When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar

# 142

What is your name (1)

[FW: Hello from LIL]

The sender of the email was Lee Dae-hyung, head of the fan-marketing team.

Team leader Lee Dae-hyung delivered an e-mail to Do-wook along with an interpretation of the e-mail sent to the Hit Entertainment fan-marketing team’s official e-mail address.

‘Team leader Lee Dae-hyung is sending me an e-mail…’

Do-wook looked puzzled and opened his e-mail box. However, it was difficult to see the contents right away. This was because Director Oh Baek-ho pushed the members into the car, saying it was time to leave.

The members who got into the car searched about Dom on the Internet. These were members who only vaguely dreamed of a dome tour but did not know the details.

“Wow…. The classes are different in terms of capacity!”

“They say Tokyo Dome can accommodate 55,000 people. It’s really big…”

Ahn Hyeong-seo was impressed, and Seok Ji-hoon also muttered while looking at the photo of Tokyo Dome. Jeong Yoongi, who was next to him, also read information about other Doms.

“Sapporo Dome is 50,000, Osaka Kyocera Dome is 40,000, Fukuoka Yahoo Japan Dome is 40,000, Nagoya Dome is 40,000.”

Of course, the capacity varied depending on how the seats were installed, but it did not decrease much from the basic capacity.

The majesty of the dome performance could be seen just by looking at the capacity. Everyone shook their heads, saying they couldn’t even imagine the numbers that Jeong Yoon-gi was reading.

“Are we all going to do this?”

Director Oh Baek-ho, sitting in the passenger seat, answered Kim Won’s question while looking in the rearview mirror. Originally, I was going to go to the office in Korea and organize the schedule and let them know, but the members’ interest was so great.

Director Oh Baek-ho took out his cell phone and responded by checking the information received from the performance manager.

“Let’s see… Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya… all the way to Sapporo. five things.”

“oh my god.”

“Really?”

Each member expressed that they were surprised. Dowook was equally surprised.

“If it were a five-dome tour…”

Among the singers who performed in domes, there were only a few singers who performed in all five domes. Dome tours were also difficult for popular Japanese singers.

“Are we this popular in Japan?”

Hyungseo Ahn muttered in a dazed voice. The other members were equally dumbfounded. Somehow, it was difficult for members to know their reactions in real time in Japan than in Korea. The interpreter who was riding with us explained to the confused members.

“It’s very popular. Of course, the 5 major dome tours are only possible due to the fact that fans from Korea, China, and other Asian countries also come to see the performances. Last year, we had an arena tour in Japan that was a successful success…”

“Oh… Is that so?”

“As you can see from my record company, every record company has that kind of atmosphere. “It’s safe to say that all K-pop fans in Japan like KK.”

It was difficult for the KK members to refrain from raising their shoulders as they heard the words of the interpreter who knew the local situation well.

“I think I’ve definitely made an impression on the general Japanese public through this activity. Well, there is still no one who is not interested in idol music.”

Dowook also nodded while listening to the interpreter.

‘I’m sure appearing on TV and being active on TV would have helped a lot…’

The choice to entrust all Japanese activities to Nakamoto was truly an excellent choice.

“Oh! “Of course we are a popular group!”

Outside the window that Hyungseo Ahn pointed to while shouting, there was a billboard with a photo of KK’s album jacket attached.

“That’s just publicity rather than a popular group…”

Jung Yoon-gi scolded him, but Ahn Hyeong-seo didn’t pay much attention and just said what he had to say. I was already immersed in the joy of the dome tour.

“I heard the sound system is so good… I need to do more live practice.”

The other members also nodded at Ahn Hyeong-seo’s words. Ahn Hyeong-seo seemed to have once again thought about making his own weapons and developing further through his activities in Japan.

In fact, compared to other groups, Ahn Hyeong-seo was neither behind nor lacking. There was just a point to go further.

It was Ahn Hyeong-seo who felt inferior to Do-wook for the main vocal position before his debut. However, Hyeong-seo Ahn has now become a person who chooses to improve rather than shrink just because he is a little lacking.

“When I go to Korea, I don’t have much other schedules, so I’m glad I have a lot of time to practice.”

As Do-wook spoke, he thought about his future schedule.

KK’s next full-length album was scheduled for May. Until then, there was no particular schedule other than the fixed schedules of individual members and major events.

Of course, the album production team, led by team leader Sim Jun, was currently working hard to prepare the next album. Dowook was also writing songs in his spare time and thinking about what would be good for his next album. Even if the song was received from another composer, Dowook would make the decisive choice.

Because it was an album released right after receiving the grand prize, it was true that Dowook felt a little burdened.

‘The only thing that alleviates the burden is being able to predict trends…’

However, trends are only one big factor in making good music and are not an absolute standard.

For example, when techno music was popular, countless songs based on techno were released, but not all of them were loved by the public.

‘Songs that go beyond the times don’t follow trends…’

Do-wook thought. KK’s music now has a solid presence in the Korean market. It has also been proven to work in the Japanese market.

‘And with this album, it’s time to target a slightly wider market.’

