections to deny this song, but unfortunately~ I didn’t have any say at all at the time, and I cried several times because of it.”
"Hahaha……"
"Who knew that this song would become so popular? Who knew that fans would actually like this? I actually couldn't understand it either... After that... we became popular. It wasn't the kind of popularity that the company bought for marketing, but we really became popular. Every day I could feel our popularity increasing. We had fans everywhere we went. The seniors who used to be sullen now all had smiles on their faces and called us on the show every day..."
"It's almost the same as your 'Roar' period..." Kim Taeyeon glanced at Chi Jingyuan.
"But I was really tired at the time. I was busy with schedules every day and could only sleep for two or three hours at most... But I was really happy. Apart from the day of debut, it was the first time I felt that 'we really succeeded'."
“…Some of the previous minor conflicts were also covered up.”
"Then our popularity soared. With the help of the company and the support of fans, we got better and better every year. We really became the number one girl group. Many boy groups were suppressed by us. We also won the Golden Disc Award. Almost no girl group has ever reached the level we did at that time. Girls' Generation at that time, wow..."
When talking about the past, even though Kim Taeyeon tried to keep her tone from rising, the taste of reminiscence and pride in her voice was extremely clear.
"I know." Chi Jingyuan nodded immediately. "That's when I joined the company. When I was practicing, I often heard other members talking about Girls' Generation. They all admired them... I also met Sunny Nuna at that time, but... she looked really haggard, with dark circles under her eyes. She was completely different from the Girls' Generation I imagined. The filter was a little broken."
"Yeah, that's when you treat me like one of your own, without any makeup!"
"Then... were you guys in a relationship at that time, Noona?" Chi Jingyuan started gossiping again.
"Nonsense, you've been in a relationship for only half a year since your debut, why can't we be in a relationship after debuting for so long?"
Kim Taeyeon glanced at him and said as a matter of course: "Do you know how many people were chasing us at that time? Each member had a lot of fans, so how could we not talk?"
"Everyone?"
“Basically.”
"Tsk tsk... So it wasn't Girls' Generation then?"
“Go to hell…”
"but……"
She didn't know what she remembered, and her tone slowly fell again: "I don't know when, the excitement brought by success gradually disappeared. When the album performed well, everyone didn't have the same excitement from the bottom of their hearts as before. When the album performed poorly, the company would just hold a meeting, and we would never sit together at night like the nine of us in the past to worry about and comfort each other... Every day is just the usual activities and work. I feel that the enthusiasm I once had faded a little. I just treat idols as a job. Everyone also focuses on their own relationships and careers, and some communication has also decreased a lot."
"...As we focused on our own careers, our popularity varied, and we could no longer hide the dissatisfaction that had been building up for a long time. Many conflicts that had arisen earlier soon surfaced... At that time, several of us had a big fight in the dormitory, and I had no idea that the conflict between us had become so deep."
"And then..."
Kim Taeyeon's eyes were a little vague and she didn't continue speaking.
But Chi Jingyuan certainly understood that what was coming next was the "quit group" incident, which would deal the biggest blow to Girls' Generation's popularity and fans.
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He could also sense that this was the most emotionally obscure thing Kim Taeyeon had spoken so far.
"Noona, are you still in touch with...Senior Sooyeon?"
“…”
Kim Taeyeon glanced up at him, her voice a little sarcastic: "What's the point of whether I'm in touch or not?"
She fell silent again after she finished speaking, shook her head for a long time and continued: "...Everyone worked really hard for the comeback in 2015, because of what happened before...Everyone was holding their breath, no matter if it was right or wrong, but they retired...Even if we are eight people, we are still Girls' Generation, and we can return to the top. The company is also very supportive of this, and the configuration of that album is very high..."
Having said that, she was silent for a few seconds, took a sip of wine, and sighed deeply.
Chi Jingyuan didn't say anything... He certainly knew the result of this return.
On the surface, Girls' Generation's performance in 2015 seemed pretty good. They had two high-end singles, and their stage costumes and makeup were luxurious. They won the 'Summer Girl Group Battle' and took many first places.
But hidden beneath the glamour was the fact that sales had been halved again, fans were losing a lot, audiences were tired, the investment and return were disproportionate and the cost-effectiveness was very low. These facts really made people in the industry, especially SM, realize that Girls' Generation's glory days were gone and that the fact could not be reversed.
