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Debut or Die - 267

Around the end of winter, TeSTAR began its scheduled dome tour in Japan, which was continuing after it had been in the United States.

And, as is always the case with concerts in Japan, the supply of fancams plummeted. Thanks to this, content-hungry fans welcomed the documentary that appeared at the right time.

That would fill the content gap and at the same time increase the group's name value.

So far, that had been the calculation.

Fans were quite excited.

- It's about time TeSTAR was filmed.
- It may sound boring, but I believe in the extraordinary idol bell laughter that is TeSTAR.
- I watched the trailer and there was no more content that wasn't very touching or visually beautiful, but I'm still curious 🤔.

TN: "웃음벨" is "bell of laughter", it's a current slang meaning that something or someone is too funny and, even if something happens that you don't expect, it will make you laugh.

That was... until the first episode was aired.

Shortly after the release of the first episode of the TeSTAR documentary, the public response changed like this.

- Oh, shit
- ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
- Guys...

Due to the nature of the platform, several episodes were released at once, so fans watched the first three episodes back-to-back to understand the story.

That's when I first saw the edited version.... Hmm, I can explain it this way.

[Staff: Please have a seat and rest a bit...]

[Park MoonDae: ...(Coughing) No, I'm fine.]

[Ryu CheongWoo: I want to do my best when I can... (Summing up) Yes, we all want that. None of us will give up]

The documentary continued to focus on TeSTAR's seriousness throughout his concerts and activities, wanting to complete all his performances despite the pain.

- I already knew that, but I can feel how much the kids love this job. I feel so overwhelmed
- The idols really work hard...
- The more I see, the more I love TeSTAR and hate T1....

But it was too much. It got to the point where fans were upset and depressed.

"... I knew it would be like that since they started asking those kinds of questions."

I thought that the production team would refrain from violating the contract because of the incident with Cha YooJin, but on the contrary, that interest in showing Cha YooJin in such a way disappeared and focused on the other members.

Especially me.

[Dance instructor: MoonDae-ssi's physical stamina is not the same as before. It's unavoidable]

[Manager: (After the accident), we are paying more attention so that the artist can rest in the middle of the tour].

When did they do this interview?

The special staff dedicated to us showed up and the work of editing the documentary was so amazing that they made it seem like I was fighting even though I had injuries.

"Did I answer the interviews too simply?"

I gave adequate answers, but the synergy with the other interviews of the people around me made it look like I was "pretending to be calm."

Because of that, underwater, there were fans who directly expressed their discomfort.


- What's the point of editing the documentary, do they want to sell that, why are they doing this on official content? Oh, hahaha I really can't find any sense of humor in this.
- Again they are showing the PTSD they had barely escaped from.
-Honestly, I felt uncomfortable - did MoonDae really want to show that? I don't think he wanted to show that he works hard even though he is sick and tired, this confuses and annoys me.

But that didn't have much of an impact. At best, it was as if the atmosphere of the moment was really bad but the "Unfortunate Family History" that got me to win 1st place in Icorpo was revealed, intensified and came back.

"There's a difference between likes and dislikes... Will that be the point?"

That means the reaction from the general public has been good.

This is because the emotional code was like a new fashion, which created a great story with a deep emotional line that permeated the content so that the documentary was not boring.

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[The story of Park MoonDae's sequels in the documentary TeSTAR.jpg]

(Photo) According to the interview with the members, it seems that the loss of energy is more serious than I thought.

(Photo) Scene in which he receives help from Seon AhHyun while coming down from the stage.

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— He was flying on the stage. I was surprised to see him fall ㅠㅠ (9028 👍 | 62 👎).
- I heard he gave GED because he didn't want to embarrass his fans. He is a true idol (7241 👍 | 417 👎).
- It was worth watching the documentary, it made me think a lot. I recommend it (3173 👍 | 42 👎)

... Thanks to this, the image of 'Park MoonDae, someone who is serious about being an idol', has been strengthened.

It could be said that the production team's intention was successful as it climbed the ranking of "Most Watched Content in Korea", but I'll just say that it was quite embarrassing.

- Oh~ MoonDae-si is really genuine~

- Stop.

Keun SeJin, who chuckled, patted my shoulder and sat on the sofa.

He also had his phone in his hand. He seemed to be monitoring mainly on Inha and WeTube.

SeJin shrugged his shoulders.

