Chapter 7

Visit the S.M. official website. Although the company's reputation has been significantly affected by the recent disbandment of HOT and SES, as well as the departure of Shinhwa, there are still many fans paying attention to S.M. Originally, the fans were indifferent, but when they entered the S.M. official website, they suddenly noticed an additional person.

An Min-hyun, that's right. Lee Soo-man promptly updated An Min-hyun's profile on the S.M. official website, and his status is even higher than BoA's.

Name: An Min-hyun.

Nationality: South Korea.

Ethnicity: Korean.

Zodiac: Capricorn.

Blood Type: O.

Height: 185cm.

Weight: 80kg.

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea.

Date of Birth: January 3, 1984.

Occupation: Singer, composer, lyricist, producer.

Education: Seoul National University (currently enrolled).

Agency: S.M. Entertainment.

Representative Work: "Wrong Encounter."

Debut: 1996.

When the fans saw An Min-hyun's outstanding appearance, they were very curious and clicked on his profile. This one look gave them a big surprise.

Debut in 1996, how old was he then? 13 years old? "Wrong Encounter," did he sing it? At 13? So moving? Are you kidding? A student at Seoul National University? Don't joke around. How could someone who debuted as an artist at 13 get into Seoul National University?

It must be said that An Min-hyun has been away for too long, so long that no one knows he was the one who caused a sensation in the entertainment industry upon his debut.

"An Min-hyun? Ha ha." At YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk, seeing the online discussions about S.M. adding a new artist, also took a look at the S.M. official website. This one look made his face turn bitter. Perhaps the fans and the general public have forgotten An Min-hyun, but the presidents of various companies have not.

At 13, he could independently create songs and produce his debut single. This level of talent is deeply etched in their minds.

"Fortunately, An Min-hyun, although you are really strong, it will be difficult to make a comeback." At JYP Entertainment, Park Jin-young consoled himself.

On a very small fan website, with fewer than 100 people in total, the small site was bustling. Actually, An Min-hyun was a bit too pessimistic; not everyone had forgotten him. This site was where his last remaining fans gathered.

"Min-hyun, you're back." The headline on the website was just this simple sentence.

These fewer than 100 people were An Min-hyun's last fans, and also his most loyal fans. When the huge negative news about An Min-hyun broke, they still chose to support him, not because they supported his rudeness to seniors, but because they knew how young he was at the time—14 years old. It was normal to make mistakes in etiquette at that age. Unfortunately, although many people saw this, under the operations of various companies, they still began to boycott An Min-hyun, forcing him to disappear from the public eye.

"Good to be back, it's been 5 years." On the small website, there wasn't much discussion. Fewer than 100 people simply said this, but these simple words conveyed their excitement.

Of course, such news didn't cause much of a stir. It only appeared occasionally on the internet and didn't cause any major buzz. Even a superstar would be forgotten after a year of absence, let alone An Min-hyun, who wasn't at that level and had been gone for 5 years.

"Teacher." Inside S.M. Entertainment, An Min-hyun held a song and stood in the production room, saying to Yoo Young-jin, "I've created two songs, but I don't know which one to use as the debut single for TVXQ."

"Let me see." Yoo Young-jin nodded and took the songs from An Min-hyun.

The two songs were "Balloon" and "Roar."

"Balloon" was a song An Min-hyun had created long ago. When he created this song, it was quite funny. At the time, An Min-hyun was serving in the Chinese military, and during training, he was in a very good mood, perhaps because he had just achieved first place for the first time. He saw a balloon floating in the sky and wrote the song in one go. The song "Balloon" is very cute, perhaps due to his nature.

"Roar" was created after An Min-hyun learned that Yoo Young-jin had appointed him as the producer of TVXQ. It was inspired by the style of HOT's debut. At the time of his debut, there were two major trends in the entertainment industry: ballads and protest songs. Therefore, An Min-hyun created "Roar" to have a choice.

