Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 130



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| Episode 130. 3rd Competition: Event Wrap-up

The position stage ended successfully.

It was nice to return after exchanging friendly greetings with the Beryon members.

But guess what? When I returned to the waiting room, Park Joo-woo wasn’t making eye contact with me.

“brother.”

“huh?”

“I’m really disappointed… … .”

Finally, Park Joo-woo surprised me with an incredible statement.

I wonder if my vocals were not up to the standard of the world’s best singer, Park Joo-woo.

Rather than being on a team with a sub vocalist like this, I want to go with a 5-member system from now on…

“How can you sing New World songs and not include me?”

“uh?”

“You said we should form a band together… … . I like that song too… … .”

I forgot. That guy was a rocker.

But it’s unfair. This song was just a band song, and it didn’t really have much of a rock style.

But I didn’t make excuses hastily.

Because Park Joo-woo’s expression looked genuinely sad…

“Now, if I could just convince Jeho, we could form a six-person band… … .”

“No, what about the other kids?”

“I already told you everything. Everyone said they would do it… … .”

It’s shocking that the team’s main vocalist was doing such dark work behind the scenes.

You were thinking of persuading Choi Je-ho too. I applaud your guts.

Park Joo-woo had a look on his face like a melted marshmallow, and I had to calm him down while sweating profusely.

A guy like Lee Cheong-hyeon would be solved right away if you said, “Cheong-hyeon! Your talent shines as bright as your face!” But this guy doesn’t give up easily, so it wasn’t easy. Oh my, my fate.

Fortunately, as Mr. Han Ga-un of Parte showed off his amazing high notes, Park Joo-woo’s attention was diverted elsewhere for a moment.

“Senior Ga-woon, you sing really well.”

Jeong Seong-bin also admired it from the side.

Although he was buried among the Parthe guys for a long time, it was not noticeable, but Mr. Han Ga-woon was also a main vocalist. He was also carefully selected by a large agency.

How excited would that person be to be on stage to show off his talents? He’s like a fish in water, you know.

The audience’s thoughts were not much different from ours, as Han Ga-woon’s team took first place in the vocal position competition. Berion and I took second place.

Choi Je-ho’s unit came in third among the dance units. The guy himself seemed to be just happy that the competition was over.

And Lee Cheong-hyeon… … .

“Thank you for trusting me, my members!”

… … won first place by an overwhelming margin.

You’ve worked hard in place of your incompetent brothers. Keep up the good work in the future.

* * *

To celebrate the end of the third competition, this week the Awangsil decided to hold a live broadcast.

I wanted to tell him to practice at that time, but I couldn’t ignore the words of Lee Cheong-hyeon, who had won first place.

It also happened to be the episode where Spark’s second competition stage was to be held.

So we sat huddled together on the practice room chairs, our laptops on.

“… … In this case, wouldn’t it be better to go to the dorm and watch it on TV?”

“You’re going to watch it all and practice anyway.”

“You can come back later. It’s close to the hotel.”

“I’d rather work overtime than walk home from work twice.”

I tormented Choi Je-ho, who didn’t know the misery of returning to work after work.

“Gasp, there’s only 5 minutes left!”

“Don’t worry. There will be ads for about 7 minutes after it starts.”

I calmly tried to appease Lee Cheong-hyeon and paid attention to the real-time chat in the air conditioner.

Compared to when I was monitoring episode 1, the speed at which new chats were uploaded was incomparably faster.

“Hey, I have zero cola and an ionic drink. What would you like to drink?”

“Me? Water.”

“Lukewarm water?”

“Okay then.”

And then, a little while later, the broadcast started as Kang Ki-yeon brought lukewarm water.

The meeting scenes and stages of other groups that were ahead of us were shown alternately.

The expressions on the Spark guys’ faces as they watched became slightly more subtle.

“……brother.”

Park Joo-woo, who was sipping lukewarm milk right next to me, called out to me.

“why?”

“Don’t you think our team will act really weird… …?”

“It’s not that it’s different, it’s that it’s going to be incredibly weird. I’m betting the password to our team’s shared drive.”

“Hey, how important is it that you can just walk around like that?”

When will the UA legal mandatory education be completed? When the cyber security education lectures are released, I think we should have Choi Je-ho take them too.

“First of all, our team was wrong in that there was a password for the shared drive.”

Kang Ki-yeon muttered from afar. F**k, you need additional cybersecurity training too.

Just as I was about to ask the manager to add Spark to the list of trainees, Rogue’s stage, which was the fifth in line, ended.

≫ Please show a lot of interest in the log ♥

≫ You guys did a great job ㅠㅠㅠ

≫ How long has it been since you started broadcasting?

≫ Overall, the stage quality seems to have improved compared to the first competition.

The chat window was also buzzing with activity.

At this rate, the viewer ratings will be pretty good. The production staff must be proud.

“Are we the only ones left now?”

“Yes. But the timing is ambiguous, so maybe it will come out after the commercial?”

Jeong Seong-bin checked the time and answered.

