ALL NOVEL chapter 8
[8] Girl group debut (4)
Who can predict the success of an idol group?
It’s a market where you can’t be sure even if you’re from a large entertainment company.
Star in popularity and commerciality.
Those were medals that could only be attached after success.
Like a celebrity like a queen who greets me in front of me right now.
“Manager Jeong Soo-ho, it’s been a while.”
“Yes. CEO.”
“Let’s talk for a minute.”
“… Yeah.”
Immediately, I left the members behind and followed after the CEO.
Celebrity who doesn’t feel arrogant at all with the name Queen.
He was a top star who could still manage and return at any time.
He debuted when I was in middle school, and when I happened to see him at the time, I thought he was going to fail.
From then on, there was no law to hit my terrible poop point.
A shrewd eye that disappears as if washed after opening.
“Manager Jeong Soo-ho.”
“Yes. CEO.”
“You’ve had bad luck since you were at Dream Agency, right?”
“…”
Even when she was actress Lee Soo-yeon’s manager, she often ran into the queen.
It must have been the year before last, and from that point on, it was a series of terrible misfortunes.
“I got a little angry when a junior’s work that I really treasured was ruined.”
“Sorry.”
“There is nothing to be sorry about, manager Jeong Soo-ho.”
“…”
I was sharing quite bitter memories with the co-CEO on the subject of one manager.
“Do you know that Soo-yeon is waiting?”
“Yes? Me?”
“Yeah, the team has disappeared and the team leader has also resigned.”
“…”
Why is it me, there are people with a higher rank than me.
“Did you know that the work that Soo-yeon said she wanted to do at that time had 10 million viewers?”
“Ah… It was.”
It was a work that the 4 teams, including me, put all our energy into and opposed it.
In the end, actress Lee Soo-yeon appeared in a work we recommended.
“Suyeon’s work will be talked about for a long time to come. It’s a hopeless work.”
“I enjoyed it.”
Except for my brain, I genuinely enjoyed it.
It has both artistic and commercial potential.
“Anyway, let’s talk about the old days here.”
“… Yeah.”
Representative Seo Yeon-jung opened her eyes and continued the conversation.
She said, “This time, I will personally judge Solar’s end-of-month evaluation.”
“Are you the representative?”
“Yes, manager Jeong Su-ho, please work hard for 15 days.”
“Ah, yes. CEO.”
Soon after, the queen handed over her coat to her secretary and disappeared with haughty steps.
‘Therefore.’
I don’t know if she meant to participate in the production or just to evaluate.
The company’s attention, which had been focused on Luna, naturally turned to Solar.
Drooling-
As soon as we entered the practice room again, the children huddled together and spoke in unison.
“Why is the representative here?”
“What did you say?”
“Are you expecting us?”
“Tell me quickly.”
“…Okay, calm down.”
I slowly opened my mouth while looking around the Solar members.
“They will be evaluated directly during the final evaluation at the end of the month before debut.”
“Yeah?”
“CEO Seo Yeon-jung himself.”
“…”
An evaluation of a solo female singer and choreographer who is still active.
It must be a tremendous pressure for trainees who haven’t even debuted.
“Don’t worry too much, just do what you normally do…”
“Kyaaho!”
“Awesome, is it real!?”
“As trainees, we know that we are super rookies?”
“…”
My kids are too bright compared to their skills, so it’s a problem.
“Manager, thank you very much.”
“Huh? To me?”
“Yeah.”
Yeji Kim, a trainee, spoke to me as a representative.
“I’ve never had this kind of attention from the company before.”
“Ah, that’s…”
“The first person who believed in Solar was the manager.”
“…”
I’m sorry for not trusting you.
I still think I’m going to fail.
* * *
Fortnight later.
Yeji was the first to get up today and folded the blanket.
It was also her job to awaken her quirky younger siblings.
She usually gets ready before the manager arrives.
“Somi, wake up.”
“Umm. Just a little bit better.”
“Hurry.”
The youngest usually wakes up with him first.
I woke up late because I was banned from playing games.
“Today is an important day.”
“Ah, that’s annoying…”
“I’ll tell Petty.”
“I’m folding the blankets now, sister.”
A day to showcase the fruits of one’s efforts in front of the company’s executives.
She suppressed her appetite and desire to sleep, waiting for today.
“Hurry up everyone.”
“Ugh, I’m hungry.”
Starting with Somi, the other members stood up one by one.
