Debut or Die - Chapter 67
If you can’t debut, you’ll get a fatal disease Episode 067
The reason why the concept of the baseball club suddenly popped out was because of the general manager.
It is said that the existing concept brought by the staff was rejected yesterday evening.
“The Head of Headquarters took the strand toward a world view like a cartoon movie. If it’s a school background cartoon, they say it’s sports, so it’s decided that it’s a baseball club.”
For reference, the original concept was retro.
‘Isn’t this too irrational for a school-related worldview?’
Still, it was at least suitable for a disco song.
The disco and baseball club… It was neither porridge nor rice.
As if they knew that, the staff kept talking about the song.
Apparently, they were also unfair, so the story of the general manager jumped out, but it was clear that they were regretting that they had done it for nothing.
“We worked on a tight schedule, but the song came out well in our opinion.”
“Um yes.”
Come to think of it, it was a song I had heard somewhere. Originally, this was the debut song of the passers-by for < Azusa >. Although the arrangement is a bit different and there are no lyrics yet.
“Everyone… I hope you will catch me with a concept that doesn’t feel too different from this youthful student.”
“yes. I will try hard.”
“If it doesn’t go well, it’s okay to just choose a song and give it to me!”
“ah… . yes.”
“Don’t worry, just tell me quickly~”
‘I don’t have high expectations.’
I just felt the urgency of the office worker to meet the deadline quickly.
‘I really don’t have much time.’
Perhaps, if it becomes more urgent, I felt that ‘Testa’s participation’ would be used only for marketing purposes and the company would take care of everything.
I wonder what an album I prepared so hastily will be like… Hmmm, that wasn’t a very promising prospect.
“thank you!”
The atmosphere of the members coming out after the meeting was ambiguous.
Everyone instinctively felt it. The fact that the debut activity review was really bad.
Ryu Cheng-wu opened his mouth.
“… Shall we do as much as we can?”
“is it so.”
“They say they’re going to use a studio or something!”
Surprisingly, opinions gathered in the direction of quickly picking up the results, even if it means staying up all night.
These guys, who have not forgotten their habit of running to death in auditions, have become accustomed to choosing and worrying about the results first.
“Guys, wait!”
I had a strong feeling of foreboding as I confirmed that the manager was in a hurry to contact the reality crew.
‘I slept for more than 5 hours for a while.’
The great hwanjang march to pack debut activities within a month has just begun.
* * *
The studio where the reality camera was hastily installed was in the basement of a building near the company.
‘I heard that there are no extra studios and choreography practice rooms in the company yet.’
It was an agency with no system, mentally or physically.
“Hello~”
“We are working from now on!”
After giving an appropriate reaction to the camera, the discussion started right away.
“Let’s choose between number 2 and number 7. A majority vote?”
“yes!”
What I want to push is number 7.
The result is 4 : 3.
“Then go to number 2?”
“Yes~”
It was two victories.
‘… It’s been difficult.’
The people who voted for number 2 were Ryu Cheong-woo, Keun Se-jin Sun Ah-hyun, and Lee Se-jin.
“Anyway, the company song is an exciting disco, so I think it would be better for us to choose a song that is easier to listen to.”
“A medium tempo like No. 2 is comfortable to listen to. Is it a faint youthful feeling? Do you think it would be okay to use it as a school concept?”
“Me too… to number two.”
To sum it up, it means that we were conscious of the company song and considered the school concept.
‘hmm.’
I want to try persuading, but since they beat me with a majority vote from the beginning, the timing to bring it up was ambiguous. If you look like you can’t accept the results, your persuasiveness will decrease.
‘Should I try my luck again after a while?’
and after a while The timing arrived with not a single happy news.
“uh? omg!”
“ah… … .”
It was because I saw this article while eating dinner and looking at my smartphone for a while.
[June’s comeback war, from VTIC to Cha Dolce]
The article was sorting out singers who will make a comeback in June, the following month.
And among them, there was VTIC in the ‘scheduled for the second week of June’ item.
Our due date was just around the corner.
‘X feet.’
therefore… It means that a singer worth counting on your fingers who can beat Testa’s first week of debut with < Azusa > on his back is bound to come together.
“If the article is right… Your activity week will overlap with VTIC’s seniors, right?”
Big Sejin, who finished the calculation quickly, murmured.
“… I can get an autograph.”
“Ummm… … .”
The members made awkward noises and laughed bitterly.
If the schedule was fixed like this, it was practically a sentence to give up being number one on airwaves.
Besides, looking at the way the company has been doing so far, the angle has come out roughly.
‘Seeing that the general manager is so full, he’ll say bullshit that VTIC has a chance. Even if the working staff persuaded me, I would have to postpone it for a week.’
Even if you think of it as the best case, it will be 2 weeks after VTIC. Still, I was pushed out of the weight class.
‘There must have been more than 1.8 million copies of the last album.’
So, it means that you have to choose the right song to show the outline of winning first place.
‘I can’t throw away a chance to avoid sudden death.’
Now was the time to speak out.
“… wait a minute.”
I immediately changed my stance.
“I’m sorry for bringing up these words in a situation where an agreement has been reached, but no matter how much I think about it, I want to push number 7.”
“uh?”
The members were startled.
‘… ?’
I thought he would get annoyed at the fact that he would keep talking about the finished story, but the feeling is a bit different.
“Why why?”
“Oh, this is the first time I’ve seen you do this. Are you emotional?”
“I guess you really liked demo song number 7.”
“Did simultaneous activities with VTIC seniors awaken the literary world?”
“… … .”
These guys are sitting there wondering.
Say whatever you want. Anyway, I have to do number 7.
