Chapter 261 Korean EP released! Hot sale!
Jeon Myung-ho is a well-known talent in Peninsula. He is currently working for JPE, one of the three major entertainment companies in Peninsula, and is a member of Anqi Boys.

He is good-looking and extremely talented, able to compose songs for both boy group and girl group.

He is one of the few idols in Korean entertainment who has both talent and good looks. He has a huge number of fans and is an absolute all-rounder in the Korean entertainment industry.

Previously, Sung Cheng wrote a song called "Queencard" for Kang Nam, and Park Mi-hye and others thought that Jeon Myung-ho wrote it for Kang Nam because Jeon Myung-ho had the ability and he was also pursuing Kang Nam at the time.

Many netizens on the Peninsula support them, believing that they are the Peninsula's golden boy and girl, and hope that they can continue to be active.

But Jiang Nan looked down on him as a Korean and didn't give him any chance, and he was rude to him on the show.

Therefore, Quan Minghao regarded Cheng Cheng as his imaginary enemy. Especially when he saw the video of Jiang Nan and Cheng Cheng dancing closely at the concert, he was extremely jealous and felt that the female artist he liked was touched by someone else.

Jiang Nan comes from a wealthy family and is a powerful figure in Tianxia.

By taking down Jiang Nan, not only can he win the beauty, but he can also gain access to her family's resources, which is killing two birds with one stone.

But Cheng Cheng destroyed his beautiful dream!

He hated Cheng Cheng from every angle!
He was the one who was most opposed to Sung Cheng releasing a Korean EP this time.

Why do you think that Cheng Cheng, a Cheonha native, has the right to release a Korean EP?

The dead Tianxia people should be dumped by Korean entertainment! Instead of gaining fans in the peninsula.

So, he opened a second account and insulted Cheng Cheng on Instagram, but he didn't dare to touch himself, so he only dared to drag Lin Yi into the water:

“The people of Tianxia simply don’t understand our Korean entertainment culture. Our Korean entertainment industry has been developed more than ten years earlier than the Tianxia entertainment industry!
Some companies in Tianxia plagiarize frequently, right? They plagiarize variety shows and songs!
Why are most of the stars in Tianxia not as popular as those in Korean entertainment? It’s because Korean entertainment stars work harder and are more talented!

After 15 hours of training every day, I have to get up with a smile even if I fall down on the stage!
There was Song Jia, who ate raw eggs, broke chopsticks with her bare hands, and stood motionless for hours carrying rice under the scorching sun just to increase the group's popularity, and then suffered from many illnesses.

There is Li Xingyi who got rashes all over her body after getting an injection!
There is Huang Jinshui who was only 22 years old and had to get two injections to complete the performance!

There was Park Seung who fell from a 2-meter-high lift and broke his wrist and cheekbone, with a steel wire passing through his mouth, but he was still holding the microphone tightly!

Lin Yi, who has ten songs that made SK girl group the top girl group of the fifth generation!
Compared with Korean stars, Chinese stars are far behind! We have countless musicians who promote Korean Wave to the world.

Cheng Cheng is inferior to Lin Yi in every aspect. His Korean EP this time is definitely a big failure!

He is just an arrogant Tianxia man who uses his own aesthetics to cover the entire peninsula!"

Quan Minghao had a good idea. Although Lin Yi had never shown her face, she had already gained many fans because she wrote songs for Jiang Nan. She was called "the mysterious genius who never showed his face" and "the fifth member of SK girl group".

He hated Lin Yi and Cheng Cheng, too! So he used Lin Yi to drag down Cheng Cheng, and let Lin Yi's fans and Cheng Cheng's fans curse each other!
Other Korean entertainment stars also have a bad impression of Sung Cheng.

The "Those Years" incident and Jiang Nan's encounter with anti-fans. These two incidents made Cheng Cheng offend all the Peninsula stars!

He stirs up trouble and acts like he doesn't take Korean entertainment seriously, which makes Peninsula stars hate him to the core.

His fans are the same, using Sung Cheng to trample on Korean entertainment stars, as if there is no Korean star who can compare to Sung Cheng in the 10 square kilometers of land on the peninsula!

