Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 137



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| Episode 137. Revenge within the man (3)

“This guy makes an ionic drink… … .”

Lee Cheong-hyeon muttered.

It’s been 20 minutes since Kim Iwol left. Considering the location of the convenience store, there’s still time left for him to return.

“I bet he’ll come on his own.”

“Still.”

At Choi Je-ho’s words, Jeong Seong-bin glanced at the practice room door.

‘It’s late, after all.’

Considering Kim Yi-wol’s personality, he should have run to the convenience store without breaking a sweat and come back saying, “Let’s practice harder for the rest of the practice, thinking of the hard work I put in to even go out on a moonlit night. Okay?”

I’m not worried. How many things could be threatening to an adult male over 180cm tall?

It’s just that I get nervous when someone who normally wouldn’t do that does that.

“… … Do you have a lot of luggage? Should I go now… … .”

“Is that guy the type who can’t lift a few heavy bottles of soda? And it would be better to wait than to miss them for no reason.”

Kang Ki-yeon stopped Park Joo-woo, who was fidgeting. Kang Ki-yeon, however, was unable to readily suggest that they continue practicing.

Then a familiar vibration rang out from somewhere.

None of the members are bold enough to have a cell phone without the company knowing.

So that must be Kim Yi-wol’s cell phone. He went out to answer a phone call during practice a while ago.

“Where did you borrow this phone from to contact me?”

“That might be the case.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon and Jeong Seong-bin were the first to approach the direction where the sound was heard.

The two found their cell phones without difficulty in the corner of the practice room sofa.

“uh?”

“Huh? Why is PD Yoo calling at this hour?”

As Lee Cheong-hyeon said, the words ‘PD Yoo Han-soo’ were displayed on the screen.

“Let me answer. It might be urgent… … I don’t want my brother to get in trouble for not answering the phone.”

Jeong Seong-bin said.

At first glance, it sounds like affectionate words, but I’m not sure.

Normally, you wouldn’t answer other people’s calls without permission.

Moreover, Jeong Seong-bin is one of the two best in the group along with Kim I-wol in terms of manners. There is no way that such a guy would not know even one of these basic manners.

Since Yoo Han-soo is not very good, he might be trying to properly gauge the atmosphere between the two when Kim Yi-wol is not around. Choi Je-ho could only guess at that much.

“Give it to me.”

“yes?”

“Give me your phone. I’ll get it.”

Considering the nature of Han Yoo Han that he had seen and heard so far, it was right for him to receive it. That was what Choi Je-ho thought.

So let’s answer the phone that came like that… … .

“hello?”

─Change Choi Je-ho.

“… … Kim Yi-wol?”

… … An unexpected voice was heard.

“What the heck.”

─ Are you in the practice room now?

“uh.”

─ Are all the kids there?

“Hey. Why aren’t you coming? Shouldn’t you all be going out now? … .”

The members’ expressions were glowing right in front of me.

But Kim Il-wol cut me off with a single stroke.

─ Don’t come out.

“What, are we almost there?”

“If you have a lot of luggage, should I go to the entrance?”

Jeong Seong-bin, who had been listening silently, spoke up.

─ The manager will probably be leaving. Until then, no one should come out of the practice room. Got it?

“Chanyoung hyung just got off work.”

The distance between the agency and the dorms was close, so he sent his manager home early, saying that they would all go home after practicing together.

─ Everyone in the company will go. Just wait with that in mind.

“Where are you now? What are you doing? You keep asking… … .”

Choi Je-ho was starting to get annoyed.

Why is this guy, who always knows what he needs to say without me having to ask, acting like this today?

At that time, Park Joo-woo carefully took the cell phone from Choi Je-ho’s hand.

“But hyung, why has your voice been like that since earlier…?”

voice?

It seems like it’s the same as usual, so why are you suddenly asking that?

The moment when Choi Je-ho and the other members looked at Park Joo-woo with a puzzled look.

A strange woman’s scream was heard on the phone.

With a ripping noise, the phone call ended abruptly.

* * *

As Kim Yi-wol said, the manager came to the practice room right after the call ended. His face turned pale.

