Assistant Manager Kim Hates Idols - Chapter 189



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Episode 189. Office Opening: Part 2 (2)

Long waits are a daily routine for idols.

It’s not uncommon for recordings to be delayed, and there are many instances where meetings are called with the assumption that there will be endless waiting.

During that free time, Spark has done a lot of different things.

Studying, coloring, exercising, copying choreography from other singers, competing to see who can clean the waiting room better… … .

Then, it finally came to this point.

『Juu: Wine, whiskey, vodka, nothing can quench my thirst』

『Ju-woo: My throat is parched, pour out your soul to my lips… … .』

1. Park Joo-woo sings a song by a famous rock band with all his heart and soul.

『Cheong-hyeon: Ah, I’m not tall enough. Je-ho hyung! Bring me the pad on my bed!』

『Title: Pad What?』

『Cheong-Hyeon: It’s gray and has a Picacchu sticker on the back!』

2. Lee Cheong-hyeon turns on the piano app using an air conditioner or pad and plays the accompaniment.

『Giyeon: (trying to keep the beat with all his might)』

3. Kang Ki-yeon taps the legs of a chair or table with whatever he can get his hands on—that day it was a duster handle—to create a beat.

So now I… … .

『Transfer: Dingdongdingdong, dingdong, dingdong.』

It’s playing the bass with your mouth. Playing the air bass with your hands is a bonus.

I didn’t realize it since it’s been a while since this mess started, but when I looked at the screen, there was no stone there.

A flashy subtitle appeared, mocking me like this.

『☆ Limited time band live being held ☆』

“I’m so embarrassed right now.”

“My brother is a bit like that.”

“You need to do that too… … .”

I was about to say that I did. Yeah, what could Lee Cheong-hyeon be ashamed of? He didn’t even play the instrument with his mouth like me, he just did some headbanging.

Even though I wasn’t watching the broadcast, that bastard Jeong Seong-bin was recording right next to me.

『Seongbin (19 years old/Leader who loves the members)』

How can you say that he is a leader who loves his members? He is a leader who is full of thoughts of taking advantage of his members’ weaknesses.

『Ju-woo: … … Can I sing one more song?』

『Cheong-Hyeon: Of course, our band exists for you!』

In this situation, Lee Cheong-hyeon was even doing a skit with Park Joo-woo.

『Giyeon: What are you doing, why don’t you choose a song quickly?』

You guys are all out of your minds. You’re really possessed by something.

『Lee Wol: Alright, let’s go!』

And me too… … .

* * *

Even after the band’s wild live shows, Spark has shown many unconventional moves.

Kang Ki-yeon, who went to take a shower, took only her pants out of habit and came out confidently exposing her upper body. Choi Je-ho, who was trying to drink bear soup, had his glasses fog up, which made the team’s center look a little funny.

The spoon set that was my captive was also caught on screen. I gave up thinking as I saw the subtitle, ‘Lovely… … ♡’.

After dinner, black comedy exploded.

『Cheong-Hyeon: Can someone please take the test for me?』

『Lee Wol: Should I take care of it? But you can’t go to college.』

『Cheong-Hyeon: I was wrong, hyung.』

『Lee Wol: No, I just said I couldn’t go because I couldn’t take the test;;;』

『Title: Why is this so noisy?』

『Lee Wol: Me? What didn’t I do?』

『Title: Multi-tap, not you.』

『Yiwol: Ah, me again.』

It was pretty much my stand-up comedy show, but anyway, I don’t know why I was like that that day.

Was it because they saw the overly realistic side of the idol they were rooting for? The fandom was in tears.

≫ First of all, I know that kids don’t care about their image at all.

└ An idol with a sexy face and a pure brain? I like it

≫ Our Yiwol’s spoon is cute. Did you buy it?

└ This is seriously so grossㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

└ It’s true that babies originally use spoons like that. That’s true.

≫ I need to explain in 5,000 characters why only the eldest brother uses such a cute spoon set.

≫ I somehow managed to hold back until Lee Cheong-hyeon’s double piano, but I burst out in Kim Yi-wol’s mouse performance.

