weddingnovel Chapter 51 Trending Topics
Chapter 51 Trending Topics
Last day of June.
Nonhyeon-dong, Starship Entertainment Company.
The Starship Entertainment building in Nonhyeon-dong mainly serves as a practice room and basic office space, unlike the headquarters building on Samseong-ro in Cheongdam-dong.
The underground practice room.
The IVE members, who didn't have any performance schedules today, all gathered to continue their vocal and dance lessons.
Although IVE has already "broken through the competition" and become a highly anticipated rookie girl group in just about six months since their debut at the end of last year.
However, the company's management is still raising its requirements for IVE.
The main focus is on the overall expressiveness of the combination.
For a group to become popular, it's not enough to just have a controversial figure or a representative figure; the group's professional abilities as idol singers are also indispensable.
IVE, featuring Ahn Yu-jin and Jang Won-young, has consistently generated buzz since their debut.
That's why the new group IVE quickly became known to more people.
With their debut single album receiving positive market feedback, the K-pop scene has begun to compare IVE with earlier girl groups such as (G)I-DLE and IZTY, vying for the title of the best fifth-generation girl group.
The manager chatted with the IVE members for a while before leaving.
In the practice room.
While warming up, the members continued to chat about what their manager had just said.
This year, HEBY Entertainment is set to launch a new girl group, and the launch is expected to happen within the next two months. In addition, HEBY Entertainment's label, which is headed by former SM Entertainment director Min Hee-jin, will also launch a girl group this year. SM Entertainment's new girl group is also highly likely to debut this year.
The online debate over who is the best fifth-generation girl group will only intensify as these groups debut.
The manager's point of view was that, in addition to generating buzz and market interest, IVE needs to continuously improve its overall capabilities in order to "win" in the competition.
Zhang Yuanying let out a breath and said, "I will definitely try my best to keep up with Youzhen unnie and Zhiyuan."
Ahn Yoo-jin smiled and said, "I also need to work harder to improve myself."
With the two most popular members having "expressed their stance," the other members naturally followed suit.
They themselves know that with their current abilities, they have no problem performing on stage, but their singing skills have been criticized and questioned.
The company has been "packaged" very well.
Ultimately, what idol singers value most is their live performance ability.
No one will like a "pretty face" forever.
No one likes to be called a "pretty face" or a "decorative vase".
Behind.
While drinking water, Lee Hyun-seo, holding her phone, suddenly said, "Unnies, NIMXX is trending."
The members all looked at Lee Hyun-seo.
NIMXX.
JYP Entertainment's new girl group, launched this year, has already achieved remarkable success with its debut single just two months after its debut.
The members of IVE are all paying close attention to this new girl group, after all, it comes from JYP Entertainment.
"It's NMIXX's leader Wu Haiyuan Xi and a person named Han Xijun who are trending on social media."
"Whoosh"
A figure rushed towards Li Xianrui.
Before the other members could react, Lee Hyun-seo muttered, "Won-young unnie, my phone."
Her phone was already in Zhang Yuanying's hands.
The members looked at Zhang Yuanying with confusion.
Her reaction was very abnormal.
Ahn Yoo-jin walked over.
Standing next to Zhang Yuanying, I saw the trending topics on my phone screen.
It shouldn't have caused Zhang Yuanying to react so strongly.
It's NIMXX member Wu Haiyuan who recorded a dating show with a guy named Han Xijun, which recently became a trending topic online.
Naoi Rei pulled Kinki Aki along, saying, "Unnie, let's go take a look."
Jin Qiu shook his head frantically.
She didn't want to stand with Ahn Yoo-jin and Jang Won-young.
Kim Ji-won stood on the other side of Lee Hyun-seo and asked, "What's wrong?"
Everyone was waiting for Zhang Yuanying to speak.
Zhang Yuanying remained silent, scrolling through her phone screen and carefully looking at the trending topics.
