It was a national rule for the winner of the previous season to appear on the audition program.
In particular, Testar was the living witness of ’s success so if I were the staff of the production team, I would have definitely asked them to appear.
And since the current agency was also affiliated with T1, of course, it was impossible to refuse.
“Guys, think about it. Wouldn’t it be cool? It’s the appearance of the champion!”
“Oh~”
Keun Sejin laughed at the manager’s words. He wanted to tell him not to talk nonsense, but it seed he was holding back.
“Have you already talked about us appearing?”
“Hmm, I guess. They think you’ll keep your loyalty since we’re from the sa company.”
Saying sothing like loyalty.
‘Half of the guys here have been smashed with their bad policy more than once.’
Perhaps everyone thought the sa, I noticed so of them looked a little incredulous or laughing bitterly.
However, Cha Eugene raised his hand while making a face of thinking deeply about sothing.
“Hyung-nim! Is it girl this ti?”
“Huh? Ah, the participant?”
“Yes!”
“Right, it’s girls!”
“Oh.”
Cha Eugene said with a serious face.
“There are fans who think of as their boyfriend. I don’t like it!”
“Cough!”
Seon Ahyeon choked.
“Hey, then, you just have to be careful~ You’re not going to date them!”
“When you et a good person, it’s natural to date! I don’t know how I would feel!”
“You just have to say sothing nice on the set! You won’t have any chance to go that far, Eugene!”
He was right.
‘They’re not going to make us particularly intertwined on the screen.’
T1 also wouldn’t want to rip out Testar’s stomach that laid golden eggs. This wouldn’t unnecessarily hurt Testar’s brand image.
However, there would be room for participants to be misunderstood due to the editing.
‘Participants who neglect practice because they are distracted by the appearance of a popular idol…’
It was a very familiar format. It even made feel nostalgic.
It was just tiring to get involved in such things. And it wasn’t the only risk factor.
‘I think those bastards are going to ss around.’
Since season 3 we did was so successful, in season 4, various forces would work hard to control and dominate it.
If you looked at the ti period, it wouldn’t be strange if it started last year, but it wasn’t surprising that it got delayed by a year.
‘There is a 10% chance of controversy.’
I didn’t want to get involved in that ss.
‘I’ll take care of myself as much as I can.’
I wondered if it was fine to focus on appearance rather than looking cool, so I should give a briefing later.
I sighed inside, and then Kim Raebin, who was sitting next to , raised his hand.
“Then, let’s give the song that fits girls’ key that I wrote this ti as a mission song…”
“Don’t.”
“No, Raebin.”
“…? Alright.”
Before the manager could answer, Kim Raebin lowered his hand again in response to the pouring refusal.
It was good that he wasn’t stubborn.
‘Use your passion to produce sowhere else.’
We would go with the flow of not getting involved as much as possible.
‘When will we shoot?”
“Uh, next week? It doesn’t take long, you’ll only do it briefly in between.”
“Oh~”
I leaned back on the backrest listening to the conversation between the manager and Keun Sejin.
“Oh, it’s Thursday. There’s a variety show scheduled for Moondae!”
Oh, I knew what he ant.
* * *
“, the best singer character…”
“It’s Park Moondae’s ‘Groom in May’!”
Poof!
There was a burst of confetti and cheers.
I could already see captions like ‘Three consecutive victories!’ above the panelists clapping their hands.
“Congratulations!”
It was the ‘Groom in May’ stage that I hadn’t done in a while because it got canceled for 4 weeks due to a special program.
And it was also my last victory.
Because in this program, in order to maintain originality, the number of tis a character could show up was limited to three.
‘It’s over.’
The timing was perfect.
For the second ti, I sang a rhythmical tango, and this ti, I sang a faint night song to reminisce mories.
‘Of course, I arranged the climax longer.’
Thanks to that, I was able to win three tis before getting off, so it was nice.
I exchanged my last impressions with the panelists in moderation.
Now, let’s say thank you to the viewers and the mbers…
“Moondae-ssi, do you have any thoughts about showing up as a new character?”
“Right! I’m so sad to let you go~”
They said that but I knew I would just be digging my own grave.
“If there’s a chance, I hope I can see you again later. I had a lot of fun when I played as Groom in May.”
This was the truth.
‘Thanks to them, I recovered quickly.’
Having a schedule that I had to prepare alone helped sotis when I was uncomfortable eting Ryu Chungwoo.
It was nice not having the ti to think about anything else since I got busier.
‘…Having counseling in between was helpful.’
It was embarrassing to admit this, but confiding in an expert, even if it was only scratching the surface, certainly worked.
Thanks to that, I had no other thoughts right now. The number of consultations was also reduced.
‘I think I can settle the status window without any difficulties.’
While I was organizing the current situation in my mind, the MC continued diligently.
I should focus on the shoot, too.
“The Groom in May, who won the Hall of Fa with three consecutive wins, will be produced as character rchandises with the support of the Korean Culture and Arts Council.”
