Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

On the afternoon of September 20th, Jiang Yan and his team arrived backstage at the Dream Concert.

He had already come here for a rehearsal the day before.

There's still some time before the concert officially starts, and in the backstage dressing room, the team's makeup artist is touching up Jiang Yan's makeup and fixing her look.

After finishing, Jiang Yan took out his 3DS, which he had been carrying with him that day, and played the new Pokémon dungeon game for a while.

There were many girl groups present today, but he was only familiar with TARA and EXID, and had contact information for some of the members.

CUBE's new girl group CLC, launched this year, has also arrived, but Jiang Yan is not very familiar with this group.

Even though they work in the same company, he only occasionally runs into CLC members in the hallway when he goes to the practice room.

He couldn't even remember the names of most of the members of the girl group.

But that's not his problem. That's how it is with obscure groups; unless they're really interested, it's normal for them not to recognize people.

GOT7 also came this time, but Wang Jiaer had other variety shows filming and did not come with the group.

Since Wang Jiaer didn't come, Jiang Yan didn't plan to visit either.

However, after playing for a while, he put the 3DS away and planned to browse the backstage area.

After saying goodbye to Jiang Zhennan, he left the lounge.

After wandering around outside, Jiang Yan happened to pass by TARA's lounge and simply stopped at the door and knocked.

"What?"

A questioning voice came from inside, and after a while, the door to the lounge was opened from the inside.

The person who opened the door was Ham Eun-jung. Seeing Kang Yeon standing in the doorway, she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, it's Kang Yeon-ssi! What's up?"

Even though TARATA doesn't seem to be very active in South Korea these days, they still know Kang Yeon and the others. Moreover, Park Jiyeon, a member of the same group, has even added him as a friend and occasionally mentions his name.

Jiang Yan replied with a smile, "Hello, Eun-jung. I've come over to say hello to Ji-yeon."

After hearing this, Ham Eun-jung's expression suddenly changed, and she immediately turned around and called out, "Ji-yeon, it's Kang Yeon-ssi who's here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Park Jiyeon came out from inside a few seconds later, while Ham Eunjung smiled at the two of them and then turned and walked away.

"Ah, Jiang Yanxi, you were looking for me?" Park Jiyeon greeted Jiang Yanxi with a smile as she came out.

"I just happened to be passing by, so I thought I'd come over and say hello," Jiang Yan said truthfully.

He and Park Jiyeon would occasionally chat on Kakao. When TARATA was active in China, Park Jiyeon would sometimes ask him some common-sense questions about China.

"Haha, why don't you come in then?" Park Jiyeon opened the door wider, gesturing for Jiang Yan to enter.

"No need, I won't come in and disturb your rest. We can just chat for a bit at the door." Jiang Yan really had no intention of going in.

Seeing that Jiang Yan really didn't want to go in, Park Ji-yeon walked out of the lounge and closed the door, and the two chatted in front of the door.

After chatting for a while, Park Jiyeon suddenly said, "Are you free in December? We'd like to find a special guest for our last tour in China this year."

"Special guest? How many songs will they sing?"

"Just one or two songs will do. Can you sing Chinese songs?"

"Do you want to hear what you're saying? I'm Chinese."

Jiang Yan looked at Park Ji-yeon speechlessly. Was this a question a normal person would ask?

Park Jiyeon realized that her question was inappropriate and laughed it off, saying, "Aigoo, I suddenly forgot."

Jiang Yan continued, "Which specific day in December?"

"Number 19".

"Okay, I'll ask my agent if they have any other schedules for those two days. If not, I'll take it."

Under Banana Entertainment's management, TARA has gained a lot of exposure in China recently, appearing on many TV programs, and even having their concerts streamed online.

Besides the personal connection, Jiang Yan also wanted to expand his social circle and gain more fame by accepting this guest role.

After all, TARA's fanbase in China consists of not only K-pop fans but also a large portion of e-sports fans.

After chatting with Park Jiyeon for a few more minutes, the two parted ways.

Jiang Yan then wandered around to other places before returning to his lounge.

With some time before his performance, he took out his phone and started chatting with someone.

After a while, the staff finally came over to tell him to get ready to go on stage.

Jiang Yan put away his phone and stood up. After confirming that the in-ear monitor was in place, he took the microphone and headed to the stage waiting area.

When he finally appeared on stage, enthusiastic screams erupted from the audience.

"Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan! Jiang Yan!"

"Aaaaaaahh ...

On the left side of the stage, a large group, mostly composed of girls, was holding up numerous support signs that read "YAN," and they were the most enthusiastic cheerers in the entire venue.

Without a doubt, this entire area is Felix.

Jiang Yan walked to the center of the stage and clearly felt the enthusiasm of the fans in that direction. He smiled slightly and waved to them.

A moment later, the intro to "I Am You, You Are Me" began, and he started singing the first song.

"You are me, and I am you"

"I am you, and you are me"

"If you have the same idea"

"The two of them will become each other."

While singing with ease and control of her breath, Jiang Yan walked along the edge of the stage, waving and interacting with the audience in the front row.

However, when the song entered the rap section, he deliberately took the microphone away from his mouth.

In an instant, only the instrumental music remained in the entire venue.

After pausing for about two seconds, Jiang Yan calmly brought the microphone back to his mouth, precisely hitting the beat, his breath and rhythm remaining perfectly composed from beginning to end.

As for why he suddenly did this, there was no other reason than to let the audience know that he was singing live.

Singers all have ways to prove they sing live, and his method is quite simple and unpretentious.

Then, after the first song was finished, Jiang Yan walked to the extended stage and shouted into the microphone, "Let me hear your screams!"

After shouting, he put his other hand to his ear as if listening.

His response was a new wave of screams from the audience.

During the talk segment, Jiang Yan didn't say much. After briefly engaging the audience, the intro to the second song, "That's What I Like," began.

This time, Jiang Yan appeared more relaxed.

Her body swayed freely to the rhythm of the intro, and her first line was an impromptu adaptation, adding a touch of languid sexiness to the original.

"I got a condo in Manhattan"

"Baby girl, what's hatnin?"

"You and your ass invited"

"So gon and get to clappin"

His breath control was as steady as a CD, but when it came to the chorus, Jiang Yan raised the key and hit a high note to showcase his vocal abilities.

He even deliberately dragged out the last high note, and did so effortlessly.

The audience below the stage got excited as they watched him show off his skills.

The second song ended quickly, but Jiang Yan, who had just hit a high note, acted as if nothing had happened, calmly waving to the audience as she left the stage.

The audience screamed and cheered continuously because of his performance, creating a deafening roar.