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JTBS WAITING ROOM EUNBIN

Eunsung!

I asked you to clean up my fridge.

Sorry.

I did ask the cleaning lady to clean it up.

That's what you're supposed to do.

I actually took the soju out,

but she must've put it back in because it's better when it's cold.

It is better when it's...

EPISODE 05 AS FOR ME

The MC is so good at scavenging fridges.

I can't believe he found that soju in the fruit drawer.

Who's to blame? You're the one who put it there.

It's just a nightcap.

Just like a sleeping aid.

I'll ask the producer to cut it out.

Wait.

Wait a minute.

This might go viral and lead to soju ads.

Really?

Iu, Suzy, and Hyuna were all once soju models.

Maybe I'm next.

It would actually suit her well.

We're going back in.

Okay.

Don't touch the soju scene.

Okay. See you.

The thought of ruining someone else's life

keeps me up at night.

A FEW HOURS EARLIER

How much do you sleep?

Four hours, tops?

Sufficient sleep is essential for a clear mind.

Maybe that's why I tend to forget stuff lately.

Did anyone in your family suffer from Alzheimer's or brain disease?

If you have a family history, you should take extra caution.

I'll give you a prescription. Don't forget to take your pills.

Time for your pills.

You took Dr. Kim's coat again.

Here.

Leave it. It's mine.

All right.

Is Grandma having enough sleep?

I'm afraid she's not.

But I think she will tonight, since her granddaughter visited.

She's a lucky one.

We should go.

No one visits me.

Let's go take those pills.

Go and take those pills. Let's go.

Lady, tell my dear Eunsung...

Could you tell her not to be a singer for me?

Don't you worry. She's never going to be one.

I mean, she can't be one.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Go.

Let's go.

That way.

WALNUT 5 PCS, PEANUT 30 PCS BRAIN ENHANCING PILLS

Yes?

Which team?

Those Apple Mint girls are really popular.

I like the girl named Hailey.

-See you. -Okay.

See you in a while.

Eunsung.

Yeah?

What's up with you these days?

You seem dazed.

Sorry.

Hyunjo.

Yes?

What's going to happen to SOUL?

You're now handling Apple Mint.

Never mind the others.

They are still signed to the company, so they'll do something, right?

Please forget about them.

You gave them one of Kevin's songs, but they made the decision.

To be honest, they were the ones who messed up your debut.

You shouldn't feel so sorry for them.

Their setback is no one's fault. If it's anyone's, it's the Masked Girl's.

They'll figure something out.

But Yunwoo will keep acting, right?

With his skills?

I don't know.

Irib is still young, so he can go back to school.

I hope the school is kind enough to let him graduate.

Sooyong will be fine...

He's said to be the Mongolian genius, but nothing's proven yet.

Teo will have a solo career at least. He's decent enough...

He's joining the army.

The army?

You don't need to go.

What was that?

You don't have to join the army.

Korea will be unified, or something like that.

Yes, I'd like that, too. People up north might like us.

-They like Red Velvet. -In a few years,

they are going to switch to a voluntary system.

Anyone you know in the Ministry, or is this National Intelligence stuff?

Anyway, you're definitely going to regret what you're doing now.

Just have some faith.

You sound like a church person.

I'm doing this because I feel sorry for you.

What about your fans? Packing up and leaving like this,

do you think your fans will thank you for it?

I'm not joining the army.

I'm just getting ready.

What?

You seem peaceful.

You signed a contract, so you should be.

Did you sign it?

Yes.

How many years?

Idols get seven years. I wonder how it is for artists.

Oh, right.

Have you served in the army?

What's your nationality? Korean? Mongolian?

Whichever it is, I say, just wait. She says we should.

Korea's getting unified.

For real? Where'd you read that?

Yoostradamus Times.

I was watching the news,

and that's where we're heading.

The summit, denuclearization, and they also love Red Velvet.

Did you unpack your things?

This house is for a group, so you might have to pack again.

Leave him alone.

He has no business with us anymore.

He can take care of himself.

I never heard about you guys leaving.

We moved in when we made our debut.

So it's likely that the next debut group moves in.

I got attached to this place.

I'm sorry for what I've done.

Why do you say that? It wasn't your fault.

I think it is. I'm the one who set you up with the song.

We don't have to blame people for everything.

I heard that you are now managing Apple Mint.

-Yes. -You must be busy.

A bit, yes.

They released a repackaged album recently.

Their debut was one year after us, but they have...

Four albums?

It's five.

Six if you count the Japanese album.

That means they have tons of songs.

Must be painful to learn the words.

They seemed to be having trouble, especially for the Japanese songs.

-Memorizing is a real pain. -I know, right?

You must have a lot more work since you have the scripts.

And their work process is so much faster.

Well, I don't have many lines.

My character doesn't get as many lines as before.

I even heard that I die of cancer in the next episode.

I hope the cancer is imaginary.

Sorry?

I have something to give you.

No, forget about it.

What is it?

You might feel uncomfortable.

What's up with the dilemma?

I can be the judge of that. Let me have a look.

Then...

Here.

A letter?

I mean, don't you think we should act a bit more professional?

