Producer with no Regrets - Chapter 816



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Episode 816 Epilogue: Young Forever (2)

The HPT Music Awards is the biggest and best festival in the K-pop scene. Since it is an event that K-pop fans from all over the world pay attention to, the attitude of the reporters there was also different.

The importance of this place was proven by the rows of cameras lined up from the red carpet where the idols arrived to the photo zone.

Just by taking one picture and hastily uploading it, the number of views increases to an absurd level, a situation where money is literally copied.

Well-taken photos often circulate on social media for a long time.

“It’s coming, it’s coming!”

“Look this way!”

Reporters with cameras mingled among fans, struggling to somehow get the perfect shot of the idol.

Their efforts were met with much greater success than before, as the idols responded whenever they shouted in Korean.

Since all the fans surrounding the red carpet were Japanese, the person speaking Korean actually attracted more attention.

But anyway, the fans’ momentum is strong. The reporters also had to shout with all their might so as not to be buried in the Japanese language.

And then, there came a time when that didn’t work.

“It’s the Girls’ League!”

The Girls’ League emerged from the limousine. At that moment, a louder cheer than before swept through the surroundings.

The reporters were momentarily stunned, as if they had been hit head-on by the shock wave.

“What is this… … ?”

Every step is like the clap of thunder.

Thunder follows the five girls as they wave their hands and look around.

Even as thunder and lightning struck from all directions, the reporters quickly came to their senses and did their jobs.

“Look this way!”

It is buried.

The Korean language is buried. Only the cries of love pouring out in Japanese fill the air and vibrate.

The shouting continued even after the Girls’ League went inside. The outside screen also showed the Girls’ League standing in the photo zone.

Additionally, the idols entering the red carpet will be shown on the screen inside Tokyo Dome.

The voices of the hundreds of thousands of people gathered inside and outside were no longer those of humans.

Heaven and earth change.

This phenomenon was too unusual to have been caused by the emergence of humans. And it wasn’t just because of the sound.

A reporter’s eyes stopped at a certain place.

Fans who witnessed the Girls’ League from up close trembled as if they had been shocked, and eventually burst into tears.

“Is this it… … ?”

They say the Girls’ League is famous in Japan.

You can hear that kind of news in Korea too. But it’s much more amazing than what you hear in words and writing.

This isn’t just a famous level.

Is being admired.

“Next, here we go!”

After the Girls’ League disappeared, it seemed as if a vacuum had formed. But that was only for a moment, and the reporters’ minds returned to normal as the vehicles that followed came in.

The flashes start to rain down even though no one has gotten out yet, because the incoming vehicle is another limousine.

‘K-pop can make money.’

It’s not even a van, it’s a limousine coming in one after another.

They are probably idols from major entertainment companies.

“hello!”

It was way percent.

“… … ?”

The reporters were dumbfounded.

But the response from those around me was enthusiastic. Most of the fans gathered here are Japanese, but they are K-pop fans. They couldn’t not know Waypercent.

The pink-haired girl who became known through ‘Girls’ League X Bugbug Invasion!’ had the hottest reaction.

The reporter clicked the shutter much more lightly than at the Girls’ League.

“Next time, come again… … .”

It’s a limousine again.

And what came down was chaotic energy.

An idol who had debuted less than 6 months ago got out of a limousine and waved his hands solemnly like an actor attending some acting awards ceremony.

Chaotic Energy has not received a lot of attention in Japan due to its lack of promotion, but they are still the younger sister group of Girls’ League.

As much as is known is known.

Moreover, the actual chaotic energy itself brought screams of delight from fans.

The leader, Samuel Kim, looks like a game character that was painstakingly customized by a craftsman.

‘Horizontal Enter (相)… … .’

They say that each entertainment company has a preferred face shape.

The male idol of Garo Enter was a handsome man with thick lines and strong masculinity. The producer was said to be Son Hye-bin, so it was obvious that he had a taste.

