I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

31 – Simultaneous Progress (7)

July 30th.

It was the final inspection day.

“Oh, I’m so nervous…” .”

“This is the beginning, Ga-eun. You can do it.”

“Yes… !!”

Afternoon Sweets members—Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun held hands.

Jo Min-joo calms down Goo Ga-eun, who is shaking all over her body.

As I looked at Jo Min-joo’s back, I saw her trembling legs.

“Whoa!”

“”aaah!!””

He surprised them both by lightly placing his hand on their shoulders.

Both Jo Min-joo and Gu Ga-eun screamed as if they had seen a ghost.

“Pfft, I’m the producer… !! It’s too much… !!”

“Are you relaxed?”

“Yes, but….”

Jo Min-joo lowered her head slightly, as if she was somehow shy.

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current Thoughts: It almost came out….]

… I won’t do it again.

A catastrophe almost occurred right before we went on stage.

“I’m a producer… !! Please knit with me… !!”

“Yes? Yarn?”

“Boy, they say you knit when you’re nervous.”

Jo Min-joo explained on his behalf.

It was a unique way to relieve tension.

… If you think about it, in the [Idol Producing] Game, in the hobby section of Gu Ga-eun’s profile, it said yarn knitting.

There are about 2 minutes left before we are called on stage.

I did a really simple yarn-knitting with Gu Ga-eun.

It’s been a while since I’ve done this, so I was a bit lost.

Her World Looking at Gu Ga-eun moving her fingers seriously,

I felt really relaxed.

“Producer, you’re really bad at it… !”

“… ….”

And then I got dissed….

[Idol Producing] The main character can’t even mix coffee properly and can’t even knit….

Anyway, I said it wasn’t my fault and cast Mental Victory.

“Come up to the sweets next afternoon.”

“”Yes!””

Jo Min-joo and Gu Ga-eun looked at my face.

It seemed like he wanted me to say one last thing.

“Avoid difficult things and enjoy only what you enjoy.”

“”Yes… !!””

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Vocal: 63 → 66 / Dance: 61 → 64 / Talking: 60 → 63 / Visual: 68 → 71]

[Name: Gu Ga-eun]

[Vocal: 54 → 60 / Dance: 65 → 69 / Talking: 55 → 61 / Visual: 73 → 75]

It was the second final inspection.

Cursed Dolls and Berries’ new songs have now safely reached the top of the charts.

I wasn’t nervous at all.

Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun appeared on the TV in the waiting room.

Because the costume was a school uniform, it felt like a student had come for a talent show.

I didn’t dye my hair, and my makeup was light like Berry’s.

… Of course, because of the lighting on stage, I applied it darker than usual.

The prelude to Afternoon Sweets’ debut song ‘my sweets’, which I chose and wrote the lyrics, was played.

A cheerful and lively melody.

It was a song that seemed like it could be used as an insert song in a teen drama.

-Who are you who took away my one remaining sweets~♪

When I brought All-Rounder on stage, the feeling was,

It is safe and stable.

There is also an impression that he sings very well, like Choi Joo-yoon, who specializes in vocals.

I didn’t have the impression that I was a very good dancer like Gongsion, who specialized in dance.

There is nothing that falls short, so the harmony is good.

The only thing that makes me a little uneasy is:

… The question was whether Manager Ko Kang-tae would explain this concept of daily life well to the executives.

If you look at the stage skills alone, they are a poor group,

The core of an idol is comprehensiveness.

In other words, it is his charm as a person.

Stage skills also play a large part in the comprehensiveness, but they are not everything.

Even if an idol’s skills are significantly inferior to that of a professional singer or dancer, their income may be better.

All we had to do was package it in an attractive way for teenagers, the core target group.

At least that’s how the main character in the [Idol Producing] Game explained it.

-Thank you.

Afternoon Sweets finished the short song of about 3 minutes.

I bowed politely to the judging executives and walked off the stage.

Soon, Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun entered the waiting room where I was.

Perhaps it was because it was their first performance, and both of them had sweat dripping down their skin as if they had taken a shower.

The excitement after the performance must have taken over their bodies, and they were breathing heavily and looking at my face.

“Thank you both for your hard work.”

“Actually, I want to hug you, but I can’t because I’m afraid I’ll smell like sweat.”

… Jo Min-ju spoke very honestly.

I pretended not to hear and took out an electrolyte drink from the refrigerator in the waiting room.

Jo Min-joo and Gu Ga-eun held it in their hands.

