Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 3
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| Episode 3. The Old Man System (2)
As you go through your job search, you will end up rewriting your resume several times.
At the same time, the resume is a document that I have seen enough to pass by while working in the HR team, and it was also a document that I revised every day at one point while dreaming of changing jobs.
But the resume I’m seeing now is one I’ve never seen before.
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[UA New Trainee] Kim Yi-wol
Kim Yi-wol (20 years old/previously 29 years old)
Career History
― Joined UA through street casting
Extracurricular activities
― Hanpyeong Industry Human Resources Team Manager (5th year)
Performance Evaluation (100)
– Vocal proficiency: 4/20
– Dance proficiency: 1/20
– Self PR: 12/20
– Attendance management: 18/20
– Adaptability within the organization: 10/20
Cumulative experience: 0
Accumulated points: 0
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It’s not anything else, it’s my resume.
The past at Hanpyeong Industry, which was as tough as the fiber of a poorly boiled sweet potato, was lost in external activities.
I’ve become a water expert.
Is that true, dance proficiency 1? It was really a stroke of luck that I didn’t get caught bragging about my long-term skills at the workshop.
I was staring at it wondering what experience points and points were, and then a new explanation appeared.
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[SYSTEM] The ‘Experience-Point System’ is notified to ‘eul’.
▷ When you complete a ‘task’, a certain amount of ‘experience points’ is awarded.
▷ When your experience reaches 100, you can exchange it for 1 point.
▷ Points can be added to your proficiency.
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That was nonsense.
If working hard made you a good dancer, executives would have already gathered office workers from all over the world to have a fancy talent show competition.
Other notable parts were the ‘new trainees’ and ‘street casting’ sections.
‘Getting hired through street casting?’
February 9 years ago, on the streets, idol casting.
I felt like something was coming to mind.
I vaguely remembered someone stopping me on my way home right before I entered college.
I think I received a business card while I was talking to my sister.
I was quite surprised to hear that they were forming an idol group while handing over the business card of UA, which was famous for being an agency for ballad singers.
I remember completely turning a blind eye to it, thinking he was a scammer who had stolen someone else’s company name.
This wasn’t the first time I received a business card related to an idol, so I completely forgot about it.
It seemed like the current me would have accepted that offer and joined the company.
‘After that, the only male idol to debut from UA was Spark.’
After going around and around, I arrived at Spark again. Is there anything like this in the world?
I don’t know what on earth he saw in me and contacted me, but as the story went on, my thoughts gradually turned around.
If blood rushes to your head, nothing will work out.
I calmly summarized what I had learned so far as simply as possible.
1. I went back 9 years ago.
2. I became a trainee under UA.
3. I can’t save my sister unless I debut in a 6-member boy group.
4. And I have to join that damn Hanpyeong Industries again. With a lifetime contract.
The situation was still a mess, but I could now accept reality.
I felt like I would feel better if I thought about giving my sister all the 70th birthday presents that I almost couldn’t give her all at once.
I am the one who will receive the birthday gift as a benefit in this life.
Why don’t you just grit your teeth and hold on?
I pulled myself together with great difficulty.
Just then an alarm went off overhead. Above the wooden ceiling, to be exact.
At the same time, Choi Je-ho, the center emperor who was sleeping next to him, opened his eyes.
A face that is the same as before his debut, a nose bridge that hasn’t changed in 9 years, and even a frown that occurs every time he wakes up due to poor eyesight.
The moment I saw that face that seemed too familiar to me to turn around, all my composure evaporated.
Instead, the empty space was filled with bitter anger.
Can you do it?
I?
Just looking at those kids makes me sad haha hoho happy debut?
My stomach hurt. It was clear that I had reflux esophagitis.
“Huh? You woke up right away too.”
At that moment, a face popped out of the ceiling with a bright voice that was hard to believe was morning.
Is it because of the light?
I was speechless for a moment as I looked at the facial features that seemed to have a halo around them.
It was such an unrealistic sculpture that for a moment I thought it wasn’t a person.
‘Could this be the cute, pretty, and visually appealing Lee Cheong-hyeon?’
