We even briefly promoted with a new remix song released at the concert.
It was because the response was so good that an agreement was reached to row when the water came in.
-Crazy music just came out ㅠㅠ
-How the hell did TeStar endure this until the concert was released?
-Please give us more. They can't end it here.
Since it was a concert release, I thought it would end at the level of being talked about as a masterpiece among fans, but there were quite a few other reactions.
-Wow, did they plan this from the beginning?
└ I think it would be surprising even if it was made in a hurry.
-These days, idol promoters have a lot of quality. Good for promoting national prestige.
I think it was a good thing that both songs were recognized because there was groundwork accumulated from the last album, and we won with Youngrin during the promotion period.
Thanks to that, Kim Raebin seemed excited.
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It is Kim Raebin. It was a remix for a concert, not a title track, but thank you very much to all of you who showed undeserved interest in the song. The start of this work is from connecting the base…
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… 9 short sentences related to the composition that started like this were registered on TeStar's public SNS.
By the way, in the first post, the sharing he did was cut in half by the eighth time he typed it up. It was an implicit sign that fans wouldn't understand what he was talking about.
"Raebin, the post you just posted…"
"Everyone seems to have a lot of questions, so I tried to summarize the arrangement process in my own way. What do you think?"
"Yes, that's really good."
He looked happy and passed without anyone else saying anything. The black history was up to him.
Anyway, it was true that this guy who even made remixes while we were touring was great.
-…. How the hell did you make something like this? No, when?
-With the free time I had during the tour, I refined some of the arrangement music used in our challenge as a hobby.
-That… A hobby?
-Yes!
I briefly recalled the conversation between Bae Sejin and Kim Raebin. And I thought again.
'He received a lot of opinions… It was helpful.'
Without Cha Eugene's opinion on the challenge, this idea would not have come out.
I admit that while this brainstorming method was not time efficient, the results were quite good.
Anyway, for that reason, we were currently active.
"We need to move slowly."
"Yes~"
This short, unplanned activity wasn't even as intense as an official album.
It consisted mainly of appearing on the WeTube stage video channel or uploading our own videos. Or just advertising for a profit.
In other words, it meant that it was close to supplying content for fan service.
There was also a controversy about Cha Eugene, so we thought about reducing excessive public exposure for a while and waiting for the image to stabilize, focusing on fan activities.
'Because we're thinking of putting this remix as a sub-song on our next comeback.'
Still, after a few months, the activity was quite fun. I wasn't as crazy busy as I was during our official promotions.
"What is tomorrow… Is it a WeTube channel interview?"
"That's right. I heard it's a channel where kids meet and play our songs."
"Oh, that sounds good? I wanted to try something like that~"
It wasn't a big-scale activity, nor was it an activity to prove something, so it was a comfortable and fun activity.
It seemed that the fans thought so too.
-Looking at the babies with dripping eyes, Chungwoo is really guilty..
-Our Hamzzi himself is doing his best to hold back his laughter when the kids said he was the most handsome (video) Sejin-ah, you can just laugh… (laughing and crying emoticon)
-The stage studio cut version appeared, I like the costume the most, the racing suit is the bestㅠ
└Lee Sejin: It's a promise that sticks forever
Thanks to this activity, I really liked the effect of slightly prolonging the afterglow of the concert.
Thanks to that, the conflicts between individual fans couldn't rise to the mainstream of the fandom atmosphere for a while and subsided into behind-the-scenes fights.
And it was around that time that news about
We happened to be on the move from the TNet building when we saw an advertisement video on a huge electronic display board prepared on one side of the lobby on the 1st floor.
[Shareholders! Do you remember your idol stock?]
[This April, there will be an award waiting for you!]
The color was brilliant.
"Oh… They're doing it again."
"It seems so."
Obviously, the word 'reasonably' was omitted.
The video showed highlights from last season, and eventually changed to the
"But isn't it Season 5? Why 3?"
"The season we appeared in was a renewal version, so if you make that the first season, it'd be the third or fifth season~"
"Oh! I understand!"
Yes. Until last season, the media, which inevitably wrote down the entire season, were now setting the standard for the season that produced TeStar.
'There must be some momentum behind TNet, who is struggling to maintain the re-listing title…'
Maybe it was because TeStar was so popular. We had become a kind of symbolism.
It was a bit bittersweet to be able to continue this sadistic audition thanks to that.
In addition, there were a lot of media plays that came out on top of our name value.
For example, something like this.
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["A new global male idol is coming to succeed TeStar"… 〈Idol Co〉 new season]
Well, even if we didn't stop or reject this kind of thing, TNet wouldn't be able to eat it, so I gave up in moderation.
'It's been less than three years since we debuted, but it's kind of funny to see things like this already.'
People would think that we were idols during the renewal season of VTIC.
And the internet reaction… wasn't it obvious?
