Entertainment Life With A Camera

Isn’t this a balance collapse?

AWY, who had been busy with advertisements, photo shoots, interviews, and other preparations for their overseas activities next year, finally faced the recording day of the variety show ‘Our time’ with PD Lee Jong-soo.

“Today is the day we find out our teams, right?”

“I wonder who we’ll be paired with.”

‘Our time’ was not just a composition survival show, so they had a tight schedule.

Originally, they planned to show the team formation through various games, but they decided to save time by just doing a ladder game in the recording studio. Instead, they would focus more on the composition process and each member’s individuality.

“Who do you guys want to recruit for your team?”

Park Seo-dam’s question was answered by Park Jin-hyuk and Lee Joo-hyuk.

“Well, it has to be Ian. He can compose and write lyrics to some extent. Choreography creation is… a bit vague, but they said they would assign trainers for that anyway.”

“If you want choreography creation, you can also take Hyun, there’s one spot left. But it doesn’t really matter, since the title is decided only by the song. We’ll all perform together anyway.”

“Oh, really?”

Kim Ju-young drooped his shoulders with a tired expression.

“Wow, if Ian joins Joo-hyuk hyung’s team, isn’t it over?”

“No, you can’t tell until you see the final product. Who knows, maybe you and I will suddenly become composing gods?”

Park Jin-hyuk consoled Kim Ju-young as he opened the door to the studio.

“Hello!”

The AWY members entered the studio and bowed politely. The staff’s eyes were all on AWY.

“Oh, you’re here!”

“PD-nim!”

Their faces looked excited. After Avi’s appearance on the variety show was confirmed, the production cost had increased due to the influx of sponsorship and advertisement offers.

Following the staff’s call, PD Lee Jong-soo quickly came to the front of AWY. He shook hands with each member and greeted them warmly.

“You came early? It’s been a while, hasn’t it?”

“PD-nim. We look forward to working with you today.”

Lee Joo-hyuk’s words made Lee Jong-soo chuckle. Even though they had gained popularity that he couldn’t touch casually, they were still polite and nice. He had become close to them after a few meetings, but he liked that they didn’t cross the line.

“I should be the one asking you to work well with me. The person coming behind me is our CP-nim.”

The members turned around and saw a rather large person approaching AWY with big strides.

“He was smiling from ear to ear when he heard you were coming.”

Lee Jong-soo whispered as if he was telling a secret. The large figure looked even more intimidating with a suit on.

“Nice to meet you! I’m CP Yoo Joon-hyung.”

[Oh, wait.]

Jin, who was hovering around Ian, teleported to Yoo Joon-hyung’s face and stuck his lens to it.

‘What?’

Ian was puzzled, but he bowed with the other members anyway.

“Hello. We look forward to working with you!”

“Oh, I should be the one saying that. PD Lee, is there anything you need?”

Lee Jong-soo silently raised his thumb.

“I really wanted to meet you guys. Our broadcasting station doesn’t have any music shows, you know…”

“Oh, is that so?”

“But music shows are not that profitable from the broadcasting station’s perspective… Can you take a picture with me later?”

As Yoo Joon-hyung’s mouth moved nonstop, the AWY members smiled awkwardly and replied appropriately.

“CP-nim, these kids have to get ready, so why don’t you talk to them later? We have plenty of time anyway.”

“Really? Okay then.”

PD Lee Jong-soo personally escorted the AWY members to the powder room and whispered to them.

“He’s a bit talkative, but it won’t hurt to get along with him.”

“Is that so?”

The members answered briefly and moved on. It was obvious that it wouldn’t hurt to get along with the broadcasting station CP.

But Ian didn’t forget that Jin was interested in Yoo Joon-hyung. He slowed down his pace and asked PD Lee next to him.

“Who is he?”

[The third son of Baekwoo Daily.]

“He’s the son of the newspaper company’s president.”

Jin and Lee Jong-su said at the same time. Ian opened his mouth.

“That’s interesting.”

