The number one playboy on the Peninsula!

Chapter 168 A short story after the rain The fog is coming!

As night fell, traffic swept across the elevated bridge in Seoul. Gong Cheng arrived at the bar frequented by the members of Bombardment Meteor in Gangnam. He glanced at the box number sent by Park Jae-bum on his phone and strode in.

The harsh sound of electronic music surrounds my ears, and under the ambient lights, men and women with alcohol flowing into their veins dance wildly to the beat of the drums.

Gong Cheng felt that the DJ in this bar was quite tasteless and the songs he played were pure noise. Why didn't he play his songs?
Gong Cheng didn't even bother to greet the members who were drinking together every other day, and just sat on the sofa. He glanced at Wu Sehun who was chatting secretly with his mother. After catching his gaze, Wu Sehun quickly turned off the screen and stared at him vigilantly.

The youngest member's romantic affairs have been ridiculed by the members to such an extent that he doesn't want to be the next one.

"Is your daughter ugly? You're afraid to show her to others?" Gong Cheng curled his lips, provoking her. This guy has changed two or three daughters since last year, right? Just like Lay, he's very reserved and likes to hide.

"Better than Lim Nayeon." Wu Sehun smiled unconvinced, but after seeing Gong Cheng's sneer, he quickly changed his tone: "Ah Xi! I give in. Your father is the best looking, okay?"

"Even if it looks good, it's not yours." Gong Cheng proudly poured a glass of whiskey and took a sip.

The members next to him were still discussing about Bombardment Meteor. Their purpose of coming here tonight was to come up with a fan support name and release it together when it was announced at the end of the month that Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun had joined.

After all, Bombardment Meteor has been together for more than half a year. Now that they have put aside their status as a limited group, they should at least give their fans a haven of love.

"Bomb, that's really good." Park Jae-beom took a sip of his wine and argued, "Bomb!!! How impressive does that sound?"

"And the abbreviation is bb. Don't you think it's ambiguous? bb!"

Gong Cheng couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Are you thinking of making fried noodles?" "Brother! No way."

"Not even as good as Star." Lin Yingxiong covered his face. "Stars, the members are shooting stars, and the fans are the little stars surrounding the shooting stars."

Wang Jiaer and Park Chanyeol drank their wine and did not participate in the debate between the two older brothers beside them. In fact, they both thought that both bomb and star were pretty good.

Wu Sehun nudged the youngest member's shoulder, feeling a bit disappointed that he'd lost his maknae status. But it was still better than having this brat next to him constantly calling him "Sehunna."

What's even more regrettable is that the seven members of Bombardment Meteor were previously ranked in order of age. The three oldest are undoubtedly Park Jae-bum, Lim Young-woong, and Zhang Yixing, followed by Park Chanyeol, followed by Wang Jiaer, Oh Sehun, and Gong Cheng.

The three youngest members of the group are generally recognized as the maknae line, but Park Chanyeol is just a little older. Otherwise, the overlap of the maknae line and the older line would be a Kpop legend, wouldn't it?

"Maknae, what do you think the fan name should be?"

"I think the star that Brother Yingxiong mentioned is more reliable..."

Wu Sehun expressed his own opinion and saw the youngest member's fingers busy on the phone screen.

Sometimes it was from this woman's relative, sometimes from his ex-girlfriend, and there were a few he couldn't recognize. Anyway, the notes this youngest member gave to others were quite abstract.

"Star?" Gong Cheng paused his busy work, took a sip of wine, and thought for a moment: "Then we might as well call them Stargazers."

"Stargazer."

"If Bombardment Meteor is a shooting star, then fans should be like stargazers with telescopes, right? Anticipating and witnessing the moment a shooting star explodes must be a very happy thing for stargazers, right?"

Gong Cheng explained nonchalantly.

Wu Sehun listened and nodded seriously, OK! Now he voted for Stargazers. Those two brothers, a bomb and a little star, always felt a bit tacky. Fans wouldn't want such a tacky name, right?
After a while, the members made a video call to Zhang Yixing, who was filming a variety show in China, and started voting by raising their hands.

Gong Cheng repeated the name of Stargazers to several members.

