RAP STAR

Chapter 82 [verse 14. Beat The Underground]

코드네임(Code Name) leader Dread frowned.

"Manager hyung! No, damn it. What's this? We were supposed to have this day off!"

"Well, it came down from above suddenly..."

"Who cares if it came from above? How do they suddenly schedule something like this? Ah, I had a date planned for today. This is really pissing me off."

"What's going on?"

After finishing rehearsal, the members of Code Name rushed into the waiting room.

"We have a schedule on the 6th."

"What? Ah, damn it! Seriously, we need to get rid of this...!"

"What's the schedule? A baseball game? It's not even the Korean Series, just the opening game of the playoffs, right?"

"Wait, is this happening in Gwangju? Gwangju is a seven-hour round trip, isn't it? Ugh..."

"This is ridiculous."

As the Code Name members began to curse, the atmosphere quickly turned grim. The clueless manager didn't know what to do and stood there, nervous.

Code Name was an idol group celebrating its third year since debut. Their concept was hip-hop.

In the early 2000s, the idol hip-hop group 1TYM dominated mainstream hip-hop and achieved tremendous success. Hits like "One Love," "Hot" and "Do You Know Me" were chart-toppers.

Watching this, many entertainment companies began to produce hip-hop idol groups, including Code Name, which was created at that time.

However, unlike most hip-hop groups created at that time, Code Name had managed to maintain a fair amount of popularity.

But their popularity wasn't due to their skills; it was because they were intentionally composed of good-looking members by the company. These so-called "visual fans" were their main fanbase.

As a result, not only the hip-hop community but also most people familiar with hip-hop criticized Code Name's musicality. However, Code Name didn't care.

Seeing the manager standing cluelessly, Dread became annoyed and sent him out. Then he sat in the waiting room and lit a cigarette, filling the room with smoke.

They were supposed to start recording a music show soon, but it didn't matter much since they were lip-syncing anyway.

"OMB Entertainment is no different. I think it was better when I was at my previous agency."

"Ah, that's nonsense. At least here, we get paid on time. We don't even have to pour drinks for those damn lady bosses."

"But why did the schedule suddenly come up?"

Dread explained what the manager had told him.

"So OMB is making a baseball-specialized cable channel?"

"It's not just baseball, it's a sports channel, but they focus on baseball, you idiot."

OMB was a cable broadcasting station owned by Okyung Entertainment.

Okyung Entertainment, to which Code Name belonged, handled broadcasting content, media outlets, and media content. Singers like Code Name were under the media content division's management company.

"So they're starting with the playoffs? Then will our performance be broadcast on the cable channel too?"

"Ah, damn it. Can't they just do things properly?"

"Who cares? It's not like we're getting paid more for working harder."

"Then how long is the performance?"