Some netizens have taken screenshots from the program, while others have created their own short videos.
This is usually something that entertainment companies' publicity departments do to create buzz and generate hype.
Zhang Yuanying was looking at other netizens' comments.
There are almost no "supporters".
There was a barrage of criticism, and the one being criticized was Wu Haiyuan from NMIXX.
An Youzhen muttered to herself, "What's going on? Why is Wu Haiyuan being criticized by netizens? And who is this Han Xijun?"
Lee Hyun-seo and Kim Ji-won shared the same doubts.
The two were also puzzled, saying one after the other, "We've never heard of an artist named Han Xijun. Is it just because he's handsome?"
Ahn Yoo-jin nudged Jang Won-young's arm and said, "Won-young, zoom in on the photo and take a look."
Zhang Yuanying didn't zoom in on the photo, and slowly said, "Those who are cursing NMIXX Wu Haiyuan Xi are probably all admirers of Han Xijun Xi."
"Admirer? Won Young unnie uses such sophisticated vocabulary."
"Oh~ As expected of the knowledgeable Won-young unnie."
Ahn Yoo-jin asked, "Do you know this person?"
Zhang Yuanying continued, "He is the head of the AI R&D center of the Kakao Group, a genius at KAIST."
"Won-young unnie really knows everything."
Compared to the other members' exclamations, Ahn Yu-jin frowned.
The Zhang Yuanying she knew was not someone who usually paid attention to the field of AI technology.
The fact that Zhang Yuanying could readily recite personal information about this person named Han Xijun indicates that she had some understanding of him.
Is it a relationship that you've known each other for a long time?
Or is Zhang Yuanying one of the admirers of Han Xijun that she mentioned?
Ahn Yoo-jin had a vague feeling that Jang Won-young and this man named Han Hee-joon had a "story".
Just now, Zhang Yuanying's exaggerated reaction of rushing towards Li Xianrui and taking her phone as soon as she heard Han Xijun's name, plus the strong smell of alcohol on Zhang Yuanying when she returned to the dormitory before.
She doesn't drink alcohol.
An Youzhen was very clear about this.
The company did not arrange any personal schedules for Zhang Yuanying that day.
Where did she go, who did she meet, and who did she drink with?
Could it be with this guy named Han Xijun?
Zhang Yuanying returned the phone to Li Xianrui.
I need to use the restroom.
After saying that, he walked towards the door of the practice room.
Ahn Yu-jin said, "I'm going to the restroom too."
Then I followed them.
Jin Qiutian and Naoki Rei then stood next to Li Xianrui, and the four of them huddled together. Li Xianrui searched for Han Xijun.
Seeing the pop-up message, Lee Hyun-seo muttered, "What Won-young unnie said is completely true. She really is the head of the AI R&D center of the KAKAO Group, a KAIST genius, and she's only 21 years old this year. It's unbelievable."
In the corridor.
Ahn Yoo-jin caught up with Jang Won-young.
Zhang Yuanying immediately put her phone back in her pocket.
Seeing Zhang Yuanying's somewhat flustered expression, An Youzhen asked in a low voice, "You know that person, right?"
Looking at Ahn Yoo-jin's concerned face and caring eyes, Jang Won-young initially wanted to make excuses, but she couldn't bring herself to lie to Ahn Yoo-jin.
He pulled Ahn Yoo-jin to the bathroom, checked that no one else was there, and during the process, Ahn Yoo-jin's expression gradually became serious. Jang Won-young's actions made her vaguely feel that "something bad was about to happen."
The worst-case scenario I can think of is that Jang Won-young and the man named Han Hee-joon have a very "special" relationship.
That won't do.
Idol singers are absolutely out of the question.
If it's "that kind of" situation, then...
A thought flashed through Ahn Yoo-jin's mind.
It's not that she's not innocent, it's just that Zhang Yuanying's reaction and actions were really too "frightening".