When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar
Chapter 173

# 174

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[Entered into KK Billboard! 67th place…]

[The second Korean singer to enter the KK Billboard]

[Korean wave finalist, KK Billboard entry “It worked in the U.S. too! Becoming a global star..”]

– Billboard.. it’s amazing..ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– I’m really so proud to be a KK fanㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– It’s really amazing that you’ve made it this far, the possibilities are truly endless ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

– Proud Amazing!

-I’m proud of KK~!

-For the young people of Korea to make their name known like this is to promote national prestige.

-Billboardㅎㄷㄷ

-One Man was great, but KK is really great too!!!

-Is it more popular than One Man?

-One Man ranked 4th

-LOL Are you kidding me? One Man was truly a legend. To a foreigner passing by, did he ask DoyounoOneMan? It didn’t come out for nothing. Not only the public, but even Hollywood stars sang along to the one-man song, and it truly deserved to be called a global craze. Now, do you no kei? If you do this, Koreans won’t know either, so what…

– KK fans are getting excited~

– Isn’t it too much to compare them to One Man? They’ve only entered the market once, but their rankings are much lower

– KK It’s true that they’re getting a response from overseas, but don’t criticize them. Let’s not – It’s not a slap

, it’s probably

the KK fans who are posting it lol – I’ve never uploaded it, but it’s a real fact that it entered the Billboard hahahaha

– Wow, I’m drunk~

– Just entering the Billboard is amazing, so why are you doing it because you’re jealous? I support KK!

– KK entered two songs, that’s cool!

-Aren’t there other singers who entered the market besides One Man?

-I won’t play it because it was an English album released in the US.

-The reason One Man and KK is meaningful is because it is a Korean album. -There is

a long way to go to become a global star~

This was the reaction to the articles and comments posted on the portal site that Hyeongseo Ahn saw. The community’s reaction was not much different. Of course, more than half of the comments were compliments and positive comments.

At the same time, there were many posts comparing her to senior singers who had previously entered the Billboard or questioning whether KK was popular enough overseas to even enter the Billboard.

In fact, entering the top 100 on Billboard’s ‘Hot 100′ chart was a huge feat. Even if you only knew a little about the Billboard charts or the US market, you would know that its meaning was truly great.

However, even though it was a good thing, the reaction was not completely positive, which made Ahn Hyeong-seo feel uneasy. Even before, when an article was published about MyTube having a good number of views, the response from comments was much better.

Jung Yoongi said after seeing some comments.

“There are people who say that even if you originally won a silver medal, you couldn’t win a gold medal.”

“It’s because people have stomachaches. “Don’t you say your friend feels sick to his stomach when he buys land?”

Do-wook also nodded at the words of Jeong Yoon-gi and Kim Won. In conclusion, both people were right.

“The reason there seem to be more negative reactions than before is because there are so many inflows. Previously, only people who were really interested in us would come in and leave comments… but then everyone would be interested in the articles that hit Billboard.”

After listening to the members’ words, Ahn Hyeong-seo nodded as if he understood. Ahn Hyeong-seo also knew with his head, but his heart did not understand.

“What’s important is not just these reactions… but the real grades…”

Do-wook’s words, which were muttering as if he was talking to himself, became increasingly blurred.

What both Do-wook and team leader Dae-hyung Lee judged to be a problem was the number and content of the articles rather than the responses to comments.

KK’s entry into the Billboard was truly a hot issue. This was true just by looking at the number of comments on one article. KK itself was a hot topic and was the ‘billboard’.

Nevertheless, the number of articles was smaller than the number of articles reporting that Man to Man was on a roll, claiming first place in a row.

In addition, except for one media outlet that has always been friendly to Hit Entertainment, all of them briefly reported on KK’s entry into the Billboard. What this meant and how much of an achievement it had achieved was not even included in the press release distributed.

This was something that only Do-wook and Lee Dae-hyung, team leaders who worked in the public relations team and had been continuously analyzing it, noticed.

‘Hmm…’

Do-wook thought to himself without making a show so that the members wouldn’t worry for nothing on this happy day.

Members including Ahn Hyeong-seo and Director Oh Baek-ho were looking for a place for a dinner party this evening. This was because Manager Joanie personally gave instructions to eat a large meal.

While the members were busy, Do-wook quietly talked to team leader Lee Dae-hyung in a whisper.

“I guess…”

“Yes. “It seems like Ara Entertainment is paying attention.”

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung answered right away, as if he knew what Do-wook was trying to say.

“They say that even if a rich person goes bankrupt, it lasts for three generations, and the popularity of man-to-man is increasing… well.”

Do-wook quietly nodded to team leader Dae-hyung Lee’s words. Clearly, Director Seo Joong-won was keeping KK in check.

Although KK’s entry into the Billboard was certainly remarkable, it was not yet one-man, and Ara Entertainment’s influence in the domestic entertainment field was still strong. It felt like media outlets were paying attention to Ara Entertainment and publishing only the minimum amount of articles.

“I guess we have no choice but to get better results. “So much so that no one can pretend not to know.”

Dowook said. It was like sharpening a knife.

Even though team leader Lee Dae-hyung wanted to ask the question, ‘What more?’ Do-wook did not flinch.

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung suddenly felt that Do-wook’s rise to this point was not just due to his endless passion and desire to improve.

