Peninsula 2017: Is the system living in the past?

"It's actually me!"

Banana Culture's entertainment conference room.

The room fell silent after Jiang Xingchen's casual remark.

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

The four members of Sinsadong Tiger and EXID looked at each other in bewilderment.

Online speculation is one thing.

But when the facts are presented, it's a different story!

It turns out that, just as netizens speculated, designer Mr. K is the same person as choreographer King Xi?

How can a person be so amazing!

"Daifa..."

A few seconds later, the tiger in the new sand cave came to its senses.

He looked at Jiang Xingchen in surprise.

"Designer, you..."

"This news is truly astonishing!"

"Would you be interested in developing a deeper collaboration with us?"

Those in positions of authority should fulfill their responsibilities.

For example, the new sand cave tiger.

As the chief producer of Banana Culture Entertainment, he almost instinctively extended an invitation when he heard about Jiang Xingchen's other identity.

The phrase "deeper cooperation" was clear to everyone present.

This was an invitation for him to participate in the choreography guidance for EXID.

Instead of suggesting a complete re-choreographing, we asked him to take a look and brainstorm ideas with other choreographers.

In addition, he is also considering whether he can refer to the video format that Park Jiyeon has been using to create a video for EXID.

"As expected of the producer."

Jiang Xingchen raised her hand and clapped twice, a smile on her face, her heart filled with admiration for these professional producers.

In just a few words, I've come up with so much.

"So, what does the designer mean?"

"Cooperation is definitely no problem, and I would be very willing to have the opportunity to cooperate with Hani Xi and the others."

"That's troublesome!"

"Cooperation is possible, but that comes at a different price."

They were all smart people. Even the tiger from Xinshadong immediately understood the underlying meaning, but instead of discussing it in detail at the conference table, they directly finalized the cooperation.

Beside them, the four members of EXID also wore expressions of joy.

In the past two days, Park Jiyeon's video has gone viral, and they have even tried to imitate it during their breaks.

Especially An Xiyan.

She found this style very interesting.

Especially the checkpoints.

We have a lot in common with the videos she records when she's playing around.

Perhaps sensing her subtle excitement, Jiang Xingchen shifted his gaze from the tiger in the new sand cave to her.

Memories from the past began to surface in my mind.

After all, in a true sense, this person can be considered the originator of the Challenge.

Initially, there was no concept of this.

Similarly, what she recorded wasn't challenging content, but rather mostly cute expressions.

Recall.

The rise of Challenge can be roughly divided into three stages: the nascent stage, the explosive stage, and the normal stage.

In 2018-2019, BTS's J-hope launched the "IDOL" and "Chicken Noodle Soup" challenges.

At the time, this was more of an interaction between international fans.

This has not yet become the norm for interactions between South Korean celebrities.

In 2020-2021, due to certain unforeseen circumstances, offline performances were suspended, and short videos became the only channel for communication between artists and fans.

Major companies began to deliberately add a memorable, challenging move to their choreography, known as the Killing Part.

Later on, this format gradually evolved from "solo dance" to "cross-group collaboration".

During music show promotion periods.

The corridors and stairwells of KBS and SBS television stations have become holy sites for challenges.

Exchanging challenges has also become a social etiquette among artists.

This achieved a win-win situation in terms of traffic.

In short, there are many benefits.

"Designer, is there anything I can help you with?"

Just as his thoughts were briefly drifting, An Xiyan, who was feeling slightly uncomfortable being stared at, interrupted him in a low voice.

The tone was nothing special.

The reason for this is that although he was staring at An Xiyan, his eyes remained clear and did not reveal any desire.

Otherwise, it would be considered a normal collaboration.

Their relationship won't be good either.

They might even be on guard against him at any time.

"Mianhe, when I saw Hani Xi, I suddenly remembered that she had filmed some similar beat-synced videos before."

Suddenly snapping out of her daze, Jiang Xingchen apologized and explained why she had been staring at An Xiyan.

"Designer, have you seen my video?"

An Xiyan was taken aback, then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

She hadn't expected that to be the reason.

Hearing this, Ahn Hyo-jin, Park Jung-hwa, and Seo Hye-rin, who were sitting to the side, also turned to look at each other.

Judging from his facial expression, there wasn't much jealousy; rather, it seemed rather 'reasonable'.

Who told her to be Ahn Hee-yeon?

A single shot from 2014 can be said to have saved the entire group.

"I've seen it, it's beautiful!"

Jiang Xingchen praised, then reached for the HDMI cable connecting to the projector and plugged it into the computer.

He tapped the tabletop twice lightly.

"We'll talk about the choreography later."

"Now, let me first tell you about the concept I've designed for your comeback!"

"Please feel free to raise any questions or comments you may have."

"After all, we're all in the same boat now, and we only have one goal."

"Inner..." *4

Click...

Accompanied by the soft click of the mouse.

The screen is flickering.

The striking image, featuring alternating red and blue hues and highly saturated colors, is presented to the viewer.

A four-person poster temporarily created using Photoshop.

In an instant, it caught their attention.

...

...

Private practice room in Longshan District.

When Jiang Xingchen introduced the concept of this comeback to EXID.

Park Jiyeon, who had changed into light sportswear, was practicing alone in front of the mirror.

My meticulously applied makeup from this morning at EPOCH is now completely soaked with sweat.

She didn't look disheveled, but rather possessed an even more captivating charm.

Click...

At that moment, the door to the practice room behind them was opened from the outside.

Park Hyo-min entered the room carrying two cups of coffee.

OOTD – Sporty Style.

Wearing headphones, she couldn't hear anything, but Park Ji-yeon, who could already see herself reflected in the mirror, smiled.

But Park Jiyeon did not stop immediately.

Instead, he practiced the second half diligently.

Park Hyo-min didn't say anything. After putting down the coffee and her bag, she went to the other side to do some warm-up exercises.

Come over this afternoon to practice together.

There was no particular purpose.

I just want to practice the dance that Park Jiyeon recently learned again.

That day, under Jiang Xingchen's coercion and influenced by her outfit, she reluctantly practiced for a while, but was not satisfied with the final photos.

Therefore, they strongly protested his attempt to upload the content directly to the internet.

If it's uploaded...

Wouldn't that completely ruin her reputation among T-ara fans?

Fortunately, Jiang Xingchen listened carefully to her opinion in the end, did not upload it, and gave her a few days' "rectification period".

If rectification is not completed within the specified time, severe penalties will be imposed.

As for what the punishment will be.

Even Park Jiyeon isn't entirely clear on this, let alone her.

In short, we need to make the most of our time to practice.

However, there is one more thing to do before that.

Park Jiyeon, who had finished practicing this part, came over with her phone.

"Unnie, now?"

"Now!"

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