Final result:
Stargazers, 5 votes.

bomb, 1 vote.

starLittle Star, 1 vote.

The fan name of the Bombardment Meteor fan club was finally decided to be Stargazers.

……

Inside Twice's dormitory.

Mingjing Nan leaned against the headboard, her fully charged laptop resting on the quilt where her knees were bulging. She nervously turned on the power button and, after entering the lock screen password, the desktop wallpaper that lit up made her face pale.

Some bastard created a desktop wallpaper with two lines of text in white font on a black background: "Mina, the game is fun, right? Let's play slowly. I downloaded a very difficult game for you, your favorite."

"When you pass the level, we will be together (grin)"

"Snap!" Ming Jingnan slammed her notebook shut and glanced at the other members in the bedroom, each playing on their phones. After calming herself down, she opened her notebook again. She was sure that the bastard had discovered her playing those games.

But who wants to play slowly with you?
And what do you mean by "We've cleared the level, we're together"? Who wants to be with a bastard like you?
Najing Nan hurriedly changed her desktop wallpaper to a picture of Mount Fuji, then held her breath and opened Steam. When she saw the games lying in the first column of her game library, she was shocked...

……

On March 29th, Seoul was hit by a torrential downpour. The Billboard Hot 100 saw its fourth update of the month, with "Rockstar" once again retaining its top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It debuted at No. 9 on March 8th and topped the Billboard Hot 100 the following week, March 15th, marking its 14th consecutive day at the top.

In today's latest update, "Rockstar" and Tarot's names remain at the top of the charts, marking Gong Cheng's tie with the Asian Neon Singer's record of topping the B chart for three consecutive weeks. After seven days this week, "Rockstar" will have reached the 21st consecutive day at the top.

If "Rockstar" can win the championship again next week, it will break the record of Asian singers and become the Asian singer with the longest consecutive championship singles to top the B charts.

[Since the Japanese singer Sakamoto Kyu's "Sukiyaki" won the championship for three weeks in 1963, at 00:00 on March 29th, Seoul time, the proud superstar of the Great Cold Netherland, singer Tarot, tied this record!!!]

[Tarot's first number one single, reaching the top of the charts for three weeks, and remaining at the top of the B charts for 21 consecutive days!]

【Tarot goes global! Let the world hear Tarot's voice!】

[アジアでThe most ferocious tiger, tying the record of Chinese singer Sakamoto Jiu on the Billboard Hot 100...]

At 00:00 AM Beijing time, Chinese singer Tarot Gong Cheng's song "Rockstar" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100, tying the Asian record set by Japanese singer Sakamoto Kyu...

"Rockstar" is reportedly one of the lead songs from the first half of singer Tarot's debut full-length album, "Wheel of Fortune & X." Preparations for the second half are still underway. According to an announcement from JYP Entertainment, Tarot's debut full-length album will be officially released in two days, on April 1st. It's also worth mentioning that the orchestral version of "Fake Love" circulating online is also...

Let’s wait and see whether Tarot can break or create records.

Under a series of trending searches, according to Japanese people, "Agi's most ferocious tiger" is coming with great force, like a thick fog, hovering over the trending search lists of various Asian countries, with an oppressive feeling like smog, hanging over the Asian music scene, but for listeners and fans, they can see the sunshine that favors them through the smog.

That was the starlight radiating from the Asian superstar Tarot, nourishing them with the warmth of spring.

"アジアでThe most ferocious tiger, さあ, Miyakoto!"

"Can you be any more shameless, little bastard? Tarot is clearly for us Chinese, okay? I'm really drunk!"

"The pride of the Great Cold Nation, charge! Make history!"

"Big win! 21 consecutive days at the top of the Kpop charts! Number one!"

"Miya Qinghu's のものは大きいと文きましたか?"

“I love Tarot!”

"..."

On March 30, the MV and songs for the second half of Gong Cheng's first full-length album, "Colorful Butterfly", have all been completed.

Gong Cheng sat in the composition room, enjoying a rare moment of leisure, yawning as he gazed out the window at the rain. The sound of the pattering rain was pleasant, but still somewhat boring.

During the hard-earned break, he thought about asking the rabbit idol out on a date, but Twice had recently started a busy schedule and planning for their next mini-album, so the date plan had to fall through.

