When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 113
# 113
Beautiful Person (4)
Q. I heard that this stage costume was sponsored by Markrus.
A: Yes. Markrus willingly gave permission.
Q. Do you really like luxury goods?
I just respect the craftsmanship that luxury brands strive to maintain.
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Q. You received this song from Lee Kun-woo. Lee Kun-woo is famous for not giving songs to any great singer if he doesn’t want them. How do you feel about beating other singers?
A. I think senior Lee Kun-woo’s song suited me well. Thank you for deciding to give me the song after much consideration.
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Meeting Kang Do-wook, currently the hottest star, was very impressive.
In short, it was a time to learn what ‘doing well’ means. Even as he was leaving and saying hello, earrings from the luxury brand Alensandro were sparkling in his ears.
“Hey, this is perfect…”
Director Oh Baek-ho, who read the full article, almost threw the mouse away with a thud.
Gu Cheol-min, who was standing next to Director Oh Baek-ho, was lowering his head, not knowing what to do. Dowook was sitting on the living room sofa and looking at article comments and community reactions on his cell phone.
The fan-marketing team took action, but once Dowook’s name was on the real-time search list, they had no intention of going down.
First of all, when I said ‘Kang Do-wook’, people kept clicking.
When you click Kang Do-wook, the first articles that pop up are interviews with Newspatch reporter Choi Seong-jun. More and more people saw the article and began to argue in the comments.
“From the beginning to the end, this bastard was very determined to feed Do-wook. “You bastard.”
Oh Baek-ho’s impression became worse than ever.
“Why did you not stop next to me, man!”
“Ah… I never thought I would send you out like this…”
“What did I teach you? I told reporters to be careful. “If the reporter had changed in the middle, they should have reported it to me on time.”
“sorry. “There is no shame.”
Director Oh Baek-ho bowed with a face as white as a sheet of paper.
Director Oh Baek-ho, who was looking at Gu Cheol-min, shook his head and asked Do-wook, who was sitting on the sofa with a stern expression.
“Do-wook… you didn’t really say it this way, did you?”
It was a ridiculous story, but anyway, the most important thing at this point when the fan-marketing team was about to publish the article was whether Do-wook had provided any reason for it to be published in this way.
“no.”
“Yeah, you can’t do that.”
Director Oh Baek-ho nodded.
However, most people already seemed to completely believe the article. Originally, more people were interested, agreed, and commented more on criticizing someone than praising them.
There were too many reporters who took advantage of that.
-I didn’t know, but you seem a little arrogant? I can feel the reporter’s exasperation in the article.
-I can’t believe you idiot. There’s no way Do-wook would have said this…
-You idiot, take down the article. -Did Kang Do
-wook’s friend hire him? It seems like he made a lot of money.
– He had a golden spoon.. I thought he was a hard worker
. – What happened to the other singers who criticized Lee Kun-woo?
– Do they reveal their luxury goods
? – I liked Do-wook, but this is surprising.. Disappointing.. ㅠㅠ
I really thought about it. The articles and comments were in directions that had no enemies. It was truly a ‘creation controversy’.
Do-wook looked down at the comments and suddenly remembered what Jin-ri Lee said while eating.
This means that these people will say that just breathing in carbon dioxide is harming the environment.
It was a joke that seemed to have liberated Lee Jin-ri, who is very prone to malicious comments. Do-wook was able to deeply understand some, but not all, of Lee Jin-ri’s feelings.
It was true that it was unfair, but I also expected to some extent that this might happen.
‘Image is something that only happens once, but maybe I was too complacent…’
Do-wook’s face darkened.
In fact, there were too many ambiguous parts to actively explain. It wasn’t because they made up words that didn’t exist, and because they were cleverly edited.
I could have made a crumb by scratching it for no reason. By explaining things to people who didn’t know, they found out. It was a controversy that would subside after a few days.
‘But… if it’s easily overlooked, the image may harden.’
This was what Dowook, as well as people at other companies, were worried about.
In the calm atmosphere, Director Oh Baek-ho’s cell phone rang.
It was a call from assistant manager Do Ra-hee. Director Oh quickly picked up his cell phone.
