Debut or Die - Chapter 76
If you can’t debut,
you’ll get a fatal disease Episode 076 Big Sejin grumbled for quite a while.
“No, I don’t take it too much. It’s not like I asked for the girl’s number.”
“… … .”
If it did, something else would have gone, not glucose.
Anyway, Keun Se-jin seemed to feel better after eating all the candy, so he joked again after getting into the car.
“I see. Do you have a female idol you want to see?”
no baby
‘I saw a lot at the event, but what?’
I laughed and replied.
“you?”
“Oh, it’s me, I got married to my fans~ A female idol? What was it?”
Liu Cheng-wu laughed at the natural virtuous words of Se-jin.
Kim Rae-bin replied seriously.
“you’re right. We must try not to be overly wary of other groups, both men and women.”
“huh?”
“Because female idols are also competitors… !”
“… … ?”
Everyone was unable to answer for a moment because Kim Rae-bin suddenly shouted out loud.
Kim Rae-bin explained more seriously how he took that as a signal.
“Think carefully. Idol is a long-term competition. However, people who like idols are limited. So regardless of gender, idol groups last for a long time and the more they try different concepts, the more their target audience overlaps… !”
Seon Ah-hyun was startled.
“That’s right… !”
“you’re right. So we must always be on the lookout for idol groups with overlapping demands!”
“… … .”
“… … Mmm.”
There was silence for a while.
‘just… Let’s fight back.’
I struggled to open my mouth.
“Um, that’s right.”
“… !! Yes!”
Kim Rae-bin blinked as if he was enjoying the moment of victory. Liu Cheng-wu gently took over the situation.
“Lavin is smart.”
“thank you!”
Behind the spirited voice of Kim Rae-bin, I heard Cha Yoo-jin muttering softly.
“Aren’t you stupid?”
It’s a relationship between doggingaegin guys ignoring each other. Got it.
* * *
Music broadcast shooting continued every day until Sunday.
After doing the pre-recording in the middle of the night every other day, my head started to feel dizzy.
At least, the Friday music room had a pre-recording from 9:00, so I took a break, but it didn’t make much of a difference as I went to work at 7:00.
With the ‘Bacchus 500’ trait, it was obvious that I didn’t even look at the situation of other guys.
‘Yesterday, Lee Se-jin almost collapsed.’
Fortunately, he fell over in the car and ended unhurt. The agency was also surprised, but after that, the diet, which was not greasy at all, became a little more relaxed.
In the midst of this, it was only natural that his stamina would wear out as he tried to take care of reality content in the evening.
‘… I can’t believe I have to do this every week.’
The only good thing was that moment when we were on stage while listening to cheering. For that time, the fact that both fans and idols had to endure a period of perseverance was a very great structure.
It was all the more so when I thought of the fact that there are many children crying because they couldn’t seize this opportunity.
‘He squeezes people out.’
I sighed.
“The number 1 on popular music in the third week of June is… Congratulations Night Sign from VTIC!”
Anyway, the last music broadcast of the weekend was finally over. I mechanically applauded the first place winner.
‘I slept a bit because they didn’t let me pre-record here.’
From what I heard, it seemed that he was a bit territorial because he was from a cable audition.
Somehow, the order was also in the early and middle stages.
Of course, there were pros and cons. There was no pre-recording, so there were restrictions on stage composition.
This is because the stage must be finished with just one live broadcast.
‘In the first week of activity… Pre-recording would be useful.’
It’s absurd even when I think about it, but if there’s no work-life balance anyway, I wonder if the results would be better.
“Shall we take a picture?”
“great!”
“Mundae, how about a selfie?!”
As soon as I returned to the waiting room, I first received a photo request.
‘It’s for SNS upload.’
I had to take a picture of this. Needless to say, I just received the smartphone and turned on the front camera.
And the angle was well adjusted so that the 7 of them could show off their upper body clothes, and took a series of pictures.
If this happens, they will be excited and choose well among themselves.
As expected, there were other guys who were arguing about what kind of photos to upload.
“Now, isn’t photo number 3 the best? It’s better to see all 7 of them smiling~”
“Your mouth is weird. Use the next one!”
“Don’t listen. It is irrational to write a good photo of only one person.”
“The four photos all came out well… … .”
Of course, not even the seeds were eaten by Seon Ah-hyun.
The conclusion was that two copies were uploaded, one selected by Keun Se-jin and one selected by Cha Yu-jin.
Lee Se-jin looked at the process with a tired expression and shook his head.
It seems that he completely forgot about the babbling yesterday about posting something he didn’t see.
‘Haha, the team is working really well.’
It’s just fortunate that I don’t build up in a fight because I have a camera.
Anyway, the first week of activities seemed to end like this.
‘… First of all, it’s fortunate that the stage response is good.’
