Damn Idol - Chapter 167



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Episode 167

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During the three months that the Self-Made domestic version was filmed, many things happened to Sedalbaekil.

The beginning was touring around festivals including university events to perform the entire first album, and then moving on to fan signing events.

The fan signing event held a month after the album release was unfamiliar, but the method used was even more unfamiliar.

Because the format was to hold a fan signing event for each member and then end with a performance together.

Some people said that the popular Han Si-on was showing off in front of the unpopular Choi Jae-sung, but Sedalbaekil didn’t care.

Because what was more important than outside views was their heart.

And their hearts were hardened.

After that, Sedalbaekil did not have any entertainment activities other than appearing on small entertainment shows where they could play music like radio.

The only exception was Choi Jae-seong’s win on Stage Number Zero.

When Choi Jae-seong appeared, the general opinion was that he would voluntarily step down from the top 10.

However, viewers’ expectations were surprisingly wrong, and Choi Jae-seong ended up winning.

No, maybe the word ‘by all means’ wasn’t the right word.

Because it was too easy.

Although Choi Jae-seong did not have much importance in the 3-month and 100-day period, it was different in the S-num.

No matter what mission was given, no matter what stage was given, I flew.

In particular, the song arranged by Han Si-on created a lot of buzz.

Through this stage, Choi Jae-seong joined the top 10, and as soon as the song was released, a cover video was uploaded on the official YouTube channel of Sedalbaekil.

But those who watched the video could clearly tell which side was the cover.

It’s not that Sedalbaekil covered Choi Jae-seong.

Choi Jae-seong covered Se Dal Baek Il.

Gu Tae-hwan’s introduction, Lee Ion’s transition, On Sae-mi’s high notes, and Han Si-on’s chorus.

Because all of that was in Choi Jae-seong’s song.

Choi Jae-sung also gave an interview about his Stage Number Zero win.

[If you think about it, that’s how it is. There is no main character in 3 months and 100 days. There are only roles.]

[I don’t think Tae-hwan hyung is the main character because he sings the introduction, and I don’t think Samiro hyung is the main character because he sings the highlight. The same goes for Sion hyung and Ion hyung.]

[The main characters were just a team called Sedalbaekil.]

[So, while doing Stage Number Zero, I realized that singing together is much more enjoyable than singing alone.]

[I shine more there.]

The general public usually accepted Choi Jae-sung’s interviews as something idols would say, “Our team is the best,” but that wasn’t the case with TT.

They felt sincerity in Choi Jae-sung’s interview, and they also felt sincerity in the attitude he showed in the content after winning.

After that… … .

There was a long-awaited concert.

Four times in Seoul and once each in six metropolitan cities.

The concert, which was held 10 times in total, ended successfully.

All ten performances were sold out.

It was partly because the ticket prices were set low, but it was also a big reason why the concert hall wasn’t reserved too forcefully.

Actually, it could have been done in a bigger venue.

In particular, there were some complaints that the Seoul performance was too small in scale.

Because the number of people allowed to enter, including standing, was only 3,500.

However, Han Si-on had an obsession with sound.

Aside from the venue being full, I wanted to perform in front of 3,500 people with the acoustics I liked, rather than 10,000 people with the acoustics I was disappointed with.

The same was true for local performances.

Rather than using a professional sound rental company, we set up and checked the sound ourselves.

It wasn’t just a matter of spending a few pennies, but it had already been a year since Han Shi-on returned.

If everyone knew how much his fortune had grown, they would probably say the same thing.

Why are you struggling with that money?

Retire and have fun.

This time, regardless of what the members say, I didn’t set aside the investment cost of three months and one hundred days and bought the sound equipment myself.

Instead, SBI Entertainment handled it by having Han Si-on personally receive an appropriate rental fee.

I also have to take care of taxes, so this is neat.

In any case, the performances that took place through this process received continuous rave reviews.

Not only was the quality of the music outstanding, but the quality of the performance was also amazing.

Not only the sound, but also the performance.

In fact, before the concert, there were many opinions that Sedalbaekil would be a setlist-oriented concert rather than a performance.

Sedalbaekil has shown several times how proud they are of their first album.

So there was an opinion that it would be a vocal-oriented performance rather than a performance-oriented one.

But that wasn’t the case at all.

The performance of Sedalbaekil is centered around a story, much like a musical.

The story was about them forming a group called Coming Up Next, becoming independent, wandering, and then succeeding.

What’s funny is that their concept of time travelers came into play here.

That is, they were set to time travel back about a year and appear on Coming Up Next again.

Of course, the songs that were previously sung in Coming Up Next have been improved upon, and various things have been changed to suit the current level of skill.

As Seoul Town Funk changed to Hanyang Town Funk, Choi Jae-seong’s part, which was considered the most regrettable, was completely changed.

It was a performance that satisfied both the eyes and ears.

In fact, it is not easy for most idols to perform with just their first album.

Even if the first album comes out, there are only 3 or 4 songs that can be included in the set list.

If you’re unlucky, it might just be 1 or 2 songs.

So, at least a mini album, a single album, or even a second album should have been released to enrich the set list.

However, Sedalbaekil performed all the tracks from their first album without a single album or mini-album.

Not only for the promotional songs, but also by adding choreography to songs that didn’t have choreography before.

This move once again had the effect of increasing album sales… … .

The First Day: 1,218,312 chapters.

It finally surpassed 1.2 million copies in sales.

This was the most ideal direction of activity that Han Si-on had been pursuing throughout his many lives.

