Damn Idol Episode 29
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Tick, tick.
Kang Seok-woo, who was sitting at his desk and clicking his pen as a habit, reviewed the contents of the filming so far.
The only time he directly intervened in the filming structure was the B team selection match, but that doesn't mean that's the only one we've filmed so far.
The second filming team has taken a lot of interviews from the take scenes and daily scenes in the practice room, and tomorrow they are also planning to release a reaction video for the B team selection stage.
In addition, personal interviews and daily scenes of Team B members were filmed.
Although Onsaemi-ro and Lee Ion had the most screen time, Choi Jae-seong and Koo Tae-hwan's screenplays were not small.
The next thing they filmed was the scene in question.
It was a recording of Han Si-on's "Under the Street Light."
Kang Seok-woo originally planned to film Han Si-on's personal interview and some daily scenes here.
The reason they didn't notify him in advance was because they thought it would be more natural for a situation to suddenly occur.
However, after witnessing what happened at LB Studio, I realized that there was no need for Han Si-on's personal part.
I never imagined that I would think like this after seeing an aspiring idol, but what Han Si-on needs is not enough filming.
It shows music.
Most personal cuts in audition programs have the meaning of 'Would you be interested in me?'
So there is no need for Han Sion.
If you play music, people will go crazy and try their best to get to know Han Si-on.
'Because he has that level of skill.'
After listening to Han Si-on's song <Under the Streetlight> on Coming Up Next, I thought that this song would dominate the first half of the year.
However, <Under the Street Light>, sung at LB Studio, seemed like it would have no lifespan.
Aren't there songs like that?
I listened to it like crazy and then forgot about it, but one day I remembered it and listened to it again and again.
A song I listen to all my life.
It's just that kind of song.
So, when Lee Hyun-seok, who came up to me with a flushed face after the performance, asked if I would like to release the song as a digital version.
'Then why don't you pay to this?'
I also thought this.
All plans are perfect.
Kang Seok-woo will focus on Han Si-on's musicality and genius.
Then, when the atmosphere was fully ripe, I would share his parents' story to the world.
A genius left alone after his parents were declared vegetative.
It's a structure you can't help but root for.
Now there was only one problem left.
Highlighting Han Sion goes against the planning intention of Coming Up Next.
In the first place, this program was for Take Scene's debut.
Tick, tick.
PD Kang Seok-woo, who had been thinking about it for a while, got up and headed to the director's office.
"Director. No, senior."
"What's going on, Seokwoo? You even call me a senior at work."
"There is something I would like to ask you."
"What?"
"Do you know what I'm directing right now?"
"I know. Doing it with Lion Enter. I hear there's a rumor going around among producers that that's pretty fun?"
"How much do we get from the take scene?"
Channel M Show will share a portion of the profits Take Scene will earn after its debut for two years.
If these conditions did not exist, there would have been no reason for M Show to organize Coming Up Next and give Lion Entertainment a good job.
If we go into more detail here, Lion Entertainment is responsible for half of the money Channel M Show receives, and Take Scene is responsible for the other half.
But they don't say this out loud.
This content is not included in the broadcast sponsorship contract, and Lion Entertainment simply deducts and pays for external marketing costs.
The director's face, which had been wearing a kind expression, turned cold, and after a moment of silence, he opened his mouth.
"30% of profits excluding event fees."
"Don't singers get the most expensive event fees?"
"Anyway, the money will be cut off from the tax invoice. If we hold on to each other, our sarcasm will only hurt each other."
"The amount will vary greatly depending on how many take scenes we do."
"Why are you doing this again when you know everything? What do you want to say?"
As the director said, in fact, Kang Seok-woo knew all about it.
Kang Seok-woo nodded and opened his mouth in a calm tone.
"Among the participants, there is one who I want to pushed to the center of the program. But I don't know what the take scene will be like if I push him."
"okay? It seems to be doing well?"
"I'm not sure because it's a team competition, but if it's an individual competition, I can't debut in Take Scene."
"Then you can just suck it up with him in the first half and push the take scenes in the second half, right?"
"I don't think all the sweet water will be sucked out."
"What nonsense. He is an aspiring idol."
"no. He's a genius."
The director laughed as if it was absurd.
"Seokwoo. Don't you know how many geniuses there are in this world? You also know that the people who make real money are not geniuses, but the people who are the first to copy geniuses, right?"
Kang Seok-woo also generally agreed with what the director said, but something was different about Han Si-on.
He's not just a guy who boasts about his talent.
He is very good at achieving something with it, and at the same time, he is a person who is lucky.
Kang Seok-woo himself doesnt know, but in fact, he saw through the essence of Han Si-on through the director's intuition.
The essence of a regressor who has repeatedly regressed dozens of times.
But it's not easy to explain.
Even if you show the director a video of Han Si-on singing now, it won't have much effect.
He will probably think, 'He is good. Try to suck it up as much as you can in the beginning.' It will end like that.
