The bright moon in the entertainment industry

107. Idol

Jiang Liuyue didn't have a thorough understanding of the so-called "idol" before.

For her, maybe being an idol is equivalent to [TVXQ]?

If I really want to define it, then in her heart, an idol is probably a species that is beautiful, sings well, and is very popular

Right?

"...Really, really? Idol?"

She didn't know anyone in the love letter recording group, so she asked Park Sun Young to find information in advance, starting with getting to know the photos, but in the information submitted, there was a person who made her feel unbelievable.

"Ah, yes, it was very popular, but it also had a rough fate. In terms of popularity, it is no worse than your TVXQ OPPA... At that time, the record sales were more than theirs."

Park Sunying was counting the things to be brought to Thailand. Hearing this, she looked up at the paper in Jiang Liuyue's hand, and then said with a smile, "It doesn't look like it, right? But he is indeed a super popular idol... once."

Jiang Liuyue pursed her lips, lowered her head and carefully looked at the documents and photos in her hand, and scratched her hair. For some reason, she felt a breathless depression in her heart.

"Ah, by the way, Alice, well, there is another Chinese person involved this time, right?"

After checking the things, Park Sun Young quickly tied up the zipper and put the suitcase upright by the door.

"Well, SJ's, Han Geng."

Jiang Liuyue paused, sorted out the documents in his hand, and placed them neatly on the table in the hotel.

Half a month has passed since the last dark incident in Gwangju, Han Zhenbin was quiet, there was no movement, and people seemed to have evaporated and did not appear again. started working.

Jiang Liuyue was used to this attitude of Baozi as if nothing had happened, and she was soothed afterward, but she didn't feel anything.On the other hand, Park Sun Young was unusually aggrieved, scolding Han Zhen Bin vigorously whenever he got the chance.But so what?Didn't he pack up his things obediently and accompany Jiang Liuyue to continue working everywhere.

"Really? Yeah, Alice, did you tell GD about this?"

Park Sun Young seemed to have thought of something, and came over to ask with a smile.

Little assistants like them don't have the official establishment of YG, and they are about the same age as Quan Zhilong. Of course, they can't be called by their first names like Li Baoxing. Most of them call Zhilong XI or GD.

"whats the matter?"

Jiang Liuyue looked into her bright eyes, felt a chill for no reason, and quickly backed away.

"It's the thing that Chinese people will also participate in."

"...Why should I tell him?" Jiang Liuyue thought it was ridiculous, but when asked by Pu Shanying, she felt inexplicably guilty.

"Well, don't say it if you don't say it, anyway, GD will definitely pay attention to the guests of this issue online~~ He knows it even if you don't say it."

Pu Sunying raised her head proudly, and gave Jiang Liuyue a meaningful look.

"What, you don't know why."

Jiang Liuyue dodged her eyes unnaturally, picked up the drink on the table and took a sip, the feeling of guilty conscience became more and more intense

The.

However, it's too strange to call because of this, Quan Zhilong is very busy these days...

forget it……

Jiang Liuyue took another two sips of her drink, scratched her hair, and comforted herself: "It's not a big deal.

What's more, TVXQ doesn't care about SJ at all, what relationship does that Han Geng have with her, there's no need to bring it up...well, that's right, that's it.She patted her chest comfortingly: Even if Quan Zhilong knew, she was right!

Leaving aside the fact that Jiang Liuyue's little friend is in love for the first time and does not create a man's jealousy and narrow-mindedness, it is terrible. In fact, what Park Sunying said is right. Even if Jiang Liuyue didn't say it, Quan Zhilong would know the guest of this episode line-up.

Not for anything else, the guests of this issue of Love Letter, the male and female guests invited are all topical and popular characters, and a lot of topics and discussions have been triggered before the recording started.

But compared to Han Geng, the first Chinese singer who debuted in Korea, and Alice, the first Chinese model, what the Korean public cares most about is the strongest dancer who has returned from the kingly posture with the song "The Sun That Never Sets" as the main theme. , Jang Woo Hyuk, a member of the original Yuanzu idol group HOT, Lee Seung Gi, who became popular with "My Sister Is My Woman", and then, the subtle scandal relationship between the dancing queen Jeon Hye Bin and Jang Woo Hyuk.

