134 – Dating Rumors (6)
Ello Cow First—In front of the indie band dorm belonging to the other drummer who is dating Hwang So-rin,
Weekly Issue reporter Hiko Saka and her female junior were in the car together.
“This sweet red bean bread is delicious.”
“… Are you imitating a detective?”
Her junior passed her milk down her throat,
“I just like sweet red bean bread, so why are you complaining?”
I glared at reporter Hikosaka.
Today may be a holiday for the entire band, but other than the drummer leaving in the agency’s vehicle earlier, no other member has come out of the house for four hours.
We had to report on the drummer himself, but first, it was important to get feedback from people around him.
That way, you can figure out what kind of person he is.
“Anyway, that person named Im Bu-gil is truly amazing.”
“Why? Oh, you’re also involved with the Marui conglomerate?”
Suddenly, the daughter of the Marui conglomerate filed a ridiculous lawsuit against producer Lim Boo-gil.
With his explanation that he was pressured from Marui’s side, rumors of a discord in the Marui family spread widely.
Although it is not the field that reporter Hikosaka is in charge of, I heard from her fellow reporter that producer Tomoe Lim reached an agreement with the current Marui CEO and Marui Tomoe withdrew the lawsuit.
“On the surface, it seems like Chairman Marui hit Shobu with Im Bu-gil as soon as possible to put to rest the rumors of discord….”
“Do you think that’s not all?”
“This dating rumor also came out in the Higoto Shimbun. There has been a lot of talk about the media being created by Marui to report in their favor for a long time.”
“Oh really?”
Of course, there were no articles criticizing the Marui conglomerate in the Higoto Shimbun.
However, even if it is criticism, it is mainly mentioned when there is a major defect in a product released by a Marui Group affiliate.
The succession process or various suspicions about the family were never touched.
“What will happen if Tomoe surpasses Kotaro and becomes the official successor?”
Reporter Hikosaka responded to the female junior’s question, “Hmm… “I thought deeply.
“I’ve never worked in the economics department, so I don’t know the details, but if Tomoe continues to be an idol even after becoming the successor, I think it will have a big impact on the entire entertainment industry.”
“Is that so?”
“I’m not really going to just be an idol. “If there are related companies you like, wouldn’t you invest in them or acquire them?”
“That might be possible.”
I thought maybe I could become the majority shareholder of GI Productions, which producer Lim Boo-gil belongs to.
Although he was the one filing the lawsuit, the content of the lawsuit from the beginning was that he was unfairly eliminated.
Reporter Hikosaka thought that his personal attachment to him was so strong that he was ready to file a lawsuit.
“Oh, someone came out over there.”
“Where, where.”
At the words of her junior reporter, reporter Hiko Saka put her head forward and looked at the front door of her dorm.
He was a man who was a vocalist and guitarist.
In fact, this man was driving the popularity of the entire band.
Because he has the most smooth appearance and decent skills.
The rest of the members weren’t bad at all, but their visuals were ambiguous.
Reporter Hikosaka got out of the car and immediately approached the vocalist and guitarist.
“Hello.”
“Oh yes, hello.”
Perhaps he was embarrassed by someone suddenly blocking his path, the man answered hesitantly. He believed that since he was also a band leader, he would be able to elicit information about the drummer.
However, he must have already been instructed by his agency, Cocoro Music, not to reveal anything carelessly.
That’s why reporter Hikosaka prepared rice cake in advance.
“It came from a weekly issue.”
“Week, weekly issue….”
The vocalist frowned.
Reporter Hikosaka is now familiar with this kind of response as the media, which is also known as the natural enemy of Japanese celebrities, is a weekly issue.
“I’m sorry, I’m busy, so…” .”
The vocalist weakly pushes reporter Hikosaka away as if he is in a hurry to leave.
Reporter Hikosaka quietly spoke to him behind his back.
“We received a report that there was an orgy. Are you sure it’s okay if it goes on like this?”
“What, what?”
The vocalist stopped walking and looked back.
Of course, it was reporter Hikosaka’s lie.
Even if it was a regular band and not an idol, the provocative scandal of holding an orgy party was fatal.
“This photo also came with it.”
Reporter Hikosaka handed the vocalist several photos taken from the office in advance.
There was a scene where all the band members took turns coveting several women.
Of course, these were not actual photos, but were all photos synthesized with AV that reporter Hikosaka had commissioned from a professional company.
“Well, we’ve never been like this before. No, this can’t be happening.”
“This can’t be happening?”
When reporter Hiko Saka asked again, the vocalist quickly covered her mouth with her hand as if she had made a mistake.
Reporter Hiko Saka raised her eyebrows as to what secret this band really has.
“No, we are all sympathizers. Yes, that means a photo like this is impossible, it must have been manipulated, something like that.”
“Pity? Well, that may be true, but isn’t that drummer dating Yellow Cow Sorin? “You’re even flirting with Sorin, but you’re not a virgin?”
