Chapter 550 – #82. It’s a Comeback! (6)
It was around the time I got used to the occasional complaints from investors even though filming hadn’t started yet.
Director Yeon Hwa-jeong was closely watching Jin Hae-sol’s comeback activities.
‘It’s something to celebrate doing well, but…’
I have a problem.
Even if it went well, it was going too well.
Beyond the extraordinary momentum, it was to the extent that making a movie would be a loss to Jin Hae-sol.
“Aren’t you going to say you’re not going to film it?”
“It can’t be. Then you wouldn’t be able to come this way for the rest of your life.”
Considering the influence director Yeon Hwa-jeong has on the film industry, he is a choice he should never have made.
“You say you’re saving money? With the success of this album!”
“Airplane has been going well since before. It won’t be anything new. And the director was so nice, but if you betray me, are you human? Don’t worry, it won’t happen.”
However, the fact that he was an assistant director who accepted his words did not mean that he did not understand Yeon Hwa-jeong’s anxiety.
They were going well enough to say that we are living in the era of airplanes now, and there is no problem.
When you go out on the street, you can hear their songs continuously, and when a video related to them is uploaded on UTV, it basically becomes a topic enough to guarantee a number of views.
It was good to see that this place was excited by an airplane.
The problem is that it is not only domestic that is under their sphere of influence.
“It’s number one on the Billboard! 1st!”
“I bet they’ve already won first place? That’s why there are so many overseas fans.”
“Haa~ I don’t know why time doesn’t go by like this. I want to finish my activities quickly and bring him back.”
There were many evaluations that the song was as good as ever, and it wasn’t just a hot topic among fans, it was a situation where even the general public was listening to the song saying it was good.
It really means a lot for the general public to listen to the song because they like it.
No matter how large the number of idol fans is, it takes a lot of effort to maintain the ranking, but if you become the public’s pick, it is possible to maintain the ranking without much effort.
“How about asking for our movie OST? I heard that this song was also made by Jin Hae-sol.”
“Ask for an OST from a busy person? I’d rather shoot at that time!”
The assistant director licked his lips at the director who shook his head saying no.
“I think it would be helpful for publicity if the OST was chosen so well…”
“Shooting comes first! I haven’t even opened a shovel yet, so I can’t make them turn their eyes to something else!”
The director was so resolute that the assistant director couldn’t even get his money back and had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
Then the assistant director quietly opened his mouth again.
“Shall I ask you one more time? Is it correct to finish the activities as planned and send Jin Hae-sol to us?”
“It’s bitter, I don’t know if it’s scratched and scalded.”
“Ayu~ If I change my words, will you stay still? Of course, you have to categorically say no. No matter how much the director loves Jin Hae-sol, you have to be calm in business.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Poke it once. Don’t be too strong.”
“If you want to postpone your schedule, you have to go out strong. What do you do if you look down on someone and get bullied? Anyway, trust me and leave it to me. Aren’t I good at one thing?”
The assistant director boasted.
Director Yeon Hwa-jeong also knew the assistant director’s competence, so he readily agreed and hardened his dormant mind.
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“Don’t get too close with the director.”
“Suddenly?”
“It’s because I think I’ll lose my brother to the actor world. I am serious.”
“Ay~”
“I mean photos. Posting something like this on social media! Don’t be shy! Do you know how many reactions people ask if my brother is going to change his career as an actor?!”
Ki Woo-yeon suddenly cracked down on me.
Even though it was ridiculous, I was thinking about how to react to Woo-yeon and said.
“I’m bored?”
“Nope. I’m not bored. How can you be bored?”
“Isn’t it rather that the child is a bit crazy because it’s so hard?”
“What’s wrong with her brother?”
Even if Woo-yeon was the youngest, Kyung-tae was a bit reserved towards the youngest.
“Oooh~ Gi Woo-yeon is pampered because he raised the fish on his back.”
“Originally, the youngest is the best!”
On the other hand, Nam-gyu was the type to enjoy teasing people because he was subtly coincident with coincidence and mental age.
Sometimes it’s to the point where I can’t tell if it’s playing or fighting.
Judging by how he and Jun always hang out together, it seems that Eun-gyu likes to make fun of others and is playful.
“Haesol~!!!”
“Yes!”
“See me for a second.”
“Only me?”
“Uh~”
Domestic activities after a long time.
In fact, at first, we said that we were going to focus on our domestic activities, so people around us said why? There were many responses.
No matter how much I did in Korea, the money I earned from overseas activities was incomparable, so it was a natural reaction.
To be honest, I expected it to be #1 on the Billboard charts.
Because the early indicators were so good.
However, I never imagined that a song written with non-English lyrics would stay on the Billboard chart for such a long time.
A song written in an unfamiliar oriental language.
However, as if the language barrier was not a big deal, people all over the world were willing to accept our songs.
‘Is this an immortal masterpiece, is it possible?’
The reason I focused on domestic activities for this comeback was because I wanted to face my controversy head-on.
If we made a comeback and focused on overseas activities like before, public opinion in Korea would not have been very good.
Some reporters would have written about us fleeing abroad.
Maybe overseas, my scandal wouldn’t be much of an issue.
‘It’s a world where stepdad and daughter get married.’
