I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

Chapter 61

61 – Sweeping Controversy (1)

[Idol Producing] In Korea in the game world, there is only one place where the year-end music awards are held.

This is the [Music Grand Prix] Hosted by [KCBC], The broadcasting station that hosts [Music On].

As an aside, I was curious about the abbreviation for [KCBC], So I looked it up on the Internet.

Korean Central Broadcasting Corporation.

In other words, it was Korea Central Broadcasting Corporation.

… It’s a name that has a bit of an uptown feel to it, doesn’t it?

“I never thought the day would come when we would stand on this stage… !”

Concert hall in Ilsan.

Cursed Dolls member—Choi Joo-yoon finished rehearsal and came to me.

It was depicted in the [Idol Producing] Game, but this Ilsan Concert Hall was actually bigger than the KINTEX I knew.

This is described as a place that all new singers, including idols, want to reach.

Being on stage at the Ilsan Concert Hall means that you are a popular idol.

“It’s really overwhelming….”

Berry’s member Joo Do-yeon spoke quietly with an ecstatic expression, as if Berry’s had also finished rehearsal.

[Music Grand Prix] Is a large-scale project that consistently records viewership ratings of over 40% every year.

That is why [KCBC] Also mobilizes much more staff and equipment than usual at [Music On].

Afternoon Sweets also came into the waiting room shortly after finishing rehearsal.

Jo Min-joo said nothing, and Gu Ga-eun said, “Wow…” !!” He said, his eyes sparkling.

[Name: Jo Min-joo]

[Current thought: Poetry, my heart trembles….]

… He seemed so nervous that he couldn’t say anything.

In this way, Cursed Dolls, Berries, and Afternoon Sweets are all participating in this year’s Song Awards.

Considering that not everyone can participate, it was a great result.

Among the Lucky Seven Entertainment girl groups, only the three groups I raised participated.

In terms of boy groups, there was one group produced by senior producer Dan Hyo-young.

Unfortunately, Yeom Seon-jeon was unable to come as her full-fledged debut was scheduled for next year. Instead, she told me to spend time with her family at her house for the first time in a long time.

“It’s hard to send even one group, but you’re amazing.”

Jeong Song-i next to me said.

Actually, this was my first time experiencing something like this.

From the beginning, the [Idol Producing] Game was a method of training each person one by one.

In other words, three groups were never selected for the year-end music awards at the same time.

Nine idols looked at me.

Now it’s time for the broadcast to begin.

It seemed like he was waiting for my last word.

“Avoid difficult things and enjoy only what you enjoy.”

“”Yes!””

Nine people answered so strongly that my ears tingled for a moment.

I felt more motivated than ever.

Someone like me would be intimidated at the thought of going up on such a big stage.

I thought that idols are inherently different.

Afterwards, each group went on stage according to the staff’s instructions.

I looked at the TV in the waiting room.

I felt like I was settling the accounts a bit.

-Tick, tick, tick, the clock is running backwards~♪

-Tell me everything~♪ I want to keep everything about you~♪

-Who are you who took away my one remaining sweets~♪

Because it was a year-end special, it was arranged differently.

Composer Jeong Byeong-seo did it.

… I think it’s better than the original song?

After a tense afternoon, Sweets member Jo Min-joo also appeared on stage and sang and danced without hesitation with a relaxed expression.

The Cursed Dolls member who falls over every step—Choi Joo-yoon—also performed the choreography without a single mistake today.

Berries also had better chemistry among the members than usual.

The four-hour long program had already come to an end, and the clock showed 11:30.

The winners were announced and the award ceremony was held 30 minutes before the end of the program.

-The Female Rookie of the Year Award is…… , Afternoon sweets! Congratulations!

The camera showed the faces of Jo Min-joo and Koo Ga-eun.

Koo Ga-eun ran wild as she received the plaque, and Jo Min-joo wiped the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand.

Jo Min-joo stood in front of the microphone to give her acceptance speech.

[Music Grand Prix] Was a system in which only one leader could express his or her acceptance speech.

First of all, she decided that Jo Min-joo was her leader among the two, so she opened her mouth.

-Thank you…. Too… …. I never thought I would come this far… , I couldn’t even imagine…. Especially to the producer who lifted not only me but also my mother from the bottom…….

Jo Min-joo can’t speak properly because she’s crying.

The camera took a close-up of the bleachers.

Her mother was sitting there.

I invited him because I heard that his alcoholism symptoms have improved significantly.

I told the PD about that in advance, and like a veteran, he understood.

After Cho Min-joo’s 1-minute acceptance speech, the Male Rookie Award was presented.

Senior producer Dan Hyo-young’s boy group received the award.

-This year’s Popularity Award is Berry’s! Congratulations!

The Berryz members stood in front of the microphone with their eyes wide open.

And,

-Thank you!!

I shouted loudly and bent my waist at a right angle.

Berries Leader—Jin Hae-sol began to express his thoughts on receiving the award.

… Looking down at his palm, it looked like he had written it down on a small piece of paper in advance.