“Isn’t it?”

The son of the newspaper company’s president was a broadcasting station CP… It was an unusual career. Ian was about to follow the members into the powder room, but he stopped.

‘Wait, if he’s the third son of Baekwoo Daily…’

[That’s right. I just remembered too.]

Baekwoo Daily was one of the top three media companies. It was not just a good connection to have, but a great one.

‘How can I use this…’

An opportunity came knocking. The problem was whether there was a butterfly effect or not. Would anything change much if he gave some advice on a few future facts that he already knew?

‘You never know until you try.’

The members of AWY who finished their preparations stood in front of the camera. The assistant director handed cue cards to Park Seo-dam and Ian. They planned to fill the broadcast with only AWY members, without any external MCs.

“Hello! I’m the youngest of AWY, Seo-dam, who will be hosting ‘Our time’!”

“I’m Ian, the assistant host!”

Park Seo-dam finished the opening and introduced herself. The members clapped and cheered. Then, one by one, the members finished their introductions and sat down, waiting for Ian and Park Seo-dam to lead the show.

“We have a reason for coming to this studio, and that is AWY’s own songwriting survival!”

The staff rolled a whiteboard and placed it behind AWY.

“Is this really a ladder game?”

“Don’t we have any mini games or something?”

Ian and Park Seo-dam shook their heads.

“The team assignment is completely random.”

“But since we have designated leaders, the team balance should be roughly fair.”

“Okay, can our leaders come forward?”

Ian gestured, and Lee Joo-hyuk, Park Jin-hyuk, and Kim Ju-young stood side by side.

“Write your names on the top. Do you have anyone you want to team up with?”

“You.”

Park Jin-hyuk pointed at Ian. He felt quite good when he was chosen. Ian spoke with a smile in his voice.

“Is there a reason?”

“I think it would be easier to work with Ian, since he has some experience in composing.”

“Then what about the rest of you? Joo-hyuk hyung?”

Lee Joo-hyuk thought for a moment and said.

“I want Seo-dam. His low voice is really good.”

Park Seo-dam clenched his fist and shouted yes! Ian stood in front of Kim Ju-young.

“What about you, Ju-young?”

“I also want Ian. The reason is the same as Jin-hyuk hyung. It’s my first time composing alone, so I need someone to help me.”

But then they seemed to remember the people who were not chosen, and the three of them gathered together and whispered.

“Ah, it’s hard to choose.”

“Tae-woong is also good at writing lyrics these days.”

“That’s the same for Hyun. He’s been reading a lot of books lately. And Hyun is also a survivor of this kind of thing.”

The ones who were picked were eating the sponsored snacks in the back.

“Is there anyone you don’t want to team up with?”

“Kim Hyun.”

Park Jin-hyuk answered without hesitation. Kim Hyun shouted why! from the back.

“We don’t get along.”

“Wait, ask us too! I don’t want to work with Park Jin-hyuk either!”

Jo Tae-woong, who was sitting next to Kim Hyun and drinking the sponsored carbonated drink, raised his hand.

“Then I also don’t want Jin-hyuk hyung. I can’t rap, but he seems like he would make me rap.”

“Wow, then I’m also Jin-hyuk’s brother!”

Park Seo-dam quickly raised his hand.

“I’m the leader, but Jin-hyuk.”

Lee Joo-hyuk joined in and in an instant, all the members pointed to Park Jin-hyuk as the person they didn’t want to be in a team with. But Park Jin-hyuk smiled brightly. He seemed to be happy to get attention.

“I saw your very warm gesture of caring for each other.”

“Before we assign the teams, let me introduce the judges who will review your songs!”

Ian and Park Seo-dam pointed behind them, and the remaining members looked at the large LED screen behind them.

“The judges are… You know this person well. Bluemix!”

“Oh, nice.”

Bluemix, who had a connection with ‘Idol Rapper’, appeared on the big screen. He was a composer and producer who made a name for himself.

