When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar - Chapter 89
# 89
Aimer (2)
“L Duty Free Shop?!”
“really?”
“and. oh my god!”
Each surprised member shouted after checking the message.
I had already heard that advertising invitations were coming in rapidly for some time now.
The company was carefully selecting advertisements due to the influx of advertisements coming in like mushrooms. Raising KK’s price was also under consideration.
Among them, L Duty Free Shop was an advertisement that had to be captured regardless of the amount.
L Duty Free Shop was a place where only major Korean Wave stars were not used as models as it was a large area.
Of course, Sabang Shinhwa was not the only model for L Duty Free Shop. Originally, many Korean Wave stars, including Sabang Shinhwa, were used as models.
However, most of them were made up of actors, and Sabang Shinhwa was the only idol among L Duty Free Shop’s models.
It couldn’t simply be popular in Korea, and it had to be popular overseas to become a model for L Duty Free.
Marketing teams in industries where overseas sales are important, such as duty-free shops, were the quickest to catch the response that KK was receiving from Japan and China.
Even though it was a sub-model that only filmed on paper without video, it was a good example to prove that KK had reached a certain level.
As a result, KK was able to achieve the three best advertisements that an idol can do, ‘School Uniform Chicken Duty Free Shop’, all in less than two years since their debut.
[Then when is the filming?]
Jeong Yoon-gi asked Director Oh Baek-ho on his behalf.
[Shooting will be around December and the New Year commercial will begin]
[Concept of greeting the New Year wearing hanbok]
[Due to the response, one more commercial will be filmed in March]
A concise answer summarizing only the important details was given from Manager Oh Baek-ho, who was at an external meeting. come.
Hyungseo Ahn was so excited that he indiscriminately sent a rabbit emoticon drawing a heart.
“I think Director Oh will say something…”
Seok Ji-hoon, who was looking at his cell phone, said.
Sure enough, Director Oh Baek-ho sent a message reprimanding Ahn Hyeong-seo.
Either way, Ahn Hyeong-seo hummed with excitement. The other members laughed while looking at Ahn Hyeong-seo. It was true that everyone was in a good mood.
“There’s no one who can stop us on our way!”
Hyungseo Ahn spun around in his seat and sang the sports cartoon theme song.
Jeong Yoon-gi and Do-wook, who were stopping Ahn Hyeong-seo by pretending to cover their ears, met their eyes.
Do-wook was thinking about the reaction of Ara Entertainment, which had already heard about KK’s L duty-free shop advertisement.
‘I’m sure he would have thought of Man-to-Man as a model to succeed the Four Directions Legend…’
Jung Yoon-ki muttered as his eyes met Do-wook.
“I’m actually scared these days.”
When Do-wook asked with his eyes what he meant, Jeong Yoon-gi quietly opened his mouth.
“That’s right. Things won’t always go well like this…”
Do-wook also understood the anxiety that Jeong Yoon-gi was feeling. It was natural to feel anxious.
Even though Do-wook knew the future and could get ahead, he did not know whether everything would be right or not.
For Do-wook, every day of this life was a challenge and adventure.
However, I had one clear belief. The point was that if you walk along the designated path without taking a strange path, you can arrive at your destination properly.
So all I had to do was do my best to get through each day.
“Don’t care brother. “You just have to keep working hard!”
Kim Won took the place of what Do-wook wanted to say. Jeong Yoon-gi nodded at Kim Won’s words. The same was true for Park Taehyung, who was quietly listening next to him.
Teacher Noh Yun-tae, who had been away just in time, returned.
Concert practice began again.
***
While he was busy preparing for the concert, Do-wook had a brief meeting with Yu-min Lee, the president of Yoosung Fashion. It was at a quiet cafe near Dosan Park.
In order not to disturb the conversation between the two, Gu Cheol-min, who brought Do-wook to the meeting place by car, sat at the table next to him.
“Hello, boss.”
“Why are you greeting me so stiffly? Take it easy. long time no see.”
“Yes, how have you been?”
“Thank you?”
President Lee Yu-min smiled and answered.
President Lee Yu-min was very satisfied with the results of the collaboration between the brand 7days and OK. It was such a perfect result that it would be strange if you weren’t satisfied no matter how greedy you were.
“You can talk to our team leader, but wouldn’t it be better to talk to you directly?”
After ordering coffee, CEO Lee Yu-min spoke directly.
“I also wanted to see Do-wook one more time.”
Today too, President Lee Yu-min was perfectly set up. An attitude that leaves no gaps, yet is not too rigid and appears relaxed. Do-wook learned those things from President Yu-min Lee.
“Thank you for caring me.”
“is it so. I want to use KK as the 7days model next season. “It’s not a collaboration like it was with OK, but it’s just a model.”
After this collaboration, there was already some discussion between Hit Entertainment and the 7days marketing team, with the idea that it would be a win-win for both parties.
President Lee Yu-min only created a formal event to specifically take care of Do-wook. When it comes to networking, it was management.
“I think it would be an honor to always work with Yoosung Fashion.”
In response to Do-wook’s answer, CEO Yu-min Lee said while sipping coffee.
“Thank you for saying that. “I heard that KK was selected as a model for L Duty Free Shop this time.”
“Oh, did you hear?”
“yes. “It just so happened.”
President Lee Yu-min answered vaguely, but then added with a smile.
“I have a personal relationship with the CEO of L Duty Free Shop.”
Do-wook belatedly realized that fact and let out an exclamation.
President Lee Yu-min’s relative was CEO Lee Yu-jin, who owned L Hotel. I thought he was the representative of L Hotel because L Hotel was representative, but it later occurred to me that L Duty Free Shop also belonged to CEO Lee Yu-jin.
