Peninsula: I'm the Top Streamer

Chapter 513 Me? aespa?

Han Hyo-joo finally left, waving goodbye without a trace, her figure gradually disappearing from his sight.

The filming process proceeded smoothly without any unexpected disruptions.

The drama "Our Blues" features a large cast of big names, but ironically, because of the large cast, it didn't cause any unexpected ripples. No one acted like a diva, and there were no behind-the-scenes scandals.

Everything went smoothly, the filming went without a hitch, and time ticked by. On November 12th, Twice made a triumphant comeback, shining brightly once again.

As a result, he took a big tumble.

The song was released at noon and debuted at number 40 on Melon, with pre-sales exceeding 700,000 copies. The results seem acceptable, but the digital music performance is somewhat poor, much worse than the previous non-alcoholic version.

The music then plummeted, dropping ninefold the next day and falling off the charts on the third day.

Subsequently, the music charts remained in a stagnant state, rising a few places a day and then falling a few places again, with fluctuations that offered no surprises.

At this point, rival groups have begun to predict Twice's downfall, and a large-scale phenomenon of pessimism has emerged within the fandom. It seems that Twice's decline is unstoppable, and they are slowly descending from the top of the mountain.

I was all set for a high-energy, futuristic hit song, but instead I got a mediocre track produced by a small, unknown band.

I didn't really get this song the first time I heard it, but TWICE fans, don't worry, I might just change my mind in a few days.

[As a pure fan, the moment I heard the title track on Sound Breaker, I knew the music charts were doomed.]

[Pre-sales reached 700,000, with a sudden drop of 41,000, and likes barely exceeding 10,000. It's already on the verge of falling off the charts.]

Given Twice's current music chart performance, the members have no choice but to accept it. Besides, contract renewal is the top priority right now. Making comebacks too frequently is like eating and drinking – you're neither too full nor too hungry.

Expectations are still quite high overseas, but domestically, outside of fan circles, we've gradually stopped hearing much about it lately.

That's how the fandom works; the focus changes very quickly. Now it's the era of Aepsa.

As time goes by, Kwon Heonhyuk started his career in the latter half of 2019 and by the end of 2021 he had become one of the most dazzling top stars in the Korean entertainment industry, while Twice, who were at the height of their popularity at that time, have now reached the point of decline.

Times have changed. At first, he had the idea of ​​creating a romantic relationship with Chou Tzu-yu, but now he no longer needs to do so. In fact, people are eager to curry favor with him.

Aespa, who just made a hot comeback with the single "Savage", has seen its popularity rise further and has become the most anticipated new girl group. They are even being touted as the next girl group to reach the top.

Liu Zhimin's popularity soared, making her one of the hottest female idols at the moment.

At that time, Yoo Jimin was still a trainee who had not yet debuted, feeling anxious about the future and whether she could be with Kwon Heonhyuk.

In conclusion, it's not about how popular someone was, but about who can endure the longest; only those who persevere to the end will have the last laugh.

Everyone has their moment of glory, but don't mistake a moment for eternity.

Twice's comeback didn't go well, which disappointed fans, but there was nothing they could do but adapt to the changing times, and then the massive concert ticket rush began.

"If you need me and find me useful, you can submit a challenge."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk blinked as he talked to Minatozaki Sana on the phone, thinking he could help in some way.

"After all, I just created a practice video with tens of millions of views."

He then added a sentence that made Sana Minatozaki on the other end of the phone roll her eyes. She immediately began to refute him, expressing her contempt for his shameless act of taking credit for others' work.

"That's because Aespa is already popular, what does it have to do with you?"

Sana Minatozaki knew about the practice room video he filmed with aespa, but when she heard him bragging about it here, she habitually started to refute him.

"That's not right. Just tell me whether I'm useful or not."

Quan Xuanhe was completely at ease.

"What a smell! It's absolutely awful."

Sana Minatozaki didn't respond to him. Instead, her tone suddenly changed, and she mumbled to herself, as if you could see her frowning, pinching her nose, and looking disgusted through the phone.

"What?"

"So it's the smell of your stinky farts."

"what?"

Kwon Hyun-hyuk was speechless, utterly exasperated by Sana Minato's impromptu little drama. "Why don't you go into acting? I'm serious."

"No, I won't."

Sana Minatozaki raised her eyebrows, looking completely nonchalant, and tiptoed on her toes, seemingly in a good mood.

"Ok."

They chatted casually for a while before hanging up. Not knowing what to say, Quan Xuanhe suddenly found himself without any female friends with whom he could have deep conversations.

