If newspapers in the past made money by selling copies of newspapers, modern news outlets make money by clicking.
That’s why not only stimulating titles and materials to secure clicks, but also posting fishing news, and sometimes spreading absurd misinformation as it is.
The Misaka Shimbun was also one of the common small and medium-sized media outlets that were hung up on the number of clicks.
It mainly dealt with articles that were eaten by subscribers who tended to be far-right, but the topic they responded the most to was by far Korea.
“Ah, why are there no articles these days? I mean, even if it’s a missile to the north, it’s going to be fired. sh*t.”
To Yoshida’s grumbling, a fellow reporter next to him accepts his words.
“Didn’t you say that you would publish a special article by tying Softpou and a Korean SNS company together? If you use it well, I think it will get good views.”
Shin Jeong-eui, president of Softpow, is a Korean-Japanese, so he has always been criticized by far-right subscribers.
With Shin Jeong-eui, the president of such a company, and articles from arrogant Korean companies, the number of views was almost guaranteed.
“It’s a good item, but it should only be done once or twice. It’s the limit now to eat the same article over and over again.”
“Still, the number of views will be good.”
“Well, not really.”
Yoshida still doesn’t like it, but after a while, he continues.
“Makoto, what article are you preparing? If you don’t put one up soon, there will be an uproar from above.”
“I am writing for my starch field.”
“North Korea?”
“yes. Isn’t that easy to handle?”
Articles related to North Korea were known as honey jars even among reporters.
There is no way to cross-check no matter what kind of delusion you write, because you can drag and use provocative material as much as possible.
“sh*t. I can’t just write about soft-pow because if I do something wrong, I can’t be sued, so should I write an article about North Korea too?”
“This is not easy either. Things that have already come out are too stimulating, so most things don’t work.”
“It’s all sh*t here and there.”
Yoshida grabbed the mouse again. Anyway, I had to write an article by afternoon, so I thought of scraping an appropriate anti-Japanese article from a Korean portal.
Then, an article on the rapidly growing popularity of portals catches his eye.
[K-pop idols, viewers are shocked by the shocking first broadcast!! Revealing the desperate daily life of an unpopular idol as it is.]
K-Pop Idol is a Korean-Japanese audition program that aired in Japan as well.
There were already many idol audition programs with a similar format in Japan, so I didn’t pay much attention.
However, reading the news comments, I found something interesting.
– Among the successful applicants, the Japanese members are so pitiful. I came all the way to Korea, suffered until death, and returned home. It’s real, but it’s so bittersweet…
It’s a simultaneous audition in Korea and Japan, but the Japanese member suffered to death? Moreover, if the sponsor of that audition is an anti-Japanese company.
Various headlines flashed through Yoshida’s mind.
– A shock situation! Anti-Japanese companies’ hatred of the Japanese even spread to idol auditions.
-Victim XXX. “I was fooled by a Korean broadcaster. I regret attending the audition.”
-The reality of Korean audition programs that use Japanese as bridesmaids. The broadcasting industry must join hands and exit as soon as possible.
Yoshida’s fingers were already writing the article.
Of course, I didn’t even watch the broadcast. How important is the content of the broadcast? Subscribers wouldn’t be interested in idol auditions, so it was enough to just curse Korea.
“Keuuu, this time, the number of views will be sweet.”
* * *
Right after the first broadcast of K-pop idols aired, thousands of comments poured in on Japanese portal news in a short period of time.
At this time, if there were so many comments, even though the broadcast ratings were so-so, there was even a phenomenon that went up to the top of the portal news rankings.
-I knew that Korean idols practice a lot…but it might be a bit scary to think they would be that harsh.
-That’s torture. How can you make them sing in the street for 6 hours? Even in the middle of winter?
┗ This is a lie. It’s a broadcast process.
From noble mtl dot com
┗ A video filmed by a passer-by has been uploaded to YouTube.
┗ I saw that video too. The broadcast was not an exaggeration, but a refinement. I couldn’t bear to watch the video to the end.
-I feel so sorry for Mio-chan that she went through such hardships and returned home without any results.
┗ A Korean TV station called a Japanese person. Programs like this should not be allowed to air.
┗Korean participants did the same.
┗Mr. Net right did not watch the broadcast.
– Another childish idol audition? I don’t want to watch these low-level programs anymore. And Korea-Japan joint? It’s definitely a waste of radio waves.
┗ Why do you bother to click on such news to comment?
┗ If you want to see childishness, try watching a domestic idol stage. That’s because it’s at the level of a real school festival.
From right-wingers who came to criticize the broadcast, Japanese trainees who dreamed of debuting as Korean idols, and even ordinary viewers who only watched mild taste broadcasts.
Although the class of viewers was different, the contents of the comments were the same.
culture shock.
I knew that Korea’s idol training method was arduous, but I never dreamed that it would be this harsh.
Whatever the reason for the reaction, awareness of the program will soon return to rising viewership ratings.
* * *
-To think that so many people are cheering for the unknown Mio… heck heck… I’m so grateful. So I… I won’t give up and I’ll do my best.
The second broadcast of K-pop idols focused on the comeback of members who were frustrated in the first broadcast.
