Peninsula: From Water Injection to Stardom

Chapter 94 SONE: Something's not right! (Seeking first subscription)

After finishing their late-night snack, Jiang Yan and Jiang Zhennan parted ways.

Instead of going straight back to his apartment, he turned and headed towards the JYP building.

TWICE was still in the practice room at this time and hadn't returned to the dorm. A few minutes earlier, he had sent a message to Mina, asking her to come out later.

When Jiang Yan arrived at the entrance of the JYP building, Mina was already standing downstairs, seemingly having waited for a while.

"How long have you been waiting?" Jiang Yan asked after arriving at the other person's side.

"It's only been a minute or two, so why did you call me down here?" Mina asked curiously after smiling at him with her eyes narrowed.

Because Jiang Yan didn't mention anything specific in the message he just sent.

"This is the gift I mentioned to you last time," Jiang Yan said, handing the box with the Chrome Hearts logo to the other person.

Mina was taken aback at first, then a look of joy appeared on her face.

She took the box and opened it gently.

The box contained a rose gold pendant composed of elements such as hearts, crosses, and scout flowers.

This is Chrome Hearts' special vine heart series launched this year.

"Do you like it?" Jiang Yan asked with a smile.

"Mmm, I like it~"

Minami reached out and touched the pendant a few times before looking up at Jiang Yan and asking, "Why did you think of buying this for me?"

"Don't you like this brand? I originally planned to buy it during an event in China, but I found out there are no counters in mainland China, so I had to ask someone to buy it for me from Hong Kong."

This is why Jiang Yan only brought this gift to Mina after returning to South Korea, because he couldn't buy it before.

Moreover, he originally planned to buy Mina a Gucci necklace, but then he suddenly remembered that she really liked the Chrome Hearts brand.

Hearing Jiang Yan say this, Mina couldn't help but smile, secretly enjoying the feeling of being cherished by her boyfriend.

She had only mentioned her liking for Chrome Hearts to him once, but Jiang Yan remembered it.

I carefully put the pendant back in the box and then put it in my pocket.

After seeing that Mina had put everything away, Jiang Yan asked, "What time will you guys finish practicing and go back to the dorm?"

Minami said uncertainly, "Around 12 o'clock."

"Have you been staying up this late a lot lately?"

"Yeah, after all, we're debuting next month."

Mina paused for a moment after saying this.

She was certainly aware that SM Entertainment had recently announced that Kim Tae-yeon's solo release date would clash with Kang Yeon's comeback date.

But in fact, within those same few days, JYP had already internally confirmed TWICE's official debut date as October 20th.

However, there has been no official announcement yet, but the three divisions are already preparing for their debut showcase.

Although they didn't debut in the same week, this debut date means that TWICE's music show schedule will overlap with Kang Yeon's to some extent.

The overlap with Jiang Yan also means the overlap with Kim Tae-yeon.

On the day all TWICE members received the notification, Yoo Jeongyeon immediately called Kang Yeon to complain.

She bluntly stated on the phone: "Damn it, is JYP's management out of their minds, letting this rookie girl group make their comeback at this time?"

When Jiang Yan heard this, he only offered some words of comfort, since the original TWICE also debuted around this time.

After hearing Mina's words, he joked, "Your first week after your debut will probably be my last week promoting your music. Don't forget to come and visit your senior then!"

Minami smiled and said, "Then should I call you Senior Jiang Yan when the time comes?"

"You can call now."

"I won't call you that."

As Mina spoke, a mischievous glint appeared in her eyes as she looked at Jiang Yan.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan smiled and then reached out to pinch Mina's oval face, which was still full of collagen.

Mina didn't try to dodge and just let him hold her like that.

However, after Jiang Yan put his hand down, Mina pursed her lips and took the initiative to ask, "Your return this time—are you alright?"

Although the statement was ambiguous, Jiang Yan understood what the other person meant.

Isn't the concern that his grades will suffer because he bumped into Kim Tae-yeon?

"It's okay, I'm not sure I'll lose." Jiang Yan didn't directly say that he would definitely win; opening champagne at halftime is not a good idea.

"But—it's going to be hard to win, right?" Mina didn't really think Jiang Yan could win either, after all, it was Girls' Generation, and they had just made a comeback a month ago and crushed all the other top girl groups.

"How about we make a bet? If I get first place this time, you'll have to do one thing for me."

"What is it?"

"How about raising your favorability rating towards me to 100?"

Since using the analogy of "affection level" in visual novels, Mina now sometimes uses it in conversations.

For example, when Mina pretends to be angry, she will say that her current affection level for Jiang Yan is -1.

Now, when Jiang Yan said those words, Mina's cheeks immediately burned.

She certainly knew what a 100% favorability rating meant.

"Haku-chan's request is too cunning~"

"If Mina-chan finds it difficult, then forget it."

"More isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"So, you agree?"

"Um.

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Mina nodded; she still thought that Jiang Yan, as a foreigner, had a very low chance of winning.

In terms of audience votes alone, they are already far behind their competitors.

On October 7th, at midnight, the title track "LOVESCENARIO" and its music video for Jiang Yan's comeback were released on various platforms, along with the entire album.

The same applies to Kim Tae-yeon's "1".

Sone and Feli immediately started streaming the music on Melon as soon as it was released.

Not only fans, but also onlookers joined in the fun.

Passersby were also eager to hear the quality of the two artists' hit songs this time.

However, after listening to them, everyone found that they all sounded pretty good.

"When Taeyeon hit that high note, I got goosebumps all over—it was just so beautiful!"

"SM really put a lot of thought into choosing the debut song for Taeyeon, which fully brought out her strengths."

"The music video is so beautifully shot! Every frame is wallpaper-worthy!"

"What's up with the melody of Jiang Yan's chorus? It's getting more and more addictive!"

"The melody is so catchy, you can hum along after just one listen."

"It's not the kind of explosive dance music; it's very pleasant to listen to, and I can listen to it on repeat."

"What should I do if I think both songs are great?"

"Both songs are great, it seems that in the end it will come down to which fans win."

"In terms of music charts, Taeyeon should win easily, Girls' Generation has a huge fan base."

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Both "I" and "LOVESCENARIO" are the kind of songs that are very catchy on the first listen.

Many passersby who were just there to watch the excitement are now looking forward to seeing who will come out on top in the real-time rankings an hour later.

Soon, an hour had passed, and both fans and onlookers refreshed the Melon live charts at that moment.

At a glance, everyone saw the latest rankings.

Kim Tae-yeon's "I" came in second place, while Kang Yeon's "LOVESCENARIO" came in first place.

This time, SONE was completely overwhelmed.

Something's not right here!

How come Jiang Yan is number one?!

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