Cai Xukun cleverly responded that he rarely appeared on variety shows, and Fan Chengcheng was selected as the most "noisy" member

NINE PERCENT

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  On November 12, the first special press conference of the popular boy group NINE PERCENT was held in Beijing. Cai Xukun, Chen Linong, Fan Chengcheng, Justin (Huang Minghao), Lin Yanjun, Zhu Zhengting, Wang Ziyi, Xiaogui (Wang Linkai), and You Changjing made an appearance. At the event, Cai Xukun admitted that this group work was indeed delayed for a long time, but each member also tried their best to bring the most sincere works to fans. Fan Chengcheng also shared that in order to shoot the first wave of the main song "Innovator" MV, the members only slept for three hours in three days, and their faces were swollen.

  In addition to sharing their work status, the boys also got together to make fun of each other. Members of the same dormitory also collectively "complained". The noisiest person in the dormitory was Fan Chengcheng, "He plays music every night! He yells’high together ‘at night!" And Justin also broke the news that because he rarely goes back to the dormitory, every time he goes back, he always finds that the bed is full of clothes from Zhu Zhengting and Fan Chengcheng, "like a mountain!"

  NINE PERCENT only slept three hours for the MV, Fan Chengcheng and Zhu Zhengting will send a personal single

  On April 6, 2018, Cai Xukun, Chen Linong, Fan Chengcheng, Justin (Huang Minghao), Lin Yanjun, Zhu Zhengting, Wang Ziyi, Xiaogui (Wang Linkai), and You Changjing successfully debuted through the "Idol Trainee" program, officially forming the boy group NINE PERCENT and launching an 18-month performance activity. Since the debut of this popular group voted by the whole people, fans have been eagerly anticipating the release of the group’s music works. However, in addition to holding a number of fan meetings when they first debuted, the members were busy and rarely had the opportunity to make an appearance together. Fans waited for the group song for seven months until November 12, when the launch of NINE PERCENT’s debut album "TO THE NINES" arrived late.

  At the press conference, the combined nine people first sang and danced to bring the album’s first title song "Innovator", which caused fans to scream on the cool stage. According to the members, this song is the title song decided by everyone through collective voting among the seven new songs, and its "status" is evident. 

  After the performance, the "Innovator" MV was also made public at the event. In the MV, the members of the group are all handsome and sultry. But according to Fan Chengcheng, everyone actually only slept for three hours during the three days of filming the MV. It can also be seen from the exposed behind- the-scene that the MV is halfway through, the cool Cai Xukun has started to laugh at Justin "silly music", and the sleepy Chen Linong has started to try to "smash" the cement floor with his bare hands… Everyone is also unable to rest enough to make their faces puffy.

  Captain Cai Xukun admitted that the group album has indeed been delayed for too long and has kept fans waiting for a long time. But he also said that during the official preparation of the album, the members also invested the greatest sincerity in trying to give back better music to fans. Not only is the "Innovator" released brainwashed, but the members also said that other songs on the album, such as "Ei Oh Ei Oh", can also be called "Divine Comedy" and will make everyone forget.

  In the next period of time, the members of NINE PERCENT will bring new works to boost popularity, publicity and other work, and a new round of meetings will be launched soon. In addition to group work, everyone also revealed some personal work conditions, such as Cai Xukun will have a new MV online, Fan Chengcheng and Zhu Zhengting will release personal singles, Fan Chengcheng has other film and television drama direction actions and so on.

  Cai Xukun cleverly responded that he did not go to the "kitchen" variety show NINE PERCENT dormitory life exposure

  The nine boys take their work very seriously, but in private they are full of mischievous feelings belonging to boys in their 20s.

  In the past few months, the NINE PERCENT collective has not worked much, but several "teams" have participated in the recording of several cooking variety shows at the same time. At the press conference, the host Tao Jingying [Weibo] teased everyone: "You NINE PERCENT are very talented, so you all go to cook?" Fan Chengcheng concluded: "It seems that except Kunkun, we didn’t cook, and everyone else cooked (participated in the kitchen variety show)." Before the host could ask Cai Xukun why he didn’t go to the variety show, Cai Xukun had already replied tactfully: "Because my surname is Cai (Cai)!" One sentence made everyone laugh.

  Since their debut, the nine people have been arranged to live in the dormitory. At the press conference, the boys also shared interesting stories about dormitory life. According to them, Cai Xukun and Prince currently live in the same room, Chen Linong and Xiaogui live in the same room, Fan Chengcheng, Justin and Zhu Zhengting live in the same room, and You Changjing and Lin Yanjun live together. When asked "who is the noisiest person in the dormitory", most members pointed directly at Fan Chengcheng. Zhu Zhengting broke the news: "Chengcheng sings every night and’steals’ my stereo and connects it to the computer! Every night I say’Chengcheng, keep your voice down ‘, he will reply’It’s okay! Let’s go high together!’" In a few words, it describes a noisy "Foxi" very well. Justin also broke the news that he rarely goes back to the dormitory due to work reasons.