It could have felt like a forced drama, but the story laid out in the first broadcast and PD Shim Jong-mo’s editing led the story well.
If you look at the contents of the broadcast, it is passable. Thanks to this, the desire to see the local reaction soars even if using a translator.
“Let’s just wait. If the response is good, I will contact you first.”
Boom- Boom- Boom-
Scary to spit out the words, the phone shakes the whole body. The sender was Park Tae-sik, who is at the Japanese branch.
“Honey… … .”
Before I can finish my words, a voice pours out from the receiver.
– Woohyuk, are you watching the broadcast?
My ears were tingling, so I dropped my phone and said.
“Yes, I am watching. Seeing that you contacted them even before the broadcast ended, do you think the local response is good?”
-If it’s good enough, I endured it. Amazing, Great. It’s not just a jackpot, it’s a complete jackpot! News comments, related communities, Facebook, and tweets are all about K-pop idols!
Park Tae-shik was so happy that he chatted by himself for nearly 5 minutes.
I fully understand that you must have had a lot of trouble due to the behavior of the net right wing along with the reaction below expectations.
-Idol aspirants who were hesitant to participate in K-pop idols also applied in the second round. All of this is thanks to Shim Jong-mo’s accurate sniping of Japanese sensibilities.
“A Japanese sensibility?”
– The main character, who has suffered hardships and frustrations in a foreign country, is on a comeback thanks to the support of people around him. Kiya~ Isn’t this a development in the style of a boy’s manga?
I heard it and it seems to be true. In Korea, you’ll hear that it’s cheesy, but Japan’s sensibility is different.
-In addition, unlike boys’ cartoons where you just have to watch, K-pop idols allow viewers to directly intervene in the story.
“Let’s say intervening in the story, joining Watts and giving likes and comments to support members? Is there anything else different?”
-That’s big. The figures are reflected in weekly broadcasts and even communicate through live broadcasts! Once you experience the taste of this mulberry, you won’t be able to get out of it, right? And there is one more crucial thing.
“what is that?”
Park Tae-shik imitates the sound of a drum like ‘dugu-du-gu-dugu’ with his mouth and waits until he comes up with an answer.
– For K-pop idols, this is only the second episode on air. But if you get a reaction like this, what will your popularity be like in the future?
K-Pop Idol is a project with a total of 12 episodes.
It was about two and a half months until the end, so there was enough potential to grow further than now.
-Shouldn’t we be contacting Sim PD to extend the broadcasting schedule? Or put in a special episode in between. Oh, no, let’s film 10 more episodes and make an additional plan with 22 episodes.
“Hey, Park Tae-sik. Stop drinking kimchi soup. Do you know what will happen later?”
-It’s because you don’t know the local situation. Did the branch office’s phone catch fire due to the request of the members? If this voting starts here, it will really turn upside down.
The flower of the idol audition is the actual vote. Voting for my favorite idol and watching them grow with affection.
In addition, as both Korea and Japan voted at the same time this time, the heat was bound to be even hotter as the aspect of the Korea-Japan battle would unfold.
“i get it. I will tell you to prepare.”
* * *
K-pop idols had 1.6 million applicants in Japan alone, and when Korea and Southeast Asia were added, the number of applicants exceeded 3 million.
This is why so many applicants gathered because anyone could easily apply with a short video without any other conditions.
Every time a K-pop idol aired, the number of Watts subscribers also increased like a snowball.
At this point, not only the broadcasting industry and the idol industry, but also Japanese investors began to pay attention to Watts.
Of course, among those investors was Softpaw, who had been eyeing Watts from the beginning.
“The increase in subscribers of Watts is 7,000% compared to last week, and statistics show that about 55% of subscribers have remained active users and used SNS. A phenomenon like this… … .”
Softpaw’s meeting room where the report on Watts was in full swing.
Chairman Shin Jeong-eui, who usually listens to the report until the end, but this time he can’t and stops midway.
“wait for a sec. Did you just say 7,000%?”
“That’s right.”
A murmur spreads throughout the meeting room.
This is because no matter how much publicity money was spent, there has never been a case where the number of service subscribers exploded by 7,000% in one week.
Chairman Jeong-eui Shin, a veteran of corporate investment, could not easily accept this situation, and swept his face and fell into self-reproach.
‘If only I had been a little more active in investing… … .’
Employees attending the meeting may have had the same idea, and they begin to express similar opinions.
“Chairman, you should invest in Watts before it is too late.”
“I agree. Even if we concede the terms, the current Watts are worth catching.”
“You have to play first before other investors take it.”
The desire to hold on to President Shin Jeong-eui was like a chimney.
But Watts was already a unicorn. A unicorn flying high into the sky.
Even if I wanted to hold it now, there was no way I could do anything because his hand flew away to a place where I didn’t need it.
‘CEO Watts’ confidence was because he had confidence in success.’
Chairman Jeong-eui Shin was suddenly curious.
What did the CEO of Watts see that convinced him of success? All the experts unanimously predicted failure.
“Grunt… … .”
When I asked the staff in the conference room, there was no way they could answer. Aren’t they fools who predicted Watts’ chances of success to be less than 1%?
Then there was only one option left.
“I’ll have to meet him in person.”