As for Zhao Meiyan's pabo, he has been practicing very hard in Cube recently. The good news is that their company has launched a new girl group debut plan. In order to achieve the goal of debut, this pabo is still working hard.

After much thought, Gong Cheng opened the Bombardment Meteor group chat in Kakao, thinking that going out for a walk to relax would be better than watching the rain alone.

I might as well go back to the dorm, put on some music, and sleep. Plus, there are only two days left until the new album is released, and then there's a ton of schedules, promotions, and book signings. And tomorrow, my agency, SM Entertainment, and four other agencies are jointly announcing that Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun have joined Bombardment Meteor.

In April, in addition to a busy schedule, they also prepared for the group's comeback album.

Twice's current momentum is unparalleled. They are the new national girl group and seem to be no different from the top groups that have reached the top. Gong Cheng originally didn't care whether they reached the top or not, because it didn't make any difference.

But since the members are all aiming to reach the top, and the fans are expecting Bombardment Meteor to stand at the top of K-pop, then he will naturally be motivated and take a trip to the windy end of the mountain top.

But then again, with the staffing of Bombardment Meteor, wouldn’t it be a bit of a shame to just climb to the summit?
After the news of Bombardment Meteor's contract renewal came out, a cartoonist from Peninsula came to JYP's company not long ago. Gong Cheng had never met the cartoonist in person. At that time, he was walking around the set of the MV shooting.

But from what Park Jin-young and Kim Dae-woo said, the cartoonist wanted to seek copyright cooperation. He drew a passionate, musical comic about Bombardment Meteor.

Gong Cheng found it quite interesting, and the company agreed to the cartoonist's request for cooperation, drafted a contract, and discussed more details.

If nothing unexpected happens, perhaps this summer, the passionate comic called Bombardment Meteo will be officially published. However, in order to reach the top, Gong Cheng feels that this goal is too bland, and it is not at all like the protagonists in other comics who have lofty goals and ambitions.

According to the style of Japan, it should be more middle school! The male protagonist should stand on the rooftop with his friends, clenching his fists and shouting "Assholes! We are going to dominate the world!"

'How can we stop here?'

Park Chanyeol: "I have a schedule tonight and need to record a show. Maknae, go play with your parents."

Lin Yingxiong: "The company has some things to deal with."

Park Jae-Bum: "I'm discussing a collaboration with a foreign rapper. Would you like to come to my company and spend some time?"

Zhang Yixing: "When I have nothing to do, I'll go find Irene..."

Wu Se-hun: "I'm at the company, nothing to do."

Wang Jiaer: "Xiao Cheng, are you in the composing room? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I just drove away from the company. If you can't, come downstairs and I'll come back to pick you up."

Gong Cheng stared at the screen of his mobile phone and sighed. He still didn't have enough female relatives.

Otherwise, how could I have fallen to the point of having nothing to do and go to these grown men?

"@王嘉尔, then come and pick me up bro. @吴世勋, sehun, pack up, the oppas will pick you up right away." Gong Cheng replied while tapping the screen, then picked up his coat and took the elevator downstairs.

"Tarot, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon, Tarot-senpai~"

"..."

Along the way, many JYP staff and trainees greeted the JYP 'Prince' with a smile upon seeing him.

Gong Cheng wondered, where to wait? Drink? Forget it. Eat? I wasn't very hungry.

While studying, he walked out of the JYP building, followed the rain curtain under the eaves to the coffee shop next to the company, and ordered a glass of orange juice and two glasses of iced American coffee, which were considered to be for his two brothers Wang Jiaer and Wu Sehun.

In the heavy rain, the paparazzi, reporters, and artists who usually hovered like bees outside the company building were much less numerous.

"Brother, I'm waiting for you in front of the coffee shop downstairs. I brought coffee for you and Brother Sehun." Gong Cheng took a sip of orange juice while holding two cups of packaged coffee. He opened Kakao and sent a voice message to Jackson Wang.

So that this guy won’t drive the car to the basement again.

Under the dim rain, the weather was gloomy. Gong Cheng simply took off the stuffy mask and wore only a baseball cap, leaning against the wall at the entrance of the cafe waiting for Wang Jiaer to pick him up.

