Peninsula: It’s just a dream, are you serious?

Chapter 573 Melon Music Awards Ceremony
On November 14th, around 11 PM, at the entrance of the gymnastics arena in Seoul Olympic Park.

A small white stage stood there, accompanied by a banner printed with the logos of various brands and partners, with a red carpet extending nearly 50 meters below the stage.

Two large lighting lights, the kind used in large photography studios, were specially placed on both sides of the stage. Even though it was getting dark, the stage was still as bright as day.

In front of the stage, reporters from various Seoul media outlets were checking their cameras, chatting with their colleagues from time to time, and glancing at the end of the red carpet.

Further ahead, there were groups of fans separated by railings on both sides of the red carpet.

Fans held up banners and light sticks supporting their idols, their eyes frequently scanning the end of the red carpet, eagerly awaiting their return.

The 2013 Melon Music Awards will be held here tonight.

Shortly after, the artists attending the awards ceremony will begin to arrive.

Since it's an awards ceremony, the red carpet walk is an essential part of the event.

The Melon Music Awards is one of the major year-end events in the Peninsula entertainment industry, generating considerable buzz and discussion every year. Major media outlets and newspapers have also made significant preparations for tonight's event.

Before long, the two hosts for tonight's red carpet segment appeared on the small stage with microphones in hand, signaling that tonight's red carpet segment was about to officially begin.

After the two hosts, a man and a woman, finished their opening remarks, a van that had been waiting nearby slowly drove up to the red carpet and stopped.

Upon seeing this, the fans on both sides of the railing cheered enthusiastically and waved their support items.

No matter who comes down, just shout it out first; this kind of awards ceremony is all about creating a lively atmosphere.

The cameras set up on the sidelines and the cameras in the hands of reporters from major newspapers and media outlets were all pointed at the parked van at the same time.

The entrance to the red carpet instantly became a sea of ​​flashing lights.

The car door slowly opened, and a fair, beautiful leg emerged first. Then, Kim Ah-young, wearing a dark blue slit dress, appeared before everyone with a smile.

"Ahhh! Ya Rong, it's Girl's Day!!!"

"Ya Rong is so beautiful!!!"

Among the fans on the sidelines, the leader of the Girl's Day fan club, who knew that her idol would be attending the ceremony that night, immediately organized the fans around her to wave their light sticks and cheer loudly.

"Park So-jin, Bang Min-ah, Kim Ah-young, Lee Hye-ri, Giri's Day, every day!!!"

The atmosphere at the scene immediately became even more heated.

At the end of the red carpet, the four members of Girl's Day had all gotten out of the car, all with bright smiles on their faces, but upon closer inspection, they all looked somewhat unnatural.

Surrounded by so many flashing lights, they were all a little nervous. This was their first time attending such a grand and prestigious year-end awards ceremony.

They were relatively unknown celebrities, but this year they suddenly became incredibly popular. Many of the things they did were things I'd never seen before.

The four of them took a deep breath and, led by their leader Park So-jin, kept smiling and walked forward into the flashing lights.

They walked onto the small stage, posed for photos in front of the media cameras for a while, and then the host gave them a brief interview before the four of them entered the venue.

At the end of the red carpet, the next nanny van stopped in front of the red carpet at just the right time.

The car door opened, and another slender, fair leg emerged. Jung Eun-ji, wearing a black mini-skirt, stepped out of the car with a smile on her face.

"Ahhh!!! Apink!!! Eunji!!!"

"Chorong! So cute!!!"

Apink's fan club also quickly began to show their support.

"Park Chorong, Yoon Bomi, Kim Namjoo, Jung Eunji, Son Naeun, Oh Hayoung, Apink!!!"

The six members of Apink walked towards the small stage with smiles on their faces.

Not far behind the red carpet area, rows of vans carrying celebrities were parked in an orderly fashion, waiting to enter later.

In one of the cars were Chen Yan and four others, including Miss A.

The cheers of fans at the scene kept ringing in her ears. Bae Suzy, wearing a black strapless dress, blinked her rabbit eyes and turned to look at Chen Yan sitting next to her.