The manager didn’t even answer the question of what was going on. He was just busy putting the members in the car and leaving the agency.

Everyone was confused. Until they saw the police line, the police cars, and the crowd all mixed together.

There was chaos inside the van. I couldn’t even remember how I stopped Choi Je-ho from getting angry and telling him to turn the car around.

After dropping off the members, the manager left the dorm again.

It was only after this that the members were able to know the exact situation outside.

[Breaking News] Spark Lee Wol stabbed near agency… … transferred to hospital

UA Entertainment assault case, the culprit is revealed to be a PD of the company

[On-site photo] Entertainment industry where disaster occurred, strict police line

Producer surprise attack on his idol… … The victimized celebrity is Spark Lee

News articles poured out regardless of the media. Perhaps because of the special nature of the incident, news about Kim Yi-wol began to appear on the society pages as well.

The story of Yoo Han-soo being immediately escorted from the scene has continued to come up nonstop since then.

Idol assault incident perpetrator complains of headaches of unknown cause… … Investigation faces difficulties

[Exclusive] Offending producer arrested at the scene

Police investigation begins… … Issue of whether to issue arrest warrant

There was no place that wasn’t in chaos. Everything was noisy, from SNS to fan cafes to the dorm phone.

Whether you are someone who truly cares about Kim Il-wol or someone who just loves gossip.

Everyone must have been waiting for a clear explanation of the situation. It is an unprecedented incident where a producer inflicts harm on an idol.

≫ ㅅX What the hell is going on?

≫ Hey, Lee Wol, what’s going on? Why is this suddenly happening to someone who was filming well until yesterday?

≫ No matter how much conflict there was, this kind of extreme method is not right… … I wish it had been resolved through dialogue… … I hope the victim is okay

≫ So is my kid okay? XX I’m so embarrassed right now

≫ An employee of an agency hits an idol with a blunt object?? Am I understanding this correctly???

└ The world is really going crazy… …

≫ Isn’t this the kid whose personality was the subject of controversy last time?

Looking at this incident, it may have been true that I was being submissive

└ Can’t you read the mood, SiX?

└ But I also thought about this… … If not, I wonder if there would be smoke coming out of the chimney

└ There is nothing you can’t do when someone is hit and falls down. You have to sue them to come to your senses.

UA has not made any announcements as the number of likes for ‘I want a follow-up article’ has reached three digits.

To be exact, it should have been viewed as ‘failed’. This was the first time that such a major incident had occurred at UA.

But I couldn’t use that as an excuse. Being incompetent isn’t something to be proud of.

Besides, hasn’t UA already been through this before? A situation where one of their singers became the center of controversy.

Of course, UA didn’t do anything special at the time.

In Jeong Seong-bin’s mind, Kim I-wol, who had been handling the situation on his own, came to mind.

‘Wouldn’t it be better to leave this to the company?’

Kim Yi-wol hesitated to answer his own question, then answered like this.

‘No, I think it’ll be easier if I do it.’

To be honest, Jeong Seong-bin thought that his brother had a tendency to worry too much.

The people at UA that I’ve seen so far aren’t the type of people who would ignore the difficulties of their singers. In fact, they told Kim Yi-wol to leave it up to the company.

But Kim Il-wol didn’t do that. Instead, he single-handedly put an end to all the controversy.

And UA, who was faced with this situation without Kim I-wol, was struggling with something while neglecting the fans and the members.

It’s night so there won’t be anyone at the company so the response will be slow. My brother’s safety is the most important.

Even though I thought that way in my head, I felt a sense of suffocation building up inside my chest.

The unprecedented, provocative news made the Kadera snowball.

Even as other members pulled out their phones and waited for the company to contact them, stories that the parties involved were unaware of spread like wildfire.

≫ Some say this is a two-way street, but what’s true?

There are even comments saying that idols overreacted.

└ Please do not spread false information when there is no clear article yet… … .

└ This isn’t spreading false information, it’s asking a question, but you can’t even ask a question?

└ Fans are anxious about even one thing these days, so please don’t make a fuss about it. Have you really lost your social skills?