“I think the belly skin will really stick to my back.”
“Cool, coughing makes my abs.”
“…”
Geun 15 days was truly an extreme diet period.
Today, as soon as the second woke up, he was the first to heat up.
“Oh, I’m suddenly pissed off.”
“You’re always angry.”
“Why isn’t there a convenience store near our accommodation?”
“I can’t eat anything anyway.”
“There must be something. For diet.”
“Poop.”
At that time, the third smiled and opened the refrigerator door.
Then, as if showing off, he took out the Yoplait and licked the lid.
“Yang Joo-hee, what are you eating right now?”
“Your Yoplait is hot.”
“…”
Eunseo opened her mouth, barely swallowing her throbbing heart.
“Even if you eat, you lose it all through exercise. Is this fair?”
“That’s fair, stupid.”
“Some crazy person works out 10 hours a day!”
“Me.”
Twenty-one years old, the members of the same age showed signs of fighting today.
“Wow, no way. Follow me to the rooftop.”
“Hmm, won’t I win?”
“Yeji unni, don’t stop me today.”
“…”
It’s been said that biting dogs don’t bark well.
Should I just let it stop and fight for once?
“Yeji sister?”
“Yes. It’s Eunseo.”
“I made it clear. Don’t stop.”
“… Yes.”
“Is it true?”
I can’t help but look at him pitifully with his bright eyes.
“Eunseo, you hold it in.”
“Is that so?”
“Your birthday is early.”
“Yes. I look at her face and look at her just once.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Eun-seo glanced at Yang Joo-hee who was talking sarcastically, then opened her mouth again.
“Sister, when we debut, we can move like Luna, right?”
“If you show a good performance in the end-of-month evaluation today.”
“Ugh, wasn’t that very important!?”
“… I did not know?”
It’s not that I didn’t know.
Of course, I thought it was not the debut team selection evaluation.
Tiri-Ri-Ring-
Just then, the landline phone in the living room rang.
It was obvious even if I didn’t hear who it was.
Manager Jeong Soo-ho must be calling.
Since when did he think he didn’t want to abandon his faith?
“We’ll be fine.”
I wanted to prove it confidently in front of CEO Seo and the general manager.
Manager Jeong Su-ho, who chose Solar, was not mistaken.
* * *
Also, my eyes weren’t wrong.
Our Solar is not a talented person.
Still, it was because I had a good personality.
“Is that all?”
Representative Seo Yeon-jeong spat out his bitter vitriol to the fullest.
It was the snake-like tongue that was sharpened and polished during the audition broadcast.
“Chief Gong, after preparing for 15 days, is this only enough?”
“Sorry.”
“Eh, it was like that with Luna too, so it’s a big disappointment.”
“…”
There was no particular problem with the pitch, rhythm, or choreography.
It was made by the best experts in Korea, so it should be considered perfect.
Rather, the disadvantages that bothered me in the meantime were trodden on.
Main vocal with low treble.
Wrapping too strong.
The harmony of the very young maknae.
It’s annoying to look at each one individually, but there’s no way the CEO will be satisfied…
“Don’t you know how hard I’ve been working on my worldview?”
“Yeah?”
“No, the sun god concept is the most important. I didn’t expect it to disappoint me like this.”
“?”
The staff waited for the CEO’s next words with bewildered expressions.
“Diana’s left shoulder brooch, that’s the key, why did you put it on your shoulder?”
“Yes? That’s it…”
“It’s an item needed when the Sun Goddess descends.”
“Aha.”
What is that, bitch
“No, then skill isn’t the problem…”
“Skills are managed by trainers, so why should I care about that?”
“…”
I didn’t have anything to say because it was so tight.
I thought the evaluation of top singers would be a bit different.
“Yeji Kim trainee, do you have a spear throwing posture in the choreography?”
“Yes? Yes! CEO.”
“What did you say the window was called?”
“That, that’s…”
“Look at this, the members aren’t familiar with the world view yet.”
“…”
Maybe it was Gungnir. Where’s the time to memorize something like that?
I have to go on a diet while practicing dancing and singing.
“The world view of the sun goddess is only me and manager Jung Soo-ho.”
“…”
I’m not.
“Before the trainees debut, we make sure to familiarize ourselves with the world view, okay?”
“Yes. CEO.”
No, what is your view of the world, and how serious are you?
“Chief, please wake up.”
“Yes. CEO.”
