Chapter 20

In MBC's recording studio, Han Seung-yeon and the responsible VJ looked at Lee Seung-lin in surprise as he solved the accompaniment with just an electronic keyboard. After all, in the KPOP industry, various electronic sounds are the mainstream, even though it was just a love song, it was quite amazing that he managed it with just one electronic keyboard.

The simple strumming of guitar chords gently touched the softness of people's hearts.

The most common drum beats gently knocked on people's hearts.

Especially the rarely used heavy mouth harp sound and a few soft electronic synthesizer sounds made people indulge in it.

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When PD Kim Tae-ho listened to the complete version of "Little Dimple" in the editing room, he knew he was going to lose. The beautiful melody, the man's slightly hoarse voice, and the girl's sweet voice truly made him feel like he was back in his first love, as if his first love had cute little dimples...

Although he was going to lose, he was very happy to lose. It was just a loss of the opening, after all, where else would it be the same? But he won in terms of ratings and buzz. Indeed, when this episode, which almost no members of Infinite Challenge participated in, aired, the whole of South Korea seemed to be boiling.

The rate of confessions to girls with dimples reportedly increased by 50%. So plastic surgeons felt they should give Lee Seung-lin a banner, as the number of women coming in for dimple surgery had increased dramatically.

However, the biggest beneficiaries were not the MBC Infinite Challenge program or the plastic surgery hospitals, but the parties involved, Lee Seung-lin, Han Seung-yeon, and DSP Media!

The song "Little Dimple" absolutely entered the major music charts with a bang and then achieved an ALLKILL. As a result, just from the music download revenue, Lee Seung-lin almost earned nearly five billion won.

However, the other singer of the song, Han Seung-yeon, had almost no additional income. Instead, DSP Media, which did nothing, earned nearly 1.5 billion won, which made Lee Seung-lin look forward to the 3% stake in the newly established CUBE Entertainment he held.

He didn't think about fighting for anything for Han Seung-yeon. Entering this industry means being prepared to accept its rules, right?

DSP's gains were not just tangible money but also intangible popularity, especially since Lee Seung-lin only cooperated with Han Seung-yeon to participate in MBC's MUSIC Show Champion once and refused to participate in other performances. Therefore, the fans of this song could only hear Han Seung-yeon and SS501's Heo Young-jin's live performances.

Of course, Han Seung-yeon also gained a huge amount of popularity and indirectly reduced the influence of KARA member Kim Sung-hee, while also making a huge advertisement for the KARA member auditions. At the same time, the "Win-Win CP" fan club grew significantly and finally won the online battle against the "Lee Yoon CP" fans...

These were all immediate benefits. After all, South Korea is a country that places great importance on copyright, and "Little Dimple" would continue to bring income to Lee Seung-lin in the future. Moreover, it was selected as the theme song for KBS's daily drama "You Are My Destiny." When Lee Seung-lin saw the cast list, he was a bit stunned: the female lead, Lim Yoon-ae... Truly, you are my destiny...

The craze for "Little Dimple" on the music charts lasted nearly half a year until it was kicked out of the top ten by the triple punch of Lee Hyori's "U-GO-GIRL," BIGBANG's "Day by Day," and WONDER GIRLS' "Nobody."

And at the end of the year, it competed with his favorite son's "If" for the Best OST award...

And the 40% ratings for "You Are My Destiny"—who knew who was helping whom...

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Sometimes, being too famous is not so good. Due to the explosive popularity, Han Seung-yeon could no longer do part-time jobs. Lee Seung-lin had been prepared for this day, and although he was a bit reluctant, he was happy that the young girl could walk smoothly on the path she liked.

On the other hand, Han Seung-yeon cried her eyes out and said she would always be a part of "**ALLCOFFEESHOP"...

Lee Seung-lin just smiled at this, sometimes there's no need for too many words...

Plus, the Infinite Challenge program kept its promise and really placed the opening at his coffee shop, so the customer flow really surged. People looking for him to take photos and get autographs had already disrupted his normal life.

Lee Seung-lin himself couldn't handle it, so he decided to stop. After all, opening a coffee shop was just a memory, a relaxed life, but it turned out to be so tiring. He might as well go home and play games. So he hired a store manager and gave him 20% of the net profit, leaving the specific management to him. The only requirement was not to lose money; the more you earn, the more you get!

Thus, Lee Seung-lin became a hands-off boss... He would go to the Infinite Challenge filming site every week to catch up with Liu Jae-suk and gradually got along well with the others. Especially with the chubby guy, Jung Hae-chul, two people who had no relation suddenly became very close, even more so than Lee Seung-lin and Liu Jae-suk.

Of course, the main purpose of coming to the shop was to check the accounts every week...

Because the Infinite Challenge program brought him huge income, as a return, Lee Seung-lin took the time to watch all the previous episodes and found them quite interesting, especially seeing himself on TV was a strange feeling...

It must be said that Infinite Challenge is a very open program. Sometimes when he suggested playing with the hosts, PD Kim Tae-ho agreed without hesitation.

Only a fool would say no. Free labor, and now with huge popularity, this windfall should not be missed. After all, when other programs invited Lee Seung-lin, he had refused without hesitation.

Thus, the viewers of Infinite Challenge gradually discovered that the owner of the "Jae-suk Killer" coffee shop often appeared in the program, holding his child and following the MCs around. After all, Lee Seung-lin became famous through Infinite Challenge, and the fans recognized him as one of their own. Plus, his unpretentious rants and straightforward personality, especially his ignorance of the entertainment industry, were a source of laughter, so his acceptance was surprisingly high.

What Lee Seung-lin didn't know was that little Huhu, who had just learned to walk and could barely call people, had melted the hearts of many aunties and young girls.

As one Infinite Challenge fan commented, seeing a little cutie on the screen made their mood better...

Thus, through the TV, Lee Seung-lin discovered that not only did his screen time seem to be more than the poor chubby guy, but even his son had surpassed his "Uncle Chubby"...

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