I Became a Producer Who Rewrites Idols

81 – Advance to Japan (3)

“What are you looking at, Setsuna?”

The waiting room of a small concert hall in Tokyo.

A fellow underground idol member placed his hand on Setsuna’s shoulder while she was watching a YouTube video.

“Ah, these are the people who are popular on the Internet these days.”

Setsuna nodded her head slightly.

Korean idol girl group Cursed Dolls, who recently released a Japanese version of their album.

When she first saw the video on YouTube, she had a hunch.

Cursed Dolls are also popular in Japan.

The members’ skills were outstanding in terms of vocals and dance.

In terms of skills, it was a completion type rather than a growth type, a part that reminded me of past Showa idols.

However, strong character traits and active interaction with fans, including SNS, although still limited to Korea,

Similar to modern Heisei idols.

An idol that has been completed but can still be met.

Evolved from a female college student idol living next door to a star idol living next door.

Cursed Dolls cannot be said to be a culmination of Korean idols, but

Nevertheless, a gentle gust of wind blew in Setsuna’s heart.

“I saw it too, and they were really good. “I guess it’s popular in Korea for no reason.”

Setsuna nodded her head loudly at her member’s words.

Cursed Dolls has already won the grand prize at the ‘Music Grand Prix’, also known as Korea’s ‘Red and White Gayo Daejeon’.

Cursed members: Choi Joo-yoon is 20 years old, Gong Si-on is 22 years old, and Kang Eva is 25 years old this year.

Setsuna’s age, if converted to Korean age, would be 23 years old this year.

I feel jealous of these girls who are obviously similar age but are much ahead of me, but when I watch the video, I feel admiration.

Isn’t this what idols are supposed to be?

To the point where such thoughts occurred, the presence of the Cursed Dolls grew in Setsuna’s mind day by day.

Setsuna cautiously asked her member.

“What do you think of Korean idols?”

“Huh? What are you talking about suddenly? “Are you really going to go to Korea?”

The members told Setsuna one by one the practical difficulties.

First, the language barrier.

You must know how to speak Korean.

Secondly, skills.

Can you improve your skills to the level of Cursed Dolls from now on?

Thirdly, whether Japanese idols will be accepted in Korea.

There are already many other aspiring idols in Korea, so there is no reason to choose Setsuna, a foreigner, over them.

“Let’s make good with what we have.”

“… Yes.”

“Well, realistically, even if you can’t be an idol full-time, you can just do it as a side job. “You and me.”

Setsuna didn’t say anything.

If she goes back to her hometown and takes over her family business, there is a high probability that she will have to give up her idol career.

She earns more money working as a farmer for her family than working as a salaryman at a mediocre company in Tokyo.

“There must be producers in Korea, right?”

“I guess it exists. But do you really want to try being a Korean idol?”

“… Just to find out. “You’re curious.”

***

When Lucky Seven Entertainment’s overseas promotion team told me that Cursed Dolls’ song was ranked in the top 10 on the Deneb chart,

… At first, the Deneb chart did something.

It turned out that the ‘Oricon chart’ was absurd.

It’s only been a few days since the Japanese version of the album was released, but I never thought it would already be ranked high on the charts.

According to local distributors, it is said that the reaction was greater among the light class than among the existing idol otakus.

When I heard that there was a rumor that idols came from the country of cheese dakgalbi, I wondered what kind of image Japan in the [Idol Producing] Game had of Korea.

‘It’s time to row, but….’

If you send the Cursed Dolls members to Japan, I will have to go with them.

It means producing directly in Japan, but it’s because the girls absolutely hate being away from me.

They would probably say that if they were to fall out with me, they would just give up on advancing into Japan.

However, it was a bit difficult to leave Berries, Afternoon Sweets, Yeomseonjeong, and Yellow Cow behind in Korea.

More than anything, Yellow Cow has not yet debuted and is at a stage where training by me is required.

I had to be by his side.

‘…… Now that I think about it, the CEO said that Berry’s and Afternoon Sweets should also consider expanding into Japan.’

Local distributors will also want to further expand this Cursed Dolls in Japan.

In that case, you can sell it together.

No, I already have some knack for making a Japanese version with Cursed Dolls.

Even if Berries, Afternoon Sweets, and Yeomseonjeong are not going to Japan right now, you can try them by releasing the Japanese version first.

Anyway, Berryz and Afternoon Sweets also won awards at the year-end music awards ‘Music Grand Prix’.

Even if Yellow Cow is in Japan, he can come to Korea by plane every three days.

… It’s okay if I’m a little tired.

‘Will Yellow Cow ever consider entering Japan?’

I heard that Cursed Dolls also gained word of mouth through YouTube, which was the deciding factor in getting on the Deneb chart.

In that case, Yellow Cow’s strategy of gaining awareness through YouTube was also a possible tactic.

If you ride Chewdeok Coin anyway, you can aim for not only Korean Chewdeok but also Japanese Chewdeok.

Currently, I am mainly covering nostalgic anime songs and adapted songs that can be enjoyed even by light fanatics.

Even if Japanese animation songs were arranged and released, few people would say anything big.

If Yellow Cow builds awareness in both Korea and Japan from the beginning, it will be much easier when it starts its activities in Japan.

