Damn Idol - Chapter 175



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Episode 175

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Most people judge most situations by their own standards.

This is true even when we witness something greater than we can measure.

So, the public’s evaluation of the singer ‘Han Si-on’ was bound to be underestimated.

Han Shion has never failed since he appeared in Coming Up Next.

All the music he composed was great, all the songs he sang were great, and all the performances he gave were skillful.

But that doesn’t mean that anyone thought that ‘Han Si-on was the best musician in the world’.

Even Han Si-on’s fans.

How many singers are there who climb Billboard as if it were a mountain behind their neighborhood, and how many singers are achieving album sales that would be hard to imagine in Korea?

So, Han Si-on’s talent was evaluated as ‘the best among idols’.

Or ‘the best among young singers’.

In this situation, was released.

The album’s success itself is not surprising.

The scale of the success of selling over a million copies in an instant is surprising, but few people thought that the album of 3 months and 100 days would fail.

What surprised the public was the process by which the album was created.

Han Shion had the opportunity to perform his music for the great masters through Chris Edwards, and surprisingly, all of them liked Han Shion’s music.

They composed the song using Han Shion’s source, and Han Shion arranged it again to fit the three-month period.

The album that was born that way is Sedalbaekil’s first full-length album, TFD.

By this time, the public had revised their evaluation of Han Shi-on upward.

Han Si-on is a singer with much greater talent than they thought.

but…….

Still, the evaluation was based on the public’s standards.

The truth is different.

Han Si-on had talents and abilities that the public could not judge.

He was originally a very talented person (although I don’t think he had much talent in the first episode), and he developed his talent within the closed timeline.

Although it wasn’t sweet or fun, no one poured more time into music than Han Si-on.

So, the ability of the singer Han Si-on is currently the best in the world, and is one of the best in the entire history of popular music.

However, even if Han Si-on continues to pursue success in the future, it will take a long time for the public’s evaluation of Han Si-on’s skills to match.

At least 10 years.

This was also due to the public’s prejudice against the idol profession as of 2017.

Before the pandemic, there was still a lingering image of the first generation of idols who valued looks and charm over talent.

But now.

-No;;; Does this make sense?

-Really? You really got the ad?

-Are you kidding?

-Han Shi-on isn’t crazy, so why would he say something like that? It’ll definitely be revealed within a year.

-Right? Then you really got the ad….

-Isn’t it Apple Korea instead of Apple Global?

-There is no I branding team in Apple Korea; it is literally a team that brands products made at the headquarters.

-No, the cognitive dissonance is really strong.

-Why is everyone so surprised? With Han Si-on’s skills, couldn’t he make commercial music?

-It’s not a matter of skill, it’s a matter of intention. It’s music made to get advertisements. But it actually got them.

-ㅇㅇㅇ It wasn’t a coincidence that the music became an advertisement song, but rather the music that was made with the intention of getting the contract;

-Wow, I already thought Han Si-on was really talented, but now he’s the best in South Korea.

-It seems undeniable from a composition standpoint.

Ironically, the public began to guess Han Si-on’s skills thanks to one company.

Apple has the most loyal product fanatics in the world.

As expected, the popularity of self-made products has skyrocketed.

No, strictly speaking, Self-Made was eaten up by Han Si-on’s popularity.

The rerun viewership ratings within M Show were astonishing, and the rerun payment rate was ridiculous.

“Oh, right.”

There are signs that the entertainment director who joined hands with Kang Seok-woo during Coming Up Next will burst into laughter.

The reason the entertainment director was laughing in vain was simple.

Because Coming Up Next came to mind.

Coming Up Next is a program that should not have three months and one day as the main character.

Takeshi is the main character, and Sedalbaekil is a supporting actor who makes the main character stand out.

However, if the level of the supporting actors is too low, the spotlight on the main actors will also be weak, so it only gave a little strength to Se Dal Baek Il.

Hanshion ate the program with that little bit of power.

What is the reason that the viewership ratings of a program that was initially thought to be a success if it got 3% ended up coming close to 20%?

Thanks to Han Shion.

It was a very difficult situation at the time, and eventually it even developed into a factional fight within M Show.

But now it’s different.

Self-Made is a program where the main character is Se-dal-baek-il, and if they create a buzz like the main character, then they are appreciated.

But this topic is so huge, it’s just too huge.

Just like how the director who had received a prior report asked producer Kang Seok-woo several times, “Is it true that you copied the music from an advertisement?”

After thinking for a while, the director checked the time difference in California and picked up his smartphone.

Then I called producer Kang Seok-woo.

There is a brief signal and then the call connects.

[Yes, senior.]

Since joining the political faction, Kang Seok-woo has been referred to as senior rather than director.

But I’ve never been more happy with that title than now.

The reason why Sedalbaekil chose M Show is not because of M Show, but because of Kang Seok-woo.

In other words, Sedal Baekil, who shook the Republic of Korea, is close to Kang Seok-woo, and he is close to Kang Seok-woo.

At this level, you will have connections in the broadcasting industry.

“Seok-woo. I’ll keep it short since you’re busy.”

[yes.]