"Both songs are very good." Yoo Young-jin acknowledged the quality of the songs and nodded, saying, "I want to hear your opinion. Which song do you think is better?"

"Actually, I prefer 'Balloon.'" An Min-hyun smiled and said, "Although I'm not sure about the current market, the style of the HOT members might be a bit outdated. Even if the market still likes this style, we can't debut with it because it's too common and would definitely be overshadowed by other songs. This isn't what the company wants. The company needs TVXQ to become famous quickly to offset the impact of Shinhwa's departure, so we need to take a different approach."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to have such insight." Yoo Young-jin looked at An Min-hyun with surprise. He didn't think An Min-hyun could have such thoughts, which were exactly what Lee Soo-man had in mind. Even Yoo Young-jin hadn't thought about it.

"Teacher, I've studied management, don't forget I'm still a student at Seoul National University." An Min-hyun replied playfully.

"True, since you've made a decision, don't worry. I trust your judgment." Yoo Young-jin smiled, realizing he had forgotten this.

"Then I'll use this song." An Min-hyun asked tentatively, "Teacher, please help me. I'm afraid of failure, after all, the company is betting on TVXQ, and the pressure is huge."

"Don't worry, just go all out. I'll be watching, and if there's anything wrong, I'll point it out." Yoo Young-jin nodded. Even he could feel the pressure, but he was already used to it.

"How is it?" At this moment, Lee Soo-man pushed the door open and walked in.

"Teacher." An Min-hyun hurried to greet him.

"Hey, Soo-man, you don't know how outstanding Min-hyun is." Yoo Young-jin smiled and repeated what An Min-hyun had just said to Lee Soo-man.

"Um." As Yoo Young-jin repeated the words, Lee Soo-man's eyes grew brighter. An Min-hyun had given him a great surprise. His market insight was sharp, and Lee Soo-man could feel that TVXQ would definitely become famous this time because An Min-hyun was so dedicated.

"Very good, Min-hyun. Although it took 5 years, you've become more mature." Lee Soo-man praised him. Initially, he was a bit regretful that An Min-hyun had served 5 years in the military, as if he had returned earlier, An Min-hyun would definitely be a top singer in Korea. However, perhaps it was a blessing in disguise.

"Teacher, I'm not confident." An Min-hyun didn't become arrogant because of Lee Soo-man's praise. He had no confidence in his choice, but the company's situation left him no choice.

"What are the odds?" Although Lee Soo-man was confident that this would succeed, as the head of the company, he still considered the worst-case scenario.

"30%." After much consideration, An Min-hyun gave a not-so-good answer.

"30%." Lee Soo-man nodded. Although this answer wasn't good, it was enough to satisfy him. "That's enough, Min-hyun. Go ahead with confidence. The company has to take a risk. With a 30% chance, it's already a high probability of success."

"Yes, teacher." An Min-hyun was deeply moved. If it were someone else, Lee Soo-man wouldn't be so confident, but he let An Min-hyun take the risk. This showed that even if this failed, Lee Soo-man wouldn't blame him. However, An Min-hyun didn't want to fail; failure was not in his dictionary, and he wouldn't give up.

Lee Soo-man indeed trusted An Min-hyun. Although the TVXQ project was crucial for the company, if it failed, it would be a huge blow. However, even if TVXQ failed, Lee Soo-man wouldn't care because he still had An Min-hyun. He believed that once An Min-hyun matured, the benefits to the company would far outweigh those of a single TVXQ.

"Min-hyun, the company is in a hurry. We hope you can produce this album within a month." Lee Soo-man said.

"This is quite difficult." An Min-hyun thought for a moment and said, "But I'll try my best. However, teacher, I haven't been involved with MVs for a long time."

"Don't worry about that. I'll find someone to create the MV for the song." Lee Soo-man understood. After all, it had been 5 years since An Min-hyun had been involved with MVs. Although he could create songs during this time, he didn't have the necessary equipment for MVs and was powerless in that area.

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