Chapter 68 Sanghee's First Year...
For active idol artists, the most exciting part of the year-end season in South Korea is undoubtedly the year-end award ceremonies.
Winning an award is great, but even not being there is a form of exposure.
ETE, who had just debuted, had this idea in mind when they appeared on the year-end stages of various TV stations.
However, for ETE, who have now become a top-tier team, those ideas seem to need to change long ago.
In the group's popularity poll, they were able to compete with the top-ranked girl groups, and Sanghee herself became the number one female solo artist in the popularity poll.
Moreover, this has happened more than once.
The unexpected result has led some to question the authenticity of the vote.
The golden age created by the girl groups of their predecessors shows no signs of waning.
ETE emerged, became a popular idol group, and even became a force that could shake the second generation of idols. All of this seemed rather glaring at this time.
Even if we can sense ETE's popularity and acknowledge Sanghee's production quality and the members' abilities, has the era of the third generation truly begun without any falsehood?
The era in which veteran fans need to prove their idols' worth continues. Meanwhile, younger fans are also angry that their affection is being questioned.
In any case, arguing is inevitable.
In response, ETE fans said that they are actually quite good at arguing.
They were arguing with the whole world even before their debut. After their debut, they argued with fans of senior artists from the same company and fans of girl groups of the same generation outside the group, and they also argued with fans of the members' rumored boyfriends from time to time.
Fans who can still remain a member of the EE fandom under such circumstances have long been adept at arguing.
It's fair to say that fans of every popular idol group are familiar with these things.
However, under normal circumstances, no matter how much fans argue, the artists' management companies will still allow them to collaborate.
At this point, most fans who like idol groups won't like any one idol, and having a favorite idol is a common occurrence.
It's quite interesting when idols you admire or have a crush on collaborate with each other.
As for whether collaborations between male and female idols will be criticized, that's another matter.
They would prefer to see a beautiful stage.
In the past two years, ETE only needed to perform their own group's songs at the end of the year. Suggestions like performing collaboration stages with other groups or covering other groups' stages have been made before.
At the end of the year they debuted, ETE was supposed to perform a song by a senior girl group from the same company at the SBS Gayo Daejeon. However, the company was so criticized that ETE was forced to change their performance song.
Since then, ETE has disappeared from collaboration stages and cover stages.
Even at the end of 2012, when everyone was hoping that the company could let ETE perform a collaborative stage with popular girl groups of the same generation outside the company, the company did not budge.
YG says they don't believe your nonsense.
Seeing YG's lack of understanding, both those who genuinely wanted to see a collaborative stage and those who were just there for the spectacle were filled with regret.
Hyunseok, you can't let ETE give up on the collaboration stage just because of one setback.
Originally, no one had high hopes for this year, but the stage previews hinted that Sanghee's presence seemed to be a certainty.
This year, Sanghee, who debuted as a solo artist, had their first collaboration stage.
In the eyes of most fans, this is a cause for celebration.
Ahem, some jarring comments were also automatically selectively blocked by fans.
for example,
"Will Sanghee's collaboration stage be a performance of a collaboration song with Jay Park?"
"Dreaming of three ETE members reuniting at the end of the year~ The team managed to bring two of their friends onto the stage too, lol."
I politely declined to join a solo activity.
Sanghee will have many more opportunities to participate in group activities in the future, and fans who like Sanghee as an individual will naturally want to see Sanghee's solo performances even more.
As for one of Sanghee's rumored romantic interests, fans have explicitly rejected him.
Whether it's a brother-in-law, ex-brother-in-law, or someone suspected of being a brother-in-law, don't appear in front of them.
Um, after breaking up, please don't contact each other, okay?
In the public eye, the recent scandals and criticisms seem to have had no impact on Sanghee whatsoever.
Only the fans who care know how devastating it is to manage one's mental state.
They won't mention Sanghee openly when facing him, and they certainly don't care when arguing with rival fans.
But when I wake up in the middle of the night, I really do break down.
The only thing to be thankful for is that my older sister is exceptionally clear-headed when it comes to romantic relationships.
Lately, I've been completely immersed in my work.
Without any stalkers leaking information or the media releasing scoops, this kind of life is exceptionally reassuring.
—Sanghee, we can talk, but please be happy secretly.
—It's okay to date for the sake of writing songs, but Xi-mei is not allowed to be sad for those people!
After experiencing the ups and downs of this year, fans have gradually become more Zen-like.
What else can we do but spoil them a little?