As soon as they both received it, they opened the cap hard and drank it down.

“Listen, slowly.”

“Mister, what should I do?”

“Why?”

“The stage is so much fun.”

Jo Min-joo grinned, spilling a little of the ionic drink from the corner of his mouth.

Are you a natural idol?

People like me would kick the blankets for years if I danced on stage.

“That’s right!! “I’ve never had this much fun!!”

Koo Ga-eun also jumped up and down and agreed with Jo Min-joo.

Now all that was left was to announce the results.

If we think realistically, we’ll probably be in second place in the final inspection.

If other groups compete, they will take 3rd place.

Anyway, my skills are a bit lacking.

Afternoon sweets are best suited to the saying that although the beginning may be weak, the ending will be grand.

-From now on, we will announce the final inspection of the new plan for July.

Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun held hands and listened to the broadcast.

The sound of everyone swallowing together was clearly audible.

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current thought: A crossroads in my life.]

This final inspection had greater meaning than I thought….

Actually, Jo Min-ju decided to become an idol because she wanted to escape from her difficult family environment.

She thinks that if she fails this final inspection, she will have to go back home to her alcoholic mother.

[Name: Gu Ga-eun]

[Current Thoughts: Idol… ! Idols… !!]

On the other hand, Gu Ga-eun was overflowing with anticipation.

If Jo Min-joo is worried that the afternoon sweets may not be ranked from 1st to 3rd,

Goo Ga-eun was confident that afternoon sweets would be called among the first to third place, so she waited for the broadcast.

-1St place, afternoon sweets

Oh?

I guess I was evaluated more highly than I thought?

Did Manager Go Kang-tae explain carefully?

Well, there was nothing bad about winning first place because the budget was generous.

“Wow!!”

Gu Ga-eun jumped like a frog, jumping much higher than before.

Judging by the blank space for [Current Thoughts], It seemed like he was truly happy.

“Ah, ah…. Ugh… …. Black…. Ugh… ….”

“Mi, Minjoo, why are you like this… ? Are you sick… ?”

But when Jo Min-ju started crying as if in pain, Gu Ga-eun was embarrassed.

Jo Min-ju said, “Oh, no…” .” And her tears and snot poured out.

It looked like she was trying to hold back the pressure on her face, but the more she tried, the more it flowed.

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current thought: Mistress, don’t stop… ….]

[Idol Producing] Jo Min-joo’s psychology was depicted several times in monologues in the game story.

When one of them passed the final inspection.

[I thought I would continue to live like this in the future.]

[When the producer first spoke to me on the street, he was just a strange person to me.]

[As usual, I thought it was no big deal.]

[I never, not even dreamed that there would be someone who could save me.]

[But it existed.]

[The person who held out his hand and pulled me up while I was squatting on the street with no idea where I was, the producer.]

[I wanted to say that I am infinitely grateful. Even if I said thank you a million times, it wasn’t enough. My heart was overflowing with gratitude for him.]

[Thank you.]

[Thank you.]

[Thank you.]

It was exactly like this.

… It is the most well-received monologue among the so-called Democratic P, so it is often mentioned on the [Idol Producing] Official cafe.

So I suddenly memorized everything.

I don’t know if Jo Min-do’s sentiment is exactly the same as the monologue that appeared in the [Idol Producing] Game.

Still, I could tell that he was very moved.

“Mister… !”

“Yes, Minju.”

“I can’t forget you anymore…. At 11:20 am on March 26th, I met a man at the Donggyo-dong intersection… !!”

“… Yes.”

I remember exactly the date and time when I scouted Jo Min-ju….

“Mister…. From now on, just… …. Please just stay by my side…. No, not even a phone call, no, even a chat…….”

“I am Minjoo’s producer, so I will meet him in person. Do not worry.”

“If only I were an idol… ?”

“That’s right.”

She was Jo Min-joo who usually behaved like an adult, but

At times like this, she was just a young girl.

I took out her handkerchief from her pocket and wiped away all her tears and snot.

“Ah… , what should I do with my makeup… ….”

Jo Min-joo, who had stopped crying, looked at her mirror and said.

She now knows how to do everyday makeup, but she still didn’t know how to do stage makeup.

“I’m going to go back like this anyway, so I’ll just take off my makeup and go.”

“…… “I don’t want to show my real face.”

Anyway, she just went around with a bare face until her coordinator taught her how to use cosmetics and makeup….