This was because it felt like Do-wook, who was thought to be good, also had personal desires. Of course, that doesn’t mean that having desires isn’t good.

However, if it felt like he could give up something because he was good, Do-wook, seen from a closer perspective, seemed like a person who would not give up on goodness or his own desires.

At that point, Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung shook his head. It was because he felt that even if he were reborn, he would not be able to live as hard as Do-wook without missing anything.

***

“Howdy! “Is the Billboard singer here?!”

“Wow, it’s dazzling!”

The filming location of “Lovers from Space.”

When Do-wook got off the van and went towards the director and Wang Hee-jin after completing all preparations, the two people welcomed him and made a fuss. Hearing the voices of the director and Wang Hee-jin, the attention of the staff members who were busy preparing for filming turned towards Do-wook.

“Forgive me for being late! Sorry Sorry!”

He bowed his head in all directions, not only to director Do-wook and Wang Hee-jin, but also to the staff.

It was only a week, but Do-wook was already famous for being the first among the actors to come to the filming set and prepare. When filming on set, he even went so far as to plan the movements that were normally done by assistant directors and assistants, and was receiving a lot of praise from the staff.

Not only his personality but also his acting were impeccable, so Dowook was already a popular star on set.

Today’s filming took place outdoors, but Do-wook was unable to arrive at the filming site at the original time because he was doing an interview with Billboard magazine.

Director Ahn Cheol-hwan, the director of Lovers from Space, stopped Do-wook by shaking the script he was holding in his hand.

“It’s now one minute past two! “Apologise later when it’s really late!”

Wang Hui-jin also helped.

“Are you really doing this to embarrass me?”

Director Ahn also wrinkled his nose and laughed at Wang Hee-jin’s jokes about always arriving on time or leaving about ten minutes to spare.

“I wasn’t able to celebrate properly because I was busy, but let’s celebrate properly today!”

Director Ahn suggested that the staff around him give a round of applause, and the staff happily clapped to Director Ahn’s beat in congratulations on KK’s entry into the Billboard. Onlookers surrounding the filming site also spotted Dowook and clapped together.

Currently, ‘Continue’ is ranked 65th on the ‘Hot 100’ chart. It went up two steps and was in the state for two weeks in a row.

People in the industry were interested in seeing how far it would go. Dowook and the other members were also checking the Billboard charts every day with trembling hearts, which showed no change.

“thank you.”

Dowook bowed his head.

“We should be thankful. This is my first time on a filming set where I eat well like this. “I heard a snack truck is coming today too.”

One of the lighting crew members passing by said to Dowook. Dowook smiled awkwardly and received a thank you from the lighting staff. Fans were preparing food and snack trucks for the staff whenever there was an outdoor filming.

I knew it would be a burden to the fans, so I wanted to tell them that it was okay to stop, but I also knew that I wanted to convey my love for them, so it was difficult to tell them to stop easily.

‘The way to repay is to do something I’m good at.’

Do-wook quickly erased things like KK and Billboard from his mind and changed his face to that of Director Cheon Min-jun, just like the clothes he was wearing.

A 32-year-old who looks like she’s about 25 years old. His actual age is two hundred and thirty-nine years old.

He was at an age where it seemed difficult to express it, but surprisingly, Do-wook, with his hair slicked back, wearing a suit, and speaking with a firm tone like someone from the Joseon Dynasty, was able to fully express those feelings.

It was not at all strange to fall in love with the beautiful Wang Hee-jin, who played the role of Han Song-hee in the play… such was her appearance and atmosphere.

Do-wook, who changed his mood by immersing himself in the role, pondered his lines, warmed up, and waited for filming to begin. Wang Hee-jin was also sitting on a chair, adjusting her makeup to be a little darker, and waiting for the photo shoot. About ten supporting actors were also waiting.

Today’s filming was a scene where Han Song-hee, who had been drinking during the day after being hurt by malicious comments posted on the Internet and comments from her family, runs out of the bar without a manager and wanders the streets.

When passers-by spot Han Song-hee stumbling around drunk on the street and flock to her, Manager Cheon Min-jun, who also found Han Song-hee, takes on the role of Han Song-hee’s manager because he can’t stand to see his company’s advertising model ruining its image.

It was a scene where the third generation of a chaebol, who was Han Song-hee’s ex-lover who was drinking with her at the time and is now just a friend, discovered the scene and asked Cheon Min-jun who he was pretending to be Han Song-hee’s manager.

It was the scene where the sub-male protagonist and the male protagonist met for the first time.

The role of the sub-male protagonist was played by Jeong Yi-wook. Jeong I-wook was a male actor in his mid-30s, similar in age to Wang Hee-jin. He debuted in his late twenties and became famous from the start due to his good looks, but the prevailing opinion was that he still lacked something to become a leading character.

Soon, Jeong Yi-wook arrived at the filming site. Jeong Yi-wook nodded his head in greeting to Wang Hee-jin and bowed a little more deeply to Director Ahn.

“Okay then, since Actor Jeong is here too, let’s start filming! “Standby right away!”

Director Ahn shouted loudly.

Wang Hee-jin expressed her drunken appearance by applying bold red blush to her face. Wang Hee-jin stood in front of the camera, ruffling her own hair.

“Hello, senior.”

Before Do-wook also stood in front of the camera, he extended his hand and said hello to Jeong I-wook.