So, they really hope that Sung Cheng’s Korean EP will fail.

The glory of Korean entertainment will be protected by us!
As a result, many Korean stars simultaneously held relevant commercial activities on the same day as the release of Sung Cheng’s Korean EP, April 4, in an effort to block Sung Cheng.

This is Korean entertainment's silent boycott of Sung Cheng.

Behind this boycott is the support of capital and the three major (three major entertainment companies), because they do not want another big entertainment company to appear on the peninsula, and do not want Tianxia Capital to get a share of the Korean entertainment pie.

Serbia, local capital on the peninsula, and parliamentarians have already received a lot of the money.

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GOD Entertainment.

In the dance studio, hundreds of girls aged fifteen or sixteen stretched their flexible bodies and did various stretching movements.

They are the trainees selected by GOD company from all over the world. They are the excellent group, but those who cannot bear the hard work and lack talent have been eliminated.

They are like cicadas underground, waiting for the moment to break out of the ground.

The dance teacher walked back and forth, correcting everyone's movements, scolding, or encouraging:
"I want you to know that you have chosen the most difficult path in the world! It's hard to be selected as a trainee, it's hard to debut in a girl group, and after you actually debut, the challenges and tests have just begun!"

"There are countless people taking the exam at each level, and many people will be eliminated at each level. You must not only be better than your yesterday self, but also better than everyone else!"

"Food is one of your enemies. Moderation is your weapon. Because every inch of your skin, every line of your body, is your language on stage."

"Being in a girl group is cruel, and there is bound to be a lot of darkness. You are walking on a cruel road, but being in a girl group also has a lot of light. I hope that the Six Girls One will appear among you!"

Half an hour later, the dance teacher asked them to stop and said:
"Take a half-hour break, and then you'll have your language class."

The languages ​​that girl groups must learn are Korean, English and Chinese.

Korean is the survival cornerstone for non-Peninsula trainees to develop in the Peninsula. If you don’t know Korean, you cannot debut in the Peninsula; English is a necessity for venturing into Europe and the United States, and it is also a must-learn language for girl group members; Chinese is a special requirement of GOD company, mainly requiring non-Peninsula trainees to master it. Because of the Korean restriction order, Peninsula artists cannot develop in Tianxia, ​​but trainees from other countries can, and they can bypass the Korean restriction order.

For example, Lisa in her previous life, although she was also a Korean idol, because she was Thai, she was able to appear on the Chinese show "Youth With You".

After hearing the teacher's words, the girls stopped what they were doing.

At this time, their hair was soaked with sweat, and their foreheads and necks were covered with sweat.

A girl named Park Ma-jin complained:
"The teacher scolded us so harshly today!"

Her good friend Yovanka complained in broken Korean: "Majin, I don't want to debut anymore. Being a trainee is so tiring and I don't have any freedom."

Jovanka is from Eros and is not yet familiar with Korean.

She has silver-white hair and looks as pretty as an elf.

Park Ma Jin said: "But, your parents sent you here, didn't they? You can't go back now. Your parents will not let you go back even if they receive money from the company."

Jovanka sighed and said, "Majin, you're right."

Park Ma Jin said, "Yovank, stick with me. After we become stars, we can make a lot of money and buy whatever we want. If you go back now, your parents will beat you. Even if we don't debut by then, we can still be dance teachers or something."

Jovanka sighed again, "Ma Zhen, you are so right."

Park Ma-jin took her hand:

"Don't be unhappy, let's go and see the monkeys now~"

When talking about watching monkeys, Jovanka's eyes lit up.

The two little girls took the elevator to the 18th floor, but they didn't expect that Monkey was having a meeting with the company's senior executives. Monkey was held in the secretary's arms, sitting in the CEO's position, his black eyes darting around, while other senior executives were talking about business.

Yovanka chuckled and said, “Monkeys can actually hold meetings.”

Park Ma-jin said: "After all, it is our CEO, and it has a name, Zhang Dalei, which is really interesting!"

The two girls waited outside the door for a while, and when they saw that the break time was almost over, they went downstairs.

