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Debut or Die - 286- Shall we start organizing?- Yes!- Yeah!Keun SeJin started writing the topic on a whiteboard in a conference room.It was an emergency meeting that started in a hurry after midnight.[TeSTAR's comeback date]The scheduled comeback date coincides perfectly with VTIC's."Usually, the agency decides things like this on their own and idols who have the same amount of years of experience as us don't have the authority to decide that..."But due to different circumstances, we are all involved in this.Well, that's what we intend, and we feel comfortable doing it. If someone else decides and our album fails, we'll go crazy.- For starters... our comeback date is here.Keun SeJin drew a long line with months and marked at the beginning of the segment covering July.Monday, July 5. That's the date we originally set for the comeback.- It was a choice that could give us a full week of appearances in the music programs, we would get a whole month's results in the July monthly ranking and also July, August and September results in the third quarter rankings! Iyaa, it's good to know who chose it, isn't it?It was a date that the firm and partners unanimously agreed upon. I nodded.- And I think VTIC thought the same thing.- ...!That's obvious, don't you think. If it's July, they must have decided on the most efficient date.Seon AhHyun spoke carefully.- Th-then... Would they have chosen the same date...?- Maybe they have the criteria to appear in the rankings, so the date might vary a bit.The day of the week when you see all the results of the rankings... Keun SeJin is writing it on the board.[VTIC sunbae-nim comeback date][The rankings come out on Fridays!]- A Friday! In that case, it must be Friday, July 2~.- Hmm.There would be three days between our comeback dates.July 2 and July 5.The two points Keun SeJin marked on the timeline seemed quite close. The guys were looking at the board with serious faces.Except for one, of course.- Is there a problem, don't we want to meet VTIC sunbae-nim?It was Cha YooJim.But the next moment, a boy came out to confront him.- Cha YooJin, it's not such a personal matter! They are talking that both groups will lose in many evaluations that are relatively calculated on the market shares!Kim RaeBin proudly boasted about the calculation method that he realized only while preparing for this comeback."He's using it well even though he learned it less than a month ago."Simply put, no matter how much each group sells, they are both in the same time period, so percentage-wise, they will share a same pie.TN: If you don't understand, suppose "T" promotes in a period when it is the only top-tier group, then it will have 75% achievement and the other 25% will belong to other lower-tier groups that competed with it. But if "V" and "T", two first level groups, promote at the same time, it is likely that 45% of achievements will go to "V", 30% to "T", and the remaining 25% will go to other groups or artists. The percentage will decrease quite a bit, making the difference between them and other competing groups that successfully promoted on other dates to be reduced. In short, it is not in their interest to share the slices of the same pie (pie chart)."We will lose impact and results in the short term."But YooJin was sullen.- No! We won first place last time! Never mind. Let's do our own performance!- Last time?- Our debut album!Ah, the debut album that took several weeks to get the first place in the music charts."Actually, it was possible as we had an empty house since VTIC went on tour."That worked amazingly well for us, but that's not usually the case.Rebuttals were heard here and there. Apparently, everyone else thought the same thing.- That was a matter of luck.- Eei, that's true. We didn't win 1st place as soon as we debuted, it was a little different~.Besides that, Ryu CheongWoo spoke kindly to Cha YooJin.- I think RaeBin means that we don't have to go the hard way. That would be inconvenient for both us and the sunbae-nims.At this rate, I don't think I need to say anything.- Uuuh...YooJin reluctantly gave in to the majority vote."So, with the exception of Cha YooJin.... Everyone wants to change the date."I looked around and organized my thoughts.There must be some solution.- First of all, it's hard to move the comeback forward. There is also a music video schedule.- That's right, we also choose to release a teaser individually. No matter how hard we try, I think at most we could advance one week.And even if we make our comeback earlier and win in the music shows during the first week, then VTIC will come in and it will be the end for us.- Yes, then we might consider it's better to postpone it.....CheongWoo added cautiously.- The company suggests August or September.