After waiting for about five minutes, he kicked the stones under his feet out of boredom, then spread out his palms and stretched out his arms, letting the rain splash into his palms, making crackling sounds.

It's not fun, but it's better than boring.

"Maybe, it's Gong Cheng Oppa?" Accompanied by a female voice of surprise, Gong Cheng turned his head and glanced at a girl with straight long hair walking out of the cafe. She was about 165 cm tall, with a slim figure wrapped in a black long skirt and a Burberry brown coat draped over her shoulders.

She spoke Chinese in a soft voice, like someone from the south.

"Yeah." Gong Cheng nodded, took back his palms that were exposed to the rain, turned around and smiled in Chinese: "What's the matter?"

"I'm your fan, Oppa!" The girl excitedly clutched her phone. She was just about to ask if she could take a photo or get an autograph. After all, she came to Seoul just for this boy. "Are you hiding from the rain, Oppa?"

She completely forgot about wanting a photo or autograph. She opened her umbrella and timidly stood beside Gong Cheng, raising it high and high until the transparent umbrella completely obscured the figures of the two, one tall and one short.

"Where are you from?" Gong Cheng waited, feeling somewhat bored. He watched the little fan standing on tiptoe, struggling and clumsy, and he laughed a little. Standing under the eaves of the cafe, where there was no rain at all, seemed unnecessary and clumsy.

"Shenzhen? It's a great place." He chatted with the girl to kill time. He took the umbrella from her hand and chuckled, "It won't rain. I'm waiting for my friend."

"Oppa, have you been to Shenzhen?" Gong Cheng's warm smile and boy-next-door approach eased her nerves. She used to hate rainy days, especially when she lived in China, where the damp, drizzling south winds always arrived. But now, she suddenly realized that rainy days were unexpectedly wonderful, romantic, and lucky. Gazing at the boy's profile beside her, she suddenly felt the urge to throw away her umbrella, grab his arm, and rush out into the rain. Getting wet together was romantic.

She also wanted to ask, was the friend the boy was talking about a boy or a girl? If it was a girl, it would be terrible. She believed her heart would be even more thunderous than the rain outside the umbrella, with lightning and thunder.

"I haven't been there, but I've seen photos of you guys cheering for me at the Broadcasting and Television Building, so I'd love to go back sometime," Gong Cheng said with a calm smile. Although he grew up in Philadelphia and Seoul, he still often thought about returning to China. To walk around, explore, and meet his friends. So, in April, his most anticipated event was the book signing in Shanghai.

"Oppa, do you still remember?"

"Of course I remember. It was an unforgettable 21st birthday support." Gong Cheng smiled coolly. The scattered raindrops coming in from the eaves hit his messy black hair. In the girls' eyes, he looked very handsome.

She had been a fan of Gong Cheng since before his debut last year, but the oppa had no domestic schedule and they hadn't been able to meet. So when he was about to release his first full-length solo album, she went to his city to see him on stage after the album was released in April.

"Are you really going to be performing in China next month, Oppa?" she asked, echoing the eagerly awaited question of many Akanas in China. For a year now, they've waited and waited, from Gong Cheng's debut album, "YDP," to Bombardment Meteo's "The Fog Hits," and now, "Wheel of Fortune & X." The kind of star-chasing love is hard to explain, the mad desire to meet the boy in front of you, but the mere sight of him is enough to bring happiness and infatuation.

"Yes, I won't break my promise." Gong Cheng folded the umbrella in his hand and returned it to the girl. He looked down at the message from Wang Jiaer, saying that there was a traffic jam on rainy days and it would take at least five minutes to get here. He curled his lips helplessly, put his phone away, and then turned to the girl beside him and smiled, "Let's go. Since we've met, I'll buy you a cup of coffee. Thank you for your love and support."

Ignoring the girl's stunned and ecstatic expression, Gong Cheng walked to the front desk and gestured for her to order according to her taste. He swiped his card naturally, and catered to her taste. To the girl, it felt like she was walking into a coffee shop with her long-time boyfriend.

My boyfriend is considerate, warm and has a bright smile.