“Well, you don’t have to actively flirt to date someone, and even if you date someone, you can’t go all the way to the end just yet.”
hahahahaha, the vocalist laughed awkwardly.
It wasn’t an entirely absurd excuse, but Reporter Hikosaka had a hunch that there was something there.
“Are you gay?”
A junior reporter immediately said.
Reporter Hikosaka just blinked at her words.
Reporter Hikosaka thought that was a bit of a wild guess, but
“Oh, no, that’s not it!”
The vocalist looked very embarrassed.
“The original concept of the band was BL. Then, little by little, the route changed to the normal direction. Since the route change occurred after Cocoro Music joined the band, the initial BL concept was probably decided by the band itself, right?”
A vocalist who just trembles like an aspen tree and cannot refute anything.
Soon he lowered his head and spoke softly.
“… “Even if it wasn’t me, they would have published the article anyway.”
Reporter Hiko Saka had her vocalist come into her car and then she had a specific conversation.
As the junior reporter said, at first four gay people formed a band as a hobby and to increase popularity among gays.
Then, the BL business sold better than expected, and when they tasted the money, they gradually changed the direction of the band by adding just a little bit of the BL code.
So, you said something like, ‘This can’t be happening’ about an orgy with a woman.
Reporter Hikosaka finally felt that things were coming together.
“Then do all the members know that it is a lie that she is dating Sorin?”
“Yes, that’s true, but it can’t be helped.”
“Why can’t I help it? “Wouldn’t it end if we announce no?”
“… “The boss said he could make money by using the dating rumor.”
When the CEO of Cocoro Music first brought up the idea of lowering the level of BL, the band had already started to squeak.
The profit they made as a band was not small, so in short, they were still together because of money.
The vocalist let out a long sigh.
“It went well anyway. “Now I have to quit my band activities.”
“Are you sure you’re okay?”
“I honestly didn’t like the CEO of Kokoro Music for a long time. “I chose him because the terms of the contract were good, and he was trying to decide everything from top to bottom.”
The vocalist slowly revealed what kind of people the four members originally were.
The vocalist was originally a lawyer, the drummer was also a doctor, and the other two were also lions.
I chose the band because it was more fun and made more money, but now that it’s not that fun, I’m starting to get sick of it.
Reporter Hikosaka, who compiled the vocalist’s words in a notebook, gave him a drink as a token of gratitude and parted ways.
“But how did you know that that band originally had a BL concept?”
Reporter Hikosaka also investigated, but no such information was found.
The junior reporter answered with a grin.
“It was written on Yaja Wiki.”
“Yaja Wiki?”
“This is a Korean wiki used by Koreans. It appears that Cocoro Music has deleted all Japanese blog posts and wiki posts, but they remain in Korean.”
“… ….”
Even the CEO of Cocoro Music would be quite embarrassed to be caught up in something like that.
Reporter Hikosaka thought.
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-What are we doing? Patriotism. Patriotism! If Koreans eat up the entire Japanese idol market, what will happen to all Japanese idols?
Tomoe was watching a video sent by the chief secretary.
The older brother, Kotaro, was filmed continuing to drink alcohol while wrapping his arms around two women.
I expected bullsh*t and b*tchiness, but I thought it was because there were fewer sons of conglomerates who didn’t do that.
But the middle-aged man next to Kotaro who came to Kurabu with him was important.
This middle-aged man was the editor-in-chief of the Higoto Shimbun.
After watching the video, Tomoe called the chief of staff.
“How did you take the picture?”
-The secretary’s office is already aware of the stores you frequently visit. No matter how much secrecy is guaranteed, if you give them more money than that, you’ll be fine.
Tomoe got goosebumps at his words.
I knew it in my head, but I never thought they would really watch my every move.
Thanks to you, I was able to secure this physical evidence….
-How do you feel?
“What is it?”
-The taste of power.
“Power… ?”
-This time, the young lady ordered us to dig up things related to the master because she had power. Power is about how many people you have in your palm.
Tomoe turned his right hand over.
And he looked at the palm with narrow eyes.
“The editor of the Higoto newspaper is now in the palm of your hand.”
-Yes, that’s right.
“Can a stronger power take away the person in the palm of your hand?”
-Of course.
Higoto Shimbun is the 3rd largest newspaper in circulation in Japan.
It was better for the future to make it on one’s side rather than turning it into an enemy.
“Please contact the editor-in-chief of the Higoto Newspaper and have him betray my brother.”
-Okay.
Tomoe was about to hang up the phone when one more thing suddenly occurred to him.
“Chief Secretary, can you also investigate CEO Lim?”
-Yes, it is possible. But for what reason?
Tomoe answered with a grin.
“Right now we are in a producer-idol relationship, but in the future we could become business partners. “There’s no harm in getting to know your partner well, right?”
-Okay.
He said he would repay the people who saved him in times of crisis.
Tomoe thought.