When I Opened My Eyes I Was a Superstar

Chapter 163

# 164

From the Universe (2)

“Ma......”

Jeong Yoon-gi suddenly sensed something ominous. It seemed like he didn’t know what Do-wook was trying to say.

“Let’s release one more song.”

“uh?”

“...... Yes?”

“This time, it’s Yoongi’s song.”

The members all looked at each other with puzzled expressions at Do-wook’s words, which seemed a little apologetic but enjoyable. Koo Cheol-min, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked around as if there was something wrong with the turbulent atmosphere in the back seat, but could not figure out the cause.

This was because even the members could not know exactly what Do-wook was talking about.

***

The intense ‘Continue’ music video filming in Dubai took place over three days.

Now that the desert filming was completed, there was still studio filming left to go back to Seoul. The studio shoot took place a week later.

This was because Dowook had a personal schedule in the meantime.

Unlike the members heading to Incheon from Dubai International Airport, Do-wook, team leader Dae-hyung Lee, and the youngest manager who was newly hired under Koo Cheol-min headed to Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

It was Paris.

Branch Manager Jeong Jin, who met with President Lee Yu-min not long ago, officially contacted us through Hit Entertainment. The message was that they wanted to select Dowook as Coco’s new season muse. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung already knew what Do-wook was talking about, but he thought it was truly amazing.

It was definitely something that would remain as an incredible event for Dowook personally. Even if you look at it as a team rather than as an individual, it was somehow beneficial. Team leader Lee Dae-hyung thought that even if the schedule was not possible, it had to be done.

Fortunately, although it was a little tight, it wasn’t an unreasonable schedule because it wasn’t the activity period.

Coco’s side even invited Dowook to a meal with Saul Niguez, Coco’s chief designer and director, before the full-scale photo shoot.

Although there was a separate founder who created Coco, it could be said that it was Saul Niguez who created the black and white image that has now become Coco’s signature colors.

Saul Niguez, who became Coco’s chief designer at the age of 40, is still active today, even as a gray-haired old man, and is considered one of the most influential figures in the fashion industry, along with ‘bombe’ editor-in-chief Joey Wintour.

Saul Niguez chose Dowook as his muse and wanted to meet him.

Of course, it could have been a business process, but Branch Manager Jeong Jin added that Saul Niguez was so fascinated by Do-wook’s face and atmosphere that he even listened to Do-wook’s songs.

It meant that Saul had a significant crush on Do-wook. Branch Manager Jeong Jin seemed to be in a very good mood as he organized the detailed schedule and spoke to Team Leader Lee Dae-hyung.

As Branch Manager Jeong Jin, it was natural for him to feel good as the model he posted as the representative from Korea was selected without much difficulty. Thanks to this, I had the opportunity to go to the headquarters with Do-wook as planned and make an impression on the superiors at the headquarters.

‘If the position of Coco’s muse has already been decided... then there is something more that can be gained...’

thought team leader Lee Dae-hyung.

Dowook also had such thoughts.

It really wasn’t common to have a meal alone with Saul Niguez.

It was well known that people would buy an hour with Warren Buffett, the investment genius, for money. People would line up to have a meal with Saul Niguez if they could buy it with money. If you are from the fashion industry or have even the slightest interest in fashion.

Dowook, who went from Dubai to Paris, met with Branch Manager Jeong Jin there. After meeting with Branch Manager Jeong Jin and having a brief conversation, Do-wook immediately headed to the restaurant where he had arranged to have lunch with Saul Niguez.

The place that Saul Niguez personally recommended to Dowook, who was visiting from Korea, was a Michelin 3-star restaurant in the city with a good view of the Eiffel Tower.

When I entered the restaurant, the staff asked me if I wanted to make a reservation, and Branch Manager Jin Jeong mentioned Saul Niguez’s name.

The staff led the two people to a well-organized and set table.

“Oh... that’s good. It’s beautiful.”

In fact, it was a typical compliment. It was true that it was a positive review, but it didn’t seem like it was something that would really catch Saul Niguez’s eye. For Saul Niguez, K-POP was also a very unfamiliar genre.

Dowook was a little disappointed, but later set a new goal of creating music that would receive rave reviews from people like Saul Niguez.

But it didn’t end there. Saul Niguez thanked K.K. for introducing him to good music and later expressed his desire to give K.K. a gift of clothing.

Branch Manager Jeong Jin’s eyes widened.

Of course, Saul Niguez was a fashion design artist, but he was also a business expert. It was not that there was no prior information about Dowook or KK, and he had already heard from his secretary, Anna, that they would have considerable influence in the Asian market.

For a luxury brand like Coco, quality was as important as popularity. ‘Luxury’ is not a luxury product for nothing. After meeting Dowook, I felt like I could give the costumes to a group called K.K.

Dowook gratefully accepted Saul Niguez’s proposal.

***

“We get all of our filming outfits from Coco. “It’s a limited edition made specifically for KK.”

“Oh, you were a model... but what about us?”

“yes.”

Do-wook answered Ahn Hyeong-seo’s question.

All the members listened to Do-wook with their mouths open.

Dowook thought that now that ‘Continue’ was receiving such a strong response even in the Americas, it was time to push it further.

However, I had no intention of releasing another album. The album was currently enjoying its best sales. In this case, there was no need to distribute album sales by releasing additional albums. Profit was important, but records were also important.

‘Records make history.’

So, when Do-wook released his 3rd full-length album, he talked to the album production team about releasing a remixed version of the digital music.

If ‘Continue’ works in the global market as planned, we will lay the foundation for the next step. And the song that Dowook would make a remix version of was ‘Go low Go high’, a song included in the album composed by Jeong Yoon-gi.

‘Go low Go high’ was a song that could be said to be an extended version of ‘Go high’ that was included in the OK album.

There was a reason why Do-wook thought of Jeong Yoon-ki’s song.

What KK is good at. I found it and created ‘Continue’. It was a song that brought out the best performance.

Next, if there’s something I want to show the world, it’s the hip-hop genre that KK has always based on.

Hip-hop has been a genre that has clearly established itself as a mainstream genre in the global market, including the United States, from the late 90s to the present.

Dowook decided that the momentum of ‘Continue’ could be maintained by producing a high-quality music video with Coco’s costumes and the power of a visual director from Coco who was introduced by Director Jeong Jin.

‘It’s time to unleash all of KK’s diverse charms.’

The members who heard Dowook’s explanation nodded.

At the same time, the tiredness was forgotten for a moment, and the atmosphere changed to a cheery atmosphere where everyone wanted to continue the momentum quickly.

It was K-K who rose to the top with passion.

However, unlike the other members, Jung Yoon-gi’s face was very dark. It wasn’t simply because of the pressure of performing his own song.

“Do-Wook... I appreciate your idea to promote my song as a producer.”

“...... yes?”

“As a composer, I am against it.”

“Maybe it’s because it’s a burden...”

“No. It’s not a burden. “If you want to get out, you have to completely change the song.”