“It’s better to have a bare face than to have stained makeup.”

“That’s… “I guess so.”

Jo Min-ju took her own cleansing foam from her bag and headed to her sink.

Since she was a friend with a bare face, she probably thought that she should do the same, and Gu Ga-eun followed behind her.

This month, I felt like I saw a lot of tears from idols.

***

Manager Jeong Song-i, who quietly placed the wallet on Producer Lim Bu-gil’s desk, returned it to him.

In the meantime, I investigated many things.

The first thing I did was ask Lucky Seven Entertainment’s human resources department about his date of birth.

But she heard the answer that it was September 24th.

I also asked a friend of Producer Lim Bu-gil, who had previously called Berryz to get him to run at a small town event.

Approximately when is his birthday?

Even if I can’t answer the exact date,

Everyone agreed that it must have been around September.

I managed to find Producer Lim Boo-gil’s mother’s phone number and called her.

She quickly made up an excuse and asked to know his birthday.

She wouldn’t confuse the birthday of her child, especially her only son.

I was hoping it would be January 20th.

-Do you remember Boo-gil’s birthday? I remember it clearly. September 24th.

At this point, there was only one conclusion.

Manager Jeong Song-i himself suffers from mental illness.

Producer Lim Boo-gil’s obsession with her all this time was a delusion.

It turns out that she dated him alone and celebrated his birthday alone on the wrong date.

Isn’t she crazy?

‘Should I quit the company?’ .’

Manager Jeong Song-i was in office room 302, lying face down with her arms on her desk.

Is it true that she really works for a large entertainment agency called Lucky Seven Entertainment?

Isn’t even this a delusion?

She was suspicious of everything.

Is this really reality in the first place?

Isn’t it a dream?

It all started with the hope that producer Boo-gil Lim’s efforts would bear fruit?

‘Should I talk to the manager…’ .’

Manager Jeong Song-i got up from her seat and walked towards her manager’s office.

When I knocked, I heard a voice say, “Come in.”

She opened the glass door, went in, and sat down on the chair opposite the late Manager Kang Tae, whose head was also bald today.

“Manager… ….”

“Why but…” ?”

There was no strength in her neck.

“It turns out that the manager has a lot of hair, right? “It doesn’t just look like that to me, does it?”

“…… I don’t know what it is specifically that makes it look like that, but my hair has been like this for 10 years. “When I was younger, I should have stopped letting my guard down and taken medicine.”

“I’m sorry…” …. I said something strange….”

“What’s going on? Things are strange, you. Are you sick? “If you’re sick, leave early.”

Manager Go Kang-tae has recently completely sided with Producer Lim Boo-gil.

After Cursed Dolls, Berryz was put on track, so now there is no one within the department who doubts Producer Lim Boo-gil’s skills.

In the first place, it was strange that producer Lim Boo-gil suddenly became competent.

Did you gain enlightenment after eating sushi?

Even if you realize your mistake at the sushi restaurant, there is no trial and error when producing Cursed Dolls?

He spoke and acted as if he knew everything about idols.

“Manager, this is Producer Lim Boo-gil.”

“Uh, why. Hey, you guys really had a fight?”

“No…. We didn’t fight…. That’s not it, February 3rd, that’s the day the producer injured his back.”

“Why is it that day?”

“I don’t think anything has changed since then, producer… ?”

Director Go Kang-tae opened his eyes wide.

As if I realized it too late.

“No way, you and Producer Im Boo-gil, what do you call them dating these days? “Is that all gone?”

“Oh, how did you know…?” ?”

“Huh……. I’m so shocked and my nose is stuffy….”

Manager Jeong Song-i listened to Manager Ko Kang-tae’s explanation.

Producer Lim Bu-gil’s work style has changed since February 3rd.

Only the outside looks the same, but the inside feels like a completely different person.

It was the same as manager Jeong Song-i’s feelings.

“I know that an older person like me shouldn’t meddle in a younger person’s love life, but….”

“Please tell me.”

“Have an honest conversation with producer Lim Boo-gil alone. “Don’t worry about it alone.”

“Still…. Then shouldn’t I tell you that I like the producer…? ?”

“You can just say it. What are you afraid of? “If you’re in a lot of pain like you are now, let’s talk about it seriously.”

“…… All right.”

If it’s a love that can’t be achieved anyway,

I need to know the reason why I can’t achieve it.

With such feelings, manager Jeong Song-i came out of her manager’s office,

I called producer Lim Boo-gil.