It is different from KS Entertainment’s idol award.

“Next, next again… … .”

What came in this time was a sports car, a Porsche.

Somehow, the reporters seemed to know who would come down next.

“Woo-hyo-oh!”

Woo Hyo-min jumped out of the car like a magical girl and ran around the red carpet.

From limousines to sports cars, they were all cars driven by idols from Garo Enter.

‘How much did you earn?’

Those gathered here have come to know the power of Garo Enter anew.

A company that has a group that sells a million albums can do this too.

‘There are four idols with famous names, so aren’t they already on the same level as a large entertainment agency?’

This sentiment was shared by those inside Tokyo Dome as well.

* * *

Before the HPT Music Awards, the Webex office was busy.

“Get a good car, no matter what!”

The Japanese management of Girls’ League is handled by Webex. And this year’s HPT Music Awards will be held in Japan.

Webex swore that he would wholeheartedly take responsibility for the protocol of the Garo Enter idols. He was determined to get the best car, and it turned out to be a limousine.

“If it’s a car, there are also luxury vans. There’s no need to spend tens of millions of won to get a separate limousine… … .”

“They are my family!”

Himura crushed the opposition from the Management Support Office in one word.

“This year is a turning point for Garo Enter! A turning point where we can jump to a higher place or not! Are you saying that we can’t even do this much for you as a family?”

“Ah, ah, I see… … . One or two should be enough to burn them all… … .”

“One per group.”

“yes?!”

“Oh, please save us, we’re not the only ones paying!”

I heard from Seongpil that Garo Enter is aiming for listing.

What you need for that is an image.

The nouveau riche often wear luxury goods. People laugh at such behavior of the nouveau riche, but they still have to admit that he is rich.

Luxury goods are for show. They are a primitive display of ‘I can live without any problems by spending money like this.’

That’s why it’s effective.

‘To make it look like you have as much money as possible.’

The growth of Garo Enter also helps Webex.

If Garo Enter secures sufficient manpower and establishes a system within the company, collaboration with Webex will also gain more momentum.

True collaboration becomes possible.

The ultimate goal is simultaneous Korean and Japanese auditions, and joint production with a Japanese group.

Webex’s help is the growth of Garo Enter itself, and right now, helping them show off will be the biggest help.

but.

“Well, I could only get three by the end of the day… … .”

Renting a limousine was not an easy task. It was even harder to find a young model from a famous manufacturer than just an ordinary limousine.

In the end, all I collected were three.

“Then, should I put the remaining one in the Benz Sprinter as I wish… … .”

Then the savior appeared.

It was Misato.

“Is that all you can do?”

“That’s all. It’s one of the most expensive vans… … .”

After ending the civil war, the two restored their past relationship as if they had never fought before.

Himura’s goal was to defeat the real Misato, but Misato’s goal was different.

She used the fight with Himura as an excuse to concentrate capital on Tomoe.

Even managers who would normally have expressed their opposition by saying, “Let’s share it,” had no choice but to cooperate in a crisis that put the fate of their department at stake.

The large-scale promotion that painted Tokyo with Tomoe was possible in that context.

“Misato, are you thinking about something?”

“Just trust me.”

Misato went to see her former boss, who was the head of the singer management headquarters and is now a director at Webex.

“Sir, please let me use the car.”

“huh?”

Who is that director?

He is the owner of the Porsche that protected Seongpil and Seiko from falling and died a heroic death.

After a tearful farewell to Porsche, the CEO took advantage of his promotion to buy Porsche’s most expensive model.

“Can you let me use the car?”

“Because I need it.”

“You want to borrow it? That’s a bit difficult, but I like him… … .”

“Who asked to borrow it?”

“uh?”

“Sacrifice for the organization, Director. This is a conscription.”

Misato stole the Porsche from the director through Director Himura and President Rihito.