- Everyone congratulate us, do you think that story will continue for the 8 episodes of the documentary? Don't worry about that image~

- ...Right.

That's right. Just as the image of "Park MoonDae, who endured an unfortunate family history" in Icorpo faded away after the debut, this will also be forgotten as time goes by.

It is not that it appeared in any public entertainment program, it is a documentary dedicated to OTT service.

TN: "OTT (Over The Top)" service is any type of video or streaming media that gives the viewer access to movies or TV shows by sending the media directly over the Internet. Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video are OTT services.

"It will be gone by the next comeback at the latest."

That meant it was no big deal, which is why this guy responded to me like that.

- MoonDae MoonDae, pick a funny picture of us, should I upload one?

- Okay.

He made a joking comment to me to neutralize the mood and I determined that the documentary was meaningful because it went well.

"It's fine as long as it doesn't ruin us."

However, it was a hasty opinion.

Some issues, over time, are not re-evaluated in the same way. They are not forgotten.

... That's why we should have been more careful.

*   *   *

It happened two weeks later, when the documentary was in full swing.

We lost the attention of most of the general public other than our fans, but at least everyone knew that "the TeSTAR documentary is out".

The production crew for the remainder of the documentary left after arranging additional filming.

But the rented studio caught the back of our necks.

- Park MoonDae!!! Did you see this??

- What's wrong...?

Seeing Bae Sejin's pale condition, I looked away.

I saw his phone.

There was a popular post on the bulletin board.

1st place [Cha YooJin assaulted the cameraman (692)]

Why... did that appear?

- ...

I immediately clicked on the article.

The article was accompanied by a short silent video. And the content had only the word "Personality ㅠ" as a short description.

But the reaction was hotter than ever.

It was obvious.

Cha YooJjin, who frowned, pressed the screen as if he was hitting it roughly with his hand, was filmed in close-up.

- ????
- What is this, where did it come from?
- I think it's someone else
└ But he has the same suit haha (Screenshot).
- Huk

Reading the comments, I saw that it was known to be Cha YooJin's backstage scene as I noticed that he was wearing the same concert costume that appeared in the first episodes of TeSTAR documentary.

And after I finished thinking about the situation, the reaction was one-sided.

- If you read his lips, it's obvious he says "Stop it". Waah, that's his real personality hahahahahahahaha.
- When he saw that the camera was filming him, he reached over and hit the camera and told it to stop.
- As expected, things change after spending a whole year on vacation. Wow...
└ He lost his mind for not catching achievements at the end of the year. His cold temper exploded
└ Cold hahahahahahaha
- It's so shocking that I don't know what to say. I never imagined Cha YooJin doing that.
- I thought he was an insa, but he's such a loser

TN: The third comment and its answers refer to the time in which they were not able to do many activities due to the accident. It was not a year, but it was a long time in which they did not have the opportunity to promote as they should have and therefore they did not win big prizes, which is why they assume that YooJín could have reacted violently for not getting what he wanted. On the other hand, "Insa" is an "insider", an outgoing person, friendly and very good with everyone.

In an instant he ended up being annihilated with ridicule and stigma.

The camera footage was so clear that people decided that there was no doubt that this case was controversial.

Because the existing image of YooJin was so bright and friendly, the impact was greater.

- What about the agency?

- ... You know. I heard the staff talking about this.

- Wait a moment.

I immediately went out and started looking at the latest articles on my phone. We had to adjust the explanation after checking the atmosphere.

And the actual atmosphere was...

[While an idol takes his work on stage seriously, a member of the same group is violent.jpg]

[Cha YooJin didn't have a serious image in the documentary, but now we can understand why he was like that hahahaha]

[He must be embarrassed to see Park MoonDae.]

Shit, they started comparing him to me.

That wasn't all.

[Ryu CheongWoo did the same thing. It looks like they've gathered the guys out of control]

[Hadn't the group been tainted thanks to the leader? Hahaha]

They started to involve Ryu CheongWoo. It was because he had a similar controversy before.

However, thanks to videos being revealed from different angles, it became clear that CheongWoo had done it to protect our safety.

Then, individual fans of Ryu CheongWoo were fed up and took action.

[Please stop involving Ryu CheongWoo. You always do that.]

[Cha YooJin = Hit, Ryu CheongWoo = Blocking]

[How long will we be hurt by them?]

TN: The second post is interpreted as "attack YooJin, defend CheongWoo."