For reference, this was a kind of public service project, but the profits were not returned to the broadcasting station and were all donated.
“Please pay a lot of attention to this product to help malnourished children, dear viewers!”
But the donation wouldn’t be under my na, it would be under this program.
‘Those guys rob .’
They robbed the tax benefits, too.
Of course, thanks to this, popularity was the only thing I gained. If there were any problems with rchandising, it’s would be the broadcasting station’s fault.
“Thank you for your ti.”
“We love it, too~”
“See you again!”
A staff mber ca out of nowhere and put a doll in my arms. It was a ‘May Groom’ doll with flowers on its face.
‘Oh, my God.’
They even made use of this segnt for promotion.
I smiled and waved the doll once, nodded to the judges and the audience, and ca down the stage.
I could hear the MC shouting the ending remarks from above.
“Thank you for your hard work~”
“Thank you for your hard work, Moondae-ssi!”
“Thank you, thank you.”
This sense of accomplishnt was pretty nice. I fiddled with the stuffed doll in my hand.
‘…Should I put it in my bedroom?’
The roommates would change soon, so I would have to arrange so other place to celebrate when I changed my room later.
‘Then, this is fine.’
The entertainnt show that I started alone was now over.
It was ti to go and finish filming Testar’s birthplace entertainnt show.
“Moondae, welco~”
“How was it?”
I was questioned as soon as I got into the car.
I waved the doll.
“I won.”
“Oh~”
Applauses rang out. It wasn’t even their business, but their response was good. With this montum, I thought I could play an active role as a reaction bot on ’s set.
“I-Is this the prize?”
“Yeah.”
“Wow…”
“It’s better than I thought. I think it’d be nice if we make sothing like this and put it in the album~”
After undergoing a business analysis, the flower head doll settled in front of the window behind the seat.
And the car moved straight ahead and stopped in front of a familiar huge building on the outskirts.
“Wow… It hasn’t changed a bit.”
“It’s been a long ti.”
I bet my flower head doll that ‘I didn’t want to see you again’ was omitted in that sentence.
Even Ryu Chungwoo murmured a little bitterly.
“Hmm… Yes. Let’s do well.”
“Yes.”
Revisiting the script that we had already learned, Testar entered the filming set of
And I ca to confirm the situation that they had notified.
“Heol! Guys!”
“Oh~ Hello!”
Ins the filming set, there was Gold 1’s group… Golden Age.
Of course, that group wasn’t the only one here. Over there, Gold 2 was glancing this way.
“Oh, Heeseung, it’s been a long ti. You said you’re a model, you seem to be doing well?”
“Hehe, of course! Sejin hyung-nim, how have you been?”
The production team gathered all the participants who had been active to so extent after appearing in season 3.
‘Isn’t this number too much?’
It seed they were planning to launch after raising its popularity to the fullest, but I thought it would be counterproductive because the audience was quite divided due to the gender difference.
‘Well, it’s none of my business.’
It would be better if season 4 failed.
If it worked as well as season 3, even if the gender was different, the survival group’s favorite rank would change, so things would leak.
It would be best if the show failed because it wasn’t fun, rather than because of a fairness controversy issue.
‘Hmm, I don’t know how it will be.’
Let’s finish the shoot safely.
“Ah, Testar is here~ Welco! Thank you.”
Testar shook hands with the extrely friendly PD and greeted the writers. Among them was writer Ryu Seorin.
“Hello.”
The writer who gave a business card at a karaoke room and the person who caused controversy over her family relationship with Ryu Chungwoo.
And if showed up in my original body, most likely, my relative…
‘That’s enough.’
Anyway, writer Ryu Seorin got over the situation without pretending to know anyone in particular. It was quite a wise decision.
The PD gave a short briefing before shooting.
“Everyone, you’re all familiar with the direction, right?”
“Yes!”
“Please be cool~ Cool!”
According to his brief, the direction of our appearance was like this.
After playing the ‘Idol Inc Season 3 Achievent Video’ to the participants, the people in the video suddenly appeared in front of them, said a word of support, asked questions, and left… they explained like that.
‘My hands and feet are shriveling up.’
I could do it just fine. However, it was embarrassing to see clearly what kind of effect the person who planned this was aiming for.
“D-Do you want so chocolate?”
“…Yeah. Give one.”
“Give one, too!”
I should charge myself with sugar.
After munching on the chocolate Seon Ahyeon gave , it wasn’t long before the ti to shoot ca.
“You’ll enter in 5 seconds~”
Season 3 participants, who were waiting at the device in front of the ranking announcent set, appeared in front of season 4 contestants on a lift together.
I could already hear a scream.
“Uaaah!”
“It’s real? Is this real?”
I couldn’t believe this direction either, but it was real.
‘No way, you’re not going to edit more excessively because I won first place, right?’
I was already worried about the monitoring.
* * *
“Whoa.”
“Ah, it was more nerve-wracking than I thought.”
The cara followed even after the shooting was over, probably for the behind-the-scenes story.
