The award presenter, Gao Xiu, slowly walked onto the stage.
"Hello everyone, I'm Gao Xiu..." His calm voice carried a hint of deliberate tension. "At the 2013 MAMA, only one world award remains: the BC-UNIONPAY Album of the Year. I'm very nervous right now. Let's take a look at the list of nominees."
The big screen flashed images of EXO, GD, Girls' Generation, SHINee, and Cho Yong-pil, along with clips of their representative works, each name eliciting screams.
Gao Xiu looked at the cards in his hand, smiled and gave a thumbs up: "These candidates are all very important people. I'm very curious to see who they will be."
He held up the envelope in his hand. "The name of the person in this envelope is written on it. Shall we announce it?" He looked down at it, then looked up again, taking a deep breath. "This is the last award of the day. I'm so nervous."
The camera then precisely cut to the EXO section. Ouyang Guang's hands were clenched tightly, his fingertips white, and he was silently praying with his eyes closed. His heart was churning with anxiety; he was extremely nervous. Although EXO's performance tonight was stunning, they hadn't yet won any major awards individually.
Could they possibly achieve this ultimate honor? He even began to lose confidence; the immense pressure was almost suffocating him.
"I didn't see the last award today either, it's right here." Gao Xiu held up the envelope again, bringing the suspense to its peak.
Ou Yang held his breath and subconsciously leaned towards Zhang Yixing beside him, as if he could draw a bit of strength from his older brother. Zhang Yixing's expression was also tense, and he reached out and gently patted Ou Yang's back.
"Ahhhhh!" The cheers from the audience grew louder and louder, almost drowning out the music.
"Can we announce it now?" Amidst the deafening cheers, Gao Xiu finally made up his mind, "I'm going to announce it."
He opened the envelope, glanced at it, then looked up, his gaze sweeping across the audience, and read aloud clearly and forcefully:
"BC-UNIONPAY Album of the Year, EXO!"
boom--!
His mind went completely blank for a moment. Ou Yangguang seemed to hear a sound, yet also seemed to hear nothing at all. It wasn't until Zhang Yixing suddenly hugged him, patted his back hard, and shouted joyfully that he snapped back to reality!
"It's us! It's us! EXO!!" The members practically jumped up from their seats, their movements filled with ecstasy and their expressions of disbelief.
The camera was pointed at them, and everyone was bowing and waving wildly. Kai made EXO's signature hand gesture towards the camera with an extremely excited smile on his face.
Overwhelmed by immense joy, Ou Yangguang felt his steps falter, but he straightened his back, strode confidently, and followed his teammates onto the path leading to the podium at the summit.
As he passed the main camera, an unprecedented, unrestrained, and radiant smile bloomed on his face. It was the ultimate joy of shedding all burdens and realizing a dream. He couldn't help but give the camera a kiss.
The twelve stood in the center of the stage. The leader, Kim Junmyeon, received the heavy trophy, the symbol of the highest honor, from Go Soo's hands, which were trembling.
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