Chapter 63

The news about Kim Yubum and BOA in the Korean music scene is getting more and more frequent, and more and more people, for various straightforward reasons, naturally began to consider the two as lifelong enemies from the moment they debuted.

Even before Kim Yubum and BOA debuted, some enthusiastic fans started speculating who would sell more albums this year, who would be more popular, and who would win more awards at the year-end award ceremonies.

Some excited fans couldn't help but shout, "We've seen too many battles between group combinations for too long. This time, a long-term battle between solo singers has finally appeared, which is really interesting. I'm looking forward to it!"

Korean fans have always been of high quality, and on a global scale, they are considered to be among the most professional and discerning.

There's no way around it; in a country where entertainment can influence the entire nation, and under the influence of various entertainment news, whether they are music fans, movie fans, or even die-hard variety show fans, their appreciation skills rank among the best in the world.

Now, the reason some excited fans are expressing that Kim Yubum and BOA will definitely become lifelong enemies and will compete with each other until they grow old is that, from this statement, it can be seen that the fans have already accepted the fact that Kim Yubum and BOA will debut successfully.

No one is considering what will happen if Kim Yubum and BOA fail to debut, which is almost impossible. The reason is simple: the two belong to management companies that have cultivated a good reputation and brand over the years, and with such crazy and exaggerated promotional methods and means, it is certain that the two have talent and potential and will definitely succeed.

After all, S.M. Entertainment has produced HOT, SES, and神话 (Myth), while DSP has produced Sechs Kies and Fin.K.L.

Now, look at these groups; their popularity is simply out of this world. It's no exaggeration to say that even though none of these groups have disbanded so far, the achievements and accomplishments they have made are enough to enter the hall of fame of the Korean music scene.

The management companies that have produced these super groups are promoting a solo debut for the first time with such a grand and aggressive campaign, which means they have the confidence to win. Otherwise, their years of reputation and brand would be ruined, and the top management of these two companies are not unaware of this.

Since that's the case, the two companies are still promoting Kim Yubum and BOA with such grand and exaggerated campaigns, which means that Kim Yubum and BOA will definitely succeed, without a doubt.

Even the super groups, when they debuted, didn't receive such grand and aggressive promotions from the two management companies. In a certain sense, this means that the two management companies value Kim Yubum and BOA, the solo singers, even more than their own super groups.

Therefore, no one doubts that Kim Yubum and BOA will fail to debut. On the contrary, everyone can't help but start looking forward to the two shining brightly in the music scene and then competing with each other to see who is better.

Kim Yubum never cared about how the outside world treated the debut of Kim Yubum and BOA. After shooting the debut single MV, Kim Yubum had a few days of rare rest.

Lee Ho-yeon, being very generous, indicated that Kim Yubum could take advantage of these last few days of rare rest to relax, because once Kim Yubum debuts, under the arrangement of DSP Entertainment, it will be very difficult to have rest time in the future.

DSP Entertainment also needed these few days to resolve some minor details, such as Kim Yubum's detailed personal information and the choice of debut stage.

Of course, these matters are handled by DSP Entertainment and Lee Ho-yeon, and they have nothing to do with Kim Yubum.

Now, Kim Yubum is sitting leisurely on a bench by the roadside in Namsan Park, with a baseball cap pulled down low and a black scarf wrapped tightly around his face.

Although Kim Yubum hasn't debuted yet, he is very clear that with the promotion and hype by DSP Entertainment, and the occasional leaks of his performance videos during the trainee evaluations, his current popularity may not be high, but his face recognition is definitely not low.

Not only himself, but probably BOA as well. Kim Yubum has no doubt that if BOA goes out, she would also need to dress up and cover herself to avoid being recognized.

Sitting on the bench, waiting quietly, Kim Yubum couldn't help but joke to himself, "Is this a practice of an artist's self-protection and disguise of private life and space before debut?"

The reason Kim Yubum appeared in Namsan Park today is that he received a call from someone very unexpectedly yesterday, and this person invited him to meet today at Namsan Park.

The person who called Kim Yubum and requested to meet at Namsan Park is someone very unexpected, namely BOA, who is currently being hyped as his lifelong enemy.

When Kim Yubum received BOA's call and the request to meet at Namsan Park today, he was a bit puzzled at first, but quickly reacted and agreed readily.

BOA, unlike Kim Yubum, couldn't really ignore any news from the outside world. As more and more people forced the two to become lifelong enemies, BOA finally couldn't sit still and decided to find him to talk and explain.

Kim Yubum's guess was not wrong. BOA indeed thought this way. For some reason, although BOA only met Kim Yubum once at Gimpo International Airport and they only exchanged a few words, BOA had a deep impression of Kim Yubum.

BOA is still a child, and as a child, she naturally wants to have friends and playmates.

However, BOA's special circumstances meant that she was somewhat like a lone star, always alone and found it hard to make good friends.

Since becoming a trainee, BOA spent most of her time practicing and naturally became distant from her schoolmates.

After becoming an artist, BOA was busy from the beginning to the end of the year, with no time to have meals or maintain relationships with friends. Not to mention private friends, due to BOA's special status in S.M. Entertainment, she didn't have many friends among the artists under S.M. Entertainment.

Because BOA's status was too special, Kangta, who had the same status, couldn't be friends with her because he was a senior.

As for the others, the best relationship was with the members of H.O.T., but they had to consider Lee Soo-man's reaction, so they rarely practiced together.

The three members of SES were not very familiar, and it was hard to find time to meet and talk throughout the year.

As for TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls' Generation, and SHINee, due to BOA's early debut and her status as the top artist in the company, as well as her achievements in both the Korean and Japanese music scenes, they mostly respected her.

Therefore, BOA was lonely. But for some reason, BOA had a deep impression of Kim Yubum, and it seemed to tell her deep down that Kim Yubum might be her biggest competitor in the music scene, but also the only person she could confide in.

In this situation, as the outside world paid more attention to the two and began to force them to become lifelong enemies, BOA couldn't sit still, worried that Kim Yubum, the only person who could become a close friend, would really become her enemy due to the hype and comments.

In the end, BOA mustered the courage to call Kim Yubum and hope to meet him. The place was Namsan Park in Seoul.