“Regardless of the budget, film everything you can in the US and come back. If you need additional budget, just use it. I’ll process everything through post-approval.”

[hmm…….]

“Don’t worry about the format of the program. If you want to extend Season 2 to 10 episodes, do it. Or you can go to Spain and film Season 3. As long as you give us the OK for three months and a hundred days.”

While all the reporters in Korea are looking for Sedalbaekil, Sedalbaekil is currently filming Self-Made Season 2 with M Show.

This fact in itself is a huge advertisement.

But what if my return is delayed?

The public is curious about the three-month period, but what if reporters don’t have sources to write articles about?

All of those sources are focused on entertainment programs filmed with M Show.

If it were up to me, I would tell them to film up to season 5.

“Don’t misinterpret what I say, and don’t be afraid to watch what others say. I’m 100% sincere, so feel free to spend your budget however you want.”

After three months of earnest requests to please make M Show spend his money, Kang Seok-woo opened his mouth.

[Me, senior.]

“huh?”

[Sedalbaekil wants to return home tomorrow, but… … .]

“What?! Why!”

As far as the director remembers, the filming period for Season 2 was set to be quite generous.

Because Sedalbaekil earned so much money, there was a concept of vacation, and the broadcast format was also generous.

I don’t know the exact schedule, but I would have planned to stay in the US for at least a week, or at most two weeks.

However, the director was surprised by what PD Kang Seok-woo said next.

“Are you sure? What are the results?”

[As always. It was perfect.]

“Huh. They really are such jerks.”

The director, who had been lost in thought for a moment, opened his mouth.

“Let’s meet up with Sedalbaekil as soon as we get back to Korea.”

[What are you doing?]

People in show business call people who are very popular stars.

But if you think about it, the word STAR is really crazy.

star.

Because it means a star.

However, the reason there is no sense of incongruity is because real stars have that level of influence.

A real star, not an adjective given to someone who is half-assed.

In the director’s opinion, Sedalbaekil was a real star.

So the conclusion was reached.

“We’re not suggesting what we want. We’re asking you to suggest what you want.”

Thanks to Kang Seok-woo, M-Show was the first to learn of the 3-month-100-day plan.

Then shouldn’t we get on the mainstream?

The director thought so and smiled faintly.

Not long ago, Sedalbaekil was being persecuted by the mainstream, but now it is mainstream.

[I will pass it on.]

“Okay, please do.”

The director hung up the phone and began to ponder how much Emsho could offer Sedalbaekil.

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The return home after three months and one hundred days was accomplished quietly.

Although it was not intentional, the earlier-than-expected return caused confusion for those tracking the schedule for the three-month and one-hundred-day trip.

It was said that people who were supposed to be in the US showed up at Incheon Airport.

Sedalbaekil, who entered Korea like that, did not do any activities for about 4 days.

The members wanted to turn on the live broadcast and talk about their trip to the US and communicate, but M Show got down on his knees and begged.

Could you please just pretend to be in the US until Self Made Season 1 Episode 4 airs?

The current popularity of Sedalbaekil and Self-Made is no joke.

You can tell just by looking at the fact that OTT, which competes with cable entertainment, is swallowing up its pride and making efforts to simultaneously distribute self-made content.

Even M Show aired episodes 1 to 3 of season 1 twice on a weekday for 6 hours straight, and the ratings were astounding.

So, from the channel’s perspective, it was a hundred times more advantageous to show the 4th episode and then communicate rather than telling the American story through a live broadcast of Sedalbaekil.

Of course, the three months and one hundred days had nothing to do with M-Show’s achievements…

“Are you really going to do that?”

“The director is feeling hot.”

“At this point, I guess I can be called Emsho’s son?”

Sedalbaekildo nodded to Emshow’s proposal that came to them upon their return to the country.

So, Sedalbaekil hid the fact that he had returned to the country for four days and went into seclusion, but that did not mean that he only rested.

“Brother Leeon and Koo Tae-hwan.”

“Is it our turn?”

“yes.”

Because I was repeatedly recording and working on various projects with Han Si-on.

The four days passed by so quickly, and the fourth episode, the final episode of season 1, finally aired.

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The beginning of episode 4 was Han Si-on’s mono scene.

He was smiling while looking at the camera and tinkering with the songs the members had made.

It was a flashback to before I received my contract with Apple.

[I chose well, didn’t I? I like it more than I expected.]

Viewers may not know it, but it’s rare for Han Si-on to get a better result than he expected.

Because Han Si-on’s ‘estimate’ for a specific singer and song is usually not wrong.

That means the members of Sedalbaekil have grown to that extent.

Han Si-on, who was showing off the completed song, suddenly went into Google Maps and started looking at the road view.

[This is Apple’s headquarters. I’m going to send an email to all the cafe owners around here.]

[I am thinking of sending people to the US or flying there myself.]

[I want to try a challenge with this great result that the members have created.]

So Han Si-on started writing emails and making phone calls.

Of course, most of it was ignored, and the intention failed.

But Han Shi-on didn’t care.

[I’ll call again tomorrow.]

The beginning of episode 4 was a point that the public was extremely curious about.

How on earth did you get contacted for advertising?

But no one could have expected it to turn out this way.