127 Return and Malice

The first impression of the "Poker" MV is that it is cool.

Cool music style, cool dance, cool members.

Enough to charm a group of girls.

It has indeed achieved this. If you open any discussion forum about it, you will find comments such as "good visual effects" and "okay image".

In short, after this MV came out, it unanimously topped the list of Kaleido fans.

After enjoying the music video, everyone began to listen closely to the details. The 2-minute, 56-second track is quite common in today's K-pop streaming era. The structure follows the familiar intro → verse → chorus → verse → bridge → chorus → outro.

It is a typical boy group title song. While the structure is clear, the catchy chorus melody enhances the memory point.

But the most important point is that although it is still chanting, "Poker" sounds quite good. The vocal accompaniment is harmonious and not too noisy, while retaining the momentum of a boy group's main song. The whole song maintains a delicate balance.

After listening to it once, you can listen to it a second and third time, and soon you can hum along with the song.

Driven by the popular members of the group, Kaleido has a good reputation for its music since its debut.

This also explains why the sound source of "Poker" is so good.

The stage for the song "Poker" was decorated very gorgeously, and the makeup was also done to dress the members in a gorgeous style.

For example, Song Qixian wore exaggerated earrings on his ears, and the accessories on his waist and legs were also dazzling. His hair was slightly curly, and his handsome and cold temperament formed a contrast with his makeup.

His teammates are similar to him.

The makeup for this promotion is even better than the one for the stage at the end of last year.

As soon as the lights came on, the atmosphere in the audience heated up significantly.

The audience has no patience for handsomeness.

The five members of Kaleido are of similar height, and the gorgeous style adds to their charm. Coupled with the coordination of lighting, the five members are handsome and flawless.

Comparable to the refined pictures.

There was a small commotion in the audience.

"! How come Song Qixian is so handsome! Isn't he the most ordinary one in the group? This is different from the rumors."

"Where did you read that rumor? How can someone who can stand up to the cameras in TV and movies be so ordinary? He's always been handsome, right?"

"Wow! Everyone is more handsome than in the video. They are totally princes in real life."

"He looks completely different from Hyuk-soo. He's even more handsome."

The lights began to change, and under the ambiguous light, Song Qixian sang the first sentence.

I don’t know how he managed to manage his facial expressions to the level he is now. In the less than one-second frame, the expression on Song Qixian’s face makes people’s hearts beat fast.

His face showed sarcasm, mockery, and a hint of world-weariness.

It was as if the audience was not the person he wanted to please, but the object of his disgust.

But strangely enough, he became even more handsome when he made these expressions.

After the song, many people were surprised. Among them were fans of Kaleido, fans of other groups, and passers-by who had only seen Song Qixian filming.

Watching Kaleido's performance for the first time, I was surprised to find that Song Qixian wasn't just some weakling. His vocals weren't many, but they were focused, and he was able to maintain a steady state even under the intense dance. He could be an ACE.

The pre-recorded stage was recorded several times with several breaks in between. Every time he stopped, Song Qixian would smile and interact with the audience, so much so that later repos would mention Song Qixian as the most enthusiastic member.

After several promotions, Kaleido fans finally had a small fan meeting.

When Song Qixian introduced himself, the fans' screams overflowed the screen.

Song Qixian was startled, and Shen Minghe beside him patted his shoulder to tell him to stay calm. Little did he know how much benefit the popularity of "Killer" had brought him.

Red Qi is an ethereal thing. Later, when looking at the individual player photos, many passersby would admit that the most handsome one is the team's face, Park Yoo-eun. However, when the five players are put together, more people choose Song Qixian than Park Yoo-eun.

Ultimately, Song Qixian's temperament is more prominent than his appearance.

As always, the meeting satisfied the wishes of fans, and Song Qixian tried on many small gadgets, such as cat ears and bell collars.

After wearing one, the fans screamed, and Song Qixian kindly wore all of them, with the main slogan being "I will do whatever you like."

He will also take the initiative to show his true feelings with his teammates.

He will also ask for praise from fans after the meeting.

Song Qixian: Did I do well?

Song Qixian: (Cute cat)

After this set of fan-pleasing operations, Qimingxing has been completely bewitched.

Of course, this comeback was not without its ups and downs, with Park Yoo-eun's case being brought up again. It's foreseeable that with every future comeback, his issues will become a target of attack from his haters.

But everyone in the fifth branch was united as one, and those who spread rumors and caused trouble soon received a lawyer's letter.

Seeing that they would really be sued, many people with ulterior motives stopped doing anything.

