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Chapter 295

A concert of all the groups of an agency.

Usually, it is an event worthy of being held by a company that has at least one male and female idol group that are popular, and even a promising rookie group.

In that sense, you might think that this agency, which has three groups produced by "Idol Corporation," has met the minimum conditions, but...it's wishful thinking.

On the way home, I frowned as I looked over the plan the agency had made.

'I don't think there's anyone who likes this.'

Even if you rub your eyes and look for a unique color for this agency that was hastily created, you won't be able to find it.

It's what's commonly referred to as "the unique feel of the agency."

TN: Each agency has its own "color" (personality, signature style), which is demonstrated in its groups. For example, SM Entertainment conveys elegance and currently an experimental touch; YG Entertainment emits a gritty, urban style; JYP Entertainment inspires more energy and adventure; while HYBE Corporation evokes power and ambition. This can vary depending on the musical style, concepts and worldview their groups have, which also changes as the years go by.

'There must be a common demand among your groups to achieve audience satisfaction.'

The only thing we have in common is that we are the groups of the people who won in a survival and audition program. I don't understand why the agency plans for us to all do a concert together.

Obviously I can guess what the possible purpose is.

"Hmm~ I think they're trying to make the new kids debut."

Keun SeJin shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Look, look, they've even asked permission from the composers so they can cover our songs~ Even the songs from our Icorpo season are in the draft setlist."

"Hmmm."

And Bae Sejin, who was drinking water in the kitchen, spoke with a slightly nervous face.

"...Isn't this an attempt to change the generation?"

"Generation change?"

"Because, well, we don't have much time left on our contract? You know, which induces fans to like rookie groups!"

"What the...! Would they have misjudged that the group has already exhausted its potential?"

TN: KPOP is divided into generations every time a few years pass and a new group that dominates that time is established. For example, the king group of the 2nd generation was fought between Super Junior and Big Bang, although the latter won worldwide. When it lost its power, it was replaced by a strong 3rd generation group called EXO, which was dominated by BTS after a few years (just as T-Holic was displaced by VTIC). Currently BTS is still the king group, although we are now in the time of the 4th generation, whose groups are struggling to be able to establish themselves at the top.

Kim RaeBin was scared because it sounded plausible. Bae Sejin nodded seriously.

"...It's possible that it is."

Oh, wow.

'You must have seen it on some WeTube video?'

After watching so many KPOP related channels, he seems to have acquired a vague knowledge of this industry.

I smiled and shook my head.

"No, I don't. I think they're just trying to make the group a hot topic."

"R-really?"

"Yeah. I don't think last season was as good as ours, so I think they're trying to make some money. Don't worry too much."

We've managed to build an amicable relationship between the two groups, but it's a shame that the agency is sidelining TeSTAR here.

They must be thinking we're going to renew our contract.

It will only devour the profits they will get for the benefit of TeSTAR being a 1st tier group.

'It's not in the agency's best interest to open the belly of the golden goose.'

Keun SeJin agreed immediately.

"I agree! Still, it's good to be alert~ Well, I think what hyung said also makes sense."

"...Yes."

"Yes, hyung is right."

Bae Sejin and Kim RaeBin immediately dismissed the conspiracy theory. And Cha YooJin suddenly intervened.

"So when are we going to do that? Soon?"

"Let's see...about 25 days later?"

Ryu CheongWoo pointed his finger at the part of the plan that said "Full rental in August".

I paid more attention to other details.

'It's smaller than I thought.'

Jamsil Indoor Stadium. Admission for eleven thousand people.

Apparently, they just thought "Want to see TeSTAR + Miry-nay + rookie group? Then let's go to the stadium!" That indicates that they didn't calculate the real demand and foolishly believed that we would have the same amount of fans.

This is a view of the industry that cannot be expected from our CEO.

'That means the main company stepped in.'

T1 seems to have stuck its nose in.

TN: Reference to "sticking his nose into other people's business." While T1 Stars is a T1 related company, T1 should not be making decisions regarding the concert.

Seeing that the concert will be broadcast on Tnet, it seems that T1 is pressuring the agency to go through with it in a hurry.

'TaKon's reaction was good, so they want to do it again.'

I think the fans will curse it...Well, TeSTAR won't take a loss.

'If a part of our performance is broadcast on TV, it will have a promotional effect on us.'

We are in the second half of the time stated in the contract, so if we don't want to have problems in the future, I think it's time to perform without friction with T1, so it's okay to accept this without boycotting.

'We only need to prepare 5 songs in total.'

I smiled and lightly touched the plan papers with a finger.

'We have to become a hot topic.'

However, we will have to take responsibility for the meaning of the theme.

Two male idol groups, with members of similar ages who debuted after winning the same survival program...will they sing the same songs?

We will be compared like crazy.

Not much pressure falling on us, though.

"Hmm, about three and a half weeks. We will have a very tight schedule."

"It's similar to the theme of the last concert, so I don't think it will be a big problem~."