The team's zero activities throughout 2016 are the follow-up to this seemingly good album.
"...After that, many members lost their enthusiasm. Of course, I can't blame them. After all, I think so too. Girl groups only have a lifespan of a few years. Even we, Girls' Generation, can't avoid it. Besides, we have actually lasted a long time. No girl group can be like this after eight years of debut... But no matter what, the blooming season is indeed over. Girls' Generation has really reached winter."
Kim Taeyeon drank soju and talked a lot, and then she added a lot of things, including members fighting, jealousy, sarcasm, and forming cliques.
Of course, there is also individual effort, tacit understanding, mutual contribution and mutual achievement.
There is even a scandal that Ji Jingyuan is most interested in... Unfortunately, Kim Taeyeon is unwilling to say more about this, and she is not even willing to reveal whether Yoona has ever dated Ok Taec-yeon.
"Ten years have passed before I knew it..."
"I don't know if this helps you, but..."
At this time, Kim Taeyeon was a little tipsy, with a shiny blush on her face, but her eyes were serious: "After all, this is the last album. No matter what happened before, I really want Girls' Generation to have a good ending... They all think so too."
“…”
Chi Jingyuan also felt this sincerity and persistence. He was silent for a few seconds, and then he suddenly laughed, squinting his eyes and looking at Jin Taeyeon: "I don't know if you guys are lucky, or I'm unlucky... After the problem with Xiaonan, I feel like I really have a burst of inspiration recently!"
"cut."
But his honest words were met with a disdainful, big eye roll:
"A scumbag is a scumbag, why beautify him?"
"...Do you think you are Taylor Swift?"
"Heh, why isn't she Xiaochi Jingyuan?"
"Ashi, you really drank too much."
…………
After having dinner with Kim Taeyeon, Chi Jingyuan did not go home. Instead, he asked his assistant to pick him up and returned to the company's music room.
He really didn't brag to Kim Taeyeon. After drinking this meal and listening to her talk, he had a different feeling about the name "Girls' Generation" for the first time. It seemed that it was no longer just a name of a group, and no longer just "the successful senior members of the company's girl group". He really felt that there was something in his heart that he wanted to vent and express.
After arriving at the music room, he turned on his computer again, logged into YouTube, and clicked on several edited videos made by Girls' Generation fans.
Even though he has listened to it a lot, Chi Jingyuan is not a fan of Girls' Generation and has no filter for them. But if this song is to be sentimental, it is better to use a little filter.
Besides Girls' Generation themselves, the people who know them best are their fans.
It’s just that the perspectives of cognition are somewhat different. What you hear from Kim Taeyeon may be more real, while what you hear from fans is more beautified.
But the profession of idol itself is complicated. If it is only true, it is a bit cruel, while if it is all beautified, it seems fake.
Sure enough, after watching a few fan-edited videos, they reviewed Girls' Generation's various achievements and peaks, such as "Black Sea Strong", "Suppressing the World", "Girl Group Business Card", and "Invincible Team Spirit"...
From the perspective of Ji Jingyuan, an insider in the circle, it seems a little funny, but he watched it very seriously, and these pictures and stories were naturally integrated with what Kim Taeyeon just said, as if only the two could be combined into one to be the real Girls' Generation.
No matter how popular a group is, there will come a day when they will come to an end, whether it is Girls' Generation or EXO.
There have been peaks and troughs, harmony and conflict, but when I finally look back on the past, all the ups and downs come to my mind, yet I only feel wonderful and reluctant.
Chi Jingyuan's emotions brewed in his heart, and he gently typed a few words on the computer:
People have four seasons.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
…
No update tomorrow, please take a day off!
Seeing Kim Taeyeon paused here, she was obviously touched, and Chi Jingyuan also took the opportunity to make a comment, but he really couldn’t remember the specific date... He is not a fan of Girls' Generation.
"ah……"
As expected, her eyes slanted over, and her dissatisfaction was tangible: "August 5th!"
She curled her lips and continued, "Then she debuted. Her debut song was "The World We Meet Again". She had actually been practicing this song a long time ago, a few years ago...
How should I put it? Although this song is very popular now, and fans are saying it is the 'best debut song of a girl group', in fact, when it was released in 2007, the performance was very average, and there were many people criticizing it. I don't know why it has become the 'best debut song' now."