“I heard you have a rivalry with Man to Man in that industry?”
“Ah…”
I was curious as I thought I might be able to get some information from President Lee Yu-min, but Do-wook remained silent.
As if he recognized Do-wook’s feelings, President Lee Yu-min spoke to Do-wook on his own.
“They said the agency pushed it?”
“Is that so?”
As expected, it was like that. There was no way the story wouldn’t have come up from Ara Entertainment.
“yes. But, well, KK is getting such a good response overseas.”
“It’s worth the effort.”
Dowook answered and smiled naturally.
President Lee Yu-min also liked the way he was proud of what he had to say without being overly humble.
“But man to man Seojun? “That friend became a model because the drama got a good response in China.”
“I didn’t know. Good for you.”
Dowook answered, trying not to harden his expression.
“We were looking for a model, and we were keeping an eye on him when his name came up.”
“Yes…”
“But because we have Mr. Do-wook.”
After hearing President Lee Yu-min’s words, Do-wook didn’t know what to do and drank the coffee in front of him. President Lee Yu-min stiffened his expression a little and his expression became sharp.
“I think so.”
Do-wook saw President Lee Yu-min with a serious look on his face.
“The only thing more valuable than a cut diamond is a star that fell from the sky.”
The two people’s gazes quietly crossed.
Do-wook was able to roughly understand the atmosphere from President Yu-min Lee’s words.
We could clearly see that Ara Entertainment had been pushing Man-to-Man to Yoosung Fashion and L Duty Free Shop, and that President Lee Yu-min’s heart had changed even more in the process.
Do-wook came to the thought that if he maintained a good relationship with President Lee Yu-min, President Lee Yu-min would be a more reliable supporter than he thought.
***
KK’s first concert schedule had already been announced before KK started preparing for the concert. When the poster, ticket reservation schedule, performance date, etc. were announced, the fandom was excited.
The fan community was full of stories about the concert every day.
The first concert was a total of 3 performances, once each over 3 days on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at the handball stadium.
Considering KK’s popularity now, the size of the concert hall was relatively small. However, with only three performances, it was clear that they would not be able to accommodate all the fans.
The reason we couldn’t rent a larger venue was because the concert venue had already been rented at the beginning of the year. It was already taken into account that KK’s popularity would increase, but the number of fans increased faster than expected.
Most fans predicted a ticket war. There were even fans who quickly gave up and said they would wait for the encore concert, which would probably be held in Seoul after the Japan and China concerts.
There was talk at the company level about adding more concerts, but since it was their first concert, they all agreed that one concert a day would be appropriate in order to focus more on quality.
-They do nationwide tours in Japan, but they don’t do tours in Korea? Oh!
-It’s a local meal…how do you get there…ㅠㅠ? Will I be able to save enough money to buy a reservation?
-I’m really looking forward to my first concert! KK’s live is amazing
– Do-wook Wandya’s first real-life reception D-31…
– Can I be sane???
-It’s a direct relationship, but the 8 o’clock performance on Friday is very close. I want to do all-conference, but… should I use annual leave?
-Is it a key ring? If it wasn’t for Keyring, I wouldn’t be able to do it all even if I wanted to
– ㅇㅇ Keyring Season 1
– Golden Spoon.
Only the fans who got into the fan club quickly and joined the fan club, Keyring, were mentally at ease. Although I was worried about getting a good seat, I wasn’t worried that I wouldn’t have a ticket.
This was because the fan club pre-sale was held the day before the general ticket sale.
On the day when the concert ticket sales were going on, while Jung Yoon-ki, Kim Won, and Do-wook were out of the dorm to promote OK, Seok Ji-hoon was sitting at the computer in the living room of the dorm, trying to reserve tickets on a reservation site.
Taehyung Park was watching behind him.
“Why… are you making a reservation?”
“Every time I go into the fan cafe, I see people crying because of the ticket war. “I’m curious about how fans reserve tickets.”
Taehyung Park was also curious.
Seok Ji-hoon, who entered the ticket reservation site on time, refreshed the page by pressing the F5 key as soon as the reservation time of 8 PM hit, just as fans had said.
“uh?”
Taehyung Park, who was watching the monitor behind him, made a sound in a daze. Seok Ji-hoon, who was confident in moving the mouse fairly quickly, just stared at the monitor stupidly.
The refreshed screen did not appear and only a white screen appeared.
No matter how many times I pressed the button, it wouldn’t go in. Ten minutes later, I was finally able to get to the seat selection area, but there were no tickets left.
All pre-sale seats were sold out in almost 5 minutes. The few tickets left on general sale the next day were gone in two minutes. All tickets were sold out.
“The fans are really amazing….”
“I see.”
It was also the day when Seok Ji-hoon and Park Tae-hyung gained great enlightenment.
***
The sold-out concert was just around the corner.
The members, who had been practicing for the concert, were summoned to the fan-marketing team conference room for the first time in a long time.
There were quite a few things to prepare ahead of the concert.
There were also changes within the fan-marketing team.
The change occurred when the former head of the fan-marketing team, Joanie, was promoted to manager of the planning and operations team and moved departments, and a new team leader came into the fan-marketing team.
The KK members looked at the tall man entering the conference room. He was so tall that it could be said he was a celebrity.
“Hello, this is Daehyeong Lee. I have become the new head of the fan-marketing team, and I wish you all the best in the future.”
The KK members were greeted with a refreshing introduction and let out small exclamations of ‘Oh-oh-‘. My first impression of Daehyung Lee was very good.
Do-wook shook hands with Dae-hyung Lee, turned around, sat down, and frowned.
‘Why is Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung, who should be at Ara Entertainment, here…’