In times like these, it would be nice if the editing point was cut off at a fun place. Like right before the stage starts, or when there’s an interview with a rival team.

Why on earth would an ad be on before a boring brainstorming session? I’m sure everyone will switch channels before the ad ends.

I gulped down the water in my mug, complaining to myself.

But didn’t they say that things in the world don’t always go the way people want?

『Today’s agenda is, as previously shared, ‘Item Planning for the 2nd Awangsil Competition’. Has everyone read the notice?』

After the extremely ordinary scene of a neatly dressed Jeong Seong-bin starting a meeting, a cut of the writers chattering along with the caption, “The writers are chattering,” appeared.

≫ ?

≫ Manager?

≫ What’s the agenda?

The chat window was also full of question marks. When I looked to the side, I saw Jeong Seong-bin pouring an electrolyte drink down his throat with a relieved expression.

Before I could even grasp the situation, the screen switched to an advertisement.

The commercial featured MC Yuri sitting in an expensive-looking single chair in a gray, high-end studio, wearing a fancy headset.

『How to listen to good music in the best way, Halenka』

MYTH You must have a lot of money. This seat must have been expensive.

‘Has Spark been filming commercials since its third year?’

It was rare for Choi Je-ho or Lee Cheong-hyeon to film solo advertisements, but group advertisements came much later. In fact, half of the three years before the advertisements came in were spent inactive.

But now that I’m working tirelessly, it wouldn’t be strange if I got an offer at any time.

So now I have to think about advertising too? My head hurts.

I know that most people will react like this: ‘A new idol doing an advertisement? We should be thankful when they get in!’

But that only works when the incoming ads are normal.

‘Would female fans buy a 200,000 won electric razor that doesn’t even come with a photocard? … .’

Putting aside the fact that it suits Spark, shouldn’t it be promoting items that consumers would want to buy while thinking of their idol? This company doesn’t have the slightest consideration for its fans.

Look at Mr. Yur. The advertisement visuals are good, the singer sells a headset that fans can use, and the audio equipment advertisement is shown in the middle of the music program. Doesn’t the trifecta fit together perfectly?

If I get ads while I’m at Spark, I’ll just block out all the crappy ads. It’s been a while since I’ve felt a sense of mission.

The commercial ended while we were pondering the history, present, and future of Spark advertising. The screen returned to UA’s conference room.

After that, all kinds of subtitles came out.

An idol who is suspiciously familiar with meeting culture, an intense atmosphere, a fierce battle, is this an idea meeting or an office drama…?

Whenever the members spoke, subtitles would constantly appear to provide additional explanations. Even so, the chat window was a crucible of chaos.

≫ Hey guys, are you Korean like us?

I can’t understand what you’re saying.

≫ Does Spark film the skit alone?

≫ Hahahahahahahahahaha

≫ Why did I leave work but it feels like I didn’t leave work?

≫ I had a couple diary with Mr. Park Joo-woo

≫ This is a bit;; too much

≫ Team leader, your schedule is too tight

≫ A rare social life stone that learns business language while others learn foreign languages

≫ I wanted to watch you guys filming office dramas, not work in an office with you.

People who laughed all the time, people who suddenly started suffering after work, and people who thought it was too much were split 2:6:2 in fierce reactions.

Oh, there were also some articles mentioning me here and there.

≫ Not just anyone can get into S University

≫ The team atmosphere seems good, but it doesn’t seem like there’s any discipline

≫ It’s not too late, Lee Wol-ah. Go to college. You can become an elite.

≫ Talent stolen by companies

Rather than mentioning the human Kim Yi-wol, the focus was on ‘the strange kid who got into S University, failed, and became an idol’… … Anyway, that’ll all be my PR points. I’ll gratefully accept it.

But there was something strange.

“What if we don’t hold meetings like that?”

“What were you doing when Senior Parte and Senior Rogue were in the conference room scene, hyung?”

“I saw the chat window.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon sighed at my answer. You can tell they’re bad at planning just by looking at the stage, so why are you watching it?

“Okay. I’ll check back later.”

“I think you shouldn’t do that. If you see that, your blood pressure will just go up.”

“Kang-Gyeon is right. Just live like this, hyung.”

“Have you completely given up on me?”

Despite my words, Kang Ki-yeon and Lee Cheong-hyeon did not withdraw their remarks.

* * *

Baek Hae-won’s SNS was hot with reviews of strange idols.

≫ Subtitlesㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

The production team wasn’t involved in Spark’s meeting at all lol

└ What does it mean that our children are professional workers?

└ Even though it’s a skit, I’d say it’s really well-madeㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ They were more ‘sincere’ than anyone else

≫ Now that it’s come to this, let’s go to the office.

Everyone gather under Chief Jeong!!!

└ Instead, it should be the team next door, not our team.

└ Please… … don’t let them come to our department… …

Office workers? Our kids are suits!

Just imagining it set Baek Hae-won’s heart on fire.

‘I believe in you, UA… … !’

With a glimmer of hope in UA, who had never disappointed with their concept so far, Baek Hae-won watched Spark as he came up on stage.