114 – Audition Preliminary (3)
We continued to judge in Ilsan without a break even on the weekend.
I was able to get a glimpse of the faces of the staff who were getting tired day by day.
I saw the status window of so many different people.
As I continued, I came to understand to some extent what types there were.
The first type is NO talent NO effort.
[Vocal (D): 25 / Dance (D): 24 / Talking (D): 33 / Visual (D): 34]
There were many cases like this among ordinary participants who just took a stab at it out of curiosity.
The second type is NO talent YES effort.
[Vocal (D): 45 / Dance (D): 34 / Talking (D): 36 / Visual (D): 35]
This was often discovered in individual aspirants who tried hard but failed to pass any of the trainee auditions.
The third type is when you have talent but put your efforts in a strange direction.
[Vocal (A): 38 / Dance (C): 52 / Talking (B): 53 / Visual (B): 57]
I have a talent for vocals, but I spent a lot of time dancing.
Still, this person seemed to have some potential as long as he could reorient himself.
The fourth type is when you have talent and put in the right effort, but you are ugly.
[Vocal (S): 75 / Dance (B): 67 / Talking (B): 56 / Visual (F): 23]
Personally, it was a truly unfortunate type.
You may be successful if you are not an idol, but being an idol is difficult.
Idols have both looks and skills….
The fifth type is when you are just pretty.
[Vocal (C): 37 / Dance (C): 28 / Talking (B): 44 / Visual (S): 72]
No matter how important looks are, idols basically sing and dance.
Even if you are in charge of visuals, you need a minimum level of skill, but this was a case where you did not have even that.
I thought it would be better to be a professional model rather than an idol.
Other than that, there were people who were good at talking and people who fainted because they were so nervous.
I was so embarrassed that I fell down while holding the microphone.
I thought that the type of person who is good at speaking would be better as a comedian than as an idol.
After finishing all the preliminaries in Korea and before going to judge the preliminaries in Japan, I stopped by the GI Production headquarters office.
And then I called producer Cho Hyun-ho.
Oh, I was recently promoted, so Hyun-ho Cho is now the team leader.
“Team Leader Cho, please contact these people here and ask them if they are interested in becoming trainees.”
“I understand.”
I handed the list of idol aspiring idols who had talent but put in strange effort to team leader Cho Hyun-ho.
Although they were eliminated because they could not be included in the finals right now, they were talented and had a promising future.
… I had a hard time judging, so I should get something out of it.
“Indeed, I received a call from the Vice President and CEO of Lucky Seven Entertainment.”
“Really?”
CEO of Lucky Seven Entertainment, owner of GI Production.
Even if I am the vice president, I have no choice but to follow the owner’s instructions.
I was a little nervous because of that.
“He asked if I had any intention of becoming a male idol.”
“…… Ah.”
Idols are not just women.
Of course, there are men too.
In fact, in most cases, boy groups have better sales than girl groups.
Previously, when Cursed Dolls member Gong Si-on threw a tantrum at a junior male idol, it was proven that even male idols can be judged through the status window.
The only problem is that I don’t know much about boy groups and the ‘idol producing’ game is basically a male-oriented game, so there wasn’t a single male idol character.
Even if you look at the status window, you don’t know how to plan it to sell well in the market.
“Do Team Leader Cho or the former professional have experience in a boy group?”
“No, neither of us.”
All producers in our company specialize in girl groups.
Ishinami Hikari is a newcomer.
But you can’t ignore the owner’s words.
“… “If you have producer Dan Hyo-young come here, please tell her that it is possible.”
“I wonder if that will happen….”
After I became independent, Dan Hyo-young is now the senior producer who has earned the most money at Lucky Seven Entertainment.
Contrary to me, he is also someone who only produces boy groups.
“If that doesn’t work, we have no choice but to select a separate producer with boy group experience.”
“I understand.”
I can figure out which idol aspiring idols have talent through the status window, so if I just tell them the direction of training, they will get average results.
… I’m sure they won’t kill me even though I entrusted them to talented kids.
I was a little anxious because there was a precedent of ‘me’ in the past.
***
“Miss, it’s time to eat.”
The maid spoke politely.
But the person who was called young lady was just annoyed.
“Are your mother and father also there?”
“Yes, I heard you left work early today.”
“Ha… ….”
She, who was lying on her bed, raised her back.
I couldn’t understand why I was eating three meals a day when it was enough to just eat one meal a day.
Anyway, I’m just stuck in my room with nothing to do.
If my parents weren’t there, I would have just skipped it, but
If my parents were present, I had no choice but to go to the dining table.
If you went against your parents’ wishes, you could be kicked out of the family.
Without any real trace.
“Oh, are you here?”
“Hurry up and eat it before it gets cold.”
“… Yes.”
