156. Those who want to wear the crown (2)

[Comeback acting, a red light for K-K's activities!]

[K.K's comeback is scheduled in early July... [For health reasons]

["Let's take some more rest and see you in good health!"]

[K.K.'s comeback postponed]

[Who's the next artist to come back with?]

[Looking forward to the singers!]

-Don't get sick and stay healthy, Hyungseo!

-Let's be healthy, Hyungseo! 22222

-Let's be healthy, Hyungseo! I'll wait... 33333

-I cried during study hall because I was worried about Hyungseo oppa.crying

-I'm picking on my precious Hyungseo! The sky is indifferent! Hyungseo's honey voice is the truth!

-((((Hyungseo's sweet voice)))))))

-I hope you rest well and come out healthy

-I couldn't sleep all night because I was worried about Hyungseo. I'm going crazy Hyungseo, you're okay, Hyungseo?

-Hyungseo's fans will be really worried.. I'm worried like this, too

- We'll lend all the tissues we have to Hyungseo's fans.

- DOWOOK Mari's tissue team

-Don't overdo it and let's take a good rest! I'll wait...

-Did your vocal cords get damaged because you drank too much coke?LOL

-Are you a fighter? Do you want to play?

-Are you the sensitive boss? Don't pick a fight(Laughing)

-I wanted to listen to Kei's songs. There are so few songs to listen to these days

-Hello ^^ I'm a fan of a passing M2M! Please call the man-to-man! It's great! I guarantee it!

- If the fans guarantee it, who will believe it?

-Call me. It's good. I can't wait to listen to K-K's song.

-Who's waiting for KK's comeback? Just wait for the pasoonies.

-Everything but you ^^

-Sir! I don't think there's anyone waiting for you here

- I'm looking forward to KK's new song.

- I listened to "Call Your Love" with Lil a lot recently, so it broke

-They said it's gone(Laughing)

- I'm looking forward to it too. ♡ Let's get well soon!

-You've been working like a cow, and it's time to rest

-please upgrade to a cultivator!

-What's with the cultivator?(Laughing)

-Grandpa, go to sleep.

-K,K, way to go!(Crying)! Don't forget that there's always a key ring behind you!

It was because of the quarter that the comeback, which was possible at the end of June even if it was delayed by a month, was postponed to July. During the awards ceremony, there were cases where awards were given for quarterly grades.

At the end of June, the album sales will be processed in the second quarter, so it was better to aim for the third quarter.

HIT Entertainment has revealed the truth about the reason for delaying KK's comeback schedule. Ahn Hyung-seo's neck problem and the members' overall conditions were not good, so a news article immediately went out that they would make a comeback after recovering.

It was unwelcome news for those who were waiting for K-K's album, but there were no people who forced them to push ahead with their comeback because it was a health problem.

Fans' reactions were as expected. There were only fans who were worried about Ahn Hyung-seo, who practiced enough to show symptoms of vocal cord nodules, and even worried about other members' physical condition, but there were no fans who criticized Ahn Hyung-seo.

Rather, due to the concerns of the members, the unity of K-K fans was at its peak. Many people were preparing to jointly purchase the album while waiting for their comeback. On top of that, they're saving money for advertising support to celebrate their comeback, asking for an event for K-K, who had suffered in many ways.

They're sorry for making fans worried, but it certainly helped them hold on to fans rather than just announcing that their comeback schedule had been delayed or proceeding without any notice.

Kwon Heung-jo, the production director, talked a lot about taking this period as an opportunity through meetings. On top of that, like KK, the employees who had been running nonstop tried to get a new foothold.

Lee Dae-hyung, head of the fan-marketing team, was planning his own reality program inside the company to prevent fans from leaving during a long hiatus.

In addition to releasing the behind-the-scenes video, it was about the members playing games in their accommodation. It was in the process of coordinating production with the video team to produce about five films in 10 minutes.

The external filming team, which was preparing for the concept photo and music video, was also preparing for a new filming that was not attempted due to the new too tight schedule. The overall visual concept scale of the next album was likely to grow significantly.

It was so difficult that even the KK members are having a hard time learning the choreography after 3 to 4 days. The choreography in question can be further improved. Since it is not a tight schedule, it is possible to improve the completeness of the choreography by preparing step by step.

However, other than "Call You the Love", there was a part that kept bothering them that KK's music was not released.

It was a time when the music chart gradually grabbed and shook the music market. The public did not forget the singer's name only when their name are steadily posted on the music chart.

KK's full-length album was pushed back, which meant that subsequent Okay Unit albums or Do-wook's solo albums were also pushed back sequentially.

"The name of the company... Was it Young & Su?............."

To fill the gap, Do-wook searched for the name of the production company on his cell phone, thinking of other options. When he searched for Young & Soo, information on the production company appeared. Do-wook nodded as he watched the dramas he produced.

'This is the right place.'

Do-wook sent a text message to Shim Joon, the head of the album production team.

[Do you know anyone from the drama production company, Young & Su?]

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A few days later, Do-wook had a late lunch with Oh Baek-ho and Lee Dae-hyung. It was arranged by Oh Baek-ho. It was a Korean restaurant specializing in bibimbap near the office. The restaurant at 2 p.m. on weekdays was so quiet that the hustle and bustle of lunch time was unpredictable.

Of the 50 tables, only three or four tables were in progress. The three sat by the sunny window and ordered three bowls of bibimbap. After drinking water, Oh Baek-ho and Lee Dae-hyung, the head of the team, spoke about the baseball game on the news last night.