“My Porsche is aaaa …

The owner of the Porsche became Woo Hyo-min.

Webex managed to acquire three luxury limousines and the latest top-of-the-line Porsche model in a short period of time.

On the day of the HPT Music Awards, Himura and Misato clapped their hands while watching the broadcast. On the screen, idols affiliated with Garo Entertainment appeared one after another.

“The treatment is better than that of the singers from the Hongbaek Outing Webex.”

“I know.”

Who would dare to deny the success of Garo Enter after seeing this appearance? Who would think that Garo Enter has no money?

‘… … After learning about the inside story, it seems there really is no such thing as a nouveau riche.’

But the acting is a success.

All that remains is to wait and see the results.

‘Director Park, I support you.’

Be sure to sit at the top.

* * *

I have entered my 5th year as an idol.

I have been living as an idol for over 4 years.

Still, Snow White feels like she’s living a dream, because everything she said came true.

‘I wish I could win the Rookie of the Year award.’

Ah… … I didn’t receive this.

again.

‘I wish I could win the Next Star Award.’

Huh? I didn’t receive this either?

Why is that?

‘Because I was the first to receive the main prize.’

The Girls’ League passed over all the awards that rookies were supposed to receive and won the main prize first.

I went on a show where everyone would know my name.

I went on a world tour. I visited many countries in Asia, North America, South America, and Europe that I would never have thought of going to if I wasn’t an idol.

When you turn on a live broadcast, you get viewers in the tens of thousands.

The life she has been hoping for since she dreamed of becoming an idol is in her hands. The achievement she has been hoping for since she dreamed of becoming an idol is in her hands.

So, I feel like what I wish for now will definitely come true in the future.

‘Grand Prize.’

There are different levels of dreams that idols have.

The target is a dream that cannot be achieved without entering a large entertainment company.

There have been many idols who have been called small and medium-sized miracles so far.

Even if you reverse the trend, hit number one on the charts, and sell several times more albums, you still can’t get anywhere near the target.

Statistically, the odds of the Girls’ League being selected are close to 0%.

‘But it’s not completely 0%, right?’

It’s a line that often appears in coming-of-age novels or boys’ comics. But it’s incredibly irresponsible advice.

If you look at it that way, a human being can also become the President of the United States.

For an idol from a small agency to receive the grand prize was like a dream within a dream, so I half-gave up on it even after debuting with the Snow White Girls’ League.

‘I will become the best idol.’

He reached out to Seongpil, but he didn’t think he would be able to receive the prize.

The best idol is a subjective concept, but the target is an objectively real record.

But why is that?

‘I think I can get it.’

It seems like I can get what I want as if it were a given.

It was a feeling close to premonition.

Snow White majestically broke through the red carpet, passed the photo zone, and entered the Tokyo Dome. The entire path she took seemed soft and beautiful, as if it were made of flowers.

Until I sat down.

“excuse me…….”

Joara spoke as if she was in pain.

As if sick, as if someone had a disease.

It was because of the pressure.

In front of the Girls’ League and Baek Seol-ha, there was Caius.

Caius and PTR-17.

Caius and PTR-17, Byes and Butes.

With all of them, there was Darkest.

They were looking at the Girls’ League as the Girls’ League was looking at them. That was the seating arrangement.

The distance was so far that their faces appeared small, but the light from their eyes was so clear that it felt like they were right in front of me.

‘The best, idol… … .’

What Baek Seol-ha was facing was history.

It was a history of the best, built up over many years by the best agency in K-pop. They were all called the best idols.

When faced with the layers of history piled up, Baekseolha’s body felt as if it was being crushed. Her confident eyes disappeared, and it was difficult to even look straight ahead.

It feels like I’m sitting in space.

The glass-like transparent chair made Baekseol-ha float in the air, putting her in a very dangerous position. Even though they were chairs made of the same material, the chairs they were sitting on looked as solid as steel.

‘perhaps…….’

