Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 72
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| Episode 72. First Day of Work (3)
The stage soundtrack for Spark’s debut song, “Flowering,” begins with the sound of a heavy iron door opening.
As we turned our bodies to the beat, we saw the back of Lee Cheong-hyeon, who was in charge of introducing the debut album that would open the stage.
Lee Cheong-hyeon sat on one knee, resting his chin on his hand and looking at the camera.
Lee Cheong-hyeon will definitely be smiling with a meaningful and mysterious smile that is playful but not excessive.
I can tell without even looking. I’ve practiced with you several times and watched you through the mirror.
and…….
“Shall we go?”
Lee Cheong-hyeon’s voice, which sounded like a narration, coolly announced the start of the song. At the same time, the stage was brightly lit.
A bright and cheerful accompaniment resonated. This was the part that Lee Cheong-hyeon had worked hard on for several days.
‘Brother Lee Wol, can’t you make the cold image come alive while also giving it a refreshing feeling like the summer sunshine?’
‘Reference… no, pick out a few reference images and work while looking at them. Like a picture of a blue sky over a snowy field.’
‘Wow, you’re a real genius!’
They don’t even know that the genius is Lee Cheong-hyeon himself. If he wasn’t a genius, he wouldn’t be able to write a song like this, like a warm iced Americano.
I thought as I danced to a song I had heard a thousand times.
Are my movements in sync with the members right now?
Did I just miss a note in my part without realizing it?
Why is it still verse 1? It feels like it’s been about verse 130?
I was worried that I was the only one who was having all kinds of trouble. It was even worse because the Spark guys were doing well on their own.
Lee Cheong-hyeon’s song was elegant and splendid.
Jeong Seong-bin and Park Joo-woo didn’t miss a single note, and Kang Ki-yeon also successfully performed her part.
Choi Je-ho was perfect beyond compare. Even to me, who had moved to the back of the line, Choi Je-ho standing in the center looked huge as if he was right in front of my nose.
It was just me. The only one who didn’t fit into this stage.
My heart was pounding. At this point, I was proud of myself for finding the camera with the red light on.
However, it was not good to not be able to find composure, because an unstable state could cause an accident at any time.
‘Let’s calm down.’
I took a moment to catch my breath as I moved along the path.
‘You know that if you just do what you practiced, you can’t go wrong.’
And I muttered the words to myself as if I was reciting a spell. I even pushed them out of my head in an instant, fearing that I would forget the lyrics.
A minute or so passed by without me even having time to gather my wits. I felt dizzy, as if my head was spinning.
It’s hot.
I can’t breathe.
I shouldn’t disturb these guys, but I feel like I’m disturbing them… … .
When such thoughts come to mind along with my breath.
When the six people gather in line, the melody reaches its climax.
So, that moment when all the members have to sing the first chorus of this song together.
The fans I had a brief conversation with a moment ago came into my sight.
A slightly raised face and two hands tightly clasping the slogan.
Although it is hard to hear because of the earphones, it is clear that they are cheering loudly among the other indifferent fans.
and…….
[Congratulations on your debut]
Even a paper banner with five large letters printed on it.
My stomach churned. Emotions that were difficult to articulate swirled inside me.
Maybe it was because of the lighting, but my face felt hot… … .
“Until the world heats up and gets hot!”
The melody that Lee Cheong-hyeon worked hard to create all night has finally seen the light of day.
My heart started pounding again.
“Look here, I’ll show you a one-time magic trick.”
Why on earth do the lyrics I sing have to be like this?
It would be nice if you could draw attention to the members rather than me.
This song, the stage, and the audience are all for those guys.
As I was lost in such thoughts, the chorus came back to me as if it were natural.
I held the microphone with all my might so as not to drop it.
And he sang, stepping forward with powerful steps.
“Sound the warning bell, burst out the cheers.”
“Until my heart boils over and overflows!”
The six of them poured their souls into recording, and only found the perfect harmony until the very end, which was thrillingly perfect.
Now it seemed like I could hear the cheering through the earphones. Maybe I could actually hear it.
That there are lyrics for someone like me to sing, that I can be included in the cheer, and that there is a place for me in the layered melody.
All these facts were so strange and tender that the fleeting moment felt like a long dream.
* * *
The stage was a success.
Park Joo-woo and Jeong Seong-bin perfectly delivered high notes that seemed like they could even split ice, and Kang Ki-yeon also did her part without making a single mistake in the lyrics.
Lee Cheong-hyeon, who was born with a stage personality, practiced well and did even better in real life.
If they had debuted with a ballad instead of a dance song, they wouldn’t have had this much of an impact at the time of their debut. Thinking about it that way, I regret UA’s past choices even more.
Choi Je-ho was literally flying high on his own.
Even in the midst of all that chaos, I could feel the audience’s eyes focused on Choi Je-ho. I thought, “That guy is what he is.”
After finishing the first recording so successfully, the stage turned into a sea of tears.
As soon as the staff member’s sign, “Yes, thank you for your hard work!” was given, half of the members shed tears to the point where it made you wonder how they had endured the rehearsal and the actual recording.
