Become an Idol or Become Deceased! [fan translation] P.1

Chapter 232

The ridiculous plan to bring a new member to VTIC started with a fresh batch of bullshit.

"First of all, hoobae-nim is going to have a pre-debut. Solo."

"..."

He was suddenly bringing up solo activities?

"Unless something major happens this year... it might actually be easier to win the Rookie of the Year award in the male solo artist category. Since there won't be any competition."

He even spoke so nonchalantly about this.

"Didn't you say this agency doesn't support solo activities?"

"Well, I think I can persuade them for a pre-debut solo."

Chungryeo gave an unperturbed affirmative answer.

'Even for a pre-debut activity, how can he be so sure about it?'

As expected, the fact that this agency excluded solo activities to an extreme level was due to this guy's influence.

I crossed my arms.

"Even if I debut like that, how can you guarantee it's going to be successful, being a male solo artist?"

I couldn't remember the last time a male idol without a group achieved success as a solo artist. However, Chungryeo laughed.

"Oh, I don't mean a performance-centered idol but a vocal-focused singer.

"...!"

"You would be the first hoobae artist from LeTi after VTIC, right? It's bound to create buzz. And since the fields are different, we would avoid competition."

That made sense. Moreover, as a traditional male solo artist focused on music rather than dancing, if it came to songs like ballads or indie... the success rate was decent. If the songs were good that is.

"And next year, you'll have a collaboration song with VTIC's unit. It would be great if it shows off some performance."

"..."

Appealing to the public with the fact that I knew how to perform while tying me together with VTIC, huh?

"Collaboration songs within the same agency are common, so even if there's some backlash, we can overcome it. If the results are good, and hoobae-nim's role becomes solid, fans will eventually accept it."

By this point, I understood what he was getting at.

I opened my mouth.

"...And if the incident of VTIC's main vocalist breaks out, are you saying that when talks such as 'I'd rather have Ryu Gunwoo replace him' emerge, you would actually use that to accept the ridiculous idea?"

"You're smart. Yes, that's right."

It meant that the transition of Ryu Gunwoo replacing VTIC's main vocalist would happen as naturally as possible.

'This is insane.'

Of course, it was. I had provided the information about the main vocalist incident because it was the most valuable piece of information he would hang onto.

'Besides, the incident will emerge 1-2 years from now, but it was occurring precisely during this time.'

In other words, it was an easy fact to verify. I judged that proving I came from the future and building trust would be easier with this information.

However, instead of trying to prevent the controversy to maintain his status, this bastard was planning to replace the other guy with me.

I furrowed my eyebrows.