I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

89 – Appearance Cancellation (1)

A love hotel in Tokyo.

A middle-aged man was sitting on the bed naked after taking a shower.

Knock knock, a knock sounded and the door opened.

A man in a suit and a young woman wearing a sailor-style outfit with her belly button clearly visible came in together.

“Is she this new recruit?”

“Yes, Director. “This is someone our office is looking forward to.”

The woman bowed her waist in greeting.

Middle-aged man — The broadcasting station director slowly looked over her body, from her head to her toes.

“Is this a stage costume?”

“Yes, the director said he likes doing it this way.”

A new idol, the man next to him, whispers to the producer, “I really have to do this…” “?” He asked.

Then the man frowned and said, “If you don’t like it, don’t.” “I just have to push the other kid,” He answered.

The new idol forced a smile and carefully sat down next to the director.

“I have a schedule tomorrow as well, so please make sure not to leave any marks on my body.”

“Okay then.”

The director of the broadcasting station wrapped his arm around the new idol’s shoulders.

I was about to enjoy it, but the producer didn’t leave the room.

“Is there anything you want to say? Or do you want to join us too?”

“No…. “I may be rude, but there’s one more thing I’d like to ask you.”

The director of the broadcasting station grinned.

“You know there’s nothing free, right?”

“…… “I will send about three kids who are on holiday tomorrow.”

“Come here in the morning.”

“I understand.”

The broadcasting station director grabbed her new idol’s shoulder and gave her strength, causing her to fall onto her bed.

“So what is your request?”

“Aren’t Korean idols popular these days?”

“That’s right. “We also decided to make a special bet.”

“Please reconsider. Instead, we will send the children with no guarantee. Of course, you can nominate yourself.”

“Are you going to bring them to me too?”

“Yes, of course.”

The director of the broadcasting station nodded and motioned to the producer to leave.

The producer, who was leaving the love hotel room, pretended not to see the broadcasting station director snatching the lips of the idol in charge.

***

I went back to Japan with the Berryz members.

… This time, I had to be bombarded with questions from reporters at Narita Airport.

I escaped with the excuse that there was no interpreter.

Inside the van heading to Berry’s accommodation in Japan.

Berries member—He turned his head towards Joo Do-yeon and said.

“I never thought you could speak Japanese well.”

“Oh, because my dad is from Japan.”

This was a fact I didn’t know about in the ‘Idol Producing’ game.

As news spread to the media that Berryz would begin their Japanese activities in earnest, they were invited to appear on TV programs.

It wasn’t bad because it came from ‘Today’s Idol’, a famous idol show in Japan.

The problem is that this is closer to a talk show.

I knew that none of the Berries members were good at Japanese, so I decided to turn it down for now.

I asked the members just in case, and found out that Joo Yeon can speak Japanese.

Then there was no reason to refuse, so we decided to send Joo Do-yeon to ‘Today’s Idol’.

In Japan, ‘Today’s Idol’ is a variety show that is regularly aired on popular new idols, so there was nothing bad about it.

Joo Do-yeon’s talking skills are also high, so she fits the talk show atmosphere.

Berries Leader—Jin Hae-sol asked in a low voice.

“Producer, but are we really popular in Japan?” ?”

[Name: Jinhaesol]

[Current thoughts: I looked into it and found that there are quite a few similar concepts to ours in Japan….]

Although he followed my decision, he seemed uneasy.

“It’s ranked 10th on the Deneb chart right now.”

“10Th place….”

“Cursed Dolls, ranked 2nd, is a big hit, and 10th place is high enough. “Because you, a foreign group, rose to the top 10, beating out so many Japanese idols in the first place.”

“Ah, if you think so, then yes.”

Of course, I had no intention of staying in 10th place.

In order to upload more, I decided to work directly in Japan.

“So what do we focus on in training going forward?”

“Japanese. Anyway, you need to be able to speak some Japanese to appeal in entertainment.”

“Oh, I understand… !”

“Oh, and like I said before, we also have to practice for the handshake ceremony.”

I heard that in Japan, idol handshake events are not just about shaking hands with fans.

A kind of sales to fans.

From facial expressions to body language, it makes fans feel like they are dating their girlfriend.

And that too within a short period of time.

Yang Hae-in tilted his head and said.

“I think I know the general idea, but I’m not sure what to do specifically.”

“It’s natural because I’ve never done it before. “Don’t worry, I’ll assign you a proper teacher.”

“Teacher?”

“I am a former idol, and I think I went to the center about 5 years ago.”

He was still mentioned occasionally when searching on the Internet.

But suddenly he retired from the entertainment industry and started working as a trainer at a small training center.

He seemed to have good skills, so we took him out of the training center.

To be honest, I was a little concerned about his sudden retirement from the entertainment industry, but he didn’t seem to want to mention it either.

No matter what, all we have to do is teach our idols well.

“Our goal is to be in the top 5 on the charts. “I will do my best, so please do your best too.”

“”Yes!””

When I heard the lively answer, I smiled without even realizing it.

*

I took the Berries members to their accommodation in Japan and entered the GI Production office.

And then something happened in an unexpected place.

“Yes? No, why suddenly….”

Lucky Seven Entertainment’s Japanese branch contacted me, informing me that the production company of ‘Today’s Idol’ had suddenly canceled Joo Do-yeon’s appearance.

-I asked that because I thought it was a bit absurd, right? Is there something wrong with Mr. Doyeon?

“Yes.”

-But they said that. It’s not that they canceled it because they wanted to, but that the higher-ups completely ruined the plan.

