bayedsolid Chapter 574
Chapter 574
It was no surprise that Lu Qingfeng trended on social media.
The Korean Peninsula society is a unique environment where appearance is paramount. Although most countries also place great importance on personal appearance, it is not to the point of fanaticism like the people of the Korean Peninsula.
Appearance is a resume.
Therefore, on the Peninsula Internet, there are many examples of people becoming famous overnight because of their appearance.
Furthermore, the media on the Korean Peninsula have a penchant for ranking people by their appearance, a trend that has even spread to China.
This atmosphere, coupled with photos taken by customers in the vicinity that included members of a popular girl group who had just made a comeback, and the national program "Running Man," naturally had a wide reach.
The incident occurred at noon, and by evening, it had already gained considerable attention on several major social media platforms in the peninsula.
There are quite a few Chinese people studying and living on the Peninsula. When many Peninsula residents asked for his personal information in the comments section, those who knew him began to provide him with information.
The name Lu Qingfeng gradually spread.
If Lu Qingfeng were just a Chinese celebrity, perhaps this kind of popularity would just pass like a passing fad.
The entertainment industry here is so developed that idols of all types can be mass-produced, satisfying the preferences of all groups. No matter how advantageous Lu Qingfeng's appearance is, in a society on the peninsula that advocates "body and place are inseparable," he may not be able to open up the market here.
However, his identity as a musician and his success in Japan and Europe have led people on the peninsula to treat him differently.
The Korean Peninsula really admires Europe and America. They dream of promoting K-pop there. Any Asian who has a response there is, in the Korean Peninsula's own words, a world-class star.
Seeing this situation, CJ Entertainment, the distributor of "Mythical Romance," discussed it and took the initiative to help, making Lu Qingfeng appear on the Peninsula's trending search list for the first time.
So when he met Kim Hee-won the next morning, he was recognized.
The meeting place was set at the management company of this Peninsula movie star. There were also fans waiting outside. Since it was morning, there weren't many people. When Lu Qingfeng got out of the car, these people looked over.
Then they recognized him, but didn't surround him; they just took pictures.
By the time Lu Qingfeng entered the gate, these photos had been uploaded to a forum called the qoo.
This is a very popular online community on the Peninsula, with users mainly being young people. It is a gathering place for Peninsula's fandom.
[Chinese "Face-Praising" musician joins C Company, seemingly preparing for debut on the Korean Peninsula]
The title was very misleading, and combined with yesterday's trending topics, it attracted a lot of attention. As soon as the post was published, it attracted onlookers.
The reason for this is naturally because some of the fans who were waiting there were people arranged by CJ Entertainment.
"It can't be real, right? Wasn't he supposed to be a really great musician? Why would he want to debut in our country?"
"Who is this?"
"It's possible. With such an authoritative face, it would be a real shame if he didn't debut here."
"Maybe they're here to hold a concert, and CJ is the organizer."
"Ah, Ezekiel, he is not welcome here."
……
With the help of CJ Entertainment, the post's popularity skyrocketed, attracting unsuspecting passersby, those drawn in by the good looks yesterday, and those simply venting their emotions.
The distribution company hired online trolls to stir up trouble and steer the discussion towards the upcoming film.
Lu Qingfeng was unaware of this. He met Kim Hee-won in a lounge, marking his first meeting with the woman voted the most beautiful woman on the peninsula by the media.
Because the version on the peninsula features a duet between Uncle Long and her, but Lu Qingfeng, who wrote the song, didn't participate in the post-production, so they never met.
She is indeed very beautiful at first glance. She is almost forty years old, but she still maintains a youthful appearance. It seems that this is the case among actresses from the Peninsula. They maintain their figures and appearances very well.
At this age, playing a character in their twenties won't break the audience's immersion.
In Peninsula's own ranking of beauty, actresses of this age occupy the top ten spots, while younger female idols are in the lower ranks.
"Hello."
Kim Hee-won speaks a little Chinese. The two greeted each other upon their first meeting, exchanged a few compliments, and then got down to business.
They went into the recording studio for rehearsal.
This is the first time the two have collaborated, so they need to find their chemistry. Also, the stage version of their singing style needs to be adjusted compared to the studio version. With only one day, it's quite rushed.
I spent the whole day in the recording studio and finally produced a version that I was quite satisfied with.
The buzz surrounding Lu Qingfeng's appearance at C Company has not died down.
In recent years, a term has emerged in the entertainment industry called "aesthetic downgrade." Starting from Europe and America, the new faces appearing on screen are no longer as stunning as they were in the first decade of the 21st century.
The same goes for the Korean Peninsula. Since around 2018, there haven't been any boy groups that debuted with such explosive popularity. In every aspect, they seem to have dropped a level compared to before.
On the contrary, girl groups are always able to innovate and have popular groups taking the lead.
Lu Qingfeng's sudden appearance was a very novel experience for the Peninsula fandom, whether it was his identity as a musician or his appearance which was very different from that of Korean idols.
I wouldn't immediately switch allegiances and become a fan, but I would search for information in areas of interest.
The Chinese student community abroad is also very active in bringing materials from the Chinese internet to this place, and the most popular of them is undoubtedly the 'starry sky' scene from the first season of "Travel with the Wind".
Everyone knows that people from the Korean Peninsula are masters at using filters and atmosphere when filming TV dramas, because they themselves like this kind of thing.
The Milky Way is reflected in the sky, and countless stars surround the violin-playing boy. A meteor falls in an instant, and the GIF, which is less than ten seconds long, has gone viral on Korean websites.
"Dafone, he's practically a god!"
"Is this a scene that could exist in the human world? It looks like it was created with special effects."
"I'm absolutely mesmerized by his eyes."
"The Chinese say that his eyes are like those of a fox spirit, capable of bewitching people."
"I heard that he is also a very remarkable writer. He studied at Peking University, a prestigious university in China, and his first stop on the Peninsula was to visit writer Zheng Shan."
……
The more they dug, the more they found, and Lu Qingfeng's popularity was completely boosted.
Attacks naturally followed.
What rivals fan culture on the Korean Peninsula is anti-fan culture.
It's no exaggeration to say that there are as many antis as there are fans on the Korean Peninsula. Just like fans, antis also gather together to form an organization.
It's astonishing how these people have managed to drive artists from the peninsula to the point of developing psychological problems.
Moreover, Lu Qingfeng is a Chinese citizen, so it's perfectly normal for him to be targeted, which to some extent reflects his current popularity on the Korean Peninsula.
And it had been less than a day since he stood on this land.
The following morning at 8:00 AM, the distribution company, CJ Entertainment, released the theme song for the movie "Mythical Romance," titled "Beautiful Myth," which is known by another name on the Peninsula website.
Boundless Love
An announcement was also made that the song will be performed on MBC's music show "Music Core" at 3:15 PM today.