"Don't worry about anything. I think I'm pretty easy to get along with, right?" The girl took the cappuccino handed to her by the waiter and listened to the words of the tall boy beside her. Her nonchalant face seemed to be recalling something.

"Actually, the first fan I met was in this cafe. Her name was Lee Bo Na. I hadn't debuted yet at that time, and it was my first time feeling the love of fans. She was very nervous, and so was I, haha~" Gong Cheng took a sip of the orange juice in his hand and laughed happily. Then he thought about how time was almost up and that Jackson Wang would be arriving soon. "Want a photo? And an autograph? I might have to go now."

"Yes!" The girl nodded vigorously, her Burberry coat almost slipping off her shoulders as she held her coffee. Her eyes, once filled with surprise and joy, misted over as the rain fell outside the window.

"Well~ I don't know your name yet." Gong Cheng leaned over the front desk and took the pen handed to him by the waiter. The waiter was used to this. The superstar would often meet fans in the coffee shop. He would always run to the bar to order a cup of coffee for the fans, borrow a pen, and patiently sign autographs and take photos with the fans.

"Chen Lu."

"OK!" Gong Cheng signed "Chen Lu"

"Are you reading?" he asked.

"Freshman year, middle school."

"Not bad, that's impressive." Sun Yat-sen University, I guess. Gong Cheng thought for a moment, then exclaimed in admiration. He continued, "Chen Lu, academic success and good health." Then, beneath this simple blessing, he wrote his own name, "Tarot," and returned the small card to the girl.

"Beep beep~~"

A whistle blared outside the cafe. Gong Cheng glanced back and saw Jackson Wang's black car. He rolled down the window and waved at him from the front desk. Gong Cheng paused as he was about to leave. "Do you like Jackson Wang? I'll have Jackson come down and take a picture with you and get an autograph."

The girl shook her head. Gong Cheng said, "If you come to Seoul alone, you must pay attention to safety. You must pay attention to safety..."

"I know, Oppa." The girl hesitated, glancing at the rain outside the café. Through her blurred vision, Gong Cheng strode out of the café and got into the car. The roar of the engine was not loud in the rain, and the black car body instantly splashed a string of water before disappearing into the rain.

"Hmm~" Two raindrops were falling inside and outside the cafe. However, the rain in the girl's eyes was relatively restrained. She clearly had something she really wanted to say to Gong Cheng in person, but she didn't have time to say it.

If only the rain could get heavier, it would have trapped the boy and me here, with cars unable to get in and people unable to get out...

"Who is it? A fan?"

On the way to SM Entertainment, Jackson Wang curiously asked in the car if there were any paparazzi around the office. If there were, the youngest member showing up at the cafe with a girl would surely spark another scandal and trending topics, right?
However, compared to the scandals of other artists who are very secretive, it has no effect on the youngest member next to him.

His fans even discuss on the Internet all day long who is worthy of the name Tarot, from Yoona to Bae Joo-hyun, to Lin Zhenna, actresses, faces of major groups, foreign supermodels and movie stars... It's simply outrageous.

"Fans in China." Gong Cheng shrugged, glanced at the SM building not far away, picked up his phone and called Wu Sehun: "Sehun brother, come downstairs, we're here."

The two of them waited downstairs at SM for less than two minutes before Wu Sehun got into the car in the rain. After a while of discussion, the three of them decided to find a music bar with a nice environment, eat something, and listen to some music to kill time.

……

On the night of March 30th.

In addition to the release of Miya Makoto's first solo album on April 1st, the day after tomorrow, March 31st, the end of the month, is also worth looking forward to by many Arcana fans and Bombardment Meteor fans.

They believe that the spring and summer of 2017 are lucky and extraordinary.

First, Tarot's first full-length album was released. The song "rockstar" in the first half topped the B chart and has remained at the top ever since. In addition to Gong Cheng's new album in April, Bombardment Meteor's return is also expected.

Although many people are talking about the expansion of Bombardment Meteor, it does not prevent them from looking forward to who the remaining two members will be and how much Bombardment Meteor can gain in this comeback.

Will they emerge as a breakout star like last year, sweeping all the year-end awards, or will they decline? The news of their first new member, Jackson Wang, has certainly pleased many of the group's fans.

