‘The stage we requested for Music Station is during the second week of December. If it’s rejected, then there must be other singers. The singers that make a comeback at that time… Ah, there were them.’
The male group which boasted of the best popularity in Japan, Eiden, and the 4-girl group Hydrea. The two groups who belonged to the two biggest entertainment companies in Japan had their comeback stages right next to each other at this time. However, the day before the stage, the leaders of Eiden and Hydrea got mixed up in a scandal so they ruined everything, including the comeback stage. It was such a big scandal, and it even changed the flow in the Japanese entertainment industry, so KangYoon could correctly remember the time this happened.
‘So, now I understand. To allow a Korean singer to debut along with the comeback stages of Eiden and Hydrea, there is no way they could allow it.’
It wasn’t that they didn’t like JooAh. This was a problem due to the pressure by the big entertainment companies. JooAh’s stage was impossible to be obtained from the beginning.
[Then sir, can I ask something?]
[Please speak.]
[If, during the second week of December, a spot opens up, can I ask you for JooAh’s stage then?]
Then, a reply came straight away.
[I understand. I will contact you if necessary.]
[Thank you. I will leave it to you.]
KangYoon bade farewell politely, gave him his business card, and turned around. It was Manager Han JungSuk’s turn to be surprised now.
“Team Leader, you told him to give us the stage if a spot becomes vacant? There is no way something like a waiting list exists in Music Station, though?”
“I don’t know yet. Oh, Manager, since we worked so hard, shall we stay at a hotel tonight?”
“Hotel? There’s not much allowance though.”
“Aren’t we from MG? This much should be fine.”
Manager Han JungSuk’s opinion of KangYoon could only rise when he said to stay at a hotel. In business trips, people would usually take work slowly and rest if needed, but for this one, they were working all day. However, when he heard he could stay in a hotel, his heart fluttered.
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The hottest topic in MG Entertainment was JooAh’s debut in Japan. Regardless of whether it was the trainees, singers, management personnel, or staff, it was the hottest topic. It was a debut using a completely new album, rather than an existing one, and the strategy was also prepared with aiming for an overseas debut, so everybody’s opinion was that this was MG Entertainment’s step into becoming a global business.
And at the center, was KangYoon.