“yes. “What happened?”
Koo Cheol-min and Do-wook focused on Director Oh Baek-ho’s phone call. Assistant Manager Do Ra-hee’s bright voice came from the other side of the cell phone.
“ah. yes. All right. Yes, good work.”
As soon as Director Oh Baek-ho ended the call, he asked what happened to Koo Cheol-min. Director Oh Baek-ho didn’t seem to be giving himself any time to catch his breath.
Although Koo Cheol-min had only worked with Do-wook for a short time, he already knew Do-wook’s thoughtfulness well. For celebrities, controversies like this arise every day, but Koo Cheol-min felt unfair as if it were his own.
Anyone else might know Do-wook’s humility, but he himself, the road manager who drove the car all day long after he had just joined the company, knew best.
“What are you saying!”
“This bastard. This is how you will appear during an interview. They said that if they take down the article, it could cause more trouble, so they decided to publish a correction for now. “I said I would never interview KK again if I didn’t give it to them.”
Do-wook quietly nodded at Director Baek-ho Oh’s words.
KK and Dowook were now in a certain position. It wasn’t enough to fight against the media, but this level of tug-of-war was possible.
“I heard they will publish a correction after talking to our side. For now, we’ll have to wait.”
“yes.”
Director Oh Baek-ho nodded and spoke with difficulty. On the other hand, Do-wook was thinking about whether it would be possible to just wait.
This was because even if I published a corrected article, my agency would contact me and ask me if I had corrected it.
“… But Dowook….”
“Yes. Please speak.”
“I think publishing a corrected article will help maintain this image.”
Gu Cheol-min frowned at Director Oh Baek-ho’s words.
“Then it’s a big deal, right?”
Do-wook seemed to know what Director Baek-ho Oh was trying to say. This was also the thought Do-wook had just before.
“I think it would be a good idea to reveal that fact.”
This was exactly what Dowook had in mind.
“I thought about it too, but…”
Do-wook trailed off as if he didn’t feel like it. Gu Cheol-min, who did not know what ‘the fact’ was, wanted to ask what the truth was, but was unable to say anything due to the atmosphere.
“I feel like I’m using it too much to resolve this…”
“I know how you feel, but if you hold on to this image for too long, nothing good will come of it in the future. “We need to resolve it quickly and get rid of it completely.”
Director Oh Baek-ho was right.
“That would be the surest way.”
“okay.”
Dowook agreed. Rather, it was also an opportunity to improve the image.
“Then please do so. And Baekho hyung. “Could you please learn a little about reporter Choi Seong-jun?”
“I already looked into this team leader, but I heard he was a reporter in the social affairs department of the Seoul Shinmun? “It looks like he moved to Newspatch this time.”
“Why are reporters from the social affairs department…”
Somehow, reporters from the entertainment department were evaluated lower in professionalism than reporters from the social and political departments. An even bigger doubt arose in Do-wook’s heart.
“I guess they said they would give me more money. Anyway, so there isn’t much information. “This way.”
Director Oh Baek-ho clicked his tongue and answered.
Do-wook continued to try to remember who reporter Choi Seong-jun was. I felt like knowing exactly who it was would open up something in my stuffy heart.
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The interview article was corrected the very next day.
It was accompanied by an explanation that the full text was posted because there was a risk of misunderstanding.
Q. I heard that this stage costume was sponsored by Marcus.
A: Yes. Thankfully, Markrus willingly gave permission. I would also like to thank stylist Han Jeong-ah who worked hard on the costumes to create a good stage.
Q. Do you usually like luxury goods?
It is difficult to say that I like luxury goods. If it looks good, try it regardless. I just respect the craftsmanship that luxury brands strive to maintain.
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Q. You received this song from Lee Kun-woo. Lee Kun-woo is famous for not giving songs to any great singer if he doesn’t want them. How do you feel about beating other singers?
A. It is truly an honor to receive a song from senior Lee Kun-woo. This meeting would not have been possible without the help of senior Kim Woo-yeon, who was also my teacher. So I think you enjoyed it. Also, I think the song ‘Please Don’t Go’ suited me well. Thank you again for deciding to give me the song after much consideration.
