Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 101 Domestic Reactions

The entire TWICE team subconsciously glanced in the direction of the trophy.

The next moment, Yoo Jeongyeon immediately complained, "Oppa! Are you deliberately showing off to us?!"

Jiang Yan denied it, saying, "What's there to brag about? It's not that hard to get. You guys just find it strange now, but you'll get used to it after you get more of it."

He spoke these words with great sincerity, but to Twice it sounded like Versailles.

Listen to this, what you call something that isn't hard to get.

Many groups never even make it to the final round of the playoffs in their entire careers.

Fortunately, this wasn't the first time Yoo Jeongyeon had heard Kang Yeon say something like that, so she was somewhat immune to it. She immediately changed the subject, saying, "Oppa, let's go then, see you tomorrow."

"You probably won't see me tomorrow."

"Huh? Oppa, aren't you going to Music Bank tomorrow?"

Yu Dingyan looked at Jiang Yan in surprise, and the others from TWAS also looked at him with puzzled expressions.

"To be precise, I won't be going to the TV station for the next week because I'm going back to China tomorrow and won't be back for about two or three days."

Tiffany's show is the day after tomorrow, while Jiang Yan is going back tomorrow because Yuehua Entertainment has arranged a ribbon-cutting ceremony for him.

"So, who did oppa arrange for to accept the award for you?" Lin Nalian asked from the side.

"Hmm—I haven't really thought about it yet." Jiang Yan pondered for a moment after being asked this question.

Generally, if a winner is unable to attend the live award ceremony due to other commitments, their agent will usually arrange for them to accept the award on their behalf.

But since Jiang Yan is returning to China this time, Jiang Zhennan will definitely be going back with him.

If no one is assigned to store it, the TV station will have its staff help keep it safe.

However, this is actually unsafe, as it can easily lead to the loss of the trophy.

GD once won first place but didn't go to accept the award or arrange for someone to accept it for him. As a result, the trophy was lost by the staff and later found to be being sold online – a truly ridiculous situation.

After Jiang Yan's gaze swept over the faces of all the TWICE members, he immediately made a decision.

He looked at them and laughed, "Do you want to get some screen time?"

Sana Minatozaki blinked, confused, and asked, "Huh? Oppa, what are you trying to say?"

Jiang Yan explained, "What I mean is, while I'm away, let Jeongyeon accept the award for me, that way you guys can get more screen time."

"Cheating?! Is that even possible?!"

The nine members of Twice clearly hadn't expected this kind of maneuver.

Son Chaeyoung raised her hand and asked, "Oppa, I have a question. Why is Jeongyeon unnie the leader, and Jihyo unnie the leader?"

However, before Jiang Yan could answer, Mina, who had been mostly silent, suddenly spoke up: "Because Jeongyeon unnie received an award with oppa before, everyone knows they are friends, so there won't be any misunderstandings."

"Mina is right. If other people from your group were to collect it, it might cause some negative public opinion."

Jiang Yan continued.

As he spoke, he casually glanced at Mina, who was also staring at him with a faint smile on her face.

The other members of Twice also looked enlightened after hearing this explanation.

That makes sense. Among them, only Yoo Jeong-yeon and Kang Yeon are close friends. If someone else accepts the award on their behalf, it might lead to some bad rumors.

This is definitely not a good thing for a rookie girl group.

"But oppa, we should discuss this with the company too," Yoo Jeongyeon said rather rationally.

"Of course, you can report back when you get back. Just call me if anything happens."

Jiang Yan did not believe that JYP would refuse.

Every time he reveals his winner, a lot of people are watching to see the result, and the ratings of several TV stations have increased significantly because of his competition with Kim Tae-yeon for the top spot.

With so much attention on them, TWICE, as a new group, is incredibly lucky to even get a shot of themselves receiving an award.

Afterwards, he chatted briefly with Jiu Tu, and then both of them left the TV station one after the other.

Within China, the epic showdown between Jiang Yan and Kim Tae-yeon has also spread throughout the Korean entertainment industry.

They were also very well-known in China during their teenage years, with many Chinese fans, but the majority of them were male.

There has been a lot of discussion about this matter on Baidu Tieba and various forums.

"Holy crap, Kim Tae-yeon's solo performance didn't even beat a set of 3? Is that even possible?"

"I saw Jiang Yan's fans saying he was really popular in South Korea, and I thought they were just bragging, but now I see he really is!"

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"Still using the third method, even attacking your own people? A pro-Korean element?"

"I don't understand this at all. How could they possibly win?"

"The song is good, that's why. Even I, who's not a fan, am listening to it now."

"His album has sold nearly 15 copies; his fans have quite the purchasing power."

"He is indeed talented. He writes all his own songs, which is impressive."

"This song is now on the QQ Music trending charts, and a lot of people in China are listening to it."

"People just don't feel it in China. His previous English single was a huge hit on YouTube, and it has over 2 million views now."

"Newbie seeking guidance, which English song are you referring to?"

"That's What I Like" is a British single, and you can listen to it now without a VIP membership.

"Holy crap, this song has been on my playlist for ages, and he wrote it too!"

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Previously, when Feli in China said that Jiang Yan was popular, many people did not believe it.

But after witnessing this incredibly famous scene, everyone now has no choice but to believe it.

You can't just say Kim Tae-yeon is washed up, can you?

After the news spread, Jiang Yan gained another group of fans based on her talent.

This is how fans of online celebrities are: after seeing that Jiang Yan could even beat Kim Tae-yeon, they all want to get hooked and try it out for themselves.

Consequently, the sales of albums from domestic autograph sessions that were still on sale also increased significantly.

On another note, "LOVESCENARIO" has also performed very well on music platforms in China.

Within two weeks of the audio being released, the combined number of people who added it to their favorites on QQ Music and NetEase Cloud Music exceeded 500.

Million.

And this number is still increasing rapidly.

Ballads have always been the most popular in the domestic market. For example, BIGBANG's album released this year had the best response in South Korea as "BANGBANGBANG", but the best response in China was "IFYOU", which has already broken into the mainstream and is listened to by people outside the fandom.

Now, as a ballad, "LOVESCENARIO" is slowly penetrating the lower-tier markets of China with its simple and catchy melody, gradually gaining a cross-cultural effect.

In a few months, it will become like "IFYOU," not only listened to by people in the fandom, but also by people outside the fandom.