Chapter 143

Chapter 143

It took some time for me to adjust to the new dormitory and car. I spent the past few days editing the music video we shot at the mountain and focused on having some relaxing time that I couldnt do on the show. Yet, I continued to hear news that heightened my worries.

[Only One, who has been looking for a company, makes a contract with Another One.]

[Only One takes the first step to become the leader of a new boy group generation.]

[Only One, will they soar with the boost of Q Entertainment?]

[Only One establishes a contract with Another One! How well will they work together?]

Only One officially signed a contract with Another One and stirred up a buzz in idol community sites and social media pages again.

Ahhhh, Hyun-Sung!!

Please protect Only One

Thank goodnessseriously, thank goodness

People appeared relieved that Only One seemed to have found a proper company. Right after the show, many felt disappointed when we were the only ones to transfer to a big company while Only One stayed in a shabby company.

It wont be easy. Since I had my members lives on the line, all this news hurt my head. This was definitely congratulatory and great news for Only One, but I didnt know what kind of unexpected changes it could cause for us.

From what I remembered from my past life, Only One achieved 300,000 sales in the first week of their debut album and grew to 400,000 sales in their next mini album. They swept all the rookie rewards and were able to reach their heights thanks to no other boy groups being within their competition. Yet, right now, we needed to reach 500,000 sales in the first week while having such a huge obstacle and enemy as Only One.

500,000 is already a reach even without unexpected variables. This is crazy My heart felt heavy, thinking that we had to reach our giant goal against a huge variable as Only One. For now, it seemed our new company, Next Wave seemed to also be wary of all the issues surrounding Only One and released articles.

[The Showcase 2s Siren secured into Next Wave!]

[Next Wave, blowing new winds into the domestic idol business?]

[[Exclusive] Interview with Next Waves boss, Yoo Won Dong, Siren has global potential.]

I understood that they were trying to draw attention by releasing articles here and there, but I thought, Why are the main points of all the articles a bit off?

Rather than articles dedicated to us, these felt like articles written for the company, Next Wave, and its boss, Yoo Won-Dong. If people who were curious about Siren clicked these articles, they would have just seen that there was only information about the companys accommodation system and quickly pressed the back button.

Have these guys never taken care of artists before? I wondered. I stopped shifting through the articles and pressed my temples.

The current situation was this: though Only One was getting a lot of attention for finding a new company, we were still getting more mentions in the press. After the second and third episodes of Siren, Time to Recharge! that showed different healing and humorous moments compared to episode 1, we were dominating the rankings. Furthermore, now that our official SNS, message subscription, and live broadcast accounts were made, we were using it every chance we could.

Ahh! Ms. Seung-Yeon rejected the selfie I was going to post!

She obviously will if you take a pic of your nostrils looking that big, Dong-Jun.

Isnt that what makes it funny?

Its funny but right now, we have to focus on making our feed prettier.

Though there were some activities that would have set us back, fortunately, they were all halted by Ms. Seung-Yeon. Oh, that was rightMs. Seung-Yeon and Ms. Hyuna also transferred to Next Wave. I had been planning to ask for their transfers personally, but it seemed Yoo Won-Dong surprisingly accepted them easily.

Maybe he is doing that to save money spent on human resources. A thought like this came mind, but I just glossed over it since I was satisfied with the result. Though there seemed to be multiple sources of anxiety lurking, we continued our normal days into the second week.

Theres no way things will stay this peaceful I thought. Though I tried not to let down my guard, I was becoming used to the peacefulness now and my guard kept slipping down.

***

After coming to work, Yoo Won-Dong checked todays schedule. The only tasks he had were related to Siren, so though his rank rose, it felt as if his work had become simpler.

I cant let things be. This wasnt the time for him to be satisfied that his work became easier for him. He was a member of the Jaeil Group and the boss of its subsidiary. Furthermore, he was a contract worker rather than an official one, so he would be mercilessly fired if he didnt show proper results.

Siren is doing well, but its hard to see me. It wasnt Siren that was important but him, and he needed to show the proper results that he could display to the higher-upsnot results that Siren achieved but what he achieved. The achievements that Siren made had to be his and the progress that Next Wave reached had to be his creation.

Its called Park Dong-Juns Jjimdak because I made it.

With that cola, you should have just made a fruit punch.

You are obsessed with cola fruit punch

This was the first time Dong-Jun was cooking for us. He did it to give some change to the peaceful days we had been going through the last two weeks and more. I sat down without thinking much but when the jjimdak was placed on the table and bowls, plates, and utensils began to be set, I felt a foreboding, unpleasant feeling that my ability was going to become activated.

Whoosh!

Time stopped and a transparent barrier floated in front of me like a haze. The future unfolded there.

Why is it showing me this so suddenly again? I stared in front of me. I was obviously disgruntled to see this future because the Precognitive Vision only showed me a bad future that would soon unfold for me and my members. If possible, I wanted to live a life where I didnt need this ability. On the other hand, since this was an ability that showed us a possible misfortune, I stared intently not to miss a thing.

The glorious first win for this weeks music countdown is!

Only One! Congratulations!

What?

It was a future unrelated to us. No, on second thought, it wasnt completely unrelated. While Only One placed first place in a music program, my members and I were standing behind them.

What? We were all standing with an awkward smile on our faces.

We lost to Only One? Of course, just because we lost first place to them once, it didn't mean we lost everything.

But this is dangerous. We needed to aim for 500,000 sales in the first week of our album release right now, and it wouldnt be enough even if we garnered all possible issues and attention towards us.

Sigh. At this rate, we would be starting a step behind Only One. There was also the effect of an underdog that I needed to consider. If they beat us in our debut activities after they lost to us in The Showcase and won second place, their underdog appeal would amplify.

If they have the underdog effect on top of their sufficient potential to succeedthey will be unstoppable. Perhaps, it would be not us but Only One who would reach 500,000 sales in the first week of album release.

Whoosh!

My Precognitive Vision ended.

If you eat jjimdak~ It makes you very happy~ Yeon-Hoon hummed while eating his dish.

Oh, its tasty. Good job, Dong-Jun. Its really good.

You mustve followed the recipe well.

Cant you just tell me that Im good at cooking?

The recipe is good.

How annoying.

Woon, Do-Seung, and Dong-Jun all chatted.

Tae-Yoon, arent you going to eat? Yeon-Hoon asked while placing a chicken leg in front of me.

Give me a moment. I pushed my food away and raised my phone. We were going to lose to Only One? It didnt make sense based on how things were going right now. The only reason seemed to be that someone would make a mess of things, and there was only one person who would be responsible for that.

Yoo Won-Dong! There was no way that man would do anything quietly. He was someone crazy about making a name for himself and whenever he did anything, he would proclaim it everywhere. An article about his plans would have surely been released somewhere. Combining all these key points, I began my search on the internet.

[Siren's possible collaboration with the famous choreographer, JayQueen!]

This was a collaboration news we've never heard of, yet it remained in the headlines of the entertainment news main page.

1. Steamed chicken with sauce