Top Star By Luck [EN]: Chapter 190

190. The Music Genius Unveiled

JC Entertainment is often thought of as an agency specializing in actors, but that’s a misconception.

[Are actors the only celebrities in the world?]

CEO Gu In-mo wanted to cultivate celebrities in all fields.

It just so happened that almost all the celebrities he scouted were actors.

As a manager aiming for a comprehensive entertainment company, he invested considerably in music.

[JC Entertainment signs metal band Golden Porridge]

[JC Entertainment signs American singer-songwriter Morrigan Poodlemaru]

[Comprehensive performing arts team ‘Our Lack of Motivation’ joins JC as a new family]

As a businessman, his eye for music wasn’t always spot-on, so few artists became successful.

Anyway, the number of artists they have is quite large, and the support is substantial.

Among them, the quality of the in-house studio was exceptional. JC’s ultra-luxurious in-house studio was built by the best artisans from Europe and the United States.

“Ah↗ Ah↗ Ah↗ Ah↗ Ah↗ Ah↘ Ah↘ Ah↘ Ah↘ Ah↘.”

CEO Gu In-mo looked at Lee Min-ki, who was catching his breath, with an absurd expression and asked.

“Our actor? What are you doing now?”

“Vocalization practice.”

“Yes, an actor can practice vocalization. Vocalization is important for actors. It’s essential for delivery.”

“Thank you for understanding.”

“But there’s one thing I’d like to ask.”

CEO Gu In-mo blinked and said.

“So, what is all the filming equipment doing in front of you?”

That’s right.

Right now, all sorts of high-end filming equipment were scattered in front of Lee Min-ki.

Moreover, it seemed that they had gathered talented people in video and audio from within JC to form a task force [TF team, a temporary team formed to tackle a specific project].

“They came to help because I asked them to. I’m so grateful.”

“…….”

In particular, talents from the entertainment team that JC had been developing, including affiliated musicians, were all gathered.

“Actor, I just woke up 30 minutes ago and came to work, so I haven’t received a report on this situation yet. You canceled today’s schedule, and everyone gathered here will be fined? Even if we have to pay the penalty fees?”

The problem was the people gathered here.

Clearly, there were people who shouldn’t be seen here, but they hurriedly canceled their schedules at Lee Min-ki’s call and gathered.

Even quite voluntarily.

‘Are you rebelling against me? Are you starting a revolt now?’

CEO Gu In-mo pressed his head as if he was in severe pain. On closer inspection, it seemed to be due to a hangover.

“Actor, tell me. Why did you do that?”

Lee Min-ki smiled and replied to Gu In-mo’s seemingly threatening words.

“I got permission from Director Seo Jeong-woo.”

“Ah, you got permission from our Jeong-woo. If it’s Jeong-woo, I can’t argue. But where did that Director Seo Jeong-woo go?”

“He said he had an urgent meeting and went to Yangpyeong.”

He ran away.

CEO Gu In-mo was sure that his headache was not due to a hangover.

“Okay, good job.”

“Thank you for understanding. You will be blessed.”

Lee Min-ki smiled once again and checked the height of the microphone stand again.

Next to him, Son Hee-jeong checked the guitar and piano, and Joo Ha-na hesitated, blinking, wondering if CEO Gu In-mo was uncomfortable.

As soon as she met his eyes, she flinched and shouted.

“I didn’t tell him to do it!”

Yeah.

I think so too.

She’s not the type of person to do such a bold thing.

“In-mo, how have you been?”

“Yes, hyungnim [older brother/male friend], I’m glad you’re healthy.”

Senior Son Hee-jeong wouldn’t do that either.

After a while.

Lee Min-ki smiled the brightest smile in the world and said to the camera director, who was hired from the broadcasting station with a high salary.

“Then, from now on, I’ll start Lee Min-ki’s karaoke broadcast.”

No, I mean.

You’re an actor, not a singer.

“It’s a 12-hour continuous special so that people on the other side of the world can enjoy it. Please enjoy watching.”

“…….”

CEO Gu In-mo, who had lost his words, thought.

