[13] Large Rookie (3)

Nnet TV station Music Star, final rehearsal site.

Girls with a goddess concept to decorate the music star opening stage.

＜Look at me＞

While watching the stage, I received a call from team leader Park.

“Hello. Chief.”

– How did you do it?

“Yeah?”

The team leader continued the conversation in a highly aroused tone.

-I heard you even won the main stage for 3 weeks in your music video?

“Ah, yes. Chief.”

– That’s crazy. Is PD-nim a relative?”

“No. It’s not like that.”

-But how…?

＜Top Idol＞

It was a by-product of accepting the invitation.

The manager on the phone just said he was satisfied.

“I was lucky. I just reported it to the manager.”

-The head of the department said it was completely your performance!?

“That’s the old PD’s casting condition…”

– hahahaha. Well done anyway

Team leader Park laughed heartily and cut off his words.

– You’re doing well on your own without me! Keep doing this in the future!

“No, it’s not like that.”

– Well done.

“…”

If you won’t listen, why are you asking?

“Chief, the solar rehearsal is over now.”

-Yes. I’ll stop by N.Net after the meeting.

“All right.”

I hung up the phone and checked the members coming down from the stage.

I went straight through the corridor with Solar members and headed to the waiting room.

He bowed and greeted all the staff he encountered on the street.

Soon, Yeji asked me a question in a calm tone.

“Manager, how was the performance today?”

“What do you ask?”

Originally, the excrement will fade after opening.

Now that I’m used to it, I can see it calmly.

“… It was great.”

“Ha, I’m glad.”

Why does he care so much about my compliments?

With eyes shining like Puss in Boots.

“What…?”

When I arrived at the waiting room, the name tag on the wall had changed.

[4th Isolation]

A rookie girl group that debuted not too long ago at a large entertainment venue.

Meanwhile, the owner of the room changed to another idol.

‘No way…?’

Just in case, I checked the largest room nearby.

[3rd Solar]

“… The room has been changed.”

“Uh, this is the waiting room for the opening stage.”

“Right. Today’s live broadcast is the order of your standing.”

“Eh, how…?”

Music Star especially gave strength to the opening stage.

It was the main stage except for the final two stages, which were candidates for 1st place.

“Go in first. I’m going to say hello to my seniors.”

“Ah yes!”

I sent the members who were still confused into the waiting room and sighed.

“hahahaha, broadcast station bastards.”

Why can’t you just work like this?

I knew how sensitive each agency was to the order and quantity.

What would I be if I changed not only the stage but also the waiting room?

There was no one who didn’t feel stressed about the music room schedule.

Gap-Jil, not Gap-Jil at the broadcasting station, cost millions of won for costumes and stage preparations.

Moreover, the music room schedule is usually from 2:00 am to 6:00 pm.

By the way, even the waiting room has changed, so how annoyed this team must have been.

“Ehh, what can I do?”

You should be polite when you greet each other later.

Large entertainment needs to be noticed.

Drooling-

Soon after, I opened the door to the waiting room and checked the status of the members.

“Guys, it’s okay. You can’t spit on a smiling face…”

“Kyahahahaha. It’s great!”

“It’s so big here!”

“How do we do the opening stage?”

“… Tweak.”

I just have no idea.

That’s why it seemed like it would be ruined.

“Manager, are you okay?”

In the meantime, Yeji looked at me and asked me a question.

“Your expression is dark.”

“It’s not like that.”

Still, a leader is a leader.

Because you are so thoughtful

“Did the manager come to the opening stage?”

“Huh? Oh, that’s right.”

“As expected, our manager…”

“Yes?”

To be honest, I didn’t do much.

PD played drums and drums by himself.

“Manager Jeong Soo-ho did a really good job, so he caught me!”

“…”

I don’t think I did a good job.

PD just forced me to plug it in.

“This is all because you are good at it.”

“Really?”

“Of course. Keep doing it like now.”

“Yes!”

There is an unspoken agreement among music broadcasting PDs.

An unwritten rule to set the order and volume according to the ‘class’.

Aside from how Solar stood on the opening stage, the hot rookie these days took the main sequence at once.

Other music producers will give it one more glance at least once.

