Chapter 86: Stage Preparation

y around the beginning of next year. When I have free time, I'll ask you out for a meal.""Early next year" Hearing this, Zhou Tzuyu's eyes lit up, and she confirmed."Yes, we have a collaboration proje...Besides the members and their manager, there are also dance teachers, vocal coaches, and stage effect planners in the practice room. 。Twelve people were just finishing up dancing to "MAMA", now they were standing together, catching their breath, and listening to some feedback from the teachers. 。"There's been a lot of improvement, they're much stronger than when they first debuted. " 。I didn't want to watch your performances during the early days of your debut, they were too bad. 。"The progress is really good now, several members have improved significantly, especially Yuan. I remember when you debuted, your dancing skills came up surprisingly fast, and it seemed a little jerky at the time, but now it's much better. " 。Your body proportions are fantastic, and you dance with real feeling. 。"Kai and Lay, as well as several of the lead dancers, needless to say, your dancing skills have always been very good, and you've made progress this period. " 。"But there are a few members who seem noticeably weaker, Baekhyun, and you two, your practice time was already short, and your progress hasn't been significant this period. You've fallen behind the other members quite a bit. Do you understand that you need to put in extra effort privately"

"Internally" 。The members listened attentively to the teachers' comments, nodding in agreement. 。

When EXO debuted, their abilities were mocked by many. Many people ridiculed them as being weak and the most losing group, but they weren't entirely wrong. Some of their stages during their debut period did indeed look quite average.

After a lot of practice during this period of free time, the group's overall strength has improved considerably and is much stronger than when they debuted. 。

The members who were praised all had good expressions. Ji Jingyuan still maintained his signature smile, only the two whose faces were criticized didn't look very good.

“Over the next month, Team K has a relatively light schedule with no TV broadcasts. There will only be some commercial performances and appearances to attend to. As for Team M, besides their scheduled activities in Xia Guo, they'll have much more free time than before. So this period is for everyone to focus on practicing hard for the year-end stage.”

The Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) will be held on November 30th. The company has already communicated and done PR with the organizers. EXO has basically locked in the Rookie Award this year, and we've also secured almost seven minutes of performance time, which is quite long compared to other performers. 。Given MAMA's viewership and buzz, this is a great opportunity for exposure, and the company has invested a lot of resources in it. You guys must work hard and practice, seizing this chance to boost your popularity. 。Within this, we will definitely make an effort, thank you for the company's attention. 。“The members bowed and responded with thanks, the first part was said together, and the last part of thanks was said by leader Kim Jun-myeon.” 。

The agent, Lee Seung-hwan, gave everyone a rundown of the situation, excitedly reminding them about something before adding as an afterthought: "As for the special stage performance, the company has discussed it and,"

Li Jong-min, the stage effects planner who had been standing quietly beside him, stepped forward and nodded at the members. The members all bowed in return.

Lee Jong-min is also a familiar face, having participated in many of EXO's stages. Several other dance and vocal coaches are the same. After many special stages were practiced, they would all come together to give their opinions and feedback. 。

So there's no need to be polite, let's get straight to the point.

This performance will last about seven minutes and be divided into four parts. 。"First up is the title song "MAMA" stage with all twelve members, around three minutes and thirty seconds " 。Because this year's awards ceremony is being held in Hong Kong Island, and M Team is very popular in Hong Kong, this stage performance will be centered around M Team, with some new choreography created for them. 。Then, the entire group jumped to H.O.T.'s track "Warrior's Descendants," scheduled for 40 seconds. 。"Last are two special Cover stages, EXO will be divided into two teams to perform separately. This time, the company decided not to divide according to K and M team, they will let each K and M team send three people to form a team." 。"First up is the first Cover stage, performing TVXQ's classic track "Spellbound." Participating members are Yuan, Kai, Wu Shixun from Team K, and Tao, as well as Xiu 。Start performing directly from the second chorus, lasting about one minute. The dance instructor has already choreographed a routine for a six-person stage. 。Lee Jong-min introduced EXO's stage design at the ceremony, then looked at Ji-seong and said, "In the 'Spell' stage, in the second chorus, that high note part of Changbeom, Yuan you sing it. Although you haven't sung high notes much in EXO's stages before, we know your singing ability, there's definitely no problem" 。After this ver stage, this performance should attract a lot of attention. The company will invest some resources to create a powerful and versatile image for you, making the public's impression of you more complete... Of course, your strength and versatility are indeed real. 。"Lee Jong-min, having said that, looked at Ji Kyeong-won and smiled, his eyes sparkling with admiration." 。

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"Chi Jingyuan smiled and nodded, expressing his thanks for the company's trust and the other party's compliments. " 。

As for dancing, Chi Jingyuan is not particularly outstanding. His skills are good but not top-tier, and he's no match for the singing department. He has practiced singing for many years and has a natural talent for it. High notes like this aren't difficult for him.

The other six members' performance of a cover track was SHINee's "Lucifer", lasting for about one minute most times. 。"For the last thirty seconds of the stage, SHINee will join us, EXO, to finish the final performance together, and then we'll exit the stage. After that, it's their time to perform." 。"So, for the last performance, EXO and SHINee have to coordinate their schedules to practice together...""Recently, besides Yuan because of her drama, EXO hasn't had much exposure. This is a great opportunity, everyone must work hard, show your best selves to your fans, and keep moving forward with the goal of becoming shining stars!"Lee Jongmin concluded with some enthusiasm, giving everyone a pep talk. 。All of EXO's members are pretty excited, especially the few from Team K. The MAMA Awards have been getting hotter and hotter over the years with a growing audience. This is a really good opportunity for them, who aren't very well-known. 。After chatting for a while, EXO started learning the dance for the special stage under the guidance of several choreographers. They began to practice seriously for this performance. 。

First released on the Traditional Chinese Novel Network Chi Jingyuan tilted his head and smiled: "When I first debuted as an actor, I didn't have the qualifications to look at the cast list. Being able to participate was already a success. Now...I don't r...