Chapter 446: Opening of 2022
In the video, Bae Juhyun and others are wearing red clothes that suit them well, and red has festive connotations in China.
You can easily tell from their attire that the members of Red Velvet are very attentive to this matter; they at least understand the significance of Chinese New Year to China.
They greeted collectively, and then each member took turns to say hello to the audience.
Likewise, these greetings were all in Chinese throughout; although you could hear some awkwardness, the sincerity was very much present.
Next, the one responsible for the group speech was, of course, the captain Bae Juhyun, who now has the best Chinese skills.
In the video, she wore a graceful and fitting smile, her beautiful black hair braided into fishtails laying gracefully over her shoulders, perfectly matching the Chinese aesthetic.
"With the new year starting, we Red Velvet want to wish all the viewers a Happy New Year~"
After Bae Juhyun finished speaking, she extended her hand to Kang Seulgi next to her.
Kang Seulgi with an adorable smile, her beautiful eyes squinting into slits, followed closely behind Bae Juhyun and said: "Wishing you prosperity~"
Following that, it was Park Sooyoung and Kim Yerin's turn.
Both also said some phrase in Chinese, though noticeably accented, which made the fans watching the New Year's tribute very excited.
The last to speak was Son Seungwan.
Son Seungwan had a significant connection with Bilibili this year and also learned a lot of Chinese, making her the second-best in Chinese within the team after Bae Juhyun.
"In the new year, may everyone take good care of their health, and be healthy and happy."
After sharing their New Year's wishes, they waved cheerfully.
The video wasn't long, but it took them quite some time to prepare.
Bae Juhyun let out a sigh of relief after watching the video.
[Their Chinese is really good, are they Chinese?]
[No, the first one who spoke is Korean, she's Anzi's girlfriend in the earlier segment, don't you know?]
Among the comments were those who didn't recognize Bae Juhyun and Liu Xin'an. After all, the game section is just a part of Bilibili, and aside from this section, many others who are not interested in games are also using the site.
These people naturally didn't recognize Liu Xin'an and Bae Juhyun, who has a close relationship with Liu Xin'an.
But their appearance today was enough to leave a deep impression on these people.
Again, the charm of language is sometimes bigger than imagined.
As of now, speaking full Chinese and wearing the Chinese favorite bright red, Red Velvet and others have managed to make a small impact in a different way.
[Their Chinese is really good]
[Seems like Bamboo Sister is really planning to take a Chinese exam. As expected of our beautiful little Bae!]
[For those unfamiliar, you can follow Red Velvet's official account~ You can also follow Anzi's account~]
[Don't be too deliberate in controlling the comments, if someone's interested they'll search naturally, excessive control can be annoying.]
The discussion on them quickly got replaced by images appearing next, led by the fans. Seeing such a warm reaction, Bae Juhyun excitedly jumped and hugged Liu Xin'an like a lively child.
"Everyone is praising us!"
"Yes, because you did well and deserve everyone's praise."
Liu Xin'an's praise made Bae Juhyun even happier, as she leaned her head on Liu Xin'an's shoulder and took out her phone to share the good news with the members far away in Seoul.
However, then Li Chenglu's confused voice brought her back to reality.
"Didn't we sing a song too? Where's the song?"
"Ah, the song is underneath our account, released separately."
This New Year's tribute only gave Bae Juhyun and her team an opportunity to shoot a New Year greeting video and didn't allocate further time for them to perform a song.
Letting Bae Juhyun and her team in was already a bold attempt, had they been included in the main segment, they might have been reported, which would involve more complicated issues.
This was not something Bilibili wanted to see, so... the invitation was merely an attempt.
And the Chinese song recorded by Bae Juhyun and her team was released separately under their account.
Li Chenglu then exclaimed "Oh~" and her expression turned perplexed.
"May I ask which song you sang?"
It's not that she doubted anything, mainly because she couldn't envision Bae Juhyun and her team singing "Good Day" loudly in the recording studio.
Bae Juhyun didn't know what Li Chenglu was concerned about; she recalled the name of the Chinese song and replied: "It seems to be a song called 'Mercury Records', saying this song fits well with our relationship with Chinese fans."
Li Chenglu had heard the song, and when Bae Juhyun spoke its name, she understandably paused.
"Ah! We sang this song during New Year's Eve!"
"Does it really fit our relationship with the fans?"
Being able to sing well was already a big achievement; expecting Bae Juhyun to understand the song's lyrics meaning is still difficult for now.
"Uh... has it been released now?"
"It should've been, Xin'an, take a look."
He had already watched the New Year's tribute video with Bae Juhyun, and there wasn't anything particularly noteworthy for him to watch further.
So he exited the webpage's full-screen view, moved the mouse to the activity section, and indeed saw that the Red Velvet account had released a new video.