episode_0215

Originally, our rookies were only supposed to appear on music shows for the second week, but after winning first place on most music shows this week, they changed their schedule significantly.

Thanks to… .

[Congratulations! The Music Bung Bung #1 for the fourth week of November is Rookies’ ‘Meteor’!]

We boasted the feat of monopolizing the number one spot on most terrestrial music shows for four weeks.

It wasn’t easy for a digital single without album sales points to take first place on a music show, and for several weeks in a row, so all the media outlets gave our rookies a lot of coverage.

But the ones who are currently on people’s lips the most are not our rookies.

[A drug scandal that has hit the entertainment industry. Even famous idols and actors have been revealed to be involved…]

[Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency “We are still in the early stages of the investigation, so we cannot confirm specific details… ”]

The drug scandal that hit the entertainment industry right away.

Although no one’s name has been mentioned yet….

As news spread that the police had already begun their investigation and that the list of suspects included various famous celebrities, the idol industry was thrown into chaos.

‘… We’ll take care of this guy ourselves. It’s embarrassing, but our Brothers Planning team knows how to completely ruin someone’s life.’

I was able to figure out that this incident was planned by Brother Planning because of what Sang-gu oppa said last time.

‘What kind of company is Brother Planning…?’

It’s my company, but I still don’t know how far the power of Hyungje Planning and Kang Hyung-man extends.

One thing is certain… This incident will definitely end Shin Si-woo’s life.

Shin Si-woo was addicted to marijuana to the point of secretly smoking it at the broadcasting station, and Sang-goo took his hair and other evidence, so it seemed like he wouldn’t be able to avoid this incident.

Thanks to Brother Planning…, I was able to overcome another wave.

In the past, if something like this had happened, I would have felt burdened for having received help from someone rather than grateful… .

‘I wish Yerin knew how to live with other people. … Because you are no longer alone.’

‘If anything happens, always rely on the adults. … You can rely on me.’

… This time, after thinking a little differently, I decided to feel more gratitude towards the people who helped me with this work rather than feeling burdened.

As Sang-gu oppa said, I am not alone and this world is not a world where you live alone… .

And through this work, the people I felt grateful for also included Python’s Oara.

Whatever the reason, it is true that I received a great deal of help from her and that I would have been in big trouble without her.

but….

“I… .”

“… … .”

“Hey…!”

“… … .”

Oara kept avoiding me whenever I came into contact with her. She made a face that said she hated me.

Because of that, I didn’t have a chance to properly express to her how grateful I was for what happened back then.

But… , unexpectedly, that opportunity soon came to me.

“Are you all here?”

“Yes~”

Director Jeong, who suddenly called us to the headquarters during our schedule, told us something unexpected.

“The year-end awards ceremony is coming up in less than a month. Are you aware of this?”

“… !”

… Actually, I wasn’t really paying that much attention to it.

But judging by the performance of our rookies this year… .

It seemed very likely that our rookies would win the award.

‘For example, Rookie of the Year.’

Among the rookie idols who debuted this year, there was no group that showed better performance than our Rookies.

At best, there is Python… , but honestly, when looking at just the performance, Python was also far behind our rookies.

Barring any unexpected variables, it seemed obvious that our rookies would win the Rookie of the Year award.

‘It’s a rookie award… .’

I haven’t really been paying much attention to the end-of-year award ceremonies until now… but I’m starting to feel a little nervous at the thought of possibly receiving an award.

“The year-end awards ceremony is huge. You will need to prepare a lot.”

Especially since there are so many people coming to see the year-end award ceremonies… I had to think of it as being roughly on the same scale as the finals.

Performing on stage in front of that many people will require thorough preparation.

As our rookie members nodded, Director Jeong said something unexpected.

“Oh, and the most important thing…, a special stage has been set.”

“Special stage?”

“Yes, since it is a festival where all the popular idols gather, there will be special stages in addition to the main stage.”

“What kind of special stage is it… .”

“For example, there are collaborations with other idol groups.”

“… !”

Director Jeong picked up a document from the desk, checked the schedule and stage plan, and informed us.

“First of all, each broadcasting station’s award ceremony has a different special stage. This time, at NANA, hosted by Nnet… , Let’s see. … Ah.”

And when I heard Director Jeong’s subsequent words, I couldn’t help but flinch.

“Seol Yang and Yerin Yang have agreed with YW Planning to collaborate with Python’s Ara Yang and Kanna Yang.”

“… … !”

Yoo Seol and I.

And Python’s Oara and Kanna are collaborating on stage together… .

What kind of combination is this?

“Unnies! Don’t give up on the Python people and work hard!”

“If it’s Oara-nim and Kanna-nim, I’m sure they’ll be able to pick a good stage. Fighting!”

“Ah… , uh.”

“I will work hard.”

Although the other members cheered us on and encouraged us…, Yoo Seol and I couldn’t help but feel a little bewildered.

**

The first meeting of the special stage team that was formed so suddenly took place in the NAS Entertainment practice room.

Actually, I was worried because Shin Si-woo was from YW Planning… .

It was reassuring to meet at the NAS practice room.

In the spacious NAS Entertainment practice room, there were only three people waiting for the YW people to arrive.

Me, Yoo Seol and… Han Si Woo.

Han Si-woo will be the director of this special stage and will be in charge of various arrangements, etc… .

“Hoo… .”

“Why are you like that, Producer?”

“No, I’m a little nervous about wearing my NAS business card and seeing my YW juniors.”

