My Entertainment Circle

\u003c!--go--\u003e    IOI officially started recording in mid-December, but the program was kept secret from the outside world during the recording. Only on the day the program was officially broadcast, the voting mechanism and the IOI website would be officially opened. The trainees who came to participate in the recording today, those with good brokerage conditions arranged uniform clothing for them, and also arranged for them to go to beauty salons for beauty makeup. The trainees of small companies put on their own makeup and wear their own clothes.

The program officially started recording with the entrance of the trainees of the once glorious brokerage company ‘DSP’. DSP was once a large brokerage company that owned Crystal Boys, Lee Hyori and Fin.k.l, and later Kara. However, after the brokerage company was exposed for slave contracts, it has fallen from grace since then. Because the company’s ‘reputation’ was deeply damaged, and the company’s management had problems, the company had no idol groups to show after Kara.

At this time, the two trainees who came in from ‘DSP’ were still wearing the clothes they wore when Kara was performing on the stage. At the beginning, Kara was also very popular in Japan with their ‘butt dance’, even more popular than Girls’ Generation. However, Kara's era has passed for many years. Now Kara only exists in the memories of Zhang Pingan and others who started paying attention to Korean entertainment around 2010, right?

Zhang Pingan, who was standing in the main control room, smiled and said to the executive director beside him: "Kara, I haven't heard from them for a long time. When I was in Tokyo, I saw Kara, Girls' Generation, and the neat group dance brought by them, which made me like the Korean entertainment industry, so I came to Korea."

Looking at the "little Kara" who was amazed at the scene in the camera, the executive director smiled and said: "Oh, PD Zhang, haven't you done related work in Japan before?"

Zhang Pingan shook his head and said: "I haven't done any specific related work in Japan, but I am constantly accumulating some related knowledge and ideas every day. Because the pranks and jokes in Japanese variety shows are really good, I often watch the show while thinking if I do it, how can I change it to be more funny? I record the ideas when I have them... The strange ideas that keep accumulating are getting more and more. So I started to try it myself, from market research to program production. The first program I produced, "Living Alone", is a variety show produced by investigating the psychology of fans."

Listening to Zhang Pingan's words, the executive PD nodded and said: "I have also seen this program, which is very suitable for the fan market."

Producing programs generally face two markets: one is a program specially made for fans, targeting the fan market, such as weekly song promotion. Another is a regular variety show that uses funny things to add joy to people. Zhang Pingan produced the program "Living Alone" that is completely aimed at the fan market. In the program, various celebrities and idols have disclosed their private homes and private lives, which is what fans are most willing to know, so the ratings of the program have been very good so far.

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As the trainees of each company arrived,

the trainees sitting on the scene began to ask each other about their ages. Some older trainees heard that there were actually fifteen-year-olds sitting on the scene? Their eyes widened instantly. The atmosphere on the scene gradually became lively. As the agency was announced on the big screen, the children on the scene also began to exclaim, and the beauty of the trainees who came in was talked about by everyone.

The children sitting on the scene also began to look at each other at the trainees who came in from large agencies. Although the program is a competition of comprehensive strength and audience voting. But when those very small agencies, or even agencies that have never been heard of, appear, everyone is full of doubts.

How to say this, it feels like "competing for fathers". Whoever's 'father' has a strong enough background in the circle will naturally receive more attention.

The trainees who came in at this time have changed. It should be said that 'they' can no longer be described as trainees, because they are all people who have already debuted. MBK, that is, the girl group members of Tara's company, came. They are the newcomers DIA who debuted this year. Kim Kwang-soo has carefully created them, and even Tara's fans in China affectionately call them 'little sisters'. But... after their debut, they did not receive much attention.

So this "IOI" is their best chance to return to the training, plus the relationship between MBK and... is a subsidiary. So they will definitely get a lot of care, but Zhang Pingan doesn't think it matters.

When DIA entered the scene, the trainees sitting on the stage all said: "Hey, DIA, didn't they debut? Why are they participating in this?"

When some of the sounds from the scene reached the control room, Zhang Pingan stood in front of the monitor and said indifferently with the intercom: "No. 3, give the girl in the middle a close-up."

The person Zhang Pingan gave a close-up to was Zheng Caiyan, who will also receive attention for her pure appearance in the future. When Zhang Pingan looked at Zheng Caiyan, who looked pretty good, through the monitor of No. 3, the executive PD sitting next to him was watching Zhang Pingan's eyes.

