"Moondaemoondae, ginseng liquor sold out."
"… …"
I checked the article of the seller of the ginseng-soaked liquor kit, which was shared as a popular post on social media.
- This is a support that I never dared to expect. Thank you. I will donate part of the profits in the name of TeStar's Park Moondae. (bowing emoji)
Yes.
The Song of the Stars incident had completely become a meme on the Internet. The effect of pleasantly catching up at the right time was amazing.
Because if the situation was appropriately solved with a funny twist without a particular preference, it spread openly to all kinds of places.
Besides, they said that the more you learned about it, the more funny things came out.
-Looking at it now, I'm screaming about TeStar's account name
-They naturally lied about not being able to sign a contract because they were studying.jpg (image)
-When the guys at the factory contacted them, they seemed to be screaming as well, so they made their forced debut.
The formal arrangement of the boss theme song of section 127 by Song of the Stars was also re-examined, and humorous articles reconstructed as image files by guessing our feelings at the time were also circulating.
'Everyone is excited.'
Thanks to that, the useless controversy defense ended in one shot.
- I'm the only one who likes a well-organized viral story?
└Watch the video clip of the grand prize idols TeStar hitting the head (link)
└ If they were thinking of making a big deal out of it, why would they lie about studying needlessly? ᄏᄏᄏᄏ
They didn't want to break the fun, and that was it.
They had already changed their stance once after swearing, so it was tiring and boring to switch to swearing again.
Of course, there were quite a few fans who felt disillusioned or angry at those who changed their attitudes after swearing.
However, everyone was more concerned about restoring the ratings of the terrorized music as they were greatly relieved that the atmosphere had quickly reversed.
'It was a big case of plagiarism, though.'
I wondered how far I should encourage and cut off the memes that were reproduced.
"Oh~ This is fun. Why don't we post a copy of Raebin's copy?"
"That will be fine."
For now, to make things even better, we had allowed ourselves to respond directly to the meme once in a while.
'It would be nice if it was finished right in the proper line.'
I shrugged.
If possible, I was thinking of catching public sentiment in Korea and making it an episode when we went to America.
Wasn't it perfect to talk about on a talk show? It was also related to the movie.
However, the plan did not materialize.
Some foreign guys preoccupied this before the person concerned could even use it.
"… … ?"
The first was an American game YouTuber.
In the first place, the arrangement account of <127 Section> was an account known to gamers by this WeTuber who was a fan of the <127 Section> game.
That guy didn't miss the material to suck up the views a gain.
[KPOP boy bands are everywhere… Tricked me!]
After turning off the aggro with this title, it went against the feelings of the KPOP fans who clicked on it.
With a non-existent admiration and cheering reaction.
[Oh crazy God. The owner of this arrangement channel is a K-pop band, but that band is from Cosmic Gunner?]
[And, also, this game collaboration trailer video is also from them, right? Not an actor?]
[How can they not be actors!]
[They write their own songs? So they also wrote the soundtrack for that movie? That's right, in the first place! Arrangement Channel! They did!]
As if shocked, each word he said with his forehead was exquisite enough to thrill the hearts of KPOP fandom and national addicts.
In the meantime, since he had so many American subscribers, it seemed that the Limestone movie fan base, who became interested in the game's concept, was also informed of this news.
-Did they plagiarize themselves? It was a very funny incident lol thank you for letting me know
-Actually, I think I've become a fan. What should I look at first? :D
-Stop adding K-pop to all descriptions. TeStar is a unique and cool group that doesn't fit into that mold!
Okay. People who had prejudice or antipathy toward the existing K-pop even came out as saying that this should be recognized as an exception.
'Not bad for an opening.'
If there were more sounds like that exception, it would feel like an attack on the contrary, but it hadn't reached that level yet, so it passed.
So, if it ended here, it would have been good to use it as an episode because of the warm ground meal.
The problem was the second guy.
"Park Moondae! Look at this."
"… ?"
I checked the WeTube video that Bae Sejin put out.
It was a talk show scene.
[Jason! Could you tell me a very rare and unique story about the filming location that has not been told elsewhere?]
[Haha!]
[If you don't do it, I'll collapse here and all the staff will testify against you as the culprit!]
[All right! All right! Let's see… There was a very interesting thing during the additional filming, a cameo appearance by a foreign star!]
A movie supporting actor who appeared in the bar scene at the time came out on an American broadcast first and opened his mouth.
"Do you remember this person?"
"Nope! No!"
"No, someone who has never spoken to us speaks so naturally."
It seemed like he was saying this because he was probably the kind of person who had missed episodes on talk shows and even mentioned KPOP on social media.
[Because they had a 'real' performance on that small stage set as if it were a live venue. Wow, I just did. 'As expected, KPOP bands have killer performances!']
[But then they started acting, how can they act like top-notch actors?]
[And then it turns out that they had a secret arrangement account they run?]
[What kind of band is that! Did they receive any special training?]
This guy had never seen us in particular, but he put together what he heard from the staff and talked like it was real.
"Still, he did a good job introducing."
"I know, right."
I wonder if this was a kind of prejudice, but anyway, even the absolute master of hermitage in the East seemed to have found it interesting enough for Americans to talk about it.
'In the first place, the content is funny.'
This story, which came out of the mouth of a popular movie star on an American prime-time talk show, had quite a big impact.
People who were secretly curious about the identity of the crazy band in the movie, but did not bother to find out, accepted this remark quite impressively.