It’s worth being happy that during this comeback, a total of three songs won the first place. During the first encore, everyone’s voices were shaking with excitement.

When he returned from his busy schedule, most of the first half of the year had already passed, and Song Qixian was preparing for a new play.

The new drama is called "Malice":

Eunhyuk is a superstar, his fans are crazy about him, and his company also pampers him, so he stands at the top of the pyramid without any effort. This also led to his developing a moody temper, and his assistants and agents could only swallow their anger because of his status.

Once, Enhe received a threatening letter at his door. At first, he thought it was a prank and didn't take it seriously. It wasn't until he was in a car accident and on the verge of death twice that he realized the words in the letter were serious.

Realizing that someone was out to kill him, Eun-hyuk hired a private detective on the advice of his agent, but was unable to find the real murderer.

Who on earth has such deep malice towards him?

The character he is challenging this time is Eun Hyuk, a spoiled cat who has nothing in common with any of the roles Song Qixian has played before.

In the past, regardless of whether they were educated or not, they at least had brains and intelligence.

This Enhe not only has no culture, but also no IQ and EQ.

He was a puppet promoted by the company, and because of his talent in acting, he became a big star that everyone admired.

He didn't dare to disobey the company's demands, so he often insulted his fans. Likewise, the fans would respond with insults a thousand times more.

This abnormal relationship made Enhe's fans extremely aggressive and became a cancer that everyone in the circle wanted to kill.

Fans have placed Eun Hyuk on a high pedestal, so Eun Hyuk can only have such a symbiotic relationship with them.

But Eun-hyuk is not a patient person, so he vents all his malice on his assistant and agent.

The daily challenges were minor ones. Enhe would make his assistant sleep in the toilet and bark like a dog.

Whenever his assistant couldn't stand the physical and mental humiliation and wanted to resign, Enhe would say maliciously: "Ah, you can leave, but I guarantee that there will be no place for you in this industry anymore."

He did what he said. He would use his connections to make it impossible for his assistant to find a related job in the circle.

Over time, the assistants who stayed by Enhe's side never fought back, neither scolded nor fought back, and were very patient.

Playing such a role is quite a challenge for Song Qixian.

Before accepting the script, his agent advised him not to do it because if he played the role well, it might cause the audience to empathize with the character, which would likely be a thankless task.

But Song Qixian thought about it and decided to take it.

Now he is participating in more and more TV dramas. Compared with conservatively playing the perfect image in idol dramas, Song Qixian is more willing to challenge some different and interesting roles.

As for the audience, Song Qixian believes that they will like characters with well-rounded images.

Seeing that he still decided to take the job, the agent stopped trying to persuade him.

When it comes to selecting dramas, Song Qixian still takes the initiative.

Since the image of Enhe is completely different from his own personality, Song Qixian has seen many similar images in film and television dramas.

What impressed him most was a Japanese movie called "The Lost Tomb".

He also had some exchanges with the screenwriter.

Song Qixian: "After reading the script, I feel that the title of this film, Malice, not only reflects the malice of others towards Eun Hyuk, but also the malice of Eun Hyuk towards others. Is this a kind of mirroring expression?"

Screenwriter: "Yes, so I hope you can act freely. Eun Hyuk is a bad guy, and I hope you can show his badness to the fullest."

Song Qixian understood that in many film and television dramas, the villains all have their own difficulties and there is light in their hearts, so the villains can be saved, but Eun-hyuk, the protagonist of "Malice", is not like that.

He is a real bad guy, and every move he makes is his own choice.

He tends to be pure darkness, so he will respond with as much malice as the outside world gives him.

After reading Enhe's ending in the script, Song Qixian felt a little sad.

Eunhyuk is very bad, but how many bad people are hiding among the crowd? Among his fans, how many of them truly love him?

In this script, Song Qixian learned a lesson: it is necessary to refuse unreasonable requests from fans, because not everyone knows when to stop.

Soon, Song Qixian joined the group.

Because it is a big star’s character, the styling of the poster is much more luxurious than before.

It is not as easy to design a luxurious look for men as it is for women, so the director simply let Song Qixian sit in a luxury car to shoot the promotional poster.

In the bathroom, on the bed.

In short, every scene is very imaginative.

When the promotional photos were released, the Morning Stars were surprised and delighted.

Then people began to speculate what kind of role Song Qixian would play, a wealthy man? A romantic nobleman?

Not long after, the first episode was aired and everyone was shocked.

Is this exposing the true face of the entertainment industry?