I check it every once in a while. Both the views and the overall rating were very good.
‘As expected, taking a dance was the correct answer.’
actually… Right before filming the music video, I invested the remaining points into my dancing stats.
It was because not only the vocals, but also my stage performance was more than I thought. It was probably the number one side effect.
‘There was a lot of movement going out to the center, so I couldn’t stop taking pictures.’
I was worried about other stats until the last minute, but the judgment leaned toward the priority of supplementing the weakest.
‘It’s going to be a headache if there’s a mocking meme for no reason.’
Thanks to that, my current dance stat is ‘B-‘.
It just means that you want to dance well soon.
‘… Of course, the three of them didn’t benefit much because their dancing was A-grade.’
Now that it’s not an individual exhibition, let’s be satisfied with the leap to a level that contributes to quality.
… Well, it’s also fun to see fans having fun on Park Moondae’s personal fancam.
“Thank you for your hard work~”
“The first week’s activities have been completed safely!”
Before leaving the waiting room, the members and staff congratulated themselves with a smile. The manager added a word.
“Congratulations on being in the top 10 on music charts~”
“Hahaha!”
Yes. As the manager said, the sound source is improving encouragingly.
I remembered today’s 24Hits ranking capture that was uploaded to the group chat room.
[10th place Magical Boy ▲4]
[13th place Hi-five ▲3]
‘I guess there really is such a thing as a music buff.’
What surprised me a little was that the magical boy reversed itself.
Maybe it’s because of the stage, but the fact that I don’t get tired of that song is probably also a factor.
‘Because even those who think that high-fives are loud all the time, ‘Magic Boy’ would have been fine.’
I was satisfied because my new talent for selecting songs seemed to be quite effective.
… Of course, VTIC was still well attached to the first place on the music charts. They were really great guys.
‘Hmm, is it impossible to get 1st place on airwaves with this activity?’
Looking at the situation, it seems that the next album will be released by the end of this year, and the results of this album were good, so it didn’t seem like I was trembling and worried.
… It would have been better not to have this dog-like situation where the sudden death was renewed from the beginning.
I was trying to get up in the middle of a deep exasperation that I had forgotten about due to my busy schedule, but I managed to go down.
Being upset doesn’t change the situation, so let’s calm down.
‘… Should I be satisfied with putting it on a smooth track?’
I shrugged and grabbed my bag. I heard Ryu Cheng-wu’s voice asking the manager from the side.
“Then, shall we go straight to the dorm today?”
“ah… Actually, I had a meeting scheduled today.”
“yes?”
“You guys wanted to go on variety shows. It’s entertainment!”
The manager talked brightly, and even though I was tired, several fish were caught.
“Oh~ What kind of entertainment is this?”
“Is entertainment fun?”
The manager nodded proudly.
“It’s a program called < Work Human >!”
“… ?”
“This is a new program launched by TVC, you know? The variety shows that were made there were all good~”
“Ohh!”
A few of the members nodded their heads as if they were tempted. The manager added more.
“It’s a variety show where you experience a unique job, and the PD is a good person, and everyone says they have high expectations. You said you really want to work with Testa, so let’s work hard!”
“… … .”
… Oh, I can already feel it.
‘It was strange from when my tongue suddenly got longer.’
TVC is a broadcasting station affiliated with T1. In a word, since he is launching a new variety show within his own family, he wants to use Testa for topical use.
Besides, it’s a program that even I, who came from 3 years later, hadn’t even heard of.
‘I plugged it in because I thought the pro would be ruined.’
At other broadcasting stations, since Testa has yet to rank first, it is ambiguous to give a love call to someone from a cable audition.
‘I can’t wait for that deal, so I’m going to write my first entertainment special here?’
It is astonishing to see company guys making decisions that have no productivity for the group while drawing the big picture.
However, the members who don’t know anything are answering the manager brightly and courageously.
“yes!”
“All right!”
“… … yes.”
I finally nodded too.
okay. What are you doing while looking at the camera? It’s not like rookies have the right to reject a schedule, so let’s just stop talking and come.
And just then, our eyes met with Sejin, who was smiling and nodding his head.
“… … .”
That looks like an X, but it’s an eye that says it’s different.
Afterwards, when I got into the car and inquired about it, he said that the reaction to the first episode of < Work, Human >, which aired just before, was devastating.
‘also.’
I thought I had sufficiently abandoned my expectations for the company, but it seems that I recovered needlessly while preparing for the album.
Let’s throw some more away.
* * *
“Hello~”
There was a camera at the meeting with 〈Work, Human〉, as if the agency and the appearance had already ended.
‘They’ve already agreed with each other.’
“I’ll just ask you a few preliminary questions first.”
“yes!”
Since the next filming was just around the corner, the meeting ended in a hurry with about ten questions and answers without saying hello.
