It was difficult for outsiders to understand the complicated feelings the girl groups had when they heard the words "Cheong Wa Dae" as they gritted their teeth and chased after Girls' Generation.
Girls' Generation's achievements were not only reflected in sales rankings and other results, but also highlighted the status of the girl group through various political meanings. They became the symbol of the girl group's sky with almost no blind spots.
For example, they were printed in the 2012 London Olympic Games Korean brochure as the spokesperson for Korea, Tang Jinyan's collection of stamps, various eye-popping awards, and being invited to Cheong Wa Dae.
In fact, the girl groups of the same generation always understood in their hearts that even if they could compete with their results, they could not catch up in these aspects.
The so-called pursuit was just gritting their teeth and not admitting defeat. At least, they hoped to be comforted on a certain level.
For example, 2NE1 could tell themselves that their European and American acceptance was higher than theirs. They were more world-class.
KARA could proudly announce that they were not afraid of you in Japan.
Wondergirls could say that in 2008, they were still eating dust behind.
T-ara could not forget that in 2011, her "Roly Poly" was ranked first in the year's music source ranking, breaking Girls' Generation's three-year monopoly.
Although these things did not have much meaning, they still felt that they were still in the middle of the stream and were not a foil to anyone.
It seemed like the heroes were pointing their swords at Girls' Generation, but everyone knew that it was just self-deceiving comfort.
This was a very sullen fact. Even if it was Li Juli, who was calm about success and failure, Pu Hyomin, who secretly rolled in the sheets with a certain someone in her youth, and Park Hyon, who secretly said to a certain someone in her youth, "Let's be together," it was difficult for them to not care about their lifetime's efforts because of personal feelings.
"Where are you going to play?"
"Cheong Wa Dae."
It was a simple name, but it easily defeated the six women.
Even if being invited to perform and being invited to interview were two completely different concepts, it could infinitely close the distance in the hearts of the people involved.
Park Soyeon could no longer care about Acube or Jung Eun-thi. In front of all the members and staff, she hugged Tang Jinyan's neck tightly and kissed him until the sky turned dark.
Tang Jinyan could feel the saltiness of the kiss. He knew that it was tears of excitement.
Xu Xian's question of "who wins and who loses" floated in his mind again. He increasingly felt that this was a philosophical proposition.
*****
At 11 AM on the 25th of February, the inauguration ceremony of the 18th President of South Korea and the first female President of South Korea was held at the National Assembly Hall Square of the Yeonpyeong Island National Assembly Building. More than 3,000 people from the upper echelons of South Korea and dignitaries from all over the world attended the ceremony. 70,000 citizens watched the ceremony, and it was broadcasted live around the world.
Prime Minister Kim Jong-un had previously announced that the inauguration ceremony would be an "event to promote Korea's image". Therefore, it was only natural for PSY, who had become popular all over the world because of "Jiangnan Style", to perform. Other than that, no one else was qualified. Even Superjunior and Big Bang were not at this level, much less a girl group.
However, T-ara was one of the guest performers, which shocked countless onlookers.
"Let's not talk about whether it's qualified or not. T-ara is under CJ … Lee Jae-hyun's camp …"
"This is Prime Minister Kim Jong-un's compensation for T-ara's incident."
Someone who knew the cause and effect explained to his friend, "It's for Tang Jinyan's sake. It has nothing to do with Lee Jae-hyun."
"Cool Tang Jiu … His importance in the Prime Minister Kim Jong-un's government has reached such a level?"
"I heard that he has done a lot of things and has a lot of relationships with many people. He's a character that cannot be ignored."
"Tsk tsk … T-ara's going to be released this time. It just so happens that his new song is hitting the charts, right?"
"Yeah, it's just a single. It doesn't have much momentum to begin with. This time, it'll be hard for him to not be at the top for a month or two.
I bet if I go to the music store this afternoon, this single CD will be out of stock. "
"If I were Tang Jinyan, I wouldn't accept this compensation. It's stupid to waste his own merits and relationships just to promote a woman.