“From above?”

-Yes, that’s why they have to hastily reorganize their plans, so they’re in a mess.

Once I answered that I understood, I hung up the phone.

If the instructions come from above, nothing will change even if you ask the working staff.

Even if you give the working-level staff an image of the truth, if it’s negative, it’s negative, and there’s no benefit at all.

I sat in a chair and thought deeply.

Cursed Dolls member—The talk show that Eva Kang heard about was also the ‘Today’s Idol’ broadcast.

The film was filmed without any problems, and it was broadcast well.

Why is this happening all of a sudden….

“What’s going on?”

Secretary Jeong Song-i turned to me and asked.

She relayed everything she had just received.

As this was an unprecedented incident in the ‘idol producing’ game, she also needed to borrow her brain.

“Couldn’t the higher-ups hate Korea?”

“It could be so, but the Cursed Dolls haven’t said anything so far.”

“Oh, I guess so.”

If it were simply due to an executive’s personal anti-Korean sentiment, the Cursed Dolls would not have been allowed to appear.

More than anything, it was quite unclear what level the upper management was referring to.

‘Today’s Idol’ and ‘Music of the Week’ are both programs aired on ‘NP TV’.

‘Music of the Week’ is a program produced by the broadcasting station, but ‘Today’s Idol’ is a program produced by an outsourced production company.

In other words, the higher-ups who canceled Joo Do-yeon’s appearance could be the higher-ups of ‘NP TV’ or the higher-ups of the outsourced production company.

“Song-ya, can you contact me to find out how this week’s Music of the Week appearance went?”

“Yes, I understand.”

Today’s Idol is not the only famous idol entertainment show here in Japan.

But I felt very uncomfortable.

‘NP TV’ is one of Japan’s large broadcasting stations.

As we are in the position of pioneering the Japanese market, we can only incur losses if we lose to large local broadcasting stations.

“Oh, it’s a song.”

“Yes?”

“Didn’t you get a call from who the reporter was?”

… I was identifying a weekly issue reporter who had published an article using me as a scoop.

We requested this from the monitoring team at Lucky Seven Entertainment’s Korean headquarters.

On the ‘Weekly Issue’ website or magazine, the reporter’s name was simply written as ‘Weekly Issue Editorial Department’, so I couldn’t tell who exactly he was.

“It hasn’t arrived yet. “I’ll contact you to find out what’s going on.”

“Yes.”

There’s nothing more I can do about ‘Today’s Idol’ anyway, so when I touched the computer mouse to do other work,

Boom!

The office door was opened so hard that it broke.

It’s been a while since I’ve seen this pattern.

But this is Japan.

No way… ….

“Producer! No, Vice President, no, CEO!”

This woman, who has corrected my title several times, is a member of the Lucky Seven entertainment monitoring team.

She was a woman called the representative’s daughter.

I got up from my seat and approached.

“What brings you here?”

I already knew the reason, but I still asked.

Then, a member of the monitoring team handed me a piece of paper.

It was a profile of a man in his 40s.

“That guy is the one who published the article! Reporter Hikosaka!”

Looking at his resume, he seemed to be a reporter who had some experience in the industry.

“Thank you, thank you for your hard work. “It was a bit of a difficult request since it was a foreign country.”

“No, what! “I found out this time by signing a contract with a local Japanese police agency!”

Ah, the criminal investigation office….

Well, if you’re going to be wandering around the Japanese market in the future, there’s no harm in knowing about at least one such place.

Fortunately, this article is not a very critical subject, but if it had been a scandalous subject, the story would have been different.

“But CEO, I have a favor to ask…” .”

A member of the monitoring team lowered his head and spoke as if he was embarrassed.

“Which one?”

“Actually, I lost my law after drinking yesterday, so I can’t cancel my flight to Korea.”

“… “Contact the company, explain the situation, and pay for it at your own expense.”

“That…” . Since I do not have any money… …. “I spent all my salary this month on drawing games.”

“… ….”

Anyway, since I came all the way to Japan and worked hard, I just gave him cash as a bonus.

***

Reporter Hikosaka went home from work in good spirits.

This is because the article about producer Lim Boo-gil attracted a lot of attention, and the editor-in-chief gave it all the praise for some reason.

As expected, it is true that praise makes even whales dance, and I was excited in a way that was inappropriate for my age.

But that feeling didn’t last very long.

In front of the single-family home that reporter Hikosaka purchased with a long-term loan.

The moment she was about to open the door to see the faces of her daughter, who had just entered elementary school, and her wife, who was waiting after preparing the dinner table,

“Are you going to become a reporter Hikosaka?”

Because someone spoke to him.

Reporter Hikosaka began to break out in cold sweat.

A handsome man, a nice wife next to him, and a woman who spoke to him in Japanese.

He knew who these people were.

Especially handsome men.

Producer Lim Boo-gil.

He was the subject of an article not long ago.

“Oh, no.”

“The name plate says Hikosaka.”

“Oh, no, that’s… ….”

Coming to the house means that all personal information has already been collected.

Still, there wasn’t anything bad written about producer Lim Boo-gil… ?

Was there any sentence that got on his nerves?

No, it must have been that way.

Otherwise, why would you bother to come to my house?

Furthermore, according to reports from Korea, producer Im Boo-gil was often secretly involved with gangsters.

‘I am the head of the family…’ . Sometimes you have to surrender your pride…….’

Reporter Hiko Saka let out a sigh, then knelt on her knees on the ground,

She bowed her head.

Dogeza, a traditional Japanese apology, was performed.

“I am very sorry!!”