55 Book signing event
The online broadcast of the 206th episode of "Super Baby" was very successful, with the number of views exceeding 500,000, the fastest among all the guests who participated this year.
The production team struck while the iron was hot and aired some behind-the-scenes footage the next day. However, this subsequently sparked some controversy, which I will not discuss here.
Song Qixian was unaware of this. Kaleido was about to hold its first autograph session in Korea, and he was learning some tips on how to face fans online.
In recent months, Kaleido, with the support of M Entertainment, has gradually become a household name in South Korea. Coupled with Song Qixian's international influence, more and more young Koreans are becoming aware of the group. While the fan base isn't as large as those of top-tier groups, they're already showing signs of becoming a second-tier band.
The book signing event was a natural thing to do.
Shin Myung-hyuk said the fifth branch is also planning autograph sessions in China and Japan. "By then, the fans will probably be tired of seeing our faces."
As he spoke, Shen Minghe's tone was both cocky and proud. As the one in the group who wanted the group to be popular the most, he cared the most about Kaleido's development.
Song Qixian sometimes feels that he is lucky because he joined Kaleido.
The teammates have different personalities, but none of them are bad people, and the five of them get along very harmoniously.
This harmony comes from the fact that most of the five people have little ambition.
Leader Ming Shangyu is actually the most ambitious, but his ambition is focused on song production. Since joining M Company, he has been immersed in the studio and is rarely seen outside of team activities.
Zhou Heyu and Park Youen both come from very wealthy families. As a result, they seem unconcerned about their own popularity or the popularity of their group. It's as if they just want to go home from work normally.
As for himself, he initially came here simply to find a place to sleep and something to eat. Later, he stumbled upon becoming an actor, and since then, he's focused heavily on acting. The stage, for him, is no longer the most important thing.
Youngest member Shin Myung Hyuk is the one who cares the most about the group's development, and he's the one who gets to know all the daily gossip. But he's the youngest, and he's not the main support or the main character, and with four older brothers above him, he doesn't show excessive ambition.
Without conflicts of interest, the five members of Kaleido have a better relationship than most groups. They've all experienced the days of living in a basement together, so while they can't say they're completely satisfied with their current life, they can still be considered generally satisfied.
The group is making money steadily and has a growing number of fans. On days when he is not in public, Song Qixian cherishes his happiness very much.
The first book signing is always a bit nerve-wracking; in the past, they would have been chatting and laughing. But on the day of the book signing, the five of them fell silent backstage.
"What questions do you think they'll ask?"
Zhou Heyu started talking, breaking the silence.
Song Qixian pondered: "MBTI?"
Park Yoo Eun looked up at the sky: "What kind of girl do you like?"
Shin Myung Hyuk: "Who is your favorite member of the group?"
Uh, okay, I feel like fans would really be curious about this question for Minghyuk.
As a member of a boy group, Song Qixian naturally knows that idols need to learn to "interact intimately and naturally with teammates."
When we were still at Death, everyone had to find relevant content on their own. Later, when we joined M Company, the company hired someone to teach them.
Song Qixian then realized that there are differences in wheat bran.
The lowest level is to deliberately stick to teammates. Although some fans may like this, most fans do not like this method, and passers-by will also be disgusted.
At higher levels, it's completely different. Instead of constantly leaning against your teammates to show off your close relationship, you can casually show it with a glance, a response, or a familiar hug. Those who love to smoke will do it to death, and those who don't will also use brotherhood as an excuse.
Song Qixian would not choose the first way, he chose the second way to let things take their own course. So when fans really asked him this question, he answered like this:
"I don't have a favorite. If I had to say, Hak Yu and Yoo Eun are good friends, Ming Hyuk is my younger brother, and Sang Woo is my older brother whom I respect."
Well, perfect answer.
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The signing event was small, with only about a hundred fans present. Aside from the fifty people in the front row who were there for autographs, the rest of the seats were for spectators.
Walking into the large conference room for the book signing, Song Qixian had an indescribable feeling.
The fans cheered loudly when they saw Kaleido coming in, with over a hundred people shouting out exponentially more energy.
They love us. This was the first time Song Qixian realized this so deeply.
Because his eyesight was always good, he saw the ecstasy on the fans' faces and felt their excitement.
No wonder idols become more elated the more popular they become. Bathed in such strong love for a long time, it is hard not to become a highly sensitive person.
Amidst the calls, Song Qixian habitually looked for the voice calling his name. They were so pleasant to the ears that made people want to indulge in them and not want to wake up.
The whole world seemed to become silent, leaving only his cheers.
Song Qixian was distracted, and Zhou Heyu beside him seemed to have accidentally nudged his shoulder.
"Are you okay? Didn't you get enough rest last night?"
Song Qixian came back to his senses and found that his face was blushing, which was rare after he was distracted.
"No... just too excited."
