Prince From Another Dimension Becomes An Idol [EN]: Chapter 199

#199.

“Wow…. Do-jae *hyung* [older brother or male friend] is doing a phone commercial?”

About a month ago.

The members, who had gathered at the office for the first time in a while due to their busy schedules, widened their eyes upon hearing the news that Do-jae had been chosen as the model for the Universe 10.

It was definitely surprising.

Even the company was quite surprised to receive the call.

They were realizing more and more each day how popular they were becoming, but being selected as a model by Daesung Electronics, which was known for being picky, was a different story.

“The concept is to select successful and currently popular artists from various fields to create a hip feeling with the image of being the ‘best.’”

Manager Lee Jung-yeon explained the general concept and the storyboard received from the marketing department of Daesung Electronics to the members.

“Wow! That’s totally cool! Isn’t Do-jae *hyung* the main focus?”

After hearing the storyboard, Louis shouted immediately.

All four artists who appeared were main characters, but Do-jae was definitely the one driving the overall narrative of the commercial.

Manager Lee Jung-yeon smiled faintly, and the members’ eyes sparkled.

Everyone rushed to congratulate Do-jae.

“Do-jae, that’s great. Congratulations…….”

“*Hyung*, you’re really on a roll! You’re the best, really!”

“Do-jae, you’re awesome. You know you have to treat us when you get paid, right?!”

When Heung-min put his arm around Do-jae’s shoulder and said that, Do-jae smiled coolly, saying, “Of course.”

Looking at Heung-min and Do-jae, Ki-joon narrowed his eyes.

Heung-min had come to Ki-joon and demanded a treat when Ki-joon received his music revenue, making all sorts of fuss.

It was nice to be congratulated, and it wasn’t difficult to treat his younger brothers.

He was always planning to buy them a meal without them having to ask.

The problem was that Heung-min always looked for things like Korean beef or king crab.

Heung-min was very cool about things like settlements and popularity, but he had the disadvantage of being overly shameless.

So it was obvious how much he would try to get out of Do-jae, his younger brother, using this phone commercial as an excuse.

His heart was more about congratulating, and getting something to eat was only a secondary thought, and half of it was a joke, but…….

Still, it was somehow annoying.

Since it felt like his own business, Ki-joon glared at Heung-min, and Heung-min, noticing the look, smiled weakly.

“Ah, *hyung*! You should have a generous heart like Do-jae!”

“You…. I’ll see you later.”

At Ki-joon’s warning, Heung-min smiled (annoyingly, from Ki-joon’s point of view).

“Ah! I want to earn a lot of money and buy things too! But *hyung* and Do-jae earn so much more, what can I do!”

The younger members giggled as if the two older brothers’ bickering was funny.

Manager Lee Jung-yeon, who was with them, just smiled quietly.

‘When I see them like this, they seem like ordinary 20-year-olds…….’

It was the complete opposite of how they were on stage.

Anyway, watching the MOST members, you could feel that they were close and got along well, which was nice.

The fact that their personalities and attitudes hadn’t changed much before or after their debut was also why the company people liked the members.

“I think Heung-min will have something to treat us with too…….”

“Yes?!”

At Manager Lee Jung-yeon’s quiet words, Heung-min asked as if he was about to jump up from his seat.

“The entire team will be filming a ramen commercial.”

“Really?!”

Joy spread all over Heung-min’s face.

“Wow…. What kind of ramen is it?”

“You’ll get to eat plenty of ramen while filming! Lucky you!”

The members congratulated Heung-min this time, sounding envious.

Woo-chul and Kyu-sung seemed most envious of the fact that they would get to eat as much ramen as they wanted.

Heung-min was happy, but he said, “You should have told me a little earlier. Then I wouldn’t have told Do-jae to treat us……” for no reason.

“I was going to tell you this separately, but I’ll tell you since the topic came up.”

The members were excited about the continuous news of commercials.

Even if it wasn’t a group commercial but a separate one, it was clear that the popularity of the team called MOST had an impact.

So they couldn’t help but feel proud.

“And there’s also a group commercial.”

“There’s more?!”

A sincere smile appeared on Manager Lee Jung-yeon’s lips.

“Yes. Daesung Electronics is releasing not only the Universe 10 but also the Air Planet Pro this time.”

Air Planet.

It was a Bluetooth earphone compatible with Daesung Electronics’ representative mobile phone, the Universe series.

Daesung Electronics was planning to release the upgraded version of the Air Planet, the Air Planet Pro, at the same time as the Universe 10 launch.

And the model for that Air Planet Pro was none other than MOST.

“Wow…….”

