When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 28

# 28

Overhead Casting (1)

#Overhead Casting (1)

While handing out the healthy drinks he had bought as snacks, Oh Baek-ho informed the members of their upcoming schedule.

“Hmm… Tomorrow, after the music broadcast, I have another interview scheduled for a magazine. “It’s a simple interview, so there’s nothing to prepare, but everyone be careful what you say.”

When told that they had another schedule after the music broadcast, the members sighed so faintly that Oh Baek-ho did not notice.

Before debuting, I didn’t understand why the Monster members, who were senior singers at my agency, were all over the place even after just one music broadcast. Appearances on broadcast last from 3 to 4 minutes at most.

‘Is it really that difficult just because you performed once a day?’ There were times when I had such naive thoughts.

However, for those three minutes, I wake up at 4 a.m., get ready, and work hard until evening. Although they did not sing and dance vigorously on stage the entire time, the multiple rehearsals and long waiting times were enough to tire the cast.

“I will decide depending on the situation, but if I come down from first place, I will immediately start preparing the follow-up song and it will be on music shows again within two weeks.”

The members lost strength in their hands because of the schedule they received before even opening the bottle cap. I thought tomorrow would be tight, but the schedule from now on will be even tighter.

“Are you going to work hard?”

“yes!”

However, soon everyone responded with a loud ‘yes’ to Oh Baek-ho’s question. Everyone knew that their busy schedule was just beginning. This was because local performances and events had not even started yet.

At the same time, I knew that being busy was a measure of popularity.

“Then go back and practice.”

That’s when we went to our respective locations and practiced.

The practice room door was wide open.

A woman wearing a two-piece suit and red high heels with 7-cm heels was entering the practice room with the sound of her heels clicking. The members, who had been practicing frantically to the sound of loud music, suddenly stopped their movements when they saw the woman reflected in the mirror.

“…Team Leader Cho?!”

The only person who recognized the woman was Director Oh Baek-ho.

Oh Baek-ho quickly ran to the woman’s side and bowed. It’s not that Oh Baek-ho wasn’t polite when dealing with team leader Im Seong-an of the rookie development team or team leader Seok-jun of the album production team, but not to this extent. The atmosphere was different.

The KK members also became nervous due to Oh Baek-ho’s polite but restless atmosphere.

In fact, even if Oh Baek-ho didn’t do that, the members were already completely frozen by the force that was radiating from their appearance.

Everyone didn’t know who he was, so they greeted Baekho Oh when he said he was the team leader.

“What is Team Leader Cho doing here…”

“I guess he came because he had something to do with a member here, right?”

Team Leader Cho was the head of the fan-marketing team.

Originally, I worked as a team leader in the strategic planning team, which can be said to be the core of the company. Then, with the idea that fan marketing was the most important part of an entertainment company that manages actors and singers, I applied for a personnel change and changed teams.

Not only was he good at his work, worthy of team leader Lim Seong-an, but he also had great force.

Of course, there were many who said that his incredible strength was due to him being born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Team leader Cho was the single daughter of one of Hit Entertainment’s major shareholders.

“There’s something wrong with our members.”

“Please start with the introduction.”

“Ah yes. I forgot to introduce it. Guys, this is the head of the marketing team…”

“This is Joanna. Joe is Pungyang Joe. Anna speaks English. “Don’t be confused.”

Everyone just nodded with their mouths open in a daze as Team Leader Cho greeted Baekho Oh.

Joanna. It was a powerful introduction.

In the meantime, Kim Won, who was a little slow to understand the atmosphere in Korean after living abroad and was second to none curious, asked.

“What is your Korean name?”

Joanna blinked her long false eyelashes.

“That’s later.”

Ahn Hyeong-seo stabbed Kim Won in the side as he was about to say something more.

Again. Again. Joanna moved her feet and stood in front of Dowook, who was standing at the end. Everyone swallowed their saliva due to an unknown tension.

“Are you Kang Do-wook?”

She was already taller than the average woman and even wore high heels, so Joanna’s height was similar to Dowook’s. Joanna narrowed her eyes and looked at Dowook closely.

‘Joanna… she was originally here.’

Dowook met Joanna’s gaze without flinching despite her sharp scrutiny.

By the time Oh Baek-ho became the manager, Joanna had become the CEO of Hit Entertainment.

Within a few years of the current Vice President taking over the position of President, Hit Entertainment faces a major crisis. One of the crises was the lack of income due to KK’s slump. At that time, it was Joanna who brought Hit Enter back to life.

‘Not everyone has the title of the first female representative in the entertainment industry. It is true that he came from a good family, but he was talented enough to create a hit entertainment company that was not able to dance well!’

She was a woman who often appeared as an example of a successful CEO.

‘This is how I meet Joanna. Future representative… If the relationship with Director Oh Baek-ho is important for the next year or two, the relationship with Joanna is ‘ten-year-old’.’

Joanna, who met Dowook’s eyes, raised one corner of her mouth and sneered.