As befits the title of < Do Work >, it was a question mainly asking what I wanted to do.
‘… It’s best not to work.’
However, because of my current job, I can’t write these answers, so I answered a few moderately unusual jobs.
‘I’m in a hurry.’
The production team hurriedly collected all the questions and answers they wanted and ended the meeting.
It was obvious that he would die because he was busy.
‘People seem to be divided because the reaction to the first episode is not good.’
Anyway, thanks to that, I was able to get back on the car to the accommodation before it was completely night.
“Now, everyone, please raise your hands~”
As I dutifully waved my hand to Sejin Sejin, who was taking a video for posting on social media, a vibration came to my pocket.
‘I have a bad feeling about it.’
I checked my smartphone after confirming that Keun Se-jin had finished filming and turned off the camera.
[VTIC Cheongryeo senior: I haven’t heard from you, so I’m texting you first. Is Moondae Park’s number correct?^^]
“… … .”
Wow, that’s really embarrassing.
‘Are you secretly feeding the rookie just because he didn’t contact you first?’
I know very well that I didn’t take your number because I really wanted to get to know you.
Still, I couldn’t ignore it because of the annual ranking, so I sent a reply.
[I’m late in contacting you because I don’t look at my smartphone. sorry. Senior.]
Then, the reply came in an instant.
[VTIC Cheongryeo senior: There’s nothing to be sorry about, I texted you to just say hello and stay.]
I’m tired.
I roughly sent a short reply like ‘I got it, thank you’ and turned off my smartphone altogether.
‘I’ll just have to change it to say that I’ll be late checking the chat tomorrow.’
I wonder how I figured it out anyway, but it was annoying because the strange bastards kept knocking on it.
Change your status message while blocking calls from numbers that aren’t in your address book.
‘Anyway, today… Is this how it goes?’
Just as I was about to fall asleep in the car, I heard Ryu Cheng-wu’s voice.
“Guys, the beats of our choreography are gradually changing, so shouldn’t we catch it while we have time?”
“… … .”
wake up from sleep
When I looked around, everyone had their faces written with ‘I want to rest’. However, I couldn’t bear to refute the right words, so there was only silence of tacit agreement.
I held back a sigh.
‘… What about work?’
I’m going to go practice or something.
* * *
While Testa digested the schedule for the first week of his murderous activities, fans were having a happy time with overflowing content.
That also served as a driving force for Testa to quietly follow the schedule.
-The first week of music cross-editing was on WeTube, but it’s really good (link)
-This week’s reality showcase was so good! The kids doing their hair is so cute and I cried when they were preparing for the stage seriously
. All of the magazines are sold out. (Link)
└Ah… ㅠㅠ It’s late…
└ Please take lots of additional pictures please… ㅠㅠ
Because the contract with Testa was not short-term, the agency tried to create an atmosphere that favored the group itself rather than deliberately promoting individual competition among members.
And that effort was in the process of settling well in the fandom.
The fact that the group uses only one SNS and frequently uploads pictures of them together was also a mood without much backlash.
However, it was not possible in one field.
It was a random photo card that went right into the album.
Since it is an element directly related to album sales, the photo cards of the members randomly included in the album were put in according to the traditional technique.
Thanks to that, people who wanted to curse Testa were excitedly chatting about the related comparison articles.
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[Testa photo card transaction unit price ranking]
: Cha Yoo-jin >=Park Moon-dae > Sun Ah-hyun > Kim Rae-bin=Keun Se-jin > =Cheongwoo Ryu > >Sejin Lee
+) Statistics from Secondhand World do not accept reality denial~ (Link)
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-As expected, tea Eugene is the 1st place hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
sold her dead parents and won the 1st place
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Do you have anything else to do besides eating music videos?
– Ryu Chung-
woo’s bubble is finally gone. I thought he wouldn’t have a core after looking at the final rankings
. Considering that the 3rd place is the limit, I think it would have been better to choose a job that does not speak. Not an idol, but a pictorial model? do the same thing!
No matter how much fans reported or ignored it, there was a limit. The jealousy and anger that poured out on Rising, who was ‘on the verge of going well beyond imagination’, was at a level that was difficult to understand with common sense.
Because the ridicule was poured out in all directions to all the members, it formed a strange consensus among the fans.
-Let’s not feed the madmen
. Absolutely not a kid’s fan or an individual fan
└ This is true If you’re a real fan, does it make sense to express yourself in a post like that haha
– You don’t need to be swayed by regular soldiers who pretend to know just because you’ve seen Ajusa. We just need to see the kids.
-That’s right, Testa is so good at it, so there’s no need to spend emotions on that kind of thing. But
among unknown agencies or losers, the identity of a ‘group fan’ was slowly forming, not just a formal expression.
And just around that point, a special event was coming up.
It was Testa’s first fan signing event.