Celebrity Neighbor: My girlfriend is a big star?-Chapter 1004 - 460: Mounting Pressure

When it comes to a good friend or a girlfriend... he would undoubtedly hope for a better girlfriend.

"Hmm, we also listened to their songs, they are really amazing."

Liu Xin'an didn't catch the disappointment or anything else in Bae Juhyun's tone, but to be safe, he asked again.

"So... do you guys feel any pressure?"

"To be honest, the pressure is huge. The younger groups these days are really impressive~"

In front of the members, she absolutely couldn't be the first to surrender as the leader, as the eldest sister, the soul of Red Velvet.

But in front of Liu Xin'an...

She pitifully confided her exhaustion to the man.

In terms of song quality, they really couldn't compete, and it wasn't just about quality. Even in terms of concepts, which they were always famous for, they didn't seem to match up to these younger groups this time.

In the past, losing to Twice or BlackPink, she could convince herself it was normal since they were from the same generation, winning and losing was expected.

But this time, the feeling of losing to (G)I-DLE, who debuted so much later...

She really struggled to find a reason for herself.

"Hmm, but you might not lose. Didn't your pre-sales do really well this time?"

This time, the pre-sales were even crazier than during "Queendom."

With pre-sales alone, it reached a terrifying 730,000.

It's safe to say that breaking a million in sales for this new album is almost guaranteed.

There are only a few girl groups who can break a million in sales, and this time they didn't clash with BlackPink or Twice, so the odds of failing based on results aren't high.

"Good album sales don't mean great digital streaming results..."

Buying albums mainly relies on fans, but for digital streaming data, it's not easy to get particularly good numbers solely relying on fans.

Also, inflating numbers like that... it's definitely not good if discovered.

Digital streaming, simply put, refers to the data generated when a song is listened to on Melon.

Casual listeners might pay for a single song but definitely won't buy a whole album just for that one song.

So, in evaluating a song's success, both physical album sales and digital streaming data are essential.

"Huh?"

Of course, Liu Xin'an was an absolute outsider to these things.

Although he had asked before, he definitely couldn't grasp the specifics.

"Let's not overthink it, we'll just focus on doing our own work well."

Bae Juhyun took a deep breath, and chatting with Liu Xin'an for a bit relaxed her a lot. Of course, she wouldn't see her boyfriend purely as a "dumping ground" for her negative energy.

"Don't worry about me, we still have a chance. It's just that feeling some pressure is actually a good thing, pressure leads to progress!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

There was a moment of silence from Liu Xin'an on the other side of the phone, then his concerned voice sounded again in Bae Juhyun's ear.

"Really?"

"Of course, rest assured, we still have plenty of confidence in ourselves."

"Okay, good luck, our Juhyun is the best!"

"Hehe~"

...

In the following days, the song "TomBoy," which created a huge wave in Korea as soon as it was released, started to gain momentum.

However, one thing was a bit of a laugh: perhaps (G)I-DLE's agency underestimated their performance this time, so their stock of physical albums wasn't that good.

It didn't mean that fewer people were buying, it was simply... they didn't stock enough.

Regardless, the awkward physical album sales didn't stop their explosive popularity. The digital streaming success showed that (G)I-DLE had indeed made a strong comeback this time.

Watching their compatriots on TV smiling brightly with a green onion on stage, Liu Xin'an genuinely felt happy for Yuqi.

On the eighth day after the song's release, March 22nd, Yuqi and the others finally secured their first win for this comeback.

Spontaneously, he sent a "Congratulations" WeChat message. Then Liu Xin'an opened his girlfriend's chat and sent a "Confused Column.jpg" meme naturally.

Soon, his girlfriend's reply came.

But what made Liu Xin'an unable to hold back his laughter was that his girlfriend was also well aware of the charm of internet memes.

She directly sent a Son Seungwan meme to him.

"If I screenshot this chat and send it to Seungwan, will she beat you up?"

After sending this message, the Seungwan meme was quickly retracted.

In its place was a versatile reply: "?"

This girl certainly learned a lot from Chinese fashion trends.

That question mark truly captured the essence.

"What's your first win pledge?"

The first win pledge is something agreed with fans about what they would do upon getting their first win after a comeback.

For example, the green onion Yuqi held was a joke they made with fans.

But this question might be a bit premature now.

"What are you talking about, we haven't even had our comeback yet."

"Just curious, what do you plan to promise fans after your comeback?"

This time, Bae Juhyun didn't reply immediately. Instead, she waited for a while and then called with a video chat.

Liu Xin'an answered the call and was greeted by the bright lights of a practice room.

"Oh? Still busy?"

Just as he finished speaking, a grinning Kang Seulgi suddenly popped into the frame from below.

He was startled, even his pupils couldn't help but quiver.

And seeing his flustered state, Bae Juhyun burst into an extremely cheerful laugh.