Just as many fans were speculating about the identities of the members to be announced by the four companies tomorrow, a post about Tarot became a hot topic.

The post is titled [The most beautiful thing is not the rainy day, but the eaves where I once sheltered from the rain with you #Tarot]

Many Chinese fans were curious when they saw the title, which was a familiar lyric from the song "Secret" by Chinese singer Jay Chou.

But after seeing the content and photos of the post, many Arcanas at home and abroad felt envious and jealous.

I came to Seoul alone hoping to see Tarot's new album, watch his concerts, and attend his book signings. But then I ran into Tarot in front of the coffee shop downstairs from JYP Entertainment that afternoon, and we waited together for a long time until the rain fell.

[Photos]

In the picture, Gong Cheng's tall figure, wearing a white baseball cap, leans against the sign outside the cafe. He's dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, high-street jeans, and black and white Vans sneakers. Against the backdrop of a hazy drizzle, he idly spreads his palm in the rain, and a continuous stream of raindrops splashes across his palm, creating circles of water.

The photo freezes at this moment.

It was raining heavily in Seoul today. He said he was waiting for a friend. It was a rare day off, so he wanted to go out for a walk. I said, "I came to Seoul just to see you, and now I've seen you." We talked a lot, and he asked where I was from. He also told me we'd agreed to travel around China.

[Photos]

In the picture, Gong Cheng stood beside her with his hands in his trouser pockets, his eyebrows arched, his head slightly tilted, and a bright smile. The girl was holding the coffee he brought her, her smile overflowing.

Oppa treated me to coffee and told me he was a very easygoing person. Who says they're easygoing? But Oppa himself confirmed it, of course. He really is very easygoing. He also said that in this cafe, he met his first fan, Lee Bo Na...

[Photos]

Gong Cheng's small card to sign.

Do you understand? My encounter with Oppa, a brief ten minutes, felt like a one-day boyfriend. We were close to nature, and when he left, I felt reluctant, sad, tearful, and happy. I can't explain it, but I felt a pang of sadness in my heart.

Originally, I planned to come to Seoul and see Oppa once, and that would have been enough. But after actually seeing him, the crazy desire and withdrawal symptoms made me change my plan. Now I plan to keep liking Tarot Oppa.

[Photos]

The image is a screenshot from the music video for "Black Vitality," the first half of Gong Cheng's first full-length album. Gong Cheng stands alone on the mast, arms outstretched, his figure swaying precariously from the sea breeze and drenching rain. The two white subtitles below are a Q&A session between him and the VJ from the music video.

“What does it feel like to be famous?”

"like this……"

"I'm afraid I might fall if I'm not careful."

I don't know if Oppa will see this post, but there's something I didn't get to say before we parted. Oppa, I really want to tell you, don't be afraid of falling, always keep walking on the flowery path. Even if you do, we, Arcana, will catch you. From the Han River Bridge to debut boycotts, to topping the B-list amidst the envy of others, to having your first number one single, you're truly remarkable.

[Photos]

In the picture, Gong Cheng is standing on the Han River Bridge...

They expect you to walk from the Han River Bridge to the Grammys and hold the trophy, but that's hard. I don't know if Oppa will ever step onto the Grammys stage and hold the trophy, but I hope he never loses that unbridled smile on his face; it's so handsome!

【Tarot, stay handsome forever! 】

【…】

The entire post, like a proud and boastful letter, was warm and moist, rapidly spreading across major forums around the world. Many media outlets and Arcana translated the letter into Korean, English, Thai, and so on.

Some people shed tears of empathy, while others tried to catch the attention.

Gong Cheng finished reading the long letter after being reminded by Wu Sehun.

"Ah! It really makes people want to cry." Wu Sehun sighed silently. As an artist and the most popular member of EXO, he often receives similar fan letters.

Sometimes, during his time in relationships, he felt ashamed of his fans' love. But all he could do was conceal it better, talking about it when necessary and hiding it when necessary. It was precisely because of his deep appreciation for this love and his fear of facing the difficulties of revealing his relationship that he carefully concealed everything about it.