Having been a YW for over a decade, he seemed to have mixed and subtle feelings about Python.

And it wasn’t just Han Si-woo who had complicated feelings.

‘I don’t know if I can do this well on stage.’

I wanted to thank Ara for a while, but I couldn’t because she was very wary of me.

Whatever the reason, Aara is very displeased with me right now.

There will be a lot of fans gathered for the year-end award ceremony… I was very worried whether we, who are close friends, would be able to properly get along.

And at that time, Han Si-woo and I were sighing with our own different worries.

Squeak.

“Hello?”

YW people showed up.

Since they had agreed in advance to meet with a minimum number of people, YW’s group also only had three people.

Python’s Aura, Kanna and….

“What… !”

Sua, currently a producer for Python and a member of YW’s flagship girl group Twenty Second Night.

The twenty-second night was one of the legends of the girl group world, especially when Yoo Seol discovered her and opened her eyes wide and bowed her head.

“… Hello!”

“Oh, yep. Hello.”

“I’m a huge fan of Suah.”

“Huh, thank you.”

When Yoo Seol greeted her with a rare blush, Su Ah also seemed to be in a good mood as she smiled and shook her hand.

“… Su-ah, you’re here.”

“I came right away because you said you were here. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.”

As expected, they were close friends, and Han Si-woo and Su-ah greeted each other familiarly as soon as they saw each other… .

“Yerin is the best, hisashiburi~”

“… Oh, yes, hello.”

I also awkwardly greeted Kanna, who still had her perverted traits.

“… … .”

Only Oh Ara gave a cursory greeting to Han Siwoo and ignored me and Yoo Seol.

“Ara, you are the leader of Python, right? It’s nice to meet my direct juniors like this.”

“… Yes, nice to meet you. Producer Han Si-woo.”

Han Si-woo might have thought that A-ra was just being shy, but I could quickly sense the coldness in her eyes.

The meeting began without resolving the cold air between the Rookies and Python.

“Okay, now we have to take charge of the special stage that will be held at the beginning of Part 3 at NANA.”

“… !”

Everyone was surprised when they heard that it was the third part opening stage.

Usually, as the show progresses from Part 1 to Part 3, more popular groups take the stage… and the opening of Part 3 was a very important part.

As rookies like us, we were in charge of not only the first or second part, but also the third part… I felt a bit burdened.

But the surprising thing was that this was not the end.

“Actually, this is my personal opinion, but I would like to leave the planning of this stage up to you all.”

“Yes… ?”

“All four of you here are proud juniors who will lead K-pop in the future. I hope this special stage will be an opportunity for you to grow…, Su-ah. What do you think?”

“Um… .”

The four of us were taken aback by Han Si-woo’s words, but Su-ah rested her chin on her hand for a moment and thought about it… .

“Good idea. Let’s leave this to the kids.”

“Producer…!”

I soon nodded and agreed with what he said.

Of course, since I and Yoo Seol-ya have a lot of experience in planning stages like this, the Python members looked really flustered.

However, Suah had a firm expression on her face as she patted Oara and Kanna on the shoulders, as if she trusted the Python members.

“It was something you had to experience someday. Kids. You are capable enough. If you make good use of this opportunity, you will be able to grow even more.”

“Haha, don’t worry too much. Sua and I will help you with everything!”

So, half crying and half eating mustard, we, Yoo Seol, Oh Ara, and Kanna decided to plan this special stage ourselves.

“Everyone, let’s have some time to get to know each other and have a meeting to brainstorm on what concept to go with. Sua and I will go out for a moment to talk.”

“What do you want to say? What is it?”

“Come out first. I’ll be back soon.”

After Han Si-woo and Su-ah left, we were the only ones left in this large practice room.

‘It reminds me of the old days.’

As we sat around the practice room like this, I was reminded of the old days when I appeared on NaaA.

What’s different now is that our team’s members are almost at the Avengers level.

But there is one huge lesson I learned during my time in Naa.

“Well… , then what will our concept be… .”

“… Tsk.”

This means that no matter how good the members are, if they don’t get along, it’s a total failure.

When Oara clicked her tongue and ignored me as I tried to lead the meeting by drawing on my experience from my younger days, the room quickly became cold.

And then… .

“… Ara-nim.”

“… … Yes?”

Yoo Seol recited the words coldly, her voice incomparable to that of Ara.

“There isn’t much time until the year-end awards ceremony… We’re on the same team, so isn’t that attitude a bit problematic?”

“… … .”

“I don’t know exactly why you’re doing this, but please cooperate. Since this is a special stage, let’s have fun.”

Here it comes, Yoo Seol’s sharp remark.

Kanna and I shrank back in shock at the momentum of the story that made the listener’s heart pound.

However, Oh Ara raised her eyes and met Yoo Seol’s gaze, as if she was thinking of refuting Yoo Seol’s words… .

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… Yes.”

Within a few seconds, he closed his eyes… .

“… Sorry.”

“I’m not the one who should be apologizing.”

“Hoo… , … … Yerin. I’m sorry for being rude. I’ll try to cooperate.”

Soon, he bowed his head to me and showed me how to properly wake up.

‘What the…? Is it because Seol is the one with the aura of a king?’

Of course, Yoo Seol’s force is overwhelming… but other than that, there was also the feeling that Oara seemed relatively weaker towards Yoo Seol.

“Okay, shall we start the meeting now?”

“Yes… !”

Anyway, with Yoo Seol dominating the crowd, the temporary team got off to an uneasy start.