I am a manager, after all, and you are an artist.

What's this?

We ordered some food in our practice,

and you went away, so I had to pay for it.

Yeah, I remember!

I'll take care of it.

It would've been great to keep you as our manager.

Sure, because a manager

can take care of receipts and take you places.

-Well, I'll get going. -Yes, please.

Bye.

Should I go back to the hotel?

I don't know anything about the guys I'm working with.

A FEW DAYS AGO

The search results showed nothing but the plagiarism.

That was a big deal.

You can listen to a few songs on the music sites.

All the other tracks are available,

but the title is not.

That's the copy song. It's not being serviced anymore.

What about a CD?

I was told they were all disposed of.

I saw one being used as a trivet at a tteok-bokki diner.

Should've brought it from there.

A trivet?

Thanks, see you again.

Why are you here?

You want these in the car?

What...

Are managers supposed to grab the outfits?

It's actually the job of the stylist, who ran off yesterday.

-Why? -Just another Thursday for us.

Despite its fancy appearance, this world is as gloomy as it gets.

A low-paying job with tons of work.

Still, running away means the person can get by without a job.

Do you want to run away?

Been there, done that.

How did you get here?

It's almost as if you know the map better than me.

Teo's not coming to the house.

Really?

Visited his parents, perhaps.

No, he doesn't pick up,

even though I told him I had a message for him.

Is that so?

Okay. We'll go and have a look.

Teo's not far from here.

Hang on.

Yes, nurse.

What?

I don't know what to say.

I can't find your grandmother anywhere

and thought you should know about it.

I'm heading there right now.

Sooyong, I have someplace to go before looking for Teo.

I'm totally fine. Let's hurry.

What? Okay.

NURSING HOME

So sorry. I'll be quick.

Grandma!

She was asleep in the garden, and we couldn't find her.

Sorry to disturb your day.

Never mind. Grandma, you feel okay?

Get away, Eunsung.

Get away.

Get away.

Get away, my baby.

DEMENTIA GARDEN NURSING HOME

This is where he works?

A guy he knows runs this place.

He comes here when it's not crowded, so he can work on his skills.

Have I seen that guy before?

I don't think I have.

The arrogant pricks who got shredded to pieces three years ago.

You mean the copycat idols?

What was the name? So...

Soyou?

No, that's the Queen of "Featuring."

-So... -Sojin?

That's the goddess engineer from Girl's Day.

This is killing me.

-So... -SoBangCha!

Come on, bro. Does he look like Jung Wonkwan?

-You know Jung Wonkwan? -I swear to god...

It's on the tip of my tongue.

-So... -SOUL.

Yeah, that's the one. SOUL. Thank you.

Can't believe somebody remembers that name.

But why's he covering up his face like a celebrity?

Like anyone cares.

Drama.

You recognized him. You really know these musicians.

You call that a musician?

Plagiarism is one thing, but they just can't sing.

I heard they turned down all live stages.

No wonder you can't see them on stage,

let alone the television.

Don't talk that way.

What?

Do you know SOUL well?

Why? Are you a family member?

-No. -Then a friend?

No.

So I can't even criticize someone in front of you two strangers?

I'm a fan.

Come again?

I am.

A SOUL fan.

What is this?

Same here. I'm a fan of SOUL.

Keep those lies to yourself if you don't know them for sure.

They can sing and dance perfectly to a 150 BPM song.

And have you seen them dance twice as fast in Monthly Idol?

Keep spreading rumors,

and I might as well sue you.

Is this a courthouse or something?

Call the manager.

-Manager! -Come over here!

-Manager! -What are you guys doing?

-Racists here! -Total discrimination.

Why do you have to come here and embarrass me?

You're ashamed of us?

Should I not be embarrassed?

So you expect us to just listen to those lies.

What's it to you? I'm the one getting screwed!

What's in it for you?

You heard me. I'm a fan.

Switching sides again? Mr. Sooyong,

you can't sweet talk your way out of everything.

It's not sweet talk.

Your first album, I loved it.

What was that?

You heard our album?

But the debut albums are all gone now.

I haven't listened to it much. Only 69 times.

Oh, and the title.

I really enjoyed the title song.

The lobby?

A small-sized lobby announcement

for the star that LJ has become.

Isn't that a bit too humble?

Or is it just me?

He's got a point. After all, he is the new Prince of Asia.

What's wrong with this building?

This is where Icarus and Apple Mint made their debut announcement.

I'm not saying that it's bad.

I was just looking for a better choice,

but this is the most affordable choice.

Speaking of affordability,

LJ's teaser filmed in Rome,

where Kevin followed him, cost us 100 million won,

and how is it doing?

It's got six million views.

Wow, that was fast.

And the latest video from JYG?

Over 100 million...

And it was filmed with a phone in the recording studio?

Yes, very simple.

These young people making wonders with a phone in their hands,

and we still fool around like clowns at the beach.

So true.

Well, 100 million views is obviously bought off.

How about we use...

Use part-timers?

Are you for real?

I mean, I'm saying that there is a possibility.

I really hope

that recruiting IT talent will be beneficial in the long-run.

