Chapter 1359 – 1359. God’S Atlantis
The group name was decided as POBITS.
“So, what do we do now?”
Elena muttered, looking at me. The other members also looked at me. Honestly, even with them looking at me like that, I had no idea.
“Uh… practice?”
What else would idols do? Practice dancing and singing, of course.
Since POBITS didn’t have any songs or choreography yet, it would be right to practice other girl groups’ songs and dances.
‘The goal is to debut within a week. To do that, we need a song and choreography… I guess I have no choice but to ask the agency. Since it’s a big agency, they must have some songs and choreography stored away.’
“What do you mean, ‘what do we do?’ Of course, we have to sign the contracts first!”
Excited, Lilit told us to wait a moment and went outside. Then, she came back into the practice room with a stern-looking middle-aged man in a suit and glasses.
“Hello, I’m Stefan, the head of the legal team at Lilit Entertainment.”
He introduced himself in a calm voice and quietly looked around at the POBITS members. Then, he nodded.
“Indeed, I understand why the CEO was so excited. Just the visuals alone are amazing. If you debut, the entertainment industry will be shaken.”
“Stefan! Get out the contracts first!”
“Please don’t rush me. Here are the contracts. The content is the same as Joo Seo-hyun’s, but please read them carefully and sign.”
He handed the contracts to the members, then looked at me and frowned. I was an anomaly at Lilit Entertainment. I hadn’t even signed a contract. From the company’s perspective, my existence would be unwelcome.
“Frankly, I don’t like these contracts.”
Yuria and Elena carefully examined the contracts. On the other hand, Miryeong glanced over the contract and picked up a pen to sign. She toddled over to my side and showed me the contract as if boasting.
“Producer! How is it? My signature is cool, right? I prepared a signature just in case I debuted like today.”
“…You prepared it? You wanted to be an idol?”
“Just in case.”
I looked at Miryeong’s signature. It was a scribbled signature of the name ‘Miryeong’ in Korean.
“I was originally going to do it in Chinese characters… but there were too many strokes, so it was annoying. So I just wrote it in Korean. Pretty, right?”
It was pretty. With a signature like this, fans would want to receive it.
“Is it okay to sign a contract like that?”
It was Stefan who answered my obvious question.
“It’s fine. Since she signed it herself, the conditions of the contract are met.”
「Current managed celebrities: Joo Seo-hyun, Miryeong」
「You will earn contribution points based on the popularity of the managed celebrities. You will earn AP equal to the contribution points each month.」
「Joo Seo-hyun’s popularity: 2」
I nodded after checking the system notification window. Soon, Yuria and Elena also signed the contracts.
「Current managed celebrities: Joo Seo-hyun (POBITS), Miryeong (POBITS), Yuria (POBITS), Elena (POBITS).」
Stefan, having collected the contracts, said with a glint in his glasses.
“With this, you are all celebrities under Lilit Entertainment. Please take care of us in the future.”
“Yay! I hit the jackpot!”
Lilit was overjoyed with an exaggerated expression. She grinned, then quickly composed herself as a CEO.
“You’ve all passed just on visuals alone… but we still need to assess your skills, right? We’ll start full-fledged practice tomorrow, but today, let’s have a test first.”
“CEO, I’ll be going now.”
“Okay, Stefan. Before you go, tell me. What do you think of these kids? How will POBITS do?”
“They’ll be a hit. With visuals like this, there’s no reason they wouldn’t be a hit. They’ll be in the top 20. If their skills are good enough… they could even aim for the top 5.”
“You’re not saying they’ll reach the top?”
“You know how monstrous the current top is… I don’t need to tell you.”
“Well, yeah. That annoying goddess isn’t easy to deal with.”
Stefan left the practice room.
Lilit looked around at the members and smiled.
“Everyone, don’t be nervous. This is just a test. So, who wants to go first? Okay, Miryeong, you go first.”
“Me? First? Suddenly?”
“That’s how it is, the youngest goes first.”
“O-okay. I’ll show you the singing and dancing skills I’ve honed through my personal broadcasts!”
“You did personal broadcasts?”
“In another world.”
“Ah, so you’re an experienced rookie. What kind of song do you like?”
“Summer Breeze. But do you have that song?”
“It’s a Korean song, right? We have almost every song.”
Miryeong started singing and dancing.
“Wow….”
Lilit clasped her hands together and opened her mouth wide. Miryeong’s singing and dancing were almost perfect.
“Okay, Miryeong. You’re amazing. I don’t really have anything to point out. If I had to point something out… your dance is a bit too sensual, I guess? It’s provocative. Is it because of your personal broadcasts?”
“It’s my natural sexiness, I can’t help it. I’m a nine-tailed fox who seduces men.”
“Huh? Is that your concept? Not bad. But you’re supposed to be a pure concept girl group, right? It’d be better to tone down the sexiness.”
“Pure….”
Miryeong looked around.
All the members had outstanding figures, making it hard to call them pure. They exuded sexiness just by standing still. Elena was the closest to the pure type.
“Can we do it?”
“Of course, you can.”
“Yes. If the producer says so… I guess we can.”
Miryeong toddled over and hugged me from behind. Joo Seo-hyun and Yuria stared intently at us. Elena openly frowned.
“Hey, fox. You’re getting too close to the producer. Are you planning to cause controversy before you even debut?”
