[KMB Drama Division 1, Division 2 Showing Signs of Split?]
[Mon-Tue vs Wed-Thu In-House Battle, Will It Be Fierce?]
The internet newspaper, Sunyang Media, was busily moving with the recent news they had received.
That was because the KMB Drama Division was said to be splitting.
There must clearly be intense internal competition, or some other reason.
"Factions, obviously."
Han Seona turned her head at her colleague journalist's nonchalant words.
"Baek Taesoo PD is the likely candidate for Drama Division 2 Chief. From what I investigated before, he and the KMB station president are from the same university."
Seoul Baekcheon Arts University.
The most prestigious of prestigious universities that produces the most people who enter the broadcasting field in Korea.
So her colleague's argument was that the president would likely be backing Drama Division 2.
"Definitely……"
Seona also agreed with that.
The drama Baek Taesoo PD was in charge of was
And the drama that the current chief, Chief Ha Taeoh, was pushing was
At this point, anyone who wasn't a fool could tell the two sides were in a competitive structure.
"You can tell just from the previews. The amount of money invested is larger for Grand Game."
Actually, that wasn't the only problem.
Perhaps because there was a sudden personnel reshuffle, the preview for
No, to be precise, it felt like the production skill was lacking.
Still, it felt like they included most of what needed to be included.
"From your perspective, it's a bit disappointing."
Her colleague said so and comforted Seona.
That was because there was no one at this Sunyang Media who didn't know that Seona was a fan of Seoyeon.
She consistently wrote articles whenever Seoyeon was active.
"Everything can't go well. The movie was a huge hit, and one drama turned out decent. You should be satisfied with this."
It was a consolation, but it was true.
The reason Seoyeon was currently riding a wave of popularity in the broadcasting industry was because she had no clear failures so far.
First of all, whenever she appeared, she hit above average at least.
The three syllables of the name Ju Seoyeon felt distinctly emphasized.
Drama, movie. And entertainment shows without distinction.
Even cable entertainment shows had benefited from Seoyeon's influence.
"Heaven's Garden won't fail either. I think it'll be entertaining."
Her colleague patted Seona's shoulder and stood up holding a warm Americano.
A season that was gradually getting chilly.
'……'
Seona felt the changing weather and fiddled with her pen.
The approach of year-end meant award ceremonies were slowly approaching.
Film festivals, entertainment awards.
The season when honor comes to entertainers.
'Definitely, Seoyeon will win something.'
Her colleague's words might be right.
Seoyeon had already performed greatly throughout the year, and
And since it didn't feel like it would fail, there was no need to worry.
However, as year-end approaches, dramas or movies that hit later rather than earlier in the year tend to leave a stronger image.
If
But Seona thought she really wanted it to succeed.
That way, it would go into 'locking in the win.'
"And."
Seona typed away.
An article about the newly released preview for
At the first reveal, it was definitely somewhat disappointing, but it regained attention because a certain YouTuber emphasized it would be a hit.
With over 1.4 million subscribers, the influence was considerable.
'I should be grateful.'
Seona had already watched the video of that YouTuber.
Han Bongsik. A YouTuber she felt somewhat affectionate toward because they shared the same surname.
Anyway, as he said,
Whether that would work well.
Or whether it would end as simple unfamiliarity.
That was something to watch going forward.
***
- The song is really fucking good
- KMB, release the audio track already!!
- It's so good to listen to while working. It's calm so I can really focus.
- I also listen to it often while studying. Concentration is amazing ><
Perhaps because the preview had a lot of explanation.
Or because there was no particularly standout scene.
Still, the scene at the end where Lee Uiju and Gil Soojin had a conversation was evaluated as quite impressive.
But since people didn't know the circumstances, many said, 'It has atmosphere, but I don't really understand the content.'
Instead, the calm song that played during the conversation was highlighted even more.
Because it was an intense but calm conversation, the lyrics and accompaniment could be heard better.
Click, click.
"……."
Click, click.
"Stop looking."
Jiyeon, who couldn't stand it anymore while reading the script, poked Seoyeon's side.
