Damn Idol Episode 48

Album 5. First broadcast

"Guys, what if you're still practicing!"

I was in the middle of stage practice when the youngest artist ran in and made a fuss, so I headed to the shower room.

I heard that reactions were being filmed for the first broadcast, but I forgot.

This is all because of the environment.

Pocheon is sparsely populated due to the surrounding area being controlled.

A lodging where stage practice and training are repeated all day long.

A mounted camera that can be seen wherever you go.

Because these elements are mixed together as a holy trinity, it feels like filming 24 hours a day.

We're already filming and we're filming again?

I forgot about it because I thought about it like that.

Well, maybe it's because I was concentrating and practicing.

I washed up as quickly as possible, got my dorm makeup done (a word I learned from Choi Jae-seong), and when I arrived at the public lobby, the take scene was already on standby.

"Forgive me for being late!"

I shouted loudly and sat down.

Some of the Sedalbaekil members can be seen giving a greeting to the Takescene members sitting next to them.

I have never communicated with Take Scene, but there are some of the other members who I have become quite close with.

In particular, I often saw Reddy and Ilevel, who seemed to have good personalities, chatting with Lee Ion and Choi Jae-seong.

I also have no regrets about the take scene, except for the fade.

But I have no desire to become friends.

It may not be possible due to the broadcast structure, but my current goal is to beat the take scene and debut.

"Everyone came, right?"

There seemed to be no other presenter in the first room's reactions, so PD Kang Seok-woo, wearing glasses, appeared.

"Time really flies, doesn't it? "The first broadcast is already approaching."

"yes!"

"I'm looking forward to it!"

"To celebrate the first broadcast, I have a gift for you. Because you've been working hard to manage it... … . "The trainers will take care of it this time, right?"

When PD Kang Seok-woo said that and looked at the fitness trainers, the trainers sighed and nodded.

Soon, we were handed a premium lunch box from a certain brand, armed with pork rib steak.

Since there is still some time until the broadcast anyway, they are saying that we should film PPL or something.

Wow... … .

I just pretended to eat.

The trainers smiled sweetly and nodded in front of the camera, but behind the scenes, they warned me not to swallow.

Chewed, laughed, and spit out.

"… … ."

"… … ."

Even for me, who has no aversion to diet management, this is a bit of a struggle.

There was definitely a delicious feeling in my mouth, but I couldn't swallow it.

But why do idols always have to be slim?

Even if you don't bulk up as much as in the U.S., if you increase your muscle mass, you will be able to enjoy some gourmet food.

When I debut in the future, I have to make sure that the team concept is Hellchang.

"Brother Shi-on, the technical term for this is called muk-spit."

"Is there a technical term for this?"

"sure. Eat and spit. "It means that mukbang people pretend to eat delicious food in front of the camera, but then spit it out behind the scenes."

"Then why are you doing mukbang?"

"Because some people like to eat a lot when others eat too much?"

I knew what a mukbang was, but this was the first time I knew there were such people.

I learned another new word, vending machine, thanks to Choi Jae-seong.

Just as I was having a hard time regretting my taste buds, the previous commercial was finally broadcast.

And finally.

Episode 1 has begun.

There were two points I was most curious about in today's broadcast.

First, how much is my portion?

Second, what excuse did you give as the reason for producing the program?

I've thought about it several times, but there is no justification for the production of Coming Up Next.

Competing the take scene that has been preparing for debut for a long time with the suddenly selected B team?

If you have the slightest sense, you can't help but know that Team B will be the first teammate anyway.

The situation turned into a tense one when I appeared, but whatever.

How on earth did the production crew make an excuse?

No matter how much I think about it, the only thing that comes to mind is that CEO Choi Dae-ho is calling himself a villain.

The take scene is like a frog in a well, but I feel like I went too far with my arrogance and made it competitive.

Of course, in order to go this way, the take scene must not show a truly arrogant appearance, but must show an earnest practice while shedding tears.

Then, although the arrogant evaluation of CEO Choi Dae-ho will be criticized, the purpose of the program itself will not be criticized.

However, this is also a desperate measure and not a trick.

When a program starts like this, some viewers complain of fatigue.

hmm.

No matter how much I think about it, there is no real answer.

Now, how did we get around it?

and.

Surprisingly, the production team came up with a great trick.

'Wow, these crazy broadcasters.'

The solution was awesome.

CEO Choi Dae-ho, who leads the early stages of the program, is very one-sided, decisive, and bold.

"… … ."

Ignored!

It was like that.

Any mention of the production background itself was excluded!

[From now on, you will compete with Team B.]

Choi Dae-ho declared the competition as if it were an absolute proposition that the sun rises in the east, the sky is overhead, and the ground is under feet.

There is no reason.

There is no cut to explain the reason.

[Honestly, I was a little depressed. The competition so far hasn't been easy, but having to compete once again with my debut... … .]

[What happens if I lose here? That's all I could think of.]

Because we went straight to the interview with the Take Scene members.

