Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Top 1% of Results, Seoul University...
The end of 2019 kicked off with a resurgence for RIOT DOLLS. "VIXEN VIRUS" saw weekly listenership improve, with a 50% year-over-year increase in listeners by its second week. The streets of Seoul were suddenly filled with the lyrics, "Get addicted to me, I multiply endlessly."
RD's bad girl dance can be seen on the streets. Long straight black hair with bangs has suddenly become popular in primary and secondary schools. The middle school girls are simply unable to resist the temptation of the "bad girl".
In the second week of promotion, neon took advantage of the hot upward trend and changed to a more gorgeous stage. They also changed the school uniform in the MV into a more gorgeous version of the performance uniform. The four of them cooperated more tacitly. They found that Xingai was always lazy in private and in the dormitory. Except for eating and sleeping, she looked unmotivated no matter what she did.
She is not even nervous about her college entrance examination results, and she takes things as they come when her popularity rises again. But as long as she stands on the stage, she seems to glow, and when she gets off the stage, she turns back into a lazy otter. Moreover, this otter has now become a creator, and the performance of her comeback song is amazing!
Seeing this contrast, Yin Yan, who was in the same room with others, was the most surprised.
"How do you manage to be a lazy fish while still recording your inspiration anytime, anywhere? Is this the life of other creative people?"
"I'm telling you, I went to heaven once and realized life on earth is still worth it. Those angels up there are so rigid and robotic. And they have to go to work, too, with gloomy faces every day, like they're owed money. So the afterlife isn't pretty at all. So I really treasure my life now. Besides, I've met a few handsome guys lately, and they've really inspired me." Quan Xingai, leaning forward, listened to music with one earphone in her ear, jotting something down in her hand. She raised an eyebrow flirtatiously at her teammate.
"You are talking nonsense now. I don't know which of your words are true and which are false. I only believe the last sentence." Yin Yanzhen was now frowning, and then she returned an equally ambiguous smile.
Last time, a few people were chatting in the dormitory, and Quan Xingai said seriously that she had found her parents, but they didn't recognize her. Everyone was shocked by her, and then she said: In fact, I unilaterally feel that I am the lost daughter of Samsung, and they should give me some property so that I can retire where I am.
Everyone was speechless and couldn't help but step forward and tickle her several times.
"Hey, huh? On busy days, I just look at pretty boys for inspiration."
"We've been living together for 3 years, and I realized I just got to know you recently. Our Star Love wants to be in a relationship? So is it Song Kang or Cha Eun-woo?" Yoon Yeon-jin got excited when talking about gossip.
"In love? I'm not that free, just tease them." Quan Xingai smiled. She was telling the truth. Korean idols have to be secretive in their love affairs and there are a lot of rules. She doesn't want to be in a relationship now.
"Let's go to SBS." Kim Eun-mi shouted in the living room. Yoon Yeon-jin didn't continue gossiping. Jeon Seong-ae closed the notebook, yawned, and walked out slowly on her own.
At 3 a.m., the girls boarded the van and headed to the TV station. The second week of promotion was crucial, as their numbers had rebounded across the board. They had already climbed into the top three of the Top 100, with the first and second spots returning to the top thanks to veterans returning to the top of the charts. This week, "VIXEN VIRUS" had a strong chance of taking their first number one spot in years.
It was already past 4 o'clock when they arrived at the TV station. After putting on makeup and getting ready, they started the pre-recording stage. During the pre-recording stage, Yin Yanzhen saw that the audience was densely packed with their cheering sticks, the amber gold color was shining like stars. She turned her head to look at Quan Xingai who was standing in position. The lazy otter had turned into a proud queen bee again.
She took a deep breath and encouraged herself secretly, deciding to perform better this week and get better straight-shot data!
The camera lights came on, and Quan Xing'ai was already immersed in the stage. The short-term and intensive training had already made her body memorize it. When the prelude of "VIXEN VIRUS" sounded, everyone found that Quan Xing'ai on the stage seemed to glow.
This week's promotions saw them recording many songs from other senior groups and boy and girl groups of the same period. There were several young idols from boy groups, and Quanxingai couldn't even tell who was who, and little notes were stuffed into their palms.
In the evening live broadcast, the SBS backstage was full of beautiful men and women greeting each other. Kim Eun-mi and Park Geum-moon were pulled away to help other groups take photos, and Jeon Star Love was pulled away by Oh Hyun-ho to talk about an important matter.
"Don't you know your scores are checked today?"
"Oh, really? I completely forgot about this... Are the scores out? Can I check them on my phone? Let me take a look." Quan Xingai looked confused. She really forgot about the college entrance examination.
"You... Mingzhen has already checked for you. Do you want to know your score?" Wu Xianhao's expression was a little unpredictable.
"Tell me quickly, Brother Hyun-ho." Quan Xingai's heart couldn't help but start pounding. After her memory was completely integrated, all those childhood experiences, the hard work in school, and the painful failure last year were vivid in her mind. This retake exam made Quan Xingai even more upset.
The door of the dressing room opened, and Chi Mingzhen held a small, beautiful cake with a banner on it that read "A Victory in the Opening Ceremony."