"It wasn't clear to me if I would need to prepare a special arrangement for our songs. I'll have to ask about that issue."

I opened the status window of one of the guys who was talking at the moment.

[Name: Kim RaeBin]

Rap: A+ (S+)

(Singing: C+)

Dance: B+ (A+)

Appearance: A- (A+)

Talent: A (S)

Attributes: Master (S)

Any member of this group will have similar average levels in their stats.

Even compared to the Icorpo period, there are many guys who have increased their stats by at least 3 points.

'In fact, RaeBin has raised his 'Talent' level.'

It is natural that it has increased as he had the willingness to work on each album as if they were short-term projects.

The only one who has the lowest stats is Bae Sejin, but these days he seems to have learned a strange trick.

"About this, all I have to do is memorize which movement accompanies which part of the song...!"

"...??"

Once this kid gets used to the basic dance routine, he can use this trick. It becomes simpler for him to concentrate on perfectly recreating each move rather than rhythmically dancing the entire choreography.

TN: You are influenced by your talent in "acting". Just as in the scripts each dialogue involves performing an action, each sentence in the lyrics of the song is accompanied by its respective movements. He takes the lyrics as if they were his own script.

'Isn't that harder?'

Well, if that's how he feels more comfortable, that's fine.

Anyway, the important thing is that opinions negatively criticizing TeSTAR about performances are now rarely seen on the Internet.

'We can do covers of extreme difficulty.'

I wonder if that's what was concluded on the Internet after the impression we made by changing songs we would perform with Onyx right around the time we were presented with the Rookie Group of the Year Award.

In addition, this time the debut group will cover our songs unilaterally.

As soon as the difference between our statistics and the amount of practice is noticed, the result will be fixed.

Therefore, it is strange to worry about fandom leakage just because of this.

'We just need to pay close attention to the attitude with which we treat our hoobaes.'

Rather, what worries me is the performance they added to match the variety.

Right on cue, CheongWoo waved it off.

- Joint performance (To be decided) / 2 people per group.

"One of the five presentations we will do will be a joint performance."

"Right."

It's a performance where some of our members will go on stage with their hoobaes.

Except for the classic composition of singing popular songs together at the end, this is the first and last special performance in which TeSTAR and its hoobaes will go on stage together.

'No matter who comes out in our performance, there will be noise.'

Then, YooJin raised his hand.

"I'll do it! I'll do the joint performance!"

"Haha."

I thought so.

Despite YooJin's intense desire to support, no one gave him a definite answer. Looking at his mood, if we give him an affirmative answer, he will really do it.

'I think it would be a bit complicated to let YooJin do it.'

We don't mind, but it's a matter of public opinion.

It would be like sending a strategic weapon to a friendly match.

I decided to put this on hold for now because there is something else to think about.

And after a while, it turned out that this was something to worry about as we had the first group meeting to set the practice schedule.

"This is the new setlist."

The paper that arrived early showed that the joint performance part had changed.

- Joint performance (To be decided) / TeSTAR: 2 people, Miry-nay: 2 people.

'These bastards are gone.'

Icorpo's debut group was excluded from the joint performance in the setlist.

The reason why the members of that group were excluded was, "We have to prepare for our debut, so preparing for the new performance would be too much of a burden."

"If it's okay with you, at the end of their performance we will make a natural connection in the form of narration to the next performance."

The director's explanation was plausible, but it is a very strategic judgment to see it as a choice to introduce the rookie group separately.

That was a good excuse, but...the timing is exquisite.

"Hmm."

...It's a very interesting situation.

For now let's move on, we have to deal with what's going on right now.

I started going over the plans for this joint performance while the director was outside, making a call.

After a while, the Miry-nay members came running in in a hurry.

KWANG!

"Good afternoon!"

It's not too late, but it seems that this group is also busy preparing for their comeback.

After some greetings, preparations and staff transfer, CheongWoo politely explained.

"There has been a change in the pre-planning. We are going to have a joint performance just between us."

"Aaah, okay."

The 2nd place...Park MinHa responded with a blank face.

"We didn't...receive that plan, sunbae-nim..."

"..."

As if it was the fate of the group that had less time, Miry-nay seemed to have received the news that they will participate without prior consultation.

'No, maybe it's not a matter of time. Will TeSTAR be a special case?'

After a series of incidents, we now gained more power, but after 4 years have passed, this seems to be a good time to follow the company's plan.

'Hmm.'

Keun SeJin quickly intervened and raised the mood.

"Eeei, is the initial proposal important~ No, the most important thing is that we put on a great performance! I look forward to your kind cooperation~?"

"...! Yes. That's true. I'll work hard unconditionally. I'll be under your care!"

Cha YooJin came over to shake hands happily.

"Yeees! Please take care of me because we'll be together..."

"Wait."

Without changing the color of my face, I calmly pulled YooJin's shoulder.

"YooJin-ah, it's not "together"."

"...??"

"Oooh, right...we won't all be on stage together."

YooJin got a little sullen and withdrew his hand.