- Hmm.If we do that, we would lose more than a month's worth of scores for the assessments at the end of the year."I think it's dangerous because then it would be very difficult to beat VTIC scores."Still, it's a stable option in terms of avoiding major risks. We could win first place in the music shows for at least two or three weeks.But I would be in trouble."We have to avoid making decisions that hurt the odds of achieving my goal."In that sense, I want to choose a date that is more beneficial to win the Daesang at the end of the year than winning 1st place in the music shows.But this... can only be said when there is a clear alternative."Generally, we would choose August and that's where the discussion would end."I shook my head and thought to say something before the tide turned in that direction.And at that point...- But I don't want to put it off that long.- ...!CheongWoo spoke first.- Really?- Why is that?- It would be nice to easily win first place in the music programs right now, but in the long run, I think it would be better to go with the perspective we had planned.He smiled coolly.- We should try to win the Daesang this year.Seriously."That's..."- Oooh~ Hyung!- That's a great ambition.- I like it too!The response was good because it was said by a person who rarely makes such comments.And after making eye contact with him, I was convinced."He's supporting me well."He took seriously my words that we should win the Daesang."Great."Now it was definitely easier for me to talk about it.- So, if we think along the lines of preserving our current schedule as much as possible... let's analyze the expected results.Instead of the whiteboard occupied by Keun SeJin, I started to organize with a pen on paper.- First of all, VTIC's promotions period is shorter than ours, and since it is a repackage, its annual results will not increase dramatically.They would have known that even if I didn't have to add the words "annual results".- So let's set it at 1.93 million copies according to the above work.That's a scary figure.- Yes, as for us...If TeSTAR gets off to a good start, we could get 1.3 million.In fact, it would also be a crazy sale."I can't say a million is nothing."Still, there's an inevitable gap.- ...If we cut it down to 1.3 million, it will be hard to get the best album award.- Hmm.But that doesn't mean it's the end.- But we have better results in terms of songs.- Oh, that's right.That's the advantage TeSTAR has over other male idol groups. Popularity.This is due to the fact that, while we stick to a concept album, we release an easy-listening song at least once every two years and participate in a series of successful solo entertainment programs."Of course, I can't deny that there's a lot of merit to having debuted thanks to Icorpo."Anyway, for that very reason, it is worth waiting for the long-term results of our songs.- Then, if we don't compete against other big artists, when we and VTIC's sunbae-nims come out together, we will lose the first week, but from the second week....Oh, wait.If so...- ...!- What's wrong, MoonDae?I went over what I wrote down. And it dawned on me."I see."There was a point I hadn't noticed because I was engrossed only in simultaneous launches just like when we debuted.We now... we're not debuting.I blurted out the answer almost unconsciously.- We'll bite VTIC's tail and go in.- W-what?- We just have to postpone our comeback for a week. Then...Bae Sejin interjected.- Wait, then it'll be the same as when we debuted.That's the point.- No. The case is the same, but the situation is different.I turned the paper I was writing on toward Bae Sejin.- After the first week of VTIC promotions, it will be our first week of promotions, in which we will definitely win.- ...!- I'm talking about the music rankings... Once VTIC enters and stabilizes, their percentage in the pie chart will drop similarly. Maybe we will manage to be a little higher.I wrote the comparison on the paper.[Album]VTIC (2nd week) < TeSTAR (1st week)[Song]VTIC (2nd week) ? TeSTAR (1st week)(Prediction formulated according to the existing pie charts)Just by looking at it, it looks like we will win in some music program."This can't be helped considering the scores we'll get on the telecast."Well, we'll be back on a Monday and from that day we'll be promoting on all the music programs!The amount of social media mentions and views of our music videos will not be low in the first week.Also, we are now considered a top group.- The composition is similar to when we debuted, but this time we are going in and eating well.It's a big benefit we get from our image.- And from the third week on, it doesn't matter if we go up or down. No, if we don't have another competitor pushing us down the rankings, it will be an unconditional advantage.Keun SeJin nodded his head.- Hmm~ Now that we've grown like this, even if we compete against VTIC sunbae-nim, it won't push us back, is that how you see it?