└ ‘Producer Yoo Mo is claiming mutual fault, saying the other party also injured her’ It’s written like this in the article, so why is she treating only her brother as the victim? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ So where did that nanny get hurt?ㅋㅋㅋ The idol with the torn head is unconscious, so why is the guy who got hurt screaming in front of the camera and putting on a show?

≫ Hey you Yui ShiXsaeXs please tell me something I feel like I’m going to die of thirst… … I’m going crazy

≫ I don’t need anything else, just let me know if it’s okay to carry over… … It’s not something else, it’s just a head injury, please… … .

└ ㅠㅠ I know you’re worried, but please wait a little longer! We’ll hear from you soon ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

and.

≫ @NEW_Re:

Who helped me get kicked out of the team because I was bad at my job and almost ruined everyone else’s work?

There is a limit to repaying kindness with enmity.

There’s probably no one who’s covered that area as much as Lee Wol did.

If it weren’t for him, I would have sued you before you got into trouble.

I hope I never see you again in the industry again in my lifetime.

And there are people who keep on scratching in the comments or DMs.

Let’s not say behind someone’s back what we wouldn’t say to their face^^

Yiwol is a junior who really helped me a lot.

He’s a kid that everyone at work likes.

Think about it rationally.

Is it normal to do something like that to someone who is almost twenty years younger than you?

≫ A. Your Holy Name

[You will know by watching the broadcast cut of the 3rd competition meeting]

[Honestly, Lee Wol-hyung took great care of us]

[What you see on screen isn’t even half of itㅠ That guy is a real real guy. He takes great care of people]

[I’m really not the type of person to treat anyone rudely]

[You can tell just by talking to my brother for 3 minutes, people are really strange]

[If I say something like this, won’t I get in trouble with the company?]

[Don’t worry, our company likes Lee Wol too]

[But that guy is a bit of a different class. He has a different charm than President Moon.]

[Hee-rang is talking about Lee Wol-hyung right now?]

[Look at that guy, he’s a dog.]

≫ @Pollo_q

Mr. Lee Wol, as I saw him, does his best even in small things.

He was a person who was sincere in everything he did and took good care of his members.

You’re turning me into a problem child who blushes and causes trouble with coworkers overnight.

It’s not the first or second time I’ve seen or heard something like this, but it’s too much.

The moment when unexpected people pull the trigger.

The fandom, which had been unable to relax for even a second in case they heard any bad news, exploded.

≫ Summary of Why Sparklers Are Angry (Spoiler Alert)

1. Although Lee Wol is a producing member, he does everything including concept, styling, and planning. It’s to the point where they say that without Lee Wol, there would be no spark.

2. They say it’s a self-produced idol, but the members all share the responsibility for writing lyrics, composing, and choreography.

3. The members of Jakondo have the time (they often film with camcorders + they plan their own videos and get confirmation from Kim I-wol)

4. The royal concept and stage plan were also done by the members (just look at the meeting scenes that were broadcast)

5. In the meantime, Kim Yi-wol was cleaning up the mess made by ㅇㅎㅅ while also doing his main job (ㄴㄹ testimony)

6. The company knew about this but ignored it and it was a mess

This is only what is visible above the water right now, so how much worse must it have been in places we can’t see?

Even when the controversy over personality broke out last time, Lee Wol personally gave an explanation on air.

At that time, I just thought it was neat and good, but now that I look at it, my blood runs cold

I wondered why the child did not trust the company so much…

≫ If the members themselves also do the producing, what on earth is the agency doing? Is it right to bring in a trash PD and leave the cleanup to the artists? #UAExplains

≫ If there is no carryover, UA can’t manage its employees or write an apology?

#UA Explain

I don’t expect anything else. Please take care of the kids’ mental health properly.

#UA_Protect_Artists

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≫ If a singer from the same agency says something like that, how much did Lee Wol have to suffer…?

Even the nuance is that if the perpetrator goes around spewing shit, it looks like Lee Wol-i will take care of it all

If this is true, then it’s not enough to hit all of the executives in the head.

≫ So if we organize it now

It’s like a 40-year-old man who was working like crazy and got fired by a 21-year-old kid and took it out on them.