They started to check TeStar's band performance, plagiarism happening videos, and our game collaboration trailers with the algorithm.
-Shit, I can't believe it. So they wrote Black Hole in four days?
-It's a band that's like a subculture incarnate
-Are there any more English songs?
└They made a lot of good songs in their mother tongue (Link)
- I don't know how this sounds, but being a group of survivors of a survival program really suits them.
Thanks to this, it seemed that we were starting to be friendly to the United States with an image of bizarre 4-dimensional foreign geniuses.
'It doesn't suit us.'
But I intended to use it well. I nodded.
Of course, this was not the climax either. This is because the final result that made all the members open their mouths remained.
A few days later…
"This, this, this… !"
Billboard 200 album chart presented by Seon Ahyeon.
[2.
"… !"
The movie album appeared in second place.
Even though there was a soundtrack in place of the singer, not TeStar, it was an unbelievable feat.
"Heok."
"Wow, uh, wow… I expected this, but it's amazing, right?"
It didn't end there.
The main theme song of this movie, which we were in charge of, even charted separately on the Billboard Hot10 0.
[9. Black hole / new!]
"Ahh!"
9th place.
Of course, I heard that there were cases where movie OSTs topped the Billboard charts every few years, but I didn't expect single digits to come out here.
'This is how it works.'
"Hyung! Kim Raebin fainted!"
"I didn't… However, about whether a song that was produced in four days without long deliberation and even made the mistake of using duplicate samples is an acceptable ranking… …"
"OK. Kim Raebin is fine."
It was a mess. And it was a worthy achievement.
I lowered my voice and asked Ryu Chungwoo amidst the screams as if they were insane.
"This wasn't even released on Friday, was it?"
"Yes. It wasn't."
In particular, it was an unbelievable achievement to have this rank, even though it was not a reflection of a week's worth of results.
I checked the analysis score.
'The on-air score is fine too.'
It was a song by a group they didn't even know, but it seemed like it was played on the radio here and there. Truly, long live a major movie.
The U.S. market, where the barriers to entry were alleviated, was a lump of honey.
The operation was a success.
"Good."
"Sh-should we post a thank-you note… ?"
"Let's do it~! Share the Billboard posts!"
I nodded once again at the excited ones.
Before this energy and atmosphere died…
"And we have to work on our next album."
"Ah."
As the water rushed in like this, wasn't it troublesome if we couldn't put a motor on the boat and the oars were too late?
'Before the images captured with Limestone fall out, we'll have to put our eggs into the next album.'
I cracked my neck. Beside me, Ryu Chungwoo put on his words gently.
"Okay. The result is really better than what we discussed at the last camp. Everyone had a really hard time… Let's make our album well."
The guys nodded their heads eagerly. I guess it was more motivating to get real grades.
"Yes, yes… !"
"I will do my best. We will do our best so that not only those who are newly interested in the movie OST, but also the existing listeners can enjoy listening to it!"
"Good! Let's fight, TeStar~"
"Well, shall we start right after eating?"
Excited with a sense of accomplishment, these guys were so excited that they planned a bizarre camp schedule on their own like students taking an exam. It was a good attitude.
And… I was thankful.
I twitched my eyebrows, recalling the situation that only I had among them.
Achieving the mission of 'Breaking a K-Pop Record'.
'… My free days have decreased faster than I thought.'
According to himself, Keundal could stick to Ryu Gunwoo's body until August.
Now I only had 4 months to spare. I had to complete the mission during that time.
If everything went according to plan, there were plenty of possibilities…
[Hyung, I'm listening to Black Hole very well. Really ᅲᅲ But did you make this with Cha Eugene in mind? Since it's called Black Hole, I had this thought!]
(TN: Reference to Cha Eugene's character trait, "Black hole")
… In the meantime, the person concerned must have been very shy without urging or asking questions.
I had no hope at all. I clicked my tongue.
'Being absolute makes people live longer.'
"Come on, let's eat and come out with each laptop right away~"
So, one week before the US tour, we decided to spend all 7 days working on the title song and concept.
… However, it was a problem because planning and execution did not always coincide.
** *
For four days, the forced march continued without any particular incident.
"Coffee is banned now."
"Moondaemoondae, quickly persuade this hyung."
"Give up."
The concept was almost outlined, and the music video s synopsis and album design were all selected. In fact, We were in a state where we just had to work on the title properly.
Around the time when everyone was focused on work, even ignoring their smartphones…
"Ten-minute break!"
"Yeah~"
It was a weekday morning. After a short break, I checked my smartphone for the first time in a while.
'Is there any other news?'
However, there were several missed calls instead of news.
[VTIC Shin Cheongryeo Sunbaenim]
"… ?"
'What.'
It was more sinister because it was out of the blue.
After a brief conflict, I called him.
The call was connected in an instant. Looked like this guy was also holding his smartphone.
"Sunbaenim."
-Hoobaenim.
The answering voice was calm and unremarkable.
However, his next words were not very calm.
-Could you open the door for a minute?
What?
"What door?"
-The entrance.
No way.
While I was in denial, I went through the living room where the members were scattered and resting, and headed towards the entrance of the dorm.
And with the chain hanging, I opened the door. Through the gap, I could see outside.
"… … !"
"… …"
An expressionless face holding a phone.
It was really Cheongryeo.
'Is he crazy?'
This bastard came to someone else's dorm without any hesitation.