Even after such a scandal broke out, the daughter ate well and lived well in the entertainment industry.
Rather, there was a time when she appeared on a talk show and boasted about the charm that won her stepfather from her mother.
So it was obvious that no one would blink an eye at my situation of having many women and children.
“I called you today because of your schedule.”
“What is my schedule? Is there something that only came from me?”
“Are you really not going to do overseas activities?”
“You decided to focus on domestic activities this time. Also, the schedule is already tight, so is there any time to fit in the overseas schedule here?”
“You can cancel the right things. Honestly, you don’t have to go to a college festival performance. If you go abroad during that time, you will earn hundreds of millions more.”
“Hmm…”
Before I opened my mouth, I rolled my tongue several times to organize my thoughts.
It’s not that our teammates are saying things like that because they don’t know the meaning of this activity.
They know it, but they do it because they feel so sad.
It’s a pity that I can’t push properly even though I’ve received such a good response from overseas.
The board is all laid out, so I just have to go and enjoy it, but I feel resentment and frustration at not being able to do it.
It was to convert those regrets into a specific amount and speak as a representative.
“I guess we haven’t been able to communicate well because we’ve been busy lately. I definitely moved the company and it was noisy inside and out, so I was distracted. Moreover, since this is our first comeback after setting up a label, it must be very worrying.”
“… Did I say something wrong?”
“First of all, can I hear why such a story came out?”
The older sister of the team felt uneasy, perhaps realizing that something was wrong.
But when I asked softly without getting angry, he cautiously told me if he could not have answered.
“Actually, this story came out because of the movie you were cast in this time. Director Yeon Hwa-jeong told me that the movies she shoots are action movies, and that she does a minimum of stunts and makes you do everything. It was more than we thought. I arranged it because of the reputation of director Yeon Hwa-jeong, but it seemed like a scam.”
An idol is a job where you often have to do intense dances that hurt your body.
But in addition to that, should I shoot an action movie?
No stunts?
The staff said they wanted to be late.
“Since it was something we arranged, I couldn’t even ask how it would be like to decline the appearance. I received a lot of congratulatory messages from people around me when I heard that director Yeon Hwa-jeong was appearing.”
Only a few of the employees had the idea that they did something useless.
However, after making a comeback this time, it was proven that he was really right.
No, it’s not even worth it.
It was better not to do this!
“And even if it wasn’t for the director’s films, it would have been enough for me to finish my domestic activities and start my overseas activities. You still haven’t come down from number one on the Billboard.”
But because of my activities, no matter how good the reaction was, I couldn’t promote.
It is impossible to do activities without me.
It was because the members had already made plans for their future activities.
Filming a movie that I couldn’t do without doing that.
This time, they contacted me and asked if there were any problems with the plan.
“At that moment, I did it without even realizing it. Is it possible to delay the shooting schedule a bit? Do. To be honest, once you shoot a movie, it just takes three more years. Doesn’t something big happen if you delay a few more months? It would be great if you would forgive me!”
“Did you fight with him?”
“I didn’t fight. But since he just cut it off and refused, the sarcasm hurt a bit. How many losses do we see because of that schedule!”
“Is that why you’re angry?”
The staff sister nodded her head.
“They really got too serious on that side!! Did he even threaten you?”
It was kind of strange.
If I hadn’t heard this, I would have been nagging for a while.
This activity was not about looking at money.
If you think about money, there is no reason to do domestic activities.
Of course, being active in Korea does not mean that there is a deficit.
No, to be honest, I was seeing profits several times over, let alone losses.
Nonetheless, it was a loss because doing activities abroad gave me many times more benefits.
The word ‘world’ has that much influence.
It’s like a sweet drug you never want to miss, and you shouldn’t let go.
However, it was for my press conference and the future that I limited this activity to Korea.
It means that we will not avoid what we have committed through this press conference, but will break through head-on.
And thank you to the domestic fans who have loved us for over 7 years.
Aren’t they the fans who didn’t complain about why they weren’t promoting in Korea even when they were promoting overseas?
I think it’s time to say thank you.
‘Because we can’t come here just because we’re good.’
Our domestic fans did a lot of promotional activities to promote us globally.
When foreign fans who were just beginning to get to know us entered the fancafe and awkwardly greeted them, the fans accepted them willingly and welcomed them into their arms.
As such incidents were repeated, the culture of k-pop spread to overseas fans as well.
It is thanks to the domestic fans who did not reject them with a broad mind.
Moreover, this is also because of thinking about the future.
For the next promotion, you may have to go abroad more often than now and continue to work there.
‘Then, of course, domestic fans have no choice but to say that they are sad.’
It’s a cold word, but when I compared the benefits, domestic was not a very attractive option.
However, if the domestic fans were comforted through this activity, a shield was created against future overseas activities.
Are the staff unaware of this?
It was impossible.
“Could you tell me exactly what it was like to be threatened? I will talk to the director.”
“I heard that you are loved by that director, but now this issue is a business, so it won’t be entangled with personal feelings. If the director asked why he did that, I’d just say I don’t know.”
Considering director Yeon Hwa-jung’s passion for movies, there is no law against him.
However, there were certain things to be done before contacting the director.