"Fans are all like this. As long as it's popular, everything will be good..." Chi Jingyuan immediately agreed with him, "Our "MAMA" is now the best debut song for a boy band, but our own members who were scolded back then all hated this song..."
"That's right."
Kim Taeyeon sighed, but soon became cocky again: "You may not know, do you know who was the most popular when Girls' Generation first debuted? Let me tell you, it was me! I became a hot topic right after the release of the MV for "Meet Again". Many senior members openly said that I was cute. That was not marketing bought by the company... I tell you, many people in the team were jealous of me at the time, especially Choi Sooyoung!"
"She was still fantasizing that she had debuted before and had some popularity... But I was the most popular. Tsk tsk, she was sometimes sarcastic in the team. Of course, I didn't spoil her!"
Chi Jingyuan looked at the proud Kim Taeyeon, and some nostalgic emotions flashed in his eyes... Of course he had seen the MV of "Meet Again", and to be honest, he felt that the one who impressed him the most the first time was indeed Kim Taeyeon. The look of this sister in the little pilot was really cute, and she looked very cute, which easily made people like her.
Although more than ten years have passed...his appearance is a little different, and some facial features have subtly changed over time.
But the energy in my body seemed to have not changed at all.
"...In the year or so after their debut, Girls' Generation's development was actually quite difficult. You are from SM and you should understand that although they were very popular at the time, a lot of it was actually marketing bought by the company. The most popular group at the time was Wonder Girls."
"Their songs are really good... our songs are not good, especially the song "Kissing You" which really disgusts me. I was really desperate when I was practicing this song. I even thought, 'Did I study vocal music and singing for so long and practice so hard just to make my debut and sing songs like "Kissing You Baby" while holding a ridiculous lollipop.'"
“Puff…”
Kim Taeyeon's expression was too vivid. Even after so long, her interpretation of 'despair' still made Chi Jingyuan laugh.
The sister took a sip of wine and continued, "Because we invested a lot but didn't get enough return, the company put a lot of pressure on us at the time... The atmosphere in the team wasn't very good at the time. After the excitement of debuting, we gradually found that it was a little different from what we had imagined before. Everyone felt very tired and stressed, and some bad things happened at the time..."
"The Black Sea?"
Chi Jingyuan nodded: "I've heard of it, it's a very famous one...Nuna, your fans are always playing sympathy games on the Internet."
"But it seems to be caused by the scandal between you and TVXQ and the two seniors from SJ's boy band... Is it true?"
He thought of something and asked with great interest, "I mean, is there an ambiguous relationship?"
"What do you mean by playing the victim? Can you speak?"
An extremely aggressive look rolled over her face, and Kim Taeyeon snorted, "You've been in the company for so long, don't you understand? It's just gossip marketing. At that time, the company had to do this because the results did not meet expectations. Those photos were deliberately taken by someone else. If it wasn't for this, how could they have been sent out?"
But... to be honest, I was able to get close to popular seniors like Dong Shen and SJ, and spread rumors, plus we already knew each other... the most important thing was that it could increase my exposure and popularity, to be honest..."
Kim Taeyeon did not pretend to be a white lotus to her members, and she said casually: "This kind of gossip marketing is actually something that many people are willing to do in their hearts."
It seemed that hearing the words 'three people fighting for her' made Kim Taeyeon's eyes roll, hiding her overflowing reserve. She finally held back her laughter and rolled her eyes unhappily: "Sunny, if you hear her like that, you're dead! Prodigy? Hahaha~"
"Which one is true?"
"...You said so much, but only half of it is true."
Ignoring Chi Jingyuan's inquiring gaze, Jin Taeyeon thought about what was going to happen next and sighed softly:
“Then there were a lot of anti-China actions, which is what fans are now calling the Black Sea, and there were several other incidents… But honestly, although the response was very bad, the actual impact was not as terrible as the marketing accounts said. After all, the company was marketing for this purpose.
It’s not that exaggerated that we almost disbanded and were put on ice for a few months… Although we were hated, we still had activities. At that time, Yoona and I had activities, and the group also went on campus roadshows. "
"But it was really hard to be hated by others. The atmosphere in the whole team was very bad at that time. Hyoyeon and Choi Sooyoung, who had bad tempers, said discouraging things every day. We quarreled almost every day, and the others didn't dare to persuade them. Sooyeon would cry when she got angry, crying and saying that she regretted becoming an idol... It's so annoying to think about it now!"