In the first place, Kang Seok-woo also had no intention of getting permission from the director for everything.
"Then please schedule two more episodes."
"why?"
"I also need to check how much I can earn in one hour in two sessions."
Permission in society is not something you get before you prove it, but something you get after you prove it.
"hmm... ... . Is the name Han Sion?"
"That's right."
The director, who had been tapping the desk with his fingernails for a while, nodded.
"Okay. I'll organize two more episodes. Instead, conditions."
"yes."
"Pay attention to the number of YouTube views and subscribers."
In the past, the power of fixed channels was strong.
Therefore, the three most firmly established public broadcasters had enormous power.
But times have changed.
These days, people no longer enjoy content by tuning into channels.
They enjoy content through replays through OTT platforms, YouTube summaries, and SNS videos.
In the case of public broadcasters with a lot of content, the revenue from drama summaries posted on YouTube channels far exceeds the revenue from re-broadcast advertisements.
Channel M Show's programming of Coming Up Next also had a big impact.
Idol fandom is the most active viewer group.
Anyway, only people watch idol survival programs on cable stations.
If it is an in-house survival show, the viewer pool becomes narrower.
However, if you can attract all of them to M Show's official YouTube channel, it will be a huge profitable business.
Anyway, the money will be a share of Take Scene's profits.
"If the results are really promising, I might be able to play showbu with CEO Choi Dae-ho."
"All right."
Kang Seok-woo nodded confidently.
Recording a certain amount of sales from music is a matter of luck.
Because he doesn't know what kind of competitor Han Sion's music will face.
However, he was confident in creating a buzz on the Internet.
Next day.
A notice has been posted that the end of Channel M Show's Saturday 4 o'clock entertainment program <Lucky Day> will be aired two weeks earlier.
Along with asking for a lot of love for <Coming Up Next>, which will be aired as a follow-up program.
In other words, two episodes of Coming Up Next were aired on a delayed basis, and the first broadcast was delayed by two weeks.
There were only three weeks left until the first broadcast of Coming Up Next.
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I woke up early in the morning and repeated stretching exercises to tune my voice.
"AA AA AA-"
Starting from the lowest note to the highest note, repeat raising and lowering the tone by a semitone at a constant breathing rate and constant volume.
The important thing here is not to force the notes.
All sounds should come out very naturally, and if even once the tone is not what you want, you have to go back to the beginning.
It's a pretty simple method, but it's effective.
In fact, the way to change the tone was something I created myself through a lot of trial and error.
I also referenced the methods of Korean pansori masters who torment the vocal cords under the proposition of 'deuk-eum', as well as the methods of European gypsy singers, German vocal families, and Billboard's vocal trainers.
There is probably no one in the world who has researched tone more than me.
There is a lot of research on voice.
There are many training programs on how to get a good voice.
However, strictly speaking, this is not a method of obtaining a good voice, but a method of producing a good sound.
If you are not a professionally trained singer, your voice will improve significantly if you learn proper vocal techniques.
But what I want is not to deliver good sound, but to have better sound.
After finishing my morning routine of over two hours, I headed straight to Myeongdong.
Today is the filming day for Coming Up Next.
The theme of the photo shoot was 'Getting to know each other'.
Honestly, I don't know how close we can be in front of the camera, but we can pretend to be friends.
With that in mind, when I arrived at the filming location, the staff recognized me and pushed me into the makeup room.
Inside, everyone seemed to have arrived similarly and there were Lee Ion, On Saemi-ro, Koo Tae-hwan, and Choi Jae-seong getting their makeup done.
I arrived 20 minutes early, but I was in last place.
"hello."
"hello."
I sat on the far right, saying hello to those who were busy getting their makeup done.
Choi Jae-seong, sitting next to me, can't turn his head because of his hair styling and just smiles and talks to me.
"Did you just arrive, hyung?"
After completing the second mission, it seems like an internal intimacy has developed, and they seem to be a bit more comfortable with each other than last time.
I even received a KakaoTalk message once in the middle.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to reply to Koo Tae-hwan's gifticon.
"I just arrived. When did you come?"
"I think I came a little before ten o'clock."
"Isn't the filming at 12 o'clock today?"
"That's true, but I came early because I was nervous since morning. The other hyung's came in the same way as me."
Well, since this will be their first time appearing on TV, it is natural for them to be a little nervous and excited.
I hope not everyone has a breakdown and can't even speak properly.
With that in mind, I observed the members who have now become one team, and fortunately, it doesn't seem like that's the case.
There was a camera mounted inside the makeup van, and although there was a sign of awareness, there was no feeling of avoiding it.
"Well, thank you all for your hard work."
Koo Tae-hwan was the first to finish his makeup in first place and left the makeup van.
Next, Choi Jae-seong and Lee Ion left, leaving Onsaemiro and I alone.
Even with the busy work of the makeup artists, it felt like there was an awkward atmosphere as only the two of us were left, but we didn't really care.
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