The members were dumbfounded and opened their mouths.

They were surprised when Do-jae became the model for the Universe 10, but the members thought it was possible since Do-jae was joining the collaboration commercial of artists.

But not only that, MOST was selected as the exclusive model for Air Planet Pro.

This was practically becoming the face of Daesung Electronics, the best company in Korea.

Among the many products, the Universe 10 and Air Planet Pro were Daesung Electronics’ core products.

Moreover, this series was a series that Daesung Electronics had prepared more ambitiously than ever before.

Even the MOST members knew that much because they had advertised so much since the pre-order period.

‘It’s an important time due to the battle with competitors…….’

Do-jae had been scanning the major news of all media companies every day without fail.

This was also due to the influence of the crown prince education during his Hwangja [prince] days, and to understand Korea more quickly.

So Do-jae knew the position of Daesung Electronics in Korea and the meaning of this model selection more clearly and in detail than the other members.

‘Daesung Electronics itself has the best image to the Korean people, but young people prefer the competitor’s U phone and U pod to the Universe or Air Planet.’

You can see from the Universe 10 models, but Daesung Electronics was focusing on targeting young men and women in their teens and 20s.

Following that, the Air Planet model would have selected MOST, not the actors and entrepreneurs who had been models in the past.

That meant that MOST’s popularity among young people was great, and at the same time, it also meant that their credibility was high.

“This is really amazing.”

The members shared their joy by looking at each other.

It felt like yesterday that they debuted in a TV commercial with ‘Byulbyul Chicken’…. It was an amazing development to become a model for Daesung Electronics.

Of course, becoming a model for Byulbyul Chicken was also a great joy.

It was an opportunity for MOST, who had not received any significant model offers for various reasons even after receiving the Rookie of the Year award, to prove that they were valuable as advertising models, thanks to the Byulbyul Chicken commercial.

The members had already been advertising models for Byulbyul Chicken for two years and were the main contributors to changing the ranking of the chicken industry.

“It’s really good…. But it’s also a burden.”

Do-jae understood Kyu-sung’s words.

Because it was such a big commercial, it was also a burden as much as it was a joy.

‘Product sales are not just a matter of the model, but the product itself must be good to sell well…. But still, there must be a model effect as much as the advertiser expected.’

However, there was nothing to be gained from feeling burdened unless they were going to reject the commercial.

“It will be a good opportunity.”

No matter what the outcome, being the model for such a big commercial was an opportunity to show that MOST’s value had grown even further.

The members nodded in agreement with Do-jae’s words.

Manager Lee Jung-yeon smiled faintly and roughly explained the storyboard she had received.

The members listened attentively to the contents.

***

As soon as the Universe 10 commercial featuring Do-jae was released, promotional articles poured out.

The scandal had rather become a boon, increasing people’s interest in the commercial, and the response to the commercial itself was also good.

It was well-received that the intention to break away from the old-fashioned image of the Universe with the recruitment of fresh models was well reflected.

Do-jae’s fans who saw the commercial cheered, and Do-jae’s appearance in the commercial was named ‘Umchinah Manager Kang’ [Mother’s friend’s son – used to describe someone who is perfect in every way] and was talked about in the community with posts like ‘What would it be like if this kind of employee worked at the company?’

On Twitter, the ‘Daesung Electronics Manager Kang’ series was hugely popular with a lot of RTs [retweets].

[Manager Kang.. must be the son of the chairman.. he smiles and accepts when I curse the company, but the next day he appears as the president]

[Isn’t this completely Manager Kang’s overtime moment? (Do-jae eating a drink in the waiting room.jpg)]

[If Manager Kang goes on a blind date, isn’t that the day the strategic planning team employees drink soju [Korean distilled beverage]?ㅠㅠ]

In reality, with Do-jae’s knowledge and ability, he would be more than qualified to get a job at Daesung Electronics, the dream of all job seekers, so it wasn’t such a far-fetched delusion.

And just before the launch of the Universe 10, new news was delivered.

..-Most is doing well

-Is Most at the level to advertise for Daesung?

-What’s wrong with that? Then is rapper Taeri at the level to advertise for Universe?

-That’s different from this, it’s a completely exclusive model

-Anyway, they like to divide levels

-They’ll do it because they canㅋㅋ Daesung isn’t stupidㅋㅋ

-Air Planet is badㅋ The connection is terribleㅋ

-The Pro is a bit pretty though? I want to buy it

-ㅊㅋㅊㅋ Most, walk only on the money path~

-Can Most fans afford to buy Apple Pro?

-From what I’ve seen of Byulbyul Chicken and cosmetics commercials, their fandom has purchasing power?