52. One tim Glory (2)

Within the community, fans of monsters and fans of other groups who had antipathy toward KK, who suddenly gained a lot of popularity, were organized and active.

They're deliberately voting for the group that was least likely to receive the Rookie of the Year award and the K-POP STAR award.

"Wow. What time do you set the time to vote?"

"I know, right."

"Looking at the nickname, they're fans of the monster hyungs... why?"

Jeong Min-ki muttered as if he didn't understand. Monster and K.K were not even competing groups, and since they were under the same agency, it could be said that they had a bond.

However, there's a reason why monster fans became the mainstay of KK's anti-activities.

Monster fans have grown dissatisfied with HIT Entertainment since K.K's debut. Fans insisted that Monster's activities were being delayed due to the new group K.K, and that the agency only cared about K.K. and that Monster was taking a back seat.

Milky Way and Monsters. It's true that HIT Entertainment, which had been taking care of the two groups, lost its mind when another group was created to take care of. Also, there was a part where they're able to focus on the Monster Turbo team Kei-K, who had settled down to a certain extent and was now having a hard time going up.

Even so, the reason why Monster's album plans were delayed was because the members didn't come out with a song that satisfied them all, and it wasn't just that HIT Entertainment put Monster behind them.

However, the arrows of monster fans have already turned to HIT entertainment.

What fueled it was the contents of an interview with the CEO of HIT Entertainment conducted by an economics magazine.

'HIT Entertainment is showing amazing growth than ever before. It's also because KK did well. Of course, the goal is to win an award. In order to be listed, the singers must do well.'

'It's complicated in the head with the thought of raising K.K as the best rookie. Complicated doesn't mean bad. It's a delightful complexity. KK is a possibility itself.'

There was no mention of monsters, and monster fans were outraged that they would focus on raising K-K in the future.

Milky Way and Monster were the groups that led the HIT Entertainment before KK. The reason why KK was able to be produced was because of the money Monster earned, but public opinion was formed to Monster fans that they were being neglected like this.

In addition, some of the products that KK recently modeled were advertisements in which Monster was a model, so the monster fans' dissatisfaction with the agency spread to a group called KK.

"Are you saying that we pushed out monsters?"

Jeong Min-ki touched his forehead as if his head hurt.

“There is also such a thing.”

“This is really unfair!”

On the screen Do-wook turned on, there were rumors related to the relationship between the monster and KK.

It was a kind of rumor that the KK members thought they were the best because of the sudden popularity they gained, and the company didn't even say hello to their senior, Monster, because they said yes or no.

'Certainly, it's not like the arrows will come towards us this far. However… … … … … .

The popularity of Monster, which inevitably declined as the years of debut accumulated. The feeling of going down is not only felt by idols. Fans felt the same way. Rather, there were many times when the fans felt sensitive.

The drop in popularity of monsters was not anyone's fault, but when the target of the fans' anger, who had no place to go, was decided, and the anger gathered in one place, it became stronger.

Trying to understand it is irrational anyway. It's a matter of how to solve it.'

Jung Min-ki made a face as if it is really unfair and said.

“I have to tell Baekho hyung and explain it no matter how, right?”

"The fan-marketing team will monitor this much, so they should already know. The clarification will only increase the work."

"Aigoo. No."

"Yes. And it's a bit like a company getting involved in a fight behind the scenes with fans like this."

Jeong Min-ki nodded as if he understood what Do-wook said. Still, however, his expression did not get better.

It's unfair, and it's true that he is worried about voting. Even if it didn't have much of an impact on the Rookie of the Year award, it is still something worrisome.

Also, he did not want the K-KPOP STAR award to be used like this, it wasn't even a proper fan vote.

'Certainly, it is not possible for the celebrity or agency to intervene in the fans' fight.

It won't look good either. What should be hoped for will be resolved naturally but still, it does not guarantee that it could be solve this way.

***

After arriving in Korea, the KK members first took a break at the dorm. Dowook visited the HIT Entertainment office while the members were resting at the dorm.

Two large whiteboards hung inside the office.

One was a whiteboard on which the overall annual plan was written. On the board with the dates from January to December, the plans for Milky Way, Monster, and KK's activities were marked with black, red, and blue pens.

Another whiteboard had a month-long schedule.

KK's Japanese schedule, which was held for three days, was also meticulously written in blue pen.

Do-wook quickly checked the schedules of the monsters written in red. They have music broadcasts today and tomorrow, and a radio schedule at 8 p.m. the day after tomorrow. Other than that, they didn't have any other schedule yet.

Do-wook picked up his cell phone and checked the voting status again.

'The voting period remains and there is now a difference that could be overturned.'

Naturally, Keikei fans, who expected to fight for first and second place against Man to Man, were pushed out by a coalition of monster fans and other fans, so they gathered their strength and voted later.

But it was still lagging. Regardless of it, KK is a popular group rather than a fandom. Even if there are a lot of fans, it's a new fandom.

The monster fandom, which has been active for several years and is engulfed in anger,

It was not easy to overcome unity.

But for later, it is necessary to turn the hearts of the monster fans around to some extent. Naturally without overdoing it....

A male employee who found Do-wook looking at the whiteboard greeted him. Do-wook also greeted the staff and replied.

"Do you need anything?"

"No. I just want to check something. Then let's go."

***

two days later.

Monster headed to the station for a radio schedule. Since it is a program that is mostly listened to by young people on the radio at 8:00 pm, the DJ was also an idol DJ, and the guests were mainly idols.

Today, Monster is scheduled to appear as a guest in a segment called <Intensive Investigation> or Focus Exploration.