It was such a great appearance that the terrible ill-fated relationship was momentarily erased from my mind.
After seeing this face, I think it would be acceptable for UA to sell full-body mini acrylics for 23,000 won each.
Even so, that guy was just a son of a bitch who had his skin all burned on his first long vacation and turned the difficulty of the correction up to the max.
You live in this world and see. That kind of appearance also appears in the secular world.
The face of Lee Cheong-hyeon, who is cute and pretty, has a mysterious corner in that her round eyes, nose, and mouth come together to create a cold aura.
“Jeho hyung is also a sharp-tongued person. I really like our room’s living habits! The youngest is satisfied!”
He was so cheerful from the morning that I wondered what was so enjoyable about him.
However, the center emperor Choi Je-ho didn’t seem to be listening to that guy.
“Hyung! We eat breakfast in the practice room. Get ready to go to the practice room first!”
Cute pretty visual Lee Cheong-hyeon came down from above and kindly explained.
How many more days must I listen to these voices that give me goosebumps just by hearing them? My eyes were dark.
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An hour later, I found myself standing inside UA’s building with a spare spark.
UA, which cast me, is an agency that has long been known as a powerhouse of ballads.
Most of the singers belonging to UA were ballad singers who had at least one hit song.
Then, out of nowhere, UA suddenly declared that they would enter the idol market.
The basement practice room I arrived at was a space that UA had set up just for the sake of training trainees.
Spark fans called this place ‘UA’s underground prison’.
≫ A rookie who released 2 songs and had a hiatus of 1 year and 2 monthsㅋㅋㅋ He just said he didn’t want to make moneyㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└ The kids also debuted like X, but their storage is questionable
Because Spark’s hiatus was very long.
There was even a rumor going around that the sentence would be extended every time an issue arose.
By the way, this place wasn’t unfamiliar to me either. I saw it so many times when I was taking screenshots to show the sharp dance moves in the choreography video.
I was standing there feeling like I was in a familiar X, when someone came up to me and spoke to me.
“You’ve only been here for a short time, but you’re already feeling a bit overwhelmed. Since Lee Wol-hyung said this is his first time as a trainee, I’ll briefly explain our practice routine first.”
It was Jeong Seong-bin, the spiritual leader who would become Spark’s leader in the future.
My spiritual pillar, Jeong Seong-bin, was like a filial son to me.
Among the Impressionist group, he was the most innocent-looking, so I quickly remembered his face.
Mental leader Jeong Seong-bin explained various rules of UA, including the time when the trainer would come. His orientation skills were top-notch.
‘It would be my calling if I were in charge of something like training new employees… … .’
While I was admiring his smooth and clear pronunciation, my spiritual leader, Jeong Seong-bin, asked me a surprise question.
“Do you have any further questions?”
“None. Thank you for the explanation.”
I answered quickly, afraid that he would find out that I was thinking of something else, but the expression on Jeong Seong-bin’s mental pillar became strange.
“Hey, hyung. Didn’t we decide to talk yesterday?”
Such a clever setting?
Judging from the fact that Jeong Seong-bin, who was much more senior than the trainees and was a spiritual pillar, spoke politely, it seemed like the ranking was based on age.
Conservative organizational culture is not my style. As someone whose calling is at the bottom, I felt even more uncomfortable.
“Is it because it’s still awkward… … Look. If it’s okay with you, feel free to talk.”
“yes.”
I hated using my age as an excuse when we first met. But I decided to go along with the rhythm because I didn’t want to hear unnecessary criticism.
Fortunately, the mental pillar Jeong Seong-bin did not stumble over this problem any further.
“Then should we start with stretching?”
With those terrible words, the spiritual leader Jeong Seong-bin stood up from his seat.
The time has come for me to sweat to achieve the same goal as my enemies from hell.
I want to go home.
I want to go home so badly.
The words I had engraved in my heart every day during my working days came to mind.
At that moment, the light before my eyes turned white.
Ah, now I don’t buy manuals or anything.
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[SYSTEM] Work instructions from ‘Manager’ have arrived.