-Stop injecting this
- Why don't they do a "Spicy Chicken Flavor K-pop Camp" on Netplus?
-When things have already been filled to the brim, nothing else will come anymore. Fools, please stop.
Something like this.
They did, however, become a bit sharper. Especially TeStar fans.
- ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Why? TeStar is in good health, so it's in vain. This won't work
-How many times did they mention TeStar in the article?
-If they take advantage of TeStar for Idol Co, I'll really kill them. Take good care of the first-rate group first.
It was because last season's male idol, TeStar, was flying high, and a junior under their direct control would appear.
It was different from the female idols 'Mirynay' in the last season. This was because the target layer overlapped exactly.
It wasn't even the time to change generations, nor was it time to organize people's minds after TeStar's 5-year contract was over. It was understandable that the fans were annoyed and said it was stupid.
Besides, there were other uncomfortable points for TeStar.
"… I wonder if our fans will watch this a lot too."
"Well, there might be people like that."
"… …"
That was the similarity of positioning.
If it was the same audition narrative, there were definitely people who would be attracted to the fresh taste. And they may feel tired of the old side.
That was what made the new season of
But there was nothing to worry too much about.
"No, no. Our team is doing well! I'm not at all concerned. It's okay for fans to see this! They'll like us more. We did a lot of great things!"
"It's been a while since Cha Eugene said something right. I think so too."
It was as the youngest two said.
'It's been several years since TeStar was decided.'
It was hard to blindly say that 'the images from the audition program overlap', but the concept and album image that TeStar had already built up were solid.
Perhaps conscious of that, the members immediately smiled shyly or shrugged their shoulders.
"Yeah, that's right. Let's work hard."
"Hehe."
"Of course!"
By the way, I was thinking the opposite of this point.
It wasn't something we could overcome…
'I think it would be beneficial.'
The fact that the narratives overlapped was rather good.
There were benefits to the fandom atmosphere enough to offset some of the leak damage.
Originally, when people had something to compare openly, they would weigh the gains and losses more coldly and rationally.
There would be the satisfaction of objective judgment that our side was better than the other side.
And the same went for our fandom. Due to the nature of this program, the fandom atmosphere of the new season was…Well, wasn't it obvious?
'It was always a piece of shit.'
It would be half a year of incidents and bloodshed throughout the airing and from the airing to the beginning of their debut.
It was a condition that could never be compared. We could have an unconditional advantage.
'Good.'
I had vaguely thought about it until this point, but I liked it because the new season of
'I can fix it in this state.'
Since the fatigue was sufficiently reduced during the concert, it would not be an atmosphere where fan activities were resting in disgust.
While enjoying it enough, they could only turn their anger to the outside.
'Anger is out. Satisfaction is in.'
Besides, the odds of this season overcoming the stronghold of the Re-Listing season we did were extremely slim, no matter what.
It was not arrogance, it was an objective fact.
'It's just because our season was ridiculously right on time and the talent pool was good.'
It was hard to keep such luck coming in a row.
"Anyway… It reminds me of the old days."
"Hyung, isn't that the line we used when we were doing that hotteok variety show?"
"Oh, is that so? Haha!"
Seon Ahyeon added his words cautiously.
"I-I hope no one gets hurt… I wish them well."
"That's right! Cheer up, guys~"
"As expected, as a senior from the season several years ago, I have various feelings about this."
It was a good thing, but it couldn't be.
I touched my chin when I saw the season 3 logo.
'These guys… It will break in all directions.'
It was time for the season to fall apart due to the pattern, because the ideal idol audition result was in its heyday, so it was even compared.
'It takes a while for our medicine to last a long time.'
If this season didn't perform to an incomparable level, it wouldn't work as well as I'd like it to.
So, in my heart, I hoped that this season would be at least average.
"Everyone, let's move…"
"Oh, yep!"
"I'm sorry, manager~"
We took our eyes off the screen and started moving again.
It wasn't long before I checked the news of this new season again.
TeStar was filming a relay dance content on TNet.
"I'm sorry, but if you have a moment, can we take a picture? Let's make it quick!"
"Ah, yes."
There, we happened to film a sports cheering video during our free time, and we met an unexpected face.
"Wow! Hello, sunbaenims!"
"Yes, hello~"
It was Mirynay who had just finished their US tour and returned to Korea.
'I saw that they were filming a variety show.'
There was nothing particularly long to say, so after we said our goodbyes, we immediately started shooting our own scenes.
"I'll pick one by one!"
"Yes."
I was the first to finish my part, so I sat on a chair in the corridor of the broadcasting station, and did logic on my smartphone.
It was then. A member of Mirynay lowered her head and started talking.
I saw her face… Oh, she was Rank 1.
"Hello, Moondae sunbaenim!"
"Yes. Hello…"
And Rank 1 sat down next to me.
"… … ?"
Why?