Because at the beginning, Zhang Pingan said that they would produce the program with the trainees of the agency, but ‘DIA’ was not a trainee. In fact, it was forced into it by Kim Kwang-soo, after all, he was very close to Kim Kwang-soo. This obscure girl group must be saved by all means, right?

After giving a close-up, Zhang Pingan put down his mobile phone and intercom, and began to shoot them choosing positions normally. Zhang Pingan said: "MBK, is it your subsidiary?"

"It used to be, but it is not now. After the agency changed its name, Kim Kwang-soo gave the company a sum of money and left with the artist contract. Although he left, the friendship for many years is still there."

The former ‘CCM’ is now MBK. With the change of the company's name, he is completely independent. As for Tara, which Kim Kwang-soo brought, and DIA, they were all bought out from here, so Kim Kwang-soo himself also borrowed a lot. Although Tara's activities in China are relatively smooth, the activities in China have to be divided by the agency there.

After deducting the share that the Chinese company and Tara members deserve, the funds returned by Tara alone can only support the expenses of CCM. So for them, it is not a loss to sell everything in CCM to Kim Kwang-soo. After all, Tara really can't make money in Korea.

Zhang Pingan smiled and said, "Well, Kim Kwang-soo is a pig-headed person, with a good hand of cards... Forget it, I won't say much about Tara, but I just feel a little sorry. Fortunately, the members are treated well in China, and recently they joined a Chinese agency."

However, Zhang Pingan didn't finish his words, because the good time left for them is not long, and they can't stay in China for too long.

At the studio, the trainees came in one after another, and there was only one empty seat left. As the logo of the company 'JYP' was displayed on the big screen, the trainees present all exclaimed, because it represents one of the three major agencies in Korea. No one thought that this large planning agency would also send trainees to participate in the selection.

As the LOGO showed Jeon Somi walking in, many people looked at her and said, "Somi from "Sixteen" is so beautiful." "Artist, artist, she is totally an artist!"

With the debut of "Twice", Somi, who once participated in the selection, has also become well-known by everyone, at least knowing that there is such a mixed-race child.

In fact, Somi took the initiative to apply for this "IOI". Park Jin-young always felt that Jeon Somi was a child worth cultivating, but when she debuted in "Twas", her age was too young, 15 years old, and it was still the Korean calculation. According to the actual age calculation, she was only 14 years old at the time.

So Park Jin-young felt that Jeon Somi was still young and could practice for a few more years before debuting, so that she could have more time to study and make full preparations before debuting. But Jeon Somi felt that she was ready to debut, and it seemed that the company was deliberately holding her back from debuting. Didn't she sign up for this "IOI" by herself?

It was only after she signed up that she told the company that she wanted to participate in the "IOI" selection. Park Jin-young could only let her participate. Anyway, the activities of this group have a limit, and she can also accumulate experience by successfully debuting from this group. Who knew that after the group disbanded, Jeon So-mi returned to the company, and Park Jin-young still asked her to continue practicing. Jeon So-mi, who was a little reluctant to continue practicing, switched to other companies. Of course, this is all later.

As Jeon So-mi entered the venue, the mentors also came in one after another... After the host announced the rules that all the selections were made by national voting, the strength test began on the scene.

One group of tests, this is quite time-consuming. Test for one hour, rest for ten minutes.

During the first break in the shooting, Zhang Ping'an came to the hall with coffee. When the program group's chief PD Zhang Ping'an appeared, not only the trainees but also the "teachers" sitting on the judges' seats stood up one after another.

Zhang Pingan handed the coffee to the instructor: "Everyone has worked hard. I will trouble you all for the children's training next."

Park Jiaxi smiled and said: "Zhang PD, don't say that. We get this salary, isn't it our job to do this job well?"

Zhang Pingan smiled and said: "Just now I was watching the evaluation of the 'Pledis' trainees in the director's room, and it was obvious that there were traces of 'A.S.'."

Park Jiaxi smiled and said: "Hahaha, we who come from 'Pledis' can recognize that feeling at a glance."

Zhang Pingan looked at the instructors and asked: "What do you think overall?"

The dance teacher said: "It can only be said that there are good and bad! The children still have a long way to go in the future, and they must practice more. Otherwise, it will be difficult to go on stage for the first time."

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