Did you know that they give out points as part of the company welfare? If you do well from today, you will get points. There aren’t many places that take care of you like this? Anyway, Manager Kim is blessed. Don’t waste it on useless things, and use it for what you really need.
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But when it comes to material compensation, it’s a different story.
It was a bit pricey that it was points rather than money, but from the recipient’s perspective, they had to get something out of it.
But can’t you just change that tone a little? Just looking at that reduces half of my motivation.
Still, it was a beneficial story for me, as I was in no position to hide anything. Especially since my dance skills were at rock bottom.
‘If I ask for work, will you give it to me?’
It was quite a strange situation for me to be asked to do work on my behalf, since usually work would pile up even if I just sat still.
I hesitated for a moment whether I should kneel down in the direction of the writing or bow my head.
Fortunately, there was no unfortunate incident where they were forced to debut and beg for work.
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[SYSTEM] ‘New task’ has been assigned.
▷ Complete 1 basic movement
▷ Reward: Experience
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Wouldn’t it be possible to do something with just one?
Of course, he gave me a task that I could do with my dance skill level of only 1. I braced myself.
I can honestly say that this was the dumbest decision I’ve ever made.
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Do you know how much practice goes into the Korean idol groups that are a K-Pop powerhouse?
‘Fuck, Fuck… …!’
I didn’t know. So now I feel like I’m going to die.
Ignorance is a sin. I could not explain the hardships and adversities I was experiencing without punishment.
“Kim Yi-wol, turn left?”
“It’s not a problem that I’m spinning right now. Be honest, hyung. I get my left and right hands mixed up.”
Even so, the distinction is made to that extent.
But didn’t I just turn left?
“How can a person be so quick-witted?”
“It’s not just ticking, it’s creaking. If your limbs are this free-spirited, your head will go on strike tomorrow.”
The group’s center emperor Choi Je-ho, who is in charge of dancing, and the cute Kang Ki-yeon were seriously discussing the situation with serious expressions on their faces.
As I was looking at the two guys in charge of the stage’s perfection, a post I saw on the community came to mind.
≫ But for UA X Sochi, didn’t they gather enough members? ㅋㅋ There’s not a single one who can make a hole with their skills
I added a little something to show the public more fun things. My heart ached.
Center Emperor Choi Je-ho, who has a strong individualistic tendency, seemed to have no particular thoughts about this situation.
On the other hand, Kang Ki-yeon, who had been famous for being a perfectionist since long ago, never took her cold eyes off me.
For me, who gets motion sickness just from looking at Spark’s picture for 5 seconds, it was the ultimate punishment.
As I swept through the practice room like a broken down runaway train, the cute Kang Ki-yeon glared at me. I could feel the murderous intent as much as the sharp corners of her eyes.
I’ve also gotten good at reading sparkle eyes.
As expected, the guy spoke in a cold voice.
“brother.”
“huh.”
“Don’t even think about going to the dorm today.”
Suddenly, I remembered what my junior colleague, who said he liked idols, said while eating triangle kimbap in the break room with empty eyes.
The question was whether or not the three major mayo’s were known.
That was when… … our team had been working overtime for three weeks, and an article came out saying that an idol he liked had canceled a fan meeting because he was sick and went to Kangwon Land.
I forgot one except for ‘Tuna Mayo’ and ‘Don’t Do What You Want, Oppa’, but the super cute Kang Ki-yeon’s Mayo was also pretty good.
How many times did I repeat that unknown movement?
“Oh. Okay.”
“Let’s do it one more time quickly. Before I forget.”
As soon as the okay signs from the bland center emperor Choi Je-ho and the cute Kang Ki-yeon who didn’t give him a moment to rest were given, the world before my eyes lit up white.
I thought it was a sign that I was about to faint, but it was the system. It’s quite persistent.
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[SYSTEM] ‘Task’ has been completed.
▷ Reward: Experience (20)
▷ Cumulative experience: 20
▷ Accumulated points: 0
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20? 20?
After all this hard work?
Your limbs are trembling?
This is ridiculous. I guess I found this strange phenomenon very funny.