Zhou Heyu made a heart shape with him while smiling at the camera. He squeezed out a voice from between his teeth: "Don't get distracted again, it will be bad if you get photographed."
Song Qixian was mentally despising his own performance just now, while naturally making gestures to the fans below.
After the photo session, the official signing session began.
The members sat down one by one in order of age, with Song Kye-hyun sitting fourth. Next to him were Park Yoo-eun and Shin Myung-hyuk.
After sitting down, Song Qixian had more time to observe the fans. Every fan, without exception, raised their mobile phones or other filming equipment, and some even prepared professional cameras.
Song Qixian had heard Minghe say that the simplest and most direct way to judge a person's popularity was to see if there were any fangirls. Presumably, the fangirls were among these ragtag fans.
Song Qixian was glad that he took good care of his body every day. Although his face was not as good-looking as Yuen and the others, other things should not disappoint the fans who came to the autograph session.
Song Qixian knew that the fans who came for the autograph session had spent a lot of money, so he wanted to make sure they got their money's worth.
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The first fan to sign autographs came up on stage and the signing began.
Song Qixian couldn't help but laugh when he saw Minghe pretending to be a cat to coax the fan.
Shin Myung Hyuk is a cat model, but privately he really wants to shed his younger brother image in the eyes of his fans. Unfortunately, he has a naturally cute face, so it will probably be difficult to change the stereotype in the short term.
Song Qixian's gloating was too obvious. Maybe his expression was different from his usual character in variety shows, so the fans recording below were happy. Ahhh Qixian actually turned into a naughty puppy!!!
It was Song Qixian's turn to face the fans. He put away his smile and looked at the fans who were so close to him very seriously.
Then he received a string of confessions.
"I'm a fan of Kaleido, but I'm also a rising star, a devoted fan of actor Song Qixian. Qixian, has anyone ever told you, 'You're so charming when you act'? I love your performance on stage, but I also love that you try all kinds of different roles. Song Qixian, fighting!"
Being confessed to in person, Song Qixian couldn't help but smile. He quickly signed his name on the album and replied, "Thank you for your love, emm, I will continue to work hard. Thank you... I love you too."
As expected, he still couldn't get used to it. Song Qixian said thank you many times in a row, but he couldn't say the words he had prepared in advance. It seemed that only thank you could express his current feelings.
After sending off the first fan with a heart gesture from a distance, he immediately started the next one.
"I want to ask what Qixian's next plan is. Will he continue filming?"
"…My current plan is to pursue both my idol career and my acting career simultaneously. I will do my best to balance both."
"Has anything particularly interesting happened while living with Youen?"
"Let me think...if Yoo-eun pretends to be me and goes to a restaurant to buy food and gets caught by the director one day, would that count?"
"Can you tell me in detail what happened?"
Song Qixian smiled and glanced at Park Youen who was sitting next door and knew nothing about it, and sold him out without mercy.
"Perhaps to help us stay in shape, each of us has a meal allowance in the cafeteria. That day, Yoo-eun was probably very hungry, so she borrowed my card to buy food in the cafeteria, and happened to run into Minister Choi. Then..."
The fans were pleasantly surprised to hear such a funny story and laughed along, but the person involved was still clueless.
The next person continued, and as soon as this fan sat down, Song Qixian knew that she was different from the previous two fans.
Because she took out her mobile phone, which showed the familiar Chinese-Korean translation interface.
Without waiting for the girl to speak, Song Qixian greeted her first: "Hello, how can I help you?"
The girl was obviously surprised to hear him speak Chinese and excitedly spoke a long string of words in her native dialect.
Now Song Qixian was at a loss. His Chinese level was probably only at the elementary level, and he spoke Chinese word by word.
He looked at the girl and reminded her, "You, speak slowly, I, can understand." He made a loudspeaker gesture with his hand, indicating that he would listen to her.
The girl understood, and she said loudly: "You are great!"
The conversation between the two is different from that between Park Yoo-eun and Shin Myung-hyuk next door. At first glance, it seems like enthusiastic citizens encouraging deaf and mute children.
Seeing that Song Qixian also understood what this meant, the girl continued, "I'm your fan in China. China is a very beautiful country. Can I invite you to travel there?"
The girl was very caring towards Song Qixian and spoke slowly, so Song Qixian understood the meaning of the sentence.
He replied in his broken Chinese: "Where are you going?"
The girl continued, "Shanghai! My hometown."
Song Qixian nodded seriously. He asked the girl to write down the place she recommended and said, "I'll go to Shanghai. China is very beautiful."
The girl was very happy, but when the time came, she quickly went downstairs. From Song Qixian's perspective, he could see that after she went downstairs, she immediately took out her phone and excitedly replied to something.
Will she be happy because I spoke Chinese?
But my Chinese level is still so poor. Chinese is really difficult, Song Qixian thought.
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