episode_0236

“I have finished composing the title song and other tracks for Isis’ first album.”

“… Huh, already?”

Han Si-woo revealed that he had been producing songs for a while, and that he composed all the songs shortly after naming himself Isis.

“Let’s all listen together. This is the title song of Isis’ first album , .”

Han Si-woo said that and played the melody of a new song he had produced.

♪♩♬♬♩-!

Our members, Kang Hyung-man, and Lee Ji-woo, who participated as a choreographer, listened to the song intently.

And what are your thoughts after listening to the song?

“I love it so much.”

I guess it’s Han Si-woo.

As rookies, we released two albums and two digital singles, but this was our first album as Isis.

The title song from the first album stands out with its unique refreshing and cheerfulness, and has the characteristic of being loved by everyone regardless of taste.

It’s a perfect fit for the group’s first song.

“There are a little over 100 days left until the showcase. It’s a lot of time compared to when I was a rookie, but it’s not that much time.”

There, our ISIS’ first showcase was held at a dome stadium and boasted an overwhelming scale among showcases… .

We needed to achieve perfect quality to live up to the expectations of our numerous fans.

Kang Hyung-man was the last to speak, as he saw that the members felt burdened by the fact that the showcase was being held in a dome stadium.

“I’m sorry I made the showcase scale too big without your permission. I was worried that people might criticize or ignore you for going to a small business, so I got greedy.”

“Ah… .”

Certainly… the existing Rookies fans were expressing their dissatisfaction with the company moving from a major corporation called NAS Entertainment to a small and medium-sized company called Hyungje Planning that they had never heard of.

From Kang Hyung-man’s perspective, it seems like he was quite concerned about that.

“Brother Planning is still a small company, but someday it will become the best entertainment. Let’s all create it together.”

“Yes!”

“Our company is already good, but I’ll make it even better!”

At Park Yu-jeong’s words, Kang Hyeong-man smiled pleasantly and then put his hands together in the middle.

“Okay, then let’s all do well in this first album promotion together.”

“Fighting!!”

By shouting out “fighting” together like that, we began preparing for ISIS’s first album activities.

**

No matter how much money you have, it is useless if you don’t know how to spend it.

That’s what Brother Planning is like now.

Kang Hyung-man promised us an unsparing investment… and poured in money without sparing any effort.

Perhaps because of the lack of know-how and experience, the details are far behind those of NAS Enter.

Even though we hired a talented person like Han Si-woo, these small details were difficult to fill.

If we look into the details, first of all, it’s the diet.

At NAS Entertainment, our diet had changed drastically as we began preparing for our album promotions, but Brothers Planning, perhaps because they hadn’t yet hired a nutritionist and trainer, fed us regular food even as we began preparing for our album promotions.

There were also shortcomings in terms of shop reservations, equipment rentals, practice rooms, recording studios, etc.

During NAS, when Han Si-woo released a song, a professional choreography team was assigned to quickly create the choreography, but for Brother Planning, the only choreographer was Lee Ji-woo.

Overall, if NAS Enter is a factory that proceeds quickly and strictly according to procedure, then Brother Planning is more like a cottage industry.

But none of the members complained about these things.

Because I knew that Brother Planning was a small business even before signing the contract.

And compared to other small and medium-sized companies that had neither money nor passion…, Hyungje Planning had a lot of money and was full of passion for what it wanted to do.

Instead of complaining, the members, including myself, helped Hyung Ki-Hyeok to fill in the shortcomings of small and medium-sized businesses.

First of all, diet.

“I made a temporary meal plan while analyzing the ingredients last night. Let’s eat like this until the official meal plan comes.”

Seol Yoo, who is good at everything, carefully planned her diet.

Yoo Seol’s diet plan, which was heavily referenced by JJ Entertainment, looked perfect, as if it had been planned by a professional nutritionist, and Brother Planning filled the refrigerator with food according to Yoo Seol’s diet plan.

There are other issues too… .

“How about we continue to use the same shop we used when we were rookies?”

“First, I’ll buy the speakers and other necessary items with a credit card.”

“Director Jo Sang-gu said that the recording studio construction will be finished by tomorrow, so we’ll be able to record right away.”

We each solved the problems one by one, using our own experiences and wisdom.

Lastly, the choreography, which can be considered the most important.

Kang Hyung-man tried to hire a professional choreography team and outsource the work, just like he did at NAS Entertainment, albeit belatedly.

but….

Here, someone’s unexpected activity occurred.

“Wow… Is it because I like the song that inspiration keeps coming to me?”

It was Lee Ji-woo, the only dance trainer at Brothers Planning.

As soon as Han Si-woo released the song, she went down to the practice room with an mp3… .

I ended up creating most of the choreography for by myself.

Although all the members of Brothers Planning were surprised by Lee Ji-woo’s astonishing genius, I actually knew the inside story.

Because Lee Ji Woo was so promising and talented that she won a dancing competition program in her past life.

Slowly, its potential began to explode.

“Since Jiwoo couldn’t choreograph the bridge part before the break, let’s choreograph that.”

“Yes, I like it.”

“If you have any other good ideas, please let me know.”

We added details to the choreography that Lee Ji-woo had mostly created, and as we added color to it, the choreography came together perfectly.

So the diet, the shop, the location, the choreography, etc.

Problems that were limitations and shortcomings of small and medium-sized businesses are being resolved.

