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Chapter 1167 World Trends
"EXO!"

When the three-letter name was read out by the presenter, all the EXO fans at the scene screamed with great excitement. The excited cheers resounded throughout the venue, instantly completely igniting the slightly tense atmosphere.

"You can call me monster~"

At the same time, the Kpop song "Monster" BGM from a distant peninsula, accompanied by loud cheers, sounded at the Billboard scene on the other side of the ocean.

After finally hearing the name of their group, the nine members of EXO were slightly stunned. Some of them seemed not to react, while others, like Park Chanyeol and Kim Junmyeon, stood up instantly, with bright smiles on their faces, and naturally called for others to come over.

Chi Jingyuan also paused for a moment, as if he had been hit in the chest. A strong feeling of excitement gushed out. He let out a breath and loosened his hands that were covering his face. A smile naturally appeared on the corners of his mouth. He slowly stood up and walked to the other members. The nine of them gathered together and hugged each other tightly.

Since their debut, every time EXO won a grand prize at an award ceremony like MMA or the Seoul Music Awards, they would have this iconic unity celebration, which has become a classic that fans talk about... and this time, they finally appeared at the BBMAs.

The guests in front, behind, and around all stood up. Some smiled, some laughed, and some had a lukewarm reaction. However, they all stood up and surrounded the Peninsula group in the middle. They clapped, some were curious, and some were excited to celebrate for this group from afar. Many people held up their mobile phones and stared at XO and took pictures.

At this moment, all nine members of EXO became the focus.

Then, amid cheers, applause, and the background music of "Monster", the nine members of EXO strode onto the stage, and the camera, which had almost never been cut to close-ups before, followed the entire process.

"It's so exciting, we still can't believe we're standing on the Billboard stage..."

“It was really fun to see a lot of singers we’ve always liked.”

Under the gaze of the entire audience and the screams of fans, the team captain Kim Junmyeon stood in the middle holding the trophy and gave a speech with a slightly trembling voice. Even though he tried his best to stay calm, he still could not hide his excitement.

And Chi Jingyuan never tried to steal the spotlight at such times. He stood next to the team, listening carefully to Jin Junmyeon's speech, suppressing his excitement.

To be honest, I have won so many trophies that I don’t know how many awards I have won. I am a bit tired of winning all the big awards on the peninsula and I don’t feel anything anymore.

Although this is only a social artist award at this moment, looking at the familiar European and American top stars in the front row of the audience, looking at the surprised and scrutinizing eyes on the black and white faces in the audience, and feeling the gorgeous lights and hot atmosphere around.

With the excitement of winning the award and the wonderful environment, he really felt a fire burning in his heart.

They are both awards, but their weight is really different.

But Chi Jingyuan still tried hard to control his emotions and pretended to listen carefully to the speech. However, he thought he managed his facial expressions very well but he did not notice that his skin was slightly flushed amidst his turbulent heartbeat and emotions.

In the nanny car, Zhou Ziyu's eyes were fixed on the lower right side of the screen as if attracted by a magnet. She didn't pay any attention to the captain's passionate speech in front of the camera, nor did she pay any attention to the members in the C position. All her attention was locked on the figure slightly behind the right side of the screen - Chi Jingyuan's profile, pretending to be calm, was flushed unnaturally on the screen, and even the tips of his ears were burned brightly.

"puff."

Looking at the calm but flushed face on the screen, she couldn't help but laugh in her heart. She lowered her head and pursed her lips, her fingertips unconsciously tapping a light beat on her knees.

This familiar feeling of pretending to be calm is really too familiar.

As she watched, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curled up.

"Smelly bastard!"

She whispered to the screen, her fingertips quietly touching the screen, outlining the outline of his face.

Zhou Ziyu felt particularly happy at this moment, even happier than when she won the award.

...witnessing someone you truly love gain glory is truly more heartwarming than being crowned yourself.

"...We also won this award thanks to the fans who support us all over the world, and we are really proud of it."

"We will work hard to become a more handsome EXO."

"Thank you very much~ Kangsangmida~"

All members bowed deeply, and amid applause and cheers, returned the stage to today's protagonists, and strode out with the glory that belonged to them.

"Dafa, let me see!"

As soon as he left the stage and walked into the artist passage, Park Chanyeol and Byun Baekhyun surrounded Kim Junmyeon and wanted to see the trophy. Kim Junmyeon handed the trophy to them with a smile, and then patted the backs of Chi Jingyuan and Kim Jong-in next to him: "Great, Cucka, Cucka, thank you for your hard work~"

“It really won an award at Billboard!”

