Become A Music Monster Overnight! [EN]: Chapter 56

18. Tokashi

-The reason why Lee Na-eun, who failed 6 years ago, succeeded this time!-

-Is the YC syndrome starting again?-

-A great achievement! The success of a solo female singer after a long time!-

-Lee Na-eun, recognized by YC. In fact, she already reached the top with ‘Snow Lady’ last year?-

Sensational article titles related to Lee Na-eun lined up and filled the portal sites.

It all happened as she reclaimed the top spot on the music charts as soon as her full-fledged activities began.

“Should I call this luck? Or….”

Should I say it was her destiny from the start?

It was more than just a coincidence that Lee Na-eun began to spread her wings in that world in my memories when she turned 21. She was famous before that, but it was around this time that she started taking the number one spot as if it were a daily routine.

“Well, what does it matter? She was going to succeed anyway.”

To be honest, half of Lee Na-eun’s success this time was thanks to Director Hong Ui-chan.

You can tell just by looking at the music video for “Bunny Bunny,” which is still getting a huge response and increasing views at an incredible rate.

It surpassed 20 million views in less than a week, which means that overseas fans are also being drawn in.

In fact, if you sort by the latest comments, it’s hard to find Korean comments.

“But to think he would really pull this off?”

I was once again impressed by how much of a monster Director Hong Ui-chan is.

Honestly, the me in the video as the Daddy-Long-Legs was an overwhelmingly charming character, even to my own eyes. My face only appeared in one scene, but that one scene alone accounted for almost half of the music video.

But what I thought was really amazing was Lee Na-eun.

She succeeded in making her presence known without being overshadowed by such a fraudulent scene.

If it weren’t for her, or if it weren’t for Director Hong Ui-chan, that one scene where I appeared would have taken up at least 90% of the music video.

‘But now that I’ve started working in the field, the egg is finally starting to crack.’

Even though I prescribed the extreme remedy of “Bunny Bunny,” the egg, which had only cracked a little, began to emerge into the world as if by magic when she started communicating with fans in the field.

That meant she had decided to break away from her solidly crafted music and communicate with the world.

No matter how much you teach theoretically, and even if you understand it, it means nothing if it doesn’t resonate with your heart.

To achieve something, you have to give it your all.

It’s difficult to just do your best within the scope of what you think. You have to go beyond that and do your best to give it your all.

And for that to be possible, your heart and mind had to be in sync.

Lee Na-eun is now preparing to make that possible.

“I might be able to let her go from my side sooner than I thought?”

Both G1 Band and Lee Na-eun are people who have to do their own music.

In that respect, I thought that Lee Na-eun would be able to create her own official album with her own music after working with me until her next mini-album, her second.

By the second week, she finally reached number one on music programs.

Although it was on a cable music program rather than a terrestrial one [a major broadcast network], it was still a very meaningful achievement.

“However, this is probably the end.”

It’s not for any other reason.

The music video and song were doing well, but they were slowly losing steam.

In addition to the success, the fact that the album didn’t even exceed 20,000 copies showed that her core fanbase was weak.

Above all, two idol groups close to the top tier were making a comeback starting next week.

Two groups, a male idol group and a female idol group, were making a comeback, and the female idol group had been gaining a lot of momentum recently.

Male idol groups have strong core fans, but momentum is also important in the entertainment industry.

“From the moment they make their comeback, they’ll steal the spotlight and take first place by the third week.”

Part of the reason why Young-chan was lucky was because of this.

Lee Na-eun took advantage of the empty house [a period without major competition] at a perfect time and created a buzz.

“Oh, congratulations, number one singer!”

“…Thank you.”

Uncle Moon Il-beom congratulated Lee Na-eun with his signature slyness, and Lee Na-eun covered her red eyes with a bouquet and let out a tearful voice.

It was already a big deal that she was nominated for first place, which she hadn’t even expected, but when she actually won first place, she couldn’t handle her emotions and struggled on stage for a long time.

She cried so much that her heavily applied makeup melted off, making it difficult to say that she looked good, even as a joke.

-Click, click-

“Ugh… Please don’t… take pictures.”

Na-eun covered her face even more and shook her head at Uncle Moon Il-beom, who was taking pictures. Uncle Moon Il-beom got even more excited and took more pictures, and Lee Na-eun eventually ran away somewhere.

“Oh my, how can you tease a kid who’s young enough to be your daughter like that?”

“Hey! She is young enough to be my daughter! She is!”