"I can't believe it's 17 to 3. I wondered if there was a game with such a big score difference in the recent game."

"I don't watch baseball very much, but the Internet was plastered with the news, so I watched it, too. It's going to be hard to make that score difference."

"Of course, of course. No way. Wow, really. It's a relief that it's not the team that I'm rooting for."

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung shook his head with his tongue. Do-wook quietly shook his head thinking that a bigger score difference of 23-1 would come out in the near future.

'Team leader Lee Daehyung's support team gets 1 point... That kind of game...'

Bibimbap just came out when we were talking about something boring. The story began in earnest while eating. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung naturally brought up the story of the day he met with Seo Jung-won.

When he was contacted by Seo Jung-won, he thought, "Is it a scout offer?" but when he went there, he was still surprised that it was a scout offer.

"Ara Entertainment is the No. 1 in the industry, so of course I have a special pride. And there are a lot of people. So it's very rare to recruit people who went to other companies again. It's a surprise."

In fact, the fact that he went out on the spot itself meant that he could leave HIT Entertainment. However, Do-wook did not feel bad about himself. Even when he came from Ara Entertainment to HIT Entertainment, he was offered a scout.

It was an individual's problem which company team leader Lee Dae-hyung chose. There was nothing to argue about.

"That's right. The team leader is a very coveted talent."

"No, it's not. I want to brag about myself. That's how much Ara is paying more attention to K-K than ever. They've never missed the top spot in a boy idol group."

However, it was a different matter if you were to steal the inside information of HIT Entertainment. That's why team leader Lee Dae-hyung also told Oh Baek-ho every detail in order to prevent misunderstanding since he chose HITA Entertainment. He also reported to Joanna.

"He pretended to praise me and asked me about K-K."

"What..."

"Well. What was Dae-jung's strategy? Looking closely, was it better to work with K-K than with M2M? It's like that. It's not true. It's obvious."

"There must have been nothing to hide. That's what it means to take the team leader."

"Ha ha. That's right. Director Seo... Actually, at the company, he knew I wanted to be an executive. Ara's company is so big that complicated interests are intertwined. I decided that it would be hard for me to take a certain position. Here it is. I told you before, but............."

DOWOOK nodded. Lee Dae-hyung, the team leader, told his innermost thoughts candidly, so Do-wook was also able to trust the team leader. The same was true this time.

"Director Seo promised to be appointed to the position of director within three years."

Oh Baek-ho opened his eyes wide as if he were a little surprised. He was one of the key figures in Ara Entertainment.

"What was the condition?"

Oh Baek-ho asked.

"In the next year, the man-to-man will to beat K-K. Investment or support was a condition that you didn't have to worry."

"Ah....."

Do-wook was surprised that there was a bigger deal than he thought. It was a suggestion that Lee Dae-hyung, the team leader, had no choice but to accept.

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung was able to do all the attempts he wanted to do with as much authority as he wanted through M2M.

Of course, if M2M fails to beat K-K within next year, team leader Lee Dae-hyung will not get the position, but that was all. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung actually didn't lose anything.

"But."

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung smiled a little and talked about why he turned down Seo Jung-won's offer.

"No matter how many people say that idols are made of singers... Although you actually get to the top and succeed. The efforts of the singers themselves are essential. If you look at the M2M now, you wouldn't have to worry about it...."

He nodded as if he knew what Oh Baek-ho meant. Lee Dae-hyung, the team leader,

"But I can't beat 'a singer who makes himself'. That's also a singer who makes "Jal." That's what K.K. is doing. KK even accepted the company as part of its 'self' as a member of the group. Where the singer and the company are separated, they can never beat it."

It was the relationship between HIT Entertainment and KK that team leader Lee Dae-hyung has felt so far. They all moved toward the top like one body.

And the K-K members. In particular, Do-wook was very talented. Everything was perfect. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung did not have the confidence to create a better group than KK at the same time.

"I wanted to be one body with K-K like this. I thought it would be better in my future. It would be a better specification to be in charge of marketing for KK than to be in charge of Ara Entertainment."

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung was convinced. The bigger world seemed to be calling for team leader Lee Dae-hyung. With that firm will and conviction, Do-wook and Oh Baek-ho were rather thrilled. It was a great review of KK.

'He's going to grow up.'

As he ran with KK without looking anywhere else, team leader Lee Dae-hyung's ability was being shown in a much more positive direction than when he belonged to Ara Entertainment, which had to walk on various tightrope.

"Probably, Director Seo Jung-won thought I would accept this proposal. You thought an ambitious man like me wouldn't refuse the position of the head of the first agency. But I refused..."

"Isn't something damaging to the team leader?"

When Do-wook asked, team leader Lee Dae-hyung shook his head.

"Well, it's true that it was taken, but what can I do? Unless I'm an employee of Ara Entertainment. More than that... He asked if I know reporter Choi Sung-joon."

"You mean reporter Choi Sung-joon?"

Oh Baek-ho asked back.

"Yes. He's the reporter who published a bad interview with Do-wook, right? So I answered that I had been apologized for something like that, but he thought we were close, but I said we weren't. He said he attacked Seo Kyung-joon."

Do-wook's prediction was correct. Seo Jung-won, seemed to have found out that Choi Sung-joon was behind Seo Kyung-joon's work. And somehow, he is suspicious of the relationship between reporter Choi Sung-joon and HIT Entertainment.

"Is there anything I don't know?"

Lee Dae-hyung, the team leader, asked. Oh Baek-ho and Do-wook's eyes crossed.
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