Are you guys doing this when you’re together?ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

└ Even at first, our eldest brother said that he was having a hard time playing with the kids ㅠㅠㅠ, but later on, Iwol was wiping off the sweat and feeling refreshed… … You can’t tell who’s playing with whom

≫ I changed my seal to this

(Photo of Choi Je-ho with his glasses turned cloudy)

I just couldn’t stand it

└ I thought the glasses title was good, but I didn’t know they would show me the A to Z of glasses like thisㅋㅋㅋㅋ큐ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

≫ Don’t be discouraged, X-Bal Kim I-Wol

You are the best tiktak

└ You are the worst

Is this what it feels like to be burned to ashes? It feels like everything has burned down and only rubble remains. My body is fine, but my mind is exhausted.

After the shocking and terrifying broadcast ended, Jeong Seong-bin asked a question while exchanging a few words.

“Brother, filming will be over soon, right? We should be… … .”

“Yeah, is it because you’re preparing for a comeback?”

All preparations were checked intermittently during filming. And now it was time to start preparing for the comeback in earnest.

It meant that Kim Iwol, the best ttuktakki among sparklers, had to dance for the first time in a long time.

Since ‘appearance’ on ‘In My Office’ is the criterion for receiving proficiency, you can continue to increase your dance proficiency even during the comeback period as long as the release date is not delayed. That would be enough.

‘It’s fortunate that these days, dramas are released in batches.’

I almost had to wait anxiously for the skill level to gradually increase by 0.nn pro. Hmm, pre-production is the best.

“How is this choreography? Is it very difficult?”

When I asked, Kang Ki-yeon hesitated.

“It seems difficult… … if it’s difficult, it’s difficult, and if it’s easy, it’s easy.”

“Who would say something like, ‘It’s sweet, but I have to watch my blood sugar, so buy a drink that doesn’t have too much sugar’?”

Kang Ki-yeon desperately made excuses while looking at me with a serious expression.

“No, it’s a concept we’ve never tried before. We won’t know if it’ll suit you or not until we try it.”

“How were things with you and Choi Je-ho?”

“I don’t know, but Jeho hyung… … .”

Kang Ki-yeon shrugged his shoulders. It seemed like there was no need to say anything.

Well, it would be difficult if Choi Je-ho doesn’t fly in this concept.

Although the word ‘moderate’ is in front of it, it is Spark’s first ‘adult concept’.

* * *

Conceptual genres are always hit or miss. If you go too far, you might excite a small number of fans, but the public will turn away from you, and if you are afraid of that and try to water it down, you will end up with nothing.

Until now, Spark has been promoting the coolness of winter nights. And it has been monitoring the fandom’s demands through fan meetings with the royal family.

As a result, the conclusion that my dedicated team and I came to was this.

‘You need a change of style once in a while.’

The common opinion was that it should maintain its unique, wholesome and open-hearted sensibility, but that there should be a difference in style.

‘I know that fans want a sexy concept, but I think it shouldn’t be excessive.’

‘huh?’

‘Giyeon and Cheonghyeon are still in their second year of high school. Seongbin and Juwoo are also minors. I don’t want to make them do something too extreme at such a young age.’

So the concept that came out was ‘a sexy adult in a suit.’

It’s hard for Spark to look boyish, but looking a few years older than his age is like chewing gum.

If the kids are bundled up tightly and Choi Je-ho does well, the balance will be right. I believe in you, sportsman.

Even if we just put them in suits, Sparklers would still like it, but since it’s our first comeback in a while, we decided to put a little more effort into the concept.

As a secret agent, you know, hacking into buildings, opening doors, and climbing wires to get in.

Since the entire body was already built, the dedicated team just had to distribute the roles well.

As soon as he heard the concept, Lee Cheong-hyeon worked like crazy for several days. He listened to hundreds of samples, saying he would add virtual instruments, and banged his head against the wall like a woodpecker to create the bass line.

‘I’m going to put all the sessions that weren’t included in the OST here.’