So, at the airport, when faced with a neat line of fans wearing white support uniforms and holding up white balloons and the flashing lights that almost blinded the eyes,

Before Jiang Liuyue could figure out how to refuse the other party's photo, she was mercilessly pushed aside by the surging crowd. TT

That sense of presence...was so weak...Jiang Liuyue has always done all her work in the studio, and almost never appeared with other artists in such a public place, so she was so completely ignored that she felt a little bit ORZ.

"Wow, what a big deal...Are these people crazy? Alice, let's go through the formalities first, be careful."

This time when I went to Thailand, the company finally assigned Jiang Liuyue a manager. He was a fat middle-aged man in his early thirties. It was said that he was Yang Xianshi's classmate, and he had joined the army together.

With this relationship, Park Sun Young and another newly appointed young female assistant and makeup artist could only agree when he opened his mouth, and Jiang Liuyue, who was looking around with wide eyes, went to go through the relevant procedures first.

After the formalities were completed and entered the waiting room, Jiang Liuyue saw the gathered film crew at a glance, and hurried over to say hello, bowed one by one and introduced herself. Yue can only go on.

The guest lineup for this love letter is quite luxurious. Apart from the popular Jang Woo Hyuk and Lee Seung Gi, the male guests also invited SJ’s Han Geng and the very popular TIM.

Then there is the fixed trio: Chun Myung-hoon, Shin Jung-hwan and Brian.

The most dazzling one on the woman's side is the dancing queen Jeon Hye Bin, besides her there are also sexy female singer Cai Yan, female general Huang Pu, and the recently popular

The hot actor Ren Jingen, Ayumi and Bae Seul-ki in Love Letter, and this little girl Jiang Liuyue who has been bowing to everyone everywhere.

Jiang Liuyue is not only the youngest in qualifications, but also the youngest in age. After a round of greetings, she bowed her head to the point of dizziness. The other party is not familiar with her, so at most she just smiled and exchanged pleasantries. It's polite.Some of them were even greeted by their agents, while the person himself sat on a chair in a noble and glamorous way, playing with his mobile phone or chatting with acquaintances, without giving a single glance.

Jiang Liuyue has learned the real Korean entertainment industry about what is meant by status rivalry and what is meant by superiority and inferiority.

The model circle is very strange. Some have high qualifications but are young, some have low qualifications but are old, some have neither qualifications nor age, but they have an arrogant sponsor, and some have nothing. It is very popular, and various magazines are begging to be photographed. Compared with the long-term places such as the Korean entertainment industry and the music industry, models in this precarious life circle of youth are pursuing profit and popularity first.

Jiang Liuyue didn't have any sense of presence in the early days. Later, because of the cover of two issues, her popularity rose rapidly, and she signed a contract with a holiday resort to attract a super rich sponsor. After that, she quickly took over the filming of TVXQ's MV and became a presence. It's topical, and her status in the graphic modeling industry has quickly risen to fame. She really hasn't been in the top of the list or made things difficult for her.

Probably because the journey was so smooth, Jiang Liuyue naively thought that the Korean entertainment industry is really easy to mix, and in time, she can become a dazzling existence like TVXQ, now...

She was sitting on a chair in the corner a little dejectedly, her cheeks puffed out and she was a little discouraged.

She doesn't just want to be a model, her fundamental purpose is to get rid of her father's control and control her own life.

Alas, Jiang Liuyue couldn't help sighing. She didn't understand why Quan Zhilong didn't debut after training for more than five years, why Cui Shengxian's rap was so powerful but couldn't make it to the big stage, and why Dong Yongpei would rather Giving up RAP and changing to lead vocals, and I don’t want to change another company...

Those things that she didn't understand before, now seem to gradually understand.

"Is it Alice?"

Suddenly, a voice pulled her back from her thoughts to the real world.

