Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
Chapter 51
Chapter 52
Chapter 53
Chapter 54
Chapter 55
Chapter 56
Chapter 57
Chapter 58
Chapter 59
Chapter 60
Chapter 61
Chapter 62
Chapter 63
Chapter 64
Chapter 65
Chapter 66
Chapter 67
Chapter 68
Chapter 69
Chapter 70
Chapter 71
Chapter 72
Chapter 73
Chapter 74
Chapter 75
Chapter 76
Chapter 77
Chapter 78
Chapter 79
Chapter 80
Chapter 81
Chapter 82
Chapter 83
Chapter 84
Chapter 85
Chapter 86
Chapter 87
Chapter 88
Chapter 89
Chapter 90
Chapter 91
Chapter 92
Chapter 93
Chapter 94
Chapter 95
Chapter 96
Chapter 97
Chapter 98
Chapter 99
Chapter 100
Chapter 101
Chapter 102
Chapter 103
Chapter 104
Chapter 105
Chapter 106
Chapter 107
Chapter 108
Chapter 109
Chapter 110
Chapter 111
Chapter 112
Chapter 113
Chapter 114
Chapter 115
Chapter 116
Chapter 117
Chapter 118
Chapter 119
Chapter 120
Chapter 121
Chapter 122
Chapter 123
Chapter 124
Chapter 125
Chapter 126
Chapter 127
Chapter 128
Chapter 129
Chapter 130
Chapter 131
Chapter 132
Chapter 133
Chapter 134
Chapter 135
Chapter 136
Chapter 137
Chapter 138
Chapter 139
Chapter 140
Chapter 141
Chapter 142
Chapter 143
Chapter 144
Chapter 145
Chapter 146
Chapter 147
Chapter 148
Chapter 149
Chapter 150
Chapter 151
Chapter 152
Chapter 153
Chapter 154
Chapter 155
Chapter 156
Chapter 157
Chapter 158
Chapter 159
Chapter 160
Chapter 161
Chapter 162
Chapter 163
Chapter 164
Chapter 165
Chapter 166
Chapter 167
Chapter 168
Chapter 169
Chapter 170
Chapter 171
Chapter 172
Chapter 173
Chapter 174
Chapter 175
Chapter 176
Chapter 177
Chapter 178
Chapter 179
Chapter 180
Chapter 181
Chapter 182
Chapter 183
Chapter 184
Chapter 185
Chapter 186
Chapter 187
Chapter 188
Chapter 189
Chapter 190
Chapter 191
Chapter 192
Chapter 193
Chapter 194
Chapter 195
Chapter 196
Chapter 197
Chapter 198
Chapter 199
Chapter 200
Chapter 201
Chapter 202
Chapter 203
Chapter 204
Chapter 205
Chapter 206
Chapter 207
Chapter 208
Chapter 209
Chapter 210
Chapter 211
Chapter 212
Chapter 213
Chapter 214
Chapter 215
Chapter 216
Chapter 217
Chapter 218
Chapter 219
Chapter 220
Chapter 221
Chapter 222
Chapter 223
Chapter 224
Chapter 225
Chapter 226
Chapter 227
Chapter 228
Chapter 229
Chapter 230
Chapter 231
Chapter 232
Chapter 233
Chapter 234
Chapter 235
Chapter 236
Chapter 237
Chapter 238
Chapter 239
Chapter 240
Chapter 241
Chapter 242
Chapter 243
Chapter 244
Chapter 245
Chapter 246
Chapter 247
Chapter 248
Chapter 249
Chapter 250
Chapter 251
Chapter 252
Chapter 253
Chapter 254
Chapter 255
Chapter 256
Chapter 257
Chapter 258
Chapter 259
Chapter 260
Chapter 261
Chapter 262
Chapter 263
Chapter 264
Chapter 265
Chapter 266
Chapter 267
Chapter 268
Chapter 269
Chapter 270
Chapter 271
Chapter 272
Chapter 273
Chapter 274
Chapter 275
Chapter 276
Chapter 277
Chapter 278
Chapter 279
Chapter 280
Chapter 281
Epilogue
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Completed, Drama, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Completed ______
Total Chapters in book: 283
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All Star Week missions were over, but the top 10 finalists were not decided. There were eight winners because there was another team that had been completely eliminated like Jun Hyuk’s.
They needed to pick two more people to complete the top 10.
However, the truth was that the broadcast station had not finished coordinating the last of the contracts they had with the entertainment agencies. The legal and production teams were busy making the final touches.
Once they were finished tuning the contracts with the entertainment agencies, Producer Kim Ki Sik felt like his head was going to explode. They had decided the order of elimination and each team’s song selection for the top 10 performances. They had to design the broadcast as if it were a puzzle without any easy pieces.
On top of that, all of this had to align with the contents of the contracts, it had to look natural to the viewers, and the quality of the stages had to be up to par. There were plenty of other audition programs.
His head still hurt when he thought of the verbal abuse they had suffered on the internet last season.
They had put in a song by a girl group that went off a sexy concept without vocals. The participant that had to sing that song was a rock band. The arrangement was good, so they did not think that there would be any issues, but that week’s stage theme happened to be ‘The Song of My Life’.