They rejected the side that supported Cha YooJin.

And this... is because of the incidents and the image accumulated by Cha YooJin's fandom.

Because the voices of Cha YooJin's individual fans from the beginning had been too loud, so it caused a big impact.

TN: Individual fans are divided into two types: only stans (those who support only one idol, but respect other members or other idol groups) and akgaes (those who support only one idol and did not respect anyone else), the latter being precisely those who caused a strong and lousy image in the YooJin fandom.

Although this is not their case today and their fandom is now made up of different people, they had inherited their initial image.

The evidence was so clear that even the nice people shut up, and all that remained were the voices of a few people.

- Ok. Cha YooJin to leave the group and become a soloist... I've had enough of it.
- We never treat him as a group member

The negative effect, which started with Icorpo and went through several conflicts after the debut, finally exploded at the worst moment.

And the fact that during the documentary he had a good image made him... easy to destroy.

The atmosphere of his individual fans was shattered.

Of course, the atmosphere of the group's fans was like a house in mourning.

TN: "초상집" means "house in mourning". In South Korea it is that special building to hold funerals, wakes for the deceased. In other words, everyone was mourning, either silently or agitatedly crying.

- ...

- ... Are you all right?

- Yes...

I stopped talking. I wasn't really okay.

I felt like shit.

- Let's start with a meeting.

The company was obviously upside down.

And it looked like they were trying to get in touch with the documentary crew to find out what the hell had happened.

And the conclusion was...

- ... So, somebody on the documentary crew had a computer break down and left it for repair.  That means it leaked from there.

- Yes, I think they recovered all the files that had been deleted because the owner of the computer seems to also work for a broadcasting company.

One staff member said "I don't know if I should tell you this", but he couldn't refuse the explanation after being persuaded by the other members.

- I heard that personal information is leaked that way. To be honest, that's reprehensible because it's a crime, but it's hard to find the person responsible for such negligence....

Yes, well, it's understandable.

A criminal, who was trying to get something related to a celebrity, caught a big fish, but I doubt Cha YooJin's video was what he was most interested in.

That's why he posted an article with video on one of the poorer Deep Web in order to get attention and show off to someone he did care about.

And one of the users of that site, who was more interested, leaked this video to a general website.

Said video quickly spread through social networks and the community.

- ...

But what's the point of knowing the fucking principle of how these things work? I can't see the solution.

This was not a situation where normal explanations would work.

"It was because the documentary production team made an unreasonable request."

But it doesn't work to excuse ourselves by saying, "Their being dissatisfied is out of our hands."

"He didn't hit the camera, he pushed it. He did it to protect himself and the other members so that we don't keep getting rude requests when we film the documentary..."

Who would believe that? There's no evidence, is there?

All that data has been removed.

It would be taken as just an excuse.

And considering that the issue is being publicized as, "A big idol is abusing his power with a small studio production team..." There's really no way to fix it.

No matter how an official statement is made, we will be stuck.

Cha YooJn, who nodded silently, raised his hand from the side.

- What if I apologize?

- Wait, wait, wait, YooJin-ah!

- Let's wait and see.

The members quickly stopped him.

Without realizing it, I spoke.

- If you apologize, you'll admit it. Just don't.

Fuck, I don't know if what I said was right. Would it be better to apologize? But what did you do wrong that you should apologize for?

There was no other answer.

YooJin's video is too strong. So a stronger truth was needed to reverse this.

And obviously, the truth is not that impressive. It needs to be processed.

"If we manipulate the media..."

No. It won't work.

Whether the company takes the problem as no big deal, apologizes or explains the situation in detail, it won't work. It will sound boring and like an excuse.

We need hard-hitting, insightful, unique and understandable evidence, but?

There isn't any.

- Let's wait and see if things calm down.

- Yeah. Guys, don't worry too much, you have a concert next week, so you have to take care of your health condition....

The meeting ended so well. But the company will probably monitor all night and have endless meetings.

I also used my phone and stayed up most of the night monitoring the ebb and flow.

- I will delete my account. I can't do it anymore
- There's not a good day without wind... Being your fan makes me worry too much. You should care more about me. I won't be your fan anymore, thanks for everything.
- I didn't know TSTR would be so bad....