"Yes." In the K-pop world, compared to the rapidly changing local fan base, the Chinese fans' loyalty is something both Jackson Wang and Oh Sehun, present at the event, have experienced. Gong Cheng wasn't sure how to respond to this lengthy fan letter. This was his first time being a major star, so he had little experience.

So, Gong Cheng turned his head and grinned at Wu Se-hun and Wang Jiaer, revealing his brilliant white teeth, and asked without thinking, "Is he really that handsome, brother?"

"what?"

Wang Jiaer and Wu Sehun exchanged a glance, then burst into laughter and clinked their glasses: "So handsome! Haha..."

Gong Cheng took a sip of orange juice from the music bar and smiled. Wang Jiaer's car keys were in his trouser pocket. He had no desire to drink on a rainy day, and after reading the long fan letter, he felt even less so. He looked out the floor-to-ceiling window at the rainy Seoul.

"Ah, brother? Although I'm going to drive you back tonight, you don't have to drink so much, right? Brother Jackson, are you heartbroken?" Gong Cheng stirred the pasta on the plate with chopsticks and muttered to himself while watching the two people clinking glasses.

Forget it, let's drink. He'd also found time to get his Seoul driver's license during this time, so he already knew how to drive. He'd previously had driving scenes in "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo" and "Goblin," and he'd learned how to drive.

Driving is like a man’s special talent. When I hold the steering wheel, I will think of the Initial D manga and its theme song "Rage your dream".

……

"My blood is boiling so hot that it's hard for you to get close~"

"Your cry~"

The sound of neon-inspired music filled the car. Gong Cheng, seatbelt-fastened, played "Rage Your Dream" on the car speakers. The passionate prelude played, the accelerator pressed, and the car spun through the rain.

He wasn't driving fast, but when this song started playing, you'd feel like he was. You'd even have the illusion that Oh Sehun in the passenger seat was like the three-quarters full cup in Initial D, and Gong Cheng had to make sure the water didn't spill.

Wu Se-hun glanced at the enthusiastic youngest with a strange look in his eyes. "The speed on the dial is 30 mph, what are you doing?" The electric car with a raincoat on the window was overtaking in a flash!
Okay, it’s raining, so there’s a speed limit, but I have to admit that this guy is sometimes really a bit of a middle school kid.

……

At night, just as Gong Cheng's childhood dream of "fast driver" was burning with passion in the rainy night, the bell of Seoul struck 00:00 in the early morning.

Many fans in Asia who have been eagerly awaiting Bombardment Meteor have waited anxiously for this moment.

JYP, SM, AOMG, and Mulgogimusic, the four brokerage companies jointly launched the latest personnel plan for Bombardment Meteor. Unlike what fans expected, this time the four brokerage companies directly announced the remaining two members at one time.

When the new makeup photos of the two members were posted on the agency's official website, all the Kpop agencies and fans in the entire peninsula went completely crazy and exploded!

SM’s latest official tweet is as follows:
Bombardment Meteor streaks through the vast galaxy. Park Chanyeol and Oh Se Hun, two meteors from an exoplant beyond the Milky Way, cross the infinitely expanding portal of space and time, encountering Tarot, Jay Park, Lay, Lim Young-Woong, and Jackson. Thus, the seven members of Bombardment Meteor, each with their own unique colors, gather on Earth. The infinitely expanding portal closes forever, erasing the very word "limited" that defines the limited group.

Bombardment Meteor plans to meet fans this summer and invite them to a meteor shower from the Milky Way.

[Coming soon]

Attached to the photos are the final makeup photos of Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun, as well as a group photo of all seven members of Bombardment Meteor; in the photo, the seven figures are like thick black ink smudged on a white background.

Their poses varied, their stark black formal attire and their positions blurred their faces, only the outlines of their figures and faces visible against the black silhouette. But the one figure standing at the center of the group, the center of the group, was immediately recognizable: Tarot. Oh Sehun and Park Chanyeol stood sideways on the far left and right, interspersed with Park Jae-bum, Zhang Yixing, Wang Jiaer, and Lim Ying-woong.

