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Chapter 348

TeSTAR's new song caused a lot of buzz since the first performance.

Let's watch the broadcast from the original source.

I put "You got a chance," the American variety show we appeared on, in the search box.

Then, I nodded after confirming that English phrases like "Who are those guys wearing jackets?" were auto-completed.

It's a classic.

It's the only performance we did on a major entertainment show favored by the American public. That means we made a good impression there.

That's why the first big show is so important. It's not like we grind our teeth and do a lot of tricks for nothing.

"There's a lot of comments asking why we're not a band. I guess we did a good performance, everyone is surprised~."

"Still, the use of sound effects and instruments used in the movie to give a genre similarity to bridge seems to have connected them properly."

"Oh~ you're right. Not many people are uncomfortable with the song."

"The person here asks who CheongWoo hyung is. Can I write the answer?"

"Wait, YooJin-ah."

It's connected to the image of the movie, and I'm happy that various noises that exclaim likes and dislikes come out. It's a precious amount of buzz.

Naturally, the amount of views to our music video increases, and it highlights the increase of listeners to our song on music platforms globally.

'It's a level of exposure that's hard to expect in Korea.'

I am following a process of steps for our performance to gain more recognition to get more responses. I guess it is similar both in Korea and overseas.

-What kind of training did you receive to do that? KPOP needs training, right?

└They are from an audition program, which means they are not the beneficiary-victims of KPOP's factory system!

...Meanwhile, some people make pseudo-style sales publications that skillfully mix truth and rumor, but I'm going to use that too, so let's move on.

In any case, we seem to have received rave reviews in Korea as well.

-They are so good

-How can this be a live broadcast with no AR or post edit? The fans will be fucking full even if they don't eat. It's too cool

-How the hell can they do cartwheels after doing the cannon formation;;; If it were me, I would have broken my neck by now.

Originally, if we had displayed it in Korea, the general public might have thought "fans will support it" and skipped the video without clicking to watch it.

Of course, the stage where we did the performance was chosen well enough to meet the expectations for them to click on it.

Because of that, the members who hit their heads and said "My lungs are going to burst" after doing the performance changed their attitude.

"We did pretty well. Waah, even our fingers synchronized perfectly."

"Yeah, y-you all have good energy...It was a great performance...it fits the song."

"Yeah! It was really great."

Now, including Cha YooJin's statement that he now knows how to speak using the past tense correctly, the process of confirming the truth and accepting it has come to an end.

'We will move forward without any modification.'

I nodded with satisfaction.

And the following comeback show on Tnet and performances in nationally broadcast music shows once again captured Korean public opinion.

'The secondary song also got good reviews.'

The concept of a modern noir thriller using "Black Cat" had been diligently developed, and it was a waste to get rid of it, so we used it for a secondary song.

Unlike the main song, which is full of action and has a belligerent feeling, this one has an elegant flavor, which makes people who were disappointed with the other concept choose well according to their taste.

Obviously, people who were not disappointed with it also liked it.

-I love them both. From gentlemen to agents. TeSTAR, the GodSongB, does everything for their activities.

-Thanks a lot, guys. It's a feast (chewing)

TL/N: "GodSongB" means that he makes amazing side songs (B side). The user who wrote "chewing" means that he is eating well from the feast, i.e., he is enjoying the various side songs on the album.

Because of this, every time we monitor, members' faces shine brightly.

"This performance has also received good responses."

"Iyaa, my fatigue is disappearing."

Looking realistically, it is the best result we could have obtained.

It's a warm environment that is neither boiling water nor ice water, which is rare for TeSTAR, a group that has been going on for several years of haphazard life, as expected from the outcome of a popular survival program.

Even if we look for the best comments in publications highlighting the sociocultural side, only good words run.

-This is what enhances national prestige. Korea's unique Haetae style~ TeSTAR greatly disseminates Haetae, the apostle of righteousness~

On the subject of attracting attention, we were almost like a drug.

Doesn't everyone who wants to become an idol dream of having such a hopeful image?

Also, at this point, they finally started publishing articles from our independent label.

[The start of "ORBIT," TeSTAR's label..."We will showcase our ability to develop artists."]

Ryu CheongWoo smiled at the article.

"It means "Orbit," right?"

"Yes."

I created it. It was not intentional.

'These bastards were unnecessarily trying to give grandiose names to the label.'

The first name they suggested for our company was "Super Nova."

'Why are they trying to attract aggro with the label name?'

Since it's an in-house agency label, I thought there would be no need to emphasize it more, so I put it together from my perspective.

"I think it's cool because it feels like a planetary orbit. Listening to it again, it sounds good."

"Thanks."

Anyway, the fans loved it.