When Jiang Liuyue looked up, she saw a female staff member in her 20s holding a big folder and looking at her with a smile.

"Uh, nie..."

"This is your script, get familiar with it on the plane, the first recording will start at 04:30 this afternoon, if there is anything wrong

If you understand, come to me, my name is Jinse. "She then pointed to the seat on the other side:" I'll just sit there. "

"Eh? nie...thank you."

Jiang Liuyue was in the fog, took the folder, subconsciously thanked her, then turned over the folder in her hand twice, and couldn't help it.

Ask Park Sun Young: "Drama, script?"

"Ah, you forgot? It's the script for filming? There are so many guests, if there is no script to mess around, something big will happen."

Park Sun Young replied: "Look, who is the CP appointed for you?"

When she said that, Jiang Liuyue also remembered that when the film crew of the love letter came to negotiate, she had told her about such things

Yes, such as positioning and CP appointees, etc. I also asked her if there was anything she would like to see in particular.

Yes, TVXQ.

She still remembers the other person's stiff expression when she blurted out.

At that time, she didn't know that with the end of TVXQ's Korean promotion and moving to Japan, her topicality was also slowly declining.

Qi Du has gradually faded out of the topic circle due to the withdrawal of the event, and she, a guy who has a high status as a TVXQ NC fan, naturally won't get more attention.

At that time, I didn't let her and TVXQ go to XMAN or love letter together when the topic was super high, it really counted

The above is Yang Xianshi's decision-making error.

"Oh, AliceAlice, we're about to board the plane, let's see it on the plane."

The manager who had been chatting with several staff members saw that they were starting to board the plane one after another, and hurried over to greet the three little girls.

Jiang Liuyue agreed and hurriedly followed.

After getting on the plane and taking her seat, she realized that she was sitting in the same seat as Huang Pu, Ayumi, TIM, Qian Mingxun and Brain.

lined up.

Agents and assistants are concentrated in the last few rows, leaving space for artists to expand their personal networks and personal relationships.

Saying hello respectfully as usual, she checked her ticket and took a seat, feeling a little cramped and stiff.

How to break the deadlock.

Ayumi listened to music with earphones plugged into her ears, Huang Pu wore sunglasses with a blank expression, and she sat on the side seat next to a

TIM with a tired face, it's not a small talk, and it's not good if you don't.

There was an embarrassing silence.

...That's not the way to go.

Jiang Liuyue bit the bullet and took out a pack of beef jerky from her bag, opened it, and carefully handed it to Ayumi who was sitting next to her.

"Oh, thank you."

Ayumi was taken aback, then took off the earphones, smiled, then naturally took the whole package of beef jerky and handed it to Huang Pu: "Ou

Ni, do you want to eat? "

"Eat, why not eat."

Huangpu took off his sunglasses, glanced at Jiang Liuyue, burst out laughing, pinched a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

She spoke, but fortunately the deadlock was finally broken.

"...you're that...Alice, right? I'm Ayumi."

It's not good to say nothing after eating other people's food, so Ayumi took the initiative to say hello.

"nie~ Nice to meet you..."

"Don't be so unfamiliar~~ I won't eat you, it's your first time recording, don't be nervous, just follow the script and you'll be fine

? Ayumi felt better after eating the beef jerky, and seemed to remember something: "Oh, don't be nervous, otherwise, you can give me your script and I will help you read it." "

"Eh?"

Before Jiang Liuyue had time to react, Ayumi took away the folder that had been on her lap.

"Hmm~~ Let me see who you are with..." Ayumi murmured to herself, and opened the folder——

"Snapped."

Huang Pu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly closed the folder, with a half-smile: "What are you in a hurry for, when recording

Don't you all know?Are you familiar with your own script? "

"...No~"

Ayumi stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, returned the folder to Jiang Liuyue, pulled out a stiff smile, and put on the earphones silently.

machine.

Not long after this little episode, TIM came over, introduced himself politely, and then asked Jiang Liuyue to change his position, saying that it would only take 5 minutes.