Only then did Seoyeon stop clicking the mouse diligently.
Seoyeon was serious about ego surfing.
Of course, she had been resting for a while, but then she started doing it diligently again.
Right when the song Seoyeon sang started trending.
'While not even searching this much for acting reviews.'
Jiyeon thought so.
Of course, she hadn't not searched at all.
When Seoyeon thought a scene was insane, crazy, she would search by herself and needlessly heave her shoulders. But for normal scenes, she didn't particularly search.
She figured it was probably because she heard too many positive reviews about her acting.
'Annoying girl.'
Thinking so, she couldn't deny it as wrong.
However, unlike acting, singing was originally something she couldn't do.
So when that received positive reviews, she seemed quite overjoyed.
"But, are you really going to appear? Mask Singer."
"Yeah. For drama promotion too."
"Well, that wouldn't be bad. We're already losing in buzzworthiness because of Grand Game."
At Jiyeon's words, Seoyeon turned her head to look behind.
Jiyeon, who was rolling around on her bed, had something in one ear and was listening to music.
Of course, Seoyeon firmly believed that
Because it was that level of a drama.
However, there was always the "what if," so she would do everything she could.
Because there was nothing more unfair than being careless and having a problem arise one in ten thousand times.
"What've you been listening to since earlier?"
Anyway, Seoyeon looked at Jiyeon, who had been wearing an earphone in one ear and listening to music since earlier.
Today, Jiyeon had come over to Seoyeon's house after a long time.
Originally, she hadn't planned to come, but Seoyeon had dragged her along.
Probably intending to let her hear her song that was receiving great reviews.
But no matter how good a song is, if you listen to it about ten times, you get tired of it.
After listening to it all, Seoyeon was ego surfing alone like now.
Jiyeon was listening to other music by herself.
"Ah, a singer I like released a new song after a long time."
"A singer you like? An idol?"
"No, just a singer."
A capable singer, apparently.
Seoyeon had contemplated that 'capable' label not long ago, but anyway, since it was a title they wouldn't normally give unless the skills were certain, her ability seemed definite.
"Ju Seoyeon, want to listen?"
"Yeah."
Seoyeon sat down next to her and put on the wired earphone Jiyeon offered.
When their heads slightly touched.
"Why not use wireless?"
"Wireless isn't for appreciating music."
No, then why do wireless earphones exist?
She wanted to retort so, but Jiyeon was quite serious about audio equipment.
Come to think of it, Ramiel was also somewhat obsessive about audio equipment.
And good at singing too.
Anyway, so when listening to music with earphones, it was always wired.
The earphones were something she had never seen before, so the price must be incredibly expensive.
The one she saw before was over a million won, so this would be roughly around that too…….
It was the only luxury Jiyeon indulged in.
"Uh, it's nice. The sound quality is definitely different."
"Right?"
Rarely, Jiyeon made a proud face with her temple pressed against Seoyeon's, only slightly turning her head to smile with her eyes.
Whether she was happy the earphones were praised, or whether she liked that the song was praised, she didn't know.
The voice was extremely clean.
Since Seoyeon had learned singing, she knew immediately.
How difficult a song this was to sing.
First of all, extremely high notes.
It just didn't feel like high notes because the singer sang it so easily.
On top of that, the vocal volume was rich, and she was so experienced that Seoyeon could only stick out her tongue.
'Who is it?'
Seoyeon wasn't very interested in singers.
Most of the songs she listened to were idol songs.
Even that was because she became interested thanks to Cha Nahee and only started listening recently.
"Girls, want some fruit?"
At that moment, Sua, who knocked and opened the door, offered a fruit plate.
Neatly arranged apples were on the plate.
"Ah, yes."
Jiyeon was strangely intimidated by Sua.
Perhaps because of that, as soon as Sua came in, she stood up and received the plate.
At Jiyeon's appearance, Sua smiled a bit awkwardly, then.
"Hm? Listening to music? The earphones are pretty."
Sua said so and came to the side of Jiyeon, who was looking a bit awkward.