Of course, the shareholders loved it too.

-From being in a Hollywood movie to putting out a good album, these guys are doing very well. I hope they don't lower their expectations

-TeSTAR is very good. I'm glad to have seen them on "14th Floor." I plan to follow them until the end of the year ^^

TL/N: "14th Floor" is a YouTube channel created by the digital content team at MBC 14th Floor, a South Korean radio and television group. It creates videos with diverse informative and entertaining content for 20-30 year olds.

Throughout the week, we have seen good news from the translated overseas reactions, and fans are delighted with the overflowing content.

And the public drank kimchi soup in one gulp while waiting for the Billboard ranking, which will only be revealed next Thursday.

-No, since they have already appeared in an American variety show...

-I think this time it will also be a professional success, but we must not let our guard down, we have to work hard!

-What is this? Why are there so many TeSTAR translation accounts?

Although the fans were overwhelmed by the situation, they themselves were also looking forward to it, so they commented like crazy with happiness, anticipation, worry, and confusion.

Among them, of course, there were also some who talked about our actions.

-They will go to the U.S. after going on music shows.

-ㅇㅇ, there are no articles to confirm it, but it seems they have received many love calls from the United States.

-Ja, it seemed like they had stuck to Limestone anyway, but they are actually trying to enter the U.S. with gritted teeth.

└Yeah, right? Even though everyone wanted to poke their ass with a pincer, they failed and Kingstar made the local responses go wild

└Hahahahahaha

Aggro is inevitable.

Bae SeJin opened his mouth with a trembling voice.

"This is the first time people have been so kind."

"That's true."

But it's like this for the public interest. This atmosphere is likely to establish us as an idol group of the nation.

The atmosphere was very good when the music video was released and it was still the same even though it had already been a week since the release.

In this situation, anyone would nod their head and say, "They're just walking down a road full of flowers."

"That's right. It's too good."

"Y-yes....."

However, the faces of those who say this do not have a comfortable smile befitting those with a happy ending.

So how are they doing?

It looks like a cold sweat will start to trickle down their foreheads.

In common words, they seem to say "Hey, what should I do?"

It's the expression one shows when they think they are destined to get screwed.

The reason...is because we were getting closer and closer to a date.

"...But we're going to crush this with our hands soon, aren't we?"

"Yes."

I nodded.

"...Let's enjoy it while we can."

"Okay..."

Those who stuck their noses back in their phones began to enjoy the sweetness of public opinion.

And a few days later, the one responsible for the bitter taste began to raise his head.

* * *

Long before the Billboard ranking came out.

On Monday, as the week began, an article appeared.

[After TeSTAR made a popular appearance on a U.S. variety show, will it continue to be a trend? Will it continue to be a trend?]

By now, everyone must have clicked on the article thinking they will do something new.

You're probably thinking, "Oh, they'll appear on a US variety show again."

However, by reading the article carefully, they will know the identity of the entertainment program that TeSTAR will be appearing on.

[Don't mess it up]

It is an entertainment program that is not very famous in Korea, so everyone will want to watch, but the atmosphere will change when someone who knows it starts to testify.

-Oh...I don't like it because it has a B-rated show vibe, but worst of all, the guests are sent to do weird challenges...

In other words, it's a kind of entertainment program that gives people difficult tasks to annoy them, mess them up and see their reactions.

In short, it is a B class.

-It's not a program where popular kids go out. Why do they want to go out in a program like this?

-It's perfect to forget the good image they caused us when we saw them in the movie and in their first performance...Hah...

However, TeSTAR will only appear in one segment of the program.

A segment in which, typically, 10 teams appear, so their appearance time during the entire program will be approximately 17 minutes.

'It's perfect to believe that we will only appear for a handshake and nothing more.'

But that's not all.

For reference, a famous and fairly highbrow talk show airs at the same time as this program.

And most of the world-renowned groups, headed by VTIC, appeared on that show.

In other words, we could have appeared there, but we turned it down and came up with this B-class program.

At this point, you can already guess the atmosphere.

-Are they crazy?

-Why the hell would they go there? I don't understand

-Hahahahaha it's so frustrating.

Moreover, it would be the first time for a KPOP idol group to appear on the program.

Even one of the previous producers made xenophobic comments, so it is a program that has been branded black among local people.

It means our treatment can't be good.

-Huh...

-Hahahahahahaha

What happened after this news circulated on the Internet?

"...Hmm, are you calm?"

"Yes."

Somehow, it's being ignored as if nothing happened.

'I figured as much.'

If we admit this as an embarrassing mistake by TeSTAR, doesn't it feel like we're losing vicarious satisfaction?