It was a segment with the intention of conducting an intensive exploration of the guest, befitting the name of the corner, and was in the form of receiving and answering a large number of questions that were curious about the guest.

It wasn't a segment with a high audience rating because of album promotion and small information that non-fans would not want to know, but it was a radio program and segment that idol fans most preferred.

Waiting for the corner that starts at 8:30, the monster members sat in the waiting area outside the booth.

"Take care of your cell phone, hyungs. Don't take it during live broadcasts."

Monster's road manager was now a 21-year-old rookie. At the manager's words, Min-Hyung Gu also took out his cell phone from his pocket as if he remembered.

Fortunately, the phone was on vibrate mode. He tried to check and put it back, but a message rang.

[Hyung. Long time no see. This is the list of songs you mentioned last time]

It was a message from 'Kang Do-wook Junior'. When Goo Min-hyung met Do-wook at Yong Soo-cheol's studio a while ago, he asked Do-wook for a song recommendation. It was because Do-wook and Gu Min-hyung knew a lot of foreign songs that some don't know.

Below the message, links to dozens of recommended songs popped up.

Even Min-Hyung Guo asked for it lightly and forgot about it, but Min-Hyung Gu felt grateful to Do-Wook, who did not forget to find it.

'Even though he's famous, he's always polite, and he's not lacking in anything.'

Looking at the links, Minhyung Gu wrote a reply.

[You must be busy too, but thank you for looking! I'll come to my schedule now and call you when I'm done]

[Yes, hyung! Good luck to your schedule!]

Just in time, the radio staff called the monster members into the booth. Minhyung Gu sat down happily.

The full-fledged segment began with the introduction of the monster members.

There were a lot of questions asking about the members' current status, and there were also a lot of questions about future activity plans. Monster members answered in detail one by one. Now that they are a group that has become a middle-ranking group among idols, they felt relaxed in every answer.

"He also asked me this question. 'Love in the Moonlight' has a completely different atmosphere from the previous songs, how was it during promotions?"

“We were also very worried because it was a new attempt, but we had a lot of fun because of the good response. However, since there was no dance, our bodies were itching.”

One of the monster members playfully answered the DJ's question. Minhyung Koo took over the microphone.

"Since we're talking about 'moonlight love'. Fans liked the lyrics a lot. It was Do-wook who introduced me to lyricist Kim Soom-nim."

"K.K Kang Do-wook?"

“Yes. He helped a lot with the song ‘Moonlight Love’. It was the same when I was working on the album.”

"Ah! You were in the same agency as KK and Monster, right? You must be close with Kang Do-wook."

“We met often in the studio and became close."

Because of the message he had just received, Do-wook's name was engraved in Min-hyung Gu's head. The things he thought right before the live broadcast that he should express his gratitude came out of his mouth.

The story of KK naturally came out.

Another member of Monster stepped forward and spoke about K.K. He's a member known for his rough personality and his way of speaking because he's not straightforward.

"Everyone is so nice! Sometimes when we meet, they say hello too many times, so it's too much... No, we're talking about being nice."

"Haha! You're saying that they're good at greeting, right?"

"At least one person is cheap... Bad-tempered, bad, probably has a childlike. I don't have any friends like that."

When he was a rookie, he was a member who couldn't even open his mouth at work. But he's in his mid-twenties now. It could be wrapped up as a hot word choice, and fans understood it as just a humor code.

"I see. Actually, I've met them the other day too, and they all seem to be so soft-spoken."

"Right!"

In such a friendly atmosphere, the story of KK ended, and the story moved on to the next topic.

Monster fans who were listening to the broadcast were thrown into confusion.

There were opinions that the company forced him to praise K.K.

They don't know if it's Min-hyung Gu, but he was never the other members who would say things like that because the company ordered him to.

Also, the atmosphere was very natural. Because it was 'watching radio', all the expressions were coming out live, but you could clearly feel that it's sincere.

Some suggested that they should not do this to KK, but go to the company go to complain.

Monster fans who tried to vent their anger by ruining K-K's vote began to split.

***

that time. Dowook and KK members were at the concert site hosted by L Duty Free.

Jamsil Main Stadium. It was the biggest place to hold a concert in Korea.

It was the same when they went to the Dome during the Japanese concert, but this time it was in Korea. The KK members couldn't help but be overwhelmed as they saw the colorful lights twinkling all over.

The order of KK's performance was no longer in front. It was the second front in the ending.

It was KK, Man to Man, and MOD in that order.

Even inside the waiting room, the sound of the performance outside the stage was so loud that it thumped and echoed. Their heart skipped a beat at the sound of the big bass.

'Also. When Gu Min-hyung said something. The opinions of monster fans are divided, so they won't be able to vote like they do now. The power to hate someone ends there. From now on, they really need to have a lot of fans to win the vote.'

Do-wook thought while checking his phone. Two days ago, Do-wook went to the radio program bulletin board whenever he had time and posted questions about 'Moonlight Love'.

When the story of 'Moonlight Love' came up, he was thinking of making Min-hyung Gu mention Do-wook.

In fact, there was a second plan that didn't need to be mentioned in this radio. However, it was fortunate that Monster's fans got their thoughts on K-K again before it got to the second draft.

Standing in the hallway, Do-wook began to relax his neck for today's live. The other members also relaxed their necks and tension in the waiting room in their own ways.

It's a stage soon. A shout was waiting for K.K.

Then a group of dancers passed through the hallway. Judging from the costumes, it was a group of man-to-man dancers. And there was Jo Jung-min in the group.

Jo Jung-min saw Do-wook and stopped.

"long time no see?"

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