The probability of an idol from a small or medium-sized agency receiving the grand prize is close to 0%.

So, what are the chances that an idol from a large entertainment agency or an idol from KS Entertainment will receive the grand prize?

100%.

Just debuting with KS Entertainment guarantees you great glory.

‘We might not be able to receive it… … .’

Snow White flinched and clenched her teeth.

‘No, let’s not think like that.’

Snow White gathered her wits. So the dozens of idols staring straight ahead were much more noticeable.

Most of them were seniors.

Just the name Baek Seol-ha gives me goosebumps, and there are also seniors I have admired for a long time. When I meet them, my gaze naturally goes down.

I opened my eyes.

“Wh, where is the water… … .”

Snow White waved her hand under the chair and looked for the water bottle she had left on the floor. It was an unconscious action taken because she didn’t want to admit that she had opened her eyes because she was scared.

“ah.”

The water bottle touched the back of my hand.

I heard the sound of a water bottle falling and then rolling somewhere. I looked back in confusion.

“Senior, here.”

Kim Samuel, sitting behind, picked up the water bottle and handed it back to Baek Seol-ha.

His eyes were trembling with anxiety.

Why is that?

“Yeah, thank you… … .”

Then I saw Snow White.

Seven members of Waypercent, five members of Chaotic Energy, Woo Hyo-min, and the Girls’ League sitting next to me.

They are all unable to look straight ahead. They are either looking away, talking anxiously to their colleagues sitting next to them, or looking down.

“… … .”

Snow White took the water bottle and looked forward again.

Unlike the idols of Garo Enter, the idols of KS Enter are seen staring straight ahead with the right posture, clearly having trained for a long time, without any wavering.

No, I see more than that.

Snow White shivered with fear. The tiny electric currents that passed through her body tickled and warmed her body and stimulated her brain.

A flash of consciousness expanded her vision.

I see more than just idols.

It was the essence of the soul that one producer and one artist had built up over decades of persistence.

The name of the company is KS Entertainment.

The awe-inspiring presence of names and history feels much greater than before.

‘this…….’

Snow White swallowed hard.

‘This is the scenery that Director Park has been seeing all along… … .’

This is the image of the enemy Seongpil has been fighting.

While the Girls’ League chased after them, shouting “Take Down Caius!”, Sungpil fought with a much bigger goal in mind.

Snow White believed that she had been struggling. But now that she thinks about it, how self-centered and arrogant her consciousness was.

I thought I understood Sungpil through ‘our producing’, but he was much more… … than we were.

“Everyone.”

Snow White took a pause in her breathing, drawing the attention of everyone sitting behind her.

“Raise your head.”

I feel the air changing.

The chatter stops, the lowered heads turn straight ahead, and the frightened silence disappears.

“Look ahead.”

Snow White is speaking.

We do not exist here just for ourselves.

“Never close your eyes.”

I sit here with something even bigger on my shoulders.

“Millions of people are watching.”

It’s the fans’ cheer.

It is a credit to the company.

It is the name of the Creator who created them.

‘Director Park.’

He is the producer of Snow White.

And he is the only producer.

If there is only one producer left in this world, it has to be him.

You shouldn’t think that way just for yourself.

So that everyone in the world thinks that way.

‘I will become the best idol.’

In this place today, it is possible.

* * *

Seongpil carefully examines each and every person reflected on the screen.

More delicately than a critic reads a novel, more carefully than a connoisseur observes a work of art.

‘Butes.’

He is the first idol to come close to becoming a million seller.

They won the grand prize for 4 consecutive years, and the number of grand prizes they received from all award ceremonies combined is too many to count on one hand. They once had the largest fandom in K-pop, and were undeniably the best idols.

‘B.I.S.’

They are the group that surpassed 100 million streams for a single song in the shortest period of time on a global streaming platform.

At a time when K-pop was only just beginning to globalize, BTS’s music captivated listeners beyond Asia and into the West.