The main reason is that this woman on stage truly possesses a kind of magic. Once someone has her in their sight, no one else can shake her position in the slightest.
In the eyes of Sanghee's fans, Sanghee's existence carries a sense of justice in itself.
Album merchandise, variety shows, product endorsements, fan meetings... everything related to Sanghee is meaningful.
Sanghee isn't everything to them, but having sanghee in their lives makes life more interesting.
Seeing her makes me genuinely happy.
So I want Sanghee to take up a larger part of my life.
Most fans have very simple ideas.
However, there are also some people who blur the lines between idols on and off stage.
They relentlessly explore everything related to idols.
They obtained the idol's phone number through illegitimate means and followed the idol's private schedule repeatedly to confirm whether the idol was doing what they wanted or provoking them.
This behavior is generally referred to as excessive self-awareness.
Because of the collaborative stage, Sanghee rarely had time to come out of the recording studio and breathe some fresh air.
Then we arrived at the company's practice room.
When Han Sang-hee learned that her collaborator on the stage was a senior colleague from the same company, she remained somewhat silent.
After taking two seconds to adjust, she readily accepted the situation.
President Yang thoughtfully asked Sanghee if she wanted to switch to collaborating with other members of BigBang.
Although the organizer preferred this collaboration stage, he cared more about the artist's opinion.
Han Shangxi politely declined President Yang's offer of help.
Ever since she acquired YG shares, she has always felt that every word the CEO says is a trap for her.
However, if she had to collaborate with any of BigBang's seniors, she would still choose to collaborate with a senior she is more familiar with.
The comments section on Paracosm's account has been buzzing lately.
The excitement was so great that Han Sang-hee didn't want to face the unfamiliar seniors from BigBang for the time being.
Whether it's the group and GD as an individual, or GD as an individual and his teammates, when they are nominated for the same award, there will always be someone who, citing his dazzling performance, urges everyone to vote for him out of the competition.
They claimed that groups with unbalanced popularity wouldn't last long, and the other members needed this glory even more. Besides, no one cares about BigBang more than GD.
Paracosm was somewhat unsure how to comment on this action.
So she directly criticized it.
—If being dazzling is a mistake, then I think GD must have made a huge mistake.
Whom to vote for is a matter of personal choice.
However, some people really need to use their brains. They use rhetoric like "G-Dragon doesn't care" to incite others to abandon him, and even claim that they switched to other fandoms after being attacked by G-Dragon solo fans.
If someone is considered pitiful simply because they are less popular than GD, then you're probably not here to like idols; you're more like here to save the weak.
Some people like being blunt, while others hate it.
Regardless, in the eyes of some, the reputation of Paracosm as a toxic fan has been completely solidified.
Anyone who dislikes her behavior is labeled a madwoman or a toxic fan who is overly sensitive.
They made no mention of the actions of their own group.
Even if they acknowledge it, they only say it's an extremely rare and isolated case.
In fandoms, the gaslighting effect can also be perfectly demonstrated.
However, paracosm, who has long been labeled a toxic fan, doesn't care about any of this.
If she cared, she wouldn't have revealed her thoughts in the first place.
Besides, she's a die-hard fan, so isn't it perfectly reasonable for her to say whatever she wants?
It's good enough that he didn't criticize his teammates.
Paracosm, with a great attitude, continues to update her blog every day as usual.
Amidst all the commotion, he appeared remarkably carefree.
Such a dream-building experience makes it hard not to wonder what her current profession is, and how she can have such a strong heart.
paracosm has never mentioned its profession.
Even after some busybodies searched through paracosm's account content, they found nothing.
More extreme behaviors could no longer be openly displayed due to the joint boycott by major fan groups.
Although most of the fan sites and big fans are not very familiar with Zhumeng, no one wants to become the next Zhumeng.
The matter of exploring the present-day dream seems to have passed just like that.
When paracosm's identity was exposed, Han Sang-hee considered whether to take the opportunity to close the account.
But this account is different for her; it's a world that belongs only to Han Shangxi.
After careful consideration, Sang-hee decided to continue as a paracosm.
Even if problems arise in the future, she believes she will accept the consequences and has the ability to resolve them.
The outcome of this decision seems to be different.
And it seems the answer is always the same: Han Shangxi will always choose what he wants.
"Hello, senior."
Han Shangxi, who was practicing, stopped practicing and greeted the person who came.
She still automatically ignored Kwon Ji-yong's previous suggestions that he didn't want the title of "senior".
Senior, not everything in this world can go as planned.
And, she does have a temper.
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