"Xing'ai! You scored 435!!!! Top 1% in the country!!" Chi Mingzhen shouted excitedly. Wu Xianhao took out a small firework and set it off for her. Streamers fell from the sky. Quan Xing'ai stood in front of the makeup mirror in a daze. The teammates who had just entered the room also widened their eyes.
Then the room screamed like a boiling kettle!
"Top 1%!!! Xingai, you can go to Seoul National University!"
“Hell, it’s not even the art department!”
"Is this what genius and mortal are? Xing Ai You have been studying creative writing and maintaining such excellent grades in school for the past few years!"
"Congratulations, your public opinion will be completely different after today."
Everyone gathered around, and Quan Xingai finally came to her senses. She had finally lived up to the hard-working little girl in her memory. She had really fulfilled the girl's deepest wish, and she felt relieved.
"It's time to get ready for the final performance." An SBS staff member came over to announce the event. Seeing the lively scene inside, he was stunned for a moment before leaving. The other groups returned to the large dressing room and saw the RDs gathered together. Everyone had a surprised smile on their face, but they were also a little confused.
After the idols backstage returned to the stage, the host announced a winner.
"Congratulations to the riot dolls for winning the SBS 'This Show' award for 'VIXEN VIRUS'!"
Surprises came again. In the second week, their music source also won the first place. All the team members pushed the whole star to fall in love with her and went to receive the award. Her delicate baby face was filled with a happy smile at this moment. She could no longer make Tomie's villain expression. In the last live broadcast of the award-winning performance, she simply changed her singing style and turned from a villain into a sweet girl again.
The four bowed everywhere while showing off their skills live. After the all-star love fast mouth rap, they circled around the lead singer Kim Eun-mi and performed an impromptu dance.
The host was still Cha Eun-woo, and the other idols who did not leave the stage were also infected by the happy mood of RD Group, especially All Star Love, and could not help but do the "Bad Girl Virus" gesture dance.
It wasn't until the end of the live broadcast that I returned to the backstage and found out that Wu Xianhao, like all the parents, had spread the news of Quan Xing Ai's college entrance examination score being in the top 1% nationwide to the entire SBS.
"Oh Mo, PD, your live broadcast is over. How did you know our Xingai college entrance examination scores were in the top 1% nationwide?"
"Oh, the child worked hard and actually got high scores last year, but Xingai is too strong-willed, hahahahahahaha"
"Volunteering? That depends on Xingai's own willingness. The top 1% can get an interview at Seoul National University."
"Hahahaha, I don't have much credit. It's just that President Wen has always supported Xing Ai. In the past few years, public opinion was so bad, and our Xing Ai worked so hard, learning to write songs and going to school, hahahaha."
Wu Xianhao was finally very proud of himself this time, and he was fluttering around backstage like a butterfly. Soon everyone knew about it.
"Congratulations, top 1%! Xing Ai You is amazing!"
"Sarah, you're so strong! You can join the Sky Alliance!"
"Congratulations! You won first place and achieved good results in the college entrance examination."
Jeon Seong-ae accepted the praise from everyone present, whether they were familiar with her or not. At this moment, everyone looked at her differently. She was a female idol who could enter Seoul National University and was also a producer with great potential. Everyone understood that the public opinion environment for Jeon Seong-ae would undergo earth-shaking changes in the future.
Cha Eun-woo originally thought that Jeon Seong-ae was a woman completely different from the one described in the news. Last week, he was interested in her and exchanged numbers with her because he also noticed the other party's admiring gaze. This week, he was even more surprised. If last week Jeon Seong-ae showed him a beautiful appearance and a funny and quick-witted soul, then this week what was shown to him was absolute strength.
The ability to improvise and sing live and adapt dances after the last award ceremony is not something that everyone can possess. Moreover, she has an indescribable sense of freshness - a sense of being alive. Among the many idol circle personality templates, she appears particularly vivid.
She will not be a delicate doll just because of the current idol rules. She dare not even look at male idols or actors. She is lazy and smiling like a sloth backstage, but becomes charming and radiant on stage.
This time, Cha Eun-woo was really interested in her.
"Congratulations, Xingai, you can write songs and have good grades. Which school are you planning to go to?"
Quan Xingai was in a good mood. Everyone she met was smiling and blessing her. When she turned around, she saw the handsome boy Che Yinyou leaning against the door frame with his hands in his pockets, staring at her without blinking.
"Seoul National University, but I haven't decided on a major yet. I don't know which major would accept me with my busy career." Quan Xingai shrugged. Seoul National University seemed to be the most famous university for Xiao Han. In her previous life, she studied music production for both her undergraduate and master's degrees at the Berklee Boston campus, so the music department was the first thing she ruled out. What's the point of learning it again in this life if she had learned it in her previous life?
"Why don't you learn acting and act in a Korean drama with me? It would be a shame if Xing Ai's looks don't become a national business card." Cha Eun-woo joked half-seriously.
"If I were to act in a Korean drama, I would only consider it if the male lead was as good as Oppa." Quan Xingai looked at the pretty boy and smiled innocently.
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