Moreover, the music they presented changed the nature of Korean popular music. It completely eliminated the individuality or cliche of Korean popular music, commonly referred to as ‘bong melody’.

Their appearance was a revolution, both in visuals and music. It raised the level of Korean popular music and visual art by one level, no, by several years.

‘The Darkest.’

Needless to say, the best of the best, the pinnacle.

In the late 00s, when idols were on the decline, they stood on stage without anyone’s expectations. They sang and danced on a stage without any applause or light.

And idol culture has become mainstream in South Korea.

All of their accomplishments changed Korean popular music forever.

‘Caius and PTR―17.’

The cutting edge of K-pop.

They will become history.

Although Seongpil was seeing them on the screen, it felt like he was sitting in a concert hall and seeing them in person.

Seongpil was in the middle of the Girls’ League, Waypercent, Chaotic Energy, and Woo Hyo-min.

It’s always been that way.

What Sungpil faced was the brilliant history of K-pop and the heroes who would be recorded in history in the future.

‘It’s too early to confront.’

It’s still too early to say how much power we’ve amassed over the past year.

Chaotic Energy has been around for less than six months and doesn’t really have much to boast about, aside from the enthusiastic support of their young ladies.

Waypercent was called the 100,000 barrier and recently broke the 100,000 mark. Waypercent has no color or achievement of its own.

Woo Hyo-min is a god.

‘but.’

Chaotic Energy has achieved a level of perfection and debut career that is hard to believe for a boy group created by a small business. The passionate support from their fans is so dedicated that they will always be a group whose future is more anticipated than their present.

Waypercent has a story. They are a metaphor for Sisyphus, who groaned under hardship and persecution, but eventually overcame it and finally climbed the rock to the top of the mountain. They achieved greatness despite the contempt of those around them who thought they could never grow any further and the punishment of Olympus who tried to throw them off.

And Woo Hyo-min is a god.

‘In addition to that.’

There is a girls’ league.

Seongpil’s alter ego and his child.

I love them so much that I regret not being their parents.

‘You always went one step further than I expected… … .’

My idols, for whom I am so grateful and thankful.

From the moment you debuted, you were already the best idols.

I have seen you in the future.

I have never seen it myself, but I have believed it.

Faith is the evidence of things not seen.

And the time has come.

The time has come for the blood, sweat, and tears shed during the years running towards a bright future to be rewarded.

They from the future have also run to the present, and they will finally meet. They will meet, today.

Seongpil looks at KS Entertainment again.

‘Yeah, it’s too early to fight back.’

But there is no shortage.

Because behind the KS Entertainment that Seongpil sees, the ideal that he longed for and desired no longer exists.

‘I will be the best producer.’

A pioneer and visionary of this era, to whom future generations will pay eternal tribute.

In this place today, it is possible.

‘therefore.’

A blurry image was visible beyond the idols of KS Entertainment. Sungpil thought to himself as he looked at it.

‘Get out of the way.’

It’s not you I want to reach, and that’s not your place.

* * *

‘I will invest in you. Without any shortcomings.’

Yun Hee-yeon has received countless investment offers.

He said that if I left KS Entertainment and took over the company, he would give me full authority without any pressure. He also said that he would continue to give me capital so that I would never feel insufficient.

‘sorry.’

‘Oh, why? Even if there’s something you don’t like… … .’

But Yoon Hee-yeon did not leave KS Entertainment.

‘I like KS Enter.’

People mistakenly think that Yoon Hee-yeon is an ill-fated producer. They say that she is not receiving proper evaluation because she is overshadowed by Jung Ho-hwan.

‘Are you saying I’m crazy?’

The fact that these proposals were pouring in was proof that Yoon Hee-yeon was being properly evaluated.

However, there were some things I didn’t like.

After all, what people are most interested in is music. Well, they don’t line up based on the song, they line up based on how cool the clothes are.