Lee Cheong-hyeon muttered with bloodshot eyes. It was as if he was possessed by an evil spirit that had been holding back his efforts to compose a ballad. He was afraid, so he didn’t touch it.

Choi Je-ho and Kang Ki-yeon, who received the first completed song from Lee Cheong-hyeon, devoted themselves to meetings in the practice room day and night.

Sometimes, their voices seemed to get louder, but most of the time, they seemed to let go and come back to their accommodations. My heart ached as I saw Jeong Seong-bin smiling faintly, as if he was touched.

While the dance line was arguing over ‘Where does sexiness come from?’, Lee Chung-hyun had a meeting with the A&R team and produced the final version.

The guide was Park Joo-woo, and since he had less to do these days than the other members, he was bored so he had fun doubling and even recording back vocals. As a result, each member had more parts.

The part distribution was handled by Jeong Seong-bin. I was fired from the distribution position after the ‘Kim Yi-wol portion deletion incident’, and Lee Cheong-hyeon gave Jeong Seong-bin full authority to write the included songs. Although he was cut off, Jeong Seong-bin kindly answered when he asked for his opinion.

All of this happened while I was filming ‘In My Office’. Everyone has made comebacks before, so the progress was lightning fast.

Now all that’s left is the final, really final arrangement of the title song, choreography practice, singing practice and recording, filming the music video, taking photos for the album, recording the tracks… … Oh my, there’s a lot.

“Brother, I think I should start taking care of my dark circles now.”

“My dark circle management has always been a work in progress.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon didn’t believe him. Instead, he took his share and handed over the moisturizing cream can.

I thought as I applied the cream to my face.

‘What would be good for a concept photo? I think it would be good to include a quick shot in the photocard. If everyone puts something in their mouths, it would look pretty good… … Ah, this cream is good. It’s moisturizing but not oily.’

As I was thinking about what to put in the Spark guys’ mouths to keep them looking fresh and replenishing moisture on my dry skin, the mattress rattled.

Lee Cheong-hyeon was approaching me as if he was about to attack a person.

“what?!”

“When I think about it, it’s really strange.”

“What? I told you not to show up as a surprise like this. I told you that if you suddenly show your face, it could cause a heart attack, didn’t I?”

“I’m sorry about that, bro, I’m talking about dark circles under your eyes.”

Lee Cheong-hyeon pressed my dark circles with his thumb. His face was serious, but his attitude was not.

“Why isn’t there any sign of it fading away?”

“That’s how I was born, why.”

“You know how much the cream they give you at the shop costs, right? More precisely, ‘there’s almost no sign of improvement.’”

“what?”

“Hyung, think back to when you first started out as a trainee. You barely got any sleep back then. And when you were hospitalized. Back then, your condition was bad, so it’s natural for your dark circles to get worse. But now that you’re resting more than before, it feels like it’s not getting any better than a certain level.”

“… … .”

“I don’t even have rhinitis, so why does my tone stay the same regardless of my condition?”

It was strange to hear that. Even I didn’t always have dark circles under my eyes.

There were definitely times when I didn’t have dark circles under my eyes when I worked out often and didn’t work overtime much.

‘Is this also an effect of the system?’

I didn’t really care about it, except that it had gotten lighter since I was 29. But after going through all sorts of things, I started to feel uncomfortable about just letting things like this go.

I think there was a lot of explanation about accumulated fatigue, so I’ll have to read the manual again soon.

But if you’re going to force people to become idols, you should at least make up for this. Don’t you know that the basic requirement for an idol is skin like white jade?

Lee Cheong-hyeon, who couldn’t get a meaningful answer from me, climbed back into my bed.

Then he just stuck his head out from above and spoke.

“Don’t drink a lot when you go out for company dinners just to test things out. Then, before you see dark circles under your eyes, go to the goal, hyung.”

“I’ll do whatever I can, so minors, don’t even mention alcohol.”

“Yes. Good night!”

Lee Cheong-hyeon waved his hand one last time and disappeared beyond the ceiling.

My hand went to my eyes for no reason. I just kept touching the area under my eyes and fell asleep.

Manager Kim hates idols