It may still be early in the morning in Korea.
Without hesitation, I found a number in my address book and pressed the call button.
A familiar name pops up on the screen.
Lee Sang-woo, head of SJ Enter.
As soon as he started working as a manager, he called Lee Sang-woo, whom he had known for a long time and who could be called his best friend.
– I heard you went to America. are you back
“yet. Do you have some time in three days?”
– hour? Of course, CEO Woohyuk Choi is calling for us, so we have to make it even if we don’t have time. Judging by the voice on the phone from America at this time, it seems that you are full of thoughts?
Lee Sang-woo was also quick-witted like a ghost.
“okay. It’s been a while since I wanted to have a drink with you, so come out.”
-Choi Woo-hyeok’s call to have a drink… then we should go. Text the time and place. I’ll go on time
“okay.”
this.
I think I need a little drink.
＜ Episode 136 ＞ End
＜ Episode 137 ＞
The name of the song Derek presented was decided to be ＜happy＞.
When Arin and Mina announced the song title while looking at the camera, PD Kim, who was listening, asked the reason.
“Can you tell me why you decided on that name?”
Arin and Mina smiled and answered PD Kim’s question.
“I was really happy while I came all the way to America for filming and had a busking performance. So I was thinking about what kind of lyrics to write for the melody Derek gave me, and I decided after talking with Minah unnie.”
“Let’s write lyrics about the happiness we felt while filming with Arin.”
“I became happy because I wrote the lyrics about the happiness I felt during filming.”
“that’s right. But why are you working so hard to write and record the lyrics?”
Like the villa of a world-class singer, it was even equipped with a recording studio.
When I first heard that the lyrics had been completed. I was going to go back to Korea and start recording.
I did, but when I said that I had finished the lyrics, Derek said he would help with the recording as it was a gift.
When Derek saw the translated version of the lyrics completed by ‘Min Ah-rin’, he said that he really liked it.
While recording ‘Happy’ by ‘Min Ah-rin’, Derek left this feeling.
“exorcism! Did you say Mina? I really like the way he sings with Arin.”
No matter how good Minah is, her skills were probably not up to Derek’s standards.
It was because he was literally Derek only seen by top singers.
But Derek liked the way he was recording with Arin with a happy expression.
After watching all those processes, I thought I could use this.
After organizing my thoughts for a while, I went straight to PD Kim.
“Peddy. The scene where the kids were finishing the lyrics yesterday and the scene recording with Derek today were pretty picturesque.”
At my words, PD Kim also nods with a satisfied expression.
It was PD Kim who thought it would be enough to just film the scene where he sings at Derek’s house.
I was given a song that I hadn’t even thought of, and the process of recording it was captured on camera.
I made this suggestion to PD Kim.
“How about making a music video for ＜happy＞ with the amount of filming from yesterday?”
Called.
It’s not an official song anyway.
It was just one of the many songs that Derek made with pleasure as a gift to Arin, who was visiting as a guest.
So, as I was filming ＜Busking＞, I thought that a better picture would come out if I made a music video with the shooting scenes.
“uh? is that a good idea? Because CEO Choi didn’t say that it would be included in the regular album anyway. It would be nice to put it as the ending song for our ＜Busking＞. The story is pretty good too.”
PD Kim also applauded saying it was a good suggestion.
After arriving at Derek’s villa like that. An additional 3 days of filming took place.
Derek mostly until dinner. And filming the recording process of Arin and Minah.
In the evening, I enjoyed the party prepared by Derek to my heart’s content.
One of them said that he would put it in a music video, and he took a picture of Arin and Mina enjoying a party.
I think the scene where ‘Min Ah-rin’ and Derek sing together on the spot is the best scene among the additional shoots.
That’s how the US filming for season 2 of ＜Busking＞ ended very successfully.
*
Whenever I met Lee Sang-woo, head of SJ Enter, there was always a destination.
I arrived there first and waited, and soon after, Lee Sang-woo opened the door and came in.
“I’m here?”
“Chief Choi, I’m sorry. Because, of course, another person had an accident.”
It is a story that the idol who is pushing the main force at SJ Entertainment almost had another accident.
“Did the training go well?”
“If you get into another accident, I also told you that I would give up. That’s why I said I won’t do it again if I was wrong. how can you believe that I’ll hit you again saying you can’t give it to others.”