Naturally, Jiang Liuyue had no room to resist, she stood up obediently carrying her bag, and changed places with TIM.

The people next to her changed from two women to two men, and she became even more uncomfortable, and kept pulling her two strands of hair at the temples with her fingers.

Silk.

"From~high~"

"……Eh?"

Jiang Liuyue thought she had heard it wrong, so she turned her head subconsciously and let out a groan.

Qian Mingxun, who was sitting next to him, smiled kindly and repeated:

"Ligao~~"

"...you, hello."

Jiang Liuyue was stunned for a moment, and then realized that the other party said [Hello], which was not pronounced standard, and quickly responded to the other party.

There is no makeup on Qian Mingxun's chubby face, his skin looks a little pale, and when he smiles, there are strips of drums on the corners of his eyes and cheeks

The raised flesh folds looked like a cartoon character.

But Jiang Liuyue couldn't laugh, she just felt a little sad.

"Ah, Chinese is really, really difficult."

Qian Mingxun touched his nose and said softly.

"Well, yes, yes."

Jiang Liuyue didn't know how to respond, so she responded vaguely.

"Don't be nervous, just treat it as a visit, Phuket is so beautiful, enjoy it, treat it as a trip, don't be too burdensome."

Qian Mingxun spoke quickly, but he didn't look at her, and looked straight ahead, as if he was talking to himself.

"Yes, thank you..."

"Are you from China?" Qian Mingxun asked quickly, then lowered his head even more quickly, remained silent for a few seconds, and raised his head again.

At the beginning, there was an exaggerated smile on his face: "I'm in China, and I have many fans."

"...nie."

Jiang Liuyue lowered her head involuntarily, feeling an unusually heavy heart.

"I just came back from China last week, and I had a concert there." Qian Mingxun didn't notice the change in her mood.

I got a little excited, turned my head slightly, and my bloated body nestled in the not-so-spacious seat, feeling like nestling into a narrow eggshell.

Jiang Liuyue really didn't like to interrupt, so she could only listen to Qian Mingxun talking about some interesting things and knowledge about China along the way, and forgot to change places with TIM.

But fortunately, with Qian Mingxun, it seems that the journey is not too long.

Six hours later, the plane arrived in Thailand. After Jiang Liuyue said goodbye to each other, he got off the plane with his manager's assistant. Then, according to the arrangement of the production team, he avoided the flow of people picking up the plane and went directly to the hotel.

"Wow, as expected of Jang Woo Hyuk, look, how long has it been since I came out as a solo, the reaction is so explosive~"

Looking at the endless white balloons at the airport, and her ears filled with hoarse screams, Park Sun Young couldn't help sighing, and then

That is to say, he fell into a state of excitement again, discussing with another assistant where to go shopping later.

Jiang Liuyue's eyes fell on Qian Mingxun who was not far away.

He only has one agent, and he doesn't have many things. He looks almost like an ordinary tourist, drowning in the sky full of balloons and shouts.

"Alice!!!"

"Alice!! Look here!!"

Suddenly, a burst of screams erupted, and dozens of young girls broke through the siege, holding Jiang Liuyue's sign in their hands, and rushed here

Come on, screaming excitedly: "Alice~~~"

"OMG~~ It's really unexpected... South Korea doesn't even have a drop-off person, but Thailand has so many people waiting for you." Manager Zhang Taiyu touched his nose and laughed: "It seems that the company Want to expand overseas for you, Alice?"

In fact, it’s not that Alice has no one to send her plane, but her diehard fans are still mainly male. Even if her male fans send her plane, they are very low-key. obvious.

Jiang Liuyue didn't know whether she should smile or not, so she could only twitch the corners of her mouth.

She looked back at the place where Qian Mingxun was standing, but found that it was empty.

"Alice?"

Seeing that she didn't move or greet those fans, Park Sun Young couldn't help but yelled in doubt.

"Oh, here we come."

She didn't stay any longer, waved to her fans, thanked her with a smile, then followed behind her manager and walked out quickly

At the airport, board the hotel bus to meet you.