With his position, he's not afraid of not having enough women to play with. "
"Hehe … Mrs. Tang's group has six members. One person can be changed every day and they can still rest on the weekends. No wonder Tang Jinyan likes them so much."
"Pfft …"
Backstage, even makeup couldn't hide the paleness of the six girls' faces.
No matter how excited they were before, they couldn't help but feel nervous at this moment.
Just based on Uncle Bird and their performance, they would obviously be regarded as the representatives of female idols in front of the world's political leaders and the scrutiny of their own country's citizens.
Even the slightest mistake would be magnified, and they couldn't bear the consequences.
"Don't be afraid."
Tang Jinyan smiled and pinched Park Soyeon's face. "It's not a formal stage. It's just jumping around in the square and having fun with the people. The more relaxed and casual, the better the effect."
"There's not even, not even a rehearsal …"
"Where are you going to find tens of thousands of people to rehearse for you? Don't joke around."
Tang Jinyan laughed. "Actually, there are 70,000 people in the audience, plus countless people watching the live broadcast on TV. It's not like you haven't done similar scenes before. I was a security guard at last year's Dream Concert."
Park Soyeon was amused by him. "How can that be the same?"
"There's no difference. Aren't we all human?"
"…"
"Are you really nervous?"
"I'm really nervous."
"Let me teach you a way to reduce stress."
"What way?"
"Let's have a go first."
"F * ck you!"
Park Soyeon threw a flying kick. Tang Jinyan jumped back and just happened to lean into Li Juli's arms. He smiled and said, "Juli, do you want to come?"
Li Juli said slowly, "Is it that whoever is nervous will have a go with you?"
Without waiting for Tang Jinyan to answer, Li Juli pouted. "Go if you have the guts."
Tang Jinyan followed her gaze and saw four girls sitting in a row by the wall eating fruits. All of their faces were pale.
When they saw him looking over, they didn't even know what they were talking about just now. They all grinned foolishly. "Oppa is good …"
Li Juli crossed her arms and stood behind them. She said calmly, "Stop being so stupid. If you mess it up, it's not your own people who will be embarrassed."
"Huh?"
"Do you really think that someone doesn't have to pay any price for our performance?" Li Juli said calmly, "It's just to make sure that he doesn't have to do anything. We have to do something."
The girls were collectively stunned and their expressions slowly became serious.
Park Soyeon sighed. "I should have made you the leader a long time ago."
The performance went smoother than expected.
"Countryside Diary", a song that Tang Jinyan didn't really like, was surprisingly suitable for this kind of scene. Like "Jiangnan Style", it was a joyful and funny song. It was not the romantic song that was inherent in girl bands. Jumping around in the square with the onlookers was very much in line with the feeling of thousands of people celebrating together.
Sora Aoi watched for a while on the stage and smiled. He whispered to the head of the secretarial office, Xu Tailie, beside him, "Tang Jinyan's girlfriend is not bad. She's quite pretty."
Seeing that Sora Aoi was in a good mood today and actually teased such a boring topic, Xu Tailie also said, "It's also because he's young and strong. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to handle so much."
Sora Aoi pointed at him and laughed. "You men are really dirty.
Remember not to leave them out of the Blue House banquet. They are also guests today, not Tang Jinyan's accessories. "
"It's been arranged, don't worry."
Xu Tailie smiled and said, "You don't know … Tang Jinyan called me directly and said that his girlfriend has been yearning for Blue House for a long time, so they can't be left out of the banquet.
Tang Jiu was the only one who would call the chief secretary of Chong Wa Tai for such a trivial matter.
Oh right, the first sentence was' Secretary Xu, give me face '. "
Xu Tailie treated it as an anecdote, but Sora Aoi listened very carefully. When he finished listening, he chuckled. "Hooligan habits, I don't have as many rules as you.
But it's surprisingly interesting, isn't it? "
Xu Tailie smiled but didn't say anything.
They had seen many politicians who dared to betray their ancestors in order to climb up the social ladder.
But they had never seen such a hooligan who didn't care about the chief secretary of Blue House at all.
They heard that this guy was quite different in the underworld. It seemed that he hadn't changed much after getting to the position of being in and out of Blue House …