Next, a person who AWY also knew well appeared on the screen with flashy special effects. It was Kim Hee-sang.

“Teacher Kim Hee-sang! But please come out for real!”

“Wow!”

Ian had given him a hint to take care of his health, and Kim Hee-sang, a legend of the music industry, did not fall behind the trend despite his age.

“And, wow… You all must have heard this person’s songs, right? The digital music powerhouse Lee Hyuna!”

As Ian spoke, the members collectively exclaimed in admiration. Even if a fandom-type idol released a song, the chart ranking was below Lee Hyuna. She was a female solo singer who had both popularity and fandom.

“And VI Entertainment’s CEO, Choi Jimin!”

“Huh.”

Choi Jimin, the CEO of VI Entertainment, who was invited by Lee Byung-hun’s network, was a producer who had made several of his artists successful with his innate sense and skills. He was also a first-generation idol.

“And there are also various guest judges, such as Black Rush’s Jung Se-jun, Trot Prince Im Tae-woo, and so on, who agreed to join us for the song review.”

“Shall we do the team matching that you’ve been waiting for?”

Before the ladder game, the leaders gathered and played rock-paper-scissors. There were seven people, so the last one was left out. The winner had the privilege of taking the remaining person.

“Rock-paper-scissors!”

“Yay!”

As soon as they saw the result, Park Jin-hyuk and Kim Ju-young fell to their knees and lay on the floor. Lee Joo-hyuk was jumping around excitedly.

“Ah! Joo-hyuk is overdoing it! Cut it out!”

“Joo-hyuk can do well on his own, right?”

They shook their hands and feet and acted like children who wanted to buy toys at the mart, but of course it didn’t work.

“Everyone, don’t do this and let’s see the result of the ladder game!”

“Right! You might get matched with Ian, who you wanted!”

As soon as they heard that, Park Jin-hyuk and Kim Ju-young sprang up.

“Since it’s come to this, I’ll take Choi Ian.”

“No way, he’s mine?”

The two argued over the ownership of Ian and looked at the whiteboard with tense expressions.

“I’m not an object, you two. Well, let’s see the ladder game… Huh?”

As soon as they saw the result of the ladder game, Kim Ju-young put both hands on the back of his head.

“Ah, isn’t this a balance breakdown? Joo-hyuk and Ian!”

“What do you mean balance breakdown? I’m here too.”

Kim Hyun was happy to be on the same team as Lee Joo-hyuk. He was already standing next to Lee Joo-hyuk and gesturing for Ian to come over.

“Oh, Seo-dam is good. Not bad.”

“Say it’s good, not bad, hyung.”

Park Jin-hyuk was on the same team as Park Seo-dam.

“Ju-young! I trust only you!”

“Ah, Jo Tae-woong… Ah…”

Kim Ju-young had already fallen into despair. Jo Tae-woong rubbed Kim Ju-young’s shoulder and said.

“No, listen to me. Joo-hyuk’s team is a strong contender for the win, but the future is still unknown.”

“Why do you think so?”

Ian gestured for him to continue.

“What happened to the aveng… the revenge-seekers in Project Idol? In the end, another team won, right?”

It was no use sugarcoating it as revenge-seekers, since he had already mentioned Project Idol.

“Uh, are you dissing them?”

“No, no, no, that’s not what I meant. I was just stating the facts. They were also amazing, but…”

In the end, Jo Tae-woong, who fell for Park Seo-dam’s trap, tried to salvage the situation and shut his mouth. He looked at the PD and quickly made scissors with his hands in the air.

“PD-nim, please edit this out.”

“I’ll make good use of it.”

Jo Tae-woong made an X-shaped eyebrow. Ian knew well that there wouldn’t be any malicious editing, so he smiled comfortably.

“Well, that’s how we finished the team matching!”

“Let’s try to complete the song within the given time!”

Ian and Park Seo-dam stood in front of the camera and wrapped up the show. Soon, the camera light went off and the assistant director shouted.

“That’s it for the studio recording!”