I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

90 – Appearance Cancellation (2)

Suddenly, Reporter Hikosaka fell to his knees and hit his head on the floor.

Is this the famous Dogeja?

It seemed like they thought they had come to complain about the article.

“Please ask me to go to a nearby cafe and talk.”

“Yes.”

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The interpreter conveyed my words to reporter Hikosaka in Japanese.

Then reporter Hiko Saka stood up from her seat.

… Her legs were shaking, as if her misunderstanding about me was still not resolved.

So much so that the dirt on my legs falls off.

There happened to be a Byeoldabang near here, so I went there.

Because it was evening, secretary Jeong Song-i and I ordered decaffeinated coffee.

Reporter Hiko Saka said that she drinks cafe latte, so I bought it for her because she was cautious.

Of course, there is also interpreter coffee.

Reporter Hiko Saka took a sip of her cafe latte, and finally her legs stopped shaking, as if she had relaxed a bit.

“Reporter, why did you make me the subject of your article?”

Reporter Hikosaka spoke softly to the interpreter in Japanese.

“Korean idols are popular these days, so I happened to know the CEO while researching.”

A fact that even Korean reporters could not find….

I don’t know if Japanese reporters are more persistent in their search, or if Reporter Hikosaka is just good at what he does.

Either way, his help was needed now.

“Please explain to the reporter today.”

“Yes.”

As a result of inquiring about the ‘Music of the Week’ production team,

I received a response that Berry’s appearance was cancelled.

In other words, the superiors mentioned by ‘Today’s Idol’ are not the superiors of the outsourcing production company.

The broadcasting station for the two programs was a superior to ‘NP TV.’

Then I asked if Cursed Dolls had also been cancelled, but no.

Only Berry’s appearance was canceled.

Some kind of pressure was being put on Berryz, not Korean idols.

“Um… ….”

Reporter Hiko Saka listened to the interpreter’s explanation and placed his hand on his chin.

Judging by the wrinkles between his eyebrows, he looked like he was thinking deeply.

Soon he opened his mouth.

The interpreter immediately translated his Japanese into Korean.

“It is said that there is a high possibility that a transaction occurred between the entertainment office and the broadcasting station. “There is no reason for NP TV to do that voluntarily.”

In Korea, an entertainment office is an entertainment agency.

In order to keep Berryz in check, did you bribe the higher-ups at the broadcasting station in exchange for Berryz’s appearance being canceled?

It would be difficult to see such ability in a small entertainment office….

“Is this by any chance TKY52?”

The concept overlaps a bit with Berries, and we planned our Japanese activity schedule by referring to TKY52’s event strategy.

Cursed Dolls and TKY52 have different target audiences, but Berries and TKY52 are similar.

Anyway, Berryz went down the pseudo-romantic route like TKY52.

However, Reporter Hikosaka’s answer was a bit different from what I thought.

“TKY52 is basically a group that includes idols raised by various entertainment agencies, so it is said that TKY52 cannot be singled out. And it’s already unrivaled first place, so it’s hard to find a reason to do so.”

Reporter Hikosaka’s words made sense.

To begin with, Berryz isn’t the only idol whose concept overlaps with TKY52, so there’s no way they can keep them in check every time.

He also bribed the higher-ups at the broadcasting station and openly sabotaged other idols, which was quite a big deal.

Then, the girl group that competes with the current Berryz…….

This is probably not a completely small group.

Anyway, you have to be able to have direct contact with the higher-ups at the broadcasting station.

“Don’t you think the reporter will pursue this issue?”

Once a magazine called ‘Weekly Issue’ can attract attention, it doesn’t care at all whether it’s the political world or large corporations.

Among them, entertainment industry scandals are a specialty of ‘Weekly Issues.’

It doesn’t necessarily have to be Reporter Hikosaka, but it could be someone who learned about our situation relatively well while digging up information about me.

“Instead, from now on, we will embargo our press release only to reporters, and push it back by a week.”

Reporter Hikosaka’s eyes widened at my suggestion.

If the idol I produce becomes popular in Japan in the future, it would be good as a reporter to be able to hear about it a week early.

“There is one more condition.”

“Which one?”

“I would like to win an exclusive in-depth interview with the CEO.”

… Other than a brief answer at the airport, he has never been interviewed by the media.

Actually, I wanted to avoid it even at the airport, but when the reporters found out my schedule and came to visit me, there was no way to avoid it, so I just responded.

“Then please promise that you will not publish any articles that are bad for our idol in the future.”

“I can’t make a 100% guarantee because the article material to be published is mainly selected by the editor-in-chief, but I will do my best to persuade the editor-in-chief.”

Well, it’s only a one-time interview, so that’s probably the best for Reporter Hikosaka.

“I understand. Then let’s do it.”

I stood up and shook hands with reporter Hikosaka.

In Korea, Lucky Seven Entertainment has its own media network as it is the top in the industry.

