CHAPTER 713: 363. STAGE_2

She was just angry that Liu Xin’an didn’t even prepare their support items, right!

Son Seungwan’s pitiful voice also made Kang Seulgi and the others subconsciously look at Bae Juhyun. When they saw Bae Juhyun staring intently in one direction, they followed her gaze and then showed a knowing smile.

"What’s wrong with Liu Xin’an, making Juhyun so upset."

"This guy didn’t even prepare our support items."

She unhappily averted her gaze, mumbling softly.

"That’s it?" The younger girls looked at each other, wondering if this was really something worth getting mad about.

"You all aren’t angry?"

"Uh, not really. By the way, is Liu Xin’an considered one of our fans? I think he’s more like your fan, Juhyun."

"Don’t joke around. A fan who woos the idol isn’t really a fan. At best... he’s a passerby?"

Son Seungwan shook her head, absolutely unwilling to acknowledge Liu Xin’an as a fan.

This guy hadn’t even listened to many of their songs.

All he knew was one song, "Psycho"!

"Indeed, someone like Chenglu is what you’d call a fan."

The girls nodded in agreement, as if this made a lot of sense. Bae Juhyun stayed silent, knowing that this wasn’t what had truly bothered her in the first place.

Soon, with the show’s schedule moving along, Bae Juhyun and the others ascended the stage to the cheers of their fans.

They started by running through the rehearsal process. As "Queendom" played, Bae Juhyun and the others separated into their formations, rehearsing the routine in coordination with the show’s flow.

Even though it wasn’t a proper pre-recording, the cheers from the fans below made Bae Juhyun and the others very happy on stage.

The deafening cheers below left Liu Xin’an, who was gazing up at them from the audience, feeling profoundly moved. His eyes were fixed on his girlfriend, while he gently waved the glow stick in his hand.

Soon, the rehearsal process ended, and Bae Juhyun and the others returned backstage, while another group of artists took the stage.

Since it was a rehearsal, it wasn’t only Bae Juhyun and the others; there were other groups here to perform as well.

Unfortunately, even though it was just the first week back, Red Velvet’s performance was almost guaranteed to take the top spot for this comeback.

The other groups performing with Red Velvet today were likely just here for the ride.

After a while, once this unknown group’s rehearsal ended and it was confirmed that the show’s schedule was fine, Bae Juhyun and the others’ pre-recording officially began.

With the show’s intentional warm-up, Liu Xin’an could clearly feel the fans’ overwhelming enthusiasm from where he stood.

For Red Velvet’s fans, this comeback after two years had been eagerly anticipated for a long, long time.

Now, with the long-awaited stage finally back, how could they not be excited?

"Queens~"

When "Queendom" began playing in the venue, the shrieks that far exceeded those during the rehearsal gave Liu Xin’an quite a start.

"Ahhh!!"

"Irene!!"

Li Chenglu, who was sitting next to him, also raised her glow stick high, shouting Bae Juhyun’s stage name. Her excited manner left Liu Xin’an greatly astonished.

This was the first time he had seen Li Chenglu in her fan girl mode.

What could he say... He knew this childhood friend of his pretty well, and though he was aware she was a fervent fan, he still underestimated her fanaticism.

As the music began, the members on stage started dancing to the beat.

For them, moving their bodies to the rhythm had long become muscle memory. The months of practice had never been in vain, and the massive amount of practice had them finding their positions, making appropriate moves, and controlling their expressions in sync with the constantly shifting camera angles as soon as the music started.

Following the rhythm of the music weren’t just Bae Juhyun and the others exuding an endless charm on stage; the fans below also timed their chants with the music perfectly.

The organized cheers during the musical parts opened Liu Xin’an’s eyes. He found himself immersed in the performance, and before he knew it, his tightly pressed lips slightly parted, joining the fans in shouting the names of Bae Juhyun and the others.

After a while, when the song ended, Bae Juhyun, on stage, opened and closed her lips, trying to catch her breath.

Her face was lit with a bright smile, her beautiful eyes constantly scanning the audience below, though finding Liu Xin’an’s exact location in the sea of lights wasn’t easy.

"You may exit."

As the show coordinator’s voice echoed through the venue, Bae Juhyun and the others bowed deeply to the fans who had been tirelessly supporting them. Their sincere gesture elicited another round of screams from the fans.

After Bae Juhyun and the others exited the stage, Liu Xin’an dazedly watched the now-empty stage, the pink set design seemingly still reminding him of the lively performance earlier.

But when the staff began preparing to change the set, the fans below started to express their dissatisfaction.

Generally, there’s usually one to two chances for pre-recordings.

It’s rare for a pre-recording to be perfect on the first take, so the show typically gives the artists one to two opportunities to correct mistakes.