Jovanka: "Let's come and see the monkeys next time."

"Yeah." Park Majin nodded. She then asked, "Yovanka, did you hear clearly what they were talking about? It seems to be related to our chairman."

Jovanka frowned and recalled:
"It seems like they are talking about our chairman's plan to release an album?"

Park Ma Jin said, "Then I hope the chairman's album sells well!"

Jovanka said excitedly: "I hope so too, our chairman is super awesome!"

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Finally, it’s April 4th, the release date of Sung Cheng’s Korean EP “The Afterglow of the Times”.

In China, platforms such as Weibo and Tik Tok, and abroad, platforms such as Twitter and INS, all started promoting the album at the same time. Compared with China, the publicity abroad is much stronger. After all, this is mainly an album for the Korean-speaking regions, not China.

The largest music platform in the Peninsula recommends on its homepage:

[The Afterglow of the Times is released]

[Asian superstar Sung Cheng's first Korean EP! Sung Cheng recreates the classics, the golden era in the afterglow]

A special topic section #The Afterglow of the Times# has been opened on Twitter and INS.

A countdown to the release of the first MV was also released on YouTube.

At this moment, tens of millions of fans across the peninsula turned their eyes to witness the birth of Sung Cheng’s first Korean EP.

At the same time, the offline scene was also very lively, with countless men and women waving banknotes occupying major album stores in the peninsula.

Compared with China, album stores are very popular in the Peninsula due to the strong star-chasing culture. At the same time, they are also an important sales channel for new albums. These album stores not only sell music albums, but also cover various peripheral products, such as posters, small cards, and support items.

Many Peninsula album stores also have fan interaction areas, such as autograph walls, message boards, etc. Therefore, although online music sales are gradually rising, Peninsula album stores still maintain strong vitality.

There were already a lot of people outside the MK Myeongdong store, and it was conservatively estimated that there were several hundred people.

Men and women waved banknotes and said:
"Manager, open the door quickly! We want to buy albums!"

"Give me ten copies of The Afterglow of Time!"

"I want twenty!"

Inside the store, the clerk was stunned. It's only ten o'clock in the morning!

And their business hours are from 1pm!
半岛大多数专辑店的营业时间大多在下午13:00、14:00，到晚上20:00、21:00，因为许多粉丝可能在工作日白天忙于工作或学习，晚上才有时间逛专辑店。

Some album stores also hold autograph sessions, fan meetings and other activities, which are usually scheduled in the evening.

The clerk urged:

"We won't open for another three hours. Come back later. There's no point in waiting now."

He said this, cursing in his heart:
Shit, don’t these people work? Why are there so many people who have money and free time but don’t work? Why am I the only one working? Why can’t there be another rich person like me in the world?
Fans who bought the album were unhappy:
"What a joke. If we go do something else now, will we still be able to get in line? Will you be responsible if we can't buy the album?"

"You don't need to think about us, just open the door!"

"Aren't you already here? Why don't you open the door now?"

"That's right. If we sell out early, you can get off work early!"

What a joke!
The clerk looked at the numerous fans and muttered:
Not to mention that I couldn't leave work after I sold out because I was working by the hour, how could I handle so many fans by myself? If more than a hundred people rushed in and stole things, who would take care?

And he didn't have the authority to open the door early. He was just a clerk, and other clerks wouldn't arrive until twelve o'clock.

At this time, to his surprise, he discovered that at least half of Cheng Cheng’s fans were boys!

You know, the ratio of male to female fans of Peninsula idols is very exaggerated.

The ratio of male to female fans in girl groups is 8:2.

That's right!

You read that right, it’s 8:2!

There are only a very small number of girl groups where the ratio of male and female fans is similar, and there are extremely very few girl groups where the ratio of male fans is higher than the ratio of female fans.

The ratio of male to female fans in boy bands is even more exaggerated, at 20:1!

So, you really can’t blame men for liking the aesthetic of youthfulness, whiteness, youthfulness and thinness.

