Chapter 261: The Wind Rises
DM Entertainment retweeted IZONE's post.
DM Entertainment retweeted ITZY's post.
DM Entertainment:
Our company will launch a new concept girl group next year. (G)I-DLE, consisting of six members, will be built with Jeon Soyeon, a renowned producer in the industry, as its core.
Jin Zhongting was stunned. A new girl group is coming out already?
Originally, DM Entertainment hadn't released a new girl group this year, and Jin Zhongting thought DM Entertainment would be quiet for a while. Who would have thought they would launch a new girl group after just one year of quiet?
No, wait!
Although NMIXX is fully operated by JYP Entertainment, half of it also belongs to DM Entertainment. Strictly speaking, it can be considered a DM Entertainment girl group.
He took a screenshot and sent it to his mentor at D Company (Dispatch), then clicked on the two posts above.
ITZY.Official:
Renowned producer Jeon Soyeon and ITZY collaborate again, officially returning on November 3rd.
IZONE.Official:
Renowned producer Jiang Shu and IZONE collaborate again, officially returning on November 3rd.
A big question mark slowly appeared on Jin Zhongting's forehead.
When he typed the question mark, it wasn't because he had a problem, but because he felt DM Entertainment had a problem.
Is this reasonable?
Jin Zhongting sat up straight.
Is this a direct clash between ITZY and IZONE?
No, the question should be removed. This is it!
He quickly took a screenshot and sent it to his reporter mentor.
Situations like Jin Zhongting's occurred in major entertainment news agencies, and all major media outlets immediately wrote news drafts and published posts.
The content released by DM Entertainment this time was incredibly explosive, even stealing a lot of the spotlight from Kim Tae-yeon's comeback today.
Not only did DM Entertainment officially announce that a new girl group would be launched next year, with Tian Xiaojuan, a student of Chairman Jiang Shu, as the leader and core.
Before her debut, Tian Xiaojuan would also produce an album for ITZY one last time, returning in November. On the same day, IZONE would also make a comeback.
On Korean online forums, posts discussing whether ITZY was qualified to challenge IZONE once again went viral.
Originally, this post only discussed a possibility, but who would have thought DM Entertainment would directly make their post a reality?
DM Entertainment: Everyone stop arguing, let's go to the field and practice, then we'll know.
This made countless fans and passersby unable to help but exclaim that DM Entertainment actually knew what they wanted to see.
The battle for the top of the second-generation girl groups.
Tian Xiaojuan's final lesson before her debut.
The battle for DM Entertainment's top girl group title.
And so on…
The significance of ITZY and IZONE returning on the same day this time was too great, so much so that as soon as the news was released, the vast Kpop world was shaken.
S.M. Entertainment, Music Director's Office.
Li Xiuman looked at the overwhelming reports on the internet, raised a hand to push up his glasses, and his sharp gaze softened with his movement.
“Is the first truly meaningful top group in Kpop about to be born?”
“Why choose this timing?”
“Is it believed that the second generation's time should not exceed five years?”
“No matter what, this is a comeback that can be recorded in the White Paper.”
The White Paper production department had contacted him, intending for him to replace Jiang Shu in the position of “Kpop Godfather.”
Of course, Li Xiuman would not miss such an opportunity to leave his name in history. However, he himself had a secret. If he chose to replace Jiang Shu, then his subsequent plans would encounter unimaginable obstacles without Jiang Shu's help.
Rather than facing such a situation, it was better to pretend to be selfless, gain a good reputation, and refuse the White Paper.
After refusing, Li Xiuman also felt very regretful. He was a worldly person; he wanted both fame and fortune.
Perhaps he could gain some “fame” from this grand spectacle of ITZY challenging IZONE?
He picked up the phone on the table and dialed a long-uncalled number.
…
JYP Entertainment, recording studio.
Park Jin-young, wearing only a vest, as if he had just come from the gym, with a body full of muscles, chased out the recording engineer and NMIXX, who were currently recording.
Then he used the recording studio's computer to browse the ubiquitous news related to DM Entertainment online.
“It's a bit too exaggerated, Jiang Shu,” Park Jin-young's mouth was slightly agape as he looked at the online news, unable to help but exclaim.
“A new group built with Tian Xiaojuan as the core, this means Tian Xiaojuan's energy for ITZY will infinitely decline. Could this be NMIXX's opportunity?”
ITZY will definitely be greatly weakened without Tian Xiaojuan; this is inevitable. No one understands better than Park Jin-young how much influence a compatible producer has on a group.
In his opinion, ITZY was the group within DM Entertainment most reliant on producers.
Because only ITZY, since its debut, had been entirely produced by the master and apprentice, Jiang Shu and Tian Xiaojuan. Other groups, more or less, had famous songs produced by other producers, but ITZY had none.
Why none?
Insufficient compatibility.
ITZY, without Tian Xiaojuan, definitely couldn't maintain such high popularity, unless Jiang Shu took over. But everyone could see that IZONE was Jiang Shu's treasure; the entire company had to make way for IZONE. How could he possibly take over ITZY?
Of course, if ITZY could beat IZONE, then that would be another matter.
“No, I have to ask him.”
Park Jin-young took out his phone, found the number, and dialed.
“Hello, the user you dialed is currently on the phone. Please try again later…”
Park Jin-young raised an eyebrow.
“So busy?”
…
In a certain entertainment club, Yang Hyun-suk ignored the glamorous woman rubbing against him and frowned at the iPad in his hand.
“President-nim~~ Today I went shopping and saw a really beautiful bag! Shall we go shopping tonight?” Saying this, the woman leaned into Yang Hyun-suk's ear, “I bought new clothes, you know, I'll wear them for you tonight~~”
Yang Hyun-suk didn't even look at her, casually pushing her away.
The woman was pushed onto the sofa, looking somewhat bewildered at Yang Hyun-suk. Usually, when she said that, Yang Hyun-suk would have already agreed to everything, right?
“President-nim…”
“Get out!”
The woman's expression changed. Seeing signs of Yang Hyun-suk's anger, she dared not say more, lowering her head and quickly exiting the room.
Yang Hyun-suk looked at the content on the iPad with a gloomy expression, grinding his teeth as he spoke: “Why are there still IZONE and ITZY after IVE was killed?!”
Thinking of the scene where BLACKPINK was kicked to death, Yang Hyun-suk became even angrier.
His carefully launched group was kicked to death like a stray dog, while his opponents' groups became more and more popular. How could he not be angry?
Yang Hyun-suk instinctively wanted to kill IZONE and ITZY, just like IVE.
But then he remembered what Jiang Shu said after IVE disbanded.
If it really exploded…
No!
Jiang Shu could go back to his China, but where could he go?
Once he exploded with Jiang Shu, all the status and fame he currently possessed would vanish.
He just wanted DM Entertainment to die; he didn't want to perish with DM Entertainment.
“Siba!”
Bang!
Yang Hyun-suk slammed his fist on the table, making the glass coffee table rattle. The colorful lights fell on his gloomy face, which looked as if it could drip water.