The film production company called TeStar to the United States within ten days of accepting the offer.
It seemed that filming was already in full swing.
'I think we intervened when the schedule was quite advanced.'
But they even offered a cameo?
I thought this was a gesture of reconciliation and ambition, but I guess I should keep my eyes open for other possibilities.
'Maybe it's for watering.'
I was about to mention that we should prepare our minds, but I didn't have to.
"We don't know what the order will be, so we still might have to wait for a few hours even if it's a scene that we're passing by in. I'm sure they didn't leave out the whole day for no reason."
"Oh, oh."
"Of course, Hollywood may have a different system, but consider it because we will definitely fall behind in our priorities…"
This was because Bae Sejin was pouring out on-site problems like bombing.
Thanks to that, the atmosphere of 'We even went out for a movie cameo to refresh myself in the middle of the tour' was gone. Everyone had an angle of welcoming a new job like a newcomer going out to a meeting.
In the meantime, Bae Sejin was now trying to fix it.
"… But it could be good! Film acting is definitely attractive!"
The effect was minimal.
"I guess so."
"I think it's a different matter than whether we can perform well."
"… We're idols too! We can!"
"It's hard to generalize because it's not the case of the same person…"
"That's right~ Let's do our best!"
"… ??"
Kim Raebin was blocked and Keun Sejin settled the atmosphere.
'Well blocked.'
Bae Sejin seemed to want to convince the end, but that was it.
I spent some time on the plane looking through the OST materials they sent me.
Of course, it was in English.
'I knew they wouldn't translate. Because time is running out.'
The agency provided a summary translation, but the quality was not very good. As soon as the label independence ended, I would start by finding a full-time professional interpreter.
Fortunately, Cha Eugene and Seon Ahyeon gave a briefing, so everyone was familiar with the contents of the movie.
To sum it up, this was it.
[The story of a courier who goes out into space through a naturally occurring warp gate after the Earth is half ruined and goes on a dangerous and exciting adventure!]
It only borrowed the sci-fi format, but the actual style seemed to be a mixture of western and hero movies.
'And the universe system in this earth ruined story was the world view of the
While monitoring <127 Section>, I checked the words I had seen a few times and the titles that appeared in the new game.
'I'm a little confused because it's in English…''
"Everything, if you need a word explanation, I can tell you…"
"Then, thank you."
"Yes!"
I listened to Seon Ahyeon's explanation in the seat next to the plane and matched the structure.
With the cameo, we confirmed once more what role we would play.
'Hmm… They want us to pay homage to the game-starting characters we collaborated with before.'
It seemed to appear briefly in a fight scene.
There was nothing to be prepared for. There was only one ambassador.
I knew it would be like this because the film company bought the copyright for the concept and there was no copyright problem. Because it was an expected draft, I was able to easily organize the effects and side effects in my head.
"… Hmm."
And I made a prediction.
'I think we'll be ridiculed if we're aloof.'
Wasn't it an overly one-dimensional interpretation and intervention? And the makeup was also a concern.
'There are no Northeast Asians among the main characters.'
It would be difficult to make a good impact even if the 7 of us appeared on the stage at once, but it would be difficult to avoid a sense of incongruity.
"Hmm."
"Moo-Moondae?"
"Oh, I want to look at the scenario book."
I put our entry papers behind and pulled out the screenplay summary again.
My brain went tight.
It was 12 hours before arriving in the United States.
• * *
And we finally arrived in the United States.
We quietly entered and moved privately. Fortunately, nothing special happened.
After that, the first place we entered was… We were suddenly in a movie set.
It was funny.
"Uh… Aren't we going to start with the OST meeting?"
"They said they couldn't change the set schedule. It is said that the schedule is completely divided into hourly units."
Certainly, apart from the scale, the scene was quietly and smoothly ran by people who took care of their own business.
"… …"
"… I thought it would be noisy."
Even Bae Sejin seemed a little flustered. The person who was attached as a site guide for a while smiled and spoke in Korean.
"This division of labor is unique to Hollywood."
"Ah, yes."
And after hearing a few words of explanation and saying hello to the assistant director… We started waiting in the trailer.
"… …"
"Mmm."
