Chapter 159

# 160

Forever (2)

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[As expected, it’s Jeong Eun-soo! ‘Heirs’ first broadcast viewership rating: 15%]

[Chaebol again? This time it will be a little different.. Smooth start amidst concerns about ‘Heirs’]

[KK’s participation in ‘Heirs’ OST good results along with the ‘Tell Me’ drama!]

[KK did it again! Successors OST music chart soaring]

[The moment when Joo Min-ho♡Kim Shin-ae held hands! Highest viewer rating 16.3%]

[Women’s hearts are shaken by the reveal of top star Joo Min-ho’s abs!]

[Joo Min-ho, Kim Shin-ae, Park Jung-bin, and even Lee Jennie… ‘Successors’ young stars are all gathered!]

[Joo Min-ho and Kim Shin-ae’s ending scene, KK’s ‘Tell Me’ is everything I did it!]

– Successors are really fun hahahaha

– It’s so cringy… why are you watching something like this… hahahaha I can’t watch it because my level is low

– Your level is even lower ㄱㅅㅅ

– It depends on people’s tastes hahahahaha

– Writer Jeong’s anyway. It’s obvious, but you can see how they’re pouring cold water on the viewer. You don’t have to look. -But

this time, it’s even worse than the others. Haha.

– Wow, during the line (At Satan’s school…. Gabriel’s appearance….) What the hell is this? It’s really shocking

– yes. crane. go. etc!!!!!

-The actor who did the narration should be given an award haha

– I admit this line was really hard for me too

– It’s true that it’s cringy, but I enjoy seeing the faces of handsome men and women

– Still, I don’t think there’s any writer who writes this in a fun way every time hahaha

– This is the first episode, so I’ll have to watch it in the future. It’s definitely fun! Haha

– There are so many heart-pounding points~~~♡♡♡♡♡ I also like KK’s song~~♡♡♡

– KK’s OST is really great!!!

-say it! It came out just right, and the voice was so good that I was really impressed. But it was a KK song, and now they’re even doing an OST, so it’s going well!

-I’ve been waiting for KK oppas’ comeback, so it’s great to hear their voices like this!

-Really..ㅠㅠ I hope it comes out quicklyㅠㅠ!

-〈〈〈Tell me, please stream it so I can rise up the music chart ranking〉〉〉

-Joo Min-ho is a good guy

-Isn’t Kang Do-wook also acting in KK? It would have been appropriate even if they had been successors this time

– Look, there are already actors who are acting well, but I think it was a careless remark

– No hahahaha why are you being so sensitive? Hahaha, there’s no mention of what kind of role it would be good to go in hahaha How can this be compared haha

– the part where I don’t know what it means to be carelessㅡㅡ;;

-Kang Do-wook’s drama Deodorizing~~~~

-What does deodorizing mean? I heard that the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi -Grandpa

..ㅠㅠ Wish came true..ㅠㅠ

-It seems like it’s been a while since I sang a KK song! May it rise to #1 on the music charts!

-KAK, what are you doing these days?

Writer Jeong Eun-soo’s ‘Successors’ did not seem to be as popular as previous works, but it was expected to easily surpass the 20% viewership rating.

What was as good as the viewer ratings for ‘Heirs’ was the popularity of the OST ‘Tell Me’ sung by KK. Even people who don’t watch the drama clicked on it with the thought that it was ‘K.K.’ that they could trust and listen to, and it entered the music charts at number 2.

As the broadcast continued, the popularity of ‘Tell Me’ grew, and it was still competing with ballad singer Heo Geon’s song for first or second place on the music charts.

It was a performance that was enough to soothe the hearts of KK members who were anxious that their next album might not do well ahead of their comeback.

And that time. KK stood in the middle of the desert, leaving behind fans looking for them in Korea.

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“Is it a big deal?”

“What happened?”

“Music video shooting… You said the concept changed last time, right?”n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Oh, that’s right. We couldn’t go to the concept revision meeting. I heard it only increases in scale. Where is it? Are you going abroad at least?!”

“But bro, what’s the big deal…”

When Manager Oh Baek-ho announced that the music video filming location had been decided, the KK members rushed to ask.

