Debut or Die

Chapter 255

If you can’t debut, you’ll die of a disease Episode 255

After accepting a crazy deal that disappears the status window if you don’t hit the target within 500 days.

The rest of the holiday vacation just went by peacefully.

Actually, I went back to the dorm a few days early and tried to extensively analyze the global and domestic trends in pop music for the next album… .

When I woke up, I was producing holiday food.

“… … ?”

“Oh my gosh, you make songpyeon so beautifully~ Our Sejin doesn’t have dumplings?”

“mom!”

“… thank you.”

It seems that there is some influence from ‘Truth Confirmation’ to missions that made my head explode. I was drawn to what I could do without thinking.

So, I just wrote “Testa’s Island Life” and read “Mission in Distress” and spent time monitoring the variety show.

[Cha Yoo-jin: Wow!]

[Ryu Cheong-wu: Watch your feet!]

“You edited it in a spectacular way.”

“… I know.”

The image of getting supplies by helicopter after climbing the hill after preparing the equipment was somewhat reminiscent of a passionate sports game or expedition.

And predation given like a reward.

[Yum yum yum]

[Enjoy it, enjoy it, Testa… ?]

Rather than just blindly healing, I liked the drawing. Is it because it looks better in contrast to the hardships and hardships of supply?

‘The reaction must have been fine until the end.’

And the reaction on the internet that I sneakily checked was really like that.

-I thought it would be a dog-no-jam budung-bu-dung entertainment, but it was unexpectedly good

-I healed the kids, but I’m all healed

. It’s a format that would have been fun even if it wasn’t a testa haha

? If it wasn’t a testa

in the first place

. I know you’re a Testa fan, but aren’t you ignoring other idols and broadcasters

too much

?;;

‘I can’t control the public opinion that it’s fun, so I’m pushing the side that it’s not because of Testa.’

It was a good thing.

However, what was unexpected was that this ripple effect did not end in Korea.

‘Selling hotteok wasn’t even this much.’

It wasn’t the entertainment show that had to reflect the opinion of the general manager, who openly said he would target the United States, and I didn’t know that a domestic pilot like this would flourish.

[TeSTAR in a deserted island and – DISASTER? (Surprised emoticon)]

The broadcast summary clip uploaded by the broadcaster quickly gained a lot of views, and within a few days English translation titles and subtitles began to be provided.

Distress and luxury vacation.

It seemed that overseas fans were actively recommending summaries to WeTube reaction channels, probably because it was originally fun and easy to understand.

[Americans overwhelmed by Testa’s distress entertainment!]

[This is the entertainment of K-pop idols! Overseas YouTubers’ reactions surprised by the explosion of fun (Korean subtitles)]

Naturally, it flowed into the translation gukppong channel, and a virtuous cycle was created in which new content was created.

… I messed around a bit, though.

[Wtuber: Oh god, are they trapped in a hurricane right now?? On an uninhabited island??]

[Wetuber: No, I thought it would be sweet and cute because I heard it was a real variety of K-pop idols… .]

[Youtuber: Oh my God! Look at them surprised hahaha]

[(They’re just automatically into it as soon as they see it~ Welcome.)]

Adding subtitles like this would be one of the selling points, but I can’t help but feel embarrassed by the viewers.

“hmm.”

“… What are you looking at?”

“Ah, the overseas reaction to our variety shows.”

“that… ! Did you see it too?”

Bae Se-jin’s eyes flashed. Like a guy who was looking for a way to escape his body, he seems to have a deep knowledge of this.

“Oh, not this person… There are people who have a good selection of videos. for a moment.”

Sejin Bae turned on WeTube on TV and entered one of his subscription channels. It seems that he is enjoying his WeTube life in earnest more than he thought.

And the video played by Bae Se-jin was quite good.

[Hello, this is K-Pop Manse.]

In fact, there is no distortion or exaggeration, and the back story of the YouTuber he translated is well prepared. There are no subtitles that are forced to fill in the mulberry.

“It’s fun.”

“… greatness! yes.”

I wish I managed to find something like this among the similarly solemn titles and channel names. This isn’t something you can find with keywords.

I watched the video on that channel for a long time after that. Because it looks good without thinking.

However, in the process, I discovered a strange pattern.

‘There is a flow.’

For example, if there is a foreigner who is new to Testa through this variety show, usually ask for a music video recommendation, which is Testa’s main job, in the comments.

[If there are any videos I need to see again, please recommend them in the comments. Don’t forget to subscribe too!]

Then, KPOP fans come and leave comments, mostly < Spring Out >.

-Oh my God, you are reviewing Testa! (Laughing emoticon)

-Their true talent is not entertainment, but stage????????????Please watch this music video first! (Link)

-‘Spring Out’ is a must-see. I can’t wait for his reaction. (Emoji wearing a birthday cone)

It’s the taste of Joseon steampunk with lots of capital. It seemed to work well because it was a blockbuster movie without any special likes or dislikes.

‘I was aiming for that in the first place, but I made it.’

It’s rewarding to see that overseas fans are really using things that were intended for overseas reactions.

And if the response here is good, the next ‘going’ will be held.

-The two songs are connected in a kind of series! I bet it will definitely be your taste?

I don’t forget the meticulousness of letting people watch the main story only after watching the teaser that includes all of the members’ solo songs.

‘And if you ask me to recommend something similar again, I’ll tell you the < 127 Section > game collaboration trailer video… .’

After going through the same worldview, ‘Better me’, he eventually comes to the ‘Magic Boy’.

It was a magic circle where everyone volunteered to be a ‘Lover’ after one circle.