I smiled roughly, waved my hand, and threw another cheering remark.
“Fighting!”
“I hope season 4 will be the best.”
Just because I said I wanted it to be the best didn’t an it would really beco the best, so I could say whatever I wanted.
But… Because the filming was so embarrassing, my hands were sweaty. Should I go wash up?
“Ah, I’m going to the bathroom for a minute.”
Instead of the manager who was away sowhere, Keun Sejin looked up while looking at his smartphone.
“You’re not going to ask for the participants’ number, are you, Moondae? I trust you~”
“Yeah.”
Perhaps because I had seen another season 3 contestant flirting with to get my number, I didn’t even feel like asking if he had gone crazy.
‘I guess she’s confident she won’t get caught.’
I shrugged my shoulders and walked down the hall.
As I walked further away from the noisy set, I suddenly heard a sound following from behind.
‘No way?’
When I turned my head, a different person than I expected was standing there.
It was Choi Wongil.
Did he have a reason to follow ?
“Hyung.”
“…?”
Choi Wongil spoke with a conflicted face.
“What is it?”
“…I don’t know how to tell you this. Be careful.”
“What should I be careful about?”
“Us, the agency.”
“…”
You’re bringing this up yourself?
For now, to prevent the sa disaster as last ti, I made sure that there was no one around.
“There’s no one. I’ve checked.”
Sigh.
‘I guess you’ve learned a little on your own.’
I smiled and completely turned to Choi Wongil.
“Yeah. What about your agency?”
“…Do you know our main vocalist? Not , that hyung.”
“Oh, him.”
It seed he was talking about the Golden Age guy who played the Chicken with Ribbon when I was the ‘Groom in May’ in .
“Yeah. I know him. What about him?”
Choi Wongil mumbled.
“I think he’s comparing himself… with hyung.”
“With ? Comparing about what?”
Why would he do such a reckless thing when he got a K.0 in My Singer? With the person who won first place in the survival show, at that.
Choi Wongil lowered his head.
“That, about your educational background…”
“…!”
“He’s a Korean university student.”
Oh, my God.
‘There’s that.’
Right. This ‘Park Moondae’ didn’t even graduate from high school.
After living as a college graduate, I beca an idol right away, so I almost forgot the educational background of ‘Park Moondae’.
Sotis it ca out as aggravating noises, but even that didn’t co out often these days.
‘That ans it’s a weak material.’
I wasn’t the only idol who dropped out of school in the first place.
It only stood out when the family history was stolen during .
It also played a role in thickening the background of the character of ‘Park Moondae’, so it wasn’t particularly a weakness.
This ant, if they did this wrong, even if it was Golden Age, they could get the backlash that accused them of persecuting people.
It was kind of weird to say this, but I wasn’t unpopular.
‘You must have already guessed that they’re skilled in things like this.’
I purposely inspected Choi Wongil.
“Isn’t that too much? I want to know if you’re certain.”
“…I don’t know. They’re not telling , but I heard it from the company sohow… They asked that hyung to act like a young master. They also told him to use Park Moondae hyung as a material…”
“…”
So, instead of sticking to one-on-one, he was being pushed into the image of a golden spoon with the impression of ‘an elite with exceptionally good academic background and family’.
And I guessed they were thinking of using as one of the nurous counter-examples.
‘They do all kinds of things.’
Of course, I didn’t know if they would really use , but this attempt was certainly worth a try for an agency that was skilled at dia play.
“I-I’m sorry I don’t know. It’s just… I’ve caused you a lot of trouble… I wanted to apologize, so I told you. I’m sorry.”
“…Okay.”
I held back my sigh.
“First of all… Thank you.”
“……!”
Choi Wongil seed surprised, but he nodded with a more relaxed face.
“Thank you. I, uh, I’m going….”
“Yeah. Go ho safely.”
I saw Choi Wongil running and disappearing, then I clicked my tongue inwardly.
‘It’s so vague.’
This wasn’t sothing I could do anything about even if I knew. I had no intention of doing anything useless like taking the CSAT again and going to college.
‘For now, it’s important that I have known it in advance.’
And I didn’t think there would be a big problem even in case of an ergency. I’d just get a little annoyed.
I shrugged and continued walking down the hallway.
‘I don’t have ti to go to the bathroom.’
After walking quite a bit, I got closer to the entryway. So I thought of turning that way and leaving the set.
And I saw an unexpected encounter at the entryway on the other side.
“… I hope you will think about it! That sunbae is a really nice person.”
“…”
A staff and Bae Sejin were finishing a conversation.
‘PD?’
To be exact, the stiff-faced Bae Sejin had received sothing from one of the producers of .
The PD soon left, and I approached Bae Sejin.
“Hyung.”
“…Huh, oh.”
Bae Sejin seed a little dazed.
“Is sothing wrong?”
“That….”
Bae Sejin looked a little conflicted, but soon swallowed and said.
“He asked if I have any thoughts on doing a drama.”
“…!”
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