With that thought in mind, Do-wook opened his cell phone in the car, which had finally become quiet. The purpose was to properly check the email sent by Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung.

[FW: Hello from LIL.]

Looking at the title, Dowook remembered who LIL was.

‘No way…’

Do-wook felt his heart pounding as he clicked on the email. There was only one ‘LIL’ that Dowook knew.

‘Collaboration proposal between KK and LIL…….’

Dowook’s eyes widened as he read the sentence in bold letters. It was a collaboration proposal between KK and LIL.

There was a high possibility that the LIL that Do-wook knew would be the LIL that would propose a collaboration. LIL was a top pop star and international star, ranking second on Billboard’s annual chart last year.

He was a divine among gods who debuted last year and topped the Billboard charts with his debut song. He made his name known to people around the world with just one song, and the songs he released afterwards received even greater love, making him one of the world’s leading stars in a short period of about a year.

Of course, there were many opinions that we should keep an eye on LIL’s future music activities, but the two songs ‘IN THE DARK’ and ‘SOMEONE’ that LIL released last year were already masterpieces that will live forever.

It was a song that was popular in the ‘wide market’ that Do-wook had thought about a while ago that would ‘go beyond the times’.

‘Besides, in reality, you will be loved for ten more years. A few more songs became hits…’

LIL rose to the top as a male solo singer.

Dowook quickly read the text translated into Korean. As expected, LIL was right as Do-wook thought. The email was sent from LIL’s management company.

It was said that he listened to KK’s music carefully and was impressed by the sophisticated music of ‘LAST DANCE’. In addition, since LIL was a singer who only sang while standing, it was said that he was very impressed by KK’s performance where he danced while singing.

LIL also said that he personally watched the performance version of the music video for ‘Howl’ several times.

The content I saw was that LIL was recently planning a collaboration album filled with songs collaborating with other singers and thought it would be a good idea to sing one of the tracks with KK.

“Oh my…”

After reading up to this point, Do-wook put his cell phone down on his lap for a moment and muttered in surprise.

It was such an amazing thing even now, but Do-wook couldn’t help but tremble a little because he knew that LIL would become an even bigger star in the future.

Of course, it wasn’t a regular album, but just participating in a special album was an ecstatic experience.

LIL was a star produced in the American market. The US market was the largest global music market. In fact, the American market was truly a global market. Participating in LIL’s album meant being able to step into the global market even a little.

“How could this happen…”

Of course, it was true that KK was gaining popularity with fans from all over the world. However, it was concentrated in Asia.

Dowook was curious about how LIL came into contact with KK’s music.

“What happened…”

As Do-wook muttered, Park Tae-hyung, who was sitting blankly next to him and looking out the window, asked Do-wook. Dowook shook his head.

“No, no.”

Dowook answered first and then looked at his phone again.

The recipient of Team Leader Daehyung Lee’s email was Team Leader Sim Jun of the album production team. Dowook was used as a reference.

Dowook received the email as the producer of KK’s album.

In fact, the content of the email included a desire to work with the producer who produced the ‘LAST DANCE’ album.

Dowook clenched his fists.

It was a moment to be recognized by a world-class artist. My heart was full.

At the bottom of the email, a comment from Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung was added.

[I was also shocked when I received the email.

I was thinking about it while talking with Team Manager Shim, so I sent him an email, but I didn’t expect to get a call like this.

I would like to send you a reply after discussing it with the two of you.

I sent detailed conditions and other information as an attachment, so I think you can look at them together.

I hope Do-wook and the KK members can make a schedule as quickly as possible when they come to Korea.]

Of course, Do-wook also had a strong desire to make a schedule quickly. As soon as I arrived at Gimpo Airport, I wanted to rush to the company and have a meeting.

I also wanted to shout out this news to the members and share the joy following the dome tour. However, it has not been finalized yet and the proposal has only just been received. Collaboration work is something that can easily fall apart if done incorrectly.

Even if all conditions were met, if good music was not produced, it would not be included on the album.

So, it was impossible to hastily tell the members. It was because I didn’t want to see the members have high expectations and then be disappointed.

Do-wook quickly sent a message to team leader Lee Dae-hyung, asking him to schedule an appointment at his convenience, as he would be fine any time after 7 p.m. this evening when he arrived in Korea.

Even after receiving a reply from team leader Lee Dae-hyung saying that he knew, Do-wook was busy calming his trembling heart by himself. I felt like my fever was rising, so I opened the window a little.

Working with LIL felt like a dream. It was a dream I could never dream of.

“Hyung hyung… It’s the middle of winter now…”

Only Seok Ji-hoon, who didn’t understand the English language, coughed in the backseat and cautiously said a word to Do-wook.

“iced coffee. Sorry sorry.”

Dowook became embarrassed and quickly closed the window again. But I still felt excited as if I was walking on clouds.

Do-wook, who was reading the e-mail again, suddenly felt a doubt in the comment section of team leader Dae-hyung Lee.

‘Team leader Lee Dae-hyung… did you send the email first?’