Debut or Die - Chapter 50
Episode 050
“Yes. I will cheer for Park Moon-dae participants.”
“thank you.”
Cheong-rye accepted the refusal neatly without further comment.
I wanted to go ahead with the plan to draw out more dialogue and draw desperate cuts, but I didn’t see an opponent that would work for that scenario.
‘First of all, the value of the name is too big.’
Since I was the grand prize winner last year, the difference in class was too great. On the contrary, there was a high probability that only ‘Park Moon-dae’ would look bad.
“Then I will terminate this contract.”
Cheong-Ryeo picked up the contract and held it up so that it could be clearly seen on camera and tore it in two.
‘Performance.’
It was probably an act that was premonitory.
“You worked hard to make a difficult decision. I wish you success in the future.”
“thank you. I hope senior Cheongryeo finishes her activities in good health.”
I shook hands and bowed in accordance with the atmosphere of the wave.
“Ah, have you seen our activity this time?”
“yes? yes.”
Wasn’t that the end of filming?
I don’t know why, but the conversation continues. Let us treat you with sincerity.
“I really enjoy listening to this album.”
“Wow~ What’s your favorite song?”
Is this bastard doing this on purpose? I don’t think I’m trying to feed him because he refused.
“Um, I especially like ‘Look at the Stars’.”
I selected the b-side songs in moderation. Actually, I haven’t listened to it because I don’t have time, and I saw it in a fan post shared on social media while searching for ‘Park Moon-dae’.
“Oh, I wrote the lyrics for that.”
Cheongryeo happily pointed to herself.
‘The publicity is also thrifty.’
It’s already going well enough that it can’t go any better than this. It was like an idol with a lot of time.
“Aha, you said I came on purpose.”
I just laughed Even if it wasn’t here, it was strange, and even if it was, it was strange, so I couldn’t help it.
Cheong-rye smiled at her face, then suddenly went out the door as if she had just remembered.
‘what.’
When Cheong-ryeo came back, there was an envelope in her hand.
“It’s nothing special, it’s red ginseng, but I brought it so that you can eat and cheer up.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Judging by the brand logo written in gold on the red envelope, it was a confident PPL.
‘Anyway, red ginseng is welcome.’
As soon as I accepted it, Cheong-ryeo gave another final greeting.
“Then fighting!”
“You fighting.”
The filming ended with a smile while looking at each other with a smile.
Immediately, the staff came in and started to take care of Cheongryeo.
A few adjusted the camera and touched the tablet PC, but it was clear that many were attached to Cheongryeol. It was probably the VTIC personnel.
‘Extreme sincerity.’
Hey, how much is the ransom, but the country is also like that.
Chung-Ryeo spoke quietly after confirming that the staff had collected the microphone attached to her clothes.
“Mr. Moondae.”
“yes.”
Unlike before, there was no smile on his face.
That doesn’t mean it’s a hard expression, but it’s just the expression of someone talking naturally.
“I have to say it with my own mouth, but LeTi is a good agency. Jeongsan is fine too. If the situation is over after the program, please contact me.”
“… !”
It meant that if I failed, I would contact them.
‘Are you serious?’
No, I’m not an executive at an agency, so why are you recruiting trainees here?
‘Ah, do you have company stock?’
Then it is said.
Still, I don’t know why he’s doing this to Park Moon-dae, but… There might not be a main vocalist for the debut group.
I nodded without saying a word.
“yes. thank you.”
“It was nothing.”
The conversation ended there. Following the staff’s guidance, I naturally left the room and moved to the waiting room.
It seemed that spoilers were isolated from participants who had not yet undergone this surprise psychological test to prevent leaks.
“brother!”
As soon as I entered, Kim Rae-bin, who was sitting first, started talking to me.
“Where did you get the offer?”
“It was LeTi.”
“I was a LeTi too!”
As expected, more VTIC members came.
Uncharacteristically, Rabin Kim told the story of meeting VTIC with excitement. As I nodded and listened, Ryu Cheng-wu, who had come in with a tired face, pretended to know.
“Ah, you guys finished first.”
Just by looking at Ryu Cheong-woo’s expression, it was evident that he was in conflict.
‘Could this be VTIC too?’
3/10 is a very generous probability.
A contestant with only a face from the side hit and entered.
“older brother! Where did you get the casting call!”
“I am… Wonder Hall.”
It was T-Holic’s agency. A large agency famous for selecting idols for a long time.
‘This way is fine too.’
I heard the person who asked the question exclaim. However, Liu Cheng-wu sat down with a smile on his face with a nervous expression.
‘I’m left.’
It’s a little strange that it seems like you’ve seen the breakout even though you’re almost certain to debut, but there must be some circumstances.
Participants returned to the waiting room one after another. Soon, all 10 people who were the first hitters gathered.
‘First of all, I rejected all of them in the first round.’
To be honest, I thought one or two in the bottom ranks would break out, but it was unexpected. It was because the agency lineup was better than I thought.
In the second edition, everyone returned to the waiting room. At this point, there were people who were proud to see if there was a strange resonance.
“Joe seemed like a good person.”
Seon Ah-hyun, who returned late, muttered with a bright face. It seemed that a certain singer who is doing solo activities gave me very kind words of encouragement.
“I still refused.”
Seon Ah-hyun jumped up at the joking sound. Seon Ah-hyun muttered with a shocked face.
“Of course we have to do everything until the end… ! If you go there… We can’t debut together… … .”
“… … .”