‘I should get some Yangpyeong hangover soup later.’

Let it be.

It would be good to promote affiliated musicians.

I should expand my business in music with this opportunity.

* * *

[Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius].

It was the title of the sequel to the movie [Struggle of All Against All], which was a huge hit worldwide last year.

Perhaps because the previous work was such a jackpot, this work, despite being a relatively low-profile music film, has gained global recognition.

[I’m not going to watch it. I don’t want to see such a high-minded work.]

President Trout’s service aggro [aggressive marketing tactics], who had already established himself as a publicist, also played a big part.

This work, [Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius], has become a huge event that happens only once every few years.

Only 14 hours before it is released sequentially, starting in the United States.

[Ah, ah. Hello.]

A man turned on the broadcast.

The man was an actor. An actor who doesn’t discriminate genres, from movies to dramas.

Unlike his relatively boyish face, his body frame was solid enough to remind one of an ordinary athlete.

Lee Min-ki. An actor who has already exceeded 10 million followers on SNS alone.

[Current number of viewers: 120K]

The number of viewers exceeded 100,000 in less than an hour after turning on the broadcast.

“What is he trying to do?”

“He said he’s doing a music broadcast?”

He is a famous person. He is also a person who will become more famous in the future.

The attention of people all over the world was focused on every word of Lee Min-ki. Right now, the attention on Lee Min-ki was beyond the level of the highest power in any country.

After taking a break for a while.

[Music broadcast commemorating the release of Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius, will start now.]

Lee Min-ki started broadcasting.

A broadcast where he sings and sings with his colleagues.

[I’ll let you listen to a taste of the OST [original soundtrack]. It’s an acoustic version. This is not released as a sound source. You can only listen to it here.]

The basics are the songs that will be inserted into the play.

Son Hee-jeong plays the accompaniment, and artists recruited within JC are asked to arrange it on the spot.

[Wow, he’s really good.]

Basically, CEO Gu In-mo’s eye for talent wasn’t all that bad.

He knows how to see skills. However, he doesn’t care about the direction, so it’s poor in terms of business.

Anyway, it meant that he had skills.

[These people should be successful]

[JC has a lot of talent]

It’s more than enough to impress viewers.

‘The response is better than I thought.’

CEO Gu In-mo was also re-evaluating this broadcast.

However, as the broadcast progressed, a small question remained in his head.

“Can you fill 12 hours with just the OST?”

It was a matter of absolute time.

“The OST is only an hour or two long at most. How much time is left; can you fill it up?”

This broadcast is not short. Rather, it’s closer to a marathon. Even an ordinary professional musician would have a hard time for 12 hours.

He meant that Lee Min-ki, who was from an actor, could do it.

Of course.

“I can’t fill it.”

Lee Min-ki himself knew that well.

“……Then what are you going to do?”

Lee Min-ki smiled at CEO Gu In-mo’s absurd question.

“You don’t have to do only OST, right?”

That’s right.

There was no need to pick songs.

This is just a broadcast commemorating the release of [Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius], not a [Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius] special!

It’s similar but different!

Anyway, it’s different!

“Now, the festival begins.”

The real broadcast started.

“Everyone has heard this song when they were young, right?”

It started with nostalgic songs.

Whether it’s a song that appears in the movie or a simply popular song, he sings anything.

Even.

[This is a rookie in our company, and his voice is very thick, right? Metal is his main major, so please listen to it with pleasure.]

[GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR―!!!!!!]

Even making someone else sing instead of himself.

“This song is noisy.”

“There are quite a few good songs in Korea.”

If it had ended here, I would have thought, ‘Ah, it’s difficult to handle 12 hours of music broadcasting alone, so he put guests forward like that.’

But Lee Min-ki didn’t stop here.

[This friend looks cute, right? He’s a younger brother who hasn’t been in JC for long, but some of you will know him. He’s dancer Song Woo-dang.]

[Oh, oh, I don’t have an English name. What should I introduce myself as?]

[It’s okay, just dance quickly.]

