This time, Producer Yokozeki seemed urgent as he accepted right away. KangYoon said okay and headed straight to Asai TV station.
The place where he met with producer Yokozeki was a café with a nice mood near the TV station. The small door left an impression, and it was a place where some Japanese celebrities often went to.
[Welcome.]
[Good evening.]
After exchanging greetings, the two went to the point right away. KangYoon was very direct with his words.
[I looked for you to talk about the matter I consulted to you last time,]
[The matter about the singer called JooAh?]
[Yes.]
At KangYoon’s hand signal, Chief Han JungSuk put some materials on the table. JooAh’s album and her songs, and there were lots of contents about the stage and the concept of the album. Last time, Producer Yokozeki didn’t even try to look at them but today was different. He started looking over the materials.
[Hmm… The singer is alright. Her age is fine, and her stage seems to match exactly to out stage, too…]
However, he shook his head as if something weighed on his mind.
[However, as you know, there wasn’t a precedent where a singer from another country stood on Music Station. This is the tradition we kept until now. I’m not sure if the general manager will approve…]
Producer Yokozeki expressed his difficulties – There was a blank. But should I fill this blank even if I has to break the tradition? He was pondering. Of course, the materials were alright. However, should I do this even while taking the risks? Is your performance that good? Can I be reassured? – He was asking that.
[Would you have a look at this?]
KangYoon who caught on to that thought, took out a paperwork envelope. Then he played a video on the PMP. Unlike last time, Producer Yokozeki was serious when he was checking it out.
‘Huh?’
Then, his reaction became different. He, who expressed difficulties, started watching the video seriously, and he picked up his pen while checking various things from the document. After a long while, he finished and spoke.
[…You’ve really prepared well. You’ve done a fine research into the characteristics of the Japanese population. If it’s this stage, then it would get through even if it’s not Music Station. I’m honest.]
JooAh’s stage was definitely attractive. If the concert happens as designed and like the video, then nobody would even think about the blank left by the scandal. Producer Yokozeki praised KangYoon, which was rare.
KangYoon felt good since it felt as if he was rewarded for his efforts. However, it wasn’t like the performance was over so he didn’t relax.
[It’s a fine stage. And that condition to pay for the expenses of the first stage – it’s not a bad condition for us. The time…]
[If we want to show properly what we’ve prepared, we need about 7 minutes.]
[7 minutes, you say. Ok. We have a blank anyway so… 8 minutes. I will give you 8 minutes. You can increase or decrease the time by 1 minute so use it all you want.]
8 minutes, now it was sufficient to do 2 songs. He planned the debut to have one song for a big impact, but now he had time for another. This was great. And KangYoon realized.
‘The future has changed.’
He changed the future by his efforts. Originally, JooAh does only one song for the Music Station. But to think there’s two now… Was it a reward for his efforts? KangYoon was delighted but at the same time, nervous. He put in effort to pioneer his future but when the result actually came to him, he was very nervous.
[Thank you.]
[No, please take care of us. You can set the stage devices by Thursday. I will send you the detailed schedules by e-mail.]
After setting an appointment, KangYoon and Producer Yokozeki did a handshake before going their own ways. Coming out of the café, chief Han JungSuk couldn’t hide his delight.
“Team Leader. We did it, we did it! I was so nervous but it’s the real Music Station!!”
“It’s thanks to everyone’s efforts. Thank you for your work.”
In fact, Music Station was a reward for KangYoon’s work. However, he spread the contribution to everyone. At that figure, Han JungSuk was surprised.
“Team Leader is different.”
“Different?”
“You’re a cool person. Team Leader did most of the work and…Hahaha. I worked in this industry for 10 years but I didn’t know that I would get to work with a person like you. Today, I’m really happy. Hahaha!!”
He looked really happy. He laughed sonorously and KangYoon also laughed with a ‘pfft’ on the side.
‘Now for the main event,’
Music Station stage – now he was in orbit. KangYoon looked at the sky which looked clearer than ever. KangYoon’s heart was becoming more and more excited as the sky seemed as if it was blessing him.