I chuckled at my uncle, who was furious at the strange part, and said.

“Send the pictures you took to the manager. We should select a few good ones and post them on social media.”

I thought I should add some fuel to the slowly dying issue with this.

That way, she’ll be able to shine during the remaining two weeks of her activities.

As I thought, the pictures of Na-eun that Uncle Moon Il-beom took started circulating quite a bit in the community.

-The dignity of a singer in her 6th year since debut winning her first number one.-

-A photo that sounds like you can hear her crying.-

-Kuaaaang! The female singer’s waiting room turned into a sea of tears!-

The results that came out in the community’s eye-catching titles were always pictures of Lee Na-eun crying sadly, making them somewhat funny.

“It’s a shame we didn’t capture it on video.”

If we had, it would have definitely created even more buzz than it is now.

In any case, Lee Na-eun’s number one win was a major turning point for YC Entertainment.

The difference between having one singer who has reached number one and having two is bigger than you think.

In addition, Lee Na-eun’s case can be seen as a second debut, which means that YC Entertainment has something special when it comes to training singers.

This also means that talented people are turning their eyes to YC Entertainment.

There’s already talk in the industry about recruiting trainees, so this is something I need to think about.

Lee Na-eun’s performance, which continued to make her presence known without being buried even in the third week, ended smoothly by continuing the issue until the fourth week.

The good news didn’t end there.

Kim Ah-young, who I had given up on because I hadn’t heard from her for a while, finally contacted me.

This time, we decided to meet at YC Entertainment, and Kim Ah-young didn’t come alone.

Two of the Baby Fox members came with her.

“Hello, my name is Lee Chae-young.”

“My name is Lee Yeon-hee! It’s an honor to meet you! I can’t believe I’m meeting YC!”

“O- unnie…”

The people who came with her were Lee Chae-young, the oldest member of Baby Fox and a beautiful vocalist, and Lee Yeon-hee, the main dancer.

Lee Chae-young, who has the nickname “Stone Buddha” because she has no emotional fluctuations, and Lee Yeon-hee, who is the epitome of liveliness, stood side by side, making their personalities stand out even more.

Kim Ah-young, who was stuck between the two, didn’t know what to do with Lee Yeon-hee’s fuss.

I couldn’t help but smile at those 모습 [moseup – appearance/sight].

‘I never thought I’d see this in person?’

Seeing their 모습 [moseup – appearance/sight], which I had seen countless times during my insomnia days, come to life like this is nothing short of a joy for me.

Since three people came instead of one, the conversation went positively.

Fortunately, Lee Chae-young, who is 24 years old this year, and Lee Yeon-hee, who is 22 years old, both wanted to continue their idol activities.

Among them, I couldn’t help but be moved by Lee Chae-young, who showed the strongest will.

She has been on this path for almost half of her life, with 7 years of trainee life and 4 years of debut, for a total of 11 years.

I know that it is not easy for her to make up her mind again.

Was it because of the influence of these older sisters?

Unlike last time, Kim Ah-young, who had been negative, showed her desire to become an idol again, as if something had changed her mind.

I couldn’t be happier.

‘The center of a girl group is always precious.’

Even if she were thrown among the top girl groups in Korea, her position would definitely be the center.

For an idol, a proper center is like a cheat key [a game term for an advantage] that boosts the group’s capabilities.

The center symbolizes the group’s identity.

Now, and even more so in the future, there will be more and more idols debuting with unique concepts and specific worldviews.

The problem is that it is difficult to imprint such complex images on the public in a short 3-minute performance.

It was the center that made that possible.

First of all, they had to be visually outstanding.

Unless it’s a really strange concept, there’s nothing as easy to imprint as visuals when it comes to increasing stage immersion and making the public recognize you.

If they also have overflowing talent, it’s the icing on the cake.

In that respect, Kim Ah-young had the potential to be a proper cheat key.

‘To think they failed even with this cheat key. Max Entertainment must be really something.’

And it’s not just Kim Ah-young. Lee Chae-young and Lee Yeon-hee also had the potential to be placed at the top as idols.

In particular, Lee Chae-young’s vocals were solid enough to debut as a solo singer.

This shows that her past 11 years have not been in vain.

By completing the contracts with them, I completed the conception of producing YC Entertainment’s first idol group in earnest.

“Now it’s time to bring him in.”

The one who greatly contributed to growing YC Entertainment into a dinosaur in my memories.

It’s time to bring in Tokashi.