In-depth communication in the literal sense.

It seems that Sana Minatozaki has gradually become his soulmate in a true sense.

Quan Xuanhe pondered for a moment, then wrapped his North Face jacket tighter around himself.

Since mid-November, they have been filming on the beach in Jeju Island. It's windy, so they put on their windproof suits early on.

The reason for bringing this up is because it's a recent new sponsorship, and they intend to sign him as their current spokesperson.

Just like the North Face down jacket, which suddenly became a trend in the country and was once used as a 'school uniform'.

In fact, this brand has become incredibly popular in South Korea in recent years, and it has even become a trend for 'school uniforms'. Moreover, due to the reasonable designs and prices from Korean factories, it has also become popular overseas.

Korean-style clothing is generally more suitable for Asian body types than European or American styles. Even among sportswear brands, Korean-style clothing tends to look more trendy and fashionable than domestic styles, given the intense competition in the Korean apparel industry.

The large-scale publicity and marketing strategy of the North side naturally requires CICC to invite currently popular and well-received celebrities to be its spokespeople.

Now there's no one else but him. Cha Eun-woo can barely compete with him in terms of looks, but he's not as commercially valuable.

So they approached him, and coincidentally, Kwon Heonhyuk had a vacant endorsement position in the sportswear sector, so they started negotiating.

Quan Xuanhe was thinking about this when another message came from below.

"what?"

"MAMA?"

"Didn't the nomination announcement period already pass a couple of days ago?"

"Come find me now?"

"Sure, I can go as long as it doesn't take up too much time."

"The brand wants you to appear at the end of the year to boost its popularity. After all, you don't have many events to attend at the end of the year, and it would be a pity to waste the popularity of Squid Game."

Quan Xuanhe took a sip of hot tea, coughed lightly, and indicated that he had no objection and that it was perfectly acceptable.

"Then I'll accept on your behalf and attend this year's awards ceremony."

"Row."

Hearing Park Jung-jung's last words on the other end of the phone, Kwon Seon-hyuk nodded and agreed.

This is sponsored by Chaumet. Mama provides some support to its sponsors, such as having the sponsor's spokesperson serve as an award presenter. Gulnazar attended Mama before because of the brand.

Kwon Heonhyuk's most famous endorsements right now are LV and Dior. After more than a year, his relationship with LV is well-known. This is the same as Jennie being CHANEL and Kim Jisoo being Dior. The fame of the two has reached a very high level.

If Chaumet wants to increase the brand awareness of its spokesperson, it needs to increase its advertising efforts; otherwise, even if it hires a spokesperson, it will only be able to rank below Dior and Louis Vuitton.

"I'll talk to MaMa and confirm the specific details, then I'll tell you more."

"it is good."

Last year, he declined MAMA to avoid the wave of criticism against actors. It would be a bit unreasonable to refuse again this year. It wouldn't be a problem to show his face again, after all, MAMA is still a major K-pop event no matter how much it is criticized.

The call ended there, and Park Jung-jung immediately began negotiating with MAMA, whereupon he received another thought-provoking question.

"Now, Heo Sung-tae and JYP's girl group ITZY are planning a collaboration stage. After seeing JYP's team's plan, I feel it should have a very good response."

“We also watched the practice room dance video that Xuanhexi and aespa filmed together before, which caused a really big reaction.”

"So, since both sides participated in MAMA, we had an idea."

"Could the artists from both sides also have the idea of ​​creating a collaborative stage?" The MAMA organizers raised this idea with Park Jung-jung, which surprised him somewhat, and he began to consider MAMA's proposal.

Cooperation is definitely beneficial, without a doubt, but sometimes collaboration isn't something you can just decide on a whim.

"While this idea is good, the copyright of the Squid Game does not belong to us. If any content related to the Squid Game appears in official settings, we need to obtain authorization from Netflix."

The dance practice room wasn't used for commercial purposes, and Kwon Heonhyuk's appearance in the video was just a minor incident, so no one pursued it.

Now, if a collaboration is to be held on a big stage, the general public can simply enjoy it, but they have much more to consider.

"Copyright is certainly a factor we consider."

"ITZY's choreography has no direct connection to the Squid Game; they just used Xu Chengtai as the villain actor in the performance."

“If it’s Xuanhe Xi, we can have a further discussion with Aespa.”

This is what the organizers of MAMA said.

"it is good."

"Was the idea for collaboration with SM Entertainment or...?"

Park Jung-jung nodded, having a general understanding of the situation, and then asked one more question.