TN: "There is no good day without wind" comes from the phrase "There is no good day without wind that rocks the branches" (가지 많은 나무에 바람 잘 날이 없다), which expresses that there will always be strong wind or a gentle breeze that shakes the leaves on the branches of the tree and causes noise. That phrase means that a person will always be under incessant worries, whether light or serious.

I couldn't sleep.

And the next day I noticed in the faces of the other boys that they had also done something similar to me.

Except for one of them.

- Don't look for anything on the Internet.

This is Cha YooJin. To my surprise, this guy's complexion looked better.

- Yes!

YooJin nodded his head and added.

- Hyung, don't worry too much about me. The truth always works out in the end.

I felt my blood rush to my head.

What does this bastard think he's so carefree? Doesn't he know he's being cursed?

- THAT! It won't work...

I gritted my teeth.

... Am I crazy?

I was about to say something useless that would lower morale.

It's none of my business, it's someone else's business.

"... No, we're both in the same boat."

I've seen enough fans of the group drop out of fandom last night.

But... I know. This will eventually be a problem for Cha YooJin to handle alone.

When this issue passes, the group will recover, but for YooJin, it will still be a negative label that won't be canceled every time someone mentions it.

Still, he was surprisingly calm.

- Hyung, I'm doing great. I don't mind that. It's not that I can't perform.

- ...

- Even if it's okay for me, are you going to tell me it's not okay for the members of the group?

- ... Yes.

- Stop worrying about me!

YooJin laughed, but in the end, with a regretful face, he bowed his head.

- And forgive me. Because it's true that I hurt the group. I wanted to tell you so much. I'm sorry...

- You don't have to be sorry.

I replied calmly.

- I agree with you that they are wrong. That's all.

- Oh... That's sweet. Thank you!

YooJin seemed to be quite moved, as if he hadn't suffered. I held back a sigh.

"You're going to have a hard time in the future."

Still, there was no solution.

I have to admit that sometimes there are misunderstandings that... can't be resolved.

I sat on the sofa with my back to YooJin, who came into my room.

- ...

It's not his fault. And even if we take all the measures that can be done, it won't be anyone's fault.

Okay.

"It's just... the damn things went really wrong."

... Didn't they?

I got up from the couch. It felt like something was out of place.

Like it was contrived.

"Is that really the answer?"

Cha YooJin's video unfortunately leaked from a computer?

... Let's go back to the basic premise.

"Why the heck did that video stay on that computer in the first place?"

When we started taking action, wasn't all that YooJin footage destroyed?

Even if it was a restored file in a repair shop, why was such a crucial piece of footage leaked that way?

A short moment that occurred during the long filming?

- ... Ah.

That's when I really understood the situation.

- It was cut.

These bastards, in case it serves them to negotiate or do anything else, cut a part of YooJin's footage and stored it on a personal computer.

If the truth of the situation comes out, only the production team members themselves will be at a disadvantage, so they only cut out the part where YooJin took action.

"Fucking dogs."

Even if the leak hadn't been intentional, these bastards were the cause of it anyway.

"The bastards who filmed the documentary must have been thinking about hitting us with a hammer instead of taking responsibility for their actions."

- Haha.

Suddenly, my head was spinning.

I quickly checked the information and the list of studio members.

If Cha YooJin's image can't be fully recovered, shouldn't these assholes also have something to make it impossible to recover?

"A weakness."

I needed information.

First of all, I reviewed all the footage files of the documentary contract I received and filmed.

CEO, producer in charge, writer...

And the contact email address.

Moon SeokChoon
/ [email protected]

It's a company email, but it doesn't matter. What matters is the identity of the owner of the email address.

"People don't tend to change their address so much."

After checking the history on the studio's website, I narrowed the search conditions to before the studio was established.

Then, I linked the ID with a common search engine address, changed the combination with the names several times to search....

And some articles from several years ago appeared. They were about the launch of a program.

And at the bottom of the content, the address and the name of the production team of the studio I belonged to at the time appeared.

It matched.

"That's right."

There are probably one or two articles that even list such things.

- I found it.

Producer Moon SeokChoon of IOJ studio ([email protected])...

And what is the title of this article?

[Production of the 2nd season of "Idol Corporation" confirmed].

Yes.

This bastard was the producer of the second season of Icorpo, which failed after planning to have participants of both genders.

After canceling the show, he left the entertainment program office and moved to the studio of the cultural program office.

- It's funny.

I smiled broadly, showing my teeth.

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