-There were many twists and turns to get here. Thank you to everyone who loved our Berries this year. And the producer who reached out to us when we were having a hard time… !

Jinhae Sol suddenly mentioned me, and she looked directly at the camera.

-I will never forget the grace that saved me.

The smile on the camera was probably directed at me.

I wish they wouldn’t mention me too much on broadcast,

Still, it was a moment when I once again felt the reward of saving Berries through the difficult times.

-Next is this year’s Grand Prix, the grand prize! Who is the main character?

Perhaps because it was the grand prize, the CG introducing the candidates was magnificent.

The host who announced the grand prize winner was also a singer who received the grand prize last year.

There are 10 seconds left until the new year.

[Music Grand Prix] Was to be announced at midnight on January 1st of the following year.

This was a fact I didn’t know about the game.

The host continued by saying that this year has been an eventful year and that he hopes the new year will bring good things to all families and all musicians.

The moment the New Year’s countdown points to 0,

-This year’s Grand Prix is Cursed Dolls! Congratulations!

The Cursed Dolls members were captured by the camera.

-Wow—!!

Choi Ju-yoon, Kang Eva, and Gong Si-on hugged each other.

Eva Kang still had an expressionless expression, but looking at her body language, she seemed to be extremely happy.

The host handed the trophy to leader Gong Sion.

Muse, the goddess of music, was carved.

Gong Shi-on held the trophy high and shared his feelings of joy beyond the screen.

-Honestly, back in February of this year, I was thinking about kicking the idol, but thank you! Fans, company people, our members, and all of our families! Especially the producer, you encouraged me when I was feeling low on confidence! Please keep producing in the future!!

Gong Sion filled the audio as if shaking out all the words that came to mind.

Because of his good talking skills, his acceptance speech was that long.

… In the middle, the host gave a little hint.

-It’s not finished yet!

In the end, Gong Si-on’s acceptance speech was cut off, and the Cursed Dolls’ encore performance began.

At the same time, the credits rolled.

All the idols I raised this year won prizes.

The corners of my mouth felt like they were going to be torn apart.

New Year’s Day, January 1st.

Everyone else had a day off, but I couldn’t rest.

Because idols have schedules even at the beginning of the year.

“You shouldn’t have rested.”

I went to work with Jeong Song today again.

There was work, but not much because other clients had their days off.

“I like seeing the producer’s face more than taking a break.”

“Yes, yes.”

I was a little taken aback because he expressed his affection so calmly and directly.

I ran an internet browser on my computer and looked at the reaction of the music audience.

… The monitoring team was closed today, so I had no choice but to watch.

How do you feel about receiving the award and the reaction to composer Jeong Byeong-seo’s arrangement?

[Lucky Seven dominates the music awards… [Small and medium-sized entertainment companies backlash]

[Lucky Seven in all 4 out of 5 Music Grand Prix categories?]

[The argument between fans intensified… Music Grand Prix fairness controversy]

“No, f*ck…” .”

I started swearing without even realizing it.

First of all, I never gave anything to [KCBC], The organizer.

If you had to ask, did you tell me about Jo Min-joo’s mother in advance?

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“What’s going on?”

Jeong Song-i came behind me and looked at her monitor screen.

“Oh, I’m sorry for cursing you.”

“You didn’t do this to me. “I understand after reading the article.”

In the [Idol Producing] Game, the training scenario ended the moment you won a prize.

In other words, the story after winning the prize only appears in the next training scenario, and that was a few months after winning the prize.

What’s more, a situation that didn’t exist in the game, where all the idols I raised won prizes.

This time, I really had to solve this problem without any hints.

First, I headed to the manager’s office.

And this controversy was explained.

“Could it be that the manager did something to KCBC?” ?”

“I couldn’t do that…” . Honestly, there has never been this many awards in Lucky Seven history. “I had to eat a lot, but it was about two.”

“… ….”

I checked with Executive Director Yeom Chang-ho just in case, but the same answer came back.

After searching on the Internet, I found that this was the first case of a music awards ceremony being completely swept away by one agency.

[Music Grand Prix] I called the PD in charge.

-We are also discussing what to do now. But I think I’ll probably just go with the line of not responding and moving on. As time goes by, most people will forget.

“Is there something like giving the prize to us?”

-There was nothing at all. Just by compiling the data, we got the Rookie Award for Afternoon Sweets, the Popularity Award for Berryz, and the Grand Prize for Cursed Dolls.

“Okay….”

If what the PD in charge says is true, the cause of this controversy is,

… It was because I did so well this year.

It was absurd.

There’s controversy because he’s so good.

When I returned to office 302,

Cursed Dolls members, Berries members, and Afternoon Sweets members were all gathered.

They must have also seen articles about this controversy.

“I’m sorry, I’ll take care of this quickly.”

“This is nonsense! There is no need for the producer to be sorry!!”

“That’s right, that’s right! “I don’t know why they are picking on us when they can produce better than you!”

Cursed Dolls members—Gong Si-on and Berries members—Yang Hae-in cried out.