At this point, everyone must have noticed the atmosphere, and even the members laughed bitterly.
"They're neglectful."
"I know."
They took care of blankets and food pretty well, but we hadn't even started dressing up yet.
It seemed that only our manager and staff members were running hard.
'It's going as I expected.'
It looked like it wasn't checked properly. It was a bonus treatment that we had never received in Korea since we became a first-place group. This was fun too.
"The manager must be having a hard time~"
"It seems that communication is not good. Shall I go out and come back?"
It was during the time when I was making my own plans while listening to the conversations of the other guys…
Cha Eugene, sitting next to me, poked me on the back.
"… ?"
What?
When I looked at him, he muttered in an awkward way.
"This is not normal!"
"Then?"
"It is bad."
Cha Eugene continued to speak only by mouthing the words.
'Pretend not to hear.'
"… !"
[It's a pretty classic method.]
Oh… I know.
'Are they ignoring our staff as if it were unintentional?'
This crossed the fun line.
I crossed my arms.
"What's the reason?"
[In Hollywood, actors are basically the best. But look at this treatment. Because that side treats us completely as extras or props, not as actors.]
"… …"
It was understandable.
I saw earlier that they cared so much about the time schedule, and since we didn't have any special contracts and we had plenty of time, it was okay to neglect us this much.
"Why, what's wrong, Eugene?"
"Hmm."
Cha Eugene shrugged and looked at me. What, was he asking me to translate this?
I only briefly talked about reality.
"They seem to be deliberately delaying until the last minute of our last minute before letting us shoot."
"… Ah."
"Ugh."
Everyone breathed a sigh, as if they guessed it based on the atmosphere.
Ryu Chungwoo smiled bitterly.
"It is as Bae Sejin said."
"… No. I said this while thinking about the filming in Korea, but this place… Things look different."
Bae Sejin continued with a firm expression.
"If they're doing this on purpose… It's bullying."
And Kim Raebin was astonished.
"… ! Is this racism?"
Yes. That was it.
"Well, there are things that have rushed in… Foreigners, race, and reputation must have played a part."
Because it originally depended on how they treated the work that suddenly popped up in the yard where the schedule was already set.
And in their perception, we didn't seem to have much power.
"… …"
I cracked my neck and checked the others.
No one was outraged.
Hell, until we sold 1 million copies, it wasn't like we weren't treated like this at all.
"It reminds me of
(TN: "Idol Co" will be changed to "Idol Inc" as per the official English translation.)
"Wow, that's right."
Crucially, it was because the experience was weaker than the debut program.
They were calm because they had been through chaos even before our debut. I shrugged.
"There will be a meeting in the evening anyway, so let's start with the meeting and then talk again."
I asked the guy who spoke up.
"What do you think?"
[If we leave this because they couldn't film us due to refusal of going beyond the schedule, would it end like this as a breach of contract?]
"That, I guess."
"Yes!"
Seon Ahyeon immediately convinced him. Then, the two guys who ate foreign food came to the same conclusion.
"Hmm."
"Ah, we're at a loss."
Aside from being pissed off, they would have an allergic reaction to punks who were workaholics.
"What do you think, Moondaemoondae?"
What did I think?
I crossed my arms.
"I… I don't think it's okay to break the contract."
"… !"
"Well, it's not like I'm going crazy because I want to do a cameo."
I saw Bae Sejin with a hard face.
"Hyung, it would be very sad if his entry into Hollywood was canceled, but…"
"Hey!"
Bae Sejin was mad. The atmosphere lightened for a moment, but the guy soon calmed down.
"Even though I don't want to film in this situation. I'm not using my own name, I'm using the group's name."
"Hyung…"
The past few days, reactions automatically exploded from those who knew that he had been excited by pretending not to give advice.
"That's right. It's a role too small for Sejin to appear."
"Not like that!"
I chuckled.
"It was a joke. In fact, I don't think it will go as far as breaking the contract."
"… ?"
"Why, why?"
"These guys will never give up on OSTs."
"They don't want to fight about it, so I think they'll come out quite amicably at the dinner meeting."
"… !"
If they heard the finished version and still said that they didn't want to use it, they would be shitty bastards.