Soon after, CEO Seo Yeon-jung gets up from her seat.
Before she opened the door, she turned her head and opened her mouth.
“I heard that Manager Jeong Soo-ho and Cody prepared the concept of the costume together?”
“Oh, yes. That’s right.”
“It feels good.”
It’s the first time I’ve heard that word since I was born.
I just did it out of necessity.
“It went really well with the song.”
“Thank you!”
The CEO disappeared, and all the staff let out a sigh of relief.
“Chief, it’s worth the hard work.”
“To be honest, I’ve grown a lot.”
“I’m not ashamed to go on stage with Luna now.”
“I have to work harder.”
Director Gong Se-won opened his mouth to encourage team leader Park.
“Anyway, good job.”
“No.”
No matter how I look at it, the monthly evaluation stage was really bad in my eyes.
If I were the representative, I would never be able to present it in front of the public.
“Manager Jeong Soo-ho also worked hard.”
“Thank you.”
I guess I was the only one who didn’t like the solar stage today.
Even a hedgehog’s baby looks pretty.
No matter how I look at Solar, the anxiety doesn’t go away.
No, if it hits the jackpot, then it might disappear.
“Chief Cheol-min Park.”
“Yes. Manager.”
Soon, Director Gong asked a question with a serious expression.
“Sola’s music video shooting next week, right?”
“You’re right.”
“Before that, stop by the office.”
“All right.”
* * *
A few days later
I took the members to the practice room today and headed to the office.
I thought I just had to check the results.
It seems that the time to choose is not yet over.
“Suho, we changed the Solar MV studio.”
“Yes? Why suddenly?”
“The budget went up, so I renewed my contract with the top tier in the industry.”
“…”
Mr. Gong, after Luna went bankrupt, you really care about me properly.
“So far, there have been three candidates for director.”
“Oh, are these people?”
“Check out the previous videos.”
“Yeah.”
This time it’s the third choice.
There were a total of three candidates for Solar’s music video cinematography director.
One of them was a person you would recognize just by hearing his name.
“This man is very famous.”
“That’s right. Luna’s music video cinematographer.”
“Then of course…”
For a moment, I stopped what I was saying for a moment and took a moment.
At Dream Agency, if you think like this, you always fail.
“Hmm, but the reaction to Luna was so bad.”
“Yes. It is.”
Aren’t you a director whose name itself is a calling card?
It was right to choose if you could choose.
“What do you say, Chief Gong Se-won?”
“My team tells me to choose and come to get paid.”
“…”
I was scared, I was scared
You’ve been ruined once and you’ve shrunk a lot.
“Anyway, you should check it out too.”
“Yes. Chief.”
Coming to the first management team, my judgment was always negative.
Hasn’t it already been proven through the drug case of producer Heo Chan-sung?
Directors of top-tier studios.
There was no difference in skill.
‘For now, Director Luna is excluded.’
When I saw Luna’s music video, I loved it.
It’s like a piece of cake that built a wall with popularity.
‘Among the other two…’
In the meantime, I checked the music videos the two of them filmed one by one and watched them slowly.
Candidate A is a mechanical style that focuses on idol choreography.
Candidate B is an emotional director who values the concept, background, and costumes.
Soon after, a strong sensation came from the back bone.
It was just a simple difference in taste.
Because I don’t like the ambiguous word emotion.
‘What do we do.’
This time it didn’t come off at all.
I feel like if I choose now, I will never be able to go back.
“Suho, why are you trying to talk?”
“…Let’s go with Candidate B.”
“The reason is?”
Because it looks like shit
“The Queen will like it.”
“CEO Seo Yeon-jung?”
“Yeah.”
A cinematographer who will bring to life the worldview that the CEO has worked hard to sculpt.
If you do it with this person, even if you fail, you won’t be hated by the CEO.
“Is that the only reason?”
“Are you just saying? Are you going to get scolded by the queen?”
“…”
* * *
Sowon Music Media, Solar M/V filming site.
I stared blankly at the members on the dreamy stage.
As for the real members’ visuals, I’m not ashamed to show them anywhere.
-Look at me. Look only at me look only at me
-Look at me. Look at me look at the bar
The endless chorus I’ve been listening to for the past month.
The lyricist even wrote the song according to the world view.
“… I can’t just listen to such a good song.”
The five sun goddesses who descended to earth wearing white clothes.
In front of a chroma-key background, the five female servants sang.
How bad is the music video concept?