Kang Ki-yeon, who watched the video taken by the manager over and over again to confirm that she finished the stage without any major mistakes, only then did she start to cry, and Lee Cheong-hyeon, who was joking with her friend with tears in his eyes.
And even the sobbing of Jeong Seong-bin, who finally made his debut after a long wait. The area under the stage was so wet that it was almost damp.
I wondered if I had the right to appease their surging spirit, so I silently patted their backs and herded them into the waiting room like a flock of sheep.
At that time, Choi Je-ho spoke to me.
“You’re not crying.”
“I didn’t suffer enough to cry.”
“I see.”
“Why? Are you trying to comfort me when I cry?”
“Did you turn around… … .”
Choi Je-ho went into the waiting room alone, shivering.
You cold-hearted child. Look at me crying in front of you from now on.
* * *
Baek Hae-won, a high school student from South Korea, was lying in bed during the vacation, reflecting on his life.
When Baek Hae-won was lying on her pink bed, wondering how humans could become adults without going through the third year of high school.
Baek Hae-won’s cell phone vibrated several times, desperately searching for its owner.
It was a familiar SNS alarm.
Baek Hae-won hasn’t posted anything new lately. That means there’s nothing to alarm you about.
Baek Hae-won picked up his cell phone with a questioning expression. Someone was summoning Baek Hae-won.
≫ Oh, but I think they might be a bit like @minamhunter’s taste?
It was a summoning spell that was appealing to the palate.
Baek Hae-won immediately checked the post in which he was tagged.
≫ It’s been so long since I’ve seen such a handsome guy that I grabbed my heart and ran away to the stairs;;;
└ You said you were going to the Ennet viewing… … Did you catch a big fish?
└ ㄴㅔ… … I think I’m going crazy. If I talk about it in the main world, I feel like I’ll get stoned, but I can’t keep this to myself.
└ Oh, but I think they might be a bit like @minamhunter’s taste?
There, Baek Hae-won’s old friends were sharing interesting stories.
At one time, they were fascinated by the beauty and charm of a boy group and became connected.
It means that while I was fangirling over my kids on SNS, we became cyber friends.
Their love for their baby and their friendship seemed like it would last forever.
But the only things that will last forever are the agency of the group I’m selling, the three letters of my favorite person’s name, and their friendship.
An agency that has been doing X-like work for 4 years.
My favorite, who has lost all of her former glory and is aging faster than me because she is not being taken care of.
The final blow came when I saw my child, who I had only seen on the entertainment page, on the society page.
Baek Hae-won never agreed with the idea that idols who embarrass their fans should fail as much as they did then.
Do I really have to go this far in fandom?
Baek Hae-won and n other fans experienced a time of severe realization.
And after much thought, they decided to abandon the old headquarters.
But even those who diligently sold off the albums they bought in batches, posters they had collected, and goods they had collected, there was something they couldn’t throw away.
They were comrades who had supported our child together, had cursed at those who cursed at our child together, and now even cursed at our child together.
Hardship and adversity have forced them to evolve from simply calling each other virtuous friends to a higher level.
≫ It’s funny to say this when all the fans are leaving… … Honestly, I don’t want to lose you guys. Where can I find such funny people… …
└ Okay, everyone, let’s dig a ladder.
So Baek Hae-won… … .
No, about 30 thieves, including the ‘Handsome Hunter’, began to roam the vast entertainment industry like outlaws in search of a honey pot genre.
The process wasn’t smooth either, so they suffered from men (they were people, paper, and 2.5D) in the main world and only talked about various things in the ladder that embraced everything about them.
however.
Recently, there was only information posted about places that had good pancakes.
Someone was calling Baek Hae-won and saying that an idol to your taste has appeared.
These are the people who know better than anyone that Baek Hae-won has been carrying only the visual members of the group in his pocket for the past few years!
Baek Hae-won replied immediately.
└ But why do you only tag me and don’t tell me who I am? Is this all our friendship has become? I’m disappointedㅡㅡ
As expected, a knife answer came from that side too.
└ I thought the hunter had already put it in the net
After some pushing and pulling, Baek Hae-won was able to obtain the name ‘Spark’.
The information in this group was reliable, because at least they didn’t rashly judge the real person based on only a photo that had been edited.
Baek Hae-won entered ‘Spark’ into the search bar with a pounding heart.
And I found it.
I’m talking about the perfectly symmetrical faces of handsome men in neat and tidy profile pictures.
Baek Hae-won immediately saved the photos from the portal site and ran to SNS.
≫ I’m on the verge of fainting right now
This isn’t a fake listing, right????? If what you see on the screen is different from what it actually is, I’ll sue you all for fraud.
└ Ah, it’s Wolcheok~
└ Fake listing? They are real
Everyone was giggling, but Baek Hae-won was sincere. Of course, the sisters were sincere too.
Thanks to the words of a trustworthy colleague, Baek Hae-won was able to find a video of the stage that had just been uploaded.
‘Wow. There’s only one stage for the first episode.’
There is no rookie like this rookie.
But the surprise was short-lived; Baek Hae-won played the video as if she was entranced by the thumbnail of a close-up of a very handsome man.