Peninsula: You've been chosen here for producing girl groups.

SM Entertainment, first floor lobby.

Krystal handed a handbag full of clothes to her sister Jessica, saying, "Look, is this the bag?"

"This is it, thank you for your hard work."

Krystal Jung pouted.

He thought to himself, "If you really find it troublesome, you should go home and get it yourself, you jerk."

As the older sister, it's really shameless of her to make a 14-year-old middle school student run around in this cold weather while she sits in the company enjoying the warmth.

"Here, I've ordered you an iced Americano."

Jessica Jung gestured for Krystal Jung to sit down and have some coffee, then inquired about her younger sister's training progress: "How's your routine on the first day after the New Year?"

Krystal Jung remained silent, simply gulping down her coffee.

The huge commotion she made indicated her resistance to it.

While her classmates were still enjoying their winter break, she had to get up early and practice late into the night. How could she possibly adjust?

"However, a big thing happened in the trainee department today."

"What's the big deal?"

Krystal looked around with a sense of ceremony, then whispered excitedly in her sister's ear, "It seems like Hanseok oppa was turned down!"

"Who? Han Shuo?"

A handsome young man with delicate features gradually appeared in Jessica Jung's mind.

"I remember, we even collaborated on an English song during a weekly test once before."

"His English is on par with a native speaker, and his singing and dancing skills are outstanding... Wait a minute, with his abilities, how could he possibly be let go by the company?"

The information in her mind quickly came together: "I think I heard a while ago that he became the leader of a new boy band, is that right?"

"It's been so long since you updated your messages."

Krystal rolled her eyes at her older sister: "The company changed the arrangements before the Lunar New Year, saying that he would join Super Junior along with Henry, Zhou Mi, and Zhu Chenchen."

"As a result, he remained unwilling and stubbornly refused to budge. Then, when he returned after the Lunar New Year, he heard from Chief Kim that he had been asked to resign."

"is that so?"

Jessica Jung felt that something must have happened that no one else knew about, otherwise the company would not have dismissed Han Seok just because he was disobedient.

It's not that the company is particularly humane, but rather that directly persuading Han Shuo to leave would be too unwise.

Han Shuo joined the company in 2004 and signed a four-year contract. So many years have passed, and the company has invested so much in training him. How could they possibly let him go so easily?

However, Han Shuo's refusal to obey is definitely the main reason.

"He's really stupid. What's a mere trainee doing going against the company?"

"Now look what happened. He finally got his chance to debut, but he failed at the last minute. What an unlucky kid. You must never follow his example."

Krystal Jung had a different opinion: "I think it's really cool that this oppa would rather die than submit."

"Is that cool?"

Jessica Jung stared at her sister like she was an idiot: "It's really cool, you were so cool to be persuaded to leave, huh?"

"Tch~"

Unable to argue with her older sister, Krystal Jung chose to passively resist, expressing her dissatisfaction as, "Cold-blooded devil."

Jessica Jung didn't seem to mind, taking a sip of her coffee: "But with his talent and resume, even if he leaves the company, he should be able to find a good place, right?"

"Chief Kim said he seems to have gone to DSP Entertainment."

After debuting with Girls' Generation, Han Seok became a senior among the trainees. He not only didn't criticize them, but also took good care of them, his juniors.

Even though they are no longer under the same company, Krystal Jung hopes that Han Seok will have a bright future.

"But Director Kim's words seemed to indicate that he didn't have a high opinion of DSP Entertainment, saying that he was grasping at straws in desperation, and that we should learn from his example."

"Chief Kim is right."

Jessica Jung said speechlessly, "I thought he would go to JYP Entertainment, but I didn't expect him to go to DSP Entertainment, which is a huge pit."

Why do you say that?

Krystal Jung expressed her incomprehension: "Didn't DSP Entertainment also launch top-tier groups like Sechs Kies, Fin.KL, and SS501?"

"That's true, but they haven't been doing so well in recent years."

Jessica Jung explained to her sister, "Their investments in recent years have been getting worse and worse."

"For example, last year's film and television projects suffered heavy losses. In order to retain the entertainment business, President Li directly separated it from the listed company."

"Take Kara, for example. They had been preparing for a long time, but their debut album received a lukewarm response. They haven't made any moves in almost a year. Maybe they've been sidelined by their company."

"The only product in the entire company that is still making money right now is SS501, and the company's prospects are not optimistic."

"Han Shuo joining DSP Entertainment at this time is a terrible move. I don't know when he will have a chance to debut."

Jessica Jung had mentally sentenced this former business partner to death.

"I thought he had a plan and had thought of an escape route in advance."

"It seems he was out of his mind, and he will definitely regret his recklessness later."

SM Entertainment has launched a large number of boy and girl groups in recent years. While not every group has been a huge success, its overall success rate is undoubtedly the highest in the industry.

It's really hard to judge why they would choose to leave such a top-tier company and go to the declining DSP Entertainment.

If you ever go to JYP Entertainment...

"Just ignore him. You'll only see each other less and less in the future, and your relationship will only grow weaker. Just treat him as someone who's just passing through."

Krystal Jung muttered to herself, clearly unhappy.

Jessica Jung knew that her younger sister was still young and not used to being apart.

She patted the other person on the shoulder and comforted them, "Let's have lunch together."

After her sister left, Krystal slurped angrily at her empty coffee cup.

This big, goofy oppa is really something!

Since I usually treat you to Korean beef, I'll give you a heads-up this time.

During lunchtime.

Jung Soo-jung used her sister's phone to send a message to Han Seok, asking about his situation. She also shared the opinions of Director Kim and her sister with Han Seok, urging him to carefully consider joining DSP Entertainment.

"what?"

Upon seeing Han Shuo's reply, she felt her mind go blank.

"What happened? What did that poor kid say?"

"He said he wanted to debut as a solo artist and that he had joined some kind of Star Entertainment. DSP Entertainment was just co-producing albums with them."

Jessica Jung: ? ? ?

She was completely confused.

"A solo debut? Are you crazy?"

"What the hell is this Starry Sky Entertainment?"

I thought Han Shuo was crazy enough, but who would have thought there was someone even more formidable?

Who owns this company?

They actually dared to promote a Chinese trainee to debut as a solo artist during this current industry downturn.

More than 2900 new songs were released last month, most of which belonged to new singers and groups, but 90% of them were invalid releases.

In other words, the songs by the female vocal duo Davichi and JYP Entertainment's solo artist Joo have made a bit of a splash.

"I thought he was just being reckless, but now it seems he's absolutely insane."

"..."

The Zheng sisters