“You have venom in your eyes, don’t you?”

Dowook did not answer. miasma. It was a phrase that Kim Bo-myeong, who was born with a gentle nature and lived only through misfortune, had never had or heard in his life.

It wasn’t a vicious desire to harm someone, but it was true that a firm determination to beat someone and become the best was seething at every moment. It deserved to be called ‘malignancy’.

The members were just embarrassed, and Oh Baek-ho tried to understand the meaning of Team Leader Joanna’s words.

It may have been because they became attached while living in a dorm together, but Oh Baek-ho sincerely hoped that Do-wook would do well. This was because I thought he was a talented person with both sincerity and star quality.

In fact, Oh Baek-ho was also able to guess what the ‘poison’ Joanna was talking about. Oh Baek-ho’s high regard for Do-wook’s sincerity also stemmed from that. Will and desire to do well. The important thing was whether Joanna would like the image of Do-wook that she immediately recognized.

There was nothing good about being hated by someone like Joanna or the team leader.

Aside from Team Leader Cho’s background, the content produced and distributed by the fan-marketing team was what influenced KK’s popularity both inside and outside of KK.

He was the leader of such a team. It was up to Team Leader Cho to decide who to focus on in the future.

“I heard you said you had something to say.”

“yes? Ah yes. Through Team Leader Shim.”

Dowook immediately understood why Joanie, the head of the fan-marketing team, had come to visit.

“okay. try.”

Team leader Joanna recently heard a story from team leader Sim Jun. It was said that Dowook, one of the KK members, had something to say about the cheering tools that fans would use.

I thought he was good at performing and that he cared about everything, but it was true that I was curious because it was rare to find an idol member who cared about such ‘special things’.

Therefore, while trying to send one of the fan-marketing team members, Team Leader Joanna came here to hear the story in person.

“What I was trying to say was that I wanted to create a special cheering tool for my fans.”

“okay. I heard that. Specifically?”

“Except they are the same as other groups, just different colors. Like embodying the K shape in the shape of a glow stick or using our logo. “There has to be something unique to KK.”

The members standing next to each other were once again impressed by Dowook, who conveyed his thoughts without being pressured by Joanna’s momentum. I was surprised again because I wondered when I had been thinking like that.

“…I think the more luxurious it is, the better.”

“Are you going to pay? Production costs?”

Dowook took a moment to choose his words. The purpose was to gauge where an aggressive appeal toward Joanna would be appropriate.

‘If you think it’s right, you shouldn’t back down even a little.’

That was Do-wook’s own know-how that he gained from dealing with various bosses and colleagues while working at the company. There was no need to use the know-how. Still, I was confident.

“I just came up with an idea. “We need to think about how to make a profit.”

“It’s pretty good. “You’re still so young.”

“Can I give you another opinion?”

The faces of the members and Director Oh stiffened as if they had heard something like a thunderclap at Do-wook’s words. This was especially true because Team Leader Joanna’s expression was not good either.

It was a good idea, but Oh Baek-ho hoped that Do-wook would not offend team leader Joanna.

“Do you want to be an employee, not a singer? “Tell me what it is.”

“Besides the fan cafe… I wish there were other outlets. “Able to communicate with fans.”

“Communication? “Speech is good.”

Joanna responded as if she didn’t like it.

However, Dowook had a clear reason to become a group that was more approachable to fans. Man to Man was currently maintaining a mystical concept. With the same mystical concept, it was difficult to beat Man to Man, who came from a large agency and debuted first.

Dowook decided that it was necessary to capitalize on KK’s unique strengths. As of now, all of the members were impeccable in character and each had their own talents. The broadcast was too limited to show them all.

After the public broadcast, Do-wook’s interview caused a big stir on the Internet. Dowook quickly became a household name on the Internet. If he has the liver, it will definitely help increase KK’s popularity.

“Kang Do-wook, what is your opinion?”

Team leader Joanna extended her finger toward Do-wook.

At that time, the practice room door opened again and two men came in. This time it was the album production team leader Shim Jun and the dance teacher.

“I came because I heard everyone was gathered here! Team leader Anna, it’s been a while!”

Simjun appeared noisily, and there was a laptop attached to his side.

Most people in the practice room sighed in relief, saying they were glad they didn’t hear Team Leader Joanna’s backstory. It was because anyone could see that he was about to yell at Do-wook loudly.

“I came here to show you the choreography for the follow-up song!… But the atmosphere is strangely heavy, isn’t it?”

“no. Team Leader Shim. “I’m really curious about the choreography for the follow-up song!”

When Team Leader Shim Jun noticed this, Oh Baek-ho quickly accepted the laptop and responded. I thought it would be better to quickly check the choreography and change the atmosphere.

The laptop was turned on and everyone gathered together and started watching the dance team’s recorded choreography video for the follow-up song.

While everyone was focused on the dance video, Joanna spoke in a low voice behind Dowook’s back.

“Kang Do-wook, come to the team leader’s office alone later.”