[Hello subscribers! As you know… I’m completely into Testa, the K-pop big star these days! They’re just love viewers!]

[Today, we’re going to react to their newest song, ‘Nightmare’. 1 2 3 play!]

K-pop reaction is a business that gets quite a lot of views, so many YouTubers exaggerate, but it was a great thing anyway.

‘Most of the 1st team has this route.’

For example, VTIC also showed such a route. It usually starts with < Sangun >.

Anyway, more than I expected, Testa was exerting a significant influence on the global WiTube trend.

And that wasn’t the end.

[Testa’s Overcoming and Rising]

Similar sales videos with English titles, which translate to this, were going around with an unusually large number of views.

“… … .”

Check out the one with the most views.

[One of the eldest brothers and leader, Ryu Cheong-woo, was originally a South Korean national archery representative and a gold medalist in the men’s team event in the Olympics.] [However, due to fatal sequelae from a childhood car accident,

he retired from the national team in the year he became an adult. .]

This video summarizes Testa’s backstory, how she debuted through a brutal audition program, and how she achieved great results after that.

It was also a video about how they recovered from a recent horrific car accident and held a donation concert.

In a word, it means that it was a dramatic success story.

‘Looks like American taste… .’

The taste of the self-made song and the twisting story was thick like a beef bone.

[Testa’s eldest, Bae Se-jin, was a child actor who appeared in a very famous movie in Korea.] [

He played a traditional Korean child shaman and won an award at a film festival with his tremendous acting skills… .]

“Huh… … .”

Beside him, Bae Se-jin saw his young self performing gut and covered his face.

“Aren’t you proud?”

“Are you kidding me?? I can’t do it completely.”

It seems that he has a dark history because he has grown up and his eye level has increased.

In any case, it was a bit exaggerated, but it was definitely a well-made video.

In addition, the traffic accident was cross-edited with the news to reproduce the feeling of the fandom at the time.

“hmm.”

“… Everyone was worried.”

[And finally, the moment the last member is discharged, they come up with an amazing plan.]

[It was an online donation concert for long-term hospitalized children.]

And the donation concert… Well, in fact, from these people’s point of view, since Testa is a foreigner, there will be a sense of mental distance, so it doesn’t matter much if the focus is on ‘good influence’.

For entertainers from other countries, even if something embarrassing happens, isn’t the rationalization of ‘cultural differences’ a barrier?

‘Still, I’ll have to figure out the image.’

I even checked the comments on my mobile just in case.

– A group of people who want to execute the former manager of this video without fail

– He should rot in prison for the rest of his life.

-Oh my God, you stopped your car on the road in the middle of the night and made threats? It is an evil seed that should not exist in the world.

” … .”

The comment section was a donation concert, and it was nabal, and it was a momentum to burn the former manager at any moment. Even though it’s someone else’s language, I feel a sense of ugliness.

‘As expected, anger is a universal sentiment.’

It wasn’t too bad anyway. Because violent criminals get scolded for their crimes.

He doesn’t have a particularly heartbreaking story, and he has nothing to sympathize with.

‘Of course, I think I’ve already eaten enough even if it wasn’t for this.’

Besides, he had a bleak future ahead of him.

I heard that the former manager, who faced the wrath of the public opinion, was charged with attempted murder due to intentional negligence.

And the attention was focused, and there was no background, and the criminal trial was ruined like a case that turned a large company into an enemy.

“Come to think of it, I told my manager that I was sentenced to 17 years.”

This was not commuted and was beaten intact. It will probably be the same in the second trial that appealed.

Bae Se-jin nodded bluntly.

“okay. Actually, that kind of guy should live and die there for the rest of his life, not 17 years.”

“… … .”

no… Even if I get out of prison, I won’t be able to live properly.

While working as a manager, all sorts of fans had already taken pictures of him, so his face came up just by searching the Internet.

Perhaps, like other cases, even after living in prison for about three to four years, I would have had to give up doing normal work in Korea.

Besides, now that I see it, it seems difficult to live abroad.

The testa sales video, in which the former manager’s face is openly exposed, has 8 million views, but what?

‘The more Testa gets, the harder it will be to live after being released from prison.’

And so it will be.

I shrugged.

“You seem to be someone you won’t see face to face in the future, but you feel comfortable.”

“… okay. It’s a holiday.”

Bae Se-jin nodded his head with difficulty.

Beside him, the boy’s mother smiled happily.

yes it is a nice sight

‘Take a lot of rest before work.’

As soon as the vacation ends, I plan to properly prepare for this album.

I thought for a moment.

What does the fan base who is drowning in the Algorithm Swamp of Testa want?

‘It’s a good song.’

okay. The deep worldview is good, and the easy listening and musicality are good, but I need to take a more primitive approach than that.

Intense and cool choreography, intense music video that kills visual beauty, and exciting and expensive sound.

Just fun things to watch and listen to without thinking about anything else.

There is no magic pill like that to solidify the global momentum that spreads like a viral.

‘In a word, money should be poured like water.’

That was the only corner that the tops of this company were good at, so there is no problem.

However, it is no longer possible to appease these guys who are trying to put a spoon on them somehow to interfere with the overall picture.

‘It’s a waste of time.’

I had to keep the words I said to Bae Se-jin, who handed over the data collected for the lawsuit.

-I’m thinking that it could have the same effect as a lawsuit in a different direction.

It’s a company that was caught trying to slip away after giving all the attention to the ex-manager and almost got fucked.

‘I have to go see him once.’

I spent the rest of the holiday planning a pleasant meeting with the general manager.

And on the first day after the holiday, I set up an interview with him.