- That's right.After the simultaneous release with YoungRin in January, we started to solidify our weight as a 1st tier group.This time, we can release a song at the same time and we can win a Daesang, which is one of their goals as well."If we add the comparison with our debut story, it's good for the narrative, so it will definitely become a hot topic of discussion."Social media and articles will come pouring in as a sign of a generation change.That's what I'm looking for."Anyway, it's almost impossible to beat VTIC in the category for best album this year. As for best song, there's also YoungRin."In that case, there's another Daesang we should aim for, as we have a solid balance in the first place.[Singer of the Year Award]Since it is an award for the most "popular" singer or group, the award will be given to whomever the "public opinion" has chosen."Since our songs and albums are top-notch, no one will be able to say anything against it."It was a gamble, but it was worth taking.- But if we do that, VTIC fans won't like it~ You know that well, don't you?- I-is that so?- I guess so, don't you think? They'll feel like we're taking advantage~That was the part we would have to deal with.The reality of this two-way composition is always accompanied by backlash and fatigue.- Yes, I-I think our fans will have a hard time too....- Hmm.Actually, I don't mind if our ratings come out next to VTIC's as I expected. The taste of blackberry will be stronger than the tiredness."Won't it be the best thing to unite our fandom?"Slowly, the new season of "Icorpo" was coming to an end. I think it would be good to designate VTIC as an external enemy just in time so that the internal division would not happen again.And when my thoughts went that far, an unexpected hit of support appeared.- If we do well, it will be OK! Don't worry, Hyung, we will do well! The fans will like it!It was YooJin.This guy seems to be blindly shouting "OK" because this way he can promote quickly without delaying his schedule....- What do we do? Hyung, will it be okay?- Yes. W-we'll be fine...!- That's what I say!There's no one like him to support me. I opened my mouth in shock at how Cha YooJin was pressuring Seon AhHyun to choose his idea without realizing the pros and cons."But you can't do it like that."They have to think it through and agree. We can't have a split after the comeback.- I've expressed my opinion, but I'm sure there will be some who disagree. Why don't we raise our hands to see if we agree or disagree after giving it some thought?- That's fine.I proposed a majority vote and the members agreed.And a little later.- ...- Oh, it's unanimous~Surprisingly, the agreement ended without a single negative vote."Did it work?"I thought I would have to persuade them some more.And, one by one, the ones I thought would have a different opinion explained the reason why they agreed.- I-I don't think we should panic beforehand... I think it's better to do our best... for our fans...!- I came to the conclusion that if the song was released at the end of summer, I don't think I can fully show the charm of this song. MoonDae hyung, you made an excellent judgment.The last one was Bae Sejin.- ...Come to think of it, delaying our schedule just because another group will appear is like losing without fighting.- ...Is that so?Bae Sejin looked away slightly. Ryu CheongWoo finished his speech with a smile.- It's because we have never lost after hearing your words.- ...Oh, wow. I nodded while rubbing the back of my neck.- Then let's do that.- All right!We agreed on a tentative date for the comeback.However, I had one question on my mind.It was about the secret of CheongRyu's dyed hair."What the heck will VTIC bring?"And this, even if he didn't want to know, I would soon find out.Just two weeks later, VTIC released the first teaser.* * *[A big cataclysm is coming in K-POP in July.... A super big male idol group is also aiming for the throne].In mid-June, when TeSTAR revealed the news of their comeback in July, social media was turned upside down.The master clerk of Park MoonDae and Lee SeJin's dual fansite was researching and checking the history of the biggest competitor from time to time.- They are crawling to reach the moon hahahaha- I think they went crazy after seeing that our kids had renewed the contract for 5 more years"It's obvious."The clerk, who checked VTIC's anonymous fan site, was convinced that it would be an exhausting month."Why on earth are they so anxious for them to release an album in July?"This is because everyone is getting ready to hear a great summer song."I don't understand why the fandom is so obsessed with the seasonal song."The only good thing would be the added benefit of selling VTIC data as their schedule coincided with TeSTAR's, so the clerk decided to pull out her calculator."There seems to be no contact between their agencies. No, maybe T1 had no idea at all."And that day the VTIC teaser came out.[VTIC - 'H.E.L.P' Official M/V Teaser]- ...!!The clerk's head was full of exclamation points."This..."It would definitely be special for the summer.However, it had a strong and sour unique taste.
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