Chapter Eleven: Offline Dating

igning event at a commercial office building in Sinsa-dong, Seoul. After performing and chatting, the signing session has been ongoing for over half an hour now.From the trailer to the MV release, and...The day after, besides Chi Jingyuan, the other five people all went to participate in the training class set up by the idol sports meeting program group. 。

Not many people want to look clueless on TV, and for image-conscious idols, that's even more true.

Although this is essentially a variety show, vying for camera time and screen space, both excellent or terrible results can attract attention. However, everyone wants to be the best and no one wants to be the laughingstock. 。Especially when dozens of female idols are watching around. 。However, Chi Jingyuan didn't go, which held no meaning for him. 。This variety show will be broadcast on the 11th, but because it is a recording, it was recorded a week in advance. 。And on the 4th day, at 2:30 in the morning, the six members participating in the recording were woken up by their manager. 。It's pitiful, they didn't go to bed until almost midnight yesterday. 。

Sleep-deprived, the members with their heads drooping, frowned and followed their manager and assistant onto a van, heading to a beauty salon for styling.

"Many artists will be participating in the recording today, beauty salons are very popular so we have to get our styling done early." 。The recording location is at the Goyang Gymnasium, which takes over an hour to drive from Seoul. 。And the sports stadium program team seems to have only rented it for a day or two, so the recording time is very tight. We have to start recording early in the morning, which is why we need to get ready so early. 。Seeing the members sitting dejectedly in the van, Lee Seong-hwan briefly explained a few things. 。But there was a deathly silence, no one responded. All the members sat in their seats with their eyes closed, silently taking a nap. 。After finishing her styling at the beauty salon, she got into the nanny car and headed to Gaoyang. 。After styling, you can't sleep with random movements like before. However, the members are all very experienced. They sit straight in their seats and prop their hands on the side. This doesn't affect their makeup or hairstyle while allowing them to fall asleep at any time. 。While the members were all having a good sleep. 。More than an hour later, as the sky just began to lighten, the car pulled up to the Gao Yang Indoor Sports Center. At this time, many nanny cars were already parked in the parking lot, But there were only a few people getting out of them, guessing that they were all napping in the cars. 。A few people from the program crew were chatting and eating, with cameras and equipment at their feet. It didn't seem like they had started filming yet. 。After greeting, Lee Seung-hwan got out of the car and walked towards the program crew to confirm the filming process. 。After more than half an hour, the sky had turned blue and white. Many fans and spectators who entered the stadium were waiting at the entrance. The program team also started filming with cameras, and the artists in the nanny cars gradually got off. 。Lee Seunghwan walked back to the car and woke up several members who were sleeping: "Wake up, tidy up a bit, there will be a VJ coming to film a clip of us getting off the car." 。" 。He replied weakly. Several members opened their eyes, sighed, and started taking out mirrors to fix themselves up. 。This show is really tiring. 。After half an hour, EXO had already changed into the clothes and shoes prepared by the program team and were sitting in the waiting room, waiting for the official recording to begin. 。To showcase the teamwork spirit of athletes and avoid making some celebrities stand out too much, all participating celebrities in the Idol Sports Meet wear clothes and shoes provided by the program team. Male participants wear blue while female participants wear pink sportswear. 。

Depending on the division, the color of the clothes is also different.

EXO is from A team, wearing a whole set of light green sportswear. 。

By now, they were fully awake and no longer sleepy. They sat in the waiting room, observing the excited atmosphere around them. Looking at several pretty female idols, they found it quite novel.

This isn't like a singing competition show where each group has their own waiting room. They made several large waiting rooms, with several or even ten groups sharing one room, so it was very lively and a bit chaotic. 。

EXO's several members sat together in a corner, Ji-sung was half-closed his eyes daydreaming, the others were still energetic, always eyeing other artists in the same waiting room. Kim Jun-myeon was chatting with some Girls' Day idols beside him, trying to build relationships.

The program group divided all the participating groups into several teams according to A, B, C, D, etc. 。The artists who were divided into Team A are three groups: SHINee, EXO, and Girls' Day. 。Only Taemin participated from SHINee, and since the MV schedule hasn't arrived yet, that means there are now two groups of artists in A group, so they naturally sat together. 。EXO's performance among rookies is decent, but their popularity is average compared to all the groups participating. Girls' Day is even less popular than them. 。Girls' Day debuted in 2010, and in less than three years, they have experienced members leaving the group and new members joining. Despite this, by 2013, they still haven't gained much recognition. 。

Ji Jingyuan had only met them twice backstage when they first debuted and sang last year, but their comeback last year didn't get much attention. They sang a few times and then it ended.

Ji Jingyuan said he didn't have much of an impression of the group, and it was a little embarrassing to say so. He even found out the names of two members just by searching online on his phone.

However, he hadn't really paid much attention before. After being assigned to the same team and chatting a few words up close, Ji Jingyuan discovered that this girl group was actually quite excellent in terms of appearance. Several members were very good-looking and had great figures. Especially two members named Kim Aeryung and Lee Hyeri, they both looked very eye-catching.

Although Chi Jingyuan didn't speak much after greeting them, she listened attentively to Jin Junmian and the others' conversation. 。

The members of this girl group are also very lively and outgoing, not at all reserved. They are good at socializing and have bright smiles that make people feel close to them.

In less than half an hour, Park Chan-wook and Oh Se-hoon were already chatting with them, laughing and having a good time. 。These two people are really in their element here. 。

However, Chi Jingyuan could feel that while they were talking, their eyes would occasionally glance over to him, scanning him briefly before looking away.

"Everybody get ready, line up at the entrance by your teams, we're about to begin recording officially." 。

After a while, the program PD came over with a megaphone and shouted in each waiting room several times. The artists also stood up one after another, leaving their resting rooms and walking towards the entrance.

Following behind the crowd, EXO began to walk outward. Ji-Seong stood at the very end, with the four Girls' Day members trailing behind him. 。Just as he stepped out of the restroom, Ji Jingyuan encountered Apk who was also coming out of the adjacent restroom. 。Apk is team D, and their outfits are the same style, just pink clothes. 。

As soon as Jung Eun-ji saw Ji Chang Wook, she immediately grinned and waved her right hand.

Chi Jingyuan also had the same smile, reaching out his hand to clap with her. 。

Their connection never broke, they would message each other every few days to chat, and occasionally bicker a few words. They were very close friends.

There were many people around, and the recording was about to begin. The two of them didn't chat much. 。Ji Chang Wook nodded and greeted the several Apink members behind Jung Eun Ji. 。As his gaze fell on Sun Na-eun's face, Ji Kyeong-won waved at her and smiled. 。Sun Naeun was clearly conflicted, her hands clenched together. She squeezed out a smile at him before biting her lip and slightly lowering her head, but her eyes never left Ji Seong-won's departing figure. 。

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