The previous music video concept was to film using mirrors and water to express the youthful passion and sweat and continuous effort contained in the title song.

First of all, we were planning to create a mirror room covered in mirrors. I tried to convey the message that ‘it continues’ by showing scenes where shapes appear endlessly and repeatedly like a maze. The main technique was to express the appearance more beautifully by adding sparkling effects with lighting and CG.

The scene where the members dance with 1cm of water spread on the glass floor against a background that feels like the Milky Way was selected as the main scene to show the group dance of the chorus.

It seemed like various scenes could be captured with the water splashing.

However, as the comeback schedule was postponed, the fan-marketing team and album production team held a new meeting with an outsourced music video filming company.

Under the direction of production director Kwon Heung-jo, it was decided to further expand the music video.

Now that we have ample capital and time, Director Kwon Heung-jo’s idea was to invest more in music videos, which can be said to be our business card, as we aim to enter the global market.

Since the members said the scale would be larger, they thought about filming in a larger studio with more expensive equipment.

“Wow…”

However, the place the members arrived was Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The members, who arrived in Dubai 14 hours after being put on a plane and making a stopover, could not help but be entranced. Just like in New York, there was a completely different landscape from Korea.

The members were overwhelmed by the gorgeous high-rise building, which was so spectacular that no matter how much they tilted their heads, they could not see everything.

The music video filming team was scheduled to arrive on a different plane the next day. To manage their condition, the members stayed at a hotel in the center of Dubai and took a one-day vacation.

The spacious hotel room was located on the 72nd floor, and the room on the 72nd floor had a panoramic view of the city of Dubai through floor-to-ceiling glass.

The hotel rooms themselves were all equipped with the latest facilities and were very nice.

The weather in Dubai was very hot with strong sunlight, but that was only outside, and inside the hotel room it was like heaven.

Rolling around on soft beds, the members drank tropical fruit juice and went to the hotel pool to swim, enjoying a break as if they were on vacation rather than filming a music video.

Until then, other than the fact that I was tired because the flight was long, I had no idea what Director Oh Baek-ho meant by the ‘big deal’ he was talking about.

This was because Director Oh Baek-ho avoided explaining the content of the music video, saying that he could listen to a detailed explanation when the director came.

And the next day.

All staff, including the music video filming team, coordinators in charge of makeup and costumes, and several company employees, arrived.

After completing preparations, the KK members headed to the filming location early in the morning in the local guide’s car. The members were full of anticipation and had searched for possible locations to film the music video on the Internet the day before.

“Madinat Souk? Are you going there? Are you filming there?!”

Hyungseo Ahn asked in an excited voice.

Madinat Souk was a famous tourist destination in Dubai that I visited yesterday. Just by looking at one picture, you’ll think ‘Middle East!’ It was a place that gave me that feeling.

It seemed like filming a music video with that place in the background would create an exotic and mysterious atmosphere.

In response to Ahn Hyeong-seo’s question, the other members also looked at Jo Soo-seok’s director Choi, who explained the contents of the music video.

Director Choi was the director in charge of filming the music video for this title song.

This was director Choi, who previously filmed the music video for ‘Howl’. At the time, the music video was filmed using a one-take technique, bringing out the rhythmic choreography of ‘Howl’ well.

The company decided that Director Choi was the right person to direct this music video, as they needed to capitalize on KK’s sensuous and splendid performance.

In fact, Director Choi was a person who produced sophisticated creations worthy of the 21st century, but in reality he gave off the air of a third-rate film director.

Therefore, when filming the music video for ‘Howl’, the members had to film with doubts, wondering, ‘Is that director really…’ The result was very sensuous, unlike Director Choi’s actual appearance. Thanks to this, the members no longer had to worry about the quality of the music video even though Director Choi looked like a fashion terrorist wearing a shabby jumper and hiking pants.

Director Choi answered Ahn Hyeong-seo’s question slyly, touching the end of the old cap he was wearing.

“It’s not? Today’s photoshoot is in the desert! “Did you say Director Oh didn’t explain it?”