"Aah~"

Chi Jingyuan and a few others also patted each other hard, venting their excitement.

They were already backstage at this time, and the tense emotions just now were released in an instant. They couldn't stay calm at all. Several members were arguing with each other and saying nonsensical things. Some people were scrambling to see the trophy. Park Chanyeol and Byun Baekhyun bumped into his shoulders while laughing and joking about childish questions like "Who touched the trophy first?", and the whole place became a mess in an instant.

After a while, the trophy was handed to Chi Jingyuan. The coolness of the metal seeped into his fingertips. He raised it high and looked at the trophy in his hand under the scorching light.

The gilded glory spread over his knuckles entangled with the trophy, and his face was clearly reflected on the smooth surface.

I actually got it!

I suddenly felt a sense of relief.

"Come on, let's take a photo together."

After a while of making a fuss and calming down, Park Chanyeol remembered something and shouted out a greeting. The other members also came over with a smile, standing in two rows, facing the assistant's camera:
'3, 2, 1,!'

The voices of nine people overlapped and echoed in the corridor backstage. Park Chanyeol played with his bangs to look cool, Byun Baekhyun's fangs were fully exposed, Kim Jong-in was expressionless and cool, and Ji Kyung-won made the iconic scissors hand gesture in an old-fashioned way, just like he did many years ago when he won his first first place trophy, smiling brightly.

"EXO!"

The sounds of shutter clicks and cheers rang out at the same time, and the faces illuminated by the flash lights still had the childish smiles they showed when they first won the first place, but the corners of their eyes and eyebrows had already been engraved with the hardships they had experienced together over the years.

……

“I actually won a prize~”

Lin Nayeon looked at the stage that had already entered the next performance, and as if she had just come to her senses, she shouted in surprise: "I defeated Justin Bieber and got the award?"

"Nonsense, you just realized it after you received the award? What were you doing just now? Why were you daydreaming?"

Park Ji Hyo, who was sitting in the front, heard the noise, turned around and looked at her speechlessly, then frowned and muttered, "I didn't expect that he actually won the award. This is Justin Bieber! He actually lost to EXO? I clearly saw on the Internet that the chances were slim..."

Her voice became smaller and smaller until it was barely audible, but compared to Lin Nayeon who seemed to be surprised, her reaction was obviously not that positive.

"How can it not be small? Which anti-fan website are you looking at?"

Yu Jeongyeon couldn't help but retort after hearing this: "Justin Bieber got 1.7 million votes, and EXO got nearly million votes, which is several times more. I was just worried before whether this award would be based entirely on this vote, and I was afraid that the organizer would come up with some more indicators... If we only look at the online votes, XO can't lose, okay?"

"Awesome! This is the BBMAs~"

Hearing the discussion behind them, manager Kim Sang-min, who was sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but interject and sighed, "Not to mention that the opponents are all first-line stars in Europe and the United States. Wow, EXO has really made a name for itself in America now."

"Even K-pop's popularity has increased a lot... I guess the company will soon have to hold an emergency strategic meeting to study the debut and development direction of the new boy group."

Kim Sang-min has been in the industry for many years and was able to quickly think of the impact that EXO's award would have on the music industry, and he spoke with great certainty.

"As for that, Oppa~Isn't it just an 'Internet Popularity Award'?" Park Ji-hyo asked with some doubt.

"Haha, you are still too naive~"

Jin Shangmin laughed and said without comment: "This is not just an award. Not to mention the value of a top award ceremony like BBMA... What's more important is its practical significance.

You have to look at it in the context of the current environment, because "building a nation on culture" is the fundamental strategy of our country. After the mainland market was blocked, Kpop was in urgent need of the next big market for new development, but there has been no progress...

Look at the hype that EXO has received from several major TV stations in our country and the media in the United States over the past few days for participating in BBMA. This award can basically be regarded as an official announcement that K-pop idol music has entered the United States. "

"What's more, this is 101 million votes. Do you know what kind of fan base this is? million, how many votes did all the trainees in the " Season " you watched these two days add up to?"

The manager kept shaking his head and saying "Ai Yi Gu" to express his amazement. Then he thought about it, looked at Park Ji Hyo and shook his head: "Forget it, why am I telling you all this? Just focus on your activities. This is all the company's business~"

Park Ji-hyo listened very seriously at first, but when she heard her agent's last tone, she couldn't help but curl her lips, feeling looked down upon.

