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Chapter 358

At the end of May this year, TeSTAR became a top-tier group flawlessly both at home and abroad.

If Miry-nay is their straight hoobae group, what does Park MinHa, who is actually the leader of Miry-nay, think of TeSTAR?

'I just...think it's a sunbae group.'

First of all, she hasn't even seen much of the members of that group recently. That's because even in the company, they don't even cross paths because they've created an exclusive area for the record label.

But there is this.

'...Good for them, I envy them!'

TeSTAR, which slipped out of the agency's CEO's hands, turned out to be a bit annoying, but really, there was no more enviable role model than that.

...And there was a certain sunbae member who contributed a lot to her thinking that way.

'...The fact that they got a record label and announced it at the awards show...He must have done it on purpose, right?'

That's right.

It's Park MoonDae, the 'Soft Bean Rice Cake and Apple Rice Cake Puppy,' who is in charge of being TeSTAR's lead vocalist.

Park MinHa shouted internally.

'What 'Puppy'!'

He is the one who dominates his company, an exceptional and extraordinary person. Someone who she couldn't understand what he was thinking, but when she came to her senses, it made her realize that everything was in the right place... Anyway, is that what they call that person?

"....."

'After describing him like that, in a sense, he seems to have been born to be an idol.'

Anyway, it was scary for her.

Thanks to this, she broke into a cold sweat trying to prevent her group mates from trying to get close to them to get along because they were a popular sunbae group.

'Having a relationship with the opposite sex is the poison of idols, how could I allow it to my unnies and dongsaengs!'

However, I didn't know how such a scary person could look so harmless when the camera was turned on.

'...Actually, I get the impression that he's someone hard to get close to.'

With many years of selfies, and (though Park MinHa didn't know it) investment in his statistics, Park MoonDae already seemed to be committed to his work surrounded by cameras.

But even now, when she sees it in videos, she finds it creepy that the image of a friendly dog fits him well.

He deserved to be a role model.

'...It's great. Really.'

For that reason, she also made her own resolution.

'I'll really do it right when the contract renewal season comes around!'

She'll protect her group and will never be taken as a pushover fool loser...!

However, when she had been doing that for a while, the person in question called.

That was very significant.

"Do you have any concerns these days?"

"....."

As soon as she heard that, all possible bad endings came to Park MinHa's mind.

What? What is it?

'What is he thinking about...?'

Then, like a reaction robot, she gave him an acceptable answer.

"I worry as much as other people! Still, I am satisfied with my life as an idol because I can meet my fans..."

"Hmm, yes."

Park MoonDae listened to her entire response without interrupting.

Thanks to this, her repertoire of responses for socializing was quickly exhausted.

'Agh!'

The pressure to say something else intensifies.

'Ah, please!'

She didn't have a close relationship with her sunbae-nim enough to tell him about her concerns!

Fortunately, Park MoonDae gave a hint just before Park MinHa gasped.

"I'm glad to hear that. By the way, do you have any other different concerns?"

"...About that, what kind of things do you mean when you say 'different...?'"

"I was wondering if the agency was working well recently."

"The agency?"

"Yes. Since TeSTAR became independent as a label, we have kept a certain distance, so I wouldn't know."

Park MoonDae explained calmly.

"But it seems that it still operates all the groups focused on the U.S. market. We are also active in that direction these days, so what about the hoobae groups?"

"Ah."

If that's the case.

For a moment, Park MinHa opened her mouth as a reflex action.

That was a problem she was really thinking about because there were so many things.

Even after saying it, she regrets saying, 'He caught me.' But she hadn't fallen into a trap, it was a springboard for a proposal that was very good for Miry-nay...

Of course, Park MoonDae was right to trap her.

* * *

"That's why I'm still working hard!"

"Hmm."

She summarized the information about the current situation in Miry-nay and the rookie group obtained in between the lines, which Park MinHa explained in considerable detail.

First of all, the current position of Miry-nay is...

'Ambiguous.'

She is stuck.

She thinks so too, but instead of swearing at the company, she glossed over it in a good way, though she seems to know that much of the momentum and controversy at the time of her debut has died down.