It was not difficult to stand on the third and fourth main stages.

“Manager brother.”

Then, Somi sneaked up to her and opened her mouth.

Of course I thought you were going to talk about the stage sequence.

“I was called a barbarian at school today as well.”

“… That’s also of interest.”

“Three of them. Sensitive.”

“Yes. I see.”

Just accept it

I can’t help it now.

“Wouldn’t it be the same if we filmed a music video for the next song?”

“Well, the representative decided.”

“Aww.”

“Sleep, be quiet.”

First of all, I should go to the people whose rooms were taken away and bow my head.

Regardless of who is at fault, there are victims anyway.

“Guys, let’s go say hello to our seniors.”

“Yes!”

* * *

What determines the ransom of a competent manager?

The ability to build friendships with music producers and secure quantity and good order.

This was also the reason why he paid a high price and scouted the team leader level.

Team leader Kyung Hyeon-shik nodded as he recalled Suho.

‘Did you say Jeong Su-ho?’

I was scouted by DK Music, one of the Big 4 Entertainers.

On this floor, he must have the ability to eat himself.

‘That friend was really not normal.’

So it must have taken the opening stage of Isolation.

I never thought that among the Q&G label managers, there would be a friend who was so good at work.

His ability to roast and boil the old PD with his tongue at a coffee shop was truly heavenly.

“Brother, does this make sense?”

“Oh, they took our opening.”

“How does Solar stand on the opening stage?”

“…”

As soon as she debuted, Solar grew at a terrifying pace and rose to the level of a major entertainment.

Manager Jeong Soo-ho upgraded their position to a higher level in just one day.

“Whoa, the push and pull with the right to appear on Top Idol made me stifled.”

“…”

A human who holds the right to adjust Solar’s schedule and shakes it, just as a road manager.

Otherwise, ＜Top Idol＞

I couldn’t decide to appear.

“That’s what we were offered to appear on, too.”

“It did.”

She refused at once because she had no reason to leave the big entertainment.

“Ugh, so we said we wanted to appear in that too.”

“If you go out and get embarrassed, the loss is great.”

“Is that our only skill?”

“Ah, it’s not like that…”

The leader of the rookie Isolation that debuted last year.

Nasurin scratched the pride of team leader Kyung.

“Chief, I’m not in a position to say that to the company yet, is it?”

“Uh huh, do you think I’ll be all that?”

“Then, we want to appear as top idols.”

“… Are you hurting your pride?”

“Ah, me? To Solar?”

“…”

Even as she said that, Surin’s eyes burned with strange heat.

Her viewers are simplistic, taking the order of her appearance on TV as an indicator of her popularity.

Some fans will consider Solar a step above Isolation from today.

“We will also appear. Top Idol.”

“Ha, I’ll tell the manager.”

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Knock, Knock-

Just then, someone knocked outside the door.

“Yes. Come in!”

Surin opened her mouth in a professionally bright voice.

Then, when he saw the Solar members, his expression hardened.

“Two three, hello! I’m Solar, who protects the sun!”

“…”

What is the greeting slogan?

I’m only a year junior, but I’m in a position with managers of each team.

The leader greeted the Solar members with a smile.

“Mr. Yeji, does the same teacher do your hair at our shop?”

“Yes? Ah, yes! Senior.”

“I didn’t even say hello in the morning, so I thought I was your junior.”

“Oh, I said hello earlier…”

“Oh, I guess I couldn’t hear you because your voice was so low.”

“… Sorry.”

Solar’s manager frowned when I deliberately gave her a pick.

‘What, what should I do?’

As for Dream Agency, the gap between the Q&G label and DK Music was truly enormous.

It doesn’t make sense to be pushed aside by small and medium-sized entertainment rookies like Q&G.

The process of becoming a debutant in a big 4th level entertainment was literally hell.

“Solar, I heard you were going to be on Top Idol?”

“Oh, that’s… If the company makes it.”

“I’ll see you soon.”

“Yeah?”

The leader of Isolation has already made up his mind to appear.

He wasn’t a doll that moved as the company told him to do, like anyone else.

“Because we’re going out too. Top Idol.”