The members of the rock band were older than the members of the girl group. In a way, it should have been expected that the viewers would be angry.
Not only did most rock bands not listen to idol or girl group songs, but they got most of their inspiration from British and American rock bands. But it was ‘The Song of My Life’! Moreover with a young girl group’s song.
This season needed to be perfect. The entertainment market grew by the day. Mistakes could not be tolerated to the point where the company’s profits depended on each broadcast.
“Okay. There’s only one person who needs to be added to the top 10 no matter what, right? Nam Seung Hee?”
“Yes. We completed the contract with her agency.”
Producer Kim Ki Sik and the production team went into the selection process for the remaining two seats in the top 10.
“Then if we confirm the 9 people… it’s exactly 10 if we put Jun Hyuk in there.”
Producer Jo spoke cautiously,
“But senior, there are some problems if we do it like this.”
“I know. You’re talking about the fat kid and the girl with the braces, right?”
“Yes. Kwak Hye Sung and Jang Na Rae. The judges have been giving those two good evaluations as well and their prospects aren’t bad either. Kwak Hye Sung could hit it big if he just loses a little weight… and Jang Na Rae seems like she could shine once her braces come out and her looks get better with the limelight.”
It went without saying that their singing skills were not a joke either.
“Then why aren’t there any calls for them? Agencies these days don’t have an eye for these things?”
“Well, I guess it’s because of Jun Hyuk. The agencies are only trying to get Jun Hyuk. They’re good kids in their own rights, but they can’t get any attention because Jun Hyuk overshadows them.”
Producer Jo shook his head at the thought of the flood of calls. He picked up dozens of calls from agencies asking for a chance to meet Jang Jun Hyuk everyday.
“The problem is that if we don’t put these two up, we’ll have to edit everything out. There are a few kids in the top 10 who don’t sing as well as these two do. Especially if people like Nam Seung Hee advance, we’ll really get feedback that we choose the winners by their looks.”
“What do we do? Go with top 12?”
“If we do that, we need to get permission to go on air for another week. Are we okay to do that?”
If there was an episode extension, the main writer had an increase in work and income. The main writer was not a full-time employee, but was working on a contract. The number of episodes directly affected the income. It was bound to be a sensitive issue.
“Pil Jae, go to the consultants and see if we can get another week.”
“Got it.”
Producer Jo and Pil Jae ran to the conference room.
“If we can’t get the extension, we can shorten the two-part epilogue to one. That’s okay, right?”
Producer Kim looked to the main writer as if seeking consent. He had already settled on going with top 12 finalists.
“So we’re decided on doing top 12?”
“Yeah. How much money do we get from the digital sales of two songs? It’s not a bad thing.”
“Isn’t our show going to become top 12 permanently like this?”
“Last season was top 11. It’s fine.”
They finalized their decision to go with the top 12. Kwak Hye Sung and Jang Na Rae did not know that the two of them had gotten on a train from hell to heaven.
“Then make the order for the broadcast with those finalists. Make sure you check the order of eliminations.”
“Yes.”
“I’m going to go get interviews from the additional contestants. Oh right, this Thursday is the airing of the first episode. Finish up the editing.”
Everyone sighed at Producer Kim’s words. They could say goodbye to eating at home for the next month while the program aired. The conference room seemed to be full of the smell of cup ramen and rice rolls already.
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“First, Jung Soo should talk to Jun Hyuk in an interview format. Make it fairly long since I’ll be editing the best parts of it…..”
“Producer Kim, I’m going to do it honestly. If he doesn’t show potential, I’m just going to eliminate him. I’ll interview him if you agree to this. If not, give up on Jun Hyuk.”
It seemed that Judge Yoon Jung Su felt burdened that he was the person allowing Jun Hyuk to advance to the top 10 when he had just been sitting blankly during the last performance. He hit the wall even before his interview with Jun Hyuk. Producer Kim Ki Sik understood Yoon Jung Su’s worries, so he agreed,
“Fine, let’s go with the truth. Since he’s going out on live television without singing, the viewers will be able to accept him to a certain extent if he can convince you. If you need to eliminate him, do it. I’ll give up on him too.”
Yoon Jung Su’s face became brighter as soon as Producer Kim agreed to his terms,
“Oh right, what agency is Nam Seung Hee in?”
“You’re so naive. Why do you think Jin Young came on the show? Ha ha.”
“She’s in JYS? That girl is?”
“Yes. I think they’re trying to make her the second Ji Na. Sexy and pretty good at singing.”
“That’s possible since Nam Seung Hee’s voice is better. Her looks are okay too.”
From the regretful look on his face, it seemed like he had been thinking of bringing her into his agency.
“We also decided to let the fatty and brace face advance. Sung Chul and Lee Eun Jin are going to interview them.”
“Who? Fatty? Brace face? Oh, Kwak Hye Sung and Jang Na Rae. Yeah, those two were a pity to eliminate. You thought well.”
The top 12 were decided and in order to create material for the show, Yoon Jung Su went to meet Jun Hyuk who had already started packing his bags to leave.
Total Chapters in book: 283
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 482630 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 2413(@200wpm)___ 1931(@250wpm)___ 1609(@300wpm)
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