However, she wasn't sitting particularly close, and she didn't seem to think much of it, so I didn't react.
Instead, I looked away and saw a poster pasted in the hallway.
It was a poster for the new season of
'It's all over the place"
It was a concern, but suddenly the person next to me began to speak again.
"Sunbaenim, are you going to watch this season?"
"What? No, I'm just looking."
"Is that so? We went to shoot here this time!"
Right. Since we were also mobilized for Mirynay's season, it wasn't awkward. Maybe she came to give them some encouragement.
I nodded, and then Rank 1.. She seemed frustrated?
"But I think they did too much this season! Isn't it just too much? I wouldn't have been surprised if the contestants ran out crying."
"… …"
"There were also bad contestants, so I thought the good contestants would really suffer. No, it wasn't like that during our time!"
We… Were we having a conversation like this?
'I feel like this is the first time I've had a one-on-one conversation with her.'
Well, it was a conversation that would end in less than a minute anyway. I nodded again.
"Is that so?"
"Yes! Oh, they told the platinum-level person to pick out one contestant who didn't deserve to be on the first stage, so I thought it was crazy? But they really took the person off!"
"Oh."
It was shocking. They must have been really screwed.
'It's sure to be a topic.'
Their skill to fill their stomachs by doing bad things to the contestants had not gone anywhere.
I admired it, and Rank 1 nodded loudly.
"I knew you would think that it was too much, too!"
"… …Yes. Hmm."
It stood out in many ways.
'The person taking care of it must be having a hard time.'
As expected, after a while, Rank 2 finished filming, and when she saw this, her complexion changed and she rushed over.
And instead of the manager running around to take care of other members, she started doing her best to deal with this situation.
It meant shutting the mouth of Rank 1.
"Sunbaenim! In fact, we can't open our Instagram… Oop!"
"It's not that Yulgi unnie has any bad intentions or a bad heart… Yes. Originally, Yulgi unnie is friendly with everyone…. Yes…"
I answered quietly.
"I understand well, so don't worry and go. Thank you for your hard work filming."
"… Yes!! Thank you!"
Rank 2 must have realized that I was sincere after our eyes met, and she disappeared with Rank 1.
Rank 1 was flustered but said goodbye politely and disappeared at the end of the hallway.
Keun Sejin was amazed.
"Wow~ That personality is clear, too."
"Yes."
It might have been a characteristic of people who were in an audition group.
• * *
That day, while moving in the car, looked back at the new season of
I originally intended to monitor it, but I planned to watch it after it had accumulated up to 4 episodes.
'It seems like the success of a program is usually decided around the 1st team match.'
But since I had heard the story, it might have been okay to check it out now.
1 checked it by quickly flipping through episode 1.
[l was so surprised...]
[The participant that I will push out is the (beep) participant.]
[Heoeoeok!]
Well, from the obvious editing to the emotions and cruelty, even the characters of the contestants were the same.
It just got a little more brutal.
'It's fast.'
But it was fun. And there was a certain amount of buzz on the Internet. Although there was a lot of harsh criticism, that was originally a feature of
The cliché couldn't be helped, but I didn't think this program was going to fail.
No, thanks to some participants who didn't care, the buzz seemed to be better than last season with Mirynay.
"… … Hmm."
It wasn't good that it was higher than I expected. I had to check some more.
I checked the rankings at the end of episode 1. And put in the name and entered it into the search bar.
And I picked a few guys who were likely to debut.
'Gold 2 is coming out again.'
Extremely well-known contestants, good-looking participants, participants in the main vocal position, participants with good taste…
And the one who applied to two or three of these.
[#1 Chae Seodam]
'This guy has the biggest reaction.'
He was 24 years old. Since he was the same age as Park Moondae, he would be the oldest in the idol audition.
However, it seemed to be covered to some extent because he looked young.
Above all, he was the center on the first stage. It meant he was platinum-level.
-I found a ballet video of Chae Seodam. Isn't he an angel? (Video)
And he was a ballet major…
'Hmm.'
It was a condition that reminded me of Seon Ahyeon.
Just in time, Seon Ahyeon, who was in the seat next to me, slightly tilted his head to the side. I was watching a blurry ballet performance playing.
"Moo-Moondae. What are you watching…"
"… …"
A gasp was heard.
What?
"… !"
Seon Ahyeon was stiff.
He was looking at the screen.
"Seon Ahyeon?"
I could only hear a faint 'Uh…' from him.
I immediately looked at the screen again.
In the video that went over to autoplay before I knew it, there was a close-up of the center of the first stage of this season smiling brightly.
Seon Ahyeon saw this and now…
'Wait a minute.'
This bastard… Being of the same age as Park Moondae meant that he was also of the same age as Seon Ahyeon.
"… …"
'Fuck, no way.'
That was how I found out.
It was not a matter of this season or not, but it was a completely different crisis.