Was this crazy idea yours or SM Entertainment's?

"This is our current idea, and we will try to discuss it with SM Entertainment later."

The planner continued.

"Okay, I will communicate with the artist later and ask for their opinion."

Park Jung-jung concluded by saying he understood and ended his conversation with MAMA.

The news reached Quan Xuanhe's ears immediately, surprising him when he came downstairs.

"What?"

"Do I still have a stage for collaboration?"

"I'm not going to be an idol anymore."

Kwon Hyun-hyuk was a little surprised. He didn't know why he was going on stage again after communicating with Park Jung-jung.

"It was planned by MAMA. The collaboration stage was expected to be with aespa, but it is still under discussion and we need to get the opinions of both parties."

Hearing Kwon Hyun-hyuk's surprised voice, Park Jung-jung adjusted her glasses and slowly explained to him, sorting out her thoughts.

"That's it."

"I have no opinion."

Since I've already attended as an award presenter, it won't make a difference whether I stay or not.

Immediately afterwards, the face of Yoo Ji-min appeared in Quan Xuanhe's mind.

If that's really possible, then we'll have time to meet next, right?
...

"mo?"

Giselle was puzzled.

"A stage for collaboration!"

Jin Dongtian was astonished.

"Nug ah?"

Ning Yizhuo was curious.

"Quan Xuanhe!"

Liu Zhimin shouted.

Inside the practice room, the four individuals each displayed their own distinct personalities, and their reactions varied after the news was delivered by their manager.

However, Liu Zhimin reacted the most, her eyes widening as she looked at what her manager was saying, blinking intently.

"It's part of the MAMA project. The company is discussing it internally, and of course, we'd like to get your feedback as well."

The agent breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Liu Zhimin's somewhat worthless reaction, feeling a little helpless, and then turned his gaze to the others.

There's no need to ask Liu Zhimin; she seems quite enthusiastic, and she'll probably be the first to raise her hand in agreement.

With such an overly lively and enthusiastic performance, wouldn't the management team say anything? The answer is definitely yes.

This behavior suggests that she is actively trying to contact Kwon Heon-hyuk privately, perhaps even wanting to date him.

The agent glared at Liu Zhimin with a warning look in her eyes.

If you make it any more obvious, I'll deal with you.

Seeing this, Liu Zhimin shrank her neck, and her lively eyes suddenly became docile, but she still seemed to be restless.

"What do you think?"

"Sure, the last time it went really well, didn't it? If we had a collaborative stage, the response would be even better, right?"

Seeing that neither side was speaking, Ning Yizhuo took the initiative to express her opinion and thoughts.

"I think it's fine, no problem."

Giselle pursed her lips, glancing left and right with a strange sense of stealth, a hint of caution in her expression.

"Right, there's really no problem, it should be feasible."

Perhaps it was the warning look from her manager that snapped Liu Zhimin out of her daze. Her expression became natural and calm. She looked around, nodded slightly, and ran her hand through her hair.

The forced naturalness of the expression actually appeared somewhat stiff, and the acting skills were rather clumsy in the eyes of discerning viewers.

"Will the fans have objections? Will they not want to see this situation?"

Just when Liu Zhimin thought that everyone was on the same page, Jin Dongtian's clear, even shrill, voice suddenly rang out and reached her ears.

Ok?
What is this talking about?
Liu Zhimin's gaze immediately fell on Jin Dongtian, her expression a mixture of surprise and suspicion. Her delicate brows furrowed and tightened.

What do you mean?
Is this a time to sing a dissenting voice?

Or are you really going to offer more suggestions?

"It is possible that your current image and your interactions with male celebrities in public will indeed cause controversy."

"So we need to ask for your opinions."

Upon hearing what Kim Dong-won said, the manager nodded and continued speaking.

"What should we do?"

Kim Dong-won seemed oblivious to their gazes, continuing to talk to her manager with a serious and focused expression.

Liu Zhimin looked at her with displeasure.

"The company has contingency plans and observes public reaction and public opinion guidance."

"In that case, if there is a countermeasure, it can be implemented, and the response will be very good."

Liu Zhimin frowned, glanced at Jin Dongtian, and then looked at her manager to interrupt.

Are these two fighting?
The other two looked at each other, then suddenly fell silent, glancing left and right, remaining quiet and making no sound.

It was clear that the agent had also noticed the disagreement between the two.

His brows furrowed slightly as he sensed the subtle shift in the relationship between the two girls in front of him because of a boy.

(End of this chapter)