Originally, he didn’t go to the extent of publishing a correction like this, but surprisingly, reporter Choi Seong-jun accepted Hit Entertainment’s request obediently.
Rather, the desk side responded that it was difficult.
Anyway, once the full text was made public, the overall response in the comments shifted to defending Dowook.
“Oh look at this. ‘I knew it would be like this. Ah, it’s different, it’s different, tsk tsk! ‘Good article!’ like this.”
“What’s your tone…”
“You have to read it like this~!”
As Ahn Hyeong-seo tried to read the comments realistically, Jeong Yoon-gi laughed.
“I really felt wronged, but I’m glad.”
The members next to Jeong Yoon-gi also nodded. It was very unfair to the members to see him being criticized for being completely different from the Do-wook they knew.
“Some people are saying that I was forced to write a correction because I was criticized by fans…”
Ahn Hyeong-seo sighed at Seok Ji-hoon’s words.
After the interview article was published, fans gathered together in an organized manner and sent hundreds of emails protesting. The News Patch newspaper bulletin board was also plastered with protest messages.
“Okay. “I heard that the driver is going out anyway.”
“yes.”
Do-wook nodded at Jeong Yoon-gi’s words.
“Don’t worry and do well on stage.”
“I don’t. worry.”
The members looked reassured by Do-wook’s words. Dowook had a performance schedule for the ‘Youth Hope Concert’ held in Seoul today.
With the support of the members, Dowook left the dormitory for the stage.
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〈Kang Do-wook is not only handsome in face, but also handsome in heart!〉
〈Kang Do-wook has been donating music profits for over a year since KK Kang Do-wook until now..〉
〈Donation angel Kang Do-wook! The article published by Hit Entertainment was none other than Dowook’s donation
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In fact, from the moment Do-wook started making profits from music in his name and entering his bank account, he started donating about 5% of the profits to organizations for youth.
In particular, the largest amount of money has been donated to organizations conducting campaigns related to ‘eradicating school violence’.
This was a fact that even the members were not aware of.
I only knew about Director Oh Baek-ho and the company’s financial team that did the settlement.
Do-wook thought that it was all for the purpose of getting another chance. It was not an opportunity easily given to just anyone. Even if there was no meaning, you just had to create it.
Dowook intended to do everything he could, and donating was one of the ways to do that.
I thought it was the best thing I could do for the people who are still suffering for the same reasons as me.
‘I didn’t intend to announce the incident like this…’
Do-wook thought as he saw the article.
Koo Cheol-min was driving to go to an event held in front of City Hall.
In particular, I intentionally included in the article that a lot of attention is being paid to eradicating school violence, and then there were comments saying that school violence is serious these days and that a lot of attention is really needed.
‘Yeah… I’d be happy if I could get this kind of attention.’
At that time, Dowook’s cell phone rang.
It was an unknown number. Because die-hard fans often found Do-wook’s number and called him, Do-wook tended not to answer the phone.
Still, I answered the phone with the intention of answering it at least once and then hanging up.
“hello?”
-Ah, is this Mr. Kang Do-wook’s call?
But the voice was male. A voice I heard a while ago. Dowook realized who the man was even before the other person revealed his identity.
“Yes, that’s right. “Reporter.”
It was reporter Choi Seong-jun.
-hello. Can I talk to you now?
“yes. it’s possible. Please speak.”
-sorry.
Dowook did not expect to receive a direct apology call.
-There is a misunderstanding. I didn’t mean to write an article like that. And… you said you donated to an organization to eradicate school violence…
And at that moment, Do-wook was able to remember who reporter Choi Seong-jun was.
Do-wook wasn’t the only one that Seo Kang-jun bullied. There was another victim in high school. In the past, the victim revealed Seo Kang-jun’s atrocities, but it was all considered a lie and only the victim was slandered.
‘Reporter Choi Seong-jun. Yes… I said the name sounded familiar. Even the title of reporter…’
Choi Seong-jun was the victim’s older brother.
‘The victim’s older brother tried to report Seo Kang-joon’s violent actions!’
Do-wook asked Seong-jun Choi.
“yes that’s right. Reporter. “Do you have time?”