That's understandable. The connection with the domestic audience weakens as they continue to make music that can be leveraged to promote and conquer overseas.

'Still, their fandom is fine.'

As their own content is good and they have capital due to the good quality of their activities, the influx of their fandom itself is steady.

'That's how it has been consolidated.'

In short, although the general public's interest has waned and their music has weakened slightly, they have become an idol group whose album sales continue to increase thanks to their fandom

'Anyway, it has established itself as a successful idol group.'

If it made a good appearance to the public even just once, they could become a really popular group, but the company will be upset because it is still targeting only the United States.

Meanwhile, a new female idol group has debuted from YoungRin's company.

And it started to hit the jackpot.

"R-right, there are a lot of people who are good these days! We are also thinking that we should work harder."

What her words mean is the following.

'They feel threatened by overlapping positions.'

Fashionable female idol groups that are globally recognized, especially in the West.

They have two similar images.

The problem is not only that their images overlap in the U.S. market, but also that the sales score in Korea is blurred.

And the more intense rookie groups tend to take the place of others naturally.

So maybe this is the right time to get ahead, before the female rookie group becomes more popular.

I crossed my arms with my phone between my neck.

'...Okay.'

Miry-nay has an established top female group image and their album sales are solid.

The rookie female group, Powty, has powerful songs. Although their score in the overseas market is weak at the moment, their score in the domestic music market is also on the rise based on their popularity.

TL/N: The final scores are made by adding up all the scores achieved weekly. For this week, Powty surpassed TeSTAR in positions in the Billboard rankings, but since it is its first week, its final score is much lower compared to TeSTAR and Miry-nay, but if they don't do something to avoid it, it could become more popular and dominate the Billboard rankings for longer, making its final score surpass Miry-nay and even TeSTAR.

Each has its own strengths and weaknesses.

'I like playing more because I can plan to make it a perfect game.'

There's nothing more fun than watching a fight between two similarly positioned groups running side by side.

I came to that conclusion. But there was still one more hurdle to overcome.

'It's someone else's business.'

That's the intention of the person in question.

I waited moderately to respond to Park MinHa's words, then opened my mouth again when she finished.

"Yes, thank you for letting me know. And I have one more question."

"Which one?"

I asked slowly.

"Even if it gets a little noisy, don't you think it would be better if more people took an interest in the group's activities?"

"....."

You know what 'noisy' means.

'It means to be cursed.'

Obviously, the less popular the topic, the less insults you get.

Whether it's the way you talk, hand gestures, plastic surgery, past photos... I'm asking if you prefer a stable current situation to feeling the pain of being beaten over the head by absurd rumors.

'It's not uncommon for those who have experienced <Icorpo> to have trauma.'

I waited.

But after a while, a firm voice came out of the phone.

"Of course."

Excellent. She's got guts.

I approved her resolution, feeling satisfied.

"Then, I think the company can proceed like this."

"H-how?"

Like this...

From the next day on, headlines of articles focused on the entertainment industry began to appear.

* * *

[The global promotion of the rookie group, Powty, is... 'Breaking the records of female idol groups'?"]

[Powty beats Miry-nay and Blue Rain by becoming the '1st place in search index']

[Miry-nay announces comeback, is she aware of 'rookie monster'?]

The articles either mentioned it explicitly, or glossed over it a bit, but in the end, the tone was the same.

'Didn't Powty beat as soon as they debuted?'

Contents that subtly foreshadowed Powty's dominance filled the articles.

And obviously, the sounds that would come out in response began to come out.

There was extreme clamor of all kinds.

-Fck. Stop pulling each other's hair out.

-If it's going to be like this, let YoungRin make comeback... It's a rookie group, but someone built a building for them, you crazy bastards.

-But objectively, isn't it true that their scores are better than Miry-nay's? Why is that so hard for them to accept? Haha

└Stop looking for attention, aggro.

└Okey. You want to believe that I'm an aggro ㅠㅠ

TL/N: 'Someone built a building for them' refers to YoungRin helping her agency's development. When her group debuted, her agency was small and her group was not very popular if not for the fancam that GunWoo uploaded of her dancing in the rain, which generated interest from the general public and made her group gain recognition and popularity, helping the agency also have some dominance in the industry and now be able to do this with a newly debuted group.