In Japan, it would not be strange to say that Lucky Seven Entertainment is a small entertainment company.

In other words, I had to take care of the media as well.

In that sense, it was quite an achievement to meet a reporter from ‘Weekly Issues’ who has a strong influence in Japan.

“We will start reporting immediately tomorrow.”

“Yes, please take care of me.”

***

Right after breaking up with producer Lim Boo-gil at Byuldabang.

Reporter Hiko Saka swept her chest.

I thought she was floating in Tokyo Bay with her whole body crushed in a drum somewhere.

Rather, he asked for good article material.

‘NP TV’s blatant exclusion of Berries.

For the first time in a while, I had a feeling that a scandal might break out.

‘… Anyway, I guess we couldn’t even find our junior.’

It was posted that an article by Producer Imbu Gil was written through joint reporting by reporter Hiko Saka and her junior reporter.

Reporter Hikosaka, who probably has more experience, mainly goes to report,

It seemed that she had mistakenly thought that her junior reporter, who had just joined the company, was an assistant.

However, her conscience pricked her to swallow this material alone.

Anyway, thanks to a junior reporter, producer Im Boo-gil came to see me in person.

Reporter Hiko Saka took out her smartphone and called her junior reporter.

-… What’s going on this night?

“Oh, it’s nothing else—.”

-I have a boyfriend.

“… “I have a wife too.”

I got kicked out of nowhere.

I have no intention of doing that.

Reporter Hiko Saka revealed to her junior reporter that Producer Gil, who was just pregnant, came to her house. She said excitedly that she got his exclusive interview and scandalous material related to ‘NP TV’.

-Are we going to do joint reporting this time too?

“That’s why I called.”

-You seem surprisingly conscientious.

“How do you look at me…?” .”

Reporter Hiko Saka hung up her phone and returned home, turning on her laptop. She

She And she began to briefly research ‘NP TV’.

The department in charge of ‘Music of the Week’ and ‘Today’s Idol’ is the Content Production Department.

Because ‘NP TV’ broadcasts a lot of idol-related content, I heard that idol-related entertainment offices tend to pay close attention to ‘NP TV’.

‘Even if you ask the entertainment office directly, they won’t answer…’ .’

I decided to investigate former producers and idols to see if there were any strange rumors going around in the content production department.

Reporter Hikosaka thought.

***

The next day, I went to Berry’s accommodation in person.

I brought with me the teacher I mentioned yesterday, a handshake teacher who was a former idol.

Because we don’t know how to speak Korean, we need an interpreter, but we just hired our own interpreter.

I would also like to observe how they teach.

“Guys, gather around for a moment.”

“”Yes!””

Originally, tomorrow would be the day Joo Do-yeon goes out to film ‘Today’s Idol’.

But it was with a heavy heart that it was announced that it was canceled.

“… Okay. “It can’t be helped.”

The Berryz members unanimously said that it was not my fault, but they could not hide the bitterness on their faces.

It was wrong from the very first step of our activities in Japan.

For me, if there are no signs of resolution of this matter, Berryz has no choice but to withdraw from the Japanese market.

I don’t know what kind of entertainment office puts such a strong check on us, but

We will block Berries from appearing not only on ‘NP TV’ but also on other broadcasting stations.

Then there are too many restrictions on activities.

I had to be satisfied with just releasing a Japanese album like Afternoon Sweets.

“Are we having a handshake event?”

Yang Hae-in asked me.

“Oh, that’s because everything has already been set up.”

It was scheduled to be held in the same place as the Cursed Dolls fan signing corridor.

There is no reason to change the location.

“Then I guess I should work hard at the handshake event!”

Yang Hae-in grinned and weakly clenched his fists.

Jin Hae-sol, Go Na-kyung, and Joo Do-yeon “That’s right…” !” He chimed in.

“Then, please start class.”

In response to my words, the interpreter spoke to the former idol.

But for some reason, I stood still, as if in a daze.

Even though the interpreter spoke in Japanese more than three times.

Tuktuk, it was only after the interpreter hit the former idol on the shoulder that he came to his senses and said, “Sumimasen!”

How tired are you? ?

It was my first class, and I felt a bit anxious.

It wasn’t like this when I was briefly interviewed before.

But after I came to my senses, I proceeded with the class normally.

I made sure I researched the Berryz members in advance and provided guidance tailored to each member’s character.

Secretary Jeong Song-i tapped my shoulder lightly and whispered in my ear so as not to disturb the class.

“Seonjeong, the drama OST has been confirmed.”

As the Chuo Records representative also said before, Yeom Seon-jung wanted to raise her awareness, so she needed to participate in drama or animation OSTs.

Although she was never low on the Deneb charts, she didn’t rise well above 25.

“Tell Seonjeong to come to Japan, too.”

“Yes, I will forward it to Lucky Seven Entertainment.”

When we meet again after a long time, I should buy Yeom Seon-jeong something delicious that she might like.