That's right. I just removed Cha YooJin from the joint performance in an emergency meeting.

"What? I'm good!"

"Yes, of course I know you're good. That's why, I'm counting on you to make a grander performance at our concert."

"What's "grander"?"

"That is..."

...let me just say that I used a lot of carrots to convince him. And the reason I did that is different from what I initially considered.

'This guy is too friendly, so he can't do it.'

And at the same time, he has no qualms. He will undoubtedly act appropriately for the performance, but if he gets crazy excited, he will cross the boundary of what fans can comfortably accept.

'There are many things to consider about performing a performance with male and female idols.'

TN: Whether they do a ballad performance or an upbeat song, they should not skinship or act too friendly as it will cause uproar and negative attitudes among their fans because of jealousy.

In a situation like this, only those who know how to act rationally and coolly will most likely do it.

So there is only one answer.

"...I see!"

"Yes, yes~"

Keun SeJin smiled and put his arms around my shoulders.

"The joint performance will be done by MoonDae and me~ Please take care of me!"

That's how it happened.

If we do it ourselves, even in the worst case scenario we'll just hear that even though it didn't turn out well, it was funny.

"Oh, I see! Is it okay if I want to join too? I hope we can do something great!"

"YulGi-yaaa!"

"Eh, why? Do I look weird?"

At 1st place Miry-nay's comments, the members around her made strange noises and then nodded their heads.

The 2nd place nodded silently with a face that gave up everything.

"All right. YulGi unnie and I will do it."

1st and 2nd place will participate together.

It means they're not going to be left behind by our power...and that's probably the 2nd place decision.

'I don't know if it's because they will have to mix with TeSTAR members or not, but do they think they have a better chance of winning that way?'

Maybe it's because we're all from the same audition program. This will also be a unique situation.

At this rate, we can control each other like we're preparing for a survival show team battle, but there will be a lot of noise about the process afterwards anyway.

"Waah, that's reassuring~ Let's do our best!"

Besides, the guy who normally would have said things like, "Let's make a slogan," "let's dust off the group chat," has an attitude of just working, so he showed approximately how things would go.

'If I had to pick a good quality one...'

Then that would be the one.

Naturally, I left only one and excluded the rest of the performance concept candidates I envisioned.

And I ran the simulation several times in my head to make the meeting flow as naturally as possible.

* * *

After the director returned, some important announcements and discussions were exchanged.

Additional meetings were held separately for the members who would be preparing for the joint performance.

First of all, we talked about the things that cannot be easily changed in the future...I mean the stage equipment.

'As expected.'

Since this joint performance is in addition to each group's existing performances, the devices used in the performances to be done before and after our special stage had already been chosen.

"Director-nim, you said it would be better not to repeat the same devices, right~?"

"That's right."

Hmm.

Then, the idea of using wires is out of the question. The confetti and elevator will also be used backstage, so we won't use them either.

"Using water might be difficult. The next performance is our theme song. If we were to use water, it would be compared directly and that would look weird, right?"

"Yes."

Keun SeJin naturally erases the things that TeSTAR was trying to use on stage. That's good.

However, Miry-nay's 1st place seemed to be a bit frustrated.

"Why don't we pick the song first like we usually do, we're just saying things that won't work, so I want to cheer up a little more!"

"Ah, unnie!"

"You're right."

You said something good just in time.

"What would you like to do?"

"Oh! First, I'd like to do some hip-hop..."

I waited for her to suggest as many songs as she wanted.

Excitedly, she mentioned all the options that came to her mind.

'Looking at her personality, she's the type of person who wants to do a lot of things.'

And I'm sure the song she was considering will come up as she speaks.

"If you look at it this way, "Attack" is..."

Yeah, it just popped up.

This way, the song will feel like she picked it out.

After taking some time, I signaled Keun SeJin and stepped in.

"Come to think of it, you said you wanted to do something cool before."

"Yes, yes!"

"So, to the song you just mentioned...How about making it with this concept?"

I wrote lines and lyrics on a piece of paper.

Concept, expected effect, direction of the arrangement...

Moderate brainstorming to make it look like I came up with something on the spot.

"Something like that."

Since it was something I was also interested in, it became spontaneous and natural for me to write until I was done.

I hit the paper once and lifted my head.

Miry-nay's 1st place had her eyes sparkling.

It worked.

"I love it!"

"Besides...No, yes. I think sunbae-nim gave very good feedback!"

That's great. I think she says that partly because of my position in society, but she also seems to have been sincere.

TN: He means that because he is sunbae-nim and at the same time older than her, she might not have wanted to give a contrary opinion for fear of your reaction. This is common in South Korean society as there will always be people who take advantage of their social position in a negative way.

Now, it is time to organize what we are going to show.

"Oh~ everyone is interested in this kind of thing. Then, the items on the stage will be easy to get, right? I think this would be perfect!"

After listening to the two, SeJin pointed at one of the remaining stage devices with his finger.

Laser

In this way, the perfect picture was completed without wasting time on revisions.

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