Even if the people who worked in the field and the people there were completely divided, even if the treatment here was like this, now the OST managers could never play around.
They would get bitten big time…
"Kim Raebin made it so well."
No matter what kind of politics I did with the explanation, it actually worked because I liked the finished version.
"Oh, my…"
"As expected, Raebin is a genius."
"This is an undeserved compliment, I will do my best."
Yes. Take a deep breath and speak. The atmosphere was so organized. In fact, it was as if a conclusion had been drawn.
Keun Sejin shrugged.
"Then… Are we leaving?"
The members looked back at each other a few times, and soon even Seon Ahyeon nodded.
"Let's go."
"OK~"
At that moment, as if Cha Eugene had been waiting, he kicked off the trailer and went out.
"… !?"
He didn't look back and ignored it.
"Let's start with the manager."
"Yes."
And we blocked everything by saying that we would talk about it again after the meeting, and we really left the set with the company staff.
The staff just pretended to stop us and followed us.
'They must have suffered a bit.'
"If anything, we'll also say we're going to claim damages because of a mental breakdown in the tour schedule."
"Good."
Thanks to that, everyone's fighting power had risen.
Even Bae Sejin was furious as he entered the hotel.
"We don't… We don't have to put up with rudeness. Don't you think so?"
"Yes."
Besides that.
In fact, from the moment they first guided us to the filming set until the meeting, I planned to persuade them to drag on without filming.
'On the contrary, it helps.'
I shrugged.
I didn't even execute the plan, but it was going smoothly on my own.
'Thank you.'
That was how we escaped the first day's cameo shoot.
It was TeStar's first schedule puncture.
• * *
And the meeting place that night…
Surprisingly, the executive producer of the film production side came out.
'It's rare.'
I didn't know that the top part of the staff was finally working on the OST.
"The director is coming out… Isn't that right?"
"I heard that the supervisory authority is not that great here. I can see that everything is divided."
"I see."
It was a relief that the interpreter didn't translate what we were saying.
Afterwards, there was a short exchange of conventional greetings and introductions accompanied by staff dispatched from T1.
The Interpreter carefully conveyed the producer's words.
"He asks if there was a problem with the filming or why you didn't film it."
Oh, did the producer come out because of this?
After leaving the filming set, it seemed that the report went into T1, and again, it seemed that there was something between the people at the top.
I nodded.
"We waited indefinitely without hearing any explanation. The trailer was cold, and if we damage our throats and can't go on tour, we can't do it."
If I used English here, my vocabulary would be limited, and it would feel like I was adjusting. I had no intention of doing so.
As the interpreter translated these words, the producer nodded as if he understood.
And this was what came out.
"Hmm… He says he's very sorry that things have turned out this way, but it's almost impossible to reschedule the set, so he wishes that you would've respected his time more…"
"… !"
What?
Bae Sejin got angry first.
"No, we are not…"
"Hyung, hyung, wait."
Okay. It seemed that he misunderstood that we were taking our anger out on the cameo shoot because we were pissed off at being fooled with a few keywords during the request.
It was when the atmosphere cooled down.
Suddenly, polite English rained down.
[It is absolutely not normal to stand by without any instructions. Also, the words of our staff were not properly conveyed to the assistant director, shouldn't respect be a mutual relationship?]
"… !"
Seon Ahyeon spat out a long sentence in English.
His face was pale, but his gaze was determined.
And there was no agreement with anyone.
Keun Sejin was amazed.
'Ahyeon must have been really pissed off.'
'I know.'
I closed my mouth. The producer seemed a little taken aback, but he didn't seem angry at Seon Ahyeon's words.
On the contrary, it seemed that only then did his head begin to turn toward a proper grasp of the situation.
And after a while, the interpreter opened his mouth again.
"He says that there seems to have been a mutual misunderstanding. He says he will respect your time more on-site."
"… Yes."
Seon Ahyeon kept his mouth shut. He didn't look very satisfied, but I gave him a quick pat on the back.
'Good job.'
That was enough to set the mood. Seon Ahyeon smiled faintly.
And I opened my mouth again.
"Then, let's do the cameo again on another day and in another scene."
"… !"
We'd eat it up to the point where they would want to yield.