But there was one thing in common.

Everyone believed that YoungRin's agency would have led to these promotional content items coming out.

Media play targeting high-profile celebrities in similar positions is a time-honored way to raise awareness.

Of course, unless YoungRin's company is a fool, it would have been planning to release a similar press release, and I have confirmed that is indeed the case.

When an employee of our company contacted the media, they said that the agency had already committed to airing it first for promotional purposes.

Thanks to that, I feel comfortable.

"So you like it? It's perfect because it just changed the subject."

The employee said it in a slightly excited voice.

It's because...

'This has helped us.'

I nodded.

It's kind of a donation.

Originally I didn't want them to play, but that agency helped us a little bit. It was something to be thankful for on a company level.

Well, the one I was trying to shoot wasn't Miry-nay, but TeSTAR, but... it's good for us to know.

I pulled down the screen of my phone.

There was a commotion as I pulled items from everywhere.

"The noise is good."

Miry-nay fans must be a little tired, but it's better to be wanted to eat you by someone popular than to stagnate and die.

Rivals are good for motivation.

'Besides, Miry-nay will have a comeback soon.'

It would be nice if this could lead to national dominance.

"Yes, I like the song!"

She sounded confident.

I smiled and tossed my phone aside.

Now all we have to do is wait until Miry-nay makes a comeback and the results come out.

'When the time comes, the company will take care of that and issue some press releases about our records... The results of the mission will be published within two weeks at the latest.'

Then, if there's no other change, we'll get over this hurdle.

'That's perfect.'

I rose from my seat stretching slightly.

"Ah."

I have one more thing to take care of.

Until the results come out, TeSTAR should be dominating with something that has nothing to do with these people.

And to help us with that... we'll have a separate activity that is both popular and evocative.

What could it be?

'It's a popular variety show just from us.'

Coincidentally, the production team of the entertainment show we did hotteoks on in the U.S. contacted us again.

It was just the right time.

* * *

"Good morning~"

"Good morning!"

"Aigo, TeSTAR members! Please take your seats! Aigo!"

A few days later, we were called to a meeting for a new entertainment program.

"If you look at the title..."

As for the presentation materials, even the logo has already been chosen.

<The grandchildren of that house>.

Starting from the poor humorous sense of that name, I sense something.

'It must be a crazy composition.'

I'd rather be assured that it will be good because I feel it will be a waste of time.

The writers on the production team, who looked familiar, explained with excited faces.

"They will go to a rural area, cook a little, cultivate and take care of a vegetable garden... We have prepared a really healing content."

"Ahaha, that's right!"

Of course it must be a trap. The members look at each other and nod.

'What could it be?'

'I think they're going to train us with some discipline.'

'That makes sense too.'

What if we end up in debt in the field this time and end up working on a fishing boat?

TL/N: In South Korea, some mafias enslave debtors by making them work on fishing boats to pay off their debts.

Although the author writer persevered.

"Oh, this time, they won't go fishing at all! They'll be having fun with the mini-games... but they definitely won't be going fishing."

Okay. Let's pretend we took the bait.

"Really?"

"Yes!"

The author states it vehemently. We tried to smile and nod, but before that, the writer added a comment.

With eyes burning with resentment.

"If not, you can sue us. Really!"

"....."

Sue you?

Ryu CheongWoo's face shows a sheepish smile. The others also have similar expressions.

'Hey, I think he's serious.'

Are you saying that you will make a simple healing program that touches the hearts of tired modern people?

"Since they are idols, they can make use of their professional skills and go with a meaningful feeling! They will also show a performance to the residents?"

Kim RaeBin admired.

"I think it will be a really meaningful opportunity!"

"Hmm, that's true. The purpose is good."

Bae SeJin is reviewing the data with a relieved expression and Seon AhHyun is taking notes.

Everyone has a calm atmosphere.

"Yes."

And I looked at Keun SeJin again.

He was smiling desperately, and the moment our eyes met, his pupils trembled.

'Okay.'

We have a big problem.

'They're really talking about healing.'

This production team has lost their sense of entertainment.

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