We felt a strange sense of pride.

At NAS Enter, we were just following orders, but now we feel like we are making our own thing.

There… .

“The CEO went to the shop and paid 10 million won in advance!”

“Wow! I went to the recording studio and all the equipment they brought in this time is the best! It must have been hard to get!”

It was not that Brother Planning was inexperienced, but it was also not that they were short on money, so they gave us tremendous support, so it was fun to spend money.

What is the Brothers Project?

It’s like a feeling like your dad giving you a card and telling you to buy whatever you want.

Thanks to that, we were able to prepare the album autonomously and rewardingly, even if it was a little difficult.

Life as an idol at a small to medium-sized company was more fun than I thought.

**

Of course, moving companies didn’t mean that our practice volume would decrease.

Rather, we increased our practice to prove to our fans that moving companies doesn’t mean that our quality has declined.

As our already grueling practice schedule increased, it became routine to return to the dorm well past midnight after practicing.

That day was another ordinary day.

We continued practicing until dawn to memorize the choreography for the title song and other tracks created by Lee Ji-woo… .

“Oh my, let’s take a break… .”

“Hoooo… ..”

Eventually, everyone became exhausted and lay down on the practice room floor.

“… Sanggu oppa said he’d pick me up at 2, so there are 20 minutes left.”

“… … Until our director Jo comes, rest a little… , … Cool.”

Seo Yu-jin couldn’t help but feel sleepy while talking and ended up falling asleep.

The other members soon closed their eyes one by one and fell asleep.

It wasn’t a crowd.

Today, everyone not only practiced, but also did various chores to fill in the shortcomings of the Brothers Project.

If there is an advantage to being able to feel a sense of accomplishment by doing a lot of things yourself at a small to medium-sized company with a lot of money… there is also a disadvantage to this, which is that fatigue accumulates in the body and it is a burden on physical strength.

‘If I, with a stamina stat of 96, am having a hard time like this, then I’ve said it all.’

I, too, felt sleepy after a long day of work… and almost fell asleep.

but….

Swish, swish.

“… What are you doing, Unnie?”

I woke up to see Yu Seol drawing something intently on her tablet PC next to me.

“Wait a minute, I was thinking about our outfits for this album.”

“… Costumes? That’s all from the company… , ah.”

This is a brother company, not NAS Enter.

No matter how hard Brothers Planning puts into their costumes, they won’t be able to achieve the same quality as NAS Entertainment.

It seemed as if Yoo Seol had anticipated this and planned out the costumes she would use a few months in advance.

Swish-, swish.

“… … .”

As I watched Yoo Seol concentrating on drawing clothes like an art student, even researching materials… I suddenly asked.

“… Don’t you regret it, Sister?”

“Huh?”

“I came to Brother Planning. If I had been at another large company, I wouldn’t have had to do these chores.”

“… … .”

Among our members, Yoo Seol did the most odd jobs and was a great help to the Brothers Project, but from Yoo Seol’s perspective, wouldn’t those things be bothersome?

But Yoo Seol answered my question as if it was nothing serious and continued working.

“I don’t regret it at all.”

“… … .”

“First of all, you still haven’t kept your promise.”

“… A promise? What… .”

When Yoo Seol suddenly mentioned promises, I tilted my head.

Then, Yoo Seol met my eyes and spoke with slightly sunken eyes.

“That day… . We promised, right? Let’s all become the best idols together.”

“… … !”

Only then did I realize what the promise that Yoo Seol was talking about meant.

One year ago from now.

As soon as a new quest window pops up asking you to abandon your parents and become the best idol… .

‘Ugh… , We, we will definitely… , become the best, the best idols… . K, definitely… .’

He held the members and cried while saying that he wanted to become the best idol.

…you still remember that.

“Honestly, I don’t know what the best idol you’re talking about is, Yerin… But let’s work hard together until we figure out what you mean.”

In fact, the quest to become the best idol was notified that it was successful at Rookies’ last concert.

But just like Yoo Seol, I still had no idea what the best idol meant.

The status window, the only thing that could tell me what it meant, disappeared after promising to give me compensation later, and I have not heard from it since.

still….

‘I’m glad that you remembered your promise, sister.’

I smiled just at the fact that Yoo Seol remembered the promise we made and came all the way to the company as a brother to keep it.

Seeing that smile, Yoo Seol also smiled back and said.

“Now you’re smiling a lot.”

“… Yes?”

“You didn’t smile much in the past. But I’m glad you seem happy these days.”

…happiness.

Having lived a lonely life as an orphan and then died, I believed that ‘family’ was the only thing that could truly make me happy.

So, I desperately wanted a family… and was reborn as Hayerin with parents.

But even though I had my parents, my family, I wasn’t happy.

In fact, it was only after my parents were gone that my life began to change positively.

‘Family…, parents…, happiness.’

In the past year, I haven’t thought about my parents even once.

It wasn’t just that I had lost interest in them.

Their empty spaces were filled to overflowing with other people around them.

“That’s right. I feel really happy these days.”

I answered Yu Seol’s words with a bigger smile than before.

There was not an inch of falsehood in what I just said.

A warm feeling that I have never experienced in my past or present life has been permeating my life these days.

That must be happiness.

Brother Planning family, Lee Ji-woo, Han Si-woo.

And I was truly happy with this life with the members.

really….

So much so that I have no regrets even if I die.