The maid standing around her table pulled out a chair for her.
As always, she sat in her chair and ate in silence.
Her policy was to leave no rice, even if she left side dishes, so she ate almost nothing but rice.
“Tomoe.”
“Yes, father.”
She has an older brother who is her successor, and a younger sister who is the youngest, so why does she call herself that?
Tomoe forced herself to raise her head towards her father and smiled.
Because I tried to talk like this without eating, she didn’t want to eat with me even more.
“I told you to be free to do whatever you want because you are not the heir, but what are you doing these days? “From what I heard, they just stay in their rooms and have fun.”
“I’m sorry, for entertainment….”
“When did I say anything about entertainment? It’s nice to have fun, but you should do something else productive. Or what is it, that professional gamer these days? Are you thinking of doing that?”
“No… ….”
Her younger sister, who was eating next to her, laughed.
“Father, my sister is a hikikomori. “Even if you say something like that, I will never listen to you.”
“If you say something like that to your sister, you can’t use it.”
“Yes~”
The younger sister looks sideways and laughs.
It happened all the time, so Tomoe didn’t pay much attention.
Looking at the two, her mother sighed.
“Tomoe, I used to dance, paint, and play some musical instruments, but why are you doing this these days? “What are we going to do when we die like this?”
“… It’s okay, I made money through stocks.”
“Money is money, but you have more years to live…. Or do you plan on getting married?”
Tomoe shook her head.
She had no intention of working properly, and she even had no intention of getting married.
I wonder if my mother is also from the old world and thinks that a woman’s happiness lies in marriage.
Her brother cleared her throat and suddenly spoke.
“Tomoe, how about becoming an idol?”
Idol?
What kind of nonsense is this?
Well, it’s a suggestion that’s not worth considering for parents.
“Okay, I’d like to try becoming an idol at least once.”
“Yes? Father, I said that before….”
“It’s better than just having fun in the corner of the room.”
“… ….”
His brother seemed excited about the fact that his father had received his proposal, and he talked hesitatingly.
Tomoe has studied almost all arts and physical education since she was young, so she thought it would be suitable for her to become an idol who is close to a general entertainer.
The mother also nodded her head repeatedly, as if she had been taken in by her brother’s coaxing and reasoning.
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“Tomoe, you are prettier than most celebrities, so you will definitely succeed! “Mom, I’ll support you too.”
“No, mother…” .”
I’ve never asked for that kind of support.
Tomoe looked at her brother intently, wondering what his intentions were.
This person probably didn’t make this suggestion because he was truly thinking about himself.
Because he is a person who is completely self-serving.
“… “Oppa, do you know what you have to do to become an idol?”
“Then you know. “I’ve researched everything, and this is my chance.”
“This is your chance?”
“Do you know that I am producer Lim Boo-gil? “He is a very famous idol producer these days, and this time, NP TV is airing an audition that he selects from beginning to end.”
My brother is eager to explain how popular Korean idols are these days and how Korean entertainment agencies are better than Japanese entertainment agencies.
Tomoe noticed it right away.
My older brother, who runs an investment company, has recently set his sights on Korean idols.
That’s right, she snorted.
“NP TV? “Then, since someone I know owns a stake, I’ll tell that person that I’m in good hands with Tomo.”
I have never said anything about going out, but it has already been confirmed that I will go to the audition.
Tomoe sighed inside her.
I have no choice but to do it.
Well, I guess I’ll be first anyway.
After winning first place, who is Producer Lim Boo-gil?
You don’t have to make a contract with that person.
Someone says they’re crazy and acts like an idol.
‘I will be alone for the rest of my life.’
***
If Korea has Ilsan Concert Hall, Japan has Budokan.
… I don’t think KINTEX was in that kind of location, but in the world of ‘Idol Producing,’ the Ilsan Concert Hall was in that kind of location.
So, just as the Korean preliminary round was held at the Ilsan Concert Hall, the Japanese preliminary round was also held at Budokan.
When I arrived at Budokan, I said hello to the Japanese staff and started the screening right away.
The method is the same as in Korea: show a performance you are confident in for 2 minutes.
However, since I could not understand Japanese and the Japanese applicants could not speak Korean, an interpreter held the microphone.
-Ichiban, Ohairi Kudasai.
Japan’s No. 1 Applicant came up on stage.
[Name: Setsuna Nagano]
[Vocal (C): 63 / Dance (S): 61 → 68 / Talking (C): 56 / Visual (A): 55 → 59]
[Current thought: Oh, this is Budokan… !]
I told the production team in advance.
I was glad that he seemed to be growing smoothly as a dance-specialized idol.
Well, of course I circled [Pass].
[Name: Setsuna Nagano]
[Current thought: I’m so nervous I want to run away…….]
I hope you don’t even say that you want to escape….