“Well, it’s the time when the kids are in full swing.”
“therefore. It’s good that the accident was blocked before it leaked out. I almost didn’t see you today.”
The kids at WH were an unusual case.
As trainees, the children who were stunned by the director’s words debuted, became more popular, and grew bigger as they reached the top.
That’s either the good side or the bad side.
And the idol in charge of Lee Sang-woo at SJ Enter was closer to the latter.
If it’s Lee Sang-woo’s words, the kids he used to follow like crazy started to get out of control as they gained popularity before he knew it.
There’s even an accident going on, so Chief Lee Sang-woo, who is in charge, must be busy.
“Then come to our office.”
In fact, it was around the time the company began to grow in earnest beyond the early days.
The first person I wanted to bring to the company was Lee Sang-woo.
Lee Sang-woo was a person with excellent skills, enough to give decisive help even when he was on Uanna’s music broadcast program in the early days.
But at the same time as the offer, it was coolly rejected.
Without even having time to think about it.
“done. I said it even then. The reason we can talk comfortably as drinking buddies is because we maintain this kind of relationship thanks to being at different companies.”
“okay. I get it.”
When I suggested that he come to our company, Lee Sang-woo said the same thing.
“Honestly, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t shaken when you proposed. But if I go under you, how can you not notice? And you won’t even be able to call me when you’re worried like this.”
That was right.
The reason I found Lee Sang-woo even though Park Il-do existed was because Park Il-do was a company employee.
The biggest reason was that Lee Sang-woo was an outsider and a heavy-mouthed person.
Lee Sang-woo cracks a joke as he reaches for the bottle.
“If I get fired from the company later, take me with you then. I still have some stake in WH? Did you know that I helped YuAnna when she first caught music?”
“know. I’ll accept it later when I get old and get kicked out of the company.”
It was Lee Sang-woo who burst into laughter at my words.
Even if he said that, since he was such a talented friend, it wouldn’t have happened.
“In this industry, if you say Choi Woo-hyuk, the CEO automatically sticks behind you. I’m still looking at your virtues.”
“you?”
Lee Sang-woo giggles at my question.
“Does the company know that you and I are close? He was kind to me because I was afraid he would run away if I treated him badly. I heard that the team leader title will be added next year?”
Saying it’s all thanks to me, Lee Sang-woo fills the glass.
“Let’s have a drink to celebrate the team leader.”
“Congratulations from CEO Choi Woo-hyuk. Thank you.”
Soju goes down your throat with a clear, salty sound.
Of course, high-quality alcohol is good, but there is no friend as good as soju, which has been together since ancient times.
“Rather than that, shall we hear why President Choi, who must be the busiest these days, called me?”
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Lee Sang-woo’s words reminded me of the reason I came here as soon as I returned to Korea.
“I’m worried… yes. I have a very big problem. That is a very serious concern.”
“okay. I see what you mean. I’ll just listen in one ear and let it out in the other. just tell me.”
Lee Sang-woo’s words penetrating my situation made me laugh out loud.
The reason why Lee Sang-woo has many drinking friends.
It’s because I listen to the other person’s story like now and shake it off with a glass of alcohol.
I also called Lee Sang-woo because I needed him.
I needed someone who would just listen to the story that I couldn’t easily tell.
No matter what the troubles were, all decisions had to be made by me in the end.
After passing a glass with Lee Sang-woo again.
I took out the contents that kept making my head complicated.
“therefore. Where should I start talking about this?”
okay.
I hope this is it.
“At first, it was a momentary yearning for me. I knew something like this.”
There was a reason I thought so.
Should I give up my dream? The moment when the kids who were worried about this are about to give up.
Because I was the one who met and reached out at that decisive moment.
That’s why I thought it was a longing for me to lead them to success step by step by holding their hands.
“But at some point, I felt that it was a little different from the gaze of longing.”
okay.
It was a manager’s life lived with his eyes.
If you couldn’t catch the other person’s feelings, you wouldn’t have come to this point today.
There’s no way I wouldn’t notice the suspicious behavior of the kids.
At first, it was Gingamin.
In the process of preparing for an idol debut when I was the head of the department, I saw kids who were psychologically dependent on me.
It was a feeling of trust and faith that was a little different from love.