Didn't you major in sciences?

-Food and nutrition. -But that's also...

We're done here.

I see some unexpected faces in this month's evaluation.

-Hello, Ms. Kang. -Hi.

Dojoon just got here, and he's already on the list.

I agree. Props to the Rookie Development Team.

Now, it all comes down to the debut group lineup.

Come to think of it, did SOUL move out?

They will have to empty it for the next group.

It's awkward seeing them in these corridors.

Two, three.

SOUL in your heart! Hi, we're SOUL.

Why isn't it moving?

What's the hold-up?

-Elevator's not moving. -Are you serious?

This happened before when I used it to come down.

I saw the whole cleaning staff getting in and sweeping...

What are you doing?

This song...

Care to explain?

This is the copy song...

It's not a copy anymore.

What do you mean?

The song author gave us the permission.

Are you telling me the rock band came back from the dead?

I think

I might be the producer

of this song.

He's the guy who was singing at the park!

He was good with the guitar. He's cute.

A FEW YEARS AGO ULAANBAATAR, MONGOLIA

DOLGOJI MIX VOL 2

We can speak in Mongolian, if you'd like.

You speak Mongolian? Can I take a seat here?

Be my guest.

Really like your song.

Thanks.

Did you write it?

Yes, I did.

Would you be willing to sell that song to us?

You like it?

Very much. How much do you want for it?

Nonsense.

You can have it for free.

Really? We can't just take that as a gift.

I want to give you something in return.

Thank you so much.

You want us to believe that story?

I'd be grateful if you did.

Then how did Jay Love learn about it?

This is a gift from a Mongolian boy. If we succeed,

we'd like to give him a gift in return.

Hello. Jay Love?

SOUL is not a copycat anymore, right?

Still is.

Doesn't change the fact that Jay Love used Sooyong's song without permission.

It's not a big deal.

I gave it up as a gift.

It wasn't a gift to Starlight.

But SOUL didn't steal it, either.

Back then,

it was just a melody I hummed like it was nothing.

I want to sing it again.

With these guys.

We wanted to show you that...

We can pick ourselves up again...

From right where we tripped and fell.

Please don't make me read lines.

You guys are seriously cringy, but it's fun.

About our collaboration...

The collaboration

is a no-go.

I see some effort, though.

Okay.

You've waited a long time.

Let me present you the man of the event. LJ!

STARLIGHT LOBBY

Hi, guys. I'm LJ.

This is your very first solo album.

It must be new to you.

Yes, I'm really nervous.

I gave it everything I got as a gift to my fans.

I was told that you lost a lot of weight

after all the hard work. Is that true?

Oh, yes.

Since I produced all the tracks,

I had to lock myself in the recording studio.

The whole album by yourself?

Yes.

Let him have it. It's his first solo album.

The whole industry knows you're behind it.

-Right? -Of course.

I'd like to invite another guest on the stage.

The captain of ship Starlight,

please welcome Director Kang Jaeyoung.

Hi, everyone. I'm Kang Jaeyoung from Starlight.

I'd like to thank everyone who came today.

I assure you that the first album of LJ,

the leader of Icarus, is worth the wait.

And there's other news that we'd like to announce here.

Yes, I was shocked when I heard this in the waiting room.

A bonus gift from Starlight!

The return of SOUL!

Please come up to the stage.

This way, please.

Yes, to the stage.

Right over here.

Two, three.

SOUL in your heart! Nice to see you again.

Awesome.

The leader, Teo.

The ace, Yunwoo.

The teenager, Irib.

And the new face, Sooyong.

Pose for us!

Okay, we'll take pictures first.

A wave would be nice.

I think that's enough camera time.

As you were informed before the announcement,

Hyun Sooyong is the songwriter of "Gravity,"

SOUL's controversial debut title.

Was Starlight aware of this before Sooyong's recruitment?

How did you feel when you heard the song, Sooyong?

Are you guys getting along?

Isn't your center position at risk?

I don't think it's necessary for us to have a fixed center.

Any one of us can take the position.

We were working on an album at that time.

What will happen to your studies if you're coming back?

I'm not going to school.

I think you should!

They say you were chosen for your looks, not your music.

What do you think about that?

Should I disagree?

Did you choose SOUL, or did the members choose you?

I think,

before we even met,

we were connected to each other.

Director Kang.

Did you plan to put them together from the start?

Sorry?

When Sooyong first came to Korea and got in the same car as SOUL,

I remember you saying it was "strange."

You've got a good memory.

Am I right?

Did you have this in mind?

Maybe.

It wobbles.

Chicken ad meeting at 4 o'clock.

An A&R meeting for Sooyong at 3 o'clock.

Do you know how much is spent on an album?

So no TV show before the release?

-What's... -It's our tradition.

"Peter..."

The father of management?

We can drop the single, but who will listen to these guys?

You, Big Eyes. Tell me.

His name's not "Big Eyes." It's Kim Teo.

Is TV show a must for musicians?

Hello, sir.

Should I come with you?

I'm going there to work.

You want to quit your job?

I don't know.

You wanna bet who stays longer in this game?