Seeing Kim Taeyeon's impatient look, Chi Jingyuan also clinked glasses with her. He felt that any idol group could not be as glamorous as it appeared on the surface, and there was no telling how many conflicts they had in private.
If Girls' Generation has a low point, it would be during that time, apart from now.
“…That period of time seemed very long at the time, but now it seems not so bad.”
Kim Taeyeon obviously doesn’t like the narrative of suffering. She didn’t get too hung up on setbacks and pity, and quickly moved on to the next stage: “Then it was ‘GEE’… I listened to it a few times but I still didn’t know what ‘GEE’ meant. When I heard this song, I really felt that Girls’ Generation was over… I really mobilized my connections to deny this song, but unfortunately~ I didn’t have any say at all at the time, and I cried several times because of it.”
"Hahaha……"
"Who knew that this song would become so popular? Who knew that fans would actually like this? I actually couldn't understand it either... After that... we became popular. It wasn't the kind of popularity that the company bought for marketing, but we really became popular. Every day I could feel our popularity increasing. We had fans everywhere we went. The seniors who used to be sullen now all had smiles on their faces and called us on the show every day..."
"It's almost the same as your 'Roar' period..." Kim Taeyeon glanced at Chi Jingyuan.
"But I was really tired at the time. I was busy with schedules every day and could only sleep for two or three hours at most... But I was really happy. Apart from the day of debut, it was the first time I felt that 'we really succeeded'."
“…Some of the previous minor conflicts were also covered up.”
"Then our popularity soared. With the help of the company and the support of fans, we got better and better every year. We really became the number one girl group. Many boy groups were suppressed by us. We also won the Golden Disc Award. Almost no girl group has ever reached the level we did at that time. Girls' Generation at that time, wow..."
When talking about the past, even though Kim Taeyeon tried to keep her tone from rising, the taste of reminiscence and pride in her voice was extremely clear.
"I know." Chi Jingyuan nodded immediately. "That's when I joined the company. When I was practicing, I often heard other members talking about Girls' Generation. They all admired them... I also met Sunny Nuna at that time, but... she looked really haggard, with dark circles under her eyes. She was completely different from the Girls' Generation I imagined. The filter was a little broken."
"Yeah, that's when you treat me like one of your own, without any makeup!"
"Then... were you guys in a relationship at that time, Noona?" Chi Jingyuan started gossiping again.
"Nonsense, you've been in a relationship for only half a year since your debut, why can't we be in a relationship after debuting for so long?"
Kim Taeyeon glanced at him and said as a matter of course: "Do you know how many people were chasing us at that time? Each member had a lot of fans, so how could we not talk?"
"Everyone?"
“Basically.”
"Tsk tsk... So it wasn't Girls' Generation then?"
“Go to hell…”
"but……"
She didn't know what she remembered, and her tone slowly fell again: "I don't know when, the excitement brought by success gradually disappeared. When the album performed well, everyone didn't have the same excitement from the bottom of their hearts as before. When the album performed poorly, the company would just hold a meeting, and we would never sit together at night like the nine of us in the past to worry about and comfort each other... Every day is just the usual activities and work. I feel that the enthusiasm I once had faded a little. I just treat idols as a job. Everyone also focuses on their own relationships and careers, and some communication has also decreased a lot."
"...As we focused on our own careers, our popularity varied, and we could no longer hide the dissatisfaction that had been building up for a long time. Many conflicts that had arisen earlier soon surfaced... At that time, several of us had a big fight in the dormitory, and I had no idea that the conflict between us had become so deep."
"And then..."
Kim Taeyeon's eyes were a little vague and she didn't continue speaking.
But Chi Jingyuan certainly understood that what was coming next was the "quit group" incident, which would deal the biggest blow to Girls' Generation's popularity and fans.
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He could also sense that this was the most emotionally obscure thing Kim Taeyeon had spoken so far.
"Noona, are you still in touch with...Senior Sooyeon?"
“…”
Kim Taeyeon glanced up at him, her voice a little sarcastic: "What's the point of whether I'm in touch or not?"
She fell silent again after she finished speaking, shook her head for a long time and continued: "...Everyone worked really hard for the comeback in 2015, because of what happened before...Everyone was holding their breath, no matter if it was right or wrong, but they retired...Even if we are eight people, we are still Girls' Generation, and we can return to the top. The company is also very supportive of this, and the configuration of that album is very high..."