“…”

Team leader Kyung, who was listening from the side, sighed and raised his eyebrows.

* * *

Time passed,

The size of Solar’s fan club has noticeably increased.

To the extent that there are fans cheering for them on their way to work for music broadcasts in the early morning.

“200,000 copies in Initial Chodong…”

After the release of an album, the sales volume for a week is called Initial Chodong.

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K-pop has grown enough to hit hundreds of thousands in the top 50 of the music charts.

This is why it’s really unpredictable when celebrities rise and fall.

Now my schedule was so full that I couldn’t handle it alone.

Even today, I took care of the members from dawn, and my schedule was full until 11pm.

“Still, we’re recruiting new recruits today.”

I hope the newly elected manager has a little bit of notice.

Tiri-Ri-Ring-

Arriving at her office and unpacking her things, her sister Jae-ha’s phone rang from the morning.

“Oh, Jiyu-ya, it’s been a while…”

– Suho oppa! I have an interview today.

“What interview?”

– My brother said. Q&G label 2nd division manager.

“Don’t do that. Why don’t you just repeat the exam and take the SAT again?”

– Absolutely hate it!

In the end, you support

No matter how small or medium it is.

“It must be difficult to stick to the university without going to college, right?”

-I have an internship experience.

“Okay. Anyway, call me after the interview. I’ll see you after work.”

-Okay, I’ll contact you!

I heard that the number of applicants for the manager position has increased recently.

Originally, it was a boy group one tool, but even Solar became popular.

‘I guess…’

I think it’s getting more attention because of Top Idol.

Soon, she sat down in her office chair and checked the relevant article.

Because the pre-meeting with the Nnet broadcasting station went smoothly.

[Ennet top idol appearance confirmed! Solar, Isolation, K-Dolls, B-Girls…]

＜Top Idol＞ Grows like a snowball

of scale.

DK Music joined and the snowball rolled.

Some reporters clamored that it was a normal showdown between 4th generation rookie girl groups.

“How did the board get so big?”

A strange feeling like the back of my head was itching slowly came over me.

How does Solar survive here?

Objectively, even Luna can’t win.

I tried to ignore the harshness and scratched the itchy back of my neck.

“Hey, manager.”

Momentarily, he heard a woman’s voice behind him and turned her head.

“Ah, Yumi-san.”

Dedicated stylist for Solar members.

Yumi also has a surge in work recently.

“I got a sponsorship from D’Maria yesterday.”

“Oh, is it?”

“Yes. The team leader didn’t answer the phone.”

“Give me the papers. I’ll deliver them.”

“Thank you!”

Official sponsorship from a low-end brand.

Isn’t it an easy indicator to measure a celebrity’s popularity?

‘You’ve really grown a lot.’

Now, you can’t talk nonsense about things like it’s going to fail or that it won’t work.

They are already evaluated as one of the representative 4th generation girl groups in the community.

Solar is no longer in a position to be ignored.

I am still practicing hard.

I immediately got up and headed to the practice room.

Soon after, he saw the maknae who was left alone in the practice room and asked a question.

“Somi, what about the older sisters?”

“A recording studio.”

“Ah, the composer must have come now.”

“Yes.”

＜Top Idol＞

Arrangement work in preparation for the contest.

The production team asked at least one of the members to have producing skills.

The other contestants must be hurrying to study in preparation for the first contest.

“But… Why are you here alone?”

“School homework.”

Our Jammin was studying.

“This is a bit difficult…”

The maknae who looks at me with a coy look.

When I was at Korea University, I had quite a bit of tutoring experience.

“Is it math? Let me take a look.”

“Oh really? Honey.”

“Somi, what’s the point of being a girl group?”

“Dogs gain.”

“…”

Our youngest, you are very young.

As for middle school math problems… Huh?

“What is it, how difficult is it?”

“Oh, it’s about the Olympiad.”

“… Do you release this?”

“Yes.”

If I hadn’t been in the liberal arts department, I would have let him go.

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay.”

I’ve known it since I played the game.

I need to relieve my stress well.

“Somi, I’ll go to the recording studio first, so finish your homework and come.”

“Yes.”

It’s definitely not common to be a genius with a dazzling smile.