“Oh, come on. It’s nothing. There’s no one watching, so it doesn’t matter. It’s just a sign of affection.”
It was hard to call it a simple sign of affection when her chest was so soft against my back. It was a relief that we were the only ones here, otherwise, it would be a problematic skinship.
But I didn’t defend Miryeong. I just kept my mouth shut and waited for the storm to pass. Defending Miryeong here would only make the situation worse.
Next, Yuria took the test. Lilit’s eyes widened in admiration.
“Yuria, did you do personal broadcasts too? Your singing and dancing are almost perfect? It’s hard to find anything to point out.”
“I’ve practiced idol dances a few times before, so that’s why.”
Yuria answered as if it was nothing.
Yuria’s words weren’t a lie. She had practiced idol dances and songs in the [Baekhwan] world. It was because I had ordered her to, wanting to see her and the maids dance.
Next was Elena.
“Your singing is okay… but your dancing is a bit bland. Tia, you don’t move your body much, do you?”
“It’s been a while since I’ve done this kind of dance. I’m pretty confident in swordsmanship… but dancing is a bit different.”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s not like you can’t do it at all. You’ll get better with a little practice.”
“……”
Elena pursed her lips and crossed her arms. Her eyes were full of displeasure. The proud Elena didn’t like that she was worse at dancing than the other members.
“Let’s test Seo-hyun too.”
CEO Lilit said to Joo Seo-hyun, who was standing blankly.
“…Me too? I danced yesterday.”
“Come on. No one was here then. Don’t be shy, let’s do it. Okay?”
Joo Seo-hyun made it obvious that she didn’t want to, but Lilit, with a face as thick as a steel plate, kept clinging to her. Joo Seo-hyun eventually took the test in front of the members.
“Ooh… your dancing is even better than yesterday?!”
Lilit made a fuss. Joo Seo-hyun, having finished dancing, nodded in place. She wasn’t even out of breath. With her stamina, she could dance 10 idol songs in a row without any problems.
“Okay, then… shall we sit down first? I’ll roughly explain the schedule for the future.”
Under Lilit’s lead, everyone sat on the floor.
Clang.
As Joo Seo-hyun sat on the floor, a clang sound was heard. Since no one was talking at the time, the sound was particularly loud.
Everyone’s gaze turned to Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun’s cheeks flushed red.
“T-that’s… well….”
“Why are you so flustered? You just put your smartphone in your back pocket. But is your smartphone okay? The sound was a bit loud.”
Miryeong approached Joo Seo-hyun. Joo Seo-hyun flinched and stood up, avoiding Miryeong.
“Why are you avoiding me? I’m not doing anything. Am I dirty? That’s too much.”
“No, it’s not that….”
Miryeong’s eyes went to Joo Seo-hyun’s butt. Joo Seo-hyun was wearing slightly loose training pants.
“…Huh? There’s no back pocket? Then what was that sound…?”
“Did you put on steel panties or something?”
“Steel panties… there’s no reason to wear panties made of steel. Maybe she’s wearing a chastity belt?”
As expected, it was Yuria. To think she could immediately deduce that Joo Seo-hyun was wearing a chastity belt.
“Chastity belt! I’ve only heard about it, but it’s my first time seeing someone actually wearing one! Seo-hyun unnie, can you show me your chastity belt just once?”
“What? You want me to take off my pants here?”
“We’re in the same group. What’s wrong with it when it’s just girls here?”
“N-no! Sung Yoo-jin is here!”
“That chastity belt, isn’t it because of the producer?”
“……”
Joo Seo-hyun didn’t refute it, her face red. It was probably because she was too embarrassed to refute it. I had put the chastity belt on Joo Seo-hyun this morning because I was feeling spiteful.
“Okay, focus! Let’s deal with that issue later… let’s talk about the schedule first. The debut is in a week. This isn’t my decision, but Sung manager… no, Sung producer decided it.”
Elena narrowed her brows.
“A week. Isn’t that too tight? I don’t know much about idols… but I don’t think anything can be done in just a week.”
“No, you guys can do it.”
I said in a tone that left no room for doubt. With their skills and talent, they would be able to memorize the song and choreography within a week.
Everyone nodded at my words. Joo Seo-hyun looked a bit uneasy, but she didn’t object to my words.
“You’ll debut through a music show in a week. We have a few songs and choreographies prepared. We’ll have to tweak them a bit to fit you… but the song and choreography will be out tomorrow. And this is my opinion… how about promoting yourselves through social media beforehand? These days, it’s trendy to secure fans through social media before debuting. You can have a lot of fans even before your debut.”
That was a good idea. With their beauty, they would be able to attract many fans even before their debut.
‘It would be good to debut like a bomb exploding on a music show….’
But we didn’t have much time. To increase popularity, it was better to actively engage in social media activities from now on.
“No one objects, right? Let’s create social media accounts later and take some pictures. It wouldn’t be bad to film a video introducing yourselves.”
Lilit seemed happy as she made plans. I asked her in a serious tone.
“CEO, we need to film a music video. Within a week too. So, what’s the budget you can support?”
“I see potential in POBITS. They’re practically guaranteed to be successful, do you think I’d skimp on the budget? Sung PD, don’t worry about the budget. I’ll support you even if one of the company’s pillars shakes.”
“CEO Lilit, you have truly outstanding insight.”
“Haha. I’m just like that.”