Having said that, she was silent for a few seconds, took a sip of wine, and sighed deeply.
Chi Jingyuan didn't say anything... He certainly knew the result of this return.
On the surface, Girls' Generation's performance in 2015 seemed pretty good. They had two high-end singles, and their stage costumes and makeup were luxurious. They won the 'Summer Girl Group Battle' and took many first places.
But hidden beneath the glamour was the fact that sales had been halved again, fans were losing a lot, audiences were tired, the investment and return were disproportionate and the cost-effectiveness was very low. These facts really made people in the industry, especially SM, realize that Girls' Generation's glory days were gone and that the fact could not be reversed.
The team's zero activities throughout 2016 are the follow-up to this seemingly good album.
"...After that, many members lost their enthusiasm. Of course, I can't blame them. After all, I think so too. Girl groups only have a lifespan of a few years. Even we, Girls' Generation, can't avoid it. Besides, we have actually lasted a long time. No girl group can be like this after eight years of debut... But no matter what, the blooming season is indeed over. Girls' Generation has really reached winter."
Kim Taeyeon drank soju and talked a lot, and then she added a lot of things, including members fighting, jealousy, sarcasm, and forming cliques.
Of course, there is also individual effort, tacit understanding, mutual contribution and mutual achievement.
There is even a scandal that Ji Jingyuan is most interested in... Unfortunately, Kim Taeyeon is unwilling to say more about this, and she is not even willing to reveal whether Yoona has ever dated Ok Taec-yeon.
"Ten years have passed before I knew it..."
"I don't know if this helps you, but..."
At this time, Kim Taeyeon was a little tipsy, with a shiny blush on her face, but her eyes were serious: "After all, this is the last album. No matter what happened before, I really want Girls' Generation to have a good ending... They all think so too."
“…”
Chi Jingyuan also felt this sincerity and persistence. He was silent for a few seconds, and then he suddenly laughed, squinting his eyes and looking at Jin Taeyeon: "I don't know if you guys are lucky, or I'm unlucky... After the problem with Xiaonan, I feel like I really have a burst of inspiration recently!"
"cut."
But his honest words were met with a disdainful, big eye roll:
"A scumbag is a scumbag, why beautify him?"
"...Do you think you are Taylor Swift?"
"Heh, why isn't she Xiaochi Jingyuan?"
"Ashi, you really drank too much."
…………
After having dinner with Kim Taeyeon, Chi Jingyuan did not go home. Instead, he asked his assistant to pick him up and returned to the company's music room.
He really didn't brag to Kim Taeyeon. After drinking this meal and listening to her talk, he had a different feeling about the name "Girls' Generation" for the first time. It seemed that it was no longer just a name of a group, and no longer just "the successful senior members of the company's girl group". He really felt that there was something in his heart that he wanted to vent and express.
After arriving at the music room, he turned on his computer again, logged into YouTube, and clicked on several edited videos made by Girls' Generation fans.
Even though he has listened to it a lot, Chi Jingyuan is not a fan of Girls' Generation and has no filter for them. But if this song is to be sentimental, it is better to use a little filter.
Besides Girls' Generation themselves, the people who know them best are their fans.
It’s just that the perspectives of cognition are somewhat different. What you hear from Kim Taeyeon may be more real, while what you hear from fans is more beautified.
But the profession of idol itself is complicated. If it is only true, it is a bit cruel, while if it is all beautified, it seems fake.
Sure enough, after watching a few fan-edited videos, they reviewed Girls' Generation's various achievements and peaks, such as "Black Sea Strong", "Suppressing the World", "Girl Group Business Card", and "Invincible Team Spirit"...
From the perspective of Ji Jingyuan, an insider in the circle, it seems a little funny, but he watched it very seriously, and these pictures and stories were naturally integrated with what Kim Taeyeon just said, as if only the two could be combined into one to be the real Girls' Generation.
No matter how popular a group is, there will come a day when they will come to an end, whether it is Girls' Generation or EXO.
There have been peaks and troughs, harmony and conflict, but when I finally look back on the past, all the ups and downs come to my mind, yet I only feel wonderful and reluctant.
Chi Jingyuan's emotions brewed in his heart, and he gently typed a few words on the computer:
People have four seasons.
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
…
No update tomorrow, please take a day off!