Rather, the rock music market in Japan is larger than in Korea.

For me, it’s X-JAPAN, X-JAPAN, X-JAPAN…….

Anyway, Japan’s rock market is bigger.

“Song, please tell producer Jeon Geun-young to come.”

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“Yes.”

Secretary Jeong Song-i left her vice president’s office for a moment, and then she brought producer Jeon Geun-young inside.

“Did you call me, Vice President?”

Ever since her wedding last month, producer Jeon Geun-young’s skin has somehow looked smoother.

On the other hand, producer Cho Hyun-ho seems to be drying up a bit…….

Well, since they are newlyweds, it must be a time when they are on fire.

“I also plan to go to Japan.”

“Oh, you see!”

“So, I hope the former producer will manage Yellow Cow in normal times. Well, since I will be coming to Korea once every three days, please manage my YouTube channel and adjust my training schedule.”

“I understand!”

Producer Jeon Geun-young bowed politely and left the vice president’s office.

She had said before that she didn’t need to do that; she looked bad on the new recruits, she answered seriously.

… Not only is an old boss bad, but a boss who looks down on his subordinates is also bad.

Honestly, I haven’t been a boss for very long, so I didn’t even think about that part.

“Song, tell this to Lucky Seven Entertainment’s overseas promotion team and the Cursed Dolls. “I will go directly to Japan and work there.”

“Yes. Let me tell you that my fiancé is planning to tag along as well. What do you plan on doing as an office wife? “I’m sure you’re not planning on leaving it in Korea, are you?”

“… Songi is my personal assistant, so of course she should follow me. Is not it?”

“That’s right, you thought it through well.”

I was planning on taking him with me, but what on earth would I have done if I hadn’t taken him with me?

For some reason, I felt like secretary Jeong Song-i was handling me better and better.

***

“Hitch!”

A man sniffed his nose.

With pollen flying around these days, he thought he would like to fly in Japan.

Or transfer to an internal job.

But first of all, a reporter is a reporter even if he or she is treated as trash and trash.

I had to go outside sometimes, although not often.

Furthermore, the editor-in-chief was making a fuss about the lack of provocative material these days, so I had no choice but to take refuge.

Even if it comes out, the material does not pop out.

But that doesn’t mean I can’t write a back-pro fiction.

Even if it’s a bit complicated, it has to be based on facts to some extent.

… I thought about just making a fuss about an overseas entertainment industry scandal, but that only happened once or twice.

[Weekly Issue]

The man who arrived in front of the company was scratching his head.

What excuse should I make….

These days, I’ve been more concerned about what to use as an excuse than to give a scoop.

“What are you doing when you’re not going in, Hikosaka-senpai?”

“Oh, that’s….”

The newly hired reporter asked Reporter Hikosaka behind his back.

It hasn’t been long since he came in, but he was a promising star who had a big scoop in both the political and entertainment worlds.

I thought that if I kept falling behind like this, I would probably be overtaken by this junior.

Reporter Hikosaka turned around and looked at her junior’s face.

I felt embarrassed and pulled on the white mask covering my nose and mouth a few times with my hands.

“Where have you been out too?”

“Yes, I walked around Lucky Seven Entertainment’s Japanese branch once.”

“Where? “Lucky?”

“Lucky Seven Enter.”

Where is the new entertainment agency?

Reporter Hiko Saka was not in the dark about entertainment industry news as she had revealed entertainment industry scoops a few times, but this was a mission she had never heard of before.

“Oh, don’t you know, senior? “Cursed Dolls, a girl group from Korea, is popular these days.”

“I’ve also heard of the Cursed Dolls. Oh, by any chance their agency is Lucky Seven Entertainment? “Is it there?”

“Yes. “They say Chuo Records is in charge of it in Japan.”

“Then why did you go to Lucky Seven Entertainment instead of Chuo Records?”

In response to reporter Hikosaka’s question, her junior said, “Um….” She hesitated in answering.

Since sometimes a senior reporter steals items from her junior reporter, it was not surprising that she hesitated.

… Still, I treated her well so far, but seeing her like this made me realize that she was a bit of a sarcastic reporter, Hiko Saka.

“Actually, it’s not that big of a scandal.”

“Really?”

The scandal is the most talked about topic, but Reporter Hikosaka is a little disappointed.

Among her scandals, the highest peak is of course the s*x scandal.

If there is even a rumor that they are selling pillows, they can dig into it intensively and publish it in a magazine.

Still, it’s better than not having any material at all.

Reporter Hiko Saka, wanting to piggyback on her junior’s item, made a suggestion to her.

“Since the Cursed Dolls are continuing to rise on the Deneb chart, other Japanese idols and producers are also paying attention.”

“Yes, I know.”

“Oh yeah….”

It felt as if a strong iron wall was being built around her juniors and reporter Hiko Saka, who would never hand over her material.

As expected, it would be prickly on my conscience as a senior to take advantage of a junior reporter.

Just as I was about to enter her office, feeling disappointed,

“Since you are still trustworthy, could you please do me a favor?”

She suggested first.

“Do you want me to be of help?”

“If it doesn’t help, that’s fine.”

“Ah, I can definitely say that it is helpful.”

It was reporter Hikosaka who almost got into big trouble if he messed up once.