While it’s nominally a music broadcast, he mobilized people from all categories, from dance to cooking, to carry out their respective contents.

[I’m Kim Tae-yang. I’m an actor. I’m going to cook.]

[Did you call me to broadcast?]

[You often make something like that, right? Why, you said you were going to make that chipotle steak today and went grocery shopping. Share it with the viewers on this occasion.]

[Why would I.]

[Are you really not going to do it?]

[……I’ll show you the meat I prepared today.]

Lee Min-ki himself only took on the progress by picking one song in between.

He just kept inviting and inviting people, and kept the broadcast going so that the content wouldn’t be empty.

But that alone was enough.

“What are you watching?”

“Lee Min-ki’s broadcast.”

There was nothing better than that to turn on and watch without thinking.

“Kain Huyen, you have to put your phone down when you eat.”

“Mom, watch it together. He’s handsome.”

“How handsome is he… He is handsome.”

It’s an event that won’t happen again.

A pleasant event to just turn on.

Modern people are weak to trends.

Even if viewers don’t particularly like the actor Lee Min-ki, this broadcast has already become a festival.

[Current number of viewers: 1084k]

Shouldn’t I watch it?

Everyone else is watching, so I can’t not watch it.

-I would have watched it until the end if I hadn’t gone to work

-Is this running until it’s released?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ What kind of gift is this

-Is he an actor?

-Please show me some acting

-Add subtitles

-It’s a music broadcast! It’s a music broadcast! It’s a music broadcast!!!!

-Grandpa and grandma, I’m on TV

They participate non-stop from all over the place.

Participating as a member of this number of viewers was like a challenge in itself.

The broadcast seen in Sergiyev Posad is seen in Tokyo.

The broadcast seen in Hanoi is seen in Trakai.

The broadcast seen in Brussels is seen in Geneva.

The broadcast seen in Buenos Aires was seen in Seoul.

Some said.

[I will call the British Empire the country where the sun never sets.]

During their heyday, their vast territory created a strip across the globe. It was not a particularly exaggerated statement.

But their territory was missing one element, and that was.

-Hello from the Gold Coast

It was spontaneity.

The territory built by Lee Min-ki had autonomy, that’s what existed.

-I came in because the banner popped up, is that number a countdown?

-There are only 7 hours left now

-What kind of countdown is it?

-It’s a movie ㅋㅋ Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius

-I thought it was the title of the broadcast. So when will it be released?

-It’s a countdown. It’s already too late to book, but try it.

-It’s already over near my house. I’m driving for 2 hours.

Viewers voluntarily joined Lee Min-ki’s broadcast from all over the place.

They formed a long line from one end of the earth to the other. No, this is not a line. It was a surface.

Lee Min-ki was forming a territory made up of viewers through broadcasting as a medium.

[We will inform you of the current time based on Vancouver. It’s 4 a.m. Thank you to everyone who has been with us for 8 hours, with 5 hours left until the first release.]

It was like seeing the first bell of the new year.

[By the way, this is a very famous song in our country. When men go to karaoke, they always sing it as the last song. Who made this?] [I made it.]

[Are you the composer? This too?]

Lee Min-ki’s voice continued to ring and echo.

A time to laugh, chat, and enjoy.

-I was here

-The automatic translation function is very advanced

-What’s this fuss in the morning?

-It’s daytime here?

I can’t understand the language.

I can’t fully accept what Lee Min-ki has been saying like a habit since a while ago.

But.

-Is the song a bit good?

-Did he say his name is Song Woo-dang? He’s been dancing non-stop for 20 minutes. Does he have a separate account?

If it’s acting, music, dance, and cooking, you can enjoy it.

[Ah! The defense shouldn’t be broken there!]

Because there are no boundaries in culture.

Count down.

10!

9!

8!

7!

6!

5!

4!

3!

2!

1!

And.

[Thank you.]

Lee Min-ki said.

[I hope you enjoy it.]

Average reservation rate in 17 countries nationwide.

It was the moment when an unprecedented figure of 96.3% was recorded.

That’s how [Turns Out He’s a Musical Genius] was 1 day old.