* * *

Q&G label recording studio.

Yoon Seong-hyun exclaimed while looking at Diana’s work.

＜Look at me＞

Was reinterpreted and arranged her own.

“Keew, it kills the beat.”

It felt like he had a reason to accept the exclusive contract that Q&G proposed to him.

Because I was able to work with a really talented friend, not an idol who just puts a spoon on it.

“Diana, that’s great. You were a genius, right?”

“That’s right. Our Diana is a genius!”

“hahahaha.”

Seonghyun smiled like a father when he saw the leader praising Diana.

‘This is an artist.’

Her original arrangement was far more complex and difficult than composing a melody.

Because it was a job that required music theory as well as sense and sense.

‘If Top Idol goes out, they’ll eat everything.’

Originally, the ability to produce shines brighter on stage.

A beat-making genius who harmonizes various sessions and sounds.

In the idol version, this level of skill was rare enough to be counted on one hand.

Her willingness to learn was admirable, so all she did was answer her questions a few times.

‘Already better at arranging than me…’

＜Top Idol＞

The process of preparing arrangements for stage requested by the production team.

It hurts my pride, but the beat Diana made has already surpassed the original song.

“This is why she debuted after 6 months of training.”

“Yes, that is correct.”

Yeji added a chooimsae like a parent praising her child.

The moment I smile at that figure and try to open my mouth again.

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Knock, Knock-

At that moment, manager Jung Soo-ho knocked and entered the recording studio.

“Oh, hello, manager.”

“Hello.”

Composer Yoon Seong-hyun greeted him and looked at him with new eyes.

A genius who raised Solar into a rising star at once.

Respect was born for his prodigious eyesight.

It seemed like he knew why he chose Solar over Luna in the first place.

‘I recognized Diana’s talent.’

Even, whilst he found out before himself that he was going through her work with her.

If not, ＜Top Idol＞

There was no way he would have committed suicide.

How hard manager Jeong Su-ho raised Solar, but to make it impossible.

He is a good songwriter.

He is a good singer.

A good choreographer.

Director who is good at editing.

Other than that, he is an overwhelming ‘discerning genius’ that far surpasses countless artistic inspirations.

Predicting success in popular art is virtually impossible.

Manager Jung Soo-ho proudly accomplished that difficult mission.

The Q&G label already seemed to recognize that talent.

Believe in his choice ＜Top Idol＞

Seeing that you agreed to appear.

“Hey, composer Seonghyun Yoon?”

“Yes? Oh, yes.”

“Because you’re blank.”

“Ah…”

If I chase after his tail, I wonder if I can get some bean curd.

Since the genius producer has the wings of ‘Solar’, how far can he fly?

“Manager Jeong Soo-ho, I’ve made up my mind.”

“Yeah? What…”

“I just want to sign an exclusive contract with Q&G.”

“Huh? You don’t have to do it with small and medium-sized entertainment companies.”

“It’s not bad here either.”

Because there are at least two geniuses.

“Publishing is better. It’s better to raise the ransom per contract.”

“No, don’t stop.”

“… I won’t stop.”

Manager Jeong Soo-ho opened his mouth with a bitter smile.

“Then I’m just…”

“Manager, this is a track made by Diana. Would you like to hear it?”

“Ah yes.”

After a while,

The intense sound engulfed the recording studio booth at once.

Suho crossed his arms and furrowed his eyebrows throughout the song.

‘You make that kind of expression when you have a good feeling.’

The image I showed when I was working on the last song.

He had the same expression this time.

“Composer, are you going to stand on the top idol stage with this song?”

“That’s right. This is Yang Joo-hee’s dance break part.”

“Ah… Just don’t listen.”

After all, good movies are what you want to see at the cinema.

Listening to an incomplete version like this makes me feel spoiled.

“hahahaha. The manager thinks the same as me!”

“… Me?”

“Of course!”

Composer Sunghyun Yoon smiled and asked for a handshake from Suho.

“Thank you in advance. Manager!”

“I am.”

He scratched the back of his head and opened his mouth.

“Thank you very much. Composer.”

A person I am grateful for who discovered me as an unknown composer.

It feels like meeting a friend who has similar thoughts after a long time.