It seems that Seon Ah-hyun was extremely immersed in the positive peer relationship she first filmed.
‘If the deal was a little better, all the other guys would have jumped out.’
I looked at him with a little pity, then just nodded.
“okay.”
“Yes!”
Seon Ah-hyun energetically affirmed. Kim Rae-bin was looking at Seon Ah-hyun from the side with an expression of seeing something strange.
The 3rd group started to come back to that mysterious board.
“What a waste of Letty!”
Keun Se-jin, who returned first, smiled and said that as soon as he sat down.
So this guy also got an offer from LeTi.
‘Kim Rae-bin, Big Se-jin and I?’
It may be a coincidence, but it was quite interesting to see the tendency of the agency.
And Sejin’s words made it even funnier. It’s a waste.
‘He’s saying things he doesn’t even mean.’
The goal seemed to be to debut as soon as possible, but there was no way such a bright guy would go to LeTi.
However, Keun Sejin muttered softly after confirming that there was no microphone and the camera was not spinning.
“Ah~ I thought I should have changed. It’s a bit unfortunate.”
“… … .”
I guess I was a bit more worried than I thought.
It seemed that the words came out of their own accord because their agency was not very trustworthy in the past.
In fact, it is also a rare opportunity. Changing to a better agency without completing the contract period is actually impossible given the industry environment.
Taking over the affiliation of trainees who finally debuted in < Azusa > was, in fact, tantamount to tyranny by a huge broadcasting company.
Bullying in vulgar terms.
It was like eating mustard while crying at the agency, but since it was a trainee who was eliminated from the debut group anyway, it seemed to be recycled by sending it to the broadcast.
‘It serves as a lubricant for the relationship with the broadcasting station.’
However, since this season has been so good, there seems to be a subtle pressure.
The pressure to voluntarily drop out and stay with the agency.
During the filming break, I recalled the words I heard in passing from Sejin Keun.
-Oh, I’ve heard that kind of thing lately. ‘Wouldn’t it be better to debut together with the dongsaengs you’ve trained with so far?’… Are people really funny?
It’s not like you’re flirting with some kind of benefit, and there’s no way people will be reluctant to do that.
“I’m kidding. I have to debut here~”
Keun Se-jin laughed and joked, but it was clear that he was really worried and not joking.
‘Unexpectedly, there were a lot of guys who were shaking at the top.’
I shrugged. Does anyone have any idea to go out and reduce the competition?
Unfortunately, that didn’t happen.
Only one of the lower ranks escaped.
“Participant Choi Won-gil will be leaving < Idol Co., Ltd. > today in response to a casting call from his agency, Traveler,”
I admired.
‘I saw each well.’
It must have been a quick stop after seeing the public opinion on this episode.
It seemed like he couldn’t control his emotions because he was young, but he seemed to be using his head a bit, so he probably didn’t have a smile on his face.
“Ooh, our agency?”
Behind me, Gold 1 muttered in embarrassment.
‘Ah, he belonged to Traveler.’
I heard that you had a hard time rejecting the offer from T-Holic’s agency. It seems that there was some attachment to the source company.
‘Looks like he had the guts to continue.’
Anyway, with that, the < Casting Call > event was over.
It was a bit bittersweet that the goal was not achieved, but the quantity was secured.
‘I’m not going to cut the VTIC amount.’
There would be no reason to send them out and fly them.
After picking up a few cuts of the trainees’ reactions to Choi Won-gil’s departure, the production team immediately started preparing for the ranking announcement.
Thanks to this, the participants were able to endure the tedious waiting time by sitting in the same seats they were seated before the < Casting Call > event started.
But this time, everyone seemed to be busy talking, maybe because the conversation material was gorgeous.
“Hey, that agency?”
“oh my god.”
“and… How is the real thing, Cheongnyeo-nim?”
Even the tension right before the ranking announcement was lowered.
“Hoo~ The lineup wasn’t a joke. There were a lot of conflicted kids.”
Big Sejin blew a whistle and picked the names of the agencies one by one. Then he looked around and whispered with a strange smile.
“Hey, isn’t that right?”
“what.”
“My older brother, who is sitting there with the same name, said he was very conflicted.”
It seemed to be referring to Lee Se-jin, a former child actor.
‘Come to think of it, he was the last to join.’
Lee Se-jin arrived almost at the same time as the news of Choi Won-gil getting off.
I didn’t pay much attention because I wasn’t interested, but um… In fact, I’m not really interested right now.
Keun Se-jin hadn’t had any special feelings for Lee Se-jin from before, but he slowly let go of his true feelings while laughing, as if ‘Park Moon-dae’ had become more comfortable.
“It was originally an actor agency. Did you really want to become an idol?”
“Things like that happen, too.”
I thought I was going to drop out, but if I wanted to continue as an idol, I might consider switching.
It seems difficult to aim for the next team unless you debut right away because of your age.
‘It’s something you have to do on your own.’
Sejin Keun shrugged, probably realizing that I wasn’t interested.
“is it.”
The spare time ended with that.
Then, the shooting of the ranking announcement ceremony began in earnest.
* * *
By the time the contestants prepare for the ranking announcement.
Celebrities from the agency who made a surprise appearance at the < Casting Call > event had already left for other schedules.
It was the same with VTIC, which says that the schedule is minute by minute once activity starts.
The two people in the van looked at their smartphones and finally stopped talking when they were ordering lunch.
“How was your brother?”
“I was just working.”
Cheong-rye answered calmly.
“Have you seen three older brothers? The guys I met are fine.”
“well.”