Is this right? Is this right???

≫ We need to look at why Lee Wol had to take on all the work in the first place.

The company has a PD who is incompetent and has no fucking clue…

This incident shows how structurally flawed the company called UA is.

If this is the case, why do we have a company and employees?

≫ Please give me at least the salary

You guys work for a salary, but my kid hasn’t even been paid yet. Why are you treating him like a dog? Even breaking his head?

Actually, it’s the UAE that has to work and roll with their heads broken.

Don’t just sit there and do something, you piece of shit

UA also realized by then what they were missing.

UA, who was busy running between the police station and the emergency room, quickly wrote and uploaded an apology.

≫ Hello, this is UA Entertainment.

This evening, an accident occurred where one of our artists was injured by one of our employees.

The artist is currently receiving medical treatment, and the staff member has been turned over to the investigative authorities.

We ask for your understanding as we were unable to deliver the news quickly due to prioritizing the artist’s safety.

To prevent this from happening again, we will take responsibility for managing our artists.

Once again, we apologize for causing concern to many people due to this unfortunate incident.

The moment he saw UA’s apology, Jeong Seong-bin felt a slight headache.

Why did Kim Iwol buy it and do the work?

And it hit me hard how wise that choice was.

As expected, fans were even more furious when they saw Jeong Seong-bin’s apology, which only listed facts.

When an employee writes a statement of events, they only need to explain why something happened, what mistakes were made and what the consequences were, how much damage was done to the company, and what countermeasures and measures were taken to prevent a recurrence. But isn’t the entertainment industry different?

≫ Did you call this an apology?

Write it again X

≫ What should be included in an apology letter

You don’t need anything else, just write down what you did wrong and apologize

This isn’t an accident, it’s just something that’s been building up and then exploded.

Shouldn’t we be apologizing for not being able to prevent something that could have been prevented???

≫ The apology letter that was brought in after drying people’s blood

I’m grateful that Lee Wol didn’t write an apology during the Awangsil era and instead made an explanation broadcast. X-birds, because of this, the kid does everything from A to Z.

≫ Okay, I’ll just close the entertainment business.

I’m going to roll my fists like this and end up in the end.

What kind of entertainment company in the world lets its idols’ heads get crushed?

How much work did you have to do to make things this messed up?

Did you really take the medicine as a group?

Eventually, UA wrote a new apology and posted it.

He acknowledged the excessive workload of idols that has been the subject of suspicion so far, and made it clear that the artist is always the victim, from the background of how Yoo Han-soo started working with the artist to the troubles that have occurred between them.

It also included a statement that since the controversy over Kim Yi-wol’s previous bullying and insubordination, as well as the issue of mutual negligence, are different from the facts, legal action will be taken if the posts are not voluntarily deleted.

The second apology ended with the statement that they would also seek damages and take legal action against Yoo Han-soo, and that they would not spare any support necessary for Kim Yi-wol’s recovery.

“ha…….”

Jeong Seong-bin barely managed to calm down the atmosphere and let out a deep sigh.

“……are you okay?”

Park Joo-woo patted Jeong Seong-bin on the shoulder. Worry was written on his face.

The accommodation was like a portrait house. The one who broke the icy atmosphere was Choi Je-ho.

“No, so why can’t we go?”

Choi Je-ho could be heard arguing with the person on the other end of the phone. Kang Ki-yeon was trying to keep Choi Je-ho’s voice from getting louder.

“All the reporters are here, so you want us to just sit here and die? I heard he’s having surgery right now. Shouldn’t we make sure that the other members’ surgeries go well?”

Finally, Jeong Seong-bin stopped the swear words from spilling out. When he picked up the phone, a noisy background noise could be heard behind the manager’s voice.

“Brother, it’s Seongbin.”

– Yes, Seongbin. It will be difficult, but please try to persuade Jeho well…

“No, bro.”

Jeong Seong-bin’s voice subsided.

While I was searching and reading each and every article that came up, I also felt disappointed at the company for not informing me of anything.

“I think it’s right for us to go. Please help us.”

Everyone wanted to see Kim Iwol right away.