The reason why Cheng Cheng has such a high proportion of male fans from the Peninsula is because he won the gender war for the male fans from the Peninsula. This is an epic victory for the men from the Peninsula. If Cheng Cheng was from the Peninsula, they might vote for Cheng Cheng to become president and support him to take office.

Some other women also cannot resist Cheng Cheng's charm.

Although Cheng Cheng cursed the female circle, he is really handsome!
Although being a fan of Sung Cheng will be considered as a woman by some women, putting the facts aside, Sung Cheng sings really well!
Now, because of the grievances with Cheng Cheng, some women are still committed to boycotting Cheng Cheng, but they are becoming increasingly powerless, and there is a sense of beauty in discovering that the whole world is moving against the trend.

Finally, at one o'clock in the afternoon, the album store opened.

The other shop assistants arrived.

The doors opened and fans rushed into the album store.

There are other stars whose albums are released today, but they only mention one name.

"I want ten copies of "The Afterglow of Time"!"

"I want fifty!"

"Don't squeeze me! Get in line!"

"It's the people behind who are pushing me, not me!"

The clerk said quickly:
"Everyone, please stop crowding. Each person is limited to buying five tickets!!!"

But even with the purchase limit strategy, it could not satisfy the fans' huge consumption demand. In less than two o'clock, all 700 albums were sold out. Fans who bought albums went home happily to listen to songs, while fans who did not buy albums expressed strong dissatisfaction.

"How could this happen? I came so early!" A little girl said with red eyes and a choked voice.

"Can't the store prepare more? How can such a small quantity be enough!" another male fan seemed even more excited and shouted loudly.

Similar complaints continue one after another!

"You're opening so late, are you still letting people buy? You should have expected that the demand would exceed the supply!"

"I waited in line for hours, and then I was told it was sold out? What is this?!"

"It's ok that the limited edition is sold out, but I can't even buy the regular edition, damn!"

"When will the goods be available? How long do we have to wait?"

At this time, a girl set her eyes on a boy who bought five albums.

She exuded her own charm and said to him:

"Oppa, can you give me one? I'll pay for it from you!"

The boy stared at her without saying anything.

The girl became timid and added:
"I can add your contact information."

The boy continued to stare at her and still didn't say anything.

Girl: "How about I buy you a cup of milk tea?"

The boy remained silent.

Finally, the girl took the initiative to retreat, and she complained unwillingly:

"Hmph, if you don't want me, then don't give me. I don't really want it. Why are you pretending? You deserve to be single for the rest of your life~"

The boy turned around calmly, disdainful in his heart:

Become a Cheng fan and be a Sigma man!

After returning home, he sent a message in the group: "I bought it, one for each person, exactly five."

The other four boys shouted:

"Father!"

The boy smiled, opened an album, put it into the device, and started listening.

The first song was "Don't Worry" which Cheng Cheng had sung at a concert before. At this time, after hearing the studio version, the boy liked the song more. Compared with the live version, the studio version was clearer, more delicate and had better sound quality.

The second song is "Girl", the title song of "The Afterglow of the Times".

Cheng Cheng's beautiful voice slowly rang out from the record player -

"

Just stay with me and don't leave.

Let go of the longing and head for that distant road.

You can't find the rainbow.

Sitting by the window in the brilliant sunset,

Looking at the white clouds going away,

Draw the old memories you want to retrieve in the sky.

"

As he listened, the boy slowly closed his eyes.

The nostalgic melody slowly flowed in, making him feel an inexplicable warmth and softness, as if a gentle spring breeze was blowing through his heart.

Cheng Cheng's voice is unique and magnetic.

The affectionate description of the "girl" in the lyrics and the delicate expression of love, companionship and reluctance touched the softest part of his heart.

Familiar yet strange, warm yet slightly sad...

It’s so beautiful~ the boy exclaimed.

" en～

Well, in the cool breeze en~

You cry because you are lonely,

But I will always stay by your side,

I won’t leave~”

The song is over~
It was as if all the boy's worries and sorrows faded away with the melody of the song.

He finally understood why Cheng Cheng’s album was called “The Afterglow of the Times”!

Such songs are really the afterglow of the times~
(End of this chapter)