How cool the music video is, how fantastic the stage setup is, how aesthetically pleasing the album packaging is, how desirable the merchandise is.

Because no one ranks what is ‘visible’.

Well, that’s all I cared about. Other than that, I’m satisfied with everything about KS Entertainment.

‘This is our castle.’

Starting with Darkest, this is her last name that she has worked on with Jung Ho-hwan and Yoon Sang-yeol.

Now, Jeong Ho-hwan is gone.

Yoon Sang-yeol disappeared a long time ago.

She was left alone.

KS Enter is her last name. A last name that she alone must protect.

‘Never fall.’

Yoon Hee-yeon looks at the idols on the screen.

These are idols that Garo Enter created by scraping together rice from a rice cooker over the course of a year.

They are just a lot of numbers, but they are like muscles that are full of air, so they have no strength.

Such idols are sitting face to face with the glorious history of KS Entertainment.

This is a humiliating scene. Did you gain weight for a year just for this kind of childish, cheap publicity? Like an athlete who gains weight by eating dog food?

‘good.’

Yun Hee-yeon muttered to herself as she looked at the figure clearly visible beyond the Girls’ League.

‘Come.’

Let’s see if it’s a match between your year and my half year.

That was when.

Yoon Hee-yeon’s ears rang from the cheers coming from the screen. The high-end sound system reproduced the sense of presence more intensely than necessary.

A Japanese idol whose name I’ve only heard of.

A group that Sungpil made into stars in a short period of time through media promotion and producing.

[It’s a bug bug!]

Tens of thousands of people gathered at Tokyo Dome simultaneously screamed in joy. The volume of the sound was something that only a top idol would receive.

I had the illusion that the air was vibrating.

The speaker, unable to withstand the sound itself, rattles and vibrates.

Even though it is only a flat screen, the pressure is transmitted as is.

That scene seems to be saying this to Yun Hee-yeon.

‘This is my stage.’

My world, which I have painstakingly created to deal with you.

At least in this world.

‘You are the stepping stone.’

Is this how the Girls’ League felt when they faced a wall of silence at the HPT Music Awards two years ago?

The situation was the exact opposite, but Yun Hee-yeon felt pressured like the Girls’ League at the time, with her pupils shaking and her shoulders crushed.

“Ah, as expected, they’re amazing. At this level, they could be called national idols. Director Yoon, do you remember the audition program boom in the early 3rd generation? It’s just like that. The whole nation knows their names and cheers them on. Ah, in just 10 or so late-night programs, this much… … . I guess it was natural since the Girls’ League was there.”

Yun Hee-yeon turned her head sharply.

There was no one.

Was it an auditory hallucination that he unconsciously created in search of something to rely on? Or was it a reconstructed version of past memories that he created something that Jeong Ho-hwan would say?

Yun Hee-yeon closed her mouth to hide her lips, and slowly turned her eyes back to the screen.

The camera pans over to the idols’ waiting area. The scene shows KS Entertainment’s idols clapping while watching Bugbug’s stage.

‘This is our castle… … .’

But now there is no ‘us’.

Only Yun Hee-yeon was left.

‘What it means to be an executive producer.’

Was this originally such a lonely place?

* * *

[The opening ceremony stage was bugbug!

The response was very hot from the first stage!

Yes, it’s so hot even though it’s winter!

Oh, I suddenly have a fever… … .

Ah, paramedics! Paramedics! Come quickly and save Seo-yoon!

Yep, the next stage is the love emergency rescue worker, Love Rescue Hyomin!]

God, descent.

and.

[Mr. Seo-yoon, don’t you know that paramedics move in pairs?

no way……!

It’s been a long time since we met, best friends for 5 years! Besties who have been together since Project For You! A collaboration stage by Girls’ League’s Areum and Hyomin!

now!

Let’s get started!]

Horizontal Enter vs KS Enter, Start.