Chen Yan was wearing a black suit at the moment, marking the return of his limited-edition suit look.

For tonight's awards ceremony, he even went to the beauty salon to get his hair and makeup done, including a light makeover.

But actually, it was just applying a BB cream.

In the dim light inside the car, the man's sharply defined profile, paired with a suit that accentuated his refined taste, made him exude an air of sophistication.

After watching quietly for a few seconds, Bae Suzy couldn't help but squint her rabbit eyes, revealing her two rabbit teeth.

Oppa is so handsome.

A true fan of good looks is thrilled!
"Oppa, Girl's Day and Apink are all here. Will Krystal and Taeyeon unnie come too?"

If they all come, then the evening can be considered a family gathering in some ways.

Chen Yan, who was replying to messages with his head down, looked up at her upon hearing this and smiled.

"Tao and Soojung will come, but Taeyeon and Noona won't. Melon sent them invitations, but they declined."

Since Girls' Generation didn't win any awards tonight, they naturally won't participate.

At year-end award ceremonies like these, large companies like SM Entertainment usually have a pretty good idea of ​​whether their artists have won any awards.

He was just chatting with Kim Tae-yeon.

Apart from Yoona, who is filming, all the members of Girls' Generation are watching the Melon Music Awards live in their dorm tonight.

By declining Melon's invitation, I essentially got a one-night break.

You can't just decline someone's invitation and then turn around and go off to attend events elsewhere.

How presumptuous.

"Oh."

Bae Suzy nodded, then smiled with narrowed eyes: "Oppa, have you prepared your acceptance speech for Best Music Producer?"

"There's no need to prepare anything special. Just say a few words on stage. The content will be pretty much the same anyway."

The two chatted idly in the car while waiting to enter, and Meng Jia and the others next to them would occasionally exchange a few words.

On the red carpet, the cheers of fans continued to rise, and the number of vans parked next to them decreased one by one over time.

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Popular groups from the peninsula and some solo singers entered one by one.

The order of entry for this red carpet event is actually quite particular, and it's all arranged in advance by the organizers.

In the Korean Peninsula, a country that emphasizes seniority, appearance times are determined based on an artist's popularity, debut date, and social status.

Although Giri's Day and Apink, who appeared at the beginning, have been around for a year or two, they didn't have much popularity before, and their popularity only increased this year.

Among tonight's guests, she has decent popularity but lacks experience, which is why she was arranged to appear first.

This arrangement would get the awards ceremony off to a good start, igniting the enthusiasm of the fans and preventing a situation where newcomers' arrival would leave the audience unable to engage. Suddenly, a huge cheer and shouts of support erupted from the red carpet, and the two hosts' voices rose slightly.

"Welcome EXO."

"Ah! It's EXO."

"Ahhh!!! Oppa!!!"

Sitting in the car, Chen Yan couldn't help but smile when he heard the cheers that were clearly louder than those for other celebrities.

Thanks to the phenomenal success of "Growl," EXO is now the most popular boy group on the Korean Peninsula and enjoys considerable popularity throughout Asia.

Due to this phenomenal popularity, even though EXO has only been around for a little over a year, the organizers placed them among the last groups of artists to appear.

"EXO is really popular right now, and they've only been around for less than two years."

Hearing the enthusiastic cheers outside, Bae Suzy, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but sigh.

Meng Jia and the others nodded in agreement.

After her initial exclamation, the girl immediately turned to Chen Yan and smiled, "But oppa is still the best. 'Roar' was written by oppa for them."

Chen Yan smiled but didn't say anything more.

Following the EXO craze, f(x) and IU (Lee Ji-eun) entered the scene one after another.

Hearing the cheers for Lee Ji-eun from the crowd, Bae Suzy looked out the car window at the petite figure getting out of the car and entering the venue not far away. Suddenly remembering something, she turned to Chen Yan, leaned closer to him, and whispered:
"Oppa, has IU unnie complained to you about anything?"

Her voice clearly carried a hint of schadenfreude.

Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment, then quickly realized what the girl was talking about. He couldn't help but chuckle and gave her a slightly annoyed look.

But because Meng Jia and the others were still nearby, he didn't say anything.