There are Kang Ho Dong and the chief producer who are sitting in the first class, and there are Jang Woo Hyuk, Lee Seung Ki, Jeon Hye Bin, Chae Yeon, and Bae Seul Gi who are sitting in the front row and have not been able to say hello,

Except for Han Geng and Ren Jingen who took the next flight due to schedule issues, and Shin Jung Hwan who was invited to another program and arrived yesterday, all the guests who recorded the love letter were present.

Jiang Liuyue bowed and said hello as she walked, and sat down in the penultimate row. Park Sunying was next to her, followed by her new assistant Han Yina, and Zhang Taiyu sat on the outermost.

The same is true of other artists, one by one, like an iron wall.

No cameras, and just been on a plane for so long, passing through a messy airport.Everyone was so tired that they didn't say anything. The atmosphere in the carriage was so dull that it didn't match the scorching sun outside.

That day until the recording started, Jiang Liuyue kept thinking about a question.

"Alice, raise your head a little bit~~"

Han Yina carefully put the lip gloss on her lips, spreading it evenly.

She raised her face obediently, and her smooth hair slid down, revealing a smooth forehead and a beautiful dreamy face after makeup.

small face.

"OMG~~beautiful~ our Alice is really beautiful~"

Han Yina couldn't help smiling, and patted her little face lightly.

What is an idol?

Beautiful, glamorous, smiling, as bright as the sun.

In short, it is the exact opposite of their expressionless and cautious appearance like a tired dead dog in private.

Jiang Liuyue suddenly questioned her idol, herself, and Quan Zhilong.

What she didn't realize was that the first time in her life that she was hesitating about values ​​had come.

But, fortunately, she also happened to meet a mentor in her life and chose the right path.

Many years later, the Korean entertainment industry is no longer the original high position and low rank, with clear hierarchy, and when heroes are only judged by popularity, Jiang Liuyue and the small group of people in her circle have become two major players in the new cutting-edge and old-school circles. An important fulcrum for maintaining balance between forces.

This point, Jiang Liuyue, who was young back then, never even dreamed about it.

Who is Alice's idol?Needless to say TVXQ, people all over the country, ah, now the whole of Asia knows that you are their fan.

me?Senior Qian Mingxun.

Eh----? ! ! ! !Really! ?What an absurd answer?Perhaps, Alice likes that kind~~en~~ Compared with TVXQ, it’s too far behind, right?I was eating pasta and suddenly ordered a roast pork skin...

Ah, no, I don't think it's the same as the face or appearance.If you only look at the face, when BIGBANG debuted, they also received a lot of criticism and attacks because of this one-sided view.So I have a lot of experience.In my opinion, the words of idols, what I yearn for and admire are the persistence in dreams, the keeping of promises, and the innate sense of responsibility. In this regard, Senior Cheon Myung-hoon is absolutely well-deserved.

Oh~~ That's really good... I'm ashamed.

Don't be like this, generally speaking, in my heart, this is the idol, and if I become a singer in the future, I want to be such a person.

————2007.08.24 "Alice's Debut Record Episode [-]: The Power of Idols"

The author has something to say:

Popular science: Qian Mingxun: member of NRG, Korean composer, known as [genius composer].

NRG was once a smash hit idol group, and had a fan club in China before HOT in 98.

In the first wave of Hallyu introduced to China, NRG's pink sky and HOT's white ocean occupy two major areas, and they are equally popular.

But when the group became popular, Qian Myung-hoon and captain Li Chengzhen were forced to leave the team because of their age.

In 2000, Kim Hwan-sung, the youngest member of NRG, died of viral pneumonia. Before he died, he cried and begged his brothers to say [NRGFOREVER].

Li Chengzhen and Qian Mingxun returned to the team to keep their promises.

No solo, no separation, just bear the name of NRG, two arrogant idol singers Chun Myung-hoon and Lee Sung-jin are struggling to support, in order to seek a sense of existence, they would rather be GAGMAN.

This promise has been kept to this day.

TO: The real idol I respect: Qian Mingxun Qianer brother.