Debut or Die

Chapter 286

If you can’t debut, you’ll get a fatal disease Episode 286

“Shall we start with tidying up?”

“OK.”

“yes!”

Sejin Keun started writing down the topic on a whiteboard in one of the conference rooms.

It was an emergency meeting that started in a hurry after midnight.

[Testa’s comeback date]

It’s scheduled for a comeback that overlaps exquisitely with VTIC.

‘Originally, the agency decides these things on its own, and it’s normal for idols with this level of seniority to not have authority… .’

After going through various circumstances and coming to my senses, we are all involved.

It’s what I intended, and it’s more comfortable to do this. If someone else decides and our album fails, I’ll go crazy.

“first of all… Right now, our comeback date is here.”

Big Sejin drew a long line with the date and marked it at the beginning of the July scale.

Monday, July 5th. This is the day that was set as the original comeback date.

“It was a choice that allowed me to put all of the results from July, August and September into the 3rd quarter awards! Hey~ It’s good to see who picked it, right?”

It was a date unanimously agreed upon by the company and the members. I nodded.

“And I think VTIC thought the same.”

“… !”

Of course you wouldn’t. If it was July, I would have made the most efficient choice.

Sun Ah-hyun cautiously opened her mouth.

“Well then… Did you pick the same date… ?”

“Maybe the standard is Billboard, so it will be a little different.”

The days of the week that are fully reflected on the billboard… . Big Sejin is already writing on the whiteboard.

[VTIC senior comeback date]

[Billboard is Friday!]

“Friday! If so, it must be Friday, July 2nd~”

“Hmm.”

It’s only 3 days from our comeback.

July 2nd and July 5th.

The two points taken on the date line by Keun Se-jin looked filthy close. Here and there other guys stared at the whiteboard with serious faces.

Except for one guy, of course.

“Is there a problem? Don’t you want to meet our VTIC seniors?”

It’s Cha Yoo-jin.

Of course, at the very next moment, a guy who marked Cha Yu-jin one-on-one came out.

“Cha Yujin It’s not such a personal problem! You’re talking about both teams losing out on a lot of metrics calculated in relative possession!”

Kim Rae-bin triumphantly boasts of the calculation method he realized while preparing for this comeback.

You’re making good use of what you’ve known for less than a month.’

To put it in an easy-to-understand way, no matter how much you sell, it’s the same period, so if you look at it as a percentage, you’ll be sharing a pie.

‘I have to lose impact and short-term results.’

However, Cha Yu-jin was sceptical.

“no! We got first place last time! I don’t have any problem. We can do our stage!”

“last time?”

“Our debut album!”

Ah, the debut album that dragged on for weeks to reach #1 on the digital charts.

‘Actually, isn’t that the equivalent of robbing VTIC from going on tour?’

In fact, the timing worked out amazingly well. It usually didn’t go that way.

There are refutations here and there as if they had similar thoughts.

“That was just luck.”

“Ah, that’s right. To be honest, it’s a bit different since we didn’t win first place as soon as we came out~”

Ryu Chung-wu gently admonishes Cha Yoo-jin.

“What Ravin means is that you don’t have to take the road too hard. Both you and I are uncomfortable with each other.”

I don’t need to open my mouth for this.

“Boo… … .”

Cha Yu-jin reluctantly accepted the majority decision.

‘Then, except for Cha Yu-jin… Does everyone want to change?’

I looked around and organized my thoughts.

possible way.

“First of all, it is difficult to hasten a comeback. There is also a music video schedule.”

“That’s right, we also draw our teasers separately. No matter how much I pull it, a week seems to be the limit.”

And if you try to pull it, if you get a week of music broadcasting, VTIC will push in and it’s over.

“okay. So the main thing to consider is to postpone it… .”

Liu Cheng-wu carefully added his words.

“The company said August or September.”

“Mmm.”

Are you losing more than one month until the end of the year?

‘It’s still difficult to beat VTIC, so I think it’s dangerous.’

Still, it is a stable choice in terms of avoiding a greater risk. At least we can get 1st place on a music show for about 2-3 weeks.

But I was in trouble.

‘I should avoid making choices that damage the route to the destination.’

Here, I want to choose a date that will benefit the Daesang more than winning first place on a music show.

