Peninsula Cicada Song Diary

Minatozaki Sana silently snorted at Pei Xiyan for her lack of romantic understanding, then withdrew her resentful gaze and sweetly greeted those around her.

First of all, it's great to see everyone!

"Wow~" A series of howls and screams erupted from the scene.

"...Because this 'yes or yes' comeback is a style I haven't done before, to be honest, I didn't really like this song, whether it was its execution or for various other reasons..."

"But the response from the fans was great. After reading many of your comments, I instantly fell in love with the song again."

Sana Minatozaki smiled, revealing her clean, white teeth. Her cheeks were plump up to her cheekbones, like soft, sticky rice balls.

"And we got first place!"

Within an hour of its release, "Yes or Yes" immediately topped the real-time charts for major music streaming services, including Melon, Bugs, Genie, and Soribada.

"Wow~" The audience cheered and jumped for joy, feeling proud of themselves.

"Actually, Sana cried just now," Yoo Jeongyeon openly revealed.

"I didn't cry!" As if someone had stepped on her paw, Minatozaki Sana glanced at Pei Xiyan below the stage and jumped up from her seat to retort.

"She cried."

"No!"

"She cried." Yoo Jeongyeon made a tear gesture under her eyelids. "I could see the tears."

"Did you shed tears?" The other members were somewhat surprised.

"Ani." Sana Minatozaki sat down again and explained softly to the audience, "My eyes are just too dry from flying so much lately, I didn't cry..."

"They've been flying around a lot lately. They just came back from Mongolia a few days ago. They've spent at least a third of the past month in the air." Park Ji-ah, a fan site manager who follows Minatozaki Sana's schedule, completely sympathized with her. "And this comeback is less than two months after their last comeback in Japan."

"You can tell they're very tired. Their vocal muscles were a bit unstable when they sang earlier, which caused their performance to be mediocre," Pei Xiyan suddenly said.

"Really?" Park Ji-ah didn't hear anything.

"My profession is related to singing, so I can tell from my voice," Pei Xiyan explained.

"JYP is such a terrible company, it's become just like SM," Park Ji-ah muttered angrily under her breath. "Would it kill them to let their artists rest?"

"Indeed," Pei Xiyan replied with a faint smile.

The debate about tears on stage temporarily came to an end. Minatozaki Sana was still muttering to herself when Mina, who was listening with a smile, suddenly felt someone touch her arm.

She turned her head and saw Son Chaeyoung grinning, revealing her mischievous little tiger teeth as she smiled happily.

"Unnie, I found a vampire!" Son Chaeyoung gestured with her chin toward the audience, her voice barely audible but filled with surprise.

vampire?

Hearing her words, Mina's beautiful eyes curiously swept across the audience, and she quickly spotted a familiar face in the first row—a fan site admin she knew well who had attended many autograph sessions, and next to her, an extremely conspicuous...

"Cicadaxi?" A surprised voice came through the earpiece.

"Does Mina have anything to say about this comeback?" Sana Minato finished her thoughts, and Jihyo Park, who was just wondering where to find the next member, widened her eyes and took the opportunity to throw the question over to her.

"Ani..." Mina blinked in a panic, and then, as if afraid she would change her mind, she eagerly handed over a microphone.

"I..." Mina reluctantly took the microphone, her eyes flashing with resentment, her brain starting a frantic brainstorming session.

Taking advantage of the break, Minatozaki Sana tossed her hair and glanced at the audience. Pei Xiyan had somehow raised his camera and pointed it at her, and when he noticed her looking over, he gave a small wave of his fingers holding the camera.

Hmph! Now you know to take pictures of me?

Sana Minato raised her chin slightly, turned her head, and looked like a haughty little fox who didn't want to look at his camera. But after a few seconds of pretending, she turned back and winked her right eye at Pei Xiyan's camera with a grin.

I forgive you.

"Oh my god! Sana winked at me!"

The male fans behind her shouted in surprise. Park Ji-ah looked up from behind the camera aimed at Mina and saw Minatozaki Sana smiling and staring in her direction.

She seemed to realize something and turned her head, seeing Pei Xiyan's doting smile behind the camera.

Sana is looking at him, she thought.

The relationship between fan clubs and artists is usually very good. They can joke around with each other when they bump into each other at the airport or at autograph sessions, and they are like half friends.

Mina usually makes some unique little gestures when she sees her on camera; this behavior is collectively known as "rice-eating."

After chatting on stage, the performance began with "Dance The Night Away." This was the general flow of the showcase, with the chat interspersed with the performance. The showcase concluded perfectly after the first performance of their comeback title track, "Yes or Yes."

"Aren't you leaving?" As the audience began to leave, Park Ji-ah, having collected her light sticks and fans, put them into her backpack and asked Bae Seok-yeon, who remained motionless in the seat next to her.

"There are too many people." Pei Xiyan flipped through the photos on her camera.

So, was the reason you arrived so late this afternoon because there were so many people? Park Ji-ah thought of the empty seat next to her that Twice had been sitting before their performance.

"I'll be going now." She slung her backpack over her shoulder and stood up.

"Goodbye." Pei Xiyan nodded in farewell.

Following the flow of people in the corridor, Park Ji-ah turned around before walking out the door. The backs of the people in the first row remained motionless, like a stone Buddha.

......

[Mina looks so beautiful! You can check out the photos I sent you later; she's reached a whole new level of beauty!]

[The stage performance of "Yes or Yes" was also amazing!]

[I also ran into a really handsome guy named Sana today.]

Leaning against the taxi window, Park Ji-ah told her best friend about what happened at the showcase that day.

[But he's too aloof!] She couldn't help but complain.

[How handsome is he?] That's what my best friend is focusing on.

[That's not the point...]

[That's the key point! How handsome is he?] My best friend emphasized.

[He's even more handsome than your favorite Cha Eun-woo~]

[Hey, how could he be more handsome than my Youyou? That's too much... unless you show me a picture.] My best friend expressed serious doubt.

Park Ji-ah wanted to ask if she could take a picture today, but every time she saw Pei Xiyan's cold face, she suppressed the idea.

The most common time you can see him smiling is when he raises his camera to take pictures of Minatozaki Sana. That smile is genuine, and you can tell he really likes Minatozaki Sana. Park Ji-ah couldn't bear to look anymore after a while; she felt like she was invading someone's privacy.

[You know what an iceberg is, right? They look unapproachable, so I wouldn't dare take a picture of them.] she replied.

[It's still a celibate story.]

[Inside.]

[I like it even more now! (drooling)]

[You don't even know what she looks like and you're already swooning over her?]

[Hehe, I trust your judgment, Ji-ah.]

[That's true (I'm proud), but more importantly, I didn't hear a single word of his support from beginning to end today! Not a single one!] she continued her complaint.

[qinjia?]

[Maka!]

[It's not really a big deal, really. If someone's handsome, you can forgive them for anything.]

[ah!]

"Buzz—"

The phone screen suddenly went dark, and a blue car shadow just happened to flash past her window, heading towards the distant neon lights of the night.