Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 125 Let's watch a little longer.

They were brought to the center of the main stage via a lift, and after a moment, the lights that had been turned off came back on.

At the same time, a close-up of Jiang Yan's face appeared on the big screen.

Amidst a burst of intense screams from the audience, Jiang Yan calmly raised the microphone and began to perform "LOVESCENARIO" in an a cappella style.

"When the weather turns cool in autumn, when the leaves turn yellow."

"Our love has become grand and dignified."

"Who is afraid of getting hurt, afraid of losing their principles?"

"The show has begun, but they haven't learned how to end it yet."

After singing the four lines, he paused briefly, and at that moment, the accompaniment came in, a slightly modified chorus melody.

Singing live definitely has to be a little different; in the words of old-school singers, this is called "playing music."

For his first song, he not only sang it playfully, but also in Chinese.

The backup dancers danced to the melody around the stage, while Jiang Yan sang as she stepped onto the extended platform, interacting with the audience on both sides of the stage with ease.

The entire performance was relaxed and carefree, like that of a veteran singer who has been famous for many years.

Then, as the melody of "LOVESCENARIO" came to an end, Jiang Yan walked back to the front center of the big stage and stood still to sing the last chorus.

Then the music suddenly stopped, and the audience below the stage also started shouting in a somewhat unified manner.

Holding the microphone, Jiang Yan scanned his surroundings and then called out with a smile, "Friends from Hong Kong, where are your screams coming from?"

"iiii yeah, the audience below the stage was asked this question, and the shouts and screams that had not yet subsided immediately reached a new peak, even more enthusiastic than before.

Okay, let's go!

Jiang Yan smiled with satisfaction. A moment later, the intro to "ONEMORETIME" suddenly started playing, and a burst of exciting bass sound resounded throughout the venue.

The audience's emotions were also stirred up by the intro, and everyone knew the moment they heard the music that it was definitely a dance track that would blow up the scene.

"Try it out."

"The air is filled with a wonderful atmosphere tonight."

"Shining Light"

"This moment will never come again."

As the prelude ended, Jiang Yan used a semi-aerial singing technique to precisely introduce the song.

Following him, in the unlit area on the right side of the main stage, Mina seamlessly continued singing with her unique, cool voice, while the overhead lights simultaneously shone down, illuminating her entire body and marking her entrance.

Then, Momo Hirai, Jackson Wang, and Jihyo Park took turns singing, appearing one by one from different directions on the big stage.

As the performance progressed, the five members moved in perfect unison to the circular stage in the center of the venue.

Then, as the song was about to enter the chorus, the five people stood in a two-in-front, three-in-back formation with Mina as the center.

One more time.

"Wannagetlostintheni—ni—night"

"Play my song that I li—li—like"

"Come on just dance with me now"

"Dancewithmenow"

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In the audience's view, the five people who were originally dancing separately suddenly raised their arms from different angles the moment the chorus began, but they landed at the same height in the same frame, and then danced a high-frequency knife dance in perfect unison.

Furthermore, the five people were constantly changing their dance path as they danced energetically.

The song smoothly transitioned from a two-front-three formation to a three-front-two formation, and before the audience could even adjust to the change, they switched to a pyramid formation with Park Jihyo at the front during the second chorus.

Visually, it is very pleasing to the eye.

In the second verse, Jiang Yan stepped out of the formation and stood in the center position. He pointed one hand at the close-up camera and then lowered his voice to sing a rap that was less than 25 seconds long.

After singing, he moved back to the very edge of the formation as if flying, and then began the next group dance.

JYP's choreographers arranged the dance moves for "ONEMORETIME" to be very dense and fragmented, making it a level more difficult than the original.

This results in a visually appealing experience, but for the performers on stage, there isn't a single second that can be spent standing still.

When the others were singing, Jiang Yan wasn't just dancing; she would also provide harmonies for them from time to time.

Soon after the bridge section ended, Hirai Momo made a sleek turn and walked to the center position on stage, freezing in place, while Jiang Yan and the other three simultaneously closed their formation and overlapped behind her.

The next second, everyone stopped moving, and the song came to its finishing touch: the DanceBreak.

As the electronic music of the Outro section begins, a close-up shot focuses on Momo Hirai, who stretches her arms and dances a large-scale choreography that combines Egyptian hand gestures with varying speeds, perfectly timed to the music. This requires a high degree of muscle control.

The body lines stretch out with extreme tension between extension and contraction, and every pause in movement is precisely timed to the backbeat.

"iiiHHHHHHHO，，When the audience saw this solo performance, they immediately burst into a huge cheer."

After the entire performance of the song ended, the five of them struck an ending pose for the camera.

Afterwards, the stage lights slowly dimmed, and everyone, including the backup dancers, quietly stepped onto the rising platform and left the stage.

Backstage, the group, who had just come off the stage, were surrounded by their respective agents who offered them towels and water.

Jiang Yan unscrewed the water bottle and took a couple of sips, but Wang Jiaer, not caring about drinking water at the moment, excitedly said, "My performance was met with an overwhelmingly positive response from the audience!!"

However, after he finished speaking, Mina, Jihyo, and Momo all looked at him with complete confusion.

"Oh my, I got so excited I accidentally spoke Cantonese—" Jackson Wang immediately realized he had said something no one else could understand, and quickly repeated it in Korean.

Actually, Jiang Yan understood a little bit, but that little bit was negligible.

"I also think the audience's reaction is very good. Maybe we can trend on Naver tonight." Park Jihyo also had a happy look on her face.

She could see it clearly from the stage; it was obvious that their performance was much more popular than many of the previous artists had received.

"Actually, you don't even need to wait until MAMA ends; you're already trending on social media," Jiang Zhennan suddenly interjected.

"Huh?! Is this true, Zhennan oppa? We're already trending?" Hirai Momo, having snapped out of her performance mode, had reverted to her dazed expression.

"Look, you see."

Jiang Zhennan showed his phone screen, which displayed Naver App's real-time trending topics list.

On the charts, the hashtag #JiangYan×JYPCollaborationStage# suddenly appeared at number 5.

After confirming the situation, Mina and the others were quite happy.

A well-prepared stage performance receiving positive feedback offstage is undoubtedly the best reward for the performer.

However, after spending a few minutes in the dressing room, Jackson Wang decided to change out of his performance outfit and prepare to return to the guest seats.

Jiang Yan, however, had no intention of going back. He immediately asked, "When will you leave the venue?"

Jackson Wang said, "It should be after Zhenying's performance, right? Yan, are you leaving now?"

"Yeah, it's getting boring, I don't really want to stay any longer."

"Then you can go first, brother. If anyone asks, I'll just say you've already gone back to the hotel."

Jackson Wang also wanted to leave directly, but he had to support his boss later, so he couldn't just leave as freely as Jiang Yan.

However, right after the two finished their conversation, Mina suddenly spoke up softly, "Oppa, have you forgotten that your trophy is still in Chaeyoung's hands?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan instinctively thought of asking Mina to take it back to his hotel.

But the moment their eyes met, he swallowed the words he was about to say.

Jiang Yan understood the look in the other person's eyes and reminded him that the trophy was just a pretext. What Mina really wanted to say was that she wanted him to stay.

He then changed the subject, saying, "Thank you for the reminder, Mina. In that case, I'll go back to the VIP seats with you and watch for a while longer."

Upon hearing him say those words, Mina, whose expression had been cold and indifferent, quietly revealed a sweet smile to him.