“Um, Moondae. I know it’s unfortunate, but it’s hard to overturn what has already been decided. It’s a majority vote and you don’t have much time.”
Ryu Chung-woo smiled at the other members, but tried to straighten out the situation.
‘No way.’
It made my head hurt just imagining how angry I would be while waiting for the next album if I lost first place by a narrow margin.
‘Besides, if the next album doesn’t win first place because of poor form, it’s really a crisis of sudden death.’
“Give me five minutes. I want to try persuasion.”
“… Really?”
“Does Moondae go this far?”
“Weird!”
It was unintentional, but the members started to stir.
‘… What did you think of Park Moondae?’
Anyway, it was a good introduction that caused a commotion. I quickly sorted things out.
‘If you’re going to go with a majority anyway, you just need to catch one person who is easy to convince. The score was 4 to 3.’
“Once it’s big… And it’s true that Chungwoo-hyung chose number 2 because of the ease of concept.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
“okay.”
The two nodded their heads meekly. You have the heart to listen.
It seemed that after 5 minutes, Ryu Cheng-wu would get it sorted out again, so we had to quickly develop the story.
“Excluding the concept and comparing the song objectively, number 7 was okay, right?”
“I liked number 7 a little bit better. But isn’t that enough?”
Big Sejin answered right away.
‘It’s caught.’
“Doesn’t it go well with the company’s title song?”
“that’s right.”
“Then, how about changing the company?”
“… ??”
In an instant, the members became noisy as a group.
“Brother, that’s a bit… … .”
“Impossible!”
“… There’s no way you can do that.”
“But I want to change.”
“for a moment.”
Liu Cheng-wu took up the conversation again.
“It’s Moondae. lets think. Excluding the story of the company song, number 7 itself is school youth… It’s not a song suitable for something like this.”
“you’re right.”
He himself chose the number 7, and Kim Rae-bin nodded sullenly.
“Number 7 is a deep house song. Besides, since I shot the riff melody with a kalimbo, it’s a bit dreamy… It’s hard to keep a theme like ‘youth’ alive. If you remove that part with an arrangement, the charm of the song will be lost.”
I shook my head.
“Even if you don’t get rid of it, you can save that concept.”
“… … !”
While talking about the concept at the company, I brought out the idea that I had been thinking about.
And the members became quiet.
“… … .”
‘It’s a plausible face.’
Kim Rae-bin’s blank face was already creating something in his head.
“No that… That’s a good idea.”
Ryu Cheng-wu struggled to open his mouth.
“I don’t know if the people at the company will be persuaded. Time is too short.”
“… … .”
I couldn’t help thinking about that. Of course, the head of the headquarters, who doesn’t communicate, must be worried.
‘I didn’t want to say this.’
I swallowed.
what the heck
You just have to adapt to the taste of the head of the headquarters.
“… I will make a PPT.”
“… … !”
“Until tomorrow morning.”
“… !!”
Is there any other way but to show hard work and passion?
‘Does the worth of going to college come from here?’
I sighed.
* * *
Park Moon-dae stayed up all night at the hostel that day. And the other members couldn’t sleep either.
It is because conscience and loyalty woke up to postpone everything to the speaker.
Thanks to this, the presentation material became a picture that everyone made together.
“What should I look for?”
“I’ll write it down here.”
“I like this image! Just right!”
However, the person who proposed the overnight PPT production was not very happy.
‘If I had a lot of boatmen, I’d go to the mountains.’
Park Moon-dae roughly planned to show the finished product in the morning and receive feedback.
In the first place, the help of 20-year-olds who had never made much presentation material was not needed for the work.
‘Kim Rae-bin does some data research, but I’m not the type to do it, so it doesn’t matter.’
Besides, there was also a bit of aiming.
‘… I’m going this far, but I’m sure I won’t be knocked over just because I want to do it a second time.’
It was intended to shut the mouths of voters number 2, who became the minority, with a sense of debt.
Representatively, there was Seon Ah-hyun. He was the member who chose song 2 purely because he liked it.
“It’s nothing. Would you like to drink this?”
However, Seon Ah-hyun was the one who was struggling to help complete the PPT.
He was too zealous to be conscientiously awake.
“… … ?”
Park Moon-dae was confused by the gap, but eventually asked.
“Are you okay? I’m making this to end up being pushed 7 times.”
Seon Ah-hyun nodded vigorously.
“You thought a lot before deciding. 2 No. 2… … Well, if you do it next time, pig!”
“hmm… thanks.”
“Oh no! Because we’re all together… !”
“… … .”
‘Why did my side feel a sense of debt?’
Park Moon-dae decided to treat Seon Ah-hyun more kindly.
“Where did Cha Yoo-jin go?”
“He slept in the kitchen~”
Anyway, the night went by smoothly.
And in the morning when the sun came up.
“hello.”
Park Moon-dae and the members went into the company’s morning meeting with PPT.
“It’s full of passion.”
“thank you.”
The general manager, who did not yet know the contents of the announcement, was favorable, saying that he liked the speed and attitude.
In the first place, it was not an unknown rookie with an uncertain future, but a group that would become the goose that lays golden eggs, so it was a natural favor.
and 5 minutes later.
The general manager is extremely upset.
“I heard that the concept of the baseball team was created by taking references from cartoons, general manager.”
“Yes.”
“Certainly, when it comes to school-related comics, sports seem to be the mainstream.”
“Mmmm.”
“And there is one more genre that is a steady seller in school comics on a par with sports.”
“Oh, what is it?”
Moondae Park turned over the PPT screen.
The magic wand floated across the screen.
“I am a magical girl.”
“… … ?!”
The meeting room plunged into a whirlwind of confusion.