The success of the album leads to the success of the show, and the success of the show leads to the sale of more albums.

In a virtuous cycle, they consistently produce albums that are considered masterpieces or masterpieces.

That’s why we put so much effort into the sound and the concert.

The concert was a satisfying experience for me personally, even for three months and one day.

Although they did not maximize sales, all 10 shows were sold out.

In addition, at this concert, goods were officially sold on site.

It wasn’t a small turnover, and it wasn’t a small profit.

Half of that was to be settled among the members.

So when the 3-month-long concert ended, Titi thought something would come up on Jacon or YouTube.

Things that happened while preparing for the performance, or the actual performance.

However, only a DVD release was announced, and there was no other content.

Around that time, news of the production of spread among the Sedalbaekil fandom.

It turns out that for the past few months, Sedalbaekil has been filming a variety show, and the director is Coming Up Next’s Kang Seok-woo PD.

The entertainment program will also include intimate stories about activities such as events and concerts for the 300th day.

-Isn’t PD Kang okay? If you watch Coming Up Next, you get the feeling that he secretly wants to push for 3 months and 100 days.

-That’s right. Even while watching out for R.O.Y and C.D.H, you took care of me to that extent.

-But doesn’t the word “self-made” sound a bit like a documentary?

-That could be the case.

-If you just show the documentary, I think you can make a drama in no time!

-If Choi Max-ho’s trickery is included, it would be a long-running drama, but wouldn’t that be difficult?

The fandom’s reaction wasn’t bad either.

Titi has the impression that Kang Seok-woo was friendly to Sedal Baek-il, and M Show also has the impression that he wants to be friendly with Sedal Baek-il.

In this way, fans guessed what Self-Made would be about and expressed regret that the content was cut off due to the filming of the variety show.

As time passed, the atmosphere of the end of the year began to creep into the streets.

“at las!”

Self-Made Episode 1 was aired.

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Usually, entertainment programs that feature the entire idol group are fandom-based.

The general public’s viewership may not be zero, but it is significantly low.

This did not change even though Sedalbaekil had a good brand image and was well-liked by all age groups.

Besides, it’s a cable program, not a terrestrial one.

So, PD Kang Seok-woo made a bold move in episode 1.

With a clear goal of attracting general viewers through Episode 1.

[What do you think is the most important thing to succeed as a singer?]

As soon as the program starts, the dark screen brightens and the members of Sedalbaekil give their answers to PD Kang Seok-woo’s questions on the screen.

[Isn’t it skill?]

[Patience.]

[I think it’s luck.]

The answer itself was nothing special.

It’s an obvious answer that you would get if you asked 100 singers.

[So, if you were to start over again as an unknown singer, would you be confident that you would succeed?]

This time the answer was safe.

Everyone answered that it is possible if luck is on their side, if the members remain the same, or if there are issues.

Only Han Si-on nodded indifferently.

[yes.]

No one in this world knew how much of the regressor’s regret was contained in that short answer.

For Han Shion, success was empty.

To be more precise, it was an illusion.

Selling 200 million albums means that you have to be a popular success no matter what.

But even though he was the main singer at the halftime of the Super Bowl, had the highest number of SNS followers among singers in the world, and had the highest performance guarantee in the history of pop music.

Everything scatters like an illusion.

So success wasn’t important to Han Shion.

However, there were also viewers who reacted sharply to Han Si-on’s words.

-Han Shi-on is so arrogant.

-If it weren’t for Coming Up Next, I wouldn’t have been able to live the life of a trainee because of my personalityㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Honestly, isn’t it true that you have some trouble telling your parents’ stories?

No matter how good the image of Sedalbaekil was, there were always going to be haters, and the haters were the most diligent content users.

I came running because I wanted to curse at Sedalbaegil.

of course.

-What are you talking about, you fucking assholes in the corner?

-What would have made Hip-Hop successful if it had debuted?

-ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋDid you already drop the album? Do Eric Scott and Chris Edwards look like devils to you?

A handful of the idiots were killed by more shielders.

At that time, the main story was broadcast not long after the program started.

[You have to earn money as an unknown singer, not for three months and one day. The amount of money you earn will be added to the cost of your overseas trip.]

-oh?

-What the heck? This is completely different from what I thought.

-That would be fun lol

-It wouldn’t be easy if you were anonymous, right?

The ones who came out right after that were Lee Ion and Koo Tae-hwan, who had put on makeup and started busking.

Lee Ion’s makeup, which was full of ugly toppings on top of his good looks, caused laughter, and Han Si-on’s reaction to receiving the photo was also a hot topic.

-ㅋㅋㅋHey, did you see the name saved on Han Si-on’s phoneㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Is the story of Se Dal Baek Il Gu Tae Hwan (20) true?ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

-Just looking at it, it looks like you registered during Coming Up Nextㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

As expected, Koo Tae-hwan and Lee Ion suffered a huge failure.

I sang a song, but there was no response.

A few passersby stopped by to watch them for a moment, but nothing came of it.

It was the same with Choi Jae-seong and On Sae-mi.

By this time, viewers may not have realized it, but it was a turning point where the nature of the program changed slightly.

Until then, ‘Three Months and One Day’ was the main content, but now ‘Unknown Singer’ is the main content.

-But unknown singers are really hungry. My cousin has been doing music for over 10 years, and it was really hard.

-Yeah… Even three months and a hundred days won’t be easy. If you’re going to cover your face like that.

-Oh, wait a minute. Wasn’t there a craze about the webtoon OST a few months ago? It was only five songs.

-Huh? Is that so?

It was a time when the public would also be interested.