Since it didn't match the taste of the gukppong they enjoyed, everyone pretended not to see it and deliberately didn't mention it.

'The fans are quiet too.'

That's another reason.

'They're holding back because that's their strategy.'

TeSTAR's recent momentum is so good that they are angrier, but at the same time, they don't want to cut that momentum, so they are keeping quiet.

It's because there's no benefit to canceling an already scheduled time slot, especially a time slot for an American entertainment show, when there's no way to cancel it without having a replacement or causing an uproar.

So, overall, the volume of TeSTAR buzz died down and the accolades and reactions that were heating up died down like blowing out a candle.

All that remains is a mental victory type defense video from Gukppong channels.

"....."

"....."

It's a rare situation where people don't go overboard with insults even after hurting the public's heart, but it might be more convenient for them to curse them out.

Notice Bae SeJin, who already knows why that program has that image, is with a sad face because while searching the translation channel for overseas answers, he has noticed that they have stopped uploading them.

"....."

"Hyung."

"I know. I know it's necessary!"

That's right. Everything has been previously discussed.

KPOP is no longer an unknown genre in the U.S., but a genre with a solid fan base as a subculture.

The benefit obviously is great, but in the end, it also has the effect of making only people who have seen it, see it.

'We collaborated with the Limestone film to avoid that.'

So, if we want to have our own plate and go in the direction that everyone else is doing, we can't keep eating off Limestone's huge plate.

Bae SeJin remembered that and nodded.

"...We just have to do it right as we planned."

"Yes."

I shrugged my shoulders. Then I tapped Cha YooJin's shoulder who was standing next to me.

"He organized everything. He's originally from that place."

"That's right. Trust me! I'm good at it!"

"No, I do trust you!"

I let the two of them talk and looked at Seon AhHyun again, who stopped while monitoring the same.

As much as I tried hard for us to do this activity, I thought I would pay attention to the atmosphere being great before confirming...But, did he just raise his thumb...?

"Of course I believe in you...!"

"Oh, thank you."

"Yes!"

Yeah, hmm, so it's okay then.....

'I'll do one last check.'

I relaxed my shoulders and checked once again the best comments from the first performance we did, which were still moderate.

There are quite a few comments talking about me.

-I was lying down and as soon as Park MoonDae came in, he made me sit up straight hahahahahahahahahaha I think I'm crazy.

-If it had been AR, I obviously would have added the sound of his breathing, but he doesn't have a cowardly conscience and he conquered us using only his vocal cords

└Jajajajajajaja

-I remind you that Park MoonDae is the main vocal of Top grade; that's why he melts us.

These are very gratifying responses thanks to my statistics.

I thought about my status window.

It shows 'S+' in...my Singing stat.

That's right, I added the remaining point to the Vocal stat.

If I had put it in Dancing, which is listed as 'B+,' it would have changed to 'A-'. So why didn't I do that?

This is because I saw and compared various skill levels in real life and was convinced.

'The grade 'S+' means 'perfection.''

For example, there is a guy whose talent statistics finally reached S+ after this album.

[Name: Cha YooJin]

Talent : S+

This guy will now be looked at by people on the street just for covering any song. The bounce effect, which used to be a bit arbitrary, acts as a point.

Plus...there's also another guy with 'S+' stats in another group.

I frowned.

[Name: CheongRyu (Shin JaeHyun)]

Dance: S+

It's CheongRyu.

The target of his 'S+' degree of dance is perfectly optimized to be the dancing center of a KPOP group.

With the right power and precise nuance, the "ideal" power and strength emerge when implemented with the desired intention.

Perhaps it may seem feasible if you gather some C and D grade guys and put them by your side.

In fact, considering that the 'EX' grade seems to be at the level of a great man of some legend, 'S+' is the final grade where a person can sublimate into art.

So, to completely block the number of cases where "our song doesn't work," the best thing to do was to raise the singing grade to 'S+.'

'I couldn't miss it.'

And...there was one more reason why I didn't raise the dancing grade.

...Because I'm in a group, not alone.

There are so many good dancers.

Not that I have the level to be a center in dance break, but right now it's no problem to complete the group choreography with a 'B+' grade.

'I need to do what I'm good at to excel more.'

It's more helpful to the quality of the team to play my role at a higher quality.

And, besides me, everyone else did the same.

I looked around with rather satisfied eyes. The guys who stopped monitoring seem pretty reliable.

Anyway, it was time to use the voice that became 'S+' once again.

This shooting will end well and we will achieve results...

"Wah~ it seems that one of the production team members posted that our company contacted them and that's why we voluntarily appear on their program. Iyaa~ that's really awesome."

"....."

I'll see those damn dogs after the shooting.

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