Representatively, actor Lee Joo-yeon and manager Park Sang-heon, who came to our company, corresponded to such a relationship.
So this time, I thought the kids would too.
I did.
“They approached me so much that I thought I would be an idiot if I didn’t notice this.”
After he stopped talking for a moment, he looked up and saw Lee Sang-woo’s expression.
Lee Sang-woo, who looked like he was looking at a crazy person.
“Two, not one?”
“uh. So it is more complicated.”
He lowered his gaze back to the glass.
My face was shimmering in the reflection of the clear glass and the alcohol in it.
“So what do you think?”
it’s my idea
Some conclusions were reached.
I just called Lee Sang-woo because I wanted to pour out a little bit of this stuffy mind.
the conclusion I came to.
“You have to keep pretending you don’t know.”
As before, pretend not to know the feelings of the kids, and pretend not to notice even if they come closer.
Now they are children who have spread their wings in earnest.
You might ask if what you’ve achieved so far isn’t enough success.
The talent of the kids I saw didn’t end here.
What awaits the children in the future is a greater success than now.
Even that success may not end in Korea, but may be known all over the world.
I couldn’t stop the possibility of such kids with just this feeling.
And above all.
“The kids are still young, so I don’t know. Maybe it’s a feeling like first love.”
“Things like that happen, too. You are still young.”
“yes. Even if it’s only me who can see it now. After some time, you might realize that it’s the kind of feeling you had when you were in school, like your seniors or teachers.”
“but. To the kids now, you’ll only look the coolest in the world. After time, why would I want that old man? Because I do.”
Laughter burst out at Lee Sang-woo’s joke for a moment.
“So I’m going to pretend I don’t know like before.”
Lee Sang-woo also nods as if agreeing with my words.
As long as you become a popular celebrity, the scope of meeting people will inevitably change.
In that situation, I must have been able to see myself leading to a wider world.
But when time passes and you can fly freely without my help.
At that time, you may realize what your heart was.
“Like Han Ji-woo?”
“okay.”
Han Ji-woo was like that too.
Every work I choose becomes a hit, and as I was running on the road to success, there were times when I was in a similar situation.
but.
As time passed, those feelings eventually calmed down and we were able to become friends.
“In the end, after passing through such an emotional moment, it became a situation where everyone got the best result like now.”
Han Ji-woo became the top star in Korea.
With the help of Han Ji-woo, I was able to create the current WH.
Maybe if I was swayed by momentary emotions then, could we be where we are today?
I could definitely say no.
The feelings that once came softly.
Eventually, as time passed, it turned into a calm friendship.
“I wonder if the kids of today are like that too.”
Right now, I’m trying to approach you without hesitation.
As time goes on, maybe the kids will too.
“if. What if I keep coming to like you?”
“Continue?”
“uh. Contrary to what you think now, what if the kids keep coming to you because their hearts are sincere?”
I thought about Lee Sang-woo’s question for a while.
What will I do if the kids continue to approach me recklessly like now?
maybe.
“I don’t know. Let’s just stop and have a drink.”
Lee Sang-woo, who made a strange expression on my answer, raises his glass.
“ruler. Then, with this glass as an end, Chief Lee Sang-woo will forget about today’s counseling.”
I burst out laughing at Lee Sang-woo’s words and bumped my glass.
“thanks.”
The king’s ears are like donkey’s ears, after he confided in the worries that filled his head.
I feel like my head is clearing up a bit.
Suddenly, I had such a thought.
‘Could it be that he will continue to recklessly approach me at this important time?’
Called.
*
next day.
There was a voice that greeted me as I went to work suffering from a hangover.
“no! Boss. How can I come back from the U.S. and Arin picks up my unnie and doesn’t even see my face?”
Looking at Yuna blowing dissatisfaction into her cheeks, I feel like my hangover is going away.
It felt like coming back to reality after being in a hungover world.
“sorry. I have a prior appointment, but it’s late, so I’m going right away.”
“I understand that you had an appointment. I almost felt sad.”
“okay. Thank you for your understanding. Come to think of it, there isn’t much time left to shoot, right?”
Yuna nodded at my question.
The last filming of this year’s best drama ＜Chasing to the End＞ is not far away.
“They said that everyone gathered together to watch the last broadcast.”
“okay? Then come with me there.”
“yes!”