Thick black silhouettes fluttered against a white background. The agencies and fans in Asia who were following the latest news about Bombardment Meteor's personnel felt a sense of suffocation just by looking at this photo of all the members. The black pressure was like a thick fog, surging in the hearts of many groups.

The seven people in the poster, through the composition of color tone and shooting angle, fully express their oppressive feeling.

Heavy fog is coming! This is a warning in everyone's mind!
Many SM fans and EXO Ariel fans were immediately shocked the moment they saw SM's official announcement. They enthusiastically joined forces in the comments section of SM's official website.

"Shit! Lee Soo Man, are you crazy? Do you think your fans are too tolerant of you? Ah! Shit!"

"Ah! Chanyeol and Sehun joined Bombardment Meteor. Are you kidding me, Lee Soo Man? Die and make amends!"

"Oh my! The sky is falling! The 12-member EXO, Wu Saek, Huang Zitao, and Luhan, are gone. We AIRY tolerated the nine-member group! Last year, Lay said he was returning to Korea to develop his career, but what's the difference between turning around and joining Bombardment Meteor and going solo? We AIRY still tolerated it! Now, Lee Soo-man, you're telling me Chanyeol and Sehun are also joining Bombardment Meteor? Holy crap! Are you crazy, Lee Soo-man!"

"Why are there two more traitors? Ah! Lee Soo-man, wasn't EXO the boy band you created? Wasn't their goal to reach the top? Ah! Shit! Is EXO going to disband next year?"

"Oh my, SM seems to be over~"

"Running three, ah, now running three again... I don't want to say anything."

"Aili, did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? Isn't it a good thing that your brother joined our Bombardment Meteor? Don't tell me about EXO reaching the top. If they could have reached the top, they would have reached it long ago. Why are you still talking about it here? Just be happy!"

"Shit! Ellies, go protest downstairs at SM!"

"Tsk tsk, are Bombardment Meteor completely leaving no room for other boy bands? They're going to be targeted! With this lineup, the new Wanyan group, their singing, dancing, and production skills are also top-notch in Asia. Ah! Are they really aiming for the top? Damn it, there hasn't been such a strong group in the entire K-pop world so far? Are Bombardment Meteor trying to be the top?"

"Oh my god, Seoul's three major players have gathered at Bombardment Meteor! All of South Korea's most handsome men are here... and there's even a globally recognized Tarot!"

"I've been a Bombardment Meteor fan for ten years, and I came uninvited!"

"..."

"Are you crazy?" In BLACKPINK's dormitory, Kim Jisoo looked at the latest official announcement on JYP's official website on her mobile phone.

After officially announcing that Park Chanyeol and Oh Sehun had joined Bombardment Meteor, they released a new teaser poster.

In the poster, seven figures, led by Gong Cheng, stand atop a mountain, the night sky shimmering with stars. The night breeze brushes across the scoundrel's chuckling face, his tousled hair swirling wildly beneath the stars. Soft starlight pours down upon the man's tall figure, as if coated in a hazy, starry glow.

The other six people stopped beside him, their heads slightly raised as if gazing at the distant starry sky, their expressions varied: cold, frivolous, and expressionless.

The gorgeous starry sky behind the seven people, and the sparkling stars, are twinkling and outlining a star pattern of Gemini.

"It's over! Bombardment Meteor is coming back this summer, we won't run into each other again, right?" Jennie rubbed her long hair irritably. Although she admired and respected the Tarot senior, she didn't want to go through the same experience as Xiba who failed to win anything on the music stage last year.

"Is EXO disbanding? Why did these two guys join Bombardment Meteor? Are the three Seoul members so close?"

"It's hard to say, after all, the four companies haven't confirmed the date yet." Lisa swallowed and was obviously a little hesitant. Their comeback plan this year was scheduled for late June. If it coincided with the date, wouldn't their comeback be in vain?
Park Chae-young also looked at the latest announcement released by JYP with some worry.

Kim Ji-soo took in the members' expressions and couldn't help but sigh. No matter how much of a jerk that guy was, it seemed like he always appeared like an evil villain, laughing loudly...

Bombardment Meteor has a brand new staff configuration, and Kim Ji-soo can't think of any reason why they wouldn't reach the top.

The fog is coming again!

In fact, it is more turbulent than last year!

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