CEO Choi Dae-ho even praised the take scene during this time.

[When I feel proud as a producer, it is when I unearth a gemstone and turn it into a gem. But the take scene was a gem from the beginning.]

Then shouldn't there be a reason as to why those gems have to compete?

Of course, there is none.

Wow, this is really the worst.

I couldn't bear it anymore and looked at PD Kang Seok-woo.

"… … ."

Producer Kang Seok-woo secretly avoids my eyes.

I don't know if it was his idea or if he just adopted it, but he seems embarrassed.

Oh yeah. I understand what the intention is.

At the beginning of the program, viewers can talk about the cause of Coming Up Next.

However, as the episodes progress and you start to become more immersed in the program, these stories will gradually disappear.

Especially if the program is fun.

So it looks like he chose to avoid it, but isn't this the case?

While I was thinking that, the program started running on two tracks.

On one hand, it shows the charm of the take scene.

There is even an appearance where Action, who was originally a member of Take Scene, leaves due to a sudden family issue, and Fade joins.

It was documentary-level camera work that changed the tearful faces of the members as they left the group to a venomous practice scene.

At the same time, the Coming Up Next production crew wanders around looking for Team B.

The cuts showing the audition and the interview dissolve without stopping, then come to a halt.

And then Lee Ion appeared.

Well, he's handsome too.

He is a manly man who was selected by Forbes as having the 1st place in the voice you don't want to be like and the 1st place in the look you want to be like at the same time.

[It says you came from a debut team at a small agency. Why did you leave?]

[I want to do my best.]

[best? What does it mean?]

[When I was at my previous agency, I always heard this. A song like this is enough. A stage like this is enough. Feeling like this is enough... … .]

I think I know what Lee Ion omitted.

-If only I looked like you... … .

Perhaps the previous agency wanted to quickly make money from Lee Ion's appearance.

I thought that if I could somehow debut, the money would come in on its own.

It's not wrong.

I don't know if I'll get major work, but if I run Lee Aeon, I'll have made enough money to cover the production costs of my first album.

Perhaps the reason he debuted as an idol in the first place was to use it as a business card to promote Lee Ion's face.

Sure enough, Lee Ion on the screen was also saying something similar to my thoughts.

[But, I didn't want to do that. I wanted to do music. Really well. ardently.]

[Are you saying there was no opportunity?]

[no. It means that I was swayed by temptation amidst abundant opportunities. I really wanted to throw it all away and do it right. So I chose Coming Up Next.]

Did you write a script?

The comment is good.

It seems like Lee Ion had a bad relationship with his previous agency, and Ryan Entertainment seems to have sorted out their relationship while planning the program.

Otherwise, even if it was M Show, there would be no way it would have sent out a wording that could infer the situation like that.

Oh, isn't it?

Since they are so ignorant about the justification for production, I guess they did it recklessly enough, right?

Anyway, Lee Ion's stage that followed was quite amazing.

[Tonight-! I still--!]

It's because the voice isn't that good, but the skills aren't that great.

He also dances well.

[thank you.]

The screen switches to Lee Ion smiling brightly.

After that, the take scene appeared again, and this time the main character's song was highlighted for quite a long time.

He definitely sings well.

In fact, the only Korean singers that I remember in the future are those who have achieved tremendous success, excluding bad relationships.

I remember because I used the calculator with the thought, 'If I collaborate with this guy, will my album sell in Korea?'

Although his skills are not as good as I remember in his prime, Juyeon is definitely talented at singing.

That's what I'm thinking.

[Huh, this friend's recommender is a bit unusual?]

[who?]

[You know PD Lee Hyun-seok, right? Currently running a studio.]

[Oh, the toothbrush composer?]

The data screen shows what hit songs Lee Hyun-seok has written... … .

I appear.

Is this on TV?

I didn't think there would be an interview scene with Ryan Entertainment's new development team.

* * *

An art student who became interested in the program after attending Coming Up Next with her friend Choi Se-hee was sitting in front of a computer.

Some time has already passed since the first episode of Coming Up Next aired.

Today's program was 100 minutes long, including commercials, but I think about 30 minutes had passed.

'Assuming it's a 90-minute program, excluding plenty of commercials... … . 'We're about 1/3 of the way there.'

However, we still can't see Han Si-on removing his nose.

More than half of the reason she watches Coming Up Next is because of Hansion.

I still can't forget the performance I saw that day when I went to the audience.

.

Although it was different from the stage expected from an aspiring idol, the stage was so high that I was impressed.

'That was the first mission against the team, right? So then it will be broadcast only after the team selection is completed?'

Looking at the atmosphere of the broadcast, it doesn't seem like it will come out this week at least.

Maybe next week?

It was a bit disappointing, but it was still okay.

I was also curious about what songs Han Sion sang in other missions.

"Ah, when is it coming out?"

It was then.

A participant appeared who was recommended by a composer named Lee Hyun-seok.

[hello. This is Han Si-on.]

It was Han Sion she had been waiting for.