Currently, in Jiyeon's hand was an MP3 player because she had been listening to music just now.
"My, it's not a phone? They still make MP3s these days?"
"Th, they come out as audio equipment, and I use an amp here too……"
"Can this ahjumma listen too?"
Ahjumma.
It was a title that really didn't suit Sua.
The person who had caused wise-time to come to countless ahjummas in the Republic of Korea by appearing on a recent entertainment show, smiled softly with a face without a single wrinkle.
"Yes."
At Jiyeon's answer, Jiyeon winked at Seoyeon.
That was because when Jiyeon suddenly stood up and went to Sua, Seoyeon, who had an earphone in one ear, was dragged along.
'No, I didn't even get to listen that much.'
Thinking so, but knowing that Jiyeon was weak against Sua, Seoyeon obediently took out the earphones and handed them to Sua.
"My, the sound quality is……"
Sua said so and put on the earphones, and her expression became quite peculiar as she quietly listened to the song.
A face that seemed both glad and nostalgic.
"It's Yeohui."
"Ah, do you know her?"
Yeohui, that name was the owner of the song Jiyeon was listening to.
A singer who had been resting for a long time and recently released a new song.
Jiyeon, who bought the album as soon as it came out, had been listening only to Yeohui's songs recently.
"I know. I know really well."
"Really?"
Sua didn't know much about entertainers.
She liked those she liked, but she wasn't the type to know details about them.
Especially when it came to singers, even more so.
Naturally, Seoyeon also became curious.
There were really very few entertainers that Sua knew.
At the gaze of the two, Sua slowly took out the earphones and looked at the album jacket on the MP3 screen.
Yeohui's figure decorated splendidly.
Looking at that figure, Sua.
"We were high school classmates."
She said so with a soft smile.
***
"Hello, Actress Ju Seoyeon!!"
At the appearance of the tall man greeting her with a bright smile, Seoyeon bowed her head.
He looked very young, but she knew his actual age was close to forty.
"I really talked about you so much to this PD, so it's rewarding."
"Ah, thank you for thinking favorably of me."
"Oh my, I have to think favorably."
The man speaking with a smiling face.
He was KMB Entertainment Division's PD Shim Kyunghoon.
He carefully observed Seoyeon, who politely greeted him.
'She doesn't seem like a recently rising star.'
It was a brightly smiling face, but his eyes slowly scanned Seoyeon.
Because what you hear in words and what's actually there can be different.
'……Her eyes are fierce.'
Others might not have known, but Seoyeon realized that PD Shim had a very thorough personality.
Well, for a program like 'Mask Singer' where many people hide their identities, the PD naturally had to have a thorough personality.
Because the identity mustn't be leaked by any chance.
But that fierce gaze was only for a moment.
"It's fortunate that such an opportunity came like this. Since you happened to be filming Heaven's Garden."
"I also think it's a good opportunity."
Today's meeting was just a simple gathering.
A casual meeting conducted as a three-way session with PD Lee Minhwa joining later.
"As you know, each person wears a mask on Mask Singer. You can make it yourself, or we can produce it for you too."
"Is that so?"
"Do you have a desired design? I actually brought a few drafts just in case."
Seoyeon inwardly tensed at those words.
'Could there be something like a gorilla mask?'
If you search Seoyeon's name on the internet, herself fighting a gorilla frequently comes up.
Perhaps thanks to the efforts she made for image improvement, it had decreased a bit recently.
But if she wore a gorilla mask…….
"How about this? Personally, I really liked this one."
"Oh my, it's cute."
PD Shim Kyunghoon showed a mask that appeared as a concept on the screen.
By the way, although it's called Mask Singer, it's not just masks; props and outfits are often customized too.
Should I say it's similar to dressing up for Halloween.
Among them, what PD Shim Kyunghoon showed was a rabbit.
"The eyes are red too, and it suits Seoyeon perfectly, right?"
Vorpal Rabbit.
In other words, a killer rabbit.
Seeing that, Seoyeon was satisfied.
Cute! And strong!
That was what Seoyeon liked the most.