But this… You can speak only when there is a clear alternative.

‘Usually, I just choose August and end it here.’

I shook my head to get my words out before the trend hardened in that direction.

It was then.

“But I don’t want to put it off that long.”

“… !”

Ryu Cheng-wu spoke first.

“Really?”

“Why why?”

“It would be nice to easily win first place on a music show right now, but in the long run, I thought it would be better if we went the way we planned.”

The guy smiled coolly.

“I have to try for the grand prize this year.”

no way.

‘that… .’

“Ohhh brother!”

“It is a wonderful aspiration.”

“I like that too!”

The response was good because it was said by a guy who doesn’t usually say things like that.

And I was convinced after eye contact with him.

‘He pushes me properly.’

He took my words that he had to ride the target seriously.

‘good.’

Then it was definitely easier for me to speak out.

“Then, if we think in the direction of preserving our existing schedule as much as possible… Let’s analyze the expected performance.”

I started organizing with a pen on paper instead of the whiteboard occupied by Sejin Keun.

“First of all, VTIC sunbae-nim’s term for the album is shorter than ours and it’s a repackage, so it won’t rise dramatically.”

Even if you didn’t add the word annual leave, you would have known.

“Then, let’s set it to 1.93 million based on the previous work.”

A terrifying number.

“yes. And we… .”

If you catch Testa’s first move well, you can expect up to 1.3 million.

In fact, this is also crazy sales.

‘It’s not even a dog’s name for a million.’

Still, there are unavoidable differences.

“… If you cut it to 1.3 million, it will be difficult to keep up with the album.”

“Um…”

But it doesn’t end here.

“However, we tend to produce better sound sources.”

“Oh right.”

Testa had an advantage over other male idols. popularity.

This is thanks to the fact that while adhering to a conceptual concept, he released an easy-listening song at least once every two times and caught a few well-known solo entertainment shows.

‘Of course, I can’t deny that the virtue of starting with ‘Azusa’ is huge.’

Anyway, that’s why the sound source is also worth looking forward to for long-term results.

“So, if no other big singers come along, when we and the VTIC seniors came out together, I missed the first start, and from the second week onwards… .”

oh wait

If you go like this… .

“… !”

“Why Moondae?”

I went through what I had written down. And I realized

‘I see.’

I saw a point that I couldn’t see because I was buried in the fact that I suffered from simultaneous releases at the time of my debut.

now we… It wasn’t a debut.

I spat out the answer almost unconsciously.

“We go in with VTIC tails.”

“Uh huh?”

“We only need to postpone it for one week. then… .”

Bae Se-jin intervened.

“Wait, then it’s the same as when we debuted.”

that’s the point

“no. The case is the same, but the circumstances are different.”

I turned the paper towards Bae Se-jin.

“After the VTIC Initial Chodong, the second week’s volume, now our Initial Chodong wins unconditionally.”

“… !”

“The sound source chart… Once entered and stabilized, the graph will fall similarly. Maybe we’re a little higher.”

I wrote the comparison down on paper.

[Record]

VTIC (Week 2) ? Testa (Week 1)

[Sound source]

VTIC (Week 2) ? Testa (Week 1) (existing graph expected good performance)

Just looking at it, it looks like it will win on music broadcasts.

‘This can’t be overturned even with broadcast scores.’

We’ll make a comeback on Monday and hit the radio publicity from then on!

The amount of social media mentions and music video views are not pushed back in the first week.

Now we are in the 1st team.

“The composition from the debut is reproduced as it is, but this time we will go in after eating the first week unconditionally.”

This is a huge image gain.

“And it doesn’t matter if you toss and turn from the third week. No, if you don’t get pushed at all, it’s an unconditional advantage.”

Big Sejin nodded.

“Um~ We’ve grown like this, so now we don’t get pushed back even if we stick with VTIC sunbae-nim, right?”

“yes.”

Following the simultaneous release with Youngrin in January, the weight class will be solidified.

This time, it means that it can be released at the same time as the target level in the same industry.

‘If you add a story comparison with the debut here, it’s also good in terms of narrative, so it definitely becomes a topic.’

There will be SNS and articles pouring in that it is a signal of a generational change.

aiming for that

‘It’s almost impossible to beat VTIC on this year’s album anyway. There is Young Rin in the sound source.’

