Peninsula: The Great Producer

Chapter 116 Do you want to be an idol, Baolan?

That night, neither Park Ji-yeon nor Park Hyomin slept well.

From time to time, the two people on the upper and lower bunks would suddenly ask each other, "Are you asleep?", and after hearing the other person say "No," they would return to silence.

Wait till dawn.

It wasn't the agent who knocked on the door.

At the door of the room, Xian Enjing leaned against the door frame and said, "Get up, I have to go to the company today."

early morning.

Star Building, 269-10, Nonhyeon-dong.

The red and white brick walls of the roadside shop windows are covered with pictures of SG Wannabe, Seeya and Davichi.

The display board linked to the window is marked with the English words MBK.

This is the location of MBK Entertainment, but its overall scale and exterior decoration are much inferior to those of large entertainment companies such as SM, JYP, and YG.

MBK Entertainment once launched a male idol group called Turbo, which was the original group of singer Kim Jong-kook, who is the only singer to win the Grand Slam on two of the three major broadcasting stations in H country.

As time goes by, MBK Entertainment did not grow as fast as JYP, YG and SM by launching Turbo groups.

The subsequent SG Wannabe can only be considered a second-tier idol group, and its popularity and recognition are comparable to Davichi, which debuted only last year.

This year, MBK Entertainment is planning to launch a new girl idol group.

Different from Davichi and SG Wannabe, which are more vocal groups, the new girl idol group planned and launched is also the first performance group that focuses on singing and dancing after nearly ten years.

Around 9 o'clock, hurried office workers kept passing by the entrance of MBK Entertainment Company.

Occasionally, a young man would stop and take out his phone to take a picture of Davichi's picture in the window.

Unlike several other large entertainment companies where fans often wait for their idols in front of their doors, the entrance of MBK Entertainment is very deserted.

On the right side of the first-floor window, a flight of about twenty steps leads to the entrance of the building.

Just like most ordinary apartment houses, after entering the access code, Ham Eun-jung pushed the door open to let the members in.

Ham Eun-jung, who was the last to enter, closed the door and said, "Let's go to the practice room first."

Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyo-min walked at the end arm in arm.

During this period, Yang Zhiyuan specifically asked Ham Eunjung what she was going to do in the practice room today.

I thought I would continue shooting the personal promotional poster that I didn’t finish yesterday, so I would take a bus directly to the shooting location yesterday in the morning, but I ended up coming to the company.

Ham Eun-jung didn't know either. She received a call from her agent, who asked her to bring the members to the company first.

Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyomin, who were walking at the end, couldn't help but look up as they passed the stairwell.

The two of them had secrets in their hearts, and when they looked upstairs, they subconsciously wanted to know who was in the representative's office upstairs and what they were doing at that moment.

in the corridor.

MBK Entertainment has only three practice rooms, which were renovated from rented residential rooms in a building.

The trainees use one room, the trainees in the debut preparation group use one room, and the last one is a backup. If you need to use it, just make an appointment with the agent in advance.

I don’t know if it has something to do with the activities of the artists who have already debuted at the company, but the last practice room has hardly been used.

Davichi and SG Wannabe spend more time in the production room on the second floor.

"dong dong dong dong"

The sound insulation was not very good, and Ham Eun-jeong and others in the corridor could hear the music in the first practice room.

In addition to the five trainees in the debut preparation group, the company has nearly 20 trainees. These trainees are very disappointed that they were not able to enter the debut preparation group, but they have not given up their dreams of becoming idol artists.

The music stops.

Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyo-min, who were walking at the back, vaguely heard people talking about the newcomers in the practice room.

I couldn't hear clearly, but someone was saying that they met the representative when they came to the company this morning. The representative was accompanied by a petite girl and Jeon Young-rok, a very famous singer in the 80s.

Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyomin looked at each other, and their first reaction was that a parachute was coming.

For idol groups, especially those about to debut, personnel changes are a common occurrence.

Some prospective groups are considered to be lacking a lead singer in the eyes of the company's senior management. In that case, the company will try every possible means to fill the vacancy of the lead singer before their official debut.

Usually they will first screen the trainees within the company. If there is no suitable candidate, they will consider those who have the ability to sing as a lead singer but have been eliminated from other companies. Finally, they will negotiate with other entertainment companies and, with the other company's consent, pay all the expenses and training costs of the trainee during his or her stay at the company and take the person away.

MBK Entertainment rarely operates in this regard, but this practice is very common among other large entertainment companies.

Although Park Ji-yeon and Park Hyomin have never encountered this, they have heard trainees from other entertainment companies talk about similar topics.

A star singer from the 80s suddenly came to the company and brought a girl with him. If a parachute was not arranged for this situation, I really can't think of any other possibility.

upstairs.

Representative Office.

Kim Kwang-soo sat in the main seat of the sofa and greeted the man on the sofa to his left: "Haven't seen each other for fifteen years?"

Quan Yinglu pushed the frame of his glasses on his nose and said, "Almost the same. Brother looks younger now."

Kim Kwang-soo waved his hand and said, "Seeing you brings back memories of when I formed a band and was preparing to debut. I still remember that you, Li Yongping, Song Guomei, Kim Soo-cheol, and Kim Fanlong were all hailed as the best male singers of the era after Cho Yong-pil."

Jeon Young-rok sighed, "That's all in the past. Speaking of which, when my brother became a manager, many people in the industry were surprised."

"is it?"

"Now it seems that my original choice was the right one. The fact that MBK is developing so well under my management is proof of that."

Kim Kwang-soo suddenly stopped smiling.

That cold look instantly lowered the temperature in the office by several degrees.

Quan Yinglu also put away his smile, looked at the girl next to him, and coughed twice in embarrassment.

Kim Kwang-soo said, "I suddenly remembered some past events. I don't know why those media and fans suspected that I had hit Jong-kook. After Jong-kook was discharged from the military, he is now doing very well in the broadcasting industry. I met with him the day before yesterday and talked about the possibility of working together."

Jeon Young-rok echoed a few words, not knowing that his words made Kim Kwang-soo, who was sitting in the main seat, unhappy.

Also, there are the media and fan rumors mentioned by Kim Kwang-soo.

According to Quan Yinglu, those rumors are not completely untrue.

But he has more important things to do right now. He found Kim Kwang-soo today because the two of them have known each other for more than 20 years. He also heard that Kim Kwang-soo's MBK Entertainment will launch a new girl idol group this year, so he wanted Kim Kwang-soo to see if his daughter has the opportunity to debut at MBK Entertainment.

Adjusting his sitting position, Jeon Young-rok slowly said, "Brother-nim, the main reason I bothered you today was to let you see if my daughter has the potential to be an idol singer."

Kim Kwang-soo looked at the girl next to Jeon Young-rok comfortably and said with a smile, "Bao-ram is right, right?"

"Yes, it's good for Nim."

Kim Kwang Soo said in a gentle tone: "Just call me uncle, do you want to be an idol?"

Without waiting for Boram to answer, Kim Kwang-soo slapped his forehead and said, "Why do you ask that? Grandma and dad are singers, grandpa and mom are actors, so of course the child must inherit the entertainment family and continue to be active on the screen."

Changing the question, Kim Kwang Soo asked again: "Can you show me, sing a song, and do a dance?"

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