Actually, it's a very simple matter.

A few days ago, when Chen Yan was chatting with Lee Ji-eun, he revealed that he would be attending the Melon Music Awards. Then Lee Ji-eun asked him if they could walk the red carpet together.

Although the two are not in the same company, they have a teacher-student relationship and appear to be close in the public eye, so there is no problem with them walking the red carpet together.

However, Chen Yan still needs to bring miss A to walk the red carpet, so of course he can't walk the red carpet with her.

Lee Ji-eun was understanding and didn't say much.

This matter should have ended there, but Bae Suzy, like a rabbit, jumped out from behind.

He boasted to Lee Ji-eun about walking the red carpet with Chen Yan, which quickly angered Lee Ji-eun.

With the two sides deadlocked and seeing that she couldn't do anything to Bae Soo-ji, Lee Ji-eun naturally activated her innate skills [Contradiction Transfer] and [Unreasonable], and turned to Chen Yan.

I don't care, I was upset with her, so you have to comfort me. Anyway, it all started because of you.

So, Chen Yan finally had to put in a lot of effort to appease Li Zhi'en.

Facing her oppa's subtly reproachful gaze, Bae Rabbit chuckled and shook her head slightly before turning back to look out the window.

Hmph, who told that unnie to provoke me repeatedly when she joined the group that night? I definitely have to find a chance to get revenge.

A few minutes later, with G-Dragon's arrival, only Chen Yan's van remained on the red carpet.

Without a doubt, they were the final guests to appear at tonight's Melon Music Awards.

Given Miss A's status and popularity, they wouldn't receive such treatment; it's mainly due to Chen Yan's identity and position.

The van slowly started moving, heading towards the entrance to the red carpet. The people in the van were also making final adjustments to their attire and facial expressions.

On the small stage, after interviewing G-Dragon, the two hosts turned their attention back to the entrance of the red carpet.

"The next group of guests has now arrived at the venue."

"That's right, who will be the next group of guests?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the van slowly opened, revealing a long leg in black suit pants. The next second, Chen Yan's handsome face with a smile appeared before everyone present.

Then he turned around and raised his hand, letting Bae Suzy, Meng Jia, and the others get out of the car one by one with his hand.

The two hosts widened their eyes slightly in shock.

"Oh my! It's Director Chen and the entire Miss A team."

"Wow, this is really a dream lineup."

The fans at the scene erupted in cheers as Chen Yan got out of the car; it was almost the entire fanbase.

Unlike the other celebrities who appeared earlier, some people chose not to support their rivals when they saw them, but Chen Yan is different.

He's a music producer, in a way, the sugar daddy of their idol, and such a handsome sugar daddy at that.

The cheers that erupted from the crowd were no less enthusiastic than when EXO had just appeared.

Amidst the flashing lights and cheers, Chen Yan led the four members of Miss A forward with smiles on their faces.

He walked ahead, while miss A followed two small steps behind him, raising their hands to greet the fans on either side.

After walking onto the small stage, the host first had them greet the camera, and then came over to Chen Yan's side.

The male host spoke first: "Wow, it's such an honor to have the opportunity to meet Director Chen in person."

"Wow, I never expected to see Director Chen up close like this."

The female host immediately chimed in, then continued, "Director Chen, this must be your first time attending an awards ceremony, right?"

"Yes, it is indeed my first time attending such a grand awards ceremony."

Chen Yan took the microphone she handed him and smiled.

"How does it feel?"

"Yes, it was a very grand event. The atmosphere was really great. I'm honored to be able to attend the Melon Music Awards ceremony."

"Yes, I heard that Director Chen will also be presenting awards to artists tonight. Could you tell me which award you will be presenting?"

Chen Yan naturally wouldn't say it directly: "This has to be kept a secret for now, everyone will know in due time."

"Okay, then viewers in front of the TV, please look forward to it."

The two hosts asked Miss A a few more questions, and the whole segment lasted for nearly five minutes before Chen Yan and the others were allowed to enter the venue.

On the small stage, the host said a few closing remarks after they entered.

The camera gradually zoomed out and switched to the venue.

(End of this chapter)