"..."

Lin Nayeon also listened to her agent's words and blinked, not knowing whether she understood or not.

She took another look at the live broadcast on her phone. After EXO won the award and went backstage, she suddenly felt that BBMA was boring. She watched it for a while out of boredom. Just when she was about to say something, she suddenly heard a tiny singing voice.

Is someone humming?
Lin Nayeon looked back and easily found the source of the singing.

I saw Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting by the window in the back car and had her head down just now without saying a word, raised her head at some point, her big eyes looking at the street scene passing by outside the window, her right hand playing with her soft black hair, her brows showing joy and relaxation, and she was humming a song comfortably and freely, but it was a melody she was not very familiar with.

It sounds like some Chinese lyrics...

After taking a few glances, Zhou Ziyu seemed to have noticed something and looked over here, but before she looked over, Lin Nayeon turned her head away and pretended nothing had happened.

But it was in a place where no one could see, and I couldn't help but roll my eyes secretly.

Tsk, what are you happy about?
…………

After winning the award, EXO briefly recorded an interview backstage and then returned to the scene, continued to watch the stage, and gave their own reactions.
However, his mood at this moment was completely different from before. Chi Jingyuan was already watching the stage performance with an appreciative attitude.

The audience and artists around them also paid more attention to EXO, and their eyes changed subtly. Compared with their previous casualness and indifference, they were obviously more interested in EXO.

The biggest winner of this year's BBMAs was rapper Drake, who won a record 13 awards in one night, including Best Artist.

However, although Drake has won many awards and they are very valuable, this absolute honor is dazzling, but it seems to lack a little gimmick.

In comparison, EXO, which only won the title of "social artist", received an unusually high amount of attention. Whether it was the media, the audience, or even the many practitioners and star singers who came to attend the award ceremony today, they were all very interested in this boy band from the peninsula.

Interested in where they are from? What is the style of Kpop?

I'm interested in their music and how this style of songs can attract so many people.

I am interested in their appearance. Although there are huge differences in aesthetics, some members have great facial features and outstanding temperament which can be felt no matter where the aesthetics are.

What I am most interested in is their '800 million votes', shit, how were they cast?

As a result, at the after party following the award ceremony, EXO was no longer just a sideshow as before, but was unexpectedly welcomed by quite a few people.

During the one-night party, Chi Jingyuan and the members of EXO either actively or passively interacted with many singers and stars. For example, Mars, who they met at the hotel, even took a photo with Chi Jingyuan.

Even the actors and producers had social interactions, and the other party was very interested in chatting and taking photos with them.

Halsey, the winner of tonight's Best Female Newcomer award, also came over and took photos with everyone.

This girl shaved her head and wore this bra to the award ceremony in the evening. She looked very impactful. Chi Jingyuan originally thought that she was a non-mainstream person with a strong personality, but he didn't expect her to be quite enthusiastic.

While EXO was attending the party and interacting with various A-listers and media reporters, the news of the BBMA had already exploded on the Internet.

After the party ended, there had been significant changes in the world trend search list on SNS.

Today's entertainment news is actually quite lively. Warner Bros.' movie "Wonder Woman" held its world premiere in Paris. As the first female-themed superhero movie, it has received widespread attention, and Gal Gadot's red carpet look has been all over the screen.

At the same time, the trailer for the seventh season of "Game of Thrones" was released, and countless fans were excited and ecstatic, analyzing the details of the new shots online.

These two hot search terms have been occupying the top few places in the world trends today. In addition, there are #NBAFinals, NBA Finals Warriors vs. Cavaliers preview, and ESPN's comparison of Curry and James' data, which sparked controversy.

As a warm-up for the Real Madrid vs. Juventus final, Ronaldo's training video went viral online.

But after the BBMAs ended, the popularity of these news was instantly overshadowed by the Billboard Awards that had just been held.

At 10 pm in Las Vegas, if you open your social media, you will see a new round of hot searches:

1. #BBMAs
2. #EXOBBMAs
3. #DrakeBBMAs
3.##WonderWoman
5. #GameOfThrones
Under the total #BBMA entries, EXO surpassed tonight's big winner Drake and ranked second in the world trend.

For the first time, they appeared in front of the world as a mysterious and surprising male idol group from the peninsula.