If so, there is one item worth challenging for us, whose strength is balance in the first place.

[Singer of the Year Award]

Since this year was a ‘popular singer’, the award ceremony will go to the picture that takes care of the ‘Public Opinion Award’.

‘All of the music and albums have the highest grades, so I won’t be able to say anything else.’

It was a gamble, but worth a try.

“But if we do this, VTIC fans will really hate it, you know?”

“Is that so?”

“I guess so? You feel like you’re being used~”

That was the part I had to accept.

The topicality of this Yanggang composition is always accompanied by resistance and fatigue.

“Yeah, I think the fans will have a hard time too… .”

“hmm.”

In fact, it wouldn’t matter if the grades came out with VTIC as I expected. Because the taste of mulberry will be stronger than fatigue.

‘Isn’t it good for combining fandoms?’

The new season of < Azusa > was about to end. I think it would be okay to designate VTIC as an external enemy just in time for the internal division to occur again.

And when the thought reached this point, an unexpected support shot came in.

“If we do well, it’s OK! No need to worry. Bro, we’re good! Fans love it!”

It is Cha Yoo-jin.

It seems like this guy is just shouting ok at the fact that he can work quickly without delaying his schedule… .

“How are we? Brother, are we good?”

“Yes. ooh we’re good… !”

“That’s what I say!”

There was no one like him when it came to pushing. I opened my mouth while watching the scene where Cha Yu-jin nailed Seon Ah-hyun as a supporter.

‘No matter how much, it can’t be like that.’

After thinking about everything, we had to agree. After making a comeback, we can’t give reasons for division.

“I just said my opinion, but I think there are people who don’t agree. Why don’t we raise our hands after thinking about it for a while?”

“It’s fine.”

I proposed a majority vote, and the members readily agreed.

and after a while

“… … .”

“Oh unanimous~”

Surprisingly, the agreement ended without a single dissenting vote.

‘This will happen?’

I thought you might need some persuasion.

And those who thought it would be the opposite opinion open their mouths one by one and express their reasons.

“I don’t think there is any need to be afraid in advance… For the fans, I think it’s right for us to do well… !”

“Conceptually, I came to the conclusion that if it comes out at the end of the summer, I won’t be able to fully show the charm of this song. Moon Dae-hyung is an excellent judge.”

The last is Sejin Bae.

“… Now that I think about it, if we postpone our schedule just because another group is coming, it would be like losing without a fight.”

“… … .”

I see

Bae Se-jin slightly averted his eyes. Liu Qingyu smiled and finished his speech.

“I’m doing this because I’ve never lost money by listening to you.”

“… … .”

Really, I rubbed the back of my neck and nodded.

“Then let’s go this way.”

“good!”

We tentatively agreed on a comeback date.

However, I had a question in my mind. Cheongryeo’s dyed hair and keeping secrets.

‘What the hell is VTIC bringing?’

And even if you didn’t want to know this, you would soon find out.

Because just two weeks later, VTIC released the first teaser.

* * *

[The cataclysm of the music industry in July… A super-large male idol group is aiming for the throne.]

In mid-June, when even Testa revealed the news of a comeback in July, social media turned upside down.

The office worker who runs the twin home of Park Moon-dae and Lee Se-jin was checking the activities of the biggest competitor as well as investigation.

-Kkkuyeokkkuyeok crawling in the same month hahahahaha -Since they

were 5 years old, they even renewed their contracts and seemed to have gone

crazy, ‘It’s obvious.’

Office workers who checked VTIC’s anonymous fan site clicked their tongues saying it would be a tiring month.

‘Why can’t I come out in July?’

It’s like this because everyone is preparing a great summer song.

‘I don’t know why the fandom is obsessed with season songs anyway.’

The office worker decided to use a calculator, saying that the only good thing was the side profit from selling VTIC data with overlapping schedules.

‘It seems that this company and that company have lost their senses. No, T-One originally had no sense.’

And that day, VTIC’s teaser was released.

[VTIC – ‘HELP’ Official M/V Teaser]

“… !!”

The mind of an office worker is filled with exclamation marks.

‘This… .’

It was definitely summer special.

However, the keywords they were aiming for were different.