“yes?”

It was Taehyung Park who was surprised to hear the word desert and asked. Taehyung Park was even more surprised at his question and covered his mouth. The sound seemed to come out of my mouth first because I was surprised.

“desert! Just think about it! Vast and mysterious…! “How great is nature!”

“yes? What is that…”

Director Choi’s untimely praise of the desert made even Do-wook ask what he meant. Only then did Director Choi properly explain Do-wook’s question.

“I’m going to capture such a beautiful scene and the image of KK dancing dynamically and sweating in it!”

Jeong Yoon-gi was already leaning his forehead against the window with his eyes closed. It was as if he had predicted his future.

The other members opened their eyes in disbelief and gave expressions of ‘probably not.’ Seok Ji-hoon shook his head.

“A… in the desert?”

“That’s right~!”

When Director Choi shouted loudly, Muhammad, who was acting as a local guide and driver, looked surprised, and Director Choi said, ‘Not that bad!’ and reassured Muhammad in poor English.

The car carrying the members, who were surprised by the sudden desert filming, arrived in the desert of Dubai.

I thought the word ‘mangmangdaehae’ was only used for the sea, but it was ‘mangmangdaesa (沙)’. The first sight of the desert was as vast and beautiful as Director Choi said.

But that was only for a moment. The hot sun was burning brightly on the top of my head.

The members wore different outfits and stood in a line to confirm their location. Even though I only stood there for a moment, sweat was rolling down my forehead.

In addition, it was difficult to even move a few steps to fit into formation. Every time I moved, my feet sank into the sand and my shoes quickly became covered in sand.

Jeong Yoon-gi, who is weak in the heat, stood helplessly, fanning his hands without even thinking about moving.

“What is all this about…”

Ahn Hyeong-seo muttered blankly.

“Isn’t something like this usually done with CG? “Wouldn’t that cost less money than this?”

For the first time in a long time, Seok Ji-hoon completely agreed with Ahn Hyeong-seo’s words. It was hard to think about what this was all about.

The coordinator came over and once again touched up my sweaty makeup.

“Oop sand sand went in. sister!”

Kim Won, who was opening his mouth while applying lip product, was in an uproar because sand got into his mouth. It was crazy to see them spitting out sand.

It felt like sand was getting into our mouths and nostrils every time the wind blew, which made all the members feel uncomfortable. It felt like my eyes were stinging, so I kept rubbing them, but every time I did that, Cody said it would remove my eye makeup.

“I don’t know if it’s possible to dance here…”

Taehyung Park said while moving his body.

Do-wook, who was next to him, looked at Tae-hyung Park with concern. The person with the lightest body here was Taehyung Park. If Park Taehyung was in an environment where he couldn’t dance, there was no need for the other members to say anything.

“Will it be difficult?”

When Dowook asked worriedly, Taehyung Park, who was moving a little more, answered.

“You can jump… but just on the floor…”

“It’ll probably be difficult.”

Dowook nodded.

It must have been a decision made after much deliberation by the company and the music video team. If I thought it was impossible, I wouldn’t have even tried, so it wasn’t impossible.

‘But…’

Do-wook thought.

The filming team was busy preparing for filming. After the rehearsal, we had to hurry to get pictures of KK performing the choreography just in time for the sunset.

Just moving the equipment took a lot of effort. The staff all rolled up their sleeves and wrapped their faces in towels and set up their filming equipment in the desert. Preparing to prevent sand from entering the equipment was also a task.

“and. Gazelle!”

“what? Where, where!”

Meanwhile, three gazelles were caught by Kim Won. The members’ gaze turned toward the gazelle. The slender gazelles quickly disappeared across the desert.

“It’s amazing, but…”

Jeong Yoon-gi muttered helplessly, wiping the sweat from his forehead. Dowook also nodded. It was such a beautiful place that I couldn’t even imagine what kind of picture I would get.

The problem was that it was beautiful to look at, but not beautiful to dance with.

‘Really……. Will it be possible to beautifully include dancing in a music video?’

Amid the worry, a loud voice rang out announcing Director Choi’s standby for filming.